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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1856-02-07
Iron the HrRALp.l
"sleEpr. HOLLOW, Jam. %, lsse.

SLEEPY. HoLLow" Jan. 2s, 1856
"Hear the Siedges with the bclls---
Silver. belle
What world of merrinent their melody fore
tells!"
DR. Editor: Sitting sbivering over large
country fire, feeling shruni almost to the di.
mensions Of a cubic inch building, too, must
conicss, In that land Of dreams. whittier had
wandered, tho most fantastic, ud .castles,,
that ever reared thcir heads at a lady's bidding,
aud drinking to my hearts content the syme
try and beauty and classic taste OF my own ar.
rangements-when suddenly | was aroused
from my lethargic mood by the barking of
dogs, calling outof negroes and joyous scream
ing of children-"J>ook ! Look p'.-Quickly
thrust 1t all aside sentiment and ronance--in
that little closet a,cay back in my inner self and
up bounced, all wide awake in a minute, to
see what on earth had caused such an uproar
when the first thing espied, was my merry,
fon.loving, obliging, "Cousn Tom" with
sweet gentle face beside him that made you
think of Sprihg.sun shine, driving up one
snow.crowned hill With Sleigh! drawn by
pair of fine spirited ponios. Yes; old Rip had
really awakened, and we were to take a most
glorious ride! Come! Come one aud all he
crieu' hule ioiks too, you shalt be as snug and
warm as in your own pursery at bomc."--
Feeiing no longer an imptnctrable cake of ice,
we we're all briskly aHircd and in the Sleigh
And wish you could have seen us !--how free
and joyous we lelt-bow brave Ns il we could
wrestle with.the Snow King himself = But il
you would have been pleased to zee how happy
we were. am sure you could not have reprcos.
cd smile at our Acknowledgements Such
picture! Over coats that looked as IL they
might have served grand. papa Noah caps,
gloves and shoes. that might have done good
service in the Arctic expcdition-bcggar all
description. But the funniest OF all was our
little bright, sparkling, rosy. checked, dark
eyed, sister, decked out in papa's red dressing.
goton ! with huge pair OF brand. new woollcn
socks, which had just finished tho night be-
fore, but which, sad to say, che had trampled
quite out in the heel And now we arc Off!
etecen precious souls,
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------------"M Marked our coming
And grew brighter when we came ~ 1

Resuming our seats in our well-stu fed easy
chair In the chimney corner, wcrc soon
made comfortable by mama's administering a
large, and not uery unpleasant dose OF .,hot
punch" and the arrival Of cousin Tom birng
ing with him his truant ponies, who, happy to
relate, came back with their bells and fo,fgue he.
hind them. And so ended our first, And long
to bc remembered, sleigh, ride,
Have you "cousin Tom" MR. Editor? Oh +!
1t is so nice to have such a "coasin Tom" as
mine. He is the main. spring of all our joys,
the sympathzer in all our troubles the abet-
tor Of all our little schemes, in short, he is the
pivot upon which all our happiness and every.
thing good turns. How many OF his kind
deeds and loving counscls, have we strung to-.
gether as rosary TO count o'er and o'cr each
day, and blessing his gentle head each time
with warmer hearts, for the happiness he 30
iavishly bestows !
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To dash thro' thick and Thin -

