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The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-09-12

~ If reports are true something will
have to be done with General Blunt. OF
all the outrages committed by our Gene
erals during the war, that of attacking
eleven thousand of the "Chivalry' with
urthousand five hundred ''mudsills' and
negroes" and driving them one hundred
miles towards. the Gulf, and capturing
their stores, is, we think about the grossest
and most offensive! That will "irritate"
our Southern brethrenv' That will fill
Butternuts with indignation! That will
play the very deuce with the "fall crop"
1t is worse for these fellows than frost to
the cucumber, and cuts their spirits down
to the roots. Something must be done to
stop this fighting General! It will never
do to allow him to continue such pranks!
It hurts the rebels terribly. 1t makes
Copperheads writhe. It drops the But
ternuts in a very green condition. 1t
really is doing something for the Union
1t must be attended to at once. If it isn't
more rebels will be hurt and Butternut
sympathy will again be outraged!
O
~ Babbitt of the Council Bluffs Bugle
still refuses to raise the name of General
Tuttle, as his candidate for Governor. He
parades ticket without head. We don't
know why he should act in this manner
Even the Dubuque Herald prints the en-
tire ticket. Why shouldn't Babbitt do the
same? Does he want it understood that
he is so much worse Butternut than Hut
chins that he dare not even pretend to be
for Tuttle lest he should hurt the prospects
of the ticket? Or is it for the other reas-
on that he anticipates the day when the re-
bells will rule in Iowa, and wishes to keep
his skirts entirely clear of the slightest
suspicion of ever having countenanced a
Soldier under any circumstances? We
don't know which is the true cause of this
omission-this slight of Tuttle. People
can take their choice. We don't think
| there is much difference between Babbitt
and Hutchins. If the devil were on earth
hunting up the vilest Copperhead with
which to adorn the hottest part of his do
minions, we are not sure which he would
take. Either of them would do, and both
seem to be conscious of the soundness of
their title to such prominence.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-09-12

~one OF the Vagrant Butternut orators
lately, IL Is said, advised his audience in
one of the interior counties, to quit reading
the papers and avoid the inside of a Meet
ing House, until after the election! The
advice was probably superfiuous. Not
many who read and fewer still of those who
worship any god but "Party'' are to be
found in Butternut crowds. But the adj
vice was contessiom. What sort of party
must that be which requires its followers
to shut their eyes to the light and ignore
all means of knowledge and even the duties
OF religions Gould they more plainly con:
less themselves the friends of traitors and
the followers of the devil!
, 1863-02-21

peced circumstances, he determined to 60 home,
and, as he rode along, it was a comforting assur-
ance that he left the goods at the shops this was
a source of great satisfaction TO him, but he now
suddenly recollected that he had not forbidden
their being taken away, and that his foreman
heard the purchasers final order, should he re-
turn; it would make assurance doubly sure, and
yet he could not doubt the honesty of his custom
er, or the correctness of his own estimate Of that
gentlemans character, and while he mused on
these things he was drawing near to home, where
he determined to go, have hearty dinner, and
return to the shop. 1t must be all right, he said
and yet he was far from easy about the natter
1t was not late, the city dimes so early, and he
might get back and find his newly found relative
waiting for him at the shop. This rather re assur-
ed him, and he assembled the stairs into the dining
room, and his wife's presence. tolerably good hu-
mored and well contented with the days business.
But it so happened, for particular reasons, Mrs.
Douglas wanted to dine early tn day, and here
was he an hour later than usual, and she conse-
quenty out of temper. They ate in silence but
as the dinner drew to a close, Mrs. Douglas
thawed little.
"How came you to buy to-day ?7 she asked.
"To what P'
"To purchase thousand pounds worth of
plate"
"Good God, wife r. he shrieked rather than
said, and Ike madman, the 'shrewd, the wide
awake Douglas raved about the room-the light
had burst upon him in a moment, and had over
whelmed him. His wife sat and looked agast.
unable to guess the meaning his strange behay-
ior.
''You gave it him ?"
"Yes, the thousand pounds there is your
note, and here the key of your desk, said his
wife, rising
at isn't mine," cried he, putting out bunch to
compare them. "Alas they are alike, though.
am ruined forever!"
1t was long time before he was sufficiently
calm 10 explain; and ere he had half done so,
the last words of the departing captain, sopken
in the foremans hearing reoccurred to him, and he
rushed frantcally out of the house back TO The
shop; but it was too late. But few minutes had
elapsed between his leaving the shop and the re-
mova of the hamper in a carriage with the one
armed sea captain, who had doubtless watched
his departure. All efforts TO trace the nauticle
Douglas proved fruitless. Nor could any clue be
attained to his mysterious possession of the Key,
or knowledge that the notes which were only IN
the desk one day. and would have been il the
bank next, were in the keeping of Mrs Dougas
Thus in one day was the man, who Wanted his
shrewdness, "done" out of one thousand pounds
and an equivalent in plate. When he next hears
it said that the man will have to rise earty to get
the best of him, we doubt if he will reply as be-
fore, that "he must not 60 bed at all, and then
it couldn't be done' Neither will he claim so
close relationship to a chance customer bearing
the illustrious name of Douglas.
, 1863-02-21
LIFFs BATTLE FIELD.


