The Butler weekly times., 1897-07-01
Colonel Snort's Views.

init, Lone Oak, Pleasant Gap and
Hudson townships. Now there is a
suggestion of poetry and pleasure in
the word township, but il it were not
for that curse expressed in the Biblic-
al words, "Man is born to see trouble
as the sparks fly upward" there
would certainly be a world of poetry
and pleasure and happiness in more
than the mere name of the district
went through. About this time
when nature has on her richest dress.
colored in the deep fullness of perfect
maturity, and when the long days
give her the best opportunity of
her peerless beauty, "Blind be the
man" who is not fascinated by her
many charms, or led away into a
train of reveries, or into the more
sober reflections-of how and what
effect history shows this fullness of
nature to have had on mankind. 1t
would seem to be in harmony with
the surroundings that man should be
in state of calm and deliberate
philosophy; weighing out the ele-
ments Of his eXistence-with an exact
nicely commensurate with his happi-
ness and quietude, and carefully
to be repented of later. Let us look.
Strange to relate although the his
torian may have been partial in re-
cording the impetuous deeds credited
to the long days of the year we find
the most decisive and violent events,
of worldwide interest, and freighted
with tbs destiny of nations, have oc-
CURED in the month of June. 1t was
on Sabbath morning, the 18th day
of June, 1915, with brilliant sun
rejecting natures beauties upon the
FURNISHED arms and gray uniforms
of ranks of men in "Battle's magnif-
icently stern array that the bugles
Of Napoleon were a signal that set in
action the column of brave French
who rushed upon equally brave En-
glishmen, and when that bright sun
went down it set upon field of car
mage, the decision of which settled
the destiny of the world and gave to
history the battle of Waterloo. With
almost as much Importance came the
10th day of June, 111G, when the
blood OF our patriot fathers was
shed on Bunkers Hill, and thus arous-
ed the energy of the colonists to give
battle to aristocracy and secured for
us free America.
1t was in June and also on a beau
tiful Sabbath that Robert E Lee, the
peerless general of our day, threw
the columns of Mcdowell into disor-
der and retreat and panic, back to-
ward Washington, thus securing for
himself and soldiery an undying fame
and at the same time causing the
north to redouble her effort, that the
stars and stripes might float over our
undivided government. Such have
been some of the events occurring
this time OF the year-not all, by any
means, but enough to show that
'Things are not as they seem," And
as passed over my route, l thought
that now we have peace, but how
soon the scene might change and
how hollow and uncertain are out
side appearances.
For it looked as if the people ought
to be happy-from appearances they
are prosperous-yet are they happy?
1t has been said that every evil has
its counterpart in good, and this is
evidenced by the attention that is
being paid in working the roads.
Last winters mud is now bearing its
fruits; all along the work is good, and
l might say just here that the best
graded road l saw was north of
Pleasant Gap, done by George Rains,
who is the overseer down there. To
look over Georges place however,
one will perceive that he is accustom-
ed to doing things right. Corn look
ed best from six miles southeast of
Butler to Pleasant Gap. l believe
the best field l saw, considering
evenness, belonged to young Jesse
Brooks, one mile north of Pleasant
Gap, although all corn is good. looks
we'll and Is clean. Oats are reported
good as we'll as flax. But few fields
OF wheat | saw and they were moth
ing extra.
Pleasant Gap is an old village and
has its history. In ante-bellum days
1t was in its best and the people sur
rounding it were made of true grit.
and independence and were divided
IN opinions about the war. Hence
1t Is not strange that many a quarrel
and hight, and even fatal shooting
affairs have been added to its history.
Since the war it would seem as if the
hand OF decay and spoiiation has
been upon the little hamlet. Like
Goldsmith deserted village until the
last few years, when she commenced
to improve and is now in a state of
constant improvement. Good and
substantial residences meet the eve
in several places now. The last ac-
QUESTION being the handsome two
story residence of r B Campbell,
The Baptists have secured control OF
the church and have it in good
shape. AT any rate | could see that
Pleasant Gap exists in something else
beside a name.
The road from Pleasant Gap winds
down steep wooded hill in the di-
rectlon of Reynard, and it is any,
thing but smooth. But when YOU
emerge out on the other side and
look out on fair Round Prairie il is a
contrast that well repays YOU for
your experience in reaching it.
Round Prairie is the home of the
Browns, Hoits, Williams, Gilbreaths.
Nortons, BlackwelIs. Hooks, VIII
sons, Brownings and many other
weii-to-do farmers, who have lived
on the Prairie for many wears and
have waXed rich from its fertile soil.
Iley are euervatic and intallivap&