Here we went cracking along on tho bright
smooth snow, laughing talking, and shooting
out in an cxubcrancc OF glcc How grand How
beautiful was all We really felt i'm a land or
cnchantmrnt! The tall stately pines bcndinp
as meckly under their bright crystal walls us
the smallest, diamond. covered blade of grass
at their base.
els winter hideous in garb like this ?
Needs be the tragic fur. the smokeot lamps,
The pcnt.up breath Of an unsavory ihroug,
To thaw him Into feclingl"
We certainly thought nothing was ever so
delightful or inspiriting On! On! we flew,
swiftcr and swiftcr, happier and Inerrier than
ever. When 10 F.! the first thing we knew we
didn't know nothing The sleigh had brokcul
given out in every part and we were all
stretched, full length, upon the snow AID
then such a screaming, Uhc girls of course per.
forming their duty) some calling out 80 nv,
nose" 30! poor hand ~ and our "Httie red
jacket crying out between a sob and laugh,
at our repeated solicitaio ms, II aint hurt only
so scared 90 One Of our number Jumped up
and clepped his hands and shouted, .we are all
'know.Nothinss' now, every one Of US I"
Quite delighted, no doubt, to see such a
staunch set of Democrats brought 10 his own
order. But where were "cousin Toms" po-
MES Gone gone gone sallopiug OF IS
n'sr 'hsir heeia Souid carry thciu = Drsttut5
ing the accidentto ..cousin Tom, {, he lauR Rhesi
heartily and eaid, "what feed 'em for 20 But
1t was no usc to stand in the snow, waiting tor
some good luckto come and pick us up, we
trudged of, on our homeward march, cbairsl
and stools in hand. After ttro miles walk in
the (no,o) cold. and disagrteabie snow, with
no further accident, than numberless tutnbles'
over, we arrived, sorcly tired, at our comfssr-s
table home, where, from our prolonged abscnoes
many eyes ~. u.
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TfE lAIRFlELD HERALD.
sourHERN RIGHTS.
WI MMS SB0R0. So G.
Thugsd y Morning, Feb. Z, 1865.
Sale Day.

Notwithstanding the severity Of the weather,
whichwas intense. there was quite crowd in
Winnsboro The negroes OF the estate of Mrs
GoopwxN, sold on two or three years time,
ratcoS coSenormously high. A negro girl of l3
or ~ years OF age, sold for 5000; negro
man ef about 80 years Of age, at about $i,l5O.
The Kansas move srems to be taking adj
mirebly The proceedings of the meeting we
will publish in our next.
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The Death Of the Flowers.
ny wM, CULLEN BRYANT.

Ihe following beautiful lines were handed to
US ior pnoiicauon sometime ago. We were
under the Impression we had complied with the
request, when to our astonishmcut we found
them Oh file the other day
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l, 0. o. T

At a recent meeting of DcKalb Lodge, No
6, the following officers were elected to serve
for the ensuing term
J. WOOD DAVIDSON, N. G.,
MASON CHANDLER, v. G.,
JACOB NJ. WOLFF, r.. S.,
HUGH GARRETT, p. s.
JAMES I'll Rl0N, T.
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The melancholy days arc come.

The saddcst of tho year,
or waillng Hinds, an naked Woods.
And mca'iows brjwu and scar. v
Hcaped in the hulows or the grove,
The withcrcd leaves lie dead,
They rustle to tho cddying gust,
Aud 70 the rahbits's tread
The robin aud tho wrcns are flown,
Aud from the shrubs the iay,
And from the wood.top calls the crow,
Through all the gloomy Jay.
Where arc the dowers the fair young tlowers.
lhat lately sprang aul stood.
In brighter light ana softer air.
a bcauteous sstcrhood
las, they all are in their graves:
The gentle race of flowers
Are living in their holy beds, -
With the fair and rood of ours. Af.
The rain is1Taliing where they lie.
But tue cold November rain
Calls not from out the gloomy earth
The lovely o .scs again.
The wild flower and the violet
They perish'd long ago,
Aud the bricr.rose and the or rchis died
Amid the summer glow
Blu, on the hill .he golden rod,
And the astcr in the wood,
And the yellow sun flower by the brook
In autumn beauty stood,
Till fell the frost from the clear cold heaven.
AS falls the plague on men,
And the lightncss of their smile was gono.
From upland, glade and glen.
Aud now, when comes the calm, mild day,
As still sdch days will come,
Torail tho squirrel aud the beo
From out their winter home;
When the sound of dropping nuts 10 heard,
Though all the trees are still;
And twinkle in the smoky light
The waters of the rill,
The south wind searches TOR the flowers
Whose fragrance late he bore,
Aud sighs To hnd them in The wood
And by the stream no more.
And then think Of ono who in
Her youthful beauty died,
The FAIR, meek blossom that grew up,
And faded by our side;
In tile colt moist earth we laid her,
when the 70 est cast the leaf,
And we wcpt that one so lovely.
Should have Lille 80 brief
YET not unnucct il was, that ono
Like that young friend Of ours,
So gentle and SD beautiful,
Should perish with the flowers.
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G9ngresa.ona! News.

ssAsiiIaexpS, Frb.i.
N f House in7dsy II vfs refused by
dgigtaS 4 oueiofgbls the resolution
~ Bj,mkmmt drmoerat, OF
IksR ~ ylym,iss Tie rssoln 01s.yns then
~ iU8 tofil0.
sHt sal.L fGin,tssee, oAered re.
~, 81 = slhai MIR O,yer, demo-
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LATER FROM EUROPE,
Arrived CT tho Arabia.
New YORK, Feb. |.

