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UNWRITTEN WAR HISTORY.
A FROCI.AWATION ON WHICH Till;
I*ATK OF Tin: NATION DEPENDED.
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pared Achuonlvdffinir the
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NulMt(u(e<l.
Washington, Sept. 22.—1n the dark
and uncertain days preceding the out
break of the rebellion there was much
doubt in the mind of Mr. Lincoln re
garding the disposition of the people
north of the recognized dividing line
between freedom and slavery to sustain
aggressive measures for the preserva
tion of the Union. State after State
seceded, and no demonstration had
been made at the North to counteract
the force of such movements at the
South. On the coutrary, there were
public men who openly advocated a di
vision of the Union into such parts as
would suit geographical lines and their
own interests and ambition. Notahly,
Mr. Hendricks favored a Northwestern
Confederacy; some New Yorkers saw
in the confusion of the times an oppor
tunity to make their city the Venice of
America, and some Californians thought
a republic on the Pacific, with San
Francisco for its commercial and politi
cal capital, would develop into mighty,
proportions before the end of the cen
tury. .Horace Greeley had advocated
in thp Trilmxe peaceable separation,
and tiddly proclaimed : “ Let the err
ing sisters go in peace.” The Indian
apolis J our Mil in the West, inspired by
an ambition to “ take a position,” oc
cupied the same ground. The North
ern States sent Peace Commissioners
to Washington to plead with the South
for a peaceable solution of the dilficul
ties and a maintenance of the Union.
The Government under Mr. Buchanan
did nothing to repress the military pre
parations making in the South, and
when Mr. Lincoln was inaugurated
there were nine States defying his au
thority, and ready for war! Ilis Ad
ministration had a most formidable op
position in the two remaining States
that seceded, and in those also that at
tempted to do so. His support at the
North, in the event of war, he regarded
as uncertain, and anarchy appeared in
evitable.
In this condition of affairs commis
sioners appointed by Gov. Pickens, of
Ijiouth Carolina, appeared on the scene,
and through Judge Campbell, then late
of the Supreme Court; who had resign
ed on the secession of Louisiana, com
menced a negotiation for the surrender
to that State of the Government l'orts
and property w&iiw its limits. The
Commission's were also aided by Dr.
Todd, of Kentucky, a brother of Mrs.
Lincoln, who was in harmony with the
the views and actions of the South Car
olinians He was a temporary habitant
at the White House, and .acquired in
formation in a private way that uo one
could have obtained in an official ca
pacity, and which was made use of as
time and circumstance required.
The negotiations of Smith Carolina
with the Government failed, not be
cause of an indisposition to entertain
the proposition submitted, but on ac
count of the precipitate action of South
Carolina troops in bombarding Fort
Sumter. This made a peaceable disso
lution of the Union a matter of impos
sibility and war an inevitable necessity.
While these negotiations were pend
ing, however, a proclamation had been
prepared recognizing the fact of the se
cession of certain States and virtually
acknowledging their independence, sur
rendering to them stated powers of the
general Government over property and
places within their limits, and guaran
teeing them peaceable possession of the
same on conditions specified. This
proclamation had the sanction of Mr.
Wade, of Ohio, and was in accordance
with Mr. Greeley's frequently express
ed views. With the appearance of the
proclamation was to be an editorial in
the Washington and New York papers
sustaining the action of the Adminis
tration. This was also prepared and
held ready for use when the occasion
demanded it. But the action at Fort
Sumter changed all this and a proclam
ation was issued instead for 75,000
men for three months to suppress re
bellion ; and war was thus accepted by
an unwilling Government and people.
