Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-02-18


~ y at the mandatory, except the spin
ning-this is done by the country
people, who paid by the cut.
Hartford is compactly built Middle
town and contains more souls, the computed num-
Der of which amount about double. The number
of houses in Middletown are said to be so or CO.
These, reckoning eight to the house, would make
1000 at least The depth of water, which vessels
can make to the last place, is about ten feet. and
is as much as there is over Saybrook bar.
= AT Middetown there is Episcopal church
and two Congregational churches In Hartford
there is of the first and two of the latter.
Dined and drank tea at Colonel WadsWorth's, and
about O'Clock received from and answered adj
dress of the town of Hartford.
There is great equality in the people of this
state Few opulent and poor, and
great similitude in their buildings-the general
fashion of which is chimney always of brick or
stone and door in the middle with a staircase
running by the side of the latter, two flush sto
ries, with very good show of sash and glass win
dows-the size generally is from 80 to so feet in
length and from 20 to 80 in width-exclusive of a
back she'd which be added the family
increases The farms, by the contiguity of the
houses, are small, not averaging more than 100
They worked chiefly by oxen which
have other feed hay, with a horse and
sometimes two before them both in pillow and
cart. In their light lands and in their seighs they
work horses, but find them much expensive
than oxen Springfield is on the east side of Con
nectcut river; before you which a large
branch, called Agawam, is crossed by bridge.
1t stands under the hill the interval land, and
has only one meeting house. % miles from Hart
ford.
Set and the first eight miles, ride
over almost uninhabitable plain. much mixed
with sand"
Saturday 24th-Dressed by 7 and set out by s.
at 10 arrived at Cambridge, according to appoint
ment But most of the militia, living little out
of town, not in line till after Washing
tons modest description of the civic honors fol
lows: I'VE passed through the citizens classed
their different professions and under their own
banners till we came to the state house from
which the street arch thrown, n
front of which this descriptions
ITO the Man Who Unites All Hearts,"
other, ITO Columbia's Favorite Son. and the
other side thereof. next the state house, panel
decorated with a trophy composed of the arms of
the United States of the commonwealth of Mas
sachusetts and French allies, crowned with
wreath of laurel. was this inscription: Boston Re
1ieved, March 18th, 1776." This arch hand
somely decorated and over the center of it can
opy erected 20 feet high with the American
eagle perched the top After passing through
the arch and entering the state house at the south
end, and ascending to the upper floor and
ing to balcony at the north end three cheers
were given by a vast concourse OF people who by
this time had assembled at the arch-then fol-
lowed by ode composed in honor of the presf-
and well sung by a band of selected singers
after this three cheers-followed by the different
professions and mechanics in the order they
drawn up, with their colors through a lane of the
people. which had thronged about the arch, under
which they passed. The procession being
over I was conducted to my lodgings at a Widow
by the lieutenant governor. council, accompanied
by the vice president. where they took leave of
me-"
Next day, being Sunday, Washington went
the Episcopal church in the morning and listened
to Dr. Parker and In the afternoon he visited the
Congregational church
The diarist also INDUCES that dignity with
which of Washington is surrounded
The day before he expected the governor to well
him at the public reception; had engaged to
take dinner with him, but Governor Hancock
did appear at the arch Washington did not
care dine with him.
On Sunday the disconnected magistrate came
to Washington's lodgings and pleaded indispos
ton for absence at the arch Wash
ington adds, But it expected that he, the
governor, expected to receive visit from the
president"-and Washington In fine sarcasm under
scores the word "receive"-t'he resolved, at
all hazards. to pay his compliments today" adds
the president The perpIexed governor next sent a
committee Washington 81 informed them, in
explicit terms" records the president. that I
would the governor unless it my
lodgings"
Governor Hancock's conduct severely CEN
by public opinion 1t generally held that
nordinate dignity, as chief magistrate Of Massar
chusetts, and not bodily Illness. the secret
cause of his failure to call the president The
rebuke of official pride administered by Washing
ton refused Governor Hancock except
the presidents lodgings decided the question of
superior dignity.