smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1873

am disposed to consider the "Son-
nets from the Portuguese" as, if not the
finest, a portion of the finest subjective
poetry in our literature. Their form
reminds US of an English prototype,
and it is no sacrilege to say that their
music is showered from a higher and
purer atmosphere thar that of the
Swan of Avon. We need rot enter
upon cold comparison of their respec-
tive excellences; but Shakespeare per-
sonal poems were the overflow of his
impetuous youth his broader vision,
that took q world within its ken, was
absolutely objective; while Mrs. Brown
ing's Love Sonnets are the outpourings
of woman's tenderes. emotions, at an
epo n when her art was most mature,
and her whole nature exalted by pas
sion that to such being comes but for
once and all. Here, indeed, the singer
rose to her height. Here she is alb
sorbed in rapturOus utterance, radiant
and triumphant with her own Joy. The
mists have risen and her sight is clear.
Her mouthing and affectation are for
gotten, her lips cease to stammer, the
lyrical spirit has full control. The SON.
net, artificial in weaker hands, becomes
swift with feeling, red with ''veined
humanity" the chosen vehicle of a
royal woman's VOWS. Graces, felicities,
vigor, glory of speech, here are SO crow
ded as to tread each upon the other s
sceptered pail. The first sonnet, equal
to any in our tongue, is an overture
containing the motive of the canticle
mot Death, but Love" had seized
her unaware. The growth of this hap
piness, her worship of its bringer, her
doubts of her own worthiness, are the
theme of these poems. She is in q
sweet and, to us, pathetic surprise at
the delight which at last had fallen to
her:


"The wonder was not yet quite gone


From that still look Of hers."


Never was man or minstrel so honored
as her ''most gracious singer of high
poems" In the tremor of her love she
undervalued herself, with all her fee
bleness of body, it was enough for any
man to live within the atmosphere of
such a fool In fine, the Portuguese
Sonnets, whose title was a screen be-
hind which the singer poured out her
full heart, are the most exquisite poetry
hitherto written by a woman. and Of
themselves justify us in pronouncing
their author the greatest of her SEX
on the ground that (the highest mission
of female poet is the expression of
love), and that no other woman, ap-
preaching her in genius. has essayed
the ultimate form Of that expression.
An analogy with I'm Memoriam," may
be derived from their arrangement and
their presentation Of q single analytic
theme; but Tennyson's poem.-though
exhibiting equal art, more subtitle rea-
soning and comprehensive thought, lis
devoted to the analysis Of philosophic
Grief, while the Sonnets reveal to us
that Love which is the most ecstatic OF
human emotions and worth all other
gifts in ife.-Scribner's Monthly.
Year: 1873

The Indianapolis Journal says: "As
an instance of the increasing value OF
walnut lumber we note that the stand
ing walnut trees on q half section OF
land on Eel river, in Miami county, was
recently sold to q lumber dealer for
ST. 600. There is large amount OF
other timber on the tract which is not
included, only the walnut timber being
aold."
Year: 1873

CROSSWORD ENIGMA.-
Ny first is in skein but not In silk.
NY second is in water but not in milk ;
MY third is in noun but not in verb,
NV fourth is in stock but not in herb
Ny fifth is in sad but not in pity,
NY sixth is in song but not in ditty;
Ny whole is the name of a very large


city.


1,s,,e- .-Eauaoa
Year: 1873

Il won't stay at home till I'm faded and gray;


will see the world. declarel"
And the mouse stuck his tail in q desperate wsy


through the hole at the foot CT the stair
Ny father and mother can travel about


But must stay here till die
They say I'm too simple-too small to go out.


And think they are wiser than l.
I'll show them If can be trusted or no


III m not as cunning as they
The things they call cats will not find me slow


But can keep out Of their way.
81 sha'n't lose my breath. a. my mother has done.


