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From the Youkers Gazette I
Them Good Old Days
AS LoNdED FOR BY JOSH BILLINGS

no AoNShu TON nt 1ooh oibbiNGS
How / do long Ionce in a while) for
them good old days.
Them days when the sun didn't rise
before breakfast. Is a
Them days when there was more fun
in 80 cents than there is now in z dollars
and half.
Them days when man married 145
pounds OF woman, and less than 8 pounds
(all told) of anything else.
How | do long for them good old
days when education only consisted in
What man did well.
Them days when dcacons was MS ars.
tere as hoss redish and minisi ers preach.
ed to mems eouls instead of their pock.
cts.
Them days when politics was the ex.
ceptlon, and honesty the rule.
Howl long for them good old DAYS
when lap dogs and wet nurses were not
known, and when brown bread and
baked goose made good dinner.
Them days when man who were
not busy was watched, and when wo.
men spun only that kind Of yarn that
was good for the darning of stockings
How l do long for them good old days
when now and then a gal baby was
called Jernsha, and boy war not spoil.
ed 1t he was named Jerrimiah.
All you who have tried the feathers
and fuss OF life, who have had the cod.
isl, or wealth, without sense, stuck
under your nose, come beneath this tree,
and long for an honr with me, for them
good old days when men were ashamed
70 be fools, and women were afraid 10
be flirts.
N. B.-They nsed to make a milk
punch in them days too that was very
handy to take
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Fatal AccIDENs.-Dr. r. A. Kin
loch. with his little son and colored
driver, while riding in his buggy on Fast
Bay. near the Charleston Courier Office,
Friday morning. came in collision with
a dray, swapping off The left wheel of the
buggy and frightening the horse, which
started o.f atan alarming speed, drag
ging the vehicle and its occupants after
him. The buggy was overturned and
the occupants thrown out, the driver
keeping the little boy in his arms to
save him from injury. Both the doctor
and his son escaped uninjured. Tie
fall brought on hemorrhage, which re.
suited in tile death ofhis faithful servant
Friday afternoon. His care and noble
efforts to save his youthful charge elicit.
cd the highest admiration OF the specta.
tors, and certainly deserves worthy
tribute 10 his memory.
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the land, he took a restraining part III
the most important scenes ofthat revo.
iution-and illustrated his character by
renewed evidences Of conservatism and
ability.
Jefferson Davis has descended the
vale of years broken in health, bankrupt
in fortune, and the martyr to cause
with which he believed were bound up
the liberties Of his country. Is there
nothing in all this to excite the sympa.
thy of his fellow.men-of his country.
mon? We will not intrude with pro.
lane gaze upon the meeting between
devoted wife and such husband. There
are scenes too sacred and touching for
the cold descriptions of the pen to con.
vey; silence on such occasions is the
most eloquent tribute which man can
pay TO the sorrows Of his fellow men.
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Items.

