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VOL. LXV
reason was given, but She did not feel like
leaving the house. I have grown wiser
since then, and have learned that a woman's
whims must sometimes be humored with
out question ; but then I had no argu
ments in my mind but opposition, and
that opposition was to seize my skates and
harry from the house to the river, which
was certainly not more than a hundred
feet distant. I buckled on my skates, my
face burning with vexation, and my brain
prompting all kinds of dire schemes for
getting satisfaction, and was away over
the ice with a fierce dash as though I
would drive off my annoyance by speed of
motion.
Up the river I went, over and bank,
now dashing off at right angles and now
rushing up in the face of the wind to cool
my heated head. The night was beauti
ful, a clear, cold, bracing night, with a
moon that almost seemed as though it
hung in the sky as an object of adoration.
On I went, right up in the face of the
wind, the miles seeming to 'slip from un
der my feet like so many yards, until I
was far out of sight of the house, or of
any sign of cultivation, and still I kept
on. As far as I have been able to tell, I
think I must have beep at least eight
wiles from home, when 'suddenly I heard
a sound that perfectly paralyzed my limbs,
and left me gliding over' - the ice without
an effort on my part at propulsion. I did
not know what it was, I had no power to
think, Le.t when the sound came with fear
ful distinctness, and the last gliding mo
tion of my body ceased, until I stood still
in the centre of the glassy stream, and
gazed with a concentrated vision about
me, I began to realize what I heard.—
Then I saw, here and there, along the
dark shore, darker objects creeping slowly
out from the trees, and on to the ice, and
from these darker objects came the fearful
half groan, half scream, that had so frozen ,
my blood, and taken from me the power of
motion. 1 had never seen any of the ter
rible creatures with which I was that night
destined to become acquainted, but I knew
in an instant that what I saw coming from
the woods, in at least a dozen directions,
were nothing less than wolves. I had, as
I spy, had no chance of seeing any of these
inhabitants, but I had heard several from
up the country say that they were very
troublesome, and express the belief that
before the whiter was over we should have
them down our way.
I don't know how long I stood gazing
upon these objects of terror, but as they
neared me 1 knew that speed only would
save me from a terrible death, and I turn
ed to fly. I was no novice on the skates,
and then I put forth all the swiftness 1
ever bad learned. Away I sped over the
ice, the terrible cry coming on behind me
with a distinctness that curdled my blood,
but yet put more force in every limb. I
thought of Marion waiting at home, by
this time repenting the little folly that
had made her treat me slightingly, and
gazing from the window to see me coming
from the ice. 1 thought of my mother in
New York, and the deathly heart-sickness
that would strike her when she would hear
of my terrible end, and I struck out once
more for life.
On they came with their long, yelping
cry, and 1 could not resist turning my
head to see. There they were, at least a
score of them, not forty yards away. 1
pushed on, but I knew that they gained, I
knew it by the howls, by the very exult
ing note as th4, , ..4upposed they were near
ing their prey. It was a happy thought,
just then, that I struck off suddenly to
the left, for a half turn of my head al
lowed me to see at least a dozen of the
beasts, with a lost footing, sliding, some
upOn their sides, some upon their backs,
and some with sprawling legs, away out
upon the right.
1 had led them a straightforward race
and they had gained ; now I saw that
every turn I made they would lose, for it
would be impossible for them to keep their
feet and turn sufficiently quick upon the
smooth ice to keep pace with my move
ments. I profited by the discovery, and
each time as they recovered their feet and
gained upon me, I made a sudden dash to
the right or left, and threw more than one-
AN HOUR ON THE ICE. - half of them sliding away upon the Me.—
It was many years ago ; so many, that It was no time to laugh, but I could not
I find every morning upon looking into help it ; and each turn as I executed this
the glass, that 1 am growing whiter and movement a convulsive chuckle burst from
whiter upon that part of my head which I me. Every muscle of my body was in
have always been told bears messengers play, and the perspiration rolled down_ my
from the tomb, while the incident I am face as though it was a day in midsum
about to relate occurred when I was but mer. At the next turn 1 relieved myself
just reaching my way into the twenties of by throwing off my coat, and on I sped the
my life. _ lighter without it. At the next away
I had been spending part of a winter went my vest, and just then I turned the
just upon the borders of Pennsylvania and bend of the river, and the white walls of
New York, about where the Delaware my home came in sight.
