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Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-03-08
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Tho cnlm blue sky of June o'erhead,
Earth's emerald carpet meath my feet,
While elms umbrageous round me spread,
And zephyrs wnft theit odors sweet;
Sure Joyous life o'er ull hath sway
Why should my heart be sad to-dayf
The naples crimson glory wanes,
= Hercofonal of beauty fills,--
All mel my heart a s rief retains,
= That lading glow again recalls;
Spring, with her gifts OF life and bloom,
Hath never tarried by the tombf
Once--theme for toars and earnest prayers--
III plpce Of flicaltlfs familiar rose,
BFifhf af The usii the inhflfo Wcslrs 4 slee
Whena May hor fhrewe1f kiss bestows,
Glowed with prophetic woe cheek
Where still sat, smiling, patience meek,
That baieful glow and patient smile,
Through the brief summer fingered here,
/, hopeful. watching both the while,
Striving to quell each rising fear;
Till autum came, gloomy guest,
And brighter robes the maple dressed.
Then to a marble paleness changed
That fair cheek, dimpled yet with smiles,
And winds that hlll and valley ranged,
Swept through the forests vacant aisles,
Strewing with faded leaves carth's breast
Where the long suffering lay at rest.
know, l know fairer cline
Tho dear departed hath than ours,
Where never fades the season's prime,
And never blight assails the flowers;
Y0t doth the naples crimson low
Return that summer time of woe.
The eyes that first beheld with me
June's azure dome, earth's blooming face,
Mine meet not-and, one voice of glee
milo summers songs may not trace;
And, the reiorc, while all else are gay,
Is my lone heart so sad to-day.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-03-08
Origin OF the s'.F. VS..

Many of our readers have heard of the
First Families of Virginia." but few.
we take it. know how the term originated.
An exchange explains thus:
In the early settlement of that State. it
was found impossible to colonize it unless
women were there. Accordingly ship
load was sent out, but no planter was al,
lowed to marry one of them until he had
first paid one hundred pounds of Tobbcco
for her passage. When the second Ship
load came, no one would pay more chan
seventy-fve pounds for the matrimonial
privilege, except it were very superior
article. Consequently the descendants of
all those who were sold for one hundred
pounds of tobacco were ranked rs the first
families, while those who brough: but
seventy five pounds are now ranked AS the
second families; and the reason why no
one can ever End any Of the second fami-
lies, is because you can't get Virginian
to admit that his mother only brought
seventy five pounds of tobacco.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-03-08

LOVE AND Love. MAKINe.--The power
of loving and making love, l take to be
very distinct gifts, seldom found united in
,ne individual. They resemble, respect
lively, the power of thinking and the power
of talking, and one would be much sur
prised to tud that the number of people
who can make love without feeling it, is
proportionate to that of the people who can
and will talk without thinking. But do
not let us be savage, do not let us be
dissatisfied with these arrangements of
nature. Bless us all, what sort OF a world
would it be, if nobody sighed and 'whis-
pered unless he had passion at his heart,
and if nobody questioned and answered
unless he lad brain in biz bead.-Shir-
Eey Brooks.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-03-08

SCENE IN A Police CoURT.-The priso
ner this case, whose name is Dicky
Swivel, alas. 'Stove Pipe Pete, was placed
at the bar, and questioned by the Judge
to the following effect:
Judge-'Bring the prisoner into court.
Pete-'Here am bound to blaze, as
the spirits O turpentine said when it was
on fire.
'We'll take then little of the fire out
of you. How do you live?'
Il amt particular, as the oyster said,
when they asked him if he'd rather be
roasted or fried.'c
We don't want to hear what the oyster
said or the spirits of turpentine either.-
What do you follow
Anything that comes in my way, as
the locomotive said when it run over lit
lie nigger.'
we don't care anything about the loco
motive. What is your business
'ThaD's various, as the cat said when
she stole the chicken off the table
IF hear any more absurd compari-
ions will give you twelve mouths
Pm done us the beefsleak said to the
cook
Now, sir your punishment shall depend
on the shortness and correctness Of your
answers. | suppose you live by gong
around the docks
No, sir, don't go around the docks
without boat, and amt got none
Answer me, sii; how do you get your
daily bread?'
sometimes at the bakers, and some
times ! eat 'taters.'
No more of your stupid nonsense
How do you support yOurself?'
Sometimes on my legs, and sometimes
on cheer
How do you keep yourself alive?'
by breathing, sir
i order you to answer this question cor
rectly. How do you do
Pretty well, thank you, Judge-How
are you
Il shall have to commit you
We'll, you've committed yourself that's
some consolation
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-03-08
ATerriac CnI Firi,1.

