The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-16

, vy1bIcb was in msny piaces washed on by spring
; streams diverted from their beds by heavy
: gentle downward grade. but was dinicult 70
travel owing to the breaks caused By the Water,
making necessary tedious detours through the
AS the road. wound downward tho towering
peaks obscured the carly afternoon sun, casting
a shadow over the dense landscape. save the
EShiT. Of f. partridge Art .nCnd and nd Il. Ss'Sss ~ 5ee the Sss ms@ Sl
beers OF the party there was nothing to break
the oppressive stiffness; The o Solisesor Of I Iss.
endary lore that had made the tramp
50 lislt; the LAWYER 6 and the r e. Pr s5s .stl
uation, and then called a halt. II was delicately
suggested to the collector that the distance De
tween taxpayers was such as to make " impOs-
sible for him to dispose of his, thirty or forty
ffcmSiG them P Waiting Of foP him niS az some s1 t%rystins
tree. The collector smiled. lie said: 80
story W ofth sO iRfe SD w ~ E,F ehilldF Tna When we're sSIe lost 9ss
IN Eea tsG .s sSio!Fpbis ss y Ts4s tS OF TS seSSl Sft Mqs sstsrai
days search, partly devoared by birds and
beasts. The gloom ~deepened as the road de.
scended and the mountains drew in almost ain ssf r. a
and the silence awesome. Not a hsbitation orr
d 62SGfp st1sn n' th sT Sia s ssTT rSy n nSsa, there sMo Was sc.r nS
evidence Of man having ever trod the gloomy
'0 IBat Ills lis old f2' TSsd lS aSis't oSf s so%s %s sss l Ssd
well jog on, because it's too far to go back, and
well strike the Erie somewhere around Ram
With this cheering remark the former struck
gan to wonder where the entertaining part Of
the adventure would begin. Suddenly a new
e 9SGa and rHid the SsP party tSE halted s.ee R6 HsV Collector ao toi fef
slowly upward, and in fifteen minutes the. echo
Rs h tsu TS'Gs cleaning TIanff sh aontaln tns TWO d%sliin Ms
occupied by members of the Mann branch of the
inc hUsih in New York at at SautssppoattfSs Known S'VDu as ' the cr sne
berry Bog. which occupied one Of the many
year-old. Mann informed the collector that he
travelled about three miles out Of his way, but
try tgV'o one Es' mile al nc to '' MANUEL Sieii De Ps G GiSsS'ss and for a
silver prize the lad cheerfylly agreed to act as
MIST miss the way II he he list I went Str Fight RtV oSer hill"
When, Manuel DE Greats house was sighted
'H s 4 ,Ie yoa n aSsS AFRAID az ie TO go sSg back alone p'
What fur ?" he asked in return;
in that hollow we. came through, or a wildcat
,,"FNope:: ,Wedon't have none Of them speerit
Of Gave Hin, We kin hear ,em yowlin' in the
but they don, come over where the dogs is"
From Manuel De Grost': pJohn r: De Greats
any passed over. John h; was a pleasant and
intelligent ssopper-col9red man Of about 90.
tokened thrift and tidinsss. Women and chill
a and the EsFf ]lu,s s2i%fo Of lie e S%elli neatly Se. flsS;
the presence Of a tidy housewife, Mr.. De Groat
sstion showed considersbie familiarity with the
situation samuel DE DE GGroat, the next visited.
bill sharply and said:
SD "IIOw Tbl this s.s CARY Try Lat year ~an eur n tax va, gs,
iii / see my man, Garry; nosiree."0' VIVA"
Well you see, Mrs; De Groat the school tax
have to give the figures as they fix 'em. It amt
much more, Mrs. De Groat.".
What goods schools and roads to us in the
mountains Our young ones cant go 70 no
within three miles. III see my man about It," ,
bo A6oa at an nuS eis hh hv q 4. q mile f Ea1I was the 8
tine handed the tax bill to n three-year-Old tOt \
% s es e sHs S OFT ah %1 SS s,%a,ns s ss& Il S SsIln nssss esms /
down; As he proceeded. the collector said: ]
TEN. Ar She H OWNS ! iS OF a ,i%ssr .on which &c oa shs al Is 'S as ,
sessed si5 Of which 80 is for road tax. You've !
s %s%n sa% a'af OF m asaS' ' pi.e. s'vS not e'F: EVEN In the q !
t tFsii' must II they y,ot use ,n a horse and vehicle !
1t almost impossible to lead a mule. Some y
road or a school; but they pay tax for both, and
it's to their credit that they never quarrel with 4
collect for eight years and they always treat me :
ao gse s fS ! tie st sal Cd t% sSDs nsrty f1 ss sw the y %dsas 9 .
into another small, clearing. The place was E
yes s %Sn. i% Z r%ms iaS Rsv dTsilins seemed ,sae se a%S !
to fall to pieces, and a barn a trife more diiapi- t
the door of the house and exposed a 81
a aaSrf beard %s We're sfG %imost White " { ' his skin hif sla nair Il
e aid his little eyes bright as g%litterIng beads. a
n the mountains, admired by the Women and Y
yolyed him in a broil that caused Samuel a great h
i e. OF trouble: Then the disease chained his =.
IA. He sits alone in a gloomy room in the -,
ireary mountain, waiting for release. =
al
Three more bills were delivered after this, OF
md then ths party were forced to hurry down ;,
Hilburn. n. Y, on the Erie Railway. u
bout a mile-,that is. a, mountain mile distant. Il
md stable facing a patch of rocks so large and =
"a a goat would have to stand on his head to pick ,.
ights of Hilburn appeared to be within a stones 4!
brow. while in reality they were half an hour "a
,hich cut g1uliies, formed steps ss exposed SoSaiisdf:. :,
RS, and formed every other impediment to al
nd altogether abominable stretch passed dur. oh
hg the day, trying the patience. endurance, re
tumbled, rolled, and ,houndered down in the us
aIkness: But the end came, as II always does. Pc
themselves to a soft seat In a comfortable car. ~
ihn 50 deep a sense OF content as did the tax G1ai
,1neiied about hfteen miles of what the rugged A.
nj pdt INN sa adm was pretty rough hOoting," IN
much OF the route trayersed is owned In large Smi11
,acts 3y wealthy individuals and syndicates. n pi
lam lad referred to, who enlightened the col IN
Ctor ana lawyer as 70 the whereabouts of no
'veral tracts IN which they were professionally wa
The land is worth from So an acre sm
=, being valued according to the timber. Ex- "a a
ptlng the little plateau above the Bear swamp. IN
VI an acre OF cleared land was seen during The th'
1S mountain, tramp; yet the tinkle OF cow eV'
was heard near the remote babitatiOns, III
nj the collector said that some of the residents en-
'Trled on farming. With few exceptions the gre
'ople IA this section are named DE Groat, and IaI
related, tntermarryinR and preserving sel
.mlly characteristics jealousy. According 10 pa
10 accepted estimate OF a Jackson White they TAI
'e honest, but have a hazy conception OF the mig
commandInent. Some OF those near
ilburn and Suffern work in the shops.
IN former days old Andrew Hagernan's hotel
Mhhwah; east OF Suftern, was a great rendez-
rus. Tor the mOuntaineeFs, especially during
'litical campaigns. The barroom was in the
'selhent; It's walls were blacker than the faces :
the patrons who packed il when word was z
ont that the candidates would be on hand. 6