smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1859

and by the dim starlight, Walter could
see horned beast trampling among his
| sweet corn. The bars had been either
left down or hooked down, and stray
cow had got in. They drove her out,
and then Niles went home. Walter saw
that the beast had done considerable
damage, but he was not angry, for he
had something of more Importance TO
think of. He went and sat down beneath
an apple tree, and pondered.


Bless me, if he hasn't put the case
down about square 7 he said to himself,
at the end of some moments meditation
Let me see,' he pursued there's five
shillings for spirit-fcur-and-tw two pence
for ale-four- and pence for soda
And that's within the last three days.
Thirteen and four pence Is possible
Over twenty-five pounds year And
yet l can't afford ten shillings for gate,
not guinea that my family may receive
religious instruction for year Walter
Gray Mink you had better turn over a
neaO leaf!


And Walter Gray did turn over new
leaf. On the very next day he did two
things. thereby astonishing two parties.
He had a new gate made for the entrance
10 the garden. and thereby astonishing
his wife and he refused 10 toss up Tor
the ale, and thereby astonishing a crowd
of expectant thirsty ones. For month
he pursued this course, and by the ex-
piration Of that time he could fully ap-
preciate the new blessings that were
dawning upon him. He discovered that
he could afford everything which the
comfort of his family demanded; !; and in
arriving at this result he had only TO re-
linquish those things which lie really
could not afford. 1t was strange to him
how he could have been so foolish
When, at the end Of the year. he had
paid his note, and had twenty pounds
left, he felt at first as though there must
be some mistake; but when his wife
went over his household expenditure
with him, and showed him that all they
had needed had been bought and paid
for. he saw just how it was. He saw that
for years he had been wasting his sub
stance and deprivlng himself and loved
ones of the comforts they needed-not
Intentionally, but through the same mis-
take that leads thousands in the same
course. But he did so no more. Some
times, even now, Walter GRAY saws ::
Can't afford it, and then he says it
emphatically. too. But it is not when
his wife and children ask for comfort and
Joy, nor when the needy poor ask for
help and charity-for he can well afford
all that but it is when the wild specu-
lator, or the loose companion, ask him to
engage in some game Of hazard which
robs himself and family OF their sub
stance. Then he says-and he repeats,
if need be-" CANT AFFORD IT."
Year: 1859

The world is world of glorious themes,


The world is a world Of wonder;
A web and q tissue of beautiful dreams,


To be torn by the world asunder.
The world is an image of beauty.


TIL world is type of bliss
If the world would but do its duty


There would be no world like this.
walked in the street on a sunshiny day,


walked and watched the crowd,
The crowd thot Were looking so happy and gay


That they almost shouted aloud.
held by the hand my darling girl,


She skipped and she danced along,
And, childlike, laughed at the hum and the whir
OF the countless moving throng.
/ walked, and watched the myriad mass


That were sweeping idly by,
And it made me glad to see them pass


With smiling lip and laughing eye.
And so sang to myself a song,


A song on the happiest theme.
To the crowd that was slowly passing along,


Like the mythical forms in dream.
And so l sang as walked along,


Led by my baby guide,
And man came out of the midst of the throng,
Who walked by my darling's side.
Ae was pale and haggard and marked with woe
But his clothes they were rich and fine,
Anda diamond gleomed on his shirt of snow,
Which wished at the moment We're mne
He walked for awhile with downcast eye,


Then stopped with sudden bow,
And heard the moan of an inward sigh


AS he kissed my darling's brow.
In the crowded street we quietly stand,


While neither offered to stir
And he softly said, as he pressed my hand.


81 have lost child like her %
Then silently passed that haggard man


To the midst of the crowd again,
And the song had in my heart began


Was hushed in trob of pain.
1t is many year since that sunny day,


And my darling lives above
The song and all have passed away


But the memory of my love.
Year: 1859

"Can't afford it, Maria"


But you might if you would only
think so. Walter" pleaded the young
wife.


