Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1873-11-20

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r push. Claudlus replied that ht
} could try. So Fink. liking the ap
J, pearance of the young man, agreed
1 to give him so cents day, that be
n ing the wages for a common hand
}. on the Ohio at that time Claudius
t soon learned the art of keel boating
and stayed with Fink long time.
l As he went on to the river TO make
!. money, he did not spend it as fast as
5 he got it, which was the usual prac-
f tice among boatmen at that time.
He very soon acquired considera-
bic pile, all in silver. He got Mike
TO put it in his trunk for safe keep
ing Mike observed to him as he
had the biggest. pile hs lit To
} carry the key
1t was the usual practice among
! boatmen at that time when they
landed at a town to 60 up into town
and get on spree. Mike Fink was
las fond of spreeing and rowdying as
any, of his hands, and it was al
ways necessary for some one to
stay with~the boat. Claudius. not
choosing to spend his money in that
way always rem;Aned with the boat,
which suited him better than spend
ing his money in drinking and Ca
rouSing. and was very satisfactory
to the captain and the rest OF the
crew. ~
Mike Fink was very noted char
acter in his day He could scarcely
he called a good man, although he
hal some good traits in his compo
sition. He was one of the most wild
and reckless rOwdYing men of his
class Yet he had respect for q man
of different habits, and when a man
like Claudius CABOT, whose sole aim
was to do his duty and save his mon
eY, Fink placed greater confidence
in him and gave him greater privi
leges than was extended to the rest
of the crew. When he paid him at
the end of the year he gave him
sixty-two and half cents a day,
when the bargain was for only fifty
cents day.
Mr.. Cadot followed keel boating
four years. during which time he
saved money enough to purchase a /
quarter section of land aud settle |
down to the life of farmer Con-
gress lands at that time sold for two
dollars an acre. There was one re-
served section In each township that
uoe half} or fNar drllae, oo o,ra NJ,
Cadot selected quarter section in
Veraou township in one of these re-
served sections, on which he. built a
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Eve years of age he marrlr;I Nancy
IIBill, who was well qualified to be
coine the partner of u man of indus
trious habits.
In 1920 he moved on to his lands,
and now commenced the real business
of life Any person who has lived
10 the western country need not be
told what life is on new farm Max
ing rails, fencing and clearing off the
land was no child's play. Planting
Etrees, building out houses and barns
required a good share of mechanical
skill as well as labor. All these Mr..
Cabot did, aud in very few years
had one Of the most productive farms
IN this section Of country. In 1929
the wants of lis increasing family
required better house. He had
very commodious framed house
built. Thus carrying out the western
idea which generally consisted Of
three different styles of houses. First,
the rude.log cabin generally located
near spring if there is one, or some
other place convenient to water
Then comes the hewed log house with
shingle roof, glass windows, etc In
this house the children of the family
are generally married off Then, in
later years. more elegant mansion
Is erected in the latest style of archi-
lecture 1t is no uncommon sight in
travelling through the west to see all
three of these buildings standing in
close proximity at the same time.
In 1886 Mr.. Cadot had the mis:or
tune to lose his wife. She who had
stood by him through all these toll
some years and reared for him a
lovely and interesting family Of sons
and daughters, was stricken down by
that most incurable of all diseases,
the cancer. 1t is one of the hard
conditions of life that just as we
think we have placed ourselves 10
circumstances to enjoy life, death
steps in and our cup of happiness is
filed with sorrow.
Mr.. CABOT afterwards married
Cynthia Stockham, a daughter of Col.
Aaron Stockham, with whom he lived
happily for a few years, when she
died. He was now beginning to feel
the weight of years, and having sc-
cumulated sufficient amount of this
worlds goods to render his declining
years comfortable, he gave up the
farm to his son Claudius. At the
death of his second wife he broke up
housekeeping and went to live with
his oldest daughter, Mrs Mary Hay /
ward, who had lost her husband and
was living with her four children in
the lower end of the Grant. He as
sisted the family in carrying on their
little farm, until the children grew
up and scattered off to themselves
Mr. Cadot, being of social turn
of mind, and fond of company, he
purchased a house in Wheelersburg
where he could enjoy the benefit of
small social circle of friends, snd
spend the remainder of his days in
quietness. His daughter gave up the
farm and now keeps house for him,
where they seem to enjoy all the
comforts and happiness pertaining to
this life.
To sum up now we will bring this