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The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-02-27
guterestiag Story.
UNCLE DAMS
COURTSHIP.
BY ETHAN SPIKE, P. B.


The shades of a late autumnal eve
ming, aided and made more shady by
a strong diversion of river fog, were
gathering fast around a quiet home
stead in the picturesque valley of the
Merimack. The critters" had been
fed, the long entry half filled with fire.
wood and kindlings, tremendous fire
roared and cracked in the deep fire.
place, where comfortably seated before
the last, two persons Knight have
been SEEN"
One-evidently the lord Of the ma
nor-was q stoutish gentleman, with
a rubicund face, and elderly procliVi-
ties. His companion was of the femi-
nine persuasion Perhaps we ought,
in obedience to time hOnored custom,
to give detailed description Of her
the color Of her hi ir and eyes-her
complexion and the exact length Of
her nnse-bnt we cannot, our genius
is not of the order descriptive. There
fore we lump thus: Sizeable--G. e }
not tall--not too short-young, good
looking and good natured
Her pretty fingers nimbly piled the
needles-she was engaged in the con
structi0n of blue and white stocking
Her companion solemnly smoked a
very long pipe, the sap sizzled in the
red oak forestick, and the ancient
Understanding in its corner and look
ing in the uncertain light, like high
shonldered mummy case heavily beat
ing the dead march of time.
And so the NEEDLES hew-the old
man smoked-and SO did the fire &C
casionally when puff Of wind rum
bled down the wide chimney-the sap
Missed and spnttered a. the tormen-
ting flames forced it out, and the clock
licked remorselessly on.
Suddenly the lady's lips Enclosed,
and such an Enclosing twas
Like sunset riven
When the sunset is most red,
Pearly teeth also shown between.
"Uncle Daniel, !" said she-her voice
was of course siIyery, liquid and very
flute like. Uncle Daniel, why have
you never married 2"
The old man slowly expelled an
enormous cloud of smoke, which lin.
gered in concentric circles above his
venerable head, giving him much the
appearance of water god crowned
with fog.
q Bekase | spose it wasn't SO writ, y
he replied.
7" Where you never ia love 7"
In what ?"
" Ia love--I mean were you never
troubled with the tender passion ?"
!" Wot is the mater of that ere com
plant 2"
+" Why Uncle Daniel, what a ques-
tion--it amt a complaint at all 1t is
a kind Of all-over- ish sort of feeling
combination of the pleasant and
painful. Sometimes you seem to tread
on snbIimated air and then on Scotch
this sles-at one time yon pity kings,
at another you envy beggers-now
you
" Stop stop" cried Uncle Daniel
his face 1.-THE with luminous idea
its the fever mayer. / had it in '52
out ia York State. Thems very much
the symptoms. Fust I was hot, then
cold-lastwise-fust cold then hot.
felt awfully while the fits was on, and
ever SO much better when they want
on. Yes, I've had it. y
Ellen laid aside heE stocking, and
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An old topper was Induced to sign
the temperance pledge, which he kept
vigorously for some weeks At last
be got decidedly balny, and one OF
his friends demonstrated with hin for
his faithlessness to his obligations.
He answered, TO be sure | signed
the pledge; but | was EXTREMITY dry
and all sagas fail in dry time
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Written expressly for "THr Press y
Felix to Fannie.
BY Q. D. PHELIx.

Dear Fannie, / love you,
With ardent devotion;
My heart is in fame,
y And I have notion,
My angelic Fan,
I'll make you Mrs. Phelix,
That is-if can
When shall call on you
cannot restrain
My restless impotence,
To see you again.
To dwell on the accents
Of thy sweet mellow voice;
And in the bright sunshine
Of thy smile to rejoice.
am quite melancholy,
While absent from you
can not be jolly
For all can do
My flesh is departing,
I, skeleton have grown,
And my clothes hang around me,
On nothing but bone.
Your bright, sparkling eyes,
Have burnt holes through my vest;
And breathe out my signs,
In most painful distress.
0nmy pillow all night,
lam whispering thy name
And / wake but to whisper
1t over again.
1syou do not smile on me,
You'll be hung for manslaughter;
For I'll throw myself into
Yes right into the water;
Where the big lamprey eels
On my body shall riot,
And catfish and gudgeons,
Will choose me for diet.
But my spirit shall haunt yon
For your GOODNESS and folly,
And it never shall leave you;
swear it, by golly.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-02-27

