Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-09-24

owns a large tract ofland, made the
more valuable by portion of it being
well tmbered and watered. The passing
glance we had of Mr. Lay, told us that
Father Time had not forgotten him in
these past tive years, but had plainly left
his impress. Adjoining is the estate OIL.
W. Sanborn, which looks lonesome even
to passers by. Poor Sanbornl called in
the very prime of life by the summons
which we all must answer to.
We passed the farm of T. 5. Edwards,
unoccupied, which is beautiful piece
NJ. Williams and Is. Reicherts have tidy
good looking farms Passing on, we
found ourselves in the Mennonite settle
ment, where the women are working in
the fields, dressed in their native cos
TUNE, which makes one think he has been
suddenly transferred 10 a Russian town.
Our early breakfast and long ride began
10 make US think of the dinner hour,
and a hotel was yet at least ten miles
distant. So we decided to get out of
Ruseland as soon as possible and get din
ner at some private house. And then
the trouble was to find the hostess at
home. But in this we were soon to be
gralifed. Across the stream known here
as "Spring Turkey" up little rise of
ground. was house, where the WIN ndows
were completely covered with running
vines; the doors were open, which 81 ow-
ed US table, with its white spread, all set
for dinner, and the fumes of the most
fragrant coffee, were temptations we
could not Withstand. 1 hastily alighted,
and apologizing for the intrusion, asked
if We could get dinner there. Certain
ly," said the lady, in a neat looking cali
co dress and white apron, dinner is
all ready, and husband will soon be in
from Newton, where he has been with
wheat" And with no annoyance or
needless apologies, we saw what We had
never seen before-a model rural home,
where more real ease and comfort could
be obtained than in many houses ten
times its size. There were vines and
flowers, pictures, books and papers TO
enjoy. And such a dinner as we sat
down to! Vegetables in great variety,
which relished well with the chicken,
fried to a delicious brown nor did it end
here; there were tarts, and puddings an d
pie, and then melons-which excelled in
size and flavor anything ever saw be-
fore. And this IS the "bleeding Kansas"
of a few years ago, thought to myself,
and the starving Kansas of yesterday
and 1 glanced at the mammoth corn, of
% acres, which lay just to the north, and
the stacks of straw at the sou tn, which
told of an abundant harvest of small
grain. This is the home of A. G. Smith,
who came here four years ago. and it tells
plainly what steady habits and honest
labor will accomplish. With a light
team and boy to help, he has raised over
thousand bushels of small grain this
year, and is now preparing large piece
for winter wheat. His loss, last year,
from grasshoppers was great; they kill
ed entire an orchard of some u acres,
and some hundreds of peach trees, ais 10
his hedge But life is short, friend Smith,
so take more leisure with your labor.
The road to Mcpherson took us by the
attractive looking home of S. Allcock.
Mrs. AS flower garden was one mass of
brilliant beauties.
H.A. Hendry has a fine farm adjoin-
ing Mcpherson, and near by is Esq. Hilrs
all apparently IN fair prospects of plen-
ty of this worlds goods.
Taking a direct road to Hutchinson,
we saw some antelope, and going in pur-
suit of them we lost our way and find
ourselves on the main road again, 10 King
City, and while my companion Is hoot-
ing prairie chickens, 1 finish this by the
last rays of Kansas sunset, in as b eau
tiful country as the heart of man could
ask for. AU REVoIR.