davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-23
Nv ENGLISH VIEW OF AMERICA.
LETTER FROM AN INTELLIGENT BRIroN 10 TIE PAIL
MALL GAZETTE
To lie Editor OF the PaiDdL Ga-cH.


MALL GAZETTE
To Tie Editor Of the PaimaI Ga-eA.
SIR: | Hand you copy of The Iron Era in
the Page you will the speech of iroies-
Ser H. NOrthrup the Progress OF the Education In
England as of the Insults IL the British Matt that
WE ar dayly The und PrOfcser refers the Eiuca-
t.n of America that opened the Ports OF CHINA AMI ia.
nan can this be trmei SAYS that one Half of England
was owned 80 Pursons Il Scotland by ~ rhis trus
tool That the pesenty Of England lived 0n Black Bread
" Seem milk obees Gi this Truel. That There we're
100000 Paupers In England (and This 1rueh Ana
ioO0O00O Dollars Expended for there support an
nelly. | would say at this Present Time IN the Stite
OF Pcnsevina there arc THOUSANDS that do 10!
Fare well Evan as those PcseutS spoken OF. Ahu
with all the of america the have not Gold nor
svr Carrncy. A. To the Education OF America The are
well ycsed in Chewing and smoking Tobacco even III ~
years Of age. But Mathematics and Natural Phlosepy
the gnOrent Of But suese IL tn Say THIS ote oil lee
lures in schools is nothing uncOmOn. We hear the most
ont RACES Tales of Engans Progress and il T. settled
fact That England is Pore lDsigfent matt N not abel 70
Cope with the Smaller Powers and the ~ite OF an Engsa
England used 10 Bv word and an English man has
no Show in this Country unless he can Stlhd Ere nay
Sell Have Been wlth Chmees slameIus tttiIth, rOtc
Rushens French & many others ana slecs IOhs.
AMI ia all my life it'll my EXpel eence never meet WIN
a Peopel so void o. reason America las got hIYiy
one Else Knows any Ihing have been Here years
have Busnss OF my own am Watch Maker am from
England. II had an Education Could write Noiimo
america The have Plenty OF called Institutions
but Realities. The Pound Keeper oIceps after Couate
bel do his durty work. the ConStabcl afte the squire
with Ills uncou,d Hair aud unwashrd Face he looks
better nj Subject for Lnitlc aslun then Justls VI
Peace; So the grOops after one the other up "a tho
President. 10 Civ yOn an Idea OF "A c0rt room IN
County Town, the Cnsabie asked tho Squire 10 change
a Five Dollar Bill; wtn the Squire presents his POckes
Book to give change Cdnsabs said squire We're the leu
you gt all tht Money from you G0rl Ddng Old s,ouh
squire said He'll an due yur want 10 noet And sich y
the O!e.s 10 meet out Justice that America Bost or
not Be'n for mur Mineral vescTatSi weIt1 TIE Go
Bankrupt These fow few remarks close Please 10
Excuse this TASTY Episte-i remain yours sehcealv
New Orleans Republican., 1875-10-03
WHEN BABY DIED.

