The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-05-04
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HnLsBnRo STATION, Mo, April l9. SO.
Your paper hearing date April Is, has ar
rived To me. it is a wecore messenger; and
III sho nd he hailed by every liberty lnVing
publican principles. Sprays of wisdom
Smiles and sparks of Freedom, which so no
hly characterize Ohio as free State, hut here
fall almost unheeded. end by most 'spurDed
with contempt in State. over abich hangs
the dark fall. and rests the obominabie curse Of
slavery! The consequences Of slavery. and,
all its attendant horrors, are rot to he seen
here in Souhern as Northern Missouri, and
seen to halieve more firmly than ever, that IT
is uithering. damning curse; carried on
uIfsrlp g1iast Gods iam; and for ,ohich
at the Judgment Bar. its henrfiess uphofdsrs
tciH render up an n,cfnl account only to re
esire fhs sentence Depnrt from me ys ours
ed into everlasting fire, prepared for the
deril and his angels sN ~ i7ti
But here am harPihg on slavery. which is
heean Twas to give you few general items
concerning the people. country. crops &c
The people generally are natives Of Virgin
ia. who began trying to settle this part of the
have they sucreede,l. comparatively owing 10
the geographical face of he country. which is
very rugged and rocky, with its hills attaining
almost the altitude Of mounta ns. Scattered
of each other. dwell tie peighbors in their
log cabins who subsist on dried bacon, corn
bread and ho6iny. s s,s7
| The people here, as mass. are not lively
don't care" way ahont them, which makes their
society very dull and unaitraetive TO one who
has been accustomed to associate with those
who are all life and activity. 7a
Their dialect is of that broad style. which
characterizes the uneducared classes of native
4 IVirginians. The peculiaritv consists in slight.
ing the 'ing;' in using plural nouns with singu
! lar verbs; repeating a super abundance oi
words to convey an idea; aud adding at the
close of almost every sentence. that's so
sure with strong emphasis always on the
sure' 81 ua= a as~
For instance neighhor steps in and ga
'utea Won TINS: Good mornin, this appears
like 30 though twas goin' TO he a mighty ho
ldav, that so snre.' or the old lady wells to he
daughter. 'He,,ie. is them thar 'iaters n..arlJ
done, honevr and honey saws. o righ, smar
!! done. moiher.' Soon the oil man comes in
l'I4ere. John. Won 90 pack them thar nags ,
B pail o water. and Bill. yon go mind that tina
|, gate thar, you triflin' sconrdrel yon,' and OF
go the ho1s snarling and whimpering whik
: the I'D man sol qnize--O the rascaIs. I'll h,
doggea, if I ever ee snch set o'triflin,' good
for not n dogs in nv life, &c. &C. sill h
.. rei nv exhansts himself. Snch. are only fai
. cimens Of the songs'that ring in nv ear
d iIv which fsnot pleasant are often amusing
; Peach trees here hlossomed some lime ag"
J Int apple and cherry trees are nov in fnl
bloom All the frnit has heen irjnred NOR,
lor, less bv !. thr frost, pearhes suffering tn,
most. and rather severely. Faa
4 Wheat looks welt and the prosnects are FL
good crop Oats are sown, but corn is no
planted and the weather seems very unfavora
> lie for it. beiHg cnndv and cold in common
with what it has heen for a~eek nast.
Bnt the sun is fast sinking behind thest
: reckv hilla: the sh dows of the trees ar.
lpng,henng, twilight shades are darklv gather
ing; and the 'Ethiop Qreeu' will soon be witt
} rs. 3s s
/ "T love The Iieht-yei welcome, night
For Heneath thy da-kling fall i5
| The rronl led traast is 500 he'd ~ rest,
.r.- AMI .le slare forgets his MroNT'