The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1877-07-11

When brought into the town, his worn
haggard, starved condition, fully corrob-
GRATED his story 10 the minds of all sens-
bic and reasonable men, but that class
who can always see farther into a mill
stone than any of their nighbors, still
knss there was something wrong about
him. and of this class was the good old
wife OF the man who kindly took him
TO his house and administered TO his
wants. This old lady having been
raised 10y Dutch parents, could speak the
language quite duently. and warned the
family and her reishbors frequently in
that language of the viper they were
warming 10 life in their bosoms. But
the husband and sons were kind to him,
and SO soon "a he had recovered his
strength, took him with them on their
hunting parties.
After some days party had to go away
across the country TO the big bend Of
Green river, to see after horses which
were running in the cane at that place,
and the old gentleman offered Ststler a
horse and gun, 10 60 with his boys,
who were of the party. At this the old
lady became furious, predicting that che
would never again see her boys alive, and
heaping upon the vagabond all the epi-
thets OF abuse known to her vocabulary
all in Statler's hearing-the party went
and returned loaded down with game,
but il WAS hard to tell whether the old
termigant WAS pleased or displeased.
Her boys had come home alive, but then
che had proved false prophet, which
was very annoying. The next day was
Sunday, o~d ''vagabond," shaved and
smartly improved, took his scat at the
breakfast table, and after breakfast took
down the Dutch Bible and read chap
ter aloud.
II would be impossible to describe the
establishment, modification and contri-
ton Of the old lady. She stool with
tears in her eyes, and exclsiSaed: "Oh
mine God, mine God and you has been
knowing all does say about you Well.
did not know you was Dutch. but now
knows you is a good honest man. You
does read the Bible so good. Oh you
must forgive me, for did not know what
was doing" And mutual concilia-
ton took place, and they were ever after
wards the best Of friends.
Through the GUNNER he joined in one
or two chases after the Indians in one OF
which his party crossed the Ohio and |
the trail into the Indian coun>
try, and overlook some OF the red skins,
and exchanged shots with them as one
of the whites raised his gun to his face.
a ball from the enemy struck him in the
elbow, passed up his arm to his shoulder,
the bone as it went The only
remedy applied TO this wound was Slip
pery-elm bark poultice, and the entire
bone came out OF the wound in broken
pieces. Yet the man recovered and lived
for many years after. having al good use
and being as strong in that arm as the
other.
BY fall, Statler had become a favorite |
among the hunters. and several men vols
unteered to 60 with him in search Of his |
rifle, which was valuable article in
those days, and on arriving at the river
he soon pointed out the sycamore tree
that stood near the place he had lost his
gun. and sure enough he found it em-
bodied in the sand, under the spot where
he had suspended it, and what astonished
them was, that after fresh printing, it went
Off at the first trial. This as owing to |
the careful manner in which il had been |
closed up with wax. lie was so much |
charmed with backwoods life he sban-
doned all ideas OF returning to his native
State. and as wife in those early times
was not as costly a luxury as in the pres
snt days. but truly helpmete for man;
he married Miss Rhoda Pigman, and set.
tied on farm where they both lived to a
good old age. pious, orderly members o.
the church.
He was a man Of large. robust power,
never corpulent; a good woodsman aud
hunter, and excellent farmer. lie was
by the Governor the first
sheriff Of the county, but never aspired
to any other office, and was not formed
by nature for popular man self-willed.
and sometimes arbitrary in his manner,
and abrupt in his address, he frequently
gave offense without intending it, but
never intentionally wronged any one
lie had his rules Of conduct for himself
and family. with which he required a
strict compliance. A close observer of
men and things, he was seldom at fault
in judging the characters OF others, and
was always considered the weather prog
Losticator Of the neighborhood, and his
predictions were sometimes remarkably
verified. To those whom he esteemed,
he was kind friend and most agreea~
bic and social companion.
TO BE CONTINUED
lie who speedily gives to the needy
gives twice.
Henderson county has farmers who