OF A CERTAIN PENNSYLVANIA FAMILY. 23 



live on a neighboring farm, she was courted by her second cousin, 

 who belongs to Line D. Her father opposed the marriage, saying he 

 "was too smai-t to be a Rufer, but not smart enough to be anything 

 else." They eloped, however, to New York, and were married. Two 

 children (VI-70, 71) died young of tuberculosis. 



The third daughter (V-61) of IV-21, bom 1878, died 1898, pulmonary 

 tuberculosis ; had an illegitimate son (VI-69) , who was quick, responsible, 

 and at 18 is the yardmaster in a steel works. V-61 later married 

 V-62, who drank, and abused and finally deserted her. Their first- 

 born died at birth. Their daughter (VI-71), born 1897, lives alone with 

 her maternal grandfather in a dilapidated log house. Never went to 

 school more than a few weeks in any year, and was so stupid and in- 

 corrigible that the teacher was always glad to be rid of her. She could 

 scarcely read or perform the simplest problems. At 16 is pretty, 

 plausible, but wild, profane, sexually immoral, running the country- 

 side. 



V-67, the youngest daughter of IV-21, born 1880, caught cold and 

 died at 14 years. 



The sons of IV-21 and IV-22 are: 



V-63, born 1882; capable if he cared to be, but drinks, is a rover, and 

 not a man of his word; has a good wife, and for the last 3 years has 

 managed with fair success a small farm near that of his eldest sister ; no 

 children ; 



V-65, born 1884; like his brother, rough, unsettled, alcoholic, at 

 present working on the section ; has separated from his wife, by whom 

 he had two little girls (VI-72, 73) ; both are pretty, bright, and fond of 

 school ; VI-72 is kept by her uncle ; VI-73 lives with her father and his 

 so-called housekeeper. 



The remaining children of the sexually lax Maria (III-7) were: IV-23, 

 who "became feeble-minded after an attack of scarlet fever" and died 

 in childhood of flux, and a son (IV-25), who has fair ability to plan and 

 calculate; owns a small farm which he works successfully. He is ec- 

 centric and irresponsible; since his wife's desertion has consorted with 

 various women, among them IV-4, Chart B, belonging to Line F. 

 Her daughter (V-3, Chart B) has been attributed to him. 



There remains to be considered the youngest son (III-9) of Isaac 

 Rufer, who is said to have been slow and stupid, nonaggressive, but in- 

 dustrious. Owned a f ewacres of land and supported his family by working 

 for neighboring farmers. His marriage to his double cousin, belonging 

 to Line D, will be considered at length later. She was superior to her 

 husband in ability and aggressiveness. Two of their children were 

 decidedly above the average in these traits, and two somewhat below. 



