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AN IRISH LETTER.

The following letter may be backe,l
against anything ever produced. Il was
written half a century ago by Sir Bo, l.
Roche, a member Of the lrisl Parliament.
in "rhe Troublous Times Of '98." when
a handful of men from the county Of Wex
ford, sent terror into the hearts of many
gallant son of Mars, as well ~ the writer
himself. The letter was addressed to a
friend in London:
My DEAR SIR: Having now little
peace and quietnesS | sit down to inform
you of the dereadfu hustle aud confusion
we are all in from these blood thirsty reb.
els, most of whom are-thank Godl-
killed and dispersed. We are in pretty
mess; can't get nothing to eat, nor any
wine to drink, except whisksy; and when
we set down to dinner we are obliged TO
keep both hands armed. While | write
this | hold sword IN eaca hand and \
pistol in the other. ! concluded from the
beginning that this would be the end #
i, md | see | was right; for it is not hall
over yet. At present are such goings on
that everything is at stand-still. | shru d
have answered your letter a fortnight ago
but | did not receive it until this morning
Indeed scarcely mail arrives safe without
being robbed. No longer ago than YES
ter lay the coach, with the mails from Dat
lin, was robbed near this town. The b %,
had judiciousy ueeu left behind, for feal
OF ACCIDENT, ana by good luck there was
nobody in it except tSo outside passen.
gers, who had nothing for the thieGes to
take. Last Thursday notice was given
that gang Of rebels was advancing here
uuder the French standard, hut they had
no coIora nor drums except bag pipes
Immediately every man in the place. in
Guiding women aud children, ran ont to
meet them. We soon found our forces
much too small we were too near to think
of retreating. Death was in every face;
but TO it We went, and by the time half of
our little party we're killed, we began to
be all alive again. fortunately the rebels
had no guns except pistols and pixies, and
as we bad plenty Of muskets and ammu
milton, we put them all to the sword. Not
soul OF them escaped, except some that
were drowned in an adjacent bog; and in
a very short time nothing was to be heard
but silence. Their uniforms were all diff
ferent colorS, but mostly green. After
the action we went TO rummaga a sort of
camp, whicn they had left behind them.--
All we found was few pixies without
heads, parcel Of EN- PITY bottles full Of wa
ter, and bundle of French commissions
filed with Irish names. Troops are now
stationed all around the country, whivl,
exactly squares with my ideaS. | have
only time to add that am in great haste
2. S.-lf you do not receive this, OF
course it must have miscarried; therefore
| beg you will write to let me know.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-10-15
sHINGLING A HOUSE.

james A., was young man, who
commenced life with very aattering pros
poets, and a wife aud lovely children soon
blessed him. Unhsppily be became BY
slow degree attached to strong drink, and
soon became. 70 make a long story short
IA drunkard. One evening. he left bis
wife 10 tears, as was too common. repaired
to the house Of the man who sold him the
deadly poison; aud drank 50 much that he
saGk down into a kind Of stupef4ctiou
easily mistaken for sleep. al his eom-
panions had deserted him. About mid
night, the landlords wife came into the
baHoom, and said:
1 wish at man would 20 home, il he's
got on to 90 to-
Hush! hushp says the lanllOrd IN a
low whisper, he'll call for something else
directlyp
L wish he woull make haste about il
then, for its time all honest persons Were
abad,' she replied.
Hush, say he's taking shingles nff
Of his house, and putting them on our,
said the landlord.
At this time James began to come to
his right senses, and commenced IRA luaI
" rubbing his eyes and stretching himself
as Il he had Just then awoke, saying, 4
believe I'll CO.
DON'T be in a hurry, james, said III.
landlorl.
o res, I must 60 says James, and off
he started.
Aiter an absence Of long time. the
landlord met james one day. an / famil-
iarIv accoslel him
'HaIIo, jim, why aint you been down
tn see us?'
'Whv,' James remarked, Il had taken
shi gleS enougi oF nv house, AMI it he
gan to leak pr"tty b,i, 81 | thought it was
time to stop the le,k, nd believe that |
have lone IL
The tavern kea .er astpnishpd. went
home t, tell his N,Ge ,bnt it, aol james
T. ever sine, has Irf' rum alone and
attendel To his avn ol-.pasS. H.. is nnw
happy man AMI his wife AMI children re
happier than eve'.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-10-15
BEAUTIFUL ANSWER.

