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The Van Buren press., 1868-09-04
Sohloquy Of a Freedman.

~~Stoy " !"
golly, Is free now--I is Got lots o
ms.
Allde,n white folks in De Norf a
CHESS go dar son--lib like genblc-
IN. .Is
Cit invite to all De fre parties.
Plenty to eat and muffin ter do. 4
Dar's ole Mars, dat use ter ride round in
e coach and four, aint got nary fren.
He aint goods a niger now.
No house TO lib in an he's tuken to de
barn, gtfrl q.
Muffin TO eat.
Muffin TO war.
Ant got muffin for muffin.
What's all his seclage larnin' good for,
Taint N|uf a cuss
Taint no conscience nohow.I
lie can't vote like dis yah culled indi-
Eldual.
lie cant hole no offs.
lie can't go to der 'sention and make de
speeches and help make de laws. 3
All he kindo is ter pay de taxes, wot
keeps up dc buro dat take keer of his culled
pusson when ho don't choose to work.
Spec go to CopgpSs sum desc days.
Ride in de steam rais.-
Bc one Oh delbis folks dat take kcer oh
dc nashun,
Dat would, ole hoSs
Plenty of money an no poor 'lations.
Wont hab jolly time, too, sl1fla,
Dat Twill. 4,
is got dc francheesc. has, and tends
TO hole on ter him, slian't CUB him to none
lem dar white folks e
OATS whatmakes niger niger. It's
fiancheese, you see. Efit want for dat,
white man 'ud be jislas good as nigger.
1t he aint. tUG
Dars de difference tween niger an a
hite man You see, Niger has got de
lncheeso and white man got none.
Oars old Auntv Smith up dar in Lam
tster, been a keepin' de ole man dis long
mc)
lie lub her mighty we'll
An den I'll set dar an talk highferlutin
id dem, an shake hans wild dem, an be
ekality wid dem an all de res OBJ dem
ig niggers in de House Of Represen titums.
Wont hab Jolly time doe?
gol!y J De francheese do make Mig
ger feel big. ot"
Halle-lu-yah (Going through double
shuttle
OH Jerusha, put de kitilc on an wen
all hab tea, sI,,
Yah, yah, guffaw.
Bless dc Lor for de iranchcese.
Den may be III go to de Senate, an be
on ekality wid dem great big niggers in dc
Senate. 1854 III Gia.l i17H| MA
Dat1l be ajoly time
I'll make big speech Get one Of dem
Yankee 'porters to write it all down on de
paper fore hand
Sure's my names George Washington
Caesar Alexander Napoleon Bonapart
Chaffe, I'll hab good time.
Fustrate name dat. ...--....- -. ..
"Ole Abe'' aint mo war 'longsidc dat
name.
Wonder whar Mars Liucum is now.
Spec he's down below habin q good Joke
wild his fadcr 'sS* > y
-hiil Cicouci uiu iHtl &C ucDll Is.
Seems to hab lot Of frens now.
Specially in Congress. Guess | go fur
him. too. Qt rnn yutgTs4.s
Specs dey give him dc francheese mex.
Doe / guss de 'olefeller amt got much
time ter listen to jokes now--he's too busy
down dar in Washin'ton helpin' to peach.
Iguess / 60 for him too. Every body
seems TO begwine fur him or gwine to him
One or dc oider.
iowsumebcr ] goes fur him dat pays de
best. ,ga ,-
People spec de debil kin do ebrything.
Guess dey'll want de old man to pay lie
Nashunal debt mex. s,., ..,.'
OATS whoppcr, doe Spec it skeere
him to deaf
Da's good idce. Skecre de debil to deaf
wid dc Nashunal debt A good Joke dat
The Van Buren press., 1868-09-04

A poor emaciated Irishman having
called physician in folorn hope, the latter
spread large mustard plaster, and immc.
diately clapped it on the poor fellows lean
breast. Pat, who, with tcarinl eye, looked
down on it, said -" Dochther, it strikes
Inc it's dale VI mustard for so little mate" !"
The Van Buren press., 1868-09-04

-.s- Corn starch applied dry TO the
hands Of those weatiGs Kid gloyc= in sum
NOR. IL recommended IS preventive Of in.
iusy 70 The slpvrs. ... 80. ','.,' ~, (
The Van Buren press., 1868-09-04

0 IA "sweet sixteener' thinks il must
DC fun 10 gci sun-struck, Shc'd better ,ry
it, HdrVord Times.
You don't spell "sun' the right way
substitute an for the q and il will explain
what the damsel meant Our Country.
, 1868-12-08
CUBA.

