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Year: 1869

Come hither, my baby, my darling,


Nv lily, my wonderful rose!
The white bosomed flowers in the garden


Begin their soft petals to close;
The bees have gone home from the clover,
The swallows are under the caves,
And down in the orchard the robin


Broods over her nest il the leaves.
Come baby, my beauty, my darlingi


Your eyes are heavy with sleep;
Your little red mouth has grown silent,


And scarcely its laughter can keep;
Law of the white robes from your shoulders,
Unclasp the small shoes from your feet
Oh, dantiest blossom Of Eden,


kiss you, my lily, my sweet
Do you feel the cool wiad coming softly,
And see the young moon in the sky?
The clouds sailing over the sunset,


The bats fitting silently byY
Do you hear how the cattle are lowing
Along the green lane by the hill!
And the brook running over the pebbles,
With music that never is siillv
Now hush while sing To you, baby
song OF the angels above,
That come on invisible pinions


To watch DER the children they love,
So all through your beautiful dreaming
The voice of your mother shall creep,
Lest. hearing the harpings celestial.


Your soul should fy homeward in sleepI
Year: 1869

Speaking of the recent mutiny Of the women
employed in the cigar mandatory at Madrid
the Epoca gives the following humorous de-
scription Of the line Of action pursued by a
certain director Of one Of these establishments
in a similar emergency:


The women having quit work, left the man.
ufactory in body, and with menacing gestures
and angry shouts hastened toward the office
of the director. The tumult reaching the ears
of the latter. he asked what it meant.


"The hands have mutinied, and have come
to demand"


what"


Justice from your eIceilency. The whole
Of them insist upon coming in 70 see you, and
they declare they will come il by force if you
won't admit them otherwise"


It was difficult dilemma. The director
reflected. at length be exclaimed


Good Go and tell tell them am ready
to receive them"


"Yes, sir"


But as there are so many Of them, I cannot
see them all. They must delegate three OF
their number for the interview"


The messenger was about TO retire with the
decision, when the director cried after him


Wait minute. The three delegates must
be the three Oldest aud uglyist of the lot"


Strange to say, the director never received
the denutation.
Year: 1869

] A>young man commenced visiting a young
woman, appeared to be well pleased. One
evening he called when it was quite late, which
led the young girl to inquire where he had
been.


al had to work tonight"


"What do you work for alivings" she in-
quircd in sstonishment.


Certainly" replied the young man, "I an
a mechanic"


dislike the name Of mechanic" and she
turned up her pretty nose.


That was the last time the young man visi-
ted that young woman. He is now wealthy
man, and has one of the best women in the
country for his wife.


The lady who dislikcd the name Of me-
chanic is now the wife Of a miserable fools
regular vagrant about grog shops, and the soft,
verdant silly, miserable girl, is obliged to take
in washing in order to support herself and
children.


You dislike the name of mechanic, eh p
You whose brothers are but we'll dressed loaf
ers. We pity any girl who has so little brains,
who is SO verdant, so soft, as to think less Of
young man for being mechanic-ons Of Gods
nobleman-ths most dgnifed and honorable
parsonage of heavens creatures.


Beware. young ladies, how you treat young
men who work for living, for you may one
day be menial to one of them yourself.


Far better to discharge the wcll-fed pauper
with all his rings, jewelry, brazeness, and POM
posity, and take to your affections the callous
handed, intelligent, and industrious mechanic.
Year: 1869

An exchange says: A neighbor who had been
repeatedly urged by some female acquaintance
to accompany them to a skating pond, at last
yielded, no longer able to resist the Punishment
of his bewitching tormentors. He went. de
said he put on pair Of skates and struck
boldly out, and the next thing be knew was
bimselfin in bed, the minister sitting beside him
singing psalm. the doctor courting his wife,
and the undertaken measuring for walnut
coffin.
Year: 1869

In vain ye bow your knees at the name OF
Jesus, unless your souls bow and submit to his
righteousness.


