The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-04-05
FROM PENNsYLvANIA.

USIOS DEPosIT Pa, March ID, 1873.
Mr. EDIToR:-We left the fair State of Kansas on
the 40 train at Severance tlfe evening of tho
26th inst, and a gliied along on the ST. Joe &
w. r. r., the clouds of winter seemed to disappear,
and betoken that spring was at hand: that the
promise by the great book would be fulfilled for an
other year. at least. The green fields seemed TO
smile again. and all nature be preparing TO welcome
back old Sol on his return to the north. asked
myself the question: Is there any other country
equal to Doniphan County, Kansas in all this wide
world Surely we have the hest soil the best farm-
ers the hares. workers. and the enthusiastic
people in all the great West.
We arrived in 81. Joe time, stopped At the
Union Depot Hotel. got stomach filled with
cold, indigestible supper, smoked fresh cigar then
left the II. & ST. Joe X. r.. at 80 for Quincy
Away sped, at the rate of ''snail's galop,
through the most unrOmantc, unchristian country
to be found this side Of Limbo. Things have not
changed in Missouri-the old log huts, the
old iapidaed sheds. rail fences, and round pole pig
pens there still 10 torment the very consciences
of the pure in heart days Of yore. The people
are following the tracks their fathers troll in all that
they do. They Ia be just proiane, drink as
much rotsut whiskey. and present the traveller
with the down,east uncivilized look that tor
tured the progressive Eastern a quarter of
century ago. Missoari should be, and we doubt not
will be- Of the greatest States in the Union, in
time-yea, a very long time. owing TO the heslthful
ness of the climate and the strong probability of
the descendants of the first settlers attaining very
old age but they will have all passed away it is TO
| be hoped, in the sweet by and by" then other
hands will till that splendid SOIL the school house
will take the place of the country gros shop, and
the back Counties roll up msiorites for the Repub-
liean ticket. and the good people vet to he born
erect mills. manufactures furnaces. and the great
mineral wealth Of the State developed, is that Of
! Pennsylvania.
We arrived at Quincy the eth. Quincy is one
of the beautiful cities in the wes-clean, tidy,
and most substantially built. One of the things
that make Quincy. of wonderful Importance, is the
fact that the writer was born the outskirts
of the town, near the head Of the hay. Of course.
none know this fact but very select few. Yet. as
we said befure Quincy horrow- her greatness prob
/ ably from this fact.
You may shatter the vase and break it, if y"u will
| The scent of the will cling to il still.
We gazed hack in defiance at the dear State of
Kansas as We downed glass Of good old Irish
whiskey. then took the train for Fort Wayne, over
| the Wabash Il. Il. II was bleak and cold as the
| train passed through Adams County, and by the
time arrived the bridge the Illinois Riv-
er it began to snow and hlow giving the praires Of
]
1 When We got into the State of Indiana, it got no
better fast hut the monotony Of the storm
| somew hat d-pelled caught slimpses Of the
| rural Ioos;ers They are 70 Internally ugly that
their faces surely ache: vet they seem to admire
each other which is all very well, if it had not
been for the disturbance they created by cnrsing
each other in such enthusiastic profuson that it
gave us the belly y-aehe-[Be thankful that YOU can
not swear. old feoW--Prl
At Fort Wayne, greeted with the happi-
est youn. married couple They were
Just too sweet to live; they had evidently walked
several miles, to take the train for-well. we don't
know, hut judge Posey County. The aforesaid
| couple came into the depot lmping like lame dogs
The bride elegantly attired in dirty blue cali
co dress with a gypsy hat. and wore homemade
wool stockings: shoe on. she said her eorns
bothered her. and that store shoes were big nui-
/ slnrc The groom sat down and took of his boots
so quickly that failed his suit and the last
We saw of the pair. they asleep. snoring like
..Sam Hills" but passed them, we thought we
smclled .'tcc jam or limbereer.
At II:30 We took the train for Pittshur:. and be-
fore the cocks hsan to crow. we were in the State
/ of Ohio All Was serene until arrived at Can
ton where two very ancient looking virgins board
ed the train. They determined to be noticed.
On. of then, called the other '-Julc. but as their
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lhs up 10 hea'eh' s"ienn si'n' se"''"e'' vi ''e ,
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at their base mountain "r""ks eiear as rp
ping over peo"ies rare anu "eau''iu'' Al hi"nE
the mountain range can "e seen iArse' oas''e'Ae
ouiidngs some are country sea's VI "e"'"! Po
pie others are college o"iidihgs Inc sr'na o.d
hey stone STATE Is worthy "i AT PrAse' ior N""'i
her borders are presented every opportunity '"r no'
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With her splendid temples oi learning grand sceh-