The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-10-26
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The Strange History q . Family eksSste
Prom recent Put in Bay Latter.
A resident of the Island, who repr'
sents Q later era and later struggl
in the nations history, IL John Brow
Jr, son of the "Old Man of Osawats
mie" At the close Of the war Nj
Brown came to the islands. and pei
Ting ut Put-in-Bay, sson surrounds
. himself with . quiet and q home con,
fort that he had not known for man.
years. Although not one OF tn
wealthiest residents or largest land
holders, Mr.. Brown enjoys standinl
and Q consideration among his neigh
bors that may be envied, and In man!
ways Ii q leading citizen. His pleas
ant house Is close by the lakeshofe
and q fine orchard and vineyard sur
round IL. Under the roof tree an
gathered many Interesting and vaiua'
Bic souvenirs of the family and the
anti-slavery struggles. As geologisl
Mr.. Brown has made Q 6ne collection
Of the minerals of this region. In
person this oldest son b not unlike his
father, though taller, broader and
more robust looking than the grim old
"Cromwellian soldier" whom Elmer
son and Sanborn SO fittingly described
Fine manners and an easy address as-
sist in the impression which his char
acter and person make. and with bis
heroic size and tragic scenes that pre-
sent themselves at mention OF his
name, the -on of old John Brown Is q
striking figure. This sunny, CHEEKY
voiced gentleman fought by his faith
er's side through all the stormy times
in Kansas, and opposed the forces al
Atchison, Reid Pate, Stringfell0w and
other leaders of the slavery party who
went across the Missouri line to spread
terror and desolation through all that
poor territory. II was he that Pate led
thirty miles, bound by heavy chains
and padlocks, and those same shaekles
the old John Brown carried with him
to New England and showed inst to
Emerson and his Concord friends, and
then held them up at anti-slavery
meetings In different places.
When John Brown made his Wild
venture at Harper's Ferry this son
was In Canada looking up recruits for
his fathers band among the escaFed
slaves. and to him the news Of that
rash attclnpl and fearful failure came
As n thuntierb,lt Only one Of that
Harper's Ferry band, Owen Brown,
escaped from the hands of the moi, and
he is now living on this peaceful island
with his brother. Owen Brown Is so
exactly like the portraits Of his father,
even to the long gray beard, that his
appearance startles one as If the origi-
nal old man of Osawatomie had step
ped forth and spoken.
Since the war settled all the ques-
tions and established the principles OF
liberty for which John Brown fought,
his sons have led a quiet, peaceful and
cOmparatively uneventful life. This
year John Brown. Jr., announces
himself as an unflinching prohibition
list, and has set up his standard by re-
fusing to sell any of his grapes to the
wine makers. To him temperance is
the great national question, and, with
his stern principles and lofty sense Of
duty, there In no subterfuge about his
that he will sell his grapes
for table use only, even IL he should
lose everything by taking such hos
tile position To the great interests of
the islands.
By strange chance John Brown, Jr.,
has become possessed Of the body Of
bis brother Watson, who was killed at
Harper's Ferry, and this last week he
has taken il 10 the old farm i'm the
A Adirondack wilderness, to lay il beside
his father His mother and the widow
IF Watson Brown, who has since re-
have accompanied him to the
martyrs grave at the feet of Mount
rahawus. After the riot in Harper's
Ferry IL was only known that two
ons had fallen beside their father, and
n the turmoil that ensued all traces |
we're lost of them. The body Of one of
he apolitionists was spirited away To |
he medical college atWinchester,N ir-
inia, where the students prepared il
q an anatomical specimen 10 illustrate
he muscular and arterial system. IL
ras carefully mounted and vanished,
nd IL was the most valuable specimen
q their museum AT that time. When
len. Banks troops swept down the
Valley and took posses
on Of Winchester i'm '62, DIR. Jarvis
surgeon in one Of the In.
lana regiments, WIS given charge of
II Rv the rights of war he belped
to this finely prepared skele-
IN, and receiving proper authority.