The proclamation calling for troops
is a matter of history ; that previously
prepared looking to peace is not, and
its existence must be proved from other
sources than official records. The evi
dence on which it rests is the following
statements:
Mr. A. T. Cavis, a proof-reader at
the Goverment Printing Office. is a gen
tleman of intelligence and culture, and
of undoubted veracity. He is a native
of Pennsylvania, but went to South
Carolina in 1854, and remained until
after the war. Previous to, and during
the war, he was editor of the South
Carolina Guardian, published at Col
umbia. His position gave him acquaint
ance and association with the State au
thorities, and he speaks from personal
knowledge regarding the matters herein
stated.
The proclamation looking to a peace
aide Reparation of the States was ob
tained by Dr. Todd while at the White
House, and by him given to Governor
Pickens. It is not known how he came
in possession of it, and it is not neces
sary to inquire into that now. But that
he had the original dralt of the proc
lamation, that )t and the editorial de
signed to accompany its publication
wefe written on official paper bearing
the impress “ Executive Mansion,” is
undoubtedly true. • The proclamation
and editorial were shown by Governor
Pickens to Mr. Cavis. and bv the latter
published in his paper, the South Caro-
VOL. Ill—NO. 7.
fhti Guunititn. In the burning of Col
umbia by Sherman’s troops the office
and files of tlie GiumUun were destroy
j ed, and there is no Copy of the paper
extant containing these documents.
The original papers, however, are in
1 the possession of Mrs. Pickens at
Kdgeileld, S. C., who has carefully pre
served all the books and manuscripts
collected by her late husband.
This is a most important and inter
esting fact connected with the unwrit
ten history of the rebellion. It shows
; bow difficult it was even for the most
j sagacious meu to “ read the of
1 the times,” and the events following
| proved that the people knew more than
their rulers and assumed leaders.
Bakton.
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For The Haiticell Sttn.
3 persons in the Godhead.
3 that bear witness in Heaven.
3 that bear witness on earth.
Jonah was 3 days and nights in the
! whale's belly.
Instead of cursing Israel, Balaam
blessed them 3 times.
Joab pierced the heart of Absalom
with 3 darts.
When Jonathan saved David’s life,
lie bowed himself 3 times.
Samson deceived Delilah 3 times.
Christ was 3 days in the sepulchre.
It is very remarkable that Peter de
nied Christ 3 times, and Christ asked
him 3 times if he loved Him.
Christ and two thieves were crucified
at the same time.
Christ prayed 3 times that the cilp
might pass from Him.
Christ said He could build the tem
ple in 3 days, lie was crucified at the
3d hour.
Pilate wrote a superscription in 3
languages and put it on the cross.
There were 3 evidences of the divin
ity of Christ, viz : there was ‘darkness
fur 3 hours, the rocks were rent, and the
►dead bodies of many arose.
The womaji hid her leaven in 3 meas
ures of meal.
3 dreadful characters are spoken of
in the Scriptures —scribes, pharisees,
hypocrites.
3 Christian graces—faith, hope and
clarity.
3 andean spirits like frogs.
Paul besought the Lord 3 times to
remove the thorn from his flesh.
The sheet was let down to Peter 3
times.— Bible.
In various things around us we see
that 3is a very favorite number. Sun
rise noon and sunset.
There are 3 important epochs in life
—birth, marriage and death.
There are 3 abodes of man—Heaven,
Earth, Hell.
3 important times with farmers—
planting, working and gathering.
3 important parts to people—head,
limbs, bod}'.
3 important organs in the body—
lungs, liver, heart.
The animal kingdom may be divided
into 3 parts —beasts, fowls and fishes.
3 places of travel —land, water, air.
In Court, the officer calls a man 3
times.
In banks there are 3 days of grace.
At sales, the crier says—going, going,
gone—3 times.
In certain vessels and conveniences
we see 3 to be a favorite number, viz :
ovens, pots and circular tables have but
3 legs.
I Some vines have only 3 lobes to their
| leaves, such as the yam, the wild morn
ing glory, &c.
There are 3 important persons in
i this and every enlightened country—
| preachers, physicians and printers.
Elbert Cos. Tyro.
