The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-04-01

palm, the contest becomes almost fearful.
de who enters the lists against any one OF
these must needs have AZ Imagination of
india rubber, and the conscience Of an
Indian agent, or o member of Congress.
AS q sample, to indicate the healthfulness
Of the climate OF Nebraska, one Of these
veterans porpetrates the following 4 col
ony emigrating to settle In Nebraska, hear.
ing that men never died there, resolved to
take one along so far gone with consump-
ton and ague, that they would be suls Of
at least one with which to start . cemetery,
near their proposed town site. But no
sooner had he crossed Missouri River than
signs of characterization to his physician
began TO be man fest. He had the audacity
to throw his quinn into the Missouri.
refused to take his blue pill, and dnally run
away from his docror, and the last heard Of
was running for county sheriff. l give this
- sample the invigerating effect of the
climate. But / observed that among this
juntO of veterans, however good . story was
told, the psrpetrator had little chance unless
he we're last. 4 small herd Of antelope,
one Of which We wounded, and low grouse
wasall the game until wa reached the
Republican River, striking it first at Red
Cloud, containing the usual compliment
Of buildings of . regular western city, 8
store, p0at Office, and blacksm it'll shop, and
n AL n&I
geese were thronRlng the river, the most
thickly timbsred stream have seen In the
state. On the opposite side the white cliffs,
the outerop of the magnesium limestone.
cheated as several times with what we sup
posed to bs villages in the distance. This
stsns, species Of chalk or soap stone, 10
said to be very good material for building
purposes, hardening with exposure to the
weather. The valley will probably average ten
or twclve miles In width, the buff breaking
abruptly into the river on the one side, the
bottom land being on the other, these alter
mating perhaps every few miles. have
been told that this valley 10 the paradise
OF the floral kingdom, some evidences of
which could still be seen. in several beauti-
full varieties, though after the frosts of au-
tumE. We climbed the bluffs which in
places were purple with the fruit of the
prickly pear to taste some of this fruit so
new to US. If Svery rose has its thorn
! wonder what . prickly pear has. Before I
got much ct the frnit my experience WAS
similar to shat OF Peter Prangls, the prsnglv
psar picker, who in picking peck of prsn.
ely pears, frem the prangIy pear trees, or the
pleasant prairiss, picked three pscks of
prangIy pear pricksrs, into his prangly pear
pickers, which In my school boy days was
one OF my drill exercises to teach lips and j.,
tongue to dwell upon succession Of similar
consonant sounds, and not trip. found tue
fruit quite palatablc, looking something
like the pnlp of tomstV but soon found
that was being initiated into new mys-
terry. I had not needed the minute prickles
upon them, almost as imperceptible as the
fuzz on peach, until tongue. lips and throat
clearly Peter Prangles experience or any
ones else. We have the same species of
cactus in our gardens and flower pots. but
it seldom bears frSit as in the wild state.
1t is so abundant on many OF the western
prairies, that the whole landscape bristles
like porcupine, and the hunter and trapper
| finds 1t difficult to find place to stretch a
tent, or spread bed, without these thorns
to harrow his nocturnal vision.
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