smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1871

The New ZEALAND NATIvEs.-The men
are tall and well formed, the features regu-
lar, complexion from a light brown to
darker shades of that color, hair black
and generally straight. Many of them
are splendid looking fellows with their
muscular and well formed limbs they look
I every inch the noble savage, Their pow
ers of endurance is very great; they are
intelligent, quick to learn, and have splen-
did memories. In trade they are shreWd,
in morals licentiOus.


Somo of them are good speakers and
very clever in argument. They must have
a clear space of at least thirty feet, and at
every sentence the speaker runs, jumps
and dances down this space Running
backward he gains time to think of what
shall follow, and down he comes, dancing
with another sentence. As warriors, they
are superior to any savage in the world.
They have studied war as 4 science have
good knowledge of engineering aud are
brave and active.


At Wellington | once saw rather COM
ical sight, showing how the chiefs ape the
whites The steamer was just ready to
sail, when hurting down the wharf came a
Maori, dressed as follows: a black trock
coat, black waistcoat, black silk hat, white
shirt aud fancy neck tie in one hand an
umbrella, and in the other a new Portman-
teau but without pantoloonS or boots
They were probably IN the portmanteau.
All travellers carried baggage, so he
thought he must do 1t, even it 1t necesssi-
tated the taking of of some his clothing.


The Maori 1. ode of salutation Is some
what peculiar. and especially so when the
friends have not met for some time. In
stead of shaking hands OF kissing, they rub
their noses together for several minutes,
and then, sitting on the ground, sway their
bodies to and fro, all the time shedding
tear copiously, and talking most mourn
fully in sing-song strain. The crying
is not necessarily because some relation or
friend has died, it Is simply a custom Of
the people.


They begin their war-dance by jumping,
clapping their hands on the thighs, and
giving utterance to short, peculiar noise
from the throat, like Iu Hu " They
all keep perfect time In this, and as they
continue, the motions become quicker and
more exciting. Soon come horrible grim
aces no ling the eyes until the whites only
can seems thursting out the tongue, and
yelling; in their fury and excitement they
tear off what clothing they may
have on, and with violent contortions Of
body they continue until exhaustion COM
pels them to desist.-Scri6Her
Year: 1871

choice of talsmancic plBnt. In the case oi
some of these stories, it would no doubt be
wasting ingenuity TO attempt to assign
mythical origin for each point of
detail. The ointment Of che dervise, for in
stance, in the Arabian tale, has probably
no special mythical significance, but vas
rather suggested by the exigencies of the
story, In an age when the old mythologies
were so far disintesrated and mingled to-
gether that any one talisrnan would serve as
well as another the purposes Of the nara
tor. But the lightning plants OF lndo-
European folklore cannot bt bus summar-
liz dis posed of; for however difficult it may
be for us TO perceive any connection be
tween them and the celestial phenomena
which they represent, the myths concern
ing them are SO numerous and explicit. a
to render it ser fain that some such cOnnec-
tiOn was imagined By she myth-makers.
The superstition concerning the hand OF
glory is not SO hard to interpret. 10 the
mythology of the Firms, the storm-cloud Is
black man With bright, copper hand
and in Hindustan, lnGra Savtar the deity
who slays the demon of the cloud Is golden
handed. The selection of the hand Of a
man who has been banged Is probably due
to the superstition which regarded th c
stOrm-god Odin as peculiarly the lord Of the
galloWs The man who Is raised upon the
gallOWs is placed directly il the track of the
Wild huntsmaB, who comes with his hounds
TO carry OF the victim and hence the no.
tion, which, according to Mr.. Kelly, is
- very common In Germany and not extinct
in England, that every suicide by hanging
is followed by a storm.


Concluded next week
Year: 1871

: W. are glad for their good advice, and We
wish its auskors would come South, and tel
it to multitudes Of sheir friends who cannot
read it for themselves.


