smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1860

who imagines he can dodge ssenemies by try
ing to please everybody! If such an individ-
ual ever succeeded,we should like to know it.
Not that we believe in a mans going through
the world trying to find beams to knock his
head against-disputing every mans opinions
fighting and elbowing and crowding all who
differ from him. That again is another ex-
treme. Other people have right to their O.
pinions-so have you-don't fall into the error
of snpposing they will respect you less for
maintaining it, or respect you more for turning
your coat everyday to match the color of
theirs. Wear your own colors, spite of wind
or weather, storm or sunshine. 1t costs the
vascllating and rresolu.e ten times the trouble
to wind, and shuttle, and twist, that it does
honest, manly independence to stand its
ground. Take what time you please to make
up your mind but having made it up, stick
fo
Year: 1860

THE story runs that gentleman living at
St. Joscph's Island, out West, was engaged to
be married to pretty French girl, and the
banns were published in the Catholic Church
on a certain Sunday. The next day Yankee
made bet of 500, with friend, that he
would marry the girl himself. The money
placed in the hand of third party; the
Yankee then called upon the young lady and
made proposition of marriage. She told
him that her intended had already given her
$40 to buy clothes, but that she didn't like
him very well. At this her new sutor handed
her like amount, and then placing forty dol
lars more with it, remark ed &c There's his
forty dollars, and I'll go forty better" The
young lady could resist no longer, and taking
the money. returned the amount given her by
her first lover, and married his competitor
within an hour, well satisfied with the bargain.
The bet was won, and in the course of month
the st. Joseph Islander married the sister OF
his first financee.
Year: 1860

About three months ago, young woman Was,
band to Philadelphia on wedding trip, he pawn-
ed or sold all her clothes, except single suit.
They then extended their tour to Boston there
the rapacious sold his wife's last female gar
ment. and compelled her to put on male attire IL
is not considered the thing in the last named city
for women to appear men. and she was arEesiad
as soon she showed herself in the street. Itwas
through this arrest that the strange story came out
Year: 1860

Il declare if L want riled up,' said Aunt
betsey Green, dropping her knitting work into
her lap, and pushing her spectacles up over
ner cap border: II declare if want If I
could only have taken that man by the collar,
os used to my Reuben when he didn't toe
up to suit me, I'd have given him such shak
ing as he never heard on, I'll be bound.


There he set in that rocking chair, his feet
on the fender, and kept growing out at Lizy
Jane to bring him his boots, or fasten his
collar, or some such unreasonable thing. all
the while that she was trying to dress Them
four young ones, and had the headache so She
looked more like a ghost than a breathing
woman. If 1 was in that ere place thew cali
legislator, I'll bet there'd be a law passed TO
build renitenshry, or some other kind of
pen, TOR such critters as he is,-with no mercy
on woman whether she's sick or we'll, lust
keeping up their you do this or you do that,
from sun rising to sun-setting.


put then there's Lily Jane is most as
much to blame as he is. If she d had bit of
spunk he never'd have got her under his
thumb that way. Most likely he begun to
order her round before the honeymoon was
set, when she hadn't got her eyes open no
more n three-days-old kitten, and thought
she should be blessed forever cause she'd got
her neck in the same yoke with his'n. If She
halnt found out her mistake, and had some
tears to shed over cracked idols, as they tell


POS1Jy Il uOu hHOW WlHtsKl0 OF
stuff she's made of.


When l was married-thank my lucky
stars-I didn't get tied to any such kind Of
crockery. Joshua WASH t uncommon handsome
10 look at, TO be sure-any one might have
thought Of brown ea-then plate side of a
china vase, comparing him with such whis-
kered, scented-up chap as Lily James hus-
band, but can tell you he is jNst ,chat L took
him to be, and L never shed one single tear
finding that my idol must be handled careful.
fused over, waited on and run for to keep it
In good humor without fear of breakage


did feel kind of spiteful when Lily Jane
set her head up and acted like she kind of
erowed over me cause she'd got a city hus-
band; but ever since stopped there, I've felt
real christian about it,


tell you, girls, when a chap asks you to
stand up before the parson with him, YOU lust
hnd out whether he can stir out of a rocking
chair long enough to find his boots, or not, and
whether you are to be head waiter or help
meet after you arrive in the County of Matri-
moDy, State of Bliss
Year: 1860

