CHAPTER II.
Thomas' Responsibility--Journey to Wisconsin--Disappointment--A New Home Sought--Strenuous Life--Knee Injured--Intense Suffering--Given Up to Die--Stimulating Vision--Birth of a Daughter--Novel Runaway--Remedy for his Lameness--Sundry Efforts to Earn a Living--Chinch Bugs Threaten Destruction of Crop--Crop Saved by Inspiration.