smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

al did take some of 1t, but with no
evil intentions--only by way of amuse-
ment. Here it is;' and going to the
sofa, drew off the cover and showed
her the plate.


"You have been generous" said she,
her voice again trembling; ''for the
whole must have been in your power.
| will let you out so softly that no one
will know. Put up in your pockets
what you have risked so much to pos
sess and follow me-"


II will follow you with pleasure" )"
said l, "were it the world over" for
the increasing light showed me as lovely
a creature as the morning sun ever
shonc upon; "but rs for the silver, YOU
must excuse me there; | never stole
anything before, and, please heaven.
never will again!"


"Surely you are the most cxtraordi-
nary person." said the lady, suddenly.
for the light seemed to bring a revela-
ton to her likewise; "you neither look
nor talk like robbcr."


"NOr am !. | am not even u rObbcr
i am nothing, and have not property
in the world to the value of these arti-
cles of plate


"Thcn, if you are not a robber, why
are you here? Why creep in at the
area window, appropriate other peoples
spoons, and get locked up all night in
their house?"


"For no other reason than that | was
in q hurry. | had come home from
Barcelona, and was going to my guar
dams, next door, when your unfortu-
nate area-window caught my eye, with
the plate OH tho table inside. In an in
stant | was over the rails and in through
the window like harlequin, with the
intention of giving the family pleasing
surprise and my old monitress, Sister
Laura, great moral lesson on the i'm
propriety of leaving her plate about in
so careless manner"


"Then you are Gerald, my dear Lau-
ras cousin, so longingly expected, so
beloved by them ALL" Here the Young
lady blushed and cast down her eyes.
What these two girls could have been
saying to each other about me never
found out; but there was secret, |
will go to death upon it.


She let me out so quietly that neither
her father nor the servants ever knew q
syllable about the matter. [ need not
say how | was received next door. The
governor swept down another sob with
another blessing and another kiss; and
Laura was so rcjoiced that she gave me
another hearty cry and forgot to give
me another lecture. My next four years
were spent to more purpose than the
last. Being less in hurry took time
to build up flourishing business in
Dartncrshin with Iauro's husband Ae
for the Baronet's daughter-for we
must get everybody into the concluding
tableau-why, there is she, that lady
cutting bread and butter for the chill
dren with as matronly an air as Wer-
thcr's Charlotte; she is my wife; and
we laugh at the oddity of that first in
tcrvicw which led to so happy a de-
noucmcnt.-[From an old Magazine.
Year: 1878

The Rev. L. ID. Huntington, bishop
of the Episcopal diocese of Central New
York, invited by Utica clergyman to
visit that city and assist in the temper
ancc movement now in progress there.
responded as follows:


SYRACUSE, December II, 1879.


My DEAR BROTHER: 1t is out of the
question for me to go to Utica this
week. am heartily glad that you and
others of our clergy are taking par
ticular interest in the cure of the terri
BILE evil and sin of intemperancc, and
hope you will be efficiently seconded
by the laity. We are fulfilling our
ministry in the most direct way when
ever, in the name of Christ, we seek to
relieve suffering or misguided humani-
ty of any part of its misery. You
know that spoke on this sad subject
with entire eXplicitness, and rs earnest
ly as ] could in my last annual address.
In my visitations this season / find
many of our brethren enter into COM
mon efforts in various ways, according
to their own Judgment and conscience,
and in not q few instances they report
most beneficial results. They all agree
that it is not only quite practicable, but
of the utmost Importance, to connect
this particular reform with the religious
teachings and training system of the
Church, keeping it clear of all political
or partisan combinations. We ought
to make every victim of the vice, and
every poor man dropping into it, feel
that he has our sympathy, and that We
are ready to give him, not patronage,
but respectful help: not good advice
merely, but Christian affection; not
words only, but steady hand.


