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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-12-06

A fashionable lady is one who has
been brought up in the habits, prac-
tices and pursuits of that portion of So
ciety whose aim and end is to please
and to be pleased. The first element of
fashionable life is to abstain from all
useful labor. A fashionable lady will
not do anything in the kitchen, because
it would be accounted labor; but she
will spend twice that amount of actual
labor in the arrangement of her draw
ing room or bOudOir. To be seen for a
few hours in the occupation of mend
ing stockings would be an unspeakable
disgrace, while to be engaged for weeks
in curious netting, working lace, or en-
broidery, is matter of proud satisfac-
tion, and certainly cOmmendable OBJ
ject of ambition. To paint or whitewash
her home would be a degradation never
to be recovered from; but the painting
of flowers, persons, or fruit is an art
sought after with all the energy of a
search for gold. She cannot walk a
short distance to visit a suffering neigh
Dor, for it is too great tax on her
strength, but she can spend hours in
promenading Broadway from no
stronger motive than desire to show
off her expensive clothes. Her nerves
are altogether too sensitive to allow her
to watch for single night besides a
sick friend, but she can spend night
after night at party or dance. She
looks with disdain upon those of her
own sex who do aught for their support
and would shrink with horror from the
idea of exerting her ingenuity to assist
her father in providing for his family,
but does not hesitate to rob his purse to
crafty her eXtravagant wishes. A fine
appearance and gorgeous apparel are a
sure passport to her favor, while she
would not associate with one who was
awkward In appearance or coarsely
dressed, forgetting that rich and fash
ionable dress may clothe villain,
while poorly clad man may be one Of
natures noblemen.
Fashionable society is made up of
wealth, pretension, and display. A
lady of fashion must attend the opera,
visit Niagara, wear expensive shawls
and diamonds, keep carriage, and
make, in all things, az elegant appear
ance. Thus life is spent in the vain
pursuit of pleasure and adornment of
the body, while the soul, dwarfed by
this constant devotion to trilles, is made
the slave of that which was intended to
be its servant.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-12-06
An Indian Legend---An Aboriginal st.
George and the Dragon.

The Ncz Perces Indians hold to the
doctrine that all the various tribes of
Indians sprang from the lower order of
creation. The peculiar process of de-
velopment or metamorphosis by which
they have attained to their present es-
tate they are cunning enough not to
disclose or attempt to philOsophize upon
passing over long period of transi-
tion and becoming full-Hedged, sturdy
sons of the forest in a moment of time.
Thousands of years ago there existed
an animal of immense size away off to
the southwestern part of the country
now occupied by the Nez Perces. 1t
was the largest of all the animal crea-
tion, and known as the "Illswau-tsih."
This animals greatest propensity was
the devouring of every living thing he
came across. His voraciousness was so
great that lizards and reptiles of all
kinds and sizes, bears, wolves and ami
mails of every description, at one gulp
would disappear in the depths of his ca
pacious nav. AT the same time existed
the coyote, or "little wolf" noted for
his cunning, and recognized as chief
among and by the other animals, they
looking upon him at some future time
to work out for them great deliver
ance.
Little Wolf had heard of the tremen-
dous slaughterer "Ills-wan-tsih" was
making among the other animals, and
determined to put stop to it. To this
end he girded on his armor, which con-
sisted of two ropes made of wild hemp,
quiver made of bear skin, some tinder
and knives of flint--all of which he con-
cealed under his fore-leg, and being
fully equipped, he started out on his
perilous mission. After travelling for
many days and over a great stretch of
country, Little Wolf described the ellis
wau-tsih' in the distance, and imme-
diately prepared for the conflict. TAX
ing the two ropes, which were miles in
length, he fastened one end of each to a
cord of sinew which was about his body,
and the other ends of the ropes he had
fastened-by his single aid he had along
with him--to two trees a long distance
from each other. By this time the
"Tlls-wau- -tsih" was within hearing of
Little Wolf. Little Wolf howls out,
"Come on, old "Ills-wau-tsih," and
prepare to die, for am going to slay
you" and he came, and the battle ragged
with considerable violence for some
time, Little Wolf getting in some very
good strokes now and then, but he was
finally compelled to abandon an active,
offensive fight, and resorted to cunning
and operated on the defensive.
