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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-08-11
Rest, Darling, Rest.
DY T. S. WALKER.

DY S. WALKER.
Rost, darling, rest, ib my folding arms,
rest,
And nestlc your head, sweetest, c'ose 10
my brcnsl;
Cling to me softly, dear tcndrill Of love,
Rest, darling, rest, and III breathe
thanks above.
Sleep, baby, sleep, on my warm bosom
sleep,
I'll watch over my blessing, from all dan.
ger keep;
Tendcrly clasp you, dear token of love
Sleep, bnbY, sleep, wlil1 ! pray Cod
above.
Close, my pet flower lic close TO my hcnrt,
Like dcw.drops revlvinr, my love will
impnrt;
All fond affection to thee now give,
Lilo close, my pct flower, ] thank God
above.
Wake, birdie, wake, show your pretty
bright eyes,
All twinkiing with soft light, just dow,
the bright skies;
Hold up your tiny hands. my sweet, pretty
Wake, birdie, wake, let us thank Coz,
above.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-08-11
Cheering Influences,
ny ANNA CLEAVES,

How it cheers and gladdons the
ncart to have something pleasing
ior thc eye to rest upon no mat
tor if it be but simp engraving
or q tunch orautumn leaves tack &C
up here and there on the bare
wall. a few a.shclIs, little
statuette, or even pot Of green
moss growing on the window sill,
give an air Of taste and refinement
to the most homcly cottage. And
how trne it is that the silent in.
fence Of these little surroundings
heI ps to make up the great whole
that purifics and uplifts the soul
to something higher and bctter!
romember once to have called
on poor sick woman, who lived
III miserable lodgings, and with
out many Of tho nccessnries of Iiio
yet l noticed on the rickcty stand
near her bedside tlower-pot con-
tnining a pansy, rich in it's tints
Of purple and gold. "OhW I OK
claimed, "what n beautiful pansyl"
"Yes," she replied, hcrpalo COUNT
onanco lighing up with tender
ness and joy, 'it is very beautiful
to mo, as it often loads my thoughts
nwny from myself, from my suE.
ferings and sorrows. Somehow,
] nevor focl half 80 poor whom |
havo something pretty to look ut, "
No matter how humble our
station in life, thcro is always
something to cheer tho heart and
make ns happy if VIC would but
accept it. Tho pure air OF heaven,
and Tho glad sunshine, arc thoy
not for us all? The sweet clover
blooms, and scent Of tho pino
trees, tho warbling Of the birds,
the ripping oftho brooks, tlo tl.oy
not speak TO us Of love, hope, and
happiness Yes, thcro arc many
beautiful things in tho world, #
we would but 800 them. Yet how
many men and women live in con.
tlnual discomfort and rcpinings,
soomlngly unmindful Of tho gifts
with which God surrounds them, !,
Show mo u person who hears
music in tho song Of the cricket,
or tho humming Of tho bee, who
soos beauty in tho lowIy howor,
tho fallen log oovorod with moss
and ivy: tho jagged rock, or tho
pobbles beneath tho foot; ono who
Ioves to liston to tho winds, bo
they mover so wild, and will show
you q person who oan novor bo
entirely miserable or alonc. Tho
beautiful soul-light within will re-
veal in amhor tInts somo spots
whoroon tho weary hoart may
rost, and natures voico will over
whisper Of joy and poaco, no mat
how flerooly the storms Of lifo
may swopp around.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-08-11

NELLY's TEMPTATION AND
PRAyEn,--Little Nelly was five
9onrr old. Her mUJhef had taken
great pains to instill into her mind
principles of right and truth.
One day she stood at tho door
of tho dining.room, looking with
great earnestnese ut basket of
fine peaches which was on the
table. Nelly knew she should
not touch them without leave,
but tho temptation WIS strong.
Soon her mother, who was watch
ing her from another room saw
hcr bow her head and cover her
face with hor little hands,
"What ails you, Molly ?" sho
said.
The child started, not knowing
she WAS Watched. ;Ha =
20, mother" she exclaimed, ri
wanted so much to take
one Of tho peaches; but first I
Thought [ woul d ask God if hc
had any objections"
"Dear little Nelly! what q path
Of integrity and honor will be
yours through life, if, in all your
conduct, you seek to know your
Heavenly Fathers will, do, no ac-
ton upon which you cnnnot sock
his blessing" ......
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-08-11

