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The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-10-28
A leaf from the Past.

SALEM, Sept, 1858.
MEssRs. EDlroRs:-- Feeling confident that not
one of your numerous readers can be ignorant OF
the public interest now agitating the question o
n Citing memorial, commemorative of Losle's re-
treat at Salem, on the 25th of February, l775,
take pleasure in handing you the following quaint
old ballad with all its oddities and inaccuracies,
composed Immediately after the occurance OF the
events to which it refers.
The writer was one Mrs. Symonds, OF North
Fields, (that charming rural suburb of locality
that rCjoices in the title of city while for its qui
etude aud unbroken sameneSS, it had fur better be
called Sleepy llollow.D
have been told that the words were sung tC
tho tune of " Lang Syne." Just think what quan
tty of good nature breath, and surs would be in
volved in tho gathering in of such lines to that
impcrishable, and benevolently accommodating
old tune! Your musical critic whose excellent
articles are so eagerly read by the music.loving
need not try to marry the smoothest harmony to
the ballad! As have elsewhere intimated, give
it verbatim, without adding or expurging word
Though very incomplete, the relic ofa time L" thai
tried mems souls : must be viewed carefully, fol
clustering thclIy around it ore many tender aut
solemn associations, that life, aye death even can
not sever. MARY AMEs ATKINS.
Col. Lesles Expedition.
On the twenty-sxth of February,
The year seyenty-hve,
With officers and soldiers,
North Bridge was alive.
The Wings of the North
Courageously they Stood
They hiSied the channel,
Which was made of wood.
"Why,' so says the Colonel
My orders run so,
That this here bridge
My soldiers must go.
" Aud hat my request,
I'll jist go thirty rod,
And then hill RETURN
According to word"
So they, in great haste,
The channel let fall
Over went the Colonel,
The soldiers, and all.
They made great clamping,
AS they hurried along,
But we didn't mind it an atom,
For we knOw'd they'd dare not do wrong.
So. at their request,
They went thirty rod
And then they returned,
According to word.
The Tories In the town
We're put to fright
Some left their homes,
And some watched by night.
Prince he kept close,
John Sergeant, he fled,
And Grant afeared
To sleep in his bed.
The Tory that aided them,
From Marblchead to Salem.
lie came AS Tory
And ,oen as q Whig.
And if you'd know the man,
1t was Major Peddrck.
Boston, Sdt. Epe. Gdsette.
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LOLA MONTE ON THE "RIGIDLy RIGurEoUs.
Lola Montez addressed large and enthusias
tic audience of ladies and gentlemen in Hop
Chapel, New York, on the evening of the lStl
inst, on Rome The proceeds of the lecture wer
to be appropriated to assist in the re-crccion o
the Church of the Good Shepherd, which was des
troyed by the tornado last Summer Persons re
fused to patronizc the lecture, thinking Lola al
unfit person to perform the important part assign
ed her. She does not sustain the best reputation
and we sometimes think people might about a
well shake hands with the Devil in one thing as
another, but Lola seems to think differently, ant
we give her concluding remarks:
LADIES AND Gt tNTLEMEN:--The advertisements
have informed you that the proceeds OF this lee
ture are to be given 10 Rev. Ralf hoyt TO aid hin
in re-bIilding his free church for the poor. The
papers have also apprised you that some of the
clergy have cast reflections on the worthy rector
tor his willingness to receive the sum which your
patronage OF this lecture yields which certainly
is piece Of bigotly, Intolerance, cruelty to the
poor, and meddesome impertnencc, which have
never before witnessed, even in the most ilberal
Catholic countries of the old world Applause
Who are those men that would bar you and me
from doing good act, and would rather lock the
doors OF comfort aud instruction on the poor than
that they should be blessed by hand that will
not be moved by their dictation. Loud APP
plause. How many churches will be built, aud
how many poor will be fed, by money which they
will give. Applause. A voice: Not one in u
thousand 1t is reserved for me TO read these
bSots lesson and to tell them that they are not
Christians, but Pharisces. They belong TO the
same class of hypocrites who condemned our Sa-
vlor because lie ate and drank with publicans and
sinners, Applause, and they appear TO be just as
ull Of the headstrong devil OF intolerance as they
were in the old time. They are certainly very i'm
pudeut and bold devils when they enter into the
breast OF protesting Christians in such free and
enlightened land as America. Such bigoted ntol-
erance would be bad enough in Timbucto or the
Fegee Islands, but in America it is like foul
spot upon the bright sun Applausel am 60
ing to Europe in few days, and when return,
which certainly shall do, Iapplause,l may be |
will give a course of lectures, 10 raise a fund
to send missionaries TO christianze the clerical
Pharsees, loud laughter and applause, i who had
rather the poor and desolate should not have the
Gospel preached to them, than that the means
should be furnished by the patronage of your
humble servant. entreat the prayers of this con
gregation for all such beuighted and miserable sin
ners. Applause
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SUNRIsE.-A glorious Autumn sunrise, these
fresh, clear bracing mornings-what can be
more beautiful moie exhilarating? This is what
Grace Harkawsy, in London Assurance" says
of it.
"The man that misses sunrise ooses the
sweetest part of exstance. love to watch the
first tear that glisens in the eye of morning
the silent song the flowers breathe-to listen TO
the thrilling choir of the woodland minstrels,
to which the modest brook trickles applause
these, swelling out the sweetest chord of sweet
Creations mathis, seem to pour some soft aud
merry tale into the daylight ear, as If the world
had dreamed happy thing, and smiled DER the
telling of it,"
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Commercial College.
FACULTY.

