Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-05-05
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Uncle sFBPHEf N HISFESFERt HILIE
BY ELLA CARLETON.

BY ELLA CARLETON.
There are but few of us who do not thlpk
there are incidents of. romance and beauty
connected with the rudely-copstrncted log
cabins in the western gildss and yet one
would scarcely have thought the rough struc-
ture of which I am about to speak ever held
a being within its mud d.chinked walls worthy
the notice of the most humble pen. But l
have said enough for preface, and now TOR
q few incidents.
It was long ago, reader. The steam en-
zine had not then invaded the western for
ests. nor even sent its whistle and smoke 10
that direction. The topmost branches of the
old oaks, with the first breezesLof the morn.
ing, bowed land nodded to each other as of
yore, while their progeny climbed slowly up
ward, and the younsivy kept them company.
Here and there, is some cleared spot, where
nature seemed at peace, and the birds were
having one great holiday, blue smoke rose
upward aud wreathed off alone, for there
was no other cabins smoke within many
mites to s,ioeis and bear it company Brown.
armed children with'ruddy faces skippedaud
danced beneath those trees, uumindful of
the noisv city that was many miles away,
where the poor are born and live and die
without ever drinking in one breath OF the
nure air as it comes frou natures great res
eryoir. But to the minute Of our tale.
The large, rough cabin Of Samuel Champ
lin, or Uucle Sam, as he was called by the
settlers who knew him, was piled together
beneath the shade Of one of those trees OF
which we have spoken, and around him were
several rich acres of land that his own braw-
ny arm, with the aid of his faithful wife,
had cleared and got ready for the seed
There was no other cabin within severa! miles,
but neither Uncle Sam nor his wife seem to
mind this; for, as they said, it gave them
breathing.room and space to hunt, and the
children could whoop and exercise their
lungs without the neighbors interfering in
their sports or remarking upon their costumes.
And so time few by-the children growing
larger and the precincts Of the far-otf city
advancing nearer to the cabin. And then
the more numerous settlers wideued the In
dian trail.path that led from the thick forests
to the busy hauuts of men, while yearly
grew the intimacy between the settlers and
the dwellers in the more thickly inhabited
district. Winter came, and the glittering
snow was piled and drifted in every direction
save the new made road; but that was kept
level, for the dwellers along its way-side now
added to their gains in winter many dol
lar that they would not have obtained had
the roads been impossible; for gay parties
of the youth aud beauty Of the town now
congregased in rough jumpers and rude
sleiehs behind their hardy Shetland and Ca
madam ponies, and dashed off with almost
lightning speed along the smooth surface of
the snow towards the same smoke-browned
cabins of the scattered settlers.
Among the favorite places Of resort, was
the home ofsUncle Sam, torshis cabin was
of larger size than most of the others, and
contained several different apartments, and
the young men said he kept the best cider
and apples, and the girls whispered to each
other that his good-natured wife always made
her cakes of better materials than the other
lor.cabin landladies; and then everything
about the premises looked so neat and nice,
and had such an air of civilization, that they
were moi afraid to partake of whatever was
offered them there.
Early one morning in midwinter, [ was
seated at the side window of my room in the
hotel, when saw passing up the broad walk
in the distance, the tall and well proportion
ed figure of Edison Pierce. His step was
hurried, and, to use phrase Of modern date,
knew something was iu the wind so laid
by the paper was glancing over, and step
ned to she door to meet him.
Good morning Edson,' said [.
yes said he sit is good morniug-just
the one for sleigh-ride, and we have made
up nice little party to go out to old Uncle
Sans
who are going, Ed?' inquired 1 with a
good deal of interest.
o., Charles Swift, Albert and William
Hurd, Mr.. Breuton aud
sBreuton ? interrupted I, and know
looked anything but amiable. why do you
call him Mr., and all the rest of the young
men of our acquaintance by their first Dames!
well, IL can't say unless it is
Because you are little stupid, Ed
NO, not that, Stephen, but because he is
80 much richer than the rest of u.s.