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The Shasta courier., 1854-08-19
Nd ICE.

yHAyE appointed 4. II. STOUT. of Red
I HluiIs, my lawful agent 10 transact all busi-
ness for me during my absence from this State
+. G. REED.
pa1 pluEs March 10, 1854 ulho5-ff
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BULL, BAKER g. CO.,

FIRE PROOF BRICK STORE,
Keep constantly ON hand, both in Shasta
aud Red Bluffs,
A FULL AND WELL SELECTED AS.
n sortment of goods reqnired to supply the
wants of those who may fu1er US with their
custom.
Wea prepared to fill all orders as promptly
as any house in the interior of Cal tornia.
Our goods are purchased by OF the FIRM
who resides at San Francisco, and great care is
used TO select the best quality tor this market.
ALPHEUS BULL, Red Bluffs.
G. p. BAKER, San francisco.
W. ROBBINS. Shasta.
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shtEsPEARE SLIGHTLY ALTERED
He never said word;
But with look Of the deepest melancholy
He sat, like Patience on an ottoman
Waiting for his wife putting Der bonnet Oh.
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Sixteen persons. forming IN advance gnard of
ilie Nebraska Emigration Company, organised
in New England aimee the passage of tbs Me-
braska. Kansas act. left Worcester. Mass., amid
tho cheers Of large assemblagc o! friends for
their new homes in the far West
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LAZY BoYs.-A lazy boy makes lazy
man as sure as a crooked twig makes a
crooked tree. Who ever saw Il boy grow
up in idleness that did not make shift
less vagabond when he becomes a man,
unless he had fortune left him to keep
up appearances ; The great mass of
thieves, paupers and criminals that fill
our penitentiaries and aims houses, have
come up to what they are by being
brought up in idleness Those who con-
stitute the usiness portion of commu-
nifty, those who make our useful men,
are trained up in their boyhood to be
industrious.
| When a boy is old enough to begin to
play in the street, then he is old enough
to be taught how to work. OF course
we would not deprive children of health
full, playful exercise, or the time they
should spend in study, but teach them
to work, little by little, as the child is
taught at school. In this way he wiil
acquire habits of industry that will not
forsake him when he grows up. Many
people who are poor, let their children
grow up to fourteen or sixteen years of
age, before they put them to labor.
Such children not having an idea of.
what work is, and having acquired habits
Of idleness, 90 forth to impose upon
their employers with laziness. There
is a responsiveness in all labor set before
them, and to get it done, no matter
how, is their aim. They are ambitious
at play, but dull at work. The con-
sequence is, they rove the world, get
into mischief and finally find their way
to the prison or almshouses With the
habit of idlcness, vice may generally if
not invariably be found. When the
mind and hands are not occupied in
some useful employment, an evil genius
finds enough to do They are found in
the streets till late in the evening, learn |
ng the vulgar and profane habits OF the
older in vice, they may be seen hanging
around groceries, bar-rooms ana streets, |
where crowds gather, but they are sell
lom found engaged in study. i
a lazy boy is not only bad boy, but
| disgrace to bis parents, for it is through
heir neglect that he become thus. No
parents, however poor, in these times Of
,heap books and newspapers need let {
heir children grow up in idleness. lf.c
hey cannot be kept at manual labor, let
heir minds be kept at work-make them
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seS~ The history of martyrdom con-
tains no more touching story than that
given in the following paragraph from
the Madison (lndiana) Duly Argus, Of
December. 1t cannot be read without
tears and swelling heart. The facts
are said to have been established by
judicial investigation, and were related
/ by the presiding Judge;
" A beautiful, fair haired, blue-eyed
boy, about nine years of age, was taken
from the Orphan Asylum in Milwaukee,
and adopted by respectable farmer Of
Marqucttec, professor Of religion and
a member Of the Baptist persuasion.
A girl, little older than the boy, was
also adopted into the same family. Soon
after these children were installed in
their new home, the boy discovered
criminal conduct on the part of his new
mother, which he mentioned to the little
girl, and it thereby came to the ears of
the woman she Indignantly denied the
story, to the satisfaction Of her husband,
and insisted that the boy should be whip
ped until he confessed the falsehood.
The man-poor, weak bigot-impelled
by sense of religious duty, proceeded
to the task assigned him, by procuring
bundle of rods, stripping the child
naked, and suspended him by cord to
the rafters Of the house, and whipping
him at intervals for over two hours, till
the blood ran through the floor, making
q pool upon the floor below; stopping
only to rest and interrogate the boy,
and getting no other reply than "Pa, l
.old the TRUTH cannot tell lie :" the
all the while urging him to :" do
lis duty" The poor little hero, at length
'eleased from his torture, threw his arms
lround the neck of bis tormentor, kissed
lin, and said, Pa, | am so cold," and
lied. 1t appeared in evidence upon the
rial of this man and woman for murder,
hat the child did tell the truth, and
suffered death by slow torture rather
han tell lie. The age of heroism and
nartyrdom will not have passed till
mothers cease to instil holy precepts
nto the minds of their offspring. The
nan and woman who murdered this
nigel child are now in the penitentiary
Naupun, TO which they were sentenced
or ten years"
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CHAPTER V.
CONCLUSION.