w. II. HoLLIsTER, +. r. FELTON,
Principals aud Profs of bookkeeping and collat-
eral branches.
WIN. p. COOPER, w. II. HOLLIsTER,
Professors of Practical and Ornamental Penman-
ship.
l., v BRUCE, Esq, and others, Lecturers Railroad
and Marine Law.
JARVIS NJ. ADAMS ESQ. ID. w, BRooKs, ESQ,
Lecturers Commercial Law.
j.. l.. JONES, ESQ, Lecturer the principles and de
tails of Banking.
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--ASoTnER PIONEER GoNE,--Died iu Hunt
lers Bottom, KY, at the residence of her sou,
VIM White, September IA, Margaret Hoyt, age
ninet-one years. She wss native of New York
and landed al Maysvllle, KY, seventy years ago
She was the first white woman in Cincinnati.
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DAMAGING Disqualification. f. p. Stan
ton, Secretary OF Kansas, under Gov Walker in
late speech ut Lawrence made the following
statement:
lie (SantOn) came to Kansas in 1851 belicy-
ing it to be the intention Of Mr. Buchanan to deal
fairly with the people. Had not this been his
opinion, he would never have accepted the posi-.
ton OF Secretary nor Walker that Of Governor of
the Territory. Justice still demanded the admS-
sion that he still believed the intentions ofthc All.
minIslTation 10 have been good. Its present line
OF policy was an stler-thought Until the month
OF September, he and Gov. Walker were sustained
throughout by the Administration He would
mention one circumstance which was not ganemlly
known As showing this concusivey.
On the first OF September, Gen Whitfield aud
Dr. TcbbS, Of Kansas, who we're then in Wash
mgton, signed lelter" expressly stating that the
course OF Gov. Walker and Secretary Stanton was
acceptabc'to the people Of Kansas, inaSmuch as
an undoubled majority were in favor of free
State. This letter wGs writtea at the spscidt
request Of 0Ir. Buchanan, who was anxious to
shield himself from the assaults then being uade
upon him by the South. Through Mr. Buchan-
ans agency, the letter was sent 10 the Union Of
lce aud was actually In type accompanied hy ed
itorlal comments endorsing lbe character of Dr.
Tebbs, as " gentleman of unmpeachahle verac.
ty,' when il was seen in proof by a Southern mem
her OF the Cabinet, who ordered its suppression
From that log 10 his, the course of the Admin
iStrauon towards Kansas has been most uuscru.
pulous ana shameful one"
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-10-28

