Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-04-26

Though / date my letter in April
hail is falling, and comes down just as
if it had right to, but | suppose to
morrow the sun will be smiling as
serenely as though its face had never
been dimmed by frowning clouds.
Such is life-in spring, and such is
April. April is the coqaette Of the
months hiding its fece sometimes
behind its fan of clouds, then smiling
again with sunny face sometimes
its sky overhead puts ON its navy blue
suit, frightened with only one big
button-the sun-and sometimes, in
deed quite often, drapes itself i'll a
veil of mourning, the black clouds
But coquets like variety in dress, as
we'll as feature AMI so, anything for
change" comes quite natural to
April
However, April is the advance
guard of the months, also-a sort of
wolnan's rights scout-that tells us
that a procession of brighter and
pleasanter days is coming, with band
of singing birds, and low winds,
spreading through aisles Of green trees
and flowery ways; so We are always
glad to shake hands with her, smile
benignantly upon her,place our hands
upon its brow and say Heaven bless
you my child am glad to see you,
but-go on, and let the procession
GOMEZ No; April is not like the
quiet b eauty of I'll e summer
with its fresh grass and chirpiug
crickets III the evening and the long,
cool mellow twilight. 1t is bogus
promising good coin in the morning
which proves to be counterfeit before
night. We are in favor of the golden
specie of summer days and Nature
can "rcsume" the payment Of them as
soon as she likes, for doubt not that
III the vaults OF the future she has
plenty of them to circulate, and, like
kind mother, make US all heir to the
treasure.
But, Mr.. Editor, perhaps yon don't
know where Riohland Center is, or
some Of your readers don't If so,
the more's the pity; and having
spoken our best about the weather,
we have a good word fer this little
village up among the sand fats and
hills 1t is little oasis of white
houses and clean streets, having per-
haps Il thousand ''head of people
who are pleasant and well disposed to
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missiorary or several missionaries.
Their enterprise took the direction Of
railroad about year ago and run
away with them eighteen miles to
Lone Rock, so that they are now con
nected with the rest of the railroad
world by good substantial track
marrow gauge and make two trips
with their pony engine per day. They
say the road is beginning to pay now.
A telegraph wire also extends here
waiting to carry messages but doesn't
receive much encouragement. The
town also numbers the usual churches,
schools, court house and lawyers,
also a professional boot. black but
there are so many in that business in
an individual way that he doesn't re-
ceive much encouragement either. He
is not noisy boy, this soot-black,
but is suggestive creature-all his
suggestions having reference to bust
ness. He sometimes observes that it is
a muddy day, and looks at your boots;
or if it is not muddy, he observes,
"now amt this dusty?' and looks at
your boots. with significant motion
towards his brush. When he blacks
one boot he sings ont "Change cars
and the other boot is begun upon.
Two good newspapers exist in Rich
land Center a'so One of them, the
Observer, is a youngster yet, having
only been born some few months
since, but its proud parent, Mr.. Jim
Waggoner, is doing as well as could
be expected, and is as happy as a
steer in the corn over future pros
poets. Capt. Fogo is city editor OF
the Republican. He is a good editor
because he lends us his gun once in a
while; also because he has a good
local paper and doesn't call his broth
err editor a sneaky reptile. or lying
lizzard, or an old potentate because
he runs q good papes toe.
Looking at the village with charity
enough in your heart to look over
the sidewalks, it is gem for its size;
and later in the spring when it takes
on an emerald hue OF green grass, and
blooming flowers, The setting must he
brilliant indeed. 5ea ye mean 10
90 a-trouting. and have already con
suited authorities ~ 70 the proper
kind Of bait to be used and the
probable market price of trout this
year-say by the hundred pounds.
OF course we are not going out with