The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-06-21

flower. There the nell6UTOpo anu lnlSu-
ionette in pristine beauty blend, where
lilies nod and roses swoon and shed
their fragrance on the desert ar.
And as they were thus reposlng in
the twilight hours of the day, their
minds would revert to the days OF their
youth on the yerdant hills of Pennsyl-
sylvania where they parted with every
thing that was near and dear TO them,
even their most intimate friends, 10
battle with frontier life. Being mus
absorbed in m~editations on the past,
the future would rise up before them
in intensified yividness. Gloomy fore
holdings cast their shadows before
them. Disbursements came numer-
and threatening. The battle was a
long and sanguinary one, and often the
scales would halt on a balance as II IN
doubt, whether prosperity OF adversely
should p~reponderate. The joys OF other
days fitted in phantom before them IN
silent mockely. But by-and-by, with
patient and ~persevering effort they
gained the victory. The lowering
clouds that in threatening aspect linger-
ed oVer them, began to break away.
Sunshine and happiness began their
genial rays to unfold. The dark, deep
forest laid off its sable mantle to as
sumo the garb of social life. The sharp
clang of the merry woodlands axe, was
the signal for the dawning OF IA new
era. Numerous cottages, The homes OF
other pioneers sprung up around Them,
and the vast wilderness was speedily
transformed into fruitful gardens to
bloom and blossom as the rose, and the
haunts of savage life became abodes OF
civilization.
But since that time great and Won
derful changes have taken place: The
fine farms You behold around you,
teeming with life and. beauty in the
rich products of the soil, are the pre-
oious legacies resulting from the per
severeing energy of the hardy pioneer
that braVed the storms and tempests Of
the earlier days OF Stark county. Their
sons and their daughters grew up and
waxed great in the land, and became the
happy owners Of these broad and fertile
acres, aud today you can point your
tinge.s to the numerous old Landmarks
still remaining as the proud relicts OF
their indomitable perseverance and In
dustry. 'ySyNr Iht&t
Little did they f~oresee, when they
laid the crude unchisseled cornerstone
for their first cabin in the wild woods
Of their choice, that they were laying
the foundation of an immense fabric
that would spread overthis vast domain,
ard that generations then unborn
would meet in annual reunion to extoll
and magnify their names, and the no
BILE work they commenced under such
trying circumstances.
Imagine yourselves standing on a
pinnacle, the view around you IS com
handing for its extent, picturesque
beauty and grandeur. Here is present
a panorama of Landscape, i~nterspersed
with superb cottages, and pallatlal
mansions, with their lovely surround
ings, that is unsurpassed in this entire
country. And while it deprives the
grand amphitheater before you OF, the
savagery of its earlier days, it gives life
and colOring, and the beauty of civil
ization to the exquisite scenery.
When Moses, after journeying in the
wilderness for forty years, and at the
end of his wanderings, stood on the
heights Of Mount Nebo, overlooking the
classic Jordon, and casting his wistful
eyes over the promised land of
Gaanan-and seeingth rocks, and hills,
and brooks and wales flowing with milk
and honey, he did not behold a richer
scenery than lies right before you.
Not only is the scenery grand to look
upon, but the beauty Of the women of
"Old Mollie Stark County" is as prov
erbial as their culture. The numerous
ruddy ~children-the amiable and ener-
getic spirit Of the young maiden, and
the robust athletic mothers, give the
most substantial proof OF the bene-
ticient surroundings. They are not
only noted for their angelic beauty,
but also for the high social attachments
in every calling i'll life. As wives, and
mothers and sisters true and noble,
they rank pre-eminently above the
average of their race. In society they
command the attention of the most re-
fined and elevated. They add grace
and dignity to the drawingroom as well
as TO the minor affairs of the household.
In the family circle, they are the great
lights that illuminate the dark hours
of affection. The power and influence
of the sanctuary, is the direct result OF
their increasing devotion to duty, and
without their aid, all the churches in
the land would become abodes for owls
and bats. Upon the women then, OF
free America, as full sharers and part
ners in the joys and sorrows OF life,
rests a great deal of the greatness and
glory of this country. The first steps
of our presidents and statesmen are oil
rected by their counsel, and without
their cooperation, all the enlightened
civilization of this great nation, and
the world would retrograte, and lapse
into semi barbarism itnot into confined
heathenism.
Now then. if their influence is SO
manifest and essential in the walks OF
social life, even in the formation of Ma
ton character, would it not also be ele-
waiting and refining in a political as
pect? l believe that if we had always
given heedto our mothers counsel, and
walked in the way they directed us to
90, we would be a little better men
than we are. | tell you gentlemen,
as true American citizens, we
should never rest satisfied that
we have performed our national duty
until we have consumated the one
browning act of our immortal glory,
and have unshackled the bonds that
confne them to pagan serfdom, and
have granted them the glorious liberty
that we clam for ourselVes-the inalien-
| able right to vote and have a voice in
the selection of our and their rulers
who are to say whether the money that
is wrung from the sweat of their brows
as well as from ours shall be wasted in
profiigacy and dissipation, or be ap.
piled to the best interests of those who
furnish it.
Simon Essig was a blacksmith by
profession, but as that business was
not renumerative in those days, he di-
rected his attention to the cultivation