The Ranchero. (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 43, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 11, 1860 Page: 1 of 4
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VOL 1.
COKI'l S niHISTI, TKXAS, AIGIST II, NJO.
no. n
THE RANCH KRO.
««cr) Niivriay te>
I!KINKY A, MAI.THY.
TKItMS :
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out* r<*|»v I jrfir, nut /Hint irilhin H wimlh* . I Ml
KtrK« or Al* VKSTISI***.- Hup niiwit. of I i If III
1111**4 or l«*«s. lir«i iuM*rU*<a, oiu* ilidiMr ; for **ut h
■I* «•*•«!iihiiI in-»*rti*<u Hitv cent*. A liU-ral di»
riHiut to Uww Wli<» iul***rfi««* t»y tin* y***tr.
49* I>*Lrnl ii.Aires, to insure ItiwnlfW, mn*t lx
art <>in|H»ni**d with thu H*h.
04* Marriage «i<4i*«*. not occupying m**r* IImu
oiM wjuur* our dollar.
•9* ttiuniMM and l*nif»**4<»i»*l Card*, n<>t ex
* *'<liui( our »«|*ian*. *lli»r, « year
THE KANdlKKO
JOH PRINTING
ESTABLISHMENT.
\\« irt prepared to mm utu with nmtnr«« auO
•icapanh all kind* of
P K 1 N T I N 0 f
Nl’t'N 4»
MIX TH KKTH, I II \M» BILLS,
« utlirt. |*i 1ST Kits,
i IKM/LARH. lill.I. HKAtM*.
H \Klt\l. NOTICE I.KTTFH HMDS
KoTMM, | UF< Kiri's,
LKOAL Hl.tNKN. «r„ **..
In it ifyl* nul In he ererltiii m If r • Inn 7# mi
g*T " A word to thu whu," A %«
Hu$inr$% £ ards.
( harlM l.o» r oaMoltl,
ATTORN ICY iMMol NsKI.olt AT LAW
itll
\t»« \ h\ rt Hi.it.
tie ni i til /.■mil 'i ml I'nihrllMg .Igmry
ruHIM H i HltlsTI.
c*ot xtv or ara« aa. rut*.
ttr ll.l. nroMx-utr a«4 * <41* t rlum* for n< *n**\
tV or faiii't ; HnrcvtiiTitl* and prrfwt Till* *
ni t*'ii*l t* tlo< u sain I untune, pur* l*a*. or ***(*■ of
l.tiul, wirurr |»«t> nt* , pay Tat* * for i»<<ii-reu
i l‘ iit«.A <■ ii nil) t*■»»«•*< t« *ny pr4«4*wl lm>
I*** - unlr***U*d to liito. iii any part of
|h\o wtt'i lo*ut *• ami .1*-|..»u u.
titii<iMl<’il|{<iM<iil* l«k*'U j Miiryau’M, ru *it
I*</»•«, i*oiilm U, A carefully <tmwn ; roiniui*
•i >u«. U* t ih** ih-p'Mitiono *#f ritnn*«, promptly
* v- olH «o<I r*-torur4
II *• * oii«taiitly for will*. ■ornu of thu choirs*.
I t i4« mi W.e.-rn Tsana, with p» rfr* t Till* *, wrll
ton *rri*4 au<l |M*mi.ii(* nt Water, and iu G alilk*
a-ol |ii«ntltit<* to «oit any par* ha*r
letter* of inquiry alwa) • •n»w«rc«t. si ly
Tin: fighting now e«*a*i:d. tin! oiijNMiiig
forctw wi re |»r**|»* rlv arranged, un*l Corn-
wullin, liiijiiouiitiiitf, |»r*'|»«r>*«I to pi***ent In*,
sword to \Vn.*hiiigt««i nceording to pro
gramme A a li< walked Jowly toward*
tlu< l atliu of hip Country In* raimur 1 ‘,1m
lit tU< ijurdi he liml committed fur the ihtii-
aioii. winii- the illustrious Iteiti^r who wm to
hear it » *s making ih p<*mt« i*lf<*rt■* to keep
in ho> saddle. Now ho woulii vt iIdly bum
<li4i Ilia awortl and u nroAly i siujn- cutting
• »*l loi hoi m V urs, uml lht*u he wailtl tali
suddenly for war. I on to thu htissl’s nerk.
ifru-pmir the main* it* itrowum^ mm aeiar-
hold ol atruwri. lie wasfltr»i»i( un iniunU
hie r> |iri '.<iitution of TimmIIiuiou h'lr-Kibaek.
All ul< a of tin iiiu^rnituiie of the oeru ion
hml I- Lhim. and wlirn hr anw f’nrnwulliit
approurriinif. with alow iumI .UmU‘]j at<-p.
aini aword liilt extMttlud low uni him, he
itapunsl,
“ W hat ndrvil yon want,any (hi« j ho* i-’
"llenoml 'N its* inwtuii.’%anl t’ornwallla,
in diirriiti«*<l it in I unpn * iv« iiiim, •• I tiRdor
A Ki'liN Nt*»l, anil \\ Itaf mmrIii
It.
I oil THIC TIMRa.
Ia*t lutnl tliop- ux-uot aa.
IM pwvTftv mail at.
l.iki iny«tu ui lu»rx4* »o.x » n, t-vrry util will ,
laat (h-vp tnl.iilatiou,
ABd lir*r. »* iii*'. .lutloa,
Mprrad oter all lan.n Ilk** a fnurnil |wl| ;
Tli.aiyh uipiv out puna**.
