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THE OLD LETTER.


I burned the others, one by one; but my cour-
age failed at last,
And snatched this SO orched and yellow,
20 where the fires breath had passed.
could not let it lie there, for it turned like
thing in pain;
And love it for the old times sake, that
never come again.
They used to call me beautiful, had nothing
else beside.
There was none more great or wise than he in
all the world wide; --..,.s +5..
Aud it's still sort of pleasure-very mourn
full though it be-
To know he once could think such thoughts,
and write such words of me.
Bat my poor beauty faded, twas the only
thing had.
/ was always weak and foolish, and my whole
life grew sad, 8t9fA
For the cruel blighting fever left me pitiful to
see, s.e
(oh, it's true that "Beauty's heetinglO; and
my love no more loved me.
I'd have loved him all the more for that or
any grief beside,
But then he was so different. Oh, if had
only died
And yet, how can wish him to have suffered
in my steadi
II think it wou'd have grieyed him then to
hear that was dead. sHt 5a,
have othing to forgive him; still, he very
Ia soon forgot. Sc ( esss }i'lata9T
Men have much to do and think of, that we
girls have not.
man has little thought to spare fer his own
chosen wife;
women's minds svery marrow, and girls
love is her life.
They say should forget him, but cannot if
would,
Forsinos my beauty left me, have tried hard
| to be good; 9
And his name is always on my iLs, when
pray to God above sf s
oh, surely | may pray for one can never cease
to lovel
was never 1T to be his wife, even when my
face was fair; -
But every one may pray to Heaven; we all arr
equal taere.
And God, in His great mercy, will not pass
my prayers By 8
l have one thing left to live for--to pray TO
| him till die.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-05-03


THE RIGHT WAY.-It is sore trial
when daughter shall marry against her
fathers appreciation. A little hard
heartedness and aversion to a reconcile
ment is pardonable. After all, Will
Deekwray's way is, perhaps, the best, the
wiscst. His best loved daughter made a
most imprudent match, in fact, eleped
with the last man in the world that her
father would have wished her to marry.
All the world said that he would never
speak to her again. For months she burst
not write to him, much less csme near
him. But, in casual rencounter, he
met her in the streets Of Ware-Ware,
that will long remember the mild vir-
tues of William Dockwray, Esq. Wha
said the parent to his disobedient child
whose knees faltered under her at tht
tsight Of him us' Ha, Sukey is it your
with that benevolent aspect with which
he paced the streets of Ware, venerats,
as an angel come and dine with us oi
Sunday" Then turning away, and agaii
turning back, as if he had forgotten
something. he added, And, Sukey, d
lyou hear ?-bring your husband wit
i you.' This was all the reproof she eve
i heard from him. q Charles Lamb. i
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-05-03
WooDsFIELD. MONROE COUNTY. OHIO. MAY g. 1865. J.

had bequeathed him legacy, which had
entirely relieved him of his pecuniary
difficulties.
Old customers and new ones crowded
in upon him. They had never before re-
allied the beauty and durability Of his
work. The polite butcher selected the
best pieces of meat for his inspection,
and was totally Indifferent as to the time
of payment. The dealer in leather called
to inform Kim that the very best hides
awaited his orders. The teacher accom-
panied the children home to tea, and
spoke in high terms Of their improve
ment, pronouncing them among his best
scholars. The dressmaker suddenly
found herself free from the great press of
work, and in friendly note expressed
her desire to oblige Mrs. Thompson in
any manner in her power.
lust as I expected exclaimed uncle
Joshua, rubbing his hands exultingly, as
the grateful shoemaker called upon him,
at the expiration Of six months, with the
money that had been loaned him in the
hour of need. just as L expected
A strange worlds They are ready to
push a man up hill if he seems to be as
scending, and just as ready to push him
down if they fancy that his face is turned
that way. In future, neighbor Thomp-
son, let everything around you wear an
air of prosperity, and you will be sure to
prosper" - 81
And, with a satisfied air, uncle Joshua
placed his money in his pocket book,
ready to meet some other claim upon his
benevelenee, whilst he whom he had thus
befriended, with light steps and cheerful
countenance, returned to his happy home.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-05-03

