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Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-05-02
GEM IN THE RIVER.

A young mother, with the tears of be-
reayement in her eyes, stood over the
River of Death gazing wistfuIy into its
black and sluggish waters, as if She would
fam rest her gaze upon some object away
down-doacn in its fathomless depths
She gazed long and wistfully, and the
black waves rolled sullenly, sluggishly
onward.
And the mother laid her hands submits
sively on her bosom and wept, and said
/" My Gem! Ny Gem y
And celestial being like an angel
stood near the hidden door of her heart
and whispered in a silyery voice like mu-
sic:
"What seekest thou mourning sister?'
ALAS !" said the mourncr, Il once.
even yesterday, wore beautiful gem on
my bosom. To me it was invaluable-it
was NO trivial gem but it was one that
kings and monarchs of the east could not
have purchased from me. In an hour,
that was to me evil and miserable, the
gem dropped from my bosom into the
black night of this deep river. saw it
floating away from me gently as the COM
ing Of an evening shadow, and reached
after it, but it was beyond my grasp, and
my gem-my babe smiled upon me, as it
was riding on the waves farther and far
Their from me. 1t began to sink-to sink
from my sight, and in moment my gem
was gone-and gone foreuer :" And she
turned sorrowfuly away
And the Angel voice whispered again
=" Stay, sister, grieve not--look again
into the dark river"
She looked as she was bid, and cry of
sweet and rapturous joy burst from her
lips: Thanks to the Father see my
gem floating gently on great black wave
o may not wear it in my bosom again?"
Stay, my sister, thou art deceived
what thou seest in the river is not thy
gem it is the shadow of what was given
thee in trust. Look, sister, heavenwards
and bid thy mourning heart rejoice"
She looked aloft, and away up in the
dark beClouded sky, she saw single spot
clear and blue, and in it a bright star was
cleaning and its silvery rays came down
and danced on the gloomy river, giving
the black waves brightness, as if silver
ed through and through and away down
many fathoms the bright reflection rested,
and this the mourner thought was her lost
gem. She gazed silently upon the scene,
and the star from Heaven was shining
And the voice of the Angel came again.
like unto the sweet song of many instru-
ments of music, saying
Sister, the gloomy waves thou scest,
though cold. and dark, and terrible, roll
ceaselessly onward up to the great gate of
Heaven, and thither they bore thy mourn
ed for gem, which the Good Father lent
thee, the waves have borne it back to
Him, and it blooms and shines forever
near the Throne like yon brightly beam
ing starp
The voice was hushed, and the sorrow
ing mother turned away with her eyes
lifted from the earth and the gloomy river
and fixed them hopefully on Heaven.
And the bright star she saw, when tears
filled her eyes mourning for her loss, yet
beams brightly, and it shipAs - i't're
baby's grave s-r,p1Tat Of the .Age.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-05-02
TEARS OF TO-DAY.

There is tear Of joy and a tear Of grief.
The tear of to-day may not be forced by
the same cause which oyerfowed the eye
yesterday. A tear may be sent up from
the heart by JOY or by sorrow. It is the
same liquid diamond in either case. A
little tear drop on the cheek has Ian
guage of its own. 1t speaks to persons
of all nations. 1t is interpreted readily
by persons of all countries. The tear OF
to-day means joy or sorrow. The face
adown which tear runs tells whether it
springs from the fountain Of Joy or grief.
A tear draws forth deep sympathy be-
cause it is the emblem of Love of Hope,
or of Grief. When it is grief our pulse
beats faster, for our heart is agitated and
touched deeply. The true feeling of the
heart is seen in tear which fingers in
the eye, that little bright window of the
soull The tears of to-day, if they do
spring from grief, may tomorrow be wiped
away by the rainbow hues of peace, hap
piness and prosperity.-.NI desperanduns.
Never despair.-Fireside Journal.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-05-02
Our Carpet 8ag.
Joker's Budget.

