smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

stirred themselves, and in half an hou-

 full squadron of mounted volunteers

 was drawn up in front of the colonel's quarters.

 Reviewing them through window, he saw the company was composed ot farmers boys, dressed rough and hap hazard, but good horsemen, and fairly mounted; and about every other animal was followed by sucking colt.

 This was undignifed and decidedly unmilitary. The colonel said it wouldn't do. His indefatigable staff cleared the parade, and hived the colts in vacant lot hard by. Pleased with the alacrity with which his commands had been obeyed, the colonel emerged like the sun from behind 8 cloud, mounted his i'm patient war steed, and "parted like a thunder bolt" followed by his chatter ing troop.

 His appearance on the field was a stunning success, while the manoeuvres and grand review which followed, we may safely assert, were never surpassed by anything in that line before or since. After about four hours steady marching and drilling, the regiment was formed in hollow square, facing inward, and in- closing the colonel, staff, and escort Commanding Attention, regiment '" in a voice worthy of the occasion, the colonel took off his hat, wiped his dusty brow, and began speech which he had conned over for month beforehand.

 "Fellow-soldiers P said he-then hemmed and hawed and perspired in an agony of impotence. He could't re- member what came next. ''Attention, fellow-soldiers !' and he smote his empty forehead in vain. At that moment 8 sound of rushing feet and whirlwind of dust swept across the field, moving directly on the colonel's position. His military instinct was alert and equal to the emergency, and he shouted, in trumpet tones, 'Right about face Prepare to receive cavalry! Charge bagnets P But the feeble ranks broke and scattered like chaff before the rush of the Light Brigade. The colts had got loose, and their arrival raised such storm of whinnying, screaming, and horse laughter that the colonel was obliged to dismiss the escort for refresh ment.

 Recovering his equanimity, he then turned to the regiment. Soldiers, I was going to make you speech, but with all this noise and foolishness I lost it out of my head. All I've got to say now is-up in that big booth are two barrels of whisky for you to drink your colonels health. About face The enemy is before you Charge P Never was an order executed with greater alacrity. The booth was carried gal lantly, and the slaughter immense.
Year: 1878

A practical joker, prudent man withal, has gone to 8 cafe and ordered a three-masted schooner of beer, when 8 friend appears at the door and beckons to him to go out for minute. The in tending drinker is afraid that in his ab- sence some one may get away with the liquid, when happy thought strikes him. and he wraps round the handle of the mug scrap of paper inscribed:

 e. have spit in this p

 With light heart he hastens to the door, communicates with h1s friend and returns to find written in another hand beneath his warning

 "So have IT"
Year: 1878

ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
PooR.-In the distribution Of fuel and gro
ceries from the calco.bsll fund, some OF the
ladies who had the management Of that
charity have had opened to them such 4
revelation OF the want and suffering sur
rounding US this winter that they have de-
cided to make another effort in behalf OF
the poor and needy. The proceeds OF the
ball were placed at q coal-yard and gro
cery-store, Snd 4 system CT tickets inaugu-
rated. by which 4 small supply OF one or
both should be secured 10 each applicant.
1t has been found to work well; but the
supply is by 10 means equal TO the demand,


and there are yet two months OF winter.
The ladies have therefore decided upon
having within the next two or three weeks


the beautiful spectacular pantomime of the


"SleepinS Beauty" arranged and adapted


by the gifted young lady who was SO charm
inSy successful as "Genevra" few weeks
ago. She will assume the principal role,
and will be assisted by the best amateur
talent in the city. Due notice will be given
OF the time and place OF the performance.
Year: 1878

Editors Dispatch: Eighteenth street from
Broad to Venabie is as much travelled as
any street OF it's length in Richmond, and
is generally in worse condition by large
odds than the Edmonds turnpike is ever
known to be, although that pike is six OF
seven miles long, and this street, almost in
the heart Of the city, is perhaps not over
three hundred yards in length. a number
Of streets not half as much used in this city
are macadamiZed. Why is not this street
macadamized also, and made permanently
good? Is it because there is no engineer
for this part Of Richmond? Would like to
know in order TO be q candidate for that
position soon. GEORGE WATT, SR.


