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THE DOLLAR WEEKLY BULLETIN
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ROSS & ROSSER, Publishers.
MAYSVILLE, KY., THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1862.
VOLUME 1 NUMBER 1
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'3IAYSTH.LE, - - JUNE 19, 1862.
tWATO these not truly beautiful lines? a
vivid portrayal of heart feelings touehin ly
tender and sweet teemire with thought tbat
come home to tbo bean.- Ed.
A MEMORY! -
"I took an olden vohin e up to night,
A bok loi;g 'aid ash e, witlrn whose leaves
For manv a weary year I had nor looked;
An4, as I turned them over onebv one.
There met mine eve. tLat knew their meaning
! well, K
Some mute memorial of the days gone by:
A withered leaf or tlower, or pem-i! murk
Penned in my'yi u'h'syoune days hy a fair hand
That now, alas! in allies, and whose cla:-p
May never more responsive meet niin own.
Save when in dreams; or in my musing hwurs
1 deem I nm not all f.rroltun by
Tho.-m I'liencisbipa of the past, and stretch my
bund
J. ir. voluntary forth as it might grasp
f. ec iike the olden lime, a f;;ir. soft'palm
i nd take it to my longing lips, mid prets
A love kiss on it.
That snmohand had plucked
And
given to me tho-o dowers nd withered
leaves.
Anil I had placed them in that book, thut I
Might look upon them of: en. and recall
Her w-rds and the soft e!l-Ul blush that stole
To her faij cheek, and the bunt lashe o'er
Her beaming eyes, so full of love for mo.
As from her baud I took the procured gift,
And read its fragrant scroll.
Oh. olden tome !
Full many an hour in those hripht. happy day
Have we bent o'er thy tr.i. while her fair curls
Miogled with my dark Jocks, and one sort hand
Clasped mine; her low, sweet voice tbo while
tailing
Upon mine ear lil e mnie notes, as th.'o'igh
The passing hours she read to me. stopping
-o say "How sweet" to some quaint fancy ol"
The b:-rd, or asking for my voice to read
The deep and stirring passages.
For h.
Was quiet and retirit g. and Life's stern
Tumultuous wavs.and the broad glare.of Fame's
lliah noon-tide ray held no atlinity
With her pure gentle spirit. 'Twas her toy
To stray h rough ll.w r mcuds. i.nd by the hiook
L.isu-niijg io song ot Oi-ds. ami the "cool splash
Of waters." Nature in her sunny moods,
Aud the ca'm qaict of hc-r twilight hours
And eurly-even stars, was hei great joy.
A little while, the staid to guide
My Wffyword steps, by gentle ministries
And words of love to call my better nature
Into action. Then, her mission done, home
'J o its native skies, her spirit.took its
F.isht. leaving a shadow on the green earth.
And ir. its flowery meads, the bine sky and its
Evrn stars, the brook and smooth lake'si ver
S-eu Al' nature seemed to wear a shade of
Gloom. Even the birds sang not so sweetly
As their wont, but trilled their layswiti. a sad
l)irge-like cadence.
And oh! as I sit here
Tonight and read these mutely eloquent
Ksnnmbrances, my eyes wiil dim with tears,
And a vain longing lor the daysgouc by
Come to iny heart with a sharp pang.
And vet
I would not wish her hack, but breathe a prayer
Of fervent thanks that e eu a Jit'le wliilo
Thn simlicht of hr crcntle love, illum'd
Mv Dathwav. And though t-badows darden
'round
My trns shall look beyond, knowing in heaven
Pho liveth ever more, whose esrthly life
So -hort, seemed a sweet benediction toitsclose
Blessing me ever."
