Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-10-12
From the Pitt.burxh Friend.
HAT A FEW YEARS CAN no.

va os""sS SVuo ~ sAsttaiSB new
scenes. and observing strange char &C.
tiers and manscss.r-s;kc,ch Book.
Nothing perhaps is more calculated
TO Ian Tive proud feelings Of an Ameri-
can than survey Of the Oimo v alley.
After Perusing the ''adv entuscs ofCol.
Boon," or'sil,e tales ofOhio Boatmen, -
one can scarcely imagine how, in the
few years which have since elapsed,
those jreary wiljs have assumed the
Gnpect Of a garden. He sees those
NIX and silent rivers now sparkling
with JOY under the fairy fight Of a
multitude Of beautiful boats, and large
and lovely towns almost every where
decking the vale.
On some spots prosperity and ele-
gance seem to have dropped like rain
tom the clouds. The cabin OF the
pioneer is suddenly metamorPhised in
10 SPLENDID edihoe; the veteran
wooj-chopptr assumes on the instant
lhe gsssces Of tho paslor; and the dairy
ssaiden becomes the empress Of fashion!
Aller close observation ] found that
o~ealth was The lantern which cast such
peculiar lights on all that was near it.
il seemed 10 impress beauty on the
features, and impart grace to every
movement. Fashion with l,er silkeb
train OF varieties, followed like a mental
LII is loo;stcP.
About the middle Of April, four
years since, al IL western travel, visit
cd a small village on the hank Of the
Ohio. X was a new settlement. ard
the only building OF note in the place
was tie residence Ola relative Of the
name ofDcrnoad. The ediiice over
looked the river, which flowed in a
wide and bcau,isu! channel a quarter
81 81 mile distant. A porch in front Of
The house afforded delightful! retreat
in the .ultry afternoons. 4 little way
below, abcnt ,.ent. log cabins figured
IN the irregular lines which comprised
the extent Of the village. l remained
here some weeks, and soon formed ii
: strict friendship with young Dermond
"a youth Ola Eobic disposition in many
things, but entertaining strange and
naughty notions Of family gentility,
xhich he displayed on NIL occasions in
his intercourse with his humble towns
men. One afternoon in the heat Of "a
discussion, Ore Of those showers which
have procured for April the epithet Of
t'inconstnnt," among the months, broke
suddenly over the country. Mrs. Der
snond how came out to the porch,
where we were seated and requested
her sons umbrella. stating that a young
girl a resident Of the town, was in the
house, having left an infant brother a.
lore in cradle. ny an open window,
where the rain must now he breaking
in. Upon ascertainang the name OF
the girl, he laughed and calling the
hired mar, babe him take TIE old UNI
hrclia and gallant ;.owell's daughter
home. In a few minutes the couple
passed down before TIE porch, when
the laughter Of my friend became cx-
cessive at "thc buIlesque Of gallantry,"
as he termed it. The maiden, con-
scious that she was exposed awkward
-iy to our view, walked with downcast
look and reserved step, whilst her es-
cort with busting attention held over
her shattered leaky umbrella, and
ever and anon lifted her up in his arms
across the swelling rivuiets. At
length Dcvmond turning to me, observ-
ed that the girl was the daughter Of
a boatsnan who was t;,en trading down
the river, with small cargo Of spirits.
Her mother was dead and she was
compelled to labor during her fathers
absence. to support hersclfand her in
FAINT brother.
The atmosphere was dear and the
country locked delightful the next
morning, as started down the river.
The road for long way was lined with
trees. Among them was the service
berry now in full bloom. felt wish
springing up to spend NY life in such q.
place.
In tour through Kentucky las;
autumn was induced to visit the Der
mond's once more. crossed the ri.
yer a few miles below the village and
employed myself as l approached it,
in musins OH the changes, time had
wrought. The woods and groves
which. formerly had so much admired,
were all gone. and yellow coruiiclds
occupied their plact.-iiere and there
stood a tall oak or c, press, rs shade
tree, waiting in the breeze, as it were