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Year: 1871

Many, many years ago, we lived hard
by Squire S., in the town of Blank,
Blank State, who kept dozen hives OF
bees, all of which stood on long shelves
under monstrous plane-tree that was
in the yard in front of the Squire s
house, Well, one hot day in Summer,
the old Squire was standing before his
hives, bare headed and bald headed,
with nothing on him but his shirt and
shoes and trousers, when the inhabitants
of one of the hives suddenly swarmed,
and lit upon the venerable mans pate,
which they covered in layers two or three
inches deep, making his head-piece the
most comical piece of humanity we ever
gazed upon, so that we never think of it
without laughing. The Squire was
thoroughly up to the lodges of the apes,
and so he stood still, as stiff as an iron
ramrod that had stood the inspection of
the Great Frederick. just then Mrs.
S. came to the door of the house,
and, seeing her husband in such plight,
gave the usual feminine screech in
such cases made and provided, and then
said to him, keep where you are,
while go and get the broom, to brush
'em off "I'm dead if | do y thought
the Squire. He then managed to grope
his way to large tub that he had just
previously filed with water from neigh
boring brook for rinsing purposes, and
which stood on high bench. Into this
water he dipped his head, slowly, till it
was entirely immersed, and held it there,
holding his breath at the same time, till
every bee was made sufficiently stingless
to have satisfied Mr.. Eugene Wrayburn
himself. The water swarmed with bees,
and the old gentleman swarmed into the
house with the only white face he had
worn for almost half century, and
which he never repeated till he lay in his
coffin. If, reader, you ever should be
swarmed upon, do as the Squire did, and
prove the excellency of the water cure.
If you could contrive to have the water
iced, so much the better for you-and so
much the worse for the epes.
Year: 1871

Not long since, man appeared among
us with streaks of silver in his hair, deep
burrows upon his brow and stoop in his
shoulders. Upon the first favorable OPP
portunity, called to see him, for he had
been my schoolmate and playmate in
other times. l found him sitting by his
table, in thoughtful mood, with his
right hand resting upon a large, we'll
known pocketbook. Cordial greetings
transpired, and anon he lapsed again
into the reflective mood.


doesn't it seem good to get back to
the old place once more ?" l at length
ventured.


eyes, said he.


hoped he had done well during his
absence. He looked up and family smiled.


"All that l have gained, said he, l
shall leave to my favorite nephew and
heir and it will be valuable to him if
he rightly uses it. And he laid his
hand again upon the old pocketbook.


at is in there ?"


eft is in this pocketbook, he nodded,
"but," he added, "this key to the wealth
l shall put upon the outside. / had just
planned to write it as you came"


ga direction for its use ?"


"A hint from which he might gain
direction" said Stubbs 81 shall fold
this old book in an envelope and upon
this envelope shall write this legend


" The result of thirteen years tireless
wandering and speculation"


"And the book contains


Nothing"
Year: 1871

think the pity Of this lifo In love-
For though my rosebud, thrilling into life,
Kissed by the love-besms OF the glowing


sun,
Meets his fond gaze with her pure. tender


eyes,
Filled with the rapture Of a glad surprise
That from his light her glory shall be won;
Yet, when into her very heart he sighs,
Behold! she puts away her lifc-and dos.
I think tho pity ~ this life Is love
Because to mo but little jov has come
or fall that most hoped would make hfe's


sun;
For though the perfumed seasons como and


go,
The Spring birds warble, cen the rivers flow
To meet some love that to their own doth


run,
My bud of love had bloomed for other eyes,
And am loft sorrow and to sighs.
think the pity OF this life il love:
For from our love we gather all lifc's pain,
And place too oft our hearts on earthly


shrines,
Where we would knecl-but where, alas we


fall
Beneath shadow ever past recall
We seek for gold, when It's but dross that


shines
Then-if we may not turn our hearts above
know the pity Of this life is love.
Year: 1871

A BALLOON TRIP.-The Utica Herald
gives an account of singular balloon
chase which appeared in the clouds over
Poughkeepsie. A Mr.. Squire and a
Miss Thurston-the latter said to be n
well educated young lady of nineteen
started together, but in separate balloons
Squire assembled nearly to the clouds,
but seeing that Miss Thurston was not
following him very fast, descended to
give her instructions. Before he reached
the young lady, however, she threw out
the contents of two sandbags and shot
up like rocket into the clouds. Squire
allowed his balloon to drift under the
clouds and in sight of the earth until
over Hyde Park, when he threw out bal
last and went up through the clouds into
the clear sunlight. He says he must
have ascended nearly half mile above
the clouds before he caught sight of Miss
Thurston's balloon, which was then at
least four miles above the earth, and
looked to him no bigger than a mans
hat. In due time both the aerial voy
ayers made a safe descent.
Year: 1871

