smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

Oakley Hall assures Mr.. Jennings, OF
the New York World. that not soul but
himself knew of his intention of going
away, and that it was his wish to have it
supposed he had been killed, so that af-
ter the first sensation had died away no
inquiries would be made after him. Mr..
Jennings adds this mystery: "There is
perhaps one person living who may have
curious was about to happen; but he is
not in New York, nor in London, and it
is only my conjecture that even he knew
much about it. Mr.. Hall will not look at
letter or newspaper"
Year: 1877

Trudging along in the heat Of the day,
over the hot and dusty way,


Bearing pitcher brown and old,
Brimming with water. pure and cold;
Out from the w0yside through the bars,
Over the stubble, bright as stars,
Kitty hurries with her bare white feet,
The harvest bands in the Geld to meet.
The sturdy farmer uplfts her high
To the load Of grain just standing by,
And the blue-eyed Kitty laughs with glee.
At the swaying bOughs OF the old elm tree.
She tosses her bonnet up in the air,
The wind It tosses her tangled hair,
And the rosy cheeks TO q crimson glow,
With Joy she never again may know.
Over the streamlet up the hill
And Kitty's carriage is standing still;
Now for the fun of sliding down
Into the arms so bare and brown;
Two lips pressed. in childish freak,
Close TO bearded sunbumt cheek,
And sweet voice saying. all sincere.
"The best OF my ride is landing here I"
Grown up Kitty is changed to-day
From the careless child, so glad and gay,
To a tho'tful woman, with care and tears
And the haunting dreams of the vanished years
She may wear her robes Of silk and lace,
And ride in her coach from place to place;
But red lips tremble. and heart grows wild
As she thinks Of herself a barefoot child.
And she longs again for the dusty way.
And the golden CLINT on a summon day;
For the touch Of leaves and the balmy air.
And the breath Of music that foated there.
Obi grown up Kitty. we sigh in vain
For the broken links in the household chain
And the guileless love Of childhood's year,
Are lost forever in woman's tears.
Year: 1877

Two elegantly dressed ladies entered
the Office of q prominent lawyer on Fay
cite street, Baltimore, and looking round
as if expecting other surroundings than
green baize covered desks and volumes
in law calf, inquired timidly, "Is this
laundry Office ?''


The attorney, supposing she had said
a lawyers Office, replied, "Yes, madam"
and having asked the ladies to be seated
drew up his chair beside them, expect
ing to hear the points of 6rst-class case.


The ladies were encouraged by his
courtesy, and one opened her satchel and
drew forth what the lawyer supposed to
be a bundle of valuable family docu-
ments he put up his hand to assist her
to extricate it from the bag. His face
fairly beamed with expectancy as he
drew forth one end of the treasure, the
lady holding on to the other end, and
he was about to propose a leading ques-
tion, when the bundle unrolled, disclos-
ing bifurcated garment, richly trim
med with laces, pointing to which the
lady eagerly asked, "Will this do up %
The lawyer gazed with horror from his
branch of the garment to that held by
the lady, and stammered out confusedly,
'.Madam, you have made a mistake,
this is law Office, not laundry"


Both started to their feet, still grasp
ing the contents of the bag, the other
lady looking on in dismay, and the tab
leau was complete.


Mutual explanations followed and the
ladies withdrew.
Year: 1877

Seven Massachusetts, sewing machine
agents and fourteen book agents invaded
this county one day last week.


The governor was Immediately urged to
send troops, but he said he had no military
at his command, but he would send down
a couple Of lightning rod men and a chro-
mo man, who would talk the invaders to
death.


Then Burlington just got up and went
over the river and hid in the woods until
the sounds of carnage died away.


And as the pale moon rose up slowly and
calmly she looked down and saw the cold
corpses of seven sewing machine agents.
fourteen book agents, and two lightning
rod men, while the only creature living that
roamed the awful field was a deaf chrome
man, in the wild fierce delirium Of the lock
--44z aRssn. 80.
Year: 1877

Rosebud, dainty and fair to see,
Flower of all the world to me,


Come this way on your dancing feet
Say, how much do you love me, sweet?
Red little mouth drawn gravely down,
White brow wearing puzzled frown,
Wise little baby Rose is she.