Hark = said Albert gives, speaking
to his wife. There is some one ascend.
ing the stairs
Yes returned Helen; there are
two Of them
AS she spoke she drew the quilt fur
ther up over her husbands shoulders,
and placed her child in small chair by
the bedside. Just then the door opened
and her sallor-uncle entered. Helen
stepped forward to greet her generous
friend, but she started back as her eyes
rested upon the emaciated form of him
who followed. The truth flashed like a
bolt through her mind, and for
the moment how sadly he was changed,
and with wild, stiAed cry, she sprang
forward and caught the old man to her
bosom There was no longer any doubt
knew that she had found her
father, and John Fairfield knew that he
had found his child.
When the old man had received the
feeble grasp of Albert, and kissed his
little grand child, he sat down and told
the sad story of his misfortunes. When
he was taken sick eight years before, he
had been slightly deranged while the
fever was its height, and at the suggestion
Of Mr.. Lawton, his partner in business,
he allowed himself to be conveyed to.
what was represented as private hos
pital. That hospital he soon found to
be private mad-house, conducted by a.
most INSCRIPTIONS set of men. AT the
expiration Of three months from the
lime Of his entrance, be was heavily
roned and confined in cell where his
cries could aot be heard. Then he
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that their shouts might not alarm any
without.
AS soon as matters had been carried
thus far, Fairfield began to search for
the keys of the different rooms, and he
at length found them by breaking open
an adjoining room. Then he commence
ed his search in earnest. There was
a basement-or rather a celler-below
the floor of the room he had first enter
ed, and upon entering this place, he
found it partitioned off by heavy stone
walls. Several of the doors were open
ed, but the cells were empty. At length
the door at the extreme back of the
building was opened, and human voice
issued therefrom. The old sailor quick
ly entered and held forward the lantern
that he had procured in the keepers
room. 1t was an old man who was
confined thsre-old in suffering, if not
in years for his head was white, and his
frame was all wasted and worn. He
placed his hands to his eyes to shut out
the strong light, and some incoherent
words escaped his lips. The irons were
knocked from his wrists and ancles, and
with a tottering step he stood upon his
feet.
who are you p asked the sailor, in
doubling, husky voice.
"A poor, mad wretch answered the
old man.
You are not mad
'Am 1 not ; o, yes I am. They
will beat you if you say | am not
Tell me your name,' continued the
seaman, moveing nearer to the poor
man, and handing the lantern to one of
his companions.
20, are you friends, or are you-'
'Friends, friends. Your name.'
%, great God /! John John! My
poor brother.
Brother, brothern gasped the faded
being.
Yes-your own William
John Fair field sank upon the broad,
stout bosom of his brother, and his con-
sciousness left him He was conveyed
Immediately to the open air, and after
exertion he was brought
pack to his senses, and then William
fastened away with him to the nearest
physician. The two keepers were left
pound and gagged, and the outside of
he mad house was locked, the sailor
putting the key in his own pocket.
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Poor, miserable man. In that one
moment he suffered more than enough
to counterbalance the joys of his life
time.
On the following day, VIM. Fairfield
went with an officer to the house where
his brother was confined, but the house
was deserted, and though much search
was made, yet none Of the keepers could
be found
The very night after his brother-in-
laws visit, Solomon Lowton gathered
together what little money he could, and
he was never seen again in New York
Once afterwards it was reported that be
had been killed in an afTray at Monte
Vido, but it was only a report, which
might have been true, and might have
been false Mr.. Fairfield would have
helped the wife and daughter, but they
were not to be found
But few short months had passed,
when Albert gives was perfectly well
again, and his father-in-law took him
into business with himself, for John
Fairfield had found his property safe,
and with but little trouble, he regained
full possession of it.
And Helen. o she was happy as
mortal could be. With her father, her
husband, and her child, she passed her
time in lite's true joy, forgetful Of the
past, happy in the present, and full of
hope for the future. And then her un-
Gle William came to see her as often as
he could, for he commanded one of his
brothers. ships, and if there was a mo-
nent to which our heroine looked for
ward with joyful anticipations, it was
he coming of her kind and generous
ailOr friend, for to him she knew that
The owed all she now enjoyed.
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Grlffte0.
THE SAILOR FRIEND.
BY AUSTEN c. BURDIcK.
&c o " c L u ID T. ID.
CHAPTER ".
THE MAD HOUSE


