Nebraska advertiser., 1882-08-24
Normal stndents visit to Anhnrn

Normal Students Visit to Auburn,
EDITOR ADVERTISERS On the 9th
OF August, number Of Normal stu
dents (as we are called gathered to-
gether, and all of us having desire to
take a ride--being as it happened we
were all classmates at the Normal, and
desired to have a good time while to-
getheT.
1t was moved and seconded that we
should take IA ride to Auburn, that live
ly little town on the prairie. We were
all longing to see that town, and the
surrounding country, so resoltiOn was
passed that "our little company would
take the trip on the 10th" Well we
were all anxious for night to come SO
we might go on that pleasant trip the
next day. We talked of all we were
going to see and do on that trip. Early
on the morning of the 10th we started,
opr trip to Auburn was about fifteen
miles. we drove by fields of corn and
wheat and pf.tny beautiful places until
we came to the farm and residence of
Mr.. John Maley, well-to-dO farmer
and fruit-grower of Nemaha county,
residing two and half miles north
west Of North Auburn. TO our idea
and those of many others, he has the
most beautiful and best improved farm
in Nemaha county AS we came from
the north the first we met was a beau
tiful peach and apple orchard of about
ten acres, the trees looked handsome
and just such position to that south,
is his old peach orchard of ten acres,
which shows it has done service for
our friend. for it is fast dying out, but
still appears to have good many
peaches ON it. The whole farm is en-
closed with heavy locust hedge, but
i'm front of the orchards and house,
which we next meet the hedge looks
beautiful, it is so nicely trimmed that
it shows its owner has good skill in
trimming hedges South Of the house
is two beautiful apple orchards Of
about five acres each, which looks too
handsome to be expressed in words.
Our friend has all his orchards nicely
sown with blue grass and timothy
which aids in the looks very much, and
much more when mown, as it was
standing real high and promising its
owner good hay. In driving by the
house we halted and went very slowly
so that we could see all that was poss-
bic to see The house is white frame
house and shows by its appearance its
occupants are neat, tasty, and take
great pleasure in identifying their
home. Over the porch is beautiful
twining rose with the blooming gera-
NUNS beneath it, and over the front
door he has "mass style" which our
teacher in history used to tell us 50
much about, one of those pOrticoes,
which was also filled with geraniums,
and by the looks of the front yard we
have the idea that it will soon be sown
in bluegrass as the orchards are, for it
had just been plowed, how beautiful
it will look then. On gazing OH the
outdoor scenery we were almost Tempt
ed to call in to take a peep inside for
we know it must be just as nicely fixed
and furnished as the farm and yard. If
we thought that Miss Jennie and Anna
were az home we would surely, for we
were always classmates together at the
Normal and loved each other as broth
ers and sisters Oh! how we would
| like to have made q call on them and
| talked over our SCHOOL udgS dJ Tue
Normal, of all the pleasant and some
hard times together getting our les
sons. 1t is so long since we have seen
them, our hearts were sad after we
passed the gate that we did not stop
even for five minutes and see if they
were at home, but our trip was so linn
tied for our ride. But had those APP
pies, peaches and pears which we saw,
and blackberries and other fruit which
we knew he must have. been ripe, We
could not have resisted the temptation,
but rest assured we will take another
trip when then they get ripe. After a
short ride we reached North Auburn
where we took dinner, and after riding
through North and South Auburn and
seeing all or partly Of what we wanted
TO see. 1t being near evening we start
ed home, being very much pleased witt
our trip and hoping to take such {
pleasant one again. j. w. f.
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