Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-07-11
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have travelled over the prairies Of kan
sas my mind has wandered ito the
scenes Of MY childhood as fond recouec-
ton presents them TO view" my soul
would be filed with great longing to
revisit those scenes and many times
/ have repeated what would / not give
to wander where my old companions
dwell but rs years wore away wan
dered if I would ever be permitted to
do so. Through the kindness of my
. people was given a vacation and ac-
companied by my aged mother started
for my boyhood home We stopped
q couple of DAYS at Maxwell. Iowa. TO
visit a brother, whom we persuaded to
accompany as to the end that we might
have a family reunion. On arriving III
Rock City, III, we found al the mem
bers Of the family residing there await
/. ing Us. No wonder tears were shed rs
after q separation Of . years we were
again permitted to meet. In reference
10 the reunion we c8py from the Free
port Bulletin as follows:
'sQuite family re union was held at
Rock CiGy last " Wednesday, at the resi-
dence or Il. j Allen, OF Darlington,
Wis, ReY. ". Is. Allen, of Phillips
: burg, Kau, j. i. Allen, OF Maxwell,
Iowa, Mrs O. ). WincheH, OF Orange
vile, III. d sister Of the aDoVe, while
occupy iug the place Of honor was the
aged mother, all who remain bat one
were gathered. What lent additional
lntel6s 10 The e-uniOu was the pres
ence of Rev Jos. Odgers who - years
ago was pastor of the family and re-
ceiyed into the chuEch both EaVs. l.. w
and w. r. Allen, who rejoiced in being
again permitted TO greet their spiritual
foster father
On Thursday we all visited the home
4 Of our sister at Orangeville and oontin-
ned the reunion, after which we Wis
tied the scenes of our childhood, going
first to the sacred enclosure where lie
the remains Of many friends and kin
dred, including our father and sister.
We thought as we read the names re-
corded there that we had indeed been
permitted to wander where our old
companions dwell - but how different
from what Imagination had pictured,
for now .'5he weary warfare Ger, they
sleep the sleep that knows not waking
/ ill the resurrection morn. As we read
The names Of those who had been our
associates q quarter Of q century ago.
when life was free from care, how for
cibly we were reminded OF the great
changes time had wrought since last we
met, and eyes unused to weep We're suf-
fused with binding tears as we Slowly
turned away with the prayer chat in
Gods own good time we might al meet
meier to sever.
We also visited the old home ana
walked through the old house which
sheltered us when care free boy. Then /
there was ''tbe orchard, the meadow
the deep tangled wildwood, but now
strangers occupy the old home, and 9th
/ or children gather fruit from the old
orchard. Sadly we turned away to yis-
. It the old school house. which seems the I
same in all its appointments even to the (
desks, and we imagined we could hear
the old scbOol-master say, ''Boys, It's /
growing dark; school is dismissed
With q sigh NE babe long farewell TO
she Old familiar. spOJs that are TO mem (
DRY SO dear, and with an effort tore our I
selves away.
We also visited our brother. Rev. E. !
|V Allen, of Darlington, Wis. The ez- /
IRENE cold Of last winter destroyed most T
ot the frui. trees and hedges. Also near
/ II all the clover in northern Illinois and /.
Wisconsin winter-kiiled, which viii Sc
ri0usly affect the creamery interests OF /
this section, which have assumed large /
proportions. The creamery at Darling /
/ ton produces eleven thousand pounds OF /
butter PEE week, while the OraugeviLle /
creamery produces nine thousand /
pounds, Crops have been delayed by .
the unusually cold spring. get with /
favorable weather crops viii be fair.
Southern Wisconsin is being rapidly .
settled by Irish and Germans who have
brought she customs OF the old world to +
the new. So much is this the case that I
beer gardens, with the usual append /
ages, are becoming popular. In Mon /
roe, city Of less than i've thousand IN
habjtants, there are forty places where I
liquor is sold not secretly, bat openly, +
without let or hindranee, Aswe looked .
upon the enticing displays, 50 arranged (
as to entice unwary IeeU to enter these /
gilded palaces that are yearly sending +
thousands OF the youth OF cur land to
drUakard' s graves, we said, ''truly pro +
hibidon does prohibit, and felt more I
than ever thankful that we are q citizen f