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HOW JONES POPPED THE QUESTION.

| Too bashful to "pop the question: in the
usual way, Major Jones persuades his
sweetheart to put up a stocking, which
will hold a couple of bushels, on the night
that Santa Claus pays his visits. receiving
her promise to keep for ever what he gave
her In this the gallant and loveorn Maj
contrives to introduce himself at the witch
ing hour of night" But we will let the
Major speak for himself
remained up till midnight and when
they were all gone to bed | softly went in
to the back gate and went up to the porch,
and thar, shure enutf, was a great big meal
bag hanging to the jce 1t was monstrous
unhandy to get to it, but was determined
not to back out. So | set some chairs OH
the top of the bench and got hold of the
rope and let myself down III the bag but
just as l was getting in, the bag swung
against the chairs, and down they went
with terrible racket But no body didn't
wake up but Miss Stalliness' CRATE big dog,
and here he cum ripin' and tarin' through
the yard like rath, and round and round he
went tryin' to find out what was the mat
ter. | sot down in the bag and didn't
breathe louder than kitten, for fear he'd
find me out. The wind began to blow 'bom-
Unable cold, and the old bag kept turning
around, swinging so as to make me sea
sick as the mischief | was afraid to move
for fear the rope w0uld break and let me
fall, and thar sot with my teeth rattlin
like had the ager
1t seemed it would never come daylight,
and do believe if didn't love Miss Mary
so powerful. | would have froze to death
for my heart was the only spot that felt
warm, and it didn't beat more an two licks
mint, only when thought how she would
be surprised in the mornin' and then it
went on a canter. Bimeby, the cussed old
dog came on the porch. began to smell
about the bag, and then he barked like he
thought he'd treed somethin'. Bow, WOW
WOW !" sez he Begone you ab0minablc
fool, sez |, and felt all over in one spot,
for | 'spected he'd nip me and what made
it worse ! didn't know whereabouts he'd
take hold Bow, WOW, wow " Then
tried coaxing Come here good feler,
sez l. and | whistled little to him bat ii
was no use There he stood and kept up
his eternal whinin and barkin' all the night
couldn't tell when daylight was breakin',
only by the chickens CROWN and | was
monstrous glad to hear em, for if I'd had
to stay one hour more, don't believe Ia
ever got out of that bag alive"
| They got him in the morning, covered
with meal and almost frozen But Miss
Mary does not refuse his present And he
says, L" tell you what it was worth hang
ing in bag from one Christmas to another
to feel as happy as / have ever since
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FAST YOUNG LADIEs--In order to be a fast
young lady, it is necessary to lay aside all
reserve and refinement everything that
savors of womanly weakness to have no
troublesome scruples, but to be ready to
accord an appreciating smile to the broad
est Joke There must be no feeling of de.
pendence on the stronger sex but, by
adopting, as far as decency permits, mas.
culine attire masculine habits, and mascu-
line modes Of expression, accompanied by .,
thorough knowledge of slang, and q fuency
of using it, these ladies show themselves to
be above all narrow-minded preiudces
There must be no thinking about other peo-
ple's feelings if people will be thin
skinned, let them keep out of their way at
all events. Should "mama" raise her voice
in feeble remonstrance, the fast young
| lady impresses upon her that " she is no
| Judge of these matters. In her old school
days, everything and every one were slow;
but it is quite changed nowp In short, to
sum up, to be a fast young lady, modesty,
delicacy, refinement, respect for superiors
consideration for aged, must all be sci
aside boldness, independence, irrever
ence, brusqneness, and, we fear, too often
heartlessness, must take their place.
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SHORT AND SwEEr.-" Why, you see when
my man come courtin' me-" said Mrs Dob
son hadn't the least thought of what he
was after-not |. Jobie came to our house
one night after dark, and raped at the
door. opened it, and there sure enough
stood Jobie right before my face and eyes
" Come in" says |, 'and take a cheer"
" No, Lizzie" sez he, "'ve come Oh an
errant, and always do my errants fust"
But you'd better come in and take a
cheer. What is your errant?"
" "Courtin' business My wite's been dead
these three weeks, and everything's going
to rack and ruin right straight along Now,
Lizzie, if you've a mind to hev me, and take
care ofmy home an children, an my things
tell me, and III come in and take cheer
if not, Pll get some one else tu."