Each has his own one path in life,
circle lies within his ken
Aud a small circle, too, perchance-
We cannot all be famous men
And duties are not truly done
By painting vainly after fame,
Or fretting for the want Of chance
To quickly make brilliant name.
A brilliant name Too oft is this
The phantom leads that mlny on,
Until, too late, they wake and find
The time for real endeavoT gone
Better to fill a lowly place,
And labor there with soul and heart,
Than dream ambitiously of wealth.
Till time and youthful strength depart.
Do speak sadly? Truth it is
That in the lowest place of life
A man can act a hero's part,
Amid the daily toll and strife
Ave, amid hourly din and care, .
Even though within the humblest home,
Can shine in virtue great and grand
As ever gilded ancient Rome
Life's heroism does not need
A spacious or a lofty stage;
Life's greatest deeds are not all writ
Upon some flaming golden page
Believe me, glOriOns work is done,
As the worlds wheels still onward go,
Which ten-tongued rumor never yet
Hath blazoned or will ever know.
Self-conquest, selfdevoiion-these
Are highest gifts which give to all
Who own them that well tempered mind,
Prepared alike to win or fall r-...--.
Prepared, with fitting mein to meet
The happy good or bitter i'll;
Unshaken, whether late the cup
With nectar or with gall may fill
Each of these words, in loftier truth,
is a sure talisman in life,
To guard and strengthen heart and brain
In time Of hourly din and strife;
All stations they alike beiit--
In peasants cot or monarch's throne
TO every man priceless gift
They bring, in self respect alone.
, 1863-02-21
7AsHINGTON TERRITORY, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21,

Burnside as a B oy and as Business Man.
! The New York EUening Post says that wher
member of the present Cabinet was in Con
gress he received letteEfr from boy, without any
accompanying recommendation, asking fol
an appointment as cadet at Wes
Point. The application was disregarded as prob
ably the fOrwardness of a stripping, only anxious
for an education at the public expense. Happen.
ing short time afterwards to be in the little vii
lage out west whence the letter was mailed, he
remembered the incident, and, after inquiries
found the ambitious youth, in the form of a tai
or's apprentice, in shop in the outskirts of the
town, sitting cross-legged upon the bench, mend
ing an old pair of pantaloons. The account
closes thus -
"Near by, on a small block of wood, rested {
book of abstruse science, to which he turned hi,
eyes whenever they could be transferred from the
work in his hands The member accosted hin
by the name given in the letter, and the lad re-
piled, 81 am the person" "You wish, then, to be
appointed cadet at West PointP" 81 do" he
rejoned "WEy?" asked the Congressman
because, answered the tailor youth, "I feel thai
l was born for something better than mendine
Clothes" The memter talked further with him
and was so pleased with his frankness, his spirit
and the rare intelligence he eviuced, that he pro
cured him the appointment a.ao
The member is now Secretary Smith, of Indi
ana, and the youth General Burnside"
The story of Burnsides honorable dealing with
his creditors showing that the noby ambitious lac
was the father of the honest man, we find thus
told in Harper's Weekly:
In 1858 be resigned his rank in the army, and
devoted his time and energy to the manufacture
of the famous rife which bears his name Wher
Buchanan was elected to the Presidency, hi,
Secretary of War, Floyd, agreed with Burnside
to arm large portion of the army with his rifle
and induced him establish extensive factories fol
its manufacture. The works were no sooner com
pleted than another gunmaker offered Floyd pc
cuniary inducements to break bis contract with
Burnside, VINO was ruined in consequence. As
signing all his property to his creditors, Burn
side came to this city without dollar sold his
sword and uniform in Chatham street, went wes
in search of employment. He found it in the
Office of the Illinois Central, where as soon as his
energies and capacity became known he receiv
ed a salary of $4,000 year. OF this sum he
paid one half regularly 10 his creditors, until by
the help of timely legacy, he was enabled &c
| liuuidate his debts in full
, 1863-02-21
NO. 10.