Her Majesty's Steamer Eclipse, six
guns, Captain Harvey, in one day from
Santiago de Cnha, arrived at Port Royal
on Thursday, bringing as passengers four
distressed British subjects. She reports
ono news of Importance" The insur-
rectionists were still a short distance from
Santiago de Cuba, but appeared to be
moving very slowly. They had adopted a
new national flag, which is described as
resembling the ChilIian Ensign. One
French and two Spanish steamers of
war were lying at Santiago de Cuba
when the "Ecllpse" left.
The New York papers of The Oh and
10th contain the following kilograms: -
HAVANA, Nov. 5, 1868.
The official accounts of the recent en-
counters by the troops with the revolu-
, 1868-12-08
FACTS AND SCRAPS.

PLEASANT PEoPLE-I knew a lady,
who received, as it is called, London So
ciety very extensively. Thus lady was a
comeIy, cozy woman, "faIr, fat and for
ty,' aud one of those persons in whom
others inevitably c%"nfIe, aud to whom
they come and tell lheir grievances. One
day | was alone with her, when she be-
gan to talk Of her experience Of the
world. | listened very attenlively. Nov,
as regards you men," she said, "what a
number of clever and Intelligent men
there are! A clever mar is no rarity
Also, what a number Of good people
there are; people perhaps of rough,
queer, awkward extrrio) who give NJ
sign of their goodness aud kind-h arted-
ness, but Who, on tn contrary, from the
CT IDLE to The grave are mlsnnde stood /;
an who are very cross, too, at being
mi >under>tood, VIII n it is really their
own fault, or rather The fault of their
training. But it you want to know what
is a rarity among men, it is a pleasant
, 1868-12-08
BARBADOS.

The October rains had greatly improv-
ed the canes and the prospects of a crop
next year. Potatoes were plentiful and
cheap. The value of guano as IA manure
for the cane fields was under discussion,
and the question was asked with appa
rent alarm. "What would the Barbados
planters do without guano, if The Chincha
Islands be swallowed up by an ea'th-
quake or in case of the gradual absorp-
ton of the deposits for the supply Of the
world, calculated at nearly half Il million
of tons yearly. A committee of the House
of Assembly had been appointed to re-
consider the terms on which the interna-
tional Telegraph Company viii! extend
the line TO Barbados.
, 1868-12-08
Hal II.

ADvICEs from Haiti state that on the
19'h instant a large body of Pockets AT
tackled the city Of Jacmel at several
points. They met with a determined re-
slstance at every point, and after two
hours hard fighting, the attacking party
was repulSed with great loss.
From the South we learn that the
Revolulionists were making headwoy
and were expecting to be joined by many
who rave hitherto been on the Govern
ment side. Several of the smaller towns
of the South have declared for President
Dominique, who is said to be very popn-
lar.
The Danish Steamer-of-W War Diana,
Captain DuntzfeIt, arrived at Port Royal,
on Sunday, in two days from Port-au-
Prince. She is bound to Havana, and
called here to deliver dispatches from the
British Consul to Com. baltimore. The
news from Haiti is that SaInave had Just
returned to the Seat of Government
from ST. Marc, where he had captured
a British Schooner that attempted to ran
the blockade of that port. Salnave was
received at Port-au-Prince with great
rejoicing. Her Majesty's Steamer Dart
aud two French Steamers of War were
lying at Port-au-Prince.
, 1868-12-08
ego IT ALONE"
BY JOHN G. SAKE.