Why, was skeered, and said
." If you've come on the courtn' business
come in. must think of it little"
No, | can't till my Grants done"
81 should like to think about it day OF
two"
You needn't, Lizzie"
"Well, Jobie, if l must, so here's to you
then"
So he came in. Then he went after the
squire and he married us right off, an
went home that very night | tell yor
what it is,these long courtin's don't amount
to nothing at all Just as well do it in
hurry"
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The SECREr-'1 noticed" says DR. Frank
lin, "a mechanic among others, at work on
a house erecting but little way from my
Office, who always appeared to be in mer-
ry humor, who had kind word and cheer
full smile, for every one he met Let the
day be ever 80 cold, gloomy or sunless, a
happy smile danced like sunbeam on his
cheerful countenance Meeting him, one
morning, | asked him to tell me the secret
of his happy flow of spirits. My secret
doctor he replied, lis that have got one
Of the best wives, and when go to work
she always has king word of encourage
ment for me, and when go home she meets
me with smile and kiss, and then tea is
sure to be ready, and she has done so many
little things through the day to please me
that cannot find in my heart to speak Ar
unkind word to anybody What an infu
ence, then, hath woman over the heart Of
man, to soften it and make it the fountain
of cheerful and pure emotions ! Speak gent
ly, then; happy smile and kind WORD
of greeting, after the tolls of the day are
over, cost nothing, and go far towards
making a home happy and peaceful"
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A Coon CHARAcTER-A good character is
to young man what firm foundation is
to the artist who proposes to erect a build
ing on it he can well build with safety,
and all who beheld it with confidence in its
solidity-a helping hand will never be want
ed but let single part of this be defect
i've and you go on hazard, amidst doubt
ing and distrust, and ten to one it will tum-
BILE down at last, and mingle all that was
built on it in ruin. Without a good char
acter poverty is a curse with it, scarcely
an evil. Happiness can not exist where
good character is not All that is bright
in the hope of youth, all that is calm and
blissful in the sober scenes of life, all that
is soothing in the vale of years, centres in
and is derived from a good character
Therefore acquire this as the first and most
valuable good
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have it properly marked and sent off to its
destination.
In the packing-room we noticed several
employees at work making what is known
as the "Resortc" hat, which is nothing more
than one of the ordinary slouches with the
rim surrounded by rim of steel wire sim
liar to that used for hoop-skirts, and which
is 80 tightly clamped that the brim has all
the firmness and durability of that of the
stiff felt hat, while the band has the fiexi-
bility of the soft slouch. This invention
has almost entirely superseded the stiff
brim
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Selected 2petrn.
.. VOW ILAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP


In the quiet nursery chambers,
Snowy pillows yet impressed,
See the forms of little children,
Kneeling white-robed, 70 their rest,
An in quiet nursery chambers,
While the dusky shadows creep,
Hear the voices of the children
Now lay me down to sleep"
In the meadow and the mountain
Calmly shine the winter stars,
But across the glist'ning lowlands
Shnts the moonlight's silver bars.
In the silence and the darkness,
Darkness growing still more deep
Listen to the little children
Praying God their souls to keep.
If We die"-sO pray the children,
And the mothers head drops low;
One from her fold is sleeping
Deep beneath this winters snow.)
Take our souls :" and past the easement
Fits a CLEAN Of crystal light
Like the trailing of his garments
Walking eyernore in white.
Little souls that stand expectant
Listening at the gates of life,
Hearing, far away, the murmur
OF the tumult and the strife;
We, who fight beneath those banners,
Meeting ranks of foemen there,
Find a deeper broader meaning
In your simple yesper prayer.
When your hands shall grasp this standard,
Which to-day, you watch from far,
When Your deeds shall shape the conflict
In this universal war;
Pray to Him, the God of Battles,
Whose strong eye can never sleep,
IN the warning of temptation,
Firm and true your soul to keep.
When the combat ends, and slowly
Clears the smoke from out the skies,
When far down the purple distance,
All the noise of battle dies,
Waen the last nights solemn shadows,
Settle down on you and me,
May the love that never faileth,
Take our souls eternally.
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We saw boy the other day borrow
stick of candy from a comrade to show him
that he could pull it out of his ear. He
swallowed it, and then twisted himself in
various ways to extract it, but at length
informed his companion that he had forgot
ten that part of the trick.
