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the village and surrounding country, and assures
those who favor him with their patronage, that he
win make II his pleasure to give perfect satlsfac-
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Sharp County record., 1877-07-06
GIRLS.

Undcrmy window, under my window,
All in the midsummer weather,
Three little girls, with tluttering curls,
Fit to and fro together;
Ali sly little Kate, she steals my roses,
And Emma and Mary twine wreaths and po'
sizes;
Az merry rs bees in clover.
Under my window, under my window,
In the blue midsummer weather,
Stealing slow on hushcd tip toe,
| catch them all together;
Mary with bonnet of satin sheen,
And Emma with mantle of silver green,
And Kate with her scarlet feather.
Under my window, under my window,
And off through the orchard closes;
While Emma she tlouts, and Mary she pouts,
They scamper and drop their posics;
But dear little Kate takes naught amlss,
And leaps in my arms with loving KISS,
And give her all my roses,
Thomas WeSt'cood,
Sharp County record., 1877-07-06
A RAILWAY JOURNEY.

A close cab laden with luggage drove
up to Euston Station in time for the :3O
a. m. train for the North. While the
porters surrounded the boxes, the occu-
pants of the cab passed straight through
on to the platform, looking rather nery-
ously about them. They were tWo--a
very pretty girl in a most fascinating
travelling costume of blue serge and
fur, and an elderly woman, who, from
her appearance, might have been her
nurse.
"Sit here, and don't move, Miss
Edith, while | take your ticket; now,
mind you don't STIR and she deposited
her ON u bench.
care you the young lady as has or
dered through carriage reServedP"
asked a guard, with official abruptness'
"YeS.n
"Then come along of me, Miss"
"No, no; l must wait" and Edith,
who was quite unused to travelling,
crasped her bag and did not move. The
Guard looked aStonished, but only shrug-
Ged his shoulders and walked off. Pres
emily he came back
"You'll be late, Miss he said, not
encouragingly, "Train II be off in an
other minute Edith looked at him IN
.despair. Should she leave her post?
Would Jenkins never come backP A
loud aggressive bell began to ring.
Edith started up; she seized all the
things jenkins had put under her charge
rugs, carpetbag, umbrella-c"Se, loose
shawl, and provision basket-and was
irving to stagger away under the load,
when Jenkins came back very hot and
aurried, seized half the packages, and
hurried her to the train. The guard
unlocked the special carriage, and put
her in.
"No hurry, Ma'am," he said; "four
minutes still"
81 don't at all like it, now it has come
to the,poiut, Jenkins said Edith, lean
ING out of the window.
" Nor |, Miss; and how your mamma
could let you 90 all alone like thispasses
me. But | have spoken to the guard
and written to the station-maSter, and
you've n good bit to eat, and not a bless.
ed soul to get into the carriage from end
60 end; So don't be afraid, my dear, and
| make no doubt that your dear uncle
will meetyou at the other end y
81 have no doubt that one of my un'
cles will hope Uncle John, as | have
never seen Uncle George"
every thing you wtnt, Miss?" sale
an extra porter. 81 have put in al
the rugs and a hot water tin, and the
luggage is all right in the van just be-
.hind.n
Sharp County record., 1877-07-06
Daniel N tiers Experience of Fa.