A barrister noted for his absence of
miad, was once witnessing the rep
resentation Of Macbeth, and the
witch's replying to the Thames inquiry
that they vert doing deed without
name, catching sound Of the words,
lie started up, exclaiming, to the as
tonishmeat Of the audience, " A deed
without a name why its not worth a
six pence.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-02-27

A sailor dropped out Of the rigging
of ship of war, some Is to 20 feet,
and fell down. plump on the first
Lieutenant. !" Wretch ~ said the Of
fcer, after he had gathered himself
up, "where did you come from 2"
/" AM sure | came from the north of
IreIand, Y Jnr honor"
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-02-27

An cid topper, in the tast stage of
dropsy, was told by his physician that
nothing would save him except being
tapped" His son, witty little
sha ,er. objected to this operation, say
ing, Daddy, daddy don't submit to
it, for you know there was never any
thing tapped in our honse that lasted
more than week.
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B. b. BLACKWELL, Ed TOR.
gaet's Mouk,
| From the Rural New Yorker ]
The First Love.

The First Love.
By JANE E. HIGBY.
How fast the sands of time have run
In life deceitful glass;
How much the changing years have done
For Willie and his lass.
1t seemeth only yesterday
Our youthful hearts were met
In Loves embrace, that is to-day
Nothing but fond regret.
And hopes, and fears, and sorrows tears,
With dull corroding care,
Hava followed all the feeting years
That left their treasures there
The wreath that fancy lov'd to Irvine
Upon my brow, is set,
And other cherished loves are mine,
But that one dreameth yet
In visions of the Silly night
meet that form again,
And earth hath not a joy more bright.
Than is my blessing then.
But day dreams lure my spirit back
The old familiar way,
To fnd his footsteps in the track,
And bitter tears qotH stray.
A widely sever'd path it is
That we are treading yet;
And, though never would be his,
cannot q1tite forget.
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Afraid of Bilers.

During tie height Of the opposition
between the two steamboat lines run
ming from Kennebec to Boston. and
just as the rival boats were making
ready to start, wagon hove in sight
in which was an old lady, with an ac-
compartment of bandboxes and bun
dies, evidently equipped for journey.
The respective agents of the lines
sprang toward her
"Take the Marshall, ma, am Fine
boat"
"Take the Penobscot new boat
built last summer, Capt were
their respective entreaties
The boy and loafers around echoep
the claims Of their favorites in concert,
hurrah for the Penoscot "Goin
for the John Marshall p"
The old woman who probably had
never seen steam boat before, and
whose chief notion of the variants was
connected with boiler bursting propen-
sites, was almost besides herself with
terror.
oh, dear, I wished I'd never stir
red step IfI'd knowed that there
was to be sich an owful time as this,
I'm sure l would not The peskey
bilers-I know that they'll bust-eye-
rybody lookin' at me, and nobody tend
In to- EN- Here, go right awsy-all
of you, Pm going strait pack for |
couldn't rest wink for fear of them
pesky bilers f"
You need give yourself no anxi-
ETY. on account of the boilers ii, the
Marshall" said the agent of the NJ,
"They are sound and couldn't be
made to burst.
!" Are you sure of it ~ said the old
iady, eVihclng symptoms OF favor
able disposition toward the Marshall
you arn't trying to practice on the
crelnlity Of . lone woman, are you z"
No fear of me-sound as teaket-
tle," was the reply
The old woman was about descend
ing from the wagon to embark in the
Marshall, when No. 9 stepped up.
g Madam, said he, in a serions tone,
ono doubt The Marshall's boilers are
good, but they are dangerous things.
We know that many people have been
killed by them Of late-we took the
boilers out Of oar boat three weeks
ago
/" You did?o said she that's the
boat for me There, James" to the
boy in the wagon, pass ont the has
ket, and the parasol-and don't forget
the new shoes, aud The bonnet box and
the unberrtlia, and the doughnuts
under your seat. Tell Sally / went
into the boat without any biiers, and
she need have no fears of me
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Husband | don't know where that
boy got his bad temper;I am sure
not FROM me. = No, nay dear, for 1
don't think you have lost any. .
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The Cleveland Plaandsaler, com-
pairing the staple products ofthe Soutll
and West, says: I.
"Cottonis a convenience, to be sure,
but Corn is a necessity. A man can
live without shirt, but what can be
do without whiskey p"
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-02-27

It may sound Ike paradox, yet
the breaking Of an army's wings Is .
pretty sure way to make it fiY.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-02-27

