, 1881-02-27


20 no further, 50 after consultation II Mas az AZ
fcru,ined TO- 1urll hin. adrift III tho SAND n1!ls
where have no doubt he soon bccaHie ioo. ~ ~.
tho wnlyes. After hntlling the heaviest wagon
well vi, on the beach. secure from the waves:
nnd filling it%th I'LL that could possibly pe spareu
out Of the other wagon, NC fastened tae ,
down, 3llu left 1t, fully expecting ttlat ha!t Tue
contents would Dc stolen; but 1t WIS NECESSARY
to make every sacrifice. as it wns oegimng 70 70
bo serious matter how we were 10 eSs. ~ uat
WI. reached MArin9 tavern OH the thiumet
River, thirty miles distant, ns t1,e TWO notses
left wcre pretty we'll tired out. lnGrc WIS ~
time to c lost 50 putting % onG ef hnytnr to to
stop every half hour to rest tue norseS: auputu
o'clock four travellers on horseDacis overlook our
Tait and pr Esan o t for many Sears Utter well
known anu prominent citizens Of Chicayo~ They
told us we could not be over tGn mics Irnna '..
Michigan City, which grcatlY discournged IS our
travellers, rs they fully expected they were at
least twenty, but the continued sioppaSes 70
which they had becn subjected e.. had aecetsea
minds to spend another hight uu the shorc OIL
Lake Michigan. with pleasant prospect Ger
tainly us it. WIS stu very c1'a, ana "tG ,af}
behind. but there WAS no help Tor IT, 50 they
walked wcarily onward until towards evening,
when. finding q sheltered spot IN one OF o., t1e 10
spend the Night there, by gathering Wood, llent,
ing IL fire. and cutting quantity OF jumper and
FIR to o. cover the sn supper H tey ad
down, covered with coaks nnd what
blankets they had, and, being COM
psdfy ynb tEed rest ou ,'er the novel
circumstances In which they found themselves.
The pt:or horses were, II possible, IN 4 worse
plight ti:ln themselves us they nau no.mng W.
nolrishmcnt. They were up next morning with
the first dawn Of day; aud. rs they hud no
s,1lnptuous breakfast tn cook, their provisions
being reduced to about huff II pecS Of potatoes,
were s>Dn prepared to resume their Journey,
though not with a very comfortable ieeing,
until they had Travelled the twenty miles inter
vcninE between thein and tho nearest house. but
they hurried oil, hoping almost against hope
that n friend In Chicago TO whom they hnd Writ
ten while ut Michigan City. an account Of thoir
situation. would get tho letter ntd send help,
which Fortunately for them ne did, senalng a
whu met them about II O'clock. This, WIS II
great relief to all, us 1t enabled the female por-
o & 9 Tue o family t. cfG" f nn totn ny t'g
them comfortably provided Tor three Or tho
young men walked on, arriving ut Mann's tav-
crtl on the banks nr the Calumet soon afteruArk,
and no three young men ever felt happier than
they lid to find themselves aeain under the
shelter Of root with the prospect before then
the party, with the wagon, arrived an hour or SO
later, and were highly delighted 70 flnl good
supper prepared for them. Tlc night WIS spcnt.
as many before had been, pnrt sleeping on the
bare floor, willie others occupied y couple OF
beds, which were fortunately found discngnscd.
The taycrnkeeper was hAlt, lndian' Pvt Kept T.
good house OF its sort, on tho eMst sde OF the
river, tnd also ram tho ferry. Tho house wns OF
logs, two buildings nbout 16x2o being put up,
leaving space between ct about the sn,e I,e size .
other. buildings and inclOscC Mt the sides, mlue
quite Il corn'nodious tavern, much butter than
most Of those they had stopped q ~ for the nst
it was decided that three OF tho younE men
should start buck after tho other wagon which
tipns rakln:. with them both oxen and horses,
carrying what proycndcr they needed on
their backs. Aftcrtrs.vcling ten or twelve miles
the two mrn were ut work building Il shanty.
stnbIug. ETC.. for u new station for tho stage
company. and NOT before 1t WIS needed, for our
tin, to hard driving, scant feed. and wnnt Of
care; but what could the drivers do, With Il route
OF forty-twu miles Of lnke-shorc without u
they could. Thnt night the young men had to
lie On two inches of snow. by why of change,
but with their heuds protected from the wind
othor purity before the frost set in, and
IL good rnaring lire ut their feet, they mnnnged
ond day. little before dark. they found the
wagon just as it had been left.-not a thug
touched. It was not long before II fire was
kindled, and s!np-jacks were frying il' tue pan,
which, e:ten with the honey LETT behind mads
an excellent supper. enllyctlen us It wns WIN
many songs and jovial tulk. 1t took two d;
more 10 aguin reach tho river, where thcy found
the party fully recruited from the fattEucs of
their journey, and anxious to be agnn OH tho
road for Chicago, some thirteen ulies ulSLAnt.
The following day, about II o'clock. thoy
left Muuns tavern, and towards evening
arrived the place Of their destination, where
they might reasonably have expected TO lind a
comfortable resting place; but y was not to be-
Every tavern aud hOust WIS full. and they hau
to wait two Or three hours in the cold before
they could find 4. roof to shelter them: then
kind Indy took compassion on them, and took
them into her alrrndy crowded boarding. house,
Il log building about lGx:.0, where they had ag1in
to sDrc,d their mattresses on the iloor. Such
was the reception of family In the then Village
of Chic,Eo, anu such were few OF the hard
ships aud troubles experienced III getting there
An OLD SETTLER.