The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1860-03-21
A Trip to Holland, what we Saw, and
what was suggested.

County, OF our own State, TO near It's
southern boundary. Ten years ago the
past winter what grand time we enjoyed
while journeying the same wayl A large
sleigh, improvised for the occasion, with
seats rugged "omnibus" fashion, full
load Of boys and girls, and wide awake
four horse team for locomotive power.
AS we journeycd wo called to mind the
former trip and the changes that time
and opportunity have made among the
ones that, as whole, made up that load.
Some cf them are no more here-peace
be to their memories l-others are far
away and familiar in other localities
Have they lost all interest in the city
among the sand hills and the playmates
of childhood? We trow not, for early
associations are the last to be forgotten.
Out of sight out of mind. is not true
of the memories of those held dear when
all was "coluer du rose" and every cloud
was fringed with gol'', and all of life seem
e. n grand holiday, and no first beginning
its hours. The earnest, wcarisome toll of
real life docs not oblitcrate the glowing
hopes Of its morning, and the rays Of
that hope often reach the aches and ais,
the cares and disappointment of three
score-years and tens experience in life.
The opochs of boyhood arc never forgot
ten; and here in Grand Haven are still
number who enjoyed that trip with us.
How changed! The boys are fathers Of
families, the girls, mothers. The strug-
gle in life and its realities occupy the
thoughts Of the boys now, and the cradle
and its responsibilities are now the world
for the girls. If these stray thoughts
but call 10 their minds the joyousness
of that "Trip to Holland" then care viii
weigh less heavily, and memory drive fol
q moment the thoughts back to days now
played ovt, and thus we shall have re
called n happy day TO their hearts an(
added smile to this days realities.
THE ROAD
Has monotonous swamp, light, sandy
soil all the way. Pine, hemlock, beech
and oak, on every acre occupy the space
and only vary the sameness TO the eye b,
change of relative position. A minia
ture mountain range borders Lake Mich
ican-a series Of sand billows-and thel
inland, almost dead level, over whicl
the road passes for the greater part of tn
way, although occasionally we rise upol
an adventurous spur of the chain to dc
scend again to the former level. Thes
hills are now for the more part covered
with dense growth Of forest trees, ant
are doubtless the work of Boreas, as h
came across and from the more flexible
material of Lake Michigan, having tossed
its waters into hill and valley, tries hi
power upon the sands that border th
Peninsular, but not MS successful in hi
fury, wave or two measure the limit G
his strength.
TIE CHANGE.
We wero in amazemcnt at the view c
Holland and Black Lake, from the hi
on the north shore of the Lake, having i
mind the locality as it appeared ten year
ago. In place of few scanty building:
now a town was before US, spires, and th
lofty chimnevs Of factories and mills ha
taken the place of the dark plumago {
the lofty pines. The pines were gone
streets busy thorougbfarcs, shops an
dwellings, gilded signs and tastefully oil
namcnted grounds had taken the place {
the forest. We looked in vain for tn
rotating arms of the wind mill Chat frs
substitute for sincw and muscle, 10 driy
machiDery,) which was associated in on
mind with the locality and its earliest sci
Element. On either shore of Black LAX
farms and mills, piles of logs and slaves
(the result of the winters labor,) now nj
merously dotted the banks, where on on
former visit not sign Of labor or thrii
could be seen. Crossing the bridge, to tn
city, We recognized an old acquaintance
but how changcd Here is all that re
mains of the old wind mill.
ITS CONDITION
! Is true index to progress and improve