81 can't do it," the husband returned
very emphatically. I" 1t would cost ter
or twelve shillings at the very lowest
and the old bars will answer every pur.
pose"


I" No they won't, Walter. The neigh.
boris children very often leave the bars
down. and then stray cattle come into the
garden. We may lose more than the
price of a gate in one hour, if COW
should come in when I'm away"


81 should like to know who leaves the
bars down." said Walter, threateningly
The same children might leave a gate
OPEN"


But we can have gate made to close
Of its own accord, with a weight or a
spring." suggested the wife. John
Niles has had a gate put up in his yard


"But I ain't John Miles," Walter
wished his wife to remember.


But his family is as large as yours
and his wages are not SO high"


Never mind that. l tell you can
afford it-at any rate not at present"
And with this Walter started off for his
work.


Walter Gray was young man abou
thirty. an industrious mechanic, had
been married some eight years, and had
an interesting family. He meant to pro.
vide well for those who depended upon
him, and in measure he did so. Bu
there were many little comforts of which
he felt obliged TO deprive them-com
forts which at times they really needed
and which, in the end, might have
proved source of saving. And more,
too, it might have added to his own hap
piness had he felt able to grant these
little requests. But he couldn't afford
it; at least so he thought. and whether
he thought SO with sound judgment the
sequel will prove.


The gate which his wife had been so
anxious to have put up was needed at the
entrance to the garden back of the house
where there was only a pair of short
bars. The children often came through
there, and sometimes left the way open
behind them. In short there were MANY
ways in which those bars were apt 10 be
left down, and Maria Gray had very of.
ten to leave her work to drive out cattle
that had got in. II was only by extreme
watchfulncss on her part that the garden
was preserved. She had spoken severa
times to her husband about it. but he
felt that he couldn't afford it. She mus
keep her eyes upon the spot. and see
that the bars were kept shut.


Only few days after this. Mrs. Gray
asked his wife if he was going to hire 4
pew in the church for the following year
and he told her that he did not think he
should.


But you can hire half Of one. We
can have half Of Mr.. Niles pew for |,
guinea
Year: 1859

never yet could understand


How men could love in vain;
fholl it weak and wrong to love,


And not be loved again.
For me, must have heart for heart;
Deny me that, and we must part.
There be who love, or think they love,


Without return, for years;
They waste their days in fruitless sighs,
Their nights in hopeless tears.
Not such am | ; my heart is free
love not her who loves not me!
Year: 1859

SENATOR BENJAMIN's Speech ON CUBA
This speech is thus spoken Of by cor.
respondent of the Louisville Courier


Ga Friday, Mr.. Benjamin of Louisiana
discussed at length the acquisition of Cuba
Had the American people heard his speech
there would be no controversy hereafter on
the subject. 1t was an effort that will live
when those who listened to it shall have
passed away, and in after years the men who
heard it will tell of it with kindling eyes
and dilated hearts to their children. Did
you ever hear Benjamin? lie is the imper
sonation of eloquence. His voice is silvery
and musical Every intonation possesses an
indescribable charm and fascination each
word, aye, the minutest particle of word,
stands out in clear apprcciable distinct,
ness.


The recollection of that speech can never
be erased from memory, but its softencd ca
dences will always call up pleasurable feel
ings and memories;


ellis words had such q melting flow


And spoke Of truth so sweetly well,


They fell like heavens serenest snow,


And all was brightness where they fell"


l wish that everybody could have heard
that speech. 1t was an effort of a man who,
as an orator, has not an equal on the cont,
nent His speech will have great and
marked effect on the public mind. It's in.
Guences are already beginning to be felt
Some may consider that the excitement in
regard to Cuba is ephemeral and will soon
pass away On the contrary, it is the great
living question Of the day. Men may doubt,
but in my opinion, Cuba win be oars before
the expiration Of Mr.. Buchanan's term Of
office,
Year: 1859