A BEAtrurur. Reflection. Bulwerclo
ouently savs: "I can not believe that earth
is mat's abiding place. It can't be that our
life is cast up bv the ocean of eternity to
fl at a moment upon its waves and then sink
into notbingnus-! El e, .why is it that the
glorious aspirations, which leap like angels
from the temple cf our heart, are forever
f wandering about unsatisfied? Why is it
Uat the raii.b: w and clouds come over with
I a beauty that is not of earth, and then pass
) off and leave ns to mnse upon their favored
loveliness? Why is it tbat the stars, who
' hold tbeir fc-'st tjI around the midnight
throne, are set above the grasp of our limit
ed faculties, forever mocktLg us with their
unapproachable glory? And, finally, why
is it that bright forms ol human beauty are
presented to our view, and then taken from
, us, leaving the thousand streams of our af
! ftctiot;s to flow back io Alpine torrents upon
our hearts? We are born for a higher des
tiny than that of earth; there is a realm
where tbe raintow never fades where the
stars will be spread be ore ns like islands
that slumber on the ccean and where tbe
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beings tnat pass before ns iiRe suaaows win
stay in our presence forever."
Bknkfit of Abvertisiso. It is often the
case that men come into our office and in
ouire for the papers published in some par
ticular place, saying tbey would like to find .-
somebody's advertisement, -i ney mi aowo
and look the papers over, and it is often the
case that they are unable to find the desired
information. Not long since, says a Utica
paper, a gentleman was looking for tbe
names and address of an Albany firm to
G-Qni-ife---? dred to make a consignment,
"-ratnot finding it in tbe Albany papers, he
' made the remark that he would ebiD to a
1 firm that did advertise, although not liking
heir reputation. This is one of many in
darfceV a-i prv conclusively that busi
ness men should advertise, if it is nothing
uoro than their bnsines' cards.
Ttrngb rasa boast of holding ih rains,
- tbe women generally tell tbeia which wsy
they roust driv.
THE FRENCH WIDOW.
Last year, during the Exposition, Paris
w,as visited by the same mania for lodging
letting which ravaged London In 185 1, dur
ing the Great Exhibition. From the mid
dle of April, banging tip at the doors of the
houses in the fashionable and central neigh
borhoods of the French capital, might be
seen bills with ' Joliapartemenl menblea louer
presentment;" and, mauv a family, manv a
widower, migrated to some distant outskirt.
giving up their apartraeuts to strangers or
foreigners, it. consideration of receiving some
thousand fronc; while they themselves
nestled down, during the great influx, in
some humble locaiity.-withtn or without the
walls. In letting, there was no distinction
of oatious made: the terms were the same
for one aud all for the native compatriot,
as well as the Millard Anglais; for the Ger
man barou, as well as the Russian boyard,
the Polish count, the dollar laden American;
for everybody, in short, who would pay: that
was the condition.
Madame de Y a young and hand
some widow of Gve-and-twenty, who, on
the first of April of that memorable vear.
had thrown oil' her weeds, resigned herself, j
among the reigning epidemic. O ie morning
she rang for the lodge-keeper of the house
in which she resided in the Chausee d'Aulin,
and ordered him to nail up the universal
bill, "Lodgings to let."
"What running up and down I shall have
of it!" exclaimed, with a piteous shrug, the
si-emingly disconsolateiporler, who inward-
ly rejoiced at the circumstance, for he, also,
hoped to reap agolded harvest irotn the new
cymcrs.
2f'imporlre, A t:d re," continued the charm
ing youi g widow; -'let .my. apartment tor
tltrje thousand francs, and you shall have
your commission ol five per cent., if to i ba
chelor or widower; lour per cont., if to a
marrifd 'ouide. without any infantine
incumbrance; and three per cent., if
to a family; and here are five fraucs, to
drink mv healib.
"Alas! alas!" groaned Andre, as be pocket
ed the silver-piece, and promised, in a tone
of melancholy devo'ednesii, to do bis bost.
That evening, the widow, accompanied by
her fennne dechuntbre, u ok up ber quarters in
a small cotiago nrar tut village of IVnteu-
oyaiix Uose- , outside the .Darners (l't,titer,
and cou.isjuous to the pretty l)iis de Meu
dom,. where she rust-rated in the lull enjoy
ment of ber independent widowhood till
the expiration of the term.
Ou ti e 2od of August following Madame
de Y returned to Paris, and drove to
her residence believing that ber apartment,
which had been let by the porter, was va
cated and ready for her.
"Madme," said Andre, "the gontlimaa
has not yet gone "
"What gontleman, Andre?"
