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The wolves, however, never availed themselves of the-opportunity; but when stepping from our shanty one day, my attention was attracted, by a buzzing sound, and looking down I perceived a small Massasaugers coiled up, with head erect, and ready to repay with his venomous fangs any intrusion upon his rights. He was not half as formidable in appearance as I had expected, and was soon dispatched. It was the first and last I have ever seen.
" We now commenced unpacking and arranging our beds, etc., but found we were wanting in a most essential part, viz: room. In this emergency Mrs. Wright kindly proffered the use of their loft as a lodging place for our workmen, and also to store such articles as would not be in immediate use. We found in unpacking that through some unaccountable mistake our box of crockery had not been brought from Detroit. Here was a dilemma, as we feared we could neither buy nor borrow. There was, however, one small store kept in Marshall by Charles D. Smith, and here we determined to try and supply the deficiency. Six knives and forks, and as many cups and plates left his store almost destitute of crockery and cutlery, but in part supplied our necessity. We were now house, or rather shanty keeping. Table and chairs we had none, but a couple of benches covered with blankets, and a box for a table, would answer our purpose until those articles could be brought from Detroit.
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