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The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-17
Asnght Mistake.

Some men make fortunes by . dint
Of energetic perseverance, and economy,
some become wealthy by inheritance.
while others marry rich, The latter is
decidedly preferable to some, when the
lady is pretty, amisble and intellectual
So thought the young man whose sue.
cess, or want of success in this line We
chronicle.
During the course Of the war a citizen
Of Delaware saw and admired q damsel
who had left the South, sliensted from
her fathers roof on account of her
" Union sentiments as she stated, SAID
father being q wealthy resident Of
stanton. he sympsthized with her in
her exile for opinions sake, snd with
the attraction of money cOurted and
married her.
The war having ceased, q few days
since he arrived in Stanton and re-
paired TO the parental demicil, 70 make
himself known as the s~onin-lRw, and
70 get his share of the fathers wealth
(his right in hand.
Reader, we leave you 10 imagine his
chagrin when he was informed that IN.
stead Of being the son~inlaw, his wife
was Of negro extraction, aud had only
been the former servant Of the gentle
man, and that his experience in the
marrying line hRd resulted in practical
m-iscegenatiOn instead ola fortune. He
left these parts suddenly, q saddeT bu.
doubtless a wiser man.-NaaEtoE RaNai
eaior.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-17

The London Times is becoming sensi-
bic. The following is a passage from
one Of its leading articles, published
July %;
at must be said 10 the credit Of
President johnson that in spite OF the
tumult Of excitable counsellors, ne has
hitherto maintained his own way with
RTadcaoe and trisdoR, and we, who have
experienced similar difficulties, ought
not 70 withhold our sympathy from him
in his trials, nor u appreciation Of his
success Imagine n vast territory
which possessed at the same time the
worst characteristics Of Ireland sae the
West Indies, and we may have some
saint idea Of President JOhnsan's task
Of government
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-17
LADIRG DEPARTMENT.,

Whsre attentive Clerks vii be Pleased to show.
the latest a. veltes, among which Is superb lot Of
real French Imported Hair-nets, De sol pure al h1a-'
pres, and several other beautfalstyles. Cur
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-17

a Partisan journal says The Lon
don season tins year has taken away
rying msn-Count W and Count
x The journal adds "ltisdin-
cultto resist the gfaee and the beauty
Of the seasons JaRes dobataatss-the
beauties Of the high arist0CTaey but
slasi they r more sedncing than
rich" IL says q Paris correspondent,
English parents would only give their
daughters money before their deaths,
instead of dividing their property in
their wills, many more English young
ladies would marry foreigners If that
be desirable A Frenchmsn cannot
understand marrying the most Iovely
woman without a dowry.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-17
No Norfolk fYirpinial Pogt Of th.

The Norfolk (Virginia) Post ofthe
4th Gays: "There is a marked differ
ence between the political sympathies
Of the people of Norfolk and the pub,
lie sentiment in other portions of the
State and the South. Here there is a
real and undisguised Union feeling
among the majority OF the people.
There are no repinings over the down
fall Of the Consistency, and no dispO-
sition is manifested, 10y either the mass
Of the people or the leaders of public
opinion, TO oppose the march of events,
and place themselves in an antsgonisuc
position to the Government Our eiti-
zsns are real Unionists, as a general
thing, and are contented 70 b. consid
cred as such"
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-17

A Washington correspondent ofthe
Richmond Republic says that the Pres,
ident is determined that service in the
rebel cause shall not be made 8 test ia
the elections South, but that they shall
proceed on an entirely loyal basis.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-17

The principal hotels Of Boston we're
visited, 3 few days since, by the Inter
nal Revenue officers, who seized their
entire stocka Of cigars, for alleged Yio-
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-17

B. sasAoa4 3 Ass.essa7ost rssas1r5, he
undersigned. The ssnsrsl subscsipan Agent FOR
TIE sale Of Uuitsd stiiea ssouEifsIs oasrs @ ne
public ne fhifd sesss Of Treasury Notes. bearing
seven and efss-tsashs psrcsot. interest pr an
nun, known Is The q i'a
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-17

Fayette MoMullen, Of Va, hns az
piled to the President Cor pardon, Gov.
BroEnloW ought 10 pass on his claims.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-17

Il Col Won Shrader is on a visit to
Cincinnati The Gazette says he will
probably be retained in the r~eppls,
army.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-17
RIngs, sets Of Hiayg a..

