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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-08-13
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In THE GROVE.
"But. Jack, You Haven't Asked Me to-"

It was a cloudy afternoon in July.
The early morning had been pro-
phetic of pleasant day; but like a
great many prophecies of the pres
ent time, had proved utterly false.
Yet Sunday-school-it was Presby-
terian in it's behalf, and so did not
care for a sprinkling-had deter
minedly shut its eyes to the threat
ening look Of the skies, and gone OH
a picnic thirty miles from home
But the heavy drops of rain, which
fell about the middle of the day.
drove them from their original place
of destination, the famous Lion
Creek Bridge gorge, and sent them
on some five miles more to the pleas
ant town of Horwich.
The excellent music discoursed
by the band which accompanied the
excursionists as we'll as the inher-
ent curiosity of man to look upon
strangers, attracted many of the
residents of Horwich ''down to the
grove" where the pic nicers were.
Jack Haviland was one of the many
who could not resist the temptation
Jack and his friend Marion. Down
they went to the grove, with one um-
berella between them.
Can any one hope to describe the
feelings of a lonesome young man
who wanders through q bevy of
young girls, any one and every one
Of whom he desires to know, yet
none of whom he can know? Jack
was overfowing with that inexpress-
ible feeling. And who can blame
him, or who would expect him to
feel otherwise? He had been shut
up for six long months, pouring over
Parsons on Contracts book sug-
gestive of love dreams-"Kent' s
Commentaries" a 'Law Glossary"
and 'Tomlin's Law Dictionary" till
his naughty dreams presented a
ghostly, troublesome phalanx of
agents and principals, of persons
who could and who would not make
contracts of cesiaG que trust and non
cOmpOS mentiS, while above them all
lowered Hugo Grotius, conversing in
stately Latin .jtt7e ceL6 ct pdciS, and of
the laws of nations. Can any one
censure Jack for feeling a longing
desire for little human sympathy
and human contact? He listlessly
leaned against pine tree and look
ed around him.
just then two young ladies came
into the field Of his vision. One
Jack knew, the other was stranger,
and the other was the one Jack i'm
n2ediatly began to admire. She was
of medium height, dressed simply,
yet tastefully; white Garibaldi
waist-I believe Jack found out
afterward that was the name of it.
belted in by a broad ribbon, a dark
skirt, over which was looped another
striped black and white, and out
from under which peeped two pretty
feet, incased in thick but neat boots !;
classical head--though Jack con-
fessed to me, that if the fgure-head
which formed the frontispiece of his
Iliad, and which was held out to in
nocent freshman as that of the blind
"old man eloquent" is classical, why.
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"Clio. Tn having considerable


