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ATHENS, GEORGIA, "WEDNESDAY, JTJDY
THE SEW MAGDALEN.
“Neitherdo I condemn thee. Go iin no more.*
Wo mot and smiled, and met again,
Smile greeted smile upon the street;
His form and face it seemed to mo
To be my fault and fate to meet.
He spake, and book my hand in his,
And presaed'Kr? why T T could not tell;
I loved him; I believed him true;
I listened, and—I fell.
He spurns me now, and I have lost
Ail that was detttame in life.
They call me ‘ woman of the town’—
I who should be his faithful wife.
He shuns me, hates me; those I knew
Before I drank the cup ef grief
Abhor me now, but smile upon
The coward and the thief.
He lives, and moves in circles where
They seem with pride to call his name;
But all the wealth the world oommands
Can never free his soul from shame.
VOLUME XXI.
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PROFESSIONAL AND BHSINE CARDS.
LAMAR COBB, j A. S. SSWIS. | HOWKLL COBS,Jn.
nOBB, ERWIN & COBB,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
a thens, OEonaiA.
office in tho Doupree Building. Decll
B ANKRUPTCY.—Samuel ?. Ttrtrmond,
A tto rooy - * t- La w. Athena, Ga.
Oficron Broad itreet, aver the store of Barry A Son,
Will give ,pecisl attention to oases in Bankruptcy. Al-
,o, to the collection of all claims entrusted to his care.
TAMES K, LYLE,
Attohwkt at Law,
DeeH WATKfXSVTLLE, OA.
,T
OHN M. MATTHEWS.
Attorney at Law, 0
* O Daniolsviilo, Qa.
PrompUttention will bo gired to any business es<
•listed to his care. Marchl4.
E ngland a orr,
Wholosale and Retail Doalera,
and COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
Dupree Hall.Ilroad St, Athens, On
We are not, prepared to store Cotton at 25 cents per
bale,and willadvanco cash when desired. Oct2I
E nglish <t classical school,
For Unye, cor. Wray ami Lumpkin sts., Ath
ene Oa. »|i8—2a LEE M, LYLE, Prin.
T H. HUGGINS,
l) • holesale and Retail Dealer in
DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, HARDWARE, Ac.
Fel> 1 f» * Broad Street, Athena, On.
JOHN
tl Plai
H. CHRISTY,
Plain and Fanoy BOOK AND JOB PRINTER,
Broad St., Athena, Ga.
Office corner Broad and Wall atreeti, over the atorfc
Jhaaes D. Pittard. tf
PAVILION HOTEL,
X CHARLESTON, S. C.
This FIRST-CLASS Hotel is situated in tho very
centra of the business part of tho eity, and all who
stop there oiUfindevory oonvenienoe andlnxury that
can bsprocured. Board, per day, $3.00.
II. Uahiltoii, Smpj. Mas. L. H. BcTTaitriKLD, J
Deo22
tf
Proprietreee,
GUMMEY i NEWTON,
O Dealers in
JuneO
Foreign and Domsstic HARDWARE,
No. (I,Broad street, Athens, Ga.
q C. DOBBS,
kj. Wholosale and Retail Dealer in
Staple and Fancy DRV GOODS, GROCERIES, Ac
Fobs No. 12 Broad Street, Athens, Ua.
PMORY SPEER,
-LJ LAWYER, ATHENS, GA.
A* Solicitor General of Western Circuit, will attend
the Courts of Clarke, Walton, Gwinnett, Hall, Banks,
Jackson, Habersham, Franklin, Rabun and White,
and give attention to collecting and other claims in
those counties. March 19, 1873.
K ELIAS, Attorney at Law,
/ FRANK
FRANKLIN, N. C.
Practices in all the Conrts of Western North Caro
line, and iu tho Fodoral Courts. Claims collected in
all parts of the State. aplS—ly
A COUNTRY SABBATH.
Now soars tho lark. In heaven's eyes:
Through leafy crypt now steals the stream,
With shallow dimple, sword-blad? gleams
And glimpsetyM divine surprise.
Heaven’s golden fire and air of blue
Are drooped about the bowery world;
Within her holy bosom furled
The sun has drunk the rose's dew.