ITO Be disposed Of a. ONE DOLLAR eaehA
= without regard 70 value, and not 10 DO paid for
untl you noE What you kre 70 receive, A
OtF ineucNnents are the Eeatst evaroferedsbf
obtaining good Jewtiry at low prices.
Certihcases Of sl the articles named in our circn-
lar are pct into enYeloFES, ssaled mp and uixel
and when ordered, are draan, WA1ont regard %
choice, and sent By mail, tree of expense, giving al
= ar ehasea- II W hea y at5o1F opueh %
een1 0ee Dollar l0r the arlice or nofs aATIsFAC-
TfoN Is GU1R6NTEEDjn All eases snd A. there
are NO BLANK. Is y impossible tor auF one q xas
ceive less than the value Of their money.
Our Ia ceuqrses k0,0o arHcies, Falned 9
rom 3 = IS eech, cdns1dn9of Gents nd La
eies' Soa sedklFsr HentnEC5ed RatrHs ., M
nistcfe MAgieaennF nd knsp Locke oFai sud'
Chased Gold Bracelets, Geld Pens with silver
mounsed Ebony holders, Gold Pens with silver ex-
t<nsion cases ana pencils, Gold Tooth end E2
Picks, Chased and Stone set Ring, Bosom studs,
uouf softars and Clesas Pihs, Gsntf Mssoke
Pms and Rigs. LAdies Belt Buckles. Gold Thin
bles, Coral, Opal, Set ard Pearl sets 81 Ladies,
Jewelsy, vEriely q styles Of Ear Drops md Brooch
e, Chate aine and Long Guard Chains, Gents Vet
and Neck cheHA 6sldaEd 5st ReEolsiag trgoeh
A circular ecnlkininx liz Or articles, 80 t1s
| IiHrsAI INuu.E EMS AND PEEnIuns We offer IN
\ sra Ing Guhas Wh q seaf ire Snfh cersifkatss
. Gems. I've Or 8, thneen ff : nhty fhfee isr
S., one hundred hg Sl6 Our central ~locatioR
hnBgs rs near he most rnp'e Foi7tsf ~ Al or
ders promptly filed EndErsarcd ~ rtarE mail
Agents va.tsdin every town sndcognty
1dSress- PACKARD 4 co.
SweztFsurA s. Cadansfs oho.
~
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Landreth & Son,
Education

mHE nndarigned - ePel re SEX 81
y ha EnaIis6, Ciaaslcal SO AAllen Il s9i
"a aeA1 "a septanher, 1858. ard continue y "
AZ ia az Jdiv. fes4 EleT fdan Nut p cees =,
nromote TIE moral and iBtelectM
atl - sbcokstorf ~
Nfessrs Barr o.. Pubs square
Reons IN The Scufh-easi cofnef oi - ~
hTeeriaB Church, Euiranee iIon rp6aa
2n#<lmP
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-17

ApnopOs Of Scion Single the follow
ing is circulating in London When is
fish out Of water Ike q celebrated
American lm~personatiop When it is
q sole-Onshingle. I
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-17

Mrs Spaulding and her little daugh-
ter were killed by lightning at Jackson,
Mississippi, on the 2Sth nit.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-17
Oriental Pearl Drops.

NOR Identifying the complexion. efseiually re
ID moVug
Tan, Freekles. Blotches, and sfVing the shn an
elegsnt fmOothress noteasly attained BY sEy other.
Ts use srnong Ladies Of Fashion in the East gives
Ia a eharssier Tor sfhcacy which al onee stamps il as
infinitely superior tor the toilet Of sny lady.
Gan he Obtained from any resPectsble drug store,
and also wholesale OF otherwise from the Proprie-
tons,
HURLEY, RUDDLE AGO.
Corner seventh and Green streets Louisville.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-17