I houirb . n i|il..r» i orM* ti«,
Ahil ipiurt. i' ur w|.iiuu« . Ull ttr* eu^lrii till howl,
IftV ImV1' iu**rry la< <■*.
A i.4 •tilth*, for .ill plflou,
lh iuriula*r:uK U* l« ti4*r to ynn tliau t«> rnml.
Aar! th- *i|f*i ttunh' ar. Iirrnkirif.
Aa4 ‘*t*i« h'.'MUw' u ink tin.
lu-at iiorUay iimlo ail iiu / I. o«* ,, ,u«*.
Our . iimitte-' t un t ui.*n4 It
Out ui<*|iiiuf won't **ri.f it,
Hlij am t ik> tin On hi *iil«* iiimI i nil it tun '
W ill forfritnl i>|«*ti.iin*x
Or imWik* in**.4M.iva,
Itrintt bark uir M tnUnl«i«ii - lift thr 4ark uiH!
No, ue> • t i4iv a *'.Muw
liniiita no M^M**r to tnorrow ;
H h**n tloa>r« win ip> M, I* i «>> t riii xmt i».a irrowl.
Ikit It l u* k< i*p tliilikiiitf
Thai tb"n'li w*< ire *intiii^.
W«* * an t r<i miiHi Airrli»*i o>i*hii*. it w >n t pay ;
Ik* **iil mn not lutgrifttuff,
n.*4l * lUlitti i*.la ul lit Ih.iii,
" l la hour i* th»- vl i»k, ,t ju«t ia*fon ita.v
........... vim uni our |»ur»r*.
Tliouirh yuartor*'mr Jp*.!/mi nil thr rwpa^^l '",0 *,i,‘ h"r*,*< l^'.'billy att- uipt«*«| to'run I with vi-rimliion ami ull th- hues of the
only lour iluj 4 oh I
wkk*r ruugi, liubli-
th«.*y vveru |m rnuitul u
ulwu/s to lie brrmxht
they
an<! were put to bed ft filth* hit if. I hey
wi*r<* htirri:i„r. t«a», th.i muruiuR, u iilta
earlier than they wen* yiattenlay moruiliK
Thus huve I U eti »liulllesi. »ud tllltf Uia\
aavioaato ohaefv.-.leaviliff in it. in fact, only
lip* actinia ai d u few »ln impa uul x< u »tmiis
I tie'll uouQiixi another pair of «tiekle-
you my aword. I nml nut informyoa,bir, j back* I'rntn the muo nm. tie* femnle la injr
now deeply— * nearly apawtiioR. Within twenty fmtr
l lw speech wan here cut suddenly abort hoaru tlm niuii vvua bury in ina |*li.t-aol
by Wmihin1rt1.11. who. drivittf the spur* work of iM.'t-niai»m^. ho lilile holy i^low
A eorrea|K»n<leiit of the New York Com-
mercial wive* a irrupliic account of the ha
bits of u pair ol alickk ba«‘k.s in h***unuuii-
uui, iiini o| ihi general i |>|* .»; j'ico of hia
marine inuM-um. lie .-ays :
About u month tt^o the male stickle
baek* In oaii to assume very brilliant, colors
a Veititilfion red iin*k rneuth. uod dtvp
| sen if'isMi oil th«* bu* k—‘Wild tie'll to f*>nn
fie**is in the sun lettuc*'. ami tiic females
spa's oe.J. kiir .1 day or two tho nesth w*t<* | §ny of your na.lrrs Ik* eiiabhsl, to inerens**
, vlirilui.tly w itr hml bv the nmlra. but snl>- ! n,.* krmwlnifw <4 natural history in those
♦ 'inenify w r*» ahumlmi* <1. .Su jm-vIhik | of it*, 111 wt inter* 'tine phu•*<■*. which have
that the l.enntf oruba had b»-eti liidmatur* ( ktietptuic lps*u secluded from liunmn ob*
in^ u|sjii tliem. I n movosl tImae RentIcineu urvation. Permit me nnn* more to say
from tin* tank with everythin:' el*** likely 1 ?h**re rttnnM Ims u pur* r and more in
to disturb the inter* slim* pro»n*ss I was #tnntiv« home pleasure than an mpianuu..
put them to tv*! and t it eked in the rlothfw
as «*arefuMy and U'fnh*rly as ever lond iuo
tla-r |a rf iruM*l tlai aw me ollic*'** lot her dai
liiifi child, which, c-aisid* rinp' the of
the guurdioii struck me ua highly h oh ora
hie to his paternal Hiumrtcr
On the thud dav—I writ*- when tiny are , lawyer at (iabttia. IU . delivered a speech
>|»4 « « It ul till liitlitui.
At u M., otnr b.iMpirt given in I’liita:'*'.
111., in hepu-ialwr t.i-t, h|y S. Parker, n
rhii f o' th .-a Nati.ms, un*l a practicing
H *« that
Mr kui; ht Park* a grand sou *
die lc t. and his -inis .,r HS 4*la»4*f
over the commander ot th< Hntith lorcos
lie w.4n not p* imilted to do this, for his
aids, seeing his unfortunate condition,
si'izcd the Horse by tin* bridle, straightened
\\ oshinglon up 111 hia saddle ami replicated
Cornwall** to proceed with In - remaiks.
