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BY S. B. CRAFTON.
SAIDERSYILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1852.
VOL. VI—NO. 26.
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POETRY.
[FOR THE CENTRAL GEORGIAN.]
•HOPE ON—HOPE EVER.
When sorrow’s gloom, and anxious care>
Sit like a pall upon the heart,
Beclouding all that’s bright and fair—
Then doth Hope with her silv’ry ray,
Come smiling all in colors gay,
And darkest night, is changed to day!
Yes, clouds will come and sorrows too,
And every soul must feel their pow r
But oh, how very—very few,
Can calmly smile upon the storm,
That rages round their trembling form,
And gr.tsp at Hope with^feeling; warm!
Thus many yield to dark despair,
And sigh and mourn in anguish on,
And even shed the coward tear ;
Who never list to Hope’s sweet lay
That tells in accents, soft as May,
Of coming joys—and a brighter day!
Oh, hope on—hope ever—never cease,
In the bright realms of Hope to dwell,
There, all is sunshine—all is peace,
And man, frail man, i3 taught to know
“How vain are all things here below,”
And even taught to smile at woe!
H.
Washington co., July 8, 1852.
Who Would be a Bachelor?
Oh, who would be a bachelor,
And pass the vale of life,
Without the fond caresses
Of a young and lovely wife ?
Not like the gaudy butterfly,
With cliarms that wax and wane,
A wife hath charms that long endure,
And e’en to death remain.
Around the winter fire-side
When howling storms are rife,
There’s nought that’s half so pleasant,
As a loving, cheerful wife!
Her smile dispels the darkest mist,
That e’er beclouds the way,
And sheds around the path of life,
And ever-cheering ray.
When spring-time bids the earth be clothed
In new and beauteous life,
Then fairer than the fairest form,
Appears the loving wife!
Whoever then would live alone,
Must bear in mind the bane,
That he who is a bachelor
Is ri6t a hadpy man!
POLITICAL.
[FROM THE AUGUSTA CRONICLE & SENTINEL.]
MR. STEPHEN’S LETTER.
The following letter from the Hon. A. H-
Stephens to the editor of the Chronicle <&
Sentinel, will attract as it deserves, univer
sal attention, because of the general desire
to know his views. Like everything from
his vigorous and active mind, it is a plain,
straight forward and manly expression of
liis sentiments and the policy by which he
will bes governed in the present canvass:
Washington, D; C., June 28th, 1852.
Dear,'Sir:—-I am pleased to seethe
stand you have taken upon the nomination
of General Scott. His letter of acceptance
is out in the papers of this morning, and
comes far short of satisfying the just expec
tations of the South. He seems studiously
to have avoided giving the Whig Platform,
(which embraces the Compromise measures)
his endorsement. He accepts the nomina
tion “with the. resolutions annexed,” but
does not express hiS concurrence in them.
He takes the nomination with the encum
brance—this i isfthe plain Engl ish of his let
ter. And for his “adherence to the princi
ples set forth in the resolutions,” he offers
. “no other pledge or guarantee than the
knotvh incidents of a long life no w under
going the severest examination.” Amongst
-these “known incidents” there is not one in
fevoir of the Compromise; but, on the eon-
trary, some of the most noted of these “in
cidents” within the last eighteen months, to
go no further back, are facts of most signifi
cant import in their bearing upon a proper
construction of this declaration. He has
not only refused ever since the passage of
the acts known as the Compromise, to give
them his public approval, but has suffered
his name to be held up as a candidate for
the Presidency in Pennsylvania and Ohio,
by their open and avowed enemies. And
in the Convention'that conferred this nomi
nation on him he permitted himself to be
used by the Free-soilers in that body, to de
feat Mr. Fillmore and Mr. Webster, under
whose auspices they were passed, and who
were renounced by the North because of
their adherence to the policy by which they
have been sustained. If he be in good faith
in favor of these measures, as some pretend
to believe, why did he suffer their enemies
to use him to defeat their tried friends?
Tuis question may be evaded, but it cannot
be satisfactorily answered. He is the favor
ite candidate of the Free-soil wing of the
Whig party; and as such, in my judgment,
he is not entitled to the support of any
Southern man who looks to the protection
of the rights of the South and the Union of
the States. I said on a late occasion in the
House, that I did not think that the people
of Georgia “ought to vote for any man for
President who was not known to the coun
try to be openly and unequivocally in favor
of the Compromise measures, with thefaith-
ful execution of the Fugitive Slave Law in
cluded..” And I need hardly add, I sup
pose, that I am of the same opinion still.
