Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-01-11
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We left that ..''seat Of science" at pine
O'clock yesterday morning. and without
accident orlincident, arrived safely here at
eleven O'Clock the same evening. This
morning, like Christmas, opened up with
aGlsarl besutifpl, soft and genial sunshine,
whiohbasscontinued .mostoft the day. il But
notwithstanding the fine weather. Colum.
bus has presented nothing 10 indicate tliat
this was 9 holiday. A very few fire crack
ers were exploded BY some little boys. early
in'themorning, and thai wasall. We have
not heardof asingle circumstance in the
ci,y to indicate that the day was regarded
90 At al differing from any other day in the
year And, considered in itself, it does not
differ from other days. But, as a way
'mark--a point in the journey Of Iife-it
is.well to stop and reflect, e3't 'o' 80 '',' p
: AS three score and ten years is assumed
as the utmost probable duration Of human
,life, theway may well be supposed to be
marked off into so many stations. About
one- third Of all who begin the journey
grow weary and cease the race before they
have reached the seventh stand. Another
third with glowing visions and buoyant
footsteps press further on, but one BY one
they drop out of The thinning ranks, until
at the twentieth station, they have all dis
appeared. The other third, having seen
their companions gently laid down to an
everlasting rest, pass this twentieth way
mark. and "love's young dream" painting
ta'iatie future in its own gorgeous colors,
points them away to the distant good
which it promises without adrnixture.-
Hope revels in all the glory Of anticipa-
tion. The past is scarcely remembered
The present is only a clog, detainng the
happy enthusiast from. the flllness Of bliss
to be realized only in the future. A few
more Of these stations are passed, the ranks
siilldiminishing, but the survivors press
i9g ever onward, and ambition, in varied
forms, becomes the guiding star of those
who are left. With strong purpose and
firm step, the few that remain pass the for
tieth, fftieth, and even the sixtieth station.
True. those Who reach this point are very
few. Most Of their comrades have given
7ou'by the way, ard many of their very
names have been long forgotten. From
this station another change takes place.
The ambition that impelled them through
the last decade or two is found to be ivan
lty and vexatioD OF spirit" The colors
are fading from the visions of the future.
Hope is losing much of its magic power,
and memory, with lis e-producton of the
scenes of the past is becoming more
congenal companion. The scenes of
childhood return with beauty and brill
fancy that is truly wonderful. The long
forgotten companions of their youth. and
even childhood, return TO their sides again,
and these, in the weakness of old age, as
those in the weakness of'infancy, become
weary, give up the race, and betske them
selves to the needed rest that was granted
Ito their companions long before But we
had almost fallen into the sentimental
style before thinking of it. Our readers
must preach their own sermons or get
those whose business ii is, 10 do it for
them We wish to them all a "Happy
New Year. and in all that goes to make
them better and happier, successful one.
Most of the members have arrived, and
the session will open on Monday with a
every full attendance. Ifthe cordial greet
iings Of the members are true indication
of their feelings, we hope much of the po-
liticsI asperity Of last winter will be avoided
this, and that we will hare short and
pleasant session. y'.aa9Q ya; rfa
Is Since writing the above the evening
train has arrived, and brings the parlicu-
Jars Of a most startling tragedy. 1t will
be remembered that in June last, a German
ofdtlhs place, named Seibold, killedanorher
iGerrnsn named Koir4ll, on the way home
sfroI a picnic, seibold was in jail here.
,awsiting his trial, and on last Sunday
night, be and nine other prisoners broke
the jail and escaped. A reward of FIVE
Hundred dollars was offered fo- their ap-
prehension, and the officers have been on
the watch ever since. This morning, word
was sent to the Sheriff that Seibold and
another Of the prisoners were seen ia Miff,
lin Township, in this County. Three off
GERS immediately started in pursuit. On
approaching house; Seibold and the other
laft IL and .Aad T'ha' off1cera kunvuine, Eai.