, 1876-12-23

and tr,,etwortr. md liz iook. NJ s,hnic ~ =
treasure which every hDuAckeepcr desiring 10
increase her knowledge and skill should hasten
" poeeees'
GEN. e11s.rru,
A COMPLETE LIFE FtlEN. uEoRcF A. RIA,
TER, MA1oR.t'HxEnAto ny voLuNTEkns, BREvET-
1n.sHsAL 1S~Trw.xr.s.o vSi1xn sIAfha AnaTi AND
CAvALnr, M FnrpEntcs WntrTAxHn. isernt.
carsain sis!h New York Veteran Cavalry. sso.,
n. r.. o1s. s.,. ns" ,e, oIk: sne.aon 8 90.
n"s Aooso o'oe,Apny 10 htnng t,loute 70 tno
."M"u. =, Aou'' aa',, olaso so'u'oi' ana
s.,',.h oeel. ~. as Written Nlln au entaue'aam
w.. ..,,., ."' p'sIu''nI Dee'a ofe'"cc"!ng'
ss,1...a.. ~ ".a W .le e"u p'eAus t1' e1eaee IN
W. s.,st,u,o ~ ~ ..' ,'t". .aS 1esus anu kcner'
aa..s ~ so -. a.o auve% .no uis"l1 c.'a.-
ass, s"1 k'nc'o"e .'n.e, a''u .ha epienu1a ca"
fecf ol deh. ueorge a. Custer iffcsst,oly win
upon Tic reader VINO now for tho FIRST time
views him closely, as thoy appcar 10 hive won
during hIs life upon all who came In contact
will. him. Tic occasions IN which Custer earned
Known and his who1e mttarv nil s he. 'oo hec %c
~, n,arssd ana ~ , ta'ses nas peen
aro various uarteular. Of his nr,vatc hi.to,v ,es.
rencrally famtlar w,rh .ys,p o"o ,xI1 ho 700
csted to learn, from their Importance Ia making
Just estimate OF his nb'littes aud his services.
George Armstrong Custor was born IN Nav
Rumlcy q IN ISao Ht. norcp,. .,i,tii.trr ,ror. u
omnnr thc bumhlc but atur,v ,,,o.a NJ r,iero,xs
who have tollfully opened tue path for Clvlza-
ton In It's procrcss westward. The rreut-
grandfather Of Custer VIVA one of the troon nf
Hcs.tans aurrcnt1crcd Nv T,urpoync in 177p ,rbo
pee"o'o eua'Aoseu u Lug 'ana NC iouKnt 10 SUD-
Que, and made II his own by ndOpl1on. The
IIcsstan soldier settled In PENNSYLVANIA, and
thonce NJ. ,ic.ccptl.nts fo,,,,a t,otr -. -. ot,s
Vm S nS..es s.,a, ~ t' .,,. sne,s wy 70 u,o.
foune Caslcr ealhcu MS carly education at tho
dfstrics-sclsool'n New Rumlcy; and,whcn 10ycars
old, he accompanied a ncwly.marricl sister to
Monroe, Mich, where be remained for tho ma.
~ w. ,n.ra " nc .,,,a snsa "a 5sa's
Monroe that Custer entered upon romance Of
love which parallels the most Interesting inycn-
follows:
Coming from school one day 10 Arrs Reeds. tho
rough, ha1cn. haired, frcckc:f :fnccd boy was rcrty
s II t ST.. With nek ss ss
iaihcf's TT, A. only chld, and naturally spoiled
~. most i'e e sno was pfoua 70 snow All
sho Eta arciy u NJ .b sx1 ~ W. s s
nrettY faco dtmpjIue Nv with sinije, % roa nxa
Custer boyr' Thcns frightened st hcr own tomees,
~, turned and ned 10 tf1e huuse. It Was
the beginning OF Clusters trst and lat leyc, Tho
sweet arch face " that lftto girl tho hrft rev.
elatton to Tho wild young savage. whose whole Idea
of lafo was That q physical exercise war, and thc
Ganse. Q! @ @SomSnsag fss-1I anotaef s'de to lie:
ba1s WIS % oSc ~ Ec, Ht anu no thsn Gna
tte III shaud ~ IT, a ,fo W. H. n qaS tmas
throuEh many Obstacles "'e' LAW Ae's MS W"
cuetcr hn,, frcm ch1aho,d q s,-o,r ,,~o,t,o,-
+,o, ~ 1,;itnr ~ a.,I sssoh prcuGS-
ho rcaoiutn ~, anorene ,, ~ ..ae ~ mas 10,
hia cnirancn to I'm scnnI NJ ~ Wass pntntt H
personal anpcation % he obtajned fron. ois senntoy
hnrhan, n rntctsn .1tin"rh ri. fo,,,or n.os
opposed 10 The pojities Of ths party in nowcr. ~
, e, LUZ yoash sesatGu a,tf
~ ~" Sse,1,,n tpoo ~. .1,fnn IL mie M
io nruil,,aieti, tsstiiira. mi ttstcr wns one ~
tho warriors '.Gor,,. not mattc ,rhose tnicnts %
nro gtfts. not arouIremunts. mid whuse yctories
nrc fhn nrnS1t,ct nj tn.1frnt,nn r"thnr th ~
nas,a,'cp e"u " ''''p""''on 'a'ef 'han e1
FITf..nuu Tms,ar o,,,o1,5oa 1t, o,a,. ,,fu T., .,.
Of 16ol, ard n July reported for service at
washington. ~ WIS Immediately appointed
thcn a.taeod ~ w ~ ~ nnd "Men Mas