The old fellow had, however, swal-
lowed Little Wolf, having him partially
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Grandmothers.

There is a great difference between
grandmothers of to day and those OF
thirty years ago. Then grandmother
was a quiet old lady, slightly rheumatic,
If not more so; much given to snuff
and the pipe, simple in tastes, and
altogether home and knitting-work
like. Her dress must be comfortable,
with plenty of cloth taken in at the
seams, and tuck or two above the hem,
to allow for making over. She had one
little vanity, and that was her cap,
which must be snowy white, with a
proper nice frill about the face. In
those days grandmother's silks, satlns,
laces and jewelry were relics of young
er days, upon which her grandchildren
delighted to feast their eyes and imagine
the wrinkles all smoothed away from
her withered face, and grandame dress
ed up for the ball where she. first cap
tured grandfather.
Grandmother's heart was set on things
above and beyond this tinsel and var
nish Of earth which tarnisheth In an
hour. With eyes ever heavenward, she
strived so to live that she might soon
reap the reward of the faithful worker
through the long day, unto the sunset,
in thevineyard of life.
Dear blessed grandmothers of those
days, the car of change has moved on
and on since the green grass waved
over your graves, and 1t is well the
dead return not again to flesh, for now
there is no place for you. The grand
mother nowadays is another sort of
creature altogether. Her sphere is in
active busy life. To her the comforting
old clay pipe is total stranger, A
Irritation or negotiation for second
marriage would be more in her line.
Sewing for the poor societies, church
fund associations, orphan schools, edu-
cation of negroes, evening schools for
the working classes-all these efforts
for the public engross her time and
attention.
She wears the rich dresses, laces, and
diamonds, while the young ones wait
for their splurge in the good time
coming, the order of things being thus
reversed since lang syne, But the
misses do not wait long, for girls become
women of responsibility, mothers, and
grandmothers in an astonishing few
years. Married at fifteen many young
er. Daughter at sixteen, who grows
up, marries, and has a baby at sixteen
or seventeen, making.grandmother of
fine elegant woman of thirty-three or
four years just in her prime. Not
quite an appropriate figure for a snug
corner at home, smoking knitting, or
darning stockings, telling of the long
ago when she was girl-only
caricature of the real old-time grand
mtoher. A few veterans are tagging
behind, living beyond the allotted
three-score and ten, stray landmarks
which the storms of a few more seasons
will fully erase, Then the new grand
mother will be thoroughly inaugurated,
settled testimony of the fast age in
which we live.
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Turkish Thieves.
Signal.

The inhabitants of Volo, Thessaly,
have narrowly escaped serious explo-
sion. For long time past Turk and
his wife have lived within two castle
walls, and were looked upon by their
neighbors as honest and "highly re-
spectacle" people. All the houses are
closely built together, having only one
main wall between each second build
Ing. The Turkish couple, takiug advan-
tage of the absence of wealthy neigh
Dor who lived in the house adjoining
their own, devised an ingenious plan
for relieving him from the burden of
his property. Opening a hole in the
wall they distracted from his house all
the valuables they could lay their hands
on, and then, having saturated some
divans and other articles of furniture
with petroleum, set fire to them and
retreated through the hole to their own
humble dwelling. When they thought
the fire had burned sufficiently to
remove all traces Of their guilt they
gave an alarm and the house was brok-
en- open. To their dlsmay, however
the mattresses, being old, had merely
smouldered, giving plenty of smoke
but doing no great damage, and the
whole plot was revealed. The shock to
nerves was intense; but had their
scheme proved a success they would
perhaps have been even more shocked.
