St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-04-12
FOR PRESIDENT,
Will M H. YARD.
FOR IjcE PRESIDENT,
SSIUS nj. CLAY.
SUBJECTTO THE DECISION OF NOBODTS
CONVENTION.
EDITORIAL ESPON
DENCE.
MANroRv1LlE, March 17th, go.

MANroRv1L1r, March 17th, 80.
DEAR WILL.-Lett Faribau!t on Mon
day morning, the 18th, at o'clock clear
moonlight, but cold and windy. The s!'ge
! was continuation OF the line Of narrow
dripping pans set high above four wheels.
on short, jes king springs, aud furnished
! with seats minus backs, said seats being
disconnected from the pan-bcd except at
the cnds-t':us leaving ample space for
the wind to pour in under them aal keep
passengers feet we'll ventilated. Then,
each seat is furnished with u butt,lo robe
with which sent'enaen-rasscngcts cover
| their knees, tlIus preventing tho Wind 5
escape as it comes in from behind. The
cont'!vance is excellent for keeping cooi
and It each Scat were furnished, in the
center, with lcach-scrcw set in the mid
die Ct q horizontal lever, to t,stcn across
the limbs Of passengers Ard held them
fast On the perch, it would lie an improve.
ment. These stage seats remind 1ne SC
much Of hen-roosts, that I caLnot help
feeling they were designed for folks who
travel barefoot and hold On with their ices.
Een-fashlcn; but az an some what ,uuat-
ic, hnd It often Necessary to "cuddle
iown" vn tie bottom Of the shallow BID,
to avoid ie'ns icrkea out upon the road.
That 1ids was rather experimental afte:
my seWIe i]l:!c>s at FAribault. cnL I was
rather uneasy about the result, but reach
ed Owatonna for break1ast; able to cat a
little anu feeling quite as wv!! rs had
hoped. The letter sent forward to an
nnunce my ccln'rE, had failed, and star'-
cd II? Street tt SI'e printing Office. The
first mn / lA@r: arpearce: Il: be the very
one J. wanted. 50: inquired Of kim the
way to the printing office. lie answered
1nar' inluir; with ano''er--
care ,you Mrs. sw;ssl:elm ?" -.
Upcn being answered in the affirmative,
he turned about. saying
"Wel. just comc into our house. Nv
wife wants to see you; and I will 20 ior
; the ed:t.r."
knew, instantly, I had found the right
man, and went with him. lie was DR.
Ware, Mrs. sheetz's family physician and
most intimate friend. lie has large,
dashing horse, and comfortable buggy, and
! until [ LETT Owatonna, he and they were
busy. made one OF the two families, and
VIC spent cur time together, frs in one
house and then in the other I also met
Mr.. Ezra Abbott, relative Of the authors
Of that name, and his accomplished wife.
| and her brotbcf-in. law, the Democratic
Senator, Petit, who is highly esteemed at
nome as generous, whole souicd man.
From what saw o. him, ard learned Of
his home life, I concluded lie is deserved
ly popular. OF all the friends I have
met since leaving home. I look back to
none with so mach interest as those Of
Owatonna. Mrs. sheetx's peculiar cir.
culnstanccs; her humble surroundings,
with the evidences Of high cultivation
aud exquisite taste, both in the relics :, of
her deceased husband and in her own ap-
pointments; the choice library on the
plain shelves; the portr; it Of the late on.
ner, with its expansive forehead, finely
chiseleo features,9 and mild expression !;
the exquisite oil paintings evidences Of
her taste and skill as an artist her fair;
earnest face, and her generous, devoted
friends, form picture of fadeless colors
in the galaries of memory. u
Owatonna is the County Seat Of Steele
County, but has a woe-begone, neglected
look: There isa lack Of good garden fem
ces, and Of any evidence Of taste in cult
waiting trees or shrubbery, while the out
buildings are oflthc most primitive and
unsubstantial Kind. I was surprised, in
50 rich an agricultural County, TO see the
principal town 50 destitute Of agricultural
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