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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-03-20

If the sons who have left home eoplS
only feel some of the loneliness that ~
Expresses their mothers could knov
only part of their longing for news
from the absent ones, and the bitter dis.
appointment of watching for letters that
seldom come-they would be MON
thoughtful of her whose constant cara
for years was of them. II is USUALLY
mere thoughtlessness; but often tia
most singing wrongs are committed
through want of thought. The Young
men have life before them, with fort.
unes to make and honorable names to
win, and their chances and thoughts are
ahead. They do not realize that their
parents look backward far o.tener than
beyond them and that tears often dim
the dear old mothers eyes because the
little boy who used to come so con-
fidingly to her is now beyond her reach,
and apparently needs neither care nor
sympathy. He has not forgotten his
mother; no, indeed. But he is so busy
that writing is neglected. and if con-
science puts in protest. it is silenced
by saying: Mother knows ! would
write if anything were amiss." It 10
not so much that the mother expects
things to go amiss (though she often
thinks for hours of the lassitude or
headache the son has ment:ored),
but she so longs for written char
acters telling her that she is 3
..dear mother yet. and that her boys
are still affectionate" and 8. Glowing"
The young men do not realize that their
letters are treasures, or that the smallest
of their do:ngs interest their parents;
and they can not understand the great
love that sympathizes with every defeat
and sings with joy over every success.
The mothers do not grieve over mere
absence; but it is hard. indeed. for
even the stoutest-hearted 10 see their
boys drifting away until they conclude
they no longer love them. This may
not be, for sons seldom cease to love
and respect true mothers; but so long
as they are careless and neglectful. what
proof have the waiting mothers that
their boys are not exceptional ones. and
have not allowed the busy world to
steal all their affections?
Boys, young men, middle-aged men,
every one who has mother, remembei
that she lives in her children, and you
do her a bitter, grievous wrong when
weeks and months elapse between your
letters, which even then are not 50
affectionate as they should be. Make
them frequent and loving. and tears Of
Joy will often dim tie kind old eyes,
because. although you are bearded
man and her head only reaches your
shoulder, you are not ashamed to make
.dear mother confidant of your. joys
and sorrows. Country. Gentleman. :
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-03-20
Our Young Folks.
MY SUNBEABfS.

oh, what shall we do for the Lovely,
This rainy, rainy day?
OH how shall we make the baby laugh,
When everything's dull and eray2
The sun has gone on picnic,
The moon has gone to bed.
The tiresome sky does nothing but cry,
As il its best friend were dead.
Come hither, come hither. my Sunbeams.
Come one, and two, and three;
And now in q trice well have the room
As sunny as sunny can be.
Come. dimpling. dimpling dumping.
Come, Rosy. Pose, Rose.
Come. lit e boy Billy a-tod6ling round
On little fat tottcring toes
Now twinkle, now twinkle, my Sunbeams!
Now twinkle, and laugh, and dance.
And brush me the gloom straight out of tn,
room,
Nor leave 1t the ghost Of a chance.
All! see the Lovely smile now!
All! see her jump and crow!
As round and round. with laugh and dance,
My three merry Sunbeams go.
And who cares now for the raindrops7
Who cares for the gloomy day!
When each little heart is doing its part
To make us all glad and gay.
You moon, you may stay IN bed now;
You sun. you may wander and roam;
And cry away, cry. you tireSome sky!
We've plenty of sunshine ut homei
Il. Z. Richards. In lOuth's Companions
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-03-20

