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ARTEMUs WARD HEARS PATTI

The moOSic which am most used to l!
the inspirin stranes of the hand organ ]
hier artistic Italyun to grind for me, pay
ing him his vittles and close, spose it was
| those stranes which put moosical taste in
to me. Like all furriners he has sene better
dase, havin formey bin Kount. But he
amt of mulch akount now, except to turn the
organ and drink Beer, of which bevridge he
can hold churnfull eesy.
Miss Patty is small for her size but she
is well bilt, and her compleckshun is what
mite be kalled Broonetty. Her Use is 9
dark bay, the lashes bein long and silky
When she smiles the awjience feals like akin
her to do it some moar, & continner doin il
2 an indefinit ickstent. Her waste is one o.
the most bootiful wastesis ever sean. Wher
Mr. Strackherse led her owt thawt sun
pretty skool gal, who had jest graduwatic
from wier whoops & pantelets, was cumir
out to rede her first kompersisshun in pub
lik. She kun so bashful like, with her he'd
how'd down, & maid SIGH effort to arrange
her lips so thade look pretty, that I wantid
to swaller her. Miss Patty sung suthin or
ruther in Turin tung. don't no what the
continents was. Fur awt know she may
Fave bin denouncin my wacks fggers & sa-
gashus wild beests of pray, & don't much
keer if she did. When she opened her
mowth army of martingails, bobolinx, kan
arys, mockin birds, etsettery, bust 4th &
fode all over the Haul.
Go it, little SCI to myself, in a highly
ecksighted frame of mind, & eff that kount
or royal duke which you'll be pretty apt to
marry l of these dase don't do the fare
thing by ye, yu kin allus hev hum on A.
Wards farm, near Baldinsville, Inj;anny
When she sung Cumin threw the rye, &
spoke of that Swayn she deery lived, her.
self Individually, 1 didn't wish 1 was that
3 th: is iro mo sqfs dsoaisn 1 1e.
wa | have Of joakin. :~. OF Maria
Piccklehominy has got married, which !
hope she likes i'll & left the perfeshun, Adj
delincy Patty is the champoness Of the ring
She karries the Belt. Thar's no draw fife
about it. Uther primy donnys may as well
throw up the spunje furst as last. My Use
don't deseav my ear-site in this manner
But Miss Patty orter sing in the Inglish
tung AS she can do as we'll as she can in
Italyun, why under the Son don't she do it.
What cents is THAR in singin words knobody
can understan is jest as handy. Why peepul
will versiferously applawd furrin langwidge
is a mistry. 1t remines me of man onct
new He sed he khockt the bottum out OF
his poark Barril. The poark fell out, but
the Brine didn't move inch 1t stade in
the Barrl. He sed this was e Mistry. But
it wasn't misterior than this thing line
speekin of.
AS for Brignoly, Ferri and Junky, they
air dcwtlis graft, but think stitch able bod
led men wood lux better tilling the sle than
dressing themselves up in black close and
white kid gluvs & showtin in furrin tung
Mr. Junky is a noble lookin oald man, & Or
ter lead armies on to Battel ilistid of showt-
in furriu tung.
Adoo. In the langwidge Of Lewis Ma
poleon when receiving kumpany at his pallis
on thy Bullyvards, i" saloot you.'
A. WARD.
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bet were paradise, I rushed from the room,
hurried to my home, entered my own cham
Der, locked doubly, trebly locked my door,
lest any one should observe my shame, aud
vented my spleen in idle Impressions on my
stupidity. An hours walk across my cham
Der served, however, to calm my spirits ;
and with composure that seemed really su-
pernatural, compared with my recent agita-
tion, sat down and wrote:
"DEAR IsABEILA-Take pity on an unhappy
youth, who is too deeply in love with you to ut
ter two consecutive words in your presence. !
am miserable till hear from you"
This note was Immediately dispatched,
and in half an hour I was the happiest man
in the universe My Isabella proved a pat
tern of excellence. I was never offended
with her but once, and then she dispelled
my wrath by asking me in mock-serious
tone of voice, "Will you-will you-allow
me to offer you-'a pinch of snuff p"
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1)oetrp.
ODE FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY.

