The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-01-13

An Interview With Mrs. Nary
A. Palmer.
The Trials Of Early Life IN
Missouri.


Hearing ths, Mr.. NJ = !. Palmer, I'll
Henry County, SIS i" ;a- city snd ,ha: lie
vas ore of the g. white wvt..rn sho ever
sxt foot within t:.e Lvrder- IL shat NOS
Constitutes the .D,c.P' lang County os Hen
~. . BAzcO r-p,r,er -.uxh' isr n the w.
idssce of Mr.. Wet. "o tire corner of
Fourth an! u ,ns,,ck -,r~-i.. IN E,-, Sr.is-
lis, and sskes, IT,. f,r small -ke,eh os her
INFERENCE ~ THE Willis OF Ni>scCKI.
IL. found y Woman VII. intelligent lea
turr~. . rich, clear s"ic-, aud ~h" ,vi.'-n,-
y in her younger DAY. ~as pn--SS--d Of
great h--uty, su.i personal cnsrui-. She
ws- jolly :or one of her age, and though
time ,ni cass, turmoil and ,rn1hie had
left its wrinkles oa her brow. her heart Gas
- young. gay and light a. the school girl
sho w.iks over our street with her hooks
under her arm, without care or thought
save the gloriou. future which Is before
her. She ~ remarkable good conversa-
'icnali-t. and her history in full sould
form . book - entertaining ~ any
work Of 6csion, and the reporter only. re-
grris that time and space preclude him
giving her rem.sks in foil.
MS NAaY 4. PALMER.
the subjeci of this sketch, il . nstive Of
Hopxinssille. Christian county. Kentucky,
. town and county known and celebrated
the world oser for it, besuliful women. in.
'~llise"ce Of i's people. hospitality aud
good will for oil. HopkinsviIIe j. = city
nov Of perh.l. Is. Coo .oui.. though ., the
time Mn. Palmer left il il vss . mere
country town to supp!y the wants Of farm
sn. Il is beautifully situated on the banks
oi the river. and comu,nds . splendid
view Of the scenrry Of the country around.
Mr.. PAluAes's maiden name was
NARY 4. GRAY.
t3he vss married TO NJ. Palmer when sh~
ws- but eighteen yesns Of sge, and . little
over year after the marriage the couple
started out to make home and settlement
on the bou.diea. ps.iriss Of what Vas then
known % the "fsr West" This v.s in
1891. before the advent Of r.ilrc.ds OF
sie.m5osis, and the reader msy have .
god ide. Of the state Of the country .,
that early day. They c.ue through in m
"x-cari, although the 6rA, four hun.
dr-.i mile. -he rude on hor-e back, and car
risd her infan, ch,!d in her arms. She
World take Turn .boui" With her hu.hsnd
in driving the cart aud walking. H~r eye,
iwinkleJ when asked TO TO give su in~.icr
of h<s
| "noCK lx TRADE
~ che replied: "wh~n Ne 6nally arrived
.s our destination. miles and miles from
sry settlement, ~ had one sack Of d 'ur,
one Of meal, = daIlss. worth 81 cciI.~ and
. dollar. worth Of sugar The place .,
which they 6rsi settled wa- High Point OF
the Tsbo. in vha, uss then Lafayette coun-
y. nov Heasy, snd IL three milss from.
High Point, in the latter county. Their
6rsi house vss rude affair in the wilder
ne-s (for the prairie country 81 thst es'ly
day VS. suposed to be . sandy desert and
unit for agriculture! purpo-e-) With .ir
ho!es between the iovs large esough to ad-
init . msn'. hsnd. There VS. one door
and no window, While the fireplace Vas
simply hole Gu, in the opposite aide oi
! the house. When the wind bles from the
es-i, the 6rp place vas used for the purpose
u cooking. and when the wind blew from
the vest the door uas used for the same
purpose.
Their stock Of provisions wss Of course
.oon exhausted. and they had too fall hack
oa invocation. They got some corn from .
gentleman in another settlement. and made
some hominy, md u.ed
SYCAMORE CH,Ps
With which TO make tea, which Vas
sveriened With ~iId hcc~y. With which
the country was stocked.
Tie dear old lady has seen many IN IHdi-
an. III, was never frightened but one~, and
,hs, vac only fe~ day- sitter her ARRIVAL.
Her husband had gone ID on 'oar "f in
spection, and she va left alone With her
child. During the day m Indisn came to
the house and ~ sight o! him che hid her
child, determined IL her time had come to
make the journey over the River, .he would
Al least attempt to save the lie Of her oil.
spring. This "a the 6rst Indisn sbe ever
saw, end she concluded he vss sewage
hess, ben, only on the destruction ii the
white people. The Indian, however. could
.pe.k come English and arked for her hus.
band. When told where he vss. and no.
iicing her frightened msnnes, he said +:
"Psle face need have no fear. no harm
pale fsee tquaw OF paPosr~." Thus re.s-
! -srsS, she had long talk With him, end
. sinee that time she hss enier,sined mn lean
al the Indiane.
CCRIors PEOPLE,
.ere the hsr,y pioneer. Of that early day.
When Q house was 70 he built the people
| tor miies around sasembled. the men To
lead their a-sis,.nce in building the house.
.sd the vome. 10 help make up the neces
-sry household eoods. The clothing o.
the male portion sas generally made Of
furs Of different kinds. aud would s,rorgIv
noind orr Of the pre-ens dsy Of Jnseph.
coat, while the women wore homespun
good.
Mr.. Palmer is now in her sixiy-.evenih
year, and has bern in Nirsouri forsy-eirs
ys.s. She has never bsrn back to the scenss
al hss early childhood in her dear old
Keasscsy hone since she left 70 share the
fortunes Of her hu.bsrd in the unbrokrn
v,Ideraeo Of The fss West. They ssed TO
Ct ihs
NAIL TWICE. YHAH,