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sHtRlff's SALES.

CHARLES Il. REED vs.. w. Q. yoHNsroN-sIxrH
District Court Of New OrIeans-Ne. 2l,sc.
RY VIRTUE or writ Of seizure aud sale.
ID directed by the Honorable the Sixth Dstricf
Court Of New Orleans the above entits suit proceed
sell at public auction, the Merchants Auction ers
Exchange Royal street. between Canal Cu-fomhouse
eet, In the Second District Of this city TUESDAY, the
Nineteenth day OF May, 1865. ~ II O'Clock = -
A CERTA1N LOT OF GROUND, with all the improve
ments thereon and the rights privileges appurte
thereunto belonging situate the Faubourg Lvau
da Fcurn Di.r Ct Of this city, the designated by
the 37 the original plan Of Fanbonrx whic
said square bounded py Foarth ST Deais Third and O.
AIDES streets Said Lot 70 cesgnsted BY the No. is
sketch plan Of the dhe other
fronting Fourth street and annexed the ORIGINAL
sale. and said lot in Amecs
feet II inches and 9 hines p =
Seized in the above suit.
RS-TERns-Cash the spot.
- GEO. ". AVERY,
a'7 m2 10 Sheriff ~ the Parish Of Orleans.
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E0R sALE-KEAL EsTATE-sEvERAL HUN.
DIRE Cotton AMI Sugar Pantafons located IN the best
portions Of he Gotten and growing States Also Rice
Orange Orchards and bodies valuable
properly improved and unmpoved in the form Of residences
building lots and favorable Parties
wish invest will do well call examine Proo~v
ties Nil or Gard, Real Estate Agerts No. IS oarondsst
street. Nev 0-ie~ns
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" NEAe8 a MAYO
eUccEssORs TO \
Removed from No.
Aanufaeturers Of 81
sADDLERY. HARDwAsSE.
HOsF, 81
nes. 8 Tchsupifoulss and s Ne
Common
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AUcTIosxER-Ofhce Masonic Hall Auction Mart.
Corner st. Charles and Perdids sfreets
GATUWDAY. 18th Inst. at II 0scseck q.
the Levee foot Of Benve street, for account Of
whom IL may concern, will be sold Ill
IS Bales slightly damaged Cotton, saved from wreck
ste mer r amilton, steamer W. A. Caldwell
ns- rrRrs-Cssh in U. Treasury Notes
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STATE OF LoUIsIANA-FoURTH DISTRICT COURT
Hauch Her Husband-No. 81 40.
HEREBY CERTIFY that on the e4th
day Of March, 1865. judgment rendered in this
court in the following entitled suit in the and figures
fol owing TO wit; -
u is ordered adudged and decreed that the ant
by default entered the 18th instant confirmed and
made final That there be Judgment sntif
MS Bessa NcQuade, wife OF arthur Hauch
fendant her husband Aforesaid, decreeng dissolution
the community Of acqnets and existing
tween that they be declared separated In property
that plaintiff OF de endan Dollars
$500 with legal interest from the Sst Of July 1861 all
Of suit Nsa =
Signed, 2Sth Of March, 1868 .l7
PAUL E. rHEARD Judge.
In testimony whereof. have hereunto set my hand and
the seal Of the said court at the city Of Orleans
on this I'd day Of April in the year Of Lord
'''-''- '''-' = -'N j. r DICK, Deputy Clerk.
ETAT DE LA LouIS1ANE-QUATBIEME COUR DE
District de Ia Nouvelle Oreans-Ma Bessa McQusde
femme dArthur Hauch, mar-No 2i4fO
TEPAK LIE PR EsENT CERTIFIE. one lie
- 2fieme jour de Mars 1868, jugement fnt re1du en-
cette dams les ermes figures qui SAVIOR:
III est ordonne. aduee et decrete lie
deiaut seme courant soft mai hme rendu
final Gull du plantive Madame
bessa NcQuade femme dArthur Hauch ct defn-
nHnite acqus de gains cdevsnf exisant entire eux
qus declares prnpriete paihtve
reco du def ndant Ia de Hu Piastres $50
avec nterets legal partir da 3lieme Juliet 1861,
freis de la pave.
signe, lie Is Mars 1868
PAUL T. THEARD. Jure
En- temoenage duquel Sal appose signature ct e scean
cour ia vile de la Nouvelle leans &c second
jour dAv Fan Notre Seigneur mhutcent soixante-
hnt
J. +. DICK. Depus Grefier.
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STATE OF LoUIsIANA-FoURTH DISTRICT COURT
Of New orleansHenry =. Stewart His CreditorsNo
H,73z
NOTIcE IL hereby given to the Creditors
the insovent and 70 al other herein Interested
10 show within from the frat
why the account fled by the syndic in this should
be approved and homoogated and
In accordance herewith. 81
By order Of the Court. tn 81
J. F.. DICK, Deputy Clerk.
Clerks Office. New Orleans, April l6. lss3.
ETAT DE LA LOU1sIANE-QUATRiEME COUR DE
District de Ia Nouvee- OrleansHenry Stewart vs. ses
Creancier-No. l4737 ~
A Wis est par les presentes donne aux ere
ancies des insolvsbles
de pendant dix ous Ia premiere pa
bcation de avis pourquoi compile enrole par e
ndc serait approuvee hemologuee fonds
entire ses mains distributes scion Ia loi.
Par ordre de la
J. r. DICK depute grefher.
Bureau du Grefher. Nouvelle- e Is avr 1865
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a KMY AND NAVY UNION LEorUsEs

