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will buy enough of the smuggler for
family use! These respectable listeners
are the patrons of tattlers. It is the
ready market that keeps tale bearing
brisk. 1t is shame to listen to i'll of
your neighbor Christian benevolence
demands that you do not love ill news.
"A Clean heart and true honor rejoice
III kindly things. 1t should be pain
and sorrow to know of anything that
degrades your nei ghbor in YOUR eyes.
even If he is your enemy; how much
more, It he is your fricnd.-[ Henry
Ward Reecher.
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TattlerS and Tattling.

The following, by Henry Ward Bee.
cher though written before his sisters
recent iniquitous revelations concerning
the Byron difficulty, seems to apply
most p"iutedIy to her:
TATrLERs AND TATTLISG.-The dis
position to pry into the privacy of de-
mestic life is, unfortunately, very COM
mon, and is always dishonorable. The
appetite for such knowledge is to be re-
garded as morbid, and the indulgence of
it di<graceful. A family have sacred
right to privacy. In guarding the
delicate relations of the household, secre-
cy becomes a virtue. Even if by chance
the private affairs of household are
laid open to stranger, honor will re-
quire him to turn from them, aud if a
knowledg ge of them were forged upon
him, they should be locked in a sacred
silence, A double obligation Of silence
and secrecy rest upon one who is guest
in a family. The turpitude of betray-
al. of family history by q visitor is far
greater than a theft would be TO
pocket halt dozen silver Spoons would
do far less damage, produce far less SUIT
fering and be less immoral, than tale
bearing. 1t is a thing so scandalous
that it should degrade person and pnt
him out of society. 70 betray the Sc
crets of the household is not only an
odious immortality, but it is sin and a
shame to be on good terms with those
who are known to commit such outra-
ges. They are miscreants. They put
themselves out of the pale of DECENT So
ciety. They should be treated as
moral outlaws. These hungry-eycd
wretches who sit in the unsuspicious
CIRCLE of parents and children, treasuring
their words, spying their weaknesses,
misinterrreting the innocent liberties of
the household, and then run from house
to house with their shameless news, are
worse than poisoners of wells, or burn
ers of houses. They poison the faith
of man ia man. If one opens his mouth
to tell you such things, with all your
might smite him in the face! There
are two actions which justify you in
instantly knocking a man down; the
Que is the act of pointing gun at you
in sport, and the other is the attempt to
tell you the secret which it is disgrace
full for him to get, and for yov to hear.
Make no terms with such people. Tale
bearers have no rights. They are COM
mon enemies to good men. Hunt, har.
ry and hound them out of society
They are the worst Of pests save one'
and that is, the listener to the tale-bear-
er. There could be no tattling IT there
were no one to hear. 1t takes an ear
and a tongue to make scandal. Gree
dy listening is as dlshonorable as MINI
bic tattling The ear is the open mar
ket where the tongue sells its ill.gotten
wares Some there are who will not
repeat again what they hear, but they
are willing to listen to 1t. They will
not trade in contraband goods, but they
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-10-16
Daniel Webster and Jenny Lind

