smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1860




The memories of the past!
How sweet they linger round the dropping heart.


And call the last
Fond words of those from whom when called to part


1t crushed the soul,
Burstup the crystal fountain OF our tears,
And, cruel, dashed the golden hopes Of years
With bitter sorrow and weight of fears


Beyond control.


Have friends been young
And guileess, hearts all pure and warm, ser which


Our fancy hung,
Aud loved in tender joy to paint in rich,


Bright colors, all
Their future life, to fill brim full of love
Their future cup, while guardian angels move
Around, and swiftly answer from above,


Their spirits call;


Or have they been,
In prime of life, and with firm grasp, seized hold


Of Times rough wing,
AS he flew by, while with him madly rolled


Ambitions car;
On which, high mounted, they pressed hotly down,
Opposing forces striving for crown
Of lettered fame, or else perchance to sound


In deeds of war;


Or does some sweet,
Sad face, come up in nightly dreams, and those


Dark eyes will meet
Our own, US in days olden, when the rose


The trells climbed,
And we sat there beneath, and loved to tell
How bright dew-diamonds shone, or felt tho spell
OF twinkling stars-listened to mstin bell,


Or evening chime.


Oh! gentle one,
How did love to linger by thy side,


The days work done,
And hear thy sweet lips call me in their pride,


"My Brother dear"
Jorad siatcr whom fhy hlua lnsf IN a;r li0hf
When thy life's flower felt Deaths saddening blight
How sunk my sun in depths of sorrows night!


Oh, Ella dear


And thus another
Whose form is with me every day and hour,


My precious Brother
My very soul is his, no earthly power


Can quench our love,
For we are knit like Jonathan Of old
To Israes king, so close as did enfold
The two in one; such are the depths untold


Of Wilie's love.


Or, do I watch
The glistenng tear drop, that so long ago


l used to CATCH,
Soft falling Ger that sweet, pale face, and slow


Trace Ger the cheek.
And soon Mary pointing to the sky,
To the blue Heaven she raised her tear -dimmsd eye
And whispered, there's the land for which sigh,


The home seek


Now, some old pair
Totter to Deaths dark portals while I gazo,


And wait them there
Like shocks full ripe for glory; till time shall raise


That murky veil,
That ever shuts US from the dread unknown,
And makes us towards as we hear the groan
Of some poor soul, who tells with hollow tone,


His last sad tale.


Then comes the thought,
Where have they flown the young and strong,


the weak,


And her who sought
home abovc-thut gray haired pair. Oh speak


To me- and tell
IF We will still watch DER me, lest fall,
And will your spirits hear me when call,
Bring me the heavenly hope, the joy, that all


At last is well.


INGOMAR
Year: 1860

Mr.. EDITOR The following innocent
bat amusing circumstance took place some
time since in pleasant village in North
Carolina


A young gentleman called to spend the
evening and night with highly respecta.
BILE family. When the time came round
for retirement, the two boys of the family
were absent, and our guest was handed a
candle and directed to an apartment up
stairs. He however made mistake and
went into room in which the boys were
in the habit of sleeping. After while the
older Of the boys came home, went up
stairs and finding the young gentleman in
his bed took lodging in the next ROOM
In the course of an hour or two the young
er brother, a merry, playful youth, came
home from hunting. He went up stairs
to 90 to bed and of course went into the
room in which he had been in the habit of
sleeping. Going up to the bed he said,
"Jim, O, Jim see here! Come and look
what big Opossum | have caught" But
the sleeper not needing him he jumped
upon him in the bed, which caused him to
turn over, exhibiting fine pair of black
whiskers. The youth left in hurry fol
the next room. But the troubles of the


visitor were not yet over. The matron O


the family, wishing her sons to rise early


next morning, sent servant te awake them


who making the same mistake the boy.


had, went into the room where the gen
tleman was sleeping; and supposing it was


one of the boys, took hold of bis foot, aftel


calling several times, and brought it with
a sweep round the bed and then went dow i
, and reported that Jim would not get up
!. 1t was then the time for the lan6lady t
act and she said, "Never mind, I'll ous
him.1 She sseordi3ysra went np stairs. ant
after living TIC yisit8r ! few hearty thumps
) gathered up the bed clothes and started
, out of the room, suprosing as it was ver
| cold morning her sous would soon rise.-
, Just as she was going out of the room on
t of the boys called her from the adjoining


apartment. Light was Immediately throw
upon the subject; and she left her gues
: to rise when he felt like it.
Year: 1860

DEAR Bro. WELLoNs Through the
columns of the "Sun" would say word
to the people of South -Eaatern Virginia.
Whatever is near home is too often not ap-
preciated as highly a. it is elsewhere, but
/ believe this is not the case in regard to
the subject am now endeavoring to draw
your attention to. One of the most gifted,
and surely under the circumstances, one of
the most singularly energetic and worthy
men in all the broad limits of our dear
"Old Dominion" is in your midst. He is
more severely afflicted than any one of
whom have ever heard, yet he has proved
himself useful and entertaining in the high
est degree.


