smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1869

breathing not far away; but he pursuad-
ed himself that it was the wind blowing
through the crevices Of the old house.
Still it was very lonely and not at all
cheerful.


The face in the coffin cleaned winter
through the darkness. The rats sQueek-
ed as If famine was upon them and they
smelled flesh. The thought made him
shudder. He got up apd walked about,
but something made slight noise, as
if, somebody was behind him, and he
put his chair against the wall and sat
down again.


He had been hard at work all day,
and, IN spite of everything, he grew
sleepy. Finally he nodded and snored.


Suddenly it seemed as if somebody
had touched him. lie awoke with a
start but saw nobody near, though in
the'eenter Of the room stood white
figure. ''Curse you, get out of tllisr'
he exclaimed in a fright, using the very
first words that came to his tongue. The
figure held up its right arm and slowly
approached him. He started to his feet
The spectre came nearer, pressing him
into corner, ",The devil take your'
cried Barney in his great extremity.


Involuntarialy he stepped back. Still
the figure advanced, coming nearer and
nearer and extending both arms. The
haic started upon Barney's head; he
grew desperate, and as the cleaning
arms, would have touched him he fell
upon the ghost like a whirlwind, tear
ing off the sheet, humping and
beating and kicking, more outraged at
the resistance he met, which told him
the truth.


AS the reader knows, he was big and
Fritz was little, and while pummeling
the little tanner numerically, and Fritz
was trying to lunge at Barney's stom-
ach, to take the wind out of him, both
|plunging and kicking like horses, they
were petriiicd by hearing voice cry {:


"Take one Of your size, big Barncy~


Looking around, they saw the corpse
sitting up in his coffin. This was too
much, they released each other and
sprang for the door. They never knew
how they got out; but they ran home in
haste. painting like stays.


1t was Barbara herself who came and
opened the door upon Earnest the next
morning.


"lt's very early; one more little nap
said he turning over in his coffin.


So she married him, and though she
sent Fritz and Barney invitations to the
wedding, they did not appear. If they
discovered the trick, they kept the
knowledge to themselves, and never
willingly faced Barbara's laughing eyes
again. d.
Year: 1869

A bit of glue dissolved in skim milk
and water will restore grapes.


Ribbons of every kind should be
washed in cold suds and not rinsed.


If your fiat irons are rough, rub them
with fine salt and it will make them
smooth.


Scotch snuff pu, in holes where crick-
cts come out will destroy them.


Wood ashes and common salt wet
with water will stop the crack Of stove.


Half a cranberry, it is said, bound on
q corn will soon kill it.
Year: 1869

Take essence of peppermint and whis
Ky, in proportion of one part pepper
mint and three of spirits, and apply
with cloths, and it gives perfect relief
instantly. Peppermint and sweet oil is
equally good, put on with cotton. This
should be always at hand, whenever
there is danger from such accidents, as
it acts like perfect charm.
Year: 1869

The following is very simple way to
keep flowers in vase fresh for q long
time.


Put a tablespoonful of powdered char
coal into the water which is to receive
the fiower-stalks. The charcoal will set
tie Immediately on the bottom of the
vase, aud the water will remain limpid.
This done, it is not necessary to renew
the water or the charcoal for several
days. The flowers will keep their fresh
ness and their perfume, and will look
and smell as fine as those just brought
in from the garden.
Year: 1869

Wet the linen which contains the mil
dew with soft water; rub it well into
the linen; lay it out on the grass in the
sunshine, watching to keep it damp with
soft water. Repeat the process the next
day, ana in few hours the mildew will
entirely disappear
Year: 1869

Mix together one pound of flour, hall
pound of sugar, half pound of cur
rants, and three eggs; a teaspoonful of
mace and candied lemon peel are great
Improvement. Drop with spoon upon
Hat tins.
Year: 1869

THE VOTE OF GEORGIA. vote Of
Georgia was to be counts d if 1t was not
wanted, and not to be counted if it was
worth while to count it. Old Ben Wade
got this idea into his head and it filed
him up, 50 that the size Of the idea
shows exactly the capacity Of the Presi.
dent of the Senate Butler exhausted
even the tilt-hammer tactics IN his effort
to drive in another idea, but it was of No
USp
Year: 1869

