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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-13
MY BURIED FRIENDS.

My buried friends can forget,
Or must the grave eternal sever;
They linger in my memory yet,
And in my heart they live forever.
They loved me once with love sincere,
And never did their love deceive me,
But often in my conflicts here,
They rallied quickly to relieve me.
fain would weep-but want of tears
No tears of mine could ere recall them;
Nor should I wish that groveling care,
That cares like mine should ere befall them
They rest in realms Of bliss above,
They dwell upon the mount of glory,
They bask in beams of light and love,
And shout to tell their pleasing story.
heard them bid this world adieu,
I saw them on tho rolling billow-
Their far-off homo appeared in view,
While yet they pressed dying pillow.
heard the parting pilgrim tell,
While passing Jordan's stormy river,
Adieu to earth, for all is we'll,
Now all is we'll with me forever
Oh! how long to join sher wing,
And range their fields of blooming flowers;
Come, holy watchers, and bring
A mourner to your blissful bowers.
I'd speed with rapture on my way,
Nor would pause at Jordan's river;
With songs I'd enter endless day,
And live with my loved friends forever.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-13

EIGHTEEN YEARS CAPTIVE AMONG IN
D1ANs.--rhe Macoupla (lll.) Statesman
gives an account of a man named Joseph
Barney, who made his escape in May last
from the Flat Head Indians, in Oregon,
after being in captivity for l 8 years. a
man named John Robertson was taken
captive at the same time. The account
thus narratcs what occurred after they
were taken to the camp of the Indians
"They were unbound and confined in a
hut, where they were fed, but not allowed
to escape. The chief offered them his two
daus hters if they would marry and re-
main with the tribe. Finding escape ut
terly impossible for the time being, the
terms were accepted, and the marriage
took place. The fruits of this marriage
were two children, both Of which are still
living. a daughter, l6, and a son. IA, both
OF witch he left with the tribe. Two
years ago Robertson attempted to escape,
but was re-teken, scalped and burned
alive, leaving three children with the tribe
Seven years ago Barney attempted to es-
cape, but was re.captured aud would have
been put to death but for the intcrpositIon
OF his wife, who was the daughter Of the
chief"
In May last, during the absence of the
chief, Barney made all 4he rest of the In.
dians drunk and then escaped, and al.
though pursued for several days. they fail
ed to overtake him. He is 63 years o.
age, originally from France, but formerly
lived IN Otsego county. N. Y.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-13
$ CLARKsBURG, Wednesday, DECEMBER lsth,

.-''You shall have bond for double th,
amount which you will hand over to me
from two merchants of Marseilles. Yol
cannot give me.uu | should like con
cluded the Diver, with a vengeiul frown
"You cannot give me back my aged fn
ther's life. my sisters, my younges
child's you cannot give me the heart
blood of the Albanian wolf who slew
them"
Within quarter of year Demetrius
the Diver was restored to his family. He
insisted upon receiving the stipulated re-
ward in advance-probably holding as
poor an opinion of the word of Turk as
the Effendi did the word of Greek
The momentous day arrived whe the
third frigate was to be launched lar
ger crowd than ever was collected eve
rybody was on tiptoe of expectation, De-
metrius the Diver who during the past
three months, had had free access to the
ship builders yard. was on board. The
dogshores were knocked away, the fri
gate slid down her ways. and took the
water in splendid style:s The launch was
completely successful. Efendi was in
raptures, and believed more firmly in the
power of the evil eye than ever. A few
days afterwards the fourth frigate was
launched with equal success.
Marvellous man % cried the envoy Of
the Sublime Porte "6y what potent
spells vert thou enabled to bewitch the
first two frigates ?''
Simply by these" answered Deme-
trius the Diver, in presence of a large
company assembled at banquet held in
honor of the two successful launches
give years ago my father was one of the
most extensive ship builders at Scio, and
| was bred to the business from my youth.
We were rich, we were prosperous, un-
til we were ruined by the Turkish
atrocities at Scio. 1 arrived in Mar
seilles, alone, beggard, my father MUIR
dered, my wife and children in cap
tivity. How l lived you all know
While the Grst two frigates were being
built, watched every stage of their CON
strucEon. l detected several points Of
detail which l was certain would prevent
their being successfully launched When,
however, had entered into my contract
with this noble EHcnd, l conferred with
the shipwrights pointed out to them
what was wrong convinced them by
argument and Illustration, wha: was ne
cessary to be done. They did it. They
altered, they improved. Behold the ships
and the evil eye had no more to do with
the matter than the amber mouthpiece OF
his excelIency the Etfendi's chibonque
have done.'
The Etfendi, it is said, looked rather
foolish at the conclusion of this explana-
ton, and waddled away, muttering that
all Greeks were thieves. Demetrius,
however, kept his piastres, gave up di-
wing for livelihood, and, commencing
business on his own account as boat
builder, prospeteds exceedingly with Ka-
tinka, his wife. and Andon, Yorghi, and
Eudocia, his children. AS to the two fri
gates, they were equipped for sea in good
time. and were. believe, knocked to
pieces by the allied fleets at the battle Of
Navarino.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-13
WHOLE NO. I!es.