January "a, 1878.
Year: 1878

FEED THE SoUlRRELs.-It is reported on
the bestauthority that the little squirrels on
the Square, which are the cause OF so much
amusement to many, are suffering from
hunger. No provision is made for their
maintenance, and they are dependent on
the charity OF those visiting the Square.
Persons passing that way should make do
nations OF nuts or other suitable food, or
they win not live the winter through.
Year: 1878

Help the Poor.-Our people should come
out tonight and crowd the Baptist church
on the occasion Of Master Ralph Bingbam's
entertainment for the benefit Of the poor. A
splendid programme has been arranged for
the occasion. The entertainment begins at
O'Clock.
Year: 1878

THERE 10 some considerable expires.
sion among silver journals and silver
men Of lacking silver reconciliation
.ts the appropriation bills in case the
President vetoes the bill and it can
not be passed over his head. "Sufi.
cient unto the day is the evil thereof"
Such a mode of procedure is very ex-
IRENE, indeed, and the instances are
exceedingly rare where such action
should be resorted to. We cannot
think such action will be necessary
,And it 10 q source of weakness to the
cause of silver to threaten it. This
course, assumed by the democracy at
the last session Of Congress left the
army without pay, because the Senate
would not sccede to tho House de.
mands compelling the President to
not use the army in the South for the
protection of good order. This course
was revolutionary in Its charac-
ter and totally unjustifabie.


1t 10 wonderful assumption for
the President to annul the action ol
two-thirds of the House and within
three or four at furthest of ftwo-thirdt
the Senate, but 1t 10 not polite or best
to threaten extreme measures in ad'
vance to attempt to cross the bridge
before Il 10 reached. Cool, unimpas.
stoned council and action is in7alua.
bio In . great struggle.
Year: 1878

We clip from the Chicago Tribune
the following, having reference to the
case of the widow Chisholm. The
record Of this case discloses as inhu
man treatment, a. ferocious atrocity
as ever disgraced any half civilized
people. And yet the crime has never
been punished nor even has there
been An attempt to punish the miscre.
ants. Now the widow is not permit.
ed to live in peace under the shadow
Of her great sorrow, but is followed
by annoying missives:


Since the employment of Mrs. w.
W. Chisholm ct the Treasury Depart
ment, she has been the recipient Of q
number of advisary epistle. Most Of
them are remarkable documents,
from which select one written by Z
man residing at present in Chicago.
Examine 1t for literary merit:


"CHIcoGs, Jan. 3, 1873. Mrs. n. ".
Chisholm, Huntington, D. G. DEAR
MADAM: having seen in the Chicogo
Tribune of the lst of you going to
Sell your farm in Mississippi and re-
move to Ironton Ohio madam let me
say to You, I hope you will abandon
the idea Of going north setting among
the Yankees for If you do you near
friends Will Ostracize you from
Southern Society no matter what
part Of the South You may to see
your friends. I remember of seeing
In the papers last Spring Of your los
ing your husband of Which I Was
very Sorry, and also your loving
daughter who died in defense of her
father. I shall never forget her as
long as life last the Chicago papers
made wore of the murder than Real
ly it was as I received Papers from
there and they differed great deal
from the Yankee papers. I am .
Southern man and holds my allegiance
to the South Madam I assure you
that yon as Southern lady of Edu-
cation and birth ! advise you to re-
turn to your home in Missispi where
you Will be as safe az you would in
the state of Mass, and far more safer.
gov Stone VIII See that all those
malefactors are brought to justice
and dealt severely With, for he Wont
allow Renegades to Roam the state
and murder People as they do west
and North / must tell you that all
those murderers in the South are
done by carpet baggers and Since
hayes has been in office these 10
months and and has conciliated the
South and got the favor Of the South
and visited the Southern people, and
if his hayes predecessor had done
The same Way there would not have
been l-20 of the murders in the South
that has been for the carpet bagger
has Done them oil Now you would
like to Know what / am doing up
north. 1 am selling houses and lands
and have been here ~ years for !
am tired of the Yankees With not q
bit of Etiquette about them in any
form There are great may colored
people here from Virginia and all
The South and they talk of Returning
South as soon as they git money
Enough to 60 for they say they don't
like Yankees / am q native of chatta.
noogo, Tenn I hope you Wont go
north of Mason and Dixon's line Let
me here from you soon as possible.


