The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-12-27

manly shout as no passed. 10 token of his
recollection of tho mornings interview.
cheorod by tho sweet voice and graceful
gesticuIations of tho fair ono BY his side.
The other four couple ''ingcrcd but mo.
ment," opposite where was at work. and,
after giving AN expression of their regard,
just passed. along. and "did run and not
faint, aud, to all appearances, went on
their way rejoicing" r..
Aud now. just hore, as things have turned,
! must, in justice to mysolf, say word
about the pocuiiarity of my location. IL is
principally on tho west side of tho Noun.
tain proper, extending on, and including
strip Of land, several rods in width, and
about 100 in lcngtb, nearly the whole extent
OF tho Mountain, north and south As the
soil is'not worry well adapted to the growth
of grain, have devoted my land, my timo
and means, to tho cultivation of fruit, for u
livelihood. and whom commenced, supposed
it not only an honest but honorable en-
poyment. But, from treatment received
since, and that. too. at the hands of people
denominutod respectable. | begin to doubt
tho correctness of my first opinion.
Tho north part of this strip of land, on
the Mountain. and ip front OF some of the
hotels, has been thrown open for their and
tho public's benefit, aud is occupied by pic.
mic parties. bonrders at the hotels. aud
others, who have taken the liberty to throw
panks across tho narrow rayIues thus in.
cludlng in the promenade grounds several
large. isolated rocks. in or contiguous to NV
orchard. These rocks contain each sur.
face ot several square rods, and before thoy
were despoiled OF their beauty, wore covered
with an elegant growth of native shrubbcry
mossos and forus. | have never remon.
strated very much, but have often been
panied at sooing tho tops of tho small pines
and other trees that had been broken off
aud otherwise wantonly destroyed. But
had supposed it was my right to otjoy un.
moicsed the fruit of my orchard. How
successful, tho following facts will show:
From an orchard of It's trees, of 25 years
standing, (last year was tho bearing year
with my orchard,) l have sold 40 bushels,
all told; have used, is II family of four por-
sons, about thirty,and have five in my cellar;
in all. sov6nty-fvo bushels. Estimating tho
produce at bushels por tree, tho amount
would be 525 bushels. But, to bo safe, say
tho orchard produced 800 bushels. and that
| was allowed 100 bushels Rather poor
eucouragoment,a the best possible estimate
And does any one enquire how is this ? We
havo lhreo hotels on the Mountain wnero
people resort, in the summer, from all parts
OF the country. have found in my orchard,
repeatedly. again and again. individuals
from Louisville, Cincinnati. Columbus, ,CIeve-
land, the City of New York. and various
other places. making themselves very much
at home. eating all tho apples thny chose
and pocketing what thoy could cary of;
and, il inquired of about their familiarity
they. like my Baubridge friends, said they
supposed it belonged to our worthy Land
lord" All the remuneration that have re.
ceivod from any one. for tho use of my
grounds. fruit of diffcront kinds. chestnuts
included. is abuse without measure. save tho
one dohar that the Bainbridgo wedding party
and their worthy host paid. last October
Now, all ask of these long suffering, for.
bearing. deliberate. cool, calculating men.
that take everything easy, and never get
excited, is, to take my place just one six
months. Ell FERRISS.
Little Mountain, Dec. 2lst, 1861.