Course Of Three Lectures will be delivered city
under the auspices Of the Army and Navy Union Louisiana
at LYcEtM BALL, follows:
First Lecture by Dr. j. = NEWMAN Subject" Travels
in tne hast On WEDNESDAY, April !, 1865, half
past o'c ock In the evening.
Second Lecture by Hon ". W. HOWE Subject to be
announced On WEDNESDAY, April Is. 1868 hafpsst
Thra Lecture By 4 c. BILLINGS, ESQ. Subject to b.
announced On WEDNESDAY, April 29 1868 half past
o'clock In the evening
Admission Iree The public are respectfully invited To at
tend. i. A. SHELDON. Pres dent
y ]. BKRRoN. Charr q Committee Of homogeneous 81
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STATE OF L0U1slANA-THJsD DISTRICT COURT
Of New oreans-Mrs. Catherine Fattery vs. James Mol
10y, her Husband-No q, !93
I HEREBY CERTIFY, ON the esth day or
March, ls6s. Judgment rendered Court IN the
following entitled suit in the words and figures folo~ng
motion Of O. H. Brauehn Of counsel fcr plaintiff and
1t Is ordered and adjudged that the Judgment
tered in this the 2fth be confirmed aud
made hnal and accordingly by that judgment Of
Of properly and rendered in
hoy and against the defendant james Moloy her hus
band, with all costs
Rendered March 18th 1868 n. u +.
Signed, April I'd, 1858 Ift s.s
In TESTIMONY whereof have my hand and affixed the
the said court the city Orleans on this Sd
cay Of April in the Of Lord 1868 and the
4. A. LIsAUDAIs deputy Clerk.
ETAT DE LA LOUISIANE-TRolsIEME CoUR DE
District della Catherine Flat
terry James Molloy, mari-No 25.792
TEPAR LIE PRESENT CEHTIFIE, enc lie
2oeme jour de 1858 jugement en- cette
conr dsns 10 titre. les mo ct les figures SAVIOR:
Sur motion de O. H. Braugtn, de c0nsei paintive
ct les procedures ct la de la
plantive,
ordonne aduge ct decrete one jugement par default
cienreRstre lie "A soft c0nme
Ia meme est par petent ait Judgement favour de-
plaignant Madame Catherine Flatery James Moi
10y eonire defendant James Mooy mari &C tous
Renuu, Mars lie q 1873
Siene Avril le 1868.
En- temogDe, Pal sixee De Ia ditto cou
dams Ia vile de la Nouvelle Orleans lie 3eme dav
en- aimee De Notre seigneur, mil huit soxsnte hut
ktatsUnis. E. A. LIVAUDAIS.
Depute Greffer.
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OFFICIAL.

