The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-08-26
Boomers.
What a Couple Of Bruce VS.
con8in Girls Haze Done Up The

In our rambles Cup The Chippe-
Wa," few days ago, we CHANGED
upon ahusky, broWn-faced girl plow-
ing out twenty-acre corn-feld. She
was rugged in a uf-colored "bloom-
err" with straw hat and good, hon
est number seven boots. There was
no sham about her. She was evil
IDENTIFY all girl and was working with
a will. She had been in the field
since early morning, taking long
strides behind a spirited horse, with
the lines thrown across her shoulder,
and both hands firmly at the plow.
It was just ''good fun" she said, to
take care Of twenty acres, and away
she strobe through the long rows
turning corners, kicking over the sod,
and never a thought ofrest or "whoa,''
till the dinner horn sounded across
the field. a.,,rros r
On Inquiry, we learned that our
cornfeld heroine was one of two New
Hampshire girls, who migrated with
their parents to Eau Claire some doz-
en- years ago. They had little means,
but were Of good working stock.
They bargaired for quarter section
Of wild land and set about making a
farm There were no boys in the
family. The girls were young,
bright, healthy, and full Of pluck and
vigor. Their mother dressed them
in boomers, and gave them their
choice indoors or out. From the
start, they took the place Of boys ;
they were not afraid Of dust Or sun
shine; they never complained ; they
never tired out; they seldom missed
a day from the fields through all the
season, from the earliest to latest au-
tumn. As they grew older they grew
tough and Wirey, and were alike
ready at handling teams, breaking
colts, building bridges, opening roads,
fording creeks, clearing meadows,
loading hay, binding gain or mount
ing straw stack. In good seasons,
they cut eighty tons of hay and eigh-
ty acres of grain. In rainy seasons
they had to bring out their hay "by
hand" carrying it on poles, knee
deep through sloughs and marshes.
In winter they attended school, and
took care of sixty head of cattle,
drawing hay from the swamp in the
coolest weather. They hired no help
except at harvesting. They did
their own trading and marketing,
and could never be outwitted by any
of the store chaps at Eau Claire.
The girls are now eighteen and
twenty years Of age, and have done
more farm work than any two boys
in the county. Their father, begin
ming with nothing, is now rich, with
broad fields and ready stamps, most
ly achieved through the grit and ener-
gy Of his daughters.
During the present season the girls
have 'let up little on their out
door accomplishments, and are only
cultivating twenty acres Of corn for
their own amusement. They have
built them a spacious residence.
They attend balls and parties, go a
tcouting, drive their own teams, and
occasionally give the boys chance
to show their own spunk and gal
lantry. Of course such girls are OBJ
jects Of excitement and interest in
their neighborhood. They are look
ed upon as ''capital priest and
young fellows are ready to break
their necks for them. They are now
right in their freshest bloom, with
thought of love and romance begin
ming to steal about the back of necks
and brains; and what may seem as
strange, they are neither coarse nor
masculine in appearance they are
simply round, trim, sprightly, full
breasted girls, with resolution in
their eye, and plenty of good sense
in their heads.-F. Il. Moore an
MjyloauEee Wisconsin,
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