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Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-04-29

,HE undersigned has been duly quail
iHed as executor OF the estate of
Ohio, deceased.
WARREN HUBERT, Executor.
April %, lSS0.-3w*
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-25
DANTE GABRIEL RossETrl AND HIS WAYS.
From The Pen.

From The Pen.
He is of purely Italian blood aud nationality; the
English expression of his genius IL due entirely to
his family transportation into En- glish soil. HIS
father original poet, and perhaps the last OF
the Improvisation. as well Ns famous student OF
Dante. He took part the politics Of Italy in
trOu0lous times. his opinions all points being
Liberal in the extreme Coming TO England, he was
Professor of italian at Kings College, where bOth
his sons were educated. Dhe two sons and two
daughters whom he has lefG all proved the children
of his mind the eldest wonderfully cOncen trated
IN himself the family genius, nevertheless Miss
Christina Rossett the quaint, spiritual and gently
emotional pOetcss, ls probably more popular
than he. while Mr.. William Rossettis industry as
critic has gained him distinction and Maria FRAN
cesca ROssettit the other sister who died few years
ago produced Tho Shadow of Dante" an nnpre-
tentiOus work, remarkable for Its devoutness ana
for touches of that quality which We have called
intimacy.
pany in his partial secuslOn; 10 these he has been
a frank speaker, mar critic, even huTnorst, ana
in some sort n OF the world lt was at the
period Of his lie most busy artsticav that ne col
lected the splendid set of china which led the
fashion of " blue in London. After days de-
vOtiOn 10 his studio he was wont To devote
seventh 10 the search for the beautiful tmong the
curiosity shops of London Not in fashions only,
bur IN welghiieT matters, he mas proved
himself master of decisive initiative
Very few of the admirers of Mr. Burne-
Jones know that it was owing to Mr.
Rossetti's generous enthusiasm over the early works
of that artist thai he fOrsook divinity (hlS nTst at
tractonl for art. Mr.. Morris also owes 70 the same
directing voice his selection OF a certain path IN
poetry and art. Mr.. Swinburne called him master.
and the achievements of this pupil evoked from the
elder poet pun which. As It ~ a good one, we must
agree 70 pardon. There j. doubt" said Mr..
Rossetti. that Swuburnc is a born pOet-pOetd
pdscitar, but unfortunately in his case, Ut for
publication"
Mr.. Rossett is rapid in composition as IN painting.
and more prolific than the world knows, having By
him store of unpublished poems. He corrects lit
tie andSt long intervals and loves TO compose out
of doors, having written many OF his poems TO the
accompanying music of a weir. He Is also a rapid
and amusing letter writer, and has quick VII and
faculty of illustration 1t may be added that IN
fiction his favorite author Is Dumas the elder
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-25
EIrEuPoRIsLYG IN rHE Pulpit

From The SUadqy al Home.
They make q great mistake who suppose that eX-
tenDore aching has been the law with all great
preachers: in fact we may almost go so far as 20
say the reverse has been the ease. EXtempCrisiug
viii often he exposed TO difficulties which only u
very honest mind can overcome and make the best
Of " hen Father Taylor the American preacher,
once lost himself aud became bewildered IN the
course OF sermon, be- eXtrcated himself by the eX
ClamatIOu II have loss the track OF the n0mlnatlYe
case. my brethren, but one thing know. am
bound for the kngdOmw and the frankness Of
such n confession would be sure to save him from
suffering IN the esteem 81 hrs audience. But the
more stately and dIgurd masters, 1t Is very ODYi-
Gus. cannot deliver themselves in that way.
The most singular instance of this kind in our
memory Is the case OF "a very distinguished man TO
whom we loved go listen in oar bOyhoOd, preacher
with a wonderful command over every faculty that
could give briliIancy beauty 10 pulpit exercises.
He always preached without notes. and always
broke hIs d!scOuTses into DIVISIONS but once. TO
our anazemeut and that OF the congregation, have
ing travelled through, so far we remember two
departments Of the discourse, he caught hlus'I ~
and sand, II forget the third division !, IL
turned round 10 the Organl5t, Organist, strike up
"a verse; He gave ont line OF Il hymn, and while
the organ was playing and the people singing be
leaned deep thought over the pulpit tue singing
over, he announced the missing INK. " But,, SAID
ne, " is not that singular 7" and lie proceeded 30
show how it was that be bad lost r. and how be
found t-procceded. in really enchanting way
10 talk upon the law OF association OK ideas and the
mystery aud maryels OF retentIyencss AMI memory
proof Of the lmmatenallty and lmnortaLty OF
the soul, until the time was gone, and really
had no more of the sermon after all.
4 similar anecd9te has often been told OF the late
Thomas Binney. Dr. Harris, the author OF " Mann
mOn' had begged his services for sOme anniversary.
and BInney declared bis utter inability 20 prepare
a sermOu-in those DAYS he was O strictly exsempore
speaker 1t was urged " Oh come and preach such
and such a sermon that Is ready TO your MIND =
And so Mr. BInnev promised that he would take the
service but he also having got through two heads
Of the discourse. became bewlldered. Thirdly
thirdy-Iye forgot what was thirdly !" be said, and
he looked over the pulpit TO where Dir. Harris was
sitting Brother harris, what was thirdly y
Harris looked mp and said " So and So" Exact
IT," said the discounted preacher, who pursued his
WV with ease and hApplness Y the close.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-25

