Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 3, Number 45, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 10 May 1873 — Page 2

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THE MAIL:

Office, 3 South 5th Street.

TERRE-HAUTE, MAY 10,1873.

One Old Maid,

D. BELLE BARNARD.

"Wiiy this is my birthday exclaimed Miss Folisao a8 her eyo fell on tho 'late of the morning paper she had been reading. "I had forgotten it until now. Forty to-day, I wondor if I look that oUl and sho stood boforo tho glass, where tho handsome appointments of her room wero mirrored, and looked critically at tho prim, pleasant face acd angular figure reflected there. "Forty to-day, and still unmarriod I am an old maid at last. It is no uso trying to disguise it any longer. No one would mistake me for anything but a maiden lady of increasing uncertain age," and she flashed a swift

smile

of comical dis­

may and heaved a mock sigh, showing tho naturally mirthful spirit still alivo under all tho outward repression. Shaking her short grayish curls at the pictured faco in the glass saying, "It's no u»o, my dear, you have been weighed in the balance and aro sadly wanting in thoso attractions necessary to POeuro a kindred spirit. They say that whilo there is life there is hope, but it is always best to be resigned to the worst, and fato, who has dealt pretty kindly with you in rogard to tho worldly comforts of this life, hasher unkind cut in rosorvo. You will live to bo awfully old and havo your full ago, and tho fact that you wore still a miss engraved on your tombstone," and sho laughed with qui to good humor ovor tho prospect, till much of her starchy resorvo scorned to vanish and hor faco was illumined as the suu brightons a winter landscapd.

Sho sat down in a deep, oasy chair by tho low window, and holding tho paper idly in hor hand her thoughts ran on in tho samo strain: "I remember' whon I was a yonng girl I scornod tho idoa of being an old maid. I never droatned I would livo to this ago and still 1)0 singlo, and yot I novor had an oll'or I had a lovor once—Ben Whitney. wondor what has bccomo of him havon't hoard from him sinco ho marriod and wont West, twenty years ago. Hut I novor rogrot my lonoly lot after going tho round of visiting tho married acquaintances. I always como homo and congratnlato mysolf on a lucky cs•capo from matrimouy. Thoro is Mntl-io Smith. Such a bright, protty girl as she was whon wo wero at school togethor. Sho married sobor and industrious mechanic, who was getting good wagos, and took up joyfully, hopefully, a life of narrow means aud small oconomies, oxpocting love to couipentatofor all the hardship. I had not ,oon hor lor somo tiino, so went to look tior up tho other day. Tho three older ohildron trooped down to the gate to moot mo, with the wonderful news that they had a baby at their house—as if this was not an annual occurrence, certain as tho coming of Christmas or Fourthof July. 1 found the poor, tired, ovorworkod mother dragging herself woarily from one household duty to anothor, with one child in hor arms, and another, only a baby itself, jealously clinging to hor skirts. She had no ser vant, help was no oxpensivo and wastoful, hor husband was very kind and considorato, assisting hor all ho could but ho could not loavo his work, and his wagos aro tho samo now as whon thoro woro two instead of sevon to support. I noxt called on cousin Sarah. I had heard that her husband had boon drinking worse than usual Utoly, and thought she would like to soo the ffeco of a friend. Sho is very jroud and did not mention tho trouble that lay heavy on her heart, until just before I oamo away soinothing touched a tender ohord and she sobbed out all her sorrows with her bond on my shoulder. Poor thing, I pitied hor, fbrsho had no children to comfort tho lonoly hours of his neglect. I offered what consolation I could and ieft her quite cheered with the hopo of his reformation. There goes little Tommy Tiinmins on the otbor aide of the street. I'll venture his wife sever shed a tear over his conduct nice, dutiful little fellow, so obedient and handy to ran of errands! But, then, he wouldn't suit me for a husband—too muoh like taking a boy to raise. His wife stands ahead taller than he, and the noighbors do saythough I don't know how true it is— that whon sho wants to direct his attention to anything she takes him by tho oar and tarns his hoad in that direction! There is Mrs. Judge Starr coming down the steps to get into her carriage. One would think she oujcht to be happy with her husband, who is a man of intellect, wealth and highstanding among tho people, her beautiful home and those two beautiful little children who are throwing kisses and calling good-bye,mamma, from the upper window as the carriage whirls sway. But, ah! There is a skeleton there, though few suspect it. She came over the other day and told me all about it, for her heart was breaking for sympathy, and she had no relative near to confide in. It seems there is some one else who shares In the stately judge's wealth and regard, a woman fairer and younger than the wif,» he promised to love and cherish until doath parted then, a woman whose sole aim in life is to attract and dassle men and who is therefore an expert in the business. So when I come to consider these examples of the happiness of married life I am glad I am still a lone­

