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v it "' .. , "'WW'"' vy 5 VOLUME 3. BANKING HOUSE JAY COOKE & CO. 112 and 114 South Third St., Dealers in all kinds of GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. OLD 5-20's WANTED, IX EXCHANGE FOR NEW 1 LIBERAL DIFFERENCE ALLOWED. OiMFOUND IHTIBEST NOTES WANTEDI INTEREST ALtOWEB ON DEPOSIT. COLt.rrrWs MADE. Stock. Bought and Still on Commilliun. , Upeclsl kuelneaa accommodiYisb'i reaerred for La. Sim. Jan4'671'2ui LEG At. C T. C DEAKE, lIIISXEf AND COCKEUOR AT LAW. Jonesboro', Tenn., Will practice in the Courts of Wash ington, Carter, Johnson, Sullivan, Hawkins and Greene Counties Aid la the Federal and Supreme Courts, at KNOXVILLE- Office up stairs in the Court House. April 12th 1807. tf. . SOUDDER & HACKER, Attorneys and Counsellors AT LAW, .., Jonesboro', Tenn. Will prffrtlCft In thft t onrtK or Wantiing. Ion, Carter, and Clreue Couultes, And in the Federal and Supreme Courta at KNOXVIL LE Office forrr.ely occupied by Jas'. V. Deadcr Ick below Keen's Gailery. Jan. 18th, 1867tf NAT. B. OWENS, ATTOBNEY AT LAW, ADD COLLECTING AGENT, JONESBORO' TENNESSEE; WILL PRACTICE IN THE COURTS OF Greene, Washington, Carter, John ion and Sullivan counties, and in the Fede ral and Supreme Court! at IS. noxvillo. OFFICE, front room of Dr. Armstrong's reaidenre, main street, East of Coitrt House. Feb. 23, ly. - A. W. HOWARD, Attorney and Counsellor AT LAW, WILL practice in the Circuit and Chan cery Courts of Greene, Washington, Sullivan, Hawkins,., JeftWoii; Fler and Cock Counties and Supreme Court at Knox Tille. OIHca near M'TVowpll. Jt'ttansrhew A Co'. i",.T ly via Bianu. inin rMroci, GREKNEVILLE, TENf. THOMAS S. SMYTH, Attorney at Law, AND Collecting; Agont, Taylorsville, Tenn, TtTILL PRACTICE IN THE COUNTIES YV of Johnson, Carter, Washington and 'reene. Also in the Supreme and Federal Cturlsat KNOXVILLE, TENN. .Feb 23, ly MEDICAL. BESURRECTIOjSL V. t. OIBSOH, H. D. ft. A. BTRLLY. E take pleasure In announcing to the eood people of Wash-Trf . Ington Countv. that our DruTf Store ZJa opposite the Cftflrt Ho'tHie, riftef being Hosed through the hottest of the lat itr.iggle, Is ow permanently fe-drJened for trade, and we would cordially invite all, and especially the sick anj needy, to frequent our establish ment as we shall endeavpr to furnish articles uited to the taste and necessities of the nblie. . Our Drags, Medicines, Paints, Dye Stuff ' -, are fresh, while with our FANCY AND TOILET ARTICLE3 we hop to be able to pleas alt. GIBSON KELLY. I867jeaitf. DR. GEO. H. CROSSWHITE. OFFERS HIS PROFESSIONAL 8ERVI ces to toe eitixens of Washington coun ty. Office and residence 6'n Chefofc.ee, fonr iles South of Jonesboro', oa the Asbeville 'ad. jel2m8 D. t GIBSON, M. 0, XlxyatGl.xx and y SXlX'S.OOXlf Office, Main Street,' opposite the Court House, Joriesborough, Tennessee; TTTHERRffS KAY Nf FOUND IN THIS T T day-time, and at hit Residence on Lees- SL, In the west end of town, at night. Morietf . . DR. C. WHEELER Physician and Surj-eotf, EXAMINING . BTJHGEON POB PEN8IONEH3. 4rriCI U J SV. Helta's Law OOke, Jain street, JONESBORO', TENN. eetelses tf DR. J. S. RnEA DENTIOT, VONESBORH, TENN. 11. T. COX, or Tbnb. J. L. COX, or Tlx. H. T. COX &, 13K0.; COMMISSION JVIERCIIANTS, , . VORSYTII STREET, . Atlanta, G-rx. PROMPT ATTENTION GlVSfr T'6 's1l!E OF Produce, Groceries, and General MERCHANDISE, AND FILLING ORDERS FOR PHODUCE and MERCHANDISE. REFER TO Business houses generally . of Business houses generally of Atlanta'. French. Brown & Co., and rthfra, (Jhattanooga Tenn. Masjengale at Co.. and others, Nashrille, i cuuessrn. 18G7oct4moC A- 151. SEAGO, COMMISSION MERCHANT, Established in Business in 1852, Cor. Forsyth and Mitchell Sts. Atlanta, G- a . Consignments Solicited'. 