Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 June 1889 — NEVER HEARD OF. [ARTICLE]

NEVER HEARD OF.

BsmMtabl* Fate of • Tout Mu Wh« Went West. Farmer Homespun (on a New York Central train, to fellow-passenger)—Ever been West? Fellow-passenger—No. a. — “Great country, the West" “I’ve heard so.” “Tain’t half appreciated yet" “Nor “No, sir! Greeley understood it, though, ■Go West young man,’ was what he said, and he knew what was good for a young man.” “Guess he did.” ) "Yes, indeed. Now We had a young feller up in G'fiemung county, where I live. Smarter’n a whip. Could do anything You’d orter see him speak in i lie debatin’school. But, bless ye, he hadn’t no sort o’ chance around therie. All the good places filled.” “Why didn’t he go West?” “lie did. That’s what I’m gettin’ at But he didn’t want to.go at first. He kept, hanciq’ round, thinkin’ somethings would turn up, hut it didn’t. if he would only go West with he would knock the spots off’n thing. He would lie a big man, So finally he went. toe “It was the making of him, prob#o ® “This was only two years ago,b tt ' , . W now, sir (rising in his seat and spe^k elT ft with great animation), and now, young man who hadn’t no chanc York htate, where do you suppose^ \ttoe “I don’t know.” \i.\Vd “Weir, I don’t either. We havdftV heard a word from him since he left. ”Ac®|