";1AUTOBIOGRAPI-IY..., -0..'-CLOUDS ANDSUNSHINE,MISSIONSOFHELPANDMERCy....Tbrollgba Periodof om Seventy-two YearsjDAYTON, OUlO:UNITEDBRETHUENPUBLISHING. HOUSE.1882."" THESTORYOF'HERLIFEAeChild, Wife, Mother, and WIdow;AsMinister-ortheGospel;AsPrisonChaplain.LYDIASEXTON... .-iJer :Jh:iunthms, 1\blJentnreiS, I "IrrPreseuting, generalbi' tbo. pubtio;a',.;ordfl'ERXill.Ant.bonYiQ98Oil to l'alrtlell.ll\l1d 1 Roml1illat. Cndlz;.-!Jlove--Mak-1\t.Aunt Hetty 'l'hlg1oy'tl-Tbtilr SImpson-I roft'llS.)y Tingloy, of Asbnr, Unlvondty-CouslnHottyKnox'sltflllgioll andOpproealoll-... :long of Dovotlon-A String ofBondsUnfit. for OrnamoutorRoBlU'y-" 'Voods onFiro "_UnlvorsalSbcmt-My AdvontW'CfJ 88 t\ :BrldO.llmllld"';'TboInflllr-Now Homo Mnkoand How toUsc 'them-EveningandnulCll -109OHAPTERXIV. 'F'agUIKt._Auother 1Voo(Uug-Brotl10rAbnor Arrlv08frl>m tIlO East--1, ffJAn withhimfor }'''llirfioid-Good-byShouting, 'Scolding -Hetty Knox-Farewoll, kIndFathorMcOnrdy-Mako-upoftho'"P'a1:rl1eldCOmlQnnity 'l'atnn'n'8,. 128!;HAP'l'ER XV.Mrs,Trlokrf.,-Slnglng-Schoola-'I'ho J01'801 Ourl-Out-.war"or lDward Adornlng-'Oontest botwoon tho Ohio and JorSeY .Plau of D-In ... ObIck DI - " , ens, pplng. Candle8, etc ,OHAPTER XVI.Uncle ,Aaron ,00000-L6l1rntbo Tallorlng Trado wItb:Mr,Patte1'8OD,down., onn Deaver.;"GoodFurnlly ot lbo'ShaJeerlIy,mDtl-HomoJlloD10 , ; 1836ft"';'1 ClIA]JT.. IX.GOO'1l l'rovhJolloo- AlmorUoturl",-KmlgrAtce ,.toOblo,tAking Urol hor 'fl\Onll\lJ willi bllll-.Hh'tcrCbrlntl.,lw'CI BIRbL-Mltrrlos bet CblltIllOr-lh'l'P)' Ilfdr-WeaUh lUldLonS Cllty 1I11irrl(\jj ElatJ,m-Oood ltlliln-Lt!ft lArgoF.Altat.o nUll J,nfK')MAry lIU,rrlOll AlJnunDol,Uc-'.rholr Ohlldrcn-llrolhor 'rhOJnM lJlt\rrlodll\fWlrtlf..or l"air-1101d ...;. Urotl'tlr I,'inch uu,rrl61 CArollno Townl&lo1, ot'\"o11owSprlugfI-\VltllolI\'lng at Mr.1IwloJ:oinub'fJundort.n:W.mODl IbrUlClng's)l}\,Il," un Arm)' l'by!dchtn I'l'Om&l'Illt.ogapl'OllClrlboa" Ou.ro", , ,,'CIIA1"t'&l\ X.Xldnappoo-Jndlclul Iluluiry-W..-drobo In Evltlonoo-Jdn. 1"000In t1culllJ'llWflddlug. ,'/4CUAl"'rKRX,.Great Demaudfor Fuol-"l'ilQOr Bnd&1'tlUdaII &q LboBc\IIcU,o-, Widow Clomoula llud &u11ly Sl.t.llil uur \Vood-Gnwd OvaUon aD4 . 1'.10&Oo"bon undor tbtt \Vhlp-TndUc of tbe Wlnfurmoot UO\l-ebold- . Gloomy Prosl'K':etal-Disporlllon of thoClWlth,-Drolber AbntirgOO!' Wth6 NAvy-AntbonytA) tho" fllr Ilnpccunlo.-lly-J:'ornglng-UllclaAaron Ull) Wandorer-Brother1ums ArmnSVtot;.-A wlc.h tho Groen-('jyooVigll,,-lh'l14MllKht Nllpplng - VAmOllO-'rnnl!l'rn.Uor-rhcntum"up In Jl.'rBfl} "'...................... 47a:1JI InthlJJ $et.t.1omont.t '178OHAPTER XXIV. up my lIoart Now-Lfgbttl-:b'oot-W8lIlung-:'Fa .tiler, WorJey-AlmOlJt. l'o11luAded-Great Concorn ot Mlnd-FoundthoPrlcndof !)Ubl1ca1l8Sinnors-WAlIB&ptlzedInthe M.lawl lUvar at DayLon-BplrltcdDlacWlSIon wIthmy Bletor-in-law'r.fargarot Ctu!t\ in tbo haud"-A Job ou a OWitomor. It17onA XXI.AStruggletorBroad- Womull's Dbmbl1itlllk-l't[oLbef'. Death-Stel)rathor MurrlesAgalu-A. F'owYul:1ll l\.1lerwardbeDIea-CllAI"'rgnXVIt.Rotut'ntoFulrnold-Expcrlt!llIXI AgQ!ns(Ftltlr lIan-drod.yards or Weaving-Work still10 bo l'4U811."DlvJdoc:l wIth Blllklr!nLawJomlma-When"l htadDTERXI.VII.Wcalthand lnfluonc&--llrothor Walnllcott'a StrRogoConduct.