smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1860

A fair spring moon was gliding far up in the
azure beauty of the sky, taxing cogHlzanee OF the
earth and its inhabitants IN the absence OF the
SUM- and sending her silver winged messengers
hither and thither on curious dainty erTandS-
Over the white sails far out at sea- the still Droad
praries the grand old rocks. the wandering waters,
those fairy workers strayed, lifting the !nlst-veH
from the valleys OF lighting the purple darkness
of the silent wood. and lending wondrous
grace and softness to all they touched: They
kissed an orchard white and pink with blossoms,
then with peary fingers parted the cTocns leaves
from a chamber window. and rested reverently
on young child's head. sweet thing ut her
mothers knee. singing her evening hymn, pray
ing her evening prayer. 1t was as It a holy lamp
illumined that ROOM so peacefully bright the
heavenly radiance shone, revealing the calm
mothery face, the richest bloom OF which hat
been born into the face of the child and into
which had passed with passing years, serenity
that told of mind dwelling III PEACE with God and
good will towards all his children


Our Father. who art in Heaven" came in
sweetly lisped accents from the infant mouth
Not breath of wind stirred the crocus blossoms
and yet their golden leaves were gently shower
ed over those two, mother and daughter. was
Heaven that its angels had come crow ding
about :he open easement?


Hallowed be Thy name With thrill, ma
ture breathed the sweet response.


Thy Kingdom come" The blood of martyrs
cried out for it from the ground. and weary OF
warning with every contending wrong, million
sorrowing hearts united i'll the pious suppIca-





Thy will be done on earth as it is heaven
The words went forth music winged, and not alone
from infant lips


Give us this day daily bread" Every
where hungering and thirsting souls awaited the
down dropping of the Heavenly mamma.


Forgive us our debts as forgive our debt
ors. And lead not into temptation, but dellv-
er us from evil Thus the low whispered words
ran on, dropping sweety from lips scarcely con
scious of evil, while over the earth the voice of
the sorely tempted and down troden was lifted
up heavy with this supplication: Deliver us
from evil.


For thine is the Kingdom" The kingdom
of good, oh, Father; responded the mothers soul,
her heart filled with divine rapture.


THE power" continued the little The
power to work but thine own right purpose, said
the mother.


And the glory said the child The glory,
for thou wilt; whispered the mothers faith


The kingdom, the power, and the glory. The
angel chorister rung it over the eternal hills, and
the depths of the jasper sent forth their glad
acclaim


"Amen," concluded the infant pleader


The mothers kisses pressed down upon the
amber curls the red mouth, the rounded
cheeks; and then creeping very close to that gold
ell ladder, whereon the angels ascend and deS
cend, the fair child slept and dreamed of heaven.
Year: 1860

THE RESIDENCE OF HAVANA MERCHANT
PLUNDERED BY BURGLARs.-The house OF
Don Manuel Solar, wealthy merchant of
Havana, whowas passing the summer months
with his family at Guanabacoa, was broken


into one night in August, and an immense
ried off by the robbers. As no one was left
in the house to take care of his property dur
ing his absence, the industrials were quite at
their ease, and from appearances partook OF
a splendid supper at Don Manuels expense,
before leaving the house loaded with booty.
Year: 1860

ANOTHER CURE FOR CoRNs-Take two
ounces of gum ammoniac two ounces of
yellow wax, and six drachms of verdigris;
melt them together and spread the compost
away as much of the corn as you can with
a knife before you apply the plaster, which
must be renewed in a fortnight, if the corn
is not by that time gone.
Year: 1860

A MANS SUICIDE NEARLY DESTROYS HIS
WIFE-Marcus Hannah, of Wood County,
in this State, supposed to have been of un-
sound mind, blew his brains out with rifle
last week. The occurrence came near
proving fatal to his wife also, as she was so
frightened that she went into fits, and still
lies in helpless condition.
Year: 1860

TREMENDOUS HAIL SToRM--There was
terrible storm in Sauk County, Wis.,, on
Wednesday of last week. Hail fell to the
depth of two inches, and the stones were of
incredible size, breaking, of course, every
pane of glass in the region. They fell with
such force as to penetrate solid pumpkins
and to cut off the corn.
Year: 1860

STEwED ToMAToEs.-Peel and cut in pieces
eight large tomatoes; put them in stew-pan
with a teaspoon of SALT half as much pepper,
and piece of butter the size of large egg;
cover and cook an hour, then add large
tablespoon ofrolled crackers OF bread crumbs,
and stew half an hour longer. Stir them
often that they may not burn.
Year: 1860

