The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-01-07
THE GArnRn1NG OF GIANTS.

Our Olu ana esteemed friend Abner
Mcllrath, the famous Euclid giant
and fox hunter, the father of race of
tall boys and girls, had reunion of
his family at the old homestead in
East Cleveland (forinerly Euclid) on
Thanksgiving. From the Voice we
learn that there were assembled father,
mother, seven sons, and fourdaughters
thirteen in all. How proud old Abe
must hsYelfeltas he gazed at his chill.
dren-a race of modern Anakins.
The hight of the, old gentleman, who
isTaPy slxtyjone years of age, in his
stockings, is six feet six and half
inches. The hight of his estimable
wife is five feet aud niue inches. Of
the.seven AoRsrfour are each six feet
Eve and q half inches. and three six
feet two inches in hight, while the
four daughters ere each Eve feet elev-
7ep, inchesip hight, landLtheT hight of
all combined is eighty feet three and
a half inches. The oldest son is chief
police at st, Paul, and another, son, is
a member of'our police, and his pom.
depoqs. figure Oas he patrols up and
down Superior, street has a remarka-
BILE tendency tn INSPIRE a due respect
for law aud order amongst the vicious
ly inslhtSd q 1yEn 956 9nT
In this connection we will saw a
word or two about the worthy head of
this family. $,As we said before, he is
an infant of sixty.one Years of age,
and is six feet six and. half standing
in his boots, fairly proportioned in
form, without a pound of waste flesh.
He was and is:a giant in muscular
strength as well as physically. He
has lifted 100 pounds Of iron, and
a blow from bis massive fist and long
arm is 20 powerful that on one occa,
sion when some twelve or fifteen sail.
ors went out to his place to "raise
muss,' he tbrashed the whole lot and
threw them one by ono out of the
door just as one would throw so many
babies, and during that operation he
dared not double his fist for fear his
blows might prove fatal to some Of
the rowdies. Abe formerly carried ON
the business of acooper; apd used to
come down with his load of barrels.
On one occasion, while stopping at the
"Red Tavern" latterly known as the
jackson House" and which is now
trndown, q young snob, from town,
who was out there with his turnout in
the shape of livery horse and buggy,
got into difficulty with Abe. and hav.
ing insulted him in some way or an.
other, Abe resented it by lifting the
buggy right up, and straddling it
across the fence, and then got on his
wagon and drove off to town, whistling
as though nothing was the matter,
and leaving the luckless wight 10 get
his buggy off the fence as best he
could. atg 4HtW 80
On another occasion, years ago,
while Uncle Abe was standing at what
was latterly known as Wright's Tavern
a counle of young bloods. got into
their buggyat to drive into the city, one
of whom thought it would be'smart to
crack his whip over Abe, and he did
so as he drove eff Uncle Abe although
the most peaceable of men, could not
bropk that insult, and being aJgreat
runner-having been known to run
down a fox-7he oooly started after the
scamPs on foot.,a When they saw his
huge form stflding after them, the
frightened fellows piled the whip and
put their horse on a run, but the steady
fast gait Of Abe overlook them after
chase of about a mile. He stopped
the horse and got into the buggy, took
the reins out of their hands and drove
back to the corners, where he gave
them both a threshing with a whip,
made them beg his pardon, and let
them 60 their way, sadder but wiser
Cleveland Herald.