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, 1875-12-11

4 baltimore paper IL authority for tho state
uaut tLat " Nr. lioucicsulk lAh pattar tAsts &han
Dumas, and mora ietned knowledge of the
dei.caoioe OF tAu art, and h. will ur.ts = better
wolk. Oae ta!ug that ha kuows IL haw 70 COOK
= CANVAS bask. aud then WHOM It il done 4o
kuon4 aon to clt.s it. Not = dron of hia do
liesous iuice [msAniug thu canvs4-back'sl must
bc allowed 10 sssI erAts nnAl .hs oa1yina. knife
las il from h,m, liz il W bo dous BY : bot,
clear l1a iu ~ abort slns ~ il required 70
crisp aud brown the skin and outer aesit aud ho
IL 10 bs 4er.ed xlsh oettrlty ana celaty. Bup-
c.1ysd with 1uuxmsot, aod Abst&sd by = httts
curraas Jelly, tue canyss-ba:k constitutes The
g1auIs4t culinary triumph That tha R&nlus Ut
iuaa has translated to hts pto mach. Tbs crovn-
"a h.sds at Europe ne faa ot tnem. u to en-
joy H." =
, 1875-12-11

Wandered by the brOak.a!ds.
wandered by tus mill,
leeu.4 pot hear Tbs lrIok dow
The nbi+Y brouk WAS stlal;
There WAS no burr Of gr&asnoppess
Nor cttlrp af any btsd.-
but the belsiug Of my own heast
Was Ill tho auuud hard.
Isat beneath Ahe e'tu tree.
I watched ths long, long ahaaA
Aud, ~ It grew still iougas.
/ did nut Seel Afr.il:
For ! ItAteHsI for I itot.fa1l
Illsttnrt for \ wortl,-
Dut the beating Of mg uNn heart
Wa Ill tho t0unl he3ra.
10 cams not-no, he came not-
Tue niXat calus OH slp1a;
Tie III Il 1i4t1 B1l cue by une,
t:Irh ou tts golden Arpne;
The etrttax ar rAassd hy my chstka,
Tue Islsas 4tSpKa wsre satfFed,-
n,s tho beattu$ pf n.3 own hsAst
WAs al thu s6Iua heard.
Faat, Biisns t&srs weTe towtpR.
Wusu auInethtnS atoal behind-
4 h4Ad wAs gu 1ly shoulder,
! knew its touch VIA ttud;
It drew tIta noAkef, neafIr-
Ws did not .paAk ons word,
For tha hattnE VI out osn hearts
Wa Ill tits aound We heard.
-8ttnss {Lvrd H9h3Al9n).
, 1875-12-11

Fms ~ SpastsA " J4s< fssst, If Ess'eo,
Uphold nj fssbls branches
With thY EironR artu4, p13;h

Fms ~ Spasf.A " Jss4 Hsss*, # Essiea,
"uphold nj fssbls branches
With thY airong artu4, pra1;H
Thun ~ .hs Elm, haf nttxhbet,
Iha VIM Maa heard to say;
"E Sc. lying low Antt he1paas1,
weary lot ID Minis,
prAwled osE by every Fstttle,
And hrawasd ly hIuRry dns.S
The Eln Was tnpTed 10 pity:
Tlnn spoks tbs generous tsee3
NJ harlesa fsiestt. ooins htttst,
And Aud support In mAn
Tts kindly Elm, reessvtag
TIE graceful ytnea bnbraeA
neo4u,o. With that sderRAent,
Ths 84E.lau rrlla and grace;
Eerau1e The chosen covert
In witch Tbs Wild birds snHf
B&cAme tht ioss Of Rnsphttda,
And glory Of tbs surfing.
o beautiful example
For youthful rainds to he'd
Tho good NJ do to othsfs
8hai1 nsvsr tntss tts need
xhH love u tho4s who<s sorfows
W. it<an shall 6s ours,
And o'sr tue path ws walk In
That laxa shall scatter nowses.
HilEkans cutksn Lrtant IN IN C'rts!san 0Htan.
, 1875-12-11

