Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-01
with asphaltum and shaded with
all kinds of fruit and ornamental

with asphaltum and shaded with
all kinds of fruit and ornamental
trees; good schools, churches,
stores, brick and lumber yards;
fine court house and park; or
chards, Touring mills, canning
and packing houses, which employ
hundreds of men and women; ell
kinds of fruits. peaches, pears and
apricots are now in the market ct
2, 8 and 8 cents per pound. Mother
and sisters drove out to see the
vineyards and orange groves near
town and call them beautiful, with
arched driveways, bordered with
oleanders, palms, roses and ever
green's. I saw one thousand pear
and olive trees in bloom in April.
The days are very warm, but the
nights are cool enough for blankets.
The fog during the winter months
is very dense until 2 o'clock, then
it clears up and rot cloud is to be
seen. The flowers bloom and the
alfalfa grows green all the year.
have had some lovely bouquets
Of rare and strange plants I never
saw before. Easter the churches
We're decorated with wild flowers
and white primroses from the
plains. Brother W. A. Gardner, of
Oakland, (formerly of Missouri,)
assisted Brother Martin, our regu-
lar pastor, in April with a pro-
tracted meeting and had over forty
additions to the church. We put
our letters in and received q warm
welcome. Both ministers made
me q pleasant visit. Our trip,
though long and tiresome, WAS
pleasant and the scenery beautiful.
Mountains dotted with pine and
cedars, moss, ferns, rocks and
flowers, made q fine and ever.
changing view as we wound in and
out among them, till at last We
reached the cactus beds of Ari-
zona, where millions were growing
in wild beauty, the sunlight fall
ing in soft kisses upon their rich
green spikes, making splendid
many forms. I could not name
the varieties; have read there are
700. At "Peach Springs" Brother
John bought one called the 'Rose
Cactus" for me from the FIRST
Indian Chief ever saw, and 1t is
growing nicely in the yard, and al
most in bloom. At Yucca, Ari.
zona, we saw a lovely garden
planted in rows of nothing but
cactua, some over FIVE feet high.
The Kaw River, Kansas, and the
Colorado River were the prettiest
we saw. Rene, New Mexico, the
Ipretty town built in natural cedar
grove, with its nice fences, with
fieecy clouds of drifting snow, pre-
sents a beautiful subject for an ar
lists brush. We came near being
snow-bound in that State stopped
at "Olveto" and took on a stronger
engine, it dritted so badly. The
view all along the Santa Fe route
lis one changing panorama of wild
grand scenery and a snow storm in
the mountains beautify beyond de-
scriptlon. We only changed cars
oace after leaving Centralia Mon
day night, Jan. 8, which was at
Kansas City, where We took the
tourist bound for Fresno at 40 min.
ntes past ten Tuesday morning.
We got here at l O'Clock Friday
the 9th, tired and sick met pleas
ant people on the cars coming to
California from Ohio, Iowa and
Missouri. All were kind and show
ed me many little courtesies.
Though our new home is better
and we are all together except one
dear brother and two sisters who
are still in the East, my heart often
: turns to my native land, and the
kindly faces of those that are still
mine to love and pray for-with
longings too deep for speech. Dea,
!, old Missouri, though these weary
eyes may never again behold the
green fields of my own country, its
, familiar hills and lovely prairies,
, tits winding streams and dear old
friends, l shall never forget them,
Many sweet pictures shall evel
, cluster on memory's walls, framed
with legions of loving deeds be-
, slowed by them; and II never more
in this beautiful world of sorrow
and pair, we know that by and
by we shall meet In the eternal
city, where all is peace and rest
To those among you who have
met with grief and affliction sino'
we parted nine months ago com
mend to God for help and comfort
Many rich blessings from His grea
store-house OF love and mercy b
: ever yours. Do not forget me, bu
: jump into one of those little two
. cent coaches which always bring
:, pleasure and loving interchange @
: thought and come to see me. Yo'
: will find US on Gilbert street, Eas
. Fresno, California, box 252. No,
> with kind regards Tor the gentle
:. men, love for the ladies and
sweet kiss for the little children
:. ' miss every day from my bedside
- let me introduce you to the futur