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The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-09-23

young man at his side, but he spoke to
marble. The color had left his check
he walked slowly toward her.
If be was speechlcss with amusement,
SO was not she. A rich bloom NANTES
her cheek-triumph made her syes SPAR
kle as they never did before; they flashed
like diamonds. A crowd gathered to
compliment her. In graceful acknowl-
edgement she blended wit and humor.
allow well she talks; who would have
thought It? He KS found treasure"
were whispered all around the room.
Meanwhile, Frederick Lane stood like
one enchanted, while his little rustic wife
quoted books with perfect abandon-ad-
mired this one, condemned that. A Sc
date looking student lost himself 10 a Lat
in quotation: Helen smilingly finished it,
and she received look eloquent with
thanks. Bonmote, repartee, language
rich in fancy and imagery, fell from her
beautiful lips, as if they had just received
touch from some fairy hand.
Still Fred walked by her side like one
in dream-pressed his hands over his
bewildered eyes to be sure Of his senses,
when he saw her bending, breathing
vision of loneliness, over the harp-her
full arm leaning on its golden strings
heard again that rich voice now plaintive
with some tender memory, rise and fall
in sweet and sorrowful cadence.
"Tell me, said be, when alone, "what
does this meant feel like one awaken
ing from dream"
"Only country girl, said Helen,
gravely, then falling into her husbands
arms, she exclaimed: "Forgive me. / am
that little rustic that You would rather die
than we'd. Are you sorry that you mar
ried meg
"Sorry, my glorious wife But, Hell
en- you could not deceive me? Did ! not
understand you had never
"Bcen at an academy she broke in;
''never took music lesson, never was
taught to sing-all very true. And yet
l am all you see here tonight. myself
my own teacher; with labor and diligence
hope am worthy to be the wife of one
SO good and exalted as l find my husband
to be-"
Reader, wouldn't you and / like to be
there Just now and hear her story; the
laughing between smiles, her pretty face
and dmples, as she tells how she Danish
ed the piano, books, harp, portfolio, mu-
sic, oil IN an empty roona by thernselvee,
and locked the door, lesving them to the
seclusion and dust while the young coun-
try girl, without any deep-laid scheme,
succeeded in convincing the well-bred city
gentleman that he could marry charm
ing rustic, even if her fingers were moro
familiar with The churn and knitting nee
dlas, than the piano and harp.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-09-23
A MODEL HUSBAND.

On weekday be walks out with hs
wife, and is not afraid ola mlliner's shop.
He even has ''chanso when asked for it
and never aliudes to it after. He is not
above carrying a large brown paper par
eel, orr cotton umbrella. Or the clogs. or
even holding the baby in an omnibus.
He runs on first to knock at the door,
when it is raining. He goes outside if the
cab is full. He goes to bel first in cold
weather. He VIII get up in the middle
Of tie night, to rock the cradle or answer
the deor-bell. He eats cold meat or pick
les and is Indifferent about pies and pud-
dings. The cheese is never too strong,
r the beer to small, or tho tea too weak
for him. He believes in mysteries and is
melted instantly with a tear. He patch
es up quarrel with velvet gown and
drives away the suiks with trip to Ep-
som, or a sig in the park on Sunday.
He goes te church regularly and takes
bis wife to the opera ouce . year. He
pays for her losses at cards and gives her
all his winnings. He never flies ont
about his buttons or brings home friends
to SUI per. His clothes never smell Of
tobacco. He respects the curtains, and
never smokes in the house. He carses,
but never secrctes for himself ''the brown"
He laces his wife's stays even in Deem
Der, and never asks for fire in the bed
room on the most wintry nights. He re-
spects the fiction of his wite's age, and
would as soon burn his fingers as touch
the bright poker. He never invaics the
kitchen, and would no more tl.uk Of blow
ing up any of the servants, than of crder-
ing the dinner, or having the tray rought
up after eleven. He is innocent ola latch |
key. He lets the family go out of town
once every year, whilst he remains at |
home with one knife and fork, sits en- q
brown Holland chair. sleeps on a curtain
less bed, and has charwoman to wait |
on him. He goes down on Saturday and
comes up on Monday, taking with him
the clean linen, and bringing back the |
dirty clothes. He checks the washing |
bills. He pays the housekeeping m oney |
without suspicion and shuts his eyes
to the "sundrics." He is very easy and
affectionatc-keeping the wedding ami
versary punctually; never complaining if |
the dinner is not ready; making the break
fast himsel, if nobody is down; letting
his wife waltz, and drink porter before
company. He runs on all her errands.
pa, IS all her bill, and cries like child at
hee death.
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HOW MICH Luxury WE
NEED.