" 49," wants to know if we could make
use of a saddle of venison, if we had it Gers
tainlyj send it along; we could usehalf dozen
Of them for that matter The fact is, we have
INDUCED in the luxury but once this season;
our exchequer would not permit it, and our
"deer" friends have not thought of us--no
doubt considering that they had quite enough
to do to think Of themselves. We expect to
have another taste when Charley returns from
the upper country; but that will only make US
ravenous. By all means send the saddle; we
will interpOse no objection to your "ssddling'
any amount of ii on to u.s.
Year: 1860

A Coon JoKE.-There is letter at the Day-
ton postoffiee addressed TO IAN Honest Attor~
ney," which has been called for by several
gentlemen Of the profession, who claim to fill
the bill, but the moment they serutiniss the
"physiOgnOmies" Of the delivery clerks they
become satisfied that they can not practice any
deception upon them, and leave without i'll
We have no doubt but that this letter has been
misdirected, and we advise Col. King to send
it to the Dead Letter Office; for should he de.
liver it to any of the gentlemen here. it might
be deemed good cause for his remOVal Be
on your guard. Colonel, for 1t may be only a
trap set by the Journal for your deeapitation
Year: 1860

CHANCE FOR sPEcULATIoN.-The advertiser
has patentable invention Of a new and valua
BILE machine, in which there is a foe chance
for speculation, but has not the means to secure
the patent and bring it before the public, He
would like to make an arrangement with some
person who has the necessary capital Further
particulars can be obtained from the Editor of
this paper. If.
Year: 1860

DThe weather, which had moderated to a
temperate pitch yesterday, went down to the
old figures sgain last night, and this morning
it was as cold as Greenland. The prospect for
more moderate weather is again good.
Year: 1860

The New York Tribune complains that
'the dead lock at Washington presents a
singular aspect. A Republican orgkniza.
ton is prevented by the votes Of members
who are there by the aid Of Republican
votes, and who would have been st home
this very day but for hose votes" Pend
ing the CANVASS the New York Courier pro.
tested against the election Of these very
men; but the Tribune was on the other sidc.
Year: 1860

A JAPANESE BELLE.-A recent East India
traveller thus sketches her II saw young girl
standing, fan in hand, al an open door, read
ing She was simply clad in a loose Grape half
petticoat, half dressing gown sort of dress


reac1lng as tar down as the ankles, and bound
ey sash OF yellow silk around the waist.


Her feet, which were small and beautifully
formed, rested on the common straw sandals
OF the country. Over this dress, which left the
bosom partly uncovered, she wore a light
oream-eolOred open jacket OF muslin texture


with wide sleeves extended a little below the
elbow; her soft black hair was beautifully
drawn back of the forehead, and bound in n
peculiar cluster at the back of the head, where
1t was held by two gold pins, one of great
length, and with a scorpion-like device at
tached to 1t, and which moved to and fro with
every motion of its fair wearer. Her complex
ION was bright and pale. and much more so
than the Chinese; her features animated and
expressive. and her teeth white, and as finely
formed as her entire figure BY the latter /
saw she was unmarried-the inYariable Japa-
nese custom being that on the marriage of every
female the teeth are dyed black. and in some
cases the eyebrows shayen off. Ihslted nearly
In front Of where she stood; she did not look
piqued, and turn away as the fair damsels of
my own country would have done; but she ia
yored Inc with steady gaze, and smiled


though could scarcely detect the movement
OF feature, while her eyes, like souls of elo-
quence, glowed in fascinating beauty She was
reading book; L saluted her with bow, she
rsturned the compliment by a somewhat sim
IL T movement. Observing my curiosity to see
the book which she held, she handed it to
me. 1t was thick, and of nearly quarto
size, and letter press was mixed with nu-
merous wood cuts-a common circumstance in
Japan, as l subsequently ascertained, where
nearly every book published abounds with nu-
merous illustrations In weight the book was
exceedingly light, and the cover was of a very
thick colored paper, highly ornamented, the
external picture being that Of crucifxion;
the paper was printed on one side only, and
left uncut, so that the printed sides were alone
presented to the eye. The work, one of an
ordinary kind, was of excellent typography


