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True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-09-01
VOL. NO. S5.

During the first part Of the journey moth.
ing was said, Both plrties were desirous
of concealing their identity. At length
Squire Markham, considering that after
lall, he could not marry the lady without
her consent, and that the discovery must
be made before the marriage, decided TO
reveal himself, and then urge his own suit
as well as he might. M
"My dear Florence" he continued in
his natural voice. 80
"Why!" shrieked the lady, I" i thought
1t was Charles" sa,
"And J." said Squire Markham, recog-
nizing Mrs. Benson's voice with astonish-
ment, +" thought it was Florence"
"Was it you, sir, who was arranging to
elope with my daughter :"
"No, but I concluded it was you ma'am
who was meaning to elope with my SON."
''Indeed Squire Markham you are wrong;
the affair coming accidentally to my know
ledge l concluded to take her place secret
lily, in order to Illustrate her plans."
Egad! the very idea / had myself"
said the squire laughingly but the fact is
ma am, we've both of us been confounded-
ly sold, and the mischief Of it is, left
a letter for Charles, letting him know 1t;
so, undoubtedly he will take theopportuni-
ty to run off with Florence during our ab-
sence, and plume himself, the rascal, on
the way in which was taken in"
| "Ic onfess that ! left note to the same
purport. How she will laugh at me. What
IN embarrassment.
!" l tell you what" said the squire, after
a moments pause, "we can carry out our
plans after all. We each came out with
the intention of getting married Why
not marry each other, and then you know
we can make them believe we had 1t in
view all along, and only intended to fright
en- them"
| Mrs. Benson assented with little urg-
ing and in the course of an hour the twain
were made one.
They Immediately returned, but found,
as they had anticipa ted, that Florence and
Charles, discovering their departure, had
themselves stepped off in different direc-
tion with similar intens.
They made their appearance the next
morning, prepared toslaugh heartily at the
frustrated plans of their parents, but learn
ing with no little astonishmeut that, they
had struck up bargain for themselves
Squire Markham and his new wife had the.
address to convince them that it was all q
premeditated plan, and to this day the
younger pair are ignorant Of the plot and
counter-plot which led to this double union
Of the two households.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-09-01
The Sea.

! must confess that no one thing i'm:
presses me SO much with sense OF divine
order and goodness in the material world,
with conceptions Of stupendous machine
which the Almighty wisdom has designed,
and which Almighty power keeps con-
tinually in operation--as this wondrous,
benefcient, magnificent system Of ex-
change between the land and the sea,
carried on through the pipes Of the at.nos-
phere, and veins that cross the azure floor
Of heaven; this mighty wheel ,ha. turns
this way and that, and keeps the pulse Of
every living thing in motion. IA great
waste" is the expanse of water that chafes
the "yexed Bermoolhes," or lies swim.
ming under tropic sky.
But far inland the great heart Of tho
continent pants for its blessing. and stately
forests sigh for it through all their leaves;
and tomorrow this outlying elemen, that
quiversd like molten lead or dashed in
feathery foam, has descended on the lawns
of England, the vineyards Of the Rhine,
and the wheat.6elds Of the West. II has
touched with tender GOODNESS the wide
prairie, and it opens its lids more innn-
merable than the eyes Of heaven. The
humble plant lifts up its grateful head, as
though i. felt Gods care for it, and the
orchard and the garden breathe rich in
cense Of Thanksgiving where il has passed
along. The little brook babbles with joy
over its new.filled cup; and Mississippi
and Orinoco. back among their hidden
springs, send up their great voices in ex.
lultstion. Bat the vast wheel keeps turn
ing, and, as il we're, tomorrow again, the
moisture that triclled from the rock, or
dangled like thread Of diamonds in the
grass, is surging in that mighty pulse, the
gull stream, scofiing at the Orkneys, or
sparkling in a wake Of glorious light uH-
der the southern cross. Rev. E. H.
j Chapin.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-09-01
yqmna 9otS 9naitn nreb gauaate Science a G5mua iou
STEUBENVILLE, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, September l. 1853.
"Oh God ! this is hard, she always

