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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
OBO. K. MORTON. U. P. VAUGHAN.
HOr.TOlT & VATaSAXT
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
AND
SOLICITORS IN CHANCERY,
DBS ARC, ARKANSAS.
WILL practice in the Courts of the counties
of Prairie. White, .Taekson, Woodruff and
Monroe. Particular attention giv*»n to the
collection of claims any where iu the State.
sepTtf.
nil. ItOlfiT. B. TREBEVAMT
Tenders lih professional services to
the citizens of Des Are anti vicinity.
Office—At Johnson Davis’ Drug
Store. seplil
THOMAS J. MiRMI,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR
.A. t Law,
V E 8 A K C, AREA X 8 A 8.
•ST* Partcnlar attention given to the
collection of all kinds of claim, against
the (iovernnient.
Office—On Buena Vi>ta street nAt i
door to .1. M. Burney's cl rug store.
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WM. T. JONES. B. ( . TOTTEN.
.TONES & TOTTEN,
m saw,
BROWNSVILLE, ARKANSAS.
TT.L •‘rrictice in the counties of Pulaski, I
VV Prairi *. Monroe, Woodruff, Jackson and
White Prompt attention given to the collec- j
.:• . .,.,.1 f 1,.
P\ i:i* i tlijwfi
Wiitcinimkor and Jeweler.!
I W\ NOW PREPARED TO 1)0 AM
I k:u N nf w-rk iu my line. Mend- rsT
in;:. (M:‘rtnin(f, ke.
— Tha' kfui for pu d favors, 1 solicit u
co?»t i nuance of the patronage heretofore be
* stowed on «nc». feb-8-tf
JAMES J. GALL A GHEE.
Atto-ney at I . j w.
corro.s ri. .\ r, ti oo/n i i r< <>, kk.
Will practice tvliere called,
tf.
S\K. .* 4. ROI'NELil office. is
? / now nt Johnson A Davi ' Drug Store;
« to be be consulted at his room at the Harvey
Ii lie wij.1 giv#l#1s undivided attention
to (ilironir Ekine.ittt** of every deacrip
tiou.
T!io best of references can be furuudicd, by
applying to
Dll. J. A. ROrsELAUX.
juul-tf Des Arc, Irkansa-.
J. 0. JONSON. Office—West Poiiit, Arkansas.
JNO. M. MOOllE, Office—Searcy, Arkansas.
jo\so\ & moons;
Attorneys at Law,
EO.WITORS IX CHANCERY,
•-AM—
General Laud and Collecting Agents,
SKAJICV, V It Iv A N>AH.
W4i t. give prompt attention to any business
in the counties of Independence, Jackson.
Woo Irtitf, .Monroe, Prairie, White, Conway
and Van Huron. mar9
W. HICKS, Formerly of the firm of Cypert k ,
Hicks.
H. R. FIELDING. ForVnerlv of Alliens. Ala. i
HiCKS & FIELDING.
ATTOftSKYS AT LAW,
Searcy, White Co., Arkansas.
WILL practice in this ami the adjacent
counties, in the District Courts, and Su
preme Court of the State.
N. W. WILLIAMS. T. M. GIBSON.
W ILLI IMS & BSO.\,
V ^TTOP.NSTB AT LA.7T,
Des Arc and Devall's Bluff, Ark*
WILL practice in Prairie and adjoining
Counties. All business confided to their care
will be promptly attended to. aept21 tf.
rilHK UNDERSIGN'RD HAVING J*A
1 open d a House of Lnter- JlUL
lul»aiv.«>tiS. on Buena Vista Street, near
tho Sletmboat Landing, for the accoiumoda- f
tion of #
TRAVELERS AND BOARDERS,
Ly the iny, week, or month, solicits ihe pat
ronage <f those visiting Des Arc. The fare*
will be as pood us the market affords, and
terms moderate.
(live a trial, and I will endeavor to give ’
satisfaction.
, , BEN.F VMIN HAY LEY.
Des Aic, Ark.. March 24, U*(>7—-12m !
AUK V N 8 A 8 . GAZE T T E,
LITTLE HOCK, ARK.
Terms—Iinitriubly in Advance.
DAILY. $10 CM) per annum; $1 00 per month
for any less period.
WEEKLY $4 00 per annum; $2 f»0 to dubs
of two or more.
MUM. KATE IIUNTtMAH/
Will commence her SCHOOL the first Mon
day in January. Tuition two and three
dollars per month. Deductions in cases of
protracted illne**.
Des Arc, Jan 1st, 1807.
gOL. I*. CLARK. 8AM. W. WILLIAMS.
JOK W. MARTIN.
