Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-03-11


sister and husband and two children
arrived in Cassville, direct from Phil
adelphia. The husband and wife were
very young. The oldest child two
years and the youngest (your humble
servaut) just three months. 1t was
ten o'clock in the forenoon when the
boat landed Mrs. F. and her hus
band and children were met on the
sandy shore by Major 2. who was
quite surprised to see them, they not
being expected until fall GLOW sur.
prised sister Harriet viii be-" said
Mrs +. Tndeed see will" said the
Major Mrs. F's attention was ar
rested by queer looking figure adj
vancing toward her. 1t was a woman
dressed rather plain, in fact quite
common, barefooted, and with a tin
pan held over her head Mrs #. stood
perfectly still thinking she saw era
~ woman. The woman still advanc-
ing sideways with her hand held over
her brow the better to see the strang
ers. Presently she threw down the
pan and starting on a run to her own
house, flew into her parlor where sew
eral of her neighbors had assembled to
take dinner with her. She first ran to
one and shook her and then to anoth-
err all the time crying out, ooh, my
sister Anna has come! Anna has
come" Presently her excitement
| cooled down and she went to meet her
sister and almost smothered her and
the little ones with kisses. After the
first greetings were over her sister said,
"Why, Hal, what have you taken off
your shoes and stockings for" Oh
that's western style. dwell, do the
ladies wear tin pans on their heads in
place of bonnets, as / saw you" ooh
no; | was going to gather greens tor
dinner"
But come, Anna, and be INTRODUCED
to my friends. / have company to
dinner to-day. "Company," said her
sister with roguish glance at the
little barefoot. But Hal saw the
glance. Oh, that is nothing, you'll
soon Get use to it. Walking into the
parlor, Mrs. p. introduced her sister
to the visitors, they almost forgetting
to acknowledge the introduction, SO
busy were they gazing at the pretty
young lady dressed in the latest style.
Presently dinner was announced.
The table was set in the big log kitch-
en-. The Philadelphia lady and gem
tlemen were seated first, the rustic
visitors standing back to see if they
took their seats like common folks.
When they wero all seated, the
next thing to notice was the bill of
fare This Mrs. F. did and the re-
suit was as follows: Bacon, and greens,
and bread, and butter. She was high
" amused at this company dinner, but
soon found It was about all the cOun-
try afforded, and butter was one dollar
per pound, and eggs so cents per doz.
After the guests had departed, the
sisters began to talk of friends in the
east, and then life in the west, Mrs. p
relating many incidents that occurred
during the war.
"Didn't you get homesick, said Mrs.
f.. "before you got acquainted with
your neighbors?" Not much, old Mac
va and | were such good friends.
"Who is that?" said her sister. Oh,
he is only tame bear we got of the
Indians He and | 90 walking up the
river bank every day. A few days
since we went to walk on the river
bank. | was in no hurry to race as
usual with him, so concluded to take
nv own time. After a while we start
ed, and he in his glee caught hold of
my dress, and before | was aware of
it, away he flew with the whole skirt
of my dress futtering in the breeze
as he ran.
Next morning after breakfast Mrs.
p. sat her churn, filled with cream, on
the porch, intending to churn at once.
She just stopped to say a few words
to her sister, when she heard queer
sound, and running to the door she
saw Mackwa with the churn turned
over and he tapping up the rich cream
as fast as he could, while his head and
shoulders were covered with it; he had
eaten out of the churn as long as he
could reach it, and when he could not
reach it any longer he turned it over
on the floor.
One day while the family were at
dinner they heard q sound like the
gurgling of water as if poured from
hugo bottle. Going out in the
yard Mrs, 2. saw Bruin standing
by the vinegar barrel, waiting pa
tiently for the vinegar to run out
so he could get what is called the
"mother."
One day some cIabbered milk was
given to the bear. Now Mack wa
was very fond of clabber while he
was eating little pig came to help
him +; he caught the pig in his paws.
Mrs. ?. heard the pig squeal and ran
to the rescue, but it was too late
The squeals came fainter and fainter
from poor piggy, till Mackwa, satisf-
ed that the pig would do no BARN.
laid it down and went on with bis
clabber.
Mrs. f. was as afraid as she could
be of the bear, and never allowed her
little girl to go near him. The child
was sitting on the doorstep one
morning eating piece OF bread and
molasses. Suddenly the child scream.
ed aloud; the two ladies ran to the
door, and the sight that met the
mothers eyes almost paralyz9d her
with fear. The child was lying on
the floor with the BEARS paw on her
breast, while he deliberately ate NJ
the bread and Molasses. then licking
his chops walked off quite unconcern-
ed, much to the mothers relief
That same fall Mrs. 2. went fro n
home to be gone for some time, but
changed her mind and returned soon-
er than her husband expected her
He would rather she had prolonged
her visit, as he was entertaining hi'
friends that same day regaling them