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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-05-31

All things areengaged in writing their
history. The plant, the pebble, goes
attended by its shadow. The rolling rock
leaves its scratches on the mountain:
the river, its channel in the soil; the an
imal, its bones in the stratum; the fern
and leaf, their modest epitaph in the
coal. The falling drop makes its sculp-
ture in the sand or the stone. Not foot
steps into the snow, or along the ground,
but prints, in characters more or less
lasting, 9 map Of its march. Every act
OF the man inscribes itself in the menu
cries Of his fellows and in his own man
ners and face. The mir isfull of sounds,
the sky of tokens, the ground is all
memoranda and signatures, and every
object covered over with hints which
speak to the intelli gent. Emerson.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-05-31
a Sermon in Flowers.

Just beyond this field of clover Is a pasture,
81 rough and rocky,
" zero the goldcntOd and thistle, and the
There, one day, heard this sermon, most pa
Yet SO franght with truth and wisdom that It
set my heart agl0w.
II am Just little hower-just the plainest,
widest flower, = 8
Growing here upon q rock, with very little
- soil or shade;
I am stunted, pale and crooked-quite unlike
my brothers yonder,
I! With their tall, green stalks and yellow
plumes, that never drop nor fade.
..But care not-He Who planted, knew 1ust
how much soil and sunshine,
How much rain and wind, were needful to
unfold the flower he planned;
30 He gave them-and grew, to tell my story
What am 1, that should murmur at His wise
and just command?
'Quiet enough for me to know that I am Just
Is He designed me;
80 Ineyer lose my Joy, in signs for what I
God looks down in love and mercy-I look up
In perfect trusting,
And love the earth and air, the pain as well
as JOY therein"
Man may sing song most sweetly, which his
utmost soul despises!
He may preach q sermon boldly, which his
heart has never known?
An have sinned- land this sad knowledge makes
us 10th to look for guidance
TO ourselves or to our brOtherS-and we can.
not walk alOnel
But bird can trim message, or a thunder
burst proclaim it,
Far beyond the faintest shade Of doubt, With
meaning full and broad:
tae essm s xa though
We know II comes from God. ' 49,
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-05-31
Carried the Court.

Miss Byrnes, of San Francisco, recent
" sued barberfor the value of q switch
he had furnished her. The barber agreed
to work over the combings of her own
hair, but as = matter Of fact, she claim
ed, he furnished her with an inferior
article. His lawyer asked her if it was
not . better switch than she could have
got in the city for the same money. ..pn
show you judge" she answered, kneel-
ing before the court with bewitching
smile, ''but I viii not let him see.' She
laid aside her hat and draped her head
with the switch. '.Now, can't you see
for yourself, Judge, it doesn't match my
hair at all7'' His Honor moved back =
little, looked over his spectacles around
the room, then at the defendant, then
at the lovely plaintiff before him, and
stammered out: .:M-ye-e-s, see. The
court renders Judgment in her favor for
925."
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-05-31
"Hush! Listen!"

We held our breath. This is what We
heard: A howl or two, . cracking and
rustling Of twigs, the noise Of long leaps
through the underbrush, and then, OH,
horror! the sound Of animals rushing
madly around the tents. The children's 8
aunt had been peeping through : small
hole in one side Of the tent. Look!
for mercy's sake, look!'' she gasped.
lput my eyes close to the rent and
there, rushing wildly about, were four
great, lean, shaggy brutes! By tho
light of the camp fire I could see their
glittering eyes. red tongues and sharp
white teeth.
Idrew back in horror. .'Try the tin
PAM said i.
Rob beat q lively tattoo with the pud-
ding stick. For q moment the patter OF,
paws ceased, only to begin again moro
madly than before.
''Oh, dear!'' moaned Aunt in despair.
''Any decent wolf would hays been
afraid of q camp fire, to say nothing Of
such q racket as this. -
She seized the oar and put herself in
; warlike attitude.
just then one of the creatures outside
brushed against the tent, while another
ran shifting about and even ventured his
nose under the can;fas flaps.
Something must be done," exclaimed
Aunt with the ai of one resolved ..to
do or die" II have often read that q
wild beast will quail before the steady
gaze of the. human eye Then she
drew herself up looking the picture Of
veritable Lady Macbeth. .fhe trouble b
is, 7 can't look in four pairs Of eyes at
once"
..And while you were staring at one
wolf the others would eat you up" I
answered.
young woman, this is no time for
jesting," said Aunt solemnly. ..Heaven
knows what will become Of us
At this instant it flashed before nv
mind that there was something familiar
in the sound Of the bowling outside. I
took another look through the little
loophole, then whistled softly. Drop
ping the hunting knife I had been say.
agely brandishing and running to the
entrance l began untying the canvas
flaps. '.Aunt," said I, ..listen! Doyou
hearp Those are not wolves, they are
dogs; am sure of it,
In another moment four great, tawny
hounds were leaping about me, putting
their paws on my shoulders, nearly
knocking me down in their attempts Is
express their Joy.
lied the way to the tent where our
supplies were stored, and throwing them
some food knew from the greedy way
in which they seized it that they had
been off on q long trail. 1t often hap
pens that hunting dogs get lost while on
the scent of an animal. In such cases
they always make their way to the near
est camp. After the hounds had salts
fed their hunger they followed me to
the sleeping tent.
found the children's aunt and the
English nurse pale but calm, with the
happy Rob between them. We left the
tent flaps open and the CHEEKY freight
shone inside the camp; the largest dog
stretched himself before the entrance as
if to say, 'rm going to keep watch
here tonight while the others took
their places by the children's beds.
Then We fell asleep, safe indeed under
the watchful care of our new-found
friends.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-05-31
Thought It Was ara.a.