"oh God this is hard, she always
forgave me-"
"She told me to pray for you, too, she
told me to ask you would you be real good
alter you come out, and meet her in
Heaven"
"ln Heaven! I in heaven" groaned
the man, giving way again to his agony.
The child was angel.guided. Her soft
touch was better for his souls good, than
the sIrifes and the chains. He had been
hardened, her little love had melted down
The adament, had found the locked.up
good OF his nature, and she had sent her
sweet smiles through its prison door,
Long ne sat there, his head in the lap of
his beautiful, quiet child. None dared
disturb him, jailOr and Warden walked
to and fro.
"Father, when you come out, rH take
care of you"
He lifted his head, his eyes red
with weeping, were fastened on her face.
Smother said might"
Goods blessing on you, my angel
child, you may save your miserable
Father ~
II ,oiH save you. Father"
The Warden cleared his throat. the
jailor spoke roughly to one Of the priyon-
ers, it was to hide his emotion. "You
had better come now" he added, going
| to the cell.
"Katy, you must go, will you come
again; my child :"
"Cad't | stay" i
"Nc, dear. but you shall come and see
me again." a sIJ .'.
They took her gently from the dark
cell, she sobbed very quietly. In the
Warden's room stood pleasant faced
old man.
~ have come after that little g!rl," he
said.
"She must 60 home with me. III take
good care Of her, I've heard her story,
and when her father comes out, if he's a
mind to behave himself, I'll give him
plenty TO do: Besides that, I'll bring
her up once week to see him. What
say, little one. will you 60 with me p
and good old Mr.. haywood stroked her
hair, as he said, pityingly, "poor child
poor child |"
Reader, ten miles ftom Sing Sing, there
is a little cottage occupied by laborious
man and his one daughter. She is ia.
king care of her father, and he, thank
God, is taking care Of himself! Men
respect him, and God has forgiven him.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-09-01
Genius Of John Howe.

Considered intellectually, Howe may
be affirmed to have combined many great
qualities, the possession Of any one of
which in an equal degree would have been
sufficient to raise him to eminence and
fame. Excelled by Baxter in pulpit or
atory, and by Owen in theological learn
ing and exegetical tact, he was by far the
most profound philosophical thinker of all
the Puritans. and perhaps produced a
greater number Of original and uncommon
thoughts than any theologian Of his age.
Scarcely surpassed by Edwards in logical
acumen, or by Butler in ingenuity and
depth, how far does he transcend both in
pathos and imagination And yet his
imagination does not overlay his thoughts,
as is sometimes the case with Jeremy
Taylor; it is trained faculty, the beau
tilul handmade Of reason, bearing it up into
the sunlight "on wings Of silver and
feathers Of yellow gold" His writings
abound in sublimity, but are comparative
ly passionless. In this respect Baxter's
style resembles the impetus flow of the
broad river, Howe's is that same river
expanded into calm lake, whose quie,
depths are the mirror of innumerable
stars. One characteristic effect of his
writings is 10 tranquilize and elevate the
soul. You feel yourself seated on some
lofty mountain, in serene air, and look
ing down upon clouds and storms far be-
meath your feet. As we read him, he
brings up Millions picture Of vontempla-
lion 10 our thoughts,
"With even step, and musing gait,
And looks commencing with the Skies"
| Yet, as a writer, Howe is not without
characteristic faults Of the Puritan divines,
| The tendency to dilate on what should
only have been touched, and TO check the
continuous flow of thought and style by
minute and perplexing subdivisions, has
seriously diminished his popularity as 9
writer. Often his dicion is moi equal tc
his thoughts, and we almost wish, aftel
he has brought out and shaped the marble
that he had invited Bates or Tillotson tC
add the tracery; though in some Of hi'
greatest passages, such as his immorta
compaIson Of the soul Of man to temple
in ruins, the flight is Dobly sustainedj an'
his words come with all the opulence 0
Jeremy Taylor's finest passages, and taxi
their place sif guided by q magician
wand. But when all these deduction
are made, John Howe must be recognize,
as one ofthe primary stars in the firnamen
of English divines, shining with a seren
lusler peculiarly his own; and IL Jerem,
Taylor has been styled the Spenser
Howe may with, equal justice be style
the Milton Of English theology [DI
! Andrew Thompson in the Encyclopedi
britannica,
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-09-01

EAnybody who would study human
nature much, would find that il Is one Of
the most dangerous amusemepta to bring
people together 10 talk who have but little
to say.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-09-01

sFDr. franklin used TO say That rich
widows were the only second hand goods
that sold at prime cost,
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-10-05
Hoe, the Printing Press Maker.
BY GRANT THoEBJRN.


