The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-03-12

came sour and ropy. The owner visit
ed the camp Monday morning and to
test it took drink of the sap, but was
unable to bite it off, so had to swallow
the whole forty barrels" He was the
author of the advertisement of young
man for wife, which was sent to the
Newburypcrt Herald, which was
printed and copied in papers all over
the country, and in foreign lands. Let
ters came from different States accept
ing the offer, all in the hand writing
OF young men in sport, except one lady
who came in person from New York
accepting the offer in good faith. She
made him an excellent wife, and from
the happy union sprang one of the most
Intelligent, enterprising and respect
able families hereabouts; all of which
heard and saw.
He was the hero of Trowbridge's
story of "the man who stole meeting
house" under the name of Starks. II
was the Methodist log church in the
woods three quarters of mile from
town. The society were unable to pro
cure lot at the centre, the owners of the
land belonging to the Established
church," and deeming it an intrusion
for any other sext to establish religious
worship on preocrupied ground. A
man in the east purchased the land un.
der the incumbrance Of lease to the
society, and proposed if the trustees
would grant him the privilege of NOV
ing into the house and occupying, he
would keep fires when needed, sweep,
and bring in the benches and join in
the worship. They took him in, and all
went smoothly until he discovered the
lease was not legal. when he soon back
slid. and disturbed the meetil G by cook
ing and eating in meeting time. 1t be-
come so annoying to the worshipers
that they gave up the house, but Uncle
Asa was not so quiet. He gave full
vent to his sarcasm and words that
hurt; he would point him out in COM
pany as thief and robber, as guilty Of
the meanest kind of stealing. He sooi
became known throughout the town as
''the man that stole meeting house."
It was more than the poor fellow could
stand. He sold out and went West.
He (Uncle Asa) was a kind and oblg-
ing neighbor, liberal in his contribu-
tions to the poor and unfortunate, and
all benevolent objects, loving and in
dulgent husband and father. With all
of these good traits, like most of Adams
descendants, he had his faults. He had
a violent and unconquered temper
when provoked, and no small share Of
revenG etul spirit which was exhibit
ed in the most superlative degree, in
abusive and provoking language, some
times ending in blows, which OCCASION
ally awakened corresponding qualities
n his adversary, and he found mere
than his match and had to be picked
up and wounds dressed by the bystan-
ders. All such difficulties were set
tied without any law. The old doc
trine that sin makes a persnn humble
and pious, seemed true in his case, for
in the latter part of his life he was
quiet and discreet. His fellow citizens
manifested their confidence in his char
acter and abilities by unanimously
electing him Justice Of the Peace for
several terms, the duties of which he
discharged with honor and credit to
himself, and satisfaction to his constitu-
ents. Had be been an Office seeker, or
lived in these days, he wOuln have dis
tanced all competitors for Congress.
"We ne'er shall see his like again."
Peace 10 his memory.
AN OLD RESIDENT.