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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-09-17

A PLEASANT INCIDENT.--One of the
pleasant things we saw on our late Jour-
ney was glimpse of two little sisters of
charity. Some where above Fitchburg,
as we stopped for twenty minutes at
station, | amused myself by looking out
of a window, at pretty waterfall which
came tumbling over the rocks, and spread
into wide pool that flowed up to the
railway. Close by stood cattle train,
and the mournful sounds that came from
it touched my heart. Full in the hot
sun stood the cars, and every crevice of
room between the bars across the door
ways was filled with pathetic noses, sniff
ing eagerly at the sultry gusts that blew
by, with now and then fresher breath
from the pool that lay dimpling before
them. How they must have suffered, in
sight of water, with the cool dash of the
fall tantalizing them, and not drop to
wet their poor parched mouths. The
cows lowed dismally, and the sheep tum-
bled one over the other, in their frantic
attempts to reach the blessed air, bleat-
ing so plaintively the while, that l was
tempted to get out and see what could
do for them. But the time was nearly
up, and while hesitated, two little girls
appeared, and did the kind deed much
better than l could have done it. /
couldn't hear what they said but their
friendly little faces grew quite lovely to
me, in spite of the tan, the old hats, the
bare feet and shabby gowns, as they
worked away 50 heartily. One pulled
off her apron, spread it ON the grass and
emptying the berries from her pail upon
it, ran to the pool and returned with it
dripping, to hold it up to the suffering
sheep, who stretched their hot tongues
gratefully to meet it, and Tapped the
precious water with an eagerness that
made little Barefoot's task a hard one
But to and fro she ran, never tired, tho
the small pail was SO soon empty and
her friend meantime pulled great hand
| fuls of clover and grass for the cows, and
having no pail, filled her picking dish
with water to throw on the poor dust,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-09-17
The Better Way.

There are your months wages" said
Mrs. Steele, tossing some bills into the
lap of young girl, whom she employed
in her Kitchen, Sand if / should do JUS
tice to myself I should keep back full
half of it; l hope next month you will
try to be little more help to me-not
move about quite SO slowly as you are
accustomed to, and take little more
pains in handling dishes. Many house
keepers would have taken the price of
that pitcher you cracked out of your wa
ges, and am not sure but / shall adopt
some such plan in future"
The young girl took the money with a
moody look, and went about her task
with a heavy. resentful spirit Those
hard words she felt were undeserved, as
she had tried to please by doing her work
faithfully. But all through the house
the system reigned. 1t was one continu-
al scene of fault-fnding from morning
till night. No wonder that the angels of
peace spread their white wings and flew
away.
In a rose-wreathed cottage just over
the way, it was also Bridget's pay day.
"Here are your seven dollars, Bridg-
ct, and may they do you great deal of
good. You are getting along very nice
ly now, and learning very fast to do work
in my way. Mr.. Howard thought you
had quite exceeded yourself in yester-
days bread and pies"
Bridget's face was all aglow with plea
sure as she opened her hand to receive
the money.
Indeed, ma'am, it's all from the pa
tient teaching I've had. My last mis-
tress called me a delt and blockhead,
and l didn't much care to please her.
But if you please, ma'am, I'd like your
advice on little matter. Would you
wait till get money enough for chany
silk dress, or would you just use your
money for what you needs?"
"By all means get you good COM
Portable pair of shoes, Bridget and ]
would advise a neat delaine dress, also
A cheap poor silk is not nearly as nice
as pretty, fresh calico"
Then followed some excellent advice
to the young girl, which was listened tc
with the deepest respect, and which gave
her some new and valuable ideas on til,
subject of what was tasteful and becoln
ing in dress. Little by little she molde,
and wrought over the plastic mind int
something..far better than the early pro
mise gave her reason to hope for. Fo
five years the young woman lahore,
faithfully in the service of her kind em
ployer, and only left her to enter hom
, of her own. How much better was sh,
fitted for that position by the kind anc
judicious training of those five years
How much better, too, was Mrs. Howar,
served than her neighbor Mrs. Steel
, who looked upon her help only as ma
| chimes out of which to get the creates
possible amount of labor.
| 1t takes time and long practice to d
this, but it is a part of the work, des
/, ponding house mother, that God has Civ
/ en- you to do
" Do it so bravely, so kindly, so WELL
Angels will hasten the story to tell"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-09-17

noses appearing to her through the bar.
/ wish l could have told those tender
hearted children how beautiful their
compassion made that hot, noisy place,
and what a sweet picture took away
with me Of those two little sisters Of
charity MerTy's Museum.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-09-17
Poetry,
Forest Home.

