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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-03-22
The Dying Wife.

Lay the gem upon my bosom,
Let me feel her warm breath,
For a strong chill DER me passes,
And 1 know it is death.
would gaze upon the treasure
Scarcely given ere go
Feel her rosy, dimpled fingers
Wander DER my cheek Of snow,
am passing through the waters,
But blessed shore appears
Kneel beside me, husband, dearest,
Let me kiss away thy tears;
Wrestle with thy grief, my husband,
Strive from midnight unto day;
1t may leave an angels blessing
When it vsHishes away.
Lay the gem upon my bosom,
'Tis not long she can be there
See how to my heart she nestles,
'Tis the pearl love to wear.
II in after years beside thee,
Sits another in my chair,
And her face than mine more fair;
II cherub call thee Father"
Far more beautiful than this,
Love thy first-born, oh my husband
Turn not from the motherless;
Tell her something of her mother.
You may call her by my name
Shield her from the winds Of sorrow!
If she errs oh gently blame.
Lead her sometimes, where am sleeping
will answer if she calls,
And my breath will stir her ringlets,
When my voice in blessing falls;
Then her soft black eyes will brighten,
And shall wonder whence it came;
In her heart when years pass DER her
She will find her mothers name.
1t is said that every mortal
Walks between two angels here
One records the i'll, hut blots it,
If before the midnight drear
Man repenteth-if uncancelled,
Then the right-hand angel weepeth,
Bowling low with yelled eyes.
Twill be her right hand angel,
Sealing up the good for Heaven;
Striving shat the midnight watches
Find no misdeeds unforgiven.
You will not forget me, husband,
When l am sleeping meath the sod;
Oh, love the jewel to US given,
AS love thee-next to God
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-03-22

A green grocer-One who trusts.
There are 1000 barber shops in New
York and z, 500 BARRIERS.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-03-22
Items OF Interest.

A green grocer-One who trusts.
There are 1000 barber shops in New
York and $500 BARRIERS.
A little boy will never willingly re-
linquish any of his cakes except his
spank-aches
A 200-pound bear can hug a new pork
barrel to splinters, which takes press
ure of 1000 pounds.
A Buffalo sparrow recently carried of
a whole lamp-wick in his beak, and he
had to beak-wick about it.
Many poor families keep goat. If
they are denied the luxury of bread,
they always have their butter.
One of the saddest incidents of the
recent German royal marriage was the
Prince of Mecklenburg Schwerin.
A curt Chinese aphorism suggests that
one days work was worth three to him
who does everything at the proper time.
"What is wisdom ?" asked teacher
of class of small girls. A bright-eyed
little creature arose and answered " In
formation of the brain.
The French artillery having discarded
bronze ordnance for steel breech-load-
ers, England is the last country left
which clings to the bronze muzzle-load
ers.
Nilsson asks six hundred dollars
night to sing in Paris during the exposi.
ton, and the manager of the Grand
Opera House is not eager to sign the
contract.
The seedless orange of Brazil is the
best in the world. 1t cannot be shipped
on account of the thinness Of its skin,
and will not grow anywhere in the
United States.
The position of the English women
engaged in Russia to teach, Says a writer
in the Pail Mall Gazette, is one of COM
fort and dignity. They are handsomely
paid and courteously treated.
"Ma! did you know corn could
walk 2" "Nol my boy--I never heard
such thing" "You didn't? Well,
corn stalks" "Nurse, give Johnny
some ipecac, and put him to bed"
AS a party of gentlemen and ladies
were climbing to the top of monument
one day, lately, gentleman remarked !:
"This is rather a spiral fight of steps.
To which lady replied: Yes, per
spiral !" and she wiped her brow as she
spoke.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-12-21
Christmas Ghosts.

81 don't believe ii ever will be morning,
said Lily, as she lay, with her eyes wide
open, by the side of her twin sister Fanny
who, taking the more sensible view OF the
case, that she should need all her energies
on the morrow, had already gone to sleep.
"I'm sure it must be past midnight, and
| don't believe Santa Claus means to come
at all. I've made up my mind to see just
what he is like this year but, oh dear! I've
stayed awake about hundred hours, and
it must be most morning, and he hasn't
come yet, and don't believe he means to
come at all"
Now it was really only about eight
o'clock, and Lly's papa and mamma were
ont following Santa Claus in and out of all
the shops, telling him Just what they knew
their little girls would like to have him put
in their stockings, and taking measures that
his glits should he liberal ones.
To Fanny, who always believed in every
one, Santa Claus included, and as conse-
quence, always obeyed every one, and had
gone right to sleep the moment she was put
to bed, the time did not seem long at all ;
but to distrustiul people like Lily, who
think things won't go right unless they SUI
perintend them, the watching hours are
long indeed.
Suddenly Lily heard a rustling sound at
the door of the room, and felt as if some
thing was pressed tight down over her eye
lids. They felt so heavy, that she would
gladly have let them stay down, but, afraid
that she should miss the sight of Santa
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-12-21

