New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-14
A LADY PARME Is.

Ceutlal lllnol1. Iuo bebtAeihchlb Va Wv
were made In the southcrn pait. This secured the
capital at vsndsa. Afterw ard settlements were mace
In the Central part 81 superior were both the people
and the soil that the capital was removed to Springfield
The Inhabitants were Of two classes-ons fiom New
York and Nav gland the Other from koniucky aud
yirxini,. Jacksonville was fsvore place. and here
the Kentucky astocrscy located. brother OF Henry
CLAY lived In this town, ard they show trees which DC
planted Thirty years ago came to Ceuiral Illinois
with lorrs capital, some had from twenty " thirty
thousand dollars in money. Oftea they had Just AID
large ideas. They b,u- hi many acres T"ey pAn'e"
mile. Of elms naples aud back wsnuts- To-day
Sigh. Of these frees full grown and In straight Inca
CONVEYS ideas II sublime cultivation Tree.pantins.
which now 90 strongly Is recommended was pracced
by these men long sgo In places hcts forests 80
dense that Of little distance they natural One
travelling only ~ railroad gets faint IDEA of Iinois
Stock growing has been the principal Occupation oi
these farmers Ths.r farms "cnrry" from 100 IT, SOo
head Of cattle Ii wss common for them to raSs rcni
sU 10 40 ceres VI corn. few raised much more,
and in addition. THY bought all their neghbors had TO
sell coasidersb;e portion VI these trst settlers sn
arc living Their son. tighten their labOrs W course
Trey are rich. No farmers 10 America ever had more
! money. I used IN hear tue Planters In Missouri
With large gangs Of slaves complain thar they couo no
axe money Ike the Illinois farmer. 10 day II Is NOT
uncommon lor them tv have ion $4,000 $4,000 l.
c a, one time II has charged shat they live ID
ma, houses have popr food aud bring up their child
rem without advantages Formerly. THIS was more the
case than q. present Some. know. have elegant
homes and every comfort end luxury Still. others do
OF cara Iu ano, er letter 1 shall treat largely Oh
steel. growing. Great changes are taking pace.
The Yankee farmers " this region 1--we % smaller
farms Industry Is more veried. They haye become
well Off To thsm the s.Jte IL Indebted Tor much
! r-gsrlirg schools ard or paobc iusitition' VI
. gwen number Of square miles there Is much liore
wealth where the farms small thau her" thei are
large Bnt {. regards individusls know q! no oonn'
ny where usny rich can 30 found Us among The
stick growers Some own bsnks
Sometimes In visiting different places l bred a
buggy II tue distance was not far went afoot One
da, let certain station ~ Visit ce!erA az STOCK
farm. Alter While came to two 70 d.. aid 4 not
know Which to take While considering. carriage
came nons. A lady va, on the back scst; hey Wa
driving. 1t Ia not psoIes for 'otman 10 stop car
rtre uth fac lady In 1t. trusted to honest looks,
midalng decent ciutlcs and . clean collar. Seeing
wanted 10 sp-ak she bid the boy stop and Inquired
INV wav She s.d she was goinv almost there AID tod
me TO get H. To g,vo hers god opinion of me told
10 see the g1ltemsns stock. She said he vas lVt at
home This was dsapI outneBt bat v hen sac aided
tina, lis son was thought that might do She said
ought not u fail to see her stock Certainly. would
Do glad e. see IL
She was about thirty years OF age dressed In PIaid
sk skirs and white vast Cue rinss ehtered gu her
fingers and gold miniature pin fastened her
/, ou.Iar. She was quite gooilocking. and spoks cor
recily and with decision Evidently she was useu 70
the hest .ociety soon Learned that her husband was
An ,hs army and that she herself WIS carrying On tho
farm lie VIA veteran officer In oiysiry reXineu''
and wa. remaining In the south West ~ keep down
gu,ri.las -
wss,u. to Q cato and entered . planted grove OF
,1,&rIonf NAPLES Tie driveway woaad III serpen'
line course Fuses and srubbery grew 90 ebef sue
and the grove wholly hid the prairie from view ih'h
We passed uuder the spreading branches oi iHge "es
planted thirty years ago and came TO Tie mousse "'e
msusioo helped tho lady from tbs earring" ana
,.,..a aid |, very well notw outstanding ny wife
| bs. of,en told me I Ut To wait on lady FER
ham, TIN. 10 of no eonseQu ncc but II II is the Giri
wh, o,vo ne the mtten when was boy has IL TO
,n,uer for since, for several years. kept Shy OF the
gils.
The s,v vas very warm, and was handed glass OF
,ca water Thea she toot ne out " soc her Iden.
II was large. and without single weed. Around the
u,sde we're raspberres and curranta and toess we're
An. beds of Wilson strawberries Her tomatoes Nee
larger than any had seen aud her vertenss were Ia
nrI bloom Her bee,s ard her besns her sqrasles and
ne umbrrs we're remarkably thriving. Ii snort It Wis
by far tho best gardsS had anywhere seel In adi'
t,n. she had Isabella aud Coocord grapes. She told
ME- tia, sne paid her gardener S45 q month and gave
him . house, not only did he keep tie garden tnd
rond. In order but be did other work. suoS % bring
| up the sheep and help shear.
| nwss sbou. CLOCK. and as II was % very warm.
ooncluced would stay till 1t was cooler before
visited the stock farm ard We sat In the porch taking
and looking over the papers which she hsd oroaSht
from this Office among which was our TRIBUNE.
sbs It'd mo about her husband how lie volunteered
a. the commencement Of the war. what battles be had
bean in and what psrs 10 had encountered but these
thing, must not rssis Tor though Ls is not unknown
On fame it sill not do to give clue to tis sdys name
AT ars, he had rented the farm. but things WORKED
badly whom che determined to manage 10 herself enc
,sl.t.d how ignorant shs Of everything but shs
..1i.d her subject read agricultural papers, Ard rot
ON, With the WOW Of having the place look 'ess hEe
vidos vomans home when her husoApa came none
a, fnr,ouyh he asseuted TO her plan. and ne oouenI
bsr ,arr. Quantity OF the latest and best agricultural
.,..,,n.rv Amons these che bed two Of Siaforfs
,wo.hors, ouitvstorA which oost 80 sscai W.
driver rides, once going through 70" plo", o1.