The Copy-Cat, and Other Stories

ld, and young looking for that age. He used to say in later life that he married at just the right time. His wife was a daughte

kville, with his family, came out at this time. The Freeze family, when they arrived in Nova Scotia, consisted of William Freeze, sen., his son William, with his wife and two chil

ained in Cumberland until the first of the present century, and then removed to Sussex, King's Country, N.B. He had become r

th the tide to the head of the river. Leaving the boat, they plunged into the forest and tramped for some distance. At last they concluded they had lost their way and were not likely to re

r. Freeze, "and there is wh

l figure, and then demonstrate it for the benefit of his boys. The dinner horn would sound, and no potatoes had been hoed that morning. John, another son, was a fine singer and took great pleasure in giving singing lessons to the young people in the neighborhood. The Freezes could all sing, and most of the men were handy with the

planning one day to go by rail instead of walking, but going to the station befo

ccan, N.S., who afterward moved to the Millstream, in King's Co

Thomas Black, of Amhe

ge family. The younges

ry of the Blacks in thi

er member of

cond wife, Bethia Wager, of Dutch Valley; and six by his third wife, a Miss Scott of Petitcodiac. The first family were all daughters. The tenth child was the first son born. Mr. Fr

apers at the Prospect, written by Samue

I received yours, favored by Mr. Stockton, and am happy to hear that you

oxen to St. John. The southerly weather that we had about the 12th of this month has raised the water and ice to such an unusual height that it has swept almost all the publick bridges downstream in this paris

/2 per lb., than to risk the St. John market, as there is but very little shipping in at present, and they get what they want from a less

of it was struck with the rust. I suppose I will get on the whole 16 acres something more than 100 bushels of grain, viz., wheat, buckwheat and rye. I have since exchanged it for an old farm (and pay 170 pounds) situate one mile below Matth

n, from your

EL FR

OMPSON

more

our love and impart it to

and I will get a butcher's letter what he will do, and if that suits, you can drive your cattle, but I

ng's, N.B., for a quarter of a century, and a grandson

there. She had visited her before, making the journey of eighty miles on horseback, in company with a

ospect on the 11th of March, 182

of Point de Bute, co'ty of Westmoreland, were married by license this eleventh day

S'N M

ry at Sa

e pres

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TRU

e Bute, but a Methodist minister had not the right, at that time, to solemnize marriage. In 1822,

not attend. Eighteen of the family, and for anything that can be seen to the contrary, the whole family, are doing well, both as to this world and that which is to come. Nearly all those who are in our Society

of worship till 1881, when it was superseded by the pr

twenty-one grandchildren to dinner; picked about 100 bushels; very dry weather." The l

m the fourth of June to the twenty-first, which was the extreme limit. There is scarcely any change noticeable in the

of grandchildren. The last years of her life were years of suffering. Her husband outlived her a year and a half, passing away on the 9th September, 1826, in his s

h trouble. Little change was necessary, as all the other members of the family has been provided for. There were leg

two daughters were added to the family. There was sickness, but the doctor's visits were not frequen

nd was found less than a half mile below the place chosen in 1805. Work to the amount of L 1,096 15s. 6d. in the con

ueman L 3

D. Well

Truema

. Truema

Trueman

Trueman

Trenholm

Hewson

n. The foundation in one place seemed to be resting on quicksand, and was constantly settling. In 1860 it was decided to abandon the structure and build a new one about two hundred yard

later, when the road came into the hands of the Dominion Government, an arrangement was made with the commissioners of t

I find Hugh Hamel bought at Prospect 559 lbs. of butter for 9d., or 15c., per lb., and 1,198 lbs. of cheese for 6d., or 10c. The next year,

et was for some month

v. Mr. Douglas and Mrs

e here in the order of

e Bute

e country and caused a great many deaths. The family at Pros

oor. There was to be a trustee meeting at the church that evening, and Mr. Trueman was on of its members. Supper over, he mounted his horse to ride to the church. Ten minutes had not passed when the horse was seen without a rider, and Mr. Trueman was found a short distance from the house, where he had fallen, to all appeara

d so has learned about him mainly from others. He seems to have made a great many friends, and was looked upon as an upright man. One who knew him well said, whe

f potatoes were grown on the farm, and in 1847 not enough were grown to supply the table. In addition to the great failure in these two staple crops, at that time the price of beef, pork and butter went down to a very low point. A pair of oxen that would girth from six to six and a half feet could be bought for forty-five or fif

rge. Mr. Davis was a most faithful and kind-hearted man, and is remembered with the liveliest feelings

ll, which was built in 1843,

of oatmeal by offering a bonus of L 25 to anyone who would build an oat-mill. This led to the addition, and oats were made into meal for a large district of country for a go

