The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-12-13

back TO where bod IN my ehiren and ret my We
and 49, sitting sAart time, Ne went tAek e the
hovss snd looked over the ruiz until DIRK 1Fo-
possd = her dat vs lad better 30 70 Jsss HUI ~
hia ~ ~ nesess hsase, and b had bes married but
d. dA Al had built . snall cabs 10 the woods.
Here vs were trsaisd very kindly and they did all |
shey could to alternate our trcnhlss- again returned
to cur desoated homs-.ook my horse and went on to
II ~ gHbsrs know he nsfortuns that had befal-
se. rs, and returned IsAAe Hii's about d-tne-
That night was lonesome one q both OF u.s. We
laid on tbs a1erof de cabin. with sne or two covers
,iar go o. ssss ~, and cash Il had child in
our arms. Next moraings tie frisuds and nsighbors
came in and by night had another cabin built and
covered then stuck forks 10 the ground and laid
pisces across on which placed eapboards. then
bought a. much towlinen made be.-tick- filed
il with straw, on which We slept all that GUNNER
The friends and neighbors assisted to sueh things
they had TO spare. During that summer, concluded
to sell out and Jesse Morris had come ont in
search OF plsse, met him and sold ont 10 him for
the sum Of three hundred and fifty dollars. Then l
thought had money enough to pay out for quarter
section Of land and old John White had entered
quarter five years previous which had reverted to th.
United States. bought his certificate, for which
agreed to mako him deed for fifty in the south
east Of said quarter in could get it enter
went to the land sales Cincinnati, and being the
highest bidder, the quarter was knocked of to me by
man by the name Of Baum Slow. 1 moved on the
place had purchased in the Fan of 1911, whore
lived until the present year 1851 AMI which place
I raised family Of nine children.
In the Fall Of 1871, the clangor of war began, and
in 1879, came the declaration of war. The Indians
being well acquainted with the settlers, began to be
very troublesome. Quite number OF the neighbors
moved away in order to get clear of danger-whilst
others stad snd fought it out until the to
| close. tl.5zlfz- sssl-. - f1.
! will relate a little incident that occurred in the
Summer of 1918. hired young man BY the name
Of John Kirk, to work for mo. One day heard =
good many guns firing OF towards the west of us.-
We listened TO the reports with considerable anxiety,
and they seemed to approach nearer told the young
man load my nusket, whilst would hide some Of
| my property in the woods. Then requested hi to
take wife to fathers, where had block house
built, and would take horse and ride the river
and see what was the matter. They started, and
jumping my horse. II galloped across the river.
then got Gifted the horse at the foot of the HILL and
watching closely, crept up to the top of the hill
where could see q considerable distance toward the
west. slipped behind tree, and in about five min
uses, beheld man a long way off coming towards
watching pretty closely soon discovered that il
was old Nathaniel Mcclure. It seems that the old
men, about ten in number, had went out to see how
the young men were coming on at the block house
where they were stationed, and having got their gun.
wet on arriving at Salisbury they all started the
homes, and, as they went, they shooting Of
their guns, which was the of the alarm. go
On my horse and came back to my house in haste-sa
Down my gun, and started of to bring back my wife
overlook her in sight of fathers, walking alons
slowly. asked her what had become of Kirk, ans
she said he had left her they had got out
sight Of the house, and seen anything NOR
Of him for eighteen years after, when he informed M
that he did not sleep until be crossed the Ohio river
Icame to this part of the country poor, with only
horse, saddle and bridle and only 1881 cents in m,
pocket Ny father lost the price of his farm, after b
sold it, by an older claim and he able to Civ
his children land in the Territory, it tina
time. Ihave seen much hardship, probably as an
other man. am proud to say that never afr Al
or ashamed to work. l always tried to attend to m
own business, aud interfered with others on
when found it necessary in my neghborhood t
assist in making peace among neighbors. Away
adhered to Democratic principles, aud for this hav
been set At naoght BY some Of the people Of thi
County. am now and always have been opposed +
the people of one State interfering with the laws
another State have always respected and obeyet
the Constitution of my country, ana would be re
joiced U The General Government could and woul
make provision to colonize all the colored people
themselves, as do not believe they ever can be
happy and contented people, if they all set fe
amongst u.s."