for the next house was the powder
magazine, with only the ordinary wall
between, and but for the eincombustibil-
ity of the mattresses the fire would
have caused the explosion of 100000
okes of powder. The recklessness dis
played by the Turk and his wife in
carrying out their plan without refer
ence to public convenience has entirely
destroyed any sympathy that might
otherwise have been felt for them under
their Disappointment; moreover, all kinds
of stolen property have been found In
their house, besides, 1t is said, nearly
1900 lras. The woman, with the tact
for which 80 many of her sex are
remarkable, has turned evidence against
her husband, who by latest accounts is
likely to be hanged. .-PdU Nall Gazette
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raj issued from that
hGRppieS at the lbGGkei bGGk!!se iafterward. 1t was
attendt---'. -. . sshe whdle town, and the
chief mourner, who sat by the head of
the coffin shrouded IA widows weeds,
was Mrs. Starr.
Many eyes were enHOn her as she rose
to tsRe her fsst Took ofthat beloved face
ere the lid of the coffin was closed.
Long, long she gazed upon the still
majestic beauty Of lip, and cheek and
brow; few watching eyes were dry
when she bent down to kiss those cold
and silent lips for the last time. No
tear was shed, no sob was uttered by
her. Her heart wept tears of blood the
while; but her eyes were dry, and her
manner was calm and composed, even
when the icy clods fell heavily upon
her coffin, and her dead was buried from
her sight forever.
The great wealth of the lawyer was
left unconditionally, to his "dearest
FRIEND" Alicia Starr, In token OF his
unchanged love, and of his full and free
pardon for all the pain her desertion
had caused him.
Did she weep when these things were
brought to herr IL so, it was a secret.
No one ever saw those proud eyes
dimmed with single tear.
But oh, the WEAKNESS of her spirit
Oh, the utter desolation of her heart
and homel Years have passed away
since her bereavement, but the dead is
not forgotten and the pangs of that
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down, when the ropes and sinew girth
prevented his going down entirely.
The old fellow stamped about and
howled fearfully, and declared, 81 will
swallow Little Wolf" Taking long
breath, he made huge effort-the
girth was broken, and down went poor
Little Wolf. After resting a short
time, he made tour of the belly of the
old fellow and found all kinds of ami
mails and reptiles therein, which had
been carrying on kind of internal
war among themselves. Feeling some
what angry, Little Wolf takes one of
his knives, and cuts piece of fat from
the heart of the beast, and warming il
with ignited tinder, devours it, and
then cOunsels obedience among the
other inhabitants, and promises speedy
deliverance from their prison. He then
cooks meal for his fellow prisoners
and takes a piece of fat from ~ heart
of the beast and rubs tLj 5res and
wounds of his fellow (which heals
them. He then says to them, "You
are my subjects, and it is now time to
get out of here. In taking the fat from
around his heart have struck the old
fellow a death blow" Proceeding
with his work he caused the old man
to howl tremendously. He writhed
and kicked and tried to throw up his
"supper," and they came from his nose,
ears and mouth; all fled out but Little
Wolf.
The old fellow tried to rid himself of
him, but Little Wolf did not propose to
leave until his mission was accom-
plished. The old fellow declared he
would eject him, but, failing in the at
tempt, rolled over and gave mp the
ghost. Little Wolf, after the old fellow
died, walked out and collected his COM
panions to help skin the beast and cut
him into pieces. They took the meat
from the bones and had right hearty
meal. They then divided the skin be-
tween each other. The bones were
then taken and scattered to the utter
most parts of the earth, and an allot-
ment of land was made to each of the
delivered ones, which they were to take
as their country, and they would all be
changed in the twinkling of an eye,
and they would find that race of peo-
pie would spring up from the bones of
the beast in all respects like unto them.
But" said the fox, "you have re-
served nothing for yourself"
Little Wolf called for water. His
paws were yet dripping with the blood
of the beast. He dipped his paws in
the water and scattered the blood and
water all over the country occupied by
the Nez Perces, saying:
"FrOm this shall spring a people to
inhabit this land with me-"
Little Wolf became transformed into
Nez Perces chief, and tribe sprang
up around him. Little Wolf had come
from behind the mountains and fought
this great fight, and effected this great
deliverance on the grounds between the
south fork of Clearwater river and the
Camas prairie.
