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VOLUME 1. DES ARC, ARKANSAS, NPVEMDUR 3, 1866. _ NUMBER 35
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Our Job Printing Department.
We have supplied ourselves with a good
assortment of Printing Material and are
ready to execute all kinds of Job Printing,
on reasonable terms.
We are prepared to print Pamphlets. Cata
logues. Posters, largo or small. Cards, Ball
Tickets, Bill Heads. Blanks of every descrip
tion, for Clerks, Sheriffs, Justices of the
Peace, Constables, &c.
J. Sims .A.lien, j
’Wholesale and Retail
AND
GENERAL, RECEiViRG, FORWARDING
1
-AND
Commission jJUrrhaut,
JOES ARC, ARKAYSMS.
•- !
lias and will keep on hand a large and good
selection of -1^
JJ1 a i" n i t n r e
Of all kinds, suitable for the market, which
lie offers on very reasonable terms. Also, a
lot of
I NI JZ .
*•
"U. OEO. W. VADEX is doing business
. with J. Sims Am.k.n, and would res
pectfully inform his old friends and acquain
tances, that he is still alive and kicking at the
old stand, and would be most happy to see all
of his old friends, renew acquaintances and
both start anew to fortune. Call, gentlemen,
I promise to do you no harm—but think lean
make it to your interest to do so. jun2iJ
"WM M. WARNER. A. 0. EDWARDS.
CASH DEALERS I.Y
STAPLE; AHD EAWCY
Groceries and Provisions.
RECEIVING and FORW ARDING |
MERCHANTS,
Des Are, Arkansas.
rPHE highest market price paid for Wheat,
A Dry Hides, and all country produce.
- Agents for the sale of Monuments.
Tombstones and every description of Stone
work. WARNER & EDWARDS.
Des Arc, February 28, 1866 —Cm
T. .T. Olipliant’s
fChofoijrapli {Rooms,
BUENA VISTA STREET,
DES ARC, ARK.
1 PHOTOGRAPHS, Ambrotypcs, Mellaino
- types, etc, taken with neatness and dis
patch. Give him a call and you shall be sat
isfied. sepS-tf
kM. MUNROE. A. L. SMITH.
]»ir.\R«E & slum,
KililirfiCTURERS OF
Saddles. STwuwis & |!ridtrjj
or RVERY DESCRIPTION
r>ES AKC, ARKANSAS.
Constantly on hand. Saddle BajtCS.
dollars. Whips and Spurs. Repairing
nca(’j done. Orders solicited. nugl*
DES ARC ADVERTISEMENTS.
R- 0, GILL, J. G. GILL,
GILL & BRO.,
Des Axxx Ark.,
HAVE JUST RECEIVED THEIR
NEW STOCK OF
FALL AND WINTER
GOADS,
CONSISTING OF LADIES & GENTS
DRESS GOODS.
OF ALL KINDS,
Hits, Cap:, Boot:, Shoes,
LADIES CLOAKS AND HATS,
Clothing, Notions, Fancy White
GO! >1>«
OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS,
Usually kept in Dry Goods Houses. Also n
nice lot of
FAMILY GROCERIES,
Queeuswarc, TIollow-Ware, Hardware,
Glassware, &c., &c.
We take the greatest pleasure in showing
our stock, and furnishing a list of prices to
the public, so they may be their own judges
.as to where they can get the best bargains.
***We will pay ihe highest market prices,
for all Muds of Country Produce and Conon
Please give us a call before purchasing else
where.
oct8- GILL & BRO.
Des Arc, Ark.
HAVING purchased the entire interest of
llazen. IllaKeney ft Co., would
respectfully inform the public, that they are
now receiving and opening, a most desirable
stock of
DRY GOODS,
CLOTHING,
Hoots and Shoes,
AND A GENERAL STOCK OF
a n O C E R I JE7 s.
These were all purchased at the lowest fig
ures, and will be sold to their old customers,
all good new ones, and cash buyers, as low as
any well regulated House in the State.
