smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1863


When Death shall claim me for his prize,
As suddenly he may;
And heaven shall flash upon my eyes
Its pure, unclouded ray
Wilt thou in sul!enness repine,


And in thy grief rebel?
Or, meekly say, " The hand is Thine,
Who doeth all things well?"
Thou wilt not meet the well-known face
When twilghts hour shall come;
And it may seem desert place,
And not thy much-loved home.
Then gather, midst thy saddening fears,
The prat,erS round Thy knee,
And wipe with softest hand the tears
That each will shed for me.
Soothe if thou canst, each throbbing heart
That calls for me in vain;
And tell them in the far-off heaven
Their mother lives again.
Link not her name with dread of death,
But. point them to the sky;
And whisper. in that better land
They never weep nor die.
Go with them to their lonely couch
At evenings silent close,
And softly press the pillowed cheek,
And hush TO sweet repose;
Yet not till each with casped hands
Has lsped the evening prayer
For thou must blend a fathers love
With all mothers care.
A mothers care, mothers love
And must they never know
How deeply in her heart of hearts
A mothers love may glow?
Will they vet bloom to vigorous youth,
While she who gave them birth
Lies all forgotten, far away,


In lone spot of earth?
Forgotten can it be Oh, no a!


Thou wilt remember still
The being who hath shared thy lot
Alike for good or ill:
Oft wilt thou think of all her love,
With faithful. fond regret,
And-but the faults she could not hide
The heart will e'er forget.
Oft wilt thou tread the sacred spot
Where the green willow waves,
And lead our children tiny feet,
Among the quiet graves,
And weeping, read the sculptured stone,
Brief record of my life
Then say how faithfully loved,


AS mother and as wife.
How can say farewell to thee?


How mark thy bitter tears7
Look upward love; we only part


For a few feeting years;
Time will roll DER thy dark ened path,
Swift as the shade ws flee,
And in a world of holier love,


Will our blest meeting be.
Year: 1863

A CHANGE-At the outbreak of the re-
bellion, the rebel chiefs tauntingly said
that they would not write the terms for
restoration of the Union if blank sheet
of paper was offered them for the purpose
They have tried war for two years, and we
now find through their Vice President that
they beg an interview with President Lin
coin, avowedly for the purpose of arriving
at terms of accommodation. These fell
lows preferred the arbitrament of the
sword, and having got worsted at that,
they row propose to negotiate. This
change shows the happy effect of whole
some coercion, and proves that vigorous
prosecution of the war is the most direct
road to a lasting peace.
Year: 1863

When | had taken possession of the house
assigned to me, feeling irritable and feverish
after the fatigue of the journey, l suggested
to Abraham Efendi that Turkish bath
would be great luxury. He said that he
would order one F; and leaving the room, he
presently returned, telling me he had given
instructions for bath to be brought to me
in the evening,


A Turkish bath to be brought to me!
What did he mean? OH 1t was not the
kind of bath in use in Egypt, but of a por-
table description, and which | must be
content with as there were no public baths
as in Egypt in the town.


The esha, or supper, having been served
at about 7 P M, couple of hours later,
feeling weary and inclined to retire for the
night, our old landlady entering, announced
that the bath had arrived, Abraham Efendi.
who had kept me company, retired to his
apartments on the opposite side of the
way.


The old woman who had disappeared,
now returned in company with a Young
woman, attired in ''ferde," or large scarf of
white muslin, relieved with red fancy bor-
derings, and as black in the face as niobt.
furnishing sufficient proof cf her negro de-
cent this damsel held in one hand a small
wooden bowl, and in the other, tea cup.
The old lady, wishing me goodnight, re-
piled to my question as to where the bath
was, by pointing to the objects in the girls
hands, saying "These, sir, constitute the
bath, and this negress will apply them.


