Pioneer history of Ingham County, compiled and arranged by Mrs. Franc L. Adams, secretary of the Ingham County pioneer and historical society.

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PIONEER HISTORY OF INGLHAM COUNTY

The Dignity of Justice Courts in the Forties.-HIon. D. L. Case.
Our First Pasture Lot, uncircunscribed by fence or section line,
when we listened for the music of the "Cow Bell's tinkling
sound."-Hiram Rix, Sr.
Old Time Door Yard "Posies."-M rs. E. M. G. Hawley.
The Doctor and His Saddlebags.Physic and blister, powders and pills,
And nothing sure but the doctor bills.
Andrew Iunt.
Our Indian Neighbors, their social qualities, and how we used
to trade with them.H-iram Rix, Jr.
The Village Grocery; what was to be found there and how we
paid for what we got.-M. Vaughn.
The Village Blacksmith, and some of the jobs he had to do.D. B. Jennings.
Our Glorious Commonwealth; all we are and all we hope to be
we owe to its founders. They laid the foundations broad, wide
and deep; they builded better than they knew.-Alva M. Cummins.
The Energetic, Loyal, Christian Pioneer; what do his children
say of him? Response by one of the children.-J. T. Campbell.
Mrs. Hawley's reponse was the only one in manuscript, and was
as follows:
PIONEER POSIES.
Because with his oaks God has planted his roses,
His ferns 'mid the ranks of his towering pines,
And draped the bare boulders with blossoming vines,
I bring you this handful of Pioneer Posies.
When the settlers slowly journeyed through
The trackless wilds of a homestead new,
Among the goods for the household needs
Were treasured packets of flower seeds.
So, when the cabin was firmly reared,
And a garden patch from the forest cleared,
By the rough log walls the seeds were sown,
And when to blossoming beauty grown,
The settler's wife stirred the forest loam
About their roots, and sang of home.