The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-08-24
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along the road after the flood put them in his
pocket, aud rode on to Franklin as usual!
In the lower country the damage done by this
storm was immense. In many places along the
rivers, the water rose from ten to twenty feet,
overlooking farms and sweeping away crops In
one vicinity, Is miles distant, the unusual phe
nome non OF large number of water spouts ap-
peared-tearing up the earth, shivering the larg-
est trees where they struck into cord-wood, and
carrying destruction in their course generally.
The roads-bad enough naturally-were rendered
impossible ty the freshet for miles in either di-
rcction. The weekly mail-the great event of the
week to us-was interrupted and it was at least
ten days or two weeks before could heara
word from the Cincinnati nominations
We remained pretty closely indoors that week
now and then sallying out, however, for little
exercise--thankful all the time that our quarters
were no longer in that neyer-t0- be.forgotten
shanty. But our hearts went out in pity for the
family that came few days before the storm
seeking "health," who we're Obliged to board
there. although tLey came expecting to find
reasonable accommodations, from the circular
They came from Iowa. The gentleman had been
filing position of responsibility in some state
worn, almost to the verge of mental derange-
ment. Both hirnsel and wife were Intelligent
we'll educated, and refined, and their TWO little
girls weie interesting and promising.
so yes, there viii he no difficulty about getting
board. ] will take you right down here half a
mile to Mr.. is where you will be we'll taken
care of'--and they we're taken down to the
shanty by the author of the circular. Mrs. j..
did not want to take them, realizing the impossl
bility OF caring for them as they needed, and as
she would have been glad to do. But they went
i--the.e was other place to go-and there they
Eved-existed-du during that Grightfu freshet
week-si7 grown persons and two children
The roof leaked, the fare was hardly endurable,
from necessity-and then to think of all that
crowd sitting about all day long in one room,
which was at once sitting room, dining room
kitchen, bed room and parlor!- day after day
-huddled together in space hardly large
enough for two land the men splitting tobacco
juice all the time. However. the circular had
said ''good plain board can be had among the
''iarmers,'' at from two to three dollars per
week /" This family of two grown persons and
two children were charged $14 90 per week, and
asked for it in advance. 1t would seem as though
! any man who could send ont circulars by hum
dre3s and even thousands to attract people to any
place no matter how attractive by natureunder
such circu'u stances must either be "deadened"
liz conscience, or else with a standard of taste
and life suitable to some Indian settlement, or
possibly so blinded by enthusiasm for nature or
money as to ignore the common necessities OF
most ordinary life in those who come in.
The Storm passed, TIE appeared, and we
began anew TO consider the question of exercise
and amusement. The new family-(whic by
The way was the only family that came all sum
mer) soon hired vacant shanty four miles DIS
tant, and so up housekeeping for themselves.
We set to work, and by dint of hard labor,
made a croquet set! True the balls were mt very
round, ond were of various sizes, and the NAL
les were father rough and irregular, while stakes
driven I'm the gro und had to answer for arches.
1t was the FIRST croquet set ever seen In thls
region, and led 20 the cultivation OF the game
Our croquet ground had some small stumps IN II,
and grub roofs without number, but the balls
were big enough to jump most Of them, and
teroIe the GUNNER was out, was worn tolerably
smooth. We found back CANNON board in the
neiohborHood and after whiting OFT some
dice marking them with the requisite dots. and
lis inc eoue old match boxes for dice boxes, it
was possible TO play regular games
We read alo1d, wrote letters. devouIed all
kinds ofnewspapers thatwe could lay hold OF at
the 2 D.-took walks in every direction, ana
enjoyed the sensation which the coming OF three
yankees" made upon those crude specimens
OF humanity.
But our greatest tiial was to get horses and
feed them after we got them 'Plenty OF out
door exercise and horseback riding" was the
direction ofthe doctor, and the result in This case
also, has demonstrated tie wisdom of this advice.
Strength has been gaining, and a general phys
ical regeneration has been gradually brought
about
The waited experiences of horse hunting, hir-
ing, buying, and dying. must be reserved Tor an
other letter. r =. ".