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WHY I HATEWOMKN.
lam a woman-hater. I have been one
ever since I—but no matter what I did.—
You shall know that presently. Just im
agine yourself an experienced man of the
world, aged twenty one and a half
with plenty of money, and —well. I don't
think the ladies consider me very Lad
looking.
I date my woman-hating proclivities from
the time Miss Emma Talbot was placed un
der my care, du:ing a trip down the Hud
son.
Site had been staying with her aunt at
West Point for several months.
Her brother Harry Was in the Military
Academy and was one of the gayest and
most reckless fellows in the place. It was
through him that I became acquainted with
his sister.
She was a lovely blonde, and knew how
to show 1 er beauty to the best advantage.
Of course,! fell in love with her directly, i
and was led to believe that she did not dis
like me, until she told me of her intention
to return to New Yoik, and that her three
cousins were coming up to take her back i
with them.
I never saw three such mischief-loving
girls. The youngest especially distinguish
ed herself, the day after her arrival, by
jrettii ■ her time honored aunt on the top
of a r>>ck. which could only he reached by
a ladder. While her aunt was enjoying
the view, Kitty accidentally knocked the ;
ladd'-r down, and walked off as unconcern
edlv as if nothing was the matter. It was
rot until an hour or two after, while I was I
pouring a flood of eloquence in her listen
ing ear, that she started np, interrupting
' neot rav best metaphors and exclaimed—
• I wonder if aunt Talbot has gone
home yet!"
And she started off on a run to release
the poor woman from her captivity.
I h id determined to make a formal dec
laration of love on the homcstr^p—not to
the imp of mischief, Kitty, but to Emma
Talbot; for thought T, '"Miss Emma is so
desperately in love with me that I really
must marry the poor thing, or she will go
ravin** crazy. Such things have happen
ed."' "
So, after innumerable boxes and trunks
were safely on board, my beloved Emma
promised to go on deck with me.
T will Here mention that Harry Talbot
(who was escorting his three cousins)and
mv peerless Emma were twins, and, as a
natural consequence looked very much
i alike, the more so as Emma were her hair
in short curls, after the fashion ot the pres
ent day. •
Before coming on deck she had some al
' terationsto make in her toilet, so I went
i up to see if there was any place where I
could gain her promise to love and obey
me, etc.
To my surprise the deck was clear : so
T went back and found her waiting for me;
but Iw as surprised to find her wrapped
up with a thick veil over her face.
Kittv was standing near her with sucli
a look of roguerv in her eyes that I knew
there was mischief go : nrr on somewhere.and
1 offered amental prayer for the unhappy
victim of her practical jokes.
T requested Emma to take off that un
becoming veil.but before she could answer,
Kittv said she had a sudden attack ofnpu
'ralgia, and must keep it on for fear of get
ting more cold. I made no more ado, but
, took her to the deck. As we passed
through the saloon I imagined I heard the
sound of smothered laughter several times,
bu - unmediately afterward thought it must
he the creaking of some of the machinery
of the steamer.
I led hrr to a seat, where we had a fine
view of the scenery on both sides of the
river, and seated mvself beside her in mv
most graceful*attitude. (I hail practiced
it before starting until I learned it perfect
ly.) •
She seemed to know what was coming,
for she was very quiet.
I had heard a great deal about tbe disa
greeable task of popping the question, and
with mv usual forethought, had prepared a
speech before hand. "Now," thought I.
"is the time." So I commenced —
"Emma, these waters remind me of life
—sometimes it glides smoothly, and some
times it is disturbed by storms. Emma—"
And here I stopped having forgotten the
next clause. I felt in my breast pocket for
mv speech. It was not there, nor either
was it injinv of my other pockets.
Now, what was Ito do. Suddenly I
remembered having read in some novel
that deeds arc better than words ; so I got
up closer to her, and pnt my arms around
her waist. She did not resist, but was
seized with an uncontrollable fit of cough
ing.
