Year: 1870

single inhabitant But hundreds OF farms nave p 80,
located and the time cannot be distant whon .n" W.
become highly productive region Ihero "o , a.,
the first furrow made since the glaciers poMeu We '


mountains and narrowed the powders until '"o' VI"
bled into soil so. 'f ~.


We are still living in the shanty but the walls OF our
new house being done and all ready for the ROOF put
I'M two beds in the front At about IA O'CLOCK iast
night awakened by the hyng OF pieces OF ooaiuS'
followed by flashes OF lightning and claps OF thunder
leaking out OF the windows could Longs Peak
and the Snowy Range at short intervals Of lightning in
The shane OF red hot chains hanging downward Those
wearing pantaoons put them on and went down 10 the
sbauty when began 10 rain. and after covering up
boxes &C. and raising umbrella over the girls as 'hey
Law I'm bed again retired. The floors OF tho house are
laid and the roof also has laid preparatory to re-
ceying the felt and gravel OF course 1t Is nearya
by no means capable OF carrying of the ram


soon the water came down upon the chamber moor apoVe


which beinp covered with both brick and boards soaked
up good DEAL but at last It came down upon u.s. ana We
had TO stir ourselves The rain lasted through that part
OF the night when sleep is worth the most money un
at last lust before daylight with big dash ana 40 or %
thunder claps the rain stopped, and we slept souhdy
For my mart don't want to be bothered with any more
rain as long as I live. .


We are in a singular dilemma In regard 10 oehca'e
subiect First will say that was looking at my peas
this morning. and there two birds among the Dru
eating their breakfast Of bugs and flies, and although



truth is, they unacQuainted with man, and their
tameness was charming TO In one OF our shantes
and among the boxes barrels and chairs another spec
men Of animated nature which elsewhere Is haDltant
Of the native wild wood has TO make his dWelng
place.


AT first II was supposed he after eggs, or possibly
that he was waiting for chickens to be Matched, but nc
only turned eggs out and took possession OF the nest
as bed Inow learn that this business has been gong
on for considerable time and yesterday permitted
10 see him stretched the ground under ple OF
chairs and 1 was told by means to disturb him.
understood then what 1t that had given out such
perfume at night and suggested putting ball through
him. but must do nothing Of the kind or the furniture
and clothing would be ruined and thus 1t is, we are
forced to bear the i'll have rather than fly TO that we
are uncertain Of Last night, as was t0ld he came
ont lust after sundown 10 drink at the rvulet,
and then he took walk through the garden
| searching like an Entomologist after insects
This forenoon beside he came in the and eat
| piece Of meat which given him, and then lay
| down where the women passing to and fro,
| and fairly slept like dog on rug. or course
nobody made unfeeng remarks ordered him 10 leave
nor although he looked well enough, with cunning
white strip in his forehead, there any advance to-
ward increasing the acquaintance IT evident that he
would like to be friendly and live good terms with the
family He is like sharpspeaking or disagreeaoie
people, who would like to be good if they could so as 10
be invited to weddings and mix in generality but they
are feared and hence a wide berth given them. am
not quite certain but he might be made useful providing
he would catch mice and clear out the cats which he
could easily do; but this dread of something after ALL


makes me to pause and the question is whether it is
better to live of what may come to pass or TO try
and give him dose that will make him shuttle of this
mortal coil. n. {. NJ