smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1859

A correspondent of the New York Centu-
ry gives pleasant account of the early days
OF John Marshall, who became Chief Jus.
tce of the Supreme Court. The following
picture of the young man is given:


In the Spring Of lT76. a number Of the
Virginia troops who had participated in the
battle Of Great Bridge, tarried, On their jour
ney home, at the good old town OF York.
Among them WAS young man Of twenty.
who became great favorits with the gen
temen and ladies Of the borough. lie was
tall, slender, with sparkling black eyes. and
lips which wore an hsbitual smile. In
his walk, his bearing. his simple and win
ming gestures, were observable that charsc-
teristic called Thoroughbred" In costume
he was far from presenting very imposing
appearance his dress was plain, and some
what the worse for wear; his slouch hat was
actually shabby--he plainly paid not the
least attention to his personal adOrnment.-
lie had another suit which he sometimes
wore, no doubt to the terror of his nervous
Young lady friends. This consisted chiefly
of rude cap, decorated with the tail of
buck, leathern belt sustaininga tomahawk
and couteoa de chdsse, and green hunting
shirt with the words Liberty or Death in
large white letters on the bosom. Ii WAS
the uniform of the Culpeper Minute Men.
in which corps the youth held the post OF
lieutenant.


clarifying thus, in the fine spring day. at
Yorktown, he became regular visitor at the
houses OF the old gentry who at that time
made the borough an attractive spot, illustra-
ting it with all the charms Of former man
ners and refined festivities. Among other
friends whom the young lieutenant made.
was Mr.. Jaquelin Amber, Collector Of Gus
toms for the port, and afterwards Treasurer
of the new Commonwealth. when his incor-
ruptible integrity secured for him the noble
name of The Aristides of Virginia" With
the whole household of the worthy Col. Am
bier the youth soon became what was then
called great toast;" but especially did he
manage to find his way to the heart Of lit
tie damsel only fourteen years Of age-Miss
Mary Willis Amber by name. lie read poe
try to the ladies in his sweet voice filled with
melody and pathos, waited upon them with
the grand simple gallantry and knightly
elegance of the old regime, and endesred
himself to one and all by his kindness and
dignity.
Year: 1859

The following striking scientific facts
we're picked up in the course of cur read
ing from various reliable authorities. We
think many of them will be new to our
readers:


The difference between the skulls of
the domestic hog and wild boar is as great
as that between the European and negro
skull. Domesticated animals that have
subsequently run wild in the forests, after
a few generations, lose all traces of their
domestication, and are, physically, differ
ent from their tame originals.


1t is not natural for a cow, any more
than for other female animals, to give
milk when she has no young to nourish.
The permanent production of milk is a
modified animal function, produced by an
artificial habit for several generations
In Columbia, the practice of milking cows
having been laid aside, the natural state
of the function has been restored. The
secretion Of milk continues only during
the sucking of the calf, and is only an oc-
casional phenomenon. If the calf dies
the milk ceases to flow, and it is only by
keeping him with his dam by day that an
opportunity of obtaining milk from cows
by night can be found.


The barking of dogs is an acquired
hereditary instinct, supposed to have ORR
ginated in an attempt to initiate the hu-
man voice. Wild dogs and domestic
breeds becoming wild never bark but howl.
Cats, which so disturb civilized communi-
ties by their "midnight caterwaul." in
the wild state in South America, are
quite silent.


The hair of the negro is not wool, but
a curled and twisted hair. The distinc-
ton between hair and wool is clearly re-
vealed by the microscope.


The dark races have less nervous SEN
sibility than The whites. They are not
subject to nervous disease. They sleep
sound in every disease, nor does any men
tai disturbance keep them awake. They
bear chirurgical operations much better
than the white people.


A certain species of fungus has been
known to attain the size of a gould in one
night; and it is calculated that the Gel
lules, of which it is composed, must amo't
to forty-seven thousand millions. If il
grew in twelve hours, this would give -four
thousand millions per hour, or more thar
sixty-six millions each minute.


