Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-07-06
Chr lfwisbarg Cbroaifle.
FRIDAY. Jlg1H G. 1886.
For the Lewisburg Chronicle.
Notes on the Wing-Wo. III.
JUNE %, 1873

more or less among the companions of
earlier ard later years-reviving, in some
measure, old friendships, and forming new.
7 now write from my paternal home, in
ouiet dell through which " flows" and
sometimes rp~hes the main branch of the
Tunkhapnock creek Far from the north
wasI. ever aud anon may be heard the
railway whistle, reminding US of the
much buster world outside. Immediately
north, the view is bounded by primitive
woodlands, shutting in the heat Of the
sun in summer, and sheltcring from the
cold blasts of the winter T. the north
east, we see the giant hemlacks falling
one bv one, and stripped of their bark,
worth s., 30 on the ground, and the trees
cut into logs, the logs and bark alone pay
ing for the clearing. To the cast, "hills
peep Ger hills" until modern Arrarat be
reached, and little farther south arise
Elk Mountains, the highest points in Sus-
quchanna county. Southward, is well
titled and rapidly improving farming land
On the west, another hill rises rapidly and
down its side in wet weather are water
f4lS over rocks and among trees giving
forth sound that reaches now my ear
and soothes and animatcs by its varied
melody. Strawberries, gooseterrie>, rasr-
berries, blackberrics, may be efound in their
season on the banks. \ narrow but rich
meadow he'd between the ranges of hills,
is isvery productive, but Just now, these
warm rains make them much more pro-
life Of mosquitoes than comports with
pleasure or comfort. In size. in earlncSS
OF advent, ia yigor fac'ien, they promise
III abunlani'v productive campaign.
Rain , rain rain. the g'7lious month
Of jane has been marked by a " milking
Of the clouds" unprecedented in my re-
collection. Not three days has elapsed
from the lst inst. to the present date,
during which | have not both suffered and
enjoyed an equeous visitation. Enjoyed'
relatively, for the low wells cad exhausted
hill-sides generally needed all they got ;
suffered personally, for some few local
ities had super-abundance. and the fall
ing rain is damper on ones movements
when he is out Of his prison and anxious
to do something out of doors every
day. Grass, winter grains, ani fruit are
doing finely, and there is time for corn.
This county does not raise wheat sufi-
cient for home consumption, but dairying
is comparatively easy aud profitable
business. The soil is well adapted to
grass, and the market is good, aud trans
portation safe AMI easy. livery flrmer
keeps as many cattle as his " help will
warrant him in feeling, milking, and
making butter to advantage For chur-
ing, water power is sometimes used, but
most generally pet lamb or lazy dog is
impressed into the service, and compelled
TO earn living by the tread-mill.
We'll kept, the weight of these ami
mails will soon bring ten 20 twenty
pounds of butter and in addition, the
sheep is good for from three to five pounds
Of ,cooi, and the dog for any amount of
lark One of the latter tribe, being
somewhat dainty in the feet, demurrcd
from any further service on the wheel, but
1t being covered, Stats and all, with a
stout carpet, he mounts his race course
without any complaint, and is performing
his morning hours labor with great eclat
while ! am writing. a big boy or girl or
useless man, is capable of the same ac-
complishment.
Net man on the cars the other day
whom saw but once, and then for aD hour
or two only, 10 years ago: as may be
supposed, we had each altered "conside-
rably, if not more" After an eye-skir-
mishing of an hour or two, by some sort
Of spiritual influence we recalled each
others names simultaneously and the
slightest possible Acquaintance Of fifteen
years ago was better remembered than a
thousand later and longer associations.
Something SIM sular about the strength Of
identity exercised with one person and i.-
nored with another, even when there is no
design or desire to discriminate in either
case. Especially pleasing is it, however,
to recognize, in the face of the man or the
woman, that Of the child you knew some
years ago, uualiered except in size and
strength of expressiou-evincing the same
warm aud honest heart, but endowed with
greater powers for performing its wishes
Cattle aud horses along the line Of rail
ways are not all reconciled to the steam
car yet, nor does it seem that they can
ever be noturui;zed to it. In one field
saw a benevolent looking old mare,
exercising maternal care over two very
likely looking colts the latter were in
high state of excitement, running away
as fast as their weak little legs would
carry them, eyes affTirbfe6. and every ey