The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-03-09
Eneoln's Desolaie Birthplace.


Thomas lincoln soon wearied OF Elis-
abcthinwn aud carpenter work. lie
thought he could dn better a. a farmer.
and shortly after the birth Of Nancy
Tor SARAH removed TO piece OF land
on the south furk of Nolin creek. three
mile, from llodgensylle aud about
thirteen miles from El.zthethlown.
What estate he had or attempted 10 get
IN this land j. not clear from the ia.
ners at hand. Il Is said ne bought Il.
hut was unable to pay for a. II was
very Inor. the landscape 81 which II
formed q part was extremely dcsolaie
and Il was nearly destitute n timber
ON every side the eye Tssis,i only upon
weeds and low bushes and barren
grass" II was. OH the whole. a. bad
piece Of ground a. there was In the
ueighborhood aud would hardly have
sold for = dollar an acrc. The general
appearance q the surrounding country
was not much better \ few small but
pleasant streams Nolin creek aud its
tributaries wandered through the val.
leyS The land was generally what is
calbNl "rollIng"-that ia. dead levels IN.
terspersei bv little hlllocks. Nearly all
u \ was arabic hut. except the mar
gins n the water courses. moi much Of
u was sufficiently frrtl. to repay the
labor u tillage Here II was only hy
lnrcssani labor and thrifty habit. that
IA ordinary living could Il. wrng
frum thc earth
The family tuuk up their rr,idruur 10
q miserable cabin which stoud uu u llt
To- Knoll Ia the insist ~ harrrn glade
Near by romantic spring" pushed
from beneath a rock aud seut forth a
slender but silvvry stream. mrindrr
iug through thpsr dull and uusightlv
piaius. ~ u furnished almost the unly
pleasing feature la the melancholy
desert through which Il lowed ID.
place was vallel after Il. "Ro,L Spring
Farm"
Ia addition 10 this single natural
b'auiy lincpln began IN think ln lli.
ilc while that "a ruurlc u tr,., Wouhl
lu'k well aui mlThi even lr useful II
iudic.ously planted Ia the vicinity ~
his hare house yarl This enterprise he
actually pui mlo execution. aud year.
aii"rWam ihr~ dr,hy~i rear trr,.
constituted ihc oaly memorials ~ him
ur his family io be srru about the
premises
u that solitary cabin. un this desc.
late spot. ~" lllu.iriuu, Abraham LIN
"nln was horn ou The isih day Of Fcl,
riary. i'm The i..urulns rrmaIn.i on
Nnl.u 'rvvk until Abraham was four
years "ll They then removed % d
place mngh murv pi,turv.qu, hni of
Or Euclirr fertility u was situated
apuui Sis miles from llUleu>,il'c. ON
kn'h crcek, q very rlcar stream Til.
farm WAS we'll t'mlvrci and morc buly
than The one on Noliu crck. ID cop.
nIucl sumo rich valleys. which pr,m
i,'sl such rNcrllput Yield, that Lincoln
hrsiirrWi himself most vigorously and
actually aot into cultivation the whol,
~ ,N ACRES, Wing adyaniugconsl, AN
lnd down lhr branch
THIS. however. was uu, an the wurl
he dli. Tor be- still continued IL l,ailcr
occasionally AZ his trade. but, NO mat
ter What be- turned hls hand Ia. All.
gains WIRE equally insignificant n,
was satisfied with Indifferent shelter
and diet II corn bread and mnk'
was all be asked John Hanks uaiyrl,
observed thel Happiness was the cnl
OF lifc With him" The purchase u m,
Knob creck farm must have bccn !
mere speculation, with al the paw
ments deferred. fnr he title r'uain0