The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-02-08


tho State of Maine, where he remained un.
III tho. commencement Of tho last war With
Great Britain lie wss IN the service dur
ing The whole Of that war, and wss In the
uaules Of Sockets Harbor and Williams
bnrfh IN the latter CONFLICT he va badly
wounded 10 tho hand BY grape Slot the on
ly injury which no received IN al bis en-.
gAgements.
Since the WAT he has lived AZ Lymo and
AZ sackets Harhor n =, Al Lymo while
engagedIn telling a tree, he WAS struck down
by limb, which fractured. his skull and broke
his collar bone aud two Of his ribs. while
attending 4 training a. Salksta IIaEhaE, sae
Of tho cannon having been loaded, ns be says
with rotten wood, wAa discharged, The con-
tents struck the end Of rail close by him
with such farce a. 10 carry il around, break
ing and badly sharerng both his legs mid
way between bis sncles and knees, lie Was
confined a long time with this wound,-apA
when able again 70 walk both lees had con.
tractod permanent fever sores lis rif6t hiP
has been drawn out Of joint by tho rhoama-
tism. "A large scar upon his forehead bears
conclusive testimony Of its having come IN
contact with the heels Ola horse In Die own
language be- has been completely buuged up
and stove IN
when last he heard from his children,
there were but seven Of the twenty two liy-
Ing These were scattered abroad from Can
ada 90 the Rocky Mountains Hc has outirc-
~ lost all trace. Of them and knows not ir
any Of them are ati.l living.
nearly siS years ago, hc went 70 Chicago
With The family Of William Mack, with whom
lee Is yet living II6 l. reduced 20 extreme
pSvcrty, and depends solely on h. pension
ofnincry-sS dollars per annum for subss-
tencc, most Of which he pays for bo,rd. oe-
casiouaiiy he isa'sitci by private donations
Up 10 is5s he has always made something
by labor, and in that season he gathered one
hundred bushels Of corn, dug potatoes, made
hay and harvested oda, But now ho finds
himself too irGrm 70 lahor alihonrh he thinks
ho could walk twenty miles day by start.
ing carly.
lie has evidently been very muscular
man. Although not largo, hj- frame is ono
OF great power. He boasts Of the strength
Of former yeas.,Ninc years ago ho says he
lined h.bNrrol Of rum into wagon With esse
Ilia hoight il about five feet ten inches, with
expansive chest aud broad shoulders lie
walks rather bent, bat with rs much vieor a.
many almost half century younger His
cyeie usually somewhat dim, but when oS-
cited 10y the recollcctions or his past event
Tx lifc, n wrinkles and ruitz IN ~ Soches
with remarkable activity His memory n
recent events is not rcientiYe, while tho stir
ring scenes through which he passed in his
youth appear to he msppel ont IN his mind in
unf,ding colors. He is fond OF martial music
the drum and hfe Of tho recruiting service,
he says, daily put now life into him. He
says IL is the sweetest music in the world
while pianos and such trash he can't stand az
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/ Many years ago he was troubled with par
tial deafness; his sight also failed him some
D.. what aad he ~as compelled 10 use gasgcE-
Orlate years both heariag and sight have re.
te.aed to him as perfectly as he over possess
ed them.