The landscape all around is fair.
But this remains the heart and gem ;
With stealing stream and graceful stem,
And sunlit park, and sweat parterre.
The vista fascinates my gaze;
I linger in a blessed trance.
See in a dream the waters glance.
And things^that are the food of praise.
Ia many ad English cottage ronnd,
Japonica, a glory, glows;
Her ruby colored sister blows,
And purple pansies gem the ground.
The first laburnum drops her curls,
And mingles with the lilac's locks:
I O’er golden meadows browse the flocks;
The orchard blossom types sweet girls.
The sweet brier sbedB its heavenly breath;
I pass the wallflower’s rich perfume;
3 And chestnut with its tint freckled plume;
O world to banish dreams of death!
The scent of flower, the song of bird,
The face of leaf, the light of heaven,
Are vital with a mystic leaven
We bavo a soul for, not a word:
Unless it be—the breath of God,
Which also breathes in yon church boll;
It breaks on me with what a spell
Across the May-embroidered sod!
Earth, clothed with Sabbath, thou art fair!
Yet two npon each other act!
The Sabbath steeps the flowery tract,
And finer seems to make the air.
IT'D WARD R. HARDEN,
-1 U (Lute Judge U. S. Courts Nebraska ond Utah,
sad now Judge of Brooks County Court)
]uly23 ly
Attorney at Law,
Quitman, Brookt County, Oa.
T P. 0’KELLEY’S
tl . PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY,
Ovor Williams’ Shoo store, Broad street, Athens,
Georgia. »«p3.
B f.camp, n
• * Av»oaif*»'AT Law,
CARNES
MtNESVILLE, GA.
Will give prompt attention to nil bnsinoss entrusted
to him. Ho will attend tho Conrts of Habersham,
Franklin and Hall. sopl'I—ly.
o. raari.ii.'
PEEPLES & HOWELL,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
20 apd 22, Kimballllouse,
ATLANTA, OA.
P RACTICE lathe State and Fodoral Courts, and
aitand regularly all the Courts in Atlanta, includ
ing ihe Supremo Court of tho State, and will argue
eiiei noon briefa for absoot parties, on reasonable
eaiea npon brief* for absent parties, on reasonal
'"ihe'y alt, practice InLe Courts of the counties con-
loraoeossibloto Atlaataby Railroad, lepll
tiguoas c
M.W.RIDEN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
D.. Cairn Apt a l t ary Fa Me
OAlNESyiLLE, OfORQIA.
*sr Office oq Wilson street, below King A Bro’s.
Febri '
February Wnm:
Wan a. ami. wadiiok bill.
ESTES Ac BELL,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
GAINESVILLE. , .GEORGIA.
U J ILL practice in the aonntlas composing tho Wast
ern Circuit, and Dawson and Forsyth counties
of the BIno Ridge Circnlt. They will also practice in
the Supreme Court of Georgia, and in the United States
Court at Atlanta. mayli
JAS. L. LONG, M.D.
Surgeftn, Accoucheur and Physician,
( Office at Mrl IMaa* SkeeUp Store,)
Good Hope District, Walton co., Qa.
Otars his pTnfodstdoaUsrTloM «Mb4 sitiiens of th,
•orrounding country. * u 8-"
f. Feed & Sale Stable,
4 TEENS, GEORGIA. t
GAIN A REAVES, PROPRIETORS,
livery,
UriLLbs found at their old stand, raar Franklin
•V Uonsa building, Thomas (trout. Keep always
on head good Tar? out* and oarnfnl drivers.
Rtoek wall oarod for whan ontrnstod to onr earn.
Steak on bead for sale at all times. dee25—tl
WALTON HOTEL,
T HE sabserlb
tally inform travelers
and ths public generally that be taken charg*
of the above Haul, and trill sparo no ps its to mean
*11 eossfortablo who may favor him with tnoir patron'
»f»- HU chugs* will bs reasonable. jan28 lm
Jt» R. B. ADAIR, D. D. S.,
GAINESVILLE, GA.
«■*, Sotatkilast corner Pobl^c Sqqafa- taurtt
n ^A.EDGE,
Boot, Shoe and Harness
MAKER,
»Prtiu_i, WATKINSVILLE, GA.
