New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-01

French and Indian blood in his veins but The old
est inhabitant is unable to verify this although
one oldtirner recalls that Tichnor's mother lived
in Sandisfeld and looked like Indian When
the lad still very young his parents died. and
he was taken into the fold Of the Tyrinsham
Shakers, then a hourishing community. now de-
funct for some thirty years He was Of wild and
rowing disposition, however, and at fourteen he
away. In his first travels he had need OF
clean shirt. and. seeing line helped him
self. but replaced the he took with the dirty
shirt from his back He was arrested and sent
to jail but he convinced that by this
exchange Of goods he had committed q theft He
enlisted for the war, but saw little service.
He became q brick ard stone mason. Oncs, when
we'll past the prime of life. he wanted his tools in
Tyringham for small Job. He walked the thirty
five miles to North Adams where they were, and
back again. reaching Tyringharn on the same day.
seventy miles in ali. He suffered injury to one
eye while driving through the woods at night. and
for many years wore the disk Of cork. With his
one eye however he had excellent sight.
Attempts have been made to ascribe his hermit
life to unfortunate love affair. However that
may be, he was always OF shy and peculiar dis
position. Moreover. he loved the woods, the lakes
the mountain streams. Forty years or more ago
he retired from village life to abandoned wood
choppers shanty on the mountain back OF Tyrins-
ham. His chief sustenance was the fish and otner
game he took. He appeared in town only when
forced to obtain the necessities Of life. But the
his retreat and. at length, he built new shanfy
still further from the hamlet. Again the Boys
sought him out, and once more burst open the door
when he was away. That night the shanty went
I'D in hames-fred by T4chnor's own hands
The one man in the valley for whom Tichnor nao
q sort of friendship was L. B. Moore. whom Grover
Cleveland and Richard Watson Glider call the
Father Of the Valley" Tfchnor OBTAINED peEA!-9
sion from Moore to build shanty in the deep pine
woods, then standing Riverside Farm a nail
mile back and up from the house In return ne
agreed TO keep an eye on the WOODS ana paS' enJ
Of the Iean-to variety about seven feet high IN e
highest part There was no noor' save cr1,d L he'd
Tickety table and chair. with COOK S{0Tf Of
location was chosen first LOT te Of the great
trees It was beautiful retreaI anu a opt to
ing the summer at Riverside arm sr@ this proved
reat annoyance to the hermit but in later ZION
he appeared fattereds by SO vvoIld not so much
Ga answer a knock on the door, ne mas b his own
recently to give Ta64 essTs, and he thOroughly
nana; 20 the visits of Mr. Glider whose summer
home adqi tbn the rod a0 or SO Of the herags
probably there was no more snpe Toro The ncany
the co gums his chief haunts were Lake Ear
field, in Monterey and L "a .a rcrner he was at
inga time in IN the habit Of living for months Months at
e one in cave On Lake May ne ponies o.
the best If s tbe ner hs set his various
ronds through the Ice some UI 'H table and the
some vent to the Riverside people who sae H 5ns
run of the garden ana To- prepare for himself
S0cSctasonay, when in want OF rea1y a so co. As
could be persuaded to do odd 3Oos more for the So
net1 of his fellows, but up to me very hos for
insisseG Gpg though forced spend his winters
in town. .,.,.s -, ,ou 70 a pension. Tichnor
tA lIQoiS refnsed 10 take cent from UncIe sam
until at length his friends oVercAi'e LIB