Trying to measure her love for me.
"llove you all the day and night,
All the dark and the sunshine bright,
All the candy in every store,
Ali the dollars, and more and more,
Over the tops of the mountains high,
All the world, way up to the sky"
Year: 1877

From the Chicago Times.


A despatch from Omaha states
that as the Union Pacific west
bound passenger train stopped at
Cozad, in. Western Nebraska, on
Thursday night, a bold attempt was
made to steal Commodore Mutt, who
was on his way to San Francisco with
q party Of other dwarfs. A couple
of . cstalwart and knavish-appearing
men, ,lwho took the train at Omaha
and had tickets to Cozad, paying the
extra charge for riding in the Sleep
er, are supposed to be the parties to
the affair. just before the train ar
rived at the station, both of these
men-ono a few feet ahead of the
other-moved toward the rear of
the car, in which end the Commo-
dore was sleeping. One stopped near
the little mans berth, and the other
stood near the door. AS the train
came to halt the rear man thrust his
arms into Nuts berth and gathered
him up in his arms, and moved hasti-
ly toward the door of the car, which
had been opened by his confederate.
The dwarf struggled and tried to
scream, but the would-be kidnapper
held his hand over the little fellows
mouth in such a way as to stihe al
most every sound. The porter, how
ever, screamed for him, which caused
several gentlemen to jump out of
their berths, one of whom alighted
between the kidnapper and the
dwarf. The villain dealt tho half
asleep passenger blow on the head
which felled him to the floor. This
gave another passenger time to come
up, who struck the desperate in
the head with a slungshot, which
stunned him and caused him to drop
the Commodore, who by this time
was making more lusty noise than
all the women in the car, every one
of whom, in concert with the men
were making lively racket. The
kidnappers sprang from the train and
disappeared in the darkness. Great
confusion existed on the train for
some time, especially in the car
where the bold act was committed,
and every one shook the Commo-
dore's hand in congratulation over
his fortunate escape.
Year: 1877

Wan and weary. sick and cheerles..
BY feeble tapers light,
Sat and sung the never fearless,
At the dreary dead of night.


The burden of her lay


Was work. work away;


Through the night and the day
Was work, work away.
We are many in the city
Who the busy needle ply;
None to aid and few TO pity,
Though we sicken down and die.


But 'tis work. work away,


BY night and by day;


Oh . 'tis work, work away,


We've no time to pray.
Work Wa ever. pay is scanty,
sScarcs enough to give us bread;
Starving 10 tine midst of plenty
Better far we all were dead


For 'tis work, work away,


by night and by day;


Oh 'tis work, work away.


With no thought for play.
Hearts are breaking, souls are sinking
Meath the heavy load they bear,
Yet live Christians never thinking,
What our mauy sorrows are.


While We work, work away,


BY night and by day:


While we work. work away,


With scarce time to pray.
Year: 1877

A PHYSICIAN once wrote to young
men rs follows: my profession has
often thrown me among women Of all
classes. and my experience teaches me
that heaven never gave man greater
proof of his love than to place women
here with him. My advice is 60 and
propose to the most sensible girl you
know. If she accepts you, tell her
how much your income is. and from
what source derived; tell her you will
divide the last dollar with her. and that
you will love her with all your heart in
the bargain. And then keep your
promise. My word for it she will llse
within your income, and to your last
hour you will regret that you did not
marry sooner. Stop worrying about
feminine extravaganza and feminine
untruth Just be true to her-love her
sincerely. and more fond, faithful,
foolish slave you will never meet any.
where You will not deserve her.
know. but she will never know it."
Year: 1877

Hamilton was once applied to
for professional assistance by man
of New York city, who held the
guardianship Of several orphan
children. These children, then
very young, would on coming Of
age, If they had their rights, sue
ceed to the possession OF large
and valuable estate. In the title
deeds Of estate the guardian had
discovered material defects, and he
thought he saw way, with the
assistance of an able lawyer by
which he could secure the title oi
the whole property himself. He
opened 10 Hamilton the whole bus
mess, exhibiting copies Of the title
deeds, and explaining how he would
like to proceed. lie promised &c
the great jurist n large reward i


he would undertake the business
Hamilton said he must give TO ,
matter so important due though


before he decided, and set tim,
for his client 10 call again.


