The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-10-11
For the Palladium.
OLD SETTLERS OF WAYNE co.
NO. VIII


There are bu, fsw OF the early settlers
who were uot acquainted with John WAR
rum, whose singular garb and wandering
vacrant habits. would have given him the
title of ..Gip~ey," had Gipseys been extant
in that wilderness region At that une.-
Some said he was q well educated young
man. but had been disappointed in love. and
had sough' this wilderness seclusion o brood
over his disappointment in silence. aleof from
the false tair one who had made his heart
desolate 1t was evident from his language
and manners that his opportunities tor an
education had been more than ordinary.-
S ,m-ti:ues lie would II anage TO get mseli
a new suit Of broad cloth clothe he gen.
or. lily the cast off clothes of those
~h" dressed we'll which looked quite well
when first donned by John, but ia a short
me appeared rather seedy for graduate
Of one OF the best in~ti utions of learning in
Kentucky There were certain whims. or
ecce ntr,ci'ies which gave him a wide noto-
riety wherever he peregrinated through the
various neigh borhoods, who after becoming
acquainted with his habits, began to look
for his semi occasional visits
In the fall and winter seasons ha usually
wore a coon skin cap with the tail dangling
full length between his shoulders. lik- TIE
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during the wa. m weather. he lived alone 10
a little camp or wigwam which stood few
rods from the roai leading from Richmond
to Brookvile one of the most pubic thor
ougnfares in the country, whicn gave our
i'll ed hermit wide spread acqnainta nee
thr ,ughout th. whole Whitewater country
AT length John tecame tired of his secluded
situation. and the smouldering embers of
that passion which had driven him from the
CAV circles Of conventional lie besan to
grow atresh in his bosom. He had seen
new charmer in the person of biooming 2
girl OF eighteen summers named Polly Al
len, who lived in the family OF Esq. Cox at
Abingdon. John oHen stopped in to warm
At the So ,ire's, and put on his best beha-
vior withou exciting the least suspicion in
the mind OF the Squire or his good spouse
that i. was Poll,'s black eyes and raven
nyi-ts that attracted him. Polly Was not
ignorant If the power that she exerted over
him. She gave him occs>ional kind looks,
as much as To say John your feelings are re-
ciprocated. This she done A. mere mat
ter OF joke. and affected 10 listen with meek
sincerity to Johns ex,ravagant protes' ations
Of undying love. Sh- even consented flor
fun to marry him. Warrum soon told the
SQUIRE thar he would in few DAYS give him
An opportunity of sking him one of the
hsppie-t man this side OF old K-ntuck by
joining him in msrriags to ;hv beautiful Polly
(not Barbsra) Allen This piece of intel
liyence threw the Squire's whole household
into a furry, and Polly was catechised
and sharply reprimanded fer her imDru1enr
coquerrv with the half crszed man At
fir-, they all hoped that Warrum's plans
would be frustrated on account OF the high
waters. C- Hunt, the Clerk OF the Court,
wno issued marriage license lived on
the opposite side of ghs east 'ork OF White
water. whose swollen current was out of ITS
banks and had washed away all the canoes
and boats for miles up and dow the riv sr.
John waited few days. the stream sink
slowly within its ba Ks. Polly had recsv-
cred sufi.i-ntly from her late scare to begin
to sing irttle while At her work: but John,
thinking the time long. like another Lean
der plunged into the rayIng stream and
swan across for his license. Some mile and
haif's walk bro't him to the house OF Col
Hunt. and almost rs sson as seated he de-
manded . marriage license
"And Who are you going to marry John!''
enquired the Col.
..Polly Allen. who lives in Esq Cox's
familv." vas the reply.
.Hav. y "a her fathers written consent7-
mo. she Is over tweaty -one years o
age.''
Where are yosr witnesses that she Is
over twenty -ons years of age!
"Thsrs thsy III. Jour wifs and her sssssr