Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-12
E.etter from the Buckeye Stale.
Correspondence CT tho Alexandria Gszstto

pusive!y induIgi5g ia longing for the home
and friends Of other days and cline, l tind .
sweet relief IN pcruslcg The Old Gaz'ttc's col.
umns, aad when they present 10 The mind
sEec!!y familiar names and places, stamping
upon it footprints Of q pleasant past, thc ia
zsttc is carefully filed, with the mist it has
evoked, in tho sacred chambers OF the most
cherished. What Alexandrian, ln Selt-inttlctcc
exile, ba1 cot had feelings kindred to these
But must not lager over the precious ashes IN
the n:s! golden urn. must deal With tho !lv-
ing reality, and Ohio is . living reality, not a
blotcb, wound, Or dead limb weighing It doWD;
luIGliug its sbaro Of Bcrke!ey's wonderful
lifting Of lututiys deep veil:
"Wcstwardly the course Of empire takes its wy
| Tho lirst four acts alrca1y past,
Tho fifth shall close the drama with th3 dag;
Times mobiles: offspring is the last.
Her ciimatc is equal to any In tho Unltcd
States. Gsziog into tho blue dome above, OBJ
Iyious OF tie surrounding terra tlrme, IL these
delicious September days, one might believe
fima sell to BE- drinking 10 the nccarcou5 beauty
ci Washinglon's much cxtoi!cd autumual sky;
The SAME red. golden, purple. white ard n;ctS
!
horizon, fulfilling their eyancsccut destiny, tic
csc inyciuntary drops, expecting to sec tic
c2;jiio!, 10 lis proud grandeur, Tie lar POto'
r:ian, making lis liquid srparalon q MY
Maryland" and the ma cstIc old mother ol
men, snd in hc distance fair old Bcllo H&,
vca: but M one sees only the level fields and
grand forests Of the Buckeye State. lustead
nt .toDing hills, sweeping nalns-0t p:neres,
the wainuf, oak, ash, maple, beech, buckeye
Occasionally hoary and rugged shc;lbark
hickory, whose leaves will 5000, under the
wtchc,y Of autuma's breath. become mosaic
Of coIors, surpassiog ,Io5eph's garment OF the
+ barrels OF Kaleidoscope i!spurey arcadIan,
sweet cananilish and buccollc II lowing herds,
, hlcaing flocks, and patient hushandry arc the
necessary Ingredients The S.ndusky river
, ui:y 10! cqu: Jordan swelling tides. blt Is
very interesting FROM lis wlndlngs and pctu'
rescue scencgY. LUIS Is historic p1i'lon "
, the Northwest, and one wandering along the
banks Of the Saudu:ky, the Broken Sword, and
, thc rymcchtcc- upon tho banks OF which
Stream Crawford Was hucucL-mbucd "ltn u
, desire to MAKE kG0%&d21 conducive 70 ais
, happ!tleas, with q good stock OF tho former
would hav.; ~ ucarth Of the latter. When
Owned by the I;ritGn, this was coveted by the
Garl until the treaty Of Paris. The county
seat OF Wyailot, upper SanduSky, vas Tor,
incrly Fort S,adu,kg, in the days when the
| FirEiGiaGa, with others, came 10 tue rescue CT
. 4 terrified; people, whose loved onca, ~ the
sayaecs, had hccu torn ir1ll them and carried
! 90 fax away Detroit to be tomaha~kcd, tor
! Tired, and burned in the presence OF q humane
, III Eagih governor (ia,nilon) and his staff.
