The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-02-18
Autobiography 0i ~ thorough .ged
YANKEE.

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Bu lie pes of the ioliowog autohyographical
skrtth ol hi nslf lie w.sjon il Frcdo il, Chlu |
tuque county, New .Yo'k. which place he LEFT
whu about IS years Of age. lis subsequent
history be will toll yoH in h,s own wordS.
Up TO tie age Of eighteen, cur cuugirs were
directed aud o'ccupied IN Agriculture Possessed
of u feeble and rather feminine c"n.ritujun, aud
hyr e he care of mp,her aui Younger mem
tiers ui the family We concluded to look ahuut
tor lighter emp,oy mcrt We frsIicd IN OaiD
louud the cuuutr, decidedly tun small, started
with u OK team tnwuds slndoHu, hu' dld not
reach that point brought " mp at ihr rupuM
Of the Sucker state all stag.Ggc when after
pts-ng through lhc v,riuu- degrees of -Irkn'--,
u rvrny and a 'puwrI' OF t.vrf AuI agEr
SHAKES, wood saving. s"Irm htuL, PdIlut g.
cricrl, we un'unei q .lru,iruu wIll sixty l'tr
III krr. nni commenced teaching thr uil't huw
/ u shoe; " th so much suDC's., that the l,rkre
.rnup!m ,-trr, Wa con .rdc'ei some prmp mpkn..-
Our .lutarinn, hoSegrr, hrng Iitni'ed. w had TO
-rtn,ch hard Ia k.rp ahead uf the scholIrs.-
H,Ie we -taid = year, made iai q, CANE mp iu'O
ia then uy-elt.sd low. W., offered a share IN
the kruluE landing clam nov cty Of kcokuk
fu week work ia. didn't take -p.ut onT
( nd4 in tho ugur shaking business returned
h me TO cur mp'h.r sick gnI 1ut uf hrart. The
ezra arl words of encouragement Of that excel.
len, ,,n,rhfr,Irtr,mined IN ~. ly rho next -easuu
we were IL. del coward. ihe t,r West aud made
a IA ,uIt ne.r the Mi.si.,rppi riv,r who're we as
sisted in Twin. of anl h'i d.rga rew town.
Here We sad atuur five y,ars IN will time
we hud accumulH cdqUlte 4 properly, when the
III ultip. anl po-ecu.iHus "frhr VI rmpn. com
m.nri Alter the oX,l'r uf the Saut., pur n(
.fr- fom rhounuIs trrmE.t,d IN the nrrr-t
ptnuce. Having received slight iu'uuari"n
th,, onr n.r.rn.c wa not =. quirri hyn baud oi
6f = armed ~ Hans u DO .urr'uudrd uuI huu-r ~
p.iIri,L,. aud yc vrre..lpl.,I % week IN wl..h
tp wind up nur nTtir..pI Pu.hlcIrr' Think.
iu.,iI., , warm head and whole ifip were rr,f
..nlI,-on.r ,..i.-. .s, I ..r,i 0..L l'|r,F c.-.
kr.,rt', rro Ell % i'Ia ,h-,. e. c.'v ii q e
s ats We were pu..u..',i.r iu. '.lr.f ,ur
exDIs. 30 arl a'.o L4.. rumu.lr.a k.-r end
,r,l lrrs.. We t.r.,,Ir .r,rru p.I,.uy
dr., -'.rp in the d. lt'c r.., e EHHt,r /. o.
W. n iHn gen rl .,.,,m.s...g var u. .c"
70. ii .1. y aH., o." III. "' w f'.. TO-. .i.r
b %, debated 100 h,gi fought l....i battle
with tun mob -h'r. yur.
For tvp N.ar, w wn O l"u cred aho,t from @ .'r
NJ ta s.. Lnl., -" dri.'t kn.w u'n ,r
vh .r.O hlvm. co. htu, . f 81, We hrl ,e-. 80
: W"tttin traEh' up - N".Eos' az TIC
lrHi ( ..r Lower rpi5. nr 't' N.--i--iHrr.
p' '..I or bep tr ID .'..k e go-l- s'..d %
y HnI mule clear nb'"f 8! eco 'o' rrHr
If + which lr Tie r-r'' ir' l0 - l,e".-.
Sarrl rS gan 30" '-.nNi '.G w.h 81 trH! n'
r''''. rt c.'rrl S'n'a tnu irwF.l P" t.I
{ rrtt tunu-p"' tah.r, It-i-'"f. IL ,,.r 2.
w. rn' rel the mercantile L. {" tnru,-'. vrha
car''d uf--"i---- i---nu.hm', "' cours'.
hu' orr f,e ,ul q few itnb. Ihr & tl.HrHl'
sparu itnn proved q Iir'I one. ~ dp1tt, iNr ~"