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aaraKii !■ I ■■ml— ■ !■■■■' imni aallMiall^
The James river is frozen over at
Richmond, so as to prevent the ar
rival or departure of vessels—a very
rare occurrence.
The democratic leaders of New
Hampshire are said to be in favor of
inviting Senator-elect Andrew John
son to lake the stump in that state.
The severity of the weather at
Baltimore has so obstructed naviga
tion that all branches of trade de
pendent upon water carriage have
been brought almost to :: stand.
A hill has been introduced into
the legtslaturo of Wisconsin to en
courage invention. Ten ‘thousand
dollars are to be given to any citizen
of the state who shall invent a mo
tive power to be used to propel car
riages, etc., to lake tire places of
horses. ”
A little hoy naiuedAViilie Evans
has been found iu*N ew York, after
having been concealed nearly a year
by kidnappers. There is some hope,
therefore, of finding Charley Ross.
Little Evans turned up in a very
seedy condition, llis abductors were
, who supposed- Wt*
receive a large sum of money.
In an Illinois insurance case
where no policy was issued, but what
was called an “open policy book”
was furnished the insured, with
memoranda of the insurance made,
the £'upreme Court held the compa
ny bound, and said that “it was not
indispensable or even necessary that
a written policy should be issued in
order to render the company liable.”
A circular signed by bankers
from various parts of the country is
going the rounds, proposing tile for
mation of a bank in New Ycik with
a million dollars capital, with eleven
directors chosen from among the
bankers subscribing, its designs be
■ing that the loanable resources of the
■bfink shall be employed in discounts
to its stockholders.
A Resolution is pending in the
House of Representatives calling on
the’Secretary of the Treasury for in.
forufation as to whether portraits of
any living original have been pre
pared o. engraved for the purpose of
heiJTgqrrinted upon any currency or
6taj*;pi,,4t having been whispered to
Gbr.ftFtrl Butler, mover of the resolu.
that a female portrait of one of
the belles of the Treasury Depart
ment was in course of preparation
for the purpose,
Mrs. Fitch visited the New York
Custom-house on Friday and in
spected her gift from the Khedive.
A Jorge,party of friends attended her
land the young.bride arrayed herself
in the glittering diamonds to the ad
miration and delight of those around
her. The Collector’s parlor was
•slightly darkened so that the full
effect of the gems was seen, and
after all eyes were sated the costly
necklace was returned to the Collec
tor’s safe.
Over One tEuiidrul.
j Mr. Michael Edwards, of York
r county, l’a., who is nowin West
t/rginia on a visit to his son, is one
vears./dd, and in
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BV TIE IT ktlVElt.
BY RACHKL A. SMITH.
Sluggish, eurreritless. turbitlly dull,
Fiowetli the still, fleck river,
Far and wide o’er the gravelly beach
Pale yellow sunbeams quiver.
Greenly elad all the field checkered hills,
Purple the sky hangs o’er them;
Blue and hazy the summer ah
P.ests on the waves befosc them.
Here and there in the gold m-lmcd sand
Glen, ;Ui :> h-'l ail pearly;
Up and'down on the scallopy marge
lianneth the white foam curly.
To and fro on the willowy bank
Two lovers true are roaming;
Wander they till the sun goes down—
Wander they oa till the gleaming.
Softly cleaving the gathering shades
Cometh the dove’s low cooing;
Sadly ’plaineth the lone whipperwill—.
Meet is tie' time for wooin .
[From Our Fireside Friend.]
•GAR3IE JENNINGS.
BY MRS. M. D. \vYM4DCP.
About midnight Carrie left her
room, according to agreement, and
iii opening the door she palled the
string attached to the bell, the sound
of which instantly awoke Mr. Jen.
niiigs. He arose, and dressed him
self and silently followed his daugh
ter, who walked down stairs to the
front door, unlocked it, opened it
and passed out to join her lover who
stood v/aiting to conduct her to a
carriage which he had provided for
the occasion. There was no moon,
but the stars was shining brightly,
and guided by tlicir light Mr. Jcu
nings stepped noiselessly after them.
