Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-04-26
NEW ENGLAND YILLAGEs.


The external appearance Of these an
cient agricultural towns makes singular
impression upon 4 stranger. The time
worn church Is situated most likely on
the highest and bleIkest hill where its
builders could find public road, and be-
hind it run off the long sheds, number
ing as many stalls as there are chaiseS
and wagons in the parish. Low gabbls
rooted houses, Of all shades and cOlors,
stand like decrepit patriaFchs among the
huge barns which have grown up around
them. Red schoOl.houses in the centre
Of each district-Old cemeteries, with the
slate heAd-stones half sunk in the earth,
or hid in the rank luxuriance Ofthe grass
whole miles of the mOss'covsrsd stone
walls--ths road without regard TO hills or
points Of compass, winding from farm to
faTm-the pOWder-hOuse, the pound, the
poor.hOuse and cSunty.hOuse, are all OBJ
jects Of notice to the traveller. The an
tique glrb Of the inhabitants rOay strike
him strangely; but if he be in pleasant
humor, the rustic clVility which accomPa-
nies il, and which he meets with every
where, cannot fail to delight him. The
urchinI trudging hOmeward from school
greet him with doffsd hats and ready bows,
the checked fEOckS and aprons in their rear
render The graceful courtesy, while the
complasant smile Of the parasOled and
gioVed school ma'am betrsys her pride
in the goodbTeSding of her lite flock
If It chance to be pleasant afternoon OF
sunmeT, he will find bright faces looking
GfIer him from avery door; the grand
dame plying her knitting-kneedles OF turn
ing her foot-WkSel, less for gaiA than as
thrifty pastimS; the careful lmOther, max
ing 'and claeS lock amaiSt as wells The
new; ;'the daughters Carding the white rolls
OfwOOl, or rapidly shifting the bObins Of
the lace pillOws-and all listening mean
while TO the simple ballad or first chatter.
ing of the neiChbOrS news from the mar
ket town. The bOys suspend their ball
game while he IdriVSs over the gTesn--t
The veteran 'squire--the patriarch Of the |
place
"With bis old thrse-cornered hat,
His breOches and all that"
respectfully uucovers his head; with the |
true dignity Of the old John Hancock
courtesy, and the rustic maid ,FullblOom
as the summer rose, glancss 4 cOqueting |
look from beneath her dark eys.lashes,and
haStens home to tellOf the handsome |
stranger whom she met; while not least
the fat IandlOrd--mine host Of the Sun
for forty ysSrs--moets hlm at the door,
and welcomes him with 'hs most gracious
air to the well.Sanded parlOr.
You are in truth, reminded every step
that nature il not out Sf date here, and
that the standard which art and fashion
have introduced over the world-Which
like the bed Of PrscTustes, reduces re-
dundlncs aAl racks out deficiencies to
suit his dimensions and msasurOmOnt-
has NO dWslling-pIacs amOng this people.
Take your fishing rod in your
hand, and travel through oil the
cOuniry; 81, down by the huge GirlOiA OE
the farmers table, OF take pollock at the
more simple dripping limbs against the
peat smborS of the cOttAger's hearth, or
bsforo the rearing beaCOA Of the landlords
ball; or trace every streem from its mOuth'
through all hs windiRgS TO its source and
lhGt with every one you meet, and the
same unaffected simplicity, the same hon
est and manly frankness, the same inde-
pendencs Of thou. ht and manner, will Or
rgst your attention every where .-KiDck-
,r6Ocker.