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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-11-28

T AMPS, KEROSENE OIL, 6c.-Just recev-
IL ed supply Of pure limped Kerosene or recti-
fed Coal Oil, also, Coal Oil Lamps Wicks, &c, by
Dir. II. ii. STABLER,
nov 10 No. los King street.
ETHEREAL 0IL.-West's No. Ethereal Oil,
II full supply just received and for sal by
WILLIAM A. HART,
Druggist and Apothecary, lOH, King ST., cor Pitt.
Sign of the Golden Mortar nov /
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-08-20

FLowERs.---How the universal hear,
|of man blesses flowers! The arc
wreathed around the cradle, the mar
riage.altar, and the tomb. The Per.
sian, in the far East, deli ghts in their
perfume, and writes his love in nose.
gays; while the Indian child of the
far West claps his hands with glee, as
he gathers the abundant blossoms.
the Scripture Of the prairies. The Gu
pid Of the ancient Hindoos tipped his
arrows with flowers; and orange buds
are a bridal crown with us, q nation
of yesterday. Flowers garlanded the
Grec;an altar; and they hang in vo
tive wreaths before the Christian
shrine. Cultivate them.
All these are the appropriate uses
Flowers should deck the brow of the
youthful bride, for they are in them.
selves lovely type Of marriage.
They should twine round the tomb,
for their perpetually renewed beauty
is symbol Of the resurrection. They
should festoon the altar, for their beau.
ty asccnds in perpetual worship before
the Most High. Cultivate them:
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-08-20

TRurH.---Truth is the great basis,
the foundation of all coming from
GoD. From Truth arises all that is
noble and pure. Purity Of thought is
the gem Of loveliness. Love is the
great principle that cements the hu-
man family together and binds them
to the Father. Man cannot loye,---en-
tertain pure, noble or holy thought
without Truth to rest upon therefore
combine all that is just, and lovely iu
man, and it makes up Truth, the great
staff to lean upon. Be true to thy
Creator,-to the laws that govern the
universe, true to thy brother, true to
thy Spirit and thou wilt live pure,
lovely, and just; a religion that makes
man pcrfectas he can be-surro4nded
by earthly things. Live this and thou
liyest TRUTH.--4Sunbeana. -.
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-08-20
YOU WILL BE WANTED.

Take courage, my lad. What il
you are but an humble, obscure ap'
PRENTICE poor. neglected orphan
a scoff, and a bye-word for the thought
less and gay, who despise virtue in
rags, because Of its tatters. Have you
an intellectual mind, untutored though
it be? Have you q virtuous aim, q
pure desire, and an honest heart? De
pend upon it, some of these days yo,
will be wanted. The time may be
long deferred-you may grow to man
hood, and you may even reach your
prime ere the call is made but virtu
GUS aims, pure desires, and honest
hearts are too few and sacred not te
be appreciated--not to be wanted
Your virtue shall not always hide yo,
as'with mantle--obscurity shall mo-
always veil you from the multitude
Be chivalric in your combat with cir
cumstances. Be ever active, however
small may be your sphere of action
1t will surely enlarge with every move
ment, and your influence will have
COulluuSu llOTe6Selme0C.
:" In the worlds broad field Of battle,
In the bivouac Of life,
Be not like dumb driven cattle,
Be hero in the STRIFE"
Work on, for surely you will bt
wanted, and then comes your reward
Lean upon the sacred verify, "I have
never seen the righteous forsaken, o.
his seed begging bread" Never de
spair, for the lives Of good and grea
men abundantly testify that whe,
clouds are blacklist, and the tempes
is fieroest, and hope is faint, a "stil
small voice" will be heard, saying
"come up higher, you are wanted,
and all your powers will find ampl'
employment. Therefore, take heart
young men, for ere long you will fnt
that you will be wanted.
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-08-20
AN AWKWARD sCRAPE.

