The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-08-22
Notes about Men and Things

Notes bout Men and Ihlp0s
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and SOM -av he brought ui- mother yin
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seemed - Inherit the military spirit of
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u Infantry AMI Abraham Major. and
: Seta Captain u Cavalry Levi. De
l.eve was Lieut.. 10 a noted and popular
Light Infantry Company brt died bef9re
reaching middle lie. A. .eacher he
was very stric, il discipline as ~ell re-
member Asa -.arted the r--t newspaper
10 the town. The Skowhegau Seu..ne.
They were all strong. active and healtar
men, and were mostly enterpr!-lng and
prosperous. The oldest daughter married
Plckard Jewett. have been una5ie 10
ind wAere Mr.. Wymsn emigrated from.
While speaking Of this family, must
not omit the exploit Of one who Wa q
Wymsn By name but not By blood this
was Aunt Ach-sh, Uncle Seta'- second
wife for 80 they were always de, zua.ed
4 . years ago She and her daughter
Miss Reed, were the only per>Ons at home
one day, when they saw squirrel Oh al
apple tree near the house. Squirrels eat
corn, and corn costs laoor. au1 il would
not do al al to let the little roboer escape.
There were 40 IRE arms about tie house
except lint lock mGsket with the ham
ner broken Of. Whether they found i
loaded. or were skilful enough 70 load il.
he chronicle does not say but they
opened the pan and saw i We'll primed
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fence. and al 3 given sigma the girl
touched i Of with a Goa. held In tae
tongs the aim was correct art The
squirrel dropped dead. Aunt Achsah be-
came the second wife Of Dea So.omoA
BiXby Of Norridgewock.
History relate, the death u Paugu- in
ibis manner. There wa- man ~ the
name IT Chatnh.-r!a.. famous Tor 1f7,
number Of Indians he had laid low and
for his escapes from their attempts TO
capture or XIII him. In the Ugh, at I.oy-
els Pond he perceived that hi gun was
getting 20 foul that il lid not carry with
ACCURACY. His life might depend % il.
aud although he might be exposing him
self TO the lire Of some skulking foe. he
stepped down to the waters edge to wash
ont his gun barrel L. haupened that
Paugus found himself IN 8 similar condi-
ton. and just az the same time went to
the pond to wash his gun. They were in
plain sight Of each other and within
speaking distance They finished the
cleaning and wiping out their pieces ST.
mulstaneous!y, and began 10 load with
corresponding motions The vent Of
Chamberlain's gun was 80 large that It
primed aself and a. P4ugus saw that he
was bringing his gun into position to fire
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quick. May be not was the reply. and
the next moment the renowned chief fell
with bullet through his brain. This is
the account that is received as historical
ly correct, but it seems 10 lack the impor-
tant element of probability ii sounds too
much Ike dime novel. However, lit il,
a good story. and If il i not true il ought
10 be.
In ls33 | was visiting relatives in Fitch
burg, Mass. one Of my cousins. s
brother of Dea. John k.moall of Bloom
Held. said thst his wife wss s descendant
of Chamberlain, and they had the very
gun with which her ancestor brought
down the terrible Zoe of the whites. Pau
gus. If this does not prove the truth Of
the story, have no more evidence to Of
fer.
Many Years ago Capt. Asa Clark of Nor
ridgewock related AZ anecdOte 10 ME
which il seems 10 me will bear repeating.
When boy of twelve or fourteen wears
he was out in the dooryard. with nothing
to do, and seeing large chip, he sent II
kiting through the air, hoy fashion. with
out regard to the direction it took. K
was curving, and with the Concave side
up, it turned upward and struck window
with the Hat side and dropped to the
GROUND. The pieces of broken glass rat
tied down on the bed where his aged
grandmother lay very sick. The house
stood near the bank of the river with only
the road between. Seeing the mischief
he had done he ran across the street ami
over the bank, then finding himself safe
he crept cautiously back and peeped over
TO see his father come out and look care
fully around without discovering any
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