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The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-11-18
COME IN AND SHUT THE DOOR.

BYJ.P. IL.
OH do not stand SO long outside,
Why need you be so shys
The peoples eyes are open, John,
As they arc passing by
You cannot tell what they may think,
They said strange things before;
And if you wish to tclk awhile,
Como in and shut the doorl
Nay. do not say "No, thank you, dane,"
With such bashful smile;
You said when ladies whispered Ne
They meant "Yes," all the while! sssSSf
NY father, too, will welcome you:
Il told you that before;
1T dosen't look we'll standing here
Come in and shut the doorl
Vou~saY;I did not answer you
To whatwns said last night;
heard your'euestion in tho dark
Thought on it in the light:
And now my lips shall utter what
Myf cart has said before.
Yes, dearest but stay awhile
Come in and shut the door!
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-11-18

A MornEN's LoyE.Ssome ten years
ago boy WAS convicted of felony, anl
sentenced 10 long imprisonment in til &
pcuitcnliary. His poor mother wept whc:
she heard the sentence, and looking up
teallully in tlia face Of the Judge, she cx.
claimed p!eousiy Wont your honor give
him shorter term? Hes good boy to
me, your honor ; he always was. And I've
just made him the first good suit of clothes
he ever had, and they fit him beautiful ; but
if you keep him a long time " pHson, they
won't fl him at all, when his good n1me is
gone? And then, too your honor, to stay
there SO long among reproba.es; he'll may
be, forget his poor oIj.mo,her's teachings
and be cen as bad as they" "a
Poor woman This son was her all; Ae
had tried to bring him up Alright, and in
the fondncss of a mothers love, she had
been saving nearly all her little earnings
that her darling hoy might have clothes as
good as his playma,es, and now, alas poor
motheri
Seeing her sorrow, The boy wept too, and
remembering at this moment all her toll
and care and anxiety for linn, he tl,rsw
himself at her feet, and promised to lead
for her sake; q newaife. The Judge, toc
was touched--and Tie boy was released
His repentance was genuine ; he broke his
country's laws no moro, ,.andl lives at this day
an enterprising and intelligent merchant,
a good husband, kind father, and above
all, dutiful son TO the tender mother whose
fervent love saved him from ruin.4b S.
advocate.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-11-18

EVERY young man should remember that
the world always honors industry. The
vulgar aud useless idler. whose energies ,of
body and mind are rusting for want Of oc-
cupation, may look with scorn upon the
lsborer engaged at his toll; but his scorn
is praise, bis contempt honor.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-11-18
MOTHER MADE IT."