A Sontherner writes to a friend to
stop the Winsted Herald sent to him,
ar kin the editor. Its II ought prob
able that the friend will chose the
former alternative.
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u don't want you any longer" said
store keeper to his surprised clerk,
who thong 1T he was giving his en-
ployer perfect satisfaction
Why not ?" asked the clerk with
a still longer wrg countenance.
Because I think that yoa are long
enough, said his employer.
The young mans face Sensibly
shortened,
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Seine queer fello y who had tried
'em, says: There are two sorts Of
wine in Stuttgart to driak one is
like swallowing an angry cat; the
other like pulling the animal back
again by the tail.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-02-27

A Western Editor, speaking Of a
large and fat contemporary, remarked
thatif all flesh was grass, he must be
load of hay.
ct suspect am,7 said the fat man
from the way the asses are nibbling
at me.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-02-27

The young lady with speaking
eyes, has become quite hoa rse, in con-
sequence of using them to much.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-02-27

A clergyman had milk-white horse
which, on account of its beautiful
form, he called Zion. Having order
ed his horse to the door, friend ask
ed him where be was going. I" Why
said he to Moant Zion"
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-21

g .l-pst that ihthe psopis'6s eokesbury wrote
as and If The people Of Cokesbury call on you
,e hn"w about It. why, all you will hay. to
ysay;is. that all The faculty wrpte it. You may
contend little further for my escape. and say
;thasc"''ecti'e bodies are like corporate bodies.
THAT'S. they have no conscience, and WHERE
There is no conscience there j. no responsibility.
and where there is no responsibility there n
no accountability SO you see I will escare
neritrd chast'emrnt. both from people md
from f"cnl'y That is not all, think Doctor.
and people ought I" forgive mems ! have here.
by informed not only The faculty and citizen.
that small p"x aud chicken pox and vares.rlsr
oi vareaicelIar have left our place no. only for
the presant tut Ihops forener Having dis
charged " duty tony country and village shall
remain ""knowntil like occurrence calls me
into existance.
Cokesbury. -,
GONR Van cNr~~ 9
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THE WAR

RICHMOND June l6-A batch Of Nov yu,.
papers have just been received. They oro vvr,
angry over the defent at Bethel.
Ihe Time: says Butler Inns no rrud.nc. 8.
Fierce has no courage: and the sooner tbe..
Aa'sachuset burristers are iisnissed n to;,
peah'nss the hetter: and adds, that tile live.
OF so'd'crs are loo vnluab lie to he souandered ia
convert these political hacks into heroes.
The Iim"s alfq says that tie. war mus, be
stopped, and the Southern Confederacy .recou-
niz"d. if the Lincolp troops canno, do bette
and calls for two hundred thousand mon -
push through Texas; then, if defeated. TO s,,o
for peace.
Th- Hc,ald condemns the grand mistsL. ~,
which the fe'l""'' tr"ops fired into each other
a"h 'r = lie officers ought to be en-
aherw .w yorL ,.n..,
genera .'retiy near the truth and ac-
knowle'sg- t5eir defeat
The effect on the Aprth is evidently b,a
one. and the people are beginning to. find ont
their mistake.
The articles in tile new wrnpers are full of IN.
tre"''e" urging the Lincoln Government to net
hr'i"r "tfcers and more men. W.
When lhe result Of the fight at Bethel v,s
known TO Butler. he lecln,e ell his intention 4,
w:'p The rebels in ~ hours
lar''r' VIII" have arrived here state that the
reports Of the evacuation of Hnrner's Ferry
may pc considered r+li"bls. 1t is said tha, the
Provisional Government approves the evacun
ti"n Courier. .-.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-21
THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.

This Religious Body assembled in this place
on Wednesday last. the 18th inst The Bishop
OF The Diocese, the RI. Rev. Thomas +. Davi,
was present. and also very fair representa-
lion OF the Clergy and Laity.
,!On Tuesday evening the annual meeting oI
the Advancement Society was held. and VA
'ious resolutions adopted. urging the nccessi
lies OF the Society, and its claims TO the cor
dial cooperation Of tue various congregations
OF the State. -
The Annual Sermon before the Convention
was preached on Wednesday hy the Rev. Wm.
Dehop. Of St. Philips Church. Charleston. and
the morning service was read by the Ruv.
messrs. Glcnnie and Shaud.
a.EAfter q short recess. the Conventio6swas or.
ganized; various matters of business were
transacted. and the bisbop's addres, was read
by the Rev. c. h., Gadsden. The address,
among other auggssaons. recommended the an.
polptmen' of delegates to Convention OF tie
Southern Dioceses. The present state of tho
country, and the relations Of the Churche.
South and North were referred to approp, late
Committees.
%Thebermon before the Advancement Society
was pre"ehed to large congregation on
Wednesday night by the Rev. Ed usrd Reed.
The necessity of putting our. paper ia press
a. nm early hdsr will prevent our giving any
further account of the pEoceedings of the Con.
vention in our present issHe. - sF-'-e +
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-21
CAPT. THOMAS SK. J6cKsnH

