The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-11-06
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u vANaatl am going 70 rclnsc, hsppen
'ecAsin Mnscatinc county, 1owH,, n,i,lwav
'fl'eesccnaiowa Ciiy,,lcn the enpiai oi
ssstl,cState, and Mtsca'ine city, = flourish,
ing trwn on the mississippi, an Il seq.
1 tion ofsthe country called TIC Wapsi-
noenoc Sc,:icnicnt, frolnacrcek bearing
'lE't nnnc, which runs through the set
! Element. 1.
tItwas in so and that part cf Iowa
was then tl'inly settled, that found
| myself one evening nt the Eagle Hotel.
IN West Liberty, village of some FIVE
houses, about one mile east Of Wapsi-
nse'oc Creek, Wapsi-wli,c, noe
/ earth, noc--creek /; Iiterall, waitc-carth
,,creek ,land situated on beautiful prai.
rie billow.
Some half.do travellers and vil
layers were lounging in frontof I, &c am
pie Fireplace in the barroom f,r.
| though the settlers had ONLY a few davs
since finished their harvest, the evenings
were somewhat cool, and 4 small fire
was necessary to perfect comfort-talk
ing of their prospects, and whether
there was likely to be large cmiyra
ton pass through to California in the
spring to buy their surplus feed aud
other produce, when a new character
burst npon the stage. As the door was
lung open. all eyes wcrctixea in stare
of astohi>hmcnt and wonder npon th.,
new eo9er.
Iac stranger was a tall raw honed
t0sg aH Individual, with tlaxcn
saaelssss s aageling about his shoulders
II it,ag saB:die legs we,e enca>ed in
4bius laans, and he woic coat OF th
s scl pen cut and ia color what h.
would have dcneininated .,bnt nut, .
with an oil-ciotl cap drawn 50 tight.
down upon his head i! had the appear
ance Of having been pasted on
Then what appeared most stranrc
aud unacconntable was, that he was
wringis'g, dripping wet. Ills wiAitish
yellow ear locks Wore parted down te
his cheek md streaks Of dirt marked
the divers miniature water course across
his forehead, aud down l,is nose. waite,
dripped from the claw hammer tails of
his coat and from the wristbands Of til.
same. On his back he carried an oil
cloth carpet- bag, securely fastened b,
stout leather straps which crossed on
his breast. Marching into the middle
of the room with an immense clat,cr Of
cow-hide bonts, he halted and cast an
inqnir;ng glance around the circle oc-a
cnpsina the benches in front Of the fire.
Mr.. Baglcy, the landlord of the "Eaglc,'
arose, nodded. and said:
Good cvenll' sur"
"Iicow dye dew? BE yew the land
lord o. this heousc?
"l es.r."
want t'know? Ickon yc conld't
keep teller hur, nor give him = bite O.
suthin' fur supper, could ycr?"
- Yes.r." sss
''Ye mean to say yes kcn--bed an
break fast z" a w
s.lcsr."
"Gol darn glad to hear on't-an' If
You Kin list mix .fvler a little. snthin
hot ansslrmas; with good deal o rum
int anala,s'lcctlc wates it'lldo me n
main sight o good"
ss.les.n sa@es srs1aas ssssss6sf#
.,Siroug,. mind good deal O. Kicker
Yoa'sesgotsrums'a ss4as essssa
alcs p Nv ss
While the landlord was preparing his
lrnm the stranger stood in front Of the
bar, with tho pack still on his back,
evidently bent ou, seeirg that the cor
rect thing was done i'll the rum aud wa
; tetr 1ninsling. Then having imbibcd a
"regilar ssnortct,'is Ne asked th4landlora
to assistin ssrsnovipe his pack This
belng done, he~was about handing his
carpct'hag over to.thc landlord to put
behind the bnr, whcn he caught 'sislt
f III Immense rent IN il, and there from
| rfotruding the corners Of articles Of
Ie.afhfng within II. The instant he
Emaae the discovery. the carpet .bag fell
from fsh ha6ds. aK,s jaw dropped, and
for 1 few ssecoiids hc stood tho very
image ~ desrsir. Al length lie rouscd
fhthdseM, sSnd striking his clenched fist
l4gainst h,s f6fehead, he kowled, il 4
lv1Ecsof litastsFehdi6g asony ss
lsp1'Rainta. rdIiied ds ruined Teotally
tbastsa n sssssh'H tNns hundred aud
-ss<. 4vs. - ~ 1ss 49, e.;a
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