SEPTEMBER 23 



hy is born and named, for better or for worse ca- 

 reer than other llawkeye towns. 



The great storm of the month, not Ukely to have 

 any local rival this season, came on the fourth. 

 Late in the afternoon, after a quiet day, the mnd 

 rose to hurricane efficiency, and the rains fell 

 heavily, dashing, slashing, crashing. The tents of 

 ^Kieffe 's camp were all blown down, and his men 

 toiled like heroes to prepare supper, and search 

 for drier regions in which to sleep. The Little 

 Sioux, that had been like a meadow stream with 

 low water, rose rapidly, and all night raged furi- 

 ously by the bridge, mill, and farmhouse. The 

 next morning the air was clear and calm, in almost 

 ironical contrast wdth the effects of the storm. 

 There were stretches along the roads w^liere the 

 water stood nearly knee deep, and for rods and 

 rods along the dumps it was impossible for man 

 or team to do any work. The river, flooded to the 

 top of its banks, rushed roaring over the old log- 

 dam, pitching into the swirling foam below, broken 

 timbers, tangled masses of vegetable wreckage, 

 battered rowboats, and carcasses of farm animals. 



In the hot August days we had many a refresh- 

 ing plunge in the river. A week or so ago when 

 w^e w^ere putting in false work for the bridge and 

 had to stand or wade, waist deep, in the stream for 

 hours, the water w^as far too chilly for comfort. 

 Todav is verv cold. There are manv signs of the 



