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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-05-16
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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-05-16
Mr.. G.. Didn't you in 1861 O

Mr.. G. Didn't you in 1861 go
to Fairfield in Bedford county,
and make a speech to a large
crowd of both ladies and gentle
men, and tell the young ladies
that they must spurn the young
man who would not go in and
fight for his country when inva-
ded?
Mr.. M. said he never did.
Here Mr.. 10. Ramsey, who was
presiding over the meeting, rose,
and said, Col. Mullins, didn't you
admit in my presence that you
did make such a speech?
Mr.. M. said he had said that he
went and made such a speech, but
he was making the speech in the
place of another man under pro-
mise.
A Radical friend of ours said
On yesterday, in alluding to the
that "Mullins was a
lam'd old fool, or he wouldn't !
nave gone to the capitol and got
nto such scrape." ."-NashviHe
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-05-16
[ Proprietor.
Vol, XIV--hO. ls.
Couldn't Subscribe.

A pair of those interesting.
entertaining ladies, who of late
seem to carry on so large bust
ness in our down town offices and
stores, in the way of procuring
subscriptions for new works, SELF
ing engravings of the "Father
of his Country" and other nota-
bilities, and who (the ladies) are
so fascinating in manner-so de-
lightfully importunate-so sweet
ly un-get-rid-of-able - called
morning or two since, at the of
flee of q young lawyer, to induce
him, as the youngest of the two
expressed it, with a charming
smile, "To subscribe to a most
valuable work, just published,
to be got up in elegant style, with
illustrations" etc., etc.
"Indeed, ladies, said our friend.
IL cannot. l am not in want of
anything of the kind. In fact |
do not feel able at present to sub
scribe for any new works of any
description. The partnership of
which | am member has lately
been SO imprudent as to issue a
new work of their own, and the
enormous expense attending its
issue, not to speak of the illustra-
tions, embellishments, and orna-
mental adornings which they have
seen tit to clothe the production
much unwonted outlay has really,
for the present-in fact, crippled
me-sorry, but q fact-every
word of it."
"But, ah!" interrupted our very
interesting agentess, 'fperhaps we
could procure you some subscri-
bers for your work; our terms are
quite reasonable. What do you
,all your work, sir?"
"Well, we have not fully deter
nlned as yet, but | guess 1 shall
ct Mrs. S. have her own way,
md call it after myself-Charles
Henry"
The ladies concluded that they
lad an engagement on the next
block.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-05-16
A Compromise Proposed.

We copy the following from
the Memphis Ledger:
cit is manifest that the So
called Legislature of Tennessee
in comforting the right of suffrage
upon the negro, did so from no
desire to benefit the race, but as
a means of keeping themselves in
office. Hence, they simply allow
him to vote, but shut the door to
office in his face. They have,
however, unwittingly left the
road to the United States Con-
gress open to him. Now, l pro-
pose to the colored voters of this
district to issue a call at once for
a Congressional Convention of
their own color to meet at La
grange on the first of June, allow
no white man seat in the Con-
vention, and nominate one of their
own color to represent them in
Congress. And every Conserva-
tive white voter in the district
will support him if the Conven-
ton will pledge the colored vote
of the district to support Conser-
vative candidates for the State
Legislature. lam willing to meet
the white voters in a public meet
ing and pledge ourselves to carry
out the compromise in good faith.
What say the colored Yoters?'
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-05-16
Telnple pf The aNnsss.
"ANY ONE WILL DO.'

A maiden once of certain age,
To catch husband did engage;
But, having passed the prime of life
In striving to become wife,
Without success, she thought it time
To mend the follies of her prime.
Departing from the usual course
Of paint, and such like for resource,
With all her might, this ancient maid,
Beneath an oak tree knelt and prayed,
Unconscious that grave old owl,
Was perched above-the mousing fowl
80 give-a husband, give" she cried,
"While yet may become bride,
Soon will my day of grace be o'er,
And then like many maids before,
I'll die without an early love,
And none to meet me there above!
.'Oh tis fate too hard to bear,
Then answer this, my humble prayer,
And, oh a husband give to mel"
Just then the owl up in the tree,
In deep bass tones cried, "Whoo- whoo-whoo =
''Who, Lord? And dost ask me who?
Why, any one, good Lord, will do"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-05-16
Panic in the Radical Party