E0rest Home.
BY Il. R. SILL.
o Forest Mother. | have stayed
Too long away from thee;
Lot me come home for these few hours
Ihat from the world are free.
Oh mother, they have saddened me
With all their foolish din
L92wly knock at thy green gate,
Dear mother. let me in.
Down where the tumbled towers of rock,
Their perilous stairs have made,
Holding the tough young hemlock boughs
For slender balustrade,
find my pleasant home, far on,
From all men say or do
Far as the world from which we flash
When some swift dream breaks through.
Again the brave old hemloek trees
Stretch out their feathery palms,
And murmur up against the blue
Their solemn breath of psalms.
And here my little brothers are.
The sparrow and the bee,
The wren that almost used to daro
10 perch upon my knee;
The dust of sunshine underfOot.
The darkness overhead,
The sliding CLEAN that swings along
The unseen spiders thread;
The low -arched path beneath the boughs,
And halfway down 1t laid
A falling fringe of sun-lit leaves
Against the roof Of shade;
The sunshine clasping round both sides
A broken cedar old,
Rimming its shaft so dark and wet
In green and mossy gold.
In hollows where the evening glooms,
Rest drowsily all day,
In the blue shadows Of the pines,
Sprinkled with golden spray.
Dimpled red cheeks Of berries hid
A wary eye discerns,
And timid little palefaced flowers
Peep through the latticed ferns,
o mother, they are proud and blind.
Who from all these would stay;
Yet do not seorn them unforgiyeni
But.woo them day by day..
Let all sweet winds from all fair dells,
And whispering breath of pine.
Pursue and lure the wanderers
Back to thy rest divine.
If must build in Babel still
Till the last summons come.
Oh call me when the hour is near.
And let me die at home.
'Twere sweet. know, to stay; but SO
'Twere sweetest to depart.
Thy cool, still hand upon my face,
Thy silence in my heart.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-09-17

A LITTLE TOO SHARP.-An enterpris-
ing business man of Hartford, Connect
icut, runs two branches of trade, to wit :
a grocery and fish market; the grocery
himself, the fish market by deputy, and
every night the latter makes returns of
the days business to the proprietor. A
few days since the grocer found in his
fish market returns a counterfeit five dol
lar bill. He didn't like to lose it, and
didn't quite want to take the chances of
trying to pass it. So he called an old
darkey who was hanging about the prem
ises, and said to him: Sam, here's a
five dollar bill that's little doubtful
If you'll take it and pass it, I'll give you
a dollar of the. change" Very well,
said Sam, and he took the bill and went
off. Later in the day he returned hav.
ing accomplished the feat, and handed
over four dollars in good money to the
grocer. That night the grocer in count.
ing his cash returns from the fish mar.
ket, was more surprised than delighted
to find the identical FIVE in the pile
Look here" said he sharply to MS fish
market clerk, there's counterfeit bill
who'd ye take it Off Didn't you know
twas bad ?" The clerk took it and look
ed at it moment. ooh! yes " said b,
"I remember now; / took it of Sam
the darkey. l thought it was LITTLE
doubtful, and wasn't going to take it
but he said he got it of you, so / though
it was all right" Further explanation
was unnecessary.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-09-17

A BRAVE WoMAN-Mrs Eliza Col
yer, a widow lady living near Apple. H.,
killed wild cat few nights since under
circumstances which showed her to be a
woman of remarkable nerve. The house
dog was making good deal of noise
back of the garden, and on going out to
investigate she saw something jumping
from tree to tree. She returned to the
house for her lantern, and went back to
the grove, when she found that the ami
mal-which proved to be a wild cat of
the largest species engaged the dog
in combat, but Immediately on seeing the
light released itself from the dog and
made spring for Mrs. Colyer, who had,
upon starting from the house the second
time, armed herself with broken-tined
pitchfork. When the animal sprang,
the lady assumed position known In
military language as guard against in
fantry," and in alighting, the varmint'
found himself impaled on the broken
tine of the fork, which had entered the
creatures throat and penetrated the skull
inficting mortal wound.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-09-17

When young lady offers to hem a
cambric handkerchief for rich old
bachelor, she means to sew that she may
reap.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-09-17

Whenever you buy or sell, let or hire,
make clear bargain, and never trust to
"We shan't disagree about trifes."
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-09-17

If you want your neighbor to know
what you are" give party and don't
invite the folks who live next door,"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-09-17

Julius thinks that from the time taken
by ladies in doing their hair, it should
be considered the name part of their
dressing.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-09-17

A highly intelligent reporter, the 9TH
er day in writing up funeral, said:
" The people passed in review before the
corpse!"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-09-17

Some one observed the other day that
"matches were made in Heaven" "Yes,"
answered wag, "and they are often
dipped in the other place"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-09-17
Aliscellanu,
The Death of General Rawllns.

