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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-10-06
Icy Byr0n's Answer to Lord By.
rOn'S Farewell,

In the whole range of English litcratur,
there is not, iii car opinion n production
either in prose or verse. that combines
within Itself more real. out pokcn, earnest
sentiment, than Lady Hyron's reply o her
faithful husband. Byron's "Farcwclr' was
an ironical bidding adicu to n heart that hu
had wantonly crushed. But Lady Byron
has, in defending herself from his irony,
"turned the tables" on him most compile
ly. Her reply is scathing, aud must have
''cut" Byron "to the quick" We call spe-
cial aucnton to the proud aud noble def
ancc express tcl in the las: s,anza. Tie
pocm has doubtless been read by all on,
readers; tut it will repay another perusas
- tx.
Yes fare Rcll.--farcwcll forever!
Thou, lhyself hast fixed our doom,
Ba,le hopes y farcst blossoms wither,
Necr again for nc 10 bloom
Unfnrgiving thou hast called mr-
Dilst thou ever say FORGIVE?
For the wretch whose wilcs bcguile thee
Thou alone didst seem TO live.
Short the space which time has given
TO complete thy loves decay,
by unhallowcd passion driven,
Soon thy heart was taught to stray.
Live for me that feeling tender
Whic" thy verso SO well can show,
From nv" arms why dilsl thou wander,
My cnicarmcnts why forcgo?
Oh. too late thy breast vas barred,
Oh, too late to me was shown,
That thy love once but shared,
And already it Is flown.
Nrapt in dreams of joy abiding.
On thy breast ny head hath lain,
II thy love and truth contiding,
Is iis ne cr can know again.
That dark hour did first discover
sStn tn, soul tho hidcous stain
Would these eyes had closed forever,
Nc'cr to weep thy crimes again.
But the impious wish. O never
From he record blottcd be;
Yes, live, O Byron. ever
For the babe I've borne for thee
In whose lovely features let me,
An my weakness here confess,
Viii 81 the struggling tears permit me,
All the fathers caress---
lie, whose image never lcav IS me,
lie whose image sill | prize,
Who this bitcrcst feeling gave me,
Still to love where dcspiso.
With regret and sorrow rather,
E When orr chill's first accents flow,
[ will teach her to say Father,
Dn his guilt she nc'cr shall know;
Whilst tomorrow anu tomorrow
Wakes NJ" from a widowed bed,
On nn0thcrs arm no sorrow
Wilt thou feel, no lear wilt shed.
], The worlds approval sought not,
When tore myself from 'hcc;
OF its praise 'r blame thought not
What's praise or blame TO me?
lie so praised 80 lovcd--ndorcd,
From his heart my Image drove,
On my head cont tempt has poured,
Aud preferred q wanton's love.
Thou nrt pr nd, but mark mo Byron,
I've II hcnrt proud rs thy own;
Soft TO love, but hard as iron
When contempt is DER it thrown:
But, farewell .--Ill moi upbraid thee,
Never. never wish thee i'll;
Wic'chcd though thy crimes have ma'lc me
Ii thou canst--.hc happy still.
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n.!J ! u. NJ. ,LEMys.
Ne,u York Herald.

HAYrl--At last dates the rebels
were bombarding Gonaivrs with The
war steamers, Florida and Quaker Guy
and the Fort Of the town was replying
Fapidly. Tho women and children had
been taken out of the place. The firing
was vigorous, butuhere was the usual
ecenoWyi oGGfo Of f,he battles Of the ne
gro nation ~, this bombardment. In
the ,cIy one ci'izen and two soldiers
had been Killed (D, ana one woman died
from fright Six men Oh the steamers
were killed and Two wounded.
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mo. 16