Twenty years ago two Detroit attor-
neys. both of whom are still living to-
day and pleading for criminals en-
tangled in the meshes of law, were
returning from trip to Pontiac by the
highway. About nine o'clock in the
evening they were stopped by . high
wayman some three miles from the city.
and At the command Of ''your money or
your life" both shelled out. That is, one
Of the pair handed out two or three dol
lars in wildcat money, while the other
was robbed Il about 500 in gold and a
valuable watch. Both were highly in
dignant, and the one who lost most at
once set the Sheriff after the robber and
soon had him in jail. He had made the
complaint indiv .dually, and few days
before the trial was to come of he re-
marked 10 his partner:
81 suppose / will have to summon you
- . witness. You can, of course, iden-
tiJy the fellow?"
..N-o, think not" was the reply.
ssWhat! Il wasn't week sgo that
you said you could pick him out Of To-.
Eyes, tut be has since employed me
- his counsel, you seep''
s.Would you take this case against me
when you, too. were robbed" asked the
complainant. - his face grew whittier
than moonlight.
'.Why not! You've lost your money.
anyhow. while be viii give me els to
clear him. II you have any witnesses
you'd hetter hunt 'em up. Is we are
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-03-20
Some Queer Ants.

.sWhat would you think. to see an
ant carrying parasol?" asked Uncle
Fred.
"Oh, uncle" cried Johnny and Puss
at the same time.
"You know an ant could not carry
parasol," added Puss.
Their uncle had just come home from
long trip to the West Indies and south
America. He had q great many won
derful stores to tell them about the
queer sights he had seen and the strange
places where he had been. But they
thought he must be joking with them
now, for they could not believe that IN
ant could do such thing.
"Well," said Uncle Fred, "theif
parasols were not made of silk stretched
over wire frame. They were only
pieces of leaves from trees, and the ants
held them in their mouths in sucn
way that they covered their body en-
tirely. You could not see the ants =
all, SO the leaves looked IS If they weis
marching along of their own secesa
The first time / saw any was IN "
West Indies. One day, when l was ra.
ing with friend out to his planfatops
q great swarm of these ants crossed 80
road. We watched them long ane
It was q very queer sight, assure yoa.
They did not travel very fast lneIs
must have been thousands and tno1
sands of them, for we could NOT %
either end of the column"
where were they going. wondeE
said Johnny.
They were carrying the leaves y
their nests. They do not eat the Leave.
but they are very fond OF . funko
which grows ON them after they hsss
been q little while in their undergro9no
nests. The ants are very destrucuse'
and do . great deal of damage. SOM.
times they win cut every leaf on o.
tree. -
Don't we have any here aske1
Puss, who was much interested aa1
wished che could see some.
NO" said Uncle Fred. I'VE Paw
some curious ants, but none Ike tnoss
/ have been telling you about. -"
Little Cnes.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-03-20

An offer to straighten the leaning
tower of Pisa was recently made py -
American engineer, snd was regs!us..
- 8 good joke, but 1t turns out 70 y
bouarnds proposal. He offered 70 =
he Job Tor e2s.QW
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-03-20
TIE LAMP or ST. Just.

-
81 Ga ST. Just, whose body, years and yearsl
before. had crumblcd into dust
stepped within the open door and Idly walked
around. inscriptions lea upon the slabs In
eIns .snt wonder stood before the paintings
nne and rare, and marveled 1t the statues
Suspended DER the altar rail, its surface lash
Ing bright, lamp Of solid silver swung.
with vcllci and mystic LIZ
And while looked. with wondering mind. m
In gown and co~l OF sombre black. with
shayen head and beard
Whom addressed with reverence due, and
Ere chancci window saould be tinged with
sunsets reden:ny gi0w.
He gave assent, and seated In straight-back.
He told the story which. in turn, I now relate
to you.
FIVE centuries and half ago, when, one cold
winters night,
The moon ct fun on ali the plain she'd soft and
Armed cavaliers in little hands rode swiftly in
From etrcetto street until they reached the
, hue Dc St Bourdonne. .. ..,.a.-s
In silks and satins from the East. I'm gems
Before IN antique, stately house. one separate
nttle band.
Lea BY youthful chevalier. dismounted by
And piled their halberds on the door. So Wild
the upr0ar 8 ,ew
That startled neighbors sprang from bed and
wide their windows threw.
In time an old and feeble man drew back the
And asked them in auavering voice what
They ans xersd not. but pa ssing by. stepped
full within the hall
Dim lighted By : lamp which cast their shad-
The old man, struck With shrinking fear. stood
mOti0nless and dumb,
And ere the chevaiier could speak to say why
A besuteous maiden, lightly clad. threw vide
the ne;ghborine door,
And running rapidly ACROSS the tesselassd
Encircled With her arms his neck. and giving
ssad: .:jos a.. darling. thou art come. knew
The sight Of thy dear face tonight waited
And rse 3 NED .sd thy horses step when thou
vert Tar away.
Her loving words. scarce left her lips, ere,
when ara il hears the baying hounds deep
tones 1t early dawn,
She backward drew, and sank upon lowly
win s Sissppoins@ent in Aer face. and gazing
She shnddered like one crased. and then In
RiseOus acGs,ne ~ Aa
her weeping bead
,...... ...
well said," replied the stranger knight thy
coraoss's merchant citizen. to thee SO very
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10 esscSss The orders Of our sovereign lord.
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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-11