.r a a elans bssns NJ
a Cl-1ms insti I'D anaer scA
80 80. SO S. o. Mare c.d
cal OrlT - sr "a mounts q awards,
eete5 1, Wdnam prT r. hccr1er a9d
saigpsson eeAr
.onsr5on ii sad ciama r..
@ oss Is Ansa , On - @rnN & cedz
y. g s4~s LIN ~ fSEk sansa~.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-17
T~eEtsuEr D~uaEuHEsI, D
Once q n Comptroller q ne currsnJ, Z

MasdnKic1, June ~ $50
Ery1FR Rlai y aIsketorT eTidsncs presented
w 70 he ana srsigued, Is bas been maze p eP-
psar thst sfTHE THIRD NATIONAL BANK o.
NASHVILLE" / \ ne cry q nashville 10 ne
coDatY e + Ds5ld9 a. aEd Safe of Tennessee, has
So drif orzans "a under SOD lcoordlnE 70 ne
rsquife neris Il & e Act q Cu1gressi enutsd sac
Aci 70 provide q iatcns Currencys secured b .
pisipa II Ouitsd q tztes bunda, acd % provide for
ths CFsuisnan nd redempfua tae.aof approved
Ju1e 81, 1884, a1f 81 complied Fth AZ tne PROV
sions 81 fald At - gaired % - co1pled gtn -
foFs ~eomHene.nE a . bus1ezs q b&nking unaei
Nos. theresrs. ]. Frssman Czrks. Conpiq4s
a fhs cnueney.do ersby ceruy thsf -Ihs Ln
National hank 81 ~ shFlie," iu IL ely o. -
vile, In the corrfy . DaFdsoE, md 1sfn "a
nessee. l. a~uth0nNafeo c0nmeuce te
Baskinr undsr h - nloresaid. -
- In testz cay whereo .@5e-nfh
(cr NhN1n All ed OF once
GTb-s" lass i TSFsEEaAs cL4skE
s n 1ot~iiss b tho cnrrsneJ.
nvf8 b. opeaed for buai-
ne soots 49, day.. Of shieh ane no
ice WI b gwen. qaR JONAS caah@.
sZ7-an- ECt5 BaPs ro'SIJ
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-17

rARax GovERNAENT SALE
Ms

ri
nRex eovERNAENr SALE
STEAMBOATS,. BARGEs. NpsHrR-YARn.
ftL5 ouAnTrnrAsrn GrsfsA1as ofncs,a
NksnISeres, Dc.s July ~ 80
sssed Proposals are invited md VII b received
a. ne oiace . fhe QqaFferaestsf eeefrA tprresu
a. fail md Rivsr Tdnspofntion1, az W~nsDlngttD,
D. q, until the first day OF September next, az Y
O'clock. NJ, for the purchase ofthe oloHlng named
Steemboata. Barges' and osher nrope ty;
SIDE Ehal Stsana ~shekmauA ngahsred
sids-wneeI steAmsr snassids, registered tonnage
SIDE Wheel teGnsr Thomas. registered tonnage
SIDE shssl steamer sheTnn, Fse~isssEssi9nnsgs,
side-wheel steamer Wauhstchie, registered toi-
sids-whseI steamer KnoxvHls. registered tonnage
sSde-wheel steamer Dunbar (ursekh. registered
sfein.aheel steamer Kingston, registered ton
sssrn.whse steamer Kenessw. registered tonnage
Stern wheel stsaner bridgeport registered ton
Mage, lsf tons.
tsrn-shesl steamer oh'on, registered tonHsga
Stern Wheel steamer Missionary registered ton
na gssrhgaRssl steamer chatssnoosa, registered
Il U".1 o HLALH "L
steIn-Whee stsaner Atlanta registered tonnge,
22l tons.
sids.whcel steamer Resaea registered tcunAge,
sids-whes stsansr Lockout. registered tonnage,
us tons rlT trrr. rnf vaa
side-sheeI aesnerstoae River. registered ton
mage, "a tons. u
SIDE wheel steamer clInch, registered tonisger
- tons. +
Also, seven ca 6uuaale BaFges.
One Row BoaL aud one Model Barge
Alof which can be seen Ct Chattanooga, Tenn.
a. any time prior 70 the dayof falG aN
Also, for NE buiidiDgss wsys, ftapopary manine'
~ snd appertenances IN the United States Ship,
4 buudiDg Yard a. chatsarooaas sfadf tafl sf4f1i
ia de cipton OF Whieh can Be seen s. the
Offices Of the Q~Gsrternazters Of Transportation al
GrcinnaE, Louisville, Nashville 81 Aophs, ssd q
Proposass are invited forsach boat or barge sepa
rtely the name OF the beat or description d The
barge 70 De dee grated inthe proposal.
A fdl description Of the properly may Be oean'
ed on spplioatont 70 BreyetC olOEel Arthur Edpnrcsl
40 III. st. Louis, No.
Each envelope contrasting 4 bid should be sealed
snd endorsed Proposal f9r steamers Bsrges and
Rad and kiEer Tfanspoftstpln,T and addfeesed "a
Dc = 1a9n ~
Payment to be made in United States currency
upon the acceptance Of any proposal, ana prer u
ne delivery Of tho property.L A5..isA
ThA government reserves the right ~ Withdraw
any Of the above property and 70 reject proposals
if deemed too low.
BY order Of the Quartsrmaster General
ls14 70 LEWIS B.. PARSONS,
Brig. Geasraland Chief Of RAJ and River Trans
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Military Claim Agsncr.
JOHN HE'LL,
Oats csp,. r7ta .. L.

