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THE 1VHOLK STOUT.
Oh, j-es-I'il tell you a story
The very wordg that were said :
You see, the supper was cooking,
And I was slicing some bread,
Ar.d Richard came into the pantry,
His face was exceedingly red.
M '. ,
Ami lie. opened his half-shut fingers
And fe-ave nie the glimpse of a Xing',
And then oh, yes, I remember
The kettle lieg-an to sing;
And Fanny came in with her baby.
The cunninget bit or a thing.
Ami the t)i.-euits were out in a minute
Well, what came next? Let me set
Oil! Fanny was there with the baby,
And we nil sat down to tea ;
And grandma Ic.cked over her glasses
to queer at liichard and me.
nut it wasn't till after milking
That he sakl wlvtt he had to fay.
How was it? Oil I Fanny hud taken
The baby and gone away
The funniest rogue of a fellow
He had a new tooth tliut day.
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We were sti-.nding under the rh-tri-troe.
And Kichard said soiietblng low ;
lti.it I was tired and ll'"tercd,
And trembled, 1 almn&t know;
Fur old lied is tin; hardest of milkers
And Urindic eo Lurribly slow.
And that let nie see where was 1?
Oil! the siars irrew thick overhead.
And we stood under the plum-tree
Till the chickens tiew up to tied ;
Well, he loves tne, mid we're to be married.
And that is -about what he said.
THE riiEATIOX OF W03.1X.
While Adam slept, ('ml from him took
A bone ; and. as ;m omen.
He made it like a seraph look.
And thus created woman.
He took this bnne not from his pate,
To show her power ample ;
Nor from his fo;'t, to desnate
That he on her miplit t rum pie;
Hut 'lieath his arm, to clearly show
He always jskould protect her;
And near his heart, to li t him know
How much he should respect her.
II - took this bone, rooked enough.
Most crooked f the hmrti'n,
'1'u sliov hi;;-, how much crooked stuff
He'd always liu.l In woman.
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I.!INISTAT()1IS NOTICE
r-tate ol M MiY McC.t lRP.. dee'd.
L' 'i i- ..f .. immigration on the estate of
Mi:, ;. i;fit,.. late of I r 111 uti of Loretto,
J 1.1, 1;, iv, ,le M, 1 1 i x inir been grunted to
v , a. t-:..,cii b the llegister tit said inun
" 'i -.us indel ti .1 to the estate in ues
CO ,1 i..;iie-tid to make payment without
2 ' ' ' .1 1 !'o-e lia iiitf claim- ai n-1 t he sumo
Wi .... 1 reri tit them .n iperl v 11 11 1 hen t ica-
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r..-tate of William Itu.r.Y. d'.-e'd.
' r- i.f Administration on the estate of
1 a ' m oii.t.v, lateof Prospect boro', Cam-
: v. I'.eeeiised, having been granted to
i 1 - titled tiv I lie Hegister if said county,
! - indebted to said estate are ro)ucs"t-
1 ike piumetit wittiout deluy, ami those
'-' ' ) oiks iigidnst the same will please pre-
".' an properly authenticated for seltle
' SCSAN 1(1 LKY, Administratrix.
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W a ; 1 a . i' 1.,. Helit Creek, near
mum of Anthony Swires, in CleartieM
1. 'a tn brin county, will bo received at
' i l t he Commissioners of said county
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In tlie Sc.imner of 18 , I was engnjjed
with a J'Miii"; li.siji i;:ur.i.d Ionian Kii:ii.
in locating lat.d lots alorg Hie Walash, in
Indiana. I had gore cut arlly for nty
health, and paitly to acc m ilate one who
had ever Item a noble friend to me, and
who had iuicl.n.s d a great deal of Gov
enuiKiit land. At Davi n oit he wastakeu
sice, ai.a auer vauiung wit 11 li:m a wuk,
in lioj.is that he would soon iceover, I
foand that he had a settled fever, and, as
the physicians s;a:d that he would not prob
ably be able to move under a month, I de
termined to push tin alone. So I obtained
a good nurse, and, having seen that my
friend would have everything necessary to
his comfort that money could procure, I
left him.
