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purely sNd, 50 simpJ heafi-tDuchiDg and hopeless
as that. Or, il it had hope, it was that which
looks beyond eolins aud eharnel houses and damp,
dark tombs to the perpetual home above. You
would kiss the cold cheeks of infancy. There is
poetry there. 1t is the blasted rosebud, or the
pald cheek where beauty blushedl There Is rO-
nance there, for the faded flower is still beautiful.
Iu childhood, 10 youth, in manhood, the heart
yields to the stroke Of sorrow, but recoils sgain,
elastic with faith, buOyant with hope. But here
was no beauty, no poetry, no romance. The heart
Of the old wife was like the weary swimmer,
whose strength has often raised him above the
stormy waves but now, exhausted, sinks amidst
the surges.
Why should the old love the old, or kiss the
cold, unmOVing liPsl Alb, why shouldn't they
Does affection grow old? Does affection feel the
in6rmity Of yearsl Does it grow dull and cold
when the step becomes unsteady and the hands
hang down? Who shall say that tie heart Of the
old wife was not as young as in those earlier ant
brighter days when he woOed and won her?
The temple of earthly hope had fallen. anC
what was there left but for her to sit down in de
spOndency among its lonely ruins and weep and
die. Or, in the spirit of better hope, await the
dawning of another day, when hand divine shall
gather its scattered dust and rebuild, for immOr.
talty, its broken walls.
May the old wife's kiss, that linked the living
with the dead, be the token Of a holier tie thai
shall bind their spirits In that better land, where
tears are wiped from of all faces, and the day.
of their mourning are ended.
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WHOLE NUMBER, 1870
GETTING USED 10 1T.

Somewhere about here writes southern cor
rsspoulslt. live, small farmer Of such social
habits tia. bis coming home intoxicated was once
no unusual tuug, Ills wife urged bim in vain
to sign lbe pledge.
why you see be would say, I'll Sgu It aar
while, but l don't like to break right OfGt Oues;
it amt wholesome. The best way i to get used
to things By degrees, you know
Very well. old man. bis hslPmats would re-
jon, see now ifyOu don't fall into hole one Of
these days while you can't take care Of yourself,
and no body to help you out
Sure enough, IS ito verify the prophecy, e be
returned home drunk one day, he fell into shal.
low well, and after deal Of useless scramblng,
be shouted fOrths 'light Of bis syes' to come and
help him out.
'Didu't l tell you 20 r said the good soul, show.
ing her cap frlI over the edge Of the parapst
you've got intoa hole at last. and it's only luck
that Tn IN hearing, or you might have drowned.
Well,' she continued, after pause, letting down
the bucket, take hold And up he came higher
at each turn Of windsss, until the old ladys grasp
slipping from the handle, down be went to the
bottom again. This occurring more than once,
made the temporary occupant Of the well suspi.
eious. Look here be screamed in fury, al the
last splash, your doing that on purpO's- EnO~
you sreP
We'll, now, I am.' responded bis old woman.
TRANQUILITY, while winding him up Orcs more
Don't you remember telling me its Best to gE
used to a thing by degressf Pm afraid If I bring
you right up on a sudden, you wouldn't find it
wholesomep
The old fellow could not help ehuekling al tue
application Of bis principle aud protested hs would
sign the pledge on the instant if Ebs would lift
him fairly cut This she did, and packed him off
to sign the pledge wet as be was. For you see.
she added very smphaticaly, ffyOu ever fell in
to the ditch again, I'll leave you thar-I Wilt
KaieEsr6osks.
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INFLUENCE OF BOOKS AND PAPERS.