1807jc28m'o8'8. JOHN A. LISJ, ,( t. OtlT TATLOR, Late Lm, Rocks k Taylor. Lat, Lee, Bock, VTi jlo'r. LEE & TAYLOE, (Attn, old itandcf wo llpejr, TyIor:) WHOtfeSALK A RETAIL MEECHANTS. Fin Proof Building, 105 Main Street, on thi Jsann, near V a. f Tenn. R. R. Depot, LYNCHBURG, VIRCINIA. Will give particular attention to the Sale of all consignments, such aa Tobacco, Wheat Flour, Bacon, Lard, Butter, AD COriVTKY PBODIJVE OEXRAIXT. tU Attend promptly to gooda censigned o be forwarded, and keep alwnya on band n extensive assortment of GRCERIE3 LI QUORS, WNIcicQSCSAiiK. 3. ly, Grovesteen & Co. Pianrt Forte Manufacturers, 439 Broadway, New York. THESE PIANOS received tbenigheat Award Aof Meritl at the World1 1 Fair, over the best makers from London, Paris, Germany, the cities of. Reft Y'orS,.PhMlidclnhia; Baltimore and Boston; also, the Qold HeHal at the A meriran ..Imtitule, for FIVB ; .SUCCESSIVE iLAKn.M Uur, Pianos contain the French Grand Action, flarp P.eda,!, Overstrung Bass, Full Iron Frame, and all Modern Improve ments. Every Instrument tcarranietf FIVE years. Made under the supervision of Mr. J. H. GROVESTEEN, hij hSi a practical ex perience of over tbirtynre jears, tid is the maker of ever eleven thousand piano fortet. Our facilities for manufacturing enable na to aell these Instruments from $100 $200 cheaper than any first class piano forte. aug!7 1866 2yUAP III FIBER! Ill LIBERI! XXT HAVE N8W AND WILL KEEP YY constantly on hand every variety of LUMBER; consisting of POPLAR, PINE, OAK, WAL NUT,, CHERRY, Ac, which we wiU deliver at our Mill near Johnson's Depot, or at any point on the East Tennessee and Virginia Rail Road, on liberal terms. v mar 3 tf HENRY JOHNSON A Co. w. r. witst)!; it: boini. I. P. WILSON & CO., WHOLESALE GROCERS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Corner of Gay and Church Streets, Coffin's Uloolt, Knoxville, Tenn. Post Office Box 154 nov. 10 6m East Tennessee Land Agency. MUNS0N & SEYMOUR: Real Estate Agents;- KNOXVILLE. TENNESSKB. .... , WILL attend to the pu'fcliass, Sale ana Ex- ehange of Real Estate. We have comple ted arrangements to offer our lands In the Easierri and Northern Markets, and have nn eiamnled facilities for disposing of Farms, Town Property, Mills, Ac, oa good terms. Western iana exenangea tor uurn in ihi Tennessee. ... Office corner Gar and maik streets, docStfJ KnmnilU, Tmneuu o. w. corrnr. . I. witao. . . w. at COFFIN, WILSON & MARTIN COMMISSION JIERCHANT& JljdU for tie Me if Tsni ml Map f lit r , Jtetilort puiaeiins( wupasy, .., WILL attend strictly to the sale of Corn, Hay, Flour, Bacon, Lard, Ao. Par. tioutar attention paid to filling orders for all tlhdi of Frodnc Or Merchandise.' . Coffins Block, Gay Street (hear th Baptist CTure,) KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE, febUmoiS iDTc'stnlenls In New York. T)KRSONS WlflUINO TO MAK1 INTKST. Y MKST3 la New York, e hat their bosiaeM traasaaUd by as, throagk oar rail able fjorrespondent In that City.. JOB. B. MITCHELL ACO, . I KativUlk Teia JONESBOnOUGH fMNw FRIDAY. THE UNION FLAG. Jonesboro', Tenn. Nov. 29, 1867. G-. . E. GRISHAM, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. Terms. X3 The Umos Fiaa will be every Friday Morning, on the 'erms: published following One copy, per yeaV,!.,, fa oo 2 oo Six months, Single copy, 10 cents. TERMS FOB CXTJB. To a Club of Five subscribers, each, $2 75 To a Club of Ten 8ubsceibeM,.,oacb, 3 50 To a Clr.b of Twenty aubscribera, each, 3 00 No attention will be paid to orders for the paper, unless accompanied by the Cash . . . Term, of Adverti.lnir- 1 iqnam, l l)kq,sir !m, Omittfon,) ewhlnwtlon. IJ.m) 1Kb .ubiequeatlDMrBHin 75 1 square two aiontlii f 00 1 " thrw 10.00 a " six " is.00 1 on. yr 20.00 M oowmn n. mo.tn 15.00 thrU i;.'!""!."";!;."""'