Decatur Eagle, Volume 11, Number 12, Decatur, Adams County, 28 June 1867 — Page 1

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ATTORNEYS. Da D. HELLER, -A.ttorn.ey at Law, DECATUR, INDIANA. Will practice his profession anywhere in Indiana or Ohio. OFFICE.—With Dr. Borg, over Spencer & Meibers’ Hardware Store. vlQns2tf. JAMES R. 8080, -Attorney at Law, Pension & Bounty Agent, DECATUUR, INDIANA. Draws Deeds, Mortgages and Contracts. Redeems Lands, pays Taxes, and collects Bounties and Pensions. OFFlCE—Opposite the Auditor’s Office. vlon6tf. b> STUDABAKER, -Attorney at Law, Claim & Beal Estate Agent, DECATUR, INDIANA. Will practice law in Adams and adjoining counties; secure Pensions and other claims against the Government; buy and sell Real Estate; examine titles and pay taxes, and other business pertaining to Real Estate Agency. He is also a Notary Public, and is prepared to draw Deeds, Mortgages and other instruments of writing. vlOnlltf. REAL ESTATE ACENTsT JAMES R. 8080, LICENSED REAL ESTATE AGENT. DECATUR, INDIANA, If~h ACRES of good farming JOO land, several Town Lots, and a large quantity of wild land for sale. If you want to buy a good farm or wild land he will sell it to you. If you want your land sold he will sell it for you. Fo sale, no charge. vlon6tf

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THE REPHOOF. Whisper it softly, When nobody’s near, Let not those accents Fall harsh on the ear. She is a blossom 'Too tender and frail For the keen blast, The pitiless gale. Whisper it gently, 'Twill cost thee no pain; Gentle words rarely Are spoken in vain; Threats and reproaches The stubborn may move— Noble the conquest Aided by love. Whisper jt kindly, ’TwiU pay thee to know Penitent tear-drops Down her cheeks flow. Has she from virtue Wandered astray ? Guide her feet gently— Rough isThe way. She has no parent, None of her kin; Lead her from error, Keep her from sin. Does she lean on thee ? Cherish the trust; God to the merciful Ever is just.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel. A Freak of the Blind GodHow a Pretty Scottish Dassle became a Bride—A Romantic Courtship and Marriage. Our readers will remember that a party of Scottish emigrants passed through this city the other day, en route for homes in Minnesota. An incident of a somewhat romantic nature took place in connection with one of the families in the party, which we will relate, as it may interest our readers.

The family consisted of the father and mother and three daughters, the eldest a young lady of about eighteen years of age. This young lady had a face of extraordinary beauty, and a form of faultless symmetry. It was really a treat to look upon her. Her every movement was graceful and ladylike; her eyes were brilliant and sparkling, fairly electrifying whoever caught their glance; her nose, finely chiseled, and of pure Grecian style; and her complexion of rare beauty. Such beauty, to be appreciated, needs but to be seen. The family, on arriving here about noon, put up at the Newhall House. The old gentleman sallied out after dinner to get a get a glimpse of Milwaukee and her citizens before pursuing his course any further westward. He happened to encounter a young fellow-countryman, who had preceded him to this country about six years, and Who is now engaged in business here. The two soon became acquainted, and talked Over their experiences in the “auld mither country,” and the incidents that had transpired since they had left her. As may readily ima-l gined, the two were not long in becoming friends. After a long conversation, the main topic being auld Scotia, her craggy mountains, her brown heaths and her shaggy woods, the old gentleman invited his new found friend up to the room which the family were occupying. The invitation was accepted and the young man formally introduced.

