The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-07
NYE At HOMIE

Inc OLD man arose 10 speak IN the
midst of stormy howl for the "oues-
fion," and, it is said, when an hour or
two only remained Of the session. He
Tambled on in an aimless sort of way,
which is so exasperating to bright young
congressman whose heads are yet big
with their first unuttered speech. Felix
could not talk for sour apples, it was
said, but as yet he had not himself made
a speech, and he felt that he could not
look the voters of Hickory township and
Sandy Mush in the face if he yielded to
Others and went home without brighten
ing up the pages of The Congressional
Record. When the forensic sprouts of
the Sixteenth congress, therefore, came
to him and offered him their bright new
congressional jackknives if he would
quit, he simply shut his lips little
closer and stated, as the gavel fell, that
he was talking only for Buncombe.
Buncombe county has an area of $50
square miles, and is bounded on the east
by Il Blue Ridge 1t is very mount
ainous, but fertile, with an all purpose
climate that cannot be beaten in the
"OAANs \dblACs SAcbhiin bCOASNO SAllN NOOA
are among the products.
Skyland is where am at as this letter
is being written. 1t is a small but grow
ing place, containing thirty-seven inhab-
itants and eight head of horses. 1t is
quiet here at present, Of course, owing
TO shrinkage in values at the large
money centers, but this, it is thought by
our best minds down at the store, can
not last long.
Ny house is rather heavy set cottage,
and is made from the trees which grew
where the house now stands. 1t faces
toward little Drawing stream called
Group creek. call my place the Sky
land Thought Works. | am some like
the gentleman in the foreground of the
almanac let my works show for them
selves. Skyland has an inexhaustible
water supply, consisting of Group creek
and couple of patent wooden pals on
winch bonds have been issued bearing a
dow rate of interest.
The works are in charge of my coach
man, and also control the bonds. AS
the town grows we propose to put in
another bucket service.
( George Vanderbilt's extensive new
grounds command a fine view of my
place. | was over there yesterday to
see how the work was progressing. 1t
a beautiful site. One can see from
The foundations of his prospective man.
lon for miles up the beautiful French
iroad river, and the smoky tops of the
soft, blue mountains make magnificent
picture of gentleness and repose.
IL is a pleasant sight to drive over
there on a quiet morning, when the
thrush Is singing in the persimmon
branches and the pawpaw is soughing
il. the mountain zephyr, TO see Mr.. Van
derbilt, with a little leather bootleg bag
of shingle nails ued around his waist,
laying shingles on an outbuilding which
e proposes to use as chicken house, or,
tssibly, wearing a pair of lime spat-
Eed boots and finishing out chimney
nlhe cherrily calls for More mort" He
Yes TO be busy, he says. DUTY done
1.-THE souls freside," he remarked to me
fsterday, as he put lot of nice fresh
einiment on his thumb, and showed me
where a pretty little pink nail was
sprouting over the ruins of the other
one.
Mr. Vanderbilt viii have one of the
most extensive and beautiful, II not the
most extensive, expensive and beautiful
home in the world when ii is completed.
One reason ! have not yet finished mp
my place is that want first TO see what
George does, and thus get the advantage
OF his experience. He does not mind
that, he SAYS His house will be bigger
than Charlie Kuster's hotel at Laramie |
city, and Will nave hot and cold water |
and gas IN every room.
The servants will occupy rooms en- |
tirely apart from the family. Mr.. Van
derhiIt will keep help the year round /
He has set out his pieplant already, AMI /
yesterday ordered span of horseradish
plants.
A railroad running from Fillmore, on |
the main line, 70 Mr. Vanderbilts place
is ownef by him. and is used solely for
-anveying building material and salaries