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Middletown transcript., 1877-09-08
Selett Aoetrp.
THE BLUE AND the GRAY.
WRITTEN FOR DECORATION DAY By N. A. p.
CLIFTON.

can old Virginian who lost four sons dur
ing the war, two in the Northern and two in
the Southern armies, buried them side by side,
and on the monument, under their names,
placed the following inscription
God knows who was right"
Extract from an article recently published. ]
never have decided, sir, the question of the
war,
/ only know that I've no sons, where once
counted four.
For two went gaily with the Blue, and two
went with the Gray,
But none came back to me again Of all who
went away.
Oh if the war was hard for those whose sons
were on one side,
Think what ii must have been for me who saw
my boys divide;
For each was noble, brave and true, and
though they differed SO,
Twas that they looked at different sides, as
all things have we know.
How could choose between them, sir, the
Gray and Blue both hear,
Do we not love the wintry sky SO gray and
still, and near,
That bending Ger the Graded earth with ten
der, loving care,
Wraps in her mantle Autumn's child, which
else were lone and bare
Do we not love the sky Of blue, that laughs
and frowns all day,
That smiling gladdens all the earth, then
frowning turns away,
Fill all the waving fields grow sad, and bend
their bright heads low,
Till she, with sudden burst Of light, makes all
their teardrops glow
30 with love as broad as heaven, oerlooking
petty spite,
loved my boys, content to know that ''God
knows who was right"
And North and South gathered them, when
all the war was through,
And laid the brothers down to sleep, the Gray |
beside the Blue.
res, here they lie, the boys l loved with all a |
fathers pride;
Dft in their youth I've watched them sleep,
thus lying side by side,
'ut never sleepers slept SO long, nor watcher
waited 50,
ave those who watch while those who sleep,
feel neither sun nor snow.
nd sir, when men have died to seal the
plighted faith they gave,
he reverence Of fellow-men should hallow
every grave,
nd truth and charity should fling their ban
ners to the light,
boYe the silent Blue and Gray, for "God
knows who was right"
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WORLDLY WIsDoM.-In vain does
man try to content himself with mate
rial enjoyment; the soul recoils dis
satisfied with its own pride, selflove
and ambition. But on the other hand,
what miserable existence is that of
cold, calculating men, who deceive
themselves nearly as much as others,
and who repel the generous inspirations
which may be born in the hearts, as
disease of imagination which needs to
be dissipated to the air. What a poor
existence also is that of men, who not
satisfied with doing evil, treat as folly
the source of those beautiful actions,
those great thoughts. They confne
themselves in a tenacious mediocrity
they condemn themselves to that mo-
Of ideas, to that eoldness olsen
timent, which let the days go by with
out drawing from them either fruit,
or remembrances and if
time did not wrinkle their features,
what marks would they retain of its
If they had not to grow old
and die, what serious reflections would
ever enter their minds?
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Select Sturp.
TWO MINUTES TOO LATE.

With his goodbye ringing in her
ears, Drucie Miller re-entered the lit
tie telegraph office and dropped into
the chair before the clicking instru-
ment. CHANGING at the clock above
her head, she noticed that it was almost
time for her to close the office for the
night, and seek her humble home at
the foot of one Of the darkened streets
Of the village. The rumbling Of the
train that had just left the station was
growing fainter, and the girl listened
to it as though it was the voice Of a
friend who was leaving her for long
time.
She did not expect any more mes
sages that night the engine breathing
heavily from its great iron lungs on
the track near her window would not
move until the night express had NOV
ed up, and the engineer, knowing this,
had sought his sweetheart, who lived
in the village.
Tom Gray, the engineer Of the train
just departed, was Drucie's lover, and
his intimate friends knew when the
wedding was to take place. He had
not known her long, but that did not
matter, since he was true fellow, who
loved her with all his heart, and with
all hers she loved him.
The rumble Of the train at length
died away, and Drucie was about to
shut off the current and leave the office
when a message began to fall upon her
ears.
She started, for the first word drove
the color from her cheeks, and stand
ing over the instrument she heard this
message;
Number ten switch at Colby till
number six passes. Six just startingy"
six just startingl Ny God They
will meetI" cried the beautiful opera
tor, starting from the table. "What
can | do to save him-thenp'
And with her eyes staring at the
clock she stood In the center of the
room, thinking Of the two trains ap-
preaching each other through the mist
that almost hid the moon.
