The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-08-04

and curled and Wave1 ur up, ana
higher, till at estthspsuspec was clear .
and each twig dangled with dew drop
and staring us fairly IN the eyes wss thi6
magic symbol-"WNA ybaNahN laSk
we didn't start toward its csapacious open /,
door, but did start to apd-it gaming right
at us SO impudeAtiy. AFTER csome hslisI
delay we pushed on, Numbering tfruugh
the wild undergrbXth' u spontaneous
vegetation, and fields Of meumoth, corn,
till We hammered on.the gates of Ksuss
City, and the shrill whistle rsvssberatsd
among the glenz furrewing ~ lazy hills
ofyellow earth and impregnabls stone. a
debarkation and brisk wait 81 perhaps q
mile, clambering yer huge bouidels and,
loose dirt, up An Immense hill add, w
emerged into capacious hail Of 6tsat
hotel, Just where we should n6t havs gdnt
us it was the only enc that would nstopsE-
its doors and dining rooms q > -
it's competitorsAwhfch SwiU q hssSty
welcome and plenty 10 eat for nothing
But from some blunder, the idea was not
carried out, and we had eaten AMI vs605Ge'
our breakfast, before the Iowa ddneI
located there got to the depot win ~
ges to escort us to the hotels neu1i4 ~
A smart run up the valley, d0sas w.
andott in our track, We landed In teeysp-
worth, at 10 o'clock, this morning xhs9s
we were. met by the recsptson 'cSlas1lW1os
and were escorted to our respectiysv stqe-
ping places In carriass1 s1ug NieG
billetesl en- srivase citlse4s ~ ~Jh ~ ~
hotels. In the afternoon we visited Fort
Leayenworth, doffed s9r raYs . esn1r1
Pope, and rampaged throughth the bsrraoks
and grounds. and alt cover IN dpant$y
round about. In the evening" kn imd8UHst
crowd gathered In front OF the Piantsn
House. the balconies and Window of
which were crowded with ladies epA
gentleman, who listened TO the spsscAVs
delivered by Msvor Haidsrnan, uklJelle
by Governor Walden. Hon. 3. q. aljlpe,,
John P. Irish, etc., ,snd . bsautj6A DppA
read by Mrs. Matilda Fletcher. M Tut.
band, Kaufman leader sonsis,As y -
instruments, charmed ~ with msst Snosl.
lent music. Senator Bowels wss' loudly
called for, and appeared and nestsS ?
happy speech, after which the SFsee
jayhawker Colonel G. r. Jsnsisea,
regsled us with ons Of his i,sss,SAtle
talks, tickling or yitlkisS and 81 tjSa
cur admiration. Alter Abe spsaking, .
brilliant assembl ~ of opr lovn egttN
and Leavenworths' fair and ,brayS onss,
INDUCED in dancing tiiiths hnesrs point
ed to twelve, Wien We retired TO sossa0s.
table beds. rgyfg7ryg YTY Az a ar
The cordial greeting We received hers,
twill greatly servst6 bind With m6fa 90
during bonds the interestsand psopas 81
the States ofIowa and Kansas. ! 4 ffso
On Sunday q majority Of Tie gpaety
went ont TO Lawrence and Topska.1 The
first OF these will be remembered - ths
scene OF the awful Quantrill msssaces,
but no traces Of that fiery struggle rensln.
1t is built up OF most substantial and
elegant houses, situated in . Srtiis part.
OF the Raw Valley, and will no doubt bs
ofgreat importance. Hoe We met H6H
Elijah Sells. our old Secretary, Of Stats.
and his family. who went on out u Tape,
kawithus. Attic capital We were kin1ly
and snunificantly received and cass1 ~
1.-THE party WISHED thcyesgsus SgpQbE
where Governor hxfvsy, ID ne tfxndsst
mood. shook each iRna WITH 1 AeSety
-wplcodks. Topeka Is situated on gsantIy
\ Sbpahg hills, and b . pretty place. The
houses are mostly erectsd Of stone, sf
which there is super abundance, wealth.
is displayed on all hands. Churches aad
schools arg a'Aongr The most pFoninsqt
features n this, country. The, Ksasas
valley. WITH but. Susht iatsrrsptispsi y
one vast corn field of the very bsst qual-
ity, and growing Auety.a ata ga o. w