Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-11-16
To Our Old Editorial Pine Table.
SKkNEATELEs, Aug. IS, 1860.

pencil Scrawl from one of those grand clear
Lakes which are the slories of Central New
York. II Is Is miles long and one 10 two
wide in appearance-itss southern sides mostly
sharply slopIng, but elsewhere cultivated to
l the waters edge.
| "Arpuud thy shores delightful Iakel
| What b-aut-"us prospects tie!
! And Thy soft waves mirror make
| R.frctins earth and Ky"
/ | will not dwell upon Its enchanting lowell
: ness-ll is enshriue6 among the richest treas
4 ures of memory. | have aved IN It's waters.
/ sailed upon It's bosom, fi>hed IN lis depths,
sazed and smiled upon lis waves, seen it en-
( hvened by small steamboat and other
craft, and once witnessed wild thunder
: storm upon IT'S banks which broke suddenly
upon a crowd attending upon the ordinance
q of baptism on its eastern shOres-lhe voice Of
the preacher rising high above the roar Of the
waves and the ihunter's peal as he
| plunged beneath the yielding
Aud spakr the Triune name.
: I am reminded of the scene to-day. last
! night. rlred and bet-enamored. stopped at the
Lake House. at the outlet Of the body of water,
and all night long We heard the wind sweep
ing down from the South. the waves enlarged
and da>hng upon the beach, and he rain pat
tsrng upon roof and window-the combined
noises being such as 10 disturb bat not 10 pre-
vent sleep.
You doubtless say Sh1n-e-Ar-e-hs is a hard
name TO pronounce, but 1t IS easy and musical
to those who like your deponent learned 1t
with his A b c.. lis aboriginal meaning IS
sad 10 be Long Lake-whIch is appropriate
ii true" The town at lis northern end has
a neutral Democrat many rich people, and IS
increasing in numbers but not IN trade. SIX
or seven miles off IS the great central railway;
a branch was built TO II, but il did not pay,
and was taken up. The slrram which drains
the Lake runs rapidly in and under limestone
rocks. aud propeIs large amount of machIn-
cry. TINS Lake House seems admirably oca-
ted for business, but must be better kept (or
demand less remuneratIon) TO retain 1t.
Inquiry abou, the streets for names fami-
lar, IS almost useless delCsIon to cheat one
int the belief that whole generation has not
"pas>rd away" TINS care-worn, business
looking man (once so happy and unconcerned
.
threads of age IN his halr and points out
stout Young man as the son of his sister who
! can not aud will not only as a lIllle, quiet,
modest, ''smart' schoolgirl. Sometimes, not
a look or action remains IN the man or woman
we greet as the successor OF frank boy or
light hearted lass-whie others seem as free
and natural as if we had parted but yesterday.
The revered instructor, Mr.. A., who gradua-
ted al Yale, walking SIX or seven miles from
MS home daily, has resigned his soul 10 the
Great Teacher-but leaves hundreds if not
thousands of pupils who during his life he
had taught honor and virtue as well as itera-
ture and science. A country "merchant
prince" Mr. II. most certainly was, and his
good humored face, as he filled my pocket
with his plgmpeSi ralSins, won all my little
heart, irrecoverably: but his mortal account
book Is closed. The rich man of The region,
E>q X. could not bribe the King of TerrorS,
nor could grand DR.. p. thwart him with all his
medical skill but the splendid lawns and
views of their Lake residences still challenge
admiration. Mr.. Hall, father of the second
WIS Juu,oH, Iles uuiitu Atic-dbu hSic inc
trough old sea Captains" of whom such won
deriul and startling stories were poured into
the open ears of the young, have closed their
earthly voyages. The leading lawyer, Judge
j., has gone before the InfalIible Tribunal.
And who now have the ear, and sway the in
fuence, of this community All. neither
talent, honor. nor virtue can be inherited,
and wealth and power may quickly disappear.
They have mostly passed TO those who, but
feX years ago, were the humb The unimpor-
taut, the dIsreaarded, by the great men OF that
day. Well has II been sung
''Houor and shame from condition rise,
At UsA your pIrt-th.re all the virtue lies" :
Slow but mighty are the changes Of time.
One of The most plain, hard-workins, yet sa-
gaciouS, earnest and sincere men knew in
boyhood, recently deceased in his own unpre-
tending brown storey and-ahaIf house. on
farm Just east of the village: but his son,
MoHroS 5. WILKISsoS, is the new U. 5. Sem
aior from Minnesota. A little further east
ward, IN Marcelus, is the modest native place
Of KISGsLEr ). BiSGHAs, late Governor, and
now L. 5. Senator, from Michigan. Here
are two National Senators-reared IN the same
neighbUrhood-who rise to the second place
in The nation over thousands OF competitors
whose early advantages were greatly superior
10 their own.