Those who have had much intercourse
with children cannot fail to have remarked
with what simplicity they frequently pul
questions, which even thOse of mature
an extensive knowledge are puzzled to
answer. The following is one Of those
questions, with an admirable answer. A
child said to his parent "Father, where
does God get the color to make cherries So
beautiful aud rec r. "My Child" SAYS
the father, 81 viii tell yol Is soon as |
ave been informed how ne tlnged all tue
leaves so beautiful green"
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-10-15
\ STORY o. THE JAIrL- FIELD

4 soldier was wJuh1e IA ons Of the
nattes of the Crimes and w4s carried out
{ the fell; he felt that his wound va:
MORTAL that life was qliesy ebbinq
,wsy--and he sail to bis comrades who
we're carry M him -
"P.t M loSu; 10 not take the trouble
10 carry me any further, I'n dying"
ihey tIer pat uIan a1wu and returned
80 ne d II i ew minutes after sn otti-
.c. saw tne man weltering ih bis blood
- askel nl,n # he could DO any thing
( Iuim.
Nothing, thank you."
"Snall get ,ol ItLle wsteri" said
the kind hearted officer.
"No, thank you; l'm dying"
"ls there nothing | eau 10 for you?-
Shall wrte to your frieaisl
al have no friends you n write to
but there is one thing Tor when | would
be much obliged; in my kuapsack YOU
will find a testament-will you opeu it al
the I4th of john, and near the end Of the
chapter you will find verse that begins
with Peace Will you read lt?'
The officer did so. aud read the words.
"Peaco | leave With you, my Peace |
give unto you. Let not your heart be
troubled, neither let ii be afraid"
"rhauk you SIR said the diving man ;
81 have that peace; | am going to that
Savior; Gnd IS with me; want no more
aud Instantly expired.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-10-15
MisrElloueons,
HOW TO TELL A GOOD TEACHER


A gentleman from SEampville, State Of
New York, was telling how many differ
ent occupations he had attempted, Among
others he had tried school teaching.
'How long did you teach 2 asked by,
stand Z. q .'a
well, didn't teach long, that is, I on
ly went 70 teach a .
did you hire outG' as9
.'WaL / didn't hire out, l only went TO
hire out '1'- sal 'l''' '''' M
'Wsl.. l give it up for some reason or
,nutheF. You see Itravelled into dis
strict and inquired for the trustees. Some
tbody said Mr. Smokers was the man
wanted to see. So found Mr.. Spickless
----nsmed my object--introduced myself
and asked him what he thought about let
ting me try my luck with the big and un,
.ruly gals and boys Of the district. He
wanted "a know If l really considered my
self capable, aHA Itold him I wouldn't
mind bb askiae noe q few easy questions
in 'rithmetic and geography, or showing
my hand, writing He said no, never
mind, he could tell . good teacher by bis
.osik,G q I i j Z 3 = d e . - =
LET me see yea' vsik of little vays;
said be, Y can tell jist as well as.if / had
heard you examined. says he. 10 ..s D.
He sat IN the door as he spoke, anil |
thought he looked little skitish, bnt |
was considerably frustrated and diduI
mind it much, so l turned and walked on
ms smart, as L knowed how. He said he
would tell me when to stop SO walked til
1 thought II gone far enough, then
'spected suthin' was to pay, and looked
round. Wal. the door was shut, and Mr.
Snckless was gone.' '-7
'Did you 90 backp
'Wal, no. didn't go back
I 'Did you apply for another school?'
Wa, no, | didn't apply for another
school, said the gentleman from Swamp
vile, 4 rather judge my appearance wa'
agaiast me. spirit ofthe giue-.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-10-15
NEWSPAPERS.

Judge LOngstree, Of Georgia. who's,
views on any subject are sets bic, practical
and worth treasuTug, thus sets forth The
value Of newspaper:
Small Is the sum thst is required ID
patroniEe a newspaper. ahd mos amply re.
rnuOeraled Is the Patron. care nor how
humble aud unpretendiBg tie gazette be
takes, II Is next u impossible to al = sheet
fiity-two times wear wi.host putting ia
something that Is worth the su,-crptina
p'ice. Every parent wh"s.- son Is ut fro,n
home should supply hin with a paper, |
well remember What ditf .rpues there W..
between those Of my seIlooimates VINO bal
sud those who hal not access % aswsl,a
per~ Other things being equal the hsI
were decpledly superior 70 the lat iD d =
bale and composition at least. TIE rea
son is pl.in--they have coInHanl If more
facls. Youths will peruses paper with de
light, when t ey will read nothing else
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-10-15

