The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-02
HE WASTHE BESTOF TRAMPS.
OLD JOHNNY hPPLESFED, WHO
PLANTED TIE ORCHARDS OF THE
VEST.
Cooked his Meal. I'm His Tin lint and
Went About EnrefootcJ. Sewing Apple
seeds Rnd Tracts-tonsidcrate Toward
Everything Alive. Even Mosquitoes.
lfom the ChicnQg Nerdld.

EycrythiuG Alive. Even Mosquitoes.
from the chicago Herald.
Ono OF tho 9uaintest, uueercs;. and most
s @nss o ss ns
Jonathan Chapman. known as old Johnny
Appieseed. foneer. philosopher. philanthrH.
Of himself and living for others only. lio
would not could he prevent 1t, sulier ,ho,
living creatures, In tho great Western sol!-
,udss he led THO iifo Of the primitive Christian:
thought hunting morally wrong and he woul!
let mSosIni,o ut on him ant suck his blood
planter Of the West. ,For over, twenty years:he
Illinois,, aud N, ssouri, planting. apple seeds,
ma .eIlins and giving Away the sGedlings;;
owe their origin 10 johnny Appleseed. Old
johnny was born in ,l'nstun In i7l5. In 1901
hs q s.o ne hs ohS v w
places in and about Licking Greek. The first
orchard originated by old Johnny was on, tho
II lave " often wondered why there was such
seed In the West. Observed a friend Of the
writer recently. Even among hcrticultur-
lists his name is scarcely known. There. GER
idS%piiaed With IL The %sss tSan lei s in lis DAY.
that his name is not n bywori. aud his history
q part OF the common school curriculum OF the
thst JOHNNY Apnesred was snaiy from rom
MASSACHUSETTS,, Some years ago narper's Nag.
asmr published some'hing OF the man, man. but
nothing like n detailed or complete history has
Tho early Western rioneers who know him
but slightly considered oil johnny yagn-
bond. From cursory observation 1t would nr-
pear that their views wore pretty well founded.
dihicult to find; His garments were a bundle
OF rags. His shoes. when he wore my could
dGnre be hel on his es, BY bits q So
and grizzied features We're covered by
GroNeh Of very shaggy beard. His is, hair was
exposure to wind and weather. but old john
ms croTnnT glory was an cI tin muah p p
Culinary Hn uten sf he @ors for hat. When lie
was trnmplng through the ., Western forests the
On hI- head. and .Inmo on. This wa, his prac.
was = sight 10 behold, So blacEcnei and bat.
VIII ali ID bis pncsutnnSss e hpersGnnty
lect a. keen rs the most, polished scholars, Of
tho day. His ideas were far ill advance Of his
time. Those who have received personal i'm
psessions OF Tho Old man say that he was
clear az n perennial spring and whose life was
as siruple as that Of n child.
by tho early seit ers with whom he came in
he nesFy always carried
presses among the Dutch farmers in Pennsyl-
vania Frequently tho daughters and wives
bu, most OF the lime he pursued his work
alone When n sufficient quantity OF ti.o seeds
fruit OF his labor in canoe and start on a voy-
Shsi.v the Ss,s ss sn's na
his app s sseis So @ "fa
man would be there: The discovery Of fruit:
dieenou. to the soil. When Indiana and
his Ts o. 0 nny s1
kiyer and planted his Rpplt. seeds on Missouri
coil; IN the wiGwam Of the Indian md the
welcome. He must have made tw-nty suck
annual trips as the one above described. When
Them to The or snd them for food and
clothes. he E"nera'Iy made sorry bargain.
va s%ss
travelled bareiooted. ono enthusiastic his:
torinn says that the OLD man even travelled
Ono person calls him tho =" John In the Wilder
ness" Of the New Mord, "
old Johnny Applcseed was his religion. He
lei simnle m"rnl. and harmless lite. He was
Sorgan and Ho never lost an 70
eypouni his doctrines. lie carried with him
ALWAYS little Of tSt dhsss be ais
Of civilization. Whom he would make his re,
turn trims he would take these tracts, up and
lenve new ones in their places. His advent In
The simple minded PEOPLE Q! the towns and
their belief was strong In superstition. The
new doctrines OF the iong-halre old pilgrim
T 1 od @ for t hs n snd a
The settlers could not understand his religious
views. some thought he was crazy, and there.
would not allow him TO enter their houses. At
Church CIV, no Of iiirHIand county. Ohio n School
teacher: and the lest read man IN the county.
ndsa s sd a M
minded persons that LIE had ever had tho
Those who Knew the cid man say that no was
in constant fcar Of hurting some insect or ami
woods ana prepared to cook his evening meal.
The mosquitoes wero very thick about the fire.
saorcsea so Ro Sw o lie
ak his d ba hat sd Il YIN fa T Sn
should be the means OF destroying any OF his
A .n ~ her time t Is ' said; ho made d a camp
sT4 Sy 4 he Ms h S1 &
turb mem. he removed his lire to The other end
OF tho log and slept on the snow In the air.
4 peripalete preacher WIS once harnnGu;
uhrsian trsys to y esc"@ed the
preacher, Old Johnny, Appleseed. who was
sitting on log at the edge u the clearing and
listening to the DISCOURSE, taxing the question
IL .Dl Sssa Hsl ,s hs s bare foot in the
One time old johnny was cutting some
prairie grass with scythe near the house OF
one Of the sattlers; by some means he dis:
dropped the scytle and ran 10 the house. but
OF more moment TO- HIM than his injury wns
his lear that he had cut the snake with his
scythe. He would no, be con,ented until some
one went to see IL the snake was wounded lie
said thai the reptile would not ha,o bitten him
II he had not stepped upon il.
Once. however tho old man was forced to put
aside his sentiment in regard to inInrinn AMI
nals and tluht for his lille. He was frequently
lost In the wilderness; on one OF these 1cca-
The animal was on mischief bent and al sight
OF the old ,mush-pot bedecEed pilgrim 1t rose
IDENTITY 4ntleiPatl1s an easy cas- victory and good
Ions pole and advanced to the ight, ynlinntlv.
ia mia bruk,. Finally n was hut roo ar