As good f 01 tunc. would have it, I found a
I.uty of tix men bound on the very route
I was going, and I waited one day for the
sake of their company. At length we set
out, with three pack horses to cany our
luggage; juiil soon I found I had lost noth
ing by waiting, for my companions were
agreeable and entertaining. Tfi'ey were
going on to St. Josephs, where they had
land already lcattd, and where they had
mills upon (he 1 iver, intending to get out
lumber during the remainder of the season.
Cn tbe third day from LogansjHirt we
reached Walton's settlement on the Little
Kiver, having left the "Wabash on the morn
ing of that day. It was well on into the
evening when we reached the little log built
inn of the settlement, and Ave were glad
enough of the shelter ; for, ere we were ,
fairly under cover, the rain began to fall in
big drops, and thickly, too. And more ,
still had I to be thankful for. My horse'
began to show a lameness in one of his
hind logs, and when I leaped from the sad
dle I found that his foot pained him much,
as I could tell by the manner in which he
lifted it from the ground. I ordered the
hostler to bathe it in cold water, and then
went into the house, where we found a
good substantial supper, and comfortable
quaitcrs for the night that is, comforta
ble quarters for that section and that time.
About ten o'clock just after I had retired,
and just as I was falling into a grateful
drowse,' I was startled by the shouts of men
and barking of dogs directly under my
w indow. As the noise continued, I arose
and threw on my clothes and went down.
"What is it?" I asked of the landlord'
who stood iii the doorway.
"Ah! don't you know, stranger ?". said
the host,' turning. "You've heard of Gus
tus Karl, perhaps?"
"Who in. the West at that time had not
heard of him the most reckless and mur
derous robber that ever cursed a country?
I told the host I had heard of him often.
"Well," he resumed, "the villiau was
here only this afternoon, and murdered a
man just up the river.' We've been out
after him, but he gave us the slip. We
tracked him as far as the upper creek ;
there he came out on the bank, and fired
at us and killed one of our horses, and then
dove into the woods. We set the dogs on,
but they hst lam."
"And you had to come back horseless?"
I said.
"Yes," the landlord growled. "But,"
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P 1 , ,' TT 1 he added, with a knowincr shake of the .
UA)l Flicceseor to It. b. . . , .n,.',.. i.v Ti, So we 'pushed off, and
v . 1, . - 1 lit .111, lit k-tin 1 1 uu uiirai luuui iviii:i.i. "
j ' nx. Dealer in Drugs, Medicines, Ter- 1 ' . b ahirlnnol
I mi, n,.,. cigar. Tobacco. Notions. Paints. &c country is up and in arms, and he will either . the wninpooi.
.IJ'ut: M.0,pwTASfl iS!?D I leave these huntings or be dropped." ' For an hour we conversed freely.
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!'What sort of a man is he ?" I asked.
"The very last man in the world you
would take for Gus. Karl. He is small
not a bit over five feet, with light, curly
hair, a smooth white face, and not very
stout. But, love ye, he is as quick as light
ning, and his eyes have fire in them. He
dresses in all shades, but generally like a
common hunter. Oh, he is the very devil,
I do believe !" . .
After the tubful of whiskey anil water
which the landlord had provided was all
drank, the crowd began to disperse, and
shortly afterwards I went up again to bed,
and this time slept on uninterrupted till
morning.
I hr 'J just eaten niy breakfast,,, and had
gone to the front door, when a horseman
came dashing up to the place, himself and
animal covered with mud. It had been
raining all night. The first thing the new
comer did was to inquire for me. I an
swered at once to the name. He then in
formed me that Lyman Knapp could not
live, and he wished to see me as soon as
possible. .
"The doctor says he must die," sai l the
messenger, "and the poor fellow now only
seeks for life long enough to see you."
"Poor Lyman !" I murmered to myself.
"So young, so hopeful, with so many
friends and relatives in his far-off home
and taken down to die in a strange land."
. I told the man I would set out on my re
turn as soon as possible. He ate some
breakfast, and then resumed his journey,
boing bound as far as the Pottawatomie
border.
I settled my bill, and then sent for my
horse ; but a bitter disappointment awaited
me. I found the foot swollen very badly,
ar.d it pained him so that he could hardly
step on it. Had the road been, good, I
should have been tempted to try him; but
I knew that in some places the mud would
be deep. I went to the host, and asked
him if he could lend me or sell me a horse.
He could do neither. His only spare horse
had been shot the night before by the Wa
bash robber. There was not a horse in the
place to be obtained for any amount of
money. I returned to the stable and led
my horse out, but he could not even walk
with any degree of ease. I could not use
him. I was in despair.