There are two remarkable arti-
cles, one from the Providence
Journal, Senator Anthony's organ,
and another from the Springfield
Mass Republican, a Radical jour
nal of acknowledged influence in
New England. The "lesson of
Connecticut" as the Tribune calls
it, has been thoroughly learned
and understood by at least two
Radical papers, and the Philadel-
phia North American also thinks
that the Radical majority in Con-
gress "has been pushing along the
car of national progress a little too
fast for some sections of the party"
The Providence Journal states
the case more neatly when it de-
clares that the party "cannot en-
dure everything which ambitious
and extreme men may undertake
to accomplish in its name;" that
the schemes now fostered by the
Radical leaders Hare mischievous
enough to ruin any party;" that
If impeachment is successful cit is
easy enough to see that the Re-
publican party is ruined;" that
forcing suffrage upon the State is
"beyond the power of Congress
and will be exceedingly injurious
to the continuance of the party's
power" The Springfield Repatb-
lican, of the same date, talks in
the same strain. These journals
see that their leaders will ruin the
party. They see the defeat of
Radicalism in one ofits strongholds
Connecticut. The handwriting
on the wall produces apanic in the
party. The cry of the leading
Radical journals Of New England
now is, that the party "has gone
too far"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-05-16

There is great religious excite
ment Just now in several of the
principal cities and towns of Maine.
Many persons are laboring under
deep concern Of mind, and quite
a number of converts have been
baptised in the waters Of the Ken
nebec. At Gardiner the other
night one Of the exhorters-so
runs the story-became rather in
dignant because a brother was his
superior in singing and praying,
So up he got and said: "Brother
can sing and pray; but, by
the blessing of God, there's one
thing ] can beat him in. l can
fiddle his shirt off"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-05-16

The number of losses during
the past few years upon Jewish
property insured, have been SO
great as to develop a strong sus-
picion on the part of few promi-
nent Insurance Companies, that
that race is disposed to speculate
by burning up their property
They have accordingly resolved
not to take any more "Jew risks"
This prescription is creating great
Indignation among the Israelites,
who are holding meetings and pass
ing condemnatory resolutions
throughout the country.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-05-16

The Fishkill Standard states
that the oldest daughter of G. B..
Beebe, editor of the Banner of
Liberty, formerly of Middletown,,
Orange county, but now published
in New York, committed suicide
on Saturday, by shooting herself
with a pistol. She had been en-
gagged to be married to q young
man, but her father placed her in
a lunatic asylum to break up the
match. The officers of the asylum
finding she was not insane, let her
60 home. She was to take charge
OF school on Monday, but learn
ing of the marriage of the gentle
man to whom she had been enga--
ged, deliberately shot herself. .
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-05-16

The following story of the
drunken ex-senator McDougall,
of California, is said to be verita-
BILE. He was discovered one eve-
ming lying in one of the street
cutters of Washington, thorough
ly inebriated. The person find
ing him inquired, after arousing
him, "Who are you?" With drunk
en- gravity, the prostrate Senator
replied: EWhen-I-came here
(hic) / was-McDougall; but now
(hic) I'm Seacered."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-05-16
Brownlow "Not willing to
see the Negroes at the
BallOt-BOX."

In his message of October 3;
1866, to the Legislature, Brown
low said of the negroes:
"a large class, ignorant, docize,
easily led by designing men, and
not safely trusted ,0ith political poao-
en-, I AM NOT WILLING TO
SEE AT THE BALLOEBOX
* $ 4; I think 1t acould be bad
policy, as aoeH as acrong IN p'fi,acii-
pile, to open the ballot-boe to the ua-
informed and exceedingly stupid
slayes of the Southern cotton, rice
and sugar fields. d; 4; a long
and intimate acquaintance a0ih at-
fairs is the South has convinced
me that the aohite and cozored people
cannot h0e together, politically, or
socially, as equals"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-05-16

STEALING BY SYsTEM.-Recently
there was discovered and broken,
mp at Norwalk, Connecticut, a.
society that was formed for the
purpose of carrying out system
atlcally the business of stealing,
and secreting, and selling the.
stolen goods. The society was
regularly organized, with Presi-
dent, Secretary, and Treasurer,
and was composed mainly of fclerks
IN all branches of trade. A strict
account was kept of the stealings
OF each member, and the value
accredited to him on the society
books. Profit enough had been
already secured to enable two,
an to visit the Paris Expo
sition.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-05-16

A gentleman of Sigel, Mo, was
engaged to a young lady, the we'd
ding day was fixed, and the guests
invited. The bridegroom, how
ever, failed to appear at the ap-
pointed time, much to the annoy
ance of the bride and her assem-
bled friends. AT length, when
all hope of a wedding had vanish
ed, young gentleman of the par
ty, being captivatedw with the beau
ty of the bride, and desirous that
the company should not be disap-
pointed, proposed, was accepted,
and the couple were accordingly
married. The guests were aston
ished and delighted, and the bride
and groom looked happy.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-05-16

