The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-09-15

Our travellers passed r0ugn boarded
houses with grandlooking people in
their dooryards and on their small
porches- men in broadcloth and tall
hats and ladies in silk dresses. 1t
was six o'clock and the men had come
home to supper. AS the horsemen
proceeded larger buildings surrounded
them, mostly two stories high. There
were some stores and houses built OF
red brick. Beyond the scatter OF
cheap, wooden structures they came to
streets well laid out and crowded and
busy and "very soft" to quote phrase
from the diary. Teams were strug-
Cling in the mud, drivers shouting and
lashing. Agents for hotels and board
ing houses began to solicit the two
horsemen from the plank sidewalks.
The latter were deeply impressed by
negro in scarlet clothes, riding a
horse In scarlet housings. He carried
a scarlet banner and was advertising
In loud voice the hour and place Of
a great land sale that evening.
A sound of many hammers beating
upon boards could be heard above the
noises of the street and behind all was
the constant droning Of big steam
saw and the whir Of the heavy stones
in the new grist mill. 1t was the be-
ginning Of that amazing diapason Of
industry which accompanied the build
ing Of the cities Of the West.
They put out in the livery stable Of
the City hotel and at the desk Of the
latter asked about the price Of board.
It was three dollars day and no
politeness in the offer.
"Its purity Steep" said Samson.
"But I'm too hungry for argument or
delay and I guess we can stand 1t to
be nabobs for a day or So"
The hotel clerk had Register OF
the Residents of the City of Chicago
wherein they found the name and ad-
dress of John Kelso. They went out
to find the house. Storekeepers tried
to stop them as they passed along the
street with offers of land at bargains
which would make them millionaires
in week. In proceeding along the
plank sidewalks they were often as
cending or descending steps to another
level.
On La Sale street they found the
home of Jack Kelso. 1t was rough
boarded small house, a story and
half high. 1t had little porch ant
dooryard enclosed by an unpaintet
, picket fence. BIN, in handsome
blue silk gown, came running out tt
meet them.
IF you don't mind I'm going to kis
you," she said to Harry.
"Td mind If you didn't" said tn
I young man as he embraced her.
1--WE must be careful not to get th'
habit" she laughed.
A "rd enjoy being careless for once,
. said Harry.
"Women can be extravagant wit
J. everything but carelessness," she in
sisted. do you like this gownT
d 1T is loyely-like yourself"
e "Then perhaps you will be willin
TO take me to the party tonight. M
n mother will chaperon u.s."
r "With these clothes that have JUS
been hauled out Of saddle bag!
e said Harry with look Of alarm.
e "Even rags could not hide the bea,
e ty of him." said Kelso as he cam
down from the porch to greet then
s "And look at her." he went on. eva
; there ever a fairer maid in spite q
all her troubles? See the red in he
e cheeks and the diamond glow of yout
and health in her eyes. You shoul
3 see the young men signing and guita
ing around her"
d You'll hear me tuning up," Harr
E. declared.
n "That is fathers way of comfortir
my widowhood," said BIN. HE he
- made wonderful beauty mask an
e often he claps it on me and whistle
W up a band of signing lovers. As
work Of the Imagination am a gre,
ID success"
"The look of you sets my heart afil
D. again." the boy exclaimed.
d. "Come-take mother and me to Il
1t party at Mrs. Kinzie's," said BIN.
le very grand young man was coming
take us in a wonderful carriage, b.
he's half an hour late now. We w0r
I wait for him."
S. So the three set out together afo
III for Mrs. Kinzie's, while Samson q
down for a. visit with Jack Kelso.
H. The Kinzies' house was Of bri
L. and larger and more pretentious th'
any in Chicago. Its lawn, veran
and parlor were crowded with peor
Mt in curious variety Of costumes.
I'd Nearly all the festive company wo
diamonds. They scintillated on f
a gers, some Of which were knotted wi
ID toll; they glowed on shirt bos0ms al
ne morning as well as evening gown
"a on necks and ears, which should ha
no been spared the emphasis Of jewe
Col. Zachary Taylor, who had jr
Nv arrived from Florida and was PR
= emily returning with regiment of
a. cruits for the Seminole war, w
III at Mrs Kinzie's party. He rene
bered Harry and took him in ha
,h and Introduced him to many OF
friends as the best scout In the Bia
Hawk war. and, in spite Of his DIRE