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Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-11-22
How "a Lndy Preserved Wch-
stcr's Reply 90 EIayuc.

The Taunton (Mass.) GazeAe incor.
1 porates the following interesting reminis-
cence in notice Of the article Of "Ihe
National Inteitgepcy and its ediiors,' in
the last Auontic Monthly. ......-. ..ef..
1t will be seen from this n.erostine
narrative that there was time when Jo.
seph Gales stood alone among congress-
ional reporters, and TO still further Illus
trate his position in that line, we call to
mind what we once heard an intim ate
friend ofMr Webster say we owed to him
aud wife with regard to the celebrated
reply to MIR. Hayne. Meeting the Massa-
ehusetts Senator ns he was going to the
Capitol on thGt morning, Mr.. Gales in-
CURED OF him how long he intended to
speak. About half an hour, was the re-
Ply Tho EDITORS duties at that time
were pressing, but he ventured to take 30
much time from, Them Mr.. Webster,
however, directly after met Judge Story,
who said that he thought the time had
come to give to the country his views on
the constitution. To this proposition he
assented. Mr.. Gales took up his pencil,
unaware of this new arrangement, and
alike unconscious Of the lapse of time
under tie enchsntment Of the orator, and
consequently he wrote on until the close
OF the spell. Some days passed away,
and the proof Of the speech not appear
inc. Mr.. Webster called on the reporter
and made inquiry. 81 have the notes"
said MIR. Gales, land they are at your SER
vice, as ! shall never find tine TO write
them out" This led to some remon-
Stance and persuasion, bnt the overtask-
ed editor stood firm. Then Mrs. Gales
came to the res cue by saying she thought
she could decipher her husbands short
hand, as she had formerly occasionally
done so. Mr.. GALES doubted, seeing that
1t was fifteen years since she had tried it.
But she had heard the speech, and as the.
resistless sweep Of its arguments and the
georgous and massive magnifcence of its
imagery were yet vivid in her mind, she
persisted in undertaking the difficult work.
In due time thereafter the fair manuscript
came to Mr.. Webster's hands for final
correction. Scarcely word needed to lie
changed; and soon a set of diamonds,
costing thousand dollars, accompanied
the rich thanks of the eloquent statesman.
Thus was saved to literature the ID ost me-
morable oration OF the American Senate.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-11-22
CHAPTER III.

"When will the morning dawn And yet to me
What can avail the dawning? Desolate, ...
Deserted, and bereft of every stay;
Victim OF falsehood, treachery and fraud,
ith many It bitter pain, and bitter woe,
pass the weary hours
Although Georgiana was so very beau
tiful, she was not admired so much as
Valesia Besides Roland there was an
other young man who visited Oakdale
constant MORRIS Parker.
There was a little company of ladies
and gentlemen at Oakdale. Roland and
Valesia were on the porch, when Georgi-
ana came to her and said one of the girls
wished to see her.
Valesa entered the house. Roland
was about to follow, when his attention
was arrested by Georgiana's picking up a
piece of paper and laughing as she read
something upon it.
"What is it that amuses you, Miss
Georgie can | see it % he asked. n
"Oh, no." she said, ''for worlds you
should not see this" but at the same
time she let it fly from her fingers upon
his feet. He caught it up, and suppos-
ing it be nonsense, read the following
note
"DEAREsr NoRRIs-Wi'l you meet me
tonight in the Magnolia bower? have
something Of importance to communicate
to you. Yours until death,
t. VALEsIA."
ooh, Mr.. Haywood, you have read
that not 1 would not have you know
that Valesia is engaged to Mr.. Parker
for anything in the world She told me
in the strictest confdence-she would be
so very angry with me-" .
"She shall not know it; the secret
shall be safe with me-" answered Roland;
and Offering his arm to Georgiana, they
Joined the promenaders who were on the
lawn. That night Valesia received these
few lines: ut t1n r.
"MIss MENARD-I release you from
your engagement entirely. is "a
- ..-h >r' r. HAYwoop.
II was a stunning blow to poor Vale
sia. With her trouble she went to Geor-
giana, and she soothed her with her hon
eyed words, and the poor child rested
secure of her love. little thinking that
the arch-f -fend in the garden of Eden was
not more subtitle than the one whom she
styled her bosom friend. 80.
'Valesia's woman pride came to her aid,
and supported her well. Calmly and
unmutteringly she met him time after
time at Oakdale, for he still continued to
visit the home; and this Georgiana at
tributed to growing partiality for her.
But in the secret Valesia suffered, and
then her mothers comforter was hers,
and poured the balm OF Gilead into hei
wounded breast. She would steal away
at twilight hour
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-11-22
A Story for HnYs.

