The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-08-18

The next morning after arriving there
friend Harrington and myself started
out for days sport. Taking boat
with a Chippewa Indian to row we
went up the stream about five miles be-
fore we
CAST LINE FOR FISH.
Then with our rods, two hooks on each
line, We began at IL o'clock to beguIle
the unsuspecting beauties into our net
or boat. We kept "POor Lo" pretty
busy some of the time taking off fish
and putting on bait. l tell you it be-
came very interesting when We pulled
up two squirmers at time as we did
dozen times that day. can't de-
scribe the feelings one has when he
meets with such success, hauling out
two beauties weighing a pound each.
1t must be realized. But If they both
Wiggle off the hook before we get them
into the boat we don't feel so much like
singing the long meter doxology. We
fioated back to camp at late supper time
and there were two tired old fishermen,
but fully satisfied with our days sport,
BRINGING IN 1872 TROUT.
The air was cool and delightful and
our sleep that night was sweet and re-
freshing. We were ready the next
morning for repetition of the yester-
day. Going down the river about the
same distance, getting back to camp
for early supper. our luck that day
was not quite equal to the day before
30 far as numbers were concerned, but
we had no cause to complain as we took
in all something over 2OO-quite fshy.
After supper the team was ready to
bring US back to this place, which we
reached at II P. M, tired, but happy In
the experience of the past two days.
MINNEAPoLIs.-We arrived here
Friday morning after good nights
sleep In the sleeping car, and the whole
party were agreed that we were fully
paid for all our expense, and the time
we should ever remember as red letter
days in our lives. Of this place and st.
Paul have not the time, neither is it
necessary to write. as they are places
noted for their enterprise and beauty.
Suffice it to say, we have been treated
80 kindly by our friends here that our
Impressions Of Minneapolis and the at
tention we have received will ever be
a source of pleasure as we think and
talk 1t over in the days to come. W
now think this will not be our last visit
to the northern lakes region. CPS.
Our "PAUPERs."-Saturday was a
great day for the exhibition of the
pauper population that hides its head
in shocks and caves on the lands of this
great country. at an early hour they
came trOoping in. ragged, bare footed
and weary. Their rags tapped in the
cooling breezes, and they looked with
very hungry eyes into the windows
where the merchants displayed their
wares. But they could only swap off
the packs Of gingseng and boneset, and
things OF that sort, at beggar's price,
and get nothing scarcely in the way of
goods and things to cover their rags.
Their teams were awful trayesties on
the horse and mule kind. The harness
was patch work of rope and bark,
and the wagons of the old lynch pin
kind, with a tar bucket swinging be-
low, and it guarded by a yellow dog.
1t was sight that made a heart sick,
and all the other internal integu-
ments. This is what the scene should
have been, were the calamity tales true
told of the horrible robberies and and
expressions put upon the farmers or
only in part true, for these
tales included all that is ignor-
ant, debased. unprogressive and
all the rot Of that sort. But what were
the factsP A thousand feet of hitch
rack crowded all day with teams simply
first class in every wsy,-horses, We
hicles, and all; the people the best rep
resentatiVes of the best people on earth
at the present day-lowa people. An
abiding air of prosperity on every hand
and face-ths stores crowded and pur-
chases made that told both of good
taste and hard cash, and lots of it | Out
upon such rot that does not make each
and all feel proud of the grand, manly
citiZenship-men and women-that
people both farm and town. shop, store,
Office or minel These are they who do
honor to their Creator, and who have
the sailing Of the great union craft
so nobly pictured by LOngfellow-they
are the crew and they can be trusted in
all their tasks.
sail on, o Ship of State
Sail ON, D Union, strong and great
Humanity, with all its fears,
With all the hopes of future years,
Is hanging breaChleSS on thy fate
We know what Master laid thy keel,
What wOrkmen wrought thy ribs of stesl,
Who made each mast, and sail, and rope,
What anyils rang, what hammers beat,
In what forge and what heat
Were shaped the anchors of thy hope
! IT'S of the wave and not the rock:
'Tis but the tapping of the sail,
And not the rent made by the gale
In spite of rock and tempeSt'S roar,
In spite of false lights on the shore,
Sail on, nor fear to breast the sea
Our hearts, our hopes are all with thee,
Our hearts, our hopes, our prayers, our tears
Our faith triumphant DER our fears,
Are all with thee-are all with thee