Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-03-26


presented me beautiful pair Of congress-
CATERS, worth 90,
DEIrA's speaking Of the nice things you have
laid up for winter, almost made me homesick.
Dear sisters; you do not appreciate the bless
ings with which you are surrounded can
you, till deprived Of them, as am Though
we have all that is necessary for comfort yet
il is not, can not be like home where you
have some one to enjoy nice things with you.
| could never make up my mind TO live per-
nantly here, as long as you are all so far dis
sant. When l think of my early home, it ap-
pears the peasantest one in the world. My
writing in this way must not make you think
that | am either homesick, discouraged or
discontented: far from it!-but did not feel
so sometimes, it would be unnatural, at least
Dinner over resume my pen. On my
waJ to the kitchen met WV. PARKs Just
comming in from the Ranch Shaking with
the ague Of course, land what do you think he
brought me? Five Us. fresh butter ,(wortb
IL shillings per h. the ham Of an antelope,
and six fat quails! call that a present
worth having, don't you? made a real
genuine pot pie of the quails-the best din
ner have had in California, and the first
butter have tasted.
We get almost all kinds Of fruit put up in
little cans-green corn fresh and nice, peach
, es, strawberries, DC. Charles bought lit
tie can of peaches for tea, holding about a
quart. for two dollars. They were yellow.
cut of the pits, and delicious. The only
fresh fruit found here is grapes, very fine,
and pears of an inferior quality. l miss sp-
Piles very much and often wish could 60 in
to the old cellar and help myself
| Tuesday, Oct. 18th. Have been spending
the evening very pleasantly reading "Bache-
lor's Reveres' to Mrs. Rromagon and Win
ters,--two very agreeable ladies having
rsoms here. Their husbands are at San-Fran
cisco. We are all strangers in a strange
land-and this serves to make US prize each
others society
Il Our friend George Cook,
is very sick with something like typhoid fever
and we feel quite alarmed about him. 1t re-
quires all Charles time to see to his wants.
He is sitting up with him tonight. Califor-
mia after all is not the healthy place it is rep
resented to be. In fact, | believe there are
more sick than well people OF present The
weather is quite warm, and so dusty
Sabbath evening feel very tired, and
vety sad tonight, been busy nearly
all day waiting on the sick. Mr. Cook is
growing worse, and we begin to despair Of
his recovery. Some one is playing the live
liest tunes on a violin, in the next house, and
all manner of boistrous sounds greet my ea'
from the street, reminding me of any thing
eiese but sabbath evening
) wonder how fares the home circle t
night? Those dear ones so constantly in my
thoughts. hope UeH and happy, and hop
is great controller.
Monday evening Mr. Cook has been grad
ualIy sinking through the day, and we hav'
given up all hopes of his recovery. H. is in
sensible to every thing around him. Charlie
watches beside him with the care Of a broth
er, and am almost sick with anxiety ant
waiting upon him.
, Tuesday Mr.. Cook is no more! Hi
spirit took its flight about nine O'Clock las
a evening, overwhelming US all with most in
tense sorrow. His disease was congestio
of the live, and of SO long standing. as to ad
p NIT of no remedy. As he Was our patron, a
t. 3 well as friend. every thing about US seem
a changed, aud the future wears q gloomy as
pect
Those beautiful lines Of Mrs. Hemans, pr
! sent themselves to my mind, with thrilling
force:-
@ Leaves have their tune to fall,
Aud flowers 10 wther al the moth winds breath,
y Aud stars TO set--but all,
Thou hast all seasons for thine own, Oh! Des tn
II We know when moons shal! wane,
Ii When summer birds from far shall oross the
!, When autumn, hues shall tnge the golden grair
y But uho staA teach US phen to Took for heee
= GEORGE CooK, our departed friend. was
i man unusually beloved and respected, an
= very extensively known. from having been .
: long in public house in Cincinnati Muc
y y was expected ST him here, in like capact,
= in the Merchants Exchange; but no NOR
J., than he would have been able to perform
. 1t was business to which he looked forwar
n with pleasure, in which, as well as the profit
- :" we expected TO share. He had no relative
: here-yet many kind. warm-hearted friend
;, = watched beside him during his illness. an
E : administered to every want. He alwsy
! treated US with the utmost Kindness and fr,
!, quently said we seemed like brother and s
= = ter to him.-While many feel his loss, we sha
miss him more than all the rest
e Evening. We have Just returned fror
IS the grave yard. distant about two miles M
n Cook was buried by the Odd Fellows.
Is saw as many as three or fourdred neU grave
and at least twenty ready for use; 80 you ca
b, imagine how sicky it is here. Inever sa
III 80 many pale faces. A Mr.. ALLEN has bee
e sick here three weeks. never knew one
d appreciate kindness more, which makes ii
10 task Of waiting upon him, comparatively cas-
Of lie ventures to walk out once a day. H
m gave me this morning. four real eggs for m
% dinner they cost 81 the rest OF my dim,
1T about sl Jus. think of eating $S worth
N provision at one meal! 1t seems like e.
Tavagance. but we are gradually becomiu
,e used to it.
ID Have just entered my pleasant and chee
ID ful room, but before retiring, will finish II
a details of the day. ! had been housed U
ao lnno, Shok I 1hor~h, lL;o .fto--ro- x-o.,l