Wishing you wisdom and much sue
cess in Your excellent undertaking,


am. yours respectfully,


+. ID. HUNTINGTON.
Year: 1878

"Where are the boysy' anxiously in-
quires a religious exchange. Why. bless
your innocent soul, don't you know
where they are? George is down cellar
hooking choice eatables for school
Henry is in the back yard getting ready
to blow himself up with a rusty gun;
Alexander is indulging in fight with
q boy in the next house and getting his
face built over into German chrome !;
while William is being impelled wildly
and yivacionsly over the barn floor, the
motive power being trunk strap deftly
welded by the old man. That's where
the boys are -lRockland Courier.
Year: 1878




Recently occurred the annual execu-
ton day in China, when seven prison.
ers were decapitatcd. This does not
represent the sum total of those who
suffer the capital sentence during the
year, for all burglars and highwaymen
are speedily put out of the way. The
ordinary criminals only are reserved
for day specially appointed, shortly
before the winter solstice.


There are some curious customs in
connection with these executions. The
night before these unhappy men are
brought out to die a regular jollification
takes place within the gloomy precincts
of the prison. The doomed men are
looscd nom their chains, and have a
feast spread before them, with as much
wine and meat, etc., as they desire.
The feasting goes on all through the
night, and it is not until the time of
the starting of the procession draws
near that the shackles are put on.


AT the appointed hour each criminal
is put into cart from which the cush-
ions and cloth covering have been re-
moved, so that the.unhappy man looks
as if he were in a cage on wheels. His
appearance shows that, however he may
have Jared during the previous night,
his general prison fare has not been
over-abundant. The road from the
Ilsing-pu to the execution ground is
through the Lwen-chihmcn. Through
this gate the emperor never passes.
From the gate to the ground the dis
tance is about two-thirds of a mile.
About midway there is wiuc-shop.
which for the last two hundred wears
has supplied the criminals with as much
spirit as they like to drink; so that most
of them are in a state of intoxication
when the fatal moment arrives. The
ground was called the vegetable mar
ket." 1t is a large portion of the east
and west street of the Chinese city.


One very peculiar system is that all
the men conveyed to this place are not
executed: three out of four are taken
back to the prison to bear O part in
similar procession the next year. When
the men start from the Hsing-pu not
one of them knows whether he will be
beheaded or not. OF those thus re-
prieved, eight out of ten will be re-
prieved the following year, after which
the sentence will be commutcd into
banishment. If this man escape for one
year only, i. is thought TO be AN act of
imperial grace. A list of those cxecu-
ted during the year and of their crimes,
is burned by the emperor on the altar
of heaven at the winter solsticc he is
thus supposed to inform heaven of the
manner in which he has thus used its
delegated authority.
Year: 1878

A story is told of two New England
deacons between whom n feud had long
existed concerning some contested
point. Neither would yield, and the
matter threatened to be handed down
to the next generation, when one day
Deacon Smith appeared before his old
enemy and solemnly said, Brother
Jones, II is shame that this quarrel OF
ours should bring scandal upon the
church. | have prayed earnestly Tor
guidance in the matter, and have come
to the conclusion that you must give in
for / cannot
Year: 1878

An exchange says strict Turk is
obliged not only TO wash his head, face,
neck. ears and feet, but also his teeth,
at each of the five daily calls to prayer.
And how mussleman can be devout
Turk and still be so dirty that the dogs
hold their noses and howl when he
comes on their side of the street, is as
great mystery as how in more civilized
lands man can be church member
and teach a bible class of young ladies.
and still get away with $4,000 worth
of forged paper when the time comes.
Year: 1878

There is no surer mark of the cur than the
undervaluation of women, so habitual with
some men, nor is there is any better proof OF
d lofty manhood than high and just esti-
mateof their usefulness and capabilities The
thorough gentleman never fails to recognize
their true worth and great capacities for doing
good. 1t is only the mean fellow who sneers
at them, and processes to believe that they
have neither the will nor the ability to be
useful. In what striking contrast to the SEN
tiInents of this latter class were those ex-
pressed in letter written by gallant soldier
in Idaho to San Francisco paper. in which
be states that he wishes to secure wife
My time, says he, sis nearly out and in
tend to settle in this country. l intend start
ing a chicken ranch. / want wife to take
care of young chickens. l have got money
Ny wife will not have much to do-only milk
nine COWS, feed 600 young chickens, chop heI
drewood, cook three meals every day, and the
rest of the time she can go out among her
neighbors" Here was man that had pro.
per appreciation of woman; he knew what she
could do, and he was willing to give her q
chance to refute the stale ISLANDERS of the sex
the world is so fond of repeating. Ah, but 1t
takes soldier, a hero, to appreciate woman
10 her fullest.
Year: 1878

that had been sold at public auction In the
St. Louis Hotel rotunda must inevitably have
recalled that event when they returned there
as legislators, and felt irresistibly inclined to
sell themselves again-this time for their own
benefit.


