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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-27

At " o'clock, everything having been disposed
90 as to adjourn at - minutes 90 10. The senst'
concurred In the amendment hftsen minutes lntor
Committee from each House wus appointed u
wait upon each other and Gov. BoHman and infcru
him that they were about to sdjcurn. The Gov
ernor's answer that be returned thanks 10 th'
Legislature for their kindpeSs 10 him. that he had
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1870-02-03

AT NIGHT.-lt is night now and here is
home. Gathered under the quit roof, elaers
and children lie alike at rest. In the Ipfdot OF
GREAT peace and calm, the stars look out nom the
heavens. The silence Is peopled with the past j
sorrowful remorses for sips and shortcomings.
memories Of passionate Joys and grefs rise out Of
their graves, both now alike are calm and sad
Eyes, as / shut mine, look at me, that have long
ceased to shine. Thetown and the fairlandscape
sleep under the starlight, wreaihed in the au-
tumu mists. Twinkling ameng the houses, .
light Keeps watch, here and there, in what may
| he a sick chamber or two, The clock tolls sweet
| ly in the sient air, Here is night and rest. Ar
awful sense of thanks make the heart swell, ant
the head bow, as pass to my room through th'
sIeepnglhouse, and feel as thougha hushed bless
inc were upon it-Thdckerdy.
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1870-02-03
HUMOROUS

COMPOSITION BY SMART Boy.--Ma Is my
mother. / am her son. Mas name Is Mrs.
Shrimp, and Mr.. Shrimp Is her husband. Pa Is
my father. NY name Is John George Washing
ton Shrimp. Therefore, pas Fame is Shrimp;
SO is mas.
My ma has ma. She is my grandma. She
Is mother In law to pa. My pa says motber-iu-
laws ought TO be vetoed. like my grandma Bet
ter than pa does. She brings me ten cent stamps
and bollvars. She don't bring any to pa. Maybe
that's why he don't like her.
Aunt Jerusha is my aunt. When pa was a
little boy, she was his sister. like little sisters.
Dicky Mopps has little sister. Her name Is
Rose. take her out riding on my sled. Aunt
Jerusba don't like her She calls her ''that Mopps
GIRL" Think Aunt Jerusha ought to be asham-
ed Of herself.
Aunt Jerusha Is very pions woman. She
never wants us TO talk aloud on Sundays, and
saysw we ought to have cold dinners. She hears
me say the eatechism, and knows II all without
the book. She says Susan Jane is spelling that
boy Susan Jane Is my ma, and that boy Is me.
She says she hopes the baby will early show a
change Of heart. If change Of heart would
make baby stop crying, wish so too.
Aunt JeIusha lives with us. Sometimes
think ma would rather have Der live with some
bodyelse. l asked Aunt Jerusha once why she
didn't marry somebody and set up for herself.
She said that many a man wanted TO marry her,
Dut Wnlie poor susan Jane was IN sncn Slat0
Of health, she couldn't think of leaving. Besides.
abe said, what would leeome of your poor pa
Aunt Jerusha sometimes has a state Of fhealth.
too. On washing days she has the headache,
and does her bead up in brown paper and vine
gar, and / have to make her toast at the kitchen
hre make some for myself, too.
Aunt Jerusha says that nobody knows what she
has done for that boy. That boys me again.
told pa what she said. He said 1t was Just so.
Nobody did know. Ma said that Aunt JerushA
means well, and that she's pas sister. / don't
sse why that's any reason she should always
scold when | cat cabbage with knife.
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1870-02-03

