Randolph journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1865-186?, 1867-01-03

MORRISTOwN.


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II i hardly necessary for ilc 10 say
that items from this place and vicinity
arcrare and meager, and that time,
are dull, provokingly so. There seem.
10 be- pause in business every whore
which, in our judgment, may bc At
tributcd 10 the fact that people in gen.
er,l are settling their Llsiness matters
/ fir the closing yelr, il being settle
fact that old 80 is getting short 81
breath, and viii soon drop into the LAP
of eternity.
santa Claus is creating quite still
among the rl%ing generation. He i,
still, a. in other days, the friend
of the young.
Many bright Juvenile face, al aglow
with gladncss, is smiling around me
ard the merry voices OF happy child
rep are ringing through the mir. The
sight to-day of the little fellows -
boisterous in their happiness, 50 UNI
COZ. -tiou, still OF the sorrows and stern
realities of life, awakcns in our heart
pure and gentle thoughts of days long
passed away. The fragrant memories
of childhood days are gliding through
our soul, soft and sweet like the kisses
from infant lips. Amid these agree
able reflections, our spirit, fOrgctfu of
the present, il rowing back 10 the dear
old homestead, where We passed the
bright and glorious years of our child
hood, and where more than once we
gathered eagerly aroand the grand old
Christmas tree. The sad and yet
sweet vision has vanished, but tie
memories of those departed days are
indelibly carved upon the immortal
tablet Of the soul Death itself can
not blot them out, for like the soul, the
impressions nsofchildhood are immortal.
| beg gpartlon for having indulgcd in
this rcvcric. ] was travelling through
the air on Fancy's dreamy chariot;
but, with your permission, shall now
return To the stern facts of zeal life.
Last week several car loads of hogs
were shipped from this place for East
crr markets, 10y Mcssrs. jacobs and
Evans.
Mr. Hyatt is still teaching school
here, aided in his educational lahors
10y Miss Indiana Goodrich. We learn
that this lady, in consequence of inn
paired health, will probably resign be-
fore long. We hope these rumors
have no foundation, for Miss Good
rich has The reputation Of being an cx-
ccllent teacher.
Some time ago lecture on phrepol-
cgy was delivered ut the school-housc,
by Il Mr. Sherman, from Massachu-
scttes, The cranium of one of our cs-
tecmcd cit zcns w2s examined, and
the dclincation and chronological de-
velopmcntsof of the worthy citizens top
knot were, TO all appearances, correct
aS far rs We know.
The Farlnland hclminthologist, |
am informed, have discovered II new
type of tape-worGl, of the variety,
"Farmlandus Ten@," which, if am
correct, inhabits the "WindsOr alimen-
tary canal" one hundred and fifty
feet long, that being the length OF the
human intestine according 10 "Escu-
lapius the Second who resides not Il
hundred miles from here. We are in
an age of progress. No doubt od
Nppocrotes, from the majestic hight
of his bright spirit home, looks down
with pride on his disciple below,
Amen.
The hlail train j. whistling in the
distance, and time is precious. In be-
half of fhc people of Morristown and
vicinity, send you their christmas
gift" which consists in wishing the
"o.d Journal" success for all time to
come, for its zeal, fidelity, and devo-
ton TO the cause of liberty and pro-
gress. MEDIcUs.
THIS article should have appeared
in last weeks issuc.-ED.