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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-18
cUIrABLE RECKLESSNESS or 4 RAIL
ROAD ENGINEER
,o,ieace OF Ths N Y. Trisrp.

CeSTe.poaielee Of Ths z. TrsrBs.
PoRrcHKsrER. Sept 10. 1857.
On Monday afternoon, jast as the 3:45 p. n. trsrs
from the city reached tie Dept at this place, ard tue
pss'sr gers were getting out Of the cars WI se Wa
hesid, announcing the approach of train from tbs
opposite 6iection bu. TIE signal having been 10 sered.
notifying the approaching train TO stop, no fears Of
darger we're spprehended. On came the Boston Ex-
press, however for such il proved to be a, lightning
speed eoparoi1ng tie lives Of those leaving the up
trair who had barely time to fall back aud escape
b, ipg run over and torn to pieces The Bostos Exc
press wss sbcut hour behind time but would ask
Whether the engineer, on thu. account, Ia 70 CASH
al esd With his train in violation Of the rt gulaops o
the road ard regardless Of the sacrifice Of human life
which Re Tins occasions Ard il mistake not the
reckless epcir eer 10 whom I slude cams very
near killing gentleman at Portchester abcu, yeac
sgo ur6er precisely the sane circumstance a. trans
PRED here on Monday last; and must also be borna
in nd q at it was Just such reckeSness on the part
of an gipeer that causec the horrible estastTophe
at the Noiwalk bridge, about four wears ago. En-
gineers guilty of such cupable reckessness A. ex-
hibed in these instances should never have smother
opportunity Of jeopardzirg the life OF single ndi-
yidusl much less that Of hundreds | trust thst tbs
Supernte pdept of this road will invetigate the NAL
ter ard prevent future cause of complaint. 5.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-18

SHOCKING AFfArR.-A horrible scene was enacted
this ornirg about O'Clock. An unfortunate w-maI
Of tie town bad been taken, by man VINO 10. yes
II occupied amorg Cthers, by Mr. Colbert printers
on Fourth street, corner Of Forrest place. Ihs
gouar was af.eiwaId seen to emerge, kieke1
St t.. ID. sd+T ssns Wien Isf aen ap the
merit was delused with blood, ard three s'aos
were fouId 10 have been Inflicted In the womans
wrist, the main artery berg entirely severed. Inc
unfortunate creature was taken 70 tne Centia. roo~
station where our reporter left DR.. Coad endeavoring
take I'd the artery. Tee nan who comlnlt'ea 'oo
assault was Iursued into the room OF Colbert wnetS
be escaped, probably upon the roof a c3s' vsifs
wstch ard pbpers, doubtless belonsng " 'ns H'''"
All "e'e ioDnu =" iPhil.deiphis Press, Sept II.
NOVEL PETITION company is row oIss an .as
u tie town Of Pembroke, Gene.ee S1u in thu
If;,ov Nv state ~ Kansas one year from tL's oMe.
,, {. aid that l6O families have already slet I'LL
II sa,a to iIin colony and remove Westwsrd
:, the tine Es se FED ms%bsf' .houd Be obtsinsd
ne 90, sad who was for Tany years tenans
,bs Van Rersseser Manor, IN Albany County, ~
S,ce,sry q the Company. lie mas orgna,eo peu-
., Gore,ess asking for the grant to each meLnber
~ ~, y.w Colony Ct 100 acres Of Government ands
- xLieh they sgiee 10 become permanent setusrss
aid 70 raise sUgar-t are ntIop and cerea gram. As
an n Sucsmett 70 y favorable confederation CT ms
y,itior the nemc;etts Intimate Il at The duty upoa
,tcl.s they viii Lecsrsaiily Consume viii in tive years
orouu' 10 moe han the money that would aesruo
T., u, the sale q tie lands az Government prices.
~ IRochest sT Demoent.
LYfCHIsG AS ABoLITIosIsr.-A man hsineu osI
Der rem IndisIs, accused Of orgsnizing an insue0
tor gu org the negroes near OAiord msssp' 40
Wiped ard .he1 ordered to romO's He bad 49, s,s.
/ vas tsd, att mptede similar proeseoLs ~.
vile eco college Hill in the sane sts,s ne lot ~ss
enc bure'ed tSs'cs, . .sr' iSh,5,saI end thea
a.tfrptt 70 escape,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-18