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aAnJ nm, not I , hr,v, o;rI Mr. Mac
, ."
{" ri ,t will dsnend ,,,op vour own show
~, hall certainly consider Won to he
verv brave and deserving of my son. ii Won
will do as I propose. and 90 to Saddell
church this night. and show me. by break
fast time tomorrow. the skull that YOU
have broupht from there, In that case
vour bravery shall have its reward"
"Tbep | will do il at least | will try
NV host for know that | bring Donald
no dowrv. EXCEPT a pair OF willing hands
and n loving heart. and | should be 10th
r, we'd him wjthour his fathers blessing. So
I will do YOUR bidding. Mr.. Macbane,
thouoh it il a wild. fearsome night to 20 on
such strange errand."
Mary Morrison put aside her knitting,
wrapped plaid about her head and shout
ders, and, with a tient prayer for safe guid-
ance on her perilous path, went out into the
wild winters night. Luath, the collie,
would have gone with her, and she would
have been deeply thankful for his company
and protection but old Donald called him
back into the house and barred the door.
Then the stern man listened to the bowling
Of the wind, and thought: " She will not
return, On night like this the way is too
perilous, and one false step may send her to
her death Ii it is wrong deed OF mine,
it was wrong OF her TO win my boys love,
Ii do evil | do 1t that good may come.
Once rid OF her daily presence, Donald will
forget his fancy for her and my darling
wish OF marrying him to Janet Baltic may
be carried out
But although he tried to reconcile his
conduct to his conscience, he could not do
! 80. As he sat over the fire, and placed more
peats upon it, he endeavored to lull to rest his
unuuiet fancies with such specious argu-
ments as these She has gone OF her own
free will. She might have stayed here, ii
she chose. She is well acquainted with the
road, and she can turn back if the storm is
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-12-21
Tie New Years Night.

An aged person stood, on New Years
night, at the window, and gazed upward,
with a glance of anxious despair to the
fixed ever-blooming heavens, and down
ward to the quiet, pure EARTH wherein was
now no one so joyless and sleepless as himself.
For his grave was near by, and it was only
covered with the snow of old age, not with
the green OF youth. He had gained from
an opulent life nothing but errors sins and
disease Il destroyed constitution, a desc
late mind, Il breast full OF poison, an old
age full OF remorse The beautiful days of
his youth returned to day, in varied visions,
and dragged him back to the bright morn
ing when his father first placed him at the
crossroad OF lie, which to the right, in the
path of virtue, leads into wide, quiet
country, full OF light and harvests; and to
the left, leads away, in the mole-tracks of
vice, into a black pit full of poison, hissing
serpents, and dark, sultry vapors.
Alas the serpents encircled his breast,
and the drops oil poison were on his tongue;
he knew now where he was. With mex
pressible grief he cried out to the heavens,
Restore me to youth, oh Father. Place
me at the crossroad that | may choose II
different course"
But his father and his youth had long
since passed away. He saw lights dancing
over the morass, then disappear in the
graveyard, and he exclaimed: Those are
my foolish days. He saw shooting star
glittering in its downward course, and dis
solving on the ground. "That is myself"
whispered his bleeding heart, and the ser
pents tooth of repentance dug deeper into
his wounds His excited Imagination
showed him on the roofs fleeing somnam-
bulists; the wind mill raised its arms ready
to crush, and mask left behind in the
house of death gradually assumed his fea-
lures In the midst of this struggle the
New Years chorus, like distant anthems
flowed from the spires. His emotions soft
ened. He glanced all along the horizon and
over the wide earth he thought OF the
companions OF his youth that were now
happier and better than himself. sob, |
would, like you, have passed away the New
Years night in sweet slumber, if had been
willing Alas, | would be happy, dear
parents, if | had followed your advice"
In the feverish remembrance OF the days
of his youth, it appeared to him as if the
mask in the house of death raised itself and
changed into a youth, ruled by the supersti-
ton that looks, on New Years night, for
visions of the future. He would endure the
sight no longer; he covered his eyes and
thousand burning tears melted the snow;
he would only utter the low, comfortless
sigh, "Return youth, return" And it re-
turned for he had only dreamed. He was
still youth; only his errors had not been
dream. But he thanked God that he, but
YOUTH could still turn away from the
road OF vice, and re-enter the sunny path
that leads into the land of harvests. Return
with him, young man. if you have followed
his evil ways! This fearful dream will be
your Judge; but if at some future time
YOU should exclaim pitifully: Return,
beautiful days of my youth" they never
can retum.-From the German Of jean Paul
Richter
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-12-21