The guardian called according
to appointment. Hamilton ha.
put in writing the minutes Of thei
Year: 1877




A short time since one OF Tho
members Of q prominent Boston
manufacturing firm spent q few weeks
hunting in Florida, and on his re.
turn he brought with him mon.
ster rattlesnake, the gift Of friend.
His snakeship measured about five
feet in length, and has body the
size Of q mans arm, tho white vel.
low and brown cuticle blending
ra ther beautifully in patches Of vari,
GUS forms. The heavy triangular
head, characteristic Of venomous
reptiles, has q sinister expression,
and in moments OF excitement the
five rattles on his tail keep up an
unpleasantly suggestive whirring,
while forked tongue Of inky black
ness and surprising length darts
angrily from his turtle-like mouth
He is no sleepy, half starved fellow,
as may readily be imagined, but
wide awake and ready for an en-
counter Of any kind. II was into
the cage occupied by this snake that
three days since a rather small sized
wharf rat was introduced, in tho OK
pectation that the rodent would
form a meal for the stranger. The
snake seemed to think so, too for
he darted on the unwilling visitor
and caught him by the neck. Tho
rat, who had hitherto been running
around the cage trying to get out,
gave sharp squeal as he felt the
serpent's fangs, and, twisting about
buried his teeth, in the scaly jaw of
tho aggressor. The snake writhed
and twisted and ratified sharp notes
Of alarm rs the rat kept his sharp in.
cisors at work, and before the spec
tators could fairly comprehend what
had happened tho little quadruped
had shaken himself loose and was
hopping in alright at the further
end OF tho cage for q means OF exit
To the surprise of oil, he showed no
effect Of poison. and when the snake
again made o grab at him he met
his creeping foo half way and snap
ped off piece Of his long forked
tongue. This seemed to be rather
more than the Floridian had bar
gained for, and he dragged himself
into corner, cast down and defeat.
ed. Since that time tho rat has
fourished in his strange quarters.
He capers over the body of his Will.
ON enemy, and avoids the punch OF
a stick by creeping undor the head
of the snake. The rat seems per-
fectly indifferent as regards tho rep.
tile and when the latter, aroused to
a high degree Of anger by outsiders,
makes strike at him, he hardly
takes the trouble to dodge, and only
bites back when the rattler is unusu-
ally offensive. It is a singular con,
dition Of things, and the rats i'm
munity from death cannot very easi-
ly be accounted for.
Year: 1877

gathering notwithstanding there may be some
absentees who have not yet learned the secret
Of submitting gracefully to political reyerses
and accepting the inevitable patiently, and
others who find it hard to adapt themselves to
new theories and who distrust trial of fresh
experiments to solve social problems that can
only safely be dealt with by inf1exible adher,
ence to the truth of impartial justice.


YARMOUTH.
Year: 1877

CONSIDERING the usual Turkish method Of
getting rid of an unpopular or inefficient pub
lie servant the despatch which states that
the Grand Vizier is losing his head is grimly
facetious.
Year: 1877

THE suspicion that tie Gar is aiming at
the Euphrates rather than at the Danube is
not calculated to allay English irritation.
The occupation of the Euphrates valley will
be regarded as menace to the British en-
pire in India aud as ample justification for a
declaration of war.
Year: 1877

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address Of the writer are in
all Indispensable not necessar lily for publication
but as a guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
Year: 1877

Now that Barnum has taken up the search
for Charlie Ross people may rest assured that
the name of the unfortunate boy will not be
forgotten in the land. It will be made bill
board for advertising the greatest show on
earth.
Year: 1877

transact any kind of business for mo.
He did not receive any promise
from me in respect to any Office. 1
have not asked the President to ap-
rcint him Marshal. So much for
that portion of your letter.


Where I am knowa do not need
to deny the silly story e. ons the use
OF money, or to declare it TO be, as
you we'll know it to be, base and
cowardly falsehood. For those who
do not know me, perhaps / ought to
add that apart from any repugnance
on my part to the crime, there were
two practical difficulties in the way
of my committingit: had no money
of my own to spare, and it is only a
military c6mmandant of New Or
leans in time of war who can safely
appropriate any considerable quan.
tity Ut the property of others to his
own use.


