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La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1865-11-04

IN EwsPAPERs-The TO lowing sketch
many will recognize as from the prolific
writings of The ate Willis Gaylord Clarke.
He INDUCES his off hand style with his u
Saaf felicity.I 1t will be p%erused with inter-
est.
Commend me to a newspaper. Cowper
had never seen one Of our biz sheets, when
he called such four PACED folios maps of
busy life They are more-they are life
itself Its eyerTsounding and resi-tless uor
popal4 thunders through their columns, to
cheer or. to subdue. to elevate or to des-
troy. Let a%scoundrel do a durty action, and
&c MS lame and deed into the papers and
then go into the street-Brnaawey, for ex-
amplc-iand you shall see his reception.
Why does each pas>er-hy curl his lip, and
regard him will scorn! Why is he Shamed,
Is if Il n"isome pestilence breathed around
him What makes every man observe
him villa contempthous leer! Becauce
they save seen the newspaper, and they
kist,w him. So, in a-con,rary degree, is lit
With honorable and gifted men. The news
print keep their works and worth before
he public eye ; and when themselves APP
pear, they are the observed of all obser-
vers. HITS are lifted as they approach,
and strangers TO whom they are pointed
,tut. gazr after them with reverence. Suc-~
cess t. newspapers. they are liable, it is
true. to abuslf-as what blessing Is not =
but they are noble benefits, nevertheless.
What an. endless variety of subjects, too.
do they contain ! Now We are entertained
with original dissertations on numerous
important subjects; then, to use the
old catalogue of Burton come ty-
of wedding makings, nummerles, en-
jubilees wars, fires, iuunda
t OILS. thefts, murders, massacres. meteors,
comets, spectrums, prodigies, shippe-
wrecks, piracies, s~eafights, lawsuits, laws,
prpelamatiens, enlbasswss trophies,
triumphs. -~revels, sportes. playes; then a.
gain, a. if in a new-shifted scene. trea-
stfnS, -clieatihg tricks. robberies, enormous
V llaiias of all kinds, funerals, BURIAL new
discoveries, espesitions now comical.
hon traaical matters, To-day we hear of
officers created, Tomorrow of great
men .do1msed. and then again Of fresh hon.
rs conferred !; one is let loose, another
d ono purchaseth, another break
I'll he thrives, his neighbor turneth
'4pkrupt; p"w plenty, then again dearth
nd famine !: one runs, another rides,
sranales, laughs, weeps, and so forth.
has we do daily hear such like, both
tttaic and private news"
9I N, O., Delta,
La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1865-11-04
GUION ACADEMY.

The Board of Directors of Public
School met this 21st Of September 1865
IT, Where present: 81. j. Roman, E. w
Blake. r. ID. Jordan. E. E. Leblanc, ]. III
Fleetwood, A. Perrin.
On motion duly made and seconded
Mr.. j. j. Roman was elected President.
The r esident appointed q committed
of three, composed Of Messrs.R, D. Jor1
dan, =. w. Blake and J., H. Fleetwood, tt
make an estimate in detail of the expenses
to be incurred for the ensuing year, fol
the support of the school and report at the
next meeting. vs.
On motion Of Mr.. Fleeeetwsaootd, the Pres
ident was added to the above committee.
On motion, the BOARD, adjourned ssne die
a{signedj. ], j, ROMAN, President.
P. 3. LORI0, Secretary.
At a called meeting. of the Board OF
Directors Of Public School held this 18th
day of October, 1865. Present III. J. Ro-
man, President, E. d, Jordan, E.. w.
Blake. j. II. Fleetwood, Z. E. Leblanc.
Absent IA. Perrin. s 81. s,
On motion, the report Of the committee
appointed at last meeting, was postponed
till the next meeting.
On motion, the Board proceeded 10 the
election Of Teachers for the 'sGuion A.
cademy.' 'as follows:
A. +. knobloch, Principal, Miss. Geor-
ia Grisham, LIST Assistant, Miss. Julia
Grisham, I'd Assistant, Miss, Sarah Niles,
3D. Assistant, { !. @asf445tY.
On motion duly seconded, it was a4.
Resolgea, That the salary of the teachers
OF ssGuion Academy for the ensuing
year. be fixed as follows. sssS
That the Principal shall be entitled and
is allowed, an annual salary;ef one
Thousand dollars, payable quarterly.
4 That the first assistant shall be entitled
and hereby is allowed, an annual salary of
i've hundred dollars. payable quarterly,
That the second assistant shall be en-
Tilted and hereby is all wed, an annual
salary of five hundred dailars. payable
quarterly. .saa.4,s .]'a,i.. d .a Y4.s1f
III That the third assistant shall be entitled |
md hereby is allowed. IN annual salary, of
'hree hundred dollais payable quartealy.
On motion. the Constable was requested |
invite a certain number of carpenters,
9. meet committee at g uion Academy"
N the following Saturday. for tho pur-
'ose OF estimating work to be done to
aid school. nv $3.50,
On motion. Board adjourned sine die.
tSigned.) ~. ROMAN, Presidenf.
PIE. LoRIo, Secretary. ssi9 ed
s7fst gpit1 ---
D7That's what / call capital punish
tent, as the boy said when his mother
nut him up in thescloset among the pre-
srves.
La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1865-11-04
THE LOUISIANA LEYEES.