STATE OF LOUISIANA
EXECUTIVE DEPkRrwpNr,
New Orleans, March 81, 1868
WHEKEAs epplcntfon hus been made 10
~ nae BY Mark Walton cancel his Official asses
sor in and for the parish Of Orleans. to-wt;
bond d@fee the 9th Of Nov mber. 1857, the
FIVE Hundred Dollars $780, with Sarah A. Walton
Eoes hereby given persons Interested in the said
bond to show writing oce II the Secretary Of
State within ninety days amer the last publication hsoo Why
the said bond should NOT be cancelled and annulled-
Given under hand snc zeal Of the stare Of the
second
Signed JOSHUA BAKER,
Governor Of Louisiana
J. II. HARDY, Secretary Of stat&
ETAT DE LA LOUIsfANE,
DEPxRrKxFrr Exrcurrr
Nouveile- Orleans 10 81 de Mars, 1868.
TTENDU que Mark Walton = rAite upe
"A application canceenent o6iciei COM
dams pour la psrose d'Oriaans ssvoir
Un b.nd date ie de fevembre 1857 Gina
pissres $500 Walton CONNIE ssc ariis
Avis tontss ice uur.ou..s- ,ut
r<sees dsvs fairs connare ec bureau du sece
tse dEtH dams les quafre sngtdix jourr snivront
dernere publication de Get avis les ssqusss
les dit bondS seraif pas csncelIe snnul6
dste mentionne 81 Ia douziems aimee ds PIN
sigpe) JOSHUA BAKER
Gouverneur de Ia Loulsiane.
y. Il. HxKsY. sscrst.irs GEtat
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LOUIS STERN q Bros SALES.
LARGE AND IMPORTANT sALE-wIrHoUr LIMIT
OR RESERVE. i
$50 CASES BOOTS, SHOES AND BRoGANB.
THESE GOODS ARE FRESH AND DESIRABLE. HAv.
me JUST ARRIVED BY LATE STEAMERS. d.
RECT FROM THE MANUFACTURERS, AND CON-
PRIsNG IN ALL ONE OF THE FINEST AND
MOST COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS EVER oFFERsD
IN THIS MAEKET-THE WHOLE so BE SOLD
WITHOUT LIMIT OR RESERVE
BIZ LOUIS STERN u BROS.
NJ STERN. Auctioneer.
EBIDA y. Apvn nth, at 10 O'Clock a. M.
precisely at their ssierooms, IS Camp street. without
limit reserve, will be sold THr
$50 cases H.. orS, SHOES and BROGANS
comprising assortment suitable for Men, Ladies', Boys
Youthstsnd Children t.
- TERss-At sale.
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ERNEnT TURPIN. wHoLEsALs MANUFAC-
II trr-r al stck Candy Fancy Cand,ss ChccoAts Cream
Drops. sugar Alnoods Recf candy, Juiabe Pssis Gum
ments such ss Cupis Fosers Gun Leaves LSriss Dsu-
ghns Decorated Tcys cssssssss Fancy Pspen for Cake
Stands Bouqnsts Fancy Boxes tor Christ
1s ma and Mes lssz Prsssnss qsssnesps. &c &c ss s
Orleans. L.
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u q. PALMEB - Co.,
O. o. PALMER JOSEPH WILD. Il ooxI
Inpsrs~u ed wholssals NJ Rssan Dealers h
Carpets. msss. Oh Uleshs. Etc. me-.
usa n 3 - y o.mp ssr~s< H~~ o-ss>na Ii 3
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|AUTIox TO THE PUBLIC.

Having purchased the exclusive right TO sell ANCHOR
IL for the Of Louisiana from the inventor -. W.
oiister Dealers not sell any Of the above OIL
hake any without my shall hold them
Responsible Cor 80 doing. T. A. wENTzEL,
200 Royal street,
\ Sole A. emit tor Lousisna-
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AMUsENTENrs.