No jury TRIAL FOR SL,vFs.-A correspondent of
The Richmond Dispatch, writing from ApponuttoI
County, Va. on the 18th irst., says:
The trial Of Mss W. a. Joness Legro man, for will
,ST a." Tbnrsdsy which wa Court d.v The Cont
found bin guilty Of murder in the first degree aud
dtmned him 10 be hung. The prisoner counsel moved
n arrest Of judgment for the that the Court
had neither the power nor The right, according TO the
9Th and sixth articles of the Constitution 70 cause
reTsop q answer capital or otherwise Infamous
crime III less first presented by Grand Jury aud then
Tied by jury The Court oyerruled the objection,
ard named the 22d Of next October as the day on
Which The prisoner fball bs hanged.
Tbtsr oftbe otAth q Mrs. George Abbott, LAZY
vt1kroyr 10 th's community 'or he, b47eY}e1;e and
u.apy o;ha, yir:ree.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-18
THE STORM IN CHESAPEAKE BAY.

The baltimore Sun Gays that Saturday night last
there was feslfu gale IN the Atlantic and the lower
part of the Chesapeake Bay. Capt. Hslett OF the
stesmer Wilsm jenkins arrived at this port yester
day ard reports that the ste amer Norfolk, fro d.
folk for New. York, went down in the gale, but ali
snds were saved. The Caledonia, from Charleston
for this port took Of the engineer and fremee OF the
lest vessel, and the Joseph Whitney, Capt. Howes,
from Boston took off the officers and crew. The Ci-
edcnia came into collision Of Point Lookout with a
small schooner and got the hawser afoul the propeller
The c. will come up soon as she can get clear.
Capt H. also reports of the mouth Of Back River the
schooner c. b. Williams at anchor, with the oss OF
mairmast, fcre topmast and jbboom, having rolled
lem out during the gale.
Capt Vaughan, of the steamer Commerce, arrived
yest. rdsy from SavsDnsh, reports that on Sunduy,
WI le tff Cape Lookout saw lot Of fun i,ure, &c,
soIjft Five mies below Cape Henry the brig John
II. Rhcads, fom Boston for this port, was ashore.
The gale was very severe and it is feared more dsas
tiers lave occurred. The wind was very high, but 1t
soon ulled and before midnight 1t was almost entlre
calm. The gale was from the northeast, which wa.
the cause Of the vessels being unable to make the
mouth Of the Chesapeake.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-18
TIE LECTURE SEASON.

