davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-27
New York Market.

NEW York, Nov. "a.
Four-Steady. Sales to-day $4,000 brls. at
S6,l0@G 40 for State, and s6@7 80 for Southern,
Wheat-Sales Of 10000 bushels; red sold at
$i.50@l,5 81.
Corn-Sales of 81, 900 bushs. at 78c. for mixed
Western; white, rs
Pork-Wcstern sold at SIS per brl. Beef buoy
ant. Lard very dull at l2Hc.
Whisky isin moderate request at $50.
Cofee--Small sales of Rio at $40. Sugar
buoyant; sales i 100 hhds. Of $40.
Molasscs firm.
Freghts lower fof Grain.
Stocks generally higher, Chicago aud Rock
Island. OF; Illinois Central, ll41I; N. York Cen
trail s2Js; Michigan Central, 9711; Reading, s21s
Cleveland and Toledo, 72H.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-27
SPECIMEN OF LYTHOTYPING.
In Press and viii be ready sooon,
g., GRAINS OF GOLD. OR


A COLLECTION OF SOCIAL, MORAL AND NTKLLEo-
TUAL MAKING, By SAMUEL N. sMUoKER, A. M,
ANthor Of the 0lprt,aFd Reign Of Cafharins H.
THIS undoubtedly will be the most interesting
i work of the kind ever published in America
It will conta twenty Caskets, richly laden with
the finest ga, wrought into over seven hundred
separate Original Maxins, and Independent Re-
fections, with Wise Saws and Profound Apho-
risms, which refer to everybody and everything
worth referring to, and especially adapted to the
present tirne.. twin be printed nom plates for
med by the NEW LYTH0TYPING PROCESS
spoken of in the last number of the Monthly
Rainbow. 1t will without doubt, be the hand
soonest book in typographical appearance ever
before published; and It win be printed and
bound in the best style, and its contents will
make it attractive and pleasing to all classes Of
readers. PRICE socents . copy, for which twill
:. GEO. A. CRoFUT, Publisher,
S., Dock Street Philadslphis,
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-27
GEs altAn6nr 9tnrpatrrat.
Subscribers 10 Newspapers.

ouDocttbcAs W NONepdpeIss
We publish the following for the benefit Of sub
Serbers TO newspapers:
/. Subscribers who do not give notice to the
contrary, are considered as wishing to continue
.sir subscription. efs aI.. !.rI
.. If the hesubscribers order the discontnuance
Of their papers, the publisher nay continue TO
send them until ali Arrearages are paid.
8. If subscribers refuse or neglect to take their
periodicals. from the Office 70 which they are di-
rected, they are held responsible until they have
settled the bill and ordered them discontinued.
4. II subscribers remove to other places with
out Informing the publishers, and the papers are
sent to the former direction, they are held re-
sponsible.
s. The courts have decided that refnsingto TO take
papers from the Office, OF removing and leaving
them uncaled for, is Prina Jaeis evidence Of in
territorial fraud.
Postmasters who notify publisher that his pa
per is not taken from the office, are required to
give the reason why they are not taken out-Sse
Pot Office hstrUettOns and LGpS.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-27
p.rsTra., EsnOi.. Among he many nn