40" tohhi f'u.
IN" steamer Arahia has arrived at
ms pert from Liverpool
" was reported, aud The news is he
h"N"d To be nnthcutic, that The Car has
unc"nd'uonai ace, pied ihe proposals
"I III" allies ier peace.
O!!iciai dispatches state that Russia
"1iy ncc"p's 'he Austrian propositions
a. the basis Vt negotiations. This has
w""kenrd 90" coutiHruce of the public
"S {" peace.
Cotton has advanced to I. The
sni' 81 III" w'"k foot up % 900 bales,
81 winch operators took 5,00Ouud sprcu.
lni"rs 5000 bales, leaving III 900 bales
ui All descriptions To the trade. Mid
dihg Orleans was quoted AT 5s; Fair
o. irnns ~ b3d; Mid0ing UpiandS 81,
and Far Upinnds 5sd. per Ito. The stock
IN port was 10000 bales, of which 2OU,-
600 American. The market closed
ACTIVE BreadsiulfS lower.
5 Coaapis 894 to s93.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1856-02-07

Posr OFFICE fNyEsrIsATioN.- spps
cial Agent of The Post Oiiiee Depart,
mrnt has for several DAYS been Ia illis
city, investigating ti,e,csuses of tue l2ss
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Boston and Mt Shoe T5ads, s-It issaid that the
forthcoming sta,isi;cs Of Massachuse will
show that the shooand leather inanufactufers
OF that State amount to The enormous cum %
$55, 900, 900. @
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SouLoUaUE's DEpEAr CONFIRMED, -
Reported Death Of his NJesiy- The
Kingston (Ja) Banner, of the 10Th, has
the following confirmation of The deiea,
of the Emperor of Hayti: &b1
By the arrival nfthe steamer Buzzard,
yesterday we learn that To" rxpedItIon
WHICH was fued out by The Emperor
Sulouqur for The Invasion uf tic Span /.
isii side of San Domingo had nri{Ithe
.Douinician forcas, aud that u blontIyq
battle luok place between The opposing
armies. lip The conIlici Genera! Du-
fresh, ni the linyiirn army, and anpll,er
general officer, wer" surrounded bv the
Spaniards, and fen before superior num-
b"rs. The iortuues III wYr, however,,
'drcided ~ favor Of The Donimcaus, and
.lheAtorces Of Sohlouque were driven
back with grcai slaughter. ,e Empe-
ror himself had disappeared altogeiherS
and ~ ~ sad that he ran like II coward
on tie day OF the battle. II is supposed
that he has been killedby the SwniiafdS,
home. wards y .axf
Soulouque's mu;iIated army had not
YET returned but as soon ~ the disap.
prarance nf the sable Emperor was
made known at The capital, a provisions
al Emperor was proclaimed, who VIII
mall probability, succeed To the reins Of
power.
The expatriared Haytiens of ihis city
we're drllghiedwlli the iuielligrncr, aud
The nexl ssrriyat froD Hayllis looked
for with great nlterseg
SAD AFFAIR Two Lovers BuRSED,
TO DEArH, Tie New York ESpre $
contains the following:
b A fire broke out in tile dwelling house
OF Mr.. Richmond, Prince Afbea, 90. W,)
ON Saturday, sforuing, which, was at.
tended wit, 9iieiancbuly loss of life
The Hamps bad euVrleprd the entire
bUildlng, before tile inmates, who were
in he'd, became aware Of the facI, and
isrror!slrlakeli each, OH awakening,
'sGkiied from the fUsy OF lie fiames, -
WlleD il WAS discovered that one of fIlc,
daughters yet remained in The liouse. n
young man, named Foley, who had stop.
ped at Mr.. Riclimond's tliat night, dasi,-,
| ed through the flanps tn lescnas the
sleeping girl, but painful 10 relate,
neither came out alive. b,JII having met
- frlphtful deati, in the deslrnrlige con.
fagralion. ,DayI,Rht presented Il fright.
5hs,hfilicted family, The ciisrred trunks
Eof two human beingH with the ~. 5a:f.::s.; -;
ppr!r.idipg lhrougli The bInckeoed flesh,
beips ttle on@ reinails ufsilose WIN,
bar aliesv hours tetore. enjoyed health
EaAd Iiapplness 9tliUng them, wiIiin0l Il
! tbpugbl OF ,dic fdlc mhicii awaited tilrp,
4 a RI
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SECRETARY, DAv1s's so,nnr,-rb4

