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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-01-25
NO. "A.


1t amt Just square pIayin to make
ali sorts of laws agIn our rIsin, to t1og
rs for hevin spellin books, to max it a
Benitentiary job to learn to read, and
to burn our skoOl houses, ann then be-
cause We amt just ready to enter col
| lege, to insist ont that we are naturally
incapable. And above all amt it pre-
lsoomin little to charge it onto the
Lord ? Amt you mistakin your own
work for hizzen 'Praps eff Guvner
BRAAILETT's father he'd bin fioggid for
wantin to learn to read, and Guvner
BRA8ILETT's S mother he'd bin brot up
ez a feeld hand, and the same strategy
he'd bin practised on Guvner BRAN
let's grand father, and great grand
father. and great, great grand father,
aud great, great, great grandfather, and
hiz great
Hold on, venerable" sed Joe BIG
LER, don't enumerate. jest say his
ancestors, back to the identicle time
they wuz slaves to them NoTmans, wich
held his pregenitors Jest as closely ez
yoo've bin held, and it'll be sufficient
But go or"
I plead guilty to the big hands, fat
nose, and how'd legs Possibly the first
niger he'd EN-. possibly not. Eff Guvner
L1EaA NJ l4EIG ldblCIa anu HIS kLduQId-
wich is to say ancestors, he'd bin kept
at the hoe, his hands wood hev bin ez
big ez mine eff chey born burdens for
ever, his legs wood be how'd, and eff
ther noses he'd bin perpetooally smasht.
hizzen wood be tiatter than it is.
Hev 700 any more questions to
put to the Perfessor 2'' sed Joseph.
& No, " replide the Ethiopian, II hev
sed my say.
Then, sed this BIGLER. wich wuz
gettin more and more recklis every
minnit. +" I dismiss this cOugregashun.
with the remark that this niger is
under my prOtectin care, and eff a sin
gle lock of his wool is disturbed, I shell
feel it a sollum but painful dooty de-
volvin upon NE, to put ball into the
carcass of each Nv the Ofishuls Nv this
Church, commencin with the Paster,
and cOntinuin all the way down to the
scribe, GitI"
And pell-mell the congregashun
piled Out-One over another.
It will be necessary 70 dispose NV j JOe
BIGLER somehow. He lost wat pro
perty he he'd in the war, and is becomin
exceedinly loose In his talk. He can't
be tolerated long.
PETROLEUM V. Nasty. P. NJ
CW rcb is Postmas'rr1, and likewise Professor or
RfbHze Soiiiicks, in the southern Cassikle
Nj itsry lnstiloot
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-01-25
Home and Mother.


Home, where father and mother,
/ brothers and sisters have unity of in
terest, sympathy and affection, become
in mature life the most sacred pic ture
That hangs on memorY's walls.
If, In after years, when the destroying
angel had crossed the threshold, and
silence5 its familiar voices in their
death when the hand Of changing
time has torn down the woodbines that
climbed above its portals and Its win
dows, and when its paths echo only to
the tread of strangers feet; how often
does remembrance lead as back to its
sacred precincts, and ma tes US realize
that the home of our childhood Is ehB
brightest spot, the fairest oasis on the
desert OF life, Lit is during these mo-
ments of retrospsotion that the reli-
giobs Instruction Of youth flows back
upon the soul. 10 Is then we knoel
by the side of her,
" Whose breast with gentle billows,
Rocked to rest our infant woe"
and lisp over the prayers she taught
us Poetry has encircled the name of
/" mother" with halos of beauty, bat
its language will never be adequate TO
measure her influences. To her the
first years of our lives belong, and then
it is In her power to plant seeds Of Vir-
tue that viii bud and blossom in the
soul when age has plOughed her deep
furrows in our. cheeks. The prayers
of piOus mother are priceless leRa-
ey. They are like the deWs Of Heaven.
which first ascend from the earth to
the skies, and then descend again TO
bless and revive the unfolding plant.
Infdelity may array itself against the
Bible, and its clamors may be loud
among the assemblies of men but it has
not the courage TO enter the sanctuary
of a religious home, and there listen to
the earnest prayers of holy mother,
as she points her children 70 the throne
of God,
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-01-25
From Harper's Weekly.l
Snowflake.

