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VOL Vlll. ; SHEPH^DSTOWN, JJsFFJERSON COUNTY, VA.. S.VilTRIUY MOltMXG. MAHCIl 5. 1859. KO. )?.
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T1IC TllltEE CROWNS.
BY LI LI AS M .
I saw a girl with f;?ir, sweet fare,
Ami slender f >rm of fairy grace ;
Her heart was fraught with youth's bright
dreams,
W hich, pi ism- like, gave ehangrful fleams.
Till heart, and hopes, and future life,
W.ih richest rainbow tints seemed rife ;
She twined, of sweetest roses red,
A frag'ant wreath to deck her head,
Then, spoitive. flung it in the stream
To see the foam-dew o'er it gleam ;
The maiden's brow bore voulh'j fair
crown
Of wavy, clustering tresses brown.
Swift years flew by ? an aged dame
Sat bending o'er the flickering flame,
"Whose light fell on her furrowed fdce,
And showed each wrinkle's care-worn
trace ;
ITer eves were dim ? her trembling hands
Sought warmth, in vain, from glowing
brands ;
'Mid heavy woes and grief-wrung tears,
She'd prayed for aid through many years,
Till on her forehead, withered, brown,
Old age had set ^silvery crown.
Pays passed ? heside a grave I bowed.
O'er with the snow had cast a shroud ;
1 thought not of the m.nden fair.
Nor of the matron, bent with caie.
Whose worn, and weary, trembling form
No more should feel the chilling storm ;
From my dim sight the veil w?s riven.
And 'mid the anoel throng in Heaven,
I saw a white-robed saint cast down
Before tlw throne a golden crown !
o-^i J. "J U JErJa JU ?$J*t ?j 'J V "J*
A First-rale Notice for the Smiths.
Smith t!:e rax<>r strap man, is ahout
again. lit* h? nut ashamed of his patron
ymic ? he rather posies in it. 2 11 the
course of a recent hs?rr??g?e in one of our
neighboring cities, Smith admnK*tered ?he
following consolation to the great family
to which he had the honor to belong : ?
Gentfcwrn, n?v name is Smith, ami 1
am proud to s.?v, 1 am not ashamed of it.
It may he that no person in this crowd
own* that very uncommon narop. If,
however, there he one such, let him hold
up his head, pull up his dickey, turn out
his toes, take courage, and thank his stars
that there are a few more lett ol the same
port.
ymith, gentlemen. is an illustrious name,
And stands very high in the annals of fame ;
Let White, Brow u and Jones increase as they
will,
Bclitvc me that Smith will outnumber them
still.
Gentlemen, 1 am proud of being an
original Smith ; not a SMI TIC nor a
SMYTH, hut a regular natural, original
JSMIT1!, Smith. Putting a Y in the
middle, or an K at the end, won't. do gen
tlemen. Who evf-r heard of a great man
by the name of Smyth or Smith-e I
IScho answers irho '/ and evervhodv says
nobody. But as lor Smith, plain NAI I I'll.
Smith, why, the pillars of lame are cov
ered with that honored and revered name.
Who were the most lacy, wittv and
popular authors of this century ? Horace
and Albert mtih.
Who the most original, pithy and hu
morous preacher ? Rev. Sidney Smith.
To go farther hack, who was the bra
vest and boldest soldier in Sumpter's ar
my. in the Reeoluiion ? A Smith.
Who palavered with Powhainn, iai
lnnled u iih Pocahontas, and became the
nncester of the lirst families in Virginia ?
A Smith, again.
And who, 1 a>k ? and 1 ask the ques
tion seriously and soberly ? who, I say,
is that man, and what is his tiant^. who
has fought the most battles, made the
mosj^peeches, preached the most ser
mon?, held the most officcs. sung the
most songs, written the most poems,
courted the most women, kissed the most
runaway with the most wives, and
married the most widows? Jiisfory
a iy s. you any, I say ami everybody nays .
John Smith.
Keep Dark .