Curious to learn how was to batbe in
so small vessel as either of those produced.
on examining them, and on questioning the
sable maid, found that the wooden bowl
contained dough, and the cup small guam
tity of sweet oil, scented with aromatic
roots; the former Of these well rubbed on
the bare skin, cleansed it; after which the
perfumed oil was applied, the whole opera.
ton being call the ''dilka"


After a little consideration, although not
much liking the idea of being smeared with
oil, | submitted to the operation, and found
its effects much less plea ant than antici-
pated. The morning awoke quite reviv-
ed the feverishness had entirely subsided
and with a calm pulse, felt a universal
cool and refreshing sensation pervading my
limbs and body.
Year: 1863

A PEDAGoGUE was about to fog pupil
for having said he was fool, when the boy
cried out, g Oh, don't, don't, won't call
you so any more I'll never say what |
think in all the days Of my life"
Year: 1863

Assuming that one out of every ten reb-
ell shots struck-a very liberal allowance
it would appear that the enemy fired over
four thousand rounds, Three-fourths of
these, at least, were discharged while the
Monitors and Kcokuk were within the
converging ranges, that is, in less than
three-quarters of an hour, so that it ap-
pears the forts and batteries averaged al
most two hundred discharges per minute.
Their fire was excellently directed. Their
guns were all of heavy caliber, throwing
eight, nine, ten, and eleven-inch round
shot and shell, and five and six-inch rifed
shot


The enemy had few very effective
Whitworth guns playing upon us. Sever
al of the steel pointed bolts thrown by
them were found inside the Keokuk.


In spite of the comparative weakness OF
our fire, considerable damage was done to
the forts The northeast face OF Fort
Sumter was marked with eleven holes,
plainly visible at our distance of three
miles. Some gaps were three feet wide,
and looked as though the shot had plowed
right through the wall Two embrasures
seemed almost knocked into one. One OF
our first shot brought down the fag-staff
of Fort Moultrie.


Late last evening the whole squadron
dropped mile further down the channel,
and anchored close to the bar.


Almost my first look from the spar-deck
this morning, fell upon sad sight. The
Keokuk was sinking. She had anchored
on the bar during the night. Her crew
had been busy ever since last evening try
ing to keep her aAoat by plugging the
holes at her water-line but at daybreak
, n stiff breeze set the sea rolling, render
ing their attempts futile. Capt. Rhind
hoisted the signal of distress at about Z,
but it remained unnoticed until nearly 8,
when the ting Dandelion came alongside
the sinking craft. Through the strenuous
efforts Of her captain, Acting Master Bar
Year: 1863

LocKJAw.-I have noticed, lately, sew
eral deaths by lockjaw, and for the inform
alton of all I will give a certain remedy.


When any one runs nail OF any sharp
iron in any part of his body, take COM
mon smoking pipe, fill it with tobacco,
light it well, then take n cloth. or silk
handkerchief, place it over the bowl OF the
pipe and blow the smoke through the stem
inf, the aNonnd---Two- or three pipesfui
will be sufficient to set the wound dis
charging. I have tried it myself, and for
others, and found it gave immediate re-
lief. If the wound has been of some days
standing, it will open again if the tobacco
is good. Try it, any one who may chance
to get such a wound Ne1 Yorker.
Year: 1863

FIRST REGIMENT CHICAGO C1rr GUARD
Pursuant to adjournment, the line officers
Of this regiment will meet tonight at their
headquarters in the Zouavc armory In Garrett
Block, for the purpose Of elccting field OIL
GERS for general business.
Year: 1863

To THE BoAHD or PUBLIC WoRKs.-Iu the
present rush OF travel On Michigan Avenue,
and while dust is flying, it is eminently de-
firable that tho price Of water should be so.
reduced that the spriuklcrs may water tho
street in front OF Dearborn Park. We COM
mend the subject as the prayer Of numerous
citizens to the Board Of Public Works.
Year: 1863

Governor Cannon Of Delaware, sent mes
sage TO tie Legislature Of that Stale N ref
ereuce to an act to prevent Illegal arrests in
that State, which had been passed by that
body, in which lie is insirnsted by the coDsii
tuition with 10 power Of veto or review OF the
action Of the legislature The Governor has,
be says. general control over the operation
of criminal enactments, and such control l
will exercise to its utmost extent, TO protect
any person acting under the authority Of tie
United states, Or any cilizsn aiding such per
son in bringing 10 light any conspiracy, or in
arrestiug any one guilty Of disloyal practices,
or reasonable d,signs against the Govern
ment. l shall issue my proclamation in con-
formity with these views, giving to the people
Of the State of Delaware information Of my
intended action.
Year: 1863

