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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-08-10
MISC Liza n E. 0 u S.
A SABBATH MORNING TALE.

Not many months ego, in one Of my
summer rsmbles, found myself on beau
tiful Sabbath morning the guest Of a wor-
thy and intelligent family, in quie! coun-
try village.
The early breakfast was over, parents and
children had Joined in reading chapter in
the Bible Mr. Sedgwick, the head Of The
family, had then offered up (ervent prayer.
al the conclusion of which we ell arose
from our knees, when our ears were greet
ed BY the clear, deep peals Of the ringing
church bell.
$50 late - exclaimed Mrs. Sedgwick.
looking a. the clo1k. sour ,ime-piece must
be slow.''
s.Tha. is not the frs. bell for church," re-
piled her husband solemnly. There has
been death in the village. The bell is going
10 toll for Martin Lord.
''Such then is his unhappy end" unused
his wife. "Well, i, will be wrong 10 mourn
his death. If death was ever a mercful
providence it is so IN this case.''
''Is it person who had been long sick :"
! asked.
Instead Of answering nv question direct
~. Mr.. Sedgwick said:
"There is very melancholy history con-
necied with that young man. ]. is now
,some,ime since the excilemen. occssioned
by this strange tragedy died away, bu. the
tolling Of the bell this morning must bring
j. back forcibly to every heart. Perhaps
you will be interested to hear the story %
Iexpressed my desire TO listen 10 The mar
ration upon which my friend gave me the
details Of The following story, which relate
with only Sigh. deviation from the orgi-
pal-
Msr,in Lord was once the flower and
hope Of one of the mos. respected families
in the village. His amisble disposition anJ
superior in,eIlec. procured for him uuiverso
love and esteem.
Although Of slight figure, and pale fea'
tures, which indicated a constitution by no
means robust, Martin was remarked for his
uncommon beauty and indeed his fine no.
BILE forehead, shaded by locks OF sol! brown
hair, his large expressive blue eyes, s'ra'gh
nose, with The thin Grecian nos,rils, and rs.
ther volupluous mouth; entitled him 10 some
measure to that consideration.
Martin was grea, favorile with the la.
dies, old and young; bu. he never showed
any marked partiali,y TO any one, until he
became intimate with Isabella Ashton, The
Jsugh,e, Of our late clergyman, who died
Of grief about three years ago.
No beings could be more Indifferent,
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-08-10

II cannot be .ha. earth is mans only o.
biding- place. I. canno, be ,ha, our life is
q bubble, cast up by The ocean Of eternity,
to float a momen. upon lis surface, and
then sink into no.hingness and darkness for
ever. Else, why is i, tina, the high and lc-
rious aspirations which leap like angels from
the temple Of our hearts, are forever wand
ering abroad, unsasisied Why is i. that
the rainbow and cloud come over US with
beauty that is no, of earth, and then pass
off and leave US TO muse on their faded
loneliness? Why is it that the stars which
hold their festival around the midnight
throne, are set above the grasp Of our l'ml-
ted faculties and forever mocking US with
their unspproschable glory! And finally,
why is It ,ba, bright forms Of human beauty
are presented 10 the view, and Then taken
from US, leaving the thousand streams of
the sffec,ons TO flow back in an Al pine tor
rent upon our hearts /?
We ere born for higher destiny than
that Of earth. There is restm where rt,e
rainbow never fades where the stars will
be spread ou, before US like The islands tha,
slumber on the ocean and where The beau
lfut beings, ,ha! here pass before US like
visions, will stay in our presence forever.
| 6. D. PRENTICE.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-08-10

THE SLEEP OF ARCTIC PLANrs-Mr.
Seemann, the naturalist Of KeIlel.'s Arctic
Expedition, states curious fac. respecting
the condition Of the vegetable world during
the long day Of The arctic summer. Allh"'
the sun never sets while i. lasts, plants
make no mistake about The lime when; if i,
be no. night, i. ough. to be, bu. regularly
as the evening hours approach, and when
'nidnlgh. sun is several degrees above The
horizon, droop their leaves and sleep even
as they do at sunset in more favored climes.
"lf man." observes Mr.. Seemann, "shouId
ever reach The pole, and be undecided
which way to turn when his compass hes
become sluggish, his time piece ou, Of or
der, the plants which he may happen to
NEE. will show him the way ; The sleeping
leaves tell him that midnIgh, is at hand,
and o. ,ha. time the sun is standing in the
North"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-08-10

