The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-08-22

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III. VI ~onli have cleared N handsomely
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N.ht backward INTO the dep rnilev,
sliding otl behind NJ hs-t ranli he.
lore could s.raiahien ur H. rolled
over toward me, and WAS compelled
io mAkr Arrt ii scramble Oh all.fvnr,
ont II his reach, until. with onc ur ~,
hounlers, liz stuck. and. when pu'
him up anil ont VI the rlace. found III
limpc,l. and, 10 punisl, me for my al
srntnronr fully, he nessr rnt over It
! have only IL add that this nd,cntnr.
pretty we'll cured mr. II attempts Il
play Tho English fna.hunier in th.
wilds 81 Kentucky.
NJ, adventures on my way down th,
river some NIX weeks aftriWath were MOI
much ~ An improvement ON those
hase already given, Having cuisines,
down the Ohio river, concluded 1,
take my why down Sandy 10 ia moutl
in small canoe a ",lMg .ont,- IN cnn
pany with \ remark ahl,y lAll le1oW, scin,
si1 feet four ihches high. an.k eill5s
small hos containing his plumber ",
started. The river wac quite low. ~,
hy this time tlr uigL,s had hecom.
frosty. and, while my companion wH
too big and clumsy To stand M an,
pole the canoe, ! could doil whei
tired 81 padding the craft.
Just about sunset, while I was thu
occupied and while looking for som,
settlers cabin On the bank of tho siye
whcsc Nc could spcnd the night, an.
canoe struck sand.bar with such
shock ~ 10 throw mo out into the river
Tho water was not very deep. bnt 4
certainly WAS very cold, and, wet alnaD
U my shoulders, and tia, wsatlicr bnal5
~ have already said, II lMcamc hretE,
imperativ. ~ stop somewhere nnoi
And here was the first occasion where
had reason a. complain of both VII
ginia and kentucky hospitality 10
the river was the boundary along Their
/ between tile tNn Statca. Calling iirr
on Ill. Kentucky side, after 4 sliverinl
walk mp to u double log cabin, I fonn,
soine hort of h grand frolie Oh hand
perhaps u wedding and M chance /,
j entertain strangers. Getting into I'll
eanoe again, ] resumed the paddle. MI,
III, teeth fairly chartered ~ the nigh
became colirr: suffice Il TINT l trie,
ilitce cabins IN going several mile
down the river In the cold and dark
nrsr, having Ind long tramp up al,
across the river bottom In ono inslanc
10 where Ind tern light. varion
excuses were preferred until VI IL
having, In tho dark, come 10 part {
the river studded with great rocks an
| where the water ran mere swiftly, / III
tormincd "a borrow light. and, bnilt
Ing a bonfire, npanh tho night III cam
ing ont ~ W. beat could. F0rtunatel
We. about that time. heard the barkii
of dogs, and, following the sound, v
finally fetched up nj mn old settler
house, who welcomed IN with 4 blaxin
lire and the Other accommodations
much needed. For some time ate
ward, however, Virginia and kentnck
hospitality" | must confess, SCENE
somewhat at discount with me; In
after all, II IN fur W suppose that II
banks 81 4 river. In almost any case, ri
not i lair tcnt for section or dintric
and for tho very good reason TINT II IN u
often tried oyermucll by class
roughs seldom socn 10 ~ much diAa1
vantage In the interior, 10 say nolhii
u tho frequency Of snch occurrence
lint perhaps settler whom ! on
encountered. and nj whose cabin
lodged upon thu hmsdwAtcr~ nj II
Kentucky river, could beat even II
friend Dill Short, la his placid contci
ment with short commons and 9th
disabilities. always more or less in,
dental 10 NJ ende9vOr 10 make ono
the army ri occupants Or Hkirmi.he
, on tho ontposts u civilization. Al "
10 often thc case, We had been driva
, into harbor with him by stress
weather, nnd the slim chance there "
! of reaching any more eligible pi&c
and after lodging myself and compa
ION In bed TINT had about two inch
, 81 straw on the boards. and TINT ITO,
ri right angles 10 and almost touch,
!. that III himself md wife, all he con
furnish III besides was some frost hit,
sweet potatoes and tin cup of wats
II didn't appear ~ sii-composc the 60,
couple a MI. HesaiL he ahad intend
70 take some corn 10 the mill and get
ground; and he had Intended 10
aud nl,oot 4 deer, but no had put II oi
7 Ny friend thought that his cabin v
! something like what Ii said III the w
tomless pit II not paved with GO
Intentions II was for any travel
! driven 10 II -"tophet" all the san
!, However. ! consolcd both him and ~
!, self finally with thu suggestion that