FIXED HM.-A conductor on the
Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad, who
had incurred much odium on account of
ejecting a poor woman from his train
between two stations, was on a recent
trip taken out and whipped, and advised
not to come Gin those parts" again.
Year: 1871

POETIC JUSTICE. pleasant instance
of poetic justice is reported from a town
in Oregon. One morning young man
called upon the editor of the only paper
in the co Inty, and asked permission to
look at he files of that paper for 1869.
1t was granted. While the editor was in
bed waiting until his wife could wash
his shirt, that young man carried away
the file, nor was it ever seen again until
his lawyer offered it in evidence during
the trial of an action of S., 900 dam
ages, for an alleged libel which that
Young man brought against that editor.
1t is gratifying to learn that the plaintiff
recovered 81 cents damages, and was ar
rested by the editor on a charge of steal
ing books, convicted and sentenced to
the penitentiary for seven years.
Year: 1871

The match, Yesterday, between the pr0fcs-
sona nine Of the Mutual Club and the champion junior
nine Of the Flyaways, generally expected TO be one
sided game proved by far the most exciting contest lately
had in this vicinity. the Flyaways playing very fine
game especially in fielding. and the professionals find
ing very hard work to dispose of them in fun gaIo
of eight r,,,-, but two of which earned Indeed
but for some important errors In the Fyaway fielding In
the 9TH and Sth innings, the OF the fun game
would have been to only. TIE game opened with
blank scores on both saes, and In the five following
innings the Mutuals only able TO two single
the juniors fielding admirably in every position.


The 9th inning closed with the remarkable score of
TO the Mutuals looking rather they went to
the bat in their th inning BY loose fielding In the
two following innings the Mutua5 enabled to add
to their score the final result being their by
score of to The following is the of each
inning:
Year: 1871

Ia the House the other day, MIR
Snipes introduced the following re-
solution


Whereas, In view of the probabil-
ityyof a decision by the Supreme
Court of the State, making the notes
of the Bank of tennessee issued sub
segment TO the 9Th day of May, 1861.
receivable for taxes, il is apparent
that An additional burden may be
suddenly and without warning
thrown upon the tax payers Of the
State, at any time after the adiOurn-
ment of this General Assembly.
which may fatally embarrass the
treasury by absorbing the revenue
which we provide for the floating
debt and current expenses of the
State Government therefore,


ReSOtCed, That the judiciary
Committee of the two Houses in
joint session be instructed TO in
quire:


1st, AstO the obligation of the
State to receive said new issue in
payment of dues of the State Gov
ernment, and as to the probable re-
suit of pending litigation in refer
ence thereto.


2nd, As to the amount of said new
issue outstanding.


Sd, As to the practicability and
wisdom of averting the consequence
of an unfavorable termination of
said litigation by providing for fund
ing said new issue in the hands of
the State while the same can be
done.


said Joint Committee shall report
by bill or otherwise at as early a
day as practicable.


The resolution was taken up and
referred TO the Judiciary Commit
tec.-BdRHeF.
Year: 1871

When the day dawns. and we arise
to find the sky clear and the bright
hours all before US, how loath we are
to lie down upon our pillow again.
There are so many things to do
such pleasant things some of them !:
our friends are coming, or we are
going TO visit them there is a walk
or drive or a little feast in pros
pect-lt seems so pleasant TO be
awake


But when the day Is gone, and
night has comC'agaiu, we are gener-
ally ready for il. We are, at best
tired with our frOlic or our pleasure.
Ten to one we are disappointed in
something. Some little unpleasant
incident has marred the brightest
hour. Some skeleton has taken its
seat at the feast, or peeped out OF
a secret closet. Itis so delightful to
fling off the tiRery il reioiced us to


put on; TO put out the light and lie


down, cOurting slumber.


