| Show I lent ilent WS babcock in III florida mrs II Il ancock describes vividly the dia comforts to she was necessarily subjected at fort myers fla during aliu aug the alio trouble levith with the Semi seminoles noles in 1830 IS io our mail came front from tampa hay day in a sailboat and ami wind and wave permitting was received once a week commissary stores and other supplies came in the same way and on one occasion when the boat capsized with willi it a load of these stores we were without some of the necessaries necess arie ot of life for six flecks 11 cc gail borden was unknown then and milk could only bo be obtained from the half starved miserable florida cows fort myers could not boast such an animal and mr hancock ancock II made four separate attempts before we lve could secure this luxury the first cow strayed from the herd during the overland journey and never reached us the second came by spa soa and while being landed at the file dock fell overboard and broke her rieck neck the third was safely landed but wandered into a quicksand sa nd on the day of her arrival and so was lost persistency wa was finally rewarded and the fourth attempt was successful or or when the troops were co concentrating for service in the lie everglades they encamped about one mile from fort myers there not being sufficient quarters qu arters for eithier either officers or men at the post during the rainy season tile the storms were frequency frequently so severe and so prolonged prolong ed that no fires could be lighted or cooking lie be done in the camp this was especially the case during tile the cold peculiar to that time of the year pork for tho the men was cooked in the fort while the officers fared farea as best they could during this time I 1 kept open house and the table was ivas always stretched to its full ea capacity the officers drew lots for tills this privilege and chance decided who should be our 1 guests nests at breakfast luncheon and dinner on oil one occasion gen harney niamey tried to learn from sonic squaws squads the hiding place of billy bowled ana his followers who were concealed in the everglades harsh measures were resorted to without success the women refusing to reveal the secret even when a rope was brought out with which the general threatened to hang the little children at sight of the rope russell hancock hancocks Ifan cocks little son sprang from fram his sent seat a 1 la II 11 pocahontas and commenced pleading piteously tor for the lives of the indian babies finding full the general inexorable lie finally exclaimed well if you will hang them please give me their bows and arrow arron sl review of reminiscences of gen hanock hancock |
