Mineral Point Democrat (Newspaper) - June 11, 1845, Mineral Point, Wisconsin MINERAL POINT DEMOCRAT PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY C C TWO DOLLARS PER DOLLAR FOR HALF A CENTS FOR THREE MONTHS PAPER WILL BE SENT UNLESS PAID FOR IN ADVANCE VOLUME I MINERAL POINT IOWA COUNTY W T WEDNESDAY JUNE 11 1845 NUMBER 10 r OPTICAL the Poor Mary He told Slav stranger stay von vc Why each I Why lout licr of nut uni pallid why 1 The lily now usurps elip Oil Mary's youthful chouk rose oyo onco now sorrow's tears UD ws those pearly to low the reliance uf Why ars the pensive that HIM u ul woe Say why docs Alury those plai ut glis Pail is the f let ry The maid with true And Mary M For worth lUo knew sweet jon b 1 1 1 w s At Hem v v itii Anil on the till laic ul luve n tli and the But soon their inj war by Anil like l 1 ud wall blisi When lo It'll Mary lit r Uil in kite Xo n P cd have I tule lo s well si flies it lo paint i r his e letl And a blond in I loo tor I'll ih hi the li And nif veil the in To let the v V h i S tid io tin ii seek Mint ai lit -s son 4 lie mine the truth to uli 1 peaceful vales r martial The r on hill i r tin i ai liny Whosi bed tui nil No tardy slow did cain That the t n n hen us WOM Her thought that wealth to vain The knew bis virtue nnd thoy their But who of can the siei n Soon lei I i nti I ut lire cud And IK r lie lioi his in atli re -id in a The stutie A I rve lln re the inon i ni And o'er the ni po With 11 ol bounteous -in w sacred s I en In And thus will tly shour the And sweetly tin op'niiijj And time revolving brought the nuptial hour Cut those beams of light wt re o'er Anel tlie and died The fancied blua no Ami sortow claimed tnu as a weeping My morn ol as the bright And unc seem ec to n in v lavo I'd Tim soon lust in night My late bad jo bad the into bloom shone at in dewy I nlil by it me t And in the ruthless tempest and that caused that plaintive look ot woe And changed to her hue For this those teais of sorrow ilow those radiant heavenly blue thy sorrows claim A gentle tear lover's PVC And when Mary's name That pensive echo should responsive Be kind to other Be kind to each The night's coming on When friend and when brother may be yone 1 Then midst our dejection How sweet to have earned The blest recollection Of kindness returned When day hath departed And Memory keeps Her watch broken-hearted Where all sho loved Let falsehood assail not Nor disprove Let prevail not Against those je love Nor change with to-morrow Should Fortune take wing But the deeper the sorrow Tho closer still cling O be kind to each The night's corning on When friend and when brother Perchance may be MISCELLANEOUS From Arthur's Magazine of Fortune A SKETCH Of WESTERN FK TAUT J It was n mild autumnal evening in 1813 The sun had but just gone down and his lingering beams like overs kissed blushing of a in what was then called the Fur West Jack Frost that inimitable pointer hud docked each tree and shrub with a hues from the rich deep golden tint to the Quaker drab All nature indeed ul to have put on iho coat of many col- ois if determined to huve at least one and display before old should over its face tho white veil of un- willing seclusion The venerable forest of tx thousand years to forget its ngo as its tree dps smiled in the departing light of the sun while the nestling birds from its embowered recesses carolled their vespers The blue smoke too curling from tho rude chimney of a tary log cabin which stood in the tre of a small clearing in the midst of the wood seemed to rise joyfully into the clear atmosphere as if it were the evening sacrifice of iho tenement's ble These werr a hardy New England Pioneer his wife two sons nnd an in- fant daughter The sons William and were old enough to assist their father at breaking ami ping The members of this humble wore amongst tho first settlers in t at part of tho West and of course I ired many hardships while they were d of luxuries of an Eastern they were cheerful and contented hnJ it not been for the for tho lands they had purchased their happiness would have The which frowned upon them from tho future and the spirit with which they met them will appear from u hat Upon tho evening in question they were partaking of their frugal supper u hen a knock from u interrupted their meal and conversation Lee the head of the family answering the mons at tho door was saluted by a well dressed stranger on who re- quested accommodation for himself and animal until morning lie was welcomed by the sturdy pioneer and giving his in charge of one of the i boys soon found himself comfortably seated by the of his host A plain but supper was quickly prepared pai taking of which the stranger wan by the tv of reserve mil in the course tho v to him his and history The iciest Henry Florence was a tive and a of one of our ern cities was wealthy and fond of adventure and having vested a few dreds in western lands lie resolved to gratify his desire of seeing the vast for- ests the rolling prairies and iho noble and of iho great a visit of ro as well as fit ho had accidentally become guest of tho settler You must endure many privations in this wild unsettled said Florence in the course of the evening's conversation Yes but tho East aint iho for poor men now me nnd mine are as good as any body and I like to be where 1 