/ Ihe following poem, from the San Fran
cisco .'Golden Era," is not only Homeric
IN style, but complete in itself, for it ends
win the total annihilation of the com
batants:
Once a pine wood shed, in an alley dark,
where scattered moonbeams, sitting
through row of tottering chimneys and
an awning torn and drooping, fell strod
back and forth, with stiff and tense drawn
muscle and peculiar tread, cat
| His name was Norval; ON yonder neigh
boring shed'his father, caught the cats
that came in Squads from streets beyond
Dupont in search Of food and strange adj
venture.
Grim war he courted; and his twisted
tall and spine upheaving in fantastic curve,
and claws distended, and ears fatty pressed
egainst head thrown back dehsntly.
told of impending strife.
With eyes CLEAN, and screaching blasts
of war, and steps as silent as the falling
dew, young NorYal crept along the splin-
tered edge. and gazed moment through
the darkness down with tail awag tri-
umphantly. ...
Then with an imprecation and growl-
perhaps an oath to direst vengence hissed
he started back, and, crooked in body
like letter s, or rather like U inverted,
stood III fierce expectancy.
Twas well. With eye balls glaring and
ears all aslant, and open mouth in which
two rows Of langs stood forth in sharp and
dread conformity, show up-a-post from out
the dark below a head appeared.
A dreadful tocsin OF determined strife
young Norya uttered, then, with face un-
bleached, and mouslache standing straight
before his nose, and tail flung wildly to
the passing breeze, stepped back in eau
tious invitations to the foe.
Approaching the other, and, with pre-
paraLions dire. each cat surveyed the van
lage of the field Around they walked,
with tails uplifted and backs high in air,
while from their mouths, in accents hiss
ing with consuming rage, dropped brief
but awful sentences Of hate.
Thrice round the roof they wentin cir
Gle each with eye upon the foe intently
bent; then sidewish moving, as wont with
cats gave one long drawn, terrific, savage
yaw, and bucked in.
The fur flew. A mist ofhair hung DER
the battle field. High 'bove the d.n Of
passing wagons rose The dr alful tumults
of The struggling Gals. So cleaned their
eyes in frenzy, that to me, who SAW the
conflict from a window near, not else, was
plain but fiery stars that moved in orbits
most eccentric.
An hour they struggled in tempestous
might, then faint and fainter grew the
squall of war, until all sound was hushed.
Then went forth with lanihorn, and the
Iield surveyed. What saw |?
Six claws--"ne eal--of teeth, perhaps
handful; and save for nought else except a
solitary tail. That tail was Norval 's--by
4 ring [ knew it. The ear was-but
well let the matter pass. That tale will
10 without the ear.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-03-08
Opinions OF tme Industrious Dead

Whenever there is foot Of land to be
stayed back from beconing slave territory,
! am ready to assert the principle of the
exc lusion of Slavery We6ster.
Slavery is most bIighling curse upon
Virginia; and know OF but one way OF
getting rid of it-by Legislative authority
and 50 far as my vote shall go for that pur-
pose it shall never be wanting Washing
ton.
No earthly power will ever make me
vote to spread Slavery over territory where
it does not exist -tlay.
We should march up TO the verge #
the Constitution to destroy the traffic In
human fesh.--Frankiia.
The way, / hope, is preparing under the
auspices of heaven, for total emancipa-
tion.--Jefersom.
We would transmit to posterity nor alb
horrence of Slavery,-Patr1ck Henry.
Slavery is dark spot on the face of the
nation La Fayette.
1t is among my first wishes to BEE some
plan adopted by which Slavery in this
country may be abolished by law WASH
ingiOn.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-03-08
Rg-The S,ale of Arkansas has not

