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assortment of Printing Material, and are
ready to execute afl kinds of Job Printing, on
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• i n ....u.l,
\y e nrr jn ejicucu w jnim, ~.
logues, Posters, large or small, Cards, Ball
Tickets, Bill Heads, Blanks of every descrip
tion, for Clerks, Sheriffs, Justices of the
Peace, Constables, &c.
Dr. B. Douglass,
TENDERS ills professional services to
the citizens of Prairie and adjacent coun
ties as a Mechanical Physician, in cases of
Hernia and Prolapsus Uteri. In cases of
abortion, by the timely aid of his SUPPORT
ER, if not prevented, by returning the work,
they shall have their money refunded.
(jy Joseph A. Eddins is my authorised
agent, in all matters connected with the above
business. B. DOUGLASS.
Post-office, Des Arc, Ark. octO-fim
F. LEP TIEN,
CLOCK AND WATCH
m jl is is m
AND
JEWELLER,
Buena Vista street, opposite A. Stewart &
Brothers,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
T» ESPECTFULLY informs the citizens of
L Des Arc and the adjacent country, that lie
is prepared to execute all kinds of CLOCK
;yid WATCH Work-in a workmanlike man
ner, and to Repair and Clean Jewelry, &.c.
jan30-tf
JAMES JOHNSON.
Gunsmith,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
Having permanently located myself,
T am prepared to manufacture GUNS,
PISTOLS, &c., to order.
All kinds of Fire-Arms Repaired,
on reasonable terms.
gGT* LOCKS repaired, and KEYS made.
In fact, any kind of work in my line will be
promptly attended to.
BeaT* Terms—Cash. apr3 lv
GEO. P. LOGUS,
House, Sign and Ornamental
la ,i B -V T Mi IS ,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
G.RAINING ami PAPER HANGING done
in the neatest style.
jf^“ All orders addressed to trie will meet
with prompt attention. sepli-ly
BOOT AND SHOE-MAKING.
ft,. TO TilK GITl/KNS OF DES If
ARC AND VICINITY:
HAVING removed my Shop to the corner
of Buena Vista and Woodruff streets, I
am prepared, with a GOOD STOCK OF
HEATHER, suitable for Fall and Winter
wear, to accommodate the public.
Work Done as Cheap as any place in
the State. Call and see.
WORK WARRANTED NOT TO RIP.
KH§“ REPAIRING DONE neatly, at all
times.
As I am permanently located in this place,
my interest is identified with yours.
Iv4P Terms, Cash.
oct-tf F. WETHERINGTON.
CARRIAGE AND WAGON
• Man a factor if.
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
*X53EE O' iV£ Si ~\7'. T-TITH
ns prepared
to manufacture Car
riages, Buggies,
Wagons, Drays, &.c., in the most- enhstantia1
manner and on short notice. From his expe
rience in this line, he hopes to give entire sat
isfaction.
Repairing done with neatness and dispatch
--Connected w’th his establishment is ai
excellent Blacksmith shop, where all kinds o!
iron work will be done in a neat aud substan
tial manner. octlO-tf.
JORDAN BODEIV1ER,
SHAVING, HAIR-CUTTING,
AND
IIAIR-DRESSING SALOON
—ALSO—
SHAMPOOING AND HAIR-DYING
BUENA VISTA Street, west of Nocleui
House, Des Arc, Arkansas. oct!6 ly
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
/'T ALEX. MARTIN, Physician and
\T. Surgeon. Brownsville, Prairie county,
Arkansas. Will treat Chronic Diseases, gene
rally, and especially those of Females,
janlbtf
DR. B. F. DINWIDDIE, having per
manently located at Lake Bluff. Prairie
county, Arkansas, tenders his professional
services to the public, in all the branches of
his profession. jan9, 1858-ly.
"HR. T. SANDERS, late of Memphis,
1/ having settled in the town of Des Arc,
tenders his professional services to the citi
zens, of said town and vicinity; and, from a
long experience in the healing art in the West,
flatters himself that he will share their pat
ronage. gy Office on Buena Vista street.
