The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-02-01
Five Hundred Dollars to Start With.

all tnat reateS 10 NuSDy It's prospects, anu sulou
ings and desiring our part to gather up the most
reliable information, we called upon Mr.. Hill at The
Gardens and found him busily engaged in the prepar
alton Of garden beds, cold frames, fertilizers, and
general plans for early vegetable garden We
were invited into the house, old style log cabin,
opening into room of about eighteen feet square
clean white poplar foor partially covered by bright
strips of weworn Brussels carpet, suggesting bright
memories of "days long gone" was the first thing
taken in by the eye; bright and shining Yankee
cook stove standing at one side of the room, gave
out generous and inviting warmth, and one glance
around the room completed the transformation from
the rude exterior of the Settlers Cabin" to the
subduing and civilzing influences of the interior
"Christan Home" And as pleasant faced woman
to welcome us, it did require words to tell
you that Mrs Hill had been faithful companion in
the husbands twenty-seven years pilgrimage in
America and the Bible and Book of Prayer lying on
the table before them plainly told the story that in all
their journeyings thus far they had been alone.
In reply to our question Mr.. Hill said:
Eyes sir, l am an Engshman ! born at
Newman Paddock, near Rugby, in England, in 1872,
and it of the strangest things in my life
wake up at fifty nine years of age and find my home
near Rugby in America"
g 1t must indeed seem strange to you, Mr. Hill.
How long have you lived in Tennessee, and what has
been your occupation"
''About thirteen years and half sir, and have
spent the greater part of that time in farming and
gardening"
''Mr. Hil what induced you to come to Ten
nessee?"
"Wel, sir that quite long story AT the close
of the war was living in Grand Traverse, Michigan
My health had become broken down in the war, and
my doctor advised me to go into the mountains of
North Carolina or Tennessee, so sold out in Mchi-
gan and came to Greenvile, Tennessee, where got
some better; then went to the Hot Springs in North
Carolina, which is nice place. but not able to
stay there, and then came to Knoxville Tennessee
and there stayed for five years working at garden
ing. AT the end of which time | felt my health
again failing, and people said the tableland up here
was very healthy place, and came up here think
in the month of June, on short visit TO what it
looked like; stayed about week and found that
felt better l went back to Knoxville, and came up
again in July and stayed another week; and again in
August, September, and October, and at each visit
fancied l felt better, and in November | bought
what was called one of the poorest places on the
mountain, and moved up there, and went to farming.
My health continued to improve for about three years,
when felt myself fully restored, and well as am
now"
''That is quite story Mr.. Hill, and certainly no
one would think, judging you by your looks of dis
putting your present good health, and am obliged to
you for the pleasant sketch of your personal history
Now, Mr.. Hill, would like to get some of your
impressions and opinions to lay before our readers
on both sides of the Atlantic, upon the, to us, all
absorbing topic, of how comparatively poor
man pay for and maintain good farm home at or
near the New Rugby in TENNESSEE"
every WELL sir, l will try and give you my i'm
pressons, and if my opinions are worth anything to
your readers, will most cheerfully give them"
'Well, then, upon general principles, aid in the
light of your own personal knowledge, and your
eight years residence upon the Cumberland table, l
| would like IN know how Won would Droceed If Won