Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-08-02

Trip 60 Kansas.
NJ EEv. y. $. MORGAN.

tcrttftu IN It,AhN " ~F'f
which has attracted - much attention for
a few ysars past, and toward which the
tide Of immigration is still setting. and
prohably destined to roll on for years to
come.
Wednesday morning as we were taking
our frugal meal 10 our quiet home in Mon
,ollo. Wis, We we're interrupted by the
rattling Of Jehu's" chariot wheels hall
an hour before the allotted time, aud get
ting on board we were borne from this
prosperous village on the wind aud land-
ed in Portage an hour before the depar-
ture Of the train.
Leaving Portage We arrived in Milwau'
kee in the afternoon, and took the boat
for Chicago at I o'clock in the evening
preierriug to travel by water, and thus
avoid the heat aud dust Of the cars. aud
also secure, at triling expense, good
nights rest.
The Lake was placid and serene, and
as the sun went down aud twilight and
dreamy moonlight succeeded each other,
the waters stretched out in golden hue
ON the one hand, and into the darkness on
the other. After enjoying the view for
time, we retired to our couch and awoke
the next morning in Chicago.
\ 1t had been our purpose Cd. W tojoin
an excursion going west, but upon our ar
rival in Chicago we found the excursion
had already gone, and we came, to say
the least, very near being left to the sad
reflections of Knight have BEEN" There
is homcly old saying "there is no use
crying over spilled milk; so we thought,
especially as we were by no means sure
the milk was spilled. We took occasion
to see the general ticket Agent of the e.
b. & Q. r r., who for the small sum Of
$4,000 gave us an excursion ticket, and
we were all right as to that matter. And
> where did we raise that little sum, do you
ask? 1t was a present from the ladies OF
> our parish. God bless the ladies'; had II
not been for them we should before now
) have removed from the manse on the sand
We hope soon to be back reinvigorated
aud better prepared for our WORK.
And now here we are rolling gently out
of the great city of Chicago. We say
! great, but it takes long time to comprc
: bend how great in extent Chicago, begar
only few years since, has grown. On
aud on we roll, and still the city stretches
L out, and further out upon the prairie tn
houses seem to be running on before Il
: stop our progress, and as we fly past an'
: leave them all at last behind, and com
J. out upon the open prairie, we instructive
? ly wonder how Chicago could have bee
" built without some help from our place
'e nor do we believe it was.
= Flying on we soon come into an
D through the little villas that are springin
u up short distance from the city alon
u the lines of the II. r,
III The G. 3. & Q. Il. r. is one Of tn
% smoothest, best managed and fastest rur
n ming railroads in the country; this is nc
50 the first time we have had occasion I
G travel over it, aud we have always s
:" found it,
i 1t is warm day, and as we rush Q
~ " enjoying the beautiful views on eithC
/" hand, the broad rolling pfairies, vast fielC
10 of wheat and corn, sometimes stretchir
- :, away as far as the eye can reach, we fe
=, little like writing or even thinking; v
" only want to sit back in our seat viii
:" that old song "Riding on Rail" rul
10 through our mind, the car wheels keepil
uo time to the air "cochichelunk, cochich
'se lunk, cochichelunk, as we 60 "Buzzil
'' Ger the plain"
"Bless me, this ispleasant
we Riding on Raip'
in 1t does one good occasionally to get o
en- of the beaten track and take more col
hes prehensive view of the world 1t improy
The one mentally, morally aud physically.
ty, enlarges 1.-THE inner service of the mi
nd and SOUL" while if we only follow o
do routine labors or swing around in our o'
ing circle, we are in danger of falling into
the idea that our our circle is the one in viii
all all the satellites of heaven move.
md But time flies, so do we. As we col
,ve nearer the southwestern part of the Sta
ust of Illinois, the scenery is more diversif
nee but not very grand or beautiful. 1
nds crops look well and appear to be lit
Of more advanced than with US.
7 Of There is some coal mining done in :
nee section of the STATE, and although it bril-
For in large amount Of capital, neither
this buildings nor the people have very P
the possessing appearance.
our About 10 o'clock Z. M. we arrived
lins the city of Quincy, and the Mississ
do river, the Father of Waters. This is