-PnliSbyoorlanleUlVCnl\l8Unh'ol'8l,lIsm-'l'be Vom-Co-Workors... 886ClIAPT1-:RXI,VUr,OonforoSloo at. 1"crry8vl1le-Inc1dontabythoWRy-ThoSaylors,, DIOOs, BndSoller'll'-Womnn'sWork to Credit-For, orAg&luat I.lcenllO (tolromalt toPronch) InDoubt.-llisbopEd-wardsComos,to thoFront.-TAngLI"tor JJconllOfl-Dro. Mast,:PerrysV11lo-Fatbor 0 rl mtb-Cro81I-Donton Grov()aliaOllAl"rEn.XLIX,A. Herolo Con'Vort-NlllOAddlUolls-'l'dt of pl'o\'jHiout:l, the .hox and of dishes, tllCbUl'CllU, andI-mehothor urhdcs118 reqUIredthe greatestcare lindIH'IHlcnec. Perclwd by his sido wasBister Outy, and nestledalllong theelmirs andbeddingwere Polly undmyself. 'rileother two wagons,O\\7'nedby two of 0111'noigbbots, and driven by them, containedthe ret:lidue of householdcllccts una fiu'mil1g utensilstand movedoninadvunce; then followedour Jehu, Ab-ner, with his precious Chtll'ge; thenfollowedthe cattle,hogs, and sheep, underofbrot.hcr .A.nthonYtt on foot, withsister OlJl'iHti:mnid.dc.camp, mountedon a young fillJ', supported011the l'ight andloft by two'faithful scouts, "\Vatchand nO,'!))'; nndliS a. renr-guard,the familycurry-nll, cOlltnilliug father, mothcr, and]'inch. 'l'hiswas the ol'del' of umrch ; but tbero wasa henvy rc-enfol'cemellt lit stnrting, the Catlin :lIai Oomp-tonchildren, whotrudged llloug unt.il one bj'ono theydropped out undfell buck, und we were compelled toclamber backinto thewagon. Al'l'ivingat amouutainstream about oneo'clock, thorewus a halt, ostensibly towater tIle teams; but the claulOr among tho childrenmade it necessary toorder aandno lunch wasset out by motherfor all hands,wLile the tcmna "v-orofed, andthe sheep undhogswore ginmarest. About---....1//1if1/perpendicularbar about two feetinlength. Thohori.zontal bar was strengthenedby nll ironbrace weldedto-the middle of the vertical bar; the other endof thebrace wlla weldedto the horizontal bar ahout ten indlcsout fromthe upright bar. The upper and lower ends ofvertical bar turnedin " cycs" inthecnds of strongiron barB anchored in the VIall. This they called a crane.Doublehooks are usedofdHlcrent lengths, oneendofwhich is hookedon this crane, andon the other kettlesand other hangingcookingutensils havingbails weltesuspended. 'fo put onkettles the cmne would be swung-out like agate, andthe vessel hookedon, then pushedback over tho fire. 'fho different lengths ofhooks wereusedtoadjpst differcnt-sized kettles to thofire. 'l'hisspecies ofCl'l11l0 is almost extinct; but about thebegin-ningof .this cOlltm'j' 110 well-regulatedfitmilywoulddowithout ono.Mrs. Rl1belloeandher girls were verybusycooking" crulls "(crullers) on n. hll'gOBeale. 