The asy the paby died the flowers
Drropeo s'.r the leaf,
Ard BIZ os within The shady bowers
pe,i plaintivelS their grief,
Al d through III g. ldtn in tn sun
1t seemed If the day were done,
When Baby died.
As if DER vi the land "A sudden blight
Had with.Ied howei and leaf in one short breath
Unto mUih ''s Leart day turned to nieht,
AZ l f. 10 death;
while to h. come back with sudden tears
Tn, wi; some tsce The tossing cuils aglow,
TIE ii,e ie..t that psttertd to an fro,
The snge' wtsd, m OF three happ, years,
All ending with such suddenness OF woe
When BABY died.
From out the drawer she takes with trembling
The 1t G shoes that Baby used to wear:
All but he sitn'e of he misslng feet,
1h. ,eaIiu vtnn OF & e face 80 sweet
Put in it's place away he curl of hair
Nav, sht vi il pre- SIS il 10 her lips again,
Anr, dreaming OF the years that might have
The mother folds her hands in speechless prayer
Why, Baby Was the playmate Of the BIRDS
And .'Ned lound the porch with pleading
Blu sI was his voice upon the lawn
The hoop lsy where he left it BY the wall,
The swing mo ionltss and over all
Snci silence .et med to re ca
That iIom the lonely loom the sob of pain
W rs echoed in sad hearts, although they knew
Their little ir.hd the shining gates passed Though
WheL Baby died!
His gpsy dog more will bear the rein
Nor about his my carr again.
The hsr cT ssed the little soul is free,
Ano Baby lies benz al h the chuIc chy ard tree
No NOR gaipst his mothers face he'll press
Bis danny che with many coy carehs;
No more IL N clap his title hands and pray,
IN words SHE taught his Osy lips to say;
Nor vii he bltbely talk
OF things 50 Wis. b, yond his baby years.
Put in their llace the play thlngs that he left.
About the hOnte ach dear yemen bered walk
Bin gs 10 mothers the binding tears,
siLee h, ! fond heart was OF its Joy bereft
When Baby died.
So leave tn. chamber 10 its silent gloom,
Al put sside tn. little cradle bed
And draw The curtains. lose The sacred room;
IT'S filed wi mouri ful memories of the dead.
For cen the picture rs hal ing on the wall
fome lhuul hts recall
That stert the tears uDbidden; and the vine
That clusters found the windows still will keep
lts flower nuddiT in the shade ana shine,
To greet him when he awakeDs fiom his sleep.
Babys dead!
And all in vain crushed hearts must reason why
Their loved once in their blcem nd beauty die.
Life holds but Low. alone sufficient worth
To bind our weary feet ubto the til.
Al hearts are breaking Ior the love they lost
When some dear soul the sbadowy river crossed.
The Independent
New Orleans Republican., 1875-10-03

In discussion OF the mental conditi
Edgar A. Poe, in Scribner for Octd
under the title of "a Mad Man of 1t n
Mr.. F. g. Fairfield gives the following
tlicting accounts of the composition of |
Raven:"
Another fact that seems to witness n
epileptic condition is constituted by
habitual lying that marked the later|
best-knOWn N part of h career. One instI
must illustra to the many. shall take
granted that the z. neral reader is fau|
with that remarkable analytic papd|
which he describes the composition of \
Raven" and the plan upon which it |
constructed. American literature cond
nothing cleverer in its way, and its Old
ness is manifold enhanced when it is uu|
stood that it is simply and unequiyod
hctl0n, as the actual circumstances nd
which the poem was written conclusil
show.
Poe then occupied a cottage at Fordhs|
KIND OF poets nook just ont of hearin|
the busy hum OF the city He had wal
all the way from New Tvik that afternk
and, having taken cup OF tea, went o !
the evening and wandered about fol
hour or more. His beloved Virginia
sick almost unto death; he was viii
money to procure the necessary medic1
He was out Until about ten O'Clock. VI
he went In he sat down at his writing
and dashed oil The Raven" He subnI
1t to Mrs C.enm Tor her considerable,
the same night, and II was printed subj
TALLY as it WAS written.
This account of the origin of the
was communicated to me ia the fall of
by geptleInan who prOft ssed to be ind
ed to Mrs. Clemm for the facts as he ct
them; and in the course of a sauu ter in
South in the summer of 1867, took d
sion to verify his story by an interview
that aged lady. Let me now drop l
Ciemm's version for a paragraph to l
sider another, resi- ing upon the testint
o Colonel du Sole, who was intimate
Poe at this period, and concurred In
other literary contemporaries who used
meet HIM ct midday for a budget of |
SIP and glass Of ale at Sandy Wei
Cellar IN Ann street.
Du Sole says that the poem was prodd
staDzt by st4hzs at small intervals,
submitted BY Poe piecemeal 10 the criti}
ana emendation of his intimates. who 1
gested various alterations and subsJ
w oNcP'So vi lutul. 1
Sole quotes particular instances of Dbl
that were Incorporated at his sugges{
and thus "The Raven" was a kind of u
stock affair in which many minds held Il
shares of intellectual capital. At lenk
when the last stone had been placed id
sitlon and passed upon, the structure
voted complete.
The reconciliation of these conflicting
sions lies, possibly, in the hypothesis
ne wrote the poem substantially, as st&
by Mrs. GLENN, and afterward, With
shrewd idea Of stim ulatipg expectatid
little, or by way of subtle and delil
fiattery, submitted it TO his friends st&
by stanza, adopting such emend ations
substitution of phrase as tickled his ed
suited his fancy. Such alterations vi
scarcely affect the general tenor of the Y
20 Mrs. GLENN first heard it, and, copsl
ing the length Of the poem, appear to !
been very lew and of small importsk
granting all that Colonel du Sole cls|
Besides, it was like him to amuse himsd
this way, hoaxing his friends, and +
laughing IN his sleeve ct them.
New Orleans Republican., 1875-10-03
hEIIEh vi.
Savage to his Friend.l

