smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1860

understood not a word of English) was in
the house The ruother-for so she pro-
we'd to be-bade them speak less loudly,
made mention ofmy watch, and took them
to a corner, where conversation took
place, the purport of which it required
little shrewdness in me TO guess. l tap
ped my dog gently. He moved his tail,
and with indescribable pleasure l saw bis
fine eyes fixed alternately on me, and
raised towards the trio in the corner.
felt that he perceived the danger Of my
situation. The Indian exchanged last
glance with ne.


The lads had eaten and drank them
selves into such condition that | already Y
looked upon them as hors du combat, and
the frebuent visits of the whskev bottle to
the ugly mouth Of the dam, hoped would
soon reduce her to Ike state. Judge OF
my astonlshment, reader, when | saw this
Incarnate .tiend take large carving knife
and 90 to the grindstone to whet its edge.
| saw her pour tie water on the turning
machine, and watched her working away
with the dangerous instrument, until the
cold sweat covered every part If my body,
in spite of my determination to defend my
self to the last. Her task finished, she
walked to her reeling sons and said
"There, that II settle him. Boys, kill
g" -, and then for the watch"


turned, turned my gun locks silently,
touched up my faithful companion, and
lay ready to start up and shoot the first
who nj ght attempt my life. The moment
was fast approaching, and that night
might have been my last il 'his world, had
not Providence made p Aration for my
rescue. All was ready. The internal hag
was advancing slowly, probably contem-
plating the bes. way OF despatching me,
whilst hersons should be engaged with the
Indian. | was several times on the eve
ofrlsing, and shooting her on the spot
but she was not to be punished thus. The
door was suddenly opened, and there en-
tered two stout travellers, each with long
rifle on his shoulder. | bounced up on
my feet, and making them most heartily
welcome, told them bow well it was for
me that they had arrived at that moment,
The drunken sons were secured, and the
woman, in spite of her defence and vocif-
erations, shared the same fate. The Indi
an fairly danced for Joy, and gave us to
understand that as lie could not sleep for
pain, he would watch over us. You may
suppose we slept much less than we talk
ed. Day came fair and rosy, and with it
the punishment Of our captives.


They were now quite sobered. We
marched them into the woods off the road,
and having usd them as Regulators were
wont to use such delinquents. We set
fire TO the cabin, gave all the skins and
implements to the young Indian warrior,
ond proceeded, well pleased, towards the
settlements.


During upwards Of twenty five years,
when my wanderngs extended to all parts
of our country, this was the onl y time at
which my life was in danger from my fel-
low creatures Indeed, so little risk do
travellers run in The United States, that no
one born there ever dreams of any to be
encountered on the road and | can only
account for this occurrence by supposing
that the inhabitants of the cabin were not
American.
Year: 1860

To PRESERVE RuTTER FOR WINTER USE
Take two parts of the best fine salt, one
part of finely ground loaf sugar, and one
Of saltpeter; beat them we'll together. To
each pound of butter work perfectly free
from milk, put one pound Of this compo
sition: work it well into il. and pack it
down in some pots, or wooden firkins.-
Butter packed in this way will be found to
equal the best rose butter, and will re-
main sweet for years. if not exposed to the
air.
Year: 1860

KEEPING MILK SWEET A correspoD-
dent of the Hamcstead found that, in send
ing milk to the market, though it left the
dairy perfectly sweet it was 1ften curdled
on delivery to customers. To remedy this
the cans were covered with cotton cloth
soaked in sal, water. BY this method the
curdiing Of the milk was entirely prevented.
Year: 1860

The Knickerbocker Magazine gets off
good story of an editor and proprietor of
paper, who was hurriedly called away,
and left the establishment in the care of
Jones, TO whom he addressed the following
note
Year: 1860

The following gems are taken from one
copy of the Louisville Courier, Breckin-
ridge and Lane paper.


THE claims and boasts of the Douglasites
that their champion will be elected Presi-
dent, are absurd and ridiculous clustering.
There is not man who believes that he
has the ghost of a chance. If there are,
will any of them name ten. or five, or even
three States he will get, and put their money
up on it?


The nine delegates from Kentucky who
remained in what was pretty much semi
abolition Convention, have earned for them
selves a reputation that will not be envied
by Southern men. If they have political
aspirations they have taken the most effectu-
al way of sealing their fate forever.


