The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-02
From Wisconsin

winged their rapid flight over ny head since |,
with boyish heart swelling with anticipation
Of a suu-lit future, bid adieu 70 the scenes ana
incidents which cluster still dearly around the
place that | once eoried in ealing my home,
now far away among the evergreen hills Of old
Eermont-to ne the dearest place Of all The world
1t was bright und beautiful morning in early
sYring time. and the appointed hour of my de.
parture bad arrived. With sadness did | re-
ceiye the parting adieu Of friends and assoc
atcs many of them, alas forever. And !
never shall forget how long my parting gaze
fingered around the dear Old homestead, the
orchard, the Will wood, the hills. the far IF
mountain, whose rocky sleeps | had often
climbed to view the quiet wales 50 much loved.
And there was the Old suhoo-house, where with
merry mates all torsetiul Of the past. and re-
gardless OF the tuture, we joined hand IN hand
and gamboIed away the sweetest hours Of cur
existence. But time has passed on since Then,
and still live, while some Of those loved ones.
who once rei0leed with me = II the happy days
gone by have passed from earth 10 etelnitv.-
Bat must hasten
This County-Sheboygan anarea Of
little more than five hundred square miles, and
population, according to the census Of las:
year, of 2U,725, is one Of the ei .ht Counties of
Ehis State which border on Lake Michigan, and is
settled by Americans, Germans, Ho.landers, and
some Irish and English Shcboygan-the ever
green city-is the largest place in the County,
and is the port Of shipment fer Il large back
country. Steam boats to and from the East
arrive and depart. besides the daily boat from
Milwaukee, which makes good connections with
the Shcbovgan and Foud-du-lac Railroad, and
is already thorougharc of considerable travel,
even in these hard times This village, with
population of nearly one thousand Is located
ON the Sheboygan river, between live and six
miles from Sheboygan, where il flows into the
Lake Tie river atithis place has good adyan-
tages for machinery, and there are nOw in ope-
IA ton two Touring mills two saw mills, and i
char, sash, door and blind factory, with d de-
partlners for the Manufacture OF farmers hand
lay r4kcs. Besides these mills containing ma
chnery propelled 10y water. there are IN use
here, five tenh0rse power steam engines Far
mcrs Grain Fans are manufactured here on
much improved plan. They will receive grain
as it is delivered from threshing machine, and
clean it SO as to class No. /, Chicago stand
ard at the rate Of one hundred and fifty bush
els per hour Another engine is used IN con-
nection WITH machine shop aud iron ioundry
here.
When the startling though false news came
that the city of Washington was IN the hands
OF the Rebels, tina, bridges had been torn up,
burnt Sc., a few earnest, liberty loving men,
with horse and buggy, RODE III haste to the
country about for volunteers They found
one, a tanner, who at the time was buslly en-
gagged in " doing off - a batch OF sugar, and
Wien it was made known what was wanted of
him, to help defend his Nations Capitol from
those who would be glad to trample the Stars
and Stripes IN the dust and rob hin OF all The
dearest privileges known to man, he turned to
his companion, who was standing near, and
saving, Here, mother, take the dlpper, he
stepped into the house for his coat, came out in
the act OF putting it on, and to-day that man
is uphoidlng the Flag of his Country
But | must close after telling you Of tle
weather, the crops, and anticipated harvest
The weather here during the time for sowing
grain, was YER, wet. heard some tarmes say
they had lnuddied': in 50 much wheat, &c -
June was very dry, ana near tie close OF the
month some farmers said they would take 1--we
dollars per acre for their crop Of Spring wheat.
But the beautito growing weather Vi tins
month has wrought Il very great change IN the
appearance OF all vegetation. During the
month. up to the 2lst inst, rain has fallen, SIS
find have noted down, as often as once in
three or four days on an average, aud this to-
gether with the warming influence oi the rich
NUUi!-Gtlf sun, mas CudSt- tt UILci. ~! 90
all nature 10 wear a more smiling lace. III
tt: wheat, tc Il considerable extent, is snutty.
hear this from this County, and also farther
inland. Some pieces aye fall on"-!oarth or
one,thire smut; others, again, are pretty Tree
from it, and stand even in height, thick on the
ground, and consequently bid lag to YIELD +"
. good crop. Grass is generally very Sood-AaVo
heard it said it wae never better than TINS year
Wages a. laying are S. ,oj per day. Potatoes
are doing woll-growins remarkably last, and
promise pretty good yield if the rust docs not
affect them. Corn, though late, is now i'm
proving in this precious, growing time, and be-
gins to look as If it might yield an average crop,
, II Jack Frost does not visit US too eariv this
Autumn. Speaking of corn, reminds me OF what
heard man say day or Two ago lie saiu
a few years ago, off Of half an acre, he raised
sixty eight bushels OF ears,-not finding but one
stalk thai bore only one ear, and from that to
four, and many of the ears were each fourteen
incheS long, and some Of the stalks were lnll
eleven feet high. The corn WAS planted on the
lG:h l7th and 18th og June well know {.
man who raised from three acres, one hundred
and forty bushels of shcled corn and one hun
dred ana sixty bushels of potatoes, last year
Yours truly,
GREEN MorNrA IMBoY.
Snebovgan Falls, Sheboygan Co Wis,
July %, 1861.