Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-12-03
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SOLDIERS IIo ONE, CENTRAL BRANCH,
MnSranMeuy On q Nav DS. 10. 4

contribute his mite 10 the in'efeNtthp coi'
umns Of the JOURNAL and it's liberal rend.
ers. We have new Governor, Genera
Patrick, with whom we nre well satisfied
and who Is dong much for the reforma-
tion Of the boys in regard to drinking
His course Is one OF kindness, and purs,ln.
sve language. Yet his orders must be
oheyed. lie is n graduate OF West Point,
and lifetime in the army not only makes
him an excellent officer, but has, also, by
his genllemunly aud impartial treatment
Of the soldiers here, made the General uni
versally loved aud respected 10y the entire
Ga rrison. We nre snow bound and the
bays hug the heaters equal TO u sick kitten
hugging hot brick. Few are seen on our
avenues, except ut meal time. There is to
be sale OF fine bloodcd cattle here ON the
30h inst. This Home can probably
| boast OF the finest cattle aud sheep
| in the State, and we have Il regular Shep.
herd, who may always be seen with his
large a,ck Of Southdowns---,he perfect
image OF the man who made the first COM
pact between the race and The earth, liv-
ing specimen of all the mountain shep.
herds in the world. What age is there Of
whicl, he is not contemporary TO what
cline is he total stranger2 or what
epochs OF pastoral life, and Of what feeding
grounds for flocks does lie not remind us
Thus came The shepherd described ly
Moses more than three thousand years
ago; the same order marked the llocks and
herds in the wilderness, and in those an
cient DAYS first described by the Greeks.
You find him from our own hills TO the
| Alpine mountains, and wherever there are
shepherds there we shall find him still. 1t
is u rural picture drawn from nature, and
like herself, unites to the venerable i'm
press Of antiquity the charms of immortal
youth, and renews itself with years like
the leaves of the trees, and grass OF the
fields.
Fourteen were buried last week, and
still they die. Age, wounds, and old dis
eases contracted by hardships and expos-
ure is telling fearfully upon the inmates OF
this Home, and they are rapidly passing
away. There are nearly 5000 in the Home
now, and about 800 in the Hospital.
A soldier was robbed in Dayton few
days ago OF $500, and another Of sos.
Drugged by poisonous whisky, they were
mn eosy prey for thieves.
IL, I,,,,Lo ,,.so,oto and Ione,y
| W" -. =;
not piaht OF no"er ie".",n's, WHY WHY
denu, withereu vines "rooP w nlei',,cno'y
remembrance arouhu our ,'!,ls splnss u. "a.e,
where men, w"'ns" "'. ,, w P:o'
summer, ga'ne'e" =. ne' w. p,",S.
tue oeauty o! ns fiowel'. a. N"om ,o'
whnt there N III perfumes w.,on so PSwIi
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'ne oi,"G" oneN WV" w. .'.,,..I ,I',aa
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| preston on .he ne"r', 'n"' n"ne ,e,ia'ns III
the memory. Inc ouor oi 'ne y.ote. gives
p"ck 10 u5 'ne p'e"au.ea LIZ, W "y oP."sa.
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sauhess, excited py images VI ,ne p"si.
spread over nature the Illusion 10 Mhich
she hau given o'rlh' uniting her 9y un ~ ~
voluntary ehor', 10 .he LINES "nu 'he in
ci"ehls 'he memory =" ""'on s"e nay
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nave neen witness 70 'ne h,e"t ., a,i ase'
anu wnich survey an cli"'eS' y.e,u my
sell WIN thal .lno.,on 10 .na' Swee' sc
curly, mat Pr",o"he sentiment oi co.eA
istehce always inspired oy one . ma.,s1
soil. ol.en ini"s,ne ou, sou's az. ,I', MosIo
10 their proiounuea. "ep.ns a' .ne snousn'
on 81 ii"ny n.nno"n oe"s', "I's na
o'e w 'oim' WIZ" 1"..ouuu Nv no m., p"i
taking me same time, lhe same spaee
'he same air, u"uef ome sovereign n"'.
ana hurrying through lne 'vrieu W, .un;u. ~; u
ms .o""iu .ne e"N'e e""' "' wv,
ty oil organizations ana destinies ! Mha'
"'erNn'iohs ot soou anu Vi e'n WIN. " =
aus what i'lrh9,i Oh passions Mnn, as
Plrn'luhs' VIVA. ueSPIn wa INV, ~ q y
and what petitions! In the apparent nx
edhess oi the cohS'eilalions VIVA. ieariu
cohhiingiihg M U, movement "nu eo""'el
movement. ihey are hol o".y Tue pro
hU",ceu "ecreeS Vi o''' "u' VIC "'eo"'
piiSnmehI oi lhen: r
!, we hau maghihcehe iinnkSg'sing ui,
ner, anu as ELEVEN hunu'eu %au i',en iMen..
men are sc"reu ~ o"S ',,"o a' VIC '"o'ee
our large Dii'ng i"i-anu 'heIe ar
! .hree OF lonr .aoies 20 oe se', YOU c"m e"s
NY perceive Tue ieg'ons mere mS"Iu as e
AWAY WITH "m e"u, , ANY u'.om ; VI uJys'
turkey was h1 p,ace ~ tnis j"w wo'Nin
, Dattle, an" ~, were amply h.,eu Up an
onIy wished ihahhTs'V'"e "o'iu com
every an!., ,,,,.
/. Last week. Danuei Meek, VINO waS ,e
ephone man, 'oausa up WIN loo In, ,,iucN re.
eye, anu went 10 heep Gu's,ue .ne MT
Q gaze ahu was frozen NJ DAILY 'nn. ne u.e
l. III tue hcSp''ai ~ 'e' minutes "i'ef "e WI
:, Dronsh. IN.
= our memorial ,ia,' ~ PROGRESSING nne,.
u ahu WIN ne, Maem nn,aneu' one VI M -.
e most '."g"ince"' S'Fuc'"'e" "eo' Vi !"
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