We lad Intended H. make large addition. 10 our
let of Popular Lecturers for the season low open.
pc, but have not yet been able to do so. We viii
hank those Who may see fit, TO forward US. for a
supplementary list, the name. of any who lectured
with acceptance last Winter and are ready to do so
this season. Understand that We cannot under.
take to nominate or make Lecturers, but simply
to give the names of those whom the public has
called TO that function. TIE names of those we
know are given alphabetically in the following list:
AIco1r. A. Bronson, wspos. ~ II.
B,EcgtR the Rev. HESRY WAsD, Brooklyn MY
ByrcHrr the Rev. CHARLEs. Gale,burs III.
Bryopyp the Rev THOMAS K, Elrnirs, NY
Brown. AsronE1TE L. Blackwell South oran,s n J.
BRowS JAmE. G. B.. Newbursh n.
BENJAMIN PAEE New-Yort City.
BuoH the Rev. WILLIAM s., Ntw-York City.
RrsLE1cH WILLIAM H., New York City
RrcuAS,N DR.. ]. R., Cincinnati Ohio.
Cs,Pry the Rev. F. H., Eew.York City.
Cook. CLA.tscE NeEburgh N. Y.
Cocc,sslLL, ". T., Cincinnati Ohio.
Crs11, GEoEcs w, E,w.fork City.
Dorct,ss FRtDTRIcE, Rochester n. Y.
Ftprs. Dr. WILLIAM, Phisdelphis, Pa
EMERSON RALPH WALDO, Concord, Mass.
Fuo1utyeg,n the Rev. o B., Jersey City, ~ J.
F,R,g.. Mrs ELIZA w., NewYork City.
FowlrR Prof JOHN W., Pou shkeepse, N. Y
FowLER Prof HENRY, Rochester, N. \.
GODDARD WILLIAM, Cincinnati, Ohio.
GOODWIN PAREt Roslyu, Long Islsnd.
Guys the Rev. HrxRy, Bueksport Maine.
HIeGlSsoN the Rev. Thomas W, Worcester Mass
HOPKINS the Ri. Rev. Bp john II. Burlington, VI.
HOLLAND Dr. WILLIAM, Sprinsfeld, Mass.
HcssTR WILLIIN II. C., Lewiston. \. Y.
HI1cEcocK Prot EDWARD, Amherst, Mass.
HOPKINS the Rev. Pre,t MARX, Willismstovn. Mass.
KING the Rev. 7. STARR, Boston, Mass.
LORD. the Rev JOIN. Stanford. Conn
MAY. the Rev SAMUEL j., Syracuse. NJ Y.
mann Prest HORACE, yellow Springs ohi).
Mitchell, DONALD G., Now Haven Conn.
Noyrs Dr. JosN o. New-York City.
OsGoc D the Rev. SAMUEL s., New.York City.
PARErR the Rev. THEODORE Boston Mas.
PrtRPoNr the Rev. JoHx, Medford, Mass.
PHILLIPS, WENDELL, Boston, Mass
QuNcy. JOSIAH, jr. Boston, Mass.
Rock Dr. J. S (coIoredl Boston, Mass
sBFss EMANUEL v, Boston, basI
SMITH Dr. J. V. C.. Boston, Mas.
SMITH, FLIz,BrrH CAKES, New York City.
STARK WILLIAM, Manchester, n. n.
THOMPSON the Rev. JOSEPH p, New York City.
TIFFANY OsMoND Cleveland, Ohio.
THoMPsoN JoHS, Pouebkeepsie, h. Y.
THoREAU Henry d Concord Mass.
TODD the Rev JONI, d. ID Pittshed, Mass
WILLARD the Rev. JoHS b.. Still River Mass
WAINWRIGHT, J. HowARD, New York City.
WHPPLE, EDWIN T., Boston, Mass
Youn,ss EDWARD l., NewYork City.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-18
LOSS OF THE SCHOONER MINNEHAITA.

The schooner MiDnebaha, Capt. Constock, saled
from New LONDON, Dec Is, Fer s.. Helena siuce when
rotbing has been heard from her, As the last advces
from St. Helena July y! leave her about seven
months out it is probable she foundered the pass
age, and that all on board pershed. The Minnehaha
was new schooner, of about 30 tuns, built in Noyem-
Der last, in the most thorough manner, BY Messrs
Paten 4 Sturdivant, Of Richmond, Vs., and was de-
signed for wsterboa. to suppy ships touching a. ST.
Helena. She was owned by MessrS Carroll a Kim
bah, Of St. Helena, the junior member Of the hrm'
George w. Kimbsll esq being United States Consu,
lar Agent at St Helena. The schooner s believed u
be fully insured in New. York anG New Bedford. Ine
following are the names of her Ulcers and crew: " IN
Comstock of Groton, captain; George Howard OF
New-Londop, uate. Chas. Wilett, jr., OF Hartford
ai d Eaw. BeCkwith Of New.L )ndon sealnen.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-18

LIGHTHOUSE KEIPERs ArrorsTED.--Simon {.
Teeple, to be keeper Of Point Iroquois Lighthouse,
Mich, vice Charles Caldwell, resigned-saary $3.50
per apDum.
Gilman Chase to be keeper of Grand Traverse Bay
Lighthouse, Mich, vice Phio Beers, removed-salary
1859 per annum.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-18

