Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-04

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wirtar tound than ~ ,Mariot,a &
Ohio. whence he made excursions into
the universal Wilderness in ouest of
suitable land upon which to establish
himself Near the village Il an ami ami.
lnence of some elevation from tbe
lsummit of which an extensivs v;ew ia
afforded of the river and the surround.
ING countrv No site could have been
more inconyeniept but. as in the old
world many a picturesoue height was
crowned by picturesque castle the
relic of barbarous times the Blenner.
hasscts thought IL would be a fine
thing To nlace upon this he;gbt ,bs
mansion they intended to build
Abandoning this absurditv thew
plunged into another still more ridicu.
lous 3"o1' Hsa ii sfa .toi1o lla |
Near Marietta. there ia n low island
in the Ohio river about ,broo m;lss
lono and nerbaps one h,,dred vords
Iu., rl. a. iII.r' fIH
VIDE. III hes HAT upon the serfaco OF
the water, bending with the bend Of
The stream, like a long. green snake,
the lofty banks of the Ohio hcmming
IT IN on every side, like two ranges Of
wood-covered mountains, The river
IS so narrow there, that man upon
the shore OF the Island, and one
standing upon the main land can con
Nerso toec'ner without any great IN
eo"ven,ence' ~ was upon th's Island
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o"' "a"'o' anu se'e"'y acros' ior
,o"' '"ouSa'a anu hVo hundrod uol-
,ars' "nu LOOK up ms aoode upon u
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..v-.v -.-f~.'''s''cd, he
had expended about half bis capital,
From the picture of this house which
is now before me, should suppose it
miracle OF Inconvenience and absur
dity il resembles nothing so much as
those temporary wooden barracks,
which are sometimes erected, in time
Of peace, outside Of fortified places.
ao What noxtY II this house was un
comfortable and inelegant, his cs,ab.
Ilisbment was large and EXPENSIVE
and he was no more capable of OK.
tracing a livelihood from his farm
than a child A child indeed he was
in everything but years. lie tried to
experiment in chemistry he played
the violin he bought electrical appa-
ratus he collected boeksj and he
even tried, short-sighted as he was,
to shoot game, Ia this last amuse-
mcnt he was assisted frequently by
his wife, who aimed the gun at the
bird, and told him when TO fire. He
was so much afraid of lightning, that
when thunder storm was coming up
he would shut the doors and windows,
and get into bed. In short, he was
one of the most foolish, incompetent,
impractical men that ever squandorod
q fortune and brought family to
beggary. And his wife, in her way,
was not much wiser than himself, al
though abundantly competent, If sho
had remained at home, to shine in the
sphere in which she was born.
4 So passed eipbt yearsi In 1905,
Aaron Burr set ON foot his lamous ok.
nedition for tbo cono,esl Of Mexico
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