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Qt)a.sek. Rag, Vroprui
clect Vottrgil
The Light in the Windo .
BY CHARLES MACKAY, L. L. D.
, • ---.
Late ire early home returnin g, . , -
In the starlight or the rani . 1 '
I beheld that lonely candle ,
Shining from his window pane.. - 11
Ever o'er his tatterertcurtain, - 1' •
Nightly looking, I could Scan,
Aye inditing, ; 4
• Writing—writing,
_I . I
The pale figure of man ;
Still discern behind •hini . fall
The same shadow on the _wall.
Far beyond the murkey, midnight,
By dim burniific of my oil, • • •
Filling aye his rapid leaflets,
_. I have watched him>at hit toil; I
Watched his broad and seamy forehead,
Watched his. white industrious hand;,,
Ever passing, • ' t i •
) And repaseing;
Watched Ind strove to understand',
Whit impelled it—gold of fame -, 5. 1
Bread, or bnble of a name.•
Oft Fve asked debating vainly .
In the silence of my teind,• . I '
What the Servier.he rendered
To his country or . his kind ; _ 1- •
Whether tones of ancient musi _ •
Or the sound of modern gong,
'Wischini holy, .
Humors lowly, et
Sermon, essay, novel, song, -
Or philosophy sublime, .
Filled the measure of his time.
Of the mighty •,,rorld of London,
He was portion unto me— ,
Portion of my life's experience,
Fused into my memory. 1
Twilight saw him at his folios;
Morning saw his fingers run,
, Laboring ever, • .
Wearying never"
Of
Of the task he had begun ; '
Placid and content he Seemed.
Like a man that toiled and dreamed.
No one sought him, DA ene knen! hi
Undistinguished was his name;
Nevei•had his praise been uttered
By the oracles of fame ; , •
Scanty fare and decent raiment,
Hirmble lodging, and a fire,—
'These he sought for, - ••1
TheSe h% wrought
And he gained his. meek Ides*
Teaching men by . Written word,
Clinging to a hope deferred: : • -"
Sc he lived. At last I missed him,
Still might'evening twilight fall,'
But no -taper lit his lattice-'--
Lay no , shadow , on the wall,.
in the winter *ibis seasons;
In the midnight of hi day, '
• . 'Mid his writing,
. , And inditi, - •
Death had beckone d"him away, •
Ere the sentence he had planned
Found completion at his band.;
But this old cnau aV ‘tll &MI nameless, i ,
Left behind him projects large, - - I
Schemes of progress undeveloped, : ,
‘Vorthy of a nations charge;
Noble actions uncompletef. • •
Germs of beauty immaturerl,
-
Only needing,. I
Kindly feeding; •
To have flourished. and endured;
Met reward in golden - store,
To have Hied forevermore. I -
. ,
Who shill tell what schemes. majestic!:
Perish in the active brain \ •
What humanity is'iobbed of,
• :e'er to be restored again.?
What we lose, because we, honor
Overmuch the mighty d4d, • •
• ' And dispirit'
Living merit, •
Heaping scorn upon its head -
Or perchance, when kinder grown, 1,1
Leaving it, to die—alone ?
Illisctilanettrs.l
,
The .Fa ther's Choice. 1 .
Br STLVANUS COBB, JR - 1 1
i. [
..Abel Venzie,was"President of a wealthY
. .1 , 1......1
infacturing company, a situation ,lip Ai.o.a.
for
,mlsny, years, and as his interest in
'corporation was considerable, ho was
e wealthy. By nature be was'_ oihand
`iis manners ; and the peculiar du les of
office—coming in cOn.stant contact 'b's he
, wiAL people of all classes and .di '4p :tins
c l i
had not detracted from his charac'
untness. ilia family consisted- of sat
oxen sons and one (I.:lugitta.
.. 1 1
The boys I 'J...a an grown to be mt, and
Eengaged in lucrative business, while Le- 1
the youngest child, just epening i into
tig womanhood, was the light - and joy of ,
old man ' -household.
~ - . 1 1
Ong Venzie's favorite clerks, there was
t)ung man namo Robert. Winalnvri who
been in the company's odes for several
Y rNand who, by hisnntiringippltion,
xenPlarcondu7tih ! ilillredfl: :f ljtaPeanentsitiaon:butat
coudeneeandil tct.of.hisenpier.—
tgllnsowladamtherand as,
w om he supported and_withishorri he lived,
an consequently he was obliged to'e t e.ont
un with great nicety to keep .matters
st ri gh t .
-' • 1 .
Tlie fiscal year of the-dompani - was draw-
ii , g, to a, close, and for nearly three weeks pre-;
ri us to the opening of our. story, ,Itobert
A inslow bad been in. attendance itt, Mr.
V• zie's house every Week-day evening, en
g• ged.in , comparing the various seconds and
• p perlyarmnging them, - : in view of if con
te. plated - changeln the direction of :the cor
p. ration. Duplicates had: to .6i. taken Of l
i
1,1
e principle paper, and in revising their,th
„,,nrkea of Lelia was frequently caljed ,ittpon,
f'4 the. old man'could never be made t 4 un
erstand/why even an h heiress might notm a ke erself useful. " 1 . 4 1
I Once or• twice only, had' ,Veazie acAually
called upon his - child for her services, and on,
' t-i.ose occasions she - would read off the iorigi
:lThi accounts while the young clerk revised
the duplicates: Lelia - read to Robert, ?wont
when for a time the labor was suspended, she
hesitated not to 'talk. ,There was mane of
N .that formal, constraint which fashion iMposes
limn common vitlits, for their acquaintance
,commenced - under the easrsion converting
auspices of bUsiness,' and without a thought
jot' aught but business, they t waded-through
p4ges 9f the . company's journal. .
~Tbet4 when
4 length they` conversed, their thOughts and
feelin o ,, s were free and unrestrained. 1 i
, :-)Thv, third or fourth time that Robert came
-1; •
ve
Ii;
yet
the
to ,the house, Lelia offered ',her services, and
while 'her father looked over, her shoulder,she
read from the o'rigin4l drafti,,the 'entries, and
'always when the young Man Would stoP:to
make ..a-note or matigmal reference upon:his
iduplicate, she;wOuldipeep over the top of the
large journal, and Watch his handsome fea
tures as they 'worked and varied with his ',ia- -
Tying thoughts.' : - .- - , - - , ~
Thus Passed awiy three', weeks. EVery
. • '
evening Lelia Was •sure to . come into her fa
ther's study,-and sh 4 was equally as -sure Ito
stay there until ' b§rt went away, The old
mai) seemed ind ::; very blind to the -fact,
It ".
