smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

P. S.-I forgot to menshun the yaller dog, which is of numerous speshoes, and full of heas. He wears his tail between his hind legs an is always runnin away from somebody what aint poster ing him. If l had to have dog, and it was yaller, I.would be like Mary and take a lamb, though I must feel awful soft. A dog what is of that disgusting color acts like he had just stole something or was just a going to. There aint but one thing don't like as we'll as dog what is yaller in spots or all over and that is cats. That's the kind of a jusarp l am. Ime not of evil dispersishun an l aint akustomed to hecter dunn brootes and pull the wings outen flies. but if l see yaller tail lyin around luse Ime bound to tie something to it if l never get to be an angel as long as 1 live. Ide do it if it was the next thing 1 ev- CT done. I once had a circum- stanse in my lite which always reminds me of something 1 aint forgot to this day. Dad sent me into the smoke house l nite to git a piece of fat meat for his felon. I set the candle on barril an be- gun to slise orph hunk of fat from some side meat with an old butcher-knife. Twas skeered but l didn't let on. l was a whislen Shoe-Fly, kindly easy like, when all of sudden the terribullest thing happen. aint ekeered of ghost, cause there aint no such thing, but this wusseu ghosts. A big yaller dog jumped down the hole in the roof, rite on to that candle, anu put it out, an went on down into the soap barril. l heerd it howl an seed its eyes aglarin an its hair astandin on both ends, and 1 squated down on my back an screened. knew it would eat em up if it found where I was, so l screened more. l made mp my mind fit got out of the barril an come at me l would jab that butcher,knife into it q dozen

 times. But I had dropped the

 butcher knife into the barril when

 l first got reddy to squat down.

 So l had nothing but an old pistul

 which was upstairs in my other
Year: 1875

A dog is Alleged quadrooped of the ca9 spsechoes. Its fore legs are in front and it's rear legs are behind. l suppose most all blam- ed fools know this, but Aunt Bet scy says in ritin of composishan l

 must get in all the details, and l reckon all the legs must go in too. Each dog has l tail, of different sizes, unless it has been cut orph by some malishus person for phun, The tail is on the end next to the hind legs. Butchers dogs don't generally have but a shot tail. l suppose this is for not to tie tin pans to. If I had a dog 1 would not cut his tail orph, unless 1 was butcher, and then l wouldent keep ally dog sept q bull purp, which I cood swap even for a small calf. I once had a new foundling dog that l traded sled for, but he took mad and died be- fore he bit enny one, which gave me much grief. I used to go in swimmingo on Sundays when I had that dog, cause they will save folks from drowning, but now 1 am slSeered to go. The rat tear CTS are useful dog, and can be trained to tear as many rats as you sick em on, if you git em trained right, but if you don't they are as feared of em as l am, which is wussern snakes. A coach dog is purity as girl in a stiped sack, an I asked dad to git one, an he sed wait until he was able to buy a coach an four, though what he wants with four I don't know. A house-dog is useful to have where burglars afe about, but aint no count sept there are burglars about. One good house dog aint no better than two ficests only in dangerous places like you read about. The shep- herd is the most accountablest dog with sheep, an I expeck Ma ry had one to take care of her little lamb. 1 had rather have a dog than lamb, or both, but girls aint got no sense. l know more about dogs than l let on, but Aunt Betsey says don't tell all you know at once.
Year: 1875

A HANDSOME. FINELY FURNISHED BACK PAR
n lor, Tor gentlemen IS also nice neatly furnished Room
above T. FIRE and ga included southern exposure fam
lily private 20 Vest Thirty fourth street,
Year: 1875

A philosopher writes: "The gfrI


is generally educated on novels.


and her first disappointment comes


in on the quiet indifference of the


husband after the honeymoon


you love me no longer, said


bride Of few months to her better


half in his gown and slippers.


why do you say that, Pussp he
asked quietly, removing a cigar
from his lips. You do not caress
me nor call me pet names; /; you no
longer seek so anxiously for nv
company was the fearful answer.
My DEAR continued the aggrava-
ting wretch, did you ever notice
a man running after a car! How
he does run-over stones, through
mud, regardless of everything till
he reaches the car, and he seizes
hold and swings on. Then he
quietly seats himself and reads his
paper And what does that mean 2
AN illustration, my dear. The
car is as important 20 the man after
he gets in as when he is chasing It,
but the manifestation is no longer
called for. would have shot any
one who put himself in my way
when in pursuit of you, as I would
now shoot any one who would come
between Us, but as proof Of my
love you insist upon my running
after the car. Learn to smoke, my
dear, and be a philosopher. The
two combined clear the brain, quiet
the nerves, open the pores and i'm
prove the Digestion"
Year: 1875

You may think the word that of
very little consequence.