Last evening a handsome looking
woman was passing down West Wa
ter street, with little basket of eggs
in her hand, and when . few wards
from the Menomonee barn, was knock
ed down on the sidewalk. Her cries
brought gallant widower to the res
cue, who saw, to his horror, billy
goat that evidently had horn too
much, doing his best to put al end to
the poor woman's misery. The wild
over tried to scare the goat away, but
he wouldn't be scared. He tried to
help the lady up, when, butt came the
head of the goat against himself, and
two butts together came, for the goat
gave him another, and down he fell
crosswise the lady, to the serious dam
|age Of dozen fresh eggs.
"Help!' cried the lady: "eet off
me you villain!'' -
|But, my good woman"--.and butt
went the rough horn of the goat spoil
ing an eight dollar pair OF pants in the
worst place they could be spoiled.
''Help!' cried the woman; s'ny
eggs"
''Oh, my pants,' cried the man.
"But, never mind the pants, get up"
cried the lady, and just as be was try
ing to get up, butt came the goat, and
down came the man again.
The cries ofthe two victims brought
quite crowd to the spot, where there
lay the woman, and there lay the man
twin misery's pregnant with dan
ger"-:and there advancing and retreat
ling, butting first one, and then the
other, oscillated the oontounded goat.
The last butt he made, one of his horns
caught the basket, and he left the
scene of action with the basket hang
ing over one eye, and the yolk of three
or four eggs drizzling down his mag
nificent beard. The man backed out
till beyond the reach of the lady's eyes,
when he turned and ran like a quar-
ter-horse, swearing at all goats in
general, and this one in particular,
while the lady sat down, and with a
piece of ofshingle, and few pins, clean
ed and repaired the badly damaged
dress.
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-08-20

SrRANGE.---To hear person at one
mement confess himself a vile worm
of the dust---the chief of sinners-~a
hardened rebel totally depraved---de.
serving OF eternal tortures, &c.,---yet
ready to blaze up with passion the
moment one hints he may have formed
an incorrect opinion, improperly cx.
pressed himself, or committed some
action not quite accordant with the
moral aode. WHAT shall we believe
the parrorted, whining confession, or
the act itself? Strange, isn't it? At
one moment, the English language his
no words sufficiently expressive Of
self.abasement; at another, broken
head, if you question his infallibility.
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-08-20
OLD BACHELORS. .
An exchange says:

AAu SASH1u9C says
eff our Maker thought it wrong for
Adam to live single, when there was
not 4 woman upon the earth, how
criminally guilty are old bachelors,
with the world full of pretty girls!''
The Savannah Ne,os meets the rail-
ing accusation:
"Ever since the days of Adam, old
bachelors have been the butt of every
body's ridicule. We protest against
it. There is vast difference between
Adam and the bachelors Of our day.
Adam could afford to marry-many
bachelors nowadays cannot. What
with crinoline, FIVE hundred dollar
shawls, diamond bracelets, and pin
money, it is no small undertaking at
this age Of the world. Eve had no
choice-it was Adam or nobody. She
had no chance to get up Irritation,
for there was no one to firt with. Sec
ing no other means Of tantalizing
her husband-a femanine popularity
from that day to this-she got him in
a scrape by eating the forbidden Fl Fl 1.it.
odd bachelors are criminally guilty.
are they? Give old bachelors the
same chance Adam had, and our word
for it, a majority of them would put on
matrimony in no time"
And then the Columbia lnquire,.
clinches the matter: -
"'Them's our sentiments to frac-
ton. And it is our opinion, further,
that if some married men were restric-
ted to the same attractions and temp
tations that Adam had, there would be
fewer applications to put q matrimony
when once assumed. o, for the old
days of Adam and Eve!''
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-08-20

MAN AND WoA4N.,.-Man is the crea
ture of interest and ambition. His
nature leads him forth into the struggle
and hustle of the world. Love is but
the ep1bellishment Of his early life, o,
a song piped in the intervals of hie
acts. But a woman's whole life is a
history Of the affections. L The heart il
her world: it is there her avarice
seeks for hidden treasures. She sends
forth her sympathies on adventure
she embarks her whole in the traffic 81
affections, and if shipwrecked, her case
is hopeless-for it is the bankruptcy o1
the heart, nsI,se...-L
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-08-20
RED WING G00DHUE COUNTY, MN Saturday, AUGUST 2 1852