Business called me to the United States
Land Office. While there, lad appar.
entity 1G or IL years Of age, came in and
presented a certificate Of forty acres d
land. Twas struck with the countenanc,
and general appearance OF the lad, and
inquired Of him for w5om he was pur-
chasing the land. The reply was.
"For myself, sii.'
I then inquired where he had got the
money. r asL srI .t a.r.a. % = ...t
lie answered, 81 earned itlv- -..
Feeling then an increased desire to
know something more about the lad.
asked him whether lie had any parents.
and whore they lived At the anestion
he took scat and gave the following
narrative: .t... .t..
~ am from New York State. I have
there living father, mother, and five
brothers and sisters J am the oldest
child Father is drinking man, and
often would return from his days work
drunk. Finding father would not abstain
from liquor, 1resolved to make an effort,
in sone way, to relieve mother, sisters
and brothers from want. After revoly-
ing things over in my mind, and consult
ing with mother, got all the information
1could about the Far West I started from
home for Wisconsin with ten shillings in
my pocket. left home on foot. After
spending my ten shillings, | worked my
way to Wisconsin, where got an axe
and set ont to work, earned money: saw
ing it until gathered fifty dollars, and
with It now pay for forty acres Of land -
We'll, my good lad for by this time
/ became interested in him) what are you
going to do with the land?'' r..'.,.
81 will work on ii, raise myself log
honse, and when prepared. will invite
father and mother, sisters and brothers.
to come and enjoy this home. The land
] desire for my mother, which will secure
her declining years" ''"ti ~
"And what will you do with vour faith
er, if he continues to drink ardent spirits
to excessl" ......r ..I
cob SIR, when we get him on farm,
he will feel at home; he will be happy at
home; and become sober man"
| then repIied-''Y Dung man, those
being your principles soyonng, | recon-
mend you to improve upon them, and the
blessings OF God will attend Won.
By this time the receiver handed him
his duplicate receipt Of his forty acres of
land. Rising from his seat on leaving
the office, he said: --
III last, Ihave a home for nsy Ifotler.
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..r. CHAPTER IT. ...
"She is fair young creature.
With soft and gentle air,
With dark ayae hriobt and loy;po,
With dark eyes bright and loving,
And SUNNY silken hair"

When the carriage which contained
Mr.. Menard and his neice stopped at the
door of his dwelling, his wife and daugh-
ter came out to meet them. Valesia' 8
welcome was warm, aud she felt almost
happy the first day she was there. ...#
Georgana Menard was year older
than Valesia, but stranger, to see them
both would have said she was at least
three or four years her senior. 81 e..'r
Valesia soon ceased to pine for her ear
ly dwelling place. Mrs. Menard was ex-
ceedingly fond of her, and harsh word
the child never heard from her lips. Her
uncle George petted and spoiled her, if
anything more than he did Georgiana.--
He always called her Siny, and the dear
est thing in the world was that pet name
to her. Persons all said--and they said
it with truth-that there were but few
orphan children who found such a home.
Old father Time had set the stamp OF
nine years upon the inmates of Mr.. Me-
nard's dwelling. The shades Of night
had closed round the earth, and distant
objects were scarcely visible round the
Oakdale mansion. A light was burning
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-11-22
.. Ihaoe a home for my 1fother
FOr the Girls.

Ladies-caged birds Of beautiful plum-
age but sickly looks-pale pets Of the
parlor, who vegetate in an unhealthy at
mosphere. like potato terminating in a
dark cellar-why do you not go out in
the open air aad warm sunshine, and add
lustre to your eyes, bloom to your cheeks
elasticityto yoursteps and vigor to your
framesg Take m morning exercise; let loose
your corset strings, and run up the hills
for a wager, and down again for fun; roam
the fields, climb the fences, leap the ditch
es, wade the brooks, and after a day of
healthy exercise and unrestrained liberty,
go home with an appetite acquired by heal
thy enjoyment. The blooming and beau
tiiul young lady-rosy. checked and bright
eyed-who can dam stocking, mend
her frocks, command a regiment of pots
and kettles, feed the pigs, milk the cows,
and be lady when required, is the girl
that young men are in quest offor wife
But yonr pining, screwed-up, wasp-waist-
ed, doll dressed, mption-mortgaged
music numbering, and novel-devouring
daughters of fashion and idleness--you
are no more fit for matrinony than a
pullet is to look after brood of four
teen chickens. The truth Is, my dear
girls, you want less fashionable restraint
and more liberty; more Kitchen and less
parlor; more leg and less sofa; more pud-
ding and less piano; more frankness and
less mock modesty. Loose your waist
strings and breathe in the pure atmos-
phere, and become as good and beautiful
as nature designed.--Er. r. s...
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-11-22