Of Its ordinary merits the young lady might
have formed an opinion; but being anything
but Japanese, could do no such pleasant
thing -
Year: 1860

NOVEL AND EFFEOTIVE RAT-TRAP.-A COM
mon meal bag is spread upon the floor, a
handful of meal sprinkled over the inner
surface. The upper fold of the sack is
slightly elevated, to afford an easy passage
to the ''pests," and the mouth of the sack is
curtailed to the size of span. The rats run
in, and, thinking themselves secure, remain,
sufficient reason to believe your sack is full,
go slyly to it and place your foot over the
mouth of the sack, and then do what you
please with the contents. In this way six
teen and twenty rats per day have been de-
stroyed tt
Year: 1860

PoLITICAL CoMMERoE.-A Southern mer-
chant went into a mandatory in Newark,
N. j., last week, to buy some goods and
finding the proprietor to be Republican,
talked SO abusively that he was ordered to
leave. The next day he returned, declaring
that he knew the proprietor to be an honest
man, made his purchases and parted on the
hest of terms
Year: 1860

GREAT Triumph OF SeIESCE.-A child in
Cape Town, having some time since injured
It's spine, photograph was taken of the de-
formity, and sent to friend in London, to
have an instrument made that would remedy
the complaint. This instrument arrived by
mail, and Cts the child to nicely; and will,
as in former case, prevent the child from
becoming cripple for life,
Year: 1860

The WEAK AND WISE MAN.-The weak
man is continually futtering between suspi-
cion about the condSct of others, and vast
surprise even if his suspicious are verified.
The wise man is less troubled by suspicious,
and has read too much and seen too much to
be greatly surprised at any thing when it
comes.
Year: 1860

A DRUNKEN DESPERATE AND ASSASSIN
W. Jacoby, the drunken road agent of the
Overland route, shot Mr.. Bibsby, of Oalifor-
MIA, near Fort Yuma for expressing his fear
that an accident would result from the
drunkards furious driving. The murderer
threw the corpse into the bushes and then
split open the head of peddler who was
passing, leaving him lying in the road.
Year: 1860

AN UNJUST VIEW OF MORNING WRAPPERS.
We feel compelled (says the Baltimore
Family .Jot7ndi), to make few remarks re-
garding the prevailing custom of ladies re-
ceiving morning visitors in wrappers, or, as
the Europeans term them, 'dressing-gowns." !"
Nothing, in our Judgment can be more in
appropriate OF in worse taste than this too
prevalent custom. 1t is particularly OBJ
jectionable to see the undergarments of q
young bride exposed, in order to exhibit the
elaborate and vulgar finery which seems to
be an essential part of the trousseal1 of the
present day. Simplicity is eve a mark Of a
chaste and pure mind, and no law of fashion
should be allowed to destroy those natural
instincts of modesty which find place in
every female heart. 1t should not be con-
sideIed necessary among a refined and
civilized community, to have ocular proofs
of the neatness and cleanliness of lady's
under clothing and any exhibition to this
end must be as vulgar as it is derogatory to
the refinement and delicacy of true woman
hood. We hope to live to witness a reform
in this matter, and to see the neat morning
dress and white collar take the place of the
open wrapper, and its concomitant frippery.
Year: 1860

his own truth, ana leaves it in lis own strength
to reach the hearts of those who hear. He can
not be ever abused into contest, and will not
be provoked to answer bitterness with bitter
ness.


Such was Thomas K Beecher, who presides
over a Congregational Church in EImira, New
York, as l saw him and heard of him, from
those who have BEEN in daily intercourse with
him for years; and his young wife is truly a
Year: 1860

The EoN-INTERcOURsE FOLrY.-The Hart
ford COurant of the 18th says


The Southern Trade on Asylum street
amounts to about 100000 per annum, and
this year is as good as ever We make a state
ment of the fact, thinking that the LOcofOcOs,
who have done all in their power to ruin the
whole Southern trade at the North, would per-
haps like to know what their effort amounts TO
Year: 1860

BY A PRUDENT OH GrYT.-Always sit
next 10 the carver, if you can, at dinner
Ask no woman her age.


