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; m v , se Rii-yaiH-yo; ; y
1IOFEB.
bt'm. t.
TVCKKUUa.
who created. 1im f nrf itMiulin
...1 Ilk.
r"" "P Mirit to him l - i.s-i.
iivwvi to Ue eorjK.ru!, with the rharg, to W
i wwvmm iiiun in nia u. i. m .
s iwth, mruMm iia rm niiacai
wwmi y every tie of stanry to his toor fath
erlaad. ' Than he erk'd Fi t t
Iitlftot kneel ykld my life; .
Behold m firmly itand, .
t A rft I've ttood hi fleudly strife
. wmy una latUcrtttiid j L
-iTbIe'lorwhkhI long have hleJ
" Ieherishtothelust
"- " God's Ueings be npon it ishod,. '
' y; ' Wbw ihy TaU life is past K-
On Sature'e ramU 1 was borti, .
. And o'er theiii walked elate, . '
. My retinae the hues of dawn,
The mists my rolw of state ;
I will not thiuue my inoniitaia birth
Wave onlycrou'U to flie ;' -Erect
I'll take my leave o? earth,'
' With clear and dauntless eye. ,
, ThoughUof the eagle's lofty home,
Of eurg that ever shine,
The orient's created arch of foam;
4,
l lie uaritly- wavuig piue,
The duuy crag, eternal mow,
Echoes that wildly roll,
' With valor make my bosom glow'
And wing my parting sonL T
l,Tui wal my conntiy's teats,
Fresh east in Freedom's mould j
, ' Tif dearer to my brave compeers : : ,
Than all your despot' gold ; '
Oh 1 Jet it bear the last farewell 1
Of one fra moantaineer,
And bid the Tyrol peasanU swell
Their songs of martial cheer J -
, I've met ye on fairer field, ' ,, J
, And ne'er with tamely bow,
, Think not with suppliant knee I'll yield '
To craven vengeance now j .
Cut short my few and toilsome days, .
. It loose a tyrant's thrall,.
I'll die with nnaverted gaze, ' ; " '
And conqner sa I fall,
Above the sense of human woes, -;
" ILoyal to native land,
Unconscious of these eager foes, - '
. Creator, see me stand I . ' ' -Free
as when first I drew my breath, ' '
' Though girt with mortal Ire - '
My cfiuo trjr, take ahpafaan V death $ ;
My Qod, JiU tptrix-" lr f-' ' .
JOHN MORTON, .
. , THE . . .
' x- i;- if , .--C -" i -'.-"7 " i"""- ' ; ' r? " " ... ': . t'-
K II K A IT A T . S O IV .
" John, give me back that book." These
word spoken in a harah tone by his iatber,
caused John Morton to start in affright ,
Please, father, was only "
, " Ho words," interrupted ths father, "gve
me the book." ,'
With, tearful eyes and, trembling hands,
Joha UumJ the book tg his tathor, who Im
mediately threwit jnto ths lire. -.- f -:
"Now, sir, go and finish chopping that
brash, and remember, if yon quit it again
r?; before it is all done, I'll give yob awhip-
. . Mr. Morton was a small fanner, who lived
a few miles from thevillage ot M , in
Massachusetts, A msn of nd, literary tsste,
himself, he could not., endure it in others',
and for this reason was an unkind and oftcs
unjust father towards John, his second son,
who loved books better than anything else
in (he world. - -J '.;.
. John was not a lazy boy, as a tarmer
boys know no such thing a leisure, he was
obliged to do his reading at such time si
he could steal from bis work, when his lath
er was not by.; George, his elder u brother,
, was his opposite in every respect ; he was a
. Kxl farmer, but the dutce at school, ,
"lull yott what it is John," he would
say, " I wouldn't give snap' of my fingers
br all of yonr book learning : but It yon
" '. i like It, go in, If the old man will let 70a,
bat as for me, I am bound to, atick, to the
farm." . ; v - , -
John had been saving his money tor some
Urns to buy a fise sjition of Cooper's works
complete, which an acquaintance bad boncht
, at auction In 'neighboring town, snd not
caring anrh for it, hd off.:red it to him for
halt price.