CLARK- WILLIAMS & MARTIN,
Attorneys ut Law,
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
Wif.l. practice in all the Courts, prosecute
Clonus of all kinds, collect debts, and
ct us li- nl tintl (tfut'ru/ Ag*uU.
Oi rit-t! -Markham Street, near State House
aprtl-S tf
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
Z. P. H. FARR,
AT TOP. XT BY AT L ATT,
LITTLE HOCK, ARKANSAS.
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ROBT. 8- ANDERSON, WM. J. THOMPSON,
Jarkxmpnrt, Ark. AujiuU«, Ark.
Andenon A Thompson,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Jacksonport and Augusta, Ark.
Wii.l attend the Courts of Jackson, Wood
ruff, and adjoining Counties, and to special
oases in any section of (he State, Address
either office. maylS-ly
A. C. PIl'KKTT. L. M. RAMSACR.
l’lCKICTT A KAMMAUB,
IT T O H Nil IS IT I.AW,
A VO VST A, A t: AM XSA S.
W ill practice in the counties of Woodruff.
Jackson, White and Craighead. Special at
tention given to collections of all claims en
trusted to their care apr6-1y
J. R. P. ALDRIDGE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Cotton Plant, 'Arkansas.
Will practice in the Circuit Courts of
Woodruff county, and the Circuit Courts of
the seventh Judicial District, and give prompt
attention to all business entrusted to his
eire.
Offers bis services to the citizens of
Dos Are and vicinity in the practice of
medicine. Thankful for past favors,
and by attention to business he expects j
to share a liberal prtrouage.
Office—One door east of Burney's
Drug Store. , sep21
K. S. U.CVIT. W. J. BHOKArOU.
GANTT & BRON AUGH,
ATTORSigYS AT LAW.
Will practice in fb^tountics of l’rairis.
Waite, Woodruff. .MourWe, Arkansas nud Pu
laski. Prompt atuentiun given to the eollec-i
lion of claims. Taxes will be paid and titles
investigated for iiou-residesils. »prl4-8m
J. K. OATI0WUUO, J. S. THOMAS,
GATEWOID & THOMAS,
DBM ARC, 4RHISS4S. •
l. ,N. HKOOKl’KTIf. T. BLAKE KENT.
HEDGEPETH 4 KENT.
ATYQRSSYS AT LAW.
BES ARC, ARKANSAS.
Wild, practice in all of the courts of
Prairie county, and the circuit courts
uf the surrounding counties. inar24-6m
JAMES H. PATTKKSOK, LUCIAN C. »AUSK,
Auc/U*ta, Ark. Jacktouport, Ark.
Patterson & Cause,
ATTORNEYS AT IAW,I
JftfLsonport and Augusta, Arkansas.
Will practice in the Counties of Woodruff,
Jackson, Independence, White. Lawrence,
Randolph, Grecu. Craighead aiul Cross, and
attend to special cases iti any part of the
State. Address either office. • iuyl8-ly
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COODY & McRAE,
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SEARCY, WHITE 1'OIXTY,
AltKAJiHAM.
| Will practice in All the courts of Arkansas,
marli-l
DR. Z. W. SXJRNST,
Ut inj; permanently located at Des
Are, will continue the practice of his
1 profession in all its branches,
i Office at Col. J. M. BoHnet's I>r«g
.Store. janlH-tf.
SONG FOR Tl^l TIWE8.
Oh, take me te some wilderness,
Far, far away from town.
Where turkeys roasted run about.
With gravy dripping down;
Where people never have to work,
As some do, night and day,
Where you can get just what you want,
And nothing ht*e n pay.
Oh, take me. friends! oh take me where
Hard times none ever cry.
Where bread and butter grow on trees.
And sausages close by:
Where oysters are both fried and stewed,
And lots of sour-kraut,
W’bcre luxuries of every kind
Lie scattered round about.
Oh, take me where run streams of wine.
Champagne and toddy too,
Where fine cigars lie strewed about,
And folks are never blue;
Where grows the uiost delicious fruit
The eye has ever seen,
Where sponge-cakes roll from mountains
down,
And from every hill ice-creaWi. ^
Oh. take me to the land of peace,
Where never comes a dun,
Where people never go.io law,
Nor lawyers never come;
W here crops are good and never fail,
And each one gets his share,
Where you can eat. and drink and sleep.
Without an anxious care.
Take me where wives good humored grow.
And ladies never walk
With hoops so large one never eati
Get near enough to talk;
Where satius, silks aud bonnets all \
May nave a nui supply.
Where children are obedient,
And babie* never cry,
Ob, take me, do! where all the folks
Get plenty of clothe# to wear.
