The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-10-09
IgiE Gg TIA ~.
A LEGEND OF THE wAuTAHPEE.
Written ior the Boston Post, Wy T.. W. Leland

Caacilsi0n.
CHATTER III.
ComJien ja chapgemens dcpuis que suis au
monde
. Que n c>, IA un poin, in tcms!-Pa,2ujer.
I On the western shore of the Wah-
tahpcr, on the site where now stands
the 'FiShcrlnan's House, at the
/ south Of the entrance upon the cause
way, was the habitation Of George
Wilson. 1t was spacious log house,
with sharp roof, fronting towards
the water, and enclosed by a fence
constructed of stumps, curiously
locked together, as was the custom
at that early period Of our history.
About Tie premises, particularly
within the enclosure, were left stand
ing several beautiful! forest trees, of
I primitive growth, and of the largest
size. The situation commanded u
magniic mt view Of the water, and
of the adjacent country on the east.
Everything without exhibited the
, ,';%: ''1 S"''' u ~ ProPi'e'or' ana
Wilson and her daughter.
oh ''e morning next succeeding
.'e scenes al t''e eot''GH, reialed IN
c"o ''S' c"'l'e'' 'ne "lSchS hao
:''''''eu '1eir ofeaN''St Oh ufi'a ven
'so' 'l'' ''o' Jo"'y-c"Kc' ana eacN
was 'o'u' To repair 10 ms or her as
ST22,''" ""'''s Vi ''' U'E' W"ch MIS-
" ''S""' S""''n6 "'r eI'a'r oack from
NE ''o'r' ana smoothing over Ger
zap Ner c"e'k'Ttd tow apron, OF do
, '"'N,,r manufactures OBSERVED ''ai
>' ,., t'?"5 .. '.'.'e "a" oetn &o'' 700
'ho'' ''''m'cy WIN tnt "''P'.eS
400 ~ .'' '' ,,n' P'''' ana '.a' sac o.
P'i u "'',' 40" cease Il nov a''o-
3' 80, - al ''''' III P'f' go.
an emphasis I Cat '' ip e. q@.. ~' T..
mor , as met the ear; anu '< wilson
Ia>t us eye "Po" err conn'ehanee'
''e 'a'' S'''Sl'u ''.'' II was something
''o ',y, 'nal a passing remark 8,
>" nat now $ IN the wind, Ruth "
.a'I l.. . lhe surrey wood chopper
ere, ere you SICK oil our Eina he'SnoorS'
''tT' 10 ,on9 al, acquaintance
u can I say that l am acquainted
s M;t' mem replied mrs WILSON,
sun S'"oo'"ln2 oow IN, her apron IKE
o"e III trouble ney nave now
r u,'i hn mere more 'n"" ,o"r years. and
v, We N"o" ~ more Vi 'Holr history
'"In we oiu Oh 'He Gay OF their arr
wv. L., ~ =,
,o;I WIN: ~" al '',A' ''"cI'hs US
s"' WY al" more '"ah 'ha'
'' .i " Iyn.t ~" Iu hnoM w. "o lr
u'i A"o" WAT mere mas
"'""?S &c." my s'ciy ooou' theli
ANY, h." the 80 !. % "c' ''Ssento
wi , ~ rm1 . ''0' u '"' gene
.p"t IN
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WI ~ ~" ~ ru s,a' ''c Seneral Is
WIZ '"''''' inquired MIS-
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a. t,o.o 49,. IL,
n,,. 49,, -: va" ~ . t"eSs par ~
mo'ho" "l""'N VIC ANXIOUS
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INC anu one only fePiled VIII
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c,iInot;,,, '' tn,,a,f , "ml S.a' st" t'e''
sLo oLsa9o,ad ~ "''"6 '0"o'
Il am ro;oicod+obnonr;, TL
whom CaHt,in chnroI a WIS.,. "o IS,
mad rot ha acnn;J 81 "h nP - "'
oont;nnol snn', ' ',,o o'' 10y, ' ~
/ CarJ;no 70 SsNonJ j." 1, VI h, NV =.
nnrrn'a ~ si SpJ INV we "ay mere TO-
somn ,;,,o '' "'' ''0' oeeh mere 'o'
' "as, L'i har .
i'N "e' Quay 70 Spenu lhe niSh
"'" w. "'oIlo", saiu wilson u De-