The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-17

ClerEymen are generally supposed 70 oe grav
upon principle, yet, IS We read, they manage 4
do their part 10 keep the world in pleasan
mood. The following graceful piece Of pleas
antry, found in the Boston Recorder, 10 from
the pen Of the Rev Parson Cooke. now scjourn
ing at Sarstoga:
"As soon as got the matters Of the Hote
l.arranged, / made my way for The Congress
4 Spring, between and Q o'clock, on beautiful
evening, and / found the narrow Broadway
~ the place obstructed, partly from the
multitude Of people, and more from the fact
that women ..dwell in tents" while they walk
that walking became matter Of difficulty and
labor. Indeed | have somewhat questioned
whether the sSgeatness Of The multitude here is
not in part an optical illusion. From some
cause there - looming up or mirage which
is vastly incfea1inE abe apparent bulk OF the
/ human race. 70 0Ay nothing Of the quality or
numbers. But Justice requires me to say, that
this ground swell Of fashion is no more formida-
BILE here, where one might expect the worst Of
| IL, than anywhere else. 1t is not confined to
city or country, to high life or low life. II is
an appendage Of human nature. thouglrsianding
ou: considerably from it. II is, as the Germans
would say, a world-fact. a development Of the
species-always excepting the male portion OF
it. But enough of this. II IS no difficult matter
to 'shoot folly as it flee" when 1t presents such
a breadth of surface to the marksman."
The most gigantic river mining operation in
California is going on near Oroville, on Feather
,iger. An artificial channel for the river, mile
ong, forty feet wide and seven deep, is being
excayated, aud dams are building across the
river at both ends of the canal, the portion of
fhos A..
and The gold taken from the bed OF the river.
The amount Of gold expected to be taken from
the claim is estimated as high as millions, and
they anticipate that they should commence ta-
king it out BY the lst Of August. A similar en-
terprise last year yielded remarkable dividends.
Madame Champagneux, the only daughter Of
the celebrated Madame Roland, has just died in
Paris, aged n.
Mr.. Thackeray is Sc years old, though from |
the silvery whiteness Of his hair he appears |
older. He is very tall, standing up |
ward Of six feet two inches, and as he walks |
erect his height makes him conspicuous in every
His face is bloodless, and not par
Iicularly expressive, but remarkable for the /
fracture of the bridge of the nose, the result Of
an accident in youth. He wears small gray
whisker, but otherwise is clean shaven. No one
meeting him could fail to recognize in him a
gentleman his bearing is cold and uninviting,
his style OF conversation either openly cynical,
,r affectedly good-naturad and benevolent; his
'onhomie is forced, his wit biting, his pride
,asiiy touched-but his appearance is invariably
hat OF the cool, smas, well-bred gentleman,
sho, whatever may be ranking within, suffers
70 surface display Of his emotions
Losr CHILDREN FouND.-A week ago last Fri
lay two children, boy and girl, aged three
md five years old, were missed by their parents
rho reside near the : red tavern" in Cambria,
Niagara county, and although very large
umbos of people--200 or 3OO--were in search,
hey were not found until Saturday. some 30 or
g hours after they were missed. Tie scene
nth the parents, when the children were found,
J described as touching in The extreme. They
rom home. The Lockport Courier says:-
1T appears that they bad gone after berries.
ot lost, and wandered off in northeast direc-
ion through the woods, till night overlook
hem. The fields and woods were searched.i in |
very direction by the neighbors, who, we un-
erstand, very generally turned out that after
con and continued the search till near mid
light. The next morning the search was re-
ewed, but with no better success. They were
ccdentaly discovered, as above stated, after
eing lost and without food over 80 hours, and I
xposed to the storm Of Saturday morning.
he little boy, when asked what he had done
nth his new shoes, said he took them off last
light when he went to bed, and forgot to put
hem on when he got up. When the mother ,
sked the little girl if she 'cried last night
he said mo but called you, ma, but guess
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