AN ELECTED PASSENGER RECEIVERS DAM
AGES FROM RAILwAY.-A man named Fol-
som was put off the cars of the Portland and
Portsmouth Railroad some time since, al
though offering to pay his fare, on the
ground that he had attempted to finish out
the distance of a ticket which he had partly
used on preceding train. He has now re-
covered from the company, in the Supreme
Court of Massachusetts, the sum of $2,266 as
exemplary damages for the arbitrary act of
the conductor.
Year: 1860

CONVICTED NEGRoEs Ia TEXAS TO BE PAID
FOR BY THE STATE.-A suggestion is made
in the Galveston NeVs that as every negro
who, convicted of crime, is hung, is the loss
of SO much productive capital to the State,
it be provided by law that such person be
sent to the penitentiary for life, the State
making remuneration to the planter for his
Year: 1860

HoRRlBLE OUTRAGE BY A STEP-FATHER
UPON HIS DAUGHTER.-Another horrid case
of paternal outrage, upon a girl of ten years
of age, was revealed by the death of the little
unfortunate in Boston, last week, as the re-
suit of habitual violation by brutal and
drunken step-father named Marks. The
still more brutalized mother of the girl has
been aware of his attempts, but does not
them -
Year: 1860

A few days since. an attorney present
ed bill of 50 so to humorous chap for
legal advice. The latter admitted the
correctness of the bill, but plead et-off.
When asked what it was, be said the law
yer had given the advice while standing
on a vacant lot of the client, and be char
ged S275 for the use of the ground
The lawyer left, remarking that ''laD-
susge wouldn't do the subject justice
Year: 1860




was a work written several years ago, for
the purpose Of putting to shane . class
OF writer's, who, in giving to the world sc-
counts of their adventures in foreign
lands, told all sorts of improbable stories
in order to render themselves famous Us
travellers. The book which professed to
give the travels of the renowned Baron,
was, of course, work of fiction, and the
statements it contained so far outstrippej
those of all other travellers that it served
as severe satire upon them. When,
therefore, persons on returning from a.
broad were detected iu telling lies, or
giving greatly exaggerated accounts of
what they bad seen or done, they were
accused of being disciples Of Baron Nun
ohauseu.


Perhaps the reader never seen the Ba-
rons book. If so, he will be amused
With one OF two specimens from its mar
velous pages.


One evening the Baron declares that
he was overtaken by a snow storm. So
much snow fell that he was obliged to
dismouDt, and tie his horse to what he
thought was the stump of an old tree,
while be wrapped himself in his cloak +,
lay down on the snow. and fell into a
deep slumber. When be awoke in the
morning, bis horse was missing. He
couldn't see him anywhere. At length,
looking up toward the sky, be espied the
animal suspended to the cross of church
steeple. There had been free thaw du
ring the night, the snow had melted away,
and what he had taken to be the stump
of tree the evening before, proved to be
nothing less than the cross of a church
steeple! One hundred and fifty feet of
snow had fallen and disappeared in twep-
sy four hours. The Baron took bis pis-
tol, fred at the bride, shot it in two, and
when the horse fell to the ground, his
master at once mounted him and went on
bis journey.


On another occasion be was passing
under a gate, which fell down by accident
and cut bis poor horse assunder just be-
hind the saddle. The Baron didn't know
Of bis loss until an hour afterward, when
passing over brook, the horse took
drink, and hearing something gushing out
like water behind bim, MuncbauseB turn
ed around and saw to his amazemeUt that
for the last four or FIVE miles, he had been
riding on half q horse instead o! a
whole one. The Baron turned back, got
the hind quarters of the animal, and sew
ed the BODY together with willow twigs,
which afterwards grew to be fue trees,
and proved fine shelter to him from the
SUP, when he was on his journeys.


On oDe cold day he was playing tunes
on bugle, when all the tunes frose be-
fore they came out at the further extrem-
cites of the instrument However. upon
hanging it near the fire, the bugle began
playing, and Deyer ceased until all the
frozen tunes were played out in their reg
ular order.