Adhere most scrupulously to truth, and La
Dor to preser7c the strictest integrity.
Year: 1869

THE VIRGISIA CONSTITUTION The Wash
ington correspondent of the New York Tribune
says: at is said that the Senate committee on
the judiciary has determined to report in favor
of the modification of the constitution Of Vir-
ginia as suggested by the committee Of nine"
Year: 1869

EE- The case Of Moore VS.. O'Bryon
for the recovery Of mule, which has
been before the Circuit Courts for long
time and had several trials, the jury again
were not able to agree and were discharg
Judge Glass presided in this case. We
understand the jury stood on the main
question In controversy-seven for
Moore and five for OBryon. The case
goes over to next term. The mule is
dead and we believe the contest is, over
who shall pay the costs, etc.
Year: 1869

Ey Our venerable friend WHEELER
Of the Herald, and much esteemed friend
JERRY KASSADAY Of Fort Smith, were in
our city on Friday last, by invitation OF
Judge HAN Of the Circuit Court. Also
quite anumber Of other gentlemen of that
city were here by the same process.
Year: 1869

The impression which many people
have of the great prosperity Of this sec
ton of the country will be somewhat
damaged by look at the actual state
of affairs. The farmers are gloomy,
and the outlook is even more gloomy
than it has ever been since 1860. Wheat
i. going down, from two dollars to
seventy cents in the interior. There is
"too much wheat, too little corn, too
many sheep, low price for wool, and
too many debts" all these acting TO dis
courage the people. The condition of
the Northwest is far worse than the
South, where the agricultural interest
is daily becoming stronger and richer.
The secret of this deplorable state OF
things in the West is the effect OF the
enormous taxes, protective tariffs and
the general unsettled and shaky con-
dition of the financial affairs of the
country. The people will wake up after
awhile to a sense of the necessity OF a
change in the administration Of the
country's business. Until this is done
they may look for still greater depress-
ion, not Only in the agricultural, but IN
the manufacturing interests of the
North and West. 1t is a singular AND
significant fact that the Southern credit
is better today in New York than the
Western, and this in spite of all of the
disorganizstion of labor, reconstruction
and poverty, So says the New York
Post, and the Tribune, which is as RadI'
cal as gall, tells US that "the Southern
trade this fall has been the salvation OF
I New York." and is, strange TO say, will
ing to accept its salvation from red


handed traitors, staobers Of the UnioE
and sappers of the foundations OF The


Republic" Well, well, well it's some
thing to save New York, any way.
Year: 1869

We have made brief mention of the
suicide of a youth named IL. Stanley
Clark, at Cannelton, because his mother
would not give him money with which
to attend the Owensboro Fair. The
Canuelton Reporter gives the following
account of the sad affair:


"He, in company with his widowed
mother and the children, were, as was
their wont, pleasantly conversing in the
family sitting room, when the subject
of the recent 'Owensboro Fair came up
incidentally. Not the slightest appar-
ent Importance was give the matter; it
was talked of like any other of the
thousand and one little topics which we
all talk of daily around our tiresides,
when Stanley remarked: Mother, |


wish you would let me have q little


money; believe III go to that fair To
this his mother replied: Stanley, l do
wish you wouldn't .sk me for money to
90 there. wish you would not go.
You are only eighteen years old, and |
do not think it wise or safe for you to
be keeping so much company. | want
you to stay at home with us, and you
know l want to make home as pleasant


for you and all of us as can. AS your
mother, dread the idea ofyour getting
into bad company or temptation To


this be rather smilingly answered:
you will let me have it, mother, l
know or words to that effect, while be
turned into his private room; where, be-
fore we can tell it, the family were
schocked by the discharge of q pistol,
and rushing in, they found him on the
floor, lying on his back, stark, pulse
less and CORY; the red current ofh life
still streaming from the fatal orifce."
Year: 1869




Some time daring the night of Thurs
day Mrs. Wadsworth, an insane woman,
hung herself in he Lunatic Asylum at
Newburg. The circumstances of the
ease, as we have learned them, are as
follows:


A number of years ago, when young
lady, Mrs. Wadsworth was thrown from
horse and so severely injured that she
was out of her mind for a long time.
She seemed to have entirely recoved,
however, and was subsequently married
to Mr.. VIM. B. Wadsworth, carpenter
of this city. Last summer insanity again
began to develop itself, and she was 50
violent at times that her family were
suffering more than usual, she caught
one of her sons boy of twelve years,
and attempted to hang him to bed
post. He was enabled to escape from
her, however, and the fit of fury passed
off.