Who has not read with deep and intense
interest the productions of "Invalid 2'-
Who would not desire to have his singular
life and beautiful writings embodied in a
book, that it might be light even in dark
ness to those who are doomed to suffer here?


Who would not give it to his wife, his son,
his daughter or friend, with conscious
feeling of doing them service, by placing
such book by such mar in their hands?


Who would not feel disposed to purchase
such book from such source, even if it


were for no other purpose than to compli-
ment his genius and send thrill of Joy to


the pure, good heart Of his angelic sister


and nurse who has tenderly and affection


ately been a coastant zatcher by his lonely


and weary bed of aff1ietion eight long years.


Who would not feel priyiledged to in


vest in such publication, when they were


informed that the proceeds were to 90 to


wards completing the education Of hi:


amanuensiss


Dear Virginians, and you, ye noble


hearted Carolaniams, this is holy theme
and | touch it with reverence. I b av,
visited my poor suffering and afflicted
, friend and brother, and have witnessed th
almost unearth.y devotion of that swee
r and innocent sister, and verify my full hear
, has said, "Oh God bless thee thou young
good and spotless girl! Ipray heaven you
t reward will be great both on earth an
3 in the world to be. / have read som
!, of the gems of William H Eley-the
7 have the true stamp of genius upon ther
. they will be read Cf published) b
:, thousands with the deepest interest
: Let the work be got up and sent to the pal
? lisher-it must and will be success
e Here in this far-off land ofthe South Yves
!, amid the Babel of tongues and nation
) surrounded by sin in all its protean shap
g and deformities, my heart yearns for ju
/ such book as his would be; for from sue
/ book we might learn the great lesson
) life, that we are the children of Athletic
IF and sorrow and ought to bid man in b
Il mad career to 'stop and think 2"


y Your friend, &c.


d ROAMING INVALID.
Year: 1860

LovE-The most powerful of all human
passions-is the most difficult to subdue,
even when the object has ceased TO be that
which first excited the passion but to love
that object when he or she is no longer
virtuous, wonld tend TO degrade ms in our
own estimation; therefore, self-control is,
under such circumstances, one Of the high
est species of human virtue.


1t is pretty saying of Thales, falsehood
is just as far distant from truth, as the ears
are from the eyes.
Year: 1860

Don't expect to be called good fellow
moment longer than YOU consent to DO
precisely what other people wish you to do.


Women can easily preserve their youth ;
for she vino captlvates the heart and un-
-lerstanding never grows old.
Year: 1860

A BAD MIsrAKE.-A policeman in Paris
going his rounds, felt chilly, and whistling
under the window of his house, his wife
opened it. lie requested her to throw
down his cloak, which she did. He put
it on aud went on his rounds, after which
he returned to the guard house. Here he
was bantored by his companions fer wear,
ing the cloak of an inspector, and on look


ing at the arm of his mantle, he discovered
the distinctive badge. A suspicion of his
misfortune came over him he rushed
home, burst open the door and found his
wife and the inspector together. He drew
his sword, killed the guilty pair and in
stantIy surrendered himself as prisoner,
telling the authorities what he had done.
Year: 1860

CoRRECT GENEALoGV OF THE PRINCE OF
WALEs--He is the oldest son of Victoria,
who is the daughter of the Duke of Kelt,
who was the son of George the Third whc
was grand son of George the Second, who
was the son of Princess Sophia who was
the coa~in of Auna, who was the sister. OF
William aud son-in-law of James the
Second, who was the son Of Charles the
First, who was the sen Of James the First,
who was the granddaughter of Margaret,
who was the sister of Henry the Eight,
who was the son of Henry the Seventh,


who was the son of the Earl Of Richmond,
who was the son of Catharine, the widow


of Henry the Fifth, who WAS the son OF
Henry the Fourth, who was the cousin OF
Richard the Second. who WAS the grand
son of Edward the third who was the sou
of Edward the scond, who was the son OF
Henry the third, who was the son OF
John, who was the son of Henry the Sec
ond, who was the son of Matilda, the
daughter of Henry the First, who was
the brother of William Rufus, who was
the son of William the Conquerer, who
was the bastard son of the Duke Of Nor
mandy, by tanners daughter of Falaise
Year: 1860

