The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-03-16
NO 49,.
A Westren Editor,

The editor of the "Bugle' a spirited lit
tie paper, published at Councils Bluffs,
Iowa, gives an interesting sketch of his
life and adventures, in his last paper,
from which we extract the following
We are glad to see that the editor who
was recently burned out at the great fire
in that little city has not suffered his loss
es to dampen his ardor.-Ed. American.
Up to the age of eighteen our energies
were directed, and employed in Agricul-
ture. Possessed Of feeble and rather
feminine constitution, and having the care
of a mother and younger members Of the
family, we concluded to look about for
lighter employment. We resided IN O.
hio, found the country decidedly too
small. started with an OK team towards
sundown. but did not reach that point,
for our funds gave out and brought US up
at the capital ofthe Sucker State all stand
ing. When, after passing through the va
rious degrees of sickness, poverty and
"power" of ague shakes, wood saving,
soap making, pedling, ct cetera, we OBJ
tanned a situation with 60 little suckers
and commenced teaching the young idea
chow too shoot" with so much success
that the "Y ankee Schoolmastcr" was con-
sidered "some pumpkins" Our educa-
ton however being limited we had to
scratch hard to keep ahead of the chol-
ars.
In 1850, being in feeble health We
started in July to cross the mountains,
stopped at Salt Lake near two months
and returned in the winter. The next
winter We took q Delegation of Omaha
Indians to Washington City who wished
to make arrangements for future subsIst-
ence-staid there through the winter and
returned them home in the spring. Had
accumulated a handsome property sup
posed to be worth $50, 600, which was al
most totally lost in the great fire.
We have at various times and under
various circumstances followed and car
ried on many and various kinds Of bust
ness, enumeratd below, viz: HousebuiId-
ing, cabinet and chairmaking and turn
ing, brickmaking and school teaching, sa-
bookkeeping, drug business, and am the
inventor of patent nostrums, farming,
public Snowman, merchandising, baking
and manufacturing confectionaries, have
twice been post master, notary public,
trustee of an incorporated town, alderman
&C., have carried on coopering, wagon
making, blacksmithing, shoemaking, sad
die and harness business, have had three
stores in operation at once, carried On the
daguerrean business, been a sub-editor,a and
to wind up am now the unfortunate but not
discouraged editor Of the Council Bluffs
Bugle, and expect in few years to be as
rich as we may wish-am 80 years old,
have a better half and supposed to be
the father of six children, three of whom
are liying-am six foot in high hccled
J0ots, and weigh 14O lbs.
If any one should wish to learn more
of our history let them ask our brothers,
two of whom are in Utah, and another Oh
the Sandwich Islands. They are much
smarter men than ourself and could write
far more Ineligible and interesting ar
ticle. We trust however this will satisfy the
most curious, especially when they learn
that we sometimes grind poetry, write
tales, &c, and arc the redoubtable "Ami
Gus" of the west and would be a Mormon
if we were smart enough.