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MEEsTE-AR

lion. Alexander II. Stephens, of Georgia.
now i'll the United States Senate, is very
feeble and almost helpless. Seeing him car
rled to and from his chair, his old friends
are reminded of scenes both grave and gay
in which he figured in The days of his prime.
a correspondent of the PHILADELPHIA Press
tells this story of an amusing blunder the
statement once made i'll Washington, and
which was the cause of considerable annoy
ance: a#'. at
About twenty-five years ago Senator Ed
ward Everett and M. de Sartiges, the French
minister, resided III adjacent houses ON G
Street. One evening, as the guests invited
by M. Gle Sartiges to a dinner arrived, Mr..
Stephens came in evening dress. The po-
lite Frenchlnan, not having invited the Rep
resentative from Georgia, asking him if he
desired TO converse with him.
No, thank you," replied Mr.. Stephens.
NJ. de Sartiges went to his dining-room,
and told his butler not to announce dinner
until that little gentleman in the parlor had
gone. After waiting quarter of an hour,
with the knowledge that his good cheer was
being spoiled, he again approached Mr.. Ste
phens, SAYING .es.l r.a,l# n b
'Mr. Steven, would you like to see me
about something's" ,#ss..
r. No sir" And the d~isconsolate host
walked away with a gesture of despair. M
MIR. Stephens said to the gentleman with
whom he was talking, What does that inn
pertinent little Frenchman mean by think
ing that | want to talk with him %
THAT" was the reply, " is our host you
know. Maybe he invited you to have a lit
tie chat before dinner st.i .a at \.
" "Ouf host ! why | came here TO dine with
Senator Everett, Of Massachusetts - ,.r fgt.t
The joke was too good to be kept, and at
ter Mr. Stephens had left the guests at the
French legation in a roar, he created anoth-
er hearty laugh in MIR. Everett's drawing
room neXt door.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-07-19

constant nor rich enough :; or, if theygwere.
the lack of adoption would still practically
annul their realizations. The song-bird can
not be o p~ack-horse, nor can you yoke the
dove to pillow like an OK. Unless society can
accept what these have, or promise to pos
sess. as a "sufficient recompense of reward"
for what they may in necessity demand of
1t, their times will be too hard for the en-
durance OF a frail materiality.
Not to draw this picture too strongly,
there is a multitude of souls who in some
degree or other cannot become callous to
their circumstances Others may secure
decent food, clothing and shelter, and con-
graduate themselves that they don't care
for the wealth and vanity of this world.
But these, though thankful for common
blessings, still feel their hungry hearts cher
ishing som fond desire, some sweet hope.
some happy though trembling expectation
of a prospect that repeatedly dwindles into a.
torlorn speck, because society does not rem
der up what it might, if it would only study
its duties better.
"And often one poor light that looks divine '-
Is all one soul seeketh along the ground;
There are no more to shine fi t1
When that one thing is found. t0.
If it be worthless what then shall suffice?
The lean hand grips a speck that was u spark,
The heart is turned into ice, tN
g And all the world is dark '~,.1 u #HrtAs
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-07-19
HARD TIMES.