After getting his Taco =! cossred with ssap
and water Juhu lIeury discovered that thera
welen't any tn sen on tho rHGk. anh aent hie
w1fe'e maid after some 'Ana, Fanny, bytus 10
tie uosn.ug paper ussh you" Alter stamping
Found IL = pssoxysa Of ssss for Hfse.n ealua.@s,
Ioh4 descended TO the kltonen and found Fanny
sittln4 b. tho stoye porIuy over the newspaper.
''Esank your t!Ask to b!Aakesy blank. soc!!ez-
Aked the irste Johni "wby d.dl't you bnug up
those teHelss"
EYES. st. pissse, sir. l entirely forget every
Asd, sir. aill do sou realty thtnk ais. shAt sbsyA
try lt. bsecbsk osax again, s1fs
, 1875-12-11

LovEAh MOOD.
All the tIsses that hIrs given.
lesudRs fruM ny SOU! to.uay;
And ot III l hase uStr t5&en,
would wipe thu tApus ht away.
How wtsh my ttps nad been basm1ts,
Helu lpatt from t.th aud ttu,
Thai. fsssh from 0od ! acty ssFFtee.
ToL3sat they might entsf Al.
sest I, Bat$t IN bei1batF'9 GsgaHHss'
, 1875-12-11

money 1t r.k 90 your sde OF rus wstor. sup
poss YOU treat III well a. you trrat each other.
In fact, knox you do; tut you must reform
your coue, Wooa oas your teehhie3Auos' haa
find sono way 10 get better Jurle0.'
Not being lawyer mYhcl!, MAS un*pla to
show this gentleman ~hst a
NoHLx a1aF9a OF 1ontafAcphNo1
80 hass. trust toas tnms tonotTsa,'oH-hen7e
Mcsnwhie, thas eminent hatf.spilster NIL bo
shocked to !eara that, IN tt's e9sfe monarchy
who're tho above colloquy LOOK place a.x ~
an ind!ctm ment ts ot 90 savsnnge nhatsssE 70 :
, 1875-12-11

I11ef'f huWcyef, seb5 rlther tb0 naud ot Hecee"
slty than of Mr.. Disracll. aud this viow OF tho
caae N probably tho correct one, Tor :" ths bar
gatu ha1 u be asttted A. once or Havef. II
sas : question OF fe~ days slmo's Of 10"
Aoulb,"
THE knEDlyE's WANT or cAsu.
Ten days ag1 tie British M!n'btry wero In
formed III = cynideut.Rl n4nter that the kha.
dive Was in pFessn. ustd ol !ah1s VIVA WHICH
10 nleet ltnpoudinS eusaEenlensh: ~ uss load
liz had deterIulutl to nell !hn lfIoo0 ahkle6 out
Of tho 4tU uUu issuoj. whlch no pussaseol ol tho
buoz Canal, The nhciiso tnLimttol his declH-
ion t, two pArt!o3-to u. do Lesaeps nho lH-
me1!a.e.y snuoupcel hltnself a. posslble pur-
cbassr, and Immediately lecelyoa the SUPP OIL Of
that he t.ao tbs sAms ot1ors to the Itothscl,iIds
OF through tArEl II the English GoyeruMcnt.
aad. A. tie U1itY Telegraph somarxut1, "Tuo
Kheti!vo linl>olf preferred to traustel tho chlef
power o7tr tho caua! to that Government which
has tu1 attunKest coMn1srcta1 reasons FOR keep
,ng It opea m free passasa fur ths who!e
vSrlt." Tha Ministry saw Tho opportunity, with
tbs slueu o3tldltion thst decIsiua must bo nm
nasdlAsely maoe. Tho Iee eJrdph, evidently wo'i-
suforu,od, then gocs un to alate how tue tzansae-
"larllaiuont wus not elttiug. though, hap
PLY. the Cabinet Councils were beuK helt ~
tacsr usual caurBe. No Government hslute aA4
ever thus Invested na1l0u1l moaby simply ne"
tlonsl interests 80 suddenly t'spleated. ~
strlct politics. 1t wss obviously 's1esa'ar, anu "
tue ltg4t Of uso policy it ass just ~ cIearlj all
Important. HIatory Lad pfs atod = tuucsure
OF to, hairs pli,tiug to decide upon it, would
have TO- surely pa! the rplsndld c4ance aside
sod haYo siton - hesest.eE. pesch.nse, some
lons- -wlud,a explanations IL poos exchsugs fos
tue hold we sA.'t now have Of sha sAoss cut b.
tF.ou Eulok . aud Asia.
g. now Ia oaly usedsd .....
THE nAscsIeN OF rAhL1AMxN7
10 Tho Pu1cAaas, and Enslaad's, X Qaesa Ylo-
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-04-17
The Volcanoes of Iceland.