One Christmas down at Lynton Hall
It was so pleasant, I remember
The hopes and joys now recall
Of that cold, butter, bleak Dece mber;
When winters sky was Overcast
And in the bright and frosty weather,
Snowflake and I-those times are past
Walkd, hirted, danced OF read togetherI
I called her Snowflake; she looked
bright
As snow fresh fallen in the morning,
Just flushed by kiss of rosy light,
Of sunny rays when day is dawning:
Her bosom-white like driven snow,
She seemed as fragile and as tender;
1 fOund-in waltzing, you must know
Her foot was light, her waist was
slender.
How lovely she appeared that night,
In sheeniest of gauzy dresses,
With tangled wreath Of snow-drops
white
All twining midst her golden tresses p
Round her neck chung orient pearls, Of
Which softly shone, yet glimmered
Brightly
She quite eclipsed the other girls,
When floating down the stairs 50 lightly,
All, me : I recolIect those hours
Since then I've grown a trifle older
I found just now some faded flowers,
/ Reminding me of all told her.
And Snowflake? Well, it's rather hard
For hearts with one another smitten-
But, let me see, think the Bard
Says 1overs' vows in snow are written =
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-01-25
The Winter Time.


o, the merry, merry winter times
When the soft white snow is fallings
And voices shril from the cold north
cline,
To the earth, and sky are calling.
When the wind sweeping forth from its
caves of might,
Like an organ grandIy pealing,
On the silent wings of night,
With a plaintiVe air is stealing.
o, the merry, merry winter time,
When the glad sleigh-bells are ringing,
And music blends with their joyous
chime
OF blithe young voices singing,
As over the snowy streets we glide,
With proud steeds gaily prancing,
And cheeks with the richest crimson
dyed,
And eyes with pleasure dancing.
o, the merry, merry winter time,
When the frost-worlks glow and quiver,
When childhood, youth, and manhoOd's
prime,
Glide Ger the cleaning river.
While the silver moon smiles softly down
With the stars like diamonds beaming,
And shining unists the hill=tops crown,
Where grand old trees are dreaming.
o, the merry, merry winter time,
When health, and spirits boasting,
From some white hilltop's height sub
lime,
The children go a cOastings
While out on the clear, and frosty air
Their joyous shouts are singing,
With never a note Of grief, or care,
AS down their flight they're wiDging.
0, the merry, merry winter time'
When around the hearth we gather,
With laughter, and mirth, and song,
and rhyme,
Nor heed the stormy weathers
0 Spring may be sweet with its roses fair
And its breezes blandly blowing,
But the winter-time hath pleasures
rare,
With its frost, and sleet, and showing.
-AR Rgaie HotOe Thomson.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-01-25

The midnight Albany train, few
weeks since, left load of passengers
at one Of our Western towns. Among
the number was a nervous, hdgety old
man, who was in a great stew about his
baggage. His foot had hardly touched
the platform, when he commenced dog
ging the baggage master for his baggage.
Finally, after being repeatedly dunned
for the baggage, before he had time to
get il from the bottom of the huge pile,
the baggage master turned to the man
and thus addressed him: Mister, les a
pity that you wasn't born an elephant
instead Of iaokass, and thin ye'd have
had yer trunk always under yer nose -
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-01-25
7 Grumblethorp, Esq,
Grumblethorp Hall.

Reader, have you ever wished the
earth to open and swallow you up?
How heartily did [ wish it at that mo-
meRt [ saw the whole affair at
glance FL had been playing practic-
al Joke upon the gentleman in whose
house I was sitting, and had been des-
cribing him in the most ridiculous
light to his daughter. How l hated
Tom for laughing (his sister was nearly
as bad, by-the-way), whilst | sat turn
ing alternately red and pale, consider
ing what on earth was to be done. At
this moment a servant entered the
room. -.
"A telegram for Miss Grumble-
thorp."
She hastily looked over it, and then
read it aloud to US -
''Shall come by the $50 tomorrow
morning. Some young jackanapes
have played a practical joke, aud caus-
ed me to miss the last train to-night."
At last [ found words Tom" l
said, Il must fly. Miss Grumblethorp
I cannot sufficiently apologize to you
for
"Oh you need not apologize to me,
nor must you go either Tom, you
must devise some escape out of the
dilemma"
TT would certainly never do for the
governor to recognize you; he d never
| forgive you, and would cut me off
with a shilling Oh I have til
sentence you In punishment to cut off
those whiskers and moustache-hell Il
| never know you then"
Never p [ said, with determination.
! I'm not a vain man, but [ will never
voluntarily make fright of myself .
"OhI I'm sure you d look much bet
! ter without them, said Miss Grum-
/ blethorp besides, remember the
skating party tomorrow / want you
to teach me so much. You really
must not go.
I was not proof against this, The
adorable Minnie actually wishing me
to stayl Again I recollected that
had no other invitation for Christmas
and all my family were spe ndiDg the
winter abroad Under these circum.
stances I determined to risk all, ano
i stay where I was sure to enjoy myself
Next morning rose early, had q
"clean shave" and borrowed pair oi
light blue spectacles. When L me
Miss GTumblethOrp on my way Il
breakfast she declared the disguls'
was capital, telling me at Ihe SAM
time that her father had arrived, and
was in the breakfast room. was for
mally introduced, and by the way tha
he received me it was evident he ha'
not recognized me in the least
Always glad to see Toms friends,
said the old boy, in quite Cheerful
, tone "Thauk goodness he dOsn'
choose for companions such puppies a
those who insulted me yesterday.
wonder whether they consider them
selves gentlemen p
In this strain he continued to tai
all breakfast-time, whilst | answeret
+, with perfect gravity, not daring to loo
at Minnie, for I felt sure she was en-
? NV story is nearly over. eujoye
{ the skating party thoroughly, for
/, spent most Of the day in teaching Mir
3 ME. I also accompanied her the nez
evening to a ball, where | found sh
Q could move much more quickly an
l gracefully than on the ice.
e I am now married and though
q have since grown my whiskers, yet m
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-01-25