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FARMERS, Look TO YOUR SEED Com,
An intelligent and observant farmer call
ed upon us during the past week, and
asked us to advise our farmer friends to
look well to their seed corn this spring.
He says shat nearly all the corn that has
stood in the shock during the past win
ter is SO frozen that the heart is frozen,
and it will not grow if planted. This is
owing to the fact that the shocks were
wet when the cold weather came last fall
and they were frozen together, giving the
corn no chance to dry out: Corn that has
remained in the uncut stalk is generally
alive, and will grow if planted. To tell
whether the heart of the kernel of corn
lis dead, split it in two, and if the heart
is nearly white and mealy it will grow
if it is watery and of light purple color
lit is dead and will not grow if planted
Our informant states that corn with tht
heart dead cannot be told but upon ex
animation, and that for all purposes, ex
cept planting, the fact that the heart i
dead will not injure the corn. This il
an important matter to farmers, and
Ithey do. not wish to lose their labor il
planting, and their crops after havinI
i plaated, it behooyes then, to see that the
have good, healthy corn for planting
4 We should like to hear more of this sub
fleet from the farmers of our county
Bucyrus Journal. -
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-05-03

BooTH's IDEA OF IMMORTAL FAME
The Cleveland Leader says: We learn
ON the best authority that when Wilkes
Booth was in this city, year and half
ago, he remarked to a prominent citizen
that sthe man who killed Abraham Lin
coin would occupy higher niche offame
than George Washington. : This dem
onstrates that his infamous deed was long
premeditated. A, theatrical gentleman of
Chicago informs the Journal of that city
that in the early part Of 1869, during an
engagement Of J.. Wilkes Booth at Nc
Yicker's theatre, he made the remark one
day aWhata glerius opportunity there
is for man to immortalize himself by
! killing Lincoln. 49,
s"What good would that do ?" he was
asked. w ssat e5& ss8
He then qouted these'few illness
The ambitious youth who fred the Ephesiar
i dome
outlivesiin fame the pious fool who reared it
I ssWell, who was that ambitious you'll
what was his name 2" was then asked
i .That I don't know Booth replied.
ssThen where's the fame you speak of Z
i This our informant tells US, nonplus
/ sed him. -. IA .ra
From this it would seem that the assas
sin had the commission of this horri
crime in his mind for at least two o
three years.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-05-03

THE latest personal anecdote of GEN
eral Grant is told of a recent journey of
his in railroad train, where he display
ed, as usual, none of the insignia of his
rank. A youthful book pediler travers-
ed the cars crying Life of Gen. Grant.
A mischievous aid pointed to the Gener-
ais seat, suggesting to the boy that that
.man might like copy" Gen. Grant
turned over the pages of the book, and
casually asked, "Who is this all about p
The boy, giving him leok ofindignation
and disgust, replied, ss'You must be
darned greeny not to know Gen. Grant T
After this volley the Lieutenant Genera
of course surrendered and bought his bi
ography.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-05-03

Coop LucK.-Some young men talk
about luck. Good luck is to get up at six
o'clock in the morning; good luck, if You
have only shilling week, is to live upon
elevenpence and save penny; good luck
is to trouble your head with your own
business, and let your neighbor's alone;
good luck is to fulfil the. commandments,
and to do unto other people as we wish
them to do unto us. They must not only
work, but wait. They must plod and per-
severe, Pence must be taken care of be-
cause they are the seeds of guineas. To
get on in the world, they must take care
lof, home, sweep their own, ,doorways clean,
TRY to help other people, avoid tempta-
tions, and have faith in truth and God.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-05-03