'"Loo": here," said mine host, as I began
to despond, "can't you manage a canoe?'
"Yes ; very well," I told him.
"Then that is your best way. The cur
rent is strong tins morning, ana witliout a
stroke of the paddle it would take you along
as fast as a horse could wade through this
mud. You shall have one cf my canoes
for just what it is worth, and you can sell
it at Logansport for as much."
I caught at? the proposition instantly, for
I saw that it was a good one.
"If you darn't shoot the rapids," added
tlse landlord, "you can easily shoulder the
canoe, and lnick it ro.und. 'Tisn't far."
I found the boat to be a well -fashioned
"dug-out," large enough to bear four men
with case, and I at once paid the owner his
price ten dollars and then had my lug
gage brought down. I gave directions
about the care of my horse, and then put
off. The current was quite rapid, say four
or live miles an hour, but not turbulent,
and I soon made up my mind that it was
far better titan riding on horseback. The
baivks of the river were thickly covered
with large trees, and I saw plenty of game,
and more than once I was tempted to fire
tb.o contents of my pistols at some of the
boldest "varmints," but I hart no time to
waste, so I kept on. But one thing seemed
wanting, and that was a companion, but I
was destined to find one ston enough.
It w as shortly after noon, and I had just
eaten my dinner of bread and cold meat,
when I came to a place where the river
made an abrupt bend to the right, and a
little further 011 I came to an abrupt basin
where the currents formed a perfect whirl
pool, f did not notice it till my canoe got
into it, and I found myself going round in
stead of going ahead. I plied my wood
paddle w ith all my power, and soon suc
ceeded in shooting out from the current ;
but in doing so I ran upon a low sandy shore.
The effort had fatigued me not a little, and
as I found myself thus suddenly moored I
resolved to rest a few minutes.
I had been in this position some ten min
utes when I was startled by hearing a foot
step close by me, and on looking up I saw
a man at the side of the "boat. He was a
vouuff-lookhicr person, not over two-and-
thirtv. and seemed to be a hunter. He
wore a wolf-skin, leggings of red leather,
and a cap of bear-skin.
"Which way are you bound, stranger?
he asked in a pleasing tone.
"Down the river to LoganKiort," I re
plied. ... -'
"That's fortunate ; I wish to go there
mvself." the stranger resumed. "What
say you to my taking your second paddle,
and keeping you company.".
"I should like it," I told him frankly.
"I've been wanting company."
"So liave l," .added the hunter. 'And
I've been wanting some better mode of
conveyance than these worn-out legs thro'
the. deep. forest." ' '
"Come on," said I, and as I spoke he
leaped into the canoe and having deposited
his rifle in the bow, he took one of the pad
dles and told me he was ready when I was.
were soon clear of
The
stranger told nie his name, was Adams, and could see he became more uneasy. I com
his father lived in Cyhiijabus. , He was now ' menced to snore with a long and regular
out on a hunting and prospecting exiedi- drawn breath, and on the instant the vil
tion with some companions who had gone lain started as starts the hunter when hb
011 to Logansport by horse, and he had got '. hears the tread of game in the woxls.
separated from them in the night, and lost But hark ! Aha there w as before one
his horse into the bargain. He said he lingering fear in my mind that I might
lVnj Horace Crctletj Sitned Jeff.
lUtvin' liuil liomi.
"The Bubble Reputation."
A correspondent of one of our evening
contemporaries, savs the ew York WorUi, The Macon (Georgia) .Tclirar-1i trives tho
has stumbled uinm a jiathetie discovery in ! following account of the causes which in
an interior town of this State, lie has a.,Icl.,i Mr. Greelev to sign the bail bond of
ZH : J'nVrson Davis, as learned from a gentleman
.v.iyiiii, iuc ujvvi i.tiiit'i nun nietiiti
i ... . Ill ew orR v!n knew all .-ilxiat, tin; mutterr
Uad a Mini mniiov almnt l.i nnrsnn ami s irwii. Il.n l. ,.., n . 1 .vm.., nm ...i
. J 1 . -w v Vb """" "." " to"' eleven years ago was trumiteted troru end
and thundering
the paddle, I distinctly heard him mutter : ' orth as that of the protomartyr of the
! "Oho! my dear sheep you little dreamed ! Uuin- Ellsworth, commanded a pictur-
mitteit tliat 1 had some money,, and I told he 11 do you a good turn. If your friind is
my business ; and by a quiet and most un- dead you shall follow him, and I'll take
presuming course of remarks liedrew from your traps to pay for your passage to heav-
me the fact that I had money enough to en !"
purchase forty full lots.
