The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-08-15
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From the Hartford Conn., Evening Express, dug ~
STEPHEN AND HIS ANXIOUS MoTHER.-Stephen was
anxious to see his mother. His mother was an
xious to see Stephen. The dutiful boy advertised
it in the public prints, that he on his way to
see his mother. He started from the city of New
York to visit his mother, who resides in the west
ern section of New York State He naturally
came to New Haven, Guilford, and Hartford, on
his way, and at the latter place he 'betrayed''
into speech. Still bent on the maternal pilgrim
age, he goes toward Boston, attracted by rela-
tive of his wife, 1t was case of relative attrac-
traction. On his way, at Worcester, some Judas
"betrayed" him into speech At Boston, be-
trayed again. Now, however, he started towards
his mother.
At Albany, seeking to pass through there as
private man, astonished at the magnificent demon
stration, the unexpected reception Qike the one at
Hartford he was "betrayed" into a speech, in
which he declared he was on his way to see his
mother. From here the pilgrim son reaches Sara
toga Here he lays aside politics, thinks ofhis long
unseen mother, whom he is about to visit, and sinks
into the genial pleasures of the place. Previous to
this we ought to mention, he was 'betrayed' into
speech Full of thoughts of his mother, he starts
in northeast direction and lands at Rutland, the
home of his youth. Owing to the wholly unexpec
ted arrival in that place, so hallowed, &e.,-he-
WELLS "betrayed into a speech.
Full of pent up affection he can no longer re-
strain himself, but goes to Bellows Falls. Amid
the believing of the populace and the sobs OF Ste
phen, he is deceived, deluded, imposed on-in fact
''betrayed' into a speech. He fees to the ncrth
he lands at White River Junction. What juno
ton-what a conjunction, in point of fact, was
there! Stephen was "betrayed'' into speech
Cutting his flial stick in southeast direction, he
informs us at Concord that he is visiting New Eng
land to look upon the grave of a relative. Sad
Stephen how skillfully his anxiety to his moth
er is disguised This statement was made in the
course of some extended remarks which, in point
of fact "betrayed" pious Enas into a speech at
this very place. At Manchester, at Nashau, at Prov
idence, still seeking the maternal embrace that still
receded, he is still surprised and still "betrayed;
but why repeat the sad details ?
Stephen-Stephen, who seems unable to eat his
bread and cheese even, is next seen at clam bake
at Rocky Point; far, far from mother, relatives or
graves, on this strictly private. tour to see his
mother-Stephen, We say, sinks the maternal for a
season, and allows one hundred and fifty bushels of
| baked CLAIMS and thirty thousand people to "be-
| tray" him into speech-a brief one of an hour
| and half
Look at the map of New England. Where do
you think Stephen is now? Why, way down on
the rocky end of Rhode Island, at Newport, kick
ing up his truant heels by the great ocean. as much
as to say that, having travelled all over New Eng
land on the strength of her, he now don't care
'sbrass farthin'' for his maternal
And yet, by and by, when he gets recuperated
and wants to start on another tour, we shall hear
his low, sweet voice minging with the of the
surf down there the sounding sea, softly sing
| ing
| "Wake and call me early,
Call me early, mother DEAR"
| ANOTHER VIEW OF THE SYRIAN TRoUBLEs.-The
l
throws little light upon the recent disturbances
| between the Druses and the EMaronites in that
| country. He says:
| "The Lebanon District is a miniature Switzer-
land in its natural features, and affords many hid
| ing places for robbers from which they out
and attack the villages that from the slight nature
of the houses, easily destroyed. The inhabi-
tants are divided into hostile tribes under their
spectve Chiefs and there has been constant strug
gle between them. This of civil nature
| rather than religious. Neither party are Mahome
| tan. The Maronites are nominally Latin Chris.
| tians, and the Druses are fanatics, who have no
| sympathy with Mahometanism. Neither party has
! war was simply struggle for power IN the noun
| tains. Although the Maronites were Christians,
they began the war, and were in the wrong it was
| suspected that they were instigated by Jesuits
The tables had been turned upon them by the
Druses.
"The Turkish government not responsible
| for the war; and Intervention by European powers
| would be of no benefit to Christianity. The gov.
| ernment was willing that Zaheh should be de-
| stroyed, because that city has been in state o
| rebellion. Intervention by Russia would make the
Greek Church, the national church, and Protes-
! tants would not have so much freedom as before
| and if the Intervention came from France, affairs
would be but little better. All that is dear to the
| hearts of American Christians depends upon the
course England may adopt and maintain.
"In conclusion he said he believed that as the re-
| suit of these troubles, men would be brought Il
hear the gospel who did before, and that this
| commotion was but to prepare the way for grea
| harvest"
| Patents were issued last week to the following
| citizens of Baltimore: David S. F. Ways for i'm
| proved lightning arresters for telegraphs. Michae
Ofey, assignor to himself and William Cotton, fol
improved sslflocking device for omnibus registers