The friends of this active and efficient Young
officer were very r,ac!, gra.if-d ny his recent
visit t"-this PLACE during the past week. lie
has lntely been stationed nt Fort Bliss on the
Frontier OF Tex"a. nR'l Immediately upon hear.
ing Of the secession Of his native State resign.
ed HE commission in the United Stntes Army.
Returning to Montgomery. he received n CAP
tain's commission in the Confederate. s,rvic.
and wns appointed To n position in the Com
r'ssary's Department. and etatioued at At
lanta Ga.
Capt JACKSON is q graduate of West Point,
and Tor some time held the responsible posi-
ton OF Instructor in Tactics. at that Ins,itu.
ton. He is one Of the most promising young
officers in the eervice. lie has been recently
ordered to Virginia, and will no doubt make
his mark wherever the occasion may offer.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-21
CONGAREE HOUSE

We had the pleasure dnrng recent visit to
Columbia of partnkng Of the hospitality OF
mine host of the Congnree House, Mr. J. G.
JASEr, whose merits in his own department a,e e
so well known to the travelling public. Mr.
JANET is indeed tho Napoleon Of the Hotel
Keepers. and needs hnt to he known to hc np-
Preciated. His House is always furn ised with
the hest that the market affords and i:s hospi.
tallty is dispensed with a cordiality, and kind
and c"':s''ier"te attention to the comfors Of his
guests Which are above all prnise. 1t would Le
labor lost to s"y anything more-..a word to the
Wise is sufficient
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ppounced 'has the Pic Mic Dinner was on the
tahles III an adjacent grove, when The auaience
immed stely retired tofthe spot where sivi nds
! OF all kinds were to be found in abundance
The reader may rest assured that the audience
paid their respects 10 tie eataOlrs with all the
guso Of hungry crowd.
The dinner dispensed with, the audience
enjoyed themselves to the best Of their ability
m converse sweet" With those for whom a
Kindly .teeIing was being cherished. We Oh
tanned carriage of accommodating dimensons
and in company with timid and interest ing
cousin and Others beautiful and fair. drnve. to
the pleasant nnd'beautiful Village Of wnlhnlls.
about ono and.n-half miles distant from the
Depot. While on the way there We had II
magnificent view Of the mount aims not far die
tant. and twas then that we realized the fact
that,
lis distance lends cnchnn.ment to the view.
And clothes the mountain in it's azure hue"
Walh"lla is place where considerable
bus'ness will be doue some day not fnr dis
tant: its population is principally Dutch
"Ie Iutch coorppanie ish te besht w coompa-
ME" and of course we were once in the best
On our arrival al the Depot from the Village
of Walhnl'a W. again got aboard the cars to
the time Of '.Dxie Laud."to wait the time for
moving towards Anderson. Just hefnre start
ing the Band concluded to change their FRO.
gramme and played "C"nc on, Of the Wilder
ness"
Presently we were off. and right welt did
we travel, and all safe and sounly We were
soon in Anderson-,he Band not forpe,tinr
Dixie Land" The inner man cared for, we
wSre soon in our room calling hacA to our
minds eye in panoramic view the many pleas
nnt recollec'ions Of the day. Enjoying the
honor and privilege Of the s"ciety of those Of
the ge"tler sex 20 whom We do homage, and the
pleasant manner in which everything passed
off during tile day, these are er,ainiy sufficient
to make Ms ever turn with feelings Of pleasure to
our trip to Walhalla.
We lfave yet TO speak Of the sotriety and
order of The crowd generally. and We can
scarcely know what to say. aud b ow to say it
To say that We saw iu this large crowd no
squabhliqg, no dyipking. and heard no lend ,ulk
ing. n" swearing. and no vulgarity or oJscen.
city would not do these oblc pe.rle half JUS
tice, for never hefor. in our life have we secn
half 80 orderly crowd. A, d when A chance
was gwen to those desrous of Volunteering
numbers responded in a manner tha. did the
good old Dist-ie, OF Pickens 20 shame, and
would have added fresh Inn, els 10 tie brows of
the bravest of the brave. Ten thousand cheers
for old Pckens!
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ANOTHER BATTLE.

