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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-02-13

rlaisiag sister. but ieG ane ol bsr child
reat waH urau her Ms nintle ioh
abused Wheu lad Ecubsb been iao
busy ia battle bpr arhing temple. iittlt
Joe made bcr nervous A. witch aud one
day shd told him -. aad mawcnt atteg
bad ,bo satisfaction ui hearing him say 10
hi, mother Ia tbe kitchen thai hs eoahiat
ge, along With Aunt layiny mellow.
Why that vas iu,, WHIST Reuben bad
said Reuben, who had never spoken
hastily 70 her Ia Ms lie Was she AN un.
comfortable person 10 i've WITH
'Taln't Ia lhe power of mortal man to
get along with YOU, LayIuy. The words
came back TO her with the startling force
ofa prooftevt. and haunted herallerward
continually.
II must have been in fhubarb time, for
dsndcliou greens had gone by, when one
morning little Joe rushed Ia with the ter.
rible tldjngs that uuelc Reuben had ial.
len ker-chuuk from d high beam In the
barn,
Mr. IIinklc tore the haudaecs from her
head and startedun,
Wbero' my bonnet, Susan I'm going
home
+ Maybe he isn't badly injured. Wait tin
we hear further urged Mrs Trip.
/ | tell You I'm going home Susan Trip.
Where's my bonnet aud snatehing It by
the string, Mr. llinkle sprang into TIE
wagon Just vacated By her nephew, and
drove away at a doctors pace.
1 Little Joe turned series of somersauts
and then lay writhing on the grass IN a
1T Of uncomfortable gigging
/ Didn't Aunt Laviuy streak It. shouted
be. And Uncle Rcubcn wasn't hurt a
mite, but she wouldn't let mo tell her!
! Tce-hee- hce
Yet, though no bones were broken by
/ the fall, it Is fact that Mr. lIinkle found
bis two hundred pounds avoirdnpois con.
siderably shak en-, and he was actually, ac.
eording TO his wite's prediction. camping
down Oh the lounge in his boots, when
opening his eyes, they rested on her
/ frightened face in the doorway,
Why. bless your heart come right in,
Layiny' said he And she went IN and
shut the door.
Five minutes aflcrward, as Miss Phebe
lifted the latch she heard her sistcr-in.
law say:
] know have hcctored you awfully
Reuben, but do mean to live pcaceable
now, and put up with your folks.
And Reuben answered, heartily: |
haven't blamed you bit, Layiny. |
knowed twas Miss Niddlins work. But
after we'd lived together so long, she
might have let us be till God divorced us.
| Harpet'S BdzaF.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-02-13
rnE MAnRIlan QUESTION.


have seen very many eases Of the sup
posed n't.aflord-to-marry disease, and
examined many, and always found the
symptoms to prove another complaint al
together. Tho diagnosis had been utter
" false. II was a adon't-want.to-marry
trouble that was afiiicting the patient
This was the story; Formosa had dwclt
In marble halls, and clothed herself III
acres OF purple and fine linen. Marriage
with her means twenty thousand year.
SO look at my two thousand and can't
afford to marry. Or the story was this
Pulchra wishes TO dwell in marble halls
and clothe herself in acres Of purple and
tlnc linen. Marriage with her means
twenty thousand a year Aud look nj
my two thousand and can't afford TO mar.
ry Formnla-wise and truth-wisc II II
this Foolish girls wish 20 live idle,
pampered aud fashionable lives, aud fool
ish young men are seeking after tho fool
ish girls In such complication, mar.
riage loses its meaning, and il Is very
natural for young man TO say, ! can't
afford TO marry. The truth Is he cannot
afford to marry after the style aforesaid,
and he does not wish TO marry in sensi.
bic style, to which his two thousand
would say amen. But there are other than
foolish girls in the world. There are girls
of simple tastes, modest mien, indus
trious habits and unselhsh hearts. You
are not apt to find them in the highways
or in conspicuous places. They make
the best wives in the world, while the
Saratoga thing makes the worst. Look
for them at home, not In socieiy-.the fiz.
aling, bubbing caudron, where pride,
vanity and vapidily seasoned with vice,
sputtcr into assimilation. Find them
helping in nursery. pantry on Kitchen;
not sauntcring with bralon stare on a irc.
quentod promenade, Or dwelling among
French novels in the boudoif.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-02-13
: TouCH OF LiFE.