The Ladies will find a full line of Goods—
handsome, good and cheap. An extra bar
gain in Ladies’ Cloaks, Hats, and Dress
Trimmings.
Be sure and give us a call, and we will
guarantee a pleasant and satisfactory trade.
We have on hand a good supply of Bagging
and Rope, and in a few days will be in re
ceipt of
ltacon, Card, Cisli, Cheese, Su
gar, Coffee, Molasses. Candles,
Soap, CooUing Stoves, Castings,
And in fact, almost every article usually sold
in this market,
iiazen & McPherson.
Des Arc, October 5, 18GG—oot8-tf
A WELL SELECTED STOCK OF
FR^SH DRUGS,
MEDICINES AND CHEMICALS,
School Boohs and Stationery,
Paints, Oils, Dyo-Stuffs, Window-Glass, Per
fumery, Patent Medicines, Wines, Brandies,
Whiskey, for medicinal purposes.
Dromgoolc’s celebrated Southern Remedies,
invariably for cash, at small profits.
ju121 BIIt.YE Y & BBO.
JOHNSON & DAVIS,
Wholesale & Retail
DRUGGISTS,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
KEEP on hand a largeassorf meni of Drugs,
Medicines, Paints, Oils, Perfumery,
Patent Medicines, Wines, Brandies. Whiskey,
for medical purposes, which we will sell low
for cash. Prescriptions and orders filled
promptly. july21-tf
Des Arc Hotel,
Proprietors.
rpHIS establishment is now open, for the
X reception of the
TRATELIXfi PIBEEC.
All persons having regard for convenience
and comfort, would do well to give us a call.
Our table will always be supplied with the
best that the market affords. fcb28
FOR SALK!
A PORTABLE EXf.IXE AXD BOILER.
ONE Portable Engine and Boiler
with all the fixtures. It is now in
good running order. A bargain can be=S£-ii
had, by applying at the Citizfn Offick im
mediately. oct? tf
The Sword of Robert Lee.
BY “MOINA."*
Forth from its scabbard, pure and bright
Flashed the sword of Lee 1
Far in the front of the deadly fight,
High o’er the brave, in the cause of right,
Its stainless sheen, like a beacon light,
Led us to victory.
Out of its scabbard, where full long
It slumbered peacefully—
Roused from its rest by the battle-song,
Shielding the feeble, smiting the strong.
Guarding the rights, avenging the wrong—
Gleamed the sword of Lee !
Forth from its scabbard, high in air
Beneath Virginia’s sky—
And they who saw it gleaming there,
And knew who bore it, knelt to sware
That where that sword led they would dare j
To follow and to die.
Out of its scabbard !—Never hand
Waved sword from stain .is free,
Nor purer sword led braver band
Nor braver bled for a brighter land.
Nor brighter land had a cause as grand,
Nor cause, a chief like Lee !
Forth from its scabbard ! bow we prayed
That sword might victor be!
And when our triumph was delayed,
And many a heart grew sore afraid.
We still Imped on, while gleamed the blade
Of uoble Robert Lee !
Forth from its scabbard 1 all in vain 1
Forth flashed the sword of Lee!
Ti3 shrouded now in its sheath again,
It sleeps the sleep of our noble slain,
Delba'edyet witiiout a stain,
Proudly and peacefully.
* rather Abram Ryan, of Knoxville, author j
of the celebrated lines on the “Conquered I
Banner.”
Do Good.
Do good ! do good ! there’s ever a way,
A way where there’s ever a will;
Don't wait till to-merrow. but do it tn-dnv.
And to-day when the morrow comes still.
Do good ! do good ! we are never too young
To be useful in many a way.
For all have a heart, and a hand, and a tongue,
To feel, and to labor, and pray.
Little Eock Conference—Appoint
ments of the Preachers.
Little Rock District—Andrew Hunter, Pit- {
siding Elder.
Little Rock—C. 0. Steele.
Renton—G. W. Primrose.
Mnitmelle—J. 'V. Brandon.
