The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-17

The lime dust from the magnificent
roads falls upon the stimulated roots of
the eternal lawns and fertilizes them the
year round till the rich carpet crowds
the white toll road and checks the trunks
of the trees almost, as one may say.
Where will you see such wonderful
Shorthorns, such slender legged, grace
ful and high blooded horses, such elon-
gated men, such powerful native wines,
made from the clustering corn? Where
will you see such thrift among the
thrifty and such lack of it among the
other people? Echo, after wiping off her
chin thoughtfully, answers, Nowhere. y
II is here that we strike still another
pronunciation of the word "horse." 1t
has inspired me to write a few stanzas
entitled "A New Pair of Lines on the
Hoss." 1t reads as follows:
When the cowboy lights out DER the alkali
With skin full of rum and remorse,
You'll find him most always, in sun or in rain,
Outside Of what hc terms horse.
And up in New England. with abdomen blue.
The Puritan, frescoed with moss,
| Puts cod liver Oil on his wagon SO new
| And tew it he bitches a boss.
| But here in Kentucky. where nature is kind
And bettin; is middling close,
You'll find the fair girls and elongated men
Admiring and loving the hoec.
Words and music for sale at this Office, or
sent on receipt Of price by addressing the all
| thor at Buck Shoals, \. CT
Here I met young Mr.. Beck, son of
Senator Beck and late president of the
senate of Wyoming. lie presided when
| | revisited my old home a year ago in
the young state where was once JUS
tice of the peace and editor Of the frolic-
some but impecunious Boomerang.
1t was ut Cheyenne last year that /
said to myself, Il will see the new CAPT
tol building and shake hands with Sec
| rotary Of State Medium, whose lawn
used to be tho arena on which my cats
and Judge Browns used to settle past
differences.
AS | went into the assembly chamber
the gavel Of Speaker Downey fell with a
mellow thud and he announced that on
| the floor of the house pioneer Of the
early days, crowned now with the lau-
rels of grateful people, bearing mod
estly upon his highly emphasized brow
| the wreath which hc had SO brayely
won in the face Of outrageous fortune,
now stood, and he took pleasure in say
| ing to gentlemen and members of the
assembly that the regular order of bust
ness would be suspended pending a mo-
ton to adjourn. The member from
Crook county (Mr. Kellogg then rose
and, with a flood of eloquence worthy OF
= better cause, welcomed the prodigal,
and after asking that the fatted NAV
| erick be slain he moved that the house
/ do now adjourn in honor of the occasion.
II was an eloquent address, and placed
Mr.. Kellogg at the head of the house as
an easy going and graceful speaker.
The senate had received the wink and
adjourned, so that in ten minutes an in
formal reception was in progress and
the legislative branch of the state gov
eminent of Wyoming had taken an
hours holiday, just as it would if | had
been a deceased member of that body.
| It was o proud moment to get the en-
logy and the obituary and yet be able to
eat breakfast the following day. No enc
who has not swelled up with pardonable
pride over his own well worded epitapl
can fully appreciate the pleasure of such
thing.
| Kentucky is full of chivalry and Other
wet groceries. ] was ASKED to try some
of the other wet groceries. took .
creme de menthe. Ny physician says
that there is mark of brass knucklcs or
one side of my face and an abrasion al
the base of the skull that looks like the
work Of a slungshot. keep as quiet al
you can, battle the face frequently il
arnica, apply pounded ice poultices t.
the base of the skull and hereafter il
Kentucky remember that You take whis
Ky or pass through the state at night.
Those are his words as | remember them
dimly at this writing.
Yesterday | received pitiful lette1
from Mrs. Bartholomew Tidd, of Per
Gale, o. She addressed me at Mount
Sterling, KY, and writes as follows:
"You can do me great service while
in Kentucky by making inquiries TO-
my husband, Bartholomew Tidd, OF Thu
place, who left home for Lexington ovel
six weeks ago intending to open keele,
bichloride of gold institute in Kentucky
SIis family fear that he has been incau
tious. perhaps, and met with foul play
l. ,,,Sa NM