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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-05-04

latch was broken, and it would only keep
shut by leaning against it. There was
hole where the latch had been, through
which we could look, and the light of our
candle enabled us to watch the move
ments of the bear.
''Bruin came in, shifted round, went up
to the stove, apparently surprised at its
unusual warmth-the fire had gone out
walked around the room several times,
and finally curled herself up in a heap,
and went to Sleep her cubs beside her.
''Never did l experience such night!
Neither of us dared to sleep or speak; all
we could do was to sit on the cold floor,
leaning against the door, and whenever
the hear moved, watch her.
She was very uneasy; several times
she went to the outer door and made
low growl, as if calling another, walking
back and forth from the door to her
sleeping cubs, keeping us in constant
fear as to what might happen next.
fortunately our candle was long one,
and continued TO burn steadily on the high
shelf where we had placed it until the
gray morning light crept in, then our
visitors rose, and silently stalked away,
and we watched them go over the opposite
side from which we came
Thankfully we opened the door, and
soon bright fire warmed our benumbed
limbs, and more hot coffee refreshed us.
"The storm had passed; the sun rose
bright and clear, and climbing to the
house-top, we enjoyed a most glorious
view, and the discomforts of the night
faded away.
When we got back to the tavern that
night, we told our adventure, and party
of men started in pursuit of the bears.
but we did not hear if they found them,
for our vacation was nearly over, and we
must go back again to factory life.-Ihe
Student and ,ScI,oolmate.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-05-04
The New York DOg-POund.

WITH the setting in of the first hot
days, a fiat goes forth from the municipal
authorities, ordering that all dogs run-
ming at large without muzZles are to be
destroyed by the police. In connection
with this arrangement is the institution
called the dog-pound. The dogs are tied
up within the enclosure with the bits of
dirty string by which their captors have
dragged them to their ''vile dungeon.
Most of them are coiled away in feverish
sleep, shaking and whimpering in dream
as though haunted by bodings of their
approaching fate. At the farther end of
the room there is large tank. Fitted to
this, in such n way that it can be pressed
down into it, is a strong wooden grating,
and the tank is further provided with a
hose through which it can be filled from
the river below. Two or three squalid
young men, in dirty flannel shirts and
cow-skin boots, are lettering about the
place. At signal from the policeman
in charge, these men go in among the
dogs, and, selecting the commonest of
them, seize them one after another 10y the
necks and hind feet, and pitch them into
the tank, the sides of which are so steep
and slippery that there is no possibility
of the wretched animals scrambling out.
And now the lamentations set up by them
are pitiful to hear. From their tremu-
lous whines one can tell that they are per-
fectly conscious of their impending doom.
They seem to be as certain of the death at
hand as are the passengers of a ship fOun-
dering at sea. When dogs enough have
been thrown into the tank the water is let
in by means of the hose; the grating is
fitted to its place and pressed down upon
them; and the Job" as the executioners
call it, is done.
The eagerness with which the better
class of dogs confined in the pound watch
for visitors is very remarkable. AT every
footstep that approaches, the most intelli-
gent of them will start up, spring to the
end of their tethers, and eagerly scan the
features of the Corners. When an owner
comes to reclaim a lost favcrite, the joy
of the creature on recognizing him is
touching in the extreme. Some of the
dogs try to ingratiate themselves with any
strange visitors who may arrive. Once,
on visiting the pound, / remarked par
ticularly bright-looking young terrier,
very shaggy as to his coat, and of unusu-
ally large size. The efforts made by this
knowing fellow to conciliate visitors were
very amusing. If his tongue did not
speak, certainly his eyes did, and his tail
was absolutely eloquent On inquiring
of the policeman, l learned that dogs of
that class were not usually put to death,
but were kept for reasonable time, and
then, if not claimed by owners, sold for
a trifie to some person who would be sure
to come in and take fancy to them. 1t
is in this way that the dealers often pick
up presentable dogs; and SO l am fain to
hope that the young terrier with the vehe
ment tail soon found good master, and
was installed in comfortable home with
first-rate rafting on the premises. -ChdrleS
Daaos0n IShanley, IN Nay AHdntic.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-05-04