Are you aware Of thisi Do you, % parents
and teachers, feel any concern in regard to the
character Of the books and papers that your chill
dren readl are you williOg that they should
read anything and everything that may chance to
come under their eye.
Be cautious. There are thousanA Of proIiHa
pandemoniums in our own Land, from which is.
sue myriada Of passion poisoning publications.
They are the more dangerous on account Of their
pleasing and deceptive tendency. The dsadIisss
poison is sweet to the taste.
Ifyou would have the minds Of your ehiIdrsu
de6led with every form Of ViciOusnsss, let them
read indiscriminatey. Every bOok h living
creature. 1t bresthes, it speaks, it Woos. 1t
brsAthes the soul of its authOr-speakA his words
and wins favor TO his aide. Good books are
powerful Incentives to good; but bad bOOks ere
ready aifureB to evil
We are very careful 10 respect 10 the nsurish.
meDl our bodies receive; but the minds pabuluIn
Is too oiteu mixed mess Of inesculsnce. The
mind is as easily rendered in6rm as the body, aad
much more dlticuit TO cure. Let ua labor 10
guard that Immortal part from the devices u the
Destroyer Visitor.
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TRE ISRLUEzcE OF WoxAs.-It Is better fos
you to pas az evening once or twice wss in
LADY,. dasPiOg rom. even though the eOnvsrsa.
tou is.rather slow, and yCu know the girls songs
cy heart, than in club, tavern or in the pit Of 9
theatre. All amUSemsuts Of youth to which wO-
tnan are not admitted, rely on it. are deletericas
in their nature. All men who avoid female soci-
ETY. have dull perceptions, and aao stupid, or lave
gross tastes and revolt against CHAT i pure
Your club swsggsers, who are sucking TIE buth
of billiard cues all night, call female society iusiP.
ia. Poetry is insipid toa yOkei beauty has 10
charma for blind man; music does not please =
poor beast who does not know one tune from an.
other; and true epicurs is hardly ever tired Of
water and brown bread and butter, I protest can
sit all night talking to well regulated, kindly NO.
man, about her girl coming out or her 10y q
Eaton, and ike the evenings sntsrtAinmsnt.--
One Of the great benefits many men derive from
woman'socety is that be is..bOund to be respect
full to them. The habit is Of great good to your
moral man, depend upon it. Our educatioa
makes us the most emiuently selfish men in the
world: We fight for ourselves. We light Ous
pipes and say we wont go ont; We prefer Ourselves
and our ease and the greatest good that comes
70 man from q womans society, is that be has to
think Of somebody beside himself, to whom heis
bound to be constantly attentive and resPectfal.-
Thaeksray's Lectures.
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HOME.

It is eloqusntly said by some forgotten suthor,
that "Mother Home aud Heaven, were three Of
the sweetest words 10 the English language" but
they sre sweet in ali languages, Wherever the
voice articulates word that breathes the dear
name of his bithplsce--the spot of his childhood
associstOns-the hallowed place of bis venerable
father and his efecLionste ever watchful mIther
and where he learned to speak the sacred name Of
'brother" aud sister the sound has always lneer.
ng charm, not unlike the strains Of distant music
which sometimes greet US at the hour Of twilight.
Who that has ever wondered from the lo,si
Abode where he passed the blissful period Of his
childhood days, has not felt that the ties winch
bound his youthful heart. were not broken, but
llstended? He has forgotten his presence in dis
tant lands 10 morning, noon and evening, and in
memory retraced the paths familiar TO bis feet in
happier days; aud when night has assembled bel
myriad of worlds in TIE great blue temple Of the
sky, how fondly be gazes on the lonesome star;
that bestud the horizon 10 the direction of hi,
homeI And which, after long aud dresIy absence
We return, every mountain, rock and stream. and
clustering vine has its volume Of sssOciatlons--iil
baCes of blissful Renaissance. Nothing would b.
more beautiful than these lines Of ByrOn:.
'Tis sweet to hear the watch dogs honest tark,
But deep mOuthed welcome as We draw near home
Ills sweet 10, know there Is an eye will mark
Our coming, and look brighter when We come.
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THE sYMPATHIsING WOMAN.