ODE FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY,
BY INWARD.
Hail, Freedoms natal day!
Let darkness flee away,
And light, and joy, and peace abound!
Let songs and anthems rise,
!. And fill the vaulted skies,
And mid the hills, and wales resound.
Let laundering cannons roar,
And sound from shore to shore,
Proclaiming Freedoms Jubilee!
And bells the peals prolong,
In tones both loud and strong,
To tell the world that zoe are free!
From northern pine-clad Maine,
To Texas, let the strain
Of patriotic gladness ring!
Through all our native land,
From broad Atlantic's strand,
To wide Pacific, joy shall spring!
How blest is Freedoms reign!
How vast her rich domain!
To God these blessings all, we owe;
Then let our hearts unite,
And in His holy sight,
With grateful ardor warmly glow.
The memory of our sires,
Who lit the altar-fres,
That brightly blaze on Freedom shrine,
Well keep, while life remains,
That no ba despot's chains
Shall ever round their sons entwine.
No: by great WASHINGTON,
Who led those heroes on
To glorious victory and light !;
Let all the pledge renew,
That We will keep in view,
Forever, Freedoms watch-fires bright.
That, by our martyrs graves,
We never will be slaves
To any tyrant, lord or king
But bow alone the knee
TO God who made us free,
And give Him, our hearts offering.
Of that immortal band,
Who freed our native land
From fell Expressions CALLING chain,
Alas! with weight of years,
In this low vale of tears,
How few upon the earth remain!
In no preceding age,
Did nobler men engage
In arms, for Liberty and right:
Immortal be each name,
Eternal be their fame,
- Forever crowned with beams Of light.
TO all assembled here, =
Who join in festive cheer,
Be friendship, harmony and joy;
Let care and sorrow flee,
And in this Jubilee,
No discord vex, no fear annoy.
The glorious Eighty-Fourth,
From our great nations birth,
Beams brightly over hill and dale
TO celebrate the Day,
Let all their tribute pay.
And bid this Jubilee all hail
And so, through years to come,
r. aS h1 EFff ed IT. l hai|1]awe e home
Till in that world above,
Peace, harmony and love,
To all the faithful ones Of Earth be give
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LAcoN1c DEBATE IN CoNGREss.-An indie,
nant member of the House of Representative
rises in his seat and says:
ado you know, sir, for what we sit here 2"
To which dignifed member replies
eyes, sir, for $4,000 q year."
Upon which the Committee Of the Whole
rises and reports progress
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An AFFECTING Ep1rApH.-The following In
scription on Monument erected over the 20
l;tical Remains on Western Senator is not
very bad:
"Here Lyeth ye Remanes of Lytle Giante,
who was kilt in ye irrepressible conficte for ye
Presidency, at Charles Town Maye the 2, 1860;
Ambitious youthe, take warning by his fall, and
never stryve to fill ye place for which you are t9q
small"
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JOB PRINTING"


HAVING recently added to our Job Depart
EA ment one of GORDON'S
New Lightning Job g. Card Presses.
AMI number of fonts of new and beautiful Card
an Job Type, from the foundry Of Messrs. Con-
ner s. Sons, 50 that our facilities for executing all
kinds of
JOB AND CARD PRZN TING
are not surpassed by any establishment in the
State. We solicit the patronage of our friends
and the public generally, with the assurance that
their favors will be executed with promptntss,
AMI at the lowest living prices.
Among the many articles printed at our estab-
lishment are the following:
ADDRESSES,
BLANKS of all kinds,
BROWNING, all colors,
BUSINESS CARDS,
BOOKS,
BILL HEADS,
BYLAWS,
BANK Cheers,
BANK WORK of every description,
CATALOGUES,
CIRCULARS
DRAFTS,
Plain and fancy
T. a 10 g 1 .
IN Black and Colored Inks, or Bronze of every
shade, on White or Fancy Colorcd Paper
WEDDING and VISITING CARDS,
HANDBILLS, HEADINGS. TICKETS,
MANUFACTURERS LABELS,
PAMPHLETS, POSTERS,
PROGRAMMES, SERMONS.
SHOP and STAGE BILLS
&C., &C., in every style.
Always on hand, good stock of plain, enam
eled, and fancy white and coored
Carols,
and, in fact, everything in this branch of the
business, adapted to every description of work
JAMES HUMPHREY, JE.
ENQUIRER Jon OFFICE, Nov. Is. 1859.
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WANTED.

