Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-02-04

ship. So there were two of US gamers by
the death of the unfortunate "Queen's mess.
enger." Onr0rd.
Experience Of q Man who was In
the Great Tornado at Cave city,
Kentucky.
From the Louisville Courier Journal.
The first heard of the storm by Professor
A. /. Williams Was the heavy dashing OF
hail against the windows of his house. The
hail storm lasted but few moments, and
Immediately thereafter the heavens and the
earth were illuminated by living, continu-
Gus sheet OF fame. The wind rumbled and
beloved, screamed and shrieked, as if all
the fends of mythology had been turned
loose. The crashing Of the houses and
whirling Of the timbers and spinters through
the air which followed the demoniacal
sounds of the wind were terrific, but moth
ing like the roaring and bowling of the
winds.
Professor Williams, after being awaken.
ed and hearing the approaching storm, au.
ticipated danger, and prepared for the worst
results. He thought lis house was strong,
and would Withstand the storm, and it did
bravely resist the first attack, but it was af-
terward lifted from its foundation and turn
| ed around like top, two or three times, and
then, III an instant, the whole building was
| torn to splinters, and the fragments and the
occupants were tossed to the winds like
| feathers. Not more than thirty seconds
| elapsed from the time the storm struck the
house until il was torn to pieces, and the
whole time, from the beating of the hail
against the windows until the storm was
| past, did not exceed two minutes. There
were positive evidences that this house turn
ed around before completely yielding to the
storm. The persons who we're sleeping in
a back room were found lying in the front
| yard after the storm passed over. Profess
or Williams had placed his clothing on a
chair near his bed on retiring, and his pants
| were found on a stake half mile west of
the site of the house. The coat was found
| three-tourths of u mile in easterly direc-
ton, While the vest was found about two
miles west Of the town. The leaves of the
springs Of buggy were torn asunder, and
the aX!es Of the buggy were bent double.
There were nothing but small PARTICLES OF
he buggy remaining. A handcart and a
large water-tank were standing nearly to
ge,her, the tank containing about fifty gal
Ions OF water, and the hand-cart about an
eighth Of a cord Of wood. These made the
trip together, and were found three-fourths
OF a mile from whore they had been stand
ing, the tank very slightly injured, and the
hanG-cart completely demolished.
Nine bedsteads were in use in one build
ing. and the largest pieces found after the
storm could have been put in basket.
Thirty chairs in the same house were so
badly crushed and wrenehed that enough
pieces could not have been found to make
three complete chairs. Professor Williams
had library containing several thousand
volumes, and not one of them can be found
that is not unfit for any ase. No less than
fifty houses are said 70 have been demolish-
ed, containing not less than fifty thousand
dollars worth Of furniture, clothing, etc,
aud there is not an article 10 be found that
is worth fifty cents in scrip.
A FARMERS HoME.-Early in October
they were married, and moved into their
new home, now hardly to be recognized in
It's dain.iness Of fresh paint, pretty papers,
new furniture. 1t was far from being q
fashionable or imposing residence nothing
Gothic, or Italian, or Elzabethan about it,
unless indeed We except Laura's one ex.
travagauce-the little bow-window; but it
had an eminen,ly cozy, homelike air. The
moment you stepped inside, you received
comfortable, cheerful impression, as if here
were place where people we're in the habit
Of enjoying themselves. Entering little
k,n ,,Jo L.
room; on the other, the paror; back of
the parlor, the bedroom. The furnace i'm
parting Il summer temperature, the doors of
the adjoining rooms all stood open, CIV
ing good air, and deal of roominess for
so small house. The parlor paper was Is
green and gilt flower on light drab ground;
| the carpet, an ingram, small chechs, green
the predominant color. Through the bow
window the sun shone brightly in over Lau
ra's plants, making summer within, even
if the ground were white with snow outside
and the mercury down among the zcroes.
Each side of the bow window, on little
brackets, Parian busts, Eve and Psyche,
wedding presents, looked out from English
ivy that twined around them, and then met
over the hanging basket in the middle of
the window. On the walls hung two or
three good engravings and photographs,
over them cluster of bright autumnal
leayes-souyenirs OF the wedding tour. A
set Of hanging book shelves, bearing the
united libraries Of Lance and Laura, pre-
sented an odd combination of poetry and
works on Agriculture and "lhe Horse"
Then there was lounge which was
lounge-not rack contrived to exasperate
the human frame to its utmost by its knob.
ness-an eaSy-chair, u camp-chair,a Shaker
rocking chair, one or two cane.seatcd chairs,
a centre table with the big lamp, books, pa.
pers, Laura's work basket.
This was the family sittirg-room. Look
ing in of an evening. you would have seen
Lance on one side of the table in the big
easy-chair, reading his paper, or chatting
with Laura, sitting opposite in her Shaker
rocker with her sewing. One great advan-
tage in marrying a farmer is, that you can
have him at hons with you evenings, pro-
vided YOU make yourself tolerably agreea-
bic to him. Laura, even il she were mar
ried, still thought it worth while to fashion,
ably arrange her hair, wear the bright bow,
the dainty collar, the little ct ceteras that
really add so much to woman's attrac-
tons. Lance had too much respect for
Laura and himself too, to sit down for the
evening in his old frock, tumbled hair, ov-
erals tucked into coarse boots, savoring
strongly of the barnyard. He brushed his
hair, donned an old coat and slippers, aud
so, with little trouble, gained vastly IN
comfort aud his wle's affections.
From their windows the light Of q hap
py home sileamel cheeriully out over the
snow, a benedic,ion to the passer.by. Peo.
pie were fond Of dropping in there for an
evening, j, was $50 pleasant" they said.