Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-06-09


pected to raise the means of pursuing his
journey, his funds became exhausted.
Under these dscoura gements ne con-
cluded to abandon his project, and 60 to
Fredericton to seek work from his father.
But how was he to get there without
money! As the way in which this was
accomplished is good illustration of the
Yankee character in general, will let
him tell the story himself:
sI repaired to the wharf, where I
found a small craft ready to sail for
Frankfort, on the Penobscot river, thir-
teen miles below Bangor. | sold my
watch to broker, paid my passage and
had six cents left A small sum, YOU
will say, with which to travel from Frank
fort to Fredericton, distance of two
hundred Mills. Our vessel being driven
into Cape Ann by storm, had an op-
portunity again to see my sister, and if 1
lad made the state of my funds known,
could have obtained any amount ofmoney
I required but I had such borrow of
incurring debt, that chose to work
my way through, as did not doubt I
could. Arrived at Frankfort, l helped
to discharge the cargo, for which service
the captain paid me seventy cents
this, in addition to seventy live cents l
had received on the passage for part of
the contents of Yankee boys pocket,
made me feel quite Independent. The
greater part of this sum invested in a
hand-sled on which to draw my trunk,
and the rest in crackers, to give me
strength to draw it. Thus equipped, l "a.
gain started, stopping to work day or
two in place as opportunity offered, to
renew my funds. l at length reached
Fredericton with fifty cents in M pvcK-
ct. There I worked for my father four
months the avails of that labor pro-
cured me set Of good tools and eight
dollars besides, with which 1 started for
Aroostook, at that time the promised
land TO down casters and we'll it might
b., for it is the main attribute Of that
land to produce i'll the greatest abundance
for man and beast"
Here the young mechanic began life
with an earnest endeavor, that won a
success which encouraged him to offer
the pretty Miss G. a partnership in the
concern. Often thinking of her had only
strengthened the impression she had
made on his mind two years previously,
and he began to find himself actually
nursing the tender passion. He resolved
10 write to her, soliciting a correspon-
dence. The letter was dispatched, what
month of suspense succeeded before he
could receive an answer! What if she
should be dead, engaged, or worst of all,
married to another! horrors! what
thought But the letter at length came,
granting his request.
He says" During another year and
half we become engaged, through the
medium of pen ard ink, for could not
visit her, muck as I wished to do so.-
At last the happy time arrived when I
could take a bride, consenting in the full
wlcdge of the facts, to leave home
in the vicinity of populous city, sur
rounded by all that is desirable in social
life, for the humble abode had prepared
for her, where she could have few of her
accustomed comforts, and little society
but that of her husbands, whose ham
mer and anvil must daily ring ont those
music notes that were to take the place
of the piano and guitar. Is it any won.
der that | should feel a new motive to
effort, when the all of happiness in this
life of such girl was committed to my
care;
"After journey of ten days, which
could now be accomplished in half the
time, we arrived at our home-humble
and plain though it wss, contentment,
health and prosperity made it happy
one to US, till my fathers health failing;
he wished me to enter as partner in
his business at T. | felt it my duty to
comply with the wishes of my father, and
accordingly sold my possessions, again
taking up the line of march towards f.
Our first stopping place was Tobique, ,on
a small stream which empties into the
st Johns river, 100 miles above Freder
Teton. At this place is settlement of