father-in-laW has never suspected that
was "the young jackanapes that made
him late for the train" Che has never
mentioned the burnt cork business }
and has always been so kind to me
that I have heartily repented of It.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-01-25

GONG THRoUGH THE MOTIONS
When the news of the surrender of
General CORVALLIS to General Wash
iugton reached Stratford, it was on
Sunday, and during tie hours of wor-
ship. Word was immediatly taken to
the pulpit, where Parson Wetmore was
Drawing himself up to his fullest
height, and making known the intelli-
gence, he said
My friends, this is no place for
boisterous demonstrations we will,
therefore, in giving three cheers, only
60 through the motions
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-01-25

A merchant in Belfast had at one
time in his employ an Irishman pos
sessed of a good deal more zeal than
knowledge. His employer gave him
the key Of his post-ofiice box one morn
ing, with directions to 60 to the post
Office and get the contents Of forty. ~
Pat vanished, but presently came back
with pockets, hat and hands filed with
a miscellaneous collection Of letters,
&C., and the explanation:
couldn't open forty boxes, sir,
but I opened all I could, and here
they be 20
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-01-25

Who made you, inquired a lady
teacher of a lubberly boy, who had
lately joined her class.
/ don't know, said he.
Don't know You ought to be
ashamed of yourself; a boy fourteen
years old. There is little Dick Fulton;
he is only three, and he can tell,
dare say. Come here, Dick-Who made
you p
Dod," lisped the infant prodigy.
I knew he would remember"
Well, he oughter," said the stupid
boy, " it amt but a little while ago
since he was made"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-01-25
Givings

He gave her his name, and he gave her
his hand,
That earl with his quarterings twenty,
He gave her his houses, he gave her his
land.
And he gave her pin-money in plenty.
He gave her gay dresses, lace, feather
and gem,
And furs, as though ermtne were
And fowerrs-when they cost him a
guinea a stern
And paintings from thousands of
easels,
and She in return for his giving her
them,
In her gratitude gave him the meas
leas.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-01-25

While a train was stopping to wood
and water at a certain station in Ten
nessee, a clerical gentleman entered
into a conversation with the boys in
blue, when the whistle sounded and
the train moved off. One Of the rebels
on another car called to him
g / say, friend, please run here and
pick up my oven and throw it ONT
just fell off, and 1 wouldn't lose it for
forty dollars,
No sooner said than our friend ran,
picked UP the oven, but was unable to
catch up with the car on which the
soldier was perched.
Never mind, my friend, just throw
it on that car, please; III get it.
Twas thrown as directed; our friend
turned, thinking he had done one poor
soldier an act Of kindness that day,
but was Immediately acoosted by an
old negro, th18ly
. Massa, what you tro dat uben on
dar for dat was my ubeh."
It is not necessary to add that our
friend, the preacher, now believes, to
a certain ertent, in total depravity.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-01-25

