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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-11-28
HE WAS FADING.
Had His Picture Taken Before He Got
Worse Looking.

HAD HIS Picture Taken Before H0 GOT
Worse Looking.
In a small town of northern Vermont
the inha abitants are noted for their early
marriages, An unmarried young woman
who has passed her twentyffth birth
day is universally regarded as an ''old
maid" and young man who has
reached the same age in an unwedded
state is pronounced confirmed bach
elor, and the young people themselves
appear to accept the current opinion.
One handsome young fellow, twenty
six years old, was great trial to his
mother, bustling, energetic farmers
boarder, sit did seem as if Hiram was
possessed to stay SINGLE" no matter
what she could say.
"An' faint likely" she would add.
fretfully, ''that any girl will be talsin'
up with him after a year or two, when
he's settled down an beginnin' to look
old!"
Hiram himself was not given 10 sem
timent, and furthermore was quite un-
conscious of his own attractions. He
showed the summer boarder some
dreadful photographs of himself. which
had been taken the previous winter to
please his mother, and remarked
gravely:
Mother was set on having 'em an /
only waited to see If 1 want likely to
get any better lookin'. But come last
winter see was beginnin' to fade, SO
had 'em took right away"
The contrast between the speakers
youthful appearance and his words was
almost too much for his hearer.-Chi-
eaDo News
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-11-28
PuNGENr PARAGRAPHS.

Mrs. Wickwire-"Yet, when you
fell in love with me-" Mr.. Wick.
wire-"I didn't fall in. was dragged
in. ."-Indianapolis Journal
-George-"Never mind; there are as
good fish in the sea as ever were
caught" Ethel-"I should advise you
to try still fishing. IN. Y. Herald.
Cupid, the god of love, is represented
as being blind. This probably has
resulted from his doing so much bust.
ness with the lamp turned low. .-Phila-
delphia Times
No Wonder - "What a
strong accent Jaysmith has" Gimp
"Anybody would have strong accent
who drank the kind of liquor he
drinks. Detroit Free Press
Too Much for Him.-"No; couldn't
think of marrying hor. She is too much
made up" sop "Yes. Even her
mind is made up have already asked
her, you see. Indianapolis Journal
-Watts-"Wickwir seems to have
an ideal home" Doesn't he,
though? He stays down town until
midnight Dragging about it fve or six
days out of the week. lk."-Indianapolis
Journal.
Nobody is ever glad to see the man
who comes around when you have just
made mistake about something and
tells you what he would have done in
your place.
Nothing exasperates woman who
has been shading her eyes from the
gaslight with her hand all the evening
G,,l
had left her best diamond ring on the
washstand.
ibid you ever get licked while you
were boy, papa?" asked Johnny.
"No," said papa, emphatically "How
was that?" queried Johnny, suspicious.
ly. Because, my boy, was the fast
est runner in the whole school,"
Enough to Keep Him Busy. = Wife
tive got to go to dress reform
meeting tonight. You won't be lone
some, will you, dear?" Husband-"O
no. indeed. 1 have several buttons to
sew on" Cloak Riview.
-Bingo-"I am off on little blow
out, and 1 would like to have you join
me for few days" Kingley-"What's
the matter? Is your wife house-clean.
ing?" Eingo-"Worse than that. She's
trimming hat"-Cloal> Review.
1.-THE old saying, Tell me mans
company and I'll tell yor who he is,
doesn't apply to girls" Why?" BE
cause if they have company they're only
too glad to tell you who he is them.
selves. s."-Philadelphia Times.
His Trouble. Gent-"Are the
rooms well looked after?" Boarding
Mistress-'Yes. We make it point tc
have all the rooms we'll looked after,
and if anything is left around it is
picked up and put away" Old Gent,
"Ah, that's the trouble with the place
just left Good day. brooklyn Citi.
zen. ...s
Rubbing 1t n.-She-"What was
that young mans name you presented
awhile ago?" He-"Mr. Gosling." She
"Gosling?" He-"Yes, Gosling. Any.
thing the matter vita it?" She-"O
no. It's quite appropriate, only didn't
know before that it was costing which
had such long ears"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-11-28
THOMAS P. MoNTFoRT.
Selecting Cigars.

