Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-02-25


ree1St. sed lhus smooth ybur path % Me RfA3e.
Il shs course d time, tho Old Se,tlsra will have
gone fror fneas ", - tAsefls ysses ,sty'srs
children sad your cnid..as children will careful
" psss srvs Aad rssssestly s1Amins thas eoupre
hepsve History Of their i1efAlh Who witpss "a
the Arst strides y YosaG Iowa . her progress a.
State. A. nearly - possible, 10 will al your
place ~ Society, bst ~ carver nsst - fer dif-
fsrent from yours. You have esdarsa ~ had
ships Il frontier life, Ard have made happy
homes far yoas children. ID 10 not likely that "
Oh ~ Aes1s these h0wes aad oussolves beeoms
piossees Of ss0s asw eos0try, nd hers 10 peace
aud plenty W. never can endure those pesils and
suGssings wdieh the Old Settlers sxperienced
But We shall be more the less worthy 70 receive
yous records il act our part yell IN the city
~ you did in the wilderness. Fathers and Moth
ers may yvu have mauy such happy reunions. and
when in future years you see your pUmbefs dimin-
ished by the hsad Of heath. may il BE- 7 ,ur psivi
lige to know that your chiIdrsa Of the Young Set
psrpsssss = - ( Is "a ssssiss - :
ciety. 49,
llra.--y1e Psssssv hsGk~s. The people e ~
grone Uoeto.Wegt will havo oeuso % romo0boR
yoa. Nay or shidssas childrsa riss ~ 81
bleo yow mamosy.
1Aspease BY Jas. Tnoslssron
koowld no psrson 10 the Pioneer so0mu.
nifty that hes greater hardships TO endure than
the Pienser Ao&hey. Hse teoubles SEEM sever
to ed. When ws dwell upos ssssss tibet
many would forget. - UNPLEASANT shspsses.
that bsio9 psinfal rscollssti0ns. thst ~ would
willingly throw OF for the more pleading -
Atsons 81 tho present. W only consider
what shs il familiar With. fsr she has shared
them Al. add to ~hich the many che alone had
NJ -D,lu.e
40 reminded Of the fact Of her hsrdships
o remark o lady, who once r~eidsd Tor
gori time. ir Davenport. =, ~ early dsv
Way. says ang. I'll seemed 10 70 =. ne ~"sL-
NJ ihis CO airy g'u' ermru ta4 ~ -
pieof OF der irld sra sea 90 r-.in.
i.riler once pure lats 90 u cots 'hai
were too smaii for if 49, ati srrge TOT t'i-
boya inquired sos ".s4 ..s w-utsd them
hls suswsr was, my wife" or course ! fol
loved up the inquiry. and learned that his
vile doee nuch out door work. snd "ps'lsd
the e0W." Seneibls man. thought !, how
much bseasr - buy = ssrviessbls article like
that, thss thin shoes aud hight gsitsss for one
Who - nscsssiey. sss szpossd to tnessmsat
we s,hsr and rough work. We might learn .
l~ssos II eomsors over these modern tiDss.
when Improvement 10 the order Of the dsy,
from Pioneer Mothers.
Pioneer Mo,hsrs, 1t times. exhibit judgment
that Pioneer Fathers are, At timss, rather de-
Icient cannot cay much IN favor Of being
ton -Larp for an officer Of the law, but re-
member y circumstance that took place b.fo
me while acting - Justice Of the Peace, that
was rather novel in the way Of resisting the
law. A couple that lived Ia those times, not
far from tins place, had possession Of piece
VI personal property. tor which iseued wr''
OF r.plevin the Constable presented hmse'f
o. tho door Of the premises, aud was about 10
execute the writ Ia defiance Of thr ps and
clubs from the male part Of the fsmiy, uh-f
this Ploue.r old lady. sei1s . lsd)e and ill.d
it from the contents Of . large boi.er on he
s.ovs, and dared him touch it at hia perl.