The Vfckshiss Herald says:
Gov. Wells has taken the responsibility
Of having the repairs upon the levees OF
sister State commenced speedily. He
has issued proposals for the work which
appear in the Star. He has likewise desig-
mated thtfoIlowing gentlemen as Levee
Commissioners, to whom the proposals
viii he sent by the first of November; w.
W. Pagh II. h. kittridge, W. J. Minor,
F. +. t'iaibor1e, 4. d. NJ. Harraison,
Tobias G bison, N. NJ. Nolen, John Routh
and A. 4. WEIGH.
La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1865-11-04
Refers to
Lost or MisIaii.

49,. - SfEfTrs
a teident with an act OF moffgape 81,
ed before ore Mott BIrdsafl, Notary. Said note dats'
at the parish Of Lafonrciis, May 29th issa n
signed by Augustin Cnnio, and payable to u;
lien. Series or order, May alstsi8eI. for ouyas A
dred dollars, with ten per cent interest," 4
May LIST 1860. Which said note il sabjecxf s
credit of two hundred dollars, paid AnSs
1861. sxsN,
The public is hereby warned not to MI
or trade for said note, as it is the pfoperfy
said Julien Sores. Il
nod IT. JUL1FN SE11Ra S
La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1865-11-04

RssIPEs5IIaT NEVER EsAIL. The follow
ing ncires We warrant tn be good and if
our readers,A AFTER espe inenting with
them, fail,swe would lk TO know it:
10 destroy ats-catahthemon by one,
mad HAT ten their headsaxitha lemon squeez-
Toskill cockroaeks-get a pair of heavy
boot then catch your reaches, put them
into a barrel, and then get in yourself and
dance,
To- catch miee-on going to bed put,
crumbs into your mouth and lie with it o.
pen, and when a mouse's whiskers tickle
your throat-bite.
To prevent dogs going pad-eut their
tails off nsthehnd their ears.
A thrifty Wifewonders why the men
oan't do something useful. Mightn'tthey
as we'll amuse themselves iu smoking
hams as in smoking cigars? .53
usnooks was advised to get his life
insured" Won't do IT. said he's it would
be just my luck to1ive forever, if I
should. Mrs. Shocks heeklyl said" well,
| wouldn't my DEAR
W. AT a party, q lady treated neT com
pany with preserved peaches. A gentle
man at the table put one, as he supposed,
into his mouth and attempted to pull out
the stem : after pulling some time, he was
to give up, and on putting it on his
plate, he found herrhad been tugging away
at a mouse, which had probably fallen in
to the lady's preserve jar. With the ut:
most GOODNESS, he inquired of the, lady if
she had a cat about the house, Yes, sir
why - Well, I would like to have her
take this mouse away, that's ALL"
La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1865-11-04


