History of Hancock County, Illinois, together with an outline history of the State, and a digest of State laws . andwhat were they there for? are questions the people frequently theories are suggested; one, that they were ornaments aboutsome Indian, who died or was killed near there, and that the beadswere carried into the tree by bird or beast, in devouring the deadbody. Another is, that after his death, his remains were suspendedup in the tree, after an Indian custom of disposing of dead bodies,sometimes practiced by them. The old settlers about Carthage used to tell the following go
History of Hancock County, Illinois, together with an outline history of the State, and a digest of State laws . andwhat were they there for? are questions the people frequently theories are suggested; one, that they were ornaments aboutsome Indian, who died or was killed near there, and that the beadswere carried into the tree by bird or beast, in devouring the deadbody. Another is, that after his death, his remains were suspendedup in the tree, after an Indian custom of disposing of dead bodies,sometimes practiced by them. The old settlers about Carthage used to tell the following goodone on a certain young mail-carrier in the olden time. An oldgentleman in the county, well known, and who has held manyhonorable positions, had the contract for carrying the mail eastfrom Carthage to Rushville. On the route, distant from any post-office, resided a farmer to whom the nearest P. M. had been in thehabit of sending his papers by the hand of the carrier, outside ofthe mail. One day the contractor being sick, his son was put onto go the trip. As he passed the house of the farmer alluded to, he. sf/> ^J^c-^^^ZJ^ ^ i^^^>^^^r^lZrtfC^ Durham Tp. HISTORY OF HANCOCK COUNT!. 425 was hailed— Say, have you brought my papers to-day? 1 dontknow; Ill see, replied the sagacious youth; and jumping fromhis horse, he took the mail bag and began to fumble at the lock;then feeling in his pockets, he exclaimed, Blame that Postmaster!hes forgot to give me the key! NEAR NEIGHBORS. Allen Melton, of Plymouth, tells the following:Soon after the arrival of his company to settle, they had occa-sion to use a crops-cut saw and a frow, to make clap-boards for acabin. Hearing that Mr. Phillips, a few miles below, had thearticles, he was called on by them and asked if he could lend thearticles. He replied that he could; but at present another neigh-bor had them, Mr. Ebenezer Kand, who resided at Camp Point, 25miles away. Mr. was accordingly interviewed and the toolsobtained. A milita
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