Squire. If you II stir up some grnb4--I cal-
Sulate Pm about as hoIIer as a flute Il
win stow away some OF your fodder equal $
to a CREASED saw mill. q
4 tsGruhN says the old hard head Of q
landlord, .'grubp'
] "Grub. . responde ed the Yankee trayeI-
Her, ''you've grub pleugy have at you 2g'.
4 al reckon not, stranger
"Why life eyerlastin', what in sin do
you live on ?'
''Oh well, whiskey, principally
''Don'tsyou raise corn around here %
''Nobody to raise Il, stranger;''
"Everlastin' why where all the folks9"
"Died OFF this fall, most on 'em. with
chol'rys"
"With what ChoEe-ree? Squire. guess
Ell take taste of the stuff you're SAM
pling out of the tin cup" aud having wet
his whistle and somewhat quieted his
nerves, Dams attention was attracted toaS
large log, about the.size Of a big belliedi
man, standing near the Fireplace, and so
hacked up that it riyeted the Y Yankee's at
tention amazingly.
"'Spose we take game, stranger 2"
says the landlord, coming from behind the
bar with a pair of knives, sRvageEous look
fri2zle.
"a game of whats' says Dan, eyeing
the knives.
"Chuckin' the bowels what we call e.
Favorite game about this settlement; some
of our felIers can chuck a bow,ein the
crack at thirty PAGES like d-n. Aycou-
pie of 'em fout q dooil in this room last
Summer, and one of 'em split the other
IL ala
as ever you saw shad. Stand ppthere
by the log, stranger, I.ll bet the liuler L
kin slitthe crown ofsyour hat. without hit-6
ting your head, at fifteen paeesa
~ caIkelate you wont. . says Dan, ast the
landlord began to swing BIS bowie.--
esquire. is business Of any sort good
areound here ?'' he added.
"Stranger, the principal business is Gu
rim the cholera, that's done by whiskey;
fghtin', that's done With the bow-e; rum
ming for Congress, that's done by bot
tom.
"Well, squire, / come out west to find
a place to settle, /" says Dan, "but Iguess
III wait till things improvec Ohio corn
grub was a leetle tough; Indiany's lee.
tie too political, aud full of cursin' aud
swearin'; Illinois is shook to tue cuntro,a
with the agy; but they don't begin TO be
so hard on health as Missouri chol'ry and
bowie knife practice. I've got one moro
question, squire, to ask--aint this a lee
Gle the gall darndeSt place for turkey buzz
yards ia the land OF tho livin'?"5 After
looking out. up and down the river, eye-
ry where, the buzzards being numerous,
says the landlord "a
"Well, buzzards are pooty thick around
to-day. L guess we'll have a steamboat
explosion or big fight afore noon to-murse
row; them buzzards being around Is dItosSIa
mighty sure sign"
1t took just ten days. festtravellings Tor
Dan Hubbins to get home. The West
has improved since that day, and Dan has
settled, at last, out West. He took to
corn and tries Ohio.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-13

LADIES VS.. GENTLEMEN. "A good deal
has been said, and we'll said, too, about
men speaking of their wives as their ''lR.
dies" II would sound very ritltCulous
to hear lady call her husband "my
geptleman,' would 1t not?--or ask an
other lady where /" her gentleman was 2
when inquiring concerning her husband.
One ia ia just as bad taste as the other.
Giving up plain husband" and plain
'' wife. and plain way Of calling people
by their right names.
We shouldn't be at all surprizod ifthat
class of society who hunt for round about
ways to express their ideas, might, in q
little while, when inquiring about one's
sons and daughters, adopt such f,odes,of
expression as these
How is your eldest masculine of
spring O. or, /" How is your little female
darling, who addresses you as parent p
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-13

