The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-11-08

zoaza . @ ~ [Tennyson.
In New York, the other day. .'fashionably
attired" fellow played upon the examining
surgeon trick. He made oath that he was
subject to attacks Of complete blindness, last
ing from few minutes to as many hours, and
that he was most liable to these attacks after
full meal, though they often took place when
he had eaten nothing for some time. His
name was therefore placed on the exempt list.
At the tea table that evening he astonished his
wife by telling her that he had procured ex-
emption on the ground of periodical blindness.
Her astonishment was removed by his explain
ton that he was always blmd when he was
asleep. The pair were in high glee over the
matter, but the servant girl, who overheard
the conversations, took another view of the
transaction, and her report of it has brought
the toe wide-swske somnolent to grief.
STRONG CHARAcTERs.-Strength of charac-
ter consists Of two things-power of will and
power of self restraint. Itrequires two things
therefore, for its existence-feelings, and
strong command over them. Now here it is
we make great mistake; we mistake strong
feelings for strong character. A man who bears
all before him, before whose frown domestics
tremble, and whose burst Of fury make the
children of the household quake-because he
has his will obeyed, and his own way in all
things, We call him strong man. The truth
is, that he is the weak man; it is his passions
| that are strong; he mastered by them, is weak.
You must measure the strength of the man by
| the power of the feeling he subdues, not by
the power of those which subdue him. And
| hence composure is very often the highest res
suit of strength. @ ..l-.e...g
| Did we never see man receive fragrant
insult and only grow a little pale, and then
reply quietly? That is man spiritually
strong. Or did we never see a man in anguish
stand, as if carved out of solid rock, mastering
| himself? Or one bearing hopeless daily
trial remain silent, and never tell the world
| what cankered his home peace? That is
strength. He who, with strong passions, res
mained chaste; he who, keenly sensitive, with
manly powers Of indignation in him, can be
provoked and yet restrain himself, and forgive
these are the strong men, the spiritlal
heroes.-[ Rev. F. W. Robertson. @ s}
To the eyes Of our rebels, year ago the
Southern Confederacy was q most charming
and angelic young creature. Now her votaries
see her in her rags, with her teeth dropped
out, her wig fallen from her head, and all the
paint rubbed from her haggard face.-I Louis
vile Journal. sgaf ytssaE srzFlr.
| A TRAGIcAL AFPAIR.-An unfortunate affair,
resulting in the death of Major Phelps, 9Th
Virginia, at the hands of Major Dayton, 4th
Virginia, occurred on the 18th inst, near Mill.
ersport, Ohio, about 25 miles below Gallipolis
The facts are about as follows: Major Phelps,
by forging a license, procured some one to
marry him to a sister of Major Dayton. He
being married man could not legally marry
her, and consequently took this plan to accom-
plish his ends. He carried her away from home
and no one knows where she now is Major
Dayton was informed by q letter from his faith.
er and became almost crazed He learned Of
Major Phelps being in Gsllipols, and went
there, but the Major had started for Ceredo.-
Major Dayton followed on overtaking him near
Millersport, and shot him, four balls tax
ing effect. Major Phelps lived few hours,
and before dying acknowledged he had been
servedIight.
| A notorious scamp was brought, not long
ago, before an Onondago justice Of the peace.
He was accused of having " come the strap
game" over native. The portly justice wish.
ing to decide understandingly, requested the
culprit to give him sample of his skill. "The
gave it a scientific whisk across the bench, and
remarked: You see, judge the quarter un-
der the strap" '.what!' interrupted the
dignifed functionary; "youdo not mean to say
there is quarter there" "Sartin - was the
reply. mo such thing" said the justice.
"Illg go you dollar it, exclaimed the prisoner.
"Agreed," said the justice. With accustomed
adroitness the strap was withdrawn, when 10
there was the quarter. "Well," said the as
tonshed Shallow, "I wouldn't have believed
| it if hadn't seen it with my own eyes. There
is your dollar; and you are fined FIVE dollars for
gambling contrary to the statute in such case
made and provided! !" The elongated counten-
ance of the discounted gambler required no
additional evidence to testify his appreciation
of "the sell"
| A sportman in the neighborhood of the wood
of Clairmarais (Somme,) shot an unusally large
raven, few days ago having round one ef
its legs a small iron ring on which were en-
oraved the words, g. born at Countrai in 1779."
This fac. is & confirmation of the opinion of Ger.
tain naturalists, that ravens live for century
and upwards.
SQUIRRELS swarm in the woods Of Western
Virginia, and come down in droves on the corn
fields. The wheeling Intelligsncer says in nus
merical strength they may be likened unto the
4 orE Tor r.rs--a+