So, though in the heydav OF life.


we dread that last long quiet sleep.
/ no doubt those who live TO be old


hail it as their best friend. The
loves and hopes of early life have
ended in disappointment. Their
dear ones have left them alone. The
life that seemed so sweet has changed


to bitterness, aud all sweetness Is


with death Just as we Wearilv
climb the bedroom stairs with our
tired feet, so we climb life's last
steps. We have danced and toiled
alternately; we are as tired of our
! joys as of our sorrow, and we will
hail repOse eternal, as we hailed the
repose of the night when life was
all before US.
Year: 1871

The drunkard dreamed Of his old retreat,
OF his easy place in the tap-room seat;
And the liquor cleaned in his gloating eye,
Till his lips TO the sparkling glass drew


nigh,
AS he lifted 1t up with an eager glance,
And laughed as he saw the bubbles dance.
s'Aha l am myself again!
Here's truce to care, and adieu to pain.
Welcome the cup with its creamy foam!
Farewell to work and a moPy home
With jolly crew and flowing bowl,
In bar-room pleasures love 10 roll -
Like a fash there came to the drunkard's


side
His angel child, who that night had died
With look so gentle and sweet and fonds
She touched the glass with her little wand:
And on as he raised it up to drink
She silently tapped on its silent brink,
It'll the drunksrd shook from foot 10 crown
And set the untasted goblet down.
''Hey, man |" cried the host, what mean


sth this
Is the eovsy sick or the dram amissg
Cheer up, my lad! quick the bumper


quaff,"
And he glared around With hendish


laugh.
The drunkard raised his glass once more,
And looked at its depths 80 soft before;
But started to see on its pictured foam
The face OF its dead little child at home
Then sgain the landlord at him sneered,
And the swaggerlng crowd Of drunkards


jeered
But stun, as he tried the glass 10 drink,
The wand Of his dead one touched the


brink.
The landlord gasped, 81 swear, my man,
Thou shalt take every drop Of his flowing


can"
The drunkard bowed to the suiyering


brIm,
Though his heart beat fast and his eye


grew dim;
But the wand struck harder then ever fore,
The glass was iung on the bar-rOom floor;
All around the ring the fragments lay,
But the poisonous current rolled away.
The drunkard awoke. His dream was


gone.
His bed was bathed in the light Of morn;
But he saw, as he shook with pale cold


fear,
A beautiful angel lowering near.
He rose and that seraph was nigh him


still;
1t checked his passion, it swayed his viii,
1t dashed from his lips the mad'ning bowl,
And victory gave to his ransomed soul
Since ever that midnight hour he dreamed
Our hero has been a man redeemed;
And this is the prayer he prays Away,
And this is the prayer let us help him pray
That angels may come in every land,
To dash the cup from the drunkard's hand.
Year: 1871

The wind and the day had lived together,
They died together, and far away
Spoke farewell in the sultry weather,
Out or the sunset, over the heather,
The dying wind and the dying day.
Far in the South, the summer leven
Flushed, fame in the gay soft air;
We seemed to look on the hills Of heaven;
You saw within, but to me twas given
To see your face, as an angels there.
Never again, ah, surely never,
Shall we wait and watch where OF old We


stood,
The low good night of the hill and the river
The faint light fade, and the wan stars


quiver,


Twain grown one in the solitude.
Year: 1871

ROME, June l6.-The Pope has an.
nounced his intention OF repairing to
the Island of Corsica if King Victor
Emanuel should enter Rome. The
Holy Father will then avail himself of
the refuge and asylum placed at his dis
posal by the French Government some
time ago, and will probably reside on
the island till the troubles now affecting
the Holy See are ended.
Year: 1871

"PIensaptrIeso Among the Pup.Is-AIobSing
Refractory iebs-DisgracetnI Doinas-An
Investigation Needed.


PoUeHKEEPsIE, Jan. THE opinion is fast
gaining ground in the river counties that affairs
OF all kinds at West Point should have an im-
mediate and strict overhauling. From reports
of all kinds the discipline needs attention. The
latest disgraceful occurrence was the "mob-
bing" of three ''plebs." The act can be called
by no other name after having listened to the
reports of the tame indirectly from one of the
mobbed victims. 1t appears that short time
since three plebs, through some means or other,
Of course unknown to the authorities, got


ON SPREE,


and towards the close of their revelry, and after
dark repaired to their quarters. The sentinel
on post inquired at their window if all was right,
and was answered in the affirmative. Soon after
the inquiry was repeated, and similar answer
given, though at the time one of the three was
absent He returned soon after, just in time to
answer to the third challenge and for those
false responses all were reported. Then,
according TO the statement of one of them,
named Barnes, the first class, almost en- naGsse,
dragged them from their quarters aud uncere
monioUsly conveyed them TO Fort Put in the
dead of night, while