• M in i ui W .iMiiagton," auid Cornwallis,
" the Grit sbgbeoo pr«**tratii hitn*elf ut tlic
f»s t of th<* American Eagle.”
“/.’•ig/r f K*m.!• V veiled tlik inluruit'sl
U ashiU)(ton. roiling oil his h**rse aid
ting Cornwallis u Irightlul blow on
hca*l with the flat of his sword “do von
call me a /.’ug/r, you in* an. sin akin' eu s ?’*
lie struck him again. 4eidmg lum to the
rainbow, and I can descrits* from jicrsonal
obaervation facts in natnrnl h 1 *• t«»rv. which
hut for the uuti<|uariuii ecu Id never have
Iwvii Known.
The nest is DMulc of fragments of sea-
W't*il. aid the whole duty devolves upon
lie* male. The ean*trm*iNMi occupied him
aLmt two tluys. His activity wus wonder*
ful. Uu the thir*l day. I judg<*d by the
actions of both fishes that ill*' liest Was
i.«*l * k« I* Ul* IT} lot **,
\u<l *iiul<. t**r all t*l... 4*s,
F**r surely 'ti* U tu r t<. grin than V< gr-wl
..... - «.sf»*« ■ ■ 1.
Fr'Mii the lt.*«t ,u Salur l iy t. a* tU'.
T'lii' hurirailrr ol < niuWHilii.
I*V CUAHl.KS f. HMOWK.
lr was customary m many of the inland
towns nf New l.oglaial some thirty yuais
ago, to cek'bralc the umiiV4*r*ary of the
■»urreid<-r of 1. *rd 1 'oruwallis. by a shuui
rcpicM'otalion ol that important event tu
tIhi history of the Revolutionary War A ^
town Meet 1 nf would Ih* ca!!<**J ut wlueh u . ground aid sui I. •• I II learn you to ..ail me ; retnaimsl there about seventy s»*c«)n.ls.
company ol iih ii would bu detail**! us lin a Kagie, y*ni infernal scoundrel 1 " hen she entered the u**«t the e.xeita-
tish and a coMtpuiy aa Atacriouna two J Cwrnwaliis reioaiu.sl upou the grouisl | tn«nt of the mate win so it tense that his
leading cilixcus tK'ing acl* etud to repr* • nt , only a m**m at. Smarting Ir an tin* blows back chang4.nl from a dark greou to u pure
Wa-kiugUMi aid Cornwaliis iu the mimic be i*a*l received, he ariNH* with an unlocked < nlver. Tim moment she iunl pu**ssl through
siirren.hr. j l**r r**ciitM*rnd*Mi oil th*' part of the (alien. I 11*** DWt un*l cum*' out (ktltuN of her
I in* pleasant little town of W •. m ' and in dir* «*t deHancc of historic exuinpie. “pawn, his color* r* tamed th. ir full brilliun-
A llHIItllTL Ext in* 1 -It WU.S li ght.
Jcrn.ittU.'iu slept a- cjui' llv .mid her hills ms
a *'hil*l upon the br* .1-* of its mother The
noiseless wntirtal st«*>si lik** u statue ut ins
post, anil the philo ipli* 1 s lamp bullied
dimiy in tin* ivcc.s.* s of his chamb r. Mat
a moral dui ktius4 in' olved lhe nut ions iu
dim shadows. Reason sh* «l a taint glim-
UM'ring over 1 h«* liiiutls of men, like tin
cold aid iusudicient shine of a distant star.
The immortality ol man s spiritual nature
was unknown, his relation uml r heuven
umlhscoTeml, and his
WwUera wh***e Hskusk tin1 writt-r Imn lw. n r**|« at I he whipfatl the imiiiuilal Washington until
ediy " «'4>rrccted ap.**i who*e |Miad* h*‘ | h*' rouit*! lor llictt'y,
bars often skat'd, upon wlnww.* richest or- I ITh* Ain* rieans. ^ first mort 1 fi* I and in-
eiior«is lie has, with other juvenile baidit*. J digonnt at ill*- (S>odact of their «bief, now
many tunes *io«he«l m the si lead midnight ; , L-gan to *vtn|»aihisc with Iihii, ami resolved
the town of W - - ■■■., where it wa.* pupa* ( t«» whip th* r mock f»s s in < arn *t 'I'hey
sennsl in a cloud <*f mystery
I* was nt this periiK* tiiut two forms of
cthenai .aould hovered ai"un*l the land ol
hit- j *<iniuh*te aid the moiiurit of spawning at ^ ' * * ' 11 I” “i’^" * - s n" j j ^
'll....... in th, „,J. *rm *,. nnr.h on*.* «**■
. — 1 Tu . ... . sv of love The one *»f nmicstic suture
finite so large us a thns-cent piece, I ak- * , . . , , Y t
I . , .. 1 'and W.'ll-lonnad limb, which tier snowy
lug a last *ur\vy of the new domicile, the j , ... 11;.. i_....... 1......
"" ■ ..... “•« '' 11 " : .....I ' 1 the I h, ■
degris of strength and cf*iirt*l**.'ic«'. 11*r
right a.**i was extendi d m an cxpr* ssivc
gesture upward, win r* night upp* ar* <l to
have [dttced her daike-t pavilion, while 011
th** left reclined her iV'Heato eotn|»aniofi, in
form and countenance the e**ntrast of the
other, was *iro*.ping like a tlowvr wiaai
moistened by refreshing dews, nml her
i iiclit but troubl'd i j'cs acaumd the air
with anleut but varying glati es. Sudd' ti
iglit lik** the -*un llash*s| from the
ey. mid he r*'iM*w«s| his activity in aihlmg
fibres ol scu weed to the Host carrying than
in his mouth, u*lju*iing them with the ut-
most care, and k* ping them in place by ,
tie* aid of jmrtieles of gravel diligently !•'
fl'lli A. Ill44*li»r.