It is not enough that the Resolutions of the
Convention are good and sound; the men
who are to be brought into power and who
are to execute them, should be equally
sound and explicit. “Principles not men”
may be a very appropriate “motto” for a par-
tizan politician who never “bolts” a nomi
nation, but I prefer another which is just
about as long, though considerably more
comprehensive; it is “Principles and men."
I want correct principles and also reliable
men to carry them out. The principles of
the Convention that nominated General
for some other man, then the election may
be thrown into the House! Suppose it
should be? There is just where the consti
tution has provided that it shall be deter
mined, in case the electoral college shall
fail to make a choice. And would it not be
of the best things for the country at this
time, if the election could be brought into
the House? It would be a decisive step to
wards putting an end to these party conven
tions and irresponsible bodies of men, who
virtually make choice of our Chief Magis
trates, to the eutire subversion of the theory
of the constitution. And it would greatly
aid in the information of parties in the Gov
ernment upon legitimate and correct prin
ciples, by bringing those to act together in
the administration, who agree upon the
leading questions of the day, irrespective of
those outside organizations which now so
much obstruct such co-operation.
But I have said more on this point than
I intended. From these views, though gen
eral, you will perceive that I am opposed to
our taking up either of the present nomi
nees, but in favor of putting up and running
and independent ticket. By pursuing this
course, we shall maintain our integrity, stand
by our principles, and sustain . no possible
loss, so far as it respects either our rights,
interests or honor. If any body can say as
much of either of the other alternatives, I am
quite at a loss to conjecture the grounds
upon which he rests bis assumptions.
. Yours, respectfully,
ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS.
To Jas. W. Jones, Augusta, Ga.
MISCELLANEO US.
Another Ugly Story.
Some time since, we published a story
from the Knickerbocker Magazine, about
two ugly men in North Carolina. The
Caddo Gazette copied it, and says an inci
dent somewhat similar occurred in that
parish some years ago, and then goes on to
say.
D , at that time a resident of Caddo,
and Squire L , resident of Bossier.were
notoriously the ugliest as well as the clev-
Scott as set forth in their resolutions, are | erest men in those parts, and were known
good—I approve them lully and cordially j as such throughout the country side. One
—but they have been committed to the j day, while riding along the road leading
hands of a candidate who gives no certain i to Greenwood, one coming to and the other
or unequivocal guarantee, if elected, for
their support and maintenance. What then
is to be done? perhaps you may be ready to
ask. lu reply to such a question at this time,
I have only to say that my present object is
not so much to give an opinion touching
going from this place, they chanced to en
ter the opposite ends of a long lane at the
same time. Now it moreover fell out that
a dog—an unfortunate dog, as the sequel
will show—was quietly and unsuspicious of
the near approach of danger, trotting along
what should be done, as it is to point out j n the Jane as the gentlemen entered it.
what should not be done. Our Convention | We have never been able to learn positive-
is soon to assemble; the whole subject will Jy a t which of the individuals he first took
be before them. And I can but believe that fright, but be that as it mav, on seeing one
their wisdom and patriotism will dictate 0 f them, he turned tail aDd broke like
such course as will be consistent with the
rights, interests, honor and dignity of the
State.
“muster men a mustering” in the opposite
direction. He was not, however, to escape
so easily, for he soon ran up in pointblank
Georgia by her firmness and integrity of shot of the other’s ugliness, when he again
purpose has already gained a distinction . h e a g a j n turned, and with redoubtled fright
never before attained by any State of the and speed ran. straight back towards the ob-
Union. She has compelled both the two j ec t that first caused his terror. He kept
“great parties,” as they are called, to incor- U p this killing pace, alternately running
porate in their creeds the principles upon f rom one to the other, until they “closed,”
which she planted herselt in the memorable w h eu the poor animal was found lying in the
contest of 1850. Whether this has been , road, dead as a doornail !
done from policy or from choice, it is imma- j The story leaked out on the parties, al-
terial now to enquire. But the duty which , though they gave a darkey—the owner of
that State owes to herself and to the country, the dog, and who had witnessed the tragic
in m y judgment, does not end here. It is j incident—four bits apiece to keep dark on
Beath-Warraiit of Jesus Christ
Of the many interesting relics and frag
ments of antiquity which have been brought
to light by the persevering researches of
modern philosophy, none could have more
interest to the philanthropist and the be
liever than the one which we copy below :
“Chance,” says the Courier des Etats
Unis, “has just put into our hands the most
interesting, judicial document to all Chris
tiaus that has been recorded in human an
nals: that is the identical death-warrant of
our Lord Jesus Christ.” The document
was faithfully transcribed by the editor and
is in haoec verba.