There's a game much in fashion, ! think it's called
EucIre,
Though I've never played it for pleasure or lucre,
In which when the cards are in certain conditions,
The players appear to have changed their positions,
And one Of hem cries in a confde, tone
Il think | might venture to 90 it alone"
While watching the game, It's q whim of the bard's,
A moral TO draw from The skirmish in cards,
And to fancy he finds in the trivial strife
Some excellent hints for the battle of life,
Where, whether the prrze be a ribbon or throne,
The winner is he who can $50 it alone! p
When great Calico proclaimed that the world
In a regular orbit was ceaselessly whirled,
And got, not a convert for all of bis pains,
But only derision, and prison, and chains,
1t moves for all that was his answering tone,
For he knew, like the earth, he could ''go it alone "
When KopIer, with intellect piercing afar,
Discovered the laws Of ach planet and star
And doctors, Who ought to have landed his name.
Dprided his Earning a d blackened his fame;
81 can wat, he replied, "tll the truth you shall own -
For he felt IN his heart he could 90 it alone %
Alas for the player who idly depends,
In the struggle OF life, upon kindred and friends
Whatever The value of blessings like these,
They can never atone for inglorious ease,
Nor comfort the coward who fluids with a groan
That his clutches have left him to go it alone
There is something, no doubt, in tie hand you may hold;
Health, family, culture, wit, beauty and gold,
The fortunate holder may fairly regard
As each IN It's way a most excellent card
Yet the game may he lost, with all these for your own,
Unless you've the courage TO "go 1t alone y
In battle or business, whatever the game,
| law or in love it is ever the same
In the struggle for power or scramble for pelf,
Let tins be your motto: Rely on yourself!"
For, whether the prze be a ritt on or throne,
The victor is he who can go it alone p +.
, 1868-12-08
$ 4. G r o TX A 5.

%tionists are favorable to the government.
Several tngagtnfr MS have been reported
officially, IN all of winch he tro, p< We're
successful. The r. vululio ISIS are arrlv-
ing at1he military headquarters and sub
mltting TO the government. Colonel
Qulros reports that The engagement with
HE inSurrectionISt near the town at Barre
lasted an hour an three qnartcrs, during
which time The revoIulioni>tS d fended
themselves obstluatrly, attacking the
troops VII mach ties
The city of Havana is full of rumours,
which generally prove to be Inventions.
Exchanse-Pieuty off ling aud rates
declining on Lnn,Ioa I44 a Is er cent
premium; on Uuii,d STATES, sixty days
sight, in currency 223 a 2l3 per cen; dis
count short sigh, II a 40 per cent dis
count f; sixty days sight, in gold, 3 a33
per cent premium.
Havana. Nov. g., 1868
The Diario to-day publish s The fol-
loving Intel igenre -"CoIonrl Loho, who
left the town Of Tunas on an expedition
into the country in search OF provisions
and supplies, has returned without sue
cess, The insurgents having destroyed
everything OF thu kind Within their reach"
The DlArio adds thar many bands of rob
btrS are committing Expectations on the
pIautation>, acting I'm Ter the preteUre IT
being revolutloni>t$. The p anltrS In a
large portion Of he eastern dis rirt Of The
island are consequently unahl to harvest
their crops This state Of things, it's
feared, viii lead 10 famine aud drSolation.
A mail carrier was as>aS>lnated Last
week and his mai : we e r fled hy he re
b Is, who have SeiZ d lie nra'I IS II various
points within the DIS u bed dis ret
Captain Geueral Lrg>undI has received
a telegram from the hm" g,vrrrmrnt
authorizing him TO suspend or Mt, al his
dIScretIor, as the occa>l01 may require,
the death penalty in he cas- $ OF persons
condtmnrd for political IF nreS.
The insurrrction NY disturbances are
confined to the eastern districts. The
rest Of The island continues ira quill.
, 1868-12-08