Finally the conversation lagged, and I
began to give my companion a closer scru
tiny. I sat in the stern of the canoej and
he was about amidships, and facing me.
He was not a large man, nor was he tall.
I think these were the very words. At
any rate they were their drift. As he thus
spoke he noiselessly drew in the paddle and
then rose to his feet. I saw him reach over
his left shoulder, and when he brought
back his hand he had a large bowie knife
His hair was of a light flaxen hue, and hung ', in it. I could see the blade gleam in the
that was one reason why he disliked to ; now. As the fellow stopped the motion of j to end of all the blazin
travel in the forest. . -
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1 hus he opened his affairs to mr. and I "Olio! mvilnarsilinpn v1i(il,wlri,..,,.i
r , J - t ,.iv.u,,i,'. ... ,,
no c-.i 1. xi n.r..i tj ! .i.i t'-., . e&uue corps 01 ineiiiv elaborate zouaves, 1
x .iivmsii i.u oe equany 1. iau- ".at uu ivan vas your Companion. Hut ' and was immensely .n.fnii.v.l a be n,:,l,l
about the streets of Is'ew York and Wash
ington. He was loading them through the :
streets of Alexandria, when he spied a
"secesh" llag the lirst there raised tly- i
ing from the. roof of a hotel. Into the
house he dashed, and up the stairs to the 1
roof, cut down the Hag, and was descending
again when th proprietor, a stalwart Vir
ginian, came upon him, and with little ado,
after a brief struggle, slew him. The pio- 1
prietor in his turn was promptly slain by
one of Ellsworth's men, a certain Frank
Brownell. For months the dead young
Colonel and living avenger were the lions of
the land. Ellsworth's remains lay in state
in the White I louse. As Lincoln w as to be
four years afterwards, so Ellsworth in the
early summer of ls'fil was borne with fu
neral honors through half the towns and
cities of the Republic They laid him to
rest at last on a hill behind his father's
humble home in Northern New York.
Then came a great outcry about his monu-
ment. But the monument never came.
His old father, on being asked by the cor
respondent who. tells the story why it never
came, thus sadly but instructively made
answer : !
"Well," said Mr. Ellsworth, "I hardly '
know; but when Elmer fell so many peo
ple and societies were goinjj. to put up a
monument that I suppose ihey got it all
mixed .up. First the Chicago people were
going to do it,; then the icgiiuent, and then
the State. Then the citizers around here
made an attempt, but still it remains un
done, and nothing has been 'lone for my
poor boy but a foundation for a monument,
which I made with my own hands. I went
up there and dug up the dirt and laid the
stone myself, so as to have it ready for the
monument, but none ever came." !
"Do you think one will come?" the cor
respondent asked.
"Well, haidiy, now," he continued with
a sigh.
But this is not the worst of the poor oi l
in long curls about his neck ; his features
were regular and handsome, and his com
plexion very light. But the color of his
face was. not what one could call fair. It
was a cold-bloodless color, like pale marble.
And for the first time, too, I hioked partic
ularly at his, eyes. They were grey in color,
and had the brilliancy of glaring ice.
Their light w as intense, but cold and glit
tering like a snake's. When I thought of
his age I set him down as not much over
thirty.
Suddenly a sharp cold shudder ran thro'
my frame, and my heart leaped with a wild
pale moonlight, and I saw Karl run his
thumb along the edge, and then feel the
point ! My heart beat fearfully, and my
breathing was hard. It was with the ut
most exertion that I could continue snor
ing, but I managed to do it without inter-t
ruption. Slowly and noiselessly the foul
wretch approached me. O ! his step would
not have awakened a hound and his long,
gleaming knife was half-raised I could
hear his breathing plainly, and I could hear
the grating of his teeth, as he nerved him
self for the stroke.
