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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-20
Foreign Money Market.

Tennessee IS, DID,. "a Virginia IS, new.... 30
Tennessee Is, new. BIZ Missouri 6s...... 1861
Virginia IS, old. 20
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-20

murder Of VIM. White. 1t the brew.
cry above Boonville on the river. He
shot the deceased With . musket kill.
ing him instantly. The prisoner vaa
sentenced to be hung On the 10Th day
Of October. 1865, but escaped from
Jail before that time and bis where
abouts were never discovered.
The next case of conviction was
tbst Of West. with which our readers
are already familiar.
For these items of interest the
BAzoo IL greatly indebted to Jno. L.
OBryan and Peter H. Ferrell. old
citizens Of Cooper. also to Col. H. A.
Hutchinson, circuit clerk and Ed.
Taliferro, his accommodating deputy.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-20
OBITUARY.

Mn. Mite A. Age died ct Dsesdea,
Pestis county. Nc. February 9Th. 1879.
eyed g jean. 2 noash and Is days. In
the bloom Of LIE, death oii.iimes calls IL
victim. So Il ~ With darling Mitiie.
Hope told 6ai,ering tale, until ito Aatiefy
would serve no longer to hide the painful
truth. o. vss hard 70 ne her suffer from
day to day and know that naneht could b.
done u give pesmanens relief. A doting
tender mother watched lovingly around
her bed an anxious father and devoted.
a6sctionsse husband endesvored to crafty
the slightest wish Of their darling. They
ever fingered near her TO cool her fevered
brow, and soo,h her passage to the tomb
BY their words of love end mercy. Unre-
lentinG death tapped gently With icy
6ngen. and with one kind look and fare
veil word to al, che vas wrapped in dream
leas and never ending sleep. Now thu,
sweet, mild voice ID hushed forever, in the
silence Of the tomb. vhy should We
weep? The silver chord 10 broken. She
slumben sveesly there beside The little
blue-eyed darling that vent to realms Of
light only . few months before. Bright
6oven waited perfume along the pathway
a. abe crossed The dark valley not alone,
but chose heavenly guide. whose foot had
pressed the mystic shore, and knew the SAT-
ess path.
She has gone, our little Mite,
.Never more on earth TO dwell;
We have loved her, We will mis- her,
Though she lives where all IL veil;
Fitted for crown Of glory,
God, 10 save from ain 10 come,
Called that gentle spirit early,
To . bright and peaceful home.
Jov. cf Heaven will live forever,
No disc-se can enie therer;
Wish IN angel hack oh, never;
Give to God With heart felt prayer
God. vho gave, to Him reIuraeth,
Every pure~s gem Of earth;
Friend, weep not, though the heart yearneth,
Trust in Him to cheer thy heart.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-20
CRIMES IN COOPER.
A Historical Sketch Of Murders and
Murder Trials.

Cooper county has been perhaps
more free from the crime Of murder than
any other of the counties that Join her.
This may be accounted for, probably,
On account of the stability and high
character of her people. who have
frowned down crime and endeavored
to cultivate high state of morals, and
those who are commonly denominated
bod have found but a temporary abid.
ing place in the county.
STATE vs. RENFROE.
At the April term of the Circui,
Court 1825-fty four years ago,
Judge David Todd on the bench, and
Charles French Attorney General,
Isaac Renfroe was indicted for Hiurdel
and tried and the same term for killina
Ahsalom /. Wood and was convicted
of murder in The first degree.
The defendants attorney moved t.
70 1t aside tis verdict and asked for {
new Trial, o. tie ground that, Will,
Considering their vsedict. come Of ID,
jurors shsented themselves frou th.
others, mot being attended by q
o6oer Of the Court" ,. The allegation
was Supported By al6davits and 1ude,
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-20
THE BANQUET.