We would remind our correspondent
that it only takes 3 of Tutt's pills to
make a dose—but it takes Johnah 3
days to get over it.
At Scales Mound, near Galena, 111.,
Henry Ilaar, a young man laboring un
der a mild attack of insanity, built a
bonfire of corn-fodder, and, divesting
himself of all his clothing save a shirt,
deliberately walked into the burning
mass, chanting at the same time his
own funeral dirge. He was stifled by
the smoke and fell to the ground, his
feet and legs remaining in the fire. He
was found in that condition and res
cued from the flames by his parents,
still singing while roasting alive. Both
of his leg* have been amputated, and
he will probably die.
How often do we hear the remark,
“ Oh, so-and-so rose because he had a
friend who could push him ahead!”
Asa rule, however, the disposition to
advance another does not arise from
friendship, but rather from a full confi
dence in his ability; men possessing
the elements which raise them in busi
ness are usually too just, too keen
sighted, and too careful of their own
reputations to risk the same by recom
mending others out of pure friendship.
Indeed, such a course would be any
thing but an act of friendship, because,
as compared to getting a good appoint- j
ment, keeping it is ten times more dif- 1
Adult v.
HARTWELL, UA., WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER !, 1878.
A HUNTER’S YARN.
Hon A lU-nr Mini Out of nil I'U- j
ly With pc.
Oue day, a long time ago, about the j
tinio when Jackson ran for President j
the first time, perhaps, 1 I was one day j
hunting upon the ridge between Mead- j
ow run and Cucumber run, which tum
bles of! the rocks just across there.
I had kuown for some time by the |
signs that there was a nest of cub-bears I
■somewhere in the neighborhood, so on j
-that day I concluded that I would put j
iu niv time finding them, as a party up#
in Uniontown wanted a pair to send to ]
Baltimore to a friend who was fond of
outlandish pets.
You see that it was long about the Ist
of September, and pretty warm at that,
and, after walking up and down the*
ravines, 1 began to get pretty tired. I
was not so heavy then as I am now, and
didNiot weigh more than a qpuplo of
hundred pounds. As 1 said, T was a
little tired, and so, on the ttip of the
ridge, I sat down bv the side of a smooth
chestnut stump about twelve or four
teen feet high. I hadn’t sat there more
than a minute until I heard something
inside the stump, and soon made out
that it was a couple of cub-bears play
ing with one another.
I looked on all sides of the stump to
find an opening, but none was to be
seen. Then I happened to notice the
marks of claws up the side of the old
stump and I understood it. The hole
went in at the top. I sat ray gun against
a bush, up-ended the branch of a tree,
and was soon at the top of the stump,
looking in at the two cubs, which were
about the size of full-grown rat-dogs.
I was so excited that I jumped down
into the stump and grabbed the cubs.
They at first began to squeal, and then
tunudon me for fight. But they were
small enough to handle, and in a minute
or two T had their mouths tied so they
could not bite, aud their feet fastened so
they could not scratch.
I knew that the old bear would be
along pretty soon and make it hot l’or
me if she found hie in the nest, so I
swung the youngsters into my buckskin
belt preparatory to getting out.
Gytout? Did I get out? Land of
love! it makes me'*'shiver to think of if
yet. I could no more get out of that
stump than I eoiikl fly. The hollow
was bell-shaped, larger at the bottom
than at the top —so large, in fact, that I
could uot put my back against one side
and my feet and hands against the oth
er and crawl up, as rabbits and other
animals climb up in hollow trees.
In no way could I get up a foot-
Tliere were no sticks inside to help me
up, and 1 made up my mind I had to
me certain. About the time I came to
this conclusion I heard the old bear
climbing up the outside of the stump.
With only one hunting-knife as a means
of defense, and in sucli close quarters,
you may possibly imagine the state of
my feelings.
The old bear was not much more than
a minute at the outside, climbing up
the stump, but it seemed like a month,
at least. At last she reached the top,
but she didn’t seem to suspect my pres
ence at all, as she deliberately turned
round and began slowly descending, tail
foremost.
