The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-01-26
Pleasure. Fun aud Endurance on a
Few Days Trip.

after pulling through several snow drifts
TWO to five feet high, arrived at Lewis
vile at about stnsSt, pesrlv frozen to |
death and with one horses leg body cut
where we spent the night with the hospi:
table landlord, Geo D;sbler. In the
mo ming we tried to proceed 10 the mex,
town. Stafford. The first four miles were
fearful 20 go over, but made up on the
last FIVE milss. and arrived at our des,ins-
tion just too late for dinner, but as "all
is well that ENDS WE'LL" we did not worry
about it and ordered another dinner for
US
Nov dp to here everything worked
smoothly, and l felt assured that this
trip would not he so overly had ns it was
pictured TO me before leaving home, by
several parties hetter acquainted with the
hills than wss.
We left Stafford in the afternoon, feel.
ing at else with warm blankets around
Us, stesdv team before IA and first.
class. might cay the beht driver in The
country. far or near. by Iav side to Hot
through the snow.drifts. Had gone only
few miles when the wagon commenced
10 slip and down it went, only turning
over. This is easier to write down than
to undertake 10 do it. The boss of the
wagon is all that saved us from being
corpse before now, My partner. after
seeing US both safely landed, remarked
that this was the way to sell patent med.
icihes. We worked for about two hours
ON steep hill side, slippery With ice and
in some places deep snow; used about 8
bottles OF Volcanic Oil Liniment on the
horses, rubbed them well to keep them
from chilling, snd OF we started again
for Grays.ille. This town we made mod
erately well after dark. a. the snow wss
well packed and greatly travelled. Here
we we're promised d splendid road 10
Greephrer and Brownsville; was told
that there could he no better road for
sleigh or wagon, and there was good
deal OF travel, hauling coal,' &c. Good
hopes for the future made Us about for
get our sore shoulders and heads.
During the night it commenced to rain
in torrents; the wind howled about the
knob fercely. hut subsided by davbreak,
whilst the rain continued all that day.
The snow commenced to melt where it
vas net packed, whilst on solid places
the rain would freeze ss it fell Never
theless, We slarted shortly after break.
fast.
: THE road from Graystiile to Browne.
vile leads by Greeuhrier. About ore
mile before reaching Greenbrier high
snowdriIt checked our travels, by break
ing both singletrees at one clip. What
was we to do. We tied the horses to 8
fence and bought some hay for them. ]
borrowed little Hrnshosel 1t the mex,
house THE best and largest shovel /
could get and my partner went with the
remnants of singletrees to blacksmith,
about 100 rods beyond Greenbrier.
through rain and slushy snow with wa'er
many places over boottop deep After
finishing my snow shoveling followed
nv partner TO the House of Jos Garard.
Esq, where upon his return we wee
treated to regular country dinner, and
how good it tasted.
Our aim was to. reach Brownsville o,
noon, but for this accident we did not
leave Greenbriet until o'clock in the
afternoon. The singletrees finished, Mr.
Seratini, in company with the blacksmith.
proceeded to get the wagon, whilst |
waited at the house; they drove along
shortly afterward. All ready again for
the next breakup
So we proceeded to Brownsville safely
hut slowly. reaching otir aim by five
O'Clock, tired, worried. and moreovtr
glad, as the next day was the Sabbath,
the day set aside nv our Lord for rest t.
man and beast. We sojournpd with Mr.
Christ. Sander, and the old gentleman
did al 10 his power to make lis feel at
home. Monday morning eathe, o, also
our time OF departure.
Next point to reach vas Bloomfield.
bit this poibt could not be made Before
We got to Washington Hall hook hroke
on sDgleiree. which we patched up
with stespIe, few tacks. piece of leather
and short piece of rope: At Harman
postoff1ce we're told the MuskiEgum
Creek road could not be made, all fall of
ice. Followed the ridge around for
HINES bridge 10 cross the creek to get
on Fifteen. We seen there wss no other
o1.let. The creeks has all been full and
6oated the ice on shore in the road, ma
king it impsssable for any horse led or
driven. The night we passed with MIR
Wm Hinp, we'll to-do farmer Tues
day the 18th, We proceeded across the
hill on Fifteen to Mr. ALA Winsor's
store. 3aOn going down the hill on Pf-
teen the neckyoke broke which thfowed
the tongue between the borses. cans.
ing them to run off. | fell ont of the
wagon and landed on my shoulder in q
snowdrft add rolled over, whilst nv
partner held on to 'he lihea and managed
to stop the team. We took, a leather
strap, tied the neckSoke and went on
agsin down the hill.
Arrived at the house we hsd our po.
nies fed, aid after talking repsst With
the clever Mr.. ALA Winsor the happy
thought struck us, that our next pull is
Marietta, 10 miles from here.
The road leads down Fifteen to the
mouth and then the old Marietta State
road Eoino down hava tn rrnaa Eff.