smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1873

Dut as harmony, suDuueu anu gentie. III was the
notice Tor the operatives to return to their work,
and we could distinctly see the long professions
entering the various establishments and mills
as the last strokes OF the ringing reached us.
In few seconds we heard the clocks OF the town
strike the hour Of one almost in unison. The gong
and hoarse whistle Of locomotive told of the an.
proach of train from Boston, and on looking
down we could see the iron horse tugging at his
load, the whole train appearing as O great snake
gliding gracefully along on the rails. Travelling
but slowly beneath the balloon, we had better
opportunity to watch the train but the loud harsh
whistle vibrated near, then seemed to die away
again, like an elephant In pain, with q hol no!
The aneroid now indicated that we were rising
rapidly. being 90 15-2oths, and being in
the shade OF cloud light chill
was felt for moment We had
entered an upper current going In a southeasterly
direction Still over the town, with the most gor.
geous scenery within visien. The horizon raised
with u.s. all the while tinged with the misty vapor,
equ-dstant In all directions. To the southwark
and eastward the outline Of the ocean was clearly
visible, which, though nearly twenty miles distant,
appeared only just In advance OF us. From the
same point we could trace the Of the crooked
Merrimac as It turned and wound It's way like a
black tortuous monster to the briny deep beyond
The little concord River, blasxer and more crooked
than the sister stream that here swallows
It, could be also traced amid plain and valley to
the end OF its Journey ut she mill race, where its
freedom ceased Away round from the ocean In
southwesterly direction we saw distant clumps Of
buildings, supported tn the background by hills
while on the north and west mountains OF consd-
erable height ioomed mp.


At half-past one O'Clock we were still passing
southward fnongb well within sight VI the town
Year: 1873

of Lowell. The discord Of sounds was not great
at this moment as the dull thud Of u
hammer in the boiler shops and the loud
roaring OF the water falling into the
racecourses OF the factories were all that we
heard. Now the mountains on the north, In New
Hampshire rose into grand prominence, extending
in an apparent semi-circie far as the eve could
reach, but not inspiring one with much desire to
tread their darkened surface Our aneroid now
stood 20 1920; wet bulb, 90; dry bulb, u. The
shadow OF the balloon could be distinctly seen on
the earth beneath. Everywhere crowds of people
gazed up at US as we sailed along silently above
them The rays Of the sun rested on the balloon,
but it suddenly became hot and oppressive.


PASSING OVER THE cEMETERY


at quarter past one p. NJ. we could behold from
afar the white marble that marked the last rest
ing place OF the dead the obelisks pointing upward,
not looking thicker than q walking cane while the
lots enclosed by blocks OF gray granite appeared
like squares formed OF straws. While contem-
plating the possibility OF freed spirits 1oating
around and above US, we observed that our aerial
ship was descending rapidly. as though about to
land on the tops Of the trees. just outside the
graveyard. Our trailing rope was at once thrown
cut. and Mr.. King prepared for the occasion.
Down we went at great speed. Presently we
could hear some one calling to us-"Halloal !
here, coming down now ?" mot much" replied
King, as he emptied away some sand. We were not
more than two hundred feet Of the ground and
our rope dragging over the tree tops, assisted us
In having ground ride. The persistent barking
OF o little cur in the cemetery grounds attracted
our attention for a few seconds. We rose again so
rapidly at this time that we could scarcely hear
a whistling a9riculturalist tossing about some
mown hay, who was endeavoring 10 soothe our
troubled spirits. Again we behold the
oceans margin, the blue water beyond, looking
calm, motlonless. "BalloOni balloonl balloon -
is re-echoed from below, and we observe some ex-
ceedngly small specimens Of humanity in a field,
to whom we threw some printed matter and de-
parted Haverhill now drew within sight, while
the mighty mills OF Lowell were indicated to us
only by the dense volumes Of smoke emitted from
the tall chimneys. A small boat on the Concord
was being rowed beneath one OF the railroad
bridges; but the boat itself looked exactly like
gnat In a bucket OF water, with the legs sticking
out and creating an eddy, answering In this In
stance to the movement OF the oars.


AMID THE CLOUDS.


