smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1869

perfectly still, apparently half-stupe-
fed, and not knowing whether it
would be safest for them to stand
still, climb up in the rigging, or Jump
overheard. The first mate armed
himselfwith a revolver and climbed on
the stern of the boat. Indeed, every
and find myself shot by some of the
brave ones behind me. The second
mate, who was the only real man
among them all, seized a large sheath
knife and climbed into the boat to
help me. 1 knew it would not do to
attempt to strike the monster with q
knife where he had room enough to
defend himself; I therefore threw il
down and seized a short haudspike of
iron-wood, the only weapon within
my reach, and told the second mate
to raise the deck, and would attempt
to finish my antagonist with the club,
for the thought of escaping while /
could and leaving for others to do
what belonged to me, never entered
my mind. As the deck rose, / beheld
him eOiled up about two feet and q
half from my right foot. Suffering
the acutest agony from the deep


wound had already given him, he
raised his head high out of the midst
of his huge coil, his red Jaws wide
open, and his eyes flashing fire like
live Goals. 1 felt the blood chill in
my veins as, for an instant, we glanc-
ed into each others eyes, and both
/ instinctively realized that one of us
I two must die on the spot. He darted
at my foot, hoping to fasten his fangs
/ in my canvas shoe, but / was too
/ quick for him, and gave him such q
| blow over the head and neck that he
was glad to coil up again. This gave


me time to prepare to deal him anOth-


er blow, and thus for about fifteen


minutes I continued TO strike with


all my might, and three or four times
his Jaws came within two or three
inches of my canvas shoe. / began
now to feel my strength failing, and
thought I could not tholdOutmuehl long


er, yet in that moment, fortunately,
the carpenter got his wits together,


and thought of his broadaX, and


bringing it to the side of the boat,
held up the handle, so that / could


seize it while the reptile was eOiling
up from the last stunning blow. The


next time he darted at me gave him
a heavy cut, about fifteen inches


behind his head, severing the body


completely of, except about an inch


on the under side, and as he eOiled


up, this part fell over, and he fastened


his teeth into his own coils. One


cut more, and I seized a rope, and, in


an instant, 1 tugged him over the
boats side, across the deck, and over


the ships rail into the sea. The long


trail of his blood on the deck assured


me that I was indeed safe, and, draw
ing a long breath of relief, I thanked


the Giver of all our blessings.
Year: 1869

Robert Collyer is the author of the


following beautiful passage: 1t was
noticed thatwhen the hapless Marie


Antoinette stood before the Judge I'd
receive her sentence of death, as her
hand rested on the wooden bar before


her, her fingers wandered as iH they
were touching the keys of an organ.


l think it must have been that, in he1
extremity, when heart and flesh failed
she found refuge in some great nell
ody that, heard by no soul save he1


Own-Own poor lady lifted her up


above her enemies, and helped her 20
keep that brave look at which theyl
could not but wonder; and so ]
through music, God was the strength
of her heart. So many souls still
find sueeOr in their dire need, in the


trial of and for their life. can think


Of no soul quite forlorn and helpless
that can call up and feel the power of
a great psalm in its trouble. GOdl
answers as surely true singing as true|
prayer; and 1 believe that half the.
time, if we would sing when we prayI
instead of praying, our burden would
not lie nearly so heavy upon US, nOr|
the world be so dark about US.
Year: 1869

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guilty OF petty larceny, was sent up for thir-
" days. The sentence was light, in conSid-
Grafton Of fits being the first offense."


OF send her not away,
Where Vice, and Crime, and Misery congre-
Where burning eyes flash out their ire and
On the strong prison-wall and iron gratei


Send her not there to-day.
And mark the bushes on her changing
With what persuasive eloquenee they speak
Pleading for lenience toward the poor and


Regard their silent tonguel


Think! tits the first offense;e
And oh ye rich, intelligent and strong,
How can ye comprehend the subtle throng.


waiting on every sense?


For ye have never known
HOW nerce pleader gripping hunger is
Packed up by squalor, cold, and. nakedness,
And thousand other elamors of distress,


That turn the heart to stone!


This error then forgive,
And from the prison-rolls preserve her name;
Nay, more-in this her hour of tears and
Let pityins.izindness teach the inward flame
a clearer light to give.