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ly old maid—/ am not tied down to a lot of crying cbildrea who coma faster than I can support them. I don't tremble and quake whon I hear a step in tho hall thinking a tipsy husband is going to stumble in and disgrace me. I am not bound for life to a meek, spiritless creature as insignificant as a caterpillar. Nor crying my eyes out beeauso my husband ,is uneasy in my society and only happy when basking in the smile? he has paid good round pricc for. No indeed. I am free and independent and happy and wouldn't be married for the universe. Ah, bore como Bob with a letter for mo. I wonder who it can bo from? 'Yours till doath, Benjamin Whitney.' Well, I never my band trombles so loan hardly hold tho paper. I'm so flustered like. He has lost his wifo, and, hearing 1 was still singlo, ho has written to me to know if I will come and take charge of things housokeepors are hard to get and are very expensive, a^d ho isn't very well oft* in this world'B goods, and wants me to be a mother to his six little children. Thoro it is, in black and white, my first offer BOW, lot no one ever say again I couldn't havo married if I had wantod to. Of course, I'll go my own feelings sha'n't bo considered at all it is my duty to go to thoso poor, motherless children Wbero is that newspaper I was roading? I want to soo what time tho next train starts."

DOMESTIC BLISS.

The Happiness of Shaking GirpcU—A Rival of the Ddnbury

You don't caro a continental about saving tho nail, bocauso you find that it is not a good time for tho practice of economy, but you do fool a littlo hurt whon both claws break off from tho claw, and the nail doos not budgo a peg. Then your manhood assorts itself and you raiso in your might, and throw tho carpot claw at tho dog, and get hold of tho carpot with both hands, and tho air is full of dust and flying tacks, and thoro is a fringe of carpet yarn all along tho mop-board, and tho* baby cries and the cat goes anywboro, anywhore out tho world, and your wifo says you ought to bo ashamed of yourself to talk so—but that carpet comes up. Then ydu lilt one side of tho stove, and your wifo trios to get the carpet from under it, but can't beeauso you aro standing on it. Ho you try a new hold, and just after your back broaks tho carpet is clear. You aro not through yot. Your wifo don't tell you apy more littlo storios, but gets your old coat and hangs it on you, and opens tho back door and shoves you out, and intimates that tho carpot noods whipping. Whon vou hang the tormenting thing across the clothes-lino tho wrong wav, and get it rigbtod, and have it slide off into tho mud, aud hang It up again, and got half a pint of dust and threo broken tacks snapped out of the northwest corner into your mouth by thewlnd. you make some observations ou neglected to mention while in the ouso. Then you hunt up a stick and go for that carpet.

The first blow hides the sun and ml the fair faoo of nature behind a cloud of dust, and, right In the center of that cloud, with the wind square in your fkee, no matter bow you stand, you wield that cudgel until both hands are blistered, and tho milk of human kindness curnles in your bosom. You can whip tho carpet a longer or shorter period, according to the sin of your mad: it don't make any difference to the carpet, it is just as dusty and fa My and disagreeable alter you hare hipped it two hours as it was when you commenced. Then yon bundle it up, with one corner dragging, and stumble into the house, and nave more trouble with stove, and fell to And any way of using tbej carpet stretcher white you stand on tho carpet, and fail to find any place to stand off from the carpet, and then you get on your knees again, whilo four wife holds the saucer, and with blind confidence hands you broken tacks, crooked tacks with no points, tacks with no heads, tacks with no leathers, tacks with the biggest ends at the points. Finally the carpet is down and the baby comes back, and the cat comes back, and the dog comes back, and your wife