in 1849 and the early 50's numbers of our young men left for the gold- fields. Then came the telegraph service, which called for bright, intelligent young men. Ever since that date agriculture has declined relatively in the Maritime Provinces. As the years went by the pr

second farm north of the old place. Later he sold this farm and moved to Searletown, Prin

d a large circle of friends, and was always ready to help those who were in need. After her husband's death she kept up t

ughter, was married to George M. Black, of Dorchester. The same year, in May, Mrs. Howard Trueman died. In July, 1867, Howard married Mary Jean Main

ting held at Prospect January

ized by the appointmen

Howard Trueman

to celebrate in some fitting way the arrival of the first Trueman

esolved, that there be a gathering of the Trueman descenda

, that a committee be appointed to carry out the above resolution, said

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short history or genealogy of the family; also to place a marble monum

resses. The invitations were not confined to the immediate connection. Friends of the family were included. It was estimated that about five hundred were pr

the family to day (187

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n mind, and in 1891, seventeen years afterwards, invitations were sent from Prospect for another gathering of the clan. This time, however, the sc

ome. An effort was made to get the names of all visitors recorded, but it was not entirely succes

the Trueman family, combined with a picnic of the Historical Society of Sackv

M A. D.

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a Sc

rt of that gathering as

t that

ATHERING AT PROSPECT FARM-A S

Howard and Albert Trueman, to commemorate the arrival of the Yorkshire settlers in this country. The descendants of the Yorkshiremen had invite

ry present, and see among them the most prosperous of our people. Mr. W. C. Milner, Secretary of the Society, then read an interesting paper on the expedition from New England to capture Fort Cumberland in 1776, under the command of Col. Eddy, and the influences that led to its defeat, notably the firm stand taken by the Yorkshire Royalists against the troops of the Continental Congress, and i

was no wonder that they felt discouraged. With their wives the men passed on to Windsor, where they first got a glimpse of the budding orchards left by the French settlers. Here a division was made in the party. The women and children were sent to the head of the Bay by a series of ferries, and the men pushed on to Annapolis, and later joined their families at Chignecto. To the pluck, loyalty, and industry of the Yorkshiremen Judge Morse paid many a tribute. To them do we owe our present connection with the Mother Country. When this country from north to south was rent by the rebellion, when the rivers ran blood, and when the prestige of English arms in Northern America seemed to totter, it was the Yorkshire immigrants who remained firm, and although compelled to suffer untold hardships and privations, yet they remained loyal to that old flag, wh

re Sheriff McQueen, J.

. Wm. Blair, Hon. Hiram

Esq. (St. John), W. F.

. Mr. Crisp, Rev. Mr.

ue

f the oldest in the Province, having

count of the one hundr

n from the Moncton

ly that came to this country in 1775. The centenary of their settlement here was celebrated by a big picnic twenty-four years ago, and the present one was connected with the building of the old house one hundred years ago-

, and the numerous gathering, old and young, ma

ed eighty-three, also a very vigorous man. Within a few weeks Mr. Joseph Trueman, also of the same generation, the father of Judge Trueman, of St. John, has passed to his rest. Mr. Henry Trueman, father of Mrs. James Colpitts, was prevented by the infirmities of age fr

embraced Judge Truem

eman, ex-Coun. Amos Tru

esentation present of

blood, as Squire Wm. Av

lbert Carter, C. F. Mc

Dickson, George M. Bla

lendenning, Cumberland

e, Pa; Gilbert Pugsley,

ert Lawrence, Burgess

inden; Alex. Smith, Nap

; J. L. Black, ex-M.P.P

E. Baker, Fo

were: R. Robertson, W.

F. Ganong, W. C. Miln

ohn Roach, Thomas Roach

llison, President Mt

ews, Sackville; Rev. Mr

ter, J. H. Goodwin, Po

e; George Copp, James

who was to tell sometime of Yorkshire at the present day, was not present. Mr. Howard Trueman, who was then called upon, told something of the settlement of the Truemans, the building of the house, the clock two hundred years old that

l with a bag of wheat. On telling who he was he was sent to the house and fed with gingerbread and his pockets filled with cake. Mr. Black paid a

as due to the Yorkshire blood in him. He sometimes wondered, as Mr. Black had done, whether the race was not degenerating. He certainly could not stand as much exertio

son, the founder of the Institutions, the one who had done more than any other to make the name of Allison to be remembered, chose for his partner in life a member of the Trueman family. Mankind was not degenerating. Wonderful things have been accomplished since this country

ould be served, and the other speakers wo

friends, but to see the old place where he was born and spent his youth. He knew every knoll and hollow of the old farm. He thought everyo

ey would be even stronger. He gave some proofs that actually the race is improving physically. In the old times the weakest all died off, and only the tough old nuts remained. He told some rem

