Danvers Eagle & Whig Newspapers, 1844-1845, Part 37

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But friends and foes alike D K, As U may plainly C, In every funeral R A Or uncle's L E G.

From virtue never D V 8; Her influence B 9, Alike induces 10 derness, Or 40 tude divine.

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R U for an Xation 2 . My cousin ?- heart and SP He offers in a T A & 2 of land.

He says he loves U 2 X S, U're virtuous and Y's, In XLN CUXL, All others in his I's.

This S A until U I C I pray U 2 X Q's, And do not burn in F E G My young and wayward muse.

Now fare U well, dear K T J, I trust that U R true4 When this U C, then U can say, An SAIOU. J. S. F.

reflections of a sunset cloud upon the clear thank God my purpose is nearly executed.' fed by her angry father, did right in treat- waters of a lake. Her lover, as he clasp- Misfortune had softened the proud heart ing him as she did. That father was her enemy, but she was not his. He Hated her, while she loved him. ed her hand within his own, gazed on her of manhood, and as the husband pressed a moment with unmingled admiration, and his pale wife to his bosom, a tear trembled the warm, eloquent blood shadowed in in- on his eyelash. ' I have not deserved this tervals his manly forehead and " melted in- kindness,' he murmured in the chocked to beauty on his lips.'

tones of agony.'

'Edward,' said his wife, with an earnest, but faint and low voice, which indicated extreme and fearful debility, we have not a moment to lose. By an exchange of garments you will be enabled to pass out Haste, or we may be too late.

look sadly ill. You cannot breathe the air been reading. of this dreadful cell.'

Years passed on, and I again saw the lovers. They were seated together where the light of summer's sunset stole through unnoticed. Fear nothing for me. I am a woman, and they will not injure me for any efforts in behalf of a husband dearer than life itself.' 'But Margaret,' said the husband, ' you the half closed crimson curtain, leading a rich tint to the carpeting, and the exquisite embellishments of the rich and gorgeous apartments. Time had slightly chang- ed them in outward appearance. The girl- ish buoyance of the one had indeed given ' O, speak not of me, my dearest Ed- place to the grace of perfect womanhood, ward,' said the devoted woman. ''I can and her lip was somewhat paler, and a faint endure any thing for your sake. Haste, Edward, haste, and all will be well; ' and she aided, with trembling hand, to disguise the proud form of her husband in the fe- male garb. line of care was perceptible one her brow. Her husband's brow too was marked some- what more deeply than his age might war- rant; anxiety, ambition and pride had grown over, and left their traces upon it; a silver hue had mingled with the dark of his hair, which had become thin almost to bald- ness. He was reclining on a splendid ot-

'Farewell, my love, my preserver,' whispered the husband in the ear of the disguised wife, as the officer sternly re- minded the supposed lady the time allotted toman, with his face half hidden by his to her visit had expired. 'Farewell ! we hand, as if he feared that the deep and shall meet again,' responded the wife-and troubled thoughts which oppressed him the husband passed out unsuspected and were visible upon his features.

escaped the enemies of his life.

They did meet again the wife and hus- band; but only as the dead may meet, in the awful communion of another world. Affection had borne up her exhausted spir- it until the last great purpose of her exer-

Indifference from those we love, is terri- ble to the sensitive bosom. It is as if the sun of heaven refused its wonted cheerful- tions was accomplished in the safety of her ness, and glared upon us with a cold, dim husband; and when the bell tolled on the and forbidding glance. It is dreadful tomorrow, and the prisoner's cell was opened, feel that the only being of our love refuses

the guards found wrapped in the habili- to ask our sympathy- that he broods over ments of their destined victim, the pale but beautiful corpse of the devoted wife. the feelings which he scorns or fears to re- veal-dreadful to watch the convulsive fea-

tures and gloomy brow-the indefinable CRUELTY KILLED BY KINDNESS. shadow of hidden emotions-the involunta- ry sigh of sorrows in which we are forbid- den to participate, whose character we can- not know.

The wife essayed once more. ' Ed- ward,' said she, slowly, mildly, affection- ately, 'the time has been when you were willing to confide your secret joys and sor- rows to one, who has never, I trust, betray- ed your confidence. Why then, my dear Edward, is this cruel reserve ? You are troubled, and refuse to tell me the cause.