TIE PRESIDENT MOvINa IN Texas
AFFA'Hs-REMovAL or JACK Ia.,:..
TOMS SUPPoRrERs.--l mentioned some
t'mc ago in these dispatches that there
was a slim prospect Of the federal Office
holders III Texas who adhered to the
fortunes OF Jack Hamilton as candidate
Tor Governor maintaining their placcs
under the Administrations The heads
OF several minor officials have already
como oil. Since the return Of tbe
l'res1 lent and members Of the Cabinet
the work has commenced in earnest,
ind there ID good PROSPECT of its being
continued until every Hamilton man
holding federal office in Texas has
been made to give place to republicans
OF the Davis stripe. To-day, j. G. Ira.
cy, chairman OF the Republican Execu-
tive Committee Of Texas, and a strong
Davis man, was appointed postmaster
at Houston: IN place of Samuel Harper,
Hamilton man. Swanty Palm, an
other Davis man, was appointed post.
master at Austin, in place Of one De-
normandie. also Hamilton man. The
names OF successors of nearly all tho
Hamilton officials have been virtually
agreed upon by the heads Of the sever.
al departments under which they arc
classified, and nothing remains but the
tormallty OF making ont their commits.
missions. 1T will thus be socn that tho
PRESIDENT does not propose 10 look on
nd'iicren ly AT the struggle between tho
two factions in Texas. Snce his return
here the President, it is said has rccev.
ed letter from General Reynolds COM
mandlng the Department of Texas, IN
which the General states that in his
opinion the interests Of the State would
b" promoted by the election Of General
Davis, the radical candidate. General
Reynolds also confirms the account
given tho President by General w. r.
Clarke relative to tho condition of
affairs in Texas.-N. Y. Herald.
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ABOUT JEws.-They are great sta
t'stlclans in Prussia. and even our own
enlightened census takers might learn a
thing or two from their brethren III Ber-
lin. From recent census OF that city
some one c,,rio,.s IN such matters has
culied the following facts: Only four
per cent. OF the mlmbilrnts of Berlin
are Jews, but iiy-ssvep per cent of
jewish boys and sixty seven per cont Of
Jewish girls receive thorough educa
tton, against twenty-seven boys, and
only sixteen per cent Of tho girls of all
other creeds. There are IN Berlin
three hundred and 6fty.eight families
who have private tutors and educate
.heir children at home of these families
one hundred and forty-three are Evan
gelical, twelve Catholic and one hum
dred Jewish, while pro rata only fopy-
teen would be Jewish. Of Births in
Berlin, 6fteen per cent are illegi.ln,ate.
Among the Jews in that city only two
per cent are born out Of wedlock = st,ll
born children four per cent; only ONE
per cent among the Jews. The NOR
tahty among the children during tho
hrst five years is twenty. five per cont;
only seventeen per cent among the
jewish children. The per centage of
marriage is also much larger among tho
Jews than among the members Of all
other creeds in that city.
The death of Napoleon would proba-
bly DC tho signal for a European war,
and European war would be disaster
which would be felt for years 10 come.
70 France his death would probably
prevent the carrying ont the dreams Of
her best men and purese statesmen since
The first revolution. The French peo.
pie wero not then prepared for freedom.
The habits Of ages had not taught them
that liberty does not mean license, but,
on the contrary, absolute respect of life
and property, with the smallest amount
OF personal sacrifice to- the individual.
They have not yot learned this, but
Napoleon is skilful teacher and has
nearly prepared his people for the free.
dom which, during his reign, he hopes
to be able to bestow. Michael Chcva-
