A rebel of 61 . « The perils and hardships of the juoneers life were ^uch that ! it nerved the women to cheerfully undertake that which wouUl J now^ seem to Ije almost improbable. j In Xovember, 1842, mother, with three little girls, two of 1 them were twins Init eight months old, without any assistance, | started on a journey to visit her parents who resided m T\lary- \ land. I The trip was a long and tedious one. and to make matters I worse, the weather became so cold that the river froze over, | detaining the boat some miles below Wdieeling. ? Here they remained al)Out ten davs, hoping the


A rebel of 61 . « The perils and hardships of the juoneers life were ^uch that ! it nerved the women to cheerfully undertake that which wouUl J now^ seem to Ije almost improbable. j In Xovember, 1842, mother, with three little girls, two of 1 them were twins Init eight months old, without any assistance, | started on a journey to visit her parents who resided m T\lary- \ land. I The trip was a long and tedious one. and to make matters I worse, the weather became so cold that the river froze over, | detaining the boat some miles below Wdieeling. ? Here they remained al)Out ten davs, hoping the ri\er would .| open up, but as the weather showed no signs of moderating, she f hired a sled and proceeded to Wheeling, where she secured pas- | !/! i^ .(, i; ,< ii I - ? ;j. • , I»:/?., i .jl- . ^Ij . ,^ ,;((ii. 1.:. ?. ? ^ 1 ? ^? ? >n I > . y .. ANUIOLICA IC. ST().\|:iil -^uMz /k--l^-^KUC /t!^&^/t/Cp^ C: X^.>>^v


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