The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-04-28

large cities, and are the. summer homes Of
citizens.
Mr.. Edgarton's house Was small. and, only,
partly finished ct that; but his busy little
wife was an excellent housekeeper. and We
were quite charmed with their style Of liv-
ing, and so eager were we to do likewise,
that could, things have hpen in readiness We
should have commenced, housekeeping the
next day. But I was necessary TO- have a.
house before we could keep il. and. the. only
enc to be found consisted Of three room.
and an attic (devotsd to your humble ser:
vant). not al together IS large as one Of
Aunt Harr,et's psrlors.
":This is love in, . cottage, with z ven.
geance," said Hurry, AFTER trying 10 vain n
get 10 half the furniture provided by Uncle
John, and by his foresight sept before us.
Fanny. and, found that scrubbing aud,
securing made sad, havoc with white hands !;
but then We enjoyed it; novelties always
please children, you know. The third or
fourth day We began p think Of frdoi"g our
own cooking. We had been until then tho
guests Of our friend. Ms.7Eigarton. Alas,
for cookbook knowledge II proved ~ use-
less as our superabundant furniture. The
trouble was, We didn't have, and couldn't
get all the ingredients; but we h.dtwo prai
ric chickens. and resolved 10 begin on them
The first thing, OF course, WAS, 70 remove
the feathers; bat how to do il. We each
took one and began; pulling out feathers one
at timc h show work. At last, IN dispait,
went over to Mrs. Eigsrton's, and return.
ed with the important information that they
mus, y scsNedr We found the operation
easier. only my colleague scaldcd her hand
as we'll as the chicken. She bore it, though.
with true Spartan firmness. and, compress
ing her lips. ard fourishing the b uttehers-
knife, WAS about to sever Z. joint. when the
knife slipped and cut her finger. This cap
ped the climax. and she burst into tears
"B,o oo.oo. wish was at ho,ne."
"Ha. ha, har' laughed familiar voice.
81 thought It would he So" and Mr. Bent
lev stood in the open doorway, heartily en-
joyiug our discontinue.
"Riddv Ma'cny, at your service, sir"
said I, oourtesying,
swell, Biddy. d. you get some linen and
hind up your mistress wounds while at
tend to this"
II Was now our turn to laugh. for he &C
tually dressed those chickens, and msde us
some light biscuit and elegant cake, explain
ing each process in 30 simple manner.
! that we felt assured we could do Il ourselves
next time. Harry coming in sson, found
us IN high g'ee; and Mr.. Bentley explained
that he had kept banhesor's hall on his claim
during the intervals of court the was Dis
trict Ludgel. and had learned to do al these
things for himself.
But need I tell Of the pleasant year thai
followed. Household cares and household
pleasures, long rides over the prairie or
horseback. evenings at home. spent in read
ing and singing, finally. moonlight tets.H
tetes; and. lastly. visit east; the party con.
sisted of three. Harry couldn't leave his
natients. and Fan wac No. 8 this time.
p.s.-Juaags Renttley didn't know thai
he'd married an heiress, until Uncle Johr
began to talk Of settlements.
No G9WReR.aiioR 10 siavebold.
1 ers.
Henry Winter Davis Of Marvisnd. ont
Of the youngest. readiest, sharpest, and mos
RADICAL members ofthe present Nations.
House Of Representatives. uttered the fol
lowing in speech at Baltimore. the wee'
before tho late election Of delegates to the
MARYLAND Constitutionsi Convention. whic'
Pesn''ed IN GREAT emancipation triumph
| Why should anybody paw thems The!
have no claim in morals The United States
never granted them slaye pronerty. I
meralv said, if it runs awav. it shall he de
livered up,' but not that it the people o
Maryland ace AZ to repeal the law a'lowin!
slavery. the government Will continue t
consider as property what tho people
Maryland refuse any longer themselves +
cons,der a. property. and that they will "a,
- property for what the people Of Mary
and say stall No longer be property. Up
on what ground Is II, Il il = politica! ic
stitution. 1t is. like the tariff, which nov
twice or three times in the limit Of my life
has made and destroyed values inani,el.
greater than the value Of the slave propert,
Of Maryland.
South Carolina. and an the South, hav
ttwice N thrice. within the limit Of my life
rejqieed over the prostratioa ofs tariff sys
TEN, the mere repeal Of which effsced mill
ions and millions Of dollars throughout Al
Of New Rngland, and all the free states
but, did ever anvhol ly think that becaus
tha course Of politics had changed bscaqs
alaw which one Congress cav Al to p'ac
upon the statue book. another Congress ha'
seen At to repeal, therefore We mast compen
safe the broken manufacturers Of Massa
chussetts, and the iron dealers Of Rennsvl
vania, Or Nsrv'ands Yet that is sFse'l!
what We are asked to do now
Negroes are 2? more property by the la'
Of nature. than white men. White mel
agreed between themselves that hey shog''
hs "a regarded, and they tqok TIE chance
ofths insurance. and they insured them
.elysa beforehand .g.inst the damage Of tn