FEEDING ON THE WoRD.--What lesson for
some Of us here;
Not long ago there lived In q cottage, ten
miles from London, poor woman, very Aged
and very lame. She received only two shillings
a week from the parish, and she earned one shill
ing aud nine-pence by her own hard work, wash
ing the pewter vessels of her neighbor, publl-
can ; so that three shilings and nine-pence
made up the whole Of her weekly Income. But
out of this three shillings al 4 une-pence she al
lowed herself one great treat. She made Il a
point In the winter time, and It was only in the
winter that she needed such an indulgence, to
allow herself regularly every other day to buy 9
candle.
with this candle, when her days w"ik was
done, she sat down to read the Bible. She burn
ed her candle for half an hour I'LL she read a,
much as she could well remember, then put oul
the precious light and thought upon what sht
/ had read; nor was this time lost, for whit
she thought in the dark upon what she had reat
in the light, her mind was filled with Joy ant
peace. Then after little time she lighted he
candle sgain, and so went on till hcould burr
no longer.
She thus gained great knowledge Of the Wor'
OF God It would not have been easy to tin'
any one who has more mighty in the Scripture,
seldom any one In whose life the Bible could b
more clearly read. The Word of God dwelt j
her she took It all for granted, just as II she ba
heard its precious truths, spoken in her ear b
, the living God.
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1870-02-03
.7zs wF-R EyTLLE N CR sE "a Y

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80 an MILES FROM oAfWIIMiNGFoNs
400 600 pxAoH Tnzrs, of the leading Orchard Va
500. o.oUo OOH HaLss D AR1Y PnAoH, new variety, and
rnens two weeks earlier than any other fehcn
.oa aan STANDARD and Dwarf Pearl of leading kinus.
an AprIos rRHEs, In Guiding 400 varieties.
SrsHnAHD CHERRY TRKRa, Leading varietes
Neetarfne, Apricot and Riul4R frees.
100 0o0 of one and two year old 0RAPEvIHKsi COM
A'O'y r,rising all the Lending Varieties.
/ Aiso large stock Of Dwarf cherries, Dwarf apps
Trees, Including Ornamental Trees. shrqpperS ana
soo4s,sO sTaGwHKRHr PLANTS, yiE w. Z,
ayent Agriculturist Rusels. Prohnct fIcqcn seed
ois"l Ing Great Buffalo Seeding, Albany Seeding.
Dorchester, High Bush, Wilson's Eariy ana hit-
500 nea Raymterriee Of Leading Varieties, Philadel-
Nv" mia hardy and productive Dool
| klaek Car, Aliens Red Cant, Red prolthci Belle
10 ie FUntenayj everbeaIing pertestly pardy and
productive from July to October. Miami and
esss- S,ats Cherry, wnits Grape Red Dutch, Whit
S"h kn,,tnh Black English and Black Maple.
.ooxst,e .Houghton'a Seeding American ant
,lsa shVictoria, hest for market or table use.
unsar,rssATwo year old plants 2
stsnaIra PLANTS In variety.n y
Tor Complete description of varieties OF Fruits an
,rinars naa $50 see nv Descriptive Catalogue.
An 81 the above Will be sold in small or large quan
t,tsas fn suit the purchasers. ~ -
u'1 M Trees and Plants guaranteed true TO namc'
For descriptive Catalogue, AZ. address ~ ngTrps
l aptr vii
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1870-02-03

ANEcDoTE OF THE ACTOR MAoREADY.-.
Macready's handwriting was curionsly lllegible,
and especially when writing orders Of admission
to the theatre. One day, at New Orleans, Mr..
Brougham obtained one of these from him for
friend. On handing ii to the gentleman, tho
latter observed, that II he had not known what
It purported TO be he would never have suspect
ed what II was. SIT looks more like a preserip-
tion than anything olse," he added.
HSo It does" said Mr.. Brougham; "let us go
and have It made up"
Turning into the nearest drug store, the pa
per was given TO lhe clerk, who gave 1t care
less glance, and then proceeded TO get phial
ready aud to pull out divers boxes. With an
other look at the order, down came tinclure
bottle, and the phial was halt filled. Then there
was pause. The gentlemanly attendant was
evidently pu.-ivi. AT last he broke down COM
pletey and rang for his principal, an elderly and
ssyere-looktng individual, who presently emerg-
ed from the inner sanctum. Thctwo whisper
ed together an instant, when the old disbenser
looked at the document, and with ali expression
of pity for the ignorance Of his subordinate, bold
ly filled the phial with some apocIyphai fluid
and coolly corked and labeled il. Then hand
ing 1t to tho gentlemen who were waiting, he
said, with bland smile, "a cough mixture,
very good good one. Fifty cents, ifyou please.
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1870-02-03


