Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-11
A Letter From DR.. GiYens.

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In Blaekfoot and throughout the State |
OF Idaho. II was not intended for pub
iication. 1t Is newsy, friendly letter
70 the editor and his family, but as we
have so many kind enquiries about the
DR.. and his family we take the liberty
OF publishing parts Of IL that others Of
his friends may enjoy IL as we'll as our
selves:
Los ANGELES, Cal, July Ord, 1885,
MY DEAR Col. JONES I'VE have got
ten back again 10 the Pacific slope and
are all well except myself. / am just
able TO be about but hope TO be myself
again before many. weexs. We are
quietly resting here for the present.
We spent very pleasant winter in
Baltimore and enjoyed my work in
the laboratories Of the hospital very
much, and covered the ground pretty
thoroughly In bacteriology, pathology
and clinical microscopy which have
grown up IN the Last few years as well
as familiarized myself with the newer
things in surgery and general medicine.
We found very much In Baltimore 70
enjoy, for while IL 10 q very conserva-
tive place IL il genuinely rich In his
toric things and solid work. The med
ieal profession there especially enjoy
ed for I have never been In q place
where the medical men are doing better
work 10 quiet way, and are freer from
affecsation and pompous boasting.
We made several little excursions in
20 surrounding places but could not Of
course cover them all; one trip we made
into Virginia 70 Mt. Vernon and stop
ped OF &C Alexandria where feeling
Of sadness and melancholy stole over
me as I thought OF you and your trials
as sat there in the pews Of Washing
Ton and Lee In the little church there
that the good people Of the place try TO
keep just ~ Il has been for all these
past years. / suppose you have been
there and know the place well. We
made several trips over 20 Washington
and was much pleased with is appear
ance. Its broad, smooth clean streets,
fss large parks, its trees, the picturesque
architecture Of its fine residences and
pubiGc buildings make Il think the
most beautiful city ! have ever seen.
The city and surrounding country as
seen from Washington's monument in
a clear calm day in May way up there
I've hundred and fifty feet high under
the pure blue sky 30 close that you feel
that you can almost touch IL, with the
parks and city &C your feet, and the
wlling hills covered with pretty farms
and farming villages stretching away
10 all directions and the silver thread
, Of the Potomac winding It's way with
lonely Arlington and the blue hills o.
Virginia in the distance, give a pic
ture and an impression 70 thrill every
American heart that can come in touch
, with that lively and historic scene.
We went up 20 Philadelphia, New
j York and Boston, and enjoyed much o
] those places and their surrounding
made famous in history, song and story
As wo crossed over the bridge frou
Boston 20 Cambridge we stopped an'
recalled the lines Of Longfellow wh.
had stood In the same place and wrote
Al 81 ssoodon tbe bridge at midnight,
As The clock ~as striking the hour,
: And fhe moou rusr DER the city
Behind the dark ohurcb-tower."
sAnd like those waters rushing.
!, Among the wooden piers,
!. A food Of thoughts came DER me.
That alled my eyes with tears"
We thought TOO Of Paul Revere's Ride
Q when he saw the lights hung out In Oh
q old church tower. We climbed 70 tn
: Top Of Bunker Hill monument. We wen
2 out 20 Mt. Auburn and saw the grave
Q of LongfeIlow, Lowell and others. w
. visited Harvard college. We went ou
Q 70 waverly, a suburb Of Boston and vi
y tied the Mclean asylums, which ar
q finest in America. One building accon
e modatlng only nine patients cost or
2 hundred and twenty thousand dollar
p the Gift Of rich man whose life WI
y clouded by an unfortunate insane &C
'e and who gave this magnificent bull
y ing az memorial TO his departed chill
n visited the contagious disease d
70 partment OF the Boston city hospit
o. where they have three hundred be-
for dlphtherfa and measles, and ! 90
ia there In one day, more diphtheria this
m I had seen in all my life before.
az The Boston free library that We ha
A. read 80 much about lately, VIC visit
IN and found It q most beautiful buildin
n. We made che trip from New York
ia Boston on one OF their great SOU
e2 steamers which was an enjoyable tire
bo 10 us a. We had nothing Of the NAL
20 mer.
All We came here by New orleal
ed through Tennessee, Georgia, Alaban
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