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THE MAKING OF THE OHIO VAbLhf
STATES Is6o-is57. by Samuel Adams
DRAKE. With many illustrations and maps.
New York. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1885,.
PIP. 262: price. Ibo
In this form history becomes more en-
gagInq "a we'll as more abiding. The
work is credItablc TO the author and his
romantic subject. lie was compelled TO
introduce prominently four very remark
able men. George Washington, George
Rogers Clarke. Daniel Boone, ana mad
Anthony Wayne.
Clarkes almost miraculous conquest OF
KaskaskIa. Vincennes. and other British
posts was OF vast Importance TO our whole
country. hit for IL. when the Ueaty or
peace with England was made In l'S,
she unon the principle known In interna-
tional law as uti possidetls. wouln nave
claimed and held all that vast western
territory on the Ohio. the Mississippi, anu
the lakes. But Clarke had captured
II I'm good time for Virginia and
the victorious Confederacy. England was
very dilatory In giving IL up. ana the
United States had TO conquer 1t over
again from the Indians. aided and abetted
by the British. Indeed. II was very near
being lost by the disasters which perez
IIarmer. ST. Clair. and Hull. But fortu-
nately all was retrieved by the bravery
and better gencralship OF General wayne
whom Washington selected Tor the pur-
pose.
nv the heroic exploits Of General Clarke.
virginia was enabled to perform one OF
the most generous acts recorded IN all
history. By ceding TO the General Govern
ment what her gallant sons had won Tor
her.
with the admission Of Michigan into the
Union the original number OF the states
Ohirteen) was just doubled. IL was once
expected aud intended that Michigan
should be a part Of ohio. She was once
attached 10 Indiana.
The author shows us graphically ana
chronologically how Kentucky. Ohio In
diana. Illinois. AMI Michigan were settled
fought for, and grew into sovereign
States. and his work ought to be partlcu'
larry acceptable to Niruinians. lie has
another appealing still more strongly, IL
anything to them. as il Is entitled the
Making Of Virginia and the Middle Coo
MICS 1516-110l.". Illustrated.
There IS an interesting supplement to
Mr.. brakes work. which was furnished
in a late number OF the Philadelphia HIS
torical Magazine. lie might. If he knew
of it, well have brought IL in with his
account Of the inglorOus surrender OF
Detroit by General HUI: or his necessary
tributes 10 the gallantry Of the kentuck-
ians.
General James Taylor, of Newport, Ky.
removed thither from Caroline county,
Va. where his father James Taylor, ST.,
was a patriot Of the Revolution, "a menu
Der of the House OF Burgesses. and
personal friend Of Washington. The son
prosperel in the West. and had both
property and credit. He was on General
Hull's stan, and very Indignant at his
capitulation. II IS said that he broke his
sword 10 avoid surrendering IT, His SER
vices 70 the United states In furnishing
supplies and equipments 90 the Western
army are strongly set forth In the magd-
zine referred TO, and are YOuched for by
General Jessup, who was at one time II
major general Of the army OF the Union.
Though n good many Of this Taylor family
migrated 10 Kentucky. there are stu
large number OF its desceniants in Viz
ginia and some now residing In Richmond.
MAD SIR UCHTRED, OF THB HILLS.
By = Il. Crockett, author Of THE Raid
ers." THE Stickit Minister" etc. Mac
milan & Co., New York and London:
1891
This is a dainty volume Of 1876 pages, the
price Of which is Si.25.
Mr.. Crockett IS one Of the famous
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chiefly If Scottish life, and this enc deals
with that country IN the long ago, when.
by order OF the King. the kinks were all
closed and the ministers imprisoned.
chtrod was the head Of an ancient house,
married 10 a lovely young woman. ana
devoted - thr Kings service. To all me
world except 90 mis- wife he was a rough,
hard man: t. her ne Was ever gentle, true.
and loving IL zen - his lot t. have TO
turn out Of his kirk and manse Alexander
Renheld, the minister Of kirkchrist,
whom the people loved. who swayed the
folks hearts as the breath Of God that
blows upon the trees Of the forest.
Uchtred rode into the Kirk, whore he
found the minister in the pulpit. ana ar
rested him. Tten Uchtred set fire a. . g
hOuscholI-g OOus OF the manss. But whoa
her children's cradle was fired. tho min
ister's wife "cricd aloud as she had not
done when God took her BARNS them-
selves out Of her arms" Then Alexander
Rcnnell lifted Up hts pinione1 arms. and
mathematical Uchtred, a-s 70 were. In
a moment chtrod fell from his prize, ~ /
that in sight Of all the p oDie VINO bad
seen him ride to the kirk-dOOr. As
strained hddle-strina, that snaps. 50
chord twansed In his head
tCHtItI a. oIiCI Oe'dIAc IL lawns
maniac ana fed To the mountains anu
(or h., 1',1 ' ears as Least 81 fne del1
of,on ,,,rs,'od b, hunters, 1oes Al o,Yo-,s
10 capture him. whether made by
friends or foes, were useless. Meanwhile.
MS besuliiUI VIE Was sousHt ~ M
''.''' 'o.' "a
How she lived for him: how she vent
into the lonely places of the mountains
and called out his name: how 4. last
he recognized her pres nee; how love cor
1uered The brains malady. the story tells
with great pathos.
That Nj. Crockett IS a writer Of WON
dcrcl power. most English-reading peO-
ple well know. There are incredible
things in his plots. but W. have to temem-
Der that he tells his stories as The simple.
stipcrstftiouS folk told and believed them
and N part, in those peoples quaint
dialect.
The book closes as follows: NOW
Phillipi Uhe wi.o lived long and happily
with t'chtred. and he was wise aul yr-It
in the land. though h. never loved the
Nhies or the Dutch. And his wife never
thought that she had done any great
Thing. But God knew. and also Uchtrci,