Iceland is situated at the termination
OF the great volcanic line, Skirting tho
extreme west of the Old World, which
has existed since the Crctaccous period
certainly, whilst the points Of eruption
appear to have travelled morthwards.
AS all the rocks are igncons, or igncol,s
derivatives, no stratigraphical arrange
ment can be made out. Basaltic lava
streams are common in the vicinity Of
Rcykiavik, though no active volcano
exists in this part Of the island, which
is i'll the secondary stage of solfataras
and hot springs. These solfataras arc
mere pits Of BLUSH white slliceous mud,
the result Of decomposition of contig-
uous tuin. The principal gas cxhalcd
is su!phurcttrd hydrogCn. Their posi-.
tion changes The hot springs are
working out their own destruction by
the accumulation Of Sintcr the com
position Of this varies in springs within
Il few yards Of each other, The large
riffs III the old lava at Thingvaa were
attributed to the flowing away Of the
undcrcurrent of lava into II yet deeper
depression, thus leaving the unsllp-
ported crust to sink down in the mi die.
All The lavas Of Hcckla arc busaltic, and
contain crystals of fclspar and oiiviuc.
All ASH ana clntcT IOrmS TIC summit Q1
the mountain. There were four craters;
the longest one is an cllipticnl dcprcs-
sion $50 feet deep, at the bottom of
which lay snow, though some ashes and
clay were still quite hot. The district
OF Mydnls .Jokull, continuing the terri.
hlc Volcano Kotluiiit, is remarkable for
the confused intcrmixturc of aqueous
and igneous, ,cjectamcnta, producing ng-
glomerates and tufas. Sand and hot
water are the principal productions Of
Kotlujia itself. which has not been
known 10 prodncc lava, though ancient
fclsitic lavas were noted Mt it's base.
These floods are produced, in addition
to the melting of the Jol>ull, by the
bursting of large cavities in which water
has accumulat. Il for years. Such res
ervoir was noted in small naighboring
crater, ut the bottom of which was a
deep pool of turpid water, into which
several small streams emptied them
selves, but none ran out again, TO
Natna Joknll the principal volcanic
forces Of Iceland seem now to have re-
treated. This IS vast tract of snow
aud ice which rests upon Il nest of vol
canoes, many OF which have been in
eruption daring historical time The
Natna rises from series of basatic
platforms. The existence of perma.
ncn.ly active volcanoes in tho unknown
interior oI inis iiii.ssT NuS ounaiGvl Cd Ilo:
improbable.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-04-17
MY LITTLE LABORER.

tiny man, with fingers sof, and tender,
Az any lndys fair;
Sweet eyes OF blue, Il form both frail and rlcndc
And curIs oG sunny hair
hOus"hold toy. Il fragile tiIpc Of beauty
Yet with each rising Iun
Begins his round cf toll "A solemn duty
That must he daiIv done.
To-day he's huildiii. castle, lo,isc aud tower,
With wondro,is art and skill:
Or lahors with his hammer 10y the hour,
With strong. determined will.
Anon, with little loaded cart he's plying
\ brisk and driving trade
Again, with thoughtful, earnest brow is trying
Some books dark lore TO read.
Now, laden like somo little beast Of burden,
lie drags himself along;
And now his lOrtily little voice IL heard in
BOistcrouH shout aud EOng;
Another hour is spent in busy toiling,
With hoop, and top, and ball,
And with Il patience that il never failing,
lie tries and Cunuucrs al
But rleep a. last o'ertakrs my little rover
And on his mothers Breast
Toys thrown aside, the day Il hard labor over,
He sinks to quiet rest;
And AK fold hin to my BOSOM slccrinG
think mid gathering tears,
or what the future NAV in store 30 Keeping,
As work for manhcod's years.
Must he Will, toll his daily bread be earning
IN the worlds busy mart
Life's bitter lesson every day ha learning,
With patient, struggling heart Z?
Or sha!! my little architect be building
Some monument of fame
GA which. III letters bright with glory + gliding,
Tho world may read his name?
Perhaps eome humble lowly OCcutatiOn,
Rlt shared with sweet content;
P"thap1a life in l"fti"r, pr"mdrr station,
IN selfish pleasure spent.
ftichancc these little feet may cross h" portal
OF !cirning's oftly fame;
liis iitc work hc to scatter trrlls immortal,
Am"r;, tn" sons Of men
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-04-17
How Fish May Be Improved.

