The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-08-28

They are very happy now III Their gor-
geons l,omc-tl,at fair Young wife and her
noble husband and often do they bless
the fortune that caused them to pass that
night upon the Winnipissc"grc.
Poricr's Spirit.
"A Hundred Years to Gene"
Where will be the birds tl,a, sing,
A hunlrcI years TO Gomez
The flowers that now in beauty spring,
a hualrcd years TO come;
The rosy lip,
The lofty brow,
The heart that heats
So galy how
O! where will be loves bcn,min~ eye,
JOYS pleasant smiles and SORROWS sigh,
a hunlrel years TO Gomez
Who'll press for gold this crow,lc,! street
A hundred Years 10 come
Who'll tread y"n church with willing r:ct
hundred Years TO co:ncs
Pale trembling age
And fiery youth,
And childhood, with
lis brow ftrutl,,
The rich and poor on lanl and sea,
Where will the mighty millions be
hundred years TO come!
We all within our graves shall sleep
A hundred years to come
No living soul for Us will weep
A hundred Years to co;n4!
But other men
Cur lands will till,
AHd others then
Cur streets will fill;
While other birds Will sing gay,
As hri-ht the sunshine us 10 l".y,
y hundred Years to come
OF EIit his Head.
\ brc,;llcss!v-rxclci individual SAYS &
late number oi-,I.c San Francisco "Mo,ninr
Call" rushed into .he police cllicc ycs,cr,
day and irJrirc,l for The Chief
Nv hat Go vou wa,;: Of linn - inquired
IN lnpassive officer.
Il wants, said he, with. a Trutonic nc
cent, IL wants elm l,aper 10 lsIla tam toy
vat pi.cs me in ,e leg
"Ah. YOU wish m order Of cx .cu:;oa Is
sued against a vicious cani,c,' said the
officer.
No, | tnssant want no suril a ting.
wants a baper to tell mcto kill lc tam Lnr.
lie pltcs M leg So pad, | have g": lc ly-
dr"rhope, ;'lid viii kill him, or goes mat,
lou.''
"Ah, now I sec," said the impassivc tenn
permanent; ''you require auhulily TO pro-
coed with force OF arms against the dan
gcrous animal"
''Mcin Got, no-dat isl, not What wants.
| wants te Jcaf to give me license to kill lc
tog. | wants him to make Inc baper so
ven | kills tc t"s he can nic'. 90 inter dc
Golice court and swear against me-"
THE dog %
'NcIn-not te tog-tc man vat owns tc
tog. You Sec ifI Kills Lim''
What, the man ?"
'Ncin tie tog. Unl tc man sues for
dc brcc Of tc toy, den l wants tc law OH
mcin side, dyer scc:"
''oh, yc>,' said the officer, who WAS uui-
city chuckIiny at the caution cvinccd hy
the German, and intent OH cx!austing Iii;
patience, 'lhcn you want to yc, Il warrant
to arrest the man who owns The dog, SO the
animal may not again attack YOU"
mo, 10, Got for tam, YOU gifts every
thing by the TAIL cried lager beer, who
began 10 think the officer WAS uuizzinr
him, Il tink you want to make choke OF
me. Tunder aud bitten l wants s!us-
ticc, not chokes. | wants TO cut te tam
tog' head off, AMI if shustice will not give
Inc bapcr, cuts lis head off anyhow"
And the lover of sourkrout startccd TO
leave the hall but meeting the "Jcat NV
bolcc" at the door, he convcrScd with him
in the German dialect, made known his
wants, and received IN order to execute the
vicious animal.
As he was going out, lie met the impass-
i've officer
"AlI ight - lie inquired.
"lah, all right. ! goes shtraiyht off to
te owner OF te tuy and kills him"
"WlIat, the owner !"
"No; tc tog. You make fam fool OF
yourself ry saying tog when mean man,
and when mean man you say tog. Now
yon go TO ter tuyvel - and the German
incontincnlly hurried away to mv,c ont
vengeance TO The animal who had crossed
him in his GLORIOUS path"
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NEGHODoM.-Gerrt Smith Of Prterboro,
n. y, undertook sorry aud llankless job
when he essayed to place Africans upon an
equal status with the Caucasian race. Ills
confessions" are valuable for reference. See
what he says:
| confess that my expectations from This
measure have not been fully realized. OF
the three thousand colored men to whom
gave land, probably less than fifty have
taken and continue to holT possession OF
their grants. What is worse, half of the
three thousand, as Judge, have either sold
their land, or been SO carseless as to allow
it to be sold for taxes. I referred to the
character of the colo'ed people. It is i'm