Something of returning tenderness sof- One of his neighbors, hearing where he tened for an instant the cold severity of the had been, asked him how his daughter and husband's features, but it passed away, and her husband had treated him.

a bitter smile was his only reply

Time passed on and the twain were sep- arated from each other. The husband sat

'I never was so treated before in my life,' said the weeping and broken-hearted father. They have broken my heart; gloomy and alone in the damp cell of a dun- they have killed me; I don't feel as though geon. He had mingled with men whom [ could live under it.' his heart loathed, he had sought the fierce ' What did they do to you ?" asked the neighbor. Did they abuse you ? ' and wronged spirits of his land, and had breathed into them the madness of revenge, He had drawn his sword against his coun- try; he had fanned rebellion to a flame, and it had been quenched in human blood. He had fallen and was doomed to the death of a traitor.

how I grieved the precious child when I spurned her from my door. Heaven bless light form entered and threw herself into them, and forgive me iny cruelty and in- justice to them.', The door of the dungeon opened and a

HEALTHY ENOUGH AND @BUNDANT. - Agreeably to Dr. Wetherspoon, the heal- thiness of the people around Fort Kent is truly wonderful. The way in which chil- dren come along there, too, is truly won- derful. Five adjoining married couples have had in all forty children, of whom thirty-five are living. A man immediately opposite the fort, on the other side of the river, has twenty-seven by two wives, the second of whom bore fourteen. B. Le Crog had nineteen children in eighteen years, and of these five pair were twins,- Pierre Richou has had six in three years;

THE WIFE. BY J. G. WHITTIER. She was a beautiful girl. When I first his arms. The softened light of sunset fell

ssawiher she was standing up by the side of upon the pale brow and wasted cheek of Ther lover, at the marriage altar. She was his once beautiful wife.

"Edward, my dear Edward,'said she,

HINTS TO YOUNG MEN. Always have a book within your reach, which you may catch up at your odd minutes.

Resolve to edge in a little reading every day if it is but a single sentence. If you can gain fifteen minutes a day, it will be felt at the end of the year.

Regulate your thoughts when not at study. A man is thinking even while at work. Why may he not be thinking about something that is useful?

Revolve in your mind what you have last

Remember that most of the matchless effusions of Robert Burns were conceived while he was toiling after the plough

THRILLING ORATORY.

They have some brave orators out West - that fact there is no disputing, if we ad- mit that the reporters translate them aright, and of course they ' don't do anything else,' as the following specimen of lofty and burn- ing eloquence will testify:

Americans! This is a great country- wide-vast- and in the south west unlimbi- ted. Our republic is yet destined to re-an ner all South America, to occupy the Rus- sian possession's, and again to recover pos- session of these" British provinces, which the prowess of the old thirteen colonies won from the French on the plains of Abra- ham! all rightfully ours to re-occupy. Ours is a great and growing country. Faneuil Hall was was its cradle! but whar- whar will be found timber enough for its coffin? Scoop all the water out of the Atlantic Ocean, and its bed would not afford a grave sufficient for its corpse. And yet America has scarcely grown out of the gristle of boyhood. Europe! what is Europe? She is no whar; nothing; a mere obsolete idea. We have faster steamboats, swifter loco- motives, larger creeks, bigger plantations, better mill privileges; broader lakes, high- er mountains, deeper cataracts, louder thunder, forkeder lightning, braver men, handsomer weemen and more money than England dar have! (Thunders of ap- plause.) Who is afraid?

A young woman in Vermont married a poor but worthy man against her father's wish. He drove them from his house, and closed his door and heart against them. They came down near Boston, went to work, and prospered. After many years the father had occasion to come to Boston. He concluded to go and see his daughter, expecting a cold reception. His daughter and her husband received him most kindly and lovingly. After staying with them a- while, he went back to Vermont.

" They loved me to death and killed me with kindness,' said he. 'I can never for- give myself for treating so cruelly my owh darling daughter, who loved me so affec- three pair of twins, all now living at Sat- tionately. I feel as if I should die torthink tuxui, six miles below the fort In one house is a woman with five children under three and a half years the, che twin and one triplet birth. Her besband was then expecting soon to be presented with anoth- Who does not see in this an infallible cure for difficulties between man and man? There is not a child nor a man on earth, er pair of the ' pretty prattlers.' The prob- ability is that ' Ould Ireland' can hardly hold a candle to the Madawaska plantation

' I'have come to save you; I have reached who would not feel and say that that daugh- in either the production of children or, po- son crossed her beautiful cheek, like the you after a thousand difficulties, and I ter, though so deeply wronged and outrag- tatoes.

slightly pale- yet ever and anon, as the ceremony proceeded, a faint tinge of crim-

And they gave themselves to one anoth- er in the presence of heaven, and every heart blessed them as they went their way rejoicing in their love.

. Edward, you are ill to-night,' said his wife in a low, sweet, half inquiring voice, as she laid her hands upon his own:

DANVERS, SATURDAY, JAN. 11.