If you will read on, however, you
will coon see that that is of con-
siderable Importance.


You will see that that that which
is used in the second sentence is
used as a noun. r vF


And we will say still further that
that that that has been spoken of
last in the third sentence is also
noun.


We gave the fourth sentence ont
one time to gentleman to parse,
and a friend afterward remarked,
"that that that that that gentleman
parsed, was parsed incorrectly"


The first gentleman retorted,
"that, that that that that gentle
man parsed, was a clumsy SEM
tence.' .cg


Another one said. "That, that
that that, that that was still
more clumsy sentence lv


A lady present ventured the
suggestion, "that, that that that,
that that that that gentleman made
use Of was a correct grammatical
sentence" rcru


That's enough.
Year: 1875

New York, June 9.--Brooklyn City Court
was packed this morning with spectators as


it never had been before during the trial
The entrance of Mr.. Beach, who was to de
liver the closing address, was the signal ioi
a storm of applause, which was with DIN
Guilty checked by the court officers. Ex
Judge Fullerton arrived shortly after and
similar ovation was given him. The friends
of the plaintiff were mustered in strong
force, and scarcely vacant space was to be
found in the room. The antc-ro0m and cor
ridors were thronged with dissatisfied par.
ties who were unable to gain admittance to
the courtroom.


The plaintiff was early in bis place behind
his counsel, and was closely surrounded by
the surgiug multitude. The thropg was SO
great that Judge Nelson gave instructions
to the officers in charge OF the court to make
some arrangements and prevent similar oc-
currence in future. The Judge cautioned
the audience to preserve the utmost silence.
MFR. Beecher and wife were absent when the
proceedings began.


Mr.. Beach then arose and said that at last
Theodore Titon had an opportunity to be
heard in a court of justice after having been
overcome with calumnies. At the church
investigation every one saw that I1lton ana
his witnesses were shut out from hearing,
and it was no wonder that public camor de'
manded that justice should be done 10 him
in this unfortunate transaction.


At this point Mr.. Beecher and his wife
came into the room and took their usual
places in the Plymouth throng.
Year: 1875

HARTFORD, June 9.-In the Senate to-day
the amendment providing for fail bienniai
January sessions Of the Legislature was
adopted without opposition, In concurrence
with the previous action of the House; so
that the amendment will now 60 to the peo-3
Year: 1875

THE BEECHER JURY DECLARE 1T M


POSSIBLE TO AGREE.


THEIR DISCHARGE PROBABLE THIS MORNING
NOTICE SENT THE JUDGE EARLY YESTERDAY MORN


ING-suARP CONFERENCE BETWEEN COUNSEL IN


TIE JUDGES PRIVATE RooM-IHs JURY IN


CoURT-AGITATION OF MR. JEFFREY. THE FRIEND


OF Mr.. MOULToN-RFFERENCE OF TIE JUDGE


TO THE LOADER AND PRICE AFFIDAVIIs-THE


CONFESSIONS OF TIE pERJURERs NOT ALLUDED


To-THE JURY FINALLY LOCKED UP FOR THE


NIGHr-THEY AGAIN SEND WORD THAT THEY


CANNOT AGREE.