'that these meetin - Were beginning to result
in something else besides the mere transac
tion of -business.
I , " Well, Robert,' Mid Mr; Veaiie, as the'ef-
Ice was aboutageuig closed, one evening,
.t you can now ha ia short respite from: the
counting heUse. • e airy; of the concern
'Urelsettled,- and . vi , 'Quill not start again tan
,ti
der' two 'weeks ; ttu ;you have that time' to
yoUrself to enjoy lid improve a's you c)e,
t '
fit." , r •-'
" , I 'thank. You it lb
idly; sir," returned !) b
-1
• ) '
ert, I " though - 1 mu t ray I would rather make
myself busy than lay idles() long." 1 •
"But you haven't hada resting spell be - -
fore for four years." .
" True, sir; but my Mother. and sjster need
all . my time, iso l .l earl hardly afford 'to nest
now." . ': ' ' -- 1
"Well, never fear, Robert yotishan't sutler .
loss." ; - • •
Yeai;e never held' long arginuetitsi arid
from his Manner on the present occasion
Robert - kneW there \was nothing more to ;' l )e
Said ;- so heput on his bat anJ started bonne-
Ward.. 1 ' . ' • '
The - next d4y, or the day or . t.WOafter,that
Robert Winslow took a walk:9'oer to the
eitY„ as.. he was .returning home tiowardi es
accosted in the street by. a gen
.tlenian Whoni.:he had . frequently seen at the
house, .
'counting transacting :business with
Mr. IN . - • .
'qtr. the
j,.1111,.. . . P,.: sal ,e
-gentle -
Man. -1";.,: - • ' . - 11.
. "ghat is -My name, sir." 1 , 1 . .1
"And - min
. e is',Dunliam. lon haveB4 . in
, ~ ..
me at your.co.inting house." 1 „.. • '• 11
/",11, 'ea, Sir., - I now remember." ii .-
.
/ "Mr: Veazie -tells M . e you would- liketo
employ_ your- time I to some pecuniary advan4 .
, ,
t e ',furring yonr.tnisiness vacation: .-, ~ .
. 1 ' Indeed; I. aliould - sir" .rettirned. Robett,
al
w i ll le 4. i•ri g lit .„ ray of pleasure, Hashed over
his features:: ' , , .
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i .
'," Then 'I can offer you' a. rare- chance. •I
want . you'to 'accompany 'me ict• Troy; there
to aSSIS i., e . in - ClOsing up the books of a heavyfinn, whO7_ lave failed . ; and leff i the matters, at
loue endei . .!', • - 1 -: . ', ,
,i 7 And I'Vhen..do you. want Me to go r. .;
„Oh, this Very night. New,-'in half, art
hour.” ' t - • .- . - -.:, • ~
Robert'i,countehance fell aa lie heard this,
and after a rnornftnt's rhouvl it ojthp said
I cannot go so soon. you coma watt
two hours, or postpone the matter till tb-mor- .
row, I would like to gp."
'" , tlutt is impossible; Mr.. Winslow, for thti
bcsat starts,in half an hour, and the business
admits of tiorstpone i tnenti . Veazie tells me
that you wioukl be just the Wan to' unravel
and straigllten otit those accounts, some
which hav bee' n ihanging for :rears, and are
now put into the hands of the crditors° in
that dubious shape. I will pay
,your-expen
eit, and ten dollars a dity if,you will go with
me." - ,
.
I cannot go," said Robert;, a somewhat
disappbinted tone, but with Aeeision . ; " for
when I. caineaWav this morning, I , promiSeir
my mother that I would retain before dark.
My sister is away, and as my...mother is,quite
weak, she would- suffe exceedingly in my 'ob.'.
sence." . f
' "You will have time to drop her a line by
k •
the , penny post, informing her: of the cause of\
your absence, remarked Dunham..
) ;" The pentippost man does not go near my
d r lling after this late hodr,". returned Rob-
No, sir," he Continued in a decided tone
" I cannot go. would not leave my moth':
P
er to suffer in ignorance of my fate this whole
night, for , a hundred times :Aire amount 'I
night earn by , the labor. I thank you kindly
for your consideration, a,nd I. hope you will
note blame me for the resnlC `I
! "Of course 4cannot blameyou," answered
ni \ ri
ham, "though I am sorry, you cannot go:
If t. ought yonlieeded the' money." : -
i "So I do netid the -money," responded the
young
. Mfill with a slightly flushed face, "but
I cannot take it at Ithe sacrifice of what I
consider' my. filial duty" 1
1 "
Very well'; I can . find some one in Troy,
who 'aair, do the work. Good evening, sir."
' .RObert responded' a " goOd. evening," and -
then wended his Way hoineWard. The `cir
cumstance caused him some - nnensiness fot a
she 'time, brit 'he loon forgot it, and on the
nest day he obtain • a first rite job, throtigh
1
the id of Mr. Yea - e, at an insurance oftlee
in c pying policies.
.'
A 'in Robert.iL l inslow\ was at his desk in
in Vvreie's ' counting house. Business bad.
Cotmnenced •in goOd comes , and there was a.
fair prospect of long. co atinuanee of it. 4-.
Nearly a week 4d passei_ away, when
.. one
afternoon a' young gentleman, called to see
, Mr.' N, 'eat, and .temaineil in an 'earnest, close'
conversation with the old min for 'full five
minutes, and when he turned to go away,
Robett,.thought he 'heard !aomething like, an
oaith, drop from hAS lips. - ... • • ' -
0' Presuming poppy !,
muttered Mr. Veazie
as he sank into a chair, where his young clerk
was writing,and pushed back from his desk
important,
some dozen papers. ".Why, Rob
ertthej fellow
,actually' had the presumption
to' k me 'for the hand'of my little Lelia; and
all e's worth in the world is fifteen thousand
dollars. Not another bit 0f reap worth does
he pose;ess." . F
Robert: Winslow's. hand trenahloi, and, his
face, crimsoned, 'as the gold 'man iipoke, and he
trarned: l away' tci hid • the emotion he
..einkld
I
not suppress.; ' . . ! - -`
1 Veazie trk no n tine Of: the youth' than
tier, but haying delivered hims° , If of hi blunt
1,.1
opinion, heidrew back ttie drunients e had
jai moment before-prished away froin h* and
began to eiainine their contents, whi e'ROb
' tried to Calm his -nerves so as to pa on
t ithlis b 'nes!r. 1 ,
,>
t Towards nightfall I!•lr.t j Yenzie tint away .