There are well known cigar dealers
in New York who never smoke. ''Ive
tried samples" said one of these, 'and
the effort nearly made me sick. How
do tell good cigars? Not by smok.
ing, / assure you. L go entirely by the
demand. A record of sales will show
the most popular brands. Most
smokers know very little about any
particular brand beyond the one they
use. This selection is from experience.
Outside of this the choice is purely hap.
hazard and by the looks of the cigar,
limited by the price. Half the time
the dealer offers his customer what ex.
perience has taught him the customer
will like. For instance, man comes
in and looks helplessly in showcase,
saying: Il want a medium cigar, i'm.
ported, about two for quarter OF
fifteen cents straight He may add
fresh or seasoned or something, but
he usually takes what is put out. This
indecision enables dealer to sell the
customer cigar costing half cent o,
cent less than another cigar which
is retailed at the same price. There are
really but about twenty brands of i'm
ported cigars in demand, and half a.
many domestic. A long showcase
full of open boxes is merely for show
The cigars commonly called for can b,
| displayed in four-foot case. A coun
ter running down the length of th'
store only confuses the purchaser. Thu
cigars in such a display are merel,
repetitions. Stands differ according t.
the grade of average customers, but ,
case that will hold dozen brands wil
usually cover the custom."-N. Y. Her
aid
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-11-28
The Way of Doing 1t.

Not more depends upon the thing you
do than upon the way you do it. The
difference between the clean swath of
that harvester in front of our house and
the ragged work of his neighbor is in
the way he swings the scythe, and not
in the scythe itself. There are ten men
with one talent apiece who do more
good than the one man with ten talents
A minister for an hour in his sermon
endeavors to chase down those british
in their habits, attempting to place
them under the harness of Christian
restraint, and perhaps miserasiy fails,
when some gentle hand OF sisterly or
motherly affection laid upon the way
ward one brings him safely in.--Tal-
mage.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-11-28

mortgage stand until drew my salary.
he said he would. So after all we will
save the old home, and-oh, I'm so
happy" .na.
And again Nellie broke down and
wept for joy, while father and mother
looked on, realizing for the first time
in their lives how sadly they had neg
lected their best treasure, and how
much they had missed the right in their
dealings with their son and daughter.
Their appreciation of Nellie did NOT
diminish when they learned that
she had gained her education by her
own efforts in the odd hours she had
for study at home.
"We made great mistake" Mr..
Golf often remarked, ''but we didn't
know. Frank seemed SO bright and
quick, and Nellie seemed SO common,
that we never thought of it turning
out as it has"
THOMAS p MONTFORT
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-11-28
STORY OF THE SABER.
"reminiscences Stirred Up by the Notes O
HugIe.

"reminiscences Stirred Up by the Notes of
Bugle.
''Did you hear that?" listened, and
after moment it came again-some
one on the street sounding the call of
Boots and Saddles" on bugle. 1t
wasn't well done, but it had something
of the old familiar ring-something to
make the blood leap faster.
81 couldn't help but rattle about, {"
said the saber, as the notes died away
''It's quarter of century since I've
heard those notes, and yet it all comes
back to me in flash. hear the com
mands Prepare to mount! Mount
and once more am jogging alongside
of troopers leg"
"Do you remember when got your"
l asked.
''Of course I do. / was hanging in
the kitchen of farmers house at
Brandy Station, Va, and you bought
me for two silver dollars. That was so
soon after the war that hadn't time
to rust You can't find many &C. S.
A." belt-plates around these days, /
rcckon?"
"They are very scarce; what's your
story?"
THAT of thousand other sabers.
You've heard of Stuart, the Chevalier,
as our boys used to call him? Well, l
had the honor to make that famous
ride around Mc'Clellan's army with
him. That was my first active service.
belonged to a captain, as you can see.
and he knew how to handle me we'll
You remem ber when Stuart was killed.
Well, on that day my captain was beset
by three troopers at once, but we won
victory. The very first down-stroke
he made cut one of those common sa
bers slick in halves, and at his first
point it was driven through troop
er's body. Ugh! Makes me shiver tc
think of it! Poor Stuart! saw strong
men weep like children that day when
they heard of his fatal wounding. Eve,
up the Shenandoah valley?"
| "Yes.'
"Well, after time, my captain was
transferred over there, and l was car
ried up and down until / knew every
crook and turn of the highways. My
captain was killed over there in skir
mish, and q second lieutenant of cav
airy somehow got hold of me. Thi.
was promotion backwards, but soor
found out that he had strength ant
skill. 1t wasn't over three months
though, before he was also killed, ant
from thence on had dozen owners
! was in the cavalry, infantry. and ar
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-11-28
WAR "REMINISCENCES
FOOLED BY MOSBY.
How tho Confederate Got the Federal
Password and Made Raid.


