The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30

coming TO the SrOuHu IL epA0oo 49,
wings and sailed away. We felt very
sorry at this as it seemed to be our
last chance to get anything to eat, but
Goodrich consoled US somewhat by
saying that we could catch lot OF
frogs and roast them.
The day was bright and warm, we
travelled as fast as we could, and be-
fore dark came to the beautiful Lake
German, near the present village of
Cordova, where we built fire, cut
pile of fine brush, and laying down
upon it slept soundly all night.
EARLY the next morning we divided
few crumbs of crackers and cheese
that had been overlooked in the bag.
and started on our journey. Hanna
now left us and pushed on, thinking
he could reach Mankato on horseback
that night, while we expected to reach
Pettis' cabin on the shore OF Lake
Emily, where we could get something
| to eat.
We walked all day through the
| woods as fast as we could, hot, tired
and hungry We would all start to-
gether, Goodrich setting the pace.
Soon Kennedy would begin to lag be-
hind. 1 was tough and wiry and
would keep up with Goodrich as long
as could, when I too would lag be-
hind. Goodrich would keep up his
pace until long after he had left us
out of sight, when he would sit down
on a log to wait for us. After while
1 would get there and sit down on the
log beside him, while we waited for
Kennedy to pull in and sit beside us
while we all took good rest, and
during the whole day we marched
according to this program.
About three o'clock Goodrich sat
down by little stream of water and
waited until l came up, and then we
both waited a long time for Kennedy
who finally came up, threw himself on
the ground and said, "Boys, can't go
any further, I am all played out, and
1 believe 1 am dying. My heart has
stopped beating. He put up his
hand, and with woe-begone look
asked me to feel his wrist and see if
could detect any beating of the artery.
He was large strong man aud
found his pulse beating full and regu-
lar. Tired as I was, l burst out laugh
ing, which cheered him up some, but
he declared he could not walk any
further, but urged us to go on without
him and send back help as soon as we
could.
> AS we started on, Goodrich told me
that there was nothing the matter
I with Kennedy, but that his muscles
t were soft and that he was tired an6
/ Ahungry, and that after he had rested
8 while, and it had. got cooler, he would
q get up and start along after us.
!. After going about a mile we CAM
to patch of turnips in small clear
e ing, where some one had made
! claim. We got out our jackknive
s and broke for the turnips. Goodrich
q liked turnips but | did not, and afte
: swallowing little became sick t
}, my stomach and lay down among tn
It turnips, telling Goodrich that wa
70 as bad off as Kennedy and could go n
: further. l lay there awhile, watch
}. ing him eat turnips, until my stomac
10 got all right and my strength return
K ed. when I got up and told him wa
y as good as new. So we started on an
Ir reached Pettis' cabin on Lake Emil
e an hour before sunset. where we 500
/, satisfied our hunger, and planned tina
y if Kennedy did not come in by sunst
rs we would take some eatables anG G
70 back on the trail and find him.
.el Goodrich, however, was right. KeI