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From the Ultca (N. Y.) Herald. Tko annual ceremony of JiiklnftVp whipping, and putting down carpets is almost upon us. It Is one of tho ills which ilesh is heir to. and cannot be avoided. You go homo somo pleasant spring day, at peace with the world and find iho baby with a clean face and ot your favorite pudding for dinner, 'hen your wife tolls you how muoh younger you aro looking, aud says she really hopes sho can turn that walking dross sho woro last fall, and savo tho oxponso of a now suit, and then she asks you if you can't just help her about taking up tho carpot. If you are a fool, and you generally are by that time, you toll her ot course you can, just as woll as not. Then sho gets a saucer for the tacks, and stands and holds it, and then you get tho claw and go down on your knees aifd begin to help hor. You fefll quito economical about tko first three tacks, and take thom out carefully and put them in the saucer. Your wifo is good about hold ing tho saucer, and boguilos you with an interesting story about how your nei&Mor's littlo boy is not expected to livo tnl morning. Then you como to tho tack with a crookod hoad, and J'OIF get tho claw under it and tho hoad comes off, and the leather comes off, and the carpot comos off, and as it won't do to loavo the tack in the floor, because it will toartho carpot whou it is put down again, you go to work and skin your knuckles, and get a silver under your thumb nail, and toll your wife to shut up about that everlasting boy, and make up your mind that it does not make any differonco about that tack, and so you begin on tho corner where the carpet is doubled two or three times and has been nailed down with a shingle nail.

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says she is glad that job is off her mind. As it is too late to do anything else you sit by the fire and smoke, with the inner confidence that you are the meanest man in America. The next day you hear your wife tell a friend that you are soUred she took up and nut down that great heavy carpet yesterday.

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UTE SATTHMY EVENING MAIL. MAY 10, I«7^.

Wholesale Trade of Terre-Haute

The" following Wholesale Housed f»f Haute are supplied with aM stock of SPRING GOODS, whichwiUbe sold at BOTTOM PRICES

HUMAN & COX1,

WHOLESALE GROCERS

AND DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF

TV '••iSsj -l 'i "B T71 !'nf mri «r «!1

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Domestic and Foreign Wines ana Liquors^

Cigars and Tobacco, Flour, Salt, Kails,

CORNER IIAIN AND FIFTH STREETS,

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DEKIXO BLOCK,'

TERRE-HAUTE, DiDim.

URIAH JEKFEUS. KLISilA HAVENS. ROlllillT GEDDES,

¥. R. JEFFERS & CO.,

Commission^ Merchants!!

AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN

STAPLE AND FANCY NOTIONS,

WHITE GOODS, SHIRTS, BUCK GLOVES, Ac.

Exclusive Agents for all Piece Goods made by the Vigo Woolen Mills. He. 023 MAIN STREET, TERBE-IIAUTK, INDIANA. jo©" ',iij All orders promptly attended to. "tES

^•JTTIG- 3c CO.,

WHOLESALE DEALERS AND

COMMISSION 'MERCHANTS,

In Notions, Fancy Goods, White Goods,

Hosfory, Cutlery, Spool-Cotton, &c,,

US MAIN STItEET, BETWEEN FIFTH AND SIXTH. 1. ,Vf

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N. Katzenbach & Co.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

CIGARS

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Wholesale Dealers in Tobaccos, Snuff, &c., 193 Main Street, Terrc-Haute, Intl.

Crawford, O'Boyle & Co.,

EXCXIJSIVEI,Y

WHOLESALE*"""

BOOTS & SHOES!

180 Main Street, Terre-Haute, Indiana.5'"^'

L. A. BURNETT,**

WHOLESALE DEALER IN

Leather, Hides, Furs, Peltries,

SHOE FINDINGS, TANNERS' OIL AND ROUGH LEATHER, 146 Main Street, Terre-Haute, Ind.

WHOLESALE AXD RETAIL DEALER IN

HARDWARE AND CUTLERY,

152 and 154 Haiti St, Terre-Hante.

AGENTS FOR THE.

Horney Richmond Plow.

:T. H. RIDDLE,

WHOUSAMEPKALBBU

Millinery, Straw Goods, Laces,

#*,1 RIRBOH8, FAKCY CMHIDS, *c.^ Will Daplieate iRdiaamelU, riacinnati or CUo|i BlUi ileoaBildeSolicited. &SHM *4 -in

VaoUHAUt PKALBB 1»

Millinerjriand Fancy i^Goods

^Hosiery, Corsets, Trimmings, &c.,

MATS

ST., TEKRE-HAITE, INB.

,~rJW. H.SCUDDER,

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Confectionery,

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TIIELL,"RIPLEY & DEMING,^

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WHOLESALE DRY:G00DS!

