Vol. XLIII. No. 1788 
NEW YORK, MAY 3, 1884 
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[Entered according to Act of Congress. 
In the year 1884, by the Rural New-Yorker In the office of the Librarian of Congress 
at Washington.] 
Island, in li98, and settled on a fifty-acre 
farm iu Fairfield, where they reared a family 
of ten children, and spent the remainder of 
their days. Lauren shared the usual fate of 
boys under such circumstances, attending 
school in Hummers until he was large enough to 
work on the farm, and afterwards only in 
W inters until he was 19. Leaving the farm at 
20, he taught very successfully Winters, aud 
spent his Summers in mechanical pursuits. 
Having been summoned home to take charge 
of his fathers farm before attaining his 34th 
year, his thirst fora better education led him to 
consign his trust to a brother, that he might 
take a course of instruction in the old Fair- 
field Academy. An association of prospective 
teachei-s was soon formed among the students, 
and, to his astonishment, he was selected to 
give the special instruction desired. He ac¬ 
cepted the position with a great deal of hesi¬ 
tancy, but it proved very advantageous iu 
giving him drill and confidence, which he 
needed, aud a liberal salary, which he needed 
still more, as he had entered the Academy 
with only $50, which, he proposed to make go 
as far as possible, hoping the knowledge he 
would get, would enable him to earn more with 
LAUREN BRIGGS ARNOLD. 
Lauren Brigos Arnold, eighth child of 
George, and Elizabeth Grimes Arnold, was 
born in Fairfield, Herkimer County, N. Y., 
August IS, 1814. His parents came from Rhode 
LAUREN BRIGGS ARNOLD. From a Photograph. Fig. 128. 