Will or not They may struggle as they will,
but the more they struggle the worse it will
be for them The only mode of getting rid
of President Grant is to go like free men to
some other place and present candidate
against him, and then vote for such candi-
date. This is the course propose to take.
[Cheers.
L do think that the time is come, although
| expect to meet people who still talk about
it, when we may safely assert that the war is
over. had five and half years of fighting,
and, upon my word of honor, | got enough :;
and If there is any of these gentlemen
these regular Republicans, who want to
fight with somebody, let them go and fight,
but don't let them make a target of me. l
don't propose to carry on this war against
the rebellion any longer. | propose to cry
quits l have forgiven them their politi-
cal sins. | propose to unite all men in this
country to perform the duty of good citizens
hereafter, and think that these Ku-KluX,
these banditti of the South, will disappear
restored to the people of the Southern
States. Cheers
You will remember that our "regular"
Republican friends say that the Democratic
party is not dead, that they are endcavOring
to breathe life into the party so as to have
somebody to fight. The time may come
when both wings of the Republican party,
will be defeated, and the power of the coun-
try pass into other hands. As this country
progresses our people may lose this hearty
love OF liberty which now characterizes it.
Recollect the precedent of to-day becomes
tomorrow the law. When a bad law is
passed by us, it becomes a precedent for
bad law to be passed against us.
L dread deSpotic enactments. / dread
despotic principles, not because l fear their
application now, but because they become
presidents that in the hands of men regard
less of law and order, may hereafter be en-
ploycd to Cypress You and |. We cannot
safely allow such precedents to be estab
lished now.
Ladies and gentlemen, the Liberal Repub
licans will assemble at Cincinnati on the LIST
day of May. All are invited to unite with
that movement. My friend Dubois, who
was Republican sixteen years ago, l OBJ
serve his signature-I suppose at least other
Republicans of the same period have signed
the call. We will make nomination there,
and we trust that our nominee will receive
the cordial support of the whole Republican
party. We shall hold high the standard of
the ancient faith, we shall not falter in the
good work, and we trust that when the cleo
ton comes next November that whatsoever
succeeds that it will be a man who will be
faithful to the Constitution and the laws of
the country, one in whom the whole coun-
try may confide, one who loves the institu-
tions of civil liberty, and who shall for once
ut least restore the Union and re-establish
the laws and guarantees for the liberties of
the people. Great cheering
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-05-04
Don't Depend on Father.

Stand up here, young man, and let us
talk to you. You have trusted alone to
the contents of your fathers purse, or his
fair fame for your influence or success in
business. Think you that 'father" has
attained eminence in his profession but
by unwearied industry? or that he has
amassed fortune honestly without ener-
gy and activity? You should know that
the faculty requisite for the acquiring of
fame or fortune is essential to, nay, in
separable from the attaining of either of
these. Suppose father has the crooks"
in abundance, if you never earned any
thing for him, you have no more business
with these rocks than the gosling has with
a tortoise! And if he allows you to med
die with them until you have gained them
by your own industry, he perpetrates I'M
told mischief And if the old gentleman
is lavish of his cash toward you, while
he is allowing you to while away your
time, you had better leave HIM, yes, run
away, sooner than be an imbecile, or
something worse, through so corrupt an
influenced Sooner or later you must learn
to rely on your own resources, or you
will not be any body.-Erchange
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-05-04