ADJUSTMENTS.
SFRING RACES
-ox--
THE MErArRIE COURSE.
Finh Dsy-Fris.y. Aprn 18th. 1905.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-11-06

A young farmer found that be was
getting reduced in circumsta J.
He went to . friend, to ask his ad-
vice. The friend. with q very grave
face, said, Il know of q charm that
will cure that; take this little cup,
drink from it every morning Of the
water you must get at such spring.
But remember you must draw It
yourself at Eve O'Clock in the NOR
ming. or the charm will be broken +"
Next morning the farmer walked
across his fields, for the spring was
at the further end Of the estate; and
spying q neighbours cows which had
broken through the fence, and were
feeding on his pasture, be turned
them out and mended the fence.
The laborers we're not yet Ut hand;
when they came lettering after their
proper time, they were startled at
seeing master" 50 early. "O!"
said he, II see how it is-it comes
Of my not getting up in time.
This early rising soon became
pleasant habit; his walk and cup of
water gave him IN appetite for
breakfast, and the people were, like
himself. early at work. He soon
acknowledged that tho advice his
friend had given him was as good Is
it was simple.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-11-06

TaE LoRD's PRArER.--Did you
ever think, short though it is, how
much there is in It? Oh, it is
beautiful (! Like . diamond in tho
crown Of a queen, it unites thous-
and sparkling gems in one. at
It teaches al of ~, every one Of
US to look to God as our parent
"Our Father.
It prompts as to raise our
thoughts and desire aboves earth
:Who art in heaven. aza
1t tells W that wo must rever-
ence our. heavenly Father-"Hal-
lowed be thy name. f" ..-.-~
1t breathes the Saints reward
"Thy kingdom csme.
And a submissive. obcdient spir-
it-Thy will be done On earth as it
is in heaveS." .....r . II
Aud a dependent trusting spirit
"G,ve US this day our daily bread.
And q forgiving spirit--'Fergive
US our trespasses as We forgive
those who trespass against US .
And q cautious spirit--''Dclivcr
US from evil. :"
"And, last Of all, an adoring
spirit-..For thine il the kingdom,
and the power and the glory, forever
and ever Amen.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-11-06

GENERAL JAcKsoN's PoRrsR.-
When General jackson was Presi-
dent, Jimmy O'Neil, the porter,
Was . marked character. He had
his foibles, which were offensive to
the fastidousness Of Colonel Donel-
son, and caused his dismissal on an
average about once . week. But on
appeal ts the higher court, the ver-
dot was invariably reserved by the
good nature Of the old General. The
General, after stating the details Of
the misdeed, observed
Jimmy, I have borne with you
for years In spite Of al complaints /;
bu in this act you have gone beyond
my power OF endurance. !"
"And do you believe tho storyf"
asked Jimmy
Certainly" answered the Gsn-
eral.' i have just hoard il from two
Senat ors!"
III. Faith" replied Jimmy, ''if I
believed al that twenty Senators
said abeut you, its littlsI'd think
you AZ to be President. !"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-11-06

i The human heart will not bow
willingly to what is infirm and wrong
in human nature; ifit yields to us
It must yield to what is divine in US.
The wickedness ofmy neighbor can
not submit to my wickedness; his
sensuality, for instance, to my an
ger against his vices. My faults
are not the instruments that are to
arrest his faults; aud therefore the
impatient rcformers. and denouncing
preachers, and hasty reprovers, and
angry parents, generally fail in their
several departments to reclaim tho
error.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-11-06

AcousrIcs.--A good deal has been
said of the relative swiftRess Of
sound. Hero is the result Of ono
experimenter:
The sound Of q word Of no partic-
ular meaning moves at the rate per
second Of $40 yards; PRAISE at the
rate Of 1900 yards; FLArrERY, moro
rapid still, at 1900 yards; Coon
couNsELs only fifteen yards; BAD
couNsELs at 1850 yards; CALuMNY
outstrips the wind, 1000 yards;
Truth scarcely exceeds two yards;
An APPEAL TO CHARITY is also very
slow. three yards.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-11-06

