smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1859

with good horse though suspect if The
horse could speak, he would wish the distance
either less or greater, These midnight rides
must be detrimental to the constitution of any
steady horse, and he Often wakes me up ut
night, paving mpatiently under the window
while his master is making hls lingering adeu
on the door step.


"AprH Ii dislike Eleanor more every day.
| know not why, unless because | watch her 50
closely. When Mr.. Lee is not here she works
as industriousy as ever. If were in love, |
would give myself up to a dream or revere now
and then, and build myself an air-castle, if it
were only to see it tumble down, and call nv
self a fool tor my pains; bat she is too matter
vl.mct to do that. Well, If there is not much
romance about her love, perhaps there is more
reality yet Thornton Lee is just the man one
could mai an ideal OF if one only would. But
this is not what especially dislike her for ;
people must love according to their own nature
and temperament, and not after anothcrs pat.
tern The thing that frets me most just now is
tho way that Eleanor has of divining INV
thoughts before they are spoken, and even be.
fore they are quite clear to myself. Sometimes
when we are talking together, some suhicct
comes up on which do not caro- to express m,
opinion Eleanor fixes her clear, penetrating
the light, just as a king fisher pounces upor
and pulls fish out of the water. Had | any
thing to conceal, any secret, | should be hfrait
of her and as it is, | do not like this invasion
Of my personal kingdom, though my Thoughts
often acquire new strength and beauty from
Eleanor strong and vigorous language, Las
Year: 1859

One of the California editors gives the follow
ing relation of his experience in the way of
" popping the question 1t is very much
what good many of US have met with, and 1T
is told good deal better than most of us could
do it, Hear him, when he discourses of
Year: 1859

! RAILRoAD MATRIMONIAL SALUTE.-A railroad
got married at Beeville the other day. says the
Columbus (Ohio) Statesman, and as he returned on
the evening train to this city his fellowraroaders
determined upon giving him and his fair bride sa
Lutte Fifteen twenty locomotives were brought up
standing switch at the depot, and as the train
bearing the happy pair passed by, the whistle on
each train made to give simultaneous blast, the
like of which was never heard in this vicinity BEFORE
The hideous concert would have awakened the seven
seepers it did the echoes for miles around scar
ing the urbane bridegroom out Of his usual serene
equanimity ~
Year: 1859

AN AWKWARD FIx.-In train of cars from Fitch.
burg to Boston, short time since, an elegant and
ashonaby dressed lady was forced travel ten miles
standing in the passage way of the car, not being
able to compress her garments SO as to enter the seat
The fair one made sundry endeavors to force herself
into seat, but finally gave up in despair. Hoops
proved nexorable,
Year: 1859

AN EXCITING CHAsE.-Forty policemen visited the
Back Bay in Boston, to put stop to skating in that
locality on the Sabbath. The ice was, cleared in
moment, with single exception. One unterri6ed
individual boldly refused to YIELD and set at nought
all devices to secure him. He skated like the wind,
and favored the helpless officials with an eccentric
series of rare and brilliant evoutions Like the Irish
mans flea, of familiar memory he was not where you
thought he was Finally, after repeated unsuccessful
attempts to accomplish their purpose, line was
formed and terrible as an army with banners, the
"blue and gold" dignitaries marched down upon the
defiant skater. He was trapped thirty were more
than match for one-but just at the point Of se-
curing him, after executing one of his most rapid and
bewldering exploits, he dashed through the advanc
ing line, and was safe. Loud applause greeted the
discontinue of the police.
Year: 1859

AN AFFECTING 1NCIDENr.-A circumstance occur
red few days since says the Gospel Banner, at the
funeral of little babe in New Sharon, remarkably
cheering and suggestive The little one, all beauti-
fully robed for the grave was laid in its coffin on the
morning of its burial. The weeping friends placed
in its little hands small boquet Of flowers, among
which was unopened rosebud of the Rose of Shar
on" The lid was then placed upon the coffin, and
the funeral services performed When after the lapse
of not more than three hours, the coffin was opened
again. and the friends gathered round to look upon it
for the last time, that bud had become full blown
rose while grasped in the cold hand of death. It
seemed as though voice came up from those beauti
fully sealed lips, saying, Weep not for me; though
broken from the parent stem I am blooming in the
Paradise Of God. Millions Of infant souls compose
the family above"
Year: 1859