1t is now we'll known that the rich,
delicate flavor Of the wititctish in many
western lakes comes from Il cclcTy-fe fed
parasite on which it lives. This celery
is the marine plant that gives to the
canvas back duck its glory among con-
noisscurs OF tho table. Here is Il good
hint i'll the line of fish culture. Why
may not the common varieties be made
table delicacics, for instance, by put
ting them Oh II mild dict OF Worcester
shire san. before they are served? 1t
is the crcosote and gas parasite, how
ever-thc deadly refuse Of oil and paper
miIls-that should be first looked to.
Ciu!ns aud oysicis and even fish arc
thus being foully imprcgnatcd and
sometimes killed. The fish of the
Genesee river were recently found so
tainted with kerosene from oil mills as
to render them unfit for food. y SINH
lar condition i'll the river Iscr, proiuc-
ing an appeal from the fishermen of
Munich to the government, has called
out an eminent chemist, Prof. \. Wng-
ncr, who shows by experiments, that in
water with ono per cent. of gas refuse,
fish die III six minutes, with onG-half
per cent. they die in thirty minutes,
while tenth per cent. kills the hard
lest river fish in twcntyfour hours. A
partial guard against this. the prOfes-
sor suggests, is to allow gradual dis
charge of the refuse into the stream,
instead of the wholesale dumping now
prncticed.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-04-17
An Italian Sunset.

a correspondent Of the Hartford
Times wiitcH from Italy: Last night
we were drIvlnE slowly home, laden
with flowers, after Il warm, golden after
noon, when the mir about us became
suddenly glorlticd, aud looking back
we saw the most wonderful sunset of
our lives. Driving to commanding
point we gaZed ut the marvellous scene,
the setting sun and dazzling western
clouds being only Il part OF it. The
hills around Fjorepre on every side
were hAthed iii purple light, soft and
tender, aud exquisite as Il dream, while
the sky above, after the first blaze Of
western glory, was aglow with rosy
light that flooded the heavens and
rolled in bilIows over the hills and
even seemed to touch our cheeks
in its omnipresencc. At homo /
have seen equally brilliant displays
in tho west they have seemed like
o fnr-ofi wonder in which had no
part-a panorama to be admired at n
distance. Here tho whole world seemed
trcmulous with color, sky and earth
glowed together, and it was near rs we
were in it, The very air we brcathed
WAS rosy rcd, and over al there was Il
sofiness, II poetry of color, an ecstasy
of illumination perfectly indcscribablc,
tn owing such q glamour over us that
when at last the i9h: died out of everv-
thing VS. awakened os from a t!ance.
and, breaking the long silence, eA
claimed So this is an I,aiinn nunset
Well shall always feel that | have
been III one y
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-04-17

Aud he gave it for his opinion that
whoever could make two ea,s of corn
or two blades of grass to grow upon a
spot of ground where only one grew
before, would deserve better Of man.
kind, and do more essential service TO
his country than the whole race of poli.
ticianB put together. -StUiH
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-04-17

from feeling lis weight. Do YOU like
wise.
:. "Tlat must be IL very costly flower. ;"
said !.cr sister. "hut should like to
own IT very much; please tell me lis
name"
"T'r little ilowcr," said the other,
" which makes the heaviest burden
easy, is called Patience"
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-04-17