OFFICERRS Monthly and Quarterly Papsnn
" Musasr-out Rolls promPay executed.
Particular attention gwen to the ~eolectoa
clsims for commisasry andQasnsfmasfss stous
Vhsthez receipted for o. not
Claims Tor Pension. BENNY, Arrears of Eay Pm
Money, pay for Horses lost IN service together
Win just demands aeainst The UMtsd slaa
to md pnompey o0ilscted.
Vouchers procured Tor memorandEm reespA
Vouchers formal OF Informal, collected.
omcsrs Qnartermasasr and Ordinance RssuFus
20 matisr how cOnPHostst. sxsouisd n = ~
days
OmssnsR Pay Accounts made OUT
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-17
WHITE GOODS.

Plain and Fsrey saissee, Checked Muslins, Nan
socks, Jnconet, Tuck Muslin, Ruled do, Irish
Linen, Tabis Linens. Towels, Linen Countries.
plsin and fncy, = rdseye Diapers, Linen Handker-
cd els, Hecisatch do. hne Hmbrcidared Sets, Real
and VsleBcinin Collars, Grape Sets, Swiss E5ginss.
Jaoonat do, inseTiings, 1afietts Ribbons in al
widths and In Ell colorS Silk BelinRs, Buckles
tsone ming new Corses, Velvet Ribbons. etc, etc.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-17

The cholera has appeared at valentis.
Spain 8l8I
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-17

THE undersigned having opsned > Veterinary
Hasuaf : -Eronf 8reHf HloWs tbs
GA BdeFe AEdns repcul3 4fAB tie 80
uasgae ~ sl nd ~
q gsEFsness pttasl
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-17
HAVE sTOzE


HAVE IN sTOzE
1900 Barrels KanAwha Salt 2 buahsl bis
$50 " hall tbs. and kegs n. Q, Cfp'n'a
and 0oGee sugar.
60 Bag prime R3o nd Jaa codos.
loo Boxes STAR caaaiss.
90 DO DO 90.
- Boxes Eoap, assorted.
50 Ea MacksrsL
80 Haif bbis. Mackeroi.
200 KEGS Nals. escorted.
100 Barrels extra Family FloaE
De Rsams Wrugpiag Paper, assore4
A $50, Staple py Goods, Boota ard hhoea
"a ouesrsEare5 Tnsares BardHars
CesnfRs, Dye hfu1t, Wlnd0E 6tassl 20. -.
iues, aadtisrF, Woota4aars, Robeneola
boa county Wnlskes and hue1, 10
ndelea. - Of Ehch ] vi 80 ~ re-
Country sad CITY 5oysrs 81 smsl 49, 6efers
pesguIy ek a. eraminanon
NJ. n. ~PARMELE,
s~,sHvILEE. TENEEssEE.
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DlssOTdtiOa Of COpaFnershIp.