Z PHisrKRs' ERRohs. Among the many
disugreesble things connected with 'fhe art
preservstiye Of all arts" are the numerous
mistakes, typographical and otherwise, that
with the most careful reading and revision
of "proof" 1t seems impossible to keep out
Of newspaper print. A single letter. trans
posed, omitted or added, will frequently
make nonsense Of whole paragraph
One error that appeared in last weeks issue
was msrked in the "prool-shettsh twice,
Notwithstanding which, the name Of the
ghostly sire of His Royal Highness, the
Prince of Denmark, appeared enlarged, if
not improved, by an extra syllable. Vexa-
tious as it was, we felt somewhat relieved
upon reading in the Jackson Standard that
kissing, according to Alexander Smith,
the poet, made fellow feel like he was
walking on thornsl The poet says:
"My soul lenpei up beneath thy timid kiss;
What then to me were groans,
Or pain. or death! Earth was around of bliss,
| seemed to walk on thrones"
By the transposition Of one letter and the
omission of another in the last word of the
above qdotation, it was metamorphosed into
"thorns!r To hatmonize with this render
ing, the second line should read
"What then to me were corrs?'
| 1t will be seen that, slight as this error
may appear as to the types, it changes the
meaning of The stOnza completely--cOnvey'
ing an idea directly opposite that which the
author intended. ~
A lover who had sent to a newspaper ed
itor a"wolul ballad made to his mistress
eyebrow" upon beboldihg the mutildtons
and errors committed by the printer, sums
them up and concludes review Of them as
as follows: 1919 f7fE
"Let's stop and recapitulate:--
I've id her eyes, that's plain
I've told her she's lunatic,
And blind, and deaf, and lame.
Was ever such horrid hash
In poetry Or prose
I've said she was fend and praised
The color OF her nose!
wish had that editor, 3
About half minute,
I'd BANG him to his hearts content,
And with an II begin it.
I'd JAM his body, eyes and bones,
And spell it with a D,
And send him to that MILL of his
He spells itwith an E."
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-27
SALE OF REAL ESTATE BY
fORDER . OF -OOURT. u

PETER PIERoE, GuArdiAnl Petition TO Sell Lands
Of Nary n. AyTiek and In Vinton County Pro-
Lucinda kyriek. J bate Court.
Ec partS.
ON the 2sth day Of November, A. D. 1856, be-
" tween the hours Of 10 o'clock A. n and 4
o'clock p n. Of said day, at the door Of the Court
House, in the town Of AcATthuF, County Of Vim
ton and State Of Ohio, will be sold to the highest
bidder the following real as the property Of
hry A. Hyrick aud Lucinda AyTick, minor
heirs Of Freeman Myrick, deceased, 70 Wit Two
equal fifth parts Of the southwest quarter Of the
south west quarter of section twenty-three, (2S,
in township eleven, (ll,) Of range seventeen,
M containing thirty nine (89) acres and seven
ty-seyen (7T) hundTedths of an acre. Also, two
equal fifth parts Of the west half Of the north
west quarter Of section twenty-six, (26) in town
ship and range aforesaid, containing seventy nine
(79l laeres and seyenty-fve (T5) hundredths Of an
acre; said premises being the same as are com
monty known as the Freeman Ayrick farm, sub
iect TO the dover estate of the widow Of said Free
man Ayriek, deceased.
Appraised at $500.
Terms of sale-0ne- third cash In hand and the
balance in two equal annual payments with in
terest from the day of sale.
PETER PIERCE, GUARDIAN
Of Nary N. Ayriek and Lucinda MyTiok.
October 80, ls56.-4w
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-27
Marietta a Cincinnati q HfllsbOTOugh h
r A ! L r o A d S.
ER @M -
OPENED TO ATHENS,
15T MILES EAST OF CINCINNATI!
DAILY TRAINS BETWEEN ATHENS AND
CINCINNATI
TIME CHANGED.
Making Direct Connections Nth Scioto and
Hooking Valley Railroad.

DAILY TRAINS BETWEEN PoRTsMoUTH AND GIN
oNoENATI AND ATHENS AND CINCINNATI.
hN and after Monday, the Sd day Of November
" 1856, the trains will run as follows:
FIRST TRAIN leaves Chillicothe at 5,45 A. M.
and arrives at Cincinnati at 1915 A. NJ, and Of
Columbus $40 p. NJ, connecting with the train
for Hillsborough at Blanchester
SECOND TRAIN - Leaves Athens at 7,30, and
Chillicothe at 100 P. NJ, connecting with the
train from Portsmouth at Hamden, and from
lIillsborough at Blanchester, and arrives at Gin
cinnau at $50 P. NJ.
RETURNING.
FIRST TRAW-Leayes Cincinnati at 600 A. NJ
Hillsborough and Portsmouth trains, and inter-
mediate points, and by stage with Marietta
Pomeroy, Parkersburgh and other points.
SECOND TRAIH-Leayes Cincinnati ut $50 P
NJ. and arrives at Chilicothe Rt 81 Up. NJ. and al
llillsborough at 0 ,35 p. NJ.
Fare from Chillicothe to Columbus, $3.50
Cincinnati, 2,9C
HillsbOrough Trans
Leave Hillsborough at 6,45 A. NJ. and 1910 A
NJ, and arrive at Manchester at 1886 A. NJ. and
ESQ p. NJ
Returning-Leave Blanchester at 7,45 A. NJ.
and 5,85 p. NJ, and arrive at Hillsborough at
O,35 A. NJ. and 80 P. NJ.
~" Tickets to be had of NJ. L. Doherty, Colum-
bus depot; p. W. Strader, corner Broadway and
Front Sts., Cincinnati !. Little Miami Railroad
Depot, and at all the principal stations on the
M. g. c. d II. Railroad.
JOHN wADDLE, sup't
july 80, '56-tf - ..''--
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-27

