smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1870

comrade impressively in the face, and
said, with an expression of concentrated
awe:


"Jim, he billed his baby. and he took the
old 'oman's skelp. Cuss'd if want any
breakfast r'


And he laid his lingering potato rever-
emily down, and he and his friend de-
parted from the restaurant empty, but
satisfied.


He never got down to where the satire
part of it began. Nobody ever did They
found the thrilling particulars sufficient
To drop in with poor little moral at the
flag end of such a gorgeous massacre,
was to follow the expiring sun with can
die and hope to attract the worlds atten-
tion to it.


The idea that anybody could ever take
my massacre for a genuine occurrence
never once suggested itself to me, hedged
about as it was by all those telltale alb
surdities and impOssbl1ties concerning the
"great pine forest" the "dressed stone
mansion" etc But I found out then. and
never have forgotten since, that we never
read the dull explanatory surroundings OF
marvelously exciting things when we
have no occasion to suppose that some ir-
responsible scribhler is trying to defrsud
us; we skin all that and hasten to revel
in the blood -curdling particulars and be
happy.


Therefore, being bitterly experienced, 7
tried hard to word that agricultural squib
of mine in such way as to deceive no
body-and I partly succeeded, but not en-
tirely. However, did not do any harm
with it, anyway.
Year: 1870

The colonel of an Alabama regiment
was famous for having everything done up
in military style. Once, while field ofhcer
of the day, and going his tour of inspec-
ton, he came upon sentinel from the
1lth Mississippi regiment lying flat down
on his post, with his gun taken entirely TO
pieces Colonel Don't you know that
a sentinel while he is on duty should
always keep on his feets" Sentinel with
out looking up)-"That was the way we
used to do when the war broke out, but
that was played out long ago" Colonel
beginning to doubt if the man was on
duty)-"Are you a sentinel here| Sen,
tinel-" We'll, I'm a sort of sentinel.
Colonel" Well I'm sort of officer OF the
the day" Sentinel-"W Well, if you'll hold
on till sort OF get my gun together, LII
give you sort of salute.
Year: 1870

TIE Superintendent of the New Jersey
Southern Railroad has issued the following
order: Employees of this company are
prohibited the use of smoking tooacco, IN
any OF its forms, while on duty. Its use
is hindrance to, and Inconsistent with,
the duties of all employees, while to such
as come i'm contact with the travelling
public, the order has additional force from
the tact that to SO many OF the latter
tobacco in any form is offensive"
Year: 1870

"Thur he goes" shouts ebony. In
an instant score of rifles crack,
and the poor antelope sinks to rise
no more.


In the meantime the yawl has not
been idle, and seven are the reward
of their labors. The yawl returns
to the boat, and the hunt is ended,
all congratulating themselves on the
successful termination Of tho hunt.


The most singular part of the fun
lies in the fact that there were but
seven antelope killed, and as each
man and the chambermaid claimed
to have killed from three to four
each, mathematics were no use in
deciding the figures.


With whistle of victory the boat
IS headed mp stream, and here end
cd the greatest Of all modern
achievements-hunting antelope
with standardization City Jour.
Year: 1870

weary, but her baby was bright and
cheerful as the dawn.


At length the committee proceed
ed with their delicate task. The
height Of anxiety on the part Of the
mothers and interest on the part OF
the spectators was reached when the
committee re-appeared, after their
retirement for consultation, to an
nounce the result.


The Chairman read out the name
Charley Carrol-and Immediately
stepped forward, took up the fine
little fellow, who had come in 50
early this morning, and placed him
in the carriage. The hearty ap-
plause of the spectators showed how
fully they approved the committees
judgment. But the most interest
ing of all was the countenance of
the happy mother.


1t is not likely that for many a
long year there has been such a "a
dance Of Joy through those eyes
that were so proud to-day. Mr.. and
Mrs. Carol have been here but Il
few weeks. They came from Bloom
field, Illinois, and are in very mod
crate circumstances. Little Char
ley has never had carriage before,
and this will doubtless be almost
his only item of luxury during his
baby davs. AS far as could learn.
this prize could not have been so
well bestowed in any other case on
the grounds of utility.