Cory was Mrs. Ambler-and her dis
carded suitor, was the man who had
Just received the sword Of Lord Corn.
wallis at Yorktown; whom the whole
civilized world hailed as greatest
among the great--the foremost man,
not only ofAmerioa but Of the world.
He passed through the old Metrop.
oils, Williamsburg, at the head of his
victorious troops, and the people were
crazy with joy and admiration almost
The vast multitude nearly prevented
his horse from proeeeding-the calm
statue on horseback passed on serene
ly. All at once, he perceived at q
window or in the crowd, his old love-
Mary Cory. He raised his sword and
saluted her profoundly. She tainted.
Thus the story is told and it mus,
have had a truthful foundation q,
least. .....
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-08-20
IT MAKES LITTLE DIFFERENCE

1T MAKES LITTLE DIFFERENCE.
A man some sixty miles below New
Orleans was accosted by stranger:
"Sir, have you any money about
you p
8: :Yes," was the reply; 81 always
make it point to carry some money
with me, more or less.''
:" Well," rejoined the stranger, 81
wish to 60 across the river; the fare
is ten cents. Would you please &C
commodate me with that sum p 90
The man, putting on a look Of well
affected surprise, exclaimed; s
.Sir, do you mean to say that YOU
haven't ten cents 2"
" Yes, sir; haven't cent" said
the stranger. ~ ~. 5..-t9 !
"Well," responded the stranger, Ell
you haven't got cent, it'll make bu,
little difference which side Of the river
you are," aud coolly leftthe stranger to
his own reflections. 'sa,,e -
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-08-20

FOOD FOR GRAPE VINES. lin replv
to an inquiry from a correspondent. aaa
to the best food forthe grape, the Ror|4
tic,tIturist says:--"Make basin round
the roots, get the sweepings or manure
Of the poultry-yard, and keep it::con.
|stantly diluted or dissolvedin barrel,
at the rate of a peck to y barrel of wa
ter. Every week, on washing day,
empty a pailful Of the manure-water
upon the roots ofthe vine, and;; after
wards, as much "suds" as the vine
will take up. The result will be; q
healthy vine, and fine crops, the fruit
about twice the size Of neglected
'vine-' - s-... - :---'.- ~ ~:
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-08-20
WASHINGTON DEFEATED,

rev. theodore Farkcr, not long
since expressed his qualification at the
fact that the God-likc Washing
ton would sometimes get angry and
swear like ordinary human beings.
Upon the same principle, it may afford
some consolation, we have thought, to
common people, to learn from the fol-
lowing extract, that the Father Of his
Country, was once a spooney young
ster-went courting and got the nit
ten, like other people:
A writer in the New York Century
says Of the lady who won Washing
toms young heart, and whose father re-
jected the tall young soldier, because
he had not a carriage for his daughter
to ride about in:
Il shall 60 back IN her life number
of years, and speak of the event, which
has made her name one Of interest.
Before she became Mrs. Edward
Amber, she was called Mary Cory.
Her father was Wilson Cory, ESQ,
of Celeys, in the county Of Elizabeth,
descended from the noble family of
Humsdcn, in England. His relative
Col. Archibald Cory, Of Ampthil!, in
Chesterfield, was at his death, the heir
apparent to the earldom. The wor-
thy old gentleman, from what we
know ofhim, seems to have been as
proud as the CouSys or the Somersets,
and to have thought his family was
the noblest in the land. He lived in
great estate with chariot and horses
and plate and velvet and embroidery,
a worthy gentleman of the old school,
fully satisfied with the order of things,
enjoying serenely the good gifts of
Providence. His beautiful daughter
was great heiress, and had many
suitors--the accident which befel one
Of them has made her remembered in
many books. He was a young man of
very high character, a relative of G..
w. Fairfax, Esq, who lived at Bel
voir, on the Potomac and here he
met with Miss Cory, who came on a
visit to Mrs. Fairfax, her elder sister.
The young man at once proceeded to
fall in love, which he did with an ar
dor characteristic Of his nature. When
Miss Cory went back home, to Celeys,
on James river, he followed her like a
courageous gallant, and laid open
siege to the fair fortress. In the good
old times, however, something more
was necessary than the consent of the
young lady, and so the youth duly
asked private interview with the aw-
ful old lord of the Manor, who listen
ed to him, silently throughout. When
the lover had finished, Mr.. Cory rose
made him a very low bow, and said
that if this were young Mr.. Washing
toms errand at 'Celey's' his visit had
better terminate; his daughter was ac-
customed to ride in a chariot And
with this allusion 10 the poorer condi-
ton of his younger son, the interview W
Terminated. ..s. .t,...acr .,, o..
Young Washington bowed and went
away, and in due time married Mar
tina Dandrige Custis, who sresembled
Miss Corey says my authority, as
much as twin sister ever did anoth-
er." ~.
But this old tradition does not end
here. Many years fled away-Mary
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-08-20
Is 1T So!