A SoMNAMBULIsT ON THE CARs.-A gen
tleman few days ago arose from sleep
ing car on tho Lake Shore road this side
of Erie, and the conductor saw him with
eyes open, coat and boots off, but had nc
idea that he was asleep, and let him pass
He went on and opened the car door, the
cars were at full speed, and the man asleep
and alone, is on the platform. He goes
down the steps, and-soon the conductor
makes search for him everywhere through
the train but he was net to be found. A
man was sent back on horse car, and
soon found him not much injured but q
very mad man. The first consciousness
the man had, he was twirling, tumbing
and turning somersaultin the gravel and the
rafting train scudding away under full
moon as unconscious of his condition AS
he had bean minute before.
Year: 1860

THE Fop AND THE DoCoTR-Twenty
years ago farmers barn III the vicinity
Of Worcester. Mass was struck 10y light
ming and burned to the ground. Many
of the citizens had gone to the ire, when
fop, well strapped and dickied, with
cap on one side of his head, met the cele-
this wise: "Can you-ah tell me, doe
tab, how fab they have succeeded in ex-
tinguishing the conflagration of the-ah,
unfortunate yeoman's barn q The doc
tor eyed the individual attentively. drop
ped his head for moment, and then slip
ped his thumb and fing,r into his vert
pocket, took out a couple of pills, and
handed them to him saying" Take these,
sir, and so to bed and if You do not feel
better in the morning, call at my Office"
Year: 1860

ISvIrINo THE DANCING BEAUx.-It
has been rumored in New York, that
the committee Of the grand ball given
to the Prince, at the Academy Of Mu.
sic, has been obliged TO issue some
twenty-five or thirty gratis tickets 10
dancing men, the general run Of the
company invited rather too old and
slow on their pins, it was feared, to
keep up with the music.
Year: 1860

INGENUITY OF BIRDs.-Tnrushes feed very
much On snails, looking for them in messy
banks. Having frequently observed some
broken snail-shells near two projecting pebbles
on gravel walk, which had hollow between
them, endeavored to discover the occasion
of their being brought 10 that situation At
least | saw thrush fly to the spot with q
snail-sheIl 10 his mouth, which he placed between
the two stones and hammered at it with his
beak till be had broken il, and was then able
to feed on its contents. The bird must have
discovered that he could not apply bis beak
sufficient force to break the shell when it was
rolling about, and he, therefore, found out and
made use of a spot which would keep the she'll
in one position Whe the lapwing wants to
procure food, it seeks for worms nest, and
stamps the ground by the side of it with its
feet somewhat in the same manner as / have
often done when boy, in order to procure
worms for fishing. After doing this for short
time, the bird waits for this issue of the worm
from its hole, who alarmed at the shaking of
the ground, enCeayorS TO make his escape, when
it is Immediately seized, aud becomes the prey
Of the ingenious bird The lapwipg also fre.
quents the haunts of moles These animals
when 10 pursuit Of worms on which the feed.
frightea them, and the worm, in attempting TO
escape, comes to he surface of the ground,
where il is seized by the lapwing. The sans
mode of alarming his prey has been related of
the gull.
Year: 1860

With these facts before them, can any cor
siderable number of our citizens ask for any.
thing calculated to bring their own State
down to the deplorable condition of slave.
ridden Virginia, or to even augment those
evils in that State


That the influx of blacks into Pennsylvania
may be to certain extent an evil to ourselves
We are not prepared to deny but that to ap-
ply the remedy proposed would be just or hu-
name to those unfortunate people, that it
would be honorable or creditabe to ourselves
and in keeping with the preeepts of our faith
ers, or that it would eventuate in anything but
evil, we cannot believe A way may be open
ed in time to render system of colonization
available. The great wilderness regions OF
Central America may at some day not far dis
tant become the homes of the blacks of this
nation. The climate and soil are peculiarly
adapted to such people, and they would m
doubtedly be willing to emigrate thither when
the propitious time arrives But that day will
be when those who hold them in bondage shall
do them Justice, and assist in preparing the
way for their exodus. The great work muss
necessarily deVolve on the South, and upon
the general government. 1t is impossible for
the North to act, except by moral influence
to that end. Had the slave States spent one
half the life and treasure in preparing such
home for that people that they have spent in
enslaying and brutalizing them, the work would
long since have been accomplished, aud every
State in the South would to-day have been far
richer in all the elements Of greatness, happi-
ness and power.