G. C. Lord Writing to the Germanto,uc,nu
Telegraph says: @-'
> I have revolved the theme and have come
to the conclusion there are such things as
real hard, though not necessarily hopeless,
times-times not attributable to the slack
consciousness Of the suffering individuals.
But the want Of temporal meals alone
doesn't make hard times. / see men living
from hand to mouth, who arc almost or
quite always shabby and poor, but they
know nothing of real hard times. They are
not only Sleek and fat in flesh, but are al
ways more ready to greet the world with y
jest and a smile, than many others who car.
ny money III their pockets and wear clean
linen every day. The only hard times these
shabby ones appear to know is when a man
demands their labor one hour after they
have secured the means of supplying their
material wants, for the immediate present.
Like happy tramps, they have no adyersi-
ties, for they have nothing to lose, and hay
ing all the sunlight, air, ease and sensuous
qualification the animal nature pants for, life
is to them little else than a prolonged hol
iday.
There may be men Of noble individual
ambition, who are So normally related to
themselves asgto take q ready practical ac-
count of tlleir circumstances and surround
.ings, and escape the. soul-trial$ that atliict
the consciousness of so many human beings;
'butexceptiois are not constant phenomena.
Il know men who want means. | will not say
they want, employment, for they are never
idle, They need, however, some sort of this
',tiltly lucre" which the great worldsrecog-
nizes as a true. circulating medium and sac-
know1cdged stantla aliof values. They want
to 'bau1ya intelligence culture, beauty, wis
dom and love, for without these things
times are hard, and the world rjostles them
about with the eolaest Of its cold, shoulders.
The aspiration Of their hearts makes them
look forward longingiyto happy ingatller-
|ings OF luscious mind and soul fruits Which
too often are nipped in the bud BY the frosts
Of a too early inclemency. The ordinary
sources Of labor remuneration are neither
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-07-19
GOLDEN %snEAvEs
He liyeth long Who liveth well!
it Alrelse Is being Hung away;
He liyeth longest who eau tell /

IT IN VI3tfuo tliIHHs HfH3 uOHt VEtL uaF. n n
BE kind to all men. @## d stlss sf B.
HE that does not honor father and
mother is unworthy the name Of man. l
-Trle politeness should be a part of ev-
cry mal's composition. Dos 10 lAf5ft #af'
GOOD thoughts Enough Cod accept
them yet toward men are little better than
good dreams, except they be put III act.
lone ray of light FROM the eternal. SIM is
an Infinitely better guide 70 man over LIES
mysterious sea, than the most ingenious
SYSTEM OF ioee-bells eyer invented. 49,
~-tortitnde is the guide and support of
otnervigtaes without courage, am;mS wil,
scarce KEEP steady to his duty and ill up,
'theschaiactero Of Il truly worthy man. 5
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ana around the dying bed With what sol
emn melody do they breathe a prayer for
Inc departing soul. All, yes, a low, soft
voice is certainly IAN excellent thing in
woman"
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-07-19
ABOUT WOMEN.

BEARS ear'' is one of the newest hues for
a silk dress. ..af. ,.,,. ~ 9gr
No man ever got married without some
body calling him u fool. s,u.
Many ladies of fashion in Paris powder
their stockings with gold dust. #sass
The "Raven'' is the name of a popular
dressing for the hair. A very appropriate
name for Poe-tnade. 7iu .#.aet 5tt# g3 n
A spinster lady remarked the other day
that she could go alone at six months.
Yes" said her hateful young half-brother,
land you've been going it alone ever sincc.'
AT the recent election in Denver Col, the
married ladies almost invariably gave their
husbands initials, and one of them wanted
to vote for her husband, who couldn't
come" she said. ##q4ef
They sat in the parlor, and he squeezed
her hand. "Oh, would that this hand We're
mineW he sighed. Why 2" she simpered.
because if it We're mine | could knock bull
locks down with it quicker'n with IA sledye
hammer" The last seen of that Young
man he was trying to climb on the top OF
the house by aid of the water spout.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-07-19

