smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

forgot the ring. Besides there stood
the widow Rigelew in the next yard
pretending to hang out her clean
clothes on the line, and watching
with both eyes.


Cousin Mary Depford was harras-
sing. They had a little tiff, after the
manner of girls, and made it up on
the strength of promise from Sally
that she would certainly return the
ring tomorrow.


On the morrow she started, ring
on finger, to duly return it. He was
not at home. She went again, Just
before tea time. He was at tea, and
pressed her to stay and take supper
with his good old housekeeper and
himself. She hesitated a moment
then accepted. She could quietly
hand him the ring after supper, and
IN the meantime, she might as well
have good time.


The fine old house, the elegant
dining-room, and the cosy table set
for three, were charming. The doc
tor was a good talker, and cultivated
and refined in his manners. She had
been obliged to bear much wretched
gossip for the last week or two. 1t
would be rather amusing to see ust
how it seemed to be engaged. She
might as well have a good time, for
it would soon be over. She would
return the ring as soon as the house
keeper retired. As soon as tea was
over, she took her knitting and sat
down by the open window in the
parlor, where She could see every
thing that happened, both in the
house and in the garden.


The doctor acted his part to per-
fection. He was not too attentive,
to attract attention from the house
keeper, nor did he forget for a mo-
ment to be watchful of his guests
happiness.


At 1890 p. m, Sally returned to
her own room, looking wonderfully
serene and happy. Cousin Mary
Depford was silent and watchful.
Presently she saw something, and
said:


Oh Sally!


Well, dear?


Where's the ring?


Oh, my love! l quite forgot all
about it, l did, indeed. I'll take it
right back tomorrow.


As for the doctor, he sat up half
the night pacing his room alone IN
the dark. At midnight he was call
ed to see some distant patient He
was glad to go. The cool ride
through the solemn dark gave hfm
chance to think.


The next day, Sally boldly started
for the doctors to return the ring.
He was not at home. Of course she
could not leave it with the house
keeper. Besides, why should she
take the trouble to carry it to him?
1t was not her place-he should ask
for it.


Cousin Mary fairly ragged. For
the first time, Sally was really un-
happy over the matter, and in a lit
tie passion she pulled off the ring
and threw it in a drawer.


Pll return it by mail, Mary! Now
leave me in peace.


There was no peace Without a
thought she walked up alone to the
post Office, down the VILLAGE street.
to get the evenin@ II Ht seem
as If thc r sa= wanting
Year: 1874

~--Ao A3lALs


The aasl--u continued with a
mos. formidable list of similar faults
many more than we have space to
enumerate, when he declared that
he could think of nothing more
that was worthy of mention.


'Now" he said, "my dear, you be-
gin and tell me all my faults you
have observed since we have been
married"


The young house wife sat in 81
lence; her face flashed to the tenn
pies, and great lump came into
her throat, which she seemed to be
striving hard to swallow.


proceed, my dear; tell me all the
faults that you have observed In me,
sparing none"


Arising suddenly from her seat,
the little wife burst into tears, and
throwing her arms about her hus-
bands neck, cried:


"My dear husband you have not
fault in the world. If you have
even one, my eyes have been so
blinded by love for you that so
long as we have been married l
have never observed it. In my eyes
yoa are perfect, and all that you do
seems to me to be done in the best
manner and just what should be
DONE"


V'But my DEAR" said the husband,
his face reddening and his voice
growing husky with emotion, "just
think. 1 have gone and found all
manner of fault with you, Now, do
tell me some of my faults; l know
l have many-ten times as many as
you ever had or ever viii have. Let
me hear them"


"Indeed, husband, it is as 1 tell
you; you have not single fault that
1 can see. Whatever you do seems
right in my eyes; and now that I
know what a good-for-nothing
wretch / am, l shall at once begin
the work of reform, and try to make
myself worthy of you"


"Nonsense, my dear; you know
sometimes 1 go away and leave you
without any wood ept; / stay up
town when ought to be at home;
| spend my money for drinks and
cigars when l ought to bring it
home to you; Il"


''No you DON'T" cried his wife;
"you do nothing of the kind. like
to see you enjoy yourself; l should
be unhappy were you to do other
wise than Just exactly as you do !"


