Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-05-24
ON THE WING.


Friend Reed:-Sinee last saw you l
have crossed and recrossed the States of
Ohio and Ind. by three different routes;
also portions of Michigan-the southern
and eentral-and must say there never
has been such early promise of abundant
hsrvests and crops of all kinds as one NAV
now see on every hand. The wheat acre
age, l think, Is larger than usual and is
unusually even and heavy and at least
three weeks in advance of other years
many fields heading out ten days agO-so
the meadows-the highlands and the low
lands seeming to vie with each other in
their beautiful garniture Of springtims.
And of fruits, might say there never was
greater promise Of an abundant yield OF
every variety. In short, if the heart Of the
husbandman does not rejoice in the bright
prospects before him then he must indeed
be a thankless cuss. Old mother earth
really seems bent on doing her level best,
just spreading herself to show what she
can bring forth! Yes, lovely, beautiful
springtime is here, warm with showers,
bright with sunshine, brilliant with flowers
the dsao, gloomy csrements Of the win
ter reign bursting and yielding new life,
JOY and beauty everywhere. THE vine
puts forth its tender shoots, aye, the time
Of the singing Of birds has come and the
voice of the turtle Is heard in the land"
There has been great rainfall during
the last two weeks, greatly retarding the
seeding in the bottoms-espscially in the
Miami and Wabash valleys-stin, 1 no.
ticed many fields where the corn was al
ready planted ten days ago. 1t is to be
feared that many will havs to replant as
the fields are filed with water.
Whilst passing up the beautiful and fer
tile valley of the Wabash yesterday morn
ing 1 was frequently reminded that was
N the land of 1.-THE tall sycamore of the
Wabash" as one by one the huge tall syca-
nores fitted quickly by-a numerous pro-
geny of representatives of the 'Silver
TOngued Orator." to whose eloquenee it
has been my good fortune in my ramblSs
to frequently listen-he who so recently
delivered himself of the great speech of
his life" whereby he electrified the august
Senate as they hung entranced upon the
smoothly-fOwing, polished and we'll
rounded periods which embodied so many
great, new and startling truths which as
tonished the nation-in horn. How are
the mighty fallen! How has the great Op-
ponent of the war subsided-sie gloria tran
SIT; which means literally paraphrassd,
He has found his level.
When at Columbus, I looked in both
Chambers at the. Capital hoping to to see
the assembled wisdom of Ohio, but saw
only empty seats, the usual occupants hav-
ing all gone home-I suppose to see their
constituents. Better 90 home and plant
corn which would benefit somSbody. That
is certainly the most plausible and charit-
able explanation 1 can give and the best
advice. Perhaps Mr. Editor if some of
the Solons should happen to see this in
your paper they may rise to a Question
of privilege" and demand the name of the
miscrest who should dare to write a word
seemingly of disrespectful or ironical ma
turs.
When at Springfield 1 spent an evening
very pleasantly with one Of your former
citizens-Dr. E. Y. Van Norman-who has
settled there and has built up large and
lucrative practice. Yours,
Em-OCCASIONAL.