IL takes but small accident to spoil
grass or peacock s tail. The same
may be said Of self conscious people
who travel on their shape.''
Peck's (Milwaukee) San narrates-
with some mischievOus zest-an awk-
ward street adventure Of q fine lady,
whom an honest mule mistoOk for :
bundle Of green fodder.
One occasionally sees girl who
seems by every action. every witch Of
the apparel, to say that she knows ey-
erything. and that It would be an i'm.
pudence for any one to tell her that in
ten years she will look back and zee
what . fool she was.
There was one the other day tripped
down Wisconsin Street, looking %
though nobody else had any sense. but
herself. She was beautifully dressed;
and carried . parsol Of many colors.
A street car was coming down the
street, and she walked right up in front
of the mules as impudent as summer
resort hotel waiter that has not been
paid the price of . dinner for bringing
1t. She was going to cross ahead Of the
mules.
The driver turned the brake, the car
Stacked up, and with scornful smile
she cleared the track. just Is she pass
ed the head Of the near mule that saga
cious animal reached his head around
and took hold Of about bushel Of green
polonaise that stuck up just below her
belt. She took just two jumps to get to
tho sidewalk, and 50 scarter girl was
never seem" Her impudence and about
halt mule mouthful of polonaise were
gone.
She was . changed girl from that mo-
ment, and as she closed her parasol and
held it over the place where the polo
naise was wont to be, and walked to-
ward millinery foundry in becoming
manner, with no perceptible wiggle, We
thought, what creatures we are! Even
. mule can teach u.s.
II we live one thousand years, we
never expect to see that girl teeter and
waltz along the sidewalk again as she
did that day.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-05-31
A Surprise.

While Miss Carrie Hughes, of st.
Louis, was attending private schoolin
Hartford, about three years ago, she
met Henry Lewis, young man some
what her senior. Each made upon the
other that impression which is to out
and-out love as huckleberry is to q
peach, nod of greeting to bow of adj
Grafton, or thimblefu1 of lemonade to
q demijohn of applejack. Nevertheless,
the acquaintance was good thing in its
way, for when Lewis saw the name of
Miss Hughes upon hotel register at
Bethlehem, N. H., last August, he hast
ened to find her. In a day or so the two
got to passing their evenings together
on the hotel piazza, and they gave up q
good deal Of their share Of the daylight
to rambles up and down the mountain
paths Of the neighborhood. Upon tho
young woman's return to st. Louis she
told her mother all about It, like ) nice
girl and the mother, having obtained
e[1actory proof Of the young mans
excellence, consented to the marriage.
Recently, Mr.. Lewis, accompanied BY
his mother, arrived at St. Louis from
New York and visited the bride house.
As the two mothers and the young folks
were conversing, Mr.. Hughes, senior, en-
tered the room. To the surprise Of the
other three Mr.. Hughes stopped short as
soon as his eyes fell upon Mrs. Lewis,
and she, in turn, exhibited considerable
agitation. '.What can be the matterps,
'.How nowp' and, do you know each
otherr were some Of the questions asked
by the spectators Of the tableau, which
ended in burst of laughter and hearty
handshaking on the part of the actors.
In brief, MI. Hughes discovered in Mrs.
Lewis sweetheart of thirty years ago.
They had quarreled and he had gone
west, and neither had heard Of the 9th
or until the meeting on the eve of their
children's marriage.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-05-31
Italian lazzaroni are invading Mexico
IS well as the United States.
Trust 4 Be-