The real situation, enough to blanch
a young girls cheek, was appalling.
The order for the train which. had
just left Fletcher to switch at Colby
could not be obeyed now. The tele-
graph could not stop it, for there was
no night office at Colby. It was an
unusual matter for six to leave Fort
Wayne before the arrival Of number
ten; but as the latter train was some
twelve minutes behind time on that
particular night, six, anxious to leave
on time to save its connections, tele-
graphed to Fletcher the message which
had 50 started Drucie Miller. From
Fletcher to a point four miles below
Colby, the company had completed
double track, which, when finished to
Fort Wayne, would obviate the trouble
Of switching and prevent accidents.
When Drucie recovered her self
possession, she started from the office
with message in her hand. 1t had
arrived just two minutes too late, and
Tom Gray, unconscious ofits existence,
was driving his engine ahead and
thinking of the girl he had lately kissed
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stop his train. That might prevent
the collisionl" was Drucie's reply.
It was now evident that the sound
ahead was that Of Tom Gray's train
and the girl prepared to warn hel
lover of his danger. The tracks were
quite close, and she told the fire boy
to watch the machinery while she at
tended to that part of the warning
work which she had allotted to her
self.
With pallid face and almost shrob-
less heart she took her station at the
window, needing not the drizzling rain
that beat into her face, and awaited the
decisive moment.
The sound of the train on the other
track grew momentarily more distinct,
and the daring girl fancied that she
heard number six coming through the
valley below Colby.
"Yes, it's Toni" she cried to en-
courage the bcy at the lever. "Tsee
his light. Nowp
Then she leaned out the window
and shouted at the top Of her voice:
"switch at Colbyl Switch at Colby
Colby, sixl Colby, skip
Many times she repeated her cry,
and all at once she dashed by the
heavy train.
Right into her lovers face as he
leaned from his engine she shouted.
Switch at Colbyp and heard the
shrieks that told her he would obey.
Saved saved, Jim!" she cried with
joy, turning upon the breathless boy.
who was already checking the Bellies
speed.
"Golly-whizl Drucie, they ought
to give US a train p he said, laughing.
eff we can ever stop the Belle, we'll
go back; but the girls got her spunk
up and would run on forever"
Drucie Miller returned to the win
dow with heart full of thankfulness,
for Tom had heard, and already was
on the switch at Colby.
After a while the Belle was got IN
Ter control and backed with lessened
fires.
"Listenp suddenly cried Jim.
eyes, number six is coming; but
We don't fear her now r said Drucie,
With smile. Tom and his passengers
ire safe on the switch"
The next moment number six dash
ID by, and Drucie laughed and ac-
ually clapped her hands.
The meeting between Tom Gray
md his love cannot be described.
"Your headlight seemed a meteor"
lie said to her; "and l knew your
'oice-I don't know why. I guess
-ou made the time coming down."
"Time" cried Jim; II don't think
he wheels touched the rails more'n
lalf the time. Ifit had been day, the
nile-stones would have looked like a.
axe"
There was laugh at the boys ex-
ggeration, and when Tom took Drucie
side he kissed her.
1t was not the only kiss she got that
light, for all the women on the train
issed the girl who had saved their
ives, and Tom Gray said he wouldn't
ct jealous when the mustached pas
engers bent over Drucie, blushing
Ike rose.
The story of Drucie's feat crept into
be papers, and though my story may
e old to some of my readers, I have
I'D it because I believe it will bear
spetition.
Dick Lambert forgave Drucie for
inning away with his engine, and
i'm, the fire boy, never grows weary
telling about that "run."
Tom Gray is still on the road, but
'rucie does not listen to the click
lex Of the sounder any more Every
ight at 8 she holds a little boy up to
lie window, and he cries sspapa p and
asps his little hands as the engine
ashes by.
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LovE.-No Cornwall miner ever
sunk SO deep a shaft beneath the sea
as Love will sink beneath the hoatings
of the eyes. Love sees ten million
fathoms down, till dazzled by the floor
of pearls. The eyeis Loves own magic
glass, where all that are not of earth
glide in supernatural light. There are
not SO many fishes in the sea as there
are sweet images in lovers eyes. In
those miraculous translucencies swim
the strange eye-fish with wings, that
sometimes leap out, instinct with joy ;
moist fish-fns wet the lovers cheek.