“Sentence rendered by Pontius Pilate,
acting Governor of Lower Galilee, stating
that Jesus of Nazareth shall suffer death on
the cross.
“In the year seventeen of the Emperor
Tiberius Caesar, and on the 25th day of
March, the city of the Holy Jerusalem,
Anna and Caiaphas being high priests,
sacriffciators of God, Pontius Pilate, Gov
ernor of Lower Galilee, sitting on the pres
idential chair -of the praetory, condemned
Jesus of Nazereth to die on the cross be
tween two thieves—the great and notori
ous evidence of the people saying:
“l Jesus is a seducer. 2. He is seditious.
3. He is an enemy to the law. 4. He calls
himself falsely the King of Israel. 5. He en
tered into the temple, followed by a multi
tude bearing palm leaves in their hands,
ordered the first centurion, Quillus Corne
lius, to lead him to the place of execution.
Forbid any person whosoever, either rich Or
poor, to oppose the death of Jesus.
The witnesses who signed the condemna
tion of Jesus are namely—Daniel Robani
a Pharisee; Jannus Borabubble, Ralphdell
Robani, and Capet, a citizen; Jesus shall
go out of the city of Jerusalem by the gate
ofStruenus,
The above sentence is engraved on a
copper plate; on one side is written the
words: “Asimilar plate is sent to each
tribe.” It was found in antique vase of
white marble, while excavating in the an
cient city of Abuilla, in the kingdom of Na
ples, in the year 1820, and was discovered
by the Commissioners of Arts attached to
the French armies. At the expediton of
Naples, it was found closed in a box of ebo
ny, in the sacristy of Chartrem. The
French translation was made by the mem
bers of the Commissioners of Arts. The
original is in the Hebrew language. The
Chartrem requested i earnestly that the
plate should not be taken away from them,
the request was granted, as a reward for
the sacrifice they had made for the army,
M. Denon, one of the Savans, caused a plate
to be made of the same model, on which
he had engraved the above sentence. At
the sale of his antiquities, &c., it was bought
by Lord Howard for 2,880 francs. Its in-
strinsic value aud interest are much great
er.
A few years ago there was found at Cats-
kill, in New York, “sketch of Israel,” of the
time of our Saviour. On the one side was
the representation of the palm leaf, on the
other, a picture of the temple with the
words underneath, “Holy Jerusalem,” in
the Hebrew tongue. Relics like these pro
perly authenticated, have about them an
inexpresible sacredness and moment. They
seem to blend two worlds, and carry human
curiosity from finite to infinite.
H. E. C.
Going for the Boctor.
A penurious farmer who lived in Ver
mont, was notorious for his unamiable
tricks upon pedestrian travelers, after the
following manner. He had a strong,, ser
viceable nag, but whenever he overtook one
of his
neighbors, who was plodding his
weary way on foot, be invariably, in the
malice and uncharitableness of his heart,
put. whip to his horse and cried out, as he
dashed by them—
“I would give you a ride, bat I am going
for the doctor and can’t stop.”
His neighbors thought at first that lie
must have much sickness in his family, but
they soon learned that it was nothing but
a “mean streak” in his moral nature. It
happened, however, that Mr. Mearistreak’s
horse fell lame one day in July, aud be was
obliged to go afoot to the village, three
miles distant, and carry considerable lug
gage, to boot. One of his neighbors, who
drove a good horse, overtook him soon af
ter he set out, and as he drove leisurely a-
long. Meanstreak’s eyes sparkled with an
ticipation of a rifle. As soon as the neigh
bor approached near enough to recognize
our hero, he gave his steed a tremendous
cut and whirled by, crying out at the mo
ment.
“id’d be happy to give you a ride, neigh
bor, but the fact is I’m going for the doc
tor, and can’t stop!”
“Ah,” said Meanstreak, griuding his
teeth with vexation. “I believe you lie like
blazes, as I did !”
It is said that Meanstreak now gives his
neighbors a “lift” occasionally, when good
manners and good fellowship require it.
important that what has been acknowedged
in theory, (whether from policy or choice,)
shall be performed in practice. Our mission
will be but half fulfilled until that is done.
This is the great end and object to which the
the subject.