George and Carrie entered the car
riage, Air. Jennings immediately
f' 1 y ‘ . !: c jtl'i ra, i. (-.
the youthful pair.
At the sight of her father Carrie
sank upon the seat and hurst into
tears; she was too healthy and
robust to faint after the most ap
proved style OimodcriFhefoL.es and
•more naturally gave way to a fit of
weeping. George for a moment was
dumb witii surprise, and the two
men stood looking in each other’s
faces. Mr. Jennings was the first to
break the silence, saying, “so you f.re
determined to marry ?”
“Yes, sir,” said is
our intention ; we would much rather
have your sanction to our marriage,
but as you will not give it, \\o have
concluded to do.without it.”
“I have nry reasons tor opposing
this marriage,, but if you will post
pone it one mouth you shall have my
full consent,” said Mr. Jennings.
*“OhjJiiJher,” said Carrie, joyfully,
“will for, really give your consent ? ’
“Yes, my daughter, we will lock
at this subject in all its bearings,
' and if in four weeks time you still
wish to wed this young man, you
sliall have my full consent nud
a merry marriage feast.”
“I would wait twelve months for
your sanction if necessary, but as
there seemed no piobability of ob
taining it, we concluded to do with
out it,” said George.
“I don’t see,said Carrie,in an aside
to George, “what made father change
his mind; and why lie wished us to
defer our marriage.”
“We shall probably know soon;
and, Carrie dear, 1 cannot tell you
how-*lud I am to have your father’s
sanction. I think wc shall always
be happier for it."
“I know we shall. I could not
give you up, and jetul did not feel
quite right about going contrary to
my parents’ wishes.”
Carrie Jennings was a farmer’s
daughter, a pretty, gay, sprightly
young lady, with a will of her own,
which she was now bent upon pursu
ing. She had a bewitclun£, dazr
zliug way, a leasing, laughing, mer
ry manner, that kept you in doubt
she was in earnest or in
jest, but as she was very careful not
to injure another’s feelings* sh# h:ul
a suitor in cS’ery young mail irt tjie
much to the chagrin
ifry?t\ilij;'i idles til the' vfeiimy
DALLAS, GEORGIA, srßlrra&f
Singing-school and spelling-school
were attended by all the youth liv
ing within three miles of the build
ing,and happy was the man who
enjoyed the privilege of escorting
Carrie to these evening reunions,
ne felt himself a few inches above
all the others present ; no matter
what the real height of his stature
might be, lie was tall that evening.
But as everything obeys the same
principle that guides the waters of
| the earth, and seeks its own level, so
unconsciously it almost sconce, did
Carrie’s suitors u..indie -down to
two. It might have been that she
had shown her preference more
openly for tuese two, or the others
had become wearied o.f following
the shadow of hope; however that
might be, Julian Grey, a young
merchant, who had recently settled
in Sterling, and George Bland, a
young farmer living in the neigh
borhood, were the only remaining
ones who persisted in tlicir 'atten-]
lions to Carrie. t j
George Bland bad a farm of his
own upon which he lived, while his
sister Jessie, with the help of a pen
niless widow, was beeping house
! for him. Being both young, many
j were the gay parties that assembled
jin that farm house, juA. many wore
! the follies they influTged in, at which
| the old folks would have stood aghast
I had they seen all the fun and heard
i all the merriment that transpired
j there.
i Julian Grey had often met Carrie
at .these youthful gatherings and
had endeavored with all his might
to captivate her heart, and os he nad
the countenance of both father and
mother, he appeared for a time to be
the favored suitor. It was. only* in
appearance, however, for Julian,
! deeply in love with the 1
J girl/ on one seemingly propitious
; evening told his love, and was thence
| forth obliged to bear the pangs of
: unrequited atfectiou, as he wis kind
; lv yet. firmly rejected.
Now George Bland had the 'field
to himself, and felt encouraged to
declare iiis affection for the idol of
| his heart. He proved to be the
; accepted one, and oh, how proud he
' felt of h;s conquest. Of all the
numerous suitors who had been at
. her feet he alone was the favored
cue, and liis triumph was great.
