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Earns Beg Nas doing tne last of his evening Is worl.. He wati only ten years old, but time.; �,ere haxd in Nor",ay, and cl1ildren .vculd lend a hand Ao Hans came out of hi c fL;,tter' inn where there wa.o a chance to he:.p. She , witiJ. an empty Nater bucket, hid mother looked up frcm her spinning. had vrou.ght her ,,heel out J.�_,on the stone waU·, for the evening was ,11ild and balmy. She :felt a t"":.lgging at her heart ae, the ooy , °'..� ,ed her. She caught his ja.c.et, pulled him to her side, took off h.i.i:: cap and stroked hir., hair. Ae �:1e looked into nh blue eyes, she thcugnt el1e saw picture of :atxx....-.gexl:.im!i.a ne-¥ la.ride.:. Her ir,othe't' 1 s heart 110·.1ld ri.ardly let n::.m go. Other forces wo,.1ld ::,ull .i.1im, He ,ia;;. hers now, but ·.vould not be her1:, long. other eights than the quiet scenes at th13 il"J'l noal:i fill l1ic1 eyes Other affecticme would 1v ;;3trange viijions in ahi:k w:i.ld, unknown lands. claim to hiti! heril't. She must hold him while she could., Away to11arde the left it ca,me duvm out Behind ti1e c:1bin r<1r a road. of the mountains. To·,vard .., :he right it wound away down the valley tO''ff...rde tlie river and the town. Heng this road tr�welerc were ccnt:.m;aJly passing, Almost all of the traveler& en tui� evening �eemed to be coming from the But sometimes a pair of rein.­ valley and were bound toward the mount'line.. deer hl.lntere, or e.. group of saeter girl,, J or a lone traveler, or a doctol: with nis cne--horce gig would be ,.Hr,sing from the mountains down towards tne to7m. One time three travelers on horse-back, bound to.vard the moun­ tains turned in from tl1e road J feeling ths.t t1.ey had gone far enough for that day. They removed their saddle bags ., ga,re their hori:,ee to stable beys, and went into the inri for the night. Even Heg, the boy'' s father, wao amcng tho1::1e who pas.3ed along the road that evening. Be had gone to the town tnat morning and .vat returning heme. fome He turned out of the road and &topped hie horse in front of the inr.. boys a,:.Jpeared and. took charge of hie: h9rse ) while Even too1> an c;.rmful of As he :,a&eed hie:; ,'rife, who had resumed her e1:;inn�ng, bundles from the gig. he greeted her with affection. Hans had now finisned nie evening 1 s flork. He brought out a oook, seat ei himself on the stone walk, and op.ened hi!'! book at the pa.e;e N-here he bhad left off the nigi.1t before. He had read only a few lineB when found nard woris. Be went to his mother and a�ted her to help him with nis reading. Ar. soon ae it grew too dark to read, they laid the book aeiide and Hans begged for folk lore atories. The firct btory that hid �other told him The next wai? a'oo1.;.+, trolls and nibae 3.ti-1 ,,;1 tchee and gnomes and huldre. �tory was about the fairies. The next btory was about tne fclk dances Nhich the young peo1)le enjoyed aft ':-'.r t}1eir day I e work in the fi�ld� As the leng­ But Hans waa an eager boy 1 a"ld he was not ret batisfied. t1ie".lin2, t ·:ili?;ht grew fainter he asked hii:, rrother for ju�t one more btory. Tl,en zhe told nim the eitory of CinderelJ. a, wnich i8 :¥ell knmm by the Oddly enough, when t:ne le.et of tile .:itoriee; l1ad children cf every natiori. been told., a.lJ of the people and the i;pirite acout whom 1::1l1e nad been telling c6\.:ne out of the dark and danced in a gre:3..t circle around tn� inn� Bu.t, nej ther Bans or i1i.