The end of all argument" You're an.
other"
Fishermen. it is said, possess extraor.
binary medical powers, for they never at
tempt to cure fish until it is dead
Advertisement-If Alexander will meet
Sir Charles Napier in the battle, he will
hear of something to his advantage.
There's nothing half so sweet in life
as loves young dream" sucking molasses
through clean straw alone excepted.
Dcdcate.-First used by young man
who was charged with secretly kissing a
pretty girl, when he blushingIy exclaimed,
. did |, Kate?"
A person pointed out a man who had
profusion of rings on his fingers, to a
cooper. "Ah," said the artisan, "it's a
sure sign of weakness when SO many hoops
are used"
The newspapers state that the employ
ees at the mint are busily engaged in stri-
king off number of sovereigns. We
trust that the Emperor Alexander will be
the first to undergo this process.
In an Irish provincial paper is the fol-
lowing singular notice =" Whereas Pat
rick O'Connor lately left his lodgings,
this is to give notice that if he does not
return Immediately and pay for the same,
he will be advertised p
Queries.-We should like to know how
many spokes there are in wheel of for.
tune? Of what kind of timber is tie post
of honor? What kind of knife is used in
cutting capers? What would the tele-
graph line be good for on fishing excur-
sion
7" Mary, my love-" said not-very-atten-
tive husband to his wife, at the dinner
table, shall I help you to piece of the
hearth" II believe" said she, =" that a
piece of heart was all that l ever got.
There was commotion among the dishes.
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Earliest spring flowers gladden. the eye,
More than the roses when winter is nigh
Earliest memories, hopes, loves are sweetest;
Why should We needless, let them be fleetest
Hope is the first blooming fowret of youth,
Ever too fondly deemed blossoming truth,
Yet let as cherish the embryo there,
For each new putting forth bud is less fair
Ay, let hope brighten and color all years
Will it not-wil it not shine through all tears
And when consummate, perfect in love,
Hath it not sanction joy from above!
One where soul-beauty may shine the brightest,
One in robe. our Redeemer's, the whitest-
Fashioned for happiness, shared or alone,
Such is the heart image graved on my own.
Still could know that one chord of thy heart
at word of mine might thrill or start,
The thought were ever strength to my soul,
Fixing its aim as the star doth the pole.
One as the pole-star of memory true,
Hope hath held cheering up to my view.
Others have dazzled, one a light
Win it now beacon life, lovely as BRIGHT
Ifpledged thou art, loved, when this We may see,
Forgetting one who could not forget thee,
Forgive that, unworthy, he dared look so high
And accept this tribute-a song Or sigh!
Ct, March 10th, 1856
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POVERTY

Came to me, and she said, II must
dwell with thee.' And while | held the
door of my room hall open, she was hide
Gus and ragged, and her voice was hoarse
But when | said to her, Thou art my
sister" her face looked divinely thought
full, and there was that in her voice which
went to my heart, and she was ragged nc
longer, nor yet gay, but like the angels
whom God SO clothes. And through look
ing into her eyes, my sight was cleared.
And SO saw the majesty of duty, and
that beauty in virtue which is the rehec-
ton of the countenance of God. For be-
fore this my eyes could only see what
coarse worth there is in medals, and stars,
and crowns, and in such character as gets
itself talked of and apparalled in purple
and fine linen oungord.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-05-02
WOODEN NUTMEGs oUTDoNE.

There is Partisan dandy, who, we
think. rather outdoes Connecticut =
" &c had at his residence q complete
costume of a groom. When offering an
attention to one of the fair sex, he used
to say, Permit me to send you bouquet
by my black servant
He then repaired to his garnet, took
out his backing bottle, polished his face
and hands, put on his livery and knocked
at the lady's door.
8" Here said he, are some flowers sent
by my master to Madame
He had spent the last FIVE francs in
the purchase. Madame was so delighted
with the present, that she presented
louis to the bearer"
That is clear pocketing of three doll
lars, and lady's favor into the bargain.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-05-02
MECHANICS.

St. Paul was a mechanic maker of
tents from goats hair; and, in the lectu-
rer's opinion, he was model mechanic.
He was not only thorough workman at
his trade. but was scholar-a perfect
master, not only of his native Hebrew, but
of three foreign tongues, a knowledge
which he obtained by close application to
study during his leisure hours while serv
ing his apprenticeship. 1t was a custom
among the Jews to learn their sons some
trade-a custom not confined to the poor
classes, but was also practised by the
wealthy; and it was a common pfoyerb
among them, that if father did not teach
his son mechanical occupation he taught
him to steal. This custom was wise
one; and if the fathers Of the present day
would initiate the example, their wrinkled
cheeks would not so often blush for the
helplessness and not unfrequently crimi-
nal conduct of their offspring. Even if a
father intended his son for one of the pro-
LESSONS, it would be an incalculable ben
eft to that son to instruct him in some
branch of mechanicism. His education
would not only be more complete and
healthy, but he might at some future time
in case of failure in his profession, find
his trade very convenient as means of
earning his bread; and he must necessa-
rily be the more competent in mechanism
from his professional education. An ed
ucated mechanic was model mechanic
while an uneducated mechanic was mere
ly mechanic working under the super
intendence of another's brain. Let the
rich and the proud no longer look upon
mechanism as degrading to him who
adopts branch Of it as his calling. Its
a noble calling-as noble as the Incidence
and inactivity of wealth is ignoble.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-05-02
SPIRITUAL PATIENTS.

