The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-27

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doubt. 10 learn that five OF the chu-
dreu Of that Prophet Of Wrath-hNe
men and women full Of life and vigor.
full Of intimate memories OF the ar
bitter OF their earlier dcstinies, survive
him. writes Katherine MAYO, IN the
New York Post.
OF these fvc. tho eldest is Jason,
second of John Brown 5 twenty emil
drcu. Born January 70. 1923, Jason
| Brown is now nearing the end Of his
cigh,y-scvcuth year. and surely no hu-
man being ever lived on whom age sat
moro lightly.
Whether il bc despite the rigors Of
his life. or. as he himself believes, be
cause OF them, this little old man r..
ioiccs in degree Of endurance. eias-
! ticity and strength above the average
OF any period. IL was only year ago
last summer that. nonchalantly putting
| aside the bathing master who would
have dissuadcd one Of his venerable
! appearance from risking the shock at
all, he plunged into the cold waters OF
an Ohio lake and. for three long hours
I swan. divcd and performed all sorts
| OF fcats of uatatlon, emerging at last
only the liyclier for the exercise.
! Again, each spring, as the long. mud
| DAYS begin, the passion for lure IN the
| open comes upon him. and, happy and
| care free as a child. he sets forth on
! n series Of tramps which may mean
! somr.aud thirty miles Of footing be
! tween dawn and dark, and which
carry him hithcr and yon at long tan
| gents over the smiling Ohio country.
These unchartcd ramblcs arc the
source Of no small anxiety 10 Charles
! =. Brown. Jason s only child, on whose
| prosperous farm in suburb OF Akron,
| Ohio. he has his home. But the old
man loves his Independence; and IT
! il Characteristic not only that no ar
| gumcntS or pleas can deter him from
| facing the risks Of a pilgrim hic when
the fever comes upon him, but also
that. during the season in which he
is content TO remain at home and be
cared for by his kindly, tactful son
and daughtc law. he refuses 10 oc-
cupv "A room in the cheerful farmhouse
prcfcrring a little onc story cabin at
he saws, he can ''work over small
things without fear Of disturbance.
Airship Lover.
These small things are. besides
his beloved flowers, plans, and models;
Of parts or Of whole, of the dream OF
Jason : life. As n little lad he pom
dcrcd 'flving machines. As he grew,
the thought grow with him, And wher.
ever his wandering habits have led,
whatever his occupation. tho VISION OF
the airship has lain i'm the heart there
Of Many an incredible tramp has he
tnkcn. on his own patient feet. TO reach
the scene of an ascension. thence 10
return 10 his plans and models with
increased hope and earncstness.
4 warm lover Of nature and Of NIL
lIfc paSsionatelv sensitive to the APP
peal of weaker things, Jason has a
marvellous gift in gaining the conf
dcncc of animals, and has tanned some
Of the shvest of wild creatures through
II l.v,,
dcrStanding. The same quality has
made him ever the ardent champion
of weaker humanity, whether 1t were
the abused Indian tribes with whom
he fraterniZcd in bis youth, or the ne
grocs. for whom his father died, or any
solitary stray from health or fortune.
The bloody scenes Of Kansas. in secret
murder or in open fight made ter.
rihic impression upon him.
John Brown, well aware Of his son 5
aversion In the taking of life. did not
even ask him 10 Join tho famous Pot
tawat omic raid. in MAY. 1856, and when
the grim news thereof reached his ears,
Jason. in an eXaltatiou of horror and
protest went out and delivered him
self TO the United States troops. His
consequent Imprisonment, filed hourly
with suffering and with pcriis. would
I'm any case have kept him from shar
ing his fathers warfare of the next
few weeks On his release he straycd
about for time, torn between, on the
one hand, 6lial allegiance. aud tho
natural desire 10 defend his faith and |
his friends, and. on the other. his in
nate aversion. When. once and once
only. the first considerations won. and
he entered the :" Battle of OSsawato- |
mic' bv his fathers side. he fought |
ierccly and was Of the last TO leave !
the field. But q dozen times. both he
fore and after. he displayed n courage
rs great. in confronting, alone and un
armed. pro slavery mon sworn to eN-
terminate offenders Of his stripe. and
there declaring in tho most uncompro-
missing terms his Abolition. principles.
One Of his fancics has always been |
Ia brand himself a coward The truth |
Is that there was never cowardly atom |
in the man. and when in the fateful |
wear of 50. his father. then summon
ing all forces for tho eliminating cf
fort, called him TO Join the raid upon |
Harpcrs Ferry. Il was pure blood sick !
ness that inspired .JaSou's answer: |
- Father. I cannot 90. | have seen too |
much. ! have horror Of war.
Intensely poetic in his love Of ma |
iurc. the happiest years Of Jason 5 life, |
no doubt were spent with his brother |
Owen in cabin on the mountains nrar /
Los Angeles. After Owen s death. the |
gentle old man found another lodge |
in the glorious Santa Clara region. !
Alone hut for his beloved dog, living |
in more than Spartan austerity, he was
here blisSfully content. and II was |
not willingly that ne gave way 10 the |
pleas of his son 20 leave that heavenly |
lookout and come within the reach OF |
care and succor. But, wherever nc is |
found. the sun shines It's brightness in |
daily cheer and hope and Joy and in /
noc"nt friendlincss.
His Tenth Child.
Salmon Brown. John Brown s tenth |
child. and Jason 5 half brother. is a !
comparatively young man, being but |
lust 73 Big, blum, hearty. genial, ruddy- |
faced. and stalwart, like a type Of "a |
fine old Viking. he looks a good ten |
wears less than his age, and would /
rcvel in perfect health but for most |
unfortunate accident Some years since |
he was thrown from the saddle, sus
tanning injuries that produced partial |
paralysis, so that now this naturally |
mercurial aud vigorous man il cut of /
from active employment, while all mo- \
ton causes him great labor. In earlier |