£i motller �ould see t:1em. Tri.ese were all the stories Hane could m�l:e hie:: mother tell him mt night } so ne went into the inn arld fetci�ed hie gr.:i.ndfather. Grandfa.tber came cut } riot unwillingly, and b3.t beside the boy's mother. Gr'\ndiather h1d a vaet atcre of the legends and t:radi tions of :1ic, land. He told about Then he told tne well known story the Valkyrie d.nd the godz a...i.d goddessee. of Harolc'. the Fair-haired. Next ile tcld ac,out Fridtl1�of a::1d Ingeborg c.nd the Vikings. Next came the stor�- of Leif Erickson 1:1.r:d liio Icelanders, and hoe they discovered the 11 la.nd of vine:,." There was a ;;tory of Olaf Trygveoon who brought the Christian religion to Ncrwa.y, mc1. another a'oout Olaf den ne::.lige ) ,vho broke tile last heathen idol. Nett Grandfa.t1J.er told no"'n the outla:.r J .d. rnljct GeJ.ine, cecame a Christian 3s he �et out for tt.e �a.ttle. Tlu.-, v,a .. tne lact story that grandfc:1.tr.er "i"Ould tell. But tl1e boy "iaz oti lJ. unc'latisfied. E>C he went into J �-2tne inn and bro11ght out i1 h father. Even Heg �at b e fl ide the Doy ' a mother e.nd t o l d him aoout Kleng P 3 areon a,vi the Sl oorer,; . He s ai d t hat T{leng f. certain group i n Norway £.l��1"&X P e arson had 'i wandering d i s.i:-1c s ition . had embraced t he Quaker fed th, and they vere longi ng for a land in vni ch t ney woi.l.ld not be ridi c.1l e d when they •vent to meeting . Klen3 Pear e on \;.nder­ took to 5;,y c ut a new r,ome for the Norse Quaker e . The voy age o f t i1e famous About r,alf a hundred sloop, Re,r, t aura t i. onen , wae the r e P ult of hi s l abor o . o f t he Nor ,Jegi an Quaker e crouied the e.ea i n t h i � t i riy bhi p 1 and were re ceived i n Ameri ca by ;.,eo,i;ile o f the ir fai th. When they arrived i n New York , t·.vo of t he �:a e ., engerb , 'fr. & Mrs . Lars Lar. u o n , proudly exl1ib i ted t :1ei r bab)' girl, Margaret Allen La.r�on, wno i.1a:i been ·born duri ng the p3.'J 5 age . Even Hes had o arel y fini shed t he story of t ne 8looper when a new guea t arr ived a t the i nn. Th i s man wae i\ne,ten N�tt ac., t ad , , ho had been i n Ameri ca. He turned in from the road , d i 3 mi e eed the gi g , and j oi ned t he f arty on the F..tone walk/ Even qeg recei ved h i m wi th the fi i endl i ne t c of t ne born landlord. An e ten had a proeperoue appearance, a b �e if ne had come fron a land of plenty . The stable ·oot s and others regarded 11im r.i th in tere s t b ordering ·.ipon 1vonder. The/ noted li.i s Ameri c am hat, hi e heav y gold watch c:1ai n . nd t he fnr c oat w:1 i c h i1e ,iore becau e e he v:a a proud of it. Mrs . Reg brought 0-.1.t refre& hment s , and t hey tal ked as t he J 1. artook . Mr . Natta s t ad dee cr i bed A:,neri ca, i t a d i et ances ., · i t o bi gnee. s and i t s opportuni t iec; . Bane lhtened •,v i th eagerne s . The new- c omer borrowed a fiddle from one of t he nat ives and played an Am'3ri can t une , I t did not t J.k e tne inn-i.eeper and hi o fc..:T!ily long t o dev elop a s t 1· 011g de� i re to imm i grate to Ameri c e. 9 As tw i l i ght closed , s cme belated t r �v elers c ou1 1 s t ill be seen mak i ng t heir waJ a l ong t:ie read. There 7as a clear s�. ace i n the mid s t of an �me r i can f ore e t , The fore st war.. inhab i t ed 'cf Ind i an s who rere now j u � t ret�rn i ng from some r.unt i ng ex­ p e d i t ion . Th� men formed themeelv e s in large c ircles; t he boye male a small e r c ir c l e i n imitat i on of t h e i r elder B , The women began sett i ng up t epee::. Wld ouilclingi fires . Shaw.m a, 3.n Indian girl , broke away from the Sl1e e a.n g t rJ.e e on� s -..l'eetlt women '.-i.J;. j cam e f(;n,ar d. and eang a song e.he l oved . because .:;he was t :1ink ing of her lover I M:ma,ta, wno , un forti1nate l y , P iet/)-/i./ belonged to a ho!:!i t il e tribe. :fan2'.w�. V'{a e. j ust t:ien �0a '.J P int , but , of c our se , he dar§d not s how h i m self . When he :.eard her v o i ce, ne o topped dlld l i stened . She A ,:, e oon 3.e she had fin i sne0. her e on 6 , he gav "' a rei rd na.t i v 8 whi s t l e , But she wae not un­ £ t arted at the soi.lild and made her W d.Y out towar1 .hi m. ob u erved . Three or four young men crept ur, to the lovers �nd ct.ragged Manav:a into the c ircle of hoat ile Indian s . Th� g i r l plea4ed with them, but to no avail . 