"Clio. Tn having considerable
business now
YES" said she very demurely
with a quiet nod; then relapsed into
silence without another word. Jack
fdgeted and thought. "Why don't
she say something to help fellow
on?''
eve got so now I can support
myself, and
'I'm right glad to hear it, said
Clio.
Jack felt that somehow she was
sporting with him, and flashed up.
.'You never heard that 1 didn't
support myself, did you?
mo. But then
''But then? You know, Clio that
ever since 1 was 1fteen-T
"Never mind" said Clio, "for ii
seems as though 1 have heard a
story commencing like that before,
jack
With that Clio smiled, and Jack S
momentary displeasure vanished +;
yet there was left on his mind the
underlined impression that, after all,
he had been sold. But the ice re-
carva wac hrOlyeu
''To be plain, Clio. came down
to tell you that l love YOU
Here came long pause. Jack
looked at everything in the room ex-
cept Clio. 1t was getting exceed
ingly embarrassing to Jack, when
there came a quiet ''Well?' from
Clio.
.'And to say" went on Jack, as
though no interruption had occurred,
''that L am in q condition to get
married.
That's very desirable situation
for any young man, am sure" said
Clio, and then she laughed that same
low, ripping laugh he loved so.-
Poor fellow, why couldn't he have
interpreted the love for him which
rounded and mellowed that laugh?
But no; he grew desperate, and.
with the thought that she was sport
ing with him, just little angry.
'Imight have known how it would
end. Any fellow is fool to dan
gle round any girl for three years"
And he strobe towards the door.
His hand was upon it. Il might
have known you wouldn't have mar
ried me-"
''But, Jack-''he turned-''you
haven't asked me to-
Haven't asked you to? Jack
caught the look in her eyes. The
next moment she was in his arms,
and her arms were around his neck,
and-we!l, the fact is Jack never
did ask the question.
After the first happy moments had
passed, and the ecstacies of the
acknowledged mutual love had eff
feresced-that word seems to ex-
press the idea about as well as any
lack heoan
Darling, have loved you ever
since the first day in the grove
How long have you cared for me?"
"Since | saw you standing so
lonely and looking so downhearted
under that pine tree
think after that reply Jack kiss
ed her. l know l should had l
been he.
The other day I visited Jack and
his wife. In the yard in front of
their home I saw a small pine tree,
which they tend with the greatest
care. I asked Jack where he found
it. A smile and look of peculiar
significance passed between him and
his wife, as he answered: I'm the
GROVE -
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Are you aware, my little daugh-
ter, that you are going to hell?'' is
the title of late forty page tract
for little children. If the Reverend
Barebones, who distributes them,
should ever accidentally drop one of
them over our fence, he'll limp some
when he leaves, and be a heavier
man in the rudder by several buck
shot-with a strong postscriptal
probability of going there himself.
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First Catch Your Hare.

The local humorist of the Peoria
ReUjea0 records a social occurrence in
these terms: Tweezer on the bluff.
last evening, calling on lady friend,
and they were out on the porch. dis
cussing the works of the great au-
thors, when the young lady's pet
white rabbit. which had escaped
from its cage, came rushing around
the house with big yellow dog after
it. The young lady screamed, and
Tweezer threw rocking-chair at
the dog, frightening him away, but
knocking over eight fower-pots, and
telescoping the chair. Then the
young lady implored Tweezer to
catch the rabbit and save it from
the horrid dog. And Tweezer com
menced to catch the rabbit. He
employed stratagem at first. fol-
lowing it around to the back of the
house and whistling gently. in true
hunters style, to arrest its attention
and cause it to stop. Then he made
grab for it when it paused to re-
fleet under the gooseberry bushes.
Tweezer grabbed not wisely but too
well, for the rabbit took advantage of
his plunging and snatching around
among the bushes to scurry over into
neighboring yard. Tweezer didn't
like that much, and he took occasion
to say something derogatory to the
character of the rabbit as he extri-
Gated himself from the thicket. But,
seeing the young lady near, he
smiled a dim sort of smile and got
off dismal sort of q joke about
forty thorns in the hand being worth
a rabbit in the bush. Then he grid
ed up his loins and resumed the
catching of the rabbit. He had left
his hat among the fruitful shrubs,
and as he vaulted over the fence a
portion of his coat-tail remained on
a protruding nail. But Tweezer
meant business. And so did the
rabbit. They coursed across the
yard, then out in the street, then
down two blocks, then into a potato
field, then into another yard, and
here another man came out and asked
Tweezer what in all sixty-six he was
trying to do. Tweezer asked him if
he didn't have sense enough to see
for himself. And the man smiled
sad and pitying smile. Ere this in
teryiew took place, it might be stated
that the rabbit had gone under the
cow stable. Tweezer crawled under
and chase it out. Anybody might
know that by the look of his white
duck clothes. When he came ont
the chase began anew. The rabbit
was fair, and waited for him just on
the other side of picket fence
This time the pursuit was down the
middle of the street, and spectators
looked on and clapped their hands
with enthusiasm. Tweezers blood
was up, and he resolved to catch that
rabbit or die in the attempt. So it
appeared until dog darted out and
caught the rabbit. When Tweezer
came up and received the prey from
the jaws Of its captor he found, to
his inexpressible sorrow, that the
poor little animal had not been kill
ed. So he bore it back and restored
it, unharmed, to the loving arms
which awaited it at home, and in
the midst of the caresses which were
Iavished OH the return of the beau
tiful pet, peor, Tweezer was for
gotten.
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Plain Language from Truthful Jane.


