The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-12-13

took lodgings in a small boarding
house near by.
The next day | was eager to have
the trunk opened which held my
dearest treasure, my new cross-bow
This was soon unpacked. Now | was
prepared to shoot the cartridges from
the yeranda, as father had told us in
Germany we could, but they failed
to show up, which made me feel
sorry, especially because | lost my
unbounded faith in fathers truthful
ness. But after reflection l was paci-
fed, for he said we could shoot them
but did not say that they were there
So the next day l took my cross
gun, and in company with my sister
wendell our way towards the woods
to hunt. We went along the river,
East Water street, to where now
the city hall is located, where they
were grading down a street, and from
there climbed up the hill. On top of
this we were in a virgin forest.
spied what ] took to be American
partridges-I fired away, and, be-
hold, wounded one in such way
that it could not get away fast
enough to escape my clutches. | put
it in my sisters apron, and with my
cross gun on my shoulder we wendell
our way homeward.
l must have appeared to a locker
on like a noble Indian proudly walk,
ing to his wigwam, with his squaw
toddling alongside carrying his game.
On arrival | said to father, Say,
have got one Of your American part
ridges. well, we'll, let me see. Why
boy, that is a tame chicken ooh,
no, it is grey ''Never mind. Where
did you shoot it," I'm the woods
on the hill" Take it back, then
it must belong to some one near
there" | had to obey, but only
partly, as | set it at liberty a few
blocks distant, in pitiable, lame con-
dition.
Father Meets Youthful Friends.
My father found in Milwaukee sew
eral of his youthful friends, among
whom were a Mr.. Hilgen and Schroe-
der, who had been located for sew
eral years at Cedarburg, a small vii
lage eighteen miles northwest of Mil
waukee. They operated saw and
-four mill and also a store there.
They persuaded my father to locate
in Cedarburg, as it was yet in the
hopeful stage of development, plenty
of room to grow, sure to grow with it,
no reason why it should not outgrow
Milwaukee, offering all the benefit
accruing to all fast growing cities by
the advance of real estate, which still
could be bought for a song, etc.
To Cedarburg.
SO on Nov 1, on a cold morning
when the first frost on a muddy road
had made it terribly rough, team,
not a hack, as we had left in Ger
many, drove up to our door, and we
were again on our course westward.
On the way We were surprised to
see a Mr.. Alfs working on farm by
the roadside. We had known that he
intended to leave a month after we
did, and on a sailing vessel, too, and
already here? He explained that he
did, but had been only on the ocean
six weeks to our eleven, which ex-
planned the mystery. In the evening,
after a rough and most tedious drive
of eighteen miles, all frozen and with
aching bones, we entered the only
tavern at Cedarburg. This somewhat
dampened our fond expectations of
the country.
The first time ! read, "Rattle the
bones over the stones, it's only a pau
per which no one owns" | was re-
minded of this drive.
AS strict economy would not allow
us to remain long in luxurious tav-
ern, other places were looked up,
where we could keep house till we
had our own, but none could be
found Finally the tavern keeper Of
fered us his dance hall upstairs, with
the proviso that whenever he had a
dance we had to clear ship for action.
AS no other opportunity presented it
self, father reluctantly accepted. The
hall was but one room, partitioned
off into smaller rooms with blankets,
sheets, etc. During our stay we had
to clear out three times, on a Christ
mas, New Years, and Washing
tons Birthday ball.
On such occasions we would dump
our partitions and all into our trunks
and put these alongside the wall. We
had free admission to the dances. Fa-
Their and mother would look on for a
while and then retire below, but we
children had picnic of it and danced
till the dawn of day-and In the
free and easy, unceremonious gayety
we regained our faith in the glory OF
this country, which had been some
what shaken by our drive.
In Germany | would not have had
the courage to attempt to dance