BAD FOR THr BARREL.--A negro lately fell from
the upner story ~ IA warehouse ia Chnrrston. $.
Z" a 'an"e of 30 trei striking head isi on the
top Of " whiskey barrel. The result was the bar
rel leaked
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student must pass examination. and from whom, if
competent, they will receive certificates.
ANY student entering our College may rest assured
that no genteman's name is used by US but such as
actively engaged, aud no departments advertised
but such are regularly instituted. Al though we
have no disposition to make comparisons HuiavOrabe
TO any one, Especially ourselves,) unhesitatngly
offer Course TO the public, equal if not SUI
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ask the public 10 examine Send for a circular.
H0LLISTER d FELTON.
Cleveland, March 4, ,ls5s-l5m6.
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TRIAL OF A Handsome YoUNG WiDow II
NoRTH CAROLINA The North CdrolinI papers
announces the acquittal, at Raleigh, last wtc,
OF Martha Morgan, 'hundsume young widow
aged about twenty-five years, charged with TIC
murder of Alexander Allen. "A constabla in John
son county. A writer TO the Petersburg E.rpres,
says;
"Mhrtha Morgan, the prisoner was inli
gent, but probably honest. Through Iler own
eXertlons and the kindness OF a few neighbors
she supported her little family. Some month,
since, Alien, the Constable, (orcbIy entered hel
abode and levied on the effects OF her scanl,
household for the purpose Of selling the same
She demonstrated aud importunrd him TO drs>r
Regardless OF her enlreJtics, he persisted in
taking possession of her furniture, aud added
insult to injury by heaping upon her volly of
abuse. Being without protector. and feeling
deeply aggreycd, in a mom,nt of frenzy she
seized d shotgun and shot her prosecutor down.
The Jury having come into Court, rendered a
verdict of Not Guilty! The result was re-
ceved by an immense concoursc of visitors by
one universal ou.burst of applause
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-10-28

--Dln'"l Wcbsirrs talhrr madn cradle for
lltle Dan rot ont Of ~ pine loo with an nxe aud
N"srri AMI lewis C"ss WAS Nck-d by his moth.
a. IN secondhand su,,ar tough
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-10-28

fnAYER,--Tnere Is one thing which is in the
power OF every one to bcsIow, aud which must
prove an Offering Of value for cvNry one to re-
ceire--P Prayer, To rquire aims, one must be
poor; 10 require assistance, one must be ia need;
10 require comfort or sympal lhv, one must be ilr
distress; bat OF Prayer, the riches and hapWest
Stahd m need, and he poorest aud most miseI-
able can hestuw. How ,mgh we not use this
important privilege in tie srrvicvs OF our fellow
creatures
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4 Woman Inrmtry Ol Newark, \. J., but
who, for The past wear, had been living in Chi
cago' few days since started. with sick chlII
IN her arms, 10 return to Newark. When near
Cleveland, Ohio, the child died in her arms
The mother dlsconsoaie and far from friends,
and with scarcely money enough 10 reach home.
rather than leave her babe among strangers,
continued on her journey and reached Newark.
hop'ng carrisd the dad infant ia her arms The
rnlire distance.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1858-01-13

A SUrDEN CHAEGE,-A young man from
the Emerald Isle, employed as parier in a
Wholesale store, was surprised and delighted
by the entrance of an old acquaintance
After ten minutes jollification and talking
over old times, the visitor left, when Pats
employer said TO him;
$50, Pat. you knew that chap in the old
country"
"Och, am sure did l. AM it's lucky the
day met wid i'm 'ere. It's fine boy he
is, wild all his family. His gran'father was
a general, his father was general, and he'd
ha' been general himself, if he'd not come
away"
''But what was he after in your pocket
l thought saw him putting his fingers in
there, rather silly"
Ciapping both his hands 10 his pockets
Pat ascertained that both vatch and pocket.
book were among the missing.
"NurtherF' he cried, gesticulating like a
whale with dozen harpoons in his sides
'the murthern thafe the spalpeen knew
him well, wild all his family. His gran'fath'
er was hanged, and his father was hanged
an he'd have been hanged himself if he'd
not run away as soon as he didn
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1858-01-13

GALLANTRY FROM HEAD 70 FooT.--"Excel-
sior," the correspondent of New York pa
per, was walking along a path 4 foot wide,
way up the hill, at Trenton Falls, when he
met four young crinolnes sailing towards
him. He could not turn back nor get around
them, so he says: put my wits to work for
an expedient. By Jove there is inspira-
ton in pretty foot-a thought had struck
me, and no sooner thought than done, down
went "Excelsior" fiat as grounding, length
wise in tine path; and one by one the fair
damsols walked over dry shod. Don't ask
me 10 describe my feelings while undergo
ing the process. held my breath, and went
it blind-but I'll bet my head that one pair
of those feet has left impressions that it
will take something besides the washerwo.
man 10 eradicate.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1858-01-13

