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Henry T. Caton enlisted in the One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Regiment, August 11, 1862 ; wounded at Petersburg, and discharged June 10, 1865.
Charles H. Chapman, enlisted in Company A, One Hundred and Eighth Regiment, in May, 1862 ; wounded at Antietam, and taken prisoner while on the march to Fredericksburg; discharged January, 1863.
Edward Carson, enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Forty-eighth Regi- ment, August 24, 1862; discharged June 3, 1865.
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William F. Chapin, enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Forty-eighth Regiment, in 1852; discharged June 3, 1865.
George W. Caton, enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Forty-eighth Regiment, September 6, 1862; discharged February 28, 1864.
Warren Densmore, enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Regiment, in August, 1862; discharged January 12, 1863.
William Detter, enlisted in the One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Regiment in August, 1866.
Daniel Dennison, enlisted in the One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Regiment in August, 1862.
George Evarts, enlisted in the One Hundred and Forty-eighth Regiment. John D. Everet, enlisted in the One Hundred and Eighth Regiment.
Nelson Feiro, enlisted in Company F, One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Regi- ment, in August, 1862 ; wounded at Gettysburg, and discharged in July, 1865.
Thomas Fabie, enlisted in the One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Regiment, Au- gust 22, 1872.
Chas. A. Gillett, enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Forty-eighth Regi- ment; wounded at Fort Harrison, and discharged May 18, 1865.
Patrick Gariety, enlisted in the First Cavalry, December 2, 1862. Was in numerous engagements.
Reuben Hillman, enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Regiment, August 9, 1862. Was in thirty-three engagements, and discharged December 2, 1865.
George Hosmer, enlisted in Company E, One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Regi- ment, in August, 1862. Discharged October 7, 1865.
Michael Haverlain, enlisted in the One Hundred and Sixtieth Regiment Sep- tember 1, 1862. Died in the service, November 27, 1863.
John H. Keller, enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Regiment, in August, 1862.
Cassius P. Knapp, enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Forty-eighth Regiment, August 29, 1862. Died at Point of Rocks, January 22, 1865. Patrick Kennedy, enlisted in the Eighth Cavalry.
Henry Looper, enlisted in the One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Regiment in August, 1862.
Francis J. Lee, enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Forty-eighth Regi- ment, in September, 1862. Killed at Petersburg, June 15, 1864.
John Lazenby, enlisted in Company C, One Hundred and Forty-eighth Regi- ment, August 29, 1862.
Henry Latham, enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Forty-eighth Regi- ment, September 7, 1862. Died at Yorktown, December 2, 1863.
Thomas J. More, enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Regiment, in August, 1862. Died in the service, April 10, 1863.
Norman Munroe, enlisted in Company D, One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Regiment, in August, 1862.
Charles Miles, enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Forty-eighth Regi- ment, August 20, 1862. Discharged in 1865.
George A. Miles, enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Forty-eighth Regiment, August 31, 1862. Discharged June 22, 1865.
John H. Maynard, enlisted in the One Hundred and Forty-eighth Regiment, August 29, 1862.
Thomas Morrisey, enlisted in Company E, One Hundred and Sixtieth Regi- ment, in August, 1862.
Le Roy J. McFarland, enlisted in the One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Regi- ment in August, 1862.
Spencer D. Newton, enlisted in Company E, Forty-fourth Regiment, in Sep- tember, 1862. Died at Alexandria, Virginia, April 27, 1864.
.Parish Paine, enlisted in the One Hundred and Forty-eighth Regiment, in September, 1862.
Peter Philips, enlisted in the One Hundred and Forty-eighth Regiment, August 31, 1862. Died at Portsmouth, Virginia, December 27, 1862.
Samuel Powell, enlisted in Company E, Forty-fourth Regiment, in September, 1862.
Harrison Pritchard, enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Regiment, in August, 1862.
John O'Conner, enlisted in the Fourth Heavy Artillery.
William Royal, enlisted in Company E, Forty-fourth Regiment, August 17, 1862.
Nelson A. Royal, enlisted in Company E, Forty-fourth Regiment, in 1862. Died at Annapolis Junction.