The prize Of the second class was
bestowed on little beauty one year
and two days old. Her name is
Georgietta Brown. Her father is
of the firm Of jameson & Brown,
contractors, who are now engaged
in the erection of the Nebraska State
House, at Lincoln.


The third premium was won by
Fred Tiffin, a bright-eyed little fel-
low that attracted considerable at
tention.


There were three happy mothers.
There were nineteen mothers whose
babies received no prize. Were
they as happy? Doesn't every moth
er knom hers is the handsomest of
all babies? And is there mother
in the world whose heart does not,
secretly at least, rebel against the
idea Of any one differing from her
in this opinion?


After all, is it best, or even well,
to have these exhibitions, and tor
turc twenty mothers hearts that two
or three may be happy? B. X.


NoTE.-The fair was gotten up by
the ladies of the Episcopal Church
of this city. The receipts were
about sixty dollars.
Year: 1870

together like pair Of scissors, and
from that time forth they would
travel together. The oldest man in
the world could not make head or
tail of the time of day by such a
watch, and so | went again to have
the thing repaired. This person
said that the crystal had got bent,
and that the handspring was not
straight. lie also remarked that
part ofthe works needed half-soling.
He made these things all right, and
then my timepiece performed unex-
ceptionably, save that now and then
after working along quietly for
about eight hours, everything inside
would let go all of sudden, and
buzz like a bee, and the hands would
staightway begin to spin round and
round so fast that their indiyiduali-
ty was lost completely, and they
simply seemed delicate SPIDERS
web over the face of the watch.
She would reel off the next twenty
four hours in six or seven minutes,
and stop with a bang. l went, with
heavy heart, to one more watch
maker, and looked on while he took
her to pieces. Then l prepared to
cross-question him rigidly, for this
thing was getting serious. The
watch had cost two hundred dollars
originally, and l seemed to have
paid out two or three thousand
for repairs. While | waited and
looked on, l presently recog-
nized in this matchmaker an old
acqualntance-a steamboat engineer
of other days, and not a good cngin-
Ger either. He examined all the
parts carefully, just as the other
watchmakers had done, and then
delivered his verdict with the same
confidence of manner:


He said:


'She makes too much stcam-you
want to hang the monkey-wrench on
the safety-valven


| Drained him on the spot and
had him buried at my own expense"
Year: 1870

MEYERS UNION BAND.-Under the
the leadership Of Mr.. ADoLPH MEYER the
Mineral Point Band is an honor to our
city. The members have oil recently
been newly uniformed, and when out in
full costume present a fine appearance
The uniform consists of blue frock coats,
with brass buttons and gold braid, Me-
Clellan infantry cap, and black pants.
Their playing is very good, and they
have some of the best pieces in their
catalogue of tunes
Year: 1870

ANOTHER FAILuRE.-These hard
times are severe on all business men
and some who are not. The man who
searched to find better stock of cloth-
ing and furnishing goods than Gundlehn-
ger keeps, made the most signal failure
we know of during the past week Those
new style collars of his are being car.
ried off rapidly.
Year: 1870

COLONEL JomS NJ. HARRELL.-This
gentleman, We regret to know, sewers his
editorial connection with the Little Rock
Gazette On the 25th January he closed
the year as editor in chief of the Gasetts.
And ably, faithfully and well has he filled
plhe position. We regret to part with
him, as we look upon him as one Of the
most able and forcible writers of the State
and certainly at the head of the editorial
profession. The well wishes of the press
will go with him in the new vocation he
is abont to enter


Col. HARRELL closes his article in bid
ding adieu to the readers Of the Gazette,
as follows:


