smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879


The daisies nodded in the grass, the buttercups
were sleeping,
And just across the river sang the farmers a.
their reaping;
Upon the hills, so blue and far, the maple
leaves were showing
Their soft white beauty in the breeze that from
the sea was blowing.
little maid came through the land with song
and ripping laughter;
The buttercups made way for her, the daisies
nodded after.
A strong young farmer saw her pause beside
the parting river;
She drew lily from its depth with golden
heart a-quiver
Tf.ou art more fair than lilies are," said he,
with head uplifted,
And threw. poppy, as the stream toward the
maiden driited.
She set the flowers in her hair-the red and
white together;
cloud grew black before the sun, and rainy
was the weather.
He came across the river then, this farmer,
from his moving;
He minded not the waters depth, he cared not
for its flowing.
ooh, love" said he, ffif cleaning sun and
cloudless skies o'erlean US,
The rivers barring width may roll unpassed,
untried between us;
But when loud thunder fills the air, and clouds
and rain come over,
I'd cross the ocean to your side-I am no fair
day loverl"
And so one noon the village bells rang out
across the river,
Their music set the buttercups and daisies all
a-quiver,
While some one drew lily from the stream
SO blithely flowing,
And pluczed blood-red poppy that amid the
wheat was growing;
The maiden set them in her hair-the red and
white together
With many smile, a tear or two, and glances
at the weather.
They passed beneath the chapel's shado-.he
farmer and the maiden
Where arches crossed above their heads, with
snowy blossoms laden,
And in that place of holy calm the binding
words were spoken;
He in his heart bore out the truth, she on her
hand the token.
The years went by, and some were bright and
some were clouded over,
Bat ever stood he at her side-he was no fur
day lover.


Boston transcript.
Year: 1879

At recent meeting of the American
Institute (New York City, Farmers
Club, milk being the topic, Farmer
Dodge told story, as follows:


ga Teuton made little fortune here
not long ago in the milk business, and
decided to return to Germany and enjoy
it in his old home. In the ship that was
bearing him homeward was a mischiev-
Gus monkey. The monkey, prying
around one day, found heavy bag and
ran up to the masthead with it. The
German clasped hands in despair at see
ing the bag; it had his money, all in
gold. The monkey in leisurely way
pulled out piece and flung it down to
the deck, when the ex-milkman gather.
ed it up. Then the beast tossed Sec
ond piece into the sea. Thus alternate
ly the pieces went, one into the ocean and
the next into the distracted mans pock
ct. sAh,' said the ex-milkman as hs
pocketed just half of what he had start
ed With, it is just. One-half of tina
milk have sold was milk, and tn


money for it comes back; the ether hal


was water, and half goes back to wa
ter IN. 7. Sun.
Year: 1879

The race is not always to the swift,
nor the battle to the strong, nor is it the
man with the largest mouth who gets
the most favors in this world. Yester-
day forenoon very quiet stranger en-
tered a real-estate Office on Griswold
Street and softly asked if he could use q
blotting pad . moment. One was hand
ed him and he sat down to a table,
looked around, and said:


"Ah! thanks, but have you pen and
ink?''


They were furnished him. He tried
the pen on the pad, shook the ink
around, and modestly continued:


"H you could spare sheet OF pa
A sheet was handed him. He wrote a
brief letter, folded it up, and whispered


"I shall have to beg an envelope OF
youP"


An envelope was passed over, and
when he had directed it he looked al
over the table, under the table, up al
the ceiling, and inquired:


"You couldn't lend me stamp, coule


A three-center was handed out, ane
when it had been licked on, the strange
rose and started out, saying:


GAS you have no office boy l suppos'
I shall have to take this letter to the OF
fee myself. ."-Detro1 Free Press.
Year: 1879

A new comet is coming-sit down, sit
down, sit down; what's the use of get
ting excited? 1t is only visible from the
second peak of Mount Aytchimboguan-
dalahasta in Central Asia, and only
there with three story telescope, and
then it is only visible twenty minutes, at
midnight, and not then unless the at
mosphere is exactly right; and when it
is visible it only looks like star about
half the size of the little one in Jobs
coffin. By all the starry worlds that
swing in space, when "we" were a boy
the comets used to come around every
summer, with heads on them like fire.
balloons, and tails that stretched from
the big dipper to the southern cross, and
wagged back and forth ike bewildered
torchlight procession, and came so close
to the earth that they put the moon out
Out on these single-barreled comets,
three for quarter, that they get up fol
us in these degenerate modern days!
We wouldn't walk from here to Asia to
see hundred of 'em. = Burlington
HdWkeye.
Year: 1879