The Nez Perces being somewhat di-
minutive in size is accounted for by
reason of their coming from the leav-
ings created out Of the fag ends of the
beast; but what they lack in statue
they claim they more than make up in
intelligence and cunning, taking after
their illustrious progenitor, Little
Wolf. Thus ends the tradition. n.-IdahO
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-12-06
"rhe Federal Language"

When the war, incorrectly called th,
revolutionary, had accomplished its OBJ
ject, and the independence of the Uni
ted States was acknowledged by tn,
British crown, very strong desire fol
distinctive Americanism manifested
itself among the people. This was only
according TO human nature. 1t was the
outward sign Of revulsion of feeling
against the nationality which was as.
sociated with a tyrannical exercise OF
power, an attempt to deprive the colo,
nies of their birthright Of English lib.
erty. They wished, now that they had
achieved independence, not only a dis.
tinctive nationality and a distinctive
name, but to sever themselves as much
as possible in every way from the moth
er country. The manifestation of this
feeling was carried to a great extreme
the desire was for something which was
impossible in the nature of things.
The traits of race cannot be destroyed /;
its bonds cannot be broken by political
severance. One of the strongest of
those traits and most indestructable of
those bonds is language. This endures
because people must speak the Ian
guage that it is born TO speak. The
continuity of communication between
generation and generation cannot be
broken, and this makes language per-
petual among a people.
The Normans, it is true, put away
their Scandinavian speech and adopted
a Romanic language-the French; but
this singular instance of such change
was possible because they were in
France. A comparatively small body
of people, mostly men, had changed
their country; they were surrounded
by Frenchmen, and what was more inn
pertant, by French women, whom they
married, and thus they gradually, but
rapidly adopted the language of their
new home. But when they conquered
England, Notwithstanding their efforts
to continue to be Normans in speech as
well as in blood and in manners, and
Notwithstanding their authoritative po-
sitiOn, they were obliged in the end to
change their speech again and to adopt
the English language. They were
again too few to resist the influence of
the well rooted speech of the land and
the people which they had conquered.
The English language, it is true, had
driven out the British from the island,
but that was because the English, or
Anglo-SaXOns, drove out and destroyed
the British people and substituted them
selves in their place. The NOrmans
did not so drive out and destroy the
English, but mingled with them, al
though as a cOnquering race, and the
consequence was that they themselves
became an English speaking people.
Moreover there seems to be a certain
sturdy strength in the English Ian
guage, as in the English race; an i'm
mobility, united with flexibility and
adaptiveness, which gives it great pow
er of endurance and of conquest over
other tongues. 1t is the only language
which has dif'used itself all over the
world. People born to speak English
will not speak any other language
wherever they may go, except as an ac-
complishment, or temporarily for
specific purpose.-Galary for Noren'ber.
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On Cunning.

"Cool fresh air is better than pills !;
tramps through the woods far better
than squills; better for aches and bet
ter for ills, than quinine by the pound I;
what is the odds if you soil your clothes,
or scratch the delicate end Of your nose
in dodging a briar that lazily grows in
your path on the hunting ground.
Carrying a gun that is as heavy as lead {,
and looking aloft for bird that's fed
to another tree where it oft has fed =,
and thanks in songs it gave; with bend
ed neck and bended back, until they're
ready to split and crack, lin cunning
that's the secret nack) to creep like an
Indian brave. Mosquitoes buzz and
perch and bite, and spiders spin their
webs so light, It's the gunners pleasure
pure delight; far better than going
to fish from early morn till dewy eve ;
tired to death (who would believe) and
10th the silent woods to leave to take
his homeward way; hungry, footsore,
weary and worn, better far he'd never
been born; dusty, grimy and forlorn,
and nary bird that day"
The beauty that Is in the heart will
pyeutuallV shine ont I'm thp pntIntpn =
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awful separation is keen as ever within
her tortured heart. So must 1t be till
the end of life shall come.
