The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-12-03

went, instead of meeting with admiration
and appreciation, she was subjected to
scCrn and detestatiOn. She stood this con-
duct nsanfaliy for two years, but found that
instead Of instructing the public mind as
to what was the proper, healthful, sensi-
bic style OF woman's dress. she was look
ed upon as a mOnomaniac and treated with
derision. Physically she obtained COM
fort by the dress, but mentally she endur-
ed torture. Between the body and the
mind there was strong contest, but at
length the mind conquered. She returned
that time has enjoyed a beatific state of
existence. She related her sorrows for the
edification Of her sisters, and to teach them
that II they were earnest upon the great
subject of dress reform, they must endure
many ills for conscience sake.
A STORY OF GENERAL SHERMAN.-The
Baltimore Clipper tells the following story
A distinguished official who was lately
at the headquarters Of Gen. Sherman, gives
ms the following anecdOte of the latter, in
the necessity under which he lay of sitting
in judgment on q certain class of men in
Atlanta. when that place was being evacu-
ated by the citizens. Writing as, our friend
says:
Let me give you q little incident which
took place in my presence at Sherman's
headquarters in Atlanta:
You will remember that an order was
promulgated directing all civilians to leave
Atlanta North or Soutb) within twelve
days. The day Of it's issue . gentleman
entered Sherman's office and enquired for
the General. The latter answered in this
way, very promptly, II am General Sher-
man." The colloquy was very nearly as
follows:
Citizen-General, ara Northern man.
from the State..of Connecticut; have been
living at Atlanta for nearly seven years !;
have accumulated considerable property
citizens to leave in twelve days. came to
sec II you would make an exception in my
case. l fear, il leave, my property will
be destroyed.
Gen. S6erman-what kind Of property
do you own, sir? Perhaps will make an
exception in your case.
Citizen-I own q block Of stores, three
town, and . foundry.
Gen. Sherman-Foundry, eh! what have
You been doing with your foundry7
Citizen-Been making castings.
Gen. Sheyman-What kind Of castiugs9
Shot and shell, and all that kind Of thinR7
Citizen-Yes, have made someshot and
shell.
Gen. sherman-You have been making
shot and she'll to destroy your country,
have you? and you still claim favor on &C.
count of being q Northern man? Yes, sir;
will make an exception in your case; you
shall go South tomorrow morning at sun
rise. Adjntant, see that this order is
carried out. Orderly, show this man the
door.
Citizen-But, General, can't 60 North :
Gen. Sherman-No, sir; too many Of your
class there already, sir.
ROMANCE AND REALITY.-The story of
Bob Briefly, in the play called the Ticket
of-Leave Man." finds q curious illustration
from real life in the following police report,
which appears in a late English paper:
'At the Warwickshire sessions, on the
10th of Oct, George Haynes, twenty five,
was charged with having, at Stratford- on.
Avon, on the 18th of August last, stolen
two-pounds weight Of beet. The prisoner
pleaded guilty, and asked TO make Il state
ment. The chairman having remarked
that he had been previously sentenced to
penal servitude at Gloucester assizes for
HOUSEKEEPING, the prisoner said that was
really true. He committed the offeuse
when he was only eighteen years Of age,
and was sent to Gibralter, to the penal set
Element there. After having been impris-
oned for three years and a halt, his conduct
had been 80 satisfactory that he had been
with returned to England, and did all he
could to obtain an honest livelihood. After
working for four years in Warwick, during
part Of that time he had attended regular
~ at All Saints Church, Emscote, and as
sisted In the choir, he went to reside at
StratfOrd, got work, and attended the par
ish church at Charlecote, singing in the
choir. All things went on well with him
and with his family for a long time. One
day, one Of the Stratford police, named
Weston, called upon him, and asked If be
had ever been transported. He declined
at first to answer the question, but ulti-
mately admitted that such was the case.-
From that time his prospects were blight
ed. He was dismissed from the choir at
Charlotte Church, and lost his place. In
every way he was being hunted down and
oppressed. At the time he took the meat,
his wife and children were in starving
|conditiou, and he took the meat for them.
"Rev. T. u. Dickens, of Emscote, sent a
letter, testifying to the prisoners charac-
ter as being honest, sober, and in every
way respectable. Mr.. Kinnersly expressed
prisoner had made. IF it was true, and up
on the face of the facts it seemed probable,
the policeman had exceeded his duty. for
he ought not to have interfered with him at
all. The prisoner seemed to have conduct.
ed himself creditably. and the former of
Tense might have been considered buried in
oblivion, Both he and his brother magis-
been hardly dealt With, and, under the cir
cumstances, he would only be sentenced to
fourteen days hard labor.
Admiral Fitzroy Is now one Of the won
ders of Great Britain. He sits in his office
near London, and every morning receives
detailed Geographic reports from all prom
inent points regarding all the meteorologi-
cal phenomena of the day, and combining
them, he is enabled to predict with great
accuracy the weather for the next few
days. This he does, and telegraphs his
prediction back for the guidance of marin
ers. Sometimes, of course, he is mistaken,
but as a general thing he is surprisingly
correct. But that he can do this is GER
tainly one of the great triumphs Of modern
meteorological science.
4 curious contribution to the Sailors
Fair at Boston, is the Life Of Christ" the
gift Of o convict at the State Prison. It's
author is imprisoned for term of fifteen
years, for forgery, and he has worked upon
1t in his cell after prison hours for labor for
two years. It Is an account of the life Of
%l,n Csoxyinr at O0uoifora blo 1QnUfh n tho