The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1882-08-16
yRO, HIGHLAND CO, o, WEDNESDAY, AUG. I6, 1882
August 16, 1882.

ages, sizes and descriptions--at least
a bakers dozen of them-black as
night,with red dresses and white hats,
and in their primitive and ignorant
appearance, fully convinced us that
Ralph Waldo Emerson was right in
saying, "Half of the human race live
only for the one purpose and object
that Of propagating their species"
List of letters remaining in the
Post-office Lerer Barrow, Mrs.
Carrie Burton, Mrs. Jane Doyle,
Miss Annie Driskill, Miss w. G.
Edwards, Miss Hannah Fry, DR..
Frank Frazer, ID. II. Heller, David
Morris, Miss Josephine Pavge, Lewis
Sylerd, A. r. Shonley, Geo. Sharp,
z. l.. Woodmansee, W. Martin.
Postal cards-Frank Frazer, L. l..
Woodmansee, Miss Annie NJ. Vinton.
John Hanley is quite proficient in
the science of gardening. He has
the incest tomatoes in town. Take
him on the whole, he cheats the
world for birds and flowers. It's a
pity, though, that so many of his
youthful years should be spent in
bachelorhood. Many "caps have
been set for him, but it seems ruby
lips and dimpled cheeks have no
charms for him. Perhaps in early
life, some blushing damsel blasted
his budding lover And to obliterate
blighted affections and heart-rending
"reminiscences he seeks solace in
Flora's bowers and iD naturalizing
bright plumed birds of other climes.
We sincerely hope this is not the
case, and that he may soon awake to
the fact that damsels equal in beau
ty to Judea's girls stand waiting
round him; and all that is required
Of him is to stretch forth his arm,
"with whatever vigor it may still
RETAIN" and pluck from the branch
the rose that henceforth will be the
light of his eye, and the joy of his
heart, and forever fash heaven upon
his earth.
For two weeks the country sur.
rounding this quiet village has been
flooded with posters, announcing a
grand festival to take place in Say
ages Hall, Saturday night, Aug. 5th
(, 1t was the theme of every tongue
| The good people of this place do no
often engage in festivity of any kind
but when they do, the whole soul o
the village is thrown into the work
The day proceeding the evening o
the festival was one of hustle anC
hurrah. Girls with huge aprons anC
tucked up sleeves could have beer
seen all day long, going from pantr,
to kitchen. Cook stoves rOared, anC
bake ovens groaned as they neve
did before. The "good things" tha
had been stored away in dark place
'for company" were brought out t.
the dazzling light Of day. Ever
Z greens were stripped Of their foliage
= and the fragrant flowers robbed o
/ their blood Throughout the tow
= the savory oder of steaming CHECKER
+ and oatmeal cruel pervaded. Al
afternoon a bevy of red checked
= maidens tripped to and fro, loaded
with the palatable good things o
this lower world, Boys budding
; into manhood came and went, help
ing as best they could, while river
: of Precipitation streamed down thei
1 youthful backs. The star spangleC
y banner, with its waving folds anC
| glittering stars, was gracefully drap
ed at the entrance of the hall. AT
O'Clock the work began in earnest
, at s o'clock the great tables trembleC
, under their great loads Of nutritious
nourishment After a beautiful over
ture by the orchestra, hostilitie
, commenced, ice cream and cakD
: vanished in the yawnings as dew
/ before the morning sun, "The hou
supreme had come" All were su
premely happy. Time flew by 81
fast that the spokes in old Fathe
Times bicycle looked like teeth in
fine comb; and ere the happy, joyou
throng were aware, the cock CROW
announced to them that the Sabbatl
. was approaching They stood up witt
heads erect and mien aglow, willis
!, the Rev, Charles Woodmansee pro
j nQunced the benedicton, then de
parted to their several homes, taking
with them pleasant recollections o
j the joyous evening, and one long Il
{ be remembered by the lassies ant
7 noble boys of our village,