DANVERS EAGLE.

I soar, as on Eagle's wings, To spread the truth abroad!

OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT. No town in the State of Massachusetts can boast of a more steady, better organi- zed, fire Department then Danvers. We are struck with surprise to witness the dif- ference between the fire Companies of this place and Salem, Here, at an alarm of fire, every member prides himself on being 'on hand,' to ' Man the breaks" at the first signal. Here, the members comprising different companies, are united, and this is the key to human nature's safety valve .- Here, no wrangling or discord exists be- tween the officers and privates, but each use their endeavors to prosper the others Here, at a moments warning, the citizens of the town are ready for action.

But how is it with our sister City of Sa- lem. How, where, and in what condition Lis her fire department? It is needless to comment upon it. Our readers are too well acquainted with the numerous ' flare- ups between its members and others, of late We cannot forbear expressing our opinion as to the treatment of MR. JOHN A. INNIS, the former foreman of Engine Com- pany No. 6, to whom the City of Salem owes a greater debt of gratitude for assis- tance rendered at fires, than to any other man, excepting its Chiet Engineer. It is a notable fact, that while captain of that company, he was grievously insulted in his own Engine house, and on applying to the lato for justice, was as much as told that it was no crime! Had Mr. Innis been a rich man, and not have spent his property in re- lieving the distresses of those around him, we have our doubts as to the result of jus- tice. Mr. 1, is an injured man, but he has friends, "friends, too, who are not ' bought "up ' by a golden god, who will vanish as its brightness disappears, but they will stick by him, as a man worthy their high- est esteem.

In what we have said in regard to Mr. Innis, we feel confident we have expressed the sentiments of a majority of the citizens of Salem.

We can but give vent to our feelings at this time. on a subject, which has occu- pied much of our thought, of late :- and that is, in regard to the influence a man hus whose pockets are lined with gold, over ene, who can only boast of sense in his head and who has a heart that expands when neeessity calls. We cannot convey our ideas briefly, better than by quoting .the language of a celebrated writer :-- ' Thro' tattered clothes small vices do appear, Robes and riches hide all -Plate sin with gold, And the strong lance of justice hortless breaks ; Arm it in rags, a pigma straw doth pierce it.'

Execution of Thomas Barrett. 2-On Fri- day of last week, a human being was hurl- ed from time to eternity, in conformity to a

At ten o'clock the company dispersed, highly pleased with themselves and with each other. This party, if no other good law, as heathenish and black as any human flow from it, at least afforded some hours of Jaw ever enacted. Massachusetts has an- unmixed joy to many of our most worthy other foul stain upon its once untarnished citizens,

name, which neither an ocean of tears, the

length of time, or the ravages of change day evening next, by Wmn. D. Northend.

can fully obliterate. She has sent a man

Individuals wishing to subscribe for |time to the others, suffice it to say, that we down-down-to an ignominious death, for any of the Periodicals of the day, can do seldom have a more useful or interesting -what ? Murder ? No! Thomas Bar- so on applying at this office, where they lecture. rett is innocent of the crime of murder .- can receive them free of postage, at the Lunt of Newburyport, of his lecture I 'Twas LIQUOR done the deed ! And if publishers' prices.

Mr Luther Chandler will act as Agent for this paper, hereafter. All business entrus- ted to him, for the Eagle, will be promptly attended to.

ENTRY THIEVES. We understand a house ed them. was entered on Wednesday evening last, in St. Peter Street, Salem, by some villain, who took from the pocket of a Surtout which hung in the entry-way, some sixty or seventy dollars. Whoever the rogue may be, that committed the dark deed, we hope he will be brought to light.

A Post Office has been established at New Mills, Danvers, to be called the New Mills Post Office. Henry A. Potter, has been appointed Post Master. The Of- fice is kept in E. Stimpson's Book Store.

. We are extremely sorry that our columns are so full as to exclude a commu- nication in answer to an article published in the Daily Mail of last Thursday, con- cerning the intended Rail Road. 'Tis the ties of food and raiment, and he showed us

"cutest" thing we ever read; we shall lay it before our readers next week. You may expect something rich."

An article from the poet " Selma," will also adorn our next number,- together with an elegant prose article from "Nat Winkle, M. P. C."

