smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1868

once heard young lady say to an indi-
vidual Your oountenanee to me is like
the rising sun; for it always gladdens me
with cheerful look" A merry or cheerful
countenance was always one Of the things
which Jeremy Taylor said his enemies or
prosecutors could not take from him. There
are some persons who spend their lives in this
world as they would spend their lives if shut
up in dungeon Every thing is made
gloomy and forbdding. They 60 mourning
and complaining from day to day that they
have so little, and are constantly anxious lest
what little they have will escape out Of their
hands. They look always upon the dark side,
and can never enjoy the good that is present
for the evil that is to come. That is no re-
lgion Religion maketh the heart cheerful ;
and when its large and benevolent principles
are exercised, men will be happy in spite of
themselves. The industrious bee does not
complain that there are so many poisonous
flowers and thorny brapches in his road, but
buzzes OH, selecting the honey where be can
find it, and passes quietly by the place where
it is not.-Dr Deteey
Year: 1868

| have seen lark rising from his bed OF
grass, and soaring upward singing as he rises,
aud in hopes to get to heaven and climb above
the clouds bat the poor bird was beaten
back with the singing Of an eastern wind
and his motion, made irregular and iuconstant
descended more at every breath of the temp
est than all the vibrations of his wings served
to exat him, till the little creature was forced
to sit down and pant, and stay till the storm
was overpast; and then it made a prosperous
fight for then it did rise and sing, as if il
had learned music and motion from some an
gel as he passed sometime through the air.


SO is the prayer Of any good man when ag-
itated by any passion. lie fain would speak
Of God, and his words are Of this earth, earth.
ly he would look to his Maker, but he could
not help seeing also that which distracted
him, and tempest was raised and the man
oycrruled his prayer was broken, and hi,
thoughts were troubled, and his words ascend
ed to the clouds, and the wanderings of hi.
imagination recalled them, and in all the fuc.
tuating varieties of passion they are never
like to reach God at all. But he sits him
down and sighs over his infrmity, and fixe,
his thoughts upon things above, and forgets all
little vain passages Of this life, and his spirit
is becalmed, and his soul is even and still
aud then it softly and sweetly ascends to
heaven on the wings Of the Holy Dove, and
dwells with God, till it returns, like the use.
fu bee, loaded with blessing and the dew
Of heaven-Jeremy Taylor.
Year: 1868

"A Western editor in one of his papers
says; For the effects of intemperance, sec
our inside"


"A man said the only reason why his
dwelling was not blown away in late storm
was because there was heavy mortgage on it.


Everything that looks to the future ele-
Yates human nature, for never is life 80 low
or so little as when occupied with the pres
ent.
Year: 1868

mlttee on Rules, reported a new rule
declaring that pending a motion to
suspend the rules the Speaker may
entertain one motion, that the
House shall now adjourn" but that
after the result thereof is announced.
he shall not entertain any other dila.
tory motion until a vote is taken on
suspension.


This Is done to prevent fllibuster-
ing BY minority Of less than one
third on a day when it is in order to
suspend the rules.


Ross objected.


Washburne moved the adoption Of
the rule, and the rules were suspend
ed and the new rule adopted.


Washburne, Of Illinois, asked leave
to offer the following resolution:


Resotved. That the rules be sus-
pended, and it is hereby ordered as
follows: When the Committee to pre-
pare the articles of impeachment Of
the President Of the United States,
report said articles, the House shall
Immediately resolve itself into the
Committee Of the Whole thereon; I;
that speeches in committee shall be
limited to fifteen minutes each. which
debate shall continue till the next
legislative session after the report, to
the exclusion Of all other business ex-
cept the reading Of the journal; that
at 3 O'Clock in the afternoon of said
second day, the Is minutes debate
shall cease, and the committee shall
then proceed to consider and vote
upon the amendments that may be
offered under the FIVE minute rule of
debate, but no merely PR fornlo
amendments shall be entertained !;
that at 4 P. NJ. Of said second day. the
said committee shall rise aud report
its action to the House, which shall
Immediately and without dilatOry mo-
tion vote thereon; that if the articles
of impeachment are agreed upon the
House shall then Immediately and
without dilatory motion elect
by ballot, seven managers, to conduct
said impeachment on the part Of the
House, and that during the pendency
Of the resolutioes in the House, rela-
tive to said impeachment, thereafter
no dilatOry motion shall be received,
except one motion on each day and
that the House do now adjourn.