makes its headwaters. It was a lonely This gave fresh life to me, and on I
part of the country, and certainly had went. I shall never forget that last mile.
little attraction in winter to one who, like It was the most desperate physical exer
myself, had been brought up in the city,
lion of my life, and the most terrible
but--there is always a but—there was an mental strain. I hardly believe I was
—attraction to me beyond the solitary farm- , over twenty minutes in doing the whole
house, the leafless tress, the frozen ground, distance from the time I first espied the
and the icy river. The truth may as well wolves until I reached my home, but to
come out—l was in love. me it seemed like twenty hours. I came
There certainly was no reason that I rushing on toward the house, „with the
should have lingered in that cheerless, pack not less than fifty yards behind me,
solitary place, but for the fact that Marion and as I struck the shore and sprang, with
Carpenter was there, and that I could not skate-bound feet, over the fence toward
get away. the house, there was a desperation in my
Among the ways of passing time was movements beyond description.
that of the frozen river. Almost every
evening, to say nothing of the day, we As I thought, Marion was watching and
were upon the ice. It was a remarkable saw me coming, but, not seeing the cause
winter, and the ice was always in good of my terror, the haste was inexplicable
order. In fact Ido not know a day from to her. She sprang to the door as I
rushed up the path and opened it. I
November until February that we—Marion
and I—were not upon it. She skated threw myself in, and with a quick turn
slammed it, not a moment too soon, for al
beautifully, and 1 cannot see that I am
most with its closing three or four of the
saying anything wrong to admit that the
first and most irrepressible passion that I fiends were howling within a few yards of
ever felt was born upon the ice. it. In an instant the bolts were drawn
Well, it was one February day, clear
and Marion's arms were around me. She
and beautiful, and L had made up my understood it all without a word, and
mind that day would bring we to a finale without a word, and only one quick
with Marion, for 1 knew that, she loved me embrace, she brought me the rifle,
as well as 1 did her, and that it wanted with which, within the next few min
only the forms' words to bring the matter etas, I had the satisfaction of sending
to a conclusion. It was my intention to two of the wretches to their last account,
say all that I had to say that evening upon and afterwards of watching the retreat of
the ice, as I knew that there, there was no the pack across the ice until they disap
chance of interruption, but it is strange peared in the wood on the opposite aide.
how little we are able to guide even the That night, after my relation of the ter
most simple events to a conclusion. All
rible half hour through which I had pass
that day Marion and myself seemed to be ed, all the story I had wished to tell
antagonistic. We had no open disagree-
Marion upon the ice came out, and met
meat, nor yet my words that could lead
with the happiest response ;and now, forty
to
years afterwards, my wolf race upon the what is commonly called a lovers' quar
laware is a story among our grand
rel, but yet there was something that de-
De
sti•oyed the quiet understanding we had children.
always maintained. -
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E. 11. THOMAS., ( parch Adtgleate
SHADOWS
When the children are hushed in the nursery
And the swallow sleeps in the eaves,
And the night wind is murmuring secrets
Apart to the Letening leaves;
Then I open the inner chamiber
That was closed from the dust of day,
And gently undraw the curtain
Where my holiest treasures lay.
Sweet spirits that nt ty nut ,t umber;
Cool shadows fn: in lights now gro,c
And the echo of voices .unti tag,
All eounding for u,e alone.
And, blending ao ~g the others,
One echo sufiel yet;
One ennduw is cooler, deeper ;
And my dimming eyes grow wet
For the image t gaoo on longest
is the image that blessed my youth
The angel that lit my journey
With her lamp of love and truth.
We traveled life's way together
A little while side by side;
And, when I. grow faint or weary
That light was my strength and guide
And dearer it grew—how dearer!
Till I watched it wane sad lads ;
And my angel said, as we parted,
Be patient, be not afraid.
And when I am slob: and weary
With the heat and dust of the day,
Bow the sense of her words Collies o'er mo—
iler words ere site west away !
And I ask for a patient wisdom,
As ljourney the way alone ; •
Till 1 tread on the golden threshold
Of the heaven where she is guile.
When the children are hushed in the nursery,
And the swallow sleeps in the eaves,
And the night wind is murmuring secrets
Apart to the listening loaves.
NV AR
TUE DEVIL.
