Pioneer history of Ingham County, compiled and arranged by Mrs. Franc L. Adams, secretary of the Ingham County pioneer and historical society.

MERII)IAN TOWNSHI-P AND ITS HISTORY

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QUERY.
Can anyone tell anything about the man mentioned in the following article, which was recently found in an Ingham county
paper published in 1874?
"A few days ago Sergeant Bachmann, of the Detroit police, had
leave of absence, and went to Lansing to visit friends and have a
hunt. One day while hunting on the Cedar river, about five miles
east of Lansing, the Sergeant came upon a little log hot, erected
on the bank of the river. The curious architecture of the hut
attracted his attention and drew him nearer than he would have
otherwise gone. The builder had cut poles, slanted them up in
the shape of an Indian lodge, with an opening at the top for the
smoke to pass out, and then plastered mud over the poles, making
a snug, warm house. Supposing that he had come across the
house of a lone Indian family the Sergeant looked in, and great
was his surprise to discover that there was but one occupant, and
he an old gray-haired man. When the occupant became aware of
his visitor's presence he shrank back, as if inclined to hide, and the
Sergeant invited himself in to see what sort of a den it was anyway.
"The old man would not speak when first questioned, but when
Bachmann threatened to arrest him as a suspicious character he
found his tongue. He said he had lived in seclusion in St. Clair
county for several years, but having been greatly annoyed by
parties who wanted to drive him back to the world he had changed
quarters and had been on the Cedar river about two months. He
gave his name as Darius Green, and his age as 59. He said he
would rather drown himself than mingle with the world again,
believing all men liars and all women hypocrites.
"When he was about 23 years old he became engaged to a
young lady at Medina, Ohio, and in due time all preparations were
made for the wedding. At the last minute his fiancee ran away
with another lover, leaving Green feeling about as flat as a defeated candidate. He tried his fortune again in a year or two, and
the girl of his heart died a few days before the time appointed for
their nuptials. These affairs, together with the loss of some
property, turned the young man's disposition, and he went from
the active world into the woods and built himself a home. Driven
out after several years he came to Michigan, and had changed
locations four or five times. He has several times been sick, but
is his own physician. He lives mostly on corn meal cakes and