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Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-09-16
RICHMOND.

FALL TRADE, 1883.
DOCKS, STATIONARY q PIANOS.--A. MORRIS
ID Lare Drnker h Morrs,) Publishers and Bookseil.
ers RICHMOND Pa.-Would invite tho attention al
Country Merchants visiting the city to his stock oi
Rocks, Stationery n Pianos,
Embracing the largest and general assortment Ia
be found Ia any establishment, South of NcwYork,
and will be sold upon liberal and neeomnn.
dating
He would ask particular attention To his large stock
of Gap nnd Letter WRITING pAPER-Aso, WRAP.
PING PAPER, which he is prepared TO sell at nansnai
~ low prices
A. M publishes many of the Stdadfrd laginia Lam
Books and furnish the legal profession with all Stan
dard Inv Books, including the Virginia and New York
State Reports ut the publishers iooed prices
School Teachers and the Trade supplied ut liberal
discount.
Worcester Pianos. MORRIS il sole A.
gent for the sale Of Worcester celebrated PIANO
RITES an would solicit examination Of them
from those in want. Durability, sweetness al tone del
cacy of touch and elegant workmanship, accorded
them by the general Judgment inferior 10 mnnn
acturcd in this country Europe. They sold with
full gnnruntee anl warranted give sutisluctlion
the money returned.
~ Oiders from the country will be promptly attend
I'D To. aug l6 dScis
~ Dnnville Register, Staunon Speclnor, Lewis
burg Chronicle Wiley Wing, Lexington Gozetie Alb
ingdon vhg'an,, Wythevillc Tel Rep, Roanoke Bea
con, Bedford Sentinel aud JcHersonvillo Democrat, will
publish eUcry other werk, four times md forward
their accounts to this Office.
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TME LARGEsT SILK, RIBBON

HE LARGEST SILK, R1BBON
l. AND TRIMMING HOUSE IN NEW YORK -
4@omas g. Stea,ns importer and Jobbcr Of Sahs nun
Iy and Fancy GoodS,at nett Cash prices-lme grant
I'd by adding interest 1872 Byoad,eay. N. Y, Has now
store and is daily receiving and offering at the lowest
rces complete of goods in his line, CON
'ng all the various styles and designs, consisting {"
p %1'eck and Fancy Silks, Marceines Florences, Shawls
innings, Bonnet Ribbons, Tefetaand Satin Ribbons
"'ess Trimmings of all kinds Embroideries, French
wa English Grapes Crane Lisses Silk Cravats Glove
= ~ kinds, Silk Lace Mitts, Bareges. Laces. White
mods, Hosiery C Hdkrs
Inc undersigned would invite Merchants from ;he
L., iHta South, East and We when in the city, to favor
'aasing.
THOMAS G STEARNS.
do, l62 Broadway, Between Liberty st.
'ee28-tacy and Maiden Lane, N Y.
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DIIGNIx FOUNDRY, Lynci.burg

l. vA.-Iron and Brass Castings Stean Engines
Mill Geerng, Tobacco Presses, &C. and machinery gen
orally furnished reasonable notice, and ut fair prices
The present reputation enjoyed by this establishment
for the superiority of its work. will be fully sustained In
he execution az all future orders.
A. G.. DABNEY.
N B--I will be prepared for Gas-6tting in due time
nov 25-dActs A.GD
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LNALL Il WINTER MILLINERY
4 N. G. Barton. 100 Main street, RICHMOND, Va
will keep on hand through the fall and winter, a
II full assortment of choice Silks, Velvet, Rib ls2
hons, Flowers, and Millinery Goods generally Il
Dress Caps cad Dresses, Silk and Velvet BONNETS,
CIoaks and Mantilns made 10 order at short notice
Orders by the mail will be met with prompt and spe.
rnl attention. aug 20d&clm1
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hose vesseIs OF the si cnss bulIt cXpress1y Tor
u is trade and have superior accommodations for
engers.
They commanded by experienced Captains, we'll
qualified tor the trade and who will spare exertion
o accommodate.
They will be towed up and down the river by scam,
md may be relied on sa promptly as advertised.
Merchants going North ordering goods from Bos
it is the only regular line, and freight will always he
taken low by any other vessels and every effort
will be nude by the agents in Richmond and Boston
give satisfaction.
We respectuIly nsk and hope to succeed in oh
mining full share of patronage.
The vessels will lie in Richmond at Rockets ; in
Boston Rowes Wharf.
DAVID CURRIE. Richmond, A..
ALLEN & WELTCH, Boston, ! 's '
mug 2-dts No 1873 Slnte Street.
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nj OTlCE.-rhe subscriber wishes to employ q
~ st.rate SALESMAN, well acquainted with the
dry good. trade from South Virginia would
be preferred. To such good wages viii be Civ.
en- If Immediate application be made to or in my
absence JAS A. stiger my store-vNone but such
as well qualified need apply. -
aug Is Is ID L. PETERS,.
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1I,O VISITORS TO THE PEAKS OF