Mill Creek—To be supplied.
Bayou Metre—C. M. Slower.
Des Arc—To be supplied by J. L. Denton.
Austin—B. G. Johnson, B. 0. Davis.
Brownsville—To be supplied.
J. E. Cobb, Editor of the Arkansas Chris
tian Advocate.
Pine Bluff District—M. IT. Wells, Presiding
Elder.
Pine Bluff-—Cadesman Pope.
Plumb Bayou—Elijah Crowson.
St. Charles—To be supplied.
De Witt—S. N. Doyle.
Old River—W. 0. Lanier.
Sulphur Springs—H. R. Withers, C. M.
Gentry.
Lehi—C. A. Williams.
Auburn and Jefferson—J. H. Riggin, A.
Mizell.
Arkadelphia District—W It J Husbands,P E.
Arkadelphia—J M Bradley.
Tulip—R F Colburn, E R Barcus.
Princeton—J E Caldwell, J R Harvey
Kockport—To be supplied.
Hot Springs—To be supplied.
Caddo—To be supplied.
Clark—Wm C Adams.
Dallas Colored Circuit—To be supplied.
Warren—A W Simmons. B C Wier, Sup't.
Bradley Colored Circuit—To be supplied.
Benj Watson, l’res’t L R C, Female College.
Washington District—Alex. P. Wintield,
Presiding Elder.
Washington—E N Watson.
Hempstead—D T Holmes, J A Stanley,
Sup’t.
Hempstead Colored Circuit—Wm G Scott.
Moscow—11 DMcKinnou.
Oran—Alex Avery.
centre romt—J Ct « arct.
Centre Point Colored Circuit—To be sup
plied,
Paraclifta—J F Holmes.
Richmond—S G Colburn.
Polk—To be supplied.
Centre Point Academy—T W Hays.
Red River District—Wm Moore, Presiding
Elder.
Lewisville—Robert Parvin.
Falcon—J P Hulse.
Mt. Moriah—To be supplied.
Rondo—G W Evans.
Olive Branch—G E Butler.
Lost Prairie Colored Circuit—R P Davies,
Long Prairie Colored Circuit—J M Steven
son.
Camden District—A R Winfield, Presiding
Elder.
Camden—To be supplied, by Wm II Brown
ing
Camden Colored Charge—To bo supplied.
Ouachita—T A Graham.
Ouachita Colored Circuit—To be supplied.
Buena Vista—To be supplied.
El Dorado—J F Hall.
Magnolia—Sam Morris.
Lapeal—M C Manley.
Hampton—To be supplied.
Agent of American Bible Society—Wm P
Ratcliffe,
Monticcllo District—John Pryor, Presiding
Elder.
Monticcllo—Horace Joweil.
Lacy—E L Gaddic,
Hamburg—To be supplied.
Bartholomew—J A Clower.
Ashley Colored Circuit—To be supplied.
Wolf Creek—James Stiuceli.
Lake Village—W A Chamberlain.
Eunice Colored Circuit—John Dickson.
Holly—Lewis Garrett.
Mt. Pleasant—.1 F Carr.
Marcus Arrington, trans, Ark, Conference.
A H Kennedy, “ “ ••
T B Attcrberry, “ “ “
ftsgrTlicy have a very tender-hearted
engineer on the Great. Western Rail
road. lie says he never runs over a
man if he can help it, because it musses
up the engine so.
Wanted.—A pin to fasten the tie of
friendship; the tongue of a speaking
eye,; a leg from the stool of repentance ;
a link from a chain of evidence ; anti a
feather from fancy's wing.
A LAWSUIT.
Suit to Becover Pay for two Chickens.
From the LaCrosse Democrat, Oct IS.]
Monday forenoon there came oil'be
fore Police Judge Hubbard, in this city,
another law suit, the particulars of
which arc as follows : Reinhardt Hen
dricks, on the 17th of September,
brought suit against "Prick" Pomeroy,
to recover pay for two roosters shot hv
the defendant witn a revolver, the
chickens belonging to the plaintiff, to
the value of fifty cents each. This
morning the suit canto off, ex-Mayor
Hon. James 1. Lvtides being the coun
sel for the prosecution, tlie defendant
appearing in his own defense.