We call the attention of the Donaldsonville
Chief, Terrebonne Courier ct al. to these rea-
sons why the State capital should be re-
moved from New Orleans. They will see that
they were slightly mistaken when they stated
that no reasons had been assigned for this
change; there are reasons, as we have shown,
religious, gastronomic and political, why the
State capital should be removed to the rail-
roadless city of Baton Rouge. II you wish to
protect your legislators, their religion, their
stomachs, their souls, "vote for Baton Rouge
for State capital"
Year: 1878

We call the special attention Of our bust
ness community to the excellence of the
WEEKLY DEMOCRAT as an advertising medi.
um. The circulation Of the WEEKLY DEMO
GRAFT throughout Louisiana, Arkansas Mis-
sissippi, Alabama, Georgia and Texas is
second TO that of no other paper In the
Southwest. It contains the latest news from
all political and commercial centres and the
best selection of reading matter. Send In
your orders early.
Year: 1878

The Radical papers were all jubilant for a
day over Burchards anti-revolution resolu-
tions- but only for day. They have all
changed their tune, and don't think him such
d smart man as they did at first They think
now he should not have given the Bourbons q
chance Of placing themselves on record as OPP
posed to revolution just before an adjourn
rsanrIf
Year: 1878

1870 students The legislature cons
mittee. appointed to examine the
status Of the institution account for
this large increase in the number of
students as the result of two cases !:
that the tuition isfree, and that the
perpetuity OF the University l. now
no longer matter OF doubt. With
all due respect to the committee. we
deny these conclusions. We think
the present aourishing condition of
our State University is due in great
part to the press Of til e state. Last
year the press convention met at
Holly Springs. and visited Oxford.
After the editors returned home,
they all spoke good word for the
University, and united in urging
the youth Of the state TO seek an
education inits halls. These efforts,
with those put forth BY the mana :
gers. Of the institution, were sue
cessful. Alf "
Year: 1878

vicksburg Herald oi


The dec inc in the premium on
gold since the senate passed the
silver bill IS worthy of remark. At
noon on Saturday, the day the bill
passed, gold was quoted at q, it
closed on Monday evening dull at
Il @ II, which is a decli of fully
l per cent. This goes to prove that
the reconciliation of silver will
soon make that metal pass at par
with gold, and rapidly relieve the
financial distress now prevalent in
the United States. ...|
Year: 1878

"With this sum specie payments can be
resumed at cnce and the promise that is
written ON the face of the greenbacIk to pay
the dollar, made good. This would give
Bill N good dollar for his work, and the
wounded veteran good money for his PEN
sion, which is only justice and fair play TO
Bill and the veteran; that is, Bill not only
would work for gold wages as he
does now, but would buy his goods
at Rold prices, and thereby save
another large item of the $25434 that


Is pr ressed out of him annually
SPECIE PAYMENTS IS THE ONE
THING NEEDFUL In OUR PRESENT
CONDITION., AND WILL CURE Us OF
MANY FINANCIAL ILLS. The moment
you have got specie payments, PendIeton's
and Butler's theory Of paying the bonds in
2reenbacks, which means neither more
less than more and meaner money, be-
comes obsolete. If Congress in its blum
derings, did NOT agree to pay the principal
Of the bonds in gold. il ought to have
agreed to, and specie payments Will make
the agreement what il ought to be. The wit
ofman cannot devise any scheme that will
bring about specie payments other than re-
deeming greenbacks with gold; that il, let
somebody else have some good money be-
sides the bondhslders.-SOLON CHASE'S
"POOR MANS TRACT" OF 1871,
Year: 1878

The party that abolished property in man
throughout this Republic, that liberated four
million slaves, is accused of being the foe of
the laboring man. And by whom Is the
accusation brought? By the Democratic
party that fought for slavery to the latest
moment.
Year: 1878