h Amherst. On inquiring he found it was the gathering of the clans at Prospect. He considered these historic gatherings most important in the development of a country. He then gave a most interesting account of Yorkshire and Yorkshire Methodism. He had never seen a wooden house until he came to this country, and it stirred old memories to stand again under the shadow

r his invitation, and said he was going to write a full accoun

an, the host and hostess, and to Dr. Chapman, the cha

the following descrip

structure is a hundred years old. In a granite slab over the front entrance is the following: "June 14, 1799." The main house is of brick and is a good s

house. Circumstances prevented him from holding the celebration on June 14th, but on July 14th, last Frid

of the friends, for early in the forenoon they began to arrive from a distance, and they continued to arrive, although the rain came down in torrents. But shortly after noon the cheerful face of Old Sol peered forth from behind a fog bank. The clou

father and grandmother, whose silvery hair and bent form contrasted strongly with sprightliness of the young toddlers who were very much in evidence. But a smile was on every face and nobod

by the first of the name who touched upon its shores. This article of furniture, together with a grandfather's clock, are the property of Mr

near the house, a platf

n short addresses were

Trueman, of Albert Co

ws, Dr. Brecken, Dr.

sic, etc. It was a fitting celebration, and one which both old and young will no doubt often be pleased to look back upon. Mr. and Mrs. Trueman

ren and grandchildren

with other record

, born Sept. 2

orn Sept. 7, 17

CHIL

. TO WHOM M

. 17, 1808 183

7, 1810 1837 J

1812 1835 Rev

0, 1814 1843

30, 1817 1841

y 27, 1820

8, 1822 1872

22, 1825 185

. 28, 1828 185

, born Nov. 22

rn April 25, 17

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9, 1807 1831

25, 1809 1834

0, 1811 1834 R

1814 1835 Hu

17, 1815 184

, 1818 1843 Ja

5, 1822 1848 El

8, 1825 1849

12, 1827 1855

Sept. 26, 1829

v. 30, 1832 18

born Jan. 2,

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April 30, 180

g. 24, 1811

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23, 1818 Cha

0, 1821 Rebe

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. 26, 1823 Sar

Mar. 2, 1826

r. 30, 1829

. 6, 1832 Rob

, born April 1

orn July 10, 178

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r. 18, 180

b. 9, 1811 Ol

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6, 1825 1849

31, 1827 1851

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May 9, 1811

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1820 1841 Ja

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melia

27, 1825 1847 J

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4, 1833 1856 Dav

born May 23,

born Feb. 20, 17

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18 1850 Robert

1819 1840 J

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10, 1829 D

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18, 1836 1863

1840 1865 Da

, born July 15

n Feb. 15, 1796

CHIL

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9, 1817 1844

r. 28, 1819 184

r. 24, 1825

MPHREY, bo

, born July 10,

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4, 1821 1863 H

23, 1823 1855

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28, 1829 1851

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1833 1854 Jo

her Apr.

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1837 1865 J.

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country, six elected to live in single blessedness. These were Silas, Harmon's third son; Thomas, a son of Sarah

e was the kind of man that would have delighted the practical mind of the Apostle James. Under all circumstances hi

on of being better to others than to himself. Children trust

always ready with a kind word or deed whenever opportuni

man is st

s born in the brick house, and lived there his full life of seven

d did what she could to cultivate a taste for reading in those who came under her influence. Her religious convictions were decided, but

nd lighter works were read from time to time as circumstances or taste dictated. GLEASON'S PICTORIAL, the ANGLO-SAXON, the SCOTTISH- AMERICAN, and HARPER'S MAGAZINE were read with great interest. She was a subscr

with dexterous aim, a stone, which sank deep-

n

as bruised. Straight the youth drew from his sheath the giant's pond'rous swo

w we almost trembled lest some evil should befall him before Pharaoh's daughter could rescue him, and rejoiced to think that Miriam did her part so well as to get her mother as a nurse for the little brother. Ruth seemed to enj

. Tupper, who began his public life in Point de Bute, and with whom she was personally acquainted. The family at Prospect were supporters of Howe and the Liberal party in Nova Scotia at this time, but Howe had turned his back on Confederation, and Dr. Tupper was the leader of t

he election of 1872, in which free non-sectarian schools were on trial in New Brunswick (at least, so thought the friends of

-Martin Trueman, of Point de Bute, and Thompson Trueman, of Sackville-have reached the patriarchal age of eighty-seven years. The former in one par

re circumstance in this country. The gift of language-of talking easily and gracefully, either in private or public-was not one of their possessions. Not a man of the first generation could talk ten minutes on a public platform; and the second generation

that manual labor was honorable, and that agriculture was worthy of being prosecuted by the best of men.