The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-09-12
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he had the California fever, or rather. he had
experienced 1t violently, but at the time we
saw him, it had somewhat abated and assumed
the milder type Of the Western fever. He
was already sexagenarian-hi faithful wiie
not much younger; both were smart IN
green old age, and it seemed to US that, Ii tney
were capable of estimating present blessings
as fairly as they weighed distant ones, they
miebt, he as contented and as happy as any
person Dc y N on earth, no matter where located
Let MS describe his situation. AT the early
ACE of twenty-one years he took up 100 acres
Of handsome wild land on the Kennebec river,
some forty or fifty miles above Augusta IN
latitude nearly 45 dogs. North. In this north
ern region, be felled large piece ftrees, in due
time got good barn, sowed some winter rye
and grass seed, and prepared the rest for crops
of wheat, corn, potatoes, oats, &C., the ensuing
spring Meanwhile he constructed good log
house and some outbuildings, made ,eomforta-
BILE for the reception of his new wife. There
were at that time few or no orchards or
nurseries in Somerset County, and the lady on
repairing to her woodland home, took with
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ner AMONG o'il'1 sslui 1 snings mat looked
hi'o .lio u'' '''l' 'u'uie, aa ~. " apple seeus
VIM. 'o"n q f3 uoilie go nursery III
due time an orchard, set in rectangular order,
of 2O8 trees, was planted out. from these pip
pins, set amongst the fresh stumps of anew
made field directly in front of the log cabin.
onof.y ai.er eil'elins upon tne original lou
3 A' a''' MI H. pulcnaseu oIler ~ acres aula-
se''' anu 'ie "hoie iaiih 'nus consls's % 1oo
y eAcenent ianu' ulvided inoo moving
'uiase, pas'urlllg any woodl IAN Inc lorests'
even now are oi tne pramesai GROWTH large,
s1ateiy anu very Valuable ior tnnDer OF Iuel.
me gentleman showed us the foundation OF
S',i near WHEEL some years aver
warus' ne erected nus present mansion. ms
is q framed Duholng, Two stories nigh, with a
paAz%a "a lront' elappoarded, painted pnnded,
anu other"ise ornamented. when erected ne
Aao Togo 70 what is now Concord for sawed
lumber and 70 Norr1dgwocik Tor brlcks-some
ni'een OF twenty miies tnrough woods IN oppo-
que directions. saol9 40 .adai
he mas now one OF the most beautiful and
'mqepenaent establishments In the heart OF
Maine-tne enid OF nus own sklii ana iapor.
aus large mansion mousse appears 10 nne al
vantage at the head OF bend In the road as
traveller ascends smooth carriage way to-
wards the elegant estate. Three very large
parns, a courthouse, cider null, carriage
mouse, sneds ana otner outDuieings, all OF
WHICH are panied ana glazed, make quite
Vpage OF ltsen. Inc whole are shaded by
rows OF well-grown trees, and surrounded by
an ornamental fence; and are protected in the
rear by hill that shields the premises from
tie rude northwest winds and receives the
genial rays of a southern sun that warns the
sloping fields below. 81
DE told us that, the preceding season he
raised ITO bushels OF sound corn on three
acres, 300 bushels of oats, 100 bushels of ex-
cellent wheat, 100 bushels of potatoes, and 80
tons of English hay. He had then in his barns
andyards, 3 horses, s. sheep, 2store hogs,and 20
head Of neat cattle, seven of which were
mich cows.a7We have forgotten the number
OF pounds Of butter and cheese, or yards of
linen cloth his wife had made within the year,
but it was very ample. His cellar was well
stored with beef and pork, his larder with but
ter and cheese, and his granary with corn, rye,
wheat, oats and barley. His woodhouse was
well Tiled with seasoned hard Wood-rock-
maple, birch and beech, Ibis rooms were light
and warm, his furniture neat and handsome,
and aohat could man haze more What
more could reasonable man desire ? And
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e'iA iesol w Wnere ne Hlgnt' aohere, pray
you to tell, would he find things more ample
and comfortable than he now commanded on
every side II was the home Of b;s life
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sne nonie " HES earliest MANHOOD, tine nome
ne had made with his own hands, the home
of his own taste, skill and labor. and the
home wbara ba l,,ad lov,od ! ~. aesao.;o,,.to
go 81, 49,. .,'s .''oi'A''
anu iai.i u wi'e an ms adult days. tne nome
where MS children, eight in number, were
born and reared, the home which to them
must ALWAYS he the dearest snot ON 'aart,3 and
WHARF VIII /, l,;s aa,aa,l,;., -
"''oi = "neie Al nls approaching age couid ne
now 60 10 nnd hlmseif better OF, and as much
at home again
We nressad this anast;o,, ,,no,, hin, ,,;.b
e-.e,.s,l. --ee~- -, -4 "-s-
irlehuiy eaihesIness, ana really Wnen ne came
to look around him and see what he had,
what he must leave if he removed amongst
strangers xvhat ba n,;,,. 81 -.
abata o.,dh ~ ~ - .esel pean =
in cal;fornia a. tbo n,o.+ yVost ,,,,,oro -
could no bann;er ond snard 4ho ron,a;,d a.. 80