The JeGersoa City Eelipss thus Describes
"the banquet" which the people Of Je6er-
con City gave the Legislature for the four
vosss that retained the capital at the grave
yard:
One more banquet like The one 1t the
capitol less night will sepd The capital 70
Ssdslia, sure.
-Y~, that ~ very "sxclusivsr affair
q the capitol Lest night The nenberu
we're excluded b The sob
1T vss . regular gFab-Rsme ss the cap.
itol Last night. The scene presented would
discount thai Viensnssd - ths opening Of Z
soup houss.
-Chaopagns cider and doughnuts ase
not calculsied 70 change oan's views, e.
cepe - 70 what i The most s6ecsual rene
dy for pains u he stooseh.
That "rssssachers q The bapqusG lei
night Insisted o. having glen Of vstel
10 drink after qua@ng 9las OF Cooks
Imperial. suPPosing il would sasse like sod.
w. hs.,s e..f ...h.r 81 ..o.h..
The morning il thsis - any vine 1t sAe
bouquet o. Let night Ths rsply vsa
'IYss. thsse - viass bas IL Je1sssea City
people drank IL al Themselves
We ass ia1oened that ell The peooi-
nent nemben of Our Ire company viii ~
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-20
A BLOODY DEED.


at Lamonte. Ny Oldest brother At
tended Vests trial at Boonville. but
he would not speak to him. He wont
tell me whether he thinks West L
guilty or not.
R-How old are you?
Mn. WI am eighteen years old:
/ was sixteen when was married.
R-Who married you?
Mrs. W.-Rev. Mr.. Akers married
us.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-20
A CARD

To all Who are suffering from the errors
and indiscresions Of youth, nervous weak
ness, early decay. loss of manhood &C., I
will send receipt that will cure you
FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy
vas discovered BY a missionary in South
America. Send . self a,ldressed envelope
to the Rev. Joseph T. Inman, Station d,
New York City. , l-26s&wly
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-20
Give Them Q Fair TRIAL

Give Dr.. Prices Special Flavorins Ex-
tracts fair trial, and il they please you,
recommend them. We have no fears oil
your not Icing satis6ed, provided you gel
DR.. Prices, ~ their popularity and exten.
sive sale Is from their perfect purity and
excellent quality.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-20

Il sequiro 70 learned sxpssas 70 sesb.
lish tie fae4 thas d.. PsiceS Cream Bakins
Powder i he Puress asd The strongest II
IL gill make svssass, lighter. ssd more d.
ssssibls bsssd, biscuits. esksa. ese., than
en- b oade vitA other kisda = IL not a
ineosssssahse psoof Of IL purity md CREATES
excelleace?
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-20

o. Sunday lea. . convict nsosd Smith,
whose time sas nearly ont, osds hi. escape
fro0 The Nootsssratt mines. He veat into
Tie engine room while he engineer vas
busy in another part Of tie building. asd
6ndinG N Old cap coat odd pants RAPIDLY
sit;sed himsslf in shess ssd Passsd The
guards. His flight ~ 900 Discovered sod
teleg.aphsd to Wsneaberg. He walked
into that plsee that night and - ioosdi.
aaely srssseed and taken bask. He viii
nov have his tine 10 serve over aesia.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-20

Every moment If our lives, every part
Of our body il wearing out and being built
up anew. This work il accomplished BY
the blood, bot IL the blood does not perform
it, work properly the system il poisoned.
Cleanse the blood BY the use of DR.. Bulls
Baltimore Pills. Harmless but Efficient
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-20
Thieves Slang.

An Atehisos paper gives The following:
Is sppeass thst The landlord Of The hotel
1t which the aiosssaid professional vss
seeppisg had shut down On hin and that
b desired drink and vas not in poases-
sioo Of Tie vhesevith With which to pur.
chass The decoesios. 70 b ealls Bill. up to
he osher aide Of he counter and expresses
h,nssl in the following Language, to-vis:
Hi. Gull! Say. he main suy' Of he 'eastls'
be- 'tnobled 70 ~ racket and 'qussssd ~
fake HsSloeShsd Tie jigseT and 'doussd
Ne Gin Pa 'sixsy' On The blunt ssd
would lire % tsp Tie hoos.'"
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-20

-As unpleasant passsagsr il sleeping
car i . crying baby. In soeA easss D..
Balls Baby Syrup shosIA Be sives 10 ths
little ssGeres 70 eass ID troubles. . cent?
bottle.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-20
Change Of Base.