To THE EDITon HEnALp:-


see Captain Davis statement in your paper to-
day In relation to the collision Of the Old Colony
with the schooner Dartic Pierce. and particularly
notice the following passages. which hope you
will allow me to quotc:-


There occasion to stop, because II was np-
parent that damage of consequence had been
done, and right in the harbor at the time.
1t would have been different matter had been ut
sea. We were only moving of our own momentum
when she against us.


As was n passenger on tho Old Colony at the
time. would like Captain Davis to explain how "it
was apparent that damage Of consequence had
been DONE" Tho night dark that one could
scarcely recognize his neighbor out on tho decks
How then. could the Captain be damage
had been done to eithrr the schooner or his own
vessel? The fact is he did not stop to investigate,
and If big hole had been cut In the Old Colony IL
would have been developed only after got on the
Sound, perhaps out of easy roach OF rescue. II lives
had been lost on the schooner Captain Davis would
not feel indifferent to-day no Expresses himself
In his statement The truth Is there only one safe
course in OF collisions and that is to run Tor
the nearest place of safe anchorage and make thor
ough investigation. That nothing serious occurred
was not due to the skill watchfuiness OF the ON.
GERS % the Old Colony. but to the will Of God.


NEW YonK, sept. - 1879. A PASSENGER.
Year: 1879

intimidation and exercise OF improper influence thai
thousands of votes were taken from me-.
"Were votes purchased?"


Perhaps not much that unless you mean the
sort of bribery which makes mans bread de.
pendent his vote. Last year the employers
almost stood their employees to see that
they voted right. and to prevent their changing
the ballots which had been given to them tney
We're printed on tri-c6ored paper-red, white and
blue--and were quarter OF yard long, SO that they
might be distinguished from the other side OF the
room shall get substantially the vote of every
man OF the party which is left uninhuenced.


Here the cards OF two ladies' were brought in, and
the gallant General hastily excused himself, thus
bringing the interview to u close
Year: 1879

THE order" TO THE ARMY BILL
1t is well that the people should clearly
and fully understand the question that has
been discussed In the House of Represen-
tatives during the past two weeks with
so much force and eloquence on both
sides. As we have not the space TO pab-
lish the speeches in full, and have to
depend upon the telegraphic summary,
and as many very intelligent voters dc
not gather the exact difference between
the two parties therefrom, we copy below
the precise change which the Democrat:
are determined to make in the law. II
is in the 9th section Of the bill and read.
as follows


SEC. 6. That sectioH 2002 of the Re
ysed Statutes be amended so as to reac
as follows:


"No military or naval officer or othel
person engaged in the civil, military, o.
naval service of the United States shall
order, bring, keep or have under his au
thority or control any troops or armed
men at the place where any general ol
special election is held in any State, un
less it be necessary to repel the armec
enemies of the United States"


And that section 552S OF tho Revised
Statutes be amended 30 as to read as fol
lows:


'Every officer of the Army or Navy, oil
other person in the civil, military, OIL
naval service of the United States, who
orders, brings, keeps, or has under his
authority or control any troops or armed
men at any place where general OF
special election 10 held in any State cnless
such force be necessary TO repel armed en-
emes of the United States, shall be fined
not more than 5000, and suiler impiis-
onment at hard labor not less than three
mouths por more than five years"


The law OF England does not permit
soldiers 10 be brought within two or more
miles Of any election polls on the day OF
an election for members Of Parliament
Soldiers were not permitted TO come neal
the polls under any other political party
but the Radicals since this government
was formed. That party used them te
keep themselves in power and they meal
to do it again at the risk of bloodshet
and anarchy if the law is not repealed
The Democrats only desire to go back to
the usage of constitutional authority
before the rebellion, under which th'
government existed for three-fourths OF {
century in the hands of the Democrats
and was termed by the Radicals "th'
best government the world ever saw


Ii the Radicals do not mean to make us


Of the army at the elections, why do the


oppose the passage Of the bill ? If MI
Hayes does not wish to use the army
why should he veto the bill
Year: 1879

