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Tennessee staatszeitung. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-187?, 1866-10-24

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Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-04-20
WHAT Is AN OLD a1AIpa

Never be afraid of becoming an "old maid
fair reader. An old maid is far more
honorable than heartless wife; and single
blessedness is greatly superior, in point of
happiness, to welded love. Fall not in love
dear girls, beware, says the song. But we
do not agree with said song on. this question.
On the contrary, we hold that il il good
thing to fall in love, if the loved object be a
worthy one. To fall in love with an honorable
man is as proper as it is for an honorable
man to fall in love with virtuous and alma
bic woman; and what could be a more CRAFTY
ing spectacle, even to the angels in heaven,
than sight so pure so approaching in its
devotion to the celestial?
No; fall in love as soon as you please, la
dies, provide it be with suitable person.
Fall in love and then marry; cut never mar
ry unless you do love- That's the great
point Never marry for "a home or a hus-
band. Never degrade yourself by becom-
ing party to such an alliance Never sell
yourself, body and soul on terms SO con-
temptible. Love dignifes all things; it en-
mobiles all conditions With love, the mar
rage rite is truly a sacrament Without it
the ceremony is base fraud and the act
human desecration. Marry for love, or not
at all. Be an s'old maid' if fortune throw
not In your way the man of your heart; and
though the witless may sneer, and the Jester
may laugh you will still have your reward
in an approving conscience and a compara-
lively peaceful life.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-04-20
BEAUTIFUL FIGURE.

Two painters were employed TO fresco the
walls OF magnificent cathedral; both stood
on rude scafolding constructed for the
purpose, some eighty feet from the floor.
One OF them was so intent upon his work
that he became wholly absorbed and In ad-
miration stood off from the picture, gazing
at it with delight. Forgetting where he was
he moved backward slowly, surveying criti
cally the work of his pencil, until he had
neared the very edge of the plank upon
which he stood.
AT this critical moment his companion
turned suddenly, and almost frozen with hor-
ror beheld his imminent peril: another In
slant and the enthusiast would be precipita-
ted upon the pavement beneath; II he spoke
to him It was certain death-if be held his
peace, death was equally sure. Suddenly
he regaIned his presence Of mind, and seiz-
ing wet brush, flung it against the wall,
spattering the beautiful picture with
unsightly blotches of coloring. The painter
few forward, and turned upon his friend
with terce impTeeations: but startled at his
ghastly face, he listened to the recital of
danger, looked suddenly over the dread
space below and with tears of gratitude
blessed the hand that saved him.
80 said preacher, we sometimes get ab-
sorbed In looking upon the pictures Of this
world and in contemplating them step back
ward, unconscious of our peril; when the
Almighty dashes out the beautiful images,
and We spring forward to lament their des-
truction-into the outstretched arms of mer-
cv and are savedf
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-04-20
AMERICA A MATCH FOR NAPo-
LEON.

Cornelius OPDoWd, the inimitabIe writer
IN Biackwood, who entertains no great af
lection Tor this country. is yet delighted that
France has been snubbed by us In her Mex
lean adventure. He says: A more insuffer-
able piece OF insOlent pretension cannot be
imagined than what is called the Monroe
Doctrine. That my next door neighbor
should not live in certain style lest the
servants In my house should become dissat-
istled is too gross an absurdity to be enter
tanned. That whatever rules prescribe for
my family should be adopted BY every one
who resides in the same street, is somewhat
overbearing; and yet, with ali this. / de-
clare l am all for che Yankee in this Mexi-
can row: 1t is not whether France has right
on her side, and whether this demand to re-
tire be one of those mandates high spirited
nation cannot submit to; my whole consider
alton is limited to the fact-here at last the
great bully of Europe has met his match.
Hereisa young, athletic daring fellow, ready
to so into the ring with that finished pugilist
that none of us have courage to fight, and
who, even with the gloves on, doubles US
up In fashion far from agreeable.
America dares to hold language to France
that all Europe combined could not utter.
There no denying it; there no qualifying
~. IL VIC ldu NUuLIuSuIl CDauLlOn To-
Morrow, we could not venture to say what
America hasjust said. What Minister of
Russia, or England, or Austria, would say
to the French Emperor, 'We were think
ing of something else when you slipped into
Savoy and Nice the other day; now that our
hands are free, you II have to go back again.
We are famous for brave words in our For
eign Office, but does any one except that
! such message as this win ever issue from
Whitehall. We would no more provoke the
Tuilleries by an insolent dispatch than we
would go into one of Van Amburgh cages,
and kick the lion, 1t has become a sort of
European superstition that France can beat
every one, and / am downright greatful to
the Americans that they don believe it. I
never liked America SO well till began to
speculate ON this war, / never suspected
that there really was that tie of kindred
which journalists disparage by that false
adulation they deal in / hate all the cant
of 'cousinship, but call them our own bone
and blood; speak of them as a people who
have the same leading traits as ourselves
sturdy, determined, untiring, unyielding-
taking their share of hard knocks to-day
with fixed resolve to repay tomorrow; in a
word, that stuff that makes right trusty
friends and very terrible enemies. Regard
them in this light, and say, if war should
break out between them and France what
side would you like to back [ say, Ameri-
ca. I'd lay my head on the issue; and if any
gentleman is willing to bet an equivalent
say another crown pieee-I cry done and
wait the event
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-04-20
FRIGHTENING A LOVER,
Or the StrOng-Minded Woman.

