Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Johnny Appleseed, Orchardist
This little essay is an attempt to isolate from the rather large collection of legends, stories, poems, traditions, and facts of record, a coherent narrative of the known or credible episodes in the career of John Chapman.
John Chapman, colloquially known as Johnny Appleseed, was probably born in Springfield, Massachusetts, September 26, 1774. Little is known of his childhood and early life. His half - sister later recalled that as a child he loved nature, observed birds, plants, and ?owers and that he also enjoyed natural scenery. Al ways humane to animals, he early acquired skill in ministering to wounded or distressed beasts; he often bandaged their wounds and injuries. He derived great pleasure in caring for, caressing, and fondling God's creatures. Johnny collected herbs-horehound, cat nip, pennyroyal, ginseng, and dog fennel-all were reputed to pos sess medicinal qualities in that bygone day. In accordance with practices of the times he compounded these into medicines. Wheth er he carried a skunk around in his arms or doctored a sick dog with evil-tasting herb medicines, he was always the friend of small animals.
Nathaniel Chapman, Johnny's father, apprenticed the boy to a Mr. Crawford, an orchardist owning extensive (for that day) ap ple orchard holdings. Young Chapman learned to prune and to cultivate the apple trees and to harvest the fruit in the fall. The practical training acquired in Crawford's orchards helped deter mine the pattern of Johnny's conduct in later life as a purveyor of orchard stock to the settlers on the frontier.
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