ONLY A GRAIN, or SAND.-A
man who had for years carried an
old and cherished watch about him,
ono day called on its maker, and
told him it was no longer useful,
for it would not Keep timo cor
rectly. -" "
"Let ME examine It," eaid the
maker; and taking'a" powerful
glass, he looked carefully and
steadily into the works till ho
spied just one little grain Of sand.
II have it," he said. IL can
got over your difficulty"
About this momont, by some
powerful but unseen powor, tho
little grain, suspecting what was
coming, cried out, "Let me alone!
| am but Il small thing, and take
up 80 littlo room, I cannot posi-
bly, inj jure tho watch. Twenty or
thirty Of us might do harm but l
cannot, 50 let mo alono"
"Yho matchmaker replied, "You
must come out, for you spoil my
work, and all tho more SO that
you are so small, but few people
can 500 you"
Thus it is with us, whether
children or eiders--one lie, one
feeling Of pride, vanity, Or disobc-
dience may be such d little one
that mono but ourselvesknow oft;
yet God, who soesh hll things knows
it, and that one sin, however little
it may appear, wi|t"spoil all our
best efforts in His service. ;.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-08-11
A TPuc Friend

Can always be found in q sonsi-
bic, good woman. Ifa man wants
a oorrect adviser, sympathetic
counsellor in any circumstance or
situation in life, wo believe a wo-
man will cor nsel moro prudently
than many Of tho storner sex. 1t
is n we'll established fact, that no
married man can have such Il
friend, as a pure, true hearted wo-
man--hcr lovo will make her moro
scrupulous Of his honor-more
sensitive of his good name, and
moro proud Of his character-hcr
natural ti,nidity assists hcr here,
by rendering her moro cautious,
and her tact and Judgment arc
genoralIy creator in comparison,
than that Of the wiscst man. If
this is acknowledged to be truo, OF
married man, it is also so Of II
single one. The hrothcr will find
in the sister the friend he 30 much
needs, and writer's have not yet
exhausted the theme Of u sisters
influence. 10 4 young man who
has no sister, we still advise the
cultivation Of female friendship,
and we have often met with ill.,
stances whore the man is many
Years younger than his female
friend. It ia best so. where no
question Of falling in love can bc
thought of---indccd many have
had female friends even younger
than themselves, who yet welded
q powerful! influence over their
whole lives. Young mon, seek
pure femalcs for your friends, lis
ten to thoir advice, heed their
counsel, let thoir influence be OK
erted for your good, and you will
find such friendship tho pride Of
your life, the protecting shield
against evil, and the crowning
glory of your future years.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-08-11

Every boy should have his hood
his heart aud his hand educated.
Let this never be forgotten. BY
the proper education Of tho head
ho will bo taught what is good
and what is evil, what is wise and
foolish, what is right and what is
wrong. BY tho proper education
of tho heart he will be taught to
love what is good, wise and right,
and to hate what is evil, foolish
and wrong. And by the proper
odueati on Of the hand, he will be
enabled to supply his wants, to
add to his comforts, and to asslst
those around him. The highest
objects ofa good education arc,
to reverence and obey God, and
to love and servo mankind.-
Everything TINT helps US in at
aiming these objects is Of great
value, and everything that him
doris us 10 comparatively worth
less. Whom wisdom roigns IN tho
head, and love in the hoart, tho
man is over ready to do good |;
order and poace reign around, and
sin and sorrow are almost IN
known. ....
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-08-11
Adventures Of Confederate
Blockade Runners.
HOW A CoSFEDER ATE BLOCKADE RUN.
HER HooDWlSKED A BRITISH
NAVAL OFFICER.