DAN CORDS of HEMLOCK BARK, for
'~VV which good pricein Cash will be paid
when delivered at the shop of the subscriber.
D. G. Monsoon.
Morris, Aug. 2, 1859 GIG
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Bsy~ The eloquent and gifted German orator.
Carl Schurtz, very happily condenses the plat
form of the Republican party as follows I 10
Man, his birth-rright; to Labor, freedom to MN
that wants to labor, work -aad independence TO
him that works, his dues"
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New Crop Porto Rico MOlasses
UERY NICE, just received by
F. D. MCNEIL.
g. T. s1ssELL,
Piano Forte Tuner & Repairer.

w Litchfeld and vicinity. that he will be
in that place the second week in June for the
purpose of Tuning and Repairing Piano Fortes.
Ali orders left at the Mansion House will be
promptly attended to. 6tf
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~ EoRaE A. HICKox, Attorney at Law.
IN Office in East street, directly opposite
the Congregational church, Litchfield, Conn.
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Agents Wanted.

vulo travel and sell Valuable BOOKS. An in.
dustrious and enterptising man can make
fifty to seventy-five dollars per month. Apply tt
47-tfl JOHN HINSDALE, West Winsted, Ct.
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AmbrOtypes ! Ambro,ypes !

NV 4EsE popular pictures are taken with great
success, aud at trifing expense, at
JUDD'S GALLERY, No. South street.
Litchfield, Oct. A, 1859. "a
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ND oBERT M. TREAT, Manufacturer of Corn
NJ Shelters, Churns, Safety Tug Irons, &C..
South Farms. Conn.
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WN d. BEEMAN, Attorney and Counselor
IL at Law. Also, Commissioner OF Deeds
for the States of New York and South Carolina
Office in Seymour's Building. South street, Lltch-
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Elm Park Collegiate Institute
LITCHFIELD. CONN.

LITCHFIELD, CONN.,,
Hinder the management of the Rev. Dr..
" JAMES RIcuApDs, assisted by well qualified
Instructors Full course of English and Classical
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The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-02-22

suddenly, and the time corresponded with the
day be had been startled by the first vision in
the mirror. When be returned ehome-he de.
scribed minuteiy all the details of the funeral
he had seen in bis vision, and they correspcn'
ded with the facts. This is probably one Of
the most vivid Instances of clairvoyance on
record. Mr. M'Donald knows nothing Of
modern spiritualism or cIairyoyance. as most
of bis life has been passed upon farm and
among forests. 1t may not be amiss to state
that his father. who was Scotch Highlander,
had the gift of second sight 100 80 60
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-02-22
From the Delaware Gazette.
COUNTY PAPERS.