Loves eyes are holy things; therein
the mysteries of life are lodged look
ing in each Others eyes, lovers see the
ultimate secret of the worlds and with
thrills eternany untranslateable, feel
that Love is god of all. Man or wo-
man who has never loved, nor once
looked deep down into their own lovers
eyes, they know not the sweetest and
loftiest religion of this earth. Love is
the Creators gospel to universal man
kind volume bound in rose-leaves,
clasped with viOlets, and by the beaks
of humming-birds printed with peach
juice on the leaves of lilies. Endless
is the account of love. Time andspace
cannot contain Loves story. All things
that are sweet to see, or taste, or feel,
or hear, all these things are made by
Love; and none other things were
made by Love. Love made not the
Arctic zones, but Love is ever reclaim
ing them. Say, are not the fierce
things of this earth daily, hourly going
out +? Where now are your wolves of
Britain? Where in Virginia, now,
find you the panther and the pard ?
Oh, Love is busy everywhere. Every
where Love hath Moravian missiona-
ries. No propagandist like to Love.
The south wind woos the barbarous
north on many a distant shore the
gentler west winds persuades the arid
east.
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THE GALLANT MAYoR.-A mayor
had the honor to take the hostess in to
dinner. Il don't know, Mr.. Mayor"
said the lady, whether you are at all
afraid Of the Reasles. but my little
children have ], and 1, myself
have had slight d ack." The mayor
rose to the occasion. MADAM" he
said, "I should be only too delighted
to take anything from SO charming
source"
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"The little darling, he didn't strike
Mrs. Smiths baby a purpose, did he?
1t was a mere accident, wasn't it,
dears'' eyes, ma, to be sure it was
and ifhe don't behave himself I'll crack
him again p
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SAYING DsAaRrRABLE THIEes.-

SAYING DIsAGREEABLE THINGS
No class Of people can infict such mar
tyrdom on their. associates as those who
are given to the habit of reminding
others of their failings and peculiari-
ties. You are never safe with such a
person. When you have done your
very best to please, and are feeling
kindly and pleasantly, out will pop
some bitter speech, some under hand
stab which you alone comprehend-a
sneer which is marked, but too well
aimed to be misunderstood. Only half
dozen words, spoken merely because
he is afraid you are too happy or too
conceited, and ought to be "taken down
peg" Yet they are worse than so
many blows. How many sleepless
nights have such mean attempts caused
tender-hearted persons! How, after
them, one awakes with aching eyes and
head, to remember that speech before
anything else-that bright, sharp, we'll
aimed needle of speech that probed |
the very centre Of your soul. Thereis
only one comfort to be taken. The
repetitions of such attacks soon wean
your heart from the attacker and this
once done, nothing he can say will ever
pain you more. While, as for him,
one friendship after another, mortally
stung by his sarcasm, dies, and he finds
himself at last alone and friendless-
as he deserves to be. Setting aside
the unkindness of the habit, and look
ing at it in an entirely worldly point
of view, it does not pay to say disagree
able things to those who love us, as
our ill-nature viii, in the end, recoil
upon ourselves.
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The poor day laborer, who earns
with horny hands and sweat of brow,
coarse food for a wife: and child whom
he loves, is raised by his generous mo-
tive to true dignity, and though want
ing the refnements of life, is nobler
being than those who think themselves
absolved by wealth from serving 9TH
ers. 1t is worthy of note that the men
and women who think most highly of
themselves and most meanly Of others,
are those who render back to society
for the good things they enjoy, the
return of personal effort.
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The reason why a Detroit woman
got off street car without ringing the
bell was because she saw her husband
walking with a good looking widow,
and she hadn't time for ceremonies.
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Lecture on 'Fools'-Admit one" !"
was the inscription on card of admis-
sion to discourse by Western clergy
man the other evening.
