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Discovery Of Illinois.

IN 1919, James Marquette, with five
frenchman as companions, and two In.
dIans for guides, set ont from Cauada:
and alter tedious journey, reached the
great Father of WATERS on which they
embarked with II JOY ,ha, cou!d no, Le
Expressed aud hosting the sail, of their
ba'E canoes. nLatcd down the majestic
river, over broad, clear sand bars and
gi'ded past iSiets sw cling from it's bosom
with tufts OF massive thickness, between
the broad plains Of Illinois and Iowa, all
ga:and"d With majestic forests and chee
Ecred groves. After descending the Mis-
>'n>'ppi for about sixty leagues, they dis
covered AN Indian trail. and MhesitaIinp.
~ lett their canoes 10 follow it After
walking for some six miles, they came TO
an lnI'au village. whence four men ad.
vsnced to meet them, offering the pipe of
peace, their Calumcts brilliant with meny
coIored Plumes.' and speaking to them in
language whicl. Marquette understood:
we are in Illinois, that is we are
men How beautiful is the sun, oh
frenchman, when thou comost 10 us our
village awaits the; thou shalt enter in
resce all dwellings, After staying with
that hosptable people for a whie, James
Marquette ard his companions further de-
scondcd the Mississippi river, until they
were satisfied Of its flowing into the Cult
OF Mexico, when they returned, and reach.
ing the 35th degree Of north latitude, en-
tered the Illinois river and followed i. to
ITS source. The tribe Of Illinois Indians,
which occupied its banks. Invited Mar.
, qucltc TO remain and reside among them
But expressing a desire to continue his
travels, he Was conducted by one Of tie
chiefs and several warriors 10 Chicago. il
th" vicinity Of which place ho remained
to preach the gospel TO the Minmis, whilst
IN, companions returned 10 Quebec to an
uonncc the discoveries. Two years after
wards, he entered the iner in the State
at Michigan, called Iy lis namc, and
erected on its banks n rude alter, said
mHss a!Cr The rites of the Catnoic church;
aud beng left alone at his own request
he knclt down by its side, and Offering 70
the Mighticst, solemn thanks and suppli
/ cations. ieii asleep to wake no more. The
/ light breeze from tho lake sighed his 70
QUEEN, and the Algonquin nation became
u.s mouruurs.
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Where the Plaster Was.

y certain doctor (rather modest Young
man by tie wayl WAS recently called in
TO see lady who had oeen taken sud-
denly III. The doctor found the aDplica.
ton OF II nus:ard p!a ster Necessary, and
and accordingly went 10 work and made
one, aud Laid It carefully by to prepare
the lady for It's application. Everything
was ready, and the doctor sough, the
plaster; but, strange to SAY, it had disap
pencd. The doctor and the negro nurse
searched high and low, in cvery probable
place for the missing plaster, but in vain;
IT was gone, no one could tell where
The nurse had not seen it since the doc.
tor laid 1t on tho chair. There was no
other alternative tu, 10 go TO work and
make other, which was accordingly done.
But sts.t the question would present itself
TO ail-Hhat had become Of tia, plaster ?
The circumstances OF It's having been spir.
ned away began to tel. uniavurabiy uDon
the sick lady'S Nerv0uS SeusbIlitv: bu; the
doctor could not help it; he could not cx
pam the mystery. The doctor in a deep
brown study prepared to leave, and stood
up before the fire to warm himself before
emcoun,ering the cold without Through
the force Of Vulgar habit, he parted his
coat tails behind, when The nurse, display
ing about four in hes Of IVORY, said:
i Ioun de plaster, massa DOCTOR
Where! eagerly asked the doctor,
where is it,
'lon got 1t "hind,' said the nurse grin
ing.
The doctor cIappcd his hands Lehiud,
and there it was sticking fas; TO the seat
of his brceches, where he sat down on it
when 1t was'Iying on the chair. This WAS
too much for the modest doctor. lie
seized his hat and boiled nor could he
be prevailed on to visi, the lady during
her sickness.