Password and Made n Raid.
ever met" said Col. A. L. Seifert, who
was in reminiscent mood, recently,
twas Col. John s. Mosby, late c. S. A.
was high private at Harper's Ferry
when that place was captured by
'Stonewall jackson in 1869. After
waiting for some time for our exchange
we were ordered down to Fairfax Court
House, Va, where we were on the look
out for Mosby.
"One cold, clear night in February,
1868, was on picket duty on the War
renton road. / had post two. was
walking my post almost on the double
quick, trying to keep warm, when I
heard a troop of cavalry coming down
the Warrenton road at n quick trot.
They were stopped by the man on post
one all right and then came down on
my post
"When they came close enough to me
halted them.
"Friends with the countersign," was
the answer to my challenge.
Zone man dismount and advance
with the countersign,' was my next
command.
"A we'll dressed officer dismounted
and advanced to the point of my bayo-
net and gave the countersign ia
maica.'
'Countersign correct 1 shouted.
Pass on
"There were about three hundred OF
them; molly crew in appearance, but
they were a jolly lot, singing, talking
and laughing. They passed on, and in
due time was relieved and soon was
sound asleep
early the next morning the sergeant
of the guard reused me up and told me
1 was wanted at headquarters. In
charge of an orderly 1 went When
got there, the man who was on post
one was ahead of me. He was ushered
into the presence of Gen. Alexander
Hayes. our commanding officer, and
when he came out went in.
"'You had post two at-last nights
demanded the general
Z" I had, sir.
"Tell me about the troop OF cavalry
that passed your post.
81 told him what had happened
"'Well, he said, grimly, you played
the deuce and he dismissed me.
II discovered pretty soon that the
men had passed were Mosby's com.
mand with Mosby at their head. They
had ridden through the entire camp
taken the tent of one of the general
officers, mounted him on a mule and
escaped with him to the confederate
lines.
How did he get the password? We
found out that afterward. At one OF
the outposts was the rawest kind of a
raw German. While he was on picket
duty man dressed in captains uni.
form with the red sash of the
officer of the day across his breast ap-
preached him. He challenged and the
officer responded
"'Otiicer of the day with the counter
sign.
"'Advance and give the countersign.
1.-THE officer advanced and gave
word which was not the correct one.
"That's not right. said the sentinel
'and you can't pass.
"After considerable wrangling, tn,
officer insisted that his word was right
he exclaimed angrily, What word hav,
you got" The man said, The sergean
of the guard gave me the word 'Jamai
ca, and nobody can pass without it
"The officer was no other than Mosb,
himself He had all he wanted, ant
waiting for night, got his men togethe
and made the successful raid.
"For cool nerve it beat anything
ever heard of."-N. 7. Herald.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-11-28
SAVED BY A BUTTON.
A Treasured Souvenir of tho Battle OF shi-
loh.

