Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-23
e writer, He got me that time, didn't


he?"
1t remained for mill-boy ON Shawnee
Prairie to get the start OF him. Mr. Arm
strong was tond of drawing children into
conversation, impressing religious truth
on the mind. Overtaking the lad, on a
sack of meal, astride of his horse Ia
mode the early settlers, he inquired, Have
you any preaching in these parts ?'-the
country WAS new and sparsely settled
Yes, sometimes was the ready reply.
"Who breaches for yeu?" We'll, there
is man by the name of Turman breaches
sometimes; and then there is another by
the name of Vriedenourg-he is the cir
cult rider; and there is a man by the name
Of Armstrong comes sometimes, though
| never seed him, but they say he can irst
beat the hind sights off of both them 9TH
er tellowsY"
General o. had employed a man to
break prairie for him, paying in advance
for the work; but the man, though a
Methodist, would forget his obligation,
and 90 away and work for others, if he
could get cash job, and leave the Gener
al to wait 1t was getting late in the sea
son, and work engaged and paid for not
done The General complained to Arm
strong, saying such man should not be
allowed to stay in the Church. "W ell
said A., IF we keep him we may be able
10 make something Of him; but If we de-
liver him over to you fellows am afraid
you viii not be able TO make any thing
o1t Of him
lie made friends wherever be went.
Sy his urbane manner, ready retort, eio-
quent speech, holy pathos, and Divine
Hncti0n-in the pulpit and out Of it-he
recommende religion, and drew men to
he Savior. Men who, ont of curiosity or
for the sake of society, went TO the camp
meeting, We're drawn by those powers oy
which God mad SO wonderfully endowed
him and thousands OF such will arise up
in the Judgment to Gail him blessed, who
have been converted under his ministry
But | must torbear lie rests How
sweet and calm that rest within the plat
and burial purposes-the ground upon
which "tlic first Ileeing house in North
eEn Indiana" was erected The surround
ing country is. by nature, as beautiful as
ihe garden OF the Lord. Two points OF
timber nearly meet, leaving door in
hich the village is situated, and called
Door Village" and the prairie In Pore
\ remark by Prot. LarraGee, in the La
dtes Rsposlt0Ty some years ago, to The ef-
feet that the grave was unmai hed and an.
cared for is Incorrect The widow still
fingers IN great 1eebleness and 4ereighty
second year but soon To depart. One son
lives in the vicinity; TWO others still live,
and several grandchildren. and some are
buried By the side Of tie honored father
and grandfather In close proximity are
the graves Of many villagers and citizens
OF the surrounding country. Here rest
some of the grandchildren Of Rev John
Sale, OF precious memory, children Of
Thomas W. Sale, ESQ,
Low fiji this place forrest after the busy
scenes 80 tolls Of life aro pass. S. auier
and ret 50 freQUentet and greatly loved
| How quiet the slt ,legs here, as beneath
the White mantle of Winter, all uncOn-
scj0us Of cold or heat, sunshine or storm,
hey lie.
Iou want to see this place, dear reader,
| in Summer time TO enjoy its beauty, and
feel how sweet in such place to rest
.tWhan HES weary journey is done.7
Twas June, and the grass had grown
luXuriantiy, and fell like rich velvet
| mantle on the graves. The wild flowers
| had come as ii To make their contribution
to the beauties of The place. The cricket
all day long had chirped his merry song
and the grasshOpper rasped his harsh
monotone; and now that night drew near
| the beetle is humming his hoarse melo-
dies The hum of the village is the more
| distinct for the quiet which reigns around
| Away in the distance extend the
| fields Of growing corn like a sea of emer-
| aid. The fields of fipening wheat are sway
| ed before the breeze. The leisure herds
come from their shady retreat to craze the
fields of clover; while upon the evening
air is borne he sweet od0rs Of the ripen-
| ing grain; and the ear is saluted with the
plowmans whoa" and the shrill and
pensive "Poor-Rob-W hite." The low
ing village kline come up the lane with
leisure tread; while hieating calves and
laughing children in expectation await
the evening beverage. The joyous milk
maid hies her to her evening task. The
whistling plowman, from the days work,
comes to seek in rural home the rest that
| honest toll alone can give. The sum-
| good-n night has been reflected back from
blazing windows, and he has sunk to rest.
A single cloud fingers about the portals
of the West like dismal doubts that gath
er about the good mans dying hour; but
pushing up his rays, like struggling hope,
when the dark shadows of adyersity fall
dODtt Us, hC eIlOObo iiiCul ldl tONdAQ lIlC
zenith, and radiantly gilds the whole
heavens with the beauty of his light, as
though he had spread mantle of molten
gold over all the scene. Z eevening stars
come peeping forth, while the rising moon,
in queenly beauty, makes all appear like
enchantment; and the lakelets, scattered
here and there, wear sheens like liquid
silver
The evening shadows, like a gossamer
mantle, have fallen over all the scenes
and fancies' weird work has filed the place
with castles, and gardens, and popula
ton strange. beautiful. and fantastic.
Sand sit and think when the sunsets gold
Is flushing river, and hill, and shore;
/ shall sometime sit by the water cold,
And list TO the sound of the boatman's oar;
shall watch for the CLEAN of the flashing sail
shall hear the boat as it gains the strand;
| shall pass from sight the boatman pale
To the better shore of the spirit land.
shall know the loved who have gone before;
And ioyfully sweet viii that meeting be:
When over the river, the beautiful river,
The angel of death shall esrry me.n n.
, The Republicans of Marshall county
will meet in Convention in this place OIL
Saturday next, and in view of the politica
struggle which will take place this Sum
mer and Fall, we would suggest to tn
live Republicans who may be present, tn
necessity for more energetic action in en-
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