Z
Mr. EDIroR:-With your permission, / wish
to say word to my fellow citizens of Della
ware County, in regard to patronizing our own
papers; not so much, Mr.. Editor, on account
of the interest have in your welfare, as the
general interest of the people of the County,
myself among the rest. For many years past,
the circulation of papers from the large cities
has been increasing among rs. much more
rapidly than the circulation of papers publish
ed here. What is the effect OF this? Not
long since paper published in Cincinnati
boasted that for distance of $50 miles in all
directions from that city. Cincinnati papers
would supply the people tolthe exclusion Of
the local press except so far as the latter
might be looked to for local news and the dis
lcussion of mere local news matters. Now the
question desire the reader to consider is
what influence shall we of the country have
in the conduct Of public affairs when the pa
pers of the large cities shall thus have prac-
tically extinguished the only organs through
which we can make our influence feitl The
city papers will dictate nominations and con-
trol electious-will be in position to influence
public opinion of the country, to direct the
conduct of public men. and to establish what
ever policy it pleases in all departments OF
IGovernment Every observing man knows
that we are tending rapidly to that condition
# things. aaiii.u'..,ss 7l-.ii ssssra1g ;.
The city papers, on account of their large
fcirculation, can be published at cheaper rates
than our local papers, which have but lin,
lifted circulation. For this reason many of us
prefer the foreign to our own home paper; the
fcity paper is strengthened by this patronage
its power to control public affairs increased
while onr journals. the only organs through
(which our opinions are made known to the
fpublic, are proportionateIy weakened. and
Ethen denounced by those who ought to pat
tronize them. as being inefficient Il
Now, good friends. what I have to say, Il
Ethis--not to discourage any one who is able
TO take two papers from subscribing for al
thoness and reliable. paper from abroad, but
Esimply to point out the abselate necessity o
Jour giving our own paper the preference in al
eases. Don't say it is good for nothing From
the necessity of the case, the editor, If mar
of sense, will make it just as good as his mean
will permit. Itis his interest to dc. this. VIZ
should help him, because We are interested il
the paper as he is Let US all go in jus
for one year on this priHeiple, generously ant
cordially aid our neighbors who are working
for our benefit as we'll as their own, and fet
whether they do not rapidly improve in on
destination.
+ as7 =fr -a.s COUNTRY READER.
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SINS ARE LINKED TOGETHER.

Joseph's brethren envied him; that was a
Igreat sin; then they stripped him of his beau,
ttiful coat, and cast him into apt; another sin;
then they sold him to the Ishmaelites; still
another; then to hide these sins, they must
Eadd an act of falsehood and cruel deception;
kthey dipped Josephs coat in the blood of a
kid, and carried it to their father. pretending
that they had found it in the field. At the
sight of it Jacobs heart died within him.
Ian evil beast said he, has devoured him;
Joseph is without doubt rent into pieces
Now they must try to comfort him, and in SO
doing they we're obliged to play the hypo-
Ecrite. Then they must persist in their false
hood and deception during all the long years;
at least twenty two; that passed until Joseph
made himself known to them in Egypt. What
chain of dreadful sins Yes, what chain;
for all these wicked deeds we're linked togeth.
Ter. The first drew on all the rest. a8
Il So Herod first did an unlawful deed in mar.
Trying Herodias, his brother Philips wife;
lfhen, when John reproved him for his sin, he
\ added yet this above all that he shat up
John. in prison The first sin led to the sec
Eond. But that was not the end. The same
Herodias, whom he had unlawfully married
what did she dof When her daughter Sa
lone danced before Herod and his lords, be
Twas greatly delighted. and promised with ar
ioath to give her whatsoever she should ask
This was both foolish, and wicked. And now
ssee how these two sins; that Of marrying He
Irodias, and that Of making this oath to Sa
Home, her daughter, united in producing an
Eother dreadful deed At the motber's sugges
ktion, who hated John for bis faithfulness il
treproving Herod, the daughter asked for iht
ihead Of John the Baptist and, for the OATH
isake,' Herod sent and behsaded John ia th,
hprison.y g
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,fE.ry, 10 pay the expense of ! grand .ioIliae..


try, TO pay the expense Of grand jollihea'
tion. f..-l-, -.s-.;...,zs bes
I Well, gentlemen, Yankee canning and ad-
dress, was more than . match for Southern
ehiyalry. in this instance-as it has frequestly
been before. You fooled them at last 7 on
managed TO ge. their society for few days.
instead of their body SERVANTS. The mud-siiI
stood as high as the spperstructure, and all
this brought about by champaign. and good
living. Mighty triumph Of right over, wrong.
of civilization over forbearance.
Ohio is not lacking in courtesy to any State
in the eoafederaey. Christianity has jnst put
| the seal Of condemnation on American slavery.
The Msgofins repsdiate Christianity. There
is a strife between light and she powers Of
darkness, that no amount Of champaign can
wash out. and easaot be smothered under
roast beefsand oysaars. This Is all 3 waste Of
precious time. cr5iAg pence, peace where there
there bsDo peace q sial sdisiq 2 sssT
5 But We W pursue ths painful, humiliating
subject no further. and leave il With those to
whom tits addressed. sis Is sAessszs
Is BIO Ghssar.sa 'e HEsRY BILnR1N,
ALEX. MAx@nd- b. E. BRUsH. -. -.
MILTON MAXWELL, THos. sBALLNeERg
JOHN MAXWELL, l9i j. OLEEBREYs saisI
a BENJ. MARSHALL, 81 g. oLEyERLY,
Milo MARSHALL, G. B. PURDY., -; -
J.yH, R1cHMosD.,l A. ,NEEDHAM, .,s;1
I : TzvI JaHrsax i ,. Fl Il JaEFsoN. 81
i WIN NJ. JoHseH, "A! SFGNAkD. q
RANsoM BALDWIN, CHARLES BBTrs,
L5a0iA FRIEND WHirTEIsEY.o
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sa From the Boston Traveller
A GHOST sToRY-oR, SECOND SIGHT


