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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1861-03-07


Dickens has been giving public read
ings in London from his own books
Field, in his Summer Pictures" after
criticiziug his rendering Of the Cratchit
family in the "Christmas Carol" thus
proceeds
We afterwards heard Dickens twice.
Once he read the first part Of Dombey
and Son, that which describes little
Paul. aud the other time he read sever
al detached stories, the Poor Travellers,
Boots at the Holly Tree Inn, and Mis-
tress Camp. Each time we admired
still more his rare dramatic skill, and
his mastery Of the human heart. lie
is almost MS great an actor as an au.
thor. He is a perfect master of the art
Of mimicry, being able at will to assume
almost any look, and to initiate almost
any voice. He can put on a grave ,r
merry look. His COuntCuance takes
easily the Queerest and drollest express
sion. Then he draws himself up, and
puts on a solemn grimace, looking like
great wise owl At times, when play
ing a quizzing character, there is an
archness in his look a playful drollery
about his mouth, and a twinkle IN his
eye, that are irresistible. And then
how well his voice corresponds! lie
can speak in a low bass, or in a piping
treble, taking almo,t at will the voi,e
Of childhood or of age, of man or wo-
man. How well did he porsonatc p ,or
Toots in Domboy, and Mrs. Camp, the
whining nurse, in Martin Chuzzlewit.
But perhaps his happiest reading, as
we'll as his most beautiful writing, is that
which dolineates children. Little Paul
Dombey was the counterpart, though
in another sphere, of Tiny Tim. Tho
| picture was drawn with the same deli
cate and inimitablo grace. Who can
ever forget the little fellow on the sea-
beach gathering shells, and asking his
sister that question which tells so much
of premature development and decay
and early death, Gam an old-fashion-
| ed child?'
Sometimes Dickens rises still higher,
as in the scene Of the death Of little
Paul's mother, when poor little Flor
eure, who has never known what it was
to be lovcd by her, comes into the room
and throws herself upon her dying
mothers breast. Dickens voice had q
tone Of solemnity that still rings in my
ears, as he said: "Thus clinging fast to
that light spar within her arms, shs
honted out upon the dark and unknown
sea that rolls round all the world"
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The First Sick Morning.

This trying crisis of ono's life is thus
graphically pictured by one who knows.
"Tho confirmed invalid cannot easily
appreciate the feeling Of the man ar.
rested In the full tide Of activity, and
damned up for a day into a quiet so
strange that it seems the revelation Of
another state of ezistonco; for it is one
Of the benc6cent compensations of long
secusion that the mind accommodates
itself to its position, and out Of the mar
row family circle, and the monotonous
events Of the day, creates a world Of its
own, wherein arise the sume occasions
| for all the virtues and temptations. con.
quests and oxultatons, that attend the
larger sphere of the healthy. Thus, the
violent contrast between the world with
out and within is not felt; for a subdu-
ling atmosphere envelops the sick one,
through which everything, in passing,
becomes changed, and the care and toll
of the great raging community falls as
softly on the tired soul as floating down
upon the upturned check, and matter
becomes spiritualized, so that the active
world is great panorama for the in
struction Of the mind, rather than an
actual sphere Of existence. But sick.
ness never brings such bitterness, or
| plunges in such dependency, as when
it steals into the house at night, and the
busy man or woman who fell asleep
amid the whirl of to-morrow's projects,
| is dragged through troublesome dreams
and restless slumbor to the morning of
the sick day. You wake, and just as
the days hopes and labors are rushing
! pell-nell into your mind, suddenly u
sharp wrench ofpain, sinking languor,
strange fear or irritability arrests your
attention. At first you resist, try to
get up, perhaps do get up; but after
half an hour Of firing up, the engine
don't move, and you reluctantly yield to
the conclusion that tho train don't go
that day. Then is the time that tries
mems souls How can you endure this
Iiuterruption?-you can't, won't be sick;
you dcspiso yourself for being shut up
in the house like a woman. YOu won.
der what the world outdoors will do
without you; you try to read, but the
words run together; you try to talk, but
your brain won't go off; try to lay plans
for your business, but you fud your
self running into such extravagant and
high-hown calculations, that you take
counsel Of your remaining common
sense, and postpone calculation till your
recovery. By-and-by you arc tired Of
all those impotent attempts to amuso
yourself; tired even of finding fault with
your wife and scolding tho children;
and your good wife coaxes you to the
bed, or rocking-chair, and there You re-
main in a monotony only disturbed by
her good naturod attempts to cure you,
by the aid Of every remedy the inven-
tive genius Of herself and ha,r,a.dozon
ncighboring houso-kocpers can devise
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The Last Drink.

