River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-10-15

ingly about asked: Papa, where am
y" "In Dakota said the old gentle
man. grimly. land that's as definitely
as can tell you"
OF course Teddy politely told him his
whereabouts, and learned from him
that having business in the territory,
he had brought his daughter with him
for change of air. With a hired car
riage and driver they had started from
a town about ten miles distant to an
other as far beyond; and the driver
missing his way on the traclxless pral-
rie, darkness had come upon them and
they had wandered about for hours,
coming often upon tree, which as the
driver assured him it was the only one
within miles, showed that they had
been travelling in a circle. The cold
night air and the sensation of being
lost had overcome the young lady and
she had become unconscious. Inc
sound of the horn had reached much
further than the dim light from the
window, and following that, they had
at last found their way to the mill.
Teddy went with them rs guide to
u house about a mile away where with
farmer and his wife the travellers
| found shelter for the night.
The next morning Teddy called to
inquire after the health of the yonng
lady and found her quite recovered and
anxious to continue her journey.
Judge Hart for such was the gentle
mans name, thanked his young friend
for his kind services to himself and
daughter. and after many good-byes
I 1 cfarsaI on their
way
| That they reached home safely Ted
| DIV was assured by a lengthy letter
from the Judge, inviting him to visit
them at their home in Chicago, and
conveying a very friendly message
| from his daughter, Pauline.
From this time Teddy began to grow
restless; he lost all interest in his cor
net practice, and even his mill was an
old story We offered him what little
! consolation we could, but what COM
fort can lot of men be TO a poor lad
who is genuinely homesiek?
A month later when his time was
out none of us were surprised, that in
stead of staying five years, he proved
up" sold his windmill and went back
to civilization" as he expressed it.
six weeks later | followed him, a
gamer in health and strength if not
| in pocket; and the first ceremony upon
which ! ofliciated upon my return was
a wedding at the beautiful home of
Judge Hart 1t was very grand af-
| fair / assure you; there were six brides
maids, and the groom's favors to them
were tiny gold windmiils studded with
L, -,ylI ,sast
| heard one of the pretty bridesmaids
say. There were many happy hearts
and faces there. but / particularly re-
| call the tender smile upon stern Deacon
| Andrews handsome face as his SON
solemniy pronounced the words: Il.
| Laurence, take thee, Pauline, to be
nv welded wife" Pauline had been
| Teddy's mothers name.
| 1t IS now five years in May since
| Teddy went TO Dakota Great changes
have taken place there since then
Comfortable farm nouses have re-
placed most of the shanties; good sized
| trees break the monotony of the once
bare prairie. and the rank buffalo grass
has given place TO the finest wheat
l fields in TIE United States. Two, at
/ least, of Teddy's schemes have been car
ried into execution; an artesian well,
| tales of whose wonderful flow have
given the newspapers many a sensa-
| tionaI item. now waters the plain: and
/ coal shaft, yielding an abundance of
good bituIninous coal. has really been
sunk upon his claim His coal mine
has made for him thousands of dollars;
but he says no possession of his can
ever bring him anything that will COM
pare in value with the treasure brought
him by his windmill
MARIE MORE MARSH.