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The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1859-07-23
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The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1859-07-23

LErrRR Dun SoLpAT.-Eoici une lettre
ecrite par un soIdat dn 3me gferaaiers de Ia
Garde. Nous hi ~laissnns tout son caciiet:
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-04-15

ell around all day long, stalking stcaIthIy
INTO hotels to warm himself, till ordered
out, and gazing hungrily in the windows of
restaurants; that, towards evening, he had
made bold to stop Il gentleman on the
Avenue and supr!irate for "a few pennies,
and that the gentleman had shrank from
him as he would from infection. Was it
really so, tla, he had tn,trrcd UP the steps
OF Il lofty mansion, the residence of Il Sen.
a'or named 'Gass.' aud begged for morsel
of food, and been driven away hv the nso.
lent mcnial? 1t could not be and vet
the wind blew firrcclv in his face. lie
staggered ON, where. he knew not whittier.
lie had heard the mrrric bursts Of laughter,
and had paused and listened, rs ,honuh it
were Il very strange sound, when his own
heart was so dark and lonesome. He
thought Il" caught the strains Of music too.
and wondcreh why the stars cl.anrcd 10
angel faces and looked smilincv upon him.
Now it seemed no longer cold. lie was
tired and weary, and ;" he Thought he would
lay down anl take a little rest Cp rose
the moon in all her serene anl silvcrv ma.
Jr>!y, and @azcd p;,vin.iy on the rigid fra.
lures Of the dead. Loud laughed the CAV
dcv"trcs of pleasure; hcallls We're drank,
and Members tlir,cI will, vuiup,uons ,lamvs
the song and the dance went on; but there
was one poor heart that had felt and sor-
r"wed without one svmpa1hi>ing tear, that
had how stopped aching forever.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-04-15
From the WASHING Star.
A SHORT CHAPTER
In tho History Of an Office Seeker.
TO BE Continued

Mr. Israel Nchat arrived in Washington
and registered himself at Browns in all
the exuberant flow Of animal spirits natural
to the possession of one hundred dollars in
hard cash, and larger supply of fancifu
anticipations. Ncbat was an aspirant for
Office, building his hopes, as he conceived,
on a very substantial basis. A few months
proceeding his ntroduciion to the Federal
Metropolis he had stumped his native
district for his favorite political candidate,
had been closrtcd with RicliIieu Gass. ESQ,
and received the solemn promise from that
gentleman, in view of his election, the fat
test Office in Washington, and this promise
had exhiiraed the hopeful Nrbat to such
an extent that he shouted himself hoarsc in
praises of the incompatible patriot and
peoples FRIEND and witnessed with lively
exuI,a,ion his triumphant SUCCESS by IA
sweeping majority.
1t was smiling December morn that
welcomed the opening OF the session-every-
body looked busting and cheerful, but none
more 80 than the happy, expec,ant Nebat.
He dressed himself with scrupulous neat
ness in his be.t broadcloth. and hurried
down to the lodgings Of Hon. Richiieu
Gass, NJ. c., to announce his arrival he
was informed that that gentleman had al
ready gone to the Capitol, thence Nebat
directed irts steps, singing,
Where is the lite that late led
Why here it is. welcome these pleasant days.
The Capitol WAS crowded with an assort-
ed mass of human beings. the greater part
circling round the entrance Of the House of
Representatives., laughing and chatting.
bowing and scraping, whispering and lobby
ing. The anxious Office seeker looked
around in vain for bis honorable friend, and
pushed and inquired without, essentially
being the wiser; meanwhile the crowd u
creased, for it was nearing the hour of
twelve-the commencement Of q new Con-
gress, and Nebat went up in the gallery,
and stared down on the sea Of heads, strain
ing his eyes to catch the familiar form OF
his representative--and now a distant rap
on the Clerks desk stills as though by
magic the buzz Of human voices, and an.
nounces the preliminary opening of the ses.
sion; gentleman in black makes a shor,
prayer. then the spectaeled Clerk raps the
desk again and proceeds to call the roll
While listening 70 ths tedious aing- song
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-04-15
PAYABLE IN ADVANCE
VOLUME YI.---NO. so.

