Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-04-10

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SOaS1Y APPLxsEEo.
Joeathan Chapman, bsttsr known ~
''Johnny Appssseed." was born in hos
ton about the year IT'S. tie early drift
Cd 70 Western Pennsylvania, where In
IL Wild frontier life his mania for plant
ing spplssssds was first disooyered.
Tired Of the rapid settlement at that
wilderness. he soon pushed out for the
vses. In 1901 no visited Ohio with q
horss-losd Of applsseeds which DO had
aaahessd from the eide, presses Of west
en- Psunsylvania. He planted his
sssds on tho fertile spots Of tho banks
Of LICKING Creek. In 1903 be Vas seen
By settler drifting down ths Ohio river
10 two canoes dashed together, and load
"a With epplsae6ds, destined for the
vestsrp border Of the white settlement.
He often planted ~ high 40 bushei OF
eood "a one place, then inclossd the spot
With slight fence, or guard OF brush.
Vhen he would leave the place after the
trees bad In Q measure grown. Plant
10 ons stock Of seed. Be returned to
Ponnsylvnnia for nnothsr, which he
Ra4hsred from the cider presses in diff
1oront plaees. Hs first carried tho seeds
n liusn bags, but the dense undsrbrush,
hostile With thOrns and bYiafs, made
laathsr bags the only safe ones for his
purpose. 60mstimcs tho bags found
1eanspostStIon on the back Of m old
be0ksndOwn horse, bat more often on
his own sturdy shoulders. He was
man Of vigorous muscle and great en-
duFauoe, q he could not have stood the
long. weary journeys through tbs lonely
and tsaekleas wilderness for 20 many
years, Journeys In which no Was loaded
HE Q mule ascending the Andes. He
always planted his seesls In some re-
noto piotursaQus spot, and thefo let
thsm grow 70 b claimed by the settlers,
WHOSE homea sprung up In the Isolated
elearings. In this way the wilderness
w. made 20 bloeaom ~ the rose, and
tho foundation Was laid for that inn
0ouGs growth Of fruit trees wh0ss Weld
today forms 20 important part Of the
annual products Of tho State of Ohio.
when the trees were large enough for
oale. Johnny either sold them or left
them 10 b cold BY some settler for him.
II this business he vas methodical a.
nleschAnt. The really poor got trees for
nothing. OF Others more able be took old
clothing, some mesl or other thing he
could nee, IN exchange. OF those able
- pay b demanded money. which he
vAs seldom without. tie usually took
notes payable at some indefinite period.
ThA dOns b. paid no moro attention 10
~ nstter. quite often u Was the last he
ever saw Of the River Of the note. His
vants3Were fow, and he cared little about
money. He used what money be got
u buying 6wedenbo.gian books which
- e1se 70 the 6sttlets where he stayed,
and b vosy often helped poor families
u neod Of tho necesHiries Of life.
An old tnilrm horse excited his pity.
BuylnA old broken-drown horses aud
leaving them In charge Of some one who
va pledged 10 oaro for them, was an
Oehes pAFt Of this strange mans mis-
otOa. He hed 1t times quite drove Of
Aeod and maimed horses under tho care
~ some humane farmer. INJECTING
pain o. . dumb creature was With him
"a objectionable sin. This sympathy
exeonded 10 The smallest animals, even
- insects. He pat out The Gro In the
camp II The woods, because the wind
hee9 the srusquit0ss into the a smss,
oAytng - ~ Quenched the flames. God
Susold that should build DIRE for INV
comfort which should DO tho means Ut
oeGeeoytno any 1t his cfVsturea.s lie
oAoo boilt , 0re q the end VI hollow
~, u which ~ Intended 70 .ss the
NIGHT. but nnding a bear and her cuha
0ooapytu9 ~ he re.novod shs flre 10 the
cohes end aud dept In thu snow rather
man disturb the beana A unnkc having
~ hlms = friend a.lked him In regard 60
- Seh1ny drsw . long siah and re-
pateds poor fellow! ha only iust
Suuoood ma. when In An .uucodly pss-
ooo0 pat the hecl oe INV scythe Into him
and went home While at work In
The uouae hornet GOT underneath hia
oAiTe. and although repeatedly stuur bv
- tnoooes ha deliberately took OF hG~
eatRe and k6esnted tho tusrutiar. Hia
SS1en6 laughed At him and asked vhv
- 4tdaJ klll tho little Imp. 10 whioh he
gsplted: ~ would nal b riaht 10 Hi
She poor thing for Il did not intend 70
He lived The ronghest life, campjne
90 n eho vOo<lA or, ff alespiur II 4
hD0sos Oocupyin1 the noor;hi drca Vas
N tndeacsibAble medles, o0mposed IL
oaso-o& clothing he had taken Ia CT
ehAuRe for appla troee. In later years
Thu ooound- hNud rAisncut he thuuvist Tor
luxari0uA and vors ~ prinoipsal p.lr-
snont ~ old ossllee sack. Ia the bosl0m
and dido II which DO cut hOlss 10 t,arusl
III hesd and axms through. lie thought |
ehte cloak eo,d enough for any man 10
veAr. He oeldom vuro shoes except In |
vtneos. For travelling on rough rpada he |
vueo ru0o pair ct aaudalA. hc bausht l
70 eov.ein9 Tor hin feet. using ola csss.
- BOON ofnhoea. gcucrally unmatched. |
and wore them Whils they vouli ssick |
- Ats feek. He lnsss kis cuu heal /
peAs; FOR = long time he wuso thr
large lin diprcr in vhics, he xs,okesl /
~ mush while travelling. INT IL
xaa1ed - ahads hia face frusu ths
IN. Henns ~ made has OF pastc-
ooefds With An tmmense peak In frunt.
and oent down at the aiJes 10 rroieos
~ 49, mum the hsAf. He led hlnn,e-
49, nd naoeAl life, and likened himseIf /
mo ~ primitive ChPistians. literaliv
eAkan9 10 thouRhs of the morrow. M.
eoovsee1u0 mode him q all times han
~. ~ 60 time IN itinerAnt minisss,
Seeo94 fesea on the public aouAre a
lenaoet4 vas dsnounniuQ the sins a
49, NE I'D pride of dsssA ana sr.
S!al1ed lnQuinne "Whers nov h ~
4eee-sooeed CAffAiAn sravsainr ~
neavsa { yohnny. Who uss lyiny on
- .Rroond near By. took thc
2caueioa n IL litoral ssnss. raiseS
- hare I'D 10 III sir snd
Scasesased .sHcss's yunr primi.
No CAristtxn r 10 the diAcomfitwre
q - usll-dEsaasd missionary. The
eena vho vas pFaaeut as his death
- hessd 70 inquire What VAS Johnny
Aege0eedh Eoolgion; ~ had nsvsr csea
! - Y % placid : atsts & Ihs an
soeeo g dsaeh. and - ready 70 snssr
epoa another lifs.
~ - aiA : II nse ! bad. tem-
geeoa uen; hit whsu sousbody takes
NJ 1ooehnsusA and puis IN place 81 Il
oooeeoe ~ hno heen uHed Is nrrir
AA1rayo. md ! CT hid Of 4 "a ~ M
80 - q think is'e mot suyuriuin.
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