Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-01-07

OLn-FAsmoNED MorHERs--Thc Sierra Demo-
crat thinks the following beautiful article was
written by Taylor, of the Chicago Jowaal. Il!
is going the rounds Of the press, like many other
pretty things, shorn Of its authorship:
"Old fashioned mothers have nearly all passed
away with the blue check hOmcspun wooden of Il
simpler but purer time. Here and there one re-
maae, truly accomplished ia heurt and life for
the sphere Of home.
Old fashioned mohers-God bless them! who
followed us with heart ana prayer all over the
World-ived in our lives and sorrowcd in our
9riefs who knew more about patching than po-
etry spoke no dialect but love ; never preached
nor wandered made melody with their hearts :;
and sent forth no books, but living volumes. that
honored the authors and blessed the world.
The old homestead We wish we could paint
it for you as it isno, we dare not say as it is
as it was that we could go from room to room;
sit by the old hearth round which that circle Of
light and love once swept, and there linger until
all those simpler, purer times returned, aud we
should grow young again.
And how can we leave that spot without re-
membering one form that occupied, in days gone
by, the old arm chair, that old fashioned mo-
ther-one in all the world, the law of whose life
was love; one who was the divinity of our infan-
cy, and the sacred presence in the shrine of our
below the frost that gathers so thckly on her
brow one to whom we never grow old, but in
the plumed troop or the grave council are chill
dren still ; one who welcomed lis coming, blessed
US going, and never forgets us-nevcr
And when in some closet, some drawer, she
finds garment or toy that once was yours, how
does she weep as she thinks you may be suffering
or sad. And when
"Spring leaves her robe on the trees
does she not remember your tree, and wish you
were there to see its glory ~
THE HUMBOLDT MAII~-Acting Special Mail
Agent Ferguson deserves credit for his prompt
action in approving the temporary mail service
at present employed between this place and Hum
boldt Bay. He has written the following to the
Postmaster at Union
san FRANCrsCo, Dec. G, 1859.
Your employment of J. W. Winslctt at $50 per
trip, temporarily upon route No. 1856, Union
to Weaverville, is approved. Gou will please
continue the special service until further order.
on viii be pleased to ascertain and report to
this Office the names and terms Of suitable par
ties who may he desrous of engaging to render
service during the residue of contract term.
MAmPost PoHrnr.-The Gazate has found a
Hc" putt-uo sctlh ~ dppitCldfc HltN tHpHRH'
The editor printed a little piece, perJatim, then
advised the author to get a COW doctor to "cup"
him. Here is some of it
i" In the Morning have stood
On the banks of the Merssed river
and | tuck drink out of the river
Whoes waters are taken up
Out of the Salt Brney ocean
Into dark Heecy clouds
And carried over the
Serca Nevcda Mountns
and there frozen into white snow
"BY the way have any duels been fought in
your section lately ?'-HtImboih Times.
Nary duel, friend Wiley. Don't be askin sich
foolish questions the impression will go abroad
that we're ightin' people up here.
HAnrEEs JTcefly says the ladies "wink at
vice" Indeed they don't ; they wink at MS some
times-but that's different thing.--LouisviHe
Journal.
THE Pace or FIVE IIoRsEs.-The Dggers ran
off five horses belonging to a Tehama county far
mcr, lately. The thieves were pursued to their
rancheria, and seventeen killed.
PRETTY Coop Under the head of " died" the
Shasta Courjry prints the marriage of Thomas
Gray to Celia Iaggcrts.
THERE is an editor out west who says that
change has come over he spirit cf his dreams.-
Prentice thinks he dreamt Of rise in whisky.