The villain was by my side, anLhe mea-
thriiL As sure as fate I knew it there ' sured the distance from his hand to my
could be no doubt I -had taken into my heart with his eye. In his left hand he
confidence Gustus Karl, the Wabash rob- held a thick handkerchief all wadded up.
ber ! I feared my emotions would betray . That was to stop my mouth with. Every
me., I looked carefully over his person nerve in my body was now strung, and my
again, and I knew I was not mistaken. I heart s,tood still as death. Of course my
could look back now and see how cunning- snoriug ceased; ami at that instant the
ly he had led me 0:1 to a confession of my
circumstances how he had made me tell
my allViirs, reveal. the state of my finances.
What a fool I had been ! But it was too
late to think of the past. . I had enough to
look out for what was evidently to come.
I at length managed to overcome all my
huge knife was raised above my bosom !
Quick as thought I brought my pistol up
the muzzle was within a foot of the robber's
heart he uttered a quick cry I saw the
bright blade glitter in the moonlight, but
it came not upon me. I pulled the trigger,
and the last fear was passed. I had tho't
outward emotions, and then I began to ' that the weapon missed, but it did not.
watch my companion more sharply and
closely. My pistols were both handy, and
I knew they were in order, fori had exam
ined them in the afternoon when I thought
of fil ing at Mime game.
They w ere in the breast pocket of my
coat, w hich pocket had been made 011 pur
pose for them, and I could reach them at
any instant. Another hour passed away,
There was a sharp report, and as I sprang
up and backed I heard a fierce yell, and at
the same moment the robber fell forward ;
his head struck my knee as it came down.
- Weak and faint, I sank back, but a sud
den tip of the canoe brought me to my
senses, and I went aft and took the paddle.
As soon as the boat's head was once right,
I turned my eyes upon the form in the bot-
and by that time I had become assured that . torn of the canoe, and I saw it quiver only
the robber wotdd make no attempt upon
me until after nightfall. He said that it
would be convenient that we w ere together,
for we could run all night, as one could
steer while the other slept.
"Aye," I added with a smile ; "that is
good for me, for every hour is valuable. I
would not miss meeting my friend for the
world."
"O ! you'll meet him, never fear," said
my companion.
Ah he stroke that with too much mean
ing. 1 unuersrooci it w en. 1 Knew wnai
the sly tone and that strange gleaming of
the eye meant. He meant he would put
nie on .the road to meet poor Knapp in the
other world. I only wonder now that I had
not detected the robber when I first saw
him, for the expression of his face was so
heartless, so icy and his eyes had such a
wicked look that tho. most unpracticed
physiognomist could not have failed to de
tect the villain at once.
During the rest of theafleraoon we con
versed some, but not so freely as before. I
could see that the villain's eyes were not so
frankly bent on me as he spoke, and that
he seemed inclined to avoid my direct
glances. The movements on his part were
not studied, or even intentional, but they
were instinctive, as though his very nature
led thus. At length night came on. U e
ate our supper and then smoked our pipes,
and finally my companion proposed that I
should sleep before he did. At firet I tho't
of objecting; but a few moments' reflection
told me that. I had better behave as though
he were an honest man ; so I agreed to his
proposition. He took my seat at the stem
and I moved further forward, and having
removed the thwart upon which xny com
panion had been sitting,' I spread my cloak
in the bottom of the boat, and then, having
placed my valise for a pillow, I laid down.
As soon as possible I drew out one of my
pistols and beneath the cover of a cough I
cocked it. Then I moved my body so that
my arm could be at liberty, and grasping
my weapon firmly, with my finger on the
guard, I drew up my mantle, slouching my
hat, and then settled down for my watch.
Fortunately for me, the moon was up,
and though the forest threw a shadow upon
me, yet the beams fell upon Karl, and I
could see his every movement. AYe were
well into the Wabash, having entered it
about three o'clock.
"You will call me at midnight," said I,
drowsily. '
"Yes," he returned.
"Goodnight !"
"Goodnight and pleasant dreams. I'll
have you further on your way than you
think ere you wake up again."
Perhaps so," I thought to myself, as I
lowered my head, and pretended to com
pose myself to sleep.
For half an hour my companion steered
a slight spasmodic movement and all was
still. t .
All that night I sat there at my watch
and steered my canoe. I had my second
pistol ready, for I-knew not surely that thei
w retch was dead. He might be waiting to
catch me off my guard, and then shoot me.