MOTHER MADE IT,
A few weeks since, while in one Of the
beautiful inland cities of Wisconsin, an
incident occurred which awakened in my
mind a train Of reflections which possibly
may be written AID read with advantage.
was hurrying along the street when my
attention was arrested by the appearance
of little boy on the side Of the pavement
selling candy. He was not really beauti-
ful nor was lie decidedly the rsver Sc. His
age, was about nine years his clothes were
worn and faded, but we'll patched. His
candy was placed upon coarse white cot
ton cloth, neatly stretched over what had
been japanned server. lie was surroun-
ded by small group Of boys, evidently be-
longing to- different grades Of society.
AS l came nearly opposite to him tue
oft-reiterated ihterlude, candy, sir r fell
upon my ears, and, although opposed to the
excessive use Of candy, stepped aside to
patronize the light-haired, pale, freckled,
homespun little representative of trade. !
purchased Of him, partly for his encourage
,ment, but with particular reference to the
friendship of the little folks Of the family
With whom va, temporary guest.
The candy was as white as the cloth be-
meath it, being free, from the poisonous
coloring ingredients SO extensively used in
the confectionery art. Tasted it, and found
it delicately favored and very NICE
My bog said I, your candy is very good,
let me haxe little more ~
[: Immediately saw that nay remark la d
awakened in his young heart emotions
which, in themselves, were quite abstract
from the candy trade. His countenance
beaaaed with JOY as he raised his large
eyes, sparkling with delight, and observed
in reply:
1T is good, isn't its Mother made it,
ln these few words was embodied an
unconscious exhibition of childhood. Here
was a spontaneous outburst of flial affec-
ton.
Now this incident in itself was trifling,
but the spirit of this language carried my,
mind back through life more than thirty
s years, and at Irregular intervals bade me
. pause and apply the sentiment to some
item Connected with my ovnfhistofy. ~
Before making the application, however,
I wish to disabuse pSseIf,of the charge
which such. an application may incur Of
appropristing, to myself the nobiltysof char.
aeter which, have above attributed 70. the
z;csndy hoy. Holding. myself, exemp. from
t6iss arrogance, i wobH simply say, t am
NOT ashaagiof the profession of Affection
ar myRarents, and I hope I may not
ychtIiye that professions
hen was q litle boy, at school, and
5.csr1ed dinner in q asatchei made, Of
. calico, eSme Of my 'sehoolmasters carried
theirs af kshionabls willow baskets, and
I, tines tsasl because I carried mine
pofs. sslt ysxed, but tsconei!ed my
sas lsctiesns shs if I diascarry
/ = SsIlc pthsr made it,, fsfn lsss
Tim twsas sass ysars after that time, one
6fahess sane oplnasssyrS3As glad to
M 81, 4 ikiiinlsl df lhs ptalygiilsgs of sending
s @ i salassa "a M sehoeI to q siys grstuii.
4 ESasrsd iin ssii s'ysiisx Of fshis
osss55Ysy sssiiij ldfe1 ;cauissto,
& ~ saiiIsrs !. hsys dae
ssl!esso
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-11-18

MEN's lives should be like the days. more
beautiful in the evening or like the seasons,
agow with promise, and the autumn rich
with golden sbeaves, where good words and
deeds have ripened on tho field.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-11-18
wEBsTER's SECOND SPEECH IN REPLY
TO UAYNE

Mr.. Everett, in his oration OH the accession
of tho Inauguration of the Webster State,
at Boston, said:
do l recollect the occasion and
fstte scene. 1t was truly what Wellington
called the battle Of Waterloo, a conflict of
Giants. passed an hour and half with
MIR. Webster, and his request, the evening
before this great effort ; and lie went over
TO me, from very concise brief, the main
topics OF the speech which he had prepared
for the following day, So calm and un.
impassioucd WAS tho memorandum, SO en-
tirely was he at ease himself, that I was
tempted TO think, absurlly enough, that he
was not sufficiently aware Of the magnitude
Of this occasion.-But 1 soon perceived
that his caimueas was the reposc of con-
scioas power. lie was not only at case,
but sport!ve ard full Of anecdotc; ana as
lac told the Senate, playfally, the next day,
he slept sourl!y that night OH the formidable
assault Of his gallant and accomplished ad.
versary. So the great Cende slept on the
eve of the battle of I;oc:oi; so Alexander
slept on eve Of the battle of ArLe!a; and
SO they awolle to deeds of immortal fame.
And saw him in tue evening, (if may
borrow an Illustration from his favorite am-
usement) he was as unconcerned and as
free Of spirit rs some here have often seen
him while floating iu lis fishing boat along
l"zy shore, gently rocking on the tranquil
tide, dro. ping his line here aud tbcr, with
the varying fortune Of The sport. The next
anoTnng he was like some mighty Admiral,
dark and terrible, casting tile long shadow
of bis frowning tiers far over the sea, that
seemed to sink beneath hinfslhis broad pen
nant streaming at the main th, stars and
the stripes nj the fore, the miz;en, and the
peak; and bearing down like a tempest upon
Ills antagonist, with all his canvass strained
to the wind, and all lis thundcrs roaring
from his broadsides.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-11-18