Tho "Katc" WAS as cican as q
new pin, officers aud mon dressed
for company, aud Captain Tom,
with tho easy courtesy Of u man
Of the world, quickly made every
individual on board feel rs irhc, she
and it wore his own personal guests.
No man knows how to plant and
reap blessings bcttcr than Tom
Oakley. The fine band Of tho sec.
ond West India Rcwimcnt-aIl
blacks-was. on board, and added
to the zcst Of the occasion with
music that would not ho discrcdi.
table in the Tacon Theatre or
Hyde park. I ought to tell you,
by tho way, that this regiment is
composed entirely Of negroes,
cvery ono Of whom is q picked
man, six feet in height, and when
they appear on parade, drossod in
their H"navo uniform, and drilled
~ thai they move like n vast ma
chino, there is not q more striking
military spectacle on a small scale
to bo soen on this mundane sphere.
Tho officers arc all white, and, as
a general thing, educated.
After stcaming around for threo
or four hours, We run up to the
eastward and came to anchor.
Tho awnings were spread and tho
decks cleared fora dinner. Mean
while, the steward and his assist
ants had prepared the handsomcst
banquet which the place and cir
cumstanccs could afford; and if
ever tho royal road to peoples
hearts was found through tho hu.
pan stomach, it was ccrtainIy j. dis
covered on thnt OCCASION. The
dignitarios Of tho island wore all
graciousncss, and as tho wine
flowed and tongues loosoncd, I saw
the target at which Captain Tom
WAS driving his hospitable lance
It's so oasy to blind q mans eyes
with good dinner. In nino cases
ont Of ton, basket Of champagne
will warp q mans conscionce to
tho most accommodating dogreo :;
and~it has not untrequentIy proved
tho fact that when n government
official is concerned in contrnband
transactions, tho cloak ho wraps
around him is like that Of charity
iLselt--"it covcroth q multitude Of
sins"
An evidence Of tho intensity Of
foeling ut this timo among tho
Islanders, was furnished on our
trip back in tho afternoon. The
mato ofa vcssc! lying at ono or
tho wharves, seeing us approach.
ing with tho English colors ut our
masthead, ran up to his own fore
peak tho cross OF St. George bo-
1oath the stars and stripes. This
act 50 cnragcd tho citizons that
they went on board Of the Ameri-
qan vessel, tore down the Amori-
can flag, and in q momcnt ront it
in a thousand tattors. On land
ing, tho officers Of tho West India
yRoglment, who had boon our
guests, Iikowiso excited at what
they doomed an insult to tho
Queen, rushed into tho crowd, gath.
pred al the fragments tboy could
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-08-11

A young preacher carried thrce
now seho|nrs into Il Sunday-school,
whero they were asked their
names: ...' O..
"What is your name"
Dan" replied the first ono.
"oh, o;,your name is Daniel
say it now"
"Danicl."
Yes; woll, Daniel, take your
scat 2"
"And what is your name o.
was asked of number two. 49,.
"Sam" said he, ."...'. =.
"Qh, dear, no, it is Samuel cit
down Samuel. And now lot IA
hear what your name is, nv
bright little follow 2" said he,
turning to tho third.
With a grim Of solfsatisfaction,
tho young fellow repliedi
uimuel, your honor" -
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-08-11


CHILD TRoUBLEs.-rhis is for
paronts. nnu worthy Of two read
angs'
The disappointmcnts Of chill
drcn are rs hard to bear rs those
Of adults. The hopes and plans
Of II child often refer to what his
elders esteem triflcs it is true:
still he values his little possessions
rs highly and clings to his aims
rs tcnaciously as older persons do
to theirs. But they remember
that all human affairs are uncer-
tain, and lay their plans hoping
for success, but Ut the same time
more or less apprchensivc Of full
urc. The child, on the contrary,
secs nothing but suubcams and
when the sudden darkness comes
ne feels even more disappointed
than those older when their i'm
portant projects como to Eought.
The child has not learned to rea-
son coolly upon matters and
things, as men do, and is moved
by impulso rather than by dclib-
ate Judgment. Children very Of
ton suffer real Injustice. Some
times the wrong comes from their
play-mates, and sometimes from
tho parent or teacher, who docs
not take time to ascertain facts,
roasoning that tho thing under
consideration il such q trifle thnt
it is not worthy Of inquiry. pn-
rents and teaches should always
remomber that tho trials which
seem tritlcs to thcm arc often very
often serious to the little ones in
their charge, and in dealing with
children should holp them bear
thoir burdens rather than scold
them for being irritatod or gricvc1.
Ono Of the most important lessons
that can be taught them is to bear
their trials and troubles in prop
CT way.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-08-11