1888 p, M-The sun WAS now shining brilliantly
Year: 1873

WONDERING THROUGH ALL ETERNITY
what 1t was that happened to him. l returned to
London in great hurry by q train that In no
way excited by it, but failed in the end and object
had in view after ell, which was to go to the


GRAND CONCERT AT ALBERT HALL
in honor Of the shah. I had strong desire to see
that building filed with people once. Albert Hall
is one Of the many monuments erected to the
memory Of the late Prince Albert. 1t Is q huge
and costly edince, but the architectural design is
old, not to say In some sense O plagiarism; for
there Is but little originality in putting dome on
gasometer. 1t said to seat 900 people, and surely
that Is q thing worth seeing-at least to q man
who was not at the Boston Jubilee. But no tickets
were to be had-every seat was full, they said 1t
was no particular matter but what made me mad
was to come so extremely close and then miss. In
deed, was madder than l can express to think
that


II THE ARCHITECT HAD ONLY PLANNED
the place TO hold 13,OO1 could have got in. But,
after all, was not the only person who had occa-
sion to leel vexed. Colonel x, noted man In
America, bought seat some days ago Tor $40 and
O little afterward


MET A KNOWING PERSON,


who said the Shah would be physically worn oue
before that concert night and would not be there,
and consequently nobody else; SO the seat wab I'M
mediately sold for S.. Then came another knowing
one, who said the Shah would unquestonaby De ae
the concert, 80 the Colonel went straight and
bought hts ticket back again. The temporary
holder Of 1t only charged him $3.50 Tor carrying IL
around for him during the intervall Tne Coionei
was at the concert and took the Shah's head clerk
for the Shah all the evening. Vexatlon could 60
no further than that mAhk TWAIN.
Year: 1873

My heart is filled with sadness


As sit by my cottage door,
And think o'er those days Of gladness
That are gone to return no more.
oh time, how swiftly then 1t flew a
A day seemed but an hour,
An hour of Joy and pleasure too Nu
Within that little bower.
Twas on quiet summers eve,


The moon had hid her light
But the lovely stars on that happy eve,
Seemed to shine with their brightest


light.


And the western breezes softly stole
To kiss the weeping flowers,
And nature wore her sweetest smile
To bless the twilight hours.
Twas then we sat mid flowers so gay
This queenly lass and l,
And we were very blithe and gay,
AS the moments hastened by.
oh, ask me not what would give
To live that evening o'er, wfe
To feel that soft cheek pressed to mine
ne'er would ask for more.
We sat together side by side


Beneath the sky of blue,
She talked so calm and dignifled


thought that she was true.
But soon alas, my brightest hopes


Were doomed to sad despair,
For she whom had thought was true


Was false as she was fair.
And when thought my cup Joy


Was full and running o'er,
She threw her snares another way


And noticed me no more. j
And thus you'll find where e'er you go
No matter where il be.
That women does deceitful grow


And SO she'll ever be.
Year: 1873

ORDERED TO BE GRADED.-ln accordance
with the authority of the City Council, tue
Committee on Streets have ordered the giil-
ding and curbing of west Cary street 10 De
commenced ut once.
Year: 1873

The Republican party IN this State
is banking very heavily, upon the idea
that the anti-Republican element Will
perpetrate the folly of last year, in
the next State canvass. They make
no bones of heralding this hope, in
their Journals; and it is well known to
every man who is posted III the de-
vices aud ambitious of the public men
in the State, that Horace Maynard is
to enter the list as a candidate for
Governor, and if successful. to secure
the seat of BrOwnlOw. There never
was set OF fellows so puffed up
with pride aud cOnceJt, by a little
luck, as these chaps are. They talk
as if they could have settled the hash
for Andy or Frank in single combat.
Now we do not believe one single
word of this harmless bravado. 1t is
certain that if there had been no di-
vision in our ranks, Horace might as
we'll have been kicking at the moon
as running for the position which he
gained; and it is equally certain that
if we close up our ranks. we can send
the whole lay out, Narraganset and
all, up Salt River. 1t may be, how
ever, that we will play the fool the
second time. If we do We ought to
be made hewers of wood and draw
er= of water forever to the Radical
party. There is not a man outside of
the Radical party in Tennessee, that
wants to go into it. But still some of
us act under the influence of preju-
diccs III such manner, that we do
the concern Just as much service as if
we were in Grants bosom. Frank
tin RcUictc.


