Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-12
THE NEW mAasE.

The vacated premises occupied by the
city minister for @ twelve month and
more, changing his abode for a residence
four blocks further west, drew your cor
respondent to the new home to see what
might have been gained or lost by the
move. When the spot was reached the
mystery Was made plain. 1t WAS plainly
to be- seen that the increased distance
from his church was abnndsntly coun-
terbalanced by the outward look and
surrounding of the new home, saying
naught of the increased accommodations
inside. On our first sight OF the resi-
dence the story read years & in Hsw-
thorne in his book entitled: "Mosses
from the old Manse," came yividly to
mind and before giving the points of
resemblance and difference between the
old Manse aud the chosen residence OF
the minister let me notice otter parts
of the block. Standing on Third street
on the high groand at its head, looking
down q business street OF the city, Is the
residence of j. r. Sanborn, q structure
slightly, colossal and beautiful. This
building was constructed about four
years ago. Mr.. Sanborn's old house was
moved over the alley to the west to give
place to the new residence. The old
building takes US back to the first things
in Yankton. It was purchased, at least q
} portion of it, from IL. CLARK, 90. b Dakota
cavalry volunteers, 10 years ago and was
. moved to Its new site from First street
f, near the Fuller residence. The building
. was enlarged and properly fitted mp and
!. here our euterprising furniture dealer
took his young wife to open up a home.
When the beginning was made Green
9 street was but an imaginary line, or only
9 on the records oi the city plat. Then
the sod OF the prairie was unbroken
west, for aaght the writer knows, to the
i Paolfc ocean. East OF Green there was
no tree or building OF any kind until the
old log house was reached on the corner
of Third and Locust streets, which stands
~ to-day as q witness stake for the old his
tory OF the city. On the north side OF
+, the block on which the .Sanborn resi-
dence is located, corner of Green and
Fourth streets, stands the Manse like
house, the chosen residence OF the Con
u gregationsl minister. This house was
built by Mr.. John Treadway at an early
II day, After ths death of Mr.. Treadway
years ago, the house was occupied by
~ Il. FL. Elliot, his son-ln-law. When thiE
house WAS built 1t was built, lik'
At the Sanborn residence, on th'
treeless prairie. The tall trees nov
,. growing on the grounds were put Int
the soil by Mr.. Treadway. 1t wal
built for q common family dwelling, bu
it has a parsonage LOOK, not OF TIT
OF modern style, but of venerable age
N. The visitor 10 impressed with the On
tiquity OF the building ere he enters tn
gate. Here, as in the Hawthorne Manse
I the lofty tops Of the trees and the hang
ing boughs over the head SCENE
AT shadowy with solemn thought as wei
rustling leaves. These look heaven
AT ward, the lofty cotton wood, tn
spruce and box elder. The mountai
liz ash, the apple and plum lend the;
charm Sc the scene. The Vlrgini
oreeper climbs the walls OF the house {
the prepared trellis. The gladiolus. til
= snow bell and other bilious growth
shrubs and perennials contribute the
ecape.
of- In Old Manse Hawthorne notices 81
6re kitchen garden where he spent tN
,iaI hours a day and revisited the garden
/ is dozen times o day to notice the psoce
of creation. OF garden employment |
says: cit is one OF the most bewitc
ing sights in the world to observe II
beans thrustlng aside the soil or a 70
;. OF early peas Just peeping forth s~ufioien
ly to trace q line of delicate green. TT
~ summer squash, its fruits furnishil
oA delicate models for urns and vac
shallow or deep scalIoped or plain
no endless variety and varied FORMS"
luSs in the modern Mense kitchen garden
found corn, beans and cauli1our in
advanced state. The garden present
rdi- the fact that the hoe had not been io
in the hands of the minister. OF ell :
the noted places in the Old Manse was q
also minister's study. Hawthorne speaks
.ced the study in the Old ManRe "as q c
lightfuI little nook of q study as ever
i. forded its snug seclusion to q soholal
This description we'll describes
Win study in the modern Manse, with {
difference, the study at the Old Mel
had three windows, two locking we
A. ward and one looking toward the nor
set with old fashioned penes OF glt
n while in the study Of the modern Ma,
there is but a single window with m
and ern psnes Of glass, that looking to
west. The books OF the Old Msnse "
ia. old, musty and massive. Latin fol-
100 thick quartos numbering at the rate
10, three volumes to the chapter. Ann
:. the findings was a dissertation OF
book OF Job, which only Job him
urni- could have patience to read. In y
Is at would q searcher be rewarded in turn
is. over these musty leaves to find a sir
living thought. All alike was d.
ssnu But the shelves in the new Manse at
uiso were filled with volumes full OF liz
thouohts-food for the living