Mr. Hector Mcdonald, of Canada. was re
Gently on visit to Boston. When he left
home his family were enjoying good health.
and be anticipated pleasant journey. The
second morning after his arrival at Boston,
when leaving his bed to dress for breakfast,
he saw rejected 10 mirror lhe corpse of
woman lying in the bed from which he had
just risen Spell bound.he gazed with intense
feeling and tried to recognize the features Of
the corpse, but in vain; he could not even
move his eyelids: he felt deprived of action
ffor how long be knew not. He was at last
startled by the ringing of bell for breakfast,
Eand sprang to the bed to satisfy himself if
what he had seen reflected in the mirror was
real or an illusions He found the bed as he
had left it; he looked again into the mirror,
but only saw the bed truly reflected. During
the day, he thought much upon the illusion,
and determined next morning to rub his eyes
and feel perfectly sure that he was wide awake
before he left the bed. But, notwithstanding
these precautions. the vision was repeated,
with this addition, that he thought he recog-
nized in the corpse some resemblance to the
features of his wife. sS
In the course Of thelday he received let
tier from his wife, in which she stated that she
was quite well, and hoped he was enjoying
himself among his friends. As he Yves devo-
lttedly attached to her, and always anxious for
her safety, be supposed that his morbid fears
had conjured up the vision he had seen re6ec-
4 ted in the glass, and went about his business
third day. after he had dressed. he found him.
!, self in thought in his own house, leaning over
the coffin of his wife, His friends were as
!. sembled. the minister war performing the fu.
: neral services, his children wept-he was in
+ the house of death. He followed the corpse
!, to the grave; he heard the earth rumble upon
!. the coffin, be saw the grave filled, aud the
+ green sods covered over it, yet by some strange
d power, he could see through the ground the
entire form of his wife as she lay in her coffin.
s He looked in the faces of those around him,
bat no one seemed to notice him; he tried to
e weep. but the tears refused to flow; his very
!. heart felt as hard as a rock. Enraged at his
+ own want of feeling, he determined TO throw
b himself upon the grave and lie there till his
heart should break, when he was recalled to
consciousness by friend, VINO entered the
). room to inform him that breakfast was ready.
He started as il awoke from profound sleep
r though he was standing before the mirror with
rs hair brush in his hand.
After composing himself, he related to his
that good breakfast only was wanting to
y dissipaie bis unpleasant reflections. A few
/ days afterwards, however, he received the
r, melancholy intelligence that his wife had dice
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RAVENNA. HIo---WEDNEsDAY FEBRUARY 90 1860 ~

hands Of its friends Bu, preamble is pro.
posed, which states that there is no ground for
any fears of invasion and the bill is unneces.
saiy, yet We will pass it This preamble stul-
ti6es the whole act, and shall vote against it,
with or without the preamble:
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1t cnts one sadly to see the grief of ole
people; they've no way of working it off
and the new spring brings no new shoots out
on the withered tree.
The habit of being always employed is :
great safeguard through life, as well as essen
tial to the culture of every virtue.
The Soul is a priJoner that always kills it
jailer when it makes its escape. as
Prosperity is blessing to the good, but 6
curse to the evil.
Better to be upright with poverty. thar
wicked with plenty. +,