The court-room was crowded, for
the idea of trying an editor for stealing
or shooting chickens was a novelty.
The plaintiff brought in his bill,
swore to its correctness, testified that
lie owned the chickens; that they were
raised by a lien belonging to him : that j
lie saw the defendant shoot them ; that ;
lie had repeatedly asked the defendant !
to settle for them, and failing to get
pay or satisfaction, lie was compelled to !
bring suit, and asked for judgement
of one dollar and costs.
The defendant admitted shooting the I
elliekings. and proved bv four reliable ;
witnesses the following facts:
In April, 1866, the defendant owned j
a fast running trick marc. Kitty, which j
animal was kept in a stable hired by |
him, and cured for by one of his em
ployes. Through a little hole in the
barn or stable, the plaintiff's liens would 1
fly in and eat oats intended for the
marc Kitty, and, on the approach of
any one, would fly out. In an old bar
rel in the stable, one of tlie liens, a block
one, made her nest, laid thirteen eggs
therein, and proceeded to raise a fami
ly. When the lien got ready to set, the
defendant instructed the boy who took
care of his marc to go down, purchase
thirteen eggs of J. W. Robinson & Co., j
grocers, and put them in the nest, first i
removing the other eggs. Boy did so. i
as was proved. He then personally j
.1.. 1. ,.. _4 .. .1.1.1..! 1
times or more, tried to make tier leave,
and she would not, but proceeded to
incubate bis eggs, duly bought and paid
for, without his consent, leave or li
cense, after repeated efforts on his part
and by his agents to have her Vacate the
premises. And. further, when the lien
had hatched his eggs, she ran away j
with his chickens, eleven in number.;
two eggs not producing chickens. To !
her services he 1 -■■ought an offset, the j
use of stable and board in the shape oi l
oats : he charged her with two eggs she !
spoiled, and demanded judgment for I
the balance of the flock, nine in number,
at titty cents each. And, besides, lie!
proved that the chickens did not belong !
to that lien, as site was black, while the i
chickens were red or speckled? Hen-I
dricks has sued all his neighbors, for
some little trifling matter, half a dozen
times each during the past two years.
After a patient hearing, the Judge de
cided that there was no cause of action,
and that the defendant was entitled to
the other nine chickens, and the plain
till’ must pay the cost ol the suit amoun
ting to ?L7 37>o.
-♦•CD**
Loneliness,
Though society is composed of a;
heterogeneous mass of wrecks of the j
fall—though there is wormwood and ,
gall mixed even in the cup of the purest 1
friendship earth can produce—though
the tear of affection must often be re- !
turned by contumely and scorn, yet 1
who would be debarred the luxury of|
shedding that tear? who would coil!
himself in his own shell forever, lest he i
might meet an adder in his path? He i
who has much converse with the world,
and is constantly coining in contact i
with the dark side of nature’s sad leaf, j
is in great danger of becoming sullen, \
suspicious, and even irritable and un
yielding. But "\v ho would inhabit
< lit. IiIaqI.’ ii Midi] nl/mo V’ n I, .*» ht/miHI
be plcsscd with the luxury of a warm,
kind heart, u*u world of wo, like this,
and find no eyes with whom lie could
weep ?