A gambler’s Bevice.
An ingenious invention, of the latest im
provements in the gambling art, has been
Convention should look. And its action ed by one of the police of New York,
should be governed by no motive but a de
sire to pursue the surest way and adopt the
best means of accomplishing that purpose.
How cau the successful maintenance ot our
principles be best secured? Ought we with
this object in view to support either of the
present nominees, or should we run an in
dependent ticket? These are the practical
questions,
showing how easily the poor victim of the
passion for money by chance, instead of by
industry, is duped and robbed. The in
vention is a tee-to-tem. It is made of ivory
has eight sides, a shaft of the. same material
running through and projecting at each
end, the short or lower projection forming
a pin like that of a boy’s top, and the up
per or longer a handle by which it is set in
motion. Each sids is marked with differ-
Besides what I have said already, there i jjmjjbgfg G f S pots like dice. At first,
are other considerations whic piesen em j ^ courge the dupe wins, but when the bets
selves, before deciding the first of these ques- ] become « Iarffe and interesting,” the shaft
tions. Both the parties at Baltimore, it 1S | of the te e-to“tem, which is moveable to the
conceded, have, by majorities m each, en-. init5ated is shifted s0 that the relative po-
dorsed our principles; hut both otthem per-1 ... .— — j
mitted the association
ship of Freesoilers in their councils.
dorsed our principles; but both of them per-i siti{ms q{ fcbe ends of the t are reversed,
, affiliation and fellow-1 , , becomes
The
Freesoilers, it is true, were in a minority in
both, but they were a minority of consider
able strength; and whether either of these
parties, so organized and so constituted, cau
efficiently maintain and carry out in Con
gress the principles set forth in their respec
tive platforms, if brought into power with
their present discordant materials, is a ques
tionyet to be solved, and one which we
should gravely consider before we think of
committing our destiny to the guardianship
and protection of either ot them. Notwith
standing the endorsement by the Democrat
ic party of the Compromise, yet Preston
King, Mr. Van Buren, and others of like
principles, are recognised in the party as
good Democrats, though they have chang
ed none of their opinions upon that subject.
The same is true of Seward and his allies,
in reference to the Whig party. Why then
should we be hasty to fall into the ranks of
either of these parties? For myself, I as
sure you I have no such inclination.
What can any man hope from any such al
fiance? Would it not be better and safer to
man tain our ground and to stand aloof from
both, at least until we have some practical
evidence that some good object is to be
gained by our coopperation with one or the
other? Some, perhaps, may say tHat if
Georgia should stand out and cast her vote
and that which was the top thus becomes
the bottom, and vice versa. The tee-to-tem
being hollow, and the shaft loaded^ the
change of its position brings up in every in
stance a set of numbers different from those
on which the person has won. If the latter
changes his “lucky number,” his entertainer
readily, and without possibility of detec
tion, changes bis toy, and thus never fails
to skin his victim.
Mr. Lippard has addressed a note to Ho
race Greelv of the Tribune’ charging certain
authors with plagiarism, for extracting from
his “Washington gnd his Generals” cer
tain parts without due credit. Greely pub
lishes Mr. Lippard’s note with the following
brief but pithy comment:
“The charges strikes us as very serious.
Plagiarism in any case is bad ; but plagiar
ism from Mr. Lippard evinces not only
knavery but bad taste.”
Answering Advertisements. — Mr. Jen
kins. “I saw an advertisement in to-day’s
Hsrald, stating that if Mr. O. P. Jenkins, of
Brooklyn, would call on you be would bear
something to bis advantage. I am the per
son!”
Lawyer.—“Ah, yes: I have a tailor’s bill
of three years standing gainst you, and if it
is not paid immediately, I shall commence
proceedings to recover it.”
The Tomb of Gen. Harrison.
The editor of the Cincinnati Nonpareil
having visited North Bend, speaks thus of
General Harrison’s tomb:
On a recent visit to the tomb of Harrison,
situated on one of the most beautiful sites
in the Western coutry, at North Bend, we
were pained at beholding the little atten
tion bestowed upon the ground covering the
last resting place of the old hero. The lot
selected, in which are deposited the remains
of “old Tippecanoe,” is inclosed around the
base in a circular form, with board fence,
roughly white washed.^ The long grass has
all been trodden down, shrubbery broken,
trees cut, and even the wooden door leading
to the vault has been defaced and mutila
ted, while the rough bricks on each side of
the mound have been loosened and scattered
over the ground for yards around. The
earth on the mound has heen ploughed up,
as though the hogs had been rooting there.