Travellers, With all their desire to ex-
cite the admiration of lovers of the mar
velous, were taught lesson by this book,
and, no doubt, since its publication, ma
ny a writer has been forced to keep the
story of his adventures within the bounds
of truth, by the exaggeration and cutting
sarcasm of Baron Munchausen.
Year: 1860

sara telegrapbic despatch was re.
ceived in lynn recently, but was refused
by the person to whom it was sent on the
ground that be did mt recognize the hand
writing as belonging to the one who was
said to havs sent it!
Year: 1860

deplorable instance of the mental dark
ness and obliguity of the African race has lust
been brought TO light. An ebony chattel call
ing himself William Bracker-a name which
probably belongs to his master-most migrate
fully tired of working for such hog and hon.
my as is freely accorded to cbattels in the pa
triarchal State of South Carolina-resolved to
commit grand larceny of his own body and
bone, hide, features and wool--as villainous
chattels have been known to do ere now-and,
to this end, slowed himself away on board the
steamship S. r. Spaulding, of and from Bos-
ton, whence she about to return richly
freighted with NewEpgland Delegates to the
late Democratic National Convention We
had already heard of jumping out of the
trying pan into the fire." and all manner of
kindred fatuities but to attempt to escape
from slavery by hiding in vessel whereof
Benjamin Hallett and Caleb Gushing had vir-
tual command, goes ahead of any absurdity
within our knowledge. OF course, this fuga-
cious mass of constitutional property was seiz-
ed as soon as he was driven from mis- hiding
place by hunger; the vessels course altered,
a southward-steering vessel thereby intercept
ed, the negro put aboard of her, and returned
to Baltimore, whence he will be promptly for
warded, at liberal cost to Uncle Sam. to his
master in Charleston. T. that negro should
ever again be caught aboard OF vessel char
tered by regiment of Democratic office hold
ers and offce-seekers, in the hope of thus
Gaping slavery, he will deserve for his stupid
ity a far severer fogging than his master has
now in store for him.
Year: 1860

INGENIOUS USE OF Docs TAIL.-A sergeant
with about twenty-five soldiers had been sent out
some miles from Fort Defiance, New Mexico to
guard some stock which were sent to Craze, when
they found that the party surrounded by about
four hundred hostile Navajo Indians The brave
and skilful sergeant took position eminence
and by volley from the long ooting rifles of
his party at first drove off the savages who, how
ever, rallied, and prepared TO storm the small
party all sides The sergeant, in taxing his
brain for expedient by which to convey intelli-
gence of the desperate peril in which his party
placed, took dog which had accompanied
the party, fastened to his collar note written
with a pencil, informing the commander at the
fort of his situation took tin cup in which put
some pebbles which were confined with piece of
cloth over the top, fastened with string to tho
dogs tail and started the dog loose knowing that
he would in his alright to the fort. He dash
ed with his greatest speed to Fort Defiance the
note was discovered and read straightway par
ty sent TO the rescue and arrived just in time
to save the lives of the whole party.
Year: 1860

In league with the evil one. Don't so much as
lisp syllable to living sinner breathen
Keep the secret, and 1 will help you.''


The hint took; the old woman ad no wish
to be burnt or drowned for witch, and the
moment feller has woman's secret, he is
that woman's master. He was invited there,
he stayed there, married there, but the old
woman never knew who the evil one was and
always thought to her dying day it was old
Scratch himself. After her death they didn't
keep it secret any longer, and many good
laugh has there been at the story of Barney
O'Balentine and the Devil.
Year: 1860

A remarkable fact has been developed by
the publication of Lord Brougham' s Mathemat-
ical and Physical Tracts. One OF the papers,
on the subject of light and colors, was pub
lished in the Philosophical Transactions for
1896. The copy sent to the Royal Society
contained remarks the effect of exposing
a plate of ivory stained with nitrate of silver
to the rays of the spectrum, and also on the
result of submitting the plate to the rays pass
ing through small aperture into dark room.
These suggestions were considered by Sir. G..
Blagden to relate more to art than to pure
science, and were accordingly omitted from
the published copy. Had they appeared, it is
morally certain that they would have led to
the immediate discovery of photograpy fifty
years earlier than its actual introduct ion. In
spite Of its abstruse nature, new edition of
the volume was required in week.
Year: 1860

Judge kindly, Oh, you cannot tell
How oft the troubled heart
May seek to hide its grief in smlies'
And act careless part;
How oft beneath the ringing laugh,


A moan is smothered there
And in some hasty, thoughtless word,
Is breathed an earnest prayer.
And oh perhaps when heaviest


The heart by sorrow pressed,
The words and actions often are


Most carelessly expressed.
Then kindly Judge; it is no proof
Because the words are light,
That nobler thoughts are buried, or
The hearts no longer right.
Year: 1860

