Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1842-02-11

THANKsG1vlNG.-In our native, granite state,
New Hampshire, which has loftler mountains
brighter lakes, more picturesque rivers, wind
ing through lovelier vallies, Drawer sons and
sweeter daughters, than any other land under
the smiling heavens, we made much ofthanks
giving. The white-h haired patriarch of those
wild moontain villages, on that day used to
gather around them their children and grand
cbidren--even four generations, all under the
old homestead rocf, and the tables groaned with
New England luxuries, fatpoultry, and pump
kin pies, and the evening passed OFT with mirtf-
ful games among the young, and the old sat
and drank sparkling cider, and told old stories
of the settlements, the wars, savage Indians,
and the savage bears.
The tears pressed through our eyelids at the
thought Of those early days, and the scenes OF
so many home!y but heartfelt joys. 1t seems
as if the very spirit brooded over those vallies.
The mountains, bold, dragged, and sublime,
seemed fast, familiar friends. The old pine
forests singing in the summer breeze, or howl
ing with the winter tempest, were ever full OF
grandeur and beauty.
It is an honest people. In ten years we
could walk, at midnight, into, and all over,
every house, barn, or stable, for miles. There
was no lock, no fastening, not even fork stuk
over the door latch. Theft was never known.
If you went into house, even for momenta-
~ call, a plate of nut cakes and cheese,
piece ofpie, apples and cider were urged upon
you. lfyou dropped in at meal time there was
a plate and chair set for you.
Every thing was kind, free hearted, gene
rous and hospitable. A poor family was
| phenomenon. The children wandered that any
one should want and at every season they
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| Of a warm-hearted people, and on thanksgiving
day after all the preparations were made, it
was always question whether there was not
some poor widow within circuit Of ten miles,
| who had no Thanksgiving, and if one could
be thought of, how joyfully was the big bask-
ct filled, and sent off. that all might have cause
| to join in celebrating the joyous OCCASION
| And it often happened that SO many sent their
contributions, and there were so few to receive
| them, that the poorest people had the most
plentiful feast. God bless New England.-N.
7. Aurora.
ANOTHER LowELL.-About 80 miles from
| Boston, near the Western Railroad, and with
| in short distance from the Connecticut river,
on small stream in Massachusetts is the Sec
ond Lowell in embryo. The place is called
Caboiville, having stnted soil, with bat lit
tie verdure except hemlocks about it, and for
| any purpose but that Of manufacturing utterly
worthless. The whole region now occupied
by the village described below, but few
years since, was bought for few thousand
dollars. The following is from the Cabot
vile Chronicle
"Ten years since, this was a wild spot, rhe
habitation Of frogs, quails, snipes. rabbits, &c.
Now it has six cotton mills, built of brick,
four stories high, l60 feet by SO wide. Near
the mills are eighteen large three story brick
boarding houses for the operatives, and small
er ones for overseers. A forge and two ma
| chine shops, where al! machinery for the sew
era' mills has been made, and some for for
eign market. Just above these shops is the
sword and cutlery mandatory, and bell and
cannon foundry of N. P. Ames & Go. Also
a shuttle and bobbin shop, sash and blind fac
tory, saw mill, grist mill and pa,er mill
There are, in the village, six religious socie-
ties, Universalist, Congregationalist, Baptist,
Roman Catholic, and FIVE neat and spacious
houses Of worship. The Unitarian Society
has been lately organized, and will probably
erect house next summer. There are seven
schools, and a large school house of the most
approved construction is now being erected
Tor schools of the highest order; thirty-seven
stores and shops, printing Office, and a week
~ newspaper. Six clergymen, six physicians
aud one lawyer, form the professional corns. |
Dwelling houses, over five hundred snd more
than one hundred have been erected the past
year. The population about $780,"
81 wonder" said little girl who had seen