DUTIES OF A MoTHER.--The mothes
has grave and responsible duties deyoiViug
on her-and how few are qualified TO dis
chsrgo them properly The great difer.s
ence that we see in children-ln their be-,
haviOur and department aud also in Ihsit
mental advancement--is mainly owing to
the training they have received from TIA
mother. ... r.r
An exchange paper, speaking Of moths
.er, says: ...-..F
"She should be frm-geutIe kind
always ready to stand to her child. Shs
should never, laugh at him-sl what be
does that is cunning--neVsr allow him 70
think ofhis looks, except be be neat and
clean IN all bis habits. She should teach
him to obey look, u respect those Older
than himself; never make q command
without seeing it performed in q right
manner. Never speak Of 9 ehilds faulp
or foIlies, or repeat his remarks before him.
1t is sure way to spoil q child. Never
rel rJve a child dwhen excited, nor let yolF
tone Of voice be raised when correcting"
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-10-15
WHAT l LIVE FOR.

! live for those who love me,
Dor those l know are true,
For the heaven that smiles above me,
And waits my spirit, too;
For those human ties which bind me,
For the task my God assigned me,
For the hopes that beam within me,
And the good that can do.
live to hail that season,
By gifted mind forefold,
When man shall live bv reason.
And not alone for gold;
When man to man united,
And every wrong th ng rghtel;
The world shall by truth be lighted,
As Eden was of old.
Ilivo to hold communion
With all that is divine,
o To feel there is a union,
'Twikt Natures heart and mine,
To prof. by afiic'iOn,
Reap fruit from fields Of fiction,
Grow wiser from conviction,
And fulfil each great design.
I live for those who love me,
For those who know me true,
For the heaven that smiles above me,
And awaits my spirit too;
For the wrongs that need iesistauce,
For the cause that lacks assistance,
For the future in the distance
And the good that l can do.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-10-15
TERMS OF ADYr IrlsIsu.

PRoViDEKcE.-A father vas cut OF
in the midst Of his dayG He vas usefhl
and distinguished citizer, and eminent ia
his profession. A gsnesAl buEz srises on
every side. "WbAt 9 striking Pow.
deneew The man has been in the habit
Of studying half The night; IN passing bis
DAYS IN his Office, 10 the courts; ofeAting
luxurious dinners, and drinking various
kinds Of vine. He has every day violated
the laws 90 which health dspsBda Did
Providence cut him oil Il ha been eus.
ton.ary in sIme VI our cities for young Ia.
lie. to walk in thia shoes and delicate
-tnkengs in mid-wintes. A bealthy
looming young gid. thus dressed, "a NO.
4tiOu Of hsaSen's laws paid the penalty I,
checked circulation, colds fever and
death. "What = PrOvideneel" exclaimed
her friends. Was It P,ovidenes Or her
su folly? Look At The mas of diseases
hat are incurred by eating and drinking.
Ia study or business; by neglect OF sxST.
else, cieanhne-s. or pure aif; BY indiscrest
dressing, tight lacing DC; and all is quiSt.
~ imputed to PrOyldsncel Il thvFs no
impety As well as ignorance in this!--AiSI
SeigeWiek.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-10-15
rrAt a country faIr snne two yea

GF At aeountry far s'me two years
go, a fellow engaged the affections of Ia
ouag grl; straightwAy a, Squire wa
sought out. "Do yuu," said the SOUR
take this woman to be your lawful mar
led wife, and"--" Certainly" interrupt
el the fellow, cor what the blsses did We
come here f1rl' It. was subsequently dis
,overel that this worthy had left ono wife
wing IN Baltimore and another IN Min
.esola, aud started for California with TIL
third Que. Guess they regulate matter
little better ID Mormon.land.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-10-15

MRs. PARTfYGTOS on SLAEDERERs.--
III there is anything under the canister Of
heaven that have in utter exerescence,"
SAYS the alniable Mrs. Partingtou, at is
slanierer, going about like vile boy con,
slructor circulating his calomsI about bon.
est folks. always knew Que by hia
physnahogany. 1t seems IS though BSI.,
z,Lub had stamped him With bis private
signal, aud everything be looks at seeIns
TO turn yellow"
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-10-15

CHEAP SUGAE-The speculston who
sttempt 70 buy up the sugar markets are
failing IN ali quarters, and there isa pros
peet of large crop at home and abroad.
Mr. Walsh, in bis Paris letter Of Aug. 9
to The " Y, JO4raol Of Csnmsres, says:
"Sugar is falling; tie beet root factories
will supply this year 240,O0O 900 pounds,
"Tne Isle Of Bourbol will produce 12o,
100000 pounds; tue French West IN.
"dIes will probably send 100000, 600
pounds. Altogether the supply will o..
coed thedemanI in France"
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-10-15
THE DOOM OF THE PRINTER.

