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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-19
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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-19
EDWARD WILSON !;
Or, Which was the Cowardq
BY T. 8. ARTHUR.

BY T. 8. ARTHUR.
."'Will you bear thar?"T $50 s-.
The young man to whom this was ad-
dressed stood facing another person about
his own age, on whose flushed counte-
nance was an expression of angry def
ance. The name of this person was Lo-
gan. A third party, also young man,
had asked the question in tone of sur
prise and regret. Before there was time
for response, Logan said sharply, and
in tone of stirring contempt.
~'' You are poor, mean coward, Ed
ward Wilson repeat the words and
if there is a particle of manhood about
you" ."# 600. 81
Logan paused for an instant, but qick-
ly added. "vou will resent the insult"
Why did he pause His words had
aroused a feeling iu the breast Of Wilson
that betrayed itself in his eyes. The
word "cowsrd" in that instant OF time
would have more 6ttingIy applied to
James Logan. But, as quickly as the
flash leaves the cloud, SO quickly faded
the indignant light from the eyes of Ed
ward Wilson. What fierce struggle
agitated him for the moment? a',-
'' We have been fast friends, James,"
said Wilson, calmly. "But, even, if that
were not so, will not strike you.'' a.a
You're afraid.'' "-. - -.... ..r
al will not deny it. I have always
been afraid to do wrong"
" Bah ! Cant and hypocrisy !" said
the other, contemptuously. r.. .I-.a
L" You know me better than that James
Logan ; and am sorry that in your re-
sentiment of an imagined wrong, you
should SO far forget what is just to my
character as to charge upon me such
mean views. l reject the implied allega.
ton as false" il.s-.' -
There was An honest indignation in the
manner Of Wilson that he did rot atteu1p,
to suppress. 49,
do you call me liar ?'' exclaimed
Logan, in uncomfortable passion, draw.
ing back his hand, and making a motion
as if here about to strike the other in the
face. -;..E...- --.rI.s
The eye OF Wilson quailed not, nor wa.
the smallest quiver of muscle percepti
BILE. From some cause the purpose O
Logan was not executed. Instead Of Civ
ing q blow he assaulted his antagonis
with words of deeper insult, seeking thu
to provoke an assault. But Wilson wa.
not thus to be driven from the citadel ii
which he had entrenched himself.
elf am a coward, 50 he said, 81 woul
rather be q, coward than lay a,hsndsin vi
olence on him. have called my friend,
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-19
Low Necked nreasos.

The low necked dresses of the ladies
are,..made the theme Of small jokes by
certain chaps. In our opinion it is With
might be allowed to indulge in at their
discretion; the wits who would ridiculo
them had better look at home, and as
they live in glass houses, abstain from
throwing stones. Ifthey don't like to see
the ladies let them look another way
There was a grand party out at Madame
R.'sla short time ago, and the mass Of
the ladies present were extremely iolpty
minded-so low were some Of them dis
posed to go, thatSpindle said to his friend
Shanks:
Did you ever see the like 2"
No." says shanks. / never did-at
least not since l was t0sansd."
This was outrageous; but presently the
saps. met the belle of the eyening--a
splendid crsature-aud Spindle exolaiu-
ed
"What GALAXY Of beauty r
We'll, | declare" says shanhs, "yoD
have the advantage of me. thought o
galaxy included o constellation Of beau
ties"
$50 it does" says Spindle, "and don't
you see the milky ,1qy 7" !
!. On they passed and soon encountered
q magnificent woman, with such frank
developments as to leave no room for
doubt as 10 the quality Of her charms.
There" says Spindle. /" is the finest
woman in the. house," k
Fact" says shanks. "she oat,stttYs
all the rest |"
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-19
who Marry and Have Children in
America.

