The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-15
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KISTCHES
PIONEER LIFE on the ALLEGHENIEs.
THIRD PAPER.
Happy we are "a thegither-
Happy well be ane an az
Time shall see Us n the bletber


Ere we rise to gang ava.
One Of the pleasant and prominent features Of
Ploneer lie was the union policy Of massing the
new settler came IN every able bodied man in the
comiortaole home A choppingb bee was immedi-
ately organized and the van OF the forest feII
under the keen axes of deXterous Tyo0dsmen. Right
ana lett the great trees fell and scarcely were they
down until they lay in Iog-lengths ready be roll
ed In heaps for the burning. All on the live
I long day with joke and song and merry rafllerv
and ere long black. smoky clearing appeared
stable and other improvements arose s N nv r1ss-i
and presently the thankful settler found himself
and his family, wei rs his cattle. snugfy honsed
with ample space for the hay and grain Of the hl-
1 ture.
the missionary prince and priest. furnished a no.
( table instance OF pioneer thrift ard economy In
I dustrles of various kinds fOurished around his
[ humble but hospitable dwelling within the bor-
ders of his widely-extended Jurisdiction Wool
tanning, and other branches of handcraft an lent
their aid 70 render the settlement prosperous and
I peaceful There is nothing like busy Industry to
. keep a community hale, happy and humane
EveTy day there Is certain routine Of duty to NIL
up the busy hours, and there is for iufeli
gent workers Ciaie1 savs EmpI"v1ept M Is na l,l
lures physician and is essential to human happi-
ness. 4 truer proposition was never enunciated.
Let the student the professor or me cier,rvroar.
the lawyer, the piyscian, the editor: the rner-
chant, the book keeper or the elerl-let these and
others like them whose brains have been overwork-
. ed and whose muscles have been underworEetI-let
them just try for short time the efficacy of mus
cular labor pure oxygen and reviyffviDs, s,,1,sLn
and f they continue in the good work long enough
their constitutions viii rectify themsel elves-uusea
and brain balancing each other a. the great C-ea
tor intended In life of industry a man passes a
+ happy youth, useful middle age. and eventually
ripens into the '.sere and yellow lear fuI of wears
and happy memories.
As The aim in writing these sketches is to clean
here and there OF those heretofore unpubIish-
I Ell incidents and anecdotes which have heretofore
escaped the notice Of other writers. viii now pro-
coed with that object in Wow
The genial beams Of pleasantly frequently melt
cd the seeming austcrity Of CilllitLin's pricstlv
character, and those who lived about him mar
.
/ of his humble hone-Iife.
4 An aged. respectable and weIl-knoygn gentleman
who in his youth lived for many years in the ser
of Father Cfallitzin occasionally relates story
illustrative Of the shifts sometimes resorted to BY
the young of those days 20 get of to "A night
party or some such amusement. Gallitzin rs may
be conJeetured- did not countenance any nocturnal
royings. and even went 50 far 10 Tor himself
that the young men about him in bed at a
/ proper hour There was one young man, however,
who knew fun well how TO out general him IN that
] movement When coon-huntng expedition or a
frolic OF any kind demanded his presence. the fes
tive youth in question would 20 10 his room a if
about 70 retire for the night; bat instead of doing
SO ne Would cnuGk tle chuTH- Which was always at
hand. under the blankets. and when the Doctor
went the grant rounds 10 see that all were IN
bed. the churn invariably came the bulge him
and be went his way satisfied.
: on certain occasion while iourneying to PhiIa-
dctphia CfaIitZn tarriCd for short time with
reverend friend and coIahorer st Bedford This
gentleman was soiicitous that his distinguished
guest should put his best loot foremost " or in
other words, don "A fashionable suit Gallitzin took
his advice and the suit which he presented, and
atey on his arrival at home again. the Young man
fell ffeir
to the me coat, and the Doctor donned his won't
. ed habIIimGut-
viii conclude this time by presenting pen-pic-
ture Of pioneer life which / sure has never seen
print before The names are. Of course. fictitious
but the incidents are founded on fact 50 without
further ado will give you the story
1t fine June morning in the year 1S-wlen
we started IN 10 huiid r habitation on our wilder
ness possession. Nothing could exceed the fine
ness Of the weather, aud all nature seemed to re-
1Olcc IN eAuDernce OF ne Inc Spot we mad select
ed for lonely homestead was located very adj
vantagVouSly in many respects, lying IL did Just
oeloW tS pIoW OF a NIL Wnieh acted rs 2 rampant
against the fierce storms Of the northwest; clear
sparkIing brook meandered through the valley
denizcns of the surrounding forest gave ample
and notched our logs. We kept our rifles leaning
near at hand against tree, Tor the game yery
rcIs chattcring at from the great overspreading
branches, with the most vociierous ehidings and
undsputcd domain. Throwing down the axe occa-
sionaIly, seized the rifle, and simultaneously
feet. 1t was not long before our cooks had an
ample provision for good dinner, and everything
ting and preparing the squirrels. while VIC men
. folks hewed way AT the logs.