Daniel W. Redfield, enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Forty-eighth Regiment, in 1862. Discharged June 22, 1865.
William D. Reed, enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Forty-eighth
Regiment, September 29, 1862. Wounded at Cold Harbor, and discharged June 22, 1865.
John V. B. Stephens, enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Forty- eighth Regiment, August 29, 1862. Discharged June 22, 1865.
Abram Spangle, enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Forty-eighth Regi- ment, August 29, 1862. Discharged June 22, 1865.
George B. Stoughtenburg, enlisted in Company C, One Hundred and Forty- eighth Regiment, August 30, 1862. Discharged June 22, 1865.
John Shults, enlisted in the Thirty-third Regiment; John Stewart, in the One Hundred and Thirty-eighth; and Francis Thompson, in the One Hundred and Forty-eighth.
Thaddeus Thompson, enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Forty-eighth Regiment, in 1862. Died at Fort McHenry, Baltimore.
Russel F. Wright, enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Forty-eighth Regiment, August 29, 1863. Killed in battle, at Fair Oaks, Virginia, October 27, 1864.
John W. Wayne, enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Forty-eighth Regiment, in 1862. Died at Beaufort, South Carolina.
Henry Williams, enlisted in the One Hundred and Eighth Regiment in 1862. Wounded at Fredericksburg, and discharged in 1865.
George Connors, enlisted in the Eighty-fifth Regiment in 1864.
James Callen, enlisted in the One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Regiment in 1864.
The following enlisted in 1864 in the Twenty-fourth New York Cavalry : James Congdon, William T. Clark, Charles Coats, William Barker, Andrew J. Hopper, Harrison Kipp, William F. Jessup, David R. Johnson, James R. Tierny.
James Densmore, enlisted in the Fiftieth Regiment, and was mustered into the service January 5, 1864.
James Wyckoff, enlisted in the Fiftieth Regiment, December 29, 1863.
Edmond T. Dewey, enlisted in the One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Regiment, February 9, 1864; killed in the battle of the Wilderness, May 6, 1864.
Russel B. Hayden, enlisted in the Sixth Heavy Artillery, December 28, 1863; discharged August 24, 1865.
Amos P. Miller, enlisted in the Sixteenth Heavy Artillery in 1864.
George Manwell, enlisted in the Fourth Heavy Artillery, February 7, 1864; dis- charged August 5, 1865.
Edward McOsker, enlisted in the Fourth Heavy Artillery. and was mustered into the service February 18, 1864.
Spencer Parkhurst, enlisted in the Fourth Heavy Artillery, December 30, 1863; discharged May 15, 1865.
Eugene Warfield, enlisted in the One Hundred and Forty-eighth Regiment, and was mustered into the service January 29, 1864.
The following enlisted in the Seventy-eighth Regiment, and were mustered into the service April 30, 1864:
John Sheppard, Jackson Ward, William Evans.
Christopher Dale, enlisted in the Thirteenth Heavy Artillery in April, 1864. The following enlisted in the One Hundred and Seventy-ninth Regiment :
Joseph Conners, James Conroy, Charles Carkow, Michael Crowley, Theodore Manning, Patrick Breen, William Randall, Jacob Kleber, Louis Myers, James R. Bennellen, Edward Randall, James Low.
Benjamin Crittenden and Frederick Dearborn, enlisted in the Tenth Cavalry, and were mustered into the service May 2, 1864.
Nelson Brown, enlisted in the Third Light Artillery in 1864.
Francis H. Dail, enlisted in 1864.
Isaac Young, enlisted in the Thirteenth Cavalry in May, 1864 ; Edward Moore, in the One Hundredth Regiment in May, 1864; Joseph Hooper, in the Thirteenth Heavy Artillery in May, 1864; George W. Hannon, in the Sixteenth Heavy Artillery in May, 1864.
R. T. Calon, enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Forty-eighth Regiment, and was mustered into the service February 24, 1865.
Sidney Fiero, enlisted in Company D, One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Regiment, September 5, 1864; discharged June 3, 1865.