'hie chi e f c o ndemned �anawa t 'J o e bc1rned at the e.;take . They t i ed il j m t o tne trunk of a tree , �? i l ed. fagots 3.b o Jt nim tmd p erformed a wild dance. Shawana was in deapa.ir , Bat at thi s momen t , ohe saw a ,v;·i i t e man a �proaching tt.e c a'np . She knew from hi i::, drees that he was &. mi ssionary. She ran and met The mi e e i onary , by reae o n of tne �1 i m 1 and tcget"1er they hµrried to the spot . a ·n e :C, e ins;1 i red , :a.3 n ot fia.rmed by the Indi an s . H"' c t d.m:.,ed 01lt t he f i re and rele3,zed t he c :=i.p t i ve. Then he j oi ned the i1an ds of the lovers an.cl .,ent them away t oNard Manc:1,wa 1 e p e o�:::il e . The hol .i man i:.,howed tl1e Indi-an the cnielt y of t he ir i:-raQt i ce. Tie t ol e. them about ti:1e gre at e .,iri t. He knelt i n r;ra.yer> �.nd t h e Indian z , at f i r st a fe1:v and t:1en a: 1 , kn elt in i m i t at i on . Into t he m i d et o f the unbroken for e bt , a s t�e hades of even ing drew on, c ame a fart of Nor egi an _mm i grant e . They v,ere : John, Knut > B:alv or and Torge L uraa , K7.!. lvor Lonflock ) !'IelJe J,fat hie>3on , Ole Kroken , Ole Molleflatten, Ole K j onaaE, r i l t:1 K:1 ;;. a., Kil & , Ole a::id John Tolleofj ord , Gitle Dan iel on , Hd.lvor K j ellarv i k en, Paul Rcsoi ne and John 'fole e . They had j 1.1f.l t arrived from the old c ountry . Some of them C .3.rried b:.m dle , othera axes ar d .., .adee , and a few g,.m i. , T :C.1. e s e men were weary after the i r long day ' .. wn.lk. The,r had now c ome t ;;. t he end of the ir j ourney , They l ooked the gro·..ind over, a.nd :;;ome of t hem ;:a.ced off d i :1tance , Then t l1e1 u clt i n a gro..i�::, and fl nared vi th cne :mother t he fcod t:b.e :,· nad carr i ed wi t h t11 e m . After f:jup;, �r t hey la.1 down to s lee� . T•,,c or three of t:1e l:l.st r3id from the ir pealmbook s and knelt and s a i d t heir prayer . b e f ore l y i n g down . hen t11e men nad f&.llen a2:eep , It Wd. a s if the ee e p iri t s of t h e w�od a1.)rieared and ds.nced among them . s � iri te Nere g i v i ng e.< re si a ion to tue drea!'!lf:! of :iapp ine,. e that c a'lle to t he Au scon a e p i oneert d,1ri 11.g their f i r e t sleel in the ne,v l and of prom i ee . t Ley had f i n i shed the i r dance , t he nurnphl) fli t t ed a,v i l n t o t he wood., . llien the new- c cmers awoke the next m orni ng, t11e y be.celd the Indiana worahip ing tne fi r e . The Ind i an s nad :1eard t hat t:iey • wer e t o leav e the ee �- 3w o o d£ , and t.aey ,, e r e n o w holding a f i n al i mpr e � s i ve Cf}r emony . The c h i e f an� rrede c i ne man kn e l t and bowed t o t h e e ar tri , then l i f t e d b r ar0e al o f t . Thi s t he y r ep e at e d c ev er al t ime e . The chi e f de;i i c t ed t ;,e imm inent de­ par t u:r e c f n i 1;; pe opl e . The mede c i ne ma::1 i nv ok ed the bl e o s i n5 o f the gr e �t sp i r i t , young men t o o k brande fr om the f i r6 and thr ew them in e achil o f tne Tae new-c ome r i!l f o u.r d ir e c t i ons . Men and women were chant i n g '.v e i rd l ament . i11o e e who - had r i f l e t1 h el d them ready .. har dly kne '.11! 'hhat to mak e o f t,1 i s c Ar:; s o on a£ the Indi an a ob f.> erv e d the new- c omeli s , they took up t rre i r gun£ al s o . The r e o. and the vvh i t e men a.2)pr oaohed one an other wi t n c au t i on . But t h e I nd i an chi e f c ame for''l'a.rd ni th u})l i f t e d ar·m J indi c at i nG t:O.at ther e was t o be no r e s i s t anc e . The Nor e e l cv.