The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-21
CANADIAN FARMERS.
How Ono Of Thorn Grow Rich
From O Small Beginning.
Il YANKEE FROM CONNECTICUT
Who Wandered Into Latitude Forty
Five and Began ns n Hired Nun.
Years Aftcrward lie Was ~ Hard
listed Landed Proprietor.

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For he Intelligence.
Latitude forty.nvc, famous as tic
dividing limo between tho great repub.
lie and the British possessions, has
gained m Importance and notoriety not
usually accorded TO such imaginary
affairs, but in come parts OF its course
1t p>ssc, through scenery TINT OF itself
entities il TO respect. I know some
parts where the gently rising bills, at
tanning in some places to the height o.
mountains, and Clothcdto t~hoirsunmits
with rich and varied forest trees; tho
dalls and dips between them OF the
brightest, purcst green: watcrod by
springs on tho higher grounds OF clear,
pure water; stroa:ai sparkling on tltcir
way during tho summer months, and
in winter cloth GU with tho white majes.
ty OF leo and Snow flor winter ncrer for
gots ua in this region, tho homestcads
-nll comfortable, many OF them beauti.
ful, ami I'll forming u picture OF many
m remcmi,cr, tor there is scarcely a
sign OF sQualid poverty anywhere. This
is the coun:ry ny it appears to-day, but
] would carry tho Imagination back lor
about 4 century TO the time when all
;hG surrounding country was 4 nearly
unsettled wilderness, when the streams
%cIo broader, and carried much more
w,ter thanll,oy do now. whcr tho for
rst WA only broksn Lere and there.
whore \ hrsvv cloud OF smoke showed
tLnt some ,iycniurouy settler Ind built
Lis chi,nroy ofss,ick, and clay uut! in
s,allod ,,is household rol. in SOME
nook. sheltered among Tie hills.
About This limo n certain man set lin
n storr in Tho li,,le hamlet Of Ernyburr
md undnr,oot; In iur,ish tho %scttlcr!
with the low articles OF merchandise
,hev rrnuircl. AZ ho was sitting one
day nj SGT OF 4un, Mt the door of his log
shnntv rooicd with slabs. for the vii
lace nIrr,dv boosted the usual first ac-
commoda,ions OF crist and saw mills, he
was occostcI by n traveller who asked ii
he wanted IN hire omnn and LOOKING nm
hr snw standing near him n younr man.
lit,ln and slender dark oi skin. and
keen nj cyc clothed in homespun. with
his worldly nossrssions. consi;,iny o; n
snare shiri and noir of STOCKINGS. car
Rcd IN n handkerchief. slunr from the
stick that rested over his shoulder. he
In" inst fity cents in his nocket.
$50 Won want IN hire out. who nro
q anil where did Won come irompn
"Nv name is Fo.,er Cnmpion and I
"IIow did YOU comc?p
"Wolkcd IL"
"Whnt can Won dopr
"Apv.hinc on I'm. farmr
4ftcr some nrcttv sbarn b,rc,giinino
he was hired for s. n month 1nrrttv
oood wo.ps for those dovsI to rom.
mcnce The ncy, mornina. And he did
hc,in in the morniur md for five
year carly md late in rain or shine ,.hc
worked for the same man thouch | bo.
Iicye after , time his WAGES were raised
to s. Falling tho Sunday forest trees
LOGGING oud burning the same. puttinD
in Tho crows and L.ryestin@ thom in
dino season Int moro than nil his husi.
mes, was to bring home the merchan.
disc for The store md This was onitn an,
undcrtotinr h articles were broncht
bv d@rvious Waterways from Montreal to
n small Larbor nbont twelve milcs
from E-reybIirp, and thitber orr youn~
man droro his oven md slei ,itrr
thnm loodino both wnvs no hc took
will him thc whercwitbal IN nav for
bis return load, in Tho current coin Of
tho timns notnsh ornin and nototoos
Int mostly notnsh. fiat bcinp The cron
that noiurc had nrovidcd for mo first
hnrvost;ny of ;ho snttlors liz had tho
nlo,snro nj Ir;vin~ tho frat w,oon that
avor n,s.ci over Tho rood and In nsnI
N AID y Iitrlo n his stor, hy rorkins
nil nioht hclnino to load and unload
the sIoons in the bav. GOING without not
only bis slcnn INIT his food md no ho
used to say niterwarI. oatine cnousb 10
make If nj nm whcn In got where If
would NOT cost him anvth;nr
Ry coroi,,Iiv hoor,iinc ov"rv. non NJ.
,t tho cnd Of ,ivn vc,rs bn was rc,dv
ior, littIo bnsinasa on Ills own NJ.
count, Hr bouI,,t n horsc ri his am.
nlovcr ior 500 md nftcr a litttlo MANN.
rrioiion Yo,fl o,oin ior SG0 nnrf.har;no
thcrcu.ith thc "hrttcrmentsnof n Moe
RI IcnJ Ia usad IN eycnsn ,h;o or,or.
tion .bv soyinp that Tho nan had tasan
n Golla- rom him when he wns a ho%
md had nsrncI il hv dr;vin, shear ami
Tint hc Ind vowcd nj Inc .;mn ~ Nv
ovcn with him -, NOT tcil;no von ~
saint hnt oi var, bunan snnor
win s,onId .hinE = torch of Ind;o,
Hood in his voins. lar thourh ho nor",
ior-ot n blindness he would wait il,
yca rs ior n rhnnco r. rot n,.n, with nrr
whom hc thourht had iniurcI MIN III
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