The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-04-21

poor Sarcr Ann feeling so proud, talking
TO little ed about our tiue, new home In
the praliles, just like me ami her often used
to do, and here, oh, Jewdas Is hull
quarter secshun of the neatest land III Iowa
gone TO eternal smash
The poor fellow feelings now completely
mastered him, and he hcld his face in his
hands and sobbed like i little child. His
last words, however, gave me clew to the
mystery, and taking up his carpet bag |
commenced to hauling shirts, vests anu
handkerchiefs, all thoroughly water soaked,
till at the bottom | found carefully rolled
bundle.
Mr. Yankee had now controlled his grief
and stood near, with his hands on his knees,
bending over me la breath.ess surprise.
Unrolhng hickory shirt ! found within =
large brown paper parcel, ami within 1t
package done up IN newspaper. On
opening the old newspaper | found what |
expected to find from the first, to-wit: a
! land warrant for l60 acres OF Government
| land.
1t is almost useless to attempt to describe
the extravagant JOY of the Yankee. The
moment he saw the land warrant was safe
and sound, he gave pc rtect howl of de-
llght and snatching it from my fingers, he
done Sarer Aun, had she been present, and
with tremendous strides commenced pac
ing back and forth asrcsS the room. 1t
seemed impossible for him to be stlll for an
instant.
Glory to God I" he cricd-''glory to
the most highest Sarer Ann, all our say
ing and scruIping is not in vain Go on
with your talk-plan and kalkerate! Take
little Jed on yer knee and sing La the
evening when yer 90 out to milk, look
towards where the sun Is going, and think,
there | have happy home Ieour
Pcleg's there he'll hcv the land, and We
will be happy yet. The steers is saved
the shoats is al right! the hQiier amt
gone in, and old Barney bound TO count
Fel!erS Oh, you see IN your midst happy
head Of a tamerlY-you witness joyful
human"
IF you will excuse ny interrupiinc you,
Sir and 1t Is fair question:, SAID |, how
DID you come to get into this sorrow snay?'
Excuse the question? Sartirgly, sir !
III tell you the hull partickerS-a full
account-Jerewsalein what a.narrer escape
that quarter section OF lend did hev !"
We'll, but let's have the story"
'N ass, sarting, sartng Wail, gents,
my name is Peeg SnodgrasS, n oil Deacon
Snodgrass, from down IN Maine III the"
Never mind that, tel is how you go.
so wet?'
"Yass, sartng! Well, you see, back
here, about 4 mile heyant the Nockyeruosc
a. q idrK, TUUhiH uJCUno Vr~. S.+0 '-t--' - -,
and thinking how beautiful the great Al
Seeing had made the world, and What won
derfui taters this sic would raise, when |
seen a big drove of cattle just one side
wur adniIG.ug hcow tat and sleek they wal,
and Iooalng at their good pints, when al
almighty great briudle bull jumpt out Of
! the tal! grass, and beran to shake his ALL
| 6red big carIv head, aud beiicr, and switch
| his tail and paw the ground over his back:
! | concluded it were best to let on like IS
wern, afraid, and 50 | began to Whistle,
Rake her down, Sal, and other tunes,
thinking as how | would slip past the
blars,ed cuss; bat jist as got Opperslle,
he gin snort and began to walk towards
me, st0py,ug ousr in j while to fetch rake
in the sile with his fore feet. put IN a
few quick steps abeOut then, but was atear
ed TO run. coz know i. did he would fee
encouraged.
Putty soon he began to come on trot
and then | lei out on canter. Then ht
r,z to a lope, aud seein 'twerc no use IL
Naitin' for him to quit, jest loosened these
ere legs of mine and come down to my bts
time. | looked about for s0methln Il
cli,nh-but thar | was on that susSed pralr
e ie,and not pea stick 10 be seen nIghtr
, mile ahead. Heow | did want to stoI
a right thar, and cussed them barsted FER
f rarys | gin glance over my shoulders
and | ;een the everlasting cuss, with hi
nose down and his tail up comm jest o.
. The dead lay deoyn, and let my legs GU
another notch.
The chase went nip and tuck till | so
: near the creek, when | saw that the bu
o was only abeout hundred yards benin
me. Lord JchosSyiat! but felt queeris
when | was sartin he was gaming; 1t CAV
S me such skeer that my heart seemed
?, dissolve into dish water, and my legs kinde
n lost their feeling so that cou!dn run. =
n But could see a hull lot Of trees ahead
;. little ways, and If | could hold out hS
e minutes | would be to them. iooke
back, and by the suffering Moses! eft Il
d bull warn't within twenty feet of me, b
,e eyes all green and his nostri!s looked like
Of mite put my head in them, and as red as
D. bo!, of new fannell | got almost to Il
,e creek, when | found the timber wur on q
III opposite side of the creek trouI me, aud Il
he tull so cost | could almost feel his bfea'
e on my cheek, thought Of my rmeriy
tia, orful time: sez |, ''Farewell, little Le
k aud you, Sarer Ann, my gentle companion
d Just at this instant saw a stump right
~ the bank of the creek, aud made sprlr
for it, expecting to get on the top OF It, b
Ily it happened to be hoiler, and landed l
ed side. | just had room to squeeze deo'
.er in it and Kit my head below the top, a
O. not a darn bit toe soon war in, for l.
We top>not went deown, Nh Balls head Gu
tie up-whack agin the stump, I'll eyerythI
h fairly jinglcd
on You better believe felt thankful "
,d housed at last; and the old cuSs of br
nd wasn't he disappointed? ! orld, hcow
vo did rave round that old stump, switch
nd tail, paw tie sile, and beler! | peer
to up at him jjst to see how he Vas gettl
ted on, but kalkerlate peeped down a
t ortul STUDENT for hadn't more than
md up uy head ill his horus came siraadIe
il, I'd his skull hit the stump ike ma
ook This listie incident convinced me that
inc best thing could 10 was, in the langwi'
lrm OF Squire y heeler, to lay low, watch
.ely ducks, and chaw pokerroot. just q:
and made up my mind not TO pat mp ms h
L.; AMIN I f.f, ,hn o4E.,lnSs main tax q ma