Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-09-11

On the way. | went along highly sat
istiod with myself, with Michigan,
and with women. But alas the next
woman | met spoiled it ali. 1T was
late IN the evening and went to
house-thc best looking one in the
neighborhood and somewhat aristQ
cratic IN its appointments-where
thought | should enjoy extra hospi-
tallty. | adjusted my collar, combed
my hair, and brushed the dust of the
best could with my pocket hand
kerchef and, eren, put a clean one
IN my breast pocket for use during
the evening. Thus prepared walk
ca up to the door, pulled the bell and
stood there awaiting an opportunity
to display my good breeding The
mistress of the house opened the door
and received my poIitest address
She answered it with Il crusty Not"
and slammed the door in my face.
Hnmoled in spirit / walked on
mile farther and found shelter under
u less pretentiOus roof.
Tuesday morning | travelled
through two miles of thiclly settled
country and five Of gravclly marsh,
marsh, uninhabted, at the further
side Of which is Battle Creek, large
village where, tradition saith,
white man and an Indian once had
tussle and both got panic stricken and
fed.
Between Battle Creek and Mar
shall the road passes through sand,
gravel and gravelly clay On the
first it is useless to farm; on the sees
ond you can farm with the aid of
gypsum at eleven dollars per ton
the third is good land.
When nearing Marshal | met
fellow traveller with satchel on
stick. He seated himself under q
fence and invited me to conference.
He was Il thin Wcazen faced man of
iortY-a lumbcrman by trade lie
had come up from the north east part
OF the State where, as he said, 'they
are all cut throatS, sharpcrs, no en-
terprise about them-oId togies." |
concluded the fault was with him
for ! have never seen bad man who
dld not take such views of the mo-
tivcs Of men. | got out Of his com
pany as quick as could and went
on. \ young farmer on his way to
market with a load of potatoes, over
took me and asked me to ride. He
was carrying on tive hundred acre
farm, but that was too small to suit: /
he wanted more land II il Wasn't
for the fact that h bad got his farm
we'll stocked and where he could
make q little, he would sell out in
minute and 90 to the prairie coun-
Try where & man CAN ploW some
lie was making great thing On his
potatoes he bought an acre at auc-
ton last fall for twenty five dollars
and they turned out cr two hun
bred bushels. His neighbors got
scared a while ago and sold theirs for
thirty cents He advised them to
hold on, but they wouldn't, and now
he was selling his at forty cents.
At Marshall | tried to find out the
way to Homer Of German. While
was endeavoring to make him un,
derotand my question two little Girls
with dinner baskets in hand came
along and one Of them stepped up
and said, Il will Show you the way,
sirl am going three miles on the
Homer road, sir.' | left'the German
stumbling over some English words
and followed my pretty guide.
Our conversation along the road
very naturally assumed the form Of
question and answer.
'Where do you go to school, ny
little grip"
IL 90 to the High School, sir"
In Mich. they have High Schools
in the towns, which take the best
scholars from the district schools and
give them an education in the higher
English branches. Besides this di-
rect advantage, these High Schools
stimulate the pupils Of the lower
schools to advance in their studies 50
that they may be able to pas. the cx-
animation for the High School.
do YOU like to 60 to school p
eyes sir like to go very much.
"Do YOU like your teacher 2"
Yes sir like him, so do all of the
scholarship is so kind and tries to
help lis in our studies But | am
afraid he willnot stay after this term.
he Is 50 sick, sir!"
What Is the matter with him ?
has he got tired y
"No Sir, he has got the consumption;
~, ,vn,lys TX bn,,j So, ~
Il am school teacher, too, and am
ont nov for my health
Are YOU Il school teacher? indeed!
where did You teach sir 2
Il taught in Wisconsin. not far
from the Mississippi river III
"Oh that's a great ways Off; isn't
It, s'r Z and did you teach near the
Mississippi river 2"
"1es. ! taught in pretty village
about twenty miles from the river,
but am now on my way to tho At
lautic ocean. !"
on. are You! should like to sce
the Atlantic Ocean do you live
there?
" Yes ! live near there, aud we
20 form our place to the Ocean in
little steamboats, which run up aud
down the river every day"
What river is il, sir