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Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-01-09
SELECT POETRY.
Wife and I,

We quarrcled this morning, wife and L
We were out Of temper, and scarcely knew
why,
Though the cause was trivial and common :;
But to look in our eyes you'd have sworn that
Were a couple Of enemies, spiteful and wroth--
Not welded man and woman
Wife, like a tragedy queen in a play,
Tossed her sweet little head in as lofty Il way
As so little a woman was able.
She clenchedlier lips with sneer and frown,
While being roughcr, stamped up and down,
Like a careless groom in stable.
You'd have thought us the bittcrcst (seeing us
them
or little women and little men
You'd have laughed at our spite and passion,
And would never have dreamed that storm
like this
Would be rainbowed to tears by that sunlight,
kiss,
, ,. Till we talked In the old fond fashion.
Yet the storm was over in less than an hour,
And was followed soon by a sunny shower,
And that again In my embraces;
Yet so little the meaning was understood,
That we almost felt ashamed to be good,
And wore blush on our faces
Then she, as a woman, much braver, began,
And tried to bear the whole weight of the
blame
By her kindness, herself reproving;
When seeing her humble, and knowing her
true,
all at once became humble too,
And very contrite and loving.
But seeing acted an humble part, ....
She laughed outright with a frolic heart
A laugh as careless as Cupid.
And the laughter wrangled along my brain,
Till almost felt in passion again,
And became quite stubborn and stupid.
And this was the time for her arms to twine
Around this stub5ornest neck of mine,
Like the arms of maid round lover;
And feeling them there, with their warmth,
you know,
l laughed quite different laugh, and SO
The storm las / called iO was over.
So then we could talk with the power to
please,
As though the passing of storms like these
Leaves a certain felicity
OF getting easily angry again;
Yet they free the heart and rcbuke the brain,
And teach us rough humanity.
You see that We love one another so well,
That we find more comfort than you can tell
In jingling our bells and coras.
In the ficrccr fights of a world so drcar
w hNSI Oui Sl'lll'o NJ NipcN anu NIN'a
That We need such trivial quaTrels.
In the great fierce fights OF the world we try
To shield one another, my wife and l.
Like brave strong man and woman;
But the trivial trials o days and nights
Unshackle our souls from the great fights,
And keep us iowly and human.
Clouds will grow in the quietcst mind,
And make it unmeet to mix with its kind,
Were nature less mother;
And with storms like ours there must fluttcr
'.H out
From the bosom the hoarded-up darkness and
doubt tA...'
The excess of our love for each other.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-01-09
Red Salt"

The Banner of Light tells the follow
ing story of a iversalist minister who
attended convention Of bis brethren in
a new village in the Wilderness where
maari' and disease incident thereto
abeunded. He took the precaution to
carry vial Of cayenne in his pocket, to
sprinkle his food with rs preventative
to fever and ague The convention
met, & at dinner a tall Hoosier abserved
the parson as he seasoned his meat, and
addressed him thus:
.'Stranger, I'll thank We for leetle %
that ere red salt, for I'm kind o. curl
ous to try it,
7"Certainly," returned the parson; but
you will find it very powerful; be care
ful how you use it," b. ...t ,......
The. lIoosier took the proffered vial,
and feeling himself proof against any
quantity of raw whiskcy, thought he
could stand the rcd salt with inpunity
and accordingly sprinkled a chunk of
beef rather bountifully with it, and forth
with introduced it into his mouth 1t
soon began to take hold. He shut his
eyes and his features began to writhe
denotng very inharmonious condition
physically. lie opened his mouth and
screamed fire! ,....
"Take a drink of cold water" said the
parson.
"Will that put it out?" asked the
martyr, shifting the action to the word.
Iii a short time the unfortunate man, be-
gan to recover, and turning to the par
SOIL, his eyes yet swimming in water,
exclaimed: ',i-
stranger, you call yourselfa Versa
list, believer - .-..
81 do" mildly answered the parson.
oval, | want to know fyou think it
consistent to go about with hell fire in
your breeches pocket!' +
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-01-09