The following enlisted in the Second Cavalry :
Hiram M. Moore, enlisted September 5, 1864; discharged June 5, 1865. Charles B. Osborne, enlisted September 6, 1864. Edward Stock, enlisted in Com- pany K, August 29, 1864. Jeremiah Stevens, in Company K, September 6, 1864; discharged June 16, 1865. George Van Buren, enlisted in the same company, and at the same time; discharged June 6, 1865. David Vandecur, in the same company, September 1, 1864; discharged May, 1865; Henry Weller, enlisted in the First Veteran Cavalry, September 6, 1864; died November 24, 1864.
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PLATE LVII.
RES. OF HENRY F. KNAPP, HOPEWELL, N. Y.
RES. OF SOPHIA L. OLMSTED, SENECA CASTLE , N. Y.
CHAPINVILLE SPOKE BENDI ING
AND
WHEEL
FACT ORY
A FIRST CLASS WATER POWER FOR SALE, QUITABLE FOR ANY KIND OF MANUFACTORY.
RES. OF JACOB MARTIN , CHAPINVILLE, ONTARIO CO., N. Y.
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PLATE LVIII.
FLOURING & GRIST MILL . LUCAS SMITH & SON, PROPRIETORS.
HOPEWELL, ONTARIO COM
RES. OF LUCAS SMITH, HOPEWELL, ONTARIO CO, N.Y.
RES. OF JACOB LATTING, HOPEWELL, ONTARIO CO, N. Y.
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Norman R. Martin, enlisted in Company D, Eleventh Heavy Artillery, May 8, 1863; discharged November 7, 1865.
Isaac Remer, enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Eleventh Regiment, September 3, 1864. Lewis Graviler, in Company C, First Veteran Cavalry, July 1, 1863. John Walcot, in Second Cavalry, September 6, 1864. James H. Knapp, in Eleventh Heavy Artillery, in June, 1863. Abram Stoutenburg, in Fifth Heavy Artillery, June 4, 1864.
The following entered the service, but the records do not indicate the regiments in which they served :
Elder Frost, James T. Gray, Alexander Akin, Robert E. Beebe, John Cregan,
Joseph Coberly, Michael Conley, Albert Campbell, Patrick Duffin, Daniel W. Day, George Fink, David C. Hart, James Hixon, Samuel Higgins, Michael Hennessy, Frank Jones, John Johnson, James Lesley, William Lenaher, Con- rad S. Lawson, James M. Lockwood, Alonzo P. Murray, Alexander McAlerb, John Mathew, Eugene M. Merrick, Joseph Nelson, William Norton, Theodore Odell, William Pearce, James Patterson, Chester G. Pitkins, John M. Robeson, John Smith, Peter H. Stevens, Wallace Sweeter, Thomas Wilson, Joseph Wilson, Jerome P. Wood, Reuben T. Caton, Edward Hennessy, James Jones, John Lee, William Orsborn, Michael P. O'Connor, George Palmer, William Perry, Charles Smith, Chester B. Smith, Charles Scott, Robert Wilson, Percel Yarker.
PERSONAL SKETCHES.
JOSEPH BROWN GATES,
the chief subject of this sketch, was born in Hopewell, Ontario County, New York, April 28, 1802. At the present writing he is in his seventy-fifth year, and resides on the farm where he was born, and where he has always resided, three and one-half miles east of Canandaigua, on the old turnpike road. His father, Daniel Gates, was one of the first settlers in Ontario County, having emi- grated hither from Rutland county, Vermont, in the year 1789. Soon after his settlement in Gorham (now Hopewell) his wife died, leaving him a family of nine children. About the year 1794 he married Milcah Brown, widow of Joseph Brown, of Vermont. As the result of his second marriage, there were five chil- dren born to them-Esther, Cyrus, Moses S., Joseph B., and Fordys.
