The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-09-03
Special Correspondence of the Penny Press.l
Letter from the Country.
LONDON, ONO, September !, 1885

DEAR Pass The "summer has passed )"
but the mournful whistling Of the wind is tho
only indication we have of tho near approach
of ''ye melancholy days." for all nature wears
tho garb of spring. SO great has been the
change wrought by the genial rains of the past
month, upon the growing crops, that one can
scarce believe his eyes. The pastures present q
ine appearance, aud VIC will have corn and
potatoes, if Jack Frost only delays his visit
few weeks hence But guess the less I say
about the crops the better, for the editor of tho
london Dealc crat, in his next issue after the
appearance of my last letter, took exceptions
to my article on the crops, and very unkindly
alluded to mo as "cOrne ed correspondent"
But the editor is man of family, and probably
does not like to hear his friend, tho corn,
spoken of as likely to fail.
The Annual Fair for this county will be held
at this place, commencing September l5, and
continuing three days. Extensive prcpara-
tions are being made, and it is intended to
have display Of animulcs, which will do
credit to the famous stocll-raising county of
Madison. Over one thousand dollars is to
be paid in premiums. All the members Of
the Press family, who are fond Of seeing fine
cattle, fast horses, big grunters, gallant young
men, and pretty women, are expected to be
on hand A fine exhibition and q good time
will undoubtedly be had. Some time during
tho Fair there will be a wrostlc for ten cents,
best three in five, between one Of our editors
and young lawyer of this place, member
of the T. FPS of the county. This is u ica-
ture not announced "in the bills" but am
assured by my friend, James B., that it
will come off.
The Methodist Conference, which meets at
Columbus this week, will remove from our
midst gentleman, who, by his general deport-
ment and good works. has proved himself en-
inently worthy the title of Christian. I re-
fer to tho Rev. S. Tippett. During his So
iourn with Us, he has been the means of adding
many to the Church, and was chiefly through
his efforts that the movement for building q
new chorch ediice in this place was successful
He is q young man of talent, and is destined
to be the means Of doing much good in his
Masters cause. All regret his departure, and
join in the wish that his "lines may be drawn
in pleasant places"
The political campaign has been opened in
this county. The "unterrifed" held a ouncl
here on Saturday last, and were addressed by
Senator Pugh, and others. Mr.. Dennison will
address the Opposition, at this place, on next
Saturday, at which time q county ticket will
be formed by that party.
The run for the county Offices bids fair to
eclipse the famous Camptown Races, as any
number of good men announce themselves
willing to serve their country. r. Hutche-
son, young lawyer Of this place, and Dem
ocrat, has announced himself as an indie
pendent candidate for the Legislature. Mr.
II. is man of some talent, and stands high
among his fellow-c citizens, (about six feet,
and is well calculated for mU running.
The public schools of this place were
opened on Monday last, with Mr.. John D
Slime as Principal, assisted by an able corps
of teachers. From my windows l could SEE
the groups of children as they wended thci
way toward Science Hill, the location of th,
Union school Building. Unacquaintcd Will
the cold world, and strangers to disappointed
hopes, the bright scenes which lit up thei
countenances, indicated that they were
happy indeed.
1his place is blessed with good schools, and
they are we'll attended. Ore great fault o
parents of tho present day is, that they hea,
too much responsibility upon teachers, aut
labor under the impression that the school
room is the place whero characters must b.
formed for life, when it is an indisput1d fac
that nothing tends so much to make Que cs
tcemed as those winning names and beautiful
traits of character which can only be taugh
by - devoted mother at the home circlo. AM
without which all tho "book learning" that
person can obtain can never be shown wild
advantage to the pOsseSsOr. w.