Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1847-01-16


and hence the sir-name of your hum
BILE servant. So much for the name.
In several OF the newspapers OF that
period | find allusion made to Oery
severe rain storm, when occurred
"iust about this time" and the public
prints (of all parties) agree that '..the
storm was tremendous" and that an
immense amount Of damage was done
to the shipping and commercial inter
ests." AS this took place some SIX
thousand years back, you will not
presume. expect ne to quote the par
ticular details of this circumstance;
except in so far as refers directly to my
own relatives. ! may here add, how
ever, that subsequent accounts inform
me that every thing of any particular
value was totally destroyed. A private
letter from Ham, dated at that time
declares that "there wasn't peg left
TO hang his hat on"
Old Noah found it was ''gittin' wer-
ry wet under foot" Ito use familiar
expression Of his and he wisely built
n canal-boat (of very generous dimcn-
sions,) for the safety of himself and
family. Finding that the rain contin-
ned he enlarged his boat, so that he
could carry very considerable amount
Of luggage, in case Of accident This
foresight in the old gentleman proved
most fortunate, and only confirms the
established opinion, that the family is
"smart"-for "fhe storm continued
undated for forty-nights,' $50 say the
accounts, until "every species of ami
NAL and vegetable matter had been
been used up"-always excepting the
old gcntleman's cana-boat, and cargo!
Now, Noah was a great lover OF ami
mals--he was! "Ofevcry kind, male
and female" aid he take into his boat
with him, and "a nice time they must
have had Of it for six weeks! Not
withstahding the fact, which ] find re-
corded in one Of the journals of the
day, that ga gentleman who was swim
ming about, and who requested The
old man to let him in, upon being re-
fused declared that he might goto grass
with his old canoe. for he didn't think
il would be much Of shower, any
howl" | say Notwithstanding this
opinion of the gentleman, who is rep
resented as having been every ex-
pert swimmer" every thing was de-
stroycd.
Ham was one Of 'om--he was! lie
knew sufficient to get out Of the rain
albeit he wasn't thought very witty =
He took passage with the lost howcv-
err, and thus did away with the ncces-
sity Of lile.preserver From Ham !
trace my pedigree directly down, thro'
all the grades, TO King solomon, with
out any difliculty-who, by the way,
was reported to have been little loose
in his habits, and was very fond Of
the ladies' and Mamtuilla Sherry. lie
used to sing songs, too-of which 'the
least said soonest mended.'
But on the whole, Sol. was a very
clever, Jolly, good fellow, and on sew
eral occasions gave evidence of posses.
sing his share of the cunning natural
to our family. Some thought him
'wise'-but although have no dispo-
sition 10 abuse any OF my ancestors, |
think the Queen of Sheba "a very nice I
Young woman she was, too,) rather
come it, over the old fellow!
BY continuous chain, trace my
relationship thence through tortuous
line. from generation to generation,
down to Mr.. Matthew, not the Come
dian, but to Matthew, the Collector, (ot
Galilce | think, who "sat at the receipt
Of customs" To this connection !
was undoubtedly indebted to the ap-
poirtment (somo three years backl 10
the second cashiership in the Boston
Custom House. Matthew lived in the
good old "high tariff times when
something in the shape of duties was
coming in. But as nothing is said OF
his final, rather think he absquatula
ted with the funds Of the Government
and thus | account for my removal
from office, in 1915, by Marcus Nor
ton! The old fogy probably suspect
ed me, from the fact that Matthew had
"Swariou,ed!" But | will come to
the information you desire without fur
Their ado.
You know the "Old 'Un," undoubt-
edly. Ufyou do not there is very lit.
tie doubt but YOU will know his name
sake, hereafter, if you don't cease 10
squander your time in looking after the
plumber of the Burnham familyO -