DrWs learn that a gentleman connected
with railroad, who resides in the southern
part oftho city was severely bitten by his dog
the other day: and that Immediately after the
occurrence the dog went off, and has not since
been heard from. The dog had always been
exceedingly kind TO his muster, aud had never
before snapped at him; this, taken with the
singular fact of the dogs immediate disappear
ance made the gentleman fear that his dog was
going rabbid, and he immediately started for
Miamsburg. we are told, to secure the services
Of DR., Treon, who is noted for efTecting cures
for hydiophObia.
Year: 1859

THE SolRRE-MUsfo--RKFRE Etc
As the time is short we will again call the at.
tention Of our citizens to the Sabbath School
soiree, to be held at Temperance Hall. in
steele's Building, opposite the Court House, on
to>mOrrOw evening. The visitors will find a
rich bill Of fare-ehoice music; Ice Cream,
strawberries, and every other luxury obtana


BILE. And then the company win be agreeable.
The object Of this entertainment is To raise
means to make additions to the library of the
Universalist Sabbath School. We hope to see
a very large party present to morrow evening.
Year: 1859

IL A glance at our columns will inform the
public that this community have learned the
benefits of advertising Agreat many attractive
notices will be found in thesd ,eriising columns
aud new ones are daily appearing. Those who
want TO sell will let the public know whore
they are, and what they have got to dispose
Of
Year: 1859

u- We are informed that German, who
went Into the canal At the upper part Of Tho
city. last night. to bAlhs, injured himself SO
riOusly. when attempting TO dive from the bank,
by striking bis head on pile Of stone.
Year: 1859

Ntw YopK NEws we receive the N. Y. Daily
News regularly one day after il is published. =
Yesterday mornings News was placed upon
oul table this morning Now this is what we
call quick work; but the pleasure is greatly
enhanced when we receive one Of the very best
papers published in the wOrld---a live paper.
comprising in its ample columns an epItOme of
the news Of the entire world The News Is
now ahead Of its old fogy competitors for fresh
ness, vigor and news giving. We advise our
friends to take the Daily News, as II is now the
best paper 10 Gotham. The Weekly News
ought to be taken By all our democratic friends
who would like paper from New York. The
Daily aud Weekly News is published by W
Drake Parsons, New York CITY.
Year: 1859

The weather is glorious at present-just cool
enough to make sprightly fire pleasan. in the
morning. and abundant blankets and comforts
comfortable at night. This is the sort of weather
that always makes US feel like " a boy again u
Fall weather is indissolubly associated in our
mind with rabbit snaring, partridge trapping,
chesnut hunting, and walnut, hickory-nut and
shell-bark gathering. But for the abominable
school-days we'd jump upon our editorial table
and make our sanctum ring again with the pray
er of the poet: "Ohl would I were boy
again." As tis, we light our pipe afresh, remem-
Der that we are the father of small family, and
that therefore it would be highly improper for
us to be I" boy again. and proceed in our ac-
customed efforts to procure the wherewithal to
make the pot boil and "purchsse the child q
frock."
Year: 1859

The Washington correspondent of the New
York Herald says, Judge Blake has received a
letter from Vice President Breckenridge, depre-
eating the use of his name in connection with
the nomination for the Presidency.
Year: 1859

Dr. Hall, in his journal of Health" !"
says that very few of the sudden deaths
which are said to araise from disease of
the heart do really arise from that cause.
To ascertain the real origin of sudden
deaths, the doctor says the experiment
has been tried in Europe and reported to
a scientific congress held at Strasburg-
Sixty-six cases of sudden deaths were
made the subjects Of thorough post
mortem examination. In these cases
only two were found who died from dig
ease of the heart. Nine out of sixty-six
died from apoplexy, while there were
forty-six cases of congestion of the lungs !;
that is, the lungs were so full of blood
that they could not work, there not being
room enough fer a sufficient quantity of
air to enter to- support life. The doctor
goes on to enumerate the causes that ssfaS
produce congestion of the lungs. They
ore: cold feet, tight shoes, tight clothing,
costiveness, sitting still until chilled
through after being warmed by labor or
rapid walk, gong too suddenly from a
close heated room into the cold air, es-
pecially after speaking, and sudden de-
pressing news operating on the blood
These causes of sudden death being
known, an avoidance of them may serve
to lengthen out valuable lives which
would otherwise be lost under the verdict
of a heart complaint. That disease is
supposed to be incurable, and hence men
may now take the pains they would to
avoid sudden death if they knew it lay
in their power.
Year: 1859

he struck the key to initiate the sudden
knell of the departed hour, when a re-
specially dressed woman CALCULATED, to the
astonishment of everybody Wouldn't
| have fetched him home!
Year: 1859