I felt as though my last hour had
come, and began seriously to think
about laving down and letting the bear
kill me, so us to get out of my misery as
soon as possible. Suddenly an idea
struck me, and despair gave way to
hope. I drew out my hunting-knife and
stood on tip-toe. When the bear was
about seven feet from the bottom of the
hollow, I fastened on to her tail with my
left hand with a vise-grip, and with my
right drove my limiting-knife to the hilt
into her haunch, at the same time yel
ling like a whole tribe of wild Indians.
“ What did she do?” chorused the
whole crowd, who had been holding
their breath.
What did she do? Well, you should
have seen the performance. She didn't
stop to reflect a moment, but shot out at
the top of the stump like a bullet out
of a gun. A hair's breadth to the min
ute. I held on until we struck the
ground, some thirty feet from the stump.
Then the old bear went like lightning
into, the brush, and was out of sight in
half a second. I was a little bruised by
the fall, but that was all. I took the
cubs to Uniontown the next day, and on
account of the adventure. I got apiece
for them, and in those times 85 was as
good as 850 now.
A man committed suicide iu New
York recently, who must have had a
vixeu for a wife. His name was Ham
mond. At the close of a few lines, in
which he stated his intention to take his
life, was this sentence: “ Tell iny wife
to go to h—11” and a photograph of his
wife was found w ith the eyes and mouth
blackened with a lead pencil, under
which he had written these words : “ The
meanest woman God ever made!”
Soliloquy by a tippler : The public
always notices when you have been
drinking and never when you are
! thirsty.
MR. PHI UPS AM) THE HEN.
BY MAX AllELKlt.
My uejglibor, Mr. Phipps, observed a
yellow fluid of some kind issuing from
the water-spoilt on the smoke-house,
Upon examining it closely ho ascertain
ed that it was the yelk of an egg. For
several successive days it continued to
drip from thespout,and Mr. l’llipps was
|>orplexed about it. He had not noticed
that the weather had been raining ome
let, or that there was any particular
quality iu the shingles of the smoke
house roof that would be likely to in
duce them to indulge in a spontaneous
production of custards. He determined
to watch, and on the following day he
! observed InVShaughai lien fly up to the
roof of the smoke-house, settle right
down on the aperture to the watcr-spout
aud lay an egg. Mr. Phipps had not
| the remotest idea what to do about it, so
! lie let the hen lay on for several days,
! while hethougnt of a plan for discourag
| ing her operating in that particular
j spot.
| One day, however, when lie went out
lie found the hen sitting on the top of
the spout, manifestly w ith the impres
sion that an earnest effort would enable
■r to hatch out the eggs she had drop
| ped into the pipe.
This seemed to Mr. Phipps so wildly
I unreasonable that lie resolved to prevent
i the hen from engaging in such a delusive
| undertaking. Accordingly lie tried to
“ shoo ” her of of her nest. She looked
j blandly down at him, winked twice in a
i know ing way, and refused to budge.
Mr. Phipps’ friend Rogers, who lives
next door, climbed over the fence and
advised him to get a ladder and pull the
hen off. Mr. Phipps did so, and then
Rogers said that if it was his lien he
would simply plug lip the hole.
Mr. Pliipps drove a pjug in the spout
and descended. As soon as lie reached
the ground the lieu flew up and began
to try to hatch out the plug. Rogers
said that lie thought she might perhaps
be scared off, so he threw a piece of
brick at her, but it missed the lion and
went straight through Phipps’ dining
room window.
Theu Rogers said if 1)9 liftd a lieu like
tliathq would stop her if he. had to
blow her up with powder, qo Phipps
got four ounces of gunpowder and pack
ed it into the lower end of the spout,
and Rogers touched it off with a match.
It merely sizzled out like a young vol
cano, and set fire to Phipps’ trousers leg.
