davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-10-28
Rosssa nfIei~f-.

II may not be altogether supeThuOus 70
explain what Strauss and the Germans near
by a Roman,iciSt (RsmGRtikcr). The 70
manifest is one who, in literature, in he
arts, in religion, or in politics, endeavOE 70
revive the dead past; one who refuses o
accept the fiat Of history, refuses to aeknOEl
edge that the past IS past, that il IS gOEn
old and obsolete; one who regards lhe pres
ent age as in stale Of chronic malady, cuIs-
Die only by reproduction Of some dis'al.
age, Of which the present is not The cil4,
bat the abortion. Poets, who set poem
only in the Middle Ages, who loOk upon
fairy tales and legends as treasures Of the
deepest wisdom; painters, who can set NON
ing pictorial in the world around them ne
ologians, who can see no recognition o. De
Unspeakable except in superstition, Who
acknowledge no fom OF worship bui be
ceremonies of the early church; Poilelals
who would bring back ''menie Ensiare
into our own sad times by means OF spuni
pastimes and white waisicOats-ihese n'
all RomanticiSts. Ii is quite clear ta'
however modern the name. the ROmanl $
Is not new phenomenon. There h"'
ever been--will ever be-men VINO, esp
ing from our battling struggle with the P'ss
emf, dream Of a splendid Future, where Gu
cumstance is plastic to then Theories; o.
turn themselves lovingly towards the fS''
in whose darkness they discern some Si'eaA'
Of light, made all the more brilliant Ion
the contrast-.his light being to Ih'm .n'
only beacon by which to steer. Anuf1P
had its UtoPists and ROmanIieis's' as We
have our Humaniiarians and Puseylies- =
Edinburgh Rerieig.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-10-28
Charity.

How BEAUTIFUL, is charity. She goeth
forth like an angel, with consolation on
her tongue, love in her heart, pity in her
eyes, and relief in her hands. She in
clines her ear to the suffering and the poor.
She seeketh out distress, nor ceases from
morning until evening her mission among
the homes Of the sorrowing. She heeds
not the scorn Of the proud, the shrinking
of the fearful, the eyes of the inquisitve,
nor rain, nor wind, nor the bitter frost, but
keeps on, and her way is comprised about
with gladness. The hungry, the ilI-clad,
the sick and the despairing rejoice at her
approach. They behold her shining like
celestial light amid the darkness Of the
world. She shuns ostentation--she has
no set time for her labor, but workeih al
ways. for want, and suffering, and grief,
are ever among men-ever in her PATH
Nor goes she unrewarded. The recolIec.
tons Of virtue, mingled with gratitude of
those who have enjoyed her benefcience,
make her life perpetual delight. Inspired
by her, man performs the noblest deeds,
and woman is exalted into an angel.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-10-28
Aaserieaa Hsrry.

The Americans are always IN b,,-.
Nothing can be done coOlly by Us "
eternally ON a unsh-aIe born, married h..
die, and are buried. in hurry. EyeN,5;n,
goes on the fast double action, high pIe,,rrs
principle. Ii is all stean-stean,-s,s.,'
We bolt our meals in a twinkling-do IN
our business at leTk-sletp as # On =
wager-and finally pass OF the stage aIro.,
before we are known To have troddep !,
1t is pity we cannot avoid this exlrsms e
activity. and initiate. to a moderate deer.
the staidneSs and calmness Of John Bo,'
A writer thus Sensibly discourses On r,..
point.-Yankee BLADE.
"LOok at the lheaires-the people ,or.
rushing in, in the middle Of a piece and t-
fore the curtain begins to fail, OF he s.,.
to be spoken, or the moral explained N
start hundred people in a Tremendous b.l.
ry to get out, as If their very lives dependsl
on being somewhere else within two MN
utes and half. How many fine ef,e-, n
a play-hOw many chef fourres in con
cert have We seen utterly DESTROYED BY III,
iIl-manneIed and indecent haste. Cos
ferry, and long before the boat arrives, tu,.
thirds Of the passengers are crowded a, tie
head Of the boat, ready 10 Jump askOr-
risking life and limb to save ten SECONDS
Of time-a child is knocked overheard,
boys foot smashed, or a young nan IN he
first bloom crippled for life Whai matter
That man now walking leisuTely Up The
street. got ashore nearly half minute ear
lier than he would have done had he no,
run the same risk, and caused perhaps he
accident.
"Get into an omnibus, and with one 20,
on the step and the other inside, the diver
pulls the door to, whips up his hose. and
you are pitched head FIRST into a stOu, Oh
gentleman's diaphragm, OF settle down ina
a sentimental lady's lap.
Snow, what in the name Of wonder i
the cause Of all this Do We gain an,
J, thing! No. DO We enjoy anything il
this everlasting rush No. 10 We liz
longer or die more happily No"
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-10-28

