WEN: 773B57
Exhibitor Name: Robert Brown
Division: Creative Writing--
Class: 04 Short Stories (
Daniel Boone by Robert Brown January 2020
Many of you have heard the story about the great Davy Crocket who was a famous frontiersman. and many other famous frontiersmen. However, have you heard the story about Daniel Boone? Throughout this speech, I hope to share with you the life of this great frontiersman who bravely trail blazed in many places and some Godly character traits that you can take home with you and follow. First, I shall talk about His childhood. Second, His teenage years, and what prepared him for manhood; finally yet importantly, I shall speak about His adulthood. Moreover, how he influenced this world. Knowing this, let us begin our journey! Daniel Boone was born in a log cabin to Squire and Sarah Boone who were Quakers in the year of 1734. When he was 5 years old, he infected the whole Boone family with smallpox because he wanted to be able to play outside when smallpox was running rampant in the area. Through this, he endangered the lives of his family members. Thankfully, they survived Daniel’s grave mistake. This taught him to get advice and think before he does something risky. As Proverbs, 11:14 warns: “Where there is no counsel, the people fall; But in the multitude of counselors there is safety”. 3 years later, when he was 8, his oldest sister Sarah married John Wilcoxon. Then 2 years after that, he moved to Oley and there he lived with his family on a 25-acre tract. During the summer of that year, his grandfather died leaving behind 52 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. This was a sad time for Daniel who had formed a strong relationship getting to know his grandparent through his stories of glory and adventure. In 1744, Daniel’s father decided that He was old enough to have his own gun. Daniel was thrilled at this thought! Even though without a gun, he could kill a rabbit at 10 yards by just throwing a wooden club. After a few weeks of practice with his new gun, Daniel was the pride of the family. His aim was far beyond the hunters around him, which made him the hunter and game collector for the Boone clan. Later in the year, George, Daniel’s cousin who was very timid around guns was staying at the Boone’s house. This opened up a very fun but dangerous opportunity for Daniel, which he took eagerly, not thinking about the consequences. Every morning George went out hunting. So that night on his arrival while George snored away, he and Henry (An apprentice from his father’s blacksmith business) carefully filled George’s gun with extra gunpowder, enough for five shots; and snuck back to bed excited for the next day to arrive. Early the next morning a huge gun explosion sounded and Daniel popped out of bed eager to see his brilliant results. But instead of seeing a mad face on George, all he saw was shock. His face was white and a big gash had appeared on his forehead. George had pulled the trigger and it backfired and slammed him against a stump! This unfortunate event taught Daniel cautiousness and awareness of the dangers and results of his actions. Later that year, Daniel’s oldest brother Israel married a Dutch girl that was not a Quaker. Apparently, it split the family down the middle because Daniel’s father refused to write a confession to the Quaker church asking forgiveness about allowing his son to marry a “world-ling”. In addition, he was kicked out. On the other hand, his mother wrote a confession and stayed in the church. This sent Daniel into confusion on what side he should take. But, before he could decide on anything, his second oldest brother Samuel married Sarah Day, A devout Quaker. Daniel liked Sarah a great deal; she was smart and kind. In fact, unlike Daniel’s mother, she could read and write. The newlyweds moved into a nearby cabin, and Sarah soon made Daniel’s education her personal project. Daniel’s parents had never forced Daniel to do school so Daniel chose not to. They always just said: “let the girls do the spelling, and Daniel will do the shooting”. During the months after Samuel and Sarah’s wedding, Through Sarah’s instruction, Daniel learned to read and write. It was not as difficult as he had imagined it to be, and he found it was quite useful to be able to take notes about the wilderness areas, and where he hunted. He even tried his hand at making simple maps of where he hunted and found them useful too. However, Daniel’s time of roaming the woods of Pennsylvania was quickly ending. Ever since Daniel’s father was banned from Quaker meetings, he felt out of place in the area. When Daniel was 16 they moved to North Carolina. Moreover, as soon as they arrived, Daniel was off exploring the land, and helping the people who moved with them build log cabins for the winter in which he showed great responsibility in. Later in the Fall of 1755 Daniel’s Younger sister Mary got Married to William Bryan, the son of a wealthy landowner. At the wedding Daniel was introduced to his 16 year old niece
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