am no advocate for meannees of pri-
vate hab;tation. | would fain introduce
into 1t ali magniiicenee, care, and beauty
where they arc possible; but l would not
have that useless expense in unnotced f.
nerlcs or forms Utica; cornicings of ceilings
and grainings Of doors, aud fringinps Of
curtains, and Thousands Of such thincs
which have become fooiishly and apathot.
ieally things on whose common
appliance hang whole trades, 10 which
there never yet belonged the blessing Of
giving one ray Of real pleasure, or becom-
,ng OF the renlotest or most contemplate
use--things which cause half the expense
of life, end destr y more than half its com
fort manllness, responsibility, freshness
and facility. speak from experience; I
know what it is to i've in a cottsge with
floor and roof of deal, and hearth Of mica
slate; and | know it to be in many respects
healthier and happier than living between
a Turkey carpet and gilded ceiling, beside
a steel CRATE and polished fender. do
not say that such things have not their
place and propr;ety: but l cay this
emphatically, that the tenth part OF the OK
pense which is sacrifised Ia domestic van
tics, if rot absolutely and meaninglessiy
lost in domestic discomforts and encurn-
brances, would, if collectively offered and
wisely employed, build marble church
for every town in England: such church
as it should be a JOY and a blessing even to
pass nearin our daily ways and walks, and
it would bring the light into the eyes to soc
from sfar, lifting its fair hight above the
purple cload of humble Rusksn.
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BEECEaER ON BOYS.

Henry Ward Beecher is said to be
patron saint of boys, The boys of Brook
Iyn, it is said. would all make him Prcsi
dent of the United States tomorrow, if it
depended on their vote. He saves them
from the police--he pays their fines when
they break windows he tells them be
used 10 ike to do it himself. The eve
ming before the fourth of July. the usual
Plymouth Church prayer meeting was
s. mcwhat disturbed by the firing Of crack
ers in the entry and under the windows.
Nest ministers would have put on a
solemn look and given orders to seiz or
drive away the boys; but Beecher smiled
and sad, That's somewhat annoying to
us, but presume the boys enjoy it; IN
decd ] remember a time when | used to
enjoy sach things myself.
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PR ATSE YOUR WIFE.

Praise 'rour wife, man; for PHYS sake
give her little encouragement; it wont
hurt her. She has made your home COM
Portable, your hearth bright and shining
your food agreeable; for PHYS sake tell
her you thank her if nothing more. She
don't expect it: it viii make her eyes open
wider than they have done for these ten
years; but it will make her good for all
that and you too.
There are many women today thlrstlng
for the word of praise, the language Of
encouragement. Through summer heat
and winters toll they have drudged I'M
complainipgly' and so accustomed have
their fathers, brothers and husbands be-
come to their monotonous labors, that
they look up for and npon them rs they
do the daily rising Of the sun and IS dali
" going down. Homely every day hfe
may be made beautiful by an appreciation
of its very nominees. You know that
f the floor is clean manual labor has been
7reforlncd to mako it 50. You know that
# you can take from your drawer clean
SHIRT whenever you want it, somebody's
fingers have ached in the toll of making
it so fresh and agreeable, so smooth and
lustrous. Everything pleases the eye
and the sense has been produced by CON
slant work, much thought, great cafe, and
unt;ring efforts. bodily and mentally.
Its not that many mon do not appre-
ciate these things, and feel glow Of graf
itudc for the number.es3 attentions tts ow-
ed upon them in sickness and in health
but thew are SO selfish in that feeling.
They don't come out with q hearty "Why
how pleasana you mako things look, wife /;
or, 81 am obliged to you for taking SO
much pains" They thank the tailor for
giving fits" they thank the man in the
full omnibcs who gives them scat; they
thank the young lady who moves along
inssthe concert room; in short, they thank
every body and every thing out off doors,
because it is the custom, and come home,
tip their chairs back and their heels UP,
pill out the newspaper, grumble if vie
asks them to take the baby, scold if the
fire has Just got down; or, if anything is
just ri ht, shut UP their mouths with
smack of satisfaction, but never say to
her, [ thank you.
| tell you what men, young and old,
if YOU did but show an ordinary civility tc
those common articles of housekeeping
yoar wives; if you gave the. one hundred
and sixtieth part Of the compliments YOU
almost choked them with before marriage
if you would stop the bandinage abou
who you are going to have when number
one is dead, if you would cease to speal
of their faults, however hanteringlv, be
| fore others, fewer women would seek 70
other sources of happiness than your colo
for ali good qualities she has, and vo'
may rest assured that her Deficiencies ar
fully counterbalaneed by your own.
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A New Mormon Alpil abet.