Wood objected.


After various suggestions, and vot-
ing down a motion to adjourn, the
rules were uspended and the resolu-
tion adopted.


Boutwell, offered resolution that
the Committee appointed to prepare
and report articles of impeach-
meht against the President, and
the Committee on Reconstruction
be severally authorized to sit during
the session Of the House. Adopted.


On motion of Washburne, Of Iii
nois, the evening session for debate
was only ordered.


The House took recess till Z o'clock,
when it again met, and INDUCED In
general debate for several hours.


Adjourned
Year: 1868

The nomination of Mir. Seth s. Logan by the Democratic Senatorial Convention of the Sixteenth District, on Wednes- day last, presents something more than mere party question. That gentleman is not only in favor of allowing the Connecticut river to be bridged, but he spent much time in Hartford, last year, as lobby member in the Bridge interest.

 That the passage of the bridge charter would effect our county interests injurious ly-especially the interests Of the southern portion of the county-was the conclusion to which nearly all our members of the Legislature came last year. Has anything happened since which ought to change our views? We think not

 AS we showed, week before last, there IS as yet no reliable evidence that the Boston and Erie railroad company have settled upon the southern route. The indications are that way but Mey Aase done 5aotAing. They seem now to prefer that route be- cause, in common with the other railroad interests of our state and of New York, they are quite confident that the bridge will be chartered this year. The moment bridge is chartered, the Derby, Dsnbury, ,and Fish kill line comes in to the assistance of the Waterbury, Danbury. and Fishkili line, and gives the Southern route a praferance. But if the bridge is defeated, the northern route must evidently have the preference the surveys show the distance much shorter and the expense of grading very much less per mile. It must be evident te any man of sense that it is only the chance of the Derby-Danbury branch that can give the southern line the preference

 Gan a bridge charter be passed, then this year? With three, or even two of the Senators from this county opposed to it, il would have scarcely any chance in the Sen. ate, where it had most hope last year

 Are the Democrats of the Sixteenth Dis. trict, therefore, prepared to give up thei1 last chance of cross railroad through oul county? They may not think that chance as good as we think it, but they cannot show why it is not as good as it was las year-at least, with struggle We can not believe that they will so stultify them selves as to the play the game of the yer, men who are straining every nerve to kill local interest of paramount importance to the people of the Sixteenth Senatoria District; yet this is precisely what they will do if they elect Mir. Logan to the Sen ate. ..-. ~-...
Year: 1868

Each Ward has ito vigilance committees,
who will attend to their business promptly !;
in fact there are hundred members Of the
Peoples Party in each ward who are deter
mined to be =. the polls oil day next Ss.ur-
day and attend to tho election Of the entire
ticket. The msjo.lty one year ago was
large, but there are mighty reasons that
confirm the belief that the major ~ on Sat
uriay next will be greatly increased.
Year: 1868

j. c. CoSKLix-a thorough going, wide
awake business man and one who will es-
TEEN il pleasure to subssrvs the best In
terssts Of the city in every respect. His
nomination reflects the united sentiment Of
the Fifth Ward, and upon election day the
determined voters thereof will roll Up Q
rousing majority. Mind that.
Year: 1868

At a recent dinner in this city, at
which no ladies were present, man, in
responding to the toast on woman, "
dweit almost solely on the frailty of the
sex, claiming that the best among them
were little better than the worst, the
chief difference being in the surround
ings.


At the conclusion of his speech gen.
ueman present rose to his feet, and said /:


trust the gentleman, in the sppli-
cation OF his remarks, referred to his
olpn mothers and sisters, and not to
otrs.u


The effect of this most Just and timely
rebuke was overwhelming, the maligner
OF women was covered with confusion
and shame.


This incident serves to an excellent
purpose in prefacIng few words which
we have for long tiLpe had it in our
mind to say.


OF all the evils prevalent among young
men, we know of none more blighting
in its moral effects than the tendency to
speak slightingly Of the virtue of women.


Nor Is there anything in which young
men are so thoroughly mistaken So the
low estimate they form Of the integrity
OF women--nor or their own mothers and
sisters, thank God, but of others, whom
they forget are somebody elSe's mothers
sRd sisters.