, , The night before' our orv commences.
John had procured the long coveted tress
nre, and In the morning had commenced to
, . read as soon as it. was lighL from this he
wu soon called by hts father to chop a load
et nroMt be nat 1in4 brought In
lUlncUntly Join kft , book and went
to the task, but the departure of hit father
nfler another load was tno Bach for him. he
left the brush bp and was soon aWtUd
in hts book. - '
Mr. Mninn had goo but a short distant
wnen n nnuewlwrwl seeaa dirortiuos he
r . had forg.4t.ri to giv, George m4 rtnrnT.
. As he oaared the hne he ashwed the'soned
.of thehstrha- WUn he entered the
there sat John cemf.rtaUy Wore the fire,
completely it in Ls hook. U was thie
thu m'u him ssxrily Urn tie hook.
, Vl!h nitrating heart Joha went to thebrosh
tuspan, sfIB ccmmptirfd his work 1
.Wuiked t. l,!y aM
Wurd t-j mj vi.t
Lut
sjaa nut a
i seeing how bad
ucuj wu 10 mm : Aerer tiiiiiil
Jck, J woulju't cre, let it go, aoJ the m xt
.1 . . . . T.
nueigo tothecity.ril get tou notlu-r"
"And whatifynu doP repl,e.J juilD(
.'J. " he will mt let me retA . t .
I Jr',.u ywwge, U'b no us.-," he eontmUBd, t Tui
i vinntr at sat t. t -
' "Hfc nuciu fan iiuvi
'I ::' . "i
Chance .it I
- 1 ' much as 1 please."
0h. "oiwengc, Jack MiJ Ge'rger -ott
ill onn get over it . A,for my jjart, I caa't
wil
J'Ju can nod w intcreatii.., 5..
books. Td rather go into the corn.fiw
work th. hottest day in summer ti,.-
i uiigjo get one lesson of any kind..
"I know that, said John,,"
re, but I can't do tho,. fu
its your na-
ture,
m wc c ra never meant for it, and there-
, ..r i-iHrrow morn nar I'm mi .
"y. weoree tned .to rJ,r,-
m.nd for some time, but &ndin(f illm
! a. ! l t .. , O ., - wu-
beat oi bU ability, forcing him fb accept all
bw spare pocket money, telling b,m ...
I v-u.u .w wnen he got rid!.
"But one thing, Jack" said ho. .!,.
I w. , o, Ue an npnest man.- You'll mWp
raarter man than eVer I shall," Tm sure f
. o, ..onest, aon't torget that. And re
er,! expect to M here a. long rs J
w v n any nine tllC worM r. .....!
juu, uou t lorget hone.,'
10Q Dext mnrninrr of . . "'
uisseu. ab examination of his mom .hn,,i
. j . . i , v- it as
. M, . rthn Wad
At,-. . . - a -.irriu
lu" UM "Ken Ms little bundle f oT.i,
B.,e evM1ence to In. father that lie had
gone for good. Never mind! said he,
. .u years nave passed sincn .Tnh
Tl.:... - . - '
MortrTn left the old homestead, and contrary
to his father's prediction he had nnt
In t1A mDnflmi. .l.ti 1.
.mi iiiujirg uaa not onn. nn
wuuuiiy monnt tnefarii,: "Farmer Uorton
hl given up the whole clmr of Vh. frm
to George, who had married a girl in the
..cguooruooa, -ana was now, the e
uve cnuaren. years before, in case oi emer
gency, farmer Morton vhnd m'ort .h-
farm to a small amount, and ever since the
mamafte of George, in spite of all his
tions,the mortgage had been gaining ground,
nntil now the place must be sold as he could
not meet tho terms of agreement. ' ;
This was a terrible blow to Geor,r,i
the old man, bnt there' was no heln'fbtit
rmrirwaww ma- ucigriimrB were no DCiler
off thari themselves, and therefore could not
help them had they been rver so much in
clined, , . '
It was a bitter cold night in December,
that they were seated around the kitchen
fire, It was to be their last night at borne,
for the next day would be the sajc, and then
they would be houseless. . Farmer Morton
sat with his head buried In his hands. ' At
times he would raise It up and gaze upon
some cherished article, as if to take a last
farewell and then bowing again, would sob
aloud. 1 i .
