Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-06-26
For the Grant County Herald.

Tor the masses That wait upon us are more
of the real than ideal, and generally pos.
sess embodied forms, such as brooms
kettles and wash-tubs. We are genu
inc rustics, and you cannot expect US tc
say anything that is genteel, we leave
that to the tisping mobility. We have
been thinking, thinking all this long
morning. We suppose you will won.
der what the ''girls" whom you don'1
think even possess souls } could be think.
ing of unless it be new ribbon to at.
tract the attention of some light-headed
beau, but there you are mistaken, fol-
| if people cannot love US for our true ru
raj souls we do not wish their admira.
ton. Yes. we have been thinkingi-
and now remove your cigar, and blush
little for us, for the subject of our
thoughts were nothing less than YOUR
Great Republic! Now look shocking
| ly surprised and say, 'smy dear girls, dc
you want to vote ?" No, blessed sires
and uncles, we don't want to ssvote ::
our hands are trimming full without
that. But our brothers must vote =
our brothers, oh, we tremble when we
think Of them, for their heads are full
Of novels and folly and the holy inspi-
ration of Republicanism is shut out
And perhaps they think that because we
are willing to milk the cow and make
their matsh our thoughts can rise no
| higher, but revolve in that miniature
chasm-the pudding kettle-in the wake
of the whirling ladle perhaps they uish
they did; but it matters not, for a High
and Holy One first fashioned our spirits
and stamped them with His signet-ring
eternal thought. And you may strive
to bind words and seal lips if you will,
but the winds will scatter your chains,
and your seals melt off like snow flakes
for our souls are full and the Almighty
bids us speak and we must, acs wiU, and
let him who calls us 'prating fool'' turn
away and blush for his own soul pent
up in the nutshell Of apathy.
The great and noble men of the ma
ton are passing away. Many have
gone, yet few are left like mighty oaks
whose roots strike SO deep and whose
branches shelter SO many tender flow
ers that even angeI-deatb breads to cut
them down forever. How many of
those firm and tried pillars that supper
ted the noble edifce Of legislation have
now crumbled into dust, and in their sa-
cred places stand images of plastic clay
governed by the winds and when some
welcome storm shall wash them down,
God grant that the firm and true may
stand ready to take their places, and
unsayeruing meet every blast. and be sons
of liberty or de! IT'S for this that we
would have our brothers be wise and
firm ana true; for in the hands of this
rising generation the government must
soon be brows that are new shaded by
the bright locks of childhood and youth
must soon be barred to the storm. In
hearts now filled only with mirth and
romance, deep thought and mighty cares
must soon abide. But sooner, far soon
er than see them rise to power and be
governed by "party" and and individu-
al interests, would we lay them in the
cold grave now for how isolated and
miserable is the partisan's soul, and oh,
how dark and deep is the traitors hell
Kind Father of the realms of light
O save them from that dark abyss;
Tho stars of hope melt into night
Still may they have the holy bliss
OF hearing in their hearts the gem
To light the nations diadem-
Bright Liberty! bright star of truth
To guide the rowing hearts of youth
And fill them with the life divine
That bendeth not to mammon's shrine,
But onward, upward leads the way
To Truth, to freedoms endless day.
We believe that many holy aspira.
tions and ambitions, miled-up-
on determinations may fill the labor-lov.
ing sou! of him, who from the bright
blush Of morning to the farewell of the
setting sun, has trod the cool, newly
made furrow behind the silent pillow
while the warm sun left its dark tinge
on his cheek, and the only garland that
brow could boast of was labor's own CO.
ronal-the large, warm drops of sweat
-nobler than a crown of pearls And
as fields of grain around him wave in
the monday blaze until they borrow
from the sun its own golden hue, SO has
spirit may look upward to rs Almighty
source until it becomes like God in low
ing what He -acisdom, justice ana
eternal truth; and thus weaving the spi-
ritual with the material, and Heaven
with Earth, his duty and has inclination
become one and then, and not till then
is he fitted to understand the principles
of justice, mercy, and benevolence and
be in heart and in deed Republican,
That our brothers may become such men
noble, ,cise and happy is the truthful, at
lfectionate prayer of their sisters,
The GRANT County GlRLs.
!. June, 1854.
HThe amount of bullion in TIT
!. Bank of England is now only three
fifths of what it was on the lst Of Janu
larry, 1853. Then the Bank had ovel
EGO, 900. 900, now only fl2,000,00o.-