can livo like other folks The West's a country and I've a notion 1 can grow with it and when I die leave something handsome for my children long have you been Three yours last March How have you prospered during that first so far but the drought has almost ruined the crops yeur and I'm hard pressed to raise tho money to make my last payment on my The shiners are mighty scarce in these parts and some times I'll have to give up iho land and all I've these last two and paid wards it But never mind we must havo troubles or else we wouldn't know what we could do if wo tried These last words were spoken with a tone of resolution though his voice trembled slightly us he bent down to kiss the little Ellen in his lap The child looked up inlo his face smiled sweetly in response to his caress and then nestled closer upon his bosom Do you discouraged at asked Florence Well 1 do once in a while feel thing like it but then it'll all come round my motto We have got to be a little earlier and later at the business ho continued turning toward his sons we've all got to work I tell you if we don t we'll get no 1 reckon we can do our replied the youngest his words met a response in the determined look of his elder brother and in the approving smile of his father Henry Florence remained several days with the settler whoso unremitting tions o make him comfortable were both effectual and appreciated Upon leaving he urged his worthy host to accept some compensation for the trouble and expense of his protracted stay but received in answer to uli his entreaties the blunt reply Money aint the price of Isaac A tow clays after tho departure of the stranger tho wife and children of tho settler stood at the door of their humble cabin awaiting his return from the ty town whither he hod gone to arrange for the payment of the land which had cost him so many toil The countenances of tho group were sorrowful save thai of little Ellen who like the rose blushing be- neath the April cloud innocently smiled unconscious of impending Twilight gathered slowly and as if im- bued with the spirit of iho quiet hour they were silent and sad while they watched for the return of Lee They did not wait long lie soon emerged from the woods on the opposite side the clearing and as he saw them he swiftly urged his horse towards them shouting at tho top of his voice Hurrah ail of you hurrah The land's all paid Mr Florence did He got the receipts made out before he left two days ago and gavo them to Squire Benson at the to keep till I came to lie's gone back to the East but never mind have a chance to pay him some God bless him exclaimed wife while tho tears ran down her cheek God bless shouted the boys as they threw their ragged hats into the air PART IT Seventeen years have elapsed and time has brought changes Tho forest has gradually fallen before tho axes of tho settlers the littlo cattle path winding through tho woods from house to house has been by tho well raised turnpike county road little clearing expanded inlo a well im- proved farm and the flourishing village the spot where but a few years ago stood the humble cabin of porno tier more ambitious his neighbors How the smoke curls up from the midst of yon grove of forest tices surrounding that line comfortable too at that bursting barn back of it with tno glistening clos hanging projecting eaves it is winter and at tho sleek fed cattle standing tipon the warm south side leisurely chewing their quid turbed by Iho cackling of the poultry and the uproar of the greedy con- tending over their evening potations of sour milk and corn But lot us look around How straight the fences and how thrifty appears j on large ard although winter has hung icicles where summer would have had leaves and How beautifully iho shines upon the frozen of that stream as it first from the upland wood and then stretches its bright course across the snow-covered But tis Christmas lime and we will find good cheer at the house I will introduce you lo its in- mates a gathering! Wo havo happened in at the right These twenty or thirty young people are guests this is a and truly they seem de- termined upon making merry I Now supper is ready and they are leaving the for the spacious kitchen where a tempting display ol chickens and meats of every kind await hem while portly pies nuts sauce honey and pre- serves fill up the intervening And now while they nre enjoying selves around the long table let us take a more deliberate look at them That halo old man with a few gray hairs at tho hrad of the table is our old acquaintance Lee Squire Lee now so pay him proper respect That neat tidy pouring out the coffee and doing the honors is his worthy wife and that beautiful girl with black eyes and long dark tresses frooly hanging down upon her round white shoulders while she passes the cups is her only daughter the lovely Ellen who when we last knew her was only a prattling infant These two handsome manly fellows are her brothers William the eldest and James iho little Jimmy of seventeen years ago But while wo are looking they have finished their repast and are returning to the Now for the good old game of man's are unanimous and ure soon involved in the chapter of accidents such as making the fall over a chair by way of prelude then laughter as a chorus or perhaps some blooming lass having