Year: 1877

! HOME AGAIN.


After All absence of more than


twelve month, am once again enjoy.


ing the peace and plenty of life under


the paternal vine and fig tree. Happy


greeting to al, this New Year, and as


we press forward may each day be


better than the last. 1t is pleasant to


come home. We know there is a


warm nook for US there by the hearth


and in the hearts of father and moth


er, sister and brother. 1t is good to
greet the dear old friends of our child
hood and youth.


Many happy events have marked


our home coming; but there was
something happened the other day


which is white mark along the way
side. We did not haye an aunt elope


that day but we had feast of antelope


which was rarity to us of the Buck
eye State and also quite q novelty.
Only one of our party had ever tasted
tuC uCllCatO anu P0Iot0OlO nS0ts w =
were the guests of Mr.. VIM. Harmon,
of Shalcrsville, and only those who
have sat at his hospitable board and
partaken of the many delicacies which
his estimable wife knows so well how
to prepare and serve, can imagine the
allurements which their table present
ed, and the tender and juicy meat of
the habitue of the Western plains add>
ed to our delight. The latter was
cooked and served by Mr.. l. j. Har-
mon, and to him we are indebted for
our first taste of broiled antelope.
There was one wish ungratified, which
was expressed by all as we aat that
day about the we'll filled board, and
that was that the one who sent it from
the city of the West, Mr.. 1. r. Carter


were there 10 aseist US in its demol-
ishment. AS cannot pass by unnot-
ed another happy evening. | will tell
you how, last Thursday evening, about
thirty of our ncighbors assembled at
the residence Of Mr.. Geo. Tuttle, OF
Ravenna. and gave them a crystalized
surprise to celebrate the fifteenth an
niversary of their wedding day.
When they were married the clarion
note of war was ringing throughout
our land, aud strife and contention
ragged in many hearts. But, at their
crystal wedding, peace reixned, and
not even a thought of who is TO be
President was permitted to disturb
the happiness of the evening. A nice
collection of presents were arranged
upon a table and presented, by a few
well chosen words from Mr.. l.. III.
Skill, and were responded to with
thanks and appropriate remarks by
Mr.. A. Nj. Hinman, at the request of
the happy groom. Mr.. Ii. made a
comment upon each present, begin
ming with nice chandelier which,
suspended over the table, shed soft
ened light over all, and he hoped that
likewise their light would SO shine
out over the world, giving cheering
ray TO earth's weary ones. There
were things for the sweets of life and
these were not left minated, fo: that
which contains the vinegar of our ex-
istence sat close beside it. 1 noticed
but one .family jar that evening and
that was the glass pickle jar and
earnestly felt thankful that it was
crystal SO that if il was troublesome it
could be broken. That is the only
kind of a jar that ought to get into a
but alas the '.little foxes." do
get in and "spoil the vines
AT the conclusion of the remarks, NJ.
Il. Carter thought best that we satis-
fed the inner man and q sumptuous
collation. was then arranged, at the
close of which we babe the fair bride
and groom of 1877 hearty good night
and left well pleased with ourselves
and our good host and hostess. May
none of their hopes or desires, if wor.
thy once, be as brittle as glass or crys-
tai and may we so live. that at last we
shall each greet one another by the
crystal riyer flowing by the throne of
God. EMBURY.