Village record. (Waynesboro', Pa.) 1863-1871, November 01, 1867, Image 1
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EGER TEE VIOLETS, lily °LIVER WENDELL HOLMES. 11er-bands are colt) ; her face is whit I\o mote Les pillsys come and go i q es. are shut to I if, :,n.l light ; P. hi the white vt.stutv, snow on snntv, 13 ut mil ncrwatli a graven :.-tone, To ple,al for tvar , Ixtthitttva es; 9 slender cross of wood alone hall say that here a maiden lies, ' — the peacefetskie n peace And grey old trees of hugest limb Shall wheeLtheir circling shadows round, To make the scorching sunlight dim That drinks — thWeinnesefroin th'ground And drop the dead leaves on her mound. When o'rr their boughs the squirrels run, And thro' thelrleavett the robblna call, autamn The acorns and the chestnuts fall, Doubt not that she will heed them all. For her the morninifc +on o n sing Its matins from the branches high, And every minstrel voice of spring That trills beneath the April sky Shall greet her with its early cry.' When turning round heir dial track, Eastward the length'ning shadows pass, ler-little-mourners,-cllO in black, - The trickets sibling through the grass Shall pipe for her an evening mass. At last the rootlets of the trees Shall find the prison whereshejies, dust theyseize In leaves and blossoms to the skies. bo may the soul that warmed it rise ! 1: any; born of kiraior WO, shoal rtsk_:_isthat m tiden sleep below? Say only this: A tender bad, 'hat tried to blossom in the snow, Lies withered where the violets blow. A SONG OF CHEER The skiet, are b'uo above us, The earth is green and glad ; Then why ahoul.l we he 'sad 7 wc.et flowers are freshly springing; There's fragrance in the air; Glad birds ore gayly singing, Then banish every care. Oh, not in gloom and sorrow Shou'd speed *he hours avklif But some new pleasures borrow From every fleeting day. The bright sun still is - shining, Though darkness cloth it shroud; And "There's a roiltier lining - To every sable cloud." Out in the breezy meadows The brook goes singing now, Then why should gloomy shadows Sit darkly on the brow I A thousand tuneful voices Are thrilling all the air; If nature thus rejoices, Then banish every care. . There arc angel guards above us, Who joy to make ue glad ; And a Father who Moth love us Then why should we be sad? 0 ye in griet repining, And ye with sorrow bowed, dollen is a silver lining Tp every sable cloud." WEIS , 3C.sT-AZL.I't.T-E". Peal Gently s, Only a few nigiuts , ago a drunken man reel ed by our office, with a crowd of boys hoot ing after him; and men laughing contemptu ously and making jeering remarks.to each o. ther nbout him. - We never look upon a fall en man thus without our heart being moved to real compassion. Awarback on the green hillside of some pleasant NeW "England home, very likely, that the same man once played, a guileless, littlejnyons,fair;haired boy. How much a fa ther's prayers may have ascended, and a fond mother's heart been bound up in the - welfare of that little child, long ago, none may know; how bright may have been the career of which he gave . outhful promise, masy years gone by, none can tell. How he wetted and won an angle girl, aad promised through ev ery vicissitude to befriend her, somebody probably remembers. And haw, this night, as he lies here craz ed by alcoholic - ' poison, an object for the thoughtless crowd to make sport of, an anx. low, careworn wile, looks wistfully out of the window for his coming, and little chil dren look inquiringly into her face, and-won der why mother lane sorrowful, All this very likely,.the world does not know. flow t'iis same man may have struggled with a vicious appetite inherited; how he may have prayed .and resolved to live above his temp. tation;how good and noble he has shown him. self in times gone by; how good and kind, how great and warm his heart has ever been —all .this, as, the crowd looks jeeringly on him-now, the world forgets, bat a-just God will 1101 forget who destroyed this man. !Inn er- or later-all things'eome even. _ • . . =MEI fntriMMMl WAYNESBORO', FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, . FRIDAY MORNING, NOVESIIIEk I, MI A .GQOII STORY ne of the small towns of New England, where t e superstitions ancestors still pos sess a hold a the people, the facts rimmed a few years since, of which the following is a. tree narrative: An honest farmer and his family preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving at his , wife's fath er's in an adjacent iPwn, were hurried and confused extremely on the day preceding that festival, by the multiplicity of things whieb- must-be-done-before they-could-leave home with safety. The house was to be 'banked up,' and the gleanings of the harvest, cabbage. turnips, and so forth, Olt. in the cel 10%—tiw_tAlan.oxiernal be closed up tos the boys were dispatel to the barn for straw to 0,11 the passage wit while the good man.bimself was• busied o the opposite side of the Lease.