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The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-02-07
A Great Country for the Ladies

The time for marriage in Sparta
was fixed by statute-that Of the
men at about thirty or thirty-fve
years; that of the women at twen-
ty or little younger. All men
who continued unmarried after the
appointed time were liable to a
prosecution; and old bachelors
were prohibited from being present
at the public exercise Of the Spar
tan maidens, and were denied the
usual respect and honors paid to
the aged. "Why should | give you
place." cried a young man to an un-
married general, "when you have
no child to give place to me when
| am old" No marriage portions
were given with any of the maid
ems so that neither poverty shoUld
prevent a gallant, nor riches tempt
him, to marry contrary to hisincli-
nations. The parents of three chill
dren enjoyed considerable immuni-
ties, and those with four childred
paid no taxes whatever-a regula-
ton which all married men with
large families will readily admit to
be most wise and equitable. 1t is
customary for the bridesmaid to
cut off all the brides hair on the
wedding day, so that for some time
at least, her personal attraction
should increase with her years.
Travels Of HerOdotuS.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-02-07
Selected Poetry.
MEET ME BY THE STYLE, BESSIE.


Oh, meet me by the stilc, Bessie,
Beyond the ripping brook,
Where first | won thy smile, BessieI
Thy sweet, bewitching look
There meet me when the weary sun
Is setting in the west,
When after it's days course is run,
1t sinks beneath the crest;
Then meet me by the stile, Bessie,
Beyond the ripping brook,
Where first l won thy smile, Bessie,
Thy sweet, bewitching look.
'Tis time that we should part, Bessie,
Though parting fosters pain;
Oh, fare thee well, sweetheart Bessie,
Until we meet again;
The placid night is fading fast
Then dawns the new born day,
Which, with smile, may vanish past
And welcome evenings ray;
To meet me by the stile, Bessie,
Beyond the ripping brook,
Where first I won thy smile, Bessie,
Thy sweet, bewitchins look.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-02-07
MARRYING EN- OVER AGAIN.
OR THE
JOKER F0RESTALLED.
BY FALC0NBRlDGE.

Some time last summer, while
canvassing the "down east" States,
Ossian E. Dodge the great Concert
man, wag, wit, and almost wizard
who paid 1925 for a choice of seats
at the Jenny Lind concert at Bos-
ton and is this winter carrying the
great North West as he has every
other section of the Union by storm
by his side splitting, intellectual,
and elevating entertainmenis-ran
afoul of a young gentleman quite
noted for his off-hand, practical
jokes; and having heard of Dodge,
our amateur joker made up his
mind that when and where he met
the extensively known and thor
ough-bred wag, there would prob
ably be files about, and somebody's
eye teeth would be cut.
When Dodge appeared in our
amateur wits diggings, he straight
way went to work to introduce him
self to the unrivaled humorist.
81 understand, sir" said the am
ateur, "that you are not to be
caught mapping. I've read and
heard a great deal of your practi-
cal joking, as though I don't pro-
fess to be very smart that way, yet,
I've made bet with some Of my
friends that in less than six months
I would show you new kink or
two-I intend to show you the ele-
phant, sir"
"Ah, Indeed !" said Dodge. "Well
sir, I'm tolerably conversant with
that species of quadrupeds, having
studied animated nature for some
time; but I shall always be pleased
to learn something new, although
l fear sir, that the critter you men,
toned would hardly, with my ex-
perience, come under the head of
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-02-07
WHEN I MEAN TO MARRY.
BY JOHN G. sAxE.

BY JOHN G, SAKE.
When do l mean to marry2 Well
'Tis idle to dispute with fate
But if you choose to hear me tell
Pray listen while fix the date:
When daughters haste, with eager feet,
A mothers daily toll to share;
Can make the puddings which they eat,
And mend the stockings which they wear.
When maidens look upon man
AS in himself what they would marry,
And not as army soldiers scan
A sutler or a commissary;
When gentle ladies who have got
The offer of lovers hand,
ConseRt to share his "earthly lot,
And do not mean his lot of land;
When young mechanics are allowed
To find and wed the farmers girls,
Who don't expect to be endowed
With rubies, diamonds, and pearls;
When wives, in short, shall freely give
Their hearts and hands to aid their spouse
And live as they were wont to live
Within their sres' one-story house;
Then, madam,--if I'm not too DID,
Rejoiced to quit this lonely life,
I'll brush my beaver, cease to scold,
And look about me for wfel
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-02-07