604 MAIN STREET.

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T. H. K1DDLK, 151 Jiala St., Tum-HMlf.

S. Xj- STRAUS.

NION STEAM BAKERY.

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PARASOLS,

Silk and Pongee, *i

$2.00,13.00, 84.00, 85.00,§0.00, $7.00, $8.00,89.00 aud 810.00. (fcfccl I

HOSIERY,

GREAT VARIETY.

A Bivgaiu at 88 cents. '4m a --4 1 Drive at S3 cents. A Sacrifice at US cent». itu 3 JJk* iM -id 100 Dozen Hose and Half Hose AI 25 0011 ts pnlr, well worth 00 por rent more.

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Ho. 1M Mate Street, bet. Oth aniTtfe, North sido,'Metropolitan Block,Terre-Hante, Ind.

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FRANK HEINIG& BRO.

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Munuteciurttra of all kinda o1

Crackers, Cakes. Bread

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."-DEALERS IN

Foreign & Domestic Fruits,

FANCY A STAPLE GROCERIES, ItAVAXSTTSSTASKX, (lietwocn the two Railroads,) 21-tr.

of CHINA, GLASS, and QUEENSWARJE^ nhi£hjrc are selling at O W E S A S I E S

V-": H. S. RICH ARSON & CO.,

Klaln Slrcet, Cor. of Alley, between 3rd and 4th, North Side.

PLATFORM SCALES, s-

And RAILROAD TllACR SCALES,' Call on or Address H. J. KEELER, 205 North Sth Street,' Send for Circular. TERRE-HAUTE, IXD.

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IMPROVED

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wtM** i':s Can be obtained only in.lhe»e Organs. «,«. (i Ml i'/lh %Islrlylive plfferait SHjrlea,

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10,000ablebodledcitizens ofTerrc-Uaute aiul vicinity, to help buy out our Splendid Stock

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WAG ON, "ykf tr*a*i 1 SfftDEPOT, ...... 'M, A if «. UIlAINy- /.• kw* CATTLE, 'J

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CABINET ORGANS

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FITTKD WITH TilE NEWLY INVENTED

SClilBXEirS PATENT (JUAUPYINO TCfifiS.'

An inrontlon having a mwt Important bearing onthoftiinreroputrttlonof Reed Iantrumente, by means of wh!»h the qottntlty or Volame of tone is vory largely Increaaod, and ttrfs qaallty of tone rendered tr

Equal to that of tho Best Pipe Orgaus of the Same Capacity. 'i .. -iJ it J--": jjfll4i%m «j8 m'u

Our roIebrAted "Vox'Col^te," "Loul* l*nfent," "Vox llumanit "WitfOx Patent" "Octavo oaplcr," the chnrotlhg "Cello" or "Clarionet^ SKJ H, «ni

ALL THE LATE IMPROVEMENT* 4

For tl»e Parlor and the harrh, )t The Best Material and Worhman«hip. Qoalitj and Volame dl tone tnclutlrd.

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Prices $50 to $500.

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MINER'S, s*1!W.

Q.RIMES&ROYSE,

Real Estate Dealers,

)IAVEFOR&lLE

ONE HUNDRED VACANT LOTS,

[11 dlflTerent parts of the city at prlcea from #176 to W.OOO.

FIFTY DWELLING HOUSES,

At from 9000 to 110,000 also a rare opportunity to iuvcBt small amount of capita,) NO well. Call on Grimes A Royse and take one ol Brolcuw's Lots, tl»ey aro on,0% audTili streets terms cosy. Also, Threo Lots, east front, ou south 6tn street.

Office, No. 2 Fifth Street,

South of Mailt.

J. P. Worrell, M. D.r

Sixth St., Soatla of Ohio.

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OFFTCK Hotms—8 to 0 o'clock A. m. 8 lo 4 and 7 andS o'olock p. x., and all other houi night or day when uot absent profeBslonally. feb8-U

NEW BATH ROOMS!

Anew and reliable change has been mad In order to furnish

HOT AND COLD BATHS,1,:

At all times at tho New Bath Room* ami Barber Shop on Ohio St., bet. 3rd 4k till.

Simmons & Clough Organ Co's

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Address Simmons & Clough Organ Co., Detroit, Michigan. W£ ismmii

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