Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-02-06

As our voyage terminated l,ere. our firzt
business was TO find means of getting 10
stockholm by land. Our fcIIow-passcnrer
proposed that we should Join company, and
engage five horses and three sleds for our.
selves and luggage. The Swcde willingly.
undertook to negotiate for us, and set about
the work with his uslfal impressive semi
ehoeifuncss. The landlord Of the opIy
inn In the place promised to have every
thing ready by six o'clock the next morning.
and our captain, who was TO 90 on the same
evening, took notices of our wants, to be-
served at the two post-stations on the road.
We then visited the custom house, cabin
about ten feet square, and asked 10 have
our baggage examined. "No," answered the
Official, "we have no authority to examine
anything; you must wait until we send to,
Stockholm" This was at least new ex-
perience. We were greatly yexed and an,
noyed' but at length, by dint of cxplana-
uons ana cntreaties, prevailed upon the man
10 a',einpt an examination. Our trunks
were brought ashore, and Il ever man did
els guy conscientlously' o! 1t was this samo
'oweui' ollciai. Every article was taken
ou. ana separately inspected with an honest,
Tsrnce wnlch could not but admire
np'h.ng was lound coniraband' however;
w. "a' ,ie PieaS,re OF rePacking, and were
'upe PViieu oacK 70 the CaT Johdn 10 a
l"I,uSe sweat despite the intense cold.
ies'grday we rose at tive, went ashore
u 'ne ui'speSs' ana alter waiting an hour
Sgccecueo sTiYe I 10 geitlng our teams together.
~ no'SeS were small ont SPIRITED, the sled
luu'.y Pui 'ogetnGr out strong and not un-
o1.'i,'}I''1ie' ana the GrlVers, peasants OF the
r,.s suoofnoou' Patent ana good-humored..
Giln'nipg y 'no steep oank' we were out OF
wy a',i"s' ~ 'wo lninu.es' crossed an open
e?l'.''i'n. ~ anI ehsereo the forest OF flr and.
I:m'n P,ns' ne sie!ghlng was superb, and our
,''.'p ,''ss carrico US herrliy along az tho
$50 sn I,.' Ur'iS IVY VI V''e oweulsh Vneariy
60. nii!e per iiour' Hnyeiopeu
ca .Vii - i'V"'. 20 ioos III our fopes, we eio pot
loe' ',e SnaIP all' aila 10 comparing our
- ono' .'i"' 'ie a''lro was
;ne. n,'. N''o our surFiisq, oii reacn7
l"s .II '3'ls.I'ion 90 az learning that IL was
tS S1",s,,- ,,,,. polo" ;.,, zero =, ,,w
Wy "in,oS' liiiPercePtoiy, the dark
onI tI,a.a ,:.., wy 'ei'ii"s was oiouuy'
-, ,"r ',''.G Wa l1''ie appearances OF daybreak
'iae o',J0N' III 'i'e carry twingnt
" "so o'',.eu py 'l,e appearance OF bail
~ ,''1.eoo 70 liiei .pa,iy as large as the moon
'II' ~ " so'' W.; "n''o 'u9'er' Wnlcn moved 10.
.;.I't L,'Aon'al i'1e ron cast 10 west' ana
w. W.T. go = sot"s', naSo never seen nner
VI IL .Vios' sceno,y 'lian that through
t.nas n,sn se 'l'seu ihe Plne' spruce ana mr.
SiNN9' VI tllt GltdltsL variety OF fOflllS were
oo'''e' WIN frozen snow, ana
osmo+oa ;,i i''n.a'o la, a. T lores's q orohse IN
i, w." ,:'t ne ueiica'e ewigs oi
~ Pi"S o"',i icSoii'oicu sprays OF crys-
~. ~ 9 m trl'us''uu "i'y ana eNquisite pat
~ "o' nv "inu' eAceP, IN tne
go. Psn "l'oo l"lo os.moen .'io woods' wnere inc
~, ',e' H 'o"u oUC Ing n'eauow ihter-
80 W. "pP'cioiieu '.. tiie lrsc s.ation
49,, III - o",'i' i'a'io,i-neius IN
thoso ~ P Poi,aI oi.no ipI.os, ~" Seu houses tlke
harns ~ and . soantr t otn.s' no.oh l,e~ lolA'} lo@
W. oooasonaIl', @ LILY p''olos " galu.n m ,s',o
La, -. ~, ~ a''u.' e',,a WIN 'neN
liza ] . '.: ll''INs' anu .o'en
- e''7' : " o''"0'9n '"ei' oui~ ih pig
Tbo no,t s.o.; ,...,.
h bon,lo+ of p" w ~, " :" u vne LUIS
~ Iii. rio'e i"'o 'ne Jaiu'
I aLeI ~I"o s.euI '',r'i norses were pelng
ta,"usu' to"'. 'a,ao1n u s1nio Doileu n1ilk ana
{'oSu .le .I onil .ii"g 70 % nao,
~ ooun soou =, ',iel h'"u nc .l''Veiers
~" ~ ~''S Va, ps.eu "nu eoni.of's'ole' l ana
~ PtoPio see.nou Poo' oniy 9eSause VI
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,'oses 'I,'. h .no lofiloI on1s' anu 80 wero our
,s we S'''lIo ~ .iio sscole s''''on in
"'p ,ou"H NV "G ,''.'sS ,,i''Ne sun .'"9'ne,
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w." nD SsDi SeIi, 'bi,pMeu I '',1e' ~ urF
bT wbistlo .rd onon,'roa.oa n'1S 10 e oSYse
of ,ho ill., I "'b;oh s"snJ = l.;piS . s";aias
- wv "PS' ~ :. r'nnu posslo'o "
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