Come, come, lather," said George, " don't
be so down-hearted. Cheer uo, cheer up. I
am young yet) and if I live, and hard
work will do it, you shall come back to the
old place yct.r , ' ;.
I cannot hopo for it, George," returned
the old man. It will reqnire years of suc
cessful labor ; and I nra old, and bannot
last long. I had hoped to die in the old
hotts but I am afraid it cannot be.' Sixty
years I have passed here boy and man,' and
ft la hard tA leave now " ' -
They were interrupted by a knock at the
door, and npon -opening it, tliify entered a
young man very shabbily dressed. For a
moment he stood surveying the group,' with
tears in his eyes, and then reached forth his
band exclaiming: vy . ' '
" George do yon not recognize me f
,', " Fsihar, it is John H exclaimed George,
oy fully seizing his hand, and leading hiiu
towards his father, ' ' t
The old man arose, and turning toward
him exclaimed i ' ' ' .
John, my son P at the same time stretch
ing forth his arms theo' suddenly drawing
himself up to his full height, he said, M John,
for thirteen years you have been a stranger
to me; during that time we have known
neither where yon were, nor what you were,
nor what you were doing; cmi you give us
the hand of an honest man 1"
" I can, sir I" replied John, proudly, and
the next moment he was folded lu his fath
er's srms. . . , .- ,' ,
Kext followed liKuines from John S4 to
how things hal gone in Ms aWncs ; and be
soon learned the whole stry,
As for you, said Gcorjr, H I do not need
to ask how the world su gwne-witn yon
that csotspssks for tUclf. 'But never miod ;
.... ...
I hare some better doUios np-stairs, and you
ar welcome to taks your pick. But what
T0 Welcome W iaa yiy.m. wUi
laveyou ben doing, Jack ; trying togrt n
living by books !".."' '.
"Yen," tphl J An, I bsve lived en.
h
livi
yen," tn,!
Urwly by IxJoVs. : "
-And a poor liinf you 'have had 111
bo bound," sal.t'the old man; "I never
knew a book worm yet, who srer turned
oat whcIi." p "' ,'-
put it sh m t!'t ws shall lis qusl to
saorrow, ft!ir, said John, ph siantty.
That's very t'l'," sairwl his. fathrr
raihor leti!y, " but i. l J tack to the
farm with G.rgf, this hat 1 hn."
uc Jolt about it.
r nun-!,
I.SJI'
st 1 f , 1 try a- I
1 . r l..c"
:iRAii,Gpvc.,- thursday;;:apiiiL nfc Isgs. ' r
After the fid m9n'had-l.ft ttrem.'jo1,n
"""; wns.ratutt.tigiicd, and btf-
icred lit wn.l retire nWf . I- .
" But, sai.l .GiMtfffe, yu bt oti
quired as. tivour future piwejkccu': Do you
not 0 tfi t k nn r ' ... s ; I : ,
No," said JohnvTathef shortly nt to-
nlgtit ; I don't feci interested And taking
his light, with a yawn, left thom, - ..
Li.. .1 . ' "
ua- liiuiUKtll,: ' lie MOWt SWtf! 4-n
what", becomes of us.
JSevcr. mind -noor
u uouoi no uas Ben hard times,
until thoy have hardened hia heart'.1' " '?
Tlie next nwniny found John .Morton en-gsged-in
a noisy' romp with the hole of
i
. cmiuren. Indl, so. far did among the Pleiades, and' aroundlts bod, en
he carry ?t, that he received a cutting rebnkt- twined any number.oi Hve, hfrmW rii
rom his father, fofhia UAh rs . '? ' ""'" V't'"
'! can't help it, father," hfe .Wplied,
44 everything reminds me so much of childhood-,
that I cannot , realize that I nm a
mah." '
- lWc,ve o c o.R, hr auctioneer appeared, Coal Harbor and joined them into oe enor
m company with those who were dUoWl raon .. .'?e.enop-
to bid for the place ' Immediate.;
their arrival, JoVn took the aetion.r ZZ
sni,i..uifi,u -
, . u,, vm uiu ciiiiiostiy ior a lew
moments. 8000 after the auctioneer mounted
upon Che steps, and said : . , ''"'.'