A MANS INDICTMENT TO MARRY.--Al-
though enlightened men generally do not
stop to think about the reason why they
have married, and to continue to main
tain the family union, if they will look
back they will find it is a alonging for hap
piness; 10 build for themselves home
in the bosom of which they may settle
dorm a:.d hide from tile deceit and cold
lheadedAesS OF Ii. weld where Aotlline
but love enters, where there is no strife.
no jealousies, heart-burnings, envy. or
selfshness; nobody to cheat, defame or
deceive them, but all is love aud unity.
DR.. Butodd. .. .. IN
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Honor your. business and your bust
ness will honor you, whatever your busi-
ness may be, if it is lawful. Never be
ashamed of yonr business. Prosecute it
with zeal, with energy, with industry,
never be ashamed it, cultivate a love
for it, cherish a pride in it, never get
above it, and with honesty and upright
ness, in ninety-nine cases in q hundred
success is sure. Are the times hard ? Are
surroundings close and pinching? New
ertheless, quail not, but steer right On
ward with a fortitude greater than your
circumstances would seem to allow. and
successful achievements will be quiet sure
to await ON resolute, indomitable, coura-
gcous action, That man is not wise,
who, at the first backset, proposes to
change his business to better his condi-
tion. In nine cases out of ten he will
do better to stick to the old business with
which he is acquainted, and in which he
has experience, than to plunge into a
new business, where he las everything,
or much, to learn. Stability, persover-
anco and pluck, will generally pull the
load through. Try it. Don't be dis
couraged. Don't give up the ship,
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THE CHILDREN.
BY CHARLES DICKENS.

BY CHARLES DICKENS.
When the lessons and tasks are all ended,
(. And the sehoo! for the day is dismissed,
And the little ones gather round me,
3, TO bid me good night and be kissed;
Oh, the little white arms that cncrcle
I My neck in y tender embraced ,..s-
Oh, the smiles that are halos of heaven,
Shedding Sunshine of love on my face!
And when they are gone / sit dreaming
iOf my childhood, too lovely TO last;
OflOve that my heart will remember
When it wakes to the pulse of the past
Ere the world and its. wickedncss met
"A partner of sorrow and sin;
When the glory of God was about me,
And the glory of gladncss within.
Oh, my heart grows weak us womans,
And the fountains of feeling will flow,
When l think of the paths steep and stony,
Where the feet of tlc dear ones must go;
Of the mountains Of sin hanging DER them,
Of the tempest oG,Fate blowing wild;
Oh, tlere is nothing on earth Jl1if SO holy
Asthc innocent heart Of acKild!
They Areidolso of hearts and Of households;
They are angels of God in, ,disguse
HissumiSh still sleeps in their trcsscs,
His glory still CLEANS in their eyes;
Oh, tliose Tuants from home and from heaven
NY h9'Vttirauc iio INV iiuHl} anu ullu
And, 4 Know how esns> can liken
The Kingdom Of Gedto achildY
l ask pot life for the dear onOs,
All hediant. as others have done,
But that life may have jusi enough shadow
To temper1heg glarcof The sun;
l would pray to God to guard them from evil
r., But my prayer would bound back to myself
All, d seFaph may pray fora sinner, ti'F
But sinner may pray for himself.
The twig is SO easily behded, '.'.'
l have banishcd the rule and the rod;
| have taught them the gOodnes of knowledge
They have taught me the goodness of God
My heart is a dungeon of darkness,
Where / shut them from breaking rule;
My frown is sufficient correction
My love is the law of the school.
1 shall leave the old house in tho autumn,
To traverse its threshold no more;
All, how | shall sigh for the dear ones
That meet me each morn at the door
l shall miss the good nights" and the kisses,
.r And the gush OF their innocent glec-
The groups on the green, and the flowers
That arc brought every morning to me.
l shall miss them at morn. and at evening
Their song in the school and the street;
1 shall miss the hum of their voices,
And the tramp of their delicate feet
And death says, "The school is dismissed '
May the little ones gather around me
Z 10 bid me good night and be kissed,
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-01-09

