The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-06-20

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that there ia no admiration, no applause,
80 gratifying TO the soul rs that which
aprlngs up In his native place, II IL
there he seeks 10 return In peace aud
honor among his kindred aud early
friends, No wonder that the heart lilla
with gratitude at tho sight OF the pa
ternal home,
Let us remember that the advent of
the EasIg family In stark county was
simultaneous with the organization OF
the county They have been identified
with Ia growth and prosperity, aud
more especially with us early atruggles,
Ia tho eiPhty-One years that have elapa'
| cd since Simon lfahlg settled IN Stark
county, he aud his descendants have TO-
deemed aa many acres Of f0TeR, and sue
cessfully titled aa much OF the soil, aud
arc entitled 10 40 much credit for plae'
ing stark county IN tho front rank
among the leading counties OF the Uni
tod States aa any family within itR bor'
dera. hut their efforts and genius have
not been confined 10 agriculture, They
have achieved success IN almost every
| human ayOGatiOn, In mechanical and
inventive genius they have shown far
more than ordinary ability, They have
furnished tho professions with their
share, aud In tho mercantile world they
have been attended with every success,
Although many members of the fam
lily have gone 10 different parts of the
great West, where they have Identified
themselves with the growth and deyel'
opment Of newer countries, and have
achieved every distinction that Indus
try and intelligence deserve, yet the ma
jOrIly OF tho family have always remain
cd IN the neighbOrhOOd Of their birth,
whore slowly but none the less success
| fully they have made their mark,
\ Unlike the yane upon the top Of some
tall apire that follows In the path Of the
prevailing wind, they have atudl0naly
| avoided many OF those entlcing and
sometimes hazardous pursuits, In which
we lnd 40 many men engaged, but have
| preferred the slower and auref roads 20
success and aa u consequence they have
met with fewerahlpwlecRaand reyeraes
Of fortune than have they who seek
| the more hazardous and perll0ua roads
of travel. They have not Joined In that
prOmacuOua and too often vain search
In far of landa fOT "ACrea of Dia,
mOnda,' but by the practice Of industry
and tTugality, ana by dint OF hard but
| iudici0ualy applied labor have found
their diamonds NJ home, They have
| gl0rlIled the humbleat mission Of labor
into heroic achievement They have
learned 10 appreciate the fact that labor
Ia rest from tho SORROWS aud yGX0ti0nS
that meet us, that labor 10 q Safeguard
against "ainpr0mptinga and world
sirens that lure US 10 III, ana ag q con,
sequence they enjoy that peace OF mind
and ease of conscience, that ylg0ralea
health Of body and SOUL that are the
natural rewards Of honest and un8elA9h
application,
fhore Is no condition Of mankind
more unenylable than that which exists
when there 10 n struggle between u
proud mind and an empty Purse, Let
il he said 10 the everlasting credit Of
the EssIg family that TO our knowledge
at least There are none OF our number
who are h0p0leasly afflicted with TINS
most deplorable moral weakness,
Amidst the Fluctuations OF this hour
while We ARE thankful for the blessings
and Joys OF the past, aud congratulate
iDg ourselves upon the happy prospects
of the future, lot ua not bo unmindful
of the credit 10 which the ladies' of the
family are entitled for the important
part which they mi In the drama Of life
Woman N the guardian angel OF the
lreside whore "bl0om and blossom oil
the virtues of the human race" Her
trials are far greater than those of man.
yet always moro patiently bornei her
labor Ia far more Mduoue, YET always
more choerfully performed; her sacri.
fees are ten.fold greater than those OF
man, yet with Il iOrlltude that cOmpela
admiration, ahe seldom complains,
When sickness and distress visit the
household, there 10 no hand like that Of
a mother, wife or Bister TO administer
TO the wants of tho afflicted, Ana
whether In the sick room, soothing the
aching head ana relieving the suffering
of the distressed, or In the Kitchen pre-
pairing with experienced hands tho
staif of life, or IN the drawing room
where music charms and art attracts,
and where the demands Of society call
forth those accomplishments which
constitute true culture and refinement,
tho fair ladies' Of the EBsig family have
never been found wanting,
Five generations Of the descendants
of Simon Esaig are participating In
this days festivities, Here we find old
age with weary heart and failing head,
warning them that the evening OF life
10 drawing on, but amidst the happ'
ness Of this eunion, the scenes OF early
love again rise green TO memory, be-
yond the sterile waste Of years, and the
Idea OF homo and friends, fraught with
the fragrance Of home'dwelllng Joys, 70.
animatos tho dropping spirit, rs the
Arabian breeze will sometimes wNlt
the freshness Of the distant fields 10 the
weary pilgrim Of the desert, Here, too,
IN prOttling and liaping infancy with
conntonance bright with smiles and ra'
diant with happiness, reflective like the
light Of heaven, and glowing with inno'
cent enjoyment, like mirrors tr0nmit'
ting TO others the rays of supreme
and ever shining benevolence, Let
this be day of regenerated feeling, an
occasion for kindling not merely the
fires Of hospitality, but the genial llorne
of charity Ns well.
Within the year last past several Of
our number have been gathered to that
rest toward which we are oil travelling,
and fraternal hands that were extend
In friendship and affection but o year
ago, now lle cold aud palsied In the en-
brace Of death. Upon ooCaeions such
rs this, when tho mind 10 dlsengaged
from worldly cares, and most disposed
10 turn aside from present pleasures
and present loves, and we cit down
among the solemn mementoes of the
past, let uB aim to perpetuate the mem
ory of departed friend, and by 80 doing
kindle anew our dovotions and ailec.
tlons toward the living, by these incl
dents of death and change, we are con.
stantly being severed from many of our
old associations, and new faces take