Where fashion# never change, and pants
Do never burst and fear:
Where none do ever oi ler grow
And #00*1 the old are young.
Where pain and sickness trouble not.
And every doctor’s hung.
Oh, take me, for I’m awful sick,
Far, far from banks away.
Where ne’er another uote 1 11 g:»e,
Or have a bill to pay:
Oh, take me to some wilderness
Where all the#e ih.ngsnre found;
Oh. take me. take me quifkly, for
I'm altnV’ run aground.
LAST VF.RSL — UH Til* F.IUTOR.
Oh, take me to that glorious land
Where people of evrry gr.n ;e
All attend to their ooncerua.
And PRINTERS’ Rll.I.S are paid!
- —- - • • —•
Tin: con i:\tios.
IVednr.day, Jan 22.
(^invention met.
l’rayor by Chaplain Hyde.
Minute* read and approved.
Mr. Gantt presented a communication
from .Secretary Haney, ®bf the I.ittle
Hock& Fort Smith ILK. C’o., referring
to the resolution previously adopted
by the Convention, appointing a Com
mittee of Investigation, to sit after the
dissolution of the Convention, and
investigate the affairs of the road. Mr.
Gantt moved to refer the communica
tion to a select committee to consist ot
Messrs. Brooks, Barber and Reynolds.
Mr. Brooks moved, as a substitute,
the reference of the romnuiutration to
committee on Internal improvement.
Mr. Cypcrt advocated the special
reference, the convention having before
made a special disposition of the mat
gating committee.
Mre McClure criticised severely the
tone of the communication, as exhibit
ing a dictatorial spirit, highly disres
pectful to the convention. Jt referred
to a charge of fraud—no such charge
has been made upon the floor. It alle
ged that the action of the convention
would embarrass the present negotia
tions of the company. Thai was pre
cisely the purpose of the measure
adopted. The State has an interest in
the road of ten thousand dollars per
mile, and forty thousand dollars in gold
bus beau alreai^^jnid into the treasury
of the corporation, of which no account
has ever been given. It is the duty ot
the convention, as the only representa
tive body now in existence, for the peo
ple of Arkansas, to protect the people
against the result of these very nego
tiations, until their fair or fraudulent
character can be established by proper
testimony.
"The books,” this letter declared,
"were alwuys open for inspection of
any of the stockholders.” What. indi
viduals hold one-fourth the interest in
the road, that is held by the Stale ?
We are told that the investigation
will involve great expense. The ordi
nance specially provides, that no ex
pense shall be incurred by the State.
And then the writer proceeds to in
form the convention that whenever
they shall make inquiries " in a proper
manner," any required information
will be afforded. " In a proper man
uer!” A secretary of a oue-horso rail
road, that has boon preying on the
State, without any capital but that
afforded by the State, informs the
representatives of the people of the
'State, that if the application shall lie
made in a proper manner, the proposi
i tion will be considered.
Ho moved to amend the motion for a
p reference, by declaring that the, com
munication be rejected.
The communication was rejected,
! yeas 43, nays IS.
A communication was received from
Henry Page, Treasurer of the Slate.
* relative to telegrams received from
i Gen. Old in relation to the payment
I
| of theexpcnees oftheconVention. The
j telegram is to the effect that. Col. Page
I shall not pay the accounts of the con
i vcntion, itnt.il a military order shall be
issued to that efTect, which was referred
to fho Committee on Finance.
Mr. Bell gave notice that he would
move a reconsideration of the vote
adopting the ordinance relative to the
per diem of the members.
Mr. Matthews gave notice that he
I would move a reconsideration of the
vote passing an ordinance relative to ;
raising a tax for the purpose of dcfzay-1
ing the exponses of the convention.
Mr. Hodges, of Crittenden, presen
ted a resolution asking the appoint
ment of a committee to see that the rc-,
cord was correctly copied, which was
adopted.
Mr. Benzol v introduced an ordinance
to suspend the collection of debts.
Mr. Montgomery introduced a simi
lar ordinance. Both of whio'i was re
ferred to the committee on taxation.
Mr. llinds presented a memorial to j
Congress asking aid in improving the
navigation of Arkansas river, which
was read and referred to commit tec on
memorials.
Mr,, Dale presented a resolution in- 1
1 strueting the committee on franchise to
j enquire into tlie expediency of alistVau
! chising certain parties, disfranchised
1 by act of Congress, etc.
Mr. Reynolds moved to lay the reso- ,
lution on the table, and calls ’ for the t
| yeas and nays. I
I The motion was lost, on a vote of l-‘
| in the aQlrmative to I ; i the negative.
