, 1875-03-29

+..". t!o etylc that tno aSis"Ht -, snu ,I tnt
c,aueo through lts rAgoa. It was wrttcn bv the
Tsy. i. i, nobtnsoi,, ot Harrisburg, aud, besides
ciyIng fuit history Of Tho generations OF tbs
Ilainoa and sho!r eonnactions a.a9 Rsss many
nfter lis nuceator. Of tho family had settled 10
tbip country. Tia history waa especially inter-
eating ir, The g1impaoa It gnVe Of the pcoullari-
tiea q The hardy, honest; snd '!rtnons neop'ss
s,..o,ns whloi, then prevailed. In Tho
u4rs With tle Indians and in the Revolutionary
war ths Dn.ns family took q conspicuous part,
historical records Of iho times. The one who
acenled to haYo acquired tho grnatest celebrity
vaa Eo1. Ephraim Dlu1nc. Of Cumberland Coun-
Is, "a. lie Nass man Of sery large propetty'
missary uenoral Of the No.thern. Department"
under Washington during tho 1acyolulton, andin
that position oftentitnea waa con1pol1cd to raiso
funds by Ills personal credit. At one tine a tie
State gave him warrant for ooo'ooo Tor
Yant for over $750g9o. During the "dark vim.
ter" At Valley Forgo tina Amy VIM left
almost entirely dape.,tlcnt upon him. Att
ct tho Revolution Col. blaine settled Oh
his estate IN ,Sliddlesc1, and bis home
was alwavs tic headquarters Of Washington
uhon he came to TINT region.
Tie record also told Of other memberd Of The
connection, The 1sov. DR.. D; II. Riddle, the
many yoara pastor OF tie Iirst Presbyterian
Church. riataburg; and osher4 we'll known in
Presbyterian circles.
Among the other records, too was the follow
ing concerning tho aubject Of this hkotch:
"Jamcs Gillespie Iaine, i grandson Of Dol. z.
plains, WAS born IN Washington County, Penn,
IN 1880; graduated at Waahinaton College III
is ADOPTED ts attd q Sdor ~. sa hRy
journal and Portland Advertiser for several
years. 1Io aeryod fous years IN the Maine Leg"
isaturo, two OF which as Speaker Of the 11ouse
md in 1862, no vas elected . Representative
was subsequently rc-electod to tho Ihrty-nfnnth
cunxress, aud has kept h1s place thero siaco."
4 LITTLE RoltAkoE-
"Wcll, but Goncra. remarked tbs scribe.
these facts Of tbs ancestral renown Ut tho Daiue
fan!llY, "thtg Ia yery interesting, but yet don't
exactly act1lo tho question AZ to Bfalnos Eelig-
ioua yiowa. In fact, It only makes thn question
mora Interesting. Tic pedigree heta Ia Ger
tainlg Of tho strongest Presbyterian Kind, but
how comes 1t that the Catholic element camo
into tho tamily2"
"TLat's easily explained, and IS slightly TO-
. young man, was rather careless Is to l,ia 70
ligioua viowa; IN fact, ths matter OF religion
didn't trouble him very much. and QUO church
was a. good ~ another. VOL, in the course Of
hls moanderings' he met hIss Mary uillea,
'hn q havs '1Ss bssn % q n Unusual ~ loyeinssa
Of person aud character. ghc WAS a
davolt Catholic. It was caae where true love
didn't run very bmnoth, and when Ephraim Nh
nouuced hIB Intention Of marrying tho lady,
thore waa opposition from lia side Of tho house.
Uut tho opposition Wus not strong enough to
stop tho marriage, and 80 tho two woro united
mud lived happily toyesher. Tho children from
thls marriage ali booame Cathnl!os except james,
who followed In tho wako OF Lis ancestors, nnd
became Presbyterian"
ssso then you think there il nothing in This
1oatlng paraRraph.-t1at IL, no truth, 1neau.
"Nor word Of truth ID it, an not positive
us to whether James iB an actual member Of tho
church or not hit he Ii o Presbyterian dyed IN
the wool, a1d with s!l his incl,nations, aasoc.a-
tIons, aud prejudccs TINT way. That much I
nm positive of. l aaw h1tn in Washington q
sIlort time ago, and II had known at this, I'd
| havo had square ucniai Of tho paragraph
ava didn't know ri 1t ourselves" said tho
scribe, " and poasibi; I'D havo paid no phstfc-
ular attention to it, Ell no not received lsttora
about 1t. It sonnnB to bo au interesting question
| 10 some poop'e."
"Weil, air you eau deny 1t II you want to an.
aver your correspondent. There il no truth iu
T.. blaine 10 az good Protestant AZ you will
| With this emphatic assurance, the interviewer
| doomed 1t unnecessary to pursue tho subject
further, and With thanks to tho General for hiH
| information, the scrlbo bado him and tito sub
| teot. for lAe timc. adlon.