The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-12-01

sible. The words she so often used.
Il don't remember; it has been so
long ago. express volumes.
The history of her life, from the
time she was born, five score and
nineteen years ago, until the present
time, were it fully known, would
read like a great romance. The fol
lowing is a sketch of her life as
CLEANED from her narrative:
Mrs. Conrad was born on the
fourth day of August, l775, in what
is now Pendleton county, West Vir-
ginia Her maiden name was Eunice
Mace, her father being a farmer by
the name of John Mace and her
mother las she expressed it, "a
Scotch lassie by the name of Mollie.
Her father removed to Bulltown, in
Braxton county, when Eunice was a
little girl, but she remembers dis
tinetly how the Indians had to be
driven away from the town before
the white settlers could make their
clearings and erect their cabins.
The settlers-John Mace among
them-took possession of the town
and the cleared fields on the day af
ter the Indians were driven away.
Eunice's mother used for a milk
house large sycamore stump, in
which the Indians had stored their
deer and meat, and which also show
ed signs of having at times been
occupied as sleeping quarters Her
father lived at Bulltown for four
years and then removed to what is
now Randolph county. There Miss
Eunice met, loved and married ia.
cob Conrad, who at the time was
much Younger than she. The newly
married couple turned their faces to
the wilderness to find them a home,
ana soon she was once again living
at historic Builtown. Her husband
came through the war of 1872 un-
scathed, and as his widow she is to-
day receiving pension from tue
government for the life and perman-
ency of which her husband so brave
ly fought.
After living at Bulltown some
time, where several children were
born TO them, they moved to Dusk
Camp, in Gilmcr county, where they
dwelt happy and eontented for many
yeats. During these years some
children were born. some died and
some were married But the great
est trial came TO Aunt Eunice in
1870, when her husband passed away
and left her to stand alone amid
new generation. Since the death of
her husband she has lived with her
youngest son, Henry, and they have
moved quite often to different places
in the county. During this time she
has seen all her children die, one by
one, until now, out Of family of
fourteen, there is but one remaining,
and that is the youngest Of the fam
lily, the son with whom she lives.
This son is now old and gray haired,
and to see him one would not think
it possible for him To have a parent
living He is kind and good to bis
aged mother, and with great pride
exhibited to us an old fashioned
pair Of socks which she knitted for
him in her one hundred and sixth
year These, he said, he had never
worn and would not until he was
carried to his last resting place.
Aunt Eunice is now and always
has been in excellent health, and
her eyesight is good
AS We rode away, the old lady
was still sitting in the sunshine that
came sitting through the roof of the
old porch, and her eyes were fixed
upon the hills A slender cord to
be broken, little thread To be
snapped, and Aunt Eunice Conrad
will drift across the silent river to
the home where her loved ones are