\ few nights since, the passengers IN
a crowded street car were startled by the
soft cooling Of couple il one corner
A blue veil hid the Iady'- face, and the
gentleman hand was playing neryoasN
with is folds
NON love me, then, they heard him
say.
The rapid reply was 10 a tone less loud
but its accents were a. tender o. heart
could wish
have loved sou 70 long, the swain
continued: aud have been afraid to in
dnlgo the sweet hopes that sra now ~.
solving themselves into certainty.
Was sou afraid Of pr
No-but you.
Why should you be afraid of me-
Because il seemed impossible that you
should love me.
Whys
am homely; my face Il not handsome
have nothing that attracts the love oi
woman
But Won arc rich, the lady archly rc.
Piled.
pas-abiy SO, bot not very
The conversation had by this dme
grown absofbingly interesting, aud every
car wa. listening In the crowded ear.
Would you marry me II ! was poor
How eat tpn a.k aui 20 taefrrnary
lhar Was 70 taamentary -ileaee, aud
then tie wlitrsud conversation was tg
sumeI aiib muiual conhsslon. H.
plaiu Noni-, both aekoow lodged fe-
seu.blaure 10 JOB turkey beitilcr lad ii
ceHa 1inf would cpumcHec iheiF mar
ricd NE tetE much a- theg began the
world Will nothing The mutual aou
frssian wn- evidently i4mpef on tbeir
eegausiasiu Ibet were silent. The lahy
rast luute gIauee. ~ illr wsia sul 70
iaa murmurd auaibls
i'n ZOO 0uug ~ marfy
Ibe lone was disappointed lt 4ad
besiaUHg accent shout L thar meant more
thau ti.a language But ibe an.Ner csme
bad, and 70 tie point
So stu
We've both been mistaken
aud 20 they had They lsH he car
quietly. Tbe question oi mauiagp Wa
thoroughly nndsntood. There was %
be 40 wedding
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cuRlosIrrEs or oRTHoGRApm

A writer in a Cincinnati paper remarks
that some Of the spelling that an editor
has to encounter is enough TO harrow mp
his soul aud freeze the marrow in his
bones. 1t means work with him, and, in
that, the fun Of the thing disappears.
Think of his horror when he sees anxious
spelled "ankshous' by some complacent
blunderer, such an one, for instance, as
can never distinguish between lion, cton
and stoa, cannot sec why fiery should
not be "firery' or imagine why the sec.
ond syllable Of necessary should be
spelled with a c, and the third with an s..
Occasionally cases of bad spelling crop
out among the professions, and some Ia.
mentable instances Of weakness in this
respect come TO light among the "human-
itnians.' For instance, a young lawyer
in an interior city, one morning early
locked his Office door and left ftupon Il this
mysterious legend: Con to brcNfos,
/ In a small New England town a drug
eist was surprised add disturbed to re-.
ceiyc at the hands ofa dirty looking Gus
toner thc following prescription: Pleas
give the bare sumpthin 10 flick him df.
teen cents worth.
Dnring tho war "a letter written by a
rebel soldier to his sweetheart was cap
lured wherein the writer said: We will
! lick the yanks to-mowcr if eodlcmity
spares our lives.
] Some wonderful lhing- in the way Of
directions appear 90 letters passing
through the mails The postmaster at
/ Schagftlcoke announced some time $40
/ that the name Of the Office had been spcl.
led IN thirty different ways upon letters
coming there, Probably "sacttycouk''
was the most remarkable way Of getting
at IT, perhaps Schenectady has been
nearly as badly nsed. II one has "a very
extensive correspondence throughout the
United States. be win be lucky If hc doe.
not sooner or later, stumble over the
"t'hoSfaFh5 "i s'ihe WIetehed Indian
name some "here between NInniplsoo-
gee ana 1e sthiih'iy' as once saw
II spelled. what ior instance is a man to
do when Pc encounters such u ortho.
SFaphieai 'Hon'io.ilf d. ' Aaugbo2eny"
Jut crp, Ayauut qnit my light; let the
earn niue u'es. a- oefiaip wicked
Ne'leh'nan once d'a, WHO was frightened
at something N"i ha'' at horrible a' lhai
! word.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-02-13