Ban A Kentucky paper says it is get
ting to be fashionable in that quarter to
enclose dollar with marriage notices
when sending them to the printer A
goodly custom that ought to prevail
everywhere.


Six dollars to the printer and priest,


No sensible man could refuse


Five dollars to render him blest,


And one to publish the news
Year: 1859

The Louisville journal of the 9th con-
tains the following account of valuable
labor-saving machine:


The Ditching Plow exhibited last week
on the fair ground by Gates q Tennis, is
one of the most laborsaving improve
ments in farming we have ever seen.--
An immense knife several feet long cuts
the sod, and at the bottom of the knife
is a Mole about four inches in diameter,
to which another egg-shaped Mole or fol-
lower is attached, with a fin at its base to
cut groove in the bottom of the drain.
The Moles work under ground at any re-
quired depth, and eXcavate an oval drain
SO compact that years must elapse before
it will give way, and at the same time
heavy roller follows the knife, which
closes up the seam which had been cut
The power is obtained by capstan, and
we saw one horse move the immense ma
chine with ease. The advantages of this
plow consist in closing the seam made by
the knife to prevent the surface water
from destroying the drain and the COM
pactness of the drain ITSELF which is q
complete arch with the deep groove at
the bottom to give free entrance to the
water. bitches made with these plows
have stood the test of five years, and in
deed the principle Of construction is such
that they must be as permanent as any
thing can be without the aid of Masonry
The advantages of drainage to land are
but little known; it deepens a soil, allows
pulverization, prevents surface washing,
freezing and drouth, warns the soil and
supplies air to the roots, lengthens a
growing season, improves the quality and
increases the quantity of crops.
Year: 1859

Hill, that it is not the right way to maintain a
good cause. To take. and hold, ones liberty with
out either taking revenge or inaictng injury, or,
if need bo, to die rather than submit to the base
condition of slave, this is we'll all honor to him
or to her who firmly takes and iuhexibly adheres
80 this position. To gain ones freedom by killing
the kidnapper is to do evil that good may come
But if Brown is not to be praised for fighting, ev-
en- for liberty, what is to be said of Wise, and the
military rufhans of the Slave Power, who shed
blood in defence Of slavery What, but that they
are as much worse than the Priest and the Levit'
who passed by on the other side. as they were
worse than the Good Samaritan &c. X. W.
Year: 1859

Mary A. Brown, wife Of John Brown. There is
also another--a widow Of Thompson, who
fell with my poor boys in the affair at Harper s
Ferry, at the same place.


do not feel conscious Of guilt in taking up arms;
and bad it been in behalf o { the rich and power
full the intelligent, the greatas men coun. great
ness of those who form enactment to suit them
selves and corrupt others, some Of their friends
that interfered suffered, sacrificed and FELL it
would have been doing very we'll. But enough o!
this.


These light Affections which endure for q mo-
uent. shall work but for me far more exceeding
and eternal ,ceigh of glory. would be very CRATE
ful for another letter from you. My wounds are
healing. Fdreioeu. God will surely attend to his
own cause in the bes. possible way aud time, and
he will not forget the work of his own hands.
Your friend,


.JOIIN BROWN
Year: 1859

Cars. JonN BRowN-


Dear Friend Since thy arrest I have often
thought Of thee. and have wished that like Eliza
beth Fry toward her prison friends, so 1 might
console thee in thy confn, ment. But that can
which. if they contain any comfort, may come to
thee like some little ray of light.


Thee can never know how many very dear
dear Friends love thee with all their hearts, for
thy brave efforts in behalf of the poor oppressed;
and though we, Who are non resistants, and relig-
iously believe it better to reform by moral and not
by carnal weapons, could not approve of lood-
shed, yet we know thee was animated by the most
generous and philanthropbc motives. Very ma
ny thousands openly approve thy intentions,
though most Friends would not think it right to
take up arms.


