The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1874-02-12
Correspondence of the News.
Letter freni Wisconsin.
MARKEsAN, Wis, JAN, 1874.

Mr.. BoARDMAN Il received by
yesterdays mail from some unknown
friend, copy Of your excellent pa
per, and had pleasant hour looking
over the ''locals, for to me the whole
county news was 'local, " as it carried
me back to pleasant memories of my
old Highland county home, though
eighteen years have strangely rolled
away since I took the train at your
Depot, and bid adieu to your fair
semi-southern climate, for ''cold Wis
consin." r.t E..
Why such point Of the compass
should fall to my lot has often beena
matter of wonderment; for l have
never supposed myself inclined or
adapted to anything of the romantic;
and certainly I had no good reason
to be dissatisfied with my surround
ings, either of climate or people, but
perhaps the most satisfactory solu-
ton to myself is, having great conf
dence in the Book-a little "fogy
and out of date with some-that
teaches that while "a mans heart de-
viseth his way, the Lord directeth
his steps" ......-.
But lest I drift off into moralizing
too far, in asking a little space in
your paper, I would like to say a few
words from this 'ice-bound" Wiscon-
sin, to my mud bound friends of that
understanding country to which l
find myself strongly attached.
If [ may venture word on the
cool subject of cur
''TERRIBLE WINTER,
it will be that, save the splash and
splatter of your omnipresent COM
modity-mud, we are having almost
Southern Ohio winter in point OF
winter temperature, the mercury sell
dom ten degrees below zero, and only
remaining SO for a day or two at a
time; and yet for over two months,
most of our coming and going has
been under the exhilerating sound OF
the merry sleigh-bells. -.
Pull out of the mud, good Buck
eye friends, and come up to our clean,
bracing, merry Wisconsin climate.
I was much interested in the de
tailed report, in your paper, of your
organized forces, at war with the
universally-fe demon, AIcOhol
And from a common sympathy
with every man, woman or child, ar
rayed against this common enemy O.
humanity everywhere, 1 heartily re
sponded, Heaven help the noble
women of Hillsboro in the conflict
as they, the "weaker vessel" witt
musket and sword have rushed to the
front, while the stronger vessel has
retired to the background to pray
Well, it does not take male soldiers
in common war, long to find out tina
that position is the most healthy
But none of these good men, [ Judge
are troubled with the "croaks" o
these days on "Women's Rights.
All right, good friends, let 'faith ant
works" get thoroughly mixed up; tn
mixture is far better than eithe
alone. The only question in such
case would be, who should do tn
faith part, and who the works ?
But verify we are falling int
strange times. 1t does seem, tina
we Lords of creation" should b
reminded by such instances as these
, that somebody slaurels are in DANCE
for a mere glance will remind us thG
! from the Minister'S sanctum, th
Physicians laboratory, the civil Coul
room, the Orators platform, the Hal
p of Science, down to the sturdy pra
tical work of the Philanthropis
Il woman is irresistibly crowding ht
o way to her true position-not
# front, but by mans side, in all Il
+ interests of life. If Right and Trut
, demand that to be her place, had v
+ not better modestly stand aside?
e Touching this fight with King A
! cohol, certainly we, the chivalrol
,e portion of the family, have been {
,e exhibition long enough, and ha'
le had ample time to display our ia
,e tics, and yet the enemy is just as d
,r fant as ever. Again may 1 sa
l. while the good men of HILLSIDE
ID pray, Heaven help the women
Of keep the powder dry.
u; Meanwhile, we in Wisconsin a
a. endeavoring to wage war with t
ID same arch-enemy, but [ am sorry
say that with all our splendid arm
ment in the way Of Sons of Temp
vn ance, Good Templars, and "Graha
q laws" on our statute books, viii
he we men are mainly running, our I
:" bic young men on every hand 6
he falling prisoners TO the enemy rig
he under our biggest guns.
be If we were not so much welded
fit our old tried and failed TheoloI
S. '1et the women ask their husbands
81 home" but would give them the ''B
he lot and Bayonet" if need be, in th
,n- moral conflict, and send them to
r." front, while we stay in the church
we pray, perhaps something could
so done. Certainly they could do
he worse than we-tdI. I think ]
these things are coming, and il