We take the following from tn
BerrtNe SoutA, credited by that papc
to Contemporary, in Southern Society,
Jennie Lind gave concert at Wash
ington during the session of Congress
and, as Il mark of her respect, and will
a view to the eclat, sent polite invitations
to the President, Mr.. Fillmore, the mem
bers of the Cabinet, Mr.. Clay, and many
other distinguished members of botl
Houses of Congress. 1t happened thai
on that day severa! members of the
Cabinet and Senate were dining will
Mr.. Bodisco the Russian Minister. His
good dinner and choice wines had kept
the party so late that the concert was
nearly over when Webster Clay
Crittenden and others came in; whether
from the hurry in which they came,
OF from the heat Of the room, their faces
were a little flushed, and they all looked
somewhat nurritd.
After the applause with which these
gentlemen had been received had sub
| Slufu, anu SlltIlCc once more restored,
the second part of the concert was
opened by Jenny Lind with Hail
| Columba.'
This took place during the height of
the debate and excitement of the slave
ry question, and the compromise resolu-
tons of Mr.. Clay; and this patriotic air,
as part OF the programme, was consid-
cred peculiarly appropriate at a concert.
where the head of the government and
large number Of both branches of the
legislative department were present.
At the close of the first verse Webster's
patriotism boiled over he could stand it
no longer; and rising like Olympian
Jove, he added his deep, souorous bass
voice to the chorus; ami l venture to
say that never in the whole course of
her career did she ever hear or receive
one-half of the applause as that with
which her song and Wcbster's chorus
was greeted.
Mrs. Webster, who sat Immediately
behind him, kept tugging at his coat-tail
to make him sit down Or stop singing.
but it was of no earthly use-and at
the close of each verse, Webster joined
in, and it was hard to say whether Jenny
Lind, Webste" or the audience We're the
most delighted. have seen Rubini,
Lablache and the two Crisis on the stage
at one time, but such happy conjunc-
tion in the national air of Hail Colum-
bia, as Jenny Lind's tenor and Daniel
Webster's bass, We shall never hear or
see again.
At the close of the air, Mr.. Webster
rose with his hat in his hand, and made
her such bow as Chesterfield would !
haze deemed 4 foltune for his son, and
which eclpsed D'Arsay's best. Jenny
Lind, blushing at the distinguished
honor, courtesied to the floor; the
audience applauded to the very echo;
Webster, determined not to be outdone
in politeness, bowed again; Miss Lind |
contested, the house reapplauded,
ard this was repeated niue times. Or
'' IN william else
| have seen Niagara and Taglioni,
Mars and Malibran; | have walked |
through the ruins at Paestum and the
Colosseum by moonlight; crossed the
Menai Bridge and the Thames Tunnel,
bu: never while memory lasts will this
scene fade away.
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Pat Fogerty went all the way from
Manchester to London to thrash Mike
Fitzpatrick, winding up the performance
with the assistance of an "awfnl horse
SHOE" He was detected and brought
before justice. A part of the exami-
nation is annexed:
Covrs-"Well, sir, you came from
Manchester. did you2
Put" Your honor has answered cor,
rect"
Court-" You see the complainants
head it was cut with a sharp instru-
ment. Dou you know what cut it?"
Pat-"Afu't your honor after saying
a sharp instrument did ,"
Court-(becoming restive)-" I see
you mean to equivocato. Now, sir, you
cut that head; you came here to cut it,
did you not? Now, sir, what motive
brought you to London %
Pat" The locomotive, sir"
Court-(waxiug warm" Equivoca.
ting again, You scoundrel; (raisiug up
the horseshes and holding it before Pa)
do you see this horseshoe, sir!"
Pat-"Is it horseshoe your honor!
Court" Don't you see it, sir2 Are
you blind2 Can you not tell at opca
that it is horseshoe ?"
Pat" Bedad, no your honor"
Court-(angrilyl-"N No."
Pat-"No, your honor; but can your;
self tell?"
Couyt-"Of course I can, you stupid
Irishman.'
Pat-(soliloqpizing aloud l-"Oh
glory be to goodness, see what education
IS, your honor; sure poor ignorant
creature like myself wouldn't know .
horse shoe from mares
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ADEL1NA PATTI COMING TO THIS
CoUNrRy.-Mme. Adelina Patti is at
Hamburg, playing the round of her
operate characters. After next season,
says the Pail Mall Gazette. she will
be lost to the royal Italian opera, hav-
ing signed a contract with her brother
in-law, Maurice Strakosch, for tour in
the United States and Canada for a
year. She is to give one hundred per-
formances. either in opera, oratorio, or
in concerts, for the enormous sum of
se400 each representation, all her trav
cling expenses, including those of her
husband and suit, to be paid by the
speculator, who is to deposit 100000
as a guarantee with Rothschild Broth.
ers, in Paris. To realize 100000 in
eight months is a fabulous sum; not
even Catalani nor Jenny Lind in their
zenith ever commanded higher terms.
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Bridget, in reply to a remark of her
mistress that she put too much garlic in
the omlet, said that sire did it so to
keep it from tasting SO strongly of the
eggs, which were bad. Jones says it
reminds him of what Horace Greely
told him, confdentially, once; that his
object in writing SO poorly, was to con-
ceal his bad spelling.
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guetrp.
~ -
In Quiet Days.