her, of low means from many creatures.
The soughing Of the wind through the trees
did not account for these sounds though 1t
made it impossible for her to listen atten
lively to them, or to conjecture what they
could be; but they appeared to proceed from
something within the walls of the old
church. Then there was a trampllng of
light feet over the broken pavement and
she was conscious that certain forms were
rushing past her in the darkness. Then
there was momentary cessation of the pc
culiar sounds then they were succeeded
by the mysterious plaintive meanings.
81 felt my heart give great jump into
| my throat ~ she afterward said but was
not going to have my walk for nothing, so
made for the skull"
| She did not tell of the effort it had cost
her, terrified, though not dsheartened, to
grope to the Macdonald's tomb and then to
stretch out herhands under its dark canopy,
until she felt them touch the m,rderers
skull. She did not say how she kept her
purpose bravely and steadily in view; and
| though she loathed to feel the clammy re-
mains of the wicked man, whose skull had
grinned there 80 CHASTITY for so many years,
| and had rarely been touched by any finger,
| how she seized the skull with both hands,
the; ' sockets turned back hastily 10 MAKE
mood bar ss,,ns from tho old cburch Az
shs d;J q" ,bs ,ra,,,l;no If foo, and the
means Continued and she falt tn tho mys-
tar;nms forms wsrs norsmino har Grasn;ny
th, sk,u sh.. 81 = oa;na3 rho Joor an5
nnl,ed !, to aftar ber "A she did so She
hard a rusb AGAINST it from the inner lido
hut w;thont laoi;ng hehind bar sha ,nrns3
ber hack mon The buildino md He'd
thr,nah tho yrsyevard and nm The .Ian
# Sas mast midnight now. the old wear
wo, daaJ and was aid n rsst ,nder ;ts
w;nd;ny.sbs.t If SNOW. and the now va NJ
had entered mon its stormy life She ton
This brave y;rl If Glenh.rr was nass;no
from bsr ala lie of denandanc,. and serv;'
tuJa and was about to snter Il NAV no nm
ON now life of m arrisd hanniness II ontx
sbe cnuld successfully sccomnl;sh The hard
task that her stern old master bad act her.
The lony weary wav back to GIanbsrr h ad
now to he retraced H.nn;Iv the featberv
.now had moi fallen 40 fast or an doom a. 70
ante obIiterate the track Of her footimarks
md ths.a .nn,ewb at beI,,ed hsr to kes, ~
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-12-21
CHAPTER |.
OLD DoNALD's DECISION.

If Mary Morrison will wed wi me, I'll
wed no other !" This was young Donalds
decision. And the handsome, stalwart
young Highlander looked as though he in
tended to carry into effect those few words
that he had spoken to his father in Gaelic.
Donald Macbane was his fathers only
child; and, as his mother had died within
a few days OF his birth, he had never known
any other parent than his stern father. A
hard man was the elder Donald, ruling
those about him with an iron will, and in
tent only upon improving his small farm to
its utmost capability, so that he might
leave it TO his son as goodly heritage. By
its aid, young Donald might, in time, be so
raised above the humble surroundings of
his fathers early days, that he might al.
most pass as a laird. But that this scheme
might be fully carried out, it was needful
that his son should be married to girl
who had money or land OF her own, and
who would not come to him empty handed
and without dowry. A tocherless lass "
was not to be thought of; and the future
owner of the small farm on the hillside in
the Barr glen must be mated with a
maiden who was similarly circumstanced as
regarded property.
And such girl was to be found within a
mile or two. For, on the opposite side of
the glen, on the other side of the Barr river,
where it tripped down its rocky staircase to
join the great Atlantic, there lived girl,
named Janet Baillie, who was the only sur.
vivor Of the once large family OF old Hugh
Baillie, and who would inherit his farm
stead, which was a place called Clacha-
naigs, and was about as large as old Donald
Macbanes farm at Glenbarr The two
families had always been intimate and on
good terms; and Janet had ever sweet
smile and pleasant word for young Don
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-12-21
Children's. Christmas Corner,
Playing Santa Clans.

