National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-03-29

Hebron on the 10th of October
aud arrived in Oxford on the 2itI
of the same month. They boil
mounted the same horse, according
to Puritan custom, and rode t(
Charlstown. N. H., nearly one hun
dred and fifty miles. Here Mann
purchased "a bushel of oats for his
horse. and some bread and cheese
for himselfand wife, and set forward
Mann on foot wife, oats, bread
and cheese, and some clothing, on
horseback.
From Charlcstown to Oxford
there was no road but a horse track.
and this frequently hcdged across
by fallen trees; and when they
came to such an obstruction, which
could not pc passed round, Mann.
who was Of Il gigantic stature, would
step up, take the young bride, and
set her upon the ground then the
oats, bread and cheese; and lastly,
the old mare was made to leap the
windiall; when all was reshipped,
and the voyage resumed. Til. s vas
acted over time and again, until the
old beast became impatient of delay,
and coming to a similar obstruction,
while Mann was some rods in the
rear, she pressed forward, and leap.
cd the trunk OF largo tree, resist.
ing all the force her young rider
could exert and when Mann came
M. which he did in Il trice, there lay
h | ride upon the ground, with all
the baggage resting upon her. The
old creature, however, had the
civilty nos to desert them in this
prcdicament, and as no bones were
broken, and ~ joints dislocated,
they soon resumed their journey;
Mann, for the rest of the way, con.
stituted the van instead Of the rear
guard.
When they arrived in Orford,
they very naturally made Daniel
Cross tent their first resting place
They were received with all that
cordiality aud hospitality which
characterize those who are separa
ted from all friends, and are eucloS
ed by the solitudes of il vast vii
derness. Cross had reared shelter
for his COW adjoining his own tent,
and for that night the COW WAS
elected, and Gross aud his wife oc.
cupied her apartment, while Mann
aud his wife improved the rarlor.-
Bat they were doomed to u sad AL
venture that night. Cross had
icllcdsa large tree, the butt end of
which constituted no inconsidcrable |
portion Of one side of his house. -
Into this log he had bored two
holes, about four feet apart, and !
sharpening two sappling poles, he /
had driven them horizontally into I
the log, to form the two side pieces
OF a beds;ead, The other ends Of
the poles were supported Uy two /
perpendicular posts, in the manner .
Of ordinary bedsteadS. Elm bark
served for chord and sacking. This !
rigging was adequate to sustain
Cross and his companion, "A light
,oupIe but when Mann aud his
)ar;ncr came into POSSESSION, it was
Iulte another affair. Soon after all
lad retired to rest, this trail fabric
If bedStead suddenly gave way
With loud crash, which frightened
he tenants of both apartments
)rodigiously. Mrs. Mann screamed,
md this was suddenly responded
o from Cross apartment, What is
he mater p But after mutual
explanations and apologies, Mann
md his wife resumed a recumben
position upon the floor, and enjoyed
! refreshing sleep, with the cxcep-
ion of an occasional interruption
rom a sudden burst of laughter in
he COW appartment.
AS Mann came on from Charles
own, he found i'll the town of Clar.
mont, two openings 10y young men
# the name OF Dorchester. In Cor
ish there WAS but one family, that
t Moses Chase. In PlaIntield
here was one family. Francis
smith. The wife was "tcripler
omesick, and declared she would
ot stay there in the woods In ;
.ebauon, there were families,
)harles Hill, son, and son.in-luw, "a
Ar. Pinnick. In Hanover there
'as one family, Col. Edmund Free
nan, and several young men, who
7ere making settlements. In Lyme,
here were three families, all bv the
anne of Sloan-John, William and :
David. {
Richard Wallace settled IN the
est part of Thetford, Vt. He was ,
CharleStown, n. ii. in the sum
Ter of 1777. when "a report came
nat the British and Tories were to
tack Royalton, Charlestown and l
ewbury, in three divisions. Wal
zee made all speed for Thetford.
lie met near where the meeting t
Ouse now stands, men, women and l
some in carts, some on q
eds and in sleighs, lin midsummer) t
nd some on foot, hurry & to Y
lace of safety. But his wi G w L
OF with them. Wallace put spu. 5 |
} his steed, and soon arrived at his
ut, where he found her sticking by
he stuff. They carried their house
Did goods into the woods and Gov c
ed them with bushes, but next t
~ got team and removed them
settlements near the river Wal. b