hgrol ~ NAsHyILLE, TESN., August J. 1863.
nEEfrmo OF Tiliosd s Hsysis this daydissolved
By mutual consent ". H. 1ulord Is aiooe
authorized 70 use the name q he hrm IN hqusda-
tiOa. BE assumes AZ the liabilities and VA eonees
ali amounts due said hrm- laugo-u
H a
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FERxs 81 suBscEIPFIon.
81 oF ADTERfBIks.
10 ADVERTISERS N BETAIL
TRE RArEs WILL az As Fo=LoWss

Adrerizmeats in the specia Cclun1n. FIRST time,
rom I 70 s lines, g Oo-each addiEoasi lins, ~
cents; subsequent inserlonarlO cents per line. Ia
local Column, FIRST time, from I % 5 lines. 81 o.
each additional line, &c cent?; sunstoIant irseT-
tons, Is ceats pei ine.
All Advertisements oecupyinE apeda position,
and ali double column adVerlseDeniz, VII BE-
charged ssH per cent. advance on regular rates.
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AENouNoKNENTs oF oLNpIDATEA

VIII be charged ct the regular advertising ratss
and must l~Evaazbly Be peid 4 advance, or no N
Herion made
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-17
REFEssHGES.

Hoa william G. BroEnloE, Governor a. Ter.
nessee.
Brig. Gen. lanes P. BroNsloH. Adiutant General
Of Tennessee.
Major 6easraI q. D. Stanley, en- Army Corps
MAJOR General George v. bloneman, knoEHdle,
Tenn.
Byt. Major General R. W. johnson, PULASKI
Tenn. .-
june25-sme
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For State %
FOR Civ 3 90
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-07-13
An Unkind Tear.

When I used to tend store at the
Regulator, in Syracuse, the old gen
tleman comes round one day, and he
says:
"Boys the one that sells the most
'twixt now and Christmas, gets vest
pattern for present. :
Maybe we didn't work for that vest
pattern. I tell you there were some tall
stories in praise of goods just about
that time but the tallest talker and the
one that had more cheek than any Of us
was certain Jonah Squires, who room
ed with me- He could talk dollar out
of mans pocket when the man had in
tended to spend only siapence; and the
womel-Lord bless you, they just hand
ed over their pocket books to him and
let him lay out what he liked for them.
One night Jonah woke me up with:
"By Josh, old fellow, if you think
that eres got any cotton in it, I'll bring
down the sheep it was cut from and
make him swear to his own wool 'Twont
wear out either-wore pair of pants
that kind O. stuff myself for years, and
they as good as when first put them
on Take it at thirty cents, and say you
don't owe me anything. Eh to dear
Well, call it twenty-eight cents. What
do you say? Shall | tear it off? All
right, it's bargain"
| could feel Jonah's hands playing
about the bed clothes for an instant,
then rip tear went something or an
other, and I hid myself under the blank
cts, perfectly convulsed with laughter,
and sure that Jonah had torn the sheet
from top to bottom.
When I woke up next morning
found-alas; unkindest tear Of all-that
the back of my night shirt was split
from tail to collar band .
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-07-13
The Little Cup of Tears.

We find the following North German
legend in ''Thorpe's Yule-tide Stories, :"
one of Bohn's Antiquated Stories. 1t
is too beautiful to remain in the sole
possession Of antiquaries:
"There was once mother and a
child, and the mother loved this her
only child with her whole heart. and
thought she could not live without it (;
but the Almighty sent great sickness
among children, which seized this little
one, who lay on it's sick bed even to
death Three days and nj ghts the
mother watched and wept, and prayed
by the side of her darling child, but it
died. The mother now left alone in the
wide world, gave way to the most vio-
lent and unspeakable grief;;' she ate
nothing and drank nothing. and wept,
three long days and three long nights
without ceasing, calling constantly upon
her child. The third night as she thus
sat overcome with suffering, in the place
where her child had died, her eyes
bathed in tears, and faint from grief,
the door softly opened, and the mother
started, for before her stood her depart
ed child. It had become a heavenly
angel, and smiled sweetly as innocence,
and was beautiful as the blessed. 1t
haL in its hand small cup that was al
most running over, SO full it was. And
the child spoke 90! dearest mother,
weep no more for me the angel of
mourning has collected in this little cup
the tears which you have shed for me.
If for me you shed but one tear more, it
will overflow, and [ shall have no more
rest in the grave and no more rest in
Heaven. Therefore O dearest mother!
weep no more for your child /; for it is
we'll and happy, and angels are its COM
panions.' 1t then vanished. The moth
er, shed 70 more tears that she might
not disturb her child's JOY in Heaven
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-07-13
How a Dead Man came to Life.