COMPLETE BUSINESS MEN.--"Rare, almost
as great poets--rarer, perhaps, than verita,
bic saints and martyrs--are consummate
men of business. A man, TO be excellent
in this way, must not only be variously gift
ed, but his gifts should be nicely proper.
toned 10 one another He must have in o
high degree that virtue which men have al.
ways found the least pleasant of virtues
prudence. His prudence, however, will
not be merely of cautious and quiescent
order, but that which, being ever actively
engaged, is more fifty called discretion than
prudence. Such man must have an al
most ignominious love of details, blended
(and' this is a rare combination) with high
power of imagination, enabling him to look
along extended lines of possible action, and
put these details in their right places. He
acquires great knowledge Of characters;
with that exquisite tact which feels unerring.
ly the right moment when 10 act. A dis
Greet rapidity must pervade all the move
ments of his thought and action. He mus
be singularly free from vanity and is gen.
orally found to be an enthusiast who has the
art to conceal his enthusiasm"
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1858-01-13

Mrs PARTISGroN ON WEDDIEes.-'T like
to tend weddings" said Mrs. Partingon,
as she came back from one in church, and
hung her shawl up, andreplaced her bonnet
in the long preserved bandbox. II like to
SEQ young people come together with the
promise to love, cherish and nourish each
other. But il is solemn thing, is matrimo-
ny, very solemn thing, where the minister
comes into the chancery with the surplus
on, and goes through the ceremony of max
ing them man aud wife. II should be hus-
band and wife. 1T isn't every husband that
turns out TO be man. declare never
shall forget when Paul put the nuptial ring
on my finger and said, "With my goods
thee endow" He used to keep dry goods
store and thought he was going TO give me
the whole there was in it, / was young and
simple, and didn't know ill afterwards that
it meant only one calico dress year.
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Rn.nnu ru,r M.rps Mrn uo,uI :.

BRANDY THAT Makes MEN HowL.-The
man who was once fortunate enough to get
a drink of good brandy at stage-house be-
tween Shasta and Sacramento, on present.
ing himself at the ssnctum of the Shasta
(Cal.) Courier, will be rewarded with very
extensive piece of gold bearing quartz
Since the days Of '49, wayside hotels have
kept yillainous stuff. Now, however, it is
said to be preternaturally diabolical. Ii not
only kills at the counter, but occasionally
"ietches" fellow fifty feet distant, with a
stream of water between. A perfect idea
of its quality may be obtained from the fol-
lowing incident, which occurred between
two "dealersn doing business at stands five
miles apart, between Shasta and Red Bluffs:
Upper Stand Man-0Standing before the
counter of Clover Stand Man')-T say.
old fellow, you don't sell such stuff as do
Mine kills a hundred yards without rest!"
Lower Stand MAXWELL, don't know
whether mine kills, eventually, or not but
always notice that after they take q "suck''
of it, can hear them totul all the way Z
your stand"
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BE Energetic.