The dying year grows strangely mild !;
Now in the hazy autumn weather
Ny heart is like happy child,
And life and I, friends reconciled,
Go over the hills together.
My peaceful days rup sweet ana still
AS wateEeslipping over the sand,
Seeking the shadows of free will y
To gather tenderer lights than flf
Days over-lavish hande
The summer with music rings,
The singers is troubled breast;
am no more the bird that sings,
But that which broods with folded wings,
Upon its quiet nest.
oh, fairCt month of the year,
Oh, sweetest days in life ! they melt:
Within, without, is autumn cheer,
September there, September here.
So tranquil and SO sweet.
Oft have I watched all night with grief,
All uight with joy, and which is best?
All, both were sharp, and both were brief,
My heart was like q wind-bown leaf,
give them both for rest.
Fair Quiet, close to Joy allied.
Bu& loving shadier walks to keep,
BY day is ever at my side;
Aud all night long with me abide
Peace and her sister Sleep.
CHarper's Magazine.
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IifchGald fConnN clock doa]

A Litch6eld (Conp } clock dealer
lately sold a small clock to an Irish wo.
man, who walked off with it under her
arm. On her way she turned it bottom
upward, and a wire dropped from its
position, causing the clock to strike
without intermission. Thereupon she
returned in trouble, complaining to the
merchant, /" Sure, an it's cryin' afthet
We already"
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A maiden lady, while in company one
evening, abiding to her youthful smart
ness, said that at six months she went
alone. A malicious wag remarked,
" Yes and you've been going alone ever
since"
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B1G FEET.-There are probably no
larger feet in the world than those to
which the strong minded women of this
country are attached. While these
roaring fema.e lions were at Cincinnati
last week the sizes Of the shoes they
wear were ascertained by an enterpris-
ing reporter. Mrs. Phelps wears tour
teens, Miss Susan B. Anthony elevens,
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton eig4ts,
and Mrs. Norton sevens. "A pair OF
such feet would answer admirably for
the pedestals of a couple of Bunker Hill
monuments. The high price of leather
in this country is no longer mystery:
Each Of these women ought to have
lanyard or two Of her own:
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-10-16

A lady principal Of school, in her
advertisement, mentioned her female
assistant, and the ''reputation Tor teach:
ing which she bears;'' but the printer
left out the which," so the ADVERTISE
ment went !orth, commencing the lady's
reputation for teaching she BEARS"
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Smythe was telling some friends
about wonderful parrot, hanging in
cage in the door Of a store on State
Street. "Why," said he, "the parrot
cries stop theft 6" naturally, that
every time I hear it. I always stop.
Now. hang it, what are you all laughing
about? :"
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Josh Billings says

Josh Billings says:
There iz wimmin who are az easy tew
court az lint.
"Luv at sight" IL like eating honey;
it doz seem az tho you couldn't git enuf
ov it.
This kind ov luv: il apt to- make
blunders, and IL az hard to back out ov
az a we'll
But there amt no such thing az puro
mathamatix in courtin: IF it il awl
natre it il too innocent for earth, and
ii it iz awl Science it IL too much like
job.
Perhaps the best was few court IL tew
begin without much ov emmy plan WHARF
you are going tew fetch up, and see how
you and she likes it, and then let the
thing kind er worry long kareless, like
throwing stones in mill pond.
You will find one thing tew be strict
ly true-the more advise you undertake
few foller, 7the less amount ov good
courting you will do.
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"Mammas darling didn't hurt his
little cousin purposely, did he, dear 1t
was all an accident, to be sure "Yes
mama, and all | want is another acei.
dent, SO can crack him again.
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Mr.. "Chawls Thompson recently
ran his head against young lady, du-
ring cotillion. "Aw, excuse me,
deah." he cried, "did it hurt you, ah2"
" No, it isn't hard enough to hurt
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Mamma! mammal beloved the
angel of the household from the top Of
the stairs, "I'm mad, and Hannah won't
pacify me-"
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Some one has beautifully said ; "Tho
water that flows from spring does not
CONCEAL in winter, and those Sentiments
of friendship which flow from the heart
cannot be frozen by adversity."
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TERMS OF ADVERTISING.
Transient advertisements, 80 Gents p.
square for each insertion. The space Of eight
lines in this type, constitutes square
STANDING ADVERTISEMENTS.
PARAGRAPHS.
A little nonsense now and then,
Is relished by the wisest men.