-e r e d the i r r i fl e B , the I ndi an � di d tne l ik e . The wh i t e men and the r ed men exchanged. i d e as by ti i gne . The Ind i ans t ol d how they were ab out t o l e av e t h e s e vrno ds ; the Nor e e d e e cr i b e d how they i n t enq. ed t o pl ough t he ground, cut do wn the trees an d bui l d. hou s e s . Some of t h e n e w- c ome r e op�ned t ne i r bage and g av e b� i ght c o l o r e d t r inke t s t o s ome of the Indi an a . �he r ed men and mos t of the whi t e men j o ined in a c i r c l e . One of the Nor t i.1m en , n:ot t o b e Tl1e chi e f pae b ed hi s p i p e - s tone p i pe a.r ound . A.l r e ady two or out done , pas e e d ii i � l on g- s t emme d Norwe g i an p i pe a.r o,md . t.g.r e e o f the n e w- c om e r & w e r e pac i ng off the l and, as i f e ager 1:)o c ommenc e f ar ming oper at i on s . By t he t im e t nat e v e n i ng c ame J the Indi an e and :the n ew- c om e r s 1fer e m i ngl i ng cm t h e fr i endl i e s t o f t erms . Thi s wae t o b e the l a s t n i ght t hat the Indian e were to $pend in t h e ir old naun t s . I nd i ans and n ew- come r s were now surpr i se d at an odd s i ght o Out o f the ea.et c ame t hr e e Amer i c an p i on e er c ov er e d wagon s . T he e e Ame r i c an famil i e s ,"iere on the i r way t o O r e@on er Cal i forn i a, and wer@ l ook ing for a p l a c e t o sp end t h \3 n i gh t . •mong the .J\.m e r i c aru:i were Joe r own , Wil l i am E'mi t h and P e t e ;- L e e s � w i th th e i r wiv e e an d chi l d r e n . T h e � o r thme n wer e n o t l ong i n i nv i t i n g t he d e Am eri c an e t o mak e t h e i r c amp in t h e i r woods . The Ame r i c an e, unhi t ched t :i. e i r ,1or ci e .:i or o x e n and. made c amp f o r the n i ght . Aft e r r.upp er a l ar g e c amp f i r e we...:: bu i l t ari.d t h e p e op l e o f t h e thr e e nat i onal i t i e s gather e d around i t . The woods r amg ·,1 . t h t he s ong a of P, ach o f the nat i on s . 'I'he last i:; on gy{ the.j: s ang was " H ome , Swe e t Home . 11 Each on e of t he s inger e u c e d hi E, nati v e l anguag e , b u t the a i r was t h e o l d f am i l i ar tune t hat everyone kn e,¥ . I t wai:. t h e n e x t morning. T h e Indi an women had alr e ady b re n at work p r e par ing to l e av e . 8 0me o f them wer e n o w t ak ing down t h e l atl t of the t epe e e ; ot.h e r 1a w e r e l o ading t he i r uten s i l s upon the p on i e e 1 b ack r. or u.:ion the t rav c i r a 1't'h i o h tne p on i e s dragged. S l o1vl y and 1::1�1;d.l y the t r i be pa.s eed in il ingl e f i l e away t oward the '/\ e a t . The Hor thmen and the Ame r i c ane watched. the e xodu.e o f t l1 e Ind1 an e with i nt er e s t . A s c o on ae t:i1e J. a e t cf the b.di ant, Tney bade the di s appe ar e d ) the Ame r i o an e b eg�n h i t c hing up th e i r t e ams . Nor thmen goodby e and dr ove ;:i l owl y away to t h e w e e t . The �or thmen � e r e n ow l e ft in p o � 1::1 e s s i on of the for e s t . I t was not l ong be f o r e they had bu i l t a. c a0 i n . A r ound t,1 .i. r., > on e day a fe w months I In t h e l at er , t h e y w e r e ga.t he red as i f e x;; e c t ing s omething t o happ en . .d rnong the new-oomer s d i s t an c e a p ar t y o f addi t i onal i mm i gr an t u wae e e e n . ··Ner e Torger O e tem, on, O s t en Ol o on , Knud J n s on, Ol e Halv or s on , Andr eas. Am br o � ius , tcal v o r � s t e n .,, 9n , Scr en G , Bae � , Johann e s Jo:O.annez en, Johanne s Sk or ei t cid, Ol e Ander tl on , t,telge T homp eon , ,_,yv e r t Ingebr e t B o n , Kr ud SvaLe �tuen , Ol e Kaagen i! on , Rev. (t. L " Clau s en , Pe t er ,rac ob ,,:; o n , J � D ., Rpymer t , Ol e S t orl Dl e , ::ral v cr Thomp s on , P.alvor Lar c, on and other ,; . P e t er Jac ob son was t o oee;om e t n e f i r l5 t b"i;i/4/:, p