Show Abe t tle tao he lOunger Banter Probably the ol 01 oldest est man In Western Massachusetts is Abe Parsons Parsons a colored man living in this place says saysa a Williamstown correspondent of oJ the he Now ew ev York Sun Sun n He e is years yeal old and has hM had a romi and adventurous ous career Ho lie le u was as born a slave in South Carolina and ran away from his master in Andrew J Jacksons ackson's time and made his way to the Northern states through swamps and forests forests his only guide being being the north star He Ho reached Now New ew York state tate where he again became a slavo slave to a New ew York man man Abe Abo has ha sue such h a shaped peculiarly shaped head that doctors and medical colleges are aro constantly asking aking for his body when he shall die die On the top tp of his skull is a bunch about the tho sie size of an egg which seems to t be bo solid sold bone bone he is known as a Abe Abo the bunter hunter Several years ago alo when a n block of buildings in the town wits was WS all al aflame Abe Abe with one bunt of tho to head bead head burst burstin in the heavy d door or He Ho also had ha a great reputation for killing horses and cows cows One Ono bunt with wih his head is i as effective as a n blow with an ax nL He has ha killed probably twenty old horses in this manner maneer He worked during durig durigal all al last season senon at planting haying and harvesting and can do a days day's days work that many a a younger man would not find easy eay |