The enquirer southerner., 1874-11-13

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school ceased, and the attention of
every scholar was directed to the
girl. who, it was expected, was
to receive severe punishment.
After interrogating the girl a few
moments, the master took from his
desk a huge ruler, such as we sell
dom see nowadays, and commando
ed the damsel to hold out her hand.
She hesitated, when the master, in
blaze of passion, thuridered out {:
Will you give me your hand?' 'Yes,
sir, and my heart too,' promptly
replied the girl, ct the same stretch.
ing forth her hand to the master and
cycling him with cunning look. A
deathly silence reigned for mo>
mentin the school-room; a moist
spot was seen to glitter in the mas
ter's eye; the ruler was laid upon
the desk and the blushing girl was
requested to take her seat, but to
remain after the school was dismiss
ed!
In three weeks after the school
finished, the schoolmaster and the
girl were married.
Baltimore Gazette, strong Democratic
Journal.l
Some Words of Counsel.
In discussing the consequences of
the marvellous series of victories on
Tuesday last, we should make a
great mistake if we gave the whole
credit Of them to the Democracy.
That the Democracy did their full
share Of the work, there can be no
manner of doubt, and the splendor
of their triumph is not dimmed by
the assistance Of many thousand
good men and true who separated
themselves from the extremists of
the Republican party, and in the
cause of honest government voted
with the Democracy. These men
are Republicans still, and their al
lance with the Democracy, as in
Massachusetts, may simply be con-
strued as o protest and warning
to the party to which they belong
that stands in need of publication,
and that the evil practices which
have brought it into disrepute must
be abated. These allies do not seek
the elevation of the Democracy to
place and power. They are the
floating Republican element of op-
position to Grantism and Butlerism
that have clustered about the De,
mocratic party ss a nucleus, and by
force of this coalition-temperary
it may be, but powerful so long as
it lasts-they hope to compel the
Republican party to purify itself,
Only when this hope fails can we
safely count on their permanently
separating from it. We want oul
Democratic friends to consider in 8
thoughtful, manly way this fact
They have gained through this re-
volt, and with the assistance of the
better class of Republicans, a mag.
nifcent series of victories. 1t il
only by the aid of these reformers
that the Democracy can hope to
perpetuate those victories, and con,
solidate, on firm basis, the power
they have acquired.
Its policy should be one of gen
erous conciliation. If it were tc
spurn from it the help that has beer
freely given at the elections jus
closed, it would do an unwise thing
For two years from December, 1875
it will have control of the House O
Representatives. The responsible
ty that has thus been devolved upol
it is very great. 1t has to satisf,
the country that its confidence ha
not been misplaced. So far as il
may be able, it has to Incorporate
: its late allies into its own ranks
: Some Of them, perhaps many, will
resume their places in the Republi
, can organization. Chastened b.
defeat, and weakened by disintegra
tion, but retaining portion of it
former power and infuence-thougl
not strong enough, perhaps, to re
, cover the ground it has lost or tn
confidence it has forfeited-it is still
e to strong to disband. 1t will agail
e confront the Democracy in the Pres
identisl election of 1875 and max
t one more supreme effort for victory
In the meanwhile, the Democrat
q party has it in its power to dra1
r new accessions of strength from tn
: ranks of the opposition by provin
that it can be as magnanimous i
victory as it has been patient unde
0 defeat. 1t should deal with thes
4 new corners with large liberality
e yielding to no spirit of revenge, bu
smoothing down old animosities
It and whilst forgetting nothing, an
sorrowing over much, letting tn
8 dead past bury its dead.
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