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Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-09-29
SCOTTISH MlNsTRELsY

OF the songs suny by Bonnybcl, our worthy
author sayS-They are the sweetest, | think, Of
all the Sc"ttish minStrclsy But all are sweet,
far more 50 than the ditties Of To day They
sound for with dim memorial music,
those maGrigaiS which were carollcd by our
grand muthcrs to the mnrmur of old ghoStly
harpSichoris, white, standing by the little beau.
ties, our respected grandfathrrs were captivated,
and forever after dreamed of those old tunes,
and loved them as the echoes of past happiness
and youthful joys, and ali that carnival which
|StIticrs and darts onward in the rosy dawn of
youth. knew old gentleman who would
often take his book of ancient Scottish songs,
and murlnur them to himself for hours; and
I've frequently seen my dear and honored father
sit, with wiStful Smiles and pensive eyes, re-
calling, as he listened to his fasorite Flowers
of the Forest" youthful hours, aud the li:tle
maiden who sang for him, the same song, in
the days Of silk stockings and hair powder.
early liz the century. Kind.hearted and true
Virginia gentlemen, whose hand has so often
rested on my head in childhood NAV you sleep
in peace! 0 noble father, gone FROM us to
heaven! thinking of yon now, here in the sun
shine, and Of what was n rarer, purcr sunshine
your sweet smilc-the idle words l write
swim as gaze on them. 1 lay down my pen
and muse, and am thankful for the blood that
flows in my veins, for the noble sire bestowed
l1v crr,ciuu,. oyI,l Lid
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-09-29

THE Utica Herald thus describes one of the
cleverest and boldest of the Democratic mana.
gers of the State of New York:
Fernando Wood is the Mepbistophiies Of
politicians He is the 'miIdest hammered man
that ever packed caucus or got up a row. He
is what boarding school misses would call
loveof a man. His form is slender, but fault
iessly Proportoned, his tread elastic to airiness,
and carriage graceful to the last degree. Fills
forehead is broad without being massive, and
his features regular, yet strongly marked The
general expression of his face is that of eternal
PlaeiditY. He might have; sat for thesportraitof
Oily Cannon, in Ten ThousanCla q Year, and
were it not for the pitileSs eye and those closely
compressed lips, you might mistake him for n
moral retormcr or Home Missionary Society
Agent. The face of Louis Napoleon is not
more sPhynx.like in its expression. Without
the appal ent dulness of the latter, it has all its
inScrutahiity. We watched it narrowly during
that terrible row at Syracuse, and except that
it was a Shade palcr, you c, uld not have known
that human passion had ever stirred it. He
has in an eminent degree, the elements Of a
successful modern politician He is cool, in
trcpid, Shrewd; a man who would stand head
and shoulders above his Democratic rivals in
the State"
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-09-29
TmE sLEEPING REArTY

In the great leather chair by the table, COW
cred with books and papers, Miss Bonnybcl,
overcome, apparently, by the talmy influence of
tie May morning, was slambering Tranquility
Upon her lap rested open volume, which
seemed to have escaped from her hand as She
fell asleep, for one Of the slender fingers re-
n,ained between the leaves. The great chair
had a sloping back, and thus the young lady's
sleeping position was almost that Of Que rec.
ming. The graceful head was -anguidly thrown
back and dropped Stdewise towards the round.
ed shoulder. Her hair had become unbound
and lay in brown masses of curls upon her
neck Her small feet with high~heeled slip
pcrS. decorated with rich rosetteS, reposed upon
a velvet cushioned cricket, and the little pointed
toes, over which fell the ribbons of the artili.
cia roses, peeped out gracefully from their hi
ding pnce
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-09-29
,WHEE
THE INTEILIGENCERI.
"Henry st. John, GentIemnn.,'
SOME RANDOM EXTRACTS.
Published by Harper 4 Br6ther.1
PRoLoGUE.

