Kenosha tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1855, 1855-05-31
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retired locality, enjoying as leisure permitted. the
few objects of trees, flowers, and shrubbery we
had gathered about with none 10 modest or make
us afraid. We live there yet, but every thing how
chaiig"d.
One day, few weeks since, there came along
a man with au instrument looking very much like
a small piece of brass ordnance mount ed on dis,
proportonately high swivel He vas followed at
respectful distance by another m an with another
instrument like carpenters guage OF gigantic
proportions. This latter individual drove small
stakes pins into the surface OF the street, on the
top of each of which the pole of the guage was set.
while the ordnance man some distance off planted
the swivel and looked along through his instru>
ment, as if he was about to open fire upon the
guage man, instead of which however, he simply
cried 81 higher" or 4" lower" when the guage man
drove the stake further in elevated it, and so
they passed on. But as if they were the pioneer
bees heralding the coming wave OF immigration
and civilization, they were immediately followed
by host of men with axes. pick>axes, shovels
spades, crow bars, and all possible weapons o. at
tack upon the resisting surface of The we'll troddeu
street They opened at once innumerabe small
trenches transVersely with The street, and near TO
and parallel with each othrr, into which they h i'd
short, stout pieces Of roughly hewn timber-and
they passed on. Then came still another army
and they approached they left behind them a
parallel line OF iron bars firmly fastened across the
transverse timbers, and on surface line cores
p,ndiug with the tops Of the little stakes driven in
to the earth by the guage mau. They passed or
leaving this line of iron bars in their track firmly
fixed as the DEGREES of fate, but taking with them
the quiet, peace, and retirement Of the street fore
yer. For laundering speedily after them with q
shrek and a whistle, and roar, came the Iocomo
tive with train its heels, looking, with its rec
hot breath aud flaming eye, as il some mschievous
spirits OF the upper air had tied planet or two tc
the tail Of the dog star, from which it was mady
try ing to escape.
And this now is the experience of this once qui'
ct thoroughfare. Humanity circulates in il duly
sluggshly and feebly more, but The great tide
swelling from the living centre has burst through
its ancient quiet, and like river which overflow
ing its bed has found q new channel, the curren
rushes steadily onward. Where, IA short time since
appeared occasionally a strange face, slowly APP
proachiug and vanishing. giving the behoider t
chance TO fix it in his memory forever; now flash
es past hundreds smiles, tears, frowns, laughter
beauty ,homclness, mnging and blending on the
appearing and vanishing faces, as the coots ans
objects of the landscape mingled TO them it
their fight across it. And. where occasionally APP
peared the stylish turn with the man of eiSur,
or pleasure, or the lover signing IKE furnace wit,
the cause Of his signs by the side OF him, or the
sporting man 10 see il there any such Thing a
2.40 in his nag, omnbusses, cabs, drays
and all the rafting, hurrying, vehicles of sterne
lie.
All well, this is a world Of change an d especial
~ of progress, end quieter places and homes THAI
ours have been invaded and made noisy BY th,
youag and rolIicking giant of American progress
for when it obStructs his onward path he break,
through the wall of the cemetery and trea1s oveI
the habtaton oil its tenants, threatening, with the
blasts from his steam trumpcs, which might well
be mistaken for that last trump whose sound is to
ill the earth, to awaken the seepeis before then
time.
Perhaps we have no right to complain. The in
dividual welfare is to he considered only with refe
renee to the welfare of the IS grand man :" other
wise where could be (oun the possible compensa'
tou for tie sacrifices at Waterloo, at Balaklava
and the worlds thousand battle fields The earth
puts on a fresher life aud new smile where the
'oot Of the earthquake irod, and men aud heir ha
btalions disappeared together between its opening
Jaws; and over the entombed cities oil Eercuiane-
um and Pompe, the vines spring with an lncrea-
sing luxury of vegetation. Our petty wishes, de-
Sires, and attachments in connection with the OBJ
iects thus invaded d, will be pulSeless aud CO.
but the mighty influences involving these improve
rnents, embracing the whole race and comprehend-
ing eternity il their Iabors will pluck flowers from
the grave of our pleasures 10 deck with new beauty
the coming time. So mote it be.