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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-03-01

\ SToHY FOR Boys.--A few DAYS since, in
one of our Fox River towns, party Of boys
were coasting, and as one after another they
dartcd down the smooth white course, and
ran paly back, drawing their sleds to the
top Of the hill for n fresh start, the laugh
and the cheer that rose so pleasantly won
even from busy men and aged men a smiling
glance, at scene which called back to each
his own boyho0d. But a!as, one of these
lads will not recall that afternoons sport
again, and another will never look back upon
that bright winters day without shudder
The story is a sad one. During their sport,
the sled Of one Of the boys ran against that
of play y-iellow's doing some Slight injury
1t was provoking--it might, perhaps, have
been avoided-but how does ii compare with
the terrible result that iollowcdy The second
scene is, two angry boys, with eyes flashing,
and fists clcnchcd, fighting; and the next,
one of them is lying upon the snow, which
is scarce paler than his check, or the fright
ened countcnances Of those who bend over
him. Anger came suddenly upon their
peaceful sport, and this was the terrible con
sequence. And now, boys, picture, if you
can, the agony Of him whose hand has taken
lnN NV VI u oNliopi'iti'uN. W lIul NOuIi ilt
not give to recall that blow? and yet. he can
no more do so than he can call back to life
the cold icmains of the active little school.
mate who, but week ago, shared in bis
studies aud sports. DO not say that he is
worse than you are, If you ever raised your
hand in anger. He did not mean to Kill his
playfcllow; he intended nothing more than
you, when a thousand times at thousand
little things you have given way to passion.
Boys, think of this be gentle in your sports
be forbearing and manly, for true manliness
is to "bear and lorbear. ."-Elgin Jour, 2lst.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-03-01
Rather Tough.

Thslbllowing story was told in Sandusky,
Ohioysnd appears in the Massillon Ners,
whitGsys
\ party OF young men in that ancient city
anuse their leisure moments at the hotels in
drawiAga !cns bow or telling wonderful
yarnsle eb ch other for the benefit OF those
appepep1k vcrdant, who may happen in
from other parts. They tried the effect OF a
Few efifsor 1i,ary wolf stories Upon vepe-
rable Md scda,c customer not long since,
who epme to spend the night ut the best
hotel nj &hc listened TO them with much
appaHut iurprisc aud interest until their
stockappcared to have run odt, and the
conservation tagged, when he remarked
that ~ had been much interested in the
news they had given him relative to the pri-
meve4inhabitants of that country but re
Sarded pa event in his early life as more pc
cular thsn.Any they had named. Said he :
"WheaA young man | was travelling in
WesteF3 NV York, and late of stormy
nghtapplisd at a log cabin for lodging
The QeruYSot, woman, refused it, saying
tEat-kPx tnsband and sons were out hunt.
ing, and II they found nc there they would
murder me. preferred the chance 10 the
storm. aud she consented that | might lie
down before the fire Ia the night heard
them Coming, aud scrambled up the chin.
ney.
"Thiuhing | was safe when at the top,
stepped over the roof, and jumping down at
the back Of the cabin, jumped plump into Il
wolf trap 4 scream Of pain brought the
man and boys out and they declared dc
served more severe punishment than
DEATH 50 they kept me both in the trap aud
IN suspense until morning, and then, head
ing me up ia hOgsAcad, with no air or
light but through the buug hole they put
me on a Sled and drove me som. four ml0s
up hill, aud there rolled me of to staryc
This undoubtedly should have done but
for very singular occurrence. The wolves
smel!ed me out aud gathered around my pii-
son, VIXEN one Of them IN turning round
happened to thrust his tail into the bung
hole. l. was my only chance. ! caught lirm
hold and hold Oh Ike death 10 a negro, which
frightened the wolf, OF course, aud be start
Cd down the bill, followed by the hoyshyad
and ine. II was very une~ ~y ride, over
The stutnIs aud stones bat had no idea
how lon- il waa until the h0eshead striking
stone fairly, tac slaves worn by long ira.
yelwero broken IL, aud jumped out to find
myself away down in the lower end Of Cat
tarauguc county, some thirty miles from the
seenc Of disaster. Good night gentlemen :;
| did not express any doubt Of the truth ol
your stories, aud hope you will not nine.
Il is currvuty reported that the sell club
Of sandlsky has not had full meeting since
tia, occurred.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-03-01