But the night passed slowly and drearily
away, and when the morning broke the
form had moved not. Then I stepped for
ward and found that Gustus Kail was dead!
lie had fallen with his knife true to his
aim, for it struck -ery near to where my
heart must have been, aud the point was
driven so far into the solid wood that I had
to work hard to pull it out, and harder still
L to unclasp the marble fingers that were
closed with dying madness about the han
dle. Swiftly flowed the tide, and ere the sun
sank to rest I had reached Logansport.
The authorities knew the face of Gustus
Karl at once, and when I told them my
tory they poured a thousand thanks upon
my head. A purse was raised, and the of
fered reward put with it, and tendered to
me. I took the simple reward from the
generous citizens, while the remainder I
directed should be distributed anu ng those
who had suffered most from the Wabash
robber's depredations.
I found Knapp pick and miserable. He
was burning with fever, and the doctors
had shut hi in up in a room where a well
mail roust soon have suffocated.
"Water ! water ! give nie water !" ho
gasped. -
"Haven't you had any?" I asked. ,
He told me no. I threw open the win
dows, sent for a pail of ice-water, and was
about to administer some of the latter when
the old doctor came in.. He held up his
hands in horror, and told ine it would kill
the sick man. But I forced him back, and
Knapp drank the welcome beverage. He
drank deeply, and then slept. The perspir
ation poured from him like rain, and when
he awoke again lus skin was moist and his
fever was turned. In three days he sat in
his saddle by my side, and together we
started for Little River. At Walton's set
tlement I found my horse fully recovered,
and when I offered to pay for his keeping
the host would take nothing. The story of
my adventure on the river had reached
there ahead of me, and this was the land
lord's gratitude.
Republic left him with nothing but the
foundation dug by himself to remind Iimh
that his son was nii"e hailed as a hero, but
"Mr. James Kel'ey. ex-postinater of New
York," as he charges.." ar.d sundry other
"trooly h il" persons i'l whose hands were
lodged a sum of lnoiii-y Ik longing to his
dead boy, have never accounted f-r the
funds, nor even rcinibnix d him lor the nsl
of the lot in whkh their hero lies buricl,
and which he ".sold his insurance policy to
buy." -': .
This is a striking commentary is it not?
on Byron's bitter lines :
What is the end oT fame? 'Tis but to fill
A certain corner of an uncertain page.
Mrs. Davis went to New- York to consult
Charles O'l'ouor, Mr. Davis' counsel, as to
the best manner of eflcctitig his release from
prison. Mr. O'Conor told her that iu his
opinion there was but one way that it could
be done, ami that was to get the representa
tive man of the Republican party to sign his
Ixual. Mrs. Davis inquired who that man
was. Mr. O'Conor replied that it was Hor
ace Greeley. She then asked him if he
would Hot see Mr. Greeley and get him to
do it. He replied that he had 110 iiititienc
with Mr. .Greeley and that she was the
projv.r .person to see him. She said she,
would jo and see hiiu. She went to his
olhcjj, sejit in her card, and was invited into
his private otlice. She said to him :
"Mr. Greeley, my husband is confined iu
a casemate at Fortress Monroe. Ho baa
lieeii there for many long, weary months.
He is a feeble, old man, and he is gradually
sinking under his rigorous imprisonment.
He w ill die il" he remains there much longer.
1 came here to consult Mr. O'Conor as to the
means of getting him released. He has told
nie that there is but one w ay to do it, and
that is to get the reproeiitati ye iuau of the
Republican party to sign Ids bond, and says
that you are the man, He has advised lilt
to apply to you. He says- that you have a
kind heart, and that you will do it if you be.
lieve it to be rijht.- -My husband is dying,
Mr. Greeley, may I hope, that you will favor
ably consider my application."
Mr. Greeley arose, extended his hand t
Mrs. Davis, an. 1 aid : "Madam, you may,
for I will sign his bond."
Mr. Grcfley was then a prominent candi
date before the Legislature for the United
State.-. S. i.ate. Some of his friends heard
that be was going to sign Mr. Davis' Inmd.
They went to him and protested against it.
