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Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-05-19
Our Strap 8ook
The Bride Of a Week

RETURING AFTER TWELVE YEARS ABSENCE.
We have been requested to suppress
the names in the following curious his
tory, which has recently TRANSFERRED. or
rather, the last chapter which recently
occurred in this county. A farmers son,
some years ago, married a n~eiehboring
girl-the daughter Of a very respectable
family. They removed Immediately to a
distant place, where they had been liv.
Ing but a few days, when upon his return
home one evening, the wife of a week
was missing. She did not return that
night, during which he felt, of course
the utmost anxiety, and in the morning
he started in search of her. He could
only learn that she had taken the stage
alone which led to a railroad station.
some miles distant. He followed. but at
the depot, lost all traces Of her. He
wrote to her former home, and published
notices IN the newspapers-but could OBJ
tain no clue to her whereabouts. He
grleved in loneliness at her supposed
criminal act, and to escape the scene
where his week of unsullied happiness
had been followed by 50 great a grief, he
removed to this then sparsely settled
wilderness. He here settled upon a
promising gza6e Of land, and in its cult
walton and the cares Of life, sought for
getfulness Of the past. He succeeded
measureably-has filed offices of trust,
and grown wealthy. After a few years
his home requiring attention, he married,
but his wife lived only lorg enough to
bare him a son, and witness the first
year of the little ones existence.
A few weeks since, as the we'll to do
man Of the world was sitting by his fire.
side, there entered the house a woman
well clad, offuller form and twelve years
older, bnt the picture Of the long.lost
bride of a week, and she was accompan.
led by q girl of ear a dozen years.
The sober man Of forty was started,
but asked the stranger visitor to be seat.
ed. Then came her long and agonizing
story. All was oblevious to her for the
ten years Of their separation. She could
tell nothing except OF one hour Of return
cd reason, when the little girl beside her,
his daughts brought into the world.
After that long time, ftfully, and at peri
DDS remote from each other, came back
reason and memory. She had wondered
to a distant city, in a state of mild insan-
ity there she fell among kind people,
and was installed in an insane asylum
After the birth of the daughter, and ten
years more spent within it's walls,
thoughts of her youth, her home and her
u'band came back. She slowly recov-
cred then visited her parents, learned
where her husband was, and flew to him.
be sure he elapsed her in his arms, and
they. were upon eachs others necks,-
Again going before the alter, they were
united, and she now presides with care.
full dignity and ease over his household.
But little is said about it in the neigh.
borhood, except expressions of wonder
at Squlre's DIS sudden and unexpected
marriage to one whom they supposed to
pc IaiE-MiaaM with whom he had re
Gently become acquainted Madison
Argus.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-05-19
"a little nonsense, now and then.
Is relished by the wisest men,"
"Neck Twisting"

Thore are practices tolerated in relig.
ions congregations which Christians.
who are jealous for the honor of their
masters house, should utterly condemn.
Decorum is the handmade of devotional
feeling, and for this reason the house of
God should never be disturbed by the
slightest approach to irreverence. 1t is
a part of my religion, said a pious old
lady, when asked why she went early to
church. 1T is a part Of my religion.
not to interrupt the worship Of Others"
And we believe if many a country con-
.gregation made it a part of th-eir relig-,
ion, not to twist their necksIlmea~~%
Of A4-rfeuvS Tue entrance or every
person who passes up the aisle of the
meeting house, it would be better for
both their necks and their religion. A
gross abuse Of religious deeorum some
times needs harsh medicine as a remedy.
We do not know whether it would be
proper for some of our good ministering
brethren, who are sorely tried by the
neck twisting propensities of their CON.
gregations, to use that adopted by Henry
Clay Dean, who was at one time chaplain
of Congress. But We give it for the
consideration, of course to adopt or reject
as they please. The anecdote is from
the Pacific Methodist
Being worried, one afternoon, By the
turning practice in his congregation.
Mr. Dean stopped in his sermon ana
said
Now you listen to me, and I'll tell
you who the people are, as each one of
them comes ill.,"
He then w%ent:on with his discourse. un-
til a gentleman entered. when he bawled
out like an usher, Deacon A., who
keeps a shop over the way" and then
went on with his
Presently another man passed up the
aisle, and he gave his name, residence
and occupation SO he continued o.:
some time
At length some One entered the door
who was unknown to Mr.. Dean, when
he cried out, "a little old man, viii a
drab coat and an old white hat don't
know him, look for yourselves"
That congregation was cured.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-05-19

