The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-05-21
CHAPTER II.
A FAMILY or POSITION

Dc II remembered that Oakbury n not
Blachtown. Many Of its inhabitants arc
greatly annoyed when they hear II called a
suburb OF Blhclttown. oakbury Ia near tho
largo city but not Of II, Although the fact
cannot 10 ignored that the existence Of the
many charming country houses which adorn
0akbury IL ~ much due 10 its contguity 20
the dirty thriving town as 10 its natural
beauties-and although certain proportion
of thoao desirable residences has been pur-
chased by Blacltowns successful traders, tho
most aristocratic inhabitants OF Oakbury look
with indifference ON the good and evil for
tunes OF the city. They, the aristocratic In
hnbitantS are useful 10 BlAcktown, not
Blacltown 10 them. They arc out Of its dis
nenSiona and struggles; better still, beyond
the range of la taxation. They are of tho
county, not tho town. 10 they head their
lettcs "oaktn,ry, wcstHhiro; " and, ~ rule,
decline intimacy with any Blacktown trader
under tho rank Of banker or merchant prince,
Besides Lord Kclston's we'll known country
seat, there must no In tho parish Of oalbury
pgne 10 OF 20 gmtlomons reaidmcoa Thoy
cannot ho called cstatoa, a. tho ground at
tachcd 10 each varies rcspcotiyely from throo
to flfty acroa, but not few Of them might
lay claim 10 DO doscribcd by that wollrvund-
od phrase, dear 10 auctloncrs and house
agents, "a country manhon, IL for the oocu-
patton and requirements Of family N posi-
ton.n They arc not now, speculative, jerry.
built houses, but good, old-fnshioncd, eolid
affairs, No painted and gilt ratings surround
them; thick boundary walls and ilno old trcc
hide them from tho gazo Of inquidtiyo holi-
day folks An tho country around h very
beautiful and richly timbcrcd hs tho prevail.
ing wind which blows across 0akbury comes
straight from the eOa, pure and uncontam-
mated M two OF the best packs Of hounds
In England meet within an easy distance;
and, prejudice notwithstanding, as the con.
vcnionc~ offered by u large city arc no close
al hhnd--it IN no wonder that the rector OF
oahbury numbers many families Of position
among his porishionen II mine wore fam
ily Of position, IL should most certainly 90
oupy pow In that ano, old squaro-toworcd
church.
After this description II will bc oasly bc-
loved that tho oakbury people aic somewhat
cxclwdve-by the oakbury people aro meant
the inhabitants Of tho aforesaid twenty
bouscs tho manner OF tho villagers and othor
mnll FRY who constitute tho residue OF Tho
population nocd NOT bc taken into account,
Tho oaltbury people proper are very particu.
lar as 10 with whom tbey associate and tho
meat particular and exclusive OF ali are two
gentlemen named Talbcrt the Joint owncSs
and occupiop of Hs1lewood Housc
Their tra.etoluryou.m WAS but the nat
ural outcome OF Tho podtIon An which tbev
woro PLACED. Tho fact that fb.ir inoome va,
derived from monsv msds by thoIr father IN
timbcr, tobacco eo.p, @,gar. or som. othor
iarua. industry N tlaoltovn--pcools haye
already nearly forgottsn which a was-muut
n. rnznon.lbls ~, sho csre Ara Talbcrts vcrs
honnd ,o s,srci.. hsforo ,,,ov mad. n raw
sc"ns,a,.ncs ] nc, WV Wv
aocauso Won M, IN THAR opinion at isast