SrDpEN.-A resident of this city, who for
thirty five years has slept alone, no matter
what was the weather, on Saturday went to
his washcrwoman's to give some directions
in regard 10 his most intimate linen, and
while there, met young widow who had
come there on business Of an almost similar
nature. Neither had seen the other before,
but in the course Of ten minutes they had
agreed to "hitch horses" for life, aud in an
hour after their meeting they twain were
one flesh. If there was ever anything in the
matrimonial line done up as speedily as this,
we should like to have it in print. We will
assure our readers that this is u fact, and the
precedent that mans standing, reputation
and happiness can be irrevocably fixed in ten
minutes, is now firmly establishcd.-Bgbalo
Hsp.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-03-01

TnE lllRsuTE MovEMESr--A lady and Il
gentleman who INDUCES in the hirSUtc prac.
ticc met in our hearing lately. "Why do
you wear such enormous whiskcrs and nous
tache:" she asked. "BccauSe, said he, "in
these hard times can raise nothing else.
cant even raise money enough to get shaved
with" "Poor fellow she condoIingly re-
turned, "your coun'cnancc bears evidence
of the truth Of your statement; but then"
she added, with a slight ironical tone, "your
wit is so sharp wonder you do not think
to shave with that" "To tell the plain truth,
I've thought of that" said he, "but feared
that il might serve me ms a certain lady did
at a party, not long since" "liow was
that" "Cm me-" A slight blush ON the
fair ones check revealed the fact that some.
body was hit.-LoUeN Ncrs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-03-01
Dt,;llEIyI,COTYPEs.

fCliE suhs,riber would respectfully inform his
i old friends aud the rest 0i mankind, tina, he
hk.u,ss,s IN n .uns Zoe ~, ,nv ,v., ,ot.n IN
me clb l,io,e, iUt have made u new discovery
IN the arrangement oi light which enables me to
give a nor. truthful aud lie. like expression to
the likeness than Is otherwise obtained. Call in
any weather ~ my new dHguerrto,ype rooms,
ndyou may have your miniatures in n ploin ems,
for only 81 30 timer eases at small extra costs
Extra headson same plate ilty cents each, AL
way soome in oaik dress, us red, orange, green,
OF black.
N y. Nv pictures cannot be excelled any.
whcr,--can be eIuHlIed nt but lew places in The
west, Come IN and see, as will be glad to show
faces whether you wan, anything or not.
March 81 JlNIs MARsrvo
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-03-01