WHEN TO BEGIN. THAT you may
find success" said Rev. Charles Brooks,
in an address to boys: let me tel you
how to proceed; Tonight begin your
great plan of life to live. and it is i'm
measurably important that yon do not
make a mistake, Tonight begin care
fully Fix your eye on the fortieth year
of your age, and then say to yourself:
At the age of forty / will be temperate
man, an economical man, a benevolent
man, well read man, religions man..
and useful mani will be such man
i resolve, and viii stand to it. My
Young friends; let this resolution be firm
as adamant; let it stand like the oak,
which cannot be wind shaken"
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A Snake story.

There is the greatest coward about
snakes mp in Calhoun county, says
Southern exchange, that lives in America.
He came from the East last spring, and
bought farm, and for the first six
months in the county he hardly slept two
hours night. He had fine patch Of
oats on his farm, but he was afraid to cra-
die it. One day he concluded he'd take
look to see If there were many snakes
in the patch; so he got his old horse, and
after leading him through the gap, and
laying up the fence to keep the hogs out,
he took an old scythe sneathe in his hand
to fight with in case of an attack mount
ell the horse, and struck ont into the oats
holding up both legs as high as possible.
he hadn't gone far when he saw a whal-
ing big snake slipping along the oats after
him. Away he went, around and around
the patch, and away went the snake, right
along with him: sometimes on one side
and sometimes on the other, sometimes
behind and sometimes before. He could
not get ont of the lot because the fence
was up, and as the snake kept constantly
with him, there was no chance but to
leave the old horse, and try to keep out
of its way He went it that way till ev-
cry stalk OF his oats was tramped down,
and until the horse was Just about dead,
when he discovered that he'd been run
ming from the shadow ofhis scythe sneaths.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-11-22

brilliantly in the hall, and its rays fell
upon two persons standing upon the
porch, .........
One, lady, was much below the me.
dium height, with dark, almost swartby,
complexion, chestnut hair braided smooth
ly back from her brow, and dark hazel
eyes, which spoke much palmer than
words could have done. Valesia Menard
was still her uncle's Siny. She kept the
character Of the fairy Of the family well,
but in mind and intellect she was all and
even more than her childhood had given
promise Of.
Her companion was a young man OF
noble mien; he was gazing fondly on the
little being at his side, and she with look
of love and trust beaming from her soft
eyes, was listening to the words he was
speaking low and soft
Roland Haywood was young mer.
chant. He had met the owners Of Oak.
dale, with their daughter and niece, at
the Springs. lie had been since then a
constant visitor at Oakdale, and had now
won from the gentle Valesia promise to
be his wife.
AT the parlor window was one who
overheard their conversation with any
thing but pleasant feelings. Georgiana
was very beautiful. She was tall in bear
ing, as light and graceful as gazelle,
and her voice vas sweeter than nightin.
gales. Her complexion was whittier
than alabaster; the rich glow of health
tinged her cheeks; her eyes were OF the
darkest blue, and her soft, golden brown
hair fell in ripping ringlets round her
neck.
She had tried her utmost to win Ro-
land Haywood; and great was her anger
and astonishment when, on that night,
she heard him offer his heart and hand to
her cousin Valesia How could he choose?
She had no pretension to beauty; she was
intelligent and lively; the very best of
company, she could play upon the piano
very well, but could not touch the KEY
with the master hand of Georgiana; yet
when numerating the things which Vale
sia could not do, Georgiana never for a
moment thought that her singing would
nOC D0 ho STAnu WITHOUT mel cousin luil
rich voice.
Georgiana had loved Velesia with a
sisters fondness, until Roland Haywood
showed his fondness for her; and now, as
she listened to the words he was softly
breathing to her, she vowed that Valesia
Menard should never be the wife of Ro-
land Haywood. t.....-.....--
Georgiana was in her room when Va
lesia entered.
"Have you been here all the evening,
Georgiana?" asked Valesia.
As Georgiana looked up, she met Va
lesia's eyes, and in them lead what she
had overheard r.
"No, l was down stairs for WHILE
she replied.
"Oh, Georgia what do you think /"
exclaimed Valesia.
81 think a great many things. What
is it in particular you wish me to know"
asked Georgiana. ..
Valesia could not feel her happiness
until Georgiana shared it. She told her
of the happiness in store for her, and new
er suspected that while her cousin spoke
in tones of true love, she was plotting
how to destroy her new found bliss.
Angels hovered around the head of Va
lesia that night, but the sleep of Geor-
ginia was as troubled as that of Eve,
when the willy serpent whispered in her
ear. .r.
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BEAUTIES OF SHADows.-The shGd0,0s
all day long play at silent games of beau
ty Every thing is double, if it stands
in the light. The tree sees an uurevealed
and muffied self lying darkly along the
ground. The slender stems of flowers,
golden rod, wap-side asters, meadow dali
sizes, and rare lilies rare and yet album
dant in every nice, level. meadow cast
forth dim and tremulous line of shadow
that lies long all the morning, shortening
till noon, and creeping out again from
the root all the afternoon, until the sun
shoots it as far eastward in the evening
as the sun shot it westward in the morn
ing. A million shadowy arrows such rs
these spring from Appollo's golden bow
oflight at every step Flying in every
direction, they cross, interlacing each 9TH
er in soft network of dim lines. Mean
while the clouds drop shadow'llke anchors
that reach the ground but will not hold;
every browsing creature, every lifting
bird, every moving team, every uneon-
scious traveller writes itself along the
ground in dim shadow.-Hsnry Ward
Beseher. ica tr a-
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Doetrp.
.'ANTHoNA AND CLEOPATRA. :,
RY GEN. W. II. LyTLE.