Mr.. John Grinshav, lorner resident
Of ths city, for more than ysar psss IN
expsss oesseagss o. the Missouri Psci6c,
goss to Mssshall, Saline eoussy. where be
will assume charge Of The express o6ce
lately established By the cooplesioa Of tn
c. 4 A. soed.-Js1assa Nk EelipaG
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-20

Passuh cssses b 700 careful in guarding
he health Of thsir bahi0. Oaly . GOOD
asd rsiishie Esoedy should b given 10
thsa. d. Bells Baby Syrup = ksoss Doi
% cnotsin anything isiusio0s.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-20

1t 10 the only medicine I would give to
my baby. . mother said, speaking Of Dr..
Bulls Baby Syrup. At all drug stores, Is
cenia
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-20
Died.

In Wanaw. Benton county, No., on Sun
day. May 1lth. 1879. 1t S55 p. m. Jennie.
vile Of Dr.. Young. Of consumption, in the
35th year Of her age.
The deceased vss . daughter Of Mr..
VIM. Hsye., Of wsrsas, and sister Of the
Misses Sue. Clara and Emma Hayes Of this
city. and leaves . husband, two children,
and large number Of relatives and friends
to mourn her loss. She bose her sufferines
With christisn fortiiude and resignation.
and died With the blessed assurance Of =
happy Immortality.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-20

We havs 100000 ~ vast 10 lsnd u
IL ssas % dsys. O sassisesssy city q
eounosy rel ssesaa. 6,1ld30s
HOUSTON . D09HWI1.I.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-20
Soldiers "Wlth Cannon"

A detachment Of $50 soldiers With can
non we're transferred yesterday morning
from the n. K. d T. To the Gulf road
They are to 90 to the QuaPsv reservstion
Five companies Of cavalry from Cheyenne
Wyoming, will also 90 dovn the Gull rosd
The Government seems to Be on the var
path.-F1fE esa Moaisw.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-20

If you want TO feel veil and lively, ne
d.. Bulls Baltimore Pills. All dFuegisss
keep them. Prics IS esats.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-20

Baby shows are the fashion nov. but
- long - wothers eontipue to nurse sheis
little ones With lsudsnun or Other opiatsa
they cannot expect their bsbiss TO look
bright. II your baby needs medicine ~ q
good and harmless one such - d.. Bull'l
Baby Syrup.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-20
The Circuit JudRe0hip.

A letter to Representative windes, from
Camden county, gives the Official vote Of
the county, making Riee's majority 80.
The Official voter Of the counties then, BY
majoritiea, il - folloss:
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-20

"A timely NE 81 Hop Bi,sers will keep
Q whole family in robust health . year
With but little cose.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-20

The "Count" Attacks the Basoo'e
4obefly Correspondent.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-20

The fairesl flower blooms to fade,
The brightest suo must set,
Earths highest hopes must low be laid,
Though hearts can ne'er forget.
Our team fall on the grassy cod,
Our pray'n to Heaven rise;
The spirits 6yWn unto its God
And dWells above the skiea.
This Thus. before, our loved oaes 60,
And Ne their path must tread,
And Heavens guides. to M below,
Are they ve mourn - dead.
MCG.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-20
LATru DAY CAsEA

LATTER DAY CASES
Though there have been many trials
for murder in the fnt degree in
Cooper county, since the ease Of Jack.
IN 1880. % oooviction was bed until
The Au91st tern, 1855. G. W. Miller
On the bench, 81. A.. Hutehissoo,
States attorney. pro tem.. when An
tone Steinman NJ convicted Of the
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-20
CliG Thuroton's Case.