world drinks the juice from that bunch of
grapes. London alone drinks twice as
much as is produced both good and bad.
There is sold and consumed at least one
hundred times as much as is produced
Follow gallon of real juice from the
press on the banks of the Douro to the
warehouse in Oporto. BY the aid of beet
whisky, elderberry juice and water it is
made into five. In the London Dock
warehouse it grows into ten by the addi-
ton of potato whisky, red saunders and
other drugs. In New York it takes a
dose of strychnine or belladona whisky,
and opium, and logwoOd, when it swells
up into twenty gallons. In wholesale
house there it grows to forty gallons by
the help of whisky, stramonium, red
saunders, logwood and sulphuric acid.
Then the retailer doubles it into eighty by
adding tobacco juice, water burnt su
gar, and aloes, and sugar of lead. These
are simple facts. Now, tell me. do you
want to run the gauntlet of all this in
famous line of drugs and poisons? Talk
about pure liquorl l fear the last man
that has seen Il drop of it is in his grave.
This is the character of the enemy that
confronts you. This is the foe that seeks
your life. And one amazing thing is his
ability to conceal his true character He
seems to be your friend and smiles upon
you, but while he smiles he strikes you
like Ahab under the fifth rib. He tor
ments you, yet so tempers his torments
that you dream of pleasure. He steals
away your health, yet makes you imagine
you feel better. He is a false doctor
whose first visit makes room for fifty
more, and whose last is with the under
taker for your body. He is perjured
partner who exhausts your capital and
for your wealth gives you the ragged,
shivering sense of destitution. Look in
that cup. 1t sparkles, and dances, and
sings. There is fortune at the bottom.
Bring it to your lips. See, that spark
ling bead has turned to eyes! They
glisten and beam and scintillate like dia-
monds. They are set in low, flat,
sleek head. 1t rises above the glass and
charms you. 1t towers above you. Be
ware! That is Dedth! Touch that glass
and thou shalt die,,i
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-05-04

little, ana saw behind me two soldiers at
tending on third, who was lying on the
ground.
OF what happened l can give no ac-
count, except that | cried for help as well
as | could AT last both of them ran up
to me, and with JOY l recognized the doc
tor and hospital attendant of my own
company. "Where are you wounded:"
is the first question. | could only point.
middle of my breast a bloody wound was
found, which the doctor hastily bound.
The balls still constantly whiZzed around
us; one struck the doctors helmet, and
Immediately | felt a blow in the left arm.
Another wound! With difficulty l was
turned around to look for the outlet of
the bullet, but it was still in my body
near the spine. AT last it was cut out.
as the wound dangerous ?" l asked.
Il hope not"
''Pray tell me the TRUTH
Not very dangerous, it is to be hoped"
and with the emphasized every" my
hopes melted. They were going away.
1.-The wound in the arm, doctor" This,
fortunately was looked for in vain; the
ball had merely caused blue spot, and
had sunk into the ground, harmless. l
extended my hand to the doctor, and
thanked him, as also the attendant, whom
| commissioned to send word to my fam
lily.
Ceaselessly the balls whizzed and howl
ed around me. The doctor had carefully
laid me on my cloak, with my helmet
firmly on my head, in order, in some
measure, to protect me from the leaden
hail Thus l lay alone with my own
thoughts, amid the most terrible fire, per-
haps for an hour and a half. All my
thoughts, as pain and increasing weak
ness allowed, were fixed on my family.
Gradually got accustomed to the danger
which surrounded me, and only when
two much sand from the striking bullets
was thrown on my body, did remember
my little enviable position.
At last, after long, long waiting, the san
itary detachment came to me.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-05-04
Shot in Battle.

A GERMAN soldier shot at Metz, and
who could use the pen as well us the rifle,
thus describes his experience as Il wound
ed man:
There! a blow in the breast, n tearing in
the body, Il fall, with loud cry and ter
rible pain, there lay, one of the victims
of this bloody day
My first sensation was anger at the
blow, my second, an expectation of see
ing myself explode; for, Judging by the
sound of the ball, l believed | had Il
grenade in my body; and then came the
pain, and with it hclplessness and fall
ing. o, how frightful are those first mo-
ments.
Where ! was hit, how | was wounded, |
could form no idea; only felt that |
could not stir; | saw the battalion dis
appear from my sight, and myself alone
ON the ground, amid the the fearful howl
ing and whisiing of balls which were in
ccssantly striking the earth around me.
With difficulty l turned my head a
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-05-04
Youths Department.