The tomb, and all the once beautiful aud
enchanting scenery, have lost all their inter
est, and a visit to the spot is now any thing
but pleasant. Thus expressing ourselves,
we only echo the general feeling of all who
have visited the burial place this Spring.
“Paddy, honey, will ye buy my watch?”
“And is it about selling your watch ye
are Mike ?”
“Troth it is, darlint.”
“What’s the price ?”
“Ten shillings and a mutchin of the crea
ture.”
“Is the watch a decent one ?”
“Sure an I’ve had it twenty years and it
never once desaved me.”
“Well here’s your tin; and now tell me
does it go well .?”■
“Bedat an’ it goes faster than any watch
in Bonnaught, Munster, Ulster, or Leinster,
not barring Dublin.”
“Bad lack to ye Mike, then you have
taken me in ! Did’nt you say it never de
saved you?”
“Sure and I did—nor did it—for I nevir
depinded on it!”
“My dear sir, said an election acquain
tance,* accosting a sturdy wag on the day Qf
election, “I am very glad to see you.”
Needn’t be. I have voted.”
Bob aud hi« Pointers*
Bob was a singular sort of genius, but
not half so singular as his two pointers;
they were canines of singular habits, singu
lar in tlieir looks, and both of them were
as contrary as tlieir master was cross. If
one took after;# rabbit, tbe other wouldn’t
budge an inch. If one found a bone, the
other would snarl aud snap till the bone
had disappeared.
One of the aforesaid pointers had been
presented with the name of “Nick,” and
was considered by his master to “be the
biggest fool of a dog I ever seed ?’
One morning the dog started a fox, and
away they went, fox,#dog and Bob ; the
two former in a very short spaee of time
leaving Bob in the lurch—clear out of
sight. Bob, however, followed on and pre
sently came To the wood-chopper, whom he
immediately quest'oned:
“Have you seed a fox go by here ?*’
“Wal, yes.” “ '
“Have you seed a dog go by here ?”
“Wal, yes they wos runnin like blazes.”
“How was they ?”
Bob sloped and gave tbe dog up as a
hard one.
iffF Extract from Gen. Pierce’s speech
at Concord upon his return from Mexico :
And Concord, too, was well represented
in tbe brigade. There was Henry Caldwell
one of the bravest and most determined
soldiers in the army. There was Sergeant
Stoweil, who was shot plump throught the
heart at Churubusco. As his last breath
flowed, he whispered to me—“Do the boys
say I behaved weil ? If I have, write home
to my people.” Then there was Sergeant
Pike, who had his legs shot off in advanc
ing along on a causeway swept by three
batteries. Two amputations, which did
not answer the purpose, were performed,
aud a third was deemed hopeless. Die he
must, it was thought. “I know better than
they do,” he said. “I’ll try another; and
when they cut it again I hope they will cut
it so that it will stay cut.” A third ampu
tation was performed, and he lived through
it. He and the others named were printers.
In the new levies, the printers exceed by
twenty per cent, those of any other voca
tion; and on account of their intelligence
and high spirit they have proved the most
efficient soldiers in. the field.
A Rich Scene.—The following rich scene
recently occurred in one of our courts of
justice, between a judge and a Dutch wit-
nes all the way from Rotterdam :
Judge.—What’s your native language ?
Witness.—I pe no native, I’s a Dooch-
Rather Icy.
A raw youth from Maine strolled into
an eating Baloon in Boston, the other day,
and being asked, as he gazed wistfully at
the tempting dishes served out to the him -
gry feeders, what he would have? threw-
down his hat and answered :
“Pork and beans is about as good as
anything; I’ll take a heaping plateful!-—I
will, by golly!”
Having devoured the mess with harpy
like celerity, he rose, and saying “much o-
bleged,” was about vamosing into tbe
street.
“Here, friend,” cried the landlord, “you
have forgotten to pay.”
“Pay !” said the youth, while his eyes
protruded with fish like convexity, “didn’t
you invite me to eat ? didn’t you ask me
what I’d have ? Gosli all artichokes ! If
that don’t beat all the notions I’ve seen in
Boston yet—ask a fellow to dinner and then,
want pay for it,”
“Well, go along,” said the landlord—
too busy to dispute about a ninepence—
“you are a cool one.” *
“Why, yes, I am jest so, Squire,” was
the reply ; “you see I’ve jest got on my
summer clothes.”