Under the circumstances her husband
thought it would be better to place her
in the asylum at Newburg where she
could have proper treatment, and on
Wednesday she was duly received there
as patient. On Thursday night she
went to bed in the room assigned to her,
and as no danger was apprehended, she
was left without a watcher Yesterday
morning she was found hanging from
the gas fixture in her room, suspended
by strip of one of the sheets from her
bed, her feet being two or three inches
frorl the floor. Her friends were noti-
fed of the sad occurrence, and yesterday
afternoon her body was brought to her
husbands home in this city, Nc. 90
Woodland avenue.


Mrs. Wadsworth was a woman OF
middle age and highly respected. She
leaves four children, the eldest young
man just come of age. The funeral
will take place tomorrow aftcrnoon.-
Clereland Plain Dealer, 3OM.
Year: 1869

Jacob Gotzlsr, who was at work in q
furniture factory at st. Joseph, Mo-,
last week, met with serious accident
He was near q small circular saw, which
was running so swiftly and noiselessly
that Gotzlar seems not to have known
ir was in motion, and carelessly laid his
hand on it. 1t cut through the bones
and flesh of the left hand just back ol
the little finger to the depth of an inch
and half, and so delicate was the ope'
ration thst the man did not know he
was injured till he saw blood streaming
from his hand, whan he remarked, 81
believe cut myself"
Year: 1869

A hard working man who had spent
most of his life in trade at Pittsfeld,
Massac husstts, and accumulated twelve
or fifteen thousand dollars, sold out
there few months since and went to
reside in one Of the suburbs of New
York. Having son who was clerk
in banking office in that city, he
placed his surplus funds in his hands for
investment. The young man put them
into the gold pool. The memorable
oath of October came, and with it the
crash that ruined so many millionaires,
and he was CLEANED out" and the
father, at sixty, is ruined.
Year: 1869

A telegram from Cairo to the st.
Louis Democrat relates the following
terrible story:


A group of men in the water sought
to save themselves by the aid ola float
ing bale of hay, which was too small to
float them all. A savage contest arose
for its possession, all struggling to OBJ
tain lodgmsnt upon it, when enc more
desperate than the rest was reused to
demaniac passion, and drawing knife,
plunged it into companions body, and
the lifeless form rolled over into the
current, which was Redeemed by his
blood. The act of fiendish impulse was
speedily avenged, for the whole party
are believed to have been drowned.
Year: 1869

GENERAL BUTLER is in favor OF put
ting the State of Louisiana under mill
tary control again. Doubtless. And we
suppose he would like to command In
that section once more. 1t was rich
placer fer him.
Year: 1869

Without any special complaint except grad


ual decllnation OF bodily strength and nervous
erergy, will find in the TONIC A FOUNTAIN
FRESHTNG AND EXT mLERATING A.
A POOL IN The DESERT TO THE SAND
LSCORCHED AND PAINTING TRAVELLER.
Year: 1869

The following is the letter ad lressed by the
King of Portugal to the Marquis Sa da Ban.
deira the Prime Minister, on the occasion OF
his Majesty announcing the Cession of portion
of the civil list OF the royal family In favor OF
the public treasury. The letter Is as folloWs:-


NY Dear Marquis-The late administrative
crisis being at an end, and while we are still
occupied with the financial question,
which rightly deserves our attention,
hasten TO acquaint you, as President
of the Council OF Ministers, that the Queen,
myself, and my sons are desirous TO be the first
Year: 1869

Special Police In the SOunty-GOO0


Effects.


HESRIco COUNTY, December 3, 1869.
To the Editors Of the Dispatch:


We were very glad to read in your paper
Of the Cd instant that patrol had been or
ganized for our county and to show our
earnestness in thoroughly breaking up these
chicken and other rOgues, who have been
depredating on our community without
molestation for several years, we have or
ganized ourselves into Il committee known
as the "Committee Of Safety" with funds
and energy enough to drive every rogue
from our midst: which ace are determined
TO do.


The result of our operation was felt by
our neighborhood OH last Monday night,
when five of these scoundrels were cap
t,lred, under the auspices Of the committee
and the leadership of Squire Wade,
who is most admirable officer. Sleepless
hours, or dollars and cents, shall not be
obstacles in the way Of bringing these mid
night villains to law, and we only ask for
compensation that they be shown no mercy
when the arm of justice attempts to dea
them well-descrved punishment.


