The Plymouth tribune., 1902-09-11
A Trip to Goshen and Nappanee.

~ tIfD W 0OSuSu dtO iNoppditSS.
ED. TRIBUNE: Thinking 1t might
be of interest TO some of your many
readers, l will try to give glimpse
through my pen point of what l saw
in a "Trip completed Thursday over
land to Goshen via Nappanee, Ayr.
Foraker and Waterford, returning via
Elkhart and South Bend.
My wife accompanied me and we
went by the zigzag route, starting
east, Skirting the north part of the
reclaimed swamp lands in Bourbon
township; fine farms, too, they are
beginning to be. Thence north and
east through as fine farming COM
-unity as there is in northern Indi-
ana.
AS we Travelled along we pondered
on the quantity of luck there is in the
vigorous use Of an active brain and
strong right arm. 1t is SO easy to
select, from appearances of the houses
and their surroundings, those who
trust all to the prnverbial luck, from
those who lend a hand TO aid luck
In some parts of the route there was
a noticeable lack of shade trees and l
thought Of the many fine shaders
slashed numerically few years ago
by telephone line men who abused the
privileges given them.
In Nappanee we had a pleasant few
minutes visit with old friends, Sam
uel Craige and Samuel Fravert, and
was an hour too late to see a brisk
fire that destroyed good dwelling.
At Goshen we found many changes,
and but few of those with whom we
were acquainten, since it was an even
thirty-two years today since we first
arrived in Plymouth.
By the way, l met your friend Mr..
Dooley driving on the boulevard in
Nappanee, and he said. putting out
his hand. ''Glad To see We, bye: how S
Plymouth?" / said, "Shut your eyes
and you can draw correct likeness. -
Said he: "How's politics?" and l
said, "Like the politicians-quiet. -
He seemed disinclined to talk much,
but l thought to stir him up, and
said: "You was sure KeliSOn man
in the judicial fight, Mr.. Dooley. I"
He gave me a look that spoke vol
umes and replied, II was that. 1 was
ANYTHING to bate Martindale. F" l
said, "Well, Mr.. Kellison is nice
man. "Yis," said he, "Mr. Killison
is fone mon, but he do be naadin' a
wa bit o. fixin' about the head"
asked him, whats wrong with Mar
tindale?" and he said: ''It sameS to
be the StUomic of the mon that IS
wrong: but them he do be givin' it
stuff all the time to fix IT," / asked
if he thought Wolford and his gang
could pull the young man through
that they nominated. He gave me a
look showing his contempt, and said;
''The pinflthery goslin. Wuddent he
look foine sittin opp in fhrunt talkin
an tellin' the law to the loikeS O.
Joodge McLarin an Killison an Con-
nor, an the riSt?,' / was in a hurry,
and asked him what he was doing here
in Zap, and he said he was "wvrruk-
in, "I'm. on the bOord of trade
most of the tonne. smiled and he
said, "Shoore am paintin the rufe.'
On our return trip we were royalty
entertained by the "South Bend
Spring-wagon and Carriage company, "
of whom we purchased a wagon for
use in the mali service.
We attended the Elks' carnival in
the evening and pronounced it good.
1t took us back to the scenes In the
streets af Cairo at the Chicago world IS
fair, to hear the girls scream as they
rode the great swaying camels.
There are many delights in travel
ing, and overland beats them all; but
there's no place like home.