The Press., 1890-08-21
(Correspondencs.)


 Somewhere about four or five years ago
 one of the finest and fairest types of young
 wife and motherhood that ever dwelt in
 our midst-.Mrs. Mary Lord Lee, the wife
 of Horace Lee, of Norwich, Conn. was
 clutched in the kingly grasp of consump-
 tion. A speedy removal to Colorado
 sanitarium checkmated disease. Health
 was the aim, love and duty the mark,
 Heaven vouchsafed all.
 But I am bound this shall not read like
 a patent medicine advertisement, so inter-
 thread some little newsy jottings gleaned
 in wis wis chat with the father of the
 above named lady, who is thus sandwiched in between the towering Rockies and an
 illimitable stretch of eastward plains. The former, Wm. B. Lord, Esq, of Providence, formerly of this town, has re- gently returned from semi-continental tour, by the scenic route, that whirled him him through some 13 states of the union and amidst the crags, peaks and parks and awe-inspiring canons of the midwest, the pleasure being greatly enhanced by a genial travelling companion, commission
 CT of the U. s. department of agriculture enroute for Denver to obtain samples of soils, etc.
 . Tourist Lord visited several commercial cities, resorts and places of wonder and in. terest by trail, mountain, tally-ho and ob- , servation car.
 |. Speaking of the calcareous and excessive
 ly alkaline soils, grasses, etc., said a ranch
 gro to newspaper reporter, "This alfalfa here strikes it's roots twenty feet into the
 ground" . "Ah, now," replied the conscientious reporter, there's 16 fit. of lie on that , story" but my informant testifies to the , verity of its roots extending distance of 12 fit. beneath surface.
 While H. l.. is "deep" in securities,
 first mortgage loans, etc., at the bank,
 Mrs. H. l.. quietly adapts her skill at ranching as fine art, or takes little co aching tour, with party of Canon City , friends, around the bluffs, lakes and pie , turesque expanses. From 18th of an acre patch, over which crept the ready 7 marketable dewberry, she netted $40. Then it will be no surprise to eastern friends that Mrs. l.. realizes that hens are
 cash producing factor in household econ- l omy. It is all in management. The stom- l ach of Colorado hen can not bear sub-
 stantials during the setting period, so sf-
 ter tGking off the IT hens that are "sit. - ting" in a row they are regularly stimu- T lated with boiled dessert, and returned j to their nests before either gallinacea has 5 5 time to strut round bit and reckon some- what on her chickens before they are matched. The object of this is to prevent ], the lay to nuisance" O, it takes an a eastern girl, after all.
 Il Canon City is one of the more popular ,, resident cities of Colorado. Some of it's d attractions are the Saurean bonefields, '- marble caves, bottle rocks, magnificent or e chards, etc., etc. One of the latter recent T ly visited by Mrs. l.. produced 2500 bush- els (boxes), which sold for $2 per box. 35 '. acres-lrrigation perfect - wine saps a > speciality.
 > One of the grandest views are the snow- II clad peaks of the Continental Divide an |. other is the view or rather the contempla. l. tion of the Royal Gorge, and the Grand y Canon of the Arkansas-into which gulf of y air the sun never penetrates, flower never !, blooms, or bird never sings. All these and scores of other scenes of grandeur and 'l charm are easily accessible to the subject of this letter. MT. L. mentioned a re markable instance of young lady's eques g trianship-so fleet and daring as to cal " out expressions of surprise and admiration 5, from every stranger. She had been taught d in her girlhood by a moccasined Ute tc y mount the tireless broncho and speed him g over the llamos and shy him around the at shoulders of the foot hills. And to keenly o enjoy and get the most of some of the wa le tering places-like -Manitoa fer instance B. one needs to get into the saddle. Tn. 10 riding horses are glorious animals. 'r Pike's Peak burro brigade is a pretty fea s, ture for the special delectation of the chil D. dren, careful guide taking the little one n- for ride every morning.
 b, Now may this poor column wing tn, g congratulations of scores of old friends O }, the Lee-Lord families for health and hap |, piness upon an altitude of 5,344 feet, sup KS plemented by paternal inference tha
 "Lo," the poor Indian, holds the "legend Ae of creation" and mixes their real charm SC in quite inexcusable manner with hi 'h worshipping. M. B. ye A sailor who was at Washington an, y, who met Blaine for the first time when h ye was introduced looked the secretary al
 over and said |: ''Are you the Blaine wh ,y was born in Pennsylvania
 th "Yes, I was born there."
 D, "Are you the Blaine who was in con le gress, and who made the brilliant speeche in as the republican leader of the house ?" le "Yes, I have been in the house, too." lg "Are you the Blaine," the old sea car at tain went on, while his look of admiratio 1e grew stronger and stronger, "who ha @. been in the senate, several times candidat t, for theipresidency of tho United States, ,an
 whose speeches have read for the las
 twenty years ?"
 3l 3n "I have been in the senate, said Blaine \, "and I have made some speeches. 10 "Well," concluded the sailor, as h so reached out his hand for another skake, 6 ss- ss want to tell you that I think you are tn IL u- smartest man in the world. Why" her or he stepped back and looked at Blaine " "you could do anything. I believe yo
 could sail around Cape Horn and bac us again on a shingle and do it so we'll ths nt you would not even wet the seat of you st pants."
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