Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-06-23

land, though land there is more precious.
and farms more subdivided among children.
All looked like good substantial farmers
home, who had all of the necessarics, and
many the comforts, tho but few of the lux
uries Of life Such is the retired dwelling Of
the now venerable man who left this happy /
home of his Father on James River, Virginia,
when but youth to follow an ensign the |
fortunes ofGeneral Wayne, whom Gen. Wash |
ingion had despatche |, after the disasters of /
Harmar and 81. Clair To retrieve our fortunes |
nnnn the Indian Frontier, and to make Ohio, |
Western Niissss."ia and Kentucky habtablc for
the white man. This is the a.;'.ne Of a son Of
| the Signer Of the Declaration of independence.
and OF that freeman Of Virginia, who after he
had rskcd his own estate and life 10y aflix-
/ ing his name 10 that instrument, willingly
trusted his son to the perils Of the savage and
/ Providence iiitfc Extension aud establishment
| Of the principles OF the Revolution.
| was soon "a, home" in the house of Gen
| eral Harrison. His wife was introduced,
who told me Long Island was her birth place,
Sonihold, think. She said she had not been
in Cincinnati for l2 years, and she was quite
content, and never wished TO 90, so long as
she could have her husband and her children
around her Our supper was soon served, at
an early hour, before six O'Clock, the usual
supper hour of the country, and we had on the
table the good and plain fare of all substan-
tal farmers, the best of butter made in Gen.
| Harrison's own house, corn bread and flour
bread, with milk in abundance and rich as
cream; and when this tea was over, Mrs.
Harrison herself, though not unattended by
domestics, seemed to prefer the superinten-
dence of the disposal of the affairs of her own
table. passed the e"oaiIg in social CONVEX
sa,ion with Gen. Harrison, when at my re-
lfnr nj ftnnt u a tch fpnI nf m
ecdotcs respecting the Western country, he
took drawing had of the battle-ground of
Tippecanoe, and narrated with remarkable
power of recollection, all the details of that
battle and of that interesting campaign. At
nine o'clock he said it was his bed time. for
81 rise at break of day." and he showed me
my ror-I, well warmed by comfortable fire,
) and hysSme good night. took up the Biog-
raphybf his Father, in ''the Lives of the Sign
ers ofthe Declaration of Independence" and
read the good service that distinguished man
e performed for his own State, and for the whole
d Nation What amazed me in the reflection
n upon that Life, consid ring also the services
: Of the son, was, that in State with so mucl
: of local, historical and family pride as Virgin
S ia, there can be doubt as TO the political result
o particularly when that family and its branches
Z are now so extended in Virginia. being con
1 nccted by marriage even with The family OF
y Washington.
> Soon after the rising Of the sun, Genera
., Harrison himself walked me up. ave rise il
Is the morning, in the country here, said he.
n was soon at the breakfast table where the fam
$ ily was waiting. ] found that the Genera
p had finished his correspondence for the day
and large parcels of letters were upon his Ia
III BILE before him. The number of newspaper
&c about were as many as in an Editors CLOSET
. journals from Maine to New Orleans being i
Oh abundance before him. The Editors of tn
- land supply him literally with their journal.
en- and he reads what they have to say Of him {
ny length. The abuse, though, he does n,
vi, stand with the fortitude of a politician
IL What on earth, he exclaimed at one time, vi
NV they say of me next ! have a letter of tn
III sort even, from man in Highland Co
(Ohio,) wishing TO know if ! did not 90 throug
IA, there few weeks since with horse-an
he they gravely call upon me to repel such
ey charge as a calumny. There is scarcely an
10 thing | am not asked; and if / were TO answ'
IN all this rrespondence-irom persons 10
ey who are entire strangers TO me- should hav
oo no time for any thing else. What would b.
m come of my FARM The fact is the Gener
is overwhelmed with newspapers and CORE
ne pondence, and the bill of postage is such
no ought not to be put upon such man. III
IN, Post Office is "Cleves, Hamilton Co.." b
M many Of his letters come to Cincinnati. i
,n' humorously remarked, 81 am glad that Maj
eh Downing has got along, for have constitute
VI him my COMMITTEE, and YOU see how MAJ
ne, papers, and what mass of correspondent
are he has TO read" Papers by the way are q
be irving duly, directed 10 "Malor Downin
The North Bend" | did not sec the Major, but
Is presume he was out in the woods. with
Der AXE, chopping cord-wood for the "Gineral
It, His presence, | may add has created quite
en- sensation IN these parts.
~ ire cUuIsc urine morning, stranger
Oh horseback, with the green leggins which v
mel ginians often wear, came riding up 10 I
ing house, which is far off the road, and the &c
To eral being informed that a stranger was ridi
lad up. met him at the door. The man was
TO az entire stranger, but he was soon seated
un- the fire.
When the stranger had arranged his lie
en-. upon the rounds OF his chair, aud dropped
yet body back, his head leaning against the va
ere one leg thrown over the other, he opened up
nd the General with a round about talk the s.
OF stance of which was that lac wished to ha
eer some talk with him. SWELL" said the GeI
the raj Il sail be pleased TO lie IT what you ha
OF to saw" "But some talk with you all AID
for want" said the stranger. "Some priv
oRa conversations" said the General, "well W
and in here and he took him into another roc
lec- In very few moments, however, the Gene
Ich- and the stranger came back, the General lie
the ing the way, remarking, "St down Sir,
iful can say all we have TO say here. We h
the no need to have private conversations On I
swn tics Indeed / never talk politics IN
cat house il ] can le'p it. II you will stop
and dine with me, and take my fare, such as II
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