Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-01-13


not the first. He was free and easy in
manner and fine taiker had travel.
ed much; and evidently not as great
many do, with his eyes shut.
J. MARSHALL McCUE.
CFor the SPECTATOR and VINDIcAToR]
Mr.. Editor:
Responding to your request to give
you my recollections of DR.. McLain
alias John Brown. I give you the fol
lowing:
While preaching to churches in the
counties of Albemarle and Nelson. ]
boarded with Mr.. Joel Smith, who liv.
ed in Nelson county, two Or three
years, beginning. l think, in 1854
Sometime during this time preached
in Lovingstcn, the county seat oi
Nelson, after services were over, man
of rather prepossessing appearance,
rather over the average size, and more
than average intelligence and informa
tion, introduced himself to me, and
said to me, pleasantly, that be wanted
to correct mistake | had made in
speaking of useless or idle church me-
mbers as ''drones in the hive" adding,
that drones were as essential to the
preservation of the hive as the queen
was. Commencing conversation in this
way, he inquired where | resided, and
said he would like to call on me. In
a few days thereafter, he drove up to
Mr.. Smiths in a little Jersey wagon.
He was driving good horse and seem
ed very solicitOus that he should be
well cared for,-always going to see
him fed when feeding was done. He
remained there, and in the neighb
hood several days-generally returning
to spend the night. He professed to
be selling patent medicines and trusses,
and adjusting the latter~to those who
were afflicted with Hernia. He said
to ME that but few people had any
idea how common Hernia was, espe
cialiy among the negroes; and claimed
that he was doing a service to masters
by enhancing the value OF their ser
wants, and to servants bT relieving
their sufferings.
There were great many negroes in
the farm and in the neighborhood of
Mr.. Smith. "Dr. McLain" never failed
to 60 to the stables when the hands
returned from the fields at night, and
generally was out several hours.
He was fine conversationalist, very
plausible, possessed quite fund OF
genial information-had evidently
travelled extensively and could talk
fuently upon almost any subject, and
affected great piety: yet I could not
overcome feeling of distrust; could
not tell just why, but it was SO strong
that was unwilling to make any ap
pointment for him, though he showed
anxiety for me to do so.
Soon after he was imprisoned in th
Jefferson county Jail went to see him
and at once recognized the Harper
Ferry murderer-John Brown, as DR.
McLain,-the pretended philanthro
pist. Very respectfully;
JOHN E. MASSEY.
| Charlottesville, Va, Dec 20, 1897.
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