aSoTlEg Laura BErDGaAN.-A CORES.
pondcn, Of the Detroit IJrcrti'cr says that
he has 4 letter before him from q perfectly
reliably source, giving some facts which !
now repeat The subject is Abby \, Sc
-eefd daughter of Mr. G. {. Dillingham;, OF
Fall River, Massachusetts, Ny correspond
ent says
think her one or the wonders Of the
age. She !, dUqf, dumb, AID b.iud, aud
has 10 use o! Au right 'u5-, vet She wi.
conyeF,r Auautiy with ,Le mate alphabet,
WI tcs very lesihy with hgr left hand, reads
sroumoa-SiIunGI.on on a paper, or slate, on
puut, u. jhe ,ph be uOttto mu Il worn, j
btt f,rz~trrz her fingers over rtC words. She
wlll also distinguish thr differ Mt co,ors Of a
yaricga,cl dosS ia the same way Sac has
wrought several pieces of crowo work that
would bc a credit t. any glri Of her age, Sc
Letting and arranging all the coIus by feel
ing, ana usFs only the lrit hand. She
plays drafts pud La hgmm1E ,Apgrt'y.
She knows wbcn any o.g comes into the
room by the jar Of the bgd (ou which She
constantly li,sl and can IN t...s way dis'in-
gui,h the liferent mcU.b.Is ni the family.
"A son and daughter Of my informant
spent several days at Mr. D... One day
the Young lady, to test Ahby's acutcncss,
entered the room with an unusual gait. She
laughed out, and Immediately Initiated the
long steps with her fingers upon the bcd-co-
yer, and said 'Saliy'-the right namc-(with
her fingers, Of courgc)
"Shc possessed the usual bodily faculties
till she was eight years Of age, when Sc
we're fall brough, cii disease Of the SPINE,
ultimatng in fits, and the deprivation Of
sight, hearing and speech. She lies on her
back, and is moved once in four or five
weeks Great care needs to be taken TO
avoid shaking the bed much, for this would
throw her ut once into it,
"Shc is very sprightly and playful
Whenever SHE is moved she goes into fit
1t requires four men, who raise her as gent
ly as possible, while others remoye the bed
and replace another. This is usually done
about noon. Is soon as she is stirred fit
comes on, which lasts till some time in the
night, gradually passing of into natura.
sleep, and she wakes quite bright in the
morning. It takes her a day or two, howe
yer, to get used II her new bed
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-03-01

SINGULAR REsrsCiTATioN Is RocKroGp.-
The Register gives the particulars of sin.
gular case of resusctaton after supposed
death in that city
IA child had to all appearance died, and
was laid out in its little winding sheet upon
board in an upper room, while the other
preparations were going forward for the fi.
neral. The sexton was notified aud the
grave also dug. Some timc after, the IA
ther went into the room where the child
was, and was astounded at its calling him
by name, and complaining that it did not lie
good. Of course the little sufferer was sup.
p,ied with better bed at once. II had ev,.
IDENTIFY fallen into trance, from which Il
was awakened by hard bed and cold dir.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-03-01

WESTMINSTER WIr.--ln carriage case he.
fore the Queens bench Mr.. Hawkins had
frequently to advert to that description Of
vehicle called "brougham," which he pro.
nounccd in proper dssyllabic form. Lord
Campbell suggested that it was as frequently
contracted to "broom," which was just AS
well known, and tho use of which would
save syllable. llcnceforward Mr.. law
kins called ii "broom." Presently the argu-
ment turned upon omnibuscs, and Lord
Campbell used the word "omnibus," to
which he gave its due length. "a beg your
lordships PARDON" rctortcd Mr.. Hawkins,
'but il your lordshp will call 1t bus, you
will save two sylables, and make it much
more Ineligible to the witnesses" The
learned lord assent cd to the proposed abbre.
Walton.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-03-01

INDIkN CuNSyG.-A Spanish traveller met
AN Indian in the desert; they were both on
horseback. The Spaniard, fearing that his
horse, which was none Of the best would
not hold out to the end of his journey, ask.
cd the Indian, whose horse was young and
spirited, 10 exchange with him, This the
Indian refused TO DO. The Spaniard there
fore began to quarrel with him from words
they proceeded to blows; and the aggrcssor
being well armed, proved too powerful for
the native. So hc seized the poor Indians
horse, and having mounted him, pursued
his Journey. TheindiSn closely followed him
to the nearest toSn, and Immediately made
complaint to Je,,ice. The Spaniard was
summoned to appear and bring the horse
with him. lie, however, treated the right
ful owner of the animal as an impostor, ai-
tirming that the horse was his property, and
that he had always had him in his possess
ion, having brought him up colt. There
was about to dismiss the parties, when the
Indian cried out, "Thc horse is mine, and
III prove it," lie took off his blanket, and
with it instantly covered the animals head !;
then addressing the justice, cried "Sincc
this man allirms that he has raised this
horse from colt, command him to tell in
which of his eyeshe is blind" The Span
lard, who would not seem to hesitate, in.
stan,ly answered, "ln the right eye" 'lle
is neither blind in the right eye nor the
left" replied the Indian. The justice was
so fully convinced by this ingenious and de.
csivc proof, and he decreed TO the lndi-
an his horse, and the Spaniard TO be pu.
niShed as Il robber
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-03-01

