Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-07-07
'ospondenoe of the Cedar Falls Gazette.
Letter from New Albion. sG

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| "'l@ New ALBION, BurhER Co., IowA,l
.#strfss ASH. June 10Th, 1885. g.
Editors Of Ceoias Eulis Gaseile;
My pen has been silent so long that
perhaps you think Butler county has
Sbcen drowned out by the recent rains,
and Higgins with it; but not so
Butler still lives and is fourishing.
Last Friday morning our vicinity was
visited by terrible storm Of rain and
hail, accompanied by wind. The rain
fell in torrents for nearly two hours
The hail fell smartly for several mo-
ments, the stones, most of them, being
the size of large hickory nut. No great
damage was done by them, however,
only the breaking of few window
| lights.
The crops here look finely, except the
potato, which is likely to prove an en-
tire failure owing to the ravages of the
bug. In fact, there seems to be bug
OF worm for every variety of vegetables
this season, and the prospect for filing
our cellars with garden sass " for win
ter use is very unpromising. 1 think
we better invoke thosprit of the Irish
Saint to visit this portion of the world
with his vermin exterminator and try
its efficacy on American bugs, &c.
Sut i must not forget to tell you about
our picnic which came Off last Satur-
day. 1t was Sabbath School affair,
and was to have occupied the whole
day, but the storm Friday night and
the "pole raising" at eight O'Clock Sat-
urday morning delayed the other cere-
monies until afternoon. We were con-
tent to wait, however, fer no festival
can be enjoyed in these days unless we
can see floating over us "Our Star
Spangled Banner" We love TO see its
bright folds unfurl to the breeze, and
think that aoao it docs indeed wave
"o'er the land of the free, and the home of the
brave
We love to feel that, ...aa ..=..s.a a.-.....t
Once more it doats DER the home of secession
Again over Sumpter it's dying;
FROM Virginia to Texas its stars greet the na-
The rebel rag proudly defying.
Once more 'tis uplifted DER fortress and field.
Its stars WdiHiaished in number,
| Dear emblem OF Liberty is that bright shield
1t preserves TO US Union forever. .... .
About two O'clock y, NJ. we repaired to
beautiful grove, formed into process
| sion and marched around some. While
marching could not help but admire
our banner, with its beautiful mottos.
One particularly was expressive of Iowa
valor. Ii was this:
Wherever duty calls 4a, Mera yoa wiV
fnd u.s." r '.#ma#.
! 1t shows that our youth are adopting
right principles, of which we may well
be proud. Speeches by Rev. Dawson,
Rev Murphy, our excellent Superin-
tcndcnt, Mr.. Owen, from a neighbor-
ing school, and n few remarks by the
Marshal of the day, II. X. .Hovey Esq,,
the exercises being interspersed with
singing, made the time pass very pleas
antly and we trust proiitably. But you
must not think we enjoyed mental
feast altogether. We remembered the
great number of baskets slowed away
in the wagons, and the number of Ehlf
mouths (and larger ones, too Mr.. Ed.
itorJ thatwere waiting forthe goodies -
and spread our tableclothsont the ground
and they We're soon covered with baked
chickens, chicken pies, cakes and bread,
and, in fact, everything that one could
think of in the shape of victuals. /
noticed one mammoth cake which was
enough in itself to feed qHite a multi
tude. And one lady had pail full of
popped corn there, which was free for
all. But | will not stop to particular
ize, as my letter ! fear il already too
long. Suffice it to say there vas plen-
ty to sat and enough of us to eat it, and
we had good time together. After the
conclusion of the exercises we dispersed
to our homes-our interest in the Sab
bath school cause enlivencd, and our
hearts cheercd by this pleasant meeting
together at our basket picnic"
! Hs Yours, &c., E#e.
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