It stopped presently ; and taking her
neatiy gloved hand in mine, I commenced
at tbe next part of mv speech that I could
then remember—
"Emma, don't you think a person is hap
pier mariied than single ? Suppose for
instance I wanted to get married ?"
Here she gave a deep sob.
"She thinks poor child !" said I to myself
that lam going to marry some one else."
However, I took it as a good sign, and
drew nearer to her.
"Emma, dearest angel, yon love nie, and
I am happy.
Here she gave another sob.
" Loveliest of lovely women, you do not
deny it, I swear, by the stars and moon,
and the sun that looks so lovinly on us,
that 1 love you only. Will yon be my
•T() SPEAK HIS IS EVERY FREEMAN'S RIGHT. "—Thomas Jefferson.
TUNKHANNOCK, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1866.
mate, for I am a poor lost dove waiting for
a kindred spirit to cherish until death."
This is a part of the speech which came
into my mind just at the right moment.
At this interresting point she bceame
very ranch affected, for she put her hand
kerchief under her veil, and sobbed aloud.
When she stopped, I continued —
"Emma, my own beautiful dove, will
you promise to love me always ?"
I heard a very faint "yes" from under
that odious veil, yet was distinct enough
for me to hear. Then I took her band.—
She did not resist.
"Dear, devoted one," said T, in an irre
sistibly sweet voice, will you not give me
one token of vour love ? Will you not
grant me one kiss from those lips that vie
with the chcrrv in sweetness and beau
tv."
"Yes, love," was all that I could hear;
but that was enough.
I tore aside that hateful veil (she had
kept it on during the whole affairjand kiss
ed—Harry Talbot ! There was no mistake
—or, rather it was all a mistake ; for there
he sat, laughing as though he would go in
to hysterics.
I rushed towards the door, and there I
met with such a reception as I never was
honored with before. The whole steam
boat's crew were there, who had been
kept from going outside while I was mak
ing that declaration of love to a man.
I tried to run the blockade, but was re
ceived with shouts of laughter from all
sides.
As soon as the turmoil ceased in some
degree, those little she-devils, Kitty and
Emma came up anti offered their congratu
lations ; at which piece of silly nonsense
everybody commenced laughing again.
The doors and passage-ways were crowd
ed with servants and waiters, who seemed
to enjov the miserable joke as much as
their betters.
Harrv afterwards told me that Kitty had
the next room to mine at the hotel ; and,
as the partitions were thin, she heard me
telling my chum my love secret, and heard
him advise me to write the declaration out
on paper in due form. She had managed
to get it; but just before the boat landed
us she appologized for taking it, and gave
it back to me. saying, as she did so—
"I thought 1 had better return it. as you
might have occasion to nse it again."
"Now, reader, do you blame me for ha
ting women ? Although 1 cannot help it
(and vou can see for yourselt that there
ain't a particle of conceit in my nature)even
I gay, if they don't hate in return.
TIIF. HONEY MOON. —M hv is the fiist
month after marriage called the "honey
moon ?" Doubtless on account of the sweet
lunacy which controls the heads of the
parties during that brief and delightful
period. What a pity that thev should
ever got quite rational*again ? iiiat senti
mentality should give place to sentiment.
s •ntiment to sense, love yield to logic, and
fiction to fact, till the happy pair arc re
duced from the Eden of romance to the
Sahara ot reality—from llcavcfi to earth—
and perhaps a peg lower !
Strange as it may seem, tbcie have been
couples who have quarrelled in the first
month of matrimony, and have £ot hack
to their astonished parents before the good
mother had fairly got done weeping, (and
rejoicing too) at her daughter's departure.
Their "honey moon" soured at the full ot
her thorn and become a moon of vinegar
instead. A bad omen that ! There was
much sense and propriety in the text which
the ancient clergymen chose for a wed
din** sermon. It was taken from the
Psalms of David, and read thus: "And
let there be peace, while the moon endur
etb.''