LEADING QUEsTIoNs.-Orpheus G. Kerr
says that the female Southern Confedera-
cies, who wish to pass to the south of our
lines, are asked the following questions by
the officers of the Mackerel Brigade
For low many years has your age been
Just twenty-five?
How many novels do you consume per
week
Do you work slippers for the heathen?
If so, for what He then -.
What newspapers marriages and deaths
do you consider the best?
In selecting a church to attend, what col
cred prayer book do you find most becom-
ing to your complexion?
How much display of neck do ycu con-
slider necessary to indicate modesty which
shrinks from showing an ankle ?
Did you ever stoop to folly! or is it
Folly alone that stoops to you?
Did you. ever. eat as much as you wansad
at dinner when members Of the opposite
sex were present:
1t is also ordered that no female visitor
to the celebrated Southern Confederacy
shall carry more than eight large trunks
and bonnet for each month in the year;
and that no female shall pass the line whose
dimensions in full dress exceed the ordin-
airy space between two pickets, as the latter
will, on no account, be permitted to edge
away from their stations in this trying cri-
sis in the history of our distracted country.
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THE Two PORTRAITS. You have heard
the story of the Italian artist, who, meet
ing with child of fexquisite beauty, wished
to preserve its features for fear he should
never see such loveliness again. So he
painted the charming face upon canvas,
and hung it upon the walls of his studio.
In his somberest hours that sweet, gentle
countenance was like an angel of light to
him. Its presence filled his soul with the
purest aspirations. If ever find, he said,
a perfect contrast with this Geauteous face,
l viii paint that also and hang them side
by side, an ideal of heaven and hell.
Years passed, At length in distant land
he saw, in prison, the most hideous OBJ
ject he ever gazed upon-a fierce, haggard
fend, with glaring eyes and cheeks deeply
furroWed with lust and crime. The artist
remembered his VOW, and Immediately
painted picture of this loathesome form,
to hang beside the lovely boy. The con-
trast was perfect. His dream was realized.
What was the surprise of this artist, on in
quiring into the history of this horrid
wretch, to find that he was once that lovely
little boy Both of these pictures, the an
gel and the demon of the same soul, now
hang side by side in the Tuscan gallery
! Home Monthly. nn
, 1863-02-21
HENRY LAW

TORWARDING AND CONN TSSI0N Merchant,
i Front street. Portland, Oregon.
Importer and dealer in Eastern Wagon Timber
Hubs ,Spoles, Felloes, &c.
Also on hand and for sale General Assortment
of Oregon Produce. 0
A constant supply of the Celebrated Standard
Mills Flour on hand and for sale in lots to suit.
1v
, 1863-02-21
A Pacific Pirate.

From some of the officers of the United States
Revenue cutter Shubrck we learn that an attempt
(Which proved nearly successful, and possibly may
yet prove SOY was recently made in Victoria to
send to sea pirate to prey upon American com
merce on the Pacific 1t seems that the Hudson
Bay Company's steamer Thames; which arrived
from London few weeks since, is for sale and
deeming her well suited for their purpose, the
Secessionists of Victoria set about raising the
wherewth to purchase her. They succeeded in
obtaining all the money required save seven
thousand dollars, and at last accounts were at a
standstill for this amount. Should they obtain
complement of men for there is no scarcity of
idle and desperate characters in Victoria, who
would sooner cut throats than labor for a livel-
hood According to the programme of the pro-
ectors of this scheme, of the first exploits of
the pirates was TO be the capture of the Shubrick
and Joe Lane, which they designed also to con-
vert into pirates. That such a project as the
above has been suggested, we think there is little
doubt; but we are slow to believe in the sincerity
of those who proposed it. The Thames has an
armament of some eight or ten guns, several of
them heavy calibre, and could readily be convert
ed into rather formidable pirate.-P. s..
Herald
THE END OF A RUNAWAY MATcH.-A few
years ago the marriage of Miss Boxer, young,
beautiful and accomplished lady, with her fathers
coachman, John Dean, set all the scandal mon
gers of Gotham on end A sad addendlun to the
"strange eventful history" has now to be added.
After the marriage the couple, notwithstanding
their different 'bringng up" lived happily enough
together, in a small cottage over in Williamsburg
The husband obtained an office in the Custom
House, and saved money enough to open public
house at the foot of Grand street, Williamsburg
But alas for John Dean, he could not keep
hotel 1t is said "he was his own best customer" :"
and as natural result, he commenced treating
his wife badly.
II a short while all their money was spent, and
with poverty coming in at the door, love, usual,
few out of the window. John beat and abused
his wife, but all this she put up with until starva
ton stared her in the face, when she was COM
PEELED to ask admission into the Almshouse The
petition was granted, and the fashionable, elegant
and accomplished belle of the Fifth Avenue
few years ago-is now the associate of beggars
and paupers
INTERESTING TO DREssMAKERs.-Th Commis-
sioner of Internal Revenue has decided that
dress making is a manufacture, and as such, if car
ried on to an extent exceeding one thousand dol
lars per year, including price of goods, requires
| license. The dressmaker is required to make
monthly returns and to pay a tax of three per
cent. on the whole value of her Manufactures
When a dressmakef makes up goods belonging
to her customers, she is required to make return
OF the same, and to pay tax upon them but
she is authorized by the law (sec. 6O) to add the
tax to her bill for labor, and has lien upon the
dresses until the bill is paid.
, 1863-02-21
j. W. COOK.