The hall at the time appointed, was fill- ed by the beauty and fashion of Danvers, and of the neighboring towns. Many of the sturdy sons of toil and labor were also there-many who have heretofore (though REV. J. PRINCE will be installed as pas- unjustly) been excluded from parties of a INSTALLATION. more private nature. The poor and rich tos of the Universalist Church and Socie- met in social intercourse, and enjoyed the ty in Danvers, Sonth Parish, on Wednes- happy hour. day next. Jan. 15th; services to commence at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. . Sermon, by REV. THOMAS B. THAYER of Lowell The Essex County Quarterly Con- ference of Universalists, will hold its next regular session, in this town, on the above- named day. Religious services will be

The supper tables, three in number, were filled with every delicacy and luxury which the most fastidious taste could rea- sonably desire. It was the richest supper which we have ever beheld; and the deli- cious food was washed down by tea and coffee, the excellence of which fully tested held in the Universalist Church, in the the skill of the good housewife.

During the evening, brief, but appropri- a Conference Meeting will be holden in the evening, commencing at half past 6 ate and interesting remarks were made by Rev. Messrs Thayer, (the Pastor of the o'clock, people worshiping in that Church) Merrill, Bulkeley, and Eaton, and F. Morrill and C. Northend, Esq's, which were intersper- sed with Songs and Glees sung with great effect by Messrs Rhodes, Styles, Davis and Baker, assisted by several young ladies, of whose names we are ignorant; all of lectures before the Mechanic Institute, and For the Eagle. MR. EDITOR :- As I have not seen any- thing in your valuable paper respecting the whom, accompanied by Miss Mary J. Hood, the celebrated pianist, poured forth the most mellodious harmony.

All the ladies present were conspicuous for intelligence and beauty. Among others, were Mrs W., the Misses P., Miss W., &c., of the North Parish, to whom all pres- ent should feel grateful for the kind and cheerful welcome given them.

thinking it might be interesting to some of your readers, I will give you a brief ac- count of the lectunes. Mr. Choate was ex- pected to give the first lecture, but failing in his engagement, the Hon. J. C. Parks gave the opening lecture. With the ut- most freedom, and in his easy style, com- menced by giving a history of Lyceums, aud lectures giving some good hints rela- tive to the improvement of society, to which it would be well for us Danvers folks to give some consideration. His lecture was on the unequal distribution of property, and

We recognised many happy countenan- ces from the South Parish, among whom the right of holding it. The lecturer show- were Miss P., Miss T., Miss W. &c., all of ed that the right of possession existed as whom by their prepossessing appearance, seemed to hold captive a large crowd of en- thusiastic admirers.

far back as Adam, when Cain killed Abel, whose offering was more acceptable than his brothers. He showed by some happy illustrations, how foolish it is to expect an equal distribution of property. He thought

ner of describing that costume. I think it due to truth, to correct some of the misrep- resentations in the article in the Register; therefore, I have spoken of it with free- dom. I was glad to see at the commence- ment of this course of le lectures, that there were rules adopted by the Managers, for the purpose of preventing disturbance dur-

nother, the rich aiding the poor, and the some boys and young ladies, who continue to disturb those around them. And I hope

poor in turn, giving back their gratitude and good will to the rich. I regret that I these rules will be enforced upon them, if

Institute Lyceum Lecture on Mon- cannot give a more extended account of they thus continue. More anon. Mr. Parks lecture, but I must devote some

The second lecture was by Mr. George must not say much, for the reason, that in accordance with the rules of sympathy, or Animal Magnetism, I imbibed the feelings of those around me, and became very drow- sy, and being in that state of mind, I could not well appreciate what I heard, and - at the close of the lecture, if any one had ask- ed me the subject, I could not have inform- One would imagine that I should have some shame in thus expressing my- self. I should, were it not for the the fact that the same agency which made all drow- sy; also clouded all minds so that no one could tell the subject. In point of clear- ness, there was a marked contrast between Mr. Park's and Mr. Lunt's lecture.

The third lecture was delivered by Rev. Mr. Fox of Newburyport. . Of his lecture I should like to devote a whole article, Mr. Fox's manner is peculiarly casy and agreeable, and by his soft and winning tones, he attracts every hearer to himself and subject. His subject at this time, was on the Cultivation of a love for the beauti- ful. He maintained, that in every human mind, are emplanted powers, desires, and affections, the cultivation of all of which is necessary to make the man. He depreca- ted ihe utilitarian spirit which is so exten- sive in our country; that which perceives no valve in anything except in the necessi-

how much of beauty might be seen in the common occurrences of life, in the rising and setting of the sun, in the minutest flower, and the rushing water-fall. Space will not allow me to comment more upon this interesting lecture.

The fourth lecture was by Mr. Green, the reformed gambler. Every one seemed to be much interested in his lecture, where- in he related bis experience, and showed the various systems of villainy practiced upon the unsuspecting by the gambler. His lecture has been sufficiently spoken of in the papers, to need no comment from me.

