davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-09-23
aTHE OLD FLAG MET HIS SIGHT,"

Whittier has pictured the renown-
ed Stonewall Jackson as saving at
Frederick when old Barbara Frietchie
displayed the Stars and Stripes, that
whoever touched hair of her gray
head should Idle like a dog.u And
the following from the Sandusky Reg
lister confirms the fact, although fight
ing in what he considered a sacred
I cause. the gallant Southerner still
cherished deep respect for 'sthe old
flag, under which he was born:
During the war squad of Confed-
crate soldiers under command of
Captain, captured a number of United
States soldiers, and with them an
American flag. The Confederate Of
ficer, to show his contempt for it,
dragged it behind him through the
dust and dirt as he marched into Gen.
Stonewall Jackson's camp with his
prisoners. A Confederate soldier, see
ing the Stars and Stripes trailing in
the dust, raised his musket, took aim
at the Confederate officer, and in Ian
guage more forcible than polite, told
him to lift that flag out of the dust or
he would blow his brains out.
The officer lifted the flag out of the
dirt, but took the name of the private
soldier who had ''iusulted" him. and
reported the incident to en.Jackson.
The General asked what he had done
to excite the wrath of the private, land
the Captain told him that he was
dragging the Stars and Stripes thro'
the dirt. ssHe did not shoot you?'
said the General. ''No," said the Of
ficer, she did not shoot me-" The
General made no remark which indi-
Gated that he would not have dealt
harshly with the man had he done
so, and said to the officer: "That sol
der was born under the Stars and
Stripes, as his father was, and he still
retains respect and affection for it,
and an officer of our army who has no
higher appreciation of the sentiments
of our people than you appear to
have is not fit to be on my staff" and
he dismissed the officer. -EUery1Chere.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-09-23
THIRD DAY.

1927 class, trot or pace, 500; 1888
class, 5000; 2:29 class, 5000.
In case the 2:19 class fails TO an the
Association will offer 2s2g, 2.30, or
1882 class. Nominators are requested
to name their preferences.
Rights reserved to change program
either day.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-09-23
Il Z A d 4!

GiUen up By tICo Doctors. Read aChGt Mrs.
Annie Hoyt, of Letete, ". B., says: My life
sGUed by taking Sir bottles of DR.. Thomp-
sons SdrsGpGritJG, the Great English Rem
edy. She says:
L was given up to die by two celebrated doc
tors. Thirteen months ago was great suf-
ferer with a sore ank tie and leg. Gould not
bear to touch my foot to the floor. 1t grew
worse every day and my leg from the knee to
the ankle, began to turn black and mort1fy.
had to take to my bed. After time the sore
broke and it was awful! 1t began to eat my
flesh away, leaving the bone bare. I sent for
the doctor at st. George. He came, examined
me and left wash and salve which used,
receiving no benefit. After a short time L
sent for him again and he brought another
doctor with him for a consultation. They de-
cided that the only way to save my life was to
amputate my leg at the knee, and as am an
old lady of sixty-seven, the chances would be
decidedly against my surviving the opera
ton, when was wasting away to shadow.
L would not allow them TO do this. A snort
time after this, neighbor advised me to try
DIR. ThOmpsOn's Sarsaparilla, the Great
English Remedy. Said it would purify my
health and the sore would heal. sent for six
bottles, commenced using it and began to feel
better from the start. My leg began to heal
and my general health began to improve;
after using the six bottles, the sore healed up
and could bear my weight on the foot,
could walk around the house. Just think
For over thirteen months had not been able
to touch my foot to the ground or leave my
bed, and have since then walked two miles
without resting. 1t is truly wonderful how
well L am today. This great blood purifier
saved my life and it gives me great pleasure
to testify Any one wishing to know fur
ther of my case, write me and with pleasure
viii furnish any further testimonial 1t by so
doing some poor sufferer may be benefited.
Mrs. ANNIE HOYT.
Letete, n. B., Sept. 1, 1894.
FOR SALE BY
G. G. GROW, Barton.
o51 r. e. FRENCH, Glover.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-09-23
A Soldiers Burial

/ The number of volleys fired over
soldier's grave depends upon the num-
Der of companies in the regiment, each
company firing one volley.-Pittsburg
Post-Dispatch
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-09-23

In your blood is the cause of that tired,
languid feeling which aff1icts you at this sea-
son. The blood is impure and has become
thin and poor. That is why you have no
strength, no appetite, cannot sleep. Purify
your blood with Hoods Sarsaparilla, which
will give you an appetite, tone your stomach,
and invigorate your nerves.
Hoods Pills easy to take, easy in action
and sure in effect. Csc.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-09-23
CLASS 19-PoULTRY,

Exhibitors to furnish THEN own coops. The
American Standard of perfection viii be the guide
for the Judges. Birds must be entered in the name
of the actual owner. Breeding pens TO consist of
one male and four females, to be separate birds
from those exhibited in other sections. (Birds will
be fed and watered first two days of Fair.)
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-09-23
SECOND DAY.