READING A LOVE LETTER. An incident
of simplicity is afforded by the following
little story, told to contemporary by a
friend, in whose words it is given
Molly,.our housemaid, is model one,
who handles the broomstick like sceptre,
and who has an adherence for dirt and
sympathy for soapsuds that amounts to Il
passion. She is bustling, blue-eyed,
rosy checked, making war upon our pa
pers, and goes about thirsting for new
words to conqueri in the shape Of undusted
and unrighted corners.
One day she entered our library in u
confused and uncertain manner, quite diff
'erent from her usual bustlng way. She
stood at the door, with letter between
her thumb and finger, which she held at
arms length, as if she had gunpowder
plot in her grasp. In answer to our in
quiries as to her business, she answered :
can plase yer honor, am poor girl,
and ha mt much larnin'; and ye sees, pla.e
yer honor, Paddy O'ReilIy, and the bet
ter than him doesn't live in Ould Ireland
has been after writin' me letther-a love
letther, Plase yer honor; an'-an'-"
We guessed at her embarrassment anc
offered to relieve it by reading the letter
Still she hesitated, while she twisted {
piece of raw cotton in her. fingers.
''Shure," she resumed, "an' that's jus
what want. but it isn't gentlemen lik
yerself that wodld be knowing the secret
between us, and so''-here she twistet
the cotton quite nervously-''if it'll p!as
yer honor, while yer reading it, so tha
yer may not hear it yersef, if yen jes
put this bit of cotton in yer ears end sto
up yer hearing. and then the secrets IL b
unknown to yer"
We hadn't the heart to refuse her, an
with the gravest face possible, compile
with her request.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-13
FIX ron A LOVER.

was IN love thirty years ago, head over
heels, and never dared to say a word
about it.
Her name was Jerusha. longed to
tell her how my heart swelled aud burnt
for her as it thumped agin my chest, but
l could never screw my courage up to the
pint, but thought would some day. l
had been alone with her many times, and
had resolved and resolved on popping it
right out, but the stiffness was as awful
on them 'casions as the roar Of the Mag
ara, and my heart would feel all over.like
your little finger when you hit your elbow
gin thing accidental, tarnal tangling
fuIIuess. Cuss my luck, said to myself.
Dn Sunday night l cum hum from mill,
beau dressed as smart as dancing mas
ter. My heart jumped into my guIIet the
minute | saw him.
felt down in the mouth, for l knew l
was gone fellow. He had on broad
cloth. Talk Of your new tangled gossip
and Grcshon houses now, but folks in them
days didn't have but one room down stairs
and ladder to go up stairs; a punchcon
floor was good en- ugh below, and oak
shankee split out by kasd kivered the
chamber floor. II was SO in boss house
1 slept Wp in the chamber. l want you
to remember my tow shirt. l want you
to Imagine my feelings that night after
went to bed; for Jerusha and the dandy
chap had the hull room to themselves that
night, with rousing bright fire, to spark
in; couldn't stand the temIation to want
to hear what they had to say for them
SalvoS WhiSnar WhiS0pr
You may laugh at it, but it is the ma
ked truth I'm going to tell. When l
heard something pop like kiss by ginger
1 couldn't stand my heart-thumPs no lon,
ger. Curiosity and jealousy got the up
per hand Of me. wanted to see for my
self. So slid out Of bed, sitting fiat like
a tailor on the floor, determined to hitch
up just as | sot, inch at time. to the o.
peuing over the hearth where the beams
and gun-hoOks was. A cat couldn't be
no stiller arter a mouse; but my heart
thumpcd louder every hitch, just as it will
when a man goes to do wha: amt right.
Well, just as | had gained the right pint
to look over at 'em, up tilted the floor
down | went tow shirt to gun hook; and
there hung bIndfoIded, like a squirrel
half skinned right over my rival and sweet
heart, ready for bathing. couldn't sec
'em at all arter that, aad it was more than
ten minutes before the old boss awoke to
tear me loose. dangling round the FIRE.
What |! said he, got spare rib %
II" let me down. said |. | got pretty
we'll baked any how, and hain't been quite
SO raw in love matters since. never
lookel Jerusha in the face from that day
to this, nor gal i'll the neighborhood, for
l could swear she told 'cm all. The &C.
cident got my grit up to make fortune.
| went off few miles and married the
first chance l got, just out OF spite; and
Patsy is worth all OF 'cm arter ali, besides
marrying is a lottery business.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-13

