The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-07-26

providing the means Of suusistancc.
II ey were open, rude and unhnishs sd,
and many Of them without any ceilinQAt
all. They were consequently contracted
IN size and uncomfortable and indeed
hardly habitablo the winter season Of the
year. They were quite generally uhpro.
tettod by woodland or grove. thereby
leaving theinmates exposed 70 tho ses4c-
ing inclemency Of the weather which. diir-
ing the winter, Is intensified by constant
winds, sweeping hther and thither, like
a tornado, over the vest surrounding ax-
psnse. These dwellings were without
furniture and sometimea without the
semblaneo Of furniture. Everything a.
bout them denoted abicet pr0vity; but
unmistakable manifcetnu5hs Of resolnt8
purpose and iron will, however severe
and tedious the contest might ba, 20 ovtf-
como necessity 20 az 70 enjoy compe.
tenoe u not an aianonco In tho summar
and autumn Of life. Not a convenieut
public house coold then be found between
Dubuque and Iowa City in which tho
traveller could be- made oomfortablo.--s
Indeed 10 the country they were uner.
durable, and Ia the largest towns they
were generally small, inconvenient and
very indifl6rently kept and hardly deserv-
ing the name Of "hotcl,n save 10 the pre-
eious bills, which woro never forgotten
70 be duly prepared, agTeeahly % The law
OF compensation. No wonder that now
and then a pioneer from sickness aud
hardship and iutolorable suffering. or
perhaps on the verge Of starvation, should
be disheartened, II not disgusted, and a.
bandOn the country. But thev were com.
paratvely few and Il is the greater won
der that they were so very few. The old
settlers Of Seneca county ea-- appreciate
this condition Of the FIRST smiofants to
Iowa. and can sympathiEe with their
pressing necessities. They can imper-
lectly, at last, recall the Temineaenee Of
houses without furniture, such as even
chairs, tables, bedsteads, buckets, tea
sets and other domestic uteas.iu Of the
rudest kind or even tho good old stons
pitcher with lie glstening exterior and
inside Fefrigerdnt beverage. Saving
nothing OF carpets, mur ors, sido-boards
and bureaus, then generally regarded as
suitable only for the eastern aristocracV.
they were not unfrequently without
feather bed or mattresses, unleaa The
strhwy product Of their own hands. on
which To- Tepote and renovats exhausted
nature at night.
Still most Of them, by perseveringtoii
end economy, surmouted these various
hardshipa and discomforts, aud ultimate.
ly succeeded 10 the enjoyment Of a com
petence and many of them 10 affiuence
and wealth. But II must be remembered
that they gained more than all these
mere appliances of personal comfort
which might take wings and Ay away
and are, At best, hold BY all tho precGu-
1iousness OF tenancy for life. They
gained the discipline and culture ofthem-
selves operating directly to their own ad
vantage and by prooept aud example 10
that OF their posterity. They generated
associations and afectionato sanities
which unaided wealth cannot purchaso
nor create. They instinctively conatitr,
ted and will constitute a circle, with rec
elections and social attachments peeu.
liar TO themselves, and cemented by com
mingled privntions and dangers and dis.
tress. They may not be associated b.
the ties OF consequently; but they arc
united together by lgaments Of endufipf-
years Of common trials and tribuIedons
In which ell enjoyed tho glory Of oouar :
~ In adversely aud prosperity, alike IN
condition. IN patience, IN endurance. II
suhenngs' IN distress and prayerful gra /.
itude' not cold and formal, not noisy aul
presumPtnous, but silent, listful, anxiour.
chastened with humility and in whisper
ing accents and deVout aspirations fro,s
loyal hearts 10 Him who feeds the ravei
and protects the shorn lamb, and rairA
alike on the just and unjust. Nobody esn
recite truthhlly the adversity ofthoer
days, no not even the recipients Oft
Providence kindly and imperoeptiby o.
seures, in a measure, tho impress Of a, /.
past on the mind by other sueeeedii ,
events which, being more im.ediaia ..
serve IN prosperity 70 interest and pleaes
IN udversity TO supeSede aad partially
oblilerate the pain they cannot cure. -
Andstill many Of these old settlers a.
permitted TO linger here and lingering ~
commune togethorS and as they eradu-
ally disappear, TO draw closer and cioaft
the chord of aileetionate e=nddenf
that strengthens by tima and brighter
BY social contact. Such trial8 I fount
In lowe thirteen years ago. I eonld and
did appreciate themi and Whatever cor
traoted room might be assigned me III
repose az night, or how much soeV
crowded by otheFs--whatever hard ai.a
Indifferent fare might be set before me-
i always gave me pain to hear excusrh
from the lps Of her who furnished il--
awakening, as Il did, ten Thousand dor
mant reminesoenees ofmy own early e1
perionce, and with heart true 10 IA 20
self and humanity, promptly echoed 4
perfect satisfaetions begging no excdse
and knowing il was tho beat that she
could afford, as good us had omen found
In my own adopted state, and not forget
ting that III she and her lord cc.sld iIivc
and work aud toll for months, perhaps
years. on no better fare, relying oa th6if
ioint industry economy mutual sympa
thy and Code blessing " deligGsancs
and ultimate comfort and plenty % to fof
themselves and their little eaes, L sure
u did not become me 70 coapiain az
single meal which could parteko OF nn-
lgTadgingly or OOmplae ntly fast II al spos
"a 20 be aelfsecrineinQly faslidious Bat
10 wa ia emerging from their privdtiOn8
and wants. Good hotels, Welt kept and
provided with all the reqniaile= and esl
sentiale and appliances Of comeafl fog
lguostg are % ho found In every consid-
erable town and village besNeon eh8
mississippi aud Missouri rivers.
And many private dwellings, remod.
eled snd rebuilt and which WCf6 otten AZ
destitute a. hare represented. o=5 now
comfortably e net gocgeousiy fufuiahedf
beEpeaking domestic oonFonience and
plenty and sometimes even cgrtiValinQ
The Wssried tgtVoller hy che praaence cl
an almost oriental luxurianco which .
generous Hospitality, peculiar - the