AUTOGRAPHS Names Of great men
all reminds US, we4can make our lives
sublime So says the poet. But Josh
Billings, has another idea on the use of
names, which he illustrates after this
fashion, in reply to correspondent ask
ing for his autograph
I'VE never furnish ortegraphs in less
quantities than hi the packig. 1t is
biznes that CRATE men have got into, bat
it don't strike us an being profitable nor
amusing. We furnished near and dear
friend eur ortograff a,few years ago, for
ninety days, and it got into the hands oy
one ov the banks and it kost 1875 two
get it back. We went out of the biznes,
then, and have not hankered for it
since"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-05-03

ALWAYS BUsY.-That's right, my lad,
you will be something yet. We never
knew smart,..active, Industrious lad, who
did not turn out an energetic, enterpris-
ing and wealthy man. Better wear rout
than rust out, is good proverb, and we
rejoice to see you follow itup. Wewould
rather have you than dozen dozy-head-
ed, sleeping, inactive youths who do moth
ing from morning till night but beat the
chairs, smoke cigars, and grunt to the
customers. Aass& e1s
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-05-03
How THE REBEL GENERAL HILL WA

How THE REBEL GENERAL HILL WAS
KILLED.-Mrs. Wallace, of Petersburg,
and cousin to the rebel General A. P. Hill,
states that the latter desired to obtain a
nearer view Of portien Of our line, during
our attack of the I'd instant, and, leaving
his staff behind in place Of safety, rode
forward, accompanied by a single Order
~, and soon came to squad of our men,
who had advanced along ravines, far be-
yond our lines. He Immediately ordered
them to surrender, which they were or
the point of doing, under the suppositior
that a column of troops were at his heels
They soon discovered he was nearly un.
attended, and shot Hill, through the heari
and wounded the Orderly dangerously.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-05-03

LITTLE DAM BRooK."-A clergy
man seeing little boy playing in small
stream by the road side, inquired for his
father. H
He's over to the little dam brook, -
exclaimed the lad.
"Whatl" said the reverned gentleman,
shocked at the boys profanity. "Cant
you speak without swearing 2"
Well he Is over to the little dam
brook, anyhow" persisted the boy. as he
went on scattering through the water and
mud after butterfly. He's been over
to the little dam brook all day, and if
you don't believe it you can go up to the
house and ask mother ss
The clergyman sought an interview
with the mother Immediately, and COM
planned Of the profanity of her child
After telling her, however, what the lad
had said, she laughingly informed him
the s.little dam brook" was title BY
which the stream was called to distin.
guish it from a ssbig dam brook situa
ted few miles further to the eastward.
He now felt that he had wronged tn.
boy, and therefore owed him an apollo
gy, Huriying back to the spot, he ex
claimed: - -. fs-e-s 5ssF
Boy, I wronged you in accusing yol
of swearing but you should have tolt
that g little dam brook was the name 0
the stream, and then I would not hav
scolded you,' ss5-o
g Well, 'tain't no matter said tn
happy youngster, as he held aloft 6 strug
Cling frog that he had speared with hi
mothers clothes stick. There is bi
dam on big dam brook, and little dar
on little dam brook, and we would hav
had little dam on this brook, only
! 'spect it's too small, it ain't soorth
dam"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-05-03

SOME papers are advising farmers to
cultivate, onions to greater extend.-
There is no doubt hut this has been az ex :.
ceedingly profitable crop during the war,
and will continue to be so long as we have
alarge army in the fild. But--but--have
you heard the news2
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-05-03

A MAN in Reading, Ohio, thoughthe
heard somebody in his yard. got ap and
went out. and fred his pistol into the
darkness, to frighten away the thieves, if
any there were. He killed his wife, who
had followed him out.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-05-03

How MUCH-If a man sells his watch
for $50, buys it back for $40, then sells
it for S45, how much does he make ia
theltransaction2 1t looks as if he made
S15, but he didn't. Boys, can you tell
how muchl - ss,.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-05-03

