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Year: 1860

d" God have mercy upon u.s. " This excla-
nation was not more sudden than startlingly
uttered, and sent the chills creeping from the
leaping heart in pricking sensations over the
skin.


1t was the first time | had ever noticed such
a tremor in the old squatter's tones, or man
ner which indicated that he ever felt fear 1t
was something unusual, and with my own
young pulse quickened, watched the old man
by the dim light OF the fire


| had known Luke Blair Old Luke" as
he was called-for ten years, and yet knew
nothing of his history. There was mystery
about him which none ever penetrated, and an
cccentricity of manner which gave his move
ments peculiar interest to his rough but true
hearted comrades. lie spent his time in the
woods, and never brought in any thing but
wolves scalps. There was a fierce burning look
in his eye as he flung them upon the ground,
and he would sit for hours after one Of his ex-
cursions, with his head bowed between his
hands


As unsocal as was the squatter he was re-
spccted by all who had come in contact with
him. He was brave to madness, and yet as
cool in danger as in his camp. Nor was there
anything rough in his manners; on the contra
ry, there was an easy bearing, which-almost
elegance-bcspoke a day of education and refine
ment. And when he did speak his language
was we'll chosen.


Blair had other qualifications which won the
respect of the hardy spirits around him. lie
was six feet in height, broad-shouldered, full
chested, and form erect, and his limbs were
models of symmetry and strength his hal1
and beard had grown unshorn since we had
known him, and were thickly sprinkled with
gray But the forehead, though darkly bronz
ed and deeply scanned, was almost massive, and
the head of faultless mould. The eye was dark,
lustrous and, in excitement, of peculiar and
fascinating power. Around his neck was some
sacred token, which no eye had seen, and which
he guarded with jealous care


There was something about the old man-his
commanding presence, his brayer,, and his
lonely habitation and sad monnor-which won
my young heart, and watched every opportu-
nifty of manifesting my regard. | had engaged
him to guide me to the Mississippi, by way Of


- Prairie


For several days we threaded the dense forests
which nteryened, and under great difficulties
The snow had fallen to an unusual depth, tn,
cold was intense, and rendered more intolerablc
by the fierce wind from the prairie waste. VT
were warmly dressed, but there were times whcr
the weary frame began to feel the dreamy inau
encc of the sleep which steals so fatally owe,
the senses.


On the night in question we had turned asid
to seek the shelter Of u grove Of small timber
and to find fuel for our fire. We had faced tn
binding storm all day, and could hardl,
keep sufficiently awake to kindle the fir
and secure wood for tho night. We had JUS
ACCOMPLISHED this when the hunter made th
exclamation at the head of our story. | wa
awake at once, and the blood tlnged throug
Year: 1860

40 Az AAAJ hOuy DuSA14CSo
Is it anybody's business


If gentleman should chose
To wait upon ii lady,
And the la ly don't refuse?
Or, to speak little palmer,


That our meaning all may know,
Is it anybody's business


If lady has beau'
Is it anybody's business


When that gentleman does call,
Or when he leaves the lady,


Or if he leaves at all
Or is it necessary


That the curtain should be drawn.
To save from further trouble
The outside lockers on.
If a person walks at night,


Be the distance great or small,
Is it anyboly's business


Where that person means to call
Or if you see Il person


As he's calling anywhere,
Is it ony of yOur business


What his business may be there'
The substance of my query,
Simply stated, would be this;
Is it anybode's business


What another's business is?
If it is, or if it ism,


We should really like to know,
For surely if isn't,


Some people make it so.
If it is we'll join the rabblc,
And act the noble part
OF takers and dofamers


That crowd the public mart;
But if not, we'll act the teacher,
Till every meddler learns
1t were better in the future
To mind their own concerns.
Year: 1860

2 GrLND P1RADE.-The Wide Awakes must
have one more grand parade, and it is hoped
and expected that some day will be fixed
upon in nearly. all the Northern States for
such demonstration. Let US have such an
one as shall light up the heavens, so that
the Wide Awakes Of each State can see that
their torches are also ont.
Year: 1860

FIRE.-Yesterday morning about, o'clock
q FIRE was discovered in barn in the rear Of
the Burnet House, on the corner Of Ontario
and Prospect streets. The barn belonged to
Edmund Clark. It was soon extinguished.
Year: 1860