Youn?? man ! keep your eyes open
when you are after a woman. If you
bite at a naked hook, you are green. Is
a pretty dress or form attractive, or even
a pretty face ? Flounces, boys, are of no
consequence. A pretty face will g;ow
old ? Paints wash otf. The sweet smile
of the flirt will give place to the scowl of
the termagant. The coquette will not
shine in the kitchen corner, and the once
sparkling eyes and beaming countenance
will look daggers at you. Beware ! If
the dear is cross and scolds at her mother
in the back r om, you may be sure you'll
get particular fits all over the house. If
she blushes when found at the wash tub
with her sleeves rolled up, be sure she is
of the dish rag aristocracy : little know
ledge and a good deil l? ss sense. If you
marry a girl who knows nothing but to
commit woman Slaughter on the pnno,
you have go.t the poorest piece of music
ever got' un. Kind one whose mind is
right, and pilch in.
Smoke for Wounds.
A correspondent of the Country Gen
tlcmnn, mentions a case of a horse, which j
was juol ready to die of an oM and fester
ed wound. Fortunately, he add?, at this
stage of the case, an old Pennsylvania
teamster, came to our relief and recom
mended smoking with old shoes. The
smoke was made of old shoej, soles and
all, cut in pieces, in a hog trough, and
plumed under the swollen parts. In a few
hours the swelling subsided, and the sore
commenced discharging matter ? the horse
c a
was saved. *"
Some years after this, I heard two per
sons t i? I k i n about a horse that had been
gored in the abdomen. In this case eve-j
ry thing had been tried in vain. The poor
creature must die. At iny suggestion lie
was soioked, and when I naxt heard from
him the old hotse was well. So much
for old wounds.
In the same year 1 cut my foot with an
axe. The lady of the house seized the
foot, when it was bleeding freely, held it
over a pail containing taglocks. In a few
minutes the bleeding stopped, and the
smoke was removed and a bandage ap
plied to protect it from accidental blows.
The wound never mattered, and conse- ,
I cjuently never pained me. I have seen
this remedy tried in many similar eases, ,
'and always with the same result. Lei
the reader bear in mind that no liniment
I or salve, drawing 01 healing, shonld be
applied. You have merely to smoke the
wound well, and nature will do ihe rest. j
1 suppose the burning of wood produ- 1
res the same results, but it would Jiot be j
so man:?ueabli*. There a principal in
hhe smoke of wood which, when applied
j to the flesh, coagulates the albumen, thus
| rendering it unsusceptible ol putrefaction.
The same principle stops bleeding by co
agulating the blood. It promotes healing
and may be applied with decided benefit
to alir'O-t all ulcers, wounds and cutane
ous diseases. See Turner's Chemistry
bv fiiebig and Gregory, j>. 1.242.
For chapped hands and lips, molasses
is the best remedy ever used. If my
{cows have sore teals, or an ox chafes of!
ihe outer skin, so as to occasion the blood
{ lo start, 1 applv mofasses.
Daring Feat at Niagara
Crossing un Stills Jlbovt the Fulls.
A correspondent of the Chicago Press and
(Tribune .^ves I Ke following particulars of
the recent insane haz-ird at Niagara Falls,
of JSignor Unspa Morelli alias Andrew
Greenleaf, a dare devil Yankee boy, who,
for a wager of $1,000, on Monday week,
actually crossed Niagara river. walking
'upon stilt.*, between Uoat Island and the
Falls. This writer says :
Punctually at 7 o'clock, Morelli ap
peared, in fine spirits and condition, lie
had with him a pair of stills about twelve
feet long, made oi wrought iron, Hat,
sharp-edged and pointed ? shapped,;n fact,
almost precisely like a double edged dag
ger. These were firmly lashed lo his
leas, and lie walked towards this terrible
livei with a confident smile. The morn
ing was clear and cold, but he was attired
, very lightly, in a dress not unlike thai u
sually worn by professional gymnast*.
[At ten minutes past seven he stepped ii.Mo
the water, which in another moment was
boiling, surging, and rushing beneath Ins
feel. The boldest of the lookers on held
hi?- breaih in su?f>ensc, as the oaring man
i receded from shore. Jle atone seemed
unmoved, and passed on, slowly and care
jfutiv, avoiding the farger rocks which
J ? a
were made appafi nt by the eddying cut
rent. His steps ai first were verv short
and carefully made, but afterwards be
oame bolder and longer.
Toe s!i| s, o( course, were so placed
that the current struck only against their
sba?p etlues. and pioduccd but little ef
jt cijbui the danger from the sunken
rocks, and the conviction that a eiu^iefaUe
step would seud him to death, produced
a feeling that was horiibly painfuj. Once
or twice he seemed to lose his balance,
and a ?- i ck e in g sh?.dJtr ran through each
one ol the beholders. Kecoveri?g him
self he sitl! kept on ? still weeded , until to
our straining eves he could scarcely be
, distinguished fiom the fobuiihg wWrs.