Rogers then said the powder ought to
have been “ tamped.” Bo lie putanoth
: er charge in the spout, and then drove a
white pine plug in, leaving a gimlet hole
for the slow match. The experiment
was iu a degree successful. There was
a fearful bang, and the next minute
Phipps’ eccentric chicken wus sailing
out toward the celestial coiistcllntion
with a plug in her claws. Bhe went up
almost out of sight, and then she came
down, and lighted square over the
spout-hole, expressing by a cackle or
two, her surprise, but, upon the whole,
calm and sweet-tempered, and as reso
lutely disposed as ever to give her at
tention strictly to business.
Rogers remarked that for a mere
Bhanghai chicken she had remarkable
genius, lie said there was only one
thing to do now, and that was to turn
the garden hose on her. Bo Phipps got
out the hose, and Rogers took the pipe
and played a half-inch stream directly
on the hen. The lien seemed rather to
enjoy it, for she cackled a little in a
pleasant way, and Rogers told Phipps
to turn the water off while he climbed
oil the roof to get a better crack at her.
Bo while Rogers was going up the ladder,
holding the pipe against his breast with
one arm, Phipps, who must have misun
derstood him, suddenly turned the wa
ter on again, and the stream struck Rog
ers in the nostrils, nearly choking him
and causing him to let go his hold on
the ladder and fall to the ground. As
he got up lie said that a man who would
own such a hen as that was, in his opin
ion, no better than a pirate and a pagan,
and he got over the fence and went j
home.
Phipps then went after him and apol-1
ogized, and then lie asked Rogers to
lend him a shot-gun, so that he could
kill the chicken, Rogers agreed, and
he climbed back over the fence with
the gun in his hand. Phipps took the
gun and fired. He missed the chicken
and blew the entire eupalo off the Rmoke i
house. Then Rogers said that there
were some men who knew no more 1
about firing a gun than a tom-cat knows ,
about idolatry. Bo Rogers took the
weapon, aimed carefully, and pulled the
trigger. About one shot hit the hen,
and the remainder struck a cow in an
adjoining lot, exciting her so she hook
ed a boy and threw him over a five-rail
fence. The lien flew up on Phipps’
house and cackled as if she had laid
200 eggs a minute for the last quarter
of an hour. Phipps proposed to fire
at the hen, but Rogers sarcastically in
timated that if he did he would proba
ably hit Mrs. Phipps, who was churning
milk in the cellar. Then Phipps told
Rogers to shoot, and Rogers did so,
with the result that he missed the
WHOLE NO. 111.
chicken ami broke eight panes of glasa ’
in I’tiipp* garret window. Then Rogers !
said Phipps must have sjmiled the gun
by fooling with it, and lie climbed the
fence again anil went home. Just as he !
readied the house Phipps threw a stone
at the hen, scaring her so that she flew
down, knocked two pitchers and a ten
cup off the dresser, and frightened the
hired girl into hysterics. Rogers rush
ed in, grabbed the chicken, wrung its
neck, and went out to the fence. As
lie tossed the carcass over to Phipps he
said:
“There’s that, indecent, infamous
chicken of yours; you take it and keep
it. And 1 give yon notice that, if yon
come fooling around here with any more
such diabolical birds, hens or roosters,
I’ll blow your lieiui off if I’m hung for
it!”
Then he went into the house, and
Rogers and Phipps don’t speak when
the}’ see each other at meeting.
“ 1 Licked Him.”
Cincinnati Breakfast Tahir.
" Now, Mrs. Rossmver,” said his Hon
or,' “ what do you want a warrant for?”
“For my husband, so much I know.”
“ What’s lie been doing?”
“ I licked him !”
“ You licked him?”
“I licked him. Und I got right py
dose.”
“How do you make that out?”
“ Veil I told you, then you liud out.