:infirm e had loaera -inspecting, and hay.
pg I ked the* up in his private desk Ore
, gan to . P 11-:on his 'gloves.
i i ,
.i ti 4 :
I Robert, said, he, "are yqur evening en
, b aneddurirtv; the present week r
. „
I- nstx
lk, half
'WEEKLY ,TOURNAL--DEVOTED
.
, ,
" No.t particularly," returned. Rcibert,- a:
lie lOped his pen and placed it behind liz
„
ear. • i - .
1 " I Want my own private account poste.
up,-and, if you will do it, I will amply toin r
pensate you leir your extra trouble." 1 1
." I .. aik
,tio compensation, sir.' If ~ou Will
bring your books to-morrow : l will take them
home and post them with pleasure." s !
" No, no --you will have to do it at iny i
1,
ownilionse. , I don ' t wish p
wish to let private: go: from my sight. It will tak . butl ti .
few evenings to do the , ,wholc, and besidesy'plr'
-will r needsoine . assistance in decyphei?nglie'.
various i accounts for some of the eutrie .I
have. made; and some. of them have been made
, ,
by- Lelia. • - I
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'
"I could wish that the labor might l,c done
here; sir," said 'Robert,. in a hesitating miin
ner, while a strangest emotion swept over,. iiis
countenance.
~ 1.
•
"Pone here, sir!" iterated the "oldlgentle
man,wit surprise. ,"I do not undprstalid
you.
_Yew. found nu fault when you . labor`ed
at n a y. house before; . :What have you .found
now. m ' the shape of an objection f • •
" DoEnet question me, sir; but pray, grant
me the favor I ask. Let one do the writing
herej' .t
i•
- Ilia is a• strange whim, Robert. 'No
sir, if yOu cannot do • the work at my , house;
I must strain my old eyes and do it myself."
4 Sir.' Veazie,. you misunderstand me,. in
deed:you: do," uttered Robert,in a
I Painful
-
. .
tone. ! . 1
.1 • • • .
r.
.".That , can hardly -be," returned the Old
gentleman .- With 4_ quiet smile,: " siMke d have
no clew to any, understanding at all. • Ilut
really, F,should be under .. Some obligationito
you if you would inform me with yegard Ito
the eause , of this curious affair."' I -,
t i
. For full tiro minutes the young 'man tat
With his eyes' bent on the floor; but at Ilength
he gazed :up into the face of hisemployer,and
getting down from his stool, he Said+while
his eyps ;glistened with gathering moisture,
and his lips trembled. • .
, .
" Mr. yeazie, you hai'e. ever been kind . ati d
considerate towards me, and will net now,
break the.. strict filankness. and integrity whiCh -
have-tbuS -far marked all my dealings -with
you. I trust yon will not blame Me, Sir, nor
think me; presumptuous. I did work for yOu J
at yopr dwelling,iand youcalled your.daugh
ter to assist me.l-Together, Lelia and i ntyself
examined; and
,cOmpared notes, and then ive
collie - med. Ere long I bemiti;,to he, n!..-;‘,l,e
-tor the evening: to come, that 4. might he ih-
Oaiii at her side; and
.when she came with
her jOyouS'smile, her happy look', and
.sweet
welcOme, I began to count the flying • mo-
Meta* aslSands , Oft gold. . I . always prayed
that MY Work might have no.end, so that she . ,
'might
ever be my companion in its prfrress
if ,
and When the - labor did drain to a' (.10,S I
felt sad and lonely... Then
_it was: ti.hat Liiy. -
heart': awoke to the k now/edge Of its . si t tiati On. •
I- had begun to love the gentle being who had
INUYig :Nli
Z.Viiiiil4.. ifEr,sll l- 4 ligr
,E
,-
I cannot deceive myself, sir, nor.will II proye
unkind ountigenerous to you. No man Can
goiern the Strong'emations of the hear4.tho'
he may,if lie be.wise ' guard against the cause
of these•einOtions. Mr. Yea' l , I dare, not
subject myself to'a. love that Must be'hope
less, for poor as I am, - my hea t is to•suscep
tible Of deep and- abiding I ve. ao those of
( .1
otherS. NoW yoti know all." . 1 j
"You are- honest, at. all events," said the
- oldl gentleman, without any
. ..apparent -emo
tion. I I I :I
,
"SO I trust I may always -be," re Urried
Robert. ,I 1 1 ,
"But de you think you are very. wile?" ,•
il could not help My
,emotions, sir. 1
=-" ,Ind if they were-so pleasant as y-0 have
described I 4.=e not why you slioul4 ;have
wished Snillra thing as preventing their'. 7
.. Robert looked up into the face of i'
gentleman; but he made no ans Wei,
could: not ;comprehend his employer's
mg. : .. ~
-.- RObert,:*.inslow trembled from he
n l .ll
f . 'L .11e4azed into the face, of hii et
er, nd thought he could detect a hind
ismile ,there. He attempted to sr
his Words came not forth.
"come,: come," uttered Veasie, "let us not
-beat around the bush any longer. • •-I.am not
blind, snit' er,'Zisequently I failed not to see
some thinp that. spoke' louder than word. S—
. took note - of the gentle love god that dune
ed !in 'you*. eyes, and read- the language - that
.came up from your heart, and stood in:liv
ing eiharneteni upon your varying Counte
nance. Do you suppose I should haVe Been
so utterlfregardless of both your .o:u and
my child's welfare to have allowed ou to
cherish the flower Q. affection only that' 11.
might hlight them a their birth / , liais a.
faithful a ;gentle, ;and a loving girl, an if you
a.l
Liv
loVe her truly, ydu ruay - oanfess to' l h r your,
eitOn,nottsliiin of love.' -
.. "Mr teasie," exchimoi Robert, "I:cannot
Comprehend—l do 'not. No, no, you would .
not
,raise .Slicili.'st sweet, such a heavenly hope
in my heSem to Crush it again"
s•• ! .
