Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-08-19
LETTER FROM ILLINOIS.

"This world is wide one, but what /
difference does that make Instance is
nothing at an epoch when onecan stand
upon the shores of the Atlantic, and
gaze out Ger the swelling food and
then fly as if in the chariot of the wind
away across the continent, and in an.
incredibly short space of time, gather
shells from the shores of the Pacific, or
battle in its dashing waters. Or when
one may stand upon the shore, and,
grasping the -lurid lightning in his hand
can speak across the roaring, surging
pillows of the mighty ocean. What
great and glorious attachments the pres
emit age is making. What rapid strides
the nations. are taking, up the rugged
hill of art and science. But few years
ago, if journey was to be taken, the
great numbering emigrant wagons were
brought round, and there the furniture
being packed away, with goodly sup
ply Of pork, beans, potatoes, &C., and
with their earthly possessions gathered
up, not forgetting to string the, frying
pans, pots and kettles, and all such
cooking utensils upon stout rope, sus-
pended underneath the cart, the travel
ers bid adieu to their weeping friends,
and, getting into the moving habitations,
and giving the patient, but slow footed
oxen a poke with the goad stick, they
move on to wander DER the wide world
until moons must wax and wane, and
seasons come and 90. Now, behold
what change Time has wrought
wonders in its fight. Shore is chained
to shore, and brought within speaking
distance. The North and South shake
hands in friendship, while the East and
West are clasped in an embrace Of sis
terly love. H. 9re aa
= Nor, at the present day is travelling
so tedious or unpleasant, when one can
recline upon the yielding sofa in a
"Palace Drawing-room," while flying
over mountains, through valleys, across
rivers and plains or when at night one
can repose in luxurious berth, and
wake in the morning bright and fresh,
and find his boots nicely blacked, face
washed, hair combed, watch lost and
breakfast eaten.
Now the great tide of emigration is
to the West. The great golden West,
where grain piles itself up at every mans
door, and where roasted pigs run about
the streets, with forks in their backs
squealing "Eat me; eat me, !" and where
in some places swine are SO plenteous
that every third man you meetis, a hog.
The West is truly a great country
Here are immense fields of waving corr
and grain. This is just the place fol
farmers for here are broad inviting prai
ries. Here the great tide of emigration
flows, and cities spring up as if by mag
, ic, and, here they shake with fever ant
ague. In some parts of Indiana ant
, Illinois it is called quite healthy, ant
people are not often seen to shake, 70
they usually crawl under their bed
: and hide, during their shaking fits
But they are seen with fever, fer the,
are glad enough to roll out if they d
!, get laughed at. But fever and ague i
not really SO fearful as many may snip
! pose. People expect it here and submit
to their fate as they would to mumps
!, or measles, and after they are climate
they are not apt to suffer so severely
: And then, there are healthy localities
: where, with prudence and care, peopl
may escape this disease. But thos
! who do get it are usually obliged to re
main until the disease oblates, for the,
will shake so as to be unable to e
away. a'& 81 - s'51 Pa 'i3-
y People travelling from the East, e.
pecially from Vermont, where the
breathe the fresh, stirring, health-gi,
= ing breezes which play among the noun
aims and drink from the cool spring
! which gush like crystal from the rocks
or dash down the mountain sides :
Il going West, when they, reach their de
r tination, their first drink Of water wi
g be drank without any thought save tn;
), they are tired and thirsty, but immed
i ately after they will be quite likely
: sit down to mediate and think, Il
;. matter over, and try to make up the
minds as to what kind of mixture the
have been drinking. The next drir
(of water) will probably be drank Sc
n, eral days after. In the mean time the