smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

81 promised and wrote the letter. II con-
sisted of only three lines:


"I have been dangerously i'll, aud wish
TO see you Immediately. Come TO me at
the address of this letter by return train"


sealed and directed this letter, and left
Mr. Carroll 10 his meditations. 1t was not
before Meta stole in softly, and opening
the piano pleaded pardon for any pain she
had inflicted, In the sweetest of music
though she did not trust her voice to sing.


The next day our boarder was much bet.
ter, and after dinner sent Meta to a dairy
some distance from home to buy pot cheese
from woman there, famous for the prep
aration of that article. Dusk was creeping
over us when she returned cold and rosy
from her walk in the sharp air.


She came at once TO the sitting room,
where Mr.. Carroll was watching for her,
and was sewing quietly.


"Did you get the cheese2" asked the old
gentleman.


mot one crumbi But / am promised
somo in the morning"


at was cold walk to take for an old
mans whim."


81 do not regret it, but am sorry was
not successful"


"Meia-Meta, think once more of what /
said TO you yesterday. Can you think
moro fayorably of the home of which l
told your"


"No," very softly shrinking from giving
pain.


mot if the devoted husband awaiting
you were to plead more eloquently than
cam Listen at least 10 his plea"


And from the next room where we had
hidden him, Gerald came with outstretched
arms TO plead his own cause. There were
a few moments of quiet ecstasy, during
which sewed through mist of happy
tears, and our boarder blew his nose noisi-
ly.


Then he spoke:


"Yes, my dear, this is the husband l
mentioned-my nephew. My full name is
John Carroll Wharton, and this young
scapegrace is my heir. When found no
threats Of mine could shake his constancy,
resolved to visit the home of his lady
love and see If was prejudiced old
wretch after all. You wrote me OF ce that
you would never marry Gerald unless at
my solicitation. My dear, please FOR my
sake, take pity on bis lovelorn condition,
and exchange his dolorous signs for smiles.
Marry hIm Meta, and still let me have a
corner in that home you rejected so decid-
edly yesterday, but over which 1 hope to-
day you will consent to preside"


And Meta consented, going to Albany to
live with Gerald, his happy bonored wife,
but no less the very pride and joy Of that
eccentric individual, our only boarder.
Year: 1877

An inquiry made yesterday into the cause Of Tho
death OF John Seeger. OF NO. 49s Ninth avenue HIS
stepdaughter testified TO having left tho night
Of his death apparently In the enjoyment Of good
health and spirts but on going TO her she
alarmed by the sound Of some falling In tho
below, and a moment after the cries Of her mother
mmoned her to corner the counter whero
Secger was lying with his head In her mothers lap
and the blood trickng from wound his lett breast
BY his side lay an iccpick covered with blood


Mrs Seegcr stated that her husband had gone into
the store TO attend TO something prior retiring
the night She was In an adjoining room awaiting him
when sho heard Tho scales rattle II he had stumbled
over them. Picking up lamp she hurried into tho
place just as Secger stumbled backward and fell at her
feet She fancied he had only tainted al first. and
calling Tor her daughter she put her hand upon his
heart to iecl II II was beating The handle OF The
pick met her touch, and IN the horror OF the
she shreked for aid and drew weapon from
wound. A doctor was sent Tor at once but the pick
had reached Seegers heart and death was nstan.
taneous


DR.. Donney, whs was called in, found the two
shirts OF the deceased unbuttoncd and drawn back.
The wound was underneath. but they were unpunc.
yured.


Tho Jury rendered verdict Of suicide by stab In
the bosom with Al icepick
Year: 1877