Well met, good friend, 1 eought thee even now
And wherefore greet me with a frowning brow
Art not content with what I have achieved'?
Have I not filled the orders I reoeivcd ?
Have .1 not scourged the land from shore to shore,
Until its shuddering waters blush with gore ;
Until the air is rife with dying groans;
And the earth big with dead men's mouldering
bones ;
Till night is weary of the widow's wail,
And human sorrow is an idle tale?
IMEEMBI
Aye, thou halt clone all this, and more, 1 know,
And yet, methinks, thy steps move wondrinis slow,
The earth has well nigh made around the sun
Three revolutions since the work begun
In this fair land, and yet there is but little done.
What are the boasted trophies in thy train?
Bethink thee now ; a hundred thousand slain !
A path of desolation here and there ;
The sounds of battle dying in the air ;
Fair homes despoiled ; the voice of woe and wail ;
These give me no sensation—all are stale;
On, on ; nor stay thy devastating tread
Till then (must count me a Billion dead.
Spoil their highways, burn hamlet, village, town !
Back their fair cities, tear their churches down ;
Where there are homes to waste, or hearts to feel,
Send forth the flaming fagot, flashing steel ;
Plow up their fertile fields with shot and shell ;
Make their fair land the vestibule of bell.
On, on, I long to see the infernal play—
In Hades it shall be a holiday !
On, over hill and valley, river, plain,
Where there is life pour thou the leaden rain ;
Leave them no remnant of their lustful wealth,
No trust, no God, no love, hope, strength, health ;
Bring ruin, desolation over all the land,
Till famine stalk from ocean strand to strand ;
And men shall stand by their uneoffined dead.
And vex the ear of Heaven with cries for bread.
- At- last night came, and I whispered • lam- There were eighty-one hundred and
the tonal invitation to come out upon -the fifteen illegitimate children, born in the
ice, and Was' astonished -at I
a refusal. No English work-houses in 1862.
"THAT COUNTRY LB THA moirr PROBPIROUB WHAAA LABOR MOUNDS TEA ORNATIBT BUOBANAN
LANCASTER CITY, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 19, 1864.
POPPING THE QUESTION.
We have heard of many cases, of
ti poppin " under very singular circum
stances —the eccentric, the abrupt, the
business like, the silly, and hundred other
styles. Of the eccentric, we would cite
the ease of a well-known merchant, who,
one day dining at a friend's house, sat
next to a lady who possessed rare charms
of conversation. The merchant did not
possess this faculty in a very rare degree,
but he could do that which is next best,
be could appreciate, and appreciation
which he endeavored to show by the fol
lowing mode of action :
Do you like toast, Miss B—?'
Yes,' responded the lady, slightly sur
prised at the question.
Buttered toast ?'
Yes.'
That is strange ; so do 1. Let us get
married.'
There cannot be much doubt but that
the lady was taken slightly aback, a fact
that did not prevent the marriage from
coming off in a month afterwards, nor the
accession of the lady to one of the finest
establishments in the city.
As a specimen of the abrupt, we shall
cite the case of a gentleman who had re
tired from business at the age of forty and
built him a beautiful house, determined to
enjoy life to the utmost. One day a friend
was dining with him, and said, half-jok
ingly.
You have everything here chat the
heart eau desire but a wife.'
That's true. 1 must think of it,' said
he ; and then relapsed into a silence for a
few minutes, at the end of which time he
arose, begged to be excused for a short
time, and then left the room. He seized
his hat and went instantly to a neighbor's
and was shown into a parlor with the in
formation that neither the master nor the
mistress were at home. He told the
servant that he wanted neither, and re
quested that the housekeeper be sent to
him. She came, and the gentleman thus
addressed her :
Sarah, I have known you for many
years and have just been told that I want
a wife. You are the only woman I know
that I should be willing to entrust my
happiness with, and if you agree, we will
be instantly married. What is your
answer.'
Sarah knew the man that addressed her,
and knew that his offer was serious and
well-weighed as though considered for a
year ; and she answered him in the same
I agree.'
Will you be ready in an hour.'
I will.'
I shall return for you at that time.'
Which hedid, the gentleman who had
suggested the idea accompanying him to
the clergyman's. Many years have passed
since then, and neither party has seen any
cause to regret the abrupt proposal and
acceptance.