. B "x 'L " 800 "4 on. jrAri ,, jo.00 i " thr. mouths 40 00 H t! ,lx " . W.O0 " vat jtr 76.00 1 " thra. monhts 28 (aqouu) eo.00 I " tlx m.nthi pQ, 1 " on. yr ..,.,.. , . IAnnodnoino CamdipatbS For Munici. ipal offices, $3 00 ; County $5 00; State, $10 00. Job-Pbintino, of all descriptions, neatly executed. ' H.A11 communications tending to per sonal agrandizement or emolument will be charged. lh,e.a,awe as advertisements. .' AdvertlMiienta and Bnbscrlptlons eon Slnned nnlcaa arrcaraicea are paid aiut ordered to he tPx-il, Mnd ttaev will be charged for accordingly. PETBT, Haskell's last Pochl. We have frequently been asked for a copy of the feeling, poem, which was penned by the lamented Haskell upon his restoration to health and sanity, after a brief confinement in the Lexingten Asylum. It was first pub lished in the Louisville Journal. Prentice, on Introducing it, aald : " If the first part of this extraordinary poem from the gifted Haskell, is as wild aa the cry of a lost spirit, the second is as peaceful and beautiful as a dream of the blest" THE BANSOHIDi IT OBX. WK. T. BABKBLL, Or XtVraiB, TIKJ. Linet mfpftitorf hy my nttoratiim to Health from rectnl phlricallieMUy and mental diMradio. Nora. The, line, ar re,p,ctfullr and .fTflctlon at.lj ddlcatl to Mrs. Louin Jan. Rlc, the .imiabl. ,nd.autl.b,.rtedt ani accomplished Matron of the EMtera Kentucky Aevluoi for th. Im.n, l Lxins too, by .n Attached frieod, who will never forget her lendernew end mlnieterlne; car. when th. pathway of life wa, very dark to him. Bh. wiU rwp her reward In th. " Land of th. Henafter." W. T. U. LaxiRUToa AaiLiia, Nov. SOth, 1857. Hat 1. I'm adrift 8h Llh't ocean) and wildly I rweep, Aimlea, and helmleH, It, fathomle,! dee. Th. wild wind, aeaail me, It threat'ningly atonna, Th. olonda roll arbjind m. in hideoaa forma. I drift to a lee-ehpr. I I atrtk, 1 am afronod I The mad waters' w.hejni me I drown t oh, I drown! Heny , oh, mercy I Oa, Lord, set me free, ... And take ai., oh, take me, to Heaven and The. I wander Llfe'a deeert, lone, deaolat., aad, Fainti reeling and weary I'm mad t oh, I'm mad I Ho glad waters greet, bo atresia, lowing frM j I pariah I I perlah I oh, God I act me free. Ah I hopelese, I pray The., 't la Idle and vain. I perlah I I perl.h I Bain lain give me rain. Let the, atream of Deliverance flow gently to me) And drift me, oh i drift me lo Heaven and The.) 'Mid th. wrangling, of men and their conflicta ao Here., Half mad and despairing ; my lipa apii i cure. Inateaa 6 r Imploring a Befng., and. Peace, rrom Ltf.'a maddening battle, for Hop. apd BeleaM. I bear on deOantly, proud, reckje.., unblanchwl, At the danger, that hem me the enraea I launched, At Barthaid at Heaven, Lord I mercy for me) Bec.lv. m.I racelv. mel to Heaven and Thee. f ill n. Bat tti'e atom howl, no johger .5 th. ee.erf (a gone, Th. battle'. Here, atrlf. no mora hurrlee m. on, Th. tempeat. no mora laah th. ocean', calm breait, And Ih. .louda toat In beauty afar lo th. Waal. I mov. through Llfe'a bow era fall of hllaa and of love, Looking fondly lo Earth and tianaporta above. And an angel eoft whlapere, " Th. Lord eete the. fra. To km to me I com. to me I dw.ll her, with me I" 1 I thank Thee, oh, Lord! thai my raving career Waa checked by the hand of Omnipotence hen, That struck from Its Jaind equilibrium th. mind WhoMlaUnomy madneM and Sally combined Had periled forever m earth'ly career, , trail, nlght'a (hlck'nlng darknea. encompaaa'd me here, And my aad wul la ra.aMied.anprleoned and fra.,' I am eomlng, oh, Lord I I bow gently lo The. Joy I Joy I ob I augnlah and aorrow ao mors . , Shall lead me, Ita victim, on Life's crumbling thole, Th. wlnde wall bm gently, I perl.h ao "ore, I thlret not, the war of Life', etroggl. '"' , - Hop. beckon, me on, with It. awaet, whlapertng tale To walk through, all hopefully, Lif.'e.plfeaant rale, And Mm. to Tbee, Lord I anprlaoMd and free, And I klea. Tb.e I ah I klm ThM I mr m.rcy to me. Tbe Sadden Choice.' A few yean ago 1 made one of tar enty nine paagengera on board the faat steamer Emily Barton boond up the Tennessee.,, A pleasant, intelligent, go-ahead captain,' eteward, and social, refined company, made the trip one of pleasure, indeed long shall I femembor the saucy Emily Rarton