The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-06-21
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Powhatan, I'd District.--One beautiful
morn, while Sol, seated in his FURNISHED chariot,
was beheld above the orient in all his royal maes-
ty his footed coursers ofight betraying his in
tention to rule the day, your correspondent walked
forth to observe and regale himself with the balmy
sweetness of June morn. Leaving the fond
memories, beauty and grace that environ the love-
ly residence of Mr.. William Goss, strolled on,
and presently stood on the apex of meadow
View" Here, in regal splendor, stands the unique
residence of the Hon. Hart B. Holton, grand but
not gaudy, surrounded by beautiful lawn, tessel-
lated and robed in Queen Mays loveliest robe, the
colors of which are so finely mixed and delicately
laid on, and all Of which are so artistically ar
ranged and beautifully blended with the winter
evergreens as to be feast-indeed all-inspirng
until the soul yields all her functions to the
golden enchantmept.
The exterior of this palatial residence is no more
unique than the interior. The parlors, chambers
and corridors are spacious, the furniture modern
and unique, and the trappings of the walls bear
testimony to artists busy fingers. But the most
noticeable of all is the absence of that genial
smile, bewitching laugh and rotund jollity that
ever greet the visitor, be he rich or poor. But
their bivouac is but for a season, when these cor
ridors and chambers will again resound, not as
now to mocking echo, but to life. The ivory keys
and banjo strings touched by the artists nimble
fingers will yield forth again enchanting airs all
enhancing.
Standing here upon this apex the vision takes
in in one mighty sweep nearly five hundred broad
acres Doubtless no grander view could be had
for the artists brush. Here the lover of nature
stands entranced; not by the dissolving scenes
thrown upon the canvas by arts mental hand,
which needs life to bring out its loneliness, but
one that exhibits the grandeur and glory of ma
lures artistic skill so grand, in fact, to call
forth from the worshiper of nature the query,
Who clothed these meadows in living green, these
fields with golden grain, and yon hillock slopes
with robe so exquisite indeed as to deride arts
mental dress and sciences impudent pride! just
below is beheld chrystal streamlet vending it's
way, silent and grand, through hazel copse mid
grassy meads and floral bowers, with the FLASHING
waveiets of which the minnow plays and mounts
to kiss away its blushing bubble in the sunbeam.
On the banks of the stream is beheld several
"Orange Blossoms" (ittle colts) skipping and
playing like SO many lambkins on the green. The
quick, agile movements of these little fellows I'M
mistakably tell the blood of their sire and dams.
To behold these in their native freedom calls forth
the query, Did not Providence originate through
the brain of man the great steam engine to lessen
mans cruelty to this noble animal, the horsey
Taking the cardinal points from this position,
a wall of living green forms one grand rubicund.
The grand colonades of sturdy oaks, with their
heads towering heavenward, far reaching arms
and deep, grasping, iron-bound tendons to the
bosom of mother EARTH seem to form an impassa-
BILE barrier to the eternal beyond.
Last Sunday was the regular appointment OF
the Rev. VIM. A. Koontz at Powhatan and Elm
marts NJ L. churches, but as previously an
nounced, the Rev. gentleman paid visit to his
aged mother, whom he had not seen for some time,
hence the said pulpits were vacant.
The name of Mr.. Samuel Younger, mythical
being, if such being exists, was enormously pub
lished in my last letter instead of Mr.. Lemuel
Younger one of our sterling worthless in this Sec
ton.
The Mount Alto Presby terrain church, where the
Rev. J. J. Tyler, of the Evangelical church, Bal
timore, laterally held services, but who gave up
the charge on account of not being able to bring
out congregation, has been taken up by the
Lutherans. The Rev. breaches in said
church every two weeks and is gathering quite
congregation Next Sunday week will be his
next appointment. He is a live man and breaches
a sound doctrine.
1t was thought that terrible pest, the Colorado
beetle, had taken its final departure from this Sec
ton, as none or comparatively few put in their
appearance last year but they have reappeared
almost as numerous this as any previous year.
noticed in last weeks UNION the arrest of two
young men for playing base ball on Sunday. If
the officers of the law would take telescope
glance through this section, more than two might
be taken in for the same act. Certainly the morals
of community are getting to low ebb when
Sunday is set apart for baseball games, trading
horses, bartering in cattle, etc.
The farmers in this section are certainly very
busy for one told me the other day that he chad
not time to kiss his wife," Another said, 81 do not
know which way to turn" and a third said, "I'm
heels over head" Truly the sudden transition of
the grain from a green cast to golden hue warns
them of the near approach of harvest and to pre-
pare accordingly.
The festival held last week at St. Mary's church,
was we'll attended the first night, but owing to the
inclemency of the weather was not so we'll attend
ed the second night. L.