Of the business style we may cite a
case related to us, which we know for a
true one. A young man who had suc
ceeded to the ill kept and badly cultivated,
though really valuable farm of an uncle,
saw at a glance that two things were
necessary to enable him to succeed 3 the
first being a wife to take charge of the
woman's department, and the second a
few thousand dollars to stock it with. 110
could not help thinking to himself that,
possibly, these two great aids to his hap
piness and prosperity might be :d to
gether, and yet without attempting to put
his matrimonial and financial ideas into
practice, he allowed them to haunt him
continually.
With this upon his mind our farmer
started upon a horseback journey to a
distant part of the country, and upon his
return made an acquaintance upon the
road, in the perso i of an old gentleman
who was jogging the same way. The com
panions dined together at a wayside inn,
and fraternized pleasantly, during which
the young man opened his heart to the
elder, telling him all his plans and aspira
tions, when the old gentleman addressed
the younger:
I rather like you my friend, and your
honest way of telling your story, and if
you will come and see me I shall be glad.
I have three daughters all as good girls as
ever lived. Now,` perhaps, one may, be
the very one you are looking for ; if so, I
will do my best toward making the balance
of the matter agreeable. Ride over and
see me to-morrow, take dinner and stay in
the afternoon, which will give you a fair
chance to see them and judge.'
The young man instantly agreed to the
proposal, making only one condition that
the young ladies should not be informed of
the nature of his errand. This was agreed
to and they separated.
The next day at the time appointed, the
young man aismonnted at the door of the
house of his new made friend, and was
heartily welcomed. The hour before din
ner was consumed in looking over the farm,
the young man in admiring its keeping,
and the old one approving of the sensible
and practical remarks of the younger,
when the meal was announced, and the
three young ladies and their mother were
introduced. They were all as the old
gentleman had said fine girls, but the
younger, rosy-cheeked, blue-eyed, and
laughing-faced, charmed the young farmer
especially. The dinner over, they once
more walked out for a chat.
.. ......__
' Well, how do you like my daughters?' ' Silence, sir ! cried the brother, who , 1
—and after stammering, 4 !lemming ' and
was the old gentleman's first question. bad attempted to obtain a commission as 4 hawing ,' and scratching his head in vain
4 They are all nice girls, very nice ?' brigadier general, and failed only because for a reply, he turned slightly pale, picked
said the young man thoughtfully. he once belonged to a home-guard and up his hat and left. We vouch for the
4 And which of them do you like best,' knetv, therefore, too much about military truth of the above, and it is only one inoi
was the next question. affairs. ' dent out of many.—Syracuse Courier.
4 I'he youngest, Kate, she is charming, ' Darn it, won't you —'
and if lamto be your son-in-law, you ' No, sir, we will not,' oried the en
must give me Kate !' raged parents. 4 A man that recommends j The Deacon's Mistake.
' This will never do to take the young- my daughter to— . Wheeler was the name of a deacon who
est and by all odds the prettiest,' said the 4 But I didn't mean it—' screamed the lived in the eastern part of New Hemp
old gentleman seriously. Yankee, but no attention was paid to his shire some years since. He was a very
4 I must have her or none,' was the re- words. pious man, ind feared the Lord and hated
sponse spoken decidedly. 4 She revives—she revives—the shook the devil ; but he had a weakness never
, How much money did you say you has not killed her,' the doting mother theless, like the rest of mankind, and that
wanted ?' said, bending over her child and kissixig weakness was a female face, which the
4 Five thousand dollars will put my farm her. good deacon was very fond of looking at,
in excellent order, and make it worth 4lt was a cruel blow, but you must no matter whether it was in the church or
twenty thousand to-morrow. I must have bear up, darling.' in the street.
five thousand dollars.' . 4 Darnation, won't somebody listen to One day Mrs. Deacon Wheeler left her
, I'll give you the sum, wit)? either of me V cried the perplexed Vermonter, ' I house and husband, for the purpose of
the other girls,' said the old man, positive- didn't mean that Hen. should sleep with visiting a friend, leaving her children in
ly ; 4 but I will only give you three thous- a real live major—one of .them malicicius the custody of Nancy Skallets, a good
and with Kate.' officers. In course I didn't. I wanted i looking but rather simple girl, who lived
, Then I may as well go to my home.— her to do as our gals do on cold nights. in the family.
