The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-10-04
MARSEILLES.

MARSEILLES.
d, Having promised our friends in this
part of the county to pay them a visit,
we took occasion on Saturday last to full
fl it. We left our tripod in abler and
better hands than our OVID. and taking
passage with William Thompson, the en-
terprising proprietor of the stage line
between Upper Sandusky and Kenton,
we were soon Lieing away as fast as the
span Of 6ne blacks could carry us toward
Marseilles. BY the way, the "rig" of
friend Thompson is par excellent, and his
horses are none of your Ring Bone, Spav-
in and Saved up animals, that have no.
"g'lang" in th"m, and requiring the con-
stant application of the whip TO keep them
Jogging along at snail's pace no stree,
his nags we soon found were the 2.4o
kind. and kept the wheels revolving on
the axle at rapid rate. This. in con-
nection with the fact that Mr.. Thompson
being an accommodating. pleasant and
agfeeable driver, the journey was rend-
cred exceedingly pleasant, and in few
hours we were landed at the point of
destination, and received cordial wei,
comefrom our friends. .wLo had been look :
ing for our arrival.
Dinner icing discussed, we Started out
TO note the change that time had wrought
in the place, alter an absence OF eight
years. Marseilles we had always thou : hit,
was be eautifully situated. Located in a
fertile section of country, and settled by
an industrious and thrifty set OF people.
When we left there eight years ago, the
county was. Justin a transition state, and
we soon found that the country around
The village had very much changed Its
app arance - the. forest having been
cleared and the ground devoted to agri-
cultural purposes, and where once stood
re rude log cabins, were erected in their
stead peat and t.sty dwellings; most of
them modelled after the Gothic order of
architecture, with handsome latticed por-
ticoes, painted green, which, with The main
building painted white, gave a pleasing
appearance to the whole structure. We
found, too, that the door yards had not
been neglected, but that many Of then,
had been tastefully ornamented with
flowers and eyergreens, whilst in front
and along the road side, the sh ade trees
which were then mere sprouts, had put
forth the life spriuciple, and bad lifted
their tops high above the ground, ane
spread out their boughs, shutting out the
director rays Of the summer sun, and af
fording the occupants pleasant retrea
during the warm days OF the summer
months. We were glad to note the
change. as it was indicative Of that pro
gress, which seems to be the principl,
that governs and controlls the people
enjoying the blessings of Republicn,
form of government. The village itsel
had many marked changes in this res peel
y We soon discovered, in perigrinating il
streets, that Improvement had kept pac
with the development Of the countr
around. We noticed that many ne,
buildings Lad been. erected building g.
too, that for style and ornament, woul
compare favorably with many Of the be-
residences in Upper Sandusky. Will
,... we were gratited to see that her citizel
q were not neglectful Of home comforts
the construction Of elhngs we we
doublypleasedto notice that her renterpri
was turEed in another direction; we mes
= In the erection Of anl improveing the pl
ces OF Divine worship The old Pre-
byteriau church. had been vacated, al
is now used as a town hall, whilst II
congregation under the efficient and e
ergetic pastorate Of the Rev. M Tel
pleton, had gone forth from their old ho
-procared more eligible lot. and ere'
ed thereon a large and beautiful frar
church edifce; better adapted to the wal
of the congregation, and affording th,
new home in which tU renew their CT
enant engagements, anil to unite in
service Of God.
The dlngy. smoky appearance Of
II. L. Church, which usd to be. III {