Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-02-14


I'D expression, - by opinion, should jastlycut
them "a from ny Nome.
Esrlyoh wednesday morning Gle seventh,
IL Get "a nom brother M.'sto brother e.. a
distance II ab ,uttevea miles, point on the
waters Of Little G.tyhn, or the ciiisensiol
dthaf community = vii say, whatever localin.
coiyenienecs they may bethousht 70 labor nm
der, they are an sxpmpie to other and more
shiuent communities as q church going people.
tIf 10 be faithful ID tllaiIcspect is entitled toa
pledge OF favor, surely some good isio be real.
i ised by them. as the incleme acy cf the wealth
81 is never pleaded as an apology they are al.
ways on hand at The appointed time. I
i In tie afternoon, passed over into the edge
Eof Cabell county. and about night.fall called
lat brother J, P.,s. and upon enquiry learn.d
that himself and sou were not in, but would
be soon, that they had gone into the woods To-
bring in deer his son had previously killed.
They soon arrived, bearing thetrophies Of the
hunt; Il was very fhe fat doe, which was
neatly dressed that night, end We had chpiec
dish Of yenisen fof breakfast next morning, -
Hunting and experimenting the subordinate
interests Of The iailrs, constitute the principal
Gwinie: ergagcrenis ofrural, life. ,ltis matter
| OF establishment why 50 many poor crowd TO-
getker. in theclties, where they are nece.sari-
ly exc,v ded from almost unpleasant assoc ia
tons Of life, il not reduced y absolute sniIer:.
ing far TIE Comforts OF life eyeEy winter when
lhaif The labor ptrformed and juaiclousIy ap:
piled in the county, wilt Keep them in edsy
circumstances oil The year; besides there is a
kind offra.ernal spirit pervadcs county llfe,i
that is nestreuItiypted in cities. Wb2n The
labors or chase Ct tic dpy isended, the socical
family, often Sttentftd during the long winter
evenings by s1me DR. their neighbors, assemble
around thes large log fires, which warm up
the walls Of their aog cabins, and are KEEP!
bright BY tie application Of pine knots, they
are concerted ard happy in their rural retreat
they turn NOT an attentive ear to the melan. |
cholIy sounds Of I'll { ,enipGst that bowls with. |
out. Those fierce aud bowling winds that
ficeze the souls ani dry up the life.bIood Of
1he. poor in ch.ess are hhilcd VITA joyful Sp'f'
its by country lads and laSses; and this Class !
OF sDcety produces the men Who meet the Le- |
mands Of oat county il every emergency. !
The ftpst ftg, WHICH was proceeded on that
evening by tcmPotary|thaw, made. the dark
ness of tie niCht al most sensible To the tou rhi;
,ahdin tie eorly pan Of the light the rain COM I
uIeacet, falling rapidly, and CONTINUED uDtl .
ncatnyday. But tfe falling water was 50 chtl+ !
led so, nearly apr coaching slevt that il do /
not fully des5lve tie lEht snow that covered .
the ground, E1kthty rather corgea'ed int
one common sheet bf ice, and spread out oyer /
the roads with sullotA surface -. |
Thursday morning Ilsft "polly'S" alternate /.
Ia her house, and TalEed-uP 10 brother ".
P.Is, the place Of MY en- ageuients for that dayE
and returned after dim r, and set off in the
evening toward thepoint claiming my atten
lion the next day; land after many~a 1tgzag
winding through tht hills, and much painful
anxiety, 1 reached be House ofmy friend and
colleague, Rev. c g., pf whose hospitalties
have oeenbeen permit ted to Share, and where
| always feel athonie when there. IL
Here met with huy old friend, Mr.: {. r.
Parrin, with whom II ID rmsd au Acquaintance
Eve searsago, willie he was teaching in Lock
woods scho6l house, Garter CO., Ky, where
used TO prophecy III is native OF Virgin
~, and is now e gdged as colporteuF for the.
counties o. Mason and lIutnari, under the EN-.
p!oy q the American Tact Society. take.
pleasure in recommS ndihg him 10 the tayora.l
be reception Of The citizens Of the counties
which heis iSSioned t1.eNplore. Ii is.
his province 10 visit oil the fam lies in sajdH
counties, and leave Joy sale Or grant some Of
the society's bubIcptiobs with each family. 4
!, On Friday my appointment was Of Mr.. G.'s
sch6pl.house. where MI. q. is now teachihg;tt
here, also, they had a large log fte, and the,
house was so literal y crowded with people
that they excluded the possibility Of retIeatngI
fromtKe corner usually occupied by the speak
er, and at that point the beat was most in
tense-was hard to endure, TO say the least.
~Iiavingcompletel the round on thatpart Of
Tie work, the next point claiming my atten-
ton was home. In The evening set Of The%
previous night there hhd fallen a dry, light
snow Of an inch in depth, which completely
concealed the ice bene1 III, and yet left il as
smooth as II it had not been covered; hence a
Just idea Of the state Of travelling nt that time
Is easily entertained, however difficult 10 de-
scribe, would rather undertake to give ade-
scripion Of it, thanIto tepeat It's endurance
under the cireumstah bees But reached the
Eyqr.3s in safety it'll after night had closedA
in, and delivered, fDolly's'' alternate, with
thanks for the lavor, and with a Willingness
to adopt the adage, that 1--WE should praise the
bridge that carries us over safe."r - 4
ASthe ice was still running in the river, il
was thoughtto be unsafe to attempt 10 cross
that night, hence walk ed down after supper
to brother CO at Cedar Grove, with whom \
spent The night. In the morning repaired to
thsriyerincompapy with brother c., but found
the head ice crowdhg the river 80 full that
passage could not I'D gnired-an embargo had
beemlaid; hence We returned together, to the
adjacent r1cks rmoNgst the eyergreens which |:
were spoken Of a fsw weeks ugo. nj whirh
placeiihese dteings Iwer4 porty written. But
the emtargo 5f Ice was so far run
by asfto admit our passage, and broth re. SCI
me across, and reached home late in the even.
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