smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1860

is he Christian 2


The question reached my ear as sat
conversing with a friend, and ! paused in
the sentence l was uttering, to note the an
swer.


'Oh, yes; he is Christian was replied.


i am rejoiced TO hear you say so. | was
not aware of it before said the other.


Yes; he has passed from death unto life.
Last week. in the joy of his new birth, he
united himself to the church, and is now in
fellowship with the saints


What blessed changep


BLESSED, indeed. Another soul saved !;
who have washed their robes, and made
them white in the blood of the Lamb There
is joy in Heaven on his account.


of whom are they speaking?' / asked,
turning to my friend


of Fletcher Gray, / believe was re-
piled.


Few men stool more in need Of Christian
graces,' said |. If he is indeed, number
ed with the saints, there is cause for reioic-
ing


BY their fruits We shall know ihem,' re-
sponded my friend. Il will believe his
claim to the title of Christian when | see
the fruit in good living. If he have truly
passed from death unto life, as they say, he
will work the work of righteousness. A
sweet fountan will not send forth bitter wa
ters'


My friend but expressed my own senti-
ments in this, and all like cases. / have
learned to put small trust in profession;
TO look past the Sunday and prayer-meeting
piety of people, and TO estimate religious
quality by the standard of the Apostle James.
There must be genuine love of the neigh
Dor. before there can be love of God for
neighborly love is the ground in which that
higher and purer love takes root. 1t is all
vain to talk of love as mere thing. Love
is an active principle, and according TO its
quality, works. If the love be heavenly, it
will show itself in good deeds TO the neigh
Dor; but if Internal, in acts Of selfishness
that disregard the neighbor.


Il will observe this Mr.. Gray said /, as
| walked homeward from the company, aud
see whether the report touching him be
true. If he is indeed Christian as they
affirm, the Christian graces of meekness
and charity will blossom in his life, and
make all the air around him fragrant


Opportunity soon came, Fletcher Gray
was a storekeeper, and his life in the world
was, consequently open to the observation
of all men. lie was likewise husband
and a father His relations were, therefore
of character to give, daily, test Of his
true quality.


Ii was only the day after, that | happen
ed to meet Mr.. Gray under circumstances
favorable to observation. lie came into the
store of merchant with whom | was trans
acting some business. aud asked the price Of
certain goods in the market. | moved
aside. and watched him narrowly. There
was a marked change in the expression OF
his counienance and in the tones OF his
voice. The former had sober, almost sol
Year: 1860

Jenkins" Of the Boston Journal, writing
about Mr.. Douglas late visit to Newport, has
the following piquant description of Mrs Doug
las and her dress, appearance and conversations:


ATTENDED by few personal friends Mrs.
Douglas came board the Perry at o'clock,
and took seat on the upper deck She was
known to but few, and those mostly admiring
young men, who kept their distance, yet during
the full three hours sail drank in all she said
and evidently envied the Senator his good luck.
She was dressed in the Di Vernon style-a
jaunty school stfaw hat, shaped like an inverted
milk pan, with a small veil hanging on the
edge, gave her youthful and school girl ,ap-
pearance-with dark merno habit, half fitting
and half loose, cross between the riding habit
and loose morning gown-and her whole ap-
pearance was that of young Miss who had
thrown her books aside for August, and had
taken run with her mother to spend a month
at Newport, rather than the heir expectaut of the
lady of the White House. All the way from
Providence to Newport she entertained her
friends with the incidents of her journey since
she left Washington, some of which were conf
cal enough. How, at Concord, men and women
were found peaking through the blind when she
supposed herself all alone. How some ardent
young men insisted on seeing Mr.. Douglas
wife, and got hold of a fat old motherly lady by
mistake, and made her such complimentary ad-
dresses. How she WAS told that if Mr.. Douglas
carried Rhode Island she must love CLAIMS, and
how hard she tried to say they were good, and
found them so etestable-and other matters
How she would run up to the upper story, and
hear the addresses, and looked on the crowd
that her husband was addressing and listen at
the same time to speeches made about herself
not intended for her own ears-all related with
infinite relish and good humor, and with almost
childish glee."
Year: 1860

respect,


By CHARLIE.
We saw their watch-fre through the night
Light up the lonely mountain dell
We heard the gcn at morning light
In laundering tones the valley swell.
Gay forms around that watch-fre stood,