a rather amusing scene was witnessed at
the Columbus, Ohio, Post Office, the other
morning. A rough, uncouth looking custo-
mer inquired for letter at the general deli.
very. He received one, and not being sure
that it was for him. he asked the clerk to
read a few lines 10 him. The postmaster,
with his usual urhanity and natural desire to
please, read as follows: "Dear S., This
letter comes hopen. ! take my pen in
hand to onlorm you that we are awl well and
hope that you enjoyin' the same blessin'
| am sorry that you have been on another
drunken spree" "Stop," shouted tho at
tentive listener, "stop say shat ere let.
ter's for ne r'--and amid general laugh o'
the bys,anders, he vanished.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-03-01

MH. tRlr ATTENDS DNNE " op,nIr.-Thc
Fol'ce Iribn0e clucidatcs excessive mcanness
in the following story:
Mr. Grip is one Of our best known cilj.
Iens. Mr.. Grip IS a wor,hippcr Of money
aud never allows halfdol to pass out Jl
his hand without giving the eagle a squeeze
that makes him hiss Ike gandcr." Mr..
Grip is church member who attends divine
worship with becoming punctuality. Al.
thoHlh Mr.. Grip is a man Of wealth, he
makes 1t point never to put over five
cents on the plate, even for the benefit Of
Central Africa This piece Of coin he
places IN the right hand pocket of his vest
on saturday evening, SO as to prevent mis-.
takes \ few Sundays since, Mr.. Grp. in
dressing, got on the wrong ycst. He did
not discover his error till the "man with the
plate commenced taking up Il collection.
The moment Mr. Grip saw him, hc com.
meHced chasing up that five cent piece. II
was no good, however, he had the wrong
vest on, while the smallest piece of money
he had in Lis pan,aloonS, was a halEdol'ar
lie, Of course, could not think Of "throwing
away funds in that manner. lie applied
to his wife:
Mary, have you got any small changer"
'Not a cent"
lie then turned to his son:
"not any small change, Goorge:"
Nothing but shliiug-that one with
pillars you gave me last night
Haven't you got smooth one:"
"No, Sir"
"Well, hand it here, aud give me your
knife, I'll tick him on four cents ANYWAY"
Saying this, MIR Grip took his son Georges
knife and drew it across his son Georges
shilling by this means, Mr. Grip reduced
It's value 10 eight cents, and felt better for
the next two days, Mr.. Grip is character.
To do another out Of four cents, affords him
as much pleasure as to make two shillinrs
IN any legitimate manner. The plate carrier
that gets ahead Of Grip, has got to start
caily, that's ALL
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-03-01

