The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-24
IN HER ANCESTORS HOME.

back of the handle is monogram of Mrs.
Craig's initials, IN. G. c."
IN HER ANCESTORS HOME.
Mrs. Craig is N her ninety-ifth year. The
committee of ladies which had the honor
Of conveying to her the souvenir spoon found
her on the Craig farm. in the same house
where her revolutionary father left her sixty
two years ago. Every year OF her long life
has been spent under this roof, every single
of which is sacred to her, SO She said. The
Craig farm was originally very large enc.
Gen. Craig bought it 100 years ago and built
upon it this house, which has had some frlls
put on it that were not on it originally, Here
this real daughter was born, and her
daughters daughter beth with her now and
devoting themselves to the care OF her. Her
granddaughter is older now than she
when her father went Eome,' and has
thought TOO much OF her name to change it
evidently, for she has never married. This
devotion to the family rGme was instiiled into
these daughters by the eli revolutionary hero
himself. and the lesson has lost none OF its
force coming down through the long wears.
Strangers find il a Bit confusing upon being
ifs--oduced to these daughters OF the revolu-
ton. mother. daughter and granddaughter all
under the name OF Craig. but there is a senti-
mental explanation at the bottom Of the mys-
terry, and here It is:
When the heroine of this sketch was mar
ried her father wished her to keep her own
name. and this she did lawfully, according
to a special act of legislative enactment.
When her daughter. always known as Miss
Craig" arrived at a manageable age a
marriage with a cousin OF the same name
was arranged for so she had been spared
the embarrassment of the frequent explana-
tons her mother has doubtless had to make.
And now ;here being cousin Craig for the
last representative OF this proud family to
marry. she has remained true to her name
and her grandfather's memory by remain
ing single.
A FAMILY ROMANCE.
Gen. Alexander Craig, the distinguished
head of the family, father of cur real
through the revolution, and died Oct. 20,
1892. He served under Col. John Proctor,
and by reason of being the surviving junior
officer he received the original 'rattlesnake"
WestmorelaLd county flag, still in the pos
session of the family, and. CT course, brought
out for inspection, along WIKI other keep
s2kes net Of our day. AID generation. This
name she has long been known to her neigh
bors and intimates, is wonderfully we'll pre-
served for its years. In character it answers
congress by Gadsen in 1776 with this differ
ence: The WeStmoreiand county flag is on
a red ground: while the Gadsen flag was
yellow. but the lively representation of
rattlesnake coi,ed in the middle of the flag
ready to strike, and the significant motto
0hf Tread rS on Ne Taa is d the same This
ely Of others, which the Sons OF Liberty
thought to show their independence by fly
ins, also has one corner chartered by the
cross Of St. Andrew and St George The
snake had evidently been painted from
life" for even yet its iridescent hide. seal
ing off in places, was natural enough to give
Ven the Dravest woman the cold creeps"
a the warning of Don't Tread On Me"
emed entirely unnecessary.
AGED BUT FULL OF WIT.
The committee presented the spoon to
AdMt Peggy on the front porch just as the
last rays of a warm afternoon sun were
falling athwart it. Aunt Peggy responded
IN voice choked with emotion and in
phrases finely worded Quoting from Ram
seys Gentle Shepherd" she began her re-
ply with the lines:
ne'er was good at speakinp n nv davs
never like to make ore great phrase
And from that to the close when she made
II plain she accepted the honor and was
proud of il for her fathers sake. wbether
IN prose or verse. her language was poetical
an the same, and it was discovered that the
re- oe3l aaughter was a real scholar. real
poet ana real lady well. The classics
she had at her tongues end" There seemed
to be no standard poetry that she could mot
expression. "-''- eooo
A PICTURE OF COLONIAL TIMES.
what picture she was! A pathetic mic
ture, not by reason of her great age but
rather on account of the rolling chair in
Mnich she lives. She was crippled. The acct
=" dent to her hip occurred only six wears apo
up to which time she was as active in bodv
as in mind. and that leaves nothing more to
9 9e wished Tor even by the youngest of us.
She explained that while she had not spent
any time in preparing for a suitable
speech. which she presumed she should
nave done, she had given some thought to
what she should wear. She had them dress
her very carefully, for she felt this was an
occasion for best clothes and for her
most valuable jewelry, which jewelry, she
7urther explained, had been her dear fathers
These coaonial ornaments were souara
peauuluLly chased and of solid silver. They
nsu Deeh converted ito breastpins and one
OF them now held the gauze "necherchief"
Vosether, and the other ornamented q rib
pen DoW worn at the waist of her snue1v
nS9ng black gown. Her headdress was ~
whi,e gauze and violet ribbons and NO
nlSthSrs daughter at 20 ever looked swae+er
n white Leehorn hat trimmed with Tint
roses imam this real daughter of the RevoIuN
ton In her S5th year looked in her nrrrI
and white cap, and no daughter at any pui pc
ever had whittier, softer skin e'
WAS YOUNG AT SIXTY
When the committee commented unon tb;,
she saic: oh, yes, no doubt 1 am white
enough and my skin Is not hard and dry
KNOW as 1t might be- but the wrinkles those
ugly footprints of time. are therer Then
she called attention to picture taken whsn
SUI was GU, saying You see, / had no
wrinkles when l was young These bax
come since l got the faA," and then sb
ADDED; But l shouldn't complain. for I
maven an ache or a pain anywhere and cav
ri: up All day without getting very tired
VI course with her clear mind, Mrs. Craig
nad whole head full of "reminiscences. re-.