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We see it recorded that a soap pedler
was recently caught at sea during a violent
storm, when he saved his life by taking a
cake of his soap and washing himself
ashore. This soap, or the story, mnst have
been made from very strong LIE.
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KINDNESS and cheerfulness can remove
more than half the wrinkles out of the fore
head of age
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FROM THE NORTH q RIcHMoED!
JefE Davis Indicted for Treason
Arrest of Ex. SaOy fletcher, OF
IS 3Vfl----tArrest spf Bas. A. Sed-
dOss-.-Arrest of Nudge ,
.g. "A. Caaapbela.
Gov. sIHHTH PURSUED.
Gen. LEG to be Arregted
skc., &c.,. 3 Sec, .Nc,

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JEFF.' DAVIS.

washington, Nay 25.--The Grand
jury Of this District has found true
bill ofindictment for treason against JEFF
ferson, Davis, the chief of the late rebel.
hon. He will be brought here aud put
upon his trial as soon as the attendance
OF the witnesses for the prosecution can
be procured. sAS+
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The New 7 ork Headtd, Of the 26th
Nav. has bean reca;ve5 H;ab,,, -,
,,orta,,t na,,,, ~
pSi' ,'S ''9'' 70 oo'p'''o'' = M ~. '"e
annex ann tue most important.
JEFF. DAVIS. DIX
Waslinqton, Mav 25.-The Grand
Jury of this District has found a true
bill ofindictment for treason aoa;nst Jef.
, terson DAVIS, the Chief OF the late rebel
ilon. e'ntT.. ne ne VIII be brought here aud put
upon nus trlal as soon soon as the attendance
OF the witnesses Tor the prosecution can
oe procured. m
ARREST OF JOHN LEToHER.
Richmond, lfau 24--4. M.--On the
day before Yesterday Ex-Governor Let.
cher (rebel), Of Virginia, was arrested at
his residence in this State, and in,medi.
ately taken to Washington, by way Of
Stanton, Va. Ss I"
i ARREST or JAMES a. sEppoN.
James A. Seldom ex rebel Secretarv
Of War was arrested at his home in this
State, and, / believe,int this county. Hen.
rico D yesterday, end brought into. this
I M .na e, ,,.a "nu ,'ieS,a.siy Z, P'ac as
y go, U Wy snac "''e'e1n '" :, ss ~ .M
hro,,sl,. ,,,,s oseuon s ',na was
~ | y .,H sseoi. ~ ~, ~ .oavtry,
a 'na,hnd as "; sne ',uie all9
:, o,,l,;ao.;ns % IL liz s Gov, Z mas e,,asea
h;s ansa.t ''' %" - 60 '"e 'o'ei' SUI VI
'r'~ - . ~ ". thN'htt
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children, Davis and Clement G. Clay
stepped on board the Pierce. The s,ea.
mer Immediately proceeded I'd the wharf
aoJaceio s!ts 70 tne 1ortress' Ihf party Mt
@ ohce uisemoarked use r So ana prepared to enter
'he iortined S'li WORKS under guard. N
THE ORDER OF PROCESSION INTO THE
g. FORTRESS. &
The order Of the procession guarding
Davis on his way. 10 his prison was ;sa as
follows - !aa MIS- y
~ A small guard. "
Mr.. Davis, quietly led by ,thel command.
ing officer of the FORTRESS 3i,Yh
6.e Clement c. 3Clay-7 guafded., !, 4, Is
+ Squad Of dismounted cavalry. s. /
THE coNsIaNMrNr .roy r,,r I or, -,
The prisoners instantlt, min thar ! !.
rival at the fortress entefea ,he wotE ibv
the position gate, and proceeded to the
casemates on the right of the water bat.
terry fitted for them. : Ten cells had been
arranged for the convenience of the en-.
tire party. where at first itwas intended
to confne them. Inthose specially pfc,
pared orthem, e Davis and Clay were
duty shntup. aj8 ~ fsF@s9s'8 ssST
SN THE APARTMENT OF DAVIS. ~
Davis occupies the rear rce.a ef .
casemate in which there are two apart.