Two VISITORS TO THE PEAKS OF
J. OTTER On and after Monday the 18th
inst the undersigned will hive the road between Lib
riy and the Perks Of Otter line Of fsagesleavng the
armcr place. day immednteynlte the arriynl of the
s Morning. train from ynchburg, nnd returning to
mi. the convenience Of passengers in lime for the east.
IN I ain of the evening. or, the mex. morning.
large hotel at the Peaks with the best Accommodations.
will he found ndy for the reception Of visitors.
FIRE TO the Peaks, so rs
aug l2-d&cts l.. WILKES.
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UyO OFARMERS.-Livi g>ton. Peeksk'ii' nm
4 side and Subsoii Ploughs; Straw Cutters' oo''
shalle,.. Patent Cnurns, for sale Cheap ny y,,ou
''0'' GREGORY, ROYALL & SlMPSoN'
sept Cts
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DIR. JOHNSTON

Member of the Royal College OF Surgeons, London
raduate from one oil the eminent Colleges OF the
nted Sote. md the greater part of whose life has
been spent in the Hospitals of London, Paris fmade-
phia and elsewhere has effected some OF the most as
onishing cures that ever known. Many troubled
with ringing in the ears and head when asieel eIea
nervousness being alarmed sudden sounds, and
oashfulness with frequent blnshing, attended some
times with arrangement of mind, were cured immedi
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-07-06
The Han with a Chalked Hat.
BY INVISIBLE GREEN, ESQ.

A few davs since, while one Of the up
trains of the Mad River and Lake Erie rail
way was stopping at Urbana, the conductor
was accosted by tall, lean, but sinewy speci-
men of humanity. whose appearance at once
indicated considerable verdancy. He was
rugged in bell crowned hat, shad bellied
linsey coat, and pants of the same material,
and hog skin boots. His hands were sunk
deep into his breeches pockets, ard as
kind Of counterpoise, his pants were cram
med into his boots. Giving his head know
chapean to oii6 stdeS 4atAp Aisald fashioned
conductor
Now dew tell, an they say you're the
driver of this ere wagon /"
am the conductor, SIR
Raaly Right smart of hoss, point
ing to the Locomotive, I to pull you all a.
long
Yes, sir such horses can't be bought
every day
i reckon not, Colonel, but then-do
YOU know Josh Tompkins, up at kenton z
No, sir believe not
'Taint possible now, is it, that you don't
know Josh Why, he's my brother an
III be blamed if 1 wouldn't 60 and see him
7 in your darned consarn, if was not afeere(
your plaguey hoss would run away
There is no fear Of that, SIR
DO tell me SO, now You see, In
sorter green, but have hearn tell o these
pesky critters to hum, and I'll be consarned
If thev don't look skeery. It's human mater
YOU know. for feller TO he q leet'e afearc
the first time he sees such beast
There is no danger, sir. Ifyou wish t
90 to Kenton, will guarantee TO take 70
there safe.
This appeared TO ease Mr.. Tompkin;
mind. and after walking round the trail
examining the locomotives, and questionin
almost every person he met as to the pr
babllity of a runaway. he told the eondu
tor he guessed he would risk it. He W;
accordingly shown to seat in the first ella
car 1t happened that in the same car an
in the immediate vicinity Of our Hoosier frier
was party Of funny gentlemen, who sos
5 discovered chance for a good joke in Il
7 verdancy Of a new passenger. They II
: mediately got into conversation with III
;, and soon learned from his lips, that bis nan
J was Reuben Tompkins, the twin brother
y Josh, that he lived in northwestern Indian
/ was een,and didn't know much about thinG
2 and was terribly altered of the Iron Hor
getting skeereG and running away .
!, One Of the party was introduced TO hi
as Mr.. Brown, the President Of the road, w
st assured himthat he was as safe IN the cars
out Of it.
But, SIR continued the bogus Preside1
~ as am authenticaIy informed, that J
are = brother TO my very particular fFleI
i Mr. Tompkins of Kenton--
Josh 7 inquired the Hoosier.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-07-06