In the golden sunshine ofthe budding spring.
on the porch ofmy old country house, j sit and and
gaze at the waving foliage and think it is not
time lost to fall into sreycre, as it were into a
dream, of other days, and the noble figures
which illustrated and adorned them. The sun
OF May is shining on the howery lawn, where
the yellow huttercups and velvet grass are stir
red by the warm south wind; the belt of forest
makes rich green background to the fields
and streams; and bright like the flowers, dan.
cling like the brook, my little girl, with eyes "as
azure as the heavens" aud sunny hair, chases
the earliest butterflies across the sward, and
with her presence adds the finishing grace to.
the mellow landscape of spring So sit, and
smile, and dream; then think, with,a sieh.
that a few decades may change, and even wholly
obliterate, this rural beauty, this smiling ease
and repose: Little Kate may be called to heav-
en-, or out into the wide wide world-my form
will assuredly be laid in earth-the old home.
stead probably will pass from my frace-and
those who knew and loved us, know US no
more. Why nou Is it not, after all, the common
story
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-09-29

THE Utica Herald. thus describes one of the
cleverest and boldest of the Democratic mana.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-09-29

Over Sd 100000 of Cash Capital represented by
this OLD and well established Agency, where every
the above Offices has been promptly paid IN Wheeling
fore 1t was due By the terms ofthe. policy. f y
". r. PETERSON,
- Office next door to M & ~ Bank,
y'-ly Main ST., Wheeling.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-09-29

JTTE desire state the friends Of the late S
the trade generally, that in uossessiou of tht
most ample facilities for tile transaction
WHOLESALE GROCERY AND PRODUCE BUSINESS
We determined orders entrusted to oul
with fidelity and lrOmptnrss, on the mort favor
able terms. LIST, MORRISON & co r
January 1st, 1899 '5Es7E
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-09-29

stubborn bronze will go to decay, lapse. back to
earth, and they and their. actions be forgotten
But the story Of Pocahontas shall be known and
remembered by mighty host Of unborn mil
lions. who will love and honor her.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-09-29

IT is SO common to speak of the quality Of
the wives of our pastors when settling or unset.
Ting them, that one might almost Imagine they
employed and salaricd too. This is a mis-.
take. Some one treats the subject under three
heads, concisey,,a as follows:
First, the relations of a pastors wife to a
congregation is the same as that of every NO.
man; her marriage with minister invests her
with no office, and. gives her no pre-e,ninencc
Secondly, her duties are the same as tlsos.
commanded by the Apostle Paul TO be perform
es! by every other Christian woman in the mar.
ried State-Uo more, no less.
Thirdly, when she performs these to the best
Of her ability, nobody ought to complain" ("
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-09-29
TIE HEROINE.

Bonnybel Vanc is sparkling, mischievous
little maiden of about seventeen. She has
slender, but elegantly rounded figure, a clear
white complexion, with two fresh.roScs bloom.
ing in her checks; rcd pouting lips, large bright
eyes of a deep violet, which seem ready to uIelt
or fire under the long dusky laShes, and a pro.
fusion of light brown hair, as soft MS silk The
face is ov:l-of that pure Lloodcd Norman type
which fascinated the kings and princes Of the
middle ages, and led to so many bitter fcuds
and bloody wars. The beautiful, miSchievouS.
lnoking head is placed upon swan-likc neck,
and inclnes toward one Of the snowy shoulders
As to the expression of the girls features, we
cannot describe it. The brilliant violet eyes
are ready To dance with meIriment and mischief,
Or SWIM in the dewS of feeling; the lips are
mohiie, prepared to contract, like crumpled
rose leaves, with dcmure amusement ut some
jest, or, half parted, to express world of pity
aud pathos. Bonnyhel is Il striking type of the
woman of the South, as opposed to the pale,
calm, StntueSqnc beauty Of more northern coun.
tries; She is hrimfu of feeling, OF impulse, mis-
chief coquettish wildncss; indeed, but for the
impropriety of the illustration, we should say
that she resembles Thoroughbred" young
race horse of the most elegant proportions and
the pnrest "blOod." She is clad in pink dress,
| loOped back with bows of ribbon, a close-ht.
ting, square cut bodice, and a Frll Of rich lace
runs around the neck, and appears beneath the
short sleeves, which leave the arms of the girl
bare almost to the shoulders She wears red
coral bracelets claspcd with gold, and her arms
are of daZZliNr YhitaDrsS
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-09-29
MISS HELEN.

