The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-04-24
PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONs.
BY THE EDITOR.

Personal recollections. Henry Horton
spoke of several voters of fifty years ago
in Jefferson township, whom | had for,
gotten, until my attention was called to
the matter Theophilus Blake resided
on the farm so long occupied by Capt.
VIM. J. Evans and his mother, in the
north east corner of Jefferson township,
near Cross Roads. and now occupied by
Stephen Lego. l knew Jesse Radabaugh,
and his sons John and Harvey. l did
not know where Amos Leniger lived, but
l knew him well, and his children, Isaac,
John, Lany and Becca went to the same
schools that l attended | remember Ab
ner Cutler, and know just how he looked
l knew Joel Martin. He died only two
or three weeks ago, in Scioto township
had an interview with Mr.. Horton
last week, and he spoke OF Ethan Pnrdy.
| remember him we'll. He was small,
quiet man, and he cut cordwood at the
furnaces in Scioto county, near where |
did, and l was well acquitted with him
Mr. Horton also spoke OF old Tom. Can
ter, who resided in the west side of the
township, on the head waters of branch
Of the Little Scioto l remember him,
and that he had daughter who was in
sane. How we children were terrified
when we heard that "crazy Bets Canter''
was coming. She wandered about, but
she was harmless.
Quite a number of persons came to JEFF
ferson township between the years 1928
and 1892 There were Cary and Landon
Boyd, and their step father, old Jimmy
Browning; old Jep Massie and his sons
Tom, Aleck, Bill, Jep and Ed; Robert
James, Henry and Isaac Allen; old John
Grimit and his brother Greenberry, and
the young men, Jake and 10. Grimit
Harry Sinner and VIM. j. Leonard ;
William and Andrew Ferrel and many
others.
John Conner, who wrote from Illinois,
wanted to know if l remember him. OF
course l do. John was one of those good
boys, who could always be governed best
by kindness. He is mistaken about the
boys who barred me out at school 1t
was Robert Aliens boys, and not James
Aliens. spoke some years ago about
the little difficulty l had with young
Robert Allen, and as there is an import
ant lesson in it, and Mr.. Conner refers to
it, will mention it again. Mr.. Allen
was large boy-nearly young man,
high spirited, brave and honorable Our
trouble only amounted to a few words,
but he left school. On the next Sabbath
l was at the old Methodist Church in
Oak Hill, and Allen was also there.
had two miles to go, and he had five Be-
fore services commenced, number Of
young men and boys were out near where
their horses were hitched / hitched my
horse and went to the crowd, and spoke
to them. and reached Allen my hand -
He was very friendly. Next morning he
term, and also the next winter. | never
had warmer or truer friend than Rob
ert Allen. He told me that he had re
solved never to speak to me again, but
WITCH ouOOh hduus with ului dL tue pId
church, all his enmity vanished like a
flash, and there was kind of re action,
and he bad no doubt that he felt more
kindness toward me than if we had never
had any difficulty. Agree with thine
adversary quickly" DC.
/ had another interesting interview
with John Shoemaker recently He
asked me if | remember how we used to
cross the Black Fork of Symmes Greek,
when the water was high. OF course |
did He said he once came to my faith
er's house, hunting one of his bounds
that strayed off, and he had to cross the
creek bottom on maple trees that had
been felled for that purpose, but the
limbs had not been trimmed, and he had
time crawling through these tree tops.
Now about the letter of my friend Mrs
Griffe Dixon. l remember very much
that fastened itself upon my memory in
childhood. 1t seems to me that the sill
lier nursery doggerel is, the more will
the ordinary child like it. For instance
this, which was in an old school book,
and which was a great favorite, but a
more stupid, silly thing, was perhaps
never written, even by the poets % oi
the present day. 1t ran something in
this way
"a man of words, and not of deeds,