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The 0utcast Reclaimed.
by REV. J. II. WILSON, ABERDEEN.

S
""""ue'N was me son oi poor
""t .'o"eSt parents VINO owe't III rural
"'Hi'!eS !SS i" '"e "o,''' o' oco'!"nd. When
c"'a' "'S ;ho'"er stored his memory
WI" truths OF Tue gospel ana offered up
many prayers tnat lie n,got oe spared to
',,o "t'u T'e 10 ''e LORD lie WAS ODE
u'en' ~ ch',C,hood' ont became wayward
y" !o","' Do'i' anu i'hpetuons IN dispo'
''I'V''' "e WAS always 'n trouble ana yet
se'"o" Pe"sen U"' "heh 'ead'ng not
" y, u"ee""g ms companions III thelr ioI'
''eH anu "'che."ess'
q''e' VI country patsh was not
q" "''"osI'he,c wn!eh saunders could bear
""I' :, us 'e"cne'i MS 'ee"s. lie i'ad ieard
",o 81" "tu S''Ps' ne nad oeeh 'o'd OF
o"'',v "'o 0' s'oty' ana MS ardent sPlht
"oulu no longer brook shepherds lone.
"'e' 10 ,he gf'ct OF ms parents the
W. ""' 'e' nome ana went 70 sea- For
.'"e "o was W ,he merchant service !,
n"t ~ oe'2 pressed he giadiy entered The
''''''" navy mere Tor time, no was
"Pp"'e' Nv tue "'eNe"hsss OF the service;
Du' o's '"ng. h' Vcca'ne wicked himself
"e SUPP nc Hsed 10 say, was he'i up
W. y" e"Nh' """ was one oil her hends'-
us was we uu'h' For ioIty '"ng years
no was 'U'se4 ABOUT rom snip 10 sup, and
ua'"s ni' the dangers TO which he bad
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CURL FOR DYsESTERY.-The Middle.
ton Republican, copies the following, and
certiiies to its good effect, as proved Ly
experiment
An old friend handed US tie following
simple receipt for publication. Ii has
been prsc,iced in his family many years
with uniform success, even in the most
alarming stages Of the complaint: Take
Indian corn, roasted and ground in the
manner Of cotfeo, (coarse meal browned,)
and boii in II sufficient quantity Of wa,e.
20 produce strong liqnid like coffee, and
drink a ,eacupful (warm) two or three
times day. One days practice, it is
said, vii! ordinarily effect cure
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An Awkward Mistake.

Iudicrous error was perpetrSted at a
baptism in Georgia, n few Sundays ago.
IL appears that some negroes had deter
mined to be immersed, but prefeTring an.
other church TO the regular one which re-
celyes its members oEIy through INNER.
sion, they applied TO minister of another
denomination. The usual crowd Of dar.
kies bad gathered near the scene, and af
ter The candidates had been duly INNER.
sed, tho officiating minister, who was rot
posted rs TO the exact number I've WAS re
quiTed 10 immerse, laid hold Of the near.
est wencl TO him and led her down into
the water without resistance or renon.
STRANGE, she being so completely non .pluss.
ed by the novelty OF her position that she
WAS unable to speak. She WAS soon bu.
rod IN baptism, went ashore dripping
rom head 10 heels, and ~ shs wore no
hoops her dress OF course hued unusual
ly close--and not being provided with a
change Of dress, she had to foot it through
town amid divers inquiries from the pass
ers 10y as to how she became wet. But
aunt Sylvia's troubles were not yet end.
ed. IL seems that the bonnet she wore
was borrowed one. and rs soon as the
lender found out that il was ruined 10y
being soused into the water, she hunted
Sylvia out, and gave her a sound thresh-
ing.
When Sylvia visits baptismal scene
again she will probably not crowd up SO
close.
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srlrrttG Stun.
From the -. Louis Observer.
MINNIE LAURIE.
The Pastors Daughter.
DY CkRElE XIV GOD.