Who would feel the dark waves of
sorrow rolling fast and thick over his
head, and find himself alone—hear no
kind voice of pity and affection saying
“I feel for thee?” It is not good for
mau to be alone”—was spoken by Him
who well knew what was in man, and
what must be his pathway through this
vale of tears—what would be his need
of reciprocal feeling, and assist him to
carry life's heavy burden along the
dreary road. There is something in
the most hard-licarted man that will
melt into softness at the kind hand of
pity and attention in the hour of sick
ness ; and 1 would set that man down
as hopeless who would be unkind to
the wife of his youth, and she, in the
hour of sickness, lias watched over him
with that, untiring, uuremiting assidui
ty, which woman does ever manifest,
if he do not, in that tender, reflecting
hour, resolve he will repair liis misdeed
by uniform kindness, and fulfill that
resolution so long as life be spared
There is a power of kindness which is
next to omnipotent. It is like the re
sistless waters that overflow all within
its reach—that asks not how it will be
received ; but content with the privi
lege of bestowing, finds its own reward
in the exercise. Then who would be
satisfied to grope his passage through
life like the sloth, which never moves
unless impelled by hunger, and meet
no object made happier by his exist
ence ?
extravagant blade was told
that lie resembled the prodigal.
“Mo,” replied lie< never fed swine."
“For a good reason.” retorted the
other: “the devil would not trust you
with his pigs/'
fiigr’AVhen you sec a man on a moon
light night trying to convince his shad
ow that it is improper to follow a gentle
man, you may be sure it is time for him
to join a temperauve society.
What we'Live For.
Our renders have heard a thousand
times, doubtless, homilies from those
who were called philosophers and di
vines which were intended to teach the
great end and aim of human life. These
plans have been wrought out with all
the ingenu itv,and often wit h ail subtil
ity, that man's intellect and ingenuity
can devise. They all promise happi
ness to those who will follow the pre
cepts which they inculcate. But do you
know of any single instance where the
expectations which tliese-systems have
created have been realized ? Have
they not, in the language of the preach
er. “been worse than nothing, and alto
gether vanity ?” Alas! many a weary
and care worn heart has borne testimo
ny to the fact, that those who have lis
tened to the words of the sage have
been "liewing out for themselVes bro
ken cisterns which can hold no water."
The drunkard still quail's his bowl in
maniac revelry; the gambler has not
ceased to ruin the unsuspecting youth:
the seducer continues his heartless
work and the miser is still sucking the
life blood from the unfortunate victim
who lias been placed in his power.
And yet all these think they are pursu
ing the course that leads to happiness.
Let us out and driuk and be merry, say
they, for to-morrow wo die. And
crime holds high revelry, and its devo
tees say, “IVe. arc but seeking our own
happiness and in our own way.”
Leaving the world of crime, let us
look at those who are honest at heart,
and who recognize all the external
forms of morality. These men are
strict in the discharge of all their du
ties; in fact they seem to live in a per
fect round of duties, with little other
care than performing that faithfully
which is committed to tlu ir charge.
And have these found happiness? If
you look at their cold eyes, which have
iong since lost the fire of youth, you
will see the contentment of despair.
But. there are those whose voices
have (lie clear ring of happiness and
hope, and whose elastic step betokens
joyous peace within, alike removed
fV/Yi.i M-Il/l irlnn r.f'fltn iTohn llP.hon. m*
the settled melancholy of the mail of
duty. What, makes them so? Why
are their hearts joyous and glad? il
is the thought that some one is watch
ing at home that quickens their foot
steps ; it is the consciousness that there
is some one whoso pure and tender
love will do more than a recompense
for all the disappointments and vexa
tions of life. It is the thought of these
things (tint drives care from his brow.
It is love aione-that. makes life beau
tiful.
Header, live for somctlieng. Do
good, and leave behind you a monu
ment of virtue, that the storms of lime
can never destroy. Write your name
with aets of kindness, love and mercy
on tlie hearts of thousands with whom
you come in contact, from year to year,
and you will never be forgotten. Uc
ineinber, good deeds will shine as
bright on the earth as the stars in
heaven.
----
Laughable Blunders.—It was my
fortune once to he installed in (lie edi
torial sanctum of a country newspaper
during t lie absence of its regular editor.
