New-York tribune., 1874-03-10

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The description begins with an account OF the close
| Of the journey from Vermont, which it took full
month TO accomplish.
when at watsburgh. were only eight mics e a,s
tant from destination hut as we were now 10 eavo
the main road and plunge into the deep FOREST lasen
sled and yoke of Then commenced to reaii5e
what our new life was TO be- There sas no M ron % WAS
hlazed marked trees. Huge logs 80 hlgn that Jn
could barely step over them lay oecssiopang t
across our path and from time 10 time we had to stop
while father and brother Barnes hewed down tns Tg9 IN
pioneer episode even preferable 10 our experience upon
the boat but remember that dear Inothef signed oi
A the close Of the second day, tho eight miles were
accomplished and we reached fathers prope&rty: & np m
had bought with the land rough little log house, OF
rather hut 10 had but one ROOM and IN TINS we %
to live until he could build better one AZ ihe haii
her dresry home. mothers heart larry SUNK anu 9n
never forget her tears" - .,,, ,ber
Mamma paused for moment then steadyins sn"
lam proudcr than ever of my mother when think
how noby she the separation from her DARING SON.
aud her exile from her family, and you may almost e1y
from civilization. She could not at hrst u s Irv ~
comp Amt crossed her brave lips, and We chdreh never
dreamed til later, how keonly she eiI 'ho Soo
flee that she had been compelled TO make II, ..
But were you really far out OF the world, AUNT
Esther Z" inquired Ida. "Did you have no 9eiShoors
nj all We had two unces there, thought surrey,
they must have been some society Tor @ s,r
spot upon the globe not even Robinson Crusoes island,
could now seem so dcsoiate ana shut on ,Lm mor'
all communication our home III the WOods 1lu uen.
You remember that there were no railways IN
1876, which fact made us sun more remote rom .o
rest OF the world Now with the railways spreading IN
every direction vast Republic, you can scarcely
imagine to live with an almost lmpcnetrdDe
Uncle BENJAMIN occupied What was called the next
lot and mad the ground been cleared, the distance
from ds would still have been three quarters OF he
when the distance was increased threeoid Nv the
probability of meeting bear or two on the way, you
imagine that beng neighD0rly was scarcely pr"o
cable"
"Bears!7 exclaimed Gabrielle. her eyes sparkling
with excitement; chow lovely Daring auntle, do tel
MS more about them. II must have been IKE one OF
Captain Mayue Reia's stories to i've IN that deShu
Our lie there" said mamma, " certainly equaled
the widest tales Of adventures experienced ny carry
settlers that have ever read and we children ound u
quite as lovely as you imagine IT To nave been: nc
felt isolated, although our enJre clearing co
sisted only acres. which our house Stood
any further prospect was shut out by the WOODS
To MS 1t was delghiu 10 reaIza the auNsntulos s,h
| OF Robinson Crusoe. which, as l told yon' brother
| had read to us in Vermont. merely changing
tropical animals and scenery Tor that oi tne | N1rtn
DO not remember being afraid, but tine wolves,
who nightly hOwed in gangs about our s1ghtly-puut
house the bears VINO ate up the corn III our III n'o i'so @
the pOrcupnes who gnawed the hoops OIL our pork par
rCs and the lrghtfu screaming OWLS struck terror 10
rcccllect that one night father went out to drive
| away porcuplne whose teeth and claws he heard
Ousiy at WORK upon a oarrel hoop bht the creature
rushed into the house through the open door, ana ran
across the trundle bed where sister Arnnda ana
slept. need not tell you how dangerous II would
have been had of ms quills penetrated our flesh
"Whcn father had paid for ms land" said mamma,
" aud bought yoke of oxen and cow-two essential
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left. There was NO danger. however, that We should
suffer from want, for the woods were 80 fun OF game
that father would take his gun IN the morning ana 20
out 60 shoot something Tor dinner with the same conf
dence that he would have gone to market to buy IT.
Partndges and pigeons in the greatest abundance
formed daily fare, while the deer used to walk
into cOrnpatch and almost offer themselves as
targets for father's or brother Barnes's gun
Venison | recoIeet, was so plentiful that a farmer M
after shooting deer would only trouble himself TO
fetch home hind quarters and ndethe latter being
marketable. In the Spring there were eowshps anu
other wood plants IN abundance, which made deicIOus
|
aud kept Tor Sundays; but beech nuts, burnt and
ground made u very paiatabe coffee that formed our
daily beverage Butter must have been an unInarketa
article, for remember that during the first three
years spent there. II sold for six cents pound
" Did you grow anything on the farm 10 sell,
mammal p inquired 81 suppose not, during the fret
No" said mamma; "and if we had. there would
have been uO market for IT." 49,
Then what did you do money, Aunt Estheri" said
Ida. "Grandpapa had very little, JOu say, - ,
IL must not forget" sad mamma, " that we mad
marketable production, and one That you would not
| easily guess. . .-.
back far iuto elementary principles as to tell you
from what black salts made! school oDooks seldom,
will tell you that after the great logs were hnrned
that father had ielled in clearing, the ashes were
| immense caudrOus till ii became granulated Ike
sugar. 1t then formed what was called black sails
and these salts tue basis of potash, soda etc I4e
salts eond nd ad ready a st SFn We
could not raise ourselves"
Although the surroundings Of the family were so
difficult, the Scotch-InSh blood still vigorously
asserted itself. and opportunity was created for no
small degree of the intellectual cultivation which
was regarded us the birthright of the race
After a short pause Marguerite said
| You must often have felt lonely, mamma did you
not living so far away from all places OF amusement,
lectures and the kei Indeed suppose that buried AS
you were In the woods you ala hot even nave inc e&
| citement of going TO church"
| :. No" said mamma "we dependent for enter
tanment entirely upon our own resources and the few
books we had brought with us from Vermont but we
children conscious OF lonely hOuT, ana II
mother felt sad and weary of our unevenfu life
I'VE worked hard all day, every of us, little
Margaret having something 10 do but in the evening
! we mad "A change OF occupation. At twilight, when
father and brother Barnes had come home, and our
early supper was over father would say; .,,
| &c Mary, what have you to read 10 us tonight =
' immediately fresh logs would be piled up IN the
great open fireplace the candles lighted we girls would
Barnes would throw himself down before the fire,
ins's reading This reading much part OF the
routine OF the day dinner supper and was indeed
from schools and all other educational advantages
Mother always monopolized tho position OF reader i'll
but cOntented himself with being a listener"
And was lie a good listener, mamma ." inquired
| ment upon the author and the oventst'
"Falher's intentions were the best In the world,
| replied mamma smiling, but you must remember
that he would SIT down TO- listen, completely
exhausted from days work that had commenced with
the first nge OF dawn and before very long, soOthed by
mothers musical voice, his breathing would become
more and more aud BILE and his head commence 30 nod
Quite patiently mother would continue her chapter,
lRuing be of the heavy breathing that
nrceeded from the armchair and often from the boy
figure stretched before the IRE, until their slumber
become too apparent when, closing the book she
would call them severely TO task for their nattentou
Rubbing his eyes, father would rouse up, and indg-
| Danty refutug the accusation, declare that he had
| heard every word
Instantly putting him 20 the test mother would in-
| qure what she had been reading about!
After moment of deep reflection father would cay,
/ peuitenuy:
"'Wen Mary II YOU Will just read back page or two
/ / will remember all about it,.
VERY mdulgently mother would turn back, but often