Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-29
Wonders Of a Mound.


H. B. found that reading the hierog lyphies
was too much for his brain, SO he quit and
has spent the last two weeks fishing. A. E.
w. has turned his attention to house clean
ing and chopping stove wood, but Mr.. Derby
shas stuck TO Il and the following is the result
OF bis labors:
~ CHROEICLES-CHAP. II.
/ |. And it came to pass, tina. after many
days, the woodchucks had multiplied and
numbered many hundreds. and the rains had
washed some dirt into the deep hollows, that
man whose surname was Cox, and who had
no other place to which he could 90. came TO
that accidental place called Wyalusing by
mistake. and he was followed by one named
Cranston, and another man named Wattles,
and at last divers other persons, who did not
have the fear Of the Lord before their eyes,
did come unto that place and builded them
houses there
2. And as shey could find nothing else to
eat, they did slay many Of the woodchucks
and did eat them, so that the woodchucks
were in great trouble, and they also digged
up the holes which the woodchucks had for
houses, and did make them into RATS and
floatedjthem down the river and sold them for
post>holes.
| 8. But the woodchncks we're long suffer-
ing and very patient animals, so they bore
their troubles in silence, until one man, who
was very cunning, did find out their secret of
telling when the winter was over, then they
could bear il no longer, but cried aloud with
one voice unto Zeus to deliver them from
the hands Of men.
| 4. And il came 70 pass, that when Zeus
heard the cry he kaew not what TO do, but
called unto Kob, his chief workman, and ask
ed him what was the best thing for to do
with the men or the woodchucks, or he must
sink the wh.le township and be done with it.
! 5. Then spake Kob and said, ooh most
mighty Zeus, would it not be well to fake that
little unfinished corner bordering on the
Wisconsin river over north of Patch Grove
and make It ten times worse than even WA
lusing, and give it to the woodchucks, then
will no man ever trouble them again ?"
8. Now when Zeus had heard this he was
pleased, and he said. "Kob. thou has the
longest head ever saw. Go straightway
and command Geo, who is surnamed Graphv,
to make township north of Patch Grove and
call it Mllville, and make it exceeding rough
with very poor soil that won't sprout black
eyed peas.
.. ueo UrdpuF, VINO was the workman
who made the hills and scooped out the chan,
nels for the rivers, did go and make town
ship. and named it Millylle and it is called
Millville even unto this day.
s. And when he had finished his work he
appeared before Zeus and said, "Behold.
have made the most worthless piece of land
the sun ever shone upon No white man can
ever live there, and / am morally certain that
the woodchuck will starve TO death there
8. Then said Zeus, "Are We certain that
no white man can ever live there by any
means sn
10. And Geo Graphy answered and said.
"a man might build mill but the country Is
so exceeding rough that no one can ever get
there with grist, so he will have to start or
starve; for, as said before, even the wood
chueks will starve TO death there
IL. Then said Zeus, st is well. As for
the woodchucks let them starve. Then they
will trouble me no more"
IL. So the woodchucks moved into Mill
vile, but it was such a hard place that many
moved back, preferring to risk their lives in
Wyalusing than live in peace in Milville.
Mr.. Derby is now suffering with high fe.
yer and some delirium caused by the severe
mental strain necessarily used in decphering
the hieroglyphics. If he RECEIVERS we hope to
have something very interesting soon.
PHILLIP KEARNEY.
Wrausing, May %.