Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-07-28
AFTER MANY.
FINAL REMINISCENT LET.
TER OF ISAAC III.
JULIAN,


JULIAN,
Suggested BY His Return Visit to HI,
| Old Home ana Haunts-The Unfor-
aottsn Dead Episode of a Run II
| i Gresnsfork, In Which he Falls u
Company With William C. Bond
b Who Escorts Him Through the Bono
| - Graveyard Rsoolis OF Jesse
G Boad ard FamIIy-Ths Old To~r
And lis pssc Citations Pleasing mol
dents.
| z SAN MARCOS. Texas. July %.
| Correspondence Richmond Psnadium
| Growing out of my visit TO Indians
/ in August, 1896. and the meeting o.
| Old Settlers of Wayne county which
was favored TO attend, il may be re
| membered that | wrote letters on tbs
subject to sundrv newspapers. chiefly
| ! believe TO the PALLADIUM. May
crave space in your columns for jus
one more letter concerning an episod,
in my visit, Dy no means the least IN
| teresting part of my experience?
| have had it in mind ever since, but /;
pressure of other engagements hai
caused it TO lie over Although it msy
appear rather out of date, yet becaus'
of the interest feel in the subject my
self, feel strongly persuaded that
shall be able also to interest your read
ers.
The week | spent at Richmond mus
ever be precious TO memory. | stopped
with friends IN the Immediate vicinity
of my home for eight years-July 'S6s
| TO June lS73-and of course profound
| ly frought with memories oil mingled
JOY and sorrow. 1t is part of tht
city where there has been but httl,
| change. The old National bridge still
stood intact, the work on the new on,
having just begun.
1t was during this period that | be
thought me to visit the hamlet known
in my boyhood by the name of Wash
ineton. but because there was another
postoffice of that name in the state. i
vas changed to Greensfork-sugges
tive at once of the fine stream which
flows by il, and more remotely of the
Indian chieftain, Johnny Green, whose
history is inwoven with the early an
nails of that region. and from whom
the stream derives its name. So the
change of name was great improve
ment, being original and characters
tic. The place is nearer Centerville,
but easier of access from Richmond.
There We're special reasons why /
wished to make this visit NY eldest
brother, John NJ. Julian, died August
81, 1884, aged % years, and WAS
buried in the Jesse Bond graveyard
just below Greensboro on the banks Of
the stream. My last visit there was IN
1869, to place a new headstone at
his grave. The anniversary of his
death was just at hand, and
felt moved to revisit the place.
to see if his grave had
been properly cared for, and TO
renew cherished associations of per
sons and things in that locality. The
years of my absence there had been
more numerous than at Richmond OF
Centerville.
| have spoken of my eldest brother.
May be permitted for few moments
TO recall him to minde Tue eldest
child, he was but twelve at his father &
death; so his was heritage of care
and sorrow unb fitting his years. The
better to enable him to aid in the sup
port of his mother and family, he al
was most acceptable one. He laugh
at various points on Green's fork
once short distance north of Center
vile: and was engaged in a school il
the Walnut Level when he was taker
with his last illness. Seldom, if ever
has there been a better exemplifcatior
than his brief life afforded of the truth
of the sentiment. ITO live in hearts
we leave behind is not to die Not
only was this true of his immediate
family, but even after the lapse OF
over sixty years, | found him tenderly
and admiringly remembered by sur
vlving early settlers. Some of them
spoke of his fine, manly appearance
others of his various rare gifts of mind
and heart; while al conceded to him
the rare accomplishment of having
been the best reader of ali the country
side of his day. As | have said, his
grave was made in the Jesse Bond
cemetery, and remember that the old
patriarch, standing with barred head at
the spo', made an impressive and pa
thetic discourse at his funeral Boy
that was, his venerable appearance
and the touching tones in which he
uttered words of feeling and truth,
made a deep impression upon me.
On the morning of August %, 1895.
left Richmond for the scenes above
indicated. On boarding the ears.
whom should | meet but William c.
Bond, He had been visiting since the
old settlers meeting at Centerville,
and was now on his way home. Need
less TO say, the meeting and subsequent
interview were to me highly gratifying
and interesting. AS we fitted across
the once familiar landscape. topics of
conversation were spontaneous and
unfailing.
Arrived at the station. and having
learned my mission, my venerable
friend declined the use of the carriage
which was in waiting TO convey him
home, and insisted on walking with me
TO the graveyard and showing me
if. Scarcely second to that of
| found ii thronged with
and memorials of ames
familiar to my youth. | esteemed it
8 great privilege, to be favored with
such sn escort. on the occasion. |
gaZed with especial interest as we
paused 81 the lowly graves, marked