You are mighty right, brother Re
view. 1t is hoped you and your
friends viii not act with sunni consum
mate folly as you did last year, and
persist in running an 'iudcpondenC'
dead beat III opposition to a party
nomination. II you do you deserve
to be ''hewers Of wood to the Radical
party forever" Let old party hacks
slide, and give us men who have not
come to US with all the hates and ami
mosities of lifetime to be pardoncd
and overlooked Surely we can start
some fresh, vigorous young meu who
have no sins to atone for, no preju-
diccs to overcome, and no cuds to
serve but those of their country. Let
us try it, or disaster awaits Us in the
| future rs in the past.
Year: 1873

The hopelessness of any ones
accomplishing anything without
pluck is illustrated by an old East
Indian fable. \ mouse that dwelt
near the abode OF q great magician
was kept in such constant distress
by lis fear Of a cat, that the magi-
clan, taking pity on it, turned it
into "A cat itself Immediately it
began 10 suffer from its fear Of a
dog, SO the magician turned it into
a dog. Then it began to suffer
from fear of tiger, and the magi-
clan turned IL into u tiger. Then
il began 10 suffer from its fear of
huntsmen, and the magician, in dis
gust, said, BE q mouse again. As
you have only the heart Of mouse,
it is impossible 20 help you by CIV
ing you the body Of q nobler ami
NAL And the poor creature again
became 4 mouse. 1t is the same
with a mouse-hearted man. He
mag be clothed with the powers,
and placed in the position of brave


men bat he will always act like a


mouse; and public opinion is usual
~ the greater magician that finally


gays TO such q person, Go back TO
Jour obscurity again. You have
oonly the heart of mouse, and it is


Tseless to try to make a lion Of you.
Year: 1873

\ Good advertisement is the best
of all possible salesmen. 1t Is a sales
man who never sleeps; is never weary;
who goes after business early and late;
accosts the merchant in his shop, the
scholar in his study, the lawyer ii his
Office, the lady ut her breakfast table;
who can be in a thousand places at
once, and speak to thousands Of peo-
pie every morning and evening, saying
to each one the best thing in the best
manner.
Year: 1873

An Irish lass wrote 10 her lover,
begging him to send her some money,
and added in the same letter, by way
of postscript: Il am so ashamed OF
the request that l have made in this
letter, that I sent after the postman
to get it back, but the servant could
not overtake him"
Year: 1873

It IS narrated OF a Connecticut thief
that, having stolen a farmers water
melons, he sent the seeds back in a
letter and requested him to plant them
for newt year. That fellow was in
tended for a railroad president In
that capacity lie would take a farmers
crop, and send back only enough to
make sure that there would be anoth-
cr crop far him to take next year.
Year: 1873

She watches at the porch,


The sun is nearly down;
What keeps her truant lord
He should be back from town.
One short, sweet year ago


lie never made her watt
AS much too early then


As now he is too laiei
Hal Heaven bestowed on me
That little lady there.
Whom love has made 50 sad
And sadness made SO fair;
Her land, her check, her mouth
Should not tor kisses wait;
Were at sweet armful mine
Incver could be late
Year: 1873

WE'VE GROWN OLD TOGETHEF
Sell B1lyl No, lossen the bride;


Unfetter the gallant sleed.
his eye has grown dim and uncertain,


Forgotten his olden-time speed;
But memory haloes him over


With thoughts that are sacredly dear;
So pledge him no longer to labor,


And hallow that pledge with a tear.
Swift thought, glancing back past the shadows,
Speaks first of that long-vanished day
He stood all so patiently waiting


By the ''meeting-house" over the way,
While held hand at the altar,


And VOWS were recorded on high,
Till the angels bent earthward to murmur;
'rYours, yours forever and aye"
Oh! the air was all throbbing with music,
And sunshine was gliding the way,
When he sped with my bride to the cottage
Our home from that glad nuptial day.
His step had the antelopes feetness,


