Iron County register., 1897-12-23
Sightseeing.

and take supper xith the son OF one oi
ny old friends Of the early times When
Ee we're driving teams OF the road
bauling iron II pigs and blooms 70 Ste
Geuevi-ve And what goo6 times re
did have camping oEt nights b The
side OF the road As q lot OF Is would
sit around a good roaring fire, While
some one would Be cooking supper
some would gather wood for the light,
ard some taking care Of the horses
After supper 20 sit around me FIRE and
smoke cur pipes while some one wo1ld
tell a good bear story, for most al OF
the teansters owned farms ard q good
many Of them we're old hunters when
e. home
AsI took ny seat a. the table saw
II was s.: wiki plates for quite 2 good
many. and as vas seated al tie eDC
OF the table BY The side OF ny cid
friend. he said. We haven't much
that's good % eat I looked Up tie
table. I saw plates Of meat and dishes
Of food. and dishes Of cooked fruit.
bread ard all sorts OF food. As they
passed ne dish I could lot make OFT
xhat i Eas I saw Il was something
that was fried. I belped myself % e
small piece. A. I. with NJ FORK. put il
to ny mouth. I found it was fsh-a
part Of 3 great JACK salmon. 0. ny,
was i good: and don't you think ! just
took ny fish up IN ny fingers and pick
e OF the fakes and ate ard ate until
l had been helped three times. and
did rot taste Of another thing BAT ny
coffee. o. i vas jus9 delicious and
looked 10 q turn
After supper I spent the evening
When started for home a young man
said. i will see you home" As We
went out, l found Il was g. dark as
pitch but he gave ne his arm and saw
ne 10 the door. lind the people are
the descendants (1ost Of theD) Of ny
old friends of long ago. even down 70
the third and fourth generation And
they have inherited tie same o.6-time
hospitality and opea-beartejBess Of
the oId-tiue days. Among ali Of the
good times. last Saturday We we're ali
Invited 20 spend the day al NJ Fred
Hunts 80 he came II the morning
with his spring wagon and took u out
10 his farm. and a. he lives about two
aad a half miles as the crow flies. but
/ should think about four miles as tie
mules 60 First east across the east
branch Of Black River. then southeast,
then south through one Of the largest
snd finest farms. the Dobbins farm,
with fields Of corn and meadows. and
one of the largest sugar orchards
have seen for a good many years: then
west across below where all three riv-
ers unite West Up high point Of
land with the river o1 three sides aud
wide fields stretching south down .
beautiful valley, bound II with high
hills OF each side with the river OF
the east As looked l thought what
a lovely scene. What q beautiful pic
tore i would make Oh canvass framed
for the exposition. We climbed Up
tbe hill 10 the house surrounded with
cedars and other shade trees with lis
smooth lawn / sat down ard j1si
feasted ny eyes on the fair scenes ard
let ny thoughts run wild over the old
days OF way back. for ! was well &C
Qaainted with the first dweIler Of this
fair spot / could see myself seated
around the campfire and hear those
old frst settlers tell Of the good old
times when the first STOW would come:
then with a good team Of hounds 20
after bears. o. il all comes back 20
ne so fresh. I cant realize that TOW
they have all passed over 20 the other
hunting grounds and an a. Cd g.
some OF those same old hunters were
/ can't realize IL 0. how short the
time Is and how quick il Is 20 you:
AsIsat there eutrauced the soa Of
Mr.. Hunt came 10 ne and I sa~ be
had & little parlor rife. and wanted
me 10 Join with Professor Fox aud
himself shooting at a target. 80
awoke from ny vision and We took
turns shooting with such = gun I
did not expect I could shoot much a1d
then II Is q long tine since had shot
a rife aud NJ hand vas rot as steady
a. il was in the early days when Us
ed TO shoot '-O2d Betsy forty or ff1y
tiues s day. day after day But did
make out TO hit the target every tine,
aad ny shots were as good as the rest,
except ore Mr.. Fox got % the inside
o. the black o. I just ached for '-O.d
Betsy one time more have so
many Invitations 10 Come aad see
u and go hunting and fishing" II
Was TO accept all the invitations ]
would not get home this winter. O. /
do want to walk. for The woods are
getting full OF deer Oee person re-
ported he sax twelve IN one drove the
other day; another saw two IN a field