"SHOw YOUR PAPERS. An ardent Free
monter was deputed by his friends to do duty
at the polls in a certain township, not thou.
sand miles from here, on the day of election
and was instructedto put forth his best efforts
to guard the ballot box from fraud and keep
it "pure." This he did to the utmost of his
ability by challenging every man whom he
suspected Of an intention to vote the demo.
cratic ticket, and he had the "swearingest'
set of democrats about him for while that
could be found this side of Baltimore. His
efforts in behalf "freedom" and pure bal
lot-box, however, were not very successful
because unappreciated, and democrats voted
despite the oft-repeated challenge, just as
though no guard of the Palladium Of their
liberties had beenpresent. Finally, DEM
Oarat uhn had formerly been a resident ol
the Old Dominion, came up to deposit his
ballot, and this time the Fremonter felt sure
of his game. In the most confident tone
imaginable, he sung out
Il challenge that vote"
"on what grounds!" demanded Old Vir-
ginia.
"Bekuze you haint got no right to vote
here -
Old Virginia swore that he had been
ga resident of the State one year preceding
the election" SC.
"That aint the pint persisted the FIRE.
monter; "before you vote here you've got
to sho,O your papers"
The loud laugh which followed this dec
laration was entirely inexplicable to the
phriend of phreedom, but he was shortly
afterwards relieved of his responsible post
by person who didn' t make it point to
demand naturalization papers from native
born citizens.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-27
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER Il, 1856.
TO Subscribers i'm Arrcnrs,

Our terms are ono dollar and fifty cents a
year for the Democrat, If paid within six
months from the commencement and two
dollars il paid after that time. The six
months has expired on a large number Of
our subscriptions and we now propose to ex.
tend the time until the first Of December
next. Any one between now and then can
pay his subscription with one dollar and a
half Those in arrears more than six
months after that time will be charged ac-
cording to our advertised terms. We hope
our friends will respond to this liberal offer
In manner that will encourage us to re-.
newed efforts in the cause in which we are
engaged.
~>U0U~~-N~~NN~-ON-N~~
New COAL AND ORE BAEK-Judge B.
P. Hewitt has just opened on forty-ucre
lot which he recently pul chased, and which
lies about half mile east of town, Il coal
and m ore vein--the latter being mmedi-
ately above that of the coal, so that both
may be taken out together or separately, as
may be deemed best The coal is about
four feet in thickness and good in quality.
The ore is probably three feet in thickness,
and is of the very best quality being the
genuine limestone, as is proven by its To-
cation amidst that kind of rock 1t "crops
out" around the entire hill, covering a sur.
face Of perhaps ten acres, which indicates
that the vein holds good over that area
This is certainly one of the richest deposits
of mineral that has yet been discovered in
this region. We have no doubt that there
are other "nobs" in the neghborhood, long
since looked upon as worthless for agricul-
tural purposes, that are equally rich with
Iron and coal, and need only little capital
and labor to develop their wealth In truth
we do not know of a more eligible site for
furnace than the town OF Meath ur; and
as soon as there is certainty of the COM
pletion of the S. and H. V. Railroad, we
predict that movemen. to locate one here
will be put on foot.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-27
Farms for Sale.

