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Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-05-01
BY s. J. ROW.
THE DAISY.

The daisy blossoms on the rocks,
Amid the purple heath
II blossoms on the rivers banks,
That threads the glens beneath:
The eagle. in his pride OF place,
Beholds it by his nest;
And in the mead il cushions soft
The larks descending breast.
Before the cuckoo's earliest Spring
His silver circlet knows.
When grecning buds begin to swell,
And zephyr melts the SHOWS,
And when December's breezcs howl
Along the moorlands bare,
And only blooms the Christmas rose,
The daisy still is there.
Samaritan of flowers, to it
All races are alike
The Switzer on his glacier height,
The, Dutchman on his dyke,
The seal-skin vested Esquimaux,
Begirt with icy seas.
And, underneath his burning noon,
The parasolled Chinese.
The emierant on distant shore,
Mid scenes and faces strange,
Behold it towering in the sward
Where'r his footsteps range;
And when his yearning, home-sick heart
Would bow to its despair,
1t reads his eye lesson sage
That God is everywhere
Stars ere daisies that begem
The blue fields of the sky,
Beheld by all, and everywhere,
Bright prototypes on high.
Bloom on, then, unpretending flowers!
And to the waverer be
An emblem of ST. PauFs content
And Stephens constancy.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-05-01

CHOOSING HUsBANDs.-When a girl marrieS
why do people talk of her choice In ninety
nine cases out ola hundred has she any choice I?
Does not the man, probably the last she would
have chosen, select her? A lady writer says ::
ssI have been married many years; the match
was considered good one, suitable in every
respect-age. position, and fortune. Every
one said had made good choice. | loved
my husband when L married him, because he
had by unwearied assiduity succeeded in gam
ing my affections but had choice been my
privilege, L certainly should not have chosen
him. AS L look at him in the easy-chair,
sleeping before the ire, huge dog at his
feet, pipe peering out OF the many pockets
of his shooting coat, L cannot but think how
different he is from what would have chosen.
My first penchant was for a clergyman he was
hatterer, and cared but little for me, though
have not forgotten the pang of his deserton.
My next was lawyer, young man of i'm
mense talent, smoothe, inSinuating marnerS;
but he, too, after walking, talking, dancing,
and flirting. left me. Either of those would
have been my 'schoice;'' but my present hus-
band chose me, and, therefore, married him.
And this, L cannot help thinking, must be the
way with halt the married folks of my ac-
quaintance."
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-05-01

OLD LETTERs.-Never burn kindly letters
1t is so pleasant to read them over when the
ink is brown, the paper yellow with age, and
the hands that traced the friendly words lie
folded over the heart that prompted them, un-
der the green sod. Above all, never burn
love-etters. To read them in after years is
like resurrection of ones youth. The elder
ly spinster finds in the impassioned offer she
fooishy rejected twenty ears ago, a foun-
tain of rejuvenescence. Glancing over it,
she realizes that she was once belle and a
beauty, and beholds her former self in a mir
ror much more congenial to her last than the
one that comforts her dressing-roo The
s'window indeed" derives sweet and Sulemn
consolation from the letters of the beloved
one, who has journeyed before her to the far
oil land, from which there comes no messages,
and where she hopes one day to join him.
No photograph can SO wildly recall to the
memory of a mother the tenderness and devo-
ton of the children who have left her at the
call of Heaven, as the epstolary outpouring
of their filial love. The letter of her true son
or daughter to true mother, is something
better than an immage of the features ;<it is a
reflex of the winters soul. Keep all loving
letters. Burn only the harsh and cruel ones.
and, in burning, forget and forgive them.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-05-01

AN INCJpENr.-An incident occurred during
the cannonading of Fort Sumter, which Tor its
popularity, deserves particular mention. Ro-
ger A. Pryor of Virginia, e1-member of Con-
gress, was one of the second deputation that
waited upon Major Anderson. He was the We
ry embodiment of Southern chivalry. Liter
ally dressed to kill, bristling with bowie knives
and revolveIs, like walking arsenal, he ap-
peared to think himself individually capable
of capturing the fort, without any extraneous
assistance. Inside of the fort he see1ed to
think himself master OF verythng-monarch
of all he surveyed-and, in Keeping with his
pretension, seeing upon the table what appear
ed to he glass of brandy, drank it without
ceremony. Surgeon Crawford who had wit
messed the feat, approached him and said /:
.Sir, what you have drank is poison-it was
the iodide OF potassium-yoU are dead man.
The representative of chvalry instantly col
laused, bowie knives, revovers, and all, and
passed into the hands of Surgeon Crawford,
who, by purgings, pumpings, and pukiDgs, de-
feated his own prophecy in regard to his fate.
Mr.. Pryor left Fort Sumter ssa wiser, if not
better man,
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-05-01