- --A n-old-ra m t -th e-hortied-patriareb-of-t E. flock of sheep kept on the farm, having. of a taste of the scattered cabbage leaves, un• observed entered the. cellar, and silently con flailed the feast. The avenue through which he en - wre - d - warinantiti - atetrislii, all the neccessary works and arrangements being completed, the boys and girls set off on foot in high glee the d'o4 running and bark ing before them. Soon after,the arents and the little ones laving put out the fires and fastened the door and windows to keep out thieves, started for the same destination ,on-the afternoon-of-the-day following the festival, the family returned home accompa. vied by some young cousins. Some of their youthful neighbors of both sexes were, invi• led in, and a merry Thanksgiving carousal was in full tide of successful operation, when one of the boys who bad been sent in the cellar with a little two wick candle, which gave just enough light to make darkness visible, to draw_cider and.back_into the_room_ with eyes glaring--widely, uttering the half. suffocating exclamation: 'The devil is in the cellar `Pooh, said the father, 'you have- only been frightened by ypnr r _ own_ shadow„give Saying this be seized the candle—leaving the candlestick is the • boy's hands, boldly rushed to the cellar stairs, but before he bad deseended_balLthe suips,the large sticer_eyes_ cau&ed him to-retreat as much• terrified as his son, exclriming: 'Sure—enamh r the The good man seized the great Bible and attempted to read, hut. the candle sputtered, burni•d blue, and threw sach a teeb:e light on thebaered pages and the book trembled so much in the hands of the reader, that he could not distinguish one word iron] another. The tittle children cried and clung to the a • , -:•••1 Z: •- he beaux, and the whole- house was shaken with the agitation of its half demented inhab itants. One bright thought, however occur red, and a message was sent fur the xuinister to come and 'slay the devil.' The parson, a man more celebrated for good nature, piety and credulity, than for talent and heroism, slipped a small Bible into his pucker, put on his band and surplice so he should appear as formidable as possible to his great antagonist, and hastened to the relief of his distressed parishoners. On comino ° to the house the reverend was hailed as a deliverer, and implored by at least a doze - is persons at the same moment to drive the devil away. But few moments were lost in asking that which no one knew, before the parson push ed forward as a leader with the same penu rious light, into the cellar, the most coura geous of the company keeping close behind him. Fle reached the foot of the stairs, the eyes of fire, and the shadowy outline of the enormous hone, magnified ten told at least, by the terror of those who beheld them. to moved all doubt if any had exited in his mind' as 'to the infernal nature ot the being with whom he bud to contend. :The divine instantly fell on his knees and Wish upliftea hands,hegan to pray in the most fervent manner. The ram not understand ing the pious man's motives, but supposing by the motion of his hands that he was dar ing hint ra a hutting contest, made a pass Hitt htn might or his supposed adversary, but deceived by the swelling dimensions of his drapery, missed the slender body of the priest and drawing hastily back to renew the as. sault, hooked one of its horns into the belt ing of the surplice and pulled the priest with him into the cellar. While in the power of his victorious foe, he lost hope so far salt regarded himself, and the natural beneirolencil-of• - .his disposition burst forth in the excliimation: 'Brethern, take care of , yourselves the devil has got Inc F - This exhortation ivati better 'obeyed than any he bad over delivered from the pulpit, his friends all fled and left him to his fate. Among the company was a shrewd young farmer, who had, from the first supposed the fiend to be some domestic animal, but beinn• a lover of fun, and willing to see a comedy, kept his thoughts to himself and pretended . .to sym pathize with others in their fears. ire, thought it time to interfere, and snatching a pitoh pine knot from the blazing fire; express ed bis determination to 'rescue the preaoher, or perish in-the attempt. •Dona I don't ! shoute s i several. 'What does the devil care for fire? said a nother. But, ,unheeding the, suggestion, and the manifestations of coadere for his safety, he pushed into the cellar, seized the animal by one of italacirns,dragged the struggling ram up stairs, calling to the astonished , parson, hollow me!' The horned, devil was Jed triumph, followed by the ecclesiastic, into the midst of the company. tmomentary si lence And hanging.do.wn of heads . onsuea,but the. F 144.800120 was so ludicrous to admit of t+oiler otion, loud peals of 'laughter blip season. 'laving ca forth from every side during which the ram . was turned out at the door, the parson ab sented himself without ceremony, and the sports of the evening were resumed with bet ter spirits than before. Religion in Politics. however men differ as to introducing polities into religion, none deny that religion should be brought into politics. , National questions, especially as managed by professional politicians, need the infusion of Christianpriveiple, to prevent their ut ter perversion to selfish ends And now, when the passions are excited and the na tion is passin• throw >h a vital crisis in its I - rerrceTth - ertris ---- im — perative7nee , o t restraining and elevating power of religion in every_act_which bears upon our-destiny as a people. Christian men should show their Chris tian spirit in talking upon national questions - `7"--d - efe - Crtiitrglh - C principles they adopt, in selecting their ettadldates for ofFice,_io con ducting the canvass, and in submitting to the result. And yet do they not often seem _to forget God's presence and their_own_ne,2 customed moderation, when 'the exciting questions of national import come Up for discussion? If God is universal Governor, and takes an overruling interest in the affairs of nations, as in the welfare of his ohur3h, y . • . I • .._ Aer-to-himatietkal questions in-faith-and-earnest-prayer, as - we do the question of our own salvation or the prosperity of his spiritual kifigdom? 'This is specially important when it is admitted that thergans governing as well.as expres sing political opinion are generally controll ed by worldly principles, _while many of them are in the interest of concealed, if not open infidelity. Let the Christian principle, Christian feel ing, and '..lhristfan action of all good people be brought to hear upon our exciting-politi -cal-contestrto—moderate--and—elevate their tone of discussion and line of action, and let prayer be offered to God incessantly for his guidance, as was done during the war, and we may confidently look for the right results. There _canoe t_be_too_m u ch-roligion—i It tics. AmPrican Messenger. • MR. GOUGH'S RECOVERY.—On a certain Sabbath evening, some twenty years ago, a reckless, ill-dressed young - may — was idly lounging under. the elm trees in the public square of Worcester. le had become a wa-e-tabett-w-alf-on-the-enrrerrt of sin. nets days vsere spent in the waking remorse of the drunkard; his nights were passed in tire buffooneries of the ale house. As he sauntered along—out of h umorivit h himself and at! 'mankind —a kind voice salut ed him. A stranger laid his. hand upon his shoulder, and said, in cordial tones_ -.!'111r —,-go own o 011T - rueetilfg - at - the ' town hall to-night." A _ brief conversation followed, so winning in. its character that the reckless youth consented to go. He went, he heard the appeals there made. With tretrilifOus hand he signed-th-e- pledge of total abstinence. By God's help ho kept it, and keeps it yet. The poor boot-crimper who tapped him on the shoulder—good Joel Stratton—has lately gone to heaven. But the youth he saved is the foremost of the reformers on the face of the globe. Methinks that when I listen to the thunders of ap-' plause that greet John 13. Gough, on the platform of Exeter Hail or the Academy of Music, I am hearing the echo of that tap on the shoulder, and of. that kind invitation un der the ancient elms of Worcester! He that • winneth souls is wise.— Cuylcr. A GOOD STORY.—A soldier of the West, during the later war, was engaged by a land lord to din a patch of potatoes, on condition Ow he should be furnished with a bottle of wlerkey to begin with. "The landlord accord ingly took him to the field, showed him the patch, and .eft him a lull bottle of his fa vorite beverage. About an hour afterwird the landlord went to see bow the son of 3lars progressed in his business of farming. lie found him holding on to au old stump. una ble to stiind without it, his bottle lying emp ty at his feet, and no potatoes dug. Being quite exasperated the landlord exclaimed : 'Hallo! you scoundrel! Is this the way you dig potatoes for met' "1.1 a!" says the soldier, lapping his tongue, strauggering half' round,squinting and hie coughing, "if you want your potatoes dug, fetch 'em on— for 191 be imaged, if I'm going to run round the lot after 'em." A FAIR OFFER.—'Make,' said Dr. Frank; lio a full estimate of all you owe, and all that is owing to you. Reduce the same to a whole. As fast as you aollect, pay over to those you owe. if you cannot collect, renew y ur notes every year, and get the best secu rity you can. Go to the business diligently; waste no idle moments;. be very economical in all things; discard all pride; be faithful in your duty to God, in private and in public worship, and do unto all men as you would they should do unto you. _lf you are 'too needy in your circumstances to give to the poor, do whatever else is in your power for them cheerfully; but, if you can, aiwaye 'help die worthy poor and unfortunate. Pur sue this course diligently and sincerely for seven years, and if you are not happy and independent, in your circumstances, come to me and I will pay your debts. They have a hog trial in Perry county, which bids fair to curt Somebody, a pretty elm, it has been tried twice and bath time& the juties failed to agree. If tried again, eitys the Cauneltou lieporter, the costs will ;amount to 81.300, while the hugs were nut worth over *3O. In ette of •Josh Billings' late rapers he says: "The sun was going to bed, and the heavens far and near were a_blu: . ihiog flt pal romance." A Touching Story I remember, though somewhat Imperfect ly, a touching story connected with the church bells of a town in Italy, which had become famouh all over Europe for their pa. culiar solemnity and sweetne-s: They were made by a young Italian, and were his heart's pride. During the war the palace was sacked, and the bells' carried off, no • one knew whither• , After the tumult was over, the poor fellow returned to his work, but it had been the solace of his life to Wander about of an evening and listen to the chime of his bells, and be grew dispirited and sick and pined for them until he could no longer bear it and left his botae, ,deternlinetl_to_ wander over t i e wor , an , • ear them once again before be died He went from land to land, stopping in every village till the hope that alone sustained hint began to fal ter, and he knew that he was frying. Ire lay, one _ evening nlmostAnsensible-in—a---b_oat that was slowly floating down the Rhine. He scarcely ever expected to see the sun rise again, that was now setting gloriously o ver the vine covered hills eif Germany. Pres .eu tly-th e-vesper-bells-of-a—village-hegan- to ring; and as the chimes stole faintly over the river with the evening . breeze, he started with his lethargy. Re was not mistaken, it was the deep solemn, heavenly music of his own bells, and the sounds that he had thirs ted-for years to hear were welti thr waters:''Releaned from the boat, with his ear close to the calm surface of the river and listened. They rang out theii hymn and ceased, he still lay motionless in his painful posture; his companions spoke Au_ him, h o e gave no answer—his spitit had followed the last sound of the vesper chime. BE Crvir,.—"My yoUng friend," said 71 - gentleman on horseback„one day, to a lad who was standing near a well, "will you do me the favor to draw a pail of water for any horse, as ffind it rather difficult to get off" Instead of giving a gruff reply, as many boys would do, the boy drew the water and gavo it to the horse His manner was so pleasant and.elieeiful, that the stranger, de- I i te pirit asked—his — name - an-d -residence, and then, after thanking him, rode on. The good natured-14-thought - no - more of hie act of civility, until, someimontbs later, he received a letter from the gentleman of. 'tering him a clerkship in his store. The of fer was accepted. .The lad prospered_ o _an_d_, ecawe chief magistrate of a largo Thus you•see that this little act of civility to a stranger was the first round is the lad der by which that boy climbed to honor and wealth. Now, Ido not say that civility will always lead to such honor, but I say that it -8 war; twiSe.ci ita proleecoriis_are_ep-itri-otr of th43-o.44444—vArit#l others and in bis own self-respect.Be civ- il, therefore, my boys and girls. Civility is an ornament al! should possess. TUE OLD MAN.-130W low the head, boy; do ievereoce to the old man.. Once like you, the v;cisitudes of lil e e have silvered the hair and changed the round merry face to the worn visage before you Once that heart beat with aspiration co-equal to say that you have kilt, aspiration crushed by disappoint ment, as yours are perhaps destined to be.— Once that form stalked pruudlY through the gay scenes of pleasure, the beau-ideal of grace; now the baud of time that withers the flowers of yesterday, has wrapt that, fig ure and destroyed the noble carriage Once, at your age, he possessed the thousand thoughts that pass through your brain, now wishiog to accomplish deeds equal to a nook in fame; anon imagining life a dream that the sooner he awoke from the bettor. But be has lived the dream very near through. The time to awaken is very near at hand ; yet his eye ever kindles at old deeds of day. ong, and the hand takes a firmer grasp of the staff. Bow low the bead boy as ou would, in your old age, be reverenced. A MARVELLOUS STORY.--Th , lontana Post says that an expluting party, which has been to the headwaters of the Yellow-stone rivor,.has just returned, and reports seeing one of The g mutest wonders of the world. Eor eight days the party traveled through a volcanic country, emitting bine flame and n living stream of_ molten brimstone. The country was smooth and 'rolling, long, level plains intervening between rolling mounds. On the summits of these mounds were crat ers; from four to . eight feet in diameter, and everywhere on the level plains wore &dialler from four to six inches in diameter, from which streamed a• blase and a constant whistlinc , b sound. The hollow • ground re sounded beneath their feet as they traveled, and every moment seemed to breakthrough. Not a living.thing was seen in the violin* The explorers gave it the significant appella tion of hell. BECOMING SENSIBLE.—The Richniond Whig is becoming sensible. It' states that a volume of immigration from the Northern States is now reaching Virginia, and adds : "If we treat the new settlers kindly ; and if we secure restoration and tranquility by going thoigh 'reconstruction process without delay or — disturbance, we may at once begin to reap the benefits of an immense emigre• Lion, with all the capital, skill, enterprise, and development that will accompany it. It we pursue an opposite policy we must linger on iodefiaitely in poverty, wcalcoess stud stag. nation." That is truth so obvious that all men - would see it if they did not allow passion and preju dice to close their eyes. Let the Southern people accept the Congressional plan, and-the Union will be fully. restored, with alt the States represented in the two mouses, before the close of the nes.t session of Congress. • Why is a room Leli of married folks like a room that is empty:P:Because there is not a single roma it it. ReVelations-Qt ti4e Mierciseope. Brush a little of-the fuzz from the wring of a butterfly; and let it : fall upon a piece of glasi. :It will be seen en the glass as a fine golden'dust. Slide the glass under a microscope, and each particle will reveal itself as a perfect symmetrical feather.— Give your arm a slight prick, so as to - draw a small drop of blood: mix .the blood 'with a. small drop of vinegar and water, place"it upon the Ow slide under the microscope. You will discover that the red matter the' blood is lon:tied of innumerable glo -1 bales or disks, Which, though so small as to be s!_parately invisable to the naked eye appear under. the 'inierosee er tan tie o ter of this print. a• e a drop of 'water from a stagnant pool or ditch, 'or elfiggish brook, dipping it from among the green vegetable matter •on .the surince.— On holding the water to' the light it will uu smallest drop under a microscope, you will find it swarming with hundreds of, strange animals that are swimming aboitt in it with the gratest vivacity. Theta animal -cules-exist-in_stich_multitudes—that--anY,—ef- fort to conceive of• their numbers bewilders the imagination. The invisible universe of created beings is the most wonderful of all the revelations of the microscope.' Du ring the whole of a man's existence on the fight' - V wniteUi IB _ghtm,g, taming, and studying the lower animals which were visible to his sight, be has been surrounded by these other multitudes of earth's inhabit ants witnout any suspicion of their existence! In endless variety of form and structure they bustled through their active , liVes, pur suing thetr prey, and defending their persons, waging their wars, prosecuting their armours, multiplying Weir species, and ending their careers; countless hosts at each tick of the clock passing out of existence, and making way for new hosts that-are-following-in — end= less succession- NV hat_other field of crea tion may yet by some inconceivable methods be revealed to our knowledge? . , AN AGENT Or THE LORD.—Deadon Sissies *as-art-au-s t ere-ma n-w htr-I Icrwed — oysteri and was of - hardshell persuasion The dea con 'alas made it a pint' to tell his custom ers that the money which be received — for 'isters' did not belong to him. 'no good father made the 'inters,' said the deacon, 'and the money is hien, I'th only a stooart.' One Sunda • remain.. the_oldiellow—was—tearing round from house to louse with a suspi cious bit of currency in his band, and more than a suspicion of rage in his face. Some one had given him a badfilty cents, and he 'wis'nt gout'. to mectin' till that ar' was Hied up." Why deacon,' said on© of his custo mers, whom he had tackeled about it, 'what's .tetW - yours - , -1 you knew; you are_ouly a steward, it isn't your loss: The deacon shifted his shoulder walked to the door, unshipped his, quid, and said. 'Yeas, that's so; but if you think that I'w g oin' to stand by and sec the Lord cheat. ed out of fifty cents, you are mistaken. - 1 don't foster no such WERSTEIt AND - When !hype, of south Carolina, urged on by. his South; ern friends, had made his speech which eel led•forth that immortal ropty of, the great 'Northern Lion,' many of Webstei's •frieuda, struck with Marie's real ability began to say to each other, Van bsler answer (hair Alrs. Webster was present at the Capitol, and was greatly agitated at the fire and force of the hero of South Carolina. She 'rode home with a friend in advance of her hus band. At last the 'Lion' came tramping up to the door and ,marched in, in an easy, ua • concerned way. His wife has teaed into the hall just as she was, and with tears iu her eyes, said to him, 'Gan you—can you answer 24r [Layne?' With a sort of groat or quiet roar her lord turned upon her. 'Answer him? 11l i-n cl hint liner than tical snuff in your box!' la duo time the Wensteriau thunder rol led through thciarches of the Capitol, and 'lgoe was ground fine. 'Vv hat do you thw& how,' says the Gen eral's friend - to his southern acquaintance, "of our noitherirlion?' The reply came quick, Vnt, rather angrily, 'He'd a lung jewel, strong-jawed, tough hided devil:' PROVELCBS.-A thousand probabilities will not make one truth. A hand saw is a good thing, but not to shaye with. Gentility, without ability, is worse than, beggary. A n= way talk like a wise man, and act like a fool. It we would succeed in anything, we must use the proper moans. A liar ahouid have Ei good memory. Charity begins at home but does not end there. An ounce of mother wit is worth a pound of learning. short reeeniags make long friends. Custom is the plague of wise men, and the idol of fools. Every one knows best where his own shoe pinches. .A faint heart never won fair lady. Tut OMER SU/S.-0.100 in a happy home, a sweet, bright baby died. Oa, thv eveniug of the day when the children gath ered round their mother, al/ eittinirvery sor rowful, Alice, the eldest, said: • 'Mother, you took all the care. of baby while she was here, and you carried and held her in -I year arms all the while she was ilr, uow, mower, who took her on the other eider 'On the other side of What, Allize?' `oa Cue other side of deem, who rook*the baby en the other side, mother; she was so 'little she could not go alone. 'Jesus met her thore,'. said the rnother. 'lt is He who took little children into His urns to bless them ; and said, •Suffer theta to come unto we uociltnbitl thew not, for of such is the kingdom of 1161;01311 ire is a fool that makes his debtor his heir. A 'Growing' Item :.A woman in Detroit has been . arrested-for smuggling tea in her stocking.—Express. In North Carolina the women carry nails in their titookings.—Raliegh Progress. Nothing wonderful. The ladies of .For sythe carry calves in their stockings.— Salem Observer, And ono of our Mies carries corn in here —dome Commercial. The ladies in thig seotidn who sympathize with-Andy-Johntioni - itvhis - flg h AK - the - Radicals, carry V toes an theirs—which are very seldom passed, over their heads— Yin• cinnee Sun 11,, th0-liontiert-lothh-our - warearry - epierr did elegies (legh) in their f 3 toe k ingg.— Ken tacky News. • The ladies here all carry • 'eels (tech in their stockings.--& JOe Vindicator. Down-this-way - some - otthiruili7)Fe - 5 1— r-y-ealves - in - their — stnelcings, bait eh y also carry bran to fatten them,—Mexico Messen ger._ We do . not know what the ladies of this section carry ln their stookings, but we do nowt — it s fhey.carry rets_and mice in their hair --Ohambersburg (Pal) R(Tository. far We da not know what the ladies here oar ry in their stockings, whether they pad with bran or cotton or both,. but we do know that some carr_y_oghtineSs=thatt—is—agree--- - able and ape "Southern aim" more than com mon sense warrants. • A BARBER PUMED.—Three brothers, bearing a remarkable resemblance to one -a nother are in - the habit of shaving at the the same barber shop. Not long- ago one of the brothers entered the shop early in the morning, and was duly shaved by a German who had been at work in the shop only a day or two. About noon another brother came in and underw_ent_a_similar-operation-at—the bands - of - dre - same barber. In tlia evening the third brother made his appearance, when the German dropped his..razJr in astonish ment and exclaimed: ' mine 'Cott ! dat man has de fashtest beard I never saw: shaves him die mornin shaves him at-dinuor times, and he gomes back now, mit his beard so long. as it never vas.' Some close observer says that ,young la dies Wild are accustomed to read newspapers are sure. to. possess winning ways, bird-like dispositions, have cultivated_tniodb,--never commit suicide, nor sing 'No one to love,' ate free from gel - sipping, always select good husbands, and invariably make the sweetest and-best wives. and never apply fur a divorce. Ns allusion to those who handle the Record with. tongs. • contributivus of the Methodist Epibco pal churokerkas far •as heard from, exceed four millions of dollars; =Lit is etiniated that when the-we tern conferences are heard from the whole sum will Pearly reach •bix hundred and a half millions. • Two darkies mot the other day, one rath er more refined than the other. Qo4d morning, nigger! 'You musn't say so, for we arc not niggers now.' 'What am we den?' 'Why, sure, we ate white people of col- 'I wonder how"they make luelf..l match es?' said Mrs, Oaudle._ 'The process is bery simple,' said Mr. Cau dle, once made one. ' - 'now did you manage it?' she asked. 'By leading you to the alter.' he ed. An Englishman says that there is an or• gan in Worchester, Mass., which eau he heard more than three miles. It is worked by a bigh pressure-steam• engine, and sup plies music for all the ohureheg in town. A young liidy who was reading a novel, was asked by a geatleuttris how she liked the style. .11.eveiwing the incidents in her mew ory; she replied, •The style? the styte.?.o.,, sir, I've not come to that yet.' The youth who sang 'l'm lonelytince my mother died,' isn't quite so lonely now. The old man married again, and his ttep-mother makes it Jive enough tur him. A lady asked her gardener why the weeds always out grew and covered up the flowers. 'Madam,' answered he, 'the soil is mother of the weeds, but-only szep-mother of the &m -ere.' • Pure love is the stinkhine which steak slowly and silently up the b.lea.& hill of earth's journey, and warms 1.14 with its genial pres ence through a life's weary way. A thrifty wife wonders why the men met manage to do sOmethin& 0 useful. "(light they not as well amuse themselves in smoking haws as smoking cigars ? We ktiow a fond mother who is so exer oind, between love and duty; that she gives her boy chloroform before spalaking,him. When is a imam like a donkey ? When, he's drawing a conveyance. A cruel man is like a peaoh, because be has a heart of stone. . „ . . Tfie tnah who wrote 'Pm saddest when I slog,' was a fool to-Bing much. IBeware of little expense . ; small leak wilt sink a great silly.. The chap who sung 'Alit don't mingle,. takes, his whiskey straight. - **dui* Keep out of tho of bad boyoa NUMBER 16