I fix liis dinner so lie go py his work,
Then lie hatch his hand pehint und say
begot a bain in liis pack. So he lie
down on the lounge und groan like he
vas very pad. Veil he ft sis [Hitter itvus
too late to go py his vork, so be may go
mit de grcck und catch sonic fish. lie
don’t goomc pack before it was night,
und all do fisli be got vas a nieersable
leedlo pul I head what vou could not
ground, put lie smell like some peer
parrels more ash dwenty times. Und
den lie say :
“ What tor supper aiu’t re ady?’’
“I tell him schplit some of dose fire
wood und I talk mit you. Then lie
catch py Ids arm and scream :
“On, I got the roomaticks!”
“So you cuiid split some wood !” I
say.
1 “Nflin. Oh, oh! dose roomaticks!
1 dose roomntieks!” lie kept on crying.
“ Then I was madder ash you dink.
Und I say :
“ Veil you said you gat. a bain iu
tour pack 1 say noting. Und ouf you
got dooble up on aecound you got some
of dose roomaticks, I say it vas all
righ'd. Put, by golly, ouf you got dose
bain iu the pack und dot roomaticks vot
don’d gome only ven you got some vork
to do, then I lien you on sigh'd.”
“ Verry well, if you licked him, wliat
do you want a warrant for?”
“ On accound lie shall be locked oud
of the vav so I put smearense on my
own brod by shemmeney! Vot you
dinks?”
Is the firms Immoral?
A country editor says, after discussing
the question all winter, he comes to the
conclusion every spring that the circus
is immoral; but when the bill-poster
comes along with the big pictures, his
mind changes. He adds: As wc gaze
at the lions, tigers and monkeys, and
think that nature made all of them, we
arc not so sure. And when we look at
the beautiful young lady, with nothing
on but a blue ribbon round her waist,
with one leg pointing to six o’clock and
theother to high noon, and think that
nature made her, too, just as she was,
except the ribbon, we begin to lean up
to the circus. Hut when the brass band
liegins to play, and the elephants go
round, we rush for a front sent to get
ahead of the deacons, who always wear
stove-pipe hats, and won’t sit down in
front.
When some years ago, Anson Burlin
game and Cassius M. Clay were stump
ing in the West, they returned to their
hotel alter a particularly warm welcome
i one night, and were talking affairs over.
'Suddenly strains of music were heard
1 outside. ‘‘They are serenading us,” I
, said Clay ; “ open the window and make
them a speech.” Burlingame stepped ;
to the window, opened it, and began:
“ Fellow-Citizens, I hardly know how to
thank you for this touching proof of
your esteem and regard. Mr. Clay and I
I and myself are indeed grate—.” Just
at this point a voice in the crowd below
was heard, saying: “Boys, that ain't 1
the gal in red. Let’s dust!”
She was a Boston girl. She was vis
iting her Whitehall country cousin.
While walking out., several butterflies
passed her. “Oh, dear me, what charm
ing little birds. They are perfectly ex
quisite.” They are not birds, my dear,”
replied the country cousin ; “ they arc
butterflies.” “Oh, you don't say so.
Then these are the dear little creatures
that fly from flower to flowerand gather
the sweet, yellow butter that we use ?
They are two lovely for anything."—
Whitehall Times.
These nights are longer than the days.
Be just, but trust not every one.
LETTER FROM SULLIVAN ISLAND.
Nlurio of Hill.
Dkau Old Khimd: It has been
sometime since I have written you, and
the bright, warm, cheerful rays of Tin:
Si n stimulate mo to drop you a fw
lines. In my last I mentioned the dif
ference Which existed between the up
country and the seaboard during this
month. Stand with mo now for a few
moments and view one of the grandest
spectacles that even old Nature ever
produoes.