BFT The Stale OF Arkansas has not
single Telegraph wire within her borders.
A project is on foot for establishing one
between Memphis and Little Rock. Yer
lily, Arkansas is sadly behind, and fine
country. too! Has she any pubIic-spirited
men at all? Where's her solitary railroad
to Fort Smith? Can anybody Tell US any
thing about it? Or is 1t only upon paper
as yet? Why should that beautiful coun-
try be SO much behind her sister States?
We pause for a reply.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-03-08

FUNNY.-A good story was told us
lately (says an exchange,) of popular
preacher in the town of H, in Penn
sylvania. which we shall take the liberty
of reproducing.
1t appears that the minister has been
welded to most worthy lady, whose first
gift was dowry of ten thousand collars,
With the promise of as much more upon the
decease of her invalid parent. Shortly
after marriage, while occupying the pull
pit, he chanced to give out a hymn, the
fifth verse of which commenced as fol-
lows
"Forevcr let my greatful heart'
He stopped short-a forced but slight
cough-then added
"The choir will omit the fifth verse"
He then sat down with something like a
nervous haste. With curiosity excited al
this conduct oe their minister, the congre-
CATION smiled, as it read thus
''Forever let my grateful heart
His boundless grace adere,
Which gives ten thousand blessings now,
And bids me hope for more"
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-03-08

II New DIsH.-Rudolph says that once
upon time colored cook expected COM
pany Of her own kidd, and was at loss
to entertain her friends. Her mistress
said: "Chole, you must make an apology"
Good lordl missus, how can L make il?
got no eggs, no butter, nor nothing 10
make il with"
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-03-08

~-"I know l am perfect bear in my
manners," said young farmer to his
sweet heart. "No, indeed, you are not,
John, you have never husged me yet.
You are more sheep than BEAR" The
girl changed her mind after five minutes
Of practical argument from John"
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-03-08

HoRsEs. -"Royal Morgan, owned by
John Gregory OF NorLh6eld, Vt, died re-
Gently by getting cast in his stall, al the
aye vi SO. lie was exhibited at the . ate
Fair last September, and attracted much
attention. He scencd perfectly well up
to the day OF his det.h. and was ,he o,..es.
horse known.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-03-08

journipg in an enchanted spot, and that
some horror was suddenly to break upon
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-03-08

SUGAR-RUN Salt Company. Salt TWEEN
ty-ave cents per bushel Office near the Furnace
IL c.. GRANT, Agent.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-03-08

STEAM SAW MILL, Front street, Pom
eroy near Karr's Run. Nal Il. Nye, Proprietor.
Lumber sawed to order OH short notice. Plast"rine
lnth con .tnntlV on hand, for sale. !
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-03-08
DRNTISTRI

D. c. WHALEY, Surgeon Dentist,
Humner's Building end Story, Rutland street,
MiddleDort, o. All operations pertaining 20 the
nTefession promptly performed. ladies Nsttod
upoD a, shsir refdsnee. II desired IL
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-03-08

KEYGERN LILLE Steam Grist Mlll--N.
Stewart, Proprictor-hus been recently rebuilt anu
isnow prepares! to do good work promptly IL
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-03-08

J. ". JONES, Proprietor Middleport Sash
Factorv and Pia hing Mill will I'LL all orders in i'
line Of business punctually, and at low rates. b!
addressing or applying 70 him at Mtddl"port. IL
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-03-08

JOHN s. DAVIS, has his Planning Ma
chine, on Sugar Run, Pomeroy, in good order, and
constant operation. Flo!Iong, w:athGr-boaraing
So KENT constantly on hand. to 6ll OrIerS. l-l6
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-03-08

POMEROY Rolling Mill Co: have con
stantiy nand, and make to order, superior
quality of Iron ef all sizes. Orders promptly exc
cuted by application to the Agent mt the MILL or to
lis u. II. POIi tlncihlati.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-07-14
For the Journal.