Somebody, We don't know who, and
it makes no difference, thus warns
young men to look out for the women:
''Young men keep your eyes peeled
when you are after the women! Is the
pretty dress or form attractive? Or a
pretty face even? Flounces, boy, are
no consequence. A pretty face will
grow old. Paint will wash of: The
sweet smile Of the first, will give way
to the scowl Of the termagant. The
neat form will be pitched into calico.
Another and far different being will
take the place of the lovely goddess,
who smiles sweet and eats sour candy.
Keep your eye peeled, boy, when you
are after the women. If the little
dear is GROSS, and scolds at her moth.
er in the back room, you may be sure
that you vii! get particular fits all
round the house. If she apoligises fol
washing dishes, you will need girl to
fan her: ~ . -
If she bushes when found at the
washtub with her sleeves rolled up, be
sure, sir, that she is If the Goldfish aris'
tocracy, little breeding and little sense
If you marry girl who knows moth.
ing but to commit woman slaughte,
on the piano, you have got the poores,
|piece of music ever got up. Find one
whose mind is right, then pitch in
Don't be hanging around like a sheep
thief, as though you were ashamed to
be seen in the daytime, but walk up
like a chicken to. the dough, and ask
for the article like man,
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-08-20
CENTRAL. POINT HOUSE.

I. K. q F. a. IIAKDT, PROPR1ETORs.
THIS Houseis pleasantly located on the shore
L of Lake Pepin, within few rods of the
Steamboat Landing. Persons wishing to spend
few days Of recreation and leisure, will find
this tile place to do it. n good and we'll sup
piled barn is attached to tho house, and a com
petent ostler alwaysin attendance.
The proprietors ha> ing leased the above pop
ular house and having thoroughly repainted
and furnished in superior style. would say to
the pnblic that II thing chat they can do to
make al. calling. com mfortably and pleasantly
situated, Will be left undone.
May %, 1853. 95y
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-08-20

"A stranger meeting a man in the
streets Of Boston, few days since,
roughly acoosted him with, "here,
want to GO to the fremont Housc?'
The deliberate reply was, "wcll, you
can go, if you don't be gone long!''
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-08-20
.:&: -: ): NODES.
= i :. { writing from Paris,

.-:....---: ,------2.* NODES.
J. 23:.-=355:;;o-..5 - { writing from Paris,
says: .... -. a...
- sa5 tna5 Z. aay ladies are having
the:* cape O. China shawls dyed
blacz, ana trimmed with two rows (or
even o:a1a} ce lace: which makes them
have quite the same effect as the gar.
mcnt that 'Dienlafait' and other Of our
noted shops are selling for three hun
dred francs. So if any Of my readers
have these shawIs. let them be taken
to the dyers Immediately; for it is con-
sidered very nsouvais genre to wear
the shawl in its original color (white)
at present. A sprinkling OF jet beads
with the embroidery gives rich eff
feet. In the absence of lace, deep
fringe may be used, but the fringe of
the shawl itself looks poor and thin
after dyeing. The rage for gored
skirts still continues, and many Of the
leaders Of fashion are making their
appearance whenever the weather will
allow them) sans crinoline. need not
say that these ladies were the first to
adopt the above much-abused article of
lady's apparel, and are now the first to
leave it oft.--and Ieave 1t in the full
est sense of the expression-without
even the stiffened .jstpo'ss which were
used before the advent of crinoline,
Perhaps it was because the ladies were
particularly graceful, perhaps Of the
novelty Of the thing; but must con-
tess (albcit , crinoline-wearer)that the
heavy folds ofthe robe which fell nat
urally as the lady walked, quite made
me think that the crinoline was not
such an improvement after all. Be
this as it may, l observe that her Maj
esty the Empress Regent still clings to
the crinoline, aud no one will deny he,'
having graceful appearance.
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-08-20
CHOICE MISCELLANY.
AT r f. s T.
BY AUGUSTA MOORE.

