The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-30
CORRESPONDENCE.


BosroS ERIE COUNTY " Y, July 90 1874
Ed CHIEF,-I made promise to many of my friends to
write to them and they should be- all readers
of the Chief hope this communication will satisfy all
and prove to them that have kept my promise.
few words in regard to my trip. passage
the H. ST. Joe r 70 Quincy; from thence the c.. B.
O. R. R. to Chicago; after pleasant trip. arrived in
Chicago upon the evening of July 3D. Not having
Chicago since the fire Of ISL wended my way the
Massasot House opposite the Union Depot where after
refreshing both the outer and inner took stroll
out over the Burnt District" but that could End
for Phenixke 1t had arisen from its ashes and where
once was waste and desoation made by the FIRE end,
stood mammoth blocks Of stone filed from roof to base
ment with merchandise from every quarter of the globe
Intutyely wandered around to Mcvicker's Theatre,
where warred with the evil spirit moment when was
induced invest in small piece Of cardboard upon
which was printed Admit One" was conquered but
enjoyed myself until II p when wandered back to
the hotel " here shown up to my room when in a
few minutes was comfortably in the Of Morpheus
by the way Morpheus is real person.l where lay
until was awakened by the firing of cannon and fire.
crackers which was in commemoraon of the 9TH day Of
july After breakfast happened upon the street. when
my ear caught sound of music not unlike that made
by Prof Riggs Cornef Band of Highland; and ifI have
weakness above another, tbs fer music and mince
pies could resist the temptation; 50, falling in
with the crowd found myself in procession vending
mic Suffice say. had good timei lots of ice,
kept on kegs lager did take any Of the ice
but one OF glasses of the lager escaped down my
throat knew spiritually it wrong but the physical
with the spiritual and finally overpOwered it.
Thus passed the 4th of July with ''Sacket."
At 5p m, 1 took the NJ. S. & N. /. R. R. for Buffalo
where arrived at p. m. Sunday July 5th found
several old acquantsaees but coud not leave the city
until Monday at p. wben1 took the B. & j. r. r. for
the home of my father where arrived at p. m after
absence Of nearly eight years Never before could real
ze the feelings that must have passed through the mind
of Rip Van Wrinkle he came down from the mountain
into his native village did at that moment But few
of my old chums left the different professions and
avOcations having taken many Of them to different Oca
ties and many have passed that bourne which leads to
the great beyond"
found my father still enjoying good health; he having
passed his eighty third milestone in the journey of life
and we trust he may live to humber many more annual
rounds and his last days be spent in peace and quiet at
the old homestead.
Last evening had reunion of old Livingstone Lodge
A. F. & A. NJ. which kept up until
The wee sma hours ayant the twal"
Many "reminiscences of the past related, and good
time had generally.
The crops my looked well and the people here
they have not had better prospect for the past five
years This is not farming country, but cheese cOun
try visited factory where made thirty chees-
es each day weighing about sxtyve pounds each The
smaller factories turn out about twelve day probably
an average of eighteen cheese from each factory Within
radius of twelve miles, there twenty five of these
cheese factories. Sales made weekly English buy
and shipped to Liverpool About fourteen per
pound is the average price, this season.
But very few things look natural. Even the comet
would hardly have known, but from peculiar wag his
tail which assured me that he the cid
ance, and one which must recognize