ll"r,, one of the greatest among living
Prenchmen, in the ablest speech dcliy-
cred on the debate OH the Senatus Con.
sultum, said few days ago: what we
are arguing for and urging now needs to
DO granted, and probably will 10 grant
ed before two years are past" tEf Ma.
poleor lives the most, sanguine wishes
of the lovers of French liberty will
probably be realized, but if he should
dio at present with his work incomplete,
and France driven into another reyol,.c
ton, it wonld take years for the French
people to recover what they will lave
lost in the ,Indoihg Of his work. A long
lise to tho Emperor will 30 blessing to
France and TO the world. Mayiestom
Courier. ..,,.
n Unitarian journal brings Dr.. Bel
lows to book for representing that tho
late Edward Everett always continued
AN ornament and pillar Of she Uni.a.
rian denomination, OF which he was once
minister" The writer wonders ''irDr.
Bellows had never beard that. While
Minister at ST. James, Mr. Everett new
er crossed tho doorway Of a Uniratian
Chapel, but regularly, Prayer Book. ip
hand, worsliipprd with the Episcopa.
= ! = q. -. q ,
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Horace Greeley has been invited ia
preside at the Capital Rrn,ovilg Con-
vtlilion TO be held at ST. Louis on o..
tebcr2Olh. 5t 5q @N :
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The production of corn and wheat
in the United States in 1868 was about
980,O00,o00 bushels, or 20 bushels
per head,
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First Cousins are forbidden 70 marry
IN Now Hampshire after December H.
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L,OR KEY WEST, HAVANA AND NEW ORLEANS.
SemmonthlY,
Carrying the United States MAIL
The Baltimore and Havana steamship Company comprs
Ing the following arlt class stcamships:--
cusA. lido lon. C D. h Il D ri sss commsnas
The steamship CUBA, having sccommoda.ions unsur.
ssed for elegance and comfort viii leave from browns
wharf pALTIn0RB, Nd, on Monday April " q O'Clock
+. n. LIBERTY will follow. Passengers from View. YORK
BY this route viii ssvs nssriv sOo mes and
the privilege Of Stopping al PhadelphIa Baltimore with
out additional charge
I'D HAsKLL 4 Co, Agents
" cod q Droadwsv. room -
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COUNTRY BOARD.
A PRIVATE FAMILY IN ELIZABETH, n j., HAVING
take four sir persons 10 Board Address Williams Dor
1875 Post Office, New YORK.
AN ELEGANTLY FURNISHED SECOND FLOOR,
IA communicating rooms, In a private family, other
boarders TO rent 70 one or more gentlemen,
breakfast near Fth avenue, New York and
Union clubs. Address Dor 2,iA Post once.
LARGE FAMILY OR TWO CAN OBTAIN suPE
n ror accommodations nj delightful and colntry
seatOne and quarter hour from New Morris
Esser Railroads pufe mountain drives Ac For par
ticuisrs apply ats Finh avenue.
A FAMILY OR PARTY OF SIX OR EIGHT CAN HAVE
"A good Board on farm rs miles from the city, Cali Al
No. 6Amity place, near Amity street.
LADY DESIRES COUNTRY BOARD IN A PRr
N vate fsmly--One large Room IL required Address.
stating terms, &c, y. y. Nay, Post ONCE, New York
LlOARD-IN ORANGE, FROM MAY H. HOUSE MO.
ID dcrn bath and gas; delightful location finely shsdsd
Maine 10 brick church
Orange station. Address NJ ~, Herald Office
BOARD AT ELIZABETH, n. IA PARTY OF GENTLE.
ID men gentlsman and his family accommodated
with pleasant Rooms from - 10 8l2 per mlnutss
walk from the depot large piazza and shade Apply a
the corner OF Pearl and washington avenues address
BOARD AT ORANGE, N. jim A FIRST CLASS
- neghborhood for families four blocks from the depo
from % 70 e2 per wesk. Address boz lsa Orange, r.
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BoARDERs AND LoDGERs WANTED.