< KXKItAl. I.AXU h.I.M Aki» HIMM.V«)U
aMD
lh*lne( Hurtepm uj I'amnuH /><ml Jhslrtrl
Ikfll.l. NttriMl n. tlir •'MriimIio* aan*yia*.
It • ilia*. i*«ti. liaxiua
uf *
luriy Is.-lmvetJ then** two *• 11U* would " * uu*
to M>inc * ad *o»l, iiso.vi d to eokbrati* 1 in
aurremlar. Rival towns ho*l celebrated,
uial W — ——» in t* 1 min*'! to uclips*.* tiii-iu
' 111 lliu must signal mauncr. It is niy privi*
| l«-ge bi tell in* w W — succtshied in this
detei imnatiun.
raolieti tii-reely up*>u th«*ui. but tlic Rntish
were rea..y the stronger parly uid drove |,,r,i ,n>' aquarian! us
th** Atnuricani back. Not content with
this th**v charged madly on them md .Irnvs
them from the field -Iroui the village, in
lad. I'Ih re wen* many h*a«is daiun.eti
eyes dialled in mourning, nose** fractured
....ll..ot.,l fr,... ll., ..1 • j'»•*“<•.-•>' ''-"*■ »•"* IN'* lf**J.'| ;>.**.
1 .......hi U, u. (tivlur, u I,,,. j,ur rwJ , U; » .1' !,Ur'',
r •. v .... I l curs ro led uwuv* and the -*truru. r watt
It now upj*eurs. I he - -
wi»t*r i» ns traospurent ns ligiit. The
brown ro. Us mid bright green sea-1* ttnee
any twit nf VN *-«t. rn frue ti tling cisny ' village church ls'11, tin- Mpieukii.g of fifes,
junrijartnif*. a. s |*nt* ti. .*! «arvsy*ir In sai*t i and rattling of drums.
IVopic pour* *! into tin* village from all
• . - j— —j . .
I be great *lay euine. It was ushered iu | an*i legs Ians *1 it is a wolder that no one
by the tire ol iinoa* try, the ringing of the Was kill' d outright.
-Mai iif . «xuilry his |s-r'..n,*i kie.s l**«is* •*! Um-*o*
land* < an im4 Is- »ur|.s4M
I'i-i'smus 4* *11111* to iitv* -t in Iao*l- are solicited
(•* com in am* ale a iti* hitu.
\.l li»-»- either at
* «*r|*t»*. < hn-l* S .m". 1 'imnlv nr
ir .sualllt* * aim-ion i uuirty i. us. hi ly
* M 4 W < H>. *> a u'lNH ll 4ST*
Wars- *v U'lXsIisii),
ATTORNKVH A ('OlNHblA)RH AT LAW.
aaW iitmei a/ ImhiI 4* i'aHtrling .Igrnlt,
coarca gttaisri, arm aa <«hstv trsva.
I |KKIIS Wilis. M**itgaires. an*i *»li»rr inslm
I * iie-nU <4 writing.o«4iiy 4iaft<-«i, a.th pn-mpt
liras aud dlsgafeli. ui ly
W :i'liin ti.ii was confined *'» hi* in»n>
for soverni Weeks, but In rciWi-t'eti at lust.
F*f u time there wus u ci***lu« >*> between
over the county. Xevur lav.I W—■■
experienced sudi a jam. Never ha*I there
i>et*ii sudi an onslaught on giugerbrea*]
cart*. Never bad New England ruiu (for
this was before Veal How * day) flowed **•
freely. Ami \\---g fair daughters.
alio iiiouuUd the house lops l«* see the sur* 1 ‘lays 11:«* old >.)Uir*' alwny
reinler. had never iookid fairer. Th** old the village. In the hiid part of
folks cHUie, tis>, ami amoug Uieiu were ouv* J ruble yellow wagon is always a hunch of
isPiftl Unr Ju nr r •** i lii*h a*a u-lnx liuil f.ourl.f Iih v imlittailni fair llui nul u*
finely iaiulrusts with cn*‘li other Thu ac-
liuia white, red and brown—arc iu lull
bloom, the delicate hi* u-work of their H«v-
r*'s<s*ne expanded. Hbrini|ia. with their
iH’uutiluiiy iron spanul li.rnif arc --***tu—
ly traveling across the uhu of the tank,
ami Mr. Stickleback * from r* y murn to
d» wy ere” is inccsnantly darting into the
hinus lf an*| (’oruwallis, but they llmally j 'Hinmtuct* r*ar*M. searching for anitnabtila*
cotieladisl to join the whole county iu | wr email cristacen, radiant with vcruullion
iangkiag about tfm mrrendtr ) and blue ami emerald, his eyes glowing ' }”0,7Td* i,th. Slowly :md thieklv girded,
Itieybvi* tmw I ni*i. tin* i*mnfi r, las | J‘‘"* earbuucl* *. an*l over and unou hover* * i .i ,ii.:ii , .iv .... ' % heavr
••n.i tn.illy whit* w led th**ir heads, hut , °"'r I''' •" tm n h imii' ivr bird Hut r J i t..,wlril.' ’
tiny arc very jolly still. On town meeting **‘r, uronmf a flower, and w«*e to th*' stray
rides *|uwu to 'hrirnp that appr« aclies that aaond mid
his voile- . "vU guurdcil spot, iu tiltuen days 1 * X-
|s ct t«i *v a slc-ul of youug Sticklebacks
in his company.