$3.50 a. m, Exhibition OF Brood
Mares and Colts. 1880 a. M, Exhibit
ton of Matched and Single Carriage
Horses. 2p. M, 2:45 trot, 500. this
race is open TO Orleans County, Shelf
field and Sutton.)
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-09-23
CLASS 24-MECHANICAL WARES AND
FARMING TOOLS.

Best buggy wagon, exhibited by mfr, 3 2
lumber wagon,
sleigh,
cart,
harrow,
specimen Of blacksmithing, Soc
specimen unware, B0e Do
carriage harness,
work harness,
sash, doors and blinds.
specimen of marble work,
chamber set, 2
specimen cabinet work, 2
Discretionary premiums OF s1O for articles NO
mentioned
Committee-C f Carruth, East Charleston; NJ nj
Iaphn, Barton Landingi Henry stevens, Cmftsb'y
CLASS 25-HOUsEHOLD, ORNAMENTAL
AND CULINARY.
Discretionary premiums Of $50.
Commttee-Mr and Mrs Il w Cutting, Barton
Mrs Cleveland, Barton Landing; Mr. and Mr.
& III Prouty, Newport.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-09-23
PROGRAMME.
FIRST DAY.

FIRST DAY.
Eight o'clock a. M, Park opens for
of visitors, animals and
articles.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-09-23
HORSES.

CLASS 1-GENERAL PURPOSE HORSES.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-09-23
CLASS 17-REG. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
GRADE sHRoPsHIREDowNs.
GLASS 1s-swINE.

Sec. J. Best boar, 3 2
2, boar pig,
3, with or more pigs, 8 3
Committee-John Thorp, West Glover; Henry
Howard, Coventry; Leland, Barton.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-09-23
List OF Prena1umS=

For best pair Of fowls,
chicks,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-09-23
CLASS 22-FRUIr.

Must be raised by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. premI
ums Of $50.
Committee-F Cheney, Glover: w ID Tyle
lrasburghi & Gibbs, Barton Landing.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-10-19

seven states and territories. Wouldn't
would rather die an orful death than
to sgive an other inch of dirt to the
church.
mo, Ru:e, I want you to see to it
that they bury me under that persim-
mon tree dIwn there in the lower field,
or either under the apple tree Gut there
in the southwest corner of the garden.
life-crowded in with a big family at
home, then crowded out and crowded
away from home, and forever and
eternally crowed in the city till finally
at last l will be crowded into my grave.
But, Rufe, dadblame it, let me have
elbow room in death-plenty Of hand
roomsnce as we boys use to say in
playin marbles and l reckon maybe
there is room enough and some to
spare down there uuder the hog weeds
and the daisies. Give me YOU word.
Rufe, with your hand in mine, that
you will! tend to that when | pass and
quit, and NAV you live forever"
reckon from what Joe Nick said he
had helt many a better hand than
mine, but 1 give it to him at any rates,
and in less time than it takes me to
tell it had went the way of every NOR
tai man born Of woman.
The next time you pass along
by the old Stringer place if you
will look right clost out there under
a big apple tree in the southwest cor
ner of the garden you will see a grave
one-and only one. The hog
weeds and the daisies grow rank and
promiscuous around there, you under
stand, but l reckon Joe Nick don't give
continental for that now. And to
the bottom of my heart-to my last
dyin day will be glad hat we gave
him plenty Of elbow room in death.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-10-19
The Wrong Time OF Year,