An Iowa parsoness on wedding occa'
sions don't kiss ,he bride, but the other
one.
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Have you ever been baptized,
Michael?" mo sir, not as / knows on,
but Use been waxinated."
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Squib, speaking financially, says it
was the last camel's hair for Mrs 5.
which broke his back.
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A piece of work no printer ever yet
turned up his nose at-the proof OF the
pudding.
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"Come out here and III lick the
whole of ycu,' said an urchin TO some
sticks of pepermint-candy in a confec-
toners window.
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An exchange has an advertisement
for servant who is a "plain cook, and
able to dress little boy five years old"
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A sailor. recently landed, seeing a
lady with large muf, politely offered to
carry it for her as. hs was going the
saine way.
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When Patrick first tried peaches, be-
said he liked the flavor, but the seeds
Law hard on his stomach.
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Love One Another.

Let each strive with all his might
TO be decent man,
And love his neighbor as himself
Upon the golden plan;
And if bis nei ighbor chance to be
A pretty female woman,
Why, love her all the more-you see
That's only acting human.
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"A'n't it wicked to rob hen-roosts,
Jim?" "Ah! Bob, that's great moral
question. Hand down t'other pullet."
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Spain.

Agitation Of the Cuban Questionable
legged Sympaty of Great Powcrs
-Sickles Inquiries About LITTLE
Minister'S Reply.
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Concerning Change Of Firm.

Acting Commissioner Douglass has
reiterated decision which makes it all
imperative rule relative ia change Of
firm as regards special tax, re-assess'
ments, transfers and refundings, in
which he says:
Every change of firm whereby a
former partner retires from the same, OF
new partner Is admitted, constitutes
in contemplation Of law, a new firm,
liable to new special tax for the unex'
pired portion Of the year for which the
same has been paid by the original
firm, which should be assessed from the
first day of the month in which the
change occurs.
There is no provision in the law by
which person retiring from business
during the year for which he has paid
the tax can transfer his receipt to the
person succeeding him.
In the case of manufacturers, dealers,
apothecaries, confectioners, butchers,
keepers of eating houses, hotels, inns or
taverns, who have paid special tax as
such, if, at the time of change Of firm,
the sales, produtcs, or gross receipts, as
the case may be, haye not exceeded
$1,000, the special tax will he refunded
upon application made in proper form.
If the tax paid is that Of wholesale
dealer, and at the time of the change
the sales did not exceed $4,000, $40
or $50 will be refunded, according to
whether the sales exceed $1,000 or no.
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HOUSE-PAINTING

-AND-
pAPER ER-FK An GING.
gTVHE Undersigned respectfully informs his
= friends and the public generally that he
is always prepared to do house-palnting, pa
per-haaging, glazing, &c, with prom,ptness
and at moderate Rates. He solicts a share of
the public patlsaage. Orders left at C. May
s's Drag Stere will be attended to
s~. -. ts J CUMMINGS
0pelousas, January 10th, 1869.
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Laying down the law-Flooring a
counselor,
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NoRrHERN DEFINITION OF A CARPET
BAeGER.-The Circleville (Ohio) Demo-
crat enriches the political vocabulary
with the following definition:
There is no difference between a
carpet-bagger and scoundrel. The
words are synonymous. 1t cannot be
otherwise. We do not care whether be
is man oflong prayers or short ones,
or of no prayers at all. He is an adven-
turer of sordid, vepgeful, reckless,
sensual cast He cares only for SELF
in point of worldly profit; and has no
care as to how his interests are promoted.
Rule or ruin is his motto; force is his
weapon, deceit and falsehood his main
allies, and canting piety his refuge.
The carpet-bagger in bis hast estate is a
hypocrite and a scoundrel. Under the
pretext Of extra philanthropy he is doing
the DEVILS work wherever he goes,
keeping up excitement, propagating
falsehood and ill-feeling."
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HlNcKlEY & STAGG,
RECEIyING l. FORWARDING MERCHANTS

-" TVASHINGTUN, LII,
(Ar THE oLD STAND OF HlECKLeV SON
A RE ready to receive and forward all freight
IA that may be consigned to them. and will
pay the highest market prices for cotton, or
will advance provisions and money on the
same, if slipped through them.
Gs- Louis Stagg has also opened separate
GROCERY STORE at the same place. ~hese
he is ready to furnish Groceries, Plantation
Supplies, Bagging, Ties, Wagons, &C., at
New Orleans prices.
Washington, La. October 10th. 1868.
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~ H. HOUSTON.