'fhey hadalargofifteen-gallon kottlo neltrly full of lurd 8uspenderellst. Imagineher sur-prif\c an(ljoy, when the meeting closed, to hear that theohject. ofhOI' illolutl'y wus an unmm'ried mUll, highlyrCflpcdctl llnd (( well on:" Ho wus now approachingthatpmiol.1 inlife called(( hllchcIOl',"Ilnd sistoI'Christianwasal:;o uppronehing that pm'iod inthe lifeofannn-Illtlrriedwhentimofli. li'iuch: "lIe didn't meun for be gu.ve herto me."Almer: "She wllaincluded. Fnther said, keep themfill together llndRcnd them to schooL".this nltcrcntioll wus goingonthogirls"Chris-tllm Illeh and PollyQuick, wero busygettingsupperfor thoir viaitorfl. My sister, unobserved I' Mrs. Finch,beckoned me out of' tho door. Out we slipped us quietlyas pOi;8ible. Chl'it5tinll toldme to run down the road u.sfllr nl; MI'll; 1111roduced father's winandshowell in it that tho children were all to be kepttogether; thnt heWfiS oneof theexecutors of tho will,amI WHS forbidden to bindout thechildren i that Mrs.Finch had wuivc stairs. But here ahe hudthetllgC. She hlld our first 1011d; andshecould cut and,enrry. in the second llSfhstus we, und we coulanot pre-nmt )t. However, we continuedtocut fiIidhaul untilwe got enougll for UB nIl.Old Clements had left his wifeandchildrenintho-eare of n Masonic brothel' bythe nameof SolomonSmith; und, he WUfJ most w!\tcllful of his precioUS'o"er duBy, but never providing anythingfor theu' rehef. Mrs. ClementsWIlS a very pratt;}' woman,and was"crymuchsmittonwith hor beautyand lo"ehucs!:l. So he moved her over into his own en. AileI' they hudlivodover thereafew weeks some'ofthe mischievous young men of tho neighborhood chIdedgh'o old Solomon nnd Mrs. Clements un ailingOil .iL raIl; soone cold night theytook themout ofthOlr wurmbod, got.. themon a rail, andclosed the:tffillHement by giving thepnrtics a pretty gooel trounc...lllg.Mr. Smith was n saddle and hnrncssmnker. TherieXt.IIAUTODIOOIlAl'llY OF80Wemust hn.ve wood! So wegearedupold U Pacerfind Asnfetida," ns we called our most gentle tenm, hitch-ed themto the sled, andtook ourllxeB undBuntedovertheicennd Sl10Wfor the timber. 1,'ho roudwus onthehill-side. Our {'olka in butcheringhadbeonusingthesled forconvenience in sClllding hogs, und had taken outthe tougue. 'Ve did not know that tho sled lInd any uscfor a tongue, so we munagedto fllstellthe double-tree tothe front-roller, and oft' we weut in highgleo. 'Vllenwo got to the side-hill slope, the sledswung to oneside,warpingthe horB05 around, the traceshitching on theirheels. We found, however, that the fnster thehorsos--------, d82 AUTOBlOORAl'llY OJ!' flmorning after the airing on the rail a young man by :hename ofJoel Crowell camo in, llnd foundMr. Sm1theatingMs l)l'enkfllst inhis ownhouee. Joel u.p.to him, patted him on tho ahoulder, and 1\8kedhun.if h18lines were done. SolomontllOught he one of thosewhohadlynched him, und orderedto leave house. lIe started for the door;but SmIth overto?k himin the doorullcl stlll>bed him in the abdomen, lettmg outa portionof thebowels. about ahalfmile home, carrying llnd holdmg m Ius bowels as hecould. HiB father and brother John Crowell m thebarn at work, llndBoeingJ'oel coming asked whatwus the mutter. He told them that Solomon Smlth hadstabbedhim, givingtheina very fewwords. Old man Crowell und lUB son John startedfor oldSolomon Smith's; but