Miss Helen is handsome brunette of about
twenty, with dark hair, dark eyes, and an mir of
serenity which seems incapable OF change She
is erect aud somewhat stately in the carriage of
her full and handsome person, clad in rich black
rustllng silk, and the faint smile which wandcrs
from time to time over her conntenance, scarcely
relaxes this prevailing expression of collected
cnlmnaSs
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-09-29

CLENKs in Post Offices are generally pretty
we'll posted up in political matters, but 4 case
happened recently which is rather Amusing
Ex-Presidcnt Fillmore was stopping at u small
place, aud had occasion to send II letter by his
servant to the village post office. / was frank
ed; all Ex- Presidents having that privilege The
bearer dropped it in, but the Official caught il
up and, glancing at the frank, exclaimed, ssWho
EX- President" replied the messenger. '.P'rap>
he'is, my friend, but I've voted for al the Pres.
identS since General Jackson, and III be changed
if / recolIect any such name. guess you'll
have to try it on Ut some other place, for We
read history down here, we do" What is
fame?
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-09-29
JAMEsTowS.

Few spots on earth possess the interest of
Jamestown Island. It was here that the New
World was born and cradled, in storm and
blood. Here lived aud thought, aud fought
and suffered, and triumphed, one of the nohlest
aud truest gentlemen that ever walked the
world-Cnptain John Smith. Here Po.ahon.
tas was received into the church nd5tnarried:
the child who had held hero's head upon her
bosom, to defendit from the savage war-club;
who lives yet in ten thousand hearts, as the
Of the highest truest woman.
hood, of love, pity, devotion which counted
life as nothing if she might save from death a
poor, unknown, disarmed captive! The nlonu.
mental pride Of kings in hard marble or the
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-12-09
NEW SERIES--NO. 2O7.

at home, and Spanish pride and suspicion
abroad, his difficulties in political life /; the
habits and character of the army, especially
at that period, and then let him repress, if
he can, his wonder at this great captains
being able, when quite over fifty years of
age, to make such broad declaration as to
his past life 1t is very evident that he
who so we'll commanded others, began by
commanding himself; that the GOODNESS,
self-possession and sharpness of view, which
was perhaps his most salient traits in
campaign, were, in part at least, the fruit
of constant and careful discipline of his
own feelings under ordinary circumstances.
"Never had quarrel in all my life ?"
How many civilians, how many Chris
tians-aye how many clergymen-can say
the same thing? Yet it is certainly posi-
BILE to pass through life without quarrels,
seeing the old proverb holds good, that it
requires two to consummate any such un.
pleasant business. A. may quarrel with B.
This is a misfortune, which possibly A.
may in no way be able to avoid. A man
may pick quarrel for ulterior purposes, or
he may be insolent or offensive without
knowing it, or be may take q perverse de-
light in wounding other peoples feelings.
But in any case it depends on B. alone
whether there is to be mutual quarrel.
If, like Wellington, he avoids acting in anger
or haste-always the two great fermenters
of trouble-he will always invariably come
to despise the affront, if intended, Or to
overlook it if not. AT all events he will not
quarrel" He may give the offender wide
berth in future, be may shun association
with him, but he will have no alteration,
and he will nurse no grudge. If required
to make personal statement, oral or writ
ten, he will do it with judicial calmness and
GOODNESS.
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ton, but he had more manly look than in
the picture"
"You should write one more book" l
hinted
"What is that?"
Your "reminiscences of those literary
friends"
"Ah," he exclaimed, "it is too late now
shall never take the pen again have so
entirely given up writing that even my best
friends letters lie. unanswered. | must have
rest. No more books now" r
HAPPY OLD BACHELOR.
He referred to the visit of the week be-
fore, from Mr.. Willis, whose letter he has
just been reading in the Home Journal.
"I am most glad" said he, that Mr..
Willis remembered my nieces they are my
housekeepers and nurses; they take such
good care of me that really am the most
fortunate old bachelor in the world Yes,''
he repeated with merry emphasis, " the
most fortunate old bachelor in all the
world !"
1t was delightful to witness the animation
of his manner, and the heartiness of his
gratitude, as he continued to relate how
they supplied all his wants-gave him his
medicine at the right time, without troub-
ling him to look at the clock for himself
called him down to breakfast-cloaked and
shawled him for his morning ride-brought
him his hat for his fine weather walks-and
in every possible way humored him in every
possible whim!
II call them sometimes my nieces," he
said, "but oftener my daughters p"
HIS LOVE OF CHILDREN, AND THEIRS OF HIM.
As 1 rose to 60, he brought from cor
ner of the room photograph of little
girl, exhibiting it with great enthusiasm.
1t was gift from little child, who had
come to see him every day during his sick
ness. The picture was accompanied with q
note printed in large letters with lead
pencil, by the little correspondent, who said
She was too young to write. He spoke with
great vivacity of his childish visitor.
" Children" said the old man, care great
pets; am very fond of the little creatures. +"
REJUvENATED.
As 1 came away, the old gentleman bun
died his shawl about him, and stood few
moments on the steps. A momentary burst
of sunshine fell on him through the break
ing clouds. In that full light he looked
still less like an old man than in the dark
parlor by the shaded window. His form
was slightly bent, but the humor of the
early portraits was still lingering in his face.
He was the same genial, generous, merry
eyed man at seventy seven that Jarvis had
painted him nearly fifty years before.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-12-09
A Picture.

