Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1859-02-05
Letter from Illinois.
Moynorrn, warron oo. nm, Dec. d.


MovxourH, Warren Co Ill.,, Dec. Il.
Ma RrED-Derr Sir,-Thanksgiving
. came to me whilst visiting friends in Re
wannee. (This is fourishing little town in
illinois, of four years growth, with a popS-
lation of fifteen huudred) And Ashtabu-
, la comfy bas the honor of furnishing 1t
with some of its most valuable tizens.-
Mr.. Editor. YOU know there is a great deal
OF sympathy felt for the western people in
these f" hard times" but think, conld you
have sat down with me around that amply
filed thanksgiving table, covered with the
delicaees of all seasons, you would agree
with me, in saying, if they have not much
of the root of all evil, they have plenty TO
cat. The memory of other days came over
me, of past thanksgivings, when dear faith
er, and mother delighted to gather, the
home circle around them, to celebrate this
day. consecrated to family union, and meI-
ry-making and all sorts of pleasant doings
for the young, whose hearts have not yet
been wrung, by all those great griefs, that
come to Us in later life, and feeling Of sad
ness would steal over me, as | thought OF
that father and mother sleeping side by
side, in the old church-yard, unconscious
that their loved ones arc wanderers, far
far, from the old home, keeping their thanks
giving in strange land. Scattered is that
once large circle, that was wont to gather
together, and strangers occupy the old fa-
milar places Change is written everywhere,
and on all things; but l trust We shall all
meet to part no more, in the golden city"
above. Here met many familiar faces,
friends with whom l had held sweet con-
verse in childhood and youth, who did
everything to make it pleasant to the loRe-
Iy guest, who was far from the home OF her
youth. Very happy was /, to renew the
friendship of other days, and the remem-
brance of their Kindness shall lnger with
me, like the fragrance of early flowers, and
my prayer shall be, that they be found
amongst the white-robed redeemed.
We fitted ourselves one afternoon to go
upon shopping excursion, to find, Or rath'
er not to find a thousand and one things,
indispensable to lady's wardrobe, such
time! considerable rain had fallen in the
morning,) You are aware that western mud
resembles a mixture Of grease and tar, with
lust enough -four to make it adhere tena-
eiousy TO our feet. Occasionly we would be
obliged to stop, and endeayor to rid them
of the superhuity of free soil, but in vain
were our efforts, and caused the remark,
awe must be Eastern ladies, or we would
not mind it," After long, bat fruitless
search for the articles in question, we reach
ed home wearied, but convinced that Ke-
wannee could boast good variety Of dry
goods, but none that just suited us. Again
/ am seated in the swiftly gliding car, borne
onward to the land towards the setting sun
After a swift, but pleasant ride, arrived
at the station where dear brother met me,
to convey me to his prairie home, after what
seemed to me long hours of ploughing
through the unfathomabIe mud Of the prair-
les, and getting sloughed several times, (not
sIewd, Mr.. Editor) we arrived at his plea
SAINT home safely though visions Of q
corner of the Telegraph, headed Shocking
accident" and mourning friends, regreting
our untimely end,-had 1eated before my
eyes, all through this dreary ride; but dear
brothers and sisters, kindly greeted me, and
I soon forgot what l had passed through
in The Joy felt in meeting once more will
the loved ones. And we are now engag
ed In making good old fashioned visits, G
at one o'clock, have real substantial suI
per, (not tea) to which the guide men" a
so arrive in season to partake, spend th
evening, and gallant the ladies home Th
morning, when / emerged from my ROOF
vision Of rare beauty, may say splel
dor, met my enrsptured gaze. All prari
land as far as the eye could reach, wa
sieeked in jewels, every tree and shrub wa
oyered with diamonds Of the frst water
one Of those select storms had visited q
.uring the night, so common in the wes'
nd as the Winter-sHn's rays fell upon ther
iothing more beautiful can be imagined,
hey reflected all the coIors of the Raj
sow." think NJ. BOurgiugnon with
his art wonld not dare compete with theI
But as fades our Heetipg joys, they melt
nder the rays Of the MONDAY sun, remln
ug us, that "sIl thIpgs Of earth are cart
81 bat though our earthly friends forsal
as, there is One Ihat will not leave US, az
may the crown, lie shall prepare for US,
bright with the jewels, faith, hope, love al
charity. Yours, NRs P. RoBERTsoS.
DD-The Tammany wing Of the Democrat
n New York las taken ground for the a
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