WEST SIXTEENTH STREET. LADY GOING
w housekeeping the LIST Of NAV would like to meet with
pares that desire first class Board and home comfos
emen that would wholly part furnish their rooms
happy with references furnished Address
Mrs r. A., herald oace, ali week.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1869-05-21

THE AMENDE.-BillR r. Is known
all over, and Bill was at the ball in all
his glory. All his necessaries for pleas.
ure wefb on hand-go0d music, pretty
girls and excellent whiskey. The even
ing passed OFT rapidly, as it always does,
and Bill had, at about one o'clock, be-
come pretty happy. Stepping up to a
young lady, he requested the pleasure
of dancing with her-she replied that
she was engaged. "Well," said Bill
"are you engaged for next set ?"
She said she was.
"Can dance with you next, then ?'
~ am engaged for that, Also"
"Can l dance with you tonight"
mo-" with some hesiiancy.
$50 to Boston !" said Bill, highly
indignant, and turned on his heel.
After few moments, Bill was accost-
ed by brother of the young lady, who
charged him with insulting his sister.
Bill denies; but processes himself will
ing to apologize, if he had done wrong
and accordingly steps up to the young
lady, when the following conversation
ensued:
"Miss l., understand l have in
suited you ?"
"You have, sir"
"What did say, Miss L-?"
"You, told me to go to Boston,"
"Well," said Bill, 81 have come t
tell you that you needn't CO."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1869-05-21

THE buffaloes found in the telegraph
poles of the Overland line new source
of delight on the treeless prairie-the
novelty of having something to scratch
against. But it was expensive scratch
ing for the telegraph company; and
there, indeed, was the rub, for the bisons
shook down miles of wire daily. A
bright idea struck somebody to send to
St. Louis and Chicago for all the brad
avis that could be purchased, and these
were driven into the poles with view
to wound the animals and check their
rubbing propensity. Never was great
er mistake. The bufialoes were delight
ed. For the fist time they came to the
scratch sure of sensation in their thick
hides that thrilled them from horn Il
tail. They went fifteen miles to find
brad-awl. They fought huge battle
around the poles containing them, ant
the victor would proudly climb tn
mountainous heap of rump and hum
of the fallen and scratch himself int
bliss until the brad-awl broke or pol
came down. There has been no deman
for brad-awls from the Kansas regio
since the first invoice.
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Bathing.

ONCE week Is enough for decent
white man to wash himself all over,
and whether in summer or winter that
ought to be done with soap, warm wa
ter, and hogs hair brush, in room
showing at least seventy degrees Fab
renheit.
Baths should be taken early in the
morning. for then the system possesses
the power Of reaction in the highest de-
gree. Any kind of bath is dangerous
soon after meal, or soon after fatigu-
ing exercise. No man or woman should
take bath at the close of the day, un-
less by the advice of the family physi-
clan. Many a man in attempting to
cheat his doctor out OF fee, has cheat
cd himself out of his life; aye, 1t is
done every day.
The best, snfest, cheapest, and most
universally accessible mode of keeping
the surface Of the body clean, besides
the once week washing with soap,
warm water, and hog's-hair brush, is
as follows:
Soon as you get out of bed in the
morning, wash your face, hands, neck
and breast; then in the same basin oil
water, put your feet at once for about a
minute, rub them briskly all the time
then, with the towel, which has been
dampened by wiping the face, feet, etc.,
wipe the whole body well, fast and hard,
breast projecting. Let the whole thing
be done in five minutes.
At night, when you 60 to bed, and
whenever you get out of bed during the
night, or when you find yourself wake
full or restless, spend from two to five
minutes in rubbing your whole body
with your hands, as far as you can reach
In every direction. This has tendency
to preserve the softness and mobility Of
skin which is essential to health, and
which too frequent washings will al
ways destroy.
That precautions are necessary, II
connection with the bath room is i'm
pressively signified in the death of ar
American lady of refinement and posi-
ton, lately, after taking bath soor
after dinner; of Surgeon Hume, while
alone, in warm bath of an eminent
New Yorker, under similar circum
stances, all within a year.-Hnirs Jour-,
al of Health.
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THE BRIDES MEDITATION.

