The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-02-21
THE IOWA PARSON.
Rev. George B. Shoemaker Writes ln-
tcresting Letter From Mid.
die West.
EVERLASTING HILLS" ALL RIGHT.


A bright boy once while out on
the icy sidewalk, fell down. A
gentleman passing at that mo-
ment said, How did you come to
fa!l down, my boy ?" The lad re-
sponded, "Notwithst standing"
Well, Notwithstanding" | have
not spoken ia or TO the large
News" family for some time, |
have not failed to be a constant
reader Of the "Old Home" paper.
I notice in last weeks issue a
letter from Miss Stevens, who Is
now resident of Kansas, in which
She confesses to hungering for
the mountains of old Fulton. |
have been away from them five
times as long as she has, but the
"hunger" does not die, nor does
1t grow less. There are many
things IN this great western
country to satisfy the desire OF
the heart, and to please and salts
fly the eye, but have found moth
Ing yet t. take the place of the
"ever asting hills" ! would con
slider it pleasure to day to elm b
to the top Of "Blg Rock , on the
ridge west Of town and enJ ~ the
scenery from that point Of ad IAN
tage. The Psalmist knew his
own heart and is needs when he
said, 81 will lift up mlne eyes un
To the hills from whence cometh
F1ny help" Some day hope to
see the mountains and hills of
my old home again.
The winter season IN Iowa has
oeen rather remarkable. There
have been no prolonged periods
of extreme cold, not many bright
days, but little snow, and only a
f,w days of thawing aud mud.
TO day Us a beautiful, clear and
moderately warm day. The fall
was damp aud cloudy. We did
not have nearly as many beauti
ful fall days as we usually have
in iowa. We feel now that we
are so nearly through February,
that the most Of our severe win
ter weather is over. The mer'
curry went low enough to freeze
the water in the creeks, so that
tie men are harvesting Ice twer'
ty inches thick, and that beats
'Old Fulton" according to re
ports | read in the reliable
"News." NMy ancient friend-(l
beg her pardon) my friend Of
former days, Mrs. Cook, nearly
took my breath away, by hei
criticism on my proposed "home
coming week." but l have recov
ered, aud still insist that l. woulc
be q splendid thing if, during {
certain time In the fall, the wan
derers from "Oid Fulton" would
turn their faces homeward.
One of my neighbors brough
to myself aud wife, This morning
sos.e splendid winter apples
raised en- his farm a few miles
west of Geneva. There wer,
two varieties - Northwestern
Greening, and one that LOOKED
much like Golden PipplS.
The fruit men will conquer ye
aud produce an apple that vii
stand the severity Of our low
winters, and be good keepers
Wher that is done o long fel
wanto Of this country will be filled
am thinklng some of startin
an Apiary this spring. / al
about persuaded that the expei
ience / gained, when John Sheets
George Hays, John Irwin, OF
Hexroth, Bill Teeter, myself, an
many others | do not at preser
recall, in bare feet, and wit
brush and straw hat, used
fight "Bumble Bees" will be {
great value to me in my new III
dertaking. / may recount to yc
later some of my experiences,
| have any.
While at Reinbock during th
Christmas holidays, | had u
pleasure OF meeting MISS Beck
tiess, a Fulton county class