But, Carrie, who in the pride of her
young heart had caused sadness and
’ sorrow to many, saw not the severe
! triad that lay before her'and kjpow
not how soon she too would Have to
bear some of the ills of this mortal
: existence. She was an only child
| and her parents desired ior her an
' easy, and pleasant life. They knew
from experience how hard was the
farmer’s let, and they determined,
if possible, to save tlicir darling
. daughter from the hardships of
l farm i;fe; when, therefore, she dis
i missel,Julian Grey and gave the
| preference to George Bland, she
j met for the first time with opposi
! lion from her parents. ,
| “1 shall never give my consent to
I your marriage with George Bland/'
j said her father.
I “Oh, mother/’said Carrie,after her
1
i father had Ipft the room, “wont yon
j intercede for me? Can’t you per
jsun.de father out. of his prejudice'
i against George? I don’t see what he
I can have against him.”
“Alt That he has against him, is j
a farmer, and, Carrie, I am as much I
prejudiced as your father, fyr you.
will never be a farmer’s wife with
my consent,” replied Mrs. Jennings.
Carrie retired to her room with a |
heavy heart, and passed the nigbt j
in tears. At her next interview j
ivith George she tuld him the de
cision of her parents.
“If 1 that is nil they have against
me,” he said, “I will sell my farm
and embark in some other business.
Come, Carrie dear, wipe the tears
from those beautiful eyes; we will;
go am! see your parents, and I think
-I caii'ovtreoine tlicir objections.”
They w alked to Mr. Jennings’ j
house, when Carrie retired to her
own room -and George sought an
interview with her father.
” “Is the fact of my being a farmer
a!UJ* ofeje.*!' j>3pnst
me ?” he inquired.
“It is the only objection. I know
you to be a sober, industrious young j
man, but that is not a sufficient re-;
commendation for a husband. I j
have known many |obe| indns’.riws I
tyoungOmFh • ffoSrft: jksiuling |
rtiiese good qualities, could not save
tlicir wives from a weary life of toil-:
tine drudgeiy.”
if “I think my wife would nut be a
iilsoir.e drudge.”
“Tell life cMuiae who
is not."
But if yon object to farm life I
can sell my farm, and with the pro
ceeds engage in some other bust*
ness.” | v f .
“For what other busi dess afC rim i
qualified? Ifyou invest your uiouey
hi any pursuit o; which you are ig
norant, the presumption is that you
would lose it. No man ought to cn
: gage in any trade oi* profession to
which ha-has not served as an ap
i preuticesTiip; if he docs he.is almost
j sure to fall. No, young man, you
ijiad better stick to your farm.”
it “I would gladly do so if you would
#oiiscnt to my marriage with your
; daughter.” f |
j “TlratT ertn never do, and I hope
!#ou will forget her, and seek a wife
elsewhere.”
pi “I shall never forget her/’ said
, George.
- “This subject is a painful one.
j Yoti .have mv answer, we will not re*
i Lew it a vain ”
F George knew that this was in
tended for a dismissal, and he aiose
end slowly left the house, vowing
'iji at he would quarry Carrie, if she
itMtf In'spite'of tier' parents.
Mr. Jennings called his daughter
into Ids presence, when h-> informed,
her that she must give up all
thoughts ot George as she could
night, imagining she was a very ill
. used i oui.g lacy, and she neter
; mined that she would marry her dear
1 George in spite of her father a..
1 mc-ther, who were, ji^t.tLeg,
'estimation, hurtf fn. arte 1 'lyt vs.
lAt the uoxt meeting of these two
' lovers, thev concluded on an
ciupcmcnt from the parental roof;
dear GeorgeOw.uifclin ve a carriage
a short- ilVoi life house
■ and under cover of night Carrie
would steal out and go with her
lover to his farm, where she could
pass the night with Jessie Bland.