A PRTNTER, weary ard wan,
His face all mortally pale.
Ashs slowly plodded his hOmeward way,
Before the dawniug Of early day,
, @ Broke Out in bitter vail.
His voice was husky and low, r
AS though bis lungs were gone,
AID be cOdgh'd and gAsp'd and cOughd agar
And he press'd bis hand 70 his breast in Pain'
81. While he thus his plant ran on;
"A world Of toll ls thisl
II hath no joys for me:
'Tis labor by day, and labor by night,
By the light Of the sun, and BY cHndle-ligbt-
r LABOR continually.
"SOme men have day Of rest,
But Sabbath for me is not;
Il is toll all the week and toll on the day
That God has given to rest and to pray
Ld this is the Printers lotl
"When Twas boy" he said,
VI playd on the nils OF green'
Iswan in the stream-I 6shd in the brook
And blest was to sit and to look
ssUnfetter'd on natures scene.
''For twenty sad years and more,
Ny life has worn away
In murky rooms Of poisonous air,
Rhen I've yearn'd tor a sight OF the valleys
c $ fair,
And the light Of open day.
s.As innocent prisoner dOOm'd,
Ny heart is heavy within;
sOh! why should man untainted by guilt,
WHO never the blood Of a crearure Lath split
BIZ pent like feiOn for sini"
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-10-15
RF A Cincinnati gentleman tells ho,

~ ~ SiHS'Hh"N' ES"t'Shi''' eSaio ~"
Nicholas Longworth became rich:
He WIS a shoe maker by trade, but
practiced law in be pork city between
1904 and 1899. Tie once received as a
egqi fee, Tor defending horse thief. two
second hand copper stills. The gentle
man who had them in possession refused
to give them up, but proposed to Mr..
LoagyoIth to give him lot of Thirty
three acres on West Row, so called, 10 lieu
of them--s proposal which the latter
whose sanguins opinions Of the value o
such property were ahsad Of his time
gIally accepted. This transaction forne
the basis of an immense fortune, the M
ked ground being worth over two million
Of dollars.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-10-15

REsIjNArIoN OF SAN. HOUsros.-Ths
rumor Is st!aed IN the San Augustin Eos
tern Tszaa, that Gen. Sam. H. usion has
determined to resign hi seat in the United
States Senate, the resignation to lake sfs
iect On the LIST Of March next The TeI.
su also expresses doubt whether he viii
returD 10 tue Senate this winter. Gen,
HOu.on'' term expires on the 9Th q
March 1859. sa' 80
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-10-15

CAUsTIC -"Somebody will take that
chicken" said gentleman to rough
looking customer who bad laid fine look
ing bsalIess pulet on door.stepi "don't
let it lay there"
eSir," said the rough customer with a
dignifed look, "lhe chicken is dead ; it can.
not lay there or anywhere else.'
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-10-15

THE STRANGE coHET.-The Comsl,
frst seen at the Cambridge University on
tue 93i Of August has increased 10 bright.
ne~s ulI It is now visible to the naked eye
~ consolation Bjotes. Mr.. Bond, the
a,tmnoner, says it was at is least distance
from tie earth on the first Of September,
anl was distant from Us about tfiy mih-
ions Of uile-; il will Fesch It's peHbslion
On ti,e 20 ot september, asd will then Be
about fly mIlIlOas of miles from the
sun. lhs is eyidehlly not the great
comet which made such brilIisnt display
10 tue year 1914, aud whose rslurn has
been rv"se or some time between the
yeas 1896 aud le6O-but It's elemeatI
sofuswilat resemble those Of q comet discoV.
e 81 by Pon, in November, 1918.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-10-15

~ The law may be compared to e.
-treeI ight, at tue end of which i. Is die.
covered that the coats Of tue co,nbaltanlu
IRE missing. The fac: is. tue lawyers,
whist their clients are pOmmeliug one
another have quietly walksl ott win
them,
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-10-15

EF Drunkenness is Htterlng devil; a
sweet poison, pleasant SIN, which who
sosver hath, hath not himself; which who
sosver hath, doth not commit sin, but is
himself wholly SID. Es
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-10-15