AS rule, no person who surrenders to
this debasing habit is safe to be trusted
with sny enlerprise requiring integrity
of character.


Plain words should be spoken on this
point, for the evil is q general one, and
deep rooted. IL young men are some
times thrown into society Of thoughtless
or even lewS women, they have no more
right TO measure all other women by
what they see OF these than they would
have to estimate the character OF honest
and respectable citizens by the develop.
ments OF crime In our police courts.


Let young men remember that their
chief happiness In life depends upon
their utter faith in women. No worldly
wisdom, no misanthropie philosophy, no
generalization can cover or weaken this
fundamental truth. 1t stands ike the
record Of God himseLf-for 1t Is nothing
less than this-and should put an ever
lasting seal upon lips that are wont to
speak slightingly of women.-Rackard'S
MO4zfhlaI
Year: 1868

If young lady snubs you young
man, don't snub in return, for that
would be initiating her own bad man
uers. Keep your temper and your self
respect. Only don't give her a second
opportunity. The snubbing business
don't pay except against those who do
the snubbing 1t is pretty certain that
no real lady or gentleman ever practices
it, and from any other it can be no in
suit Ifany of your female acquain-
tances try it on, leave them out in the
cold-the place to which they would
consign you.
Year: 1868

Think kindly Of the erring!


Ye know not Of the power
With which the dark temptation came
In some unguarded hour.
Ye may not know how earnestly
They struggled or how well,
Until the hour of weakness came,
And sadly thus they fell.
Think kindly of the erring!


Oh do not thou forget,
However darkly stained BY sin,


He is thy brother yet,
Heir of the self-same heritage,


Child of the self-same God;
He hath but stumbled in the path
Thou hast in weakness trod.
Speak gently of the erring!


For it is not enough
That innocence and peace are gone,
Without thy censure roughs
1t sure must be weary lot


The sin-crushed heart to bear,
And they who have happier lot
Their chidings well may spare.
Speak kindly to the erring!


And thou mayst lead them back,
With holy words and tones of love
From misery's thorny track.
Forget not thou hast often sInned,
And sinful yet may be
Deal gently with the erring one,


AS God has dealt with thee
Year: 1868

Here let me crouch, there are none On the
street;
Here. like blot, by the warehouse wall;
All silent walls, will ye scof, OF repeet
What 1 moan and whimper under nv
shawl?
The moon is SO cold, and so far away,
Through the SCOT of the chimneys it will
not shine
As it shone on the house that fronted the bav.
On the rocb y shore, and the waters line,
Where the white breasted sea-gulls rose to
the sky


When the prows of the boats drew nigh.
The sea- -breezes stole to my chamber at night,
The sea-song was soft as my mothers
Ny Mother-oh God am vile in thy sight,
And she worships, unchid, at the foot Of


the Throne.
If she knows that the babe she rocked on
her knees
Is sinner, SO foul, that she would not
dare
To lift her eyes as high as the trees,
If the gleam Of her spotless wings was
there.
should think that her fingers would drop
the Tyre


In the midst OF the angel choir.
Or, rayhap does the music of heaven go on,
Through the wall and the woe, of our sin


strike thro:
Do they care: Could the face Of saint look
wan,


As the face of my father when first he
knew
I met him full in the lainplight's glare,
flung hlln laugh for his cry Of pain;
saw that the sorrow had blanohed his hair
As white as the thorn-b buds, that dropt in
our lane
Was I mad that I laughed when his old
voice shook,


As he cursed me-out of the Book?
He cursed me oh pitiiul Christ Il am


old


But the weight Of that curse I viii bear to


the dead
VIII cease to remember it under the mould,
When the weeds and he thistles are over


my head?
Is it I who am curste Who'll believe if l


say,


That my crime is not mine but the temp


ter's who came
And lured me away from my home by the


bay,


And left me to live, or to die, in my


shame?
Do they care if their wheels, Or their horses


feet


Throw dust OF a hag in the street:
Let them pass in their gildings God sees


not as man;


He looks through the rind to the heart of


the fruit.
The world may not taint them with curse, or


with ban,


But he knows if tie worm wakes full at


their root.
was bitter and wicked a year ago;


