smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1859

4 WEEPING WOMAN AT WAsH1NGTON'S TOMB
A correspondent of the Hartford Times tells of a
recent excursion TO the tomb of Washington:


"After examining the inscriptions upon seve-
raj other monuments OF the family, the crowd
moved on by the old Tomb, and continued their
way until the stairs led them up into the greasy
plot. Right here stands the ice-house that was
Of The establishment. The pit must be thirty feet
into the earth, and is covered by fancful bower
like summer house, standing in the shade Of
ihe forest trees The hill is 50 abrupt that orig
inally there were two entrances in the side of the
deep pit to procure the ice. Now enc side at the
top has caved in, so that the yawning gulf is laid
open to the spectator. With this explanation,
will state that, leading the way up the stairs and
reaching the side Of rhe ice-hOuse, | found lady
Of noble appearance, whom ! bad seen on the
boat, overcome with grief Her white handker-
chief hid most Of her face, and the signing was
frequent. OF course my tender heart was worked
upon, and of all ! could guess, child of hers
might have slid into the dark pit. ] Immediately
advanced, and in kind language requested her to
make known her sorrow, il it was not impertinent
in a stranger to inquire, and that ! should be
most happy to aid her, if in my power.


She suddenly raised her eyes to me. as if in
proud surprise and pointing to the icehouse in
dramatic gesture, said I" Sir, is there anything
strange that Virginia woman should weep at
the tomb of the sanity Washington ~


The balance Of the crowd had just ascended
the steps, and were waiting the de1loument but
they suddenly turned on their heels, TO conceal
their risbles, out Of respect to the weeping stran
ger. in the best grace possible explained to
The lady her mistake, who seemed very suddenly
TO have forgotten something at the boat for she
instantly made tracks in that direction, careless
of the speed She did not make her appearance
again, although looked for her on the steamer"
Year: 1859

BRoDERIcK IN SHASTA Yesterday afternoon T.
large number of gentlemen on horseback and in
carriages, accompanied by band of music, went
out on the Weaverylle road as far as Whisky
Creek, and thence escorted Mr. Broderck into
town. Mr.. BPS friends manifested an enthusiasm
that must have been quite gratifying to him.
Many of the gentlemen engaged in this demon
stration formerly politically damned the writer
Of this for voting for Mr. B. for United States
Senator-sayng then that we had voted for an
illiterate coarse man-one wanting in intellect
refinement, and all gentlemany qualities We
are glad that they have changed their opinions
IT is not pleasant for us TO know that any man in
this county should have the opinion Of us that we
were capable of voting for a coarse iliterato and
weak minded man for the exalted position of u.
S. SenatOr-COurier, 30th
Year: 1859

INCIDENT or THE WAR.-As one ef the depart
ing French regiments was passing the Place des
Pyramides, young woman with child entered
the building, and enquired for the office OF the
Empress secretary. She was Informed that she
was in the secretarys Office when, hastily setting
down the child, she said


Well, them leave you my child Take her
TO the Empress, and tell her Majesty that know
she will take care OF her until my return from
the war - And go saying, she left the child"


And the Empress ordered that the child should
be properly cared for until the mothers return"


THERE'S Room ENOUGH.-The Omaha (Nebras-
KAY Times, of June l4th, says


"More than one thousand wagons have passed
through this place during the last fortnight for
California an average OF five persons accom-
panying each team. During the week we have
observed five droves Of cattle, averaging, we
should think, two hundred to the drove, bound
for California and Oregon. On Wednesday a
gentleman who has made two trips to California
crossed the ferry at this point with four thousand
five hundred sheep that he was taking to the
golden State"
Year: 1859

Times golden orb sinks toward the horizon
another cycle is soon to be added to the
fathomless immensity of eternity, and an
other year, which is tut day with its Su-
preme Director. is approaching its twilight,
soon to set in darkness, and soon to be sue.
ceeded by bright and joyous morrow. In.
etfably sad are the teachings of the season !:
it seems as if death were in the house when
we consider that the last Of the months is
fading away forever. 1t is the type of death,
Of the resurrection, and of Immortality; it
can bring balm to the religious mind as It pre-
figures the victory of the faith over the grave.
the bursting of the cerements of earth. and
far off happy future where we shall be
forever blessed. And 1t has in its storms
and tempests soon to be succeeded by yer.
nal gladness, its lesson TO be impressed on
mortal hearts. Let gloomy clouds of sorrow
come and tears fall like rain, the Sun of Hope
will soon efulgent shine and bring ioy back
again all fresh and pure as are the dews be.
fore they were exhaled to feed the terrors of
the storm. Mourner take heed and he of
comfort, for on life's drear waste, though
temptest-tossed and wrecked, there is at
hand "a heaven where we would be-"
friendly light at hand and land aheadl


