New-York tribune., 1867-08-01

ror shows plainly enough whence thoss UNPLEASANT
books which British tourists have from dmo To time |
70 ndcue and vily country which nysitself fear
Irresistible lie may feel that ID % moTe Than strict
poetic justice for him TO take In fun what has been
tra aTe gt thrust dreetiy A. Oreover tho &
are perpetuay ntere' & "a With his personal comfort,
as most trayelersr more reug'e ~ a. M ,c.f
OF us we eahie ard irritating books and much oao
be made soacountryman II Is 700 he me- and blame
tries RIow how our own compares win otneI iL Oh
we may be on higher plane l,ah my my tni"ess ~ of
.omeof manyof the seamcars was snch a. oe ~
ders remember Many OF the sS ~ IVA ~ them nreyIons
@ Would often happen that the nasty habits Of the
men ro,d woud render your position absolutely sick
eniDg Railroad companies nave hetlWeo tne e'nVh- 5t
car ana the ladies' carvery good as far as 1t goes But
tGe ads caris not reserved for Men are a0Sea
to enter II If they accompany women suppose y was
assumed that woman would he the mans guaranty for
good behavior Pity is so; but, spite OF wife or
child, bring with their unclean lips ana dehle u
be alone shut out into what horror great dark
ness the imagination fails to portray H. instead Ua
ladies' car we could have clean car the arrangement
would be far more agreeable
The discomforts of the road and the river are soon
| forgotten in the enOyments of Minnesota Every
thing there is on the magnificent scale Inc country
reaches away like the sea. The horizon is regular
| and far. Broad sweep Of field rises to meet oro""
sweep of sky drive across the prares IS ike 'iN
ing on the ocean, stretching forth in buowy poulo-
essness as far as the eve can see Farming in MINI
nesota is positively sublime. The castle Ill the AT
described by Gail Hamilton, as forming the climax OF
earthly bliss ON Minnesota farm, is truly enchant-
ing We take from it lovely picture OF the I'M
| aginary homestead.
OF the southern slope our house shall be set square to
the 1t for comfort for present use not for SNOW
without the decencies of life CVizaton not odeepy
| ont Idle lplu N
praires, need not live in shanty or between pare
walls Moreover IT is cheaper the long to cultivate
ourselves as wen as our FARMS and very much costeI
in the short Beside our benevolent predecessor mas
left house ready to hand IL has four rooms OH the
lower floor a sttngroom perhaps fourteen feet by four
toen facing the south ON the other side OF te trout 9oC
bedroom. behind these two 'front.' rooms aotneo o . %
room, and kitchen Every room has at IeasI tWo wiz
dows two sides, for sunshine Is an eminent adorheht ~
Our sittnsroOm has light checiIul paper nuns ~ i
owners and stout, wooden carpet which their own names
made and nailed down few o
and the holds an abundance OF WIZ nO@ers ao t
grasses There is writing desk, bookshelf or whatho
by the window and yen shall lind in Minnesota book
case the prairie such books as Household t1ends I'M
Physical Geogpiphy. Parkers Philosophy, swedenborgs
Christian Religion sgowBound Longiellow Poes; Ou m
prairie city The bedrooms are large and airy Inc
Kitchen has pump in tho sink Opening from the sitting
room aud close the kitchen is pantry or store room
1t contains dish cupboard crOckeIy CupDoard one AIS
for glass and silver, shelf for the box OF knives ana
ments with tight covers for ryemeal wHeatIQ1r, cOL
MIX f sSeTcs, Shelf for the waterpai ono also for dish
washing "A hanging shelf before tie NlnuOW. ooJ
dear Lady Una you can stand in ths stoIe9o an anu pr
pare your meats bread pics and other edDe Tor COOK
around and YOU can lay your hand upon every thing you
want Moreover, our sittlngr IL warmed Dy an
W5s1 to T ean o S oye af ar edas @ eons
live homely dear old grandmothers used to say
i::,::. ti:.$:. S:.::
When our dinner s cooked it s OF the incest Bread light
and white made Of iour ground from wheat which our
own soil fattened; chickebpe made of prairie cmcheh
f1totf fou,4E
custards MIXED from our Own cows ana d py our own
lens-at one Or tMo letnoNcs' ' aicatciy
The table is set with fine white lnen with napkins ana
| might do worse than dine at prare farmhouse.
building like this, erected when lumber nine or ten
hundred and fifty dollars. But then great deal OF in-
genuity bm into IT, For blinds, the owner obtains
lie also washes stains the outside Of the house TO some
harmonious tint He papers the rooms He stains al me
interior woodwork with home made preparations MANY
Of the doors and OF the wlndowirancs are he Work
his hands He lays the floor aud athes the walls
He makes the little poich over the TOht eoor Al ine
cunning Workmanship OF the sOrerOOm rs me-. Inc am
triyances, aud elegances are the product OF ms
mind and handaded by another mind as fertile, and
other hands only less strong not less sdful From these
other hands the rustic frames for the enSavings
the warmookng curtains ana many nalneless DuI use
large and comfortable lounge with its pledup cushions
Winter evenings aud many rainy morning-the gathered
fannents OF odd hours and so first and best we have
home in tie wilderness and ahouc that VIII be constantly
growing more hOnelike.
After completing the Western journey, Gail Hamil-
ton makes deOur into Tennessee returning by way
of Washington and Gettysburg Her sketches of so
cety in the South West have piquant flavor though
presenting sOmber illustration of the condition Of
the people since the close of the war They confirm
the statements which have been repeatedly made by
more prosac writer's though not more acute Observers
and urge the lesson of Cancellation and mercy in the
treatment of fallen foe On the whole Gail Hamil-
ton is brilliant travelling companion often too much
disposed to make the most of triAes and generally
too alkative for persons of quiet tastes but always
kindly at heart and tempering her keenest satrical
blasts with a truly humane spirit. Her large sym
pathes preserve her alike from petulance and from
nauOwness; her sharpest censures do not impair the
good will of her readers and she need fear that
they viii complain Of her book as great cry and
| little wool"