WE do not think that there is a very
brilliant future before any man in Kentucky
who will join the Abolitionized Douglasites
of the North in opposing Kentucky's own
tavorite, the gallant Jno. G. Breckenridge.


NOTWITHSTANDING the Douglasites admit
ted into their Convention every bogus dele
gate, from whatever section or locality, that
applied, or they could drum up, they could
after all muster only 1941 votes-74 less
than the two-thirds of a whole convention,
and that number less than was required by
the resolution adopted at Charleston to make
a nomination.
Year: 1860

E. & c. r. R. EXTENSION survey
Jog and final location of the Evansville and
Charlottesville R. R. Extension to Rock Vile
is now under way, as we learn from the
Terre Haute papers. We are told that Il
few days ago enough money was subscrib-
ed by some of our business men to insure
the building of the Extension.


1t is very important for Evansville that
this work should be completed as speedi-
ly as possible. When done, this city will
be the natural outlet for most of the rich
county OF Parke, and the entrepot to that
section of country for its heavy articles of
Southern production, and our merchants
and manufacturers will also be able to COM
pete with those of other cities in supply
ing the county with merchandise and man
ufactured articles
Year: 1860

EUREKA, Ind, June 23d 1860.


EDITOR JOURNAL The Lincoln men up
here are all right and wide awake, and in
creasing in numbers. The leaders Of the
Democratic party in Spencer are sadly dis
appointed in their calculations as regards
the nomination of Judge Niblack. They
say that 1" if Niblack had been nominated,
out of personal obligations, DeBruler would
doubtless have been his supporter" but now,
he not only fails to support the Democratic
candidate, who appears in the person of
" "acquiescence Law" but comes out in op-
position to him, and great fear is entertain
ed among the Unterrifed" here of a defeat
As for "old Luce Township" can say that
she will be as thoroughly canvassed as ever,
and no pains will be spared to circulate doc
uments of the right sort.


The Germans express themselves as high
ly favorable to the "Chicago Nominee" as
well as to our patriotic friend, Henry S.
Lane. The Democracy of Old Spencer are
at work trying to heal those wounds so
deeply inflicted in their family during the
Lecompton trouble.


There has been quite large number of
Bell men in this place, but the number is
decreasing and the Lincoln men increase at
the same rate. Others say, if they are forced
to the necessity of choosing aud voting for
either of the opposite candidates, to prevent
another corrapt and extravagant Admins
tration, they must quickly fall into the ranks
of the Republican party.


political discussion took place here a
few nights ago One DR.. b of Rock
port was here and defended the Democratic
doctrine, but not to any advantage. He
was followed by citizen of our place. who
received great applause for his pointed ar
guments.


Tie canvass has Thoroughly commenced,
and thus far, on private canvass, we find the
prospects quite favorable. l shall be able
to give you a minute report soon of our
canvaSsing committee. EUREKA.
Year: 1860

AsToUNDING.-The Chicago JoarRat says,
when Mr.. Buchanan entered upon the du-
ties of the Presidential Office there was a
surplus of eighteen millions in the .. S
Treasury and public debt of only twenty
nine millions. During the past three years
Mr.. Buchanan and his party friends have
managed to squander this surplus as well
as the annual revenue, and have swollen
the public debt to si1ty-six millions. This
is a sample of the economy and reform that
the People were promised if they would
trust the Sham-D Democracy with power for
another term.
Year: 1860

HB@The facetious editor of the Evansville
Journal urges the people of Vincennes to
come down on the 4th of July and see their
" beautiful river Yes go by all means
and at the same time lake an admiring
glance at the still more " beautiful sand
bars in the vicinity. We advise all to goI


Yin San.
The penning of such an article as the
above indicates that it came from a Jealous
envious, groveling mind. We do not envy
any man the possession of such feelings.
not troubled with them near 50 much as the
San man. The trouble in the latter case is,
that they are so dry A damper kind of
bar" suits him better
Year: 1860

B65~ We have assurances which may be
relied on, that Hon. THOMAS CoRwIN will
address the people at three or four points in
this Congressional District during the cam
paign.


Also, that Hon. CALEB B. SMITH will fa-
vor the people of this city with speech
some time during the latter part of July
We presume he can be induced to visit other
PORTIONS of the district while in this part of
the State.