She sits upon her little bed
And muses. by the musing moon;
Ere this tomorrow she'll be wed
Ere this? ere this ?-How strangely soon
An obvious blank Of Ignorance
Lies full across her forward way;
And shadows cast from unknown chance,
Make strange and dim the coming day.
She must not muse too much. Vague fear
Ger films her apprehensive eye;
And she may swoon, with no one near,
And haply so, unmarried, die!
Her faithless dread she now discards;
And now remorseful memory filings,
Its glory round the last regards
OF home and old accustomed things.
Her fathers voice, her mothers eye,
Accuse her treason all In vain
She thinks herself wife, and triea
To comprehend the greater gain.
Her unknown fortune nothing cheers
Her loving hearts familiar loss,
And torrents OF repentant tears
Their hot and smarting threshold cross.
When first within her bosom love
Took birth, and beat his blissful wings,
1t seemed to lift her mind above
All care for earthly things;
But o! too lightly did she vow
To leave for aye her happy nest;
And dreadful is the thought that now
Assaults her weak and shaken breast;
All! should her lovers love abate!
And should she, miserably, lose
All dear regards of maiden state,
Dissolved by time and marriage dues!
Once more those sickening dreams alloy
Her golden hope with nameless blame;
But dread, she trusts, will turn to JOY,
Like sombre smoke to sudden flame.
With instinct of her ignorance,
The simple virgins yelled guide.
She casts to Love the reins Of chance,
Nor recks what henceforth shall betide:
And so, determined, she collects
Her scattered senses, much abused
BY fear, that monstrously reflects
Gods ordered future all confused.
And now to rest!-At days first gleam
They'll come to wake her to her pride;
And weary looks would i'll beseem
Her lovers Decorated Bride.
Coventry Pdtmore
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ANOTHER ROMANTIC SToKY.-The
spirit OF romance is certainly active in
the Missouri Valley. The Kansas City
Journal furnishes the last romance. A
colonel in the Federal army, before the
war fell in love with pretty servant
girl near that city and their love was
plighted. The farmer, for whom the
girl worked, had daughter and de-
sired the colonel for q son-in-law. When
the officer left, the farmer took the SER
want girl into room and cowhided her
until she confessed she was betrotbed
he then took her to Chicago and there
left her without friends or money, re-
porting that she had died OF the cholera,
and, to complete the deception, making
| a false grave. When the war was ovei
the colonel returned to Kansas City t.
learn the death of his beloved; he bathet
her false grave with tears and then lef
"a broken-hearted, disconsolate man
Last fall, in a street car in Chicago, h
came across his love, long supposed u
have been in the spirit world. U
course a marriage speedily followed.
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"HE CAME FROM NEW JERSEY" p
There was an amusing scene on board
the Louisville mail-boat the other day.
There was the usual conglomeration of
passengers in the cabin just before the
boat landed, and mid the general hub
bub of conversation man remarked
incidentally, "Now, in New Jersey,
where live"-
Instantly an old man, who had sat
moodily and silently:pondering by the
stove for some time, sprang to his feet
and exclaimed
"Stranger, are you from New Jer-
sey?"
| "Yes."
"And willin' to acknowledge it?'
ayes, sir; proud ont"
"Hurrah give us your hand" cried
the old man, fairly dancing with exul-
tation, "I'm from New Jersey, too, but
never felt like declaring it afore. Shake!
I'm an old man. I've travelled long
and far. I've been in every city in this
here West-steamboated on the Ohio
and Mississippi-been to CalifOrny ovel
the plains and round the Horn took
a v'yage once to Liverpool, but in al
my travels, hang me If this amt the
first time ever heer'd a man acknOwl
edge that he kun from New Jersey
Boys" turning TO the whole assembly
augmented by railroad runners, hack
men. bootblacks, neWsboys and apple
girls, for the boat had landed, "lets
ALL take a drink to New Jersey, the
land of FrelinghysOn, Old Hyson ant
Young Tyson, Commodore Stockton
and Dan Rice. Hip"-Fat Contribt
tor.
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MisrfllanenMs.
symptoms Of Old Maids.

