The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-09-26
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Necessity fur u. Dkv~tw,,ms~mt.
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Az ! trust my readers are by this
time aware, nm not writing merely 10
aInnxe those who chance IN honor mo
with their attentions, Int with the hope
that what IN here set down bearing mn.
on past and existing conditions ii tho
South may serve To draw attention 10
Whist In tho end may subscrvc the nd.
vantage and prosperity, In some d..
gree, III least, of both sections I pnr.
p,se 70 deal ~ some extent with the
substantial resources aud nttrac-
ti0nn with which the south N really
No richly endowed, II. pcrchance, some
may turn 10 these advantages. and.
sooner Or later, reap good returns from
them.
Let mc remark, then. that most nm.
doubleday the poverty. and resulting
ignorance and simplicity. II tho mount.
ain districts because prosperity, and
resulting wealth, In most cases means
education, hooks aud thousand differ.
rnt enterprises came largely u thu m.
fortunate start made two.thirds 81 1
century ago, and not from lack of re-
SOURCES In tho country itself. The first
settlers believed implicitly III tho pleas.
ures and pr0htx~ whatsoever they were. },
II tho chAse, and, 10 long ~ they could
raiss corn enough To furnish bread for
themselves and feed Tor their stock,
they troubled themselves but little b..
You'd this. their meat. until hogs and
cattle lMcomo substitute and naccs
nity, being gotten out of the woods, =
Placed In these rich and well.woo.lesl
and wAleTcd valleys, excepting now and
then : small peach ~ apple orchard
whore fruit ri thc l,e~t Kind might bs
made 70 yield 4 superabnndanc the,
thus existed for hall on two.thirin of |
century, the world, somehow. never
having 1T ~ daylight stream In upoi
ihem.
And yet, III through that region
where only tho traveller on horseI,.cl
Or on foot could make bis way, coal AM
Iron are everywhere cropping ont
from The hillAides. III I manner TIA
would make unlimited fortunes for No,
Eneland with the same condition,
Tbs truth sscms ~ have bcon, TIM
Tho advantage Tor living conlh b. IL,
un las too easy terms. And. In H
lustrstion of this. let mo give On incl
dent, tho leading features III whicI
might be multiplied indefinitely.
On ono 81 my many jaunts throngl
these valleys, came upon one 10 "a
ceedingly charming Iii III IN belona
ineA that friend 81 mine along coul'
only utter ordinations Of pleased ~,
prise. Tho occupant nj tha 0nc hsbI
1AttOn III u va evidently tho Y,ponarc
IT al be surveyed" With his pictu,
eequc log cabin, located on i smaI
omlncncc In the middle u thc yslle,
behind him was line peach and ami
orchard, while little further Oh WIS
rusltc mill turned ~ thu lMautif,
stream thnt noisIly bowled liz ~
downward. while upward toward Il,
tops ~ the hills that shut In this littl
paradise waved thu arms VI great iores
trees, cottonwood. Oak, And others. III
seemed 10 hand over the place protrc
ingly IN shield II from tempeAlA and 1
0lse thst might threaten IL, Clcsyc
snd rich fields IN ample supply con
pleted ths picture.
I have said abuye that lile and 4
comforts heFe were liAd ~ too 49,
con6ltlons. Stopping u get bresklaI
and ous horse. fed, The good woman ,
Che house. ~ give ~ something /
do no ssid, @wl,tIe shs WA pret~rit
80 meal, !" brought forward some plat
a ~ most beautiful honey In IT. whit
Co0b I was ever fortunate enough
tu.to. And sLc sdded. .tic bees In
loft that rich hive II honey the day b
f0re. and eh0 cOu1dnt think III sing
seneon Tor their doing - but wss CON
plstsjy puzzled"
We'll, II was not long before IN q
ruireble breakfast waS snoking On "A
tai,Is before ~. and then, IN The eousu
81 conversation, we learned thet a
family werc doing thsir lbest 10 disp06
u their baautiluf place i0r tho psirpos
81 moving 70 Missouri.
sAla1. sid % the good woman. !"
Aldnt beljovo thsss was any vale 4
son1snv - this world, ~h4tSsIr N