So far as the real interests of the city and
| of the taxpayers is concerned the election OF
Mayor and Solicitor is not the most important
matter TO be decided at ensuing April ballot
ing. The election of Councilmen, members
OF the Board of Education and assessors,
| coming at the same time, cannot in justice
be dismissed with only a passing thought, as
the direct management Of city departments is
in their hands. The City Council stands now
eight Democrats and ten Republicans. The
Second ward, safely Republican at general
election, last spring elected Democrat TO
Council. Should the same thing occur this
year Council would be tie
nine Democrats and nine Republicans,
which would be particularly unpleasant Sit
uation all around. Members of Council
whose terms expire next April are Dugsn,
First ward; Prince, Second; Driscol, Third;
Kershner, Fourth; PetticreS, Fifth; Hausell,
Sixth; Hickey, Seventh; Mitchell, Eighth;
Jennings, Ninth-Republican six, Demo-
Gratis three. 1t is too early to say how many
of these will be candidates for reelection.
In the Board OF Eduction the terms of W.
R. Burnett Ralph Hahn, j. D. Hurd, W. H.
Warren, J. Kelly, Mr.. Sewer, j. ". Burns
Howard Hotchkiss. Virgil Wolfe. E. I. Butler
and Louis Weixelbaum expire the coming
spring-four Democrats and seven Republi-
cans, the Third and Eighth wards electing
two members of the Board each. The matter
of candidates for Council and School Board
is being talked up to some extent, but with
out definite results, so far as now known.
Upon the basis agreed to by the Republi-
can Central Committee, at the meeting, Sat-
urdsy. of one delegate to every fifteen votes
cast for James G. Blaine for President, last
November, aud one for every fraction OF eight
or over, the wards, precincts and Springfield
township will be represented in the coming
as follows: Vote for Blaine.
First Ward, 262, Second 422, Third A, 476. |
B 2S9, Fourth 36l, Fifth A 720, B l35. Sixth
A 344, B 4e9, Seventh A 100, B 3l3. Eighth |
A 29S, B lis, Ninth 267 Delegates in con-
venfion, First IL, Second 2S, Third A 80, B
l9, Fourth "a, Fifth A 4s, 9, Sixth A 90,
27, Seventh A Z, B 81. Eighth A 20, B s,
linth Is. Springfield township, "a. Total
n city convention 3Ol. In township con-
ention 325.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-11
DEATH OF GORDON.

British reinforcements are being hurried
into E Egypt and toward the Soudan in large
numbers and with all possible dispatch.
Rnt ahA 10. -.~-.L~- Ill he on before
forward movement in force can be pre-
pared for, there will be no more war in the
desert except on the English defensive till
next fall, unless it is found that Gordon is
alive and can be rescued by an earlier ad-
vance. He is believed to be still alive.
Since the above writing the terrible news
OF Gordon's death has come over the wires.
1t is hideous sequel to the stupid and
stolid ineficiency of the Gladstone gov
ernment
The whole civilized world will mourn
the tragic taking off of Chinese Gordon,
one of the greatest soldiers and one of the
most remarkable men of his century. The
facts of his history and character are al
ready as familiar as household words. A
very great and good man, the equal of
Havelock in religious fervor and moral
grandeur, and perhaps an abler soldier,
fell in the defense of Khartoum. The
true men and women of all nations will
bow their heads in indignant but SORROW
tul silence as the great bell OF St Paul
in London tolls in honor of the dead hero
of The Mia
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-11
STRATEGY, MI BOY.