The grace of the gentle gazeIle,
AS he passed the fresh mead and the mountain,
Toward the cottage we both loved so well.
But, Billy, time passed, and its changes
Brought changes to you and to me;
For sorrow sent tears to the farmhouse,
Like waves overspreading the sea.
And, Billy, we two were grown older,


My head was well threaded with gray,
When you waited so solemn and silent


By the meeting house over the way.
A hearse stood in waiting beside you;


A dirge foate1 out on the air;
And tears trickled silently downward,


While sobs choked the accent of prayer;
And the bell in the old church-steeple


Kept mournfully telling the tale;
And the winds, floating tenderly outward,
Bore softly the piteous wall.
Just there, where we stood at the altar,
So happy in days long ago,
The coffin was draped in the symbols


Which typify bitterest woe.
With her meek hands silently folded,
Her sightless orbs shaded from view,
With the pallor so still on her forehead,
A coldness so strange on her brow,
They placed her beside the same altar,


But this time all silent and lone,
And they called her an angel in heaven,
Where sorrow may never be known.
Then out from the door of the chapel
They carried that silent clay,
You bore it so slow and solemn,


The sad funeral way.
No, Billy, we've grown old together,
And you have been faithful and true;

Wen journey Hfe's pilgrimage through.
So, buyer please loosen the bride,


Unfetter the gallant old steed;
And Billy, from hardship and labor,
Ipledge him is ever more freed.
Year: 1873

FREMONT, O., April 1st, 1872.
DIR. LIBBEY-


DEAR SIR: should be ungrateful indeed
if 1 did not make some acknowledgment to
you, of the wonderful change you have work
eu in my physical condition during the past
three months treatment Ihave received from
you. My heart and lungs were in fearful
condition. was generally Frustrated and
completely broken down. feel now as well
as nine-tenths of the women of my age. II an
sure that your treatment was the cause of SC
wonderful a change. My friends and neigh
bors are loud in your praise. There arc many
in this place and vicinity that are anxious to
avail themselves of your skill, and look for
ward with great anxiety to your next visit
That you may live to do more of the goot
work you have begun, is the constant prayel
of Yours,
Year: 1873

A scene witnessed by some travellers in the north of Norway, from a cliff one thousand feet above the sea, is thus de- scribed "The ocean stretched away in silent vastness at our feet; the sound of waves scarcely reached our airy look out; away in the north the huge old sun swung low along the horizon, like the slow beat of the pendulum in the tall clock of our grandfather's parlor corner. We all stood silent, looking at our watches. When both hands came together at twelve, midnight, the huge round orb hung triumphantly above the waves, bridge of gold running due north spanning the waves between us and him. There he shone in silent majesty, which knew no setting. We involuntarily took off our hats no word was said. Combine, if you can, the most brilliant sunrise and sunset you ever saw, and the beauties will pale before the gorgeous coloring which now lit up ocean, heaven, and mountain. In half an hour the sun had swung up perceptibly on his beat, the colors changed to those of morning, fresh breeze rippled over the floor, one song ster after another piped up in the grove behind us--we had slid into another day."
Year: 1873

Regina Pauline Benkle haunts the Money Order Department of the New York Post Office. Regina is thin old woman of about fifty years of age, very poorly but cleanly clad. Her gray hair IS carefully smoothed over her forehead. She wears faded black bonnet and dress. There is nothing in her general appearance that would cause her to be singled out in the crowd that constant ly throngs the office; in fact, she had been in the habit of coming and going for some time before she was noticed by the officials. She fancies that she has grievance.

 One day the clerk whose duty it is to issue money orders for Europe observed her walking up and down Tn the space allotted to the public i1 an absent mind ed sort of way, as though looking in vain TOT something or somebody. He beck oned her. to come to his window. She responded with amazing alacrity, and he replied in the affirmative to her

 Sprechen sic Deutch." She told him her story. She had had lover in Ger many who had deserted her; then she married another man, and 1mmierated to th1s country. While her husband lived the wolf was kept from the door, but now she is old, and poverty pinched. She imagines that her lover sends her money regularly, and that some gcoun- drel draws it. On that very day a man had collected money which she claimed belonged to her. The clerk explained to her minutely the naodus opera,adi of the money order system, dwelling par ticularly on the safeguards which were used In order to render the improper payment of an order almost an impossi- bility. She listened attentively. and went away apparently satisfied. A day or two subsequently she again present ed herself. She was sure that money had been from time to time sent.her. and that certain parties had collected 1t, that the swindle had for long time been going on, and that the guilty Wretches were amassing wealth and car rylng on an extensive business at her expense.