And bright and buoyant hearts were there
Their songs of mirth rung through the wood,
Wild borne upon the mountain air.
From dusty street and sultry vale,


To wilder scenes and pleasures rare,
group of happy hearts had come,


Each others purest joys to share.
Here free to spend those pleasant hours
OF idle care, which oft o'ertake
Us on life's sunny path of flowers,


And gentle memories round US wake
Away from life's conventional track,


Where the wild mountain torrent lares
The canon's wild deep rocky base,


Long ere it finds the oceans waves,
This group of happy hearts had come.
The young and old were gathered there.
Friend stroye with friend to be the one
Pure pleasures to arouse and share
They gather on the rocky shore,


Where waters bright go laugh ng by,
And angle mid the dashing roar


To catch the tinny tribe they try.
Upon an aged alder bough,


To pass dull hours swing is made
They chase away the moonlight glow


Beneath its cool and grateful shade.
Say beauteous forms, say happy hearts,


Who meet around that watch-fi fire bright,
Say, will you meet again as now,


When one short year has taen its fight?
The answer is sadly-ne'er again


May you all meet such scenes to share,
Upon life's ocean changing main,


Then echo sadly answers, Where?
Go to the churchyard's solemn shade,


And shuddering view that mound of earth
Beneath lovely form is laid,


Gone here affections and her worth.
'Tis past. The watch-fre burns no more,
The songs are hushed, and cones the glee.
Those happy hearts have left our Shore


All neer again they here may be.
The waters shall still rushing GO


The mountain look down as of yore-
Heart memories fade like gathered flowers
But you may meet again no more.
Year: 1860

MOUNTAIN MEADows.-A correspondent of the
Plumas Argus thus describes this magnificent
body of grazing land, situated, he claims, in the
northern part of Plumas county:


The Mountain Meadows find to be one of the
most magnificent places for herding in all
northern California. These meadows contain
about forty thousand acres of the finest quality
of grass and clover land, and are capable, in my
opinion, of feeding and fattening ten thousand
head of stock from the middle of May to the
middle of November. 1t has never had settler
on it until this season and but few now-ten or
fifteen persons who intend to stay until winter
and then leave. The Surveyors jacob staff has
never been stuck in the valley. Such a time
as we had here fishing, you never did see. 1t is
without exception the finest place to catch trout
Lever saw in my life-all the little spring branch
ssi which, are numerous all around the valley,
are fuli' of trout weighing from half pound to
three pounds and grasshoppers for bait are
plentiful.
Year: 1860

BEEcKIYRIDGE AS " LITTLE BMLY."-The fol-
lowing is an extract from late speech of John
Forsyth, of Alabama


Mr.. Breckinridge took occasion to say in his
speech of acceptance, that he was not disun-
ionist. Perhaps he is not. A father died and
left his two sons patrimony in sheep, to be di-
vided between them. He directed that the elder
brother should divide the sheep into two lots,
and that the younger brother should have the
choice. Among the sheep was a lamb called
"Little Billy" to which the younger brother was
much attached. The elder brother with the
instinct of his age, thought he could make a
good bargain out of the affection of his brother
for Little Billy. He took all the lank and mean
sheep and put them and Little Billy in one lot,
and all the good sheep he put in another. But
the younger brother showed that he had some OF
his brothers quality. He said Little Billy,
we have long been friends; l have loved you
you have been my companion in pleasure and
grief; but, Little Billy, you are in id bad
company and we must part" Laughter My
friends, Mr. Breckinridge has gone into bad COM
pany.
Year: 1860




Philip could not think, that however
willing he might be to sacrifice himself
upon the altar of society, he did not wish
his wife to devote herself to its claims;
but he could not say so with those mirth-
full eyes watching him SO closely, and
therefore he remained silent.


When he returned to dinner, the next
day, he found his wife absent and a note
informed him that she had gone with
Percy to spend the day at her fathers
country seat few miles from the city,
and also that "if he pleased" he might
take the evening cars, spend few hours
at ''The Homestead, and return with
them


"If please! Well, I don't please to
do any such thing. How changed she
is since Percy's coming, to leave me so,
when she has never visited her old home
alone before during our two years of
married life


But the quiet hour alone in the
dining room was favorable for medita
ton, and he finally resolved to seek his
wife; and confessing the errors her con-
duct had shown him in their true light,
endeavor to persuade her to resume once
more the quiet and domestic habits which
he saw now were necessary to happiness.
He was warmly welcomed by the family
at the "Homestead, but Bertha was in
visible.


