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Show Pe menadous ANOTHER ON BARBARA FRIETCGIE. The parody here given is one version of a German burlesque of Whittier’s ‘‘Barbara Vrietchie:” ~ ‘ Ub vrom dose meadows vull mit corn, Righd on dot cold Sebtober morn, Der shimeny dops ov Vrederick schtand, Mit der hills all round ov Maryland. On dot bleasand morn old Lee come down Mit der rebel droobs on Vrederickdown. Vordy Union vlags vos dere Vloading oud in der morning air. Ven der rebels comes dere vos only vun— Old Barbara Vrietchie’s—she voodn’t done Von ting to zhow she hadn’t bluck: Und oud der vinder de vlag sne sduck. Ub der sdreed come old Schtonevall Shack, Righd ahead ov der rebel back. a He looks him oud vrom zide to zide; have Dey knocg dot vinder all to zmash; Dey vill dot vlag shust vull mit gash. Bud Barbara grab dot proken schtick, Und zhook der vlag oud mighdy kwick. “Schood dot old vlag, or dis bald head; Bud don’ preak dem vinder banes!” zhe zaid. Old Schtonevail Shack he plush mit zhame; Und bointing ub vere dot voice it came, Schouded oud to dot rebel throng, “Schtob shude dem musked, und schkib along™ TO MARRY. On a wild mountain road between the Yadkin river and Salisbury, N. C., lcame upon a humble cabin in which resided the Widow Watkins and her three children, the oldest being a boy of 15 and the youngest a girl of 5. I had heard of the widow while ten milesaway. Her husband was a justice of the peace and ‘something of a religious exhorter, and what he didn’t know about the history of America wasn’t worth looking up. His mule ran away with him one day, and fell into a ravineand both were killed. The widow, as one of the natives ex- pressed it, was ‘‘the well fixedest woman in four counties,” having asmall farm all clear and considerable personal property. Half a mile from the house I met Jeremiah, the boy spoken of. He was bareheaded, barefooted, coatless, vestless, and so freckled that it was hard to say what his natural complexion was. He rose up off a rock as I approached, made an awkward bow and said: ‘‘Cribbins, stranger.” “‘Cribbins to you, my boy. And who you be?” ‘Jerry Watkins.” *“*Son of the widow, “Come ‘“Yes; ‘Glad Ma sent “Say!” he continued as he trotted along beside me, ‘‘I like you ’un; you and clothes, and Tl jigger (bet) you “un know roots from tree tops. Hev you un cum to marry mar” IT laughed, and for a*moment. ‘‘Wish you’un hev a gun. If he was much put out Then he said: would. Then I could you ‘un will Pl mind everything you say.” ‘*Perhaps your mother doesn’t want to marry again.” ‘Mugs! She'd marry you ‘un like lightning. Say! If you ’un has her you ‘un will git mea gun, won't you? Say! I sawa bar yesterday. Say! I know whar I could shoot a powerful lot o’ coons. Say! VU speak to ma fur ye if you ‘un will promise the gun.” The widow was at the door to give me welcome. Thesecond child, who was a 10-year-old girl, was barefooted and freckled and towheaded, and the younger one had on only a single and was rolling in the dirt. ‘Cum right in an squat,” said was you widow as we shook hands. saying last night garment the ‘tPete McCoy that was headed this way and would stop. Ar’ ye thirstable? May, jostle him over a glass of buttermilk. about an hour.” We'll cribbins (eat) in We talked about the weather, the state of the roads, etc., as she bustled around to get dinner, but pretty soon Jerry went out of doors and called: ‘*Malzma! Cum outer yere!” ‘Jerry, you shet!’” replied the mother. ‘*Ma! will you ’un marry he ’un?” continued Jerry. ‘‘Now, Jerry, if yer don’t stop yer guz- zum [ll skin yer alive!” she exclaimed, as she stood in the door and flourished a skillet at. him. Jerry made off and sat down on a log, and the widow turned to me to explain: ‘*Don’t pay no seriousness to he’un, sir. Jerry wantsa new pop right bad, and yere I dosay that gittin’ along I’m dun tired of alone, but I’m this not gwine to offer myself to anybody.” Just before dirfner the oldest girl made friends with me, materially assisted by some candy, and she suddenly bawled out: ‘‘Ma! ma! gwine to marry him?” ‘‘Now, Mollie!” chided the mother. ‘“Wish yer would!” added the young- est, who went by the name of Nancy. ‘‘Now, Nancy! While I do go fur to say he ‘un is the smartest looking stranger I ve seen fur a year, mebbe he ’un don’t think shucks of me.” I kept fighting shy of the main question, and by and by we seventy-six acres of land, sat down THE marriages are not allus my pap. Mebbe you will be by to- morrer. I went out and sat down under a tree to smoke a cigar, and pretty soon Jerry came out. He had a business look all over his face as he said: “Pve axed ma if she would hev ye.” ‘Have you? You are real kind.” ‘**And she says she will.” ‘Indeed! ‘‘And how about that gun? When shall I git it?” ‘Say, Jerry, did you ever have a dollar all at once?” I asked, ‘Lor’ no—nor two bits!” ‘Tf [ll give you a big silver dollar will you let upon the gun until I comeagain?” ‘Will i? Hoop snakes and bad fighters, but | will!” I gave him the dollar and he dashed through the house to show it to ‘his sisters, and then started on a run fora neighbor's two miles away. When I returned to the house and said 1 must be going I was met by such an «.valanche of protests that 1 had to agree to stay until next day. That night I ‘sat up’ with to dinner. The blessing had been scarcely asked when Jerry, who had made a tre- her my wife. see how was very sorry. new gingham I dress from but helpless, and I hoped she me send her a Salisbury. I could ‘‘That’s honest and would let straight,” she said inreply. ‘*While I will go fur to say | like yer looks, and I believe we could live happily.together, if ye can't marry, why, ye can’t. Ye would if ye couid, wouldn’t ye?” ‘“Quicker’n scat!” “That's next to it, and [ll go fur to say that I'll wait five years on ye and see how things turn. Mebbe [ll wait six, but I'll say five fur sartin. Id as lief be a fourth as a second wife.” And she is waiting, while Jerry writes that ‘‘guns hev got so cheapless that he kin git one fur $5.—M. Quad in Detroit Free Press SKY WEEKLY. tions heretorore on tne subject nave pre- SHIP. pared me And with my dream is blent A breath of spice and gums Out of the Orient, Betraying whence it comes. other What Waldo * —Frank Sherman in American Magazine. asseen Sun Spots Affect the Great condition of the lake before the were very serious damage destructive. property Silver at Lake genera! rule of a periodicity in high low water, corresponding with the spot maximum and minimum.— Leaves amd Sparingly introduced, autumn leaves have a lovely decorative use which is all their own. Too many of then in an apartment vulgarize it and spoil each other, besides gathering-dust and holding it. A few leaves or vines. po*fectly pressed and daintily disposed, are very charming with their whisper of outdoor breeze and sunshine. No better way of pressing either ferns or autumn leaves has been discover than the simple device of laying them smoothly, as soon after getting them as pose between the leaves of an old ook, or between newspapers. A heavy weight should be laid on them, and the papers should be changed every three or four days. ‘‘When thoroughly pressed,” says an authority on the subject, ‘‘they should be wiped over, using for the purpose a piece of soft cloth, with a mixture consisting of three ounces of spirits of turpentine, two ounces ef boiled linseed oil, and half an ounce of white varnish. Ironing, either with or without melted wax, changes the coler and makes them very brittle.”—Scottish World. ; ‘For My Sake.’’ from mangels and turnips ex- thoroughly food for pigs. reconunended ‘It you fattening fall want a cow to do her best give her just as good quarters and as good care as you do your favorite horse,” advises a Pennsylvania farmer. concentrated, of a Cab. the homme consumer home at 3 o'clock in the morning. swears that he will never ride on a way train again. hus- band and another to his wife. The pair had parted, as many people part, over a slight difficulty, and the unthought of meeting was the meansof making happy a home which ha. been dreary for many aday. At first neither spoke; then a hand was extended and grasped, and as the cab crossed the canal bridge the equilibrium of the vehicle was lost, for both sat together, and they alighted to- gether.—Trenton (N. J.) Times. stiulous rite, deemea necessary in alisucn eases. The pope, horrified, hurried off to the churchyard and had superstition already got its had was dead, but signs showed she had the body dis- hard to escape from the most horrible death the human mind can conceive. — Boston Herald. John Wise’s impelled by inclination, and prompted by a sense of propriety. | have presumed now to address you upon a subject of importance and delicacy. Having conceived an affection for your daughter (Miss Sally), I beg leave to solicit your permission to make address to her, and at the same time let me express the hope that, should I be so fortunate as to succeed in gaining her affections, my first wishes may not be frustrated by your disapprobation. I have thought proper to make this application to you on the subject in this manner rather than in person, because my character (if I had acquired any), my condition and my