crop shipped to date has been as follows:
1856 hhds, 668l tres. 1923 brls. Su-
gar, 16,4S9 puus. III tres. MoIasses; 262
puns. Rum; 7,ll3,lSS lbs. Cocoa; %
bales Cotton; and 10I6 tons Asphaitum.
, 1868-12-08

man one who is safe who never makes,
nor lakes, needless off nee who brings
OFT the best points of other people."-
Macmi1an's Magazine.
THE RESURRECTION PLANT The latest
curiosity Of Broadway, New York, is the
so-ralled M"x'can resurrection plant,
which is exhibited and sold there. The
plant is appar, ntly dead, bui il demands
only water 10 unfold before the eyes
with rich leaves If an emerald hue. 1t is
- native # Sou hprn Mexico, where, dur
Ing The raioy season, il furnishes @lnxuri-
antly, but in the dry weather dries and
ours up. and is blown al Out Ivy The wind.
Each such specimen, however, when
placed in a plate Of water bursts into new
life.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-10-23
4 Stunning" Love Letter.

The following is sublimely splen-
diferous, and We recOmend it as a
model 20 letter writer's :.
Ny DEAR Miss C.-Every time i
think OF you my heart hops up and
down like a churn dasher Sensa-
tions OF unutterable joy caper over
il like young goats over stable roof,
and thrill through it like Spanish
needles through a pair OF tow linen
trOwsers. AS a gosling swimmeth
swim | ill II sea of glory. Visions of
ecstatic rapture, thicker than the
hair in a backing brush, and bright
er than the hues of a hummlng birds
pinions, visit me In my slumbers, and
borne ON their visible wings, your
image stands before me, and | reach
out to grasp it, like pointer snap
ping at blue bottle fly. When !
first beheld your angelic perfections,
was bewildered, and my brain
whirled around like a humble bee
under a glass tumbler My eyes
stood open like seller doors in 6
country town, and l lifted up my
ears TO catch the silvery accents o.
your voice. My tongue refused tC
wag, and in silent alteration / dranl
in the sweet infection of love as {
thirsty man swalloweth a tumbler o
hot whisky punch. Since the ligh
of your face fell upon my life,
sometimes feel as i'll could lift mysel
up by my boot straps to the top o
the Presbyterian steeple, and pull th'
bell rope for Il singing school. DAY
and night YOU are in my thoughts
When Aurora, blUshing like bride
rises from her saffron couch whel
the jay bird pipes his tnneful lay i
! the apple tree, by the spring house
when the chanticleer's shrill clario
heralds the coming morn; when tn
awakened pig ariseth from his be
and grunteth, and goeth for his morn
/; inc refreshments when the drows
beetle wheels his droning flight, 6
sultry noontide, and when the lowin
, COWS come home at milking time,
think of thee; and like a piece {
gum elastic, my heart seems to stretc
clean across my bosom. Your hal
is like the name of sorrel hors'
: powdered with gold; and the bras
!, pin, sisewered through your watel
fall, fills me with unbounded awe
Your forehead is smoother than tt
elbow of an old coat. Your eye
7 are glorious to behold. In the
l liquid depths, see legions OF lit
. Cupids, bathing like cOhOrL OF ant
J, in an old army cracker. When the
b. lire hit me upon my manly breast,
, penetrated my entire anatomy like
load of bird-shot would go through
n rotten apple. Your nOsO is from
" chunk of Parian marble, and yol
mouth puckered like sweetnes
Nectar fingers on your lips like no
k ey on Il bears paw, and myriads
e unaedged kisses are there ready
d ly out and light somewhere, lii
l. blue birds out of the parents ne;
Your laugh rings on my ears like t
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-10-23
Grants Farewell Address to His Army
Faithfully yours,
A. =. WILLIAMS