The administration is in daily
receipt of correspondence from
leading men of the South, giving
assurance that the great body Of
the Southern people are determin-
ed to organize under the recon-
struction laws recently passed, and
that the only disturbing elements
in the South are the imported poll
ticians from the North, who are
making every effort to bring about
discord between the white and the
colored people.
A letter just received from a
prominent citizen of the North,
now making a tour of the South,
is particularly instructive in this
regard. The writer says that the
only turbulent spirits are North
ern men, who appear to be in the
interests of the eastern Radicals.
He declares that the removal of
civil officers by General Sheridan
is considered unfortunate that
Judge Abell has ever been an un-
compromising Union man; that
Heth, his successor, was zone of
Buffers spies" and in fine, "that
none of General Sheridan's ap-
can command the least
respect" The writer, in conclu-
sion, says General Sheridan is
daily becoming more unpopular,
but the people will submit TO his
rule"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-05-16

REooNonIATIoN.-There is now
living in Lawrence county, Ohio,
a gentleman who separated from
his wife in Pennsylvania, many
years ago. He went to Southern
Ohio, and married q Miss p, of
Marietta. After the second wife's
death, a daughter by the first
marriage brought about a recon-
citation between her father and
her mother, and they were re-
married Il more than twenty years
after the date of their separation
the first wife becoming the third.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-05-16
The Minister of State in Spair

The Minister of State in Spain,
has succeeded in procuring the
passage of law for the better
quelling of revolutionary out
breaks. 1t recognizes three
conditions of society, the "Normal
State" the estate of Alarm" and
the estate Of War" During the
normal state, the bill has merely a
vigilant detective power. In the
state of alarm the commissioners
of public safety are permitted to
arrest, hang, fine or imprison ad
Hbttun, and during the state of war,
every person seen upon the streets
without express authority, is to be
as an enemy. A sweet
country to live in, that
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-05-16

Old Cooperis a Dutchman, and
like many another of whatever
nationality, has wife that is
"some." One day the old man
got into some trouble with a neigh
Dor, which resulted in a fight
The neighbor was getting the bet
ter of the old man, who was re-
sisting his antagonist bravely,
when his wife broke out with:
die still, Cooper; if he kills you
I'll sue him for damages"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-05-16

An order has been received in
San Francisco for a number of
live frogs to be sent to Honolulu,
to renew the attempt to raise them
in the Sandwich Islands. 1t has
been tried several times, but the
frogs have always been destroyed
in the course of a few months by
rats or some other animal fond of
choice meats.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-05-16
My 6, 16, 8, IA, 8, 2, l, IL, is

| y, ~ - -, = - ~
most anything.
Ny 5, 8, 9, IA, 7, 8, l, IL, 5, 6,
16, 2, Is, is most anything else.
My 4, 2, 16, 9, is good deal
like some of the things referred
to above, though in what respect,
it has baffled even me to deter
mine,
My 9, 8, s, IL, is-is-well, 1
suppose it IS, although l cannot
see why.
Now, if anybody can cipher
out that enigma, he is an abler
man than l am, Notwithstanding
l got it up myself. 1t would be
a real favor if some one would
try, however. l have figured at
it, and worked at it, and sweated
over it, until l am disgusted, and
I can make neither head nor tail
of it. l thought it was neat at
first, but | do not like it so we'll,
now that l can't find out the an
swer to it. 1t looks rather easy
at a first glance, but you will no
tice that the further you get into
it the more it widens out.
This is my first effort in the
enigma line, and, to speak the
plain truth, l am considerably |
stunned at my own success. l do
not seem to have just got the
hang of this sort of thing. But |
[ offer the entertaining little tri-
fe to your readers for what it is
may serve to amuse an
idle year--and it cannot do much
harm-it cannot more than drive
a man mad, and make him massa-
ere his relations.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-05-16
They have a patriarch in Tau,

They have patriarch in Taun-
ton, Mass, who says that he once
raised a flock of wild ducks from
a pond, when he took aim at them
with his gun and fired. They
flew away with much clamor, and,
surprised to find that none of
them dropped, he examined the
field of battle. He picked up
four bushels of legs. There was a
touch of pathos in the old mans
voice as he added: II fired too
loW."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-05-16