The Georgia Citizen publishes the following
insinuation. We leave our readers to Judge as to
the probability Of its truth:
If we were called upon to describe Mrs. DObbs
we should call her a sympathising woman. No
body was troubled with any malady she hadn't
suffered. "She knew all about it by expert
euce, and could sympathise with them from the
bottom Of her heart"
Bob Turner was wag, and when one day he
saw Mrs. DObbs coming along the road toward
his house. resolved to play little on the good
woman's abundant store Of sympathy.
Hastily procuring a large blanket. he wrapt him
self up in it, and threw himself on sofa near
by. ......
why, good gracious! Mr.. Turner are you
sick?" asked Mrs. DObbs as she saw his posi-.
ton.
"ohl dreadfully" grOaned the immaginary
invalid.
"What's the matter?"
"ohl great many tbiOgsl First aud fore
most, I've got a congestion Of the brain.'
"Thst's Dreadful" sighed Mrs DObbs, II camS
pretty near dying Of it ten years come next spring
What elsei"
"Dropsy," again groaned Bob.
"ThsreI can sympathise With you. Twas trOub
led with it, but finally got over it"
Neuralgia" continued Bob,
aNobody can tell, Mr.. Turner, what I've sufT
cred from neuralgia. It's an awful complaint,
"Then, again, I'm much distressed BY inaama
ton ofthe bowels" .as -sf<
'If you've got that Ipity you" commented
Mrs. Dobbs, "for three years steady was afilict
ed with it, and don't think rvsfulY recovered
YET. ..'.
"Rheumatism, added Bob. ,aTr..
ayes, that's pretty likely to go along with neu
raj gia. 1t did with me-"
"Toothache," suggested Bob.
"There have been times, Mr.. Turner" Gaic
the sympsthisng woman, "when thought
should have gone distracted with the toothaOhe. >
"Tben," said Bob, who, having temporarily rur
out Of bis stock Of medical terms, resorted to
scientific name, "I'm very much afraid that w
got the tethyasaurus." ....
II shouldn't be at all surprised" said the eve
ready Mrs.Dobbs. ~ bad it when was young +
Though it was with great difficulty he cOul,
keep from laughter, Bob continued;
"I'm suffering good deal from sprained an
kle."
"Thsn YOU can ympatbise with me, Mr, Tur
uer, sprsined mine as l was coming along"
"But that isn't the worst Of it,"
"What is it?" asked Mrs. DObbs with eurios
iiy. r......
~ would not tell any one but you, Mrs, Dobb
but the fact is"--here Bob grOaned-"l'm afraid
and the doctor agrees with me, that my reason
affected: in short, I'm little crazy" ..a
Bob took long breath, and wondered wha
Mrs. Dobbs would say to that.
"ohI Mr.. Turner, is it possible" exclaimed th
old lady. "It's horriblel know it is. ] fire
quently have spells Of being out Of my head, my
SELF" 49,. s.,ss
Bob could stand it no longer; he burst into
roar of laughter which Mrs DObbs takin
for precursor Of a paroxism of insanity. she wa
| forced to take hurried leave, a. 7a...s ..lI
d. | " "a At a. =.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-05-28
A FLAT BoATMAN's MODE or OBTAIN
ING PROVISIONS.


We have seen a good many stories Of Nike
Fink, the great bead anl founder Of the tribe Of
Mississippi AstboatmeH. but here is one from
tie Louisville Democrat that we never saw BE-
fore:
Passing slowly down the river, Mike observed
a vsry large and beautiful aOck Of sheep grazing
on the shore and being in want Of fresh provisions
but scOrning TO buy them, Nike bit upon the fol-
lowing e1pediSnt; He noticed that there was an
eddy near to the shore, and, as It was about dusk
be landed bis boat in the eddy and tied her fast.
In bis cargo there were some blsdleB Of ScOtb
snuff. Mike opened one Of these, aud taking
out handful Of the contents. be went ashore, and
catching five or SIX Of the sheep, rubbed their IA
ces very thoroughly with the snuff He then re-
turned to bis boat and sent one Of the men in &
great hurry to the sheep owners house. to tell
him that be "had better come down and see what
was the matter with bis sheep"
Upon coming down hastily in answer to Mlkei
summons the gentleman saw a portion Of BIZ
flock very sngulary afscted-leaping, bleating
rubbing their noses on the ground and against
each other, and performing all manner of Hndig.
n6ed and unsheepliks antics. The gentleman
was sorey puzzled and demanded Of Mike, Sif be
knew what was the matter with the sheep"
"YOu don't know9" answered Mike very grave.
Ily.
u do not" replied the gentleman.
ibid you ever hear of the black muriani" as.
ksd Mike in confidential whisper.
"Yss," said the sheep owner ina terrified re-
ply.
"Wsll, that's i'll" said Mike. "AIl the sheer
up the rivers go! it dreadful. Dyin' like rotter
dogs-hundreds day."
@YOu don't say SOP answered the victim, %and
is there no cure for itf"
"0niy one, as knows on" was the reply
"You see the murran's dreadful catcher, aud il
you don't get them away as is got Il, they'll! Kill
the whole flock. Better shoot 'em right of; they
have got to die any way"
"But no man could single out the infected
sheep, and shoot them from among the hOck,'
said the gentleman.
"Mv names Mike Finkp was the curt reply
And it was answer enough. The gentlems
begged Mike to shoot the infected sheep and throw
them into the river. This was exactly what Mix
wanted but he pretended to resist.
at mOught be mistake" be said, 'theY' Il ma
be git well. lie didn't like to shoot 90 man
sheep on bis own say 50. He'd better 60 and as
some of the usighbOrs ei it was the murrian sur
'nuf"
The gentleman i1sited, and Mike modesty II
: sisted, until finally he wss promised couple {
gallons Of old peach brandy if be would cOmpi
His acruples thus finally overcome Mike shot Il
: sheep, thew them into the eddy and got the bra
dy. After dark the men jumped into the wate
hauled the sheep aboard, and by daylight bi
Z them neatly packed away, and were gliding me
riy down the stream,
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HlisfellarIeulls ReaOins.
THE OLD wIFE's KISS.