TEN THousAND.-A good story
was told us lately Of popular preach
er in : town in Pcnnsylvania, which
We shall take the liberty Of repro.
ducing. It appears the minister
has been welded to I most worthy
lady. whose first gift was dowry Of
ton thousand dollars. with the prom
ise Of % much more upon the de-
cease Of her invalid parent. Short
y after marriage, while occupying
the pulpit, he chanced to give ont
. hymn, the fifth verse Of which
commenced:-
Forever let my greatful heart"
His words paused--be coughed
slightly-thep adding: "The choir
win omit tho 6fth verse;" at down
with something like ; nervous haste.
With curiosity excited ct this con-
duct Of their minister, the congfega-
ton smiled some Is they read;
"Forevsr let my grateful heart
4 His boundlsss grace adore,
Which gives ten thousand blessings now,
Aud bids me hope for more.o G sa9
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-11-06

The editor of the California
Farmer reminds those who raise
fruit trees from tho seed. that the
character Of thcfruit and tho future
habits Of the tree can bo we'll judg-
ed BY the early stock. tho leaf. and
the style Of its growth; then when
it has grown one year; ifstrong. and
it has we'll riponed wood. cut OF tho
strong leader and uso tho second
healthy cut as . cion, then graft il
into young healthy tree. and the
value Of the now ffait can soon be
known.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-11-06

"SoUIRE JOHNSON" was a model
lawyer, as the following anecdote
will evinco Mr.. Jones once rush.
ed into the Squire's Office in . great
passion. That internal scoundrel
Of q cobbler, Smith, has sued me,
Mr.. johnson sued for I've dollars
l owe him for . pair Of boots !"-.
Then you owe him the five dollars?'
To be sure I do; but he's gone and
sued me-sued me 2 Then why
don't you pay him, you owe him?'
Because he's sued me; and when a
man does that, I2l never pay him till
it costs him more than be gets. I
want you 20 make it cost him all
you aan.' But it will cost you
something too .Idon't caro- for
that. What do you charge to begin
WITH 'Tendollars; and more if
there is much extra trouble All
right (! There's the x. Now 60
ahead = No sooner was his client
gone than Squire johnson stepped
across to his neighbor Smith, and
offered to pay the hill, on condition
that the suit should be Withdrawn.
The shoemaker gladly acceded-all
hc wanted was his pay. The law
yer retained the other fivo for his
fee; and ~ the case was not troub-
lesome, made no further demands
upon his client. Ten days after,
Jones came in to see how his case
was getting on. All right faid
the lawyer. You won't have any
trouble about that. I put it to
Smith SO strongly that he was glad
to withdraw the suit altogether.
Capital : cried tho exulting Jones.
You've done it up brown You
shall have all my business
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-11-06

Kind words are pure rivulets .ha.
come gushing from q generous heart.
They sparkle like gems, and carry
light and JOY and hope to the burden
ed aud sorrowing heart. Kind
words. followed by kind acts. arc
tho blossoms and full ripe fruits Of
paradise.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-11-06

There is an anccdote told some-
where Of . dispute in which a bois-
ferrous, i'll bred fellow called his ad-
vcrsary mo gentleman" II sup
pose you think yourself one," was
the reply. Certainly l do" an
swered the bully. ''Then," said
the other s'I'm not offended that
you don't think me one.''
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-11-06

Jonxxr SHsrxp's acRooL Cox
pos1Troxs--0x Go1ra 70 CaulcH.
II know : good desl about church,
for I 60 there every Sunday: It il
good to 20 to church. Good things
are often very stupid. Tommy
Slabsides is : good boy, and hs1
likes to read Sunday school looks.
and don't know how to swim, or to
row, and is afraid Of a game of base
ball, and never played hooky in his
life. .-
lam = good boy sometimes; but
I wish it was good to be bad. Then
I could 60, birds nesting, and sit up
late at night, md not hear sermons.
Sermons are mostly preached in
church. Yet pa sometimes gives
me sermon At home. tits always
after / have been had. 80 l suppose
people who 90 TO church are always
very bad, and 60 there to get pun
ished. 7;,..., .s4 :. ...t
It's always very hot in church. I
never get so fdgcty when I g out
playing, cr when I 60 to tho circus.
But Aunt Jerusha says If I was .
real good boy it wouldn't be so.--,
Sometimes l fall asleep in church.
I used to think this was very bad.
but last Sunday I saw both pa and
ma and Mr.. Longface, who passes
round the plate. all fast asleep too.
Nj. Loneface snored the loudest.
I sometimes think church would
be q good place to play hide and
go-seek in. You can get away under
the pews so nice, and nobody ever
think of looking in the pulpit. a T..
I like to blow the bellows for tho
man who plays the organ. Charley
Puffer does 50 now, and gets heaps
Of money for it-at least half dol
lar = Sunday Ho let's me blow
sometimes. Don't he have the CHI
ney agates though! It's hard work
to blow the organ, too, but it's ca.
sier than keeping awake during the
sermon. .-. 3d."
There was once = boy who wss
locked up Az night in churc h with
the ghost and ghostesses. He went
to school With me. He said he'd
had enough Of church to last him all
his life. Sometimes I think I've
had enough too, though / never san
. ghostess. When get to be good
Aunt Jerusha says. I'll love to hear
sermons three times Sunday, to
say nothing Of weekly meetings.
it don't seem to mo a. if
I ever could be good. l ain't yet;
I'm only, 4. .. .. ss..
John George Washington Shrimp.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-11-06