"the lodger, ilidame Alort3ienr fles
K a provincial gentleman very hand
some. Yet it is not my fault. For I in
formed him, three days ago, that bis time
was tip, and that be must go; but he said to
me it was all rightit was his uffiir and be
would square all matters with madame."
"Go and ir Turin h'm. Andru. that I hate
returned, aud want my apartment immedi-j
atelv."
- - . i - .
"Useless madame completely useless;
he's hs headstrong as a donkey; be wouldn't .
nsteii to m; 'tis witn you alone ne wishes
to confer " j
"Be it so, Andre; go berore, aDd announce
me." I
Madame de Y was received most ;
graciously and polite, by the occupant, who j
thus addressed her:
"You cannot conceive, madame, how
comfortably I find myself in this your pretty
apartm-ot, and bow much I desire to spend
ii it the remaining time 1 have to stay in
your charming capital, and 1 fondly hope
you will have the goodness to allow me so
to do; whatever be your terms, I accept them
beforehand."
To tbis the widow replied, somewhat sur
prised, that she had no terms to propose:
that he wanted ber apartment, and must
have it. B
.ni ffrir Ktill was her sururise !
when she beard
:ieard tbe provincial declare his
determination to keep it, even if -it were
necessary to stand a regular seige Madame
de Y endeavoured, as gently as po.-si-
ble, to make him understand tbe impropri
ety of his conduct; but all to no avail , for
the locataira pleaded his cause with grace,
ehqueuje aud wit. The debate became
warmer and warmer, the gentleman losing,
and the lady gaining no ground; while Andre
slipped away to bis lodge, informing his
belter halt that the siorm is gathering above.
At last,- after mien speechifying on both
bides, the gentleman, breakiug tbe pause of
apparently deep rt flection, spoke again.
Well, madame,' said he, 'there remains
but one way to arrange our little dispute, 60
as to enable 3 011 to resume possession of your
del gbtfal residence, without ousting me.'
What is your meaning, sir?' demanded the
bewildered voung widow, looking still more
charming iu bur amzement.
Mv meaning is this, madame: my name
is Arthur Baron Arthur de B . I be
Ion. to an old and bonaraoie lamily am a
bachelor, and 32 years ot age. My estates
are worth fifty tnousao'd francs a year; but
this I mention merely out of respect to the
laws of business; and despite the originality
and quecmess of my conduct, which, may
r.arhaDS have offended you. 1 am consider
ed a very good natured person; and, upon
tbe whole. 1 Hatter nivseir 1 am a man iuiiy.
capable of making a lady happy. Will you'.
therefore, do the nonor 01 accepuu- uiy
heart, my band, and my fortune?
To this sudden proposal Madame de T -replied
with dignity: ' Your jsst is not in
very good taste, sir, and all I can do is to
laugh at it.
'Serioun. most serions madam. I am in
deed aod 'beg you to believe it.
What, sir! you propose marriage merely
that you. may not have to giro up my apart
ment?' A little upon that account; madame, but
still more because of more overpowering
reasons; for, among the many considerations
I have had the honor of laying before you,
thera is one I dared not mention,! but allow
me cow to confess it I love you.'
At this avowal, Madame da Y blash-
1
ed to the eyes what .lady young or old,
would not have done so, particularly when
the avowal came from a young, handsome,
and wealthy man? However, she took it
in good part, and laughed outright at her
interlocutor.
'You are laughing madame, and how
ever" Your folly provoker my laughter Mon
sieure Biron; I really cannot help it."
Nevertheless, madame, I can assure you
I am fully master of my reason, or at least
of as much of it as remains, subdued as it is
by intense passion.'
'What, sir! .intense passion at the first
sight!"
'You forget, madame, that I have now
been livij.g three long months in yourapart
ment, and that your portrait, which I now
see is an adorable likeness, is hanging up
there in the next room. It was the first ob
ject which caught my attention on entering, j
and 1 have looked at it and admired it every
day since. Nor was I captivated by the
charms of your beauty alone, for I am well
acquainted with your merit in every way,
your many superior qualities, and your ir
reproachable character. A man however
i so little versed he may be to wornmly af
i fairs, cannot spend three months in a lady's
i apartment without noticing and studying
many things disclosing her habits, her tastes,
j her feelings. I have been an acute, and
! perhaps an indiscreet observer, madame,
j and what T have discovered, has captivated
my heart forcVr; that heart I offvr you
again, and humbly await "your answer to
Know my late
There was no bombast, no fanfaronade in
the baron's language; it was the resolve of
a man who had made up his mind, and was
determined to succeed. But the more he
urged his suit, the less he advanced in it;
till at last the widow signified to him, io
due form and unmistakable phraseology,
that he must instantly shift his q'uarters
thus giv:ng him his leave, and intimating to
him, at the same time, that he must nvcr
think of setting loot in her residence again.