SECRETARY, DAVIES SoInEE.-rhe
correspondent of the Charleston Stand
ard says:
The reception Of Secretary Davis, on
thursday night, was the largest ami
most brilliant have ever attended IN
"asiiugi'r. Some SIX or eight hun
drrd persons were prcSeut, embracing
the learning and refinement oi the ma
tion aud the beauty of the laud. The
proiu ion of elegant dressing, | ven
tur" To say, was never equallrd IN this
country, aud in all hat W $ elegant and
tasteful, II resembed more lrvrp of
soue fashionable European Court
Among the guests, | noticed the Hon.
w. W. Boycr, OF South Carplna, aud
his beautiful and quernIy wife, who
inovpd u Helen ~ TIE crowd of beauty.
Mr.. Aiken, OF your Sla;r, as also the
Hon. Preston $. Books, were among
The guests OF the Srrrcta of War.
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DEmocRArio CAUCUS.
n. pn"i. ii. ks,'l'' Ensi,.n. sser<,ariss.

1. ~ 4 r s , = - Il 2
MEASURING GHAkooaL rbrsfelloy
ing, from tie Albany IN. W lJoutng
is worthy of nouc,5:
''Did you ever see a cbalcoal d,a
.efgHll N basket with chatcmtI, !. an
show howsit isgenerally one Z. lrhir
you he sbnvels il in di eetly as
comes Oh mol ) Ii yup obseJ We,
will throw cafylessly in seyeralD B
pieces il-s,. which foip, ii sort Of 6arl
csde. and preycnl the coal from.ftlil
nm Too close and conpact. Qbsp,I
how ca efolly aud tendeily he .catri
ltplroni his cart to your bin lest
shake down INTO the blsket, lf8y
doubt tlns. ask him 10 set it doyS
inomei;t Il couple Of sligbl kicksIs
the side viii setll.e ii. 40. ihst j,e n,
ahase,t 10 repInisl, % make good mel
sure ~ s
lI&csEA SIC as fnk l'oPULATIoE or Tel
AS, ~ rSlts has Increased very ,apiI
in population of laieyears. lp the 81
1850 the census gave il 2l2 .a32s inh
b tltpis. AT lie presidential election N
8o2 the total vote cast was la,547.r-
AS The population had Increased sass
isideabIy III the period belIeeD 1870
and 1852, IL must then huye been
near 3nO, ,ftrtu7 This @ould be i'm the
ratio oi about one vote TO tvety sixteen
inhabuants lltbere had been no in-
crease IN ne pppumiontbe ratio would
have been about one voter 10 every ele.
ven .inhabiBn,s, At ihe election held
reepptly in Texas no less than 45.547
votes we're pulled, Applying the iiiSt
ratio TO this. we.shpull nave popula.
Zion Of T29 T52 being three times tho
aggoegale Of The popnlalion 10 1850.
Taking tn lower ratio. the totaiamoilpt
would be 5ol,0l7, 50 that. ii any case.
slieng aggregate III this tune must q xdepd
balfa faillion. Ills is an astonishing
Eipcreasv, snnd esinces that Tsxas has
gfowI'sas rapidly,a as Iowa. >
You night weiltry 10 sten syhlsf
! s.'ists ss.;'sts runnigg dewn sigRcit Falls aia rs
ksep people fpapJ g0hnli.e ils de ss,lras
Anh si,sps nj lltise tfislfrs .e SO ,svfSi
themselves pfiiit prisasug Isfess ~ III
tiie wtpi,i kitoSy wnsl litsy ssl,S s t0t BAd
where fliey:;rr
L l. q =
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1856-02-07