To REMOVE Particles PROM THE
EYE -Wheneyer fly. or other insect. a
smrli flying seed, quick lime. dust or
any other minute object, gets into the
eye. do not adopt the common habit of
rubbing, or even of washing with
wafer, but gently raise, or get a gentle
hand to raise for you the eyelid, and
bend the head forward. In keeping
thus the eyelid elevated, and the eye
quiescent for few moments, one feels
the flow Of tears starting from tae
organ which seldom fails to bring along
with It the cause of the psin, or at
least to carry it toward the corner Of
the eye next 10 the nose, from whence
it may be removed by a fine handker-
chiet folded TO a point. If this oper-
alton Is not sufficient, then a finger
ought to be passed frequently. yet
gently. over the eyelid. from the ex-
terror corner of the eye towards the
interior corner: by which means the
substance is made TO descend towards
the lachrymal glands. from whence it
may be drawn by fiue hair pencil. If
the irritating substance still remains.
then We are further instructed that
"the upper eyelid must be taken as
before, and kept elevated as before, and
kept elevated as much as possible, and,
the eye being then turned toward the
nose. a very fine caners-hair pencil,
dipped in cream. OIL or perfectly fresh
butter without an atom of salt in it,
remember), must be introduced be-
tween the eyelids and the body of the
eye. beginning at the exterior corner
and ending at the interior corner" If
the fine hair pencil is not successful,
you will be almost certain TO succeed
with one rather larger. Should all
these efforts fail, which is extremely
unlikely If they are properly perform
cd, do not set to work rubbing or
washing the eye, as you must obtain
professional assistance.
Year: 1877

FEMALE SoCIEIY.-All men who
avoid female society have dull percep-
tions and are stupid, and have gross
tastes aud revolt from what is pure.
Your club swaggerers, who are sucking
the butts of billiard cues all night, call
female society insipid. Poetry is unin-
spring TO n yokel. beauty has no
charms for blind man; music does not
please poor beast who does not know
one tune from another; but as a true
epicure has never tired OF water, sauce.
brown bread and butter, protest l can
sit for an hour talking to well regula-
led, kindly woman about her daughter
Nancy. or her boy Frank, and like the
evenings entertainment. One Of the
greatest benefits man can derive from
u woman's society is that he is bound to
be respectful to her This is Que of the
greatest good to your morals, men, de-
pend upon it. Our education makes us
the most eminently selfish men in the
world. and the greatest benefit that
comes from woman's society Is that one
has te think of somebody to whom he
is bound to be constantly attentive and
respectful. .-1hGekerdy.
Year: 1877

The Presidents policy with regard to Mexico,-what is it? who knows? Has he any? If he has why don't he make it known? If he hasn't why hasn't he? Surely the situation is perilous. The peace of the two countries is menaced, and we may have war at any day. Is it not the Presidents duty to look after the public interests? And is there any greater public interest than to pre-. vent a civil war? Still we have a perfect indifference on the part of the President while the state of rela- tions with Mexico IS such that any day may call for declaration of war from either the United States or Mexico. It would be a miserable blunder for us to go to war now if we can avoid it. We are glad to see that the public press is taking a sensible view of this matter, The following from the St. Louis Repub- lican IS sound and timely:

 "If Congress has any official knowledge of the present condition of our relations with Mexico, it ought to take some aciion in the case without delay. If Congress has no such knowledge, then the author ities should be immediately asked to furnish it; and when furnished it should be at once utilized. Unless all signs fall matters have reached a point where very tritiing event may precipitate us into a conflict which will demand the expenditure
Year: 1877

Major Wm. E. Woodruff, IT,, proposes to establish an Advertising Bureau at the State capital. We know of no one better qualified to take hold of such an enterprise, and we are decidedly of the opinion that it will be good thing for Arkansas newspapers. We shall be glad to see home agency of this kind es- tablished, and we wish Major w. great success in his undertaking.
Year: 1877

Schoolteachers and others holding orders on the county treasury paya- ble out of the school funds are re- questcd to present their claims be- fore Christmas.

 After a settlement is had with the county court at the Jan'y term 1878, l propose to have published the financial standing of the school dis tricts of the county, and wish to be able to do so correctly. And fur ther. 1t is to your interest to do so, The law is very plain requiring the county treasurer to pay claims in the order of their number and date, and party's holding claims do not want their claim superseded by one of subsequent. date; but to fully secure the holder in his writ he
Year: 1877