Five thousand I must have—l have set They heat bricks and put them to tbeir The afternoon that Mrs. Wheeler left
my mind upon it' feet, and up in our parts the gals call'' the house, the deacon was at home, doing
, And I have just as strongly deter- them majors. That's what I mean, and , some work about the building, and while
mined to do only what I have said,' was what's' the use of a fuss about it; that's , thus employed he heard his youngest child
the old gentleman's reply ; so I suppose whati want know: . i oiling:, so ' bitterly, that he entered the
the matter is at an end. • However, we clt seems that we are laboring under,u I house, and proceeded to the room Whero
will b.t good friends, and you must some
times run over and see me.'
Thus ended the conference , and they
parted. The young man mounted his
horse, and rode down toward the road, but
just as he was about opening the gate,
stooping from his saddle, the laughing
faced Kate sprang through the shrubbery
to save him the trouble.
Can't you accept my father's terms ?'
Yes, by George I will, if you say so
was the instantaneous response.
Then come over to-morrow morning
before ten o'clock and tell him so,' and
the girl vanished. like a fairy among the
leaves.
The young man rode slowly home, but
he was on hand next morning, according
to bidding, and married the fair Kate in
two months after.
Monkey in Church.
There was once an eminent clergyman
by the name of Cassaubon, who kept in
his family a tame monkey, of which he was
very fond. This animal, which was allowed
its liberty, liked to follow the minister
when he went out, but on the Sabbath was
usually shut up till his owner was out of
sight, on his way to church. But one
Sabbath morning, when the clergyman,
taking his sermon under his arm, went out,
the monkey followed him unobserved, and
watching the opportunity while his master
was speaking to a gentleman on the steps,
ran up at the back of the pulpit and
jumped upon the sounding board. Here
be gravely seated himself, looking. round
in a knowing manner on the congregation,
who were greatly amused at so strange a
spectacle. The services proceeded as"
usual, while the lnonkey, who evidently
much enjoyed the sight of so many people,
occasionally peeped over the sounding.
board to observe the movements of his
master, who was unconscious of his pres
ence. W hen the sermon commenced,
many little forms were convulsed with
laughter; which conduct 80 shocked the
good pastor, that he thought it his duty to
administer a reproof, which he did with
considerable action of his hands and arms.
The monkey who had now become familiar
with the scene, imitated every motion, till
at last a scarcely suppressed smile appeared
upon the countenance of most of the
audience. This occurred, too, in one of
the most solemn passages in the discourse ;
and so horrible did the levity appear to
the good minister, that he launched forth
into violent rebuke, every word being en
forced by great energy of action. All
this tiros the little fellow overhead mim
icked every movement with order and
exactness. The audience, witnessing this
apparent competition between the good
man and his monkey, could no longer
retain the least appearance of composure,
and burst into wars of laughter, in the
midst of which one of the congregation
kindly relieved the horror of the pastor at
the irreverence and impiety of his flock,
by pointing out the cause of the merri
ment. Casting his eyes upward, the min
ister could just discern the animal stand-
A Deserved Rebuke.
A little incident occurred in a grocery
store up town the other evening, that not
only seemed to take thAtotarch ' out of a
nice young man, but also to bring forcibly
to our mind what is said about 'faith without
good works.' When we entered the store,
the young man in question, somewhat
noted for his load-mouthed Union Leag,u
ism, was setting near the counter reading,
or pretending to read the Standard. He
hit upon a tirade of abuse against the
Consternation in a Respectable ,
6 Copperheads, and at once supposed he
Family. ' had a good -thing on hand. Near the
We regret to say that through the blun- counter, purchasing groceries, were two
dering of a country cousin, one of the ladies, one of them dressed in deep
ing on the end of the sounding board, and
gesturing with all his might, when he
found it difficult to control himself, though
highly exasperated at the occurrence. He
gave directions to have the monkey re
moved, and sat down to compose himself,
and allow his congregation to recover their
equanimity while the order was being
obeyed.
