FACTS ABOUT THE KALLIKAK FAMILY 95 



ent, in the possession of the widow of Elizabeth's grand- 

 son, the latter having been a minister in New York City. 

 In renting the farm, the family has always retained a 

 wing of the house, which, although remodeled, still 

 presents much the same appearance as in the days of 

 Amos and Elizabeth. There is the same fireplace, the 

 same high-backed chairs, the clock, desk, and china 

 cupboard. Every summer the family has come back to 

 the old place to enjoy the country air, the luscious 

 grapes and other fruit planted by their ancestor. 



On another hill, less than two miles distant, lives a 

 granddaughter of the same Amos and Elizabeth. Her 

 father had been, in his day, one of the wealthiest and 

 most prominent citizens of the community. In an old 

 desk, part of his inheritance from his mother, was found 

 a number of valuable papers belonging to the Kallikak 

 family. One of these is the famous deed of the original 

 purchase made in 17 by Casper Kallikak, signed by 

 the governor of the colony. These papers the daugh- 

 ter guards with great pride. She is a woman of ability 

 and manages her large farm with admirable skill. The 

 splendid old homestead, which has been remodeled and 

 fitted up with all modern conveniences, was built by 

 her mother's ancestor. Although she is deeply inter- 

 ested in all family matters, she has been too much en- 