 Every few days she returns, her eyes sparkling and face aglow, and in vigor- ous German denounces the clerk. the postmaster. and the entire service, as we'll as the police of this city, as beino banded together to defraud her-a poor, lone, old woman.
Year: 1873

The value of cash on hand has been very forcibly Illustrated during the re- cent period of pecuniary embarrags- ment. The richest men have been short of it; many of them have been quite destitute of money that they could have put their hand on any day.

 Now we wish to give word of advice on this subject to all young men. It is this: Lay up ten per cent. of your in come-no matter what your income is and keep it where you can put your hand on it at any time, for the remain der of your life. There is not day that you do not see the necessity of having money that you can lay your hands on. While you have an oppor.
Year: 1873

CH1LDREN.-In lecture at Rutland, Vt,, Miss Anna Dickinson declared that many show their ignorance in the training of the children commit ted to their care. eff the child is square he must be put into the round hole circumscribed according to the parents dictation, and in doing so the edges of the child's nature must be clipped off, and madeto fit that particu-
Year: 1873

Have you ague in the face and is it badly swollen? Have yor severe pain in the chest, back, or side Have you cramps or pains in the stomach or bowels2 Have you, bilious collie or severe gripping pains If so sue Johnson'S Anodyne Linime1at internally
Year: 1873

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. lS.-The BulIs-


Tin this evening makes the following au-


thorized editorial allusioa 10 Bishop


Cummins The weekly meeting Of the


Episcopal clergy, representing what is
called the Evangelical wing OF that
church, was largely attended yesterday
and the Cummtns case was fully con-
sidered in all its bearings. and we are
authorized 10 state, as the result oil the
freest interchange of opinion and feel
ing among the low church clergy, that
they wholly repudiate and disown any
sympathy whatever with Bishop Cum
minis in his recent act, and so far as
their knowledge extends are unable to
name single Episcopal clergyman
who gives the slightest countsnance 10
the movement The same steadfast
adherence to their allegiance is main
tanned in New York, when strenuous
efforts were made by Episcopal clergy
to deter the Bishop from his proposed
secession. There is a feeling some.
thing like indignation. at the recent
course,ot the seeding Bishop in taking
so prominent a part in the Evangelical
anniversaries last month, and go iden-
tiiying church affairs with himself that
the necessary inference from his Con-
duct wss that his subsequent action was
the result OF preconcert among those un
derstood TO be in opposition to the Ritz
ualist extreme OF the Episcopal church.
The inference was naturally proved by
the expressions OF representative men
both here and in New York. Not
only did Bishop Cummins carefully
conceal his purpose when in this city
last month, but he is left to carry it
out now, absolutely without sympathy
or support from anybody. 1t is proba-
BILE that he may be acquitted OF inten-
tional treachery to his brethren, but
there can be but little diversity Of opin-
ion as TO the degree OF his moral obli-
CATION and honor as displayed in his
m ethod OF departure.
Year: 1873

Should peace be maintained through Spain
acceding to the demands of our government
steps should be taken to prevent the possibility
of war hereafter about Cuba. As long as
Spain holds the island, no matter what party
may be in power at Madrid, republican,
monarchical or any other, there will always
be danger Of serious difficulties or even of war.
1t has been 80 a long time under different
forms of government and must continue to be
SO. In fact, the colonial government in Cuba
has ever been the worst despotism, whether
Spain has been republican or monarchicaL
There can be no guarantee of peace for us
but through the independence OF Cuba. Our
government sho1ld, then, adopt policy to
that end by recognizing either the belligerency
or independence Of the Cubans if even Spain
accede to our demands in the Virginius case.
There never was, and, probably, never will be,
o better opportunity to remove fruitful cause
of dispute and irritation, to obliterate the
stain of slavery in this hemisphere and to
promote the cause of republican liberty over
American territory. The administration and
Congress will make great mistake if they let
this opportunity slip.