The funeral services were ended; and as the
voice Of prayer ceased tears were hastily wiped of
from m'wes cheeks and long drawn sighs relieved
suppressed and broken sobs, as the mournen pre-
pared to take leave Of the corpse.
1t was an old man that lay there, robed for the
grave. More than three-score years had whiten-
ed those locks, and furowed that brow, and made
those stiff limbs weary Of life's journey and all
the more willing to lie down and rest where wea-
rness is no more suffered, and n6rmities are no
longer burden. The aged have but few TO weep
for them when they die. The most of those who
would have mourned their loss, have gone to the
grave before them; harps that would have sighed
cad harmonies are shattered aud gone. Aud the
few who remain are looking cradle.ward rather
than grave.ward-lo life's opening rather than to
its closing goal--are bound to, and living iu the
generation rising more than generation depart.
ing . .. ..
Youth ard beauty have many admirers while
living, have many mourners When dying. Many
fearful eyes bend over their cOfined clay, many
sad hearts follow in the funeral train. But age
has few admirers few mourpers.
,- This WAS an old man and tbs eircla Of mourn.
ar. va. sraIl Two ch;ldran who had than.
selves passed the middle of life, and who had
children of their own to care for and to be cared
for by them. Besides these and a few friends
who had. a. such. seen and visited him while sick,
and who possibly had known him for few years,
tbera wera none otber to shed a tear. exeept his
old wife, And of this small company the old
wife s4emel to ba tba o0v besrt.mourner. It i.
s.poctfot for f,iepds to ba sad for few moments
in tbs serv;ca ;v narforrsd and the bsarse ia out
of s;obt It ia verv nronor for children who have
ont grown the farvency and affections of youth to
shod ta.ro whor a, .rod rorant ,avs afarswelI. -
and lies down to ouiet slumber. Some regrets.
some recOllectiOns of the past, some transitory
Grief and the paup is over. Not always go: bu,
often. how little tue, genuine heart.sorrow there
!.
The old wife arose with difficulty from her seat
and went to the coffin to lOok-to take her fare.
well. Through the fast falling tears, she gazed
long and fondy down into that pale, unconscious
face What did she see thereI Others saw no
thing but the rigid features Of the dead. Sh,
saw more: in every riukle of that furowed face
in every slsered hair upon that brow she read til,
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-05-28
ANrw stAvpnr Cospnox,s HArcarp

ANsw SLAVERY CoaPRoEsE HAFcEEo---
Gov. Walkers programme is to allow tbs Prosls'
very party to go on and frame their slave StAts
Constitution; To allow tue Free State party, at The
sane tine, to bold as many conventions and pass
So many Indignation resolutions as they plsasel
and to throw aths proceedings Of both parties in-
to the next Congress. with splendid manifesto in
behalf ofhis new compromise. And what is that
The simple scheme of giving lions share Of Kan
sas, as now organized to the free State party for
free State, and Of forming the boundaries for a
new slave State BY adding to small slice OF south
Kansas large slice from the splehdid Indian
country south oft; the slave State and the free
State to come into the Union together.
By this arrangementit is supposed that both
the prosavery aud free State politicians, in get
ting the Congressman and other spOis Of 3 new
state will be satisfied and that the speculatOrs in
land, town lots. white settlers and niggers will also
be satisfied, and above all, that great treaty OI
peace will follow between the North and South
This is the real plan Of Gov. Walker.--N y
HerGld,4M. 4"
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THE WAY DowSwARD.-A young man. whO
was in prison awaiting bis trial for serious sFime
was asked what ruined him. "3ir," be replied
with tears in his eyes, at was my street edusstiss
,ba, ruined me had good home edncssioa,
but / would slip out Of the house aud 20 CT viii
the bows in the treet In the street learned 10
lounge. In the street learned TO swear. In tbe
street learned to smoke. 10 the street ! learned
% gamble. In the street learned to steal.
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Jusr So.-A young buck Of the soap
lock order lately accOsted a Yankee at one
Of our hotels as follows: Il say fellow
some say am q Frenchman, and Others
take me for an Etsylsue, now what do you think
ami"
Gwhy, I think your a fool" replied iona
Than.
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Eg- The Ohio Farmer estimates the profit on
sheep in this State, the last year, at $4,000 0Ooi
and the whole capital invested at 90, ,OOoooO.--
The number If sheep is estimated at 100000
aud the wool clip last year reached io,i96,OOoAs
--oue fifth Of the entire wool clip Of the Union.
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Rr.GRArrrSo oLD TRExA-Tbe late George
olmstoad, Of Hartford, Ct., was very successful
IN grating new tops into old trees. His rule was
always to begin at the top, and graft one third Of
the tree in each year, three yeam being thus rsQui
red, to complete the entire head.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-08-26
TRANSATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.