Concerning plans Of teaching. no.
body has any right to impose he plan
of teaching on las neighbor. There j.
no method that may call itself he
method of clucation. There is only
one set Of right principles. bat there
may be ten thousand plans. Ever,
teacher must work for himself. as eve
~ man OF the world works for him
self There Is, for all men in society.
only one set of right principles, yet
Won shall sec a thousand men in one
towi all obeying them. although al.
IA conduct. absolutely differ from one
another. They will present among
themselves the widest contrast. and
yet every one may be prospecting, and
making friends. In the school. as in
the world, n man must be himself If
hc would have more than spurious
success; he must bc modelled upon no.
body. The school master should read
books Of education. and he may study
hard 10 reason ont for himself by
their aid. Il he can. what are right
principles 10 20 upon. a principle
that he approves, he must adopt; but.
another mans plan that lac approves,
he must assimilatc TO the nature OF
his own mind and Of his own school
before he can adopt It, Even his
school lac must 20 manage that 1t shall
admit of great variety of plan within
itself. and suffer him so TO work in it
as to appeal in the most effective way
20 the mind Of each one Of his scholars.


No man can be good teacher who
is n cut an dried man without any par
ticular character. Ills individuality
must be strongly marked. lie should
he. of course. man of uuimpeachablc
integrity. dctesting what is base or
mean, aud, beyond every thing hating
lie. lie should have pleasure in his
work, bc fond of children. and not
think of looking down upon them, but
put faith-and that Is main point
which many teachers refuse TO uphold
put faith in the spirit of childhood.
lie mus honor q child or he can not ed
ucatc it. though he may cram many
acts into its head. 1t Is essential also
to the constitution of a good teacher.
that. whatever his character may be.
he shall not be slow. Children are
not SO constituted as TO be able to en-
durc slowncss patiently. lie must al
so not he destitute of imagination. for
he will have quick imaginations to de-
velop and to satisfy.


The most learned teacher ought in
cessantly to read and think. so that he
may be on each topic as full minded
as he should he when he proposes 10
give lessons to child. The good
teacher must be devoted to his work;
if he wants pleasure and excitement.
he must find them in the school-room
and the study. For it is only when
his teaching gives great pleasure to
himself. that it can give any pleasure
whatever to his pupils Missouri
Educator.
Year: 1859

Ono OF the most prevailing vices Of
the present system of education is the
disposition to attach undue impor-
tance to collegiate, and undue indifIcr-
ance to common school studies. With
out thinking the collegiate education,
if not built upon thorough common
school training, is mere gliding on
mud; Latin attainments or their math
ematical aStonishmcnts, as il these
were the end of all instruction instead
of being only one process, and by no
means the most important, in training
the mind for life labors. The encour-
agemcnt of this feeling we can not
think either a healthy indication, or q
possible benefit, and we therefore re-
gard with some distrust the great and
growing disproportion between semi
naries anil common schools. Not that
there are likely to be too many semi
narics, but that there arc too few com
mon schools. We must have good
nurseries If we arc to have fruitful or
cllards, and we shall be apt to find the
best edncation in those States that
give the best care to common schools.
They are like the pennies Of Franklin's
provcrb. take care of them and the
seminaricS will take care Of themselves.


We need collegiate education. far
more of it than we are likely to get
soon. but we need much more the
thorough systematic. conscientious
training of common schools. when
our colleges turn out graduates every
year who can't spell. who blunder ir
grammar, who can't solve single
arithmctical problem. though they
may construc I.onginus correctly. and
demonstrate the binomial theorem
easily. it is time that little more at
tention was given to common schools.
= Ind. Jour.
Year: 1859

guishcr over the flame. The disagree
able smell of the oil filled the room.
AMI his father. who was sitting near.
reading the newspaper. looked up aud
sail,


'Nou arc impolitc again. my SON
Have you not often been told that it j.
not good manners to blow out a lamp
IN that way?'


i can not always think about man
ncrs. replied George. rather rudcly.