Mr. Mathews moved to an..nd by
i saying that olio committee lie instructed
! to prepare a constitution disfranchising
no citizen.
Mr. McClure moved the rejection of
tlie amendment.
After quite n discussion participated
in by McClure, Cyport. Brooks,
Dale and Gray, of Phillips, tlie motion
did not prevail.
The resolution and amendment was
then referred to the Committee on
Franchise.
Mr. Bras hears introduced a resolution
to the 'effect that the committee on
Franchise be instructed to inquire into
the expediency of disfranchising those
who continued opposing reconstruc
tion, whi was retorrod to the i Oinuiit—
lee on Franchise.
Mr. Hollis introduced a resolution to
the effect that, the committee on bound
ariesbc instructed to inquire into the
expediency of preparing an ordinance
to change the boundary line of < 'aihoun ;
county. Which was referred to com
mittee on boundaries.
Mr. Hinds introduced a resolution to
the effect that no member shall lie al
lowed per diem unless absence is on
account of sickness, which was adopted.
Adjourned.
Thursday, - o'clock, p. in.
Tlie consideration of the ordinance
regulating tlie per diem of officers and
members was taken up.
After the proposing of various
amendments. Mr. Smith offered a sub
stitute for the entire matter, which !
caused considerable discussion, when '
Mr. Mallory moved the previous ques- '
lion, which was the adoption of the
substitute.
Mr. President stated the question to
••shall tlie main question lie now put,” j
which was lost on division, and the :
oonsKieraiiun oi mo «nine miujcvi
postponed for the day under the rule.
The convention then resolved itself
into committee of the whole, upon the
subject of relieving the destitute and
needy of the State, Mr. Mallory in the
chair.
After many plans had been proposed,
none of-which were agreed on, the j
'■ committee then rose and reported pro- i
gress.
The convention then adjourned.
Friday Mu :tg.
Convention met at the usual itour.
Prayer by Chaplain Hyde.
Mr. Hinds, from sp- ial committee,
presented a memorial, pel i'ioi ''"ou
gress to appropriate S100,00o fc h -
improvement of ’ o k insas river,
i Mr. Portis asked that Cum - i rive"
be addou to the pro sious of tin me- 1
j mortal. Which aftor discussion was
! withdrawn.
Mr. Cypert moved to amend by re- j
' committing the memorial, to said com-;
, mlttee with instructions to inquire into |
the expediency of adding \\ title.
| Ouachita and St. Francis rivers.
Mr. OuVal moved to amend the
amendment by inserting lilaek River,
( which dill not prevail.
'/lie amendment was then lost.
Mr. Boavley moved to amend by in
’ serting "Big Creek," in Columbia coun
ty. Lost.
Mr. McClure moved the' previous1
i qn< •‘.ion, and the m 'morial was ado; -
; ted.
The committee to whom lias been re
ferred the resolution appointing cer
tain individuals a board to locate the
■ comity seat of Little River county, re
i ported favorably to the passage of the !
resolution.
After diseussion the resolution was
lost, by a vote of H i in the negative to .
i!2 in the affirmative.
Mr. Snyder, Worn the executive com- j
mittee, reported back that part ot the
i proposed constitution whicli had been
; submitted to them, which was read. j
And on motion of Mi;. Hodges, of]
Pulaski, \\gs ordered printed and j
1 made special order for Thursday next 1
Mr. Hinds offered n resolution to the
effect that a select, committee he ap
pointed to draft a memorial to Con
gress, asking the public sale of the
Arkansas Hot Springs ; which was read
and Mr. Brooks moved that the com
mittee he instructed to inquire into the
expediency of such a course—which
was adopted and resolution adopted.
(,'hair appointed Messrs. Hinds, Coates,
and
Mr. .McClure introduced a resolution
to the effect that no papers be taken
away from the Secretary’s table, unless
with consent ; which was adopted.
Mr. Hinds presented n resolution to
lii ■ effect that a committee be appoint
ed to memornlizo Congress in behalf
of improving the Ouachita river.—
Adopted.
Mr. Montgomery presented a simi
lar resolution as to ltcd Hirer—adop
ted.
Mr. Scott presented a resolution ask
ing the appointment of a special com
mittee to petition for the continuance
of the freedmen’s Bureau, which was
read and adopted oil a vote of 47 in the
affirmative to 18 in the negative.
Mr. Kyle introduced a preamble and
resolution allowing per diem and pay
lo Messrs. Norman & Moore from the
•' day of t! session.
Mr. Brooks moved to amend hv say
ing from the day they presented them
selves in Cite Hall of the Convention
with credentials.