WEArHER-We had a spell of tirfazl;ag
rain, just sufficient to render our side.
walks very slippery, and uncomfortable
70 walk. We earnestly call tie ath8tion
of our town fathers, to this !. important
matter" from the bottom If our most out.
rageously suffering sdss sse raise our
voice in favor Of promptly improving the
sidewalks and bridges across the streets
ihe lack Of bricks and their uney "a IL !,
makes walking along cur streets at times
. resiiy unpleasant undertaking, and spe.
sraffy for ladies. The looseness II Che
p'aras' their total Or partial want. over
a me bitches iH9as is. dangerous. We speak alnot
only OF u~npaeasant and ridiculous sam IN
ms'ssts' to which the p~ronenader is OK
posed, 'st also, Of the real ppaerils Il limb
aaa .'o'hes that may eventually be u
Ied. q II .fat}.
La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1865-11-04

: had yesterday, the pleasure of par
'aAi'ig 81 q piece Of wedding cake from
Vt young friend Thomas +. Daunis. Sue
sess' @pfos = ris aud happiness to the end,
: oei sisii'is le you frielld :. foul..
La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1865-11-04
0VERNMENR F0UcarT
AND ri
RE CEIPTS

Persons holding Receipts, siene
United States Quarter-M Masters aiId
m~issaries, for property taken for I,sS
use, will find it to their adyantspa
present them in person, OF BY III ~
Express to JOHN v. BOGERTz;
LatefofUs S.QssM.Ds
IL Department Gulf
At No. 46, Carondelet stra
1Upi Stairs, ~
@ New Orleans, IN
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FOUND. !!

On Thursday. November I'd 1865, "a th@a =
of the N. O. O.&gG- W. +. Road, In the. pa
of Lafourche-a sun, Of moncy,aless than ~
hundred dollars. The loser. can Tee0pex NJ
amount by proving his.title.
Apply at once TO
g n04 st. Us GOODH, fThib0dasv
La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1865-11-04

Whereas, Mr.. Leon Gand6; residing fHfhx S9fsk
Of Lafourche and Curator Of the infenhfitt4 &tdNe
Balrd, now deceased has, this day, filed Iii myyfRcs.
Curator OF the said ihterdict. NJ 8sss e
A9W therefore, all heirs and crediton Of the
hereby notified to establish thar Aehfs
have to the Estate 6f said i~nteriict.
Moreover Adele Baird. wiz. of PhiIippi, 1residlng
Miles Taylor, Attorney at lazy III ehe City Of New
orleans, is also hereby Notified u akablish her
rights to the sad Estatei Ii my she hiss, xsltfin the
present notice, and aAl tbs paftIiss i1tsrSstsd ia
also notified 10 fle zsHefr objections a. thew may
nave against the hom0lagatienef said account. other
wise the same shall be apprSsed and ihonAoiogafed
according to lay. J6sfsN HARfX,
g. 800 - Clerk of said Court
La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1865-11-04
A PPRoXIMATE ESTIMATE Of Ii

A PPRQXIMATE ESTIMATE Of the
a probable expenses and charges of the
Parish Of Lafourche, for the eurrensyear
1865. II.
10, For Grand and Petit Jury, 10 5oo,eo
90; For Costs In Criminal prosecutions, 10000
80. For Inspectors of Roads and Leyees, 1200,00
40, For Parish Treasurer, 25n,00
SO. For Police Jury stst8s E q 26O, 0a
60 For Clerk OF the Police Jury, 10000
70. For charges for Tableaux sby Assessor
and r Recorder. 10000
II So For Sergeant at arms, aS tfsll5,00
go. For Parish Printer 250.00
10, For Parish Attorney, E 100, 90
lilo. For works and repairs to be made on
the ievees OF. J.. "a, buedry, and Valsin
Benr f4ft N .z8e*@a Z 1a5o,D0
100, For Casual Expenses, 3 81 l00O,O 90
Total, 9 $685. 90
To be published for thirty days, by
order Of the Police Jury, Of the Parish Of
Lafonrche.
Thibodaux, October 9th, 1865 -,4fst
ai .kaA EMILE fE. LEBLAN C, Clerk.
La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1865-11-04

