The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-10-01
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A Related Let'er from, Grandma old


through the dusty thoropghfag are? How the
men wore cabbage leaves in their hats, and the
horses vet sponges on their. heads 2 How we
who yerepernntted to stayin shady places felt
the perspiration stream from every pore when
starch was unayailing to keep our rufies from
whiting, and crimps refused to stay crimped
Whew s the Bare memory of it makes one gasp
Max came home from the Office that even
ing in a desperate mood. - ~ ..1aas assaa
This j. getting monotonous, Z said he /; G let's
go a-saillng on the sea. 49isfsl aiHpssaaz@I 81
"Whea Z Ibreathlessly inquired. h 7ag
aTo-morrow, 2 quotll he, with a mans sub
lime Indifference to wardrobe matters
Where ?" was the next question. Fs.Lg
Up as near the North pole as time and a
comparatively fiat poeketbook will allow
], Knowing by experience the necessity of tax
ing good fortune at its flood, j. said :r&
yfSstAH light; we'll be ready, r...,s,, ~
Madge and Ethel said nothing then-they
were used to sudden starts; but as soon as we
were alone Madge asked, in dismay :gti 5s7rs3
What on earth can we wear, nla1ama?p ,e5
CLOTHES are the least of my troubles,
rants and raspberTies Just brought in- that's
my stump.'spg ssisi3a yera2 So aaiasa Il 81 RI
g Well help you, ailntie, land it's cooler this
evening than it would be tomorrow morning, y
said Ethel's soft voice at my elbow. So at it
we went and, by, the aid of those friends of
womanity, oil stoves, we were enabled before
midnight togo to- bed with the proud con
seriousness that in the cellar stood q score OF
jars of delicious berries, while acouple of dozen
glasses of what promised to- be- ttsplendid
! Jelly stood cooling on the kitchen table. 7oT
By b.. M. the next day. trunks had been
packed and carried off by a very damp express
man and two foaming horses, and four perspir-
ing individuals took their departure FOR the
Goodrich landing, where the hoarse !" boo-oo-
oo-oo !" from the brazen throat of the Menorni-
nee was warning passengers and all others con
cerned that she was about to leave and go out
into the midst of Lake Michigan to getthe Gin
ders out of her throat" q. al.t.sll taf =
The evening was lovely; the cool starlight
and the blessed freedom from noise dust and
heat brought almost too much comfort, and,
after the hurry and fatigue Of the previous
night, we were glad, as soon as the last shore
light had tvinkled out of sight, to seek our
berths where, Crooked in the cradle of the
deep" we slept in undisturbed tranquility till
the rafting and tramping about daylight told
that we Were entering port. On going outside,
we found We were in Milwaukee the beautiful
+" Cream City"--and soon after a group of
friends came on board, two Of whom were going
with us. ~ ~ "a ~, On .,,. - '.F
After an hours delay in receiving freight,
we were off again, and sailed all day without
any more exciting adventure than entering
some small port Or. meeting some other boat
swarming with people who had 'sbeen there"
and were going back. An exchange Of cheers,
waving of hats and handkerehiefs, and we
had cliY11a6 from lilo
seen in dreams The evening was spent in
observing our fellow-passengc and in
singing-by lose who couldn't sing
There was the usual variety to be seen In such
places. The pompous man who has "run away
from his eounting-room for little recreation p
the knowing man who "has been over these
lakes Jill every inch of them is as familiar as
his own doo1-yard;" the glum man who glares
stonily when anyone with a benevolent desire
to be socable makes an original remark con-
corning the delight of travelling by water; the
naughty woman who never makes acquaint-
ances in public Places and who passes most of
her time reading novels or sleeping !; the timid
woman who, turns pale and utters subdued
shrieks when the. whistle blows; the fussy
woman who is always losing her ''things" and
making everybody get up to look for them ;the
pale, weary little mother whose teething baby
gives her no rest, day or night, making my
arms ache in sympathy for hers; the jolly
woman who laughs constantly, is always ready
to do favor and calls every mishap ga lark -
the lovers who ensconse themselves in some
sheltered nook on deck often upon the dome
of the wheel-house, and COO in blssful ignor-