Gentlemen,,! have been requested, bv
the celebrated author,-. MortcrTJ. Hall of
Boston, to bid Unon thin 1ai- n wr "
hiSth as tllirtV-flvp lmnlml Tf' '
of you feel disposed to bid higher than ,h.
.. j - uwuiua, ji riiv
we will proceed; otherwise" .there is Z
need." - .
...
As no one seemed disposed to make nU
advance upon that bid. the place wa, Z
dared sold, and anon 7 ".
left alone.
' T ""-"Bain
" Well," said the old pian, at dinner. ''th
worst is over; and" I shouldn't wonder if we
conld hire theplac from this Ma nail, who
seems to be a city man' ,.'
- " Oh, yes," said John," "I know you can
He don't care anything about fermini I
f "S- :illmiuB- 1
nea H "-'
savv,v . .,1
umD mff nn. and t.U us. v.i.t
, t . , uW, 1
nsnas, mat. one expression
he don't like farming.' John
Morton J. Hall I' I half suspec
uv..mK; ,or you never was, hardheartal
iien a uoy, ana you didn't act the part verv
welL" : . , '
John," said he. I did not understand,
as a boy. I thought books would -he your
ruin ; but, instead, they have saved me 'from
want." . .;. ;
" Tou are right,' father," said John. " I
am worth, to-day, ten thousand dollars, all
earned by my pen ; while had I stayed by
the farm, I should have been as poor-ryes, twins, tor the next war," we responded, see
poorer, than I tound youj for you . and ing that our interlocutor was-evidently a
George are good farmers f while I .could
never fix my mind upon it; in fact, it is
evident that I wus not born to be a farmer,"
The "Wren- Wesnan.'
Reading the article in Thursday's 'CTrofli-
headed, "Shall Women. Propose f1' in
which Mrs. Oakes Smith relates a story of a
woman proposing to the wrong man, reminds
me of an occurrence that happened here some
twenty years since, A distinguished profes.
sor and divine from this neighborhood was
on a visit to some friends east of . tlieTmoun-'
tains, and was introduced to. a very T"espcc;
table family Which had two accomplished
daughters one of them Very handsome, the
other father plain. I After spending ome
weeks in the neighborhood, and having frrf-
quent opportunities of meeting the ladles he
became quite enamored with the younger
and prettier of the sisters. Jle, however, re
turned home without showing any preference.
He waa a man ot very sedate and studious
habits, apd soop Ijccsme absorbed In bis
books, snd for a time seemed, to forget his
new acquaintance., But the image of one
of them seemed to tie continually before his
IBII1U,
After having maturely considered the mat
ter, he concluded to commence n "corrcspon
dence with the object rf bis sffection. Vn
fortunately, or fortunately, as be afterwards
ststcd, he addrewed the Wro. lady. lie
had got ths names transposed.' ' The corres
pondence led to an engagement. The dsy
was fixed for the wedding, and 'he grave and
reverend D. D. entered his appearance at the
proper time. But what was his. .cuusterns
tioo to find be wss going to marry a Isdy he
had not courted. " But, being sensible and
an honorable man, he said nothing about It,
believing ths hand nf Providence was la the
matter, snd was actually marru4 to the sis
lev o ths girl he thought he hail won. Time
: u , .1.. .,i . i 1 1
j ",n" "" 1" wm araiame,
Intelligent snd sffortmnate wife. Ifa never
tld the story until ifter the youngfir. sintrr
was happily I lariU'd. He Ortrr hid reason
to rrpmUlm mistake, and he to l!i dsy is
firm iu the ttliif lbs. Gol so onh ted it for
hia bsppinrsa.' , .,---,,
Two yuung own. Leach- and Mn toay by
name,, fought a duel at Kokoni.i, Ind , on
Turdy. Afrv two hsrinlcxt !.( the
frlsnds Interfered. '1
In , ths Virginia ConvMilmo pa thn.8ih.