In 1905 the yellow fever prevailed in New
ork 70 a fearful extent | sat in my shop door
In the cool Of the day. I beheld a man pro
crossing from the South he walked in the mid
die Of the street, and was reading the names on
the sign boards.
He stepped to my door.
:" Mir Thorburn,' said he, q am just come on
shore from the ship Draper, from Liverpool 1
4 carpenter by trade ] cant find work.
Can't you tell me where / can lind work til the
fever IS over My name is Robert Hoe
he looked Yong, simple and honest. ! knew
the heart Of the stranger. ] called my wife.
" My dear says l. . this stranger can neither
find work nor board VIII you board him -
:" If he takes the fever. viii YOU help ne
nurse him ?"
Thank yoo, said +" for this God viii bless
you"
Before one week elapsed he took the fever
L procured an eminent physician my wife and
myself nursed Aim. On the fourth day III the
fever he was under the operation OF powerful
medicine The fe-er was coursino through his
veins and burning UP his English blood. / sat
by his bed He fastened his ewes on ulue.
20, Mr.. T., Mr.. T." he exclaimed, :" shall
die ! can never stand this"
=" Die to be sure, Robert, must all die
| shall see YOU master-b builder III New York
and married TO a bonny Yankee lass and live
TO carry your grandchildren in my arms vet I"
There was lull in the fever when the med
lcinc commenced operation. He dropped asleep /.
from that hour the fever left him.
When | held cooling drops to his lips and
pressed his burning head between my hands. l
little thought there lay the germ Of machine
that was destined to revolutiouIze the world of
Literature A that time q common school BIZ
bic cost dollar ; now they are sold for twenty
five cents. His sons added several improve
ments to their fathers invention they are
much esteemed wherever known.
l travelling in New Jersey some ten
years age. Stepping from the cars, noticed a
decent looking citizen among tbe spectators
Says
Sir. my business viii detain me a week in
this town. ! don't like 10 stop at tavern; can
YOU inform me where ] can find quiet, private.
family where | may board !"
j" ! Can, he replied. Come with me
We turned a corner On piazza. IN front Of
q respectable dwelling, Eat a comely matron.-
On her lap sat child that might have seen six
summers.
Good wife" saws my COZ ducter q this is MIR
Tho1hun from New York. He wants private
accommodations. Can you board lum for a
week :"
That / WILL said She :. for Twelve month.
if he viii say 50. ! have often heard my faith
er tell how Mr.. Thorbum took him INTO his
house and nursed him, when be had the yellow
fever
v hat was your fathers name inquired.
Robert Hoe
:. Is that your child
.. 1t Is said she.
l took the babe ia my 3rms. Said l
Madam, 'tis over forty years, when cheering
your father / told him / hoped to carry his
grandchild in my arms. This day my prcdic-
ton is fulfilled in Your ewes"
The elder Hoe died in 1885
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-10-05
The Worth Of Courage.

\ httle selt-posscssion n d courage is often
Of great service Timid people who are fright
cned hy appearances. without looking into the
cause Of their alarm. suffer tho extremes Of ago
ny without any real occasion for H. We su,-
rect if the tenants Of haunted houses had al
WAYS manifested The same spirit of investigation
displayed in the following incident, many for
midablc ghost stories would have lost their in
tercst
Speaking of ghosts, have Ieard tIat some
years ago there WIS lone house standing hv il-
self, near plantation, not far from t'uiifard.-
Tie house nobody would ever take, because
it was haunted. and strange noises heard iu it
every night after dark several ftnauts tried IT,
bHt were frightened away by the noise. AL last
one individual, more courageous lhan tie rest,
resolved To uuraYcl tho mystery. He accord
InCIy armed himself aud having IHt ert tho
light remained sentry ia one Of the rooms -
shortly be heard on the stairs pIt Pat. z iuii
stup again. Tie uol-e was repeated ~ctera
times rs though sou.e creature, ghost er No
ghost was coming up stairs. - last tle thing.
whatever II was, came close 10 tie doer of tic
room here the sentry was listening bis heart.
too, clmed il with plt rat rather more than IL
was wont 10 do. He flung uTeu the door hurry
<l5urrv. bang something went Gtwr. down
stairs with tremendous jump. and ai over the
bottom al the house tbe greatest confusion as
Of thousands of demons rushing III all dIfec-
tions. was heard. This was enough for once .
tie next night our crafty sentry established him
self on the first landing, with a heap Of straw
and z box Of lueifer matches. soon all was
quiet. Up stairs again came The rii pat. pit
Tat. " NheU the noise was close 70 has ambush
lie scraped his match and set fire to the straw
and what did he see only a rabbit " no stood
on his hind legs as much a-toHI-hed as was be
sentry. Both mar and beast hav ~ mutually
inspected each other, The biped hurled sword
Al The guadruPed. v ho Disappeared down stairs
quicker than he came up. The noise made was
only tie rabbits fore and Iiud legs hitting the
boards a. lie hopVod from one stair 70 the other
The rtbbits bad got into the house from the
neighborinE plantation. aad had fairly fright
ened away, hv their nocturnal wandcrncz the
riehtfgl owners thereof The more courageous
sentry was rewarded for his vigil for he held
his tongue as e the cause 81 the ghost lie got
the house At a reduced rent aud several capital
rabbit Ples made oi The ghosts bodies ito the
bargain.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-10-05