LIE HAS NO MormEn.--Esittlng
ono day in tho school-room, !
overheard q Conversation between
q sister and brother. The littIo
boy complained of insults or
wrongs received from another lit.
tlo boy. His faco wns flushed
with anger. Ills sister listened
for n whilo, and thon, turning
away sho answered. T don't
want to hear another word.
Willio has no mother" Tho
brothers. lips wore silont tho re-
buko came homo to him, and
stealing away, he muttercd 81
never thought Of that" IIo
thought Of his own mother, and
tho loneliness Of "Nillio" COM
pared with his own happy lot.
"lle has no mother" DO wo
think Of it whom want comes to
tho orphan, and rudo words assail
him Has tho little wandorer u
mother to listen to his Iittlo sor-
rows? Speak gontlo to him thon.
(Sundoy School Visitor.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-08-11

they reached Corinth in full time,
and tho battle ofShiloh was fought
in part with. tho "Hardwaro" over
which the sturdy John Bullin had
boon made so boisterodsiy fuddled.
Tom lett the ship at Smyrna in
charge Of tho first officer, and came
to Charleston aud 30 endod that
trip. -. t;"~
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-08-11

1t is tho small unsupported hab-
it's Of tho mind that usually con-
troll it.
Whom a man does what ho
likcs, and goth paid for it, he has
found his vocation.
If NO would enjoy our rocrea-
tions we must labor to give thom
Uiast,
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-08-11

"1 want tho spirit that will look
Temptation in tho face and say
'Regono Z " said Il hoy to his sis
ter, .. ii"
"And ono thing more--you
want hihio spectncles to know
Temptation whom he oomos," an.
swored his sister, "for ho docs not
always chow his colors,
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-08-11

4 thought must have it's own
way Of expression, or it will have
no way at all.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-08-11

From the XIX Century, - all il ust,ated Month
ly. published In Charleston, $. e.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-12-02

A North Carolina clergyman has invented a
mouse trap;. cold bio parent for sll QUO and
!gyit prsscaing.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-12-02

GRANT AND ADAMs.-We take the following
pertinent article from the Steubenvillc (Ohi")
Gazette:
We are indebted TO Mr.. Henry Wilson for
the information that Gen. Grant lis conduct
ing his Administration on far higher plan
than any President since John Quincy Adams :"
The statement is SD far correct, We believe,
that no President since Adams, or before him.
has so closely followed the scripturally enjoined
duty of providing for his own household. We
incline to the opinion that this is precisely what
the Massachusetts Senator means. for the rea-
son that it is generally believed that Mr. Adj
ans was the last, if not the only President an
terror to the reign o! Radlcalsm, who was able
to retire from the Presidential office materially
richer than when he entered it. Grants care
for his pecuniary interests is notorious. Eight
years age, according to current report, he ~as
not able to furnish. from his own resources. n
soldiers outfit for the field, and now he is prob.
ably worth near million, exclusive of profits
which may have been realized by the White
House ring in the late gold corner.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-12-02
IDAHO WORLD.
MODELLING FROM MEMORY.

Danton, the celebrated carcaturist, who re-
Gently died at Baden Baden, had wonderful
power of modelling from memory. After one
long look at his subject he could 60 to ms STU
do and make bust perfect in its resemblance
Numbers of anecdotes are told of his feats IN
this way. One day young man came into his
studio and told him he had sister mOrtally Ill,
and that his family wished to have her por
trait They dared not ask her to sit; to do so
would have been to awaken her suspicious. In
a word, DantOn undertook to reproduce her
features from memory. The next Gay the
brother informed bis sister that he intended to
make her present of a jewel. Danton was
introduced as the young man from the jewelry
house, and while the young lady was looking
at the specimens sent, the artist made his OBJ
servatons. On going home he produced bust
of striking resemblance. Next year al old
man, the father of the brother and sister. came
to ask DantOn to do the bust of his son, also
from memory, as the young man was dead
DantOn succeeded for the brother as we'll US
he did for the sister. He was not, however,
always so successful. On one occasion gen
tleman who could not get his wife to sit asked
DantOn to take place, on given day, and at
q given hour, in one of the omnibusrs running
from the Madeline to the Bastile, and he would
see his wife there, and might observe her at
tentively Danton did as directed, executed u
splendid bust, sent it to the husband and re-
celved for an answer that it was not the least
bit like his wife, but was the very image OF her
maid DantOn had made mistake in the bus.
lie left splendid fortune Us the result OF his
art labors.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-12-02

