Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-10-15
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| GRAY is seriously i'll. a
Capt. RotLrs P. CONVERSE leaves this
week, to reioin his regiment.
| SAN FrrrELD is making the Polk Co:
Press live paper. 1t is growing to be pow
or in that county.
Senator DooLuTrLE was in town to-day, on
MS return from trip to 81, Paul.
= C Barnard, D NJ LuslS, Howard Har-
vey, David Davis and Charles Sheen were
chosen delegates last evening to represent the
| lst ward in the county convention.
- The straight democrats have called
convention TO nominate an Assemblyman
| for this district 1t is to meet at Hudson. Oct.
2lst and will be composed of the fossil re-
mains of ancient greatness.
-" BRICK" PoMERoY is Jealous Union
man, but for some reason his name is signed
to every straight democratic call which is is
sued in that portion of the district. Brick,
please explain this seeming Inconsistency, to
Walter" and Gus"
| - BEARDsLEY d LYFoRD have received
large quantity of Dry Goods and Groceries
the past week j. N. CLEMENTS d. SoN have
also got on their Fall and Winter Stock OF
| New Goods.
| Quite q number of students from abroad
gre attending the Graded School in this city.
| j oHN IL. DALE, Esq, left with the SOL
diers last Sunday morning He is Sutler of
the 30th and Mr.. A. o. SNYDER goes in com
| pany with him.
| - Col. Dill took away with him n splen-
/ did black war horse 1t was of Just such a
horse it WIS written. lie paweth in the Val
ley and rcjoiceth he goeth forth to meet the
armed mer,' and so on and so forth.
- Read the abundant test imonials in favor
| of Hon. LUTHER HAxcnETT on the fourth
page of this paper.
- We are indebted to john WELcH of the
No rthera Belle, for supply of oysters. JoHS
was slightually " Sold some time since.
and the oysters were sort of " redemption"
/ fund We would remark of JoHN, that he
belongs to Gideons Band" and if there is
any better fellow on the Upper Mississippi.
we arc not aware OF the fact.
- THOMAS s. ANsLEY, Esq, of Hudson, is
Assistant Assessor for ST. Croix Co.. and II.
c. BAKER. Esq, Deputy Collector.
- Peterson, among the monthlies, is like
the crocus among the tlowers-always first
bright, cheerful, and home-like. May it new
er fail to cheer rs with its presence.
=" BRICK" PoNERoY. in his heroic, and al
most solitary championship of Col SropDARD.
reminds rs of Mrs. Gummidge's description
of herself" poor, lone, lorn creeter."
- DICK COPELAND, of the Buffalo County
Journal, long slim fellow. who tapers to a
point somewhere i'll the upper regions-small-
est near the brain--is a mild supporter of Col.
Stoddard He writes about witnessing an
" analysis of the spirit'to"s condition of man
kind" After election he can make similar
analysis of the Stoddard party. It's condition
will likely be spurious, as there will be.no
body to it.
- We have heard of roosers waking up on
bright. moonlight nights, thinking it was day
break, and beginning to crow. Just so, Brick
Pomeroy, seeing symptoms ola Stoddard sum
rise in La Crosse, thinks it is daylight all over
the district, and begins to crow. The fact is.
Brick is butting against the popular move
ment for Hanchett, like a ram into a stone
fence. We think of him as the Irishman did
of the bull who pitched into the locomotive,
we admire his spuns. but damn his discre-
ton"
- The trade in wheat has been brisk du-
ring the week past, the price varying from
10 to IS cts BY the way, reader, did you
ever think what world Of comfort there is
represented in those coarse bags under which
the slow rolling wagon groans. That little
check for which the grain is exchanged, how
much it will bring-shoes for the baby, boots
for the boys, .balmorals for the girls, tea and
sugar and-tobacco, stout woolens for the far
mer's wear, and the long-wished for dress for
for the waiting, patient. working. wife and
mother. How many eager faces will brighten,
and home be gladdened as the various bum
dies are unrolled. And all this is in these
bags of wheat-in that little bit of paper
which is thrust into ones pocket as carelessly
as if it was ticket the day a.ter election.
Il wonder if time seems to man as it does
to woman--if the lonesome hours ever come To
him-if the cup of life is mixed for him with
bitterness 2 1T seems to me that the compass
by which men measure time points out the
landmarks of life only by great deeds done,
victories won. ambitions attained, hopes full
filed, and all the great ends of life being du-
ly accomplished. Bat woman, frail and weak
however much she may boast of strength
lives only in the gentle words she speaks and
hears spoken-the loving caress she gives and
sreceivcs. Sensitive to kindness, keoniy alive
to neglect, little words have the power to an
nov her long after they are forgotten. except
by her on whose ear they first grated harshly
making iiscord in the sweet music for whicl
she was listening And these little things FL
up her time She weaves part OF the poetry
and beauty of her life in every seam she sews
it is taken in. with every stitch of embroidery
the knitting needles move slow. clogged wit