OF A CERTAIN PENNSYLVANIA FAMILY. 17 



impossible to most men. She was decidedly superior to her husband 

 in shrewdness and aggressiveness. In the course of time they saved 

 enough to buy a farm of 30 acres and put up a very decent frame house 

 on it. Both Stephen and his wife lived to a good old age, and had the 

 respect of their community for honesty, industry, sobriety, and 

 neighborliness. Their boys were considered very queer and backward, 

 refusing to talk like anyone else, but "finally came out pretty well in 

 spite of this." Of their two daughters, one was able, the other deficient 

 in ways which will be described later. Considering the children of 

 III-3 and III-4, in order of bu-th we have : 



IV-2 born 1841. Came with his parents to S. when 12 years old; 

 attended the winter term of school there until 20 years old and worked 

 on the farm in the summer; enhsted in the Union Army September 

 1861; was wounded on the battlefield of Fair Oaks, where he lay 

 uncared-for for two and one-half days; discharged June 5, 1862, and 

 returned home, where he resumed farming. This he has followed with 

 some interruption until a few years ago, the greatest change being to 

 canal-boating for four years. He is kno^\-n for three things: his 

 profanity, his benevolence, and his proneness to make bad bargains. 

 "He can swear like a trooper, but has got more real religion than his 

 psalm-singing' miracle-working brother." Although twice married, 

 he has never had any children of his own, but has made his home a 

 refuge for many persons whose names appear in this history. He is 

 continually making bad bargains, going to auctions and buying things 

 which he can not possibly use, at absurd prices, or getting taken in on a 

 deal in real estate. He draws a pension of $75 a month, and his 

 neighbors say "he would make more money staying at home and 

 lying abed than doing as he does." Has lately^ gone with his second 

 wife in a new venture in land in the South. He is aggressive, with fair 

 abiUty to calculate, but lacks judgment and perseverance. 



His brothers were: IV-4, born 1843, and IV-5, born 1845. Both 

 showed fair ability at school and were of moderate aggressiveness and 

 perseverance. Enlisted and lost their lives in the Civil War. 



His sister (IV-7) , born 1847, died 1912 of old age. Was brought up by 

 her parents. Described as silly and queer, incapable of learning 

 anything at school and always owned it frankly, saying, "I just took 

 after Pap's folks; the little I learn one day I forget by the next." At 

 37 she became the second wife of an old man (IV-6), who was rather 

 slow and stupid, but had no marked mental defects. He died when 

 their only daughter was 2 months old, and she returned to live with her 

 parents. At their death she received as her share a fine orchard. Al- 

 though a fair housekeeper and seamstress, she knew nothing whatever 

 of "figuring or making a deal." She allowed her brother to wheedle 

 her out of the title to her land, and, when she was no longer wanted in 



'At the date of this study, 1913-14. 