The Jury in the Tilton-Beecher case yesterday
Informed Judge Nelson that they could not agree
and all but one desired to DO discharged. A con-
sultaton of the counsel had upon the propriety
of informing them of the confessions of Price and
Loader. heated dispute followed which resulted
in nothing. The jury were called into court, and
after stating that the differences which divided
them were upon several points of fact including
difference of opinion as to the veracity of witnesses,
they were sent back with orders to communicate
with the Judge at o'clock. At that hour they in
formed him that agreement was impossible, but
be sent them word that he should keep them locked
up for the night and at once adjourned court until
IL o'clock this morning.
Year: 1875

IMPORTANT AND STORMY CONFERENCE OF


COUNSEL


Meantime. while the courtroom was thus hlling
up, and the jurors were doubtless wondering why
they were still kept confined, the counsel who had
keen summoned BY Judge Nelson had gathered In
Year: 1875

The undersigned beg to announce that they have
refitted and refurnished


THEIR BILLIARD PARIOR


Corner of st. Charles and Common streets
for the winter campaign, and have likewise added
Two New Brunswick and Bake Bevel Tables,
so that they are enabled to offer TO patrons of the
game unsurpassed by any similar establish
ment in the country.


We are the Agents in New Orleans for the j. NJ.
Brunswick and Bake Company. and are prepared 10
supply Tables and other Billiard Goods from that
celebrated manuactory.


MILLER BROTHERS.
Year: 1875

TED-BOARDERS-A few select persons
obtain Excellent Board, with large comfortable
and elegantly furnished rooms at the handsome and
desirable residence of Camp and Robin ST eets
Spacious grounds on either side of the house.


Terms moderate. Apply on the premis es. OBJ I'm
Year: 1875

HUSBANDS AND HOMEMADE SHIRTS.
"A day or two ugo, while crossing
the ice, we overhsard two ladies talk
ing about a new dress, and one of the
ladies remarked that, "When / tried
1t on, | asked Bob if it was a good fit
about the waist, and he replied.
'.Well, 1 should say not. lifts obOut
as well as homemade shirt" There
was a volume in Bob's reply. As a
rule, home made shirts don't hit at all.
They will draw in at the back and
over the shoulder 10 that extent a
fellow don't know whether he is en-
cased in a shoulder brace or a straight
Jacket. The meek band may not 20
twice around aud tuck in behind, but
it usually laps about three inches, or
else it Is cut so low in the neck that a
twenty-fOur inch collar is required to
reach the collar button. In leaning
forward when sitting tie bosom
crushes IN 1T thu sides and projects in
the middle, looki2g more like a badly
demorallZed dustpan than any thing
else. The sleeves are so short that
the large, twenty-five cent pair of
buttons, selected with great care,
either tickle fellows elbows or dan
Gle around his finger nails, never ar
riving at a compromise between the
two. The skirts are generally of an
abbreviated character, making the at
fair resemble an overgrown round
about. Men do not like to find fault,
knowing that their wives meant well
enough, and worked hard in making
the garments, but when away. from
the house 90 not hesitate to say that
the desire Of their hearts is that their
wives should go OFT Of the business.
Troy Times.
Year: 1875

The inevitable grasshopper has
appeared in multitudinous numbers
in some portions of Kansas and Mis-.
souri,. This year he comes, according
to report, reduced in size, even to the
diminutive proportions of the flea
and ranging from that to the size Of
the common house-ay. His number
does not seem to have been diminish
ed, but, on the contrary, he is as solid
to the square foot as during their raid
Of last season, and his capacity for de-
struction is fully as great as when his
bodily bulk accorded with the gen,
eral idea of the average hopper
Dispatches report this troublesome
pest as already swarming and increas
ing from Missouri to the Rocky
Mountains. Ifthese reports are true
the devastations Of last summer will
likely be repeated, and a new territory
ravaged and robbed Of its human
sustenance. Farther north, in Ne.
braska and Minnesota, it is thought
that the mission of the grasshopper<
is finished, and that the farmers will
have an opportunity to recover theil
lost ground.
Year: 1875

When an Indian is caught, who
has committed murder or capital
outrage, that should be the last OF
HIM. We do not greatly believe in
hanging anybody, but the least pun
ishment, and we are inclined to think
the most efectual, should be to shut
up for life, every Indian who is clear
ly and fairly proved to have shed the
blood of peaceable pioneer. His
rank or position in his tribe should
not count in his favor; the punish
ment of a powerful chief would be OF
more advantage than that of an OBJ
scure loafer. Assuming that our in
formation Is correct in regard to this
batch of prisoners, the Government
has rare opportunity to teach a
wholesome moral lesson to all the In-
dians on the frontier. OF course it
will not be easy to do this, against
the remonstrances of local politicians,
of traders who have money invested
in them, and Of tender-hearted people
who are more interested in a prisoner
whom they can see than in bis obscure
victims in their backwoods groves.
But all these influences must be re-
sisted and overcome, if any good is to
be gained from this piece Of good
luck. Ifproper and prompt meas
ures are taken, these few dozen Indi-
ans can be made to do more good to
their people and ours than they ever
dreamed of doing harm.-Neso York
Tribune.
Year: 1875

