The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-02-10
LOCHREY'S DAUGHTER.

A bevy OF girls, granddaughter of
the aged lady of the mansion, were as
sembled for their usual summer visit at
the old Beatty homestead. Acting out
child nature everywhere, they beset
Grandmother Beatty one evening for
story, and when she assented, and gave
them Their choice among several Incl
dents of her early days, they naturally
preferred the following, as it relates to
a wedding and a baby; to subjects of
particular interest to girls of their age
twelve to sixteen.
She always began this oft-told tale
in the same words of half apology:
II heard it so many times when |
was CHI Id, and have told it so often
since l became old, that it does seem
as if | remember it; though that can not
be, for | was only fifteen months old
when it happened. But it is Just as
true, girls, as if | could recollect it N.Y.
SELF for | heard my father and grand
mother and others tell it over and
over ever so many times. And SO
you will forgive me if l tell it Just as
though | remember all about it, for in
deed can not tell it in any other way.
q was born in my fathers little
log cabin Just a fortnight alter it was
built, the fifteenth OF April, 1871, and
my cradle was roll of bark with two
crooked sticks for rockers. That was
in Westmoreland County, Penn, at a
place called Miller's Station, two miles
from Hanna's Town, Both these places
were destroyed by the Indians and new
er rebuilt they were not far from the
present village of Greenburg
"Those were years of war all over
America, but the frontiers had the hard
est OF it, for British agents kept the In
dians stirred up and supplied them with
guns and ammunition, but the colonies
had all the lighting they could do along
the seaboard, and so had no help to
spare to the borders. Countless muir
ders of women and children were COM
mitted by the savages, and hosts of
people carried into captivity. Those
were awful times on the frontiers.
"Well, the incident you have asked
me to tell occurred on the 18th of July,
1882, when was baby just running
alone nicely. There had been many
settlers farther into the wilderness than
Miller Station and Hanna's Town, but
gradually they had been driven back till
our places were the last on the borders.
Among the settlers thus returning were
two Scotch families who stopped and
built cabins near ours, the Courlas and
Dunlaps. Others also settled down at
Miller's until, with the great double
mansion of Mr. Miller, the fine house of
John Brownlee, and several smaller
ones, we had quite village.
"Mary Courla must have been q
beautiful Scotch girl. for her praises
were in everybody's mouth. and as
first recall her, though thirty years old,
she was lovely woman. And James
Dunlap was worthy of her, few men
ever saw equaling him in looks and
bearing. 1t seems that love, like wild
violets, blossoms in the woods as well
as in the fields; and perhaps it is sweet
er there than in The towns where il
makes so much gaudier appearance,
like over-cultivated pansies. At any
rate, James and Mary courted, loved,
married and lived great many years
OF welded love, all in the borders.
They were general favorites in our lit
tie settlement, and when 1t was whispered
about that their wedding day was set,
MIR. Miller went 20 James and invited
him TO have the wedding at the man
sion and ask in a houseful James
assented, and when the day came, july
II, il was goodiy company that
gathered to see thu lovers united