Locomotive, Volume 35, Number 3, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 December 1855 — Page 1

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' CHRISTMAS BILLS. ' "Oh ! the bills, Christmas bills ! . What a world of misery . '. 1 1 , ' ' Their memory instills ! ' -As the merchants with their quills ' Stuck behind their 'ears polite,' So caressingly invite Your kind and prompt attention ' 1 To their bills ! How they dun, dun, dun,' As they kindly urge upon Your earnest attention their blessed little bills, Little bills ! "With a power of perforation ' And a maw that never fills, ' , What a sad dissimilation , 1 ! ; To call them little bills ! While all the tin that tinkles ; " : In your pocket, only sprinkles ' ' A litlle li(iuidation on the " ': ' '. Bills ! "Oh ! th.i destiny that fills All our holidays with bills, ' ; ' When the Christmas dinner ' : Of the poor indebted sinner Might be cooked with the fuel of his bills I Oh ! the bills, bills, bills 1 ' Nothing else but bills !"

From Itallou's Pictorial. ' ' ' ' MY COUSIN FK0M THE COUNTRY. ; . i ,.. . BY MttS. M. A. DENNISON. -A tall Yankee told the story; a man, bony, hard featured, yet upon whose front the Almighty hand had stamped genius in characters unmistakable. ' - '; Said he, "When I was a young man I was awkward, as I believe all young men afe, whose stature outruns their -years. : I had grown so fast that people where I lived looked up to me, and I of course, as was natural, looked down upon them, but I was not proud, not at nil. ' 1 had a cousin then, a singularly handsome man, whose face to me was always a delightful study.- He was not of such ungainly height as myself, but bis hair was brown and curling, his manner commanding, and above all he was a minister.: Jfow in those days, ministers were very nearly made idols of, and consequently were often spoiled. My cousin, I always thought, had more pride than was good for him; but be was so attentive whenever he came out in the country to pay us, a long visit, (as he invariably did every summer) so pleasant and affable to us all, that we overlooked his peculiarities. . , . . ,; . v 'I remember how we used to watch him at meal times, and what a, general jingling there was whenever he took his spoon out of his tea cup into his saucer, for we were a very imitative family, and cousin Dennis was our beau-ideal of politeness. 'One winter we had unusually good luck, and father happening to have a surplus of money on hand, told me that if I had a notion to see the world, I might go to the city and stop till spring. You may be sure I was taller than ever. I had never been in the city to stop over a day at the most, and now the idea of spending a winter there was almost overwhelming. Every night I made a programme of my expected tour where I should go this night, nnd where next week, and above all, I thought how pleasant it would be to share cousin Dennis hospitality, tor be bad so often urged me to come and pass some time with him. A few weeks more, and the busy fingers of mother and sisters had prepared my wardrobe, and the great trunk was brought down from the garret and stuffed till they would hold no more. Probably no experienced stranger, starting from Europe, ever took half the number 'wearables' that I, in my simplicity, deemed by far too limited. But the great gala day came, and with its departure I left my home for the wilderness of New York. 'It was late when I arrived at my cousin's house, a handsome brick dwelling, which, with some little land adjoining he bad inherited. I bad never seen it before, and to me it was as beautiful as a palace. ' An old Quaker aunt kept house for him, and by her I was welcomed wi'.h a cold formality I did not understand; yet wearied as I was, I did not give much thought about the subject, but ate my supper in silence, cheered by the news that my cousin had gone to officiate at a wedding; and might not be home till eleven. Already it was nearing ten, and I, unused to such late hours, begged to be shown to a bedroom. I shall never forget bow icy cold the room was to which I was attended. Large and cheerless, filled with sombre furniture, it was so different from my snug little chamber at home, where the sun laid all day, und where water seldom froze! The sheets as I touched them, seemed like ice. I had not dared to approach my feet to the polished stove hearth below stairs, and I suffered exceedingly. However, I soon forgot all discomfort in dreams, in which the old farm house and a roaring fire were the chiefest objects of interest. 