the old man rememberedthat Joel neededattention,60hegave thepitchforkto nIHI told111m not toleave a breath in oldSmith'sbody. Ho then moullted ahorse andwcnt toDecker-town for a doctor. WhenJoel came inhis mother wasso frightened toHee Joel with the blooddrippingdownfrom hi6 hl1nd8 that woreholding in his bowels, that sheran down to tho cellar llnd J ohu'e wife ran screaming upstairs where t.heycould not seethehorrid spectacle orhear11is groaning. Sister Polly waslivingand young as she was, told him she would stay WIth himuntil the doctorcame. Reo-lay on his backin thehall(for theCrowell'slivedin a largebrickmausion),.a?dPolly put his bowels back us well as she could, andWltbher little hands heldthem therewhilehisfather rodeeight miles andbrought thedoctor. 'The doctor onhisarrival andshort examination said, "Sir t youmay pos-...RBV. r,YDIASEXTON.sihly live; ifYOll do, yOll oweyour life tothat littlegi:rl/' 'rhodoctor stitchedup thegash, bandagedhim'up ae well as he could, anel by careful nursing he finally How about JohnOrowell and old Solomon'Smith? John tbought, ns he was running along, that if heueed the pitchfork on l1imhe wouldsurely murder him80 he threw it down andpickedupa sledstandardandhurried on towardSmith's. Hefoundhim in theyard,door, rushedlIponMm andbeat himtill hecouldnotwalkor raise up. Aneighbor coming along about thattime with a sled, hemadethe manstop; and Johntumbled Smith onthe sledand took himwhere hesec .Toel dio, andthenfinishedthe punishment.Johnflont for Squire Bockover tocome over, andtheyhad oldSmitharrested andtakendownt.o Newtonjail.Aft-HI' lle hadbeen in ,jail somo time, here cameRan-nnh Clements, who hadleft the morning after the airingand gone tober father's, .old Josiah Hazen's. After shehad beon inabout an hour wl;lisperingto him, all atoncehoyelledout for tbejailor tocomeandtakethewomau away, andon painof death never to let hercome there again. " Oh I howI would kickher butfor these miaerable shackles. 0Mr. Jailor, have U:ercyon me, anddon't, don't annoy me ,Vith that miser-nblewretchof nwoman. Sheh1\8been the causeofall mycalamity. Oh, my dear family. If Icouldonlymore enjoy theil'society. No"!' I have beou robbed{)f It all by this accursed woman. Don't! Don't!! Mr.Jailor, don'tlet her comehere any more." In this waywent onduy after day, lamentinghis downfall, andbItterly denouncing the wicked canse of it.Soon his wife heardhow heW1\8 ranting and going on84 AUTODIOGnAPlIY OlJ"about Hannah, andhis suyingtheymighthimdOwlI tohis ownfloor,80 that he couldenjoy thesym-,,pathy and society of his dear wife Bnd children. "Sover to the.inn AmHl goes. Oh, how very gInd .he w.astoseo his darling Anna. Yes, yes, he couldenJoylifewithher. So shu obtnlncdI)ermission totake l\ bedtothejail, llnd ho around to cook for him..Joel Crowell recovered l)Cfore Solomon did, for thoblood would still oozofl'om his ours whilelying dowu. 