In a subscipicnt communication, the wri-
eecn in Jimmlem He w.i* » tnwk, nn«s
Raining man. wlewc happiness euuiu«d b»
ciMMMt in ucti, of Imucvoivuec to tl. hu
mun rare. TIutc wero deep true* - of sor-
row on ].1s countenance, though none kn*'W
why lie t ri**v»*1. f**r lie liv.sl in the prue-
■ tire of every virtue, nn«i w.is hoed by all
the go.^l an 1 wise. Gy and by it was ru*
i iiiorul that the Granger worked miracles,
and tin* blind saw. that the dumb sjiakc,
tin* «lcad hup. the oertn nesl rnt***! ii^
ehating tide , the very thunders arliuulated
hu was tlic holt ot G*»d. Envy a.-sailed
er****s t**'*it him t<» the «*?»rtli. Rut Faith
leaned on his arm, un*! 1io|k> dipjs .l her
pinions m hi« blu* *1, mounted to the skiue.
Wallrr MmiIissii,
ATTORSKT AT LlV,
AND
rnssiMMSM or oruimi, roe thr RTATia or
Art" 1 ink. .Vi<soari /swwsm.
ml'iS coan s caaien, THM.
lasS Atfnef.
COBPI1M VMMIMTI. TEX AH.
I \MKs M MWMNi; who h«* had Iwrely
O **ne v* *r- •*%|s*f i**ii*s* in his |*rof>ssnai. sWaqs
* . tin* IsrsUni **f land t'artMrstfsi. sad seta as
'•-•nrrwl I am* I ARant fur Wastora Texas.
t'ldn** as atsive. al-ljr.
J K McKrkwbt...........M. M. Kxnhbt.
NrKKIXRI * KIIARV,
AT TOR S X Y S AT LAW,
Ifltf 4MH.lAU.TRX AH.
rral wur-M-arred hcr*ws. who hurl fought hay. *s*t* nsilily lor tla* oid white horse, but
gallantly at .\l*itiuioulh mid Yorktowu. I really to hide a gluts bottle from the \ ul
Timer brave none of ‘76 took no port iu the 1 gur gare. That bottle ha« on one side u
deiiHHj'lratiou. but uu honored bunch was j liki-neas of ttsneral IoiFayette, and upon .
ret apart for tbeir uxclasivu ure ou the ! the other may Is* recu the Uislihxw of Li* I r
pi.*//a of Mile Smith s elorc. When they J berty. What the buliie contain- I ,n” '' 1»i*■ f> \>"i : i d of sufBcietit Inter
weru dry. all they boil
out to Sikis
Lug Ian' this way, if you please.” It was
brought forthwith.
the face Wlirn tin* icdness iu
A Gki r Mar.— George I.ippnrd, iti hi-
work mik'd tfe* Ns.mrinc, thus speaks <d
General da< ks**n : "lie was u man ! Well
b r eoutiaued Lu inter*.,img Jwcripliou M •'*'**"' /'"V “ ',m" ' V "
lolloiA h : I I runicmbur tl»* day 1 waited upon him.
In lilts account of mv salt water miuuri* /!' **t there in hi*1 unn < !..' r-lnii: n
i. which von .leom.-d i.f <nitVi.-ic.it „ter *»'m n"w- U * tnW him of »h** puMie dl«-
.......................mu S. sol i.nis.
LRi 4k ROII4NS,
ATTORNEY* AT LAW.
N erncral pro* ties wlisr* tawtiMM may roll.
i at 4)«>Ita4, Texas.
Fi If
**Ytre nurd Tima Is Sim Cksna."
1 Alt I*. II. LAWRANFR rrmretfully siiiMHin
I f re« to ths Citirrns of <'«rp*i* t'arUtl sn*l
«u-taRy, that he has unre m**rs r**tnn»«t to tW-*
-■t Rrde lie*. .Surgery, WMtilery
I«» dial of Surgery. he r«—|Ms**tr.>It
l*o«* obtained from Kes
i. .1 .rxl m leutIN* **|»firil
•*ls in Iiiis.1 |iUos* sod sll ths ntssMsary apmirstun
t"f pruprrly and rurm-Uy srtlmg anti attpisting
•ui) ami ail dUlwalimw, mn'tiired or broken Imuis«
hi Um- human ijr*Mn. Hr ha« al-m |ins*urs4
'uaa Fram e a Fr»*i»* h <*ti«t'4ii<iil t*ra< s » ipportsr.
**i»o of the great**! iavsnti**n« *4 th** agr. In c**o-
-***jt»si*cs of which, hscau ami will aUrnd to that
part of lbs urartiet* f**r taneh Isms than lie* forne r
• liargss ami glrs a mors gsm rai satbra* tion.