o E>t mae t er , Jame e Reym e r t w a e t o b e the f i r � t e di t or . Hal vor T homp e e n was !I. blaok avni t h , J:falvor Lar s on was a carpent er . Wi th t hem c am e t h e i r wi v e e and chi l dr en , and t h e wive s and ch i ldreli of tho s e who had c ome e ar l i e r . Among the new- c om e r to 'l'ai::1 Even Heg and i1 i e fam i l y , and. John E inong &..YJ. d f�ily . Hane H e g and Grunhi l d E i nong, e ach ab out t en y e ar s o f age , c ame w �l � ing hand in hand. , T hey p l ay e d t oge ther and Wc:l.t c:.1ed the &j'J:r ownup e at t �e 1 r work . d S om e c f the ne ,v- c omer .,, br ought dome s t i c an i mal s , oti1 e r e b r ought t o o l s and impl ement s . .,,hey w e r e r e c e iv e d by tno �· e v;ho were al r e ady on t he s c en e w i t h a f f e c t i on . I t wa� not l ong b e f o r e all j o ined in the work at hand . Some c hopp e d l o gs , otherd 1:-;e r e sawing . Almo s t in a twink l ing a for ge war,, c e t UlJ Cowb e l l ie: wer e heard in the and the b l ackami t�1 was b e at in g on hi r.. anv i l . vv o o db , L o g s w e r e haul e d t oge ther t o c ommenc e the b L1 i l ding o f a chur c h o A l on e Indi an had r emai11ed in the woodc: and. wa.o ,vatching the ac t i v i t i e e �-4of t he wld te men . Two o f the new- c omere walked up t o tr..e 1. one Indi an and e,e ked him why he s t o od in thio manner . He �xpl ained the.t hi::; :)eople were all gone, b'.1t that he heei t ated t o brea:: a,vay from the land where hie foreThen, he, t o o , ·Nalked s adly in the track o f hie • fct.thers were buried. people �nd pas sed out of the pic t �re . Not many mon ths had e l ap sed unt il a rude church had been built in tne wilderne e e . The Rev . Cl ausen, a y o ung minis ter j us t ordained, ;'vae ine truct­ ing a. cla e c:i of chil dren . Men a..n. d women gathered for chur ch . They took t heir pl ace,.i ae a c ongregation; the minist er was c ommencing his , ermon, he wae:1 aa t oni ihed t o s ee Ole St orlie and hia wife } young p i oneer s , come in, lat e , for cliurch. Their face.; beamed with j oy as they brought their new b aby t o the minis ter t o oe ba_p ti ed . Mr. CJ.au.sen wac not anncyed at the disruption of his �e:rvice. He (;. aw only the drdent l ove of the y oi.....ng �:iaren t e , The c ongregation gave l oving at t ention a.e the firet child bornin the 1:;ettle­ ment :received baittir, m , Before t he newc omers i1ad oeen able t o es t .3.bl i <Jh themfelv e s in c omfort , a s c ourage of cholera as s ailed the c olony. An immigrant mo t ner 1::1.nd her two ch i l 1ren were at work in t he field } ahen they were 6 t r i cken, one aft er an o t her . AE> they e taggered to t heir c abin, Hans Heg 1::v1d Gunhild ilinong p as s ed on t i:J.eir wa. nome from e chool . Han .; ran and brcught a d o c t or, Gunhild ran and brougnt a neighbor . Han o hurri ed and brought Rev . Clau sen . The d o c t or g ave medecine, while t r.e minis ter cffered s )iri tual help. Not 1 ong afterward, two ;nen were seen digging in the ,;ro ods n o t far away. Some of t he neighborc1 �1ad g athered. A l arge box and two cmall onea, alh.l new and rudely me.de, · rn re b orne o.way from a cab in. The young :ninis t er led the pro­ ces eicn . The immigrant mo ther &nd her c h ildren were le.id t c rest in t he new l and in wnich tney had ho;::ed t o find l ong life and :1a,,. pine o � . When a few yea.r had pas sed, the peo 1)l e o f t he set tJ.emen tho.d gat.1ered one Sunday at t l1e cllurc:1 for t �1e c onfirmat i on o :t· a c l e.E :J of b oy ., and girl .1 , The Rev . Han s Andrea� Sty.b, the ne-,, mini E'l ter J recently arrived from N orway , was in ch:1rge . Aa tl1e c andi d.atee t c ok t heir place,;; for the c onfirmat i on, Han s Eeg appeared at t :i.1e l1ec1d of the b