A brave soldier, an able administra-
tor, true patriot, kindly, chivalrous
gentleman has gone immaturely to his
rest. General Rawlins, the Secretary of
War, is dead. He has closed his career
at time when most men are only enter
ing on the important duties Of public
with greater fidelity and zeal. Origin
ally Democrat, Rawlins accepted the
sound of the shot fired at Fort Sumter
as summons to him to lay down all
partisan feelings and local prejudices and
stand by the cause of the Union. He
served with his fellow-townsman, Gene
raj Grant, through the whole of that
commanders military career. From
Fort Henry to the crowning mercy of
Appomatox, he followed his chief and
was his wise counselor and closest friend.
These two men, Grant and Rawlins, were
held together by ties of faithful friend
ship such as none but noble natures ever
acknowledge. One of the most earnest
longings expressed by the dying man, up
to the final moment, was that he might
see his friend and chief before the end.
1t was not so permitted. The loving hus-
band died without being allowed to lay
upon the lips Of his wife the poor last
of many kisses the faithful friend was
not permitted to clasp the hand of his
friend for the last time. There is some
thing peculiarly touching and pathetic
about the separation at such moment
of Rawlins from his wife. She had just
given birth to child-the child whom
its father was never to see-the legacy OF
the dying husband whom she loved and
whose last caress she was not allowed tc
have. The American people will not
soon forget General Rawlins. He sprang
from among their humblest and poorest
he made his honorable way upward, a
Lincoln did, as Grant did, by his owl
integrity and ability: his character ant
career were as racy of the soil to which
he belonged as those of some of Napo
Icons great marshals were Representative
of the spirit and genius of France. Pre-
maturely as he has been cut off, may w
not, on the whole, esteem his life and hi
death enviable and happy? His life wa
spotless.
| The few in number, who had not 'erstept
The cherter to chastise which she bestows
| On those who WELD her weapons he had kept,
The whiteness of his soul and thus men Ger hir
wept."
He loved and served his country; sh
appreciated him and will remember him
He had lived long enough to leave
bright track of fame behind him, and
make for his name an honorable an,
abiding place in the memory and tn
gratitude of his people.-Independent
KEROSENE AccIDENTs.-In the las
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-09-17

A physician walking out with friend
of his said to him: " Let us avoid that
pretty little woman you see there on the
left. She knows me and casts on me
looks of indignation. l attended her
husband" "Ah 2! see; you had the
misfortune to dispatch him." "On the
contrary" replied the doctor, l saved
him."
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-09-17

KEROSENE AccIDENTs.-In the last
seven months the reported accidents from
the explosions of kerosene in New York
city have amounted to fitty-ive in num-
ber, involving twenty-three deaths, eigh-
teen serious injuries, twelve slight inju-
ries, aud pecuniary loss in the aggre-
gate of s4S,4S5. A complete list, it is
estimated, would add one-third to the
numbers given above. The appointment
of an Inspector of Kerosene Oil, it is
contended, is absolutely necessary, as
we'll as the prohibition of the sale Of
dangerous burning fluids.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-09-17