When Jones WAS At college be was
. most excellent fellow, and only
had one enemy-soap. He was called
Dirty Jones. One day the wag.
Brown, went into his rooms, and
demonstrating with him on the until
dy. slovenly, and dirty state Of ev-
erything. said, Upon my word,
Dirty. it's too bad, the only clean
thing in your room is your towel!"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-11-06

30, pshaw! Jimmy" concluded
the President, "clear out and 20 on
duty, but be more careful hcrcaf-
ter
Jimmy remained with his kind
hearted patron, not only to the
close Of his Presidential term, but
accompanying him to the Hermitage
was with him to the day. Of his
death. If -.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-11-06
Clinx Close to the Rock.


A long train of cars, fourteen or
fifteen, were . few months since
since passing over the Allegheny
Mountains, on their way eastward.
They were crowded with passengers.
Az the iron horse snorted and rush
ed on, they began to feel that it
had begun to descend, and needed
no power but the invisible power Of
gravitation to send them down with
terrific swiftness. just Is the
passengers began to realize their
situation they came to = short curve
cut out Of the solid rock-a wall Of
rock lying on each side. Suddenly
the steam whistle screamed ss if in
sgony. Put un tho brakes, put on
the breakes,' but with no apparent
slackening Of the cars. Every win
dow few open, and every head that
could be was thrust out to see what
the danger was, and every one rose
up in their places, fearing sudden
destruction. What was the trouble?
just - the engine began to turn
in the curve the engineer saw
little girl and her baby brother
playing en- the track. In . moment
the cars would be upon them the
shrek Of the whistle startled the
little girl, and every ono looking
over could see them. Close to the
track, in the upright rock, was >
little niche, out OF which . piece Of
rock had been blasted. In an in
stant the baby was thrust into this
niche, and ss the cars came thun-
dering by, the passengers, holding
their breath, heard the clear voice
Of the little sister, on the other
side OF the cars, ring out, Cling
close to the rock, Johnny ;; cling
close to the rock = And the little
creature snuggled in and put his
head - close to the corner Of the
rock as, possible, while tho heavy
cars whirled past him. And many
were the moist eyes that gaxed. and
: silent Thanksgiving went up to
Heaven. ... "a.
In . few hours the cars stopped
at = station, where an old man and
his son got out Of the cars He
had come so far to part with his son,
who was going to an Eastern city
to live, while the aged father was
to turn back to his home. All tho
dangers which would harass the son
seemed to crowd into the heart Of
the father as he stood holding the
hand Of his boy-just now to part
with him. He choked, and. the
tears filed his eyes. and all he could
say was Cling close to the rock,
my son = He wrung the hand Of
bis child, and the passengers saw
him standing alone. doubtless pray
ing that his inexperienced son
might cling to the rock Christ
Jesus
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-11-06

There is > bright smile in yonder
sunbeam. but it soon fades from our
sight there is sweet whispering
in the soft zephyr Of Summer, but
it soon passes away. So. mortal.
are thy days on earth /; . shadow
here, and . spot Of sunshine there,
and in everything hope. snd fear
contending.