Eg-A curious fact in connection with


the practical working of the Atlantic
Cable Telegraph is that messages sent
from London today arrive in New York
yesterday Scientific Americdn.
Year: 1869

There are but two ways to restore
specie payments, and all the palavcr in
Congress upon the subject may be re-
duccd to this proposition: Specie pay
ments must either he forced by a reduc-
ton of tie circulation or we must grow
up to that state of thi1igs by natural
course-by the growth Of the country
in population, trade and wealth. Ther9
is no middle course. The. first would
paralyze business, arrest the progress ot
the country, bankrupt every debtor .an,ii
bring universal distress. The second.
would carry us on lnsensibly to a specia
basis without a shock to trade or a dis.
turbancc of values for in a few years.
the population and business of the copn=.
try will be so increased as to make the
present volume of currency barely equal
to the demand. Which plan will our
business men and the people prefer, and
should statesmen adopt?
Year: 1869

St Petersburg is crazy over Patti. AT
her first appearance she was recalled fif-
teen times after each act, seventy hoquets
OF camelias, costing there about $40
each, were thrown to her, during the
entire acte she sat in the Emperor's box
and all the nobility crowded to see her,
and after the performance she had to
slip out by the Minister'S entrance TO
avoid an enthusiastic crowd that was
waiting to carry her off in triumph.
Year: 1869

A dispatch to morning paper from Chicago
says: "Another meeting is being held tonight
to opposite capital punishment in schools We
should think So Corporal punishment is bad
enough.
Year: 1869

The notorious Dan Sickles has been ap>
pointed Minister to Spain. Some accidents
in the career of this man receive fresh in


terest from his elevation to an important
diplomatic post. Sickles first distinguished
himself in politics as ballot box suffer,
profession he learned before he was old
enough to vote. When only sixteen years
old he was indicted for false preteuses, but
managed to escape trial. Nine years later
be was indicted on q charge Of grand larceny
aud tried, but was acquitted on the plea OF
the statute of limitations. In the meantime
lie had been obliged, in open court, to re-
store some of the misappropriated money.
About the time lie was elected to the New
York Assembly, 1847), he wasthe associate
of the most depraved classes, aud the COM
panion of a notorious woman known as Fan
nv White. lie took this woman to Albany
and introduced her in the Assembly, for
which that body passed a vote of censure
upon the new member. In 1852 he led
mob of roughs in an attack upon New
York post-ofice, for the purpose of destroy
ing some circulars placed there for mail dis
tribution by political opponent, tore open
mail bag, was arrested as mail robber,
but again escaped trial. Three years from
that time he was elected to the State Senate,
whence he soon went to England as Secre


tary of Legation, against the strong protest
of the Secretary of State, Mr.. Marcy, His
conduct in London was such that Mr.. Bu-
chanan fnally had to send him home, whittier
he was followed by his creditors who had to
20 back poorer than they came. Soon after
his return be was elected to Congress from
one of the lower wards of New York, by
votes sworn to have been imported from
BROOKLYN. Then began the career that end
ed with the murder of Philip Barton Key.
Sickles is believed to have been aware of the
intimacy between his wife and Key long be-
fore he resolved to become an assassin.
Fully armed for murder, he came upon Key
in the street suddenly, one Sunday afternoon,
and shot him three times, the last shot being
fred while Key was lying helpless and dying
on the sidewalk. His trial and acquittal fol
lowed, and though his friends were informed
that he would never recognize bis wife, it
was not long before he was living with her
again. The discovery by his father-in-law
Of some forged checks, is understood to have
been the cause of his change towards his
wife. lie was a strong secessionist until a
few weeks after the war broke out, when he
suddenly became patriotic, and proceeded to
raise the Sickles brigade. This organization
cost New York three hundred thousand dol>
lars, but Sickles informed President Lincoln
that he had raised it with his own means.
About that time there was charge made
against him of collecting money from the
Treasury upon false vouchers. Al.sr the the
With an iron hand in the Carolinas On his
removal by President johnson, he became
radical campaign speaker, though at the
same time be was drawing pay as an army
officer. This is the man Grant has appointed
to represent the United States in Spain. We
should think the cheek Of every honorable
American would tingle at the notifying
disgrace Of such an appointment.
Year: 1869

