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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-07-22
Hot Summers.

This is not the hottest summer known.
In 1882 the earth cracked by reason of
the heat, the wells and streams of Alsace
all dried up, and the bed of the river
Rhine was dry. In 1852 the heat was SO
great that sand exposed to the suns rays
was hot enough to cook eggs. In 1160
great numbers of soldiers in the campaign
against Bella died from the heat. In 1876
and 1877 crops of hay and oats failed
completely. In 1903 and 1904 man
could have crossed dry shod. over the
rivers Seine, Loire, Rhine and Danube.
10 1893 and 1894 multitude of animals
perished by the heat, which was so great
that the harvest dried up. In 1440 the
heat was extraordinary. In 1888, 1889.
1910 and 1911, all the rivers we're nearly
dried up In 1856 there was great
drouth, which extended over nearly the
whole of Europe. In 1915 and 1916
there was in Italy. France and the Meth
erlands an overpowering heat. In 1647
there were So consecutive days of extreme
heat. 1878 was very hot, as were the
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-07-22
A CHILD'S DREAM OF A STAR.
BY CHARLES DICKENS.

There was once child. aud he strolled
about good deal, and thought of num-
Der of things. He had sister who was
a child too. and bis constant companion.
These two used to wonder all day long
They wondered at the beauty of the flow
ers; they wondered at the heigh and blue
ness of the sky; they wondered at the
depth of the bright water; they wondered
at the goodness and the power of God who
made the lovely world.
They used to say to one another, some
times: Supposing all the children upon
earth were to die, would the flowers and
the water and the sky be sorry? They
believed they would be sorry. For, said
they, the buds are the children of the
flowers, and the little playful streams that
gambol down the hillsides are the children
of the water; and the smallest bright
specks playing at hide-and- seek in the
sky all night must surely be the children
of the stars; and they would all be griev-
ed to see their playmates, the children of
men no more.
There was one clear, shining star that
used to come out in the sky before the
rest, near the church-spire, above the
graves. It was larger and more beauti-
full, they thought, than all the others and
every night they watched for it, standing
hand. hand at window. Whoever saw
it first cried out, Il sec the star!p' And
often they cried out both together. know
ing so well when it would rise, and where
So they grew to be such friends with it,
that, before lying down in their beds.
they always looked out once again to bid
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-07-22
Gin amusing gtory.
BILL WILSON'S GHOST STORY.
BY JACOB SAD.

It's all nonsense, said Bill, more solemn
than usual, to say there's no such thing
as ghosts.
How do you know? What makes you
cover up your head when you get into
bed
Don't talk to me of nervousness. You
know the atmosphere is full of ghosts; Or
If you don't, I do; [ have seen them
one, at least.
1t was ten years ago. 1 and thirty
others were on guard in the citadel OF
Quebec I was Number Three, Tom
Sawyer was Two, and little Welshman
uas Number One on the post of the Kings
Battery. where the flagstaff Stands and the
snion-jaek fies--for the present. It was
summer time. At eight o'clock the even
sag gun was fred, and number one took
up his position on the frst relief. while
Che second and third lounged around the
guard-house. picking up the drunken SOL
diers as they came in, aud amusing them
selves as best they might BY half-past
nine all was quiet, and the lights all out.
All at once we heard terrible scream
from the little Welshman-you can tell a
Welshman two miles off-and in he came
without his shake. running as though a
woman were after him with a tin -dipper.
''Halloo!" said the sergent. cleft your
post-wot's the meaning of all this -
"A go-host:" the Welshman jerked out
in two distinct and painful efforts.
"a go-host!" repeated the sergeant in
sneering imitation of the Welskman-
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-07-22
Eelerten Miscellang.
THAT TROUBLESOME INSECT.
B Y A J A x i.