ALWAYS Bur FOR CAsH.-Ifyou would
get rich you must not carry pass book
Credit is tempter in new shape. Buy
dry goods on trust, and you will perhaps
buy . hundred things that cash would
have never dreamed of. a dollar in the
hand looks larger than ten dollras seen
through the perspective of a sixty days
due bill. Cash is practical, while Gre
dit takes horribly 70 taste and romance.
Cash is easily satisfied. Give him three
meals day and he don't care much il
two OF them are made up Of roasted pota-
toes and little dirty salt. Cash is good
adviser, while credit often steps in to spei
our calculations, .If you want to sleel
soundly and pfeiOug yepr sfe. always trl
to live upon cash purchases.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-13

EE The best thing to give your enc
N.Y. is forgiveness; to your opponent, to-
lerance to friend your heart to your
Child. good example to father defer
.ence to your mother, conduct that will
make her proud of her son to yourself,
respect; to all men, charity to God ODE.
dience.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-13

NATIONAL CoAyEsrlox IN WAsniHGTos
CIrY.-The defenders Of the country in
the second war ofindependence, who still
survive, and the children'of such as are
dead, are notifedb by the president. Of the
military convention held ia Phlladelphia,
in January lass, o send delegates % The
city Of ofWasbington, tOattend'a e convention,
to be held there. on the 9th Of January
next, 1855. TO adopt such measures as
will not only induce Congress TO do JUS
lice to them, but also 70 the widows Of
those who have gone to :hsir last account.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-13

~ A late writer, in speaking Of the
extTayagancs Of the age, fefersto young
gent who pastures eight golden studsi his
hirt-bosom. What aqnadrupedal idea
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-13

WA beleyoient mar, Who roFes his
wish 70 suye time .by fiiroain u agss5 on
foolish calcnla ations, hes diseoycred that il
forty years 1 snnf taker deyotes tsEenty-
four months 70 blowing his nose e the
same time be is aiso spent ae have cal
cnieted months IN putting on
stoksings and palling them on AgAin.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-13

MtARlRrAeE.-Two pods and a Eve dol
ler prayer.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-02-14
From Charleston Mercury
CHARLESTON M4RKET-Feb. H..


COrR-The market is almost bear of a prime
White article, and there is consequently ready
demand for such a cargo of $500 bushels North
Carolina, the only one received since our last,
sold at prices not made public, but by common
report said to have been at, or in the vicinity
of 80 cents. Western in bags Of mixed quality
is in less request, ard sale made at from $50
50 per bushel of 56fbs bags included. There
have been no late arrivals of Oats or Peas, and
prices are nominal, last sales made 90 cents,
and 873c
Hay.-There have been .one or two small
lots Of North River received which sold 81 30
(9$l,35.
Ftom.-This article continues in somewhat
of fuctuating state, holders varying their ask
ing prices, according to ad vices from Northern
and foreign markets. The demand however is
principally confined to city consumption. We
qnote the present asking prices as follows
Georgia brands in bbls SI(G8S; in bags S73(9
81 South Car DINA, North Carolina, and Ten
nesses in bbls. at from 73(G84.
Groceries, transactions in New Or
leans Sugar continue to fair extent, and evil
IDENTIFY at confding feeling for the article
holders effect sales at firm prices-say from IL
(05I. A lot of 80 hhds. of common quality
sold from the wharf at A.
Cofee-We have no wholesale transaction
to report, but understand that Jobbing houses
fill their orders at from llI(1l3 for Rio.
NolasSeS.-For Cuba we report sales, in
small lots, from stores, at from 2l9(G23. Of
New Orleans, some $50 bbls. were received
all sold, part before, and part after arrival,
at and in the neighborhood of q cents.
Bacoa.-The market is bare of Sides. Small
lots of a recent arrival sold at cents. There
is moderate supply of Shoulders-for which
holders, in retail way, realize from 7i08.
Baltimore Hams.-Ufa recent curing COM
mand from from l2@l23. Lard, quite dull at
lO4@lOs.
SdH.-We have no change to report in this
article. A cargo of 5000 sacks Liverpool re-
Gently arrived, is selling from on board, in lots
at 81 ,25; store sales are made on the
same terms
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-02-14
East Tennessee & Georgia Rail Road

