The weekly Sierra citizen., 1856-06-28


When glimmer through their crevices
Beams from sour Fathers" face;
When yon pale mourner, DER that mound,
Shall cease to breathe her moan;
Shall clasp the lost one to her breast
Then shall to morrow come!
"When Hopes bright vision-long enchaned
By artists. heavennspired-
Shall burst into reality,
Lit by Promethian fire;
When Lfe's dark shadows-chased away
By glorious morning
Shall chill the weary heart no more,
THEN will to morrow ccme!'
"THE SIERRA DEMocRAT"-FrOm W. G.. Still
agent. The first number of the new paper at Forest
City, published by JouN PLArr, jr, and edited by
WILLIAM CAMPBELL Esq, makes q most credtable
appearance; the articles written with moderation and
the Typography excellent The editor takes strong
grounds against the Vigilance Committee, which are
sorry for although we quite that friend Camp
bell is honest in his opinions, and perfectly free from
any connection with the law.and murder party. But
It's bad gang to with, and the few honest and
honorable men whom conscience drives to that party,
are in danger Of being dragged down with the rest.
much before the Millennium because there are very few
to react it is nothing but murderous war on the
peoples liberties and whoever will take the trouble to
muster the awandorder forces will find among them
the most woe-hegone, God o,sakcn, fag ends of Gre
ion that ever found cory fields since the day
of Falstaff.
We cordially extend the hand of fraternity, with the
assurance that We shall feel much qualification in the
success OF friends Patt Campbell and the Democrat
BEslc1A sEN1sARY.-We have to thank the aciss
of the "Benica Female Seminary for report of their
examination, which does Infinite credit to the nstitu-
tion. The editor Of the Sosno Herald, who was
present at the exercises, remarks:
'The most attractive part of the examinations intel
lectuay, occasional drill OF the pupils by the
Principal Miss Atkins Mrs. Ormsby, some other
of the Professors So like properly trained family
being pleasantly advanced in literary enjoyment divesed
of the dull monotouy too prevalent in many of our
schools There seemed to be pupil but beamed that
conscious smile of superiority that is justly the property
OF those that excel Even the primaries by every
ment seemed to say-We are happy as lords and mean
to be wiser than kings"
We have several times given opinion that this
institution under the of Miss Atkins is the best
girls school in the State the only wonder is that
some five six beautiful little girls of Downieville are
deprived Of the advantages Of instruction there We
could name half dozen sweet little girls whose faces
so beautiful and iunoceut-are growing blank and
vacant for the want of the mental culture due to those
whom God has fashioned so perfectly.
Contributors bundle of manuscript from
the brilliant and gifted "AANIE," who for beauty, of
dicton has no superior in California; her writings
would be welcome to any literary publication in the
United States.
And the perverse, obstinate "KIrry" who won't tell
who she is, has another beautiful little story to-day
If Kitty can keep US from nling out'who she is Kitty
will be mighty smart gal. Let's see! Kitty must
be old and ugly, aud perhaps she squnts
Aside That will start her out for it isn't in female
human nature to stand that though it s no doubt,
monstrous no-such-thing] And besides, she has no
idea of the remark lady made about her the other day
Solus and Parenthetical: That's clincher She can't
endure that without betray;ng her whereab ts. and
shall presently have storm of elocuton and broken
crockery. In short, by being little more commun-
cative Kitty might hear of something to her advantage
Solus. That's at her curiosity! Think that's set
tler1
THE WREATH published at the Benicia Semi.
nary and edited by Misses A. WILLIAMS aud May
Hook, and most classic little publication. In the
last number the young ladies say to the publisher:
"Our school is now drawing to a close, and ere we
seperate, we, school, would extend thanks to
you for your kind notice of our "Wreath. The buds
and blossoms have here entwined. have not always
been SO bright fragrant they might have been but
it must be remembered that but youthful travel
amid the abyrintbs of wisdom, and the flowers we
Gull give proof Of inexperience. We have few
opening buds in Wreah" and still fewer that ap
proach to maturity; and it cannot he expected that they
will have either the beauty fragrance of full blown
fowers.'
"The youthful travellers amid the labyrnths of wis
dom may, perhaps, underestimate their WORTH while
Others experienced in the thorny path take the
liberty of thinking differently.
FRANK. BLoDGErT.--Read what Mr. Soule of the
Chronicle, says of our little avorite Frank" is get
ting up in the world although she is but "wee thing
BAs1sHED.-Lewis Mahony, who ran away from his
widowed mother in Philadepha and who has been one
Of the most notorious cattle thieves in California
has been set adoat by the Vigilance Committee.