Fashions CuASGE.-Thirty Gounces per
dress, and notane less, is said to tho last
order from ting headquarters of fashion at
Ih The ladies' are requested to take
notice and prepare themselves accordingly.
Although the fashion has not yet crossed
tho Water,it will be here soo6 enough, an d
will create an excitement among mantua-
makers of t6S .liveliest character. There
is a revolution in dress matters going on in
Eufppe that will exercise tie lveliest at
tentiSn in this country, and lead the excite.
,pent when the fall fashions are discussed.
Thirty aounces will demand an immense
deal sewing, mere than any poor. no an.
tua'n,aisr can andastake q paftofn and
only possible for a sewing machine to do.
There will be plenty Of employ ment for
ths ownors Of the latter in Ute good time
coming. furthermore, is decreed and
ordered that the tight sleeves shall come.
into use. Eugenie says so; ;arsSbat
Eugenie says no American woraab Ssuld
venture to ssinsay-an disobey, We emf
-hear,that ort'hais eas l,kas ssis ana
imperial decree; and fhAt.ths isais ks6a
called upon 10 baearl, ana pa
sbtsids, apasM hs aseidaiioas OF yosK
hair: Greet Shafges Se gajag oa safa
us SW We men can only hear q their g. ]ls
marvel at the Aeakaof fashion. SSsssShsoud.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-11-18
A PROFITABLE FoRgYa ACRE FAnM.-To

A PRoFITADLE FoRgT ACRE FAnM.-To
show whas samuch labor pnlitas. land" &C:
comp'islies, we presept BRIG s.atemeut
sdraRn<hom the Han npsdfzGS, (Mass.)
Agricultural sooisI5 ssfions. there
given in the ssateths6 stshhins,. Of
South Deerfsid,s sonsais bis farm for the
premium of the Society.
s9Tbe farm in. question contains Al. acres;
ten OF it WORKOUT sandy land, wbeu,he game
3as possession, over twenty years. .ago.x But
tresolved to have better farm" To
this, sandy field ehree acres the first year.
heapplied clay at the rate Of fifty loads per
acre, followed by twenty.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-11-18

DoS'r despair. Ifyou slip down.. just
get up. A stSdt heart is as sure to finally.
weather the gale, as pretty girl is to bring
down the man of her choice. =
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The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-11-18

sGGEE FOR EtSTUi9ETcffoln one OF our
sabsaEibefs at Chapel Hill, Texas, we have
received the 'follo~isgytecipe for the cursaof
this loatbsome disease affecting the horss;;;l
REcIrE.-To one,half pint Of hlsobog
add one ounce oflcorrosive suLlipats:
|: Apply tug, solution (warn) with. a bfdsh 81
mop. sT80 r1IGse applications, allowing
d dayi6r two aa}srgsne ,betseen Zach,
silr make o5iIasE seaeabpl pla,sler. 4 I'd
Mieliast NeC s,le K Kssy ,miiisis;
'wna geneasy late sen parade Ab, Miaass,
.as said the segesaah syoaare always last,.
E.Bs aisx.t iyau,,' was his re-,
lFiy, sure so5an.o s.past Ballast - 80 :. q
81, sss 4 ------- : .s.4: -
8 ish sssted aidsllal poiss,
.pasE 30 DESTROYED. q. .hs victims ~ bouannets
aofs lcyely tand fragrant iaexsrs. .96e az
th!ssssa psaad siissa ssgysi
sdsy Aaoild. is: $ ss,ssI1s 8sss 81
2sssaby a,lss
n glSn aha 80 -
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-11-18