situation in life are not altogether unknown to you, and if objections are to be made they can be more freely communicated in this than any other way.. I have hitherto proceeded no further with the lady than merely obtain her permission to make this application; and, sir, I now pledge you the honor of a gentle-. man that, in. case you have objection of an insuperable nature to the union, whatever may be the chagrin, regret and mortification which I may feel on the occasion, I will not disturb the quiet. Under date of May 11, 1792, a Boa YARDS. eo ® WOKS aan : Be eS LAO re Owe, oY era Se. 8 oe é ee oS SEA SES oe oy One Block East of U. C. Depot. ZIOM’s Geeoneratine Mergantl Institution. Organized October 16, — 1868. Manufacturers, Inporters and Whole* sale and Retail Dealers in The FOUR Departments of the EAGLE HOUSE General Merchandise. SALT Are constantly filled with complete lines of Dry Goods, Groceries, LAKE BRANCH CITY. HOUSES AT OGDEN, Weber County, Utah. LOGAN, Cache County, Utah. PROVO, Utah County, Utah. CLOTHING, Boots and Shoes, Ktc., Htc. Christmas Courtship. As an illustration of the somewhat grandiloquent style of our grandfathers, The Norfolk Virginian publishes letters, one from John Wise, written to Gen. Cooper, seeking permission to address his daughter, and Gen. Cooper’s reply. Mr. Wise wrote: ‘Feeling myself irresistibly LUMBER victim, unmistakable. struggled steam Planing Mills. He rail- TEASDEL’S two others on the opposite side of the cab. The cyes had not met for many a to a and Builders. PIONEER may flashed into the dark little compartment, and in a moment two eyes were fixed on belonged Contractors are given, yourself at your destination. He was sent to Sandersville the other night and a fellow traveler down town. He politely raised his hat, and the vehicle dashed down Clinton avenue to State street. As they turned the corner on the way to the center of the city the electric light pair A. M., Principal. cooked got off at the first station, where he was soon informed that he was twelve miles | from Macon and about thirty from Sandersville. He walked back, arriving The other evening a merchant, tired out after a hard day’s jaunt in New York, walked up the incline at the Clinton street station and got into oneof thenew cabs. As he entered he.saw that a lady had taken a seat, and would evidently be and one W. H. BANNISTER, its use, Tom White is a colored porter for.a Macon (Ga.) firm. He has never been on a railroad train, and he had the idea that you got on and immediately found A line of street cabs has been established in Trenton, and already one of them has developed a pretty romance. month, College and mixed with a mixture of equal parts ground oats, corn and mill feed form a keep grapes. These three little words are the touchstone of love. The application of this touchstone begins with infancy and ends only with the end of life. Hf that baby in his mother’s arms could speak intell- | gently it would say: ‘‘It is for my sake that a mother’s eye watches unsleeping | through the, midnight hours,.and her| arms hold me until they are ready to! drop off for weariness.” ‘‘For my sake” | many a successful man acknowledges gratefully that his parents toiled and of a parent, extremely solicitous, no economized in order to buy books and pay college bills. ‘‘For my sake” pro- doubt, for the happiness of a beloved vides the sheltering roof and the arm | daughter, by persisting any further with chair for dear old grandma at the fire-| h er.” side. Take these words out of our lan. | no effect whatever terial in which Rochester Democrat. the woman Ferns. has Preparatory Work for Young Men. for Young Ladies. Twelve Teachers. Full courses in English, Business, Languages, Surve) ing and En gineering, Drawing, Painting. Music, and Elocution. Ample Buildings. Steam Heat, Gymnasium. Pleasant Home surroundings, and absolute health. No examinations for entrance. $25( pays ali regular charges for board and tuition for School year. Successful for fifteen years beyond any seminary in the country. Separate teaching and special care to backward pupils. The students of the College represent nearly all the Western States and Territories, as well as South America and Europe. Send for catalogue to and which can often be had from. local merchants for the asking, is suggested by Orchard and Garden vs excellent ma- follows the Romance Say. On the west bank of the Hudson, twenty-five miles above New York. Cork dust. in which Malaga grapes are shipped to dealers all over the country, many and sun The his makes a very nice quality of butter. If fed alone the animals will not thrive