He ha** aihifited the aystetn of inmlsrair char*
4fea, abort Mettlements and king rriend*. lie IreU
giau*Ail for ’lo* lilwrsj patnumgr ext«Ti*l**<l to him
*h< sly anil h *|s « by a **tri*-t atn ntnui to Ins pro
It* r**r lh4* perpusr <if ptaril* ing tie* pr*>r<*«.i**i,
“ f, MtdwUar
-
•**4*. oliiuimJ fruiii Nrw Y**rk, l)r.llorMp’s celettrs
«sd ami arieutlllr splints. <**>*mter extensions. <|*mi
•*le in. line.| |*lam*« and sll the n«*o
ami Ihmtixtn
stat«*M that lii*
T.
•'•♦■ioh. t*» merit a u*sally share in future.
('ufMw Ciiristl. Jitwe s. I atm._ 34 tf
Hwaae, Rtgn asd Oroomeolal PMstlsg.
■ M l«A‘f'KANt,R. paints Imitation nf all
hinds ol fl'mi# and Manana, so astudri*
■k'teetion |.y t«* *jr*. Any person al-hlng isiint-
uig.dgRM wwi 0*) V 'l hy giving him a call, aa his
r* imtatlofi Isknowv as • jtainter of ths Are! order.
He can always In* found a! his ah*»p *ai Mosquito
street above tin* Mow **t.
* **»uo C’hnsM. (M 11, 1*51 Rl ly.
Ai precisely nine o'clock by the school-
masUT R new * Ia'|hx*u ” watch, the Aiu* n*
can cud Hnlieh loruus tnarchtal on to the
village green aid phns-ii Uk-dim'Ivun iii bat-
tle array, remimbug the s|K*ctator of llm
tine when
*■ Hn»v«* Wolf drew up his men
In a st * U most prett},
On th* Flams of .Vltraliaui
Rrfoir* the city.”
The character of Washington had been
aligned to Aiptire W’«>*s|. a well to do and
influential farmer, while that of Cornwallis
had been given to the village lawyer, a
kind hearted but rather p »ni|*uut person,
wlitstc yarn" was f'uhh Jones.
'.Squire Wood* th.* Washington of the
occasion, hml met with many unexpected
difficulties in preparing his forces, and in
hit perplexity he hml emptied not only hi*
own cantis-n. but thow of mat of his aids.
The consequence was—mortifying tut it
must be to alt true Americans blushing
as I do to tell it. Wadliington at the pom
ini'iieeiiH'iit of tii«* mimic struggle wus most
unouulitiedly drunk.
The sham tight commenced Rang !
bang! haug ! from the Americans bung '
bang! bang' from the Itritisli. 1'he Imltf,"
were kent h**t!y up until the powder gave
• ml. and then caino the order to charge.
Hundred* of winm1«u bayom-ta tlasiici tie ire
ly in the sunlight, each soldier taking very
gm*d mrc not to hit anybody.
M Thar, fhic) right,” shontml Washing-
ton. who during the shooting had iweu
racing his hotre wildly op and down th*
line, •• tha* right! Gin it to em ! (’ut
their tarnel heu*l« of T
** 4 tn Romans !* sbriekd C’ornwnllls. who
had once ssn a theatrical |M'rfnraiance and
rememtiered the keniic appeals in thu The-
spian bcligonnts.on to thu liny! No
sleep till morniRV*
'* list amt all their bowels **’ yelled
Washington, '• nud dowu with taxation uu
tea*''
-<^?ii cwm», i«> ^
tr**ss—thr* manutaciurers rum* *1—the eagles
at
bottle very fretiuently on town meeting I xtiekl* Imcks. Ihev oauicsooner than 1 ex-| 'llc u< >k<1 M*''K !* ,nu i'1'* hl'
• '...... ' ,N, f.,a lull* em III, fonrt., nth ,!,* .flur th* f,mul, •"*» !"•'!' »'•" '•"I"*"* *»lNJ.' 7 «**!
WJ;. ir ^ t, ^CTal^'hir.^
wliicls is thu* qsd n o| m an artick pub
1 mli** I in thu M^n*.me Review .
••Oin- [s** . h of th* ex iling was ul o an
incident attaining it. d>*«<*rves more purtic
alar attention R thnt ot Hrotbcr
OU of lietl
*if the
Six Nation.* lie is u full !*l*>*«|. 1 chief,
but i, «filv * litrste*!. and an eliM|i)*Tit K|M*al*
er. 1 «h dl tun attempt an ontfin*' of his
spceeli, |*ir, if reproduced it should b»' with
its churtu* of action and uttcraiic* **hielt
wry f**w white men could e«|iial. ll« -|N»ko
of hiriseK .1 afin *«t a rcnitnrd .<f whnt w.n
one** a iiotd*' rare . of his strnt'gi* u **«»ni.
in*! f.*rwar*l to rna'ihisNi, :m*i ***■«•,ng In**
race diiappenrin,' ms tlic *iew iMiiuie. th*-
luoriiiiiu sun. As he ioutsi hi, me*' thus
waning uwny. he a.'kuti huii.a'lf, "where
shall I go when the I-i**t of my rare **h»ll
have gone forever ' When* disll I find a
home iititl 'Vm | si thy when our la t council
fire i> ex’ingtitshe*l '
"I -and I will knock ut the door of M *
H'ltiry. ut.d see ii th* wlot* ru**»- will tt*cug
uiae uu, it.* lh<*y hud no alienators, when wc
were -tr* ng and vvi te men wi <k. I knock ’
future destiny oh J *•«! at th*< *f ■ .r of tie* blue l/odg**siui fuimd
lirothcriiissi uroiiiHi ii** altar. I knell be
fore »li** gr**»t light in the chapter, and 1
found companionship hciteuth the royal
arch. 1 entered th* uticumpmunt and found
valiant Sir Knight** willing to shield me
here without regard to m*** or nation. !
