Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-10-16
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Letter from Ellsworth, Kansas.

EDITOR JOURNAL
Since am in Kansas. which
is now about two months have been
constant reader of your most welcome
paper. IL arrives her regularly every
Sunday evening with the O'Clock Ex :
press. | write more particularly to COM
meut on local which appeared in a
recent issue of the JOURNAL. II seems
IA certaig young man from Centre Co.
who is at present staying in Ellsworth
has written to some one living in your
town that I did not like Kansas, could
not get anything to do and would start
for the east In n few weeks. Now Mr.
editor that same young man made a
great mistake i'm using my name in con-
nection with his case am positive at
this writing that he was describing his
case exactly and in mistake got my
name mixed with it. / will just say
this in connection with what / have
written to relatives and friends in the
east. that think great deal of Kan
sas generally speaking) and every day
adds To mg desire for staying. | will
acknowledge that have longing
some times TO be with those who are
near and dear o me, and who would
not rather be ith his family than a
mong strangers. If had my family
with ME, think | would be perfectly
happy and contented, In my new quar-
ters for several years at least. AS to
getting JOB (using the correspondent q
own language) could have had job
Immediately upon my arrival in Els
worth but did not ask for a Job at
once and would not have accepted any.
Going to work so soon would have de-
prived me of many enjoyments which l
have had. / spent part OF one month
in riding over some of the finest coun-
try 1 ever saw and driving one of the
finest span of ponies acknowledged to
be such by competent judges) in Els
worth or Lincoln counties. Ny brother
was always very anxious to have me
accompany him, TO do the driving when
he went to fill his different appoint
ments. These sacred drives OF course
came every Sunday and always not less
than twenty liYe.miles from home. On
several occasions we had hardly made
the round trip, when message was
once to the place we just left and at
tend a funeral or solemnize marriage.
was generally invited to go along but
did not always accept. got tired rid
ing over the country and especially the
same road so often. | can tell you Mr.
Editor,I would not be "a preacher here
in this western country. While [ am
Lere | find my brother works harder in
the ministry than he ever did in the
east, Although the works hard never
thelessit is encouraging TO seeh ow anX.
iousthe people are to have the Gospel
preached to them. Imagine for one
moment a school house l6 feet wide by
81 feet long standing out on the open
prairie, a bright moonlight Summer
night, corn, wheat and other grain
standing in shock and stalk close "a
round the building. See, there comes
two horse wagon laden with people
They stop right here at this little school
house, they get off, yes, there comes an
other, and another and so they contin-
TO come until counted 2l two horse
wagons tied up around this little school
house. How do you suppose Mr.. Edi
toT, we got all these people with many
others who came there On foot, into
this little school house ? Well they
did not all get in, but we filled her
chuck full; they crowded right around
the little preacher, the balance hung
around the windows, and took every
possible way TO get an ear in hearing
distance. can tell you it wa curios-
osity for me, enjoyed it all the same.
You will probably ask was this the first
meeting with these people. No sir, a.
bout the 51st and the audie nee grows
larger every meeting. This is one part
of church service on the western front
ier, and must say l like it about as
well as any. Three sermons every Sun
day, hard work, but the people are kind
and never let the preacher go home
empty. | declare / lost my subject.
Well got job. Started in on the first
of last month. Have nice, clean
and pleasant position and am receiv-
ing good wages. am running confec-
tionery, oyster and Ice cream parlor for
Mr.. B. A. Foster whose advertisement
no doubt you haYe seen in the Els
worth papers that have been sent to you
in the past. He has given me entire
control of the business, while he gives
his attention to his grocery (The Bee
Hive) located in another part of the
city. l merely mention these facts to
show you and your readers, that your
youthful correspondent made mistake
when hesaid / could not get job. Well
as to my starting for the least in
a few weeks" from the time he wrote, l
think will hardly take place. | have
set no time for returning home but
W i'll stay a few months longer at
least.
Will weary you no longer, this is my
first attempt in writing for the press,i
you think it worthy publish it, you
may hear from me again in the future.
Respectfully Yours
G. G. BR IGHT.
Ellsworth, Kan. Oct. 9Th 1884.
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