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

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I(oaksl aljasast seeking Ger'aan
woa . 10 okskst, OF eeSd morning, II
III ? : d harl "a soeome every
uornioR and misd her stall.
"Ob. va" wss her reply, 'sish pretty
cold but must do somsthing. ! did
not use to tend masbst." YlL
/ asked Der how it happened that her
circumstances he'd - changed. 10 her
broken Esglnh she told mo the follow
ing ttory:
*As and my husband come from Ger
msnv, and on the ssa be die, and WHOM
~ rot 70 Sc. Louis me have no monish,
and four, i've children, 20 ! vasb, I iron,
do everything ] can do, and | only get
bread des / gets sick /; wsahin' and
ironin' too hard for me. So ! said, !
will 20 il the country and work garden,
so sells my ironios' and everything, and
works some more and gets some twenty
dollars, and then rents of German
man one acres Of ground, and ! spade
him, and dig him and work him oil NY
self-my boy only seven years then
aud raise lettuce, and beets, and onions,
and corn and everything, and ! made
nonish. Then 10 two years rent two
acres, and then nv boys and girls help
some, and make lets Of monish. Then
in four years l buy the land, then !
builds me . koot house, and two years
ago Rets me husband"
CHOW do you get along now!" |
asked
"Oh, very WE'LL" she answered, and
with . merry twinkle in her eye, she
added, che 10 de most convenient thing
about de house but my new cooking
stove. He spades my ground, and Lelps
me to get ready for market, and nurse
my baby while come, for ] know better
% how to sell, been koin' 90 long,"
A GOOD story 10 told Of . new militia
company recently organized in the coun-
ty seat of one OF the interior counties
Of the State. The company was organ.
lied, captain elected, and the company
assembled to be drilled, previous to turn
ing out to fight the Secessionists.
The captain formed them into . line.
and ordered "front face" and "left about
Wheel" Some turned to the right 9TH
ers left, and others stood stlll. The
Captsin was in , towering passion,
when he again gave his orders at the top
Of his lungs, "Haw! d-n you! dye
understand that
The boys understand blowing orders
better than drilling for war.-Keokuk
Journal.
WV. JACKSON, the veteran and re-
nowned "Amerlcsn Deer" ran . foot
race Of ten miles, at Hackney Wick,
England, on tho 2lst OF last month.
The race was for 800. and his competi-
tor was one GoIding, pedestrian Of
some celebrity. The latter had one
minute etart, but the American Deer,
running in his old, commanding style,
went alongside Of him at the end Of the
fourth mile. Before the eighth mile was
completed, Golding resigned the contest,
leaving Jackson to finish at his leisure.
The time of the latter for the ten miles
was an hour and two minutes.
RRDPArH SAFE IN HAYrI.-We cop
led few days since from Georgia pa
per, a statement that James Redpath
and John Brown, jr., with their party II
emigrants, had been captured by the
people of one OF the Coast Islands Of
Georgia. The Worcester Mass, Spy
has intelligence Of the safe arrival at
Port au Prince of the vessel chartered
by Redpath to take colored cmigrants to
Hayti. The emigran;s, the Spy says.are
pleased with the country. So it may be
Inferred that the story Of their capture
in Georgia was an error.
A FEW days ago a witness on the
stand in Judge Springer's Court in the
course of his examination called an at
torney liar. Judge Springer allowed
the examination to proceed, till tho ex-
animation of the witness was concluded,
and just at the time be was about taking
his seat. ordered the clerk to assess fine
of IS against him for contempt OF court,
and ordered him to be committed till
The fine was paid-coolIy remarking to
the attorneys-'Gentlemen, go on with
your case to the Jury"-as if nothing
had happened.
Nix. RAREY has been engaged by .
Spectator to give fifty lectures for