The best joke we have heard in a long
time, was cracked by a village preacher.
He was preaching on a very sultry day, in
a small room, and was much annoyed by
those who casually dropped in after the ser?
vice had commenced, invariably closing tho
door after them. His patience being at
length exhausted by the extreme oppress
iveness of the heat, he vociferated to an of
fender. “Friend, I believe if I was preach
ing in a bottle, you would put the cork in!”
UST “I say landlord,” said a man in a
country village to a tavern keeper, “how
many liquors can I get for two long bits ?”
“Five,” said mine host.
“Well, fork ’em over. Come up, my
boys, and drink.”
The liquor completed, he pulled out two
old worn out bridle bits, which were long
enough in all conscience. It’s needless to
say how savage the landlord looked, when
his customer walked cooly out amidst the
shouts of the crowd.
Judge.—What is your mother tongue ?
Witness.—O, fader says she pe all ton
gue.
Judge (in an irritated tone).—What lan
guage did you first learn? what langnage
did you speak in the cradle?
Witness.—I did not speak any language
in the cradle stall; I only cried in Dooch.
There was a general laugh, in which the
judge, jury and audience joined. The wit
ness was interrogated no further about his
native language.
A northern exchange says there are hun
dreds of people who become very religious
when they think danger is nigh, and adds:
“We knew of a man who fell off from a
bridge across a certain river, and just as he
found he must go, and no help for it; bawl
ed out at the top of his voice, ‘Lord have
mercy on me—and quick too!”
23T A cotemporary wants a fifer and a
drummer to beat time for the “march of
intellect,” a pair of snuffers to trim the
“lamp of life:” a ring that will fit the “fin
ger of scorn;” a loose pully to rua on the
“shaft of envy:” a new cushion for the “seat
of government.”
Dobbs says that the difference be
tween old bachelors and murders is lathe*
imaginary than real. In his opinion the
guilt of keeping people-out of the world is
just as great a crime as thrusting them out
after they have got in. Sinners ^ill please
notice.
A married lady who was in the habit of
spending most of her time in the society of
her neighbors, happened one day to be
suddenly ill, and sent her husband in great
haste to a physician. The husband ran a
short distance, but soon returned, exclaim-
“My dear, where shall I find you when
mg,
I get back /”
A young woman alighted from the stage
on the road to Sandy Bay the other day,
when a piece of ribbon detached itself from
her bonnet and fell into the bottom of the
carriage. “You have left your bow be
hind,’-, said a lady passenger. “No I aint,
he is gone a fishing,” innocently rejoined
the damsel, and proceeded on her way re-
joicing.^^ •
Some estimate may be formed of the rel
ative frequency with which the various let
ters of the English language are used, from
knowing that Printers’ cases are made up
as follows : For every 100 of the letter q-
there are 200 of x, 300 of k, 800 of ft, 1,-
500 of c, 4,000 each of i, n, o and s, 4,250
of a, 4,500 of t, and 0,000 of e.
A kind word, a gentle act a cheerful
smile, what sunshine they bring with them;
especially to the sorrowing heart. How
much by these we may add; to the sum of
human happiness, and to the pleasant mem
ories of those who meet ue in life’s journey.
It is these little kindness, these gentle offi
ces of courtesy and affection that make up
half the real blessedness of life, and theyf
cost so little! They ask so little sacrifice of
our convenience or comfort.
“John, stop your cryin,” said an enraged
father to his son, who had kept up an intol-
% -able “yell” for the past five minutes.—
“Stop, 1 say, do you hear?” repeated the
father, after a few minutes, the boy still cry
ing. “You don’t suppose I can choke off
in a minute do you?” chimed the hopeful
uichin.
JST “Night came brooding over the
broad face of nature—the stars began to
sparkle in the blue sky—and a holy calm
seemed to invite respose—when T chabod
sallied forth on the, dark purposes of death.
Many a raccoon that night met an untime
ly end.”
Every woman was made for a mother,
consequently babies are as necessary to
their “peace of mind” as health. If you
wish to look at melancholy and indigestion
look at an oLd maid. If you would take a
peep at sunshine, look in the face of ia
‘young mother.” *
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fitSF A young apprentice to the shoema
king busines, lately asked hi9 master what
answer he should make to the oft repeated
question : “Does your master warrant his
shoes?” “Tom,” says the
them I warrant them to prove gooa,.an<t u
they don’t that I will make them good
nothing 1”
Industry and Economy will get rico*
while Sagacity and Intrigue are laying
their plans.
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