The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-02-23
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and children lying heaped close to2etll-
;er, with their cold, pals, wtIi'es sfaces
turned Hpto shcavens Some looked like
they were sleeping, whilst yotherss eemed
to have died in awful agony, and their
faces presented hprrids eontortions.+
Others bad their eyes burstedi Fpms
their heads and, hanging out or, tLeir
faces. And when I would step on
them they would come to life, and with'1
their bloody eyeballs lgIsrings at me,
raise up tomy9 face dnd1tcnrse inc ~
could not move without placing my
feet on odeaG bodies, and when ! would
step on a dead body'it would open its
eyes and cry; then the dead mother
would raise up and pronounce a courses
upon me,fonTampiing undersl loot. her
child And deyils would surround me,
and, with horrid oaths, curse me for dis,
turbine the dead. / would tre,nbIe and
beg and try tosfiad sot1os pfaGe TO Put
my feet, but the dead were ia heaps, and
covered all sthe, ground so that !, could
neither walk, nor stand without. putting
my feet on a dead body. I would stop
land pantsior breath, and then ] could
feel acorpse iintfer my fee, ,and it'woulil
raise up, throw its arms around me, and
curse me for iramping !. On it,sq T. was
i9 this way that put i1l in TIA. tVn 1.ue whole h
night
ANeSrO who Shiyered Piank and
GrindsiOnes with His Heat.
| From the springfield (Mass) Republican
One of the tsscharacters" in which our
New England village life aboanas has
| just passed awaya at Williamstowmin the
death of athenegro, Al BRAN Parsons, or
"Abe Bqnter," AS he, WAS known to eyy,
cry one acquainted with the town
Abe's popular title Was descriptive, and
grew out Of his ram. Ekeior butting pro'
pensities, s.butting being Ibis, readiest
and most reflective method of defence.
His thickness of skull, even for one of
his race, was simply astounding He
/ wood split heavy plank with his head
in the way of business orfor the. amuse.
ment of any one willing to pay. a, qnar-
ter for such,fun, or would, utterly. dis
comft and rout an adversary by launch
ing hims,lf bodily and irresistibly at
his stomach. These were his play
spells. 'The.worthies ofithe village will
voueh for. other stories illnstratlye of
Abe,s more vigorous achievements -
They beguiled him years ago, into split
/. ting small grndstone He was asked
at one fef the stores If he wanted a
cheese. Naturally he did, and they'd
him it must be put in q salt sack and be
must smash it with his head; so they
inserted the stones aud Abe actually and
literally shiyered it-and, let MS hope,
got his cheese. When h"Coles store"
was burned some Seats' ago, 'ands the
heavy door could dgn6tt be- broken open,.
Abe very ohligingly pounded it in with
his head. He was a kindly, good ma
tured fellow, had been born a slave in
New York State, and when freed, much
against his will, found the task of caring
For himself and sansever-gro wing family
a discohraging eone. He was = good
lsborer when properly s.bosssd," but up
to his death represented well the old
fashioned aWl lite Oaks" shiftlessness,
though lattefIy he was brought, withahis
family, somewhat underst the performing
influences of Prof. Hopkinis mission
chapel. "Ahe- -BYnterp will be missed
as q member, Of, the sslower faculty
about the college aiid BY the Graduates
at tile annual o0mineneement seasons NJ
q! 9nor-- Z!T-7T-7Uu' :. "gT5TT Tf57.2 II
.; re Another story Of Paul L of Rus
sia. One morning the Emperor met q
Young officer On great *6eaen bridge.
Tie officer was a wag, and dns this PAT
ticuIar occaseni his issuance rWas stim.1
ulated :bX plenty OF good cid, wins, The
oldest, generals in the. army trembled be
fore the Crazy Emperor, but the yodhg
soldier Had ne fear OF hithei AS he pass
ed Rezgavetthe usualsaptesbnt in ,asdeei7
,ied edeyil may-care fashion, which at,
tractsd THE Epperor,s attention: gCome
this way" said bis majesty 6ercely. The
| officer obeyed.l aYousbeFong to the stu.
| pid squad-the fellows who know moth
ing.'.s ef0h, sire, excuse me-; ! know
eyerythipg.'' us;Indeed! Then how ma
ny, nails are there in this bridge !" sSev;
enteen billions, one one hundred and eighty.
flour miilions,s ithfee hundred and fifty.
9eights thousand, osins hundredpand fifty
six, ,and1fourg tacks , assure ofathat D.
nPerfeetlgosursssire.""l tstHeamp,hsem How How
many fishes in the sea- Three hun
Edred and sixty-nine billions nine hun
Edred ana twenty six millions,q foar hun.
idied and 'forty.eight thousand, six hun,
dred and thirty, y,eight, and three sprats.gi :
nrSare ef,that, 9too9'I 5 Perfectly sure,
without counting the fukes." The EN-;
peror looked pleased and turned to 60
away, when the cunning soldier remark
ed With great odesty, s.sBut sthere are
two things, sire, thatsI d don't AknpW,.r-
esWhatQ are rthey2", said Paul, turning
round, fercely. "Where i've, and
what's my my Names 81 The EiaSSpper5rs at
once made a Count ofhim aud gave him
splendid iestate.i saoiliiaI liiiH s!bnia as
hT,t. To Make Vinegar. =
Edward Smith, ii his new work on
floods, "Ag gives the following simple
formalafoT making vinegar:aO Ooes gal
Ion of water. one aad a.aparter pounds
of raw sugar, and e quafteer Of g pint
Of yeast, At Temperature Of eighty
degrees It win be s1fficfentfy acid in
tthfee ofsfbuf days to be drawn off,when
Ian oancB Of cut raisins nsnd, ,tthei, same
weighE ofyeresm of tartar should be
| adAnd and n flor a farr xunolra tho syvant