THE Loss OF WIFE-No man but one
who has been called upon 10 mourn !he
loss of dear and beloved companion can
fully appreciate the beauty and 'ru'hluIness
of the following article, which we copy
from an exchange:
In comparison with the loss of wife,
all other beresvements are .rlf1Ing. The
wife she who fills SO large q space in the
domestic heaven; she who busted herself SO
unwesriedly for the precious ones Ground
her bi,te,, bitter is the lesr that falls upon
her cold clay You stand beside her col'
fin and think of the past. Il seems on am
Der colored pathway, where The sun shone
upon beautiful flowers, and the stars hung
gliuefing overhead. Fan would The soul
linges ,here-no thorns are remembered
save those your hands may unw;Ilingly have
planted. He7 noble, tender hear, lies open
on your inmost sight. You think Of her
now as all gen,leness, all beauty, all puri-
,y. But she is dead The dear head that
has lain upon your bosom rests in the still
darkness upon pillow Of clay. The hands
ths. have minis,ered so un,iringly are fold
ed, white and cold beneath the gloomy
portals. The hear. whose every beat mea-
sured an eternity Of love, lies under yonr
feet. The flowers she bent over in smiles,
bend now above her in tears, shaking the dew
from their petals, lhs. The verdure around
her may be KEEP! green and beautiful.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-08-10
For the Port Tobacco Times.
TRANSFORMATIONS.

The VI chapter Of the G ospel by St. John.
A careful investigation Of the whole Of The
above chapter is mos! earnestly recommen-
deJ, but in order to draw your particular
attention to the important question Of
Transnbslsnlialion,l beg leave 10 specify
the following selection from that portion Of
Scripture, viz "Then Jesus said unto them,
verify say unto you, except ye cal tho
flesh Of the Son Of man and drink his blood,
ye have no life in you," Sc, &c.-Verse
SO. "These things said he in the syna-
gogue, as he laugh. in Cspernsum."-Verso
59lh. "Many therefore Of his disciples,
when they had heard this, said, this is an
hard saying; who can hear i':-Verse
6O.h. "When Jesus knew in himself that
his disciples murmured a. it, he said, doth
this offend you ?"-Verse 6lst 81, is the
spiri. that quickene,b; The flesh pFofi'e'h
nothing; the words ,ha, speak unto you,
they ore spirit, and they are l''e.'-Verse
63d. Now, if this last verse is no, satis-
factory explanation Of ell The preceding ver-
ses relative TO the eating and drinking Of
the body and blood Of Christ, then the Coz
pei itself, in the humble opinion Of the wr-
ter, is a, lesst seductive. Read The Doway
Bible and then the Psotes,an. Bible, y"u
will in either Of them find the same words,
only slightly differing in phraseol"gy
Know NorHING Much
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-08-10
PO E II r Y.
CONSOLAT
BY PARK BENJAMIN.


In the lonely passage through the world which l
till now have made,
10. seen more storms than sunshine, and less of
light than shade;
Yet sometimes new planet has sweetly shone
for me,
And sometimes green island has risen from the
sea.
NV childhood knew misfortune of a strange and
weary kind.
And have always wore chain, though not upon
my mind,
And render thanks to thee, oh God from my
prison, that live
1rnsborn of that best privilege which thou alone
canst give!
1 mean soul to apprehend the beauty that is
Above me and around me, and beneath my feeble
And though may not climb the mount or thread
the winding vale,
Yet mount and vale 10 me impart delights that
never fail.
The dewy springtme comes to me with melody OF
birds,
Familiar as my sisters song, and tender as her
words;
/ love the summers scented blooms and autumn S
bright decay,
And winters frozen Jewels, made like hopes to
melt away.
NV heart is like river in the leafy month OF
June,
With never-ceasing gush of waves that chime
merry tune;
Though its surface may be broken when the gale
of sorrow blows,
A living fount supplies it, and it always sings and
flows.
Great cause have for gratitude to the Giver OF
my life,
For love is still my talisman in danger, toll and
strife;
And though bereft Of freedom in the body, can
fly
As high as Heaven on wings of thought, like an
eagle to the sky.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-08-10