It is the strained bow that gives cneed.to
the arrow. II is the determined will that
makes labor easy and successful. What
ever honsst employment Providence throws
in your way, go at it with good will, and
fixed purpose to do it. Keep at atit-heart-
lily and earnestly at it. Donot slack and be
languid. Press on. We will give capital
reasons and variety of them.
l.. 1t is the way TO be happy. "I have
lived" said DR.. Adam Clarke, "long enough
to know that the great secret of human life
is this The old adage of "too many irons
in the fire." conveys an untruth. You can
have too many-poker, tongs, and all
keep them all going"
.. 1t is the way to accomplish a vast deal
in short life. The late VIM. Hazlitt re-
marked, "There is room enough in human
life, to crowd almost every art and science
into it. The more we do the more we can
do; the more busy we are, the more leisure
we have.n
3. 1t is the way to be contented. The
unemployed are always restless and weary
Occupation quiets this mind, by giving it
something TO do. ldleness makesit, like an
empty stomach, uneasy. The mate Of
ship having put everything TO rights called
on the captain for what ext should be done.
"Tell them 10 scour that occupation, how
ever needless, saves from the discomfort of
idleness.
a. II is the way 10 keep out of bad COM
pany. He will rove who has not rest for
his mind in some occupation; and rowing,
he will fall in with other rovers: they are
birds of feather. And as gathered burn
ing brands augment the fame and heat, SO
do gather rovers and idlers augment the
taste and activity of each others minds for
evil doing.
comcs Up 70 iy liz idlet@Wit III @ me assurance of
victim fromthe well-occupied he departs
as roaring lion robbed of his prey. The
one welcomes the other repulses him.
g. In conclusion, learn the true secret of
energy: 'The love of Christ constIaineth
u.s." All energy from other motives will in
time ebb and die. This alone will bear you
up amidst lite's storms, and sweep away
every obstacle before it.
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LlFE.-Life bears us on like stream or
mighty river. Our boat at first glides down
the narrow channel-through the playful
murmuring of the little brook and winding
of its grassy borders. The trees shed their
blossoms over our young heads--the flow
ers on the brink seem 10 offer themselves TO
our young hands: we are happy in hope,
and we grasp eagerly al the beautiful around
us, but the stream huries on,,and still our
hands are empty. Our course in youth and
manhood is along wilder and deeper food,
and amid objects more striking and magnif-
icent. We are animated at the moving pic.
lures and the enjoyment and in'lusuy pass-
ing us we are excited at some short live
disappointment. The sream bears US on,
and our joys and griefs are alike left behind
us. We may be shipwreeked, we cannot
be delayed, ,-whether rough or smooth, the
river hastens 10 its home, till the roar ofthe
ocean is in our ears, and the tossing of the
waves is beneath our leet, and the land less
ems from our eyes, and we take our leave
of earth, and its inhabitants, until of further
voyage there is no witness, save the Infinite
and the Eternal --Herber.
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The Ship and the Guinea Hens.

We heard story many years ago of the
late MIR. Bartlett, of Newburyport, Massa.
cbusetts, an eminent merchant, and founder
of the Andover Theological School, which
is characteristic enough TO be true. We
give it as we had it from one of his neigh
bors, and being somewhat in the agricultu.
raj line, is not out of place here.
MIR. Bartlett was largely engaged in the
India trade, but to amuse his leisure hours,
bought farm, few miles out of town, to
which he frequently rode for recreation, and
in its various occupations he was much
| interested. Seeing a pair of Guinea Fowls
brought TO market one day, and being the
first that he had met, and highly pleasing
his fancy he bought them and took them
out TO his farm. AS it was in the spring of
the year, before many weeks had passed,
the hen began to lay. Instructing his farmer
to look closely after the eggs, in few days
he had collected enough for a sitting, and
placed them carefully under common hen.
The peculiar appearance and strange man.
ner of the new birds had gteatly interested
MIR. b., and he was impatient to see their
little chickens, and every lime he went to
the farm inquired if they were about to
hatch, and charged his man to let him know
as soon as any appearance of the young
chicks was indicated. Faithful 10 his trust,
one sunny morning the man rode into town,
found his employer at his counting room,
and told him that some of the eggs had
"pipped" and the chickens would probably
be out in the course of the day. "Sam,"
said MIR. B., calling to his porter, Ego 10 the
house and harness the horse before the
carriage, and bring him here Instantly;
must go 10 the farm" Away went Sam, as
directed, and in short time he drove the
horse 10 the door, whore stood MIR. B., i'm
patient for his coming Just as he was gel
ting in, one of his clerks stepped up and
informed him favorite Ship of his had
Just arrived from India with a valuable car
go. She was down the bay and the captain
had sent up 10 know what disposition should
be made of her. 'sTell the captain to waitn
said MIR. Bartlett, 'I am going to the farm TO
see about my Guinea Hens, and when get
back twill be time enough 10 look after the
Shipw
Now here was a ship and cargo, worth
perhaps, a hundred thousand dollars; but
that was of no consequence for the time,
,gtl,g !, ? proGd r. X1cis.. GGir uII1.:.,.,..
worth single dollar, excited his curiosity
so much more, that let the consequences of
waiting be what they would for the ship,
cargo and crew, the Guinea chickens must
be looked after any way. Ships and cargoes
were every day matters with the great mer-
chant, but Guinea hens were rarity. Who
says that rich man may not take pleasure
in his farm if he wishes to?