= busISEss-Throughout the week, has
oeen as satisfactory as could be wished.
soaae 81 1he heaviest sales ever witnessed
M hioodauA have taken place, Messrs.
Nerges' Perrin, Fulford and others GER
tailly had cause to rejoice.
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~
DIED

On Wednesday the list inst ! in Thibodaux,
CELEsTIM BARDEL, aged 40 years.
La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1865-11-04

sT-gHARLEs INsTfTuTE-We take plea
sure In calling the attention of paren,s
guardians tothe advertisement Of Mrs.
Mace, in another column, Mrs. NJ. has es-
tabiisfred in New Orleans and the river
P parishes, = well deservedreputation, fsr;he
accomplished education, the young per-
sons receive ather Institute.
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~ A T. I8H Il7
nlarrie0.

In New iberia, on the 18th of October, at the
residence Of. the brides father, hy the Rev. Jos.
Osteenderick, THOMAS J. DAUNIS, Of this
parish. to ANNETTE, eldest daughter Of J. j.
MISTROT. ESQ, 49,. a..4.a.nn
La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1865-11-04

Planters, merchants, and those own
-alg and working cotton Gins, saw and ).
sher Mills, to all in fact. Interested. we Re.
commend the advertisement of Thomas
y. bodley&Co. in to days paper.
La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1865-11-04

EVE call the attention Of ouramerI
chants, builders, planters and head offarm-
mes :" the advertisements Of Mr. w. i.
Me Lean, in another column. The aayan
fages offered are all worth an experiment.
). a. See advertisements.
La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1865-11-04
"a. 49, !. s55 Notice.
Succession Of 7. W. Tucker and Csnnuaitv.

A LII persons hasing claims against The saId III
i1Atate and Community, are requested IT, presarf
the same to the undersigned duly anthenffcatsds -
al persons indebted thereto, are hereby n0ti6td3 r.
Ipaysthe same without DELAY, 5Yss ~.
L.0f1IS BUSH, NJ
October 24th,y 1865. a.s s. Mn ITFssI.T
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Az EsaAfEp HusBAND-My wife hit

#&a H4M- - &6 -
An EseAfED HusBAND-My wife has
gone IN visit her mother. / am happy to
be able to state that the children accom-
panied her. Peace, %quietness and felicity
reign in my dwelling. | come and go I'M
qHestioned. | stay out late at night with
out fear If rebuke. / LID abed of mornings,
aud n" one insists ON my getting up. NY
%friends Pass the evening with me. and
there o ione who tell me .the next day
hat the window curtains are filled with
tobacco smoke, and the parlor has the
fragrance Of o ,bar-room. If two or three
friends come home 10 dine. with me, the
cook never ask why | brought them, nor
complains of a headache. what is more.
she does notinsist upoi having a new silk
dress every week, nor burst into tears il
utter crade and naughty words. the fact
IS. if there be one thilgI like more than
another, it is to have my wife visit her
mother. ". O. South.
- The story is that 40 American was
teaching English to a German, and ON
being asked if there were NJ irregular
Verbs h the English, replied by giving
one solitary example. 1t was, I go, thou
wantest. he departed. we make tracks, YOU
cut sticks, they sk~edaddled." But on ask
for a repetition of it the German
found that it varied every time, and he
had at last to give it up in despair as a
grammatical Proteus. Spectator.
La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1865-11-04

LucE's VERY BEsT.-We were. favored
yesterday, wiuh 'tgras " Of those most
ereeH'nt cigars,just received, by that UNI
'lring OF Caterers to the best taste Of lie
public. We engnge the amateurs Of The fra
grant neea, to treat themselves at Luce !.
They will appreciate the article.
La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1865-11-04
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