, abd early the next morning they
would go to the jhiT be
Halted in a bond which ou.v ueatn
cSuld sever.
i
j night arrived and
i Carrie hqptd to escape unobserved,
j but Mr. Jciinjtigs had been looking
i fur jst sue if. F.fi t#l c an 1 bad
j formed a plan to prevent i*. Carrie,
' in passing from her bedroom would
Lliave to walk through a hall into
vfhiclt the door of lw-r parent's
room aLo emcned, but as her own
[ ro§j*fri4fnjpresl l - ie head of t!:e
stairs she imagined she could es
cape without observation. Had she
carefully observed the handle of her
door she would have seen a string
tied firmly round it; this string
passed across tire hail and through
the door of her father's room where
it was attached to a bell which
would sound an alarm whenever
the string was pulled. Every night
after the dismissal of George Bland j
when Carrie had sought the repose :
of jier loom, Mr. Jennings arranged :
Hiis apparatus, find every morning
before Carrie arose iie removed it,
so that she had not the slightest
idea of the signal that would be
given to her parents of her attempt'
to .lice to. fit? agias ff ..her,lover.
When Mr/.Jonnlngs reached home
with liis daughter he said .“Carrie, do
you remember your aunt Jennie : " j
“I recollect her very well,” replied I
Carrie. “ j
“You supposed she died two years !
since,” said Mr. Jennings.
“Is she not dead?” exclaimed Car
rie.
“No,my daughter, she is not dead;
it would be belter for her if she
was. ■ ’
“Where is she?” inquired Carrie.
“At an insane asylum.”
lf Tn an insaneasy lu n ! oh, father!*’
“She has been there two years.
,Do you remember how she looked ? •
“I recollect she looked very tired
and seemed to be almost worn out/
replied Carrie.
“Yes, that was the way she looked,
worn out. Would you like to see
her? ’
“I scarcely know whether I would
or not/ replied Carrie.
“But I want you and George
Bland to see her. lam going there
next. Wednesday, and wish you Loth
to accompany me.’’
On the following Wednesday a
carriage drove up to tiie Insane
Asylum, from which al ghted Mr.
Jennings and Carrie and George
Bland. The keeper of the institu
tion met them at the entrance and
inquired if they had any friends in
the building whom they wished to
see.
“Yes." replied Mr. Jennings. “Wc
wish to see Mrs. Perry. Is there
any change in her for the better? ’
“I am afraid not,” was the reply,
“step tins way and you can see
her.”
He led the way to a large airy
room in which wore seated several
women. Some of them looked sad
and melancholy, while others chatted
and laughed merrily. One of them
who sat apart from the rest, and
whom Carrie recognized as her aunt,
said in a piteous pleading manner:
“Please let me go home, tnv baby is
crying for me and I have got four
cow* to ufilk.”
“Poor sister, I wish I couid take
you home,"said Mr. Jennings. Then
turning to liis daughter he said:
‘i’i’his is what she says to every visi-
I tor. It is her continual comj .aiut
that she has four cows to milk, and
her baby is crying for her.'’
“Iron: what class of society did
these \y- men come?” inquired Mr.
“These are ali farmer’s wives.”
was lue reply. George stud Carrie
both started. They now saw that
Mr. Jennings had some grounds for
refusing his daughter's marriage
with a farmer, ami on their way
home they were silent and thought
full.
“Now. young p i.pic. do y u
not think 1 had good rear us for r.ot
si .g Carrie to wed a tiller ©i the
“It appears so,” said George,
“but I do not see why so many far
mer’s wives should be insane. I
have always supposed, that a farmer's
life was the healthiest, happiest life
on earth ”
“That illusion has been pretty
well dispelled to-day, I imagine,”
said Mr. Jennings.
“Fearfully so, but I do not un
derstand what it is that makes so
many farmer's wives lose their rea
son. Mrs. Jennings always seems
happy and cheerful.’’ said George.
“I always intended she should
be and laid my plans accordingly.
If you really wish to inquire into
the mailer, take a journey alone to
that asylum, observe those poor
women closely, and inquire of the
attendant physeian what there is in
farm life that peoples our lunatic
asylums.”