oh have loved thee faithfully. aud loved thee all
too we'll;
The grief thy loss has caused me, this tongue can
never tell;--
And now I've come to bid thee a long, last sad fare
we'll.
| would ne'er had met thee-I cannot now be
thine;-
The power to forget thee, alas is not now mine;
My heart will never let me erase mem'ry line.
For all this patient wating-for all the tears I've
she'd
warning, harsh and grating, for which my heart
has bled.
Tells me that you're hating the you should have
wed.
Now that we must surely part the dream ofioy
Griefdrops TO my eyelids start;-lll Reer be happy
more
Meier forget how to my heart the guise of truth you
wore,
And TO the world I'll wear o mask--a mask that will
nottell
the dark and fearful task il is TO let the shad
dwell
Where the light was wont to bask.-Farewell. loved
one-farewell.
GEORGE ARTHUR.
MEMPHIS Tenn. June, 1859.
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A AScoTcu PARsoN ON MoDERArIoN.--A Scotch
parson once preached q long sermon against
dram drinking vice prevalent in his parish,
and from which, report said, he was not alto
gelher free himself.
"Whaever ye do my breathren, do it with
moderation, and above all, be moderate in dram
drinking. When ye get up, indeed, ye may take
dram, and anither just before breakfast, aud
perhaps unither aften but dinna be always
dram. drinking
you are out in the morn, you may just
brace yourself up with snither dram, and per
haps take anther before luncheon, and some
fear take one afteLwhch is not very blameable
but dinna be always dram drumming away.
Naebody can scruple for one just before din
ner, and when the desert is brought in and af-
ter its taken away; and perhaps ane, and II
may be twa in the course of the afternoon, jus
to keep ye from drowsying or smoothing; bu
dinna be always dram .drammng Atore Tea
and after tea, and between tea and supper, is nc
more than right and good but let me caution
We, brethren, not to be always am-dramming
Just when ye start for bed, and when ye arr
ready to pop into't, to take dram or twa is NJ
more than Christian may lawfully do: but
brethren, let me caution ye not to drink NOR
than have mentioned, or may be ye may pas
| the bounds ofmodcration.
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Tale orUnrc0uited Love.

The editor of the Eureka Union relates as
follows how he once fell in love and "got tho
mitten:"
We were never, kind readers, desperate in
love" but once, that was with red--no all au-
burn haired girl with a freckled complexion, +,
and who had but few pretensions TO beauty !;
but then she had such really beautiful eyes, deep
LIQUID lbs, through which her SOUL in moments
OF tenderness, looked out with passionate
fervor, and in Joyous mirth flashed and sparkled
with the light of thousand dew drops
diamonds, we were going to say-but we never
saw thousand diamonds. Her name was
Laura--which, when breathed softly, by very
soft lover, is a very sweet name--and her clear
ringing laugh fell all around you, like shower
of silver bells Moreover she wore a dark wine
colored dress, trimmed with lilac-colorcd velvet
and black fringe, with a neat little white colla'
of fine lace, which is the prettiest OF dresses
and has the effect to make very plain girl look
absolutely charming. She never perforated hel
ears to hang thereby pendulum OF glass and
brass, and the only ornament OH the little white
hand, which needed none, was plain gold ring
sacred to the memory of a maiden PROMISE -
Well, one evening--it was moonlight, in the
summer-tme--we sat alone in the porch BY the
cottage door, holding that little white hand il
a gentle pressure, one arm had stolen around hel
waist and silent song OF JOY, " like the music
of the night" was in her soul. Our lips met ir
sweet delicious kiss, and bending softly to he
ear, we whispered tale Of passionate devotion
we proposed. In q moment she tore he
hand from ours, and with a look Of inefa blt
scorn, she said in voice trembling with sup
pressed rage--"What, marry an editor? Yongi
out p We slid.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-07-14