'In the morning, and bitter cold it was, I arose at my usual hour, dressed and hurried from my chamber. I found my way to the hall. On the rack in the corner laid an ample cloth cloak, which I supposed my cousin must have thrown off in a hurry. Surprised at the unusual stillness, I tried the door from which I had made etrress the preceding niaht. It was locked fast. Successively I tried every door within my range; alas there was neither ingress nor outlet, tor the front entrance was also faslened in such a manner that it defied all my endeavors to remove the ' lock. It seems that my cousin's housekeeper was one of the old fashioned sort, and never retired without fastening up everything in the house; I question somewhat whether she did not lock her bed curtains. . . "Three mortal hours did I stay shivering in my room on that eventful morning, solacing myself with doleful glances at the brick walls of a distillery, and running over the pages of a Greek Lexicon, which assuredly was all greek to me and nothing else. 'At length, V, welcome sound; the bell rano-. and I, blue with cold, descended to the breakfast room. There I met my cousin, and for the first

time in my life, witnessed a sham welcome. I did not understand it then, I do understand such things better now. 1 My cousin tried his best to bo agreeable, but I saw that disappointment stood out all over his actions, particularly when I mentioned that I had come for a long visit. But I soon got over the unpleasant feelings consequent on this discovery, and determined to brave it out. Had he not stopped summer after summer on my father's farm? Did we not every six months send him some favor in the shape of the best winter greenings, russetts or Baldwins? So I put myself on my dignity, awkward though it was, and appeared as if 1 observed nothjifg unpleasant:- . Wherever I went I could see that my relative was ashamed of .his tall cousin. . .Now I knew in my soul that I was good for something.. I. had the consciousness of intellect, no way inferior to his own. At home I was famous as a Yankee story teller, but having a fear of, the minister's superior attainments always before my eyes, I had never allowed him to see what I could do; This false timidity. was, however tlowly wearing away. I began to feel anxious to resent my cousin's ofiiciousness, and I daily grew stronger in my determination to do so. ; I noticed his deportment when he little thought of it; his quick step ahead so as to seem alone when he met some fashionable lady; his little, manoeuvres to slip in and out of church by . himself; , his careful avoidance of all mention of my name to others; and I thought to myself, 'one day I'll teach you a lesson, young man, if you are a minister.' , , 'How it was I knew not, but by some mismanagement, I suppose, invitations were sent to us to attend a largo dinner party, given in honor of some distinguished divine, then creating quite an excitement in the city. My relative looked astounded when he found I had resolved to go, and tried to intimidate me by hinting at the fashionable character of the entertainment. At last, finding mo resolute, he said, with a bland smile: . i- .': :.',; ,' 'You had better then let me introduce you as 'my cousin from the country,' and as you are not initiated into the arts and mysteries of fashion, it will help you wonderfully; they will suppose you ignorant of etiquette, and therefore excuse your greenness.' . ; v ' 'Thank you for nothing,' thought I, and consented. ' 'I went to the party. ' There is no mistake about it, I was at first abashed in the company of so much dignity and beauty; I trembled for myself. My cousin sat opposite to me, and by his side a lovely girl robed in blue, who looked to me the nearest to an angel that it was possible to imagine. I soon saw that my heart had been traveling in thai oirection; he was de.vnrpH t her, although he kept an eye on poor me, to see that 'his cousin from the country' hid his glaring discredit. 'I heard him address her as Miss Harriet, and once in filling her glass from the crystal pitcher near by, he overrun it, and the fluid mingled with meat and gravy on the young lady's plate. ''Ha!' thought I, glancing at , him slyly, 'cousin from the country. , , . . . . ... 'Presently I noticed another mishap.: A rev-, erend and absent-minded looking gentleman at my right undertook to carve a chicken. By some awkwardness, a small bone flew from the edge of. bis knife, and slap it went Bgaiust the nose of a lady opposite, spattering her face with the gravy, i The lady turned red the gentleman apologized, the company seemed more than usually serious, as company always does; when it restrains itself from a hearty laugh, and I looked straight at my friend across the table, saying, as plain as eyes could say it, 'aha ! cousin from the couutry !' : 'And that was not the end of the chapter, for my cousin, attempting to cut butter, which as it was an unusually warm day, had ice upon it, unfortunately knocked the frozen element on the table, and of all the efforts I ever saw put forth to catch a slippey article, those he made in the matter of securing that ice were the most ridiculous. 