What birds are those flying in from
the sea ? you ask. Those arc the
stormy petrels; and they are the pre
| cursors of a storm at sea. When the
mariner notices their landward flight,
from bitter experience he knows what
that means and he makes all things
snug about ship and anticipates the
storm which lie knows will soon break
over his devoted bead. You observe
, those dark-red clouds away off on the
| horizon touching the water ? they are
full of wind—aud sec 1 youder comes
a vessel under full pressure of canvas
for the safe and quiet harlior. Notice
those white cap breakers on Drunken
Dick Shoals—how they pitch and toss
about, as if eager and anxious to in
trap some unwary sailor on their cruel
rocks. Hero come the flowing tide and
the wind ; for the heavens are now o'er
cast with dull, heavy, ominous looking
clouds. We notice at first that it will
be a very high tide this afleruooiju
later, it will be an unusually high oue.
The wind is increasing in power every
moment, and the waves rising higher
and higher! We have a fine opportu
nity to witness all, as our house is on
the front beach. There go several
young men from next door to try and
save their fence. Work hard, boys!
drive your props deep—look out! there
comes a whooping billow; it dashes
completely over the fence, and when it
recedes takes the fence out to sea.
Now’s your chance, men !—save the
bathing house. The men work like
beavers, but to no purpose; another
and another wave in quick succession
dashes against it and undermines its
foundation ; it leans—falls, as it were,
to plead on its knees, and— nee ! it is
down and carried to sea, to keep com
pany with its companion the fence.
We now feel some apprehension about
the safety pf our own fence and bath
ing house, but we have a strong stone
breakwater aud think we will stand the
storm, as our fence iB at least ten feet
above high water mark. Then came
our younger brother, waving his hat ex
citedly and exclaiming, Hurrah!-our
steps are washed away 1 I see your
l involuntary shudder as you see that
' wave apparently mountain high come
moving in as if impelled by demons,
jlt does look as if it would engulf us
all—but, by heavens ! that was grand!
it struck the fence and sent the spray
completely over the top of the bathing
house at least twenty feet. Here comes
; another, and this one carries away a
I portion of our fence. The storm con
tinues with unabating fur)' till night
draws her sable mantle o’er the face of
nature, and all we can soc is one mass
of foam on the liosom of old ocean.
We go in, and sitting around the cosy
student lamp in a big arm clmir, listen
to the ohiest inhabitant (a very impor
tant personage on such occasions) re
lating his experience of storms; and
we are very much afraid that this storm
will prove disastrous to many a poor
ship.
After seeing this storm we can ap
preciate Longfellow's poem, no doubt
suggested by just such a storm :
“ Down cAinc the storm, and struck amain
The vessel in its strength.
She shuddered ! and paused like a frighten
steed,
Then sprang its cable's length. ’’
After the storm has spent its fury,
all that remains of the gallant ship aud
her devoted crew are graphically told
in the last verse of the poem :
•‘At daybreak on the bleak senhencli,
A fisherman stood aghast.
To sec the form of a maiden fair
I,ashes! close to a drilling mast.”
Well, 1 must close, as I have tres
passed on your vnluatile time too much.
I will say in conclusion that I am still
a disconsolate bachelor, and no fair
fisher (of men) lias caught the
Drv.m Fish.
A novel will case was recently brought
before Judge Warren in Dublin. The
testator was laying ill with typhus fe
ver, and sent for two persons whom he
intended to name as his executors.
They objected, however, to go into an
infected house, and a table and chairs
were therefore placed outside the win
dows of the sick man’s room in such a
position that he could see the persons
sitting at the table. Asa means of
communication between those outside
and the fever patient, a boy who had
already suffered from typhus, and was
therefore considered fever-proof, was se
lected for carrying instructions to the
will maker. The testator executed his
I will by making his mark under the ob
servation of the witnesses, who attested
the execution in the sight of the testa
tor. When this was done he was re
moved to the hospital, and there died,
The validity of the will was called iu
! question on the ground that it was not
duly executed. The judge pronounced
in favor of the will, remarking that he
saw no reason for requiring executors
to expose their lives to needless risk.
He who has to deal with a blockhead
has no need of much brains.