MURDER The horrld murder of a
poor old black man Oh Saturday night by
a crowd Of young, drunken and disor-
derly roughs is one of the resulting
crimes OF the sale of whskey in the dram
shops on the marsh and along the cause
way. 1t is to be regretted that such
places are allowed to exist in the oity,
and especially along great public high
way to the city like that. To be sure
liquor will be had, and it is said, has
been had and drunk in the negro houses
along that street as well as at other
houses. But it appears that this crowd
of roughs got their liquor at shops kept
by whites. This is an awful crime it
is the second murder that has been CON-
mitted on that causeway within two
years. Let the punishment be swift and
severe.
Year: 1879

officer declined and said he bad nothing


to do with the election, and it was not


his duty to fight unarmed men. Some
body circulated the report that the soldiers
were hunting negro deserters and would
probably take any negro. The result
was the black-republicans becoming
scared refused to go to the election and
Democrats. we believe, carried the district.
Year: 1879

"that BOWL the contents Of which had
evidently puzzled them to such an ex-
tent that it had become necessary to
investigate it more thoroughly before 8.
decision could be rendered.


We await next Saturdays issue OF
the Sugar Planter for the solution of the
mystery.


Where there are so many ladies and
gentlemen, who deserve great praise,
tor the good taste displayed III all the
arrangements that have made the enter
tainmcnt q grand success, We refrain
from giving the names of any of the
managers, Suffice it to say, that their
undertaking was everything that the
most exacting could wish for; and that
II, the future the notice of q repetition
will bring to Poplar Grove, such an at
tendance as will evidence the good re-
ports rendered by all those whose good
fortune prompted them to brave the
weather and be among the participants.
No one need be astorishcd at this, how
ever, who knows how llospitable and
refined our ncighbors across the river
have always been.


We shall be pleased to visit them
again in the future.
Year: 1879

We call the attention country readers to the fact that Baton Rug
favorable location the Mississippi River enables ts csing
business mcnan there such
such figures enable them successfully
commercial the


In of the restoration of the Capital to this
alive the that themselves
om their mammoth stocks of Groceries, Western
Medicines fact everything
that the needs of the Farmer Planter
generally tlroug iout the surrounding parishes.
Year: 1879

establishment situated near tho river
bank, he is enabled to receive his mate
rial at as low cost as his competitors il
Now Orleans or Vicksburg; and with
expenses by far lighter than at either OF
these points, he cannot and will not b.
undersold.


lie has now over forty men busily en-
ploycd, and the hum of the anvil and
ring of the hammer make such music
as gladden. the hearts of all those who
love to SEQ thrift and industry. Among
others, he is now manufacturing !:
Steam Train for the Lefevrc plantation
III West Baton Rouge, that, in point of
completeness and workmanship, cannot
be cxcclled anywhere. Many of our
sugar planters can exhibit specimens of
his skill.


we cannot, in adequate terms, fully
do justice to Mr. Williams eutcrprisiup
spirit and mechanical ingenuity. Suf-
tice it to say, that all those who will en-
trust business to him will be fully salts
fled with their transactions.


Mr.. Williams is one of our go-ahcod
citi2ens--always pushing-liberal and
courteous to all, and one who believes
in home enterprise. He gives employ
ment to many, acting on the principle
that it is well to live and let live. ANY
work that he can have done here is done
here, and no one knows this better than
the home printer, to whom he prefers to
give his work than to send it abroad
where it can bring back no profit to the
community in which he lives, nor com
fort to his fellow-citizens. Such man
Is a public bcnefactor, and mechanics
love and honor him! He deserves the
business of this whole section.
Year: 1879

The publisher put in al appearance
on Thursday morning, putting on such
airs, that for n time, we were at a loss
to guess at the cause of this sudden
change in his manner. We had not
heard anybody mention his name in
councction with candidacy for seat
IN the General Assembly, nor anything
of the sort. We had not been told that
he bad received monicd Inheritance.
No that wasn't it, The truth is, his
paternal responsibilities had been in
creased ythc advent ola girl baby and a
handsome one at that His little boy he
said would now have playmate. So
our friend is contented. We congratu
late the mother and tie fortunate pnpa.
IN this their hour of domestic felicity.
Year: 1879