But alas for him. Cupid had fired many a dart at. his heart, but the missile had passed harmless from him and he had remained unscathed. But a single glance from the sparkling, bewitching eyes of the young beauty, fairly staggered him, and from the moment of the introduction he was in love—so deeply and desperately in love, that his wits forsook him, and it was only by a desperate effort that he could regain his self-composure. Our bachelor friend supped with the family, and gradually he became more communicative. The hours of evening fled swiftly by. AU the bachelor seemed to sec was

the dazzling beauty of the daughter —ail he seemed to hear was her silvery voice or clear, ringing laughter. At last the time came for a separation. The family was to leave the city on the morrow for Minnesota, and he must needs bid them adieu. But how could he bear to separate, perhaps, forever, from the only woman he had ever loved, even for so short a time ? He was at a loss, but quickly made up his mind as to his course of action. Calling the young lady aside he frankly told her of the passion with which she had inspired him, and entreated her, at least, to give his suit due consideration. The young lafly answered by referring him to herlather. That individual was at first very much astonished at the turn affairs had taken. He had not anticipated such a result. However, as his daughter appeared to be as much under the influence of the blind god, as the young man, he promised to think over the matter and give his answer on the morrow. In a delirium of ecstacy the young man repaired to his lodgings, and although he assayed to sleep, Morpheus refused to be lured to his couch. At the earliest dawn he was up and around, and waited the proper time to call and learn his destiny, with the greatest impatience. At last the appointed time arrived, and he hurried to the old gentleman, hoping for a favorable termination of his suit He was received cordially, and presented to the young lady as her accepted husband, the father having learned that he bore the most irreproachable character. At this his joy knew no bounds, and he embraced and showered kiss after kiss upon his affianced bride, while she clung to him fondly. But the family had to leave in the afternoon, and they must complete their arrangements. It was proposed, and the idea embraced by the lovers, that no separation should take place between them, but that they should be married at once. As there was not much time to spare they proceeded at once to the house of a clergyman and were made one flesh not more than twenty hours after their first meeting. In the evening the parents parted from their daughter and newly found son-in-law and started for the west, while the bride and bridegroom started for a brief tour to tiie Niagara Falls and the Hudson. They will return in a few weeks to this city, and the bride will grace one of the most fashionable circles in the city by her beauty. We trust that the old adage, “ Marry in haste and repent at leisure,” will not be verified in this case.

Guard Against Vulgar Language.—There te as mi’.eh connection between the words and the thoughts as there is between the thoughts and the actions. The latter are not only the expression of the former, but they haVe a power to react upon the soul, and leave the stain of their corruption there. A young man who allows himself to use one vulgar or profane word has not only shown that there tea foul spot upon his mind, but by the utterance Os that word he extends that spot and inflames it till, by indulgence, it Will pollute and ruin the whole soul. Be careful of your words as well as your thoughts. If you can control the tongue that no improper words are pronounced by it you will soon be able, also, to control the mind, and save that from corruption. You extinguish the fire by smothering it, or by preventing bad thoughts bursting out into language. Never utter a word anywhere which you would be ashamed to speak in the presence of the most refined female, or the most religious man. Try this practice a little while, and you will soon have command Os yourself.

A Greek Funeral. I remember when they buried that bright-eyed Greek maiden, snatched suddenly from earth, when her young heart was light as her face was fair. They arrayed her, so rigid and motionless, in the gay dress she had never worn but for some great fete or gala, as tho’ this, more than any were a day of rejoicing for her; and thus attired, with her long hair spread out over her still bosom, all decked with flowers, they laid her uncoffined in the grave. At her feet they placed a small flask of water and a basket of corn, in accordance with ancient Greek superstition, which supposes that for three days and nights the disembodied spirit lingers mournfully around its tenement of clay, the garment of its mortality, wherein, as a pilgrim and a stranger on the earth, it lived and loved, it sinned and suffered. As soon as the first symptoms of decay announce that the curse of corruption is at work, they believe that the purer essence departs to purer realms. Before the grave was closed, while for the last time the radiance of the sunset cast a glow, like the mockery of life, over the marble face of the poor young girl, her friends, as a last precaution, took measures to ascertain that she was actually dead, and not in a swoon. The means they always take in such instances to ascertain a fact which elsewhere would be insured by a Doctor’s certificate, is touching in the extreme. The person whom, while alive, it was known the deceased loved best, the mother, or it may be the young betrothed, who had hoped to place on her head the gay and bridal crown, instead of the green laurel garland of death, advances and calls her by name, repeating after it the word “ ella ” (come) several times, in a tone of the most passionate entreaty. If she is mute to his appeal, if she is deaf to the voice dearest to her on earth, then they no longer doubt that she is dead indeed. They cover up the grave, lift their eyes to heaven, where they believe her to be, for the Greeks do not hold to the doctrine of purgatory, and having made the sign of the cross, they depart jn silence to their several homes. But a year after, on the anniversary of the death, they return to the grave, and whisper to the silent tenant that they love her still Y and she is yet remembered and tegretted.