The Louisville Journal says "the peacbesare
all killed, and 4: il likely that the apdcots..
piilps snd cherries have shared the sa,ns fate{"
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OF several valuable letters. Yesterday
young man named John Chisholm.
VINO has occasionally been engaged in
the Post Office Of this city AS an ms.
SIstan', was arrested on a chnrge ofsab-
S'rn'hng letters from the Office An ex-
ahinailon oi the cas-. is fixed for this
morning al 3 o'cl"ck,--CoLumduS (Ga)
Times
SERIOUS ACcIDENr.-A man named
Johh h"ii"Y, passenger on the Augusta
down tram yesterday, was standing en-
me platform, when he slip ed of. aud
The wheel passed over bis right ankle,
almost sevrrlng it from thr leg. He ,s
irom Ireland, aud has been IN this coun-
Try only about three motifs. He MAS
taken 70 the Aims House. by officer Tor.
'eS, where prompt medical aid WAS fur
nishrd. HIS foot, of course, will have
to be ampu,ated.- Charleston EDeaine
NeioS.
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From The Washineion Onion.
Nomination of Hon. James L Orr.

w., ue seen rom IN" !roc"tdngs
p,oi,.i,, '',"', "''"r ''.' Wnhdr"wai "f C'.i.-
J,n,.u S'S'r''.,y',n 'i""ora'',e
u,r,,n,,,,.d 'o." ,,.''''' S"'",i''"' ttt
or -, ,..' ,"' ,','' u,'''u'rht'' c"'h'Hn,".
-, ~ .,t 9",En q'"nhehonhS o, Mr. Orr
,,,,,;,' ~, "a o;'Gn !, =; ~ Mo"'n "e mas otci
- -, ,,'n.'I. y,, u''''''eSs"ry I"r
,,r;i,':., ,r '1'n nun oiirh
:, h,.,, ,,, ,,.,,' ''' W ''e Wn"'e
n.rl;.n,.,, Wv ,". uu' ~" n'"s. @ "'c"rlptshrh 4
bin,.alr a,,u 80" .Du'" ".ne s"S'''nei
',r I', ,I, w" We "'''r ga" ni,'' even
J,d nm, ...n, y',E ""'ns'n" : Wl'h hn4
,.m w, W. s''u'' 'm" WH'tHS p'8uqi's His
,i,s,,nan;.IaI ,,,, 'i
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ERon9e.ftI Escape. e.-A few days since We
nam, while drawing water from well at Bur-
lirgton, Illinois, feII head sore,Dast to the bot
tom, adistance of 80 feet. She mansged to get
herself "right,sdo up" and was cxtricsied
with very little injury.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1856-02-07

PrOI. john LrCoI1tfa "a 7F1ftIy OF The
University of Georgia, but now OF The
Coilegr Of Physicians and Surgeons 81
New York, WAS invited TO occupy the
position, and ws have the RssuraDce he
will accept the appomtment,---ibtd.
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SoUrH CAROLINA RAILRoAD.-1'hc
Charlc >lon Mercury says:


n barge portion Of our paper is nrcps-
sarilv "r' uIned with HE Annual Report
"f the South Carolina Railroad. II ,X-
hibiiS a Striking increase IN the business
OF the Company Tor the past year aud
W" are glad IL see, shows thai ;hry are
determined not Ia sacrifice the -, rnn-
'nrnt interests OF III" road, by ncgirctIny
The Improvement oi the track. Duriup
the last year more than S2OO,UU0 have
been expended on such improvements
and we r'coSnlZ", with sn,,iasctiou
among those That are contemplated, the
hiiIng upu the irrste work AT AK, u.
'Gbcrc ought be no unH. ccs,ary delay
m thus work. 1t was erected as tempo
rary, and was meant To be filled up with
eaEih as iast possible, 1t is doubtless,
ysry firm now, but itcauuol 'ust; aud u
is9porlant tolhe cbaractcr OF tie Rad
il,apt The pr"gressiof ptri,,cnug this por-
liotlzpf tue track should not be internnt-
inaeneral this repor, will be, highly
satla''}eiory 10 The Stockholders aud 10
tue p.Ea'e
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1856-02-07

The Cholera in Austria From the lat OF May
up TO the 10th ol November. $1,000 persons
had the choicrainth the Austrian empire. 2Ss, ,029
stecotered, 2ao,s6l died aud 2O.2O5 still under
medical treatment.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1856-02-07

