Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-08-28
tCopmfght Secured AL Rights Reserredl
Driven From Sea to Sea,
Or, JUST A CAMPIN'.
By O. G. POST.
PUDLIsHrD by PERMISSION OF J. L. DowNEY
& Co., PUBLISHERS, CHICAGO.
CHAPTER xv.-coSrrNuEp.
By O. @. POST.


The work of cutting through the hill
into the neighboring gorge was begun
Mt once. A large number of workmen
were employed, and everybody who
was directly Interested turned out and
worked with will, rain or shine. A
tunnel was driven into the side of the
hill, and whole kegs OF powder ex-
ploded therein, rending the earth and
aiding greatly in the work of excava-
tion, and at last the work was so far
completed that a portion of the water
and floating debris was turned aside
into the new channel.
The rains, too, had now ceased, and
rs the waters subsidized the extent of the
damage done could be positively de-
termined.
In places, banks of sand and gravel
many feet deep extended across fields
regarded by their owners as the most
valuable in their possession. In other
places the channel of the little stream
had been ent rely choked up, and new
one cut by the waters through pastures
and, grain lands, and in yet others.
where little of the coarser debris had
been deposited, the long standing of
the water had greatly injured vine
yards and orchards, the vines and tree
trunks being thickly coated with the
fine clay which the water had held in
solution.
On the whole the damage was less
than many had feared, and with the ex-
nnatntinn of r,rnunntinp frrt tbay. in
jury by the erection of the dam, hope
revived in the breasts of all, and they
began repairing us fast as possible the
injury already done, and The cultiva-
ton of their vineyards and fields for the
coming crop.
The Parsons ranch had suffered with
the rest, but not more than many
others. A hundred grape vines stand
ing upon ground near the creek were
killed or badly injured. Several banks
of gravel, mingled with larger stones,
extended across some of the most fer.
tile fields, the total injury amounting to
thousand dollars or more. in pros
pective, but not ser ously affecting the
immediate income of the family occu-
pying the white cottage under the bluff,
around whose open, porch still clam
bered rose bushes heavy with their
weight of yellow, and red, and crimson
blooms.
AS soon as possible after Johnny had
been BROUGHT home from the sbantv in
the hills Where he law So mapy weeks
Jennie and Lucy had returned to school
more than ever determined that thev
should NOT fail 70 obtain m edncation'
..If we leave them nothing else.
Jobn let ns at least give them m edn'
eaton she had said to her husband
and he had made no objections tbouob
the house seemed donhlv ioneIv viii.
ont them
To helm Mrs Parsons with tbe l;obte,
work tbey secnred tha ass;stance Of a
yonng oirl whosn narents had nooved
into he neiobborh6od bnt the year be.
fore and WHO HAVING bnt l;ttIa to heg;n
nm were not npw;ll;n1 that their dau9h.
ter shonld find a home where she wonid
he kindly treoted and ra;I for yasb;no q
the dishes and such other chores as he1
age and experience fitted her for.
Az tbev bad n,issed a nort;on ~ o,e
term the GIRLS did NOT oo home for the
short spriny vacation. but remained in
the citv and studied in order to keen
nm with their classes. and when tbep
did return in midsummer nov was an.
paged to he married to LANES Annel.
sey
1.-THE wedd;no was not to take n,,ce
for at least n Year vetn She told he,
mother in announcing tbe engaoement
Mr. AnneIsev had desired on ;nme
diate uninn. Int To this she had inter
nosed decided negative, and he had n,
last consented thaf She should remair
at school n wear Ionoer. when thew were
IN he married and he would taks her t|
New York to reside. '' y
This was NOT wholly unexneo,ed h,
the family. They knew that Mr., An
nelsev had followed tbe yomng ladies :.
San Francisco and that he had been ,
freonent caller mon them while there
Jennia had aven ;pt;ma,ed in one nf he,
Ietters N ber mothar that sbe tbonnb
Iucv and he unmIJ ha n,arrioJ sn,n,
dsy w ~ "''N ~ A-"' '' 'oil'
Sbe said loss - Ens;on yho ,vo,
olmnst es froonent , "" wa mJ
sau
In fact the two vouno mon had mad,
nm their siiDbt diasrencSes ~ md I freouent '
y called upon the girls in company, o