, 1869-08-22
What n Couple OF Brave Wisconsin
Girls HIVE Done.

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In ctr 1anblcs "Cp the Chippewa" 4 few days
age, We chuuce,i upon husky, bruwn.taced eis|
pluwlrs tut twenty acre corn ae!d, Sue Eaa
r.QSed IN 3 snu1-coloGd blooMert With STRAW
hut, aad good, honest nuubes seEea boots Tnele
girl, and worstnk with Will, she had been IN
the field since early morning.. taEiug long strides
behind spIEt,e,l horsei VIII tEs lines thrown r,
r!ow, 1t was jus, ''got,d fun, tLe said, 70 take
ca5c Of twenty ncres, and away she strode through
~ long cornes nes;nxoyeT q; sods
,.nutl morn sounded Rcruss the 1elf.
On inquiry, We learned That ou: co1n1ed heroine
was ose Q: ;wo Sew uaTr:aai,s :; a,, S5s; : %ao ut,
years ago. They hid little 1Ee1ns, but were Of
good working siock. They baTg21ned for guar
ter.sect!on Of wild lad, aad sst st'out making y .
gr.s were vounE, rrteht, healthy, and full Of pluck
aad y!sor. Thc!t Iaotnes dressed then in bloom
crs and gave them tatIr choice. Indoors Or ouf.
tEeY Ec!e not aifal1 Cf dust or sunshine: 1hcT
Icverccu7saicet; they :eTe: tired osL: Saey e.
seaso1s, from earLes. spring TO laies; autumn
A. thpv grew older, they Rrcw tough anil Etry,
and wcre alike ready al handling teams, breaking
1 eeseS. . Gearing meaaowt' loading hay. b!adlas
era1u ut n!ounttEe ss1a* s.a1E IN good sea-
sc.5 they CT, eishty tons Of hsJ and e!gntF acres
u shs:l lay .tby Land. caf1,tne II o. poles, knee
deer, through pluuShs and marshes, In winter
fh,.. attended school aud took CaFt OF sixty head
of cattle, .ltaH,ng h3y from the swaDp5 In the
coTtest 1ealtes. They hired no heir, except IN
har7eat.a. They dit taeT oEa :r:ids3s aaa 11nr-
keiipE, and could never be outwlised hy any OF
the stp.e chafs ct Esq C!a.e.
Tnt r1y,I alc now Is a1d p JelS5 o. arc, al1l
have sCae NOR tas1liar taAn All, iEo boys In
the ceautr. The.l fash6t, beginning WITH no.
thing. Is Eo1 rich, with broad eesds and thon-
the al: aai cne1sy I: h:i tauSa:e.% -
during the present season the girls have "les
nm l:t:!e On tse!E outdoor aeeoIpl!saIcects,
aud are only cuI:iya.lnx twenty acres Of corn
Tor their own aIuuselceul They have buut
rrera a splS1Dsi residence. ThtJ 6ttend baIls
and parties, 80 ; t1o7ttnS, Drive Their. own
tearlk. and occasionally gre the boys chance
10 show their tpunk and galiantrJ. or co2rse
Euch girls are objects Ct excitement ani interest
IL tnelr netehborhoo<L They ale looked upon a.
stc1p.ta! rr1es" aod yo1og fellows 1-e ready to
break their uecks for them. TheF are now Ia
their freshest bloom, with thoughts OF lore A1d
romance beginning to steal about the back OF
meek 2a1 bra.ns, a11 wh1t I.ay see;1 as strange,
{hcr arc neither coatre nor masculine n appear
ance: tncy nc simply round, spHGhtiI, fnu-
breasted E1r.s with sesolct.oa IN their ere, ald
nlenty of Euoi een5c IN taett heals
/: Lay Be EtesesHcS % 1cEalc Polsticia1s TO
kIoE that these Chippewa Enlry girls never
whine OF detiatM shout Their "rt+.l4' O. 3" po-
sttion." Thug saw rough WORK 10 he doae-EorE
Mest needed IN ctr Western coEnE1-and ASKING
odds OF nobody, tley Etnt II tfSyesy On shelf
muscle and did 1t. They have nh41e no noise
al,cus II. They hare roI cackIed st corrections.
They have never sat VIII A..3 Ao:ho15 Of Laey
S,ooe BLACKWELL TheJ hare taI.5 Won 1nch
higher sea. among tie qcccos o. American !adas-