.Mr. 8arb0i’ moved to amend by in
ning ,ie mme of Mr. M .-rrick lo the
provisions » be original resell, on.
Mr. ..rooks me 'd to commit the
•natter to a proper committee: lost on
division.
The name of Mr. Hollis was added
to the resolution, adopted.
Mr. Mathews moved a reconsidera
tion of the vote adopting the ordinance
entitled an ordinance to defray oxpeti.
ses of this convention, which prevailed.
And. on motion, the ordinance was re
committed to the finance committee,
which committee, through their chair
man, reported an amendment to the
ordinance, which was adopted.
Said amendment provides that the
treasurer wilf issue his certificate, pay
able out of any funds arising from tax
ation, that may come into the treasury
after the passage of the ordinance.
The ordinance as amended was then
pa-sed, by a vote of 52 in the affirma
tive to 12 in the negative.
On a suspension of the rules for the
purpose, Mr. McClure moved a recon
sideration of the vote passing the or
dinance.
Mr. Rrooks moved to lay the motion
an the table, which prevailed: thereby
barring ail future reconsideration of
the ordinance.
Convention adjourned.
Hold ox. Mr. Devil.— in the early
1 u . of tiie State of Indiana the capital
was Corydon, and the annual session
if the General Assembly brought to
'ether as a wild a set of wags as could
be found in.the State,*who had to rely
>n their own resources for amusement
is there were but few theatres, concerts
jr shows.
The lovers of mischief Mkd establish
'd a mock Masonic Lodge, into which
they would entice such as wore a little
green, and take them through a variety
af ridiculous ceremonies, to the infinite
amusement of the spectators.
On one of these occasions, it being
understood that a good liatured, ath
letic- young man, about half simpleton,
was to be initiated, the room was
crowded; aud Judge Grass consented
to take the role of Devil—a character
in which he was peculiarly happy. To
make the service more impressive, lie
had put on a false face and a large pa
per cap, surmounted with horns and
with some chains in his hand, placed
himself behind a screen.
After taking the candidate through
ii 'et» ’cor monies, he was brought
to n halt before tlie screen, and told
that lie had then to confess all the
crimes ho had committed during his
whole life. The candidate confessed
some trim' offer-ca, cad d dared that
ho i nd recollect Th> more. At this
the judge came out from ids hiding
place, groaned and sin >k bis chains.
The frighten" i candidate related some
other small matters, and declared he
had disclosed alfthe crimes he hail
committed. At this the groans of the
pretended ilnvil become furious, the
chains rattled and lie shook his horns
in the face of the terrified candidate,
w ho. starting back in alarm cried out I
•ll-h-hold on, M-mister Devil; I-if 1
must tell you, I-I did kiss J-.J-Judge
Grass' wife a couple of times!’
The groaning ceased and the devil
disappeared.
MT*For several weeks the Spring
field Leader kept the following con
spicuously at the head of its local
column: »
‘Boy wanted at this office.’
A few days since, the editor's wife
presented w ith ‘a boy,’ which, in a
highly significant way, shows the value
of uu vert Ling.
gtgrshut your eyes and listeu mit me
Veil, de first night I open store, I
counts the monies, and finds him nix
right. 1 count him and dare he tree
dollar gone, and vat doos you dink I
does den ?
‘I can't say.’
‘Vy, f did not count him any more,
and lie comes out shoost right ever
since.' '
A JUICY LETTER.
From the Princeton (Ky.^ Progress ]
Mr. Editor: Marrvin’ is a good
tiling—so I have been told. As u gen
oral thing it isn't healthy to lmv<
moro n one wife at a time. We onct
knew a man who married a second
wife while the first one was living
and when wife No. 1 heard of it, sin
chased him all over the United States
and finally run into Nova Scotia, when
ho committed suicide by holdiu hit
head in a snow-bank. Wo heard o
another who spliced himself to a wo
man and seven children, and not bcin
able to give a reason for such whole
sale doins. had to make shoes in tin
Penitentiary for three years.
Some people live very happily to
gather when married, and their live;
are as pleasant as sleepin’ on a shed o
a hot summer night. They live a1
sweet and tender to each other as i
they didn’t care if butter was six biti
a pound and spilin' at that. Othei
don’t, live happily together very long
They don’t more'll get a taste of thing;
before they want to sell out. As i
general thing the wife's mother’ll law
gets toTunnin’ the machine, and she’l
bankrup*tiie whole business. I havi
noticed that two makes a strongei
team nt that business than three. Tin
fracas generally winds up by the wifi
goiu’ home to her mother, and takin
all her clothes amt about half of every
tiling her mother'll law can lay hei
hands on. Then there arc sonic tvlu
dasli l-IOht into hot water from tht
word ‘go!’ They make tilings lively
about the plantation, you bet. They
make each other see green streaks front
the beginning. That machine don'i
get fairly up afore it bursts, and then
ain't much use tryin’ to put the thing
together again—no, not if you please
This sort of rumpus tickles the neigh
hors niightly, and they hold sewing
circles (or rather scandal circles) might
ily over it.