EE~&%#R "A - &#N&N%Na
Succession Of mrid1iiq:Inuiee. Borne
deceased and widow lsS 9 Philip
W1liam White alson deceased
No ~. 800 e ''f's H''''''isa
$50. DE hs1aas.s sa1ass ,ssasa IL N II IN
Third Judicial District Court, Parrish III
Whereas, Severe Borne, residing in the parish
sof stsJohn the Baptiste, has filed his application
With the GeYk Of tliis Cont, praying t6 he sabe
pointed Admin strator of the succession 0f Rdid
sJnridi4ue, Bnrlses deceased and widow Of saidhP
William White, also deceasedsbapd bssaI
Therefore, ALI pcrspas are hereby warned and
notified to file their objections, il any they hive
to the saidsapplication, with the CLERK Of said
Court, atahfs office insahe town Aef. THiH6a6nx
within ten days after the first publication Nyre-
ia, on tIe. said application wiki in due, eouIsaof
law, be appointed and duly qualified Tie Ad-
-miBistrator of the said succession il.
! yYg5iitsdileeasss ny esaaassg ana kIhe ssals ii aid
$50 Court. this 21st day OF October. AZ. Is.
one ttousandseight iiundreed and sixtylfye
oc u. JUsTfS SAKTA. CLERK.
NOTICE.lATf persons Raging cIafnroa savafss, In.
- succession ol NOEL H4YDEZ. dscsased anG
Comnfanfy, are merely requested 70 pteselit f6e rasna
70 the hnoerslgned and aff persons ideBfedIh here
y ,y; IT. he aalea " come forward and settle the -asne
BUSH,A#v,.
ga se'hs s%s{s o. Sabaticry Administrator
EEA EEE 2tZ 80 EMZ
La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1865-11-04

w Capt. DOS Dalieres gives notice tint
ne. has made Arrangement with Captafn,
Greathonse, of the steamer Nina Sinln..
for the freight from News Orleans 10 bayou
! at 'urche. We are pleased to announce.
% ms numerous friends and aequaintaaoes
along the bayon, that be will sce with the
st1r ls h's' a atteas ion, that the freight is de
1iyered to its destination. is
La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1865-11-04

REAL ESTATE AGENTS, For tie sale If
fIantaflons, Town Lots, Prairy and swamp
Lands. Also for the rent Of Plantations.
- persons wishing to sell or. rent through
ouI agency Will furnish us witiIP lahsf of their
ments, etc, etc.
fEFE.ENcEs Louis Bush, Thibodanx. z
" Adlaueeon, Napuleonviltes q ~ seas.tf1
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lofnl Mus.

To VorERs.-We are authorized to
announce MINOR John Nelson, as a can
dictate for State Senate, composed of the
Parishes of Lafourche and St. Charles
La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1865-11-04

ltEvThanks to our young friend Victor
Il! Holden for many small, and net the less
valued favors. s *
La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1865-11-04

Ev%The columns Of the "Santinel y are
'open for the a-nnouncen,ent of candidates
See our terms I'M" rates. of advertiS ing
La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1865-11-04

HTThat's what | call capital, punish
as the boy said when his mother
shut him up in thesclosot among the pre-
serves.
La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1865-11-04

NEwsPApERs-The 70 lowing sketch
many will recognize as from the prolific
writings of The ate Willis Gaylord Clarke.
He INDUCES his off hand style with his u
saai felicity. 1t will be perused with inter-
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-03-24

TALK WITH REBEL DEsERTERs. The
New York Post publishes letter from a
gentleman who has lately had abundant
facilities to converse with hundreds of reb-
cl deserters arriving at Washington, and
who is well qualified to place proper es-
innate on what they said He found them
to agree generally on certain questions,
no matter from what state they came OF
from whatend Of Lees line they had de-
serted. Their confessions went to show
that the army Of Lee is near to dissolution,
and that the best of his soldiers are ready
to give up the struggle, not because of dis
couragement, but because they have had
their eyes opened to the great mistake
they have made. When Hunter and
stephens came back from Hampton Roads
. our boys said the terms were good enough
Tor them, and they We're not going to fight
any more just to save their leaders" This
Is the spirit; and to it is added the feel
inc that they, the privatcs, have been de-
ccived. These men concurred in the AS
Sertlon that of the deserters from Lees ar
my onl y Il small part come to our lines.
the greater number flying to the noun
talns tNOrth Carolina and Western Viz
slnla; and the testimony appears to be
equally general, that Lee would lose his
army if vcntured upon pitched battle.
Or campaign outside his strong works.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-03-24
March ana April Lambs.