LOVING Homes o.hng appears to Us
so beautiful in human experience as the re-
cipfocsl affection Of parents and children,
especislIy after the latter have attained ma
,urty, and i. may be. formed new relations
in life-We have seen the loving and love
Iy daughter, offer she had become a wife
and mother, seize every opportunity Of Wis
Ting the parental home, 10 lavish her Of
fec,ions,e attention upon her parents, and
by a thousand tender and graceful kindness
cs, assure them that .houg h she was sn
idolized wife, and happy mother, her heart
sill cIave with ever strengthening (ervor to
father and mother, who watched over her
infancy and guided her youth. 1t has been
our privilege to know such, end as we
have Witnessed the ou,pourlngs of love and
happiness between these devoted and glow
ing hearts, we have tel. that surely much Of
heaven nigh. be enjoyed here, if all fam'-
lies were equally attached. And would
ths, every daughter knew what pure JOY she
nigh, create in the parental bosom, by a
constsn. keeping alive Of The spirit Of iisl
devotion, and sez'ng frequent opportunities
10 make i. manifest in little acts Of gen'le-
ness and love, notwithstanding the child
has become a parent. The child never
grows old 10 . fond parent. 1t is always
the dear child, and never so dear as when
i. keeps up the childish confidence and
love of lis eallies, years.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-08-10

dark and desola,e ground, for the stars
stone brightly in the clear, cold sky then
shouldering the iron bar, Of which Isabelle
had spoken, he set out TO return.
He had proceeded chou. half wsy, when
in the gloomest par. Of the road, he saw a
white figure emerge from clump Of will
lows and come towards him, ], looked
like a walking corps, in a winding sheet
which traiIed upon the ground. All Mar
tins strength Of nerve was gone in an IN
slant. Courage gave place to desperation,
hair standing erect, and his blood running
chill with horror still lie stood his ground.
" hitter and larger as it approached. We
csnno. tell whs. frenzy seized upon the
brain of that unhappy youth at that mo-
ment.
The guests at the cIergyman's house
heard terrific screams. Dresding some ira
gic termination 10 the farce, they rushed to
The spot, one Of The number carrying Ian
tern. They found Martin kneeling on
PROSTATE figure, his fingers clu'ching con-
vulsively al it's throat, while he still uttered
frantic shrieks for help. His wild features
exhibited the very extremity OF terror.
Only two Of the most courageous young
men dared approach him. One OF them
forced Martin to relax his hold on the throat
Of the figure, willis. ,ha other tore away The
folds OF the sheet. Al tha, moment the
bearer Of the lantern came up. lis light Tell
upon The blood stained, distorted features oi
Isabella. Martin u,eIed one more unesr,h-
lv shrek, and fell lifeless upon the corps
He never spoke again, but lived-an idiot
A irigh,ful confusion on lsabella's temple
bore evidence that in his frenzy he had
struck The supposed spectre with the iron
bar. The blow was probably the cause Of
her death although such q grasp as his
hands mus, have given her throat, nigh. a.
lone have deprived her Of breath. lie never
knew afterwards what he had done; foI
never a CLEAN Of reason iIumined the dark
ness Of his soul and now The toIlng bel
has told US ,ha. Heaven, in its mercy, has
6ualy freed :he spirit from i's shackIes ol
clay. end giv'n II life and light in a bes.e'
world.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-08-10

Here is a sentence beautifully rich in il
Iussra.ion and perfectly hear! searching. j.
will be fun to some readers and gall 10
Others: "a grain Of csrmine will tinge Q
gallon Of wafer, SO That in every drop the
color will be percep,ible, and a grsin OF
musk will scent q room for twenty years.
Jus, so, if man cheats the printer, The stain
will be forever visible on the minu'est atom
Of a minu,s soul, and will leave scent Of
rsscsli.y about an individual strong enough
10 make en- homes. man turn up his nose in
disgust, snd kick hun nut Of hls presence,
if he eent &c. rJ Of him in any o'hef mode"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-08-10