WAhM SPRINGS, August b, 1874.
should have forgotten altogether when
what subject, If your letter, which reached
me to-day, had not recalled il to NV mem
ory. Do not suppose that any impulse of
friendship makes me answer it so promptlv.
There has simply come to me one of those
abnormal times when . man feels that be
to whom can speak. Therefore seize your
letter as an excuse to do 90. Lunstics re-
cover their senses after an outbreak, 1t ia
said; regard this - my outbreak, and be.
lieve that shall try " recover nv senses
- room - possible.
iou ask If have accomplished INV
arrangement de rGisoss with Mis- Harrina-
ton. can answer that Question IN feV
words. Fanny Harrington y at this mo
ment tho belle Of the 6prines, and / have
not given her . thought for two wseks
The reason Of this Il net far to seek. Yoa
New Orleans Republican., 1875-10-03
LETTER VIII.
Savage to his Friend.1

WARM SPRINGS, August 21, 1874.
ifhe first part o. this letter is omitted,
since it relates to what Mrs Temple b 8
already told.
l have now been for three days ftbe
length of time since left my chamber) the
lion OF the hour in this small world; ali be.
cause fell down cliff and narI osly es.
capped broken head. Thus easily ia re-
no~n sometimes purchased! Nothing can
be easier than to fall down a cliff but the
consequences are unpleasant. Even vet
my, arm uhe left one, luckily ia in splints,
and my head, besides being shorn like a
convict's, is exceedingly tender to the
touch. have written of myself and my
disasters sufficiently, however. Now wifi
give you the closing page OF my aGaiye du
ceMr with Mrs. Temple.
She has been since my accident, as in
duty bound, kind and gracious in the ex.
treme She even offered to come and see
mean honor which declinedNsnd no. @
u day has passed that l have not received
something from her hand in the way of
fruits, flowers, books, etc. You under
stand, OF course, that | did NOT re-
fuse these things That would have
been churlish, and too much as ii flung
back her efforts to atone. When | an
peared in public she was the first TO meet
me with cOrdiality that can not de-.
scribe-every look, word, tone, was full of
gratitude too subtly expressed to be dis
claimed, yet thoroughly unmistsk able.
bore this for two days. On the third ives.
terdayl we chanced for the first time to be
alone for few minutes, and then 1 said.
Mrs; Temple, you must pardon me if tell
you that the gratitude you are good enough
to feel. toward me is misplaced. am sin
cerely attached to Archie-f0r his own sake.
not because he is your child-and, If Won
remember, on that day at Point Rock
had the special responsibility Of having
taken him on the excursion, and pledged
myself tor his safety. Under those circum.
stances was It any great feat to 20 down =
Cliff for himf And - for the fall. my awk.
wAroness Alone was to blame for that
! ielt slmose sorry for having spoken
New Orleans Republican., 1875-10-03
Miss Harrington to Frield.1
WARM SPRINGS. .Juna d 197

