Uncle Dudley's odd hours, being the vagaries of a country editor . as by fear; he tosses restlessly,and close his eyes as he may, no refreshing sleep sealsfast their lids; a glimmenng star peers in at the shut-ter, and its brightness beckons him from his couch; herises and steps out into the silent beauty, and standsamid the pearly jewels of the dew as they reflect fromtheir tiny crystals the glory from on high. He bowshis head in submission, and his very soul cries out, O, thou Author of all this, make me pure like these 1Wash my heart with these angel-tears, that I may darelook upward into t
Uncle Dudley's odd hours, being the vagaries of a country editor . as by fear; he tosses restlessly,and close his eyes as he may, no refreshing sleep sealsfast their lids; a glimmenng star peers in at the shut-ter, and its brightness beckons him from his couch; herises and steps out into the silent beauty, and standsamid the pearly jewels of the dew as they reflect fromtheir tiny crystals the glory from on high. He bowshis head in submission, and his very soul cries out, O, thou Author of all this, make me pure like these 1Wash my heart with these angel-tears, that I may darelook upward into those eyes of glory! Blot out, forev-er, the sins of the past from Thy remembrance, that 282 UNCLE DUDLEYS even the stars may not see nor the angels know Thy grace fall upon me, as the dew upon the grass,that mine utter weakness may be changed to strength,and the darkness of my soul made to flee before theheavenly brightness of a conscience made , will restful peace guard my pillow, and nobledeeds grace my day-walks, and all to Thy ODD HOURS. 283 APPENDIX. —§— HON. J. PROCTOR KNOTrS SPEECH INCONGRESS, ON DULUTH In January, 1871, while the bill for the renewal ofthe St. Croix land grant was pending in Congress, alarge lobby was in attendance, in favor ot this measure,and probably an equally large one opposed to it. Thelatter was composed exclusively of the friends of Du-luth. They wished the bill killed, in order to preventthe building up of Superior or Bayfield, as a rival toDuluth. The people of St. Paul, generally, with theexception of those especially interested in Duluth, fa-vored the bill. Hon. Eugene Wilson, member of Con-gress from Minnesota at that time, was the champion ofthe bill. A vigorous fight had been made over the mat-ter and finally the day came when the vote was to betaken. The result seemed trembling in the balance andwas exceedingly doubtful. Just at this juncture, Hon. J. Proctor Knott, of Ky.,who was no friend ot Duluth,
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