The fact is that the enemies of re.
construction in Louisiana waste their
time in trying to discover or invent
some kind of bargain with which at
once to account for it's success and to
discredit it. Strange as it may seem
to some of them, political results are
still attamable in this country by
straightforward and honest methods:
and the country will judge the result
we secured by its fruits in compari-
son with the fruits of the opposite
policy-comparing the four years to
come of honest and lawful govern
ment with the eight years, just end
ed, of hatred, intimidation, outrage,
corruption, anarchy and murder.


Therefore, from the bitterness of
good men misguided and of bad men
disappointed, l appeal to the gen
erous judgment of the American
people, and await their decision
upon the subject of our labors in
Louisiana, not with misgivings or
excuses, but with confidence and
pride. Yours truly,


WAYNE MAoVEAGu.


Gen. 3. F. Butler, Washington,
u. @.
Year: 1877

deOtedness OF tho said town and tor
other purposes therein related.
An act to establish and charter
Pringle Ferry in Georgetown county,
State of South Carolina.


An act to reduce the pay of County
Commissioners and their clorks.
An act to amend an act entitled an
act to amend an act to provide tor
the redemption Of forfeited land upon
certain conditions therein named.
An act to carry into effect the 18th
section of article 4 of the constitution,
relating to the judiciary.
An act to amend tho charter of the
town of Yorkville.
An act to require all school claims
and claims for teachers to be sworn
to.


An act to render officers of incor-
porations personally responsible in
certain cases.
An act to regulate the appoint
ment and salary of Trial Justices in
and for the county of Barnwell.


An act to regulate the appointment
of county officers.
An act to incorporate the town of
Batesburg, in the County of Lexing-
ton.


An act to authorize and empower
the Governor to appoint Trial JUS
tice resident in the town of Black
stock.


An act to provide stationary and
fuel for the General Assembly.


An act to change the limits of the
town Anderson.


An act to prevent clerks of Pro.
bate Courts from practicing as attor.
neys in such courts.


An act to amend the charter of
Gafney City, i'll Spartanburg county.


An act to abolish the Office
OF official stenographcr.


An act to authorize William A
Sims, Dr.. Il. P. Butler, S. S. Liuder
and f. E. Linder to erect gates across
certain roads in Union County.


Joint resolution to amend Joint re
solution entitled "Joint resolution to
amend joint resolution entitled "a
joint resolution to appoint trustees
under the will of the late DR.. John
De La Howe.'"
Joint resolution to authorize the
Governor to affect q loan.
An act to reduce and fix the per
diem and mileage of members of the
General Assembly.


An act TO authorize the County
Commissioners to submit to the DUAL.
itied electors Of their several counties
proposition to alter the fence laws
and to provide for calculating the
same.


An act to revive the charer and to
extend the time for the commence
ment of work on the Anderson, Aiken
Port Royal and Charleston Railroad.
An act to require tho Blue Ridge
Railroad, in South Carolina, to erect
and keep open depot at Seneca City
in said State.
An act to declare and punish fraud
in the sales of produce.
An act to amend section 1, chapter
SO Of tho revised status, and to au-
thorize the Governvr to appoint the
regents of the luDatic asylum from
Richland county.
An act to prohibit tho unauthor-
lied absence of certain officers from
duty.


Joint resolution directing and re-
quiring tho State Treasurer to pay
over whatever sums Of money may
be due TO the late Chief Justice Mos
es on account of his salary as Chief
Justice to his widow.
Joint resolution to provide for a
reorganization of the University of
South Carolina and of tho State Nor.
NAL School.
Year: 1877

IT Is A MISTAKE to suppose that the Elec-
toral Commission will adopt any new rule
for deciding the Presidential question.
They are required to administer the law as
it existed on the day the Presidential elec-
tors were chosen-that is to say, as it exists
at present. for the law has not been altered
since. In cases where there are two certifi-
Gates from State they arc to decide which
Of the two is legal on precisely the same
principles that Congress itself should pursue
in such questions. Their superiority to
Congress consists in their higher intelli-
gencs and greater impartiality. They will
have no authority to 60 beyond the law or
against the facts
Year: 1877