w HLET Sc +g a,
.sWhen all the world is young, lad,
And all the trees ure green,
And every goose Il swan, lad, zt- Ed.
And every lass a qUccn; -Ha
Then fly for boot and horse, lad; vs---
And round the world away; aa3}
Young love must have its course, lad,
And every dog hisday. &%a
When all theMorldsis old, lad,
And all the treesare brown,
And all the sport is stale, lad, e
And all the wheels r.n down: NJ
Creep home and take your place there,
The spent and lnainned among
God grant you find . face there
You loved when you were young
And It's but too true that nearly all Il
Young men sow "wild oats" or, as it is ex-
pressed in Holy Writ, they SOW to the
wind and reap the whinwind," and when
the fearful harvest is we'll nigh spent gladly
do they creep home to find q place among
those they have 50 cruelty hurt by their
EwaywmdnesS. Why is it that, sons and
brothers grow up feeling that they must do
something wild ana dissipated ere they set
tie down to business, tor they all expect to
stop some day, and, turning themselves
about, to be men. Yet why, | say, viii they
deliberately put such dark blots upon their
lives, why will they try to stand so lea a
powder magazine with Il lighted match III
their hands, and trust to luck to save them.
Why do they spend years i'll dissipation, Just
The years. too, when they should be forming
business habits, gaining knowledge and eX-
%narience, and forming their life plans. Why
do they care so little to bring grief and sor-
row to a fathers heart, the burning blush OF
shame to II sisters fair cheek, and to cause. q
loving mothers eyes to be. dimlnel with
weeping.
Sowing his wild oats'-aye, sowing them deep
IN the heart of Il mother, to blossom in telrs,
4 And shadow with grief the decline OF her years.
\ sowing his wild oats. to silver the head
VI the sire wlo watched his first pulse throb with
And whose voice went to Heaven in prayer for hi
N boy.
sowing his'wild oats, , to spring up and choke
~ MOVERS in the garden Of u sister, whose love
saS pure and rs bright as the blue sky above.o
WY SOW such seed broadcast, knowing
~ vel that the harvest will only bring mis-
cry and rum; why start upon a road they
N"oW Is dangerous, and if they would bt
"s o'ey know they must retr:,ce their step:
@a START anew, and how often, oh. how
ueA! when they woqldturn back they arr
'Aaeu IN the quieksands Of sin, and so civ,
= forever nN' lost. Not long ago | read
poe'll' called Tickets to SELL and it is S,
NJ ol truth that | will copy it verbatim. |
a'4s De that none OF the readers of the HUs
,. sDAAN fnSe-ever seen it. f pray That's
"'s strike deep into some wandering hear
~ a"aSen him to histrue condition Ell
nnnn;s > road all completed in perfect condition
- straight, without turn, from the earth t
Yhs,s "se Trains starting out every hour i'm the day
l.a ;, room for all souls that are going thai way
'e aepotsar scattered broadcast O, Ter the land
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,,., .F-' fETofN 49, SohA1
(" I'm tickets to sell. tickets to SELL
Tickets to ticket You through to Hell. h.
There's n f~rst-class ticket, II glass of old wine. '
Ana iacchus smiles up from the nectar divine;'
nrinh ~ young man, drink il! its a No. l pass!
10 VIII carry you through to perdition first class. 81
! on will enter the palace car-ah! but the end
Into you and the street sot will be tic same. friend
Tickets! first, second and third class TO sell,
Tickets 10 ticket you through to Hell.
ihirt and sccold-ale, whisky, rum, brandy and
beer, &-
Cheap as dirt-come and buy! they are all for sale
here. s.4Za ..F
Are You troubled With baggage! No matter, YOU
know *# F# @
1t will lessen and Tighten the further you go.
Is the road safe? Yes, friend; buy IL ticket, and
you
Cannot fail of the station you're ticketed to.
Tickets to sell! tickets to sell.
They'll see you safe through to %pe1Jlition and He'll
Swift, swift from the highlands of peace, truth and
light,
Down, down through the marshes of mildew and
blight, t&~aa&
Through the tunnels Of sorrow, of terror and pain.
Through the lowlands of shame, and Ger poverty's
plain;
Through crime, grief and sin, to the valley of death,
Doth the engine speed down with its hot, scorching
breath: r.
All aboard! Wait-show me your ticket! 'Iis well;
1t will carry you through to destruction and Heil.o
And all! how many young men buy tick
cts which land them, often ere they reach
their prime, on the swampy lowlands of
tInStr1rtinn ITn,r ,,o,r o,,o,,1 +I,;, +:,,,
at the gambling table until the love of it
grows upon them with it's powerful fascina-
ton so strong that they cannot of them
selves break loose; and so. finally, after
drifting, circling and eddying with the cur
rent, they are drawn into the vortex of the
SETTLING maelstrom and go down forever,
often, too, in full view of those who love
them so dearly yet are unable to save them.
Liquor has been called 'a vampire, fatten-
ing on the pain Of bleeding hearts ana child
learning, the bane Of age, the snare OF youth
and the pest of honest men, There are a
host of different vices, and Il thousand paths,
crooked and shady, for the feet Of the un-
wary; myriads of temptations, in the most
seductive forms, for the weak and irresolute;
yet all can be overcome, and the young man
may and can walk forth from the fire of
temptation, sin and dissipation, firm and
upright in his manhood, with scarce the
smell of tire on his garments. Young men!
ut all hours, at all times and in all places,
you are sowing the seed, and when the har-
vest comes as you have. soWn so shall you
reap. Are you s*S'A~ 4&&
= ''Sowing the seed of q lingering PAIN, 5a'
Sowing the seed Of 8 lnadlened brain, a.,
Sowing the seed Of a furnished name, s8.I4 ~
p Sowing the seed Of eternal shame ~ %
All! sure will the harvest be!
If such be the seed you are scattering
abroad, stop ere you go too far; retrace
your steps and come into the open sunlight,
a man in every sense of the word. Be moi
brutes, nor make yourselves beasts, but
Quit yourselves like men," PANDORA.
- @-@-~N .--
NaaFEI
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-07-19