The general order of General
Grant, addressed to the soldiers oil
the United States when the war was
over, will now be read with interest
Here it is:
Soldiers Of the Armies Of tic Unit
ed Sfdtes-By your patriotic devotion
to your country in the hour OF dam
ger and alarm, your magnificent fiSitl-
ing, bravery and endurance, yon
have maintained the supremacy oil
the Union and the Constitution, over
thrown all opposition TO the enforce
ment of the laws and the prCclama
tion forever abolishing slavery-the
cause and preteXt OF the rebellion
and opened the way TO rightful au'
thOrities to restore order and inaug
urate peace on permanent and en-
during basis on every foot of Ameri-
can soil. Your marches, sieges and
battles. in distance, duration, resolu-
tion and brilllancy of results, dim the
llustre of the worlds past military
achievements, and will be the patri-
OTIS precedent in defense of liberty
and right in all time to come ii
obedience to your country's call, you
left your homes and families, anC
volunteered in her defense Victory
has crowned your valor, and secured
the purpose of your patriotic hearts
and with the gratitude OF your coun-
trymen, and the highest honors
great and free nation can accord, yol
will soon be permitted to return Il
your homes and families, conscious
,, of having discharged the highes
duty of American. citizens. IL
achieve these glorious triumphs, an'
, secure to yourselves, fellow-eoantry
men, and posterity, the blessings o
!. free institutions, tens of thousands O
your gallant comrades have fallen
and sealed the priceless legacy wit
E their blood. The graves of these
: grateful nation bedews with tear
= honors their memories, and will eve
cherish and support their strleke
q families.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-10-23
Brazilians and their Habits.

The person who meets with a sud
den or violent death in Brazil, either
by accident or murder, is buried by
the way side, near where the event
happened, and cross is set up at
tho head of his grave. TO this cross,
as the emblem of his faith every
where, the brazilian lifts his hat in
passing, and it is beautiful custom
Of the people to hang this love me
mento with flowers and garlands. l
frequently pass such Il cross near
this city, where man was murdered
so lone ago that hut few remember
the circumstances, yet pions and I'M
seen hands are always decking this
way side cross with wreaths and
roses.
Sundays--Domingos or Lords
dav, rs the Brazilians call them
with many OF them almost like any
other day, occupying them in usual
avocations. IL is true that there is
always church service, and the Cath
ole creed recognizes Sundays as
sacred days But it would he pain
ful to many persons in the United
States to see the little regard which is
paid by the common run OF persons:
many of whom never attend church
except on some great occasion.
There are not wanting individuals,
however, who deplore this state oil
things. and write and talk on the
subject, in the hope OF teaching q
better state of affairs.
The Brazilians have their super
sti,ions about the moon and its influ-
ence, like many European nations.
MANY agricultural operations are
regulated by the light or the dark OF
the moon. But | have been amused
70 find some OF the best families, who
believe strongly in vermifuge nos
trum which prepare them tor their
children and negroes but they delay
giving it till the decay ofthe moon
lua mingoenta. What influence the
moon can have on intestinal worms
passes my comprehension; but they
wait till the moon is on the wane, so
that the worms will be weaker and
the remedy ''push down mais forte !"
When the BraZilians ride-ando q
cavallo, or walk horseback, as they
say--they gallop. 1t is the only con-
dition in which they seem TO be IN a
hurry. The stately gait of our road
sters is disgustful to them-too much
Ike the laborious tread of tropeiros-
On the campos grounds--on the route
to the country church, the only gait
which pleases the cavaleiros is al
Indian lope, in which the horse does
not get over the ground fast, Du'
makes great pretensions.
In eli Brazilian primary schools
Thursday, instead OF Saturday, as
with us, is the day OF rest, so thai
the days of study are more equally
divided in the week. The whole
school generally "study Loud du
ring school hours, so that it resem
blcs Babel of confusion but the
scholars seem to learn with facility
| Monday the teaching is oral ant
many times / notice monitors at tn
head of the classes, like the Laneas
terian system. The sexes are taugh
in separate schools, with male and fe
male teachers, who are paid by th'
government, so that education Is free
Teachers hold a responsible rank IL
the community, and as a reward fol
well earned reputation, at the enC
of some twenty years service, they
are aposentado or pcnsiOned for th'
rest of their lives.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-10-23

