Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-07-28
BRITISH HOLLOW.

DEAR CHRONICLE Having left the kind
friends in Dodgeville with a promise to
write, beg leave to say word to them
through your paper. =.
We arrived safe the same evening in our
own home, provided for us by the kind
| friends on the mission. We had hnmor-
Gus genius to take US from baskerville to
our destination, who exerted all the ener-
gies of vivid imagination to create in
our minds horrid forebodings of the place
we were to live in; and sure enough, hav-
ing come very near the spot, through
lane that took US through the woods, it
seemed for moment that the darkest side
of the picture had not been shown US,
when in turning to the house few brush
half cls down, composed the royal road
that was to lead to the future home of the
poet lauriette of the dominion of Cana
da." But had read in the prophecy
of Isaiah of "a cottage in vineyard u
and "a lodge in a garden of cucumbers"
but never of palace in dense western
forest surrounded by beautiful orchard.
My house was new one, in~hich the foot
of a tenant had never trodden3 so we had
to give the house "a warming" not like
Paddy with his gin and song but with
pure feelings of devotion to the God Of
nature, whose image shone to Us in every
| leahet and rosebud.
There was a charm surprising art, = ,- f.
charm in every feature
That twined around q poet heart
1t was thy voice, o. nature.
For with laughing eyes and smiling
cheeks she seemed to welcome us. The
| birds chanted us melhuous music, for
they are here of every conceivable plum
age. If our kind friends from Dodge
vile wish to make US visit, We promise
them much pleasure, either IN hunting
game or gathering hazle nuts and a great
variety of other fruit
So we shall look for Methodist load
some fine summer day from Dodgeville.
We intend having field meeting here
shortly. shall it be then ? We shall al
WAYS cherish the tenderest recoll" elton of
our friends in your beautiful village.
| 'And wrecks of the past
Float Ger the memory
Bright to the last" ...4-
I am highly delghte7 in my new field of
labor. The friends, to show their respect
and welcome to US, all stood on their feet
in the church, and they promise US a hear
ty cooperation in promoting the spiritual
Improvement of the mission.
Yesterday preached to an intelligent
and appreciative congregation at Lancas-
ter, the capitol of Grant county. Ar
engagements have been made whereby we
can obtain the Baptist church through the
summer. I think we can raise cause
there that will be a credit to the connexion.
Tn the center of the village of Lam
caster is the court house, and beside 1t
is the soldiers monument refecting great
credit on the community there are eight
small monuments giving the names of the
brave men that died for their country.
On the side of the large monument, in the
center. is the sacred hand of Abraham
Lincoln represented as breaking the
shackles off the slave, with portion Of the
broken chain in his hand on the western
side are the valiant swords rptwiDed. as
though they promised to break themselves
into nlow shares underneath in finely
chissaled words. worthy their author and
the artist. was the proclamation. &C. on
the ton of the monument the American
Earle cronchcd in holy peace and freedom,
as though weeping DER the sacred dead.
| And the muse became somewhat disturbed
within US, and an emotion thrilled our
breast Although foreigner we were
tempted to say,
Dear ashes of the noble dead.
| O. rest in holy sumber herH;
| Receive upon the blooming flowers
! That deck your graves, poets to ar
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