the n(Stit(on j . Iul.i.'n th Lri!sturs
from eats : ''... .-p.m't li4 hw the two
rates Wss H f. -1 ted ty 67 la CI. -
T m " ijf S. Fitch, a triinini ri(n t4
(tifj'i, B(d ,A ts Die St. lni
( iiu ' I ( iimtr.l Corr' ' .on, on i'.. ;i'.. f.c
I rBSHJBEI VITn THE KC-klCt
INITIATION : CEREMOXT
Tne tollowing.exposifion is said 'to have
been P'en bv one of the "Klan"-" V ' V
The report having been circulated that we
member of the mystic clan that is cre-
wme sensation at-present, wa p Te our
experience and make s full, cxixiso of th
. ' 01 me
I DrOIUerhOnri Tnr vn .,.;...
I A few niahts aar. havi
' t.i see a friend," and just as we were about tn
trace our weary way homeward, we bernm
j conscious that we. were in a presence. A
huge form was beside Iu head n
.
I 8I,ng. fiery serpents. , Each eye was A skull,
inside of which biased a horrid light. In
fact, the towering, form appeared to lw Ln.
atomb of skeletons, as if Som me had gath
ered up the bones of all those who,, foil at
iem into oi)e enoiv
(l4ihe" wholf it) fiiti.
W.T2 " Wn"T
bil J S .V?M "i'
. -:.vv.-rf i,Cii an apparition
u"- meaitaterl what we should say un
uer ti,e mrcumstances. We had determined
to quote from Milton, thus :
. 'Whei,ce-nd what art thou execrable shape'"
- " -h"ku grim ana terriblej udvnno
, i .Thv4iscraataiil fiwn 1 -.
J". ". . . f .... . ' . f
nrtr. v nm . . . Tl 1 ,;. .r
.Vl " ll T" r to 'Pr alt
I L ZZ, 1 VteriB
, -" iv,u " "u wpew poured intq an
mpty nour barren. . .,,
-Th. .'.,.., ,,"
iV . X r 9Q W" nP
" "T;r " al 8-ounaca four horS(
orse
power bellows breathed thron
sh a Stove ninn
diu, iu juuasureu, gnastty tones; :
Be-wab." -:
"Mister we answered between .chaUcrs,
"if that is your name, we would rather. be
-. '.L..-.tj . .. ." -r-r-i
almost any other gentleman."
B I 1 , . f a" f tllem' rePcat-
edmere sslemnly than before. Th,-..i,
IT M . - . ..
r"r.""u"Btn on- ?Poa mniion
nelrts hum T fr.nV.l ki,i ...1 ! ,
". . V ' eH-,M.Cunuoleu.
sin nh thn aht..
have I been killed in duels. At Sbiloh. Ma-
nassas 11. Seven Pino8 Lehnrg; Murfees-
ST?!
slain.' HaVe you drank the libation t"
w wPr nAA n Mnr,.. i,..i. 1:
h,fwi , ...
. ..flow have vou served vour mnntr t was
the next query. ' "
: "We are raisinir sixteen bovs ten of 'em
fighting man. We wanted to picas him.
. "How did you serve during the late war ?"
came next. ." 1
"Valiantly," we answered.
"Where?" . . -
In the Quartermaster's Department," we
replied. 't. ' ' ,
, "You'll do," was uttered more audibly than
had been spoken before. "The black kitten
hath mewed. The walperwegitas sings aloud
on the night air. High carnivals is held in
the sepulchre of Robert Xldd.- The irrsnd
Cyclop awaits yon. . The Ehankhenwhen-
steimngcr is ready to salute you. Evade I
Erumphl Come along."
Baying this, we were taken by sn ample
part of our pantaloons, and two steps of our
newly formed scquaiotance brought us to the
top of Bums Mountain,' - which immediately
opened to swsllow us up. ImmoUlatcly we
commenced sinking.
The demon Ku-Klm hold us firmly.
Don, down ws weut'LitUe Ku-KlUxes
were in all the eracks and crevices of. the
rocks. Toads and bats, and snakes, and
scorpious, nil made of brimstone snd fire,
were darting about, flapping thsir wings snd
sticking their forked tongues tn our face.
