Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-05-16
omssss S. NO. 10.

| cannot fix my mind much OIL what is
past. The great thing is to be pre-
pared to die. Life is Short any way
| don't know Of any pleasure worth
living for. / was born at Middletown,
Delaware county, n. Y. NY father,
who IS still living, is. a blacksmith by
trade. had good advantages at school
when | was boy. | went to school
most Of the time until was u or IL
years old. ! left my fathers when ]
was about Is years old and continued
living with him, off and on, until Twas
20 years old, when went to New York
city, where | lived a few months. |
tended a grocery store there for Theo-
dore Mirtine on the Sth Avenue, Dist
ssFecr WINE tneTe,I mad n t0w---po
great Of q row ncither--with an Irish
man. He got into a dispute with an
other man about Maria Monks book,
and finally he quarrelled with me about
it, and threw him out doors; but VIC
made that all up, and the Irishman was
as clever fellow afterwards as ever
you see. From New York city went
up the Hudson river, near Randolph,
about forty miles. ! lived there about
two months. Part Of the time | was
fishing aud part Of the. time l was at
work on Mr.. Smiths farm. From
there / went TO Cattskill, on the Hud.
son rivcr-stopped at that place-got
acquainted there with very pretty girl.
| went to work thore For james Eavli---
stayed with him 3 months at SIS per
month--he would have paid me that as
long rs ! had mind to stay with him.
After going back to Randolph, | took n
steamboat up TO Albany went by rail
road from there to Sehenectady--then
took the canal home to my iather'sin
Delaware county. | made shortyislt
at home, and took the canal again to
Buffalo. This was in September, 1886.
took a steamboat to Detroit 1; and it
being too late in the season TO get a
boat round the lakes, took a team, with
five others, across Michigan to Chicago.
stayed in Chicago till the next spring,
when / went TO Milwaukee. Next
went from Milwaukee back TO Chicago
Then TO Milwaukic---then back again
to Chicago and from Chicago back
again to Milwaukee, where | lay sick
for SIX months. My sickness cost me
over IS per week. From Milwaukee
Event t. Madison, AMI wintercd there.
| chopped wood and teamed some
there. The next spring, 1888, ] came
on West to the Mississippi stopped
at Judge Cox's faiaous city Of Osccola,
in Grant county--staycd, off and on,
at and about Osceoia. somnthing like
two yeurg. From Osecoln ] went 10
british Hollow, where was sick thro'
one winter. The next season, | carried
on Henry w. Hodges farm, down here
lin the edge of the Hurricane. The
season after that, | went to digging on
the Hackett branch, in Beetown pre-
cinct. ] suppose have dug in all about
a year. never sold more than 100
pounds Of mineral that / had raised
myself. Ever since went on to the
Hackeit branch--or rather, since l left
the Hackctt branch, ] have lived at or
near Bcetown until Twas brought here
TO Lancaster. You may inquire any
where that have lived, and no man
can bring any thing serious against me,
or say that ever ! tried to harm or in
iure any person whatsoever. The
ground where the lime kiln is, con-
sidcred was mine, or that | had as much
right to il as any body, and more too
it being on ground reserved from sale
by Congress, thought / had at least as
good right there as any body. There
are a great many things | might say,
that would interest my friends, if
could be collected enough 10 remember
and state them. have written home
to my friends, and am in hopes they
will get my letter in time !; but | do
not know. expect it is too late now
to do anything for me. don't know
what might be done, If could get any
one to take hold for me and petition
the Governor but don't know who
would DO il. II bad had plenty Of
money expect | could have got clear.
II Mr.. De Lassaulx had been in my
place | suppose he would have got
clear. 1t was shame for Poe, what
he did to Howe--he ought to go to the
Peniteniiary for it. | want to pay
every man ! owe every cent IN my