MOVEMENT TO SET ASIDE THE MCFARLAND
DIvoRcE.-The indianapolis Mirror, Jan. 22d,
says
The McFarland-Ricbardson scandal has been
slightly reanimated in this community by the ap-
pearance here of an attorney for Mcfarland,
whose mission is TO ascertainif the Morgan coun-
ty dlvorcem may not be set aside for informally,
general lmpropriety, Or something Of that SORT
The legal gentleman AYERS that Mcfarland, dur
ing the entire period Of his wiie's residence In
this city, watched closely for some intimatiol of
her intention 10 apply for a divorce; but as the
sagaeious attorneys in her behalf brought the
suit In another county, her husband was COM
pletely bafied, and knew nothing ofthe proceed
ings against him until the divorce had been de-
eed--knew nothing Of II, indeed, uutil very
short time before the shooting Of Richardson
which is alleged 10 have been done while Nc
Falland was laboring under Temporary Insanity
snperinduced by his great disappointment The
gentleman has rot returned TO New York, bu
has already learned that under the laws cf oul
States the divorce cannot be set aside,
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1870-02-03

| THE PEABODY EsTATE.-This large estate
| has been brought under the Jurisdiction OF the
English Courts in order to settle the title TO the
| land. Mr.. Peabody was an allen, never having
| been naturalized in Great Britain, and conse-
quently not legally entitled TO purchase or hold
real estate. He had, however, bought fourteen
acres Of land near Stockwell, and taken a con-
veyance to Sir Curtis NJ. Lampson, who in his
ledger, had credited Mr.. Peabody with the
premises iO question, and had thus raised trust.
Mr.. Peabody, IN his third endowment OF one
million dollars for the working classes directed
the fourteen acres bought for $79,l25, to he
transferred to the trustees as part OF the fund.
This transfer was actually made, aud, although
Mr.. Peabonys name nowhere appeared In the
deeds, yet the trustees, probably fearing trouble
from "ipformers,n = ins ltated proceedinesio TO have
the lands seized and confiscated TO the Queen.
In this way the title win be quleted, for the
Queen will of course grant the premises to tle
trustees the working mems fund. Had this
course not been pursued, some harpy of the law
might have filed an information, given great
trouble, aud secured handsome share of the
plumber. The latest foreign mails bring an ac-
count of the proceedings before the commission
ers and jury, by which the lands were vested
in the Queen, aud the "Echo," in commenting
upon the circumstances, says that the suit was
instituted IN order TO vndicate the rights of roy
atty, which might be invalidated through fall
ure to assert them.
Another difficulty in reference to Mr.. Pea
body's estate arose in the Courts of Probate,
when his will was offered to be proved, aud his
English executors asked for letters testament
ary. MIR. Peabody createdtwo sets ofexecuters,
one in England, the other in America, who
were to set independently of each other, The
English executors after payment of various leg
acies in England, are directed TO pay over the
residue to the American executors, who are to
distribute the proceeds to certain parties in The
United States named in family deed of trust.
The trouble in this case was caused hy the pro-
ceedlngs usually required with reference TO
trustees acting in a foreign country. The
courts held that the executors shonld file an af-
fidavt identifying the will, with the names of
the executors, and stating that It was the will of
an American citizen domiciled in Great Britain.
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1870-02-03