Reader, If 1t is with you as with her,
oh hasten to amend your error while
there is yet time. For fearful is the
power which the dead have over the
living, and bitter beyond measure is
the consolation of forgiveness which
Is spoken from gravel
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PETS PUNISHMENT.

Oh II my owe offended me,
And We had words together,
To rhow her l would master her,
I'd whip her with feather.
II then .he, like a naughty girl,
Would tyranny declare it,
I'd give my pet eros Of pearl,
And make her ways bear it.
II still she tried 10 sulk and sigh,
And threw away my posies,
I'd catch my darling ON the sly
And smother her with roses.
And IL she dared her lips to peut,
Like many pert young misses,
I'd wind my arm b 7 waist about
And pu ish her with kisses.
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Hope calculates its schemes for a long
and durable life, presses forward to
imaginary points Of bliss, and grasps at
impossiblities, and consequently en-
snares men into beggary, ruin and dis
honor.
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The beauty that is in the heart will
eventually shine out in the counten-
anCe.
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-, rang '.' 'iiu Vi 'i-'d the doc
ing Male and Female Acade
found in this paper. Th1 made on
has an established reput
1t is not necessary for usgasped. "Oh
In slowins terms. ip her arms witt
III principal, and Prqiontite despair, sh
las been employed woma ms feet.
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The marriage was broken off, that was
certain. And the usual "nine days
wonder" extended itself over three
times that space of time. Yet, from
Mrs. Starr or Mr.. Strong, not one single
word of explanation ever came to set
the public mind at rest. And so, after
some weeks, the rumors died away, and
the lawyer was left in peace-if peace,
indeed, was with him.
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0..a Of -, Sinllls o! ;cfus a!cm

The Wai!ng Place Of the Jews ir
~ ;he w'sl site II the Templo enrIn-
uro; IL is ia a long, narrov courl
- ani ,he ln:e l.! ic's ot s'onn oi tui>
p,rt of tho original wal. These
s. ones are u, do1b, as cld as S To-
mons Temple, an! tho Jews can here
touch ihs very walN oi the platform
ui ,hat sacred c.iiic: E'crv frnin!
4 rcmpani Of thr chiliIen Ut iefIs!
cones here TO wtep aDj wal. They
bring hvir scriptures, and, lcLnin.
against the honey .c0nbci stone fas
cns it. read tao Lamentations and
be Psalms in a walllut vJicc, and
nccssionaiIy cry al'ul in II chotu, o!
,amrutation, weeping, bipwlng their
inug noses win blue COTTON landher-
chiefs ard kissing stones We we're
iOll that The sn.OO.line., nf the s,oue>
SPOTS was owing 10 ccntnric, Of os-
5uiatwn The mrn stand together N
one parl Of the VOL! aud tie women at
anol her There were 10, more thlp
'wcuiy jews present rs actors ~ the
Solemn ceremony The day We vi'ited
the spot, ana i"ey oil not wa" nacb'
mwelv realiug the Scriptures in n
mlmD!ing yo'ce aud sway'"g their bo-
dies backward ana oiWagi' sun
hey Iohmd f'einresqn' ani even pas
theiIc groups; venerable vi men WIFE
i"ns white b-ards AMI hook n"se-,
clad Ia RAGS ani Shrrds ana rn'rhe,
IN all de2r'cs oi dec'dence nns
creatures o! :hc tribe OF Benl,min
vi 'b' eorkscre" ear's aud se'nny
OIL! women sinking with weepio.'
real "r aSsnmed, very iikeIy these
WALTERS were as Ioor and wie'cbed
rs they appear To- Dc, npd their tears
were the natural outcome OF their
ssiei over the rcin of tho Temple
nearly two thousand years ago. ]
should be the last one to donbt their
enjoyment OF This weekly bitter mis-.
cry. B,t the demonstration h"o
snmeM hat the appearance ol u set aud
show Performance Wli'e IL Vas go