Respectfully yours, &c,


"CoMMITTEE OF SAFETY,"


Henrico County, Railroad District.
Year: 1869

THE lExcURsIoN Down THE RIvER.-The
people Of Petersburg, we are informed. in
tend to give the National Board of Trade a
right cordial reception on their arrival
there from City Point. The President of
the City Point road and the President of
the Richmond and Petersburg road have
rendered to the Transportation Committee
of the Chamber of Commerce the free use
of their trains for the purpose. The trip
promises to be most pleasant affair, and is
looked forward to with much interest. The
members of the Richmond Chamber of Com
merce will accompany the National Board.
Year: 1869

NIGHT ScHooLs.-Cannot some plan be
devised for establishing free night schools
for the apprentices of Richmond! They
cannot spare the time from their labors to
attend the day schools, and must, therefore,
grow up in ignorance unless the public alds
them to learn at suitable times. A portion of
the general schoolappropriation might be set
apart for this enterprise, and then, with the
schools in operation, any number of gentle
men could be found who would willingly de-
liver weekly lectures to the various classes
on practical subjects. Richmond has every
natural advantage for becoming great
manufacturing city. but with uneducated
mechanics she can hope for but little. Let
some of our leading mechanics take up the
suggestion of night schools and put it
into operation. The only expense would
be teachers and lights, and this would be
trifling comparedt to the vast amount of good
that would be effected by this philanthroplc
enterprise.
Year: 1869

It is well known to every one who has passed
any time in Washington during session OF
Congress, that the Federal Capital is, at such


times, besieged by an army Of genteel profess
sional beggars, of both sexes-thcse of the male
persuasion being generally of the black coated
order. One of this class having levied the
usual tax upon number of the members of
the House, during Ben Tappans term of SER
vice, waggish party knowing the old mans
peculiar proclivities on the subject of religion,
and also aware of his close-fstedness in con


tributing to charities of any kind, gave this So
lictor for aid to the Church his address, ad-
vising him to call at certain hour in the even
ing, assuring him that the Ohio Senator was a
very pious and benevolent man, and would
doubtless contribute largely to the object he
had in charge Eager to enjoy the fun, the
party were promptly on hand at the place des-
ignated before the appointed time. The Sena-
tor, who was one of the Judiciary Committee
of the House of which he was member, was
busily engaged in drawing up an important re-
port, to be presented the next day. Inviting
them to take seats, he kept on work and in u
short time the solicitor for the Church enter
prise arrived, and, after being duly presented,
proceeded to unfold his mission to the old rep
rebate, who still kept on writing-stating,
among other things, that the Lords Treasury
was empty, and having heard great deal of
the iberality and generosity of his SeHtorial
listener, had called to receive his donation to
the good work. This harangue being ended,
Old Ben looked up from his paper and took
good look with his cross eye at his visitor, and
with a measured nasal drawl, answered and
said: "My friend, if mistake not, the good
book somewhere says the earth is the Lords
and the fullness thereof, and that he owns the
cattle on thousad hills Is it not sO?" Being
answered in the affirmative, he continued:
"We, such being the case, if you say the
Lords Treasury is empty, srhy the hi don't
he sell some Of his cattle?" Immediately after
this speech he placed his sinister eye in close
proximity TO bis paper, while the solicitor, ut
terly coufOunded by this (to him) utterly un.
expected reception, beat a hasty retreat.
Year: 1869

DID You EvER?-When the Democratic
party was in power did you ever hear of spies
nosing among your goods to see whether you
had complied with the provisions of an un.
published law?


Did you ever hear of stamps9


Did you have to swear as to how much
money you made9


If manufacturer, did you have to mako a
monthly report to some government official
pensloned upon the people at five or ten dollars
per dayl


Did you hear men Gas you now do) advocate
the policy of paying the laborer with paper
rags and the~money shavers with gold.


Did you hear of a tax on everything you eat
or wear in addition to State, county and mu.
nicipal tax9


Did you hear of President riding about in
a steamboat, wholly to his own use, ut the ex-
pense of the people, when he was receiving q
salary of $25,0OO per year?
Year: 1869

John q. Adams was in the habitOf breastinp
the b1ilOws when President Instead of 90.
ing to fashionable resort, he might be noticed
very early in the morning in the Potomac amid
"school" of boys and youth, who took their
morning bath earlier than was their wont, that
they might swim with the President of the


United States. 1t was with them as with John
Quincy's ancestor: "Sink or swim, survive or
perish" they were bound to be afOat at that
particular time. Adams generally selected a
place near the Long Bridge (not Long Branch)


