A YOUNG PITONEER



  Thomas Gedney and his wife were amon-
those who went farther thaln the spot whe-
they landed from the flat boat. Indeed, they
pushed deeper into the woods thaa any on-ez
else who helped to found the little settlemetIt
that was planted a hundred years ago on the
southern bank of the Ohio. Their nearest
neighbors were the members of the Burton
family, who lived a mile to the eastward,
while a mile farther in that direction we-re
the little group of cabins that marked the.
beginning of one of the most prosperous
towns of today in Kentucky.
  Mr. Gedney was fortunate enough to find
a clearing of an acre in extent, with a smafl
stream running near. Since he had helped
his neighbors to put up their cabins, they in
return gave him such aid that in a few days
he had a strong, comfortable structure Go
logs, into which he moved with his wife and
only child, Jack, then but six years old.
  The sturdy men who built their homes in
the depths of the wilderness a century ag..;
were never in such haste that they forgot to
make them strong and secure. The red mean
might be peaceful, and might make promises
to molest the white people no more, but the
pioneers knew better than to trust to such
promises. There are no more treacherous



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