The Red Cloud chief., 1886-04-23
ARKANSAS.
BRADFORD. ARK, April Is, 1885,

stlli Oh! the Top ot the green earth
been here almost three months and no
chiils yet except northern chills which
we felt considerable about the End and
3rd of April. 6 degrees of freezing. That
vas the coolest we have had for a
month. finished planting corn yes
terday would have finished on the
tenth, but il raiDed Saturday afternoon
and put a stop 10 our work, have had
a great deal Of rain through latter part
Of March and the fore pan Of April
the lest two or three days have been
very beautiful and warm. nice growing
weather. Our early planted corn
coming w nicely; oats three to -four
inches high: garden in nice shape
peas. Iadishes and lettuce, four inches
| high. soon be ready for the table and
company. 1 must say n little about
our society, as this heretofore has
| been omitted, and some Of you may
think We have none, but you are eft
when you think SO. We organized
Sunday school tMethodist) At Il
school house half from my place: three
weeks ago and sent for Cooks lesson
HELMS, same as We used in Nebraska.
Last Sunday our school numbered -
scholars. it being rather u~npleasantly
cool day for this neighborhoOd and
some claim only about half a turn out.
After school we listened TO a very
pleasant aud well handled discourse
from our Baptist minister, Rev. Thos.
Mason. We have Il very good class Of
something like IS members, mostly
Methodists. and IA lumber one Sabbath
school. Our public school will com
mencc lst of July and continue six
months. Our fruit prospects are very
god for every variety except peaches
which will not be more than half a
crop. owing to the late warm weather
about the holidays, which causee the
buds 10 begin to swell, and then a very
severe cold spell set i'm Immediately
after and froze n great many of the
early varieties. Cherries, peaches,
pears, early apples and plums are all
out in full bloom.
| was considerably amused this
evening while making my usual week
ly perusal of your most valuable CHIEF,
while looking over the list of CORES
pondcnts, (which is about the first
thing after the wrapper is Off | see
Bro. Sid" of Judson, is stll! o
the living, and showing the pencil as
usual. Now sid" don't bc too sure
about Us coming back shaking with
the aguc "a you say, t. Gods country.
From the description You give in your
article | should rather say deliver me.
In yonr first paragraph you say snow
all week and the roads very bad" and
i'll your last paragraph you say quite Il
number o fyour neighbors are still on
the sick list, which implies they have
been sick for some time. Now sid"
don't get mad and hy off the handle
when | say there are none Of us,
(Which means 10 in family on the
sick list, and l don't know of any ex-
cept Mr.. Allen, an Old gentleman oyer
50 years of age, who is somewhat
feeble. About snow and mud. Well,
yes. 4 little mud. but no snow. Now,
Bro. Sid. will you just step out On my
north porch today while the Their
mOmefer registers IS in the shade and
take a seat there long enough for me
to point out to you a portion Of Para
| disc. Looking to the northeast some !
or of Il mile lies the growing crops;
some 80 rods northeast lies the fish
pond with IA beautiful grove OF oaks
partly surrounds it; north from the
house some 90 rods is tie orchard.
some 10 rods from where we sit are
my early apple trees all cove ed with
bloom; quite near us in the beautiful
green grassy yard are a row Of May
cherry trees, six to eight inches thick
which surround the dwelling, and are
all out in full! bloom. Just east Of the
porch Is our garden filled with all
kinds of spring flowers. Now Sid how
do You like the looks of that. See
those peas almost ready to bloom;
lettuce, radishes, beets, tomatoes, etc,
set out although small. asparagus
nearly large enough to eat. The
strawberries, r~aspterries and grapes
ali putting forth their rich and fra
grant buds. Just n little beyond the
cherry trees is a box on n pole filled
with those nice little martin birds
which we hear singing their sweet
songs of praise tn the all wonderful
being who has made us a Paradise on
earth. Now. Bro. Sid, don't talk to
me anymore abou; shaking with the
| chills III Gods country. nor walk off
on your ear ut what | have said, but
for a moment Just contrast Gods
country with Paradise Oakdale Farm
on the mountain. ID. :. HEIvERN.
WANrED.-A young girl to help. do
general house work. One who Cali
sleep At home preferred. Inquire 1t
the Golden Eagle Clothing Store.
Farm Loans.
Farm loans negotiated. Farm loans
on must favorable terms. Loans 4
J In nn,l h. rir,ux ~ .ilvS notice WITH