And look again, through binding mists of
IOLJeflnR with
age and infrmty; huge icicle in his hand
by way of staff; his flowing locks covered
with seet and studded with gems of frost,
sparkling like diamonds, muffed in tattered
furs, and bearing on his head a fantastic
crown of evergreens, December approaches
the Lear of the year He has given all
to his children; to spring its dover of floral
beauty; to summer its wealth of teelning
fields and to autumn its full revenues of gold
en- fruits. These, his ungrateful progeny have
enjoyed in wastful riot, and now the aged
sire-bereft of all, deserted by those to whom
IN his regal and maternal munifcence he
gave all divided his royal kingdom-wanders
in the TEMPEST and the storm, bareheaded,
contending with the fretful elements; wildly
raving, tearing his white hair and through the
gloom ftfully recalling one tender form-the
pious Cordelia, which, like the star of Beth.
lehem, glows brightly on the winter sky,
and gives one radiant moment to the cheer.
less season-a beauteous vision fleeting as
time, for soon the icy cord is twined around
its neck, and the year lies dead on the breast
Of December, crushed, but every inch king
We hear the last sad wall


U thou wilt come no morel


Never, never, never, never, never.


Louisville Journal
Year: 1859

LOOK Dor FoR THE CANARIEs. see in
the Bay papers complaints that the sparrow
hawks are in the the constant habit of pounc.
ing on bird cages hung out of doors in that
city, and bearing from their fancied security
the innocent inmates, only to devour them
and the same is true of the depredators in
and about Sacramento Several attempts
have been made by them of late to kill ca
nary belonging to DIR. Justin Gates, and no
longer ago than yesterday, canary was al
most killed by sparrow-hawk while it was
summing itself in its cage outside of house
on N st.. and on Saturday one was actually
killed outright from house on Seventh
street.-Sac. Bee.


One of these feathered marauders dragged
n little canary out of his cage, short time
ago, in Marysville, and ate him up. we sup
pose. At any rate nothing was left near the
cage but some feathers sticking to very
small piece of flesh.
Year: 1859

SPECIMEN OF ORIGINAL COMPOSITION.
The following communication was sent to the
editors of newspaper, some two or three
yeOts ago, but never published Il has been
handed to us, as n curiosity of literature, and,
as such, We give it to our readers, verbatim ct
tteratim promising that We strike out GER
tain proper names which have no business to
appear in the connection The writer was
deeply impressed with some movements
which had been made in his county, in be-
half Of the colored population, and consider
ed himself competent to address the public
upon the subject. Here is his letter, and the
originality of its style is not to be questioned


To THE EDITOns-Sirs the dark Subject in
the legislature at Sacramento, what has or is
TO be done in behalfOf enfranchising the dar.
kes of California, will any increased rights
be given them the respectable and well
meaning men of - Say if Such a motely
Surf are in any way equalised, They will
leave California. how where can the line
be drawn between the woody heads. and
~AVoS vi ObhNl 1nSIt 10 tic
negro and mix English clear L mix southern
clear and mix. the las of whom, the South.
erner has greater respect for. next comes
the Mexican negro g. indian mix. the isthmus
negro & indian mix the old Spanish & moor
buccanier negro mix. and know not how
many more mixes of the negro in our midst.
it is Said that our delegation are in favor of
of the negro question think | could make
Mr. - blush behind his ears by relating to
him some modern experiments in giving the
negro more liberty than he knew how to put
to good use. there has been petition am
informedin favor of the negrcs, passed around
nm - there was quite large number of
signatures whether the the coulered Jemen
mixed in their names or not do not know at
any rate there is numerous groop of them
here. it must be acknowledged there is great
Signs here of our citizen population deteri-
ourating or there would not of been such
State agitation as - d Co. got up all resi-
dents of - & mediate vicinity The latter
has been ia the process Of extorting willfully
and igUOrantly the rights of citizen by
taking possession Of aportion of his most val
Uable land making waste or diminishing val.
ne by Selling off wood &C he has "A hord of
advisers both black and white they tell him
he is a citizen as much So as though he was
white, and Louisinnian Slave formerly. d
what acts wont they do If they are allowed
their oath &c KuA


