The Washington times., 1903-01-25
s Life in the
Woods, HisDeterni-
nationtoF ightaDuel
With Rifles, Incl
dents Of His Surpris-
ing Grit in the Bad
Lands, Are Told by
His Old Backwoods
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ranch had made him strong enough.
he thought. for anything, and he had
several courses in view He said that
If he believed that he could accomplish.
much good in the way Of reforms.
he would go into politics, and Sewan
said.
That's just what yoU DO. Go in!
You've got the brains. money and
powerful friends. and If yen so at It
at your time Of life you'll Be President
yet You've got twice the show mat
most Of the Presidents had"
That Roosevelt did 20 in and win IS
the greatest satisfaction of Bill Sew
ais life. Il always thought he'd do
it is what Bill says when the
prophecy in the Bad Lands is men
toned.
The Strong Sewau Family.
The SewaIIs are q great family in
Aroystook. Levi SewaIl. father Of
Bill, came from Pennington, in the
western part Of Maine, in 1913. with
his wife. who was RebecCa Alexander.
and nine children. He took up land
in the wilderness and built log
house. where two other children were
born. making family of eleven-nine
boys and two girls.
OF these three are now living
David. aged seventy-nine; Samuel.
aged seventy and William Win
gate. better known as Bill" VINO viii
De ffty-uiue next March. All are resi-
dents Of Island Falls. and they are
weII-to-do men. owning farms. carry
ing on small numbering operations and
following various pursuits common 10
the men Of that region.
Bill is the most prominent man in
town. He is postmaster, deputy sher-
if. farmer. woodsman. lumberman
and hunter. He lives In a neat cot
tage. with q big barn close by, and
the size OF mis- woodDile would rouse
envy in the heart Of any victim of the
coal trust. He was married twenty
years ago to Miss Mary sherman, and
they have five children-LucreUa aged
eighteen, Fred, who Is sixteen, and
already as tall as his father; Harriet,
aged fourteen. Merrill, twelve, and
Nancy, ten years.
Bill Sewan is q tai, spare. mus
cular man. with the fair complexion
and steely blue eyes of the Morse
man from whom he descended, Sc
wall being derived from sea wall"
which name was. so legend says. ap-
piled by the people OF the English
coast 10 an infant that was cast
ashore from the wreck of q Morse
ship. He is a bright, keen man, OF
sound sense and calm. deliberate
manner, and when ne talks, which is
not often. 1t is worth ones while TO
listen The great interest which has
been aroused i'm mis- history and per-
s0nality through the coming of he
President To Maine last Summer and
the renewal Of their cid companion
snip. has caused him much eWbar-
rassmant. Tor. says he. Il don't Ike
To be EeJtIH So UUch notgtlety all on
account Of another mau.
The party that VIII leave Island
Falls In "a week or two FOR Wash
ingtun VIII be composed OF Mr.. Sc
wall ard his wife. their daugh teas-f[ll-
cretia. and Mr.. and Mrs Fleetwood
Pride 8IIs. Pride WAS the WIFE Il
Wilmot Dow. SeWalls intimate friend 4
who WIS with him iu Dakota -
who died. much regretted. some yea
ago All the Island Fails people
proud of their famous man. and
friends who are going TO visit ~
President. and all hands VIII -
the little railroad station to wi
party joy and good luck on the
eventfuI journey.