Our stockings hung under the old mantel-
shelf,
Quite gaunt-liko and Himsy, and each of then,
bore
ticket inscribed with the owners first name
Josiah, 4" Frank, Jonas and Harry
we four.
The clock had struck ten, but would lie
awake
(The writer was Harry an urchin Of six)
10 zee il the Santa Claus story was true
| Or only tissue Of falsehoods and tricks.
So when they came in with an armful apiece =
| Aunt, father and mother-went right to the
shelf.
And stuffed all the stockings with oceans oil
1 things.
Iwaxed quite indignant. and said to myself
/ don't b lieve bit in old Santa Claus now
TINS whole Chimney bus ness has never
looked right
Oh, when We mind, can't just make EN-
| stare,
A-telling 'em what 1 have found ont to-
night
They did not discover that was awake,
And when they departed, the moon shont
right through
The window, and lie up the corpulent row
/ OF stockings, which hung square and fair ii
/ my view.
While lying there, looking with curious eyes,
suddenly thought OF trick could pay,
: Which, helping along i'll the santa Claus < tine
( Would give me the best lot OF resents mex
day.
And being right sue that it held something
crept out OF bed, just III still as mousse
And transposeo the tickets on Frank LOT ana
mine
| rea 'oned that if 1T WAS right for folks grow
10 play they were Santa Ciaus,wh shouldn't
Crept back went to sleep. and did not awake
Till morning had ocme and the sun was quite
high
My brothers were gone. and the stockings gone
too,
| Except the great loug one marked for nv
self.
| jumped up instanter and laid out the lot
An elegant row-on the old mantel- shelf
wad OF brown paper, handful OF coal.
A chunk Of old iron, carrot. beet,
bunch Of red peppers, clam-shelI, a some
Potatoes and turnips-mOst gorgeous treat
Ny spirits fell lower as each item rose,
And when had delved to the big stocking
toe
beloved amain-in my most dismal key,
For there was a damp'ner! Well, do yor
know,
| My own little stocking with ticket attached,
And filled with an emptiness awfu to SEE.
fshed from that toe, where my bad brother
| Frank
Had put it. and OH that WAS worm 'ood to
| me
As Christmas day nears US each year | lool
| back,
Recalling the time when thought l couIc
find
A way to cneat Fo tune, who seemed so unfair
And this is the lesson it brings to my mind
"The man who ser carps at his lot is fool !;
The big stockings o not infallibly hold
The true wealth Of life and Conscience a
rest
Is many times better than sweetmeats o.
gold.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-12-21
The CarOl.Singers.

Two sweet fair faces on Christmas night
Two pure girl-vo'ces rich with such sweet
tone,
That listeners stand entranced and Time u
swift fight
Passes unknown.
Grandly the story OF the Savior's birth
Is told by these sweet singers to the throng
Nobly the clarion notes Of "peace on earth ?
Ring forth in song.
With voice all attuned to harmony,
And hearts that rise and leap with every
note,
The singers stand, and wild-bird melody
Triils from each throat
So sweet the song that every listener there
Sees the glad story as in words Of gold
Like some fair picture traced with wondrout
In days Of old.
All hail ! the glorious heaven-sent gift of song,
Mighty to him who has and him who hears
The one great power enduring ever strong,
Through all the years
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-12-21
[ hristmas.

Mamma what is Christmas How can
saw
l will try to answer you true AZ true"
1t ia lust the loyeiest, lovely day,
That ia steeped in rose color all the wa,
through
When miniature toy -shops in stockings are
found
That are left in the chambers without a sound
And papa gives gifts with tender cheer;
And brother "hurrahs for the top Of the
year !"
And sister looks Oh with her wistful eyes
With a soft. sweet smile at every surprise
And Christmas means this !:
A little child's bliss,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-12-21
A STRANGE NEW YEARS GIFT

The Brave Girl Of <sIenba,r.
National Republican., 1878-08-07
The Fraser Family.

Apersonal paragraph respecting the Emp press
Eugenie appeared in TIE REPUBLICAN a few
days since, In which the Duchess de Mouchy
was spoken of as the sister Of Princess Caro-.
line, widow Of Prince Lucien Murat. The
Duchess de Mouchy Is the daughter, instead Of
the sister, Of Princess Caroline. Prince Murat
married the sister of William Fraser, deceased
whose widow, Frances Fraser, son and three
daughters, 1.-Two at 8O6 + street northwest, in
this city.
Tho Fraser family in Warrington arc Mrs
Frances Fraser, Caroline, wife Of Charles M
Nye; Jane, wife Of George Wilson Julia, wife
of Joseph Daniels, aud Frank Lucien Frasor.
National Republican., 1878-08-07