Nor my tail. as my grandfather did
Ine trui d IS, they re getting too old for run,


While i am Is spry kid"
So he twisted about with his stiff little tail


Ii ] IL stuck where his head was before
Then started to walk TO the old kitchen pail,


That stood Oh the bright yellow door.
Twas quite excursion. the traveller thought,
As he cautiously ventured ahead
"How silly :" he murmured mice are to be caught
Who should do the catching instead
Let the things they call cats bother If they dare
III carry them home for my tea ~
And the mouse looked about with confident air
For the creatures he thought taen to be.
That gray furry mass y ing there in the sun


Was mountain, without any doubt
He never imagined the thing could be ono


VI the cats he'd been cautioned about.
So he walked to its side in q critical way


As soft as itself and as bold;
When svoopl went paw in his jacket OF gray,
And-well, what remains to be toldy
The old parent mice came home early that night
And passed the old cat on their way:
Her jaws were all bloody, and close at her right
Lay the last final end of the poor little mite
Who thought himself wiser than they.
-Ltffts Corn
Year: 1873

1t was Christ
mas eve. 1t had
taken the Earth
the entire day to
array herself for
the coming fes-
tivities; and now,
IS the last fin
isfiing touch had
been added and
she had nothing
10 do but fold
Ter hands and


ook pretty, she
iound her party


tress very cold,
and shivered
again and again
Us the needless
Night Wind went
whis Ting by,
leaving all the
d oors open.
Earth was very
beautiful this eve
in her soft white
drapery. and her
Year: 1873

Her Jaws were al bloody and close 4 her right


Lay the last nnal end OF the poor little mite


Who thought himself wiser than they.


-Liiiie cOrP5ral


FISH PALAcEs.-"Fish palaces !"
hear little reader exclaim. "What is
a fish palace? never heard of one be-
FORE"


Didn't you2 Well, fish palace is a
very large aquarium. Don't screw up
your mouth and squint your eyes as
though I'd been fooling you, but read
what l have copied for you from an
English magazine about a great
aquarium. You will be very much IL
terested, know. Here it is:


You have all read fairy tales of en-
chanted golden. fishes who were dis
guised princes and princesses, and who
lived in fsh-ponds in the grounds of
palaces that ought to have been their
own. In these days they build palaces
for the fishes themselves, without much
hope that care or kindness will change
them into anything else. 1t is one of
these palaces l want to tell you some
thing about. One day, good many
years ago, in walking along boulevard
IN Paris, we saw window with some
curious glasses of living fish and sea
anemones in it. Bat though it looked
like an ordinary shop, we found our
selves, on passing through the door, in
a very wonderful place. Straight before
us was turnstile, and beyond the turn
stile was passage full of dim greenish
light. 1t was a fish palace, a great
aquarium. Low music and dim light
were everywhere, and slowly our eyes
grew used to it, and We began to see
deep green water on each side of us
with Just glass between, and all the
water full of strange creatures. Once
we stopped at place where hideous
monsters with many arms and great
eyes stared at US; they were the pieuvres
or devil-fish. Then we came to troop
Of tiny sea-horses, nodding their heads
and curling their tails some. fastened
by these tails to bit of rock or sea-
weed, were msving their heads and
bodies in q half circle round and back
again, nodding their heads all the time.
l suppose catching little things to eat.
Some would suddenly uncurl their tails
and dart through the water straight and
fast on some errand best known to them
selves. Odd, queer little things, enough
to mount whole regiment of sea
fairies. Do you know what q sea-horse
is? He is a very small fellow, not more
than about three inches long, whose
home is in the Mediterranean Sea; he
has head very like bony little black
horse, and a tail sometimes straight,
sometimes wriggling, prettiest when
curled up round and round in ridgy
coils, and his rough little neck arched
like spirited pony. But pretty as he
was, We had to leave him to look at his
neighbors. There were dainty little
"demoiselles, also from the Mediterra-
mean, in their dresses of scarlet and
blue, one or two enormous frogs, sponge
and coral-making little creatures, and
many more, but it is so long ago that l
cannot remember all of them, and the
pretty fish palace, like many other
pretty things, is gone from Paris.
Year: 1873

