The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-03-10

NUMBER 80
attain 1 knowledge even 81 the first + prin-

| attaln u knoWleuSe even oIe INC nisO ipiih-
ciples of the craft by which they are to
earn q living. But, if DESTROYS Of perfect
| ing themselves in various branches Of ty-
| Biography, one Of which we have. shown
! to be the art Of p unctuation, it i 81 tho
greatest moment that they resolve to re-
main with a person whom they can re-
gard as a friend as weIl rs employer; and
receive from him, or at their leisure hours
from the study Of books designed for tho
purpose, such instruction as viii couduce
| to their improvement, and render them.
vixen of age, conipotent'to discharge, with
tihonor to themselves and with satisfaction
to Others, the duties pertaining to their
Iprofession.- Wilson Treatise on Punct-
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FIGHTING IN THE MIDDLE AaEs.----lhe
mode Of fighting, among the old knights
was as laughable as the stage combats at
a country fair. Dismounting from their
horses, they fought on foot with spear and
battle axe, thanks to their arnor, for two
or three mortal hours without doing much
mischief. When they get out Of breath
| with poking each other about they seated
| themselves near large ditch in the mid
die Of the plain, took of their helmets,
! refreshed themselves, then replaced their
head gear, and started afresh. When
driving at an adversary with their long
spears, it did not suffice to knock him
down, and wounding was out Of the ques-
| ton. They urged these weapons forward
with their breasts, and then if one lost his
FEET in the melee, he. was smothered it his
| iron pot, and died rs became q valiant
knight. 9aaa4a H.Bm he 5g .ag ,a.a.l
70 be sure these irnprcgnablc paladins
were superb FELLOWSHIP lead on in a fight;
for, clad in their well-tempered ,arrnor Of
proof they led on to death ike heroes
their leartherjerkined followers, and gave
them an example of dauntless courage
before weapons they knew could not hurt
them. which the eommonality, who were
painfully vulnerable by row-heaps and
steel points, found it difficult to emulate.
but peace be with them; they formed tho
nucleous of the English gentlenan-sol-
der, who is still worthy Of his hard hit
ting, never yielding predecessors. "2.st&
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How THE SENATOR'S Look. N carly
all the Senators were present. Hale with
his broad, good hulnored countenanca
turned towards the Ladies' gallery, lean
ed back in bis chair, the picture of con-
tentlnent. Houston, tall, erect, and pow
erful, arrayed in q vest of tremendous pat
tern, and playing with bis. huge watch
seal, stood near the center of the chamber,
conyersing with Mr.. Pugh,4 of Ohio,
whose small stature ANA modest attire
made strange contrast between the, her
culean build and somewhat conspicuous
array of the old Texan Senator. Gen.
| Houston cherishes q frontier love of orna-
mcnt. His vests are always of an eXag-
Grated patti I'm, his pants striped Ia nal
itaire on the outer seam; on the fore lin
ger Of his left hand is a massive seal ring,
AID the middle fingers Of bis rigEt hand
have eaoh ring Of plain gold. tOeca.
81 ,nally he.spcrts q fn2 diamond pin, bnt
this only on extraordinary occasions. In
s cad Of an oyercoat, no wears q huge
| Mexican blanket, and on his head avery
broad-rimmod felt hat, like q Spanish
sombero. He is slightly lame, from
| wound received in one Of his Texan forays,
but bears himself rs erect and proud as
the MODEST Indian prince There, too,
in his seat, was Gen. Jefferson Davis, late
Secretary Of War,---a tail, thin, nervous
looking man, with sharp features, and q
keen, restless eye Near him was Green,
of Missouri, the young Senator who made
his debut few days since, in a replyto
Mr.. Douglas. Directly behind Gen. Da-
Wis, sat the distinguished Virginian, Hun
ter, a dark -coinplcxioned, dark-ha ed
man, with determination stamped upon
every feature of his expressive face. Sc
ward was in his seat, calm and unconcorn-
ed, but with latent power in his subtle
brain which fow Senators possess. He
sits in the single row of seats with Trnn-
bull, Hale, and Wilson, the hitter gentle
man present in his accustomed chair.---
No. Democrat. ..r..-, aales.E.
r. c.. @. Leland, iii one Of his recent es-
says, after speaking Of a poem iii which
d lady tells her poor lover, who proposes
marriage, that 'sshe will wait for the car
r;ao.a - says a53 3Hfia7 9a" Y "'''5
aBut dor't wait for the carriage-now
Fdon't There's q story in Northcote's Fa-
bles, of crane that fished, and sucscs-
sively rejected roach, dace, pike and sal
llnon, waiting all the time for something
better-and had to dine off spoiled clam,
after all. And many a lady has waited
for lecarriage, ana waited, and waited
and had to take up with very poor dom
key in the end."a s.
Charlottesville real object OF educa-
ton is to give children resources that will
endure as long as life cndures; habits that
time will anieliorate, not destroy; occupa-
t;ons that will render sickness; tolerable,
solitude pleasant, age venerable, lfe mon
d;onif;,l aud useful, and death l.ss te.