HIS FIRST LOVE-" Did | ever love any
other girl?' repeated a prospective bride
groom in answer to the fearful query of his
intended. why, darling, Of course not;
how could you ask such a. question? You
are my first, my only love. This heart
knew no Weakening until the sunshine Of
your love streamed in and woke it to costa
sy."' And then he kissed her tenderly, and
went home and said to himself: 81 must
hurry them things outer the way right off,
or there1l be a row." and collected together
a great pile of letters, written in all kinds OF
feminine hands, with lots of faded flowers
and photographs and locks of hair and bits
of faded ribon, and other things, and when
the whole collection had been crammed III.
to the CRATE, he drew u deep sigh, and said
to himself: There goes all that's lett. OF
fourteen undying loves-let 'em ticker.'-
EacIauue.
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-qHR HON { CIRCLE.

30 tale ever toln, a-tt. .t5Ef4H.
.,a mo book bought or soH,
Whether history or table,
IAN match or compare t< d.
with the contents so rare
or the myetiiied air 544s -Hfa =1L
of an editors table. s.
on! chaos sublime!
What mountains OF rhyme, Loo
Shading billow on bllloW
af other mems woes
Rccountet in prose,
Written, every one knows,
,xeatb the droop OF the willow
pull essay ana Vcrsc,
And, what is for worse,
Loves ycrie.t dribble--
In stacks and in piles 81
Words stretching for miles,
On Cupid' S sad wiies-
For lovers will scribble.
Oh, editor sad!
On, editor mad.
No man i'll the city,
What with reading and running.
With writing and dunniiig, "t
With seeking and stunning.
So needs the worlds pity.
A------ s.-s-"As --1 EE& -m
49,, cr t,n Rocky Mountain UusbanGman.1
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WILD OATS.

vr,,,,1 for the Rocky Mountain HUSBAND
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-09

