The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-07-21

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The ssssd, squasser Sovereignty. fell to the grass
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And :. 5osn q his gasping lay white on the
And coid = - spray On The rock.beaten surf.
And there lay TIE rider, distorted and pale,
With The dew On his brow, end the rust on hid
mail;
The ahops were soon silent-the whisky alone,
The streets IL deserted, and delegates gone.
A thousand oRcials now send up wall
For their Aoh see broke in the temple Of Baal
And thelf 10y 81 party, 90 boasted and vast,
Has IN q H. hands Of negro at Last
A Hosm soa ~ Mornnn-Buainess called me
TO ths Unissd seaass Land O@ce. While there
a lad some 6xtoom yeaxB of age, came In and pre-
sented ! cessi6caes. / isquissdo Of him for whom
be was purchasing che land. The reply was
"For mysslf q"
then iaqairsd how be got the money. He
answered:
II earned il"
Feeling then an increased interest to know
something more about the led, asked him whe-
ther be had any parents, and where they lived.
At the question hs took seat and gave the fol-
lowing narrative
Il am from New York State have living,
father, mother, Ave brothers and sisters. /
and often returns from his days work drunk and
mot penny n his pocket Finding that father
would mot abstain from liquor, resolved 70 make
an effort, In some way TO relieve mother, bro
thers, and sisters from want After resolving
the thing over in my mind, and talking with mo-
thsr, got I'll IL information could about the
far West, and started for Wisconsin, with ten
shillinp in my pocket left home on foot
Afser spsadiaG ~ ten shillings worked my way
70 Wisconsin, where got an axe, and setting to
work, cleared land, earned money, saved it until
! gathered cry dollars, and with it now pay fo-
forty acres Of land"
"Well, my good lad,n flor BY this time be.
came Interested In him) ewhat are you going to
do with land!"
II viii work on 1t, raise myself log house
and when prepared invite father, mother, bro
thers and sisters, to come and enjoy this home
The land desire for my mother which will &C.
cure her from want in declining years."
"And what will you do with your father"
said, IF he continues to drink ardent spirits to
excesss"
''Oh, sir, when We get on the farm, he will be
happy at home and be happy man."
then replied-"Young man those being your
principles 90 young, recommend sou to i'm
prove them, and the blessing Of God viii attend
you" s,---.--
By this time the receiver had handed him bis
duplicate receipt for his forty acres of land
Rising from his seat on leaving the Office, he
said:
AT last have got . home for my mother
wv. C. Advocate.
RAILROAD WIr.-Engincer Stone, or as he il
more generally called among his acquaintances
"Old Rock, who runs on the east end of tn,
Peoria and Oquawka Railroad, is natural wag
quick at repartee and dry rs . chip. One da!.
Rock" met with lot Of the st. Louis, Alton
and Chicago Railroad boys at Peoria Junction
and they stepped into Sam Emery's for socia
glass of ale. Conductor Hedges, of the st. Louil
road, IS Q sort of sentiment. gave, "Old Rock
otherwise Stone, perfect brick"
"That's very good" exclaimed Stone "bere's
to old Brush, otherwise Hedges, perfect stick, >
The next that was seen of Rock he was pursu-
ing twoforty gait towards his engine, Hedges
with stick close on his rear.
This Is not quite 90 good as the repartce Of
Nick Denton, whilom division engineer on the
Illinois Central, at festival years ago in De
Witt county. A fellow named Jack r. gave rs
. sentiment:
''The two Nicks-Old Nick and Nick Denton"
The tables came down with q catter Nick
rose as grave a. judge. When the noise had
subsidized, he said he fully appreciated the honor
conferred upon him in being named in connec-
ton with jacks most intimate friend! He hardly
knew how to requite the kindness, but as one
good turn always deserves another, he would
give:
1.-THE two Jacks-Jack r. and Jackass"
Jack r. collapsed, and the company went into
Mysteries.
GENERAL WAsHINGroN's TENr.-Some thirty
years ago, the New Workers were preparing to
celebrate the 4th Of July, and bya voluntary
courtesy one Of the descendants sent the Gen
erals Tent that he had used during the Rcvolu-
tionary war, to New York, to assist in the ccle-
bration. The Generals body servant brought
it, and bore letter to the New York committee,
asking that some attention should be paid to
him, which was DONE He was quatlroon, but
6ne, digni6ed and noble looking old man.
The tent was pitched in the park, where the
writer of this saw it, Shortly afterwards he
went up the Hudson river on q steamboat, and
this servant was ON board. and told me some of
the habits Of General Washington during the
war. He had fixed hour for rising in the
morning, and going 70 that part Of his tent
where his breakfast was to be prepared for him,
he would enter this place and take chair, and
seat himself by the breakfast table in his morn
inggown, and with the Holy Bible before him,
and read until breakfast time, and whca his man
would say TO him-''General, your breakfast is
ready" the General would draw out Of the book
a'silk ribbon that was bound with the book, and
place It between the last pages which he had
been reading. The servant then brought his
boots, which he would immediately draw on,
throw on his morning-gown, and put on his mill.
tAry coat and mount his horse, which was ready
at the door. Then would commence the labors
Of the day. This . true Account of the camp
life Of Gen. Washington during the Revolution
-Jersy City Courier. 80 -.
CAME IN EkGLAxD.-The judicial statistics of
England and Wales for the year 1859 have just
been published, and they afford the London
ournals fruitful subject Of remark. II ap-
pears that there are in the kingdom no less than
thirty mine thousand five hundred and thirty pro-
fessional thieves; thirth-scvcn thousand six
hundred and eight suspected persons constantly
under the eye Of the police, and twenty-three
hundred and 6fty-two Migrants having no visible
means Of supporter, in all, lO4, 1856 criminals
at large.
These figures make little impression on the
mind, as they are written on paper; hut If the
reader will imagine the whole Of them brought
together, - one Of the London journals sug
gests, he win get an idea Of the number Of dep
redators at whose mercy the subjects Of he'