And yet they are of great consc-
quence. George. \ person whose in
tentions are really good. and who de
sircs to lie of use to his fellow beings.
may impair his usefulness very much
by harsh and unkind manners


IL we do what IL right. father.
should not think it much matter how
we do it,


You are mistaken, George Ii
makes vast difference in the amount
of good we perform. will tell you Of
little instance which will show the
truth. visited this morning n very
poor woman in the neighborhood. My
means did not enable me To do n great
deal for her relief, but for the little
gave her she appeared deeply grateful.
Finding that she had formerly been
employed rs washer woman hy a
gentleman Whose Office is near mine.
and whom | knew to be wealthy and
benevolent, asked why She did not
apply TO him for relief The tears
came into her eyes as she replied. In
deed, sir, ] know the gentleman is
very kind, and he helped me before
this when things went hard; but. in
deed. l had rather suffer than so TO
him; he has such a harsh way of speak
ing to poor body. y kind word Is
good thing. sir; it comforts the
troubled heart. \ penny from some
is worth a dollar from others. : Lit
tie Truth Teller.
Year: 1859

The Boston Herald says n man of
that city, whose family is luxuriafing
in the country. and who is compelled.
therefore. TO trust kitchen matters TO
the inexperienced hands Of n green
help sent home an excellent water
melon. one LAY last week. for dinner;
but his astcnishment was intense when
he found that The melon had been mis-
taken Tor squash and boiled to jelly.
The unfortunate man demonstrated
mildly. 'Su. said the girl. Il thought
it was mighty juicy squash
Year: 1859

DO not run away from your
neighbors because they are not just
what you would have them to be: you
may go further and fare worse: you
mag jump from the frying pan into tho
fire. Better set about improving
those around you. by your own con-
versaticn and example. ani by indu-
cing them TO read and think.
Year: 1859

After that night the Judges man
sion was not only the statcliest but the
happiest home in Ashdale. Caroline
lluntley hai borne as long as she
could the burden of weight on her heart,
and when it had grown too heavy to
be endured, she had started with her
child for home. The stage had set
them down that stormy night in her
native village, and the forgiveness for
which she scarcely dared to hope had
expanded into welcome.


The old people could not again spare
their daughter. and they called Rich
ard Huntley home. a son he proved,
Of whom nny fethor might be proud.
and in after years no shadows brooded
over the peaceful dwelling, where once
more children's feet danced round the
hearth, fire, and childrens' fancies built
castles in the cmbcrs-no shadow, un-
til that last darkness came which
should be but the night before which
will rise the calm morning of eternity
Year: 1859

and his old wife crept to his side and
knelt beside him, while from his lips
Mrs. Marsh heard. as she closed the
door and left the now united family
of themselves this prayer:


Father forgive us our trespasscs as
we forgive those that trespass against
u.s.


Judge Howard had not uttered it
before for ten years.
Year: 1859

or The heaviest reward ever offered for the
detection of crime in this country is that an.
nounced by the insurance companies of Boston,
for the arrest and conviction Of the incendIary
who set fire TO the mechanical bakery in that
city some time since. They have offered SIO.-
900 for detecting the miscreants.
Year: 1859




~ Clothing trade Of the West comparatively
Of small amount, and WAS confined almost exclu-
svely to retail business in the larger towns and
cities alone. Now this line of Goods has become
almost Indispensable part of the stock of every
general Dry Goods store from the crowded city to
the cross-rOad stand. Like all changes in trade,
however, this one has not been produced except for
the best of reasons. Among these are the great
saving of material by cutting a large quantity Of
garments tOgether--the superior work and speed OF
sewing machines in Inanufacturing-the great saw
ing of time in waiting for your t'turn" at the Tai
lors--the uncertainty Of even thea getting satis-
factory 'sht and above all the saving of at least
Oae-half the cost of the garment in the price For
number of years this has only been part of
general Dry Goods business, but We have made
arrangements to devote whole house exclu-
svely to il alone with such lines of Notions and
furnishing Goods will be necessary and desirable
in that trade Belle wing that the true interest of
the trade will be to sustain in this enterprise,
we would respectfully announce that we now have
hand Of the largest and most desirable
stocks of WE'LL MADE CLOTHING that was
ever offered the trade of the West