As will be SEEN By . special Dispatch in
smother column, Cli6 Thunson, Who vss
arrested At Holden on charge Of burglary.
has been triumphsntly cleared, the Grand
Jury ignoring the bill against him. His
many friends will be reioiced to hear Of his
diachsrge. The BAzoo has maintained his
innocence from 6rst to last but il does
seem - II something should be done to pro-
tecs innocent men from laundering oGicen,
and some repsration made for months Of
undesesved imprisonmenl and disgrsce.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-20

Tie following l. Nm. Vests Let lettsr
% her husband: q.
Mns. wnsTs LETfER.
Nay 12th, 1879.
DEAR JoaH-I asat myself 70 ansvss
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TUFTS HAIR DYE.
9RAY Han o. Wnle9E1o ehanosd % Q GLOSSY
1LAc1 sloa9Ie e00atsae3eo 81 thb DYl. IL I'M.
- g :.::s. s:ss. - 2 q s'a = D' =
Once. 50 Msrrsy S., New York
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COSTS.

The total costs in the case Of the
State " Jack, . slave. Vas $173.20.
OF this The following are some Of the
iteun:
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-20

free fFo0 eey DsoDssslsssA as en- isiss0
eA0 oooe 1oooease 0sOaa1zasioa. They
Search, CIoaDoo, Partly, and lsviGorate
~ 0aelrO Sysa00. Dy Pelievin0 she ea.
0oe0o4 Liver eAoy cleanse The bleed
ftO0 D0oo0o0ao hu0ors, and ahus lWrart
A0aleA ana Vitality - The bsdy, re s.iwg
eA0 60Wooo - oee Naturally, witness
WAbeh - 60 can feel we'll.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-20
TUFTS PILLS.
Or: J: {: HAYWOOD,

~ dissaooo oai1e ~ Saanoe be saisuvUd ~ ~
0lg1ng the Livoe % IL Dos0a funcs,Sns, ans: fog
~ p0rposo NJ remedy heo ever been lpvensso th>s
1850 happ9 - s0oss - TUFTS PILLS"
SOLD EvEAYWMene. pAlce IS CENTS.
00o0 - 0nFsay 9eE0oe, Nov York.
- n TUFTS MANUAL q Valuable Infor.
1neion md UoslAl 1sesipes" Wnl D. mailed free
- appte1ao3 o.. 80
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% that Be could b beard % the street.
II vss strange and painful meeting ;
bot The parting 80 more painful sesii.
Notwithstanding his esi@e-ootviths.and-
ine ber vroaestsbat. woman realised. n
euSee Of hsr vill that - ~ her husband.
and that Tie ties that bound them we're coon
70 b ss.sssd, leaving her free. Upon he1
hrsast she bore the innocent babe, whose
era sieht q IL father ~ in feloas cell.
Happy il y Cor il. that s'0e bright year.
vilI Intervene before it Fesllses the stigma
that viii cling like . pail throsKAoos the
life before it. II vas ed eight 1t ~
oournfal group. When il disappeared
he eriss vsrs thoss Of Dad despatr.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-20

y IL fruitful opafee Of many 6seaaeA propi-
nent among which srv
DYSPEPSIA Slck-HEADACne. c0STNsNeSS.
0ySehTERv. eitlOuS FEVER, A6uE AND fG.Ca.
MuNOlcE. PILES, ahEumATiSM. KIDNEY CON-
p Amt COl lC Str
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completely in the crime, but on . pre-
liminary examination before . Justice
of the Peace, on that charge, Vas cola.
mitted to Jail to await the action Of
the grand jury. She WAS subsequently
discharged from custody, BY the court,
the grand jury having failed to return
IN indictment against her.
The negro Jack and Weaver got
$500 in silver dollars from Gabriel
when be Was murdered, which was
very nearly all found before Jack Was
executed.
joseph 8. Anderson Was the sheriff
and executioner when Jack Was hung.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-06-22
NOTICE.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT oErHE Cd
NowING AND zARRlsKIE MINING