Finding no Law in Iioraiu but the Higher
Law aud seeing the determination OF the Sheriff
Judge, and Jury to send them to the rsri,en,i-
ary any way, Tor no crime under any human
law, but Oh a charge trumped up on purpose to
dive them out OF the county, aud having been
kept away from their families most Of the sum.
mer aud away from their business, at a gereat
pecuniary expense to themselves for the Govern.
ment fees for witnesses do not pay board bills,
they proposed TO exchange nolles aud tha Dis
,rict Attorney consented to IT, So the Govern
ment has been beaten at last with law, Justice
aud facts all on its side and Obelrin with its
rebellious Higher Law creed is triumphant.
The precedent is Q bad one. All these fac
tionists have to do in the futuer, whenever any
Of their number is arrested for the violation OF
our statute law, is to pay no regird TO the writs
of the lower law courts but threaten the wit.
nesses with the terror Of their own inquistion
and enforce the penalties Of the higher law
This is Mormonism with Prof Peck acting the
part Of Brigham Young and il will have TO be
put down,as Mormonism has been, by the strong
arm oi military power.
There will now be some uneatthlv shouting;
| by these triumphant myrmidons Of Mormonism
Oberlin will blaze in her new won 2lory,and II
Deums will be sung in all her churches. There
will be great accession to her calendar OF saints
| Those immortal men who, armed with musk
cts, mobbed the United States officials. while il
the discharge Of their sworn duties will now bC
canonized, instead Of cannonaded, aud Sain
Peck will be listed with Saint Peter, and a
worthy TO hold the keys of Paradise.
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"A Milan letter of the 9Th says: "An inter-
estng incident occurred here when the French
troops entered this capital the day before yester-
day. The first large body that arrived had Mar
shall de McManon at their head, and the muni-
clpality went out to receive them. The whole
population, wild with joy. precipita,ed them.
selves under the horses feet. A little girl OF
five years of age, dressed in white, forced by
some means passage, no doubt aided by the
crowd. aud presented to the Marshal a bouquet
nearly as big as herself, He raised her up, and
placed her standing before him on the saddle
The child threw her arm round the sunburnt
head of the conqueror of Magenta, and kissed
Kim repeatedly amid the oudest cheers ! ever
heard. The Marshal seemed delighted with the
child, and fondIed her most tenderly, looking
frequently at her pretty features. And so they
both entered Milan amid shower of bouquets
and applause. | saw many persons affected
even 10 tears.
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Paulding County ItemS.

We learn from the Eagle that tho pGople OF
Pauding county had fine celebration at Char.
loe on the Fourth. c. L. Noble read the Dscla,
ration Of Independence, J. o. Shannon, editor oI
the Eagle. delivered the Grafton, and j. w.
Ayres prepared Sumptuous dinner.
The store of J. Gruvcr, OF Hamer was robbed
on Monday night of oil the money in the drawer
and $3.50 worth Of goods. Unlsnd's store wa'
broken into the same night and robbed OF lnrg,
quantity Of goods. Jonathan and Phillip Hand
snd Ehenezer Russell. were arrested on suspi
cion.
The NJ. E. Church. at Junction. was strucI
by lightning on Monday night. The spire anc
front of the building were damaged.
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&C. D. Ivy, killed his sister-in-law nearly
twenty-five years ago, in Roane County, East
Tennessee, was tried and sentenced TO impr ison
mont for life Soon after being incarcerated he
made HE escape, and went to Arkansas River,
where he became leading citizen, living un.
disturbed and enjoying the confidence of the
community to such an extent as to secure his
election to offices of high trust. He also be-
came a member of the Methodist Church, and TO
all appearances, led consistent Christian life.
About two weeks ego, some persons who were
acquainted with the crime of his former life,
discovered him nnd procured his arrest, and be
was brought up on the steamer Kate Frisbee, to
Memphis, last Wednesday. and will be conveyed
to the scene Of his crime to suffer the penalty
adjudged as punishment for the same.
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Hancock County Items.

The young men Of Finday. having become
tired Of loafing, are talking of establishing 4
gymnasium to secure that necessary exercise
which useful labor should afford. The people
of Findlay are wise in thus providing for the
future,os the completion of the Dayton & Mich.
igan road will leave them little else to do
True, their celebrated egg trade may continue
Mr.. Isaac N. Teatsorth left nineteen heads o
wheat, which weighed twenty ounces. with the
editor of the Couritr,
JSroh Cromely, Sr,, 70 years Of age, who hat
resided in Hancock county 29 wears. a citizen o
Liberty township, rupmred his bowels Will,
pitching hay on Thursday and dol on sunda,
last.
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Cured in this place on last Monday. by which
Albert. son Of w. j. Jackson Eddy, son of
Mrs. Dodd, and Andrew, son of Mr.. A. Ulsh,
were severely injured. They, in company with
other boys, were on " The Mound" at the west
end of town, celebrating the Fourth on their
own hook, " hen lot of powder which they
had, ignited from the careless firing of "crsck
en-" and exploded, burning the three little Eel
lows above mentioned on their faces hands
arms and bodies in terrible manner. Their
injuries are not supposed TO be ofa fatal charOc
ter though one or more Of them will in oil proba
blity BE- MANNED and dis6gurd kr life.--Na
poIeoH North Wcst.