Animacules have been discovered 81
small that one million would not exceed {
grain of sand, and five hundred millions
would sport in drop of water. Yet eacl
of these must have blood-vessels, nerves
muscles, circulating fluids, &C., like large
animals.
Year: 1859

A gentleman sold considerable flock
of sheep to dealer, which the latter had
not hands to drive. The seller, however,
told him he had very intelligent dog,
which he would send TO assist him to
place about thirty miles off; and that when
he reached the end of his journey, he had
only TO feed the dog and desire him to
90 home. The dog accordingly received
his orders, and set off with the flock and
the drover; but he was absent for so ma
ny days that his master began to have
serious alarms about him, when one NOR
ming, to his great surprise, he found the
dog returned with very large flock of
sheep, including the whole that he had
lately sold. The fact turned out TO be,
that the drover was so pleased with the
colIey that he resolved to steal him, and
locked him up till the time when he was
to leave the country. The dog grew
sulky, and made various attempts TO es-
cape, and one evening he fortunately sue
ceeded. Whether the brute had discov-
cred the drover's intention, and supposed
that the sheep were also stolen, it is diff


cult TO say; but by his conduct he looked
so, for he Immediately went to the field


collected the sheep, and drove them al


back to his master.
Year: 1859

A couple of Yankee girls put a bull
frog in the hired mans bed. to see if they
couldn't get him to talk. Daniel threw it
out of the window and never said a word.
Soon after he put a bushel of chestnut
burrs in the girls bed. and about the time
he thought they would make the leastsha.
dow. Daniel went to the door and ratified
the door latch furiously, Out went the
candle, and in went the girls; but they
didn't stick, though the burs cid. Call
ing to them, he begged them to be quiet,
for he only wanted to know if they had
seen anything of that pesky bull-frog. He
would GIN two dollars to find it.
Year: 1859

worse than these which Impartial outsiders uers
prepared to exact he lays himself open to the
ysrest crtiesms that the disappointed people hare
jet uttered In this aspect Of the case he win sp
pear through an to rsainia his oEa
hands the control Of the solution sad to sstonish
Europe BY sudden coup. as the bstraysr Of the
eOn6dsnoe Of q generous and noble nasioa.
Year: 1859

A STRAPPED JouR.-The Sunbury
american says -" A few days since
. tall and slender individual, genteel.
ly but plainly dressed, called at oar
office during our absence. After look
ing around, the oldest apprentice
asked him if he had learned the husi-
ness. He said he had, which CON
firmed said apprentice in his opinion
that the stranger, Notwithstanding his
well to do appearance, was q strapped
jour. The stranger, however, on
leaving, slipped gold coin into the
hand Of the youngest apprentice, a
small youth, which dispelled the idea
Of his being hard up We shortly
after met Gen. Cameron on the street,
who not finding US at home, said he
had called at our printing office. The
rest was told US by the boys, who had
by this time learned the character of
the strapped journeyman,'
Year: 1859

THE JOURNEY OF L1FE.-Ten thou
sand human beings set forth together
on their journey. After ten years,
one-third at least have disappeared.
At the middle point Of the common
measure Of life out half are still upon
the road. Faster and faster as the
rank grows thinner, they that remain
till now become weary, and lie down
to rise no more. At three score and
ten, band of some fur hundred
struggle on. At ninety these have
been reduced to handfaf of thirty.
trembling patriarchs. Year after year
they fall in diminishing numbers. One
fingers, perhaps, a lonely marvel till
the century is over. We look again,
and the work of death is finished.
Year: 1859

There is one warning lesson in life
which few Of us have not received,
and no book that can call to memo
ry has noted down with an adequate
emphasis. 1t is this, beware of
parting" The true sadness is not
iii the pain of the parting, it is in the
when aud the how you are to meet
again with the face about to vanish
from your view.
Year: 1859

For the St Charles City htel ,gcUcc-.


FRIEND llILDRETH i know well how to
appreciate your allusion to the beauties of th,.
C'nnccticut valley, as it was once the place Of
my own loved home and your language
touched chord in my heart which did not
cease to vlbratc until had given vent in some
measure to it emotions in the accompanying
lines, which are submitted to your disposal
Year: 1859

Life is what we make it. Let us
call back images of joy and gladness,
rather than those of grief ana care
The latter may sometimes be our
guests to sup and dine, but lei
them never be permitted to lodge
with us.
Year: 1859

A very good way of keeping stock
hogs through the winter, is to have a
sufficient quantity ofrye stacked a. some
distance from the barn and away from
other animals, as hogs do best when they
are not annoyed The rye can be fed in
the sheaf. One sheaf per day for each
pig that is nine months old, is sufficient
1t is better for them thus than in any
other way, as they mastcate it bcttor.
and it is easily dHge9ted. They should
have a field to run in, with good supply
Of fresh water. \ small quantity of salt
may be laid b9 the water, where the pigs
can have ready access to it. Last season
| wintered my swine on sheaf rye and |
never had any look better.


