The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-11-06

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travellers II ihsy knew Of our daring prs
ieci, but We never elecironcd them by di,
closing H. They REGARDED us couple Z
innocen, and inotIensive teachers in scare
Of recreation.
How ne enjoyed the journey from 81
Paul to our destination. II was hero tha
We bad our first glimpse Of the Lowell
prairies, gorgeous With the rel lilies 0
the North and thousand other flower
that created the waves Of the prairie gras
stretching away in endless Succession a
far as the eye could reach.
! remember distinctly the hrst spell
bad Of sinking Of the heart. II was whel
| saw in the midst OF vast plain, lone
forlorn little speck away OF toward th,
horizon, that was some ones home, moi
asclher dwelling in sight in I'll that wide
lonely prairie; the next wsa when VI
reached Lswndals and found that the city
consisted Of two tents and wood shed
1t was evening when We passed through
Mcrehesd and Fargo. and the luminous
balls Of electric light shining high over
the latter city looked weirdly beautiful.
We reached our destination in the dim
twilight of a summer morning, and
stopped to get breakfast and rest little
before starting on our tour of investiga.
tion preparatory to taking up our claims.
II did not seem go easy as it had
at home, aud not quarter as romantic,
bnt Thompy was as enthusiastic as ever,
aud when | said that wished that had
brought few trees along in my trunk to
improve the landscape little, she said il
was wilder without and what we wanted
was the sunshine
After interviewing the land agent, and q
lot more work and bother, we finally start.
ed over the prairie on an OK cart, Tho
agent said he thought he knew place we
rould have our land Joining and the other
part OF the section occupied by man
from New York who had his family along
and his brother-in-law. Did you ever
ride after All OK team? Ihope so, for if you
have you will appreciate many privileges
that you would perhaps otherwise pass
over as but slight advantages. We moved
through the prairie (but that was ALL and
ooked at the wide monotonons landscape.
After the first hour remarked to Thompy
hat thought we had better go into camp
IN the wagon, as we seemed to be about
IS far as when We started, but Thompy
aid she liked it, that she was always
Ifraid OF fast horses, and she could get as
much exercise and all the scenery she
wanted from her perch on the OK cart.
.reiiy soon she did get all the scenery
he wanted, and then tina. exasperating
,irl pulled out microscope, and proceed
ID to analyze flowers, just as aggravstiag,
y cheerful and happy as though she were
It picnic.
Along in the afternoon we came to the
,lace OF the man from New York. and here
se got some dinner aud were shown the
,lofies Of sod house. We had seen
hem at distance before; but nothing
ike this This was veritable palace OF
sod house, with real windows and pa
,ered walls, with partitions OF unbleached
muslin trimmed with Turkey red, that
ooked very pretty and homelike. Thorn
~ went into raptures over it, and regret
ed deeply that we had not brought some
hing along for our walls. ! didn't see
8 she needed to display our ignorance be-
ore that strange woman, but that was just
Ter all over-not bit of proper pride.
After dinner we went with the OK team
o inspect the other part OF the section,
which the woman said she hoped we
would like, as she wished we might be
she found it rather lonely be-
ng eight miles from town and no neigh
,ors couldn't see as it made any differ
.Ece where we took up our claims; il all
ooked alike to me. and was beginning
o think that il might prove white ele-
,hant anyway.
We went TO town to get the necessary
papers and man to help get the houses
-eady. for we we're to have one apiece and
We wanted to investigate the little store.
rhe woman from New York, whose name
vas Herder, said that her husband and
brother wonld do all they could to help
is, and in short time our houses we're
cav for US TO enter and take possession
i oYy i,ag dreamed Of claims. They
Iidn't Look gely inviting. so we used mine
or kitchen, though We conscieniiously
ispt in It half the time They were very
,ear together and not far from our neigh
,ors
When we were fairly settled and had
lad our first meal, told Thompy that ]
elt like the Swiss Family Robinson, she
aughed aud said she didn't see how !
.ould feel like the whole family without
,aying stable in the house, as they al
rays did. Now / think it shows an envi.
~ disposition to always be making fun
( romaniic idea just because yvu didn't
appsn TO think Of IL tyourself, but pun
abed hsi by putting my revolver 10 sight
. q hole u hicli I'dug for II in the wall.
v aased no take it away, so she always
~d by on a. G other eide Of the room.
'ot water II, I'M well belonging to
II. rders. who /, 'ed in every possible
' 10 often the la. "s"'pe u our ,'''
ugh I'hompy always pretended 'ha'
ire we. q that sp. a.. - 4
sh meat. 10 fruit, and al 'A' n.y., ,., =
med gooia we're fun. W. sishhor.
setables sce asionly from our n l.,a !,
We had no garden. i. being toe -,
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