spend money for clothing to make a fine appearance, 

 lie usually wore a broad-brimmed hat. He went 

 bare-footed not only in the summer, but often in cold 

 weather, and a coffee sack, with neck and armholes 

 cut in it, was worn as a coat. 



" Tpon his journeys Johnny usually camped out. He 

 never killed anything, even for food. He carried a. 

 kit of cooking utensils with him. among which was a 

 mush pan. which he sometimes wore as a hat." 



During the "War of 1812, when the British and the 

 Indians were terrorizing the population of Ohio, 

 Johnny often warned the people of approaching 

 danger. 



Once, the Indians killed a man in Richland County 

 and the residents of Mansfield fled to the blockhouse 

 which was the town's public square. It was believed 

 a general massacre was about to be attempted by the 

 sa\ages and it was imperative that help be secured 

 from troops that were then at Mt. Vernon. But who 

 would go ' The Indians were lurking on every side 

 and it was thought to be certain death for any mes- 

 senger who might attempt the trip. 



Johnny Appleseed, barefooted, bareheaded, volun- 

 teered to go. That night he disappeared into the woods 

 and between Mansfield and Mt. Vernon he visited 

 many settlers' cabins and warned them of the danger. 

 When he returned to Mansfield it was with enough 

 help to overawe the Indians and prevent the attack. 



In his late years Johnny left Ohio and went to Fort 

 Wayne, Indiana, to live with a relative. There he 

 died in 1847. 



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