The Leavenworth weekly times., 1874-10-22
THE WESTERN PIONEER
Part I.
HY DR. W. v. JkXSIS0e.

I0ui means as minc arc limited, Snd 20 ! think II
10 strap budget to my back and journey tozard
the west.
And when 1 find . p.eee Of land with trees not |
IN pioneer q log house out for Jsne and . home;
when it is done, With ridge board on. and gaIret
stairs up strlisht,
r II seek again your domicil, to take out uos: my
mate.
There's nothing here that I can 10 -ba; drive the
Then my opinion q i. il. it,. wrong fer me to
stay.
Fer II ose who re young for those who re strong.
the western forests grew
For them to make a home among, before they re
old like you.
That's what said TO Father Broxn-~ith just .
tings Of pain;
For Brown you .ec w.s extra dal-from hi:ching
Fathcr-in.l-w, Oi course 1 meant no di.nspect
to him
Was clean done up. and :old his wife 't~a, Billy
Jones' whim.
How could leave you ask me. Jim, when they
opposed IN, 20?
Wall. nov you see-lOOk here. saysI-my own ca
1 always had hsa lstrors v,y Of doirs things,
And kept the upper lip all right It'll Jane COM
meneed to boo,
But when she dried her team. she placed her hand
in mine.
And said that she was ready With me to 20 and
The western hills and western slopes. and do her
level best
In clearing up tie home We d have, when s,ttlsd
Twas done-no mo.e vas said, for Jare vas b1ss
at homo,
And Billy Jones-,hars me-packed up his traps
Anorg the vilds Of Michigan, to find 4 hsslthy
To pitcs his tent. and Luld home, and finally
to squat.
Jus, O. er this knoll. that we're ascending. one
warm October day,
waded through the brush out there, ana said l
stay and make a farm tha. would support me
when 4 nm old.
Orsvsn the principal interest. In case the thnS
was sold.
/ knew that Jane liked wa:er, and 50 thought I'd
make
Our home just on the hill there that looks upon
the lake;
Its rolling waves have ehee;ed me on, lis music
hi,e food in fish and duck it gave GU: family the
hest.
Well, Jane came on one afternos.-ab' ard Buffalo
boat,
With bed and bedding and other things. but had
Around Lake ie from night till early morn,
And in the fuss and excitement, Jim, little Len
was born.
Bora aboard the May flower, when the sioum was
AID J.nesmy 1iie-Ben's mo,hrr-lay on the
The passeusers we're Kind 10 her-and then the cap
tain's wife, -
Tis s,id-I never knew-saved Bennie' 8, mother S
life.
They said tho ship was going down-aud Jane
her child 10 save.
Rushed up on deck to see the stern, and watch the
She claspsl tha: boy close to her heart, while he
slept on her breast,
And wildly looking through the storm-sa sht
was going west.
| On bended kree she prayed aloud for God to siii
the waves,
And pare the live~ Of all on board from filling va
About that child and no,h.r there. a crowd had
gathered near,
Who fnelt beside her on the deck, and dropped in
joy tear.
Well, Jimi they came al saie-thatsi' Jane and
baby Ben,
And for once in my life vasjuss the happicst o.
men, =,
| | took them to the Old home you see.the1s en- Inc
hill,
AMI We commenced living 80 happily. and we're
living that way still.
What work ws done 4. clearing -shar'vi!s o4min'
Around a about tha, old log home, when hears and
Many night We burned brush, Jim-just3whers
| you see that lawn,
When forests beasts hosciing round tuija De
fore the dawn.
And then came on th.s smoky fal'-a bitter dos
to take
why. JI@,ts. f.! d S.y: e., and weeks together VI
We couldn't see the cows and oxen, we could mo-
Those days vers reugh-rn tell you "JIm''-upor
this western farm.
November winds blew piercing ,csld-bu' cleared
And rhen he the Il. .no. bad: :fllea deep We sv ,h'
We saw ths eiening We had made. upon this farm
around,
Ard wrote to Brown-my fafher.in'iaw-aroutt tns
planting ground.
That little village over there among the hills, you
Wa, started up by Billy Jones and. .hi'uneie' Rob
A roush sld ioun it used to be. but now ms nice
Those churches there among the tress-havs done
what churches will.
Yes, Jim! Zen has got brot Grand little sister
too,
And in that boat. upon the lake is Ell and Annie
And in the street out there. with . cornct in hi'
hand.
Is Master Billy Jones. Who leads our village band.
Bless my ssul. there comes Jane. with little baby
Jim keep still-shs' II never know yea With su then
~H< N1Snan
She II never know that farmer boy, who drove tAs
And osered % her hi. hear. and h.udiuss Naer Billy
Jones.
friend Of yeurs, Jane. said L and jim just stood
He ssed to Sug you-so he says-over Father
Browns old gate,
Jane sighed and said she guessed that this vas H.
tn. lad shs used to fi:rt With some. when she va
young and gay.:
Jim vent Homeland told the solts:sbo.s:'hs far.
said Billy Jones vas doing veil, asd made rat
n. put in one remark for ne. fer Jaas hadthsusa
To tell her ?. and ma, she said. hsv veil she liked
the west.
There's homes for hundreds such a. u, there's
homes for hundreds moro,
w no ought to leave thsar fr1ends down east and
strike the vsstsrn shsre,
To toll among the hills and plkins when youth 10
What youiS can de- cannot be done. By ttose whs re
gray aud old.