{"newspaper_name": "The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register.", "edition": "01", "page": "p2", "byline": ""}
There is a man residing in Pottsgrove
township, Penn. named Henry Hatsfeld,


who has been blind from his youth, caused


by the small pox; he is a very respectable


citizen, and Il few years ago purchased a
tract of land, and now keeps public house;


he is married, and has several Children


Besides keeping a public house for liveli


! hood, he makes baskets of all sizes and de-
scrptions Of a superior quality. What is
most singular with him, he will go alone, as
| far as six miles from home with his axe into


a large wood, where he will single out sap
I lings or small trees, such as will answer his


purpose ofmakiug splits, &c. He will Gu,


them down into such lengths as will suit, he


will then hide his axe in the leaves or branch


es he may meet with, and start off to


ncighbouring farmer, employ his wagon ane


horses to haul his wood home, and then re.


turn and take mis- axe from the place whcr,


he had concealed it; this he will do withou
Il living soul near him. This information


we have from persons who have often seeI
him do tho like. We ourselves have re
peatedly seen him considerable distance
| from home, travelling inIthe public road, ant
asked him ifh9 knew where he was, ant
which way he was going, we were alway
answered correctly. His neighbours ant
: acquaintanccs he recognizes as soon as spo
} ken to. He is the best performer on the vi
+, olin in these parts, and Can keep the instru
t ment in as good order as any pcrson.-H
is subscriber Of ours, and very often call
b. himself at the Office to receive his papers,
: PottsgroUe fQfcr