81 retire from the position Of editor,
because l have been appointed to and
have accepted position in which | am
sure that can be ofservice to my fellow
men, and which promises to be far more
advantageous to me in business point
of view. No one will deny that | have
labored assiduously in performance of
the duties of the editorial position,
whether successfully or not, it is for you
to Judge persuade myself that | have
aided in pointing ont a course by which
a people, in behalf ofwhosc honor and
safety have ever been ready to make
the greatest sacrifices, may secure the
liberty and attendant prosperity which
is at present denied to class Of them
whom it has been heretofore their delight
to honor. There are those who would
direct you in another course, which they
declare to be more direct, and which is
certainly more convenient for them 1t
is for you, in your patriotism and wisdom,
to choose between the two. feel that
have discharged, during my short edito
rial career, a grave public duty, in man
ncr of which I shall certainly never
be ashamed If it has received your com
mendations | shall feel abundantly re
wardcd For my late associates con
freres Of the Gazette | bespeak the sue
cess and credit to which their merits and
abilities so cmincntly entitle them, TO
the members of the Arkansas press gen
orally, with my adieus, present my re
grets at leaving the ranks of profession,
in which have found lasting and valu-
able friendships, and from which | have
received personally the greatest kindness
and courtesy"
Year: 1870

Eg- One of the two Mayors Of Fort
Smith, was over to our city the other day
and in the twinkling of IN eye knock
cd down eight or ten mules, and turned
over two or three government wagons.
That is Mayor after our own heart, who
is not afraid to "take off his coat and
roll up his sleeves" and pitch in right
and left to any thing that turns up
Year: 1870

re- Gen. JAS. f. FAGAN, of Little
Rock, is spending few days in our city.
The General is called to this part of the
State on business connected with his
General Insurance Agency He repre-
sents some OF the best Life, Fire and Ma
rine Companies in existence and who are
always prompt in the payment Of losses
when they occur with them.
Year: 1870

aEs- The Hon Jas. Csvanaugh, dele
gate from Montana in Congress, recently
said in public speech that he once had
the honor Of being a printers devil, but
now, after long aud laborious life in the
service of his country, he was only a
member of Congress.
Year: 1870

According to the Albany correspondent of the
Buffalo Express, the following bill is to be
offered in the New York Legislature


Section l. Any female of chaste character,
under the age of seventeen years, who shall,
with evil intent, winningly, winsomely, and
wilfully decoy and seduce from his domestic
duties a married man Che being the father of
age). and by artful wiles draw him away from
his family, shall, on conviction, be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be impri-
soned in a house of refuge for not less than two
days. If on the trial of such young and artful
female, it shall be shown that the married man
SO seduced and enticed away is minister of the
Gospel in good standing, the offender shall in
like manner be sentenced to not less than one
hour nor more than two hours Imprisonment in
the county Jail.
Year: 1870

that the girl was dead and that there was
nothing to warrant any excitement. Crowds
came and went increasing in numbers from day
to day, and Tuesday and Wednesday last hum
dreds had visited the tomb, looked upon and
handled the lifeess remains of the girl.-Ddn-
pers Cor Boston Journal
Year: 1870

Too much care cannot be exercised
in the selection of the books we read.
It is q fact we'll known to those who
have given attention to this subject
that the influence exerted upon the
mind by certain class of works is al
most as enervating as indulgence in the
ordinary rounds of dissipation A con-
firmed novel reader, one who has so ac-
customed himself to the excitement
produced by reading works of fiction
and to the day-dreaming that is sure
to follow, is no more competent to hold
his mind firmly upon any given subject
than is the drunkard able to hold his
hand steady. 1t may be regarded as a
serious question whether the circulat.
ing libraries that pander so largely to
this vltiated taste are not doing more
harm than can ever be countcrbalanced
by the information they diffuse among
those who take from them better class
of works. The only consideration that
would lead US to regard the account as
balanced would be the fact that the in,
jury done to worthless mind is of small
consequence compared with the i'm.
provemeut of mind of higher quail.
| ity- IeehRoiogiSt.
Year: 1870

sit in the twilight dim,
AT the close of an idle day,
And hear the soft, sweet hymn
That rises far away,
And dies the evening air
oh, all day long, they sing their song,
Who tod in the valley there.
But never a song sing [.


Sitting with folded an, g;
The hours pass by,
Dropping their golden sands;
And List from day to day
To the tick, tick, tock, of the old brown clock
Ticking my life away.
And see the sunlight fade,
Aud see the night come on
And then, in the gloom and shade,
I weep for tie day that is gone
Weep and wall in pain,
For the misspent day that has flown away
And will not come again.
Another morning beams,


And forget the last,
Aud sit in my idle dreams,
Till the day il overpast;
Oh, the toiler's heart is glad,
For the day is gone and the night comes on,
But mine is sore and sad.
For dare not look behind
No golden shining sheaves,
Can ever hope to find


Nothing but withered leaves,
All dreams very sweet!
But will it please, if only these
/ lay at my Masters feet?
And what will the Master say
To dreams, and nothing more?
Oh, ider ali the day!


