The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-01-07
THE GArHsn1Ne OF CLAWS.

aOuf Ola an0 esLeemeu Irlenu AOner
Mc1lrath, 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 (forinerlyEuclid) on
Thanksgiving. From the Voice we
learn that there were assembled father,
mother, seven sons, and fourdapghters
thirteen in all. How proud old Abe |
mpst hayefr1tas be gazed at his chill
dren-a race of moderrA Anakins. |
The hight of the,old gentleman, who !
isInpy sixtyJone years of age, in his
stockings, is six feet six and half |
inches. The hight of his estmable
wife is FIVE feet aud niue inches. OIL
tthss,sesen AopsFfour are each six feet
Eve and half inches, and three six
feet two inches in blight, while, the
four daughters IRE each Eve feet elev
ep incheSiD hight, nod TthuJ Right of
all combined is eighty feet three and
half inches. The oldest son is chief
police at ST. Paul, and anather, son, is
4 member opour1 police, and his pon
desopso figure as heyipatrols up and
down Superior, street has a remarka-
BILE tendency tn INSPIRE a due. respect
for law and order amongst the vicious
ly insIatSd q 1vin a5d 3nT
In this connection we will say a
word or two about she worthy head of
this family. 4 As we said before, he is
an infant of sixty,one Years of age,
and is sI1 feet six and,a half standing
in hisaiboefs, fairly proportioBed in
form, without pound Of waste flesh.
He was and issa giant in muscular
strength as we'll as physically, He
has lifted 90; pounds of iaon, and
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 a
muss," Inc tbrashed the whole 1ot and
threw them one by one out of the
door just as one would throw so many
babies, and during that Operation he
dared not double his fist a for fear his
blows might prove fatal to some Of
the rowdies. Abe formerly carried on
the business pf sacooper; apd used to
come down with his load Of barrels.
Onlons. occasion, while stopping glat the
"Red Tavern" latterly known as the
jackson House." and which is now
trnhown, 4 yoang lspbb from towp,
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 straddlingo it
across the fence, and then got on his
wagon and drove off to town, whistip pg
as though nothing was the matteS
and leaving the luckless wight TO get
his buggy off the fence as best he
could. siS aAtW '"
On another occasion, years ago,
while Uncle Abe was standing at what
was latterly known as Wright's Tavern
; a acouoIe of young bloods. got into
their buggy to drive into the city, one
of whom thought it would be'smart to
: crack his whip over Abe, and he did
50 as he drove eff Uncle Abe although
. the most peaceable of men, could not
broek. tha sRsplt, and being a'greal
runner-1aVhg bsen known to run
Ndown a fSx7- heso oooly started aftertht
scamps on foot. syhen they saw hi'
huge. forQ stflding after them, the
frighteDedfell piled the whip anc
put their horse on run, but the stead,
fast gan of-Abe overlook them after /
chase of about a NIL. He stopped
the horse and got intotfe buggy, tool
the reshs out, of their hands and drove
back to the coraaSs, where he .gav'
Then, bothfaf threshing with a chip
made them beg his ps-don, and LEI
, them go their way, sadder 6at wiser
4 FCle6eIassd Herald.
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