The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-11-07
WILLIAM PENN.

and circumstance at Philadelphia, Pa.
The occasion is appropriate for refer
ence to the life and incidents Of the great
founder of the Quaker City and the Key
stone State, and the Steubenville Ca
zette, with wonderful industry and re-
search among the musty pages of for
gotten lore, now prints, for the first time,
the following striking excerpts from the
history of Penn's landing in this country
two hundred years ago:
He landed at Philadelphia on or about
the last day of November, 1852. The
hotel at which he put up is still stand
ingt d 10 the celebration Mock Penn
willSiand and stop at this hotel for a
drink
But to the real William. He called
the possessors of the S ate about him
under an elm tree at Shackamaxon, now
known as Kensington. He informed
the innocent child of the forest that be
was not & ghting man, and showed them
as evidence that he bad no hip pockets
in bis clothes. He told them. like kind
father, to set down and smoke the peace
pipe, while he talked to them about buy
ing few acres of land. He only wanted
a small matter of 43 600 square miles.
"Well," replied the surprised Indians
in concert, "what'l you give p
'Is the land thee possesses well tim.
berpd2"
"Yeu het," replied an old chief who
had been all over it and knew there had
never been any timber cut worth men,
tioning.
"Well watered p
"You can take my head for foot
ball." said big Delaware, ''if there
isn't a spring iu every pasture 6eld and
meadow that the creek doesn't cross'
improvements in good repair p
You are right they are,' spoke up a
Mingo, "not thing out of order excpp,
one solitary broken hinge on the barn
door. and the gaze latch little out Of
joint"
"Thee NAV think me queer, but I am
particular about having everything just
right, for | am about to offer thee good
round price tor the land" observed the
circumspect Mr.. Penn, while the savages
rubbed their hands in anticipation.
"What's the offer ?" remarked Sus-
quehannah, taking long pull at his
pipe
"The majority OF people," said Mr..
Penn, feeling that he had impressed the
innocent savage with his plan, "wouli
have come with an army and forced thee
off of thy lawful possessinos, but thee
should know that thy humble servant is
not good at fighting, and therefore he
does not believe in it, and will, instead,
pay thee fabulous price for the land"
$50 on with the offer" yelled d. n
anxious voices.
"Are thy fences all good3"
"Not single lonely paling off,
"Good spring house p
"The best in the country"
"Thine humble servant wants to know
all about what he is about to purchase
before he offers thee price, and he may
seem 0yer-partlcuiar.
"Go on with your astechism, then. If
the land isn't up to representation yoa
can have your price back "
"Rat.proof irn-crib p
ayes, and half-full of grain -"
"Will thee sell, also, the corn in the
shock, hav IN the NOW and the farming
implements ?"
"Yes, and warrant them to neither rip,
tear nor stretch" replied a Delaware
who hal lost all patience. Everything
on the place from the bull calf in the of
stall in the stable, to the threshing ma
chine in the barn. Plank down the Of
fer and all is yours to keep and to hold
and your heirs hereafter"
IL would ask thee if Westinghouse
is nigh2"
"About lalf mile cross lots. three.
quarters by the big road"
"Markets fair p
'Everything is as handy as pc cket-
book in a shirt, and hucksters come every
day and pay city prices for butter and
eggs"
"Other things too tedious to men.
,ion ?"
"Plenty of them ?"
"Well, then, thine humble servant will
give thee [opening his saddle-bis this
fine ttring OF beads, that glistens 10 the
sunlight like the dancing rays on the
wa,ers; beautiful brass button each,
and silver quarter to seal the treaty of
peace between thee and thy humble ser.
want, and to show thee that there is moth
ing mean about me, if thee will warrant
that the broken hinge on the harm can be
meuded with little expense, l will throw
in a large red and white striped glass
marble"
The gleeful savage, who is tickled with
a string. accepted the offer, and Penn
went his wav with the papers in bis
pocket, with the cast OF countenance of
a man who felt that he had done noble
deed and cinched tolerahle bargain in
horse trade And to-day Willism
Penn's name marks the pages Of history
as that of the great and good man who
instead of making a bloody conquest
against the poor savage possessor of the
soil, made noble example by bu, ing
and paving for the land now the only
Keystone State in America. What q
good model for the children Of men ~
follow! How much better it is for man
to GO to his neighhor and buy his land
instead of killing him and taking forci-
BILE p session!
But the poor ignorant savages from
whom the land was purchased by the
great and good Wiliam-what became
of them?
When they examined the beads and
found they were only bits of glass; when
they discovered the buttons we're eyeless
and had been rubbed off last year,
soldiers overcoat, and when they ascer-
tained that a quarter with hole in il
was only good for two drinks instead oI
three by Who'll, sale, they went out behind
the barn, laid down and died OF remorse
because thev did not insist on the long
wigged William giving them tussel fol
the place.
The Duke OF Athole plants every
wear from $4,000 TO 100000 trees