Come 60 with me, kind reader, 10
Iui"' i't" cottage on the banks of the
'lJ!d Mrrriu L. IL is n mild lovely
day, aud the October sunlight is falling
beautifully upon this wo,ll of ours-the
ioo,stool Of Omnipotence--nnd its sof
tened tight Iingers lovingly around that
liuIo cottage home. Well it NAV, for
this is the wedding day Of sweet Minnie
Laurie, the aged pastors cherished and
only daughter. Her usually merry face
and laughing eyes wear n thoughtful.sub
duel look, for she realizes that it is no
triiiing thing 10 promise to Glove, honor
and obey" for life ; but, as she raises her
eyes, half tiIridly, to the one standing by
hor side, she feels tha, il will be- no task.
but n LIFETIME pleasure. And who could
look upon the noble form, and rroud in
tel!ieent face Of The happy hriJey groom,
without saving mentally. il not aloud,
"she has chosen wisely T.
Friends foc.; around the newly mar
ried couple to offer cougratula,ions-the
pastor stands apart with bowed head and
Iuiver:ng form his heart swelling with
fervenl prayer TO God 10 guide them
make them His earnest and true follow.
era.
Seventeen years ago when the .nring
flowers were blooming, he stood beside
the open grave Of his wite she who had
for more than half a score Of years borne
LIES ipy's and sorrows, 10y his side, had
gonn to join the angel throng, all robed
in wilite," and had left TO the care Of the
stricken father three little ones, TO be his
companions and solace. Charles, n man.
ly hoy Of ten years Walter. aged six I;
ana :as.y ainI..=, ~hoss little heart cnnltl
not realize the loss she bad sustained, but
who crowed and clapped her Tiny hands
TO hear the birds sing, even though they
sung near where they were placing her
mother in her dreamless home. Mr.. Lau.
rie mourned deeply for the mother OF his
children, but he knew that in God she
had trusted-.that she had passed throsgh
the dark valley. leaning upon His arm,
and TO the same God he endeavored meek
Iy TO commit the iaterests OF himself aud
little ones.
Years passed, and brough. with them
their thousand chsagrs Of time and place.
A widowed sister Of Mr.. Laurie had Ia.
Ken place ia his home, and cared for
his children as kindly as any but moth.
er could care for iacm. Charles aud
Wal!ie had grown 10 manhood, aud gone
forth into the world 10 battle with its 70
alites, and learn for the,nsclvc. Of its
stern trials aud sosl..ickcuing disaproiLt
msnts. Minnie had become ns lovely a
flower rs ever bloomed npon New Eng
lands shcSc. Uer father loved l,er fcnd.
ly, and earnestly, Tor she Inherited sot
only her mothers features, bat the same
swseting ringing laugh and amiabIe dis
position that nca his heart ere his head
was 'silyered DER by the frosts " macy
winters.'
When showas entering her seventeenth
year. there o.re 10 the viliego Maurice
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A FLEA UNDER MICRoscoPE.-When
n flea is made 10 appear as large as an
elephant We can see all the wonderful
parts Of its formation, and are astonished
10 fad that it has coat Of armor much
more complete than ever warrior wore.
and composed of strong polished plates,
fitted over each other, each plate covered
like tortoise shell, and where they meet
hundreds Of strong quilts project like those
on the back Of the porcupine or hedge
hog. There n-e the arched neck. the
bright eyes, the transparent cases, p:erces
10 puncture the skin, sucker 10 draw
away the blood, six longjointed legs, four
OF whica are folded on the breast, akeady
at any moment TO he thrown out with ire
mendous force for that jump which both.
ers one when they want 20 catch him, ard
at tbe end OF ese', leg hcckcd claws &c
enable him to cling to whatever he slieh..
upon. A 1ea can Jump hundred times
his own length, which is the same rs IL =
man jumped 10 the height OF 200 feet !;
and he can draw load 900 times HE
weight. - Chambers JovrpoI
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Y OIL U N E VII.
Mischief Makers.

