The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-04-22
Written for the News.
FIRST VIEWS OF HIGHLAND
COUNTY.

uuCy, your humble correspondent
bade adieu, for time, at least, to the
scenes Of childhood and youth, and,
mounting his horse, migrated from
the southwestern part Of Brown
county, thirty miles northward, into
Highland. Although, as many have
experienced when first leaving the
endearments of homeI his mind was
much occupied and oppressed by
thoughts Of the future, and anxiety
regarding success in his calling, the
features Ofthe country through which
he passed were observed, and COM
pared with the we'll. known scenery of
his native place, which is uneven,
abOunding in hills, valleys and
streams.
After reaching a distance of twelve
miles or more, from the Ohio, fat land
predominates, and the smaller streams
find channels in comparatively level
ground, gathering their waters from
the swampy flats, which are inclined
planes, in wet seasons sending their
waters of, not in streams, but sheets,
acres broad. This feature of the
country prevailed-being only broken
by the intersection Of larger streams,
the sources of which, being more dis
tant, accounted for the greater de-
pressions through which they ran
until some distance into Highland.
But within a few miles of Lynchburg,
south, the country became more hilly ;
indeed more so than is pleasant during
such winters as our last, when mud is
the predominating feature in the eye
Of the traveller. As our traveller came
in view of Lynchburg, the mantle Of
night was just hiding che earth, and
the ''iron horse came snorting up
with his feed. box and train. "Ah r.
thought he, stthat sounds lively con-
trasted with the stiffness of my native
place, where the scream Of the loco
motive and the roar of the train is
never heard and where many of the
residents, whose plodding notions and
pursuits have kept them at home,
have never seen a railroad or car" "
But don't think by this that your cor
respondent had never seen the like.
No; he had Travelled some.
Well, he stayed at Lynchburg until
morning, which happened to be clear
and beautiful one, and prepared to
start for the western vicinity of Hills
borough. But before setting of, he
cast few glances about him, and be-
held, with pleasure, that Lynchburg
was a growing place, improving rap
idly in the matter of building. Just
as he was turning to go away, his eye
was caught by some buildings at. the
northern end of town. "What are
those T' thought he. "Ah! 1 see,
they have one of 'Satans teapots'
here, and 1 Isuppose it will boil furi-
Ously this winter" He was not mis-
taken.
But, leaving unpleasant thoughts
behind, he took the road to Aliens
burg, which place be found to be
village with something like antiquity,
aud graced with neat chapel, and
school house. From this place the in
terest in the country increased, espe-
cialIy east Of Fairview, a small village
on the western slope of a hill, adjoin.
ing a stream. Its most striking fea-
lures were a saw-mill and a church.
Fortunately this was the season in
which the corn-felds were in the full
glory of dark green blades, gray tas-
sells, and large, Looping ears, just hard
ening toward ripeness in the early
sun, and he could not
help contrasting the plenty displayed
On either side, with the drowned,
appearance of the corn
in the fat lands he had passed through
the day before. Here, even the stub
Bile fields, if not turned under by the
farmers plow, showed signs of the
abundant golden harvest which had
been gathered from THAR bosoms. As
he advanced into the vicinity of Hills
borough, his eye was pleased with the
of opulence, in the broad
acres surrounding the farm-bouses,
and with the beautifully undulating
character of the landscape, rising in
graduated slope toward the town,
which excels at least in the particular
IF being lifted up on every hand,
commanding quite view of the com
try in different directions, and re-
our traveller Of what our Sa-
Vior compared the good man to ga
city that is set on a hill"
He determined to make this part of
he country his home during his stay,
md, patting his, determination into
execution, found a home, and now
claims the rights of citizen among
his people, whom he has found to be
Kind and sociable, along with other
good qualities.
Now, don't suppose that he has
;urned traitor to the scenes that he
eft not long. ago, for fond recOIlec-
ions do much to cover the lack OF
pixies, and other improve
nents. No: Brown county holds a
nigh place in his affections !; but being