A Richmond paper says there is a
steady tide cf emigration Of blacks from
that city northward
Letters from Japan state that the
iron,olad vessel built in America for the
Tycoon is failure. The Japanese en-.
gneer who purchased her committed
suicide.
-Four Baltimore banks are said to be
losers by the failure Of TIE Merchant
National Bank at Washington. One is
said to have lost $39O,0OO, and another
100000. 4,
At the last soiree at the Tuileries, a
romance by Nine. de Rothschild was
sung with great success After the
concert Mile. Patti was presented by
the Emperor with a par Of diamond ear.
rings.
Mr.. w. II. Hurl5ut of New York,
well known as a skillful writer, and of
late years much connected with The
Wortd, has just been to Mexico, and is
writing book on the con nltion of that
country. Mr.. HI. is not unknown in
Charleston.
1t is the opinion of Government off.
GERS that the Merchants National Bank
of Washington, The failure of which has
already been announcedin our columns.
will not pay two cents On the dollar.
The New York Heralds Madrid cor.
respondence asserts tllata movement is
on foot in Spain which has for its object
nothing less than the overthrow OF the
present dynasty. General Prim is re
ported to be deeply interested in it, and
also son of Victor Emanuel.
The Lieutenant. General has instruct.
ed the various military department com.
manders ioabolish as rapidly as possible
the districts under their command, allow
ing the return, of civil rule entirely. In
some cases he has recommended the
conversion of the districtinto military
post. Every meaps wlss,h may, consis.
tent with thewelfare ofthe country, be
used to reduce the number Of volunteers
yet in service, has been adopted.
~ farls letter writer. dlscoprsing OF
tho hard work required of the members
of the French Legislature. cites the case
of Thiers, of whom it is written: "Af.
tor the sitting of Saturday Inst, NJ.
Theirs, aided by his secretary who had
joined linn, set to work, after having
put on warm linen brought him by his
valet, and Mt three in tha morning was
still! at work correcting the proofs
brought him from the printing Office. He
had near him roll OF bread and bowl of
soup, of which he took spoonful now
and then. But, in f,ct, that little man
seems made of iron; and no one can say
which is most 10 be admired. the viva.
city of his mind or the stout constitution
of his body"
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RALEIGH, N. c., May s
CIRCULAR I
No. 4. (

VOs K j
The tt,ntion of officers and agents of
this bureau is called to the following reso.
luton OF the House Of Representatives:
THIRTY-NINTH CoNanRss-lsT SESSION.
CONGRESS OF THE u. 8.
IN THE House OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
May l, 1866.
Mr.. Kelly submitted the following, which
was adopted:
Whereas, IL is reported by citizens Of
Alabama, in formal memorial to the Houses
OF Congress, shat many of the people of
the mountain districts OF that State are suf-
fering from want of adequate supplies of
food, and that considerable numbers of them
have died of actual starvation; therefore.
BE it Resoired. Tint the President be re-
qnested 10 Instruct tho the proper oficers
of the Bureau Of Refugees and Freedmen
to inquire into the condition of said dis.
tricts Of the late insnrgeat States, in which
such suffering may be said 10 exist, and to
relieve tho people thereof. and provide
item with corn and her seed for planting
a crop sufficient for an annual supply Of
each family requiring such relief.
EDWARD McPHRnsoN, Clerk.
III. In order to carry out the purpose of
tie above resolution. reports will be for
warded without delay to these head. quar-
ters. specifying
l, The number Of persons in ench county
needing supplies or food to prevent actual
suffering; classifying in accordance with the
enclosed from No. 1, a.,
III. The names Of persons who need corn,
or other seed for planting according to the
enclosed from No. q.
III. The season being already far advane.
ced, the relief contemplated must be fur
nished as early as possible. The informa
tion required will therefore be obtained and
forwarded at once, even to the exclusion of
oil other basiness,
L WHITrLEsEY.
Rrevt. Brig Gen'l s. Assist. Comm'r.
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THE ANTIouIrY OF NJ MAsoNRY.---I. is
sometimes asserted that the assumption
of great antiquity to the msaonic insti.
tuition is unfounded, aud we saw it re-.
Gently stated authoritively in printed
document that it originated in the year
1871. Masons know al thisto be- false.
The following extract throws some in.
terestlng light on the subject. The DIR.
jackson referred to is the eminent geolo.
gist, of.Mass. 3if
"Dr. Charles Z. jackson tells mo
that in course of the geological survey
in 1927. lie discovered grave.stone-
slap of Trap rock---on Goat Island, op.
posite Annapolis, (Port Royal) in
Nova Scotia, bearing q masonic coat Of
arms and the. de.e l606;,which is four.
teen years earlier than the landing of
the Pilgrims. This was left in posses
sion Of Judge Halliburton Of Nova Scotia.
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Important Circular.