In order to raise lambs as early as
March and April, the ewes should be in
good condition. To have the lambs drop
ped strong and healthy, the ewes should
have had plenty of gentle exercise re
make them grow, good early cut hay
should be provided, Glover is best for
milk. For grain, feed oats, shorts and
oil-meal, and, if possible, provide plenty
of roots, of which beets are best. A
warm she'd or barn Is of Importance. tol
no prudent man will attempt to have
early lambs without a comfortable place
for them
A few small pens, sufficiently large for
one sheep and lamb, say 81 by ; feet,
ought to be provided, and as soon as the
lamb Is dropped it should be put, with its
dam, into one of these pens. If the wool
has not already been cut away from the
teats, this must be done at once, if neceS-
sary, and the shepherd should see that the
lamb sucks. After remaining separate
from the flock for a day OF two, if the
lambs become strong and suck well. they
can be taken out and put with the flock OF
ewes with young lambs, leaving the pen
for younger ones. 1t is not well to allow
ewes with lambs to run with those tina!
have not lambed.-To make the small
pens, take sound boards and match them
togethir, so as to make the pen 2 feet s
inches high, I feet long and 81 wide.
Make little feed rack. foot wide and
3! long, and set in the centre. and YOU
nave two good pens 3 feet by b each
II the weather is unusually cold. make a
cover to these pens and cover them over
when you have fresh lambS,-they need
no bottom.
After the lambs are three weeks DID,
they should be separated from their dams
Il part OF the time. This prevents the
lambs from learning to cat wool from the
sides and legs Ofthe sheep, as they fire.
quently do when left to themselves. An
other advantage of separating them is.
that they can be fed with little grain and
roots and few choice locks Of hay, all
of which they will soon learn to eat.
The ewes will also do better when the
lambs are kept away from them a portion
OF the time each day.
10 separate them, let the shepherd stand
IN the doorway, with the door open just
enough to let one sheep pass out at time;
a BOY going behind the sheep drives them
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-03-24

\ ToTcIHNG SCENE AT THE WHITE
iloUsE. The National Anti-Slavery Stand
ard gives an account of an interview Of
Caroline johnson, colored woman of
Philadelphia, with President Lincoln and
his wife. Mrs. johnson was slave, and
Of course she had followed every move
ment of the Government for freedom with
genuine sympathy. She gave her surplus
earnings for the relief of sick and wound
ed soldiers, and finally, as token of graf
itude for the Emancipation Proclamation,
she made a collection of wax fruits, skill
fully made and beautifully arranged by
her own hands, and presented them to Mr.
and Mrs. Lincoln. The presentation
speech was made by Rev. Mr.. Hamilton,
a Baptist clergyman, who closed by re-
marking to the President that ''Perhaps
Mrs. Johnson would like to say few
words" Thereupon the following occur
red, as related by Mrs. J. herself:
Il looked down to the floor, and felt
that had not a word to say, but after a
moment Or two the fire began to burn and
it burned and burned till it went all over
me. | tell you Mrs. G. it was the spirit,
and looked up to him, and said: Mr..
President, | believe God has hewn you
out OF a rock for this great and mighty
purpose. So many have been led away
by brides Of gold, of silver, Of presents
but you have stood firm, because God was
with you, and if You are faithful to the
end, he will be with you With his
eyes full of tears, he walked round and
examined the present, pronounced it beau
titnl, thanked Inc kindly, but said: You
must not give me the praise-it belongs te
God"