The honeymoon is said to be tin
happiest part of married life. Mar
ried people generally see a spauky
time then. They go it lively, you het
But from what I have seen, and the lit
tlo thunder 1 have heard, give me tin
good old moon that has been sliugin
her rays for nigh unto a half century
on this old head of mine. The honey
of the bees for me.
On the whole It isn't healthy, either
for a man to marry a woman that i
old enough to he Ids grandmother
without he has the rheumatism, 01
some disease of long standing, anti
wants to go on the docks for repairs
I have heard it said that if a woman
had plenty of money, she was as pretty
to a poor man as a speckled lien : but ai
for me, give me youth and beauty
good, hard, boss sense, and I care not
if she hasn’t a stitch of clothes, ontc
her back—I”ll make a shift for het
some way. Money is a good tiling
but it won't buy happiness—no, not by
a jujL full. If 1 were a farmer, l'c
rath*fence in a new clearin’, and culti
vate new soil, when land is only foui
bits an acre, than to dash my plow in
to a weather-beaten, wasted old com
mons, w itli soil that aiu't rich enougl
to raise a crop of brown sage, allliougl
a whole town section of sucii lam
should be given to me for nothing.
It isn't exactly proper, either, for e
young miss of sixteen to marry a mai
over whoso head the snows of aboul
three-score winters have been sprink
led. First, it will look us it she win
reduced to a desperate extremity, anc
was going to either marry or sell out
Second, it gives the sewing circles anc
; teapartles such delicious morsels t<
; chow and smack their chops over; am
third, about the time she begins tc
understand things, he stops takin’ hi:
\ hash and mornin’ gruel here on earth
, and, without he leaves a little proper
ty, his bloomiu’ widow is often com
I polled to set about washiu’ other peo
! pie's clothes for about thirty cents i
dozen.
A good deal depends on tlie way om
i does his eourtin.’ As a general thin)
it isn't best for a man to propose on tlr
1 first visit, llhave noticed that when a)
object is hard to get, it is generall;
worth somethin’ when you get it
Whenever a man in my neighborhooi
1 takes a sudden notion to get married
1 always make up my lulnd that I’l
have to be a witness in a suit, for a di
voijce. And when 1 see a woman taki
stock in a concern that she dou’t knov
anything about, I begin to smella lit
tie high thunder. If she comes ou
with four cents on the dollar of he
investment, site does well.
To know how to court well is a difli
! cult thing. My notion is. a womai
shouldn't do any courtin’ at all. Ilow
ever, a great many woman can play i
j four-handed game at that business.
once hail a friend who came to hi
! death by pullin' against a woman wht
bad made up her mind to have him
She would sling sonnets in the paper
1 at him ; she would smell out every
thing he did. She used to make faid
! on him and tuko him to church, pic
nice, and mite societies. One ui^h
, she enticed him to her residence. Sin
proposed to him. He entreated hec
with tears iu his eyes, iiot to do tlia
thing again. He dwelt toucUiuly oi
i hit havin' to support a widowei
' mother and all her relations off a salar;
of sixteen dollors a month.—She woul
I dn’t cave, however. He seixed his ha
end darted to the door, ■she puretiei
him to the front gftta» and kept him!
■ standiu’ for oyer an hour in a drizzlin'!
rain. He took a could and diod. He ,
was my friend. I loved him. A truer |
man never hcristed an umbrella. He i
owed me four bits, but I forgive him. ]
1 am a truly virtuous and pious man. ,
1 I never want to do such swearin’ any ,
more as I did when I heard of his sud-i
den death.
If a man wants a woman he’d better1
take the best timber he can find. In 1
courtin’ her'it isn't a good tiling, gen
erally, to talk about horse racin' or liow
well you can play a game of •‘seven up. ’
■j It is not a bad idea to court the old
| folks about three months and then ta
per off gradually ; but if a man hasn't
: got any love about his person, courtin'
is a sort of scientific game. If a man
truly loves a woman, though, lie don’t!
know any more what he's doin’ tliau a
\ lien with the blind staggers. There’s a
sort of looseness about him when ho
goes to pop the question that makes;
him feel like taintin' every mluit.
