The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-05-25
Lodging in Iowa.

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Etae idea that the far west was the place for
| q young man to rise, The conception Of the
idea, aRd the determination TO test the truth
practically, followed close upon the heels Of
each other. Accordingiy one bright and glo-
rious morning in the spring Of Is45. bade
farewell to my native village, to the crowd o.
warm hearted relatives and friends who gath
cred round me, and with a tear for the past,
and a hope for the future. took up the line
of march for the El Dorado of the Nor West
Iowa
After short and very pleasant trip, de-
barked at Keokuk An old and intimate
friend of mine had located himself some fifty
miles back of this place, nailed his law shingle
against tree, and was, as bis letters inform
ed me, doing rushing business desired
paying him flying visit, and soon found my
self well mounted and bounding away over
the vast and fertile prairies of the infant terri
tory:
As nightappreached drew up at the door
of a squatter, and after q briefsparley, was ad-
mitted lodger for the night The house was
merely, what is well known in the west. as a
double sqpatterry. and of course contained
but two rooms and loft was soon stretch
ing and warming myself before blazing log
n'e' ai'u Ieplyi"g Ni.ii ~ sne solupi.lsy coulo
lilasser my 70 1ne mnu.neIaole quese,ols q ene
olu s4u1.sel enH lug = usselsss' ~ nan le"i
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After Partaklng OF nearly supper and the
table had been cleared and set back, the old
pioneer said;-
.Well. stranger, 'spcse you feel tired after
your ride; when YOU wish 10 retire you can
take that bed, pointing to one of the two beds
which the room contained
bowed an assent. and he and b;s. better
half ret;rad 10 her cbarobe;n u III, otbev and -
the building. In Z little while after the SON
seo b;s enactment. n tha In ana T
was left alone with the daughters. Sally and
Betsey Bean. Sally was large, fat. r-haired,
biue.eyed, and less Of twenty -hye Betsey was
exactly nee ansPoae; small y statue, 9 6ru-
hetge, Win dark nair ana eyes. as piack as
= wv .Os A1Ass 's'1 s'1sa slls.'l
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Inc conversation stlii went on they made
no move 70 follow the rest OF the iamllg rom
.ne room, ana leaSe me =, g ssez fepose. pas
s. -. s.'s 80 d .', ~ i s - adsi ~
cb;,,,,e,, sis.,,,
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yssl;sg now bags, ,,,sntaIlv IS cons;e,,
tbssa t .c;e,,,- e 81 syveas Rea, sscc $. 5
n,,eh hotter c,a,ntrvs tbay,, Iowa s., laststhe
i;,sle clocL =, tha T,artle str,,ck n Nov
thinks +. thew will surelv o0. for the toll;ng oi
clock always reminds one that Il is time to
come or 90: hut Il had no effect on the Beans.
probably because thew had heard II 50 often,
A. all events there thew sat Nv stock of na.
tience was exhausted. and nv eyelids pettiua
erceed;nglv 1beavv began 70 desr,.;r 1,f tast.
;no cried pat,,re,s sweet res,orer, that n;yh,
when the bioger bean. to nv infinite low
said %
II .oa nor, 49, ,,o+.;no, s,oonr Mr S,,;.h
- ~ - -" IL se ''ssPy' at .Ai. s''.'.'A'
"'iu ''0ou "oa'o nse y 81 y e
res 40 Ieei nttle sleepy rePhea' moi
wishing to force their hospitality by appearing
too anxious
She rose up from her seat approached one
of the BEDS pulled down the clothes nicely,
patted the pillows into the most inviting shape,
and returned to her seat, saying could just
turn in there when / had mind to.
The last yestige of hope departed. and re-
lapsed into sullenness and unused over what /
conceived to be prieyous misfortune. Whist
on earth could they mean ? Where were they
going to sleep? Or were they going to sleep
at all? Who was to occupy the other bed?
This last interroeatorv asked myself which
threw me into a nrofound reyer;e. in the midst
of which the little clock struck IL. / could
keen nv ewes omen no longer. / must and
would % to bed come what might. Accord
inplg, cot up, very leisurely pulled off my coat,
and threw Il across the back of the chair
Now. I thought they would certainly 90; but
they never budged.. Off came next my era
vat and collar, and took another side glance
at the Miss Beans. They were both looking
right at me, and appeared, as thought deep
" interested,
I could nfoceed no farther. nv uodesty tri-
umpbed over INV disposition to sleep, and sat
down once more in despair. / soon rallied,
however, and determined to make last effort.
| pulled off one boot, then the other, and then
nv : vtockinos and stretched nv bare feet out
tn the FIRE.
7 t,ok another glance at the Beans They