Think, ere thy life is Ger.
And the day grows late,
Oh, soul of sin! will He Let you in
There at the pearly gate?
Oh idle heart, hewaIe.


On to the field of strife
On to the valley there,


And live useful life.
Up! do not wait day
For the old brown elock, with its tick, tock,
Is ticking your life away.
Year: 1870

A Connecticut reporter, who recent-
ly attended a wedding, apparently for
the first time, writes that when he
looked upon the bride ''in her sweet
grace and with her gentle ways he
felt like going into the shadowed gar
dens of imagination and gathering
there the rarest roses of language
roses half asleep in their buds and hall
awake as they swelled to bloom from
slumbcr-and adorning her wedding
wreath, already full with the blessings
and repeated blessing and bridal offer.
ings of loving friends"
Year: 1870

TREASURE LosT.-The story goes that
one Of the robbers of the Shasta Stage,
something more than ten years ago, in the
vicinity of Meals ranch, and who has since
been doing the State some service at San
Qulnten, became sick unto death. and di-
vulged to an attendant, where he had bur
led his portion of the plumber. The at
tendant came up with charts and diagrams,
and employed young man residing on
Dry Greek to assist him in finding the
location of the cash, and unearthing the
treasure. They travelled the country all
over, but failed to find the locality. Then
the State Prison official returned below for
further information, and the young man
who lives on Dry Greek, started out to
prospect for the buried treasure on his
hook. He had from the first readily re-
cognized the exact spot from the descrip-
tion and drawings, but had purposely
bewildered and tired out the treasure
hunter from below. He being out OF the
way, in search of more definite information,
our young man proceeded to unea1th the
treasure. He found the shot guns and
pistols just as they had been buried dozen
years ago, but no $4,000 was to be found,
nor no treasure whatever! The theory
adopted by many is that the young man
on Dry Greek, found both guns and trea-
sure, but will acknowledge to nothing but
the guns because Wells & Co., might
reclaim the treasure. That is very good
but is not correct We think the young
man on Dry Creek reports his find correct
ly, and that while endeavoring to play the
States Prison official, he was himself sold
by that individual, who carried off the
treasure, leaving the guns as reward for
the services OF the young man, who, he
undoubtedly saw, knew perfectly well
where to find them. Under this latter
theory, the State Prison official gets the
treasure and covers up his tracks, SO there
can be no reclamation from Wells Fargo
Il Co, or division of the spoils with the
young man made use of to determine the
exact locality of the buried treasure.


-Orovlle Record.
Year: 1870

A mong the countless througs who daily
pass and repass Trinity Church, how many
know that within few feet of the crowded
thoroughfare of Broadway is a grave which
covers all that remains OF once beautiful
and fascinating woman, the record OF whose
sorrows has dimmed the eyes Of thousands?
No date of birth, no indication of family,
and no date of death, appear on the stone
that covers the grave of Charlotte Temple,
whose tragic story, once the theme OF every
circle, is probably unknown to the greater
number ofyoung readers. The most beau
titul girl in New York-so it is claimed
she attracted the attention OF a young
officer, a member of one of England $
oldest and proudest families, who with his
regiment entered the city when the British
occupied New York after the battle of Long
Island. Charlotte, then only seventeen,
was wooed and won by the dashing young
officer. He deserted her, and then-the
old story-she soon after died of a broken
heart. A little daughter which she left
was tenderly cared for, at proper age was
taken to England, and fortune of one
hundred thousand dollars settled upon her
by the head of her fathers family, the late
Earl Of Derby, grandfather of the present
Lord Stanley. She, like true daughter
and true woman, returned to New York,
and ere' ted the monument that now marks
the mothers grave. The inscription upon
1t was engraved on a solid tablet of brass,
an inch in thickness, heavily plated with
silver, and thus it read: ''Sacred to the
memory of Charlotte Stanley, aged nine
teen years" The flial duty performed
she returned to England, and lived life
OF unobtrusive piety and usefulness. The
plate placed upon the stone that marks the
grave was supposed to be OF solid silver,
and tempted the cupidity of certain wand
ais, who, with hammer and chisels, sue
ceeded in prying it from the slab. They
were never detected. Many years after
ward, some good Samaritan caused the
simple name of Charlotte Temple to be cut
underneath the excavation There it NAV
be seen, within few feet of Broadway by
any one who will take the trouble to look
through the iron railing. The last time
we glanced at the slab, now almost imbedd-
ed in the ground, we saw several sparrows
taking bath in the water which had
collected in the excavation from which the
villains removed the plate; and other little
feathered songsters were singing requiem
over her grave-near which we were graft
fed to observe forget me-rfot. doubtless
planted there by some kind heart who in
childhood, had wept over the sad and ro-
mantle story of the blue-eyed girl.-Ap-
pletons Journal
Year: 1870

