The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-10-02
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Asleep on her negt-1Little Corporal
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THE RIVERSIDE MAeAzIvE.-Tbe children
viii be pleased with Mr.. H. L. Stephens il.
lustratiOn Of the rhyme rt,r a.
Rowsty dowt, my fires all out,
My little dame is not at hornei
IN saddle my cock and bride my hem
Ane leteh my little dalne home againP--
which forms the frontIspiece OF the October
nuTaber of Lie RicerSide. An illustrated
sketch Of Walter Scott follows The other
illustrated articles are. "The Race between
the Hare and the Hedgehog" by E J.
kmltze; "a Year Among the Indians, Chap
teri1l by Martha N Thomas jacob
Abllott's Hunter aud Ton; 'sLOu and
hisIl C5esins," "pfattle Ii the Pantry: -
@The Chief Thing in Croquet. by R. Fell
lsw Scots Novels aud Poems; Patchwork"
anG Tom, Tom, Of Islington, with music
by Charles MoultOn.
QUR Young FoLKs.--The Octobsr number
Of ChiT Ko1ulg FDles hss a seeond lecture on
heal, byaLouisai E. .Ghollet With two illus
tration by w. L. Ohampney; The Peter
kinB at Mensgerie, 4" with er illustration by
Sol Eytipge, Jr., by Lucretia P. Hale;
Com Harges',' with a fine illustration by
hennessey, byJ. I. TroWbridge; Anthem
by Mary n. Prescott; Tire TAX of the
Iress that stand Ia the Village Street. by
the author o. srhe Seven Sisters. ! I title Dol
ly or The Use Of Tears, by Mrs. A. NJ. Diaz,
with NIL Qsraton b s. { Bytinfe, II ;
'Msuosis's 4lnaas67 b5 }. b AlerIeh. Witf
five illustrations BY H Fem; Lessons in
Magic, AII.,' by p. H O., with two ilIustra-
tiOns from skefsAes " tie author;e Our
Little Prince by G. W. Scares; a continue
tion of DR.. Hayes Arctic story, Cast Away
IN tue Cold, with an illustration by g. G.
White; Our Fanny, by Julia @. R. Dorr,
william illustration by Sol Eytinge, Jr.;a
melodys IRON The H1guenOtsg Round the
Evening Lamp and Our Lettef Bcx-sfl
illuSraled.
WHAT ANSWER A Story OF TO-DAY
By Anns-E; Dickinson. 81 so Ticknor7&
Fle.ds, BostgR. Miss Dekins6iss feputa-
ton as one Of the most popular lecturers in
the country viii draw public attention to
her novel which HickBor and. Fields have
jnst'pubhshed. Those who have listened to
her eloquent lectures viii turn to her book
with eager interest. fEAEn H HfaAF
What Answer has skilfully- constructed
plot, and deals with some of the most impor-
Iant events of the late war. They story is
one that will deeply interest those who read
simply for entertainment; the characters, in
cidents, and situations will attract and charm
nOvel-readers; and no thoughtful person can
be uninterested in the bold and current treat
ment with which some important political
aud social questions receive in this volume
TaE HALF-DoLLAR TExNYsoN.-The nine
different editions of the Laureate's poetry
which Ticknor- and Fields have hitherto
published seem insufficient to meet all the
requirements Of the reading public. Their
DIAMOND Edition. pu ublished two years ago,
was IDiracls Of cheap, elegant, and com
pact boOk-making. 1t is quite outdone,
however, in cbeapness and c0mpactness, bv
the Half-DOllsr Edition Of Tennysons Com
plete Poems just published by Ticknor and
Fields This edition is from new typesJ set
in dDuble.cOlumhs is remark rkable fof beauty
aud no danger 10 the eyes need be feared
from reading it. 1t is neatly and duIably
bound, in a handsome green paper cover,
with an excellent TigRette head Of Tennyson.