1IuEt BOY
Somewhat more than fifty years ago,
J was appointed q midshipman in the
navy and ordered to New York. Twas.
only fourteen years old, and, being of
delicate make and small stature, did
not look more than eleven. Nv previous
life had been spent in the country, and
I knew nothing Of city ways or business.
proceedings. Payday was the thirtieth
Of the month, but / wanted some money
on the twentieth, and, passing through
Wall street, I went into q brokers' Office
and said
You lend money here, do you notP''
. Yes" the broker replied.
:" want to borrow twenty dollars for
ten days.
1 did not then understand the quiz
zical manner with which the broker
looked at me for q few moments, before
replying,
You shall have it, and I won't charge
you interest for it either. What's your
namep''
He gave me the money and signed
. receipt; and, need not add, the tWen-
ty dollars was promptly returned ct the
expiration Of the ten days. I am sorry
that I have forgotten the name of the
broker. l mentioned the incident many
years afterward to . gentleman who
said it was the most extraordinary story
he had ever heard Of q Wall street brok-
er.
The other case happened in w ashinq-
ton, about fifteen years ago. I was
standing in the porch Of Willard Hotel,
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-05-31

Queen Victoria has now but one moro
child unprovided with . matrimonial
partner. This is the Princess Beatrice.
3 young lady who Is fast nearing the
portals OF that to most young women,
most dreaded state Id Maid dom. =
She was born April II, 1851. and, s.
conseq. ,entl J going on g.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-05-31
An Old. Old stou.

Come in! Well declare, stranger,
you gave me quite q turn! I-I-Was
kind of expectin' somebody, and for
half minute l thought mebbe as twas
her, but she'd never stop to knock;
want bite and sup and night .
lodging? Why of course; sit down, do.
Ia-most forgot to ask you, Twas that
frustrated. Poor soul! How tired and
worn-out you look! I can make you
comfortable for the night and give you
9 good meal of victuals and shake
down on the floor, but would bard
~ like to put you in Lizzie room she
was that particular, and your clothes
are 80 wet and drabbled. Why, wo-
man, what makes you shake s0-aguep
Never heard tell of any In these parts.
Guess you must have brought it with
you. Well, good nights rest will set
you up wonderfully, and you can lie
right here by the stove, and the fire
a-smolderin' will keep you warm, and
the light will be Albumin till its broad
day-broad day!
What do I keep the light a-burnin'
for? We'll, now, when folks asks me
that, sometimes tells them one thing
and sometimes I tells them another. /
don't know as mind tellin'. you, BE-
cause you're such poor, misfortunit
creetur, and q stranger, and my heart
kind OF goes out to such. You see I
have . daughter. She's been away
these ten years, has Lizzie, and they do
say as she's Twin in grandeur in some
turin place, and she's had her head
turned with it al, for she never lets her
poor old mother hear from her, and the
fine people she's with coaxed her of
unbeknownst to me, and 1 don't mind
telling you as it was great shock to
me, and amt the same woman since
Lizzie went out one night, and when she
kissed me said, leave light in tho
window, mother, till I come back" and
that was ten years ago, and I've never
seen her since, but I've burned light
in the window every night Ill these ten
years, and shall till she comes home.
Yes, it's hard to be mother and be
50. allowed she was
dead till folks, as seen her well and
splendid, told me different, and was
sick q long time-that's what made my
hair so white-but I hope she never
heard of it, 'twould have made her a.
as I was, and her fine things
wouldn't have been much comfort to
her! Folks blame her terribly, but Tn
her mother, and it just seems as if l
could see her; SO pretty, with her long
brown curls, and the smile she had, and
her gentle ways, and loving her better
than Heaven above me! This is my
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-05-31

OF the seventeen men who rode on the
trial trip Of the first railroad train west
from albany to Scheme tady, September
q, 1882 Ihurlows Weed remains, and.
Is possible. he will be I. guest 6 ~
semi. centennial anniversary "a IS cssle-
sbratell next FALL 2ss| &c.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-05-31

