Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-09-03

dropped the di~hrag. - a general
cleaning up was hastily INDUCED in.
A good fat hen was killed and a mann
moth pudding put to boiling. The
signs did not fail 1t nevtr rains but
it pour~ Mr.. 5. Williams in best
lib and tucker first appeared with
Miss Blanche Sprague- They we're
quickly followed by Mrs. Sprague and
Albert, Mrs. David Williams and Miss
Emma. ('rhe latter had left oureamp
on the SUNDAY previous with MIR.
Smith.) Just behind them appeared
the portly form of Henry Belz accom-
panied by two friends IRON the Hub.
Such boisterous greetings Such clam
orings for dinner! Our larder was
richly replenisheo. Cream cake and
cocoa-nut. bread. pie, salads. sauces
aud jellies. milk aud cream. fruits and
Il huge water melon are added to our
store. Mrs. Spraguc now assumes
generalship OF hhe culinary depart
ment and soon a repast. fit for the
king. is spread upon our rustic board,
around which gathers the happiest,
hungriesi, mtrIiest crowd. Grace
and btaufv are added to our table By
the lpyeliest bouquets of sweet-peas.
phlvx, verbenas, roses, many colored
gefaniums and m5 rite from our own
dear home; brnMn-eyed Snsans and
the dazzling beauty Of the cardinal
flowers which grow near our camp.
Two day ; OF pleasure were enjoyed
with our welcome visitors: then all
leave us except the papa and Emma.
On the evening Of the 22nd the Lyd-
ia Wheeler brings 10 the landing Mrs.
LIZZIE Blewett of Dubuque and Mrs.
Kate Mccoy The former. after
spending a few days here. will visit
her many friends about Cassville.
Beetown and Lancaster. The latter
lady is on her way home from .he
west, where she has been making a
delightful two-months' visit. They.
with the family of Mrs. Garner, spent
an evening ull Of fun and pleasure
around our camp fire. The following
day Mr. and Mrs. JAS. Blewett from
Lancaster arrived. In the evening
there came also Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Boosers, nee Minnie Garner. the twins
and the baby, Mr. ard Mrs. VIM.
Woods. nee Marie Stevens. and three
babies, all friends and neighbors OF
other DAYS. A sort Of Beetown reun-
ion. brief but very pleasant. was en-
ioyed. On the same afternoon the
little packet arrives from Cassville and
lands forty-three people Among
them are many acquaintances and
there are more happy meetings but
the sweet Sabbath calm is broken.
Crickcts chirp now aud dampening
dews are falling.
when fades the last faint ray
OF the rosy-tinted day,
There gently steals a solemn thrill
Through the evening air SO STILL.
We are thinking of genial Sam Gar
ner and the former times AT Camp
Morning Glory. when the evenings
were made so bright by him and his
musical family. Gifted bat errine
man! He is now gone and there is
silence. His beloved violin now re-
poses in its case just as he last put il
away, and the master hand that drew
forth its sweetest strains is forever
vanished. Alone in the darkness with
the glimmering light from his owr
dear window not far away, he sank in.
to the depths of the beautiful, treach.
erous river which he had loved so long
and well. Reared near its shores, the
Mississippi held for him a strange anc
lasting facination. After years O
residence elsewhere he returned anc
made of this wilderness a place o
beauty. now known far and wide. Or
his return from visit to Lancaster
ON the day before his death he re-
marked to his wife as they sighted the
great river. "Ah, there we see once
more our beloved Father OF Waters. .
Alas. in twenty-four hours it was tC
swallow up his life. Who can tell o.
the agonizing suspense, the watching
and waiting and listening through
those long months that he reposed
unseen so near his homeg That he
met his sad fate by accident is beyond
a doubt. Yet how past finding out
are these mysteries. Tonight the
peaceful river spreads ont before us