All of this second family settled in the neighborhood of their birthplace, Joseph B. succeeding to the old homestead. On the 22d of October, 1829, Joseph B. was married to Pamelia B. Cook. He led a quiet, industrious farmer-life through all the subsequent years of activity. Careful and prudent in all his business con- cerns, he gathered about his home the comforts and privileges well earned by toil, and gave his five children the benefits of a good academical education. He bas ever borne both a character and reputation of unquestionable integrity. Prefer- ring to suffer wrong rather than to do wrong, he never had a contested lawsuit, either as plaintiff or defendant. Being one of the most highly respected citizens of Ontario County, he has been many times urged to allow his name to be used in reference to places of public trust; but he studiously declined such proffered honors, and hence never was a candidate for any official position, and never held any office above school trustee. Always leading an exemplary, moral life, he for many years was a regular attendant and supporter of the Presbyterian church in Hopewell, and afterwards of the Wesleyan Methodist church at Hopewell Centre, to which his wife was joined. In September, 1869, after forty years of contented marriage, his companion in life was separated from him by death. His five chil- dran are all living to respect and honor him in his advanced years.
PAMELIA BISHOP GATES,
the subject of this memoir, was born July 23, 1798, in Cazenovia, Madison county, New York. She was the daughter of Isaac and Mary B. Cook. Her mother died when she was but sixteen years old, leaving her the rich legacy of these dying words : "Honesty is the best policy, and truth will bear its own weight." After her mother's death she resided at times in different places with her older sisters. For two years she kept house for her brother Isaac, at Scipio, New York. Octo- ber 22, 1829, she was married to Joseph B. Gates, of Hopewell, Ontario county, New York, where the remainder of her years were spent in the active work of farm-life. Soon after her marriage she became awakened on the subject of re- ligion, and was converted at a revival meeting held in the Presbyterian church, Hopewell, conducted by Rev. Mr. Clary and Rev. Mr. Carpenter. She joined the Presbyterian church, where she remained a member till about the year 1846, when she withdrew from that church and joined the Wesleyan Methodist, finding this society more in accord with her views.
She ever manifested a deep interest in the early anti-slavery discussions, and was one of the few who remembered " those in bonds as bound with them."
On the subject of temperance she was not less zealous, being ever bold in her denunciation of the drunkard-maker, and at the same time manifesting much sympathy for the unfortunate inebriate.
Having lived to see her children grown to manhood and womanhood, and having seen the curse of slavery removed from our fair land, she, on the 5th of September, 1869, after a brief illness, closed her earthly career in the hope of immortality through Christ her Saviour.
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TOWN OF PHELPS.
THE town of Phelps, originally called the district of " Sullivan," was organized in 1796, the same year in which Steuben county was set off from Ontario. Its name was bestowed in honor of the extensive land proprietor, Oliver Phelps, who acknowledged this unsought recognition by giving the inhabitants a " reception" at the aristocratic inn of Jonathan Oaks, where, in all probability, Bacchus reigned supreme.
A portion of the town was annexed to Lyons, Wayne county, April 11, 1823. Phelps is the northeast corner town in the county, and is bounded as follows : On the north by Wayne county, east by Seneca county, south by Geneva and Seneca, and west by Hopewell and Manchester.
The principal streams are Flint and Granger's creeks, and the Canandaigua outlet. The latter stream furnishes an abundance of water-power, which is util- ized for driving many industrial manufactories.
This town was crossed by the impetuous Sullivan in his devastating march in 1779, and not one decade had yet passed since the Senecas were flying before his riflemen, ere a solitary white settler might have been seen threading his way through this dense, uninviting wilderness; his name was John Decker Robison, of honored memory, the first white settler within the present boundaries of Phelps.
He located in 1788, and purchased of Phelps and Gorham lot No. 14, in town- ship 11, first range, said to contain three hundred and twenty acres of land, the wholesale price of which was two shillings per acre. A mistake of one hundred and seventy acres was, however, made in Mr. Robison's favor, which reduced the price of the whole purchase to about one hundred dollars, and this enormous debt was satisfied by Robison erecting a building for Phelps, in Canandaigua, which was the first frame structure in the village, located on the corner of Main street and Railroad avenue, southwest of the Canandaigua Hotel.