The shore cable of the Atlantic telegraph was sue
cessfully landed at Valentia the evening of We'd
nesday, the 9Th. The Lord Lieutenant OF Ireland
received it formally from the officers and men of the
Niagara and Susquehanna, amid great enthusiasm.
The following is correct lis. of the eight steam
vessels employed in connection with the laying
down of the cable:
/. The United States steam frigate Niagara,
Capt Hudson, to lay the half Of the cable from Ire
land.
2. The United States steamer Susquehanna, Capt.
Sands, to attend upon the Niagara.
8. The United States steamer arctic, Capt. Berry
man, tomake further soundings the coast of New
foundland.
f. The United States steamer Victoria, Capt. Sluy-
ter to assist in landing the cable at Newfoundland
5. Her Majesty's steamer Agamemnon, Capt
NOddall, to lay the half of the cable on the Amer
can side.
6. Her Majestys steamer Leopard, Wainwright
te attend upon the AgamemnOn
Z. Her Majesty's steamer Cyclops, Capt Dayman
to 90 ahead of the steamers and keep the course.
8. Her Majesty's steamer Advice, Capt Raymond,
to assist in landing the cable at Valentia.
The expedition is said to have put to sea shortly
after the landing of the CABLE but the telegraph
line to Falentia was not completed, are without
information as to its progress. The weather in
England had become rough and stormy, but was
rather more settled on Saturday.
letter from Valentia, dated August 8, says:
''The machinery for paying out the cable work
perfectly, and we can telegraph through the whole
cable without the least difficulty. We expect to ar
rive at Newfoundland in about 20 days after leaving
this place.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-08-26
AFTER THE ELECTION.

A political editor is probably never placed in a
more awkward position than that in which be finds
himself Immediately after long and heated polti-
cal contest His thoughts have been so closely con-
fined to particular channel that he finds it diff
fcult to divert them. There is in the public
mind for a continuance of the discussions which
have bitertO characterized his paper and filed its
columns, while his pen sluggishly on subjects
that are new, and upon which he has not probably
given thought during the canvass. And yet he is
bound to have leader or he will be called dull
He is bOrnd TO get out readable paper, he will
be set down as lazy and not disposed to do justice
to his readers We feel ourselves in this predica-
meut just at this time. There is no use in, and we
have no inclination to strike another lick at the
Know Nothings at least for some time to come; orr
exchanges are barren of news there are no wars
going except away in India; no Legislatures
nor Congress in on in fact, nothing doing any
where of great public interest about which we feel
like writing half page.
Unless something turns up very soon, we shall be
compelled TO pitch into the canvass going on in our
neighboring State Mississippi. We know that ou-
Democratic friends over there stand in no need of
cur assistance yet we never see fight going on but
what we feel like taking sides. We have gotten
pretty well over victory in Tennessee, and the
fact is we feel lost for the want of something to do
and talk about. 1t is true, we might Gloom" little
about the future prospects Of our young and thri-
wing city, but then there is staring us in the face
that old prOverb that sef-praise is half scandal"
and besides we do not know that the subject would
bear more than we have heretofore said upon it
We shall bide time and rest satisfied for a day
or so in the reflection that we have written a two
page article, not pOlita for the Sunday Appeal If
you don't like it, you need not read it.-Afemphis
Appeal .-
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-08-26

eEs TAE4H.--At tho recent session Of Che ArneFiI
can Dental Convention in Boston, some Of the
dentists asserted that the man if not the sole cause
of defective teeth the use of saeratus and cream
of tartar in the manufacture of bread, and Dr. Ba-
ker fully agreed with the facts stated, and gave
the results OfsOme experiments which he had made
by soaking sound teeth in solution of saleratus.
The teeth were destroyed in fourteen days. Mr..
spaulding, of St. Louis, did not believe that alkali
injured teeth, but acknowledged that saleratus did
Saleratus, in his opinion, was not an alkaH. DIR.
Kendrick, of New Orleans, considered the great
means Of keeping the teeth healthy, was to keep
them clean.