termination of electing Democrat, names
Joint Rraxton. of Richmon County, collector
ofcustoms at Norfolk, aud with aboldness that
would disgust Comanche brave, calls him a
Conservative Republican. John Goode, jr., or
john Braxton, sr., aro not the nainos to be
ncction with the principles of the party. Their
names sro synonymous with Democratic States
Rights hercsy. To use common parlance, it's
rather thin, gentlemen. Republicans have
not forgotten the true Republicans who elected
Governor Walker. It's but irony to speak Of
mon who never contributed to the party in
money, speech, or services rs candidates In the
Republican convention, and who alleged as an
objection that there was too much Niger in
tho party. There Ia but ono way to nominate
n Democrat, and that Is In your own con.
vention. l..
National Republican., 1878-08-07
PERSONAL
N T. RAYMOND has gone to Halifax.

JOHN T. RAYMOND has gone to Halifax.
J. LANSING, of Chicago, Is at the Imperial.
Iowa tramps refuse $3.50 day, with board.
BosToN CoRBErr has drifted over to Nevada.
LorTA has s20O,0OO worth of Government
bonds
CAPTAIN J. d. EAps, OF the Eads Jetty, is in
the city.
l.. II. LyFoRp. of Boston. is stopping at the
Imperial.
JOHN HOWARD, of Pittsburg, is o guest at
the Imperial.
sENAToR.ELEcT PESDLEToS has LEFT homo
for the East.
SIR EDWARD THORNTON has left Montreal
for Washington.
W. L. CURTIS, Of Philadelphia, is registered
at the Imperial.
GENERAL Pope has gone to Colorado on
military business.
DAVID HUNTINGTON, tho artist, Is soiourn.
ing at Niagara Falls.
BRET HARTE has arrived at at his consulate
at Creield, Rhneland.
Mr.. SPURGEoS has gone TO Scotland for q
vacation Of three weeks.
GENERAL T. L. CRIrrENDEN, U. s. A., Is regis
tered at the Ebbitt House.
MARIA RozE sang at the hotel at Coopers
town, N. Y, Saturday night.
Mr.. WILBUR +. STOREY, of the Chicago
Times has returned from Europe.
The death Of General 4. L. Roumfort OIL
Harrisburg, Penn, Is announced.
A CAREFUL revaluation of tho estate of tn,
late DIR. Aver fixed II at IL 100000.
The bankruptcy OF MoVicker. of Mcvicker.
theatre, Chicago, has been denied.
De WITT TALMAGE has written au articl,
on The Trials of Newspaper Men"
The Marquis Pallavicino .Trivulzio, tn,
celebrated Italian politician. is dead.
, PRESIDENT BARTLETT, of Dartmouth Col
lege, will 20 West this week for visit.
WIVES and daughters of coal and ice mer
are most expensiyely dressed of all at Sara
toga.
The Queen has contributed $500 to the funt
IN aid OF the uherers by the Haydock colliery
explosion.
HOS. WILLIAM WALSH is still at Deer Park
Ills health continues to improve, though he i
yet very weak.
PROFESSOR o. c. MARSH, Of Yale College
returned Saturday, after a months vacation
In England.
MAX PINSER, the pianist, will probabl,
support Wilheimj, the violinist, in bis concerts
| next season.
! LAURA HARTLEY, of st. Louis, died In con
vulsioms on learning that her lover was
counterfeiter.
A MAN named Dctwiler, an ex.c0unclmar
of Altoona, Pa, was arrested in that city on
charge Of arson.
As A memorial to the late Bishop Selwyn. 1,
Is proposed To found u Selwyn College at Cam.
bridge, England.
A PORTRAIT of the late Earl Russell Is to BE-
placed in the rooms Of the London Reform
Club in Pail Mall.
A MARBLE bust of Charles Francis Adams
recently executed by W. W. Story, is Oh ex
hibitOn In Boston.
Mr., JOuN GILBERT, the actor, will celebrat,
this fall the hftieth anniversary of his first ap
poarancc on the stage.
CONGREssMAN BLACKBURN of Kentuky
ex.Senatsr '. W, Stevenson Of Kentucky, Hon
National Republican., 1878-08-07

THE hari-money men of the East, OF
both the Democratic and Republican parties
are violently opposed TO the Nationals. The
New York Times goes so far as to declare
that the Republicans should treat IL (the
" National partly as an enemy with whom
"no compromise is to bo made" 1t is
hardly probable, however, that this advice
will be adopted in the West There are
many good and true citizens in that section
who are Republicans by proclivity, and who
will never permanently desert their old
colors, who will willingly tolerate the Ma
tionals, either as an agency to destroy the
Democracy or as a temporary expediency tr
obtain relief from existing real and inagi
nary difficulties.