The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-03-13
A NIGHT on A PRAIRIE.

HIGh1 I'm "A EhaANIE"
was something had often read ofbut had new
err before endured-and pray to God | may
never endure it again In the midst of prai-
RE, tired, hungry, benumbed with cold-sleepy,
yet knew that to sleep to sleep the sleep
that knows no waking" Happily the weather
modera ted, but it was not without the most So
we're efforts we kept from freezing. There are
many circumstances under which time seems to
pass so slowly as 10 almost render you crazy by
its slowness and to watch Gesda the bedside
of SICK friend, nay tarther--iH the presence of
death itself time seems to move with laggard
pace--but night on a prairie when every ex-
ertiOn is required to keep nom freezing is as
much longer as day is shorter Than year.
Morning finally dawned. The sun shOne
brightly. The road was gained, and in due
time we reached the house Vi - god Samsri-
itau''-and didn't we have q hearty appetite Cor
breakfast! If am any judge of pancakes (snd
hold myself to be), thos. Burkwheat cakes
we ate on that morning were the sweetest and
best ever eaten by mortal How they disap-
peared though They, Ike tho snowfakes on
the river were Que MOMENT seen, then lost for
ever. The rest Of lie Journey was accomplished
with nothing warthy a. note-except travelling
mile an hour be not@ -wsrlhy Our only FROST
bitten parts were our goes, fingers and ears.
This place, Eau Claire is situated on the
Chippewa River a branch Of the Mississippi,
and is at the head of Steamboat navigation. =
Five years ago au business places numbered.
not half dozen and it now contains 1000
| inhabitants, and business places number seve-
raj hundred. It. contains several saw and Grist
mills-Chrches, .schoohouses. &c. aud, not-
withstanding the hard times, to steadily in
creasng in size. The soil in this section,
though somewhat sandy in rome parts, is well
adopted to the rajsing of all farming products
Wheat, with lumber, of which there is va.
quantity manufactured in this place are its
principal productions. There has been quite
religious exc itement here for seven weeks
past-and revival meetings were held nightly.
The meetings a now discontinued, and, from,
The manner in which the dancing parties are
patrouized, l should Judge the young folks are
as full of the "vanities and pleasures" Of this
world as ever IT has now one pap printed
| here-the Free Press, and another is to be is-
sued in few weeks.
In regard to patriotism, the Chippewa VALLEY
is behind no section Of the State, Company
after Company has be 80 raised here, and still a
couple more are now an process Of formation
But suppose you CLAIM to be the banner CITY,
in that respect, AZ / see the Times office claims
Tn have furnished segegteen men for the war.
Though generally no. given to do"o'ihg' we
must beg TO be excused from believing thls'ph-
til we have turLhor evidence than the woro o.
the Times fer it, being q fact. Perhaps ofo'h'
er B. in counting the soldiers his ONCE mas
furnished, made every man count fire the SEINE
as every trick counts in forty fne-as believe
it is generally conceded in K. that he IS some
ON the above mentioned game
Yours
OUTSIDER