When John Decker Robison and his sturdy associates left Columbia county for the land of the Senecas, they came with well-defined ideas of the trials and hardships with which they would be obliged to contend in the settlement of a new country. One of the most noticeable and wisest preparations made by this resolute band .was the driving of one hundred head of cattle for Phelps and Gorham into the forest for beef, intended as presents to the Indians, without whose friendship they well knew all attempts at settlement would be in vain. They arrived at the outlet of Cayuga lake when not a white settler was to be found between Utica and Geneva. The task of ferrying their stock across the lake was no light one. Obtaining two bateaux at Geneva, they were strapped together, and a rude ferry-boat was constructed, capable of carrying eleven head of cattle. Starting from the outlet on the eastern shore, they rowed and poled the heavy craft and heavy load one mile up the lake to secure a landing-place, the shore below being covered with a marsh. James Robison, then a boy of sixteen, oldest son of John, and Nathaniel Sanborn drove the cattle through to Geneva, where, on the day following their arrival, the pioneer, John D. Robison, joined them. Both subsequently became settlers of Phelps. In 1789, Mr. Robison's family came to the new country ; and it may not be uninteresting in these days of fast steamers, fast trains, and fast rails, to know in what manner of conveyance they traveled. They were put on board a rude contrivance called . boat, which was propelled by rowing, pushing with setting-poles, and dragging with ropes, and the course they pursued was up the Mohawk into Wood creek, through the Oneida lake into Oswego river, and up the outlets of the lakes to Phelps.
A few days after the arrival of Mr. Robison's family, they were followed by Pierce and Elihu Granger, Nathaniel Sanborn, and Mr. Gould, all of whom re- turned to Connecticut in the fall, leaving Mr. Robison and family sole inhabitants of the wilderness.
They were, however, in a delightful spot, hemmed in on all sides by a dense, living forest, where the song of the wild birds, the swift foot of the deer, with an occasional glance from old Bruin to break the monotony, constituted their daily surroundings and their morning or evening calls.
Mr. Robison opened a tavern in the year 1793, and was for many years its 164
popular proprietor. His son, Harry H. Robison, was the first white child born in the town.
In those early days, as now, animosity and strife existed among the settlers, which often would close a warm friendship, and embitter the remainder of their lives. An unpleasantness existed between Robison and Granger, and the latter being taken suddenly ill, and thinking death near, sent for neighbor Robison to come and see him. He came, when Mr. Granger addressed him, saying, " Mr. Robison, we have been much at variance, and now I am about to die; I sent for you that you might ask my forgiveness." Mr. Robison, not feeling in just that mood, replied, " You d-d old ' Picteroon,' I came to see you die, not to ask your forgiveness."
Elihu Granger purchased three hundred and- twenty acres next east of Robi- son's. He had two sons, Pierce and Elihu, and one daughter, who married Mr. Case. Pierce resided in a large mansion at Unionville, erected by his father, and now owned by Cranston. Elihu erected a house on the south side of the outlet, and there reared a numerous family. General Gordon Granger, who attained much notoriety during the late rebellion, was a grandson.
Soon after the Robisons and Grangers, came Jonathan Oaks, Seth Dean, Oliver Humphrey, Charles Humphrey, and Elias Dickinson. Jonathan Oaks was a sturdy pioneer, a man of good judgment and decision of character, and in every way well qualified. to meet the hardships incident to the settlement of a new country. He displayed excellent judgment in the selection of land, and soon conceived the idea of erecting a hotel, which resulted in the building of the "Oaks' Corners" tavern in 1793, which stood until a few years since, when it was destroyed by fire. This was the second framed tavern in the whole Genesee country, and was a marvel in its day. The remains of the wine cellar, which was a huge affair, are still to be seen. A strong and finely-built stone wall surmounted the garden, portions of which are now standing, all tending to show that the Oaks' tavern was; indeed, a gigantic affair in "ye olden time," and must have ap- peared strangely grand looming up among the rude log habitations in the surround- ing neighborhood. Mr. Oaks was the first supervisor of the town, elected April 1, 1796. A grandson, Nathan Oaks, Esq., resides at " Oaks' Corners," & promi- nent citizen, and one of the progressive agriculturists of the county. . He has five children : Thaddeus, residing in the village of Geneva, and William, Fannie, Edward, and Nathan, with their parents.