"JoHN B. CALHOUN.


"MRs. w. w. CHISHOLM. Chicago, ILL.,"


A policy which stays the hand of
justice in such case and the purging
of the American name from disgrace
we are glad we are in no way respon-
sible for.
Year: 1878

From the Rochester IN. y, Democrat.


Last evening, for the benefit of the
Ladies' Benevolent Association, the
Rev. DR.. Muller, of Buffalo, delivered
lecture in Corinthian Hall upon
"The Night Life of Young Men,"


Upon being introduced DR.. Muller
spoke substantially as follows:


'From early times discourses have
been delivered to young men with
reference to health, Temperance and
integrity, These elements went not
only to make up the well-being Of
manhood, but Of womsn-hood as
well. Upon them depends our sue
cess or failure In life. Yet one night
has often been sufficient to scuttle the
ship of many . young mans hopes,
character and promise. Night 10 the
harvest of debauchery and crime
More sin is committed during the
dark hours Of the twenty -four than
during the light Of many days. This
is especially true in our cities. When
the machinery Of business stops, the
machinery Of destruction begins. In
the night when we look out upon the
street, we look out upon Q different
world than in the day time. Az the
young man passss along the street he
beholds the long lines Of lamps aud
brilliant transparencies. Music from
places Of amusement grsets his ears.
Theatres and ball.rooms are open to
receive him. Dsbauchery and sin
have full sway. All the thousands Of
mills OF destruction, though they
grind slowly, they grind ont the hope
and happiness Of thousands. The
pitfalls, which are only open at night,
entrap many . young man and he
sinks never to rise again. In the
shadows crime is cursing and there
goes up wall Of agony which, could
we hear, would startle us.


So when We look out we ask the
watchman the time OF night aud the
policeman the whereabouts Of our
young men. They would be unwil-
ling to have their parenls know
where they assemble and pass the
hours in revclry. Should they be
discovered in their accustomed hsunts
some would hide themselves from So
ciety, while others for shame would
seek the grave Of the suicide.


The night life Of young men 10 be-
coming the great question of society.
God has given the man health and
strength, and to disregard those laws
which govern their bodies 10 suicidal
madness. Yet there are thousands
who are dying on account of their
disobedience. Upon the right and
left they sink into premature graves.
Then comes the apology that hard
work and unfeeling employers
brought them to an untimely end
But the truth is there are more young
men who die from their irreRulari-
! ties than from hard honest toll. God
made us for~work. Look at the men
who have labored every day and
reached the age Of 70 and 90 years
There are Franklin, Bryant, Wander
bilt and A. T. Stewart. These men
took care Of their nights. They al
lowed the furnaces to cool OF; gavs
time to their powers and faculties
So let young men see to it that they
do not misuse their body. At home
they should see the rest, recreation
and amusement that they seek else.


where. 1t IL NO wonder that so many
die when TO their regular work they


add revelry and dissipation.


Let US look at the question from I


standpoint other than sanitary. Tht
young man who has Q cultivated MIND


10 needed. Brains are not at . dis
tcount in this country. Neither ar,
Year: 1878

WARRINGTON, Jan. ~.
+ A large number Of petitions were
presented from workingmen in yari-
GUS parts Of the country, remonstrat-
Ing against q reduction of duties OH
certain goods and the restoration Of
duties on tea and Coffee. Referred.


The Committee on Naval Affairs
was discharged from further consid-
GRAFTON of the question Of reinstating
Surgeon Draper in the Navy and the
Committee on Judiciary was directed
to make inquiry in the Runkle case.


Blaine introduced bill to make q
silver dollar that will be . legal ten
der in common with gold coin up to
and including five dollars and for all
sums including five dollars. The
debtor shall have the right to tender
and the creditor to demand one half
the amount in gold coin and one half
in silver coin, the silver dollar to be
of SO many grains as the director of
the mint shall from time to time pre-
scribe to be legal tender. Ordered
printed and lie ON the table.


Sargent called up the Senate bill to
provide for the removal of the Naval
o Observatory. 1t was discussed dur
Ing the morning hour and then laid
over.