HarA gentleman doing business
on Main street, was presented with
a beautiful kitten. Yesterday q
couple of young ladies, one of them
named Julia, happened in the store
and Of course kitty, as kittens and
babies always do, came in for an
immense quantity of endearment
and caresses.
"Oh, my! what sweet darling lit
tie kitty! What is it, name?"
at has not been christened yet"
ooh, the darling little thing! Do
call it Julia, won'tyou"
81 should be very happy to do
so," said our gallant friend-"but it
amt that kind of a cat!!"
Kitty was deposited on the floor
in twinkling, and a couple of
young ladies were seen hunting a
place to faint.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-02-07
PREBLE COUNTY, OHIO THURSDAY FEBRUARY T. 1861

Don't meddle any more, sir
Take yourself off, sir, and leave us
to ourselves. Coz
The husband was just about to
shut the door. This brought the
lady too. She rushed to the door.
GO Mr.. Dodge, do go, and get
the minister at once-do sir!
Never mind now, it's almost
morning my dear; then we'll ar
range the matter without his inter-
vention, said the husband.
But the lady was determined
insisted. Dodge desired them to
dress and come down into the
drawing-room Immediately, and he
would have the real parson there
and,there should be prima facie;
bona fide, and yeritable wedding.
So he left. The discounted vo-
tarics of Hymen and their other
friends aroused from their downy
couches, and the amazed and veX-
ed parties assembled in the draw
ing-room, and were soon confront
ed by Dodge and new parson, who
put them over the ground again in
good and substantial shape,
The performance, however, took
up the time until daylight began to
peep in through the windows at
the somber looking wedding party
when Dodge and the parson left,
After breakfast, the entire party
being again assembled in the draw
ing-room, Dodge used his banker
chief about his lips few times, and
with a slight a-hcm, addressed the
welded parties:
"Mr. and Mrs. -, I've had
my joke. l will not be greedy,
and enjoy all the fun myself, but
share it literally among. Mr.. -
threatened some time ago that he
would certainly introduce to my
especial observation well known
quadruped in less than six months
There is yet a short time left tc
him to carry out his intention, ant
l beg leave to say that this wedding
has afforded me probably the only
opportunity 1 shall ever have as
sure Mr.. - that the joker who
intends travelling with me mus
rise early in the morning, and b'
we'll loaded with saws, in order tc
show me a new species of the ele.
plant. 1 regret, Mrs. -, the
inconvenience and alarm l may
have caused you, unnecessarily
perhaps; for the first matrimonial
performance was genuine, the last
was merely bit of my nonsense
And with the entire party clos'
upon his heels, the incorrigibl,
Joker made his exit.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-02-07

I@A teacher asked bright lit
tie girl what country is opposite
to us on the globe?' Don't know
SIR was the answer, well, now
pursued the teacher, if I were to
bore a hole through the earth, and
you were to go in at this end, where
would you come out?' Out of the
hole SIR replied the pupil, with an
air of triumph. The teacher won't
out.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-02-07
An Editor on Editing.


Before you 60 for an editor,
young man, pause and take a big
think, do not rush into the editor
ial harness rashly. Look around
and see if there is not an omnibus
to drive-some soil somewhere to
be tilled-a clesllship ofsome meat
carl to be tilled-anything that is
reputable and healthy, rather than
going for an editor, which is hard
business at best.
We are not horse, and have
consequently not been called upon
to furnish the motive power for q
thrashing machine; but we fancy
that the life of the editor who is
forced to write, write, write, wheth-
er he feels right or not, is much
like the steed question. If the yeas
and neighs could be obtained, we
believe the intelligent horse would
decide that the threshing machine
is preferable to the ,sanctum edi-
torial.
The editors work is never done.
lie is drained necessarily, and no
wonder he dries up prematurely.-
Other people can attend banquets,
weddings, &C., visit halls Of dazzling
light, get inebriated, break win
dows, lick man occasionally, and
enjoy themselves in a variety of
ways but the editor cannot. He
must stick tenaciously to quill
The press like a sick baby, mustn't
be left alone for a minute. If the
press is left to run itself even for a
day, some absurd person indignant
ly orders the carrier boy to stop
bringing that internal paper
There's nothing in it. l won't
have it in the house!
The elegant Mantalini, reduced
to mangle turning, described his
life as a 'dem'd horrible grind =
The life of the editor is all of that.
But there isa good time coming,
| we feel confdant, for the editor-a
5 time when he will be appreciated,
when he will have front scat,
when he will have a pie every day,
} wear store clothes continually;
t when the harsh cry of stop my pa
: peri will no more CRATE upon his.
} Courage, Messieurs the editors.
Still, sanguine as we are of the
coming ofthis jolly time, we advise
the aspirant for editorial honors to
pause ere he takes up the quill as o
means of obtaining his bread and
butter Do not at least do so until
you have been Tilted several dozen
e times by like number of girls
e until you have been knocked down
stairs and soused in pud muddlc
until all the gushing feelings in
you have been thorougly subdued
a until, in short, yourhide is ofrhi-
e nocerous thickness. Then, 0 aspi-
e rants for the bubble reputation at
= the press mouth, throw yourselves
n among the inkpots, dust and cob
e webs of the printing office, if you
- -
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-02-07