o1r :1, and Gunhild Einong at the head of t he girl s. In fJp i te of the rude eurroundinge, tl1ere wa::: a dignity and s ol emnity 2.b out ti1e ceremony . £'Ii. The pioneer day s were no t wit 'hout their t ouches of c omedy . qan s H� son, by profe�sion a d�r..cing mao ter, had arrived from the old c ountry ,vi t h l1i £ five daught er 1:1 , t he elde'<.. t o f whom W3.S nc..med Ce..e::.:,e.ra. The fa!l'le o f t ::ie c omlinec s of tl1e c e o h ter s ::-.a.d e pre'-.d tnroughout t l1e set t lemen t. J1mee Reyme:r t an d four o ther young men, mounted on sprig'htly hore es, rode up one evening and e t opped at tl:e cabin . The fatner a,._:i:9 e F�red at t l.e door ·.vith hi.s r i fle, a.:s if ar. tic i::,�t ing rniocli.ief. Y oung Reymer t explained t hat the;; had c ome t o co'ir t 1:.cie daughter e . At thid the dancing mae ter c c1,ll ed hh daughter6 out and :i.ntroduced t l'lem . Very t.: r,eedily t :1e young men and vi o men fo rmed in c ouples . So f.::i.v o,: �bly ··wa D the fa.ther impres esed with these pi one�r :., u i t ors, that he fetcr.ed out :1i violin a·1.d :=>l E,yed . Two or t hree cilf t he c o uples danced E. edatel�', while o thers t alked by ti.1 em elveic, . The y o .mg men J alrno , t in chor•.11., J a. s ked t he f.:>,t .ler for .1ir.:i five de:..it �ierr; � He eeemed t o £",.esi t ::1.t e ) t hen :C;e gaye &way all out Ca.a,ara. Then, 1::ie:i.n;; i m:_:,ortuned furtl1er he gave i1er a.Na) t o y oung Re;, mert . The rue t i c wo oer s 'llounted their As hor.;ee , ' and tl1e da:.1g�.terro mounted, e,wh behiYJ.d tlle man of her)l choice . t Le/ rode c,wd,y the fatl1er ... t o e d. i n the cab i n do o?? ) f i d dl e i n hand ., and wa.ved t .i:.c em a farewell. :f-T an ;;; Heg DUJt"ing the fifties a oli ticc.tl cam�aign waz '.:> ein z waged , A platform wc:ts. a candidat e for ., t .::i, te : egie::1 3. t or on the Free Soil ticket . had b een erec ted, and t �'le o ec·'..!le nad gc1.t l1ered i o-:: t he debate. Wi1 1 L.n R i ley , the oppo sition c andidate, �1h.d" j u :.; t fini�hed hie 1;.,peec.1 . Th� cha� rm:.m now int 1iD:.:.dced Han ... Reg . The y oung man had not ;roceeded far_ w1 t ll h H, 1apeeoh agains t ti.la.very, rmen a p ar -f:V' of fugitive e.laves arrived, o o�nd n0 � thwar d They were timid and tried t o c cn ceal them e el vei:. 1n the edge t o vardE Canada . o i' the crowd . Hana Heg e i ezed t :1e op ,ortuni ty to make a hit t s1avery . He in•, i ted t l1em t o sin 0; e o me o f their pl a.r1 t ct.tio-n i;, ong u �- 5Ju z t as ti.te�r wer e finL -: hing their lae t 6 0"."l.g 1 a Jur ty of s outhern e r e r ode . . 11m , in p1Jr sui t o f t�1e j_ r J. ave s . They he& d th e negr o e s oingi:gg. They made th e ir way t o t he platform ari d demanded the r e t-..i.rn of ti1eir ;roper ty . The �Tor :.i e s e t t :i er� 1,r o t e s ted, but upon b e ing e n.own "::ap er s d �,lY cis,;:11Be d, the} Au the ... l ave s ,,ere driven back t o var dr:; t:1e s o,.1th surr ende r e d t J1e o :av e e . they c ould b e :m a.r d inging a e ano- that b e O o-o.n 11 N obod�r Knowc t he Troubl e I 1 ve S e e r.. " Hc:m s Heg s t irr ed hid a.udie�ce a ne e;,.f1or t e d them and poin t e d t o t he slave � b e i ng driven back int o bondage . He No t l ong aft er t nie t he 11a ,pie s t event in Eans 'Ieg 1 i:, life o c c urr e d . The wedding t o ok a.r_d h i s childhood playmat e , Gunhild Einong , ·:.·e r e marr i ed . _pletce in a gr ove on Mr. Ein ong ' e fa.rm . The g r e at mus i cian , Ole Bull, happened t o be in' the t e t t l ement at this t ime . He made t he o c c a i �n 1:J till ,lb.Pr i er by play ing hie moe t dearl,1 lov ed .\rte:: t he wed'.i i ng th e y oung p e ,.,ple danc ed a el e c t ion , " E'ae t er j ent en ;J f'ondag , 11 Ther e were r efr e shment c; , and t h e· spr ing dar.e and t he :-ialling and folk dan c ee . 