The Charleston Ne,cs, in referring TO this
address says:


Governor Scott told the truth when he
said that ku- Hlu2 outrages only unite the
Radical party. And the sddress of the Dem
ocratic congressman points out the i'm
peratiye necessity of relraining from playing
into the hands of our adversaries. This
State is potent for harm. The South Caro-
lima Conservatives cannot insure the success
of the Democratic party in the Presidential
elections, but they can go far TO make certain
it's defeat Ku-Klux Outrages here mean
Radical majorities in {; c NORTH


We rejoice that now, at this late day, our
Democratic friends are coming to our aid I!
tf peace is preached in the ears of these
blood thirsty villains, we will not care from
what motive II they have no regard for
our lives here in the South, they DO care
Cor the precious Democratic party which has
done 60 much for the honor and glory Of the
South We e-e sure the Ku-Klux would
sooner abandon then hope of heaven, and
their present exalted position in the southern
churches, than injure the prospects for the
supremacy of the Democratic party in this
country These horrid murders have been
committed under the mistaken idea that they
could intlmidate and drive out the Republi
cans from these Southern States but if stop
ping these murders will secure the object by
other means, their former history shows that
anything can be done for the good of the
party.


This reign Of terror is bearing sad fruit
with US. The colored people are leaving in
large numbers 1t is stated, on trustworthy
authority, that from COO to 100 Of these
left Chester in single week. If so much
was done in one week, what must be the
total emigration through this long season of
abuse and danger what the total OF dam
age TO that one county what the total OF
damage 70 all the up-country counties
Every good laborer who leaves means the
loss of 50 much of the resources of these
How blind men sometimes are
to their own interests. ".
Year: 1871

The happy birds are singing welcome to


the MAY,
The flowers are IN the meadow where our


darling used % play.
The -ky i blue above u, the earth is green


beneath,
But the little child Is sleeping the quiet sleep


OF death
Cease, cease, my pretty robin, that free ex-


ultant strain,
The rosy hand is very cold, twill feed thee


ue'cr again,
The loving voice is silent. the dimpled cheek


j. white
All, robin cruel robin hast thou forgotten


quite
Hush.i j. the happy laughter. the dancing


feet are still,
The little, eager. kissing lips are motionless


and chill
We have lost the merry darling we had glad


" deed to save
She Is sleeping, she Is sleeping in her silent,


quiet grave
Ah, no. she is not sleeping beneath that


drearv sod.
She has risen-she is living-she is happy


with her God
With the God of darling children who knew


not sin or care,
She is living-she is loving-she is waiting
for rs there.
Year: 1871

la the course of long, tine article on
{. Sweetness and Light" the London Sat


uraGy RerieiC SAYS.


" The most cultivated nation of antiQ-
uity by universal consent was the Greek,


and the center of Greek cultivation was


Athens So completely indeed is this re-
cognized by Mr. Arnold, that he uses


Helleuism as Synonymous with culture
and regards the golden age of early Ath-
eniau splendor. the age of Sophocles, of


Periclcs. and Of Phidias. as exhibiting the


most perfect combination Of sweetness and


light which the world has yet witnessed.


\ ct very superficial acquaintance with


the literature Of that age Is enough TO con


vince Us Of the truth of Prof Jewett's


remark, that if its inner life were revealed


to Us. We should turn away with loathing


and detestation from the sight. Athens,


at the very zenith of her most brilliant


culture, IN the ideal age Of sweetness and


light, was on the eve Of her national de-
cline Her art was the bloom of Gecav.
and her captive citizens were thankful to
purchase some relaxation of their bondage
by singing the choruses of Euripides in the
SIcilian salt mines. To say the least,
tn ere had been something defective in the
empire of sweetness and light


That sweetness and light are very de-
sirable qualities, and that the world would
be greatly benefited by possessing more of
them than 1t can boast at present, few
will care to dispute and as little can it
be denied that barbarism is not the soil
where such products are likely TO flourish.
R11t - mi lir~f -
ken, that culture alone will not ordinarily
suffice TO produce them, and that, if 1t did.
we should have gained at best but par
tial and inadequate result Bishop But /
Ter has observed with perfect Justice that
the passive contemplation of suffering tends /
to deaden our sympathies, while the active /
exercise of benevolence braces and intensi- I
fes them. The same principle may be ap-
piled to the case before US. If it were
the supreme object of life in the lovely
Lotus land to live and lie reclined,' sweet
ness and light might constitute the su-
preme standard Of excellence but in the .
world Of action something further is re-
quired.