MY DEAREST NELLIE--We reached this
place few days ago, and write according
to promise, to let you know how like 1t.
l am perfectly charmed ! You will be as.
tOnished, perhaps, to hear this, but you
would be still more astonished If you could
place II is. The situation is simply superb.
None Of the Virginia Springs can compare
with 1T, Mr.. Develin says it is very like
Ems. II %, Ems must be lovely. Fancy .
valley But l must begin at the begin
ninX and tell you about our journey here.
We rested in Asheville . day on two
i2f mamma was very much fstigued BY
l received : note from NJ. Sewage. tslL
ing me that he was staying e zlsxsr-
ders, On the French Rroe7. end vouId
JOIN ~ = ve passed down. 1 told nam
me-, and abe received tho news nore
quietly than ! he'd anticipated. Indeed, she
New Orleans Republican., 1875-10-03

one OF the islets she began to speak OF the
Cherokee tradition which placed here a
siren VINO lured hunters to destruction by
the sweetness of her voice. ~ suppose this
Indian Lorelei fled away when the rude
Anglo Saxons came," she added.
Perhaps che is here yet, and only silent"
l said. "Sing, and soc if the spirit of
rivalry will not make her break her 81.
lence."
OF course this was only an excuse to
hear her voice, for she sings divinely. She
smiled wish you could see the slow
sweet smile that shines in her eyes before
It curves her lips-and began that song so
ASK me no more" Whether coonetry or
carelessness made her choose it, / do not
know. but she sang it with meaning that
might have thrilled q statue Do you re-
member the last versef
Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are sealed,
Let Se i've, ,ns sire % aad I'll in
No more, dear love. for AT q touch yield;
ASK me no more.
As her voice foated out over the water
every sound in Nature was stilled. We
were all alone with the gentle river. the
lovely islets, the great heights on which
the last rays of sunset light were resting
The boat seemed floating on q glerified
stream in q glOrifed world of light and
color. And when at last her voice sank into
silence spoke.
What said do not remember, but there
was something like sadness in her eyes-s
trick OF fascination, no doubt-as she looked
at me and answered, II am sorry, Mr.. Saw
age, that you should have said all this.
am still more sorry that it has been my fault
that you have done 80. Often in my life
have had cause to cry D,ea culpa, but never
before 90 much canse ~ now. 1 don't ask
you to forgive me, for can not forgive my
sell. ought to have stopped you before
this, and meant to do 90. never meant
TO be forced TO tell you that ! am engaged to
another man."
I knew y, but mona. the leas 1t sounded
rom her itps like . death warrant. For
. moment the certainty seemed to stun
mel then rpAembersd how shs had
New Orleans Republican., 1875-10-03