PATRICK AND THE pR1Esr.-"Patrick,
the widow MalonDey tells me that you have
stolen one Of her finest pigs. Is that cor
rect or not 9"-"Yis, yer bonor."-"Wha,
have you done viii it. "-"Killed it and
ate it yet honer."s Oh, Patrick Patrick
when you are brought face to face With the
Riaov and herpig on judgmeut-day, what
account will you be'abls to give of your:
self, wien the widow accuses you Of steal.
ing ''--sDa you say the pig would be
there, your river-ence ~ ;:.a1p be spre ]
did q is Well, then, yerfiyef5hss, III fsay
\ Mrs: Maloney M g there's yer pig" a
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-11-18

aps of the beauties Of the Courtof pms
sia said to the king, Sir, how isilthatyou
who are so glorious alreadss ssilt Reek for
new fameeT-'Madame, hes4eplied, "for
tlre same reason that you, although So beau;
iful, still wear rouge /.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-11-18

Ginger is BacomiIg,4a fsserite garden
plaut:in the southefa ssaIss, is being fi diss
coyered.o grow luxaiasI Scarcely q q
garden. will be found ses ses syaDys years. that
will notsbase its agio9s ~ e ".
The gresn bnlb b:matss I'D 81 prsseryes,
~ - ,,sSs II 80 = !S.3S5s s. s
fends sed&or gives swing ssus am
using description ,ofs sbss oi 10 az
.1sr.i,eR ras,Gist s nau "a q
an adsst beta notice soE ist
ttLs ssea a6d aidsS hs fooks al the. name; M Mtb4
tkfd line shsa6 6sls q ts priios pho III; i6
susA Is sssds hss lips spsa q
M lhss III ) d d
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-12-06
ATTEMPT TO Poison A WHOLE FAMyL

ATTEMPT TO Poison A WHOLE FAMILY.
The Washington. Fayelte Co., O.,
Register" gives the particulars Of a dia-
bolcal attempt 10 poison whole family
last week. 1t appears that Patrick Me-
Coy, living near Washington. had his
brothers in-law get sack of corn meal at
the Rock Mills. and Mrs. Mccoy made
some corn bread for dinner, but the hus-
band not coming in as early as usual, din
ner was delayed, and one of the children
broke piece of the bread off and tasted OF
it, when he told his mother it was mol
good-it was bitter. The husband and
father, coming in, was advised of the pc
culiar taste, and to try the effects, threw
pieces of the bread to some dogs, who ate
them and in short time died. A cake
was then baked of meal further down in
the sack and given to other dogs who a,e
and died. Still another cake was baked of
meal from the bottom of the sack. which
had no effect on dogs or on human beings.
Portions of the meal was examined and
found to contain large. quantities of strych
nine. Mrs. Mccoy openly accused the
brn'hers-in-law, Abr'm Post and B. F.
McCaHy. who brought the meal from the
mill, of mixing in the poison. The affair
created great excitement and has not yet
been settled.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-12-06

The three short months Of summer
have passed, and aut1nin with lie yellow
and scared leaf Is beiose us. It seems
but yesterday wI,en ll'e earth put forth
the flowers and blpsAQns Of spring. and
yet dnnpg this sllss leA. summer has
succeeded spring. and now autumn to
summer. Day follows day and year fol-
T lows year in quick and rapid succession.
and amidst the turmoil and excitement and
buste oflife we forget how rapidly we are
moving OH that journey from whose
bourne no traveller returns"
The summer is past! What sad and
instructive lesson does the rapid change
of seasons leave us Of our destiny. In the
spring-tide of life our hearts have beat
high with the hope and delightful anticl-
pations of future years Of promise. The
summers sun may have risen upon us
without a cloud, and its last rays of light
may have been more beautiful than the
first. And when the autumn gathers
around us, testing the hopes of our earlier
years, and stamping upon all either disap-
p"'nlment or success. according as we
have treasured up the talents bestowed
upon us by our Maker. Then comes the
winter of life, when the joyous hopes of
boyhood are looked upon as wild enthus-
lam, ard when the judgment matured by
experience, will unite with the wise man
OF Israel in saying, VANITY Of vanities, all
is vanity"
The summer is past, and perhaps with
the wrter and readerit has passed forever.
Tp US The balmy breath of spring msy
never come again. We may never again
see the budding rose and sprnging flower
of that beautiful season Change is
stamped upon all things Of this world,
"here to-day and gone tomorrow, and
then all that remains of us is little hand.
tul OF earth, an affecting comment on our
vanity and folly. All! did we realize and
feel this important truth, how different
how very different would be the course Of
our lives. Did we in the moments of our
temptation. when we find our hearts turn
ing towards the things of this world but re-
fleet that its enjoyments are as fading as a
dream, how little should we care for all its
hvnors. What to us would be the hon.
age of thousand--w 10 us the adula-
zion of the multitude? A few rapid roll
ing years, and our heads will lie as low in
the dust as theirs, and "places that now
know us will then know US no more forev-
-
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-12-06
WHOLE NUMBER 900,
Tite AkSGkaAisi;s1i0AS of Meas
RcnrSIS NMtl SIlAWlS.