friends, or hide passages in his early life. The
" smythesn he said to a compiler of o County His
tory. who had asked him what the family arms
were" The Smythes never had any arms, but
have always sealed their letters with their thumbs"
With Sydney Smith it has happened, with
other wits that the fame of his sayings has over
Swallowed the reputation of his writings. The Edin-
burgh Rerew is comparatively forgotten in the hui
morist, whose wit glanced but never wounded.
whose geniaty was always the side Of truth. who
made no enemies and VINO lost no friends. The two
volumes which contain his works " are now al
most forgotten while bis tabletalk Is fresh the
day when il delighted Tom Moore, or set Sir James
Macintosh in a roar at the caricature OF himself.
Perhaps the most memorable event OF his
life was the founding of that Ednbargh
Reriec which was 10 be the means of in
PRODUCING so many eminent names into
literature. Lord Jeffrey even IN
early life great friend of Sydney Smiths, and was
then more elevated IN his residence than IN MS
rank. His rooms were on the ninth story OF
house in Buccleuch- place, and IL was there one
might that il arranged amongst the friends TO
start q RerteC Most of the contributors were
ScOtchmen. aud nearly all of them were poor sgd
ney Smith on this ggested that the motto Of the
new issue should be the line
"Tenui musam meditamur avcEa"
which he proposed 10 translate. We cultivate
literature upon q little oatmeal Perhaps the
Scotchmen did not see the fun, perhaps the
Oke was q little too near the truth. The motto
was rejected, but sydney Smith was appointed ed
tOr and matter OF fact, did edit the first num-
Der cf the magazine, to which for many years he
was a varied and vigorous contributor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-25
SYDNEY SMITH,
From The London Globe.

Though he moved for years In the most brilliant
society. It never seemed to spoil him. or max him
worldly. He loved 10 allude to those past days Of
his poverty 70 that Yorkshire living far out Of
all society" that II actually twelve miles from
lemon" There 1t was that be had once 70 receive
a great lady and himself humorously described the
preparations he made for the event, He hung paper
lanterns on tho evergeens, and had couple Of
ackasses with anters tied on 70 represent deer In
count OF his family IN q newspaper he was rep
resented as a man Of high grade IN society.
He saw the notice, and commented upon II.
We are not" he said, great people at all are
common, honest people people that pay our bilsl"
The Court Circular exercised no evil influence over
him. other literary men who have been been
patronage Ii did not harm him. He was al ways
perfectly natural and had NO desirs to drop old
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-25
WHERE HENRY FIELDING LIVED.
rronl The Pen.


Where Henry Fielding lived when, rushing from
Leyden upon London, he stood
This way and that dividing the swift mind"
between the profession of hackney writer and a
hackney cOachman, Is question that would be
somewhat difficult 10 answer Where did needy
men Of letters live in those daysf Fieldings lot
was probably no better than that OF the rest. He
was absolutely without means. HIS father, Gen
ernl Fielding had married again. and his allowance
had never been paid. He had rich friends, it is
true-he had been at Elton with great men, and he
had a hne-lady cousin at IwlckenlamI but he
could not always be dining with LYttletOn or visit
ing Lady MOntagu. His place of resdence-as, IN
deed he practically admits In his rhymed address
TO Sir Robert Walpole IN l730-was doubtless some
obscure lodging not unknown Of duns. aud used
by its tenant for little more than den or sleeping
place
What his daily haunts were in his capacity. of
playwright and "poor-devil author may be easily
conieotured. He was familiar with the green
of Drury Lane and The Haymarket, and the booths
of Bartholomew Fair. COvent Garden knew him.
and the cofce-housesj the ordinaries IN Glare Mar
ket and the cook-shOps In Porrdge Island.'
Whatever the fare was, he took 1t eontentedy. Was
caret not 10 be had, then he fell cheertuly 70
British Burgundy" putting away the Jade Fortune
In a cloud Of tobacco smoke. When he had con-
tracted to bring on play or farce says Arthur
Murphy, cit IS well known by many Of his friends
a tavern and would the next morning deliver scene
10 the players written upon the papers In which he
had wrapped the tobacco In which he SO much de-
such was his life until 1888. In that year he
married Miss Charlotte Cradock. "a Salisbury
beautyP-the Celia Of his love-verses, and the
Amelia Of bis lstest novel And here We come
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-25
M0RMOAS IN SCHOOL.