A Treasured Souvenir of tho Battle of Shi-
loh.
Col A. w. Gywnne, of Memphis, car
ries charm that has n history closely
interviewer with his own, for it is
relic of the battle of Shiloh and brings
to mind time when the gallant colo
mel might have yielded up his life in
the cause of his country but for the
same button.
1t was an old brass button of the fed
eral pattern, for Mt the time
the battle of Shiloh was fought
the confederates did not possess
button peculiar to their own
uniforms Col Gwynne keeps it bright
iy FURNISHED, and it's every indentation
is as plain as the day it was turned out
of the factory. In the pride of it's youth
it was putfed ont, that is, it was globu-
lar in form in the middle, but as it ap-
pears now the conceit has been taken
out of 1t by the ball that struck it and
fiattened it.
At the head of the Twenty sixth Ala
bama regiment Of cavalry, Col. Gwynne
took foremost part in the battle OF
Shiloh, and it was in the thickest of the
fight that. when leaning forward in o
charge ball tore through the front of
his cap, grazed past his nose, ssad struck
the first button on his coat, glancing
thence to his right arm which it shat
tered so that for some time he was laid
up for repairs. But he never forgot the
button that saved his life, and over
since it has hung from his watch chain,
slightly disfigured, but therefore the
more honored Memphis Appeal
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-11-28

''but it causes us a bitter sacrifice to do
1t. for we shall have to mortgage our
little home to get it. In my state OF
health i cannot more than earn liv-
ing, SO can never hope to pay off the
debt, and we shall look to you to dc
that when you are through school"
''Oh, I'll soon do that" Frank re.
piled, confidently, yet a little disinter.
estedly. "A debt of three hundred dol.
Lars is nothing to worry about, Pm
sure"
When Mr.. Golf went to the bank to
get the money, and stated what it was
for. Mr.. BogPess, the presi dent, shook
his head doubtfully, 9nd said:
II fear You oEe making a mistake
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-11-28

dealing with their children that too
many parents often make-that of Civ
ing too much attention to the son to
the neglect of the daughter.
They had but two children, Frank, a
lad who was considered uncommonly
bright, and Nellie, demure, common
place little girl who attracted no par
ticular notice from anyone. At school
Frank had all the advantages that could
be given him, his teacher taking the
greatest pains to help him along with
his studies. Nellie, on the other hand,
was allowed to get on, chiefly by her
own efforts, as best she could.
Frank is such a bright boy" the
teacher once remarked, that he is
capable of accomplishing a great deal
i'm life if he has the proper training"
And Mr.. and Mrs. Golf and all their
friends repeated the saying and in
dorsed it fully; while of Nellie not an
encouraging word was spoken, and
perhaps scarcely a thought was given
to her future possibilities. She was
only an ordinary child, and of course
nothing out of ordinary could be ex-
pected of her.
At the age of sixteen Frank gradu-
;ated from the home school and at once
expressed a desire to go to college
Mr. and Mrs. Golf were very anxious
that he should go, but they were poor,
and, aside from their small home in the
edge of western village, possessed no
means. For that reason they hesitated
to grant Franks request. He, how
ever, was determined to have his way
regardless of circumstances, and so he
allowed his parents no rest until his
wish was granted.
''We W i'll raise the money to pay your
way at college, Frank" Mr.. Golf said,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-11-28
Wtar Dt4l!t D'o.
Iua,rrn soa Js,s eaefo1
lmarre soa I-'s eAeesl

IRAN G o F +
and his wife,
A IN a n d a i,
We're a we'll
m e a n i n G
C o u pl e, but
they made a
mi G tn Ia in
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-11-28
VISITING THE OLD FOLKS.