A correspondent of the Dayton "R"l;-
gious Telescope" the organ of the Un't"d
Brethren Church, is much exercised ".
the prevalence OF some of tie fashions ot
the present day.
In regard to wearing tho beard, ai"r
attempting to refute all tie argumen's
urged in favor of the tole renee 0! tat ~
pendage, he says:
To my mind it sayors Of barbiris,a
and lack OF civilization. To see mini
ters of the gospel sit in time Of wotsh,i
and tug and pull at their boards like
Yankee maid milking a goat, is prl'cc,,v
ridiculous, and incompatible with th.'r
calling. ......
Shawl wearing is thus disposed of;
The same evil occurs in ministers of
the gospel wearing shawls; ard the reader
will suiler me TO remind him that Ia, s,
vulgar fashions, MS general thing, tatr
their origin in and abou; houses of i'll FAM.
Hence. the black-leg wears shawl NIX;
comes the merchant, ;er it is to his inter
est to sell them Next comes IL" Inv
yer, and the doctor, and last, the Y mister
comes pacing up the rear, crying, Iap+!
gentlemen Of the shawl tribe, be ys ,ot
contormed to the world. but rather re
prove the world; I, therefore. admon~a
you, under the pera'ty Of my calling, that
you come out from the world, and b. s"H-
ara'e, that ye partake not Of her plrguea.' -
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-12-06

A DEAD SHcT.-A good story Of u. OF
Racine, The interchangeable and successful
sportsman, "dead shot at anything in
the game kind, but particularly ''fine
lined" or wild geese, whose heads were
sure to suffer. 'jest back Of the eye," if
within range of his life sf.f 1ah
Not many seasons since, our hero, with
an equal fun-loying friend, after spending
a day with their dogs and guns. were
vending their way homeWard, when in the
evening twilight the waggish C mpanlon
discovered the neck Of wild goose peer
ing through neiglboring fence. IL
"Slop your noise SAID u, sand wal,
a bit, III have him, jes, back of the eye
you can bet your lie on that"
Stepping back pace. and bringing the
old rusty TO his face, U. blazed away. on
"Hallo, there!' followed back the re-
port, "what are you shooting here for?
Don'i you know the difference between the
handle Of a corn piosO and the neck Of a
goose?"
Twas enough! u. had shot the han
dies off from acorn plow, 'jest back Of
the eye!' 8iT5sH
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-12-06
Getting gaicla Ssa Poor Land, alasl
Poor on nsHcil Land.