NTANUFAC CTURER and Wholesale and Retail
WI Dealer in Tents, Awnings, Wagon Covers,
Ceilings and Sacks.P Portland, Oregon.
Tents, Awnings, and Wagon Covers, made to
order. --
Flour and Grain Sacks constantly on hand and
made to order.
Orders from distance promptly attended to-
All orders made returnable by the first conveyance.
ly
, 1863-02-21

TN MEYER, Manufacturer and Wholesale and re
II. tail dealer IN Lager Beer; Bread, Butter, Wa
ter, Boston, Sugar, and Soda Crackers; Pilot Bread
Pies, Cakes, &C., and dealer in Family Groceries
Fruits, Vegetables and Wines and Liquors.
Main street, Waa Walla, at the sign of Bakery
a few doors below Kyger g. Reece's lily
, 1863-02-21
DENTISTRY.

OHARLES HERZOG PRACTICAL DENTIST,
I has recently received new set of instruments,
and Dentistry material, and now feels well assured
that he can give better satisfaction than to those
who may patronize him. Charges moderate, and all
work warranted,
Office 4th door above the Union Hotel, Main street,
Walla Wala 2ly
, 1863-02-21

THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT.-A young girl
remarked,w when other girls were making fun of her
short skirts and pants, affecting to be much shock
ed at the exhibition thereof at party. "If you'd
only pull your dresses about your necks, where
they ought to be, they would be as short as
mine."
, 1863-02-21

WAR FRAzEs.-Josh Billings takes
logical WI Of war frazes:
g On tn Richmond that is tu sa, if the
kussed rebels will allow it.
Military Necessita. 10 ofisers and
gain of whiska to every privets.
Onloose the Dorgs Nv War" but
zle the darned critters if you don't some
body IL git hurt.
War of Exterminashun This fraze
belongs wholly to the kommissiare depart
mint.
+ e" Advance ard"-This is gard tha
hav tn hav in our arma to keep our fellers
from pitchin' into the enemy front'ards.
Rere Gard''-This is gard tina hav
to hav in our anna to keep our fellers when
they're surroundid from pitchin into the
enemy back ards
"Awl quiet on the Pot-omuck''-This
shows that our fellers are we'll fed and the
konsekent perfec subjeckshun there uu-
der.
Militaire trateja''-Tryin to reduce a
swamp by ketchin bilious fever out ov
it. -
2" Picxits These are chaps that are
cent out to borry tobacker NV the enema,
and to see if the kussed rebels has got
pass. .5 r.g 1T. l3 3anrn
, 1863-02-21

SOME Persons shame the devil, not by
speaking the truth, but by outlying him.
, 1863-02-21
DIR. BOATMAN
SON g. ODELL.

o. HUMAsON. JAS. A. oDELL'
A TTORNIEs AND COUNsELORS AT LAW,
N Daes Oregon.
Prompt attention given to collections and other
business placed in their hands.
March 90, 1862. 15ly
, 1863-02-21
HAMILTON & CoULsoN.

Attorneys and COunseIOrs at Law,
VNTILL attend the Cou1ts in Washington and Ore
w gon.
Cfice in c. s. Kingsley's brick building, Front St.
Portland. Oregon. jan. II 1853 2;5ly
, 1863-02-21
Amputation of a. Ladv;s Leo.