Yes, take her by the hand,
And from her quilts abasement lift her up;
While to her lips you press the healing cup
Where honey, mingled with the wormwoOd


drop,


Shall make her strong to-


So shall your soul have joy,
Like the bright angels, when their harp


strings rise
A loftieE strain of glandeSs and OF praise
Ger one who leaves the error of his ways,


To enter Heavens employ.
Year: 1869

Where does the dividing line run between
true religion and the world? We answer
that it runs just where Gods word puts it;
and conscience which is enlightened by the
word and by prayer does not commonly fail
to discover it. Where Christ would be liFely
to go if he were on earth, is the right side; but
where Christian would be ashamed to have
his Master find him, there he ought never to
find himself. Wherever Christian can 60,
and conscientously ask Gods blessing on what
he is doing, there let that Christian 60. He
is not likely to wander over the line. And
when a Church member can enter a play
house, or into dancing frohc, and honestly
ask Gods blessing on the amusements, and
come away better Christian for it, then let
him go; but not before.


But should not every good man be a
"friend of the world?" Was not the divine
Jesus friend of the world when he so loved
it that he gave himself for its redemption?
Did not Paul love the world when he endured
hardship, and humilations, and martyrdom,
to lead sinners to the cross? All! yes
very true; but what the Redeemer and his
apostles were after was not sinners sins, but
sinners souls. And they sought to save the
world not by conformity to it, but by trans
forming it to a higher and holier ideal of life.
Nor is it by going over to the world that
can we save the worldling. If we are to i'm
press the world, we must live above the
world; if we would save sinners we must, in
the same sense that Jesus was, be "separate
from sinners" The moment We 90 over the
line to "curry favor" with the votaries of
sin, we never reach them, and only run the
risk of running ourselves. Would to God
that in trying to draw the world into con-
formity to Christ, we did not allow the world
to drag us down into conformity with itself.


Evangelist,
Year: 1869

One of the most unreasonable of the
many demands upon the long-sufering of
pastors is the exacting spirit which, in some
congregations, requires pastoral duty from
the wife of the settled minister. She is ex-
pected to do almost as much visiting as her
husband; if she does not she is seriously
blamed as derelict in the discharge of plain
duty. This is most unjust. When pastor
is called and accepts the position it should be
understood that he is to perform the duties
of his calling, and his wife is to discharge
hers, and we submit that her sphere is usually
sufficiently extended by her domestic affairs,
without burdening her with the affairs of a
whole parish. 1t is all true that the infu-
ences of a pastors wife will always be i'm
lSprtant in the Church, and that as she has
Opportunity and strength she will be happy
to prove herself helpmeet to her husband,
and in times of sickness among members OF
the flock of her own sex she may often rem
der the service of an angel of mercy; all
true, that prudent, earnest, sensible woman
at the pastors side is worth more than
whole consistory in time of trouble growing
out of disaffection or dissension. Verify,
such woman is from the Lord, and she will
always deem it privilege and a JOY to aid
in every good work that properly pertains
to her province; but she is not to be regard
ed as under obligation to take charge of du-
ties which are the province of her husband.
Sometimes good people are apt to forget
this. They make a minister very uncomfor-
table by finding fault because his wife does
not visit the congregation /; while she, poor
soul, is busy nursing her sick children, or
plying her weary fingers to exc out their
scanty wardrobe by all sorts of cunning de-
vices which she only knows how to invent.
Instead of grumbling when she is not about,
for they dare not do it in her presence, let
these folk pay her visit and see what the
dominic needs to make him comfortable, and
if they take her into their confidence she will
tell them, for she knows all about that mat
ter; but, for the sake of all that is gentle
and lovely and of good report, let them not
worry the poor pastor by complaining about
his WIFE Christian Intelhgencer.
Year: 1869

A gifted preacher now walking through
"the border land, almost home, gives this
as the secret of his large success; ne has
ever aimed to convey one central idea in
each discourse and generally but one main
fact. Thus have the "arrows" in his hands
been made "sharp" and his hearers have
uniformly left with one definite and vivid
impression dominant in the mind. aye
must be born again !" from this powerful
argument for the necessity of the New Birth
was drawn, everything centering on must.
So another of his remarkable discourses is
remembered by the word "AlmOSt," "almost
persuaded, etc., being the text.