AGod bless you, little wife!" cried
the aow thoroughly subjugated hus-
band; froul this moment you have
not a fault in the world! Indeed
YOU never had q fault; was but
ioking-don't remem0s,- a word
have said!' and he kissed awSv the
tears that still trembled in the IittIS
eyes.


Never again did the husband scru-
.inize the tinware nor examine the
so much as mention
one of the faults he had enumerated;
but soon after the neighbor women
we're wont to say:


sit Is wonderful how neat Mrs.
keeps everything about her house,


Her tinware is always as bright
rs a new dollar, and l do believe she
not only washes but irons her dish
rag!n And the neIghbor men were
heard to say "What steady fell
low NJ has got to be of late; he
don't spend a dime where he used TO
spend dollars. and can never be kept
from home half an hour when he is
not at work" He seems to worship
that wife of his"
Year: 1874

A PRETTY SCIENTIFIC TRIcK.-The follow
ing is indorsed by Prof. Young, of Dartmouth
College 1t will afford, perhaps, an occasional
hours amusement "alound the evening lamp"
and stimulate scientific research among the
young folks: Wet a thick piece of wrapping
paper or half a sheet of heavy fools-cap paper;
dry it thoroughly on top Of the stove; lay it
down upon a vanished table or dry woolen
cloth and rub it briskly with piece of India.
rubber. 1t will become strongly electrified,
and if tossed against the wall of the room, or
on the looking glass will adhere long time.
Tear some tissue paper into bits one-eighth
inch square, and piece of paper cleo
triied in the way described will attract them
in a very amusing manner. Set japanned
tea.tray (the varnish must be in good order, not
worn off much or cracked) upon three dry COB
let's lay into the tray the electrified paper, and
on touching the tray you will get smart little
shock, lift the paper out of the tray, and on
touching the tray again you will get another
spark, but Of the opposite kind of electricity
replace the paper and you get another shock,
and so on indefinitely. The tray and paper
form, in fact. a very nekt and effective electro
phus with which can be performed many of the
experiments described in the text bookseller.
,coOd Criterion.
Year: 1874

FATAL ACADEMIA Utah man named
George Marshall. was driving two horse wag'
on along graded road the other day, as we
learn from the Bearer Enterprise, when the
wagon slipped off the grade and fell over a
perpendicular bank fifteen feet into the river
killing one of the horses, and fastening himself
and wife in the river so they could not extri
cate themselves. They remained in the river
four hours, and when travellers happened along
to help them out, Mr. Marshall was drowned
His wife was not seriously injured.
Year: 1874

GETTING READY-The Pope is preparing
the way for his demise. He has issued pa
per of some description, in which he expresses
his conviction that the end il near at hand.
The great anxiety of the old man seems to be
about who shall be his successor in Office; and
unwilling to leave the choice of an occupant
for the throne of Peter, to his god, he prudent
ly suggests an appropriate person for the papal
robes to descend upon when the present wear;
er Of those historic garments shall need them
no more. Fearful, also, that an election cannot
be freely and safely conducted ir Rome, the
convener of the Sacred College is authorized
to select the "principality of Monaco, or some
French town, or even Malta" So the success
sor to Plus TX may possibly be elected on Pro-
testant soil, or in some one of the gambling
hells of Monaco, or even in some obscure
French town. What fall would be there!
But then it should be remembered that God
chasteneth whom he loveth.
Year: 1874