Tliev told him they bad made a count, and
that he would le elected by six majority,
but if he signed tin; Ixilld it would defeat
him. He replied. "I know it will." They
told him he was one of the owners of t lit
T'-i!i-u" , and if lie signed this bond he would
lose thousands of suNs'-rib -rs. He replied,
"I know it." Xh y said, "Mr. Greeley,
you hive written a history of 111.- war ; 0:1
volume you have out, and you have soM
large numbers of it. Your second volume is
nearly out, and you have large orders for
that. D" yon s:gn this bond these orders will
l.i-1 nunc rniainli-d, and you willl i.-e a I.irg ;
: -mount of money." He replied, 'Gentle
men, I know it, but it is right, mid I'll do
it." lie did do it, and 1 am informed that
he losti seat in tli" 1'iiitcd States Senate and
over tbirtv thousand dollars.
Gkoesiuxk for GiiEELEV. Thft Hon.
AY. S. Groesleck has written the following
letter, defining his position in the Presiden
tial campaign. It is addressed to the Hon.
Amos G. Thompson and Gen. Robert. Brin
kerhofi", Chairmen of the State Cotn'oittca
of Ohio :
Gentlemen : I have your note inviting
me to preside at the mass meeting of Democrats-ami
Lilieral Republicans which will
lie held at Columbus on the '.'bth inst., to
ratify the nominations best suited to heal all
animosities and restore good will lietwcen
all sections of our country and Ople. 1
differ in politics with Mr. Greeley, who was
not my choice, but he has lieen chosen, and
with extraordinary unanimity, and is now
liefore us as the only representative of recon
ciliation, and is under pledges for important
reform-; his great ability, courage, and pa
triotism Frt unquestioned, and if he is
selected we have gotwt reason to believe, we
will get reconciliation ami reform. If he is
defeated we already know we will not gi t
them, but the Administration now closing
will be repeated. It should not lie repeated,
nor should we make it an example for imi
tation by th endorsement of a re-election.
"What Will the Jkv.s Do? Yoters of.
the Jewish faith can hardly be expected to
manifest nu:. li enthusiasm for a Presidential
tii ket composed of two names both of which
:uv assoeir'cd in their minds with op, 11 and
gratui'oits iiisiilis to their race.
Grant's celebrated order excluding all
Jew s. exeept soldiers from his lin-s is uni
versalis known; while the following pass
age from a sp.'ech of Senator "Wilson, w hich
will be found in the G!olo of Feb. '21, lstil,
is now circulating in the Jewish newspa
pers. ...
"His ( Hen jamin's) learning, the tone of
his voice, his words, all gave eviil'-nce that
the spark of patriotism, if it ever existed,
was extinct in h:s Ixisom ; that liis heart
was in this foul and wick"d plot to ilismem
lier the Union,, to overthrow- the Govern
ment of his rid-optod country, which gives
equality of rights even to that ra..-e that
stoned prophets and crueilied the Redeemer
of Ihe w orld."
It is urged in excuse Jor "Wilson's Know-.
Nothing record that he did not lielicve iu
the doctrines of that party, but advocated
them in order to get elected to the United
States .Seuate. It might be said with equal
truth that he would never have gone out of
his w ay to attack the whole Jewish race if
it had occurred to him that he might some,
time need their votes to help elect him Vice
President. A". 1". m.
IbiwTHF.Y IvF.r.r Up Tueik Copraoe.
Here is.inother incident going to show the
way in which" the Grantites attempt to keen
up the courage of tlreir disconsolate party.
. ..1.1.- ! A . . 1 , -
.:,T .".rii ",T IT,'!' """" "" Juy " . The Cleveland PaimMer savs
and should lie acknowledged by all. They i A Republican gentleman of this city while
have been and ever generously acknowledg- in Washington city a few days ago dropped
ed, and we shall never forget them. Rut he into the Grant national headquarters to learn
is not suited for the Civil Magistracy, and we the political news in Ohio. 11 was informed
should allow- his Administration to close that tlie reports from Ohio were to the effect
with the pending term. I intended to write tliat there wctc but few Greeley men in the
at more length aud more iu detail, but what State and that Grant would receive forty
1 have already said is a fair reply to your thousand inajority.
note. Thanking you for your tlattering in- ; "How about Cleveland '?" Faid the gcntle
vitation, 1 am, very resjiectfully iipii.
