Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-06-27


all day until set of sun. But the timid
roe-buck and shy prairie hen were too
fleet of foot and swift of wing, and each
escaped the hunters bullet. But as the
sun was going down behind the
trees, they lifted up their eyes and
espied afar off thicket whose branches
were swinging back and forth as by the
movements of some animal. Then took
every man courage and fired every man
his gun into the midst of the thicket
and when the smoke had cleared away
there fastened every man to see what
had fallen, and behold there lay before
them in the midst of the thicket one
little kline of year old who had wand
cred away from its dam. And behold
the deeds of valor which these men
did, are they not written in the books
of the Chronicles of the city?
And in those days there were also
| fishermen among the people, men
skilled in the use of the hook and line,
and it came to pass on certain day
one George who takes usury (who
giveth money unto every man whose
house burneth) sayeth unto the
George who measureth, unto every man
| tape and calico and they call unto
them that other George who furnlsheth
an easy couch for the weary ones, and
| Thomas who sometimes taketh a like
ness of men and things, and Severe
who cutteth up trees into boards that
the people may have wherein to
build them houses, and say unto them,
come lets call unto us those of our city
who will 60 with us and tarry among
the lakes where much fish abound that
we may have delicious meat wherewith
to nourish our bodies during the lenten
season. And this saying was much
accepted among the people who loved
such sports and many gathered them
selves at the depot and were carried
away up into the north country where
lakes were numerous and fish abundant
and they pitched their tents beside a
certain lake and did eat and drink and
rose up-to fish. But it came to pass
that the hand Of the Lord was not with
them and the SHOWS fell from heaven
and the rains descended upon them
and the ice froze and the fish would not
bite. Then returned every man unto
his household and his own fireside, and
with contented heart did eat the meat
of his own city. And behold the acts
of these men which they did, are they
not written in the books of the Chron-
icles of the city?
And it came to pass in the same year
there were many husbandmen in the
land, men skilled in the use of the
spade and hoe, gardeners and fruit
growers, men who cultivate the earth
that it might bring forth much potatoes
and it come to pass in the self same
year while the dearth was still in the
land and mems hearts grew faint with
in them because of the whitening of
vegetation. There arose certain among
them and established a decree to
make proclamation throughout the land
from Marshfeld unto Plainfeld and
from SteyeEs Point unto Babcock say
ing arise We and come every man unto
MS own city. 1e were not born to
vegetate and dream, We were born to
act, each man of you hath a commits
sion of service. That mighty One has
placed you here is evidence that work
awaits you, arise we therefore and come
forth and we will organize ourselves
into society whose duty it shall be to
search out all wisdom and knowledge
concerning the growth of plants and
fruits that vegetation perish not from
off the face of the earth, and that we
may hand down to our children of the
Sd and 4th generation improved
methods of obtaining the same results.
And this saying pleased the people and
they joined themselves unto their
leaders who was George brother of
John and Peter who was not Andrews
brother, and Ira keeper of Bees and
one Reed who sought ont many varities
of potatoes, and Vaughan who was also
a scribe, and Alfred grower of tall
clover, who also had a son like his
father tiller of the soil, and it is said
of him that he can raise more cabbage
to the square foot than any of his
ancestors; also one Bean, who is not at
all a bean, and a cooper who never
made barrel in his life and Harry,
and William, and Joseph, and Franklin,
and Nelson, and Byron who is not
Lord Byron. These assembled them
selves together on the LIST and 3rd
Saturday in each month. And it came
to pass that many women joined them
selves unto them. Among them
were Rachael the wife of John,
Kate, Harry's sister, and Kate the
younger, and Ida who become an
instructor to the aborginees, and Ella
who teacheth much people on musical
instrument, and Josephine an expert
with the needle and Elizabeth who was
Williams wife and Hannah the wife of
Phillip, these gave due diligence to
study out many problems in Horticul-
ture. And there arose many questions
and reasonings among them and they
| said one unto the other why sit we
here in doubt about this matter? Let
us make haste to call wise men who
have searched out the secrets of the
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