Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-20

ELGIN, H., Sept. -, 1888 EDITOR
HERALD:-'Tis autumn, what magic
in the word, it tells of peaceful, restful,
hazy, perfect days, in which memory
gets very busy, and the sad things and
sweet things, of by-gone days. follow
each other in rapid succession. 1t tells
of time soon to come when the green
of forest and meadow, viii turn to
''crimson and gold" and the leaves
silently falling, falling, fill us with re-
greet, as we realize that another sum-
mer has slipped out into the past. that
no amount of tears or prayers will ever
recall it, and that many golaen oppor-
tunities of the summer have gone with
it, and will come no more. And while
we muse and regret, and feel sad, and
romantic. the weather gets colder, and
our reverie is sadly married by the bill
OF the coal man, which just at this point
is presented, reminding US of the fact
that ''life is just as real and earnest as
it used to be. We are also reminded
of the fact that winter will soon be
here. But its not here now, so let US
be happy in the present, knowing as
we do that the future is able to take
care of itself, or has been ever since we
had anything to do with it. But by the
way we never had anything to do with
it did we? However that may be, it
viii still remain, and we will ever con-
tinue to look forward to it, while it
will look back upon us, and be as sue
cessful as ever in keeping so far ahead
of us that we can never catch up. But
then we don't want to, the present is so
full OF things that occupy our exclusive
attention, that it is relief to know that
the future can manage its own affairs,
and has no need of our assis lance. But,
as Josiah Aliens wife says, to resume
and proceed" In the beginning the
startling fact was mentioned that it was
autumn. Ere this you have found it
out, and on that rock we stand, even
though it fall. i don't know why am
writing you this letter, perhaps you
don't either, undoubtedly you are won
dering what you have ever done to
make necessary the solving of such Il
problem. In fancy | see you, with
shears tightly clasped in one hand,
paste pot in the other, feet ON top of
Webster's Dictionary, chair tipped back
with your head in the waste-paper
basket, trying to recall in your past life
some sin committed in moment Of
weakness, that might warrant such a
retribntion as this. Ii you can recall
it, your punishment is deserved, and |
proceed. since leaving the city which
we sometimes hear designated as the
athens of Southern Wis" | have
been engaged in the Wandering jew
business little and have done consider
able moving around, the moving IL
nally brought me to the city which
knew me in the days gone by, and be-
tween whom and myself wa m friend
ship always existed. Separation has
had no power to make this grow cold.
we have been faithful to each other and
the peacefulness of this faithfulness,
has been very grateful to mo. have
gladly tarlied here among the tired and
| true ones, and the scenes which grew
dear through years of pleasant assoea-
ton. Our friend Payne remarked some
time ago that There's no place like
Home" Many, unwilling to accept
these words as true, have spent wears
looking for the other place only to find
upon reaching the exact spot where ii
was, that 1t was not there. Elgin as
you know is a booming city on the
banks of the Fox River, forty miles
from Chicago. Its manufacturing in
tcrests are large and perhaps no city of
its size has become more extensively
advertised through its manufactures.
Elgin watches, Elgin canned corn, Elgin
boots. Elgin condensed milk, Elgin
creamery butter and many other things
including Lady Elgin," have made
the name famous the world over. 10
not believe in Dragging about anything
and will therefore only say that Elgin
is the biggest town Of its size iii The
Union, and has more energy. enterprise
public spirit, and '.get Up and get
than is usually found in cities, ten times
its size. do not know now much longer
shall remain here. Some one seid.
"A rolling stone, is the root of. all evil,
and money gathers no moss. If the
former is true, ! had better settle down
somewhere. Of the latter, we have no