! .‘..‘tark - . ye, 'Robert," said- the old !gentle
man; as he triok his clerk by the hand. "'.1141
I desired: to see my child married to 4.liiidrt-\
['less bag of -old - , I had the chance this after -
noon. - That man who, came here to 'ask me.
for', the hand of my child, though he ! . lf
,
4.t.eeri' thousand .dollars Worth of gold is' yet
steeped in
. the ; very dregs. of poverty. 1 : /le.
has no heart. I.luive watched your; 'course
for the laSt five years,; with :interest and a
week ago -,when you refused a considerable
; amount of money, which you muck needed
'rather than your mother should .suffe. aj sin
gle nights uneasiness on your; account, ;yon
proved ; yews& to be- possessed of a ;Mine of
wealth Which no legacy could I have brought
yoti.;! and, which could never been- poured in
to your life coffers by speculation. Mr. Du
nham bronglit to nie your ansvrer,- NOleti
I I*.krit, it, I resolved within myself' that; the
'son and brother who could so love and hon
or hist.tiotherand sister, could not 'fail Otina
king =a nest excellent husband... Now! ci; and
'tell all - tO Lelia, and if she accepts yo r hand
you shall freely have her in return. There
don't cry about it 4 for you ,ain't sur She'll
'have you yet. '- 1 , ' • - , - 1
. ;. i • • i .......... -
. 1 1
Robert Winslow did - offer Lelia V zie his
haat:liana heart, and she smiled a m st - hap- 1 1
py smile as she gaVe Lim hers in re iirn.--1
People Wondered inUch ut the affatr, l and
many attributed it to a freakof the old man's
oddlt,.Y. i They knew not = and man. could
i r
not have appreciated ittherhad kno n4—ttie
. deep principle of paternal care and indness,
which governed Lim ; nor was lifr.l Veazie
.disaptiouited in his -calculations. The' nue
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heart that had cherished such pine and holy
filltil love, pit:)' ved a . saeredtaltarfor the affec.
thins of the husband ; and Lelianever had oc
ca-'4on to 'mint—but • 1 always blessed--1, nail
F4+llEfeti
• • Clio/CE. ' ' ' '
.
,fl: •4. 111A8ilATIVE • -'• ' -
to . • ,
9rll THE SIGPSNRINGI 4r , , MRS. JANE iDEIJNIC
_ I, :i IWILSON, DDIRING lIIIE-IDAPTIVITX AIIOND:
,;:. • ,
.-TIIE CAISANDITS INDI A NS. 1
• :/: :WM torn. in Alien, Illinois, on the 12th
of June, 7837, and am,: therefore, in the
. diii
setenteeth year, of My age, lMy fiither'S
name:was William SnAli ; my mother's Maid
04ame. Was,ljane CO4 l- I had five Ur:Others
and four sistets. I dirk : that it was in .the
year 1846 that werinaved- to Missouri' and
t
setPed at a ;boat 'milling or • ferry called
JaMestown, nit the No th Grand Itiver,l'lMy
father kept the ferry. , • • - ~. 'l l .
. iilbout eight yearao we moved from his
phce to Texas,. and settled near Paris; in La
mar
ii . n
mar county. Here :and mi) . her
dioi within one day oeach
. other, leaving
f
six orphan children be ind them. .Three of
m'y!brotheis had di nt ed o,bl. l)(!. ,ico : t o bn r ei e er the.death Oflmj
toWsehot. m:as 'in fa a ,
i r 'a al z igi 3? ' li ' l i t i s g . l l iYi 1
company; eltli'S . ' ih. my
theT I S 'affairs and make provisions for outsip
port.. He secured homes for us with di er
entli,neighbor4 but took ;;the youngest Sister,
our pet, with him, to -1 Place her with on of
our aunts.f . ' ... i
~ - .
One day'sjourney from the place whert ; he
leftl us, lie - Wa.il attacked by -the:winter.-fO•er,
and died in One week. I have; three si4erS
• aldCr than, myself Their names are Eliza
beth,! Cynthia and Caroline.' :, My 'brotbet
JaMes and sister. Ellen re younger Than ty
self; ..- Ellen'wlis - four. y rs old When my I a- .
rents died.' darolitie. 14' .a dwarf, C ana •Itlie
neiklibors thOtight that'-:,, the Medicine 'that
the' doctors gave tir..Molipcid her grOWth.
She AV.I.S a dear child; arid welall loved her,
beeMtse of herniisfortune. [Here June Was' '
_Unable-to restrain her fe e dings and burst into
teats. I lived with several neighbors until
the: of- last! Februar) , , when I was married
to Mr. James `Wilson, a young farmer, just,
beginning life : With a litle property, cons?st-'
i ,
ingiin horses and cattle. ' He was but nine-.
teen years of age ,when we were inarried:-- '
Wejknew but little of life, for .I was -not tyet
sixteen, ; I- ( fear, we werelerazy in getting inar-.
ried while we lWere so young. : '.[Poor girl !
whp her: thotights went back- to this per
.4.14_ e,., ,-.. ....,.... ..4 ! tiny... lacal ti - 1-1 tilutu
. ,
I.?:6liY"ke .]
t
) i
' had heard that i People became t'fe,li
very vastiii• tjalifornia, Iso we - concluded to
move and corritnence life in thatdiistantcOhn
tiT'.rj We gathered to*.ether thelittle proper:
~ . •
proper
ty we 'possessed arid'joined a party of cull
grants, consi§ting of fifty-two Men, tWiellve,
wonien and several Children. The fatheraud
brothers of nay husband--wereramong this: •
number. . There were' 4411 - twent34wo wag
.oo;land the Whole ? . pitiany . was placed - lan
ite i .tSbirted from
o l_lunt County Oil the utit i or
April last, andltook 'the route for El Paso. 7-,
We arrived; at the Gandahipe Mountains
abOtit the Ist Of June. Here the ' Me. , e)t.
Apaches stole from us nineteen head of cat, e';
six inen 'started in 'pursitit, but were dnven
batik by thel 'lndians. We wentthence , to
El NO. • MYll husband' not being
e t ableto
travel well with Idr..ThCkman's tram he , e
terinined to remain at El Paso till the azzi=
valr l of anotherlparty:of clalifornia emigrants.
Fivri of Mr.
,/V - 8 _meii staid with us. • While
her, the Mexieans stole nearly; all the prop
erty we had, and. left usmaable to proceed; on
our ljouniey. IWe l cOul 'do nothing now lex
cept: make; our way 'bac to Texas:.