We are indebted, says the Charlotte
Times, to Col, Whittlesey, the assistant COM
missioner Of the freedman's Bureau for this
State, for tho following order:
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WHITrLESEY,
Rrevt. Brig. Gsn'i s. Assist. Comm
Tnr PRtNYrn,s I,ovr. "A noe,ica

TAE FRiNTERs LOVE. "A poetical
typo thus expatiates: 1--WE love to
see the blooming rose, in al, its beauty
drest we love TO hear our friends dis.
close the emotions Of the breast. we
love to see the cars arrive, well laden at
our door; we love to sce our neighbors
thrive, and loyeto bless the poor. We
love to see domestic life with unmter.
rupted joys. we love to ses happy wife
with lots of gIrls aud boys. We love
all these4+yet far above all that we
have ever said we love w!sat every
printer loves, to have subscription paid.
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I The custom Of woafing the wedding ring
on the finger 10 the little finger Of the LETT
hand originated In the ancient s,,pe7stitious
belief that there was an ,meedsats magnet,
or electric. or mysterious connection be.
tween that finger and tho human heart.
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men we VIII not lntrude with pro.
lane gaze upon the meeting between a
devoted wife and such husband. There
are scenes too sacred and touching for
the cold descriptions Of the pen to con.
vey; silence on such occasions is the
most eloquent tribute which man can
pay TO the sorrows Of his fellow. men.
BANKING FOR THE BLAoKs-We e
find the following item in an exchange /:
The "Freednmn's Nationa Bank" an
institution organized by Boston firm
at Sandy Hill, South Carolina, to re.
ceive aud take care of the saving of the
negroes in that region, has closed its
doors finally. Its name was mere
sham, as it had no connection with the
Government to authorize the assumption
OF The title OF "Nutional Bank" It's
notes were wre,chcd lithographs-much
resembling blacking.box labels, but
printed in gaudy colors, which captva.
ted the eyes OF the poor negroes. Each
freedman who deposited dollar green.
back in The "hanking," received a two
dollar note of this gay pictorial issue,
and fancied, of course, that he was so
much richer There is no telling how
much longer the swindle would have
hsel, if Captain Jewett, late of tile
army, who has leased plantation in the
neignborhood of Sandy Hill, had not
discovered SOM Of the fraudulent notes
among the hands on his place, and learn.
ed from the supplemented creatures the
nature of the financial enterprise in
whlch they had embarked. He imme.
dIately wr"tc to Washington upon the
subject; bat Charges g., Higginson, the
rroprle'ors of the Institution somehow
getting wind of the discovery, stole
away in the nIghL-carrying with them,
OF course, all the deposits in their
vaults" 1t is supposed that they
realized by this Transaction betveen three
and fonr thousand dollars. They came
South as temperance lecturers, and, at
hrs;. eked onL their subsistence 5y sci
ling tracts and Bibles. 1t is said that
certain parties from the North. who are
occupying abandoned plantations near
the site ofthe de!unct 'bank," suggest.
ed the enterprise TO these two adven.
turers, induced the freedmen in their
employ to exchange their wages for the
beautiful bills of Charges & Higginson,
and divided the profits of the concern
with those worthless. The freedmen
who have been thus shamefnlly gnlled
have learned lesson, but very hard
and unpleasant one.
EVER OF THEE. "A sad story is con.
necied with the name Of the writer Of
the beautiful song Ever of Thee" which
has been Sung and admired by SO many
in this country and IN Europe.
Foley Hall was a gentleman by birth
and education Wealthy in his own right,
Il
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EVER OF THEE. "A sad story is con.
nected with the name Of the writer Of
the beautiful song ever of Thee" which
has been snng and admired by so many
in this country and III Europe.
Foley Hall was gentleman by birth
and education Wealthy in his own right,
with large expectations, he led heed
less life, not choosing his associates, but
allowing himself to be drawn into the
society of The vicious. His property
soon disappeared. and he was left with.
ont resources sufficient to by his daily
bread. His musical talents had been
highly cultivated, but as he never reed.
ed them, he scarcely knew TO what
degree they could he available. In his
distress, however, he wrote his charming
song Ever Of Thee" A London pub.
Usher gave him ono hundred dollars for
it. bnt that amount with such spend.
thrift. wonld not last long. He wrote
other songs, but the money not coming
as fast as he wished in weak moment
he forged the name Of his publisher and
although every effort was made even by
the publisher to save HIM, it was all no
use, and poor Foley Hall went to New
gate and died broken.hearted before his
trial came on, tt
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-09-01
A Man Turned to Stone.