Down we still went out of sight of the star
light, into thick darkness, deeper, deeper.
daiker, darker down, we went. We tried
to count the time we were going down. An
hour, month, a year paused ; a thousand
years, seemed to pass, and ws no nearer the
bottom, finally, wo concluded we would
never make S land, but if we should at some
future time, we will take the first opportu
nity to inform our readers ot the fact, and
what transpired down there. Atlnula Em,
An Sojournment of the tooUiero Pros
Association's meeting, from April 20 to May
, is proposed.
Admiral Iloff has trausferred his flag from
from the United Stites steamers Wsinpanosg
to tho Cootoucntik.
A heavy frost at Montgomery, AK on
Tuesday night, materially affected the young
crm, cotton and fruit.
Trof. William Rwitk of Bowdoin College
wss bunwl in Jlrunswkk, Maon tbo 6th,
Pmf. Paikstd delivered tno diaoonrse.
The wreck -nfUif-lMp Autncrnt, with
ergo r.f coal, Ac lyinj; on Arch Kock, was
ul.1 in San Tranc'tot int 10,3(M.
Tho late high pro for crxtos have In
dm Oil TessesM pUmi r to prrpart lor put
tins; la m:irh licgsren.ps than was inlsnded.
GisorpS W. Guoigr of (liKitnstl rommit-
ted suicide in his room i;i ths Bales ITonas,
Irt.liBip''iS, nnTui"-!") ni;ht,hy altooting
hicibif in ths brad, l'adurs la butioms
letravs von- ,.v.-- . . . itHnlT' -iommy 1" . .
, you ar'e this ZZ l Zn, ' 1 f uch,'
ted it this for berty!-. Cponhe fieW of Waterloo I ' n e11 tV.en. PP jou ought to whip sis-
witI a.niS; HUMOR.
" A Powerfnl Patroau
, Uunng the War a young Lieutensnt, with
a bran;new shoulder -strap, took sot
wuii ramer plainly dressed iadv in one oi
our railrway trains. 4 The tollowlnsr conver
nnon tooK place between them the shot))
ger strap leading off .thus: .
"; irilftiim linW -..if ' ....
.,, , Jyu ally relatives in IU
"Yes, sir," my husband is a soldieriij th
armyP , v;.', : ' ' -
. u, luueeui, 1 am -an olHcer in the
army, Madam, and my influence may Serve
jour husband if I should meet him. What
is ni nwe ?" ; (
- "Ulysses S. Grant sir.".'-"
TIm young Lieutenant vsmoosed at the
next stripping, plaoc, too modest-even to
wait to be thanked. , .
-. . Things Unknown. - -
"Show us the woman whose waist has ever
ieen encompassed by an arm of the sea -mi.:
1. . ' ."
n u oua ever seen tne cow tbatsvei harl
caives en ner legs ? ';
' sbere is.the identical nose of the bellows
that ever smelt "a rat ? ;
Where is the person who was 'ever felt for
by the heart of an oak? J
m. Was any barber ever npplied to, to shave
the beard pf an oyster f,"t .. '
What vocalist can lay claim to his having
evW betm'listeiied to by an ear of corn ? . .
Who has ever Wri pushed by a shoulder
of mutton?.". , J. ; j
The individual who 'was ever se J the
pye of a potato has never been "'bin. ;
Was "there ever- an indJ"3111 unlucky
enough to he abused by"e mouth of any
river? a - -; ,' .-t.t " ,
Who ever felt t)" breath frojaiJtho lungs
of a chest of ven ? . , ,i : , ' -
Is there tul Hving who has heard sen
timent .nansting from the' l)reastJ ol
day afternoon right on the mouth, and I
know it hurt her, because she put her arms
around his neck and tried to choks him."
ia' frill nm Tn?t irifcia, e i 1 1 r
Alice Carey, can be read with ft profit by
every one saint as well as by sinners. ;
ij not long for wrong or evil,
Yon will find them if yorf do j .
As yon measurs to yonr neighbor,
He will measure back to yon. : ' 1
Look for goodness, look for gladness.
Yon wdl meet them aU the whUe ,
If you bring a smiling' visage
..To: the glass, you meet a smile."