Last spring year ago | vas off down
in the Flat Woods and saw Felix Mayo
DANDY Mayo" as everybody were
wont to call him-stumble over the
last final ditch. I had went down there
after some seed potatoes, you under
stard-which the hlazin cold weather
had made ine rot in the ground-and
whilst in the settlement / rode by to
see Dandy. He was right tolerable
nigh unto death when l got there. The
doctors had already give him up as a
a gone goslin and went on home. But
the family and the neighbors were
standin around the death bed cryin and
takin on till it was a sad sight to see.
Dandy lowed it was the wrong time
of year for him to die and he want
ready. He made out like he want a
blamed bit skeered. but at the same
time he said if there was any way to
question he would loye to do it. But
the laughin part came when Dandy put
in to begin his wife to take his place
and go on ahead.
You are the best and most purest
human person ! nave ever saw, Tidy"
says Dandy to his wife, which she was
Miss Matildy Lucas before she took
and married him. You never did cuss
and drink whisky and bet on cards
like me, and SO far as l know you never
did do anything particular wrong.
You are ready to die, Tidy, whilst l
amt sorter half way ready, and I do
wish you would take my place SO l
would have more time to quit my
meanness and git ready for the judg-
ment bar"
What made itiso particular funny to
hear Dandy talkin and cerryin on that
way everybody Khowned that.Tildy.as
he called her, had been takin his place
for years and years. Dandy want worth
his room In this world to start with,
ana his good wife had took his place
all along the line. She was jest
the nlainest man in the family.
She took Dandy's place and run their
little farm, and fed the stock, and
the wood, and kept the lenses
up in general. But the time had
come when Tidy couldn't neither
the breeches nor stand in his Ahoes,
and SO he had to lace the music single
aud alone. She was willin and
than williu, you understand. but
she couldn't play his hand1put for him
n that game. Dandy had got things
bad mixed and muddled up
1t was his time of year to die.
t maybe looked to him like the wrong
line, but in the general plans of creation
t was the right time, and so there he
vas: At any rates. the general situa-
ion hit me all IN a VIA in a funny
lace, and I had to go hut on the back
and laugh it off,.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-10-19

49, #GB
mad departed. Ii wasas II q haze. like
the melancholy haze OF Indian sum-
mer, through which / should wee all
things for all time, had closed around
me.
III it had been possible, / should
have left that night for the city, but
circumstances compelled me to ac-
company the party on one last ride.
u never saw q gaysr set of people
than we were when we started the
next day. Some Of them gnyed me q
little shout my lack Of Rayety, Sut /
answered that I was to leave the ncxt
day and felt sad Ia consequence.
w were.t to ride down one valley.
then descend q mountain into another
vslley.Iwas the only one 10 the party
who had been 0rer the road, andftvas
- long ago had Partially forgotten
n When We began to descend the
mountain / told them we had better
walk, 81 the road war very steep.
They took my advice for q tIn.c, and
had gone the greater part OF the
way when n Of the partp, IN { spirit
q frclic, mounted his wheel and dared
the others III do likewise.
ss1lainkiag Ne YeTe almost d the
The Opelousas courier., 1895-10-19

| foot Of the mountain, we all followed
his example. I was riding In the lead.
Earnest Fernow was close beside me.
Suddenly, on turning a bend, we came
upon a pitch in'the road SO steep as to
greatly alarm US
/, !, "We had all been riding at good
speed. This in itself. would have
mattered little had each one of us had
our wheels under perfect control; but
timidity, carelessncss or fright might
mean great danger.
Il saw Earnest Fernow turn white
and jam his brake down hard, while
he back-pedaled with all his might.
Suddenly we were startled by a cry of
fear-a cry for help: Earnest, save
mel The next instant Emily Brant
sped by us; she had lost control of her
wheel.
"Fernow paid no heed; he was too
bicycle into the bank and jumped.
Even at the speed with which she was
going I knew she realized he had de-
serted her.
UNLESS you have been similarly
placed, you cannot understand the
CHASTITY feeling of horror that comes
over you as sou know your wheel is
beyond your control on a steep noun
tain. There is 10 way to stop but by
turning into the bank and taking a
headlong plunge, and the chances of
injury or death, or to keep on, while
the speed increases with each revolu-
ton of the wheels, and the chances Of
escape grow less.
II realized if l started in pursuit my
wheel would be in a moment more be-
yond my control; still my opportu-
nifty had come, and l did not hesitate.
A moment more and I was close beside
her. ! had no idea up to this time
what l should do, but as my wheel,
owing to superior weight, closed up
the gap between us my thoughts be-
gan to take form.
The road, fortunately, vas almos
straight. remembered that where it
came upon the valley there was wide.
shallow river. 1t came down the noun.
tain at right angles to the river, then
turned to the left. There was a small
open field between the road and river.
l knew instinctively that she would
try to turn away from the river. In
that case she would be hurled against
The Opelousas courier., 1895-10-19
The MOON.