MEN OF Few WoRDs.-Some men
use words as rihemen use bullets
They say but little. The few words
used go right to the mark. They let
you talk, and guide with their eye and
face, on and on, till what you say can
be answered in a word or two, and then
they launch out a sentence, pierce the
matter to the quick, and are DONE
Your conversation falls into their mind
as rivers into a deep chasm, and is lost
from sight by its depth and darkness.
They will sometimes surprise you with
a few words, that 60 to the mark like q
gunshot, and then they are silent again,
as if they were reloading. Such men
are safe oounsellors and true friends,
in every case where they profess to be
such. 10 them truth is more valuable
than gold, while pretension is TOD
gauzy to deceive them. Words with
out point, to them, are like titles with
out merit, only betraying the weakness
of the blinded dupes who are ever used
as promoters of other mems schemes.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-01-25

A GOOD assortment OF Plain and Fancy Tea
E ~ Desert and Table Spoons and FOrks, butteI
Knives. Pie Kives, Preserve Spoons, Pickle Forks
Fruit Knives Napkin rings, &c, in solid silver o.
the latest sty les, selling as low as goods Of 4 k'
quality be bought ANYWHERE, at NO. D VII
liams Block, by
Nov, 16'66n e fLsA1.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-01-25
silver TeWeIrY.

rtOIN SILVER BreastPins, Ear Rings and sleeve
u Buttons-a!so Society Pins and Badges, in sill
vt.r or Eold-made to order and engraved in good
style al No 3, Williams Block,
Nov16 66tf by c, PLATT-
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-01-25
LEGAL NOTICES.
Sherif's Sale.


Rebeoca Carpenter, ct. all IN pursuance OF the
= "a commands Of Or
James G. Carpenter et. a. der Of Sale issued from
the Court Of Common Pleas, Of Delaware county
Ohio and 70 directed, shall oHer for sale pub
lie vendge, at the door Of the Court House, the
town q Delaware, il said c0unty on
Wednesday the goth day Of Febru-
ary, A. d. 1867.
at ore O'Clock. P n the following described Real
Estate, 10 wit= sssituated in the county Of Della
ware and State Of Ohio, and 10 Range % Town
ship (41 SEC. a, and bounded ana described as
follows. Commencing at the Township line al the
south west corner OF lot Of land sold by Homer
Carpenter 70 n. Dustin, and thence vest on the
Township line TO the center or Big walnut Greek,
thence up said creek 20 the line OF a los sold by
BeniaInin Carpenter, deceased 70 Orr Carpenter 70
the North E7cst corner Of said N Uustin's land 20
the place Of beginning, containing BY estimation
one hundred and sixty eight acres, be the same
more or less.
Appraised at $500 90
JOHN ". LADD. Sheriff,
and Special Master Commissioner
Jan. Is, Is6T.-5wpfs9.0 DO
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-01-25
Plated Ware.

A Splendid assortment of Silver plated Table ware,
~ in great variety also SpOonss Forks, and Knives
OF The best quality. Goods in this line are sold
al rry estab ishment sOr just what they are SIN
Gle piate are not sold for double plate.
C. PLATT, JeweleF,
Nov I6 66tC No. 3. Williams Block
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-01-25
nj s0O PER YEAR we want Agents

nj Enn PER YEAR we want Agents
81 .61AlAI everywhere TO sell our IMPROVED
s5p SAVING Machines. Three new kinds Under
and upper feed. Sent on trial Warranted hVe
years Above salary or large commissions PAID
M, C,r,y machines sold in the United States for
less than $40, which fully licensed by HsaCes
IVhssler & Wilson, GroUer C Baker, Singer 0.s
and Backelder. All other cheap machines, are
rest fne and imprisonment. illustrated circulars
scnt FREE Address, or call upon Shaw Clark at
Biddeford Maine, or Chicago I'd.
June /, s66. -1Vi.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-01-25

On the departure Of Bishop Selwyn
land, the Rev. Sydney Smith took leave
of him in these aifectiOnate terms
Good bye, my dear Selwyn; / hope
you will not disagree with the man who
eats you
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-01-25

INDUSTRY OF MIoE.-Mr. Joseph
Dickens, of the Saracen's Head, Hol-
beach, England, has just discovered a
mOuse's nest In his garden, in which a
winters store of one thousand three
hundred and tWenty-nine hlbert nuts
had been seoreted by the industrious
little animal The nuts measured half
3 neck. and Weighed six pounds.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-01-25
Land for Sale.
MISCELLANEOUS.

vg{JIyE SCOUTING AII5 JUBBIS6 Of all kinds the
fl long ing 10 the tin smith business done on be-
shortest notice by experienced workmen. Satisiac'
ti0n warranted al No. 1, Evans Block, by
sent T-,6B- Ii. THOMAS EVANS, ,-Irs-
TTARMFRs, remember the place % get Ii
ii HIGHEST PRICE (atways) for your BUTTER an
iunel e tf. Donivan & Potwin's,
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-01-25