A correspondent of the Reuol'aion
who signs herself "Helcn," is vehem-
emily opposed to the practice indulged
in by some women of allowing them
selves to bo called by diminutives, in
stead of by their Christian names in
full. She says:
elizabeth is stately name, but Liz
zie is suggestive of one weak and depend
ant, however lovely she may be. Catha-
rine is beautiful and strong but Katie
or Kittie what burlesque on the
original name. So with all pet or nick.
names. Who could imagine Miss An
thony doing SO ridiculous thing as to
call herself Susie. Think of Maggie
Fuller or Hattie Stowe! One Kansas
paper had the hardihood to nickname
Mrs. Stanton, Liz. but it produced a
tremendous recoil on the editor'S head.
One of the correspondents of tho ACoo-
ton, sighs herself Lizzie Leavcnworth,
Nj. d. Now, | shall never take any OF
her medicines-not one single homep-
pathic pill of it'll she calls herself
Elizabeth" -.. e...t .t..-.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-01-09

WHETHER the following "fact" occur
redin one of our bookstores or not, we do
not propose to tell; We only assert that
it did occur and tbat it is too good to
keen. : lsdy and gentleman whose con
nubial bliss is perfect in every thing save
the presence of children around the do
nestle fireside, were examining some
Illuminated mottoes the other day, when
the. wife picked out for purchase one
bearing the words, "God bless our
Home." The husband thought that vory
good, but still not exactly what they
wanted. Looking q little further, he
picked up this one, "Suffer little children
to come unto me-" and with q most. sol
emn air assured his wife that that was
what they wanted.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-01-09

\ HOME OF YoTROwN.-An exchange
very appropriately remarks that every
poor laborng man should buy himself a
town lot get that paid for, and then
work to get the necessary improvements
ia little hore and little there will in
due time produce you home of your
own, and place you outside of the land
lords grasp Remember that $50 year
saved in rent will in a few years pay fer
your own home and the money it eests.
you to move aud shit about, will, with.
out any loss of furniture and OF time, pay
the interest of five hundred dollar
mortgage against your property until
you can gradually reduce it to nothing
You can all buy IN that way-why do.
you not risk itS If you fail you are no
worse Off you succeed, as any careful
man is sure to do-you havo made a
home and established credit equal to
another which will start you in business.
Take our advice, buy lot and see how
much better. it will be for you and your
family in five years.
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AsHTABULA, OHIO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 0, 1869.

chances TO ono, never thinks of flowers,
or music, never goes to the theater, per
haps--Oh, horror does not even dance.
And in the latter case he is surc 10 be
the vcriest dog in the nanper. and 20
object violently to his beloved dancing
with anybody else. Could tho art of bis
bitterest female enemy devise for hor a
more pitiable situation?
AS we have said, for two people who
love each other truly, these little annoy.
ances, II will be said, are very trifing
and easily to be endured. But the. sin
cerest love can not altogether relieve
from monotony an Intercourse of months,
or even days, whose sole excitement lies
in anticipation.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-01-09

MAGNITUDE AND MAGNIPICESC.E or THE
STATEs.--ln his speech at the New Enp
land dinner in New York OH the evening"
of the 22d, inst, Hon. Schuyley ColfnX
referred to the growth of the United
States as results of the grandeur of Am
erican citizenship. 1t is the shield of
American citizenship which shall make
us proud and potential and lift up our
country to proudcr positions among ma
tions. 1t is that which is to teach those
who are clothed with the solemn trust of
representing this great realm of freemen.
who rule here, not by divine right, but
by free institutions; that when they
stand speaking for us at the bar of any
civilized nation in the world, they shall
not, on the one hand, disgrace us bv bold
gasconadc, or, on the other, dishonor us
by b"wiug the knee then, with that
self-reliancc, that calm, that dignifcd Am
erican nationality we command the re-
Spect to which our great resources and
unequalcd trials, which we have snrviv-
ed so gloriously and auspiciouslv cntitle
us; then We need not 20 into the mark
cts of the world 10 offer gold and silver
TO induce those islands OF the sea and adj
lacent states and provinces TO east their
lots with us and share our future.
| feel ashamed as an American when |
hear ofprofiers to buy soil and sovereign
ty, mcr, women and children, with gold
and silver from the national treasury, to
share with us in the magnificent future.
As you would spurn bride that is
bought with gold, as any fair woman
would spurn husband who has been
lured TO her side by her wealth iuss'ad
OF her heart, so we Americans should ele-
vatc our nationality to win those who
are near to us in territorial congeniality,
to cast their lot, when voluntarily and in
a body they ask to share with us our dcs
tines and magnificent future, we should
then welcome them into the fold as Am
erican citizens.
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i.s $50 ERIE RAIL WAY,