lay Of men got as far as the first gang
way, and found two men dead this side
the door. The bodies were in dreadful
state, and showed they had been dead
since early Monday. The black damp is
so strong that the rescuers cannot abide
it long-not more than five or six min
utes, and they always come up gasping
and sometimes insensible.
About o'clock this morning the first
door of the gangway was broken in and
sixty bodies were found there. Their
situation was awful; fathers lay stiff in
death with arms about their sons. Some
were kneeling, as though in prayer;
strong men were hand in hand with their
fellows. The pick axes and shovels,
which they had used in making an en-
bankment to prevent the entrance of foul
air, lay on one side. 1t seemed, then,
that they had fed few steps, when in
an agony they fell in one another's arms,
suffocated by the deadly damp. In an
other chamber every man was without
shirt. They had stripped themselves of
clothes to use them in filling up crevices
and crannies. One man had pushed a
partof his garment into an aperture, when
gust of the gas rushed through and
strangled him to death. Wagon loads
Of cofiins line the road, and litters filled
with sheeted dead pass along the line ev-
cry few minutes. As they are brought
out of the tunnel, an inquest is held the
dead are exposed for recognition, and,
when one is identified, the Justice call
out his name and home his friends take
the body and convey it to their house.
Already the dozen mules have caused
an insuferable stencil, having swollen
and bursted. The men who go down to
bring up the corpses have to pass these
carcasses in order to get at the dead ;
and the stencil, together with the gas,
which has not yet been pumped out,
makes it difficult to bring them up. The
solemnity of the place is not alone that
which impresses the spectator. The
weeping women and loudly crying chill
dren strike the spectator with sadness :
but the active rescuers and the Provision
Committee, and the police and hucksters
and the Unconditional miners, make it
painfully obvious that the present is a
time for business, and not for mourning
alone.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-09-17
POLICIES WRITTEN IN THE

Any amount and every class of Insurance required
can be placed at this Office in the best Companies,
and at low rates at agency iu the country.
Expiration Notices Promptly Given.
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-03-05

NOTICE.

n Office.
Notice i hereby given that default having occurred
in the performance OF the conditions expressed In n
certain mortgage OF deed Of trust, executed by George
Kellogg 20 the Reverend George y. Alnson, bearing
date the tiay Of july ls and duly recorded IN the
occ 81 the Recorder 4 Deeds, in aud Tor Alexander
county IN the state Of Illinois, In book IL page isT
&C., said mortgage or deed Of trust conveying lots
numbered seventeen u7l and eighteen nsi IN block
numbered thirteen l3 in the city OF Cairo, IN SAID
county and State tho unders gued being the survivor
ofthe duly appointed administrators 81 sad hlinson,
"a whom said mortgage made, and who Is now
March next, A. n. 1852 at 10 o'clock IN the
forenoon Of that day, under and by virtue Of the
or deed OF trust, sell public auction to the ghes
bidder for cash, al the ofce building ~ the Trustees
Of the Cairo City Property a. the OF Washington
and Eighteenth street, IN SAID city Of Cairo IN
said county and state the above described lots or real
estate 10 satisfy the purposes and conditions Of said
mortgage deed Of trust SAID property will I've sold
without redemption. CHAPMAN BIDpLE,
Surviving Administrator, &c.
Cairo, m Feb. 81, lS6e-Id
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-03-05
Cairo. H.. ]
NOTICE

NOTICE
10 hereby gwen that default having occurred In the
performances of the conditions expressed in certain
mort deed OF trust, executed by Joshua Cush'
ing, John Cushing and george I. Cushing, to samuel
stats Taylor and E3siu Parsons, trustees OF the
Caro- CITY Property, tearing date the a0ih d,y OF
March, 1894. ard duly recorded Ia the Office Of tho
Recorder of Deeds ia sud for Alexander county, In
the state Of fllnos Book 4. " Deeds. page IS
&C., said mortgage or deed OF trust conveying lots
numbered one ~, two t2l, three l3l, four i aud Eve
81, IN block nunb-tet hneen l5, ~ the first addition
10 the cry OF Cairo, 10 sad county aud stte, We, the
undsrsi gned, said Trustees, viii os Friday the sih
day o. March next A. D. 1850, 10 10 o'clock the FORE
noon o' that day, under ami by virtue Of the power
% sale contained said Mortgage or deed of Iusi,
sell, 40 Public Auction, 20 the highest bidder, Tor
each az tie office building ~ sad Trustees. corner
Of Washington avenue aud Eighteenth street, in said
city Of CAIRO, 10 said county and state, tho
above described real ate lot. Of land 10 satisfy
tho purposes and conditions OF sad MORTGAGE deed
Of tru-t sad property Will be- sold without reismp.
ton, and deed viii he executed o. The purchaser on
such sale. :, STAaT@ yAYLDR
EDWIN PARSONS,
Trustees Of the Caro- CIV pIOperty
Dated, Cairo, H., February 70, 1862 dld
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-03-05
DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.