Mr.. Allen 0: Myers, who has illustrated
himself by various acts of craftsmanship
during the two years Of his service in the
legislature, now proposes to dis-illustrate
He has introduced bill to enable the
Democratic party to seize, hold, possess,
and keep the municipal government of the
city of Columbus.
The bill provides for an ingenious null
tiplication of the wards by division-the
division to be at the discretion of the
Democratic conscience. This is for the
purpose of capturing the council; and then
this council is to have the appointment of
all the officers of the city except the
mayor.
If Allen, in secret and in private among
friends, does not flush up with bilious
blush over the beauty of this bill, then we
shall lose the abounding faith we have al
ways had in his liver.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-11
The Death Of Albert Sidney Johns.
ton.

From the Illustrated paper by Col.
William Preston Johnston on his father
and the Shiloh campaign. in February
century. We quote the following:
''General Johnston was with STRAIT
hams brigade, confronting Hurlbut's
left, which was behind the crest of
hill, with depression filled with chap
arral in its front The Confederatcs
held the parallel ridge in easy musket-
range; and 'as heavy fire as lever saw
during the war; says Governor Harris,
was kept up on both sides for an hour
or more. 1t was necessary to cross the
valley raked by this deadly ambuscade
and assail the opposite ridge in order
to drive the enemy from his stronghold.
When General Johnston came up and
saw the situation, he said to his staff.
They are offering stubborn resistance
here. | shall have to put the bayonet to
Them Il was the crisis of the conflict
he federal key was in his front. If
his assault were successful, their left
would be completely turned, and the
victory won. He determined to charge.
he sent Governor Harris, of his staff,
to lead a Tennessee regiment; and. af-
ter brief conference with Brecken-
ridge, whom he loved and admired,
that officer, followed by his staff, ap-
pealed to the soldiers. As he encour-
aged them with his fine voice and man
ly bearing, General Johnston rode out
in front and slowly down the line. His
hat was off His sword rested in its
scabbard. In his right hand he held a
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-11
The Snow Cure.

From an illustrated paper. by W.
George Beers, on Canada as a Winter
Resort" in the February Century, we
quote the following: 1T is by no
means every delicate person that
should make Canada his winter resort;
but il is well known that our winters
have cured chronic cases for which Col
orado and Florida were alone supposed
70 be benefic al. Every winter num-
bers resort to Montreal. Quebec. Hall
fax, and Winnipeg for no other purpose
than that for which they once went to
tropical climates. know of patients
who were regularly sent to Bermuda
and the West Indies, and others to
such winter climates as Nice. without
more than temporary benefit, who were
completely cured by the outdoor life of
our Montreal and Quebec winters Two
years ago we had an exceptionally Sc
we're winter in Manitoba. Its severity
and peculiarly were precisely the same
in Dakota and Minnesota. | was en-
route from Brandon to Winnipeg. a
distance of ore hundred and eighty
miles by rail. and was caught in a
snow-blockade which lasted eight days,
and kept us in a situation not likely
again to occur. The storm was so Sc
we're that relief-trains could not leave
Winnipeg, and couple of us who had
the long snow-shoes used on prairies
tramped to and FROM fsrm-housas .
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-11

If bill is introduced within few days
from the Democratic side of the house for
the suspension of silver coinage, it may be
taken for granted that it comes from the
president-elect of the United States; for
It is given out that such a bill was fixed
up at the conference of Cleveland with
Tilden the other day, and that the pressure
of the presidential relation to official pa
trosage is to be brought to bear to push it
through before the close of the session
1t is to be hoped that this gossip is
authentic.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-11
Turning a Happy Phrase.