You have heard me speak of Stephen
jenkins, Matilda.
Eyes, Uncle.
''Well- another cup of tea if you pl ease
he is coming here tomorrow, on week S
visit. y
''You don't mean so, Uncle ?" exclaimed
Matilda.
'And why don't l, Miss Matilda? There
is nothing to summon such a look of con-
sternation to your face .
Because if he shouldn't happen to be
agreeable
sOf course he is agreeable. AZ al events,
it is desirable for you to find him so, since
he is your prospective husband
My prospective husband What can you
mean, Uncle?'' inquired Matilda, opening
her eyes in amazement
Il thought you understood it. Your es-
tates join, and it is eminently proper, there
fore, that you should unite them by mar
riage. F"
"a very good reason, certainly said
Matilda, with a curl of the lip 1t makes
little difference, / suppose, whether our dis
positions are compatible or not.
20, they will easily adjust themselves af-
ter marriage, and the two will make such a
handsome estate.
Suppose / shouldn't fancy him well
enough to accept his proposals, uncle 2'
asked Matilda, demurely.
''If you should dream of such thing as
refusal, | should disinherit you. You are
aware, / suppose, that all your property
comes from me, and that / can, at any time,
recall it.
That would be pity, certainly" said
Matilda, in a lively strain, for [ should
have to take in washing, or something of
that kind, to support myself, and | have
such an appetite !"
Mr.. Parker smiled in spite of himself,
and evenly looked upon his niece as one
who would readily yield to his expressed
will.
One question more, uncle. Suppose he
should not fancy your humble niece, and
conclude to pay his aldresses elsewhere ~
4 would never speak to the puppy
again. y
"And you wouldn't disinherit me then,
uncle p
OF course not, you gypsey. 1t wouldn'
be your fault
lit would be mortifying to have him re-
iect me, said Matilda, demurely. lis
there anything he particularly dislikes in q
woman, do you know n
ST once heard him say he couldn't bear q
4 literary woman, said her uncle, after some
reflection. San sorts of strong minded
women are his aversion. But then you
know, Matte you arc not strong minded :
Thank you uncle, very much. That Is
as much as to say | am Weak-minded
! No such thing, you gipsey. But there
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-04-20

conceived deadly hatred against the whole
tribe of female authoresses, particularly
Mrs Browning.
Where is Mr.. Jenkins n inquired Mr..
Parker on his return
Gone, uncle, said Matilda.
"Gonei When did he go ?"
He only stopped couple of days. "
Why, he was to have stopped week.
What was the matter with him p
l think, uncle, he was disappointed in
me, said Matilda, demurely
Did he leave no message for me p
Here is note, uncle" /"
Mr.. Parker hastily broke open the mis-
sive, and read as follows
My DEAR SHIN order to prevent
misunderstanding, ought to say that
don think it viii be well to adhere to the
foolish compact, which was entered into
some time since, with regard to my marriage
with your niece Though very charming
young lady, | don't think that our tastes
are all congenial, and | hereby resign any
pretensions may be supposed to have had
to her hand. Regretting not to have had
the pleasure Of seeing you,
remain, very respectfully,
STEPHEN JENKINS. y
Why, the puppy has had the audacity
to resign his pretensions to your hand .
exclaimed the indignant uncle.
Then can't be married r. inquired Ma
tllda in comical disappoin, ,ment
8Yes, you shall marry the first man that
offers.
1t was very remarkable, that on the very
next day Edward Manly should have asked
MIR. Parker permission to address his niece
"a permission which was at once accorded.
The marriage took place within few wee K.
and | don't think he has ever repented mar
rying strong minded tconta1,
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-04-20
A HAPPY WOMAN.