first families in Boston was recently thrown mourning. Hearing some casual remark
into a state of consternation and indigna- dropped about the shinplaster currency,
tion, which is impossible to describe. For the young man threw down the newspaper,
a while serious consequences were appre- and in a loud voice commenced anathe
hended, but after proper restoratives were matising all Democrats who did not
applied and explanations made, the family sympathise with the Administration, stig
were enabled to take their meals with the matising them as brutes, cowards, copper
accustomed regularity and relish. The heads, traitors, &c. For a time no one
misunderstanding was caused in a singular noticed the gallant Union Leaguer's re
manner, and can, in a measure, be at- •marks, and he grew more vituperative and WRITING DESKS,
tributed to the number of military heroes vehement in his denunciation of ' Copper- •
who infest the city. heads.' At last one of the ladies turned
It seems that the cousin who caused the half round upon him, and remarked that ACTOGRe PEI BOOKS,
trouble is a native of Vermont, and now that was pretty language for a 6 gentle
on a visit to an uncle in the city. One man' to use in a public store ! The
evening during the recent spell of cold gallant young man sneeringly answered India Rubber Pens and Holdera—Gold Mounted,
weather, the only daughter of the houie,NEW GAMES FOR CHILDREN.
that his language 6 was good enough for
a lady of seventeen, whose delicacy is a Copperheads and all who sympathised with
part of her nature, and whose mind was them.' This was too much to be endured,
entirely above earthly things, with the ex- and the other lady—the one dressed in
ception of the obera, new dresses and a mourning—turning upon her heel, swept
carriage, remarked one evening in the up with a sort of indigi:rnt movement TOY BOOKS I TOY BOOKS!!
presence of her cousin and her family, towards her insulter, and looking the ..t'ARENT S
without a word of warning, that she was young man fall in the eye, said, saroasti- Oome buy -come buy, and make your friends happy by
fearful of freezing if she went to bed. sally : ' Sir !my husband is a Democrat keeping up thegottnold.c.tremmoomf
suitablemak hOrolaldaypLum
Her mother was about to utter some ex-
—a' Copperhead,' as you term them—and t s i ls or nrcs book. g
pression of consolation, when- the cousin he is now on the battle field with a musket A good assortment for saleche ap at
J.M. liI.WESTHAEFFER'S
(rude that he was) remarked in a loud in his hand. My only brother was a Book and Periodical Store,
tone, so loud that every one heard him — til Democrat, and he laid down his life at dee Btf 48] Corner North Queen and Orange ids.
' Why don't you take a major to bed Antietam, fighting under Gen. McClellan 300
with you ?' J for his country—while you, poor pitiful THREE HUNDRED INVALIDS,
There was a faint shriek, and Henrietta '
; wretch and disgraced coward, are here on nji=teLcujfelLilretra.m.rprilel6,,2t,tbsy,, Electrical
was observed to fall senseless on the plush ' sitting by the stove cursing at men whose I:titute on Orange street, between Duke and Lime a trexsts,
sofa. Her position was noted, however, for ; shoe-latches you are unworthy to tie up. Lancaster, Pa.
NOT ONE CERTIFICATE
its grace and careful manner in which her Why don't you, young, able-bodied and i has been published since the Electrical Institute has been
crinoline was adjusted. established in Lancaster, but this system of practice has
vigorous as you are, take up a musket and '
to
, been left sink or swim upon
'
' Wretch !' cried the father, you have ' go and fight for the cause you pretend to some of the most re rr spec S O atantr substantial citizens of
murdered my daughter with your vul- ' have so much at heart, instead of sitting .
Lancaster county, have been treated and cured, as can be
garity. •
here and insulting brave men through books of the
L ee 4 n ita by to. reterence to themselves, or the
4 Monster !' exclaimed the mother, 'how their wives. I, sir, lost a brother at
could you 1 and such delioate nerves as Antietam, and I regret it the more now,
she has too.' that he is not here to chastise your ins°-
, I swow,' yelled the Vermonter, with a lenoe upon the spot.' The young man
doleful look, ' I didn't mean —' , . wilted—he did not see things in that light
mistake,' said the - head of the family ;
but really, hereafter, where there are
young ladies in the room, I don't think I'd
mention such things. The young ladies
of the city are too delicate for such vulgar
names.'
The Vermonter promised to be more
careful in future, and the family are doing
well.
The Prayer of gabak-ak.
It is said of Dr. Franklin, that during
his long residence in Paris, being invited
to a party of the nobility, where most of
the court and courtiers were present, he
produced a great sensation by one of his
bold movements, and gained great ap
plause for his ingenuity.