We would like for the church off, cers, or whoever it is who stands charged with the duty of keeping the church houses of our town clean and decent, to glance at that caption and see how it looks. Isn't it q shame that such word aa "dirty," a descriptive adjective which would very properly apply to a pig-pen, a low-down doggery, gambling room where ronghs and desperadoes con gregate at midnights hour, &c., &c., should be brought into use to des

 cribe house of Worship. If we were put upon the stand to answer the question, ''What is Russellville's greatest shameY' we would say "her dirty church houses" We believe the public will bear us out Tn this assertion. We have often admired the devotion of the Russellville christians, for it must require good amount of devotion for people to be willing to dress up neatly and cleanly (and we put our Russellville ladies against those of any place in the State in this respect) and turn out to church when they know that it will take good hard hours dusting to remove the soil and dust from their garments when they return home. If the people of Russellville were not exceptionally a church going people, many, many a sermon would be preached, if preached at all, to emp ty pews, and we say people would be fully excusable for not attending church when they know they cannot get seat which is clean enough for cleanly dressed person to sit on.

 We have once or twice before this, referred to this subject. We can as- sure you it is not an inviting topic, nor do we refer to it again because we are fond of such tasks, but we are constrained just this one time more to notice it in the hope that those who are charged with the care of our places of Divine Worship may do better in the future and remove this shameful cause of complaint.

 And in this connection we will add 8 word to those (this to the gentlemen) who attend worship. It is in regard to splitting upon the floor of the church house. A man who will go into cleanly kept house of Public Worship and deliberately spit upon the floor, leaving pool of filth and tobacco juice about him, is sure ly destitute of all regard for decency and cleanliness. He has simply got into the wrong pew and would suit better at some ale-house or rum-shop. He is not cleanly himself and don't want anybody else to be able to keep cleanly around where he is. Still we see young men who thinks the world hinges somewhere near about where they are do this very thing with the greatest non chalance. And we are not right sure but what we have seen even ministers in the pull pit do the same thing. It is shame to any man. We appeal to our Rus sellville young men, and old ones,too to discard this disgusting habit, and if our church managers will clean out their church houses and keep them cleanly and decent, we prom ise to employ equally as much space as we have now used in this article, in commenting the reformation. and according them the proper credit.
Year: 1877

The mayor of Hot Springs last week made cowardly and murder ous assault upon an unarmed city editor of the Sentinel, shooting him four times, and wounding two out siders. A fine old spree for the principal officer of a city of wide note to engage in. Let him be held to the strictest accountability.
Year: 1877

---JOnu D. AQ8m8 mas L8keu . ny ing trip to Europe, and the supposi- tion is that his business will be prin- cipallv confined 10 the bond ques- ton. Should he succeed in his plans it is said that the governor will convene the legislature at once for the purpose of ratifving the seal ing process. This may be so, and indications look very much that way and yet we say woe unto the Leg islature that attempts 70 force such gigantic measures upon the people without once consulting their will at at the ballot box. Alma Herald.

 There is no doubt that it is the in tention of those who are working for the success of the Adams Redfield scheme, and there is pretty strong team of them at work for it, to put the matter through as quickly as possible, without letting the people get whack at it at the ballot box. They dared not present such . prop osition to the last legislature, for at that time majority of the members, fresh from the voters, were elected upon their declared opposition to ever acknowledging these illegal bonds. But now having mystifled the matter all they could, and thro' their organ, the Gasette, having pub lished continually only one side of the question, and having presented that side continually in such light as to deceive the unwary and unpost- ed outsider, and having secured the endorsement and long speech of approval and advocacy of the plan from such popular men as Rose, Compton and Miller, they hope to put it through in spite of the wishes of tho people. The people should watch this matter ''most awfnp' closely, and if they will be on their guard they can make their voice heard. Whenever: it is seen that Governor Miller IS going to convene the Legislature the people of every county who oppose the Bondholders' scheme should hold mass meetings and protest against conyening the legislature and pass resolutions in structing their representatives, if the Legislature should be convened, to vote against the ratification of the Adams Redfield plan.

 In this way, and in this way only will the people get say in the mat ter. Messrs. Adams x Redfield will leave no stone unturned to get suf- ficient quantity of the bonds put up to close the contract, and when lonce it is closed and ratified by an Ar kansas Legislature, the taxpayers of Arkansas may well mourne the day. For, understand, taxpayers, the con tract is such that these new bonds once issued, the interest MUST be paid, it matters not how high it puts your taxes, or how distressed your circumstances may be. Your legis- lature will no longer have the power for 30 years to releave you Tn case of dire distress. The merciless Shy lock will then demand his pound of flesh, and the United States Court will say to you it is so stipulated in the bond.

