The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-12-26
PIONEER RRMISIsoEscss.


have wonderfully changed. .''''-a7'a' %"
PIONEER RExIsIsoEscEs. ,n,4 ..f
The pioneers had few stores, tailors or man
tua-makers, blscksmiths or saddlers. The
mon dressed in mocasins, leather brsschss,
leggins, linsey hunting g-shirts, al home made,
The women dressed in linsey pstticosts, and
lnsey or linen gowns, coarse shoes, stockings,
handkerchief and baekskin gloves, if any.
If there were any buckles, rings, buttons or
rufiss, they were the relics Of old times-fam.
lily pieces, from parents or grandparents.
They would alight before q log cabin at early
candle-light, in the ebaokwoods times, from
horses caparisoned with old saddles, old brides
or halters, and pack saddles, with q bag or
hlapkst;throwa qvsi iahlf then VIII h roPeIoitYF
string, perhaps for a girth.
Tonight they will alight from comfortable
street railroad cars in front of tho Masonic
Hall of massive frse-stone blocks, by the
skill of architect and artisans shaped into an
edifce Of strength and beauty, upon q, lot d.
mated to the sons of oharity--the FrsekMa-
sous-by WILLIAM MCMILLAN, one Of the
ip1FE xi0s'k arriEk'sysptg1pn aseett
celebrate, The party 1.-THE, ye5andah, will
be of tho descendants of the Spartan band
who Ystlsa theg TsF.i and psn will come
<ho &d thsa dus{ fs3hfalk at Ys7rollidgs,
house.raisings and harvest parties. Who fad
"hated ont % rOwspk" the lazy few known
by the nickname Il "fav rSnce." Those
Will come who ,builfpp A manly GharacterI Iin
the settlements BY making, tAs, BETTY, thisf or
! liar uncomfortable by the ftftongue -lashing"-
the pithy epi.het ''the bread rounds. In
those days if oman or woman was given to
tattlAg and hsnddtins Ter naghboh, ,Ae was
furnished, by'common consant With kind Of
patspt7right t0esay DWhatevsr shp pleased
without being believed. Her tongue was then
said to be harmless, or 10 be no scandal. The
carly days were those Of hospitality. The
pioneers lived, worked, fought, feasted and
suffered together in cordial harmony. Let tho
cordial days of good feeling and neighborly
regard again return. '1-e' go
The noble remnants Of the sterling men and
women OF the old stock are worth, looking at
shaking hands with, and we hope the Juniors
will catch the sparkle of their eye, tho spirit
of their chaming, simpleheartsd, joyous faces
rejecting their souls Of honor. These occa-
sions are growing sadly interesting. Death
thins the ranks rapidly, and our opportunities
70 mfngls with tho Pioneers are soon to pass
away.
2Hs syGAEs- TRACT.
AS this reminiscence brings us back to The
rsrtqsnssqspf Hay s of ,the, ,qillase pPw. the
= Tgdssa cAy Cincinnati, RgHllhfAaiSsaEoIdlId EoIdl leaders
that Judge sYMxEs concluded contract vii !
'the commissioners of the u pited stsiss Treas
ui$ Tor In irhmsniet tuumbsEof akI& d land
fronting on tho Ohio, between the Miami ss.
In 1888, MATTHIAS DESxAN of New Jersey, tobk
.Afensd@ 6p ssHktE, pqsql4e,npalSsated
among hs tidcts tho seosiSh md fractional
section upon which Cincinnati has been built.
Retaining one.third Of this particular locality,
no sold one third 70 ROBERT PATTERsOs, of
Lexington, Ky, and tho remainder to dHY
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