After PresiN INT Tyler's second veto
bill to charterN a bank of the Uniteu
States, every mem haber of his Cabinet,
save Mr.. Webster, 4 Indignantly resigned.
The Wings tried 4 Sheir level best to
loosen his grip on the( State Department,
but all their efforts NWere unavailing.
Then they came down UiS pon him like
thousand of brick. TRN.y denounced
him with the variations. About this
time an enthusiastic admire~ called to
see him. Finding him in a<gloomy a
mood, he exclaimed: "Mr. WAbster,
YOU ought not to be gloomy about any
thing; your fame is made "FalT pe!h
replied Webster, 'and much for FAM l."
Whereupon he told the following story;
He said he was travelling in railroad
car on a certain occasion, and it so hap
pened that he was seated by the side OF
very old gentleman. He soon found
out that this old gentleman was citi-
zen of New Hampshire, and lived in Mr..
Webster's native town. He asked the
old man if he knew the Webster family
up there 90, yes, responded the octo-
cenarian. cold Mr.. Webster and |
were bosom friends in his lifetime.
"Well, what has become OF his chill
dren?n inquired Mr., Webster. The ola
man answered: "Whv. there'S Ezekiel,
he's the greatest lawyerin New Hamp-
shire. and one of the greatest in the
country" He then took up the daugh-
ters and told whom they had married,
and finished his account of the family
L Y 81.
: without mentioning 5hjname OF Daniel;
Were those all the children?" asked
Mr.. Webster. The OLD man answered
f in the affirmative. care you sure that
there was not boy named Daniels" IN
mired Mr.. Webster. 'Daniel, Daniel,
! Daniel,n sollouuizedth the old man for a
few minutes, and then broke out witt.
q the replv: go, nov | do remember.
There was one by the name of Daniel,
, but he went down I'd Boston, and have
not heard of him sirce."
Sharp County record., 1877-07-06

Edith and George were wrapped in
their respective novels. The old gen,
tleman fdgeted, sighed, and arranged
his features into most sanctlmonlouS
expression. There was dead silence till
he reached his station, where he de-
scended. The departure bell was ring
inc, when his head suddenly reappeared
at the window, the hares and rabbit
streaming wildly from the back OF his
neck.
"My children" he said, "take my
adyice-go back to your friends.
This A little Shrek ended his
discourse; the train #as going on; and
he, being borne along on the step in
voluntarily, two stout porters rushed to
the rescue and lifted him off. Edith
and George laughed till the tears ran
down theircheekS.
81 could eat again, with little per-
suasiop,' said George, presently.
"Why, what o'clock is it?" m
"Just 5, and we shall not get in till
$50. Remember that we had oul
luncheon at twelve"
every we'll" And they proceeded
to eat.
The sun had gone down, and the
whole sky was gorgeous with gold anG
crimson light, on which great blacE
clouds tioated prophetically.
"What grand sky!T said Edith.
Magnificent Nowhere does ont
see such clouds as in England.
"Were YOU very fond of lndia?"
"Of course | am; my work lies there
my hopes, my future" ,
Edith looked astonished. 81 shoul'
have thought" she said;' ~" that no'
YOU would have been content to rest a
home; but | admire you for lovin
! work. Shall you 90 out again?"
, "That depends very much upon Gil
cumstances. 1t would be great grie
1 to me to give up my profession"
: alt is very odd, but | certalnI
thought that mamma told me you ha
e given up your profession"
!, "She was mistaken,n said UncI
George, shortly.
81 have often longed to 60 to India,
q cried Edith.
/ "Have you?" said George, vel
|, 3O6, yes, beyond any thing; Ii
there gives every body Il chance,
mean, heroic men and great characte
is are formed in India, and men ha'
Is great responsibilities and developme
,e for quite a different class of most d
er sirabie qualities there"
4 "That is quite true; and you are Ju
lie the sort of woman to help a man to
70 any thing"
II am glad you think so, Un(
le George" she said, laughing ahdblus
III ING.
T. At I O'Clock they reached very lar
It. station, where the train had half an nc
er to wait. They got cup Of tea, a
rv then, both being rather cold, they
Ill can to walk vigorously up and down
d. the very end of the terminus. 1t "
Sharp County record., 1877-07-06

