The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-09-08

to withstand the hardships, died from
disease or starvation. Others lost
their homes entirely.
The French Grant people We're
good citizens. NJ. Dutiel was an
example. Selling grain, Dutiel used
a half-bushel measure a little larger
than the law stipulated. When a
neighbor called his attention to it,
Dutiel answered, Il know it. But
would rather give too much than too
little" His surplus grain always
was sold out before that of his
neighbors.
Expert Woodsman
Duduit, unlike the others, took to
woodcraft like a duck to water and
soon became an expert woodsman
and hunter. Before his coming to
the French Grant he had been with
Major Robert Stafford, scout in the
forest between Marietta and the
Scioto, watching for the approach of
hostile Indians.
Once, when hunting with some OF
his countrymen, he had just killed
deer when the group were fired on
by Indians. The Frenchmen fled to
town declaring that Duduit had been
killed. However, he only had hung
up his deer and slipped away unhurt
to notify the village of the savages'
presence in the locality.
Reassured and guided by Dutiel,
the hunters went back into the
| woods, recovered the deer and that
night there was feasting in hungry
| Burrsburg.
NJ. Antoinme, Paris jeweler who
had been cajoled into removing his
stock in trade to Gallipolis, found
the woods was no market for ex-
pensive jewelry. He concluded to
take the stock to New Orleans and IT
the autumn of 1891, procured a huge
pirogue and hired two men to paddle
it, with him, to New Orleans. Be-
sides the watches and jewels
Antoinme had firearms for defense.
The party Jared we'll until near the
mouth of the Big Sandy River, where
band of Indians We're seen on the
riverbank.
The iewler seized a musket and
prepared to fire at the savages but
was threatened with death by his
cowardly hirelings if he did so. They
declared it only would provoke the
Indians anger and hasten the at
tack. Antoinme, in despair over the
prospect of losing his all, placed the
musket to his own head and fired
At the report the Indians started
to flee but the two hirelings called
them back, saying the man only had
shot himself. The Indians returned,
boarded the boat and took possession
of the ammunition, provisions, arms
and clothing and threw most of the
jewelry, which they had no use for,
overheard. For many years, watches,
crystals, rings and precious stonss
were found near the place.
The savages gave the two cowardly
boatmen two blankets and a loaf of
bread and sent them on to the fort
at Cincinnati.
Vincent had been educated IN
France for Catholic priest but his
liberal opinions prevented his ordina-
ton and he became a silversmith for
Antoinme, coming to America with
him. In the French Grant, he was a
farmer. When he first settled in
Gallipolis, he taught school IN
Marietta.
Vincent lived alone in a cabin in
the French Grant. One night when
he had occasion to get up, he felt
something like wire tickle his feet,
striking repeatedly. They began to
swell and he started for the village
to find physician. They became so
swollen that he was obliged to crawl
the last quarter mile. He soon died.
1t. was the bite of copperhead.
Half cup of peaches will furnish
| about one-third of the days quota
of vitamin A.
|
Today's peach is bigger and juicier
and better than the ancients ever
dreamed a neach could be.