St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-06-11
matted and ro'py than usual, the s7il remark s
was drawn from one of the party that it

AaNten anu Iopy tAAu usuai, tuG remark
was drawn from one of the party that If
| must have been obtained Sou co1ltract.'s
"Lo :! the poor Indian" Leaving them
seated in their canoe, hatless beneath the
scorching sun, we continued our. way and
soon landed: Finding pleasant place
among the pine trees, the ediblcs were
unpacked and preparations made for din.
uer. Here were sardines, Holsters, pick
les, French mustard, butter, ice, lemons,
| figs, nuts, raisans. and other .dainfies 10
abundance, and all were being arranged
nicely, when came the inquiry, sharp and
quick, "Wheres are The crackers e e Blank
amazement hHd its picture on a'least one
face. All !sCaptain, that question seemed
no less portentous then than the one Of
s.to be or MOTTO be-" Even "Mike'' could
not remedy the difficulty; But notv'ith.
standing this little drawback, the dinner
was excellent and fully appreciated ALL:
AFTER saurte,ins around for an hour, the
party -re-entcred the sail-boat and returned
| TO the Fort at Eve o'clock. go ~ II. "
! Assmcntioned in the beginning, anoth-
er party from ST, Cloud, consisting Of Col,
Tt 49, 5, He. b = k Esq, Drs, "
and SIS - and Judge E-s,, was ex-
pected this yening, but instead was a let
ter from the Colonel stating that on ac=
count Of business engagements Of the two
gentlemen first mentioned it would be inl-
possible for them to come, 80, This, was
much regretted by all. "2o'@:> ,oI ;,
In thesevening was a pleasant dance at
Col. Rogers headquarters, which was par
ticipatedjn BY. some thirty or forty ladies
aad gentlemen:: E" : - . ~ ~ =. :,
On Friday morning, Bad Boy the sec.
ond chief ia the Chippewa nation, and
who claims. to have rights superior to
Hole-in-tho-Day, Uaulv witi1in the fydz1t::----
He is very common looking Indian,
but is undoubtedly friendly to the whites.
During The forenoon Lieut.. HITLER had
six-pounder cannon brought out and
sent half dozen shot whizziDg down the
river. One passed directly over canoe
loaded with indians as it was crossing,
and after rictchetting half dozen times
buried itself amid cloud Of dust in the
bank a mile or more down the river.
At six o'clock in the evening, bidding
farewell to Fort Ripley, and the many
pleasant people it contains, we left on our
return home. Lieut. Fisk, having
some matters that required his personal
attention, remained at the Fort, while
Lieut.. Col. Rogers came with the party to
St. Cloud and Capt. Folsom as far as Lit
tie Falls Arrived at this latter place,
fifteen miles from the Fort, at about eight
o'clock, and put up with Mr.. Simmons,
who has leased the large hotel and re6tted
and furnished: it in fac style. Here ar
rangements had been made for party, in
which all participated. The affair passed
off pleasantly, the good folks of Little
Falls being we'll represented, and. the
"light fantastic" was tripped until three
o'clock the next morning. An excellent
supper was served at twelve o'clock.
Next day at nine found us again on our
way, and without further incident of note
we arrived home at FIVE in the evening,
having enjoyed trip that will be remem
bered only with pleasure. To Col. Rog-
ers, Capt: Doan and others at the Fort,
the party. consider themselves indebted
for many kind favors and attentions.
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