The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-05-26
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portunity to gladen the heart Of a sol.
der; boy Of him who has left home,
ease, plenty; Sabbath SCHOOL, church
aud affections fond embraces for the
camp life, hard fare, the weary march
and the bloody scenes Of shell and shot.
He loves to grasp his hand and see the
Ere of bis eye. To crafty the oft ex.
press "wiSh" ofthe boys of Co. A, Of the
"a o. V. II. A.. and accomplish some
good, led me to pay them a flying visit.
After being well eht0ttained tho pre-.
viOts night, at the house of our old and
esteemed friend aud brother, Joel Thur.
man, Esq, Of HillsbOro, the morning
Of April the 7th saw us en- route from
hillsborO to Cincinnati. (Hiilsbcru is
a beautiful clean inland town of
healthy locatios. 1t sits a graceful
maiden on the highlands Of Highland
Co., aud we'll may the epithot, "High.
land" be applied to this county, for q
littlO to the east of Hilsbsro, according
to the report Of the State geological
Surveyor, is located the highest land in
Ohio. 1t occurs to me that Hillsboro
would be a good resting place for
worn ous iiHeTant preacher. Here
education has taken a noble and firm
stand. Her morality is of a high tone
and her people sOciabe and open hear.
ted.
Two weekly sheets are published
here, one of which I could not recon-
mend to any loyal man. But HILLSIDE
ro adiew for q little season.
After one of the toughest rail cor
rides We ever experienced in all our
lives, 10 o'clock A. NJ. brought us in
sight of the Queen City Of the West,
overhung by a sombcr sky, draped in u
dusky hue aud charged with an atmos
phere foul enough to breed disease and
death. Though filthy, Cincinnati is no
mean rity, Oh Ohtos maj estic waters she
sits Queen. Within the p st three.
iourths of q century she has grown
from little maid to Hne, worthy mat.
ron. She IS the centre of power for
Ohio, Hero the extremes meet. At
the hovel Of the poor. Here in quick
succession fortunes are won and lost
In her busy thOroughfares we meet
the thoughtful and Needless, the vir-
tuouS and the abandoned. She is
blessed with several high-to ned and
honofCd "Institutiou Oflsarning." Many
costly temples devoted to God, adorne
her streets. But her march is onward.
Twelve o'clock NJ. we were aboard the
beautiful and swift steamer, Gen Bucl
The bell was rung, cables drawn in
aRcho weighed and We stood for Louis.
vile, Ky. As Cincinnati faded from
view we past on brief reflection on the
rapid flight of time. How soon will re.
volviDg years number us With the past
and hideouS, for ever from human
gaze. But o, margin of time is the
shore of eternity, and as we have toiled
in Gods vineyard here, may be so high.
favored as to drink the wine anew oil
bis Kingdom hereafter. The journey
Afforded US time for reflection. On oul
right lays Ohio and Indiana, whose free
air has never been palluted by the
stencil Of slavery, and from whose
planes and valleys legions Of noble he
IOsS, whose banner now makes sacred
t. the sail Of almost every State, have
Of marched forth to fight the battles of tbs
p worlds liberty. All honor to Ameri
cas- noble defenders.
Il On our left lay Kentucky, whose
soil has drunken the tears and blood oi
} slavery, and over whose gentle sky still
hangs the dark cloud of human bond
@ age. Slavery is the ebony god at whose
shrine Kentucky pays bondage to.dsy
,. IF Kentucky knew her best interest
!. she would soon rise in all her srrspgtl
d and rid herself of that dire evil
,, But more hereafter.
Aboard the boat was a regiment 0
# boys dressed in blue. Where had thes
It been? They had been at homo on thei
|, "thirty days fnrlOugh." They we're vet
J. srAnS, leaving behind their home scene
d aud home interest; they were returning
TO the 6eld Of hSrdships and blood
o, how my heart hOnOred them Will
= I looked upon their brave faces an
l. heard them tell of the scenes throug
'r which they had passed, in the past .hFs
d years, and Of their resolutions for tn
70 future. shock hands with many @
- them, gave some Of them good advice
10 and bade them adisu. Below we're owe
m one hundred and Sixtv head Of hOrsel