The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-03-27

LrAvrswoRrH, Kansas, Feb. %, 1850

here, FIRST.
To take 10 the thread of my narrative where
I broke il of before-the Green kiNeF, ny
Wow i'll wished 70 bore YOU, Mr.. Editor,
sbould narbaps tell YOU hos the weather chan
-ed and how snow fell six inches deep IN TIE
"sunnv South" and how We went on when We
cot through the mud river lock, INTO oaiiA
which we did not get out OF TOR i've hours, anu
how cold il was, and how Flower Pot marveieG
around with ten cent piece he received Tor
| Hacking one pair boots, how the captain s"ore
.while, how the mate sSore awhile 10" INC
! hands swore awhile, until finally all hands went
70 sleep. and bow then it was the turn oil tiie
passengers TO swear awhile-just as II mat wouid
DO any good how arrived at last at bo"ilis
Green and walked mile and quarter through
the snow with our baggage on our back To
warming place. But do not wish 10 bore you,
Mr. Editor. and so won't tell you any thing
about IT, Can you believe me to be person OF
truth and acknowledged yerscity when tell
Won that at the aforesaid Bowling Green, IN the
State OF Kentucky. va. again in land OF ran
roads? | could hardly realize IT after my quick
passage of four hundred miles up the Green,
through a green country, settled by green peo'
pie aud by greeny.
IL was while waiting there at the depot tan
old ear on a side track answering that name) that
7 first heard of the election of Republican
Sneaker. "Have YOU heard says one, THAT
Ia Sneaker is elected.' "No" says tire-ester,
"baye thew, who is IT," "Pennington-a not
exactly Republican, but a conservative ga
, Line Whig" ooh. (very much Relieved
am glad it isn't Black Republican" says FIRE
eater cooling down, "if it had been would
have shouldered the old musket, dod dam my
buttons if wouldn't" Eyes, says first speak
err. a. reckon the Union is safe now Wen,
20 | reckoned, too, and further reckoned that
it would have been equally safe even if Sherman
had been elected, or any other Republican Hell
: perite.
Have YOU or any of your readers been made
acquainted with the very important fact that the
e Louisville and Nashville K. r. is clean down,
completed and in running order? Thus putting
. in its place the last link in a chain OF railroads
reaching from Maine to Louisiana? And enabling
n YOUR correspondent once more 10 get out into
@ the world?
. We'll, sir, it ia SO, and being so, | desire you
to print it, and along with it this other fact that
. il is the toughest, steepest, toughest confound-
q eldest hard road to travel my bones were ever
. shaken over. And sir, more than that Cont
:, dentially) they have teen bridging over some OF
a the jumping off places. This bridge across the
II Green River is nine hundred and sixty feet long,
and one huadrea and sirteea fee: ADORE the Icd-
ter, Two or three other holes are equally deep
and equally dangerous--to fall into.
At one place family got of the train, and
will tell you how they did it.
= Some Pumpkins City" shouted the conduc
tor
u That is our place." said woman, "Somt
Pumpkins husband" and vigorous shake t,
- awaken him.
Have We" said he rubbing bis eyes, "hol'
:" on conductor, that is where Phebe Mari and
% get of"
- "Yes and the children too, you wouldn't for
I" get them, would you ?" says Phebe Mari.
~ The train stops and out goes the woman, lead
ing two little girls. Pretty soon the man follow
a. with another in his arms. The conductor see
he them fairly OFF, and gives the string overhead
pi shake.
,o "Holi on" says the man turning back, ain
n all out yet"
r. Train stops and the man carries out the baby
All aboard, shouts the conductor. and the trai
70. moves slowly. The man and Phebc Mari in tn
meanwhile are looking over their personal prov
= y, Unb,, - cuIIar,r
ne shouts the woman, first missing one OF the fam
IL circle.
stop it, stop Z" frantically answers JOIN
u running towards the train, " amt all out yet"
Is Train stops-the boy is found asleep on
MI scat-and we have the pleasure of seeing tn
en- group complete, at the door Of the depot.
eld NY friend" saws the conductor to the tathe
be benignly, as we moved away again, "you ha
ire better count them up on your fingers, aud :
be be sure that they are all there"
m Look here" said one of the passengers
iP, the conductor, ''just you look around in ii
corners and see if there amt some left, an
. so we ratified along.
ne A big fire evidently, and wonder what fan
iai ily is being burned out Of house and home tn
la dreary rainy night" and the words escaped III
Vi lips almost unconsciously and addressed then
Ut selves to my nearest neighbor.
VI That" replied he in tone that plainly sal
'he "ain't he green, that my eastern friend is
Oh prairie on fire."
&c All, well, thought /, am glad nobody is
be burned out, and seeing as how il is raining
pretty good jog, reckon Tll-let it burn.
And so we ratified along. QCEO.
can Up AND DoISG.-The proceedings and resol
SEQ tons of the Leslie Township Republican caucu
pit. as also communication from leading Repub
lelr can from that township, came TO hand too Ia
ne for insertion.
raj Leslie is wide awake, and will 20 beyond h
re- old standard.
On Saturday, March 80, they organize til,
-. Republican club, and expect an address from