A sheltered locality, where the
cold winds are broken by woods
or some other protecting objects,
and having a good exposure to the
sun should be chosen. The ground
should be made rich with plenty
Of hog manure, well spaded In; and
then, just before planting, it should
be covered with brush, which is to i.
be burned on it. The burning Of
the brush serves to destroy the
seeds Of weeds, and furnishes a.
dressing of ashes, which is benef-
cial to the young plants. The time
Of sowing viii depend upon the sea-
son and latitude; from the first to
the middle Of April being the time
for Connecticut. About a square
rod Of ground is allowed for the
seed-bed for an acre. 1t would be
better to lay this out in strips of
about three feet in width, SO as tos
allow the wedding to be done with
out trampling on the bed. If the
seed is good a very small quantity
viii furnish plants for an acre, but
it is best to have an ABUNDANCE
4 teaspoonful well mixed with a
pint of ashes or soil before sowing
win be plenty. The bed being
thoroughly raked the seed is sown5
and the earth either rolled or press
ed down by a plank. When the
sowing is made late, the seed is
sometimes sprouted by moistening
it, and covering with damp clothS
and keeping it in warm place
1t takes about three weeks for the
seed to germinate, and when it
comes up the plant is exceedingly
minute. IF the bed becomes dry
it should be watered with blood
warm water. The choice of varie-
ties should be governed somewhat
by the experience of others in the
neighborhood, there being many
local sorts, which are considered
best adapted to certain districts,
The leading varieties in the market
are: the Connecticut Seed-Leaf-val-
ued as wrappers to cigars-the Ken
tucky, Maryland, Ohio, and HavS
ana.--G american Agriculturist.
Year: 1863

After the blooming is over in Juue
The shoots should be cut down to a
strong bud, thus throwing the
strength of the plant into the for
nation Of new wood, that VIII again
bloom. If this is not done, few
flowers may be expected during the
rest Of the season. 1t Is best to him
der the June Towering altogether.
The after blooms are much better,
and more numerous. Pinch out the
buds as soon as they appear.
Year: 1863

Excellent roots Of Il superior kind
of rhubarb can now be had OF the
nurseries. A dozen of these will be
ample for a small family, as they
last for number of years the
ground should be made very rich
and spaded very deeply before the
roots are set out. The best time
for planting is as early in the month
as the weather viii permit.
Year: 1863

There are numerous other regiments that
can be forwarded to this place should il be es-
sential TO do so. We arrived at this post the
18th day of last month, and CONNIE need iorti-
flying uuder Gen. Gilbert's superintendence


He worked the men very steady and had made
considerable progress in the work; but sup
pose it did no. exactly suit Gen. Rosecraus, as
be sent an officer on to construct them quite
different from the plan which Gilbert was
Year: 1863

The Albany Evening Journal tells the follow
ing: N rt BUS


"At Plattsburg, the other day, man Of no
very great loyal pretensions called on a widow
and informed her that her only son was drafted
and then hastened TO tell her that he could Sc
cure his exemption fshe would certify that she
was widow, and that he was her only son, and
that she was dependent on him for support
The patriotic lady made the following reply =
~ can certify to no such thing. / am not de-
pendent on my son for support and I never ex-
pect to be. Besides, think be ought TO 60, if
he is able to perform military duty, and every
other able bodied man, till this wicked rebellion
is put down. Nothing but the necessity of
wearing these skirts has kept me from going. I"
Year: 1863

from every battle field attested her devotion and


bore witness to her sacrifices. North Carolins
might well be proud of her soldiers in the armies


of the Confederacy


We are all engaged in the same cause. We
must all make sacrifices. We must use forbear
ance with each other. We are all liable to err
! Your Generals may commit mistakes; your Presi
deHt may commit mistakes; you yourselves may
commit mistakes. This is human and for this
! proper allowance must be made. We must cult
Vate harmony, unanimity, concert of action. We
! must, said the President, beware Of oakers-be
ware Of the man who would instil the poison of
division and disafectiou because this section or
thas section had not got its full share of the spos
and the piunder, the honors and the emoluments
OF office. Did we go into this war for offices or
! ior punder did we expect to make money by
IL! 1t SO, then he and Others, who, hkeshim, had
lost ai-had seen the product of years swept away
had oeen woefully mistaken. But we had not
gone into TINS war FROM any such ignoble motives,
ana no such narrow considerations ought to con-
troll appointments. Merit and merit alone should
be the criterion. And merit had been found and
North Carolinians had received aud now held
full proportion of the high positions in the army.
He here alluded to General Bragg, native son Of
North Carolina.


