Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-06-18
DESCRIPTIVE AND SPICY LETTER.
DEAR CHILDREN:


DEAR CHILDREN:
After spending few weeks very
pleasantly in Pasadena | took a round
trip of 14O0 miles to Arizona to see
Henry Day, who you know was an
old schoolmate of mine. left Pasa-
dena in a pouring rain but in few
hours we ran out OF that into Arizona
and beautiful weather, for it seldom
rains there. There is rumor that
some years ago they had shower IN
that territory and that many OF the
people took a bath. / have serious
doubts about the truth of the story;
but am very sure they have never
taken one since. The train was all
the time losing time climbing into the
hills and mountains. The land Tor
miles and miles was bare of vegeta-
ton except sagebrush and cactus
the most barren, desolate and lone
some country l ever saw. Once III
twenty or thirty mile run was little
village of Mexicans or Indians. Inc
signs over the doors of the places OF
busiLess read in most cases Saloon;
what houses there were in those small
villages were occupied by men en-
ploved on the railroad; most of the
buildings wooden, some brick, the
rest adobe pronounced doby), the
latter with nearly fat roofs covered
with dirt and sand. After a run Of
twenty-eight hours through this KIND
of country I reached Lordsburg, a
unction point where was to change
cars for Duncan, where Mr.. Day lives,
only to find that we were too late for
our train to connect for that place
and I must wait until 300 P. M. next
day as they run but one train eacn
day for that "burg."
went to the best hotel in town and
spent fairly pleasant evening swap
ping lies and stories with an FL Faso
drummer who was also stranded IL
this place. Next morning, after
breakfast cooked and served by
Chinamen. l took stroll about town
to see the sights. The sidewalks an(
aoors in the public places were dirt!
bevond description so 1 went into thu
middle of the street, but all the hog
ffour-footed) in town were Their
hooking for their morning meal. On
tsad-eyed and forlorn looking femal
hog that was evidently the mother Q
large family and could furnis
nourishment for them all was calml
roofing about the trunks and expires
matter around the depot grounds
and as 1 was the only green thing
sight and soliable to be devoured b
them as some rare tidbit they ha
never tasted before, and as still ha
lingering desire to see BroWnlngOo
once more, as we'll as a sense of dut
to nv family, took a firm grip @
nv satchel and got back to the sid'
walk and hotel. About this time tf
business men of the surroundlr
country began to come into town c
horseback and all had urgent busine
Z at the varioussaloons; the better cia'
had with them about two dogs eacl
while the poorer ones and residen
had, Judged, whole filters, so L VIZ
up against hog, a dog, or Mexica
most of the time, so strolling a lit
from the Stirring scenes in town an
catching sight of a steeple l wei
along to a church. 1t was about tt
size of the North schoolhouse, mac
of adobe, had a'belfry surmounted
"A bell, but the grounds about the
did not seem to have been trodden I
many feet and guessed that Il
preacher in charge was doing large
a work of charity. 1 hope he W
have bis reward. lam sure the Wo
is needed. I asked portly and su
stantial looking resident to VIII
denomination it belonged, and
though I doubt if he knew he So
after some hesitation, ''To the Cam
bellites." spent some time TALK
with him, as he like myself seemed
be killing time. He kept a me
market, his meat looked as If ne d
kept it long time and he did not
any while was present. He said
rum business was the best cash ira
in town and advised me to go II
that when located there and ha
decided to do so when locate Their
AsIwalked along some OF. the stre'
on my way to and from the chnr
the piles of broken bottles In the ga
wards. and while waiting at the DEF
the bows with long bottles contain
something wet, indicated that go
deal of business was done in IKE
lucky Hardware" but then. tney
somewhat excusable for l DIDN'T
much else to drink in that place. y
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