taken refuge in a corner finds herself caught in the outstretched arms of ihn stumbling follow in ing to escape All is borne in good part though tho complimentary swains do venture to object to having her bright eyes concealed beneath the bandage At length lams Jerry the village dler is ushered into the room and as IK towards his elevated seat by the fire place he good gives the order to form cotillion all tho time of iSie confusion into which his command lias thrown some of tiie ful young men as in obedience they sidle up with half averted face ming their coats at the expense of their each to his appropriate asking her to become his partner in the next dance Jerry looks down from his scat with a complacent smile as the couples arrange themselves then with a mysterious flourish of tho bow and a few tory scrapes by way of incantation he launches forth upon the undulating waves of a regular dancing melody All is mirth and gaiety as the dance and some of the rustic beaux for- geming as they become excited their for- mer bash ft I ness venture occasionally lo give an extra flourish or a more wing Thus passed tha evening The guests had done full justice lo themselves and their entertainers and now it was lime to depart for their several homes This ceremony was at length after some difficulty in finding the Is shawls and cloaks of the and after considerable trepidation on the part of the bashful beaux It was at length over and it was again quiet The com- pany however had scarcely left tho retreating sounds of laughter in with tho merry sleigh bells had but just died away when the family of were disturbed by cries from without proceeding from James who had just re- turned gallanting home iho tress of his heart who lived at rx small distance from the farm house Running to ascertain tho cause they found him loaning against one of the pillars of the rustic stoop supporting body of a young man from whose stiff and limbs the life seemed to have departed After a ft w hurried enquiries to which James could only reply that on his return tic had found the senseless form of the stranger laying across tho at the foot of the steps hoy carried him into the house where by applying the usual restoratives they at length sue in bringing the strange r to a mentary consciousness too much exhausted however to say more than merely thank iho kind people who had rescued him from death lie was to a warm bed where he seemed to repose During the whole Isaac nnd his wile watched by bis for his sleep ivas restless and a violent fever had heated his brow Thus they sat when the light of breaking dawn ing through the half opened window a sombre huo over the objects in the room the sickly flame of the dying candle fitfully flared in its socket The countenance of the sleeper seemed still more wan and pah in the oblique rays while his quick vous broke fearfully upon tho silliness and eye gleamed witli un- natural through the half opened lids yet he moved not Lee gently laid back the long hair from the heated temples of the sick man and after applying a cooling lotion to his throbbing brow gazed intently in his face as if striving to account for the strange resemblance which lie fancied he there saw to some long absent friend As lie gazed upon that pale face ry seemed to awake from the slumbers of years to the consciousness of tho past Tho stranger seemed to form a link in a chain which bound him to other days yet Newton could not solve the mystery As he stood thus the invalid suddenly a sitting posture throwing his arms inlo the air and wildly gazing on vacancy The next ho was cnlrn but again as if seeking to embrace some phantom of his frenzied tion he stretched forth his arms ingly and shrieked hope and money and and friends Despair nnd you fight which shall have but death shall lie fell back exhausted but soon a- nother paroxysm aroused him from his temporary quiet Tis bitter bitter well this clean white makes a fine then that's pood 1 have this world's charity for a low for I feel its icy embrace He paused a moment gasping for breath then less wildly in a tone he Houseless moneyless bus Edward Florence come to Gracious the astonished couple as the strange ness was explained can ibis bo the son of our benefactor My 1 forgot you were dead so you can't help no no die here by the Again he fell back exhausted nnd speechless The two sadly d upon the son of him who had their best friend Thank God he has bron directed to our at length ejaculated the wife He bus found a refuge pre- pared by the benevolence of his deported lather and friends whos love shall be constant as their May Heaven restore said iho husband sobbed the wife Tho angel of love bore that heartfelt prayer to heaven and breathed it in the ear of mercy A calm slumber ed upon sick man his lion became more regular For hours he lay thus and when he awuku his ver had Soft him Intelligence sat onou more upon his countenance and mild gratitude beamed 1 is eye The danger was past yet his excessive ity indicated thai weeks w juM elapse foro strength would entirely return The kind family did all lo assuage rings that could do Constantly d y and night some one watched by and when during his nee the seemed to hang wearily him the Ellen with a would win him from his melancholy or read from some book to beguile the tedium of the moments What