JOSH BuLINs ON FLEAs.--The smallest ami
NAL of the brute creation, and the most pesby,
Is the flea.
They are about the bigness NV an oinon seed,
and shine like a bran new shot.
They spring from low places, and kin bite wuss
than the mowsketow, iur they biteon run
wun flea will go awl over mans suburbs in 3
minits
II IL impossible to do anything with flea un-
less you quit bizniz ov awl kinds and hunt fur
the flea, aud when you found him, he amt
there. This IL wun NV the flea mysteries, the
faculty they have of being entirely lost just so az
tew hev found 'em.
don't suppose there IL ever killed, on au aver
age, during emmy wun year. more than 10 ieas
10 the whole NV the United States NV America,
unless there u "A casualty nv sum kind--like
when dorg gils drowned sudden. ~
They Are about az hard tn kill az fax SEED
Iz.rr4 L yer don't mash them az fine az ground
II jst az fAy will start bizniz on smaller sapi-
#lpfnra. 5S11n9
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1870-02-03


THE DYING TuIEF.-Do not misuse the ex-
ample Of the dying theft Now is the the ac-
copied time do not put of I'LL tomorrow. Put.
ting II of till omouow Is resolving 10 serve the
devil to day. II there Is one here who says, ~
will repent tomorrow be means to say, ~
win serve the devil to-day" IL Is awful for q
person to resolve 10 be religious In certain time
10 come, for that is deliberately saying be viii
serve sin till then. Now is the acceped tlme.--
Here Is man In dungeon. Escape, there is
the door alar; 1t only wants a little touch and
you can escape. 'sNo, I'll wait till tomorrow
when be looks, some one has come and pat a
stone against the door. "Escape now" .NO,l
will wait I'LL tomorrow" There is seeoud
block, and tomorrow there Is a third block, and
so on until the door Is fastened up and he can
not get out. Here Is man in CHAINS" '.Nc,
will walt till tomorrow" He Is diseased, ant
gets weaker and weaker aud weaker every day
and each day an enemy comes and rivets teos'
chains faster, and yet he says at will be eas
Ter tomorrow" But when tomorrow come'
he Is weaker, and those chains are on tighte
than ever.-N NescnldR Hail.
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1870-02-03
SreaT NOFInarm ansl sOutHAern
Nurseries, N
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.

MIA nronr,etor of this Nursery is largely en-
Vs. S ny In fhe cultivation of Choice Fruit for
49, Market. Also small Fruits, sucn as hssssp"eh
So Gsrawherrjes, HIaclkberrles- Sxe.--L-
make 1t a ruIe to propagate snly those slIus m ~
Trees and Plants that tas ta ~, o rarg
10 te auantjt md quality OF the fruit produced
NV selection OF Varieties, aside from our oMn
Renee am governed bs the opinion oi me lnost ea-
inept writer's on the CULTIVATE OF Erut ~ Ainerca,
III az the most experlenceu fruit Growers III an parts
al the country, ane . the American fromoiogea'
Peaches-ssO,o 900 TRExs. sRIsoT ykRInTrEs, ana
Trees very large and thrifty. s..,-s
A.,x>taa "A large stocks-Choice Varieties standard
4~Sf E.a Dwerf. Also Red and yellow siberian
Crab standard and Dwarf. -. 4, -..,,.
PcaKs--Ohocc Lot Large w, taLIsy nyf uso1' Nss
Varieties, standard and Dwarf, ss'5 .l
SharriaH-Fine thrifty trees, standard and dwsrf,
All the choice varieties. q. 80
AgiaoseI,ersi English and American Varieties
| Csrrnuts-White and Red Cherry, WINE anu . Eeu
e"f C5rape White and Red Dutch, BLACK Eng
Hsh, Black Naples, &c. ,,......, NJ.
Penna Isaberla, Clinton, concord, Deia-
ware Diana, kebeeca, Taylor OF bullet
| Wariy Northern, Muaeadine, Esfnburgii
Hartford Prolific, Adriondac, &c. .5,,..1,1
and ~ b Bhiiss
| nhia and Eoottle improved bltck zap anu rec
| PROLIFIC, which need no protection IN wnter.-
| best for market gardeneTs and those VINO hsN'
.,usss not time to GOV er In the Fail.
variety Largely Of the Aibanl
ios.ass seesAsi osATsn, SHADE AND oRNAaHNTAL TREps
osA"~ RaTBARB, ASPARAGUS, GIANT
4 ROSES IN eRAT VARIETY
ot,a ros Gataloaue. All kind OF Trees and Plant
ha ordered BY mail. All Trees and Plants wal
ranted tue TO the name; ,,s,orpH PETERss
Wilmington, Del.
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1870-02-03
RELIGIOUS.
THE SLEEr.

