The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-06-02
he not just a. true, and brave, and ten.

forget. A soldier ought always to re-
member where friend is, but tho
troubles in my head, Corporal, only in
my head. The hearts "a true as steel
to the flint. And now let's have an
other song" ~"
But one day change seemed to have
come over the Private. His tones were
IA joyous ns ever, but his head dropped,
and his eyes were dull.
"T think, Vive," he said, II think III
have to 60 into hospital for day or two.
But give me your word you'll let me-
know five get orders to move I'll be
In the ranks again before the stoutest of
them. And let's have the old comrade
down, once more; it's chilly here, +
think"
That night there were no songs around
! the fire. but Vive and the Corporal stood
by the Private's bed. They watched
him as he lay with the faded coat spread
over him, and then looked sadly and
wonderingly I'm each others faces.
But the next evening, just as the
darkness was falling, he suddenly
shouted, "rhey've come, Vive! We've
got our orders, Corporal! Forward
march! All, but that's u shining legion
that we're going to join, aud the Cap
tain leads them on Himself. Forward!
He did not speak again for moment,
and then cried, aha! there 'sa river to
ford; and it's icy cold! Draw my coat
closer, Vive, that's right. Never mind
the cold; there's victory on the other
side! ! see the city! The Captain has
broken In the gates! Hurrah! Victory.
Goodbye, old comrades, all! Forward,
march PC Congrcgationaiist.
COUNSEL AND COMFORT We should
let God turn over the leaves in tho
book oflife, and be content to read what Is
written thereon. 1t Is enough to know
that we have u Father who will watch
and protect us unto the end.-Bcecitcr,
In spiritual work as in farming and
gardening, remember that the deeper
the plowing and the deeper the digging
the better the yield. --Cms'cr. i.ssev
The Bible is lighthouse, not design.
ed to give particular information in
! regard to the country where it stood,
but to enable tempest tossed mariners
to gain safe harbor---ANert Barnes.
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a FAMILY SuIroR.-A very pretty
Oakland gill, not over eighteen years
OF age, brought suit for breach of
promise against young merchant who
had changed his mind and taken q rich
cr bride
The trial came on, aud the girls
mother, fat, red faced old dame, was
present in the bar, to give moral effect
to the recital of her daughters wrong.
The counsel for the plaintiff in sum-
ming up, descanted at length and with
moving pathos upon "the enormity
"f the ueteHuIuLs gum III creeping into
the bosom of this family" (here the old
lady pinned her shawl c!oser,1 land
dec.iving and disappointing this fair
gir!"
Here the venerable mother could
contain herself no longer, but with
" He deceived us all, gentlcmen. Nc
and all the rest-me and all the restn'
The effect was magical, but no: just
what the old lady expected. d.-Uaspcr's
Nngueitc.
\ celebrated writer says: NO woman
can be lady who can or mortify anoth-
er. No matter how beautiful how refined
or how cultivated she may be, she is
in reality corrse and the innate vulgar
ity Of her nature manfests itself here.
Uniformly kind, courteous, and polite
treatment of all persons is one mark of
Il true woman
Josh Billings says:'I don't believe
in bad luck being sot for man like a
trap: but have known lots of folks who
if there was any first rate bad luck
lying around loose, would be sure to get
one foot into it ennyhown E#
A San Francisco school teacher
received the following: II hope as to
my son John, you will ilog him as ofln
as you kin. Heas bad boy-is John.
Altho we bin in habit Of teachin him
myself, it seems to me he is never will
know anithinG-his spelin is ottrageou-
sly detishent. Wallop him well ser, and
you will receive my thanks. P. p. What
accounts for John bein sich scholar is
that he is my sun by my wifcs fusut hus-
! band.'
One OF the most fertile portions Of south-
ern California was taken possession of
! by the Germans, and especially for the
purpose Of making wine. The wine be-
anne such drug that it did not pay to-
/ make it. Heavy mortgages on the wine
! growing farms followed the dull sale
aud the German population in large
numbers are cutting up their vineyards
into homestead d lots, aud turning their
attention to more profitable agricultural
labors. sssH
! The ears of hors. may be called indi-