PRovIDENcE.--s'Some or other,''
said FREDRleK the Great eProyidence
seems to do the most for the bestsdiscip-
lined troops" 81 have always noticed, =
said NAPoLEeN,i Providence fayors the
heaviest battalions." sSslH. s6t
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-05-03
BRowNLow' PRAYER.-The follow

/ BRowNLow S PRAYER.-The follow
ing is a prayer recently delivered by the
famous blackguard, Parson Brovnlow:
+" Impoverish the .yillainsl Take all
they havel Give their effects to the I'm
ion men they have crippled and impris-
oned, and let them have their Southern
rights They swore they would carry on
the war until they lost their lands. Put
it to them, is our advice. Most religious
ly fleece them, and let them know how
other men feel when robbed of all they
have.
Let them be punished ! Let them be
impoverished Let them be slain And
after slain let them be damned II
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-05-03

SMiTH,asked Jones whatthe high price
of meat was owing to. ga considerable
part of it is owing to my butcher" said
Jones; "for it is two months since have
Maid him w.. - y - ~
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-05-03

To START BAULKY HoRsE.-Fill
his mouth with dirt or gravel from the
road, and he'll go. Now, don't laugh at
this, but try it. The plain philosophy OF
the thing is, it gives him somthing else
to think Of We have seen it tried a hum
dred times, and it has never failed.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-05-03

A coNcEITED coxcomb, with very pat
ronizing air, called out to an Irish labor
er, "Here, you bog trotter, come and tell
me the greatest lie you can, and / will
treat you to glass of Irish whiskey.'--
"By my word, 2 says Rat, @an yer Honor's s
a gentleman. ,at 81 81 . $50 20 ai4
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-05-03

The WINES left by Daniel Webster,
consisting of five hundred bottles, were
sold at auction in Boston few days ago.
They we're packed at his residence thir-
teen years ago, and have ever since been
in possession of the trustee of his will.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-05-03

"SAM," said mother to one of her
every obedient'' sons, one day, show
many logs have you sawed, eh r. Why,
marin, when get this and three other
ones done, I'll have FOUR .t
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-05-03

The last will and testament of shop
keeper on the Rue St. Dennis, in Paris,
who died recently, ended thus; desire
my heirs to take measures at once for my
autopsy, and to place my body in the
hands of men of science, that it may be
carefully dissected, for I am determined
to know the cause of my death. 8 5gsA
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-05-03
One Solid Reason for Marrying

sYou ought to marry"
Never"
81 know a good girl for YOU"
Let me alonel"
But, perhaps you don't know her.
She is young"
&c Then she is sly"
!" Beautiful"
e The more dangerous"
"Of good family"
"Then she is proud.
"She is tender hearted"
"Then she is jealous" Sss7
"She has talents" -
"To kill me. 81 s. ass.
"And one hundred thousand dollars.
TIL take her,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-05-03

PREJUDIcEs are like rats, and mans
mind like trap, they get in easily, and
then perhaps they can't get out at
all. 5s3e se . sasiezs
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-05-03


The AssAssINAT1oN.-Th The Washing
ton Iatelligencer states that the, attempt
of Lawrence to assassinate President Jack
son, is the only instance of any known at
tack upon any one of the Presidents.-
Upon the occasion of the funeral of War
Iren r. Davis. at the Capitol, while the
President was under the east portico, and
surrounded by members of the Cabinet
and officers Of the Government, members
of Congress and others. Lawrence ap-
preached within few feet of the Presi-
dent and aiming pistol at him snapped
lit 1t did not explode. Dropping that
pistol, hesnspred another with like result.
1.-THE President, at the second snap, had
This arm raised against the assassin. Law
renee did not attempt to escape He was
brought to the City Hall, where witnesses
were examined. When asked what ex-
PLANTATION he wished to make, he merely
said that he should not contradict what
had been stated by so many respectable
men. Lawrence was a native of England.
Some of his family lived here. He was
of feeble mind, and subject to mental
alteration at times. He was sent to a
flunatic asylum. lie had no accomplices
! and no apparent political motives.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-05-03

