The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-06-09
wss.. But whs. shall b said of tn.

west. But what shall b said Of the
farmersi
Many living away back on the frontier.
In isolated situations, staid calmly n home
While 9th ers, In thickly settled porti0ps OF
the country, left their homes to seek pro-
tSetion In the towns. Most peopls had
yrtsence Of mind enough left U turn heir
hoSs which had been confned in GEMS,
lopse, and they forthwith proceeded to
harvest, in their peculiar hoggish man
ner. on the carefully cultivated gardens
and cornields. The cows went unmilked,
and had plenty Of time to break into the
cornfelds. the stack-yards, etc. They
lived ON "the fat Of the land"
A description Of the articles people took
with them In their hurried fight would
be as amusing as any part Of this hero
stofors unwritten hiatory. We have all
heard Of persons who, in time Of frc,
would throw . costly mirror ont Of two
story window, and then carefully carry .
feather bed down two fights Of stairs
This trait Of character was illustrated
fully at this time. One lady whom ! knew
let her canaries 60 free from their cage,
and carefully carried her cat in her arms
In her hurried flight. Another lef .
costly silver castor and other valuable
articles OF silver standing on the table in
plain view, and packed in the basket she
took with her-a couple Of fiat-ironsi
The doors were left unfastened, but no
harm was done, as the silver was found
just as she left it, on her return. The
panic prevented all ideas Of theft. In
one wagon was seen . pet sheep, in an
other a bleating calf. A few chickens
and pigs were given a pleasure ride. But
whatever people took with them or left
behind, 1t is not recorded that any ono
forgot to take their children with them.
Nor were men lacking in deeds Of valor.
One man went out around his house, at a
late hour Of the night, to take a view.
Just at the corner there stood an armed
savage, who. as he approached, raised his
gun. With undaunted courage the man
raised a heavy club which he carried in
his hand, and laid the enemy low. It
proved to be a pet crow belonging 10 .
neighbours boy. perched upon a fence
post, which had Just raised its wings for
fight. A belated COW, returning quietly
homeward, was laid low by a bullet from
q gun in the hands of one of the cour-
ageous home guards. Clumps Of bushes,
stirred by the wind, were fred into, and
the marksmen afterwards protested to
have fired at rabbits, OF other small game,
which they invariably failed to hit. Bull.
let marks were found in stumps and trees
all around. II every ball that was fred
had brought down a savage, the race
would have been well nigh extinct.
A lady relates: ~, in company with
my husband, had started up north from
tho central portion Of Wisconsin, with the
only conveyance known in those days.
wagon and horses. The first night out
we stopped Mt a sort Of hotel, where the
occupants were frightened nearly out Of
their wits. We should have slept soundly,
however, had we not been frequently
awakened by the sound Of q football,
from room to room. In the morn
ing the heavy-eyed landlady informed us
that she had been up all night, going
from window to window, watching for the
approach Of blood thirsty savages. That
was the first evidence OF the fright that
came under our observation, but il was
by no means the last. At our next stop
ping place for the night, a usually well
kept hotel, we found everything in con-
The family had been away three
days at the nearest town, they being
afraid to remain at home. Their fright
was about over, and they were ready to
settle down and repair damages. At the
next place, a somewhat lonely situation, a
lady with van and frightened visage met
us at the door, and Immediately began
telling us how glad she was Of company
for the night. She told us how frightened
she was, and showed us where she had
seen three Indians come out on a bluff, |
fully two miles away; how they had staid
there nearly the whole of an afternoon,
and how they had finally went back over
the hill. She was fully assured that they
were preparing for an attack. We looked
Mt the spot designated, and concluded
either we were not frightened
enough, or that our eyssight was not
clear enough to distinguish an Indian
a clump Of bushes at that distance.
This woman, too, was up, pacing from
to window, the whole Of the
night. Similar experiences met us at
every step of our journey.
RIO be Continued
1.-THE sassyest man l ever met" says
Josh Billings, sis a henpecked husband