THE undersigned has two good farms for sale at
L fair prices and n good terms.
$50 Acres on the Marietta 81 c. RailTOnd,
20 miles cast of Chillicothe, O.-about 100 acres
of bottom land dclcaTed-balance of the tract well
timbered-situated IN Vinton County. ..
27s Acres, about two miles from Aiken's
Mill, VintOn Tp., Vinton Co., o.
This tract lies in the midst of our best iron fur
naces and abounds in iron ore and coal. It's Of
fcred very low. ..
! am authorized to sell several other fine farms
in different portions of tho county. For particu-
lars inquire Of or address
E. A. BRATT0N,
Oct. 80, ls56.-nlltf M'ARTnUR, o.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-27
The Barm of Thousand Flowers.

The .Balm of Thousand Flowers.
For beuutifIng he COmplerion and rem0S-
ing all Tan, Pimpies and FreckkS-for
Sharing and clearing The Ieeh
THE Balm of a Thousand Flowtrsis delight
l. full compound, highly and decately scented
by its own ngredents-impartihg beauty, and
health TO the skin. It will eftctually remove
tan, sunburn, &C., and it imppts flexible, son
surface to the skin, preventing Us shrinking and
becoming spotted. By perseyering in the direo-
tions the skin will become and remain free from
all hlemishes and impericctOrs precisely as nG-
ture intended 1t TO be, presenting ajuyenilc ap-
pearance even to middle or old age.
"BAEDOLINE."
This new preparation is admirably adapted iST
curling and keeping in curl tic hair.
EAU LUsTRALE.
The art Of the perfumer has never producedA
more excellent preparation for the hair whether
we regard its fragrance or its power Of instanta-
ncously cleansing the hair and removing scurf
and dandruiTGnd Of importing soft and natural
lustre. Entirely devoid ofgroasiness, it combines
the properties of u hair wash and pomatum.
Also the following select assortment Of hair
Oils, Extracts, Soaps, Perfumes, Cosmetics &c,
Honey Soap Extra Extract Lemon, extra, Ba-
zircs Verbena Extract, Bazires Patchouly Extract,
Cologne, superior, Ok Marrow Compound, Phil
ocome Pom a1e. d..
BAzIREs HDKF EXTRACTS.
Orange Flower, Verbena, Rose Geranium,
Tuberose, Sweet Clover, New Mown Hay, Hello
trope. . .t ...
JOCKEY CLUB. s......
Rose Hair Oh. best, Charcoal Tooth Paste,
Transparent Bills, Mammoth Soap, Chemical
Erasive Soap, Bachelors Hair Dye, Mcen Fun.
For sale by G. BENSON WILL.
aug. T-nO51 ..
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-27
Important 10 Miners!

THE UNDERSIGNED is NOW DEsIR0US
i of giving to responsible and practical Miners
contracts for digging from one to
10000 TONS OF IRON ORE,
for which the highest price will be paid, the
thickness of the vein, facilities &C., considered.
Ny ore lands are situated about one mile east of
Macarthur. The vein of ore is supposed to be at
least three feet thick, Comfortable buildings,
ground for gardens, &C., will be furnished to
miners contracting to dig any considerable a.
mount Of ore. b. P. HEWITT.
November 27, 1861
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-27
Road Notice.

NOTICES hereby given that a petition win be
IN presented 10 the Commissioners within and
for the county Of Vinton, at the December session
A. D. 1855. praying for an alteration Of the Ath-
ems and jackson road, leading from jones' or
Vinton Furnace Station, in Elk Township, Vim
ton County, Ohio, to Murdock's, or Macarthur
Station, in Clinton Township, as follows, to wit;
Commencing where the said road crosses the
Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad near McArthuT
or Murdock's Station, and on the west side there
of; thence running northeast along the line Of
the hundred feet Of land appropriated to said
Railroad Company, as near as good road can be
made, and on the west side thereof, until itinter
sects EzeriaE Wyman's line, and there intersects
the old road and there terminates, being distance
Of about two miles. A PETITIONER.
Oct. 81. lS56,-nllw6
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-27
MARRIED,