Early on the following morning tn
old sailor engaged six of:his faithful ship
mates to attend him on his mission h,
had in view. He knew the character
of the place he was about to visit
for he had received particular ac
count of it from the escaped man whom
he had seen in Rio Janeiro. Fairfield
had told his companions all the Difficult.
ties they ight have to encounter, and
they were prepared to follow him.
1t was about eight o'clock in the fore
noon when the old seamen stopped in
front of an old brick building in one OF
the least frequented and most out-of-
the way places in the city. The door
was half sunken below the surface of
the street, and three stone steps led
down to it. 1t was strong door, of
thick black oak, and heavily fastened
with headed bolts. At this door Fair
field arranged his men, one Of them pre-
tending to be crazy, while the Others
held him. Then heavy knock was
administered, and soon afterwards the
door was opened by great burly fellow
whose head resembled more that of a
hornless bull than it did the human
caput.
Here's a patient for you-sh I!
NUNS the word-no questions we'll
pay you well if you'll keep him Il spell
in safety said Fairfield, as he motioned
for his men to bring their pretended
prisoner forward
'Come in. Wen see about it, re-
turned he Of the bull head, with a sort
of professional chuckle.
The seamen quickly passed in through
the doorway, and as it was closed and
bolted behind they were met by Sec
ond man, not quite SO st ut as the first,
but full as villainous in his looks.
(which is the doctor = asked Fair
field.
we are both doctors,' returned the
stout man but the oil 'un amt here.
we can do any business
for you
'Then, said thc old sailor, giving his
quick, significant look,
tell me tohere John Fairfield is confaedp
The two doctors were thuuderstruck,
out the stout one seemed used to emer-
yencies, for he quickly sprang towards
IN inner door, and seized heavy pis-
ol that had been suspended overhead.
The weapon was knocked from his grasp
however, and after some pretty severe
both the keepers were con-
Iuered and bound, and as soon as it was
ound that neither Of them would give
my information, they we're gagged, 50
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ESS- Our mechanics are the palace
builders of the world; not a stick is
hewn, not stone is shaped, in all the
lordly dwellings Of the rich, that does
not owe its fitness to mechanical skill !;
the towering spires that raise their giddy
heights up among the clouds, depend
upon the mechanics art and strength,
for their symmetry, beauty and propor-
tions there is no article of comfort or
of pleasure, but what bears the impress
of their handiwork. How exalted is
their calling how sublime their yoca-
ton Who dares to sneer at such a
fraternity Of honorable men who dares
to cast odium on such a patriotic race
Their path is one of true glory, and it
is their own fault if it does not lead them
to the highest posts of honor and ie-
nown.
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VOLUME III-NUMBER Al.
},)oetrp.

BY BLANCHE KENNAIRDE.