Mrs. Swisshclm lays down lls
broad principle regarding tho male
portion of the human race: "Only in
hi; coffin is it safe for n woman to kiss
any one man in thousand.'
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-04-17

manner in which kind feeling was com
bined with decisive iirmncsS, &C think
| know what You want to say to me,
and Pm sure It will be better to stop
YOU before you say it. | believe you
were going to ask me to marry You. |
can always esteem and honor You very
much; but it would he impossible for
me to be more than your friend, even if
! wished to, for I'll toll yo,l frankly
thnt I'm engaged to some one else"
If Miss HalIowell had suddenly spo-
ken to hin. in pure Sanscript or the
choicest IroQuois, Mr.. Thornton could
not have been more astolnded He sat
for few moments in silent amazcment.
Bat the utter righteousness of the
thing soon came to him in it's full force,
aud, without any prcmonitory symp-
tons, he fell into violent puroxysm of
laughter. His efforts to control him
self were quito useless. and ono or two
faint attempts which he made to speak
were instantly smothercd in fresh
outburst.
Miss Hallowell's astonishmnnt was, mt
first, as great as his had beGn. She,
too, soon recovered from that feeling
but, instead Of being succeeded by
mirth, it was followed, in her case, by
n passionate fit Of anger. With IL look
Of inetla6lc scorn she got up, walked
out of the pnrlor, and went straight to
her own room. Mr.. Thornton LEFT the
house feeling unable to make any TX
planatiOn at that time. In the nran-
lime Miss Iallowell inlulgch i'll numer-
ous rather wild plans Tor being rcvcnged
upon the man who, she thought, had
treated her SO shan ciully in re.urn tor
her consideration and kindness. But
at last she found relief III a flood Of
tears, End soon afterward was half. in
clined to laugh ut the whole affair her
self
She returned to the city few days
after this little episode; and enc morn
ing, when she hucl been at home nearly
Il week, sue received the following note:
ERcULASEUo1, Jan. 2. 1878.
Ny DEAR Miss IIALLowELL-I hardly know
how to apologize for what must have seemed
to you the most outrageous rudcncls. But as
the exact tr.,th of the matter is all that can
afford any excuse for me. will give it at once
| called that morning nj Mrs. Nason's request
having promised her TO give YOU some advice
about Your manner to gentlemen: aud feeling
after tho promise made, that you could
hardly fail to consider such action very Off
cions and unwarrantabc. l was awkward and
embarrassed, and conducted myself i'll a way
which led to The very natural mistake You
made. beg you to bolicvc that | am heartily
sorry for having acted so foolishly throughout
and hope you will not refuse to number among
your friends your si,ccre well-wisher.
ALAN THORSroS.
Miss Hnllowell'S reply was an invita-
ton to her wedding. -HCarM and
Home.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-04-17

Mr.. !Inilwell, tho Shakspcorcan
enthusiast, has obtained leave to carch
the rahclirn Of the house of Lacy
Barnard, the grand d-dnughtcr of the
Bard, for Shakpeare's missing papers.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-04-17
How Some Men Have Risen


Tweed began as brush maker, ut
ionrneymnn' wages. Had he remained
at his trade and continued honest, his
native talent would have insured wealth
but he arose to dizzy height, and
then suddenly fell. Hank Smith, -
who died in his official career of police
commissioner, began as driver on the
Erie canal, and reached at one time n
membership in the ring which gave him
(as it was estirlatetD a million. Of this
but little is left. and his widow is living
in distant village. The late police
superintendent, Jourdan, began as n
newspaper folder in the service of the
Tribune. He was in the Office Of su.
pcrintendcnt for three years, and left
an estate worth, as it is said, $500 COO.
The salary Of this Office is $500, but
the facility Of receiving bribcs enables
the incumbent to get rich rapidly 1t
hns been said that Jourdan knew the
secret Of the Nathan horror, and that
m enormous fec secured n pledge Of
immunity iii favor Of the guilty parties.
Another man who has risen from
poverty to wealth is Brown, the noted
sexton of Grace church. He began
life rs IL carpenter, but being of portiy
turn he found the trade laborious, and
obtained an appointment rs inspector
OF carriages. Next he was made sexton
of Grace church, aud for twenty years
he has had all the patronage of that
rich society. He is extensively en-
ployed to manage social reunions and
receptions, III which branch he is nm
adept He has the run Of all the fash
iouable young men, and many IL S5
note is handed him to ro!rcsh his mem.
ory when invitations arc to be circll.
lntt d. Such Il man may assist friend
to M entrance into Il certain class of
society, if not into tho best. In this
manner Brown, though occupying a
socondratc position, is in fact an auto
crnt among many Of the fashionable
world, ut least in that whicll is next to
the creme dc la creme. Instead Of
showing the plane at Sl5 q week, he now
has II country seat, and is estimated at
a quarter million.
Oliver Cha,lick, who is now president
OF the Long Island railroad, and is
considered a millionaire, began busi-
ness rs the keeper of q grocery on the
wharf, where the profits Of the orgies
Of sailors aud lougshoremen gave him
both money aud political Influence.
Charick was Mt one time II leader i'll the
city government, and this was lich
source of plunder. OF course he he
came wealthy. These results, and
others which could be referred to,
show what curious changes occur amid
the social revoluiinr of q oraof .iI,-
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-04-17

