The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-03-13

man felt that had been once nlaraied aud had
the misfortune to loose his wife, but knew not
how one felt who was married second time.
On the eth day of December. 1906, l was
married the second time, and the next day. or
the day following. moved on TO my land IN
the wilderness, where now reside. and com
menced house keeping again. II may be seen
that had nothing very desirable to take my
second wife TO. Our cabin was small with a
puneheon floor. covered with clap boards and
a loft of the same material, it was chinked
but not daubed and chimney built OF wood
some eight fee. high.
In this condition we lived in our cabin du
ring the winter of l806-7 Yet my wife was
conten:ed and happy, aud l soon became re-
conciled 10 our wilderness home, and became
contented and happy also.
Il is now time to say something more about
my corn crop. Soon after settling IN our new
hons, l thought it necessary TO look about
for some means to gather my corn. So l
borrowed horse and wagon of neIghbor
and went about it. But when | come to ex-
anime my patch | had bat very little corn.
and that badly frost bitten. and eaten by rack
coons l gathered it, however. and stored ii
in my cabin loft After shelling and drying
one grist took i. to Bruces mill, on Seven
Mile Creek, Preble County Ohio, near the
site Of the town Of Eaton. distance of twelve
miles We soon found that it was 50 baily
frosted that it was not fit for bread-so we fed
it 70 our cow, the only one we had at that
time Then how to get bread to eat was al
a loss to know. | had no money TO bay with.
However, | went back to the settlement Of
nv father n-law, Valentine Mowery. aad
bought nine bushels OF corn for three dollars
to be paid for when was able bought p
bushels Of wheat OF my Brother William,
which was the only wheat used the first year
we lived IN our new home
We had all Of our grain 10 pack from the
settlement on horseback over very bad roads
until we could raise supply at home. We
lived in our cabin about six years, when l
built two story hewed log house with two
brick chmneys. The chimneyS were built BY
Elijah Fisher. who remarked after he had in
ished them, that they were the hrst brick
chimneys built in Wayne County. Whether
this was the case or not am not certain. The
brick were made on my land, and the CHM
neys built in October 1879.
In order TO show the progress that has been
made, in 1919 my tax amounted to four
dollars and some few cents. In 1885 paid
one hundred and twsnty- three dollars dn2 ff-
ty-tloo centstaz, for Safe and County purpos-
es, as the records will show.
l want now to refer back to Ohio where |
once lived in 1905. At that time land sold
from five TO ten dollars per acre. Now. in
1856. the same quality of land sells from fifty
to ono hundred dollars per
The people who first settled in that place
were, as they are now, mostly from Pcnnsyi-
vania, and of German origin-good farmers
fine, honest and industrious people-living
contentedly and happy. and an ornament TO
any place. In 1910 | went to view that spo.
where my frs. wife Was laid. AM on drawing
near to it. found few rods square Of ground
neatly enclosed with good and substantial ma
terials. On going inside. found the ground
thickly dotted over with little mounds to desig
na;e the place where some one lay. There
were many tomb stones Sc. up by the friends
of the dead with some appropriate inscription
thereon
By looking around could see where some
Of my old associates lay. This brought back
to my recollection many pleasant scenes Of
by-gone days, which l once had the pleasure
to enjoy with those who now lay there. In
viewing things as they were there. n tear start
cd when l left the ground.
In conclusion l might say that during the
time that l have been house keeper which
is about fifty eigh. years. l have lost fifteen
members of my family-twelve children, two
wives and my mother.
And | am now f.r advanced IL years, So
that it may be seen tha. there is but small
portion of time and space for me TO occupy in
his life. 7. BULLA.
February 21s,, 1856