And, as if laboring under some
undigested trouble, Dodge disap-
peared, and took stroll by him
self.
Returning about midnight to the
Irving with mysterious looking
companion, they took seats in the
drawing-room and sent for the
landlord. He came, a brief whis-
pering took place, the landlord
grinned and grinned, and finally
broke out into something ofa laugh
and said
"Well, 1 don't care-you're all
friends-its rather good joke-it
will surprise them some-do as you
please, sir"
The landlord disappeared SER
want came in and intimatcd, if the
gentleman was ready, he'd show
him nm TO No
Tap, tap, tap, gently went Dodge's
knuckles on the door Of No
who's tborop, said q onick voice
Me- said Dodge. Get nm,
orickr
rs that Won. Mr.. Dodoep
sYoo civ. ro+ rr or;ol, p
.Toovon,s sake what's tbe mat
terp
q oot I'M cir onioLr Onon vopr
doorp,
"Tho bouso on frop Uoovon,s
colo whats +bo no++orNr Dod,o2,
Then was heard 4 Gper.struno
voice, humidity maxine tbc same
inouiry, and soon the door was op-
ened. and the outlines Of q GENTLE
man en- deshaJiUe thrustipp ont his
nose and nioht.con.
oIIeayens and earth Mr.. Dodcc
do tell me what all this means ?"
"Wbv, sir, hut II hone vor
will pordon me, IT confess tho
-a-a Twas wrong, very wrons
in"-
"WeII, but sir" said the excite,
and imnatinnt husband owbot is !
all about? Come let rs know III,
worst"
mTbo fact is sir T couIdn+v
"Well WE'LL"
81 couldn't 90 TO sleen, loot II,
determined TO ask vour nardon
You'll never forgive me, but, a.
"Go On on on out with itrn
.Mr. DODGE are we in danoor?
said the fine small voice Of the If
tie bride, her bright ewes and pret.
tv little niebt-cop annearipo faiutl,
in the background.
awful. too bad, ma'am I shall
never forgive myself'
And here Dodge actually threw
nm the whites Of those b;o oves an,
sicbed twicel
sWhat danoer- whore ?
said tbe married counIo in on,
breath
"Tell us all. sir?' exclaimed tb,
husband.
sTbor if muo+ T mrs+, col,
DODGE 'vou are not man an,
wifew
GWbot9, So;d +bo brshord
sMr. Dodgep said the wife.
Fact, 1 ought to be hung an,
ouartered-mv fault.,
what do Won mean sir? Yo,
don't nratond,
Eyes. I do; its a fact, SIR
whats q fact. Mr., Dodpeq in
duired the alarmed bride.
Not married-all q sbam-m,
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-02-07

HTA paragraph commencesthu
women in arms' Well, whore
should they be!
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-11-28
WORK BEGUN AT FORT PIcKFNs.
Bombardment OF Fen sacols on the 10th
-f9fE8 The Fleet Participate. .lgsalE
FIRST REPORTS THROUGH REBEL ST.
CEsSIoN iSouR6Es. =