In winteriug hogs, people err in keer;
ing them in sites for weeks, and sven
months, without changing their bed
Mine lie scattered through the straw and
look clean and healthy. They work the
Year: 1859

EXPERIENCE WITH \ New SET OF
TEErH.--Wc have been very much
amused in listening to an Acquaintance
of ours when describing a new set of
teeth. He remarked:


Il have had all my teeth RULED out,
for to tell the truth ! think they have
been curse to me always rather than a
blessing. Now, in their place l have
had false ones put in, and l mus. tell
you my experience with my new masti-
Gators. felt, when the set was first
put in. as though | had couple of
whcol- -barrows full of paving stones lay
ing around loose in my mouth, and if
seemed as if they were going to be
spilled out at every motion. The first
day waited till every one had done
their dinner, not daring to make an cx-
hibition of my teeth AMI run the risk of
their dropping on the table. Well, l
chewcd little and stopped, chowed
again and stopped, and finally went to
my room and laid the dsrn4d things on
the back part OF an upper shelf, thinking
they were no go. The next day tried
them again. but with little better sue
cess. and after this l would carry them
in my pocket, occasionally trying the
things on, and every time experiencing
some new emotion. One day they would
feel as much like a great horse shoe with
nails in, as anything else; and again
could be certain that had great circu.
lar wheel slowed under my lips Scme
of my experience was very comical -
They served me so many times. and |
was rather getting tired Of my bargain;
bat by perseverance | have become used
to their ways, and now they clnnot get
away from me, as | know just how to
manage them. and how to bite on them,
and bless from the bottom Of my heart
the inventor Of false teeth.
Year: 1859

straw over and have it in good condis
ton for plowing under in early spring.
If young pigs are kept at home in winter


it is best to put tho mother in the sty, and
give them fresh bed of straw every
week. and let them also have arr and
exercise en- warm days. Wean them at
the end of seven weeks, and then feed
them with scalded Indian meal for the
first six weeks after. r.--4Genesee Farmer.
Year: 1859

/ A N ELEGANT FOUR STORY BaowN STONE HOUSE,


- and lot replete with all the modern improvements Tor
gale West twenty third Price ss3O0 5000 can
remain bond and mortgage The furniture aso Tor SAFE
u wenty third street
Year: 1859

THE COMING MAN.-In the Imagination
Of every young lady, the coming man is a
handsome young officer, with pearIy teeth,
coral lips, rosy cheeks, curly hair, blue
eyes, and black moustache, who is dying
desperately in love with her, and is coming
some day on prancing grey horse with a
flowing tail, to propose to her Money is
no object to her. for the thought of money
does not vulgarly intrude itself into the
young lady's imagination in connection
with her coming man, only he must be
beautifully dressed, and have handsome
riding whip, and jingling spurs, and neatly
rolled whiskers as tight as watch springs
Alas how many thousands are still waiting
,impatiently, and yet confidently for the
advent of this Coming Mani
Year: 1859


Tying her bonnet under her chin
She tied her raven rnglets in,
But not alone in the silkeu snare
Did she catch her lovely floating hair,
For, tying her bonnet under h er chin,
She tied young mans heart within.
They were strollng togetherup the hilh
Where the wind comes blowing merry and chill
And it blew the curls froicksome race,
All over the happy peach-colored face,
Till, scolding and laughing, she tied them in
Under her beautiful, dimpled chin.
And it blew color, bright SIS the bloom
OF the pinkest fuschia's tossing plume,
All over the cheeks of the prsttiest girl
That ever imprisoned a rOmpng curl,
Or, tying her bonnet under her chin,
Tied young mans heart within.
Sleeper and sleeper grew the hill
Madder, merrier, chillier still
The western wind blew down and played
The widest tricks with the little maid,
As tying her bonnet under her chin,
She tied young mans heart within.
Oh, western wind do you think It was fair
To play such tricks with her floating hair
To gladly, geefully do your best
To blow her against the young mans breast,
Where he as gladly folded her in,
And kissed her mouth and dimpled chin
Oh, Ellery Vane, you little thought,
An hour ago when you besought


This country lass to walk with you,
After the sun had dried the dew,


What perilous danger you'd be in,
As she tied her bonnet under her chin.
Year: 1859

DUNE.