The Chicago Commercial Express records
two instances of the coEduct of wealthy mez
of that city, which illustrate respectively the
dark and the bright side of human char
acter: .4..f


The first is a case of landlord in tho West
Division, to whom a worthy widow had
fallen in arrears for rent, in keering board
ing-house. The landlord, by some process
of law, or force, attached her effects, and
thrust her into the street, with her three
children, suddenly, and without mercy, from
the mere wantonness of power, for the Sc
curity of the debt was sufficient and the
commonest humanity would have allowed
the unfortunate woman little time to find
some shelter or some means of sustenance.
Let every body make personal inquiry until
every body finds out who this landlord is,
and then let the scorn of every one be SO
seething that his property will be a curse to
him.


In contrast to this case, we are glad to be
able to mention the course of prominent
firm in the produce commission business
whose confidential clerk, in the folly Of youth,
embezzled their funds. They pursued him.
brought him back, led him to sincere repent
ance, saved him from impending punishment,
and actually restored him to the same re-
sponsible position he had previously occu-
pied. He would be less than human should
he fail, after such demonstration of kindness,
to reward his employers by the most devoted
honesty at the same time that he re-estab-
fishes his tarnished reputation by long years
of Tectitude.
Year: 1860

REMARKABLE IDIosYNCRAsY OF ANIMALS
A Frenchmhn once had poodle which would
drink greg until he got drunk; but in his
latter days he became reformed, for stupid
scoundrel giving him a glass of undiluted
whisky, scaided his mouth, and from that
moment he turned teetotaler. Many years
age, in England, Guin ga hen, which had
lost her partner, took to fox-hunting to kill
grief. She regularly went to a field with the
pack, kept respectable place throughout
the day, and always was in at the death.
Year: 1860

\ dying father once stretched out
his hand to his little white-headed boy,
youth of seven years old, and said
aflectionatcly, "My little boy, am
very sick, and wish you to run down
to Mr.. BIS and get me the medicine
written on this paper" The drug
glst's store was half mile distant,
but when the boy got there he found
it shut ; and, although Mr.. B. lived
but quarter Of mile further off, he
concluded not to go and find him, but
to return home. On his way back he
contrivcd what he should say, and, in
doing SO hc called in the aid of false
hood. Ut length arrived, his father
said, "my son has got the medicine,
| hope, for am in great PAIN The
reply was, " No, sir, Mr.. b. says he
has none" The dying man answered,
My little boy will see his father suC-
fer great pain for want of that mcdi-
cine" The child went out of the
room, alone, and wept bitterly. Soon
after, he was called back to a fond
farewell of his best earthly friend, for
the little boys mother was in Heaven;
and as the dying father told his little
son that in "a few hours he would be a
tatherlcss orphan" that now he
must make God his father, and love
and obey him that he should ALWAYS
speak the truth, because the eve of
God was always upon him, with many
other suitable admonitions, accompa-
MED by prayer-it seemed is if the
child would sink, he felt SO guilty.
Sobbing, he rushed from the bedside,
and wished he could die. The dying
man could now speak no more and,
oh how much would that little boy
have given to ask his fathers forgive
ness for the lie he had so wickedly
told him Oh, how his heart ached!
lie ran to the druggists, got the med
icine, rushed to the dcath-bed scene,
crying out, "Oh, here father" but
he was hushed-his dear father was
dead And the last thing he ever
spoke to him was to tell him a lie
Oh, bitter, bitter falsehood gall aud
wormwood are sweet compared with
thee


Twelve years aiterward, and while
in college, this little boy, now young
man, went to the grave of his father,
and, as he stood over his tombstone,
he seemed to see his pale face again,
and to hear his voice Hear what the
young man says over his fathers
tomb: "Oh, the thought of that sin
cuts me to the heart 1t seems to
me that worlds would not be too much
to give could | onl y call loud enough
for him to hear me ask forgiveness.
But it is too late, and must live and
die weeping over that ungrateful false
hood. which no earthly being can now
forgive. | must sorrow over it with
q Godly sorrow before Him who
abounds in mercy; and from whom
alone the penitent receives forgive
ness
Year: 1860

This terribly suggestive expression
was used the other day by one of the
prisoners now under sentence of death
in our county Jail The occasion of
its uttcrance was as follows:


\ party went to visit the prisoners
in Jail one of the condemned rccog.
nizcd one of the visitors as a former
resident of the same town in Ohio.
His widowed mother lives there still,
and some of his sisters. The visitor
asked him if his mother knows of his
situation. He replied that she does
and that he had received letter from
her but few days previously. I'm.
mediatcly upon this allusion to his
mother, his mind seemed to wander
back to the scenes OF his youth, and
the home of his early affections, and
his face gave evidence of an intense
and indescribable anguish of heart,
so painful and terrible that he was
pitiable to look upon. lie burst into
tears, and addressing the visitor in
question, who was a lady, he OK
claimed:


"Oh, Mrs. -, little did think
when | saw you in Ohio that | would
ever come to such condition as this.
Little did think | would ever come
to the dishonorable death | am doomed
to die, and break the heart of my
poor old mother, and disgrace all my
relations. Oh, my God my heart
will burst. inever killed Wood, but
| was drunk and | was present at his
murder. Had | not been drunk |
would never have been there. 1t is
whisky that has ruined me. Whisky
led me to bad company, and it is whs-
ky that has brought me to the gallows.
The temptations Of the whisky shops
first led me astray Yes, Mrs. -,
Year: 1860

The Rev. T. b. Thaycr thus closes
his recent discourscs on the Causes
of the Growth of Crime in ITi~h
Places" After stating that every
man and every woman can do some
thing toward discouraging the vices
and diminishing the crimes which
darken SO many pages of our domcs-
tic, social and civil history, the preach
er proceeds


Let us make our religion more prac-
teal, and our morality more severe g:
and show by well ordered and rightc-
Gus lives the wisdom and blcsscdncss
of snhjccting the passions and appc.
titcS TO the conscious and moral sense.


Let us hold in check the fierce lust
OF gold, and be in no haste to acquire
a fortune, but show in all our transac-
tons that Il good name is to be pre-.
tcrrCd to great riches.


Let rs trown upon all extravaganza
upon all who live beyond their means;
and learn to call all things by Their
right names. IF man steals anoth
el's money, no matter what the meth
od OF doing it, gentecl or vulgar, call
him thicf-and treat him as a thief
whether in broadcloth or rags. Treat
all labor of the hands or the brain.
and all honest workers, with the res
pcct and attention they deserve. Show
that you mean it by educating your
sons and daughters to some kind of
employment, by instructing them in
the knowledge of some useful art. bv
which, in the day Of calamity and
want, they may get bread.


Finally, look well to the moral and
religious home'training of your child
rcn, especially the boys, who are most
exposed to the dangerous influences
ofthc street. Danish from your houses
all books and newspapers, whose ten
dency is at all questionable. BE gen
tie and loving, but wise, consistent
and steady in your family government
Make home cheerful, welcome and
desirable to the young members of
the family, more so than any possible
place outside Of it. Let them see
that religion in your hearts, and in
your homes, is not mere profession
and talk ; dead form only, but liv.
ing and controlling force-and that
the on y hope Of permanent happiness,
the only safety in temptation, the only
consolation in sorrow, and the only
triumph in death, is a perfect faith
and obedience toward God.


When these things shall be needed
in all the families Of the land, then
there will be such diminishing of the
criminal classes, and such an increase
of good men such a dcclcnsion OF
wickcdncss, and such q growth in
rightcousncss-that all hearts every.
where shall rejoice and glorify the
Lord.
Year: 1860

There the secret. a saving
woman at the head Of a family is
the very best savings bank yet es-
tablished- one that receives deposits
daily and hourly, With no costly ma
ehinery to manage it. The idea Of
saving is a pleasant one, and if 'tbe
wom en- would imbibe it once, they
would cultivate and adhere to it, and
thus many when they were not aware
of it, would be laying the foundation
for a competence, security in stor.
my time, and shelter in. a rainy
day. The woman who sees to her
own house has large field to save in,
and the best way to make her COM
prehend it is for her to keep an ac-
count of current expenses. Proba-
bly, not one wife in ten has an idea
how much are The expenditures Of
herself or family. Where from one
or two thousand dollars are expended
annually there is chance 20 save
something, if the attempt is only
made. Let the housewife take the
idea act upon it and strive over
isAand she viii save many dollars
perhaps hundre ls-where before she
thought i. impossible. This is a du-





ty-uot a Prompting of avarice--
a moral obligation that rests upon
all--upon "the women as well as
the men; but it is a duty, We are
sorry to say, that is cultivated very !
little even among those who preach
the most, and regard themselves as
examples in most matters. 'Teach
the women 70 save" is good enough I
maxim to be inserted in the next
edition Of poor Richards Alma, !
nae"
Year: 1860