'Very well madame I withdraw and will
not return till you invite me to do so;' the
answer to which parting words was a saucv
; smile and a tos of the head, which evident- i
', ly tnwnt. "You have long to wait, Monsieur'
le li iron, before receiving such an invita
tion.' However, at the end of a few days the in
vitation was sent, and baron arrived just as
the widow had completed making herself
more charming than ever.
What have I been apprised of , sir?' said
Madame de Y to him a he eeated him
self in an arm chair right opposite to her.
"During my absence, you brought mv long
pending lawsuit to an amicable arrange
ment.' 'Whv, yea, madame; but you must bo
neither pleased nor displeased with me on
that account, as I acted only in my own in
terest. 'How so, if you please baron?'
The fact is, the lawyers clerk- were call
ing here with their papers every day;. and, j
owing to a heavv and protracted suit 1 once i
liiil mr..!r r or. ,,,... ..........
. u i oi , u.i o nu uiii nuu m g,ti y
-limb of the law,' as our allies. Messieurs les
Anglair. have it. Roinw nrntiAinted withi
vour plaintiff, who is a debtor of mine. I
made use of my influence over him. and
r. k; - r -1 ,
and he made over to me what ha called his
rights. It is, therefore, an affiir between
him and me. But rest assured, madame,
that your delicacy and susceptibility shall
never have to complain of my proceedings
Your lawsuit is forever quashed." Where
on the baron looked the widow st-adfastly
but respectfully iu tbe face, and gave no .
further explanat'on. j
Madame de Y was somewhat con
fused, but in spite of herself she was con
tinually forced to think of ber extent. In
every room of ber apartment he had left :
some souvenir of his sojourn poetsy, pen- j
cilling, songs, music composed by himself, :
thoughts arid maxims, etc., written in ber
albums ani scrap-books. All these gallant
attentions seemed most charming to
her, !
while they piqued her curiosity; and when
that important part of the female constitu
tton is awakened, other sentiments 60on
come forth and blossom.
Now, it happened that the day after the
baron's invited visit, a poor woman, the
mother of a family to whom Madame de
Y was io the habit of giving stated
pecuniary relief, called to thank her for her
last munificent donation, which, she said,
would keep her and hers forever.
You were absent, my too generous bene
factress, but I had the honor of meeting here
with your husband.
'Mv husband! exclaimed the widow.
Ah, madame, what an excellent, what a
kind hearted ge it eman! Ah. how well you
are mated ,for you suit each other admirably.
Yes. nudame. I told him everything, and
how kind, how Providence like you were to
me. He seems to love you much, and how
could that otherwise ber 'uood women:
says vour husband to me, madame, 'your ;
benefactress is absent for tho" time being;
but ere she went, she left this with me for
you: and thereon he put into my bands a
pocket-book containing bank-notes a for
tune, madame. I was loath to accept it at
first, but he would have me take it, although
God knows you .ave already done much
for me and mv-jZ&i fatherless children.
Ah, dear maf&Vliow happy you must be
with such a frhfeband! But 'tis only the just
reward of vour excellent heart aod Christian
virtues. May heaven bless and preserveyou
both years and years to come!"