UNPRECEDENTED SSow SrorM.--The most
tremendous snow storm ever known in that
section Of the country lately occurred at
Oswego, n. Y, and vicinity. 1t commenced
showing at midnight on the lst inst. and
continued to the next Wednesday morning
over nncty.six hours. During the whole
Of this time, in the language of the paladi.
um, "the wailing, bowling, overwhelming,
tremendous, avalanche Of snow from the
darkencd heavens, careering before the dis
nal believing winds, continued to fall upon
us, filling up the streets, choking up every
avenue, bockading the stores, the houses,
and covering the river to great extent.
All business was entirely suspended through.
out our city, and the stores did not even
open their shutters. Hardly man, and not
a vehicle of any kind, was to be seen in the
streets for nearly four days The papers
suspended publication for three days, in con.
sequence Of the impossibility of their deli.
very to subscribers. The railroad to Syra.
cuse was so completely blocked up that trains
could not even make start. Speaking Of
the scene presented after the subsistence ol
the storm, the Palladium says:
Our city rivals the winter scenes in the
Arctic regions, and such storm could only
be cqualed there. The streets in many parts
of the city are impossible, the snow ranging
from four to ten and twenty feet in depth,
and in some places the drifts are thirty feet
deep. Many of the residences are banked
up with snow to the second story. Water
street is totally impossible. Tho river is al.
most entirely closed up to the lower bridge,
nm extraordinary occurrence, and wild ducks
took refuge in the little open water near tn,
bridge, from the raging elements on the Lake
OF course the roads into the interior ar,
completely impossible, and it is impossibl,
to say when We shall have communication
with the country again. The snow now lie,
to depth on the level Of from six TO eigh
feet in the woods. Efforts were commence,
in good earnest yesterday morning, to clea
the railroad track, and get through to Syra
cuse. The drifts are tremendous and YER,
dense; the deep cut, near the city, som
twenty feet was filled full.'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-03-01

WHAT THEY THOUGHT or EAcn OrnuH.-Oi
sydney Smith, Rogers, the post, recently
deceased, once remarked:
"Whcncver the conversation is getting
dull, lac throws in some touch which makes
It rebound and rise again as light as ever
There is this difference between Luttrcll and
smith After Luttrcll you remember what
good things he said after Smith you re.
member how much YOU laughed
Sidney Smiths opinion Of Rogers is well
cNempN.Icd in the fayoritc saying
"Whcn Rogers produces couplct he goes
TO bed, and the knockcr is tied, and straw is
laid down, and the answer to inquiries is
that Mr.. Rogers is as well as can be cx-
pcctgd.'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-03-01
Amos Lawrence's sPocket.Book.

We lind IN stray newspaper the follow
ing good story, but know not where i. ORR
ginated, and consequently cannot give the
proper credit. 1t is too good to be lost
The publication Of the diary Of Amos
Lawrence naturally recalls many anecdotes
OF his life, and on: of certain remarkable
pocket'book that belonged 10 lin, deserves
to be repeated. We will try to relate the
fact IN the way it was told by Father Taylor
oi Boston. On the occasion OF an annivcr.
sary celebration In that city, large number
OF orthodox clergymcn were seated on the
platform, and among them was the well
known preacher to the seamcn. y remark
had been dropped by one Of the speakers,
implying a doubt "whethcr any Unitarian
could 90 10 heaven" Father Taylor fired
up at the word, and sprinsing to his feet, he
exclaimed, IN an indescrlbable inauncr--"No
Unitarian go to heaven! Mr.. Chairman, |
have word to say about that. have thi.
day seen Amos Lawrcnce's pocket book. 1t
is such a pocket.bOok as was never made be-
fore. On one fold Of il is printed, in gilt
letters, What shall it profit u man if he
gains the whole world aud lose his own
soul" You open another fold and read.
The gold is nine saith the Lord Of hosts.
On still another fold is printed, He that
givcth TO thc poor lcndoth to the Lord /
asked sir. Lawrence what all tbs was for;
lie told me that lie had remembered that, IA
men grew old, they sometimes grew selfish,
and every time he looked to his money he
wanted to be reminded Of tic great pginci-
pies Of the gospel, by which he ought to
hold and use his worldly goods; and there
fore he kept money in each Of those folds Of
his pocket-book for all good uses which Di-
vine Providence might suggest Now, Mr..
Chairman, what are you going to DO with a
man who carries such book as that in his
pocket? DO you mean to send him to hell:
DO you think the devil and his angels would
permit man with principles like these to
eater his domnionS: Why, Sir, su.h doc
trings carried to he'll would make an uproar
and revolution there, more terrible than
ever before known, and 1t never could be ca
sy till il was cast out. ask again, what do
You mean to DO with him - Father lay
IOr's question was not answered; but what
socver trouble the case he supposed might
create in the locality hc named, certain it is
that his own speech made quite a sensation
on the platform.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-03-01