, OF justice also. There lis neither Justice,
honor nor dclicacy in our modern custom.
which scarcel y frowns upon the guilty man,
while pouring out all the vitals of wrath up
on tho guilty woman. 1t may or may not
be true, as some insist, that this foul cancer
III society can never be crHdicated; but
we ought at least TO insist upon it that the
shame shall be fairly divided, that the SIM
ming man shall be branded as deeply as tho
shining woman. Suppose every guilty man
bore the mark Of shame in his face, in tho
market. or at church, how long would tho
evil continue? But the meanness of man
has thrust the whole shame upon woman"
And there is one passage which contains
a most startling
SERMON TO DIEssY LADIES.
"Ne are connected with this matter hv
our opinion AS to woman's sphere ofemplov-
mcnt. Better wages are demanded for wo-
men, Many sewing women have but ono
or two dollars 4 week, to keep off death
and the devil with. One poor moman
m""c caps ut two cents apiece. Would her
'nnn'iIcrnt employer he willing to show him
se!f9 lie would probably need all the caps
the poor "omn ever made to hide his hum
bio sense Of merit Many honorable and
puTe Wohem hare to do with this matter.
When they dress themselves in garments
chchpyy purchscd, they may have dressed
up a soul for the sacrifice, or sewed thread
III shroud. Could the veil be lifted.
would they not see on their gay, white
''resses' strange dark spots and crimson pat
terms that they knew not of-inextinguish-
able re'l that all the seas caunot wash away
Mingled in the wreahs Of flowers on their
fair heads, would they not sec the grass that
grows on graves ?"-L[ome Journul.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-04-15
8 p r I N G.
DY ALFRED TESSYSoS.

Dip down upon the northern shore,
o sweet new year, delaying long:
Thou doest expectnnt nature wrong,
Delaying long; delay no more.
What stays thee from the clouded moons,
Thy sweetness from its proper place.
Can trouble live with April days,
Or sadness in the summer moons2
Bring orchis, bring the fox glove spire,
The little speedwelrs darling blue,
Deep tulips dashed with fiery dew,
Laburnums, dropping wells of fire.
. thou, new year, delaying long,
Delayest the sorrow in my blood,
That longs to burst frozen bud,
And flood frcsher throat W ith song.
Now fades the last long streak ofsnow;
New Dungeons every maze Of quick
About the Towering squares. and thick
BY ashen roots the violets blow
Now rings the woodland loud and long,
The distance takes lovelier hue,
And drowned in yondcr living blue
The lark becomes sigh,lcss song.
Now dance the lights on lawn and lea,
The focks nre whittier down the vale,
And milkier every milky sail
On winding steam or distant sea;
Where now the seamew pipes. or dives
In yonder greening CLEAN, and fly
The happy birds. that change their sky
To build and brood, that live their lives.
From land to land {; and in my breast
Spring wakens too and my regret
Becomes an April violet,
And buds and blossoms like the rest
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-04-15

The felicity we; enjoy in anticipation gsn.
orally overbalances the disappoisSAAa.a
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-04-14
THE MAGIC OF WORDS.
BY r. s. ARTHUR.