1t is unnecessary for US to assure our
readers that addresses from these two gen
tlenen will be richly worth hearing, and
that their efforts will give a strong impetus
TO correct principles in this part of Indiana.
Year: 1860

BEay- The Douglas men are riding along
in their CART whistling to keep their courage
up. Suppose the genuine Democratic ticket
should force Douglas and johnson off the
track, thereby pulling out the fastening
which secures the body of the cart. The
result would be that our Douglas friends
would be dumped out in the mud.
Year: 1860

The vsvay RsreiUe says the damage to
fruit trees alone in Switzerland county by
the great storm will amount to 5,oOo or
more. In the interior of the county where
the hail was heavy the wheat is badly injured,
and great deal Of fruit knocked of
Year: 1860

" ne supreme court Of Vermont has recently
made decision upon a case of novel chayacts;
United States mail agent made contract to re.
sign his ONCE and use his influences to have an
other person appointed in his place. In considera
note to the other party for half veaJ,s .aI,,v
The court decided that the business was illeos
and void, and the note cannot be enforced, fhs
transaction being virtually the sale Of the office
Year: 1860

ACHILD KEPT IN A ACARPET-BAG TEN WEEKs-
The Johnstown pa Echo relates a strange story
OF young woman who concealed her offspring in
carPetbag, Immediately after its BIRTH where 1t
was discovered ten weeks after, by a gentleman
and confessed the maternity Of the child and
acknowledged that she had put 1t in the bag her
self, and kept ii there She is said to be simple
minded creature. and probably could not bear to
part with the infant, although dead
Year: 1860

THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF A AMAYoa-The Mayor
OF CihcinnaG imit1ting the celebrated Caliph Of
Bagdad nightly prowls about the city disgpised
In an old slouehed hat and coat ragged and torn.
In order that he might the more eectually SATISFY
himself OF the watc hfulness Of the pslce force In
signal OF distress and danger by rappin2 on the
pavement, and then dart into an alley 90 that he
might await the hurried approach of the oficers
n1:e.n These experiments are attended with nc {
a little danger, for on one occasion his Honor was
detected by burly policeman. who was about to
rap him over the head, and In all probability
would have done 50, had he not disclosed his true
character
Year: 1860

by uEORbE L. hORHiS.
I've had the heart-ache many times,
At the mere mention of name
I've never woven in my rhymes.


Though from it inspiration came,
1t is in truth holy thing,


Life-cherished from the world apart
\ dove that never tries its wing,


But broods and nestles in the heart.
That name of melody recalls


Her gentle look and winning ways
Whose portrait hangs on Memory's walls
In the fond light of other days.
In the dream-and Of Poetry,


Reclining in its eafy bowers,
Her bright eyes in the stars | see,


And her sweet semblance in the flowers
Her artless dalliance AID grace


Tho joy that lighted up her brow
The sweet expression of her face
Her form-it stands before me now
And | can fancy that hear


The woodland songs she used to sing,
Which stole to my attending ear,


Like the first harbingers of spring.
The beauty Of the earth was hers,


And hers the purity of heaven:
Alone, of all her worshippers,


To Inc her maiden vows were given.
They little know tho human heart,
Who think such love with time expires
Once kindled, it ne'er will depart,


But burn through life with all its fires
We parted-doomed no more to meet
The blow fell with stunning power
And yet my pulse will strangely beat,
st the remembrance Of that hour!
But time and change their healing brough,
And years have passed in seeming glet
But still alone of her thought


Who's now Il memory to me.
There may be many who will deem


This strain wayward, youthful folly
To be derided as dream


Born Of the poets melancholy.
The wealth Of worlds. if it were mine
With all that follows in its train,
would with gratitude resign,


To dream that dream OF love again.
Year: 1860




We direct the attention Of our read
ers to the card Of Dr.. Buckmaster. in
another column Of this paper. 1t is
needless for us to say anything more in
commentator Of the Doctor as a medi-
cal man than that he is graduate Of
one Of the 6rs. class Medical Colleges
in the East. was a member Of the
American Medical Society, and also of
the Ohio Medical Society. With an
experience Of twenty-five years as a
practising physician and surgeon. it is
but reasonable to suppose he under
stands his profession.
Year: 1860

A man who is we'll acquainted in the
neighborhood. Who has lived in it for
three years. assures US that there is
more than corn enough on the McCleny
ridge. and from that to Winchester, Oi
this years raising. to supply the neigh
borhood. We would respectfully refer
the editor Of the Lawrence Republican
to this fact. and assure him We know OF
whom we speak Grasshopper Falls
Gazette.
Year: 1860

