The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-08-16
A TRIP TO WATERLOO AND AGNES
CITY
A Candidate ''Huntiug Butter"

EDITOR NEWS: have been upon a
SHUTTER hunting" tour, and with your
permission will briefly relate my
travels. On Thursday last 1 left the
city with Waushara, Waterloo town.
ship, as the point of destination, about
25 miles distant. On account of i'm
proper directions, 1 found myself,
when darkness began to fall from the
wings of night, ten or twelve miles
from my objective point, and as much
lost as the sailor upon the sea without
compass. In answer to inquiry con-
corning the way, woman replied that
she could go there herself but couldn't
direct me. With what general infor-
nation she could give struck boldly
out upon the far stretching prairies,
headed toward the nerth. After an
other hours travel l asked q boy
where Waushara was, and he gave the
satisfactory answer that it "was all
about here very much in the condi-
ton the fellow found the butter milk,
Lying around loose So" He said,
however, that there were two school
houses, Nos. Q and 10, called Wau-
shara, and a post office by that name.
knowing that lucky numbers went by
three's, made for No. 8, which, after
great anxiety and uncertainty reach
ed about So o'clock. It was dimly
lighted. Eight or ten persons were
present to ratify Grant and Wilson.
Shortly, however, others came, and
having organized, the chairman intro
duced your humble servant. OF course
modesty forbids that I should make
m ention of the able speech delivered
by me. Your correspondent from that
direction will no doubt do it full JUS
tice as well as the effort of Mr.. Bach
eller, who was also up helping to "save
the country" 1 spent the night with
Mr.. Richardson. No house could fur
nish better entertainment than was
found at his. Our farmers live in I'M
pretending dwellings and dress in
plain apparel, but in those habitations
is found always generous welcome
and noble, manly hearts.
From Waushara we went to Allen,
also in Waterloo township, and "put
up'' with Uncle Charlie Wilmington, as
he is Familiarity called in that neigh
borhood. Before had alighted he in
quired what wanted. I told him we
had come down to convert him, to
which he replied that 1 would play
HI converting him. He said they
had hid all their silver ware and
watches, and to get down and come in.
We were not 10th to accept the invi-
tation. What glorious home he has.
An air of comfort, plenty and peace
pervades the whole premises. The
poet must have had some such peace
full farm home in his mind when he
wrote,
"AlOng the cool, sequestered vale of life
They kept the noiseless tenor of their
way"
To any one weary of the busy walks
of life and longing for retreat to some
peaceful nook, 1 weuld recommend
Uncle Charley's cottage. His strong
Democratic proclivities $50 strong that
he can't go Greeley make no differ
ence in his treatment of guests.
From Allen W e proceeded to Agnes
City township, near Capt. McMilIan's.
The reception here was warm, and the
welcome hearty. Again the hospit-
able board was made to groan beneath
its burden of good things, served in
honor of guests from Emporia. take
the Captain to be 4 kind OF t'head
man" among the citizens OF Agnes
And while his neighbors may be in no
wise his interiors, and judging from
the appearance Of those 1 had the
pleasure of speaking to do not think
they are, I do not hesitate in saying
that he is entitled to that honor, for a
better informed and more courteous
gentleman cannot be met in the coun-
ty. And, by the way, you win find
that sI1 our farmers are reading, well
posted men, which think accounts
for their support Of Grant and Wilson.
l heard two Greeley men attempting
to explain the political complexion Of
Lyon county. They attributed 1t 70 ig-
norance. This was hardly in accord
with Greeley's logic. YOu know he
says, s'The less newspapers and school
houses ne have, the stronger Is the