what are you singing for" said to
Mary Maloney.
"Oh. / don't know ma am, without it is
because my heart feels happy"
Happy, are you, Mary? Why, let me
see, you don't own foot of land in the
world.
Foot of land, is it?' she cried with a
loud laugh. 'tOh, what hand We be after
joke. Why, sure, I've never a penny, let
alone fut of fland r
''Your mother is dead ~
God rest her soul, yis, . replied Mary,
with touch of genuine pathos ''The
Heavens be her bed =
':Your brother is still hard case, sup
pose"
''Ye may well say that. It's nothing but
drink, drink, and bate his wife, the poor
creature. "
''You have to pay your sisters board r.
''Sure, the bit craturei And she's a
good little girl, is Hinny, willing to do what
ever axes her; don't grudge the money
that goes fpr that.
"And you hayn' many fashionable dress
es, either II
Fash nable, is it? Oh yis, I put bit
of whalebone in me skirt, and me calico
gown spreads as big as the leddies. But
thin ye say true; / havn't but two gowns to
me back, two shoes TO me fut, and wun bun
net, that barrin Nv me old hood. .
GU havn' any lover?'
oh be off wild yezi Catch Mary Ma
loney with lover these days, whin the hard
times is come.
"What on earth have you to make you
happy? A drunken brother, poor help.
less sister, no mother, no father, no lover
WHY !giI, where ed Dc you get all your happiness
up II me. Give me bit Nv sunshine, a
clean fure, plenty of work, and a sup at The
right time, and i m made That makes me
me laugh and sing. And chin, if trouhlt
comes, try to keep my heart M Sure, il
would be sad thing if Patr.ck McGuir,
should take it into his head to AK me, bu
the Lord willin' Tdtry to bear up unde
it.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-04-20
A COMPARISON.

The relative merits of whiskey and news
papers are thus happily given by one who
can appreciate the latter, and eschew the
former;-A glass of whiskey is manufactured
from perhaps a dozen grains of corn, the
value of which is too small to be estimated.
A glass of this mixture sells for dime, and
if Of good brand, is considered well worth
the money. 1t is drank in a minute or two.
1t fires the brain, sharpens the appetite,
deranges and weakens the physical system.
On the same sideboard on which the delete
rious beverage is served lies q newspaper.
1t is covered with half million Of types; it
brings intelligence from the four quarters OF
the globe. The newspaper costs less than
the glass of grog-the juice Of few grains
of corn: but it is no less strange than true,
that there is a large number of people who
think corn juice cheap and newspapers dear.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-04-20
NAUGHTY NELLY.

So sweet she is, so sweet and fair,
Such glow and glory grace her hair,
often used to wish she were
A little more divine.
sadly wished in her to see
A little less Of giggling glee,
A little less of coquetry,
And pertness, and design;
wished that she had learnt at school,
Not how to win men and to rule,
BY making wise ones play the fool,
And foolish ones adore
But, how to use the charms she had
In cheering hearts that else were sad,
And making one heart always glad,
And blest forever more.
/ wished-but wishing is trade
For boys and simple maidens made;
And, if l tried it, I'm afraid
| could not set her free.
From all the tricks and trumperies,
That keep her nature in disguise,
And will not let her cast her eyes
On quiet folks like me.
ARTHUR MUNBY.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-04-20
COST OF NEWsPAPERS,

There is no country in the world, says the
st. Louis Republican, where the newspaper
is so universal necessity as cur own. To
everybody it is as indispensable as his daily
food; yet few are aware of the labor and ex-
pense involved In the preparation of the con-
stantly recurring meal. The Philadelphia
Ledger lately announced that the loss on its
circulation alone amounted to 800, 600 in
twelve months, which will seem startling
statement, and may be received with more
or less incredulity by those not engaged in
the business, and, therefore, unacquainted
with the mysteries of newspaper publishing
The Philadelphia Telegraph has some re-
marks upon the subject which the initiated
everywhere know to be true 1t declares
that there is not now single daily paper
printed in this country of which the cost to
the publisher is not greatly in excess of the
price for which it sells The question may
be naturally asked, how newspapers, then,
are supported? The answer is, that the
publisher is only saved from ruin by the ad-
vertising sources of income. Neither the
subscriber who takes the paper only to read
it, nor the advertiser who uses it as prof
table means Communication with its read
ers, separately sustains it. Both conioined
are necessary to that end; and while one
complains that the price of the paper is too
high, and the other that he is charged too
much for his advertisement, the publisher
is continually struggling to adjust the just
claims of each. In other words. he is gov
erned by the same principle which governs
men in every other kind Of business He is
too wise to impose prices on the public which
they would not long pay if found to be exor-
bitant; and competition in this, as in every
other sort of business would soon expose
and correct any such exorbitance. All
things considered, the public are getting the
benefit of the daily newspaper press at a
very cheap price, and publishers realize
profit quite inadequate to the service they
render, and the labor and care they incur.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-04-20