We respectfully solicit call from all our old
friends and the trade generally We charge moth
ing for siorisg goods, and NOT much if you bay
them. We are prepared to sell to all pronpt-tiine
buyers as low.as any house in the trade. liberal
discount also made on all cash sales.


WIN. E FRENCH & CO.,


sep3 - rs--rs.-, q No. 20 Main street.
Year: 1859

A NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH TO BE BUnT.-
At last Sunday mornings services at st.
Xavier's church, Father DriScol stated that the
building in which the congregation then wOr-
shipped was capable of seating but about one
third of the people who desired to attend, and
they had therefore concluded to pull it down
and erect new and more commodious edi6ce
upon the site, at a cost of about 100000. The
work will be commenced on the first of May,
and the building will front both upon Syca-
more and Seventh streets, being built in the
form of an L. A contribution was then taken
up and quite large amount of money sub
scribed, hence the progress of the enterprise
will be under no delay for the want of funds.
Year: 1859

We believe that all the advocates of a
Constitutional Convention agree with the
views of the indianapolis Journal, in the
70 flowing article. We are for amendment,
and not reconstruction of the Constitu-
tion:


When the Convention called to amend the
old Constitution Of 1916 met in 1850, there
was great diversity of opinion among the
members as to the limit and aim of their
work. Some contended that they should
make a new Constitution entirely, a fresh
declaration Of rights, and system of gov
ernment to secure them, embodying all the
sslatest improvements" Others insisted
that the Convention was called to amend
the Constitution, not TO make another one,
and that this was the wisest course anyhow,
whether contemplated in the call or not
for with our experience of the old one, we
could tell exactly where it pinched, or where
il lit too loosely, and thus could change it
TO Il more perfect adaptation to our wants
without trouble. The question was between
a new one after late fashions, and the old
one, well worn and of excellent materials,
which could be easily mended, but could not
be cut over INTO new shape.


We believe there was no well-marked
party division on this question, though the
Democrats mainly supported the radical,
and the Wings the conservative, side of it.
The advocates of the new order of things
carried the day The Convention proclaim
ed itself Constitution manufactures, and of
course was speedily supplied with raw mate
rial to be worked up into the new fabric
Every member with an idea of the operation
OF governments, or Il fancy for reforms, or
humanitarian phantasies, or with a sore
place made by some distasteful law, or with
a scheme for public Improvements, or who
knew OF who thought he knew of some evil
| or some remedy, was thus invited TO offer
his whims or projects to the grave consider
alton of the Convention. Everything was
I TO be new and perfect, and, of course, there
could be no limiting the suggestion of i'm
proyements.


Thus the Convention became little better
than club for debating distractions. Hav-
/ ing no settled landmarks to work by, or 10
work towards, the whole affair was chaos
Petit muddied it by his fierce clamor for
the abrogation of grand juries. Borden
confused it with interminable and impene-
trable speeches about everything, from Grim.
inal reform TO the purchase Of floor mat.
ting. Owen stirred it with plaintive appeal:
for "Women's Rights" Keso stirred it W
miscellaneously, and Kent and Hovey oeca
sionally diversified the proceedings with {
fight There was not scheme, from recon
structing the Judiciary to building pig pens
that was not brought into the Convention
and debated week or an hour, according
as the members felt talkative or sleepy
Out OF this mudde came our present Con
Stitution.


That it contains so much that is really
good is due less to the Convention than t
the popular knowledge of the duties of gov
ernment, which restrained speculation with
in reasonable limits. Thrown away from
the we'll marked lines which the opera


ton of the old Constitution furnished