BY A.. II. POE.
When you We're little girl it seems
The very queerest thing
To think orr grandma wore bib,
And drove the cat with a string!
Did you have hat in summer time
With great broad brm, like mine?
And didn't it hang at the back of your neck
When you wanted to smell the shine2
How could you ARRAYS be seen and not heard
And didn't you romp nor fuss?
And wasn't fun as funny then,
To you as it is to us
What kind of doll did you rock to sleep?
An old-fashioned one, know;
Did it have a houseg o grandma! say,
Did you ever stump your toe:
I shouldn't wonder you went to school,
And sat on SusIe's side;
Did ever a mean boy make you mad,
And call Won gall when you cried?
What lots of berry beads you strung,
'spect, and glass ones, TOO,
Did You ever giggle out. and then
Ptend it was MT you?
To think you 1re1e little girl!
1t don't seem one bit true?
rather kept on having fun,
And played the whole way through.
How big was Santa, then, and did
Your grandma trim the tree?
And say my baby all the same,
And you as old as me?
Dear! but I'm tired in my head
With wondering all about
This grandma; why she didn't stay
A girl, can't find out.
/ guess know place to rest
Now sing and pet my curls-
/ wouldn't give my grandma up
For a big, round world of girls!
Little CORPORAL
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-05-04

A New YORK lawyer, who procured the
acquittal of man who was under arrest
for assault and battery, was waited upon
the next day by his client, and most CRATE
fully thanked for his services. "What
can l do for youg" asked the client
Nothing" replied the lawyer. Don't
you want an Office? | can control any
number of votes" 81 have no political
aspirations" replied the lawyer. But
amt there some man you want to have
licked?" rcioined the client. The poor
lawyer has not yet recovered from this
overpowering exhibition of gratitude.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-05-04
Poetry.
NOBODY'S DARLING.

LITTLE and pald poor and shy,
With 4 downcast look in her soft gray eve,
No scornful toss of a queenly head.
But a dropping bend of the neck instead
No ringing laugh and no dancing feet,
No subtle wile>. and abandon sweet.
No jewels costly. and no garments fine
She is Nobody's Darling-but mine
No Dolly Warden coqucttish airs:
No high-heeled boots to throw her downstairs;
No yachting jacket and nautical style,
With a sailors hat that she calls her tile
But Lady is stamped her quiet brow;
And she crept In my heart | cant tell how.
Not made to dazzle, not born 10 shine
Nobody s-nobodys Darling-but mine!
No saucy- ravishing, girlsh grace,
But 4 settled calm ON the sweet. pale face;
No sparkling chatter and repartee;
Very silent and still il she.
White and still is nv pearl of pearls
Yet to me she seemeth the queen of girls:
Why love her | can't define,
or she's Nobody s-nobody's Darling-but mine!
Were riches hers or beauty rare,
She would lose her charm, become less fair:
Were rings 10 shine on those fingers small
They could not add to their grace at all.
She would learn TO smile and TO speak by rule
In the foolish book OF Dame Fashions Schoo'
And the world to spoil her would soon combine:
Nor shes Nobody's Darling-but mnel
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-05-04