Residence on Woodruff street. dec5-tf
DR. YV. F. YVALSH, having located at
Des Arc, offers his Professional Ser
vices to the public, gy Calls promptly at
tended to. may29, 1858-ly*
DR. YVM. BETHELL, Will continue
the Practice of Medicine in Des Arc, and
vicinity. From his long experience in his
profession, and having resided in Arkansas
during the past fourteen years, he hopes to re
ceive a share of the public patronage.—
gy* Office at Bethei.i. Sc Watts’s Drug
Store. Residence in the building formerly
occupied as the “ Erwin House.” may22-tf
TkR. J. J. LANE, will Practice Medi
cine in the different branches of the Pro
fession, and respectfully tenders his services to
the citizens of Des Arc and surrounding coun
try, hoping to share at least a portion of their
patronage. OFFICE—On Buena Vista street.
mayl5-tf
n C III D S E Y, Resident
\ j. Dentist, Clark’s Marble'^fcpy**«S^
Block. Memphis.Tennessee. Will -Ll_uur
visit Des Arc. of which notice will bo given
through the “ Citizen.” octl3-()m
JAS. R. HARRINGTON,jgggfr
Mechanical and SubgicalI^^sS|%
Dentist, Near Oakland Grove. -*-UO_r
Prairie county, Arkansas. DR. HARRING
TON is prepared to perform any operation, or
execute any artificial work in the Dental pro
Pacalnn Holmnne h\r hie n?Y rf i P!11 JY t.t.01111 011.
carefulness and experience to merit the pat
ronage and influence of the citizens of Prairie
and adjoining counties, which he respectfully
solicits. may30-ly
L. FEATHERSTON..Z. F. H. FARR.
TT'EATHERSTON & FARR, Attor
|' keys at Law, and Real Estate Agents,
Clarendon. Arkansas. Will practice in the
counties of Monroe, Arkansas, Prairie, St.
Francis, Jackson and Phillips. Particular
attention given to collections. References:
Madison, Ark., Hon. W. CL Beaseley, S. W.
Childress; Clarendon, Ark., H. M. Couch;
Panola. Miss., Col. Calvin Miller; Cofleeville,
Miss., E. C. Walthall; Memphis, Tenn., I).
M. DuBose. Esq., W. J. Webb ; Holly Springs,
Miss., W. T. Featherston ; Washington, D.
C., Jacob Thompson. jylV
T E. GATEWOOD, Attorney at
CJ . Law, Des Arc, Prairie county, Arkansas.
Will practice in the counties of Prairie. Ar
kansas, Monroe, St. Francis, Jackson, White,
Conway, and'Pone. He will give prompt at
tention to all business entrusted to him.
(Bp” OFFICE—Over Town Hall. (Frith’s
Xew Building,) first door. febl3-tf
T7" B. DALRVMPLE, Attorney at
V . Law, Des Arc, Prairie county. Arkan
sas. Will practice in the counties of Prairie,
Monroe. Arkansas, Jackson, White, and Con
way. He will give prompt attention to all
Land Claims,and will attend personally to the
locating of Swamp Land Scrip and Warrants,
selling lands, and paying taxes. (J^T Office
on Lyon street. febl3-tf
WAKEMAN W. EDWARDS, Law
yer. Springfield, Conway county, Ar
kansas. Will practice in the various courts
of Middle Arkansas. Prompt attention
given to the collection of all claims entrusted
to him. ^ n30*
JW. MARTIN, Attorney at Law,
Des Arc, Prairie county, Arkansas. Will
practice in the counties of Prairie, Arkansas,
Monroe, St. Francis, Jackson and White.
(2^* Prompt attention given to the collection
of claims; also, the locating, selling and pay
ing taxes on land. (jT^" Office on Lyon street.
scptSO-tf
TT7ILLIAM T. JONES Attorney
\V at Law, Brownsville, Arkansas. Will
practice in the counties of Prairie, Jefferson,
Arkansas, Monroe, St. Francis, Jackson and
White. Prompt attention given to the collec
tion of all claims in the middle and eastern
part of the State. sept26-tt'
ROBERT L. BETHELL, Attorney
\t Law, Des Arc, Prairie county, Ar
kansas. _ feb20-tf
SAM’l, w. WILLIAMS.. L. D. WILLIAMS.
WILLIAMS k WILLIAMS, At
torneys at Law, Little Rock, Ar
j kansas. Office on Markham street. One of
our firm will be almost always at Brownsville,
where he can be consulted on professional
business, and will give his personal attention
to all matters in Law and Equity, entrusted to
them. dec4
T A. MOON, Attorney at Law,
. General Collecting and Land Agent.
For the Northern and Eastern Counties of
Arkansas, Des Arc, xVrkansas. octiO
GEO. C. WATKINS.GEO. A. GALLAGHER.
