River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-01-27


marking upon his death, short time
after, his brother Ben, the doctor, who
was also q believer in the wine when
it is red, said: THE doctors at Ham
ilton didn't know what allied Carter
All the medicine he wanted was
little toddy. Had been there, | could
have saved him." Though a physician,
Dr. Ben was unable to save himself
He separated from an estimable wife
in this neighborhood, ana in search of
prospects went to Texas, where he
soon became attached to wealthy
planters daughter. He was consider
ed by the proud planter as very de-
sirable catch, since he was the son of
so distinguished man as Gen. Har-
rison. The match was made, and DR..
Ben again assumed the responsibility
of 4 family. In less than two years he
was
RUN OFF THE PLANTATION
by his indignant brothers-in-law, and
run off, too, after the popular fashion
Of the alleged shotgun policy. He
was subsequent reported, and mourn
ed for, as dead at North Bend. In
this memory even Grape was put ON,
but. before the badges of mourning
had accumulated any large share of
dust, DR.. Ben turned up. In the words
of the venerable postmaster of the
Confederate X roads, THE fattened calf
had come" but the prodical want
killed.
Benjamin, the doctor, was given to
fighting, however, was not of the mill
tary order. 1t was after the rules of
the code or those governing the ring
over which the marquis of Queens
bury once held sway. His fighting in
accordance with the code never pro-
some one who ignored the code, and
his first encounters generally resulted
disastrOusly to the symmetry of Ben
jamin's face and to the uneven flow of
his courage. He once challenged Dr.
Whipple, Cincinnati cripple, to fight
him with pistols, but DR.. Whipple treat
ed the challenge in the same way that
Parson Brownlow went TO treat the
challenge sent him-with contempt.
Ben was once enraged at democrat
Irishman who lived at the Bend be-
cause of some remark the Celt had
made concerning Gen. Harrison's
presidential candidacy, and Ben met
the Irishman in the road The former
was mounted, the latter was afoot.
Ben dismounted for the purpose of
giving the democrat whaling
Fifteen minutes latter the defender OF
his fathers dignity was sprawled out
by the roadside, weak, exhausted, and
bloody, while the Irishman was riding
the Harrison courser to his destination,
to which a few minutes before he had
been tramping, and while riding was
feeling infinitely better because of the
''bit of scrimmage" in which Ben had
Just involved him.
1t was not long after Ben's unexpect-
ed return from the south that the adj
vocates of the Maine liquor law had
added another name to the long list OF
victims who had fatally fed on the
worms in the still, who had sprung
from an illustrious family, the family
of president.
Symmes Harrison was the generals
best beloved To him he gave not
five talents but many thousand.
Symmes was regarded as
THE LUCKY DOG OF THE FAMILY.
He had married a daughter of old
Gen. Pike, of Kentucky. In his pros
perity and with his generous talents ne
waxed fat. He became the cashier OF
about the oldest bank in Indiana, the
bank of Vincennes, end he was the sec
rotary of the United States land Office
in Nincennes. He nestled i'll the lap
of luxury, but only for a season. There
was some financial trouble i'll the land
office, and soon after the secretary and
cashier was temporarily missing.
A campaign story told during Gen.
| HarrisOn's campaign was that detl-
cheney amounting to $4,000 was found
and that not until this deficiency had
been arranged for by the general did
! the unlucky son return. Symmes also
1 had reaped where his father had sown
at the old distillery, and he, too, became
text for temperance sermon. He
did not die, however, until he had
sown some tares, one of which was
named after his illustrious grandsire,
| William Henry Harrison. The scion
| of Symmes settled in Kentucky, near
ly opposite North Bend, and in sight of
| the grandtatherS grave.
About two years ago, in the full flow
er of usefulness" or beauty-his head
as red as the comb of Spanish roost-
er-he fell desperately in love with the
maiden daughter of old Major Moore
near Kentucky neighbor. William
Henry was widOwer at the time, and
possessed all the arGor that Butler in
his 'Hudibras credits widow with
possessing. William however wooed
in vain. His suit was rejected by the
fair Mary Ann, suit that was desper
ately urged one forenoon while May
was preparing dinner for her aged fa-
Their The rejection enraged the pres
idents grandson to such pitch, that,
whipping out a large pocket knife he
proceeded to
CARVE u THE OBJECT OF HIS LOVE.
The lover and the maid fought in sew
eral rooms of the majors mansion, I'M
til the maid had received over dozen
wounds. The writer visited the scene
soon after the tragedy and easily track
ed the wounded woman from one room
to another by her blood which had
stained the ceiling, the carpets, and
the doors over which and about which
she had desperately struggled for her
life. The girl finally escaped from her
Infatuated lover by locking herself in
one of tie rooms of the house, and by
the assistance of several hands at work
near the house, who, aroused by the
cries for help, hurried to the scene of
the struggle. Harrison made his es-
cape, but was subsequently arrested,
''manifesting symptoms of insanity"
Mary Moore fingered for several days
between life and death, and finally,
aided by herculean constitution, be
gan to rally. Meantime Harrison Was
taken to the Frankfort insane asylum,
where he was maniac until it was
definitely settled that Miss Moore
would not die from the effects of her
wounds, whereupon he straightway re-
covered his mental equilibrium re-
turned to his home, and subsequently
married an Ohio girl.
The only descendants that have re-
Elected credit upon "Old Tippecanoe,"
so far is generally known, are the de-
scendants through the late Scott Harri-
son. A worthy citizen himself, he is
represented by worthy sons, though
only one of them has ever achieved
any eminence. His son John is a sue
cessful real estate dealer in Kansas
city. Mo-: another son Carter, is a
United States mail agent, living at
MurfreesbOrO. Tenn. while the third