New YonK. Nov. 26.--A Fortress Mon.
roe special dispatch to the Ny. Tribune
says:
(. Fort Pickens opened fire on Brasg's
force on Saturday. Particulars meagre
and through rebel sources. Bragg telc.
graphs that he was taking the lombard
ment coolly. Rebels claim to have
preached the walls of Fort Pickens. The
Navy Yard was OF fire three times and put
out. The village of Warrington was
burned by Browns fire the first day."
BALTIMORE. Nov. 26.~Pass cngers by
the Old Point boat say the Norfolk Day
Book has a dispatch from Richmond to
the effect that an engagement was going
on at Pensacola. Parties who have read
the paper say that the Niagara and Colo
RADIO engaged Fort McRae, which brisxly
repliel. and that the vessels were damaged.
and had to haul off. and that Fort Pickcns
was firing on the Navy Yard. -.
Different versions of the affair at
Pensacola says on Friday. Fort Pickens
opened on the Navy Yard and Fort Baran-
cas--that the Colorado and Niagara par
ticipated, and had to haul off, very much
damaged. io 9ai'.nt ,fIafff 3
TIL. news all scomes from secession
sources. AMI must be received with due al
lowances. <-i.,s .s.tts..s,,
>. BALTIMORE. NV. 26,--The secession r..
ports say that the affair at Fort Pickens
took pla, on the 18th inst. -
WAsmSoros. Nov. .26.--Assistant Sec.
rotary of the Navy Fox has received d.
patch from baltimore. stating that the
Norfolk Day Book publishes alvices from,
Richmond to the effect that an engagement
was goiug on ut Pensacola. Parties who
read the paper say that il states that the
frigates Niagara and Colorado engaged
Fort McRae. that the fort briskly returned
the FIRE. and further that the vessels rcceiv-
ed damage. and were compelled to haul
off, TIL, Day Boos aflls that Fort Pick
ems was firing oil the Pensacola Navy
Yard
Another dispatch says that the fight
commenced on Saturday. and was in pro-
eress Sunday night. Fort Pickens bv fir
ing hot shot hal set the Pen.acola Navy
Yard on fire five times, but that the rebels
male out up to the latter day to cxtinguish
the flames. They ha'l not. however. breh
able to suppress those Of I he burning towri'
of Warrington. whiththe' hot shot Iai MT
te-ly destroyed. 30 f-ul
1t was thought at OLD Point that our
victory was decisive. [6Isref
New York. Nov. 26.-The Herolds
Fortress Monroe dispatch says that by
hag of truce from Norfolk. news reached
there from piclens AMI Port Boyal. Pick
ems opened fire Saturday morning, but the
firing was wild. Later it was stated that
Pickens was preached. when the firing ceas-
ed. The rebels sustained no loss, but the
Union forces had heavy loss. There was
the widest excitement at Norfolk Bragg
sent congratulatory dispatches all over the
South.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-11-28
From the Ea,tern Shore.

BALrrMonE. Nov 25-Capt Haley Of
the l7th Mass. regiment. who had inst re.
turned from Drummondtown. .Accomac
county. Va. the headquarters of Gen.
Lockwood. reports that after passing New
ton. the Federal troops met various o.
strnctions in the way by the destruction OF
bridges and trees thrown across the road
Some were quickly removed. and Others
were marched round. TIL y::oun ! a ,lese
ell earthwork, but no guns at Oak Hill.
Between that point and ummondto own
another battery was found. in which eight
guns were mounted. but entirely deserted.
They also found another work eight mile,
beyond Drummondtown.
Up to the time Capt. Haley left. there
had been nine smooth bore guns captured.
but no ammunition. The only muskets
seen on the whole r,utc were about 100 old
flint lock. Col. Smith. who had COM
manded the earthworks, hal made his es-
cape, and cludcd the most lilligent search
a captain and two lieutenants hal been
captured. The distanded militia all con-
tend that they were forced to take mp arms
against their will. Not single individ
ual acknowledged himself secessionist.
The Unionists. who are evidently nn-
merous. have met the troops with most en-
thusiastic demonstrations of Joy. The
Union men now have nndisputed control
of the two counties. As far as heard
from the rebels are everywhere disbanl
cd. - ot- tn i-s fa.if 80.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-11-28

Hu8rossvtths, Va. Nov. IA. lS61.o
DrA RErultrcAs- although I q Eve
been lent for some tine. I hav We not dssite
forgotten eiths you or your readers
should have given you feeble account Of
the Gresnbriar reconnaissance. but you
esfe infos,nsa Of IL ksm Dahothsr soaice'
ere had time, and there has been nothing
Of interest to- write, about since until now.
We left the old camp at Elkwater on the
18th ult.. and came here for the purpose of
drilling. at which we practieed for about
three weeks, during which time the wealth
erI was surprisingly lair for. this country.
1t then commenced raining and has kept it
up most of the time since. The mud is
somewhat less than Boot-top deep, but
there is no use trying to keep dry feet with
shoes on. and the Government has failed to
furnish Us with boots We suffer .coornsid-
eraJly from wet feet. except such as have
provided for themselves out Of lhefr own
pockets. In other respects the first bril-
gade is very we'll provided for. The 9Th
regiment Extensively engaged in erecting
winter quarters At present. job which az
fords no delight. assure you. for wshave
been fostering the hope that we would be
ordered from this to, some place where we
could do some good for our, country. bnt
II appears that in this, we are destined to
be disappointed. ,rssc,s orr .,si.,
Nov.I l5th,-This is. rather gloomy
morning with prospect Of its growing
no better fast;-but the boy don't seem to
mind it much. They want to get to work
10 drive away melancholy. Cor it is a dis
agreeable place in wet weather. When we
get our quarters finished and are comforta
bly, ensconced- therein. youmay hear often
er from lf.a ..I.. ..,. CHARLEY.