A miraculous escape from the horrors
of actually being buried alive has just
taken place in New Orleans. A person
by the name of Martin was supposed to
have died from disease of the heart, and
to every outward appearance was dead.
The attending physician had given his
certificate of burial, certifying to the
cause of death, and the supposed corpse
bad been prepared. shrouded in the hab-
iiments of death and encofined. Near
and dear ones had shed tears over the
loss of one whom they supposed dead,
and whose body had been carefully pre-
pared for the silent precints Of the tomb,
when the fortunate thought suggested
itself that the body should be embalmed.
The necessary steps were taken, the
coffin carefully closed up, and the body
sent to an embalming establishment
Here the process Of embalming was in
due time entered upon. It appears that
in the process which preserves the body
from immediate decomposition the pre-
serving quality is infused into the main
arterty of the arm. The incsion with
a lancet is in the same manner as in the
case of blood letting. The embalmer
had commenced his work by making the
necessary incision, and to his surprise
he discovered blood slowly oozing from
the vein. He knew there must be life
where blood would flow, and desisted from
his work Of embalming. In a few minutes
more there was a slight motion Of his
body, and presently the man in the coffin
made an effort to raise himself, and, with
assistance, did rise up and speak
Gentle restoratives were administered,
and he desired to know how it was that
he found himself in a coffin clothed with
shroud. His friends, to their utter
joy, were advised of what had taken
place, and he was sent to the hospital
instead Of the grave, where he is in a
fair way of recovering. This is, indeed,
q miraculous escape from the clutches of
death.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-07-13
M iSc nv
From Dickens Once-a- Week
The Three Wishes.

There was once a wise emperor who
made law that to every stranger who
came to his court, fried fish should
be served. The servants were directed
to take notice, if the stranger had eaten
the fish to the bone on one side he
turned it over and began on the other
side. If he did, he was Immediately
seized, on the third day thereafter he
was put to death. But, by great
stretch of imperial clemency, the culprit
was permitted to utter one wish each
day, which the emperor pledged him
self to grant provided it was not to spare
his life. Many had already perished in
consequence of this edict, when, one
day, a count and his young son presen :.
ted themselves at the court The fish
was served as usual and when the count
had removed all the fish from one side,
he turned it over,a and was about to COM
mence on the other, when he was seized
and thrown into prison, and was told of
his approaching doom. Sorrow stricken
the counts young son besought the en-
peror to allow him to die in his place !;
favor which the monarch cheerfully
accorded him. The count was accor-
dinghy released from prison, and the son
was thrown into his cell in his stead
As soon as this had been done, the
young man said to his goaler," ,"Y ou know
| have the right to make three demands
before [ die; go and tell the emperor
to send me his daughter and priest to
marry us. The first demand was not
much to the emperors taste, neverthe-
less he felt bound to keep his word ,and
he therefore complied with the request,
to which the princess had no kind of
objection. This occurred in the times
when kings kept their treasures in a
cave, or in tower set apart for the
purpose, and on the second day of his
Imprisonment the young man demand
ed the kings treasures. If his first
der and was bold one, the second was
not less so; still an emperor's word is
sacred, and having made the promise, he
was forced to keep it; and the treasures
of gold and silver and jewels were
placed at the prisoners disposal On
getting possession of them. he distribu-
ted them profusely among the courtiers,
and soon made host of friends by his
liberality.
The emperor began now to feel ex-
ceedingly uncomfortable. Unable to
sleep, he arose early on the third morn
ing and went with fear in his heart to
the prison to hear what the third wish
was to be.
"Now," said he to the prisoner, "tell
what your third demand is, that it may
be granted at once, and you may be
hung out of hand, for | am tired of
your demands"
Sire" answered the prisoner, 81
! have but one more favor to request of