 Beware, taxpayers, beware!
Year: 1877

--Nitro-glycerine is now put to the novel use of slaughterlug ami mals. A small lump about the size of thimble is placed on the fore head of a bullock and exploded by Death is instantaneous and painless.
Year: 1877

The recent savings banks failures have
resulted In q very general demand from
all parts Of the country for the national
government to enter that field. The
Cincinnati Gazette wants Congress 10
authorize three-sixty-five bond for as
low q figure as S25, and from that up, TO
be sold at par for currency, and the
Chicago Times suggests q four per cent
bond OF $40 and upwards. The Herold
Of this city wantg government postal
bank like that In Great Britain, and
from all parts OF the country come de-
mands for the general government to
supply some means by which
the poor can have some certainty
In the investment of their savings. We
think 1t not unlikely that Secretary
John Sherman will make a suggestion
Of this kind TO Congress. There is
great deal Of money that can be lent to
the government for low rate Of inter-
est, and 1t will be another tie binding
the poorer classes to the Federal au-
thority. AS We write, we hear of the
failure Of a savings bank even In Masss-
chusetts. Say what We will against a.
paternal government, there is a very
general impression that somehow the
very poor should be protected in their
efforts at economy; that State laws
should not be permitted to authorize in
stitutions that are unsafe and which
teach the lower strata OF society that
economy and frugality are useless vir-
tues. By all means let some measure
be adopted by the coming Congress
which will enable the poor TO invest
theft money safely.
Year: 1877

In the Coroners' Office was grouped yesterday the
most curious combination OF Mongolian and Caucasian
have been presented In that hall
OF mortuary investigation. In one corner inside the
railing sat the prisoner All Fun, looking
MS calm and contented as his Oriental
features would allow him to, and ever
and anon the look he cast upon his counsellor, the
portly An Howe, seemed TO inspire him with renewed
confidence The widow OF All Fung was present, as
she had BEEN the day before Her Widows weeds had
evidently for rather limited period, as she
presented herself yesterday IN babliments in which
fashionable light gray and cardinal red struggled for
prominence A arrival was the wife OF ALI Tung
Chi alias Ha Ha whom the testimony OF the Witnesses
now to burden with the onus OF the murder
She bore in her three -year-od inlan who had
mono OF the characteristics OF Mongolian parentage,
and who seemed comcly babe OF Milcsian ancestry.
Alter the testimony was received All Fun was dis
charged by the Coroners jury all of them being salts
fed that tho testimony pointed to Tung Chi az the
assassin Even Mrs. Tung Chi did not relieve tho


ather OF her child from the burden OF the guilt placed
at his door by every of the witnesses, and as
nothing against All Fun either yesterday or the day
before was produced he was discharged.
Year: 1877

moDwealth solemn denial of the power
of any State government, or of the Fed
eral government to vest such powers as
are claimed by the Louisiana returning
board in any canvassing board whatever
While these things were going on in the
South member of the cabinet at Wash
ington was acting as chairman Of par
tisan national committee, and with the
cooperation of some of his colleagues in
the cabinet counseling and systemati-
cally stimulating the desperate meas
ures The people of the United States
will never consent to have their repre-
sentatives in Congress stripped of their
powers, or tolerate this usurpation by.a
deputy of the Senate. or by any single
person, still less by an officer who is
frequently interested as candidate 10
the result of the count. In this senti-
ment and purpose the State of New York
cordially concurS Foremost among all
our American commonwealths in pupu-
lation, in the variety and extent of her
industries and interests, sie has in every
vicissitudc of public affairs put forth all
her strength, moral and physical, to
maintain the existence and just author
tiles of the Union, and she can never
consent that the time consecrated meth
DDS Of constitutional government shall
be supplemented or overthrown by rev
olutionary expcdients,