We die not all for our deeds remain
To crown with honor or mar with stain;
Through endless sequence Of years to come,
Our lives shall speak, when our lips are dumb
What though we perish, unknown to fame,
Our tomb forgotten, and lost our name,
Since naught is wasted in heaven or earth.
Aud nothing dies to which God gives birth.
Though life be joyless and death be cold,
And pleasures pail as the world grows old,
IetGod has granted our hearts relief
For Love and Labor can conquer grief.
Love sheds light on the gloomy way,
And Labor hurries the weary day;
Though death be fearful and life be hard,
Yet Love and Labor shall win reward
II Love can dry upa single tear,
Iflifelong Labor avail to clear


A single web from before the true,
Then Love and Labor have won their due.
What though We mourn, we can comfort pain
What if We die, so the truth be plain;
A little spark from high desire
Shall kindle others, and grow fire.
We are not worthy to work the whole;
We have no strength which may save soul;
Enough for US If our life begin
Successful struggle with grief and sin.
Year: 1875

The Duchess of Manchester is
said to have lost nearly s750,000 at
the card table, and some anxiety is
expressedin in the English journals over
the growth of the vice of gambling
among the ladies Of the aristocracy.
Almost immemorially, the "hells' Of
Baden-Baden had a large patronage
among the wives of the British nobil-
ity, and there has never been time
in history of the turf when march
ioness would not "go her pile" on her
favorite horse.
Year: 1875




When winter comes down on us suddenly like
a strong man armed, as he has Just done, then
comes the winterly-recurring, never-proyided-
against trouble with the water pipes The taps
like ill-tempered COWS, will not "let down. their
precious fluid, in the first bitter morning. Little
boys, such as the urchin in Punch, revel in the
'jolly go" Of having no chance to wash them
selves while house keepers mourn the improy-
idence that neglected to fill the kettle over
night. Then must the pipes be nursed with bot
ties of hot water and swaddled in flannels, as If
they were sick babies, too often rewarding the
coddling, not by a normal and temperate flow OF
the circulating medicine of the household, but
by discomposing squirts from orihces made by
the rending frost.


At such time, it is q seasonable
comfort to spy among the list Of
newly patented inventions one designed to
counteract this last greater trouble Of bursting
pipes. The plan is as simple rs great inventions
are apt to be. 1t is merely to provide space for
the expansion Of the freezing water by introduc-
ing india-rubber tubing through all the pipes
which will readily contract under pressure and
expand unharmed when it is removed. There
might be trouble, one would think with the pipes
conveying hot water but if this has been fore
seen and guarded against, the invention should
almost be rewarded with the civic crown a
least while the gratitude due to deliverance from
our present troubles survives,
Year: 1875

WE have seen letter from Assem-
blyman LAMBoURN, in which he ex-
presses the opinion that the PROPOSE
ton to construct a new Court House
and other public buildings in our
county. is premature and should not
be acceded to at present. Mr.. LAM
BoURN is right. The tax payers of the
county are not in favor of paying in
terest on bonds for n new Court
House. Those who do not pay taxes,
are no doubt willing 10 vote away
other peoples money, but the COM
munity generally do not favor the
new Court House proposition.
Year: 1875