From some csu.c The people of tho
lower country have tho belief that Lew.
iston ia the place to sell goods. If We
are to Judge from the number Of agents
and drnmmers Who come from houses
in Portland, San Francisc> and even
from cities cast. They nearly all do
little business which in the aggregate
swplls to large amount. How much
or how FAR their trade interferes with
that OF our resident merchants. the
me, ,chanis themselves can better tell
than can we. But one thing i. certain
that in the course Of twelve months they
drain this section Of country Of many
thousa I'd dollars. that with proper man
agement would o'h,rwise 90 through
the hands Of our own tr dcrs. who claim
to have an abiding place among US and
pay their taxes towards the support ot
our COVE.
Year: 1879

The Zulus live in a beautiful and fer
tile land in which they have two har-
vests every year, and need scarcely do
more than scratch the soil and SOW the
seed to secure an abundance of vegeta-
ble food. There are rich pastures on
which large herds Of cattle feed, so that
beef is plentiful; and as the bush, or
"hlanzi," as they call il, is full OF ante
lopes, wild bears and buffaloes Ito say
nothing OF larger game), and, as many
Of the men are keen hunters, they are
particularly well off for meat.


They are also great lovers of beer.
which has been compared TO thin gauel
made with weak hook, and though this
beverage is not very intoxicating, they
drink such large quantities OF IL in the
course OF the day that they are sleepily
stupid by night.


The Zulu idea of perfect happiness
is plenty Of beef, beer and nothing to
do but sit still, eat, drink and listen 10
whatever news and gossip any one may
he able 10 tell them. The women do
all the field and garden work with the
exception of hosing the kings corn,
which is done by the men who present
themselves at the royal kraal every
spring for this purpose. There is how
ever. one particular Office which women
are forbidden, under pain OF death, to
perform, and that is milking the COWS,
which is always done by men and
boys.


They are a remarkably superstitious
people, and believe devoutly in signs,
emens aud dreams. A man will not go
out hunting IL he has had a dream OF
ill-success on the previous night; and
IL he has a wonderful escape from dan
ger or accident. always attributes it to
the care OF his Ehlose or guardian an
gel. Their ideas OF Creator are very
indistinct, and consist merely in ira
dition that the "bigone OF all" brought
their nation originally ''out OF the
reeds. =" and missionaries have not been
welcome among them, because King
Cetewayo has always thought that II he
once admitted them foreign army
would soon follow. and 10 use his own
expression, "eat him up"
Year: 1879

A writer in the Boston Bulletin re-
lates the following story OF his expert
ence as n miner in Australia: "My
bulldog, although an excellent watch
and good hunter, was anything but a
water-dog. When j forded a stream he
would run around half mile 10 avoid
going into the water. Many time i
had 90 drag him behind me when l did
not want TO part company with him in
fording a river As he was invaluable
to me, both as a watch at night and as
a means OF procuring me pork, / was in
the habit giving him sousing every
morning to preserve his health.


Zone morning / took him by the
nape of the neck and dragged him TO
edge OF the stream To give him his
morning bath. Just as i reached the
edge of the creek my eyes fell on
something that cleaned in the water
released the dog in an in slant, and he
fled with a howl Of relief. The some
thing had seen cleaning was n mug
get Of gold as large as my two fists.
IL was in the exact form OF bunch Of
grapes. stem, fruit, aud everything
complete. A moment later i was wad
ing up to the knees in the little creek
looking for more. An hours search re-
suited in my finding another nugget. a
small one.


81 at once decided 20 ascend the
creek, for was convinced that the ore
had come from its source. / followed
il mp until IL became so narrow and so
shallow that | could scan its entire bed
while walking along either OF its banks.
Although IL ran through n gorge, II
had banks on both sides which rose
gently 10 the sides OF the gorge, leaving
a wide path. In places the gorge Wild
ened on one side, or both, but general
ly on one side; that is to say, one side
OF the gorge assumed the form OF a sec
tion Of a circle. The stream did not
widen with IL, but the bank did, and in
such places II was covered with rich
verdurc aud occasional patches. OF
scrub.


