Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-04-30

! disposed of most of ms provisions, amused
ourselves to our entire satisfaction by playing
! practical Jokes on each otheI, and became
! thoroughly rested by sleeping on the soft side
of board in the rain, when We started for
| home. e --s r.t 8 #.5 t..'t
The first day of our homeward bound trip
was the most interesting part of the perform
ance. 1t was one Of those lowering, rainy
! DAVIS when it is bad CROUCH to remain in
DOORS to say nothing OF being fifty miles
from home in the woods. 1t was ten miles TO
the first habitation. AM as the trail had be-
! it. three Of us resolved to take passage on
/ Foot IL Walkers line for the settlement
/ which we reached without difficulty consid-
ering the tghtness of our boots after being
| exposed TO the weather.
At the first shanty we asked permission to
! drv our clothes and wait for our friends who
were in the real. Dinner was on the stove,
but, on our approach, the old lady quickly
hurried the provisions out of sight, and our
longing eyes looked for them in vain. An
hour or two later, and Zepheniah and John
made their appearance on one of the Colo
| ncl's horses, and informed us that the vehicle
was fast in the mud at least five miles back.
Here was dilemma not to be sneezed at.
| The Colonel soon made his appearance. how
ever, contradicted the yarn told by the boys
with regard to the distance, and in his genial
| rnI tbot fl,a clan only u
good joke, and that with the aid of yoke of
oxen we should soon be on our way rejoicing
/ He was fortunate enough to get the cattle"
! and with them an oyergrowH lubbcr OF a
boy to dive them. According to tie Colo
! nel's statement the chap was All " obstinate
cuss," and to keep him in good hnmor the
( Colonel was compelled to make sundry
| promises OF reward-one was that he should
be honorablv mentioned by the editors ac-
| companying the expedition in the newspapers.
| We notice that he disposed Of something less
| than five pounds OF our sweet stuff. and then
| had the impotence to say that he :" couldn't
| eat much sugar that he took dollar for
| his valuable services when he deserved some
thing else. ... .....
After drying our boots until they were SUI.
ficiently hard for all practical purposes, we
/ enQuired the distance to John Munson's, on
| Star Prairie, and being told that il was only
/ three miles, concluded to continue on our way
| to that point as pedestrians. while the Colonel
| and the hoy eXtricated the wagon. John was
severely afflicted, aud insisted on waiting
where he was for the wagon, keeping compa
ny with one fair damsel though he ayers that
his intentions were honorable, and that his
whole time during that afternoon was occu-
pied in studying the " weather observations u
as laid down in last years almanac, the only
| literature about the premises.
"The world is given TO lying" somebody
| says, and we guess the fellow was right, OF
else The people who live in the vicinity of the
big woods have a very indefinite idea of dis
lance, for after walking good three miles, we
met a man who informed us that it was just
three miles and half to Munson's. And il
waS three miles and a half Persans who have
g been there with tight boots and sore feet
! know something about it But we lived
through it, and reached /" Uncle Johns " with
life enough to eat light supper, especially
| David, who, to our certain knowledge dispos-
cd Of provisions enough himself to keep a
small family week.
About nine clock the Col and John came
up with the wagon all safe. and we repaired
in force TO Widow White Hotel for the night
and where we were entertained in the good
old-fashioned way, for a moderate considcra-
ton, The iane'1aoy refusing to take any pay from
tie drircri As the Col. drove his own team
the joke was well appreciated.
We spent the Sabbath with the estimable
farsily Of Col. Hartman, and returned homo
on Monday. perfectly satisfied with the entire
trip, and firmly in pressed with the idea that
there mint o'fun connected with going a
sugaring with Sam Hartman.