" My son," said the. eldsr Spriggles to his
junior, thinking to enlighten the boy on the
propagation of the hen species, -"my, son
do you know chicken's come out of eggs?"
Do they ln. said Bpriggles junior,, as he
licked his plate ; " I thought eggs came out
of chickens." v ' . " .- ' '
A Western editor- thus delivers himself:
Ws would say to the individual who stole
our shirt off the pole while we Severe lying
in bed wsiting fof it to dry that we sincere--
1y hope the collar may cut his throat -
A gentleman who has recently lost an eye
begs to intimate that he has now a "vacancy
forn pupil A ' t :
"Friend Mallby, I sm pleased that thee
has get such a fins organ in thy church.'
" Out, iL said tho clergyman, M I thought
yon wa strongly opposed to hating and or
gan in church." . 4 5 ' c 3
" So I am," said friem, Obediah t but
then if thee would worship tho Lord by
mschinery, I would like for thee to have s
good Instrument. . -. ,
Mrs. Partington has been reading the
health officer's weekly reports, and thicks
thst "Total must bo an awful malignant
disease, since 'as many die of it as all ths
rest put together. ' -
A man out West, 'who offered bad for s
friend, wu aaksd by the judge if he had an
incumbrance on his' farm. "Ob, yes," said
he, "my old woman."
A husband snd wife, while traveling
through the woods in haste met with a mel
ancholy accident, which Is thus recorded
Aad whilt reUwatlng from the woods, -
And throa-h ths taacM for, . ,
Us tors his Miasn't bmqimsi em's,
And bad to -ut oa hero. '
Wbst length ought n lsdy's crinoline to
he ? A little above two oet
What is that which U full of,holosnd yet
holds water ? A sponge. . - .
If all swsllows had wings and bilk, whs?
n fluttering and twittering there would be
In some stomactta, . - s - , f
In n grave-ysrd In t-agrangs, Trnm-ssee,
is said tols tomUions with the following
iaacri pilot ; ( J
" Ilrs IU old twwly sr sent , '
Tha mors be (nt las km hs spent
Tl4 unite be rS the rs he rravad j .
If h em tnhs ws'U all H navsJ."
..
Tbo Virginia lUjublican Ptato Eiscntivs
Cotnmitu has resolved to tail s favsiitk
00 ths first Wednesday in Mty to nominate
tat tiBlrrrx 1
J. F. Trwy, Prwldmt, and X-'smtr
Cook, Bw rttary. cf t's t'lirajjo, IUxk Is
land, and Pa- it Kj;ru.l, rr arr.Ud by
ths 1", f. Manhil In Davsnport, lows, on
I was .n-r-..,'.t.: . . . .'.
Sevmtfien Cm.. masier, wo : as bit sister vester
ANSI PkLLAU
PLAINS.
K OS TUK
The Truth Stifpreaed by Indian AgntIm
dian. Outrapton the BitUr Cotton-Wood;
Voy n nun AW, . WvtttfH Taica -frit
.- own, IIuxeJunti,and Otoe!; Stott.
UMAua, April 8.-r-ThevX'entiJthercent
(k'prelations by thu Indians on the bitter
CottonwxKl cannot be RHCertaineV a die
Indian agents and contractors are. suppress.
ing authentic reports as far as lies ia : rinir
power. A few. of the particulars have been
tfalhereth'as follows; Last weelj, runcli rn
tne tsitter yottonwooH'BO wtlos west of the
Cheyenne and Fort Filtcrman roads waS at
tacked by Indians, who killed one b'ny,. snd
carried off the ranchman and his wite. One
boy escaped to a neighboring" ranch, where
seven, white men were lodged. The Indians 1
attacked this house, but v.ere rennlseil. On
'
vuu u w miuvu a parry 01 jntlians at
oa.I .f v:....i... . . ..
tacke4 the Hoi? e Shoe RancbJ 40 miles
ot the road, and ocgtVpiod by a Mr. vrn -l
formerly of the litis Ohio Cavalr ",s l,f,rt
ner, named ThorBbury.'and i",:' m"-
Having plenty ot ftmraun''';' 1,10 wl"tes
defended the ranch rin dayJ'gbt, and then
escaped into an narroan railroad pas
sage with loop b'oS wbep they' kept up the
refilling tWxutuliaiBncl wounding sever-
Mea"n U1C muians burned the build
ing, BtPle and out houseg, which worejVal.