From Teachers Letter IN The idCdHce.
Probably about One-thIFd of the children are Il
Protestant parents and the Others uEarly equally
divided between MOrmous and Catholics. The poor
little MOrmons have the Inqhty of their fathers
visited mon them in the taunts Of tie other chill
dren. Sometimes they reply. We'll, my mother Was
the first wife anyhow"
Sometimes they come 10 me almost broken
hearted, crying Miss Lawson. IL isn't my fault
that Pm Mormon" was talking with Que Of my
Oldest scholars about her home In Southern Utah.
and asked her how many brothers and sisters she
had; she answered. rwenty-hve.D one man
here has forty -four children. most of them living
Those who attend school are among the best seho-
ars One of his wives says all she wants % i've fOr
is 20 keep her daughters out OF polygamy. She has
two lovely little girls. The children talk aud play
a great deal about getting married. One boy about
ten dears old told me he wanted more than anything
else TO get married and have good home.
When school commenced not one Of the children
could repeat the Lords Prayer, much less the Ten
commandments. The "old, old story - new 10
them asked my Sunday school class Of large boys
the meaning of "Hallowed.' as used in the Lerd'.
PRAYER They all thought IL meant swearing When
remembered they never heard the name any
other way &c did not seem SO strange. Last sabbath
fhe class thought Gethsemane was a city. aud nol
one could tell which disciple betrayed hIs Aasssr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-25
VERY LONG AGO.

Listening in the twilight. very long ago.
To sweet voice singing. very soft aud low.
Was the song ballad of lady bright
Saved from deadly peril by gallant knight
Or a song Of battle and flying coe'
Nay, have fOrgUtten-ts so iOug ago.
Scarcely half-remembered. more than half for
got,
can only tell you what the song was not.
Memory unfathtu has not kept thai strain,
Heard once Ia tho twIligIt-never heard again.
Every day brings twilight but no twilight
brings
To my ear that music on such quiet wings.
After Autumn sunsets, IN the dreaming light
When long Summer evenings deepen INTO nigAt,
All that am sure Of is that long ago.
SJme one sang at twilight very sweet and low.
Unknown.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-25
TIE BARON DE ST. CRIQ At BREBAN1'S.


From The Whitehall Rcrfec.
Dining one evening at Brebants IN the grand
az the same time remarkng That he wished 10 make
the salad himself. The waiter Immediately brought
the necessary ingredients but the Baron, tasting
the oil found IL too strong and, smelling the VIII
egar. declared il TO be too weak. The waiter I'M
med lately changed these uniustlv condemned cOdi-
ments for the very finest OIL frozen in midsummer
and the most bling vinegar come direct from
Orleans. The Baron smiled cOnteutcdlv and. OBJ
serving that the salt not white enough and the
pepper not sufficiently fresh, ordered that these
When this had been done he began TO mix bis salad
with great care When this delicate operation had
been performed he asked the garcOn, with a sweet
and bcwitchmg smile: But the chHpOn-where Is
the chapon ~ The waiter thercupOn had most
perfect chapOn prepared with the greatest care and
brought it respectfully 10 VI le Baron ON salver
The Baron put 10 carefully in his salad turned i
about several times. then took the salad bowl with
both hands raised 10 from the table. and turning it
over grlyely, placed IL on his head. Naturally the
salad dressing fell all over his shoulders and shirt
and nothing but the chiccOry remained on his bald
kDowledge-b0x. Having performed this extraOr-
binary feat, the Baron carefully removed the salad
bowl from his head, keeping the chiccOry in place
with lis hand, gTavelY put his. hat on over all,
paid and left in the most solemn and majestic man
uer The poor man was quite mad, and every even
ing INDUCED in sOme equally eccentric fancy.
4 dish 10 be had In perfection at Brebants Is
the lobster IAmerlcalne au feu eternel, but as
this nccesstates the cutting mp OF the lobster alive
many of our fair readers VIII shrink from ordering
It, and thus pass Oh to the grave ignorant of or
the greatest 0ys OF life. But readers must not
think that the lobster is the only victim To the sell
fish cruelty Of gourmets In Paris. Nightingales-
think of It, Oh We poets even nlghtingales are first
intoxicated with a few drops OF rum, which adds
immensely TO the flavor and perfume when cooked,
then, hen insensible enyelOpsd IN a thin slice Of
fat aud roasted alive before a blazing tire
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-25
THE SONG or THE BOIL.