Peter Crandall was not an i'll natured
captious or fault finding man, and YET
the home of Peter Crandall was not hap.
Py. Very little sunshine streamed in
across the threshold. Was it his wife's
fault ? A visitor, who saw her in her
usual mood, might, if conclusions were
made from first impressions. be led to
this opinion. She inclined to fretfulness
and impatience /; and often scolded the
children when her husband could see lit
tie in them to blame.
The Crandalls were poor. Mr.. Gran
dali was a mechanic and earned only me-
chanic's wages. Mrs. Crandall was the
mother Of FIVE children, the oldest of
them thirteen years old but their mar
row income left nothing to spare for the
hire of domestic. so all the work fell
upon her. She was toll worn and toll.
weary at the dying of each day !; and
the same, though not to an equal extent,
might be said Of her husband. He had
more Stangth for his work, and there
fore he could endure greater fatigue. He
had the advantage. which was most i'm
portant one-of freedom from causes of
nervous excitement. and the inevitable
exhaustion that followed. He labored on
at one kiad of work, uninterrupted all
day long. while she was subject to per-
petual and annoying Interruptions. Incl
dent to her position of mother and house
keeper.
Between Peter Crandall and his wife
there did not seem to exist much affec-
ton. They never spoke loving words.
nor manifested. except on rare occasions,
any pleasures at meeting. or any mutual
interest. The little courtesies Of life were
something unknown in their cherries
dwelling. Rude, boisterous. quarrel
some, the children grew up. bringing
discord into the house that was spcom-
Portable enough, without that disagreea-
bic inmate. The mother scolded and
punished in anger; but saw no good re-
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-04-14

EXPOSING A MINISTERIAL minister
was one Sabbath examining a Sunday
school in catechsm before the conore-
CATION. The usual question was put to
the first girl, a strapper. who usually as
sisted her father, who was a publican, in
waiting upon customers.
g What is your name ?'
No reply.
!" What is your name ?" repeated the
parson.
None of your fun. Mr.. Minister"
said the girl: you know my name well
enough. Don't You say. when you
come to our house on a night, Bet bring
me some ale ?''
The congregation, forgetting the sa-
credness Of the place, were in broad
grin, and the parson looked daggers.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-04-14

4
SAKE, in a letter to the Boston Post,
draws the following portrait Of three Ia
milar travellers:
1st. The man who travels with his
wife end. The man who travels with his
wife's sister Sd. The man who travels
with another mans wife. The first is
extremely common, and not particularly
interesting. The man is taciturn, sleeps
apparently as much as he can the wo-
man has slightly subdued expression Of
face, and looks a great deal at the seen
cry along the road, of which she says,
for the most part-nothing. When she
does speak, as sometimes happens at the
sight of something remarkable, she says,
"see, John, that is all. The man
looks carefully after the baggage, and as
sures his spouse, in reply to a question,
that :" it's all right" The woman takes
care Of the "small traps" and seems
comfortable and contented. Altogether,
they behave quite nationally, and, in
spite of their seeming unsociability, are
really quite fond Of each other, and will
make pleasant trip of it-not only to
the end of their railroad tour, but to the
terminus of their matrimonial journey.
The man who travels with his wife's
sister carries himself, perhaps, in the
main, like the man who travels with his
wife. But he is much more talkative,
and takes more pains to be agreeable
He feels tina: more is expected of him,
and, as it goes in commercial affairs, the
supply is equal to the demand. A plea
SAINT thing is wife's sister unless. in
deed. she is quite the reverse-and that
is not the sort of woman / am talking of.
She takes the wife's place in the house
sometimes, and may chance to make a
step-mother. Why not :? for is she not
already the aunt of her neices and neph-
ews ? This sort Of marriage, however,
is, / believe. antiLevitical, and some Of
the theologians don't approve of it
which is pity.
The man who travels with another
mans wife is of much more marked
behavior. How attentive he is to all the
real and possible wants of the lady He
respects her whims even, which you may
be sure her husband does not at home or
abroad. How carefully he hands her in
and out Z! How sedulously he plies her
with discourse And yet he imagines
people take him for the lady's spouse
No, my dear sir, the brakeman in the
corner knows better than that. Hus-
bands may be uxorious. but kindness
such as yours is more like that of cav
alier seruante-which, after all, dare
say you are not. It's tiresome, though,
after while. unless the lady is remark
ably attractive and pays her own fare
(which she sometimes forgets, and for
journey of thousand miles, your own
wife is the much more agreeable COM
panion.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-04-14