The citizens OF our country are by %
means fully sensible Of the izrozrADo..
not to say sublinity, OF TIE coarse PEr.
sued by President HAYES during Ais h-5ei
occupancy of the Presidential otsoe-
When Mr.. LINCOLN. with Hllic<
toward none, with charity for al, s. nj cue
blow struck the chains from four a5Ilsoc
bondmen and introduced tatn into The
society and enjoyment Of citiDsnsaip liz
civilized world universally spPlSaasa Tx
heroism and patriotism OF his .c1iaa- TAe
mastery policy Of President HAYES u
commanding peace 10 The roabled ~s-E-S
of sectional hate in the face Of rio,ss'
opposition Of politicians, thrCa-se-d -
dcsertion of hi. party, updsserred y
warnings OF profsssed ffierdh in s7Slizs
indifference to all personal oOnsias-zsSOss,
displays 4 heroisn and PATRIOTISM Which
marks IN err in American annals And 6ll
every heart with pride and hoper1lnsss
for the future.
II remains ROY for The trpe mta O
every parry to accord TO hin and Ms II
ministrauon that oorulEl support 1-c Hearty
cooperation they deserve.
1t rests with them 10 say wheih-- pohd
clans, whose creed is patronage and plea
der. whose principles are self seeking asi
self. sggrandiz smeaL are 10 gain o0otrO
over our Government, OF whether he vhs
believes che serves his Marty best Who hes
serves his country Is 10 lie snstAine,5-
Though conscious Of the forniathSe tssa
the President has undertakes. ue eater
tain not the slightest doabt oG TIE rSsuii
The cohesive power OF plapdsr is SrOkEn
and the country viii, As The Er.n6sSr o
occurring events dAvns upon her Hiras
rally as one man 10 The support Of lin
whom posterity will delight 10 kOcor .
the great pacihcAtor Of his country
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-09
sREAr ERETIEy ANp ANEEEcIy

COMMERCE.
The New York Herald Il Is val kporp.
is edited by foreign imPor7Aiio1s, Pgi-ei-
pally from the Emerald Isle. hui nc we're
never. until yesterday, aware thai The for
eign influence permeSfed il 10 the extent
Of making il oppose American esnRereiAl
advancement on the seas in The isterVss Of
Great Britain or any cher European
Power. In its Issue Of yesterday the
Herald s9ys
II would he Inconsistent with the naassss.l al
nifty and with the friendly eccucIn ne eve -
Powers with which We are ~ peace fr the III
ccutive to assemble Congress ar the TnrYBs- 90
legtslAting with reference % Their txyrefe1 ms
fortunes. An act auibcrlIing irce Irs6s n sasss
would he universally interpreted tB1h nj haus
and abroad. as an httemfa 10 make tAs Dnsa e
which we lost TO England during cur elEI var
Is that an argument Tor paper TO 1se
which processes 10 treat of great ns-iOnal
questionsf Pray, what oblirAtioas arc nc
under to Great Britain that ~e shC1d not
make an effort 20 recover zhAi she took
from us At q time when ue had our ka1as
80 full ~ home that We conli nos rcselt Is
We should otherwise have dSne. Ter may
acts Of aggression upca our nstionAl highs.
The question Of free trade in slips 8 o1e
that has a.nsrass ~. .,r,-s, .,,s,,s,, a.
Concress over .;ncs ~. ,los. a. ~, -,
7, is M, . new one % hroscs h,.,-s. /,
co,er.l Furo,,s, war Ia ,hr-,,s-,a P,-.
eirn war or no foreirn war ne uuun he
the gamer n We had free traae in sAiTs,
hu, the sphiect naturally ccr-s m ri.h
greater force xhe. the cnpo-ru,;-x m m,
vessels under our flsr loom. nm via in.
nos;pg nroni,.no.
But the U,ral6 is n.r,;rpl,rlr ss-s7,;r.
lest Eool.na should nav. her fteli,rs hurt
Hear IL:
II xou,a n, . hr,,,n a, las. NJ s,,,rr,,, AMI
the English GOvernneni wgala he Esssy % r.N
ss5I ~ call an sStr.crsipsq, srs.s,n q c.,
to prepare for Administering On hsr esca-t-
II has been announced ths1 Mr. JAMES
GoRDoN BENNETT has heccOe an EsgiEA
country gentleman Is be about 10 ir.-s-
fer the allegiance OF the RHrass 10 Great
Britain! Has he telegraPhed TO have The
editorial corps ''shAkea up fOT rev
deal! 1t looks very much Ike IL Wfai
have We 70 do with the questioa vheshsr
Britain would regard il 'tss breach al
friendship or not' If We dOa't take i'd
vantage OF every benefit thai may be segiii-
maiely derived iron this war. thea &c
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-09