was his. Indeed, ii it was a forgery, it
was a most skillful one. The meta was
written ON peculiarly soft French paper.
and on the back (besides the endorse
ment) on the extreme margin Of the pa.
per, were the parts of several words.
The trial commence the testimony for
the prosecution had closed, and two wit
nesses for the defence were examined,
who positively swore that they were we'll
acquainted with Mr.. Greytown's hand
writing, and would take the name to the
note to be genuine.
AT that stage of the trial the court ad
Journed for one hour, and Mr.. Cartwright
proceeded to IN adjacent saloon to obtain
some refreshments. While there he met
an old acquaintance, who had been absent
some weeks the young lawyer related
the history Of the trial, when his friend
said he was acquainted with Mr.. Grey
towns handwriting, and would be willing
to testify in the matter. He accompa-
MED Mr.. Cartwright back to the court
room and obtained leave to see the note !:
he examined it, and great expression Of
surprise crossed his face. He held a hur
ried conversation with the counsel for
the defence, and was Immediately put on
the stand and sworn. His testimony was
to the effect that the signature was Mr..
Greytown's and that he knew it because
he seen him sign it, stated the time and
place where it was signed. On being
cross examined, how he recollectea it, he
said, that on the day of the date of the
note he was in Mr.. Greytown's store, and
was standing near the desk where the
prisoner was writing. That Mr.. Grey
town cam in and approached the desk !;
that he told the prisoner he could not
that morning let him have what he had
previously promised him but that, if he
wished. he would give him a short note !;
to which proposition the prisoner readily
assented. That Mr.. Greytown took a
pen off the desk, and asked the prisoner
for some paper; that Mr.. Idell, the pris
oner, tried to obtain some, but could not,
as the key of the desk, where it was kept,
was in his overcoat pocket at the other
end of the store, and he (the prisoner)
was proceeding there to obtain it. when
the witness tore off part Of a letter and
handed it to Mr.. Greyton, who wrote that
note on it and signed it, handed it to the
prisoner. That he could positively swear
to the note by reason Of the popularity
Of the paper and part of some words
which were on as being part of the letter
which he then had in his pocket.
The letter was here produced, and on
being joined with the paper, on which
the note was written, put all doubt at an
end.
Considerable excitement was exhibited
by the lockers on in the court room, and
all eyes were turned to where Mr.. Grey
town lately was ; but that gentleman had
p~rudently disappeared. The counsel on
both sides waived all summing up, and
the jury returned a verdict of not guilty
without going out.
Mr.. Cartwright and Mr.. Idell went out
of the court house arm in arm, got into a
carriage and drove to a house where a
certain lady was lying sick and, reader,
the medicine they brought soon effected a
complete cure.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-05-19
Listening with The Eve.

A minister while preaching in the Pres.
byterian church in Fort Washington
near New York, and knowing that a part
of his audience we're from the Deaf Asy-
lum in that neighborhood noticed the sin
gular conduct Of a young man near the
door, and could not imagine what he was
doing. He says, His eye was not upon
me but down in the pew, and his hands
were at work upon something there
what | could not tell. There was some
thing going or between him and his com
panions, whose countenances a CLEAN of
satisfaction occasionally stole. [ was
annoyed BY it. | thought it ir~reyerent
to say the least. But how often are we
mistaken in our Judgment Of persons as
we'll as things. The service being ended,
| was introduced to this circle of sup,
posed Gallios, when 10, they were found
to be the most serious and interested por
ton of the congregation. Mr.. Peet one
OF the instructors of the institution was
the young nan who had annoyed me SO
much, and his wife, whose fine counte-
nance sparkled with intelligence, was
one of the number to whom he had in
terpreted the discourse. | inquired Of
Mr.. Peet how much of the sermon he
could communicate. He replied, Gal
most every word"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-05-19
MISE and Flowers.