Dan. James has got a wife-an ac-
complishcd and beautiful lady, who loves
him devotedIy, but she finds too many
bricks in his hat One night he came
home tight, and was not very much as
tonished, but rather frightened to fnd
his worthy lady sitting up for him
She always does. She SMILED when he
came in. That she always does.
You staid out so late" she said
"that | feared you had taken sick.
"lIic-ain't sick, wife, but-but don t
you think I'm a little tigh2'
"a very little, perhaps, my dear, but
that is nothing-you have so many
friends, you say, you must join them in
a glass once in while
"Wile, you are too good--tho truth is
1 am drunk"
ooh, no, indeed, my dear-Tm sure
another glass wouldn't hurt YOU Now,
suppose you take glass Of Scotch ale
with me, just as q night-oap, my dear.
You are too kind, by halt my dear
[ know I'm drunk"
"Oh, no, only julcp too much, love
that is ALL Wen take a glass Of ale at
any rate, it can't hurt you, dear
want one myself before / retire"
The lady hastcned to open a bottle
and as she placed two tumblers before
her on the sidcboard, she put into one
a powerful emetic. Filling the glasses
with the foaming ale, she handed it with
a most bewitching smile to her husband
Suspicion came cloudipg-upon his mind
She had never been so kind to him be.
fore when he was drunk. He looked at
the glass, raised ito his lips--theu hes
itated. .r BOO .Enr' .T .n
DearrwQn't you just taste mine to
make it sweetor?' he said. ..-..
Certainly, love" replied the lady,
taking mouthlul, which she was very
careful not to swallow.
Suspicion vanished, and so did the
ale, emetio and All. down the throat Of
tho satisfied husband After splitting
out the taste, the lady finished her glass,
but seemed in no hurry to retire. She
fixed a foot-tub Of water before the easy
chair, for Whichthe husband was curl,
Gus to know the reason, A few min
utes after the gulph and spIurge from
tho throat Of The husband gave the an,
IsWer
The brick was gone when no rose
from the easy chair, aud he never after
carried one home % his wife.
The Democratic papers are making q
good deal of talk about the "dight Of
Lincoln. There will be a bigger flight
than his, after the 4th Of March, when
the Old vultures, which have nearly DO
voured tho nation, shall take their ever,
lasting flight
BEFoRE AND AFTER SECESSION. -
The State of Tozas-The Republic Of
T,CCes. " .E H.H.H.H .rr...I..a.
Bro. Fisher Of the Wilmington Re.
publican, said that u .-'.r'.. r.
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Ugc Yomc CjrtJC.
A Brave Girl.

There arc not many brave girls about
in these days, let the girls say what they
please TO the contrary. We have been
watching to sec how they maneuvor
and this is the conclusion to which We
have come. Many of them arc reaI
cowards-they are afraid to keep on tho
right side of truth. They may not be
afraid of the dark, nor of dogs and spj
ders, but they arc afraid to do whal
they think is right
There was Hattie Stone a bright.
eyed, intelligent, sprightly, lovable croa.
turc, sitting by her mother, who was
trimming her winter bonnet with gay
ribbons and beautiful feathers, when Mel
lie Larkin, one Of her playmates, call
cd
"You have got a new bonnet, I sec
Hattie, remarked Nellie.
"Yos, replied Hattie. "Isn'titp prct
typ"
1T is very pretty, indeed, I think,
answered Nellie. "NIine is a poor-look.
ing thing beside that"
"Aro you not going to have new
onc?"
"No, mother says my old one will an.
swer for this winter with a little repair
ing, and think it will myself"
"You will be the only girl in the
meeting house with an old bonnet on,
continued Hattie, "and that will make
you feel badly"
mo, it will not make me feel badly, Mt
all, % said Nellie. 81 like your new bon
net very much, and at the same time am
contented with my old one"
."Well, / should be afraid that people
would laugh at me when everybody else
had new bonnots, " responded Hattie
al want TO look as wel as the rest.
"Mother says it is cowardly to be
afraid Of what people will say about us
if we are doing what we think is right.
"Then there are a great many COW
ards in the world" said Hattie, "aud 1
suppose I am one. But you mean to be
brave and wear your old bonnet" and
Hattie smiled as she said it, for she evil
dently meant to ridicule Nellie's idea OF
bravery.
~ don't think it is necessary to be
very brave to wear a last years bonnet,
replied Nellie. 81 am sure it is not a
great cross to me, although l dou't like
to be laughed at any better than you
do. Mother says she can't afford a bet
ter one, and that is enough for me to
know to be satisfied with what have "
Now, Nellie, really did not know that
she was brave girl in deciding to
wear the bonnet she had worn for year.
But she was the bravest girl in the
ncighborhood. Hattic-poor, little
minciug coward-was afraid somebody
would laugh at her. if she did not have
a bonnet as gay as a peacoek's tail, and
be in the height of fashion. She had
no courage to say, "let others think as
they please, I shall do that which moth
or thinks best" Poor, weak thing -
Suppose every one else would take it
into their heads to 90 without bonnets,
she, Of course, would not dare to do
otherwise aud SO she would go bare
headedl How much uobler is Nellie,
who dares TO follow her mothers couu-
sci, though She may not appear quite
so fashionablel Yes, she 10 The genuine,
brave gml, unlike thousands who always
stop aud ask what will Mrs A. or Jemi-
ma B. say about me il | do thus aud
sO2 not having courage to do right even
lest some one laugh or sneer- Home
Monthly.
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Parson BrOwnlow on Submitting to
LiuCOln'S Administration.