The oiitldle of (lie river was attained at
last; houis seem 10 have fled, but it was
barely seventeen minutes since he left the
shore. As he Approached the deepest and
iiiom dangerous part ol his route, the sus
pense became tnore^arftill v intense. No
word was spoken, except that one man
offered another five dolors for a moment's
u*e ol his lorgnette, which offer passed
unheeded, Just as Morelii reached the
swiftest and deepest portion of the cur-i
rent, he seemed lo totter ? sink ? he threw
ap his arms ! I closed my eyes. Open
ing them in a moment after, I saw that he
was still standing. A few moments more
and he had reached the Canadian bank ?
ami fell exhausted into the arms of two
men who were waiting for him.
At this hour (3 P. M.,) he has nearly
recovered, and though still in bed, re
ceives ihe congratulations trf dozens of
visitors who came pouring in. He left the
American shore 960 f. et above the fall,
and came out about- 1,000 feet above the
Canadian. The mony has already been
handed over to him, and ail will agree
thai it was fairly won.
"1 Knew if ? I Told You So."
BV AGI.Al'S FORRESTER.
It has always been a matter of much
mystery to me where those people that
are always so wise gain their extensive
stock of knowledge. There's Mrs. Scrig
gins ; she's just the most "learned crittur'
in the; w hole creation. You can't for the
lile ot you, t? 1 1 her anvthing new. She
always declares, 'I knew it ? didn't I tell
you it wftuld be so ?? just what I've ex
pecied ail the while,' &,c. But the other
day I 'fixed' the old lady. The way ii
came about was this.
I rushed into the house, most out of
breath, and exclaimed ?
'O ! Mrs. Scriggm^l've had the mis
fortune to l^so
'I k:?ew you would ; I knew it all the
while.'
'Yes, I've lost
?Just what 1 told you,' rejoined Mrs.
Seriggins ; 4you wore always so cateless,
I knew that you'd lose it.'
'Lose what, aunt V
1 Why, lose* ? (and you should have
seen how sheepish the good old lady di'J
look) ? 'why what did you lose?
'Lost a night's lest, it; consequence
(of '
'1 knew you would, I've warned you
l often.'
'Yes a whole nigla's rest bvjnat ? '
I 'If you'd only taken my advice and ;
(here the old lady paused) ? 'yes, I knew
you would set up to '
'To what, aunt V
'Laws a massy, how very inquisitive
J yon are, to be sure.'
'Why, aunt, you seem to know all about
it. Come tell me why it is that I lost my
rest last night."
'Well, if you must know' ? (the old la
dy paused again) 'why, 1 don't know
i nothin' abou lit.*
'Well, Hi tell yon how it was. Yon
know Mrs. Buzfuzzie V
Just then M r>. Scriggins' eldest daugh
ter I'ollv Ann, knocked something off
from the mantel piece in the next room.
'Polly Ann,' exclaimed the excellent
old lady, I lot) I d you you'd break that
bottle of bran vinegar. When you gel
bran ? I mean vinegar, again put it in the
I closet. 1 knew all along how it would;
be.'
kI thought to myself, if she knew all
| along how it would be, it was certainly
i most strange that she (ltd not put the
botilt of bran-vinegar into the closet ker
: self.
'Yes/ said Mrs. Scriggins, in reply to
my interrogation. 'I suspected the same
| thing of Mrs. Buzfuzzie ; I allers know
ed she was no betier than she ought to
I be."
I 4 Well, Mrs. Ruzfuzzle saw a mart a!
twelve o'clock la>t night, prowling around
the neighbothooO '
I *1 knew so," exclaimed the old ladv,'
'And she savs,' continued I with in air
of mystery, 'that this man '
'1 told you so,' interrupted Mrs. Scrig
gin*.
' That this man went lo a certain house
nearly op '
'i expected it all along,' said Mrs.
Scriggins.
'And tapped at the door in a very mis-j
lerious manner '
'Didn't I say so V asked Mrs. Scrig
gin*.
?And a woman eame out and let him
in, after which she saw no more of him.'
'Just so,' asserted M i s. Scriggins,'
'And furthermore. Mrs. Buzluzzie savs
that woni an was you 1'
kAs it 1 didn't know it/ shouted Mrs.