111Thile t he f e e tivi ti e o wer e li till g oing on , Harne t h e r e was n o o l e singing . b.n d Gunhild drove a:.vay t o t heir new home in a gig. 'N ot many y e ar s of :pe ac e and nap;: i n e e o v11e r e given t o the young c o L1ple. All too i co n t he er 1el Ci�ril War o r ok e aut in the land . A t t ne front i e r r.:, t or e t he L. 7 s t :roe.tm�et e r ; P e t er Jacob s en , was givinf� ou t t he mail . H e di:.e t riout e d Thr ough y 0u tllful error , s om e tlang t o e ach except Luth Han s en, t�1e tim,mit h . Lu th 1..ad b e en imprisoned in N orway ., but had now b e c ome a Chrie tian and/(wi sh ed t o at one for h i s wr cng do ingc. He :remained a pathe tic figure whil e ot her <:i r e ad t heir l e t t e r s fro:n home . As it halt e d in fr ont T he s t age coach pas sed . of t he et or e , th e s t a:,e driver e l:out e d in Nor rJ e and Engli.:1h, 11 For t Punt er i 3 bomo arded! " A e if giving exs,r e e s i on t o tne t.1ought e in p e oplf� e minde, young v; omen in milit ar y c ol or s were perform i n g a dri1 1 . Hardly had the s t age pae eed out of eight > ,;hen a c ount ed courier galloped p ae t, ehO'llting in Nor s e an d Eng l h h , "Pr esiden t Lincoln c al l r, f or volu.n t e e r e ! " Luth Haneon and =cme of t h e men in fro nt of t h e o t or e at t empt e d t o Fo rm a equad :m d. mar ch in milit ar y fachicn . 'The 1 5 th Wi 3 c onc;in volunt e er � waa a r egiment made up almo e t ent ir ely of Norwegian emogr ant s . l'!'his r egiment , wi th act ing Colonel Ean s heg in c ommd.Ild I t wae in f..piring t o see t h e s e o t e.lwclr t young wa e, r e ady t o go t o th e fr ont. a o ldier e g oing through their fin:.1.l drill , w:.,,en t :1e tr o op s had 'b e en dh i­ mia 1J e d for t he evening, a young cor l::ioral named Knut e Nel s on t ook hie= .,: c.iuad out for fur ther drill . Luth Hans on , th e tin rmith , awkward and .m�ili t ar r en ot1gh} want ed t o enl t .:i t in Knut e I s r.ic,uad. Tl1e young corpora.l inv i t ed i1im. t o drill wit h :1ia men. Genera.1 U T S ., Grant and t N o or derlie s r ode up imd w e r e me t by Col onel Heg an d .:i ome of h .i. tS :.i t aff . The s oldie r " r o t3 e fr om their I t '\\'&e no t milit ar y , t e nt L and gave t hr ee clie er i:: for their new c ol onel. pe r�1ar e , ·o ut 1 t was genuin e . Gen er _.l Gr ar.t and Col onel Beg look ed at iJ Ome tnb.p ' • Then �eneral Gran t and hie orderlie s r od e away t oward t l'1e t. ou th , whil � Colonel :heg r e j oined hie r egiment . T.vo ye ar s lat er tlle 1 5t .-. 11fib c on.iin had be c on:e hardened v'S'f:erans . 'l' ney had al r e ady f ought in seve r al bat tles and many ekirmi... h e e . The da:rk bat t le of Ch i camau ·a wa1 in pr ogre.., L') . He avy cannonading ar�.d mu · k et::c y were h e a� d , _ tndic�t ing t�at t he bat tle had ar r ived at a crit i c al p oint . Tbe l 5 t� W 1 �­ c onein was b e i ng hel d in re .: erve at t 11e l eft . C-:,lonel Seg had �hj_ym. n o t abl e c our a:::;e c:1.:1d e:eniu � d.D an offic er and v:-afl n o w ac ting brigadier gen eral. A cour i e r ca·.!:e galloping fr cm t he rio;nt wi t h a pap er wi1 i ch he ha-:d e r1. to C clonel Eeg . The ne e d for r einfor c ement a mus t h?.,v e b e en urgent, f or C ol on e:. Heg ' e r egiment a e t ou t immediat ely acr o c s t:!:le field Md marched t owi:..rd ti:1e He e.vie �t In ili s of the firing. Soon all ;1ere l o & t in the �moke 1:,,n d din of c onfl i c t . e ag ernes � t o c arry t he Jo siticn} Colon e l Heg undc.ly eJC1-0 £ed l1i ,r.s elf. H e _ r e c e ived a mor t al wound and fel1 fr om hie hor� e . Some o f �1 e m e n caugct h i m ae he WM, fa.lling, carried him t o a hospit al t ent , an d l aid :i:1Ln en a c ot . That th e