The Pope, according to letter dated Zu-
rich April 6, published in the Journal of Com
merce,is going to leave the city of Rome and
to put up his residence in the city of Ancona.
His object in changing his residence is to get
rid at last of the French garrison of the city
of Rome, by taking away the only pretext of
protecting the Head of the Catholic Church
Year: 1860

The best fencer in Paris is beautiful young Ia
dy of Polish origin, Mile Linowska. At soiree
at the house of an aristocratic widow in the Fau-
bourg st. Honore who it appears is fond of fen
cling, and has an apartment in her house devoted
to that sort of exercise. the evening closed with
grand assault-at-arms. Dressed in the handsome
costume of her country, Mile Linowska held her
sword with so much grace and precision, that no
gentleman presentwas able to compete with her
Year: 1860

They in a ludcrous hobble in Troy, II. Y
That city is full of cents. coppers and nickels !;
they are increasing rapidly that the people are
growing superstitous, thinking that they either
multiply themselves that they attract other
sive currency of the city already ladies who buy
for cash are forced to take with them a boy and a
basket to carry the circulating medium. One of
the papers calls for public meeting on the SUBJ
ject, and for concert of action.
Year: 1860

The Japanese thought that the ladies whom
they saw at the Sandwish Islands wearing GRIN
oline actually filled the immense skirts. One
of the men, who happened to touch dress
in passing, was much surprised to find it ca
wing in. and burst out into roars of laughter at
bis astonishing discovery. His ideas of the
bodily portions of the fair one suddenly col
lapsed.
Year: 1860

Trapping must be a very profitable business
in Kansas. If such luck as the following is
common out there, we should think the gold
mines would soon lose their attractions. The
Leavenworth Dispatch says Two young men
from Michigan recently went out on trapping
expedition to the Big Blue, taking with them
a lot of ssanimal traps,'' Ga kind of spring gun
arrangement.) They returned to this city
yesterday with $40 900 worth of furs, the re-
suit of two mouths trapping tour.
Year: 1860

THE japanese have discovered that a few
seconds previous to an earthquake, the magnet
temporarily loses its power, and have ingeni.
ously constructed a light frame supporting a
horse shoe magnet, beneath which is cup
bell metal. To the armature is attached a
weight; so that upon the magnet becoming
paralyzed, the weight drops, and striking the
cup, gives the alarm. Every one in the house
then seeks the open air for safety.
Year: 1860

An anonymous writer, supposed to be the
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, after describing
now, when BOY, he stole common cannon
ball from the Navy Yard at Charlestowu, Mass.
achusetts, and with much trepdation and
more headache carried it away in that univer-
sal pocket of youth, his hat, winds up with the
| following reflections which, though philosop-
hically trite, are conveyed with much force
| and freshness.


When | reached home had nothing to do
with my shot. l did not dare to show it IN the
house, nor tell where got it, and after solitary
reflection, gave it away on the same day to a
prize fighter.


But, after ALL that six FOUNDER rolled good
deal of sense into my skull. think it was the
last thing 1 ever stole except little matter OF
heart now and then,) and it gave me notion
OF the folly of coveting more than you can en-
JOY, which has made my whole life happier. 1t
was rather severe mode of catchising, but
ethics rubbed in with six pound shot are bet
ter than none at all.


But see men doing the same things going
into underground and dirty vaults; and gath
ering up wealth, which will, when got, roll
round their heads like ball, and not be a whit
softer because it is gold instead of iron, though
there is not man in Wall street who will be-
lieve that.


have seen man put himself to every hu-
initiation to win proud woman who was born
above him, and when he got her, walked all
the rest of his life with cannon ball in his hat.


have seen young men enrich themselves
by pleasure in the same wise. way, sparing no
pains, scrupling at no sacrifice of principle
for the sake, at last, of carrying burden that
man can bear.


