The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-02-05

Warren Smith writes us the follow
ing serio-conic letter from Lansing,
Michigan. 1t will be seen that he is
more enthusiastic over our climate
than ever:
LANSING, Michigan, !
Jan. 22d, 1875. !
EDITOR ADVANCE: On the 14ti, inst.
wrote You Il letter from Detroit and
promised that if you would be real gen-
erous in giving it IL literoI reproduce
ton i'll your columns, that | would
write to you again, and taking it for.
granted that you have gracioIs]y COM,
piled with my request, | again i'll
dulSe i'll u short drive of tie quill.
But you must not expect me to lie
profoundly philosophical or trancen-
dent;'lly poctic;ll. for: my lver, is badly
behind time WithitS secretiOns. and I
feel like the last rose of summer. To
make long story short, I'm " Bilious.
and. III a business point of view, horse
lie combat.
Michigan climate has tuken me in bad
ly. Had come here from the m;,la-
rious districts farther south. | might
mot have been sen, lille of nv misery.
but after having had my lungs play on
the he;lyen-inspired atmosphere of Min
nesota for three years. | feel that Pm
sold. l am not to say dangerously i'll.
but just sick enough to feel deyijshly
uncomfortable. There! would not
have said that naughty word had nv
liver been the right color; but when, Il
mans liver loses it's natural hue and
assumes i jaundice appearance, he loses
sight Of the Decalogue. and is ant to
indulge in all manner of naughty say
ings When | WIS gulphing down
whole cnl,ic yards of Notwithstanding
Minnesota atmosphere, l fairly bulb
bled over with good l,umor. | loved
every body, that was lovely and was
distinguished for my . heavenly mind
edneSS:' but what il change las come
overme: am mad and out of l,u,nor
I'LL the time: Even tile sound Of the
dinner bell bears 10 music to my ear.
Only think OF the utter demoralized
condition Of 4 Minnesotian,. when lie
goes back on \ square meal. Such III
anatomy is unlearti Of III the Gland of
sky-tinted waters. - I'm SO soured.
that can't even smile c0lnp|acentlv on
the sweet-faced nympl's that glide like
fairies about the dining room, and
fancy that every apple dumping placed
before me, contains I. Texan tarraltu
Talk of enjoying ones self in this coun-
try! can realize no shadow of enioy-
n'ent day or night. Iput up ut Il first
class hotel last evening, and walking
up to the landlord, said, ''I.andlord, /
want Il nice room and good clean bed ,
even at i'll extra cllarge:' Accordingly
wa; assigned to Il first class room,
and whei | surveyed the pure white
linnen OH the bed. INDUCED in the
hope that l would enjoy at least one
nights unslisturbed sluml,er. But vain
hope when the air teens with blue
devils, inhaled ut every breath. Had
only been in bed but u few moments
when WAS shocked with the unpleas-
ant convict III that al old diseased
|'auper had died the night previous, in
the very bed | was then Occupying. and
that the linnen on which | was living
was reeking with infectious matter,
SO tangible was this delusion, that I
arose, lighted the gas, and again in
spected the room and bed, but could
detect no appearance that contradicted
the law Of cleanliness in the least de-
gree. Giving myself \ curtain lecture,
[ again retired, and after throwing N.Y.
self about for five or six hours, l tired
myself out and fell into a ftful slum-
her. which did not in tie least degree
improve my condition. No sooner had
l crossed into the donlinions Of Morphe-
us. than I encountered the most nor
rifying sensations-fancfed that was
swamped up to the knees in revolt
ing slough Of reeking filth. and beset
Ivy whole herd Of nightmares that
trampled me into the obnoxious slough
until there was nothing left Of me. If
one single night rhilly can kick the
breath out Of man, fancy what
must have suffered when beset by a
whole herd of these nocturnal Destroy
ers of human slumber! Saw Logs and
Mount Blanc avslanches. are nothing
compared to tl,em! What a contrast
to the time when used to say my lit
| tie Prayers. and seek my virtuons
couch ut my home Oh the classic shores
Of Graham Lakes. My slllmbers then
were sinless, and undlstnrletl, save Ivy
! the rustling Of the snowy wing Of some
passing angel. 1 y: = S:s55.s,2 s:=52 ;
lave encountered many gales at
sea, and as often resolved, that if / was
n1.ns. x,orrni fGAd II AGAIN ranNl, tho 1,lon