anihef s-Jfjerb hvinp; freight. One lovely summer aftenoon, it waa tiMrmred that wo were to have wedding before the boat reached her destination said whisperstarted first low near (fie .ladies' cabin, ana speea ;W mada lu war to the hall, the boil er deck, and even to tbe main; like the snowballs down the mountain, iathering site and momentum, as it rolloa lorwara, uniu me, pnuwp-iw the fnterestini: scene were not only pointed oui, baf ,tHs persons eome scraps fa the , hit-tory of each fiction fact and surmise, all hashed op inge ninn.lv laavinr von in the ball pleas ant, half painful suspense and doubt that opena the eyee to wide and strain! tbe drum of the ear io tight to all transpiring; atoend. yon. Well wo landed to wood atH.-naghtflcent ooouu oouom, the tall; heavy leafed trees, with silver-gray trunks, in dik ing a deep cool shade, while they, with the grassy, green bank that boro them, were, in 4he glassy river re flected, so clear, so true, that inversion only pointed the fulse from the real. Cutting this charming spot in twain came a murmuring crystal brook, scarce lour spans wido, to lose itself in the mass of Tennessee waters, they in turn to be aliko lost in the bound less sea. No- Booner was the staging out than there emerged from tbe Indies' cabin a fino, manly looking fellow, dressed in faultless taste, intellect beamihg in every feature, while all over his faco perfect happiness shone like phosphorus on the oa; and lenn jng on his arm was the most lovable wpman. it has ever been lot to be hold; her fine hazel eyes (tell-tales that they wore) speaking deep emotion, and her expressive lip quiv ering with deep suppressed exoite pient,",wbi!p,her step, dressy lntyJ&r''i'$ was that of a queen. "Iheie they are! " " That s her!" " Oh how handBome!" burst from many a lip as , we insUnbUv.o'y made' way to lot. tnem pass to the alter, and where that waa 'we had about as clear an idea as a transceSlderlitaDSt generally has of what ho is talking .Knnt Rllt nun 1 1. .' n r. n.n all onam wuuttv, ..uvyuy mi.g wo nil duciii- ed to know, that there was fun ahead and that to fall in their wake Ma the way to see it. As the ladies passed, a gallant arm was otlereo; tp ,B&ch, and thus wo marched out of the babini don t!ie stairs, across tho staging, and up the sloping bank. Some fifty yards up the brook the pair Stopped, and, join, ing hands, they stood with clear water between them bridged as it was .with, the twinifiK fintcrs'. and crocked by a stream of love as pure as itsolF All was silent, still, until broken by the miniBter reading ia an impreBSiva nianner. r. "And of the rib which the Lord God hath taken from man made he woman and broilght her (into the man. And Adam said, this is now bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh ; she shall be called woman, bemuse she was taken of man. Therefore shall a man leave his father and mother and cleave unto his wife) and they Bhall bo one flesh." He closed the book and offered a most touching prayer; not. ft heart but seemed to feel that earnest appeal to the throne of grace. Then asking the usual questions he pronounced them husband ai.d wife. The bride, slowly sinking on her knees, raised her beautiful face, all covered with tears, and her clasped hands, and, in a moat thrilling sweet volco, tremulous with deep emotion, said: . . ... ........ i,- "And. how, O! .tpBrciful ralhor, grant thftt our lives thus united, may peacefully flow into one, even as .this rivulet, until we roach the river of death ; and und.ind,ed in faith or con duct, be permitted to enjoy thine etoN nal smiles, in the land of the pure and bleat)'. , , . . . , ,i; , . i. . Every pulse seemed still, hoping. wishing for moro of this beautiful drama. Not a word, not a movement from all that throng, all, all was hap piness. O! lovely panorama now dep v thou art craven on the heart. The happy. riidq.WRS in, trjo at.OfirrlpHnt ing a kiss upon the smiling lips of bis magnificent wife, when the clear tones of .manly r voice startled all from thoir d oasinir reverie universal ease rested on a tall Tennessean, whose eagle eyes spoke the man a fit re presentative he was of the State whore sleeps a Jackson. , . "I oa't Biand this any longer,! can't by I Pardon, ladies, par don, I have a proposition to make in the good faith of a man who never Hps or triflos. I must make it or dio so hor? goo?; ,Npw, I will marry on this spot any laay in tne crowu who baa tbe nerve to lace sucn music; look, at me, and if yon can love me as she loves (pointing to the bride;, l u promise to be such a husband as sho deserves, and such a husband as a true hearted man will make to the woman who comes trembling under his wing. I further say that no spot of shame attaches to my name, or ever shall- And this arm will support and portect the one who can trust it. Who'll take me V ... . And his eyes ran slowly and steadi ly over tbe crowd of handsome wom en around him ; his earnest manner and novel speech bad aroused an in tense feeling, and all was surprise and deep s,ympat,by..with the fearlees, ex cited orator, .when to the astonish ment and delight of every one, a fawn like, blue-eyed girl from the flowery banks of Alabama, stepped opto his side, and looking confidingly up to him, with her hands on bis arm aaid t "X am thine 1" . t .. ..t ... j . Ov this time his arm waa around bar waist, and tartinr ber curia be "signed; tbe contract", with a kiss that the married ladies afterward proDouno- dof the csnuine sort perfeot, talis- factory. Raising his flashing eyes NOVEMBER 21), 1807. with a triumphant expression from the pleasant job just mentioned, he said : ( " Where is that parson f Send him right hero on this spot we met, and pn this f pot we will be made q.ne ; I nsver let such luck as this pass me b wniting a minute, so go ahead, all's reaoyv" t.,c.trMV-;y And tbe parGonvdidi go .-ahead, and on that spot whore they first met were they solemnly., united forever, When the word' & what, nGod. . hath joined together, let ho man put assund- cr, dicu away, a shout went. Up that woke the echo tor miles ; every , band was extended to the Kapj$i , lucky, venturesome follow ; and overy. lady in the crowd pressed the lips of the handsome wite, (for a moment I wish ed I wore sho, but I instantly recover ed my sell possession and thrust tbe weakness from me; women kissing each other always seemed a waste of sweetness to me, but they know best.) and luughing, shouting, happy, we all returned on board. Ourgonorous captain seta splendid supper; the clerk made out two mar riage certificates; they were signed by the parties and seventyfour witnesses, (five more made the nine, you know,) men, women and children, all told everybody signed. Then we danced, we laughed, we made children of our selves yes, I am afraid we made fools bf b!irselvea.t ,le that as it may, when the watch changed at noon of night, the bluffs on the dnrk shores of river returned only unbroken the echo of the hoarse coughing of tbe Emily Barton's engines, foij, we, .slept, and our di earns vainly, tried to vie with the lovely reality ot tho evening- BLACK MATT: A SLAVE BELLS HIS OWN MASTEIl. i .Matthew .Ilbsotligenbrally bit tied 'Duck Malt,' on account of the dark ness of bis complexion,) was well known by tbo inhabitants of the Sea board of ..Virginia, sqrae year Bfro.p.r) a slavedeaier ana an accomplished "broakor in" of bad flesh, lie onee purchased a bright mulatto by tbe name of Sam, at a very low price, on account of his numerous bad quali ties, such as thieving, lying and drunk enness., Sum was intelligent with all his faults could read and wHtfc, and ape tho airs of a most polished gen tlemen. He was so far removed,- too, from the pure African, thttt he could scarcely be distinguished from a white man. On his becoming the property of tho slavedealer, he received several severe admonitions, in