WATKINS &GHALLAGHER, At
torneys at Law, Little Rock, Arkan
sas. aug4-ly
|| FURNISS MARTIN, Attorney
at Law. Brownsville, Prairie county
Arkansas. Will practice in the counties ol
Prairie, Pulaski, Conway, Pope. Yell, Perry
Saline, White. Arkansas, Jefferson, Jacksoi
1 and Monroe. Prompt attention given to tin
Trottectior. of claims. Also, the local:; g, sell
iug and paying taxes on land. jy 17-1 y
J. L. HOLLOW ELL.. P. JACOWAY
HOLLOWELL & JACOWAY, At
torneys at Law, Dardanelle. Arkansas
Will practice in the counties of Yell, Perry
Saline. Pulaski, Prairie, Conway and Pope.
je26-tf
TAMES F. BATTE, General Acem
J- and Collector, Searcy, White county
Arkansas. Particular attention given to th
collection of claims, buying and selling lands
locating swamp and overflown lands, enterim
land at the General Land-Offices, showini
lands subject to graduation ; and to the payin;
of taxes on land in any county in North Ar
ikan.as. . janU-tf
THE POOR MAN TO HIS SON.
BY ELIZA COOK.
Work, work, my boy bo not afraid,
Look labor boldly in the face;
Take up the hammer orthespade,
And blush not for your humble place.
Hold up your brow to honest pride,
Tho’ rough and swarty your hands may be,
Such hands are sap-veins that provide
The life-blood of the Nation’s tree.
There’s honor in the toiling fart,
That finds 11s in the furrowed fields;
It stamps a crest upon the heart
Worth more than all your quart’ed shields.
Work, work, my boy, and murmur not,
The fastian garb betrays no shame;
The giime of forge-root leaves no blot,
And labor gilds the meanest name.
And man is never half so blest •
As when the busy day is spent,
So as to make his evening rest
A holiday of glad content.
God grant these but a due reward,
A guerdon portion fair and just,
And then ne’er think thy station hard,
lint work; my boy, work, hope and trust.
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A CONTRAST.
In the Christian Intelligencer Phillip
Herry, one of the survivors of the ill-fated
steamer Austria, gives some incidents of
the terrible catastrophe which recently be
fel her, from which we take the following
extract. What a lesson does it teach to
all the living:
How an Infidel Died.—On board of
the Austria there were but few Christians,
probably not more than twenty-five.
There were some bold, wretched infidels.
I saw the boldest, and most Heaven-defy
ing of them all perish. The day before
the disaster, tracts were distributed among
the passengers, and were kindly received
by tiie most of them ; hut this man’s de
pravity was not satisfied to receive one
and stealthily gathered as many as he
cuuiu iiuui uit; {uissrugcis, anu luasuu u*i
his shame that he had destroyed them.
He was as bold as a lion when there was
no danger near; hut when God spoke the
next day, he trembled at the alarm, and
was scarcely able to move.
1 saw him go overboard. He threw
out his arms as he lay upon his hack on
the wave, his eyes seemed as if they
would start from their sockets, the writh
ings of agony were seen in his features;
and as he was sinking, the last I saw of
him was, he clenched his hands wringing
them in agony, and he just leaving the
earth for- oh! what?
A moment more, and, could we have
stood on the other side o( the river of
death, we might have heard the despair
ing cry of “ Oh, that I had been wise!”
I wept when I saw this.
Though so subdued as he seemed in
that hour, and, with Voltaire, would have
given all that he was worth for a short re
prieve, yet had he been rescued he would
probably, like some others that were hum
bled when flames were rushing on them,
cursed when they were delivered. How
mysterious! What unsearchable mercy
is mingled with God’s judgment! May
we not hope that by their death the God
less and wicked on that steamer will be
the means of quickening others into life ?
We must believe it.
How a Christian Died.—From be
hind the ragingsof flames there comes the
“ still small voice” of consolation. Allow
me briefly to narrate the Christian scpne.
At this time of the nlnrm, my travelling
companion, H. Schiebe, of our Theolog
ical Seminary, and myself were converse
irig in the cabin, and found our means of
escape through the skylight. When we
reached the deck he was exhnusted, and
while I was attempting to find out some
means of safety, I left him giving conso
Infirm tr\ lliruu urltn much if.