A BEAUTIFUL IDEA.—Among the Alle
ghanies there is a spring so small that a sin
gle ox could drain it dry on a summer's
dav. It steals its unobtrusive way among
the hills till it spreads out into the beauti
ful Ohio. Thence it stretches away a-thous
and miles, leaving on its banks more than
a hundred villages and cities, and many
thousand cultivated farms, and hearing on
its bosom more than a thousand steamboats.
Then joining the Mississippi, it stretches
awav some twelve hundred miles or more,
until it falls into the great emblem of etern
ity. It is one of the great tributaries of
the ocean, which, Obedient only to God,
shall roll and roar till the angel, with one
foot on the sea and the other on land, shall
lift up his hand to heaven and swear that
time shall be no longer. It is a rivulet, an
ocean, boundless and fathomless as eterni
ty.
Mr, Theophilis Popp,of Poppville, Popp
county, fancying himself to be very popu
lar with his'lady love, "popped the ques
tion to her under the poplar tree, who
when asked for his consent, laboring under
the influence of ginger-pop, popped him
out of the door to the tune of 'pop goes
the weasel,"
Mrs Partington says that Ike, having
become enamelled of siren ol Boston, lias
led her to the menial altar. He didn't ap
pear the least bit decomposed. On the
hack of his wedding cards were little cubebs
with wings.
A boarder at one of our city board
ing houses on being asked how they lived
there, replied, that tbe hash was rather
doubtful, but the beef was "bully." This
dubious endorsement failed to attract a new
boarder.
THE "BUCKSHOT" WAR. j
THADDKUS STEPHENS, THIRTY TEARS AGO, |
AND NOW.
It is known to our readers thatThaddeus
Stevens is the recognized leader of the Re
publican party in the House of Represen
tatives of the ''Rump" Congress. But, in
view of the length of time which has elaps
ed, it may not be so generally' known that
this same man was the acknowledged lead
er of another "Rump" House many years
ago ; and, therefore, we propose to refresh
their memories by a brief recital of a few
of tbe most prominent incidents connected
with the last named memorable body.—
We desire to do this with a view of show
ing that his whole public life has been
characterized by a total disregard of the
popular will, as well as of individual rights.
His first public act, which gave him any
notoriety, was the inquisitional committee
he had organized in ths Honse of Repre
sentatives at the State Capital in 1835, of
which he was chairman. The object of
this inquisition was to extort from men
connected with the institution of Masonry,
an exposition of their principles including
the SECRETS of the order, which it was al
leged they had SWORN to preserve inviolate.
To this end many of the most prominent
statesmen of the "Commonwealth were drag
ged before this Star Chamber, and heal in
" durance vile" for weeks, and compelled to
submit to every inuignity that malice could
invent. H d they Ween the veriest crimi
nals, they could not have been subjected
to geetaer ignominy.
Among those who were thus outraged
mav he mentioned the lamented Governor
Wolf and Shunk, and the I lon. George M.
Dallas —nor did even the saerod desk es
cape the persecution of this fanatical anti
mason. The Rev. Mr. Sprolls, an eminent
divine of the Presbyterian church,was drag
ged by an officer of the House before tlu~
"modern jugernot,'' as lie appropriately
styled the Committee, and put under the
torture, with a view of compelling him to
divulge under oath what he kr.ew about
this ancient and respectable institution
But he, following the example of the dis
tinguished statesmen we have named,spurn
ed the miserable tyrant, who would thus
haveliim violate his honor. These men
were on I v released from duress by the uni
ted votes of the Democratic members,with
a view ot the opposition, lhus ended this
diabolical anti masonic Stevens inquisition.
We next find this man. Thaddeus Ste
vens, in 1838, at the head of a wicked con
spiracy to overthrow civil government in
our peaceful old Cbrnmonwealth. by ignor
ing the clearly expressed will of the peo
ple at the ballot-box : and but for the in
domitable courage of the Democratic mem
bers of the Legislature, the hellish plot
would have succeeded, and "the election
treated as though it had never been held."