oh could there in this worll be- :aurI
Some little spot of happy ground,
Where village pleasure might go raIr,,.
Without the village ,n,tlng:
How doubly blest that place would be,
Where al! Nay dwell in liberty,
Free from the bitter misesy
OF gossips' endless prat,ling.
II such spot were really known,
Dame Peace might claim it NJ her own.
And in it she might fix her throne,
Forever and forever.
There like queen might reign and live,
While every one would soon forgive
The little Sights they uiay receive,
And be- oiiend,i never
'lis mischief makers that remove
Far from our hearts the warmth Of love,
And lead us all 10 disapprove
What gives another pleasure.
They seem 20 take ones part-but when
They've heard our cares, unkindly then
They soon retail them all again,
Mixed with poisonous measure.
And then they've such a cunning way
OF telling Ill, mean tales; they say,
Don't mention what say. pray.
| would not tell another"
Straight to your ncighbor's house they 70.
Narrating everything they kEuw,
And break the peace of high aud low
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CAS- BE RELIED UPON.-The intuitiye
judgments OF women are often more 10
be relied upon than the conclusions which
we reach 10y al elaborate process Of rea.
scu:mS. No man iha, has am i,;c!l;pnnt
wife, or who Is accustomed 30 the society
Of educated women, will dispute this
Times without number you must have
known them decide questions on the in
slant, and with unetsing accuracy, which
You had been poring over for hours, per
haps, with no othe! result than TO find
yourself getting deeper and deeper into
tue tangled maze Of doubts and difficul.
ties. II were hardly generous to sllege
that they achieve these tests less by Tea.
soning than BY sort Of sagacity which
approXimates 10 the sure instinct Of .he
snir'sl races A; and yet there scems 20 be
some ground for the remark Of witty
French writer, that, when man has toll
ed, step by step, up fight Of stars, he
will bc sure 20 !iad womau at the top !;
but she will not be able 10 tell how she
got there. How she got ,here, however.
is Of little moment. II the conclusions
woman has reached are sound, that is all
that tconcerns us. And that they are very
apt to be sound on the practical matters
Of domestic and REGULAR lie, nothing bat
prejudice or seiI.conceit can preven. rs
from acknowledging. This inference, there
fore. rs unavoidable, that The man who
thlnk- 1t beneath his dignity TO take coun-
sci with an intelligent wife, stands in his
own light, and betrays that lack Of judg
ment which he tacitly attributes to her,
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The here. and while can talk listen to me
NY husband, , Al. dying.
iier words All! manner sobered linn
Instantly. lie Isanad upaa Ls- bed and
gazel at her earnestly for moment, then
every feature Of his face WAS convulsed in
agany, and a: he buried his Esce in the
tatlered guilt, aai cried aload, yes, dy.
Ing, and have killed YOU J. who can tell
the anguish he su!ierad' For, although
led far astray, his heart had not heen nj
together hardened, and he still loved his
wife. Long, long. did Minnie talk to him,
but not one wor! OF r2rron.i: did sha ut
ter. She spoke Of Their early marriage
life, ana oElhe happy timos she then en-.
joyed-of the bright eyed little Maurice,
their trst darling, who blessed tnem with
il. sunny presence two short wears. aad
then wen; to dwell among the angels; ana
ot the little ones vino vet remained with
them. She spoke Of her faith in God,
and OF the home of which she hoped soon
to he an inhaGilant, and earnestly ell.
treated her husband TO turn from the
course he had SO long pursued---,o Le q
iaIher 10 Willie and Grace, aud 10 make
himself once more worthy the name Of
man. She told him that her fear for him
/ was the only cloud that limme her DIV.
ing ho9r, and plead with him to be a
! temperate msn, a loving father, and All
humble Christian. After long pause
he lifted his head and his words sent hap
pn.ss TO the heart Of the dying wife -
God helping me, Minnie, will be all you
ask
That row Was recorded IN heaven above,
And angels r,j"red whcn they heard,
Aye, scraphs uunOIc.i, were hovcr;ng near
I" bear up each prrit"Et word"
M"rninI found the husband, physician,
AMI iiIeud., who had Learned vi her chan
Ccs, sr"nung arnund lhe >cn'c.ly breath
ing form OF Minnie Ed'ige, and the ra,s
"t the setting sun stole their WAY silently
in'o the room where she iav, n beautiful
corps.