The art of turning ''happy phrase"
and of using words with more regard
to picturesqueness than to genuine
thought-expression. has been forced to
such degree of nicely thatit NAV well
be doubted whether the fiber of iitera
ture is as good to-day as it was fifty
or hundred years ago. The right
word and the well-wrought phrase have
value that we all prize; but the ..yarn
Is worth more than the knitting.h as
our grandmGthers used to say. Strain
ing after humor is one serious him
drance to the development of a good
style. Genuine humor is so precious,
and, therefore. SO desirable an ingred-
lent for seasoning literary dishes. that
we are willing to overlook some evil
dence of nervousness in the style of
those writers who feel the need of ex-
ira exertion on their part to show at
least modicum of this saving salt:
but humor refuses to exhale from mere
drollery of phrasing. One is safe in
saying that wherever there is a show
of struggling for expression on the sur
face of style, there is very shallow
spot of thought; the surf is noisiest
where it feathers out on the sand
Thompson.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-11
The Campo Santo, or Cemetery, of
Genoa.

The Campo Santo is about mile and
half from the CITY. and is built in the
form of vast square court, with the
tombs of the rich in raised galleries on
the four sides, and the graves of the
poor in the fiat ground in the middle.
All the galleries are built of white mar
DIE, with roofs and long lines OF pillars
and the tombs are generally placed
along the inner side OF the galleries,
and the greater part OF them are sur
mounted oy groups OF llfe-slze statuary
IL Is these statues, all OF them the work
OF famous modern Italian scrlptors,
whlch give to the place ITS queer and
pee"har character. Many OF the
groups consist not only OF statues OF
tne persons buried IN the tombs, but
!fe-ilke hgures OF the surviving rela-
tives dressed IN modern clothes. In
one place you VIII see father on his
death-bed, his wife, dressed in the
1ashlon OF the present day, sitting by
MS side, while his son, young man
In double-breasted sack coat and striped
trousers and daughter, with a polo
nalse ana pleated skirt, stand at the
loot OF the couch. these fgures are
so well done that they almost seem
to be alive; and as the members
OF the family come year after year to
the cemetery they must be content
10 see the clothes they were sculptured
IN getting more and more old-fashloned.
some OF the designs are hne and artist
ic, although to our ideas very strange.
In one part OF the grounds we per
celve young lady richly attired in a
dress with long train trimmed with
douoie row OF ruthes and lace, and
wearing cape edged with scalloped
lace; kneenng at the foot OF her fathers
tomb. while grand and beautiful fig
ure OF christ rises out OF some clouds
just In 'front.' OF her, and with one hand
over the recumoent statue OF her dead
father, and one over her head, offers
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-11

coupe oI mics distant Tor provisions
for the passengers. The snow plows
were of no use. and in n desperate at
tempt to cut a way through the drifts,
the engine jumped the track and came
to grief. The train was pulled from
the debris by an engine in the rear,
and the next morning we found our
selves separated from the wreck by
deep drifts, some of them fifteen feet
high. Night after night passed; the
coal and wood ran short; two of the
cars were abandoned by the passengers,
and, to economic fuel, we were crowd
ed into the two remaining cars. The
sleeping accommodation improvised
was very amusing. Fancy roosting
two in a single seat, with your knees
doubled up to your chin; or lying like
sardines, four in double seat; or
propped on top of the back of the
seats, which were turned up and
brought together so as to form a sort of
double deck. Shoveiers had been
working day and night, but there were
too few of them; and at last the pass
engers went to work. and from a. m.
until p. m. pitched the snow with
might and main, and succeeded in
clearing the track. In order to pass
the obstacle of the wrecked engine, we
raised old rails, got ties and laid a new
side-track on the hard snow, and our
cars were safely showed forward. Shov-
elers from Winnipeg had succeeded,
with the snow-plow, in reaching us.
and we were soon on our way. The
effect Of this exposure upon the health
of many of the passengers was remark
ably good. One clergyman who had
come out from England from some af-
fection of the throat, was determined to
do his share of the shoyeling. He had
very thin moccasins on his feet, and
during the day, as there was warm
wind, they We're wet through. He nev-
er expected to see. England again, but
that one days work cured him effect
ually. Other persons suffering from
throat and lung affections have not
since been troubled. One would sup
pose the conditions were just those to
provoke illness, but the very reverse
was the case"