Pa has been doing that for a couple of months now and feels better than ever. Take one half teaspoon with lots of fresh water. Boil them for one hour, then cool and use only the clean water from the top of the pot. Then collect them and add to boiled water. You burn dry poplar wood until it turns into white ashes. He learned a remedy from the Indians here. Pa started feeling a little better after seeing Dr. They are mainly close to the big water to the West. He also said that is why there are no Indians villages around here. Pa said the pine needle flooring of the forest keeps them away. The miles of rope Grandpa sent with us helped tie the trees together in a way it would fold over and also put the trunks together to keep out the wind. Once there, Ly and Ma cut down some of the smaller pines and started making a little house for us. When we finally got to Sherman, the man there directed us about two miles south to where Pa’s stake was. I have to admit it started out worse than what she said, but it is getting better each year. Ma would tell us stories under the wagon at night of how our lives would be once we got a home. They were also not scared of the wolves, even at night. They walked right through some of the biggest muddy puddles you ever saw, and a few creeks also. The wagon never got stuck because of the big oxen, Samson and Delilah. Ma said they could see us, so she made sure none of us wandered too far from the wagon. We heard wolves howling every night, but Ly kept the rifle next to him and we never even saw a wolf. At night we stayed under wagon on the blanket rolls. She is such a good baby who does not cry at all. Ma took care of Pa in the wagon and also little Leafy, who is two now.

He rode on the lead Ox pulling the wagon while the rest of us walked next to it. Lyman took over so Ma would not have to do everything herself.

Then in the afternoon the stage going South would pass us and we would wave again. Each day about noon, we had to move over so the stage could pass us. All there was for miles on miles were huge trees on both sides of the Trail. From there it took us about six more days to get here. When we got to Newaygo we turned North on the newly made road. You would be surprised as how big Ly has become because of our journey up here to Michigan.Īfter we left you, it took us about two weeks to come by way of Toledo and through Ann Arbor. Lyman carries him around on his shoulders already. I have not seen you in over a year and much has gone on in my life.

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