-. Aefied him and all the courts in Ghr.-itu.
dow. execute that paper Il he dared and che
w.ult scaid the l.is oat Of hln. The G"frfa
tie failed IN his Undertaking TIE officer, !.
turned showed tn fact That IN. water -s
s!a'oe hot, for he at it wss tpiiur on tns
glove ine plant n abandoned uis SUIT
Iney say women shonld never dabble il I
yo,iiie.; tais nay hs g0el doctrine n goa /
era sus In my cas- taaevtr an got fully
lrep,r.d 20 subsert'e % II | VII tel woe 4
Wy The first tis.e taa tsr 70 s-' JRige
la THIS oauniy, ny party was awiai) ~ ihF
minority, and 10 those earl, days il was expect
ed Mat al candida es ter the suffrage OF the
people should Welt the voter a, ms farm.
n election coming off IN these early days in
IL. nonth Of August. the farmsrs were fre
Vrentij IND ~ some Ueig hbOrr, Ia con ,dera
vi. na ,uh-ts assisting each other. On the oc-
c.-i n | reter TO. found quite II large humber
at one 81 these farm houses and had got
throu, u a,y usual elect onesring custom. when
tnv iar,e''s wife made her sppearaDcs-a pro
nssr ~ her. one who il not afraid to wear
tia,s si,aer. and hale, hearty. fine old Wild
90 laiy y, tins day. Well she made her ap-
r.arnn,. anh ssd sae had word 10 say. The
cd f.rmtr~ around seemed to take il in GOOD
paIi. and | was not politician enough 10
kaow wgst turn the wind was going to take.
ike ~ ress. was a listener. Says she. IL want
) GA al i, vote for Thorington That was
comfortable. go much, go good. Size proceed
Ell, II viii tell you why: am told his wife has
twins. ami any man who, wife has twins in
Thu. aanatry, il he is a candidate fo- office.
ou.,h 30 b. elected | want you all to vote
Tor IL rinsion, for kno " what woman has
TO 70 though in this country. without having
t. Too; nt}er twins" There was considerable
iua a. y tiiends's stump-speech in my behalf
o. tia; SAY None, however, took the other
aide of tie QuestOn-and ! was happy, IN
loosire aver the returns trom that Township
to e tnat aad carried 1t by a handsome mA
j riu. though Democratic precinct. and wha,
Is more, nav. er run Tor an oti CO In Scott
. unity, from TIA, ia, To this, but that ! have
always etrr ed .tel township.
ire P,one.r Muthsr--May our chidreu's
. i,..f.at Use lp aud bless yo".
-an -a> ar-n TO that sentiment; YOU
.ts ~. r--sou 4, s.rs- While
M y ore eei- aid attention -huns lie
49, tuwe .pon ttu 20 edi 70 ytuf c"n.i"r,
fsw M y. a,n.teui - n-n.iac' r. Q man md
Or ,Ato nave c"atiihal.i u he e jn.m-nl %
lise an. bie-sangs ID lie hong but . b. give
"A. 9, edit 10 pious = d good mothers though
y, ia ullviiusl cases, whit mL.t il he to
great I'D growing country like this-.he
NORTH West.
car iuliy appreciate the pioneer mot er
reared bv one. Ny childhood sceues
w.re laid in pioneer lie. in the early settle
,nsn' Of the state If Alabama Ny mother
experienced the hardshiIs Of pioneer nfe-I
gov what pioneer mother ha- 70 endure
May their children's children rice W AID
iia-. their memory
lzrH-7he Old S>t,iers Of .joh.son County-Fron-
tier brothers, ever welcome to Festivals.
i,espcsss by Prof. TnEo. .. PARviS.
The regular toas,s having been disposed Of
tie company retired to the West Hall. where
several honrs we're spsn, 10 plesssnt chat. eng
ing sonzs and having a good tune generally.
TAxEs.-We call attention TO The
Treasurer and Collector's notice 10 10 days pa,
rsr. 1t may prove'sfintsrest 70 come folts.
GYMNAsluM.--Mr. Chadw,c informs
VS. that HE gymnasiusn In Nickolt beck viii