th5uk folks attend % ,lead their muu
ux for pspvr. my dad a{iieni and eyefs.
baly said be- was ibc inteIllgeniea, man
Ira the country, and bad tbs s,aartest
iamils OF boife thai ever eugged tatters
This house ia sail, was the anounce
meut a tra.cler saw nailed ever the doot
Of humble dwelling ia New Hampshire
llc called the proprietor 10 The door and
grasoly inquired when Is your house
going to -ails When some Teller comes
along who oau raise lho wind, responded
the man with a IS twinkle Ia his eye,
and the traveller moved mournfully on
The following is a letter picked NJ In
a town in Vermont:
Friend Need Il beer thal 90 has Bot
ont george IliH wish TO 10 WHARF be i
II yoo See him YOU pu, Flee into bic
bead on the sly " he Is at yoor place send
him bear Wright By the neNt male
\ real Jolly old-isshioned cow.hldina
il The sensation Of the day Al Macedonia,
Ny. Willis Weucott, a voang dentist.
after making wsrmest love to a pretty
dressmaker for three years, aud even go-
Ing 50 far q. to assist her In the selection
Of her bridal outft lor Christmas, went
right OIL slap, aud married another wo-
man out m Wisconsin With supreme
uonchalaucc hc returned to Macedonia
aud onened his tooth shop again, sod
there he was a, once interviewed by bis
deserted dressmaker and a heavy curtain
rod lie escaped the pummclIng by in.
glorious light, but few DAYS afierwarl
she struck his trail on the street, and
chased him Into a closet in drug store.
The bystanders gallnntly bnret the door
10, aud then the wrathlu damsel produc-
ed cruel raw hide, aud bea, him about
the head and face till she dropped from
exhaustion, He bore Il like a martyr,
merely shielding his face with bis arms.
1t was fun for the crowd, o ladylike pas
time for the girl, and full OF glory for the
dentist
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-01-02
ALBANY.
Inauguration OF GOV. Dix-M1tual
Admiration.

inauguration OF GOV. Dix-M1tual
Admiration.
ALBANY, n. Y, Jan. 1.-GoV. Dix and
Lieut.. Gov. Robinson we're inaugurated in
the Assembly Chamber at IL o'clock. The
Capitol was densely crowded. The retir-
ing Governor Hoffman made brief ad-
dress, complimentary Of Gen. Dix upon his
distinguished civil aud military services to
his State and country, and for the ability
with which hs had discharged the many
varied trusts committed to him. The Gov
ernorship of New York is post Of great
honor, Of labor and responsibility. Cover
nor Dix would bring TO the office an expe-
rience in public affairs which no other Gov
ernor has had, and viii therefore more easi-
ly bear its burdens. The people would, be
was assured, give him cordial support in
every effort 10 promote the public good.
Gen. Dix, in reply, accepted with deep
sense of courtesy, the kind reference to his
past official life, and the more so, as coming
from one who received repeated marks of
! the confidence of bis fellow-citizens, and
also so responded TO it as TO command their
respect and appreciation. BE was conscious
of lhe dif4iey'ties 50 hiulssIf IS tfia successor
in the duties of the office Of one whc had
met them so ably and satisfactorily. He
re yarded the decided expression of popular
opinion at the late State election as strong
declaration in favor of marked line OF
policy, which would seUsialy tighten his
burden. The General concluded by say
ing he knew he should meet with unafect-
ed kindness from the people of Albany, and
expressions of cordial good wishes to Gov.
Hoffman in the voyage he is about to take
to the Eastern Hemisphere, as well, be
trusted, as the more prosperous voyage OF
life.
The oath of Office Of the Governor was
then administered to Gen. Dix BY the See
retary of State.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-01-02
FOREIGN.
Prosecuting Religious Papers.

