New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-03
SITE OF GARDEN OF EDEN.
WeaIthy RecIuse Farmer VIII Pub
ESk Book on Subject.

bridgeport Conn. April ? tSpeclaD.-The mys-
terry OF the owner % Eden HiN Ranch IS solved.
living the life Of A recuse on his 25o-acre farm.
gray haired Martin Woolsey, seventy-year-old
WEALTHY farmer of IN old New-York family, has
a last revealed mis- life secret He is solving The
Troblenn OF the Creation. He declares he has the
KEY TO mythology. He IS finishing his laborS OF
thirty years. and he VIII shortly publish the fruits
OF his researches. under the title Of The Original
Garden CT I-den Discovered. The Final Solution
OF the Serpent. the Tree and the Woman"
When Martin woolsey bought the David somers
farm in the Ha1tertOvn school district or the
town Of Nevtowr- fifteen miles west OF this CITY
the reor1e OF the little farming hamlet which Is
sewer miles from the scree,h Of the nearest loco
motive whistle thought no had NOSE money than
brains and after ne had painted on the south
gable 81 his new horse barn. in great black letters
four feet hirh. Eden Hiu Ranch the natives
were convinced that the newcomer was queer
That was four years ago. and from that time
90 the burning OF the Eden Hn farmhouse the
curiosity n the strangely silent, though kindly
,one man Of Eden Hin did not diminish a whit
There were no women at Eden hin Ranch When
neiehbors called be greeted them cordially. ana
ushered them into room around the sides OF
which were great cases filed with books, and at
she end OF the ROOM between the great stone ire
place and the south windowswos 4 big round table
OF polished mahogany. On the table were open
books and piles OF manuscript. The room was
revelation 10 the EattertoWn farmers This strange
man had more books in this one room than had all
,ss niles OF manuscript We're source OF great
curiosity to the callers At Eden I'M library hut
the master Of the mansion was silent about his
re-eonal affairs ard never gratfied the curiosity
OF his callers.
But eo- all these things which his neighbors
considered eccentric Martin Woo!sey was every
inch q practical farmer. lie purchased adjoining
Hard ana F5en Hu Ranch now comprised 20
aces Of farm land most Of which was tillable A
score OF hired hands were kept busy continually
ri.,rfoc -he feds OF stones building fences. and
erecting ane new buildings 70 house the reglrtered
cattle yvi.h which he was stocking the farm.
One afternoon recently Martin Woolsey told ms
r,rhthand man George. that he was going 10 New
YORK CITY No one stayed in the house in the alb
.ence OF the master Two days later. when the
owner returned. the farmhouse was in ashes Then
q was that the mystery Of Martin Woolsey became
gray haired and lonely looked upon the ruins
snd sighed as he said: And six chapters were
burned
What ala that mean? Those Few words dropped
BY the man sad az heart were a cue for the curl
Gus farmers, and they stood beside the ruins
they asked him many questions.
~ was writing a book" explained the old man
For thirty years have been writing It II is the
work o. my life and six chapters. representing
many long nights OF study and research, burned In
that fire" And he looked ruefuly into the mass
OF smouidering stone and mortar and the great
chimney that stil standing Ike a monument
amid the ashes OF loves labor.
Yes my secret is out now" said Mr. woolsey.
-Au Hattertown knows now what ] have been
working on through the long nights. on rainy days
and on Sundays. I have discovered the key to
mythology. and with "a the problem OF tho Creation