ance that the amused eyes of 200 or 300 people
are leveed at them the small boys who are in
eyeryboiy's way, and in perpetual danger of an
involuntary bath when they climb the guards
''to look for fish"--all these and many more
types are. represented gin our little floating
world 1sl 8lf,.l& 5lA .ll0t4.jIaas -zaaH
The weather was lovely till VIC reached
I" DeatE S Door mot near so terrible a place
as its NINE would indicate-but it is the outlet
of Green Bay into Lake Michigan, being a
channel TWENTY-FIVE miles wide, with high
rocky shores on either side, and forming a fun
mel through which strong Wind always pours,
increasing sometimes almost to gale. This
wind, enraged, apparently, at being checked in
its sweep across the continent, came tearing
through the narrow g Door, tossing the waves
till they foamed like giant whipped custard,
and causing them to shake and heave the poor
Menominee till most of us were glad to take
refuge in our state-roons and a horizontal posi-
ton. t.1 =
tSeasick?" WE'LL yes; I should think So
Nearly every passenger, including Ethel and
myself Were, as she expressed it, !" sick
enough to die" while Max and Madge, with
few other insenslble people, were laughing,
gleefuly, at their immunity from the dire af
Fiction. It lasted only a few hours, though
like NapOleons battles, it was g short, sharp,
and decisive and in the morning we were up
again, feeling better than ever. q f-al'.f7
PA Perhaps some one would like to know why
that channel is called " Deaths Door," I
wanted to, and the knowing man said that :
" Once two rival Indian tribes who lived on the
opposite shores, had long disputed the right to
fish in those waters. After a while it was
agreed to meet midway in the channel and
eight it out on that line" So they met and
fought, ala Kilkenny cats, or nearly so, only
one man being left of all who went out, and he,
returning to the shore, climbed the high bluff.
and, after singing. agsOng about his tribe hay
ing all gone through the dreadful s'Door of
Death, leaped in to join them. Whence came
the tradition, or what names were borne by
those lost tribes,H / failed to discover, but
ever since the passage has beenealled Deaths
Door,; ~ y, ste,nssst ,r7} -
Three or four hours further sail brought us
/ to this place. r5here we are enjoying the dolce
far 1lie1He to the utmost. Escanaba is situated
on long. slim point of land, with Green bay
ON one side and Little Nocque on the other. and
bon this broad piazza of the Tilden House.
where my hammock swings, there, is always a
cool, myigorating breeze. We rise when we
please, and, after delicious breakfast, in which
whitefsh and black bass just from their native
ries and blueberries form conspicuous feat
IRE, and which are all the more appreciated be-
cause Of the very Indifferent ia on board the
boat-by the way, why don't The Goodrich
| Company give people a deem meal now and
| then ?-we go out on the bay IN small boa.s to
| fish, OF take carriage and drive TO the woods.
where we find the greenest, loveliest MOSES and
ferns, and lie on the soft emerald couch while
we gather all the blueberries we can eat without
stirring from cur lazy position. Wintergreens
/ abound, also, and we go back to town with our
1 hands full of the fragrant spoil. Max makes
1 long excursions with other gentlemen, and
comes back, tired, hungry and dirty, but
happy One day they went in search of a
mythical trout lake, and. on the way. a great
brown bear. disturbed by their noise. got up
with growl. and went numbering off as fast as
his legs could carry him.
81 A day or two ago, in one Of our explorations,
we came across an Indian wigwam, looking just
as they do in pictures. and hidden IN the deep
est, darkest nook of the woods. The birds had
flown though, but the scarcely-dead firebrands
! showed that it had very recently been tenan.ed.
!. There are plenty of Indians hereabouts some
/ Of the Chippewa tribe, and some with another
name which has escaped me. Boat-loads OF
1 them -canoe-loads / mean come to the village
every day to sell berries and birch-bark work,
and invariably get drunk, except enc. who
keeps sober to pilot the rest. and next day be
takes his turn. while another brave acts the
i part OF warder. They are quiet, peaceable LOT
! of fellows, but as untamable as wild turkeys.
Madge and Ethel quote, This is the forest