order that be might havl ft foretaste of tbe temper of his master. Secretly, he vowod vengeance for these striking proofs of Man's aitoclion, and, in a short time, an opportunity offered to gratify that vengeance. Matt made up bis gang and shipped thorn at Norfolk. Tbe barque arrived safely at, N Orleans, and was brought to the wharf. In order that Sam might, bring a good price, he was tog god off in fine clothes calf-skin boots, a sjllj but, and kid gloves. Matthew thought, by this external show, to re alize at least $1600 for the mulatto, as the body servant of some rich planter. Sam was, 'consequently, al lowed to go on shore, in order to show himself off. lie proceeded to the A,l hambra, and there strutted along among the best of them. Hearing a portly gentleman remark that h.e wished to purchase a good body ser vant, he went up to him, and, with an independent swagger, said : 'My dear sir, 1 have got just the boy thai will suit yOu.' 4 Ila 1 ' rejoined the planter, I am glad to hear yod say so : for I have been looking for one ror several days. What do you ask for him?' Nine hundred dollars,' replied Sam, 'and cheap as dirt at that. He has every quulity can Bhave, dress hair, orosh boots, ana is, oesiaes, poimnea in his manners. I could have gotten' fifteen hundred dollars for him, bet for one fault.' . 'Ha !' ejaculated the planter, 'and, pray, what kind ot a tauit is inatr 'Why, sir, a ridiculous one. lie im agines himself a white man.' . . 'A white man I exclaimed tue plant er, laughing, 'that fa , fanny conceit, indeed; bull can soon cure him of that I've bad considerable expert-. ence in training and managing gen tlemen of color, i ., .i .-. 'Oh ! err,' continued Sam, 'there is but little doubt that be can bo cured though you may find some trouble -. ft-- P. ,IIOV.. 1 ,f '.I i. J, . 'WI, sir, yon appear to bo a. gen tleman,' sail the planter, who was rather too anxious and confiding. 'I will take him on your recommenda tion. Where is ho now V , ....... i. -. -j i- 'On board tbo barque , yonder at the wharf 1 yon can see him at any moment,' replied Sam. , i. . Good L exclfilmesi the planter ; 'I am much pleas j with your honesty anctcarioJ,.BTid fn order to save tira.a. hero ere your nine hundred dollars -please to give mo a bill of sale.' i .Cam got the clerk to draw up a bill of sale, signed tho nameHpi Samuel Hopkins, jtocketed tho aoney, and told the plantor to ask the captain for Black Matt; ho would himself be on board as soon as ho had closed a bar, train with another-' lehtlbrrinn witW was desirous of purchasing one oi his field hands. , ,,- ; . , The pursy planter made his way to the barque, and demanded of the cap tain to see the boy Black Matt. Tho officer pointed to Matthew Ilobson, who aafccih th&quarter deck, smoking ho cigar and superintending the de barkation of his slaves. '., 'Are you Black Matt, my fino fel low.?' asked the planter, .addressing the slave .merchant, j . olkB tall rtio so to hum,' was the reply, 'but .here my name's Matthew HobsoripH ybahdoyou want?' ii.'I'll tell you, Matt, what I want. I want you, .. .You're ia likely looking fellow, and will just suit mb. 'Ldoi'btj here; etranger,5 said Matt, firing up, 'may be you don't know ! who you are speaking to.'.., lea 1 do, thongn yon re- my, pro perty ; I bought you of your, master, Samuel Hopkins, just now,' and ' 'You bought me 1' exclaimed Matt. standing up at full length before he planter, 'hell and the devil, sir I'm a white man r 'Come, come, now.' calmly said the iat man, 'it won t do 1 know you ii ... i.e'-wa you can t humbug me with your con ceits i ll whip it out ot you, sir I'll teach you ' Here Matt drew back and aimed a blow at the ruddy nose of the plant or, who seized him by the throat, and bellowed, for: the police. An officer happened to be on the levee he at the instance of the planter seized the refractory slave and bore him to the calaboosn. where he remuined