I  built  an  addition  to  the  house  and  lived  in  it  for  several  years.
Sixteen  Years  a  Hotelkeepee

"I  had  kept  hotel  from  August,  1852,  until  May,  1868,  a  period  of
nearly  sixteen  years,  with  the  exception  of  one  year,  when  Samuel  \Vil-
kins  kept  it  and  1  visited  Scotland.  During  this  entire  time,  notwith-
standing the  general  impression  that  prevailed  in  regard  to  the  character
of  the  first  settlers  of  a  new  country,  and  also  of  those  who  usually  work
in  the  pineries  and  the  general  traveling  public  on  the  frontier,  I  never
saw  but  one  man  knocked  down  in  or  about  my  house,  during  the  time  \
was  engaged  in  that  business,  and  the  little  affray  which  caused  him  to  be
knocked  down  was  a  slight  misunderstanding  that  arose  between  two
young  men  who  lived  near  the  place,  and  not  between  travelers,  who
as  a  rule,  I  found  to  be  sociable,  intelligent  and  well-behaved.  There  are
of  course,  always  enough  disagreeable  people  in  any  country  to  make
matters  at  times  unpleasant.  Having  thrown  off  the  burdens  and  responsi-
bilities connected  with  hotel  keeping,  for  some  time,  I  felt  as  though
my  occupation  was  almost  entirely  gone,  but  I  turned  my  attention  more
closely  to  my  farm  and  in  time  this  feeling  wore  off,  and  I  have  never
had  any  desire  to  engage  in  that  business.