Seamen three What men be ye
Gotham's three wise men we be.
Whittier in your bowl so free
To rake the moon from out the sea.
The bowl goes trim. The moon doth shine
And our ballast Is old wine.
And your ballast is old wine.
Who art thou 50 fast adrtt
| am ne they call Old Care;
Then on board we viii thee lift.
No; may not enter there.
Wherefore So J Ills JOye's decree,
In a bowl Care may not be
In n bowl Care may not be.
Fear We not the waves that roll
No IN charmed boat W. swim.
What the charm that tiOats the bowl
Water may not pass the brlm.
The BOW goes trim. The moon doth shine
And our ballast is old wine;
And your ballast Is old wine.
THOMAS LOVE PEACOCK.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-25

to his first definite abode. The lady had fortune
OF 81, 500, and Fielding himself bad come into
house and small estate AT East Stour. IN Dorset
shire. Thcreupon he resolved to bid farewcito
IAN c0aee-houses and their prasers
All courts Of justice aud cebafers;
All taverns and the within 'em
All bubbles and the rognes that skin 'enl -
and. in eighteenth century phrase commenced
country gentleman" setting ap MAGNIFICENT estaD-
lIshment OF horses and hounds and fuD kes in yell
low plush. Tel naiire tel ralet. Between the pro-
fuse hospitality of the squire and the careless
travagapce of the servants. the brief sojpnrn nc
East Stour came to a sudden termination. Fielding
returned - London within twelvemonth. and tho
house presumably was let
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-25
SWEETBRIIR.
prom AN TIE Year Round.


..n.h of sweetbriar-- All. my heartl
= s,,o tender tears unbldden start
r. weary. world-worn eyes
rtiss the faded, fragrant spray
And memories of "a bygone oay
BEFORE my vision RISE
uow often nv lost darling wore
no No." sreetbriar greenl She loved ID moro
Than many-tinted bloom
7. &c, uraced her maiden breast,
Nor nlsnted where she lies at rest.
Ii elings about her tomb.
Nv little love i'll days of old
Yontiis inorniug-hour of rose and gold
Comes back to me tonight;
see her IN her girlish grace,
fbe snuuy sweetness of her face,
Her childish robe of white.
Ismel the sweetbriar in her hand,
see the garden where we stand
ITpon a southern shore.
I hear the ripping streamlet fail.
| hear her laughter musical,
Now silenced evermore.
She was too frail for earth's employ,
Too calm and pure for human JOY,
Bat Ike the sweetbriar green,
The memory OF her gentle life
Makes sweet the years of worldly strife
That he our lives between.
Thy life and mine, my little love,
Nv life below. thv life above,
Gods love shall reunite
kiss the tiny faded spray,
Nv sweetbriar graces far away,
The land of pure delight!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-25

me 10 purchase n partners share in my employers
business; and. you see. If we're not actually rich
now. we're not IN poverty Still, shall always say
the cost me fifty thousand pounds
." Or rather. Mrs. Brown did," ! unmarked slyIy.
-" All" said Brown, with q softening light on his
good humOred middle aged sice, in that case got
full value for my y."'-Tinsley's Magazine.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-29

The speech Of Senator Bayard in favor
of the withdrawal of the legal tender
status of the greenbacks. was a marked
~ brilliant one, showing thoughtful study
of the subject by the Delaware senator,
and an honest conviction of the benefit to
the country from the position he assumed.
The mass of the the people do not agree
with Senator Bayard, considering his pro-
posed action untimely, still all must admit
the senator's honesty of purpose and eiea r
reasoning. The speech of the senator, at
this time, when he is prominent candi-
date for the presidency, assuming the po-
sition he does with the knowledge before
hand that, in SO doing. he jeopardizes his
popularity, places him in the line of states
men, and ranks him with that small class
of political leaders who rise above party
and mere expediency, ignore demagogis m
and voice their honest sentiments. even
though the utterance thereof entail sa
crifce of personal ambition.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-29
Exodus Evidence.