BY BLANCHE KENNAIRDE.
Tell me not, thou man Of years,
Who art signing Ger the past.
And lamenting cen with tears,
That thy life has flown so fast
Tell me not that thou hast seen,
Clouds and darkness DER thy way;
For l know thy life has been,
But pleasant summer day.
Thou would'st live it DER again,
Take the bitter with the sweet
Never mind the grief and pain,
And all the joy and bliss to meet;
Thou hast buried those most dear,
Yet they gave delight awhile;
Memory has for them tear,
And affections sweetest smile.
Those who sigh to end their days,
Who have lived alone on earth,
None to pity them, or praise,
Scarce a friend to mark their birth:
Even though their days are few,
Count them long, as longest years
None to them were ever true,
They've no smiles to mix with tears.
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RSy- How admirable" says Racine,
" is the simplicity of the Evangelists.
They never speak injuriou.ly of the
enemies of Jesus Christ, Of his judges,
nor Of his executioners. They report
the facts without a single reflection.
They comment neither on their Masters
mildness when he was smitten, nor on
his constancy in the hour of his igno-
minious death, which they thus describe
And they cruciied Jesus -
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CO. What part of Scripture would
two ladies fulfil when they kiss each
other
Doing unto others what they would
that men should do unto them.
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industrious scholars and they will be in
dustrious at any business they under
take in after life.
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Il. M. DuuaM,

Keeps constantly on han large stock of
Gentlemen's and Boy g,othing, adapt
ed to the season such as, Hats,
Caps Goats, ,Ves,s, Pants, shirts,
Undershirts, Draws, Boots
and Shoes, Sc, &c.
Fancy articles and Ready Made Clothing
at low prices. 1877
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j. 4 II. NOyes:

j. 4 p. NOyes:
Dry Goods-Prints, Muslins, Cambrcs, d
Lanes, Brown and Bleached Sheetings,
Broadcloths ,Cassimeres, Satinetts
Observation-Disclosures, White and Brown Su-
gars, Teas, pure Coffee, Spices, &c.
Agents for the sale of valuable Medicines
Store next to Pawcatuck Bank.
1877 PAWCATUCK, CT.
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N. MarStOn.

N. MarStOn,
Makes to order, Walking Shoes, Caters,
Slippers, and every description Of La
dies work; also, Gentlemen Boots,
Caters, &c, ofa superiorqual-
ity and workmanship
Constantly on hand, large Stock of Goods
in the Boot and Shoe line.
Store under G. Leonards Hotel. 137tf
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Samuel A. Coy,
william II. Coy

Is prepared to have Books bound in neat
and desirable styles at short notice.
N. b. Books ready for delivery in two weeks
from the time they are left 106tf
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Porter & LOVeland.
Manufacturers Of Tin and SheetIron Ware
full supply Of Stoves, of the most ap-
proved patterns. always on hand
Tin and Sheet Iron Ware for sale, or made
to order, at short notice
Shop on High street. 137tf
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Il. q. Barnes.

Dealer in Daily and Weekly Newspapers
Magazines and Books, and the latest
Publications of the day.
Depot under G. Leonard's Hotel. 137tf
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e. w. MarstOn,
HALTER AND DEALER IN FURS,
Keeps constantly on hand. large stock of
Gentlemen's and Boys Hats of the latest
fashions. Furs of the best quality,
'and of the newest styles, cheap.
Buckskin Gloves, Mittens of every variety
Store under c. Leonard's Hotel 1877
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Business Car0s.
George G.. Wells.
WESTERLY, r. l.

Dealer in Boots and Shoes of all descrip-
tions. Gentlemen's fine Calf Boots,
Caters of all descriptions, Rubbers
and rubber Boots Thick Boots,
Brogans, Shoes, &c.
Ladies' Caters, Walking Shoes Slippers, &c.
Main Street, Westerly, II. |. 134tf
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III. A. Brown,
DRAPER AND TAILOR,
Dealer in Broadcloths, Cassimeres, Satin
etts, Plain and Fancy Vestings, &c.
Gentlemen's and Boys Clothing cut and
made at short notice. 137tf
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STATE OF MAINE.