Acmording to the custom of that age and
country, the nobles, after the usual cere
monies of the evening were over, sat
down to a free and promiscuous conversa
tion. Christianity was the great topic. The
church was always ridiculed, and the Bible
was treated with unsparing severity.--
Grawing warmer and warmer in their sar
castic remarks, one great lord commanded,
•for a moment, universal attention by his
asserting in a round voice, that the Bible
was not only a piece of arrant deception,
but totally devoid of literary merit. Al
though the entire company of Frenchmen
nodded a hearty assent to the sentence,
Franklin gave no signs of approval. Being
at that time a court favorite, his compan
ions could not bear even a tacit reproof
from a man of his weight of influence.
They all appealed to him for his opinion.
Franklin, in one of his peculiar ways, re
plied, that he was hardly prepared to give
them a suitable answer, as his mind had
been running on the merits of a new book
of rare excellence, which he had just hap
pened to fall in with at one of the city
book stores; and as they had pleased to
make allusions to the literary character of
the, ble, perhaps it might interest them
to compare with that old volume the merits
of his new prize. If so, he would read
them a short section. All were eager to
have the Doctor read a portion of his rare
book. In a very grave and sincere manner,
he took an old book from his coat pocket,
and with propriety of utterance read to
them a poem.
The poem had its effect. The admiring
listeners pronounced it the best they had
ever heard read. '1 hat is pretty,' said
one; That is sublimity,' said another.
It has not its superior in the world,' was
the unanimous opinion. They all wished
to know the name of the new work, and
whether that was a specimen of its con
tents. Certainly, gentlemen,' said the
Doctor, smiling at his triumph, my book
is full of such passages. It is no other
than your good-for-nothing Bible ; and I
have read to you the prayer of the prophet
Habakuk.'
Let evary reader learn wisdom from
this incident, and learn to appreciate the
unequaled sublimitios of the Bible.
Nancy was endeavoring to comfort the
little one.
I don't know how it happened, but while
the two were engaged in stilling the baby,
the deaoon got an arm around Nancy's neck
and kissed her, and after the child was
quiet she sat on his knee, and while she
sat there, who should enter the room but
an old maid, a near neighbor, and the
greatest talker in town.
Nancy gave a jump, and thedeaoon did
the same, but it was too late. The old
maid had seen enough to make out a good
story, and she left the house, almost burst
ing with the importance of her discovery.
The deacon expected trouble, and he was
not disappointed. In a few days he was
summoned before the church, and when
he went to the meeting he saw that his
case was likely to prove troublesome, for
all the deacons looked blank, and the sis
ters withering.
Deacon Wheeler, ' said the parson,
you are charged with hugging and kiss
ing Nancy Skellets, and the church would
fain have you olear your skirts of such a
crime. We expected better things of you,
we did; indeed. What have you to say in
extenuation of the crime
Brethren and sisters,' said the deacon,
rising in humiliation, and hanging his
head, I did kiss Nancy.'
A terrible sensation in church. One or
two sisters nearly fainted with exoess of
emotion, while the brethren groaned in
chorus.
But,' continued the deacon, as soon as
silence was obtained, 4 I thought I was
kissing Mrs. Wheeler.'
Oh !' cried the brethren and sisters,
and c•moluded to admit the plea, while
they examined Nancy Skellets.
Nancy had heard all that had passed,
and she thought she saw an opening for
escape.
Did the deacon kiss you 1' asked the
parson. Yes, sir,' replied Nancy, with a
simper.
Why did you let him?' thundered the
minister.
Because,' Nancy answered, I thought
I was Nancy Wheeler.'
Of course, after such testimony as that,
the deacon and Nancy were not oonsidered
fit for the church, so they were expelled.
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January, 1881. Nothing lees than this should ratify those
.who believe that the only hope of restoring the Union and
the authority of the Constitution over a now distracted
and divided country, lies in wresting power from the
hands of thoso whose fanaticism has helped to provoke,
Invite, and prolong the war; and that to accomplish this
end, no means is so effective as the diffusion, tnrough able
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and creed. Many of those who, within the limits of the
Constitution, fought the battles of the ballot-box 'under
the leadership of those patriotic statesmen of other and
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the masses whose principles were those of such patriots as
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Stephen A. Douglas, now stand shoulder to shoulder upon
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