The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-01

es-d q CesiA -etie next, nlllnB tllLIl Will
anxiety lest the young things should
suffer from the rough motion of the cars.
Whether their advent was due to mater
nal sorrow in leaving the old familiar
scenes, or the excitement Of first jour
ney 1t is difficult to say. However, all
of them reached their destination in
good order, SO many testimonials Of our
hero's tender care and good Judgment.
He had many trials by the way. AS
protection against accidents he wore
thick fur coat and cap that he had in
herited from an uncle who was physi-
clan. and heavy mask in case he should
be thrown on his nose and endanger that
important facial organ At the sight Of
this last appendage the dog always
howled pitepusly. it so transformed his
handsome master. whereupon the calf
bleated, the COWS beloved, the mare
Weighed. the pig grunted and the hens
cackied.
Thus in the course Of the journey
our young man led an orchestra, pro-
vided the larder. was cook, groom. ac-
coucheur, nurse and housemaid. No
expedition to the north pole ever re-
Quired more diligence and varied tai
ents.
Thus our hero came slowly on to Chi
cage. Fortunately there his car was
attached to swift beef train, which
shortened the journey. making the 1900
miles from Portsmouth to Long Island
City in just six days without change
of cars. being transported from Jersey
City to Long island by a steamer and
thence to their new home again by rail,
where the Decentralization was most
amusing.
The little wife was the advance courier,
who came ahead to choose fitting place
to receive the live stock and household
stuff. And there she stood as the cars
rolled in, and it was well that she was
there, as the animals were so rejoiced to
find themselves on terra irma once more
that they were quite unmanageable.
They dashed about in circles, with
their heels in the air, the mare almost
frantic lest she should lose her colt, the
COW equally alarmed for her calf, the
hens in terrible futter, fearing their
last day had come, and the dog, who
had led quiet life on farm, was APP
palled with the sights and sounds Of
higher civilization. The red COW acted
as if possessed of an evil spirit The
railroad men stood with their hands in
their pockets, not daring 10 touch one of
the animals. None of the men engaged
to do the unloading would touch that
"vicious red cow" and the great dog,
looking like huge black bear, fright
ened them nearly out of their wits.
But fortunately our heroine was there,
and the animals knew her voice, and
while the young man was struggling with
the contents of the car she at length re-
stored order outside, assuring the men
that the animals would not hurt them,
that they were only happy to find them
selves on solid ground once more. She
took the red COW by the horn and led
the procession through a retired street;
then came the mare and her colt, next
the COW and her calf, then man with q
pig with a rope around its leg: another
had the dog by a chain; then came
hens in large coop on handcart, then
wagons loaded with furniture, lumber
and barrels, with the master on the last
load. A comical processionl
do not believe there were more anus
ing, scenes at the Decentralization of
Noah's ark. do know that Mrs. Noah
had not half the pluck Of ''the little girl
from Maine" or Moses would have told
us something about her. She certainly
had time in the ark to manifest her great
qualities, if she had any.
Your readers may be interested to
know that our young people are on
farm Of about thirty acres, raising chick
ems for the New York market The last
| heard Of them they were watching an
incubator which had just Matched 600.
EI.IzBETH CADY STANTON.