National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-05-17
The GrindstOne,
Or the Lost Children.
BY ANDREW DUNCAN.

II vas lOttA YEARS ago. w men
first Squatted at the foot of wonder
mountain You see away to the north,
| had to live like an Indian ina wig
wan, for over fourteen years. re-
member when the field we are now
standing iii was covered with a dense
forest OF heInlockS now YOU don't
see a stump. remember when, for
/ twenty miles around, the most splcn-
did mansion 10 be met with was
log cabin, of one room, with boys
, and girls as the principal furniture.
Now, sir, just look around you, and
count from fifteen to twenty good
frame buildings, all polished OF in
red and white paint. | feel that
the world is running away from me ;
it goes too fast for the ideas of an
old man, and | must even let it 90.
love to think OF the past, and look
forward to the future. Recollec-
tionS Of the past, and the hopes
connected with the future, are all
that is left me now
Thus spake Mr. b., a resident Of
a northern county III the State of
New York. Anxious 10 hear lit
tlo mon. If limos incideutul ~ fLn
life Of a hardy forest pioneer, we
invited the old man to take seat
ON the fence where we had ourscIf
come to an anchor With our nlvi-
tatiop he choertull, comulied. seem.
ing honnv nt b.NiEr moi Win one
vEo arn.oral tn t.,i7o nm interest IN
,h4 thinos nf by.oope days.
.For, Said he, .the world nova
day, i all oo.obe,d seldom takino
tiuIe I'm Ino,S hnI,nd'
.IJ,d ,ono o,.i,t.mills or stores
.ail vo In the o,rlv days ofthis
s,ttla,,nnt ,,
.Nrll' s3id the old man go Won
500 tbat ln.oa s,,,nce tbat stands bv
it..1,. , I;+,i. ~ tLa cos+ of - rol
hnilIinn d
W. rTnliqd that we saw fine free.
.Wau ,bare stood the FIRST and
ou'v mill thn settlement had for six.
t..,, ,e,rs ood if was inst 6ttapn
milo. from m = ,,lin CON.
.;d.,o1 ,,,-.nlr ,er,. lucl-v in liviuo
so MON thr min. as we had 10 back
all oTr orain NJ least far the most
nIt * for stores We had Gttir
.n.n fo,. tha,n and b,l pour biohr,
th,n S.nv i'm ahout tortv milo.
snntb So,no neiobhor vould oo
,,'t',n...~..,,',ll,. 3nl hrnu Il, -
Ta,An Y.nT ,nd .n,h iiLG indis
man.,,,las. Les,Gps ,br -nnire.vhru
H. ,,,,t ant to oet his hlirrl filed.
''o.II NM. M, IN, mol, uarks tLr
n.u,a., n'5Htrd
,N,,,-osf- -,,.l,.,t Il, ti11ad his harral
,,d,e Wa.haJ No tnya,,n Ike tbp
,,,.nr,s nf now, 6,vs. hur the
Sa,;,.n,.. l,a,r,l .n.u.,rad .,.,, =.
mHsn -, ,I,n ,',1.rn h9r X -
iIg.,;,., = .a.,l.l nn hi. ol.,,ino
~ ~ loo J.. Lra,,,,t with nm =
agndstnna and . 6arreI Of vbj,key.
Tyn 'y,r,.' o,nd niec,s of prouerty IN
,ho.o I,,s ana thc man who had
ti,e,, vs. nratty sure tn uirk mn
al M tLa loosa, ,banon that was atloot
Wbon .,ronav f,ilrd huShrl at corn
v.onlJ "ns,,r,. 9nd yLen corn called
a da,'s chounino was always rood
M, nm arrn of land did thr
,Sau;,o cl.,r yitb , faw oallous of
vhiisLey Evcry man had an axe.
and v,n Ernw nvns viii oct dull
th.n thny must ha carried 10 the
o,4ndstono and ~ Mr.. S--conld
Tot ooord to have his stone worn
nnt for un,hino all was kent straight
hyN snrnimo = sivrcnee o., shilling
in ,bisl,ov Retorr one barrel was
nnt rho .Souirc vnuId alvays man
a@r f. have another ON the spot
ana nn tlis occount he was consid.
.r.d , nu,l;r hpnrt,ctor and WAS
4 olaotoI ,Snuir. nm nttien which I've
70 hoId tar 'n,nra han tWnutv ve,rs I
sLal uoy.r tnrnnt the nsf ,imr
. ,,",o ,t tho ,rinIstnpn Never. nav.
- an, ST,,U ! tnrret' tl,at davr
.VL"t Lnnnonod on that d,v :
.,,d 49," ",' .ti,I, " n,al,ns Won rnmomEnr
- 5'',u sa ".on '''' y
MI, = vou have t;ro ia boo,
4 !, ! VII, t.il omtLn whole story
- I,..,., ,,,oa,n ".,ot,oJ man stranr,r
- ,.a,.,. ,.;alou , hl,snhnmcr an inf.
Loi and a drn,L,nrd was roino
b. tn ,"T ,nn ,,hnnt tLn last timr was
~ ~ thn ,Snn;re's "rindstonr We'll
+ I stn,t.d nma tinr mornino in tLe
e i,tt",.,,a,, ~ lin,. vi,L , Lnshol ,i
"nrn ,,, nn Nm nv ha.L and ns thr day