until fiyidonpe could be procured identify, ing him an a free born, white citizen of the Uniled States. Sam. in t,hft mpftnlimn rrnt. nn hnnrd a ahip that ,as just weighing anchor tor am European port, and has never Deenjbeardt since.. , 'thus the rascal had bia revenge Matt lost his slave. and,,t(he Jgreen' fat gentleman his money. Petersburg Press.' A Story or Turkey Blrer, Iowa. On Turkey river lived Amasa Bark er. worthy itinerant minister of the Methodist,, ChurcH. Besides beino a fisher of men he was a fisher offish. and also delighted- in the pleasures of the chase. To him one fino Saturday night came another son of Kimrod Jack Waters. Jack woke up the minister by calling to him from the outside. The parson put, his head ont of the door and recognized his friend at once. , . ,. . " Mr Barker," BaVs Jack, "fine nierht for 'coon bunting. Can you come out and have a shot?" . A rnuffle,d protest in a fominie voice waa taintly board inside the house; but the good minister was too ardont i hunter to yield even to petticoat n All ence. A moment IaIaf hn annpur. ed at the door in hunting trim, and the two mpn started off although the protest was repeated, .roorq.atrenuous- y, accompanied by the apparition at a window of a, head incased with a ruf fled night cap. Spite of tho fine night, however, ,, and the skill, of the two hunleriv lucjj was aga'nut them, and several hours had passod before they met with anything worth taking home. At laSf t.h'e parson descried a fine coon in a tree.' t Being a sprightly parson and an aile, he climbed up after the animaL followine it to ouite a hiarht. At last,, getting a good chance, he levelled his gnB. , . ",Vhy don t you fire?" hoarsely whispered, Jatk, after waiting Several minutes dnrinjr which the parson re mained, sudently transfixed neglect ing to pqll the triegcr. ."isay, Mr. Waters." he renliod. "what time is it?" JRemoraber this Is Satnrday night. ... 1 1IH0..1J,. isn t, saya Jack. lookinir at his walcb, "it's Sunday. iriornine. Just five minutes past twelve. Now, pre, quic you won't have such a chance, again." , ;: ..'!Io, nov repnea the minister, "it won't do, Mr. Waters.. Too late now : wo must come another time." . . .VButjust give the coon a crack," urged Jack. , . . "Can't do It," aaid the minister, slowly descending. "Keeolleot what the commandment says :. Remember the Sabbath day to koep ft holy coon or no coon."- ... So the virtuous Sabbatarians went borne. A certain Judge was once com pelled to double,, ic with an Irishman in a crowded, hotel, when the follow ing conversation ensued s- "Pat, you would have remained in the old coun try a lootf tihie before you could have slept with a Judge, would you not ?' 'Tea, yer ttonor," said Pat, "and I think, yer honor would have been a long time in tbo old country before ye'd been a Judge, too." f. 1 . . fcj- Seven thousand five hundred naturalizations have taken place re cently in New York city under tho auspices oflhe Democratio Committee, and five hundred under those of tho Republican Committee. NUMBER' 2 Attead to the Shecpr- .. y The foljowthg practical suggestions)' are copied from Colman'i Rural Worldt "It is not a good practice t let , thd sheep run out on poorjfroet-bitten pasr . lure, as long as they; cad maintain Hfo'f before taking thorn "top fcnd feeding Ihem. "Indeed, half the' wintering of sheep depends upon the condition-in' tfbich they are in on tho first of December. . . If they -have to " pro-r .ved fpr. themselves np tevtbia tlate, and even up to the first of January; as isfreduently the case,'' they are, In very poor condition I? withstand the inclement season of winter, and many ofthem will come to an "untlmoly grave.'"" ; - .. ,..' - Ono of the groat secrets of suecesa with sheep is to begin to feed early in die autumn, just as eoon as tho pas tures begin to fail. If tho pastures fail, the sheep will fail too, unless tbey have outside aid. They cannot begin