On the Goth inst' at the residence of her father
in Washington City, by the Rev. j. B. Byrne,
Hon. STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS. Of Illinois, and
ADELE CUTTs, daughter OF j. Madison Cults.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-27

CO young gentleman OF this place.
not long since, purchased number of tur-
kies and distributed Them among his partic-
lar friends Of the opposite sex, who were as
much pleased with the novelty of the pres
ents as with the "nice time" they anticipa-
ted having around Christmas dinner table
In discussing their merits. But "there's
many slip 'twixt cup and lip" and SC
there is between coop and dinner table,
One bright morning after very dark night
last week, recipient Of one of the turkies
aforesaid found her present missing and her
fond anticipatiOns in regard to holiday
feast completely wrecked, She was discon
solate-inconsola not be comfort
ed--and went off with Byron, Moore, or
somebody, in declaring she
"Never loved fowl with plumage gray,
But twas the first to be stole awayf'
Our imp, who, notwithstanding his bad
name, is one of the best that ever screamed
copy" into the ears OF sleepy editor, sug
gssted that advertising was good instith-
tion in its way, and that, if proper reward
were offered, the lost might be found. The
lady consented 10 advertise, and our imp
forthwith adjusting the mill, ground out the
following parody on portion Of the
Knight and the Lady" by Thos. Ingoldsby,
Esq. The reward offered, we think, is ra-
ther liberal, considering that "things is
sease," and the chances for wife reasona-
bls: mft;ilsy
MISSING: ri ,,
STOLEN OR STRAYEp, .j
LOST OR MIsLAID,
A TuREHY-middle aged, sober and staid;
When last seen at eve in the coop was ar.
rayed
In fea;hery suit, somewhat speckled and
frayd; tt -l s.
OF the feminine gender, ami owned by a
maid. ~ ....-ss .s-.s
BY whom she was priced on account of the
doner, .fs r.rH
A nice little fellow who much priced the
owner. I'd
The turkey coop door,
The witnesses swore, -,..lt.
From its hinges was tore
Which was ne 'er done before, by turkey-hen;
She wouldn't escape by herself from the pen,
On dark stormy night, sometime aiterten;
Nor would she make tracks like mortal men;
And certain it is, in her exit from thence
She wouldn't knock down whole pannel
of fence,
That, next morning was found
Lying fat on the ground,
With feathers pound
Scatter'd all round, +.
Which the hen never picked by herself, I'll
be bound. t9sf ~ -
80 Whoe'er q, y ses a On ~ +
Shall bear, f.sz ,sSs q 81.
Or send her with care,
(Right side uppermost) home; or give notice
where
Said speckled turkey hen is. or shall state +
Any fact that NAV tend to throw light on her
fate, 9 i.t-ilk faSh
Shall receive as reward an excellent dinner,
Or The hand Of the maiden provided hs .ois
bYi
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-27

X EoRGE ATKIsoN's RsTATE.-Notice is
VI hereby given, that on the 10th day of No
vember, a. d. 1856, Avidna Atkison, admins
tratrix Of the estate Of George Atkison late Of
Vintonconnty Ohio, deceased, fled her accounts
and vouchers for inspection and final settlement,
and said accounts will be passed upon by said
Court, on the esd day Of November, A. d. 1855.
Ecv, IA, 1858. B, P.HEwITT, Pro. judge.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-27

MRS. SARAH ID. KING, Milliner and
1Nl Mantua- maker, Macarthur, Ohio, announ-
ces to the ladies of Vinton county, that she has
located in Macarthur, and will manufacture,
Bleach and Trim Mt the shortest notice. and in the
very latest fashion for the fall and winter of 1856
Bonnets of every description also make and al
tor Dresses. Ladies are requested to call and ex-
anime specimens ofwo1k. oetl6tf
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-27

~ o. II. CUNNING.
A TToRNEY AND CoUNSELL0RAT LAW,
IA MeARTHuR STATION, VNros CoUSrr. o.,
will practice in the Courts Of Vinton and adjoin-
ing counties, ni4f
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-27

Ok LBS Gum Arabec; 10 lbs Rhubarb, in the
~ Root or Ground for sale by
a. G' G. BENSON WILL
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-06-07
LIrERATURE AND THE LADIES.