, RtonNos9. June .ls.---Rrportrd battle ana
yeryEnnn,seron.; me- tgs only She's folleying. 10 re.
Liable: Passengers report a. skirimjsh between
tile federal and Con nfraerate troops on Vienna.
and Eoudon and Hampshire raiircaad, (vs !
tSis morhing. Seven fsdsraIists were killed.
sdssedsrass ttoops uuasjussd. Il ss,ts II, :,
~ sRAsHasesas, JpRs,l s,--The w ar Depart
. n'ent has erasfsa ths Jsboidiag ef sts uarpsr.
,faa stSns Occupies lie esbdrg. -Eoddon eoba. ,s n
~, Vngihi4s - ~ y Sssi5s So ~ s;
d. Secretary Chase y consulting eminent -finsps
,ciata rslatirs to tbeiresepus smba,sassmient.
It isbeliesed shst revision Of sbs ( asif--rs.
duaingsibs. du,ies and spspsndiag ihs free list
$ wilt be ret6mihsnded 10 Congress. ). =. s''''
TIE Raissnal sssllio ;;t .says that rnisss
- assistssce hon NsstGerS4 4dbssstBss.
ita i.sgs must be discontinued. 'Yssss6::
NoSpfis5al instfnetioss. 90 h. The fate pf The
ets! DE ssa1 thsys ssbssls espt New
X(ss. lhSt khs IMPRESSION s,slis isss ss
J q 8 sas &C., q )
o., yxs sfsssross selss sss % IJfssds 6siba
on' 'suaday vesks 6rads q rfq1is 3fie1 onf .tlis.
gsssI - q RSsass s. ssRssy ssssg
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Military E.ectlou,

At a meeting on Saturday lust O. til. volun-
teer Company recently raised IN this District.
for the war. the JoIiewing gentlemen were
elected:
JAMES NJ. PERnIN. Captain.
JonN G. EDWARDS, Ist Lirnienant.
Wan c. DAVIS. 2l Lieutenant
y TowSs ROBERTSON, 81 Lieutenant.
The following are the appointments OF non
commissioned officers:
JAMES 5. CornRAS. 1st Sergeant.
F. II. WARDLAw. 2d Sergeant
RoBT j. WHITE, 3D. Sergeant.
c. NJ. CRkswElI, 18th Sergeant.
L. A. WARpLAw. 9TH Sergeant
b. l.. McLAucHLIN, lst Corporal
a. E. LEsLr, I'd Corporal.
THos. McCAsLAS, Sd Corporal
G. NJ. JORDAN, 4ih Corporal.
]. T. MckELLAn, 9th Corporal.
D. R. PENNY. 9th Corporal.
THIS company design attaching itself 10 COL
ORns Regiment of Rifle, now almost com.
Pleled. IsT
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-21

We have Mad one death is thesfsyimen.-
of our s"mrasy ssre tp8esrons, We haystsl
'eeixed three Valuable aesess ions 40 oiis sr,ln-
pa"y recently. Msssrs. Appletpp. and BraVpfss.
OF A"heviI'-. and Mr.. se.leek. btothesSf sas
gallant Sslieck WHO raised the fret Ad,sf;ssi
flag upon Garlic de Bel, ,n.., In Justice to your
printer ns well as to myself we must state tlnt
mnnyFof the errors observable in these lctters.
resn9tsfrom the ilegible peupmanship Of the
author. Yourp, Al
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-21
OUR CORRESPONDENT

We regret that the letter Of cur Virginia
correspondent Of the 1th inst. was received
too late fof publication in our las, weeks is
sue. Phe letters are 5to us very Interesting,
and furnish the most satisfactory details from
the scat of war. We chmmend them to the
careful perusal Of our readers
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a CHANCE
TO GET IN THE PICTURE.

propose to be one Of Seventy Five Men to
arm ourselves and my our own expenses. fo, ,r
months. to go to Virginia to help clear the o,d
Dominion Of Lincnln's Pirates
will furnish every man with Canteeu and
Cup free
Any person wishing chance will address ME
at Abbevills C. Fl. =
II. W. LAWSON.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-21

eE- The friends of WILLIAM C. MOORE,
respectfully announce him a candidate for
Clerk Of the Court Of Common Pleas, at til e
ensuing election.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-21

sg- The friends of WILLIAM III. L are
des'rous to retain him as Ordinary. and they
respectfully nominate him for re election.