GREAT BRoApGArGE, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
n. York, Boston, and N. E. Cities.
L HIS Rail Way Extends from
Dunkirk to New York, AGO miles;
Buffalo to New York, 423 miles;
Salamanca to New York, Alb miles
and bop ~ TO 2Tlmiles the shortest rolis
All Trains directly through to New York iGO
From and after sSv evem e % Der asd, sos train. viii
From Dunltirk and salananca,
an by New York time, from Union Depots:
6.2O A. M. N. York Day Express-( Sundays
iexeepted(-stops at Horncllsviiie sl5 A. Cbkh)
intersectng with the 525 A. NJ. Day Express from
ia, Bunaao, stopping and connecting us below, arriy-
7.sO A. nj: Express Maii@iSoG nS nj i bunkirk (sdn
|asa |eSanSsss It Vi
1904 N; Express Mail from Duffalo and arrives @
in New York at 74O A. M.
manca (Snndays excepted)-stops at Uornefs.
willie, GA p. M-Supper- -intersecting with the
S;50P. NJ. train from Buffalo, and arrives in New
$50 r. MI; N; York Might Express Dan.
Pm; Olean s15 p M-supper-Turner'sI IN ~ Z ~
N. connecting with Afternoon trains and steamer
for Boston and New England cities
aFTOH, BphaIo-By New ,Y6fk Time nom Depot
cor. Exchange and Michigan Streets r.
'S' a sp af g tfss. efs a. aaay: Bf
S Supper 1S and arrive in New YORK tieto ie4o s
Connects at Great Bend with Delaware Iacka
wanna Western Railroad, and at Jersey CITY
with Midnight EXPRESS Train OF New JerScy
for Philadelphia,
1880 A. M. Express MaII-yia Avon Horneils.
yllle-Ssundays excepted )-AEriv0s in N. York at7
40 A. N.
2.50 p. M. Lightning Express, Daily. Stops
at liornellsule 6.15 p, NJ. (supper and arrives In
So New York 40 A, No Connects at Elmira with
Northern Central Railway for Harrisburg and
the South, and at Jersey City with morning Ex-
press Train o: New Jersey Railroad for Phiadel-
phia, Baltimore and Washington
600 P. M. New York Night Express-(Sun
days excepted.) Stops at Portage $50 +. NJ (Sup
pen, iutersecting at lIyrnellsSlle with the $50
N; Train from Dunkirk and arrives in New
lao P.AM. Cincinnati Express, SUNDAYS ex-
NV eeeOtod1 btopsAt Susouehsnna 75S <. MI Bkfst
sant! 8 40J A. d., lifihnvfl, and arrives !u Egw
ofk at 4.16 T, VI. Connects at Great BEND viii.
Delaware, Lackawanna q Western Railroad and
al Jerhey City with AiteiTdoal and Eyehfnp
Trains for Philadedelphia Baltimore and Wash.
Only One Train East on Sunday leaving Buaa,o nj 5n
p. NJ and reaching New York C 4. 40 r. M 80 :
Boston and New England Passengers, with their Bag.
gaze are are transferred free Of charge In New York
To pleasure travellers the line of the Eric halfway
sehts many on1ects or Interest passing through the
beautiful Valleys or the Chemung, Susquehanna Ddla-
ware anu ltAapo rivers, an eyerchangng panorama of
natures beauties commands attention "
The best ventilated and luxurious sleepng coakhu
es IS IN r4E NoRln accompany all night trains on this
Baggage Checked Through-and Fare always as low as
byany 2theErpnte. l"'
3'''' ASK for Tickets Via Erie Railway.
To be obtained at all principal Ticket oIees in west
II pInn1p o.. or southwest p6l
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Trains do not stop at stations where the time is omitted
In the above table.
~ Second Class Cars all Through Trains 81.
All through trains going Westward connect at Clcye
land, with Trains for Toledo Chicago Columbus Cincin.
natl, indianapolis, &c.
Steam't Ex. leaves Buffalo at AOOP NJ. Sunday Night
instead of Saturday Night. Trains arriving in Dunkhk
at 5:2I p. NJ. 115 M. making direct connection With
Trains of Eric Railway. Trains between Toledo and
Erie run by Columbus time between Erie and Buffalo
by Buffalo time. and do stop where time is omitted
The Saturday Night Express Train from cleveland AT
1MO0 p. NJ. runs to BuAaEo and leaves Buffalo for the
East on Sunday at 2,35 "a NJ.
EASTWARD--N. Y Express. Eastern mail and Night
EXPRESS runs through to Buffalo without change.
WESTWARD-Nght Express. Toledo Express and
Day Express run through TO Toledo without change
on Sundays.
II. NOTTINGHAM Supt.
Supt's Office, Cleveland & Erie Railroad !
Cleveland. o.. Nov. 22, 1858. Z
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"juvonum
publica cura, "