The estimated loss to the United
States Internal Revenue on ac-
count of the destruction of this
years crops in the State of Louis
lana, by the overflow OF the Mis-
sissipi, is from eight to ten millions
of dollars.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-05-16

At one of the schools in Chica-
go, the instructor asked the chill
dren if they could give any text
of Scripture which forbade a man
having two wives. One of the
children sagely quoted in reply
the text: "No man can serve
two masters"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-05-16
Mark TWainisrnS

A401 n W1lA1SllS
! We give below two or three
amusing extracts from the letter
of Mark Twain to the Alta Cali
fornian, which are fair specimens
that gentleman's eccentric style
The first is a story told by a fel
low-passenger, who, being ban.
tered about his timidity, said he
had never been scared since he
loaded an old Queen Anne's mus
ket for his father once, whereupon
he related the following
LEGEND OF AMUsKET. 49,
You see, the old man was try
ing to learn me to shoot blackbirds
and beasts that tore up the young
corn, and such things, SO that |
could be of some use about the
farm, because / wasn't big enough
to do much. My gun was a little
single-barrel shotgun, and the old
man carried an old Queen Anne's
musket that weighed a ton, and
made a report like a thunderclap,
and kicked like a mule. The old
man wanted me to shoot the old
musket sometimes, but 1 was
afraid. One day, though, / got
her down, and thought I'd try her
one rifle, anyhow, and SO took
her to the hired man and asked
him how to load her, because the
old man was out in the fields.-I
Hiram said, "Do you see them
marks on the stock-an X and a
V on each side of a Queens crown?
Well, that means 10 balls and 5
slugs-that's her load"
"But how much powder?"
''Oh," he says, Kit don't matter:
put in three or four handfuls."
So | loaded her up that way,
and it was an awful charge-I
had sense enough to know that
and started out. | levelled her
on a good many blackbirds, but
every time | went to pull the
trigger / shut my eyes and
weakened; / was afraid of her
kick. Towards sundown | fetch
ed up at the house, and there was
the old man resting on the porch.
"Been out hunting, have ye?"
eyes, sir" says l.
"What did you kill?"
"Didn'tkill anything, sir--didn't
shoot her off, was afraid she'd
kick" Il know'd id we'll
she would
Gimme the gum" the old man
says, as mad as sin.
And he took aim at a sapling
IN the other side of the road, and {
began to drop back out of dam
ger. And the next minute | heard .
IN earthquake, and see the Queen {
Anne whirling end-over-end in
he air, and the old man spinning
around on one heel, with one leg l
Up and both hands on his jaw. and
he bark flying from that old I
apling like there was hail-storm! S
The old mans shoulder was set c
back four inches, and his jaw |
urned black and blue, and he had /
o lay up for three days. Cholera,
Tor nothing else, can ever scare
ne the way l was scared that s
ime.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-05-16

The bar of a new steamer about
to engage in the st. Louis and New
Orleans trade was rented for $10,-
900 per year..
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-05-16

The Boston Post wishes to know
if the barber lately installed in
the Treasury Department can
shave notes.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-05-16

The colored barber of Concord
who ran for Mayor got four hun
dred votes, the Democrats all
supporting him.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-05-16

The inventor of the walking
DOLL" which was fashionable a few
years ago, is said to have made
$4,000 by the patent.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-05-16

1t is estimated that there is
S2,0OO,O00 of counterfeit money
In circulation in this country,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-05-16

We have frequently received
letters from our numerous read.
ers requesting us to publish enig.
mas, limiting at the same time by
SO doing, the circulation of the
paper would be vastly improved,
Not being handy at solving enig.
mas, ourselves, we have hesitated,
perhaps, too long, but now having
awakened fully to the Importance
of such a step, we heartily thank
our friends for the hints so long
neglected, and proceed to act up
on their advice by giving a very
complicated one from the fertile
brain Of Mark Twain, which he
declares contains some
KNOTTY POINTS.
I am composed of sixteen Oh
seventeen letters.
My 16, IA, 8, 4, 6, Is, is some
thing or other, in general way,
My 2, IL, Z, IA, is something
else.
My 9, 6, 4, 10, Is, II, is the
other thing.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-20

THE UNDERSIGNED RESPECT.
a. fully announces to the citizens of
Evansville and vicinity that he has opened
q saddle aud Harness Manufactory at the
aboYe-named place, where he will con-
stantiy keep on hand full assortment Of
everything belonging in his line. at the
respectfully solicited.0g s 1t1fl ,71ti0I
ocll d&w6In LEWIS G. WEBER.