DECLARED WAR.-The ladies all over Ohio
are said to be waging relentless warfare on
king alcohol and his servitOrs. In some places
they hold daily prayer-meetings in the saloons,
and ON other evenings visits are made to places
where whisky is sold, and these visits are pro-
longed from six to ten o'clock in the evening.
The result in both cases, we are informed, is to
empty the saloons through the back doors as
the ladies enter at the front doors. The same
plan is being adopted in the Eastern States,
and with like good results That the plan will
lessen drunkenness if fpersevered in, will scarce
ly be doubted; for no man, no matter how we'll
he likes his "tod," wishes the ladies of his
neighborhood to see him drunk, at least, until
his sense of honor and manhood has become
totally debauched. We went once in Middle.
town, California, at the solicitation Of lady
friend Of ours, to prevail upon her drunken
husband to leave his associates and 90 home.
The hour was about midnight The bowl had
been passing freely all day-it being election
day. We entered the saloon and taking our
friend aside, said to him: lit is very late, and
you are getting pretty drunk. Wouldn't it be
better to 60 home now and sober up for TO-
morrow!" Instantly the inbecile was trans
formed into tragedian; drawing himself up
to his full height and looking US straight in the
face, he replied, in voice clear and ringing as
if it had never been mudded by drink: "
know am drunk, and a fool; but never yet
was drunk enough to be betrayed into the pres
ence of my wife in that condition. nor do
ever intend to be-" Rum had only smirched
not blasted his nobility, and a few months after
that he voluntarily reinqu!shed it, and became
sober man. as he had always been u kind hus.
band and good citizen. In a man, respect for
ladies is selt-respect, and while that remains.
there is hope, however degraded he may be.
come.
Year: 1874

A WESTERN paper has the following
funeral notice ga long funeral cor
tege wended its solemn way to the GEM
etery yesterday. The deceased was a
man who neglected to buy nice warm
suit of underwear at the Emporium
Bazaar. Be wise in time. The store is
crowded with lovely ladies, and the
spruce clerks are hopping round like a
flea on hot griddle, Call before it is
too late.'
Year: 1874

A GREY hair was espied by lady
among the raven locks of fair friend
of hers few days ago. "Oh, pray
pull it out, she exclaimed. "IfI pull
it out ten will come to the funeral,
replied the lady who made the discov-
cry. "Pluck it out nevertheless" said
the dark haired damsel +; "it is of no
sort of consequence how many come to
the funeral, provided they all come in
black"
Year: 1874

CURING BEEF AND HAM, every one
hundred pounds Of beef, seven pounds
Of salt two ounces of saltpetrc one
and half pounds of brown sugar four
gallons of water. The hams and beef
for drying may he taken out after four
weeks. 10 keep the meat after warm
weather, the pickle will have to be
boiled.
Year: 1874

WHAT is the difference between .
gauze dress and a drawn tooth An
swer: But, really. we hope it will be
we'll understood that we didn't guess it !;
and still better understood that the
conundrum is none of ours. Because
one is too thin and the other is tooth
out.
Year: 1874

recovered, but my spirits, my higl,
aims and purposes, it seemed 1 had
lost forever. attempted to recon-.
mence the long course of reading and
study had determined upon when
left college, but I found myself devoid
Of aim or energy.


For several years I led dcsolate life,
never hearing of Anita, but holding her
constantly and tcnderly in my heart in
spite of her faithlessness. One day
there appeared at my villa a rough
looking foreigner, who said he was a
sailor, and had been handsomely paid
to bring me tidings of the death Of my
wife, who had been washed overheard
from the deck of a vessel in the Med
iterranean. He could tell me nothing
more about her. except that she was
travelling alone ut the time of the acci-
dent, and had left among her papers a
note enclosing large bank-note to pay
for intelligence being sent me in the
event Of her sudden death at any time.


I informed two or three faithful
friends of the sad fate of my wife, and
they, who had been unwearied in their
endeavors to rally me, insisted that
~s6AAs " AAoAAy o80Ans IAV Au0e uVtoA4J
refused to listen to the suggestion, but
so skillful and untiring We're they that
they finally prevailed upon me to re-
enter society. Then, with m apology,
I offered to Eunice Morgan the remains
Of my former self, and she accepted me
as sweetly as if I had been in all the
cheerfulness of untroubled youth.


How she llnmade and remade me
cannot tell, for was scarcely conscious
Of what was taking place. But so fully
did she sympathize with all my old
hopes and aspirations that I soon found
myself at my studies with an energy
and ability I had never before possess
ed. The consistency of her sense and
sympathy was even exceeded by that of
her affection, which seemed never to
slumber for an instant. Finally, when,
on my return from an enforced absence
for a few days, Eunice from her couch
sweetly handed to me wee warm minia-
ture of herself, my cup of joy seemed
full to overaowing.


