The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-01-19
Correspondence.
FAYETrE, Jan. Sth, 1859.

Correspondence.
FAYErrE, Jan. Sth, 1889.
residence of nine years in Michigan made
me emphatically "Wostern Man" Sickness,
while absent, dissipatcd my fondest hopes,
shrouded for time my future. once bright, In
the blackness of darkness. The judicious treat
ment Of DR.. A. b. Smith, for a few months at
tho Geneva IN. W Water Cure, served to give
me my wonted vigor--a buoyancy of feeling
had not felt for years.
Having no capital but my head and hands,
determined TO come West, where could make
profitable investment. My trip hther was
rather a rare one, its Incidents were some what
racy. Two weeks were agreeably spent in glo-
rious old Michigan, amid scenes rendered all
but sacred by the fond associations of other
years. While I paced in loneliness the halls of
"Ol;vet Institute" the inquiry forced itself up
on me. where are the friends Of other days
those who with all thevigor of young hearts
brimful, climbed with me the rugged hill of
Science Some are doing valiant service in
strife of life others, in youths meridian, have
TO the grave gone down I, a poor way arer
+ am thither tending.
I had not seen the Garden City for five
years need | say that found it had grown :?
"failed to connect had to 'put up did so at
the "Dearborn House, decidedly "second-
class house, with n .frst-class price. Those
less particular, might call the straw slept, or
rather laid on, bed, I could not.
Finding agreeable travelling companions, as
those will who are at all communicative, could
not but enjoy my ride to Dunleth. Unfortu-
nately had to cross the "Father of Waters
in the night; how longed to view his giant
proportions by daylight. Before leaving west
ward, assembled the 'bluffs" overlooking the
City, and "viewed the. landscape DER" What
a glorious prospect The cars TO Nottingham
dealt very gently with me, they scarcely got
off walk, Forty-two miles Of the hardest
kind of "staging" remained to he performed
closed in upon ne twas bitter night. After
repenishing the sinner man at Strawberry
Point, we committed ourselves to the tender
mcrcics Of the driver-poor fellow it was hard
to do duty on deck. Our pleasant dreams were
soon broken in upon. with the words of dreary
import, 81 have lost my road - in vain ou1
driver tried to find it. On he went, not know
ing whittier. In the meantime, down sank the
horses in deep ''sink hole . after violent con
tortions-a desperate effort, they were again o,
"terra firna.' Soon joy lit hopes lamp anew
we we're again on the highway. The next OK
. ercise i'll the programme was TO lash the box t.
} the "bobbs," next the simple process of upset
ting, next we found ourselves surrounding tn
cheerful fire of 'minc host" at Colnhill. Il
4 the morning | reached my destination, rejoic
ing that l had escaped the perls Of tn
prairies. ..
During my residence Of five weeks at Fay
: cite, have been more than pleased with it an
} its inhabitants Before leaving the East, it wa
: my earnest desire TO find new home in an 81
e No. T. community; my desire has been rea
! lied Could it fail 10 be, where an insttutio
d like the Upper Iowa University" is situate
d Notwithstanding the "hard times" the la
n term, which closed Dec. 22d, was an entire ST.,
cess. Under the excellent management of i
ID energetic President, l.. H. Bugbee, aided
:, the indomitable Mckenzie and others equal
waithy and selcsacii6cing, the University no
c in embryo, will no doubt attain giant piopo
tons. The public exercises of the united Lit
rary Societies at the close of the last teri
n would have done honor to those more e
~ perienced. .... e.
On the afternoon and evening of Dec. GOT
a Donation was given "oEr Pas,or,m,the Re
!. Provisions were piled 'Pelion on Ossa,' tab
after table full WAS dispatched according 10 d
= old fashioned method. The poor were not fo
gotten in the distribution of what remained.
Prof Mckenzie, coming to the conclusi
that ~ is not good for man to be alone" to-
TO himself "better half"-Miss Charlo
-. Bu'ch, on New Years Day. Prost. Bugb
:. tied the mysterious knot.
The dull monotony of two weeks vacati
vanished, as students, old and new, aocked
these classic shades. The present term viii
20 commenced on Thursday, the 9Th. promises
be the most prosperous that the Institution h
" yet enjoyed. Nearly one hundred students a
even now in regular attendance.
:" Tie citizens of Fay cite are celebrating JAG
" sons Victory by 'sweetening" the Rum sell
w and Gamblers. DELTA