We are so anxious to get thoughts into
our discourses, that we sometimes make them
appear, as Prof. Phelps says, "like table
of contents" Better digest one weighty
truth and then bring it home with vigor, so
that it will tell on heart and conscience
Again, are we not too anxious to say new
things, overlooking the actual, daily wants
of our people in seeking mere intellectual
novelties? Sidney Smith well said that the
object of preaching was constantly to re-
mind mankind of what mankind is constant
ly forgetting; not to supply the defects of
human intelligence, but to fortify the feeble
ness of human resolutions; to recall mankind
from the by-patss VI ord tse5 rarn3'iuso the
path of salvation which all know but few
tread" In other words, to persuade men to
become reconciled to God.
Year: 1869

CONSCIENCE JUDGING AND RESPONDING.


Father, and head of the household Do
you gather together those for whom God
holds you specially responsible, and teach
them your and their dependence upon God
for every good and perfect gift? Is there
an altar in your house? Are you Joshua ?


Nother! Do you take the heart-string8
which are in your hands and twine them
about Jesus? Are you a Hannah, con8e-
Grating them by prayer?


old Men and Women Are you fire.
quently in your closets, offering God the
praise of prayer? Are you Annas and
Simeons, longing for and waiting to see the
salvation of the Lord on the earth ?


Young Christian Are you an idler in
Gods vineyard, doing nothing, and standing
in the way of others, and setting bad ex-
ample to all who see you? Why stand ye
here idle? Has not Christ employed you
Are you as the heather dwellers in Samaria,
fearing God and serving devils Do you go
to both the communion table and the bar
room? Do you engage both in the Sabbath
schools, and cards and dancing? Do you
try to curry favor with both the Church and
the world?


Are you a model partizan to Christ'S
cause? G. 7. L.
Year: 1869

Among the excuses men often make for
not attending to the subject of personal reli.
gion is that they have not time. Absorbed
in the pursuit of gain or pleasure, they quiet
their consciences when urged to turn their
thoughts to the concerns of their souls, by
promising themselves that by and by when
they have accumulated little more property
or enjoyed little more of this worlds good
things, they will attend to this great matter.
Years roll on, and still this same excuse is
made. Old age perhaps overtakes them
without finding them any more prepared
Disease at length lays its hand upon them,
and death stares them in the face. Then
conscience is aroused and gives them no rest.
They turn in every direction for comfort,
but alas! how often in vain. Too often they
go down to the grave with no hope to cheer
them in the dark valley, and giving no evil
dence of preparation for the other world.


Not s'THc to rttcIIdt to ision .-ft-is the
devils argument. lie has piled it ever since
he began his work, and with dreadful effect.
Thousands are every day deluded by it to
their eternal ruin.


The Importance of making immediate pre-
paration for eternity cannot be too strongly
or persistently urged upon the impenitent.
The Bible promises acceptance and pardon
to those only who comply at once with its
terms. Its language is, "Td-day if ye will
hear his voice harden not your hearts. -
"NOw is the accepted time and the day of
salvation" All its promises are couched in
the present tense. They who delay do so at
the peril of their souls. They are calculat-
ing upon time which they may never see-upon
opportunities of future repentance which
they may never enjoy. 1t is, therefore, the
dictate of prudence, as it is the injunction
of the Scriptures, to 'seek first the kingdom
of God and his righteousness. Then the
promise that "all other things will be ad-
ded, T. e., things needful for the souls well.
being, both in this life and that which is to
come, will be realized Christian LntelH-
Qencer.
Year: 1869

The evening meeting was closing. Our
Pastor, very discreet man, who never
wearies us at the last by long-drawn-out re-
marks, but speaks short and to the point,
arose and said:


"We have, as you know, in our congrega-
ton little deaf and dumb boy. On Sunday
he loves to have his mother find for him the
words that we are all singing, though the
music never thrills his quiet ear, nor touches
his little heart. He looks at the hymn,
glides his little finger over every word to the
end; and if he finds Jesus there, he is salts
fled and absorbed to the close of the singing; (;
but if the word Jesus is not there he closes
his book, and will have nothing more to do
with it. So should we test the religions of
the day. If we find Jesus the central thought
of any system of theology, it is good, it will
do for us; if not, turn away and have moth
ing to do with it. - Waterman and Re
feetOr,
Year: 1869

LEARN FROM THE EARLIEST DAYS to insure
your principles against the perils of ridicule.
You can no more exercise your reason if you
live in the constant dread of laughter, than
you can enjoy your life if you live in the
constant terror of death.
Year: 1869