a SCOTCH paper thus details them.
When woman begins to drink her
tea without sugar-that's symptom.
When woman begins to read love
stories abed-that's symptom.
When a woman gives sigh on hear
ing of a wedding-that's symptom.
When a woman begins to say that
she's refused many an offer-that's a
symptom.
When a woman begins to say what a
dreadful set of creatures men are, and
that she wouldn't be bothered with one
OF them for the world-that's a symp-
tom.
When woman begins to change her
shoes every time she comes into the
house after walk-thats symptom.
When woman begins to have little
dog trotting after her-that's symp-
tom.
When a woman begins to have cat
at her elbow at meal time, and gives it
sweetened milk-that's symptom.
When woman begins to be ashamed
W tdhc Ol ucI DOniSo III q SShe"" -
company because she's got no cap on
that's symptom.
When woman sees babies crying,
and says that she wouldn't be troubled
with them-that'S symptom.
When woman begins to say that Il
servant lass has no business to have II
sweet he9rt-that's symptom.
When woman begins to go to bed
with her stockings and flannel night
cap on-that's a symptom.
When a woman begins to rub her
fingers over the chairs and tables to see
if they are dusty-that's symptom.
When a woman begins to put her
1 fingers before her mouth when she is
talking to any one for fear they should
see she's losing her teeth-that's Il
symptom.
| When a woman begins to talk about
rheumatism in her knees and elbows
that'sa symptom.
When a woman begins to refuse to
tell her age-that's symptom.
When a woman begins to find fault
with her looking-glass, and says it
doesn't show the features right-that's
another symptom.
When woman begins talking about
cold drafts, and stops up all the crevices
in the doors and windows-that's &
symptom.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1869-05-21

THERE is in Brazil a very common
poisonous snake, the Surucucu, respect
ing which the inhabitants relate the
following facts They say that such Is
the antipathy Of this reptile to fire, that
when fires are made in the clearing
away Of woods, they rush intojt, scat
tering it with their tails till it Is extin-
guished, even becoming half roasted in
the attempt; and that when an individ-
ual is passing at night with a torch,
they pass and repass him, lashing him
with their tails till he drops it, and the
snake is Immediately found closely coil
ed around the extinguished torch. The
greatest enemy of this snake Is an i'm
mense lizard, five and six feet long
1t Is said that when the snake succeeds
In effecting a bite, the lizard rushes int
the wood. eats some herb, and return
TO the conflict, which almost invariably
terminates in its favor.
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Ghnire asnetru.
LINES TO A sPRIG OF vERBENA.


Nerbena Is emblematic OF sensibility
Language Of EioDerS
Sweet souvenr-apt emblem thou
or one though absent ever dear,
OFT have gazed ON thee as now,
And sternly checked the rising tear,
And oft I've kissed thee, DER and DER,
The flowers-the leaves-but most the stem
That by her touch is hallowed more,
And dearor far, than costly gem.
Still in my faithful mem'ry lives
The anguish of that parting hour,
And to the cheerless present gives
A sadness Of oppressive pow'r,
Though fondly guarded, thou hast lost
Some leaflets, aud hast faded too;
What will our cruel severance COST
Oh! may this symbol prove untrue.
Where never beams affections sun,
Nor dews of tenderness distil;
There would she Ianguish, gentle one,
And tears those soft black eyes oft flll.
Would in my bosom could shield
My fragile tiotcer from every harm;
Its loveliness, now, too, concealed,
Would then unfold with sweetest charm.
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AT Leesburg, N. c., negro school
teacher got drunk and whipped his
whole school, consisting of 60 little ne
groes.
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GRAMMATICAL ENIGMA.--i am COM
posed of l2 letters.
My "A, 7.9, 3, Is a noun.
Ny 2, 10, 8 is a pronoun.
My 8, ~, 3 Is an adjective.
My 8, 10, l2, Is a verb.
My u, o, is an adverb.
My /, o is proposition.
My 6, II is an inteuection.
My /, ,, IL, u is a conjunction.
My whole Is the name of what all
should read. l.. o, JONES.