Scriggins. 'Lord a massy J what am I
saviag ? Mrs. Buzfuzzie lies. I knew
all the while that sne'd tell that lie.' /
?And that, Mrs. Scrigjjins, has -weighed
so heavily upon my deeply sensiuv? mind
that it has caused me to lose a whole
night's rest.' n
?It's all a lie, from beginning to end,' i
yelled Mrs. Scrig?rBs?'and 1 allers know
ed you'd b?come one of the greatest liars
that ever lived.'
And I left (fie old ladv, who started off
to gather up the fragments of her bfatt- 1
vinegar bottle.
?CJeoige. what does C A T spell I
4 On n't know, sir.'
'What does your mother keep to eatcl)
mice ?'
'A trap.'
?N?, no, what animal is very fo?d of
milk r
' \ baby, sir/
'Y'?u dunce, what was it scratched your
sifter's face V
'My nails, sir/
'I am out of all patience. There do
yon see that animal on the fence V
? Y es sir/
'Do you know its name V
?Yes sir'
* Then tell me what C A T spells V I
'Kitten, sir.' Ji 4
If you would know how a bull would
look when His uil is twisted, jti$i ask a
stnck-up gent f<?r"lhat liftle bi:! fie owe*
you/' when lie is talking to a lady.
In Illinois, Mr. Bu?h and Mr. TJird are
rival candidates for office. In that caspf
? he people will ha?e to beat the Bush to
get the Bird.
I'LL TELL YOU WUAT TO DO.
Dear Fred ? that is, if you'll ailow
.Me lo call you st ?
I think I can appreciate
And underlain! your woe ;
I've read your grievance and your want.
And 1 think you will not rue,
If you will let me ? as a friend ?
Advise you what lo do.
Don't list to all the fretful tales
Some married folks wi'l tell.
Nor strive from ho?ls of lovers
To bear away a belle ;
Hut find a quiet, modest girl.
Gentle ? yet merry, too ;
, And if your heait's in its right place,
'Twill t< 11 you what to do.
[ Don't seek her at a tbeatie,
| A t a concert or a bidl,
An^don't he too particular
It she he short or t;ilt ;
Beauty at best, is but ".?.km deep
Seek one who will be true,
And love her with your tieart and soul,
And tell her that you do.
: And when you've proved that she de
serves
I The love that you'll bestow.
j Don't "shill-I, shall-I, ought-I to,"'
Hut to the altar go.
Believe, confide, have faith in her,
And then she'll trust in you.
And in your hour of trial she
Will tell you what to do.
. Let no suspicions haunt your mind.
Nor jealousy distuib,
j And when you are to wrath inclined,
! Your anger try lo curb,
f ~ *
: If she he ? as I think she will ?
, Right-minded, just and Hue,
' You ne'er will have necessity
To tell her what to do.
I
No longer yield to doubts and fears,
j Nor dire rheumatic pain ;
Remember ! time is lleetwig fas!,
I
And your charms are on the wane.
[Seek out this jjiri without delay.
And then proceed to wr.o,
, Begin at once ; come ? haste away 1
j Let me advise ) on ? do I
"Hard Driokers."
There is a class of men in the world
[termed hard drinkers . who do not go be
hind the door lo guzzle down the fiery
[ liquid, but do it boldly and boastinglv.
They will declare that they pay for their
'liquor nnd hence it is nobody's business.
; No doubt they do pay for it like many
: other articles that cannot be had without
! the money ; but will the same individuals
'if they can gel credit pay their debts.
Not one out of ten. They will boast that
1 1 hey maintain themselves and families, hui
I in most instances it is at th expense ol
.ot'iers. They will expend for liquor 25
'to 50 cents on an average per day, and
depend upon a hard theik for meat, flour,
groceries, &c. Whenever a man who is
not in possession ol more than what the
la a allows bun, becomes a "regular" at
the bar-room, you might as w* 11 forgive
him the little debt he owes you. For our
part we never waste paper and ink draw
ing off accounts against such delinquents,
hike every other branch of business ours
lias its quota of this kind of patrons, and
all put together, so far as their ability or
disposition to pay is concerned, ate wot
' worth a single pan of powder, as much
as would shoot one. Thousands of men
to-day who are as poor as Job's turkev,
i with debts staring at them from all quar
ters, would have plenty of money, rje;?r
er heads, better characters and heifer con
stitutions, had thev been as regular a'
their places of business as they have bf en
at the public bar room, grocery or still
house. The folly bf at least immoderate
drinking is apparent t6 everybody, but
yet it does not seem to restrain the young
from following in the footsteps of t hi- iV in
fatuated seniors. If "straws show which
way Ihe wind blows rlrere are young
men in tlrte place and vicinity to-day, wlr
must yet, without a reformation, not only
come to want, from rf.is cause", but ulii".
mateJv go down to the cheerlefcf grine ol
the 1>RVNK4RD.
