The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1877-06-13

Z aANhShAl "NS anu ihbA sAi NAN'HNhTt hithhl
them strictly pious. The strict econom
and unwearied industry which it require
to live on their lands, or TO purchase ia
better title to them when lost, grew int
a second nature or habit. which has bee
handed down from generation TO genera
ton, until we now number among GU
! most peaceablc, orderly and prospcrou
citizens, many Of the descendants Of Mary
lamlers.
Men frequently appeal to postcrity 10
a correct judgment on their actions, bu
in most instances the appeal is in vain
What is the evidence from which poster
ity is to judge OF our actions? Is it no
the record we have made while living
and the rumors and gossip, Of our day
echoed and rc-echucd down the vista 0
time. still retaining all It's tinls and col
oring?
To attempt true delineation of Mr.
| Pigman's character would Ice subject L
like difficulties; suffice it to say tina
tradition represents him AS highly cen
sureI 10y some AMI highly esteemed by
Others. That he ouce stood high IN til,
estimation Of many, is still evident from
the numerous children that were nance
after him; lgnatius, Iguatius F. ans
Pigman, still being tie given names o
many men and boys OF the country
whilst on the other hand it is evident
that many men suffered by buying lands &c
which his title was defective, and Others
bought lands that proved poor aud worth
less. But ii may be urged that few men
in that early day were judges Of the bet
ter titles, and that his own tdyo7ite son
in-law, who no doubt had choice of his
Lands, selected amongst the poorest
That he was public spirited man is ev-
idence from the fact that at such an early
day he erected cotton gin in Hartford
aud upon a survey of the whole case. it
seems that bad luck, or bad mana cement,
or both, was lis principal crime. lie
had five daughters, all OF whom married
respectable men, and whose defendants
rank amongst our most respectable citi.
zens.
We will close this chapter with some
anecdotes in relation to another branch
OF the Pigman family. On the return of
Ignatius to Maryland, his nephew, a
youth just verging into manhood, was
so delighted with his uncle's description
of the Green River Country, that by the
time his uncle had completed his arrange
ments to Ietarn, young Levi had also
completed his equipments and mounted
his horse with his face turned "West
ward, hor He WAS Il young man Of
personal physique that would have De
lighted q protested novel writer to por.
tray; Of medium height, plump, CONS
pact and yet agile, with heal and face
beaming with Intelligence and good ma
ture, communicative and confding in his
manner, with one slight foible, however,
love of high diction. preferring 10 talk
on stiltz on all ordinary occasions. He
had somehow imbibed the idea that the
county to which he was bound was al.
most dead level plain; and one day
while riding along, INDUCING in all the
hopes and fancies of his future life, as all
young men of love and muscle and will
should do, turned TO his uncle and said
"Uncle Ignatius, it would crafty me ex
tremely well if you could give me a slight
emiuence to erect my domicl upon" To
which his uncle replied, turning his face
| from him al have no doubt but that |
can accommodate you, Levi" The prom
ised land was finally reached, aud Ler
bad his lot assigned him, not on the other
side of Jordan, but on the other side Of
North Muddy creek it Icing an emf
neacc better adapted to a ,cind mill than q
domiciL 1t does not appear that he de-
INJURED to his lot, at least he was content
TO seek partner. and coon founl Mics
Jane Taylor, fresh from old Virginia.
Tradition does not say how the nuptial-
were celebrated, whether by au old Vir,
ginia, oil backwoods wedding, or whether
they ran for the bottle on their way tc
the inlare but he and his wife were soor
settl d in their log-cabin doMiciL and Z
large field cleared and ready for planting
in corn. After a hard days labor, in
which his good wife assisted all day, ii
dropping corn, he was compelled to g,
at night on an errand that never can be
postponed until more convenient season
and was caught out in a tbUnder storm
which would have done honor to tho
topics. lie succeeded, however in bring
ing home the lady most needed on sucl
occasions, and after kissing the dear lit
tie babe in the morning, he walked ou
TO look at his coru field, aud found every
hill washed away except an occasiona
one sheltered behind stumps. His broth
er-in-law, John Taylor, lived just ovel
the high ridge separating the Nortl
from Pigeon Roost Fork of Muddy creek
Levi and neighbor concluded to visit
Taylor one beautiful moonlight night
They had hardly reached the summit o
the ridge when they were alarmed by {
bear in pursuit of them; they immediate
ly took to trees Levi, whether from &C
cident or design, selected small one
clear of limbs, except near the top
Waite selected one with numerous Limbs
and branches. Levi commenced halo ".
ing to arouse his brother-in-law, an,
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