There were two Senators and einrht mem
bers of the House,who had been fairly elec
ted bv a majority" of some seven or eight
thousand, who this "bold, bad man" at
tempted to exclude from their seats, and
snbstitue in their stead a set of men, who,
it was notoriously known, had been reject
ed bv the people by an overwhelming ma
jority. This being au important chapter
in the history of the man whose acts we
are criticising, our readers will bear with
us if we go a little more into detail.
At the period last referred to, 1838, the
county of Philadelphia elected two Sena
tors and eight members, of the House, sep
arately from the city, and country was di
vided into seventeen election districts, ten
of which Democratic and seven oppo
sition.
When the return judges met it was as
certained that the Democratic ticket was
elected, whereupon the seven opposition
return judges seceded, and set up a little
convention of their own ; that is,they mad!-
out a certificate, setting forth that the
Whig members had received the number
of votes set opposite their names Ift the
districts represented by those seven judges,
excluding the ten districts represented by
the Democratic judges, which comprised
much the largest proportion of the votes
of the county.
This minority paper was forwarded to j
Harrisburg, as was also the certificate sign
ed bv the majority, and at the meeting of
the Legislature t'je former was the only one
presented in either House bytlie Secretary
ot the Commonwealth. To attempt a de
tailed statement of all that occurred dur
ing that memorable struggle between those
who determined, at every hazard, to main
tain the in ,'iolability of the ballot box, and
those who wickedly assailed it, would re
quire more time and space than we can
now appropriate. But, suffice it to say
that, upon the motion of Mr. Stevens, the
opposition members of the Ilouse went
through the form of electing a Speaker,
and before the Clerk of the House had
called over the names of the members, to
ascertain who was present, the tellers ap
pointed by Mr. Stevens announced that
Thos. S. Cunningham was duly elected
Speaker.
None, of course, but the opposition mem
bers paiticipatcd in this revdufitonnry
movement, and they numbered bu fifty
one, inclacting the eight spurious men from
Philadelphia, whose claims to seats was
based solely on a paper signed by seven
out of seventeen return judges, and which
did not possess even the common form of
an election return, —which carried upon
its face the most unmistakable impress of
fraud.
While this "Rump" House was going
through the mockery of electing other
officers, appointing committees, &c., the
Democratic members, having answered to I
their names, proceeded to the election of I
Speaker, which resulted in the election of;
William Hopkins. Thus was presented
the extraordinary spectacle of two Speak
ers occupying the chair at ihe same time;
no, not exactly the chair, for Mr. Hopkins
occupied it, while Cunningham stood on
the platform on his right.
Ou the night of the day on which those
proceedings occurred, quite an exciting
scene oceuired in the Senate. In this
body the same'nttcmpt was made, and for
a time was successful, ot forcing into seats
two men as Senators who had been reject
ed by the people, and while Mr Brown,
one of the duly elected Senators, was ma
king an effort to he heard in vindication
of the majesty of the ballot box, some in
dignation was exhibited on the part ot
those prest nt whose rights had been tram
pled upon, and Stevens A: Go., finding
themselves foiled in their treason, and fear
ing that a righteous retribution might be
visited upon litem, like trembling traitors,
made good their escape out at a hack win
dow of the Senate chamber.
This "Kuril])" House met for some days
in a room at Wilson's Hotel, and after
wards in the supreme court room, and tiie
regular House met in the hall of the House
It is due to three of the members of her
"Cunningham House" to sav t.iat they
never met with that body, after the first
day, but having discovered the infamy of
the conspiracy, like honest men went in
to the "Hopkins House," as it was called,-
in contradistinction from the "Cunning
ham House," and took the oath ot office.