/ "If you knew the depth Of ny love- replied
the warm hearted girl, 9 you would dismiss sucl
idle fears :"
Z have never doubted it, my dear. Anc
yet, from the zenith of affluence 10 the nadir o
poverty, is dangerous journey, full OF pit-tall.
and preciplces, and very few accomplish the
descent without broken hearts and shattered
constitutions"
!" oh. Thaddeus have done with your appre-
I tensions. / am full Of hope and confidence
/ w are rich in each others love"
And, besides our love- replied the young
man, hopefully, have two thousand dollars
with which 70 commence business"
Mr.. WisweN heard more.
Gliding away unobserved. lie fastened toward.
the little parlor, crimson with passion.
Two thousand dollars" he muttered, grind
+ ing his teeth. " A pretty business such a sun
would establish And vet my daughter IS to
be supported off its profits F.
/ This thought fairly naddened him.
" Let him say much to me" he continued
and III give him two thousand blows to help
him carry out his good intentions !"
4 BY this time he had reached the little parlor
which he entered, with his bamboo staff raised
above his head, IN manner at once menacing
and dangerous Yes, sudden as was his APP
pearance. Thaddeus not unTrepared or III
the least disconnected.
" Mr.. WisweH," lie said anticipating the out
burst Of passion, " have a very great favor to
ask Of you-that you will give me your daugh-
ter in marriage p
There was an audacitv in the request that
completely astonshed the banker, and greatly
/ increased his indignation. Suddenly his hand
clHtched the stick with a tighter grasp, and
/ raised it several inches overhead. His crimson
face became purple, and the iroth OF his mouth
escaped through his parted lips. In a savage
voice, resembling the howl Of the March wind,
more than hUnau utterance, he shricked in the
Young mans face
. What would you do with my daughter p
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-10-05
signing the Pledge.

Rev. John Abbot. the sailor ,,reacLer tell. lie
ftlloyi,o oood story of one ,f if- converts +,
tclnre14.nce
MIR Johnson. at the close Of n cold water lee
ture minated that he must sion The r.ledpe III
his own yav. which he did IN these words
Il. Wm. johnson. pledge myself to drink no
more Intoxicating hqnors for one wear =
some thought hc wouldn't stick three davs.
others allowed him week. and a few otI,sr.
rave linn two weeks. but the landlord knew
INN best. and said he was rood stuff Int M lie
end Of tho year, Bill would be a Good soakcr.
Before the wear was quite gone, Ar. johnson
was asked bv Mr.. Abbott
Bin. amt YOU GONG to resume tie pledge 2"
well, / don't know, Jack. but v bat viii
have done pretty well So far; viii vou let me
sign if in my own way ?"
Oh. gcs. anv way 80 Chat vot, vii not drink
rum"
He writes. Il Wn. johnson si.-a thi. r,1ct,oe
for nine hundred and ninety -uiue wears. and II
live to that time. | intend to make out a NE
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-10-05

DIFFERENCE IN WIyEs.-Two weeks since VIC
ere riding in the cars, when gentleman came
and spoke 10 a lady directly IN front Of Us, who
was seated beside a sicklv man, whom We took
to be her husband. The conversation turned
upon the health Of her companion, who was ey-
identity consumptIve.
+" Last winter" said she. . I went to Kansas
with him. The winter before We spent III t lor-
ida and now we are thinking of removing to
Wisconsin or Minnesota for the benefit OF his
health"
The gentleman expressed some thoughts rel
atiye to her hardshlps in thus going away from
her home and friends and travelling 20 much
abroad
oh" Size replied. :" DO not mind that at all,
If lie can only regain his health. I ike New
England better jhau any other part Of the coun-
try. for It IS home but | willing 10 live any
where tor lis sake
Her husband made no reply as we heard
these words, but volumes We're In his ewes. The
incident. however. did not particularly impress
Us until we stopped at a station about half an
hour afterwards Then a friend entered the car
and took seat by our side He was troubled
with n bronchial and lung difficulty. Of some
wears Standing In course OF conversation, we
recommended 4 residence n a certain " Western
State, fo which he replied IN substance
should have been there thlce months ago.
If my wife had been willing TO 90. But all her
friends are here IN Massachusetts, and no CON
slderaiion could induce Lcr TO leave for a resi-
dence 50 far away.
We looked at once at the strange woman,
whose conversation We cited. " \ oble wife, we
said zone Of thousand, doubtless in this
spirit Of self-denial for her husbands sake =
There j. certainly a great difference between
these two wives--HoPTy Homo
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-10-05
2 ne t y.
MY OLD GLAD NE.
BY HELEN AUGUSTA BROWN.

