The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1855-10-23
Written for the STANDARD
THE uNFATTHFUL WIFE.
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am sitting by my little window looking
out upon the great bustling city, which, with
its tall gilded spires rejecting the rays of the
setting sun, do indeed look splendid, the
snow white houses intespcrscd with beautiful
ornamental and forest trees, and the music of
the band rs it comes floating sweetly and
softly to my ears, seems like something ethc-
real. intend in this story to sketch an Incl
dent in the history of lis founders. About
half a century ago, the place where the city
now stands was then an unbroken but bcauti-
ful and romantic wilderness. | use the term
.'beautful Wilderness" which to some NAV
sound strong, because everything connected
with nature appears beautiful TO me and es-
pecially was it SO in the present instance.
Here was extended plains dotted with in
terenng groves winding streams gliding
through forests of heavy timber, lakes gilt
tering in the sumbeams, bays, coyes and
springs. Herds of fleet deer leaped over the
waving grass, or in spring grazed on the ten
der herbage of the plains, ilocks of wild fowls
covered by thousands the coyes and streams,
wild bees sung amid the summer flowers and
built their nests on high. Here nature in
her wild luxuriance an unshorn glory dis
played unwontcd charms, and the freshness
of new Eden seemed to bloom around the
charmed and delighted adycnturer. Antici-
patton too, lent lis enchanimenis to the scene
and clothed in the drapcry of future improve
ments, and in embellishments of industry and
art the future abode Of generations.
In the spring of the year 1903, party of
emigrants were slowly winding their way to
the place where our story commences. There
were two families, consisting of the heads of
each who were two brothers with their wives,
children and servants, of whom there were
several, for the Gramllc's were 10y no means
common or mean people. They were veal
thy, what their object was in removing 10
such wilderness remains yet TO be explained.
They wished spice of romance in their dis
positions and thcy determined 10 crafty il,
and what was Of moro weight they had lost
many friends by the epidcmics which were so
prevalent in the vicinity where they had re-
sided, and they hoped by going into new
country where the mir was moro pure and
wholesome, TO avoid the pestilencc that they
had learned to dread.
AS soon rs they arrived, they erected two
rude log huis which served them as tempora-
ry protectors from the inclemcncy OF the
weather until they could erect more conven-
lent dwellings. Whata situation for those
who had ever been nurturcd in the lap of
wealth and luxury, however, they liked it,
there was so much novelty and freshness about
n country life which they had been unaccus-
toned 20, chat il gave charm 10 everything
Their stalwaIt SONS were now taking their
first lessons in backwoods life, having al
ways been kept at school, they knew little
about work of any description, much less
about that which they were now engaged in,
however, they were willing and able TO act
well their part. Presently two beautiful resi-
denccs appeared, surrounded by elegant and
ornamental fences, and in process Of time,
gardens which might have We'd with those
hasl in eastern romances completed the
, picture. BY i,..s sis time several other families
had Joined them, and he settlement oegan
"a assume the appearance OF = nou'lSn'ng
yilIags The wilderness indeed "blosSc''eda a
as Grosc,' and !. seemed as II sorrow ROW nSve, ,e
could enter this paradise On "a'y' ,,,asss U r ;n.
the tcmpter came, there arc fey