Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-10-10
A VISIT TO CENTRAL FEMALE COL
LEGE.

EDITOR INTELLIGENCER: during the re-
cent session Of the Southwest Missouri Con-
ference, 1t was the pleasure of the writer, in
company with Capt. F. P. Bronaugh and Capt.
Lon Stephens of Boonville, to visit Central
Female College. We were most delightfully."-
entertained in passing through the college,
under the guidance of the accomplished pres
ident, meeting and conversing briefly with
some of the faculty and young ladies' of the
school. Our friends from Boonville were not
only pleased with all they saw, but surprised
at the extensive appointments that had been
made for the present session and the elegance
Of all the apartments for the comfort and con-
v%enience Of the teachers and pupils. They
had not expected to find everything on 80
grand a scale from parlor to kitchen.
Throughout the entire establishment there
were on every hand manifest indications of
that system and order so essential to the suc-
cessful management of SO large an institution.
The smallest affair seems to be subject to the
closest scrutiny. and In all that pertains to
the health, comfort and education of the
pupils there is critical care, and the adoption
OF the very best methods known to exper-
ience and ripe scholarship. But our great
souled friend, Bronaugh, was not satisfied
with looking at the old college and the
new building, but must see the place where
a ball from "Old Sacramento cut the cap of
one Of the pillars and plunged through the
wooden gable; but always moving he pushed
vigorously on to examine where sour regi-
ment lay that night and over there where the
balls from Mulligan's cannon screamed and
whistled over our heads" "There," said he,
sis the same old dead tree, or the one lust like
it.that was peppered with bullets Until it look
ed as If forty dozen woodPeckers had been
at work on 1t; and there we must look at the
spring where many a gallant soldier met his
cruel fate." We walked over the ground that
once formed Mulligan's skilIful earth work,
now q smooth and beautiful lawn. "Don't
look much like it did then, you know" said
bronaugh; 81 tell you, Mulligsn was a good
one. Why, Lon, the ground here looked Just
like q honey comb. Yes. sir, I'm bound to
come to that Reunion. I want to see the bows
that are still living who were In that fight, of
both Sides" Eyes," replied c, .'in that fight
~ realized some of the glory of war for us,
ana the gloom was for the boys in blue.
MANY times after, theirs was the glory and
ours the gloom; but 1t Is all over, nv dear
friend; and now for the cultivation of frster- |
nifty and friendship and the love of q common
country baptized as 1t has been In the blood |
OF q common brotherhood" Our friend, |
stephens. the genial and talented gentleman |
from Boonville, regarded it, as very certain
that the troops now occupying the premises, |
though differently armed, were nevertheless
more likely to kill. as they seemed to aim
directly at the heart; and however much the |
real object OF the late war might be disputed
1t Is plain that theirs will be waged for
union" on the basis Of perpetual friendship.
swell. sir" said Bronaugh. IF | live to see
That skirmish, I'll surrender with great dis
cretion." A look from the west side of the
college revealed to us q sight of marvellous
beauty. The setting sun tinged the waters
OF the great river that flows ar the foot of the
bills and far up its winding course flashed the
golden spray. Beyond the great bend: amid
the shadow of the elms, nestled the pretty
village OF Wellington, while beyond stretch
the great forests SO lovely before the
winters sleep, In autumn gray apparel.
orlve down College street, to South, and to
the Methodist church, and we babe good bve
to our friends and we were again answering
the oft-repeated question, "Where does tbi,
go' and the same answer was given.
given so many times before, ..Sleep at the
parsonage and eat at the college," G.