There Is an uudcunablc dignity about labor. ii
well to remark here, which strikes one spontane-
ously. Let the king, or the noble. or the gentle
and he feels an instructive respect for the toier
Whether it be the general freedom from deDauchery
tutiou, or. above all the place which the laborcr
holds as the detendcrand supporter of his country
one orall of these qualities or functions command
/ But TO resume. An went quietly on in an even
tenor for q while. when suddenly ore Of our party
whose tongue betrayed hlS nativity, seized hisrie
in hot haste and sang out: 'Nurther an turf
. boys dye see yUn ugly baste ?-iviry ear on i'm
loike the flaps Of a saddler' At this exclamatio
. our two deer hounds sprluv up and took OH like
mad after the fleeing animal One glance showed
Us the ungainly form, great branching headpiece
and tapping ears OF a huge elk. whose long. Looping
gait rapidly increased his distance from us. Ping
ping ping went our rifles in quick succession
and sudden stumble i'm the p,it Of the elk showed
he WA 10 af
less and coatless tearing through the bushes like
+ a bengal tiger after a green SPORTSMAN ON We
went into the deep forest the Speedcst keeping up
and the slow ones falling in the rear. The two
does in the course of the chase, setting each fast
mold on one Of the elk's great fapuinv ears hung
ON like a rabid lawyer a fat client. AT last the
painting and harrassed animal gave out ana stood
at bay vainly striving 10 beat of the eager hounds
now doubly savage with the excitement of the hunt
4 coupIe Of riae-shots soon laid him low and We
Immediately set about skinuing him. During the
huying process. Pat Ftauuigan, yet somewhat
. ..raised~ by the excitement Of the hunt espied a
bear cub not far OF. sitting quietly q log and
gazing at Us With perfect composure. bad cess
I've for q wColIy imp. but I'll soon put We ont o.
that" muttered Pat, seizing clu0 ami creeping
stcalthIly toward the innocent cub. When Pat
. got near enough. hc gave the poor cUb fearful
. whacl1 which knocked it of the log. and be was
lust stopping to secure his prize when uncom-
monty wcll-xrown female bruin, doubtless the cubs
. mother. gave him tremendous cuff which sent
him on his beam ends. Hans kaut!maun. who
could scarcely speak word of English now to sue
close embrace A most Uprosrious hullabaIoo
! Irish frlprccations mingled with the erowls of
bruiu in furious concert, aud the heavy blows of
. Hans mighty nst resCUnded ON the ribs Of his
shaggy antagonist like ulctn's hammer. As the
squeezing grew tighter the noise grew louder, TIL
ut last the struggiing two tumhed over wind-fall.
At this JunctuTe Tim Upton. Yankee from Maine
who was well used such business. strobe over to
. the noisy party and gavc hruin lew prods with
his hUntinE-kuifc. This summary proceeding set
tied he business instanter anu soon All quiet
W. soon inncti tn bea rand clz nd returned
to our quarter Oerl ad en- with bear meat and veni-
son. During our;' bseuce the women folks had pre-
pared "A good dnncr fer us-cotiee squjrrel-pie and
excellent Ight-cakcs. with strfyTberr sand cream
for desert: but. reliShcd more than all, we soon
had savory steal, of venison smoking tn board
The table placed in a very cool and pleasant
nook. the margin OF our invaluable brook en-
tircly shaded by the thick foliage Of the CyeThung
ing boughs- It was constructed Of q couple Of
4 hcWn-lOCS raised on two short pieces ana hlock
chairs Afforded seats FOR all \ hUppi"r or lncrTier
party cCuld nowhere be found than we. and tho
greenwood TesOundcd with loyfal Elcasautry and
After we had oar meat saIted AWAY, and our
skins prepared for tanning. took lunch e bout
sunlown; and thus ended the first day in our new
. home. i bright full moon hooded the scene with
delu-C of slvcry light, and the notes OF the whip
pOor-wfH sounded through the dim aisleS Of the
shadOwcy forest 1t q fairy scene and called
life could afford. violin. flute and q banjo
were brought from the wagons by some of our party
I who practiced the ''diyine art.H and presently
/ music and song made the welkin ring. Thus pass
ed the. pleasant evening hours til Morpheus, the
sleepy god sprinkled the cyelids OF our party with
drops from bis golden vase. when the women folks
wrapped in a blanket, sought ont some convenient
spot. and ali was silence in the vast forest.
OF course one of the men stood guard over the
slumberine camp, for il would hardly do to sleep
in such Wild place without Q sentTy-
In concluding tbs article permit me 10 raTntrs
that rs the Allegheny mountains offer @ wide beld
for sketches 1 viii shit my story 70 some other
point for the next paper. ~ II