BY j Xxx.
AS through the street you pass along,
You think it very queer
To hear the universal song
Resembling in your ear,
A friend you meet and as you greet
One whom you're glad to see,
He MARBLES, making quick retreat,
'Shoo fly, don't bodder me?'
A lovely woman next, perchance,
You venture to salute;
She views you with comic glance,
And then prepares to "scoot;"
You press her gently to explain
The point you cannot, see
She answers. with calm disdain,
"Shoo fly, don't bodder me p
On Sunday you may go to church
With feelings of devotion =
The preacher, in his lofty perch,
Gets up with grave emotion
1t may be that he feels perplexed-
His mind is not quite free;
He states confusedly his text,
"Shoo fly, don't bodder me ~
When he gives out the opening hymn,
All hearts with rapture bound,
AS through the cloisters, vast and dim,
There peals the sWelsess sound.
The organist with earnest gaze,
Strikes up with pious glee,
And with fierce vigor wildly plays,
''Shoo fly, don't bodder me!''
The congregation are dismissed
The tune is rather vain;
But still they cannot well desist
From humming that new strain,
1t haunts them as they homeward go
-. To dinner or to tea
They whisper very soft and low,
"Shoo fly, don't bodder me''
Encountering bosom friend,
You say to him with cheek,
"Can you to me five dollars lend
Until sometime next week,
When l my little dog shall SELF"
Now, what reply makes he?
He huns tune-you know it we'll
sEShoo fly, don't bodder mel"
When creditors shall come to you
About ''that little bill" :"
And say, s'That small amount is due,
Just pay it, if you WILL"
Put into the expectant ear
The largest kind Of flea,
By whistling very lotd and clear,
"Shoo fly, don't bodder me !"
From nonsense we may draw some good;
A moral there is here,
Which, when it's fully understood,
We hope. you'll prize most dear
When troubles come, the burden bear
With laughter loud and free,
And say to sorrow, grief and care,
"Shoo fly, don't bodder me-"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-07-22
gelecten Yuetry.
WAY MARKS.

Duties every hour betide US:
Bearing burdens on the way,
Cheering those who walk beside US,
Bringing sheaves at close of day.
Nightly blessings come enfolding
Those who smile and those who weep:
God his weary earth beholding,
Folds it in the robe Of sleep.
Daily by all waters sowing,
If the Word shall stand or fall,
Neither questioning or knowing,
For the Lord will care for all.
Nightly comes the Master walking
In the vineyard of His love;
With his weary brethren talking
Of the harvest-home above.
Daily toiling up the mountain,
Bowed with crosses, bruised and beat,
Scarce is found one cooling fountain
Where to bathe our burning feet.
Nightly in the valleys lowly,
Where the tents CLEAN out like snow,
AS of old, with counsel holy,
Angel guests may come and go.
OdlIy CdICiCSS lccL dTc SpCCuIuS
Where the snares and pitfalls lie;
Happy, if the danger needing,
They may learn to pass them by.
Nightly may our praises never
Cease to Him-the Lord of all
That in Him we stand forever;
Near to Him, we need not fall.
Daily are two an oels writing
What we do for good or ill;
One, with smiles, the good indicting
One, the evil, sad and still.
When repentance boweth lowly,
Long they wait at close of day,
Blotting out the deed unholy,
Ere they bear the book away.
Every day may have some morrow,
When our love will greet the dawn,
Waking but to weep in sorrow
For the faces that are gone.
When the twilight wells the meadows;
All the holy stars that rise,
Seem to tell us through the shadows,
Of the loves of Paradise.
When the longest day is ended,
And the heaviest task is done,
Faith shall be with vision blended,
Cross and crown will be as one.
And in promise of that morning,
Life's last sunset shall be bright;
Earth will bloom to Heaven adorning,
And "at eve it shall be bright"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-07-22

like garment, and l move towards the
star as child. And o my Father, now
I thank thee that it has so often opened
to receive those dear ones who await me I"
And the star was shining it shines
upon his grave.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-07-22

