The sun., 1871-10-06


" Come with mo then" answered solon, lighting
the candle in tho lantern and .esGing the way to tue
barn
Thev followed in some perpi, kitty nn'n they got
to harm, which was built lie the house, WITH a
clear space ;hTeu1a the ccutrc. What does this
mean g. one uf them said, as mine host oct down
the l1ntern On the puncheon floor.
Pay and be ID 10 youl' was tho gentle re-
sponse
r" But do not understand" oIpostulsted Tue other
"sirlugor within hi, Atcs.'
" Pray and be ID 1" Scion repeated "your
Internal nonsense will not disturb my horsts-twil
rot tako away their aspetto or Keen tlem awake :
but 1t would dlsturb m family, VINO have been IN
be ami sslcco for tho last two hours"
Again, when asked by smother preacher N he
would call hit family In TO prayer, he answered,
vtb an oath Dat thr& wc.e asleep m no would
nor c'l them Tor tle' had to ge' W before Jay to
IL is evident that Solon as Bjnlhci was on the
re- r.s and fl ended Win his puIlins Nd st Res and
< ing htcF to tintnrau. Aucr 'utintnt thert
feN IN, n;as le concluded i was not tie place ior
hiu. aud he returned TO Madison There s-siu he
was not couteu'cd. 4 now anu mcNOli able vagsrY
seized his nird aud We next see him In the eharac-
t.r Of
PIONEER,
transporting ha household goods and chaties bv ox
tesm from Soutlorn Indiana to the extreme north.
west portion Of the state. HIS vie aud their two
camDrg out OF nights iu the usual pioneer style,
after many weary days arriving in the wiljs % La
l.3i tnrty.ssN years ago. He built q rude log
cabin, living IN tent mean yhils, and with only IN
and other household furniture Tne old puneheon
table thus made still stands in ns daughters kiich-
er, and will never he substituted nv n better one.
He entered iGO acres Of land In Lake county, and,
together with one Jud1e ozark, who followed him
from Rock Creek, entered quarter section; GA
tie .atter they laid out tho town OF Crown Point,
snd, drawing about them dozen or more settlers,
perfected county organization, md formed the
nucleus of civilization In the extreme northwest
corner Of Indiana BY virtue Of his superior intel
h!ence lie assumed tue leadership of tno colony,
aud II, absolute lord. lie possessed The faculty
IN an eminent gree OF
rsiS0 orHru rEorLz TO ma ADVANTAGE,
IN thus secured ~ h,s Wis what others Gained by
h rd Knocks. lie was the first ClerS of L1Ne ccun.
g. aud the lrst scssions OF the Dsttict Court were
he'll IN his tCsiicucs. lie wrote rOuu l. clefky
hand, aud his records 10 tho CierS's once no =
modei OF reatuess and a. clear as print II can Do
imagtael what future was before Lin, where 10
choose: but the tricks OF shJse nni the spirit OF
adventure were to strong IN him ~ udu mt of hon
cst hrli'. aud we next see him turning his attention
Creele,'s success wasn't patching to hia. He
managed to live on the top shelf Hc became the
valued correspondent OF several OF tho earV sgrt-
cultural Journals. and by his wttngs he became
wiIcl known throughout the country A. the great
agricultural lignt But while he was giving his great
experiences ns turner he was not ulling foot VI
Z uund outsile OF toe common ktchen garden. lie
uli perhaps ri.-e tcN rl'aib hii-. or force
" cat growth m BOX amt spitoymitirt M nvcr
e., Si'e lAe ie-ut VA a standg eniIrled scale.
wuAr sotoy Rouiv'ov MS poys A. T,RNsn
"a stsr i,ns JOKE among those who knew him or
old IN Lake county. whcre hts farm was pupu'aTly
supposed TO be. Flrthet than this NAV state, au.
UC lativty, that hs Hsrer 0,pHef q farm IN hB
tD-4i. .4as IL lag o'.As aray ~ L.a.tye. eat .rg.
nersr pracfic1l Jlrger al any time n his ~
Inc Illustrations when used TO appear IN asricul.
tural journals representing "solon Robnson's farm
nt'yel a., -,srs - b,rps &" .t,bi.s {" - no,i,,
houses" Sc. ve.e considered ncauufui mytHs and
Afforded lively ioge. 10 those who lbokins IN vain
Tor trem here, iourd only Tue patchedup, clap
hnErde log touse, wttch still stands on what Is
Suovn 80 II, bHson's Reserve" In the town o,
Grown Point
row TuE MONEY CANE.