on it any more than they will on other concentrated feed stuff fed alone. Their points. Several buildings were undermined. at Sea Breeze and the tracks of the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg railway were encroached upon for a long distance west of Sea Breeze. A. gentleman residing in Perry states that Silver Lake is now so low as to cause serious alarm. ~The outlet has dried up, and the surplus waters are discharged by evaporation alone. Others F. Brown tells that he feed stuffs, less force was increased by the solar activity and the waves reached further, eating into the bluffs of the south shore, causing to make B. Irby, of Mississippi, says: Our experience is that cotton seed increases the flow of milk very much, and where other chamber of commerce Monday evening. The Democrat and Chronicie called attention to the high water in connection with maximum sun spots during the maximum. During the high water lake storms might NYACK-ON-THE-HUDSON. A SCHOOL OF THE HIGHEST CRADE, Small potatoes, pumpkins, sugar beets, Lakes? During thesun spot maximum of 18834-5-6 the great lakes were at very high levels. Ontario’s waters were so high as to submerge docks at Irondequoit bay. During the present sun spot minimum the lake is low. This year the lake is two feet lower than it was last year. Capt. Palfrey, of the United States engineers, made a statement of the present low that POGKLAND COLLEGE, erimented with salt as a fertilizer and interred in the hope of saving a life, but Autumn gentleman ‘In my experience a calf born in the fail or winter is worth two born in the spring for profit,” says Professor Henry, of Wisconsin. And in yon harbor calm Of Heaven’s ocean blue, Empties her freight of palm— The twilight’s silver dew! Do sovlic- address to my daughter, and I contide in your candor and judgment.” Unto a land remote To fill its rich bazaars Sails this Arabian boat Amid the island stars. | to answer that, however itous I may be for the temporal felicity and the future respectability of my daughter, she is the only proper judge of the person best calculated to make her happy. Respect and impartiality ought to be shown by me to you or any - In the soft »7ind that blows, Yon clouc ship of the sky Spreads its -vhite sail and throws _ A shadow where I lie. three happy, the man who gits me don’t git no sitter nor complainer.” I managed to turn the subject for awhile, but as soon as dinner was over Jerry took his mother into the other room for a consu:tation, and Molly came and sat down beside me and asked: **Do you ‘un like ma?” ‘*Oh, yes.” ‘‘And sheilikes you. Wish you was make ‘““Many thanks to both of you.” shirts and leg of a chicken. to declare that I that I couldn't possibly to see ma?” Pll stop for dinner.” on’t. Gwine to hev’ chicken, me out to meet you ’un.” ’un wears white face the Widow Watkins. I got around to it after awhile to state that I was living with my third, and had three sets of children numbering five in a set, and eh?” ‘“Yaas. Be you’n he “un?” ** Ves.” ‘*From the no’th.” SVOSs his mewls, a cow, thirty-two hogs, four stacks of hay and $28 in cash, I’ve allus sorter disagreed with second marriages. They mayn’t be happy.” ‘*Your husband was a good man, I’ve heard,” I replied. “Yes. A pumpkin is good—good nuff fur a pumpkin. He knowed considerable, and thar’ was considerable he never knowed. He was all poodness—too much of it. Never made a hundred dollars in his life.” ‘*You must have been quite a business woman to have got along so well.” e ‘*You jigger! I kin turn a dollar a well as the best of ’em. While I will go fur to say second ea a >_> may wash ‘*Don’t serious him,” she said to me, as Der pullets vistle tick. WANTED to comb his hair, looked up at his mother and asked: ‘‘Has he ‘un asked you yit?” ‘‘Jerry!” she chided. ‘But don’t he ’un want yer?” “Jerry!” ‘*But don’t I want a new pap and a gun?” he loudly demanded. she helped me to the ‘‘While I will gofur Pooty zoon he zees vere dot vlag vos dide. ‘‘Schtob!”’ Dose dird plack droops schtob kwick. *‘Schood!”? ettort WESTERN Gen. guage and you would rob home of its| Cooper responded, saying: ‘‘Although sweetness and human life of some of its | the application made by your letter of | this day was unexpected, vet my reflecnoblest aspirations. —Exchange. Fruits Cleaned. We make a Specialty of Home-Made COQ: ready for Family Use. Orders by Mail will receive prompt and GOODS careful attention. . T.G. WEBBER, Supt. Suitable for Holiday Trade. Call and Examine Goods and Prices. Goal! Goal! Goal! ane THE Pe , BEST S&S. P. Teasdels. 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