This morning, as rode through the
country, | saw young mother (her child
her only companion) sitting, sewing at her
cottage door. l was going to say it was
quite an English scene, as if such scene
was not as universal as life itself. A curly
headed urchin, just master of its plump,
round legs, in its play, run to hide itself
from its mother round the corner of the
house. There it stood, both arms extended,
fattening itself against the wall, in the
bright sunshine, and laughing aloud at the
idea of being out of sight. The pleased
mother pretended not to have seen the fu.
gitive, pretended not to hear the laugh which
told her he was safe and close at hand. The
child had itself only to be discovered. 1t
was playing at being lost-say rather at
being found. Soon the mother would give
chase, and snatch the little captive in her
arms. What a shower of kisses was In
store-for both for both s1
Oh, happy time for mother and for child.
On other occasions, as have passed by this
cottage, the mother has been sitting at the
open window, and the child amusing itself,
as if alone, in the garden-absorbed with
no mortal can say what-busy at the same
structure OF strange device: dirt, sticks,
straws, mingled together for some architec-
tural purpose, hidden from all eyes but his
own. That cottage garden has often led
lack my thoughts to my own childhood and
my own early home. s 49,.
I, who have SO short time to live, feel
as old men feel. find myself, for hours
together, travelling through retrospect Of
the past i can now understand and forgive
the garrulity Of old age, which dwells for
ever onsiscenes of boyhood and OF youth.
Memory, and not hope, has become the star
of life. Have patience with the old man !:
he must pause, and turn and look behind |;
there lies for him the shappy valley" if any
where on earth. When we have bid fare
well to all our joys, there is yet another
parting almost as sad--our farewell to the
memory of them. What hosts Of long
forgotten things rush from their hiding pla-
ces to look at me once more, and for the last
time.--1 1hornddle. 8 Il .s .ss.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-12-09
VOL. XI.-NO. "a.
HASTE NOT..REST NOT.

Without haste! without rest -
Bind the motto to thy breast!
Bear it with thee as spell;
Storm or sunshine, guard it well:
Heed not flowers that round thee bloom
Bear it onward to the tomb
Haste not-let no thoughtless deed
Mar fore'er the spirits speed;
Ponder well and know the right,
Onward then with all thy might;
Haste not-years can e'er atone
For one reckless action done!
Rest not life is sweeping by,
Go and dare before you die;
Something mighty and sublime
Leave behind to conquer time;
Glorious tits to live for aye
When these forms have passed away.
Haste not rest not - Calmly wait;
Meekly bear the storms of fate;
Duty be thy polar guide;
Do the right, whater betide
Haste not rest not Conflicts past,
God shall crown thy work at last!-GoETHE
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-12-09
Brown during the Attack upon til
ArmOrY. I