AS Eunice recovered, she spent most
of her time in the grove and garden
which surrounded the house. These, to
crafty Anita's tropical tastes, / had
prepared without regard to exnense
Year: 1874

The session was devoted exclusively
to debate on the bill to regulate interstate railroad
commerce. which subject several written speeches
were delivered. The evening session was given to
the bill to revise and consolidate the statutes The
attendance 1t both sessions very small and the
proceedings devoid Of any general interest.
Year: 1874

The second excursion OF the poor Hebrew chill
dren Of this city will take place to-day the barge
VIM. J. Haskett starting from the foot OF East
Eighth street at seven A. NJ and foot OF East
Seventy ninth street at haf-past seven for Glen
wood, Long Island. Should the committee re-
Ceive funds sufficient for another excursion, moth
ers, with their babes, as also poor men and chill
1ren will be taken.
Year: 1874

The importance Of ventilating bed
rooms is fact i'll which everybody is
vitality interested. and which few prop
erly appreciate. Ii two men are to oc-
cupy Il bedroom during a night, let
them step upon weiGhing-scales as
they retire, and then again in the
morning. and they will find that their
actual weight is at least pound less
in the morning. Frequently there
will be a loss OF one or two pounds,
and the average loss throughout the
YEAR will be more than one pound; ;
that is, during the night there is a loss
of a pound of matter, which has gone
Off from their bodies, partly from the
lungs, and partly through the pores OF
the skin. The escaped material is car
bonie acid and decayed animal matter,
or poisonous eXhalations.
Year: 1874

The Nc,0 York Evening Post has a
well-considered article on the subject,
in which the writer arrives ut the con-
clusion that the price of the great staple
is,now suffering all artificial depression,
and that there are no natural causes
which warrant the present low rates.
Before the late war, the crop reached
five millions of bales, and was quoted
at Liverpool at an average of seven
pence a pound; whilst now we raise
annually q million of bales less, and at
a higherscost, and yet the price Of the
staple is only small per cent. higher.
It has been urged that the price of cot
ton is depressed by the large amount OF
the staple which is brought into the
market from India, but the inferior
quality of that cotton will show the In
correctness of the statement. American
cotton is now two or three quarters
pence dearer than the best cotton raised
in India; difference in price which Is
owing to the unrivaled quality Of the
American product. During our war the
India cotton was fully tested, and its
inferiority to the American cotton
amply shown. The staple Is shorter
and dirtier, and the goods manufactured
from it have suffered mildew OH long
sea voyages, when those made from
American cotton suffered no injury.
The cation raised in Brazil and Egypt,
though equal in quality, Is small in
quantity, and can have no very appre-
ciaMe effect on the price of tho staple.
The increase in the demand for cotton
goods has not been fully met by the in
creased production, and yet the price of
cotton has not advanced in the proper
ton of other commodities, 1t costs
more to-day to raise cotton than in 1860,
yet the price has risen only fourteen per
cent, when that Of most other articles
of trade has risen from twenty-five to
thirty per cent. The writer thinks that
cotton is cheap which can be bought at
less than nine pence per pound, and for
the present depression there is no suffi-
cient reason in the present or prospective
supply.
Year: 1874

A Western man set fire to the prairie
for fun, but after he had run seven miles
and climbed tree, with. his pants about
all burned off, lie concluded the sport
was o little too violent exercise to be
INDUCED in oftener than once year.
Year: 1874

The fact that General BeanIegard has
been made President of base ball club
ishringiug him prominently into public
notice, One exchange ssys: "He Will
now probably not accept the position
offered IN the Argentine Republic"
Year: 1874

[FrOm the WaSccca News.1


Our readers will bear us witness that
we have never denounced Mr.. Dunnell
for his course in Congress as a thief or
anything else Of the kind. Mr.. Dunnell
has always claimed that he was honest
ly opposed to the ''Salary Grab" and
and for that reason voted against it,
There are others who claim that he pri-
Yately favored the grab" and played
the hypOCrite throughout. We have
never pretended to decide between him
and them. But the fact of his having
taken the ''back pay," and the further
fact that he was not so ocOnspicu0usly op-
posed to the ''grab" as to leave no doubt
as to his views, are sufficient reasons
why we think he should not be candi-
date for reelection. Our opinion is
that he will stand an even chance for
defeat if he is nominated. Not only
will he stand a chance for defeat, but
the whole. party ticket will suffer on
his account. TO nominate him would
be to invite the charge that the Repnb-
iican party endorsed the taking Of
''back pay.'