THE LATE desperate attack UF'0o Pnla'S
officer who was IN the act Of Irresasng 4 crowd
of roughs leads TO some reflections, which TO-
licemen would do well TO CONSIDER and -
which they might profit So far AZ the A.
sault upon Oficer OrNEuL was cooeS-uea,
all the facts Indicate that it ~Hs ea15rSly ~
called for, and that he was only IN The Frcger
discharge Of his duty. Bat We assert. wGAoG1
the fear Of successful refutK1inn, thai Po1cx-
men often make assaults in = manner 30 trZili
and rough ms to justify the masa hITs<a's't
criminal in turning upaa them TherS are
entirely too many polinemsn Who, eSofhsss
with . little bTIsf authority, iEEhgaDs tAIi
they win not be fulfilling thtar nissioa UaAsss
they kick and cun the body InA tear ihe
clothes Of the poor deyn whom they are al
tempting TO arrest. II the patty arrested e.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-09

nent republican m form. hkving ooaPliei
with all the requirements usu,Ily enacted
of new States there appears TO be no sap
port for the assumption tAIs she eaa be
made an exception IN respect TO the p-Ori-
sions ofher socia,coae. Hence u ~psh ssea
clear that the character Of The iasiitniioas
Of Utah are fixed beyond the power OfCSa-
gress to remedy, and thAt her reformation
depends exclusively upon the rirsae Of her
peof,lr
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-09
4 HiRD DE.ITH.
The Wonderful vital Tenacity OF n South
Washington Dog.


An example Of the wonderful tenaclty 10
life possessed by dogs was exhibited at the inter.
section OF Seventh street and Virginia avenue
southwest yesterday afternoon. Tho animal In
question was large black dog Of the mongrel
species Ne had been locked up In room In the
second story OF q building on the corner, and
having no other means of escape jumped through
an open window to the pavement, distance Of
about nfteen feet. He broke both his fore legs
by the fall, which was witnessed by number Of
people, including . policeman. He set up dis.
NAL howl, and attempted to crawl away. 1t was
ptiful sight, and II was thought best TO kill the
animal to put him out Of his misery.
This proved n more dinlcult matter than was
imagined. The officer put two pistol balls 10 his
head, but this only seemed to increase his struE.
gle. An engineer here came upon the sseno and
assisted in the slaughter. He struck the dog a
powerful blow on the head with heavy iron bar.
This quoted the poor brute somewhat and he
was len for dead Tho oticer CHANGING to pass
that way again saw the dog raise his head and
give him a most appealing look. So he had to
return to the bloody work. This time no put tho
contents OF six. barrsed revolver into his carcass,
and II was not until the last load had been dis.
charged that he was satisfied that tho animal
was Indeed dead.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-09
CONFIRMATION F0RsERrICEs.
A Suit Growing Out OF the Farragut Prirs
Cases.

The suit OF James +. Mcguire against
Quinton Coryne, exeeutor,ctc. was heard In the
Supreme Court of the District yesterday. This
Is q claim for compensation for services alleged
10 have been rendered by the plaintiff In procur-
ing the employment OF the late X. NJ. OoIwine, IN
1860, TO conduct tho defense OF the "farragut
prize cases." then pending In this court, The
allegation Is that the plaintiff had tho selection
Of counsel In said cases, tho Treasury Department
only restricting hin to the selection OF man
involved In the cause Is $500. General Enoch
Totten appeared for the appellee and ex-Goy.
Stanton for the appellant The case was argued
and submitted.