The next two lectures were by Mr. Newhall of Jowa, in his first lecture, he described the principle features of the . West, showing her rapid growth, and ex- tensive mines, and many other interesting things relative to that country. In his sec- ond lecture, he described his travels and adventures in Europe, Each of his- lec- tures closed by describing the Indian char- forenoon, commencing at IO o'clock; and acter, illustrating their dress by a speci- men of an Indian Chief. I do not wish to speak much of his lectures, but I must say that I was much disappointed in them. I was much surprised to see a communica- tion in the Salem Register, lauding his All who may feel disposed to attend, are first lecture to the skies. The writer might most respectfully invited to be present.

have been ironical, if so, I think many mistook his meaning. One part of that ar- ticle I would refer to. The writer says: on this occasion he was fortunate in hav- ing caught (among the pale faces) a good specimen of a Sac Warrior, who appeared in full costume, and whose wild gestures, and shrill war-whoop, startled, as well as delighted the large audience. Alas! it is to be regretted that the noble Indian Chief, whom we have been taught to believe as possessed of the fundamental elements of dignity, and self-possessior., should thus degenerate, and perform the antics of the Monkey and Babboon. I leave it. to that writer to reconcile the character of the In- dians as given by our best writers, with the actions of this specimen which so de- lighted them. I acknowledge it was an admirable specimen of a wild painted Pale Face, wearing the costume of an Indian

Chief, and that it was an excellent man-

the unequal distribution of property, was an inducement to the cultivation of the christian religion, inciting men te exercise charity and brotherly love, one toward a- ing the time of the lecture. Yet there are

Yours, &c. JUVENISA

any one is to be hung, hang the man who who sold it to him! He is to blame. He, (and the "imps" who follow his example in this, or other towns, and who are too lazy to get an honest living) set in the bar-room from morning till night, either dealing out, or causing to be dealt out, liquid damna- tion by mouthsfull! Words are not severe enough to justly condemn a man who will be guilty of worse than murder, by selling to a fellow being that which destroys his senses, and ranks the man below the brute! If we have any such " death dealers " in our midst, no punishment, save death, is too hard for them,-hardened, as they are, by the floods of sin continually overwhelm- ing them, and drowning their better feel- ings.

There is but one thing we would gladly see swinging upon the gallows, and that is,-Capital Punishment itself.

TEA PARTY AT GRANITE HALL. The Tea Party which was "got up" by the Ladies of the "Village Sewing Circle" came off on Wednesday evening last, at the new Church at Danvers Plains, on which occasion the whole edifice was thrown open by the Committee of Arrangements.

MR. EDITOR:We know of no project mal food. The Irish who live on potatoes are generally healthy and muscular. Our forefathers were, in general, a healthy race. They adhered to a simple diet-such as bean porridge and Indian puddings. The laboring classes in many districts in Scot- land and the north of England use little else than oat meal and potatoes-and yet they are a hearty, healthy race, I might extend my remarks to a great length ion this important topic, but I am not in a fit mood to say much more at present. I am pretty well used up: Thin, pale, ghastly and haggard, looking more like the Ghosts of Hades than a human being; with a tre- mendous, hard, deeply seated, circumscri- bed Anthnex, as big as a piece of chalk, right-on where I wish it was'nt-which I that has been started in this community for years, that meets with such universal ap- probation, at the proposed Rail Road from Salem, through Danvers, Lynn, Saugus, and to Boston. Setting aside the great benefits that would be derived to this town, as a seat of Manufacturers, the conve- nience of transportation, and various other local benefits. The grand idea, that peo- ple can get into Boston, without the risk of being swamped in a steamboat, or drowned in getting from the landing in Boston, to the streets, seems to create an enthusiasm in favor of the project, we little expected to see manifested. Then, again look at the men who have taken hold of this project- they are not those who feel an interest merely for the sake of speculating in the, hope will soon be a ' burster.' This afflic- stock, but are men of capital and business, tion is the penalty for the transgression of a law of the appetite. Therefore I warn all flesh eaters to beware. and who feel a deep interest in having such a communication with the City of Boston it- self- and under such management as shall AMOS THE 4TH. conduce to the good of the whole public .- Turkey Plains. Then, onward with the good work, your hands are on the plough, look not back un- For the Eagle. til the whole work is accomplished. WINTER. PRO BONO PUBLICO.

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Danvers Eagle & Whig Newspapers, 1844-1845, Part 37

Author: Samuel T. Damon (Danvers Eagle) / Danvers Whig publisher unknown. Publication date: Publisher: Number of Pages: 139

Author: Samuel T. Damon (Danvers Eagle) / Danvers Whig publisher unknown.
Publication date:
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Number of Pages: 139