The MAN WHO NEVER FAILED is A MYTH.
Such one never lived, and is never likely
to live. All success is series of efforts, in
which, when closely viewed, are seen more or
less failures If you fail now and then, do not
be discouraged. Bear in mind it is only the
part and experience of every successful man;
and the most successful men often have the
mnst failures
Year: 1869

In school recently teacher took oc-
:asion to relate an anecdote of little girl


who tried to "overcomc evil with good, Z
by giving a New Testament to a boy who
had ill-treated her. They story was APP
preciated, for few minutes afterward
one boy struck another, and being asked
the reason, said he was "trying to get a
Testament" This was practical bear
ing altogether unexpected. M ralsa &
Year: 1869

MUCH is being written at The
present time on "Repudiation i'm
fact, the word is coming rapidly in
to every day use. We see the word
in nearly all our exchange papers
and we hear it almost every day
among The hard working and hon
est people-farmers and mechanics
They do not whisper the word
around secretly, but speak it in very
loud tones, and with o decided en-
phasis, too. Some of the Radical
papers whine because the working
men "talk out in meetin'" about
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES one single pa
per speaking in favor of the settle
ment of the monstrous debt in q
manner that will benefit the labor.
ing men and the farmers. In the
State Of New York and elsewhere
societies are being organized tor the
abolition of the National Banks
and the final settlement of the wick.
ed debt, upon the ground that it is
not Of binding obligation upon th(
people, having been contracted by
fraud and in violation of law. The
Radical papers can not say this il
a "Ku Klux" organization, for il
embraces some Of the ablest men O
both parties-much better men thar
any of those who "do up" for thu
financial department Of the blessed
little Vinton Record.


Here is a good platform for the
people of the country to unite upon


1st. Abolition of all the Nationa
Banks.


I'd. Abolition of Protective Tar
ifs.


Sd. Abolition of the present en-
tire revenue system.


4th. The entire cancellation Q
the whole Of the present Nationa
debt wrongfully contracted by wick
ed men.


Why not all unite upon it9 1t i
very hroad--plenty broad enoug
for all, who are tired OF toiling
mako bondholdors richer, to stan
unOn.
Year: 1869

WITH this number of the Demo-
cratic Enquirer is commenced new
yolume-the third. During the
past two years the Enquirer has
! rospered beyond what we expect
q and in the future increased ex-
ertions will be made TO make itsstill
more interesting and valuable to all
lts patrons. The subscription list
IS increasing rapidly.


1t is said that the Democratic
papers of Ohio hold the Democratic
party together and convince the op
position that the Democratic party
is not dead. We are sure that the
Democratic Enquirer done its share
during the last year in holding the


arty together in Vinton county, in
fspite Of all the money and false
hoods circulated by the Radicals in
every school district in the county.
The campaign last fall was the
hardest ever known since the or :
ganization ef this county, but the
Democracy gained the victory. We
hope our Democratic friends will
begin to mako preparations now for
the next campaign, by procuring
subscribers for their Democratic or
gan, SO that it may have a much
larger circulation than ithad during
the two last campaigns. In short
time We expect to enlarge the En-.
ouirer and otherwise improve it,
and make it one Of the best county
papers in Ohio.
Year: 1869

A southern paper speaks Of
the "bug-bear of negro equal
ity or negro suffrage" and
would accept it if it could
get universal amnesty with it,
Alas, what a delusionl Ne
gro equality is the one thing
that would render the South
hopeless. A brave people
can stand oppression, but it
cannot afford to lose it's race
distinction, and herd with
negroes. That is indeed
death, political, social, and
eternal.
Year: 1869