All tue world are busy in striving for things
that give little pleasure and much care and
1 am accustomed in my walks among men, no.
ticing their walks and their folly, to think,
there is man stealing cannon ball; or there
is man with ball on his head-know it by
the way he walks. The money which clerk
purloins tor his pocket at last gets into his
his hat like cannon ball. Pride, bad temper,
selishness, and evil passions will roll a man as
if he had ball on his head And ten thous-
and men in New York will die this year, and
as each one falls his hat will come off, and
out will roll an iron ball, which for years he
has worn out his strength in carrying.
Year: 1860

1t is one great mistake in female education
to keep young lady's time and attention de-
voted to only the fashionable literature of the
day. If you would qualify her for conversa-
ton, you must give her something to talk a.
bout, give her education with the actual world
and its transpiring events. Urge her to read
newspapers and become familiar with the
present character and Improvement of our race.
Year: 1860

NEw lRApE-Whale Island, which was
first tittel FOR the purposes Of whale fish
ing. but has been unotcupicd Tor some
time on account Of no more Of those fish
being taken. is now used for nrw branch
Of trade. A party is engaged in taking
the red fish, which they get in quantities
few miles of shore. in from twenty 10
forty fa,homs water, and sailing them for
either San Francisco or the interior mar
kcts. These fish are considered very good
when well prepared, and large quantities
Of them can be taken. The number Of
men engaged is four, and they get from
four to eight hundred pounds Of fish a
day. They are mostly caught by trolling.
-CrfsctM City Herald.
Year: 1860

fEV MR. GUINNEss AND HIS PULPIT PEcuLI-
ARIGlF,-The Presbyterian Of last week saws:


Although it was the intention of the Rev Mr.
Guinness to have been in New York by this time
he is still III Philadelphia. For the last week or
two he has preached every night to crowded con
gregations In the Rev. DR.. Wylie's church Du-
ring the first part Of his visit curiosity was So
much in the ascendant that comparatively little
religious impression was produced. but recently
things have assumed very different and far
more cheering aspect. We by no means regard
MIR. Guinness as great preacher, or as bril-
liant one. but he is certainly a most earnest
laborer in his Masters cause. For weeks past be
has preached every night as often also in the af
ternoon. as We'll as three times OH the Sabbath.
In many things he reminds us of DR.. Nettleton
He does not desire singing after the sermon. and
frequently requests that the congregation will IS
perse without speaking word In some cases
where the music Las not suited him he has VEN
tured to take things somewhat in his own hands
by reading out two lines of the hymn at time.
a d requesting the congregation TO sing; and W..
must say that the success has been so eIninently
edifying that we almost wonder that from that
moment this was not adopted as the permanent
style for that part of the serviccn
Year: 1860

ST. JOINTS Caurth.-- The newly-appointed
Rector of this old house Of religious woTshi y
has assumed his duties and is now holding z
service at the usual times. The burying ground
around this church Is i'll the hands of the city
and needs more attention than il receives Be-
meath its sod reposes the ashes of men who
were felt and loved in the infancy OF Rich
mond, and their memories ought to be kept
green both now and hereafter
Year: 1860

ANOTHER LAKE DIsAsTER.-There is every
reason to believe that on the night of the dis.
aster of the Lady Elgn another vessel was
lost, with all on board. The schooner ST.
Mary left Chicago on that day, bound for Ce-
dar river, and has not been heard from since
She had on board some lady passengers and
five men, besides Captain Bennett, mate and
cook. Since she left another vessel has be.
10 Cedar river, but heard nothing of The miss
ing schooner
Year: 1860

ANOTHER FATAL DISASTER IN THE ALPs.-
Rev. W q. WATSON, of England, and grand
sou OF the celebrated Bishop Landau, was
killed on the 3lst ult in the Tyyol. by talIip q
through glacier of the Alps. He was cross
ing 1t with his party, when he was seen to dis
appear, and a man oeipg let down with a rope
through the hole, an hour after found his BODY
at depth of ninety feet from the surface
lie had been instantly killed by the tall
Year: 1860

To be Enlarged.-The Lester Planning and
street. Is TO be greatly enlarged by the addi-
ton of another mammoth building in which
other important branches of manufacture are
TO be carried on extensively. These works,
when III full blast will employ large force,
and thereby add greatly TO the business and
wealth of the city. They will be- able to sup
ply the South with vast number Of first
class machines, and will thus keep al home an
extensive trade, which would otherwise find
its way to the North.
Year: 1860

Hard to Find.-So rapid is the increase Of
population in this city, at this time, that work
ing men find 1t impossible to procare dwelling
houses suited TO their meaus, and many Of
them speak Of leaving on that account. This
difficulty may readily be obviated by getting
the Legislature SO to change the rent law as TO
enable landlords 10 get rid of bad tenants
without so much cost and delay. Several OF
our capitalists are ready and willing to erect
cheap tenement IS as soon as the law is changed ;
but few. If any OF them, are willing TO do so
under the present law.