went further. I knelt at th*' Gross of mv
>avior uud fouinl Christian l»roiiieinoo«i the
crowning charity «»f the Masonic i am
most happy t>* in t y**u in th*■ .rand conn
eifs, at the gathering, find sit with you at
this t*-Mti,• • lM>nrd and 'hsr. tii**.'*' greetings
and htwpiluiiti*1 f* **l assured liial wht n
my gla*' has run out and 1 shall tullow (lie
f.Mitstcps of mv departed race, Masonic
sympnthkw will clii't* r round my coffin,
and drop in my lonely grave the evergreen
neucia. sw<*et embh-ui ol a butter meeting
if my rare sli ill di*ap|Mar from this e**.nti
uent, 1 have tin cm*- .i•*_ hop. that **ui
uieuioiy will not perish. If the «le**ils of
my aneest**rs shall I. *t 11 v in history, their
memories will survive in the nurn*' **f your
takes uud rivets, your l«*WU' uud cities, and
wdl call up uietuoriet) tdhi rw i ic forgotten.
"Few eyes could l.<il*l tlmir tears as le*
poured f iirth in w*>rds like tin o* tie* ut
tenure nf a full h *rt rile lire lor a time
prevailed utter lie sal ilovvu, when he arose
anti suid : 'l have in my possession a uh *
incuto which I highly prize—I wear it near
my heart. It came from tny ancestor* t<* nm,
us their successor in ofhiv. It WUS ll |»r**w-
ent fi**m M a*>hiuRtoa to uiy grandfaf her,
Red Jacket, when y*>ur nation was in its
infancy. You will b glad to see and bun
die it, utni i should do wrong, were I not
to give veil the opportunity.' As he spoke
thus. he renievcd the wampum from his
neck, nod drew Irotu his bosom a large
massive iue*lul, in oval form, gome seven
inch i bv Cve. and if PiUWcd haral to hand
nlorig tin* tables. On one si.le of this
imxial w« re < nLrrn\(s| two chiefs. R*sl Jack-
et. in c 'siumu, Wiislungtou with liis iigi*l
baud exfeiiiled, os in the act «*f mviviug
it On tin oil* r side were th*' Masonic
omMctns with the fide ITh!!. if my memo-
ry is owrrert.' ”
Iwcouiw of th<< blar.mg kind, as it generally
dors by the time the jhvIIs eh*s**, u short di-
alogue lik»* this may im ii>*nr*| r
" We shall never play surrender agaio,
Lawyer Jones!”
•' Them days is over, ’P'lMre \\r<.o*l!”
And th* n they laugh uml jocosely punch
each other in the rile*.
1’xn k Sxu’s Karu Th** amount of
laud the Foiled flttates Governineut has Ibr
sale is almost incalculal*lu. All the people
of fourteen Status ami flvo Turritorlcs du
Hvu thi'ir ini*- to their hmds from the K**.|-
•*r»l Govcrnm*Tit. nml th*' records ami HI***
evidencing th** inception of tluur rights,
are pr*-scrt* *I in the tb'iiurnl Iwmi iKtireut
WwliinjrtRi The fmblic domain cow cot*
«ts a surface, exclusive of water, of l.dfill.-
•MHt.iflWI of nopf*. 'Hie (*iorernm*'nt has sold
but sf*oiit 1 ?o oit(i immi nun's of fan*! durite'
the Inst iju!»rt**r of n cmtnrv, at som«dhinir
less than #1 AO.Ofln.tUMI. It will tints In*
spumml, and y«mr correnpomlent sntlcqin-
ted that ins experiment hud r*'suit<«l iii
failure. Rutter luck awaited me, however
I |M'reuive*l ou Die morning following the
Hccident tlmt the tmile stieklebark still
hovered round the sp *t. that his gorcciNM
••ohin* were increased iu brillintiey, uiui that
hu wus extraordinarily excitedaud vigilant.
If even a t-truy suail t ame n« ar his dmt-
lere*| n**st he would *h I/* it by the fl *liv
part, enrry It across the tank and angrily
throw it into tin* most distant corner; and
woe ts) thu luckics* shrimp that dared to
come withiu six incites of liis deuiolislasl
dotnraiie. vvl.de to touch the outside ol the
glints wall with the linger was to throw him
into a frcnxy of pugiiacioa-*iiuss.
I therefore took u luagnifyiug glas- and
iN'gan a careful exaiuiuution of the locuiiiy
of the broken bust, ami i con fuss to shar-
ing Koine*hat in liiu exeitemuul of mv lit-
tle friend of the crimson ami emerald v.n
tun- when 1 discovured a school of young
....... f"r,n | it t
w.H.1.1 ha.v nn Hh.m4nnr.'t-vi-n if 1^* * t'f„ t. ,. **. " 1 ''1!n'<4' n< ■
..... nm* hi. ..v ll.- »m-» | 22LITS1'^!!!
.loo ('n.m. M,\ico uikI hull ul ll... r„. ?!"!. "" l'rh,h ,,f H,‘ "'"*'
of the world.