The mariner who puts to sea in o leaking
tub in the season Of cyclones may well, to
use a nautical phrase, 'Iook out for
squalls" 1t will be small consolation to
the Samana Bay Company that. the
prospect Of their innocent little argosy being
swamped in Dominican revolutionary squall
was held before their, eyes when the
sails Of their new enterprise were about
to be bent It was oil fun, no doubt,
to the sagacious Baez, who pocketed
the shining elements of the subsidy. Probably
he would have been contented to see the
equi valents promised carried. out, because
it would have meant that he could
enjoy his authority as well as his
money under the shadow Of his own
banana tree. If the ragged creoles who cast
hungry eyes on Samana Bay from their
mountain eyries succeed in whipping the rag
ged creoles who support Baez, the latter
gentleman will take wing if he succeeds in
retaining his head and fly somewhere like
the dove and build him nest, which he
has taken care to have ample materials
for "feathering." So it comes that the Sa-
mana spectators are looking to Congress for
moral support. What, may we, ask, has be-
come Of the armies they were. to raise, the
fleets they were to build and the fortunes
that were to. result from it all? Have
they dwelt only in the realm Of the
prospectus writer's careering fancyf Whew
q blast of cir. from the mountains and the
successor of the East India Company is quiv-
ering like anaspen leaf in hurricane. The
revolutionists may have some ideas that Baez
was an irresponsible swindler,. and they may
invoke in their ragged way the spirit which the
ragged Americans Of Washingtons army were
once proud to call patriotism. Shall the
United States then be made the instrument to
crush that spirit out, because the banana mer-
chants of Samana, like the buchu bankers Of
New York, think they have 1.infusnce" in
Washington?
Year: 1873

It is pleasant to observe any movement
which has for its object the real Advancement
of womanhood, and we shall therefore feel
glad if the new association which met yester-
day and on Wednesday at the Union League
Theatre, and which processes to entertain this
aim, proves that it has not been started In
vain. The senseless efforts of ignorant,
women and the meretricious efforts of vicious
ones have been criticized in this paper repeat
obloquy which they 80 well deserve. But we
shall be among the first TO offer fluctuations to
any association Of intelligent and virtuous
women working for sensible purpose, or, in
fact, to any association whatever of women
whose aims are pure and who possess sufi-
cient sense to perceive what advice is good
and to select suitable leaders. Sensible and
good women have o mighty work to do for
their own sex--a work which men cannot hope
to accomplish. Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, for
instance, spoke pertinently when shp said at
the meeting on Wednesday that "the woman
who had too much on her back was liable to
have nothing in her pocket and less in her
heart" This is so sadly true, and there is
such abundant reason for the criticism having
been made, that the sooner the Association
for the Advancement Of Women achieves
something the better. No sensible man can
walk down Broadway without feeling commits
Grafton, to use no heavier word, for large
proportion of that sex whom he is bound to
honor by oil the traditions Of chivalry. He
is too apt to come home saying to himself
that woman would be the true feminine OF
man, only she paints her face, drags her dress,
wasps her waist and INDUCES in score OF
senseless caprices Is she little lower than
the angels9 Yes; but there is oil infnity in
that difference of height.
Year: 1873

The New York World well says
there ere few modern incidents more
full Of simple pathos than sile quiet
visit which Mrs. Mary Gusts Lee paid
to her old homestead of Arlington,
about three weeks before her death.
Mrs. Lee had not put IL words her
hearts longing Tor the place endeared
to her by SO many bright associations.
During the Generals lifetime she had
sad not a word about her contiscatt d
estate, and alter his death she did no
more than consent that q modest petit
ton should be set up to Congress
asking that the Judgment that deprived
her OF her ancient home for no fault of
Aer own should at any rate be examln-
ed into, even if it could not be revised.
1t was thought that she took this step
tor the good of her children, and not
because she had any personal feeling
III the matter. But when she felt the
hand OF death begin to tighten upon
her, she pal fully left the seclus;on to
which ten years Of rheumatic fCycr had
confined her, slowly and with sad in
terest revisited the old homestead and
the scenes OF her youth and woman
hood, gazeQ upon that which Size had
loved so well and longed for in silence
and resignation, and then went quietly
back to Lexington to die It viii ado
pang to tie sense Of loss which Lei
friends have for this gracious lady, o
such nobility of character and patienc,
IN affection, to feel that TO her othe,
griefs was joined this unavail;ns
yearning for the old home che coul,
not come back to- yearning not pu
III words nor suspected until e4presset
by that most pathetic leavc-taking ol


1ieere of death.
Year: 1873

ic lamb whose horns have for a sea-
son been locked in the herbage of
the wilderness which has howled
over us, and maybe we can say a
word for him and thus keep the
level of our virtue.
Year: 1873

Vicksburg offers a reward for the
recovery OF an old lady, aged one
hundred and eleven, who, it is sup
posed had been kidnapped by some
ielouious journalist from a rival city,
desirOus to secure her obituary for
his own local items.
Year: 1873

