The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-08-29


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ut. The bullet headed anil sllelsls pMrrn.
,hesical.l~geei image ~ himself. ~Hs inst
getting heard npon his hps. while the
other three had nothing marked shnns
them as "hulllcs;- indeed, thc oldest
was meek. rather lantern. iawed and On.
davcrns hooking. Livinr no prcspec,
whatever II fighting, hardly III self.
defense.
Puzzled then, and anxious, the
Squire hit upon notable and ingenious
test III manhood. one which seems ia
have brcn original with himself, for,
somehow. he had come 10 think that 4
STRONG stomach meant i rlncky an,l
strong man; and lac could only satisfy
himself in one way on that score.
Hog. killing time" having come. he
one day sct his four SONS down ~ VI
many pounds ~ raw. al pork apiece,
determined thnt Lc who could gorge the
most Of II must inherit the honor 81 the
house. Unfortunately for his expert.
mcnt, however, the lean and cadaycr.
ons.looking elder son put away n
pound more ~ The meat than either
III the other more chunky" brothers.
Notwithstanding this test OF "gamc.
ness," he showed no inclination 10 liz.
come . br,liser, aud the old Squire
feared tho honors 81 his house were de-
parted, never to return.
Let me hasten ~ say. however, that
in this he was agrccably disappointed,
Tor ut the time ! was III the quarterly
meeting the Young one. the vcritablc
"cliip III the old block" IN appearance.
WAN Enthusiastically thrashing every body
TINT crooked finger q him ia his own
IN well ~ tho ncighboring counties,
proving that the old gentlemail's
diagnosis OF bnllyism Ind proven indeed
a signal failure. But even in his "con.
yertcd" state, il he was reminded that
Andy Ind cleaned out Bob Joncs on
.conrt day." while hc indeed granted
out something about tho .sinfmllncss
OF 10 doing. his eyes parked, and
the crisp iron.gray locks ON his round
h.ud seemed 10 bristle In sympathy.
The quarterly meeting over and the
hospitality of these really kind people
earnestly and warmly acknowledged. a
trip further sonth and still somewhat
parallel with til. Big SANDY river gave
mo the chance Of farther experiences In
observing the simple habits, and noting
tho limited resources vi the people.
Overtaken by the darkness one evening
M WAS making my way ON horseback,
m customary, down deep and narrow
valley studded with patches of corn
here and there. ! ~ hast happened upon
4 cabin, ini-erably small and poor. and
inhabited by III old couple. and their
daughter about i6. With nothing for
supper when arrived except milk, oi
which article they seemed t. have n
good supply, II was matter Of real In.
tercst, apart from the special interest
In the chance of supper, To see how
little nonplusscl they were, and with
Whit hearty good will they set about
making me comfortable. With fresh
wood from the clearing close by, a
ronsing tire was soon blazing IN the
ample log chimney, aud with my horse
blankcted and consigned To fence
corner In the yard with good supply
OF corn and .fodder" dried leavcs ol
the corn)--I Ind nothing 10 do but Il
look on ut the preparations for some
thing 10 eat.
There WAS no -four or meal in the
cabin -as already animated but, with
a Midc.nwake activity which reminded
ono Of tho feats Of agymnast, the young
girl few around, procured some corn
and MI turned in 10 Smelling il and then
she knclt on tho floor beside i couple 81
millstoncn about foot In diameter, aud
with horizontal motion whirlcd Out
two or three quarts Of corn meal with i
deftncss pleasant to look upon. Speedily
consigning il 10 = Kettle over the fire
the result WA = dish Of "mnsh ant
milk : III for anybody; and retired Il
my rough couch made 81 sticks driver
into the logs ot the cabin, And
covered with split oak boards and clear
ont straw and quilts, impressed anew
with tho reelection 81 how simple q
least are tho wants oil those who hAv,
been accustomed to limiting their dc
sires, and see bmt little TO envy In others
The only regret expressed was that
had not happened 10 stop with SOUR,
Bentley. up tho valley. whose house
had passed, for !" he IN rich;' and whom
questioned the old man N 10 "wha
made riches there -" why was the ~
| ply, "hc IL worth Mt least q thonsan,
! dollars"
The enlightened and reflective rcade
may, perhaps, wonder what constitute,
life enjoyment for these people, y
largely isolated from the outside world
shut into these narrow valleys by hig
mountains and bad roads! OF course