the winter in too good condition. If they are atrong and fat, they are pre-. uui uu to resist tne coia ana storms.; but if weak and poor, they fall an easy prey to the trying winter weather. , Every 6heep man should thoroughly cull his flock at this season, and dis pose of all the old and poor sheep, at some price pr other, This is another secret of fliiccsss in sheep raising, sell. off the poor ones keep the beat ones. This js the season to cull the flock before winter Bets uk. Don't fail to do this, if you would be a suc cessful wool grower. " f Another secret of success it to keep no more sheep than you can keep well. Have plenty of pasture for what you koep, and plenty of hay and grain to foed them in winter. If you want them to have heavy fleeces, they must have heavy feeding they. can't havo them without. It pays to feed all kinds of stock well, particularly 8heeP- . ,.!' - Another mattep of great Impor tance is, to h(tv good shelter fbu sheep it i8.,iqdiflponaa,bl)t almost to success. Cheap gheds ,:oan be put up that will ward off the jjqld wind and rains. . ,te. do nflt , aUvo'uttfs close yards for Bheep.,.Eiercise is healths ful, and if they can have.the pickings to b'9 found in the fibldo in oor lati-. tude in winter the exercise and tho grass, they get are highly beneficial to them. Bluegra3B pastures, rye flolda, etc., are very desirable to tho flock master. .... '-. 1 if, i . ... The Garden. , . The Rural World sayss "Many farmers have a place which they dig-, nify by the name .of garden; but at this season of the year they moro re semblo a pane break or wilderness. After the spring vegetables havo ma tured, the ground is too often allowol to grow up to weeds, so thick as to render it difficult to get through them. True economy, to eoy nothing of good looks, would dictate that all weeds in the garden bo. kept down and not allowed to go to seed and again be, multiplied fifty er an hun dred fold the next year, causing an, immense amount of labor in future cultivation. Where weeds .have beer, allowed to take possession of tho ground, they shqnjd bo cut up at one and removed, before tbey scatter their good for a future crop. No part of the farm affords a greater return for the labor bestowed than, tbo garden, and still no part of the farm is mora neglected. No better time will pre sent ftsolf for clearing off the garden than the present, if deferred until, spring, a thousand other things of more pressing importance then re quire to be done. It is an excellent.' plan whon the wcods are cleared off, to haul out manure intended for tho garden, spread it and turn it under with a good plow, preparatory to a. second plowing in the spring. Late fall plowing exposes thousands of In socts to the effects of tbe froet, which; otherwise would prove very destruc tive to the spring crops-" ' T - 1 ' - Wonderful Musqnltoes. It is related of llev. Zeb. Twitched a preacher noted for shrewd and. humqrous sayings, that be onee arous ed the flagging attention of an audi ence with the following statement: ; "Brethren, you haven't any idea of the sufferings of our missionaries in: the new settlements on account of the musquitoes. The mosquitoes in some of these , regions are enormous, A great many ofthem would weigh, a pound, and tbey would got on logo, and bark when the missionaries are' going along." ''' , J ., . .. ... , By this time all ears and eyes weny open, and ho proceeded to finish his discourse. '-- , ,,, ,,..r f The next day one of Ma bearer called bim to account for telling lies in the pulpit. , .,...,. . "There never was a mnsquito that weighed a pound," bo said. . , "But I didn't say ono fit them.,, would weigh a pound; j aaid a, groat many, and I think a million, of them would.'.' . - . . . , . ."Bat you say tbey barked at tha, missionaries. . : .." '.. . "No, no, brother, I said' they would get on logs and (pn) bark." t A wife with a ways a capful vfife. capital iiu's ai-