Thousands pray for thee every day; and, oh.
do pray that God will be with thy soul. Poster.
ty will! do thee justice. If Moses led the thous-
ands of Jewish slaves from their bondage. and
God destroyed the Egyptians in the sea because
they went after the Israelites to bring them back
to slavery then surely, by the same reasoning
we may judge thee a deiverer who wished to re-
lease millions from a more cruel oppression. If
the American people honor Washington for resist
ing with bloodshed for seven years unjust tax.
how much more ought thou be honured for seeking
to free the poor slaves.


Oh I wish could plead for thee, as some ofthe
other sex can plead how should seek to defend
thee II had now the eluqueuce Of Portia, how
would turn the scale in thy favor But can
only pray, "God bless thee !'God pardon thee. and
through our Redeemer give thee safety and hapri-
ness now and always.


From thy friend, E. 3.
Year: 1859

Gabriel coolly replied 1t is not that deligh.
in the shedding Of the tood Of men. But there
is no other way of procuring our freedom. love
my nation. We have as good right to be free
from oppression rs you bad to be free from the
tyranny the king Of England. know my fate.
You will take my life. l offer it willingly, as d
martyr to liberty. My example will raise up a
Gabriel, who will, Washington like, lead on the
Africans to freedom


Gabriel was executed-dying without a MUIR
mur. cool, collected, in the faith that his death
would not be in vain. These incidents are en-
bodied IN song called 'Gabriers Defeat and set
to tune Of the same name, made also by a col
ored man. The writer Of this has heard the tune
in Virginia, where it was favorite air in the
dances OF the white people and it need not be
added that the song was, and perhaps still is. pop.
ular among the col.red population of the South
Year: 1859

George Hartman stayed in the Jail during
Wednesday night. not caring to trust himself out
eide. The Jail was watched we understand, by a
party Of negroes who would have given him a
rough reception if he had ventured out. Yes
terday morning about o'clock he left the Jail as
stealthily as possible, in tho hope Of getting to
the New England House, where he boarded
Sharp eyes however saw him and he was compell-
cd to take refuge in Andrews Saloon on Seneca
street. This not being permanent quarters he en-
deavored to escape through the back yard, bet
was caught by Andrews big dog, which would
have speedily disabled him if he had not been
called off. Hartman soon made his escape from
here and succeeded in reaching the New England
though closely followed by incensed negroes
Here he armed himself and suffered no further
molestation. lie probably left the city upon the
TAO Columbus train last evening.


Ills sad to think how this dark deed of his ha;
ruined his prospects for life in this city, and
wherever in The north the story has been read
Industrious, honest and attentive to business, he
had q good prospect before him of becoming a
worthy and respected citizen of Cleveland. He
was no rowdy, or rough" but, so far as we Can
learn was worthy Of the confidence Of those who
knew him. And yet by his connection with this
affair, he has done himself such lasting inj ury
as no amount of money can ever make good. lie
has forfeited his privilege of living in this city
ifanywhere and has narrowly escaped paying
the penalty of his life for his rascality. For how
ever illegal the act would have been, his life
would not have been worth a straw if the negroe,
had reached him on Monday. Like guilty dog
he has been compelled to fly from covert to GOV
ert to escape the wrath of his pursucrs, and he ii
selt-imposed eSile from the city of his home
Verify the way Of the transgressor is hard.
Year: 1859

MYs-ERloUs.-A certain prominent Le-
eoupton stumper in fhe present eenvnSs
would seem to be rather fond If lis toddy, if
We may judge by his anxiety to keep on
hand good supply Of the article. A huge
bottle Of liquor arrives for him, from san
Francisco. at every accessible point which
he visits Everywhere he gees. his bottle
meets him, and he meets il By mystei
Gus process, the thing is done. and it never
fails. Perhaps the mystery may be explain
cd by the law Of affinity. Why a succession
of pink bottles should get up and travel all
the way from San Francisco, to meet the
very man who wants them, on any other by.
pothess, we cannot see And yet he always
turns them away empty
Year: 1859

Compliment to a Minnesota Member of


Congress!


