Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-21

To Warensbvsg and 0aca,
PRELIMINARIEs.
EDITORS ISTELLIaENCER: Having
! had occasion recently, to take . rul
down our new railroad to Sedalia
and up the Pacific as far as Warrens
burg, will give you a few items o
my journey. The train left the depo
at Lexington about half past six p
n, but did not reach Scdalia unit
long after ten, owing to its being de
tanned some time at Concordia
waiting for q number of cattle to b,
put into cars, a proceeding profitable
no doubt. to the managers Of til,
road, but rather vcxing to traveller
accustomed to calculate upon til,
prompt expedition Of an express
train.
THE RIDE
The ride down was really delight,
full; a fresh breeze from the south.
west created a musical sti,
among tho frequent fields Of corn,
and in tho teeming meadows; the
declining sun worked wonders in
coloring upon tho landscape, and the
rapid motion of the cars gave to the
whole tho changing brilliancy of a
kaleidoscopic view. Away We go at
" rapid rate. and with a very reason
able amount of jolting. over as fine
looking country as the bright sun in
his course looks down upon, which
were it a thousand miles away, trav-
ellcrs would 20 into e~xstacies of
poetic description over, aud we would
all sigh for a sight of such a paradise.
but away VIC go, whirling by farm
houses, with their door-groups of
curious, eager faces, to whom the
passing phenomenon is yet a novelty,
by the broad farms themselves, glori-
Gus III the promise they give of album
dant crops, by great stretches of
rolling prairie, dotted with cattle and
horses cropping the rich aud luxuri.
ant prairie grass, past timber-skirtcd
streams and across creaking bridges,
that aus one involuntarily to think
Of the advantages of an "accident
policy"
Suddenly the warning whistle of
the locomotive is heard, intended for
unsoplisticated bovincs, on the track.
The train slackens specific give them
time to get of; all do so but one
stubborn or stupid COW, which the To-
connective tumblcs down the embark
ment with a broken back. We are
scarcely under Roadway once more,
when the warning whistle shrieks out
again. A mule is OIL the track this
time. He has doubtless been in the
habit heretofore of standing stock
still in the middle of the road, and
vehicles Of all kinds pass
around him as best they might, for
evidently presuming upon past I'M
munities, he whisked his tail con-
femptuously at the snorting monster
behind, and really appeared to suffer
not less from establishment than pain.
he limpcd away OIL three legs,
the fourth crushed to shreds.
through the grass. There was a mute
appeal for eympathy in the look Of
mingled perplexity and reproach,
Which the poor brute cast back at us.
hat touched my heart.
TOWNS.
One could scarcely apply tho usual
geographical designations, "large and
important place." to Pageville, but it {
las certainly made a start Unoticed
he sign ofa saloon), and may begin
o hope for a future. 1t has only to ,
ook to the ncighboring town of Hig- !
lnsville for encouragement. DR.. q
raves new residence, q short dis G
ance beyond the latter place, was
olnted out to me. 1t is a handsome '
onblo cottage building very prettily il
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CONCORDIA. =
A delay of three quarters of an t,
our at Concordia afforded to me a II
pportunity Of seeing enough of this d
'ndsomcly situated village. There c
a finc open space of level ground
the railroad and town. o
hich about satisfies my ideal of an =;
d English commons" Through G
re thickening twilight, lights could di
seen in a few houses, but the most
them were dark, %bespcaking at 8,
economy and the thrifty toll as
at woos All early rest. These sturdy e,
are getting u firm footbold m
every section of u country, aud E.
Ill always constitute a familiar and Q !:
'porta"t feature in American soci- ha
y. 1t is dark when we reach or
'ownsv'lIc,and, consequently, there II,
uld be 10 gathering of items there. ioi
he remaining stations between CO
'ownsville and Sedalia derive their jol
lei Importance from the very beau be
farm country by which they are no
rounded. We were deposited, pas
'gers, baggage and cattle. !, pa
lal'a, three quarters of an hour 10
bind time. l felt too sleepy to see
town although there were I
'cral Lcxingtonians who would.
lDticss, very readily have assisted Sa
III doing so-and retired at once >,
wARRENsBURG. IN
Inc early morning train for War. tor
sburg set mo down in that ploce hot