George Sewall Boutwell

Name: Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs — The Year 1854
Author: George Sewall Boutwell

Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs… (1902)

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“Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs — The Year 1854”, published in 1902, is a work by George Sewall Boutwell. It explores elements such as Hoyt, Lake Pleasant and deer.

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George Sewall Boutwell, Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs… (1902)

“ The grass was rank and we were told that it was a favorite feeding ground of the deer.
At Louis Lake I made an excuse to visit Burr Sturgis’ mother who lived with her husband on the opposite side of the lake from our camp. I asked Burr to take me across that I might get from his mother some corn cakes. We found Mrs. Sturgis to be a woman about forty-five years of age with some of the freshness of youth in her appearance, and in conversation quite above her surroundings. She had had a large family of children all born in the woods. The rumor among the guides was that she was from Connecticut. ”

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George Sewall Boutwell, Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs… (1902)

“ We then proceeded up the lake, keeping ourselves within sight of it for the most part. At about sunset we reached an opening where a small stream entered the lake. Pierce sat down upon the ground and announced that he would not walk another step that night. In that condition of affairs we sent guides forward with such luggage as they could take, and with directions to return with a boat as soon as they reached Forbes’ Clearing. During twilight we saw a boat coming down the lake. The boatman proved to be James Sturgis with a small boat designed to carry two persons. ”

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George Sewall Boutwell, Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs… (1902)

“ This was the only success in deer hunting by any of the party. Hoyt went out several times, to return a disappointed man.
I spent the larger part of a night upon Louis Lake with a Canadian Frenchman, of whom the rumor was, as I learned afterwards, that he was a refugee charged with the murder of a woman. While one might not choose such a person for a guide upon a forest lake and in the night time, yet criminals of that sort are very often safer companions than many reckless persons not yet guilty of any great crime. ”

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George Sewall Boutwell, Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs… (1902)

“ Murders committed under the influence of passion do not lead to other murders by the same parties. On the Sunday following we arrived at a small lake where the camp was too limited for the accommodation of the entire party and those who had remained proceeded to join their companions. The day was rainy and when we reached our destination, we found that one end of the camp had been destroyed by fire and that the part standing furnished only inadequate room for the small party already occupying it. The building of a new and much larger camp was the work of the entire party. ”

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George Sewall Boutwell, Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs… (1902)

“ She gave us some ham and corn bread, to which we added tea from our own stock, When we were approaching the house, we saw a deer making for the thick forest. This was the only deer that I saw after my trip on the lake with Burr. When our meal was over, we followed the Irishman into the thick wood where there was no path, and where our way was often blocked by fallen trees. Many times in the course of an hour we heard the noise caused by the fall of a tree, and once when winding our way by the steep side of a mountain, we saved ourselves by fleeing towards the lake. ”

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George Sewall Boutwell, Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs… (1902)

“ At the age of fifty he was worth, probably, two hundred thousand dollars. With the improvement of his fortunes, his character improved. He was always temperate and his agreements were carefully kept. He made ample provision for his parents, and for a sister; was a representative in the general court and for many years he was a capable and acceptable county commissioner. He was one of a not numerous class of persons who escape from evil early associations and habits of life.
In 1854 the Know Nothing Party took possession of Massachusetts. Its secrecy made it attractive to many persons. ”

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George Sewall Boutwell, Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs… (1902)

“ He was the master builder of the Boston Mill Dam, of the Charlestown Dry Dock, of the State prison buildings in Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, of the track of the Lowell railway, which was laid originally on granite sleepers, and of many jails in New England. Experience proved that granite sleepers were too firm and sleepers of wood were substituted. ”

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