The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-26


Like a morning dream, life becomes
more and more bright the lenger we live,
and the reason Of everything appears
more clear. What has puzzled US before
seems less mysterious and the crooked
paths look straighter as we approach
end.
A young lady who was crossing a
railroad bridge located between Ann
Arbor and Cornwells, Mich, fell of, and
probably would have sustained serious If
not fatal injuries, if she had not caught
by the hustle and hung herself upon
spike.
The secretary of the English Peace
society declares that the cost Of the
abolition of slavery in the Unitef states
by war would have been ample, If ex-
pended peacefully, 70 pay for the slaves.
educate the liberated slaves to boot, and
construct half dozen Pacific railroads
and as many grand canals besides. +"
"A father who does his duty by hi
children in a way which would have de-
lighted Solomon recently heard a friend
say that those children had a scared and
far from cheerful appearance all the
time. q know it," said the honest
parent; al know it, but what can
do l lick them from morning till night
to make them stop looking sad and
scared, and the more lick them the
gloomier they look"
A wedding occurred recently in Ari-
zona, the surroundings Of which are thus
pleasantly described by a correspondent;
The bride in white, the happy groom,
the solemn minister, the smiling parents,
and from twenty-five to thirty shot guns,
standing against the will ready for use,
made up panorama not soon 10 be for
gotten. No Indians admitted. No cards.
Under gray clou Is some birds will dare to sing,
/ No Wild exultant c1ants, but soft and low
Under gray clouds the young leaves seek the
And lurking violets blow
And waves make idle music on the Hrand
And inland streams have lucky words % says
| And chidren's voices sound across the land
| Although the clouds De gray.
| There's a ship the II Is sailing tonight
Sailing tonight
And fathers aboard and the moon is all bright
| shining and bright
/ Dear moon he'll be sailing for many night
| S.ilng from M her and nle.
Oh follow the ship Eit.Oyour silVcy light
| As father saisoyer the sea
joel Stacy, IN -. Nicholas.
Society gossip from Africa Eight
more Of the wives of Nosingela, king of
Naputa river, lately decamped, but five
of them were caught in the bush and
taken back, when he ordered them 70 be
strangled, which an eyewitness TO several
of his executions states is done in the fol-
lowing manner: A moose is made in
piece of rope, which is placed around the
neck Of the victim. Caffres take hold Of
each end, which they pull, while another
Cafro on each side beats the rope with a
stick in order to tighten it,"
-.. Gov. Wade Hampton makes ioll,s a.
well as the president. At Nashville, one
) day, Dir. Hayes stood erect in the carriage,
: bowiug TO the shouting throng, and
! steadying himself by hand placed on
f Hampton's shoulder. In making a ges-
2 ture he removed his hand, and, the horses
2 starting at the same moment, he was
r suddenly thrown down in the carriage.
, {" Mr.. President, said Hampton, quietly,
"if YOU want to stand firm, you must lean
2 on the south" And the president
2 laughed.
( A prosperous merchant said the other
: day that you could not prevent people
from buying if yOoA have got what they
want and give them the worth OF their
money. He said the only difficulty he
had ever had was with his clerks. They
usually came to him with an idea that
trade was full Of lying and tricks, and
: quite willing 10 adopt these methods a.
[ part of the business until after period
of training. He said it was almost inn
possible 10 get them TO speak the truth
and make their representations OF things
exactly as they were.-.Iennie June.
Jacob Meeker and Laura Everett
> visited Adrian, Mich, few nights ago
and were married at midnight by JUS
tice of the peace. While the justice was
making out the certificate the jolly
Meeker said: "I have got four or five
Il of them things lying around now, some
9 where. Tne last wife had didn't keeT
o more than two or three years, and shan
&c want you more than year or two.
s. Thus meekly spoke Meeker 10 his blush
O. ing bride, but Mrs. Meeker was ready
y with repartee, even meeker than Meek
- er's observation. You needn't worry,
= said she, "the shoe may be on the other
= hoof"
o. American Eggs.