TIcKLE-TACKLE HOUSE, Jan. %, 1872.
DEAR MA. wright two tell you am
very retched and my chillyblains is wors-
er again, l have not made any progress
and don't think l shall. am sorry to be
off SO much expense, but do not think
lows has taken the crown hout off my
new hat for a target. i said you would
not like it. He has also borrowed my
watch to make a water-wheel with the
works but it won't act. Me an him have
tried to put the works back but we think
there is some wheels missing, as it won't
fit. | hope Matilda's cold is better am
glad she is not at schulz. l think / have
got consumsion. The boys at this place
are not gentlemen but suppose you did
not know that when you sent me. / will
try not to get bad habits. The trowsers
have wore out at the nees. | think the
tailor must have cheated you. the but
tons have also come off and they are tore
in the back. / don't think the food is
good but i should not mind it if was
stronger, the piece send you is off the
beef we had sunday but on other
days it is more stringy. there
are back beedles in the kit
chen and sometimes they cook them in
the dinner which can't be wholesome
when you are not strong. / of the boys
has tanned one not IA cooked raw one
and it will dance when you whistle
down in a coal NINE which makes him
think of his happy home. Dear Ma hope
you and and my dear papa and sisters are
enjoying of yourselves and do not mind
me being so uncomfortable because do
not think shall last long
l am \ ours Ancctionate JOHNNY.
l.. S.-Please send me some money rs
owe pence. If you can not spare it
think can borrow of a boy who is going
to leave at the half-quarter and then he
won't ask for it back praps you would not
like me to be under obligashion as his
parents is trades people and j think you
deal at their shop. he lent me some last
half and think he told them at the shop.
i did not mention it as dcssay they have
put it in your biil-Judy
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-05-04

EVERY man who is fond of preaching
economy to his wife should ask himself
how often he practices that self-denial
in little personal expenditures, which he
is constantly recommending to her.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-05-04

SrELL-BoUND-Children at school.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1872-01-26
Matrimonv Extraordinary.

An entertaining article entitled ''Iony Well
lcr's Widows' appears 10 the Chester Penn
RcpUbi,caH, from which We make an extract:
Another ,ery courtabe widow was "a Young
lady Of Washington, Pa She became engaged
10 a Young man named Robert - in 1916.
Her father, however objected to this match
with one Of his clerks, aud when the young
badly received q tempting proposal from
wealthy suitOr, the pHicTnnI influence soon ei-
fccied marriage despite the former engage
ment. IN less than three months her husband
was killed by kick from horse. Robert was
a second time then saitor but delayed Tho
important question until fifteen months had
elapsed, when 10 his horror, she informed him
that she engaged. In three months there
after she WAS married Two years. elapsed,
when the married couple removed 10 Syracuse,
n. y. where among the victims Of the cholera
when the pesliience swept hnt city, WAS the
second. Robert again sought her band, and
- hen wear Hd elapsed, was on the eve Of .,
declaration when 10 he received an invitation
to her webbing. Her lnlc husband business
was found 10 31cl state thai ioayoi1 immense
losses she married the surviving partner.
Shortly after she removed wth her husband
to Detroit, Michigan. few years elapsed
when herself nnd husband we're on n steamer
that was wrecked near Buffalo The husband
perisIied and The wife escaped solely through
the excrtions Of n friend who was on board
MS ghllhuTy lDhpitel sucn sentiments in her
breast that she married her brave prescryer n
few months after her third widowhood. Tie
happy pair removed 10 Pittsburgh, where the
husband was engaged in mercantile business.
Thither Robert, still cherishlng his first love.
follow them. One day as he was passing The
husbands store he saw terrible connection.
Rushing in, he beheld he mangled corpse Of
that gentleman on the floor. tierce of rice.
in being hosted TO an upper story, had fallen
through the traps, killing him Instantly. Anx-
iously Roher, Inquired IL anyone had been sent
TO inform his wife, and was tod that the book
keeper had just gone. Robert staried for Al
legheny City, where the deceased had resided
ut the top Of his speed. The book-keeper was
just ahead Of him, and, from past experience.
knowing the vlrine Of prompt action, and ap-
pretending that the clerk had designs on tic
widow, be ran for dear life, side-by-side. Tho
race continued ualil they reached Hand street
bridge. when the clerk sSns obliged to stop 10
pay the tolls, while Robert. a comtnuier. passed
over without stopping. Reaching the houro
Of the widow FIRST, Robert told the heart-rend-
ing news, and in the same breath made a pro-
posal Of marriage ana was accepted True -
her promise, after yssr Of mourning shs he
came his wife
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1872-01-26
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