WITH so little demand for money that
holders of it are eagerly seeking investment
at four per cent. how absurd seems the state
ment that currency is scarce. Were there
not enough OF it would there not be sharp
competition for the use of the amount the
country has, and would not the rate Of inter-
est at once advance?
Year: 1878

The Greenbackers declare that resump-
tlon OF specie payments will be ruinous to
the business interests Of the country, but
they fail to show us how we shall be any
worse off after resumption than now. How
is it going to unfavorab]y affect mans bust:
ness because he can present a ten dollar
greenback at the Treasury and get gold
eagle for it? The gold is there, will be paid
out and 60 into circulation and the green
back is not to. be destroyed If imitation Of
the currency is wanted we shall have the
healthiest kind of imitation. 100000 of coin
will be taken from the Treasury vaults, pass
into business channels, and be added to the
circulation of the country.
Year: 1878

Paper emissions by the government are
of nature so liable to abuse, L may say
80 certain to be abused, that the wisdom ot
the government will be shown by never
trusting itself W th SO seducinx and dan.
gerOus a power.o
Year: 1878

THAT iron hoof was put down at Alfred
yesterday. In the first days after the discov-
cry of this continent the Spaniards were ac-
customed to shoe their asses with silver.
There has been change since then. Iron
is the only wear.
Year: 1878

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


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
municati0ns that are not used.
Year: 1878

The argus has not yet got round to the
taxation question. 1t cannot find time to
tell its readers how much the Democrats
have reduced the taxes since they have con-
trolled the House. The tale is not a long
one.
Year: 1878

ID ROCKVILLE has brass band which Of
fers to regaie the citizens Of that town
with music every Friday evening during
the Summer, and there is demand on
the "city fathers" for the erection of mu
sic stand in the court house yard. Surely
there will be found among those digni-
taries q Carter Harrison to plead the
cause Of the musicians and the musicslov-
ing public.
Year: 1878

TRUE MEN AS WE NEED THEM. BY the Rev. BEBNARD


O'REILLY. syo PIP. 400. Peter +. Collier.


The true conduct of life under the influence
OF religious principle, in the social aud domestic rela
tons Is here set FORTH as illustrated by the example Of
noble and sanity men different ages and countries
Tho treating the subject from the standpoint Of the
Roman Catholic Church, the author holds up standard
Of universal validity. and enOtces tho principles Of
character that essential in every order and cOndi
zion Of society, and under every theory Of religious
faith. The necessity Of practical religion 10 the support
Of human welfare Is dwelt upon with empna-
sis and e, eloGuence Nor does he spare the
prevalent vices Of the day, but rebukes them
with q tone Of authority in which decision Of
purpose admirably blended with kndlness of spirit
The examples which he makes Of from history and
biography OF attractive character, lending the
power of persuasion TO the exposition Of principles In
the matter of STYLE the work is doubtless too orid for


severe literary taste, but Its impassOned appeals
Intended for popular effect aiming at Of readers
upon whom the dry discussion Of morals, abstract
didaotic disqnsitions would fan like upon the
river" The work may be commended TO favorable
eepton, even among those who have sympathy with
the religious position of the writer for its powerful dc
fence Of social order and its impressive examples Of
good principles. good manners, and good morals.
Year: 1878

The facilities of the HERALD Steam
Printing House for doing job work are not
surpassed in California outside of San
Francisco and Sacramento. All work en-
trusted TO us will be executed with neat
ness and dispatch at the lowest living
rates.
Year: 1878

One by one. they are coming out. The
| short skirts for street wear, of which
premonitions have been given. Gladly
we hail them. those OF US who mlngle
in the practical battle of lite, and would
tain array ourselves for conquest over
dust and mud. IN garments other than
trains of silk or velvet. As yet. we tisd
these serviceable costumes OF wooien
twill, mosaic cloth. and jauEtily mixed
bourettes. since, so far, no rich goods
have been thus devised. Now we are
all familiar with the kilt skirts worn by
little boys. Just imagine these made