Strange, strange, passing trange. thought ;
k uMnoi Settled mv tedious lawsuit '
iuo fiuv" j ;
provided for mv poor widow and ber children '
leave some trace 01 nimseu everywnre
around me! But men are such queer char-
acters, such originals nowadays' She re-
solved, however not to 6peak to the baron j
nf b; crnnerous conduct towards her proteges, '
fearful lest she might betray her sensibilite.
at so noble an action. But another circum
stance soon came to light, and caused the
baron to be invited suddenly and nervously
to call a second time. This circumstance
was as follows: A young coxcomb, Leopold
rje R imagining he had fallaa in love
with Madame de Y because, living in
the house opposite to her?, he had chanced
now and then to see her at her balcony be
fore missing her all on a sudden at her de
parture from apartment. After many days'
anxiety, he determined upon writing her a
bilhtloux, informing her of his love, and
stating that he would call that evening for
an answer. Having written his cote, he
wrapped It up in a small paper parcel, ard
jerked it over the balcony into window. It
happened that the baron bad just finished
the second breakfast he had taken in the
house and was poring over the newspaper
when the parcel dropped into the mem.
He took it up and finding no superscription,
ha opened it an! read th following:
"Chrtnante voisine, for weeks ai d weeks
have I admir.-d you from my Window-seat
opposite. O how superlative happy should
I ba were you to do me the honor of ad
mitting me to your presence, and allowing
me to declare myself, and crave pardon for
my presumption. At eight this evening I
will call, ask for admission, and learn my
fate. Till ten, minutes will glide awav like
years for impatient heart. Farewell till
then, the goddess of mytadoration.
Leopold."
He came, and the door was opened to. him
by baron in person.
Is Mndame de Y at home?'
'She is not at home tor you.'
And pray, by what right do you refuse
me admission?'
"Me thinks that right is very evident.'
And you are here in her apartment?'
'True; but for the time being it is nr'ne.'
The dialogue went rapidly on from cross
words to a challenge; and on the morrow a
; duel took place in one of the coppice-wood
' of the Bois de Bouloneg.
This time, Madame de Y had everv
reason, she thought, for blameiug the baron's
conduct; so another invitation was sent to
him. which he duly attended to.
'Uow N this. Monsieur le Baron?' said the
widow, in tremulous and reproachful accents
'expose your life with such a puppy a
life so useful, so precious! I cat. not but
think you more foolish than wise.'
I confess, madame, that I was wrong; but'
I merely warded to put the young puppy,
as yon justly call" him in h
and save you forever from hi
is ngnt. place.
s importunities .
He scratched me but, I gave him a gentle
sword thrust which will prevent him lr.ra
annoying you for some t'me to come. Was
that not a service worth having, my charm
ing landlady?'
'Yes, but at such a price! the risk of your
own life and my reputation. Baron, what
will my friends think of me after this?
You have compromised mo terribly by your
generois, your nobla, your magnauimous
conduct '
"Tis true, very - trti, my dear lady, and I
now begin to see I acted too rashly upon
the impulse of the moment;and that, in fact,
Ic.weou a reparation.'
Mud'ame de X thought so likewise.
Well, mv dear baron. said she, proffering
her hand, '.nee h was to oe, ii.-i.uuii, oe, su
let it be we are friend"-.' .
'And, my affiance,' cried th enamored
biron, fondlv pressing to his lips She widow's
Idly-white fingers,
When?'
And tua marriage day f
'O dear me, what a ma-! In a month
.' hence And the compart was sealed.
The Prophecy of Henry Clay.
Henry Clay is esteemed to bi a patriot as
well as a sage. The history of the latter
period of his 1 i F- proves he was both This
was evidence sufficient of patriotism. He
denoted the causes of fu'ure trouble, and the
consequences of sectional agitation. From
the words which fell from bis lips upon
these suljects, a..d the sdemn warnings he
uttered, we learn that ho was not only in
spired with n holy devotion to our govern
ment, but that be was endowed with a pro
phetic wisdom. Years ago he distinctly
ennmeratied the causes of present events,
and tho nature of 'hoso events, lla foretold
the history not only of the present year, but,
we 'ear. of future years. Said he:
"It those Abolitionists shall go on, and
their a-sociation snail continue to increase;
if their doctrines shall spread , and their
measures be adopted until they become the
sentiment and political action of a majority
of the people of the North the fate of our
government is sealed. The- day that sees
consummation will look only upon the
broken Iragments of our Union. And who
will attempt to fathom the imme isurabl e
abyss of a dissolu'ion ol this Union? Draw
the line of new confederacies where vou
will ,var bitter and incessant war, will be
j tbe inevitable cot soqueDca Al! history and
human nature teach us this. Deceave not
j yourselves nor think for a moment thut oar form
er cor.necHo'i and fraternity would prevent or
ameliorate it. As in the natural world the
sweetest substances, when corru pted, often
becomes the most acid, so in the nigral
world, the kindly affdctions of tho heart,
once poisoned or perverted are turned to
the moat deadly hate. Who can. contom-
pla'a such a war without the deepost emo-
tion of horror. St. P-ul Journal.