A correspondent of the Chicago Journal,
writing relative to the protracted contest FOR
Speaker in the House of Representatives,
thus alludes to one of our members of Con-
gress:


"The Republican members are in their seats
ready to vote whenever the iirc-eaters will al
low vote to be taken. Among the most no
ticeable evidences of devotion to the party as
well as backbone, was the appearance of Mr..
Aldrich, of Minnesota, who, though unable to
take any kind of nOurishment for tbirty-siX
hours, nevertheless went to the House, and
being too week to sit up, reclined on a sofa for
five hours, ready to answer to his name when
ever the roll was called. Had other members
been as eager to organize the House, or been
ready to sacrifice half as much, the House
would ere this have been organized"


The Colonel is good pluck, and the slave
drivers will find him always on hand to com
bat their schemes He has driven stage in
his time, and don't know how to be driven.


We like this first gun from Washington
about Minnesota's new Representatives there.
the former stock were not celebrated for grit
or independence. Rice summersetted from
Douglasism to Buchanism, at the first flourish
Of the official whip; Shields was only of ac-
count to deliver funeral orations; Cavanaugh
himself declared he hesitated and faltered"
and Phelps never ran the least risk, by any
overt act of talent, of being mistaken for his
namesake of Missouri.


If our Republican members may have no
opportunity to display talent, we will accept
the exhibition of pluck, grit, backbone, as
compensation instead. Good for the old Colo
mel, we say again.
Year: 1859

We are glad to notice on the part of the
Democratic minority in the Legislature, an
earnest and commendable desire to advance
the public busness.-Pioneer.


That will be considered good joke, when
the minority of the Senate kept that body in
session all night and part of a day under a
call, simply to crafty their"desire to advance
the public interest" The people are pretty
we'll satisfied as to the economical and busi
ness capacity of the Democratic party, and
this attempt to pat Buchanan men on the
shoulder to secure their good will to effect 9
specific purpose, is as amusing as it is ridicu
Year: 1859

GT" a German clergyman, by way of
giving point to a eulogy of the dead man, at
a funeral, declared that his own expert
enee would prove that the defunct was the
most generous of men, as he had long ago
borrowed forty dollars of him, of which to
his dying day, he had never asked the pay
ment. OF the debt thus acknowledged be
fore witnesses, however, the heirs, the next
day, demanded the payment with interest.
Year: 1859

In the interior OF New Caledonia, which is
east OF Nancouyer'S Island and north of the
river Columbia, among the tribe called ssTaw-
wo-tins,'' who also Babnes, and also a
mong other tribes in the neigbborhood the
custom prevails OF burning the bodies, with
circumstances of peculiar barbarity to the
widows of the deceased. The dead body of
the husband is laid naked upon large heap
of resinous wood, his wife is then placed upon
the body and covered over with skin; the
pile is then lighted, and the poor woman is
compelled TO remain until she is nearly sufio-
Gated, when she is allowed TO descend as lest
she can through smoke and flames. No soon
er, however, does she reach the ground, than
she is expected to prevent the body from be-
coming distorted by the action of the fire on
the muscles and sinews; and when ever such
an event takes place: she must with bare hands
restore the burning corpse to its proper po-
sition her person being the whole time ex-
posed to the scorcbing effects OF the intense
heat. Should she fail in the due performance
of this Indispensable rite, from weakness or
the intensity of her pain, she is held up by
some until the body is consumed. \ contin-
nal singing and beating of drums is kept up
throughout the ceremony which browns her
cries Afterwards she must collect the un-
consumed pieces of bone and ashes and put
them into a bag made for the purpose, which
she has to carry on her back for three years
remaining for the time a slave to her husbands
relations, and being neither allowed to wash
or comb herself for the whole time, so that
she soon becomes most disgusting object.
At the expiration OF the three years, feast is
given by htr tormentors, who invite all the
friends and relations of her and themselves.
At the corEnencement they deposit with
great ceremoiy the remains OF the burnt dead
in a box, whicl they affix to the top of high
pole, and dame around it. The widow is
then stripped mixed, and smeared from head


to foot with fish oil, over which one of the


bystanders thro' quantity of swans down,
co, ,ering her enire person. She is then o.


bliged to dance with the others. After all
this is over she isfrec to marry again, If she
have the inclinatin, and courage enough to
venture on secorn risk of being roasted alive
and the subSequentlorrorS.