MThere is in the sea, as We have read,
specimen of the finny tribe called
the ink fish which when attacked
elects from its body dark fluid
which diseOlors the water around it
and in the darkness it escapes its as
sailant. The Express of this city is a
feble imitator of this scaly denizen Of
the deep. fever so vaguely we al


lude to its abject servility to the Jones'
vile lot spectators, it seeks to draw
attention from itself by shouting that
the HERALD is the organ of the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
and therefore opposed to every rail
road enterprise in which that COM
pany is not interested. Now we pre-
sumo that dilligent seeker after un-
important trifles would find no diff
Guilty in producing evidence indicat-
ing that the current expenses of the
Express are in part at least betrayed
with funds realized from the sale of
lots in Santa Monica anu that the
promise Of those lots inspired the fiat
tering eulogies on the Culture COM
mereial city Of Southern California
which filled the columns of our even
ing contemporary for weeks prior to
the sale of lots in Jonesville. Still we
care nothing about this. If the con-
Germ can not live from its legitimate
business we have no objections to its
becoming the real estate circular of
the Santa Monica lot speculators.
The Southern Pacific Railroad has
done much for Los Angeles county
and will do great deal more. 1t is
within the bounds of truth to say that
this company haa doubled the value
of every acre of land in our rich and
beautiful valley and it is not hazard
ing much to say that it will in the fu-
ture do ten times more than any 9TH
er corporation toward making Los
Angeles the great commercial city
and railroad center of Southern Cali
fornia. The HERALD would have no
cause to feel ashamed of being the fa-
vorite journal of company that is
doing so much for this part of the
State, but as it has evinced no incli-
nation to make us its organ we regret
to have to deny the Express oft re-
peated assertion that the HERALD re-
ceives special consideration, much less
town lots and other donations, at the
hands of that corporation.
Year: 1875

only man in the world who can build
this road and that he will only under
take the work after our people have
given him sufficient of their means to
carry it out, we beg to inquire if its
desire to serve its chief patron is not
shade stronger than its anxiety to
serve the people. The readers of the
Express cannot avoid the conclusion
that if its power equalled its will, ev-
cry dollars worth of property in Los
Angeles valley would be paying tri-
butte to JONES in the shape of subsidy
to the Los Angeles and Independence
railroad. The HERALD is opposed to
railroad subsidy ofany and every kind
where the people must be taxed for
its payment. Railroads are private
property-the property of private in
dividuals. The people have built
many thousand miles of railroad in
ownership and management of which
they never had nor never will have
the slightest interest. Experience
has taught that railroads will be built
where it will pay to build them with
out subsidy, and where road cannot
be built without mpoverishing the
people by subsidization, it will accom-.
plish no general good by building. The
day has gone by when the people will
submit to taxation for the benefit of
private interests in which they have
no share. If a road from this city to
Ogden will do the immense business
the Erpress predicts, Senator JONES
can we'll afford to build it without as.
sistance from the people. If he let's
the magnificent opportunity to secure
valuable piece of property, slip
through his fingers, others, most like.
ly the Union Pacific, will secure it and
we shall have the road, and at the
same time avoid the burden which the
coveted subsidy would impose on the
people.
Year: 1875

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 16th.-From pri-
vate information we learn that the
band that recently attacked Campo
was composed of some desperate char
acters who had broken jail, some in
the lower and some in the upper coun-
try, who were healing near the line to
escape the pursuit of officers. The
band organized at Tecate and chose a
leader. In the Campo raid there
were ten men; only six were engaged
in the attack, the others remaining in
camp. 1t was not the Chavez band,
though some of the men had been
with Chavez, and one had been with
VasqueZ. Our informant probably
possesses better means of information
than any man along the frontier, and
thinks the band is stronger than any
that has ever taken the field OH this
line; that it will number about sixty,
and that it is their intention to organ
ize a regular system of brigands along
the border.


SAN DIEGO, Dec. 16th.-At a meet
ing of the business men and promi-
nent citizens at the City Hall last
evening,it was resolved to raise means
by subscription and send a volunteer
guard to Campo to protect the border
settlements from the Mexican ban
dts. II. III. Wildly, District Attorney
elect was authorized to proceed to
Campo and organize as posse. He
left this morning. A statement OF
facts have been prepared and will be
sent to Gov. Irwin and the military
authorities of the Pacific Division,
hoping to obtain some relief. From
parties who arrived from Lower Cali
fornia last evening we learn that the
body of Antonio Sorso, companion OF
Leclair, was found about one-hali
mile from where Leclair was. His
hands were tied behind him and two
bullet holes through the head. Their
wagon and one horse were near by
and the other horse was gone. There
is no clue to the murderers, but it is
reported that the people have organ
lied a Vigilance Committee and are
searching the mountains for the des-
perados.