A friend having asked the intrepid
editor of tho Knoxville Wing, whether,
since six States have seceeded from tho
Union, he is willing to risk himself aud
State under the Administration Of Mr..
Lincoln, he thus replies;
am willing to risk myself and State
under the Administration Of Abraham
Lincoln. l am not, however, willing to
submit to the outrages the ire-eaters Of
the South alege that Mr.. Lincoln in
tends to commit upon the South. 1 do
not believe that he will meddle with the
institution Of slavery where it is, or seek
to deprive the South Of any right she
holds under the Constitution. And 1
believe that he will enforce tho Cousti-
tuition and laws Of the United States, as
his oath Of Office requires him to DO, and
as justice to the various sections Of the
/ Union demands at his hands.
If am mistaken in the estimate
have put upon the integrity and patri-
otism Of the President elect and he
shall seek to oppress any one of tho
States Of this ConGederacy, South or
North, / shall readily join the other
States in seeking to punish him, and
-in resisting his administration. But 1
want to see the evideuce of this, before
l begin the work of rosistance--I want
other proof of the bad faith in which
Mr.. Lincoln intends to act, than the
prediction of his enemies I have sub
mitted to the Administration Of James
Buchanan for four years, and my State
has done so, without a murmur, and
/ hold that Mr. Lincoln could not afford
the country a more corrupt, partial and
/ infamous administration, if he we're TO
! try! Lincoln was elected under tho
forms prescribed by our Constitution
and Laws, aud without fraud at the bal
lot-boz, aud it is the duty of an good
4 citizens TO give him a fair test, before
they condemn him,
/ went into the contest against Lin
colu, as did also my State, knowing him
to be sectional candidate, upon a sec
! tiOual platform, and as We were fairly
( beaten, We feel bound in houor 10 abide
by our defeat, for four years to come.
J L nc lElal ul lIluAOlu luA twenty wears.
upon even the Chicago Platform, is pre-
fcrable to the breaking up of this Gov
eumeut Secession is no remedy for
any evil that may arise in our Govern.
ment, and | deny its right The right
Of Revolution admit, but | duuy that
such a remedy is called for in the pres.
ent crisis of affairs L will be told of
the many grievances we Of tho South
have suffered at the hands Of the North
J / have considered the nature of these
4 grievances we Of tho South have suffer
edat the hands of the North, 1 have
considered the nature of these griey
ancos, and tboir elects upon the com,
morco trade and religion of tho South,
land they may be expressed ia tho fol-
flowing words: The Democracy Of hc
I SoHh hare iosi the offices ofth G0BeIa-
u,eat anil iis ialmeise patr0Hagel Aud a
large mpjoriiy Of the free and indopon-
dent people Of Tennessee, taking this
view Of tho sghieot, they win refuse 10
90 out Of tho Uuionl
\ Having thus fully aud frankly an
lswered the question propoundod, 1
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3ljsttJlanCous
The City of London.


