New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-13

chased his nephews homeward. Arch them
coming took in the situation nj glance, reached
for his gun and fired. Tom fell with a bullet In his
breast. Since then there has been something OF a
ccolness between the houses OF Thomas and Archi-
bald
Arch is a man of ungovernable temper and
sents an insult. real imaginary. without parey-
ing. He has strong dislike for civil engineers.
Capitalists who have bought M land around him
have removed some OF his sqUatting noghbors. and
have even had the hardihood to threaten Archs
title. whenever a man with chain and COM
pass goes fooling around Old Archs place he has
to give pretty satisfactory account of his mission.
or there may be serious trouble 1t * told Of Arch
that on one occasion he got into a discussion with
a party of surveyors who were running line for a
contemplated railroad Arch objected TO the
vey because it went right through tho middle OF
his bee colony lie wouldn't consent to any Id
railroad botherinr his bees running that ciose
TO his house. either.
Old Tom who is as widely known as his brother
Arch Is n veteran of sixty-iiye seventy years.
He Is very proud OF his record as a man OF
strength When he was nineteen lie says no could
life 400 pounds of 81 1t in sack and put it into Q
wagon. Tom has had seven wives. He a free
silver man. Tom was interviewed while he was the
central figure OF an admiring group OF mountaneers
who had just participated in log rolling" tie
had been making a stirring Fl ee-sver speech. He
denounced England from start TO finish and talked
Of what would "fo'ce" England to DO.
The magnitude and importance IF tho Angel Set
tlemcnt is indicated by the fact that Uncle Sam has
established posofice there. and considerable mail
matter IL received at Angel Whitley County. Ny.
Louis Angel is the postmaster. His residence. which
Is also the postofice is on what he calls "Cap-a-
shin Crck." Arch and Tom. and other influential
Angels. live across the mountain on Rock Creek
and along the banks OF the picturesque Jcllico and
It's tributaries to the number OF nigh onto Ave
hundred" near rs old Tom can calculate.
These Kentucky Angels trace their origin from
James Angel who moved into the mountains OF
Kentucky from one Of the Csrolinas many years
wealth and owned slaves He took up several
thousand acres OF land. married and reared a
family of ten boys These boys. in turn. married
and had large families. and the multiplied ton
hsldes and valleys almost swarm with Angels
There are family peculiarties which have been tn
married his first cousin. and one Of bis sons fol-
lowed this up by esponsing his first cousin. Thus
fiery, red hair and blue OF the Angels found
in all their beauty and purity
ard not difficult to supply. Long years Of exposure
In log cabins. through the walls OF which the win
fercnt to the elements and their clothing Is scant.
both in summer and winter. They plant little
barerooted in the helds-and fatien few razor,
backed" hogs that feed on what they ind In the
mountains. Hos melt and corn brad supplement-
ed BY milk from scrubby cow with here and there
they DO their washing on tie banks Of ne creeks,
when they are forced 10 do 80 by sheer necessity
and others never work at all.
In the Angel settlement schoolhouses and
churches are scarce and when such structures are
tered they are curioslties. II takes man
OF pretty strong nerve ico. TO preach ana tcach
there Some disastrous disturbances have started
in 'mectin" rhcreabouts II IL not considered alto
re her bad form TO take several ong-eared. NANCY
curs TO church. and occasionally the dogs get 10
nghtiny during the delivery OF the sermon Then
II some fellow kicks another mans dog trouble fol-
lows at once and at once there Is lively war on.
in which pistols knives clubs and stones play lead
ing parts end healthy "feud" is started which
may run through several generations.