Scientists now t%ll us that the in.
roads of grasshopprrs into the north
vest, OF late years, Is due malnly to the
havoc made among tho prairie hens,
which are slaughtered by tens of thou
sands every year to crafty the cpicurcs
of this country and Europe. The
prairie chickens used to absorb" The
GrnsNhoppera before TIC latter reached
The settlements, but they are no longer
equal to the emergency.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-04-17

One day, two young girls went to
town. They were both daughters OF a
gardener. Elch OF item carried bus
ket full OF fruit or flowers. AS they
went along, one of them became dissat
istied at the weight of her basket The
other went easily. singing all the time.
cannot understand why yon sing, :"
said the first to her sister "you are
not any stronger than am, and your
basket is inst as heavy a u.inc."
I'Nc reason IS, . said tn" othcr,
smiling, that have put = little
flower in my basket. which keeps me
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-11-25
Cornwall.


 We couclude that 70" :" has been horse back riding him or herself.
 Preparatory to the thanksgiving din- ner, seven or eIght of our leading scouts set -out early Saturday morning, and after following a spoor till stage time, they suc- ce@ded in killing fox. It created much excitement, and the contemplate another excursion next year.
 @-0ur band meets regularly every Sat. night and practice new dirges and waltzes. One member who wishes to emulate the deeds of P. Gilmore usually congregates there by candle light. and we have known him to spend an hour or more pouring forth the most sublime strains all alone in the cold. If this spirit was manifested by all the members, Cornwall would send a band to the Centennial.
 For few weeks past onr choir has been mainly supported by a base quartette and every one was glad last Sunday when about dozen sweeter voiced singers took the singers seats. May they continue their good work ...... z.
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-11-25

The search for Charley Ross has at last reached Litchfeld county. Charles P. Bunnell, young man of about 23,who formerly worked three years with MT. Ferdinand Buel of this place, and who has since been employed by the Thomas ton Clock Co.,, lately took the im- prsssion that boy whom he saw with a female tramp. was Charlie Ross. About a week agO he sent to Mir. Ross for pho- tOeraph and then followed the pair to Harwinton. He did not see the boy, but the description seemed to tally so we'll that he teleRraphed Mir. Ross, and with Sheriff ChatGeld set out in pursuit. The thing got noised about and on Saturday a Birmingham policeman finally found the woman and child in Newt0wn. The boy resembled Charley Ross very much, only his eyes are hazel instead of dark brown, and some think his forehead narrower. The officer decided that he was not Charlie Ross, but New Haven gentle man who went to see him thinks different ly and may telegraph for Mir. Ross. The general opinion is that it is not the miss ing boy, but there was 8 great local sensation. The woman seems partially insane. gave her name as Bradley. and claims to have formerly resided in Fair Haven. From these facts the Palladium infers. ''that she is the same woman who.  for Q number of years. has lived in the woods of East Haven and tramped fre- quently through the country, searching for work with tho child ever since it was quite young"
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-11-25

A communication to the Woman's Jour- nal complains that in all cases of insult to ladies. public opinion takes it for granted that there was something wrong in the ladies' manner. Two instances are given: one where school-committeemanv visiting a school, fingered after the pupils had gone. and kissed the teacher; another where deacon offered similar insult to Q young married lady on whom he had called on business. In each instancel the lady made complaint, but the general opinion was, Don't believe it was all his fault. and in any case she would better have kept it to herself" In case of plain impertinence like the foregoing. we hold it the duty of lady to slap the offender in the face. in the first place whether he should afterwards be horsewhipped by some near maie relative is a matter of taste. At any rate it is no more the duty of lady to allow so gross au assault with out resistance than it is that of gentle. man to allow anyone to quietly pull his nose.