Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-28

/, climbing over thorn bushes into fh
Indian lnclosure, and hitting an India
over the head with his musket. ..h
profanely used We wicked and blasphe
nous words by G-dv which wus.n
lawful command in We otherwise BRAY
Iproper assault of ye goddess heathen. ),
But the willy Nathaniel successfull,
defended himself in his proper per
son." and eunningly explained that b,
only said "Pequod," and not "by Cd,
as he was accused. Whereupon th,
court recorded its conclusion thus
"Ye very fact of We profanity be- no,
sufficient proved, and whereof We said
Nathaniel be not guilty. But We court
considering ye impetuosity ofye said
Nathaniel, and We occasion whereof 50
complaint, mayhap ye said Nathaniel
be somewhat blamable in temper, and
he be judged to pay We fees"
1t seems the unreasonable Nathaniel
was not satisfied, for he sappealeth to
We session." but what became of the
appeal can't now say. Evidently he
was something of lawyer in his time,
for he could not see why ''fees" should
be charged against an innocent man.
In nearly every generation there
seems to have been several ministers
In some branch. of the family; some of
these, as the local historians show,
used to "preach on Sundnys'' and fight
Indians during the week. When the
poor dis wouldn't receive the gospel
in the orthodox way, they were:punch-
ed and made "good Indians" with the
bayonet. In fact, the family seems to
have taken kindly to preaching and
fighting, for they figure in some way
in every war on the continent. The
historian of Haverhill, after paying
glowing eulogies to Capt. Emerson Of
the Revolutionary army, who served
most of his time Immediately by Gen.
Washington, and went for him on
many dangerous venture, records
that, in Gen. Washington's later years,
inquiring Of Maj. Willis after the
health of Capt. E., who was too feeble |
to visit his old commander at Mt. Yer
non, said that the Capt. was "a brave |
officer, good disciplinarian, and nev-
er lost his temper"
Excuse me for relating these family
matters. I must write Of what I am
thinking just now, or nothing. Be-
sides, they are sufficiently removed |
rom to-day to relieve me from any
charge of egotism, I hope.
While on family matters, must tell
he boys a joke on my father, as relat-
,ther evening.
When about ten, my father went out
rom Boston Latin School to Concord
o spend Christmas vacation with 4
,ousin-RaIph Waldo-two years his
r.; they went out with their sled to
coast" down hill ON rsthe crust" Att
he bottom of the hill was high stone
ence. The snow had sdrifted event.
With the top on theshiIlside, 80 that the
ence could not be seen from the top oil
he hill. Just below the fence WAS .
pring creek, but slightly frozen. The
wp boys got on their little sled at the |
op of the hill, the smaller behind with !.
is legs wound around. the one In front,
nd down the hill they went with the
peed of an arrow; over the higlnrtone
ence they glided, and landed some ten
r dozen feet below, crashing tlf$ $ugh
he thin Iceland sinking two feet in
he water to the creek bottom. The {
oys scrambled out. minus their caps i
nd started for home in ahurry, Gold ,
s Jupiter" When they reached the I
ard, the smaller of the two,-Ralph-l {
ould not walk. further; their pants
,ere frozen too stiff to walk In. My
lther got close enough to the house tul !
e heard, and his outcries brought old
'r. Ripley to the door, and putting his
lasses on he took in the situation.
here the two boys stood, stiff as posts
/ their frozen clothes, icicles hanging
, their hair and coat tails! ].
Moral: When you ride over stone +
,nces with hand-sled, have an eye !
where you are going to land!
I must further copy for the boys,
ON a manuscript, an order by the Is
aacons of the first church of .Glouces-
r, relating to church manners in 1890:
"Ordered that to prevent We youth
om profaning yeSabbatli@nhd yeInfs.
'dering of themselves in We tyrnes of III
on ye far other side from ye girls Ii
! We no.-east Hen's side, and We girIsIr:
, ye far so.-west woman,s side. Xel
,tter for circumspection, and 'Ha4x
theing men shall take turn by two III
lay to sitt with them to inspect them,