One (lay J was called upon to write the
obituary of the belle of an adjacent
town, who had died deeply lamented
by the social circle of which she was
the life and beauty. I wrote what I i
conceived to be an affecting tribute,
and among other tilings, dwelt tender- j
ly upon her dying injunction that no j
formal monument should be placed
over her grave, but a plain slab with
the simple inscription, “Mary.” On !
reading the proof of my article, how-1
ever, I became doubtful of the correct-;
ness of her Christian name, and hurfi- j
edly run my pencil through it as a pre
liminary to correction. One of the 1
townsfolk dropping in at that moment, j
assured me that the young girl’s name ;
was “Mary,” and I accordingly dotted
a line below the erased word, writing I
ill the margin of the proof the usual !
direction, "Stet (let it stand). 1 was,
however, somewhat astonished the
next morning on learning from the pa
per that. the. dying girl had requested,
as a last favor, that upon her tombstone
should he placed “the simple inscrip-|
t ion, 'Stct!’ ” It availed me nothing!
that I endeavored to explain to the in
dignant parents that the mistake, after
all, was not so very bad. Many of the
people believed that I had actually at
tempted to improve the poor girl’s dy- J
ing injunction with “my college lingo.” j
B I
was scarcely anticipated when such'
difficulties existed in raising the capi
tal stock of the first railroads in the j
United States, that they would them-,
selves become contractors and con-!
structors for their own extension. Yet!
such is the case. We noted the fact,
a few days since, that the Pennsylva
nia Central had taken a contract to
build a railroad from Cairo, via Little
Pock to Fulton, and now we add the
fact that “the Illinois Central Railroad
Company are discussing plans for a
connection between the two lines of
their road, about midway between
Chicago and Centralia. One plan is for
a road from Urbaua, on the Chicago
branch,to Decatur; another proposes
to run from Paxton, on the Chicago
branch, about midway between Urbaua
and Gilman, to Ileyworth, on the same
stem, about midway between Decatur
and Bloomington ; while another pro
poses to connect Bloomington with
Kankakee.”
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86tf*“The times are so hard. I can
scarcely keep my nose above water,”
said a bus baud to his wife who was im
portuning him for a new dress. “No,
she replied, with some asperity, “but
you manage to keep it above brandy
easy enough.
fifc^'Snlly, how do you like your
now place; is it u religious family V”
“Well, I rather guess it is—they al
i wayii liavc beaus on JSuihIhv.
Letter from General Larly -His Ap
preciations of Tributes to the Mem
ory of the Dead.
The following is tin extract from a letter
from General' JubsLA. Early to a lady
of W inehe-ter, which wc find in the
Winchester Times:
Toronto, 0. W., Sept. 28, I860.
When many of my Couhtryfnari, in
ignorance of the great disadvantages
under which 1 labored at the time of my
reverses, judged me harshly, it was from
a lady of Winchester that 1 received a
message, sent through the lines of the
enemy, that, what others might do, the
ladies of that place, who know the tre
mendioua odds with which I had to eon
tend, attached no blame to me It is not
to be wondered, therefore, that I feel so
deeply toward them. God knows how
well I love my native State, and all her
unfortunate sisters of the South, and how
cheerfully my life was risked and would
now be yielded in their defence; but to all
of us there are some spots pceuliary sacred
With me, the first among these is the
place whore I was born and where now
repose the remains of my mother; the
next is Winchester, the plains aound
which were watered by the blood of so
many of my comrades, and where now so
many true women weep over the graves
of the fallen. It is sad, sad indeed to be
an exile from my country, and still sadder
to mourn the loss of tho most just and
sacred cause for which man ever fought;
but there is sonic comfort in knowing that
the struggle which developed so much
heroism on the part of our soldiers, and so
many virtues in our women, has not been
all in vain; and wherevever I may wander,
1 will hear with me the proud consolation,
derived from the knowledge that my coun
trywomen, who were so faithful and de
voted during all the trials and vicissitudes
of our dreadful contest for independence,
now that it has gone against us, remain
true t-i the memories of the dead. Power
and money may procure costly monuments
and testimonials to commemorate the
names of those who fought for the
successful party, hut all the power and
wealth of the world cannot command so
rich a tribu'c as tlmt paid to the memories
of the heroic dead of the Confederate
armies by the tears of the women of the
South.