1T man talks of his misfortunes. there
IL something in them that is not disac
Rreeable to him.-,1ohnson.
Hercules Among the stumps.
While travelling in Michigan we met
M. John Carpenter, with an ordinary
splint market basket upon his arm in
which were his cartridges, like long vel
low colored thick candles about an inch
and half in diameter about dozen in
number. and q coil Of fuse that looked
ike piece Of thin twisted wire cord
He had . box of gun caps also which
fitted upon the end of the fuse. At
distance was = man who seemed to be
poking around the stumps with spade,
and who had what appeared to be q
straight iron crowbar with . chisel-
shaped point and broad head on the
other head. After examiningthe stump
and deciding upon the right place for
the charge to be placed, he sunk this
down(far into the ground, and then drove
it IS deep as he thought necessary in
Sloping direction under the stump with
Z maui. The rule is to get the charge
Is close up to the wood Of the stump as
possible, and about the center. This
made the hole. Mr.. Carpenter followed
with his basket and his tamper. He first
found the depth Of the hole with the
tamper; then he took the cartridge, and
putting cap on the fuse, sunk it in the
softexplosive, where it remained while he
gently slid the cartridge into the hole,
pushing it to the bottom with the lamp
or. He then pushed two or three small
pieces Of mould or earth down to the
cartridge, pressing it lightly; he next
tamped the hole full of earth, and
lighting the match set the fuse on fire.
We all stood back then about ten rods
and waited for the result The stump
was tough old oak tree about lthree
feet across, with firm hold on the clay
soil, and looked as if it might last, #
undisturbed, for the next hundred years.
All ct once we saw that stump hump it
self out Of the ground, just as boy will
start off chair when some of his school
mates put tack, point upward, where
no tack should be, . puff Of smoke fol-
lowed, some splinters and loud sound
as of cracking timber came out of the
center, and from the side where the car
SAANG0 0esA OCCA puG III tuC10 was IuSU
Of earth, roots of grass sent up into the
air for fifty to seventy feet. The thing
was done. The whole operation was
repeated over and over with the same
results. In less than an hour there were
ten stumps blown up in this way. On
examining the stumps after the explo-
sion we found many of them split in
three or four sections, and SO cut up that
it was light work for the oxen to haul
them out and draw them to the heap for
burning. The powder had left . hole or
chamber which it had followed out as
If by compression; it was not very deep,
but it afforded room to get all the roots
which it was necessary to cut of. The
cartridges were in half pound cuts,
and cost at the rate of fifty cents per
pound. One cartridge will take out
IN ordinary two-feet stump, but when
one Of these stiff three to four feet
stumps are encountered from two to
three cartridges are used.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-05-31

Fifteen thousand dollars Il the cost
OF 8 hrst-class bah f. New York CITY.
This sum does not include. individual
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-05-31

81 When Z cosple malegupthsir mindstos
gssmlatried 4 may shae a,tis vots.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-05-31

II Z man talks of his misfortunes, there
Is something in them that is not disa-
greeable to him. johnson.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1882-04-29
Plantation Itefecttons.

p
You can't starve town goat.
old breeches lubs long coat tail.
Nebber elm a oak tree arter chunky
pens.
Perliiencss floats 'ronrd loose on lection
day.
Ripe much mellions trabb!e mosry by
night.
De stars is jis as bright as dey was befo'
de war.
Blackbirds lub to help at de compliant
in
Some folks would borrer a,bung-holc ei
dey could.
Dar's some thing dat will do to swop orr
in de dark.
De debbul amt got no pertickler Objcc-
ton to Chris mus.
Heap o pentenchery hands kin sing
hymns fus-rate.
You may pray for rain, but you bettcFtFy
de hoe on tie crab-grass.
4 punlin' vine amt gwine to * your
vice bon; what road it trabbles.
Don't back up gin mad yalier jacket
ies to fad out how he come on.
De buzzard is de only thing d, is puf
fckly safe in foolin' wid q mule.
Some niggers' honesty is reggcrlated
mostly by dc spunk oh de yard dors.
De fellcr dat sw'ars OFF till Chris'mus is
jes nursin' hissef FOR big drunk.
De rich bottom lands can't brag ober de
po' hill vhen de obcrhow comes.
De rabbit dot sleeps in a groun' horg's
hole needn't spec to hab nice dreams.
Don't sociate too much wild de mid
night cf yous gwine to build up good
reputation.
Gittin' de freu'ship O. some folks is sort
o like buyin' rainbow an payin de cash
for it
De way some folks IS pushin' Tor heDen
puts you in mind ob q coon dorg on de back
track.
Tryin' to understan' some folks is sort o
ike cuessin' at De 'rection Of rathole in
in de groun.'
One good turn describes anabber; ef a
man lend YOU his trace-chain, go and boz
rer his single tree.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1882-04-29
&'irGluia Stee 2ress,
Literary Nch.

