The interior journal., 1881-01-21

was for using the knife on Willis, but
Fox took 1t pleasantly, and peace was
soon restored.
To Judge Bridges the writer owes
much for bis kindness and good al.
vice From him he received, un.
sought, a certificate Of his qualifca.
ton as clerk, drawn by that prince Of
clerks, NJ. T. Christman, and be will
ever preserve it as token OF the
kindness Of the Judge towards him.
Many a time in the silent watches Of
the night has he gone TO his room to
sit and listen to him as he read over
Chancery papers and commented on
the matters at issue, and pointed out
the questions involved. and at times
he has requested him to read papers
that he might call attention to the
proof and facts upon which his opinion
was TO be based. can never forget
his kindness. Alas he is gone and
the old hotel and the room in which
he stayed are gone, aud the old Pur-
dom Tavern is no more, and the
old Brick Tavern, in which Fox was
married more than fifty years spa, is
gone, but another flls it place. The
old Tavern House. in which Read,
Kincaid, and Perrin lived, is also torn
down. and beautiful residence is be-
ing erected, which is nearly com.
pleted. The business houses Of
McRoberls ~ Wilson, Henley a
Jones, McAlisier a Guest. Scott, and
other, have disappeared, and the
beautiful City Hall and finely finished
storerooms now occupy their places.
The brick corner Of Helm, in which
the writer had biz Office years ago, the
bank now adorns, but that old brick
Of Helm reminds me Of the owner.
Thomas Helm, the old CLERK. was a
man tenacious Of his honor and his
integrity. Of generous impulses, and
to the young who sought his advice,
ever kind and impressive; a CLERK the
peer of any. To the writer was he pc.
culiarly kind. Having at the age Of
% lost his wife and Just began the
practice, he was left in sad con1i.
ton, and at this period when he most
needed sympathy and friends, Mr..
Helm unsolicited rendered him a home
in his family, furnishing him good
room, board for himself and horse,
with good Office in the old brick free
Of charge, with access to his books,
the records and papers OF the Clerks
office, thus giving him ar apportuni.
" to make himself familiar with bus.
iness, and where be would come in
contact with members of the bar and
others having business in the office,
and copying records and discharging
other business Of the office when not
otherwise engaged. For these kind.
nesses the heart will ever feel CRATE.
ful, and of his good and piOus wife,
Aunt Polly, what shall sayy Her
name and maternal advice can never
be forgotten. Often have | sat at the
old homestead and listened 10 these
aged ones as they spoke Of pioneer
life and people. and Of localities Of
historic fame and iuterest--ihe old
Fort, the old Jail, the 81. Asiph
Spring, Of the race that led to
the old mill. of the old beech tree
from which it was said the In.
dian shot the white man who was
carried into the Fort by Logan, and
spoke Of the hardships of the inmates
Of the Fort as received by them by
tradition, and of the rejoicing when
| the pioneers from the Yadkin reached
the iamished inmates Of the Fort.
All these were Of interest to the
listener; but, alas these traces are al
gone and the kind voices Of the nara
tors are silent in the grave; but the
| impressions made will remain forever
And, and ! hope that the writel
will be pardoned tor depression.
| While the cane-brake, the buffalo
traces, the cid Fort are gone, | car
but allude, also, to the little cabin {
mile or so away from the Fort, ami(
the cane and trees, once the abode o
heroic woman, one Of whose descend
ants, Mrs. ;. W., lives in Stanford
and another near by, Mr.. j. ID. X
\ Around this cabin the wild beast
prowled, aud ON one occasion BruiI
attempted to make an entrance init
that cabin by way of the chimney
but this daring and brave woman, as
sisted by her son, drove him ava.
with an AK, and thus saved her littl
twin boys, who were quietly sleeping
in their rude cradle These twil
scions OF a noble mother lived to Ill
her heart with pride-lived to fgh
the battles Of their country, both par
ticipating ia the bloody battle Of III
Thames, one being the captain of th
guards at the time Of the attack, an
who was seriously wounded, but sul
yiyed, the two married sisters, an
full of honors and Of age, died IN n
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