Two gifts God has bestowed on us that
have in themselves no guilty trait, and
show an essential diYineness, Music is
one of them, which seems as though ii
we're never born of earth, but fingers with
US from the gates OF heaven. Music,
which breathes we the gross, or sad, or
doubling heart, to inspire it with a con
seriousness of its most mysterious afinities,
and to touch the cords of its undeyeloped
unsupported life. And the other gift is
that of .foaoers, which, though born OF
earth, we may well believe, if anything OF
earthly soil grows in the higher realm
it any of its forms are identical there,
will live IN the banks of the river Of Life.
Flowers, that in all our ~gladness, in all
our sorrow, in all events, however incon-
gruous-are always appropriate. APP
propriate in the ChulcA, as expressive oil
its purest and most social themes, and
their sweetness with the incense of prayer.
Appropriate in the joy of the marriage
hour, in the loneliness of the sick room,
and GROWING with prophecy the fore
heads of the dead. They give complete
ness to the association of childhood, and
are appropriate even by the side of old
age, strange as their freshness contrast
with the wrinkles and the gray hairs for
still they are suggestive, they are SYM
bolical Of the souls perpetual youth, the
inward blossom of Immortality, the anna
rathine crown. In their presence we feel
that when the body shall drop as a with
cred calyx the soul shall go forth as a
winged soul.-ReD. e. II, Chaplin.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-05-19
Found Dead.
BY ALBERT

Found dead! dead and alone
There was nobody near, nobody near.
When the outcast died on his pillow of stone
No mother, no brother, no sister dear;
Not a friendly voice to soothe or cheer,
Not a watching eye or a plying tear
O., the city slept when he died aloue
In the roofess street, on a pillow of stone.
Many a weary day went by,
While wretched and worn he begged for bread
Tired of life. and longing to lie
Peacefully down with the silent dead
Hunger and cold and scorn and pain
Had wasted his form and scared his brain,
Till at last on a bed of frozen ground,
With a pillow Of stone, was the outcast found.
Found dead dead and alone,
On a pillow of stone in the roofless st Q t!
Mob dy heard his last faint mean,
Or knew when his sad heart ceased to beat;
mourner fingered with tears or signs,
j ut the stars looked down with plying e.es,
And the chill winds passed with a wailing sound
Ger the lonely spot whore his form was found.
Found dead yet not alone
Tn re was s me. o ~ n ar-somebody near
To claim the wanderer as his own,
A d find a hcme for the homeless here;
One, When every human door
Is closed to his children, scorned and poor,
He opens the heavenly portal wide,
All, God was near when the outcast died.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-05-19
Pharaoh and Nanoleon.

The miraculous eleaving of the Red
Sea, its walls of water on either hand Of
the dry passage like rampants, and their
%ruinous junction after the chosen people
Of God had passed through, afford a pic
ture of sublimity ~uneeualled on the can
vas that heaves with the grandest scenes
of time. The site of this event, has been
pointed out from the day of its occur
renee to the present ; and in Napoleon's
expedition to the Nile, it was neal being
the scene Of another catastrophe that
might have had an important influence
on the destinies of the world. Towards
evening, Napoleon and his suite rode into
the shallow waters of the Red Sea, at the
reputed spot Of Pharaoh's overthrow, de
sirous of ascertaining to what extent they
were fordable to their horses. Darkness
was gathering when suddenly the tides,
there extremely rapid, were upon them
and heir horses found themselves beyond
their depth. The point of compass was
lost, the shore was not visible, and q coun-
Gil Of war instantly called to decide upon
measures for escape. Napoleon by one
of those decisions Of mind so frequently
useful to him, in future emergencies of
his eventful life, ordered a circle to be
formed, and each horseman to ride from
it, as a radius from a centre, stopping
when the depth of water prevented fur
Their progress. The next move then was
for all to follow the horseman that rode
on the farthest, showing the longest path
Of shoal vas Napoleon Bonaparte's path
from the grave Of one Of the Pharaohs.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-05-19
The Bursting:of Spring.