KISSING THE BABY.-It was the lot Of the
writer to dwell in the white tents of Camp
Harrison in Georgia, in the lower part of the
State, where families are always far between,
and much 80 IN war times. For long weeks
we had not seen woman or child
At last the railroad through the camp was
repaired, and in the first train there was n lady
with a wide-awake, blue-eyed Growing baby.
Some hundreds of rough soldiers were around
the cars, and Captain Story, OF the 57th Geor-
gia Infantry, was the biggest and toughest
among them, if we may Judge of the tree by its
bark.
The lady, with the baby in her arms, was
looking from window, and he took OF his hat
and said MADAM, will give you five dollars
if you will let Tue kiss that baby" One look
at his bearded face told her that there was
nothing bad in it and saying, with pleasing
laugh, II do not charge anything for kissing
my baby" it was handed over. The little one
was not afraid, and the bushy whisk"rs. an
eighth of an ell long, were just the ayhousr
it had been looking for
More than one kiss did the Captain get from
the little red lips. and there was energy in the
hug of the little round arms. Then other
voices said Pass him over here Cap and
before the train was ready IL move halt hun
dred men had kissed the baby. 1t WAS on
its best behaviour, and kicked aud tuggrd at
whiskers as only happy baby can TWAS an
event of the campaign: aud one giant Of n
mountaneer, who strnde past us with tread
like mammoth, but with tear-dimmed eyes
and quvering lips, said by George. il makes
me feel ard act like fool; but I've got one just
like it home"-N o. Picdyune.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-12-02

;c n,,st h. bepun on that day. or on the mex. n''
dav thereafter whether the contracts he eNecu'eu no
iran sfers of contracts. Of interests III i'wd
forbidden by law and consequently cahio' NC "a, % 20
bidders will therefore take notice that my .hn,a
quired to perform the service a'oop'oo W
the whole term Of the contract. .,yoa March
S,;o, obt.an of an act Of Congress approved 'i''
1919 uroyides that contracts Tor the ,;a
the mail shall be let. in every case 10 "e 49,
rendering sufficient guarantees 'o az, 1 ,,oa.norta
without other reference 10 the ihoec Vi o" H. c.r
tn than may he necessary provide tor the que ceei
inv cnr,nny and security Of such transportation c
ar his law hids thai propose transport the man WIN
"celerity certainty and security, having "eeh
10 be the only legal bids construed a7 p'"N''s "
the entire mail however large. and whatever may no Io
mode of CONVEYANCE necessary 10 insure us e'',''
certainty and sccurty and others VIII % cHiue'
al Ey.a,t In tba ease of railroad and steamboat Routes,
bds nnro ann particu!ar mote Of conveyance are M
cdrtdbty rejected. -.,,tI farm. j.
modification of Il bid in Of lis essential terms Is
tanamount 10 new bid. and cannot be received b" as
to interfere with Il regular competition "'e 'ie ''
hour set for RECEIVING bids Making ne" p'u WIN
guaI antee and certihcate is tlo "'l'! wy "
previous bid. 81. J.. .,.,.,
posmasters are to be careful not 10 certify 10 IN" SUI
fcieucy Of g,larantos sureties without Knowing ~
they are pei sons Il sufficient responsibility deydF"
Of This instruction by p0StmdStcrE Is rt"ta0" y "er
ann of odr, sjsctinq them 10 immediate rtm0rd All
bidders guaauiois and snreties are distinctly h"'l"e"
thar on failure enter into or pell"' III 'ne
for the service proposed for III the accrd hds 'hei'
legal Liabilities will be- enforced against ueii
Present contractors and persons known i'll Tie delt
lnrt must equally with Others procure gnu ahtoiS ana
certificates Of their suiliclency substantially IN Inc
forms above prescribed Til" certificate oi snic"h'l
must hc signed by postmaster or ~ JUG" o c""'
If record no other viii be admitted
JNO. A. j CRESW ELL
Postmaster General.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-12-02

DICKENS relates story: Two men were to
hang at Newgate for murder. The morning
arrived; the hour approached, the bell of ST.
Sepulchre's began to toll, the convcts were
pinioned. the procession formed; it advanced
to the fatal beam; the ropes were adjusted
around the poor mems necks; there were thou
sands of molly sight-seers Of both sexes. of all
ages, men, women and children in front of
the scaffold; when just at the second of time, n
bull which was being driven to Snithfirld
broke its rope, and charged the mob right and
left. scattering people everywhere with its
horns. WhereupOn one Of the condemned men
turned to his equally unfortunate companion,
and quietly observed, 81 say, Jack, its good
thing we amt in that crowd"