"She has Just come in," said her
mother, in answer to his Inquiries
"You will find her and Leonard in the
South room"


"Here, runaway said he, as he en-
tered the room, "why did you not meet
me, as you did in the days when I came
wooing?"


II certainly would had I known of
your arrival; but Leonard and I were
out watching the skaters on the Lake.
I have never been on the ice before, since
the day six years ago, when it proved SO
treacherous to me, and when dear Leon
ard rescued me from the chilling water.


Dear Leonardo I thought it was
your brother who saved you" exclaimed
Philip.


cit was my brother, dear Philip
Let me introduce to you my half brother,
Frank Leonard Percy. should have
made you acquainted before, but wished
to try some of the pleasure of flirting;
no one understands that so well as Leon
ard-except my husband"


"And he will gladly give up all
claims to proficiency in the art as you
call it, if you will promise to let it alone
in future" said Philip, who had been
shaking hands heartily with Percy.


"What! and leave the claims of soci-
ETY. untitled, and the widow and the
fatherless unconsoled in their desola-
tion?'" asked Bertha, her face radiant
with mirth and triumph. "


eyes, MINK" was the laughing an
swer; and he kept his word.
Year: 1860

WEARY LIFE TO HAVE NO WORK


TO DO. .-..s
Ho! ye who at the anvil toll,


And strike the sounding blow,
Where from the burning irons breast,
The sparks fly to and fro, ---.-.,
While answering to the hammers ring,
And fires intenser glow
Oil while ye feel 'tis hard to toll


And sweat the long day through,
Remember it is harder still


To have no work to dol


Ho! ye who till the stubborn soil,


Whose hard hands guide the plow,
Who bend beneath the summer sun,
With burning cheek and brow 4
Ye deem the curse still clihgs to earth,
N From olden time till now
But while ye feel tits hard to toll,
And labor all day through,
Remember it is harder still
To have no work to dol
Ho! ye who plough the seas blue aelds,
E, Who ride the restless wave,
Beneath whose gallant vessels keel,
There lies yawning grave,
Around whose bark the wintry winds
Like fiends of fury rave
OH while you feel tbs hard to toll,
And labor long hours through, s~
Remember it is harder still


To have no work to do!
Ho! ye upon whose fevered cheeks
The hectic glow is bright,
Whose mental toll wears out the day
And half the weary night,
Who labor for the minds of men,


Champions of truth and right
Although ye feel your toll is hard,
Even with this glorious view,
Remember it is harder still ...- %.
To have no work to do!
Ho! all who labor-al who strive
Ye WELD lofty power, [strength,
Do with your might, do with your
Fill every golden hour;
The glorious privilege to do


Is mans most noble dover,
OH to your birthright and yourselves,
To your own heart be true!
A weary; wretched life is theirs


Who have no work to dol
Year: 1860

The Buffalo Republic says: A day
or two since, one Of our good citizens who
will be recognized at once when we call
him John Smith, happened 10 60 into
grocery establishment, and understanding
that silver change was in demand, in-
qured what premium they paid for it,
AMI was informed five per cent. There
upon he drew ninety-Gve cents in change
and handed it over to the grocery man,
and received therefor a regular dollar
bill. This satisfactory speculation, or
something else, led our friend into the
extravaganza of calling for glass of
beer, which was furnished and drank,
when he drew forth the identical dollar
bill and rendered it in payment, which was
received and ninety seven cents in change
handed back AT the last date, our
grocery man was trying to figure up
the profits of glass of beer.
Year: 1860

Ey 1t is stated that there is man in
Boston who takes bath at one of the
wharves regularly every day at five A.
NJ. and FIVE P. NJ. When there is no
ice he dives from a boat, if frozen over
he places carpet on the ice and goes
in where there is an opening. He has
done this at times during the winter
when the thermometer has stood eight
degrees below zero. He does it for his
health.
Year: 1860