\ NEW Poe II TIE llULy.-INcrC are a
great many pOlc5 III Tue Norld, ana Win
al they write a great many "pOmnS.' II l.
os,uuiSLirr tho urnIipalitv with which
d,
AFpLLp ana Inc muses. pl Ille years tl'pcfSc
their iayOTS They were no, wont TO do 80 i'm
;, g.. -. =. t-. - .
"""'~"N "'"'', az" W u''' u"'.I 't"u ""S
they should bc So much more liberal now
uulrss il he that the world H. ,,oire IscL uard
- II -. -.
and hv a r,.tor,tinn nC ali tLe.r ,,ror,ra
,,y,. \C.,r ;,.,l.,,.I g. ,f:.l. ~ il
''''' '"' '''
tauaet from tHr TACT ludt great majority oil
those who visit Paruassua now a -days give
w uHih'S'ahtablc cNhehccs OF heathcnlSW ~
the lays with which thew come back in.
sp,rcd Witness for instance the C,I..,Ciu0
,'.,,. g.g.r-,,...f +. q o., 1 -. a.. ~ H., r,,.
~ ''"' "''' t'"o'' '"'''"'i ""l-'
Inc author sends Us lOT publ cation. II H. in
ttulatpd "natrhrl,rg TtLn str ,.a- ,rl,It.
. '' ''''''
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-03-01

CooL.-Thc Lafayette dnd) State Jour.
nal publishes the following irisid extract
from reply by u country subscriber to 4
dunnIng letter:
"Sorry to say, Old lIoss, that can't paw
am very tight up, which is to say | hahn.
nary red, Ef lard was ten cents barrel, [
couldn't buy enough to grease my liar. Do
not worry about it, freely forgive you the
debt. Signed, ~
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-03-01

! poSrG.-hn artist who had been en-.
p'oycd TO construct an angel for the Spirc Of
church in ncighboring town, finished the
work with pair of shoes on. Some one
undertook to point out the error to him,
and asked, "Who ever saw an angel with
hrosans on The artist regarded the work
for a moment with an air of mortihcation,
but recovering himself, rcjoincd, "lou may
be right, but who ever saw one Without
RclLGst JONrAak
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-03-01

:,
EHfN& ANb EfASoN.-lhc Boston Post ola
recent date has the following remarkable pa
ragralh, which has quite a. much truth as
poetry in It, and plenty Of both. We sub.
join itwIth supplement-:
"Ihe even street is trodlen hard, and the
sleigh, o'' glide along, whll. the bells upon
the Iraens air give forth their cheerful
song; the fastest crabs and slowcst drabs
are all awake for fan, aud DER the snow if
fast or slow, the ready runners run. And
parties OF the beautiful and parties Of the
gay, flash on the eye ike visions-lkc Vi.
sion' pass away; and jolly boys. with fam
and noise, dash on and nothing rccl>, ygXins
the sIra'n.ns 'Hesh' 10 be ahead upon tie
neck and tender pairs try winters air.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-03-01

Aady had been teaching the summer
school in certain town, and young sprig
of the law paid her some attention, so much
that he was johed about her. lie replied
that che should look higher for wife" 1t
came to the lady's ears and she mcdtated
little bit of revenge. An opportunity soon
offered They were at party together, and
TO redeem her forfeit she was to make his
epitaph. She gave the following.
"licre lies man who looked so high,
liz passed all common daiusel, by;
Aud they, who looked as high A. he
Declared his bride they would not he.
So, 'tNixt them both, he died a bach
Aud low has gone to the old scratch"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-03-01

FLArrER'NG.--A country parson had a SIN
gular popularity of expression, always using
the phrase 81 ilatter myself instead oi II
believe" Having occasion to cxhort his
congregation during revival, he "fattcred
himself" that more than onehals Of them
would be damned