large and long enough for their man,
mas, and you have the short skirts worn
by ladies. The plait,ngs, about two
inches in width, are kept in position by
tapes. and are usually attached TO a
yoke fitting plainly to the hips to con-
ceal which a short apron falls over, and
is finished in two long plated ends
pendant at the back. Said apron is
often fanciiully cut, and may be longer
on one side than the other. The waist
Is blouse, made either plain or laid IN
plaits. and shows a square yoke and
deep collar. The sleeves are light. Some
ladies OF very slender figure dispense
with the yoke, but the apron is always
seen. Occasionally we find short cos
tunes having the skirt plain, except
with the finish of plated flounce. but
these also. have the apron overskirt. So
much tor the dress. now for the garment
which is added tor street wear. Figure
to yourself a gentleman's coat, long
according to the present fashion, and
you have it; the only feminine feature
about it being the material which is the
same as the dress. This peculiar gar
ment, however, although more styl.
lsh than anything else, is not obligatory.
GOOD THINGS TO COME.


1 have dwelt at some length on these
new costumes. not only because they are
admirable in themselves. but because
they are the toretaste OF better thing
IN the future. Icauaot believe but what
Year: 1878

People who, without knowing that
they were applying natures remedy,
have drawn in their breath hard when
they had cut a finger or bsrked shin on
the coal-scuttle. will be pleased to learn
that they have employed respiratory
analgesia in its simplest form. We have
the authority Of a lay journal OF Phila-
| delphia. the Press. for saying that il any
man will draw breath quickly and deeply
for the space of three minutes or less he
will thereby lose acute seusibility to pain
so that he can endure minor surgical
operation without Inconvenience. We
have tried it and it didn't work, but
there Is no doubt about the facts the
prescription is probably imperiectly
given by the Press. Eminent surgeons
have found the process of4great advan-
tage when used alone, not only. but
when anasthetics also were employed,
in which latter case the quantity of the
drug needing I" be used is greatly di-
minished.-[N, Y. World
Year: 1878

Cincinnati Enquirer: The meeting of


the bankers in New Orleans on Saturday.
simultaneously with that OF the New
Yorkers, is further Indication that the
| consolidated power of the banks will be
brought to bear upon the settlement of


the financial questions in congress.
Will congress listen to these men or to
the people? And are these presidents


to be the real president Of the United
| States
Year: 1878

We have in our mind brilliant and cul.
tlvated young lawyer who started in life
with twenty thousand dollars and refined
beautiful and accomplished wife. He is
now sort of factotum in a carpet manu-.
factory, running hither and thither at the
beck and call of those whom he secretly
despises, doing heavy tasks far beyond his
strength, yet eager and anxious to please,
lest the slender support which he derives
from his menial work be cut off. We know
gentleman who was bank president ten
years ago and owned his carriage, who now
does copying in an insurance office at thirty
five dollars month, supporting knows
how-a wife and five children on it. We
know of gentleman who once held high
Office in a Western state, who, this winter,
solicited work at cleaning out offices and
building fires. Nor have the changed times
less bitterly affected women, but rather
more. Jennie Collins, of Boston, famed for
her Employment Bureau and Working
woman's Home, which she calls Bofiin's
Bower" says in her last report Many
kind ladies who have hired their servants of
me in the past years have been obliged to
apply for employment themselves of late.
| sent lady to a hotel as housekeeper,
and the most humiliating part of it was that
her room was in the attic with two of her
former servants" We are constantly learn
ing of women of education and refinement.
formerly wealthy, who are engaged as seam
stresses, nurses and housekeepers and in
one case we even know of lady, who would
be at home in any parlor in the land among
educated people, who served as cook in a
hotel for Chicago Post.
Year: 1878

A lady had written on card, and placed
it on the top of an hour-glass in her garden
house, the following simple verse from the
poems of j. Glare. 1t was when the flowers
were in their highest glory;


"To think of summers yetto come


That am not TO see;


To think weed is yet to bloom


From dust that shall bel'
The next morning she found the following
lines in pencil on the back of the same
card. Well would it be If all would ponder
upon the question--acti in View Of, and make
preparation for an unknown state of exist
ence


"To think when heaven and earth are fled


And time and seasons DER,
D.. When all that CAN die shall be dead,


That must die no more!


o, where will then my portion be?-


Where shall spend ETERNIrY?"