Plain Language from Truthful Jane
Which I wish to repeat,
And my language is plain,
That in ways of deceit
And tricks that vain,
The "girl of the period" is lively;
Which the same would rise to explain.
Lily White was her name,
AndI need not deny,
In regard to the same,
What that name might imply;
But her cheeks were provokingly rosy!
And bewitchingly penciled her eye.
Twas in Lent, week the third,
With most penitent skies,
Which it might be inferred,
Lily White was likewise
Yet she humbugged Johannes, my lover,
In way that always despise.
Which we had small game,
Called by some ''hide and 8"
Twas Irritation. The same
She thought sinful and weak
But she smiled she ogled Johannes,
With smile that was sanity and meek.
Yet the game it advanced,
In a way detest
And my sorrow enhanced
At the state of Johns vest,
Which heaved like wave of the ocean,
When the same has turbulent breast.
But the tricks that were played
By the girl of the P,
And progress she made,
Was alarming to see;
Till she twirled on her left hand forefnger
What Johannes had promised to mo.
Then I looked up at John,
But he looked not at me;
And rose with groan
And said ''What do I see?
We are ruined by harmless Irritation :"
And went for the gal of the P.
In the scene that ensued,
John, amazed, did not speak
For the floor was bestrewed,
In the he1ght of my pique,
With the ''cards" Lily White had been playing
In the game she thought sinful and weak.
OF those Exquisite charms,
laid bare in trice,
Padding" ''Paniers" and "forms"
OF most cunning device;
And there fell with tressea so airy,
What is frequent in hair, rats and mice.
Which is why repeat,
And my language is plain,
That in ways Of deceit,
And tricks that vain,
The ''girl of the period" is lively,
Which the same free to maintain.
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The women at Chicago have a
shrewd way of doing business. Re-
Gently one borrowed two hundred
dollars Of her husband. and in the
afternoon fluttered under his nose a
divorce that had cost exactly that
amount.
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ADVERTISING RATES.

One square, ten lines, or less for first insertion
One Dollar, each subsequent insertion Fifty cents
A liberal discount from the above rate viii be
made to yearly advertisers.
Obituaries of over ten lines will be charged as
advertisements
All bills due upon first insertion of advertise
ment. unless otherwise contracted for.
All announcements of candidates must be paid
for in advance.
jon Work must be paid for on delivery.
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The Only Way.

Cannot something be done to
prevent young ladies from being in
suited on our streets at night Z"
asks Cincinnati paper. There can.
Just have the girls mother tuck her
into her little bed about eight o'clock
in the evening and lock the door on
bpr
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-08-13

Real merit Of any kind cannot
long be concealed; it will be dis
covered, and nothing viii depreciate
it, but a mans exhibiting it himself.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-08-13

The coal fields Of Tennessee occu.
py no less than 3,840,O0o acres
being 100000 acres in excess of the
united coal fields of England, Sect
land, Wales and Ireland. Some of
the stratas are known to be 100 feet
in thickness.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-08-13

Josh Billings says: Il have often
been told that the best way is to
take a bull by the horn; but l think,
in many instances. j should prefer
the tail holt"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-08-13

A South Carolina alligator died OF
modification in an English aquarium
recently. He had been hearing
from his native State.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-08-13

Senatorial timber is about as plen-
tiful in California as in Tennessee.
Nearly every politician in that State
is spoken of as candidate to succeed
Senator Casserly. whose term ex-
pires in 1874.
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An observant lady says she was
never SO much inclined to laugh in
church as on a recent Sunday, when,
walking down the broad aisle after
service, she saw that every woman
ahead Of her was using her left hand
in arranging that portion Of her
dress adorning her back, and before
she was aware Of it found herself
similarly employed.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-08-13

