The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-04-30
.IOwA AND THE AGUE."

Eastern editors are wont to seize upon
every unfavorable report from the 'West,'
however improbable or fictitious, and give
it an airing in their columns for the pur-
pose of arresting the tide of emigration
which Of late years has been pouring into
that same plague stricken, rough-ridden,
morallv-bankrupt, commercially swamped
West-much to the vexation Of our Jea!-
Gus eastern neighbors. \ case in hand.
A friend has handed US a copy OF the Rut-
land (Vt.> Herald of March 18th, in
which. under the above captlon-" Iowa
md the Ague''-the editor says: eve
ara PERMITTED to make the following
estracts,'' &c. Certainly, all such Mum
chausen stories are god sends-giorlous
I" permissions," not be received bat with
the deepest gratitude! The extracts that
are acknowledged thus feelingly, purport to
be from private letter from lady ~ IN
New York to a friend in Rutland, and the
sage editor thinks that they ''wlll be inter-
esting to all while to those who are suffer
ing from western Fever'-a disorder which
carries off its thousands, annuaily-they
NAV be of decided benefit All, yes,
doubtless! We have only room for few
of the said eytracts-and to relieve US from
the suspicion Of want of gallantry, We VIII
state that we are much inclined to the belief
that the editor Of the Herald manufactured
the EXTRACTS to order, to suit his benevolent
designs, The writer started from the State
of New York in the middle Of winter, came
to Iowa by way of Chicago and Darlington,
thence to Des MDines-thcn to Iowa Clty
and Rock Islrnd and back = East unit
then sits in judgment upon our STATE As
follows:
81 was very unwell before left home,
but never dreamed Of the ague seIzLhS me
at mid winter. But hurried home, not
fapcyIpg spell of sickness far from home.
| intended visiting Dubuque ana several
other places in the State, but felt so much
like being sick did not dare tarry longer.
would not live where would have the
egue for So 900 a year. Nor w0uid I'VE
in central Iowa, unless was sure to make
fortune in few years. Woulu stay
Just as miners do at the gold MINES; MAKE
pile and then leave for some civilized place
to en- Joy it. ,,,
1 never saw such mud and such horrible
roads as are in Iowa. Until the State Is m
aersected with railroads, no eastern people
can live there.
The people of the middle and southern
parts Of the State are principally from ONO.
Pa, Western Va, and Indiana.
The Western style Of living SUITS them
we'll enough, for they know nothing better,
II | have suffered so much IN the
West, that all the poetry and romance OF
life in the West looks like a sad reality.
can't be cheated with rolling pra'riess,
splendid wild flowers, &C., when ague Is
hidden in their sluggish streams. "IVe
me health and hills; less corn and plenty Of
fruit.
have written two letters to-day, and be-
fore | commenced this, thought tho nGue
had me again. have taken some hot drinks
and wrapped up: and while sit clos" BY
ehe stove, am coaxing respite "hiie
finish this scrawl, for presume you wonder
why have not written long ago.
If the aguc is not ii sufficient excuse Tor
nll kinds of dcIinQuenccs, then tell me what
is. II carries me back to the time when we
We're Michiganders and gocseS.
If YOU want to know anything about
Iowa, inst ask me the questions. asked
everybody so many that they Gale! me an
interrogation point
uumph We are sorry sho troubled
people with questions to 50 little purpose.
One is forced to the conclusion that the
Journey back to the time Of thosc-''gandeTS
and geeses" of which she speaks, WAS njt
very long one. Wrapped in tannels, sitting
by the stove, and taking shot drinks -
reminding one of IL "sick kitten and warm
jam''-a cozy situation truly, for taking
cheerful and correct view of matters an
things and especially Of the ''Ague IN Iowa.
But then we we-teTn pLebIanS are not
made of the same kind of "mud' as
those "ca5tcrn people, and OF course can