The threo words aOove could be
found, a few years ago, in every
Abolition paper throughout the
North. The sound as we'll as the
sight OF the words frightened every
Abolitiohist in the North, most of
Whom were known then by their
extremely long faces and the white
crsvats which they wore at oil sea-
sons of the year. The few of this
class Of earnest and insane reform
ers, or white-waahers of the black
race, left unshot and unhung by
JEVF. DAVIS in the late war they
made upon the South for the pur
pose OF stealing and white.washing
all the blacks "sOld into slavery"
do not appear to be quite SO uneasy
now whpthey see and hear those
words. The words "sold into





slavery" do not have the same mean
ing now that they did a few years
ago. Look at the poor, hard. d.worl1-
ing Imen at the iron furnaces in
Vinton and other connties. Arc
they not in a worse situation than
any negro ever "sold into slavery2"
Most of these poor, hard working
men are compelled by the tyrannical
managers and bosses at the iron
furnaces, to 60 and cast their ballots
in favor of taking the greater por
tion Of all they earn to pay the taxes
on bonds. In doing this, they arc
not only "sold into slavery" but
pay largo premium for the privi
lege Of wearing the shackles. Why
they not only vote to impoverish
themselves, butagrCc to pay, directly
or indirectly, tho interest on the
bonds held by their bosses and the
aristocrats throughout tho country,
for the honor of chopping wood,
digging ore, driving team, &C., for
the benefit OF an administration, the
main element of which is free
nogroism, to the level of which he
is to be socially and politically do.
graded. The proportionate amount
Of taxation to every white votor in
the country, is eighty dollars each
per year-all taken to support the
party these poor white furnace la.
borers are driven to the polls to vote
for. Don't talk, any more about
negroes Of the South being "soll into
slaveryr'


Suppose tho vote Of the country
to foot up about dve millions, and
the wealth th-producers to be about
shc same number, and the cost of
Sne administration in round mum.
pcrs four hundred millions per year,
n will be seen that each voter paws
assrn equal to the interest upon q
mortgage Of over one thousand
dollars; in fact, this relation is a
mortgage, and this mortgage is to
be made perpetual, White men are
Year: 1869

The Detroit girl who wears
beaver and carries a cane, tried to
kiss hotel waiter, the other day.
Tho lnsulted youth complained to
the landlord, who informed the Of
fender that she must respect the
men about the house, or leave.
Year: 1869

Often as travel on the railroad, ! per-
eeive that our train never passes Il certain
station without stopping four or FIVE min
utes, during which we hear loud ringing OF
hammers upon the wheels. A couple of men
go from one end of the train to the other.
on each side, and with a hammer strike
each wheel. to learn by the sound whcth-
er il is in perfect order OF not For this
reason the sound is not an unpleasant one
for it tells US the Company is giving proper
attention to the safety of its passengers.


Our life is like railroad track, and here
and there should be stations, not too far
apart, where we may stop little while and
sound the wheels. And what are the wheels7
Habits. Lifes journey is chiefly made in
the way Of habit Human action tends to
ruu in grooves. When once fairly started it is
easy to 60 on. But if the wheels of habit
are not sound, there will be a break down
by and by.


I'll temper is badly cracked wheel, and
makes an ugly ring. Take the wheel OUT
Gluttony and intemperaace are bad wheels
If you-fnd them switch off that car and let
it stand to one side. Have sharp eye for
number one In your dealings are you in the
habit of making more than is honest out oi
your playn.ates Listen to the ring of that
wheell 1t gives a dead sound, which says
plainly "Look out for danger ahead p Yes
indeed If you keep such wheels
as these, in rounding some curve, OF
in passing through some tunnel, there will
suddenly be a giving q way under you, and
all VIII be lost. We say, then, 10 our young
friends, "SOand the wheels Keep your
self in good running order"
Year: 1869

We wonder if the above sentiments
are still held by the General. If so,
how will they be received by the Dem
ocrats who at that time were frantic
on the peace question: If he has
changed, when did he do so ?
Year: 1869

1t is announced that fish can be made
dead drunk with brandy, packed in
straw and sent on ten days journey
without any other damage than that
which their morals suffer. When re


stored to the water they sober in a few
hours and are all right again. Whether
the experiment has yet been tried upoI
the eminent sardine at the head of the
State Department, weare not Informed
Year: 1869

1t is a we'll established fact that fully one.
half of the female portion of our population are
seldom in the enjoyment Of good health, OF, to
use their own expression, never feel well.
They are languid, devoid of all energy, extreme.
ly nervous and have no appetite.


To this class of persons the BITTERS, or the
TONIC, is especially recommended.


WEAK AND DELICATE CHILDREN


Are made strong by the use of either of these
remedies. They will cure every case of MA.
RASMUS without fail.


Thousands of certificates have accumulated
in the hands of the proprietor, but space will
allow of the publication of but a few. Those,
it will be observed, are men of note, and of such
standing that they must be believed