As a general thing it isn’t best to ask
a woman ttrliave yon more than once.,
if she refused you, it isn’t best, either, I
to do as I have seen some men do, to
.tell her you were just jokin', or to
commence talkin’ scandal about her!
wii^n you get out of doors, or to otter 1
to lick any man who tries to poke fun
at you about it. It won’t do to lie, fight
or steal over it. Better to take things!
cool. I guess. Some men when they
get disappointed take a dose of “cold
poison," others run a frog sticker into
men mroais, ana tuns ona men- sor
rows. But, then, that is not healthy—
no, not if you please!
Some married women show their
anger and disappointment in different
ways. Some cry all the time, and
won’t prepare anything but gutta-pur- [
cha biscuit and dish-water coffee;
. other lecture all night until they carry ,
their point or break up the shebang, (
whilst others will go in heavy with
broom sticks' and frying pans, and |
leaven headache every time they strike!
Bill manviu’ seems to be a good
thing after all. It wouldn’t do to stop
It. for it ’pears to me if it were stopped,
the Democratic party would suffer. .
, The cry of more ••voters” has been
ringin' in ray ears for a long time. Let,
I her ring on 1
Yours, egrcgiously,
Bilunusi.ev.
L.4KOR TIIK ROIEDIT.
We called the attention the other day
to the fact that many of the papers of the
Youth are calling the attention of their
readers, to the truth that the only <
thorough remedy for the ovils that afflict ;
! them, lies in labor. '1 he war destroyed .
, au immense amouut of material must be
' restored by the labor of those w ho are 11
J suffering the loss. The following remarks (
: on this subject wo copy from the Starkvillc,
j Miss., Em of January 11th: j,
Conceal the fact as wc may, it is never- , |
| theless true, that there is a false senti- i
meat iu Southern society in reference to I
i physiciai labor. It is one of the evils cu- j ’
; tailed upon us by the institution of slavery,
i With our very children, their first ideas
of labor were associated with slaves
Direct the child to perform any work, he
would almost instinctively suggest that
there was such aud such a negro who could
do the work, lie looked upon labor as
degrading, and that the uogro was special- j
ly created for thflt purpose. This idea j c
•11 ••• O .1. .• 1 . A 11 I
I oail V.AIOV IU UUI kJUUiUVI M OUVICSJ. iXU
; our young men arc aspiring to be over- 1
I seers of the negro. The idea of laboring 'j
I themselves has never eutcrod into their
1 calculations. To avoid what looks like
labor, they arc iu search of ali “bomb- i
proof situations.” They are willing to ,
* clerk for food and clothing iu preference
I to engage in agricultural aud mechanical.
■ labor. Of all the young men iu tliia
’ (.immunity thrown out of employment by ;
. I the war, only two or three bad the man-,
. liness—the moral nervo—the indepeu-1
i1 deuce of character, to brook what the)
I kuew to be public suutimeut, aud engage
‘ in mechanical pursuits. What are teem
; 1 e 1 the “1- arned professions” are over
! j run with third aud fourth rate men, who j
1 are common “laughiug stocks” in their
particular liue. The same meu might1:
I have made respeotal^s mechanise, and
thus subserved some useful purpose to so- ■1
j j oiety. Far be it from us to detract from 1
. tbo “learned professions”—but equally far 1
•! from us be that pbarisaical spirit that |
i would “turn up the nose of derision” at
i any bruuch of useful employment, or
would rob of its just meed of honor any;
! department of productive industry. The , ]
; I j runt Director of the Universe has eu- l i
slowed man with physical as well as int-. 1 1
, loctuul powers, aud thus made labor— 1
t fthytical tabor—controlled and directed by j
an enlightened judgment, the great law of
i i our well being, and it is not to be despia-’
i. cd, whether employed in making a pin, iu ;
, | fashioning a boat, or in guidiug a plough, i
9 9
*%inlt is said a proclamation will bo is
. sued by the President forbidding all offi
. i oers of the army to hold or have any oom- 1
| municution with Stanton as Secretary of ,
II War, nor obey any orders he may issue I
' i Secretary MoOullheh has issued an order
■ | to the heads of bureaus iu his departmeut j
1 : forbidding them to recognise Stanton as !
Secretary of War until bis status in that!
department is settled. It is said similar,
I orders have beon issued to other Kxeou-j
j tire Department*.
t KU.Tl il L H
New Orleans, Jrh. 13.—The Dome
ratio party ofljotlisana has been reor
ganized by the appointment of a State
Central Committee, composed of well
Liiown and energetic citizens. It is
iroposed to embrace all the opponents
if Radicalism, and unite them upon a
dan of action for the coming campaign.
