Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-07-13

lH0lf SptTllS, ana using all Inelr little
store of skill in daily efforts to minis
ter to his happiness. Seeking in pious
exercises for strength TO bear, and pa
tience to suffer, he prayed daily to the
God whom he loved and served, to
vindicate him from the foul aspersion,
to make known his innocence to those
who set him at naught, and to raise
him up to lost friendship and conf
dence of his fellows. Alas! he must
repeat, "How long, o, Lord, how
long," while weary months of distress
drag slowly and heavily, and yet moth
ing transpired to solve the mystery or
remove the intoIerable burden Sian
der, like the serpent's bite, or adder's
sting, tormented his inmost soul He
keenly felt the sickness of heart from
hope deferred.
Conscious innocence, with the ap-
proval of Heaven, can give much sup
port to him that writhes under detrac-
ton and calumny, especially when
there is some hope of deIverance in
the future, but when character is in
jured, apparently for life, without a
prospect of redress, the patience of the
saint, with the wisdom and fortitnde of
the philosopher, may not be sufficient
to drive away the darkness of dispair.
But to our narrative
There came at length the annual com
m encement in the College, from which
the Janitor had been so unceremoni-
ousIy removed. A number of young
gentlemen, after years of patient ap
plication to their studies, received
their Diplomas. j was one of
the number that graduated with high
honors on that occasion. He was par
ticular favorite with Professors and stu
dents. ''Of manly beauty and of prop
er size," with no blemish on his char
acter, and with high literary attain
ments, he stood formost in the grad
uating class, the brightest star in the
little galaxy. He seemed, indeed, a
young gentleman of high promise.
The honor of delivering the valedic-
tory was conferred upon him. 1t is
almost needless to say, he acquitted
himself with grace and eloquence. His
college career being over, he is ready
to return to the paternal roof. Know
ing we'll the time it would take to
complete the several stages of his
Journey he had informed his parents
and friends as to the day and hour
when he would meet them and re
i quested them to have a place prepared
for him at the table, that he might
dine with them Immediately on his ar
rival.
His home was distant. To reach it he
must go far up the river and leaving il
travel by stage coach. He is soon on
steamer, waving adieus to friends on
shore, and casting farewell glance on
the green hills over which he had
wandered, and pleasant banks of the
stream, where, with youthful compan-
. ious, he had often promenaded during
his college life. Thejsteamer, moving
out into the main cNrent, and passing
upward with speed and force through
the silver sheeted waters, he soon loses
sight of the village and it's surrounds
, ings.
Many interesting scenes conspireG
to make the trip like pleasure ex
E eursion. Indeed, almost every kline
:. of prospect meets the view along thi:
J river. The sublime, the beautiful, tht
) picturesque, sometimes separate anC
sometimes commingling, make The
scenery diversified and romantic.
/ Here a green forest appros ches thu
t borders of the stream and extends it!
: branches over its current. Yondel
rocky cliffs rear themselves in view
Larger streams and lesser riIls nov
and then bring their tributary water
j through rock channels between th
/ mountains to augment the floods of tn
great river Again, an Island divide
f the stream, presenting an object of in
= terest. Vinyardss glowing in, summe
e verdue and beauty, adorn the sides o
: the hills. But apart from externa
!. charms, there are many internal com
r forts to be found in steam packets ol
e this river. It looks as it every king
d dom of nature and zone of our plane
e had been brought into requisition
e furnish variety of good things 70
Il the appetites of passengers.
e The tablessare spread out in luxr
d rious abundance and elegance; til
/. culinary art in the very highest perfec
Is ton and if the conduct of passenger
h at meal time were equal to the prepal
l. atoms for. their refreshment it migt
J. be well. But men esteemed genteel an
er polite sonslaud. seem to leave all thi
l. behind when travelling on water, frt
quently showing an indecent haste
10 to be first atstable, that would put an
le modern Chesterfield to the blush.
in Butthey are now nearing an islam
is that in the early times of the Westel
of country bloomed under the hand
as taste and culture like a paradise, b
to sank into desolation with the fall