The Jealous advocates of culture are
wont to speak as though it not only were
dlliSA ~ ISliSiOu buG luCluueu anu InQS,
in one sense, superseded it. 1t is true. of
course, that Christianity and civilization
have usually gone hand in hand, and that
in the present day the Christian nations of
the world are also the most civilized for
it is only by very liberal Interpretation
of the term that China can be admitted to
constitute an exception But nevertheless
the two things are quite distinct When
Mrs PrOudie interrupted the voluble
rhetoric of the lecturer who was expatia-
ting on the blessings of civilization, by
screaming and Christianity at the top of
her voice, her taste might be questiona-
bic, but she was not guilty of tautology. ;
1t is the tendency of Christianity in the
long run to civilize both nations aud indi-
viduals, but civilization does not neeessa-
rily Christianize them, though it may pave
the way for Christianity; as might per-
Year: 1871

MINISTERIAL ANEcDoTE.-It Is related
of a clergyman IN northern Vermont, who
years ago made a visit to New York, and


was invited to fill city pulpit during the
time of dog-day pastoral vacations; that
he never had the pleasure of listening to
a church organ, and was totally unae-
quainted with the fashion of hiring a few
vOcalists to do the singing for the congre-
cation. Giving out the first hymn, the
organist played fancy prelude, and in
the highest style of the art the choir rem
dered the four verses Addressing the
throne of grace in a fervent invocation,
which stamped him as man of intellect
and power with his audience, he coolly re-
opened the hymn-book and turning to a
page, exclaimed The audience will now
join with me in singing a good old Metho-
dist hymn, and those persons running that
bag of wind in the gallery will please not
interrupt"
Year: 1871

The following incident, which occurred
recently on the La Crosse division of the


Milwaukee and St Paul Railway, should


be recorded in these days of political and


social equality. At Tomah 4 party of
redskins were awaiting the arrival of the


train and when it stopped at the station


the brakeman put them in the emigrant
car, which was nearly filed with repre-
sentatites OF the old country nationalities
on their way to the west Captain Clas-
on, the conductor, on starting through the
train TO collect his fares, found the en-
tire party in the baggage car. which be-
ing against the regulations, he quietly
took them back but on coming forward
the Indians were in the baggage car
again. Clason, though a good-natured
man, was q little angry at their perverse-
ness, and with some emphasis ordered
them to take seats in the other car; where
upon an old fellow replied, 'Injun no like
white man-trkite man heaD smell . Clason
looked at the dirty old copperskin sec
ond, and left the noble red men to ride on
IN the baggage car.
Year: 1871

BETRoTHALs N CHINA.-Iu one Of hi


letters from the East the correspondent o


the Cleveland Leader writes:


Betrothals in China are contracted al
4 very early age, and even among intimate
friends it Is etiquette that all the negotia-
tions shall be conducted BY class OF wo
man called 20 betweens, or match-makers
The boys and girls are supposed to be en-
tirely Indifferent as to the whole matter
The idea of courtship or love letters would
be quite shocking TO right minded per
sons. After betrothal, which Is consummated
by an exchange of presents, and the max
ing over of formal document to the pa
rents Of the groom, the engagement is con-
sidered as legal and binding as if the mar
riage had been performed. If the boy
should die it is considered the proper and
flial thing for the girl to remain widow
for life, and devote herself to the care of
her deceased husband 5 parents-a custom
which our girls at home would consider
particularly hard.


Before The wedding day the bride has
her eyebrows pulled out. which in China
is the distinguishing mark Of q married
woman. On the morning of the lucky
day chosen for the marriage, the bride is
carried from her own home to that of her
future husband in great state and cere-
mony. With her face closely yelled, she
kneels with her husband before an altar,
and they worship together the spirit tablets
of the ancestors of the groom. The par
ties first see each others face when the
brides veil Is removed and they drink
wine out of the same cup, after the we'd
ding day spent in feasting, congratulations.
and general hilarity by their mutual friends
and relations. If not entirely satisfied
with the choice in which they had no part,
it is certainly too late to repent, and they
have only to make the best of it "a con-
clusion which the sensible in other lands
arrive at when they have entered
into the marriage relation with eyes wide
open, as they suppose, but in reality close
y bandaged by that blind little imp and
Cupid
Year: 1871