YORK, IS. ..- - f: = p s'f''
Al The Supreme Judicial Court begun and held
at Alfred, within and for the County of York, on
the third Tuesday " September, 10 the year Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred aud tiity.fonr.
Upon the foregoing Petition. ORDERED, That the
Petitioner give notice to the Respondents named,
interested In the prayer thereof to appear before
the Justice Of our said Court 10 lie held at Alfred
within aud for said county Of York, on the fist
Tuesday Of january next, by serving on them an
atestcd copy Of said petition and this orer there.
on, fourteen land toihc Respondents unknown by
publishing the same three weeks snccessivcly IN
the Union and Eastern Journal, a newspaper prin'
ted in Bulleforl, Ia sail county OF York, the last
publication whereof 10 be thirty days, atlcas' he.
lore tho sitting Of said Court, that they may then
and there ~ our said Court show cause, u any
they have, why the prayer Of said Petition should
not he granted
Attest, JAMES OTIS MCINTYRE, Clerk.
A true copy Of tho Petition aud order o: Court
thereon, ..s -
Attest, JAMES OTIS MCINTYRE, Clerk.
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TNNNNLIN IILNOL'
Washington, Dec. 4, 1854.

FINISHED uP.-We have the pleasure Of
announcing that The brick masons have
completed their work on The new mill-fn-
ishins up The walls on Wednesday Ifler-
noon. Un,ler the active superin,endence
Of the Messrs. a. & B. Cutter, they have
progressed rapidly, despite Of the cold
weather. The skaters have nearly finished
their work en- the North half OF the mill,
and the entire mill will soon stand forth, ful.
ly finished outside, in all lis gigantic pro.
portions. The superintendent Of the differ.
ent work on The mill, have shown great en-.
ergy and activity in pushing forward the
different, branches Of their work, notwiih.
standing frequent cold and unpleasan,
weather The brick ma6ns, in several in.
stances, working in the night, by the light
Of large number Of lanterns, placed along
the line Of work. We counted a, one time,
80 lanterns burning.
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subjects as appear to me to be of partic.

subjects as appear to me to be Of partic-
ular interest or importance, and therefore
most worthy Of consideration during the
short remaining period allotted to the labors
Of the present congress. -....
Our forefathers Of the thirteen United
Colonies, in acquiring their independence,
and in founding this Republic Of the United
States Of America, have deyolved upon US,
their descendants, the greatest and the most
noble trust ever committed to the hands Of
man, imposing upon all, and especially such
as the public will may have invested, for
the time being, with political functions, the
most sacred obligations. We have to main-
tain inviolatc the great doctrine Of the inhe-
rent right Of popular self.government; to
reconcile the largest liberty Of the individu-
al citizen, with complete security Of public
order; to render cheerful obedience to the
laws Of the land, to unite in enforcing their
execution, and to frown Indignantly on all
combinations to resist them to harmonize a
sincere and ardent devotion to the institu-
tons Of religious faith with the most univer-
sal religious federation; to preserve the
rights Of all by causing each to respect
those Of the other; to carry forward ev-
cry social Improvement to the uttermost lin
il Of human perfectability, by the free ac-
ton Of mind upon mind, not by the obtrusive
intervention Of misapplied force; to uphold
the integrity and guard the limitations Of
our organic law; to preserve sacred from all
touch Of usurpation, as the very palladium
Of our political salvation, the reserve powers
Of the several States and Of the people to
cherish with loyal fealty and devoted affec-
ton, this Union, as the only sure foundation
on which the hopes Of civil liberty rest to
administer government with vigilant integ-
rity and rigid economy to cultivate peace
and friendship with foreign nations, and to
demand and exact equal justice from all,
but to do wrong to none to cschew inter-
meddling with the national policy and do
nestle repose of other governments, and to
repel it from our own; never to shrink from
war when the rights and the honor Of the
country call US to arms, but to cultivate in
preference the arts of peace, seek enlarge
mcnt Of the rights Of neutrality, and elevate
and libcralize the intercourse of nations ;
and by such Just and honorable means, and
such only, whilst exalting the condition OF
the republic, to assure it the legitimate In
fluence and the benign authority Of great
example amongst all the powers Of Chris
tendon.
Under the solemnity Of these convictions,
the blessing of Almighty God is earnestly
invoked to attend upon your declarations,
and upon all the counsels and acts Of the
government, to the end that, with common
zeal and common efforts, we may, in humble
submission to the Divine will, cooperate for
the promotion Of the sumpreme good Of
these United States.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
Washington, Dec. 4, 1854.