\ mass meeting of citizens interested
herein will be called.
The Radical nominating Convention
s in session to-night. The struggle
'or nominations is marked by great
bitterness. One of the candidates for
[ioveruor is a negro, the other white.
3310 checkered Convention was oc
•tipied to-day in discussing tin article
iefining the jurisdiction of the Su
lremc Court.
A formal inquiry was tent to (len.
Hancock asking whether he will en
force the convention tax ordinance, but
10 answer lias yet been returned. Not
t cent has yet been paid In by tax
payers.
An ordinance making it a misde
neanor for any planter to discharge
Yom his employ, previous to the coni
ng electiou, any registered voter, and
bunishing such oflence with six months
rnprlsoninent, at hard labor, whs
idopted. Also, another, asking a eon
inuauce of the Freedmena" Bureau.
AVarniouth, the Radical nominee for
Governor, was Colonel of a corps de
\friqne regiment, and was appointed
... T)n..l. D..A»An« Tn.I.rn ?« tbij elir
!Io subsequently procured his election
o Congress a delegate from the ter
ritory of Louisiana, and Sumner pre
.ented his credentials, but to no pur
iosc. He is a northern man. twenty
•ight years of age, and commands the
rand Army of the Republic in this
icclion.
Dumas, the nominee for Lieutenant
Jovernor is au educated and wealthy
■olorcd man, was a major in Butler’s
lativc guards, and keeps a dry goods
itore in this city.
Xbw Out.cans, Jan. 15.—The check
ered eonveationists, tired of wailing
or fluids, to-day deputed a committee
>f three to confer with the State Atidi
or and Treasurer, and also with Gen.
Hancock, as to the failure to colleoi
noney under the tax ordinance, and
vhat further action may he necessary.
The committee first called upon the
wo above mentioned officers, hut failed
o find either of them iu their offices.
L’lieir clerks stated, howevey, that only
hirty dollars had been collected in
his city, and gave by no means en
couraging view of the financial iiu
ition.
The committee next visited General
Hancock, who stated that he had al
eady been officially informed of the
ondition of affairs, and was holding
he subject under consideration, lie
iromised to take action without unite
essary delay, aud advised the conveu
ion meanwhile to remain' quiet. .The
eply was a non-committal one, hut
las comparatively satisfied the cou
■ention. *
Dumas’, the defeated colored aspir
ant for the gubernatorial nomination
in the Radical ticket, has declined the
lominatiou for Lieutenant Governor,
ind will run independently for Gov
irnor. He will receive most of the
legro vote, but it .will split the party,
iml render almost certain the success
>f the opposition under the new order
>t registration.
Dunn, who is nominated in Dumas’
dace for Lieutenant Governor, is a
ilaok matt, appointed an alderman by
thoridan.
New Orleans, Jan. 18.—The Con
rentiA is at a dead lock. After dis
ussing for four days the question of
in elective or appointive judiciary, a
rote was finally, forced, and would
lave resulted in favor of the former
system had not one of the minority,
ueiug backed by the requisite number,
lemauded the atteudance of every ab
tent member to vote upon this itnpor
:ant question. The demand had to be
•omplied with, greatly to the chagrin
if the majority, who believed their
iucces8 certain.
The Sergeant-at-arms was imuiedi
liately dispatched in quest of the ub
lentees, two or three of whom have
ilreadv returned to their homes in the
nterior, while others arc sick, And one
a reported dead. It was decided ro
ransact no business unt^ tbfeissue is
lettled. The convention, after waiting
or an hour iu the hall, adjourned un
it Monday. It is probable that the
ninority will be obliged to offer a com -
iromise.
Gen. Hancock has officially informed
>olh the Convention and the State
)dicers must qollect the tax imposed
>y that body, ho promising military
fid only in ease of resistance to the
>r«o^^ It is not his province, he says,
O lt4Rrei-e in the matter in any other
way. lie has also unofficially informed ,
fudge Cooley that the proposed ordi
tance staying executions is foreign to
he convention s jurisdiction, a id
vould, if passed, be without validity.
—
*Sy‘Cotne here, sissy,’ said a young
t«-utleniau to a little girl, to whose ais
er he w as paying his addresses; ‘you
ire the sweetest thing on earth.’
‘No, 1 ain’t,’ she replied; ‘sister says
ron are the sweetest.’
The gentleman “popped the question’
die next day. • ' ,
Wife, said a man, looking for
his bootjack. ‘I have places where I
keep my things and you ought to know
it.’ ‘Yes,’ said she, “end I ought to
know where von keep your late hours,
but I don’t.’
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