A Happy Home.
In happy lunnie there v* ill I ? no fovllt
finding,, po merbesring spirit ? .ln 'fi u tU
he no ^)e^?i.?hn?!i?. no (rciliilife^. l<i?*
kiniJriyps-a.w ill i 01 dwell tn the heari or l?#
on lite '.ungues. On, the tear?, (!??? w ail
ing o| life, and health, and ?-iteugi:?, ?r<?i
ume ? of all that i& most to be oesifed in
? home, occasioned merely hy u^iuud
words, The celebrated Mr. We* ley re
marked to this effect* namely, that fil
ing and scolding seemed like tearing (he
flesh from the bone, and tl.at we have no
more right to be guilty o! this than we
hare to curse, or swear, or steal, fa a
perfectly happy home, ail seiSahrke**
will be removed. . Ev-n as "Christ pl?-a?
%d not himself# ' ao among tho flfcPiiih****
of a luppy hoifierall ?ei?sluMiss wi 1 ^
removed, liven b* "Christ |*W?e*d not
himself,*' so li.e m m Iters of a Hswx
home u ill not seek fir-t to please them
selves but to please ?aoh o<l*er.
Chi eifpli/esi* is another ingredient in a
happy home. Ho* much'doc? a awtei
nps* e nana'in?? liom a heart fraught wmIi
l .vt* and kuiiiu contribute to rendrr a
hoiii* happy. Ilo'.v attracting, how sooth
ing i* thai i-ttn'i cheeilulness that is borne
on the countenance of a wife and mother.
How the parent and child, the brother
and ?ister, the mistress and servant. dwell
with delight on those clieerlul looks,
those confiding smiles that beam from the
ey?. and !??? r> i from the inmost soul who
are dear and near. How it hastens the
return <?! l! e father ? lightens the care ol
the mother ? renders it more easy for both
to temptation, and drawn by the
cords of aflectior, how it induces litem
with loving hearts to return to the paren
tal roof.
Oh, that parents would lay this subject
to heart ? that hy untiring elTorts they
would so far render home happy, that
their children and domestics shall not seek
for happiness in forbidden paths.
Horrible Tragedy in Washington.
Murder of the. U. S. Initrict Attor
ney. I'. Hurt on Key by Hon. Daniel E.
fickle, s. ? Washington, Feb. 27. ? Thi.*
community was thrown into an intense
excitement to day, by the killing of AMiil
ip Barton Key, U. States District Attor
ney for the District of Columbia, at the
hands of Hon. Daniel E. Sickles. Ac
cording to the most reliable report, Mr.
Sickles becoming convinced of the truth
I of certain scandalous rumors involving his
wife, resolved to revenge his wrongs, and
; about 2 o'rlock this alternoon, proceeding
?from his residence, near the President's
House, to the southeast corner of Lafay
ette square, in the same neighborhood
where Mr. Key was engaged i'l conversa
tiun with Mr. Butterworth, of New York,
and charging Mr. Key with having dis
honored him and destroyed his domestic
peace, shot him with a revolver, one of
ihe balls entering the lelt Mile o{ liis body
land passing through the corresponding
point on the opposite side and lodging un*
jder the skin. Another shot took effect in
| ifje right ihigh, near the main artery.
Key, (ailing to the ground, implored Sick
les not to ki 1 him, but a third shot was
j inflicted in Ins right side, glancing from
the body* inflicting a bruise of which
wounds death ensued in a few moments.
The body was taken into the National
Cli.h House, where a jury of inquest was
j summoned end an examination of several
hour's duration took place. The verdicl
! merely slates the death from the effects ol
jiistol shots, as above, stated, fired by Mr.
Sickles.