! A close observer of men and things
told US the following lltle history. which
we hope will plow very deeply into the at
tention OF all who plow very shallow in
their soils;
Tyo brothers settled together in-------
county. One Of them on a cold, ugiy,
clay soil. covered with black jack oak, not
one ol which was large enough to make
a half dozen rails. This man would never
drive any but large, powerful, Cpnastoga
horses, seventeen hands high. He always
put three horses to large plow, and
plunged -itin some ten inches deep. This
deep ploughing he invariably practised
and cultivated thoroughly afterward. He
raised his seventy bushels of corn to the
acre.
This man had brother about six miles
off, settled on rich White River bottom
land farmland while black. jack clay
soil yielded seventy bushels to the acre,
this fine bottom land would not average
fifty. One brother WAS sturdily growing
rich on poor land, and the other steadily
growing poor on rich land.
One day The bottom land brother came
down 10 see the black jack oak farmer, aud
they began TO talk about their crops and
farms, as farmers are very apt to do.
"How is IT," said the first, ''that you
manage GU this poor soil 10 beat lie in
croYs?"
The reply was, II ,oork my land"
That was it exactly. Some men have
such rich land that they won't work ii;
and they never get step beyond where
they began. They rely on the SOIL not on
labor, or skill, or care. Some men expect
their lands TO work, and some men expect
to work their land-.and that is just the
difference between good farmer and a
bad one.
When we had written thus far, and read
it TO our informant. he said: "Three
years ago travelled througfrthat section,
and the only good farm | saw was this
very one of which you have Just written.
All the Others were desolate-fences down,
cabin, abandoned, the settlers discouraged
and moved off. | thought | saw The
same old stable door hanging by one
hinge, that used to disgust me ten years
before; and | saw no change except fol
worse in the whole county. with the single
exception Of this one farm"
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-12-06
Closed for Repairs.

In Judge LIS Office once was al
ways kept for private entertainment and
soace, a demijobn OF $50 old Jamaica y
His honor noticed that every Monday
morning it was lighter; more 'abslrac,
ed John" than he left it on Saturday
night. Sam was also missing from his
usual seat in the orthodox paternal pew.
The Judge called alter him. Sam,
where have you been?'
"To church sir?"
"What church sir?"
"Second Methodist, SIR"
"Had good sermon, Sam?'
every powerful, sir; 1t quite staggered
rue, sir. ,"
"Ah, I see," said the Judge. "qui,e
powerful, eh, Sam?" v-t @.
The next Sunday the son came home
rather earlier than usual, and apparently
not SO much "under the weather. Hi.
father hailed him with. "Well Sam, been
to the Second Methodist again to-day?''
Eyes, sir.'' ass t5
Good sermon, my boy?"
"Fsc, was, father, that couldn't get
in; church shut up and a ticket on the
door," # sfAt
Sorry, Sam. keep going you may get
good by it yet."
Sam says, on going to the Office for his
usual spirit and refreshment, he found the
John" empty and bearing the following
label: "lhere will be no services here
to-day, this church being closed for re.
pairs!''
Sam departed a "sadder and wiser, .
but with his bibulous proclivlties) not "a
better man" .a9
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-12-06

MARRIAeE.-I never, lays Mrs. Childs,
saw marriage expressly for moneyothat
did not end unhappily Yet managing
mothers and hearless daughters are con
'unualiy playing the same unlucky game.
| believe men more frequently marry for
love than women, because they have free
choice. am afraid to conjecture how
large portion Of women marry because
they think they will never have better
chance, and dread becoming dependent.
Such marriages do sometimes prove tol-
erably comfortable, but greater number
would have been far happier single. If
may judge by my observation of such
matters, marrying for home is most
tiresome way Of getting living.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-12-06

VERY CooL,-An apparently unsophis-
ticated youth went into one OF our ,efec-
tories lew days ago, and asked for some
thing to appease his hunger. The keep
er gave him a very good dinner, after
which the youth said to his friend, al
you ever come up our way call'' a.4
THAT won't do. Your dinner is quar-
ter"
"Oh, I hain't got no money; but if
you'll come up to Allegheny county. III
give you a better dinner for nothing"
"Why." said the keeper, you're very
cool"
"Why, yes, I'm a very cool chap; so
much SO that mother always makes me
stand in the pantry in hot weather to keep
meat from apoihng." -.at - -