True purity Of taste is quality of the
mind; it is feeling which can, with little
difficulty, be acquired by the refinement of
intelligence; whereas purity of manners is
the result of wise habits, in. which all the
interests of the soul are mingled and in har-
mony with the progress of intelligence That
is why the harmony of good taste and of good
manners is more common than the existence
of taste without manners, or of manners
without taste
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-04-20

''You see, grandmamma, said young
Miss just from boarding school, we perforats
an aperture in the apex and corresponding
aperture in the base; and BY applying the
egg to the lips and foreibly inhailing the
breath the shell is entirely discharged OF its
contents BLESS my soul, cried the old
lady, what wonderful improvements they
do makeI Now in my younger days we just
made hcle in each end and sucked,
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-04-20

A taste for reading will always carry yoa
into the best possible company, and enable
you to converse with men who will instruct
you with their wisdom and charm you by
their wit; who will soothe you when fretted,
refresh you when weary, counsel you when
perplexed and sympathise with You at all
times,
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-04-20

In a certain school during the parsing les
son the word ''waif occurred in the sentence
The youngest, who was up bright eyed
little fellow puzzled over the word few
minutes and then bright idea struck him,
II can parse positive waif comparative
wafer, superlative, sealingwax.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-04-20
HOTELS.

DEDFORD HOUSE,
ID AT HOPEWEBL, BEDFoRD CoUSTY, PAp
BY HARRY DR0LLINGER.
Every attention given to make guests comfortable
who stop at this House.
Hopewcl July 20, 1864.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-04-20

The ENJOYMENT OF OCCUPATION. The
mind requires some object on which its pow
ers must be exercised, and without which it
preys upon itselfand becomes miserable A
person accustomed to a life of activity longs
wretched. The pleasure of relaxation is
known only to those who have regular and
interesting occupation. Continued relaxa-
ton soon becomes WEAKNESS, and on this
ground, we may safely assert that the great
est degree of real enjoyment belongs not to
the luxurious man of wealth, or the Hstless
voteary of fashion, but co the middle class
ofsociety, who along with the comforts of
life. have consent andimportant occupation
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-04-20
BAN E6 ERS.

c. W. RuPP.......o. Z. SHANNON .......F. BExRDIer
ID UPP, SHANNON q CO, BANKERS,
III BEDFoRD, Pa.
BANK OF DISCOUNT AND DEPOSIT.
COLLECTIONS made for the East, West, North
and South, and the general business of Exchange,
transacted Notes and Accounts Collected and
Bemittances promptly made. REAL ESTATE
bought and sold. apr.15, ,64-tf
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THE GRAVE OF THE HEART.

HI NEELA u Il OE u
There is in every heart a grave,
A secret, holy spot,
Filled with the memory of one
This busy life knows not.
Low down and deeply dug it lies,
This cherished grave unseen,
And years Of blighting care that pass
Make not this grave less green.
With jealous love We keep it fresh
Thre' many wintry years;
And when the world believes US gay,
We water it with tears.
Not for one cause alike to each
Their sacred sorrow bear,
Perchance some mourn living death,
Yet still a grave is there.
There is within my heart shrine,
All wholly given to him;
No dearer treasure e'er can make
It's lights burn low and dim.
OH there are things within this life
Which strangely, deeply thrill;
In music softest, sweetest notes,
We hear voice long still.
We deem the act a wanton one
Upon a grave to tread,
We pass in silent reverence
The resting of the dead.
Then on the sacred, hidden spot,
Let US not press too near,
Rem embering that to every heart
Its secret grave is dear.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-04-20

s'What fine head your boy has, said an
admiring friend. "Yes, said the fond faith
er, has a chip of the old block: ain't you,
sonny?" 81 guess so, daddy, cause teacher
aid was a young hlockhead. I"