Interesting Exploration. Two French gentlemen have recently explored the Island of Spitzbergen in a very complete manner. They have measured the mountains, mapped the coast, examined the geological formation of the island, its vegetable products, and its meteorological phenomena. They found that the long day in summer, extending over several months, became intensely hot on account of the unceasing heat of the sun, and that during this period vegetation sprung up with great luxuriance. The north pole is but Six Hundred miles from Spitsbergen, and these explorers with many other scientific men, think that the pole itself and the sea supposed to surround it Can be reached without much difficulty from Spiteburgen. Large quantities of floating timber cover the waters of the bays and creeks of the island. With regard to the great heat of the sun at Spitsbergen during the summer it may be remarked that when the French scientific expeditions were sent out to find the length of a quadrant of the meridian, upon which the French system of measurement is based, the party that went to the Arctic Circle complained of extreme heat, whilst the party that visited Quito, under the Equator, coniplained of extreme cold. The last man in Tennessee who sold a negro slave at auction and took in payment therefor confederate money, te now quo of the radical candidates for Congress.

Josh Hillings on Artemus Ward. We don’t believe, says the Troy Budget, Josh Billings ever wrote anything pretier or more toutching than the following. We don’t believe the philosophy was ever better united to the tenderness of grief. It is poetry in dishabille; is the heart of an honest man in yellow blush. “Josn Bilungs on Artemus Ward.—Deth haz done a cruel thing lately.—Deth seldom iz kind But Dethiz imparshall: this iz all that kan be sed in hiz favor.—He mows with hiz sithe awl round the world, now in this field, now in that: wheat, flowers, and weeds drop, wilt and whither, for he sithes early and late, in citi, and in town bi the harthstun, and away oph where the wanderers arc. “Deth haz done a cruel thing lately.—Deth seldom iz kind.— Here, a father, a mother a wee small thing, but a month on a visit ; there, Mary and Charley, go down in white clothes—Deth mow menny friends are all bare, for Deth cuts cluss, as well as cruel. “Deth loves to mow, tis his style. He iz old, and slik with his sickle, he mowed for Able ov old, and for Abel of yesterday. “Deth mows strangely, and round fall dazy and grass, and alone, snarling stands the korse thissle, left for what? Deth kant tell, for God only knows. “Deth yu hev dun a cruel thing lately: yu hev mowed where the wittyest one ov them all stood, whose heart was az good and az soft az a mother's. “Deth yu hev moved where my friend Artemus stood, and Humor weares mourning now for the child of my heart lam sad, lam sorry.” Writing to us, Josh says, modestly, as if an apology were necessary, ‘I cannot write epitaphs in my style, and if I don’t use my style nobody will thank me for the effort. If a man stand on his head once, he has got to stand on his head the balance of his days. We can’t put on the cap and ever wear citizen’s dress again. This is the misery that fools suffer when they would like to quit playing the fool and creep in among sensible folks. Artemus was kind to me once and that is enough for me. I had rather have a slice of a man’s heart than to have his bank.