n 1dhoou pl4Ce WAS palu 1OI lnJ splEll,
brother man.
'Oh! takeit, daughter, and replenish it,
and multiply as have done
God be thy Father
" Mammon."
And the Son, our Saviour"
/" Gold the ransem."
g And the Holy Spirit"
q Bright silver the price"
Have mercy and save"
My widow and daughter
e Forever"
" Aye ever-forever."
/" Amen.
" And Amen !"
The sound of the impressive "amen" Of
the Priest and the departing father died a.
way solemnly in the chamber of death, and
s quiet Ike the grave ensued, broken only
by smothered sobs, like mufied drums afar
off, and the attendants crept stealthily a.
round the white couch where Holbrook
slept, and with finger on the lips spake in
low whispers one to another" he has even
now passed away from among US !" And
then loud burst of grief from the bosom
of the widow and daughter broke the 81
lence of the mysteriouarhamber IN wild la
mentation for the departed husband and
father Then came the busy shuttle of feet
on the floor, as the attendants hurried from
room to room gathering together the rust
ling shroud and the clean white linen tC
deck the cold morsel of clay for its secluded
cell in the cold home in the damp bosom O
the earth. Then came polished coffin il
the house, the first since little Everette wa
carried away and it sat solemnly on ia
bic in the mysterious chamber. It was pol
ished until it shone, and the white sheet
covering his clay was mirrored in the glis
tening boards. 1t was covered with var
zz;alz, re=.4 +ao e.o..,o ellnd 4hn dAath- cham
ber and the dead mans house his golt
smelled Of the varnish, and stranger ol
entering the door would have said in hi
heart, +" death hath visited this house :
for the solemn faces of those who watched
would have told it.
The coffin lid was screwed nicely dow1
until it fit snugly nevery part; and he wa
then carried away to the willow tree and
grave was iouHu slldpeu anu lie was lald II
it, and covered to sleep under the sod clos
beside the dust of his elder born. Mary wa
a widow, Margaretta was fatherless, and the,
wept together over the graves and the,
planted flowers on each and twined the flow
ering vines together until an arbor wa
formed above them. And they went tim
after time to the graves Of those they loved
and sat beneath the willow tree weeping fo
the dead.
They sat at the root of the weeping tire
speaking Of the past until the daughte
wished she was child again and Will
they sat, the glorious bow spanned the east
bright and beautiful as when it was new
and it beamed for the first time on thei
gra ayes.- Concluded neat aVeek.
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o Original 5tutg.
Written for tie Spirit Of tie Age.
THE TWO WIDOWS
AND
z K < 3D8DX' 3 Q Z .
BY WILL: WILLOWILL.
P art First.
SECTION /.

This man was we'll to do in the world
He came to North Carolina in the year
1902, from Pennsylvania, and built him
home, made money, and grew rich lie did
not gather The riches of the earth BY slow
and tedious steps, but was one who it is
said fortune smiles upon and favors; hence,
Humphrey Holbrook sprung almost at once
to great riches and with it gained honor.
In early life he had been fur-trader, but
he had laid his furs aside and engaged in
deep, far-secing speculation. lie had made
the business relations of life, with it's sub
tie schemes and plots, his study, and being
possessed of clear head, and calculating
discrimination, he was one of the success
fulcompetitors in the unwcaried struggle for
wealth for he gained the coveted boon and
grew rich day unto day He was proud of
his success and really worshipped his rich
stores ofgold, of silver, of corn and of oil, and
bcsought, yea even taught, his family to
bow down with him and worship Mammon.
His family came with him from his faith
crland, and we will introduce them one by
one to thou, who openest these pages, kind
reader mine Mary was his wife, and well
may it be said she deserved the appclla-
tion for she was so kind, so compassion
ate, 50 otruly all sympathy and affection, that
she done no dishonor to her name not only
of wife, but of Mary-tho gentle tear drop!
Everctte was their elder born, manly lit
tle fellow of nine years, and had never
stained his forming character with single
biemish Of erossness or petulance in all his
childish frolics E; and he dearly loved his
father and mother and we'll nigh worship
ed his sister. Everette was beloved by all
who ever saw him. Margarctta was a crea-
ture Of gcntleness and beauty, the dear lit
tie creature was more angel like than human
She was flower of only seven perennial
suns and very delicate and beautiful, and
not only beautiful but gem like child of
love and song.
The father, whose soul was welded to
the golden shrine of Mammon, thought not
of the eternity whittier all are fastening !;
but Mary, the mother, held communion
with the Father in Heaven and daily gath
cred her two babes around her, and i'll SIM
pie lessons taught them of Heaven and It's
Creator She taught them easy hymns and
thoy sang themselves to sleep in their little
, cot and dreamed of the happy home their
mother had told them they might inherit
by being good children ; and in the morn
ing they would hasten to the one they low,
ed so dearly, cling about her and tell The
simple story of their happy ride among the
twiukling, pretty stars, and how they had
seen the Saviour who prayed in the cqrdcr
for the little children!
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SECTION IL.

