The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-06-11

some earth with the salt. Near to
said Lick was about half grown
Yellow Pine Tree on which large
limbs put out down low on the body.
He had placed piece board up in
the limbs on which he could sit COM
fortably to watch for the deer. After
he thought the deer had had time
enough to find the Lick and be at
tracted to it, he said to me one even
ing, | think this will be a good night
to watch the Lick, and requested me
to take my horse and carry him to
the tree. 1t was about mile from
the Furnace When we got with in
three or four hundred yards of the
tree he got on behind ME on the horse
with his gun. | rode up under the
tree, when he climbed up on the limbs
and / went back home. This was
done to prevent the deer getting the
scent of his tracks
think | was not at home over an
hour before he came and told me he
had killed the white deer | got my
horse and went back with him to the
Lick and carried the deer to the Fur
mace on the horse. 1t was all white
except about the half Of one ear
on the upper part was red. 1t was
considered great curiosity there-''a
white deerr' 1t was in the latter
part of September, or first of October,
1S41 or '42. The evenings were long
and many of the men, women and
children of the place that had not re-
tired, came that night to see the deer.
In the Spring Of 1854 [ was stop
ping at the Tronton House in 1ronton,
for few days, waiting for certain
business to be developed. One morn
ing when | got up and came down in
to the office l found Mr.. Baker there,
just from Tennessee, had got off of a
boat in the night. It was then eleven
years from the time | had last seen
him. He told me he was in hunt of
clerk-ship at furnace. | told him
the evening before I had been in
formed the clerk at Union Furnace
was dead and was to be brought that
day to Ironton to be inferred there,
and | suspected Mr. William hampton
the manager would come along with
the funeral; if so, | would see him
and try to get him the situation va
Gated by death, if not promised to
another. Mr. hampton did come; af-
ter the funeral was over [ introduced
Mr.. Baker to him telling him what
his business was, and left them to-
gether for while to talk the matter
over; after short time Mr. hampton
came tome and said he liked his ap-
pearance very we'll. except he thought
he was most too old. [ told him he
was not, to take him and try him
that he would suit him. He did SO
and was much pleased with him, and
kept him | think, nearly two years,
till the Furnace was abandoned as an
iron property for want Of timber to
make charcoal.
I used to enjoy very much hearing
Mr.. Baker relate scenes and adven-
lures he had in the war Of 1912. He
had position as clerk in one of the
Departments at Washington during
General Jackson's administration.
He has told me many anecdotes and
funny things that took place there
One in particular was about the cele-
brated Methodist preacher Lorenzo
Dow coming there and General Jack
son making him present Of a pony
which was very amusing. The old
Minister'S usual way of travelling was
in public conveyances or ON foot.
At the time | first became acquaint-
ed with Baker he was living with his
present wife, and had two or three
children. His mother was making
her home with him at that time. |
think she died in 1912. | remember
attending the funeral FL has lived a
good old age now in his Oath year,
and may be permitted to see several
more summers. He had many friends
in Pennsylvania, and ] have heard
many persons in that State speak in
praise Of him.
r ROVER