The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-04-06

cry 81 IISIle ON Nnleu. Ca'leO NJ Lyme Dur
banks Billiard Saloon. Of cousc,- I've
purlo.ely omit the item represented by that.
hlank,) saw Charley Baldwin Me Livery man Of
tho North West received an invitation to ride
behind one Of his choice trotte,s. took friend
sbosrd. placed our mortal part on the off.side,
assumed the ribbons and er e6ieis the general
management of the craft. and then "Mary"
travelled. We have no great reputation a.
hosseman, but the man who couldn't take com.
fort and feel safe in : good buggy with "Mary"
for leader. 10 not fit for anything but fat
boasmaa. All We had to do was to hold on aud
"lct her rip" We passed the Fort with its
broken windows. whited walls and neglected
surroundings, gave . sigh TO the memory of
Old lack. Taylor. and many other brave men
Who sncs represented the military power of the
Nation at this Chem Northwestern verge Of
civilization, and arrived At the Courier Office,
one mile "from the place Of beginning" as the
surveyors say. in the short space Of one minute
aeap Bd md halG gns ;he MS sa g
ng the hand OF the sealor merritt, . iypo OF I
splendid rcputatiou and a man with heart a.
''iG ~ his body has space to admit Of, had the |
Igs<aai6eation Of bearing them cay they had
fat take in theaway Of legal advertising, saw
soms excellent job Work they had Just turned
out. left our blessing with them and resumed
he reas-called al the Mondell- most sp,en-
did Hotel, only it's too far from the tide Of
travel-spoke Of Lager and were panied to
learn that some Prairie boys had just absorbed
,i,e last keg, and we're still dry-lrove away
: W the plain, north, looked Ut the old Catholic
church. thought of our ancestors and mentally
went through with the Co9ftesr-came back
to tho centre Of the Upper Town. crossed the
slough. drove round the splendid residence and
grounds Of Gen. Dousman-,he owner Of that
beautiful property will never be persuaded to
cosns doom to . Governorship up 10
the Office Of COL Brisbois, our Washington
guide last summer and our greatly esteemed
friend, found the door fast and the key undis-
covcfable. concluded he WAS not there, aud
lroceeded only q few rods farther when,-
dreadfultoreiate- the whipple-trec Hcw from the
thilh. struck the heels Of "Mary" and that
gentle creature commenced kicking at the
dashboard - II the devil was behind her,
which we knew Was not fact. Our companion
speang out and eve" held on to the lines and
coaxingly persuaded Mary to ''be asy.' After
short time weighed up again by means Of
small rope bestowed upon lis by friend Bald
win Of the Forwarding. Storage and Commiss-
ion House Of the Upper Landing. got our nag
10 geod hunor and presently hauled up At the
Leader Office, in New Brick building near
the Bidgs-found Greene at home, black With
The Crime Of profitable labor, good humored
and proaperous-had barely time to ": rcss our
pleasure at seeing him 50 saugly situated and
90 well suited with the changes locally. edito.
siaily. and politically. which the L<sder has
lately undergone, and babe him goodbye.
A few minutes brought US to the Ferry Land
ing; We resigned the buggy called on Capt
Nelson Of the Alex. Mec,egor. and in quar-
ter Of An heur We were in the Times sanctum.
pleased ell to pieces with Charley Baldwin.
"Mary" and Prairie da Chen generally.
F. s.-Charicy authorizes 70 to say that he
10 going TO Pixies Peak about the first OF May,
and he don't care whs knows it-he don't
CaliSornia. n ,uG
A. s. Cooley, jr, Of LaPorts. Sierra Co.,
California, in enclosing us cash subscriptions
from that distant land, writes 10 under date Of
March LIST: