The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-01-07
SAYS THAT THE BREED
OF LINCOLN is NOT GONE

In the December American Maya
J. A. Burns, Kentucky mountain
eer who has founded a college to save
his own people from degeneracy and
feuds. In connection with the story
OF Burns the author says that the
breed Of Lincoln is not gone.
Burns who is about forty years of
age, lived rough life in the Cum.
berland Hills of Kentucky up to the
time he got interested in his present
work. The story of his bard life
part of which follows, is as interest.
ing and wild as could be imagined.
Like so many of that land, he
grew up a man of theus, lean, hardy,
stalwart. He lived as did other
young men. Practising all manner
of trades perforce, working for
scant wage, farming a little, running
with the log RATS down the Kentucky
a great deal, he was man of might,
not knowing really how strong he
was, but accounted somewhat fear.
some to meet in personal encounter.
He eNultod in tumult and strife. For
some time the teachings OF his par.
ents left him little different from
his fellows of this rude environment.
Whether with or without all the
consent of his reason, but certainly
bound by precedent, if not by prefer
ence, young Burns found himself in
volved in the French-Eversole feud,
as the local fighting CHANGED at that
time to be named. With certain 9th.
| er warriors OF his clan, he once upon
a time essayed TO take log strong
hold of the foe The enemy proved
not of like mind. There Were certain
shots, much cutting and thrusting
and at last sally of the besieged
from the log fortress. Among those
sallying was another stalwart who,
his rifle being now empty, smote
nightly with the barrel thereof, az
savages. Finding young Burns with
no present means of defense him he
smote nightly across the head with
the rifle barrel; and so left him for
dead on the foughten field. Having
thus enjoyed themselves pleasantly
for time, with loss Of life on both
sides those still able to travel drew
apert. Burns, being dead, presently
was dragged off by the heels from the
door yard, and thrown over the fence
that he might be less in the road OF
local travel. The literal truth OF all
which is vouched for pleasantly by
Mr.. Burns himself
The son of the Baptist preacher
stalwart raftsman and feudist, lucki
ly for himself, lay very STILL becaus,
he was unconscious. 1t was nearly
morning, and happily still dark, wher
he awoke and slowly concluded thai
perhaps after all he yet might live
He dragged himself slowly away. tC
cover, arguing with himself whether
or not he could live or was alive.
being very difficult to kill man, h,
did survive. After time he yentur
ed down to cabin for food and drinl
Presently he began to recover hi
strength. He did not go back to tn,
settlement after more ammunition
On the contrary, not daunted, bu
sobered, he went back up into tn,
mountains. He remained there 70
four days, not fearing, but studying
II was plain that he had been killed
and that he had come to life again
Why had he been brought to life
Now the Baptist In him began to oN
ercome the raftsman. The God O
his fathers prevailed. Burns conclut
ed that he had been spared for som
cause, for some purpose. He concluc
l. ed that he owed large debt to tn
i stalwart neighbor who had broke
} his head, and so taught him a me-
u way of thinking"