THE WEATHER during the past week was,
generally, cool and agreeable. There were
some seasonable showers We have had
few hot days this summer, but upon the
whole, the temperature has been such as not
to tend to drive people away to the sea shore
and watering places Indeed, in nine cases
out of ten, lame during the summer as it
ought to be "all the year round" is the best
n1Ure
Year: 1860

The persevering prayer Of faith is per-
haps the most difficult as we'll as the sub
limest exercise of which the human mind
is capable. 1t demands the sustained ex-
ertion of the highest moral and spiritual
qualities He who thus prays must have
a habitual overshadowing sense OF the
presence Of God-a flial spirit, resting IN
the assurance Of his parental character and
relation clear anticipation Of that fu-
ture JUDGMENT which will fix his eternal
state-a pressing conviction of his infinite
need of Gods favor-an undying love to
God-an elevation of soul above the world
and its delusive promises confidence In
the power and willingness OF God to grant
his petitions, which no present disaster,
nor heightened delay, in the answerto pray
er can repress.


If such are the necessary conditions OF
the persevering prayer of faith, we cannot
wonder that the Scriptures abound IN en-
forcements of it, and heap up promises, ar
guments, illustrations, at the door of our
unbelieying hearts, to quicken and sustain
our tagging spirits in their approaches to
Year: 1860

the throne Of grace. And blessed be God
that such inducements abound in his Holy
Word that no trial, temptation, sorrow,
perplexity, nor even sin can overtake them,
from which they may be delivered by a
resort to this sure refuge. God is more
ready to hear than we to pray more ready
to give than we to ask IF a son ask
bread Of any of you that is father, will
he give him stone; or if he ask fish
will he for fish give him serpent; or if
he ask an egg will he offer him scorpion?
If ye, then, being evil, know how to give
coed gifts to your children, how much more
shall your Heavenly Father give good
things to them that ask him? p
Year: 1860

W hat Is II that hlHderS Us individually
from finding in the Go>pel all that we
ought to End in it, or from experiencing
in life a greater share of those comforts
which God has promised to give to his
people? y hat is it fer instance, that makes
us SO often leave the church unimproyed,
or come to it with dull and careless spirit,
as TO weekly task, or at best familiar
form? What has become Of the blessing
| Christ has promised upon our hearty pray
ers, or of his assurance that, where two or
three are gathered together in his name,
there is he in the midst of them? What
should become Of them, when we come here
in 4 spirit Of Unbclicf, so that our PRAYERS
are anything but prayers Of faith? Imean
by the spirit Of unbelef, nQt any doubts
about this or that doctrine of Cristianity-
still less about the truth of Christianity it
self-but i want Of true lively sense of
the reality Of what We are engaged ina
conviction that God as surely hears US as
we are uttering our prayers to him-that
Jesus Christ IS as trul Y interceding for us
at the right hand Of God, as We are pray
inc for ourselves III the church that the
Holy Spirit will as certainly aid and emily
en- in our devotion, as we are kneeling on
our knees, and Offering them up with our
lips. This is the faith which is wanting
to us-a faith which would make the ser
vice of the church as much matter of
real and earnest business, as any request
we may put to one Of our neighbQrs as soon
as we leave the church.


If we say to ourselves before we leave
our homes, Now | am going to speak to
my Maker, in company with my brethren; !;
we are all of US together, going to tell MIN
what we want, and say how much we all
love and honor him. We are going, also,
10 hear him speak to Us, and tell what he
wishes US to do, and assure US again what
he means to do for US. Since | was last in
his house, | know for my own part, that |
have thought Of him much less than
should have done. [ have done things
which he does not like and left undone his
commands | have therefore, much to say
to him, and | must ask him more earnest
ly to guard me from evil for the time to
come, and that | may love him more and
serve him better If We were to say and
think to ourselves something of this sort,
we should regard our coming thither more
as a matter Of real business-as a thing in
which great deal was to be done-rather
han as a weekly ceremony, which we do
not like to omit, though we find it some
times rather tedious and unmeaning. Of
course, it is unmeaning to him VINO joins
in it without faith-as unmeaning and
senseless as if the service were still, as in
the Roman Catholic Church, read, in a
great degree in Latin. But God cannot
make his good things plain to US, if our
hearts are hardened; nor can he show forth
in us the mighty works of his grace, if he
finds in us nothing but dull and evil heart
of unbelief-AynOtd.
Year: 1860

By JAMES G. CLARK.
There's land far away mid the stars we are told
Where they know not the sorrows of time;
Where the pure waters wander thro' valleys of gold
And life Is treasure sublime.
lis the land of God-'tis the home of the soul
Where ages Of spIendor eternally roll :;
Where the way-weary traveller reaches his goal
On the evergreen mountains of life
Our gaze cannot to that beautiful land.