Do you know that you saved me, 0 blith-


some girl,
AS you sang in your garden hymn so low !;
Saved from the rivers beckoning whirl,
BY a smile and pity that haunts me yet,
And q handful Of mignoneite
The scent of the flowers went down to my
heart


l Thrilled at the touch Of your small, white
hand;
For thought of the house, with its curtains
apart,
Where face through the roses looked
down at the strand.
All, well, though the roof and the windows
are gone,


Though the face of that girl has grown
haggard and old;
# they carry me, dead, from the door some


dawn,
/ There is no one to say, "She was over


bold i''-
Through His mercy, at rest, on the shore,


III lie,


While the winds and the waves go by!
Year: 1868

APRoPos of the Fejeean business, an
anecdote is exbumed of Commodore
i}iddle at Jeddo Bay, in 1916. One
day he attempted to visit Japanese
junk: but as he clambered over her
bulwarks, a sentry pushed him back
into his gig. The Commodore returned
in rage to his slip, and sent peremp-
tory demand for an apology and indem-
nifty for the insult. Within quarter
Of an hour an answer came back that
the sentry had acted without orders, and
that his head had been promptly cut
off, and was now at the service of the
Commodore
Year: 1868

E To those who have been in the
habit of asserting that the Democratic
party is dead we commend the follow
ing from letter written by a famous
Radical politician in Ohio, named Piatt.
He, at least, has faith in the long life and
earnest vigor of the great constitutional
party of the country;


The Democratic party does not
breathe through the nostrils Of any one
man, or set Of men, There is no other
political body that exists SO well, without
leaders, as this. The late war, for exam
pie, swept their so-called leaders nearly
away. 1t changed the current of its or
gans, even, and we all said the Democrat
ic party was dead. We awaken to the
fact, before the war was ended, that it
lived, and could, as of old, make itself
felt, unplcasantly, at the polls. At the
great day, when the Almighty calls the
people to judgement, the Democratic
party will come up shouting for white
mans government and avowing its sol
emn determination to vote the ticket, the
whole ticket, and nothing but the ticket /"
Year: 1868

SO damaging must be the result to
Grant, that the shrewdest Radicals sus-
pect Butler of the purpose to make a
shipwreck of Grants Presidential pros
poets. ...... .......


He hates Grant with all the intensity
of his nature, and would turn upon him
at any moment with the venom of a rat
tlesnake. Many say there is no other
account for the infamous proceedings
which Butler is pressing
Year: 1868




On Sunday evening last. at one of our principal
Episcopal churches was preached a sermon which,
in it's bearing upon our present political situation,
would have been interesting to every one who has
at heart the well being of this community.


Choosing as his subject " The purifcstion and
preservation Of the world by religion" the orator
briefly noticed the various causes said to be CON-
petent TO account for the worlds progress since
the star Of Bethlehem arose. The diffusion of
education. the teachings of philosophy, and finally
the attempt to make the governed better by i'm
proving the government were each considered.
On the insufficiency of the latter the preacher
dwels with much esrnestness, contending that ii
is an effort to reform by commencing at the out
side, and, as all such efforts mus. do, had ever
failed. Citing various examples, he described
the present unhappy and radically corrupt condi-
tion of our own country, showing that the unhap-
piness was the logical sequence of the corruption,
and arguing that, as the government of Washing
ton and jefferson, the purest and best that weak
humanity has ever created, has proved incapable,
of its own merits, Of making either the rulers
or the ruled better and happier, it could be safely
deduced that no success will ever attend any sub
sequent similar experiment The incompetency
OF other causes proved, the preacher showed that
religion, in its effect upon individual minds, had
ever been the real and only "widener Of the
thoughts of men," and closed with nervousy
eloquent exhortation to each one within sound of
bis voice, howsoeser contracted his sphere, to de-
vote his every energy to the publication of his own
heart and life; and, that accomplished, to en-
deavor, with all due and Chrst-like humility to
teach his brother to walk in the same path; "a for
thus said he, "and thus only, viii the world be
made ft to be the theater Of the mighty scenes
which the trump of the archangel shall an
nounce.v aer 1t9