America.
More than fOur-seyenths Of the MARI.
ages in Massachusetts are among the for.
eign population. Why is it? For the
most simple reasons-the foreign born can
afford to get married, and the native born
cannot; and this must be SO long as our
extravsgeut modes of life continue. In
social life there never was people tend~
ing to deeper and more destructive social
ption-and that is more evident from
the records Of all the courts and the coll
umns of all the newspapers-than Ameri,
cans. Our fathers used to tell US OF the
prOhigacy of Paris their children tell of
the my ysteries Of Now York-a city not far
behind any in Europe. And making pro.
per allowance for size, how far is New
York ahead of our other cities and towns?
Once there was time when wife was
a '"help meat - now in thousand Of
cases you can change the meat TO eat
and make it read more truthfully. We
boast of our system Of education We have
female high schools, female colleges. fe-
male medical schools, and female heay.
ems. Our girls are refined, learned, wise;
they can sing, dance, play pianos, paint,
talk French and Italian, and all the soft
languages. write poetry. and love like We.
muses.. They are ready TO bo courted at
ten years, and can be taken from school
and married at fifteen, and divorced Al
twenty. They make splendid shows on
bridal tours, can coquette and firt at the
watering places, aud shine ike angels al
winter parties. But heaven be Kind to
the poor wretch that marries in the fash
ionable circles. What are they at wash
ing floors? Oh, We forgot: nobody has
bare floors now-how vulgar that would
be What are they at making bread and
boiling beef? Why, how thoughtless We
aTe-to be sure they will board, or have
servants. What are they at mending old
clothes? /? But there We are again |; the
fashions change so often that nobody. ha.
old clothes but the rag men and the pa.
per makers DOW What are they q
washing babies faces and pinning n
their tIowsers? And .hereis our intoleT
able stupidity once more having chil
, ldrenpi is left 10 the Irish IL What lady
think of having nasty children about be
! nov g--or if she IS So unfortunate dom
she put them to wet nurses 70 begin gftt
and Boarding schools afterwards "
Iepeas-ws have come q polnt. Ther
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-19

MERIT AND PosITIoA.-Thp diferense
between aimRn OF merit and a man ofpo.
sition is this The latter is the man Of
his day, the former is the man afier his
day.
There was king in England. when
Shakespeare lived there, and doubtless.
every child in the realm knew his name
familiarly, but how many Of them knew
the name Of the poor pIay-Writer But
now. almost every child who speaks
tho English language. knows Of Shake
pesre and Of his writings-how many OF
Them know Of James and his writings ?
Very few. Thus the mar. Of high po-
sition died with his position and his day:
but the man Of merit Only began 70 live
when be died.
The author Of '.Doa Qpixote - 10
known throughout the world, bntwho can
tell about the men Of position-if q king
-or the mobiles, or fine gay lsdies who
lived when CervaDtes Was writing the
adventures of the Knight Of the Rueful
Countenance."
Who was Governor Of Virginia when
Patrick Henry fred his fellow men With
his eloquence 3 Yet every Anericsn
boy knows Patrick Henry. And vet. We
think the Governor must have been bet.
ter known in his day than tie ofatoS.
Thus it itis-position is thing of today.
while merit Is thing Of all time, and
when joined to the reaTeet4of things. an
upright. blameless Christian lie, Il be-
comes star in eternity never ending
light in the eternal day Of fHutb.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-19
aTHE. PAss or .DEAr,H.


II was narrow pass, passss"DF sflssa III S2e'Fa
= Watefed with human tears, 90 Z -l''.4. ga .
For death had kept the outer gate " 7'l'''. s
Almost six thousand years, . '''.5..f
And the ceaseless tread Of worlds feet ..'. ,.
Was ever in my ears.
ThrOnging, jostling, hurry ing by, ... ...
AS If they were only born to die. -
Asstately king drew near, - @'"E's''@t"'
;sr9 This narrow pass to tread, 1893 IS f-...T.
Around him hung gorgeous robe, Fl. a tl.
f And a crown was on his head; = fr-
But death with look of wthering scorn,
Arrested him and sad ...'' h.." f.s.i.
SIN humble dress must the king draw near,
For the crown and the purple are useless here.'
ga Next came aman ofwealth, ,.,zsra .z...r.
And his eye was proud and bold. - .g-...
And he bore in his hand lengthy scroll, sz-
Telling of sums untold; Ies-r~. 4-L
But Death, who careth not for rank, . ,Hg.
Careth slittle for gold fa ..ts.- ILL. .sa..
q Here that scroll i cpnnot allow, 5,....r-.... ..
For the gold OF the richest is powerless now.''
And book was in his hand,
Filled with the flames of burning thought,
That arc known in many a land
But the child Of genius quaiIed to hear
Deaths pitess demand,-
" Here that book cannot enter with thee, ,-
For the bright flash OF genius is nothing to me-
Next came maiden fair,
With that eye SO deeply bright,
That stirs within you strange sweet caro-,
Should you meet on summer night
But Death, ero The gentle maid passed through
snatched away its light
Beauty is power in the world" no saith,
"But what can it do in the Pass of Death"
A youth of sickly meln lsa ...
Followed in thoughtful! mood, ...-
Whose heart was filled with love to God
Aud tho early brotherhood ... ....
Death felt he could not quench the heart
That lived for others good
L own,'' cried he, " the power of loves
l must let it puss to the realms above"
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-19