• About the last of Ju ywe started. on our
_return, with the fragm . ts of • Our, property
whiCh the thieves had 13paied. - On the - first.
dak Of. Auguat,.. my . husband and his father
left ',us, and . fell into . thehandg of the Indi
ana:? I saw them no mere 'after this. I: was
told that they: had been Murdered. • You May
perhaps be able.to imagine inyteelings When
I bind myself thus bereaved and destitute in '
a land of strangers. MY 'misfortune seemed
-greater than I mul r, but I• knew l not
that, heavier trials' w in store forme..: l
ljnable to-Conti e my journey, •I.returped
ri eis
tO Y.I Paso, wherel regained till Septeniber
B,'Whtin I started once more for Texas :With
myl,,three brothers-iii-laW, in company with a
snialll party etinsisting of .five Americana and
oiaelMesiean, I Mr; Hart, of
owned and Corn
,. .
mantled' this train; having some Misine*s in
TeXas which required his immediate aiten;
tide, travelled very rapidly, and L'hOpeci lin a
fe.W . ; more-days: to be in the midst - of! 'ply
filens. . , 1
1 - -- . li.
•
li,ks we had seen onli - one Indian on , the
, , •
route we flattered ourselves that we shOul4l
mitibe molestO by . any'. Of -'the- tribes . which
infest' this route. - When tiear the, order S -. of
Teas, some of our party stele three anitritilS
frOM 'MK. Hart,and ran loft: -'• Mr. ' Hart, anxL.
MO to overtake the thieves, started in purl
suit taking With. him •. my eldest brother : til l .-
laWi
. a lad some fourteen tears - Of age, leaving
myself,' a Mexican, and: "the typo. boys tqfoli
loWlas-rapidly as we Could. IWe were. at
this' time within three days journey of a p)ib. ,
itarY post at:Pliantonal Hill,' and were con
sidered out of.danger.. I A disehargsd soldier
being unable l io keep -uP - witli us viaa'tptie
diAanee behind us, twill saw nothing of him'
after this. The dayaftier Mr. Hart left us, as
we !Were travelling, sheik noon,; we saw' two
Ciirnanehe Indians charging uporia's in front
'and at the same time two ,, eithers were .seen
(biting - up behind. We Werekill very Mud'
frightened, 'an the
_Mexitaii;. jumped. out of
the;iwagon and went toward the Indiana; in
order, if possible, to gain - their friendship r
';'(the mules) Of :our wagon, (Our' in number,
I)6o:ming ' frightened by -the I war-whoop
,of',
turned oiit,of thelroad and
_Com-
nielieecl running; as fast as they Could. :One'
of, them fell dn-n befOre we had, gone far,and
the others Were then obliged to .sioii: • ':The
-Indians now leanie Uponil us, and ordered , the
Meitican .to take the males out, of the 'harness.
:W this W,as going' on, ..I got out. o the
Wagon,,and lOoked on• n breathl4s,suapense..
After ,,.. the mnlps' :were tibara*.ed, thelifexi
eiii was strip .of *late clothing, ' his hands
tity'l behind his back, and'?irderedlosifdown
t•, - „ • t , . , 1 -
upon the grounl.. One ;of tnem went 1.44:(1 .
Inni: and shoilhim with a gun,,, while anolther
stabbed him l # everal dines with a . large bittch
er knife. lip'' scalp was cus off bei:4 he
NTaii dead, and put into his-own hat; the hat
*all then- worn, by one of, 14 iiurderera. 4
"lire; stupifiedl with !!d7or: sail : gazed ,Rn this
gi4tacle,. and supposed thiit my turn -yvoilld
carpe next. But the iadianOmving se9uied,
the!, plunder Of the wagon; =Muted us on the
!tittles and ordered us l ici - go with them. 1
he phi
. Ile
men-
!ad ! to
'tnploy
mu:m-
ilk, but
-As Illeft I looked pacl
- Mexican weltering in h:
.brenhin
; g* . .
'We took a 'north'-eait direction, and tray- .
elled slowly till sunset;, v i .lien we encamped .
Here the plunder, consisting of blanieta,bed.;
•
ding ; Clothing,bridles,ianmime money which
I had in my : pocket ; 1 , 41. divided'among the
Indiani. Some articles considered . useless
were thrown into the fire . My , clothing was
taken ; away , expePtr bare y enough; .cover
mypersOn: ..In the. distribution . of the:cap
-1
tives,'the eldest boy, about I2'years "of'
age,-
was . claimed' by the chief; I. becanae l tbe prop-,
erty of. One of the others., .. I 'should have.then
tioned that'One of Onreaptora icas a Mexican
ivhb 114 been 'stolen from 'the State of "Chit
Imahui when an infant. ;lie Was now assay.
age as 'the Indians; rind claimed theyoungcst
boy for his'prize. The'scalp of
,the ; Mexican
. was stretelahl oh a stick' and de e d by the
fire.'
I .• .
After giving us '
some meat for on r supper,
-the Indians began to securens for the- night:
...The boy's, with their aims tied tightly behind
!their', were taken under guard by twOof the
savages. My feet werh:' tied together;,and I
was obliged. to lie between the other t*o. • I '
did not, sleep any during he night fc'ir - I was
'afraid of being killed. . - - -
The next day we risinnetl our journey, and .
,travello in the same. : direction. The boys
were Mounted on goed animals,'.. and had
boWs and arrows. ' Their .faces were painted
Indian'iashion,- and theY looked - like young
sarageS.They appeared !to enjoy {his new
i
mode. qf I fe., and were never treated with ex = .
cessivek teal:. .I was. i ntounted on a good
horse, lout being obliged Ito sit ' astride the
t
fatronnei the journey was an exceedingly:pain
-
I. had a Fine head of hair, • which I . valued
very much, but the.chi4-ordered it to,be cut
off; I was not a little' Mortified' in Seeing it
decorating the heads of the heartless Sava
ges.' My.head was thus' left entirely unpro
tected From the .veryjfitensely hot rays of the
sun.' 1 ' • . . . , - •
Nothing oflnterest occurred except repeat-'
ed "acts of inhuManity toward:me i until.the
twelfth day after my
,capture: At this, time
"we were joined byitwci Indien:".nien :.and 'a
Squaiv;; These were alVthe Indians I. saW till
afto niy.escape. to this time my Stiffer
ings had been so" severe as to Eke from me
all desire to live, but new they Were.creat)v.
oierea:•eu. iie.squaly,. l from whom ,might.
have expected some cempai:sion, was eyideut
iy,the cause of thi; new cruelties which I be
gan to experience. . .
