The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-10-15
(Trom the springneld Republican,
Am old English Smiling and what it
sfF has 60RM IN P0URhs

An cid English Smiling and what IL
has been through.
We have before us an English shilling of the
reign Of ''good Queen Bess," ruled snd crown
ed, still plainly visible. aud the words "Eliza-
beth D. g. Aug. Regina" in almost as bold relief
as when first issued from the mint. The lets
tering on the reverse side is more obscure but
the date, 1863, aud the shield, with its device
and quarterngs, are perfectly distinct, and the
coin, as whole, is 10 wonderful preservation
We suppose there is nothing very lremark bile
in the possession of such coin, and if we had
found it among tae valuable collections of our
townsman, Mr.. James Parker, for whose shelves
such rarities have natural affinity, we should
probably have passed it over as an interesting
relic but it would have failed to awaken in onr
mind the train Of reflection, WHICH our natural
introduction to IL has excited. Reader, we found
it 10 q very different pace-in no other than the
change drawer Of neighboring bank; STILL at
the mature age of two hundred and ninety years,
fulfilling the laborous but humble functions of
making small change for customers; and we paid
for it in honest American silver ot the coinage
of SO.
What history IL uufolds! Think of the
proud queen, the mistress of the courtly Leices-
ter. and despotic Burleigh, surviving the vi.
eissltudes OF nearly three centuries, to rub her
nose IN vulgar contact with the goddess of lib
erty-done in copper-an upstart whose very
existence was unknown when she was in the
flesh, or even with her more than worthy sue
cesOrs to the British throne-the daughter of
rival house. How much the poor old lady must
have gone through, end how eften and deeply
must her indignation have been goased, and her
feelings laceratedl At the date when her tea.
lures we're impressed on this humble coin, she
had been eleven years seated on the throne
She was young, adnised, the center of a bril>
liant court, and near the summit Of her great.
ness. The worst act of her life was yet too se.
cent to disclose how foul stain it was to leave
on her history. Only the year before hear early
rival to the throne, the beautiful, but hapless
Mary, had fed to her for refuge, and lad found,
instead. prison in which Tor twenty weary years
she wore her life away. Her wrongs found
some vindication in the succession of her son
James /. to the throne to which she had vainly
aspired. All this the coin witnessed, though the
living queen was no more.
Then followed the reign Of the bigot Charles,
ending in the great rebellion-;he FIRST bloody
protest Of the English people against despotic
throne. The Long Parliament succeeded;
strangely mingling the noblest principles Of pop
ular liberty with the blacklist religious fanati-
cisms. This ended in the protectorate OF Crom-
well, whose ill-gotten and illegitimate power
die. Then came Charles the H., the merry
monarch, with his court Of licsnciass men and
more abandoned women-then the short and
stormy reign Of the Catholic james, and the
blOOdless revolution of 1858, with which b. gins
the era Of modern English history.
The rise OF the great whig and tory parties
began when this poor shilling had found the
venerable age OF century since, whatever is
now most studied, or is most worth Studying in
English history has TRANSFERRED; the establish
ment Of the Protestant succession fret in the
prince Of Orange and Afterwards in the still
reigning House Of Hanover, the growth of the
popular element in the House Of Commons, now
tor long time the ruling passion in the State
the procession Of the great statesmen who have
made the name of England glorious for all time.
Godolphin, Oxford, Bolingbroke, Walpoe, Pei
ham, Catham, Burke, For. Pitt, Sheridan, Can.
hing. Peel: the momentous sresult of the Amer
lean Colonies" giving birth to . nation of gil
gantic strength, and government free: in its
form than the world has ever seen the terrific
scenes Of The French revolution, and the wars
which tor quarter of q century deluged Europe
IN blood, threw down old thrones end dynasties,
md built up new ones, mapped the continent
anew, and what is OF more permanent. domestic
interest to Great Britain, and 10 naturally sug-
yested BY our theme, swelled the puslic debt of
10
ESQ, 100000 in 1915, entailing upon the En- |
ylish people Of to-day the MOTTO be forgotten
egacy Of e2S, 100000 in annual taxes, to keep |
be debt within it's present limits.
These are but few of the events of history. |
which have occurred since this humble silver |
milling was launched upon the world to fulfill |
70 functions OF exchange,-now buying the poor
mans dinner, now paying for the drunk ards /
Tram and nov flung carelessy from the eloyed
inGers Of the rich in reward for come mental /
ervice. The tide o. emigration has brought it
0 foreign and distant shore, but SODIUM non
nisasna mMtGmt 9Gi trans mare current" Even
ere il has lost none Of its capacity. How long
! has wandered up aad down this restless land.
we're vain 10 conjecture. Probably, however,
10 recent importation, or it would sooner
ave found its way out Of monetary circles, and
Ito the close pockets OF some eager virtuoso
plain respectable young man may obtain
GARD for the winter in a small family for IS a
eek, where DE can have the comforts of home
Two young ladies. Apply Immediately at
! - street, near - svenue.-New York
erald.
Oh! the neutrality-suspicious. comforts Of
le agel Only think of itl For the insignif.
mt sum Of three dollsrs week, plain re-
'ect'bie young man. lof poor bat honest parents
iooahlyl can have at No. IL, his choice of I
ther " the comforts OF home or "two young I
diss!' There's chance for coarting! One /
oung lady, i she be lively, is generally con-
dered suiiiciency for any ordinary plain q
q respectable young man." But two-two
Jung ladies for one young man, q three dollars
= WeekI What luxury! Oh, invisible {
'Flt g joe smith Oh. shade Of the departed j
and Turk. rejoice! ss
The Covington and Lexingten (Ky.) r. q
2 sold at auctiou on the 6ih inst, Tor o., 1885,.
0. The bid vas made BY w. II. Gedge of Il
viagton, TOT what b known q the Bowler /,
0peay. 1hs aals was naas % sadly iude- 4
~ eseead 0ssseaee hoad ko1- / :