Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1869-05-21

J. B. S. The New York Vorlds wssh;nr>
ton corresponcenent, sends this Aricinns
Wardish letter to the Buffalo ComMeyri0l.

J. B. S. the New York Warlds wsshinr>
ton correspondence, sends this Arfeiinns
WaTdish letter to the Buffalo Cam~eve;oi.
FKKSaxprSA. Fra, April I, 1869.
DEAR W. thought would drop YOU .
line and ask what yen were "advin Off about
these DAYS. Wei, I'm do~h here in Florida
percolating through the sard. Tie State is
heap Of SANDAL sand --ruci, of il whi.a
as snow. A very qaiet State is Florida.
NO hustle. M Confusion. Nobody in =
hurry. Tomorrow is as good Is ,o>tla1
to do anything. and bester.-Time Is or no
account. The climate is glorious. Ju,,
one beautiful day after another till ron fail
TO appreciate them. Thermometer scYcn,y
to eighty-fvc A pleasant breeze ffoni ,ss
ocean every day.
We get along very we'll: are MS well situa.
ted SO far as living is concerned, as " i've caa
be in the south. We don't get milk, and
drink cur tea and coffee without. The coffee
is fair all through the south; beiier than at
the hotels North-bui there We stop. IT'S
food, cooking &c. are entirely different. We
have green peas, ant straebetres are com.
ing around some. heEAtden3 are l.se this
spring. Bananss are grtwinf, AMI some
| pine apples. Located here with our own
house and Northern way Of doing things, it
would be delightful climate to sperd the
winter in. We get splendid oysters, and all
kinds OF game, but any beef They don't
raise j, in this country. What the5 call b.sf
is tougher than belt leather.
The boys insisted ,ha. needed relaxation:
My health reqsired it. | had pretty fair ar
ticle Of health, | tho'i; enough to last me
as long as lived. Bat must accumulate
stock for fnture use. The South was the
place to get it. And riding was health-.
The sand is too deep TO ride, except on horse.
back, so tho't would take ride. / m.
piled 10 the livery man fer . horse. He
had one. He looked sorrowfully at me, ID
though be piiied me. Did I ever ride a
mule ? never had. He had as good rid.
ing horses as were ever straddled, bat if I
wanted Rock me to sleep Mother style
OF ride, would take mule. / don't con.
slider myself FIRST class Judge OF mules.
lad some vague notions in rcT.r3 70 them
suppt sed tEey would do large amuint Of
work with very little feed, and were immers
tai had read Of one being driven over
the same route by the same bay for eighty
seven years. ard he was . young mule vt.
Bring forth the mule. The mule WAS
brought. He was meek>looking cuss-1
perfect ''Uriah Heepr of mule, 50 far ss
''umbleness" is concerned. At least thnAwss
the view took Of him, He was saddled,
and mounted. Fer q mile or two he
paced beautifully. thought those old monks
had read about knew what they wore do
ing when they travelled on mnles. / had d
high respect for their judgment. Just then
my mule began to show symptoms symptoms
OF what did not know. found out. Drop.
ping his head between his legs, his heels
described aparabolic curve, or dabolic curve
or some other Internal curve, in the air ana
got of and sat on the ground I got over
his head, and did it quick. I'm not 50 old
but l can get off an animal of that kind IA
quick As boy. Then looked at the mule
to seeif he was hurt. He diint arrear TO
be. Then inquired around to sea. bow
was. reported an abrasion on the left hip,
and confusion on the lower end of my
back. Then thought would pronounce
left banded blessing on that mule and on
his fcrefathers and foremoshers before him,
and on his children xfter him. But didn't.
| wondered II he would stand FIRE. Ill had
had pistol | would have put the muzzle to
his ear and tried him. Not that was hosts
tile toward him, but was afraid somebody
would take ride on him and get hurt,
But had no pistol, so that benevolent aud
sanguinary idea vas frustrated. Then
got up and shook the dust off my feet, and
brushed the sand of my .rowsers, as q te.is
imony against the place. Then led the
mule carefully home. and stated my case ,s
the livery man. But when looked that be
should offer to feud for doctor, ora Samar.S
tan, to do me up in rag and pour Give oil
and champaign On my bruises, he only
laughed. And his man that he had to help
him, laid down on tench and laughed, tb, a
be rolled off The bench and laushad-and I
stood holding the mule-then laughed.
1t was ridiculous. But I've learned q little
wisdom. Next time ride ON horseback il
will be different kind Of beast from q
bogus jsckass. !. B. 8: