Village record., January 12, 1866, Image 1

s33o'' 'W'. 3314ttiV.
VOLUME XIX
EW STORE.
HOSTETTER, REID & CO"
WOULD respectfully inform the citizens of
Waynesboro' and vicinity that they.havo re
ceived a new and extensive stock of
CHRIS,
Embracing in part—
SYRUPS,
SUGARS,
MOLASSES,
HAMS,
TEAS.—Hyson, Tmperial and Oolong, of the
finest flavor. SPICES, ground and unprournt and
BAKING articles, warranted fresh and puro,and of the
best quality
QUEENSWARE AND GLASSWARE,
a very heavy stock, to which special attention is in
vited. Fine ware in setts or by the single piece, of
the lateet styles; Cut •Glass Goblets, Tunablets, &c.
KERO
of every pattern, a large assortment. Shades. (new
style) wicks, chimneys; spring hinge burners, al
ways on hand.. Also No. 1 Kerosene 01.
NOTIONS, VIRIETIES, &C.
A thousand and one fancy, useful and necessary ar
ticles, used in every family and by everybody.
TOBACCO, MARS An FM
Willett's Cong. Navy, Nat. Leaf, Mich Fine Cut,
and all the best chewing and sm ikmg tobaccos.—
Havatin Cigars, good eilmmon do. eunitury and
Neotric Pipes, latest thing out.
SALT AND FISH.
G. A. Salt, Liverpool, large .size anckr• Pickled
Shad, Mackerel, arid 3, bbl., half Md., quarter
bbl , xEw. •
MEM rat
Tieing in connection with Hostetter & Co, of
Greencastle, which firm haven Market Car on thr
R. It., we are enabled to supply our customers with
the choicest luxuries of the Eastern markets in their
proper season.
strict attention to business, furnishing
the best artiel , s In the mnrket, and doing nll in our
power to accommod .Ic customers, we hope to re
ceive n share of public patronage. No trouble lo
dhow goods
tarTerros. POSITIVRLY CAstt. We Way . our goods
for cash and mint sell them in the same way .
Country dealers supplied at wholesale prices.
IiosTE'rTER, REID & CO.
Waynesboro', -Aug. 26,'G6.
NEW FIRM
NEW GOODS !
GEISER & RINEHART,
Successors to H. Slonehouse in the Hardware and
Cutlery Business.
THE subscribers having purchased of H. Stone
house his Hardware Store they would inform
the old customers of the establishment, and others,
OM in addition to the large stock on hand, they aro
just receiving a large and well selected stock, con
sisting in part of
IRON AND STEEL,
SHOE
SADDLER! AND CARRIAGE WARE,
CEDAR WARE,
OIL CLOTHS,
HOLLOW .WARE,
PAINTS, GLASS AND VARNISHES,
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMEN7S,
We invite the attention of the Fernier: to the
RUNDELL'S PREMIUM HAY FORK,
for thereto of which we are the sole agents.
Scythes, Rakes, Forks, Shovels, Grain
Cradles, &c.,, &e.
All our goods were selected with great care and
we invite an examination of them.
Mit26, 1865.
IN E APPLE CHEESE, Lemuns, Figs null
Almnns. at 1104TOTTE:11, & Co's.
ertthrk: dr. 141T.E.iiiEW go ,Bast every
A,month, the year round, to purchase pa's;
they therefore have fresh stock and latest styles all
the time. , _ [aug.4
NvATER MELONB,-Cantelope .
uTivloCiiiile
retail ut Tus GROCERY trans.
Sweet mother, the birds from the bowers have fled,
The reaper hne enthered his shenves,.
The glorious Summer lies silent and dead,
• I
But-the garden of mem'ry is blooming to-day
With flowers and leaves ever new,
And -the birds and the fountains around it that play
Are singing, dear mother, of you. - •
Like green shores receding beyond the blue seas
SCem the years by your tenderness blest,
And youti.'s merry music grows faint on the breeze
That is wafting me on to life's West;
Yet beautiful seems the mild glance of your eye,
And the blessing your fond spirit gave,
As the mists of the valley hang bright in the sky,
Though the mountains are lost in the wave.
CHEESE,
COFFEE,
CHOCOLATE,
DRIED BEEF
I wonder, sometimes, if the souls that have flown
Return to the mourners again, '
And I ask fora sign horn the trackless Unknown,
Where millions have questioned in vain.
I see not your meek•lovitig th - o'-the , strifer___
Which would blind me with doubting and £.nr,
But rt voice murmurs •qierice ' to the tempest of
And I know that my mother is near.
The cog world may cover my pathway with frowns,
And mingle with bitter each joy;
It may load me with crosses and rob nie of crowns,
I have treasures it cannot destrOy;
There's a green, sunny isle in the depths of my soul
'hose user the winds never strew,
And the billows and bre. zei. around it that roll
13ring tidings of Heaven and you.
04 ell illr:AZ•ik,-4A
■ is' ICI
ward in a stage coach from Pittsburg r over
the mountains. My fellow passengerb were
two gentlemen and a lady. The coder gen
tleman's appearance interested me exceed
ingly. In years he seemed about thirty: in.
air and manner he was calm; dignified and
polished; and the • contour of his features
was singularly intellectual. He conversed
freely on general topics, until the road be
came more abrupt and preciptious, but on
my directing his attention to the_ great alti
tude of a precipice, on• the verge of which
our coach wheels were leisurely rolling, there
came a mat ked change over his countenance.
His eyes, so lately filled with the light of
mild intelligence, became wild, restless and
anxious; the mouth twiched spasmodically,
and the forehead headed with a cold perspi
ration. Willi a sharp, convulsive shudder,
he turned his gaze from the giddy height,
and clutching my arms tightly with both
hands, he clung io me like a drowning man.
"Use this cologne," said the lady, handing
me a bottle with the instinctive goodness of
her sex.
I sprinkled a little on his face, and he roon
became somewhat inure composed but it was
not until we had traversed the mount sin and
descended to the country beneath, that, the
fine features relaxed ft um their 'perturbed
look, end assumed the placid, quiet dignity I
bad first noticed.
"I owe an apology to the lady," said' he;
with a bland smile acid gentle inclination of
the head to our fair companion "and some
explanation to my !elicit , / travelers also, and
perhaps I cannot be ter acquit myself of the
double debt, than by recouutingthe cause of
my, recont agitation. •
"It may pain your feeling.," delicately
urged t ho lady.
"On the contrary, it will relieve them,"
was the respectful reply.
Having signified our several desires to
hear more, the traveller then proceeded. '
'At the age of eighteen I was light of foot,
and 1 fear (here he smiled) light of head
A fine property on the right bank of the 0-
hio acknowledged me as sole owner. I Was
hastening home to enjoy it, and delighted to
get free from a college life. The month of
October, the air was bracing, and the mode
of conveyance, a stage coach' like this, only
more cumbrous. The other passengers were
few—but three tri all—an old, grey-headed
planter of' Louisiana, his daughter, a joyous,
bewitching creature, about seventeen, and
his son, about ten years of ago. They were
just returning from France, of which the
young lady discoursed in terms so eloquent
as to absorb my entire attention.
The father was taciturn, but the'datigliter
was vivacious by nature, and we soon becatre
so mutually pleased with each other, she as
a talker, I as a listener, that it was not until
a sudden flash of lightning, and a heavy
dash of rain against the coach windows elic
ited an exclamation from my charming com
panion. that I noticed how night passed on
Presently there was a low, rumbling sound,
and then several tremenduous peals of thun
der, accompanied by successive flashes of
lightning. The rain descended in torrents,
and an angry wind begun to !towel and moan
through the forest trees.
I looked from the window of' our vehicle.
The night was dark as ebony, but the light
ning revealed the darkness of our road. We
were on the edge of a frigl.Vul precipice
I could see at intervals huge jutting, rocks
far away down on the sides, uud ,the sight
made we solicitous for the fate of my fair
companion. I thought of the mere hair-
Iredth taut were between us and eternity; a
single little rock in the track of our coach
wheels, a tiny billet of wood, a stray limb of'
a tempest-torn tree, a restive -horse - or—cara
less driver—any of these might hurfus from
.A. Flatana.ll3r Wervcraroairoor. Neutral in rcolitiog3 anti Religion.
WAYNESBORO', FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 12,1866.
POI3TVICIA.L.
MOTHER TN HEAVEN.-
BY JAMES 0 CLARK.
A. NIGHT OF TERROR.
f_1846 1 was traveling east
MEM
ortr siihluntry existence with the speed of
thought. ' •
''Pis a perfect tempest„" said the lady, as
I withdrew my head !rpm the Window--
"HoW I love a sudden storm. There is some
thing so grand among the winds when fairly
loose among the hills I never encounter a
sight like this, but Byrou's magnificent de
iption a a thunderstorm in the Jura im
mediately recurs to my mind. But are we
on the mountains yet?"
"Yes, we-have begun the ascent."
"Is it not said to be dangerous?'
"By no means," I replied in as easy a tone
as I could resume.
only wish, it was dayliOi r thatin" minl
enjoy the, mountain scenery. But, Jesu
Marie! what's that?"
And vhe eovered her eyes from the glare
of a sheet of lightainm e' that illumined the
ragged mountain with brilliant intensity.—
Peal After peal of crashing thunder instantly
succeeded; there was a very heavy volume
of rain coming down at each thunderburst,
and with the deep moaning of an animal, as
it in dreadful agony, breaking . upon my ears,
I found that the coach had come to a dead
halt.
Louise, my beautiful fellow-traveller, be
came palp as ashes. She fixed her searching
eyes on mine with a look of anxious dread,
and turning to her father, hurriedly remark
ed; "We are on the mountains!"
"I reckon so,'" was the unconcerned re-
Pl Kith instant activity, I put my head
through the window, and called to the dri
`,V,er, bat the only answer was the heavy moan
ing• of an agonized animal borne past me by
the swift wing s of the tempest. I seized the
handle of the door and strained at it in vain;
it would not yield a jot. At that instant, 1
felt a cold hand on mine, and heard Louise's
voice faintly articulating is my ear, the ap
palling words :
"The coach is being moved backward l"
God in Heaven ! never shall l forget the
fierce agony with which .I..._tugged at the
couch-door, and_ealled_on_the_driver in-tones
thst rivalled the force of the blast, while the
dreadful conviction was burning in my brain
that the coach was being moved slowly back
wards.
What followed was of• such swift occur
rence, that ii seems to me like a frightful
diem
I rushed against the door with all my force,
but it mocked my utmost efforts. One side
of our vehicle was seusibly going down,down.
The moaning of the agonized animal became
deeper, and 1 knew from the desperate,plun•
ges against his traces, that it was one of our
horses, Crash upon .erash of Leavy thunder
rolled over the mountain and vivid sheets of
lightning played around our devoted carri
age, as if in glee at our misery. By this
light I could see for a moment—only for a
mument-- . the old planter standinii erect,
with his hands on his son and daughter, his
eyes raised to heaven, and his lips moving
like one in prayer. I could see Louise turn
her ashy cheeks and superh7eyes towards me,
as if imploring my protection; and 1 could
see the bold glance of the young - boy flash
ing indignant defiance at the descending car
riage;the war of elements, and the awful
charger that awaited him. There was a roll
of thunder, a desperate plunge, as if of au
animal in the last theores of dissllution, a
harsh grating jar, a sharp, piercing scream
of moi tal terror, and I bad but time to clasp
Louise firmly with one hand round the waist
and seized the leather fastnings attached to
thi; coach roof with the other, when we were
precipitated. overt he precipice.
I can distinctly recollect preserving con
sciousness, for a few seconds of time, how
rapidly my breath was being exhausted; but
of that tremendous descent, I soon lost all
further individual knowledge by a concus
sion so violent that I was instantly deprived
of sense and motion.
On an humble couch, in an humble room
or a small country house, I next opened my
eyes in this world of light and shade, of joy
and sorrow, of mirth and madness; gentle
hands smoothed my pillow, gentle feet gli
ded across my chamber, and a gentle voice
hushed for-a time all my questionings. I
was kindly tended by a fair young girl about
sixteen, who refused for several d'ays to hold
any intercourse with me. At length, one
morning, finding myself sufficiently recover
ed to sit up, I insisted on learning the result
of the accident.
"You were discovered," said she, "sitting
on a sledge of rocks, amidst the. branches of
a shattered tree, clinging to a part of your
broken Coach with one hand, and to the in
sensible form of a lady with the other."
"And the lady?" I gasped, scaning the
girl's face, with an earnestness that caused
her to draw back and blush.
"Sho was saved, sir, by the same means
that saved you—the friendly tree'
"And her father and brother ?" I impa
tiently demanded,
'•Were both crushed to pieces at the bot
tom of the precipice, a great way below the
place where my father and Unele Joe got
you and the lady. We buried their bodies
in one grave close by tho clover-patch down
in our meadow ground."
"Poor Louise !—poor orphan ! God pity
you!" I matured in broken tones utterly
unconscions'that I had a listener.
"God pity her indeed, sir," said the young
girl, with a' gush of heartfelt sympathy,—
"Would you like to see her ?" she added.
"Take "me to her," I replied. •
I found the orphan bathed in bitter tears,
by the graye of — firer — buried kindred. She
received me with sorrowful. sweetness of
manner. I will not detain your attention
detailing the efforts I made to win her—from
her great grief; but briefly acquaint you that
I at least succeeded in inducing her to leave
her forlorn home in the South; and (hat
twelve months after the dreadful occurrence
which I have related, we Mond at the alter
together us wan and Wife.—She still lives to.
bless my love' with her smiles, and many chil
dren with her good precepts; but on the an
niversary of that terrible night she secludes
herself in her room; and devotes the hours
6f darkness tniolitary prayer.
"As for me," added the traveler, while a
faint flush tinged his noble brow at the a
vowal,-"as for we, that accident has made a
physical coward of me, at the sight of a
mountain precipice."
"But the driver," urged our lady passen
ger, who had attended to the recital of the
story with much attention; `•what became of
the driver ? or did Yon ever learn the reason
of his deserting his post ?"
" . bony-was-found-on-the-roady—
a few yards of the spot where the couch went
over. He had been struck dead by the
same flash of lightning that blinded the res
tive horse."
Character of Abraham Lincoln. •
Hon. W. li. Herndon, twenty' years the
law partner of the late President Lincoln,
has been delivering a series of lectures in
Springfield, 11l , on Mr. Lincoln's character.
He sate Air. Liaeoln was a sad looking man,
and that his apparent-gloom-was'oeo of• the
means of his great success, creating sympa
thy for him. He did not think Mr. Lincoln
knew what real joy was fur many. years.—
His perceptions were slow, cold, precise and
exact Nu illusion ever passed undetected
by him. He was not impulsive or fanciful,
but saw all things through a perfect mental
lens. The suggestiveuers of his mind was
one of itsstrougest peculiarities. •He read'
less and thought more than any man of his
class in America. He possessed originality
and power of thought in an eminent degree
He was eminently analytic. Before he could
form an idea of anything, he Must know it
in origin and - Meta - an, in substa-uce-imd-equal—
ity, in magnitude and gravity. Ile was
thoroughly selt'•reliant. The great predom
inating elements of Mr. Lincoln's peculiar
character were : First, his great capacity and
power of reason; secondly, his excellent un
derstanding;-thirdly, an exalted idea of the
sense of tight and equity; and fourthly, his
intense •veueratian of-what was true and
good. His reason ruled despotically all oth
er faculties and qualities of his mind. His
conscience and heart were ruled by it. His
conscience was ruled by one faculty—.rea
son. His heart was ruled by two faculties
—reason and conscience. It is generally
believed that Mr. Lincoln's heart—hie love
and kindness, his tenderness and benevolence
—were his ruling qualities, but this opinion
is erroneous in every particular. First, as
to his reason. It dwelt in the mind, not in
the conscience, and not in the imart, Ile
lived and breathed and acted from 'his rea
son—the. throne of logic and the home of
principle, the realm of Deity in man. It is
from thig point that Mr. Lincoln must be
viewed. His views were correct and origin
al. Ile was cautious not to be deceived; he
was patient and enduring. Ile . had concen
tration and great continuity of thought; lie
had a profound analytic power, his visions
were clear, and he was emphatically the was-
tar of statement. We boast not his 'equal
here. His pursuit of the truth was indefa
tigable, terrible. He reasoned from his well
chosen principles with such clearness, force
and compactness, that the tallest intel
lects in the laud bowed to him with res
pect.
COURAGE.—To fulfill successfully the du
ties of life, a degree of moral courage is ne
cessary,to which very many persons aro strati-
In every important undertaking difficul r
ties arise unforeseen, and to the timid Maur=
mountable. flowerer well prepared th o
mind may b 3, however surrounded by favor
t ircurustances, yet a certain amount of
hull enterprise is required to fo:low any no
ble end, and without which the most brilli
ant talents ark bestowed in vain.
Perhaps the most distinguishing trait of
great minds is that calm reliance upon self,
that fearless intrepidity which aces obstacles
only to overcome them. Such a disposition
is conspicuous in the characters of Wash
ington, Franklin, and others, and with dill.
geuce and energy there is scarce any degree
of success which is beyond its reach.
Providence has hung, as it were the fair
est fruit of life on the loftiest bough, thereby
intimating that it is`alone those who, in lof
ty thought, are, like Saul, above their fel
lowa, worthy of its rewards • And while to
the indolent, shame gad mortification are the
spontaneous growth of earth, honor. wealth
and heaven's blessing, is the portion of those
who aro fearless in the . right.
HINTS OF HEALTH.—We may venture to
assert, that the principle secrets of health
are, early rising, exercise, personal &pull
ness, and leaving the table. unopressed.
When a family rises early in the morning,
we conclude the house to be well governed,
and the inmates industrious and healthy.
With respect to exercise, there is a simple
and benevolent law of nature "Earn, that
you may enjoy." In other words, "secure a
good digestion by exorcise."
As much perhaps, may be said 'concerning
ablution, as exercise. "Dispel the - 111-4w
mors from the pores." Cleanlipetifis.vistu
though not the first in ran , one oft,ho first,
at . least in necessity.
On the sabject. of temNranettifjethat,
would cat much," says t 6 prover„Wronst
eat lithe. ,e us no co' ouncr ,rariee
with starvation—on the cf .trary,
ly moderation. , We may , bo inte` . j 4 tely
abstemiois, as well as mperatel' ri
uus
A man in Culumbw I hin, last week un
dertook to drink 28 oz of whiskey fur a wa
ger.
.Ile accomplished the feat, but died almost
immediately afterward. The men with whom
lie`~n~7e the wnger were arrested as hating
Atkigated his death.
WHEN I DIE.
Ohorhen I die, bury me where.
The feet of friendship tread;.
Where eyes regretful looks will plant.
And pearly tears be shed;
Where kindly hands will love to 'plant,.
The myrtle's coy stant vine—
Th. feeling heart a sob will pant,
Above the grave of mine.
Oh, bury me where the tiny . feet
Of children often ply;
Where truthful words will surely greet
s.irit lin: pin ! ni:h•
Bury me where the stranger's eye
Will fall upon the mound—
That silent speaks, he too,'must
And lie within the gruuni.
One of the Church Militant
The following story is told of Peter Cart
wright, the hard shell Methodist pioneer in
the western prairies He believed in the
use of the carnal weapons of war, and when
with rough characters would assert his mas
tery over them by -simple physical strength
and daring The following incident, resting
on good authority, is very like one told of a
North Carolina pioneer, who pummelled
grace into a profane and fighting , black
smith.
Onc day on approaching the ferry across
the Illinois, he heard the' ferryman swearing
terribly at the sermon of. Peter Cartwright,
and threatened that if he had to ferry him
across, and he would drown him
in the river. Peter unrecognized said to the
ferryman : " .
`Stranger, I want you to put me across.