Is is said that four ffhs Of the novel reading
in this country, at the present time i@ achieved
by ladies', 50 true is this that publishers cater
almost exclusively for the female taste, in their
selection Of works fot issue. The consequence
is that tho marker is flooded with high wroueh eht
pictures Of high life, for one class Of these lady
readers. and high wrought pictures Of low life,
for another class, while the staple ar,icle-the
article which finds its way into tho bes, fam
ilies--is surehSrged and sanclifed BY sickly
and slender religious sentiment that is hardly
less eneryaiing than the story which forms its
vehicle. Now this is not very COMPLIMENTARY
10 the ladies, we admit, but we are MOTTO hlame
for the fact, aud certainly take no delight in
stating H. There is fact however, connected
with the matter, which is slightly compliment
tary 10 them, or their natures They show
signs of a snrfeit, and these books are begin
ming 10 be drug in the markei This fact
will serve, we hope, as warning 10 publish
ers agains, minsiering TO an unhealthy appetite
and low standard Of TASTE They have
brought literature into disrepaie BY dissipatlns,
rather than cherishing, heathful literary ap-
petite; and il will take many months to recov-
or fairly from the degeneration. Now il they
will take as much pains TO crowd before The
public good books as they have inferior ones,
they will sooner or later, regain their ground.
There is something in the position of Amer
lean women which exposes them peculiarly 10
the Influences of an unworthy literature. they
parlake Of the national resllessness of mind,
they are all readers, and there is a very large
class, especially in ciIies, who have nothing to
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-06-07
ANECDOTES or WEBSTER.


When Daniel Webster was law student, he
helped TO support his brother Ezekiel, at Col
lege, by capyng deeds, &C., while the latter
occasionally recruited his finances by school
teaching, Under date OF Salisbury, N. H.,
Nov. a, 1902, Daniel wrote 10 Ezekiel as fol-
lows 81 have now by me two cents in lawful
federal currency. Next week will send them
IL they be all. They win buy pipe-wiih a
pipe you can sroke--smoking implies wisdum
wisdom is allied to forilude--from foriilnde
it is but one step to sloieism, and stoicism, new
er pants for this worlds goods. So, perhaps,
my two cents, by this process, may put you
quite at ease about cash."
Aner having declined comfortable office,
in order TO pursue his profession, Daniel wrote
from Salisbury, ION the 10Th Of June, 1904 10
his brother, IN this wise "Zeke, don't be-
lieve but what Providence will do well for US
yet. We shall live, and live comfortably. I
have this week come within an ace Of being
appointed Clerk of the Court Of Common Pleas
ior Hillshorough county, Well. you will say,
you are no better of than ify you had NOT eoms
within an ace. Perhaps ! am--say nothing,
but think good deal, and do not 'disirusl the
gods"
Afler Daniel had taken up his residence at
Portsmouth, and commenced praciicing as a
young lawyer, he also soon commenced prac-
liciug as young lover, by visiting Miss Grace
Fletcher. At one Of these visits, probably
with view Of combining utility aud enjay-
men,, he bad heen holding skelns Of silk thread
for Miss Fletcher, when ne suddenly siupped,
saying, Grace, we have been thus engaged in
unlying knots let US see il we can tie knot
--one which will not unite fora lifetime. He
then took a piece of tape, and, after beginning
knot of peculiar kind, gave il 10 her TO com
plele. This was the ceremany and ratification
Of their engagement. And now 10 little box,
marked BY him with the words Precious Doc
umen,s,n containing the letters Of his early
courIship, this unique memorial is still 10 be
found. The knot has never been united.
IThe subjoned anecdotes are related by a
correspondent Of the Boston Transcript i
Soon after Mr. Webster came to the bar, he was
retained in suit between two neishbors. ],
seemed that they had got to lsggerheads sbou,