Prominent among the early settlers was Philetus Swift, who settled in 1789. He was an honored and influential citizen, and held many offices of honor and trust, both civil and military. He became judge of the County Court, a member of the State Senate, and at one time discharged the duties of lieutenant governor as president pro tem. of the Senate; and he commanded a regiment in the war of 1812, on the Niagara frontier.
John Salisbury settled in the town, a short distance west of Melvin Hill, in 1791. Mr. Salisbury was one of the prominent pioneers, and did much toward the transformation of the wilderness to a land that " blossoms like the rose."
Osse Crittenden, Sr., emigrated from Conway, Massachusetts, in 1795, and located between Orleans and Melvin Hill, on the road leading from Chapinville to Oaks' Corners. Other settlers on this highway were Deacon John Warner, at Orleans, and Jonathan Melvin, at what has since been known as Melvin Hill. An anec- dote is related of Mr. Melvin too good to be lost. He had been to the village of Geneva, and while on his return on foot to his home, in passing the old Indian orchard he picked up an apple, when the owner of the orchard chanced to see him, and in commanding tones, ordered him to " put that apple down !" Mr. Melvin replied, "You must be mean to begrudge a neighbor an apple; I will plant one hundred trees next year for the public;" and, true to his word, the trees were planted along the highway on his farm for the benefit of the public.
Jesse Warner came in 1796, and located a short distance east of Flint creek, at what has since been known as " Warner Hill." Nicholas Pullen and Walter Chase settled in 1791; John Sherman in 1794; and in 1797 Theodore and Lemuel Bannister located a short distance north of Oaks' Corners. John Newhall located in 1796, between Melvin Hill and the village of Phelps.
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PLATE LIX
K.M. THOM PHINE. AFL.
REs. or DE G. C. PRICHARD , PHELPS , ONTARIO COUNTY, NEW YORK.
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RES. OF EMMONS H. GIFFORD, PHELPS, ONTARIO COUNTY, N. Y.
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In 1794, Lodowick Vandemark settled in the east part of the town, on the Canandaigua outlet, and erected a pioneer mill. Joseph Vandemark, John and Patrick Burnett, Cornelius Westfall, Coll Roy, Joseph, Eleazer, and Cephas Hawks, were also pioneers of Phelps.
John Hildreth came in the town in 1802, accompanied by his son, William Hildreth. A grandson, William Hildreth, Esq., now resides in Rochester, and is one of the popular proprietors of the " Brackett House." He has also served the people of Ontario County in many official capacities. He held the office of sheriff a number of years, and a long time officiated as United States marshal. George Wilson settled in 1800. John R. Green was a pioneer merchant, and commenced business at Oaks' Corners. Wells Whitmore came into the town with Jonathan Oaks, and was an enterprising pioneer. The following is related of Mrs. Whitmore : " At one time there were six Indian wigwams, inhabited by Indians, which stood on her father's mill-yard; on a certain day, when the family were all absent except herself, not only during the day but the night following, an Indian, partly intoxicated, came into the house and demanded bread; she informed him that there was no bread in the house baked, and to convince him of the fact showed him dough that was prepared for baking. He told her that she lied ; and drawing a knife, flourished it over her in a very threatening manner, and said he would have some bread. On this she grasped the cheese- tongs, that being the only weapon within reach, and made towards her copper- colored antagonist, who instantly beat a retreat, and never troubled her again. The cheese-tongs were then applied to their appropriate use, and a cheese was put into a press that stood in an open shed attached to the house, and she retired to her lonely couch, dreading most of all a return visit from the drunken Indian. During the night, a firm step in the shed where stood the cheese-press, accom- panied by other noises, convinced her that he had actually returned, and she kyaw not what might be the final result, being still alone. The noise, however, soon ceased, when she found that her cheese had been stolen,-not by an Indian, but by a bear."
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