P S when wrote the above intended it
for another Sourse But axidentally came in
possession of one of your papers and conclu-
ded to Send it to you, and If you See fit to
publish it or any part of It, it is at your plea
sure This blue bellyed white and negro den
should he known to the other portions of
California
Year: 1859

PREsKRvING GRAPES When they are fully
ripe, suspend the basket by strap or cord
passed around the neck, thereby giving lib
erty to both hands for picking; with one
hand hold the cluster, and with the other re
move it from the vine; remove from the clus-
ter all ripe or decayed fruit. and deposit
them in the basket until it is filled. Q use a
market basket that will hold u half bushel)
Carry the grapes thus gathered to the place
of packing. | use boxes about two feet
square by six inches deep in the clear, with
covers made to shut tight. In packing, lay
news paper on the bottom of the box, then
a layer Of grapes. then paper and second
layer of grapes. which, when closely packed
fills the box: set in some dry. airy place,
with the cover off and let the box remain
open for ten days, or until the sweating pro-
cess is passed then close the box and set it
in the ftuit room, cellar or garret. any place
where they will not freeze, or which is not
extremely damp.


Grapes packed as above directed, will open
at any time during the winter or spring fol-
lowing. as fresh as when packed. The only
secret or mystery is, that the moisture which
spoils the fruit when packed in saw dust and
other absorbents, passes off during the ten
days that the box remains open, instead of
being absorbed. to ultimately mould and
spoil them.-Americaa Aqricmlturist.
Year: 1859




An infrmity which nobody knows. Nothing
can exceed our early impaticncc to escape from
youth to manhood, and appear older than we are
except our subsequent anxiety to obtain the rep
utation Of being younger that we are The first
longing is natural, for Hope is before us, and it
seems possible to anticipate that which we must
soon reach; but the second is weakness not
less strange than general for we cannot expect
to recover that from which we are incessanty
approaching. If by putting back our own date
we could arrest the great clock of time, there
would be an ineligible motive for conduct
Alas! the time piece of old Chronos never stops.
Women, who imagine their influence to depend
upon their personal attractions, naturally wish
to preserve their youth. 1t is in their power to
do so; for she who captivates the heart and the
understanding, never grows old; and as men are
generally estimated by their moral and intellec-
tual, rather than baptismal recommendations
as philosopher Of fifty is preferred, by all those
whose preference is worth having, to "a fool Of
twenty-there is something very contemplate
in male horror Of senillty. So prevalent, how
ever, is the feeling, that, with the exception of
one individual, who has obtained an enviable
Immortality as 'tm,iddle age Hallam," We have
no CHRONOLOGY, for man or woman at, or beyond
the meridian of life. 2@ 4S%44A oia3 a Ils-
Year: 1859

A young man, while undergoing an examina-
tion for the purpose Of being admitted to the
bar, was asked "What are the constitutional
requirements which render man eligible to the
Office of President Of the United Sates?" He
answered, "He must be thirty five years old and
mighty good Democrat
Year: 1859

A cooper was much annoyed by persons bring
ing old tubs to mend-they wouldnt order new
ones. At last a customer brought a bung-ltole
to have a barrel put to it, and the cooper quit
the business in disgust. ~ ~
Year: 1859

RoBBERY.-Mr. Oague, of Oague's ranch, on the
under the following circumstances: He had been
paying an account and suddenly called from the
house to attend to some stock. He left his desk
open with some money in it, and strange man was
seated in the room. When he returned the room
was empty and he sawthe stranger just entering the
woods at distance, making very fast time. Sus-
pectng something he looked into his desk, and dis
covered that purse Of silver was gone. A smaller
one containing gold coin, was left. The rogue was
Year: 1859

In the latest of his preachings upon "Pop-
ular Proverbs" DR.. Holland closes thought
full and suggestive discourse on sensual pleas
ure, with the following earnest remarks to
all young men, which deserves to be thought