low wonderful to sec now, in place OF the old
iort, thriving city, with its court house,
churches, seminarica. &,. \ mile or 50 north
west IS plain cid church, where Jl1. the poor
, lotian, alter he lad his unutorcd mind be-
canlc tired OF seeing God in clouds, ard hearing
= Him in tie winds, and losing faith 10 his dog
| Snylcy kecriag him company 10 tho happy
, hunting a1ounis learned to :cil knife his
knees, Whine psalms through his nose, anu boE
:; his sc>p i2ck to good GOD. Alter lElS
. breach III t.i3 Independence, TIC cIol!nH ana
p2iGLi9us government gathered him up and
.!roYr.l Hin. ia u0d iOrSakGn hausas, to N17'
c y;ow acI how 'iiow with the Iotlamctaul!cs
f;on Nirginia drink bad whiskcy. play ''o!d
, s!c,isr," ana tsii into evil habits unknowl to
Ills quiet vale, hardly known 10 thll day.
There is no liquor sold here excaGt by tic
, grace Of United Sta'c> .u7crua stamp, IL
{ violation of S'r,lyont State laws. II maa
t Is Grunk, and amtlses himself BY tlogglog
: his wife. IS ctcn occurs in America, or drinks
III Der daily bread, sue SUES tic man who dealt
, )u! the liquor, ard gets cash cquI7aent
That reminds re that miss the ;Gic, tinkIe,
fnE!n ct .ho bill puGch. and s5c.e OF the
! Io7.rs q coed music there. it hcrc, would
. !al;s j. :;uoh more. ln5Giu@ sip1ing
cl:mc d:c.uo!isncr 10 ;h2 gloomy a.
, scDc3 q iho ltlc tinker. Oh, sc gods !
how i1sirid would be the amtroElal nectar
Temperance is one OF the ewea 10 Ono cas-.
!; ket. When you leave ClncIuuatI, the homo CT
| tic good Deacon Smith. Al hati;ua! drInkcr
, loses standing among this Too2i:. L doI
, mean that his legs tsag'c, IS cid Homer puts
i. Iu: bis reputation suffers. Many oi the
= pecp!o ia this section were originally from
i PENNSYLVANIA, and my cars get the tull music
| OF tfcir dclcctaLla Dutch. Ii Is spoken IAN
! euase, though the speaking Ii mystery OK
! ccnt to themselves. Gowl plegus horse; Colt
: r,r dunn, our mad 1 Ok backwards; stulIgrute,
9 mud turtle; gyhiix?r nlcc0ugh. 1t is as l1io'
! rior to German as is Dennis kcarncy TO my
> Old friend, Peter Cooper. Here is q specimen
9 Of their broken dialect, used perhaps By the
EIyipg Dutchtaau, after EcuddiGg around The
/, word under bare poles: MIR. koonge. ca1
: ich get SONG cod DAINTY seed, urd tln Bag to
9 sow cs nit % But they are industrious, quiet,
!! good cit.Zecs. 1t looks strange to sec the army
oi I,;;,:jeGs driving everywhere. tioir long box
w.:1Ou5 ti.iau with! every utcnsil known 10 the
: hCuscEoj, from buster TO Z cooEnG stove,
: ana there Is 10 iaDCr SaViDE Hlschiuc tAtauO
? OF when the Ohio trat7nn does not have tae
/ benefit The counties arc each unt:r the SD
- r2rssinn CT three commissioners, aud the
: township system in force. The paupcr5 arc
9 we'll provided for, the hfrnaIIcs being plea
. SAINT homes tor the INDECENT and sick. The
i Conductors Of railroad trains aGa policemen cx
gi.lutn oGicio and your old chief, Clifford,
you'd be happy even as captain CT local
c caHoosr." Ohio law provides fer every c0ntln-
sency. Il is Is criminal olanse here 10 over
q dive :, livery horse, pull down nclghbcr' s
cron ct il omncS. By the number ti cX,
0 soldiers in attendance at sho REUNIONS held IN
.his State. two thirds Of the able bodied must
) have been in The late cussedness, while most Of
the reminder were followers OF VaiIandlghal,
t kuiehts Of Ike Golden Circle, and Sens oil
Malta hNriOCuUS.
$ ii Iss DESSErT's MAKEIAGE.-Tho following