Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-05-03

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ly never regret it.
EDITOR HERALD:-The reading of
the letters of H S. Keene and Memo
has awakened in my mind many recol.
lection OF the early settling of Hurricane
Grove. | do not .ynect to add any
thing TO those inter, sting elt rs, indeed
II what little say is heard at all it
should have been said first. In order to
have wagon run well, the small wheels
must he placed ahead. | was deeply
inter' s,ed in the references to the Sab
bath School in the log school house in
which uncle Edins was superintendent.
taught class of girls in that school,
and l Know of but one of that class that
IS now living, namely Mrs Bushby, (nee
Francis Combs), but my mind goes back
still further TO a humble log school
house that s'ood about an eighth of
mile from the corners In this
house in lS43, Miss Rosannah Durly, of
Platteville. taught the summer term,
and Mr. Zimmerman the winter term.
In the spring of A the house was burn
ed down and the next summer term
was taught in 2 new addition TO Alan
son Morrelrs house, and the following
winter term was taught in a private
house on the corners by Mr.. Lathrops.
The school system of today is very diff
ferent from what it was in those DAYS.
! When Miss Durly wanted certificate
she went to Lancaster and answered a
few questions which were asked by J
Allen Barber, aud the certifieat, was
granted. Those were good old DAYS.
The buoyancy of youth was unlimitable
and then there seemed no end of good
times and pleasures OF back woods life.
/ The youth Of to-day cannot realize
much OF the spirit f pioneer life. many
of them never saw the mud or rock fire
places usually placed at the end of a
building, The chimney extending from
the ground up past the highest peak Of
the gable.
Ii double log cabin, the chimney
would be placed in the middle. thus
furnishing comfortable fire place for
parlor, dining room, kitchen and bed
room. The great logs were piled in
IN those fire places one upon another,
threw out warmth and glow seldom
found in modern range or base heater.
Perhaps tho chopping of those logs and
preparing them for the fire places bad
its due effect in fitting ono to enjoy
those fires on cold winter evening. at
least many sweet memories are linked
with those by gone days Mention was
made OF some members of the Wise
family. ! remember Urbino, the eldest,
who found a grave in California many
years ago. Memo thought Aunt Rhoda
Kilby was the last of the old settlers
thst went to Hurricane as heads of
families. Alanson Morrel set led in
Hurricane in 1910 and is now living
in Lancaster with his son-in-law. Theo.
Calvin, MIR. Morrell ia about 50 wears
of age A w. Veddar also settled there
in lS43 is still living with his son in law
Mr.. VIM Ward. Veddar too is well no
in the eighties. Rev DR. cambridge.
S. b Keene. r Morrel, and r. MARROW
all owned farms that reached to what
now forms the Hurricane Corners, but
they with Groshong. Stanley and many
others. have crossed the river one by
one. When we have commended with the
stern realities of life little longer and
the frosts have bleaehed our locks still
whittier, we shall follow them. As I
muse on the past and look to the future,
zone sweetly solemn thought comes to
me DER and DER,
am nearer my home to-day than |
have been before -