Prosecuting Religious Papers.
BERLIN, Jan. 1.-Prosecutions have
been instituted against the Roman Catholic
Journals in this city and in the provinces
which have published the recent Papsl allo-
cution. The excitement on this subject is
increasing throughout the empire.
Gen. Van Room is specially appointed
President of the Prussian Council of Min
listers.
Gay Paris.
PARIS, Jan. 1.-The weather was very
fine to-day. The Boulevards were crowded
with holiday throngs, and the city presented
the most animated appearance since the
war. At Versailles, President Theirs held
the usual New Years reception. The as
sembly deputies of all shades Of political
opinion were cordially welcomed and hesrt-
lily congratulated.
British Revenues.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-Revenue receipts of
Great Britain for quarter ending Dec. 81
amounted to seventy-eight million dollars,
an increase of FIVE million over preceding
quarter 1t is rumOred large Russian 10 an
will soon be put on the market.
A Chinese Puzzle.
HONG KONG, Dec. 31.-Mr. Wade, the
British Minister, reprimanded the Consul
of Great Britain at Ninghpo, who acted in
conjunction with the American Consul to
settle the disturb ances at Hometown. The
Minister of the United States thanked the
latter for what he had done.
A second and more extensive overflow of
the Yellow River is reported, damage IN
ealcalable.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-01-02
CALIFORNIA.
The Unsuitable central Pacific.

SAN Francisco, Jan. In relation to
the dispatch published in the New York
Times this morning on the Goat Island
scheme, the M0rajag Cal of this city says:
We were aware that the railroad interest
Of California was perfectly Unscrupulous,
but did not suppose an attempt would
again be made to misrepresent the inhabi-
tau.s Of this city, as was the case one year
ago. Not a man il favor Of the Goat
Island mcnstrosity dare 60 before the voters
Of San Francisco. lie could not poll in the
whole city 1000 votes. We truly believe
that any candidate who should go before
the Inhabitants Of San Francisco in favor Of
such an issue would be drummed out Of
the city. Certainly he ought to be. San
Francisco will make a great mistake in per
mi-tiug Stanford * Co. to mtsrepresent US
ct Washington further.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-01-02
THE. OHIO.
sunk at Evansville.

Steamer Sunk at Evansville.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Jan. 1.-Cloudy,
mild, and damp. Mercury 40 deg. The
river has risen six inches. The ice is un-
changed. The steamer Commercial took
water through open seams to-day at the
upper end of the wharf, and sank to her
guards at the bow and stern. The water
is two feet over her main deck amidships.
She was valued at $1,000, uninsured.
at Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 1.-Rising slow
", 5 feet inch in the canal; 3 feet l inch
in the chute. Cloudy; drizzling rain; du-
ring the day the mercury ranged 80 to ~.
The gorges above are expected TO break
loose at any hour. The Oakland went up
to-day, breaking the ice as far as Utica, 8
miles.
at Cincinnati,
CINCINNATI, Jan. 1.-The river Is still
closed, and the situation of the boats for the
next breakup is worse than ever. The ice
in front of the city is very heavy. The river
fell slightly at noon, since which it has been
falling fast. The thermometer is about 40
at dark, with drizzliDg rain. There has
been less than the usual amount OF new
year calls.
Intelligence from below indicates closed
river TO Louisville, while it is known to be
closed 20 miles and probably further above.
Dispatches show that it is open at Ports
mouth, aud for some distance above and
below that point. No change here at l
o'clock to might.
At the Head OF the Hollow.
PITTsBURG, Jan. 1.-The river stands
four feet four inches and Increasing very
slowly. Cloudy; mercury 35; the rivers
remain closed.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-01-02
s.S-ToP WY PAPER"