wonder then if love reared an altar in each of their hearts whereon burned the pure flame kindled by gratitude in the one and by compassion in the Edward Florence indeed fell a ing affection for her who o him ed more than nil angel for in his ness and desolation ami were doubly valuable a year be- had him of his parents in business to ibis he had sought in tho West the few acres of land left him which offered only hope ejf support He soen exhausted his stock of money caino upon him and on the verge of despair and death he was rescued by the of him whom his father u better days had saved from i u i n we wi uKl drop ti o curtain hn wr cannot forbear a glance Florence is no longer lie forgotten the gloom of the past in the joyfulness of tho A year has and ii finds him in of ii flourishing farm The ire cleared away the fences surround fields of w aving a cottage neatly built iho midst of lillie grove just from Ligh shall we look Th village gyman as he joins the of Luo and Edward Florenc invokes the choicest blessings of hem en upon them and repeats the frequently spoken of the old farmer that a good action never goes mi au in Kentucky two months since a novel took place a few miles of in State of Kentucky the parties having numerous wealthy in this city to whom the ry has been lold by our frit nd Lacy of tho Newport Chandelier which paper will soon bo forthcoming ho having learned it while on a tour in the of law at tha late sitting of the courts in thai state It appears thai a very rich old widow lady by the name of an on- ly daughter who was a most beautiful creature and could command hand of the proudest of sons but Khc strange to say loved a man tailor by the name of had been so fortunate as to win her with her mother's knowledge At the fact came to parent's ears and sho forbade young i few weeks after old ludy had sion to be absent one evening till a Inie of course lovers did not let such an pass of spending the ing when thoy heard Mrs the lover not being able lo escape was put safely into a large closet On the entrance of Mrs she having had a hint from a faithful servant made bold to question her ter about her lover and declared that he had just gone out of ike house This iho damsel stoutly denied but her mamma would not believe her and us a terrible punishment ordered her 10 be locked up in the dark closet there to remain till broad day light On her opening tho closet door next morning Mrs waa at beholding her daughter Asleep in the Il s needless to ndd She er no longer opposed their union nnd on that the blushing girl wan uni- ted to her honorable lover nnd aro now enjoy ing all tho blisses nnd kisses of stubbing A New England clergyman who likewise a farmer oui m liis field one onJ found his hired man silling on the plough whito the team was ting John said fie wouldn't il bo A good plan to bring u nnd bo bing u fow bushes while llu team is May bo replied John but wouldn't it be t as good a plan for j ou to havo a swindling hoard up in tha pulpit nnd be a little lax while are The parson laughed heartily at the joke but said tio more about the bushes John did yoti leave Mr um- brella at said a fond mother lo her first-born No said John And why dirt you not my 1 toll you said the mother Yi's you did John but you always tell mo to keep thing for a rainy and as it looks as if would wet what better thing can I than tin ut simplicity M r how do you yourself 1 how do FcH of me and Mr It's not a good ly wet and nasty A 1 like And the parties separated FOOD OK Fanner gives brief summary of tho of eur moat familiar The i- a native Smith ica nnd is in and Monio ideo In its the root is small and bitter The first mention of it by writers is in It is now spread over world heat nnd rye originated in and whores they aio Mill nous The only country where oat found is m Abyssinia and may he unlive Maize or Indian corn is a native of Mexico nnd unknown in Europe until tho les of Tho fruit tree is a of the Sea Tea is a native no except China and from which country I lie world is supplied iru is u native of and is ono of the valuable food thing anil shelter are by it feo is it native of Arabia Felix is now spread into both Indies The coffee is brought from in u about fourteen I ns of annually I St from sixty lo seventy millions of pounds All the varieties of iho de- med from the w hich is found native in most par's of world Thu is fiom Persia where it still grow sin a native slate small hitter and qualities Toba is a native of Mexico and South lately one species has been found in Tobacco waa first into from North Carolina in by Sir Waller Raleigh Asparagus was brought fiom Asia and from Holland horse radish from China rice from from tho Indies from the Kast and garlics aro natives of vas ions places bulb in Asia and Africa The cane is a nativo of China and from thence is derived the art of making sugar from it A Hank in A Michigan a man arrested in on Saturday for passing spurious dollars Ho gives his an and lie bought bogus of a Hank in Ohio at rate of u shilling on the We hope Alfred Com- will lose no timo in ting this mailer This Bank bo doing business wrong end foremost or a paper basis and suing forty to one This may ing to hidden intent of that myitort- and banking taw which cannot understood by even commentators of book of Cleveland Plain Take a for too