If there were those who yielded to dependency,
who despaired of the Republic, who were willing
to submit to degredation they were not to be found
10 the ranks of the army, where all was confidence
and determination. Those who complained most,
were those who bad made the fewest sacrifices, not
The soldiers who had made the most


In the changing fortunes of war, we may for
time be driven back, but with a resolute purpose
and united effort would regain all that we had
lost and accomplish all that we had proposed
Freed from the shackles imposed upon us by our
uncongenal association with a people who had
proved themselves to be ten times worse than even
he had supposed them to be, the Confederate
States would spring forward in career of happi-
ness and prosperity surprising the dreams of the
most sanguine


The President again returned thanks for his
kiLd and enthusiastic reception, and withdrew


A loud call was made upon Major-Gen Whiting,
who returned thanks for this evidence of regard,
but remarked that he could not presume to ad.
dress the audience after the able and eloquent
speech Of his Commander-ib-chief, President Davis
He could only pledge himself to d. all in his pow
for the defence of Wilmington.


The President is evidently in better health than
he has been for long time. His voice was full,
round and sonorous-its slightest accents being
distinctly audible at the utmost verge Of the very
large crowd assembled. OF course our report,
made from memory, without any opportunity even
OF taking notes. is necessarily imperfect. We be-
ieve, however, that it pretty correctly represents
the spirit of the remarks made, though not, per.
haps, in the precise language, nor in the regular
sequence In which they were delivered.
Year: 1863

1t viii be the object to furnish the latest news
that can be obtained-by Telegraph, in addition to
giving summary of


state and General News, Army Corre-


spondcnce and LEGAL News.
Thus making the DAILY GATE CITY ofiuyalu
anne interest to every reading or woman, who
az all interested in the success of our Country in
TINS war kecoilect that loyal newspapers are &C.
eomplishing much in suppressing the rebellion,
and that person is generally judged by the tone
OF the paper which he reads.
Year: 1863


editor person who wrote book on the
negro, some years ago, and held as has
doctrine sic separate and distinct creo-
tiors; that the negro was the first, hence
the most inferior; the white man last,
therefore the most superior; or, in other
words, God having five times expert
mented In making man, became perfect
at fhe sixth attempt, and turned out a
white manll This atrocious doctrine
was openly avowed in the Day Book,
the great defender of slavery before the
war broke out These are the class of
men that are now trying to work on the
preludices of the Irish people in the city
and ride into power on their backs.


How long will such infamy be prac-
tlced on our people, or wien will they
open their eyes and see the knayes that
are trying to lead them to distraction.
This same Day Book-now the Gaucos-
sian-opposed Fremont's election in
1856, on the ground of his being a Cath
olic, as it asserted he was. It stated
that no Catholic should ever sit in the
Presidential chair. I. opposed Douglas
also because his wife was a Catholic:
yet am ashamed to say that Irishmen
and Catholics noso admire this same pa:
per, simply because it berates the negro
ana the Government GOTHAM
Year: 1863

Ii there Is anything in the world that a
young man should be more thankful for
than another. il is the poverty which ne
cessitates his starting in life under very
great disadvantages. Poverty is one OF
the best tests of human quality in exist
ence A triumph over it Is like gradua-
ting at West Point; it demonstrates stuff
and stamina-it is a certificate of worthy
labor creditably performed young man
who cannot stand the test is not worth
anything. He can never rise above a
drudge or pauper. A young man who
cannot feel his will harden as the yoke OF
poverty presses upon him, and his pluck
rise with every difficulty poverty throws
in his way, may as well retire into some
corner and hide himself Poverty saves
thousand times more than il ruins, for
it only ruins those who are not particu-
larly worth saving, while it saves multi
tudes of those whom wealth would have
ruined. If any young man who reads this
is so unfortunate as TO be rick, give him
my pity. / pity you, my rich young friend
because you are in danger; you lack one
stimulous to effort and excellence, which
your poor companion possesses; you will
be very apt, if you have soft spot in your
head, to think yourself above him, and
that sort of thing makes you mean and
Injuries you. With full pockets and full
stomach, and fine linen and broadcloth
on your back, your heart and soul ple-
thoric, il the race of life you will find
yourself surpassed by all the poor boys
around you before you know it. ...-