Oh long for romp on the green hill side,
floating laugh in my girlish pride,
\ quaint old song by the orchard bridge,
A laugh and a leap the mountain ridge
song aaf a smile where the wild bees roam,
And the windharps meet round my old glad home
on long for a shout on the smooth, broad plain
I skip aud a dance down the green Old lane
A laughing gush Of this waytgard heart
Where the shadows meet and the echoes part
4 skip aud roam where the tall trees loom,
And the sunshine steals to my old. glad home
Oh long for peep at my fathers trees,
The soft, green tnrfs Of the fneadow-leas
The gushing swell Of the wild birds lay,
The huntsntns song at the break Of iav;
The brooklet's .ugh and the zephyrs' rove,
And the rural sounds Of the home love
on long for chat with the friends / love,
j race aud hunt for the wild fox-elove
springing step where the maple buds.
And the leaflets swell in the ola, gay woods
\ wander and hunt meath the naples dome.
chat with the loved ia my old, glad home
oh I'm weary Of wishing the iyelong day,
For gleeial chase and wildwood stray,
For a tuneful gush Of my spirit-harp-
An echo and swell Of this way,yard heart
i r'snbIe and chat where my loved ones roam.
Aud their vesper- steal to my old, glad home.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-10-05
Terrific Adventure in the Mammoth cave.

7
At the supposed end OF What has always been
considered the longest avenue uf the Mammoth
+ Cave, nine miles from Its entrance. there is q
pit, dark and deep, and terrible known as the
MaelstTom. Tens u thousands have eazed into
it with awe whilst bengallghts were thrown
down It to make ITS fearful depths visible, but
/ none ever had the daTlng TO explore it The
celebrated gulde. stephen, VINO was offered SIX
hundred dollars y the pfopHeiors OF the Cave
4 II ne would desceh4 10 the bottom OF II, hut be
shrank from the peril a few wears ago, a Ten
i nessee professor, 4 learned aad bold man, re-
solved 10 do what 20 one before him had dared
/ dc, ana making his arrangements with great
care and precautlon, he had himself lowered
4 down by strong rope hundred feet but at
that point his courage failed him. and lie called
aloud 10 be drawn ont 10 human power could
ever have induced him TO repeat the appalling
experiment.
] couple OF weeks ago, however, 4 young gen
tleman OF Louisville. whose nerves never trcn-
hied at iaoital peFi' being at the Mammoth
( Gave, with Professor right, 0t Cur cltv. and
others, determined uo matter hat the dangers
and diIiIculties mlght be. 70 explore the depths
oi the Haelstfoln- MI Proctor, the enterprlslng
proprietor ol tAe lave sent 10 Nashville and
procured u long Tel OF great strength expressly
ioE the puffose. y ne rope and some necessary
umoeis We're borne by the guides and others to
lhe po!9t o. pfSlosea Aptoration. lie arrange
lhehis pelhg soon completed, the rope. with a
heavy fragment q rock affixed 10 It, was let
Gown ana swung 70 and fro 10 dIslodge any loose
rocks that world be Hkeiy to tall al the touch
several We're mus oisioG9ed ana the long CON
I = .ihue9 FeFeioeiaq'As, rising Up Hke distant
in1iUef ron oelow; PROGRAMMED the depth OF
'nc HIiIlu cn"N'". heh the young nero oi the
o'Vasi"h' Nl'h sSN.ttI htts aIaNh over MS head
70 PoieCt II i's laf : lusatbe against any masses
falling from above, and with light IN his hand
and the rope fastened around his body. took his
place over the aweai pit and directed the half
dozen men, who hel4 the end Of the rope, 10 le;