'First be laid siege with knife and fork, but it danced about like ice-bewitched polka, waltz and redowa step, bopping now against Miss Harriet's plate, gliding about among hot vegetables, and sliding under meat "dishes until its capture became a matter of stubborn principle. Fortunately, one of the servants hurried to his help with a large spoon, and in using that my coasin's elbow came in contact with a little glass dish filled with pickles, and away it spun over on Miss Harriet's lap, and ice followed after. 0, with what gusto I could have shouted at that moment, 'cousin from the country,' but I pitied the blushing divine, and contented myself with an inward chuckle. 'But by-and-by, things wenton more smoothly, and we all got merry over the dessert. I assure you, ministers can enjoy themselves as well as the rest of us; and why pray should they not? One after another told some amusing anecdote, until the smooth, sleek visages fairly shone with good humor. I forgot my awkwardness my cousin Miss Harriet and' setting down my glass, began with a comic air: ' 'Once upon a time there was an old farmer lived away out in the woods in old Varmount State.' 'My strong nasal accent immediately attracted attention. Instantly there was silence, every eye was fixed upon me with a wondering yet respectful attention. ,..!., ' 'Ah5m!' said my cousin, vehemently, turning purple up to his hair, and fixing on me his handsome eyes. I only needed that glance to confirm my wavering resolution; if I had felt fearful, all traces of timidity were banished now; and in the midst of expressive smiles and some little tittering, I pushed on with my story: It worked like magic. Never before had I spoken before such an audience. Every little while I could see by the turn of his head, and certain little movements, that my cousin was apologizing for me to Miss Harriet, and he could not seem to understand it, when at the conclusion a universal roar went round the table, almost loud enough to drown the thunder of Niagara Falls. Again and again the mirth broke forth, and I was besieged for more; and when we arose from the table, I was the lion

of the evening, nnd 'my cousin from the country' forgotten entirely. 'I was not surprised at that, but I was surprised at the very decided marks of favor shown me by Miss Harriet. The beautiful girl sat by me and seemed to listen with interest to whatever I said. Poor Dennis ! the tables were turned, and I even believe he was jealous of his 'cousin from the country.' ' ' "Invitations poured in upon me after tbateventful day; I became more fastidious in the article of dress, and even ventured to make calls for myself. The circle of my acquaintance enlarged the handsome minister no longer cut me in public, but walked boldly by my side up the church aisle. ; I spent more time at my toilet than formerly; I patronized the barber; I prac

tised my old-fashioned songs, I sung for the la dies; in fact, 1 was popular. 'Miss Harriet Newland, the young lady I have mentioned belore, had been for two seasons the reigning belle. She was not wealthy, but tho heir expectant of a good property. She was a girl of decided talent, and no doubt intended to marry well. My cousin, 1 saw, most assuliously paying Ins addresses to her. He confided occasionally in me, and always spoke of her with transport. .: At length things began to change. He grew silent and moody, and seldom mentioned her name. I saw her frequently, and had I been vain, the light that sparkled in her eyes, the deep glow ot her beau tiful cheeks, would have Jed me to suspect my presence called forth the bright sparkle and the modest blush. , . . , I like the omnibus for one reason. It gives fine opportunities for the study of human nature. One day I determined on taking tho tour of the fashionable thoroughfare, and 1 accordingly hail fed the first 'bus, a gaudy concern, and we com menced our slow journey. , What a multitude were out that day I White hats and blue hats, with bluer eyes beneath them; flying feathers and dancing ribbons, and the mingled colors of soft and glossy silks, seemed jumbled together through the spaces between intervening vehicles, a rich variety of costly goods. ' ' " ; 'Suddenly, without a moment's warning, came down the rain, and such a rain ! Such springing to and fro ! such dodging in the shop doors and under shades ! such scampering for omnibuses ! In less time than I can say it, our vehicle was apparently full. I repeat apparently, for I believe the question has not yet been settled, 'when is an omnibus full?' : ... ' 'Drive on,' said a gruff voice, when a pretty white bonnet appeared, and a beautiful face looked appealingly in. I sprang from my seat Miss Harriet saw me, and blushingly made her way towards me between a multiplicity of knees, and after some demurring from her fair sisterhood, found a tolerable place at my side. I was in a tight place I acknowledge, but I never regretted that squeezing, never. 