would to God that the German beer-gar-
dens could be established among us-all exI
cepl the beer! l would rather have the
beer than your wine! My old fatherland is
Germany, the home our ofAnglo-Saxon Of blood
The OLD honest stock, the old sincere stock
that always ran toward republicanism. The
monarchical stOck-the French stock, the
Italian stock, the Spanish stock-alI run TO-
ward monarchism Ceitcs they are, the
whole of them. They want q chief; and
when they get one, they fight him aud then
when they have got rid of him they fight
because they have not got one. They fight
anyhow! But the Saxon stock always ran
for the common people. And if you must
drink, drink good German beer. Do not
meddle with your aristocratic French wines,
your Southern wines, or anything of the
kind. But do not drink either Gods
good old wells have enough in them yet for
US all and it is the best beverage.


never saw a man wipe his dirty lip of
beer, or his dainty Up Of wine, that l did
not want to wash his mouth atterward with
water. There is nothing so good as nothing,
and water tastes like nothing. In every
other respect commend us to these social in
situations. went, in Dresden and several
other German cities, into these gardens,
where, for a very small price, wholesome
meals could be obtained, and where l saw,
1 think, no less than one or two hundred
families, who sat and refreshed themselves,
while the most exquisite music was being
performed by excellent bands, admirable as
anything we hear 10 Philharmonic concerts.
And after spending the early evening in this
sensible manner, they wended their way
home at the good old Puritan hour of nine
o'clock-seldom later than ten. And l
thought, "could such pleasures be brought to
my fatherland, it would promote the cause
of morality-pleasure so cheap that man
can take his whole family"


Therefore say that music is never going
to regenerate us until it gives some other
than gold and silver sounds. 1t is not going
to DO it so long as it costs four or FIVE dollars
to go to single concert. So long as Phil
harmonic societies cannot succeed because
they charge one or two dollars for admission,
and man cannot afford to attend with his
family, how are you going to make music
minister to the wants of the poor and of the
community? So there should be an abolition
of ruinOus prices. There should be offered
means for cheap family auusements outside
of home. And when the time shall come
that men can have bowling>alleys, and bills
lard tables, and music-all of them in clean
places-Without the accessories of drinking
or temptations; where young men can 60
with their wives, and with their fathers and
mothers; when this time comes, think the
family will not be weakened. 1t will be
strengthened. 1t will be greatly helped
especially in cities, where there is no nature
where the choice is between the carpet
and the stone pavement.-Henry Ward
Beecher.
Year: 1869

IA life on the ocean wave ~


The man who wrote it was green;
He never had been to sea,


And Q storm he never had seen.
He never has been aroused


From the mornings gentle doze,
BY the sound Of splashing water,


As it fell from the horrid hose
He never has heard 9 man


Scru5bing right over his head,
With q noise Sufficient to rouse


From the grave the slumbering dead.
He has never seen fat woman


Growing thinner day by day,
And leaning over the vessels side,


Throwing herself away
While people look carelessly on,


Though in tears the woman may be-,
And unfeelingly say 1t Is nothing at all
But the rolling Of the Sea.
And oh, be has never been sea sick,


And crept into bed With his coat,
While every motion increased his throesi
And bis feelings were all in his throat.
Year: 1869

THE merciful shall find mercy. This is
because every man finds what he himself is,
and has measured back to him what he has
meted out to others. Goodness never fails
of its reward and injustice never fails to
come home to the house and upon the head
of the unjust. Though justice has leaden
legs, it finally overtakes each one.
Year: 1869

HENRY WARD BEEcHBR says there is no harm
in signing for neighber if you have got the
property; il you are able to pay the amount
without harming your own household and if
you love the man for whom you sign enough to
give him outright the sum covered by your in>
dorsement. Otherwise, to go surety for a neigh
Dor is a folly, sin and a shame.
Year: 1869

We know a naval captain who has made q
heavy bet to take his gig across the Atlantic to
America. People ridicule the idea; but why
shouldn't it be carried oua ACoLUM'BUs went
there once.-Fun.
Year: 1869

robbed him of his senses. Taking the little
girl in his arms be covered her with kisses
called her hundred endearing names, and
vainly appealed to her for recognition but
she knew him not. and yet child's instinct
made her court the caresses bestowed upon
her by an overjoyed father.


