The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-10-28
Personal RecOlIectiOns--NO. SS.
BY D. .AMAoKLEr

spoke last week raised q larse family,
Some of their sons We're pretty rough
men. Thsir son David, in particular,
was a terrible, fellow when, drinking.
Three. OF four Of his boys attended my
school, during tie month that taught
at Pioneer Station, in October, 1914.
had no trouble with these boys, and
eMr Rawlns always streaied me we'll,
One Saturday, during my stay in
Bloom township, I went TO apole rails
ing at the house of Mr. Camnins,
across the bottom east ofwhere Bloom
Switch il now stu ated. aIt9 was rain
ling and there was a large. crowd pVes-
ent, Dave Rqwlins,a was there, and
somewhat intoxicated, Hs was a Whigd
and the pole yasFraised By the Wings
Bloom township that fall gave a large
majority for Clay, over Pelk,JiRuto few,
Dem qcTals were at tbenPole raising
Among themlwas a po9r fellow named
Zepb Porter, Hsl said something in
favor Of Polk, when Dave Rawlins got
after him He tore the shirt almost
enterely off poor zsph, and there was
q wild time the rest ofthat afternoon.
2
My readers may remember the case
of the CuTys, tried in Court here few
years ago for the murder ola Mr. Raw
Inns, in Washington township in this
county, This Mr. RawIins was aisOn
Of old mother Rawlins, who's death /
mentioned last week, Il 7,diai 49d iaa1
The November nambeE of the Phre-
biological journal contains a portrait
and biographical sketch of Gen, John
A, Rawlins, late Secretary Of WaEiaI /
am Of the opinion that be was grand
son ofMrs Rawlns, of Scioto county.
The chronological Journal says: .o
General Rawllns offers a bright example OF
shining career. which began In tie hunlhlest
circumstance Illsfather, we.nre. told was an
! gnOrani, intemperate man, and by trade,
charcoal burner: YET, moth iiistnnding his carly
low assoc atlons, he determined 20 rise If perse-
vtfing ffolt md unhinciing adherence 10 the
b ighest principles Of integrity c6nld mid him.
AS he@reW up, young Rawllns devoted al his
spare llpe % acquiring lknOwledge and often
late In the night would study by the light ofa
to rch, as he watched the charcoal pit, somc
bo on that he had been able 70 borrow from
ne igllbOr. He lad not .reaclied manhood when
he became the subject Of strong religious i'm
pressions, and determined TO become Metho-
dis preacher. q This project was subsequently
changed and he studied law, and at the Sge Of
twenty th rec entered upon au honorable career
at bar Of Galena. !" gia idj .l y
The Journal thus describes the per-
sonal appearance Of Gen. Rawlins:
Gen. Rawllns was man of medium height
and rather slender person. His compile xIon was
sallow, his hair ana eyes jet blaek.' a.t
Thisis good description of the gen.
era appearance Of the Rawlins family,
and the portrait given in the Journal
might be taken for several of the Raw
Inns boys with whom ! was acquainted.
Then the fact that bis father was char
coal burner, or collier" as il is called
j n the furnace region, is further proot,
as several Of the sons of Mrs. Rawius
were colliers at Scioto and Bloom fur
daces many years ago, and were gener-
silly drinking men. Bids ram i..
What an inducement for poor boys to
make something of themselves. But
il is only the rare exception, and not
the rule, that drunken fathers raise
such boys. ltl nr. Htt aI un.f