TFNO CORRECT all Misapprehension, and to give
confidence to the friends and patrons of this road
it is proper that it be publicly stated that full and
ample arrangements made for carrying from this
point all goods shipped to designed to go
either up down the river. Regular trips Of steam
will be made to Knoxville, and occasional ones to
Npoints the Clinch, Little Tennessee and French
Bgoad rivers business may require.
No charge made for storage, drayage or forward
ing and the rates of transportation made to COM
pete with any route. c. WALLACE,
Loudon, Feb. l. 1854 President.
p. S.-The card of James Williams, President of
the Tennessee River NJ. NJ & Transportation Com
pany," dated at Chattanooga, Jan. goth, has just
been handed me, in which the price of freight over
the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad is contras-
ted with the route via Chattanooga.
"Competiton is the life of trade" and none have
Alright to take exceptions when fairly and honoraby
entered into and conducted.
In answer to Capt Williams card, have only to
say that goods and produce sent to the of the
East Tennessee Georgia Railroad, shall be carried
just as cheap, and perhaps little quicker than by
any other route.
The freight cards that may be issued from time
to time from Chattanooga, will govern the rates on
the East Tennessee Georgia Railroad, and the
steamboats, that run in her connection, and do
not expect patronage unless work cheap as
others, need fear being overcharged, having
their goods produce delayed. C. WALLACE.
President.
Knoxville, Feb. g. 1854. feb 14:tf.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-02-14
LENOIR & GODDARD.

PHILADELPHIA, TENN,
A RE now receiving Spring and Srr,raey Goods
IN and respectfully solicit the public generally to
call and examine their stock believing thew are now
able to please the taste and fancy of all wishing to
purchase.
Our assortment when all in, will be full and com,
plete; in Dry Goods, we show a pretty stock az
very low prices. In them, may be found Fancy
Black and Solid Ginghams, fast colors;) Bingham
Lawns, Silk Tissue, Berage Delane some fine pat
terms Muslin Delanes; Embroidered and Figured
muslins and Jaekonetts; Plain do, end Bar muslns;
Lawns, Edgings; Under sleeves and chimezettes--
some extra fne linen cambria hdkfs.; neck ties fans
and parasols dress trimmings, combs, buttons and
hoseary; general assortment of gentlemen's wear;
and many things not necessary to name, which we
think will please.
B0nnets.--We have fine assortment of the latest
styles, some very fine.
Hots-for men and boys leghorn panama straw
a variety; silk, fur and chip.
In Boots Dc Shoes-both for ladies and gents va
can show a splendid Stock ladies kid enameled and
goat CATERS and buskins. misses do extra fine; ar
assortment of children's shoes, mems calf and kip
boots; calf extra calf and goat shoes; all which we
can sell even below former low prices notwith:
standing the recent advance in those goods
A small lot of ready made clothing, made in fine
lyle, at very low prices.
Drugs Dc Medicines at least dose for Ill that will
come. School books and paper
In the Rardtoare line we have iron, nails cast
iigs spades, shovels, grain scoops, forks sevthes
of all kinds trace and log chains, axes; brass ketts
pocket knives, knives and forks, some very extra
quality; large lot of and butts; rife guns;
good and cheap; locks, files &c.
Window glass and Lenoir's spun thread; at facto-
ry prices.
Coffee, sugar and molasses, wholesale or retail.
alt at river price, and almost every thing usual
found in stores. Having bought our goods with
cash, think sell at least as low as the
lowest, and are determined not to be undersold:-
Give US call and satisfy yourselves of that
LEN0IR GODDARD.
Dhiln1afr,hin Anril
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-02-14
854. NEW DRUGS FOR. 1854

At the ,, wholesale and Retail Drug Store of
TX. WILLIAM R. HURLEY, Loudon. Tenn.
y where You will find Drugs, Chemicals, Paints
Essence of all kinds; Candies, assortad q E P"
Pen holders, Points &C.. Lead Pencils; soas d;ssss
and Jenny Lind Soap; Tooth Powders and LIN SaIvs
in boxes; Tapers for sick chamber. Iandr.tb,.
New Crop Garden Seeds:
Castor, Sweet Tanners, Lnseed, Cod Liver, volatle
and Essential Oil of all kinds; Varnish Glue Putty
Snuff, Cigars and Tobacco SOAPS of all kinds,
Paint and White-wash Brushes, Sash Tools, Tooth.
Hair, busting, Horse, Backing and Flesh Brushes;
Horse hair Gloves, Trusses, Plain and Linen Pad,
Utera Abdominal Supporters, Shoulder Braces, Gum
elastic and Silver Catheters; Surgical instruments,
Amputatng case; Trocar and Canselars Torniquets,
Stomache Tubes, Dental Extracting Instruments; all
kinds OF Perfumery, Cosmetics and Hair Oils; Evans
best Thumb Lancets Brass and German Silver Spring
Laneets; Fine Letter and Note Paper; Fancy I
Plani Envelopes. Jan. IL. '54 BIT,