The premises of the Club House have
j been crowded with people all ihe alter
I noon and evening, anxiously inquiring
into all ihe circumstances of ihe horrible
even i. After Sickles had killed Mr. Key,
he repaired lo the residence of Attorney
j(i**neral Black, where he whs advised to
dt liver himself niio the hands of the oft
jeers, who subsequently conveyed him to
jail, lo which he was committed for a fur
ther rumination tomoirow. The facis
which led lo the tragedy will then proba
bly judicially transpire. The inquisition
jof the Coroner was mprrly with reference I
io the causes which produced death. ,
A Remarkable Woman.
The Norfolk papers notice the death in
ih.it c ity on Wednesday, of a colored fe
mule named JS.irah M.dlory, who at the
nine of herd&ath, was m her hundred and
twentieth year :
Her youngest child attended her funer
al as the last id the f;onil\ ; hi* hark ???
hent, .Hid his locks frosted o'er wiih the
snows of Sevent v-scveii winters. She
never liSe*f glasses, *amJ to the day of her
death could thread a needle -js readily and
easity as ever. Il?r lediaius were inclos
ed in a neat mahogany c< llln. on .ti e top
of u hieli were ihe initials "S. M.
120.** They were followed to the grave
by a large number ol hoih colors. A round
the hearse were six venerably n^gro men.
who w ilh a white sash across their shon]?
defs acted as j'a'l hearers,: behind were
twenty four old coloreJ ladies ; many of
them p'oW iblv three score and ten years
of ape. who were aiijred ?h 1 lack diesses,
Mark capes, with three rows of while
ribbons around, and lead colored chip
bonnets, with a white curtain, trimmed
wiih three rows of black tape ; then fol
lowed several carriages ; while crowds
fi>'!ou ed out to ?ip?f ihe last of this old la
dy, who had livtd out s:x *core years.
Ilolfalt-1'}' P,ffn. ? Drspepsia, wl.rch
is rtmVniHed b\ j hv*i"ciana one of the
riio?t iffSettlt of all diseases to deal with,
invaiiaMv scccomb* to this supreme reg
uh'or of ihe internal organs. The effect
of the Hi npon the membrane which
lines the alimentary caAa!. appears 10 be
wonderfully soothing and healing, while
at the sai'ne tin e tl.ey gently stimulate the
stiimWrft ann the li*- r. This we ?oppo*e'
to be Hie moihtn nperrrnili in cases of
dyspepsia and tfiaal cpi ; but whatever
flfp proe? n?. Tl.*r*> ran hr no donbt as to
ihe rapidity, friV afia^;!-rv . ^nd complete
ness of tFe nut*. '! he fVl? have be^n
administered in if is n bo r hood in ca
se* of >?wmnier rtfWj lifi ( and general
w eak ufci?s and debility. with the happiest
r?-suf?. Tl.ey are a ju-f f. cdy safe medi
cine for cl/ti-lren.
^'Stttltf up \ our accouuls at thia office.
i
Woman's Right* comenllon.
The Albany Time? gives the following
report o? a W omans Mights Convention
in that section :
? a*t Albany, Jan. IB, lo5V?
The meeting of the Worn ill s K ignis
Association called i??r 'his day, hekl
as agreed on. The r,,oin not bring laro?
enough . they ?i!joun?etl under the shed.
Miss Sarah Uamp was called to the
block, an.! oW Mrs. Gab appointed Sec
rctnrx ; but hating Uft her speeHeles at
the store .where she bought the snug, shfl
resigned, anil Nancy Teaze was appointed.
The Mrs. 1'iefiJeiil stated that the ob
ject of the Convention was to devise soipe
lan to compel their husbsmh to stay at
home of nights ; and said for herself, sho
nad missed the last two tea parties, just
because her ugly brute of a man wot*!
not sit bv the youngest baby, that had the
measles," and warm the milk for the baby.
She then invited the ladies to relate their
experience. , ... .