Beyond the hilltops, vague and dim.
Beyond the wide worlds utmost rim,
Flame sunsets golden bars.
While one by one in Heavens height,
The unseen guardians OF the night
Set their %watch1res of stars.
The fields grow dim end fade from sight,
Behind the purple veil OF night,
And all the world Is hid.
A boding silence holds in thrall
All sound except the pl.intive call
OF one lone katydid.
Then comes o breath Of breeze that brings
A rustic as Of seraphs' wings.
Such as the dreamer hears;
And in the east, where day has birth.
just where the heavens touch the earth,
The harvest moon appears.
Fer since the stars-a countless throng-
At morning sang their wordless song,
When time had just begun.
The harvest moon has come to fill
With Joy the soul that BODIED i'll.
Because OF summer gone.
While stars shall glow, while rivers flow,
While winters come as summers go,
While mon shall sigh or sing;
While tim shall last. while mountains
stand.
The harvest moon to every land,
Shal nights of splendor bring.
Miller Purvis, in Womankind.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-10-19

Eyes, fortunate is the very word, .
he answered, m~usingly; 'the events of
an hour changed the course of my life.
If that hour had been left out of the
day l should not be the possessor OF
such a home, but would be back in the
old bachelor quarters. They were not
SO bad, and there was only one woman
for whom / would give them UP. At
that time she had refused me-was, in
fact, engaged to another.
II have eve before spoken of this.
but what / have gained has been we'll
earned. ] was favored by fortune in
that hour, but it was Selling the OPP
%portunity that made me successful.
"A party OF. us had rome away on q
wheeling trip. We were young, gay
and joyous, and the weeks slipped by
until it came time for us to think of ire
turning.
From being in love with Emily
Brant became madly infatuated with
her. Though she treated me in the
most distant manner, / sti} thought,
with the conccit Of youth, that she
cared a little for me. / was helped
out in this idea by little incidents and
trivial circumstances which led me to
hope she would accept me.
II had a rival man who did not
seem to consider my actions of any i'm
portance. | could not seem to make
him Jealous in the slightest degree.
He had naturally a very self-composed
manner, but this alone would not ac-
count for his bearing.
Il came to the conclusion that l
must propose to Emily before we re-
turned to the city, as I would have a
much better opportunity of stating my
case amid favorable surroundings
than in the city with it's hustle and in
terruptions.
One afternoon we were riding
through a beautiful valley and it SO
happened Emily and myself were quite
. distance to the rear Of the party.
The road was smooth, the trees arched
overhead, the sunlight streamed in
gold shafts through them, falling al
ternately upon Emily as she rode her
wheel SO easily and gracefully, light
ing her beauty with a soft glow. l
could keep silence no longer, and rid
ing close beside her, as we sped on to-
gether, / told her how much / loved
her and asked her to be my wife.
Then came the breaking OF the
dream had had for so many weeks
and months. In a few words learned
there was no hope for me, that though
she admired and respected me she had
never thought Of me in any other way;
that there was already an understand
ing between Nh. Fernow and herself
snd that their engagement was soon
TO be announced.
"At first could hardly believe my
ears. We rode the rest OF the way in
For me the glory of the day
The Opelousas courier., 1895-10-19
Overlooked for Once.

A very humorous story. and Of course
1T is a true one, is told OF a former SUI
p~erintendent Of a Maine shoe factory.
One Of the employees not doing his part
as the superintendent desired was dis
charged, but on the next day was
found in his place at work. What are
yoi here for? Didn't discharge You
yesterday" asked the superintendent.
Yes, sir; but if you don'tf do it again
Ill overlook it this time.' was the re-
Spouse. The superintendent was SO
dared By the mans Answer that he
turned away. not knowing just what to
sag. The joke of the matter was that
the maj stayed at his work for more
than . year afterwards and wa paid
regularly. W. don't give this as q rec.
ipe for unsatisfactory workmen. Ii
won't work every time.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-10-19
Only q Dogs Chance.