1t has been said that children are the
only true philosophers; that they are so
little clogged with the material grossness
of mans developed nature; that being so
nearly spiritual, 50 closely allied to the an
gels, that they arc qualified to receive
quicker perception ofnature and things than
those more advanced in years, and more en-
numbered with the stern concerns of life.
We often observe Il kcenuess of thought and
tensencss Of reasoning in children beyond
our expectation from the juvcnility of their
wears, and this we call precocity ofintellect.
But this is sad depression, and we beg
leave to drop it at once as being far too
metaphysical for US.
Everctto md Murgarctta were happy
children, and they loved to play together
in the meadow and on the lawn, and they
loved to talk about the skies, the Saviour
the flowers, the stars and the golden wing
ed Angels for they believed, in their in
nocence, that they were all brothers, anc
sisters and dear cousins to the little chill
dren who were good; and whocan dare re
fute the reasoning of the babes and prove
that they were wrong They loved th'
birds for they sang pretty songs, which
they said were to praise the Creator 70
giving them bright sunshine and littl
wings to fly up toward the skies and Loo
closely at the stars and they sat togethe
under the shade of the great poplar tire
that grew in the edge of the lawn and san
with the little birds that futtered anon
its broad, glossy leaves. The children sa
on the grass-mound and sang and shoute
so loud with glceful meriment that the lii
tie birds would take fright at them and dan
away from their pcrching borgh, and ia
the blue air on their swift fight HEAVIER
ward, twittering and singing and whirlin
in circles of wild and wanton rapture unit
they werc lost in the distance to the brigl
eyes Of the brother and sister gazing cage
ly after them in their easy, airy rides An
then they would clap their hands togethr
with untold glee and shout after their y
grant choir-mate and wish from their hear
that they too had little wings that The
might fly after the bird, above the cloud
among the stars and heavenward
They roamed the green and flower stu
cd meadow that lay Just below their fat
cr's home and chased the butterfly un
they grew tired and flushed with heat a
then they would snatch armsful of brig
flowers of many colors, run to the G
shade and rest on the downy grass. TIL
would thank Heaven for raining the pre-
flowers on the earth for the good chidr,
and with their chubby, dimpled hands II
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would make woof and web of that they had
gathered and weave the bluebell, the jessa-
mine, the hyacinth, the buttercups, the
daisy, the violet, the rose and the lilly in
rich garlands and gay festoons, and bind
them like reg2l crowns on each others curl J
heads, and on the warm brow imprint the
kiss of pure affection time after time with
wild delight.
They were happy children, that never
knew of the cares Of life, its sins or its fol-
lies.
When their play was ended they would
join in singing a simple song Of praise to
F." Him who ruleth well, )" and casting their
crown of flowers from their heads they would
cry out together:
Holy, holy is the Saviour, who prayed
in the garden among the flowers for little
children !
And they would gather their crowns, run
home to their fathers house lay their
flower wreaths in their mothers lap, and
kneel on her foot cushion and beseech he1
to tell them of the flowers, the other world
the skies, the stars, the little children and
the Angels,
And they would ask their mother if they
the animate and inanimate, would not weer
bitterly if the good little children were al
to be slain as Herod decreed; for they be-
lieved they were all akin-the innocents
The mother could not answer the wisdom
of her babes, and she smoothed their glossy
curls, kissed them and said they were good
children, and this satisfied them,
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feet, and implored him earnestly, with tears
in his eyes. to save his boy but the phys
ician shook his head and pointed his finger
heaVenward to Hin, who at the dark death
hour, is only able to save The old man
raved as if distracted, tore hairs from his
head, gathered up his worshipped golden
God, hurried away to his room, fell on his
treasure and weptl
And the bow was quietly beaming.
Sister" said the dying one, does the
bow beam brightly yet 2"
And she said it did, with bright tears in
her eyes.
Yes, sister, and it shines as it never
shone before it beams on my little angel
it beams on our little cousin, who stands
welcoming me with prettier crown than
any We ever, woye, sister, and it beams
brightly iz4s fscs. B1ing fresh flowers,
sis"
And his spirit was gone in twinkling
on It's homeWard flight, while the bow was
beaming, and it beamed on his cold, earthly
face and then faded glimmering away. His
friends wept and dressed his little body for
the tomb and beneath the willow, whose
pendant branches sweep the green-sward
and the flowers, his tomb was shaped and
dug with the mattock and the spade There
he was laid, and the dust and the sod laid
on his vanished coffin. His sister has
planted flowers on the little mound above
his sightless eyes the birds lodge in the
willow and sometimes sing mournful lay
for the loss of their choir-mate, and at othel
times sing gay and cheerful strains as if call
ing to their sleeping brother. The willow
restless boughs that shade his tomb, drooI
in melancholy plumes, and mournful re
quinn sighs through their foliage for the
departed dead. The bow yet spans the SKY
as gorgeously painted as when he lived, ev
er Une SAM 0fig1It Low, s'rlJ II 'Ju..4I.>, u
his grassy tomb beneath the weeping vii
low tree
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-07-06