Us, she ,i;cd Dear reader there is
truth III oar IirII- story 4 grassy mound
III 81 village graveyard no: many miles
Is ant, m"lk~ ""r q.""i i">ti"s place.
la T." ','u..g ~ Ii. she WAS called
Q ~ ~ 'h'.sN Ave lllhl Uer
death sleep N"s >mrc'eded 10y AN awaken
ing "a the world bright, beautiful and glo
rIuuS.
Back 10 lis early home, sen, Maurice
Eldrige aud after the lapse OF a few years
We again gaze upon him there. His ho.
dy is bowed as il ~ the weight of years,
"nd ltis hair has grown prematureIy grav
HIS little ones are vet spared to him, and
there is magic in ,heir bliihsome laugh
aud wiLsomo ways 10 drive clouds from
his brow. But when he thinks Of the
dark ,eriod Of his life, aud Of the one Who
fell victim 10 The sorrow caused by his
great sinfuIucss, he is sad. He is earnest.
ly endcavoriug to walk worthy his pro.
f"ssIon, that ora disciple of Christ, and is
looking constantly, and eagerly forward
10 re union with his lost dear one,
Where the light Of deep love falls unclou.
dcd and fair
No sunlight, no ..oonlight, no starlight is
there
lNpIANSA, June. 1865.
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his wretchad dwelling The gospel was one
Sunday evening faithful Y aUd affection
ateIy proclaiu;sd. Saunders md dozen
more poor persons were present. They
listened attentiveiv TO the message Of sal.
walton, and for the most part retHsEGi on
the following Sunday to hear it again.
Week 10y week, TO tho poor The gospel
Sss preached hara. Iai;i g small congre-
CATION vas gather sd, ami n mission chap.
el built. In this little Bethel, Saunders
was constant hearer. For time he
appeared 10 listen with sort of soiid in.
difference ; Gat Hy aal by lie h@aama al.
tontiSe, ard ere long the fruits Of the
Spirit showed themselves in the life
Every one who knew Saunders Was sur
pris51 Gt the change which had come over
him but ho was studiously reserved, and
would not readily disclose the secret work.
;ngs of his heart.
One evening Saunders was absent when
HE maine was called rs subscriber Of
penny week FOR Bible. The minister
concluded that Saunders must De i'll and
on inquiry, he found that he had been
struck by paralysis. and noS lav on his
death bed. The limbs we're dead alrea.
dv, but Tie faculties Of reason were unim
paired. Thus helpless, he was questioned
earnestly and affectionately about his
soul. and then opneare1 The ,ruc valpo
of n notber's ,.schinr .rd tho ,o,o,or
ino mower of God'. wnrI
tihave been \ great sinner ,s,r;I,Ie
sinner, s.;i tho iii ,,ar &C Lo sxol liz
eyes on the minister DIN. Ch,is, 10 = crc,,
Saviour and MS n,ol o,o,,s.,l, fro,,, IN
SIM 49, y ''' : Wv '''
.unw hor. r,.,
the blessed truth . ho vas aslsd
Il was tsuob, !, bv mo,her who, =
bow he repIied adding. for ro,tv yeo,s
all that learned wbep a hoy b,J f,,ro,
ten but when I heard Won nre,ch in nrr
li,!e chanel !, al came nm AGAIN in nv
mind
And then he expressed in ,anouaoc uf
the mos, correct and in,ellir.r, rI,,,c,c,
his confidence in the love Cod. nnI the
freeress and fulluess Of his Grace II Nm.
pearcd IA il the materials so n small on
which the Shirt opers,ed had lain dor.
mant for long life but were now unI.r
the quickeninS influences Of ,b, ,ru,h.