SEC Be ordained by Mayor Fay
the streets or on public square any


fire boxes G Nv h
they, shall forfeit and pay the the corporation less
main and it shall moreover duty
him. her Them who either placed caused
placed such said public side walks
by Mayor Provided


lumber for buildings erecting said


That shall erect steps cellar
of said town. he she they shall be deemed guilty of
week steps cellar door shall be suffered to


Sec That shall throw cut wood timber
thereon any ray
they offending shall pay fine not less than So than


Sec That when any within cporation
animal shall within hours thereafter
thereof beyond town; and failure
the sum of two dollars for every subsequent
shall remain and it shall be the duty of the Constable
permit any pud other nuisance the
without informing thereof pay
two dOr and whoever shall permit putrd matter other nuisance
shall forfeit and pay the of dollars and like for each and
subsequent twelve hours such nuisance suffered


SEC That any person stable prvy
building which shall be deemed and declared accord
thereof pay the Corporation fine exceeding


dollars each every month such nuisance shall be suffered


SEC That shah be duty the Mayor opinion
in the of the Board of Aldermen be necessary the
Constable of twelve househOders Ofawu age within
pointed by may offered necessary
or in his absence his agent there be one none then


the occupying and controlling said Ande
behalf of the agent or ocupier of said nuisance
his subp@na the application of either And the said
shall by their verdict declare the premises to be nuisance the said Mayor


shall thereupOn fine the said offender the preceding section forth
with order the Constable the and
Provided however, apply
a character as to require their immediate abatement


instant and immediate abatement shall be the duty the
three Aldermen order the Constable the
Year: 1873

SEC by Mayor Aldermen of the town of Fay
eele That shall be found quarren fighting
msbehavng ddery


ton he she they conviction thereof shall forfeit pay
the corporation fine not exceeding fifty dOr and shall be the
of the Constable all such the offenders O and
bring them before the Recorder


SEC person y expose any his her
body indecent pone
indecent language within the hearing of female
manner or who shall by anv rude obscene nrofne words oes or
actions insult female paint
public place obscene vulgar representation writing painting
craving such shall forfeit
five more than twenty-five dollars.


Sec That who shall be guilty cruelty beast of
treatment bv beating or otherwise within
the limits of this corporation shall be subject penalty than
81, than


SEC any person persons shall keep within the limits of
permit house owned by him. kept
manner for the purpose of criminal inter
with ewd person persons subject fine
of not less than twenty than fifty dollars such and


continued TO be kent TO
covered by by the Recorder
hereby declared be sufficient evidence person keeping


women either


side the habit of visiting
the time visited by other than those who reside


SEC That persons male female who SHALL within


the corporation live together being lawfully married.
he she offending shall upon pay
offend ''i''' 'H"i every O"' "ey may 50 continue 10


That any person persons any manner hinder or
Ostruc the Constable corporation
discharge his lawful duties who shall


stable other officer fail render
they execution lawful the discharge the duties
their office require he they offending failing
conviction before the Recorder be fined exceeding doa
and the discretion ofth Recorder
and until all fines and paid


Sec That hereafter person shall be permitted tupentine
pa or any other thing calculated endnger the
OF said shall be permitted
fly kite fixtures dogs whereby safety persons


ak or aVece are within the corporation limits of said
town. and offending against this ordinance
not less than five than dollars each offence
TO be paid by guardian,


Sec That who shall in the night time be guilty
of removing gOoG signs CARTS other species of property
belonging other ng them together placing them before
houses the Streets
the side walks shall conviction be fined sum not less than five


dollars than twenty-five to be recovered BY warrant before the
Recorder other
Year: 1873




Sec Be ordained by Aldermen the
ete That shall be the duty the Constable take charge the
ladders belonging the corporation and have them securely
under SHELTER take all the tools other
longing said and shall abuse
such he she they offending shall forfeit
exceeding five dollars and be liable the value of
the article abused be recovered by warrant before the Reco



Sec That hereafter shall be lawful hitch
asten horses other the other fixtures the
side walks the public side walks the said
nor faste horses the to leave chips
other substances whatever that accumulate filth impede
water along the side walks said
town. and offending shall be fined exceeding
five dollars


SEC That shall hereafter be lawful for person
break otherwise destroy u of the shade trees planted the
borders of the side walks of the said and
offending shall be fined sum not exceeding ten dollars


Sec That who shall wluy inure deace
the public property of this public county buildings
within the corporation limits of said wells cisens


fixtures erecOns made law OuOnOf the Mayor
and Aldermen; who hal alter defae destroy any hnd
publication advertisement of this Corporation of the officers
thereof made resolution of the and
Aldermen shall forfeit and for each and offence not less than
than twenty dollars.