In exhuming the bodies inferred in the
Poner's Field OF The new graveyard 9
short time ago, one Of the cOffins broke,
aud revealed 10 the aslonished gaze oI
the grave diggers The remains Of a Federal
soldier, perfectly peuIfed, and looking a,
natural as life. What was further re.
nsrksbIe he had mol been buried upward
of nine months. A new coffin was pro-
cured and this remarkable image Of ma
ture's workmanship recommlued 10 lis
mother earth in The soldiers buryine
ground. Several prominent genlIemer
of our city visited the spo. 81 the lime
and can testify that the body had iuIne'
10 solid stone. with all the features a.
natural as life. The ground where b
was buried is low and damp mos! Of IN
! yeag.-Mobue Register, l2th.
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CHORUS +:
Observation-Disclosures.

A gentleman conversing with a lady
friend, short time since, claimed that he
could parodize on the hoop question any
verse lha, she might choose 10 repeat.
She accordingly rehearsed The following
verse from the "Old Sexton:
"Nigh TO grave that was newly made
Leaned a sexton old on his earth-worn spade,
His work was done, and he paused TO wait
The funeral train in the open gate;
A relic Of by-gone days was he,
And his locks we're as white as the foamy sea
And these words came from his lips so thin
Il gather them in gather them in =
Whereupon the graceless fellow took
his pencil. and thus wrote upon scrap
OF paper lying by:
"Nigh to a church that was newly made
Stood lady fair, aud thus she said
TOO bad, too bad here must wait
While they measure the breadth of this open
gate:
All, It's only NiNE BIT SIX see
Too narrow, too narrow, alas! for me-;
And she sighed from her quiverins lips SC
thin
4 cannot get ln-I cannot get in" .
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NO. s.
0YMUYTY WEST S
A True and Touching Incident.

A young nan and his vile we're prepa-
ring 10 attend party al the house OF
friend. some miles distant. Henry.
my dear husband, don, drink too much
at the party to-day; you will promise me.
won't you? said she, pu,iing her hand
upon his brow, and raising her eyes 10
his face with pleading smile. mo.
Mile, | will not you may uu,. me;'
and she wrapped her infant in soft blan-
ket, and they descended. The horses
were soon prsncing over the turf, and
pleassn. conversation beguiled The way.
Now don't forget your promise" ~his-
pered The young wife, as they passed up
The steps. Poor thing. she was the wife
of man who loved 10 look upon the
wine when red. The party passed pleas.
snlly; the time for departing dre" near;
the wife descended from The upper cnam.
Der TO Join her husband. A pang shot
through her beating heal, as she met him,
for he was in,oxicated; he had broken his
promise. Silently they rode homewsrd,
save when The dIunkeh man broke into
eUdlCUtS VI d sung, vi
ter But the wife Iode on, her babe pres.
sed closely 10 her gfieved heart. "Givs
me the baby, Mile; can't .rus, you
with him." lie said as they approached
dark and swollen stream. After some
hesitation she resigned her 6rstborn-
her darling babe, closely wrapped IN
great blankel-to his arms. Over tho
dark waters the noble sleed safely bore
them; and when they reached the bank.
the mother asked ior hsr child. With
much care and tenderness he placed the
bundle in her arms; buI when she rlssptd
il to her arms no babe was there! Ii had
slipped from the blanke, and the drunken
father knew i, not. A wild Shrek from
the mother aroused him, and he turned
round ust IN time TO see the little rosy
face rise one moment above the dark wa
ters, then sink forever, and that by his
own intemperance The anguish Of the
mother and remorse Of the father are bet
ter imagined than describe d. GlasgoD
Christian NewS.
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LIQUID EiOquence.

