The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-07-08

ing morality, intelligence anu enterprise
of her citizens, we were glad that our
steps had been directed hitherward.
A few miles away and we have lost
sight of Emporia. Even the Normal
school building has vanished from view.
We are travelling up that first of all our
Cottonwood. We are near
ing Plymouth. On either side are fields
of waving corn, ripened wheat and ri
pening oats. The corn is tall and thrifty.
Its uniform hight, its redundant growth,
its beautiful green, its tassel and its silk,
gladden. the eye of the traveller and con-
vince him more than ever that of all the
this one at its present stage is
entitled to his highest admiration. The
fall wheat is all harvested. II is fair
crop. The spring wheat has reached
gratifying hight, contains fair, plump
berry, and::is all the farmers can wish it
to be. How the golden heads glisten
in the sunshine. Farmers tell us they
never had a better prospect for oats.
The straw is very tall and large and en-
tirely obscures the ground from sight
with its heavy growth. AS the wind
gently stirs, the heavy heads nod to us
in pleasant salutations as we pass them
by. We have reached Plymouth, a qui-
ct, pleasant little town, nestled on the
brow of a ridge, from which stretches
in every direction as fine q country as
the sun ever shone upon. Plymouth is
n Quaker town, and the farming COM
munity surrounding it is a Quaker COM
munity. Everything betokans thrift.
The fields are free from weeds, most of
the farm houses are undergoing repairs,
receiving additions, and the farm or
chards show a beautiful growth. No
where does a higher tone of morality
exist, nor general intelligence maintain
a firmer hold than among our Quaker
brethren. One almost wishes he were
a resident of their peaceful neighbor-
hood. Pretty soon the railroad will
stretch its iron arms along this valley
and through this quiet village. A bust
err life awaits it. It's comparative stiffness
will soon be disturbed by the carpen-
ter's hammer. 1t has every prospect OF
becoming q place of considerable i'm
portance. A railroad, a splendid sur
rounding country, an industrious and
prosperous community, render this
much certain. As we pass beyond Ply
mouth the valley widens. We never
saw a finer country than the Cotton
wood valley from Plymouth to within
a few miles of Cottonwood Falls. To-
Iedo is off to our right several miles.
The railroad will miss her. There will
be n station on Buckeye creek, about
three miles southwest from Toledo.
We stop on q branch of Peyton creek
to get our dinner, which we enjoy in
true frontier style. The Judge is good
cook, and makes as good cup of coffee
as any one could wish to drink. Mr.
A. j. Croker has one of the finest
farms we have thus far seen, situated
on the western side of this creek. We
refreshed ourselves with cool drink
of water from his excellent well, and
devoted ten minutes in conversation
with him and then started on for the
Falls. We soon arrived. The town Is
small. 1t has a fine location, however
on the south bank of the Cottonwood
The citizens are anxiously awaiting the
result of the vote on the bonds to the
A. It. & S. +. r. II. which takes place
on Friday the first of July. The life oil
death of the town they think depends
on the result of the election. Every
effort is being made to have the bonds
issued. Parties were just going, as W.
left the Falls, to Bazaar, where TIT
strongest opposition to the bonds viii
be felt, to discuss the wisdom of votins
the bonds. We called on Messrs. Becl
& Toilet of the L,ader, and found then
busily employed. They are publishing
a very neat paper, in every respect
credit to the town and county. Thu
circulation of their paper is rapidly in
creasing. The H0le,c is much ahead o
the Banner, its predecessor, in typo
graphical appearance. From the Fall
to Bazaar our route lies over TIN
upland prairie with the South Fork o
the Cottonwood on our lett and the higl
rocky bluffs on our right. We do no
like what upland we have seen in Chas'
county. 1t is too rocky, too broken
Lewis & Hoover are doing fine bust
ness in the grocery line at Bazaar
They are so located as to catch the trav
ell from several directions, and they hav
plenty of customers. The valley is wei
settled from the mouth of the strean
for fifteen miles. Five miles beyOn'
Bazaar we stop for the night. W
lodge in the vast wilderness of prairi
with The buggy over us for protectO
against the inclemency of the weathe
and revolver beside us for protection
against thieves aud robbers. This wa
our first experience. The Judge wa
used to it. He was soon fast ASLEEP
We were wakeful. We had trusted t
him to arrange everything for our safe
" and comfort. After lying for som
time watching the starry host above IL:
and listening to the sonorous snoring c
our legal friend, the thought occurred I
us that if we were attacked in the nigh
and the Judge should not be readil
aroused, it might be well for us to kno'
the exact position of the fire arms S
that we could defend life and property
{ Consequently we got mp to reconcile
We found everything in the most sati;
, factory condition possible. The reyo
yer Jay at the Judges side at distanC
| of ten feet or more with the muzzl
carefully turned from him. This wa
so safe an arrangement, that We wei
. back to bed with our confidence in OF
/ friends ability TO protect from DANCE
! fully restored, and soon fell into III
} embrace of balmy sleep, natures swe'
! restcrer. AT daybreak we were agai
: travelling along the valley in the dire
ton of Eldoraao. The valley is narro'
; but very productive. The corn, GA
and wheat all look very fine. We 500
: leave the South Cottonwood to our lie
| and strike across the upland eight {
ten miles to the head waters of ii
Walnut, We are now in Butler count.
4 The character of the upland prairie hi
E changed. 1t is moro similar to that