Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1856-07-30

FAnI<s
This little village" is fast becoming place
Of importance. and. perhaps. her trade now
commands larger and more wealthy farming
community than any other place IN Eastern
Illinois Situated as she is. on the ftrrer
Hante and Alton Railroad. and also being the
terminus OF Railroad connecting with Lafay-
cite. which Is fast being completed. Paris -
bound 10 prosper-these Railroads viii always
be an advantage to her instead Of raiuous, as
il generally the case with most other places
Paris is improving very fast The Presby
terrain Church. will be. when completed, q
magnificent building: indeed il would be AT
ornamen, to any city. The new NJ. Z Church
- not far behind in size and grandeur The
Seminary is a small bat neat building. eapa-
bic. perhaps. of accommodating 80 or 300 pu-
pills. This accession to the school facilities.
heretofore possessed by Paris. places her far
ahead of any town four times her size 10 the
West. The private residences are now put up
with more than ordinary taste-esPeeiaiiy most
Of the snail ones.
In addition to the above mentioned improve
inents, they have a first class city clock. whose
huge iron-tonrue can be heard for miles over
the prairies. until lost on the heeting winds.
Preparations are being made to erect sPlen-
did Courthouse next spring. This building
il TO cost s400 600. and will be. judging from
the desire and intentions Of the citizens. one
OF the finest buildings Of the kind, in any OF
the Western States. There is one thing cer-
tain, preitier location for such a building Is
Mt often TO be found, and il the citizens OF
Paris would only dress up their streets, they
would have but little cause to blush when they
took New Yorker by the hand in their midst.
and pointed TO their Public Buildings and their
pleasant homes.
Fourteen wears ago. when We were citizen
of Paris, we knew almost the entire Popula-
ton-bu.. what a change has come over the
face Of things-our play mates, our school
mates, and OR kind and affectionate teachers,
where are they? We searched the place over,
while on visit the other day, in hopes Of re-
cognising many Of our old associates-but few
could be found-almost an entire different pop
ulaiion, (or generation. as We might properly
say, } were treading the streets aud occupying
the old and familiar houses. The old school
house. where we used TO meet many pleas
ant and smiling faces. was still standing, bat
none were there TO greet us-time had made
us stranger upon familiar and well know
ground-one by one hav. those associates
passed away, until but few remain. and that
few 40 widely separated that there is no hope
Of ever meeting each other. Many strange
thoughts were thus called up-thoughts that
we're more for the heart than the pen. and, in
deed they were strange to Us and unexperi-
enced. Then it was when We could feel the
force, aud sec before our eye, the sad life
like picture portrayed in the song Of Twenty
Years Ago" aud could Appropriate he sensi
meut 10 ourself. aud truly exclaim-
.iye wandered to the village. Tom I've sat beneath
the tree
Upon the school house play ground, Tom, which shell
tered you ard me,
Bu, none were there 10 greet me, Tom, aud few were
! len 10 know
That played with Us upon The green Tom, some TWEEN
y years ago"
Little have we thought of ever Witnessing such
change. 80 forcibIy marked out, as has thus
come over the halcyon days Of our youth. il
the short space OF fourteen years. Indeei
wnA~ seriously tnink OF II, II appears al
most fabulous.
Rev. II. |. venable. the principal and pro
prietor of the Edgar County Academy. who
was our last tutor. has wandered until we have
lost sight OF him. But wherever he and his
excellent lady may locate We arc sure they
will be surrounded by friends. as two more
kind and accomplished persons arc seldom e
be met with II.