Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-08-22
A BACHELOR.
Canx of aIefter
PROM NRD RUSH TO . 1850

NV dear - Did you ever see poor dev
III Of wolf driven over hills and through VAL
IIeys and swsmps and thickets, without a
months rest from the hot pnrsuit-drven fin
ally into a siagnant lagoon. filed with masses
lof logs and shrliering tree tops, onder the pro-
lection Of which The poor shaggy wretch could
poke his nose up and breathe scarcelyl This
is precisely my present situation. At last my
pnrsuers are all off the trail; and breathe once
more. Or to change the metaphor, may COM
are myself 10 handsome tortoise securely
summing myself al Little Rock and ready upon
the sigh,es, alarm, to slide down the back
side of Arkansas into Texas. Well now this
is vastly more comfortable than TO be denned
up 10 the bowels of The Feast ridge at Platte
Vile. without any ofihe facilities for voyage
engaged by Jonah in the whales belly. Echo.
my only companion through the shadowy
chambers OF that dim old cavern where Chaos
once tried his hand at moulding bullets. My
dear fellow. | am something Of a geslcgis,; l
may say practical geoogst. At least |
ought to know as much of Geology as Jonah
did Of Technology. Ooe thing satisfied my
self Of, while in the old Rountree cave; and
that is, that little north Of il lies another
lead as heavy as lady leviaihan in The most
interesting possible situation. lido assure you,
that after being excluded from the light three
days and nights in that cave. saw as it
were with spiritual eyes-and the whole of the
Eas, ridge became perfectly transparent TO me,
and downward fathomess depths below. where
| could see queer looking folks whom took TO
be Chinese, flying kites II didn't there's no
devil. Singular; wasn't il. Probably you
would like to know how left Lancas,eIl---
The manner Of my leaving was little odd -
Some no doubt thought was translated. All
mistake! OF course would no, leave be-
fore was ready. My fare was good and my
quarters comforiable--al free of CHARGE
There studied and there ruminated the cud
wicked aud liceniioas world. VIVA, field for
historic "reminiscences! Looking to the north Of
my dwelling. contemplated the sand drifting
waters OF the yellow Wisconsin rushing down
from the pine clad barriers Of the lakes Ia
that direction also lies the ever memorable
battle field of"'rhe Bad Axe" On my west,
looking over the ridge where Oliver was ex-
aited the first martyr TO hemp 10 the county OF
Grant. contemplated CassvlIle aud liu'e
further north, Prairie du Chen. lying 90 the
eastern bank Of the Mississippi. with their
pipes in their mouths, as calm and resigned as
two clans in chawder. South Of inc was
Snake Hollow where Jim Crow was murder.
ed on accoon, Of whose bu,chery the county
Of Grant cut sapliog and drove his murder
ers away from their possessions; for which acl
Of driving away, the county has since been in
fearful jeopardy Of suffering by judgment 70,
damages--Suake Holow--born like Rome in
roso sand now known by the euphonious name
o. Po,osi; for tcscn may need an alias as well
as any body. II turned and looked through
the iron panes of my residence, Eastward.
thers lay Plauevile. which owes us existenc-
TO the incubation Of Maj, Rountree. brooding
over the East ridge. and TO Vineyard and Da-
wilson who nursed It's feeble Infancy: while
TO tho westward might behold the Blue Riv.
er region then under the dominion Of Tom.
Parrish, and every where around me one wide
\ field Of glory, the theatre Of the Winnebago
wars aud the no less renowned "Sauk furse."
As safe one evening contemplating these va
rious interesting scenes and events, my servant,
who KEEP, the key Of the dwelling and whose
particular duty IL was to Keep all inIruders
locked out, came in with an arnfoll Of wood.
Naturally feeling lil,s diffidence a, This sud
den disturbance of my secluded contempla-
lions. stepped behind the door. while he
passed in, aud then mechanically walked
out aad stepped around the corner Of the build
ing. Judge Of my chagrin, when | presently
found that ] was actually locked ou, as If
were an migrate. was ever anything so cruel' =
Mortified and must confess. a lille angry al
Of mere servant, threw myself upon a
horse that CHANGED 10 be tied near by. few
southwark aad scarcely paused, Till my horse
stood paniing on the west bank of the Illinois
river. Now want you aud s's .ss 10
come directly down the river aud meet me al
the Planters house on the Fab Gay of Nosem-
Der. have now got every thing arrsnged to
(Obliiers,edl and we will deliberately Insur-
ance (several lines Deliberately make pretty
thing ofiI
I A particular friend OF mine Col. Moaroe
Edwards has offered 10 lsbli,eraied) tune of
$4,000 al least. provides il cones oct
EDWARD RUSH.