The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-11-16
A WEEK INTHE COUNTRY
New CASTLE, Iud.. Nov. 9th


EDITOR PALLADIUM: Who doesn't ike to
60 to the country ? Precious few. we think
Anyhow we are one of those who do, and that
too, at every Convenient season. Well, we
considered Saturday last a convenient season
and accordingly in the afternoon, repaired to
the depot to take the train west, for weeks
sojourn. We found it behind time, and rs
We had forty miles to ride, and FIVE miles to
shoot it, alter leaving the train, we very
naturally grew uneasy. Looked at the bulli-
TIN boards long and earnestly for comfort,
but failed 10 find it, being unable to read the
inscriptions thereon. Presently encountered
friend, who is always posted, who informed
US that our train was two hours late. So, af-
ter staving and tearing around, afie, the
manner OF true and tried traveller, and ours.
ing and disappearing the Pan Handle r r Co..
as true Richmondite, We went home again
to wait and sleep till the morning train. All F!
sleep did we say Vain delusion We will
not tell how many times during the night we
started wildly from our dreams, struck a
match to consult watch. and at last got up
an hour and b alf before train time Tor fear
of over sleeping ourself. That would be for
eign to the subject But the odor of brim-
| stone which prev AIDED that chamber was. to
use common expression very 'loud.'
AS it is supposed that no one ever travels
BY rail on Sunday morning, unless placed
under such circumstances as we were, v G
| will say nothing of our ride, only that we adj
advise III to avoid such travel, unless they
enjoy cold cars, the absence of society within
and lie without.
Leaving the cars at Knightstown, we were
soon on a country road leading southwark
and when once out of sight of town began to
feel better Immediately Whistled tune
and would have sang song had it nc: sud-
denly occurred to us that it was-Sunday
This is the way the country causes fellow
from the city to feel. Ills spirits raise al
once and he feels half ashamed that his home
is in the city, and half resolves within him.
self to return to it no more. We suppose i.
is the love of Nature, to be found in som.
measure in the breast of all. that engenders
this feeling. In the country, most things arr
as Nature made them, in the city most every.
thing is artificial. Hence our lore of the ont
and final dislike of the other.
Walked to the house of. friend. Accom-
Panied them in carriage to the country
church-mee.ing we should have said, al III,
denomination was Quakers. Preaching b.
several Of both sexes. One man, facing Us
preached twice without raising his eyes from
the foor. This appeared like doing double
duty. The meeting was solemn and impress
sive. No music, of course, save that pro-
duced by the speakers, which is familiar t.
all who ever attended Quaker meeting.
This meeting underwent q big rev iv,
about two years ago, which was the cause o
several of its members going crazy. One o
them has since been to the asylum. The,
are the funniest lot of luuatics you ever hear.
of. When any of their relatives are see
coming to pay them visit, they will stretcl
themselves about the floor and take no no, il
OF them when they come in. In some cases
where only portion Of the family are thu
afflicted, the crazy ones will not eat at tn
same table with the rest, and refuse to par
take OF any victuals prepared By other hand
than their own. Lastwinter, one fellow wen
over to the meeting house, drew large cir
Gle IN the snow about it. and laid hin
down within it, as all without was going I
isnk As the surrounding landscape did nc
disappear from sight, according to his orc
phecy, he finally succumbed 10 the effect a
the cold, and lit out for home, with badl
frozen limbs. We shall not attempt to emu
merate all the ridiculous things told OF ther
as the above mentioned are sufficient to sho,
that they have ''got il bad"