The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-03-05

taken out ana dressed ready Tor use,
then allowed to dry and harden oEe
season before laying up. We noticed
a few instances where it was ueed for
fence posts, the wire being fastened
into them by means of staples being
driven into them, the same as when
wooden posts are used. In building
stone, the counties of Lincoln, Mitch.
ell and Osborne far surpass McPher-
son.
One great drawback to Lincoln Cen
ter is the absence of Railroad, there
being none nearer than 30 miles.
They confidently expect to have q
Road there before this time next year,
as one has been surveyed there. After
stopping to inquire the way here, and
the sun still being quite high, and we
being desirous of getting as far on our
journey as possible before stopping for
the night, we proceeded up Spillman
Creek, we having been informed that
a Post. Office by the eof Denmark
lay on our way about 10 miles distaBt,
we determined if possible to reach it
before stopping. Had we but availed
ourselves of our better judgement, we
might have guessed by the name that
the settlement would be foreigners, but
we did not until we arrived at the p. o.,
which was kept by a young American, /,
who Informed us that we were in a
settlement Of Danes, but that some of
them could understand and talk some
English and he thought we could find
a lodging place among them. He
felt certain we could if he could go
with us to the nea rest house to inter
cede in our behalf, as he was acquaint.
ed and probably understood their Ian.
guage, but unfortunately for US he was
too busy to leave the office just then,
so We were obliged to go alone. Our
entreaties failing to procure us lodg-
ing place here, we were directed from
one place to another until we began to
fear we might be obliged to lodge up.
on the prairie, as it was now quite
dark and we were unacquainted with
I
the road and felt that we could trave
no farther. We resolved then and
there that we would never turn any
one away from cur door. Though oul
accommodations might not be very
good, if traveller was willing to &C
cept them, be should be made welcome
After becoming almost desperate w
made one more effort to find lodginG
place. To Mrs. P's most pleading
tones: "Will you kindly grant tw'
ladies nights lodging and place o
shelter for their team" (I fancy ever
now, l hear the tones Of the hos
in astonishment sayiDg), 1.-TWO ladies
Two ladies and no man % He fnall,
consented to let uS stay, and as h
proceeded to put away the team h'
said, Chow does it come that one o
your men couldn't have come along !!
We afterward learned that the Dan
ladies never went from home withou
being attended with their other halve:
and we learned for once that 1T wa
not good for aOOman to be alone" whel
passing through Denmark if she ex
pected to find a lodging place. Tn
people treated us very kind after W
had explained to them from whenc
we came and whittier We were going
and why we we're travelling alone, an,
when we babe them farewell on tb
following morning they kindly invi
ted us to stop with them on our retur
home.
This Wednesday morning prove
TO be unlike the day before, very colo
about II below zero. We were 0blig
ed to face a strong northwest wind a
day, the weather moderating but yer
little. We were obliged to keep tn
top of the buggy raised and our face
closely veiled, so that we did not oh
tain much knowledge of the surround
ing country through which we passed
save that it was quite rough and thir
ly settled, scarcely any good builc
ing's. After travelling about 20 mile
we slapped for dinner at an unprt