The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-08-20
For the EAGLE.
Brave, True Words.
ROCKFORD TOWNSHIP, !
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ROCKFORD TOWNSHIP,
August IL, lisa. !
EDITOR EAGLE: As you request .
letter from me will write you very
short one. l suppose after harvest l
should have time to give you few
items but it seems there is no end to
work. In regard TO the grasshopper
raid would say that met them about
half way and all they made offme they
are welcome to. They got what some
landlords down east expect for rent
about half The day the pests made
their appearance commenced cutting
up my corn and laying on the ground
in piles about eight hills in each. ]
kept the old corn cutter clicking all
day and in the night until / clock in
the morning. When | came into the
house did not gel into the bed just
fen over on il. The next day when
awohc found my fodder nicely driving,
| then procured some long grass and
tied il in sheaves and set up in shocks,
about one hundred and fifty bundles
III each. If that does not make excel
lent feed then my name is not boo
little" If that does not make my COW
give milk this winter she will be for
sale in the spring, and if my bull
team refuses to break eighty acres of
prairie between ROW and the first of
April. somebody in Wichita will find
sale for some buck skin whip crackers.
You people in Wichita are becoming
unnecessarily alarmed. The situation
is not half so bad as you think. Why
sir, the first of December will find
Sedgwick county better provided with
bread-stuf and feed for stock than she
has ever been before Much of the
corn striped of blades is maturing
pretty good corn, and the moving
machines are going with c!ick-at-try-
click on every bottom and ravine-and
oh, what splendid hay. Is anybody
leaving? Yes, but that does not alarm
me. There is tide in the history of
every new country that try mems
souls, and the weak Of faith will flee
away but their absence will no more
prevent the alternate greatness and
prosperity of the valley then flashing
comet can disarrangc and destroy the
universe of God. The soil of this val
ley when brought under cultivation is
richer than the richest gold mine
in the world, and brave hearts and
strong arms will come to develop it,.
Oh, We faithless ones, if you have not
faith to work do not run away but
stand still and behold the glory ofGod.
Do not run away from this land of
gentle brceZcs, of rich soil, of rolling
prailies, of clear sparkling streams and
healthsul blue skies. and talk of this
not being Gods country, because a
few old blind Minnesota grasshappers
came sneaking around. Does the Lord
chastise those whom he lovcth not ?
Mr.. Editor do not judge Rockford by
the few farmers who stand on the
street corners of Wichita, but come
out and see the farmers who are at
home. at work, hear them tell OF future
plans, how they are going to sow this
grasshopper eaten field of corn to fall
wheat, and do this and do that. They
have faith in themselves, faith in the
country and faith in God. and their
craws sticketh ont with sand.
DOOLITTLE.
Thank YOU. Doolttle, such talk
does us good. and is worth Il year $
subscription to every honest, perse-
vering man in the valley.-ED.