The Van Buren press., 1875-09-07
Our Local on u Rampage.

II there Is class Of persons on the face Of
the earth to whom little respite come. with
keener relish than to another, 1t 10 the typo
We can conceive OF nothing more ,nonoto-
nously laborous and mentally and ply sical-
ly enervating, than that of standing. week
after week and year after year in front Of ca
ses Of type. And believing that 1t was our
duty, on account Of our declining health. to
vacate the tainted air OF printing office. and
breathe the pure atmosphere of the country
we jumped on board the Manmelle. and In
few hours found ourselves In ozark, and after
q couple ofhours ride, were quietly esconced
In country house. six miles from the town,
To the man the greater part OF whose life has
been spent amid the dust and turmoil Of even
small towns, the country air comes with an
invigoratioh which is positively indescriba-
BILE. lie feels like bird let loose from cage
In which 1t had long been confined, and he
rambles over hill and dale, looking with keen
eye upon the beautiful nature panoramma,
that stretches itself before his delighted WIS.,
ion. The Aroves were Gods first temples"
the poet has sung. but never had we been i'm
pressed with the sublimity of that thought
till from the summit Of a hill we looked down
upon<h swaying forests beneath us. 1t is =
beautiful strip of country that borders on =
stream called White Oak. from which the
settlement takes its name. The population is
of 4 Superior sort. snd great deal Of refine
ment and cultivation are marked character
istics among them. The boys are intelligent
while the girls add to this recommendation
beauty and good taste.
The farmers give evidence .of cxtraordina-
ry tact in the management of their business
and have fine crops of all kinds. They are
shipping large quantities OF wheat. while the
corn is o: a better quality than has been rails
ed for years. The cotton promises splendid
ly and every planter we met seemed elated
with the prospect.
During our visit We attended q picnic of
White Oak Grange, at Bonds Springs. There
was quite number of speeches, among them
Judge Turner and Mr.. Felear. A table cloth
WAS spread on the grass and the provender
placed upon it. The ladies then occupied one
side Of the festive CLOTH and the men the 9TH
er. and the happy throng amused them selves
in casting sleeps eyes at each other and eat
ing. We cast" few oursclf 1t was one of
the best picnics We ever attended, and we en-
joyed it heartily.
On Friday night. the 9th ult.. it was our
pleasure to attend the exhibition Of the Bour-
land Academy, which is located four miles
north Of Ozark. on the Fayetteville road. The
school has been. for 4 long time, under the
management of Mr.. Mike O'Donohoe, and
the proficiency of the pupils in all their stud
les, gives undisputed evidence Of the excel
lence Of his pedagogical abilities. The exhi- :
bitional exercises were excellent beyond de-
scription In all the speeches and plays there
WAS marked degree Of refnemcn and cul-
ture that did great credit to teacher alike with
student. Great pains had been taken in dis
tinctness Of articulation. and the reading,
necessarily. was most excellent. We enjoyed
the entire entertainment, and are much in.
debted to MIR. d.. and the boys and girls Of
his academy for courtesics extended.
Ozark Is craving slowly. and indications
are that the day is not far distant when it will
become an important business point. New
and substantial buildings are going up in all
directions and business houses that were clos
ed. last year at this time. are now opened and
doing Il good business The credit system has
been to large extent abandoned. and its ben
eficial effects upon farmer alike with n,er-
chant are significantly observable. There is
Il considerable enterprise there, and the town
Is bound to grow.