The Firjt Steamboat. The first steam
boat 00 the Ohio River was the Indepen
dence, in 1SI4. It formerly bad been a
large barg9, that msde several voyages from
Cincinnati to New Orleans consuming eight
months in the downward and upward trip.
A rndely constrncted engine was pnt into it,
and, thus furnished and fitted up, the steam
er Independence plowed the waters of the
Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Arriving at
New Orleans. Gen. Jackson, commander of
the American forces, pressed if into service
flwainst tho British, after tbe war. in 1815.
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she began her upward trip, and arrived, aftar i
a vovag 01 iiur manias, at nitin nnn,
where she s'opped for wood. John Jarns,
proprietor of the town fnreishel br with
fence - rails for ful, and agreed to take his
pav in a passage to Cincinnati. He etnbark-
ed. but eu?h was the slow speed of the
steamer that when he got to North Bend he
left the boat and walked to Cincinnati ar
riving soma twelve hours baf ore the steamer.
If some men's bodies were not Btronger
than their minds, they woald be crooksd
enough to ride upon their owa backs.
Short Chapter fcr Young Ladies
There are certain young ladies in the
world who hold peculiar notions as to the
attentions they receive from gontlemen.
They seem to think that if a mao is polite
and agreeable to them if he appears to take
pleasure in their society, and visits them
two nights successively, he is bound to pro
pose marriage. Strange to say, some mam
mas laborunderthe aamedelusion. Ashort
time ago a friend of oura visited a young
lady three or four evenings in succession,
and as he was leaving the house the last
time, the mother called him quietly into the
parler, and asked him what hi intentions
were Our friend promptly responded that
ha had no intentions whatever, and politely
wishing tho lady good-night, left the house
forever. We live in a fast age, and it would
seem that courtship must ba conducted with
the same railroad speed as other things.
Marriage is a serious matter requiring long
and earnest consideration. Two young peo
pie may be every thing that may be wished
tor,-they may be amiatde, affectionate, in
disposition, and yet, because their tastes do
not assimilate, thev will live a very unbappy
life together. How are. these young folks
to find out each othei's temper and disposi
tion, if it is not by time spent in each other's
company befere marriage There can be no
doubt that the numerous unhappy marriages
which are made in the present dy, arise
entirely from the fact that the courtship is
too short. Marriage is not regarded with
sufficient reverence; it is often hurriedly
entered into and speedily repented. Truth
compels us to state that tbis is caused in a
great measure by our young ladies. :' As we
have just stated, tbey appear'to think that
if a man is polite and agreeable to them, he
is in love, and is bound at once to declare
his intentions. fhey forget that in seeking
for a wife, a man ought to 4ook for some
thing more than bright eyes, a brilliant
complexion and white shoulders. These
are all very well in the'r way, butbeautv is
evanescent, and the day will come when
other qualities are found nece.-sary to bind
a household together. There should be
congeniality of mind, temper and disposi
t:on; there must be mu'Uil epepdence an 1
mutual forbearance, all of which can not be
discovered in tha short courtships of the pre
sent dv
A fir!, too. should remember that
; prttent leather boots, a well-Gtting coat, and
j unexceptionable whiskers, are not the only
things requisite for her future happiness
Her lover may ba a "perfect duck," but it is
also necessary that be should have a little
manhood about him, or four weeks of ma
trimony wili dissipate her dreams, and she
will be compelled to settle down to the con
viction that she baa married a dolt, whom
she must despise. The attributes of man
hood are not to bediscovered in two orthree
interviews. It requires months to find out
a person's character and disposition. Com
plaint is often made by ladies that gentle
men are not polite to thm.and do not show
; tnat rps.DpC(; which is due,to their sex
VVe
are ungallant euotlgu 10 oeiievo mat mo
fair sex have only themselves to blame in
the matter. If they won'd allow social in
tercourse, without expecting any thing more
from their visitors; if they would put down
politeness and agreeableness for what it is
worth: if they would what read a pro
posal to cverv compliment paid to them
..j Ufa more: they would have
much better opportunities of judging of a
man's real character, ?nd by entertaining a
larger rumber of visitors, increase their
chances of meeting with men who assimilate
to themselves in disposition, and who would
make them loving, affectionate and devot3d
husbands.