'Wait till I'm ready,' said the ferryman,
nd-pursued-h-is-eotwersaiion_and a . res
on Peter Cartwright. Having finished, he
turned to Peter and said :•-
''.Now I'll put you aerobe.'
On teaching the middle of the stream, Pe
ter threw his horse's bridle over a stake in
the boat, and told the ferryman to let — go of
his pole..
'What for ?' asked the ferryman.
'Well, you have been using my name im
proper like; and said if I came in this way,
you would drown me. Now you have got a
chance.'
'ls your name Peter Cartwright ?_'_asked_.
the astonished ferryman.
'My name is Peter Cartwright?'
Instantly the ferryman seized the reach."
er, but he did not know Peter's strength';
for be instantly seized the ferryman, one
band on the nape of his neck and the other
on the, seat of his trowsere, and plunged him
in the water, saying:
baptize (splash) in the name of the dev
il, whose child thou art.'
Then lifting him up, Peter added :
;Did you ever pray ?'
'No.'
'Then it is time you did.'
'Never will; responded the ferryman.
Splash ! splash ! and the ferryman is in
the river again.
'Will you pray now r asked Peter.
The gasping vit/Qm shouted :
'l'll do anythinryou bid me.'
'Then follow me : Our Father which art
in heaven,' &o. Having repeated after Pe
er,' the ferryman cried out :
'Now, let me go.'
'Not yet,' said he, 'you must make three
promises : First, that you repeat that pray
er every morning and evening as long as you
live; secondly, that you will hear every
preacher that comes within five miles of this
rerry; and thirdly, that you will put every
Illethodia preacher ever free of expense.—
Do you promise and vow ?'
'I promise,' said the ferryman,
And strange to say that this man became
a shining light.
NEVER KNOCK UNDER.—NO, never.—
Always rally your forces for another and
more desperate assault upon adversity. If
calumniny assails you, and the world—as it
is apt to do in such cases takes part with
your traducers, don't turn moody and misan
thropic, or worse still, seek to drown your
tuthapiness in dissipation. Bide your time
Disprove the . slander if you can; if not, live
it down. If poverty comes upon you like a
thief in the night—what then?. Let it rouse
you, as the presence of a real thief would do,
to energetic action. No matter how deeply
you may have got into hot waier—always
provided that you did not help the Father
of Lies to heat it your case, if you are made
of the right kind of' stuff, is not desperate;
for it is io accord with the divine order and
sweep of things that life should hive no dif
ficulties which an honest, determined man,
with Heaven's help, cannot surmount,
FIVE DATTGIITERS.-A gentleman had
five daughters, all of whom ho brought up
_to some respectable .occupation in life.—
These daughters married, one after another,
with the consent of their father. The first
married a gentleman by the' name of Poor,
the second a Mr. Little, the third a Mr.
Short, the fourth a Mr Brown, and the fifth
a Mr. Ilogg. At the fidding of the fat-.
tcr, her sisters with thet.<*iiibands were
present. After the ceret4tairies of the wed
• 'tag was over, the old geldeituan said to his
guesti:
••I have taken groat pains to edueate my
daughters, that they might act well their
_part in life, and from their advantages and
improvements, I loudly hoped that they
would do honor to the family; and now I find
that all my galas, cares and expectations
have turned to nothing but a poor,
alsori, brown, hog)."
A friend said to ao Irishman, 'Gcied morn
log. Patrick; slippery this morning.' Slip
pery? and he jabers,.it is nothing else, for
honor. upon my soul, I slid down throe
times without getting up - once.'
Smoking Cures hogs and kills men.
*MOO per ''elsr
MILK FEVER.—Cows sometimes, when
fresh and in high condition s get down with
the milk fever when the calf is about three
days old, which very often proves fatal.—
Laudanum has proved 'the best remedy in
some very bad cases, given up as lost. It is
given in large doses, from 2 to 8 ounces.—
Some may think this a heavy 'dose, but - we
have given the largest dose, (3 ounces,) and
a number of our neighbors have tried the
same, with very beneficial results. Oil is
the worst medicine given, as it makes them
deadly sick. The animal is mostly in great
pain, for which the laudanum works won
ders. Soon as the cow will ,", =
nips or app be which will open the bowels
and' put her in right condition.—Country
Gentleman.
