Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-06-04
Population Business not Interrupted ty tie
Ear-Aarriage plcdsss-Old Bachelors.


Since the spring Of 81, fourteen bun
dred Grant county men have enlisted and
gone to the war; none of whom have re-
turned except tile few broken down ii CON
stitution Or sgsas SIX disease. 10 cor.
resperaing Income elaBoring male popu-
lasioa has Appeared. The wonder is that
sbusiness has suffered no apparent inter-
ruption-- rather thai farm business has
rather improved than diminished in the
time. Mining and some Of the mechanic
arts may have suffered slightly, though inn
perceptibIy. al! the useful arts and pro-
ductiye enterprises are certainly prospecting
better than at this date last year and for
months before. The useless crafts fell fat
and remained down ever since the war
opened, and Grim about the country have
been ten-fold less ever since. Butt is said
that yaluelcss and criminal pursuits always
fill off when great national excitements
rage. Pirates are boldest upon calm
sea, and cunning knaves have poor luck in
retailing their wares when people have their
minds troubled.
a few families have moved into the
county this spring from the east, and tax
On possessior of farms and homes provided
for them by resident friends. We hear
also Of some German families that have
come and settled, and now and then Of
settler from Old England, Scotland or Ire
land. But since the war opened the pop
uation has certainly fallen off. 1t may be
however, as stated above, that labor has
suffered no loss; certainly the indications
are that labor has somehow gained, at least
in appearance.
The soldiers were generally either heads
Of families, or liable by strong inclination
to become heads Of families, for greater
marrying people can nowhere be found
than those Of Grant county, as our weekly
published marriage record bears witness.
Scarcely young man in the county OF
any manageable army representative in
the service from the county means TO re-
main companioniess beyond the years ie-
stricted to infancy and youth; SO firm and
general is this purpose in our young men
that wages-saying, in view Of preparing
matrimonial homes, is universal practice,
the exceptions being but rare. All our
young men have dreaded fears Of becoming
heartless, soulless, gizzardless, old, misery
bachelors, according to examples still to be
found in every neighboihood-b being the
remains Of times when men were spoiled
forever by sole contamination with their
own kind, and without ray of female sal
walton and sunshine ever reaching them
until the past meridian of life. Every
young man feels to say in his soul, "may
you save TIC from tuS uhS VA thdb oOldtd
old bachelor
After the war closes and the soldier
boys return to their homes, many fine
large, old family will be divided into two,
or three hives, and thus multitude Of
swarms be created, each to enjoy the high
est hopes of life. Great numbers Of epis
tolary matches are already formed with
the girls, Of which not a word has been
spoken nor the secret entrusted in each
case to more than two hearts. Many Of
these new farms to be seen on every prairie
are being prepared and tenements erected
by the order Of soldier boys, wherein shall
dwell the new swarms of bees now dream
ing only Of the pleasures Of self exile from
parent hives. And may God speed the
war and the day of the soldiers return, SO
that the grand old union may he re-ostab
l;sLed and hundreds of thousands of sweet
unions be formed and the country and
people enjoy all the blessings
Gen. Batter among The Rebels.