A Massachusetts postmistress has
resigned her Office, as a matter Of
honesty. because she cannot find
time to read all the postal-cards and
attend to her other duties beside,
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-08-13

Regularity of the time of eating
has much to 10 with the preservation
of health. Do not eat late snppers.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-08-13

Never let the stream Of passion
move the tongue. Some people,
when they are about to put this mem
Der in motion, hoist the wrong gate ;
they let out passion instead of reas-
on. The tongue then makes a great
deal of noise, disturbs the quietude
Of neighbofs, exhausts the PERSONS
strength, and almost always does a
great deal of harm. The whirlwind
has ceased, but where is the benefit?
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-08-13

A Georgia man being asked if he
thought a certain politician in the
State would steal. replied: 'Steal
Why, by Jove, if he was paralyzed
and hamstrung | wouldn't trust him
in the Desert of Sahara, with the big
gest anchor of the Great Eastern.
Steal! / should think he would"
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Cheap DisInfectants.

One pound Of green copperas, cost
ing ten cents, dissolved in enc
quart of water, and poured down a
water-closet, viii efectually destroy
the foulest smells. On board ships
and steamboats,, about hotels and
other places, there is nothing so nice
to purify the air. Simple green cop
peras dissolved under the bed in any
thing that will hold water, will render
an hospital, or other place for the
sick, free from unpleasant smells.
For butchers, stalls, fshmarkets,
slaughter-houses, sinks, and where
ever there are.ofensive. putrid gases,
dissolve copperas and sprinkle it
about, and in a few days the smell
will pass away. If q cat, rat or mouse
dies about the house, and sends forth
an offensive gas, place some dissolved
copperas in an open vessel near the
place where the nuisance is, and it
will soon purify the atmosphere.
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N.HARRlS & co. Cincinnati. {
A CHALLENGE

Is extended to the world to place before the public
better Cough or Lung remedy than ALIENS
LUNG BALSAAI.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-16
AMENDMENT TO THE NEW UNITED STATES
SHIPPING LAW.


The Circular Sent Out by Captain Dun.
can Yestcrdsy-Matcrtal Changes-A
Petition to Annul the Existing Law.
The new Shipping law Of 1872, in section II,
provides that masters or all American vessels
bound from Atlantic to Pacific ports, and rice
versa, and Gil American vessels bound from any
American ports, shall ship their crews before q
United States Shipping Commissioner, on a Ger
tain form OF agreement. Last week an amend
ment was made to the foregoing clause a. fol-
lows
to masters Of vessels engaged in trade between
the United States and the North American British
sessions in the West Indies the Republic of Mexico
Yesterday, Captain Duncan, United States Ship
ping Commissioners Of New York, In view OF the
new state OF things, sent out the following circular
to all the principal ship owners, ship brokers and
commission merchants In the city:-
OFFICE OF THE UsrrsD STATES SHIPPING COMMISSIONER,
-, - i6 CHERRY STREET, NEW YORK, Jan. Is, 1873. )
SrR--You are hereby notified that under the recent
amendment to section IL Of the shipping OF l572.
masters of vessels when engaged in trade between the
sions or the West India Islands, or the Republic Of
Mexico, not compelled the form OF agreement
prescribed In that section
All other sections OF the law remain unchanged and
the shipping and paying of Of employed board
such above described will be Conducted
usual at this Office Very respectfully prSc.x
United States Shipping Commissioner for the Port Of
New York
1t may here be stated that the Shipowncrs and
Captains Cooperative Association have appointed
q committee to draw up petition to Congress
praying for the repeal OF the whole new shipping
act, on the grounds that II Ia injurious TO AMID
owners aud financial interests In general
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ANEW RAILROAD ACROSS THE STATE OF
MAINE.
AUGUSTA. Ne. Jan.