The RECENT OUTRAGE AT BuRLIsGTos The
West jersey Baptist Association met IN Lambef'on
lat week. The Committee on Letters nom Churehes
presen,ed the following;
1--WE bear with deep sref and modification the dsNsetL
FILL Of b Sutherland the late Pastor OF the Burlington
(LuIch, aud while filed with horror 81 the dsPrs'y
Which could his Cbssotr his CLuGck
and the Redeemer and heartily spproye the pompe
scn church in his Kusion would o. the zane
tin. receive with humility the warning which God thus
,oui Let him that thDketh he stsIeeth take
Le.O fall We would also H. this Coz necton recon-
mend notice the resolution contained 10 the letter o
the Church viz That the churches BE- fegtsed
lot to invite stranger preach unless be have with him
ndStor Of recent cate from regular ssp'' eA-ieAs
awelrkLcW mLister.' y
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-18

Boston, Thursday, Sept H. to-.
The steamship Joseph Whitney from Baltimore on
Saturday, 18th inst, at 3p. m arrived here at noon
to-day. Capt. IIowes reports was detained 81 hours
il Chesapeake Bay by severe gale from the east
wsrd. On Monday at ga. m, 60. under way. the
weather still heavy, with high sea. Ate p. M b,-
tween Smith and Hog I'atd', picked Up thee snail
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-18
LARGE FLEET AND A HEAVY SEA.

TIE NoI10lk ArguS says thai ON Monday last t1eIe
were from 200 to $50 vessels riding at Choir in Hamp-
ION Roads. They had put in account Of the strong
gaze frcm the north. east, which had prevailed Tor
day or two. The ioll Of the waves on Sunday night
and Monday along the coast and even inside OF the
Capes, is faid to have been unusually heavy The
waves dashed completely the vessels great
difficulty in keeping them free from the wafer that
threatened to oany them down, and requiring the
exercise Of much effort and nautical skill to get them
into ID II
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-18

The NATIoEAL Snow Al LouIsvILlh.-1" * ~ w.
Cuit,ra.or, speaking Of the late Fair a. NV
Gays: S.e;.,v,. sb,r,,
The United States Agriculture So .s,Ss, .rd
,eeus 10 have ps.sed of very Dles:sIty s ns SGn
her IL a;ter6srce va. about ike one ., o. s.oae,hbi
Count, Fa rhis tie s'.sfa wss sc.Tsa IS,
i; n,V v.r,s,y tbos,b mora select in quality.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-18

Go1p rs Wrscosss.-T1e ClsrHs0 Ir1nRs says
TIA, gentleman from wspscca County, wiiconsin,
hs. brought Iom :Lere. scr testing ~ C1eago piece
Of gpnui5e gc,s.t.uue oum;a. 1t i. sal that the
aurls roo. qus,,z IS sbundsn. n'hai i'c'y Fer ice
AXE Of hat STATE we hope re ssy no. :rue.here
isa ,cter gold mig, 10 ,he p-si'ie SOL o. "ie'a'h
tbso .ze, WI Ia foya3 u II, r3ck'.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-18
DELEGATES TO THE REPUBLICAN,
STATE CONTENTION.

LI1,cs1o. Cor,1y-2 Z. ". Packard Nurdsi Dr.. Daueh
hi NoIris. ,s .ht.
CoLUNRIt CcUNrY-R bert A. Barnard JohH ,. Aai' ~
ORAAGL CoUSTY-S. W Fullerton RooeI' DeAAi'''' X VA
MADDEN James Hopkins -, ct.u ,i,e,.
RocELAAD CorS1y-Edwsid Pye Luther CSiweui Aver
mates, 7. l. Nichols. John Wendell 49,
YAIEs CoCNIT-Ssmue jayne D. w Alanl'.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-18

An INDIAN WAR BREwISG.-The 81. Pam} Times
of the lth instant apprebends renewal Of the feud
which has existed between the Sioux and Chippewas
for years in consequence Of the recent murder of
brave of the former tribe by the latter.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-18

JUDIcIAL NoMISATIoS.-The Democratic Conven-
ton for the Fifth Judicial District met at Rome on
Tuesday, ard at placed in denomination for Jus
tice Of the Supreme Court the present incumbent the
Hon. +. W Hubbard Of Watertown.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-18
MORE DISASTERS.