You will blame me, Stephanie, but you
will believe me also when say that never
suffere keencr selfreproach than in listen
ing TO the avOwal of his passion. Poor tel
low! He made it with so much simple earn
estness-when man feels strongly be is
always simple-that it went straight to my
heart, and made me feel that l had been
cruel and dishonOrable. l expressed my
sorrow, but words in such cases are ALWAYS
poor, and mine seemed doubly poor iust
then. He was very indignant. Well, he had
cause to be. did not blame him for that,
nor Tor some bitter wOrG 8, which l bore pa
tiently, feeling that he had right to utter
them. At last, however, am sorry to say,
lost my temper. He demanded to know
why had selected him as the ''subject of
my cruel sport" / answered by asking
why he chose Fanny Harm gton for "the
subject of fortune hunters schemeo No
sooner were the words uttered than re-
pented them. But their effect was even
gre ater than l anticipated. l shall never
forget the expression of his face. What he
SAID 1t Is not worth while to repeat. He
spoke more moderately than deserved;
felt that then, and fsel it now.
When we parted did not expect to see
MN again, but the next day an excursion
mad been planned to Paint Rock. and to my
surprise he appeared, and even came up
and addressed me as we were ON the point
OF starting. II have just seen Archie in
state OF great distress because you refuse
to let him go, Mrs. Temple" he said. "Will
you permit me to intercede for him, and
say that shall willingly take charge of him
If you. will allow him to accomany the
partyp
l have neglected to cay that Archie has
conceived the most violent attachment for
Mr.. Savage. which the latter has returned
ny great deal Of kiDdness. He really
seems disinterestedly fond of the child.
l was unprepared for such !
proposal - this, remembering what had
occurred between us the evening before.
md looked ct him In astonishnent. "Yop
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-10-21
Is 1T POSSIBLE THAT DAVIS WILL
sisggr BE RE-ENTHRONED7

= I'D
It is the wisdom of statesmen that pro-
vides against even the possibility of great
public calamIties. Recent elections, even
though they turned upon a question hav-
ing no relation to the integrity or strength
Of Democratic and Republican parties will
give restored confidence to Grant and his
more violent advisers. They love power
and will lose no opportunity to perpetuate
it, Grant has made million dollars by it,
and is more eager to make ten than, orig
field. just now, for Federal intervention
The people have had breathing spell for
several years and forage for the quartermas-
mers and 'cornmissaries of the Radical army
Of carpet baggers and pIace-holders
abounds. Then, too, Grant would com
mand the vote of Texas in the Presidential
election of next year. He only wants a
pretext for Intervention and Coke's head
may.b stricken from hisaofficial shoulders
and Davis's substituted. Davis's friends
sre already telling the President that
Texas is without q dc .faetO and de jure
government, that Governor Coke has
assented tothe wishes of the Convention,
and the terms 'ofsoflce of placeholaers have
been extended beyond their originaI consti-
tuiionnl limitations; that the revolution
progresses and that Texas, at this moment,
certainly, II the new Constitution be de
feated, has no government. Such will be
allegations made before the President. OF
their truthfulness we need not speak. But
he has set aside State governments on
grounds infinitely less tenable. He has
made and pulled down governors as justly
entitled to office as Gov. Coke, and if the
President has learned nothing and forgot
ten nothing, as is alleged may he
not assure for himself the vote Of Texas in
1876. by expelliDg Gov. Coke, re-crowning
Davis, and by restoring that sort OF ''uni-
versal suffrage which delighted Radicalism
in is60-65, when rebels were disfranchised
that knaves might use the Innocent negro
TO reigp, rob and destroy. Each day some
new body OF intelligence is repealed by the
constitutional Convention; each day some
folly is committed to make people object to
the new scheme Of government now in
course Of crsatiOa. Suppose the whole sys.
tenn Of crude thinking be repudiated by the
people and the etass be left without gov
ernment, as Radicalism viii allege, viii
not Grant quote the Federal Constitution,
which eonpels him 70 guarantee "a repuh-
hcsn form Of government TO each State,
sud sxpel Gov, Coke and restore Davis /
The peenle are talking and thinking Of
these plainpossibiitiss. Il may be absurd ;
but Radiealissn fattens on absnrdities. such
as the kseplasr approves when 1t pirates
about the sacred rielt % Of universal saf-
mage born Of the ever infamous Rcaonstruc.
ton Committee But il is only our duty
to refer 10 dangerous possibilities. deriving
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-10-21