RY GEN. W. II. LyTLE.
lam dying. Egypt dyingl
Ebbs the crimson life-tide fast.
And the dark Plhtonian shadows
Gather on the evening blast.
let thine arms, o queen, support me
Hush thy sobs, and bow thine ear;
Hearken to the great heart-secrets,
Thou, and thou alone, must hear.
Though my SCARED md veteran legions
Bear my eagles high no more,
And my wrecked and scattered galleys
Strew dark Actium's fatal shore;
Though no glittering guards surround me,
Prompt to do their masters will
Imust perish like Roman,
Die the great triumvir still,
Let not C@sar's servile minions,
Mock the lion thus laid low;
Twas no foeman's hand that slew him,
Twas his own that struck the blow.
Hear, then, pillowed on thy bosom,
Ere his star fades quito away, .
Him who, drunk with thy caresses,
Madly flung a world away.
Should the base plebeian rabble
Dare assail my fame at Rome,
Where the noble spouse. 0ctavia,
Weeps within her widowed home;
Seek her; say the gods have told me,
Affairs, augurs, circling wings.
That her blood with mine commingled,
Yet shall mount the thrown of Kings.
And for thee. star-eyed Egyptian
Glorious sorceress of the Nile,
Light the path to Stygian horrors,
With the splendors of thy smile.
Give this Caesar crowns and arches,
Let his brow the laurel twiDe;
can scorn the Senate's trumphs.
Triumphing in love like thine.
am dying, Egypt, dying;
Hark the insulting foomans cry,
They are coming-quick, my falchion,
Let me front them ere die
All no more amid the battle,
Shall my heart exultng swell,
Isis and Ouris guard thee,
Cleopatra Rome Farewell
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One of the most excellent qualities of
the mind is integrity. Let us aim to cul-
tivate this trait OF character, and we add
muchto our worth, in whatever depart
ment of lfe's varied scene we may chance
to mingle. A man cannot longer prosper
or, what is of more importance. secure the
love or respect of his fellows. without in
tegrity. ltis The base of credit, the Sc
curity to which the world will look in its
dealings with individuals, and open its ac
count accordingly.
a thousand devices are needed by the
artful man to cloak his designs or hide
his failures. of which the honest. upright
man knows nothing. 1t is on this prin-
ciple that a numbe of ialSehoods are nee
essary to prop single untruth, that it
may not fall. The man Of integrity stands
right up in the proud conscientiousness
of his own moral worth, he heeds not the
darts of malice-the breath of slander can
not harm him. his word has the efiicien
cy of bond. An exchange says in re-
gard to this subject!
"Reproaches have no dover to aflict
the man of unblemished integrity or the
abandoned proaigate. 1t is the middle
compound character which is alone miSer-
able; often the nan who has not iirmness
enough to avoid dishonorable action,
has feeling enough to be ashamed OF It."
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-11-22