No one can now complain that Tennyson is
beyond his reach, when his entire poems can
be bad in handsome form for fifty cents.
These books can be procured Of any book
seller, or directly from Ticknor and Fields
LISR0 II NV F6Ek.2ssbs s.iBE dtBsE And
SHADOW IN New YoRK. By Matthew Hale
Smith. Illustrated; 724 PIP. Hartford, Conn. !:
!. B. Burr d Co. 1865.
1t is not always that we can commend our
readers 10 purchase books Of real value even,
for these may be so prosy,. though full of
important facts, as to lie forever unread on
their shelves. But in the book whose title
we quote above, the judicious aud enter
prisibgf publishing house of ] fB. Burr &
20. ss2hO knowahoF to.cater to the wants Of
the public, the people have something a
once very valuable and readable Whoever
opens the boob 70 read via pot permanently
lay it aside III he has gone over every line
Of its ninety-twO chapters and he cannot
but feel that he is more than paid for the
cost of the book several times over, in the
valuable facts, spicy incidents, ETC., with
which the book is filed. He VIII in short,
EcnoWrNew York far better than the msiority
of her native citizens; and to know New
York in all her aspects her high life and
low life /; her good and evil her vast fortunes
and her countless misfortunes how her
great financial leaders have won their honest
success, and how brilliantly vice shines. on
sadly it vallOws in its infamy beside them,
is 10 know about all there is to be known of
the active life of the whole country; for
New York is not only the commercial center
of America, but a reflection of all the good
and bad in the land. Our readers will be
interested in the folloHing excerpts from the
book, which they win not be satisfied with
out possessing -..- 4
A SHARP MERCHANT. .. as.|
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wealthy merchant. His name on change
was a tower Of strength He had made BIS
fortune, and was proud of It. He said he
could retire from business 10 he would, have
a fortune for himself TO spend, and settle one
on his wife and children. He was very
successful, but very severe. He was account
ed one of the shrewdest merchants in the
city. But he had no tenderness towards
debtors. In the day of his prosperity be
was celebrated for demanding the full tile of
brick, and the full pound of flesh. A few
months after l passed the night with him he
became bankrupt. His wealth fed in dav.
He h failed to settle the fortune on his
wife aud children, aud they were penDiless.
He was treated barshly, and was summsrily
ejecled from the institutions over hich he
presided. He complained bitterly OF the
iDgra,itude of men Tho almost got down on
their knees to ask favors Of him when be
was prosperous. aud who spurned and reyil-
ed him when he fell. II in the day of his
prosperity he had been kinder and less ex-
acting he might have found friends in The
dsy Of his adversely.
TWO sHARPERs.
A foted sportsman. taking dinner at one
of our clubs, exhibited q diamond ring Of
great beauty and apparent value on bis
finger. A gentleman present had a great
passion for 7diamOnds Afer dinner, the
parties net -iR-tle- -0fiiUe.= After much ban
Iering, the owner consented to barter the
ring for the sum Of SIX h16dred dollars.
As the buyer left the room, suppressed
tittering struck his ear. He concluded that
the former owner bad sold both tie Iing and
the purchaser. He said nothing, but called
the next day upOn-s jeweler, where heiearn-
cd that the diHmond was paste, and the ring
worth about twenty five dollars. He ex-
amined some real diamonds, and found one
closely resembling. the paste IN his rOwn
ring. ttHe hired the diamond for few days, /
pledged twelve hundred dollars, the price Of
it, and gave 8 hundred dollars rf9r its use.
He went to another jeweler,. had The paste
removed, and the real diamond set. His
chums, knowing how he had. been imposed
upon, inPstiehty waited fOr bis Appearance
the next hight To their astonishment they
found him in high glee. He fiourished his
, ing, bossted Of his bargain, and sid if any
gentleman present had twelve hundred
collar ring 70 sell for six hundred dollars,
he knew Of a purchaser. When be was
told that the ring was paste, and that he
had been cheated, he laughed at their folly.
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