&NOWISG AND ZABRISkIE MINING
~ COMPANY-Pr Principal place business, Carson City
Location of works, Eage and Washoe Valley Mining
Dstrict-At a meeting of the Board Of Trustees held
April 2fth assessment NO y of Fve(5 Cents per share
was levied the capital stock of the company payable
immediately to the Secretary in United States gold
his office in the Adams House. Carson City Nevada Any
stock upon which this assessment shall remain unpaid
the 29th DAY OF MAY, A. d. 1879 will be deemed de
nqueut and advertised for SALE and unless payment is
made before will be sold at public auction the Both
DAY OF JUNE 1879, pay said delinquent assessment
together with of adve tsny and expenses of
BY order of Board Of Trustees,
NJ. ANDERSON Secretary.
Ofice-FrOnt room in Adams House. Carson City, Ne
vada. myIO-td
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-06-22
FOR SALE.

OFFER MY HOUSE. SITUATED ON
IL Curry Street, between King and Musser, for sale.
Also my furniture, sewing machine, library, etc Buyers
invited to view the premises las.A sWATTZ.
Carson, May 27, 1879.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-12-11
A Ragpicker Princess.

The most curious "city' Of Paris is on
the Avenue de la Revolte, at the upper
end Of the Passage Triboulet. The pas
sage ends in vacant lots, where in summer
our carpets arc whipped. The right side
belongs to woman named Foucault,
who built and manages the "city;: 1t is a
long alleyway, bordered with sort of
sheds. Each lodging on the ground
floor, or first story, to which accsss is had
by an out side gallery, is species Of lit
tie cell, more or less broken down and
dirty. Tho only furniture is mattress
thrown on the floor or Joplin iron bed
stead. Asquare window, eighteen inches
across, lights these places. La Fenma
Culotte is the title bv which the propire-
tress is known. She reigns supreme
over wretched people-,agpickers, work.
men without work, declasses of every
kind-to the number Of 400. This wom-
an who is very rich, and goes about in her
phaeton drawn by pretty pony, is dis
gray hair is cut short, like that of men j;
she is clad in pantaloons-hencc the
namc-a vest, blue blouse and laced gait
ers. This costume she has worn for the
last twenty years, assuming, as we'll, the
bearing and energetic gestures of the
stronger sex. La Femme Cul!ote is by no
means dull; in her sprlngtime she must
have associated with Intelligent men.
She declares she knew Dumas the elder
we'll. She chats very aggreeably and
skins literature with a light touch, The
day had the honor to visit her she had
two friends to breakfast. As I entered
they had Just taken coffee, and these la
dies were smoking cigarettes, pouring
out from time to time swallow Of cog
mac. LIZ Femme Cullotte leaned back in
her chair, her legs crossed, and pulled
the smoke from her cigarette in
dainty rings. At the moment
the three companions were en-
gagged in dispute. Emile lola was the
subject. In Femme Culotte was of the
opinion that "L'Assommoir," which
claimed to be the romance of the people,
was picture of but one phase OF Paris
ian wretchedness and it lola had applied
to her he would have learned much more
as to popular depravity. This coaversa-
ton was interrupted from time to time
by the entry of some poor fellow who
presented himself at the cash-window to
pay an instaliment of his rcnt-fve cents
or ten cents-all of which La Femme
Cuzotte buried In her brooches pocket.
Conducted by this lady in person,
whom her tenants salute as u sovereign
we make the round of the "city." Every
where the same spectacle of heart.rend-
ing poverty; entire families in dwellings
where n single person could hardly find
room. In one Of these holes q woman
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-12-11