For all these various joys, for notes and
flowers, for books and music, and invita-
tion, for escort and partners-even for
the fiattering homage of admiring eyes,
she must depend on Augustus, who, ten
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BOOKBINDERS.

ANDREW MILLER, Book binder, with. j. A
Howells & CO. Music, Magazines, and Pc iedicals
Sc, bound in plain and elegant styles, Jeffers H.
Ohio $50
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-06-24

awake citizen. At the beginning of the
war he was commissioned Colonel in one
of the Regiments of three months men,
and proved himself cabable and efficient
officer. Subsequently he was elected BY
the Legislature to the Office OF AdJutant
and Inspector Genera, and held the Positlon
to the end OF the war. In this once all
his doings were characterized by great
energy and promptness. As legislator
he has had experience in both Houses Of
the Legislature. If elected Governor, as
of course he will be, he will make most
admirable officer. Mr.. Hendee, the nomi-
nee for Lieutenant Governor, is promi.
nent lawyer of Lamoille county, and has
been considerably in public life. He il
at present member of the State Senate
and its President pro tenn. Hon. John A
Page, the candidate for Treasurer, is the
present incumbent, and his nomination i.
evidently fit to be made.
The Democrats, in their convention al
Montpelier yesterday, made up as good &
ticket as could have been expected, either
for success or defeat. Hon. Homer w
Heaton, the nominee for Governor, is
respectable lawyer, and long a citizen o
Montpelier. He has served, we believe
in both the House and Senate of the Stat'
Legislature, and has held the Office o
State Attorney. He has been lifelong
Democrat, being neither an old Wing no
disaffected Republican, like many of thu
recent nominees of the party in this State
Mr. Noyes, the nominee for Lieutenan
Governor, is citizen of Burlington, ant
is by occupation merchant. The can
didate for Treasurer, Mr.. John NJ. Week
of Lyndon, is new man, and is one o
the publishers of the Lyndon Union.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-06-24

and Maine who have not already voted to
authorize subscriptions to the stock are
respectfully invited to take action there
on at an early day, so as to secure the To-
cation Of the line of the Portland & Rut-
land railroad, e. soon - the route OF the
Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad shall
be made known.
Voted, That copies Of the foregoing re-
solutions be forwarded to the Boards of
Trade of Chicago, Buffalo and other cities
and to the municipal authorities and lndi-
viduals on the line of the contemplated
railroad from Portland TO Buffalo.
Res0lced, That having read the COM
municatlon of the Hon. o. L. Fowler,
President of the n. III. Central railroad
company, expressing the views OF the di-
rectors of that company on the question
of new line to Rutland by way OF Roch-
ester and Concord, this committee express
their concurrence in the views therein
expressed, and regard the proposition to
run the great western line from Portland
so far south in the direction of Boston a.
to give the city of Boston more than ten
miles advantage in distance In the transit
of western produce TO an open harbor a.
fatal To the enterprise In question, and
a direct line from Portland to Rutland
over the \. III. Central railroad, giving us
forty miles advantage in distance over
Boston in competing for the New Hamp-
shire, Vermont and western trade, Is the
only measure calculated 10 secure TO Port
land its natural advantages, and enable
her TO compete successfully tor western
trade.
Extracts from the records of the execu-
tive committee of the corporators OF the
Portland and Rutland railroad company
Attest: joins NEAL, Clerk.