The good and loving Waco Register is in
ecstacies over the achievements of the Holy
Alliance on the suffrage question. It takes
Col. Pickett in Its arms and hugs and kisses
the excellent president ia the tenderest and
most affecting manner. The great rousing
backbone of the white side of the Alliance,
Mr.. johnson of Collin. is embraced and
kissed and fondled sweetly in the lap of ra-
dlant Radicalism till the good mans head
swims, and deep-seated pity and tender
hearted goodness and yearning solicitude
for the poor and ignorant embodied IN the
printed copy of native born suffrage some
times called johnson, as aforessid-he also.
is to be Rugged and smothered with caress-
es by the Register and Express, and is surely
good man, and the white people of Texas
must love and admire him forever. South
ern Texas win rear q monument TO these
glorious, brave statesmen, Mr.. Pickett and
the Johnsons ("
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-10-21


IT would be universally deemed a
good thing If the Holy Alliance would
assemble OF nine O'clock this aorning
and let that Brother johnson who was born
with the 'sight" stamped on him preside.
Let HIM sword out" the doxology and while
Brother Martin runs the keen trebble and
the heavy man of the concern, the other
Mr.. Johnson lifts up his awful voice and
bellows fearful bass, let the colored wing
of the sweet concert carry q roaring tenor.
And then when the solemn choral sympho-
MES, swelling in glorious cadences on the
soft winds of sunlit autumnal summertime,
are swept away, let Brother Graves pro-
nounce the benedicnon. When the coun-
try looks up and finds that they have de-
parted, TO return no moro forever, there
will be rejoicing in every home in Texas.
Not because these are bad or unworthy men,
but they Numbered into political body in
which statesmen aud lawgivers are wanting.
It was an innocent error and people should
forgive them. They knew not what they
did. Let us have the doxology this morn
ing and have done with the incapzbles.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-10-21
a WORD IN SEASON.

The following extract from private let
= of David A. Wells, Esq, the highest
wing authority on taxation and finance,
hich we are permitted to publish, is we'll
gritty Of careful consideration on the
Art Of the delegates TO our Constitutional
invention:
From what know OF Texas and its
; sources, have no doubt the State can
tier upon a high degree of prosperity and
aterial development provided you secure,
st, an honest and reasonably intelligent
ADMINISTRATION and, second, that you adopt
system of taxation which will encourage
place of repelling capital. Remember
ais: Labor without capital has got foot
the mud Conformity with capital both
n ride. But II two men are to ride one
2rse, one must ride in front, and capital
i'll always ride in front and hold the reins,
the horse won't go at all. The worst
ling that can happen to community is TO
fright capital.
How can our Convention "repel y in
ead-of encouraging capital How cen it
afright capital The answeris obvious.
needs only to show that our State is not
llable - that 1t will not keep faith. 1t
eeds only 10 attempt 10 impair the obhga-
on Of contracts heretofore made by the
tate, which have been acquiesced in for
ears = even though In the beginning the
egialature may have exceeded its powers
making them.
A State, like an individual, in order to
emmand respect and confidence, must ever
q in pursuance OF the dictates of honor.
Is not enough for it 70 be merely honest ;
must be more - It must be honorable. II
Just never legislste retroactively = must
eyer impugn its plighted faith.
Among honorable men, one who borrows
,oney at Illegal rates, where there is law
hitting interest, and then pleads the usury
Aw, or one who bets and loses at cards aud
BEN pleads the gambling act. is disgraoed
3r life, and can never pass as a true gentle,
IAN. So il is with a State that does any
ct that savors Of baseness, especially from
eordid motive, Is, and ought 70 be, dis
onored forever. BY doing such an act Il
an. easily disgrace itself beyond rcdemp-
on, and. besides, can depfeciate the value
n labor and property alike by repellinp
sd affrighting the capital which would
fherwise be encouraged 20 seek iavestment
nong as. Texas needs capital above All
1lngs. She has the fertile lands; she has
,uch labor were there only the capital 10
~ Tor il. She cannot. and viii not. sub
lll 20 be, without cause. subjected 10 dis.
onsr orloss.