• My horse - was 'taken, from: me, and.l was
mounted on au Unbroken mute,without a bri
dle. 'I! had a saddle, but it. was worn out and
good for except to'tortiire inc. " Ttis
Would frequently tip Me over its Bead
of its,, accord, .but not being Wild euougi
to gratify: the malice ofithe Indians,Alieehief
m=ould isoitretiiiieS•••shak4 the Mexican's scalp
hut' "priroge in tue"."1+4.::. a ,.;,...?
be thrOwn upon the groundwith great vio
lence. I I have been tossed, from the Mule's ,
back as many. as half p. dozen
_times a day,
and.onee I was:se stunned that I lay a con. 7::
sidetable time before .r.ay 'senses returned.---
My 'repeated falls . greatly amused the :Indi 7
ans,' whose horrid peals' ef laughter Might
have been'heard: at a great.'distinee; •
ItieVer saw them exhibit . the first sign of
pity. towards me. It madeno difference hoW
badly I was hurt, if I did trot rise immediate
ly .and mount the .animal Which had just
throwri me, they would,. apply their iidino. •
iiirgun-sticks, the end 'Of 11. lariat, to °
My unprotected body with. the greatest- vio
lence. I• The squaw *6old-ids° help me to rise
by wOunding me with the point of a Spear
whichShekarried. Yen may understand one
object 'the Indians liadin yiew inputting me
upcin this wild animal ii.l.,eausing me to be
'thrown so "often, when I tell,you I expected
to heciame . a mother in a few weeks. They
understood my situation, but.inStesd'offSoft
ening their hearts it onlT made theM more
inhuman, and subjected me t i p greatersuffer
:
ings..", • • • -
I wits obliged to work like a slave; while in.
eamto while there was any service to -
p; .. ... nun ...., __ pei
fonn'f was not allow eil • a moment's rest. I
Compelled to carry h(rge • loads of wood on
my b‘,l:,- which beinni destitute of Sufficient
clothing, was mangljd till the blood ran
down to .my feet.. ..I -ihad to chase the ani
mals through 'briars and bushes, till what lit
tle'clothing I had was, torn :hito riblions. I
brought the aninialsto camp in the Morning,.
.and: had to watch them till they were ready
to start, and if one mOre ::wild: than the rest
'ran off, I must chaie ! and bring . him back
and then i r . knocked i down by the savage
chief for my. want of ' r kill. 'When . all were
readyl : to start,
.I had let catch and saddle - my
own. gild - Mule without assistance. • If the
party did not start imMediatelY. I - was Com
pelled!, to :pull lit the end.of a lariat whickthe
'lndians would. fasten tb a ibusli.l Their_sedm
ed to '-study every method of putting mel to
deathiby piecemeal,' - 1 . . : 1 . .1 • -!.
! T;ahausted "by iiieu.Sent toil and. Suffering ;
-fOZ ektrenie anguish - ; from my , •weundsi I
conliV, not, work as fast:2s 'the Indians desired
and -often when •seareely • .able to stand, and
hardly knowing what .1 was doing, I h4v.
'been'reqnired to de the :Work of . the strong
est Men. And becin S e - of .my
_inability-Ito
aceoniplish : my. task satisfactorily, I have been :
.'whipPed till :My flesh was raw. : - Large, ston
es:were thrown'at . ine. : l I, was knocked. do
and -stamped upon' by ithei. the feroCious cliV
! who -Seeined ankiousitii•triish Ma like's worffi, t
beneath his feet. ." , 11fyi head sometimes felt,
under:the hors& feet; and then the Indians; '
would try to Make ! 'the .beists kick Me.' At...j
.ter all wasready . for the Airs journey, I was;
obliged*to travel. as -fast -11 S ' the others, riding:
sometimes over rock land - - through • builies,i
.aching and sore -froin' !heid to foot; and . ex--I
poSed alike
.to cold andeat, :sunsliiiie..-audi
li
• .. I. have g, ne tivo ddys at a time without ;
tasting 1 •
food, The,liidians, depended
. on him;
,
• thig for their. subsistatice, and sometimes ha( `, A
_nothing to eat thenes unlew there wii. • .
anobundance 'of food;._ I reserved little et) : :
noihing=when tiny gam . was killed l that Itri
{—
dians weuld tear out the'
! ieart, livet, and- en
trail4 : and eat them raW,..,1-sinrereld -exceed+
lokly l (Min thirst; I *snot allowed to driiil4
except while in camp. We frequently. crow
ed beautiful Streams: - during the :day, and I
- would beg the priVileget 'of dismounting ' tS:
: quench my thirst. - ..But the' IndiiMi .would
always deny my , request with contempt.. tttl
was m vain I pointed to my parched.t.ongi#
and head blistered in :the rays of .the sun.---,_
Nothing•could soften them into - pity,' and LI
ardently desired death that my • torment - 1i
Might come to an end: , ,
1 Every •indignity WitS offered to my person
'ivhich the imagination can conceive. And I
imi at a , loss to knew how I have lived
throughthe barbarous' treatment' which was
inflicted upon me.' nf . 'reqeently my : feelings
were so outraged'thit .1 was tempted to 101 l
my inhuman masters_ My indignation burn
ed particularly against the - chief, ind I
thought if I could only cat him to pieCes I
'eould - 'die.content.,- , 1 `. . ' *
We
; travelled every day—we usuallY star
ted about four in the evening. The. Indians
were accustomed to gn to the tops ofthe
; highest, hills and standi.there piing in every ;
direction. Weettriya spent the night,iin a`
l and were thus , expesed to the cold ant
amn winds; we slept on the ground, gener-
SUY withOnt,covering• j When it rained the-
Indians made a tent of the blankets and wag
en, sheet they had stolen from us, but ,I was
not allowed to take shelter in it—l preferred
sleeping.outside in thelstorm. -
After my mule had become so gentle that
I could ride it without being thrown, lit was
t,ake'from me and I ,was obliged to travel on
toot.' The road over Which we passed was
Often very rough and stony, and full of thorns,
My feet were wounded I end hruised till they
were covered with blood and greatly swollen.
Butstill I was obliged', to keep up with the
rest of the party, and, if I fell behind ,I,was
beaten till Iwas' nearly senseless. :Indi
ans often urged me on by attem 'ag 'to
ride their horses over Me ; many a file of
that road is marked with - my bl ~1 and
Many a hill there has echoed to my less
-9 '
grieS. . i . . 1.
I ,
six
'days.
traveled thus on fot some five '4 r
six
'days. i After the party .was ready to 8 ' in
the morning, the direction of the roti was
ni
Pointed out to - e, and l was required go
t l t,
before the others, in order not be hinder them.