" | advise tapping" said doctor, after
having exhausted all the powers of his
healing art on a desperate case. The
father of family, hard drinker. was
bloated with the dropsy to the size of a
barrel. He had drank nothing but whis-
key for years, but the doctor said he was
full Of water nevertheless, and advised
him to be tapped. The old man consent
ed, but one of the boys, more flial than
the rest, numbered badly, and protested
loudly against it.
" But why don't you want your father
to be tapped n
"Cause nothing that's tapped in this
house ever lasted more than three weeks. .
The same doctor had another patient Of
the same sort, and when he found him
near his end, he sought to break the news
to his wife in gentle way, by telling her
that her husband would probably soon be
In the acorld Of spirits.
And won't he be glad when he pets
there ?" she said, for sure he could nsver
get enough herep =
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Written for the Monmouth Weekly Herald
TWILIGHT MUSINGS.
BY LUTHER G. RIGGS.

Now is the sun hidden away in the west
On the sky it has left ruddy glow;
The evening star by vesper's stern behest
Does now its radiance Ter the still earth throw
The waters of yon stream, that, ripping by,
Such maAuous choruses to the ear impart,
Sparkle and glitter as tho they would deny
Adversity's sea could in them have part.
The shrill notes of the whip-poor-will
Now break upon list'niug ear;
No more we'll bark unto the ripping rill,
For vesper's songster unto us is near.
How clear the notes that from his throat do come,
How welcome, too, upon our ear they fall;
Impromptu to our hearts its plant comes home
And legions of sad mnemonics now on us call.
The twilight hour is e'er my soothing spirit
Spells of deep happiness around thee Irvine,
For in that hour doth my soul inherit
The joys of earth that seem to be divine;
IT'S then get glimpse of life, eternal
Given to man betimes in world below;
May rays of gladness from lands supernal
Fall in my pathway evermore.
Bridgeport, Conn., 1856
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SHALL / SEE you HOME?

"Your home, dear miss, is very far,
The winds are cold and high,
No splendid moon, or twinkling star
Is looking from the sky;
$50 please, miss, take my prQfered arm.
And let the varmints come:
III see you safe from fright or harm,
Within your quiet home"
81 know, kind sir, the way is rough,
/ know the night is dark,
And certain 'twould seem well enough
For me to have spark
"But then vowed some year ago.,
Call me you may humbug
MY arm should never enter through
The handle Of rumjugr
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RESIGNATION.
LoNGFELLow.

There is no flock, however loved and tended,
But one dead lamb is there!
There is no Preside howsoer defended
But has one vacant chair!
The air is full of farewes to the dying,
And MORNINGS for the dead;
The heart of Rachel for her children crying,
Will not be comforted
Let me be patient these severe Affections
Not from the ground arise;
But often time selected benedctions
Assume this dark disguise.
We see but dimly through the mist and vapors
Amid these earthly damps.
What seem to us but dim funeral tapers,
May be Heavens distant lamps
She is not dead-the child of our affection
But gone into that school,
Where she no longer needs our poor protection,
And Christ himself doth rule.
In that great cloisters stiffness and seclusion,
By guardian angels led,
Safe from temptation, safe from sins pollution,
She lives whom We call dead.
Not as child shall we again behold her,
For when with rapture wild,
In our embraces we shall then enfold her,
She shall not be child;
But fair maiden in her fathers mansion,
Clothed with celestial grace,
And beautiful with all the souls expansion,
We shall behold her face.
Day after day we think what she is doing
In those bright realms of air;
Year after year her tender steps pursuing,
Behold her grown more fair.
Thus we do walk with her, and keep unbrolen
The bond which nature gives,
Trusting that our remembrance though unspoker
May reach her where she lives.
And though at times, impetuous with emotion,
And anguish long suppressed,
The swelling heart heaves moaning like the oceal
That cannot be at rest
We will be patient, and assuage the feeling,
We cannot wholly stay;
BY silence sanctifying, not concealing,
The grief which must have way.
There is no death! what seems SO is transition;
This life of mortal breath
Is but the suburb of the life elysian,
Whose portal we call death!
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CALLS FROM THE HARNESS OR SADDLE