The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher is not
only an eloquent speaker, but he IS a
graceful and forcible writer. Witness
the following passage from his pen, which
we copy from a recent letter to the New
York Independent
But am whirling along the Hudson,
a river that wears out no more than it
runs out. If any other lard has a more
glorious river, | am glad of it. The
ground is all disrobed of snow. Willows
are pillowing the edg es Of low woods
Buds are making the forests look purplish.
Grass is everywhere starting, and il ia
yored spots it has lifted up that green
which all summer long shall not wear
out. The pillow has already been at work.
Farmers are all astir. Barn yards are
vocal with he hens celebrating the earli-
est achievements in the egg speculation
of another season. Calves and lambs are
come. Ah,you do not know, poor crea-
lures that live in eities,-you do not know
that spring has GOMEZ But the signs Of
the year are for the country. Now the
pcony is pushing up his rudy knuckles,
honey suckles are leering out, flags are
dsawing their swords, the wamps are
fuli of blackbirds, wild ducks are upon
the ponds. trout are ready onAL~~Hgfvr
long wedge lines of wild geese stream
northward, trumpeting as evening comes
on, and they are wing weary. Brook
willows are downy with their yelvety cat.
skins-mosses in the damp woods are
green with the cleanest, moistest, and in
~tensest green. Streams are full and tur-
bid, little ones are racing down into big
ger ones, and these are pouring into 9th.
er streams, and everything seems hurry
ing and fastening as if a universal activi-
ty had inspired the year y
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-05-19
Pnlpit Notices.

Nothing in the way of a practical joke
has amused US so much for a long fine
as a dog notice that was given at the Or
thodox church in Lancaster last Sunday.
1t may do we'll as a burlesque on adver-
Using all things from the pulpit. A
notice was sent to the sexton-doubtless.
with the intention of having it posted on
the meeting house-which by some mis-
take he was led to pass over to the min
lister. The officiating clergyman was a
stranger, and when he came to read his
notices he hesitated somewhat, but, after
a preface to the effect that being a stran--
ger he did not feel at liberty to decline
reading what was given hiY let out as
follows: All owners Of dogs are here
by notified that if the same are not req
istered by the first of May, they will be
killed according to law" The effect
on the congregation can be imagined.
Clinton Courant.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-05-19
A Snowman "SoId."

Showmen, as a general thing are toll.
erably " sharp" and it is no easy matter
to overreach them but when they are
fooled 1t is a matter of amusement to
those present. | was a witness to one of
the best sells" of the kind [ have ever
heard of. Last summer there was an
exhibition in a tent in one of the public
lots-a sort of menagerie on a small
scale. Before the entrance to the tent,
the proprietor was Boosting of the inuu-
merable wonders to be seen for a shilling.
to a considerable crowd. While in the
midst of a speech OVERLOOKING with big
words, he was somewhat summarilY in
terrupted by the following exclamation
from a man near him who had a boy
with him
IN bet you a FIVE that you can'tlet
me see that lion !"
" Done" said the Snowman, eager
y. Put up your money"
The man placed a FIVE dollar bill in
the hand of a by-stander, and the show
man counting out the change, did the
same.
Nov walk this way" said the show
man land I'll convince you'll"
Ine man n the little boy followed
him into the tent, the whole crowd
following.
There said the Snowman triumphant
ly. look at that corner, at that
beautiful Numidian lion !"
Where" asked the man looking in
every direction but the right one.
why, there was the astonished
reply.
IL don't see any," responding the,
other. -
What's the matter with you ?" asked
the Snowman, who began to smell a.
very large mice"
I'm blind | was the grinning reply.
The Snowman was very industriously
engaged in turning out the crowd for,
the next few minutes. while the blind
man pocketed the stakes and went his
way.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-05-19
The Gay COquette.
BY LOUISA FLAGC.

