Milford chronicle., 1903-04-17
DEAR FRIENDs:-

so one bright day l very willii 81
closed my desk, and throwing du
cares to the winds, took the train fC
Milford.
After an excellent dinner at an hote
/ looked about for an ''old inhabitant
to show me the town AID the nearb
surrounding country. I was fortunat
in finding an old farmer who place.
himself and his team at my disposa
for a modest sum.
Milford is indeed a qutint town,
town of great possibiI ties A tow
that evidently lacks, but sadly n eds
an improvement Society. It's natura
advantages are many,aod little. well.
Planned systematic work would soon
transform the place. Your lakes are
charming-yOur bill-bcards abOmina-
bic Oh tie pity oft Where are the
CITY Fathers that In y permit such
desecration ? 1t was pleasure to
drive over your bit of .l-paved street,
Elsewhere, 1 was occasionally reminded
of the old-tiue corduroy ROADS OF the
West.
noticed your handsome mansions,
your pretty cottages, aud the many
neat coy homes that line your streets.
saw no poverty, no squalor. What
relief to city-bred eyes The old
houses occupied by the colored people
in some portions of the town looked
hardly habitable, but among then
noticed many snug homes.
viii some one kindly tell me why
the northern part OF the town with its
high ground and extensive view was
not occupied by the white people ?
There must have been a reason, but my |
old farmer did not have one. So it |
will probably be of interest to many if
some one will tell US about the early
settlers and why "Jimtowu" is located |
where it is.
You have many trees that shade |
your streets, but Why not plant trees
along the roads leading into Milford ?
have in mind a Town IN Iowa where |
the country roads for miles about are
lined with trees. Tie effect is fiue-a
long vista of sun-tiecked road and a
continuous bower of rsstful, satisfying
green.
My guide was evidently pleased with
my admiration of the lakes, and he
drove around to show me the mill
ponds. The old mills were intere ting
some humming iadustriOusly, some
idle, Others i'll ruins; one that had re-
Gently been destroyed by fire. spoke
of the luss in tone Of regret ana my
friend said, eyes, it was pity; Tut
then it was purity file-the puItiest
fire we have had hereabOuls in many a
wear" l said, There seems to be
cumpensations for all thugs, even fire
has its bright side Let US hope there
were also Ompensatious for the own
ers of the properly" he said lie 'reck-
oned they as."
The old gentleman seemed to have
such a fund of iuf .rmatiUn that l sug
geted that lie write something for the
local papers He leaned bacS in the
carriage and chuckled. The idea seemed
to amuse him vastly. Then he said
"Air You given to reading newspa-
pers?" "Oh, yes" 1 replied, 'por-
tions Of them" Then yer don't read
the hull Of it?' NO." said 1, do
you ?" "Wall, 1 read the politics and
the murder trials aud sich Il sell
dom read the details Of "a MURDER" /
said. "Don't yer? Wall, then you
air no jedge Yer CANT jedge if yer
dou't read the hull. Now thar is my
wife Maria; she jist gives glance ONel
the paper-she's purity swift reader,
he'd more eddicatiOu than l did and
then she makes up her mind on the {
case. Now, we he'd a murder trial not {
ur from here, and she sed right away
the accused mau Was inherent. how
could sne tell without reading the evil
dencs? Women amt very profound,
leastways," with a side glance me,
"most " omen | laugLed and said.
"I'll tell you how women read the pa
pc $. First they turn to the editorial
pase. If there is anything of impOr
tance among the news columns, the
editor will have referred to it. Then
you know, editors being W men, W,
women take their views aud opinions
as being correct" do yer ?'' said he. t
in such funny to that it was my i
turn to sit back and laugh. Then '
went on, 'ha,ing paid due respect i
Wisdom, we turn to the Woman's '
Page" "Y'r uo?" in a disgusted c
toLe. "YOu don't look like woman
who would ask how to clean blue b
KATE RICHMOND
Enufhnnw rLsor-