. 1 1 . I 1 .!-. 1
"Naomi, the daughter of Enoch, was five
hntidred and eighty years old when she was
married. Courage, ldies!
Thrc'-e never was a goose so gray,
But some day ; soon or late.
An honest gander came that way,
And took her for his mate."
AitrtESTED James Trabue, Esq., a woll
known merchant of Louisville. has been
arrested in that city, by the military authori
ties. Ha refused to take the oath of allegi
ance, and was committed to prison.
Coal Oil is said to be a sure deatrover nf
bed bugs. Apply plentifully with a small
brush or feather, to tho places where they
most d congregate. Th? cure is effctu1
and permanent. Gilt frames, chandelier,
etc., rubbed slight over with coal oil, will
not be distuibed by flies.
To Clean Paint. The following meth
od of cleanin? paint will be acceptable to
honse ker purs in, this season of house cleaning-:
Smear a piece of flannel with common
whiting, mixed to the consis'enev of com,
mon paste. in warm water.- Rub the sor'are
to be cleaned quite briskly, and walt off
with pure cold water. Greae spots in thi
wav will be almost instantlv removed, and
the paint will retain its full beauty.
Eablt RiSEita. One of onrcoteropnrarlas,
who doubtless loves to whisper soft things
by moonlight and doze dreamily late in the
morning, disposes of the virtue of early rising
as follows:
"We have watchad these fellows who are
early risers, and as a general tb ng they are
the first chaos win go to the groceries of a
morning. It is all moon-shine about the
smartest and greatest men being the ealiest
risers. It may have been so in old times
we won't dispute about that; but, nowa
days, when you see a chap moving about
very early, you may be certain he is after a
drink!"
(fc5"The Illinois newspapers complain that
the immigration of negroes, sent edrift bv
the military authorities in th neighboring
slaves S'ates, is rapidly filling the jails,
alms-houses and Penitentiariesof that State,
and calls for the enforcement of the laws of
Illinois against , tho settlement of negroes
within tha precincts of the State. Tbe
journals state that the evil is likely, to in
crease, as it is apparent that if the white
people of the slave Sca'ea are compelled to
liberate their slaves they will not permit
them to reside among them.
Two rs i Bid Ned and Charley ar
two room-mates, but they occupy different
beds. Ned's eleeDlne aoDaratas was ao
situated that ba could gat io on cither aid
tbat is to say, thera wars two fore-ildet;
which iNed found very convenient.
One night, Ned and Charley bad beaa
out, and on returning, which they did seat
morning, both were considerably elevated.
However, they walkod to their room with
an air that seemed to say, 'not so drank
after f.ll," and sought long aol patiently for
matches and lamp. After knocking tha
pitcher off tbe wash-stand, and smashing
the looking-glass, they finally gave op tha
search and went to bed.
Went to bed yes. that's tha word, bat
owing to the darkness and confusion of their
senses, tney mde a slight mistake. IO,
short, Ned's bed had the honor of receiving
the two friends Charley getting in on on
sida, and his friend rolling in on the other.
'I say, Ned,' cried Charley, touchingsome
body's calf, 'there's a fellow in my bed.
Wonderful coincidence.' exclaimed Ned,
feeling a strange elbow in the neighborhood
of bis rbs; 'there's one in my bed, too."
Is there?, cried Charley; "let'a kick 'am
out!'
'Agreed!' said Ned.
And accordingly the two friends began to
kick. It lasted about a minute and half,
and Ned was sprawling on tbe floor. Char
ley was left in posfi 01 of tbe bed. For
a moment all was silent.
I sav. Ned,' cried Charley.
What?' asked Ned, sulkily.
I've kicked mv fellow ou'.