Estate Of William 4. Hocker, deceased.
The undersigned having been appointed administrator
Of the estate Of William A. Hacker late Of the county
Alexander and State Of illinois, deceased hereby gives
notice that he win appear before the county court Of
Alexander county, at the court house m Caro- ut the
March term on the third Monday in March next at
which time all persons having claims against sad es-
tate notified and requested 20 attend Tor the purpose
Of having the same adjusted. Al persons indebted to
laid estate requested 90 make immediate payment
b. the undersigned.
II. WATSON WEBB, Administrator
Dated this Goth day Of January, A. y. ls6o-iw
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-03-05
NOTICE

~
Is hereby given that desnlt having occurred Ia
the performance Of the conditions expressed IN Ger.
tain mortgage or deed Of tust, executed hy joshua
Cushing, john Cushing and George L. Cushing 10
Samuel Stats Taylor and Edsin Parsons, Trustees
OF the Caro- City Property, bearing date the 5h day
Of MAY, 1854, and duly recorded in the ofFcs
OF the Rscor,e Of Deeis, In and for Alexander
county, the State Of Illinois, in Book r. OF Deeds
page 90, &C., sad gage or deed Of trust con-
yeyinc lots numbered six ,6 seven ~ and eight (sl
In block numbered fneen Q5 10 the hrst addition 10
the city OF Cairo, in SAID county ana state, We ths
undersigned. said Trustees, will on Friday, the SIN
day OF March next, A. d. 1862 At 10 o'clock in the
forenoon OF that day, under and by virtue Of the
power OF sale contained in sad Mort or deed OF
ttus', sell at Public Auction, 10 the highest bidder
for ca h. At the Office building ofssd Trustees corner
OF Vast ington avenue and Eighteenth street in said
city IT CAIRO, in SAID county AID state, the ahnys
described real esta or lots ~ land, To satisfy the
purp and conditions Of said mortgage or deed OF
trust. sad properly viii be 50 without redemption
and ads ed will be executed 70 tie purchaser on such
sale. $. NTAATs TAYLOR,
EDWIN PARSONS
Trustees of the Cairo CITY Pronerty
Dated, Cairo. H., Fehruarr ~ ls,9 I'D
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fil-iiOt
NOTICE.


Notice Is hereby given that default having occurred
the performance Of the conditions expressed in
certain mortgage or deed 81 trust executed by Perry
Powers % the Reverend George y. Alnson, bearing
date the 2ls day Of November, A. h lst3, and duly
recorded in the once NJ the Recorder Il Deeds in and
for Alexander county. IN the state Of Illinois, in book
TX" page 80, &c, said mortgage decd of trust
conveying lot. numbered eight (sl and nine lsl, in
block numbered thirteen 03), In the city o. Cairo, in
said county and stsie, the undersigned, beng the
survivor ~ the duly appointed adninl-tra,o Of
said Alnson, 90 whom said mortgage was
made, and who i. now deceased, WILL on
Friday, the nineteenth day Of March next, A. u. lsGq
~ 10 o'clock in the forenoon OF that day under and by
virtue ~ the power Of sale contained In aid mortgage
deed Of trust sell NJ public auction % the highest
bidder for cash At the Office building ~ the Trustee
Of the Caro- Cy Property NJ the corner Washington
avenue and T. Rhtcenh street, IN -ad city % Cairo IN
ssd county and state, the above described lots real
estate % SATISFY the purposes and condition. % SAID
mortgage or deed Of trust said property 10 be sold
without redemption. CHAPMAN BIbDLE,
Surviving Administrator, a..
Cairo. H.. Feb. 2S is6g-td
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-03-05
LEGAL.
EXECUTORS NOTICE.
Estate of Samuel b. Ha,l;day deceased.

Estate Of Samuel B. Halliday, deceased
The undersigned having been appointed executor
and eNecurix Of the last viii and testament Of Samuel
b. Halliday late Of the county Of Alexander and state
Of Illinois, deceased, hereby give notice that they will
appear before the county court Of Alexander county,
at the court house in the city of Cairo. Illinois Mt the
March term, on the third Monday in March next nj
which time all persons having claims against said es-
tate are notified and requested TO attend for the pr-
pose Of having the same adjusted All persons in
debted to said estate requested 10 make immedi-
ate payment to the undersigned.
Dated this Goth day Of January A. d. 1889.
HENRY J.. HALLIDAY, Executor,
LIZZIE X. HALLIDAY, Executrx,
ian20-sw OF Samuel b. Halliday