They are still discussing the Sickles case
10 Texas. The American Flag of that
State, in its issue of August 25th, saws of
a reconciliation to his wife:


Mr.. Sickles did not act as a Southern
man would have DONE though he NAV have
intended to do 50. He might kill the adul-
terer, but he should never have exposed
!" the mother of his child" If he felt that
Key ought to die, not a word nor look
which would throw discredit Oh her should
have escaped him. At all events, if rage
or anguish should have wrung out a few
such words or looks at the moment, which
is likely enough and well enough, all else
should have been left to explain itself. If
ne SO preserved his secret that none discoy-
cred it, he might hang even, or die in prison,
but this would be far preferable to the
blackening of his wife's name and throwing
a suspicion of bastardy upon his child But
It's llkely that very strong suspicion would
arise from the circumstances to show that a
great wrong has been done the prisoner by
the deceased, and these we'll used by coun.
sci on the trial, coupled with the respect
which the jury felt for man who respects
himself, would oloquently plead for him and
acquit him.


After a conviction, too, private appeal
could have been made to executive clemeney,
showing what had really been his provoca
tion, and no doubt it would be successful.
The men of the Southern States, and the
women, too, are far more lenient in their
Judgment of the erring than the Northern.
Seduction is frequently punished with death,
and rape by burning the guilty man, while
the poor victiulized woman is tendery hid
away, scrupulously defended from reproach
and protected from insult TO speak of hel
lightly or contemptuously would bring down
the arm of father, and brother, and husband
and Of the friend of each, as heavily a:
upon the first wrongdoer. Indeed, we have
known of several instances where men o
unquesiionable courage, honor, seusibility
and freedom from any restraint otLer thar
a refined self-respect, have, for the sake o
their children's honor, passed by the mar
who had given the greatest of offences, per
mitted him to live; and, when it was wife
who had sinned, permitted separation
known only to themselves, to mark the fault
while the world was instructed to believe
prejudiciAl rumors to be false, and the sug
gestion of them perilous.
Year: 1859

FAMILY DIsCoRD Produced BY A Nus
10 TEAeuER.-The Washington correspond
ent of theBoston Journalrelates the followin!
incident, which has made some stir in th,
social circles in the city Of magnificent dis
tances:


One of the leaders Of choir here, made
great professions, of piety and was noisy and
dogmatic in his religion. He had wife
and boarded with lady who had pleas,
ant daughter. The intimacy between the
singer and daughter was quite marked, ant
was not relished by the mother. The daugh
ter took it into her head to go into tho
country. Soon after the nah lost bis plae,
in the Office which be held, and letters SEN
to him were taken to his boarding house
One came just before dinner one day. L
was in the familiar hand of her daughter
She opened it and found her worst fear,
we're realized. Her child was ruined, aad
the singer was the author of her shame. =
He came late to dinner that day lie was
welcomed by the mother with a carving
knife. He few round the table as by magic
ladies were tumbled under it, or fed shrek
ing away The chase was continued; thc
assaied made for the door; the mother
plunged the knife at him, and it wen
through the door panel. 1t would have
gone through his body had he not beer
agile and lodged we'll. He fled from thu
house hatless and in terror, and has not beer
seen since.
Year: 1859

"FAsT" LADIES IN PRUssIA.- Some
time since a most extraordinary race took
place at fashionable ladies seminary school
in the Thiergarten, when thirty,three young
ladies' contested the championship in swim
ming. rhe winner, who is nineteen years
of age and very handsome, is said to have
proved that she might as well challenge the
other sex as her own. The race was follow
ed by an elegant luncheon, only ladies being
present, and the promenader in the neigh
borhood listened with astonishment to the
lusty cheers that followed the toasts.


