The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-11-06
Found Ancestors
That Helped
(copyright.)
By JANE OSBORN

ranged lndt they would divide thei
fine unselfshly. For two weeks tha
would go where Father Earl might on
10y himself in the way he liked hos,
two weeks should be spent TO sui
the taste OF Jane, and Jennie shonI,
have the disposing of the last tw,
weeks. Two. weeks had ALREADY beer
spent along a remote lake, fisher
mans paradise.
"And now" said Mrs. Earl. "now
well go to Blairford. You know rho
Earls were among the original settlers
of that town"
"You don't expect to find any traces
of them now?'' said Mr.. Earl. "Tbat
was three centuries ago-none of NV
family have lived in Blairford that I
ever knew
That's just it." retorted Mrs. Earl.
"None of your immediate family ever
took any interest in their antecedents.
But for James sake think we ought
to get the pedigree"
"That's dear of you, mother,,
beamed Jane. "Only if you'd lust
as soon | thipk I'll let you and daddy
go along to Blairford and I'll stay
right here. George Brown is coming
up next week, and"
Mrs. Earl shook her head reproy-
ingly. ''George Brown-a mere no
body" she scolded. HE may be nice
boy but his father was just a post
office clerk and he isn't doing much
better. Besides, want you to be
there we may meet some really fine
people. Descendants Of the first set
tiers are all the time going back"
So the Earls went to Blairford 1t
had grown but little since the time
nearly three hundred years before
when an ancestor of Thomas Earl with
party of forty other men and their
wives and children, had first called
II home.
Mrs. Earl spent day after their ar
rival taking the lay of the land"
She didn't want to rush into this mat
ter of finding distinguished ancestors
hastily. She discovered that there
was historical museum" at one end
of the town where a motley collec-
ton of old belongings of the early
inhabitants had been carefully pre-
served.
In the green or common there was
a tablet to the Revolutionary soldiers
from the town, and Mrs. Earl looked
there for a trace of the
name Earl, but in vain. "Here are
the Rains, and the Hulsteds and the
Browns" she said. "You might think :
they owned this town. Their names t
appear on every list. / rather wish
knew some of their descendants" /
A few days later they went to the 8
and after having signed their c
names in an enormous registration s
,ook they lowered about three close o
ooms of the old house, looking at the a
historical collection. c
Look here, Jennie" called Mr.. Earl il
rom the little attic whittier he had Il
one. Here's something that be- t,
onged to one Of the Earls." Jennie a
airly flew to the attic. S,
"See, it is a sausage filler" Thomas fl
larl explained FUSED by John Earl in p
is shop on the green" Mr.. Earl C,
rinned. "And over there is a bit ci
rope taken from the old slaughter a.
ouse belonging to Hiram Earl. u
uess they we're"
"Tom, you don't imagine they were
lie butchers, do your" accused Jennie.
Like as not" beamed Thomas.
That's an honest calling and mighty q
1pOrtant one" d
Jennie descended the rickety stairs b!
Id began talking to the oldish woman al
no acted as curator of the tiny mu; lie
UNI. She told the lady that her hus- a.
md was descended from one of the pI
st settlers. It'll show you the old dc
arter of the town." said the curator, or
aiding the way to faded parchment co
der a glass case. "Here are the Blu
ynatures of the settlers who could us
'ite," she said. "These over here tu
erely made a mark and the clerk OF in;
e company wrote in their names" dill
nnie looked quickly through the SCI
t. The first settler, Thomas Earl, sir
d made his mark and after his mark tn,
Is written Thomas Earl, Barnabus spl
owns bondman."
Jennie made no comments. She was
out to look for her husband, still
the attic, when it occurred to her
1T her daughter was not to be seen. tai
e curator explained that whlle she pre-
i been upstairs young man had wa
ne In and they had gone out TO- she
her to talk. Ro
Tt was young Mr.. George Brown" er.
blamed the curator. Hes a de- PAL
ndant of Barnabus Brown, in the of
; of General Brown of the Revolu- see
1 and Judge Brown. The old Brown pla
nsion is up on the green-Barnabus enc
,wn. you know, was younger son the
Lord Gerald Murray" "Ts
few minutes later Mrs. Earl found ma
daughter and George Brown seat it v
In George Browns inexpensive run
ut In front Of the museum.
You see, when i found out that =
e had come here followed" said =
rye. "This is an old hunting oa
md for me. My folks are more or no"