The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-22

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unns.
SECOND LETTER.
William Browning, eldest son of
Meshach, was a prominent and res
pectable man in his day and county
county commissioner, justice of the
peace, and candidate for the legisla-
ture. He died year or two ago, aged
seventy-ive years. He left a large
family of.children, a number of sons,
among them Richard L., late MEM
Der of the Legislature from Garrett,
and last fall candidate for clerk of
his county. He was a Union soldier
in the late war, and was severely
wounded at Lynchburg. He lived
on the old Browning homestead. near
Yough river. William inherited his
fathers hunting traits, and was very
expert with the rife, at the target
and game as well.
John Lynn, the next oldest son, is
prosperous farmer on Deep Creek,
the famous trout stream of olden
times. He was some years ago coun.
ty commissioner for Allegany coun-
ty, before it was divided. He. too,
is something of Nimrod. For long
years he has carried a manned hand
from a terrible cut from butcher
knife in a life-and death struggle
with bear in the cliffs of Meadow
Mountain. He was victorious in the
fight. but with a crippled member
for life. James is an amiable, we'll
to-do farmer in Preston county, West
Virginia; and Allen has for many
years resided in the State of Missou-
ri, and ''comes in" every few years,
when a friendly family reunion takes
place, which is always large and cor
dial. The violin and dancing are al
ways the feature of these celebra-
tons and, by the way, the Brown
ings are almost intuitively tiddlers.
This trait extends to some of the
females of the family. 1t is no I'M
common thing to see a full string
band at Oakland of the family.
Thomas, the fifth son, lives on
Muddy Creek nine miles from Oak
land, where dam and house were
built for the benefit of trout fishers.
l spent a week there some years ago
with the late DR.. Fitzpatrick, Hon.
VIM. Walsh and Judge Hamill. The
catch of trout was not large, but the
enjoyment was complete. Tom is a
good, strong, decided fellow. well
| liked, with many friends. His friend
ship is decided and we'll worth HAYS
! ing, and his enmity is not by any
means to be courted. He was not in
the late war, but some years ago ne
/ told me his experience in short cam
paign. The rebel army in the sum-
mer OF 1861 was on. Its retreat from
Horse Shoe along the North Western
turnpike, when Tom fell in with the
pursuing army. AT first he said he
was little timid, but he had not
gone many miles till, as he said
"there was no h-if he did not feel as
anxious to catch rebel as he used to
be to tree a bear"
We now come to Jerre, the Joseph
of the family, (youngest,) a ruddy
lad of about fifty summers, modest
and gentlemanly in his department.
He lives in very cosy house about
twelve miles from Oakland on the
N. w. turnpike, with an amiable
wife, and several intelligent and
well -bred daughters and other chill
dren. Here, too, the bunting traits
of the family crop out. l stopped
there last summer Jerre was at
Black water with some artists show
ing them the bold scenes of that rug
ged region but nearly the first thing
that caught the eye, mounted at a
conspicuous place, was fine pair OF
buck horns then an old-fashioned
rifle looped up to the side of one OF
the rooms of the house, and in ans