In order better to carry on his inia-
nous doings, Brigham Young has, in
connection with his council, devised new
alphabet composed of cxtraord;nary char
acters. A font oftypc has been cast IN
St. Louis. Specimens of the type have
been published in the st. Louis Demo
erat but are Of course unintelliglble to
the Gentiles. The type founders have
supplied the Mormons with moulds and
other apparatus for re-casting their old
metal. 80 that the Dessert Neacs will
probably be profound mystery, at least
IN part, to oil but the initiated The new
characters are forty-one in number, and
bear striking resemblance to those Of
The E,hiop'c alphabet
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-09-23
From the Home Journal.
JULTET,s TOMB in VERONA.

"But / assure you, sir" said the cice-
rome, "that there is nothing to see in it."
"More than in all Verona"
The cicerone shrugged bus shoulders,
and we continued our way.
There is no town in Italy more interes-
ting in its appearance than Verona. A
quiet and venerable melancholy broods
over its streets and houses. Its architec-
ture of all forms; its peculiar easements
and balconies; the half Gothic, half class
ic stamp Of its antiquity-have, to my
eyes, an inexpressible charm. | think to
recognise something Shakspearian in the
aspect of the place; it accords well with
the memories of which Shakespeare has
associated its reverent name; and ! own,
that trod its motley streets with less re-
spect for its history than for its immortal
legend for was it not here that the gay
Mercutio and the naughty Tybalt ran
their brief career along these very streets
went the masked troop, with their torch
bearers and merry music, on the night
that Romeo made himself a guest in the
halls of Capulet, and won the heart of the
imprisoned Juliet! The Gothic lattice,
the frequent balcony, the garden seen
through the iron gates that closed yon-
der ancient court, do they not all breathe
of Romeo-of Shakspeare-of romance :
of that romance which is stepped in the
colors of SO passionate go Intoxicating
love, that in order oven to comprehend it.
we must lift ourselves out Of common
and worldly nature-wc must rise from
what our youth has been made by the
arid cares and calculating schemes Of life
we must shut ourselves up, as it were
il a chamber of sweet dreams, from which
all realities must be rigidly excluded-we
must call back to the heart to the sense,
to the whole frame, its first youth-we
must feel tho blood pass through the veins
as an elixir, and imagine that we are yet
in the first era of the world, when (accor-
ding to the Grecian superstition) Love
was the only deity that existed, and his
breath was the religion of creation. Then,
and then only, can we acknowledge that
the legend Of Romeo and Juliet does not
pass the limits of nature. For the great
characteristic of their love in youth-thc
sparkling and divine freshness Of years;
its luxura MT imag;nation-its suddenness,
and yet its depth-the conceits and phan-
tastes which find common language too
tame. and wander into sweet extravaganza
for the very truth of the passion All
,b;s helonrs hut to the flush and May of
life, the beauty of our years-tne sunny
surface of the golden well. fou sec AZ
once the youngness of that love- It you,
compare t with the love Of Antony and
.Cleonatra in another and no less wonder
tragedy Of the great master. Tho love-
IN either. passes tho level Of human emo.
tions-~it Is, the love ct -ar s1e- neasss And
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-09-23

