Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-02-20

"sOAAS3 soAA'S "J'
tried to adopt the simplicity Of her
creed aud somehow between listening
to the wind and the childrcn-tossing
my aching head, thinking Of tn, home
I'd left and the ono l was trying to
reach, morning came.
A co'nical looking group assembled
in the dining room for breakfast. 1t
was quite . curiosity to witness the diff:
ferent tempers, illustrated by their IA
ces-patience, resignation, helplessness,
rebellion, calm endurance, desperation,
were all visible, but all seemed blessed
with good appctites. The ladies Of the
party bure up with much better de-
gree Of fortitudo than the gentlemen
they ragged up and down like Gagged H.
ons, smoked cigars with all fury, went
back and forth, to the Depot, leased
the poor Conductor most numerically,
to know when he should start. lie
avoided US as much as possible, as he
did not want to tell US the truth, and
like George Washington, "could moi
tel lic."
As for tho ladies, We became socia
BILE, concluding to be agreeable to each
other-lady fashion, discussed all dis
cussable topics. We could not smoke
it of, and had no spruce gum to chew
so our ingenuity was taxed to keep us
pleasant. Fortunately, I had croch'
ct needle, and ball o. fancy worsted
which 1 industrisusly worked into
something, one hour, ravelled it out
and worked into something else, thu
next
Another day drew to its close, will
no excitement except the dinner
bell, an occasional going to the window
cxclaiming, "this is terrible I" the'
settling down iu meek helplessncss, on
ly sustained by the hope that we shall
go on tomorrow. That will soon be
here. But, alas the dawn Of anothc
day disclosed to our waiting eyes, ;
beautiful "snow storm" already severa
inches on the ground and more fallin.
rapidly, moved by "gentlc zephyrs," If
a manner to render questions useless
The labor Of yesterday was all undone
and gloomy despair was the look tina
seemed predominant. Our conductor
carefully broke t. US the int.rmatio,
that orders had come for the suspcn
sion Of all trains, that day.
Another morning and no prospect Of
leaving. A Oh: ngc, however, and :
pleasant ono was in store for me. Rev
| Mr.. Alden, who many will remember
as having spent few weeks here, two
y,ars ago, and occupying the pulpit of
Rev. Mr.. Williams, having heard
thai I was among the snow bound
came witt. sleigh. took NE to his
own home, where both his excellent
wife and hi mself, excrted tEemse!ve:
to make NE forget tho disagrceablc sit.
uatlon.
[ spent Saturday and Sabbath with
them. Their Kindness aud welcome
will not soon be forgotten. Sabbath
day, attended church, and heard our
snow bound minister, Rev Mr.. Wilson,
a Presbyterian Clergyman, now of Owa
tonna, preach on special Providenccs.
The next day, about noon. a sum.
mons came, to prepare for taking the
cars. With joyful hearts, va left Wa
SEGA, although We had SO much TO,
which to be grateful, that We had been
where VIC had been made so comforta.
bic, really having only suffered in our
feelings.
Our party was now to separate, prob
ably never to meet again. Of some We
shall ever retain pleasant memories
To several gentlemen, many thanks are
due for their forgetfulness Of self, and
their gentlemanly efforts to make it
pleasant, or at least endurable. To
conductor Lunn, Of Winona, many
thanks are due, from all the snow bound,
for his kindness and gentlemanly treat
mcnt also TOT. NJ. Todd ,btoh of whom
IRE a credit to the company.
On reaching Owatoana, I found my
troubles were not over. l was inform
ed the NJ. & St. T. R. R., Was blocked
and would remain so for several days,
at least. This was really the last s!roo
l accidently learned that e team had
arrived from Austin, for which I i'm.
mediatcly started in pursuit, and found
it had left about three-fourths of All
hour previous.
Desperation sharpens ones wits, fol
I ut once ordered livery, (not reali'
Mng the danger in starting With an
open cutter,) for the purpose Of over:
taking the team which had started
ahead, and which we succeeded in do.
ing in about four miles drive, for which
Jehu charged me IS We then pillow.
cd our way slowly through the drifts,
the gentlemen keeping the bus right
side-up, reaching Blooming Prairie al
night.
The next day arrived safely home
much to the relief Of my anxious fam
lily, who. in tho mean time, had beer
ignorant Of my whereabouts fee
the moral lesson, taught me, by thi
snow bound experience, has not beer
lost. know how to sympathize will
those who were, perhaps, placed in thu
same predicament | had been, here, a
Austin. l felt rs though l must, il
some way alleviate the tircsomeness o
their involuntary sjourn here. On
old lady, particularly. who had beef
detained at this station, said g." I al
real glad, for you did chirp us up
good deal"
Had We been told We must stay on
week, when we wero detained, w
should have been frantic. Sutficicn
unto the day, is the strength that i
given us to perform our daily dutie
aud bear our daily sorrows, why troub
le ourselv es for the morr CIV. ! he hea
lest storm will &C asc, and sunshine will
pierce tho darkest clouds in His own
good time. Mrs. W. ". i.