The ORIGISAb WAsHISGToSTASs.-Nr. j.
H. W. Hawkins has colitradicted state
mcnt said to have been made by Mr.. Cough,
that one of the original Washingtonians was
keeping low grog shop in Baltimore. He
saws that five of them are doing well, and,
with one exception, have adhered to the
pledge. The sixth one died in 1841, and
kept the pledge to the last.
TIE WEST PoINT GRADUATEs.-Itisa alleged
that of the 50 late graduates at West Point
the West and South had 34 leaving l3 for the
States north of Maryland and east ofOhio, five
| of the whole number being from the Repub-
| lie at large, and not from any particular
district.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-29
BROOKLYN ITEMS.

SUDDEN DEATH-Yes'erday afternoon, man whose
pane supposed TO be Osman was attacked with Illness
while walking along Atlantic st. snd ie down ne w-'
picked up aud conveyed to the drug store Of Ne Barove
where ne after died The cause Of his death, IS
presuued affection OF the heart The Coroner was
notified.
NEARLY suTToc,rxD-On Saturday evening,
named James Haggary found in sewer on the beach
near The Navy Yard up 20 his neck 10 filth and nearly
suGocated. driver OF one OF the Flushing sY ms o.
stsgs discovered his situation, and TAINTED On es
Dyan AID NcRoe, OF the Second District Police Of ths
Circumstance who succeeded in eztrcatipg him after
considerable trouble. lie was nearly lead when taken
out.
C,.r,triEs-On saturday lAborer, name not ascer
tanned fell &. IN t. irdstory wndos OF ons Of the build
ines a. the Ar ante Dock and injured hi nse seriously
He was picked up state Of nssnsiohty and carried or
On saturday evening middle aged lady WAS run
by sarsaE afa wagon At the foot Of Bridge st. and was
30 badly in ured that feared yesterday she could not
recover An attempt made 10 arrest the driver ~
citizen but he succeeded in making his escape by crossing
the ferry.
y.orASrs-A family FAMED Wood consisting Of hus-
band wife and four children we're taken into custody ON
Saturday night By Capt hing who Ioand them Al Snsgy
wing n an ice cart n OF the streets Of he Fifth Ward
II seems they have 40 home and have been wandering
about the streets for several days They we're Locked up
Il tie Second District sianon House
AsorHgE sUDDEs DEarH. - Mr. Samuel Dougherty
Keeuer OF the Pound IN the Eleventh Ward died suddenly
on saturday night having that tas enjoyed apparent
coed health. The Coroner Was notified. Deceased resided
at No - Carlton
EsrzaID By BURGLARs-On Saturday, night the house
Of Can't Coles on the Of WlOughby and Duihslf
ss was entered by burglars end robbed Of consdsrios
property TIE entrance Effected BY breaking through
one OF The rear windows he family being absent from ihs
Civ Every drawer aud closet In the house was ans2ckec
and everything Of value was carried or
Michael Caf was taken into custody Saturday for
sssaulting woman FAMED Margaret Ryan with bar Of
iron Officer Billings OF the Third Police, who went TO
srIe him sled TO the ground with the same weapon
He vas held h answer.
DzvocEAr1c PRlNARY MEErISGs.-Ths Primary meet
ipgs Of this party select four Delegates from each ard
10 meet In Convention for the purpose OF appointing Dele
sates rom the Assembly Districts TO the State Convention
IN s,r.css 10 September held at the usual places on
Froxy night sLd psssed Of quietly in all but the Eleventh
Ward Here there great contention between the
finds Of The two eketsthose ticket being favor
Abe 10 Sheriff Lott Delegate and the other to james
Hutchirs member Of the last Safe LszisiAurs Inc
contest grew 20 warm that il found necessary 70 81
I'm he proceedings Until Saturday night when, aieg
severe coLtes- The Lat ticket su ocee ced