Bhe queiaszens atissur require enlarged
knowledge, legal ability aud practical
Craftsmanship Nj. Dallas profession
gas an emlucnt lawyer, his public charac-
ter and political experience, are all so
many gu"rnuifrs l',ai IN his hands the
International issues so ably discussed by
ms predecessors will b" property sustain
ed, aud the policy and interest ot The
O"ited sntes he enforced with enrigy
and discretion
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N ~ no afsp tell what day may bring
iorth, ~ gdiyine what may happen before
,sfe oNPPtIas sI2sisf 1862 We predict mutual
'rl,p rhf9nts between our sexes; wo-
'iietss h9fv lSpg since been wcarin q .un,nen-
ticnss; Snd the time is undoubtedly fast
sapproa ben men must doF the came tol
bsAuisst by iemaie panta---loons.
lse4d eebali has been given in Washing
st:sss Gst5LstYed The Batcbelor's Ball." where
three q ripgs were given by lottery to
three z46(f ladiee. each Of whom from her
elaek ssM p eentled to select for her future
slsi.ub sils kssE one OF the numerous bachelors
press il pd from the following advertise
igsssisse sbet, young man in Asheyilie,
M ~ ss sois to have himself courted by
soinep pf slFsbeiIes, thoy being privileged to do
the sfmc tsls year, as IL is leap year;
WAarEB--A WIFE.---The subacriber,
a young SlB,n just arrived alta nsarriape-
abls.ag.l, d lsires to enter into tnaivi,Do,
UNI hi5niEde with some young woman
Wild want n, Iiu sband. He is about six
Ista hlRl Esd considered by some rather
He ilns sandy bair, with
Wiz fndNa delicate mousidche ol
'aGss 1he Same color. aHe las greyeyes
s0ile@batf0n par with ,ln,se Of an
0lsbdIesCfN. He has an ever snliling
lcoupteffani:e, aud never has been known
Et9 be in bad iiumor.
$sAsIf any ypuDg lady with a moderate
fofinne, of q lively disposition, u good
tbpuse-iseeker, knows how to nurse cllii.
dreb, sDd a,st, but not least, with a pref.
" ftcr, ank fiue figure, will address N,
8 M this Posi- Office. her coninu.
| ttlsaltoD VII receive prompt atlentio,.
~ Asl,y,lsS Jsts, "a, 1855
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1856-02-07

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Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-05-16

and advice did not save him Wha, -
fortune would that two cents have been
to his widowed, broken-hearted mother.
had you, on certain time, invested it
in the golden rule, and put it on interest
for her
You didn't notice. Well, go on thro'
life without noticing anything but gold
and your own qualification, and you shall
have golden dollar on which to fix your
death stare---a golden pillow to die on
golden coffin TO moulder away in
and golden tears TO spangle your monu-
ment; but we fear you win have to wait
lorg for a golden crown upon your head
and golden harp in your hand in the
word 10 come! ToPsY.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-05-16
A DYING MOTHERS LOVE,

The plague broke out in a little Ital-
ian village. In one house the children
were takenfr the parents watched over
them but only caught the disease which
they themselves could not cure. The
whole family died. On the opposite side
of the way lived the family of laborer.
who was absent the whole week. only
coming on Saturday nights TO bring his
scanty earnings. His wife felt herself
attacked by the fever in the night in
the morning she was worse. and before
night the plague spot showed ITSELF She
knew she must die, but as she looked
upon her dear little boys, she resolved
not to communicate death to them. Shs
therefore locked the little children in the
room, and snatched her bed clothes, lest
they should keep the contagion behind
her, and leftthe house. She even denied
herself the sad pleasure of last en-
brace. Oh, think of the heroism that
enabled her TO conquer her feelings and
all she loved TO die! Her eldest child
saw her from the window. Good bve.
mother" said he with his tenderest tone.
for he wondered why his mother had left
him so strangely. "Good bye, mother"
repeated the youngest child, stretching
his little hand out of the window. The
mother paused, her heart was drawn to-
wards her children, and she was on.the
point of turning back she struggled
hard while the tears rolled down her
cheeks at the sight of her helpless babesi
at length she turned from them. The
children continued to cry 'good bye moth
er." The sounds sent thrill of anguish
to her heart; but she pressed on to tho
house Of those who were to bury her,
In two days she died, recommending her
husband and children to their care with
her last breath.