81 pitched my tent on one OF these
spaces, gathered some scrub, and built
fire. The rats were very numerous
here-the rocks we're fairly swarmine
/ with them; and the moment / had
pitched my tent they were climbing
over aud over IL. like seamen on the
| rigging OF a man-Of-war Nothing but
the fact tina. they had plenty Of food 10
live upon, kept these vermin from at
tackisg human beings. Having eaten
hearty meal, / placed my dog on
watch and descended 20 the creek. On
entering il | discovered n vein Of gold
running in an oblique direction across
the stream. | tried to pick some OF il
out, but at every stroke Of the nipple.
ment the water splashed mp in my face
Some other plan must be resorted TO
After Surveying the grounds ! came tC
the conclusion that / could with con
siderable labor change the direction o.
the stream by cutting n semi-circulai
channel through the plateau on which
my tent was pitched. / had no soone
made this determination than set 3,
work. The labor was hard, but il wa
sweetened with the knowledge tha
there was strong probability OF it's be
ing we'll rewarded. When / had sue
cceded in diverting the course of th,
stream, / made an examination Of j
bed. Instead OF one | found thre,
veins Of gold crossing IL. took on
about sir pounds weight OF the pre-
ciOus ore before sundown."
Year: 1879

The natural history Of boy is an in
teresting study. IL is hard for the old
folks 10 look at things from his stand
point, because their memories are short.
However, he will grow old soon enough,
and the era Of mud pies and marbles
will fade only too quickly.


only boy. with his noise and fun.


The veriest mystery under the sun;


As brim full OF mischief and wit aud giee


As ever human frame could be,


And as hard TO manage As-Ah' All. mel


IT'S hard to tell.


Yet we love him well.


We can't see why it should be fun for
him 10 put bit of orange peel on the
sidewalk and then watch until the un-
wary traveller lies on his back, splutter-
ing all the oaths which the living and
dead languages afford, or 10 tie a string
from the door to the lamppost Just oppo-
site, high enough 10 knock off every
body's hat who hurries along, or TO slip
out the tailboard of a lemon cart and
then start the horse on a run, while the
dismayed vendor gnashes his teeth and
expresses the wish that the cholera
would come quickly and make short
work Of the little rascals. No, We can't
see the sport i'm all that; but twenty
years ago We did. We can't remember
that we ever stopped the chimney up
and filed the house with smoke, or put
particles of gunpowder in the middle of
the old gentleman's cigar, and then
watched for the explosion, looking 50
meek and absorbed in our geography
lesson that the victim Of our mischief
thought there must be mistake some.
where, and that If he thrashed us he
would do injustice 10 an innocent stu
dent. Well, that is probably what We
did, nevertheless, and that is just what
other boys are doing nowadays:
Only boy. who will he man
IL nature goes with her first great plan
II water. or IRE, or some fatal snare


Conspire not to rob us Of this our heir.
Our blessing. our trouble our rest, our care,
| Our torment, ourloy,
"only boy"
Year: 1879

STRING BEANS ron WINTER UsE.-
Wash, take of the strings, and cut into
pieces an inch in length. Put them in
to a stone jar, first layer Of beans,
then layer Of salt. and 80 on until the
jar il full. Put plate with weight
on top, and pour over cold water until
covered. Keep in tho cellar. When
wanted for use throw as many as are
needed into pail or pan OF cold water
and LET them freshen for half a day
Change the water twice or thrice.
Cook the same as II newly gathered.
When packing use plenty .of salt. -
michigan Farmer.
Year: 1879

God OF the bright unfalien sun,
That stoops TO kiss u wretch like me,
In the whole world there now IL none
To whom my soul can turn but Thee.
Though ruined and unclaimed my birth,
Though fallen all my prided charms
II ruined, It's but for the earth.
II fallen, Ills within thy arms.
As the struck eagle on the plain,
Transnxed upon the death cold dart,
Looks up At the blue sky again
That hut so lately warmed its heart.
30 the spent spirit here below


SeaYns from Its dust To One divine;
And oh how sweet IL IL TO know
That one 30 lost as /, am thinei
I saw the mountain ri ,e on high
Beneath their FURNISHED crowns Of


snow,


They rose up glorious, but l


Lay fallen at their feet below,
! saw the brook within It's he'd,
And on Its tide the willow tree;
But when saw my face II fed
40 hide Its picture In the sea.
My mother drove me from her door.
My name was silence for my sin,
NV father bade me come no more. 80
Father in heaven. let me in
I've wandered In the bitter street,
I've slept where robbers nightly roam
The frost hath marked N y bleeding feet.
Father In Heaven, oh take me home.


-frhrjstian Union.