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ACoUNTRY BRIDE.-A few days ago
a young man with his bride came to
Chicago on their wedding journey and
located at the Sherman House. 1t was
apparent at first sight that they were
unused to city ways, but the bride was
so radiant with the fresh bloom that
country life and air alone can give,
that the groom was envied by all the
young men who make that hotel their
abiding place. The morning after their
arrival, the chambermaid visited the
young couples room, at the uncon-
scionably early hour of 8 o'clock. A
"come in" answer her knock, and on
entering the room she found the bed
made up and in the neatest kind of
order. The chambermaid was aston
ished to find all her work anticipated,
and proposed to sweep the room while
the young couple were in the dining
room. "Why," was her answer, "we
had breakfast two hours ago." During
the stay of the couple, the chamber
maid had no work to do in their room.
The revelation to the servant that
woman in hotel could do something
for herself was a strange one. and was
duly reported. The young men took
a deeper interest in the little lady who
knew how and was not afraid to edo
up" her own room, and the example
becoming contagious. infected the other
ladies in the hotel, much to the salts
faction of the chambermaids.
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Some mems only stock-in-trade are
their misfortunes. These they are al
ways trying to force upon the market,
but they rarely eyer find a purchaser.
Poverty is in want of much, but av-
arice of everything.
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The value of recovered goods stolen
during the riot in Pittsburg is over
$4,000.
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MIDDLETOWN STOVE HOUSE
MiddletoWn, Delaware.
Hardware Department.

Hardware Department.
iron and Steel. Horse and MuIsshos., Horse
Nails, Blacksmith Supplies, Chain Traces,
Hames, TrOwels, Nails, Spikes, Locks, Hinges,
Bolts, Files, ohisels, Levels, Planes, Bevels,
wrenches, Picks, Mattocks, Hubs, Rims,
spokes, Shafts, Long and Short Arms, Clips,
Springs, Enameled Cloth, Gum Canvass, sc.
A complete stock Of TOOLS and Supplies
for Carpenters, Builders, Masons, sadlers,
shoemakers and others, with many House
furnishing articles. We invite the public to
call aad examine our prices.
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Bariehes.
A friend IN knead-the baker.

Workmen are repairing the upper
round house in Pittsburg.
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There is no conccamcnt ON the part of the
Republicans that in recognizing NICHOLS
rs the rightful Governor of Louisiana the
Administration relied upon the resolution
of the NICHOLS Senate, made while the in
quiry Of the Commission was in progress, dep
recating any attempted persecution from
any quarter Of individuals for past political
conduct"
Persecution they construc TO mean prose
cution, and political conduct, as they un-
dcrstand it, includes perjury! The Louisiana
Senate pledged itself against persecution
for political conduct; and now we are
graycly told that the indictment Of certain
public officers for perjury is II violation of
The Scnatc's pledge! In the first place, the
Senate had no jurisdiction over the prosccu-
ton of offences, aud in the second place,
according to the common understanding VI
the phrase political conduct il would not
cover the dctcstablc crime OF false swearing.
1t would seem, however. from our Rcpub-
lean contemporaries, that Coy. NICHOLS
so understood It; for ii Is said that if the
indicted members Of the Returning Board
are convicted, he will pardon them. He
feels himself committed in good faith to do
that. How committed 1t can bc IN only
one way. II can only bc that he knew at the
time that false return was to be sworn to
for the benefit of Mr.. HAYES, and that he
connivcd at it in consideration of an agree
mcnt to recognize him US Governor. And
now the proNerbial honor among thieves Is
to be scrupulously observed
The general sentiment Of the country will
be in favor Of getting at the whole truth in
this matter. If perjury, wilful and DELHI
crate perjury, was committed 10y the Lou
isiana Returning Board nothing else could
be so wholesome in the promises as their
conviction. The pardon promised by GOV.
NICHOLS, while II would destroy him.
would not relieve them of the odium OF their
crime, nor would it diminish the bearing Of
the verdict on Mr.. HAYks's title 10 the Office
of President
AT the same time the country will be very
exacting in one thing, and that Il that all
the rights Of the accused shall bc respected.
Like every person charged with crime they
are entitled to the presumption col innocence
in their favor. II they are convicted, it must
be on evidence which leaves no reasonable
doubt of their guilt. In that event that l..
il they should be thus convicted. It Is diff
cult 10 see how Mr. HAYES could remain in
Office. Hence We see the great induvrmcnt
the Admins rntion has To screen the alleged
offenders. If innocent, We hope they will
escape; but II guilty, never
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Republicans Resigning Alarm in the
Party.