OH! if this world couldrrise out of this
swamp of sensuality, rank With weeds and
dark and deadly vapors-full of vipers, thick
with pitfalls, lurid and deceptive lights-and
stand upon the secure heights of virtue, where
Gods sun shines, and the. winds of heaven
breath blandly and BEAUTIFULLY, how would
human life become blest and beautiful The
great burden of the world rOled off, how
could it spring forward into grand career Of
prosperity and progress! This change for
this country shall descend still lower in its
path to brutality, or to rise higher than the
standard Of its loftiest dreams. The devotees
Of sense themselves have greatly lost their
power Of good, and comparatively few will
change their course of life, Young men, this
great result abides. with you! 1t you could
see how beautiful a flower grows upon the
thorny. stock of self-denial, you could give
the plant the honor it deserves. If it seem
hard and homely, despise it not for in it
sleep the beauty oi heaven and the breath Of
angels. Ifyou do not witness the glory of its
its blossotning during the day of lie, its pc
tails will open when the night OF death comes,
and gladden. your eyes with their marvellous
lovelness, and fill your soul with their CRATE
full perfume.
Year: 1859

Such is brief announcement which comes
to us with every mornings jonrnal of the
news. Marrying and giving in marriage
Dying and passing away. 1t is not an un-
natural proximity of nature, as proved by
our daily observation. Here friend enters
into the holy alliance of matrimony There
some other friend, or stranger is welded to
death and the grave.


Last week, we sketched, in hasty outline,
''The Bridal'-thiS week we have witten
"The Burial" Would it were only fancy
sketch! Would that lond friends might ava
ken from their sorrow and find it all dream,
Too true is that the hand of the .'Reaper
whose name is DEATH" has plucked away
another of earth's flowers to wear in his
crown of triumph. Oh, how many such is he
gathering every hour Mary was a sweat
chid-a joyous presence, radient sunbeam
in the atmosphire of homo. 1t is not every
daughter Offiiteen years, of whom her parents
can say that her aim was always to make
others happy. A favorite among her school
companions and young associates, Mary was
always cheerful, always ready to sacrifice her
own convenience to the good of others. So
much the sterner was the decree of death-so
much the harder for admiring and loving
friends to lose her forever from her sight.


1t was briei illness by which her hold on
life was sundred. A fortnight, and that ter.
uble typhoid--days Of restessness and nights
of pain-reason gone-intelligence lost
wasting, iainting-and the fearful crisis
death


And the burial how sadly the funeral
train went forth upon that day of weeping
AT an hour when ten thousand were gathered
at the domestic board, in unbroken circles, to
celebrate the annual thanksgiving" this
household, with pastor friends assembled,
went forth beneath this weeping sky, nature
commingling hear tears with theirs, to bear
the witheral flower to its autumn bed


Such arc lfe's lessons. "Married"-"Died''


Joy-Sorrow. The bridal-the burial
The Alter-the Gravel And who shall dare
to say, it is not better to 90 to the house Of
mourning than to to the house of teastns?
Year: 1859

1t is reported that some of the banks
of the city of New York proposed to
make new rule with respect to forged
checks. They contemplate paying checks
when they are presented, and when accounts
are made up, should discrepancies occ@r, the
burden of proof that a check is a forgery will


be forced upon the depositor. The absurdity
of such regulation must be apparent with
out any formal argument, and We suspect
that any bank that would adopt so mischiev-
Gus course of action would not give its Gus
toners much trouble-for it would have very
few to deal with. The teliers of the bank
would have ample time to scrutinize all the
checks which would be drawn on such inst-
tutions. There are modes, however, of di-
mnishing attempts at forgery, and some of
these might be adopted as security against
the designs of the unscrupulous. ...
Year: 1859

The telegraphic operators are in a mixed up
condition about Senator Douglas health. In
the first place he was dying of the gout: but
in the Milwaukee Sentinel of the 18th we find
two dispatches conveying further information.
The first is rs follows
Year: 1859

THE JEWS IN RUssIA.-The Emperor OF
Russia has authorized the Jews to raise fund,
the interest Of which is to be employed as
prizes for the best literary works in the He
brew language whcihshail be presented to the
Academy Of Sciences. His Majesty has also
founded five scholarships at the Psychological
Institute in favor of the young Jews.
Year: 1859

FrigAtsaed.--A horse attached to a cart, was
frightened and made 10 runaway, in Marshall
street, yesterday morning, by the rolling OF an
empty hogshead along the sidewalk. After a
short race he was stopped by the driver, be-
fore doing serious injury 10 himself or the ye-
hicle Such sights to q timid horse are al
most sure to cause him TO start.
Year: 1859

MOE Law AT NAPoLEoN.---i GdmJIer
Lynehed.--We have already mentioned that a
"Nigilance Committee at Napoleon, Ark,
had lynched an alleged gambler named John
Lewis. The Memphis Enquirer has the fol-
lowing particulars of the outrage:


We learn that Lewis and Il friend had stop-
ped at a hotel in the place the day preceding
the night upon which the attempted a.sassi-
nation took place. The twain had resolved to
leave for Memphis on the Jennie Whipple
upon her arrival, and desired the porter to
awake them in time A number of the citi-
zens, believing Lewis TO be a gambler, blackad
their faces, and assembled around the door of
the hotel, ordered the porter to go to Lewis
room. awaken him, and inform him that the
Whippie was at the landing. Lewis and his
friend, OF course, arose and descended to the
hall. Upon reaching the door, the twain We're
assailed by the assembled crowd, who were
armed with boWie-kniYes, reyolyers and shot
guns. They instantly seized their victim
whose companion ran for his life one shot
being fired after him. The prisoner demanded
to know what the accusation was against him
and was told that he had been ordered to
leave town, but that he had failed to do so in
consequence of which his slime had come >,
and they Were about to lynch him.


Notwithstanding the en- treaties of their VIC
tim, the committee carried him in to the woods
about mile distant from town. guarding him
along the entire route with drawn knives and
other weapons. One man struck at him dur.
ing the journey, and thrust his bowie-kuite
completely through his hand. giving him Il Sc
we're wound; another gave him a sharp blow
upon the head with n rifle. Upon arriving at
their destination, the victim was stripped and
subjected to a brutal fiagellation, after which
it was resolved TO shoot and bury hin. upon
the spot. Wiser counsels however prevailed
and the choice was given him either to leave
town at once or be shot. OF course he chose
the former alternative, upon which oaths We're
demanded of him that he would never return
10 Napoleon again, nor ever diyulge the facts
of his brutal treatment. He was then hurried
TO the river, placed in an old and leaky skifr
and sent adrift. The wind was blowing rough
ly at the time and every swell threatened to
capsize the trail craft, but, bleeding as he was
the wounded man bore himself most brayely
and soon landed upon the Mississippi shore
There he remained till morning. and at early
daybreak, started down the river again to the
residence Of friend, at whose place he STAYED
until the Rapides arrived
Year: 1859

Heaey Gradss.-It has been urged by some,
as an objection TO the introduction OF horse
cars in Richmond, that the grades ia Main
street are too heavy Tor the enterprise TO sue
ceed. We take it for granted that the projec-
tors of the enterprise have considered that OBJ
lection, and they are prepared to overcome it,
Practical men are not apt to overlook so i'm
portant a matter as grade in laying down =
railroad, for the illustrions example of the
windmill on the mountain top is too familiar
to be forgotten. Wehaye no doubt In our own
mind that the enterprise would succeed, and
in this opinion hundreds of intelligent citi-
Zens concur.
Year: 1859

HoRRIBLE DEArH.-The Wayne (Pa) Democrat
says that man named David Berry, in that comfy,
came to most horrible death a few days ago. He
was engaged in pryng of the edge Of frozen bank
with crow-bar, when suddenly the earth upon
which he was standing gave way, precipitating him
into the pit beneath when he struck upon the crow
bar, which bad fallen with him. The bar unfortu-
natey CHANGED to strike end first and stood perpen-
dicular when poor Berry struck it. It penetrated
his body some nineteen inches causing his death in
about seven hours
Year: 1859

Catfsrpiiiary and other insects are making sad
lnroads upon some of the shade trees on Main


street On Eagle Square they have almost
coated the green foliage of one or two young
trees with their webs, and unless they can be
driven OIL or destroyed, will injure or kill the
Year: 1859

A HORSE THROWN ONE HUNDRED FEET By
THE LocoNoTivE.-At Patterson, n. J.. on
Friday last, when the Buffalo express train
from Jersey City was passing the Lafayette
street crossing, the locomotive struck horse
driven by Mansei, the North Ward baker,
making Il total wreck of the wagon--throwing
the horse loose from the vehicle. and pitching
HIM distance Of sixty feat before striking,
when the carcase OF the already dead animal
tumbed aud plunged along forty feet further
making an entire distance of one hundred
feet,
Year: 1859

Pacific Asetfsg.-The residents of Oregon
Hill are 10 hold meeting morrow night to
consider the propriety of the City Councils
placing new reservoir in that neighbor.
hood. Whether the majority will oppose or
favor the scheme, remains to be seen