A FRENcHMAN cannot pronounce
q ship" The word sounds s'sheep in
his mouth. Seeing an iron-clad, he said
to a boy, Is this q war sheep3" 'tNo."
answered the boy, g il is a ram"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-05-03

JOHN said stingy old hunk to his hir-
ed man, as he was taking dinner, do you
know how many pancakes you have eaten?
No. Well you have eaten fourteenA
Well, said John you count and 1 II eat.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-05-03

QUIIP and his swifs had bit of conten-
tion the other day. II own you have
more brilliancy than L, said the woman,
shut l have the better judgement. " Yes,
said Quilp, sour choice in marriage shows
thatl' Quilp was informed that he was
Ia brute. s9in&
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-05-03

ALWAYS lend crutch to halting hu-
manity, but trip up, if you will, the stills
of Pretention. HS
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-05-03

RYE sown early in the spring makes
the best of early summer pasture.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-05-03

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The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-06-28
The Location of the Abolition
Candidates. di

" - 49,. |H- ~. ...| L| W.
The Abolition State candidates arc
nearly all from Norh Of tho National
Road. The candidate Of Governor is
from Trumbull county; the candidate fol
Treasurer is from Lorain the candidate
for Supreme Judge, for full term, is from
Richland county; the candidate for At.
torney General is from Logan county
the candidate for School Commissioner il
from Harrison ; tho candidate for Board
Of Public Works is from Coshocton-all
being from North Of the National road.
Tho candidates from Soaihso Of the Ma.
tional road are three. The candidate for
Lieutenant Governor is from Warren
county ; the candidate the Supreme
Court, for short term, is from Athens
tounty; and the CLERK Of the Supreme
Court is from Clinton County. Not only
tho important candidates, but nearly an
the candidates ARE from North Of The Ma
tional Road. The reason that more were
aiken from South Of the National Road
may DO attributed to The fact that the
people there have not yet been we'll cdu.
Gated up OF The question Of Negro equal.
ity.- Sidtesmda.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-06-28

MORALITY.

The pious aud would-be "loyal" editor
Of the Ashtand Times is ina very bad
humor. He devoted almost a column,
in his paper of last week, to :busc Of us,
He says we are a "diry dog" a"diry
s%couudrel," a"diry hound" etc. Is il
any wonder that be should thus qualify
his chastc and elegant terms, when he is
but a "big bag of DIRT p "From The
f%ullness of tho heart the mouth speaketb.''
Is it not decidedly cool, for this wretched
traitor pcnny-stealing knave - poor.
souled political pauper -sWindler Of his
poor old mother-a perjurcd LIAR-the
man who stole thousands Of dollars from
the brave and gallant boys who defended
the glorious old flag, the emblem of our
Nationality, on many q bloody 6cld,--iu
a word, who is a villain and a thief 10 all
bis transactiops-to talk about morality
Could his Satanic Majesty go further ?
JEFF, out Herods Herod. He is SO
stepped in moral corruption and crime,
and SO many degrees below comparison
and beneath contempt, that we will not
attempt to do him justice. He has sue.
ceeded in sinking himself to the lowest
depths of infamy /; yes,
Deeper lhan plummet's line e'er sounded"
And yet, he has the brazrn o~ffrontcry to
set himself up as a teacher Of morality
He thinks all that is pure and holy is
embodied in his pouderops carcass.
In regard to the low, insignificant
chai ges he makes against US, we would
simply say that they arc false, and that
the grovelling idiot who penned them is
a liar aud a scouudrel, and we hold our
selves personally responsible for what We
say.
And nov, Bounty JEFF, we have held
your putrid and disgusting carcass up t.
community for the last time, and will
now bid you, personally, an g6ectiOnat
FAREWELL