IN those IA. -new.na?er eorresnonlents wrote for
Z o." move tlln 'or money, aud while Scion devoted
hs line 10 brain work his good vile toned with her
haLds 20 suplort The ilmiy. True, he planned. bus
10 account Thus to her industry is no mainly in
drbtel Tor hts success In lie As an example OF
this way he had, he VS. legal COUNSEL and hu'iusss
a-cut FOR al iic carly settlers, EuI "a getura T9
ceived uties cl hay. gram. ana stock. The free
urlre gras- was also available, anu b tlose means
30 ,uch butter found us vay to Chicago IS tho
rooi wife OF Solon Rooinson m71e, AMI ~ Tor her
apple outer and sour Krou, hef were wildly sou ut
alter. 50 highly, indeed, were Aer sA.llu iAbors
esteemed nai SCION conceived the loA OF eaten ling
| item. Accordingly II was his wont 70 purchase
hogs. fatien sal have them slaughtered depending
anon his wife TO render the lard make the sausages
smoke aed vckle the pork. and prepare it, 10 short.
ior t,e ClcIso market. lhe refuse he further con-
ctSot the idea of manufacturing into
SOFT soar,
a. u was well known that his wife's rnayieal hand
brought al she undertook TO perfection. soIon
iobinsOn's recipe Tor mn&ng son sO,p Is Jet IN de-
naA4 aIl over tie Unitsl stl'cs.
o. F. we noi an. When ~ pesrh orcl,ri hor-
fruit, soiou Robnsons (Nife's) uehcous preserved
p-Icles became specially IN tAe CuCt.O market.
AuJ by the lal0 OF his wife, and all Otlcr No
| could co miami. be suIounied LLn-oli VITA con-
| fJrt and rOsrelIty.
H.. n,ucAsnt Tor journalism again broke out, AMI
he started another Eta'u tUus pape. tIis tune tho
log CGita. Herein he pub ishci gseit deal Of
r'ym", wnic he mad usra lu ths hant or Nuuas
Tor some time previous. The rhymes were lar-
pyons OF din,len; individuals who had ncurre ma
| lad, ton, and ns would often hand tneTn 70 the
| shenl VINO az his request would read then Ia tile
pubic square ater the business OF the day was
over ILls diversion wa varied BY melo iramauc
scenes At nome. His family IN N consisted Of his
NDrn ne " got up vron - n" did not know what 10
| 10 at, or aened Tor a good whipping" as Is sri
cai..rsn, he put tue bosom Of HIs family on the
| race. H. ftvtItc torture was
| THREATENING TO COMMIT SUICIDE,
| I'M hi. wife Vas not eusy scared. Her nerves had
bc,u thJ stIdin TOO long TO b5 d.s,uroe by sucI
| tr de-. One Digat lie declared ho would Kill him.
SET lie took down his rihe, rushed out OF the
| house INTO small log caOn ~ the Nart and closed
| tne door. In sdori time there regOrt of the
| gun. His wife got up. dressed herse' az went to
1e window IN TIE rear end OF the cabin ana peepod
| through. There IN the middle Ct thO door, sai
| SOiOn bolt upright and stiil as a mouse, waiting
and listening Tor his family to make tneir appear
| Anee. II turned out just Mrs Robinson expected.
| anu she went back to bed AMI to slteD When she
| uNcke IN tuo morning, So!on reposed by her s4e,
| aud she lofl him In creams while she made road J
| tie breakfast, Ot wEicl lie partook Nlta healthy
| appetite.
| A. isngtr. about ~, yaar 1915 Scion IA become
20 reuoNt 81 - IA agtlct tuili Nlief tnat ne oB-
| tsiutd 1ie position ci "U.yy!.ns a-ent md CORE
| suut don't o. tHc AusricTH igittWfurish' pub
| h-uei m Nes lstk by a. B. A.eu Co., 10 aud
| III Water street
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