The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-18
4EINSAS
. Strange Character who Can Ont-fener
PETER.

r,trtv-three years ago, when Lawrence
KAN. was OF the western border OF CIVIL
i,a,,.r and VIXEN the settler who was Will
,oo 10 .'stick his stake there IVES CONSUL
or.d q venturer. Hugh Cameron, a bache-
Tor of tventy-six. with long halr anu d
tb.o.gv hoard. located on 4 c,9lin lhree
,,,Iss northwest Of the town. soon AFTER
49, nod lied on his lGnd he went into ths
nv and for four years gave MS country
roIu,hle service. when the war was enu-
cd cameron returned % Lawrence anu
again occupied his claim.
The story OF this mans lie Is iu' y
.nrilnnr interest. Although a hermit. ms
name is known by all the OLD settlers y
t..,.sas who are familiar withthe strus-
- the carly pioneers conterded with IN
n,aLinc Kansas a free state. lie. was
nrominent i'm every movement Of the' Iree
800 men. and his name IS conspicuous III
.verv history detailing the stirring events
mar led up to the final settlement or these
questions.
When Cameron returned from the army
ho mill of logs a one-roOm cabin on MS
fortv-acre farm. which stands there To-
dav. and which he has occupied alone an
these wears. He Is now nearly seventy
wears old II his hair ana whisherS are
az white as snow. his whiskefs' "heh
combed out loose, reach his knees, "hHV
his hair. when hanging down ms Dach'
touches his hips. lie was never IN n
barber's chair in his life, never put a
razor TO mis- face and his hair mas not
been trimmed since he was a babe three
wears Old. He is "A native OF PennsylVania
and is related TO the Cameron family OF
that state.
4 visit TO the home OF this hermit was
fun OF interests lour correspondent Ie-
Gently spent a few hours WITH hlA. Gen
eral Cameron, as he Is known tOr ne was
brevettcd brigadier general OF the Kansas
militia for merit0rious conduct IN the
bloody battles on the Kansas frontier),
is an interesting conversationalist
people say | am SHINING away my day
of grace. by not getting married" ne
said. Il am nearly seventy years old.
strong and hearty. and work twenty
hours a day. l yet up at 4 o'clock In the
morning. get my breakfast. which |
cook myself, take care Of my cabin, and
by that time IL is light enough to 20 10
work outside. | work as late in the
evening as | can see, get my supper,
do such washing or mending as may be
needed. and then study and read and write
until Il o'clock or later. Yes, Tour hours
In bed is enough for me-
Would the business OF farming not
be p~leasanter with a good wife TO help
and keep you company
We'll, now, young man, | am not to be
set down as saying what other men
should or should not do, but think |
Fan live longer, enjoy better health. and
be happier without a wife than with one.
You will recall the fact, II o read the
Scriptures. that neither Christ. nor any
Of his disciples were married men. and
Paul, the greatest philosopher among
them. did not find marriage a necessity.
Besides this. many. very many unions OF
to-day, are founded or sensual passion
that destroys the purity OF the heart,
taints the soul. and wrecks the bodies
of men and women too. No. I have no
remedies to propose. ! am simply trying
to live the life I believe Christ and the