But our visions have told Of its bliss;
And our souls by the gale froms gardens are famed,
When We faint IN the deserts of this
And We sometimes have longed for its holy repoSc,
When our spirits torn with temptation and woes;
And we've drank from the tide of the river that flows
From the evergreen mountains Of life
o. the stars never tread the blue heavens at night
But we think where the ransomed have trod;
And the day never smiles from his palace of light
But we feel the bright smile Of our God.
We are travelling homeward thro changes and gloom,
TO a kingdom where pleasures increasingly bloom,
And our guide is The glory that shpes thro the gloom
From the evergreen mountains Of life.
Year: 1860

4 Little Girl Burned to DEATH achtIc
at Prayer.-A shocking camphene acci-
dent occurred in Cincinnati last week and
an only child, little girl about five years
old, was fatally injured, and her mother
badly burned. The child had just conclu-
bed its evening prayer preparatory to reti-
ring for the night, when the mother picked
up camphene lamp, which fell from her
hand, and breaking, the contents were
thrown all over the clothing of the girl.
She was almost instantly enveloped in a
sheet of fame, and before it could be ex-
tinguished was so shockingly burned that
she died soon after. The mother in en-
deavoring to save her child from the de-
vouring element, was also badly burned
about the body and arms.
Year: 1860

Hold On-Hold on TO your tongue
when you are ready to swear, lie, or speak
harshly, or Use an improper word.


Hold on to your temper when you are
angry, excited, or imposed upon, or others
are angry about you


Hold on to your good name at all times,
for it is more precious to you than gold,
high places or fashionable attire.


Hold on to good rather than evil, even
at pecuniary loss
Year: 1860

A14 ACRES OF LAND, SITUATED OR LYING
41 on both sides of the road leading from Green.
VILE TO Newbern and Just three miles from Greenville.
The tract contains All of land about 200 is
cleared part of is grown up in pine bushes for the
lack of force to cultivate il. p


About As 80 of it is rich swamp, and can be
very easily drained. On of the swamps Mr.. Wiley
Bell and Mr. William Brooks have cleared or
next Of their part Of the swamp which brings from
ten to twelve barrels of to the acre. .a


Nearly all of the up land is of good clay foundation e
very sort of land manure and improve upon. Manure
that is put upon amply shows for ITSELF large pot
ton of it is well adapted to cotton, and would be valua-
BILE plantation if sumo owned it who had force enough
TO improve it. and put it in good state of cultivation.
The land has good dwelling house upon it. surrounded
with beautiful oak grove splendid we'll Of pure water,
and is very pretty place to live at &C. Said land has
also an orchard of fine fruit trees


Persons wishing to purchase land would do well to look
and examine themselves before purchasing elsewhere.
] am determined to sell


A. KNOX.
June 13. 1860. 47-6m.
Year: 1860

LIKELY Negro Woman with eight children the eldest


~ likely boy fifteen years old seeosd likely girl thir-
teen said sold for fault the
has home for them, will any person
will remove them from the county Good lots in Rdgehed
or West Nashville will be taken in part payment Address
20S Nashville P. o. noy22-d2g
Year: 1860

Perhaps our lady readers may not un-
derstand the best method of having good
rea1y made yeast always on hand. We
invariably have bread made from the
yeast cakes prepared as follows Put in
to three pints of water a handful Of hops
and nearly quart of pared potatoes cut
into small pieces. Boil for half an hour
and strain while scalding hot into suhi.
cient -four to make a stiff batter. Stir it
well adding one tablespoonful Of yeast
and set tin a warm place to rise


When light mix it stiff with Indian meal
roll out thin and ctt into round or square
peices. Dry these and keep them in a bag
IN dry place. They will remain good
for months. Before using, take one Of
these cakes for each medium-sized loaf
soak in warm water till soft, and add a
teaspoonful of soda for three or four
yeast cakes. Add this to the -four with
warm water, and raise in the usual
manner. Some put the light yeast without
adding the Indian meal into close Jar or
jugs, and use as needed. 1t will not
keep many weeks by this method.