"You ID not mind, child, l never
was at albnsitive; and, alas! now my
memory not WHAT it was"
"That it, said Edith eagerly;
"only d not like to say it. Here we
are at sion
1t was w ten O'Clock; Uncle George
bought tfT5meS and Daily Ne1CS. and
they bothbegan to read. About Il
O'Clock tlpangs Of hunger began to
assail Ed, and she exclaimed:
"Unclieorge, tits only y o'clock,
and mueat to live
81 havoeen existing merely for the
last hour It'll the greatest difficulty, but
| have gotothing wherewith to refresh
exhaustedature; | calculated on a bun
at Carlisle
"Hour hence, No, | am amply
provided. Will you have beef or chick
en- sandwhes, or cold partridge, or
what?n
They nile a very good lunch, and
uncle and iece grew hourly better ac-
quainted.
u belize we ought to look out of the
window, aid he presently. MY Ia
ther said le country about here WAS
quite beautiful" 1,
"That nlst have been before the
days of raisays," said Edith, gravely
"Those coehing days must have been
quite delightful. ~
"They we're.
"NIamm! has told me about that eX.
traordinapadyentWe you and papa mac
on the Abeheen coach" "
"It was Ntraordinary.h
"Papa cdlght the branch of tree
did ne notA
eyes; nd do you remember what
did?n II
"You iltped cut lust as the cOacl
upset, andsat on all the horses heaaS'
"And a most uneasy seat it must hav
been. and did uncle Arthur meal
YOUR p.pa4remain suspended in mid
air!n
"No, hes SHung into the tree. | hav
often heard pf your climbing exploits
and that VIE IN YOU were young you coul
climb any tee."
Il havenot lost the power, Sal
Uncle Geore, stretching himself. "Ho
Loaf"
"yhat isIthe matter?" said Edit
startled.
"Nothing- --nothing-sit still!'
But she fdlowed the direction of h
eyes. The i'ain Ga very long one) WI
going romd.a sharp curve, they we
in one Of the last carriages, and, to h
horror and t,ror, she saw, about a hu
dred wards il front of the train, who
herd of COWS on and OIL the Ime-tN
or three fran 1tically galloping.
All heads we're stretched out of Il
windows, e4moring tongues and ev'
cries resounded from the other ca
riares, but neither Edith nor George I
tered a sound, only she put back h
hand and calght his; he seized it We
tightly in the suspense, knowing w
that ateriblc accident might be impen
Sharp County record., 1877-07-06
FRAGRANCE.

Bring flowers, bring flowers, the faireSt that
grpw
On the bill sides above, iY the valleys below
Lot the JHegAag9Il Ilr on 1.anf ,9giIl higher fT
And 1--WE them n sweet as afovers fist
kiSS.
Bring flowers, bring flowers-what though
they may fade?
The fragrance remains when the leaves are
deCayed
AS the love which we feel for some spirit
that's fled,
Remains with us still though the loved one be
II + ReillV.
Sharp County record., 1877-07-06

ouite dark at|the far end, an
Side by side, looking up int
of the great station with ~
arch Trains rushed past u.
moved away with a harsh 4
whistle. Great red lamps looms sS71
tbe darkness like dragons eyes
Jrow Edith hastily on one side TN M
n,igbt NOT be struck by the chain WTT
hm9e m cart-horse, which passed close l.
them m"5 on its way to bring up cod 4
trnck. 1t was very cold, and they stam1H
ed up and down, and George enjoyed y
fragrant cigar :, ,,,,tod tbo IN
,or .N Take your seats" And they n
sumcd their places; ,,I,oroo,,,
said = stout country woman TO Irlenu
ond | tbe load cultural "Lor? Wlt,
uh;ob @ the news was received reached thi
ears of the travellers.
4 blazing lamp was in the oar!IaSy ,:I
, and under its yellow light Edl'h 'rleu 1
2 read. rr, =, -,id III. vonnS
,,no,o suddenly. "Talk instead. ~
She shut up her book. c1.,
"Totell YOU the truth, Uncle George,
she said. "we are getting so near l.a,
f | am beginning to feel rldic''loo'iy ''s' y
l.. ous.' , and srGdar'l
+ started. M ohau n
- So late he said. I" We shall z
n there in ten Minutes
5t "Oh." -lo..
d . Gndtbe fact is, he began, restless
= " fdgeting; " the fact is-a-a-Ii - Nav
y GOT a Confession to make to you"
Df lt "To me! oh, Uncle George!"
70 c. Uncle GeOrge!"
5T Edith looked startled beyond mea
L. ure. ,., o4 my, q
n "The fact is, Edith, | am not my
e. ther." o,
lie "What do you meanF
Of 81 mean | am my SON."
,s "But he is dead. y ,u
~, Ly "No, no; only, what was fellow
y say when you pressed me so haro' l "
,or YOUR cousin George
~ "Oh!n ,1- -.
to to g And we have been such friends y
niS won't be angry? Are you V9Ne
u.s. Edith?n and he took both her hands
IF "No; only astoGished, ! ;h'nN-
~, ~, tbe whole, | am rather-glad."
les Ies "That's all right; for, do you kno
res Ed;+b T seem to have known you
u Years! You have shown to-day ev'
%d- 'id, good quality woman can possibly p
an '' "Don't spoil me by such sayings,
o " And Edith, dear Edith, do you kn -
81, TO- -confound it, here we are!-Gniy u
10 7 should like to 90 on travelling "
,od you like this, for ever and evGr-anq
'''' Hatton! Hatton! tickets please l.
ter Here, Jones' take Miss EDITH
w. Is the carriage up?"
HUI Yes, sir" ,t
And q cart? there is a heap OF
I
Sharp County record., 1877-07-06
SUMMER SONGS.
JUNE