What a meeting, and 10 such a place!
Were it pictured in a novel it would be call.
ed sronlance,, but this Is in soAl-lifs- AUl
where was the motherl In her room court
ing the caresses of a stranger. But she had
heard a strangely familiar voice, listened TO
the animated pratte of her child, and, fear
full OF some impending trouble, she hurried
10 state Of diShdblLe down the stairs, and
arrived at the moment when her husband,
accompanied by his daughter, was about to
depart. She comprehended the situation at
a glance, and, throwing herself at the feet
Of the man she had so cruelty deserted, beg
ged for mercy and her child


Weary years of search and trouble had
hardened the heart of the husband against
his truant wife. In times past he had even
cursed her, and his great longing had only
been for his daughter. But suddenly the
old love he had borne his wife 50 many years
ago came back to him, and, taking her
gently in his arms, he was only able to say,
you are the mother of my child ; L only
asked of you now that henceforth you shall
be true to me, aud be loving mother to
our little girl. She is yet young; she shall
never know your past history. Let US CO.


Hand in hand the newly>found aud recon-
cied left the house of debauchery and crime
and when they had passed over the polluted
threshold tears of joy filled their eyes, and
over the pure and sacred head of their little
daughter they promised to forgive and for
get, and live forever only unto themselves.
Year: 1869

HERE is a good illustration of Edmund
Keans modesty and of his sense of fellow.
ship with his humber brothers in the craft
1t refers to the time of his appearance in
London: Just after he had gone off the
stage in one of'the scenes of Richard Ill,
and while the laundering applause of the
house was rushing after him like an over
whelming torrent he caught sight of a sub.
ordinate performer, dressed as a menial in
the play of which he was the hero. DO you
not remember me, my friend?' NO SIR
returned the man, somewhat startled by such
an unexpected iuterrOgatOry, 4 fear that 1
cannot claim the honor of having ever been
known to you You mistake Don't you
recollect when you played the part Of
at Dury Lane, that little boy bore up the
train? l was that little boy The story
of the man who claimed to be brother act.
or with Garrick, saying, when you played
Hamlet played the cock, is precisely the
reverse of this"
Year: 1869

A New York undertaken thus gratefully re-
spouds toa friend who bad done him favor
"If you ever want a coffin, call on me. shall be
most happy to bury you and your family at the
lowest cost price -
Year: 1869

There are your months wages" said
Mrs. Steele, tossing some bills into the
lap OF young girl whom she employed
in her kitchen. land if should do Justice
to myself, should keep back full half OF
ii; | hope next month you will try to be
Il little more help to me--not move about
quite SO slowly rs you ARE accustomed to,
and take little more pains in handling
dishes. Many housekeepers would have
taken the pri g that pitcher you cracked,
out Of your months wages, and | am not
sure but shall adopt some such plan IN
future"


The young girl took the money with u
moody look, and went about her task with
heavy, resentful spirit. These hard
words she felt were undeserved. as she
had tried to please By doing her work
faithfully. But all through tho house the
system reigned. 1t was one continual
scene OF faut-fnding from morning till
night. No wonder that the angels OF
peace and happiness spread their white
wings and fled away.


In a rose wreathed cottage, just over
the way it was also Bridget's payday.


Here are seven dollars, Bridget, and
may they do you great deal of good.
You are getting on nicely now, and learn
ing very fast to do work in my way. Mr..
Howard thought you had quite exceeded
yourself in yesterdays bread and pies"


Bridget's broad face was all aglow with
pleasure as she opened her hand to re-
ceive the money.


"Indced, ma am. it's all from the patient
teaching I've had. My last mistress
called me a dolt and blockhead, and |
didn't much care for to please her. But
If you please, ma'am, would like your
advice on little matter. Would You
wait till | get money enough for a shiny
silk dress, or would you just spend your
money now for what you needs?"