PRoaREss WEsTwaRD.- The inhabi-
tants of the new Territory of Nebraska,
where six years ago, the Indians were the
only inhabitants, are rejoicing over the
extension of the telegraph line west of the
Missouri In contrast with the present
mode OF instantaneous communication
with the east, the editor of a paper in
Brownsville says; that eighteen years
ago a man Just across the Missouri, had
to go fiftytive miles to Post Office; that
fonr years ago he came to that place from
Ohio, 10y the most expeditions route, in
twenty days, and that then he was hap
py if he could communicate with his old
neighbors by Uncle Sans line in from
forty to sixty days. T., 5a..1. saaFi
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-11-22

THE VENOM OF ''THEY SAY."-'They'
will say anything and everything. They
have said everything mean and despicable.
They say things that break up families,
crush hearts, blight hopes and smother
worthy aspirations. Whenever man
circulates slander, and gives They as
his authority. turn your back upon him;
he means no good.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-11-22
DIR. G. w. RAMAGE,

DHYSICIAN & SURGEON, Would respect
Il fully inform the citizens of Holmesville and
vicinity that he has located himself in said place
for the practice of his profession. Office four
doors west of Reeds Corner
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-11-22

A Rhode Islander, travelling ont West
after taking several drinks went on board
the steamboat at New Albany for Cincin-
natl, and was astonished that the clerk
only took five cents for his fare. Soon
after, another five cents was called for,
and the same thing repeated several times
At last he asked: - rs
as (his) this a danger (hic) Gus
boat ?"
"By no means" said the clerk. bran
new"
"Then. (hic) why do (hic) don't you
collect all the ia (hic) hair at once-not
bother fel (hic) heller for it every mile
as it comes due ?" .......... .....
"Reolly, where do you think you are
going %
"Cincin (hie) hinnati."
Cincinnati" said the polite conduct
or, This is the ferry boat, and all this
afternoon you have been riding to and
fro between New Albany and Portland"
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Family Economy.

There is nothing which goes SO far to-
ward placing young people beyond the
reach of poverty. as economy IN the man
agement of their domestic affairs. 1t is
as much impossible 30 get ship across
the Atlantic with halt dozen butts start
ed, or as many bolt holes in her hill as
to conduct the concerns Of family with
ont economy. 1t matters not whether a
man furnish little or much for his family
if there be a continual leakage in the
kitchen, or in the parlor, it runs away, he
knows not how; and that demon, Waste,
cries More like the horseleache's daugh-
ter, until he that provides has no more to
give. 1t is the husbands dnty to bring
into the house, and it is the duty of the
wife to see that nothing goes wronglully
out OF it.
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DIR. T. G. V. ROLLING.

DHYSICIAN & SURGEON, Millersburg, o
i Office on Main street,-formerly occupied by
Dr. Irvine. n20tf
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DIR. EBRIGHT,

NT1LLERSBURG,O o. OGice--on Jackson st.
lNl nearly opposite the Empire House. Resi-
dence--on Clay street., opposite the Presbyterian
Church. mutt.
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DIR. s. ID. RICHARDS,

HAS Located in Berlin Holmes County Ohio,
Ill He will attend to all calls proper to his
profession. Especial attention to diseases of the
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M A. A. CRJTMp.

X ERMAN & ENGLISH Botanic Physician,
" Millersburg, o. Ofiice-on the East end of
Main street, four doors above the Public square
n20tf
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las, HEBRON ~ SON,

DEALERS IN English German and Ameri-
~ can Hardware, Cutlery, Oils, Paints, Glass,
Sash, Pine Doors Saddlery, and Coach Trim
mings. n2otf
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$asinrss Rirrftuty.
j. RIGuANI. MI. ID.

DHYsIC1AN & &SURGEoN, Fredericksburg,
Il Ohio. Respectfully announces his readiness
to give prompt attention to all professional calls.
He is permitted to refer to the Medical Faculty
of the University of Michigan and to the Faculty
of Medicine of the University of New York city.
e. Sent 27, IS60.--n32m6
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A. II. FRY,

VNTATCH MAKER & JEWELER, Main
wv Street, opposite Court House, Millersburg
Ohio n20tf
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r HOXW WORTH, Proprietor, west end of Main
i. street, Millersburg o. D-Stage Office
Daily Line of Coaches to Coshocton. n2Otf