When I found all hope of relief for the
vessel gone, I returned to him with a life
buoy for each of us. As I approached
him, the following beautiful incident oc
curred : A forlorn female came to him
in the greatest agony, wringing her hands,
and burdened with fear, and asked him,
“ What can I do ?” lie replied, “Trust
in the Saviour—He is merciful and kind—
He will hear you.” “ Oh, I can’t pray,”
ubc answered.—11 Then,” uaiJ he, “ 1 will
pray with you,” and he did so. He then
left her and catrie to me. We bade each
other farewell, and stood conversing du
ring the few minutes that remained to us
on the wreck. We delivered our farewell
messages, each to the other, so if either
| were saved our dear friends would know
j they were not forgotten by us in bidding
adieu to earth. And I will repeat to the
Christian world some of the testimonials
that he left behind him. As he looked
around at the hastening flames, and then
at the distant sail, he said, “ If it is God s
will, we will be saved—it may be, but I
think not. He knows what is best.—
“ Brother,” said he, “my only hope is in
the Saviour—how precious He is !—Tell
my friends, if you are saved, Idie happy.
Oh, my poor father and mother! Write
them, will you not?” At that moment
we heard a fearful shriek at our feet, or
looking down, saw a poor creature scream'
ing wildly, with his head from a porthole
and the flames encircling it. “We mus
soon go,” lie said; “ precious brother
, farewell; a few moments and vve wil
rpeet in Heaven.” As we had befort
agreed we leaped into the ocJtan at tin
same time. That leap parted us. Ill
has gone to a higher service, but ieit mt
; here to plod on this vale of tears, a litth
' I while longer.
i One small Christian company on tin
quarter-deck was composed of si* breth
ren and two sisters ; and after giving eacl
’ j our last earthly embrace and farewell wt
went to the side of the vessel, resolved to
cling to it as long as possible. What a
contrast between our band and those who
knew not the preciousness of having Jesus
as their best friend? We were sustained
in that hour by our Saviour’s presence.
We were all composed—not fenringdeath
though it met us in a fearful shape. We
thought not of the merciless ocean be
neath, but of God and Heaven overhead.
The calmness that reigned in our little
circle is another instance of the reality of
the Christian’s hope, and the certainty
that it will not fail when needed. There
was no.such tranquil scene ns this among
those who had placed their trust outride
of Christ and his righteousness.
During those twenty minutes that I re
mained on the vessel, were crowded pic
tures of misery that can fill n life time’s
contemplative hours; but above them tow
ering in sublime grandeur, the Christian
heroism of a few dying souls. The fear
ful tragedy could not daunt or smother
that.
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CROSSING THE DELAWARE.
The following extract, giving a descrip
tion of the crossing of the Delaware, by
Washington and his troops, is taken from
an address delivered in New York, on the
hundredth anniversary of Washington’s
birth-day, by Eli Mooue, Esq: —
In no one instance, perhaps, was Wash
ington's influence with the army so .strik
ingly exemplified as in his attack on the
enemy at Trenton. Over and over have
l listened witii intense anxiety, in the
days of my boyhood, while my now de
parted sire, who fought and bled on that
proud field, recited with thrilling interest
all that related to the enterprise, it was
on a December night, (would lie sav,)
when our little heart-broken army halted
on the banks of the Delaware. That
night was dark—cheerless—tempestuous
country's fortunes ! It seemed ns if heaven
and earth conspired for our destruction
The clouds lowered—darkness and the
sionn came apace. The snow and the
hail descended, beating with unmitigated
violence upon the suppetless, half-dad,
shivering soldier; and in the roaring of
the flood and the wailings of the storm,
was heard, by fancy’s ear, the knell of our
hopes and the dirge of liberty ! The im
petuous river was filled with floating ice:
an attempt to cross it at that time, and un
der such circumstances, seemed a despe
rate enterprise—yet it was undertaken,
and thanks be to Clod and Washington,’
was successfully accomplished.
From where we landed, on the Jersey
shore, to Trenton, was about nine miles,
and on the whole line of march there was
scarcely a word uttered, save by the officers
when giving some order. We were
well-nigh exhausted (said he)—many of
us frost-bitten—and the majority of us so
badly shod the blood gushed from our
frozen and lacerated feet at every tread—
yet we upbraided not, complained not—
but inarched steadily and firmly, though
mournfully, onward, resolved to persevere
to the uttermost—not for our country—our
country, alas! we had given up for lost.
Not Jor ourselves—life for us no longer
wore a charm; hut because such was the
will of our beloved chief—’twas for Wash
ington alone we were willing to make
the sacrifice. When we arrived within
sight of the enemy’s encampments, we
were ordered to form a line, when Wash
ington reviewed us. Pale and emaciated
—dispirited and exhausted—we presented
a most unwarlike and melancholy aspect.
