The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-01-06

take heed unto your ways o, ye people.
I'm the Country.
Gu Tuesday evening last a small party Of
'old folks" visited Mr.. Reuben Noble and
lady. The sleigh-ride of 8 miles was a
very pleasant one, and the welcome of the
old-style host and his estimable family
was as cordial as though we were all Of
the same blood and not made up of different
nativities and adverse political opinions.
A good thorough warming by an old.fash-
toned Fireplace, the first that we remem.
Der to have seen for the last ten years,
though the most comfortable and healthy
store that was ever in house-a universal
wetting Of the lips with the finest native
wines, lots Of good words and holiday
greetings, the dining hall was cleared of
furniture, the Pleasant Ridge (Dickens')
Band was announced, the ''previous ques.
ton" was moved, aud first four right and
left" started the dance. About thousand
young ladies of McGregor, ATTENDED by a
dozen young gentlemen, all drawn in
Four Horse Omnibus Sleigh, arrived at
10 o'clock and joined in the ceremonies.
After eating an Oyster and Quail supper, We
had more dancing and any amount of hap
piness, not the least of which was the graf
iication Of hearing the host sing the old
song of Twenty Years Ago." and many
other other excellent ones, accompanied on
the piano by his charming daughter. Take
it altogether it was pretty lively house
and party from till 2 wasn't it, REUBEN
WoMAN.-The world would he much
better if every man in it would study care
fully and reduce to practice the noble SEN
timents embodied in the following extract:
Let no man practice on woman pcrpct
ually the shameless 1alsehood ofpretending
admiration and acting contempt. Let them
not exhaust their kindness in adorning her
person, and asking in return the hunilia-
ton Of her soul. Let them not assent to
her very high opinion as if she was not
strong enough to maintain it against oppo-
sition, nor yet manufacture opinion for her
and force it on her lips by dctation. Let
them not cruelty her motives, nor ridicule
her frailty, nor crush her individuality, nor
insult her independence, nor play mean
jests upon her honor in conyivial companies,
nor handy unclean doubts of her, as a
wretched substitute of wit; nor whisper
vulgar suspicious Of her purity, which, as
compared with their own, is like the i'm
maculate whitencss of angels. Let them
multiply her social advantages. enhance
her dignity, minister to her intelligence,
and by manly gentleness be the champions
of her genius, the friends of her fortunes,
and the equals, If they can, of her heart.
Ninth Cavalry.
The Davenport Gazette of a late date
thus spoke of the Ninth regiment of Iowa
Cavalry:
Iowa has furnished many regiments Of
brave troops, which have reflected honor
upon the State by daring deeds Of valor on
hard-fought fields; but not one that he's
composed of better material than ihHr't the 9Th
c,valry. Nearly all the officers and large
proportion Of the enlisted men are veterans,
having seen from nine to eighteen months
Of active service. Though their departure,
after organization had been completed, was
necessarily hurried, their firm step and adj
mirable time, as they marched through
the streets without music, clearly demon
strated singular uniform capacity for the
service. Generally, they arc strong, hardy
body of men, and certainly their appear
ance was as imposing as any that has yc
left the State. A bright record Of brillian
ACHE vements may he expected from them
TURKEY.-St Paul was an excellent ma,
and so was St. Patrick; Paul Egbert o
Monona is pretty fair man barrin the pol
tiles; John Paul Jones was whale on III
ocean, but it takes "BlW' Paul of Bull
Head to raise turkeys Our annual presen
for January /, 1864 from this kind frien'
and secular saint Of ours weighed abou
Is lbs, and was as fat as Col. Walker G
Milwaukee, or Maj II. of Fayette county
1t made feast for the whole TINES corp
from the Devil down to the Proprietor.
lady partners included, and there was a
> most enough left to gobble defiance at
common turkey. Bill Paul, Mrs. Paul An
their son Edward, just draw on this offic
for any favor that seemeth good, and SCI
if We don't respond IN All Russia couldn
have captured that turkey.
The OurslDE.-We devote the outsid
. of this issue to the Army almost exclusive
~. Read the letters from the boys; tn
- communicati ton signed ". IT," the thre
> pieces Of original poetry, particularly thu
one addressed to Maj. Drummond-it
we'll written-cr editable to the authores
), (once a resilient of McGregor) and yer
" complimentary to the Major. "Revillo''
% now resident of McGregor:
County SEAT.-We are told there al
. not enough names on the McGregor pet
= ton to justify the Board Of Supervisors
ordering vote. The intense weather {
4 the past week prevented a proper canva:
+ Of the many townships; this can be rem
;, died before the June term. 1t is told /,
y that Guttenburg Jefferson Township
y furnished only 60 names for the McGreg'
petition.
e RECRUITING Town Council Of NJ
lie Gregcr he's offered an additional bounty
500. See the ordinance. On Monda
10 night meeting was held and two recruit
obtained. On Tuesday Committee Ohm
IF bus-rigged passed through both McGreg
cities with music and banners drummir