St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1858-06-24

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AIRED River train Of l40 carts camp
ed on the St. Cloud prairie on Saturday
evening last; and on Sabbath afternoon
proceeded on their journey crossing at
Fowler's ferry. They were en- route to St.
uuf with Poltry They had come from
Pembina and had been three weeks on the
road. As St. Cloud is the first town on
on their route eastward they very naturally;
lay over on the prairie half a day to repair
their toilets before passing through. The
drivers were principally half breeds; and
each one displayed more or less Of bead
work and bright colored sashes. There
were several women in the train each one
driving her own cart; and it is remarkable
that the priority everywhere given to their
sex in America, is apparent even in the
arrangements Of these primitive travellers
The carts Of the women are painted; and
have cover with other appearances Of
greater attention to comfort than is display
ed in the carts appropriated to the men.
One large, healthy good humored woman
showed her maternal caution by stopping
her cart opposite our door, before coming
to the steep bluff leading down to the riv-
er, and taking out her little almost white
baby, to carry it in her arms, evidently for
fear of accident in the decent. The little
fellow appeared to be about six months old,
and SO bright and pretty, we could not re-
sist the temptation Of kissing the baby.
The mother resigned him to us with evil
dent pride that her darling had been no.
ticed, and he was so clean and sweet that
fondling him was far from a tax to polite
ness. It was very hot afternoon but the
mother had him warmly dressed; and out
side his clothing was straight piece Of
cloth laced up in front like corsett. In
it the arms were pinioned down, and the
whole body from head to foot was as stiff
and straight as piece Of pine plank
We held him but a moment, and did not
think of it at the time, but concluded
since, that he must have been laced to a
board, which practice is said to be common
amongst Indian mothers. One thing Ger
tain, his treatment agreed with him for we
have seldom seen happier, healthier or
or prettier babe. The mother hesitated a
moment about laying him back in the cart,
but took him in her right arm holding his
head bolt upright, while she took her po-
ny's bride in the left hand and proceeded,
looking back, and bowling and smiling to
see the baby's delighted recognition of the
stranger. ,es9 II -..ss .~.s ".~.
Bless the babiesl What link they are
between men and angels, and how much
that dark skinned mother and we have in
common since that interview Of a moment
in which one did not understand a word
spoken BY the other! ~ $500. > - . =.
They had three young eaglets, one Of
which was purchased by Mr.. Geo. Kelley
to be brought up in St. Cloud They re.
port that the Hudsons Bay Company ex-
pect to send down two hundred carts this
summer; and to get considerable portion
of their return loads in St. Cloud. :::@
These carts are generally made without
any iron, but a few of them had light
hoops on the hubs; and metal boxes for
the axles to turn in. Most Of them are
drawn BY oxen, in single harness Of untan-
ned hide, joined together with thongs Of
the same material. Theyuse open collars
and names, thus showing q degree Of hu-
r - -
mainly to their beasts which would be wor-
thy Of imitation BY more civilized people,
who compel their oxen to drag heavy loads
by q small stick pressing upon the throat.
They had quite a number Of Indian po-
MES, some drawing carts and some trotting.
along free. These ponies are not pretty.
Living entirely on grass and. hay they are
heavy bodied;s and make one wonder
whether wild horses ever can be 60 finely
formed as the domestic animal which lives.
principally on more concentrated food,
The Minnesota House Of Representa-
tives have passed resolutions condemning
Mr.. Buchanan's course on the Kansas
n,,oof;on onH on1oro;n,. N o e,I:.1l.