George followed Mr. Jennings’
advice and learned from the physi
cian that it was the result of too
much hard work and too little recre
atiru The daily routine of hard
labor with nothing to distract
their thoughts from the weary tread
mill of the monotonous existence;
often kept awake all night with the
cries of a fretful baby and oblige to
rise early in the morning without
having an hour’s sleep, to resume
body and mind killing labors. “If
1 had fifty daughters not one of them
should marry a fanner,” was the
Concluding sentence of the physi-
cian’s description of the life of &
farmer’s wife.
“But is there no way of pre=*
j venting such a sad catastrophe?”
; inquired George.
“To be sure there is. If a man:
; only paid half as much attention to
the comfort and well-being of their
their wives, as they do to that of
their stock, it would be a rare case
to see a farmer’s wife in a lunatic
asylum.”
“Are you a farmer?” asked the
pii vsici&Dt
“Yes, sir, and a gentleman has
; refused me the hand of his daughter’
or. that account,” replied Georgs.
“I do not blame him. I would
not allow one of my girls to marry
a farmer unless be knew enough
, hygiene to take care of his wife. 1C
he did I would be as willing for her
to marry a farmer as any one else.
But as long as they are so ignor
ant no woman should place her
chance of happiness in their bands.’
A ffw days afterwards George
Diand dispatched a note to Mr.
Jennings requesting him to call at
..is house as he had something of
interest to show him.
“I sent for you,” said George to
Mr. Jennings upon his arrival, “to
show you a purchase I made yester
day,” and leading the way to his
library he exhibited a complete set
of books on hygiene, saying, “I am
going to master these so that I can
care for my wife’s comfort and min
ister to her bodily mental and spir
ituel welfare.”
“You arc a man after my one
, heart, George, and I know that -I
can now trust my daughter in your
hands; but you must allow that I
. lad good reasons for objecting to a
farmer as a son-in-law,” said Mr.
Jennings.
“Why did you not tell me your
reasons?” asked George.
“You w a! 1 not have believed me
if I bad- And as I saw that I
could not prevent your marriage, I
determined to let you see for your
self in the persons of those poor cra
zy persons what was the fate I had.
reason to dread for Carrie when she
entered upon the duties of farm life.”
“That shall never be Carrie’s fate.”
Said George.
George and Carrie were united in
the bonds of marriage with the
full approbation of the friends of
the family, and ten years afterward,
when Carre was the rnothor of one
boy—t! e exact image of his father—-
and two little girls resembling her
self, she still retained the bioom up
on her cheeks and the lustre in her.
eyes, and the smile ot happiness
was constantly upon her lips.
When the farmers groaning- un*-
d_ r the oppression of monopolies,
George Bland was among the first,
to lend his influence, and work
earnestly for their emaueipalioa from,
the iron hand of oppression.
The Cincinnati Times asserts that
it is true that a Cincinnati woman ut
tered this lament over her lost lap
dog, Angelina: “Just think of it, Mrs,,
lle-nry, my Angelina is dead, quite
dead. Now if it had only been
Thueydides(Thu. was her eldest) I
could have born it; for Thucydides,
would go to heaven, you know, and
be very happy, but my Angelina,
(boo bool) is gone and 1 shall nev*-
er she her any more(boo-hoo)!’’
A YOUNG man bought a diction
ary from a Columbus bookstore and
carried it home. The farmer father
looked it over, and took it back,,
saying he did not want, his son to
have a volume that did not treat oa.
any particular subject.
An elephant is 1,2T7,386 times
larger than a flea, but yet there arc
women who growl at paying two
shillings to visit a menagerie, and
will turn a feather bed over half a
day to hunt a flea.
Dan Rice, the famous circus
man, tiled a petition in bankruptcy
at Pittsburg Tuesday. Debts,.
$100,000; assets, $75.
lioSTii.v tm.ls it necessary to keep up eorp*>
r.d p'l.istenoun in her female grammar
schools.
Tu i r.iw Arctic expedition fitted out in
U.-nua!.' ml; '.o..ve tu June next.
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