They usually Overtook .ine before I tan'eled
far. Iliad always intended to make it ies
cape as soon as I' found `an
.opporfunit : I
never expected to reach;. 'any friendly settle-
Meat, but I did not wish to give the Indians
the pleasure ofseeing me die, ' On' the morn:
ing of 'the twenty-fifth day after my capture,
1 was sent on in ' advance as . usual. I had
eaten ,no breakfast, and was. very; weak, bat
the hope of escape -now supported . me. I
iiastend- on as fast as I Could, , and finding a
u re o l ta thi led li n, l g e in in m yse o a r i l l :f i o n f ' D
thenly bullies. After
. 7 k l ft f e o r u t n h d is ; alfsliterw
laiT .1 tune . - -wc, mitt coil
, I
ward liy the tract sof the animals, tIMt• they
had searched for line ; they probably thOught
I would die, and therefOte took less trouble.
to find me. I have no doubt the next time
they pass that way they will look for my
bones. '
liysitnatiim was now distressing beyond
all description ; I was alone in au" Indian
Country; some hundreds' ; ; of miles from the
nearest friendly , settlements. l'wes without;
bruises, and my feet were so - swollen at
,
could hardly stand. Wild beasts Were - ay- .
eend me , and savages; ;lore wild,tbsebessts
roamed on every heed. .tWititer , was coming
On, and death in its most terrible forms stared.
Me in the face--4 ; satdoWn and thought, of
my lonely and exposed situation. - .Buti could .
notweep; my heart Was ;too ; full, a wee. I.
remembered the events Of the few preceding
reeks. 'The husband of rofehoiee had been''
inurdered, and 3 was not allowed - thiCiiielin; i
eholy privilege, of closing . his eyes -and-see
ing his remains decently !interred. My !little
property had been stolen; and when within a
few day s mareli of sympathizing friends, I
was captured . by savages, and' after after three
veer of indescribable anfferings found my- .
Self wandering solitary and 4ititutes; in the.
midst
'midst of the wild pmirit.„4---my cup was filled ;
toxi,everflowing,butl resolved to live in hoie, .
if I died in dr . )air.
I. After remaining _three days in the place
Where I fir 4 concealed Myself from thelndi
tins, I wenvto a grove about half a mile dis
tant and built a little hOuse 'of bushes and
gr • ail.' Here.l lived nine -days. My only
food Was the hackberries! which grew on the'
I
s h
'buse aroun d . quenche my thirst at a
. , d; . .
spring near by. My wounds pained me ex- ;
ciedingly, and I wasted to a inereskeltoli for
t. •
want 'of proper.ncit It rained upon
me seven ; *ights it in, and my little
house was unable eet me from. the
cold storms. Me) tee I spent asleep- .
less night, perfectl id in - rain ; while
the wolves, sem tnn. coming . within five
stepti of me, would make the woods ring with
their frightful.' howlings.\ They would also
follow close behind me; whe c n I went-;to the
Spring during the day ; I expected sortie time
to be devoured by them ; but they are great
towardS, and I could easily. frighten them
away. ; . . • Fs- ,
When I slept I would dream of seeing ta
bles spread with an abundance of eve kind
of food,l but when I stretched forth m' ;hand'
.
to `satisfy jmy hunger, the effort woul : awa
ken me; and I would find myself weep; 0 , bit
terly. l• ' .
dWhen absent, from my honse on the twelfth
ay after may esoape; some New. Mexican tra- -
ders,paesed by On their ; way lo the Caman
re settlements.l While standing on a small
ill, looking tifter them : in order to be sure
they were, not indlans,l was discovered by
some' three or fOur of the party!who happen
ed. to m
he sortie distance behind. i
They mine
diatelylcame towards. Me, and 'soon under . -
'stood - My situation: Thefkindly offered,te
take me with thein; and ilglidly Viida., fare
wellto:ilk house in, the wdods.' The Mex-:
icetis pat me upon a barro, and gairejne a
lanket, and some men's, clothing, 'Which I
essed myself very - coinfortably : , .
Two,or three days after. this we came in
fight' a a band of Can:kindles, and , as it was
1 of safiis for me :to be seen by them,V was left
ar,
behind] in a ravine, with the premise that the
,lexicans would return . for me, at night. As
they i 1 not fulfil' thir
~promise; .1. started
towards, their camp ; about Midnight, while
wandering among the, hUshes, tileimanche
Indian passed within twenty steps. 1 thought
Nes a captive gip) trinte, but fortunately
the savage`did not,see, Me..,...,1. threw Myself
on:the ground and. waited . for 'Asy. , , In the-
morning I started-male for the camp, of the
Mexieans, but Were I reached it , l.:Was dis,
covered by one ottlui trading partrwho, was
herding the anin4s....;.Thia, • inan , is a Puebla
Indian, of San Ihiefonsci,.and,' is named:Jana
Joie.; ; To him;Mem _ than to any, other man
in the' party,,. I 'awe 'my 'present' freedota, -
ile,told me the camp was „fulhof Ciunin=
cheg, and if they saw me it w ould be ;impos
sible for the party to save ne. He ;made me
1;
and " saw Alto- poo` r
;s blood and still
fitu*i .711;flitiinitg-.11;
lie down'on the ground *tire he covered me
with dried-grass.- lay here. all day, and at
night'crept &fib to quench qmy almost inter.
erable thirst, Zulin came and breught me
some bread,.and told me not by any means
to, leave my,hiditii,place theloest day. 'That
day lagged 'slowly along, and . r Hear
the dreaded automates posit% and mllsee
ing and shouting te each other' night
Juan returned, bnilging another blanket' and
several loayes of bread, and • teDI - me- that I
must - remain here tor sevenlor eight Option
ger, as the.party were • obliged to go ftirtler
on, and could not :take me tinless walvaril-•
ling to hecoine a eaptive once more. I -law
the party &sapper the next day,,anditieem
ed as if my 'hopes of rescue diesppeare_d with -
them; - But :I reso/ved to waiitiatliesppoin- -
led time was up. '
In 'a ravine near by I found • a larger log
which had been' lett burning; this fire I kept ;.
alive day andmiglit till the Mexiernis return-
I ed, 'and without it I shOuld 'probably .
frozen to death, as the Weather .had become
'very scold. I covered a, hollew cotton-wood
Stump with bark and leeves te keep oat tile
cold,wind. This stump was my • house du
ring my stay there. When t . could - endure I •
the cold' no longer I would leave my house
land run to the fire, but was afraid ,to stay -
there long lest the Indians should BO
The wolves Soon- found out :my glace of re- -
treat, and' frequently,. wilde r I was' _-
stump, they • would 'come and scratch k.
round on its top. The , haekbenieS were.