The liver Il 1t is dormant, and avoid q train
OF evils which must otherwise ensue Among
anti bilious medicines none rank so high a.
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. 1t speedily BAN
ishes those pains in the region Of the affected
organ, the yellowness Of the skin, nausea,
vertigo and sick headache, which attend q
bilious attack. A bilious subject after a
brief course Of this capital liver stimulant
and invigorant, finds that his tongue Is no
longer furred in the morning, his breath is
grown sweeter, hundred inexplicable sen.
sations no longer make his life miserable,
his bowels have acquired the steadiness of 4
we'll regulated piece Of mechanism. and he
gestion. It Is because the Bitters assists ma.
ture in her efforts to bring back the disordered
liver and bowels to their normal condition
that it accomplishes such remarkable cures
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-12-11
CHRISTIAN PATIENCE,

The aloes grow upon the sand,
The aloes parch with thirsting heat,
Year after year they wait and stand,
Lonely and calm and from the beat
or desert winds, and still sweet
And subtle voice thrills all their veins:
Great patience wins; it still remains,
And after = century Of pains,
For you to bloom and be complete.
Il grow upon thorny waste,
Hot noontide lies on all the way,
And with it's scorching breath makes haste
Each freshening dawn to burn and slay
Yet patiently bide and stay,
Knowing the secret Of my fate.
The hour OF bloom, dear Lord. wait,
Come when 1t will, or soon or late,
A hundred years is but day"
Susan Coolidge
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-12-11

A countryman, on ferry-boat the 9th
er night, put cigar into his mouth, and
a gentleman who was sitting next to him
LANDED him lighted weed. The country
man took it and contemptuously threw it
on the floor, whereupon the gentleman
screamed:
"What did you do that for, slrq''
"Cause don't smoke butts" was the
reply.
"But I gave it to you to take a light
FROM" protested the gentleman.
"Well," said the Hoosier, ~ amt no
Greek; chaw my cigars"
And he chawed and that ended the
conversation.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-12-11
SNOW BOUND ! COTTAGE.
J. g. WHITTIER.

W. ...:,E J. u. WHITTIER e>....,... ..,
{ hard, dull bitterness Of cold wig .. s.
The coming OF the snow-st0rm told. Z
Meanwhile we did our nightly chores, "
Brought In the wood from out Of doors.
Shut in from all the world without,
We sat the clean.winged hearth about.
The house. dog, on his paws outspread,
Laid to the fire his drowsy head;
The cats dark silhouette on the wall,
A couchant tiger seemed to fall:
And, for the winters freside meet
Between the andirOn's straddling feet
The mug of cider simmering slow,
The apples sputtering IN row,
And close at hand the basket stood
With nuts from brown OctOber's wood.
! Our father rode again his ride
On Memphrcmagog's wooded side;
Sat down again to moose and samp
In trappcr's hut and Indian camp.
Our mother, while she turned the wheel.
Or run the new.knit stocking heel,
Told how the Iudian hordcs came down
At midnight on Cocheco town.
Our uncle, innocent of books,
Was rich in lore Of fields and brooks.
Next the dear aunt whose smile Of cheer,
And voice in dreams see and hear,
The sweetest woman ever fate
Perverse, denied household mate.
There, too, our elder sister piled
Her evening task the stand beside
A full, rich nature, free to trust,
Truthful, and almost st3rnly just.
Upon the mOtley-brailed mat,
Our youngest and our dearest sat.
Brisk wicldcr OF the birch and rule,
The master Of the district school
Held at the fire his favored place;
Its warm glow lit laughing face.
We heard once more the sleighbells sount
The wise old doctor went his round,
Just pallSiug 1T our door to say,
/. In the brief autocratic way,
That some poor neighbor, sick abed,
At night our mothers aid would need.
And while, with care, our mother laid
The work aside, her steps she stayed
One moment, seeking to express
The grateful sense Of happiness;
For food aud shelter, warmth and health,
And loves contentmcnt more than wcalt