SMOKE AS IMAGINATIoN-There were to
be some theatricals at ChatsEorth some
years ago, at which Queen Victoria was
to be present, and in which Mark Lemon
and others took part. A Colonel Flint
was to perform the very simple part of a
buck" of the time of George H., and lean
against a mantel-piece and smoke large
pipe. At rehearsal he commenced putting
away, when Sir Joseph Paxton, the arch
itect of the first Crystal Palace, and the
manager of the Chatsworth estates, came
running TO him, declaring that he must
not attempt to smoke. The Queen de-
tested tobacco, and would leave the box


He declared that he was smoking herbs in
perfectly new pipe but Mark Lemon.
Mr.. Dickens, and the company, all in
sisted that they smelt tobacco smoke, so
he threw away his pipe and. bought new
one, and also some dried thyme and rose
leaves. These proved just as objectiona-
bic, and so the smoking on the pipe was
dispensed with. The Colonel bethonght
of an imitation of smoke he had seen,
composed of finely woven webs of cotton
supported on rings and spiral wires On
the evening Of the fuIl-dress rehearsal,
Mr.. Paxton again came to MIN and in
sisted that he should not smoke and then.
on finding out his mistake that he should
not appear TO smoke 1t would be in
iudicious Her Majesty would think she
smelt tobacco, and this would be as bad as
if her Majesty really smelt it. He more
over asserted that the company assem- blet
dad smelt the smoke, no matter how i'd
was made or whence II came


Akensde, says the Detroit Post, in pub
fishing this anecdote, produced '' the Pleas
ures of Imagination but it would seem
as if the " Pains of Imagination " might
even produce an achin side.
Year: 1871

4, The steamer Grappler arrived from Vic
tOria on Saturday evening with Captain
Fletcher, agent If the eastern Board of
Underwriters, who brought up steam
pump, diving apparatus, and crew of
men. The pump, diving bell, and men
were brought over TO pump out and take
the ship Keeler to San francisco, Capt.
Fletcher stating that he was fearful that
the vessel might be condemned and sold,
nssslie was known to be a very fine ship,
and it was not known what might lie the
disposition Of her. The satisfaction of
Capt, Fletcher may be imagined, when he.
saw the Keoler in tow of the Goliah, 90.
ing down the strait, being kept free in the
same manner that he bad conceived she
could be-by steam pumps. Can't.
Fletcher expressed his satisfaction as to
the conduct of Capt. Allen of the Keeler.
who undoubtedly did everything in his
power that was possible and compatible
with honesty TO save tile ship, and also 10
save expense to the underwriters.
Year: 1871

Knock-downs, DRINKS. and various
other things of the kind Which have CO.
cured in tie few days past, indicate an
approach to tho character enjoyed by this
place in days gone by. How long before
the Government will have to pay for
printing comments on the trough chafac-
ter of our beach combers p V
Year: 1871

From what we saw on the street to day
we think that the city fathers wou'd do
well to employ an able bodied policeman.
Wecoincid9 with them in the principle
to help along the manned, where it can be
done adSantageOusly; but it don't seem to
work in the case in question. -tt
Year: 1871

The POWDER HoUsE.-Our City Fa>
Tiers became alarmed at the presence of
powder in the stores, and went at work,
in order to insure the safety of the city in
this respect, and built powder house
cxactly IN the center of1fhe tam. In the
rear and front gablrs of this powder house
are ventilation holes, and at the rear, a
child, were it so disposed, could thrust
matches. fire, or what not into it, and then
up wSuld 60 cur apple cart. There are
many possible ways by which this pow
der house might catch FIRE, and fit should
whatdifIereuce would it make to the Town
ifthe powder exploded in it or in the
stores In either case it would endanger
the lives of our citizens. The purpose of
powder house is to afford safety to the
community, thing Which the one in
question certainly does not.
Year: 1871

A PLUcKY ANIMAL.-An Ensign of Artillery,
while in the thickest of hot fight before Metz,
was suddenly thrown by his horse, which had
received shot in the mouth, and which imme-
diately rushed off, maddened with pain. Pick
ing himself up as quickly as he could, he was so
fortunate as to be able to clutch the bride of
another horse which just then rushed past him.
1t was splendid white one, and had been the
property of an Adjutant, and he congratulated
himself on his luck But hew was hardly mounted
before his sef-felicitaton was turned into con-
sternation, for the conspicuous color of the
horse made his rider prominent target for any
quantity of the enemy's shots. Just then, how
ever, he received shock which nearly unseated
him second time, and which was caused by
something or somebody trying to push aside his
horse, and, turning quickly the joyful exclama-
ton Of =" Here's Hank back again p escaped
him involuntarily. 1t was, indeed, his cwn
horse, which had only lost few teeth, and
which, having recovered from its fright, had
galloped back in search of its master, and was
now trying with all its might and main to dis
place the white horse and get into its former
place in the line. The ensign was glad enough
to dismount and make an exchange Letter
from GERMANY
Year: 1871

