The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-03-02
Mrs. Blake'S Visit TO the White Mountains.
BY CLARA AUGUSTA.

Almost everybody has took a tower this
summer; and I've been and took one too. |
dunno but what Eve as good right to as
any other indivdooal. don't owe nobody
nothing, except jim Hanson the tin pedlar,
for straner; and Pve got moren rags
enough to SETTLE with him--or shall have
when cut up Caleb's cotton fannil SHIRTS;
and then owe Mrs. Gorch three cents for
getting me pound Of saleratus and not ma
king change
could pay her nov just as well as not if
she'd only take SLED postage stamp; But
she don't take stamps for fear the post office
will bust up. Miss Gorch is the most eau
tious woman that ever you see
I've had hard summers work of it! no
mistake! 1t makes my back ache to think
of it. Feed has been 50 poor on account of
the dry weather, that the cows has worked
thirseIves clean into skiIlitons keeping
from starving, and haint give no milk worth
menshunning.
Butter has been SO skeerce and high, that
I've felt Jest as if it was a sin to use it com
mon; and haint allowed our folks none
sense last July To be shore, | alus have
butter on the table-a plateful on it /; but if
any body goes for to tech it, just tread on
their toes, and give EN- look that stops
purseediugs at OAce.
One piateful has lasted US all summer |
believe it's Citing a leetle strong now, but
| it'll have to do this month out | guess.
Along in June, sometime, Samuel White
he went up to the White Mountains; and
when he got back, he had more to tell than
anybody that had been to the North Pole
l. i, bo hoG5 pf
wouldn't have paid for looking at it.
lie sot me into a tilt to go and see for
myself.
spoke to Betsy Jane, my oldest, about it
but she only turned up her nose, and sed I'd
better stay at home Betsy is an awful
hand to CAD about herself, but she's never
willing for me to stir outside the threshold.
She's ateared she shall have to wash the
dishes. never seed nobody quite so afear-
ell of SLING their hands as she is. She takes
sight Of pains with EN-, and does 'en up
ia tailored rags every night Of her life to
keep 'em smooth.
But DIS it happens l haint under Betsy
James government yet, so | made all my
Preparations Just as If she was tickled to
death with the idee of going,
| The first of August | sold ten chooses,
that came to a leetle rising seventy five dol
lars.
went to Dover rite off, and bought me
a scarlet merino gown, a yaller Satin bon
nit, trimmed with blue and lalock colored
roses; the slickest green and blue shawl
that you ever sOt nyOs on to
/ got me some new false hair-fOr Jest
between you and me mine is 50 thin can't
do much of anything with it; aud then |
got a rat" to roll it over, SOS to make me
look like a girl.
After I'd got detarmined on going. went
over and asked aunt Peggy Miles to go with
me. She said she'd like to, only she dassent
90 in the railroad, for she should sartingiy
expect it would blow up, and kerry every
man, woman and child with it And as for
steamboats,, it would he sinful to tempt Prov
idence by getting into one of them contri
vances Of Satan. Aunt Peggy is a leetle pc
cooiar in her idees, but uice woman for
all Of that.
| So told her to fix herself to start in two
days, and we'd 90 with the old mare. She's
| nigh onto seventeen years 0ld-the mare is
and haint had nothing but oat straw to
eat this summer; but she's spunky as a
colt, if you Jest tech her with the whip.
got some new shafts put into the wagon
the old ones had been tied up with shoe
strings this two years, and we dassent step
onto um and took my green flannil quill
ted petticoat and cushioned the seat and
put a braided rug into the bottom for our
feet to set on, and my red and blue calico
comfortable to take up in front Of us cool
mornings.
We had considerable baggage; but then it
takes a good deal for females that purtend to
! be ladies' had trunk, three bandboxes, a
cap box, carpet bag full Of gingerbread, an
umbrller. parasol, peck-measure to
feed the boss with, a spare shawl, bottle
of lineament, in case should be took with
the neurology, and clothes line to tie the
old mare with
Aunt Peggy, she had two bandboxes, va
lees a satchel Of turnovers a sugarbOX Of
Idoughnuts, six quart pail full of pickles, tive
basket fulIs of apples and Bounce, her dorg
objected to her kern ying the dog, but she
said she wouldn't be separated from him fol-
no money. She couldn't go to sleep o'night'
without Bounce on her feet.
The first day we travelled six miles, anC
hauled up by the side of the road for repairs
One eend of the wagon seat brokedo~n, ant
put the pail Of pickles on top OF the sugar
box, and stuck them under the seat ant
made it all right
The next day we did better. We went cen
Almost tw enty miles, ! held the reins an
aunt Peggy she done the walloping with Ia
iwhip--and the old mare size went like boss
Lots Of folks bantered me TO swop hosses.-
But told eni hadn't no time to talk wit
EN-, was bound for the White Mountains
Aunt Peggy had the worst of it. Her arr
was SO lame after day or two, that sh
couldn't skeercely git it to her head
J At the 9end Of five days we got in sight c
the mountains, aud stopped at u small nous
rite in under a mountain a close 20 quite
smart little pond Of water The grandes
place to raise geese and ducks up there tina
ever WAS.
| was pooty much tuczered out, and asked
to be shown to my room rite off. -Four tow
! headed children, lighting for the one tale
, dip that ut the way. led OFF. Aunt Peggy sh
couldn't git into the room till after was
bed. it was 50 slnal-s0 she staid outside ant
lei me go in fnst. The door to it was off til,
hinges, aud | told the young ones to set i
up close, and put a cheer against it. Nat
orally, Expected they'd obey Ine-so wen
to taking off my hair aud pulling out my
rat y when heerd a gigging jest outside
aud on looking at the door, seed that il
!didu't shet by as much as two inches, am
that space was full Of eyes peeping Ut me
Mother mother :" called one of the
boys 4; this woman is peeling her head
Quick Quick only see her -
was mad, and afore thought of anything
about the condition Of the door, | grabbed
hold Of it to open it. and down it went bang
INTO ibe floor knocking over FIVE children,
two cheers. Il eat, table full Of crockery. a
pole Of chickens that was a roasting in the
kitchen, aud pigh about stunning all crea
ton.
apollergised as well as could, aud tx
planned to the folks tPat warn used to on
dressing before 50 many Spectators and
\ they Sent the. chill rem off 70 bod