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Show I . I Jhcmc8 3rom Sanlish $ X Ca8SC8 of Sftraiich Dlormal. .:, & MY IIOM13 TBWN. My homo town ilea in tbo small ra-vlno ra-vlno which la Mddeu on tho uoith from the cold win tor winds by a roundiug, brownleh hill, nud ou tho east by a lodgo of black rooka. To tho west Ib a rolling hill or ridgo, running north and south, out uf whioh oomos bubbling and seeping about fifty Bprlugs whlob wntor tho pastures bolow. When Mr. JobtiBou, who was tbo pioneer of tho place, first Bottled hero his main idea was to be tsboltorcd as much us possible, and, to hide from tho Indian, who woro nt this tlmo very eavoge, But t-uah a favoiod spot mus not unknown to tho Indians, ho-(hiusm ho-(hiusm when cold winter sot In they wero sure to be thero. Hence -vhnu thoy found Mr. Johnson seoutely located lo-cated thore thoy woro very angry and tried to got him nut. Ho uould keep tho enrages away from tho Iioubo with his rlllnp. but thoy begun their sneak-log sneak-log tactics. Crawling through tho rnvlne ami hiding behind tho rockB they could easily got within arrow ehot difitanoo of tbo houso, and often did Mr. Johnson much harm. Aftor he had boon joined by sovor-al sovor-al other families they all dooidnd to leave that dangerous place and movo woet of the springe about half nmilo. But na tho lndintiB became trouble some again, tho pooplo woro com polled to build n wall around their homes. On two corners of this waU wnB n Bott of protection called tbo baBtion. From this corner two men could wntah the north and east Hide?, whllo those of the southwest corner could watch tho south nud west aides. It) tills way thtt-!jofila liifariuxd themselves until tho auger of tho Indians In-dians was quioted. As tho danger abated pooplo moved bnok on tbo ridge and moro peoulo, thoJotiBPH, joined tho few already thoro aud tho pnnulatlon grew until it became a modem town. Up to this time It had been called Jnbnaon's Fort. Ah soon as a pnst ollloo was established estab-lished tho uumo of tbo placo-' had to bo chanced as thore was another placo by that nnmo. whlob fact caused a conflicting of mall. One of tho did goutlemon of the place being religiously inclined, thought ho would give it the uumo of "Enooh" after tho olty. ofold which went up on aooount of the righteous 11CB8 ot the people, l'don't know whether ho thought by giving it that' nnmo it would havo an effect on the penplo for good or not, but 1 havo heard aotno of tho ppoplb Bay It would sometimogo up. It Is now a mndorn up to-dato town enveriug on urea of about one square mile and hua tho great population of about sixty flvo person, old aud young. I1VRUM JON IIS. |