This let the "Kumpcrs" with hut forty
eight members, including the eight spuri
ous men from Philadelphia, who had been
as has been shown, rejected by a decided
majority ol the pei pie. Those three were
—Messrs. Butler and Sturdevant, of Lu
zerne countv, and Montelius, ot Union
countv. The latter testified before the
committee ot investigation that he told
Mr. Stevens that his conscience would not
perm t him to sanction these "corrupt pro
ceedings." "Conscience, indeed,' said Mr.
Stevens, "throw conscience to the devil,
and 4 stand by your party." The two Houses
stood as follows;
HOPKINS HOUSE.
Regular Democrats without dispute 48
With Philadelphia disputed. 56
CUNNINGHAM HOUSE.
Regular Anti Masons, without dispute 43
With Philadelphia disputed. 51
To aid m this infamous scheme of sub
verting the Government. Stevens induced
Governor Ritner, who, though perhaps
honest, wa* a very weak man, to call out
the military, and some twelve or fourteen
hundred volunteers, with all the pomp of
war, with "burk-shot aid ball" weie quar
tered at Harrisburg for weeks, at an ex
pense to the people of perhaps a hundred
thousand dollars, for the purpose of intim
idating the Democracy. But it failed,
law and or ler were maintained, and the
integrity of the ballot-box preserved, very
much to the discomfort of the Conspirators.
Is it any wonder then, that a man with
sucli antecedents should now be found at
the hea l of a band of conspirators against
"the life of the nation," setting at nought
the ananiinous protest of the white popu
lation of the District of Columbia as well
as those of the Southern States?
How TO RUN OFF WITH A PAIR OF
BOOTS. —A few days since a stranger came
into a boot and shoe store in Canal street
to purchase a pair of shoes. He was a long I
time engaged in trying different shoes be- J
fore he could find a pair to fit. Mean- i
time another gentleman came in to buy a
pair of boots. He soon found a pair which
he drew on, and which fitted exactly, and
while he was thrusting his hand into his
pocket tor the "ready" tbe shoe purchaser
darted off with the shoes without either
payment, or even saying so much as "by
vour leave sir." "The villian ?" exclaim
ed tIA boot purchaser and the bootmaker
in the same breath, and both gave chase.
The man in the new boats, however, had
the best wind and the cleanest heeis, lie
soon shot ahead of Cr spin, while the latter
urged him to push forward and overtake
the shoes There was no need of urging.
The shoes turned a corner; the boots fol
lowed, and lor anything that Crispin
knows, they are pursuing each other yet.
WHAT IS A DARLING?—Some one asks
" What is a dailing ?*' and very prettily
answers the question. No one but a father
or mother could have written it;
" A darling is a dear little beaming cirl
who meets one on the doorsteps; flings
her fair arms around one's neck, and kisses
one with hersonl of love; who seizes one's
hat, who relieves one of one's c >at. and
hands the tea and toast so prettily ; who
places her elfish form at the piano, and
warbles forth, unsolicited, such delicious
songs; who casts herself at o ie's footstool
and clasps her hands, and asks all sorts of
aueer questions, with such bright eyes and
ushing face ; and on whose ligni, glossy
curls one places one's hand arid breathes
' God bless her,' as the fairy form departs."
ggr™ The Massachusetts Legislature re
fused to endorse the Veto Message : but
could stoop to insult the President for his
reference to their statesman, Sumner, in his
late speech.
Neyer tura a blessing round to see
whether there is a dark side to it.
TErtMS, S2 00 3?SR
| ABOVE lIIS BUSINESS, —It U a Reriotiif
I evil that many a young man has fallen into
Ito he above his business. A person learns
a trade, and then he most go to shop
keeping, or street-loafing, or turn politician.
Fool ! 'if ho can not make a living at his
trade, we are sure he can mot any other
way. And then young men brought tip to
shop— keeping must buy farms, or houses,
or some other foolish things they know
i nothing about, and what is the result ? *
Head over heels in debt and certain failure,
i Multitudes have been ruined by being above
heir business and branching out into what
they know nothing about.