'One by one the occupants emerged from the 'bus along Broadway. Sincerely glad was I that a favorite maxim of mine had always been, 'an umbrella for every change of the wind;' I escorted Miss Harriet home, and spent the evening there. ' ' 'The next day I found an opportunity to talk with my cousin alone. 1 I informed him that I should in a week at farthest, return home. , j ; ' ; 'His face brightened. ' 'But I shall come back again in three months at the farthest,' I resumed. 'To spend the next winter, perhaps?' r. ' 'No, not to spend the next winter,' I replied, adding with a significant manner, 'I shall stay but a short time, and when I go back I shall not go alone.' 'He looked at me steadily, asking me, 'what do you mean?' : . ; ' 'I mean to get married,' I replied carelessly, throwing myself back in an easy chair. - 'You see that my greenness is developing itself.' ' 'I think it is,' he returned uneasily, and blushing deeply; 'but who is the lady?' ' 'None other than your favorite, Miss Hattie,' I replied, assuming an air of indifference. 'His eyes flashed in a moment; he sprang from his seat, and took several rapid turns across the floor. In a little while he sat down again, but he was very much agitated. I had, 1 confess, taken a wicked kind of pleasure in making the announcement, for his former false pride and unministerial conduct in slighting me, still rankled in my bosom; but I felt a sentiment of pity for him, for I saw he suffered.. 'At last he resumed the conversation. He was pale, but more composed, as he said: ' 'You see that I am surprised at this announcement; you must be aware with what feelings I have regarded Miss Newland, but I have long since ceased to hope for her favor. As all is settled, may God prosper you. My disappointment will, I trust, result in my spiritual ad vancement. I have been too worldly and too proud.- God bless you. farewell. 'Now we have, both of us, happy families, and he is a humble, self-denying man. I sometimes quizzingly ask him if he remembers 'that cousin from the-country.' Experiment in Manners. In the year 1821, I made, in London, in a spirit of wager, a very decisive and satisfactory experiment as to the effect of civil and courteous manners, on people of various ranks and descrip tions. . ' There were in the place a number of young Americans, who always complained to moot the neglect and rudeness experienced by them from citizens to whom they spoke in the streets. I hey asserted in particular, that as often as they requested directions to any point in the city to wards which they were proceeding, they either received an uncivil and evasive answer, or no answer at all. I told them that my experience on the same subject had been exceedingly different; that I had never failed to receive a civil reply to my question often communicating the information requested; and that I could not help suspecting that their failure to receive similar replies arose, in part at least, if not entirely from the plainness, not to say the bluntness of their manner in making their inquiries, the correctness of this charge however, they sturdily denied, asserting that their manner of asking informa-

tion was good enough fortbose to whom they eddrtssed lhemstlve. Unable to convince them by words of the truth of my suspicions, I proposed then the following simple and conclusive experiment. , t , , Let us take together a walk of two or threo hours in some of the public streets of the city. You shall yourselves designate to me the persons to whom I shall propose questions, and the subjects also, to which the questions shall relate; and the-only restriction imposed is, that no question shall be proposed to any one who shall appear to be greatly hurried, agitated, distressed, or in any other way deeply pie-occupied in mind or body, and no one shall speak to the person questioned but myself. My proposition being accepted, out we sallied, and to work we went; and 1 continued my experiment until my young friends surrendered at discretion, frankly acknowledging that my opinion was right, and theirs, of course wrong; and that, in our passage through life, courtesy of address nnd deportment may be made both pleasant and powerful means to attain our ends and