him, no member of the Peace Society Of
half cen,ury's standing could be less in
clincd for blligeren. operations than ]. Then
again ;hs though. would strike me that, as
soon as The dawn of day revealed our posi-
.ion, should be certain to make break
fas, for my unwelcome guest.
The night wore on. My limbs grew
colder, and colder and my hopes fewer and
less encouraging still The brute slept. My
bones acbed with being kept SO long in one
position, and it seemed as if every momen.
were The las, that could hope to hold ou.
wihou, moving. The animal Q, last turn
suming a new position. But the relief was
only temporary. sill remained in an ag-
ony Of suspense. How longed for the
daylight? Even The knowledge .ha. my
fate was inevitable seemed preferable to this
uncertainty. Once or twice was tempted
to move and pu. an end to the affair, bu.
my fears prevented me. How slowly the
night passed away! How ! enved the
beas. on my feet! How false and hollow
all The advantages Of civilization and supe-
riorl,y in the scale Of animal existence
seemed in .ha. hour Of peril
Al last, morning came. Jus. IS the grey
light ,inged the eastern sky, whistle rang
through The ravine. Bounding from my feet,
the animal burs, through the bushes. ]
rose slowly, with difficulty, on account of
my benumbed limbs, and after thanking
heaven for my delIverance, began to pack
up my ''.rsps," preparatory to moving on
to the camp for provisions. looked o.
round 10 note the place, and "blazed" seve-
raj trees. Jus. as ! turned 10 leave, heard
a man shooting, and the mex. moment 8
ssIl, black whiskered individual appeared.
"Slranger," eaid he, shave you seen q
big, black 81. Bernard dog come along this
way?
lsssured the gentleman tina. no such an
imsl had passed me, and was turning away,
being fearful Of his discovering that had
been prospecting in the ravine.
'Well that's rather curious. de had my
blankets strapped on him, and had 10
sleep wi.hou! 'em. Why see-here they
are"
And so they were, in the bushes 'hrough
which The dog mus. have passed.
Iigh, broke in upon me. The next
moment my surmise wss confirmed by the
sight Of an immense black dog. that came
bounding towards US. He was the largest
dog | ever saw and nigh! we'll have been
mistaken for bear in The night.
| "Rs.her q useful animal that" said |.
"Yes," said he, she's good TO pack and
q. nigh. he's equal to a bsf dozen blank
cts. have taught him to lie righ. across
my feet. missed him good deal last
night"
Bidding the owner Of the dog good morn
ing, resumed my journey, and reached the
camp in the afternoon. The dinner then
ate W would have ss,onished Camanche.
The mex. day returned TO the ravine.-
The claim proved quite as rich as had
hoped, and q week afterwards myself and
partners were working there. How sue
cessful we were, may be inferred from the
fact, ,ha, have never since gone "prospecs-
ing"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-08-10
AN ADVENTURE WITH A GRIZZLY.

In the summer Of so ! was working.
with two partners. Claim oa-the North
Fork Of The American River, in Caiiiornia.
Our lead, which had been pretty good one,
was running out, and we had been for some
time discussing The proprie,v of leaving j,
and going s'prospec.ipg." This movemen,
had opposed for some time. thinking that.
as long as we could do reasonably we'll
where we were, i, would be bad policy to
leave our claim, and roam over The country
in search Of better Ligg,nys. One evening,
however, when the results of our united
days labor were declared 10 be five dollars,
came TO the conclusion iha, perhaps We
could no, do better than make a li,le Tip
in Tie neighborhood for the purpose Of
prospecting. So, aher a lItlle discussion,
(as, of course, it would no, do for me to
come round too suddenIy,) i. was decided
,ha, we should Try The experiment. the mex.
morning.
The morning jawned, and after slowing
away our surplus possessions in the tenl,
we took our picks and pans, with our blan-
kels and several days provisions, and se-
pars,ing, sailed in dif1eren, directions. J.,
was understood The, we should return in
three or four days to the tent and report
progress. After travelling several hours, ]
sat down to res. during The hea, of the day,
intending to resume my journey 10 The al-
lernoon. Stretched on my back under an
oak, its cool shade and The stiffness Of The
scene around me, soon caImed me to sleep.
When swoke it was late in the afternoon,
and jumped up, somewha. alarmed, as ]
had intended making camp some twenty
miles of, my stopping place for that night.
Read jus'ing my blankets on my back, !
was about Iesumlng nv journey, when my
attention was arrested by some singular
over. examined them closely, and came
to the conclusion they were those of grIz-
fzIy bear. As may be imagined, this dis
covery was any Thing but pleasan. one. !
had never seen a grizzly, and was not par
.iculsrly desirous of making the acquain.-
ance Of one, even armed but now, with no.
thing but pick, the thought was anything
bu, enlivening. ! had frequently rid'culed
such Of my friends as were in The hsbi. of
'.Iugging round" rifles, COLTS revolvers, &C.,
and laug he'd q! the idea of encumberlng one s
self with such useless baggage. Bu,, al the
discovery of these tracks, my sentiments
underwear. an entire change. A whole ar
mory would not have been an unwelcome
companion TO me then. On examining the
tracks, found .ha, they led in the same di-
reciion in which J was going, and that, con-
sequen,ly, ] stood good chance Of over
taking my four-foo.ed friend, if hurried !;
and if lo,ered would be obliged 10 spend
The nigh, alone in the mountains.
Moving along slowly, calculating the
chances offered by either of those two plans,
! did no, observe .ha, ] was descending in-
to liuIe ravine, through which small
stream rsn, TILL stood on the edge of the
creek had worked long enough in the
diggings TO know some Of ,he ndics'Icns
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Washington telegraph., 1854-09-06
Horrible Tragedy---Five Men Killed and
Hanged.