HOW A iioo SWEATS —Not like a horse
or a man, but through his forelegs. There
is a Spot on each leg, just below the knee,
in the forrit of a sleeve, through this the
sweat passes off. And it is necessary that
this is kept open. If it gets closed, as is
sometimes the case, the Imo. 6 will get sick, be
will appear stiff and cramped—and unless he
gets rhlief it will go hard with him. To
cure him, simply open . the pores. This is
done by tubbing the spot with a corncob,
and washing with warm wate r.—Rural
World.
A few days ago a friend of ours attended
a We4titrirrarty - in - the-country r a-shart_dis,
tance from the city. Accidentally he bad a.
pair of infant's' shoes, nicely wrapped in a
piece of paper. Here he thought was a
ehance-for-some_futt;_sop to the
newly made bride, he gave her the - tUrdkage - , -
with the remark hat it contained something
that would be useful to her after
The lady opened the package, critically
•Tined-i-ts-contests _ then turning to our
friend, remarked: "I am much obliged to you
for the present, but if f had married you I.
wouldn't have needed them."'
- RELTMOY Or THE PRESTDENTS —The
igioult belief of the deceased Presidents of
he United_Statcs.i
tendance upon pub
. .
afforded in their writings, may be SUMIIICt
up as follows : Washington, Madison, Mon
roe, Harrison, Tyler and Taylor were Epis
copalians; Jefferson, John Adams and Johns
Quincy Adams, were Unitarians; Jackson,
Polk and Lincoln, were Presbyterians; Van.
Buren was of the Dutch Reformed church-.
The sur7iviug Presidents-are-PillmorO,--a
bitarian; Pierce, a Trinitarian Congregation
alist; Buchanan, an. Episcopalian ; and the
present Chief Magistrate, Johnson, who is a
Presbyterian.
The following is a verbatim et literati,*
report of the evidence given in a•magistrates
court by a negro man named Doctor Jones,.
who accused another negro man Washington
of• stealing his watch:
"I'se name Doctor Jones—name so 'cause
old master named Doctor. I was settin' in
de shop; my watch hanging on do wall.—
Dat nigger (pointing to Washington) coma•
in, sot down, got up, went out, and do watch
was dismissed. Dat's all I know, about it."
—Alexandria Gazelle,
Do good and leave behind you a monu
ment of virtue that the storms of time Mk
never destroy. Write your name in kind
ness, and love, and mercy, on the hearts of
thousands you may come in contact with
year by year. You will never be forgotten.
No ! your name, your deeds will be as • legi
ble on the hearts you leave behind as the
stars on the brow of evening. Good deeds
will shine as the stars from heaven.
The order which required all ladies in•
Georgia to take the oath before receiving let-.
tars from a post office, has been rescinded.—
If there was an order compelling them to
take an oath before depositing letters, it
might save many a man from a good deal of
hard swearing.
That young lady possessed a great water
power, who had a cataract in her eye, a
crick in her back, and a waterfall on . her
How does a young man of genuine in
tegrity resemble a thief. • lie is difficult to.
find.
The life-preservers of the greatest use op
the battle-field are simply a pair of long
legs.
What is that which never asks any Tiess.
tions, but requires many answers ?—The
street door.
Where did Noah strike the first nail in
...
he ark?-00 the head.
Can never be blaeicenetiby traitors—The
White House. •
Two earl make love, but it takes three to
make a wedding.
To kill your euemies—Treat them to tau
gle-leg whiskey.
Dou't open your purse too hastily or toil'
wide—nor your mouth, either..
Albums may'be paid to be dip nets where
with young girls catch flattery.
Successful lore takes a load ofi ourtearts
and - puts it on our shoulder*.
Humbu g —When your wire. Pays she lovers
You and Isms tho buttons off your shirt.
The playtOg . of a child is a doll—the god
of man is a r.
Beer fills many a bottle, end , the bottle Ms
Many a bier. •
In the darkest hour. of rniaforfune, there
is a hand to guide; a love to save.
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