Tiik Hraii <*r tiih TIis sr. A faithful
minister of the G«*s|n'I ts-iug on** *luy en
trageti iu visiting sons mrmhura of his
fha'k. ''Mine In the door of a hou** where
his gentle tapping could not l*e heard for
the noise ami contention within. After
waiting a little he opened thu «l*s*r ami
walked in, saving with mi authoritative
voire. **I should like to know who Is the
head of the house.” -Wcel. sir.” said the
husliand and father. Mif yen sit down a
wee. wi' ll may b*> able to tell yv, f**r wu rc
just try in’ to settle that puiut."— IkiN
Rantniy’i Rtmnntttmt*.
: % fa
locality.
l»n the second day they were permitted,
n.*w elettrly visible to tho nak* *f eye. l*ut
in fin iteasimul in tln'ir proportions, to spread
into a simal of nlKitit an inch nn*l u half
in diameter. If one atmegted swsy from
thu rest, Mr. Htuklelmrk very firemllv
look him in hie m*aitli. os a cut would her
kitten, and depouibd it close by the mat,
in sach a mann*'r as plainly to say, "Stop
I here fbr punishment until you tram olatli
flics' and goon liuhavior."
W hat most interuated ami surpt i•****! me.
however, was. that toward* sundown, tlrcu
vigilant guardian gently drove them all in*
to the remains of th*! neat, sud carefully
covered them over with sea weed, literally
to uphold the great bank at Finiod* Ipliiu.
.■Still he did uol say a word. At lost one of
our uieuiliers more fiery than the rest, inti
mated that if the bank was crushed n re-
bellion might follow Thun thfl old man
rise*—I can «•** him vet.
"Come !” he shoaled in u voire of thun-
der, as his cleneiicvl hand was raised high
ttliove his white hair. "Come with your
bayonets in your hands, instead of your
petitions—surround the VS inte House with
youi ieL'iotw—1 aui ready for you ! V\ * t L Die
people at my buck, whom your gold can
neither awe nor Imy. 1 will swing you up
urntind th*' (’apital—each one of you on n
gibls t ns liitfh a» llaiMUi's!'
“When I think,” says the author, "of
that one man standing there ut VWhing
ton baltliug against ull the power* of t*arik
and panic combined ; betrayed hy those in
whom hu trusted—asK.xtUsI tiy all that the
'Uuko ol ttmlioe could hiss of th* fiend ol
tubs In km] bowl—wheu 1 think ot that one
man j'lai'ing his lmek against the rock.
un»l I*.Idiot' his artn« l**r the blow, while he
nttur. d the vow. I will no*swerve um iirah I H’n, A|rMH| ,„U4 ii holisus*
I .i 41 li-»r■- Not It i iitf1*.
It is f xoeudinglv l*a*l husbandry to hsr
row up Die feu bags ot your wife.
M sWration is the silken sfrinc running
thrmigli tne pearl chain •>! a*i v iriNM.
Everv human fading is greater him! Inr
ger tiiati Uie exeiting cause.- < *; .fig*.
S« If love ox.igir* rut*t- our faults iis w**H
as our viituna.- t»*s/.:«r.
Tnr 4pir*- of a very (Wshionuidu churnh
is usually tiie only thing eomicted with it
that goes towai*! i* a veil
What* v* r. ls l"W i*"*l. is the object of
our love. will, ut svane ton*- **r other ue the
matter »»f *»ur sorrow -1 .*>f.
Falsehood is often rocked hy truth, but
'he soon (Mitgrow** h*-r orodh', uml discards
her nnrs**
An indiscreul person is !ik »n nnspsl*,d
letter, whWi every «*ufl may n ml, but which
is reMom worth resiling.
There i' ft generation in the work I that
ure nil for u competency in gisNlo*
and
I nit*i
from thu course I have tnk n,‘ I mu.'t eon
feus that the records of Robie nay. tl**
promlwt day of (fauna* II «»r Na|s>!< >n
eon not furnish nn imtsttcu of a arid bk<
that of Andrew .Ih* kson wh* n h*< filaix-il
liU* uud soul and null)'* *»u the ha.wi ol u
die lor the people s welfuru.
»TtiR Giton i b t» Ttum Rnrio# a sw
siou ol tho Guttural 4a»*irt **l Massac hu
M'tts ia 1721, “OU of the members of the
ILminc mit down in prayer time. Tlic Sfs ak
cr, after prayer, a**k 'd th • reason of it.
Hu -aid he *s»«!«l not j*»in ariih them in
cxdling 4i«*d " Um Father Thu House
immediately ruuolvisl, "Dial Fliilitp Talior
l*e e\|a'lhsl fr**m this flousu. a* not Worthy
to continue a member thereof.•
----a#a ■
Blow your owo nose.
mil.
|lnla*ur calls n new-niipur th** oomnton
n>4>*rvoir inu* wloch every "tr* am p**ursits
bvmix waiers. uml at which every mat, uiay
come to di ink.
Tha in *st intense mods of expressing
contempt in Milwaukee, is t<* exclaim
•• th*. I hut.* no more to say! I scorn you
as I tlo a fk** wafer
|*ortmyt: *’A man shnukl n^xar be
nshiimod that hu ha« l»ren in the wr**n^,
which is but saying, iu other words, la* ia
wiser today than he was yesterday.
1'tiK Itihi* Its- Ins<u traiMoat* *1 into 2*Hi
iamtauges uud dialects. an*l is rea*ly f*»i'
flOn.fmO.fflHt of tin* inhabitants of the usrth;
but or!? lO’hOW.lKn) hare as yet rtttirnl
it.
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