'Witll AllImalld tho children interceding, and thelawyers hinting to .John Crowell und his father thatJohnhltd rather t1'I\lll';grooBcd the law in a11l1e done, undas all handsWOI'O}I'I'OO and Acceptet} Masons, they mightjust as well make it all up, nndlet tbe old man com&home. So home he('llllle. But of courso he was 80 mor-tified nt his condnet lltHl downHill, that howouldseUout andmoveawuy, Yes, thut was what hci woulddo.So11c Boldout; nwayhe went tolook out a home.He says to Anllll, "I Willi!, you to go with me to Decker-town." " All right." They went nnd pur(lhnsed l.\large amount of goode,-silks, satins, fura, sugar, tell,ooffee, eto" etc" andwhen they retl1l'ncdin the eveninghe asked Anua.to go with11im over to Crongor's "Ihave pr0l111Hed themwe wouldcome over sometImennd see them before we moved nway." "Very,vell,just as you wish." Soovcr they went. TheCreagors.were all very glad to Bce them drive up in their llewsleigh. "Drive llroull,I, Mr. Smith, and let thc?oya putupthe horses." " Yell, but I have llUerrand over toLitz;sj I mllYfiS well goover and attendtothat, andwhen I returnwe will put up tho horses." Mr. Smith10ft, and Anna saw him no more; iIBV. LYDIA. SBx'roN. 85InthomorningwhenAnna went home, toher Bur-priseandchagrin, she saw that Smithhad come'bl\Ckandtaken of goods andgrocerieshahadpurchusedthe daybeforeat Dcekertown; also aUthesUllsngeRnndnico knickknacks, andall the best articlesabout the hOUBO. Sotherowns Annawitheight chil-clreo. Tho boys waited awhile inquiring around till they'heard wherotheir fi\ther wns (for had two grownRODS). As80011 ns they heard where he WIlS,they pro-coeded to thel)laco, nndthere found HannahClem-ente. She WfiS sick abed, uud he was sitting in thecorner nursing a:youngbabo adlly01'two old.So muchfor l\ Freemason's honor-tnkingcare ofawar-widow, nhrother's wife, robbinghis ownwifeandeight cbildl'on, llndtaking to his arms1\ brother Mason'swife, lludto his table Joseph Clements'childron, whilehiBown dli1dl'cn wel'Ohomoles8 and scatteredamongtltrUllger8. "'tVell, howabout thooutcome? Why, afterRome fiveor sixYCI\1'8 AnnR'a children were nIl grown up,andwero0. bleRsing nml honor to their mother. TheywererCtlpccty I.

they De'er uan'r8cJ'IL' .Ciin, my Muntry. though III1d and In droarna'I I'8v1ll1t tby'8OI1-beatonBnt al_i.. a thr foreign land Iawaken Altd atgb tor the fdend that can moot'o 1Fn mo no more. 'I C:::Oto, wllt thou never replace men 0 mansions ofpoaoe wh 't)b r nover'agalu will myCllln mer:They died to defend me, 1 JIved to dePI:::J me.ErlnMf my cOuntry: long. long have We .....w..,) ';'"flltber 1lI gono,l\ndno 1-......" .And hore I '. t . -y mother '8 no more'nlna alQnebroken-hearted! .And sigh for tho dear onetJ who'll mootmora '.Ah,nover again In tho green shady bawe",' ., Whore my torofathel'S dwelt shall I' . , . .Or,cover my harp with the wild spend tlJo ho,lU'I;, Of Erin laeVoumoon, 1& Erin , Thope r .aun .th .' ou lar.under whiohmybrotherthe88. we were about to leave home 'foremotion and ,per apsagain toreturn, andthetears to overyP:;:OB of the smger, never fnned to. bringHo Bung many oth . .Neguire Last Ro amongwhich wore Shelah religio::.t; ummer, etc. AlsomanyveryTerrors' 4-.... . '.' ngs"Buchas