TfIRY BADE THE "PLEBs" LEAVE


the post and never to return, assuring them
that If they did they would receive q coat of tar
and feathers. President Grants son supplied
one of the victims with coat and some spend
ing money, and then the ''mobbed" plebs struck
into the woods and disappeared into the dark
ness. Their absence the next morning was a
mystery, and so secret was the whole affair
kept that over twenty hours elapsed before
the first nkling was had, and even then no one
could tell what had become of the poor plebs
They came to light, however, in this city yes.
terday, having arrived here the night before


PENNILEss AND HUNGRY,


when they were given shelter at the house of an
old schoOlmate, to- whom thev related the above
story. They expressed themselves extremely
sorry for the intoxication, which occasioned the
trouble, and then sat down and wrote q clear
statement of the whole transaction to the com
mandant at West Point, asking to be allowed to
return to the post, not as deserters, bat to re-
sign or be dismissed. Soon after an officer ar
rived from the Point, and last night he con-
yeyed the absent ones back to the stronghold,
there to be dealt with according to the law
made and provided TOR such cases. 1t would
seem from all of the above that the summary
action of the first class needs at least inyesti-
cation.
Year: 1871

A Scene in North observation-disclosures In the


Jury Box.


A correspondent writes from North Carolina:
in Fay etteYille saw an evidence of the new
condition of affairs in the jury box of the court
house. Six white men and six black men sat
apart to hear and give the judgment of righ-
teous impaTtiality In cases of contention. The
foreman of the jury told me how the thing was
managed. He said these men were, every one,
of the very common sort of darkeys.


TIE proceedings of the court were an inexpli-
cable nuddle to them, and by the time trial
was over they had no opinion whatever on any
case, save as the echoes of the last speech of the
last laWy er might linger in their minds. When
retired in deliberation, the white men, COM
pairing notes, would agree upon a verdict. Then,
turning to the eolored jurymen, they would say:
"Well, boys, what do you think of this z"
stating the conclusion. Invariably the answer
would be:-"Dats all right. We thinks jes so.
Jes as you say"


There is too much to burlesque the idea of
citizenship in the present position of the negro
to allow one to see him, in his new relations,
with unmixed pleasure. Something better
could have been devised for him. and certainly
for the country, than the immediate elevation
OF all this colored mass TO the station of full
hedged citizens. Kindness to the negro would
have kept him out of the jury-box-would, for
the present at least, have kept him back from
offices which he has had no training and has nc
fitness for. This is politics. heresy, of course,
but the facts are in support Of the heresy.
Year: 1871

From this deduct the following sums for
new work, the aggregate OF which is
charged against income account as re-
presenting the average gold premium
upon the amount Of the convertible
IEper cent. boAdt OF the company, issued
upon a currency basis during the year:
New TRACK and sidiDQs, main
Year: 1871

A FIEND.-Dorris Deekman was committed
for trial at Dutch Kills, L. l., for deliberately
starving to death his daughter, Anne, eleven
pears of age. One of the witnesses testified
that she saw the mother knock AnEe down
only day or two before with stick of wood
while she was begging for bread, and then kick
her down stairs, the child at the time not hav-
ing strength to arise. At another time she
dragged the girl around by her hair, tearing
large punches from her head. On the day of
her death she saw her standing by the stove
with her arm around it, entirely naked, beg
ging for something to eat, and the inhuman
mother dragged the child from its temporary
warmth and thrust it into cod room, without
anything for covering, without bed even of
straw to lie upon, or even chair. A few hours
later tie child was found there dead. The
screams of the girl could be heard through the
entlre neighborhood while the brutal mother


ana no less brutal stepfather were whipping it.
Year: 1871

A FAIR STATEMENT.-So many people
have deliberately misrepresented the purport
Of paragraph which lately appeared in this
paper that is with peculiar satisfaction that
we find the Bangor Wing, with its usual can
dor and fairness, calls attention to these mali
cious perversions of our language. The Whig
having criticised the Adoertiser for its sweep
ing aspersions upon a large majority of the
Legislature because they did not vote fol-
Chamberlain's nomination, the latter paper
made ptitul complaint because the PRESS
was not included in that criticism. Where
upon the Whig retorts:


The Adrertiser furnishes another illustra-
tion of lis apparent inability to recognize the
most palpable distinctions, by accusing us OF
Partially in failing to include the PRESS in
our criticism. 1t says, aluding to an editorial
in the latter paper:


"It is good taste the Wing thinks, for the
PRESS to call General Chamberlrins support
ers bad names, but it is in remarkably bad
taste for the Advertiser to express the opin-
ion that they acted from sense of duty! An
ingenious Wig, one would say, would be
ashamed of such bare-faced partially"


The article in the PRESS TO which the Ad.
0ertiser alludes stated that "all the judicious
friends of Governor Chamberlain" had prompt
ly recognized the validity of the popular de-
cision, but that


"a Gerry fen unprincipled politicians, how
ever, governed by their own selfish interests
and not by patriotism, have persisted iu un-
deltaking 10 reverse that decision by breaking
up the Republican party and calling in the
common enemy to decide the contest. We
are glad to say that these selfish and reckless
men Dere .few and unifvquential, not one of
them, SO far as we know, belonging to the
Legislature"


To compare this charge, severe as are its
terms towards few unidentified individuals,
with the Advertisers indictment OF the over
whelming Republican majority of the Legis-
lature and the people, is to expose at glance
the fallacy of its complaint of our unfairness.
Year: 1871

Calling upon the Health Onicer at Quarantine
yesterday afternoon, q representative Of the
HERALD was assured that there are few, II, indeed
any cases OF smallpox now arriving from foreign
ports and that there Is not q single case OF the
loathsomc disease In the est Bank Hospital at tile
present time No new cases oil cholera are reported,
and the few now In the hospital are dong remark
ably well.
Year: 1871

teudent OF the county city, and shall by him
be and registered according to the organization
The enrolled returned together with the
shall constitute the wortng organization Of the conser
party nominations shall be made. Five tens win be


lied fty and TO each hfty there will be chief The
ent. In each township or wsra; and win act
his aids and will each, subject his directions have
special charge OF his city, The leaders of ten in each
fifty will be chosen by the chief will act NJ his aids and will
organization of his own ten.


The plan meets with hearty approval, and nobody
seems TO object TO It's tyrannicai requirements,
although II does away with all independ-
ence or action, as the voter who does not
submit TO IL will be treated as an enemy
10 the party Tho Convention adjourned sine dse at
four O'CLOCK, and mass meeting Is now being held,
at which speeches arc being made by BALDWIN and
other great guns. The delegates from the country
express themselves confident OF success In the
coming election. Don In the election VI their county
officers and in securing working majority VI the
LeQlSlature
Year: 1871

AN agent for large life insurance company in
New York called some time since on gentle
man with the hope of insuring his life. On ask
ing whether the gentleman was not desirous of
taking out a life policy, he was met with the re-
ply that if the company could insure him in the
future state, he was perfectly willing. This
seemed to be poser, but the agent promptly
replied that be was sorry to say his company
was prevented by its charter from issuing any
fire risks.
Year: 1871

81 EMMA MAMIE NASS'
In Summertime, on pleasant ewes,
Along the cool lime avenue,
Her voice came rising clear and true
Above the babbling of the leaves;
She sang the live long evening through.
Outlines some passer turned his head,
To see whence came the weird outflow
Now quick and strong, now sal and slow,
Half like requiem from the dead
But none the secret learned, 1 trow;
For thckest blossoms screened the place
The oriel where she used to sit
And vines ran round and over it,
And hid the unknown singers face.
Within, the lamps were never lit.
But all was shadowy and strange;
Above, below, the selfsame gloom,
Hung round and round each ghostly room;
Twas like some old deserted grange,
Der grown with moss and tangled broom.
never quite could catch her words
think they had a tender ring,
Those ballads that she used to sing
But oh her voice like birds,
meadow lark's in early Spring
Eve after eve listened there,
Beside my curtained window seat,
Aud, all unknowiDg, down the street
Her song came to me free as air,
And wed my soul to mnsc sweet.
never CHANGED her face to see,
For she shyer than the wind;
waited, watched behind the blind,
But only heard that melody,
And grieved that fate was SO unkind.
Now days are short and cold winds blow,
My thoughts turn to those Summer ewes
spell SO wondrous fancy weaves,
! hear that old delicious flow
Above the rustling of the leaves


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