Letter from Berlin,
Year: 1859

BEAUTIFUL ExrRAcr.-W When the sum
mer Of youth is slowly wasting into the
night fall Of age, and the shadow of past
years grow deeper and deeper, as if life
were on its close, it is pleasant to look back
through the vista Of time upon the sorrows
and felicities of years. If we have home
to shelter and hearts to rejoicc with us, and
friends have been gathered together by ou'
fresides, then the rough places of our way
faring will have been worn and smoothec
away in the twilight Of life, while che sunny
spots we have passed through will grow
brighter and more beautiful. Happy, in
deed, are those whose intercourse with The
world has changed the tone Of their holiel
feelings, or broken those musical cords o
the heart whose vibrations are so melodious
so touching in the evening of age.
Year: 1859

A NAN LIVES FIVE DAYS WITH HIS
NECK Broken The Louisville Journal Of
Tuesday is authority. 1t says:


Some two weeks since, an elderly Ger
man fell during the night, down a steep
flight Of steps, and struek the side of his
head against the wall at the landing Ha
was taken up inseusible aud carried to his
room. 1t was found on examination, when
be became conscious, that he was paralyzed
in all those parts Of his body below the
neck, and that his neck was broken. Ho
remained IN this condition something over
five days, conversing freely with his attend
ants, and describing to them all the sensao
tions which he had. His attending sur
geons, Drs. Thum and Goldsmith, we be-
lieve, made an attempt to set the neck, but
were obliged to desist, on account OF sutfo-
cation coming on whenever the head was


brought to its natural position. Between


the fifty and sixth days, the nurse under


took to move him for the purpose of changing
his linen, and in doing so the head was
unwittngly turned SO that the neck was
straight. Death took place instantly. But
for this accident there is no telling how long


he might have lived. Altogether the case
! is most extraordinary one, and no doubt
will, in due time, be published authurta-
lively il some medical Journal,
Year: 1859

SWEET PoTAToEs.-This crop should be
housed at the close of this month. There
is an old notion prevalent among planters
Of Indian origin, we suppose, that f" fros
should kill the vines first" 1t is inmate
rial in what way you pat up your potatoes
you have no guarantee that they will keel
sound if the vines be killed by frost befor'
you dig them. Frost, sufficiently hard t,
kill the vines, will freeze the surface of tn
earth to depth to chill and seriously injur
many of the roots. DO not delay digginl
beyond the goth in this latitude,
Year: 1859

GoT CAUGHT IN HIS OWN TRAP-A Town
TREASURER ATTEMPTS TO ROB HIMSELF, AND
GETS skILLED.-Wele learn from a reliable source
says the Oconomowoc Free Press) that the
Town Treasurer of Erin, Washington county,
was shos in his own house last Tuesday even
ing. 1t appears that he had collected most of
the taxes, and had the money in the house.
On Tuesday afternoon he told his wife that he
was going to distant part of the town, and
would not return until the next day. That
evening a pedler who is well known in the
community, and who had been in the hab bit of
stopping at the Trsasurer's house whenever he
came into the neighborhood, happened to STOP


AS usual, he was invited to stay all night.
About eight o'clock the pedler retired to bed,
up stairs, and, as it happened, in the room
where the money was locked up. At about ten
o'clock, the Treasurer's wife was aroused by
some one knocking at the door She got up
and opened 1t, when three men, disguised, and
their faces blacked, rushed in. They seized
the woman, and threatened to shoot her if she
made any noise. Two of the robbers then pro-
ceeded to the stair door, and tried to open it
bat 1t seems that the pedler had taken the pre-
caution to fasten II on the inside as be went to
bed. They then attempted to break in the
door, which resisted their efforts several min
utes. At length it gave way, and, as the fore
most robber sprang on the stairway, the sharp
report Of revolver was heard, and the robber
feil dead at the foot of the stairs, shot by the
pedler who had been aroused by the noise The
other two robbers instantly fed. A light was
procured, and, upon examination, the dead
robber was found to be the Town Treasurer
himself There is quite an excitement in the
neighborhOod, and strong efjrts are being
made to discover his two accomplices.
Year: 1859

~ The French Emperor, not content with
giving & ball every fortnight, with a concert or
theatrical representation, is going to give two
weekly receptions for the public missionaries
and their families, who will be divided into
two sets and received on alternate nights An
invitation to the Palace is equivalent to an or
der, and must be obeyed; and as it is not eti-
quette for a lady to wear the same head-dress
not even the same setting of diamonds, this ex-
cessiye hospitality is likely to tell heavily on
the pockets of the husbands