The paternal eye of our chief was quick to
discover the extent of our sufferings, and
acknowledge them with his tears; hut sud
denly checking his emotions, he reminded
us that our country and all that we held dear
were suuveu ujjuu me euumi^ uamc.
j lie spoke we began to gather ourselves up
and rally our energies; t very man grasped
his arms more firmly; and the clenched
hand, and the compressed lip, nnd the
steadfast look, and the knit brow, told the
soul’s resolve. Washington observed us
well; then did he exhort us, with all the
fervour of his soul, “on yonder field to
conquer, or die the death ot the brave.”
At that instant the glorious sun, as if
in prophetic token of our success, burst
forth in all its splendor, bathing in liquid
light the blue hills of Jersey. The faces
which but a few moments before were
blanched with despair, glowed with mar
tial fire and animation. Our chief with
I exultation hailed the scene; then casting
Ibis doubts to the winds, and callingou the
( God of battle and his faithful soldiers, led
on the charge. The conflict was fierce
land bloody. For more than twenty min
utes not a gun was fired; the sabre nnd
the bayonet did the work of destruction;
it was a hurricane of fire, and steel, and
death. There did we stand, (he would
Isav,) there did we stand, “foot to foot,
and hilt to hilt,” with the serried foe ! and
| where we stood we died or conquered.
! Such was that terrifi scene.
Tiie result of that action, gentlemen, is
| known to you all—as are also its bearings
! upon the fortunes of America._ Had de
feat attended our arms at that trying crisis
our cause was lost—for ever lost—and
freedom bad found a grave on the plaint
of Trenton! But the wisdom and pru
dence of Washington secured us the vie
| tory—and consequently our liberty.
flow great our obligation then, and how
! much it behooves us at this time to show
: our gratitude by erecting to his memory
a monument, that shall tell to after-ages
: not only that Washington was great, bu
■ that we axe grateful ! Let it no longer b<
i delayed ! To pause is to invite defeat—
: to persevere, to iusure success.
REVERIES OF A MAIDEN LADY.
Sixteen Years Old.—I wonder if
every young girl forms as many plans for
the future as I do; and such pleasant
plans too. It seems to me one need otdy
live to he happy. I shnll soon leave
school ; then I intend to rend a great deal,
and study house-keeping, so that when I
am married I may make a pleasant home
for my husband.
Nineteen Years Old.—Two winters
in society! Well, I have learned one
thing. I find that the world views me
neither handsome, rich, nor entertaining,
consequently I am not of much importance,
which is not a very great discovery; hut I
am sure I have it mind and a heart.
What am I to do with them ?
Twenty Three Y'ears Old.—I am
no longer happy; the sp rit of unrest has
taken possession of me. How can 1 live
this weary life of insanity? I try to neg
lect no household duty; but we have plen
ty of servants to do till the work. A wo
man's lot is a sad one ! she is told “ her
noblest station is retreat.” Oh that 1
were a man, that I might be active, were
it but in money making. 1 am not good
enough to.Jive a wholly benevolent life
yet I want occupation. I have no desire
to go to party alter party ns many a young
lady does, hoping to find a husband. The
whole system of society is degrading to
woman. It seems to me it would be bet
ter to offer proposals of marriage openly
to gentlemen, than to use the manoeuvres
now practised—that is, if a woman must
be married. Must she, in order to be
happy ? I do not know.
Twenty Six Y'eaiis Old.—How the
years glide on, marked by many pvents
and experiences; but my mind is still un
certain about life. Many women in my
place would have married Mr. if. for lie
loved me, plain and unattractive as I am;
but though he was worthy a belter woman
than myself, I. did not love him ns a wife
[should love her husband. The few men
Yvlin l’nnn*Mir>fl fn rnrp (nr m»* f Imvn
not fancied, and so I will be an old maid.
Hot, what shall I live for ? What shall 1
do be happy ?
Thirty Five Years Old.—A faint
gleam of light seems to shine upon my
path—a feeling of the truth that our life
here is a probation: that “ enjoyment and
not sorrow, is our destined end or way.”
I have ever been seeking after happiness;
—earthly happiness; hut now I feel a
degree of willingness to receive every
event, whether joyful or sad, assent by an
All-wise Creator. With this willingness,
conics n feeling of strange contentment.