1 beg that you will communicate this
expression of my feelings to the ladies of
Winchester and the Lower Valley, and
may the ehoiest blessings of Ileaven rest
upon you and them.
Very truly and respectfully, your obe
dient servant, JlJBAL A. FARl.Y
Beautiful.—When ^the summer day
of youth is slowly wasting away into the
nightfall of age, and shadows of the past
years grow deeper and deeper, as life
wears to a close, it is pleasant to look back
through the vista of time upon the joys
and sorrows of oui earlier years. If we
have a home to sheitor and hearts to re
joice with us, and friends who have bceri
gathering around our firesides, then the
rough places of our wayfaring will beworn
and smoothed away in the twilight of life,
while the bright sunny spots we have
passed.through will grow brighter and
more beautiful. Happy indeed are they
whose intercourse with the world has not
changed the course of their holier feelings
or broken thoso musical chords of the
heart whose vibrations are so melodious,
so tender and touching in the evening of
age.
--
Confederate Money at Par.—A
Canadian paper gives an account of a
duel which took place between a lieu
tenant of the Canadian militia and a
clerk in a mercantile house:
It appears that the clerk and some of
his friends had determined to hoax the
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game of cards. He consented, and the
result was that two or three hundred
dollars in Confederate money, which
was passed oir upon him as Federal
money, soon changed hands and went
into the lieutenant's. Some of his
“friends” upon this called on him to
repay some money they had jwnt him.
This (although lie thought he had $300
in “greenbacks” in his pocket) he re
fused to do, and from hot words soon
caine to blows, the general result being
that lie struck the clerk, was struck in
return, and accepted an invitation for
pistols and coifee for two. Early next
morning both qf the principals appear
on the ground as fierce as Galway bla
zers, duly attended by seconds and a
surgeon.
After the usual formalities, the pis
tols were loaded, and solemnly handed
over, 'flic usual “one,” “two,” “three,”
were given, and bang simultaneously
went the weapons. Neither fell. The
pistols were again loaded and fired.
The men still stood their ground. The
seconds wishing that they should fire
another shot, the pistols were loaded
for the third time, and the distance be
tween the combatants lessened. This
seemed to satisfy the martial ardor of
the lieutenant, who fired point blank
before the signal had scarcely been
given. This time the shot told, and
the clerk rolled over in agony on a lit
tle bladder filled with reddish water,
which the surgeon had previously com
pounded for him. Seeing his blood
exude, as he supposed, from his adver
sary’s side, the lieutenant thought he
lmd killed him, and. hastening from
the field, ran to the St. Ilyacinthe rail
way station, where he arrived just in
time to catch the train and start for the
States.
tel’" Make yourself a good man, and
then you may he sure that there is otic
rascal less in tho world.
fraTWhat kind of n plant, does “a
duck of a man” resemble ? Mandrake.
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A country girl from the field w
told by licr cousin that she looked
fresh as a daisy kissed with dew.
p^-Boys love to play; girls loro 1
! display; women like dress, and ith
\ like address.
BSyWlicn docs a boy begin bir;
keeping? When he firsts set up a (
owl.—Punch.
Fashionable young lady dctac
ing her hair before retiring:— j
“What dreams may come when n
have shuffled off this mortal coil.”
Jt®“Young people contertiplath
marriage should be careful not to mal
delusive impressions upon each other
mind. Do your courting in your ere
day clothes, and without paint.
j/gy-The gentleman who borrowed a
ovster-knife with which to open an a
count at a banker’s is anxious tome
with a patent corkscrew to draw acn
qhe.- !
agyA West-end music-seller was 1
tely over-powered by a fastidiol
voung ladv who wanted to purcha
“Mr. Hood’s—a—song of the—agcntl
man’s under garment!”