The Senate then resumed consider
alton of unfinished business, being
the silver resolution of Matthews and
Cockrell continued his remarks in IA
yor of the resolution.
Year: 1878

b A LITTLE girl had been absent with
her parents to camp meeting for two
weeks. On her return her little play
mate, Ella Day. entertained her BY
showing her her new playthings. Al
night little Mary in saying her prayers,
said "Oh Lord. bless Ella Day and
make her a good girl. so 1 can take her
playthings away from her and she wont
want them again"
Year: 1878

In must be admitted that II is discour'
aging to eolportour when he enters q
Mississippi village to inaugurate ths
work Of salvation and distribute tracts.
to find that the pastor Of the place had
to take to mule driving. and that the en-
tire population is temporarily out ON the
street observing a dog fight.
Year: 1878

A YOUNG man in Marietta. Ga, in
sisted on marrying the girl who tried to
poison him. That is decidedly mean
way Of seeking revenge. She doesn't
deserve such severe punishment.
Several years in the State prison would
be sufficient.
Year: 1878

Fair Nature, far more brightly fair


Since you and Ant were wed.
Your beauty in Its gala dress,


Sits smiling by the dead
Your glowing leaves and sunset flowers
Bright cleaning through the quiet hours,
Whose unused number but prolongs
The bird-note sweetness Of your songs.
But what care they who sleep below


How fair above may shine
The many hues and fountains bright,


Thy sculptured marbles fine.
Could reason still with them abide,
1t wo Id not stay these walks beside,
But, when impatient fieeting, turn
To where our household altar burn.
A pilgrim to a sacred shrine


came, fair ground, to thee,
The grave OF him whom last | saw


In life's bright strength, to see.
thought the beauty Of thy grace
Might lend unto that resting place
A sweet, suggestive thought Of peace,
OF realm where earth's dull discords cease
But every tint and every grace,


And all thy sunny spray,
And every odd device, but brought


The words that he would say,
Were he alive who was but dead,
With heavy clods above his head
Those soul-lit eyes 80 dark and dull,
That busy brain 30 slumber full.
And then l knew that death could wear


To us no cheerful guise,
Till we had passed the dreaded gate


Which, fast and gloomy, lies
Between this journeyer and we
Who but the dismal barrier see,
And but the smile of him who stands
In beauty mid the farther lands.
Year: 1878

her course and go away from me, asf
he wanted to lead me out into the Sound.
He wouldn't throw me an oar or a rope.
In this way he kept me in the water
for long time, and some of the time
laughed at me and asked me If was
tired. When it began to get dark he
started for home, leaving me in the wa
ter four or five miles out. Before he
started | had given up all hope of help
from him, and had started for the shore.
In fact, | had been afraid he would
strike me with an oar if | should get
near the boat. am good swimmer,
but | had hard time getting my clothes
off and preparing for long hard strug-
gle for life. My buttoned CATERS gave
me most trouble, and | must have
gone down five or six times In getting
them off. laid my course for the Old
Lighthouse on the shore, but soon it
became dark and lost my bearing. l
kept on, floating at times forest myself,
but did not know where was until
touched your reef, almost ready to
Year: 1878

There is branch of general education which is not


thought at all necessary for women regards which n-
deed it well If they not brought mp cultivate the
opposite Women not taught to be courageous. In
deed, to some persons courage may unnecessary
for women as Latin or Greek Yet there few things
that would tend to make happier i'm themselves
and more acceptable TO those with whom they live than
courage There are many of the present day. SEN
sble women in other things whose panic-errors are


frequent source of discomfort to themselves and those
around them Now, it is great mistake to imagine that
hardness must go with courage and that the bloom of
genteness and sympathy must all be rubbed eff by that
ugor OF mind which gives presence of mind, enables
person TO be useful in peril and makes the desire
overcome that sickness Of sensbiy which only
template distress and difficulty So far from courage be-
ing unfeminne there is peculiar grace and dignity in
those beings who have little active power of attack de-
tense passing through danger with moral courage which
equal to that of the strongest We this great
things. We perfectly appreciate the sweet and noble
dignity of an Anne Boeyn, Mary Queen of Scots,
or Marie Antoinette We that it is grand for these
deicatelyb bred high-nurtured helpless personages
meet death with silence and confidence like bis
But there would be similar dignity in womens bearing
small terrors with fortitude There beauty in fear
lt is mean ugly disheveed creature. No statue can
be made OF it that would wish to see herself
like.
Year: 1878