We are sorry 60 sec that many Republican
ofIlccholdcrs are sufficiently mean spirited
to resign their posts in political organza-
tiOns. in obedience TO Mr.. HAYES arbitrary
order Why do they not hold on until they
are suspended, and then test the legality Of
the order before the senator l. it likely that
Mr.. BLAINE or Mr.. CoNKLiNG will sustain II
measure so suicidal to their own partyf
The Republicans are already manfcsting
great anxiety and alarm at the effect of this
order on the next elections. They say that
the oficcholders constitute the life, the
active element, in their political orgonza
tions and If they are forced out. mere diiin-
tcrcstod patriotism will not make their
places good.
But it will not he the mere management
of the oiliccholdcrs in political organizations
that the Republicans will lose in consc-
qucncc Of this order. They will losc largely,
also through the odium which attaches To-
such an oppressive measure. 1t would be
an arbitrary order for n king to issue; how
much more unbccoming in the chief ma,gis-
tratc of Il people whose first and proudcst
boast is their frocdOml
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One OF the First Things TO BE Done.

One OF the first things to be done by the
next United States House Of representa-
tives. If the opposition have decided ma
jority IN that body, Us now seems highly
probable will bc the appointment of u com
mittcc to inquire whether the President Of
the United States has attcmptcd to inter-
fcrc with the rights Of conscience Of n certain
class Of American citizens 10y prohibiting
them from acting in politics according to
their own sense Of duty?
What gravcr crime, without bodily inn
pri-oumcnt, can bc committed against the
rights Of a citizen Of the United States than
to deprive hi", OF taking part IN a political
organization on the success and strength of
which he may believe the welfare Of the
country depends
II the condition prescribed in the order Of
Mr.. HAYES can lie annexed To- the tenure OF
office this year, then next year, If the Presi-
dent should happen TO adopt Know Nothing
sentiments. he may lay down the rule that
every OFF Ger who attends the Catholic Church
shall bc dismissed from the public service
one arbitrary order is ,ts valid as another.
MIR II \YEs'S order is simply tyranny un-
der the guisc Of reform. Let us have an in
Vc~tisation 10y the House of Representatives
and "a strong report against II.
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the power Of the pool which had made him
President. He believed that tue Gould Scott
combination could control sufficient number
Of the Southern Democratic votes to organize
the House as the subsidy interests demanded.
II Is this confidence in the extent Of the pools
influence with Congress which gives rise 10 all
the mysterious reports that W. hear concerning
the prospect Of Republican Speaker next fall
Hence Mr.. Fosters anxiety to effect II breach
between Garfield and Hayes. in order that lac
himself may become the Administration candi-
date for Speaker. backed 10y the votes which
Scott and Gould are supposed to hold in their
pockets.
II Ia also apparent that the true reason OF the
postponcmcnt. from June to October Of the
extra session Of Congress was that the excite
ment following the Fraudulent inauguration Of
Hayes was too great to permit the passage OF
the pool measures. 1t was expected that hy
the delay. the Administrations policy in Louisi-
ana and South Carolina would work toward the
desired end and secure for the pool and the
Administration additional Southern votes in
the House.
That this hope Is still entertained by Gould.
Scott 4 Co., and Hayes. their creature. is SUI
ncienty Obvious. At least two OF the Demo-
cratic uspiranis for the Spcakcrshipin conduct
ing their personal canvasses recognize the TACT.
Each of the two bases his claimsion the ground
that the nomination by the Democratic caucus
Of any other candidate than himself would
divert 10 the Republican candidate some OF tn"
votes OF the Southwestern Democratic mem
bcrs Possibly the gathering of Democratic
statesmen at White sulphur Springs in the
latter part Of this month. may throw some light
through the mystery that surrounds the can
vass for the Spcakcrshp.
Ia. MI 10 mn ITay
President Congress was so busy over the cleo
tpral question that there was no opportunity to
enact either Gouds Union Pacific bill or $ oft >
subsidy. Both schemes will come before the
next Congress They will be important fea-
lures Of the session. Nobody doubts that the
entire influence of the Administration will be
given in aid OF the pool measures. There is
even reason to believe that quarrel with Mex
leo will bee forced upon the nation In order that
the construction Of the southern Pacific may b.
urged as military necessity.