The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-02-12

f7r "Good night" A loud, clear voice
from the top stairs said that it was Tom
my's.
ssDood nightr' murmured n little some
thing from the trundle- bed--a little some
thing that we call Jennie, that fills very
large space in the centre of one or two pref
ly large hearts. "Dood night" lisps lit
tie fellow ina plain rufle dress, who was
christened Willie about six years ago.
'Now lay me down to sleep
pray the Lord my soul to keep;
If ! should die fore ! wa -k-e-"
and the small trundle-be has dropped off
to sleep, but an angel will finish the broken
prayer for her, and it will go up sooner than
many long winded petitions sent long while
before it.
And it was "good night" round the old
homestead, and very sweet music il made,
too, in the twilight, and very pleasant mel
ody it makes now, rs we think of it, for it
was not yesterday, nor day before, but
long time ago--so long that Tommy is
Thomas Somebody, Esq, and has forgotten
that he was n boy and wore what the bravest
and richest Of us can but once wear if we
try--the first pair of boots. So long ago
that Jenny has gone the way Of the good old
prayer she was saying, for, saying another,
she did as before, fall asleep us she said it,
and never walked more. Good night to thee,
Jenny, good night.
And so it was good night all round the
house, and the children had gone through
the ivory gateway left little a ar for them
the golden one they call ''Beautiful,'' into
the land Of Angels.-[B, f. Taylor.
Nor Non RESISTANT Horace Greeley con-
cludes the letter giving an account Of the at
tack made on him by Rust, with the follow
ing remarks. Before copying them we will
state that Mr.. NJ. Mulleh, of Va, had char
actcrzed the motion of the Arkansas bully
by much seyerer language than that used by
Mr.. Greeley
81 presume this is not the last outrage TO
which | am TO be submitted. came here
here With clear understanding that il was
about an even chance whether | should or
should not be allowed to 90 home alive; for
my business here is u unmask hypocrisy, de-
feat treachery and rebuke meanness, and
these are not dainty employments even In
smoother times than ours But shall stay
here just so long rs | think proper, using
great pianness of speech, but endeayor TO
treat all men Justly and faithfully. ! may
often Judge harshly, and even be mistaken
as to facts, but shall always be ready to
correct my mistakes and amend INV iudg-
ments. shall carry no weapons and engage
in no brawls; but If rufians waylaY and as
sail me shall certainly not run, and, so far
as am able, shall defend myself,
= An auction for unmarried ladies used
to take place annually in Babylon. In every
district, says the historian, they assembled
90, la G ~ M
manageable age. The most beautiful was
first put up, and the man who bid the highest
CT the largest SUM gained possession Of her.
The second in personal appearance followed.
and the bidders gratlfed themselves with
handsome wives according to the depth of
their purses. But, alas it seems there were
in Baby on some ladies for whom no money
was likely to be offered, vet these were also
disposed, of so provident were the BabyIoni-
ans. When all the beautiful virgins, saws
the historian, were sold, the crier ordered the
most deformed to stand up, and after he had
openly demanded who would marry her with
small sum, she was at length adiudcated
10 the man who would be satisfied with the
least in this manner the money arising from
the sale of the handsome, served as portion
10 those who were of dlsagreeable looks, or
that had anv other imperfeotion. This Gus
tom prevailed about four hundred years be-
fore Christ.
REASONS FOR WEARING MoUsTAcHEs.-Punch
has questioned one thousand persons, with
the following result
To avoid shaving, GO; to avoid catching
cold, 81; to hide their teeth, 5 to take
away from prominent nose, 3 ; not to ap-
pear as an Englishman abroad, Z because
they are in the army, 6; because they have
been in the army, oil; because Prince Al
bert does it, 2; because it is artistic, 20; be-
cause you are singer, B; because you trav-
ell great deal, II because you have lived
long on the Continent, because my wife
likes it, s because you have weak lungs,
because 1t acts as respirator, %; because
it is healthy, II; because the young ladies
admire it, All; because it is considered ''the
thing" 10; because he chooses, !.
The last is the best reason of all
Or A son of Douglass Jerrod is said to
have emigrated to this county, with the in
tention of connecting himself with the Amer
lean press.