The boys annoyed the long shore bOatmen very
much, seizing the steering oar, etc, as the lat
ter would be rowing or polling their boats up
the river, and they frequently had to dodge a
billet of wood or chunk of coal which the vexed
river men would hurl at them. Adams bald
pate, meantime, would be bobbing up and down
in close proximity to these scenes, ard on one
occasion bOatman SHE'D missile ut him with
an accompanying admonition to the old bald
head "tO get away from there." Mr. Adams
had sort of weakness for the water. On an
other occasion, IN company with his valet Ca
Swiss who had been with him in Europe) he
attempted to cross the Potomac in small skitf,
to Mason's Island, and when they were about
in the middle their craft began to leak rapidly.
Both were good swimmers, and they stripped
off nearly all their garments, and tied them in
bundles to be ready for the threatened emer-
gency 1t soon came. The skif went under,
and its late occupants, each with his bundle,
spaniel like, between his teeth, swan with the
force of Lenders towards the nearest shore.
But the swiftness Of the current compelled
them to drop their packages. and they reached
the muddy shore of the island with but shirt
and pair of drawers between them Adams
stripped his remaining garment to add to the
wardrobe of his valet, who thus coolly accou-
tered for summers day, approached the near
est plantation, borrowed clothing for himself,
and proceeded round by distant bridge to the
city. Having procured suitable attire for the
President and himself he took carriage and
drove back to where the future I" old man elo-
quent " had been stark naked for three hours
in Potomac mud and water. At that time the
newspapers could not well report whether all
was quiet, or notice this ripple of the Poto-
mac; and public men then had not such pru-
riency for notoriety, even when the jokes were
favorable. This event was of course unher-
aided. The first thing President Adams did
on his return TO Washington was to purchase
a valuable gold watch for his valet, to supply
the place of one which that faithful attendant
lost III the adventure.
Year: 1869

REGULAR BILL OF WORK.-The following
bill for work done is stated by recent tourist to
have been actually delivered for beautifying
and repairing the ornaments of church in Eu-
rope.


For mending the ten commandments


To nose and three fingers to one of the rob-
bers on the cross.


To gliding and painting the wings of the an
gel Gabriel.


To half breast for Mary Magdalen, and
adding color to her cheeks.


To cleansing the sky in the east


To putting a new feather in the cockade of
ST. Peter.


To brushing and Frightening hellfre and
providing tails for two devils


To strengthening the chains of some of the
damned


To beautifying and ornamenting some of the
elders and strengthening their frames.


To supporting one of the Apostles.
Year: 1869

81.


Sunrise on the River IL
distant city, fair to see;
A stately boat beneath our feet
A carless word from you to me:
Sunrise in both our hearts as sweet


AS sunrise on the River


Sunset on the River.
ruined fortress in our view,
Where Wrong hath oyerrued the Right;
An idle speech from me to you;
Sunlight in both our hearts, as bright


As sunset on the Riverl


Moonlighton the River.
Aud south winds blowing sweet and free,
Faint songs from torch-lit landings heard,
Awhispered thought from you to me-
A light In both our hearts as weird


As moonlight on the River


Music on the River
The dance, with fair forms circling through,
Soft cye-lids stepped in mellow light,
faltering phrase from me to you;
Music in both our hearts that night


And music on the River!


Shadows on the River.
And deadly hurt, where love should be,
That bleeds and mocks, but makes no moan
bitter word from you to me 81
Shadows through both our hearts are strown
And shadows on the Rverl


Midnight on the River.
Strangely apart we keep--we two
Which shall make answer for this work I?
& A cruel speech from me to yon:
Midnight in both our hearts, as mirk
aA As midnight on the River.
Year: 1869

A SHORT time ago,.a close listed far
mer on the Sandy River, in Maine,
died, after devising 81 to his only son.
The old gentleman was duly buried
in the venerable churchyard, which
suffered o terrible washing away by
the late flood, and. short time ago
his body was found opposite the sons
place, having been brought down tho
river long distance. When the ten
der hearted son was informed of the
fact, he made the touching remark:
probably come back after that dollar"
Year: 1869

GREAT is the power of silence
Many man has suffered loss by what
he has said, but, few have been tho
worse for Keeping their lips closed
Silence often passes for wisdom, and a
reputation for sense is often worth. as
much as money to a man who has lit
tic of either. t siaL