Miss Constance T. Woolson's novelette,
"The Street of the Hyacinth,' which will
be published in the May and June numbers
Of The Century, is said to treat of the life Of
an American girl abroad, but in the authors
own original way and not at ali as any 9th
e7 writer has pictured her.
The author Of "Ruddcr Grange" Mr..
Frank r. Stockton, will contribute to the
May CSnhsy an odd bit OF fun in $ short
story called The Transferred Ghost"
Mr.. Charles L. Braces article on "Wolf-
reared Children" in the May 81. Nicholas,
will tell the story of the street waits Of the
metropolis from the time they first find ref
uge in the Newsboys' Lodgng-houses till
they are provided with homes among the
farmers of the Western States, where, in ma
ny cases, they axe growing up to become
thriving rirmers themselves, ready to pro
vide homes for the next generation Of news
boys.
PErEnsoN's MAGAzIHR, for May, is re-
cciyed: as bright and welcome as May itself.
The principal steel engraving, Comm Thro'
The Rye" is especially beautiful, and Illus
tratcs q capital story by Frank Lee Bene-
diet The article on Scandinavia, with It's
numerous engravings and its account ofthe
Vikings, is one of the very noticeable papers
tor which this magazine i becoming famous.
Then there is q charming love story, Bar
bara," by new contributor, from whom we
hope often to hear Mrs. stephens power
ful novelct OF Washington society deepens
in interest with the chapters in this number.
The illustrations for fashions, embroidefies,
and fancy work generally, are as numerous
and new in style as ever.
1t is still in time to subscribe for 1882.
Specimens are sent, gratis to those wishing
to get up clubs. Address PErEEsoN's MAGA-
ZINE, SO6 Chestnut Street; Philadelphia,
Pa.
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THE OLD HOME.


@ little house lost in the heart cf the lindens.
What would not give to behold you oncc
more
To inhale once again the sweet breath Of your
rOses,
And the starry cenla;is tha; climbed round
your door trtt3t
To see the neat windows thrown. wide to tho
sunshine;
The porch where we sa; at the close of the
day,
Where the weary To-. travler was welcome to
rest him.
And the bsgsar vas never sent empty away.
The wainscoted walls and the low RATED cell
To hear the loud tick of the clock on the
stair,
And to kiss the dear face bending over the Bible,
Tha, always was laid by my grandtather's
chair!
o bright little garden beside the plantation.
Where the tall fieur-de-lis their blue banners
uniurlsd,
And the lawn was alive with. ..thrushes aud
blackbirds.
would you were all had known Of tho
world
Ny sweet pink pca-clusi,rsI Ny rare honey
.ucklc
Nv prim polyanthuscs sll OF row
In Garden ofdrcams shall pass and caress you
But your beautiful selves are forever laid low;
For your walls, little house, long gohaye been
Alien feet your smooth borders, o garden.
have trod.
And those whom loved are at rest from ,tholr
labOrs.
Reposing in peace on the bosom of Cod!
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THE DiWy WILL.:oOMT.

The night may be lrcary. and somhre and sad,
And swiftly may speed the wild rack in the
sky;
The ocean may roar on the wave beaten shore.
But the dawn of the bright golden morning
is nigh!
The tempest may gather, and thunder may roll.
And the frighted birds hide from the light
uing's sheen;
But far in the east, from its slumber released.
The dawn of the bright golden morning Is
seen
The bitterest sorrow may gather around,
And Danish the smile 90 give place q q tear
But time Will relieve all who tremble and
grieye,
For the dawn Of the sweet-smiling morning
is near
Then do not despair o We weary and sad,
For Joy will dispersc cen the shade of u sigh
Bright days will come back, and the night and
rack
VIII ice when the dawn Of the morning is
nigh