In his lecture on the metropolis Of the
world, Mr. Cough gives the following 10.
torosting statistics
London contains 78,O2s acres, and 9,
500, 600 inhabitants. its population ia.
crcoses at the rate Of 900 weekly-the
births averaging one every six minutes
and deaths one every eight minutes. In
circumference London is 80 miles; il
has 5000 paved streets, extending 5000
miles, besides lanes, alleys, rows, &c
The repairing costs 50, 600 600 annually
The city contains about 35O.OOO houses
1000 being erected on an average every
year. lt is computed that IT all the
buildings were set in a row they would
reach across the whole of England and
France 20 the Pyrennes.
The amount Of gas annually consum.
ed exceeds 4,OOO,OOO0 900 cubic feet. and
is supplied by ls companies, through ! =.
900 miles Of pipe Nearly 500, 600 tons
Of coal consumed in its production. An
enormous amount Of coal is annually
consumed in the city. The corporation
lcvics duty on all coal imported into
the city, which amounts to $500 90 pei
year
The supply of water is 10000, ,OOC
gallons per day supplied by nine com.
punies. Land in the neigh borhood Of
Cornhill has been sold at the rate Of S5,
600 per acre. In some Of the dwelling.
Of the poor $50 feet Of cubic space on
ly is afforded to each individual, Will,
in the hospitals 1,1OO feet is allowed.
The churohgoer amount to 692, 600
about One.quarter Of the population
There are about 020 churches and chap
els, which are increasing constantly il
number. In the summer there is
great deal of outdoor preaching. Tht
charities Of London are enormous
There are 40 Ragged Schools, will
$4,000 scholars, 10 Refugees for the des
titute, one Of which last year supplied
10000 lodgings, and lO2, 600 loaves OF
bread to men and boys, aud 10000 lodg
ings and Is, 600 loaycs Of bread to wo
men.
In London there are thousands Of way
Of making money. One man dives In
the sewers for what may be washed o
dropped therein. A capitalist buys u,
all the dust and ashes Of the city, whici
are siftod by women and re.sold Their
is no waste of anything.
One boy buys bones; another rags
another segar-cnds; in short there i
nothing so mean aud filthy but it il
made merchandise of by the poor il
London. How do the poor live in Lon
don? The uocdle-women, many Of then
with broken down constitutions, earn
IS cents to one dollar per week, an,
for that are compelled to work abou
seventeen hours per day.
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portrp

From Vanity Fair.
EPIGRAMs FOR THE TIMES.
A NEW "soNG OF sIX.PENCE."
Sing n song Of Sumter
A Fort iu Charleston bay;
Eight-oad-siVty brave mon
Watch thoro night and day
Those bravo mon to succ0r,
still no aid Is scnt
Isn't James buchanan
pretty PrcsIlonu
James Is in his Cabinet,
Doubling aud dcbatingi
Andcrson's IN Sumter,
Worry tired Of waiting.
rictcns is On Charleston,
clustering of blowsi
Thank Gpoluoss March the Fourth is near
To nip SeCcssiDn'B uO7Cl
When Andrcw jackson rulod this land,
He was President
who always did the thing hC said,
And said the thing he meant.
proclamation Dee did make,
Aud stuffed it we'll with Threats,
Aud put in pluck enough TO stop
hphlustpr of two Rhcttg.
The NulhnCrs road thereof,
And an tho South beside,
And mover tried TINT game again,
Till Andrew jackson died.
HOMELY, BUT TRUE.
10 seems an odd thing,
That the South still will sing
In spite Of their stomaChs,
"rhat Cotton is kirgl"
For tis am old udagg,
Aud frequently said
"Wo can do without brcochos,
But 0twithOut bread"
NEWEST ARITHMETIC.
Nullncaticn Is vcNaton,
Secession ii as had,
The Chyalry doth puzzle me-,
And Charleston makes mo mad.
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Unhoaithy EEposuro Of 0hudron.

