Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-11-22
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iokson Was csGdi5a:e f)r tao Presdoocy 10
1928. 20. olly did the par Y opposed t, Lin
abuse him for his pub ic acts, which, if uacoI-
ssi;udlnal or violent, were legitimate suti:cs
f,r Eeproba.ion. bu. they defa aai the character
OF bis wife. O, ona o,assna a aesspapsr
published in Nisheiilo was p!.o4d upon the
Generals tabla. He slauCaa cysr it sud his
eVea fell uDor &C sr!lole 10 whioa the oaaraetgr
of Mrs, Jackson Tas vio:uiy ssssiIsd. So
soou rs he mad raai /. 40 soat f.. his srEs:S
| cli servant, Du5sooaia.
Saddle ny horse, sad he to him il
whisper, "suu pat ny holsters oD bin ="
MrS. Jsckson wasonsd hin. sod thluSh abe
| hoard cot word she aaw mischief in bis eyes
| the General waos oui after 8 few moments.
when she tock uo lhs paper and understood
| everything. She ran cus 70 tho south gate OF
the ysrd of iha hermitaEo. by which tho Gen
ersl would hsvs 20 pass. Shn hsd oos Deea
| there more tEan Q few seoouds bttire the Gau-
eral rod1 GD pih tue c7uote0atcI O! O mad
uau. She Dlscad hssse:f before the horse and
cried GU:
"Oh, Gencrs!, dou' 6, to N .sh7ille Let
that poor editor live Ls! .hs: poor editor
live ?..'
LIT ma a!onc." he replied, "hoa camo ycu
to know 4hst Wjs going for ?"
She answered: Il saw 1t ia tho paper after
you wont Gu; pu. up Yoar horse sud 81
| back,
He replied. frfious'y: "Bu: l will go--gat
out of my Wsy!
Ins:osd Of tnis che gr.spcd bis bride With
bo.h bands
| He cried to be: II cav let 20 m7 hor:e
The villain tba: rerlles MY wife shall not Iiye"
| She 9rssped the rens hut the tighter acd be-
4 po ko ats rpt ptth Hae rho
was tho enc who ought to be srgry, but that
she furgave bar parsecusars from the bottom of
her heart, arG prsysd fcs tScr-iat he should
| forgive il he hoped to be f0Tgiveo. Al lost, by
her ressoniug her eatre aties, and her tears, she
50 worked upon her husband that be seemed
! molh6 d to c,r:sia cX:eot. she wGuad up
| by saying:
mo, General you ahail 10. isko tho life Of
| even NY ravilsr-you csrs sot Go il, for it is
written, 'Veogesnos IS Nine, vii! repay. saith
tbs L>id i"
The iroL-netvsd here s.vs way before tie
earnest pleading Ct bis beo7ed vile, and re-
piled:
Il sisli to ycu; bns had it no, bo4r for ytu
AID the words o! the Almighty. tho WIecn
Should 90. have lived an hDu-.'
| ANOTHER soUEERs.-Most people when
they read Dickens description OF tho horrors
of cheap Yorkshire schools arc disposed to dis
believe the te:rib, iphu raai,ies portrayed;
bu! the following from tho L)1d,n Talssraph
OF few weeks aao seems 20 shos thss ell such
| Institutions were not abolished at the dastruo-
| iiou of Dothebnss Eei:
"Ine following arc sums CT the charges prs-
terret agains. The management of 81. Psul's IT,
| dustrIal schoo: 1t a master o5uid uns Gnd out
| whloh boy hsd disturbed hin bg talking, ito
whole sahool YES pu! 90 bread ard Wster for
day. Iha same puolshmHut was given if
wndo2 wss cracked. Because a bottle was
broken all tho boys hsd to go without dinner
and to sssnd for hou.s 10 the open sir on win.
ter day. The chil1ran Ware 80 fsmiahsd that
many OF them stols the TODD given to the dog.
The Iads used sometimes to wear their socks for
six weeks without change. At one time
twony OF them w5ra 10 bad With bad feet, pro-
duoed by cold ard By ,'andug 10 the wet yards
without saocs or stockings. For this rasson
| ooe boy was ooohaGd 10 bed for twelve weeks.
a lsd named Rust bad handouts placed on him
while hs was in bed, snd Was kept for twelve
Gays and rights 10 cell on bread and water.
The fist day he was bitcaed, aud when he
| csme ont De vas osrod. The birch was soak
| ed in limo before il Waa ready for use, 10 order
| that ts effects might be more painful. Another
boy died 10 the soreroon; smother lilto fellow
took poison because the officials ware always
on to him; sevea boys deliberately set fto 10
the school rather than stsnd auy lcngar tho
cruel treatment 10 which they we're subjected.
The food also Was infamous; bcetIes crlcksls
ard dirt Wero frequently found in the SOUP.
Oae boy was sst to make sncss; ho fell i'll; yet
the task was coutoued, and he died. Bat the
poor little tsllow was aogged tor idlsness tie
day bstore he exniredn