BY AUGUSTA MOORE.
Poor girl!
Fold her hands cross her feet
Leave her to her slumber sweet,
She hath earned it we'll.
Every day. for many years,
Cause had she for shedding tears,
And they daily fell.
Poor girl :!
See the hollows in her cheek,
Marks of woe she could not speak
See her sunken eye.
Worn and wasted is her frame,
None too soon her slumber came
Touch her tenderly.
Poor gill!
Hard and lonely was her fate,
Life for her was desolate,
Full Of yearnings vain.
Sympathy AID loving care
Fell not to her earthly share
Wake her not again.
Poor girl
All she trusted faithless proved,
Every creature that she loved
Shortly changed or died;
Good it is for her to rest,
Ne'er was woman's loving breast
More severely tried.
Poor girl!
Often has she slept before,
Dreaming al! her griefs were DER,
Life and trouble past!
But from such delusive sleep
Ever more she woke to weep
Peace is hers at last.
Poor girl
True and tender hearted one,
Hard it was that death alone
Comfort had for her.
Fold her hands cross her feet
Lay her, robed all white and sweet,
In the sepulchre.
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-08-20
EGI47Us AND LABOR.

Alexander Hamilton once said to an
Intimate friend: "Men give me some
credit for genius. All the genius that
I have lies just in this: When have
a subje in hand I study it profound
ly. day and night it is before me. I
explore it mall its bearings. My mind
becomes pervaded with it. Then:. the
effort which l make is what the peo-
|ple are pleased to call the fruit of &C.
MUS, 1t is the fruit Of labor and
thought"
Mr. Webster once replied to a gen.
tle'nan who pressed him to speak on a
subject Of great Importance
''The subject interests me deeply,
but l have not time. There, sir"
pointing to huge pile of unanswered
letters, to which I must reply before
the close Of the session, (which was
then three days off, l have not time
to master the subject so as to do it
Ijustice.'
"But Mr.. Webster, few words
from you would do so much to awaken
|public attention to it."
''lf there be such weight in my
words as you represent, it is because I
do not allow myself to speak on any
subject till I have imbued my mind
with it,
Demosthenes was once urged to
speak on a great and sudden emergen-
cy. 81 am not prepared, said he, and
ohstinately refused.
The law Of labor is equally binding
on genius and mediocrity.
THE LATE PLYMOUTH ROCK ORA.
TION.
The Boston Courier, in an article
upon the late Plymouth rock celebra
ton, says:
We thank God and a better age
that there have been other commemo-
rative days at Plymouth, and that last
Tuesdays oratory is not the only Pill
grim landing jubilation to which we
are limited, and which we are obliged
to remember. The readers Of this
paper have had before them the speech
es ofthe End of August 1859, but they
will be obliged to go farther back in
the 10th century, somewhat, if they
would find anything worthy of an oc
casion so grand and a theme so inter
esting. A;:zn, it was patriotism and 8
hope l., he future; now it was polit
,ic: an>I 81 : petty strifes of the present
~ 2c2.:::>: 1-e president Of the Pill
grin. z::':::.>z2. S::2:e:-, 2, 7ze acquit some others
T. ;@% ,;.:: :S~::1S = esce; but who that heard
.::::c -:@;sr: of factions and the
::::::., -: 5.;l*S ->e.' mems places, could
:* = :7g Eecollections, that
= - - '-52~~ou,:. for the purpose
c. :..ac: i ::c~~-ors TO the memory o,
e.. :. :. ez::::::-:? 4, for one hour O
: T:33*t>:','' e -slcome that honest
, r.: H. ::3,@e: :=2 .=:@o"9 ssto immeasurable
:c:@:;::7 q: - X ;::2:: 81 existence, the i'm
., -: =: 80 @zs Christianity, and thu
L=l;; o: .: ::-75::- s.s:-:= .2'uth," or Of Ever
:: =: J:1&;:s . :rr:;-:p:at the feeling'
::,::c:: :o:: c:>-:~S 8 '&:"e;e nationality and .
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Red Wing sentinel., 1859-08-20

The Illinois journal asks If we can
Z" throw any light on kissing?" W.
don't want to /; the thing is done Just
as we'll in the dark. 'a'a 'a'