Ittjp A man has published a book, w
vising all men to “mind only their oij
business.” A reviewer asks. “W!
dhsen’t he mind his, instead Of tcllill
other people what, to do?”
fi^jr-Two Quaker girls were Jronin
on the same table.ff One asked .tl
oilier which side she wonld take, rig]
or left. She answered promptly,—
“It will be' right for mo to take tl
left, and then it will he left for thee i
take the.right.”
C-trA good story is told 6f h 1m:
shell Baptist Missionary in Mcdiri
who lmd become mixed up in land spei
illations. On entering the pulpit, rece
tly, lie announced to his coiigratulatii
at. the opening of the Services, that t
text would he found in St. Paul's cpist
to the Minncsoteans, sec. 4, range 1
west.
jjisg-A rich old bachelor at OrccnXiel
offered a young lady there a hundrt
dollars fora kiss last winter. She gai
him the kiss and he counted out tl
money, but she wouldn’t take it, win
he told her lie would give ft to In
when she got married. She was ma
lied a few days since, and is now
hundred dollars richer for that kiss.
USf' A. popular merchant in our ci
having received a superb assortment
waterfall cutlery, was most anxious‘
attract the attention of his fair custoi
ers to its merits.
Can’t I sell you a fine comb, madam
said lie to a rural beauty, who stood
his counter.
“Xo, sir, thank you. sir.” responds
the fair one, in iudiguant tone
“thank you, sir. I don’t need anythin
of that kind” The agitated damsel ha
evidently misconstrued the wod “fine
Bovs Using Tobacco.—A strongau
sensible writer says a good thing, an
a true one, too, of boys using tobacci
It has utterly spoiled and l'uincd thoi
sands of boys. It tends to weakenii
softening of the bones, and it great
injures the brain, the spinal iuarrat
and the whole nervous fluid. A b<
who smokes early and frequently,
in any way uses large quantities
tobacco, is never known to make a mi
of much energy , and generally lac
muscular and physical as well as mcnl
, . - . .
the world to shun tobacco as a mo
baiuful poison. It injures the teel
It producesan,unhealthy state of t
throat and lungs, hurts the stomae
and blasts the brain and nerves.
Scientific American.
An Error in Marriage.—Almol
Tiny error in life may bq remedied saw
an error in marriage. If a mail rnak®
a mistake in one thing, he can rectify I
by doing right in another; if One ml®
be unproductive, or one field barren,®
can try for gold in some fresh directi®
—it is competent for him to turn up t®
soils of distant acres, and plant a®
reap there ; but to find you have chos®
wrongly in marriage; is when a m®
discovers, just as his sun is close up®
setting, that he has erred through lil
There is no retracing either road, the®
is no getting rid either of the spent «®
istence or of the lawful wife; the day®
gone, the die cast, the decision ma®
beyond recall: and unhappy indeed®
he who finds he has taken' the wro®
turning. 9
Sexsicie Maxims.—Xever taste ®
atom when you are not hungry: it ®
Xever hire servants who go in pgW
as sisters, cousins, or anything eta®
Xever speak of your father as ‘‘t®
old man.” ■
Xever reply to the epithet of a drui®
erd, a fool, or a fellow. 1|
Xever speak contemptuously ®
womankind. i|
Xever abuse one who was once yon
friend, however bitter now. K
Never smile at the expense of vow
religion or your Bible. I1
Never stand at the corner of a strew
Xever insult poverty. I;
8©“A young lady from the county!
whose only idea of the metropolit®
police was gathered from the next®
! papers, recently came to town on 1,
visit, and found herself at one of t®
: crossings near Trafalgar Square, Low
don. Frightened by the numb®
rapidity, and noise of the vehicles thin
were passing, she stood liesitatinl
in great distress, when one of tho g®
lain poliecemeupolietly steped forwaw
to escort her across. But no sooner hi®
lie touched her elbow than with a pie!
ring shriek she shrank from mid!
Ins hand,, cleared the crossing aline®
at a hound, and exclaimed, in territi®
accents, “( Hi, sir it wanx't me t In dot®
indeed. I have been doing nothing!