A gay coquettc at her mirror stood
II was but a brooklet that flowed through the woe
ITO day" she n urmured, " shall see me dressed
In the robes that suit my beauty best;
And the countless lovers who round me bow
Shall say, 'She looks her ~loveliest now"
Then she donned an airy tire of green,
Like the gossamer dress of an airy queen;
And q few pale blossoms their fragrance rare
Breathed from the waves of her golden hair,
And n song from her lip trilled clear in time
With the robins throat, and the waters chime.
Ia sportive mood Ger her form she threw
A velvet robe of richer hue;
OF brightest gems her corenol shone,
They cleaned from her bosom, and flowing tone,
And kindling eye and glowing cheek,
A conscious sense of triumph speak.
"And now for my regal pomp" cried she,
o all bright hues shall my vesture be;
But the sombre brown shall in contrast lie
With the gorgeous yellow and scarlet dye
They shall tend to my beauty a sunset glow,
And q sunset splendor around me throw.
Tie sunset faded, the maid grew pale,
Her form was draped in a snowy veil,
Like yestal robe, says the diamond gem
Flashing from girdle and diadem,
And a blended worship and love was given,
No less to a child o. earth than Heaven.
Then smiled fair Nature, the gay coquette,
While her eye with a happy tear was wet;
q H~.- L~1-Sr 11-o - Il lo-o,a 80 -z..1.
They can meier grow cold who kneel at my shine,
For they know not in which of my glories drest,
They may lovo me least or may love me BEST
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-05-19

[The following is one of the best poetic versio
the forty-sixth Psalm that We have ever seen.
Is attributed to an Irish dignitary."i
God is our refuge in distress
Our safeguard in the wilderness
Our shelter from the storm;
Though winds and waves a conflict make,
Though earth's foundations reel and shake,
We need net feel alarm.
A peaceful river softly flows
In tranquil streams to gladden. those
who put their trust in God;
Within his holy place they feel
The comfort of his presence still,
While oceans roll abroad.
What though the heather madly rage,
And kingdoms in fierce war engage
When God sends forth his voice,
He makes the glittering spear to bend,
Sends peace to earth's remotest end,
And bids the world rejoice.
Be stu. and know that he is God,
He rules The earth with iron rod,
And sits enthroned above;
Ee dwclls with these who own his name,
Tho God Of Jacob still the same
TIE God Of peace and love.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-05-19

FLowERs.-Why does not everybody
have a %geranium, a rose, a fuschia, or
some other flower, in the window? 1t is
very cheap, next to nothing, if you raise
it from seed or slip, and it is a beauty
and companion. As charming Leigh
Hunt says, it sweetens the air, rejoices
the eye, links you with nature and limo.
cence, and is something to love. If it
cannot love you in return, it cannot hate
you it cannot utter an unhatetul thing
even for ~neglecting it, for though it is ali
beauty, it has no vanity /; and living as it
does, purely to do yon good, and afford
you pleasure, how can you neglect it?
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-05-19
Upright Men.

We love upright men. Pull them this
way and the other and they only bend,
but never break. Trip them down and
in a thrice they are on their feet again.
Bury them in the mud and in an hour
they would be out and bright. You can
not keep them down-you cannot destroy
them. They are the salt of the Garth
Who but they start any noble project
They build onr cities, whiten the ocean
with their sails, and blacken the heavens
with the smoke of their locomotives
Look to them, young men, and take cour
age. Initiate their example and catcl
the spark Of energy.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-05-19
A Hint. to Consumptive People.

The editor Of the Portland Argus, VINO
is travelling at the South, writes home to
this effect
My recent observations, as did those
made years ago in Italy, confirm me in
the opinion that it is always best for sick
people, especially those upon whom con-
sumption has firmly fixed its fatal fangs,
to stay at home. 70 seek relief in a
milder climate, among strangers, is the
greatest possible mistake. The amount
of discomfort, desolation and mental an
guish which such an invalid has to go
through ere his exit from earth (Which
his journey and inevitable exposure al
ways hasten1 is indeed painful to con-
template. To Italy and to the Southern
parts of thS United States confirmed con-
sum- tives resort to escape the effects Of
cold at their own homes. A greater er.
ror car not be made, and the melancholy
instances of this which | have CHANGED to
witness, both in this country and abroad,
induce me to give this warning. | saw
a half dozen Americans in Naples, during
the winter of 1850, and | saw several in
New Orleans, while sojourniDg there,
whose hopeless and f~oriorn, away from,
home condition, made my heart ACHE
At home, with family and friends, they
might have been comparatively comforta
BILE, ever in the coolest parts of New En-
gland and Canada. Of course | do not
intend what have said to apply to the
cases of those who simply have delicate
constitutions, which rigorous or protract-
ed cold may be toe trying for, and may
tend to produce disease for those do
and will find a mil5e, climate beneficial.