EE There is man in Maine, the own
er Of pretty piece of crinoline, who
shows decided pluck. He says that when
the minister was hugging and kissing his
wife, he peeked through the crack of the
door and saw it all; and as long as he
has the spirit of man remaining, he will
peek on all such occasions.
Year: 1860

ES The best definition we have ever
heard Of clearing witness against your
neighbor," was given by a little girl in
school, She said it was when.nobody did
nothing, and somebody went and told it,"
Year: 1860

PRICE OF QUIcKsILyER.-The Placer Herald,
in an article upon the New Almaden suit, en-
beavers to show that the suspension of the
working of that mine has been no detriment to
the mining interests of the State. 1t says:


The supply of quicksilver from the mines Of
New Idria and Guadaloupe, is fully equal to
the demand, and it is fact tnat quicksilver is
now cheaper than it ever has been before. So
much for the injury argument to the gold min
ing interests.


This statement is not correct. Since the in
junction was granted quicksilver has been
gradually rising 10 value, and three weeks ago
the article was selling in this county at an adj
vance of nearly one hundred per cent. on its
value before the working of the New Almaden
mine was stopped.
Year: 1860

CoSGREssIoNAL.-By the overland mail dates
have been received from Washington city TO
Jan. 23d. The House was still unorganized,
and the prospect of electiug Speaker seemed
as remote as ever. A number of measures of
Importance had been introduced into the Sen
ate, but that body can make no progress in
legislation until the House is organized. The
Senate committee are proceeding with thsir in
vestigatons concerning the Harper's Ferry
raid, but as far as known nothing new has been
brought to light in regard to that affair. The
slavery question in its various phases continued
to be the principal topic Of discussion in both
Houses
Year: 1860

SUICIDE IN SAN FRANcIsco.-A man named
VIM. C. Smith committed suicide, in San Francisco
last Thursday night, by shooting himself through
the head. information having been received az the
police Office the next morning, an officer went 70
the house, who found the body of Smith lying on
bed and woman named Martina Perez, and her
son, a lad of ten years, in the room. 1t appeared
from the evidence before the Coroner's Jury, that
the woman and deceased had been living together
for some months as man and wife, and the latter
had been drinking very hard for some days previous
to committing the fatal act The woman testified
that Smith drank several glasses Of brandy during
the evening, and on retiriug to bed put pistol
under his pillow. About half past ten o'clock she
heard the report Of the pistol and starting up threw
the weapon on the other end Of the bed, then pass


ing her hand over his face found he was breathing
quietly, and supposing him to be unhurt went to
sleep. About three o'clock she awoke, and putting
her hand on his face found it cold, and Immediately
gave the alarm. The woman was arrested on sus-
picion Of having committed the murder, but the
circumstances, aside from her statements, went 10
show that deceased took his own life. Smith was
about "a or 35 years Of age, native OF the Isle Oh
France, and was worth some $4,000 or $4,000.
Year: 1860

UNITED STATES SUPREME JupGEs.-A Wash
ington correspondent Of the New York CONNER
cial Advertiser, says:


Seven of the justices of the U. S. Supreme Court
are in attendance; one of these Justice Mclean is
very infrm and aged The absentees are Chief JUS
tice Taney and Justice Daniel, and neither of them
can be expected to resume his seat. The present
or the next President will probably have to fill three
vacancies on the bench of the Supreme Court


The seat of the Chief Justice will, no doubt, be
filed by an appointment from outside of the bench
Chief Justice Taney, Chief Justice Marshall, and
Chief Justice Ellsworth were appointed, not from
the bench of the Supreme Court, but from the bar
Of civil Offices. 1t is not usual, either here or in
England, to take Chief Justice from the Court.
There is no promotion in this service. The reason
is, perhaps, that distinction among the members
OF the Court would necessarily seem inyidious. In
England a'paisne Judge is seldom made chief Judge.
Year: 1860

IN. DAwLEr, Esq, leaves Nevada this NOR
ming, with the intention of taking passage for
the East on the steamer of the goth. He goes
on business and win be absent but three or four
months
Year: 1860