'very scarce here, and had it not been . for
the bread Juan' Joie gave rite I dos ii,ot see
how I could have been kept.from-starving
to death. -• •
The eiglit days pasie; . l,slowlk• byoand 1
knew not ;whether to give Way to hope,,er -
despair. 'But,on the Bth I heard -several
persons calling - 10 each other. I feared.
they were Indians, but they belonged to the
trading perty, 'and were on their rains -to,
New-Mein-col: They had lest the placewhere• -
I watrepikealed, and were dictating to each
other to attract my attention.. I. -Was ao
overjoyed, that - rushed towards th'
mindful of briars end sore feet.. j vivo .
me a fine horse to ride,andi t tlievii lawc
ty treated_ me with the utm - and •
kindness. Onthe thirty-fonith day , of our
return towards New-Mexieo; readied tho'
town of Pecos. here_ met Major 'Carle
ton and - Mrs .-, Adame of the IT: S. , Anny,l ,.
who took -the deepest interest in My, e'en:dint.
Mere -I laidesid men's apparel and t iSefoz 7
nished with a.cs,upply frpm 'Mrs. A's
robe. After ~ .remaining-at Feces, a feir_day* •
I was eondoeted An-Santa Fe goad.
Gov:Merriwether. • :
To Gov. M„.-iind also to the Anreric' aril la
dies of this place, I' ennnot -be tee. Ithank=
ful for their friendly sympathies eadi
form kindnesi. • -
,The past seems like a horrid. ineank.•
hese >Mated inothing . but. factei' &CI ao it*
tWO.."olkfiliezifeki.emess..:tie
waves and.unless reclaimed will becOmeaa
savage -as Alie Wiens. The . MexiCans sew
them witli_the Camanehes, but were- unnbik , ,
to melee their — , freedom . Cope is tint"
Years old, the 'other: ten, and unless • that.
strong.,arni : .of : Government' is 1.-liftrxt...up:fin
their redemption:there is no holm for: them.
..i,
Susquehanna County IrOacitertot..4to.
. _ .- - ;:soctatou. -. ; . ~.
ile . See4tiehitnna County Tiaeher'a - -Alia-. •-
ciatiOn he Its - third session urider the - con.:
stitution aethe House of Dr.:B.: Richardson,:.`!
in - Bra:4AV* on Satuiday Febrtuut ltitli.•
1854.:
A large number of:teachers, hothleirmoint
gentlemen- were present - on the oceeniessommi-
a decidedly: happy advaticement in iderest
and enthusiasm was distinctly '4Obseerible. '-.
The Pregident called-the meeting to. order ..
and revested'the - Secretstry.tot. -.0 the . ..
The Seetetarfs,repertrof, last
_meeting was
then' read.. and ! accepted. An Oa. , '+. - y .
was then given: forall present who w .- mat'
alreadv_inembers of the Association, to some ,
,
forwaid and joinit:. . .. - , -
. ...; . . .
• The Piesideet,, during the sigrn , g
. of the.
constitution,: called "for, the IftatwitanOtut
Bugmessothern, Mr.' HapYood pt :.. , ,ed
i
•a Schedule which he. offered as- nirabstitnte .
for the one, already adopted, and Minedt..lat
it be considered, 'which was consented to ;
and it was then briefly discuised by 41. k., B
Ken 4 1)04 Foster, and *Tetyltsbauy,- when
die latter moved that it be laid over, which
was agreed to. , • 1 1, • J.
No other business bein g presented under
this head the President called up the -At ~
pointment of Cerninittees. '' :''-- ' - -
C." W.,,Deans then. moved that the. Presi
dent appoint tx proper person 'to., wait upon
Di. Richardson, and invite him. to address
the AsSociation...l The.. President ;appointed -
.O.:R. Palmer to -perform theAnty„ -who im
mediately proceetled to its perfonnance. -
\ -He soon returned - reporting to the Associ_ .
tdion that he had waited upon the - Doctor,
who-sankedAhe Aisociation for its kindne ts.
and stated titkit his Sympathies were with the
Ass 'ociatiem r i.its objects. and taints—bet de.: '
edited the honor of i addressing it at resent.
'The • Presidept 'en - appointed I Businew - I
committees:coasts in of F.:Mehl:eerie, C. B.
tli
Palmer, andA.ll. ohnson.... i ', -i• . ..'
No other eomMittees being-Yelled for; the
-Presides, - 0114 :for the4ddressai When the -
ExecatlYe' :e . Otwittee ,ski k tzl that' they had
failed: to procure-a- lecturer for• this Meeting, :
whereupon, 13.4. i Tewksbury "bored that ther-*
President address the Assoctittioireldelt 'was
eettriimousli. agreed 10. ' '.- The President then ,
faiored the Association' with an; , able and
tellitip. addietie, _so combining truth, -114 c: spa
preasmary,as to'seo an agreeable convrtion
to the heartS of many. - i\, \: \
' The attain. Poietti, - treatekupon .in the ad- ,
dress, were the - apathy of 'teachers in regent - ,.
to self impreiernont; ' .thepoverty` of interest
manifested by parenti in - respect tothciedn',
cation Of' their children, and their tionefteu
erroneous conceptions of - trueediteetior4 the •
eoinm - only erroneous ideat.definitiOn general!
ly attached te i ,the term Cernmorifiloh 100 'and .
a closing ittOyal - to all interested. in e IC 11-
'1
tion.afi all .should bet to come Alward and
pledge then faith tit its siipperi. -
The President then cal led for the Aliens
- . .... • .
slim ,and tllellusteepa, emimittee : re.. ea
tho?fellowinit ,aillti,,for - discwation. The.
subjects Of Tllllt.ti 'and .the: `1:.... • 4-'
time : schoeU ttlietilit toe" lard. ?Pei 1441401 j ::
pn:biotiotiith4:foiniei.iisk taker}, vP 4,4 4 AA'.
cussed with in - air zeal by A. 11. - .lo** - 13..
S. 'Foster, C:' W. Deans, B. F. Tewksbury, Sm
T. Scott, E. A. Weston, Wm. W. Haywood,
and others. 4 ' '
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