And after May came jolly June array'd
An I'm greene leaves, us me- player were
Yet I'M his time he wrought ~ well a- played,
That by his pillow yruns mote right wen ap'
pCurC,
Upon a crab he rode, that did him bcaro
With crooked, crawling steps an uncoulh
pu~c,
And backward rode, ~ burgcmcn wont to
fare
Bending their force contrary to- ihclf iacci
Like that unmaciouS crew which laincs de-
muTCst grace,
-Spenser.
Sharp County record., 1877-07-06

inn # WAS hardly a second but It
'65,,.d , lifetime. The frantic ca'u'
.,ghcd olr tbe line ina body, All Du' one
',nfnrnInate beast. The guards PuI on
tho ,,,y yary heaviest brakes, but the ilnPe-
.no WV, ,,,ns ,g'S 50 GREAT that the slackenlng was
hardly percepdble. 1t may nave .,,J J'I If
fart,Gotc n".I that it was 50, for, lnSteau Vi
,,nsettino the train, the COW was loS>Iu S
VI "r ,bc lime utterly destroyed ana 'Ile
enoine rushed on in safety ..,.,.ito
" Gnoroe and Edith sat down oPPo'l'e
70 nacb other; both were very pale,
"Thank Cod" said Edith; anu a.e sno
covered her face with one hand. George
JGiI, JiT not o sneak. but he took off his cap
~" "m5 10 lacked out Of the window for one
'''',S; "Xow shall give you some sherry,
he said suddenly, "You are the PlIch- P
;nst little brick | ever came across ANY
ntbpr girl would have screamed.
T 81 never scream, " said Edith, mug,
nortir. /. and don't want any sherry
{" am your uncle, and ! say you are
to have some-drink it up" I'LL
81 hate wine," she said, giving O"cA
the flask. -, ,oo, Won are
"There, good chllo' u W. 90
, toldn ...s,o4 orovd Of
nossancers was waiting forthe up lr''lll'
! ( rrpaf fete was going on III the next
l town for the visit of some royal person,
ono and the tram was hlied TO o'efHe"-
l mo mo- Presently the civil guard came up
to the special carriage, and Salu' nnoo' o,,
deprecatingly, that there was one gen
Icmon who couldn't find a place any
rbare. and as he was only going to th'
o mo,t mmJ station. would they admit him JUS
u for , that twenty minutes? Uncle Georg'
Il consented very discontentedly' ana NeLfi i
orudgingly moved his long legs 10 a,, az,
g. nit Gf the entry of a very stout OLD gen
E. Tpman, i who sat heavily down, and re Re
ceiyed into his ample lap perfect Pll
. of packages and baskets, and brace
TO Ii bares, and rabbit tied by the leg,
er which he had dexterously suspended D
,n %, a string round his neck.
5n Not worth while, indeed, my oei
of madam" he said, as Edith began
make room for his things "Qn
no twenty minute-no inconvenience u
it sure YOU" ,,.,-,d y
ON ~ The heavily weighted train moved o o
y" The old gentleman now began a Ierl @
Of nlayfuI bows which made the har
or and rabbits dance up and down.
NIT an old fogy like me-" ne Sa'
nc bIandlv; "for of course with nan
" eve I can see the tender situation.
cen = A deep growl from Uncle GeorE
'''' He gave little start and went On
ext himself -. -oda,
irst Ist Sweet young couple! just wedd'
eh?n
Edith felt half choked with laQghlt
an but she managed to say, con7QlSlIel, I5
"Will you give me my OooK' III
l to George?" ., .oo,.oa
I'VE old gentleman started, Soclheo
~
Sharp County record., 1877-07-06

