Oroville daily Butte record. [volume] (Oroville, Butte County, Calif.) 1856-1858, 1857-05-28
OruuiI.e Dai,q Butte RcrorN.
THURSDAY MORNING. MAY 2sth, ls57
What's in Il Nanld.

] w hahA SIS a.
Much We can almost tell the
character of a person by the harmonic
Gus or discordant sound of their most
familiar appelIatlon, and may look for
sincerity or deceI, as thy are tee
graphed. Take the sweet, mus,cal
name Of Mary; it ~ Synonymous W tn
all that is dear and domestic. Its Sir.
niticatIoa, a tear-the drop 1T -ympo-
thy and atfectIun it twines arouuu o"r
hearts with its holy associations, its
tender memories, and it thrills from
our hearts with a soft, liquid sound.
Mary is kind, gentle and devoted, pa
ticnt and meek, wth mild, starry eyes,
Mary steals through the crow ded ranks
Of lite noiscIe>sly, yet snll on and up
ward. ever doing good, choosing the
better part, that will not be taken from
her.
Elizabeth how firm and sclf-rehant,
unioliering in the path of duty, scan
nIng trouble with an unclouded eye,
marching TO the conflict in the mailed
arnor of truth, prompt to suffer on IN
the right cause. noble and heroic
Alice be ,utiul, but too fragile; no
sel-rcliance in the day of trouble, 40
d pth OF character, kind, ailectIonate,
but quite incapable of unsclGsh eXer-
ton, doing little good and no harm.
Jane homely bat good. She OPEN
eth her mouth with wisdom, and her
tongue is the law Of kindness She Is
the treasure Of the househoId--plan-
nIng, working, thinking for all toIling
always for the good of others, and sell
dom unhappy. We respect her.
Isabella U2h We ohiyer at that
unfortunate name--never appreciated,
seldom happy; the soap goat OF the
whole family, who unanimously clare
when anything goes wrong, isabella
did it, unfortunate and unloved. She
is a model cook, however, and good
nurse.
Florence modern and sweet
Take her nil in all-facc, form and feature,
She is II most bcwlldcring little creature.
WHAT DOES ,r MEAN :-Thcro il
says the Cincinnati Times, an unusual
activity in each OF the United States
Navy Yards, from Maine to Louisiana
Nearly all the reserved vess"l> OF war
are being fitted for sea with great des-
patch. Tpe Mississippi, which was to
have assisted iii layrs down the sub
marine cable, has been ordered to tie
West Indies, together with the new
propeller .Ntaes0ta and the sloop-of-war
GermQnt0wn. Tnc PotCtataR, the Co.
i0rado, the R0aaohe, steam lrigates, and
the slo,ps Narion and Perry, have
also received orders to prepare instant
ly for sea. Five war steamers and
tarec SIoops, exclusive Of the African
squadron, (Which is soon to SAL y forms
a very formidable naval force, and the
American people, naturally of an in
quiring disposition, would like to know
tie re .son OF TN, warllke p eptra ION.
The telcgraphlc desp 'tc'es BRING Us
bit of information which makes Us sus-
pect that the kcels Of these ships will
soon ride upon the waves which wash
the shores OF Mexico Tue despatch
es from Europe state that the first di-
vision Of lhe Spanish expedition az inst
Mexico sailed on the 2Sih OF March,
to rendezvous at Havana We ina
zine that it is to watch this Spanish
expedit on that our war steamer are
ordered into the West India waters.
1t will no add any to to the peace Of
mud of the vaiorous Dons to discover
the muzzl of those ten nch shell guns
watching every movement with fever
i>h lips, as though anxious u ex-
change few compliments, IN t shape
of hard and holl ~ ware. The Mex
lcans boast that they have the guardn-
teed aid Of The United Stat 5, and
openly dfy the Spanlards. Things
look suspicious. Ii Spain goes to war
with Mexico, >he may losr Cuba. De-
pend upon it, that the West Indie
fleet is to look after the Spanlards.