.ments. The windows are heavily bar.
red, and the doors are securely boIted
and ironed, Two guards constantly oc.
cupy the room with him, while in the.
outer room are constantly Stationed a
commissioned othcer and a guard, oil
charged with tho duty of seeing that
1ne accused clls. does not escape. DavisIs
hos Perttmlted eYttsl1 10 speak ~ word TO any
one, neither sl is any one permitted to
SPEAK ssi 9 word to HIM, He's literally in
asnlyiingi tomb d. aS., sl..
THE APPEARANCE OF DAVIS UPON ENTER.
IS l.jis8.5 lNaiTiE FORTRESS. Ss.3
Davis is said to have looked ,,,ncon,.
monty well.i He was dressed in a suit Of
rebel gray, and walked with a iirmy and
elastic step; and lips somewhat comnres.
sed. His}iwhole demeanor iwas conf.
dent and apparently open. His posi-.
tion and the workings of his heart must,
indeed, have made him feel otherwise.
No. AT NIaHT
Davis sits alone in his cell, save the
two guards, ii ass,.3who who are not permitted TO
address Kin on any subject whatever
aud it IS understood he viii be given no
lights.
e e THE NEWS IN RICHMOND. tss
fsbe tonstern at;on Il Richmond q bsn
4 oayoe - be E,noyyn tbat tbe nia tta;tss ans.r
hadsbeen finally plased IN tbe seysrest
d,ress syas ;;nased ersat qr,,at ~ IT, fsr
then on tbe ocoas as;o5 u tbe ennonnc g, ont e,'t
of b;s oant,,rs Some aiiscte5 to Ie,,svs
tbat DaS Il 6ad baen ,personated by /
man na,ned Nortbrob &c R;cbn,oyn5 4
VIM i AID g. rossmbIe him = ysrv ,nnah
ana that nv 'tbis fslse nsrs,,nat;on sDs y;s
mad been enabled to eaeane, ma { ,Sa.
iority. howeyar. accent the coneInsion
that athe President of the Confederate
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NNsBoRo S. cs sATURDA Az ,MoRNf JUNE 81 1865


the head to conceal his features. Under
these garments he wore full suit of
8rab and cavalry boots. with the pan
falcons stuffed ID the boots. The cloak
was claimed by Mrs. Davis, and was
worn by her during the. voyage to Cor.
tress Monroe. Bs.5
Colonel Pritchardreportet torithe
first three days after the ca JEFF.
appeared downcast Md glool that
he then became quite buoy , that
when he was separated from his wife,
the latter at first took it very hard, but
finally became perfectly quiet and did
not shed a tear shat from the first Mrs.
Davis manifested q great deal Of indig.
nation, was very sarcastic, and embar.
rassed the ,captors as much as possible.
Mrs. Clay, the Colonel stated, was
equally defiant and counselleJ that.blood
be shed before the articles OF which he
was the bearer should be delivered up.
The Secretary ofiWar, in the name
Of the people and Of the President re-
turned thanks to Colonel Prichard for
.o Saitt,u'iy any any aos,Visy eNhipicea py
MN nm, IN the pprsn:s f1, OF the great criminal
OF = tne age, relmarrklng rem that the reward
ofleree tr ,of ,tne apprehension OF DAVIS
would oe distributed TO the men who
were we, properly enntied tol NJ and Q medal
: .. nonor awarded 70 each one who par
tl.crPated IN the capture: ~
y ne Z cioak y. anu shaw. are TO 6e for,
warded TO the SOLDIERS Far at Chicago
'lor, : $ ,eSflp,tion, !, p,l34,l 81, /; , I,
~ ooIonei q Ffltohard also presented TO-
tba f,ne II,,l IA I, ! sir ~ Z,
,van;o rsa;,aa,,, ss,,,a .,..,..,ss.s .ls''hy s
gage os Jeff .Day;s y SItssS - S ''F
n S : :, /, y, /, a, J IS q
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4 3 U,asb,aa,a,, q ~ Its.f os oes m i, a
Cao,,os,, ~ I :, II {, ~ /, !. -, !
Monaa Sssae,, ~, iS NV was cHp'stsuo =, on
rnant y 'Taa 49, scn, Ia' =, py .as'ac..
been committed to the Old Capital pris.
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ARREsr or JOHN LEroHEn.

\, Richmond Nay 24--A. tM--On the
day before yesterday Ex-Governor Let.
cher (rebel), of Virginia, was arrested at
his resldence,in this State, and inimedi.
ately taken to Washington, by way Of
Stanton, Va. q sa Gt