The Illustrated Christian Weekly is of opinion that pa
rental sympathy viz, feeling for and with the child shar
ing the chds joys and sorrows is of the potent
influences for good in the family government family
may be under strict discipline without it, certainly The
home may become under the reign of strong WILL lit
tie realm of order and quiet There is obedience because
the strong hand Of the law is feared but it is obed
ence in the best The usual result is that the
into license. We advocates of loose family govern
ment We believe most profoundly that if parents
more positive in securing obedience from their children
there would be less lawessness in the State. But we
know also that the two things go together. There
can be firm family government and at the time
parental sympathy 1t is vastly better to rule by love
than law. The law must be invoked sometimes its pen
ates must be inflicted But, for us give love- give
rather than law. Law, by all means obedience But
secure obedience by your elowfeeng with your child
Then have your obedience from the heart and not from
slayish fear Then you have obedience only posi-
tive commands but to unspoken wishes Then you
have obedience-the best there can be.
Year: 1878

1t is easy to say Never give upt ship 1t is so
easy to hold head and step firmly laugh cheer


y and have pleasant word for everybody when safely
hedged in from sorrow and poverty by the love friends
and bottomless purse When sickness passes by and
knocks at some other door, when home the one swee
safe corner in all the world when there are those who
would suffer that you might go freeah then it is so
easy to feel as if nothing could ever make you quite
couraged. This is beautiful world and there are lots
OF good things in it, Yes many and daughter %
few wives and mothers and about the proportion of
husbands and fathers do not live in the shine than


in the shadow of life But there are so many so many
more who have to buckle their amor and spend their
best hearts blood in the daily life Such bitter trials as
men and women do live through Who can doubt that
Heaven sends them their forttude? 1t cannot be of
earth Such strain of heart hearts and brains do bear
up under! Is it any wonder that weary hands sometimes
fall despondingy, and weary heads bow discouraged? o.
whose paths i'll the pleasant places whose faith
was never tried by Heavens seeming disregard OF your
your prayers and tears who knew the lack of ten
der home love and protection eXult in your happiness
and thank Providence But while you drink from your
cupof life such honeyswee draughts, give thought now
and then to those whose daily poons strongly of
wormwood and remember that kind word and helping
hand, which cost so te may moke lighter the burdens
OF one now almost discouraged.
Year: 1878

and thrown the broad OF her back, while fed bare
headed into the street. witch strip of silk about yards
long flying at my heels !


How got home never could tell; but this know,
had TO cut the vanous boots off my feet piecemeal and
on the following morning only discovered the mystery OF
the iron fangs with which my heels armed.


As may be presumed my father terribly disappont-
ed aud mortified for he perceived his hopes Nelly
scattered to the winds 1t week before left the
house and when did venture down the village, the first
persons got glimpse OF were Nelly and Dick turning
corners armand ar1n while short distance from them
group of Iagamufns, who playing on the sidewalks
cried out at the of their voices the moment they caught
sight of me, That pair Of boots " Within day two
] remembered that had received invitation TO visit
my uncle out West and, ayailing myself of it, bade
temporary adieu to the scenes of my youth
Year: 1878

gentleman once bought two lottery tickets one for
himself and one by request Of friend who was absent
In the course OF few months the lottery drawn and
the friend for whom he had bought the second ticket and
who had been called upon pay for received note
informing him that he had drawn $20, 600


. But how did you know which ticket mine and
which was your own ?" inquired his friend


The honest mad replied


6 bought two tickets and placed them in my bureau
drawer but, thinking there might be question
marked the one | intended for you with cross and
found it was your ticket had drawn the prize


Match this who instance of downright hon
esty.
Year: 1878

Every OF and refinement admres woman
woman and when she steps out of this character
thousand things that in their appropriate sphere would be
admired, become disgusting and offensive. The appro
pirate character of demands decacy Of appear
and manners refinement of sentiment gentleness
speech, modesy in feeling and action, shrinking from
notorety and public gaze aversion to all that coarse
and rude and instructive adherence of all that tends
to ndelcacy and mpurty, either in principle action
These the traits which admired and sought for in
woman.