ONE. FOR Dan R1oE.-Dan Rice, the
well known clown, RENTED in settlement
of an account, to the publisher of q pa>
per in the west, three dollar bill. which
was returned with the brief remark,
"This note is counterfeit, please send an-
other" It-was two. months before he
heard from Dan again, when he apollo
gized for the delay, saying that he had
been unable until now to find GnotAes
three dollar oomte.fel bill. but be hoped
the one he now enclosed would suit. pro,
testing at the same time, his inability tc
discover what the objection was to the
other. which he thought as good coun.
terfeit as he ever saw. It must be ad
mitted that Dan swept that board.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-19

tation toathe soireess of the parents softh6
young gnl3 aud the Parisaeent has lust
feceixedia q lstter from III whicI9; reads
asifollowss, bila baa ,bsasn;sT saS Jrns
.s:'sME DEAR sra. 1.-The game isbagged.
lsconductedtbe she pherdess toitheS altar
yssterday9ands to-day i pocketed my six
hundred thousand francs.'' .ys,if lse
si4Andsthat is one way in which girls
arebought andosold sin France, without
thsirlknowing it.'ssg ltaos !ad tfspt So
SIsEzsEsitG L.. -!.LssL sal ~ sgts s3g SIS IL
h4t7nt EaIaa IS OLtD2.71aJa sas-st.as%
1--WE yesterday heard Of practical Joke
perpetFated, ,&whichi in the duIness of the
timesSif not7for its intrinsic excellence. is
worthy Of being recorded The parties
to'thls transaction we shall designate as
Ben and Tom .a aialE~9 al - a.rai!3
.i1t'is proper for better UNDERSTANDING
Of the Joke to intimate that the former
speculates 10 modest degree in blyalves
and rightgood bivalves they are too
and 1t IS not necessary to say what the lat.
ter does, further than he is as fast asthe
locomotive and pet train which he swears
by. and is, wiLhaI. great wag. ea7s72V
The story runs that Ben had taken a
three dollar couuter(eit@bill. and not rel-
lshing such dead capital, he conceived the
idea of giving it to Tom, who was frol
licking fellow, and could make it 90 if
anybody could. Accordingly he ap-
pronched the contemplated dispensing
medium one day. when the following con.
versation ensued: TO-. :. ....
" | say, Tom, here's a pretty good
counterfeit three, if you pass it III di.
vide" 80. 90,
" Let's see the plaster" said Tom j;
and after examining it carefully. put it in
his vest pocket, remarking, "It's an equal
divisions dollar and half a piece 2"
Z" Yes," said Ben. ..,a
" All right" said Tom, aud he saun>
tered. .0t
A few minutes afterwards he quietly
stepped into the Office of his friend Ben.
purchased a can OF oysters for one dollar
and half, and laid down the three dol.
lar bill in payment for them. The clerk
looked at the bill rather doubtingly, when
his suspicious. were Immediately calmed
by Tom, who told him there " vas no use
looking, for he had received that bill
80 OH DOnI uIuSGll, not ten minutes SnCe.'
OF course, the clerk, with this assurance
immediately y Gorked over the dollar and a
balf change, and with the deposit and the
can of oysters Tom left.
Shortly afterwards he met Ben, who
asked him if he had passed the bill.
.'t" Oh, yes" said Tom, here's your
share" at the same time passing over
the dollar and a half to Ben.
That night when Ben made up his cash
account he was surprised to find the same
old counterfeit three in the drawer
Turning to.his locun' tencnS lie asked
"W Where did you get this curse bill :?
Didn't you know it was counterfeit 2"
" Why, Tom gave it to me, and l sus.
Pected it was fishy, but he said he had
just received it from you, and therefore
took it?
The whole thing had penetrated the
wool of'Ben. and with a peculiar grin he
muttered "Sold." and charged the can of
oysters to'proGt and loss account.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-19

