, 1883-08-18
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p.rtnu.. .hsas ten days siner, We lanhered
a,sag srsush the scsb lands eosaa
S,saels ed honsward bouad. Insss
.so.b" laads occupy . stretch OF country
sbost 6fsesa miles vide along the hns OF N
mp. s.d are 20 called BY reason ct the
sc.hsy appearance the juttins OPT nssai.
give 70 the country. AsdAylishs approaches
ve crosssd many Ettle bridges which GOV.
sred swampy lands that stretched OUT On
either sids hssween the bills Tor males IL
Isur,. In aany placss hay had hre" cut.
..S n strvei,. M that II tho outlets we're
.tr,iehss.sd ,at 10 a. TO give tsii, these
80 coaA b sasily 4, sin~d and bn us
inf. cultivstion, - hay aSnd - scales
~ snaGy sad the swsnpsnS
CLOSE 10 rHR AAIs LINZ
tAsrs d 70 doaht bat that they will s,on b
hrsaght into practical sss. The atmosphere
w.s % obscarsd BY smoke that the hns
scsasFy eoaM not b admired. The sun
ross Ike . big han Of Gre In the eastern s,y;
bat soon O ssthsr side 6ne-lookins Geld. Of
eaia and a4hstantiL houses sppcared. AMI
vs sassrsd Spangle about i've o'clock. mrsi
70 the astcaishnent Of those who we're
arsand u that tins. It w.s Sunday. and
n thsss country places. as in the ciiiea our
ovruxksd fellow being steal another iocf
10 restiag thsir bonss-at least they r. ct in
oosntsy, bat in the cities they generally
deep od the eifscu Of Saturday Li.ht's
s.sss. Anyhow il wss too early 10 yet
heuakfnst, % We ooaciudod to sgaln Jog
aiong md take our chances On tn hospiraIry
of ths coaniry. I told freud 0iaf 10 stop
q the 6rss good looking house. aud SON
large. misunderstanding manson came into
vis1. thought W heA struck rich streak
and sssinG sn old fellow with LIT le sandy
sids 9hisksrs and tin pal in his hand.
dsscsndsd from our wagon aId polI,. ly
aaksd him II b could srpply CO vath break
fast To our surprise the old chap ovoiiY
informed ~ that be
'sDlDsf KEEP A HOTEL"
hi wife was sick, and few more excuses
that very soon satis6ed me that If vs did
besak our fast thers We shosA DOT BE- vel.
coma Just = soon = . nan in any cspa.
city in life begins to nAks his excuses. the
bsst thing to do b to leave him. 4 l. the
ola tine pcovsrb over, agsin t6ss-s 'roor
voekm1n psmblss At his tool" and fat
he nms pri.bipls. Moving along btwsil.
Ing our baA fortune, - our carmel interiors
had alrsady beeua to assert then.e'v-s, gsy
ssssrting that my looks were again-t ne.
II - - L -
Of stnEmina the next stronghold % ~hen
the Iouical orter Of architecture, he marched
up 70 The door. and although it wss . woman
Who answered him, vs Were sgaan s-nt
aloaG the road. Finally we came To CON.
fxtab3s-looking farm, called the ..HA~k-
plaes that 70 Immediately fixed our mooths
for vest 20 inshncnvsiy felt sas surely
forthooning. Mr.. Hale. the yropuistor.
mads - welcome at oses aud his jolly sood-
tsmpsrsd zlfe hss.lsS sroai 4
forgot our sorsows In regular
OLD DHAsHIoSED COUNTRY ERrAxrAsr.
Aftsr this vs again took the road sod En-
tsssd The great Palouss ooantry. Que thi'g
that stzuck % wss the eIcesjing richness Of
the soil and the abundance Of spr.ng.. The
6Aids Of grain showed we'll in spite # the
fast that ten weeks had elapsed wi,hoa.
drop Of rain. II b impossible to estinsts
ths future Of this country With the 90
I'D fanaitiss for market, now that railroads
aee sn assured TACT, It must BE- grzrd. For
miles q . stretch, the country 10 rollIrg,
bat in vsFy few places aie the hills % step
- 70 pesvsat cultivation, and it il all god
land WITH hardly . rock in sight at any
placa. While much Of The land is improved,
thsrs are Thousands upsu Thousands yet in .
sGsts a satsrr, owned BY spectators who
ars only waiting rise In pr,cs to Sll.
Aboot nooo ve arrived at Step'oe, future
CITY and ths oeutsr Of a immenss sgricul-
taEal nd stock-rsisisy coopssy. Tue prS
idinG gsnils and live man II this plse< y
''cAsHuP pAvls."
4 gsaasmas WHOSE nams is synonyness
With ss~U, integrity and perseverance,
Sst$liag h tie essatsy when Il wss . v,Id.
ss.ssa. b has nads the niesss home and
6asse farm vs cane scros IN our whole trip.
RsosaAly - hss lsid oat . town site add
has sssst hspss thst . rsilrosd will soon
esstR q tie nsw nstropolia It y oolys
question Il tune vhsn the vhcls eountry
vil b gid. .irossd WITH railroads but sh.
cannot IL b spea The asin line, any nae
thaa every nashspoa village cen bsessse
coan9cial osotsr. Steptoe y bran faliy
inntsd and ths whols-souls1 mauurr in
Which M. Dsv;s trsaes tzavslsss. si~sys
sssds thsn assy With Tie bsss sishss foe
ths plase ssd be family. Next DAY vs se.
ived ct Collar and found ths peopls rh.rs
fssiisg pssGsy aood svsr ths iooas,ou II the
Ealoass beasch lss ia their to~n sb .as
which tAsy hsd bsea very snxious for sevsral
months. Ths eeWn b veil situa,.d as
,sakR, bat iahcss and.e the dissdssn'aes of
hsiag hard a aooso bat ths Tailr. - will
correct that pat. ThsFs are many
mRzovsnrsn osIso on.
II Of . slbseaatial ssture. The NsyoT Of
H. city. Mr.. Pxkias. has The eos6denes Of
IL psepls snd right veil hss b. werkrd foe
ths9 bsssGA BE = . vxy shle, ssbin~s-
He m sod . nsss agreeable ssat'snas.
Collar = fert,nass n passs.ins good bo-
II h IL fhisissa Hesss sad tie prcpussne
iihs aaay ssbses . IN old timer. Many old
Walia Wslls and Portland Hm srs in bus
mso hsss asd I'll dong veil. The mkt
Dlass % tAs rod, Which = fa>t growing INTO
iapestaaes b tie town of Paiimsa. Iri
nsht o. ths peejsctsa hns of ruad, sh eh
vil m thfuash tie Ralosss coontry and It
nut admirshly sisasssd il the very hs6rs
of ~ fnsst wheat predicting segi 90 ths
Rhci6c G1opa. Il = twelve miles Aest Of
Hosco1. which b ths tsgminns Of the q J.