The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-06-28
MN OHIO
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a.. e-e-s
,.nso county people were aghast
dv... they learned that Gracious Mn
-.-r mad obtained an option on the
ar.so-e farm. for the story of the
H. j. and fall Of Peter Frobislier was
a.;.l. fresh in their minds. Only Il year
,+...e the old dry goods merchant be-
a.s. ~ build what he called "the finest
3--.:irnce in southern Ohio. A storm
u: .nllsnation had swept over the
..iv when it was announced that the
15r... wonld be erected upon All Indian
dno III There are all kinds of nncnn-
a.y .rgends connected with the earth
9v,ys~ scattered by prehistoric race
a;.T.1shout southern Ohio.
4 ,7ot Il man in Valley City could be
as-cd to dig the cellar. and Frobisher
yIh.:l 10 send 70 Rand Run for some of
h. Poles. They had no scruples for
III. reason that the legends of the
IT, nd builders were to them sealed
H. - The laborers dug down eight
IT,, 10 pocket OF white sand, in which
d:h.Y found Il human skull, various
Strange looking implements. an altar
81: ,ln dried bricks and Il tablet, shap-
ii Ike the sounding board OF bass
|Eiol and covered with hieroglyphics.
Il Tie news Of the discovery spread all
s4tye the countryside. The farmers
b.p- dark avoided the road which
passed the desecrated Indian mound.
'33Th- ,llasons and the carpenters employ
sskd IN building the house went away half
En .!onr earlier than customary to keep
S.cn: heing on unhallowed ground after
s1Lsrt.
4 All this amused Gracious mcguire.
r. .onld have ritled 100 Indian mounds
;knl felt no tremor of the nerves. HE
all;:e mad been the road of the rough. He
anal been found "a years before in a
Essset at the railroad crossing. Around
sb:s neck were Il chain of gold and a
POCKET. which were promptly confiscat-
I'D by the t1ackwalker who discovered
ifila. The Presbyterian minister, re-
}}ni-ded by this action of the historic
!}enark of Cornelia, the mother of the
sli:accll, named the foundling Gracious.
3Ragnire was the name cf the last man
'sSf1o was killed at the crossing.
4 '7racchus Mcguire was reared in the
=sg:aso County Orphans homo. At the
sfss of ID he was taken into Peter Fro
3bisller $ dry goods store as an errand boy
...Fe had a taste for learning, saved his
money, and with the aid of FrobisEer
ss3,ale his way through college. He was
y Valley City teaching school in order
3c set funds to carry him through u
:foarse of medicine.
j Maguire took a lively interest in
|13fhe things which were found in the an
s9aent landmark, which he called sac
5f:scial mound. He even read paper
fpon the subject before the State Archie
Rlosical society, in which he said that
M finding of the tablet amply demon
|aTate'l that the mound builders had a
F-itten language. The symbols upon
5}he tablet consisted of an oar, war
3lh and RUDE altar, which he trans
SaRted to mean that vengeance would
3al npon the man who disturbed the
:}aelent sacrifice. The rendering aston
|5isaed Peter Frobisher little. He was
2hil further surprised by remarkable
Rlenomenon which he noticed shortly
Re:ere the house was completed,
a black scum had been noticed from
Elae to time upon n spring back Of the
sd homestead. Mcguire and Frobisher
afsse standing by this spring one day
Fnen the young man lighted cigar
8nd tossed away the burningt match.
ahere was slight explosion. a blue
$S5ame 4 rested over the water for mo-
pent and disappeared. Frobisher paled
II the sight.
DO You believe it7'' he exclaimed,
4 l'o yon think that this place is cursed
~ lnjun spirits2''
q "Nonsense!'' replied Mcguire. "Come
8, think Of it, Z remember that was
sleaning an old coat down here with
s3anzine. You will have to see more
Pan that before you can telieve all this
8a woman's talk about the mound
331ilders. .
. Ihe new dwelling. wien completed,
|7plhlled the fondest hopes Of the Fro
lshers. It conId be seen for miles over
fe country. At night, when the lamps
II the front hall were lighted, CLEANS
yellow, red and cobalt shone through
Pe colored glass on either side Of the
sEeat front door. At the suggestion of
facchus Magnire the new house was
aflstened "Moundmere," on account
II Its site and because it was not far
5Tay from a horae pond. 4
The Frohishers had their house
arming in the form of an afternoon
ception, in Difference to the prejudices
the villagers. The guests came with
aepidatiqn, The Widow simpkins was
pserved to look furtively about! her be-
een the serving Of the chicken snlad
aa the passing ! of the ice. cream.
us Belinda Sommers uttered q pierc-.
S ahriek and ne afly tainted when o.
SOie was accidental lily overt turned. AS
eaing approac ched the guests hnstened
q take their depart rture. {
s oam johnson, tho nearest nsighbor,
Lug awakened shortly after midnight
q some one pounding { s hip door. He
fened itfand Rebecca Frobiaher sfell
uniting across the threshold. Behind
II. with eyes In which there was d
n s, VS. &c.