New Years day was generally OBJ
served here. The White House was
packed, as usual The gold lace Of the
Foreign ministers and attaches, and of
the army and navy officers, all Of whom
attended, must have been a gorgeous
thing to look on, but would hardly COM
pare with the "out fit" of President
Grants grand daughter. six months of
age, if the description given of ii is COR
rect Your lady readers will understand
and appreciate it She wore . white
French lawn with lace insertings over
blue silk with bows of blue ribbon down
the back, gold bracelets with pendents
of turquoise gold necklace, solitaire dia-
mong ring with turquoise guard ring"
etc That IS painting the lily


The Senate and House committees
engaged in preparing plan for the
counting of the electoral vote have made
no report as yet. 1t is thought they
will try 70 make such report as will be
adopted by Congress with little, if any.
discussion. They have completed the
examination of historical and legal data
bearing on the subject. Senator Conk
ling, the member appointed in place of
Logan, has met With the committee but
once. MEMO


January Sd. 1877.
Year: 1877

Both political parties are already pre-
pairing for an Inauguration ball This
Inauguration ball is one of the Affections
it was hoped a democratic triumph
would rid US Of The Que on the occa-
sion Of Grants first Inauguration was
had in the then unfinished north wing
Of the Treasury building. It was ter
rible jam Even Horace Greeley swore
That, too, was the time when Senator
Nye said to Mr. Greeley, when the
the latter sat down Oh the Senator's
hat, 'D-n it, Horace, you might have
known it wouldn't fit you" Four
years ago an enormous frame building
was erected to hold the ball in Luckily
the weather was SO cold that few at
tended On both these occasions the
bills were left unpaid and the scandal
was national The balls answer no good
social or political purpose, and the party
first setting the example of dispensing
with them will receive the thanks of the
public Here is chance for the reform
President elect to do good even before
he is inaugurated.


With the meeting of Congress, to-
day we shall have the beginning Of the
end Of the Presidential contest. 1t is
not now a secret that Democratic con-
gressmen are just now in possession Of
facts throwing new light on the situa-
tion in South Carolina and Florida,
and are more assured than ever that
both those States, fairly counted. should
be given to Gov. Tilden I DO not
speak of Louisiana, for there has been
no doubt Of that Your readers will
have read the substance Of the message
of Gov Robinson, of New York, deliv-
cred on the I'd II should be under
stood that the following portions of it
were written while its author was in
possession of all the facts of the situa-
ton as it was on that day, that they
were known to Mr. Tilden 10 advance,
and that they represent the views aud
determination Of every democrat in
Washington at thi, time, and of many
and influential Republicans: !" pause
here in this statement to iDterpose 10
behalf of the people of this great COM
Year: 1877

Once upon time the Dean Of West
minister, going to the Abbey, put his
gloves into his hat On returning home
after his discourse, be said to his wife !:


Somehow the congregation seemed
to gaze upon me to- day with a peculiar
interest while l was preaching"


II do not wonder" she replied, for
during your entire sermon your gloves
rested on the top of your head"
Year: 1877

This elegant PREPARATION is prepared from the
True Jamaica Ginger, con bned with choice arc.
maLcs AID genuine French brandy, and is va, tly
super or TO every other Extract or Essence of q m
ger be ore the publlc-aii of which are prepared
With alcohol by the Old process.
Year: 1877

low. who was employed attimes by Mr. Lightbody and
who slept tho factory rho latter named ialing TO
10 his the usual time, Mrs. Lightbody
repaired the factory whore she found her husband
bleeding and almost speechless from wound IN the
head The police OF the Second precinct station were
at once notified OF the occurrence, and Sergeant
Neoks and Roundsman Jaynor went to the place,
and on questioning the injured man he said that no
had boon assaulted and beaten by Longfellow, who,
he said. madc bis escape after committing the assault


Mr.. Lightbody was conveyed III ambulance TO the
Long Island College Hospital whore, ON examination
II was found that his ul had been badly fractured
Tho is pronounced critical The police then
went in search OF Longfellow. whom they took into
custody about midnight The prisoner. who denies
the charge OF ASSAULT taken to the Hospital TINS
morning for Identification by the wounded man. 10
will be arraigned before Justice Walsh to-day.