Deaththe Xing:, ew., eWe ' 1-After a plensantvisit at IRe .' . ' ....some presents receiv d'frunce.' ?benandollie- we" 'de. '. ommy sIster ChrIstian' Oa8.. adA", .. passe.ion Siate Ch ,day's joul'ne with' .. .' .' .r nstiancame half .0.moat of the Y ' . us. ,Wetogether,mid talkedway, and she weptlDconsoIabl;}'. Ohio plU't... .go. ShewouldthenblocktllO wheel and go back for thochildreu; and by the tim.e she would get up,Bare-boneaand the othcr,brute would be rested enough t.o move on.Again she wohld set them down, tocr.}r or laugh"r.s theychoose, while shepushed tho cart. Just as we cnmeMar themher children were crying, perhaps frightened.at us strangers; and old Bare-bones stalled, although thepoor woman wnspushingwith nIl her, might. Thebrutal husbandranbackandkickedher, yelling out,"D-nyou! Why don't you push 7"" My brotherAnthony went to him, took himb.}y the throat, and, curs.inghim, toldlier to gotoherchildren. He then com.mandedthetyranttopush ,tIle cart; 'andbrotherAn.thony led Bare-boncs, while I drove our team. Our outfitcOllsist.eu of one horse, "Ned," with both ears cropped off,11 carriage containing our plunder, consisting ofa box ofr;tore goods, mJ'bed, some provisions, my trunk of cloth.ing, andBill Lewis' trunk. The load WIlS too awful}wnvyfOl' poor" Ncd;" but he was ingood condition, and seemedtoroll it along very easily. Well,Barc-bones got up the mountain at IllSt, and I Cllme closebehindwith my co.rriageanel "Ned." Hcrewe made aRhort halt, "to viewthe landscape O'CI'" of easternPcmnsylvnnia. evidence of thrift and industrywas"visible-good farm-houscs, large barns, orchards,grailli-:lields, and beautiful groves onthehill-sides andon/the distmit mountains. The scenery was truly capti- 'vatingto the beholder, and would havebeen to me hadmypoor henrt been at ease. But chow couldit be so,with thedistance wideningbetween meandall thatmndelife denr tomo-mother, littlebrothers Thommyand Finch, and sis,tera Polly and Christian?As for Cat,.IIi/ ."AUTOBIOGRAPUY' OF100 . "' d' It was hard for her toglvt;meing wasknow the hardshipsbefore meup, for ahe' appcnre d h ..1 to 'part perhaps forever.1 elf' an we lw , '.1better t 11m mya , as'sedalong, for'nuost and us we p. 'IShe chose11.I tlust they fadedfrom the View,theywere vIsible,a hill-sidenne}folil1ge,-as manaB thoughllbsorlJcd b?th1c dmelt,s away tomotherindccrepit oldage d1880 ves alldust.. 1LSant though veryMORt ofjourneywnBProClmantic and ever-1 t (' e so now WI , , ad1'01uglg\lgJUrealizeu 1:0thodughowe c11111 1t b menttone. ne Wl"somo ndventurcAthat Hug1 e I tness withsomeA I t hadsome unp eMan .brother nl1011) 1 'b n benat they had WithI'II t" and(eBCn c ,. ,..,movers. WI 1) , Red skin cop-them, bearing tll?dirtyandIJeras-colol'ed hall', ,8l111 ) tnloons no coat or vest,llandA, ruggedand .dlrty m'ent a hat or cap-art of IL hcmp-illnrt., ullda trag, k t HeP, ,. fullyable to ma e ou.though tlllB last I W118ne\ or lk' 1 leton -light sor-had a bare-bones home,-a mg sto a two-reI tall aud gangling,-wlllch Wl1S ,11 children andwheele