A distinguished physician, who died
some years since in Paris, declared: 81
believe that during the twenty six years
l have practised ia my profession in this
city, twenty thousand children have
been carried to the cemeteries, a sacri-
fee to the absurd practice Of exposing
their arms naked y
/ have often thought that f a moth
er were anxious to show the soft, white
skin of herhaby aud would cut a round
hole in the little thing dress Just over
the heart and then carry it about for
observation by the company. it would
do verylittlo harm But tn expose the
baby's arms, members SO far removed
from the heart and with such feeble cir
culution at best, is a most pornicious
practice.
Put the bulb of a thormometcr in a
baby's mouth; the mercury rises to 90o
Now carry the same bulb to its little
hand; If tho arms be bare and the eve
ming cool, tho mercury will sink 40 de-
grees, or course all the blood that
flows through these arms and hands,
must fall from 90 to 20 degrees below
the temperature of the heart Need /
say that when these cold currents of
blood fow back iuto the chest, the echild's
general vitality must be more or less
compromised? Aud need I add that
we ought not to be surprised at its fire.
queutly recurring affections of the lungs
throat aud stomach ..r -....r.
have seen more than one child with
habitual cough or hoarseness, or ohok-
ing with muous, entirely and permanent
ly relieved by simply keeping It's hands
and arms warm. Every observing aud
progressive physician has daily opportu
mites to witness tho same simple cure.
-Lualls Journal of Health.
II Is understood that al the Re-
publioaus In Congress are willing to
a
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An old author quantity remarks;
Avoid argument with ladies' In spin
ming yarns among silks and 5atins a
man is sure 10 be worsted aud twisted
And when a man Is WOrsted and twist
cd ho may consider himself wound up.
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"2 TRoo" 1T is said in some quar-
tors that Abe Lincoln will turn out the
worst President the United States ever
had Too true. He will turn ont
James Buchauau Ceremony takes
place March 4th.
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CAPITAL REPLY.-"What is meant
by bearing false witness2" asked a teach
er in one ofthe Windsor Infant Schools.
A little girl replied, "It is when nobody
does nothing, aud somebody goes and
tells Of ii"
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"Patriok, said Judge, "what do
you say TO the Charge arc you guilty or
not guilty2' "Faith, an that's difficult
for your honor to tell, let alone myself.
Wait till hear the evidence"
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Children,s Wlnter snorts.

some for the big ones-clevor and diff
cuIt-such as "What is my thought
like2" "Dcfnitions," "Pruverbs,' ,'
Twenty Questions" etc some full of
fun and laughing for the little Ones
We would think i'll of those who are too
grand to please the little ones, even if
they had to ooudescend to play at "Old
Nag, or "Only the stump of a Tree.
Arc my readers ignorant Of these two
admirable games2 Then let them learn.
"Old Nag" sits on stool and the
rest run round, asking "Whats o'clock,
Old Nng?'
Old Nag replies soIomnly, zone"
"Oh, we must run, we must rum" say
the children.
Round again. "Whats o'clock, cold
Nog2"
1.-Two" Oh, then buckle my shoe, n
and they offer him one foot, and go
round hopping.
So goes on the game; the answer tc
"Three" being ooh dear me; "Fuur,
"Knock at my door," give" "I must
strive;" and 'Siz," "Pioking up sticks.
Then comes the following conversation
between Old Nag and his enemies:
What are you picking up sticks
for?"
ITO light our fire"
"What do you light your FIRE for2"
"To boil our pot"
"What do you boil your pot for?'
"IO cook our food "
"What do you cook your food for?
ITO eat
"What do you eat for2"
awe won't tell" and away they rur
and Old Nag after them, on pretence o.
eating them up, which is the greatest
fun Of the game.
In "Only the stump of Tree, some.
body sits in a corner, while all the resi-
make believe to be taking a walk, come
up and touch him, and pull him about
saying, ooh, this is only the stump of
tree" till suddenly the stump comes
alive, catches anybody he can, and runs
after the rest, and there is such scream
ing and laughingl The grandobject i.
to keep a sharp watch when the stump
is about to raise up; a good stump will
be very cunning, and let himself be pull
cd about for a long time before he offers
to stir.
Then there is Goats and Mice, and
Glide and Seek" and many another
game that will keep the little ones cheer
full and in good humor until bedtime
when they say good night and disap
pear; and the older ones fall to their les
sons, or reading, drawing, with various
other occupations that make winter
evenings so pleasant Miss MulOch.
A SENSIBLE LANDLoHD.--An OK.
change says:
A little incident transpired scme time
ago at one Of four hotels which is worthy
Of notice.
A little girl entered the bar-room and
in pitiful tone told the keeper that
her mother had sent her there to get
eight cents.
Eight oents.' said the keeper.
eyes, sir"
"What does your mother want with
eight cents? I don't owe her anything.
"Well, said the child, "futher spends
all his money here for rum, and we have
nothing to eat to-day. Mother wants
to buy a loaf of bread"
A loufer remarked to the barkceper
to kick the brat out.
"No," said the barkeeper, "I'll give
her the money and if her fathcr comes
back again I'll kick him out"
The less man knows tho wider he