SILENT INFLUENCE.-Albert Burns
saws: "It is the bubbling'stream that
flows gently, the little rivulet that
runs along day and night by the farm
house. that is useful, rather than the
swollen flood or roaring cataract
Niagara excites our wonder, and we
stand amazed at the greatness and
mower of God there, as He pours it
out from the hollow of His hand; but
one Niagara is enough for the CONT
nent, or the world. while the same
world requires thousands and tens
of thousands of silver fountains and
gently flowing rivulets that waters
every farm and meadow, and every
garden, and shall flow on every day
and night with their gentle, quiet
beauty. So with the acts OF our lives
It is not by great deeds, like those Of
the martyrs, that good is to be done
but by the daily and quiet virtues o.
life. the Christian temper, the gOod
Qualities Of relatives and friends"
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-10-23
POETICAL.
TODAY AND TOMORROW.

II fortune with smiling face
Strew roses on our way,
When shall We stOOp to pick them upf
To-day, my love. TO day.
But should she frOwn with face Of osIe,
And talk OF coming sorrow,
When shall We grieve. IL grievs we must3
To morrow. love, tomorrow.
II those who've wrong'd us own their fault
And kindly pity pray,
When shall We listen and forgiven
To-day, my love. to day.
But, II stern Justice urge rsbuke,
And warmth from Memory borrow,
When sh AL we chide, II chide We dafsf
Tomorrow, love, Tomorrow.
II Love, estrangsd, should onoe again
Are harmed unless we pay,
When shall we struggle 10 be just?
To-day, my love. to-day.
But II our debtor tail our hope
And plead his ruin thorough,
When shall we weigh his breach Of faith
Tomorrow, love, tomorrow.
II Love. estranged, should Onoe again
Her gentle smile display,
When 81 all We kiss her pT0ffered lipsf
To-day, my love, to-day.
Ru I, 10 she would indulge regret.
Or dwell with by-gOne sorrow,
When shall we weep. If weep We must
To morrow. love, tomorrow.
For yirtuous acts and harmless joys
The minutes will not stay;
We've always time to welcome them,
To-day, my love, to- day.
But care, resentment, angry words,
And unavailing sorrow,
Come far too soon. ii they appear
Tomorrow. love, to morrow.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-10-23

wind-harp's strains, on the bleak
hillside. The dimples in your checks
are like bowers in beds of roses, or
hollows in cakes of home made su-
gar.
| am dying to fly to your presence
and pour out the burning elOquence
of my love. as thrifty housewives
pour hot coffee. Away from you, l
am as melancholy as Il sick rat. Some
times | can hear the June bugs ol
despond ancy bnzzing in my ears,
and feel the cold lizards of despair
crawling down my back. Uneonth
fears, like q thousand minnows, nib
BILE at my spirits, and my soul is
pierced through with doubts, as an
old cheese is bored with shippers.
Ny love for you is stronger than
the smell of COiry's patent butter, or
the kick of young COW, and more
unseIfish than kittens first cater
waul. As the song bird bankers for
the light of day, tho cautious mouse
for the fresh bacon in the trap, as a
lean pup bankers after new milk, so
l long Tor thee.
You are fairer than speckied pull
let, sweeter than a Yankee dOughnut
fried in sorghum molasses, brighter
than the tOpknot plumage IN the
head of a museovy duck. You arc
candy kisses, raisins, pound cake,
and sweetened toddy altogether.
If these few remarks will enable
you to see the inside of my soul, and
me to win your affections, | shall be
as happy as woOdpecker on a cherry
tree, or stage horse in green pas
ture. If you cannot reciprocate my
thrilling passion, l will pine away
like a poisoned bedbug, and fad
away from the flourishiDg vine oi
life, an untimely branch; and in the
coming years, when the shadows
grow from the hills, and the philo-
sophie frog sings his cheerful even
ing hymns, you, happy in another $
love, can come aud drop tear and
catch cold upon the resting place
of
JULIUS EPAMINoNDAs MUGGINs.