0!d Mis. Gab arose and said she only
ran.e out ?l curiosity. fhc had no bus
band, anil she knew, when her hoys were
on, laie at night. ti.M they never urafik
anything, as they ofiew had to gel wp in
the night lor water
Mrs. Gamp said her rU m*n wal
'out *rrv late, but did not thiukhe QVfr
drank; ol'ten suspected him and smelt ot
his breath, hut could never smell anything
lexcept cloves, which lie took for the
toothache. i >
Nancy Tcazc said she always ahkcu her
man where he was going when he started
out, and where he had bien when he c*"1? *
back; but as he nevrr answered, she <*<l
re all v believe the poor man was getting
deaf; was very ci nam he did not ga?bVc,
las he had more money wften be camo
hack than when he started. . ,
Mrs Fantadlln said her man was ?l
w ays out, hut she cmthJ account for it, a*
he belonged to the Frse Masons,^ (Mil
Fellows, 6on? of Mi l?a, Mechanics llen
e til Society. Fire Company and two So
jer Companies, which took nearly all ok
the poor man's leisure time.
- Mrs. Van Guy>ling said she only e?mo
to hear what the rest ?aid, but would say
thai her old man w as out every night, hut
always said he had 10 work; and when he
did come home, he was so tired that he
would throw himself on the bed, and sho
would have to take off his clothe*; ho
would go to sleep in a minute, and snofo
wll night, and she durst not disturb hiitv.
because he was so tired.
Mrs. Kuuabuut said her husband
often out nights; knew he never drank, byt
thought that some other men ?!wl, as her
hunband came home with a strange over
coat on. and an old lia( all bruised up, In
stead ol his cap; and he told her that soiBu
drunken men had probably changed *illi
him; often heard loud singing before l^o
caine in. and he said he ??had been watch
ing them noisy (ellows, as he thought
thev were burglars."
Mrs. Spnukup saiJ she was not mter
fsicd, for her husband used lo belong
ihe Jterhabites; knotva he don't drink
now, h?*rau?e he cannot hear the smell
the whiskey that 1 wash in; is oilt night*
Lot alway s bring? lime groceries; hat
go every night, tor he is so forgetful.
Mrs. Gamp aaiil.as there wa* no mher*
to speak, she would inform them that Mr-.
What's Ser name ha*jo?l had a baby, *M|t
she did not know how long tl^ey had
been mank-rf. hm had it down Hi d?e al
wanae ?t
The Convention ?ben adjourned M>
meet ihe n?jn wirdy ilay.unlf ?? nwtuf . b,jr
given at the Nr u tug ru- ?et) -
1 Wonder. ? *? ? ?
VVhm a yoirtjSr man U eWrlf hi t alnrr
him) dret>*e? like a prince, tmoket
? e# ar*,'' drjnka i brandy,'* attefldi*
:heatre% ti.U? and liit | fro^r Hi
he dom it u^od the av?ii? ot lit* rlerj|f>
'"^'P * | W
When a yoohj? lady pit* Irt file pallor
all day villi her lily white fin pern
ed wiih ling". I wonder if < her Rtnthtr
don't w a#h ir.f cJt?bw and 1)9 ilie ??rk
in this kitchen ? ajtol aid*
When a deacon of a ehureh aefl- atrnng
bolter recomn. endir'g h aw eXcfull nt and
1 jiwprl? I H'indtf ! w , ( ? 1 ,w
Whin a \oiu-y Udy l?r?? Iter waivta
third Ptoallff ih?n nat.irc uoti* ul
if b*/ pretty form wifl not ?ltH*t?i? ,^*r
Iflf iiiWlP tlojcn y * ;?m or uioie, hftrrir*
mwkir^ber tift?r?fah|e 4- tiife'Mlfc'ftor* 9t*(fl
W hen a young m?i u dependent
hu daily tail for fcft uwntf. a?<i mafrie*
a Udy whod'es not know how to make %
loaf of tread, or mend a^auneni. I * od
der if hfc la not lacking fomefc Kot'e, *ay
toward the lop for inafaiewf' ,uJ ? ?SHI
When a rea* recetM* a pennilre-l or
newspaper weekly, afii ?a4?? gr?aVil?-?
hght in reading them, bul ne^itcia U> pay
for them, I wowdtr:
.riui
Mr. Jamea Hogg, wur marrtrd lo Mi??
Ella I'eahe. iateiy. Vyhflf cafi be mora
natural ihan the UBO>ft of p*>r k and bean* !
I # t?t tlm onion aeerfl* al! one-tided ? only
ooe bean k? a whole ho[. '* *'
j - ? - ? ?t ? w f ? " *** ^ >fi V
A lady be:.n* a?ked to waits* fare lb*
following terifil'le ;?nd appropriate ant?
wVr J ??Kb, 1 thank yo'u,%ir ? 1 have bul
ging enough at bou*?.