A SANDWICH lsLANDERs HEAvEN.--Doctor
Conn, a missionary among the Sandwich Island
ers, says he pictured heaven to them as a place
of everlasting rest, where would be no fighting,
no war, no hunger. The picture had no charms
for them. awe are too old to desire a change
in our life," said they in substance. " Go to
those young men over there. They are too lazy
to skin the cocoanut or bread trees to get their
food. They may like to go to such place as
you describe. Or to those fellows there they
are towards, and will be glad to go where there
is no Sighting. We are not afraid of it,"
Year: 1871

A ooLoRED mail carrier in Virginia was recent
ly well shaken by a man for kicking his dog.
q Look -a-here, massa, said he, "you'd better
be keerful how you shake dis chile cause when
You shake me you shake de whole of de United
States carries de mails"
Year: 1871

A TRAIN of twenty-five cars has just arrived in
New York with an INVOICE of twenty car loads
of tea and two of silk, or b thirty-four days out
Pacific, and eleven days fro 4 San Francisco uia
the Pacific road to OmahS and the Star line to
New York city
Year: 1871

A MAN was exhumed recently from the cellar
of a ruined house in Strasbourg where he had
been buried under the ruins for more than five
weeks. He had sustained life during all this
while from some lard oil, of which barrel had
been stored in the cellar. When brought to
light, the unfortunate man presented a horrible
sight, and could scarcely move limb
Year: 1871


First saw the light beneath another sky
Than this While blank California; page
In the worlds history. While yet eye
OF palefac race, had looked upon the place
Where WEAVER stands to-day unless perhaps
Some sturdy mountaineer, with gun and traps,
Had searched along the creek broad bank to trace
The sign " of presence of the furry
The youth-who one year since to manhood gained
Was born while this wilderness remained
Let us then, in imagnatOn fly
Back two-and-twenty years, and from the high
Snow-covered peak of BALLY, look below
Upon the vale where WEAvERs waters flow.
No sound disturbs the stiffness, the
OF some fierce eagle, soaring to the sky,
And in the depths below, with eager eye
Watching the rabbit drinking from the stream
Or startled tawn, rude Weakened from its dream.
The clouds drift in before us-let us go
Down where yon scattering pines and hemlocks show
Like emerald islets in of snow.
A moments pause-and then hasten down
To gain the site of this mountain town.
The Winter King hath set his sgnet here
And all around looks desoate and drear
The spreading oaks, the lesser forest trees
Tossing their leahess branches in the air
Above the trails of elk and grizzly bear
Or swaying gently in the Western breeze,
Scatter their silvery frostng in the suns
Bright rays. Like diamonds from a kingly
The feahery shower comes slowly sitting down.
Step on, to where the icy brooket
Swift Ger the moss grown rocks which line it, to
Mingle its waters with the oceans blue


And Ger this Winty scene, the suns red shine
Breaks on the New YEARS Morn of 40
Year: 1871

The bells have chimed-anoher year has sped,
And 20 is numbered with the dead
Another wave of Times resisless sea
Lost in the ocean of Eternity-
Another journey through the realms of space
Old Earth hath made, and still her tireess race
Continues ever on, It'll that dread day,
When tn Heavens and Earth alike shall pass away.
'Tis Sabbath morn-this op ming of the year


From Eastern homes go brothers, kindred-all,
To listen to those words of hope and cheer,


Which from the lips of reverend wisdom fall
And with their prayers will heartfelt thanks arise
That while in other lands vast armies stand
Eager to join in battle, here, the skies


Look down upon peaceful, happy land
land where first the feet of Freedom found


resting place, and signal'd her shrine
The way-worn pilgrims from Expressions bound,
To dwell beneath the shadow of her vine.


Long may our country live to bless the brave


Who gave their own, their countrys life to save.