Though there is nothing very


strange 10 the fact that the ''Fenci.
ble's Band of Lancaster city the
other night gave serenade in a
square of that city, yet q singular
fact is stated by local reporter. He
says: The stiffness of the night
esrried the music for considerable
distance, and brought to the spot q
large number Of persons, all of whom
spoke 10 the highest terms Of its
performances" The idea Of the
Stiffness of The night engaging in the
express bushes is Sufficiently start
ling; but when we come TO hear that
all the persons whom it brought
spoke in the highest terms Of IFS
performances, hopeless beWilder-
ment results.
Year: 1860

A schoolmaster, who had an in:
veterate habit Of talking TO himself,
vas asked what motive be could have
in doing SO? He replied that be had
two. good substantial reasons. sIn
The first place, be liked to talk to q
sensible man; in the next place, he
liked to hear sensible man talk. y
Year: 1860

We can hardly believe the reports i


some of our contemporaries, that the Con
/ stitutoual Convention question has bee
/ again defeated.


! The necessities of the State call for


thorough over hauling of her government


aud we cannot think the people have over
/ looked or UNDECIDED her wants. Il may b
I so, and when we take into consideration


the opposition to the measure by the horde
Of Office holders and aspirants, and ti
thousands of voters in the State who pa,


no taxes. the defeat is probable. Bat if i


be defeated it has not been done by tax
payers. With but an exception or two, W,
do not know taxpayer in Nevada Count,
who did not favor Convention. In som,
parts of the State the measure was no
mentioned on the ballots.


This is called the .flt- way of meet
ing the que tioa b. the Sacramento
Union and other self-styled honest authori-
tiesl Il is called unfair to print q for {
Convention on the tickets If 4 voter
wants it on his ballot let him write it or
himself say these wisdom dispensers
Why not leave every man to write out his
whole ticket? Does any one suppose that
if General jackson were running for an Of
fee and his name were to be written on
the ticket of his party by every voter that
he would run as well as some less-account
individual with name printed on the same
ticket? In the excitement of an election
day hundreds forget an important matter
unless brought TO their attention Print
it on their ballot and they can wipe it of If
opposed 70 it. 1t VIII serve as reminder
and nothing more. 1t calls up a matter
for their Judgment which they can dispose
of intciligently.


The Union is surprised that the popula-
ton of the State has increased so slowly
since 1852. Il is no matter of surprise at
all, The only wonder is that there arc
left so many taxpayers in the State. Ne
yada County, which is perhaps fair index
of the whole State, furnishes but one pay
er of taxes in seven Of her voting popula-
ton. Now thatthe Constitutional Couven-
ton is defeated, and little probability is
seen Of the State extricating herself from
her debts, and relieving her citizens of
their heavy taxes, it would not be strange
if those few Of our citizens who support
our government should cease to invest in
the country, and proceed to carry AS much
as possible Of their wealth cut.


If the Convention has been defeated, We
have arrived at that stage in State affairs
when portion Of the bnrthen Of support =
ing cumbrouJ government must lie more
equally divided. The miners must submit
70 have their claims taxed. We would not
be surprised to see bill passed by the
next Legislature. for the purpose. The
rapid increase Of the population of tie
agricultural counties, indicate that a
struggle to tax mining claims will not long
hence be made.
Year: 1860

II IS probable that million dollars have


been staked ii this State al ,ne on the elec-
| ton. That this immense sum has had q
powerful influence on voters, is beyond


question. Several members of the Legis-


lature at least owe their seats to the infu-


ence of bets. There are hundreds of men


whose political principles set so lightly up
on them that rather than see friend lose
a few hundred dollars on the election they
will vote against their real convictions of
right to save the money. There are humid
reds, too, in the earlier part of a canvass
who, not up to politics, have not taken a
choice. and who are decided by the bets of
a friend


Now, the purity of the ballot-box, should
be cardinal principle of republican gov
ernmcnts. There shonld be every exertion
made to secure the real sentiments of tile
people on election day. Older settled states
have made stringent laws to conserve the
purity of elections, and we ought to copy
the salutary example In New York a vot-
er is disfranchsed who bets on the result
Of the election. The law has been found
good one. We do not allow a legislator to
vote upon a question in which he is pccu-
niarily interested, nor juror to sit in jadg-
ment in his own case, nor a judge in like
circumstances. The rule should be carried
farther, 4 1 no man allowed to vote at an
election ca the result Of which he has mon
ey risked. Il would de even better to pun
ish men betting on e'ections severely. The
practice by all means should be discontin-
ued. 1t is worse than gambling, for its
evil effects go farther affecting the policy
of the country.
Year: 1860

Col. BAKER, on it being mentioned that he
might obtain a seat in Lincoln's Cabinet, replied
that he would not resign his scat in the Senate
for one in the kingdom of heaven.