What matters a little more or less of tran
sitory earthly pleasure? The greatest
amount of comfort in life is secured by
being alive to the blessings that we re
ceive day by day, appreciating the bles
sings of our lot—not envying others.
The education of girls is very cruel, they
are obliged to learn wisdom by sad expe
rience. Why cannot they be fitted, as far
as possible, to bear life under any aspect?
Instead of teaching them that the only
happy slate of woman is that of wife and
mother, let them grow up with the idea
that marriage is an accident in life, some
times a sad one. Either they should be
educated in this way, or the opportunities
of marriage should be as free to Woman
as to man. Why could not parents invite
gentlemen to their houses with the avowed
object of selecting husbands for their
daughters? Many a worthy man would
then gain a wife to whom he would never
have dared to nspire. Why should it be
thought more immodest for a girl to show
an innocent preference for the society of
a gentleman — this preference founded
on true admiration and respect —- than
for her to love and marry a man
merely out of gratiiude for his fancying
her? If woman only felt the certainty
that they can inary if they choose, half the
foibles of their character—such as vanily
jand jealousy—’Would be much lessened.
I Their aims would be nobler, they would
make bitter wives. — [Home Journal.
A Protest on Tick.—One of our Lou
isville leading houses sold a bill of goods
j to an Indiana customer on credit. A set
i tlement bv note at four months was re
quested, to which the Hoosier debtor wil
lingly assented. “ But, suppose I don’t
[lay this Uuti.’ wl.i'H it falls duo?” inquired
he. “Then,” replied our merchant, “your
note will be protested and your credit de
stroyed !” “ How much will that cost ?”
said Indiana. “ Dollar and a half,” ter
iriulously answered our friend. “ Tl*en,
look here, old fellow, just include Unit
amount in the note, and pay it for me when
J you get tliu note protested.”
A leading merchant collapsed, and was
not seen at church fora month—though a
very strong Protestant.—[Louisville Cou
rier.
To Destroy Bugs.—Bugs cannot stand
hot alum water. Take two pounds of
j alum, bruise it and reduce it nearly to
j powder—dissolve it in three quarts of
i boiling water, letting it remain in a warm
j place till tho alum is dissolved. The alum
j water is to be applied hot, by means of a
: brush, to every joint nnd crevice. Brush
the crevices in the floor of the skirting
board, if they are suspected places—white
wash the ceiling, putting in plenty of
alum, and there will be an end to their
dropping thence.
A Chinese Delicacy—Baked Ices.
—In China they bake ices. An ice it
enveloped in a crust of delicate pastry,
and introduced into the oven. The paste
; is quickly baked and the ice is still umnel
ted, having been protected from the heal
,; by its envelope ; and thus the epicure has
| the delight of biting through a burning
! crust, and then immediately cooling the
I palate with the grateful contents.
A LOVE LETTER.
The following poetical epistle was writ
ten by the celebrated John Trumbull, uu
I thor of *• McFingal,” in the year 1772.
The occasion of it is thus related:
Trumbull and Thomas Wooster were
fellow students in the office of Judge
Matthew Griswold, father of Governor
Roger Griswold, of Connecticut. Both
of them were in the Imbit of visiting the
family of the Hon. J. 1’. Cook, whose
daughter Nancy was a young lady of un
common beauty and accomplishments.
Wooster became extravagantly fond of
her; but she conducted herself with the
prudence and dignity becoming her sta
tion, not manifesting partiality for him
more than lor others who visited the house.
At a pariy at Mr. Cook’s one evening,
Trumbull, who was always full of vivac
ity, observed to Nancy that Tom was so
bashful that he could never muster cour
age enough to tell her how much lie was
in love with her, and therefore he inten
ded to persuade him to address her by
letter. Noon after Trumbull wrote the
following witty lines, and sent them to
Nancy without the Knowledge of Wooster;
hut as all concerned knew it was the pro
duction of Trumbull, none were offended,
and it became the subject of frequent mirth
at their subsequent family parties. It is
supposed to have been published about
the lime it was written ; hut the friend to
whom we are indebted for our copy look
it some thirty five years ago from the old
manuscript, in the possession of a gentle
man who studied law many years before
in Judge Griswold’s office, where it was
found in a drawer of the old table which
had been occupied by Trumbull and Woos
ter.
To time, ni'.Aii N.WCY, thee, my sweeting,
Poor Colonel Thomas semleth greeeUng,
Whereas, so pleased the powers above,
I’m fallen most desperately in love.