'By all means get you good. comfort
able pair Of shoes. Bridget; and would
advise neat delaine dress, also. A
cheap, poor.silk is not nearly as nice as
pretty fresh Calico"


Then followed some excellent advice
to the young girl, which was listened to
with the deepest respect, and which gave
her some new and valuable ideas on the
subject of what was tasteful and becom.
ing in dress. Little by little she mould.
ed and wrought over the plastic mind in
to something far better than the early
promise gave her reason to hope for.
For five years the young woman labored
faithfully in the service of her kind en-
ployer, and only left her to enter home
OF her own, How much better was she
fitted for that position by the kind and
judicious training of those five years.
Year: 1869

THE END OF EDUCATION The multi :
tudes think that TO educate child is to
crowd into It's mind given amount of
knowledge To teach the mechanism of
reading and writing; to load the memo
ry with words To prepare for the routine
of trade. No wonder, then, that they
think every body fit TO teach. The true
end of education is To unfold and direct
aright our whole nature. Its office is TO
cali forth powers of thought, affection,
will. and outward action power to gain
and spread happiness. Reading is but
an instrument; education is to teach its
best use. The intellect was created, not
to receive passiyely few words. dates.
and facts, but To be active for the acquisi-
ton of truth. Accordingly, education
should inspire profound love OF truth,
and teach the process Of investigation.
A sound logic, by which we mean the
science of the art which instructs in the
laws of reasoning and evidence, in the
true method of inquiry and the source OF
false judgment, is an essential OF educa-
tiOn
Year: 1869

NV precious mother died when | was
six years of age; and though long and
weary years have gone by, and have
seen changes sad and many, yet little
incident of my childhood. some two years
previous to her death, will never be


erased from my memory. l had, one
Sabbath morning, been taken 10 church
by an elderly lady who resided with us
my mother being too i'll to 60 out. re.
member that it was the season Of Christ
mas, and the little church of D-was
gaily decorated wreaths of evergreen.
To my childish eyes it was beautiful. l
Year: 1869

A Bridgeport fisherman fished for an
hour the other night without getting a
bite, and on thr owing down his pole
found that the hook was caught In his
coat tail, where it had stuck when he
twitched il from tie water at the begin
ming Of his sport.
Year: 1869

A SNEEzING HEAD. The manager OF a
Berlin theater got up a drama in which a
human head was offered to tyrant. In or
der to produce as much effect as possible, he
resolved to use human head. On the stage
was placed table covered with a cloth on
the table was basin, and an actor concealed
under the cloth, pOked up his head through
hole in the table, so as to seem to be placed
in the basin. The effect was prodigious
the audience applauded and trembled Un-
luckily wag, who had been srollng about
over the stage, had sprinkled a spoonful of
snuff on the basin, and just as the tyrant had
finished his address to the severed head of
his enemy, the head replied by hearty fit
of sneeziug, changing the audience from
brave to gay with remarkable expedition.
Year: 1869

/ hear shout Of merriment,


A laughing boy see,
Two little feet the carpet press,


And bring the child to me
Two little arms are round my neck,
Two feet upon my knee
How fall the kisses on my cheek


How sweet they are to me
That merry shout no more l hear
No laughing child see;
No little arms are round my neck,


No feet upon my knee
No kisses drop upon my cheek


Those lips are sealed to me.
Dear Lord ! how could give him up
To any but to Thee
Year: 1869

The Senate refused to charter any COM
panies or change any names except in
gases where ample provision was not
made for the same in the general statutes
We think this viii give general satisfac-
ton to the people Of the State, for hereto
fore large proportion Of the time OF the
Legislature has been expended in the en-
actment of private bills for the incorpora-
tion Of Brass Bands, Hotel Companies,
etc, very few of which ever amount TO
anything.


A bill was introduced providing that
the riokt To vote in school meetings be
granted to all women who pay a tax ana
reside in the district, but it was defeated
in tho House by a small majority. eighty
eight members voting for the bill


An effort was made to legalize higher
rate of interest than six per cent, but the
bills were voted down.


In the House there was less OF the
spread eagle oratory than usual. and IN
deed less discussion of all kinds. Most OF
the members were farmers and mechanics
and not talking men. As a whole we thinK
the Legislature good one. and one OF the
best features about it was the shortness OF
the session. It should be said, however.
that this is probably owing 70 The fact
that Thanksgiving was one or two weeks
earlier than nsual, and majority were in


favor If adjournment before that day, as
| il produees 81 uncomfortable state oi


things TO adjourn oyer fsoE Wednesday
till the next Monday. We, however, heard
several, with great gravity. say that II


would not be possible 20 get All The
business done before Thanksgiving and
| it was moi right 70 hurry over such I'M


portan' matters. These were generally
men who were there for the first time
and felt the great responsibility that th'


matters o: State Eeiehed down npor
them.