AUGUSTA, Me-, Jan. Is, 1873.
At an informal meeting of the Railroad Com
mittee OF the Maine Legislature this afternoon 1t
was decided to grant the petition OF John d. Hay
dens and others for charter to build line OF rail-
road from Portland TO Bath Me. The road Is to be
built by an association of New York and Boston
capitalists, represented by Mr.. Charles E. Fuller,
q prominent banker in the latter city, connecting
with the Knox and Lincoln Railroad at Bath, via
that road to Rockland, and thence up the northery
coast Of the Penobscot River to Bangor; also the
eastern terminus OF the Maine Central Railroad.
The new line will form opposition method OF
transportation across the state Of Maine. Funds
have already been assured sufficient to build the
with others soon to be made public, solves the
vexed question OF how to procure speedy and rail-
Conveyance from Halifax To BOSTON.
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MRS. WHARTON.

Conclusion OF Mr.. Van Ness Testimony
Statements by Colonel Loney and Mrs.
Chubb.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Jan. Is, 1873.
In the Wharton trial to-day the cross-examna-
ton OF Van Ness was concluded, after which
Colonel H. d. Loney was put upon the stand and
testified. The testimony OF both these witnesses
related chiefly to the symptoms which attended
the illness OF Van Ness after taking the beverage
alleged to have been given HIM by the prisoner.
other than the symptoms attending the illness OF
Van Ness the testimony OF Colonel Loney brinps
out no new facts In addition to what he stated at
the Ketchum trial.
After the crosse Examination OF this witness Mrs.
Eliza Chubb, OF washington, was put upon the
stand. The testimony OF this lady related to the
purchase OF tartar emetic at the request OF Mrs.
Wharton. She testified to this 1t the previous
trial OF Mrs. Wharton for the murder OF General
Kctchum. The examination OF Mrs. Chubb Wal be
continued tomorrow. -
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ENGLAND.
Discount in Open Market-Money Rates on
Change and at the Bank-Sad News from
the Sea- Russian Count at Court.
1ElEsnAm TO THE new YORK HERALD.

LONDON, Jan. Is, 1873
The city financial report, dated at five O'Clock in
the evening to-day, read as fOllOws:-"The rate Of
discount for three months bills in the open market
is al6 per cent below the Bank of England rate.I
''The rate for money at the Stock Exchange on
government securities is lower than the Bank Of
England rate by y per cent"
SAD NEWS AFTER sHIPwRECK.
Information has been received here that the ship
Chillingham Castle was wrecked while on voyage
from Shields for Malta, and twenty-six persons
we're drowned.
RUSSIAN ARIsToCRACY AT COURT.
Count Schouvalon, who arrived in this city sew
eral days ago from st. Petersburg, was presented
to Her Majesty Queen Victoria yesterday.
THE WEATHER.
The weather throughout England to-day Is fair.
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HAVANA, Jan. H. 1873.
The Spanish Navy Department denies the land
ing of flbustering expedition the coast Of the
Eastern Department.
The government has rented the enlarged plan.
tations OF Cuban rebels for 5000, 900 annually.
AN AMERICAN MINISTER EMBARKED.
william A. Pile, United States Minister at vene-
zuela, sails from here on his way to New York.
sHIPwRECKD SAILORS IN PORT.
The British ship Mont Eagle, Captain Scott, from
New Orleans, January T. for Bremen, with . cargo
Of cotton, was wrecked on Great Andrews, one Of
the Bahama Banks. Her mate and four sailors ar
rived here in boat yesterday, and report that the
Captain and the rest OF the crew were In another
boat and are probably saved.
HAVANA EXCHANGE.
Exchange on United States sixty days, In gold
"a q A1s per cent PREMIUM short sight, 70 a 261I
per cent premium; on London, SO a 3s1l per cent
premium; on Paris, q q "a per cent premium.