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This book provides a historical account of Carroll County, IL, including its cities, towns, etc., and a biographical directory. It is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of this county and its inhabitants. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 edition. Excerpt: ..." when the master spoke, To " Back!" or " G'long!" and always know Enough to halt at the sound of " Whoa!" And this is the way the settlers went Through hamlet, and town, and settlement. One bl ight morning at hist they came Full in sight of their little " claim "--Fertile acres as ever lay Out of doors, in the light of day; And the bright spot seemed to the woman's eyes A very vision of paradise. There, by the edge of the dense, dark wood, Was the litttle c cbin, homely and rude, Built by the husband's ready hands, And overlooking the pleasant lands. Safe in the welcome haven at last, The " prairie schooner" her anchor cast--Lay at her moorings just before The little log cabin's open door; While, freed from the yoke, the cattle pass To their ev'ning feast in the tender grass; And the household goods, a meagre store, Lie scattered about on the puncheon floor; Water, anon, from the spring is brought, And an armful of seasoned fuel sought Wherewith to kindle a blazing (ire, And the yellow flames rise high, and higher In the chimney's throat, and the black pot swings On the long, dark crane, and the tea-kettle sings Its cheery song. And the bright young wife Begins the work of her frontier life; Spreads the board for her plain repast, And when the darkness shuts in at last, Weary and drowsy, repairs to her rest--The queen of a home in the glorious West! Brightly the morn of the morrow broke In the rosy Eat, and the twain awoke, And gazed without on the new, strange hind--Bright and beautiful, broad and grand! And the wide expanse of the flow'r-gem'd sod Seemed fair as the garden where Adam trod, When he and Eve, the primal pair, Went into the apple-business there. Clear, in the forest...