No, my boy; If you are poor, thank
God and take courage, for He intends to
give you a chance to make something of
yourself If you had plenty of money,


ten chances to one it would spoil you for
all useful purposes. Do you lack educa-
ton? Have you been cut short in the text
book? Remember that education. like
some other things, does not consist in the
multitude of things man possesses
What can you do? That is the question
that settles the business for you. Do you
know your business? Do you know men,
and know how to deal with them? Has
your mind, by any means whatever, re-
ceived that discipline which gives to it
action, power and facility? ESQ, then you
are more of a man, and thousand times
better educated than the fellow who grad
yates from college with his brains full of
stuff that he cannot apply to the practic-
al business of life; stuff the acquisition OF
which has been in no sense disciplinary
process as far as he Is concerned. There
are very few men in this world less than
thirty years of age and unmarried, who
ean afford to he rich. One of the great
est benefits to be lesped from greathnan-
eiai disasters is the saving a large crop OF
young men. -
Year: 1863

! The Hartford Post perpetrates the fol
| lowing, with an introduction thus:


The following history of the celebrated
edifice erected by J. Davis, ESQ.,, is au.
thentic. 1t was written for the purpose
of giving infant politicians clear, con.
else, and truthful description Of the hab.
itations and the fortunes and misfortunes
and doings of the inmates:
|. The SOUTHERN CoNFEDERACr.-This
is the house that jeff built.
ii. ETHIOPIAN.-This is the malt that
lay in the house that JEFF. built.
III. The UNDERGROUND RAILRoAD.-This
is the rat that eat the malt that lay in the
house that JEFF. built


~. The FUGITIvE SLAVE LAw.-This is
the cat that killed the rat that eat the
malt that lay in the house that jeff built.
V. THE PERSONAL LIBERTY BILL.-This
is the dog that worried the cat that kill
ed the rat that eat the malt that lay in
the house that JEFF. built


VI. CHIEF JUSTICE TANEY-This is the
COW, with crumpled horn that tossed the
dog that worried the cat that killed the
rat that eat the malt that lay in the house
that jeff. built.


VII. JAMES BUcHANAN.-This is the
maiden all forlorn that MIXED the COW
with crumpled horn that tossed the dog
that worried the cat that killed the rat
that eat the malt that lay in the house
that JEFF. built.


VIII. c. CEsH.-This is the man all tat
tered and torn that married the maiden
all forlorn that MIXED the COW with the
crumpled horn that tossed the dog that
worried the cat that killed the rat that
eat the malt that lay in the house that
JEFF. built.


TX. PLUNDER.-This IS the priest all
shaven and shorn that married the man
all tattered and torn to the maiden all
forlorn that milked the COW with the
crumpled horn that tossed the dog that
worried the cat that killed the rat that
eat the malt that lay in the house that
JEFF. built.
Year: 1863

don't like to see a workman quarter
of-an hour or twenty minutes after his
une IN the morning, and then enter in
Jaunty, defiant, Independent style.
don like to see him punctual in going
to, but the reverse in coming back. from
his meals. don't like to see the same
individual uneasy in his mind five min
utes before leaving-off time. / don'tlike
TO see man as the clock strikes drop his
work as though il burnt his fingers. I
don't like to see him, after habituany
coming late to his work, unwilling to de-
vote one precious minute of his own time
to his employers service. don't like to
see an apprentice hastily resume work
the instant he hears his masters footsteps
nor do like his nonchalanee in eoolly
turning to his work when accidentally
discovered gossiping in the time he has to
be paid for. don't like to see an EN-
ployer always dissatisfied on principle
don IKE to see an employer doing the
WORK and his man looking on and laugh
ing IN his sleeve. | don't like to see a
workman enter into an engagement to
do his best and never think of carving
II oul' except IN receiving his remunera-
tion. don't like to see an employer
! companions OF MS work
men one day and act the tyrant the next
don't like to see an employer tell the
whole of the office his business concerns.
| don't like to see a eompositor one day
sticking up for his trade" and the next
secreting sorts from his companions, or
surreptitiOusly getting look at the copy
so that he may manGuVre that the fattest
portion shall fall to his own share. don't
like to see man spend shilling's worth
OF time rather than cut up farthing lead.
n0r do like to see him mutilate materi-
al rather than give himself little troub-
lie. don't like to see man stay away
from his work or get intoxicated when
there Is rush or pressure of work, and
yet always at his post in slack times, when
he would serve his employer by losing
time. don't like to hear a man say he
works for mutual advantage but all the
time with mental reservation don't
ike the man who can see his employer
defrauded and not have the moral cour
age to declare it. don't like TO see a
man after full weeks work want an ad-
vance at the beginning of the next And,
lastly,-I don't like to see printer use
the tail of an old shirt to cover a ty mpan,
to save buying shilling parchment
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