Thus believing, your Committee respectfully
offer the following resolution


Resolred, That TO grant the prayers Of your
petitioners would be inexpedient, impolitic aud
unjust.


0. II. P. KINNEY,


LEWIS MANN,


March 26, 1860 L. p. WILLISTON.


On motion,


Said resolution was twice read, considered
and adopted.
Year: 1860

down into flats and sharps. The octaves wers

 distinguished by degrees of intensity in the same

 shade. The plan was so to construct the instru

 ment that upon striking given key band of z color corresponding to such key should appear

 and the inventor maintaining that as the pleas

 ures of the sight greatly exceeded those of the

 hearing, by so much would the pleasure of music

 be increased. Written music was to be per

 petual concert. You may conceive, says he

 what spectacle will be exhibited by room GOV. cred with rgadoons and minuets, sonatas and cantatas here the eye will contemplate the mu. sic at pleasure, will see the concert, the contras:: of all the parts. The worthy Father supposed that he had discovered natural affinity between the notes and colors which his Harpischotd would represent. Green, he says, which cores ponds to re will no doubt show that the tone re is rural, agreeable and pastoral. But enough of theories and experiments as to the actual effect of colors we know that their experience greatly adds to our pleasure, so much so that it may be contended with plausibility that their final cause is mans pleasure We may puzzle ourselves in vain to discern principle by which given ob- ject absorbs all colors but that with which it would bedeck itself. We may wonder by what rule the rose takes for it's leaves a solemn dress of green, and for it's short-lived flower searches out the fairest tints the light conceals till it is sweeter than the lids of Juno's eye"

 Flower and leaf growing from the same stem, born of the same germ, nourished by the same soil, caressed by the same breezes, yet extracting from them beauties so dissimilar, truly it is a perpetual miracle.

 To no one can knowledge of colors come by description, with the exceptions already noted after sufficient familiarity impressions are made upon the mind which enable us correctly and in- stantly to distinguish them. From which it fol- lows that, although they speak an universal lan- guage, taste for them may be cultivated which will insure increased aptitude for their enjoy ment. So long then as there are in nature SO many glorious objects for such developed taste to feast itself upon, now flashing upon us from the clouds, now stealing upon us in modest flow CTS, tender mosses so cunningly tinted as to defy the keenest observation, and the painted leaves of brave old autumn's wearing" surely encour- agement to such cultivation can not be wanting.

 We feel bound in common fairness to add that the subject in hand had led us far from the pro- posed end, before we were aware of it, and fur ther, that it will not be continued in the New York Ledger. L.
Year: 1860

The citizens of Napierville, Dupage
County, have been having mad dog ex-
citement lately. One day this week,
gentleman, whose name We have not
learned, went to drug store to get some
poison for the purpose of exterminating
part of the canine community, and
while there purchased some chewing gum
for his children. He put both packages
in bis pocket. and returned home. By
mistake be gave the wrong package to his
children and bated the dogs with the gum,
in consequence of which the former very
soon died. Not long after his wife also
expired from the effects of a small por-
ton of the supposed gum, and the man
was himself taken dangerously i'll, be
having taken a taste of the poison under
the same mistake. Our informant states
that the child of another man has been
poisoned in the same town By eating
soda cracker prepared for dog.-CHi-
cago CID Press, March 10.
Year: 1860

DOUGLAS BECOMING DEvoUT.-Mr. Douglas
took occasion at Dayton to "thank God that
he held no opinion that could not be pro-
claimed IN the same terms everywhere
wherever the American flag waves over
American SOIL" OF this devout expression
the Times truly remarks:


cit is pleasant to find the Senator from
Illinois so regular and systematic in saying
grace over his speeches. 1t is an agreeable
surprise to find him thanking God for any
thing; but we trust he has more legitimate
topics for gratitude than the single one for
which he renders such ostentatious and
devout Acknowledgements. We should be
very sorry to hold no opinions which could
not be proclaimed, in the same terms,
everywhere Mr.. Douglas can hardly be
ignorant of the fact that there are certain
portions of the country where man could
not express, in any terms, the sentiments
which nine men out of every ten in the
North hold concerning slavery, without dan
ger of being hung. He may sthank God
that he holds no such opinions but it is
not the first time God has been thanked by
q Pharisee on very insufficient grounds, The
Senator's phrase sounds we'll, and is always
applauded; but it is simply an acknowledge
ment that he holds no opinions of his own,
but only sush as other people will permit
him to avow."
Year: 1860