~ publisher Of = newspaper has
bear. Ills tram ndOus order from offended
saas aars, imagined by the offended to be
.- . -a-aus as stroke of lightning, but
r- fa. y more harmless than a musquito
bite. = GOOD story is told by The PhjlG-
r. fri rTo.r Df Mr.. Swain, the former pro
st.4t.- q. The Dolly LCdger. By his
,rITs o. some public question, on which
. ..ieEea ..rsaas Lad different opinions,
Mr.. s. ain bad offended a number Of read
Us, -e 4 wncm met him on Chestnut
s-1.e, and taus accosjed him: Mr..
Sgai., I've stopped The Ledger"
"Wb IS thai, s5g?' i've stopped
The Tc3ger," was the stern reply.
sis ssibe?n sad Mr. Swain. "My
dear vs. aat do you mean? Come with
Iu7 @ my Office" Aud taking tie man
ith M. be entered Ghe office AZ Third
aud C. as.. asg streets. There they found
the ks ausy at their desks; then they as
candm .o the editorial rooms aud c2npos-
inEI -ls ghsra everything was going Oh
IS us.-. finally they descended TO the
press rooms, u here the engines were at
work 81 ana -ht you told me you bad
1pl Vi I.r LCiger,' said Mr.. swain
SO have. SAD the offended subscriber.
Il g.. b s- .as stOppage. The Ledgef
seem o. beg ag oD.'' "Oh! mean 10
say ....-t I-ah--hlG stopped TAX
iug IS that all" exclaimed Mr..
SEa y. wy dear sir, you don't know
n-" Hu,g me"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-01-02
FERE-PRnOF NAPLES.

a Naples correspondent of the Press
writes: ''The reports of the great fire at
Boston surprise the Neapolitans, unaccus-
toned as they are to such disastrous con-
fagrations. If houses were built, as here,
ofincombustible materials, such fires would
not take place. Wooden staircases in
American houses are one OF the chief causes
of the rapid spread of fire, serving as they
do as a means Of carrying the flames from
story to story. Here Jhe stairways are al
ways of stone. They form barrier against t
the ascent of fire, instead of opening the
way for its progress. The floors, also, are
laid in tiles, and certainly nothing can be
more decorative, initiated as they are from
the pavements Of Pompeii, or more pleas
ing to the eye or grateful to the tread in the
heat of summer. They are, Of course, per-
fectly fre-proOf. In winter, being covered
with carpets, they are as warm as any other
floor would be. The roofs are made fire
proof with tiles, slate or cement"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-01-02
THE MISSISSIPPI.
The Randolph Gorge above Memphi
RFeRks

The Randolph Gorge above Memphis
Breaks.
MEMPHIS, Jan. 1.-The gorge at Ran
dolph broke this morning at $50. The fol-
lowing steamers passed through and ar
rived here: The Commonwealth, the Dex-
ter, the Fanny Lewis, the Emma Elliott,
the Lady Lee, aud the Susie Silver. A
large number Of flstbosts, produce boats, the
Calm and the Celester, were in the gorge.
The officers of the Fanny Lewis say there
was no loss of life at the gorge. Raining
nearly all day. The river is falling since 3
O'Clock. Departed: Belle Lee and Susie
Silver.
The st. Louis Gorge.
ST. LOUIS, Jan There has been no
movement in the ice gorge yet, but the
steamer Marble City and the tow boat
Fisher, which have been cutting at the ice
between here and Carondelet nearly all
day, detached large masses, and it is ex-
pected will cut a channel through to the
open water below the bridge tomorrow.
The river is still rising slowly. Rain and
sleet tonight.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-01-02
nreteoris shower at Sen.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-The ship R. q.
Winthrop from Antwerp reports that on
Nov. 9th, in lat. 81, 13 north, long. II, 10
west, the Madeira Islands bearing South,
half east, distant hundred miles, they had
a meteoric shower, commencing al dark and
lasting two and half hours. The first
hour, near as they could judge, there were
from 900 to 1900 mete0rs in the air con-
stantly, the second hour from four to six
hundred, and in the last half hour they
were gradually disappearing. About four
fifths of tine meteors appeared like small
balls of fire moving through the air leisurely
but others moved with great velocity, leav-
ing in their track trail of fire resembling
that in the waks of aa army rocket.