Cd Altogether the effort was a mastery one, and
deyoted ss sermons to be effective must be, TO the
practical good of the congregation. Let us hope
that lis effect VIII not be transitory limited to
those who heard it. but that like the little leaven
which leavened the whole lump, 1t will prove a
benefit to the entire community. God knows we
need such sdmoDitions enough. Thankful should
we be TO Him that BE has given us faithful watch
men to stand on Zion's towers, to warn us of ap-
preaching danger and to point out way Of escape
from present difficulties. IL will be to our
profit to listen when such men speak. 80
Year: 1868

Many of our farmers have wasted
years of valuable time Just because they
did not teach their cows TO come home
at night. Any one who has, lived or
travelled in the country will remem-
Der the very familiar Co-bos, Co-bos, OF
the farmers son or hired man, as they
endeaFor to coax the COWS from the
woods or the tall grass in the great pas
ture We have had a little experience
in these matters, and well remember
how many times we have waded through
the brush and bogs looking for the COWS
and, boy like, we thought them contra
ry animals. But we have lived long
enough to learn better, and now think
that the biped was the more contrary
animal of the two. Boys we will tell
you secret that will save you great
deal of trouble, and it is this 81. glA


just sow a few rows of corn in drills,
where it will be handy to the milking
place, and every time the COWS are driV-
en- up at night, or in the morning, give
each one good arnlfirl OF the fresh corn
stalks, and our wcrd for it, the COWS will
always be on hand at milking time. Be
sides this, they will give more milk, and
forget to kick over the milk pail, even Il
you do whistle little too loud. al7af9


r..t ........-.-.. Is. HeehLU Sun,
Year: 1868

STRANGE DISCOVERY ON THE Con-
NEcT1cuT.-A valuable discovery was
strangely made short time since on
the banks of the Connecticut river.
three miles from NIiddletown. A gen
tleman living in the neighborhood went
out cunning on the Fourth. and in
the course OF his perambulations reached
the river bank. All of a sudden it gave
way beneath him, and he slid down the
slope forty feet, feeling at the same time
that he was sinking in to the sand. He
thought it a quicksand deposit, and gave
himself up for lost; but he slid down
safely with his gun, sinking i'll however,
above his knees. After getting up and
shaking off the fine soil, he next thought
of cleaning out his gun, for in his fall
it had become filled and covered with
sand. What was his surprise to find
that in wiping off the barrel he had pol
ished it up bright 1t Immediately oc-
Cured to him that it was emery, and
that somebody would make fortune.
OF be starts post haste, to the owner of
the land "How much do you want for
that bit of land on the bank 2" swell, |
paid $3O0-you can have it for 5000,
guess" "Done" Sure enough, it was
flrst-rate emery, of which there is only
one other bank there, discovered by the
same man.. Emery is valuable, and as
most OF 1T is imported, the 4th of July
rambler has to thank dame Fortune fer
being very good 10 him. The deposit is
quito large. -..r -..'-.-.s
Year: 1868

'One significant fact in. competition
with the recent Democratic National
Convention has not yet been mentioned
in public, namely, That every delegate
in that Convention from the Southern ,
States was Secessionist. Not one %
the entire number had been a Loyal
Union man during the war. we pSss,-
sumo it is also true that there Is not 4
man in the South, white or black, who
was loyaI to the Union during the war
who Will support Seymour and Blair.
At all events, there is net solitary
Southern rebel, or Northern sympathizer
with the rebels, who is not for tnas
ticket" .a-
Year: 1868

PRoFANE SWEARING. No man who
habitually uses the GIFT of speech to dis
honor the name of him who bestowed it,
can rightfully claim from society the
respect and consideration due to Chris
ton gentleman. The vice of swearing
is, however, so common that were all
men who indulged in it Stunned and de-
nounced by ali who abstain from it, there
would unquestionably be very large
majority OF the prescribed black sheep
over the seeding white ones. The voice
of the people is not in all cases the voice
of God, and this is one of the exceptions.
The best thing the moral minority can
do under the circumstances is, not to
prescribe their offending brethren, but
to reform them. Few who are guilty
of blasphemy are hardy enough to de-
defend it. The evil of the habit is con-
fessed by thousands who are addict
ed to it, and they endeayor to excuse q.
practice which they do not attempt to
Justify by saying that is is involuntary
that they would be glad to abandon
it, but cannot. This is a mistake. Any
bad habit may be overcome by prssist-
ent watchfulness and resolute will. %