The sound Of bells produced upon Bona
pare a singular effect, which could never
account for, he listened TO them with de-
light. When we were at Malmaison, and
walking in the avenue leading to the plain
Of Ruel, how often has the tolling OF
the village bells interrupted our most Sc
rious conversations. He stopped short lest
the moving Of our feet should cause the
loss Of ann of those sounds which charmed
him. He used even TO be vexed because
my feelings on those occasions did not ac-
cord with his own. So powerful was the
effect produced in him by the sound Of these
bells, that his voice would falter as he said.
"Ah this recalls to my mind the first years
| passed at Brienne (NapoleOn's frs,
school conducted by monks , | was then
happy" When the bells ceased he would
resume his gigantic speculations, and
launch into futurity, place crown upon
his head, and hurl kings from their thrones.
|-BO,uTienne's Memoirs Of Napoleon Bo
ndpdrte.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-10-28
Fall Of the Leaf.

The season of the fall Of the leaf has
come again. with its sad and salutary teach.
ings. Who can shut his heart against its
great lessons? Who, as he sees the frost
withered leaf driven by the ftfnl winds, is
not reminded that suchis human life? Even
as leaf when the frosts have dried up its
sap, and its stein clngs no more to the pa
rent tree, 20 is our life. II may be green
to-day and float gaily upon the summer
breeze, but the frosts Of death are gnawing
at its stem, and we know not if it shall
wave there tomorrow, or be driven away
by the wintry blasts to eternity. Happy
are we, If Nature breaches not to US in vain;
in this her solemn day.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-10-28
lhe Trae Life

The mere lapse Of years IS not he ~
eat and drink and sleeP to be expose "
darkness and the light to pace around -
mill Of habit and turn the wheel Of wea~'
to make reason our book-keePer, and u"
thought into implements Of Hade-'h'
not life. In all this, but poor haen0h y
the consciousness Of humanity IS awahenTD'
and the sanctities still slumber which n'SA'
it most worth while TO be. hno~ie's"
truth, love, beauty. goodness, hath AlC ,.
can give vitality TO the mechanism Of sA ~,
ence. The laugh Of mirIh. wheh 'iO' =
through the heart the tears. which Ies SUI,
the dry wastes within; the music, thai D'I n
childhood back; the prayer thai eaiS -
future near; the doubt, which make =
mediate; the death. which startles Us VIZ !,
mystery; the hardship, that iorceS
struggle; the anxiety. that ends IN uus ',,
these are the tue nourishment oil our H'''
raj being.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-10-28

In Lord Bacon's style of living there
was something that struck his contempors-
ries as peculiarly magnificent. The secret
was, that he did everything in a high and
natural taste. In compartments Of his
rooms, he had pictures painted on the walls
from the stories Of Grecian mythology. His
garden was laid out after the ideal pattern
Of his essays, with evergreen and other
shrubs to suit every month in the year. His
feeling, indeed, for nature, was the main
side on which his great philosophy ran into
poetry; and vented itself in very graceful
as well as grand enthusiasm, BETTING one
of the high priests Of wisdom. He was
fond Of meditating in groves, after the custom
Of his predecessors OF antiquity; and when
he sat down to his studies in the house. he
would often have music in the mex. room.
He had the flowers and sweet herbs in sea.
son, regularly set u.san the table, "to re.
fresh his spirits" and took such delight in
being abroad among the elements, that
when riding in an open carriage, during the
rain, he would take of bis hat to let the
shower come upon his head, and say that he
seemed to feel the spirit OF the universe up
on him.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-10-28