In the flush times of Vicksburg, when
the phrase "hard case" meant something
more than it does now, Harvey jenkins
was admittedly one of the hardest. By
some strange accident, Harvey found him
self at church one evening. The sermon
beiog over, the preacher requested all who
were friendly to religion to rise and hold
up their right hand. The whole audience
apparently were on their feet. After they
were seated the minister continued: "Now,
if there is single one here who desires to
see Satan and his kingdom prosper, he
will rise and hold up his right hand" I"
Harvey, with some difficulty, got to an
erect position, and said: "Had the vote
been less unanimous, should have retain
ed my seat; but make it point Of hon.
or lever to abandon friend under adverse
circumstances.
Year: 1870

There was balloon ascension at Allan.
ia, Ga. on New Years Day, DR.. Gilbert
Hasse going up alone, and the Era tells
the following in relation to it: "When the
balloon had reached the height of about
one mile, those who were watching it were
horritied to see it explode and collapse in,
the upper air. For about an hour the
anxiety was very intense, when, to the
astonishment of every one, the doctor rode
IN sound in body. The doctor fell about
three miles out of town, and the only in
jury he sustained was few scratches from,
some bushes in which he fell"
Year: 1870

The Christmas and New Years Hol-
idays being so near at hand, we desire
TO call special attention to certain
facts set forth In our advertising col
umns and which everybody will find
1t much to their advantage to carefully
read and consider at the present time.


First Of all let US remark right here
Year: 1870

treaty signed between England and Prussia:


"ARTIcLE I. His Majesty the King OF Prussia having
declared that notwithstanding the hostities in which
the North German Confederation is engaged with
France IL Is his fixed determination to respect the neu
traty OF Belgium long the same shall be respected
by France, Her Majesty the Queen of the United
Kingdom OF Great Britain and Ireland on
tiles the armies OF France should violate that neu
traty she will be prepared 10 cooperate with His Prus
sian Majesty for the defense Of the in such manner
may be mutually agreed upon, employing for that pur
pose her naval and military forces to insure its observ
and TO maintain in conjunction with His Prussian
Majesty then and thereafter, the independence and
neutrality of Belgium.


at is clearly understood that Her Majesty the Queen
OF the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
does not herself by this treaty to take part in
any of the general operations OF the carried
beyond the limits of Belgium defined in the treaty be-
tween Belgium and the Netherlands Of April 10, 1885,


ART. H. His Majesty the King OF Prussia agrees on
his part in the event provided for in the foregoing ar
Gle, to cooperate with Her Majesty the Queen Of the
United Kingdom OF Great Britain and Ireland employ
ing his naval and military forces for the purpose afOre
said and, the arising, to concert with Her Majesty
the measures which shall he taken separately or in COM
to secure the neutrality aud independence Of Bel
GUM.


"ART. Ill This Treaty shsll he binding on the high
tracing parties during the continuance OF the present
war between the North German Confederation and
France, and for ~ months after the ratification of any
Treaty OF Peace concluded between those two parties
and on the expiration II that time the Independence and
neutrality OF Belgium will, far the high contract
ing parties are respectively concerned continue to rest
heretofore the LIST Article the uintupe Treaty OF
the 10Th OF April, 1899"