BY ELIzABETH BARRETT BROWNING.
He giceth His beloped sleep."-Psalm exxl,
or all the thoughts OF God that are
Borne inward unto souls afaF,
Along the Psalmist's music deep,
Now tell me II that aHy "a
For gift or grace surprising this
"Eie giveth His beloved Sleep"
What would we give TO our beloved
The hero's heart 10 be unmoved,--
The poets star-tuned harp to Sweep
The senate's shouts TO patriots VOWS
The monarch's crown 10 light the browss
"He giyeth his beloved sleep"
What do we give to our beloyeds
A little faith all undisproyed,-
A little dust 70 over weep
And bitter memories, to make
The whole earth blasted for our sake ?
"He giyeth his beloved Sleep"
"Sleep soft, beloved n we sometimes say;
But have no time to drive away
The dreams that through the eyellds creep
But never doleful dream again
Shall break the happy slumbers, when
ale giyeth his beloved Sleep"
o earth, so full of dreary noises,
Omen, with wailing In your voices,
o delved gold, the walters heap,
o strife, o curse that DER 1t fall
God makes silence through you all,
sand giveth His beloved sleep"
His dew drops mutely on the hill
His cloud above It saileth still,
Though on its slopes men Toll and reap,
More softly than the dew Is shed,
Or cloud Ia iloated overhead,
"He giveth His beloved sleep.n
Yea men wonder, while they scan
A thinking, feeling, living man,
In such e rest bis heart to keep;
But angels saw w,-apd through the word
ween their blessed smile Is heard
HE giyeth His beloved sleep"
For me, my heart that erst did 60,
Most like tired child at show,
That sees through tears the juggler's leap,
Wonld now its wearied vision close;
" Would, child-like, on His love repose,
"Who giyeth His beloved Sleep"
And friends, dear friends, when Il shall be
That this low breath is gone from ME,
And round my bier ye come to weep,-
Let one, most loving Of you all,
Say, "Not tear must DER her fall,-
He giyeth His beloved sleep.n
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1870-02-03

A Country school teacher, who was a tanner
by trade, required his pupils to write verse of
poetry every week.-Among his pupils some
were wits and others very duh. One OF the lat
ter commenced his verse with
The children Of Isreal wanted bread,
And the Lord sent them manua
Hera be was stuck, but the boy ~ lie elbow
hnisbed II by writing
And our school wanted fool,
And the devil sent us Tanner, ,gPo zrsa,
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1870-02-03
! AUTUMN FESTIVAL.
nY JOHN Q. wHlTTlEn.

The Persian,s tlowery gifts, the shrine
OF fruitful Ceres, charm, cna,m , 10 'hofc
Inc woven wreatns o. oah anu pine
Are dust along the isthlnian slofe-
Bnt beauty hath lis homage still,
And nature hoids US sun IN eept
and womans grace anu housenoiu shi''i
And manhoods toil, are honored yet'
And we to-day. amidst our flowers
And fruits, save come 10 own again
Inc pless,nes ., ,,le summer iioufs'
Inc carry anu theiateer fa'ht
, To sac our Fathers hand once more.
reverse ioT Us the plenleous morn
W autumn, iillea anu running vi
WIN irhit, anu ho"er' anu eo'ueh VII
Once more the liberal year laughs out
Der richer stores thah genus ol goiu,
once more WIN ha,vest'sopg shu snous
Is natures ploouless triumph 'oiu'
Our common mother rests and sings.
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1870-02-03


