. Around an old homestead; a book of memories. Huston, Paul Griswold; Farm life; Natural history. THE OLD HOMESTEAD. "There is an appearance of comfort and freedom about this old house that renders it a pleasing object to almost every eye. . I'he charm of these old houses, which are marked by neatness and plainness, and by an absence of all pretension, is founded on the natural yearning of every human soul after freedom and simplicity. — JVilson Flagg. "But I warrant you 'd find the old as snug as the new did you lift the latch. For the human heart keeps no whit more \varm under slat
. Around an old homestead; a book of memories. Huston, Paul Griswold; Farm life; Natural history. THE OLD HOMESTEAD. "There is an appearance of comfort and freedom about this old house that renders it a pleasing object to almost every eye. . I'he charm of these old houses, which are marked by neatness and plainness, and by an absence of all pretension, is founded on the natural yearning of every human soul after freedom and simplicity. — JVilson Flagg. "But I warrant you 'd find the old as snug as the new did you lift the latch. For the human heart keeps no whit more \varm under slate than beneath the ; —Alfred Austin. HERE are few more picturesque spots than the gently rolling country of south- western Ohio. The old homestead of which I write nestles quietly among its hills. It is not far distant from the his- toric Fort Colerain, or Dunlap's Station, as it was sometimes called, on the bluffs of the Great Miami, where, in the winter of 1790-91, an attack was made on the THE PORCH BY THE WELL. garrlson bv Indians, led by the renegade Simon Girty, and a detachment of soldiers had to be sent out from Fort Washington, on the Ohio, to their aid. The old earthworks of the fort can yet be dis- tinguished in outline from the highway along the river. The upward slopes across the stream can be seen very plainly from our vantage point; and it is one of the diversions on clear days to observe that part of the country through a field glass, and pick out the various farms, and speculate upon the buildings and fields that are too obscure to determine definitely. 2 IS. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Huston, Paul Griswold. Cincinnati, Jennings and Graham; New York, Eaton and Mains
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