The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1867-11-21

The Suhrsge Amendment was lost
b about l ,24a; but 1t is gratifying 10
know that the amendment received
moro than twice as ruany votes this
year than two years ago.
FROM TIER AAADLlNas.
AIsxA1D11A, DouoLAs Co. MIxx.,o
November 18th, 1867. T..
D1A1 JoURNAL.-Isn't this iolly |!
AMY OF from work, free from Office
earss and annoyances up on this beau
it'll frontier, where the ,leaaess old
woods kiss the skias-shame on tt,m I
-aad the lakes we'd the prairies, with
e'assefidg groves for wiitnesse, !, where
everything seemi 20 free and full of the
exsleranse Of hfe-I feel - indepeud.
sat y the bird Of American Inde:
psadsses might be supposed to while
perched On some comfortable eminls.lnee.
and - indifferent concerning your al:
fairs down in ."the city. a. the sa,los
boy, whose :5~.ao :.n~:>s : :&x:>:,
.Ha..sk ~aasloIssat n. sport Of the wiod!sa
Even in St. Cloud you can but feebly
appreciate the charm Of the genuine
frontier; while you Down casters, Oh!
what deyou know Of the luxury, Of life ?
Breathing IN atmosphere humid and
heavy With fogs, inhaling odors Of oils
and gases Of coal. borne about on smoke
that is almost palpable, and feeding
your lungs on air ifeless from over use,
you can never conceive for an instant
how delicious would be a single draught
q the pure ether on this outer verge Of
civilization. Il would, be as. good as a
tresh lease Of hfe,, and the many thou
1nds who really need it are criminal
II coopihg themselves mp; ii consum n,:
tive cities: Nothing could be more de-
ightful than Is the weather now, al
though additionally dreary November
is floating fast towards December
There isa merry, frosty twinge IN the
atmosphere thst makes your shoulders
fly back and 6lls your lungs full to the
uttermost, sending the blood laughing
and dancing through your veins. 1t is
too glorious to be understood or appre-
ciated by any but those who have en-
joyed it.
At this rate Minnesota can scarcely
have her reputed 'tsix months winter
and six months cold weather" Re-
versing the old lines,
"Decembsr lingering chllls the lap Of May"
itwou]d seem as though autumn we're
10th to leave, and Indian Summer, with
its vondrous beauties, yet holds from
Day to day.
Or vt:.I:a.t Wsstsn vsse, the thickenire haze
- ~ sso..ym tSs senospaere OF dreams;
A~h esos1llks nasss nit avsy"
/ havo. just spent . very pleasant
evening At the residence Of W. E.
Hicks Eq. proprietor Of the town
ite. Though comparatively \ young
mas; Mr.. Hicks disappointed extern
iysly in the New York Stock Ex-
change, where he accumulated eonsid-
sssble wealth, but becoming broken
down in healta, removed to Minnesota,
I'D instead of mopisg .rosnd some St:
Paul hotel, came At 5osss to the from.
t;ss, entered upoa scti,e outdoor bust:
sess, and while building up his conssi-
tut;oo has been Of the. greate,t benefit
70 ths section Of Northern : innesota.
OF some Of his operations It this place
l shall speak further 1t another time.
His houee Is located on Z slope in a
grove Of fns timber, s-~dozen yards
from whore Two beautiful lakes meet
Win but 7 sight Iidge, sameient fof q
wagon rod, dividing them, Il is ! !
lovely. location. And even thus far
from railv.y communication, Mr..
Hicks has surrounded himself with the
ge,uius comforts Of life !; while his
hopse abonsdssin those inuumerable
hoals slsgancics which are the iusepa-
.sbIs indications: OF refinement, and
show the work, Of = fairer and finer
haad, It il such paragon Of cozineas,
Taste and unostentatious elegance that,
- - instance Of what is possible even
o. The frontier, I feel like making 20
apology for thus publicly referring to
At da.gaG&:j{ s5.a4s ~! :1>40'az .: ~
After securing around through the
country, I shall al; hs.s more to ny about
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