We take the following from the Parkvile Nc.
Lumina-y of the Sth ult
IN Just as we Were getting ready for press the
particulars of a most shocking affray aud hanging
have been narrated 10 The occurrence was
at Slnithville, Clay county, on Monday afternoon
One man. John ". Douglas. was killed; VIM
Ross, and Squire Jno. Ross, father and son. were
dangerously stabbed-not expected to recover:
also Ira Tritt badly stabbed. The perpetrators.
Sam. Shackleford. William Shacklelord. and Jno.
W. Galloway, have been hanged by the enraged
citizens.
The Shackefords said to have been con-
nected with gang OF horse-thieves that were
committing depredations in the neis hborhood;
great indignation existed. far as to pass resou-
tions ordering them to leave the place. which
they refused to do Prior TO this. Douglas had
been instrumental in tracing mule to Samuel
Shackleford, who consequently owed Douglas a
grudge and on Monday last the two met and had
an alteration at Smithville, which ended so fa-
tally.
We understand that Douglas shot at Shackle-
ford, slightly woundiug him; and that his brother
William stabbed Douglas. The Ross's nterfered,
but were overpowered by the SLackeiords and
Galloway. and cut down-they will not probably
survive. Sam Shackleiord stabbed the man Tritt.
Galloway and Shackleford subsequently took re-
fuge in neighboring houses. An immense crowd
of citizens speedily collected at the place. sur
rounding the houses: and about dusk William
ShacGleiord was brought out and forthwith hang
ed. Shortly afterwards Galloway was hanged
beside him, having previously confessed his COM
plicity with the others in horse-steaing Samuel
Shackeford, who had been wounded by pistol
shot, said to be dangerously hurt but this not
being true. about eleven O'Clock at night he too
was dragged out and hanged On this Thurs
day. morning the bodies were cut down.
The most intense excitement prevails through
out the vicinity. In the meantime, we abstain
from comments, having simply stated the facts as
they were given us.
Washington telegraph., 1854-09-06
Mora Riotinr AZ St Louis

We extract the following from the account
given of the late riot, by the St. Louis Intelli-
gencer.o
Our city has again been disgraced by one of
those shameful tumuts which bring dishonor mp
on the community in which they occur. One
disturbance which has resulted in considerable
destruction of property, and the loss of at least
life, has already occurred, and, at the time oil
writing the streets ring with the yells OF disor
derly crowds, and military companies are march
. lHg to the scene of a new combat
We have Just returned FROM surveying the scene
oj the disturbance of this evening. As nearly
We can get at the facts, they are these: About
O'clock. quarrel occurred at or near The Fifth
ward polls in which an iriShnan stabbed an Am
ersan; tlIs was the sigma Tor general attack.
Pistols were freely used stones flew in every
direction. The duuking-h -hou>es on Morgan and
Green streets and Washington avenue, and on the
whole raat OF the Leyee from Cherry street to
below Locust We're more or less injured Ia tue
whole block On Morgan street between Main and
tae Levee, there is not, on either side drinking
house of which the front is not entirely destroyed,
as far as it IS capable of destruction and in many
instances the houses are Iiddled and the furniture
broken to atoms.
The crowd Supplied themselves with axes and
other implements OF the sort, from the steamboats,
at the wharf: and with them beat in the shutters
dIlI uaS4eu Jne counters ana every lIhIlS l1dl
would yield to blows. On the Levee. between
Cherry and Locust, there are only one two
houses at most that do not bear disastrous marks
Of the conflict; at Locust street the damage stop
ped
We could only learn with certainty of one
death. 1t is rumored that there are four or five
killed The number of wounded we nave no
means of estimating From the reports rife on
the spot and from the fact that hundreds of dis
1 charuo- +ba a,f4
which ragged a good two hours in all its fury. and
has continued at intervals thus far during the
night, it is fair to presume that the number is
large.