it good night; and when they were turn
ing round to sleep, they used to say, "God
bless the star!'
But while she was still very young, the
sister dropped. and came to be so weak
that she could no longer stand in the win
dow at night; and then the child looked
sadly out by himself and when he saw
the star, turned round and said to the pa
tient pale face on the bed, 81 see the
star - and then smile would come upon
the face, and little weak voice used to
say, "God bless my brother and the star!'
And so the time came, all too soon !!
when the child looked out alone. and
when there was no face on the bed: and
when there was little grave among the
graves, not there before; and when the
star made long rays down towards him, as
he saw it through his tears.
+ Now these rays were so bright, and
they seemed to make such shining way
from earth to heaven, that when the child
went to his solitary bed, he dreamed a.
bout the star; and dreamed that, lying
where he was. he saw train of people
taken up that sparkling road by angels.
And the star, opening, shhcc:red him a
great world Of light, where many more
such angels waited to receive them.
All these angels, who were waiting,
turned their beaming eyes upon the peo-
pie who were carried up into the star /; and
some came out from the long rows in
which they stood and fell upon the peo-
ple's necks, and kissed them tenderly, aud
went away with them down avenues Of
light, and were so happy in their coppa-
ny that, lying in his bed, he wept for joy.
But there were many angels who did
not 60 with them, and among them one
be knew The patient face that once had
lain upon the bed was glori6ed and ra-
diant, but his heart found out his sister
among all the host.
His sisters angel fingered near the eng
trance of the star. and said to the leader
among those who had brought the people
thither,-
"Is my brother come %
And he said, "No."
She was turning hopefully away. when
the child stretched out his arms and cried,
"Oh, sister. am herel Take me p'-
And then she turned her besming eyes
upon him, and it was night; and the star
was shining into the room, making long
rays down towards him as he saw it thrO
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-07-22
F1IZE.
i DaG0 y uf'
A iii is got no mannsrs'
H. osok o~on<;Io,x,.a

-
He amt no gentilemun. g ss.., =
He's a introoder. don't send in no kard,
nor ak interduckshun. nor don't knock
lat the front door. and htvef; uuver think
nv takinn of his hat
Fust thing you kno he is in bed with
you, and DIP yofe hose-the wha the what
be wants thar, is mistry-and he invites
hisself and sets doun in yore butter 'thout
bresbing bis pants. ~ @
He helps himself to sugar and meat,
and melassis, and bred, and pesurvess
and vinnegy -ennything. and don't yait
for no invitashun. He's got good ap-
|pytite, and jist as sun eat one thing as
anuther. ~.
Taint no use to challenge him for takin
liberties; he keeps up hostil corrispcn-
denee with you, whether or not, and shoot
hisself at you like a built, and he nuver
misses, nuver. R
He'll kiss yore wife 20 times day, aud
zizz and zoo, and ridikule you If you say
word, and he'd ruther you'd slap at him
than not, COZ. he's dodger nv the dod.
girinist kline. Every time you slap, you
don't slap him, but s1aps yoself, and hs
zizzes and pints the hine leg nv skorn e
tyou iii Ire angrevates you q blIis'
He glories in a lightin every pop oil
the ixackt spot whar you druv him from,
which pruves the intenshun to teese you.
Don't tell me he amt got no mind, be
knows what he is after. He's got sense
and too much Nv it, tho he nuver went 10
skool day in his life ixcept In suga
dish. v..-s. -
He's mean, malignant, owdashus,
premedditated cuss. e4s
His mother never padded him with 4
slipper in her life. His MORALS wuz nig-
lecktid, and he lacks agood deal Nv hti-
mility mitely. He aint bashful q bit, and
l doubts ef he bushes ofting.
In fack, be wuz nuver fotch DIP tall.
He was born full grown !; he don't git
old luther things gifts old, but he nnvef
gifts old-and he is imperdent and mische.
vds to the day Nv bis deth. - -
| He droopz in cold wether, and you kin
mash him on winder pain, but you've
jest put yore finger in it. He Gums again
next yeer. and heep mo with him.
Taint no use. f
One iii to family might do fdr amuse-
ment, but the good Nv SO menny fise
be dog ef I kin see; kin you?
has thort much about fi4e, and I has
notist how ofting they stop in thar devil
try to comb thar heads and skratch thar
nose with thar fourlegs, and gouge thar
armpits under thar wings, and the top nv
thar wings with thar hind legs. s.
And my kahdid opyiuun ar. that Aize
is lowsy; they eeches all the time, is mis-
crbul, and that makes me bad-ternbered,
and want to make uther peepil mizerbul
too. ..r... s1f
Ell that amt the dossfy uv flise, give
it up.
Thars Id eehd to bis periods; but he
nuver Gums to a full stop. Such hand.
ritin is dizagreeabil. ga s4gsse
He's asartiss, but his freshGo and his
wall paperiu don't admier. Thar's too
much sameness in his patterns His specs
is the only specs that don't help the eyes.
You can't see throo .um; and you don't
want too. Il
t hate i Hi. 60 :
Durn I'll. & e
/ 3 a ".
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-07-22