PUBLISHED by REQUEST,
Don't forget me, papa" g don't forget me"
Let mementos spring up in your way,
Prom the table, the bed, and the fireside,
Where-I ate, slept and sported in play
From the window. the door and the gateway,
Where watched your expected return.
Then ran forth To meet you so gladly.
With something to say or TO learn,
Fron the toys and the books that you bought
Prom the stories / asked you to read
FROM the sweet little please pa You taught
To say, when for aught hal need
Prom my scat on your knee when you kissed
At yo,.r ride whHn you sat down to write
FcoTn evrry loved spot where you mis- me,
Al x.oTuinC, at noon, and at night.
. Don't Sorg': me papa" don't forget me"
Nhtr. roar efforts to save me were vain
VIXEN ssRs.i ynn TO sing and pray for me"
Thile suffering from sickness and pain
when in your arms gently reclining.
lark shadows b2tlouded Lies SO.
7 Told you felt cold and weary
And then ill q moment was gone.
: Don't forget me papa" dont forget ne"
On the hill meath the prairie oak tree.
o remember the place where you laid me.
Though seldom you 90 there TO see;
am sleeping beside little brother"
For him you selected the place.
When jesus from You and " sick mother"
Transferred him to His holy embrace,
o Don't forget me pupa,' don't forget me,
For my spirit dwells not in the tomb,
o go not there seeking to find me,
For it is not your little girls home;
Ny home is in Heaven with Jesus,
Iam"with little Genie" once more.
We are going to stay here forever,
For we ne'er were so happy before.
Don't forget me papa" "don't forget me"
But cease for your loved one to mourn,
To Heaven, o come and embrace us.
For we never to you can return;
On earth then. set not your affections
But place them upon things above.
Where your little family unbroken,
Forever may sing of Christ's love.
ToNsoS.
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NOBLE SENTIMENTS.

Condemn no man for not thinking ss
you think. Let every one enjoy tie tros
liberty ofthinking for himself. Let every
man l.se his own judgement since every
man must give an account of himself to
God. Ahhor every approach, in every
kind or degree, = the spirit Of persecution.
If you cannot reason or persuade MN
INTO tho truth never attempt to forco hin
into it. Iflove will not compel him to
come, leave lin 70 Gsej TIE JUICE If ali.
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sE- What could be more tender in senti-
ment or beautiful in expression, than the fol-
lowing lines from poem by MARIA LOUISA
CHITwooD
If a pilgrim hath been Swallowed
BY tree that have nursed;
II a cup of clear, cold water
have raised to lips athirst;
five planted one sweet flower,
BY an else too barren way:
If I've whispered in the midnight
One sweet word to tell of day:
II in one poor, bleeding bosom,
"a woe-swept chord have stilled;
II dark and restless spirit
with hope of heaven have filled
If I've made for life's hard battle
One faint heart grow brave and strong
Then my God, ] thank thee. bless thee,
For the precious gift of.song.
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Suring gave me friend, and true true love.
The summer went caroling by,
md the autumn Drowned. the winter frowned.
And l sat me down to sigh;
Nv friend was false for the sake ofgold.
Ere The farmer stacked his rye,
And nv true love changed with the tickle west
wind,
Ere winter dulled the sky;
Bet the bees are humming-a new spring s
coming.
4 nd none The worse an l.
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If roU want to kiss pretty girl. why,
kiss h,r ifyou can. Ifapretty girl wants
to kiss You, let Der, like DAD.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-09-23

stronger natures than the world knows
But the one is the love that demands lux
ury and ponlp:. it d.sl enses with glory,
but not with nagnif i.cnce: it lies
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POETRY.
From the Hudson Chronicle.
DON'T FORGET ME, PAPA.

PUBLISHED by REQUEST,
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Queen Victoria .t Chsrbourg.