From the Louisville journal.
A distinguished citizen of Indiana, pro-
badly Gov. Willard, who attended the late
trials at Charlestown, Va, had an interview,
while there, with Mr.. Washington, who was
one of Old Browns prisoners in the United
States Armory. Mr.. Washington freely
admits that the prisoners were treated with
gentleness and humanity, yet be came to the
conclusion, that in some respects Old Brown
is terrible ruffian at heart.
According to Mr.. Washington's state
ment, Old Brown, during the investment of
the Armory and the attack upon it by the
troops, was the busiest and most vigilant of
all the rebels in watching through loop
holes and crevices for opportunities to kill
those outside. Whilst be was watching,
rife in hand, one of his own was shot thro'
the body and fell within four or FIVE feet of
him. The young man groaned and cried
aloud in his agony, begging that some one
of his comrades would kill him at once.
Thereupon, Old Brown turned for a few
moments an unmoved, an unsympathizing
glance upon his expiring son, sternly bade
him be silent and die like man, and then
instantly turned bis attention back to his
own work of killing. A short time after.
wards his other son was shot down almost
exactly like the first, with loud means, called
upon comrade for a revolver, that he might
kill himself And Old Brown, turning upon
him as he had turned upon the other broth.
er, rebuked him for his noise, without word
or look of sympathy or regret, and straight
way betook himself again to the business of
murder. And all the while, standing with
his two dying sons behind him, and holding
his rifle pointed in front, he was drumming
, at intervals upon the barrel of his weapon
Of death with the fingers Of his left hand, as
calmly and with as much apparent unconcern
as if be had been engaged in some kind Of
amusement. ta a@2t t@~ sfsa
* There can be no doubt of Old Browns
GOODNESS and untamable courage, but such
qualities cannot compensate for the absence
Of the ordinary sensibilities Of human ma
ture. It is not enough that he can look
upon his own death as immovably as he
could contemplate the death and hear the
death groans Of his children.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-12-09
"Never Had a Quarrel.''

s. Such ID the remark Of England create
general, and the following story may instruct
and profit every person. At Q very late
period OF the life Of the Duke Of Wellington
he wrote to a friend thus: $1,000 Z
II am not in the habit of deciding upon
such matters hastily or 10 anger, and as .
proof of this, that I reyer had quarrel
with any man in my life Z" .
Let any one consider the long and varied
military career of the iron Duke !; the innu-
merable classes Of persons with whom he
was brought in contact his constant
vexations in the Peninsula, with red-tapeism
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-12-09
A Quack Doctors Career.
SENTENCE OF DIR. W. H. N. HOWARD, OF BRAD.
FORD VERMONT.

From the Boston Traveller November 9th
This notorious individual, who has so long
managed to elude justice, has at length met
his reward, he having been sentenced to two
years imprisonment in the State Prison at
Windsor, on Saturday last. Howard, it will
be remembered. was convicted some months
since, at Chelsea, of having procured abor-
ton; the case was most atrociOus one.
He appealed to the Superior Court, but it
refused him new trial. Howard's real
name is Drew, and though he asserts himself
an Englishman, is native of Limerick,
Ireland. On establishing himself at Thet-
ford, Vermont, few years since, he gave
out that he was surgeon in the British
army, and that he had attended Queen Vic
toria by special request but, as some know
ing ones discovered that he could neither
read or write, that story went for nothing.
He set up dashiDg team, and soon got,
by sheer brass, the name of a "great doctor"
But an action for malpractice shook faith in
him, and he had to pay 81 200 damages.
While in full blast he was recognized at
Bradford as man who, under the name of
Houghton, had, by reason of false pretences,
swindled the Burlington Bank out Of more
than thousand dollars; this he paid to es-
cape punishment. He was rext arrested
for rape on patient, the wife of student
of Dartmouth College. The death of his
victim let him out of this scrape for time ;
but her dying declaration still hangs over
him. While at Bradford he attended man
who died, and whose widow he married,
taking possession of all her property which
he got hold of; she died last summer, broken
hearted.
He was next arrested on the charge for
Which he has been convicted. At his house
near Bradford, there died, last summer, three
young females, in the course of few weeks.
All had sought his aid to hide their shame.
Suspicion was excited and one of the bodies
examined. He was committed, but released
on ball. He dashed about in great style,
and felt confident that his luck would carry
him through, bat the Supreme Court of
Montpelier decided his fate, and for two
years at least, this fellow will be prevented
from practicir G on the creduIity of the pub
lie. Howard left Montpelier for Windsor
on Tuesday strongly guarded.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-12-09

A COUPLE of Kentuckians lately visited
Boston, and sat down to dine at the REVERE
House. Goldfish balls were sarved at the.
table, and one of. the Kentuckians taking
them for "corndodgeos," proceeded to
break one in two. Getting the scent OF it,
he turned to his partner, remarking in the
most solemn manner, S Something dead in
that, Tomb sis ssisgsss o. 81 essv n (,