~ a lemonless Irshman was obsery.
ed one evening slicing potato into bis
not whiskey toddy.
Why, what are you about 2, Char.
ley inquired. e.s
lis punch I am maxim dear +, ,qai-
ehy replied Pat. - .z5zss4a ..ts.as 10.
. Bpt What are you slieing that il
g To give II a favor
g What go,qto 57apor %
!" Sure. and isn't q favor. favor
whether its lemon OF pitafy y
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-19
WHOLE NO. 300

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young men hesit late and grow old before
they can decide wheth they can marry,
and Afterwards keep clear3of bankruptcy
and crime: What is tie consequences -
There are more persons living single life
are there more leading ayirsuous life 2
1t is time for mothers 10 know that the.
extrayags snce they encourage is destrncs'
tive OF the virtue of their children: that
all the foolish expenditures making to
rush their daughters t6 Smattimony. are..
instead of answering that end, Tending to,
destroy Che institution OF marriage altos
gether.
BAYAkD TAYLOR wIRa THE F1Ss1sH.G .G1sIs.,
Taylor has some novel adyenr
lures. in his northern European tour, and
meets with strange customs and curiosi-
ties. In his last letter he tells us about
stopping couple of nights with a very
friendly old Finish lady. where he got q
bed with sheets. The drst night the
mother and the son were so amazed to-
see him undress before retiring, that
they were curiosity bound-and did not
leave their stand point in the room until
he was. snugly covered up. The reye-
lation of what they had seen TO other
members Of the family, produced most
wonderful audience the second night. On
this occasion, he writes :-"Three bnxom-
daughters, otage ranging from sixteen to
twenty-five. appeared about the time for
retiring and stationed themselves in a row
near the door. where they watched us With
silent curiosity. AS we showed no hesita-
tioa in the first case, We determinedto be
equally courageous uow. and commenced
removing our garments with deliberation.
allowing them to fully inspect them.
The work thus proceeded in mutual ST.
lence until we were nearly ready for re.
pose. when by pulling off stocking and
displaying the muscular calf, suddenly
alarmed the Youngest. who darted TO tho
door and rushed out. The second caught
the panic and followed and the third and
the Oldest was obliged to do likewise, tho
with evident reluctance. The, perfect
compOsure of the girls. and the steadiness
with which they watched US, showed that
they were quito unconscious Of having
committed any impropriety."
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-19

THE HoRsE's FoOT. The elastic tissue
packed within each hoof Of q horse is 90
folded, backward and forward, that It
would present surface Of four feet
square were itsspread ont. Thus HE
limbs and the entire weight Of his body
rest on spring cushions packed IN boxes.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-19
ON WHISKEY.

OF ull the plaques that scourgc mankind,
There's none that so impnrs the mind,
Aud renders it to virtue blind,
- - As Whisliey.
What is the caIso of every i'll?
What doth with pains the body fill?
1t is the oft repeated gill
...... OF Whiskey.
What is it somc do love so we'll, rl
For which thcir bodies they would sell,
And send their very souls to hell 7
.-.-tr 8- a-'Tis Whiskey.
What is is poisons all their lives,
And makes them curse and beat their wives
AND thousands TO destruction drives?
'Tis Whiskcy.
What makes chill penury prevail,
Makes widows mourn and orphans wall,
And fills tho poor house and the Jail Z
a.t.--. 'Tis Whiskey.
Oh Whisky! thourt the greatest curse,
Tc soul, to body, and IS purse; ~ Bob Is
Pandora's box held not4ing worse ...
Than Whiskey.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-19

Henry, my. love. wish yon would
drop that book and talk with. me. / feel
30 dull.~
a long silence. and no reply. IS
OH. Henry, my foot's asleep -
sIsit We'll, don't talk dear, J6n
might wake Il
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-19
Correspondence of the Baltimore Americana
.-...,-. Washington, lGav 24th.