EPITAPA rRoF AN AvARLcIors WAT,
At rest beneath this churchyard stone
Lies stingy Jimmy Wyatt;
ia died one morning just at ten,
And saved a dinner by It.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-10-15

"When feller has reached a certain pint
in dr. uking," sad an old smoker, u thin
ne orter stop" swell, tLink." sai,'
4 wac, "ne had better stop before hO reach
Is a put"
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-10-15
Gsy-'I BOG Jf YOU to understand. sirn

GBI bog Jf you to understand, sir"
said philosOPhc beggar, ''thst though
| ask for penny, | am not III the IeasO
want Of it." The penny was instantly
gwen. Aud this ID the way of the wOrid,
indeed! But whence is II? Why, Just
.nis--those who carry most brass push on
toward tue front seals; what modest ueliA
tauds Dack-thaI's all a.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-10-15

~Words that are often used togstL. b
,r become associated in the N nd; and urs
ess we resist the force Of varbal association,
We shall often say something ditfsreBi from
what we mean. 81 @
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-10-15
GOIso Tnaouen 1us Mu1rprs.-A

GoISo THsoUGH THE MUTIoSs.-An
exchange paper say:
lit Is not long since we laughed over
the old story Of the ingenious Conductor
Of an orchestra, who, being pad BY a
gentleman to supply hand of five mu
sIeiaus for a seren de, was unable 10 o5
tain more than four Bat y lucky tiiOu ghr
came TO bis all, aud he & iea the yscanc,
Nth barber, who bVre fIte. Into tie
moutn Of this he put cork, aud on il he
went through the motions. Not eing
barrAss=d with the difficulties Of blowing.
he found It an easy matter to tul away
with bis fingers, aud this he ii snskiliful-
" as to be highly prAisel for his ie natkt-
Ole softuess of In onauun We may
ugh at the idea, but the msn sho luuGs
a hItle closely into society. aud It's various
umbugs will soOu observe that the bar
Der in the story is not thu only inIi,idual
extAnt who has derived much praise and
-oid pudding from "gojng through the mo.
1On.' Evey"here, md iu every walk Of
'e do We 'rhJid e>e geniuses, devoting
,n Their energiea To ,nouthiHg and finger
lng, and j fuDhng out "hos not 10 do it"
Worst oi all, tho,e fellows who figure
"a, 50 ORA nent,lly, and put on such
.,rs Oi &C rnpllSlIIg miracles, when they
,,nHut boast Of even % much as mere
loving, ATE tue very ones who get the
Ipsl l. lJnor sat The brt paw.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-10-15

1t is asserted that magnets lose almost
their entire power in the vicinity of grave
laris, and electric machines are similarly
Affected under the same circumstances.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-10-15

Rg- -Solomoatook an inventory Of ths
World aud all the best things in il; lie
'ast up the account, and the sum totsA
amounted tp--''vanity.'
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-10-15

EFThe following laconiu epitapb, car.
we'd upon Spaulsh tombstone, should DO,
remembered: 81 WAS well--tred to fed
Oelter--took ply sic, aud here alu." ag
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-13
The Buffalo Debutante.

The New York correspondent Of the New
Orleans Delta thus notices the antecedents of
MIS- Mcmahon, who recently met with an
unfavorable reception in the Buffalo theatres:
The last dramatic sensation has been caused
by the announcement of the debut of a lady,
well known in New York, both from her an.
tecedents and her own position in the fashion.
able world. Her mother was the beautiful
daughter ef a New England clergyman; was
seduced, and afterwards became the most no.
loriOus cOurtesan in New York, under the
name of Julia Brown.
This daughter (her only child, J was brought
up IN the country in profound ignorance of
ner mothers character and mode of life
when she was about twelve years old her
mother married Jack Harrison, a notorious
gambler of this city. and the original of Sam
Seldom" in The Mysteries and MiSerlPs an
NeD York" She then brought home her
daughter from the country, and made Mr.
Harrison most exemplary and devoted wife
until her death During the better part of
her life she was devOut attendant at the
Episcopal church, and remarkable for her
profuse, but quiet and unostentatious charity.
At the sale Of the pews in Grace Church she
bid for and obtained one for 81 900. The
saints who occupied the neighbOring peWs
soon found out who the occupant was, ana
Immediately signifed their intention OF ieav-
ing rather than be brought in contact with
such q sinner. A committee was therefore
appointed to wait upon her and oner her a
handsome bonus IL the lady would give up her
pew, which she did for $4,000. This money