The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-08-29
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~As n.y. thr river Lii u SsnAil STEAMER. Mnd
stranded, Tow. iar several days, rhart
hnlh " provisions and lana. anil ihsn
fancy further the great leader III opera
fcelincly describing his tranbls. nn thai
accession. the hartlships undergone aud
the "rull taken" until he evnhi express
II M more emphaiirali, ~ plaintivriy
than IA affirm that he was then AMI
there. ~ a consequence. troubled with
schwindling swimming IN mine heal"
Of course, that ea- long time agu.
anil hc "slik.k" better English now,
anil IA under na Necessity III making
rrvsArions jannt~ into ,hr interior and
IN III thu lines III railroads. anil good
luck Ia him fer he Il remembered ~
au ailablc and pleasant genileman; hut
the hardships he underwent were not
singular, anl n ~ my purpose ~ deal
with some III tic incidents and consli-
tions which grew out ri such disabilities.
On u horseback jannt then upon one
occasion 10 luok after some land titles
mp on big Sandy, being detained for
few days white the snrvcys were being
looked into, WINS honof,l with m invi.
taiion 10 attend quarterly meeting
under the supervision Of Elder solnc-
body. whose name--for he was local
celebrity have forgotten. Setting
nut on horseback III company with my
entertainer and his wife. half days
ride brought III 10 tho place, u large
double Lighthouse with mn |. attached.
\ mansion No much above the average
ot tho section that II WAS the very aris-
tocracy " log.cahinism.
We were very cmphAtically welcomed
10 the place by remarkably sturdy
gentleman IN Kentucky jeans, man of
hercmlcan build. about d feet IL inches
In height, about tO years of age, with
iron.gray hair In short vigorous cnrls.
which browning massive. biliet-shapcd
head, didn't need 4 marked expression
II bnll-alng.llkn courage, qualified by
kind. expression, however, 10 stamp
him rs indeed u peculiar specimen Of
Kentucky growth mud stnrdiness, snch
~ n stranger would look nj twice before
concluding 10 ncedlcsaly arouse or pro.
yoke.
Calling one Of his sons Tor contra
bands were hardly known in tia, por.
tlon Of Kentucky he directed him Ia
take nnr horscs;' md then. leading
thr way, W. quickly found onraclscs iii
large room which, opening into 9th.
crs, contained the rustic congregation,
constituting u camp meeting on II small
scalefor the Squire hai undertaken
the charge II finding quarters on his
own premises for ~ mnny as chose %
stay through the several days the meet
Ing WAS % ne held
On CHANGING around upon the com.
pany found, not little IN my annoy.
Ance, Tor hated ~ he picked out, IN IL
were, from ihs crowd, that, excepting
the presiding elder, | uas the only
marked outsider marked IN such hy
snit u "1iorn clothes" lbroadeloth). in
steal of wearing the inevitable Ken.
tncky jeans. The first pronounced re-.
suit ~ ms Wan that. when tile tin horn
WAA sounded for dinner, |, although
comparatively 4 youngater. was pitched
npon 10 dine ~ the first table along
with what might bc called the General
and lis stail. viz the elder, Two or three
preachers aud their wives, and several
others, old people, distinguished by
their standing IN society or Iii the
church.
Taking position or being assigned to
place abont midway Ut the long table,
my first blunlcr VIA funny miscon-
ccption II Kentucky hospitality" for
when the 'Sqniir's wife aeii' down 10 me
plate containing several slices 81
boiled ham. although good deal con.
founded u the bounsitul supply, WAS
good deal worse COMPOUNDED when the
good lady called ont to me from the
end ri the table. ~ / VIVA accepting
plate and NIL, : Stranger! | intended
that 10 go round!" Biasl,ful aud con.
fused before Ut my rather novel sur
rounding, II took Just that to -as the
expression ia" oi,fuscatc me complete.
" However, ! got over that sort Of
thing later.
Bnt--while on this part oi my story
= must relate how sought 10 mend
on tho 'Squire's determination to make
mo dine with tho magnatrs II the ocea.
ai0n. Deliberately absenting myself ri
m1al.timc ny saniter into tho woods
near by. although carefully hunted for,
conldnt be found when the horn war
blown. Timing my walk. however,
dTifted in 10 tho table with the advance
Of about thu second ~ third platoon III
youngsters, and then found 10 my flis,
may --thst In the scaicity of plates, ol
hot water, or something else, Or because
u was only : crowd 81 boys," ! was
expected 10 dine from my preflecessor'l
mmwashed plate. The reader may be.