Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-07-12
T FROM DR. HINDE
He Speaks of His Old Kentucky Home,
Which he Visited Before Leaving
for Europe.

three days and took the "Big Four"
for Kentucky. From Cincinnati We
made the circle round through the
blue grass region OF Kentucky, taking
In oovington, oynthiana, Paris,
Oarlisle, Lexington, Frankfort and
Louisville, where we took the
Pennsylvania road for New York. Il
never saw Kentucky look 90 beauti-
full before. In all our European tour
I Am sure We shall sec no country
equal to this in beauty and agricultur-
al resources. My memory was busy AZ
we passed my old homes at Ooving-
ton, Newport, oynthiana and Carlisle,
and az / talked with q few OF my old
friends left at these places. Dear "Old
Kentucky Home" l love You In spite
Of all your faultsi And now that the
reign of terror is oye and peace and
quiet blesses the State again, / am
glad TO revisit my dear old State and
claim 1t as my native land. Who
would not be proud to claim kindred
with q Stats that has produced such
men as Clay, Crittenden, Marshall,
Breokinridge, wickliff, Hardin, Gar
rett Davis, Robertson, Daniel Boone,
Dick johnson and g score of others
that might be named? To be sure,
for the last year, We Kentuckians out
In Missouri have moi been Boosting so
much of our Kentucky blood; but 4
doubt exceedingly whether any other
State in the union would have come
out Of the ordeal through which these
Kentuckians have passed with more
credit than they have done. The
wonder to me is, that these streets OF.
Frankfort, where l am writing, were
not drenched with blood. No other
government On earth could have stood
such q strain as this. have just re-
turned from a drive around the old
State House the Capital Hotel, Arsenal
and Cemetery, around which cluster
cd the exciting scenes Of the late war
In Frankfort. The ladies' with whom
we r stopping placed flowers upon
GoebeI's grave. tits q beautiful spot
and viii be crowned with a magnih-
cent monument that viii command
the view from every approach to the
capital. visited the monument over
the grave Of Daniel Boone, whose re-
mains were removed from Missouri
to this commanding spot or the banks
Of the Kentucky river. In Paris we
had . specimen Of Kentucky
politics, in the discussion between
Alien and Trimble, the competing
Candidates for the nomination to CON-
aress from the Ashland district. They
are having q lively time. The Repub-
Leans are solid for Yorkes for next
Governor. Poor Taylor lie not men,
toned in that connection. He is still
in Indianapolis under the protection
OF Governor Mount OF Indiana. 1t
10 uncertain who win get the Demo-
cratic nomination for Governor.
Young Governor Beokham is making
q hEe scrowl and he seems to stand
q good chance for the nomination. 1
will try and finish this before sailing
from New York.
The ship upon which we we're en-
gaged to return, ihs saals,s was ,dsl
stf~Su~ az .Ao
New York hArboF, bur RFfsHkfslfs
have been made for our return upon
the Trave, the same ship that takes rs
over.
Here we are in New York City hav-
ing come over the Pennsylvania road
via Cincinnati, Columbus, Pittsburg,
Harrisburg, Louisville and Philadel-
phia. The scenery lie unsurpassed
perhaps by any other route. / awoke
In time to Q the celebrated "Horse
Shoe Curve" which was missed by
all the rest Of our party. We have
time to look Ground but little in New
York City; have taken q long ride
through the heart Of the city and
have Just been shown through the
finest hotel In the world, the Waldorf
Astoria. Our baggage has bee or
dered aboard the Trave and we viii
be of at 8 p. m this the 7th day Of
June, 1900. / wish I had time to write
some description Of the various rooms
in this magnificent hotel. / had
never conceived of anything equal to
1t In size and s~plendor.
We saw the remnant of burnt
ships and the smoking ruins Of the
Standard on works in Jersey City. Il
shall try, il possible, to write the LED.
GER an occasional letter from Europe.
We ind our party a very pleasant
one and all our arrangements satis-
factory. 10 a short time now we will
move out Of sight of New York har-
Dor and in the language Of Childe
Harold l viii say;
"Adieui Adieul My native shore
Fades Ger the waters blue;
The night winds sigh, the breakers
roar,
Aud shrieks the wild sea men.
"Yon sun that sets upon the sea,
We follow In bis flight;
Farewell while To him and thee
My native land good night"
H. X. HMDE.