or uncommon about that, | said to myself, |
as took it of, turned it round and round
in my hand, and thoroughly examined it.
That they all took me for foreigner
could readily conceive but then | was not
The first foreigner that had passed through
Prussia, and knew it could not be the Gus
tom to stare al every stranger as though he
were wild beast. AT the last station be-
fore reaching Hanover ! jumped out and
rushed into refreshment house, ostensibly
for glass of beer, but really to examine
myself in a looking glass, to see II there
was anything wrong. could discover
nothing and went back to my car as much
at loss as ever.
most certainly should have asked the
conductor what il all meant, and II there
existed any suspicious about me. but Tor
two very good reasons--one oil which was
that could not speak solitary word oil
his language, and the other that had spe.
cies of sneaking presentiment that l would
hear something not very complimentary to
myself.
At the railroad depot at Hanover, next
morning, / once more bought first class
ticket, and must admit that it was with
no little uneasiness started toward the
train to take my seat for Harburg, the little
place from which a steamer is taken Tor this
city. | hung back until nearly all the pas
sengers had procured their places, and then
went up to the conductor and showed him
my ticket. If he did not take me to a car
and the only one, in which there was not 8
single person, then am | not true man
For this blow | was not prepared; all
could do, however, was to sit and bear j
alone and with patience.
At the different stations every lounge
would make ii special point to get goo'
look at me, as though | was great forger
5 or revolutionary agent, or a runaway iron
e Justice OF some sort, or travelling menage
+ ne.-To make long story short, cam
{ all tie way to Hamburg, solitary, and alone
and what with the journey Of the previou
, day had now come between three and fou
d hundred miles in fine car all alone TO my
Y self.
e OF course there is very little company
/ being thrown among those Of whose Lar
e guage you do not understand word; yet
J. was positive relief to me TO be throw
l. among the miscellaneous mass found o
o the little steamer on which you cross ii
IT Elbe from Hsrburg TO Hamburg. | migl
= be going little too far were TO say TIL
d expected the clerk, or some one on boar
d would show me to lone room, which W,
y to be all my own; but had they done so
should have resisted most certainly. hi
lie had enough Of solitary confinement-enous
a to convince me that it is the very woI
d punishment you can impose upon man
m almost worse than hanging without the be
ID eft Of clergy.
d. The distinguished stranger finally obtai
n ed solution Of the mystery at Harnbul
or where, falling in with a German whom
a had known in New Orleans, the latter, wi
ng a scream of laughter. on being informed
e. his dilemma, told him that in German
IT. ''only fools and Princes travel in frst-cl'
~ cars.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-10-28
LITERARY EXAMINER.
Something Cheap.
ny CHARLES SWAIN.

There's not a cheaper thing on EARTH
Nor vet one half so dear; ,
IT'S worth more than distinguish'd oiiun'
Or thousands gain'd year;
II lends the day new delight;
It's virtues firmest shield;
And adds more beauty 10 the night,
Than all the stars Nay yield.
Ii Ipsketh poverty content,
To sorrow whispers peace;
Ia il a gift from heaven sent
For mortals 20 increase.
IL meets you with a smile at morn;
Ii lulls you TO repose;
A flower for peer and peasant born,
An everlasting rose.
A charm TO Danish grief away.
To snatch the frown from care;
Turn tears TO smiles, make dizziness gay
Spread gladness every where;
And yet tbs cheap as summer dew,
That gems the lily's breast;
A talisman for love, as true
As ever man possessed
As smiles the rainbow through the cloud,
When threat'ning storm begins
AZ music mid the tempest loud,
That still its sweet way wins
As springs an arch across the tide,
Where waves conflicting foam,
So comes this seraPh to our side,
This angel Of our home.
What may this wondrous sPiritbe,
With power unheard before
This charm. this bright Divinity
GOOD notwithstanding more.
Good Temper. Ills the choicest gift
That woman homeward brings;
And can the poorest peasant lift
To bliss, unknown 10 kings.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-10-28
A City Lyric.


y % IA
MA tne crowd | needs must hnger
Aye, and labor day by day.
But 1 send my thoughts 10 wand.,
And my ianeles far away.
In the flesh I'm cloud encomnasssJ
Through the gloom my path dab IL.
In the spirit, BY cool water
Undersunny skies AMI.
Do not pity me, my brother
can see your fountains plav.
can see your streams meandsr
Flashing IN the golden raw.
And mine ear doth dunk YOU m,.i.
Song OF binds or ripping leave
Orthe respers slaves sung b6thelS
Mid the npe brown barley shesVs.
l go forth at will, and gather
Flowers from gardens trim amid
Or among the shady woodlands
Gull the sweet blooms LURKING ths,.
Little wot you, o. my brother.
While toll with sweat Of brnvy
OF the leisure that doth wait me-
Meath the far-Of forest Dough
Little wot you, looking upward
AT the smoke wreaths lOunng tke,e
That my VISOR Is not bounded
By tins dull and mnIky air
That these thick close street, and als,.
Al my bidding vanish quite.
And the meadows ope before me
And the green hills crowned win b..,
Do nOtpity me my brotheT,-
Gods dear love TO me hath given
Comfort md the stnie and tum.J
And some blessings under heaven.
In the flesh I'm elCud eneompa,se5
In the gloom my footsteps siIay.-
But | send my thoughts 10 Wander
And my tancles tar away
And they bnng me strength lortnal
And sweet soiace, day BY day.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-10-28