A Simpleton, having had Occasion
to seat himself, SIT down on a Pin;
whoreupon he made an Outcry unto
Jupiter. A Philosopher, who happened
to be holding up q Hitching-Post in the
vicinity, rebuked him, saying: 81 can,
tell YOU how to avid hurting youseIf N
sitting down on Pins, and will, If "
set them up" The Simpleton eagl
accepting the Offer; the PRilosoI i
swallowed four figers of the 'un a!
perisheth, and replied, g
down. He subsequently
vast fortune by 4dvertising I -
to whom he guaranteed $77
LIGHT and easy Employmsi
Homes. Moral-The Visit
There is a Niger in th'k
the Fool Sendeh on 90 CeT
and is Taken ID. !
Sharp County record., 1877-07-06
OCEAN

BY the amber light
OF the magic moon
| sat by the summer sea,
And listened long withu strange delight,
Atnipht. i'm the lCaiy month of June,
TO the mystic rune OF its ccasclcSa tune, =.
And it, marvellous melody
And iauCiCd heard, as IN a dream,
The wandering words of singular theme
r'hr sound Of n sad, subducd refrain,
OOmnfg and going and coming again
"MOrtai trouble ceases never,
But |, the sea, am the samo i1fCNerF'
Washing the shores
OF the green Azores,
Where the league long surf forever roars;
Or where on Iccand's rocky walls
MY pondcrous Titan thunder falls;
Or where in indOlent tropic calm5
| lave the feet of the holy palms;
Ebbing and flowing,
Coming and going,
I am the samcl and hold through time,
My empire, peerless and sublime. =,
Henry s, COrn'ceH.
Sharp County record., 1877-07-06

Jhlhe
mean UnG some Of them; do you
step-childn Johns daughters or his
Both. - bm
- think
Susan, abho ,u will like Mary, tolerate
adore Alice, AGATHA, admire Jane, ana
"Alice is
said Edith, ,r adorable one, is she?'
one they saJ lrkhinc: "and is she the
"Oh no 10 pretty"
can neycrl 4 Alice is deformcd, ana
the sweetnS1 the sofa; but she has
age Of marry m angel, and the cour-
pretty she is not in the least
"oh, WIZ
sofa" trial, always on the
"What =
thought Und bet little thing this is"
ing. gorge, but he said moth
How co
of your cogl it that you know none
why Gf b, said he, suddenly.
what You W want ne to tell you
do, Uncle @ 50 much better than
leS' [ej ge?n
want to ~ course; but naturally
Have youB your side of the story
" "Neye"\ been at Hatton?'
kind Of y | thought it 50 yer,
pwSuade y induce Uncle John t.
" Yes; 8a to let me go"
few comps Aght, You know, that
do YOU GOD sof your own age woul
" Did ov' id are yoa?'
which She -.-- oct mammals letter l
eighteen yCu that / was to b
" MO- row."
er heard o have been late. | neN
Chow
one will ki unfortunate! Then n
you to tell am coming. She aske
and thlngI lie John about the traI
"Ah, ahN
that is all letter! oh, of courS
times don4 hi, | doi't-I-I som
Edlth la ad letters through"
=. AN" he'd.
live in Du know, since we came
paid sin enoland, | have ney
away trol visit, or been for one we
ing to la sme. Oh, it is such fun 9
Yes, Do my cousins ride
it?" Feat deal; are you fond
81 loveR
world to n tbore is nothing in t
was the gr Ike a Good gallop. All
Queen Maj sst trial Of all my life WI
"When ao soldlm
"Mamm that?n
rather | 90 1ode me give up riding,
made 1er so it up myself, because
ing?" do YOU care for?-da
"Oh, loYI
to a ball in II +. brt T have never b
"There ar I;fo -
week, and yO 20 LAI, no two at Hatton /
valse at each W ,,'e+ "U ,,ronnisp me the
"Do yOuy e N, ii''''' +
o1d fo,i, G, geo, o. hlse?"
olu 10y aS kYOu see am not Sucl
- sf,1 80 bu expected" ="
ue ~. ~ hdv would believe yo1
vWv-ySVS9 ~! y -yrt fo,, one thing y
Sharp County record., 1877-07-06
IltlsES

