The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1892-01-16
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where Mr.. Greeley was frequent
guest, used to revolyc his conversations
and glowing editorials i'll his Young
head as he walked to and from the col
lege until Young man 80 west"
seemed to be Inscribed on every sign
ana doorpost and haunted him day and
night.
As different members Of the family
owned land IN Iowa, when be was grad
uatcd and had fully made Up his mind
to 60 there. they gave HIM the deed Of
$50 acres, some valuable presents and
several hundred dollars III money. |
Will not tuke your readers through the
details Ut his arrival Ills good fortune
iii finding i man Friday. his first plow
ing and seed sowing. shanty building.
hls first experiments IL washing, iron
ing ana cooking from day IN day, i'll
digging wellanA cistorn, wltIl eiljFe
oi twlve inila- to tho nearest village
for all the Leccssarir7 OF life, including
newspapers and letters Shall Siy
nothing ttf ihe purGhug wintls antl hrttt
ot Sinmmer, nor tho solitude and Hard
shllls Of I'll" long cntl winter. llUr thn
ebb and flow Of hope and courage IN the
BOYS heart nor Of the tears np 7Acl
Tint ~ on# aw thVugh Ailerwarl con-
tesSnd
Gu, with returning spring calnc the
seed suyvlns So full Vt promise, colts,
c;,iveS pigs ;nl! ctlickell- the nGalvIls
OF \ tt,rtlte ii the near tutnr" III fowls
ana cattle o1t a Thousand hills, H. lie
h"red hopefully all Summer, wh@u le,!
one day the heavens were overcast Will
deuse white clouds that looked llEe
SNOW tl;tkp@ l3cAull,. cried Friday,
the grasSnuFpcrs; all is up with us
now! Our boys hopes Were thus sud
denly dashed to the ground. He saw
th"se pests tll%At on his yo1nIg trers, his
grams and grasses ard feed until Not !.
green thing WIS left i'll his possession,
As nothing could hc done until another
spring. the yonllg man sold his live stock
and spent tie winterat home.
Fortunately, snnn"tter returning west,
he met village h;tlla plump. rosy little
girl from Maine, With lu&uriu1t auburn
har fair skin blue eyes, tiny hands and
feet--a happy, joyous little soul. who ~
yet had known ne care. As they glldtd
af)Uht!. Keeping tllit ~ me liaZE waltz
and Iya.!rilIr. Cupid, that inischlevous
little god. tlld his nsual work.
"A two story house With four rooms
appeared spun after. like magic. in the
place OF the shautv. and the little girl
from Name sat singing. sewing from
day - day by the window,
She WIS 4 glrl Of immense courage and
executive ability and proved the boy +
chief anchor. and for fourteen years
they made a brave struggle happy to-
gelher. IN the face of many adverse
winds. | W;l~ related to the Young man $
family by marriage. and had always
taken a great interest III ms welfare.
and made II Il pOliit III my western
Lyecuu trips to spend a few days with
them every year. have seen that little
Wife, not weighing much overa hundred
pounds. drive an immense lnln her WnS-
on and two large horses twelve miles To
town. to bring back IL load of lumber.
But with .lroughts one year and floods
another with pr;alr1e fires and hog
cholera. cattle diseases and the difficulty
Of Keeping help for work either outside
or i'll. the Young people grew weary and
/ lpuyeI for their native air UY the SEA.