We who the lack Of gold would plead as lack
OF power to help another, think not so;
But where the stumbling steps Of sickness 20,
Follow with friendly FOOT and in the track
OF life, when ye encounter, midst the snow,
BewiIdered wanderers, turn not proudly back,
But lead them gently from their walks Of woe
BY such kind words as cast brighter glow
Than gold around them. Oh, be sure of this
The aims most precious man can give TO man
Are kind and truthful words; nor come amiss
Warm sympathising tears to eyes that scan
The world Alright! The only error Is,
Neglect to do the little good we Cant
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-10-28

The ideas, as well as the children OF
our youth, often die before us, and our
minds represent to US those tombs to which
we are approaching; where. though the
brass and marble remain, yet the inscrip-
tons are effaced by time, and the imagery
moulders away. The pictures drawn in
our minds are laid in fading colors, and il
not sometimes refreshed. vanish and disap-
pear.--L0cke.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-10-28
The Jews, unchanged, have survived th

The Jews. unchanged, have survived the
changes Of centuries. A striking instance
Of the fulfIlment Of the prophesy. that they
shall possess the gate Of their enemies, is
seen in the present erection Of new syna-
gogue. in Canterbury. England, on the site
of the ancient house Of the redoubted
"knight- Templars," once the unrelenting
foes of the persecuted Israelites, but now
themselves swept from the face of the
earth.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-10-28

We once knew boy who said that hi
liked ga good rainy day; too rainy to go tG
school, and just about rainy enough to &c
fishing"
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-10-28

OF all actions Of mans life, his marriage
does least concern other people yet Of all
actions Of our. life, il is most meddled with
by other people.-Selden. .-s--.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-10-28

Let each person conine himself 10 his
particular calling, and its duties. which will
insure their being well performed.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-10-28

II often falls out that he who thinks HIM
self the masser-wit Is the masser-lool.-
Ben. LAnson.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-10-28

Every virtue carried 10 an excess, ap-
proaches its kindred vice.-Burke.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-10-28

Let your rule of conduct be frugality
temperance, modesty, and economy.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-10-28

An intolerant religion is the religion Of a
sect, and Of sect in fear.--lsaac Taylor.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-10-28

BY CALDER CAMPBELL.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-10-28

N. p. Willis describes a girl he me'' ~.
a tall figure, like woman IN Two
bles, connected BY ahyPhsn at the "''
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-10-28
RenutifsI lnsrriRtien.

The bingham Patriot says the iollOs 80
most beautiful and touching inscription ~
be seen on gave-stone OF pure w a@ -,
bic. in the cemetery in that town. 1 ne '''
words are these:
"OUR MOTHER
FELL AsLEEP
Nov. II, 1910,
II, 81.
I'M IN Il. ..,oxo,n1 r0nlc
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-10-28

