Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-10-01

In It's appearance and business Of our larger
American uofias IL contains about bali as
large a popuaiies ,as New Yotk and is, prob
ably the third citg In the United Kingdom
But the traveller IN search OF The old and his
tofic, will not tarry here long, though in the
few hours that hc may remain, he will sec
much 10 admire in this growing, prosperous
city.
But there is an end to all things IN this
world, and the end has come 10 this European
tour and your Foreign Correspondent must
resign his position. Tomorrow, at half past
ten in the morning, the good ship Europa
leaves this port, aud her passengers must turn
away from this old world. My trip has been
a dcs;gktfuI one. full of enjoyment and, lrnsi,
of profit, from first 10 last A kind Providence
has watched over US throughout the journey
giving us health and comic in all our wan
derings. In nations at war or at peace, among
the wild mountains .or in the crowded city,
travelling by sea or by land We have met with
no accident, and encountered no serious difl-
Guilty At the appointed time, with the pro-
posed tour completed, we are ready to sail.
And gladly shall we step aboard thetteam-
er. Not that the old world has disappointed
our expectations but that in the new is our
own country and our home. And every day
OF this journey has taught us the more to
prize our native land, and the institutions un.
der which we live. For, though in some things
America might learn Of Europe, in many more
Europe may, and is lealnng of America. In
! hoy ~,
past to attract the tourist, but we have the
glorious future TO draw TO us tbe hopes ant
prayers of struggling world. Our glory il
not in ruined castles, and dim traditions, ant
fading history; TO such as these we canno
point the traveller; but to the fortresses of free
dom which are yet to be built to the wide
land in which a'granaer history is to be writ
ten, to the glorious prophesy which is becllon
ing us forward. We can wei afford to forge
the things that are behind, save as we lcari
from them wisdom for our work Our mission
is with the things that are before. God call
us to the nation of the future. May He Civ
us grace to tread with firm step the pall
which lie has marked out before us, and t.
lead with us to a better destiny those nation
| which are WatchleS Wllh.SO Keen an lntefcs
the problem of our progress.
And we soon weary of travelling, heweve
great may be its interest. We long for homt
for friends, for work. Gladly could we jo
in heart with the children Of our church
should they sing on the coming Sabbath tn
Sabbath School Hymn, which to us will pos
scss precious double meaning, for this worl
and the next:
ave are out on the ocean sailing,
Homeward bound, we swGctly glide
But truce to such sermOniZing thought
We hope so soon TO lay aside the pen of til
correspondent for that of the preacher, this
we are gliding unconsciously into the ol
channel. And OF one thing we are assured
Writing for newspaper is not our forte. A
true as is the saying, "Poeta nasatus, non fat
, it would lose no grain OF truth should we sui
stilute for the poet The newspaper correspor
dent And verify, we are assured we wer
never born such. Our good brother in tk
Brick Church may write his column week b
week, we shall not attempt to be his rival.
the same kind Providence keeps us in tn
homeward journey, and there should be any
thing in the triP worthy of record, we. ma
write one more lettar as formal conclusiO
of the series, and retire into private life. III
then, farewell. j. N. McGIFFERT.