Kor Cupid took a stalion sly,
In one bright corner of your eye,
And from his how let fly a hurt,
Which missed my ribs ami pierced my heart:
Pierced through and' through, and passing
f arther
Put all iny Inside out of order.
Nor (his the only plague I found;
A rriico mfn :i nhonui v\- i 11 nrnnn
Through some small scratch, ami entering deep,
While all without looks fair and well,
'They leave your cheese an empty shell'
So thievish l.ove, when once got through,
Stole and bore olf'my heart to you,
And left me iikarti.kks, ill at case,
An empty shell like foresald cheese.
I ; Col. Tom, being in great smart,
Beseech you to return my heart ;
Or else to cure my ceaseless moan,
Make an exchange, and send your own.
Oh ! Nancy, thee I love more fully,
Than ever Hildibras loved Tully ;
Not .Tineas of old, nor Dido,
Could love one half so much as I do.
I hold my Nancy more a goddess
Than Venus gay, or Dian modest;
Throughout the world thv glories shine,
Nor hath the sun such power thine;
Thy beauty keeps the world together ;
Thy looks make fair and cloudy weather;
And if a drougth should come again,
If you should frown, 1 knowtwould rain,
For you, the earth produces (lowers ;
For you, clouds drop in lovely showers ;
Fruits only grow that you may cat,
And pigs and eulves, to find you meat.
Your cheering smiles, which we observe,
Should you withdraw the world would starve ;
Earth would refrain her wonted store,
And plums and peaches he no more.
Oh, Nancy ! would you love hut me,
How mighty glad poor Tom would he I
I’d stick to you like pitch forever,
Not chance nor fate our love should sever ;
Then love me Nancy, for I tell you
I am a pretty clever fellow,
And you may think ’tis true, for why?
No one can tell so well as I;
Mere follow then without objections,
I he rent roll” of poor Toni’s perfections :
Know then all woman-kind, that l,
When stretched out straight, am six feeL high;
Whence from plain reasoning it appears,
I’m one of Nature’s grenadiers,
Yet—1 do whisper this between us—
Serve only in the wars of Venus.
I’m fair, and one good sign obseivc Is,
I have red hair, Ma’am, at your service,
Of wit I brag not, yet have brains
Enough to walk in—when it rains:
I know the odd’s ’twixt cheese und chalk ;
To tell a handsaw from a hawk :
To cane a man, should he abuse me.
Aim hang myseit, snouiu you refuse me.
--
Beautiful Answers.—A pupil of the
Abbe Hi cord gave the following extraordi
nary answers:
“Wbm is gratitude ?”
“ Gratitude is the memory of the heart.”
“ What is hope ?"
“ Hope is the blossom of Happiness.”
-11 What i. iho diduieiicu between hope
and desire ?”
“ Desire is a tree in leaf, hope is a tree
in flower, and enjoyment is a tree in fruit.”
“What is eternity?”
“ A day without yesterday or to-morrow
—a line that has no end,”
“ What is time ?”
“ A line that has two ends—a path
ivhich begins in the cradle and ends in the
tomb.”
“ What is God?”
“ The necessary being, the sum of eter
nity, the machinist of nature, the eye of
justice, <lie watch maker of the universe,
the soul of the world.”
“ Does God reason ?”
“ Man reasons because he doubts, he
deliberates, he decides. God is omnis
cient; he never doubts—lie therefore
never reasons.”
--.
-Deity is written on the flowers thot
sweeten the air, upon the breeze that rocks the
flowers upon their stem, upon the rain-drops
that refresh i he sprig of the moss that lifts
its head in the desert; upon its deep chambers,
on every penciled sheet that sleeps in thecas
; erns of the deep, no less than upon the mighty
j sun that warmj and cheers millions of den
tures.
-The mummy of an Egyptian prince a
from Egypt was lan led in Eng'and. It is in
tended for exhibition. An embalmed cat was
found in the case with the lady, which fact is
considered sufficient evidence that the lady
was never"married.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
- A miserly old fellow has lilt upon an
expedient to save candles. He uses the ‘‘light
of other days.”
-What queer things men will do for
money? as the old woman said when she *aw
a monkey.
- My dear wife, I wish you would try
to keep your temper.” ‘‘My dear husband, I
wish you would try and get rid of yours.”
-“I never complained of my condition,”
says (he Persian poet, ‘ lint once when my
feet were bare, and I had no money to buy
siloesj lint I met a man without feet, and was
contented witli my lot.”