Respectfully ANNOUNCES that he now has
for sale large fumber of q
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-06-17

AccrngSr.-An accident occurred June
18th on the steamer Cora, while on her
way to San Francisco from Suisun.
When near Angel Island the iron
plug was blown out Of her boiler, the
cap striking the fireman, Frank Der
ringer, on the temple, inficting a deep
cash and throwing him backward into
some hot water, by which he was 'cald-
ed. His injuries are considered serious.
The Cora was towed into her berth Mt
Broadway wharf BY the Contra Costa.
The Solano Press says: A surgeon Of
the United States Army, who was on
board, examined the poor fellows in-
i~uries, and found that the bolt had de-
stroyed the eye and fractured the skull,
and that the steam had burned bis
hands and face badly. The skin on his
hands peeled of, leaving the flesh per
fectly bare. The Cora blew her whistle
for aid, and the steamer Contra Costa,
which WAS just going out, went to tho
assistance of tue disabled vessa, and
lowed her into her berth ut Broadway
wharf. The injured man was removed
to the Marine Hospital, where he now
lies in q very, dangerous condition. The
steamer was not materially damaged by
the accident, and, the boiler being easily
repaired, she made her usual trip Mon
day afternoon.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-06-17
BUNKER HILL ANNIVERSARY.

This day, inthe year l7I5, established
the fact that freedom should reign on
the Continent of America. By successive
steps, the American people have ad-
vanced, through all the throes and
struggles incident to Il new country,
and to-day the whole nation reflects the
spirit and patriotism of the heroes Of
rs. This is the day that Robert
Toombs, of Georgia, prophesied he
would, on each recurrence, call the roll
Of his slaves from Bunker Hill Monu-
mentl Strange contrast y monster
Peace Jubilee is now in progress at the
Hub, while Robert Toombs is iu Geor-
gia, receiving his mail from an African
postmasterl Let the bunting be spread
and all hears thank Him, who always
oyerrules the destinies Of those who OPP
pose human progress.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-06-17

Iarogrs AND ExpoRrs.-0ficial re
turns from the New York Custom.houss
show that the imports during April
were Of the value of S36,35l 900, gold,
and for the first four months Of the
year, SllO,5l7, 900, gold, while the en-
ports for April amounted to but Sl7,-
l76, 900, currency, and for the first four
months Of the year to SCI, $40, 900, cur
reacy. The returns for May are not yet
completed, but, so far rs they have been
made out, they show Il still greater dis
parity. The effect has been to create a
temporary demand tor gold for remit
lance abroad, and the price OF that
commodity has risen accordingly.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-06-17

GEoRGE FRANCIS TRAlS.-The New
New York Stakeholder, Of June the 9Th,
thus alludes to this eccentric genius,
who has been quite n "bear" in San
Francisco for q month past:
Mr.. Train, Fenian, eccentric, MS he is
called, keeps his eye on the main chance.
He burns for distinction loves to be
talked of; contrires to have the news
papers advertise him gratis talks aud
travels but never forge's, however ex-
tended his timetable. that the most i'm
portant Train to him is trnin No /. He
was an early and seryiceable, if not nm
indispensable spoke in tho machinery OF
the Union Pacific Railroad. He took
his pay in cash, making the Union Pa
eiic, f. D., do tho disbursing. Strange
as it appeared t all who knew thai
hide-bound corporation, he got fron
them $50, 900 cash and has them in lay
for $500, 900 more. We expect to get
from Mr.. Train or some other source
the curious particulars Of The negotis-
tions which preceded such payment mud
suit. They will make nm interesting
contribution to the early history Of Pa
eiic railroads.