SEC That who shall wu ride lead horse
drive other vehicle the side walks the public
square, streets of said shall forfeit and for each and
offence not less than more than twenty dollars


That who shall with which the
the of said paved McAdamz
without permission from the Board of Aldermen shall forfeit and
than five dollars than fifty be recovered by
before the Recorder in other cases.
Year: 1873

Sing-Sing.


From the New York Herald


Among the cluster of convicts that accompaned
Frank WalwOrth from the tOmbs to the State Prison
the notorious "Wess" Allen and Yesterday he ad-
ded another incident to his very notorious prison
ord by refusing to join draft of prisoners who were
to be sent to the State Prison at Auburn. When prep
parations making for the departure he rushed to
his CELL carrying with him large knife which he had
evidently surreptousy secured from the dining hail.
With this terrible instrument he rushed to the CELL
and brandishing it his head he deed any one to
approach him, and threatened death to any man or
men Who showed any disposition to capture him. 1t is
scarcely needtu to say that there but few signs
of that desperation shown, and ''Wess" was allowed
to display the knife without moestation Formidable
as the carving knife was, 'Wess" evidently did not
think it terrifying enough and from the stone quarries
he obtained pound of ntro-glycerine. He pointed
with demOn-lke derisiOn to this glycerne as keep
after keeper approached his CELL armed with the car
bne or the revolver in in the prison. and defed
them to shoot at him. With savage leer in his one
the other having been destroyed in an attempt at
prison escape, and Satanic erceness that gave real
ty to his terrible threat he announced his intention to
destroy the entire prison by exploding the nitro-glvc
crime if they attempted to MAIN or kill him by shoot
ing him. Warden Hubbell and the keepers thorsrbt
discretion the better part Of valOr and left him behind
the bars, in the possession Of these fierce and
deadly instruments Of destruction. The draft went ON
toAuburn, but "Wess Allen did not form one of the
party.
Year: 1873

They have not come to perfect
weather yet out west. A jour
nalist writes: "This is a fine
time to set out flowers and have
them frozen as stiff as an ice
berg in less than an hour. In
planting seed put each one in
a pill box in cotton batting
In setting cut onions put an o.
vercoat on each onion, andplace
a layer of hot bricks under the
bed. If you hear any one pre-
dieting a thaw between now
and June shoot him on the
spot"
Year: 1873

In an editorial on the horse
disease, the Congregationalist
suggested that it might be well
to sit at the feet of horse and
learn humility. "Just So" says
the California News Letter:
"sit down at the hind feet of a
mule, and if he don't humiliate
you, pull his tail and tickle the
inside of his legs with stable
fork"
Year: 1873

SEC Be ordained by the Mayor Aldermen ofthe Fay
eteVl That all the conviction before
the Recorder for gaming any description whatever prohibited by the
OF this corporation or dsOrdey conduct


breach the convicted shall be
able to the line assessed the said Recorder shall have
him. her them the Jail Lincoln county,
time not exceeding five days. punishment the
which the said offender offenders


Sec That the Mayor shall have power all cases. per-
persons shall be found guilty and fined by him. the
named Offences commit all such offenders
Lincoln county, until said fine fines assessed with
paid,or be otherwise discharged according to law.
Year: 1873

Be ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the of Fay
eele That the Mayor shall have believe that any
suffering under disease have been recent


the infection contagious disease about with
the limits of said shall be the duty the Mayor
order examination into the facts physicians the
of Fayetteville and such examination such physicians should be
that would be unsafe the such infected
exposed enter said town. the Mayor shall order the town Con-


stable the entrance such within the
pOrate limits until the opinion the physicians aforesaid would
be safe to permit them to
Year: 1873

NO. z0-AH OTuIHdHCe CUIceIIIIHS TdeJ hLuIIIS, Nc.


ordained by Mayor and Aldermen Fayetteville That


shall horse other animal used for the
saddle gear rapidly within the limits of the except in of
Recorder they shall be ned the
Corporation than S.


That mules &c. which shall be sent taken
through the shall be confined and not
permitted ae and all who after the publication
this ordinance shall permit animals through the town. other
such offence forfeit and
the Corporation