FIRE AT DUTcH FLAT.-A fire broke out at
Dutch Flat on Wednesday night last, but owing to
the superior water works in the town, the fire was
soon extnguished and but little damage done.
Year: 1860

were false economy to fold the hands and
do nothing, when well directed and
united effort may produce so great a
good. Here, then, il the choice for a
voluntary effort; 25 miles on the one
hand, with country from st. Cloud to
Little Falls interested, or hundred and
over. where St. Cloud and Sauk Rap
ids must mainly do all the work. Which
is practicable? Which can Immediate
ly and certainly be made available g
These questions ought to be well con-
sidered by those who are sufficiently
earnest to be willing to 'taid and assist /"
to the extent of their ability. The in
creased price which might be obtained
for the surplus grain now on hand is
doubtless sufficient to pay the expense
of opening upthe easier ofthe two routes
above referred to. 1t thus becomes
matter in which the farming community
are vitality interested, and one which,
we trust, they will not he backward in
talking and acting upon.


ae T. ELWELL.
Year: 1860

Eg Several important matters ara
now pending before the Legislature
Will the majority push the business for
ward, do what they have to do at once
and adjourn. What is to be done. let
It be done quickly. Gentlemen, do not
waste time in speeches the eyes Of our
opponents are upon you. Take the
responsibility upon you-carry out your
measures promptly, and adjourn.
Year: 1860

Commonwealth than even the changing
tides Of old Nile to the Egyptians. i.


now at full tide, threatening the huge
.lcane fields on its banks, and the Island
opposite Owensboro' with a winter in.
iundation. The whole fleet of frs. class
steamers is afloat-a powerful link in
the mighty chain which binds together
the great Republic Of Commerce
Across this grand stream, the dividing
line between Slavery and Anti Slavery
the North and South still stretch the
fraternal hand and salute each other in
accents Of peace. God only knows how
long it may remain so. Mutual interest
and noble sense of national pride and
patriotism, refuse to yield, as yet, to
the repeated attacks of Fanaticism and
sectional prejudice.


Happily for the whole country, the
main mass of Northern mind, secular
and religious, has discerned in the Har-
Per's Ferry outrage, the evil tendencies
of that violent denunciation against the
Shareholder and the whole South, which
resulted in the mad raid of Brown and
Cooke. But who does not feel that
Brown, though he as richly deserved
his fate as ever Babe the pirate did, was
actually less criminal. less blood stained
on the day Of his execution, than those
more enlightened heathen and superla-
tive towards, who, lurking at safe
distance from personal danger, urged
their tool to his bloody work. Thrown
"died on the Cross" as these blasphsm-
Gus wretches boast that he did, thereby
exalting his merits with hose of the
Savior, they, Ito carry out their scofing
comParison,) ought to have perished a.
There's along with their Christ


Friend Era, the Shareholder does not
ask nor expect the free inhabitants of
the North to believe in, or give counte-
Gance to slavery. Many of the slave
holders don't believe in it themselves.
They do not feel, nor indeed are they
accountable for its introduction among
them, nor for the evils which are insep-
cradle from its existence. But the
force of circumstances compels them to
uphold and give countenance to the in
stItution, until in the wisdom of Divine
Providence, united with the spirit of hu-
name charity and mercy, it shall be-
come possible in Gods good time to
abate it with safety to the Union and
with equal justice to both master and
slave. And it is useless-it is the wild
est folly TO talk about forcing the South
into a measure which the whole genius
of her institutions forbids in the most
imperative manner as totally imprac
ticable for the present, and impossible
And unwilling as some of the Free
State demagogues and Journals are, or
pretend to be, to admit the fact, another
such demonstration as that at Harper's
Ferry, would swiftly unite the whole
South i'll the sentiments Of sectional pat
which would at once and for
ever prove fatal to the confederacy Of
he States and the hopes of the African
ana MS friends. Yours, ETC.,


CoLos CAMERON


CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.
Year: 1860

1t dosn't do to marry for money and
get drunk on it. II was the misfortune
recently Of Stephen Aymer, of Dearborn
country, Indiana, to wed at once a bride
and a fortune, and he felt SO happy in
consequence that he got very drunk, fell
out of a wagon, was run over anb killed
instantly.
Year: 1860

To CLEAN PA,NT.-Smear piece Of
flannel in common whiting, mixed to tho
consistency Of common paste in warm
water. Rub the surface to be cleaned
quite briskly, and wash Of with pure
cold water. Grease spots will in this way
be almost instantly removed. ~ we'll At
other filth, and the paint will retain its
brilianey and beauty unimpaircd.