Be civil to all rich uncles and auuts.


Never joke with policeman.


Take no notes or gold with you to a
Fancy Bazarr-nothing but silver.


Your oldest hat, of course, for an eve.
ming party.


Don't play at chess with widow.


Never contradict man who shutters.


Pull down the blind before you put on
your wig.


Make friends with the steward on board
a steamer--thcre's no knowing how soon
you may be placed in his power.


In every strange house it is well to in
quire where the brandy is kept = only
think if you were taken i'll in the night.


Never answer q crossing sweeper. Pay
him, or else pass quickly and silently on.
One word and you are lost.


Keep your own secrets. Tell no man
you dye your whiskers


Never offend a butler-the wretch has
too many chances for retaliation.


Write not one more letter than you
can. The man who keeps up large cor.
respondence is martyr, tied not to the
stake but to the post.


Wind up your conduct, like your watch,
once every day, examining minutcly
whether you are "fast" or "slow,"
Year: 1860

In the House of Commons, Lord Low.


aine having moved for call for informa.


ton upon the Railroad Directors who ran


the special train for the fight between


Heenan and Sayers, Lord Palmerston said:


IL have no objection to the noble lords


motion, but l must make protest against


the sort of exaggerations in which the


noble lord had indulged He has des-


cribed the railway launching 1000 or


5000 rufians upon some quiet neighbor-


hood, in manner that might lead one to
imagine the train conveyed set of BAN
ditti to plumber, rack and ravage the
country, murder the people, and commit
every sort of atrocity. ! am not going


to dispute the point that fight between
two men,--not fight of enmity, but a
trial of strength, lis, legally, breach of
the peace, aud an act that renders the
parties liable to prosecution; nor whether
the parties who go 10 witness it are not,
technically, involved in the charge. But,
as far as they are concerned, they may
conceive it to be very harmless pursuit;
some persons like what takes place; there
may be difference of opinion, as a mat
ter Of taste, whether it is calculated to
excite disgust. Some people look upon
it as an exhibition of manly courage,
characteristic Of the people Of this
country. ] saw the other day long ex.
tract from a French newspaper, describ-
ing this fight as type Of the national
character of endurance, patience under
suffering, of indomitable perseverance,
in determined effort, and holding it up
as specimen of the manly and admira
bic qualities of the British race. (Hesr,
hear.) All this is, of course, entirely
matter of opinion, but really, setting
aside the legal technichaities of the
case, l do not see why any number of
persons, say 1000, if you please, who
assemble to witness prize tight, are in
their own persons more guilty Of breach
of the peace than an equal number of
persons who assemble to witness bal
loon ascent. (Laughter) There they
stand, there is no breach OF the peace;
they go to see fight, and when that
sight is over they return, and no injury
dono to any one. They only stand or sit
on the grass to witness the performance,
aud as to the danger to those who per-
form themselves, ! imagine the danger of
life in the case Of those who go up in
balloons ia certainly greater Chear,' and
laugbter,) than that Of two combatants
who merely hit each other (Hear, hesr.)
think there is moderation in all things
in all opinions; and, al
though it may or may not be desirable
that the law should be enforced-what-
ever the law may be--still do not think
any advantage is gained or good done
either to public morals or public feeling
by the sort of exsggerations in which
the noble lord has INDUCED Al the
same time the motion is one to which /
see no objection, and therefore do not
oppose it.n
Year: 1860

This young American girl was an ex-
ample of the freedom of life which it is
possible for n female artist to enjoy at
Rome. She dwclt in her tower, as free to
descend into the corrupted atmosphere of
the city beneath as one of her companion
doves to fly downward into the street,
all alone, perfectly independent, under her
own sole guardianship, unless watched
over by the Virgin, whose shrine she
tended: doing what She liked, without a
suspicion or shadow upon the snowy
whiteness of her fame The customs of
Year: 1860

In Italy, there is n class of men whose
merely mechanical skill is perhaps more
exquisite than was possessed by the an
cient artifcers, who wrought out the de-
signs of Praxiteesi or, very possibly, by
Praxitcles himself. Whatever of illusive
representation can be effected in marble,
they are capable of achieving, if the OBJ
iect be before their eyes. The sculptor
has bnt to present these men with pl's-
tcr-cast of his design, and a sufficient
block of marble, and tell them that the
figure is imbcdded in the stone, ana must
be freed from its encumbering superhnitics,
and. in due time, without the necessity of
his touching the work with his own finger,
he will see before him the statue that is to
make him renowned. His creative power
has wrought it with word.
Year: 1860