gratify our wishes. I put questions to more thnn twenty persons of every rank, from the high-bred gentleman to the servant in, livery, and received in each instance, a courteous, and in most instances, a satisfactory reply. If the information asked for was not imparted, the individual addressed gave an assurance of his regret at being unable to communicate it. What seemed most to surprise my friends was,' that the individual accosted by me, almost al-; ways imitated my own manner. If I uncovered, as I usually did in speaking to a gentleman, or even to a man of ordinary appearance and breeding, he did the same in his reply, and when I touched my hat to a liveried coachman, his hat was immediately under his arm. So much may be done, and such advantages gained, by simply avoiding coarseness and vulgarity, and being well-bred and agreeable. Nor can the case be otherwise. For the foundation of good breeding is good nature and good sense, . two of the most useful and indispensable attributes of a well constituted mind. Let it not be forgotten, however, that good breeding is not to be regarded as identical with i. . . . . politeness a mistake which is too frequently, if not generally committed., A person may be ex-( ceedingly polite without the much higher and more valuable accomplishment of good breeding. Autobiography of Dr. Caldwell. ' i5Tln the "Drawer" of Harper's Magazine, we find the following amusing clerical anecdotes: Our correspondence and the papers have poured into the Drawer even more than the usual

Amount - "olci-ieal" anecdote, nnd w venture, with some hesitation, to dispense a few of them, which are vouched for as genuine and true. At the meeting of the Synod of New York and New Jersey, held in Newark, it was resolved ' to adjourn to Greenport, Long Island. The Rev. Mr. Whittaker suggested to the reverend members, as there was good fishing at Greenport, they should bring their fishing-tackle with them. The Rev. Dr. S. II. Cox replied, that "the suggestion might be apostolic, but hecertainly thought it a scaly one." The Synod seemed to think so too, for they reconsidered the vote, and agreed to meet elsewhere.1 Probably Greenport is as well able to support a minister as that parish in Massachusetts, of. which we made mention some time ago, where the pastor's salary is twenty-five dollars a year ; and half the fish he catches. The Rev. Mr. Blank, of the Episcopal Church, after laboring in an ancient and very respectable town in Louisiana long enough to have planted a vineyard and eaten the fruit thereof, became discouraged, and very justly disgusted with the , people. He determined to leave them, and in his farewell sermon he thus unburdened his heart and his conscience: ,'" , - , "And now, if there is any roan in this congregation that can prove he ever paid me a dollar, it. shall be refunded to him on the spot.". He then gave out a hymn to be sung, commencing with these lines: :, "Lord! what a wretched bind is tliis, i ... That yields us uo supply." ' And having thus shaken off the dust of his feet': for a testimony against them, he gathered his , robes about him and retired. "Served them right !" saitli the world. But "hard times" among the clergy are not ' confined to the profession in this country. A ; London minister, no more fastidious than our brother in Louisiana, lately astonished his congregation by informing them that he had had a personal interview with the Devil, which happened on this wise: "I was sitting," said he, "in my study, when I heard a knock at the door. 'Come in,' said I, when the door opened, and who should walk in but the Devil ! , " 'How d'ye you?' said he. " 'Pretty well, thank you,' said I. " 'What are you about?' said he; 'preparing your sermon for next Sunday?' " 'The very thing,' said I. " 'Ah 1' said he, 'I dare say you think you are doing a great deal of good.' " 'Well,' 1 said, 'not so much as I could wish; but a little good, I hope.' "You have a large congregation,' said he. " 'Well, pretty large,' I said. ' "'And 1 dare say,' he remarked, 'you are very proud of them?' - " 'No,' said I, 'that I am not, for not one-third of them pay for their sittings !' " 'You don't say so !' said the Devil, in great surprise. " 'Yes, that I do,' I repeated; 'not one-third of them pay a penny for their sittings.' "'Well,' said the Devil, 'then J say they are a shabby lot!"' The congregation took the hint so very explicitly given, and a marked increase was observable in the receipts of the treasury. iCSrOn Saturday night a German named Christian Sickenberg, was killed by being run over by a freight train on the Cincinnati road, near the depot. A Coroner's jury was held, and evidence showed that he was drunk, and doubtless fell on the track.