was late when he came home, and Matte had
not the courage to make her confession at
once.
"How is the business world to-day, Charles?"
she asked.
He shook his head. ssMatters are looking
very badly-we business men need every cent
we can rake and scrape together. And, by the
way, Mattie, am little sorry you went shop
ping to-day. Several men who had advanced
me money, think / am able to pay at once,
when they have seen you looking at expensive
goods down town. And of course knew you
were only looking, for" .osT
Mattie's face was scarlet.
81 have spent the money you gave me,
CbarleS,'' said she ssbut--''
His look of amazement--aimost horror
checked her for a moment, but she went on
and related the whole story.
Scan you pardon my folly 2"
He rose ard walked once or twice across the
floor with disturbed air.
ssI shall have to do what [ never did before
ASK the landlord to wait a month for his
rent.'' he said, with grave annoyance.
ss0h, Charles, if had only left that money
at home ~ faltered Mrs. Wayne. A4s
ssMattie,'' said her husband, sitting down
beside her, and taking the little hand that
trembled so violently, ssI thought how it would
be when you wanted the money this morning,
to make show. Never be ashamed of an
empty purse, my dear, when you have no need
for full one. This is a hard lesson for you,
but L shall not think the fifty dollars thrown
away if it teaches you prudence. Hereafter,
let us never allude to it again ~
81 shall not forget it. Char!es,'' said Mat
tie, her bright eyes shining through mist, like
a rainbow. She did not-and the fifty dollars
was the best investment Charles Wayne ever
made.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-05-01

KENTUCKT.--An immense Union meeting
was held at Louisville on Thursday a-week.
Speeches were made by Mr.. Guthrie, former
ly Secretary of the Treasury, the venerable
Judge Nicholson and others. Resolutions
were unanimously passed declaring that the
Confederate States had commenced war with
the Federal Government that Kentucky is
loyal to the Union; that Secession is reme-
dy for no evil; that Kentucky viii not take
part against the Federal Government, but viii
maintain a neutral position.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-05-01

THE DEsPoTIsM OF SOUTH CARoLINA.-There
are no popular elections in South Carolina, to
this day The poor whites nave never been
permitted to vote; and even those who have
the required property quaIifcation-a free
hold of fifty acres, 'town lot''-only
choose members of the Legislature. The
Legislature elects all the state officers and the
Judges, and also appoints the electors who
cast,the vote of the State for President. To
keep the poor whites from all share in the
government, it is provided, that no one shall
be eligible to seat in the Legislature, who
does not own five hundred acres of land and
ten negroes. This is the leading State in re-
bellion against the free institutions of the
country, and these are the principles of gov
ernment few of our heretofore leaders, pro-
Tossing, but counterfsiting pure Democrdcy
want to sustain.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-05-01

Too NEAR THE HEDGE.-ln a village in Pi-
cardy, after a long sickness, a farmers wife
fell into a lethargy. Her husband was will
ling, good man, to believe her ont of pain !;
and so, according to the custom of that coun-
try, she was wrapped in a sheet and carried
out to be buried. But as luck would have
it. the bearers carried her near the hedge
that the thorns pierced the sheet, and walked
the woman from the trance. Some years af-
ter she died in reality, and as the funeral pass
ed along, the husband would every and
then call out-ssNot too near the hedge not
to near the hedge, neighbors.''
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-05-01

PRVATEERING.-Jeff Davis has issued his
proclamation in response to that of the Presi-
dent offering commissions and letters of marque
Every man caught under his letters of marquis
will be liable to be hanged as pirate. New
ertheless, our ship owners should be on their
guard. Every port in the confederate States
ought to be blockaded forthwith. If there are
not national vessels enough to do it, let the
Government call for privateers. Counterirri-
tants will cure some diseases.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-05-01

A LITTLE HIsToRY.-t;assius NJ. Clay, Min
lister to Russia, has offered his services to the
Secretary. of War, either TO raise regiment or
to serve as q private soldier in the ranks. Mr..
Cameron said to him, 'sSr, this is the first in
stance in history that ever | heard of where a
foreign Minister volunteered to serve in the
ranks" sThen,' said Clay, eslet's make
little history" 4 company of 100 volunteers
was raised and put under Claws command.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-05-01

Discovery OF ANCIENT CONS IN NEW Or
LEANs.-The New Orleans papers report the
discovery of collection of old coins in an an
cient Spanish house in the Second District of
that city. The story rms to the effect, that
an old negro woman had complained frequent
iy to her mistress about an evil spirit which
haunted the place, floor, walls and ceiling of
the kitchen, to her great terror and the de-
struction of her rest at night. On Sunday
night, March Oath, this woman locked herself
in the Kitchen, with her little grandson, and
began search for money, which she natural
ly associated with the spirit. She dug under
the hearth and discovered heap of old silver
com, the value of which has been estimated
by broker at 81 $40. Who buried the mon
ey must remain mystery. The money, of
course, falls to the lady living in the house.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-05-01

