. History of Shiawassee and Clinton counties, Michigan . I-i V>. VICTOR TOWNSHIP. 511 ler cried out, Stick to liim, Mac, or hell kill you !Presently the situation began to look serious, and then, toMacs great relief, his comrades mastered the bear and gotthe alarmed McKee out of his trouble. When the Millers landed in the town they were verypoor in provisions, and what few they did have were soonconsumed. New Years Day was at hand, and althoughthey were bound to have a feast they hadnt a thing save alittle corn upon which to found it. Foraging about thecountry, John managed to borrow a peck
. History of Shiawassee and Clinton counties, Michigan . I-i V>. VICTOR TOWNSHIP. 511 ler cried out, Stick to liim, Mac, or hell kill you !Presently the situation began to look serious, and then, toMacs great relief, his comrades mastered the bear and gotthe alarmed McKee out of his trouble. When the Millers landed in the town they were verypoor in provisions, and what few they did have were soonconsumed. New Years Day was at hand, and althoughthey were bound to have a feast they hadnt a thing save alittle corn upon which to found it. Foraging about thecountry, John managed to borrow a peck of potatoes,?which, although not much by way of a dinner, furnished atleast a start towards one. There was no bread in the house,and a thirty-mile journey to mill wasnt to be thought corn was, however, at hand, and that accordinglypounded was soon resolved into johnny-cake. Johnny-cakeand potatoes comprised, however, the sum total of the com-ponent parts of the proposed New Year banquet, and asphilosophy was just then one of the cardinal virtues andhigh
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