Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-02-12
Benjamin H. Towle of Binget,
Oklahoma, Writes About His
Old Home State
AGGRESSIVE CITIZEN
HAD A BLUE NOSE
Tells How He Came to Possess Such
Wonderful Piece of Anatomy
----Got a Bump

If you take map of the United
States you will notice the boundary
line between Canada and portion of
New York ana Vermont is the 45th
parallel. There is some agitation, most
ly In Canada, to extend the line across
the northern part Of New Hampshire
and through, Maine to the Atlantic in
order to- provide Canada with a port
open all the year, but short distance
from the ST. Lawrence river Benja-
min H. Towle, Binger, Oklahoma, has
written hisqson, T B, Towle, Baraboo,
on the subject. The family formerly
resided at Sherman Mills in Maine, in
the territory under consideration, and
are therefore much interested in the
subject The letter from Mr.. Towle
to his son follows:
Dear Timothy: Your kind letter Is
at hand in which you enclose the map
of Maine with the line drawn across
the northern part that is under the
new division of the International COM
mission. The Canadians claim that
part where you lived until sixteen
years ago.
Where the Arcadians Fled
That part of Maine is where the Ar
.cadians fed when the English came
with their. vessels and soldiers to take
over Arcadia fer the English. The
scene is fully described in Longfei-
lows poem, Evangeline; how the sim
y1,eiY,, storr
and happy life. They fed in terror
up the ST. John. river and began to
clear the forests again, these first
Americans. These people will, with
us, resist the taking over of that set
tlement; just as reasonable to claim
this part of the United States that
once was dominated by the English
Crown. ae.p fre
There was once a war when the
province men, ,camev across the st.
John and claimed the 1right, to cut the
timber. Your grandfather ToWle was
selected as "a minute, man to go and
clear that part Of Maine Of the invad-
ers on our public domain.
So we have, mingled and intermarri-
ed with the blue noses lthose true
blue to the English Crown) and fought
some hand to- hand battles with them,
bearing in mind that one was as good
as the other and maybe a-little better
Had a Blue Nose
/ have in mind one Thomas Dewitt,
a blue nose, who was six feet three
and very muscular. He had a crook
ed nose, a very prominent part of his
face, and when Slower Rhiner saw
him he was excited and demanded his
name my name is Thomas Do-it'
and Mine is Slower Try-it."
So there was a big international
fight
Now Thomas sometimes felt under
obligations to explain how he got the
crook in his nose. He said there was a
ram that if one pointed finger at
him he would come at the accused with
all his might. The boys would stand
on the brow of cliff, aggrivate the
animal, and when he came at them,
dodge out of the way and the poor
ram would go over the cliff. Thomas
would tell the boys not to do this and
one particular day was at the place
and could not resist pointing at the
ram who came at him. Thomas did
not understand the trick Of getting out
of the way as well as the boys did
and he was bumped over the cliff and
broke his nose. So somewhere between
man and beast Thomas Dewitt receiv-
ceived crooked nose.
Yours With Love
BENJAMIN H. TOWLE