NoBLE.-Cornelius Vanderbilt, Esq, is a.
mong those of the wealthy citizens of New
York who have offered to place money, ships,
and all they possess at the disposal of the
Federal authorities to sustain the Government
in the crisis now upon us. This is not spoken
of as anything peculiar, for nearly all are of
one mind in New York but Mr.. V. has prob
ably more property that can be made immedi-
ately serviceable in the contest, and more that
is threatened by the system of piracy just set
on feet by JEFF. Davis. than perhaps any other
of our milionaires, and he profiers it all to up
hold the Union and the Constitution.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-05-01

A teacher asked bright little girl, CIV hat
country is opposite to us on the globe 2''
"Don't know, sir,' was the answer.
HWell. now,'' said the teacher, tsif were 70
bore hole thro' the earth, and you were to
go in this end, where would you come out2'
"Out OF the hole, sir,' replied the pupil,
with an air OF triumph.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-05-01

IMPRESSION MADE By NORTHERN FEELING
The boldly assumed attitude of the free States,
and the extinction of all party lines, carry
terror into the ranks of the conspirators and
many who preached secession a week ago, are
now convinced that it is all wrong.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-05-01

A SALTY JoKE.-A good joke is told on a
member of one of the volunteer companies
which went down to Pensacola. We think it
was Mississippi company, and is said to be
fact. Being accustomed TO fresh water, living
in the interior, and not having been in the
Gulf of Mexico before, he was in blssful ig-
norance of its brny properties. Getting up
in the morning, as usual, to perform his daily
ablutions, he drew bucket of water, sa. e
down near his comrades, and retiring for soap
and towel. Returning with the articles, he
soused into the bucket of water, hands and
face. The consequence can be imagined.
Recovering from the shock, and rubbing his
burning eyeballs, he exclaimed. 81 can whip
the id rascal that salted this water a
man can't draw bucket of water, and leave it
a few m moments, without some prank is played
on him. Dashing the water aside, he left a.
mid the shouts and jeers of his companions
who had been silently watching him. He
soon found out his mistake.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-05-01

SoUrHERN OPINION Prominent Southern
men in Washington openly say that the Con-
federacy committed a serious mistake In open
ing the fire upon Fort Sumter, as it viii cause
reaction against them by the conservative,
Union, and peace men of the South.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-05-01

: A BRAVE TEXAS GIRL.-Here is a little item
from a late Texas paper showing the old pio-
neer spirit still pervadng the wives and daugh-
ters of the backwoodsman-ssThe party of In
dians who passed through Jack Parker and
Palo Pinto counties, marking their way with
desolation, and striking terror to the stoutest
hearts, drew up in front of the residence of
Mr.. Eubanks, and were holding parley, and
no doubt forming plan to attack the house.
There were no men on the premises at the
time. Mrs. Eubanks, her daughter and sever
al small children, were alone. The yard was
enclosed with pickets, about six feet high.
Miss Mary Eubanks, the daughter, with une-
qualled presence of mind for young,
seized shot gun. put on her brothers. hat
and placed bench near the picketng, so
to peep over without exposing her body, and
then deliberately fired at the party, which
stratagem and heroic conduct doubtless saved
her own life and the lives of her mother aud
little brothers and sisters, the cowardly
scamps Immediately fed, no doubt believing
the house defended by body OF armed men.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-05-01

A young girl generally loses her freshness
by mingling in fashionable society, as bright
stream does by mingling with the sea.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-05-01

1t is said that Huntington, the forger, is al
lowed to travel pretty much where he pleases,
instead of being kept closelyin Sing Sing.
The other night he was recognized in Laura
Keenc's theatre, New York.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-05-01

There are twenty-three special mail agents
in the Union, about one half of which have
been filed by the present Administration.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-05-01

MEN AND MoNEY.-The Suffolk Bank of Bos-
ton offered the State 500 900 and the United
States 100000. Old Massachusetts, is pour
ing forth men and money 70 the contest for
Freedom freely as she did in the Revolu-
tion, when she sent more men into the field
than all the Southern States together. Little
Rhode Island shows the same high spirit. The
Legislature unanimously voted S5OO0O0 for
the war; the banks have offered Sl35, 900 to
the State, and single firm ip Providence has
offered 100000. Pennsylvania, too, is doing
her duty. Men are plenty, and money is Of
fered freely. The Philadelphia banks have
taken the $500, 900 war loan at par, and thrice
as much could be had. A Pittsburg bank has
offered $l00,000 to the State. John Covode
offered $4,000; and a number Of citizens of
PIttsburg, and in other parts of the State,
have offered like sums. So it is mall the free
States men and money are offered freely, and
without stint. Wo unto the traitors of the
land, who dare to oppose the freemen of the
North, when once fully aroused.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-05-01