-- Cuff, why don't you kick that dog?—
‘‘What nm de use of kickin’every cur that
snarls at you?” Don’t you know dat am de
way dat he wants you to bring him into no
tice?”
-Kvery lady says her shoes are “a mil*
too big” for her—now how many feet make
a mile?
-Tiic way to make a tali man short is to
ask him to lend you a hundred dollars.
-A coteinporary wants to know the ex
nct. number of toes in tile foot of a mountain.
Also, the number and color of teeth in the
inoiitl. of a river.
—- A friend informs us, that a toasted on
ion bound upon the wrist, on the pulse, will
stop the most inveter to toochachc in a few
minutes. Worth trying.
- Mirth should be the embroidery of the
conversation, not the wcbj and wit the orna
ment of the mind, not the furniture.
-He who lives only to benefit himself,
gives the world a great benefit when he dies.
-Honesty without sharpness in this pre
sent society, where too in my Sam Slicks and
Trust Companies aboundelh is like a sword
without edge or paint—very well for show,
but of no use to the ow.ier.
-A few years ago, the ladies wore a
bandy kind of hood, called ‘•Kiss-me-ir-you
ciaro.” The present style of bonnet might be
called with equal propriety; “Kiss-me-if-you
want-to.”
-In ninety-nine eases out of every hun
dred, cranberries applied as a poultice will
effectually cure the ery.-ipelns. There is not
an Instance known where it lias failed to ef
fect a cure, when faithfully applied before
the sufferer was iu a dying state. Two or
three applications generally do the work.
HiG Wiiskkr*.—In one of the foreign
sketches by the foreign editor of tha Philadel
phia Press, a man is described as “a tall Irish
barrister, with whiskers so large that he had
sometimes to walk in the middle of the road
to prevent their getting entangled in the hedg
es!” He must have traveled in the “strait and
narrow way.”
-To cure toothache, let an omnibus run
over your foot.
-Why is a retired carpenter like a lec
turer? Because he’s an ex-planer.
-Good order is bread, disorder is starva
tion.
- An exchange tells of an editor who
went soldiering and was chosen captain. The
day at parade, instead of giving the orders:
“Front face, three paces forward,” he ex
claimed, “cash two dollars a year, in advance.”
-Were it not for the tears that fill our
eyes what an ocean would fill our breasts?
An Indignant Woman.—A lady—a
young lady, we will warrant—thus eapn
tiules, in the columns of the Buffalo Ad
vertiser, upon a very delicate topic:
“ A woman who loves uusought, de
serves the scorn of the mau she loves."
Heaven foigive me ! but may the man
wlo penned that purugruph never see an
other bonnet! May no white dimple arms
ever encircle his cravat, or buttons veg
etate on bis shins. May no rosy lips
ever press Ins moustache, ana the lates
grant that his dickey strings break short
off every mornng. May no woman’s
heart ever learn to beat faster—except
with indignation—at the mention of Ins
name, nud may Ins stockings always
need darning.
We feel greatly inclined to say Amen
to that prayer, horrible as would be the
condition of him in whose behalf the lady’s
fervent prayer might be answered. But
when the indignant fair one adds—
—And when iiu neneo uro all unstrung
by disease, and his head throbs with pain,
as though an earthquake were brewing in
it, may he have nothing in his sick cham
ber hut boot heels, and see not one inch of
muslin or calico, we must hold back our
assent to the malediction, and dare wager
our gold pen, against the largest nugget
California or Australia ever produced,
that dear Iluth herself would be the first
to hasten to the poor wretch’s sick cham
ber, and with those tender ministries
which reveal the angelic nature ot woman,
tenderly sooth and nurse the afflicted man.
But here is a smart hit;
Deserves scorn ? Why ? Because she
rrivt'S her love where there is no hope of
return? That does look like a bad spec
ulation, but she has the Bible on her side:
_■* If you love them that love you, what
reward have you? lor do not even the
Publicans so ?”
And here, loo, a burst of true woman
' iy feeling :
j Gives her love unasked! Ob ! with a
true hearted man tins would, inelhiuks, be
the reason of reasons why lie should love
j her. She gives him her whole heart—
for in these things woman does network
! by halves—not from gratitude, because he
loves her; not from pity or charity, be
1 cause he has begged it of her, but because
i because—dear me! it will take more
of a philosopher than I am to account for
1 the undeniable fact, that women do some
times love those horrid creatures called
rnp„. Rctii Gi EitriNo.