North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-11-11
COMMUNICATIONS.
NICHOLSON, Nov. 4, 1888.

during the past week, for the law afmos-
phere, The floating cob webs, and other indl-
cations of Indian Summer--have induiged In
many vague fancies to account for its non-ap-
pearance-have ever wondered whether hon,
est old Abe" has suspended it, as military
necessity Indian Summer, To be sure is Of no
great duration, and only comes 10 Us a. a
seeming regret for the departed glcries OF the
season of which 1t is, in small degree an
epitome. When the woods are glowing with
| auluDnal spleAdor, and the chlrping squirrels
are gathering their winter stores of brown
nuts-when the crisp leaves and dried branch
es crackle under the footsteps, and the hoar
frost gtters and sparkles IN the morning
sunlight, rejecting prsmatic hues from every
bush and tree as the glittering, and pearly
drops cling to the brown and golden-hued
leaves, 1t is glorious to bask in the hazy per
meatiug atmosphere Of Indian Summer, for
getlu of present ills. AMI living only in the
sad, melancholy, yet sweet memories of the
past.
October has been more than pleasant
month 1t has been rich in frutfuness TO
the farmer, and beautiful and health-givIng TO
the invalid idler but the Indian Summer
the last, lingering footsteps of the rosy month,
has strangely failed 20 malk it with its pecul
iarly grateful presence, October Of last year
spent among the paw paw groves, rocky
fastness and wildly beautiful! scenery of lIar
pers Ferry--catching fish in the Potomac
and searching the romantic shores Of the
SHENANDOAH for wild grapes and other forage,
grateful to the usually hungry stomachs of
the blue-c coated servants of Uncle Sam I
cannot, in conscience say that my piScatory
excursions were always so successful as |
could have wished, neither did the grapes
and other game always reach camp IN sufi
cient quantities to satisfy the appeutes o.
messmates remaining there, but they were
seasons # enjoyment to me, and afforded ma
ny pleasant incidents To enliven the usual
monotony Of military life.
Dear old, rusy,t tumble down Harper's
Ferry! Strange how came to love It-even
in its filthy asliness-and the wild mountain
scenery by which it is surrounded, Mary
land Heights, London Heights, Bolivar
Heights How familiarity their rocky sleeps
pass before the mental vision now, and and
what a world of memories are cOnjured by
the eminiscence Of just year past. Burn
side Banks and Sumner were there, with
the greater portion of the g Grand army o
the Potc mac" and Little Mac The ideal of
that army was there too. All were fresh
from the attic field OF Antietam, and ever,
man veteran hero, a. least in his own esti
nation. How weary of listening /" the of
repeated tale, told aIound the camp fire.
sometimes became and how many times out
Of very WEAKNESS, have wandered alone in
the grand old woods, or climbed the rocky
assures which grded the dasniug, noisy She"-
anduah.
But have wandered irom my theme, and
INDUCED the inclination to d. so al too great
length to again resume it.
School matters, for this District, are, | aIn
informed, settled for the winter. The build
ing formerly known as the chols'n Acaile
my is to be, or has been, rented, AMI graded
school under the supervision of Competent
teachers, is to be opened soon. This Is a
step in the right direction. The dlstrict
schools build suitable housa AMI thus pr"
vide against future contingencies.
The apple trade has been quite brisk, during
the past few weeks-fair, picked fruit bring
ing so or G24 cts. per busheI, with plenty Of
eager buyers. Mr.. James Howe, the prIpci
pal buyer started for Easton this morning
with hundred barrels Of prime fruit. Hope
he may realize handsome profit on his IN
vestment Every other kind OF produce is
far from being " a drug in the Market" prices
ranging about the same as last week
The bridge at Bacon's is not yet completed
and travellers must suffer much inconvenience
should rise of water make fording difficult,
if not impossible, as has been the case once
already during the past autumn. Secretly Of
labor isl believe, the principal reason for
the delay in its completion.
Messrs. Brisbin and Cook, the President
and Superintendent OF the Railroad. paid this
Depot short visit yesterday-corning up
from S.ranton on an extra. The object Of
the visit, if it had any other than general
inspection of the road, has not transpired.-
John is known, however, TO have more than
a passing fancy for horse flesh, where it is
properly made up and gives promise of supe
rior speed and the other good qualities which
make horses valuable, and II is just possible
that Esquire Halrstead's blacks may have
been the attraction.
Our friend King has returned from his Wis
it to Gotham and the country round about.
and resumed his rather onerous duties in the
Depot Office. He seems not to have lost his
old fondness for a joke, with spc of humor
in it, but wears the most abomna5ly h"melv