LET Us HAVE PEACE. E.-Everything favors
q vigorous revival of business if we can set
tie our political troubles. Prices are 80 low
that there is little danger of a further de-
cline the small premium on gold shows
that we are within q short step of specie
payments labor is waiting to be employed
and offers it's services for moderate wages !;
the only thing needed to set all the wheels
of enterprise in motion is that confidence
in the future which Congress can at once
impart by passing the pending BILL The
universal aspiration Of the business and in
dustral classes is, let us have peace! 1t is
only pnrtisans and camp-followers that
try to obstruct On immediate settlement.
OF course, all the shoddyites and army con-
tractors Of the late war would be glad Of a
new harvest. ''There will be wars and I
shall sutler be" is the thought nearest the
hearts of these soulless citizens
Year: 1877

To put and keep our policeman in proper
physical condition for his duties no day
should pass without at least half an hours
respiratory organs, something equivalent
practically to the Englishman's "constitu-
tional" OF course it can best come out of
his hours off duty. Nothing will better fit
him for quick foot work when criminal is
to be caught than frequent running. Let
any patrolman. divesting himself Of his
heavier clothing, run three or four minutes
daily on any gymnastic track. at the merest
make believe pace, and he will be astonished
at the improvement in his wind and staying
power, even in q week, while, then grad
ually quickening his pace, in less than
month he will find, if he has any stuff
in him fit to make policeman of
at oil, that he can do his mile In
really creditable time. few minutes Of
sharp work each day with dumb bells or the
striking bag, combined with this foot work,
will 90 far toward making these naturally
vigorous and often powerful men handy ard
swift in their movements and awkward Gus
TONERS !ur even the most fOrmluaDie villain
to encounter. while the whole force will
quickly i.c the improved tone and self
respect which active, vigorous condition
brings. Nor would it hurt the patrolmen at
all if good sparring masters were at work
steadily among them, teaching the posi-
bilitics of the fist and skill in warding off
blows when there is not time to reach q
weapon. From the many hundred police in
this city once train off and then keep of fifteen
or twenty tons Of worse than useless adipose
and introduce and insist on IN erect car
rage of the body. even though trace-strap
collar has to be worn while to force them
to hold their heads as they ought Not
only on the next Broadway parade will they
make what they have never yet DONE an
actually imposing spectacle. but in down
right effectiveness the casual observer Will
nt once detect most marked and very
welcome mprovcmcnt-one which VIII
+ augur most encouragngly for the interests
Of life and property in our busy city.
Year: 1877

II Is fortunate that the area Of heavy pre-
cipitation which caused the floods in the
Ohio and Cumberland rivers has been linn
tied to that of the Ohio Valley region. If it
had extended into the watersheds Of the
Upper Mississippi and the Missouri rivers
we might now be recording the de-
struction Of levees and the inundation OF
the bottom lands along the lower
course Of the Father of Waters.
While the Ohio and its tributaries were
gorged with the floods descending from
their respective watersheds the upper
portion of the Mississippi and the entire
length of the Missouri were 80 unaffected
by the recent heavy storms of rain and
snow as. to add but little beyond the
ordinary dow 70 the volume Of
water entering the Lower Mississippi
at Cairo Hence the latter river below that
city was low and ready to receive the sur
plus from the Ohio Valley without exhibit
ing any remarkable disturbance of its levels.
The damage caused by the hoods was,
therefore, confined to the region in which
they originated. IT, as we stated above, the
immense watersheds of the Mississippi and
Missouri had been proportionately affected
by the storms as was that of the Ohio
Valley, the destruction of property would
have been unparalleled for the united
waters would have continued to be precipi-
tated into reservoir or rather channel, al
ready filled. The "danger line" would
have been overtopped at all points and the
adjacent country inundated. The posslbil-
ity Of this occurring any year should awaken
the State authorities to sense Of their dan
ger, and induce them to exert themselves
to provide against such a contingency by
raising and strengthening the Mississippi
levees