Wal, rve ben of, Lucindy Jane,
An taken my vacation;
Ituk the cars to Ashflcld town
BY way of Deerficld station.
didn't hov no call to go,
wasn't sick nor ailin';
But wife she said I'd oughter, fur
Sho smised tn old folks was failin'.
So sot out and TUX the train,
And when I'd fairly started,
I'll own right up, Lucindy Jane,
Ibid feel lighter hearted.
1t did me good to see the fields,
The harvestin' and hayin';
The trees all seemed to nod to mo
AS IL they was u sayin:
"You're welcome home. Johoshaphat
You've ben long time comin';"
The brooks they seemed to babble It,
The bees. too, in their hummin'.
And as neared the old brown house,
Where you and I, Lucindy,
Was born and reared, and as I saw
An old face at the windy,
I'll own right up, Lucindy Jane,
There's something in mother
That makes man child again;
And so, somehow or other
Before knew what she was at,
She had her arms around me,
And said: why, it's Jehcshaphat!"
And then my father found me-
And when I'd had a good square meal
Offried cakes, pie and fiyin's,
And honest country bread, yeast'riz,
Home made of mothers mixin's,
Then sot out to see the town,
And when I'd asked how fur It is
To So and So's.they'd up and say:
$50 far from Mister Curtis"
Ipaid the mortgage of the farm,
Ihad the roof new shingled.
And painted up the house new style
With red and yellow mingled
/ bought some rockers for the porch,
Where mother sets n knittin'
While in her comfortable lap
She holds the purring kitten.
And so left them, better off.
With hired help to tend 'em,
And all the money that they need
I'm ready for to send 'em.
And tell you, Lucindy Jane,
Itpaid me for my trouble,
To see the dear old folks again,
II 1t had cost me double.
Springfield (Mass.) Republican
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-05-03

Of plurnes and tinkle Of bracelets ceased
at her elbow, and she looked up to see
Maisie and moved back to allow her to
enter.
Maisie's eyes were cleaning and she
had a rec spot on either cheek She had
come thisher to try the witch's spell on
Eugenie--the green powder which she
had mixed in certain candy balls now in
her pocket.
Again and again the old woman had
reiterated the statement that it would
rob her rival Of all her power, that her
face would no longer befair nor her voice
the voice of a-siren, and that this being
done Maisie would find her lover at her
side again.
Whether the old negress believed this,
who can say, but to Maisie it wasa rove
iation. She had no doubt whatever, no
doubt and no remorse
ssWoy was mine, mine, mine" she
said to herself. 81 had wight to him.
She came Like wobber to steal him
fwom me. It is as if took the pistol
fwom burglar when / take her beauty
and her song Meanwhile she chat
tered in q whisper, lest Eugene should
suspect something from her silence.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-05-03

Poor Maisie was dead, and shortly lay
at rest within her tomb. done with lfe's
joys and sorrows, tormented no more by
love or Jealousy; but Eugenie, though
her friends had incurred her as one lost
to them for hours, had lived to endure a
woe greater. it seemed to her at first,
than she could bear.
The old physician in attendance ex-
amined morsel Of candy they found IN
her pocket and pronounced it poison.
Happily an experience that he had had
in early youth in the West Indies, when
jealous negroes poisoned her rival, gave
him unusual knowledge of the drug,
which had diminished the action of the
heart, SO that her pulse was almost i'm
perceptible, and taught him what to do
to save her.
Eugene lay for long time senseless,
motionless, her sweet face terribly dis
torted, but she had youth and fine con-
stitution, and she had taken very little
of the poison.
Slowly she grew well, her strength re-
turned, her grace, her beauty, and she
could speak as sweetly as ever, but her
singing voice was gone, gone never to
return. None knew it SO well as she,
and with it vanished all her hopes OF
fame, of doing great things for those at
home The dream of her life was over,
despair seized her soul, for a while she
longed to die.
For little while, knowing nothing Of
Maisie's death, and understanding that
the poison had been given her in the candy
Maisie had placed between her lips in
church, was hard for her not to hate her;
but even then she sought norevenge, and
swore to herself never to tell where she
got the little green sugar plum, and she
PRAYED without ceasing, forgive us our
tresuasses as we forgive those who tres
pass against u.s. "For jealousy is mad
ness. no doubt she said; ''it masters
one as love does, and at last she was
able to forgive Maisie, and to read the
letters from home and from Herr Schel-
ling calmly, and to think OF how the
great blank in her life might be filed.
She had been to church for the first
time, and had been received by her
friends as one raised from the dead. and
was going home happier than she had
ever hoped to be when carriage drew
up to the curbstone and stopped near her.
If you please. miss, called the coach
man, and Eugenie, to her astopishment
saw Mrs, Bunny IN q black veil at the
window beckoning to her.
"Ohs my deary' said this good woman.