The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-01-02


lett, Arthur Lawton, Lindsay Gender
of Dams Mountain they were entering
Fort Cumberland Valley. After hav-
ing breakfasted, the journey was re-
sumed and in a short time they passed
through the Narrows, that gateway
of the Allegany mountains that led
into the middle West In a few days
the Blooming Rose settlement was
reached, where they remained until
they could make arrangements for To-
eating in the glade of Buffalo Marsh,
now known as McHenry.
Glade Lands Once Lakes
These great tracts of glade land
that in an earlier period were lakes,
whose gradual subsistence formed
oasis of pasture in vast wilderness
where bison, deer and other animals
coming to feed, became the hunting
grounds of hordes of dusky savages.
1t is said by biologists that the
Allegheny Mountains are among the
oldest lands of the globe. Viewed
from such eminences as Eagle Rock,
Table Rock and others, their rounded
tops spread out into undulations for
hundreds of miles. Running through
four states they formed the great bar
rier to a wilderness holding in it's al
most impenetrable Businesses all those
unknown and perils of a hidden world
of whose immense scope the pioneers
little dreamed.
McHenry Reached in October
| Meshach with his uncle reached
Buffalo Marsh in October, at the be-
ginning of the hunting season, and
took possession of an abandoned cab
in. They had never pictured such an
abundance of game Of all kinds. Deep
Creek teemed with the finest trout.
While John Spurgin busted himself in
collecting his winters supply of
meat, Meshach piled the fishing rod
with great success. But the uncle
who had a mania for elbow ROOM
made several moves before locating
permanently at Blooming Rose.
Meshach Pays Court to Irish Lass
At Blooming Rose they became
neighbors of an Irish family by the
name of McMullen. Meshach proved
very susceptible to the charms of a
fair Irish lass of the family for at
the age of twelve years Mary Nc
Mullen made an indelible impression
on the boy. At fifteen Meshach was
paying court to Mary in earnest but
surreptitiously, on account of stern
and unrelenting father who regarded
the boy with particular aversion.
One balmy evening at that season
when young mans fancy is said to
stray, Meshach, thinking Mr.. McMul-
len was away from home, Jared forth
to call on Mary, and to make sure the
coast was clear he went to back
window to peep, not seeing the ogre,
he turned corner near the door when
a large dog barked. "Catch him,
Prince" Numbered McMullen, think
ing of wolves. Meshach took refuge
behind the house in fight and seeing a
flock of sheep near dropped on his
hands and knees in their midst and
ran with them until out of sight. The
success of this faux-pas caused Me-
shach to reflect, while he disgustingly
arranged his DISAGREEMENT, how much
more manly had he boldly faced what
the fates had in store for him than to
have approached as he did, but con-
graduated himself that none of the
family had witnessed his undignified
flight.
About this time Meshach was great
ly surprised to see his brother Joshua
who stopped to see him on his way to
Flintstone. He told Meshach they
were all living in the West; that his
sister was dead and his mother mar
ried and very anxious to see him.
Meshach had been hunting more or
less and had killed his first deer.
Sets Out For Wheeling
For various reasons his aunt's home
had lost its serenity and the boys
thoughts began to mobilize towards
establishing himself in life. Accord
ingly, to think with him was to act,
so with many misgivings he bade
Mary goodbye and started for Wheel