Tbc Cherbourg j0urraa give some dc.as VI toe late
wait Of Qoesn Victoria 70 thai port
Her Majesty and Prince Albert were accompanied by
Prince Alfred, be Princes Royal ard The AHce
Helcps ard fouys Immeai.ieiy a'cr the roy.i yschs
erfreo tbe rosdsicsd, Roar Atrial Cour, e. Go4rd0r
the kAras Pcfcct vent % boeFd 10 bis pes,s
ksjcsy ard hsd the bo1or OF beng avited dnner
ILe o. tha q e., srsivsl known M, the
fotrvirg novnipg, wben the whole tosn In m,ve-
rnsbi, eIFecrg NE lsndiog o. the 70 q party rse yes
ses " ne rcadsteGd the pablo 5Gllogs, snd nbey
o. privse housss opamenied With 1sss srRther
early bocr geen Prsoc Albert aud the royal ch3Ten
snoed Under salute from the ships In The hs Dor an
from tbe forts, and having visited the different paris
81 TIC 90 ~ ard enesco carriages prepared tf en, AID
Iroceced T. wo tague % Ra1lc, whence Her stsy and
the teen, NE par ana The oand Nc country, Afsr
We IeNn ~ 'nsToys ~ " % the Victoria and Albert ~
strch Dttite, tic suu P'efcc,, and Y. Lude tne
drtss 70 Her Meaiy ,xptelve ol The eexht OF me To-
bseisnw ~ ben homo Cd with ner vsis
Ine kSWtAs-"kadAm aud mott gracious Severe 20,
tne o~n w IhefbourE q which have the hor be
Mayor hspJ this CAV rec TIE rsslzrIoa on zoe ho
whlch for momen, che Bbei last year laval myself
expftss q ore thai ma oe psrnlsd h r., :. 49, go
tbe respected homage u ny fellow otgeps rba u IN
August sl ever be 10 her remsnbr.nce precious ssd
1be queen repqod IL INC most g-,c,oo. name. t,og
TIC Mayer uat tshe last yCar M Ia r-.of ~ r6
q ercor'E, hpo ma nc D2r tons ,sala 81 hsnou %
hsvuf been able 70 realize Ter ~ suglu si1os sse "a
seen The mzgn 6ceot works cc1nU.nsS Al t,.i ~,
viii perse,erspce which DID huur tas e1plnstr.-y
pkiB of Frsrce. In the az eynoon Her Xt,a,y sg.ls
sLdes ,rd risIed the brcskwacr aner gb.rb sss ~
srcpd ven The docky ard under fresh .sutes ffo Ia
hrne~cs Afar q rather l0rg etaniDston of di-svcnt
tarts o. the estsh stmen the royal pay rettsrei On
tosra the royal yacht 70 dinner, at -niih 10 Addison 10
ROY family ard he Prince enirgen ~ s.out
~ SPECIAL nvitsuos-Adnrsi Count re Gourdon Conceal
1'Herbtop Inspt otor General OF f7antry g'tsrsi the
gasqss d. 10 Place g 1era 9osol &c BvelIt CaUtso ne
H"n J. Depmsn SBd ar Horace Hanond, Der sgest 8
Consul ~ gherboo In The evening me seq oost an1
rsn = tne harrison went on board and we're reserved ~
der Hnieay.
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nc Paris oorospos6ei n ne London Trst, writing
tnc 1Sd 81 susu.l ssys.
csp.,ctes rsrtlvci here from Tehersr 70 the fM ~
1ry cosisin delals ~ hi horto published wbcr
II W.. Mr rWpy became fu0rn IN Persis, several
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u atrMm voult have ssaroed reT0fs character hsd y
rc beer o the ereygy oisnlaved w The nmsnt ir
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~ army Tn court tsd urittNa hertn ~ Ebruz
sbsre enthnlps e~ety gear durrg &C nos ~esatr Il
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REsTAURaNrs.

.ShzIlvs SALOON, as CANAL STREET, BsrSKKN
~ Vsrck a nudson stree g.
ltaiAt Ell ~ ice creaw
Oysters IT. every svie
Meas. poultry and game
gcnce, Tea ard -hoc1i.s
Ales nquoys, wines ard serar.
thpper tdrttned u oder IL s've Meals ~ All hours
A. =. glILAY Proprietor
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FUaSrTuR,c, SO.

ErlMFTIED AND COTTAGE rURSrTURE.-sUPERS
IA sunes in every beautifully decorsed from 80 20
wafdr, ~ tie old uanuaciofy, eA broadway. bftre-n
Hocsion and Beecker streets Goods carefully Pacsed or
The r. u. ftsSbhh
L,URs1ruRn rOR aAbn-A PHlVATG fAMif,
movirgt us Of he desire % sell heir psror tarul
which rood aud Arst Ass; VII pe 500
tsir vslu,uon For particulars sddress u heso oncs
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III tn. advertiser furniture Onclu hrg superb
pla-o but aoon ch nfins bis rect ence desires " beet
rsryon vnulf fnrns- III INT not ertrassnnuY-HI
Two pssiors Fue nrrt bali % stArwsy-tnl recve
IN part phole u.y naut board with lAmilV where
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