Hillsdale Whig standard. (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1846-1851, 1851-01-21
scrps ffom my Note Book.
sr LAunrE TODD.

Fteoch Revolution having fsuly commend ed
the Press and the Pulpn all over Europe
were teeming Win Liberty. Reinrn and Rev
oiuuon, Societies were organized Ia eve
~ corner Of Brtain--ln England by the
name Of Parliament try Reiorins; in Scoi 'anc
by the naIne OF The F,iruds of The People;
10 Ireland by Uumed InshIn IN. Their us
sensible object w,s Rrfrm, bui Revolution
was their aim. Dr. WuhefspDon, a naive
tive Of Scollaod. President Of Princeton Cnl
leRe. and sIguer uf the DrclaraiiUn Of In
dependence. kept mp a correspondence with
my father during the yeas 1774-'5. They
agreed on every point ia the matters then in
dispute between the Colonies aud England.
Being four years old Al the commence
riient Of the American Revolution, and get.
ting older as II progressed. well remember
that at every morning aud evening service,
my iaihef sent up petition To the throne of
the Eternal, that Cod would di,ecf, preserve
and protect George Washington Hayic q
thus bresihed republican AIR from my c, adle,
l hailed the beginning Of the French Revo-
luton, IN 1892, as II the mlllenum so long
foretold was about to Commence. | enrolled
my name among the Friends Of the People.
resolving never to sheath either NV pen on
my tongue Until every lyraut WAS shorn Of
his crown. In solemn conclsve we mel
nightly IN our club to"m, from whence
issued most powerful paper prociamaiions.
like Governor HiIi. IN 1858, and Thomas
Jefferson Ia 1910. Our proclamsrious were
puoli~hed the next day in the Edinburgh
Evening Couraul bni they had no more ef
iect with the Iyranis IN London than wafer
split upon the ground We continued to
meet, however. speaking high-sounding
words aud making long patriotic speeches.
like the friends ol The people in Congress al
the present day; aud |. though only in my
18Th year. could lslk rs long and az loud as
any of them.
Al this time George the Third was King
oy the grace oi God: but, IN his case. IIath
er think It was by The grace of the devil. for
he u was who seut over the Hesslan merce
naries TO butcher his own children aud neph
ews 10 America He nUw issued his proc
lamation, toroiddng the assembling tcg geth-
er ofthe Friends OF TIE People, the London
Reformeis, and the whue Boys Of Dublin
Setting the King at defiance, however, We
continued 10 meet, aud our laudable exam
pie was soou followed by The wise men oI
Boston.
One morning, shortly alter The proclsma-
ion, posse oi consIables from Edinburgh
eighteen, my name being on the list. W. |
were marched into Edinburgh. and on enrr,
ing The city, we were mustered by the cou-
stable, two and Two, the tsllest marching |
FIRST; !, being the shortest, of course bro'I
up the rear. Whils; trave rising the streets. |
thousands were assembled TO see US ledNr |
captivity. AT corner stood tail, mascu
line woman. with a child 10 arms. Noun.
ted on Q one or block, she appeared like |
Saul, head aud shoulders above all the peu- |
pie. A | passed her ~ review. raising her |
hands and arms, she exclaimed, MAY thr |
Lord preserve Us! II the K,ng IS afraid OF
such fellow as that, know not what viii |
oecoIne Of hin.' She closed her speech
with a loud laugh, 10 which joined with all
my hear. for / thought, she was more Than
half rigbI.
Alter sn examination, my brother, who |
was twenty months my senior, aud myself
gave numina bail, and were set free A |
ship, the Providence; of New York. then lay |
nj Lenh. euroliGg passengers for America.
We went on baard, and sailed for New York |
on the 18th u April, 1894.
To note all the curious scenes in which | |
was an actor or spectator, during passage |
Of nine weeks, in a small vessel, four feet six |
inches between decks, two hundred tons bur
then, with twenty cabin and one hundred
steorsge passengers, would occupy a volume.
B efore this, had pever been 20 miles from |
the cottage on the Muire 10 which | was
born. Here was, without having seen or
experienced aught Of the world, close Jam
m ed 10 a crowd from whence there was no
Tetresting. | felt like the man who was
dropped from the moon, and wondered what |
prsnks the teuestisIs would play next.
With my brother and myself slept large |
six footer, a Hig ghlsnd porter. He was sub
ject to nightmare and talking 10 his sleep. |
One night he dreamed the ship was sinking.
With all the strength Of his tremendous
voice, he foared Out, Help! help! we're 60 |
ing 10 the devil head foremost! Hls cry for
help swoke me, and shouted murder at the |
top Of my lungs, when large Newioupd
land dog on deck joined 10 chorus. The
whole mass Of humanity came rolling irom
their births-women screaming, children
crying, and men praying. The mate spfang |
in amongst us with q light, when scene
unfolded which battles the powers OF descrip- |
ton. Here 10 bold relief, and prominent,
stood forth all the mysteries and beauties Of
Art displayed and Nature reseaied-some
dressed, and some half dressed; some in
state Of nature, and some 10 a state Of nudity, |
and some 10 a sisle OF sin and misery, Ike
Mother Eve an hour after she ate the devils
apple. The head OF one man WAS peerlng
through the top OF his wife's neither gar
ments; ne looked like gold digger in Cali
fornia. A woman had inserted her left foot
IN the right wing Of her husbands leather
bussins. This. 10 be sure. was not turning
the world upside down, bot most sssuredly II
vas bringing the rear rank close TO the lront'
10 short. my wondering eyes were conioun,
ded; snd at thus duty the impression so vivid
that, had the powers and pencil Of HogarIh,
i could sketch scene, the like Of which
has not been seen since the confusion OF
tongues.
A Does TAIL.-There is great deal Of
philosophy in dogs tail. II is as great a
tell-tsle as lady's fan. If a dog is pleased,
his tail is immediately in waggish humor;