Buchanan wouldn't resign and take the chan
Year: 1860

Poor FELLows.-Wc learn that the Irish
of Grass Valley are in great :rbulation
A rumor has reached their ears that Watt
is about to resign and appoint Dibble in
his stead The poor sons Of the " Crane
ould sod - are wofully exercised in conse-
quence. That they should cast their votes
in body for one from . the ould coan'hry"
to represent them, and then be turned off
with dom'd know-nothing, is more than
they can stand, and they rise in Indignation
against the treachery OF % Bal Wott" Per-
haps We may have display Of Patriot
ism at Grass Valley if the Senator elect
should actually attempt to give his proxy
to the know-nothing. We hardly believe
Watt will throw OF On the Irish in this
styie.
Year: 1860

THE Calaycras Chronicle says every Demo
cratic paper in the State ought to clothc its
columns in mourning for tho success Of Lincoln,
but does not set the example itself


If that editor had ever had any to lose, he
should wear Grape on his hat for the loss Of
brains.
Year: 1860

At the last accounts the President was at the
State Department, engaged on bis Message
States to bis friends that be intends to make it
the paper of his life; TO comment extensively On
the pres nj condition Of the country: to be Sc
we're on she rlanuer in which the Republicans
bafied his Mexican policy, and go in for the
Union first and last. The Message, Of course,
is looked for with interest
Year: 1860

THE WIRES HELPING HAND.-At no momenr
of difficulty does husband, knowing his utter
helplessness, draw so closely to. his wife's side
for comfort and assistance as when he wants a
button to be sewed on his shirt collsr.-Peslach.
Year: 1860

BREAKING THINGs.-The Democratic Con-
vention having about broken into fragments
itself, appears to have begun the work of
smashing everything else. We have an
account of an effort yesterday in that line in
breaking down a portion of the floor Of the
building used for the Convention at Balti-
more, and almost simultaneously with
receiving this news, by some means the
telegraph line broke down also, SO that we
were unable to learn anything further.
Ominous, isn't itg-Daily, 22d.
Year: 1860

Wonder why mama keeps Bridget
at home from church to work and then
says it is wicked for me to build my
rabbit house on Sunday9


Wonder why our minister bought
that pretty cane with the yellow lions
head ohstho top, and then asked me
for my cent to put into tie Missionary
box. Didn't want a jewsharp Just
as much as he wanted the camel


Wonder what makes papa tell those
nice stories to visitors about hiding
his masters rattan, when he went to
school, and about his running away
from the schoolmistress when she was
going to whip him, and then shut me
up all day in a dark room because
tried, just once to be as smart as he
Wasl


Wonder what made papa say that
big word when Betsy upset the Ink all
over his papers, and then snap my
ears because | said it when my kite
string broke!


Wonder why mama told Bridget,
the other day, to say she was not at
home when Tommy Days mother
called, and then put me to bed with
out my supper every time | tell lie!


Oh, dear! there are lots of things
want to know! How | wish was
q mani
Year: 1860

early love--walks in and out, and
makes gold, and the world envies him
his success and power. But who, if
they knew the dark secret of his life,
would take his wealth, and be tie
man. A murderer were better man
than he. Fearful deceivers are they
both, and bitter is their punishment.
Year: 1860

U Some one says, "Insects gen
orally must lead a jovial life. Think
what it must be to lodge in lily
Imagine palace Of ivory or pearl,
with pillars of silver and capitals OF
gold, all exhaling such perfume as
never arose from human censer. Fan
cy, again, the fun OF tucking yourself
up Tor the night in the fold of rose,
rocked to sleep by the gentle sighs of
a summers air; and nothing to do
when you awake but to wash yourself
in a dew drop, and fall to and eat
your bed clothes %