UNION SPEECH OF GEN. WooL. General
Wool made patriotic speech at Troy, N. Y,
on April Is. He closed by saying: ssMy
friends. that flag must be lifted up from the
dust into which it has been trampled. and
placed in its proper position, and again set
floating in triumph to the breeze. l pledge
you my heart, my hand, and all my energies
to the cause. The Union shall be maintained.
am prepared to devote my life to the work
and 10 lead you in the struggle"
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-05-01

Uses OF SCRIPTURE HIsToRY.-God GER
tainly had purpose making history and
biography the broad basis of all Scripture.
Is it not manifest that, by putting SO largeya
portion of his Word into this narrative form,
he thereby sought to attract and interest the
youthful mind If so. it is well to profit by
the indication. 1t is wise to follow, in our
own instructions, the Divine pattern thus set
u.s. Religion never speaks more gracefully
than when she speaks by example. 1t is
chiefly through the living voice of example
that she speaks to the young in all the Scrip
lures. To inculcate Bible truths, through
Bible characters, whether from the pulpit,
the press, or the teachers chair, is to adopt
the Bibles own method of instruction. And
certainly it is one which experience proves to
be the most effectiye as it is the most pleasing.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-05-01
CIEARFIELD Pa WEDNESDAY, MAY /, 1861

sire it, and with heroic devotion set about ac-
compiishing it. In company with Mr.. B., she
visited the victimized merchant, the District
Attorney, the Judge of the Court and the iu-
ry, and telling the story of his and her wrongs,
obtained letters from each to the Governor,
soliciting the convict's pardon. Armed with
these documents, she proceeded to Albany
last week. and had an audience with Governor
Morgan, the result of which was, that with a
lighter heart and her husbands pardon, she
took the cars for Sing Sing, and on Monday
last had the pleasure of walking out OF the
prison doors arm in arm with the husband
whom she had long mourned as lost to her
forever.
The couple, thus strangely re- united, i'm
mediately took passage at New York for Eng
land, where they intend to reside hereafter.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-05-01

Of all eaSthly music, that which reaches the
farthest into heaven is the beating OF loving
heart.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-05-01

PATENT ARMs.-It is well understood that
Colt and others, holding patents from the u
nited States, have for long time past been
supplying the South with arms of the most eff
fective kind. As those men protected in
their manufacture of arms by letters patent
Congress at once to revoke their patents, and
make the manufacture of patent arms free to
all. Among the first acts of the Congress
should be the revocation of the patents of all
who have supplied rebels with arms. There
men who would learn a useful lesson by
such discipline as that. Let have free
right for all TO make the best arms
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-05-01

A NOBLE HoRsE.-Grant Thorburn saws:
S'l once saw a horse in the neighborhood of
New York drawing load of coal, twelve hun
drcd weight, in a cart. The lane was very mar
row. The driver, some distance behind, was
conveIsing with a neighbor. The horse, on a
slow walk, CAME up to little child sitting on
its hind quarters in the middle OF the road.
gathering up dust with his little hands, and
making mountains ont of mole hills. The
horse stQppeG-he smeled ofthe chiId-there
was no room to turn off. With his thick lips
he gathered the frock between his teeth, laid
him gently on the outside of the wheel track,
and went on his way rejoicing. And well
might he rejoice-he had done a noble deed"
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-05-01
VOL. mo. 35.
TERRIBLE CRUELTY

The Montreal papers TEEN with accounts of
cruelty shown TO prisoners in the jails of Can
ada East. Abiding TO the Isle-aux Nox Re-
formatory, the .4drerfiser says sPoor boys
have been fiogged there with rods cut green
from the woods (Six dozen each,) until the
flesh was ploughed out OF their bodies, literally
cut out in pieces, and when the poor sufferers
begged for mercy's sake that the punishment
might be inflicted upon their backs, even that
was denied them, and the strokes so delivered
that they would strike the hardest under the
and around The breast. The Warden
standing by all the while, and repeatedly Civ
orders to 'sstrike hard.'' One poor boy in
particular received eight lashes. after he was
perfectly insensible, and remained in a state
OF Inconsistencies for twenty-five minutes af-
ter he was flogged ana he was let down on the
floor Another boy has been known 20 faint
three or four different times from exhaustion
and cruel treatment. Ii is also true that per-
sons have been selected to infiict corporeal
punishment upon prisoners. against whom
they were well known to harbor feelings of
strong hatred. Others have been confined in
dark cells for three months, chained to the
walls with f,ro feet Of chain, and are described
as in a state bordering upon insanity.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-02-16

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