LOST WoAlEN.--Mrs. Burleigh, 10 the New
Jersey Woman's Suffrage Convention, thus feel
ingly and iruthfully spoke; My friends, has
il ever occurred to you. what a commentary
upon cur civilization are these lost women, and
the attitude Of society toward ihem2 A little
child strays from tho home inclosure and the
hole community is on the alert to find the
wandereT and restore it to the mothers aims.
What rejoicings when it is found, what tearful
sympathy, what beartiness of congratulations .
There are no harsh comments npon the poor,
tired feet, be they ever so miry, no rcprimand
for the soiled and torn garments, no lack OF kiss
es for the tear stained face, But let the child
be grown to womanhood, let her be led from the
inciosnre of morality by the scourge Of want
what happens tbenp Do Christian men and
women 20 in quest Of her? Do they provide
all possible help for her return, or, II she returns
OF hers own notion, do they receive her with
| such Kindness and delicacy as to secure her a.
gainst wandering againp Far fom II. Al
/ tine first false step she is denounced as lost
| lost, echo friends and relatives-we disown you
don't ever come near us to disgrace us. Lost
| SAYS society indiflerently. How bad these girls
arep And lost--irretrivably lost--is the promp
| verdict of conventional morality, while one AM
| and all unite in bolting every door between hel
andrespectahility. All, will not an account o
these lost ones be required at our hands in tn
great hereafter.
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1870-02-03
For tte Delaware Rennhlican.

Men fail Of fortune in this world, as they fall
ofhappiness in the world TO come Simply be-
cause they are unwilling to deny themselves
momentary eriOyments for the sake of peina-
nent future happiness The remedy for the
worlds many evils and the correction Of its
many errors, lies here. But, alas il does not un-
derstand this. In its eyes tits iollyor fanatcism
The cure also for the protesting Church's many
maladies lies also here. To have a creed 4 true
creed, ana yet creed not taught OF God, is one
Of the deepest roots of bitterness in these last
days. To restore health to the Church, to ele-
vate thousands from mechanical profession to
the living power of godliness, to promote unity
of faith as well as harmony of action, to present
to the world the spectacle Off vigorous and I'M
earthly spirituality, resources must be had to
this direct dealing with the great Fountain OF
Light. If this be neglected or spurned, there
must follow worse errors, looser principles sad
der Journalism, and a more repnsiye religion.
Acquaintanceshp with God, it IS this that is the
worlds great want. Ii does not indeed feel it,
but not the less on that account does Il suffer
from the loss Of this divine companionship.--
Had Beecher this companion he would have
never performed the hasplemous act Of marry
ing Richardson TO another mans wife, He who
would make happy world and a noble church,
he who would secure a true philosophy and a
living felnion, must not hesitate continually 10
bufge this foundation. HAcquaint thyself with
\ fsnd 2 Alihat come shca. ofsthis must end in
!eiIiciiwshin between X 4 sduTs and Him, must sci
Nus down in Journalism Or fanatcism or selfdc-
| 9usion, II net in infidelilyitself, O. +. Il. 4
" Wilmington, Del, Jap,26, 1870
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1870-02-03

A PAnIsIAN CHu.p.---A Parispaper tells
charming story Of clever precocity. Mamma,
said eifl of fourteen, "yOu never let me piay
charades, hut know how to make them 100
Listen. MY first Is domestic ANIMAL MY sec
ond is what every woman tries to conceal my
whole is the beginning Of liberty Gan you guess ~
II pn uNo. nisBut,fnaama, it is very simple. II
is ,nari-aqe." II is, we suppose, hardy worth
while to remind any one thaLndTa is Yhe french
for husband. f A 81 --~s
Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1870-02-03

MuRpER-San Francisco, January % e ap-
tain Smith was murdered at Fort Wrangle,
Alaska, on tho 25th of December, by drunken
Indlau' The chief OF the village refused to sur
render the murderer, whereuron the comman-
der OF tho fort sheed The village, killing two In
dams. After considerable skirIDishing the mur-
derer was surrendered, tried by court, martial,
and hanged. Captain Smith was formerly In tht
Confederate naval service. He commanded a
Galveston at the time of the capture OF the Har
rient anet 'e-ss &