CALLS FROM THE HARNESS OR SADDLE.
Maj. Long, says the american Farmer,
in his valuable account of his expedition
to the Rocky Mountains, says, that his
party found white lead moistened with
milk to succeed better than anything else
in preventing the bad effects Of the gals
on the horses back in their march over
the plains that border the mountains. Its
effect in soothing the irritated and in
famed surface was admirable.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-05-02

ssa- The. following is told of wag,
who, for the amusement Of crowd, was
holding a scriptural confab with colored
divine.
" Why, Charley, yon cannot even tell
who made the monkey"
%, yes | can, massey"
We'll, who made the monkey ~
Why, massa, the same one made the
monkey dat made qoa .i'
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-05-02

Rs An Irish joeky, once selling nag
to gentleman, frequently observed with
emphatic earnestness, that he was an honest
horse. After the purchase, tie gentleman
asked him what he meant by an honest
horse.
" Why, sir" he replied, whenever
rode him, he always threatened to throw
me, and he certainly never deceived me-"
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thorough College course before they can
have an education" to suit the opinion
Of the world. We can say, that with so
unfair a chance, the mind of woman should
be considered inferior to that of man, and
not capable of competing with him for
brilliancy and talents.
MARIANA.
F. Y. L. s., Mon. Co., N. j.
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nsA One of the most agreeable things
in the world is to attempt to be polite to
a strange lady at hotel dinner. table,
and upset the gravy upon her new frock.
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Written for the Monmouth Weekly Herald.
STANZAS,

RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED TO MISS SARAH
s. SOUTH BOSTON.
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gsA- A lecturer down east defines wild.
ows as second hand wives.n
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BY CHARLES A. n1eELow.
The American patriot., 1855-12-15

sB~Ppfsssor Rislcy, who isin Italy, says,
that recently when in Venice an American
Captain and an Englishman mot at dinner
"You are m American, sirs" said tho En-
glishman."
rrecaon an" returned the Captain
"You have the name Of being good warri.
onf" ~
Eyes" said the Yankee, 1--WE shoot pretty
WELL" qs.r
"But how was it you were so anxious to
make peace with Mexicoi that did not look
much like spunk.' -e
"You are an Englishman ?" interrogated the
Yankee.
Eyes" replied the Englishman.
"WclL" said the Yankee, 81 don't know
what'our folks ever offered to do with Mexico
but stranger, I'll just tell you one thing--l1
be d--d il we ever offered to make peace will
you'll"
The American patriot., 1855-12-15

vUNHE undersigned would respectfully call at.
L tention to his new and splended Saw and
Grst Mill, Just erected nine miles South East
of Clinton near Mr.. JAS. II. MUSES. plantation.
Having Just put up cercular saw on the most
approved style, he confidently Sassertshe can
saw more timber in any given length Of time than
any other Mill in this vicinity, and having the
advantage of the finest lot Of timber in this
section of country, he is prepared to I'LL all
bill of Lumber ordered OF him in the best man
ner, on the shortest notice, and at the lowest
possible rates. With such mill and with
such timber he thinks he cannot fail to give
satisfaction to all who may honor him with
their patronage.
pRICES--CASH.
For good pine lumber including incl, plank,
weather boarding cealing scantling Ne, deliv'
cred at the Mill per thousand $40 %
| For Oak, Si2 no
! When sold on credit two dollars and y
half per thousand will be added to thy cash
prices
| Bills will he delivered in Clinton, or at any
other place, the same distance from the mill
at charge offve dollars per thousand feet for
hauling,
Those wanti lumber will hand in their bills
as soon as possible-!hey will be filed instant
ly and no delay will be necessary for teams at
| the mill.
Dec sth 1886. A. w. DENT.
The American patriot., 1855-12-15