W. S. C-Kor.sr.ECK, "From Cleveland the report is from the
i most reliiPde sources, that a tremendous re-
finrvtrv's T irfaiTri- 4 .wc. ' action has taken place since the Baltimore
The following note to a school-teacher
iu Illinois sljows that there is one woman
in tliat State who knows .her rights, and
knowing, daTes maintain them : "miss
pondeut says: Miss Ida Greeley, under a
gipsy hat trimmed with pale blue ribbon
and pink roses, and arrayed in a white j
pique gown neatly wrought with black, to
which was added a handsomely embroi- j
dered tunic of black cashmere, extended
pleasant greetings to all the guests. She
is a brunette of the pale, clear-complex-ioned
tyiie, has bright dark eyes, full red .
lips, features very like her father's, and an (
abundance of black hair. She is quite 1
jietite, looks very young, has all the sim- j
plicity of maimers tliat characterizes Hor- !
ace Greeley, combined with a certain
elegance and dignity that are as charming
as indescribable.' She betrays excellent
taste in her toilet, discarding all such mon .
strosities as humps and bunchings and . -
earrings. She was educated at the Convent ! Vootj hkes Covopr m.s to Ciuof! i.oky.
of the Sacred Heart, is said to be a Catho- A gentiemaii i'i this iiy sent w ord to
lie, and in company w ith a French maid Voorhe. . that ' ail his old friends were get--"did"
Enroth very pleasantly. A gentle- ting into the Greeley loat ; that lie was too-
1.-,... ,1 ii,.,-i - 1 J. 11 :. . t 1 rroj-iil C.llow iii lejtve In-hind, and tie nail
man preoicico laiai r-ue wouui oc ine most, .-- .
popular lady in the White House mucc the j ;rr al'"!-' 'l, . 1"
. tii ii. . i oft Voorhees veivcil tne iik s.-.i , .11.11
reign of the accomplished and elegant Mrs. , t , ..IS ,,,etty much in th
1uik condition, he wrote, of the W.y at campme.t-
'T . . .. I Whtre ncailvail thei oi.ie had gone f..r-
Gex. Df.xtatis Dent, K. C. B. and C. 1 ward on iW anxious l-m hand he was left
R. and II. S. A., while escorting a number ! l.lomni'iir alone. At last the minis. H-r saw
convention ; that the entire Irish population
has gone luck on Greeley and intend to vote
for Grant."
"Can you name one or two prominent
Irishmen who have declared for Grant !"
"Certahdy. The most prominent and in
Huentialand wealthy Irishman in Cleveland,
the largest manufacturer of cigars and to
bjicco in Northern-Ohio, has declared oeiily
for Grant, mid will carry a majority of tho
Irish vote with him."
"Wh.it is his name?"
"Michael Murphy."
Our informant although very well ac
quainted in Cleveland, was not able to iden
tify Mr. Murphy asthe largest manufacturer
of tobacco and cigars in Northern Ohio and
advised the, committee to write S. O. L. D.
across this report.
of delegates to the Baltimore Convention- him and came up. .
through the White HousC, said with that l','""sMV?!lnnKA vvV
. . r e 1 "wliv do vnu sit r.ere alone. uv
;,io, it. .Liu wai-enn-l far l hu-h lit, K C-i Tllfil IS- 1 " -
"1 suppose when Greeley is elected you will ;
till this olae.e with mammoth beets ami gi-
i waut you to kno that i am the boss of my gantic cabbages?" "Yes," drily rescinded
boy and when, i say i want lum home at re- j one, "we prefer live beets to dead beats and
cess i mean business and dont. want him mwmuoUt vegetables to small jwtatoes.
kept till school is out if mothers aint to say
what they want done about such things its
time sumbody knode it i dont want truble
the canoe very well, and seemed to take no . but i am bound to have my rights youres
notice of me ; but at the end of that time I truly." -
The follow ing is the Litest on 3Iary's pet
sheep :
Mary had a little lamb
fcu got it from her aunt
It was so good at taking things,
fctio cyJKd t General GililiU
preacher,
not come
to triory
'-All tuoni galsgoin' to glory?" asked the
I llOV. - '.
'Straight as a shingJe," ssid the preacher
"No switchin' oft n T mithiii' V"
"Through by daylight," answered themia '
istcr. -
"Well, parson," s-aid tb.e boy, "if all them
gals is a goin to glory, 1 don't see as it's
much use o me a-whittiin here by myself;
guess I might jest as well go 'long too." y
We ar,? glad that Voorhees consents to "G?
to Glory." '
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