There is no trouble about young men
who dont f< el their importance, and are
willing to work-at their trades or profes
sions till they get a little beforehand. —
With a small capital to fail back upon, they
can feel like venturing into other business
; —and by this time will have formed hab
its that are likely to keep them straight.—
Those who succeed best in life are men'Vrho
stick to business and m -ke money before
they buy forms and houses and commence
speculating. Look at our successful men,
and you will see where lies the secret of
success.
You will find that they never were above
their business, and never paid fur the doing
of a job which they could just as well do
themselves. Of this we are snre ; ; if alf
men will be prompt and punctual, stick to
their business, and not be too proud, they
pill eventually succeed, and become inde
• pendent.
DESPISE NOT THE DAY OF SMALL
THINGS,
'Tis little by little the bee fills her cell;
And little by litt e a man sinks a well j
'Tis little by little a bird builds her nest \
By littles a forest in vendure is drest;
Tis little by little great volumes are made;
Bv littles a mountain on level is laid ;
;' lis little by little an ant gets her store;
Every little we add to a little makes more;
Step by step we waik miles, and we sew
stitch by stitch.
Word by word we read books, cent by
cent we grow rich ;
Little rills make great rivers, an acorn an
oak,
We tunnel by inches, fell trees stroke by -
by stroke.
THE GREAT RULE OF CONDUCT.—The
rule of conduct followed by Lord Erskino
—a man of sterling independence of prin
ciple and scrupulous adherence to truth
are worthy o! being engraven on every
young man's heart. "It was a firsts com
mand and coun-el of my earliest youth," ho
said always to do what my conscience -told
me to do, my duty, and to leave the conse
quence to God. I shall carry with me the
the memo.-y, and. I trust the practice, of
this parental lesson, to the grave. I have
hitherto followed it, and I have 110 reason to
complain that my obedience to it has been
-n temporal sacrifice, I have found it on
the contrary, the road to prosperity and
wealth, and I shall point out tl>e same path
to n.y children for their pursuit. And
there can be no d >ubt after ail, that the on
ly safe rule of conduct is to follow implicit
ly the guidance of an enlightened con
science.
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A FENNY FANCY.—lnsects mnst goner
ally lead a jovial life. Think what it must
he to lodge in a lilly ! Imagine a palace
of ivory or pearl, with pillars of silver and
capitals of gold, all exhaling sue!) a perfume
as never arose from a human censer! -Fan
cy, again, the fun of tucking yourself up in
tiie night in the folds of a rose, rocked to
sloop by the gentle sighs of summer air,and
nothing to do when you wake but wash
yourself in a dew drop, and fall to and eat
vour bed clothes!
I &T A shrewd preacher, after an elo
quent sermon, said to his hearers : "I am
afraid from tkesympatny displayed in your
countenances, that some of you may give
too much. I caution you, therefore, that
you should be just before you are generous;
and I wish you to understand that 1 desire
no one who cannot pay bis debts to put any
thing in the plate. "' The collection was a
rare" one.
IN NEMOUIAM.—John W. Forney, D. D
was suddenly attacked with the Johnson
"grip," the same di scase that was so fatal
in Mr. Tyler's administration, on the 22d.
instant, in front of the White House, Wash
ington, which carried him ofi before assist
ance could be rendered. It is pioposed to
deposit his remains in the museum of the
Smithsonian Institute, as a most wonderful
specimen of a non quackabus duckabtts of
the nineteenth century.
llow romantic young people are
when they court. Till girls get married,
all they think necessary to happiness are
moonlight evenings, a few hollyhocks, and
a red brick bird cage, surrouuded by hon
ey-suckles aiul grapevines.
An exchange says when that load
of Massachusetts women reaches Oregon it
is propesed to found a city and call it She
cargo.
One of our exchanges gives an ac
count of a child being bora with three
tongues. Our devil wants to know if it's a
girl.
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