NEVER LEFT ANY.-Hook mentions o
sea topper who never saw flask or pewter,
measure that he did not inexorably seize.
and. gauger like. try the depth Of. He
had son equally fond Of potations, on
which neighbor remarked that he took
after his father. Whereupon the would
be Trinculo retorted, ''Father never leaves
none to take" .s 4
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-07-22

cTIf the cat had wings, 90 bird would
be left in the air. II every man had What,
he is wishing. who would have anything?.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-07-22

From that hour forth the child looked
out upon the star as on the home he was
to 90 to, when his time should come and
he thought that he did not belong to the
earth alone, but to the star too, because
of his sisters angel gone before.
There was baby born to be brother
to the child; and while he was so little
that he never yet had spoken word, he
stretched his tiny form out on his bed, and
died.
Again the child dreamed of the opened
star, and Of the company of angels, and
the train of people, and the rows of an
gels with their beaming eyes all turned
upon those peoples faces.
Said his sisters angel to the leader, =
''Is my brother come p
And he said, 'sNot that one, but an
other"
As the child beheld his brothers angel
in her arms, he cried, ''Oh. sister, I am
here! Take mel" And she turned and
smiled upon him, and the star was shin
ing.
He grew to be young man, and was
busy at his books, when an old servant
came to him and said.-
"'Thy mother is no more. bring her
blessing on her darling son -
| Again at night he saw the star, and all
that former company. Said his sisters
angel to the LEADER
"Is my brother Gomez
And he said, "Thy motherI'
A mighty cry of JOY wenth forth thro'
all the star. because the mother was re-
united to her two children. And he
stretched out his arms and cried, "Oh,
mother, sister and brother, I am here! !
Take me!'' And they answered him,
"Not yet!"-and the star was shining.
He grew to be man, whose hair was
turning gray, and he was sitting in his
chair by the freside, heavy with grief,
and with his face bedewed with tears,
when the star opened once again.
Said his sisters angel to the leader
us my brother come p
And he said,-
NAY, but his maiden daughter"
| And the man who had been the child
saw his daughter, newl y lost to him, a
celestial creature among those three, and
be said -
my daughters head is on my sisters
bosom, and her arm is round my mothers
neck, and at her feet there is the baby of
old time, and I can bear the parting from
her, God be praised p
And the star was shining.
Thus the child came to be an old man,
and his once smooth face was wrinkled,
and his steps were slow and feeble, and
his back was bent And one night as he
lay upon his bed. his children standing
round, he cried, as he had cried so long
ago.
Il see the star!''
They whispered one another
''He is dying"
And he said, - ......
l. Il am. My age is falling from me
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-07-22

CEIt is said that the reason there are
SO many muttonheads in existence, is to
be found in the fact that such number
Of children are ''pcrfect little lambs.
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HAVANA, Sept. 90.
Advices from st. Thomas, to the 18th
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