It is gratifying to learn that CrWd-
gimpsee Ap Thomas, the Welsh bard,
is coming to this country He will be
received BY the Llwglmntrsmstrath Of
Philadelphia, and his performance on
the Qthmdothrugwstlyn, or Welsh
harp, viii be the most Interesting mua
sical event Of the season. He is ma
tive of Meelgywstru uWbstrnwbstwith,
and his father was the inventor of the
Brnwrw Bymrstgglwust.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-01-25
Gold Pens.
Depository

NTEw STOCK just received. Every pen warrent
IN ed Old pens repOinted, at
Nov. 9, '66-tr No. 3, WILLIAMS BLOCK
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-01-25

Come Bob, get up, said an indig-
nant father TO his hopeful son, the
other morning; remember the early
bird catches the worm"
What do I care for worms, replied
the young hopeful I; mother went let
me 90 a-hshing.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-01-25

As I was going over the bridge
one day, said a native of Erin, 4" /
met Pat Hewins, Hewins, says I,
how are you?' Pretty well thank
you, Donnelly, says he. DonnellyP
says / that's not my name. Faith
then, no more is mine Hewins' So
with that we looked at aich other
agin, an shure enough, it was naythdf
of US D."
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-01-25

~NF THE Delaware County Bible Society-NO, 3
" Williams Block. The publications oil the
American Bible Society are superior in workman
ship and finish and are sold at cost. good as
nrtm ent Of Family aud Pocket Bibles hand
also cheap BIblcs and Testaments
marI6'66.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-01-25

An apprentice sailor-boy fell from
the as round-top" to the deok-stunned
but little hurt, The captain exclaim-
ed, in surprise
" Why, where did you come from ?"
From the North of Ireland yer
honor was the prompt reply, as the
poor fellow gathered himself up.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-01-25

r.HE NEW COOK STOVE called the "HoNE
4 GUARD'5 warranted in every particular Call
see it at No i, hF ans BLUM
sept. '66.-tf.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-01-25

Every person who has enjoyed the
pleasure of an intimate and Friendly
association with animals, is aware that
they may be as much raised in the
scale of existence by an education con-
Quoted with gentleness, as 8 human
being may be depressed In that scale
by an opposite treatme MT.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-01-25

N Ouce OF 1nsOtYe4J LIsLaUe.
fNN ths 12th day Of JanuarY 1857, the Probate
declared the estate Of Horace B. Hubbard, deceased
probably fns5ly e1t. Creditors are Therefore re-
qufred @ prassnt their cams against eestate 10
the undarsizied for aH0Wauoe within SIX months
from the time above mentioned OF they will not be
entitled 10 pay. -
FREDERICK 3. HUBBARD,
ian.1e-6T-Stf Admr Of said Estate.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-01-25

For Sale at AuctiOn-NOte
and Accounts.
FV7FFE undersigned Assignee Of h. ". Chamber
ii lain, wid offer at public yendue on
Saturday, the 9th day Of Feb. A. D. 1867.
At II O'Clock (nOonl at the door Of the Court
House. in Delaware, the uncollected notes and
accounts remaining fn his hands, for the benefit
Of the ca reditors OF said Chamberlain
ian Tsf -6T-3f T. & POWELL, Assignee.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-01-25
FOR SALE.
Farm for Sale.

? Ofer for sale my valuabIs farm in Liberty TIP
II 1 mile south Of the White Sulpber Springs con-
auing $50 acres 200 acres cleared, the rest sple-
didlv timbered Ths Improvements comprise
three dwelling houses, two good barns, two excel
lent orchards and usual COnveniences. The land
has an abundance OF good spring water, plenty OF
limestone and the premises in every way
unusually desirable.
jan, ,Is '6T-2tt- ALAON DOM1N1.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-01-25
Notice

RTOTICE is hereby given that the Books Of the
IN Delaware and Alum Creek Turnpike Company
viii be opened for the purpose OF receiving sub
scFfDifons the stock 81 said company the 18Th
day OF February 1857, at the ofdce OF Jones & Hip
pie i the town Of Delaware, Delaware county, o.
The stock will be taken in shares Or AiitY doll
lars each.
"A. /. sPARKEB,
NICHOLAS JONES,
DANIEL b.. COWGILL, JF.
WILLIAM II ADAMS,
Jan Is f6T-N JOHN s. JONES.