pass quarry Of free stone. Then you en-.
ter shop, branch of a large establish.
ment located in Meriden, which monopo-
Uses the whole business Of manufacturing
ivory. Here you find ivory combs, piano
forte keys, umbrella tips, dice, and all kinds
Of ornamental work made Of the elephant's
tusks.
Then you need not smile at a veritable
establishment for making patent inkstands,
employing thirty men. Next you will find
a shop turning out axe-helves; next a screw
factory. Then you pass. on the bank Of
the river, another quarry, rich vein OF
gneiss, splitting about as readily as chestnut
timbers vein about twenty rods wide, from
whence have been sent vast quantities Of
stone, to various parts Of the Union, and to
the West Indies. And then another quarry
of red sandstone, employing three hundred
Irishmen and their overseers.
had almost forgotten a whole town,
made rich by the manufacture of all kinds
Of bells, such as sleigh, horse. clock and
COW bells. In this city it is no easy task
to tell what is manufactured, except coaches,
clocks, intellect, theology, law, and physic.
Fairhaven furnishes the whole of New Eng
land and some portions Of New York with
oysters.
Waterbury, with almost four thousand
inhabitants. makes buttons, brass wire, and
pins by the ton. And then there is Bir.
mingham and Ansonia. two contiguous viii
lagos. making cutlery, pins, and hardware.
Just above them. large establishment ma
king augers, chisels, and the like. Thence
you will pass westward into the north part
Of Fairfield county, and here you make &C
quaintance with the hatters in abundance.
Here il is the superb hats for the New York
ers are made.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-03-02
BY THE WESTERN TELEGRAPH
Later from chihuahua.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. %, S P NJ.
Major Sumner arrived here yesterday, bringing the
remains of Lieutenant Jenkinsan and Surgeon Suter for
jaterment at Jefferson Barracks.
Ihave ONE additional news from chihuahua, ua
Saltillo, up 10 the I'd of January. The American
force was still at i Passo. They expected to march
during the month, but had been delayed from depart
ing earlier by the loss of horses and most of their cat
tie. The people of Chihuahua have determined to
offer no resistance.
Gov. Trias has made himself very unpopular by or
dering the assessment of heavy taxes upon the people.
1t is said that he will retire to Durango with his troops
upon the approach of the American forces. Trade is
much depressed in consequence of the unsettled state
o~fafairs.
There is from six to seven feet water in the Illinois
river, seven feet in the Upper Mississippi, and four
feet water in the Missouri and falling. From this
city to Cairo there is from eight and a halft to nine feet
water in the channel.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-03-02
BY Telegraph to Louisville.
Later from Central America.
TERRIBLE REVOLUTION.
Congress attacked, DC. &c, 6cc.

Co We are indebted to the clerk of the
steamer Genessee for a copy of the Louisville
Courier OF Tdesday from which we copy the
following important intelligence received by
Telegraph.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. %, a P. NJ.
A terrible revolution has broken out in Caracas,
Central America. The President of Monarges had
attacked the Congress while in session, stationing
the soldiery in the windows. Many of the members
were killed, and others were taken prisoners; the
furniture of the Hall was entirely destroyed, and the
portrait of Bolivar was hacked to pieces. After des-
troying much valuable property. the members were
escorted back to the Hall, and compelled, under
threats. to pass resolutions exonerating the Executive
and proclaiming great anxiety for the prosperity and
success of the cause.
All such action will be regarded as j~ustifying the
impeachment OF the President.
The eyes ofall are now fixed upon Pacey, whom il
is expected will rescue his country from this revolu-
tionary movement.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-03-02

Observation-Disclosures. Martin & Stockwell,
commission merchants at New Orleans, in a
card published in the Terre Haute Express
say, that a premium Of % per cent, would not
have covered the losses on fiat boats out of the
Wabash river last season. As a consequence
of the great risk on flat boats coming out oil
that river, the Insurance offices at New Orleans
have declined insuring this season, all but one,
the Nashville Marine & Tennessee Insurance
& Trust Company, and the premiums required
by this office are so exorbitant as to amount al
most to prohibition. They are as follows
On Grain in the ear and shelled, in Bulk or ir
sacks, 10 per cent. on Pork in Bulk, 6 per cent
in Bbls, 5 per cent, above the rapids. From
Shawneetown % per cent on Pork in Bbls, 4
per cent in Bulk, and 5 6 per cent on Grain
They will insure but Z of the cargo on Grain
valued at the market price there on arrival, o.
when the loss is reported, and 8 on Pork, Lard
Beef, &c.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-03-02

A SCENE IN MExIco.-A member of the Viz
ginia Regiment. writing from Saltillo, says:
yesterday, one of the most painful scenes
took place here, that ! ever witnessed. A SOL
dier by the name of Victor Galbraith, a bugler
in Capt. Mier's company of volunteer cavalry
was shot for threatening the Captains life.
The troops were all mustered to witness the
dreadful scene. The unhappy nrisnnAr was
hr SGsn; aui lard under the Provost Marshal and
guard. Sixteen men were detailed and formed
in single file. The prisoner calmly sat down
on his coffin at about eight PAGES distance, and
locked the e%xecutioners firmly in the face. His
sentesce was then read to him; he threw his
head backward and said to the men Take
good aim; | am ready to die.'-They fired, he
fell Immediately, having received three balls in
his body; but in a few moments he again arose
resting on his elbow, and asked for water and
drank. He then said, ''kill me at once and re-
lieve me of my misery" when four of the men
who had reserved their fire. advanced, and pla-
cling the muzzle of their guns to within a few
inches of his body. fired. almost cutting him
asunder. Truly, he was the most ~resolute
man | ever saw. Some of the officers We're en-
tirely overcome by the distressing sight"