Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-03-21
SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 2l, 1868.

do it, but without any idea that he coule
possibly hold out to work the team over
week-he was such little bit of fellow
even hired another man to work the team
and him to go along with Ulysses but moi
! to let him know until the hoy was tired out
what he was hired for. The man accompa-
MED him for number of days, when ht
came to me and said: "There is no use ID
my going with the boy any longer; he un
derstands the team and can manage it as
well as can, and better, too. There's nc
use in my following him round"
One day, after hauling load, Ulysses
took the team out and said to me-
THE men are not in the woods hewinp
to day and there is no need of my going
back tins afternoon, as can keep up with
their hewiug tomorrow; and there is no
body there to help load"
Nobody there to help load 2" said 1
"Why how did you load this morning 2"
"Oh, Dave and loaded" he answered.
Dave was the name of the big horse ]
bought.
"You and Dave loaded What do you
mean ~ said l, for considered it absolutely
impossible that child of his size should
have got such immense logs into the wa
gon without help.
Yes said he, "Dave and loaded.
took chain and hitcbed on to the end oil
the logs, and we managed to get them in y
He then explained how it was done. 4
large sugar tree had been felled, so that il
lay aslant, ore end resting on the ground
and the other elevated. He had hitched
the horse, Dave, to the end of o hewn log
and hauled it up on to this sugar tree, the
end projecting over far enough to back the
wagon under it. Three made load and
when he got three hauled up in this way,
he backed the hind end of the wagon up
under them, and hitching the powerful
horse in front by means Of long chain
which extended over the whole length of
the wagon body, he pulled them one OF a
time into the wagon. This was much talk
ed of in the neighborhood, as it was con-
sidercd great achievement for boy of
his size. He worked the whole seven
months and until the job was finished,
hauling those logs, and other material for
the building, with the exception of single
week. That week sent him to Louisville.
1t was necessary for me to have deposition
taken there, to be used in law suit in
which was engaged in the State of Copnec.
ticut. / had written more than once about
it to my lawyers, but could not get the bu-
siness done. II can do it." said ULYSSES.
So sent him on the errand alone Before
he started l gave him an open letter that he
might show the captain of the boat, or any
one else, if he should have occasion, stating
that he was my son and was going to Louis
vile on my business. Going down he hap.
pened to meet neighbor with whom be
was acquainted; 80 he had no occasion to
use the letter. But when he came on board
boat to return the captain asked him who
he was. He told him but the captain an.
swered: II cannot take you. You may be
running away" Ulysses then produced my
letter, which put everything right; and the
captain not only treated him with great
kindness, but took so much interest, in him
as to invite him to go as far as Maysville
with him, where he had relatives living,
free of expense.