Lieut.. R. Immediately took him by the arm
and led him out some distance from the line,
when he asked him through his interpreter If
he was afraid to run to which he replied that |
he was not afraid to run with any WinnebagoI |
on foot, but that he was afraid hs could not
outrun oil the hprses that wsse mounted byl
armed Indiana The Lieutenant saw q oucsI
the cause Of his alarm, and informed him that
they should not interfere. He intended to ride
the feetest horse on the ground and keep near
him, and as he was well armed would see that
no horseman approached with any hostile in
tention. At this announcement the counte-
nance ofthe Indian frightened up with smile;
his whole person seemed lifted from the ground
as he turned to his position in the line with
stalwart stride. The chiefs and Lieut. R. soon
after mounted their horses and took a position
directly in the rear Of the prisoner. Specta-
tors were removed from the 'front.' when Lieut..
R. gave the signal; the blow had scarcely
reached the drum when the prisoner darted
from his antagonist with bound that placed
him beyond the whirling tomahawk. When
the race was under way many of his antago-
nists ran with great Aeetness for a mile, when
the distance between them and the Sioux be-
gan to widen rapidly, showing the superior bot
tom Of the latter, acquired by the discipline Of
the white man.
At the end of two miles the last Of the cou-
tending Winnebagoes withdrew from the chase;
there was not an Indian horse on the ground
that could keep up with him after he had gone
the first half mile. Lieut. R., finding his steed
much fatigued, and the prairie free from enc.
mics reigned up. The Indian did not look be.
hind nor speak as far as he was followed or seen
but kept his eye steadily fixed upon the white
flags that had been placed at distances Of a
half mile apart in order that he might run up
on straight line,
Itwa soon reported by the Winnebagoes
that he had been killed by one Of their boys
who had been secreted, by order Of War-kon
shutes-kee, beneath the bank of the river, near
the upper end of the prairie. This, however
proved not to be true. The boy had shot
Winnebago through mistake, who, like himelf
had been treacherously secreted for the purpos
Of intercepting the Sioux, who, few year
ago, was present at a treaty made by Gov
Doty with the Sioux nation. He had then bu
recently acquired the rank Of chief He re
quested Gov. Doty to inform him where Lieut.
r. and DR.. Eluse were at that time, and wa
told that both had died in Florida. He imme
diately withdrew from the convention, painte
his face black and departed to the woods; no
could he be revailed upon to come into the cor
vention until he had gone through the usus
ceremony of fasting and mourning for the deat
The American patriot., 1855-12-15
AN INFANTS SPIRIT.

An infants scu',- the sweetest thing Of earth,
To which endowments beautiful are given,
Az might beflt = more than mortal BIRTH.
What shall it be. when midst its winning mirth,
And lovsand trutbfdlneas, tlsbornc 10 heaven
WIN Il grow into might above the skiess-
A spirit Of high wisdom. glory, power
A cherub guard Of the Eternal Tower
With knowledge filed Of its vast mysteries
Or will perpetual childhood be its dover
To sport forever, bright, joyous thing!-
Amid the wonders Of the shining thrones
Yielding its praise in glad, but feeble tones
A tender dove beneath the Almighty's wing
The American patriot., 1855-12-15
PROBATE SALE.


THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, Seventh District Court
Parish of East Feiciana, No. l446,
In the matter of the succession Of David NJ.
Marlborough, deceased.
DURSUANT to an order of the aforesaid
Honorable court, 10 me directed, l will
sell at Public Auction, at the last place Of res
idence of the said deceased, in the parish afore-
said, on SATURDAY, the 29th day of Decem-
Der, A. D. 1865, at Il o'clock, a. IN the fol-
lowing property appertaining to said success
sion, viz:
One Horse and Wagon;
Two yoke of Oxen;
Twenty head of Cattle;
Forty head Of Aogs;
Terms of Sale.
A credit of twelve months from the day Of
sale, purchasers to give approved personal Sc
curity, and the purchase money to bear eigh
per cent interest from the day Of sale.
B. NJ. G. BROWN, Sheriff.
December Is. 1855,
The American patriot., 1855-12-15
POLICE ELECTION.

An ELECTION is hereby ordered in the Sc
: cond and Third Wards Of this Parish,
east Feliciana), to be held on
SATURDAY, 29th day Of DECEMBER, 1855,
to fill the vocancies in the Police Jnry occa-
stoned by the death Of W. w. Moore, member
from the Third ward, and by the resignation
of B. M. G. Brown, member from the Second
ward
The commissioners of Election for said wards
will hold said elections, and make returns Of
the same according to law.
CLEMENT GORE,
Dec Is, 1866 President of Police Jury