PtSS " = large company OF, LADIES
and gentlemen, presented to President
Buchanan his famous Buck horn, chair.
Immediately after the, entrance. of the
President. Mr.. kinman was introduced. TO
him by Gen. Denver. Mr.. Kinman there
upon addressed the President briefly and
feelingly alluding to the reverence in
which be held him as "a statesman, and
e;xiPresslng thed pleasure: with which he
hailed him as, Chief, Magistrate of the Un>
ion. He himself was a Pennsylvanian,
and was, born, at. Uniontown. When quite
q youth he had gone to the '"great West"
since WHICH time he had been a pioneer
lie had twice crossed the rocky ntoun-
talns., and had come to the. city Of Wash
ington With tsat chair, (pointing to the
curlously fashioned and massive antlers
at his side, which was securely bolted
with iron-the iron Of their own State
lPennsylyania,) He had brought it here
TO present it to the President, and he
hoped he would accept it.
The President responded in the cour>
teQus, manner for which he is so .distin.
guished, and said that he had no doubt
that Mr.. hipman was honest, sincere and
brave like, the people of the frontier to
which he belonged, who could be led by
Kindness, but never could be driven by
force. HeAw6uId accept the chair with q
great deal. ofpleasure and would keep it
as memento OF the occasion. He would
now, sit down in it. 1t is needless TO add
that in the act of sitting he was loudly ap-
plauded. -.--,
General Denver then introduced to the
President Mr.. 0. NJ. Wozencraft, OF Cal
ltornla, who spoke on behalf of the Cali
foFnlans, and Mr.. Kinman, making ap.
Proprlate allusion to the fact that the chair
consisted of the horns of thirteen bucks,
and had thirty -one salient. points.
Shortly after the conclusion of DR. Wo-
zencraft's speech. the PresideSt, in the
course of brief colloquy with Mr.. Kin
man, said if he lived to get home to Penn>
sylvania, he would take the chair home
with him. He then enquired where Mr..
Kinman had learned his trade as a cabi.
net maker. Mr.. Kinman. replied that this
was the first Cabinet work he had ever
done. Ha was q ,trapper. and was used
to handling. the rife. "a ponderous speci>
men of which he held in his hand, with
which he had brought down many &
grizzly bear. - a. !.
The President then asked Mr., Kinman
how long he would remain in the city, "a:
he desired to talk with him. Mr.. Kin,
man replied that he would remain seyera
days, and would .be,happy to have anoth
er interviews after which ahe switldTew.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-19

L DRIVE 'us FROM OUR Position y .7aeEso,
o-~ z 60 -
So| .as9isaao ssa stnV lass8o
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-11


SAlarday-M ornlnS, c2rsy aad light rain; afternoon,
bssvy rslr; night, heavy rain.
sanetykc,uirs, olordy and warm; afternoon, cloudy
hoodAy-hornng, light showers; afternoon, Light show
crs; hight, heavy rain, thunder and lightning.
TOeedsy -xofrizg warm; afternoon, warm, With ralr
nlght ck udy.
wcdn ~iay-Nornirg, light rain; Afternoon, clear and
VAIN. tsgat, cloas and moonlight
Thur Authorizing, clear and warn; Afternoon. Gear
end warn; night, clear and mocnlsbt
FRIDAY -hornins, peassni; Aernocn, plessan,; night
esirrdty-horn.nE, pleasant
Tho sses q ooi-n saturday oonsDed 70 about
500 bal ., based manly .tdilns upls.ds ., 1s,sc
and Set Orleans mi-dlngs a. I4sc. sl4Nc- Buyers
and see were Indsposcd " freely together, and
tae mari 4 vU N nsi coniiuon 10 which further con-
in prices would probably lead 70 Increased activity
IN sa,es. Touy sgan active, and closed at an sd-
~~nce &c lso. q &c pof b@sreL wheei con-
Gnued FIRM, bui Me high pricos demanded checked
oaica A cargo Of Canadian club sold sl 81 bs
Corn wss arm with salos of western mixed al Sc $50,
-sh somt Southern yellow At Sc and southern whit. .,
p6e spfr Rye vas held firmly at 97c Pork wss rather
more s~,l, e. With sales Of 81 % 20 % W
luzaJt se or with sales oouaned 70 about Coz hhds.
Cuba ovado with 60 %. Porio Rico, and 5000 Lag
pcrrs- no on private terms CoSee was quic, bet u,
ru-te, va arn Tre,rhe were Inactive and engage
rseah ush, To liverpool about 600 700 bs<s ~ esoS
we're ereas al Al -. 81. per baie