You are luckier than I am.' said Ned,
for mine has kicked me oat.'
Influences. At five years of age, the
father bgina to rub the mother ont of the
chilil; at ten, the schoolmaster rnbs out the
father: at twenty, the college rubs out the
schoolmaster, at twenty-five, the world rubs
out all his predecessors, ana gives as a new
education, till we are old enbjfeb and wise
enough to take reason and religion tor in
structors when we employ tho rest of our
lives in unlearning what we bad previous!
learned.
A Spieitual Ootpousino A certain
'hard-she;!1' clergyman who was occasion
ally addicted to strong potatioos, having im
bibad more than usual one day, his stomach
rejected tha overdose. A number of hia
flock passiag by at the time, inquired what
ailed him. The parson, who was on hie
knees retching violentenly, spirted forth
Only an outpouring of the spirit!"
An Irishman had been sick a long time,
and while in that state, would occasionally
cease breathing, and life be apparently ex
tinct for some time, when he would come
too again. On one of these occasions, when
he had just awakened from his sleep, his
friend. Patrick, asked him:
And how-11 we know, Jimmy, when yar
dead? yer after waking up every time.'
Bring me a glass ov whisky, and say
here's till ye. Jim ray.' and if I don't rise and
dhrink, then bury me."
Punch savs: 'Women are said to have
stronger attachments than men. It is not
jo. .Strength of attachment is evinced in
little things. A man is often attached 0 an
old hat; but did you ever know of a woman
having an attachment for an old bonnet?'
Echo answers 'Never.'
A railroad conductor who wore a long,
roomy, white linen sack cppJatjj stand
ing collar, and buttoned up to the chinTwai"
recently accosted by an old lady passenger
as follows; 'You are a pretty fellow, ain't
you? Yoa are tbe first conductor I ever
seed a-gwine among a parsel ov decent wi-roen-fol!;3
in your shut-tail. Ain't yoa
'shamed of yoursell?' He probably was, for
he left that car quickly and unbuttoned the
shirt-tail coat.
William,' said a teacher to one of bis
pupils, 'can yoa tell me why the sun rises
in the East?
Don't know, sir.' replied William, 'cept
it bt that 'east makes everything rise."
A traveling agent, passing a farm, saw ft
boy at work in a cornfield by the roadside,
and being of an inquirn turn of mind, be
stopped his horse and thus addressed the
youth
Mv son, whose farm is this?'
Dad's,' was the laconic reply.
Does your father raise any stocks?'
He's lots nv 'em '
'What kind?' continued the stranger. .
Corn fctalks mostly,' was tho reply as he
proceeded to'hoe' a hill of the article, and
the stranger went his way musing.
A Littte Bull A schoolms'm In one
of onrdistrict schools was examining a class
in orthography. Spell and define flowret
she aid. F-I-o-w-r-e-t,flowret a little
Hower,' went off a tow-bead in a perfect
streak. "
" Wavelet.' 'W-a-v-e-l-e-t a little ware
was tiie prompt return of numSer two.
Bullet.' 'B u 1-1-e-t a.tfto&u7,,sbout- -ed
number three, who was iouocence por
sonified. - - .
Virtue- Rewarded. A fast Irishman, In
a time of revival, joined tbe congregation,
but was foiled sinniug grievouslv not Ioaj
afterwards. 'Did u't you join the Method rsts?'
inquired a piously -disposed person. "Faix
an I did I jined for six months, and be
haved so wall tbat thay let me off with three.
As Akctext on Incompetent G ekes Ate.
Sometimes it woald seem that events do
not g out forever, but that tbey revolve
and continue tobow themselves unchanged
except by the now light of increasing ages. .
It is related that the Athenians having ap
pointed many legislators and lawyers to werf
important military posit 'on. Antlstbenes, la
tbe Public Assembly, moved that a law be ..
passed declaring all the jackassee la Athens
horses. In explanation, he said it was just
as possible to make horses oat ef jackassee
by law. as it was to make good generals ont j
of civilians not experienced In the ertof war, v; -Antistheoea
waaspeakiog ae walj.ft Cdi Wf
Americans as acoieat AtoeoUn.." " '-; v-s-'V;.
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