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Title
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“Sketches and Notes Taken From My Notebook of 1878” _003
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Date
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1878
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Creator
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Lawrence Bruner
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Description
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Bruner’s handwritten notebook detailing a trip from Nebraska to Colorado, starting on a train from Omaha.
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Transcription
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3
All along we saw myriads of gaudy insects in their merry games of lieu as they chased
one another from flower to flower, or skimmed over the sward. The numerous little
feathered creatures too, which like so many animated music-boxes helped at gladdening
us, and in enlivening the scene with strains of the richest, purest, sweetest music,
were not less attractive. Still this was journeying along in what is, or used to be
call, the American Desert!
I cannot tell why it is, but to me there is no country so beautiful as one composed
of hills and valleys; and wherever these are present; my notion of the beautiful is
realized. Even should they be entirely destitute of vegetation, as long as the hills
and valleys with that ever attractive feature which I cannot describe is present,
I will continue to look upon them with pleasure. It is true that; at times, one may
become tired of even the mot beautiful and attractive scenery; but ere long he will
again yearn to have another glimpse of it.
When we came to the Elkhorn River with is broad, fertile valley, the aspect changed,
and for the remaining hours of the afternoon we were gliding over the famous Platte
Valley, which is almost as level as a floor. To say that this valley is not attractive
to the sight-seeing tourist would be an untruth. It is but another plan by which the
beautiful can be illustrated. It is true
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Rights
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To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
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