The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-06-28
From Dakota.
A Letter From DR.. wroten.

MY DEAR NEWS: | have not writ
ten TO you FOR SO long time that II
hsve almost forgotten the name.
and habit. But I have been very
busy. Those Of my friends who
I know that Imach'prefer the shade
to the sunlight, and that L sought
the recreation afforded by books
rather than the exercise yielded by |
the hoe and pillow, willsbe surprised
to learn that ! have developed into
a first class granger. have sown
and planted, harro we'd and plowed,
and III due time / hope to reap.
When I Learned that one of my null
t.fanous duties was'to cultivate
| farm Of sixty-five acres my heart
sank within me. used to paye a
fairly good garden in Louisa, bu. a
certain Uncle Reub. directed by al
certain lady who is now in Dakota,
was the active promoter of the en-
terprise, my connection with it ceas-
ing after had ADDED to the colored
gentleman's store of lucre. You
} may imagine my CONSERVATION,
then, when IN place Of a 50x2e0 lot
/ was confronted by good sized
farm, and Uncle Reuben and the
lady aforesaid nearly two Thousand
) miles away. But it was a ground
: hog case, and at j. Invent. | have
twenty five acres Of oats, five of po-
!; tatoes, about the same of corn, six
or seven Of squash, the same Of mel
ems and peas, onions, radishes, let
4 tuce, cabbage carrots and cucum-
bers unlimited. Luckily for me
large part of the farm has been re.
served for new building, and my
labors have haen proportionately
d lessened. Contrary to my expec-
l. tations | have rather enjoyed The
d work. / never had such splendid
y health, and 1 verify believe
1t pave gained new lease
Is on life. But how this Dakoti
s. sun and wind do tan. Cuff Riff,
lis blonde compared with me.
m Let no Lawrence county farme
n be misled in selling his hills ant
F. coming to Dakota because of thi
account of my success-so far-a
ID an amateur farmer, OFF this Who'll
i'd farm | may get nothing but pota
he toes and squash. Even now tn
ty hotwinds are telling cruelty on tn
oats, and the chances are agains
d. getting a single bpshel. five hay
wet June here we get oats an
n grass, but it's death to corn. Eth
nd month is hot we get corn but n
d. hay. Later on shall give m
m farmer friends in old Lawrence tn
is benefit OF my experience as ID
I'M kota agriculturalist. 1t may be {
interest as well as profit to then
ct for with the opening of the Siou
)r. Reservation some Of them may
m tempted to try their fortunes som
is, where north OF Nebraska and we
u Of the Big Missouri.
ed After much weary waiting ! a
ct now rejoicing in the company
my wife and children. tits net e
art actly company, either, for viii
rn. they are at the Agency proper | a
ne compelled by law to reside at Il
school, more than mile ava
Ity They are very comfortably situate
ity and if Mrs. ", is homesick 81
ID, gives no sign. But look out f
all the rest, possibly excepting Georg
They would start for Kentucky t
might, il possible. Ny boy is Il
his happy possessor ofan oregap pom
let closely resembling the old sorf
In, some OF you remember and I a
sure you he doesn't allow the al
NAL to suffer for want of eyercii
/ think The could take his hor
md he, too, would not require mu
urging to take = trip to Big Sand
You will excuse these person
.' matters IN a public letter, for | a
~ glad to believe that we have ma
and friends in the old Valley who q
and interested in us and our doings, a
len, this is the only way ! have OF WI
by ing to them all,
~. When your readers see this
~, shall be within a day or two of I
,yer end Of the term, the law compelli
ern- us to close OH the Both day ofJu
,els. All but twelve of the boys then
per- home. These twelve stay MOI
arr. and are then replaced by twelve
' ' those who went home. This nu
|. 81, Der is kept for doing the necess'
per work about the house and fai
bled The teachers and employees tt
ting vacation by turns, the time be-
evi- graded by the nature of their {
ssls ployment. The Superintend
h,cb usually gets all he asks for.