(From the St. James Herald.]


We might fill Our paper with letters
and extracts from our exchanges writ
ten by prominent Republicans, show
ing the certainty of defeat if Dunnell
receives the nomination for Congress.
We received 4 letter this week from a
prominent Republican of Martin coun-
ty, in which the writer Says he is not
an admirer of Dunnell and will not
support him for the nomination or af-
forwards, unless worse nomination
from other quarters makes it seem to
him duty. A friend has shown us a
letter from another party in the same
county, who has consitlera bic influence.
and he expresses himself in equally
strong terms, and adds that if Dunnell
is nominated that county will give the
opposition large majority. We print
few extracts from other papers and a
letter written to the Press from Ma
della, all of which we believe express
the opinions of the masses of the Re-
publican party.


[f'rom tho Madelia Times.1


In clearing up this matter, Mr.. Dun
nell takes away every obstacle to his
denomination and election. On the
other hand, his Congressional expert
ence is u strong argument in favor Of
his being returned, especially at this
time when questions are being acted
upon that have been in consideration
and working up for some time ;
important questions to US, too.
There is not q man in this district, who
has experience equal to MIR. Dunnell,
unless it is Mr.. Wilkinson. The many
changes the West makes in Congress-
men, works to our disadvantage, es-
pecially in the Northwest. We are in
antagonism with the East on currency,
and East and Middle States on cheap
transportation. The East are keeping
their men in Congress term after term,
and gaining in influence all the while
and are thus enabled to carry any meas
ure desired. We can cite many eviden-
ces Of this, and the more you consider
this question the more you will be con-
vinced that we should not throw away
the strength we have by sending new
man to Congress.
Year: 1874

Those who are familiar with the
heavens have for some time been pro-
claiming the approach of brilliant
comet. It will soon be visible to the
naked eye, and in few weeks will pre-
sent a brilliant appearance. This COM
ct is generally thought to be the one
discovered by Coggia, of the observa-
tory of Marseilles, France. In the ear
ly evening, it may now be seen about
thirty-five degrees to the eastward of a
perpendicular line drawn from the Po-
lar star to the horizon, and at one
O'Clock in the morning, it may be seen
about midway between the horizon and
the Polar star. What the object of
this celestial visitor is, we are not in
formed. Whether it is on a friendly
visit to some of the planets of our sys-
tenn whether it is mail or news car
rier coming to bring intelligence from
some other systems, or whether it is,
like so many men, merely brilliant
mass Of gas, rushing through space
without any object, we cannot say
One thing, however, we are sure of, it
will be brilliant and beautiful, and we
can wonder and admire.


The St. Paul Press, which usually
gives birth to twins on Sunday, brought
fourth triplets on Sunday last. Besides
the usual blanket sheet and supple
ment, there was issued a quarto about
as large as the New York TIMES con-
tanning an account of the location,
railroads. commerce, manufactures,
and prospects Of St. Paul. Among the
facts of interest are that St. Paul has
more than doubled Her population in
four years; that her trade extends
over an area aqual to ten States the
size of Ohio; that there are ninety-six
arrivals and departures of railroad
trains a day and that st. Paul il not
merely an inland city but is rapidly be-
coming q great continental city and
commercial capital.
Year: 1874

The Camp Meeting, at Red Rock, un-
der the auspices of the Methodists, has
been in progress during the past week.
The grounds are Oh the Milwaukee &
st. Paul railroad, and contain ten
acres, shaded by a grove Of oaks. The
name is derived from a Red Rock in
the vicinity. The time will no doubt
come when Red Rock will be as noted
in the Northwest as the White Plains
and Sing Sing camp meeting grounds
in New York. There are thousands of
modest, Christian people who prefer to
do their Summering in 4 grove under
religious influences. to visiting the sea
shore or the watering places, and We
doubt not that this method of taking
Summer recreation will continue to
grow in favor.