Obtaining Husbands far Toung LadleS. Three young men were before the Chicago Police Court recently on the charge of being vagrants, when one of them made the following defence: ’’These two gentleman and myself are the firm of Edward & Griffin. We are proposers. By that I mean we propose to young ladies and help to get them married. We are benefactors. When we see a young lady who is not, and never has been engaged, one of us says to her We will get you married for S —, payable after marriage.’ Os course she says yes. For the time being, one of us is considered as engaged to her. We trumpet the fact abroad. Whenever the other two of us meets young man who is not engaged, we say: ‘What a lucky dog Griffin is! He has won Mtes.X-’ And we praise her. We encourage the young man to go in and cut Grffin out, for the fim of the thing. Being a fool, like most young men, he does it He proposes to Miss X., knowing that she is engaged to Griffin, and hardly expecting that she will accept him. But She always does. And he can never cut loose from her. He must marry her or be tried for breach of promise. I myself have been engaged twenty-five times during the last year. We are doing so well that we. think of hiring a clerk to do part of the work for us. I should not have told you this but for your atrocious threat about Bridewell. But as we have given false names, it not make much difference?’

A correspondent of the Chicago' Tribune, from Naples, writes : There is one matter in relation to Pompeii that is seldom touched on by writers, and which I dare not touch too closely, to wit: The horrible depravity of the Pompe l ians, as illustrated by the frescoes, mosaics, sculptures and bronze statues that are found. Hundreds of these vile objects have been carried away to the museum in Naples and put in a room which no woman is allowed to visit; but there are still houses in Pompeii that are kept locked, and others that have such sculptures over the doors on the outside that the guides hurry past them when there are women in the party. Even in private houses there are scores of frescoes—magnificently executed, too—which one would dare to visit only in company with his nearest and dearest friends, if ladies, and in other houses pictures and statues than which none can imagine anything worse. I cannot understand why the writers on these matters have been so anxious to conceal the faults of the ancients. It is a feet that deserves to be generally known. Great God! what a picture of corruption in Imperial Rome is revealed to one who looks into Pompeii with anything like thoroughness. The very stone of the door-posts tells a tale more damnable than ever was invented by modern thought. Sodom was clean and Gomorrah was pure, compared with Pompeii. Where was ever a people on earth, before or since Pompeii, that “advertised the ways that lead down to hell” by sculptures placed in the open light of the street ? “ Out, damned spot!” cried the still infant ge-, nius of modern civilization and Christianity, as it looked in upon Pompeii,- and Vesuvius responded to the command and sent his consuming fires to do the work.

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The Squire’s Indigestion. Old Squire H. was a very successful and substantial farmer in an interior town of Massachusetts, aud a more amazing eater never lived in any town anywhere. And especially much did he eat when fresh pork was to be his nourishment. Well, of a certain time one of his hogs had been killed. The next morning there was fresh pork for breakfast, and the old man ate most wondrously. In the course of the forenoon he ate his luncheon, consiststing of bread and butter, mince-pie and cheese, At noon his dinner consisted of fresh pork, pickles, mince- * pie, and the usual accompaniments. His afternoon luncheon was like that of the forenoon.— 1 When he came home to supper his favorite dish had not been prepared as part of the meal- The old man ‘ fretted and scolded till fresh pork was added to the substantiate.— He ate voraciously, as usual. In the evening he toasted some cheese, buttered and ate it. Just before going to bed he roasted a couple of apples and ate them.— In tile night he was taken with a colic. The doctor was with him till morning, and nearly wrought a miracal in saving the old man’s life. The next day Bolles W., one* of his neighbors, went to condole with the “Old Squire.” “Faithful Bolles,” said the old worthy, “I like to have died last night. Til never eat another roast apple as long as I live. I never did love them very well, and last night I ate only two, and they nearly killed me;” Bolles never told this story without laughing. The Hickman (Ky)Courier is responsible for the statement that a Miss Mary Godey, living near that place has been asleep for twelve years. At the age of twelve after an ague lit, she went to sleep, and has been in a state of coma most of the time since, and she is now twenty-four years of age.— She wakes at regular intervals for the pupose of yawning, but soon sinks into a slumber again, from Which it is impossible to arouse her. She takes kindly to this condition of things, has grown considerably, and preserves her beauty and plumpness. What a nice quiet wife she would make. Pay your last years Subscription for the Eagle.