Paul Denton, a Methodist preacher IN
Texas. advertised barbecue. with better
liquor than usually furnished. When the
people had assembled, desperate in the
crowd cried out :--"Mr. Paul Denton.
your reverence has lied. You promised
US not only barbecue. but better Liquor.
Where is The liquor g. There" an
svered The Missionary in tones Of ihun'
der, and pointing his mononless finger al
lhe matchless double spring gushing up
in Two strong columns. with sound like
a shout of joy. from the bnsom Of the
earth. "There," he repeated. with look
terrible as lightning, (whlle his enemy ac'
tually trembI on his feet "theEe is tue
liquor which God. the Eternal, brews for
his children
mot in The simnering still, over smo-
ky fires, cooked with poisonous gasses,
and surrounded with the stencil of slcken-
ing odors and rank corruption, doth your
father in Heaven prepare The precious es-
sepce OF life, the pure cold water but in
The green glade and grassy dell. where
the red deer wanders, and the child loves
to play-there God brews it; and down,
low down in the deepest valleys, where
the rills sing; and high upon the tall
mountain tops, where the storm clouds
brood, and the thunder clouds crash ;
and always far out on the wide, wide sea,
where the hurricane howls music, and
tie big waves roar the chorus, sweeping
the march Of God-it is there he brews it,
that beverage Of li(e-hesllh giving wa
ter
"An everywhere it is thing Of beauty
cleaning in the dew dIop, singing in 'be
SUMNER rain, shiniog in the ice gem. I'LL
the trees all seem turned 10 the living Jew
els spreading a golden veil over the set
ting sun. or while gauZe around the
midnight moon, sporting in the cataract
sleeping in the lazler, dancing IN The
hail shower, folding its bright snow cur
tain softly about the winry world; and
weaving the many colored iris, that Sc.
raph's zone Of the sky-whose warp is
rain drops Of earth, whose wool is the
sunbeam Of heaven. all checked over
with celestial flowers, by lhe mistic hand
of relraction. Still always il is beautiful
-,ha, blessed life water ! No poison
bubbles on iIs brink no madness or
murder; no blood stains its liquid glass ;
pale widows and starving orphans find no
tears in lis depths, no drunkard's shrek
ing ghost from the grave cursing in words
of eternal despai!-Speak out. my fliend !!
would you exchange 1t for the demons
drink, alcohol 2"
A shout like the roar Of tempest an
swered "No -
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Subjects ansens Ge
A Beautiful Faith.

4 pious woman. hunting up the chill
dren of want one cold day last winter,
tried TO open a door in The third story Of
a wrelched house when she heard little
voiee say, Pull the string up high pull
The string up high. She looked up, and
saw a string, which, on beng pulled, lift
ed latch, and she opened the door upon
two half naked children all alone. Very
cold and piIiful they. looked. DO you
take care of ourselves, liI'e one !! asked
the good woman. God takes care OF US,
said the oldest. 'And are you not very
cold No fire on day like this !!--,Ch,
when we are very cold We creep under
the quilt, and | pu, my arms around
Tommy, and Tommy puts his arms
around me. and We say, Now Hay me
me down 10 sleep 'ihen we get warm
said the lille girl. And what 90 you
have TO eat, pray ? When Granny
comes home, she leiches us something.
Granny says God has enough. Granny
calls US Gods sparrows and we say,
Our Father and Give Us This day our
daily bread every day. God is our
Father Tears came into the good wo-
man s eyes. She had mislrusllng sPlriI
herself; bat those TWO little 'spaIrows'
perched in tba. cold upper chamber,
taught her a sweet lesson Of faith and
trust she will never forget.