nrf-t 1 6,000. t The next day Mr. Worrell's
rty escaped to the Irvin. Bprinsf Hanch!
three miles east, where four more whites
were lodged. The entire party started for
tottonwood Ranch, 15 miles distant, and
after traveling six miles were attacked by a
band of 50 Indians. A long fight ensued,
and Mrf Harper, Dayid Dunpier.aud anoth
er white man were killed, and Mr.'-Worrell,
was wonnded.-The IndiaDs lost flveTtilled"
The comhatants then held a council, and the
Indians agreed that if the whites would re
turn with them to the Irviu Spring Itanch '
and give up their goods they should go with
out further molestation, Havinz no ootion
e whites .compiled. After stealing evcryl
thing ia the ranch the Indians set fire to ths
buildings.
Mr. Worrell and three other, were brought
n by a company of troops. The killed were
buried where they were found. On the 24th
of March a ranch on the road between Chey
enne Creek and Fort Filterman was burned
-ui nniiuse is ry 1 -1 1 . 1 1 mi
1 luuianrwre ami stcaimg stock and commit
ling tiepredations unchecked. The settlers
in the neighborhood of forta have all gone
to the "military posts for protection. A dis
patch Df March 35 says V "Two settlers llvinir
on La Bosta Creek were attacked by 70 In '
aians, yesterday; and their buildings snd
farming property were destroyed. The men
escaped to Fort Filterman."
THB INDIAN TBEATT KECESSITT 09 KBBPIMO
Washikotok, April 8. The Secretary of
the Interior sent' to the House "to-day a com
munication from the Commissioner of Indisn
Affairs, referring to the official reports of ths
20th nnd-Mstrof February last, in which al
lusion was made to the necessity of certain
appropriations being made at an early day,
so thst the faith of the Government snd the
promises of the Indian Peace Commisioners
might be kept good, the Commissioner says :
"I desire to ssy that it is evident to my
mind, that unless Immediate action is had by
Congress upon the estimates referred to in
ssid reports, and the necessary funds appro
priated to enable the Depertmenl' to carry
out and fulfil the promises made to, and the
agreement tnachrwith certain tribes, we'shall
bare trouble with them. I am led to believe
this front various rumors that hare reached
this office of the feelings snd intentions of
certain bands snd tribes on the Plains. If
ws expect to keep the Indians friendly to
toe Government and at peace with - It, we
most fulfill our promises made to them'; oth
erwise we can but expect, as would be the
case wore we dealing with white men and
Christiana, n rcoewal of tho troubles had
with them last Summer. - Besides, if our
sgreements are not faithfully carried out,
ths Indians will soon lose all confidence In
the Government. They will believe nothing
that U told them by Iu officersnd sa almost
endless wsr will be tho result, which will
cost millions of dollars to suppress, and to
avoid which thousands are only asked. This
question has become of so grave important
that I doem It my duty to apiio Invito your
attention to it. , If we am to have another
Ind sn war this summer I do not wish tho
country st large to think it was caused or
brought shout by the management of the
affairs of this office, and sfter the urgent re
quests thst bsv been made for funds, and
the statements that hsvs been mads In regard
to the mutier, this bnreea certainly cannot
be held responsible for any nets 4 hostility
or orprvdalhms that may u ontinilUd by
ths Indians." , ,
Tlie Massschuaelts Homeopathic Medtsl
Rtxriety rejood on tho fcHh, by Sato 8f,
Mrs. "M rry B. Jackson's spplifUon fr nd-
sis4eo Into the Society. Mis. J kn Is a
WcUt,le and highly siluratid b. un
fhjslclan. ,
Bergfant Bates waved his fig OA the roof
of tho Iticliinood CipUal on thoHh.
TJmoihy Murphy was nccitUnially killed
on tho Iklfoetaino Kailrnnd on Tsasdsy.
Tho Grat Wistrvn Railway' station. 'In
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