Tony BARLEY was a way yonder the
LATEST and most trifiinest white man
that ever breathed his last final breath
in the Rocky Creek country, and when
his time come he was lyin in a little
cabbin over there on the old Lucas
place. He lived right there alone by
himself, and. he would have died the
same way if it hadn't been for man by
the name of Andy Lucas. Now, as
everybody knows, Andy Lucas is some
times tough and always rough, but in
case of a pinch, you will find him white
and brave, and to his friends as true a
friend as ever man had. Him and Tony
Bartlett had went to school togther,
you Understand, and cut summersets
inthe same sandbed, and built hutter-
minis in the same old spring branch.
And when Tony had let loose and went
to the devil and the dogs-a blot on the
face of creation and Il scandalation on
the whole entire Standardization he
was down fat on his back-helpless
and hopeless and sick unto death-yet
still there was one man on the earth
the onlyest oae-that would take and
hold his hand, look him in the face and
call him "friend"-and that one man
wa ~ratlin, rowdy, reckless, Andy Lu-
cas-.
So when Tony come to die Andy want
gone nowhere. He was right there
with him, and from what Andy told
me afterwards, in his last dyin words
Tony spoke as follows below:
Andy Lucas, if there ever was a
man in all the human race that want
worth his room in this world or any
where's else, you are right here with
him now. have wasted away my life
and lived on what l could beg and
steal and borrow. / have been as
mean as any nan could be without
spillin human blood-a liar, a thief and
a scoundrel. I have done a whole lot
of harm in the world and marry durn
bit of good. Now I don't want you to
give yourself any inouble and worri-
ment about putin me away. You
won't need no new clothes aud no cot
fin for me. You can jest make the mig
gers pick me up like they find me and
tote me off as am-rags and all. And
l wish you would please make 'em take
i've there in the paster and dig a
hole in the ground and shovel me into
it. Don't let 'em plant me deep, Andy
bury me right close up to the top of
the ground. Maybe I mought make a
little spot OF ground rich Sc IS the
grass will grow rank and make good
grain for the stock. l have done nothin
but barnard sc much of it in this
it is SO I can, I would love to do
a little good in death. / know it is
taken a dogs chances with the dumb
beasts, Andy, but with the last rattle
out of the box l am willin to try it.
So in them days it come TO pass that
they dug n lonesome grave dug way
IN the paster on the old Lucas
place, and Tony BARLEY lies buried
there. Andy Lucas maintains till vet
the grass grows rich and green
and more fresher right there than any
else in that paster, but Andy
swaps horses considerable between
drinks, you understand. and you can't
always take his mouth for a
prayer book. RUFUS SANDERS.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-10-19
One Little Fault

A Bostonian of mark has lately dis
tinguished himself greatly, and letters
and kilograms of congratulation have
been pouring upon him from various
parts of the world. These have been the
subject of conversation at the break
fast table, and the Bostonian's little
daughter has heard Of them. The
other day she said to her mother, with
a pathetic air of concern:
Mamma, do you suppose all those
people would think so much of papa II
they knew that he sometimes puts his
elbows on the table?"-Boston Trans
cript.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-10-19
The Usual FORM.

"Have you issued my denial that I am
a candidate?" inquired the prominent
politician Of his secretary.
"Yes, SIR said the obedlent score
tary.
We'll, then" continued the poll
tician, "go down to committee head
quarters and tell the chairman to get
himself interviewed to the effect that
it is impossible to foretell what ! might
do were the honor forced upon me by
unanimous action of the party."-Chi-
cago Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-10-19
Cheap Excursions to the West.

Bountiful harvests are reported from all
sections of the west and northwest, and an
exceptionally favorable opportunity for
home seekers and those desiring a change
of location is offered by the series of low
rate excursions which have been arranged
by the North Western Line. Tickets for
these excursions, with favorable time limits,
will be sold on August 30, September 10 and
"a to points in Northern Wisconsin, Michi-
gan, Northwestern Iowa, Western Minneso-
Wyoming, Utah anda large number of other
points. For full information applyto agents
OF connecting lines, or address W. s. kNIs-
KERN, General Passenger and Ticket Agent
Chicago a. North Western R'y, Chicago III.
YOU'RE writing a novel with a purpose,
I believe.n ooh, yes.n "What is it?' ITO
sell, n-Chicago Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-10-19
She was ra,E..,va

"Oh, john" said Mrs. Smith. tear.
fully, m has cut her thumb dread
fully and the doctor thinks there is
danger of lockjaw."
He needn't be afraid of that" re.
Piled Smith, sa~rcastically; "she never
gives her jaws q chance to lock-
Texas Siftings.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-10-19
A severe Test Of Beauty,

You say" murmured Genevieve,
sweetly, that you were led to love me
when you first saw me in bloomers?"
"Quite right" said Algernon, as le
pressed her to his bosom. Il knew that
if you didn't look like very much of a
fright in boomers you must be very
heautiful."-Chicago Record.