The edior of the London Lancet vouches for
The truth of the following statement:
Late one evening person came into our office
and asked 10 see the editor of the Lancet. On
being introduced TO our sanctum he placed bun
die upon the table, from which he proceeded tc
extract fair and symm metrcal lower extremity
which had evidently belonged to woman
"There !" said he, sis there anything the matter
with tnat leg Did you ever see a handsomerP
On having the meaning of these interrogatores
put before u.s. we found that it was the leg of the
wife of our evening visitor. He Had been accus-
toned to admire the. lady's leg and foot, of the
perfection of which she was, it appears, fully con.
scious. A few days before he had excited hei
anger, and they had quarreled violently, upor
which she left'the house, declaring she would be
revenged on him, and that he should never see
the objects of his admiration again. The next
thing he heard of her she was a patient in -
Hospital, and had had her leg amputated. She
had declared to the surgeons that she suffered in
tolerable pain in the knee, and begged to have
the limb remOved-a petition the surgeon com
piled with, and thus became the instrument of hel
absurd and selftorturing revenge upon her hus
band. r-.r ..-
, 1863-02-21

NEVER communicate your affairs to one
who seems anxious to learn them.
, 1863-02-21

BoNNETs.-The bonnets in which our
fashionable danes and damsels have framed
their faces for the promenade this winter
are not, to speak mildly, the perfection of
grace and beauty. They tilt skyward as if
each had received mischievous tip in front
or downward pull behind from some pass
ing woyfarer, and contain, between the fore
head and the peak, from a small measure
to half-peck of artificial flowers, ribbons
and velvet. Since the celebrated " sky
scrapers" of some thirty years ago, Fash
ion has never produced style of bonnet
so eminently ridiculous. We have yet to
see the woman who looks well in one Of
them-with one exception,
, 1863-02-21

Observation-Disclosures applied as pouf@
tice will eectsally cure the erysipelas. There is
not an instance known where it has failed to effect
cure when faithfully applied before the sufferer
was in a dying state Two or three applications
generally do the work.
, 1863-02-21

R e gular Line of Sta g e S
, 1863-02-21

A MINISTER putting his hand upon young
urchins shoulder, exclaimed, "My son, believe
the devil has got you" 81 believe so too was the
reply, "but guess he's not dangerous; that other
one pointing to a good looking young pIeacher)
put both arms around man, and she just
lannhnd
, 1863-02-21

ROB a man of bis life and you will be hung !
rob him of his hung and you may be applau-
ded.
, 1863-02-21

A MERCHANT S MAcBETHEAN DREAD
The Ghost Of bank-owe.
, 1863-02-21

ONE of the walters in the Phenix Hotel
at Lexington, KY, describes his experience
with the rebel officers who tarried there du
ring Bragg's invasion. He says, Ebry
one of dem rebels made his own money, and
dey was berry free wild it, coz dey know'd
it didn't cost muffin. One gemman give
me five dollars for brackin his boots, and
tole him he was berry kline; but if it was
all de same to him I'd rather hab dime.
He told me den 1 was Yankee Niger,
and he didn't glib me muffin"
, 1863-02-21

LAZY BoYs.-A lazy boy makes lazy man,
just as sure as crooked sapliug makes crooked
tree. Who ever yet saw boy grow up in idle
ness, that did not make shihless vagabond when
he become man, unless be had fortune left to
keep up appearances The great mass Of thieves,
paupers and criminals, have come to what they
are by being brought up in idleness. Those who
constitute the business part of the community
those who make our great and useful men-were
taught in their boyhood to be industrious.
, 1863-02-21

THE darkest hour of the American rev.
olution came on soon after the adoption by
the States of the Declaration of IndePen-
dence. 1t was soon after the terrible de-
feat on Long Island that the British Gen
eral I'owe and Admiral Lord Howe, acting
on behalf of the British Government
which, supposing the Americans tottering
under that defeat would make a comProm-
ise-invited committee from the Cont-
mental Congress to meet them at Point Am
boy. On that commit ee was ohm Adams,
who had different idea of compromise
from that of his descendant, Charles
Francis. When the committee entered the
presence Of the British General and Admi-
raj, who could not recognize their official
character, some embarrassment ensued.
Lord Howe said Gentlemen, we have
invited you to this conference, but do not
know in what capacity to regard you" ."
Adams Strengthened up and said Re
gard us in what light please except as the
subjects of George the Third p
, 1863-02-21

DIFFERENCE OF OPINIoN.-The mere
politician will tell you that the defeat of
his party is ruin to the country. Not so
sthe lurge-minded statesman. He takes the
matter philosophically. If the people have
made mistake, the people can and will
rectify it. They have pronounced in favor
of change of policy, and he is willing to
see the experiment tried. Such silent rev.
olutions are necessarily Incidental to popu-
lar government. In the right to accom-
plish them consists the essence of rational
liberty Where public opinion can be
peacefully ventilated through the ballot box
it rarely explodes in riot and disorder. Bal
lots supersede the necessity for barricades.