The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-09-21

i,,rr li's lltu ucEOSS IL o.
a,,,. which awakened in him a .ir",g de.
r., /. ln,omc Il sailor. lie wen, 4" tl,y..
hnd and applied 10 several captains of
.sScloDurr. but he looked every iini - conn
.Er,mun aud WAS unsuccessful Dishrrr,.
4u,,i hv hs failure. and yet .,uriinr suiii..
esouaiie occupation he went Al ,.l,t /, hi,
Aa,urin Amos ietcber. who owrri Il auut on
hr ohio aud Pennsylvania Canal. ani th..
3 sBoy who had been dreaming ut II ~aiora III.
sns engaged 10 drive 4 canal boat team
tcmo Of tarlields experiences while
Eo.rh,ng tue ErriinJ Star a,c related
IN Can't. l.etchcr himself. jim saws
IN, CAPTAIN. was At the first lock with bis
4a.,n, ready 10 hitch on. aud we were OH in
s%j;ny. Soon We met boat. aud SOMEHOW or
Aihrr the drivers got their lines taIgl,,l.
gh,. impetus of our boat had carried her M
s.yrn with the horses, and as there was :.
s,Esa,,rwAy few rods ahead my a,rr,s;uau
xallrd out, Halo Jim. Whip up your
sipr,rs. or your line will kctcii on the
szr;irc" SO Jim he cracks sup his whip. and
SIS ,ram starts otr Oh 4 trot: In; "a, the team
5a, al the middle of the brihy, the inr
ipl,eued and jrrkcd horses. driver un,! All
Ssalo tlr canal. 1t came very near ,!i"wnine
hr Whole pile, but Jim managed I" ,cram-
ap ont When lie came up 10 the boat
Skrd him. Well. Jim, what were you
soing in the canal:
IS Taking my morning ha:h, Captain hr
4 lswercd'
An incident still remembered hy ihe Uhio
liver bna,mcn At Beaver is the light Garfield
8sad with one Murphy, II biz. hnIlv boat
eeai 4 rope was thrown Ia Garfield ifVin
s3Ae steamboat which was TO taxi, the Er-A.iag
;c in tow. Somehow ar other Garfield
Allied to catch the rope. II whirlcl over his
5onldrr and carried Murphys hat nii
tiurrhv rushed up To Garfield and struck al
etiIu The boy parricd the blow ami planted
Is right fist behind Murphy, ear telling
lm al once Having been IN the ranal
SG,, i)nr months and fallco int, the water
5urtcrn times. barely escaping "ith hi. life
40 hc last occasion. hc made u? lis mind
tsaat sailor life" WAS not 81 rlrae:,ur a. hr
l35ad pictured II 20 himself. and ic wrnI l,"nc
ssItb the determination 10 e" t" school
gain.
# WORKING HIS WAY 70 cOLLtcE
8 IIc had saved little money. ami whn,
ss wanting toward paying far his instruc
fon waS supplied by his bIutheI Thomas
accompanied by consin aud "',,!'"r
cung man from tho neighlori,u1-!." .-.ys
lis. Kirke. land supplied by his mother
filth Few pots. frying pan, ani dinner
iaeI. he set out for Chester. w:rr- ih..
S&s,,rr:y was located The three y"un.
3rn rented room III III old, ui.;mimt,.!
slffilding near the academy, and. with their
.Esa9kiMr utensils. few dilapidhtrd chairs
ASanc,i by n kindly neghhor. and ,pu.. st:iw
ck- which they spread upon the door TO
T7eep on. they set up hunsek rcping for
Aey were too poor 70 pay board rs well ~
# tition."
81 fairfield now paid his OWN way by taking
2Sid jobs from carpenters on Saturday and in
e evening. During the summer In made
e4ough money By chopping wood to pay his
8eard for the noxt academy term: the price
~ his board, washing and lodging hting
Of a week. In the fall of this term he
81 st met Lucrctia Endolph, whom he after.
erd married. English grammar. natural
44ailosphy. arithmetic ana algebra were his
Qfincipal studies, and ho soon hal sufficient
2aowledRe OF them to teach ia dist rict
pool. For three years he continued his
pfk at the academy. at the school, and in
e carpenters shops in autumn and winter,
ID In the woods in the summer, thus man
e44Ains not only 70 pay his tAnenses ut the
7sademE, bnt to save something toward de-
Sying the coat OF Il college tducation Then
appitd for admission TO the f.licriir In
Atute at Hiram, Portage County The
flaanner Of his application to the trustees is
10 10y Frederick Williams. one of their
ambar:
tbs board was in session with closed doors
pen the doorkcoper entered and announced
az young man was waiting a. the door
3 ~ very anxious to SEQ the board withuut
pay No objections being made the Young
pa was admitted. Entering, he said:
fntieinen want an education, and would
sfe the privilege Of making the fires and
3eeplng the floors Of the building 10 nav
III OF my EXPENSES. The board took him
MS word. aud ho was allowed tu pay for
tuition by doing janitor's work"
ne was noted for his readiness in debate
The College Lycenm. Us worked well at
~. studits. and before long bcca,ne an as
Tfg1ant teacher. He ia aaid to have pos
sed the faculty of entertaining and inter
55slhg his sch olars and to have been apt AZ
t'nent illustrations and specially pains.
ing with scholars of slow romprchcn-
lh; de gave instruction principally in
Engii8h branches, but lie also taught
Siiotint drawing in which he had ronsid- :
nbly Skill. A lady who was u student M
e roilsge at tho time has the drawing of n
lss S upoo which he did some shading and
g9issning touches. Upon the margin is tiar-
~ name and his pupils i'll the formers
While at Hiram College Garfield oined
Church Of the Disciples This sect
churches in many Of the large
its oil the Union, but its principal mem
pup Is found in West Virginia. Ken
Shy anu Ohio 1t vas founded by Alex
CT Campbell. One of his scholars during
second term Ut Hiram College was Miss
9cretia Rudolph.