CHAPTER V.
THOUGHTS AND SCENES IN WISCONSIN .-- SOCIETY IN MILWAUKIE .-- INDIAN ANECDOTE .-- SEERESS OF PREVORST .-- MILWAUKIE.
A territory, not yet a State;[A] still nearer the acorn than we were.
[Footnote A: Wisconsin was not admitted into the Union as a State till 1847, after this volume was written .-- ED.] It was very pleasant coming up.

These large and elegant boats are so well arranged that every excursion may be a party of pleasure.

There are many fair shows to see on the lake and its shores, almost always new and agreeable persons on board, pretty children playing about, ladies singing (and if not very well, there is room, to keep out of the way).

You may see a great deal here of Life, in the London sense, if you know a few people; or if you do not, and have the tact to look about you without seeming to stare.
We came to Milwaukie, where we were to pass a fortnight or more.
This place is most beautifully situated.

A little river, with romantic banks, passes up through the town.