Elisha Potter, member of Congress
from Rhode Island, on being abused by
some ill hammered member of the House,
rose and said: "Mr. Speaker. when |
am at home l associate with gentlemen.
but when come to the Congress of the
United States, am obliged to associate
scith such as the people choose to send
here"
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-04-14

An Ohio editor asks j.: What can be
more captivating than to see beautiful
woman, say about four feet eleven inch
es high. and eleven feet four inches in
diameter, and thirty -four feet in circum-
ference. passing along the isle just us d-
vine worship commences
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-04-14

John Phoenix went to the theatre once
when Mrs. Smith was advertised to APP
pear in "two pieces" After the perfor-
nance he demanded the return of his
money, for. he said, Mrs. Smith appear
ed whole during both performances.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-04-14

A lively country girl had bashful
lover whose name was Locke. She got
out Of patience with him at last, and in
her anger declared, that Shakespeare had
not said half as many bad things as he
ought to have said about Shy Locke.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-04-14

An old topper. CHANGING to drink a
glass of water. smacked his lips, and
iurned to one of his companions. saying,
why it don't taste badly. l have nc
doubt it is wholesome for women and
children"
1t seems to be so easy to be good ma
tured. that it is wonder anybody takes
the trouble 10 be anything else.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-04-14

A lady was taken by surprise in Miss.
the other day. At least we judge SO
from the fact that John B. Surprise was
married to Sallie A. Stock. They will
probably have little Surprises coca
sionally, to keep up the " Stock"
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-04-14
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n vlSlONs
dreamed that !, while others slept,
Near Hadcs took station,
And at the portals Of that place
O'erheard this conversation
Hail, Prince of Darknes ever hail!
Adored by each Internal;
come among your gang to wall,
And taste Of Death eternal"
Where are you from ?" the fiend demands
What makes you look so frantic Z
Are you from Carolinas strands
Just west Of the Atlantic
Are You that man Of blood and birth
Devoid of human feeling
The wretch l saw when last on earth
In human cattle dcalingy
Who gave the Sacrament to those
Whose chains and handouts rattle
Whose backs soon after felt thy blows
Oftener than thy cattle;
Who tore the infant from the breast,
That you might sell its mother
Whose craving mind could never rest
Till you had sold a brother? Z"
Pm from the south" the ghost replies,
And was there teacher;
Saw men in chains with laughing eyes
was southern preacher.
In tasselcd pnlpits gay and fine
l strove to please the tyrants,
To prove that slavery was divine,
And what the scripture warrants.
And when saw the horrid sight,
Of slaves by torture dying,
And told their masters all was right,
| knew that was lying;
j knew all this, and who can Jcubt,
felt a sad misgiving,
lsnt yet knew il spoke out,
That should lose my living.
They made me fat. they paid me well,
To preach down abolition
slept. died, woke in hell
How altered my condition
l now am i'm a sea Of fire,
Whose fury ever RACES,
! am slaveand can't get free,
Through everlasting ages.
Yes, when the sun and moon shall fade,
And fire the rocks dissever,
j must sink down beneath the shade,
And taste Gods wrath forever"
The demon cried, on vengeance bent,
- say in haste retire,
And you shall have Il negro sent
To attend and punch the fire"
April 5th, 1859.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-04-14

Old man" | wish wash in heav-
en-
Jake" wish | vas in a sthill hous"
Old woman-" Thatsh te vay-Chake
he alyaysh vanish to pc in te pest place."
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TRAVELLERS DIRECTORY. &C.
ORANGE 4 ALEXANDRIA RAIL ROAD.
&0AE
VuymE Trails leaves Alexandria daily at II . m. for Cor.
II dousvnle, connecting With tho Trains on the virginia Cen.
trail for 0HCm NON - and the W Est, and with the
Train on the hAnAssas Gap Railroad for Woodstock aud inter.
mediate potnta
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uSOK 70 % d Q. s~a.
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