A dispatch from Norfolk, Sept. II, says: The schr.
VIM. A. Ellis, is ashore Cape Henry, with q pros
poet of getting her off; also, briganine John b..
ELodes, Of Boston, owned by j. Baker n Co. of Bos-
ton. Thee is also deeply laded brig name unknown
on The beach. One man wss drowned in attempting
TO reach her.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-18

boats containing the passengers and crew, forty in all
of the steamship Norfolk, Capt. Kelly, from Pbilade
phia for Norfolk. The Norfolk was abandoned nine
hours previously che having gone to pieces from the
violence of the gale OF Sunday light, about ten miles
South Of Chincoeague. The rescued passengers we're
taken to the Delaware Breakwater and landed
The Joseph Whitney on Tuesday nigh. of Barnegat
experienced another n. n. +. gale, which continued
until 8. IN. Of Wednesday but sustained n. damage
The weather aferward was favorable.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-18
LOSS OF
1uF CENTRAL AMERICA.
EOS PASSENGERS
AND
si.sOO,OOO ON BOARD.
Only 60 Passengers Saved
THE EMPIRE CITY IN THE STORM

PARTICULARS OF THE LOSS OF THE NORFOLK
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-18

mzzepmsst standing and lay light in the water as il
she had little cargo on board There were eight or
zen nersons 10 be seen her decks The Empire City
oo,'J ,ot afford any aid to the bark, "a Captain
Mc9owsr considered the steamship herself IN great
"on Monday, the ith inst the Empire City reached
Cane Uatteras. The wind was then blowing very fu
,iopsly from the southwest, and carried away our
sails beside damaging the ship. We were then short
Of coal and were compelled TO commence to burn the
furniture and sppurtenances Of the vessel, as we'll a.
part of the steamer herself in order to keep up steam
ard so reach Norfolk. In this way we consumed her
wheel houses the benches, tables chairs, coal boxes,
and every combustible movable thing we could place
hands on.
ave finally reached Norfolk on Tuesday, the 18th
inst, in the morning in a very exhausted condition,
ard with all our fuel and provisions out Wewere
ouarapned at Norfolk and were not permitted 10 land
Upon this about fry Of the passengers of the Empire
City embarked at Old Point Comfort for Baltimore, in
order to run home by the different railroads.
"After arriving at Norfolk Capt McCiowan took he
mail bags TO the Post Office, but the Postmaster re-
fused to receive them, and the Captain was compelled
to take them back 10 the steamer"
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-18

MISEEsora-The first Republican State Convention
assembled at St. Paul on the oh int, and nearly all
the organized counties were found to be represented
w. FuRBER of Washington County was chosen
President. The following State Nominations were
made on the following day:
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-05-21
The Late Rains.-FlOOds.

The rains of this week have been general
and heavy, and are worth millions to the
fields, springs, and streams. The Ohio
Valley has been thoroughly soaked for the
first time in many months, and the Pitts
burgh Gazette of yesterday says the rivers
are at higher stage than any rerched
since 1852. The pier marks indicated 213
feet, and both rivers still rising. Smoky
Island is submerged, and the lower parts
of Allegheny city, adjacent to the river, are
under water.
The rains were very heavy in the vicinity
of Rochester, N. Y. A culvert washed in
on the Niagara Falls road, and fell Just as
locomotive had cleared it. The baggage
car went into the ditch, and the passenger
cars were bforght to stand. No person
seriously injured. A culverr xas also wash
ed away on the Auburn road, and trains
were detained. Severnl milldams on the
Irondesuoit were swept away.
The freshet at Albany flooded Gary
street and portions of the State street.
Two breaks in the Erie Canal since the
commencement of letting in water One
is at Utica, where a sewer is built UNI
der the canal, which broke through, occa-
sioning nine miles of the level to be drawn
off for repairs. The other is at the Rock
Reef Feeder.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-05-21
The HOOsick Tunnel.