There is something extremely pleasant,
and even touching-nt least, of very sweet,
soft. and winning cifect-in this pecmliari-
ty of needle work, distinguishing men from
women. Our own sex is incapable Of any
such by-play aside from the main business
of life: hut womcn-be they OF what Garth
lv rank they may, however gifted with in
teIlcct or genius, or endowed with awful
benuty-havc always some little hnndl-
work ready to fill up the tiny gap of every
vacant moment y needle is familiar to
the fingers oflhem all. A queen, no doubt,
niles it on occasions; the wOman-poet can
use it as adroitlya hcrpen; the woman's eye
that has discovered new star, turns from
its glory to send the polished little instru-
ment cleaning along the hem of her kcr-
chief, or to darn casual fray in her dress.
And they have the advantage of us iii this
respect, The slender thread of silk orcot-
ton keeps them united with the small, t"-
milinr, gentle interests of life, the continue
ullv operating influences of which do so
much for the health of the character, and
carry of what would otherwise be dam
gerous accumulation Of morbid sensibility
4 vast deal of human sympathy runs along
this electric line, stretching from the throne
to the wicker chair of the hnmblest seam
stress, and keeping high and low in spc-
cies of communion with their kindred be-
ings. Methink6 it is n token of healthy
and gentle characteristics, when women Of
ACCOMPLISHMENTS and high thoughts love
to sew, especially as they are never more
ut home with their own hearts than when
OrCUOie6
Year: 1860

~ A lady in Petersburg. Virginia, one day
last week, while out marketing, brought cabs
bage in rather close proximity to her face, and
as she did so, a ANAL green snake, walked from
his rcpcse among the leaves Of the cabbage
poked out his head, and gave the lady tender
kiss upon the lips. His impudeut suakeship
then proceeded 10 make himself comfortable in
the bosom Of the unsuspecting dame, and had
stretched his long, almost transparent body
halfway around her neck. before she was
aware of his presence, when she let fall her
cabbage and her basket of butter and eggs,
and after few screams removed the intruder
IT was eighteen inches long.
Year: 1860




THE CONCERT Huston Hall was crowded
last night, and if we can judge by the bearing
of people how they receive any thing, we
should say that the audience were delighted
with the entertainment. 1t was certainly Que
of the most agreeable musical soirees ever given
here, and we heard the hope expressed that it
would not be the last one. OF course not; but
then these entertainments take time and prepa-
ration, as well as talents and the young ladies
and the gentlemen who supported them, can
not neglect all else in life, to contribute alone
to our delight Whenever they have the in-
cliuation 10 again minister to the pleasure Of
the public they will be greeted with hearts
ness that will completely assure them they
are appreciated


In common with our citizens, we are graft
fled at the real compliment paid the "pfima
donna" of the evening.
Year: 1860

~ The State Temperance Convention in
Columbus the other day went over the old
beaten path used the old stereotype plates; and
so utterly unimportant was the affair that not
more than enc or two newspapers in the State
have seriously noticed it. We will have some-
what to say about the dongs of the late Com
vention just as soon as we can get little leis-
ure from matters OF some moment.
Year: 1860

III Gardeners and small farmers are busily
engaged in preparing the ground for the crops
Hot house vegetables have been in the Market
for sometime, but the people hunger for those
raised ia the natural way.
Year: 1860

01-We would be pleased to hear something
from the proper authorities" favorable to the
early commencement Of a"Waler Works" 1t
is too important a project to wait upon the
spring election.
Year: 1860

The HuNeARIAN.-We understand, says the Port
land Republican, that the captain of brig whose
name we could not learn, was in this city Fri
day, who says that he was in the neighborhood of
the Hungarian at the time of her loss and that he
lost his vessel by getting into field of ice, and
thinks the Hungarian was lost by the same means
This is perfect solution of the circumstances of
the peculiar position of the wreck, which no one
could explain before,