Springs cloudy days and summers heats
Come when life only gropcs ana proscsi
But lite is rcdulCut of sweets
when poetry the spirit grcct-,
And scatter, sweet june roses.
Sharp County record., 1877-07-06
CHILDHOOD.

Bnbos TINT on morn ol May,
Laughing I'm th" sunshine play,
Babes, To whom the longest uaN
Seems to fly!
Babes, to whom all things are toys,
Life "A sweet that never clogs,
Home II fount of simple joys
Never dry.
Babes so bright, so blcst, so fair,
with dimplcd checks and golden hair
Can they be-that happy pair
You and |?
Sharp County record., 1877-07-06

'"CII along, Edith! herc
and my 8ther is in the carlia
BlmfM Is Magazjne.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-10-31
Frankl'n's Kite.

lightning and electricity, Benjamin
Franklin divised an ingenious ex.
pertinent, which was to send up q
pointed wire upon a kite, by the
string of which the lightning might
be brought within his reach. He
soon succeeded in realizing this,
the most bold and grand conception
which ever presented itself TO the
imagination of an experimental
philosopher.
He prepared his kite by making
a small cross of two light strips of
cedar, the arms of sufficient length
to extend to the four corners of a
large silk handkerchief stretched
ugon them. To the extremities
of the arms of the cross he tied the
corners Of the handkerchief. This
being properly supplied with tail,
loop, and string, could be raised in
the air like a common paper kite,
and, being made of silk, was more
capable of bearing rain and wind.
TO the upright arm of the cross,
was attached an iron point, the
lower end of which was in contact
with the string by which the kite
was raised, which was hempen
cord. At the lower extremity of
this cord, near the observer, a key
was fastened; and, in order to in
tercept the electricity in its de-
scent, and prevent it from reach
ing the person who held the kite, a
silk ribbon was tied to the ring of
the key, and continued to the hand
by which the kite was held.
Furnished with this apparatus,
on the approach of a storm, he
went ont upon the commons near
Philadelphia, accompanied 10y his
son, ITO whom alone he communica-
ted his intentions, well knowing
the ridicule which would have at
tended the report of such an at
tempt, should it prove to be unsec-
cessful. Having raised the kite,
he placed himself under a shed, !
that the ribbon by which it was
held might be kept dry, as it would |
become a conductor of electricity
when wetted by rain, and SO fail to .
afford that protection for which
it was provided. A cloud, appar-
emily charged with thunder, soon
passed directly over the kite. He
observed the hempen cord, but no
bristling of its fibres was apparent,
such as was wont to take place
when it was electrified.
He prest nted his knuckle to the
<ey, but not the smallest spark was
vas preceptable. The agony of his
expectation and suspense can be
adequately felt by those only who
rave entered into the spirit of such
researches. After the
apse of some time, he saw that the
ihers of the chord near the KEY
,ristled and stood on end.
He presented his knuckle to the
,ey, and received a strong bright
park. 1t was lightning. The dis
overy was complete, and Frank
in felt that he was immortal.