men of t :O.e 1 5t h Wie c on.i � n wer e - The bat tl e wae s till going on . f ac t t ..1�t t he ! iring , th? .J.gh . st ill heav y., the doing their dut y '.'Ja.e evid nt from wa;:; c e 1 :1g pu;; .1ecl f� om t.1e f i eld . enemy he t , that away ther fur c arr.e fr om I G enerd f; c ld i e r s .. e r e plac ed at the he ad and f o o t of tne dead offi c er r co t . Gr ant ar�d Pr e i dent Linc oln c.ppe21.r e d and s t o o d be�1ind C olon el Feg ' s bier . �-oBaak in t he set tlemen t , the women were �ork ing in the fieldc . A �cma� Some of t he wai:i in chtLrge of the stor e ; wcmen wer e cl.riving lumber wagon £ . old men a.n.c1 children had gathered in front of the 3 tore and � tood expectant . Two or three wounded eol d.2er s, one of them being Luth Han s on , Limped .nome­ '.v �rd from the aoutt.nard and ta topped at t he r, tore . I t was t ouching to see t nat the one w i t h t tie m:i. :;; c. ing arm helped tl1e one with the mis sing l eg . A det ail of bb.e clad coldier s came md.:rching towardE> the C> Q'J.th .,, fol l ow ed by a cai s tion bearing a flag dr a:=:ed casket. The r e nain t of Colonel Eeg .vere Tl}.e colone1 1 e young wife waa broken being brought b ack t o the old home t own. with grief, o J. t bie motl-.er had a Sp ar t an stri:..in in her blood . She A t ood erect and :proti.d, ae she gave he-r boy to hie country. The wounded s oldier s .; aluted t l1e ' body of their eel onel . T ..1e war WS..$ ove:c: at laet . Young women clad in brown and g old, and young men car rying r ake::; and scytl1eo, j oined in a f e t:i t ival of peace end harvest t o Brave Colonel Heg \,a.El in nil gr ave ,t t1e �ccomp a.I).imen� of half- eolemn mu .;;ic. h r'� .; i 1 ,�� 8 t? i r :i. t :> ?- 1.�e t l1at of John Br own , ":ent marching on . I t incr ired the "" an ·� and tneir deccendan t e in all that t hey did during th e long y ear s , � • �·, 3 ace ti1at follo·,ved . The spirit of Colonel Heg and h i s men wac wit h t he mini2 ter and the choir and the cla ::, s of confirman t e t .nat r epresented t ne I t wae :ith the college presi:lent 6 t urdy religiou.., feeling of t :ie Northmen . a:r. o h i s men and women e t udent a in cap and gmm , I t irn,pir e d t hose of Nor s e descen t w�1Q worked in the fields of ar t a..-id l i terz.ture, o f invention, induE.try an d commerce . Colonel Heg 1 s spirit insr,ired t :1r� v olun teeri:.: who fought in t he I t r e mained with the thousands wlio S:.:, ani1:;;h �mer ican WrJ.r , decadee later . enlis t ed as 2,oldier i, , e: ailors and me,rinee in the va6 t world var . I t waEl with the noble /nl/i. women who s erved in t :1e Red CroEJs and ar:. war worker s , At l&e t there came a day when a e tat 1J e of Colonel Han s Heg wa� t o be unveiled. !-i i &; memory de e erved t h i s tribute, for t his imigrant boy had ;:r oved l1imeelf to b e all that h highe$ t and n oble s t in t he citizen of a. r e r ublic . A., t he ,i:>eople gat hered for thi ::; occaeion, t hey ,,1ere reminded of all t l1e In the s t r fln ..: e cha.racter '!l that nad had an influence upon the col onel t :::, l ife. .A s in min d ' :s eye theJ could be� e een t aking their pl ace0 around the rede t al . a dream, tue ancient kingo and vik inge appeared and took t neir ;o ....i ti ens . T.neJ we1·e followed by t he e:. t ur dy imrnigr a:1t s wi t :1 ,'! hom the boy l1ad come to America, and t he ela.v e e , and t he 1oldic r ;, , and the opirits of the wood, and t ""e spiri t s of war , AlJ. of the peoJ.:•le wi t.J.1 nom H,m s Heg had lived and worked and f ought eeemed to group them:3elve� i i J. e!ltly at out hiH s t atue , aa if they wiohed t hey might ;,ay i.1.i e memory a final tribute, , � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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