Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-17
lea Q Grove, Wis. July i3, 1879.

The Detroit Free Press has dis
covered new summer resort, and
allows the would.be host thus to de-
scribe it's attractions: He came to
this Office TO see about getting out an
illustrated catalogue. He was nice
old man, and honest in his eonvic-
tons He lives out from the city
about eight miles on Napoleon Greek,
and it suddenly occurred to him the
other day that his place was a beau.
tiful summer resort, and that his ia.
cilities for taking few boarders
should be published. "Fust," he be-
gan, as he removed his ancient tile,
"Napoleon Creek flows right by the
door, and there's allus at least a foot
of water in it all summer long. INCEST
place in the world for women to learn
to swim. No sharks, alligators or
snakes to bother 'em, and they can
splash around in harmless glee.'
"Any fish in it?"
"Yes, stree, there be. They are
small, to be sure, but all you've got
to do is to catch more OF 'em in a
day. Napoleon Creek can't be beat,
sir, for an attraction, and it furnishes
the best kind of water for washing
clothes. We save six bars of soap
every week by using this water"
"Well ?"
"Wall, then there's hill in the
distance-over on Squar' Fuller's
farm. | tell ye that hill looks lovely
to boarder sitting on the back We
randy! It's kinder bold and defiant,
and kinder soft and pleadin', and the
sight makes man feel sort o. awed
and humbled. The hills big thing,
sir, and it's gong to draw"
eyes"
"Then there's the medder and q
white school-house beyond. Then,
on t'other side is the big stub that
was struck by lightning Boarders
can take home all the splinters they
want to, and the boy Dan. can tell
'em all about how the pieces flew.
This stub is goin' to git 'em, sir
can't help it. 1t combines romance
and the power of lightning together,
and bosrders will stand around thar
with their mouths open and tongues
hanging out"
"Anything else ?''
Anything else ?" he repeated, in
an injured tone. swell, 1 should
say there was! There's sheep gam.
bling Ger the lea, and they are going
to draw; there's cows wadinQ
through Napoleon Greek, and thai
will fetch 'em; there's an old fan.
ning-mill which the children kin
turn. and they'll cry to sit up al
night; there's grove with more'r
forty birds in it, and boarders kin
take the kitchen chairs right out
thar; then I'm going to break two
colts this summer and have light.
ming rod put up, and tween men
the old woman we'll make it a per.
feet paradise around thar"
Sand your prices ?"
"Wall, bein' that this is the tust
year, we sha'n't bar down very
heavy. l want to git folks in the
habit of comm out there, and kinder
advertise her up, and bimeby we kin
make sumthin'. Don't forget to say
that We have family prayers twice a
day. That'll be another big draw,
you see. Dan, he sings bass, my
wife sings sort of soprano, / sing
awlto, and Sophia Jane she accom-.
panies on the melodeon, and I tell
you it's sweet. That'll git 'em hard
and on extra occasions | kin prevail
on the Edison boys to come over and
help US. One plays the bass drum
and the other mouth organ, and
they can't help but draw. You Jest
orter hear 'em play Baby Nine
once !"
beautiful, is it ?"
Beautiful! Why, it just melts
you right down, and you don't care
whether there's flies in the milk or
not! Wall, good-by. Work 'er up
strong, and don't forget Napoleon
Creek and the women in swimming. A"