FROM the st. Louis Republican.
The startling. though by no means IN
expected revelations of the exodus inves
tigatIon shows the why and wherefore oil
Republican opposition to Senator Voor
hees' timely and sensible action. Demo
Gratis have contended from the outset that
the emigration movement was not spon.
taneous. was not the result of wrongs in
fieted upon the blacks, was not for the
purpose of lettering their condition 10 any
way; but was mainly, it not entirely the
work of designing demagogues to furnish
Republican Observation-Disclosures and car
ry the Republican ticket IN certain doubt
full states. The .evidencc thus far pro-
duced abundantly confirms the Democratic
view OF the case. The witnesses. most OF
whom are colored, admit that the condi.
ton of their race in North Carolina is and
has been unexceptionable; that political
and social rights are fully secured,and that
those willing to work ard economic are
quite as prosperous as the whites. They
alsa acknowledge that the exodus there
has been started by Northern agents who
have tempted the most ignorant and shift
less class to remove to GIndiaua by lying
promises, and that the process of decept-
ion is still going on, The testimony of
Charles n. Otuy is specially interesting
and valuable. de Is col0red man, the
editor of the Washington Argus. prinoi-
pal of the Howard university school, and
one Of the founders of the Emigration Aid
society. As a native of North Carolina
he has frequently visited that state, and
knew from personal observation and in
quiry that there was no provacation for
the exodus. He does not hesitate to say
what he thinks it;
TN fact, every intelligent colored man in the
state is opposed to it. aud the six colored newspa-
pers of North Carolina are all fighting it, and
say that, although an exodus from Southern states
may be blessing, the exodus from North Carolina
is fraud and curse.
Mr. Otuy furthermore says that. though
the Aid society was primarily intended to
assist the emigrants from the Lower Mis-
sissippi region into Kansas. at one of the
first meetings a man named Mendhall
made speech suggesting that it would be
advisable to send about five thousand
into Indiana, as that was doubtful state
at the coming election" He tOtuy) was
the only person present who objected to
this. and the consequence was that the
Mendhall plan prevailed. 1.-THE following
from correspondent of the Cincinnati
Enquirer at Greensburg, Indiana. shows
Concluded on next page.)
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-29
Chapin's Buchupaiba.

The new and remarkably successful
remedy in genital urinary, kidney and
bladder affections, is rapidly superced
ing all other preparations. It's remark
able power and soothing nature, pro
ducing quick relief and sure cure. Its
economy and simplicity (requiring no
medical fees) and its unvarying GER
tainty, it is attracting attention every
the profession. In cases of impure or
diseased discharges, 'Chapin's Injection
FIeur" is to be used with Buchu-
paiba," iand to remove any faint of
mercury or syphilis that may exist in
the system from past illness. use
"Chap1n's Constitution Bitter Syrup"
Sold by Druggists at 81. each by ex-
press on receipt of price. Advice free.
See circnlar with bottles. Address E.
S. Wells. So Barclay street, New York
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-29
The Townshena- Electoral Bill.

4 change in the mode of electing the
president and vice president will undoubt-
eddy be made, if not at this session of con-
gress, at least the next. Among the
measur es presented none have met with
so general approval as the bill of Town
shend, of Illinois, which provides for cleo
ton by direct vote of the people, Congress
to be final arbiters of all disputes, This
is decidedly the best way to secure a true
expression..of the people- and make the
executive, what he ought to be. the choice
not only of states, but of the whole people.
The Townshend bill abolishes the electo
raj college, and thus avoids any possible
collision in doubtful or close states by
returning boards or legislatures, and
places the matter where it properly
belongs-with the people. The ToWnshend
bill has advantages over the other meas
ures, in this; it avoids all possible chance
for reversal OF the will of the people by a
partisan judiciary, which would be the case
with the Bicknell bill. While the latter
bill provides that congress may, by o
majority of both houses, reject a return
even if certified as correct by the supreme
court Of the state where such return j.
made. such action leaves a. chance to
charge unfairness on both the court and
Congress and would be open to censure
from at least portion of the people. The
Townshend bill avoids this by referring all
disputes TO congress for settlement, which
body is undoubtedly The proper tribunal TO
render fnal decision. L. is the best
measure yet present ed and ought to be
adopted.