made 10 minister 10 his salvation. Lis.
tening to the gospe. message, c,edi,inr
its testimony and conscience asserting it,
right and judgment. his hear, was opened
and .hus he was enabled TO .Iav hold ON
eternal life We saw Linn d,v hv d,v
as he lay on his ro,r anI lonely bed
heard him recount DAYS that were zone
ana carried his diving message to the con
grcga:ion, to believe in Christ after whicl.
hc soon fell asleep in Jesus, an 'outcas,
reclaimed
Mothers here is encourag cement for
you. Ponder, o ponder well the old man's
words; 4 was taught it by my mother
Taught tha, the blood Of Christ cleauseth
from all sin Glorious truth Teach it,
mothers, 70 your children fix it in their
young and tender minds. Store them
with the precious doctrines of Gods word,
and, like the old mans mother, pray. O
pray that Gods Spirit may kindIe them
IN i'm love
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The Boston Museum saws ,,o i,Il,u

The Boston Museum says, tho follow =
ing postscript TO an Irish letter may l.
seen at that Office:
Dear Mike If you don't get this let.
ter, At all, write aud Its 10 1t, and II!
RAISE th' dcv' with the postmaster. An
mind, now, ye don't pay ciut Of the
postage in advance, ill We see the litter
safe from the office.
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As the sun, in lis ful! splendor, ~as pc.
ping over the eastern hills, SAYS Yankee
paper, ancwlv married man exclaimed ::
The glory Of The world is rising His
wife, who happened to b, getting up a.
that moment, taking the om2.;men, 10
herself, slmpeIed out, What would YOU
say, dear, it had my silk gown on Z
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Sir said a rather Wild gentleman t.
an acquaintance Of ours, my wi, had u
line little boy two nights ago, but, unlo,-
unateIy. he died Immediately after his
BIRTH
:! dent wonder said our jovial friend,
that, "h"n he came into lie world, and
SAW who Isis father was, lie immediately
weut out Of IT.
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The Territory Of Nebraska, which is
the larges, in the United States, " w"uld
make eleven States, each as large Ms South
Carolina, and q zen have enough left to
make S.ate rs large as Maryland.--
Nebraska is about one sixth the SIZE Of
Europe. II Great Britain were placed in
Nebraska, It would occupy very sma..
corner.
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The following notice, says the Salem
Gaz"tt, may I've seen on Backsmi,h's
shop, IN the town Of Essex:
No Hoses Shod. on SUNDAY except
sickness and deth.'
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An old sailor, while on his death.bcd,
was asked what he supposed Heaven WAS
fenced in with. With An eve full OF hope
aud expectancy, he exclaimed, 'Pjg.,ai,
tobacco
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A dandy wishing to be witty. accosted
an old bcIman as follows:
You take all sorts of 'rumpery in yonr
cart don, youF
'Cer,ainIy-jump in
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Experimental phiIosophy-asking
man to lend you money. Hard 1imcs
sitting on q grindslone reading the
Presidents message
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y negro being caught stealing from a
hen roost, excused himself by saving,
Dat he only came dar to see If d. chick
ems sIep wid their eyes open
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Married, in Michigan. Mr.. uvnry Bills
70 Miss Mary Small. We hope the issu,
ing Of small bills is not prohibited in chat
State.
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n U Nj B L R 25.
Durj|rru.

we have 10 pay for everything as
man sad when mosquito, after vol.
untary serenale, sprt his bill inro him.
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Three things that never ayree-,wo
cats over one mousse two wives in one
house, or two lovers after one maiden.
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Beauty nipped in the waist, is like
rose mipped IL the bud. 1t is the short.
est-Ived, and falls oil the quckcs..
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-05-18
!. Married,

N gaf.ld Va, on The l2st inst, by the
81, M, Tdombs, NH. wv. BE. WILSON and
Nh. n RACE Is. SHANK, all Of Putnam Cos
Va. IF.
re harry pair vlisitel this place, where
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We wish them all the bliss thewoIId afords.
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