Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1862-06-18
is TT FAIR?

KNOW young man, II nODlC lcllOW
who proseCutes successful manutaC
turing business, Altho' possessed Of al
abundant competence, ho doyotes him
self with untiring assiduity to the in
terests Of his factory, ten hours every
day His eyes and hands are every
where.
Half a years ago he marrieda a beautiful
accomplished girl, who is said to speak
four Of the languages Of southern Eu.
rope, (where she has resided several
ycars,) with the fuency Of natives,
while she touches the keys with inf
mite grace and skill.
Four months ago they began house
keeping week since they gave it up
in utter disgust
The three servants fgurd conspicu-
ously in all their griefs
The coffee was always oxecrable,
the steak a shame, the cruet stands
and spoons not fit to be seen, and the
whole house in a confusion and COY.
cred with dirt
The husband bore it as long as pride
and patience could endure, and then
sacrificing everything at auction, re-
turnedto boarding, ,resolvednever tosuf
fertile miseries housekeeping again.
was never more indignant than
when | heard of it, If the beautiful
bride had learned one less language,
and devoted the year TO learning the
mysteries Of housekeeping, she could
have made my friends house real
paradise. Ignorant of everything,
she could but weep and despair.
Suppose her husbands management
of his business had been like her man
agcment of that which belonged to
her, what would become of them
/ don't think the match fair one.
On one side it was cheat A young
lady of the same merely ornamental
class in discussing the case, exclaimed,
"She did not agree in the marriage
contract to play the part Of a house
hold drudge!
/ replied, odd the husband agree to
play the part ofa factory drudge?T But
docs not the relation imply mutual OBJ
legations which this wife has utterly
failed to meet ?-Lc,cjs' Gymnastics
GREELEY TURNED PREACHER,-The
New York WORTH and other papers in
form us, that on Sabbath week Rev.
DR. Chaplin, (Universalst was unable,
from indisposition, to occupy his pull
pit, and that HORACE GREELY ofliciatod
for him. What the text was we are
not informed, bat the U'oHd says it
ought to have been, as most applicable
to the speaker, the passage in st. Mat
thew, XXIV. IS: "When ye there
fore shall see the abominaton of DESC
lation, spoken Of by Daniel the prOph-
ct, stand in the holy place, (whoso rea-
deth, let him understand then let
them which be in Judea fee into the
mountains"
NEGROES IN OFrICE.-Wo see it sta
ted that in the New York Custom
House some seven or eight positions,
formerly held by white men, are now
held by negroes.-E'rchange.
fla speedy check is not put to the
Abolition proceedings, not only ne
groes will crowd white men out of Off
ces, but thousands of the laborcrs ofthe
North will have the bread taken out
Of the mouths of their families by ne
gro competition with them in work.
That is the tendency Of things to cX-
alt the negro at the expense of the
white man.
A UNION PARTY.-Thc idea Of
"Union" party, to be composed Of
old Republican fossils, is worse than
ridiculous. The predomlnating elo-
Observation-Disclosures disunion and the
plunder element cares only for spoils.
Fortunately for the country there is
now, as there always has been since
the organization Of our Government
true Union organization, the Demo-
cratic party. The Democrcy made
our country great, prosperous and
happy, and it would have continued
so to this hour, but for the spirit Of
sectional Abolition,
WEDDING FEEs.-The religious pa
pers occasionally get off spicy item.
The reverend editor of one of these
papers, in recent issue, says:-"In
our experience, we have married peo-
pie for 37Icents ; we have married for
counterfeit bill.' Dr. Bestan, in cop
ying this item adds:-"Wo may soften
our German friends grievances bv quo
ting the case of the minister who re-
coived as a wedding fee a salt goldfish,
which, when he had taken it home for
his table, was chiefly eaten by the
bride and groom, who called upon him
at dinner
Rayr"Pve brought you this bill till l
am fairly sick and tired oft" said a
collector to a creditor, upon whom he
had called at least forty times.
You are, oh?" coolly rejoined the
creditor.
eyes, am" was the response.