Vote on the General Banking Law.
The Upton Aduertiser calls attention to a


fact not generally known-that the voters OF


Iowa are to pass upon an amendment to the


General Banking Law. Tho law, as passed
by the seventh General Assembly, required
fifty thousand dollars, at least, as the capital
stock of Stree bank" before bills could be
issued. The last Legislature passed bill to
amend that law SO that bank may be estab-
lished with twenty-five thousand dollars
capital stock, and the people are to vote "For
amendment to General Banking Law" or
"Against amendment to General Banking
Law"


We are sorry that this matter was not
broached sooner in the newspapers, so thatits
merits could have been generally discussed.
As it is, the vote on the question will be
exceedingly meagre, as very few people are
aware that such vote is to be taken.


We do not hesitate to say that we are
opposed to the amendment. Our present
banking law is working satisfactorily, and the
people should be contented with it. If this
amendment is adopted, it will open the way
for the establishment of innumerable free
banks, which have been curse to Indiana
and Illinois, and in fact to the entire North
Vest For one, we shall vote Against
amendment to General Banking Law
Year: 1860

D Eve y one knows, and nobody better
than the Democrats, that the rush for Fede-
raj Offices, from all through the South, will
be as great, as prompt and as persistant
about Old Abe at the White House, as
about any of his predecessors. 1t is inte-
resting to witness how rapidly the hangers
on of Democracy are getting ready for such
an event. At Washington the Wide Awake
companies cannot take men in fast enough
They are rushing in by thousands to get up
a record for future reference There will be
cakes and ale long after Democracy is dead,
and the loaves and fishes will not 60 begging
at the South, whoever may dispense them
at Washington. The only difference will
be that the Government will be administered,
and appointments made with reference to
their original intent, of answering the pub
lie good and the interests of the people, and
not with the sole view of niger breeding,
and stick fresh palisades about the slave
nens
Year: 1860

A GREAT RAsCAL.-Quite an excitement
has been raised in Ossawatomie, by the alb
sconding of Cyrus Tabor, a merchant that
town, and Probate Judge of Lykins county.
The Ossawatomie Herald says that he took
advantageof the necessities of the people,
and bought up the stock which the people
were obliged to sell because they have raised
nothing to keep it The stock he paid
for in his notes, due in short time. He
sold the stock for cash as rapidly as possible,
and then left with the money His store
was taken possession of by his brother-in-
law, who professed to have bought the goods.
The creditors regarded the sale as sham to
prevent them fro.fa3a tg5et5;7Gg Jfi.T nav
some of nom forcibly entered the store, and
took such goods as they could get their
hands upon. 1t is estimated that he owed
the farmers five or six thousand dollars.
Year: 1860

JUDGE LEFFINawELL IN Rock Island
The democracy OF Rock Island were regated
on Monday evening by a speech from this
distinguished champion of the unterrifed OF
Iowa. We did not hear the speech, bat we
have heard of it, and the accounts are not
very flattering to the speaker or to the de-
mocracy of this city. The fact oft is, sober
Judge Lefiugwell may be very eloquent
speaker, but drunken Bill Lefhngwell,' as
he is called at home, ought MOTTO be allowed
to appear before an intelligent audience
The anecdotes he told during his speech, and
in presence of ladies, are such as would not
have fallen from the lips of a true gentleman.
His speech was filed with inconsistencies
and misrepresent tat;ons and was of very little
benefit to the squatterites hereabouts. Rock
Island Rea.. 24M.
Year: 1860

FLEE on Er1E S7nEEr7~-Thc alarm Of FIRE at
10 r. ", last evening, Wa caused By the partial
burning of frame building on Erie street just
west of Clark, in the Noitt Division, occupied
by Air. Miller as cabinet and carpenter shop.
We could not ascertain the amount Of loss The
Fire Department were promptly on hand and
prevented what under the ancient regime might
hare been destructive fire from the humber
nf voodeD bni1diucs