The great bore through the Hoosick
Mountain for railroad purposes is progress
ing. 1t is to be something over three
miles in length, and the Troy and Green
field Railroad Company have for upwards
of year been vigorously pushing the work.
The tunnel is begun on both sides of the
mountain, the penetration on the east side
being 521 feet, and on the west 1877 feet,
making in all 713 feet excayated since the
1st of May, 1856. On the east side the
opening is l8 feet high and II wide; on
the west 10. high and II wide.
The rock is mostly Of the mica slate spe-
cies, with occasionlly vein of quartz
The rock is broken up by blasting, the ia
nous boring machine from which so much
was expected having proved failure
Another machine invented by Mr.. Wilson,
of New York, is being put in operation.
1t weighs 81 tons, and cost $4,000. The
cutters are l6 in number, revolving round
the periphery of circle of s feet in dame
ter. 1t is not considered an experiment,
as duplicate of the machine is now at
work in California, penetrating the hardest
rocks at the rate of 2e feet per day. The
cutters are plates of steel, 13 inches in di-
ameter, operating on the same principle as
those of the stone cutting machines at the
Empire Works, in New Ycrk.
The present contractors have expended
$4,000 in prosecuting the work. The
stupenduous job will take ten years to COM
plete it without the aid of the boring ma
chine. If that works as anticipated, the
tunnel will be through in three years.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-05-21
Bayard TayIOr's Opinion of
Feminine Life in the Frigid

Bavard Taylor, writing from Juoxengi,
in the Frigid Zone. on the 9th of Janu-
ary, tells of nurse, named Fredrika, who
attended to his case when suffering the
horrors of tooth ache. and makes some re-
marks of womankind in general, in the par
agraphs annexed:
This good-hearted girl was genuine
specimen of the Northern Swedish female.
Of medium hight, plump, but not stout,
with rather slender waist and expansive
hips, and foot which stepped firmly and
nimbly at the same time, she was as cheer
full body as one could wish to see. Her
hair was of that silky blonde so common
in Sweden; her eyes clear pale blue, her
nose straight and well-forined, her cheeks
of n delicate pink of wild-rose leaf and
her teeth so white, regular and perfect that
l am sure they would make her fortune in
America. Always cheerful, kind and ac-
tive, she had, nevertheless, hard life of it;
she was alike cook, ehambermaid and host
Ter, and had cross mistress to boot. She
made our fires in the morning darkness,
and brought us our early coffee while we
yet lay in our bed, in accordance with the
luxurious habits of the Arctic zone Then,
until the last drunken guest was silent, to-
ward midnight, there was no respite from
labor. Although suffering from distres-
sing cough, she had the outdoor as well
as the in door duties to discharge, and, we
saw her in sheepskin jacket, harnessing
horses, in temperature of 80 degrees be-
low zero. The reward of service was pos
sibly about eight American dollars year.
When, on leaving, gave her about as much
rs one of our hotel servants would expect
for answering question, the poor girl was
overwhelmed with gratitude, and even the
stern landlady was so impressed by my
generosity that she insisted on lending us
sheepskin for our feet, saying we were
"good men,"
There something exceedingly primitive
and unsophisticated in the manners of
these Northern people, straightforward
honesty, which takes the honesty of others
for granted latent kindness and good
will which may at first be overlooked, be-
cause it is not demonstrative, and total un-
consciousness of what is called, in highly
circles, "propriety' The very
freedom of manners which, in some coun-
tries, might denote laxity of morals, is hero
the evident stamp of their purity. The
thought has often recurred to me-which is
the most truly pure and virginal nature,
the fastidious American girl, who bushes
at the sight of pair of boots outside
gentleman's bedroom door, and who re-
quires that certain unoffending parts Of the
body and articles Of clothing should be
by delicately circumlocutions
terms, or the simple-minded Swedish wo-
men, who comes into our bedrooms with
coffee, and makes our fires while we get up
and dress, coming and going during all the
various stages ofthe toilet with the frank
est Inconsistencies of improprietyf This