The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-12-08
Correspondence Ofthe News.
Letter from Illinois.

ny hecent PtSn 20 Old Hfghtd'td-
Improvements Noted Crops III Hin
ois-Stndqy School Union Beau
afu' Prqysr0 5Va Little Girl, &C., &c.
DORCHESTER, ILL.,, Nov. 21, 1870.
Mr. ]. L. BoARDMKN Some weeks
have elapsed since my very pleasant
visit, or call, among my friends in
Old Highland. But in those short
weeks bereavements have come upon
many households-family circles de-
priEed of links which, 1 trust, are
added to the chain that binds to a
better Inheritance. It is a part Of
nature to weep, even while angels
shout another welcome to their bliss.
With humble acknowledgement of
Gods mercy to US, and feelings of
sympathy toward bereaved hearts,
can still say our circle is still un-
broken. There has been much sick
ness and many deaths among our
acquaintanees here within the last
two months. We have not had so
much as a chill.
The three days spent in your vi
cinity in September were days of
much delight to me; not only from
meeting old friends, but to see the con-
tiuued evidences of prosperity in
your community. Our western
towns, with their dirtsor mud streets,
and board walks, come in striking
contrast with yours Of broad and me-
ta,lic structure. But when it comes
to the broadfelds of waving grain,
"whar is yer" Our coming wheat
crops at the present, is the most prom
ising ever saw. The fields look
like the best of wheat in May.
Since my return, after making
about 500 gallons of sorgo syrup, and
nearly two weeks of other work, we
gathered $500 bushels of corn, and
have about 300 yet 10 gather. We
have some corn in Egypt this year.
1t is pleasing to know of your con-
tinucd advancement in the Sunday
School cause. I had the pleasure Of
attending Township Union meeting
while in your county. In these
meetings, among the children and S.
s. workers, we get near the head of
the stream, where the rivulets
sparkle in the sunlight Of Heaven,
and where beautiful flowers please
the eye. Denominational differences
are SO far forgotten that we can
mingTe together and shake hands
without stretching the arms full
length. Yet some impolite Brother
may wander far enough down the
stream to get into deep water, as did
one in the meeting referred to when
he said "John took Jesus down into
Jordan and immersed him." found
myself wandering down the stream
too, for sitting beside the Baptist
preacher unwitLiugly nudged him
with my elbow. As he is not the
man to approve of such a remark in
such a place, ask his pardon for
seeming incivility; and exeuIpate !
those of the same church as the I
speaker, from any appearance of ap'
proval of the remark. Now let me
give an incident which occurred on
my trip home, and placed me again I
among the streamlets. By q imrepre- {
sentation of certain R. R. Agents we
took the o'clock A. NJ. from Cincin-
natl via Indianapolis, for through
train, but after starting out from the
latter city learned that we must clay :
over" eight hours at Mattoon and
take the train again at IA. NJ. l :
concluded to 'stop over at Green G
castle, Ind, and take the same train '
at a more suitable hour. While at
g., my father-in-lawy who was with
me, found an old acquaintance who a
to him; 81 know you to be b
a Christian man, and you win appre-
,iate this memento of our deceased
daughter: We found it among her t
papers, written when eleven years of P
age. She died while away from
nome at school: :,
"MoRNING PRAYER. .