Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-06-01

friends meet, long ard firmly. are clasp
cd the hands which came to each o. her S
aid in former years The cold. indi iffer-
ent, formal greetings of the men of later
years and older countries mark not the
features, nor embrace the warm. earnest.
| confidential ones of men of sterner life.
| And then as we listen to tile earnest,
| burning words. as they fall from the lips
| of those fast friends, Us they bring out in
review the scenes and trials of former
\ years. and behold the smiles of satislac-
! ton fitting across their now wrinkled
! brows, we can not help but feel that there
is Joy in their souls that the uninitiated
know not of; cannot feel and to which
he must ever remain stranger!
Such are some of the fruits of pioneer
life. In its spring-time the blossoms of
affection opened wide on tho tablets OF
those sterling minds. and soon followed
the tender fruit. and again that which
bore upon its face the image of perfec-
ton; golden on every side and there
on tile out going branches of those earn
est mems thoughts it still hangs, perfect
in all its parts. too sacred for the hand
of the destroyer-too charming 10 sever
from the tendrlls on which it was hung,
10, these many years
From the day on which the Puritans
landed on American soil until the days
OF steam. CARRYING anu
thithcr, the ponderous train on Its iron
track, such were some.-and to these
might he added a thousand others, OF the
features of American Pioneer l.iieil
First amongst the cold bleak, rock-ribbed
hills of New -England; then along the
hanks of the Hudson and Mohawk, in
New York; and again on the banks OF
| the Delaware, in New Jersey; ana sun
again along the historic Susqueha ana, IN
Pennsylvania; then onward stiil 10 the
warm, fertile valleys of the ONO ana her
tributlrips. went the song of the brave
pioneerI While like flasres OF morning
iirnt, stelling i'm to warm the earth here
and there between the darkening foliage
| throughout the vast forests of the West,
| from those highways OF ratu:e went
forth, first up one tributary, anu theh UP
another until, like day dawnlnS upon
! the whole, vast west, those fearless men
| of Anne. lea, in whose hands the ak nlaue
! the forests rim. with the music OF au-
v.ncing civilization, transformed the
/ wilderness into fruitful fields and In
vitinr homes! Homes of the sage, patriot,
| statesman and soldieri Homes to be-
! come historic. because of the eloquence
! of their posSessorS, not only on the
| .'stump," but in the council chambers OF
! the uatjon! Homes from whose shady
walks, were soon to 20 forth In uetense
of the \ ation's life, those Injured TO tne
trials and hardships OF lite so essential
II, the camp and field, to which, so un-
con sciously, countless thousands, thus
nrsn.,re,s. were so soon to be called, bui
who. As in peace. were ready for the Pho
neer work in defense OF country anu
homei
While then in retrospection pass be-
fore MS those transition years, let us
cherish. with brC therly regard, the mem
orv of those by whose hands thls vasl
work was donel And as we realize the
fact that through the bravery, energy
and skill of such men the forest chalnI
w.nra swent from the face of earth. let
tinT in the bright sunlight of Heaven
LET us not forget that by them and thelI
sons. thus prepared tor mi9htier work
amid greater dangers and severe trials
the cha;ns were stricken from the limos
OF millions of the human family, ana the
light of Heaven let in upon their mlnOs
that, thereby, they too might be added
| to, and included in, the great work OF
transformation, by which almost a con-
tinent is cut loose from every hindrance
to her prosperity an. advancement II
| the great race with the rest Of tl C world
while, at the same time, her iron arms
| i'm one continuous line. over mountain
I plain and valley--over river and rlli
/ bind together, rs it were, the two great
oceans of the world!
Were not these mighty results to be
accom- plished in so brief period of time
| And when we add to these the fac. that
| New York can now talk with san Francis
| co. which is thousands of miles away. and
have her questions answered in the same
! hour. and then remember that all is the
result of pioneer life" may we not wei
ask. lis the mightiest king OF earth
| though his crown is of gold, his feet shot
with silver, and his body clad in silks q
| the Orient, worthy to be called Kin!
when measured with the American Pio'
neer:" And having asked the question
| may it not well be answered by pointing
to DANIEL BOONE, once OF Kentucky
and rest the answer with that single ref
erence? When thrones shall have crum
bled to dust. and when those who sa
upon them shall be forgotten. the name
OF Boone will still lice, and pass dowr
from generation to generation as th'
| bravest of the brave!
Who then would not have tasted th'
] sweets and bitters of the Fioneer's lie
| Who regrets having shared in the trial
and privations attending such life? Who
after having passed through its every
| phase, would desire to have blotteu iron
memory those years of toll and strife
fertile as they are with food for the re-
|
of their continued way with living an,
imperishable letters. pointing out thu
apI reaches to wealth, comfort, maSnih
cence and fame?
Every man is proud of his own work
when they reflect credit upon himsel
and crafty the public curiosity. Then
to tie Pioneer. let us say, look up.
We'll may you take pride in the work yo'
have done, for when You shall he M
more. wondering and astonished worl'
will keep you in grateful remembrance
for your works throughout the land vii
still remain. although they shall b
clothed in richer and more beautiful gan
ments than when you left them. yet still
will they remain ''your works" ana b
kept in sweet remembrance by all sue
as admire, energy valor, skill, ana tn
results of all these, in dong what tn
Pioneer has done for the welfare of man
kind.