THAT OTHER WILLIE.
BY BELLA FRENCH.
‘ Willie, why don’t you go and play with
the boys and not be forever stuck at my feet t’
* Such was Mrs. Gray's impatient question,
one day. when her little son came and seated
himself in the parlor, when his mother wjts
conversing with a visitor.
* I would rather be with you than tho boys,'
he answered, timidly.
* Oh, I never saw such a baby !'
' Is it wrong to wish to be near you, mother f
said the child, and his nether lip trembled as
he spoko.
* Wrong T of course not. But yon are old
enough to have seme manliness abontyou.
See, yonder are Will and John Gowdy on tho
ice. Ran along and keep them company. I
want to talk to Mrs. Brown."
‘ Isn’t he a queer child,’ she'isfced.
Tho other raised her sad eyes, and fixed
them with snob a painful expression on the
mother’s face, that for a moment Mrs. Gray
felt almost offended. She was a sorrowful
looking woman, this Mrs. Brown.
‘ I bad a son once, bat he’s gono now,' she
said at last, and there were tears in her eyes.
Mrs. Gray gazed at her wouderingly. She
had not known this before.
‘ It is a bitter thing to tear open partially
healed wounds," Mrs. Brown continued. ‘But
let me tell you my story.
Several years ago I was about to give a par
ty ; a grand affair it was to be, and my hoad
was almost turned while making preparations.
My Willie (his name was Willie, too,) was
about 16 years old. He had nover boon to
school, I had educated him myself. At home,
be was all a mother’s heart could desire ; but
he was shy, and when I forced him into com
pany he appeared so awkward, that I often
felt ashamed of him. This was one reason of
my deciding to give a party. If ho was oblig
ed to aot the part of host he would overcome
his bashfulncss, I thought. But Willie never
approved of it.
* I shall be so glad when the party is over,’
be said one day; • for since yon have got it
into your head I have lost my mother.’
* Poor little baby!’ I responded, slightly
provoked at his lack of interest. ‘ I wonder!
how many more years I shall have you tied to
my apron-strings!’
I spoke sneeringly, and a proud flush in
stantly overspread his face.
* I will be tied there no longer,' ho return
ed, ‘ I will seek other company in the future.’
I was frightened at the result of my words.
Still I made co response. My son putting on
bis coat and hat, went ont. It was the first
time in his life he had ever left me without in
forming me where he was going.
In good time the party came off. It was a
gay affair, and none were gayer than Willie.
He was a sort of an extremist, and took no
medium stand. After that his books and
wc-rk were neglected, and his days, as well as
evenings, were spent abroad. Fast young
men became hie constant eompanions. I was
left alone to mourn over the change I bad
wrought. At first he made it a rule to be in
at night at tea o’clock, but after a time be
began to atay out later; and day break some
times found him from home. I tried to ex
postulate, tried to win him back to his old
habits, bnt my efforts worn unavailing. He
had got a tests of a new life and it held him by
a charm. Well do I remember the first night
he came home ia a state of intoxication. It
was hie seventeenth birthday, just a year
from the time I gave the party. J had seen
him under the lngapu.ee of wine anoe ortwlco
before, hat on this night he drank so deeply
that some of his companions had to help him
home.
The hours of that night were dreadful hours
of self-reproach and agony. I was so glad
when morning came to dispel the gloom—so
glad when reason retained to my erring ohlld.
He was very much ashamed. He said again
and again he wonld do better; but bis re
solves were worthless. Two nights later he
was again brought home intoxicated. Alter
that it was a common -occurrence. He fell
lower and lower, squandered all my ready
money and, when I refused to mortgage my
property, that be might have more, he left npe
with an oath.
That night a large toq mis,a robbed and it
was dtoppY^d thaJ-WJUle was one of tho
perpetrators of the deed. The next morning
the town was aliye With excitement, and I al
most, crazed with anxiety, for my boy had
fled. The news passed from month to month;
my house was searched, and my son called
villain *, but I had no power to prevent
er. No one gave mo a word of sympathy.
‘ Ton have only yonrself to blame,* said a
blunt old woman, who called daring the day.
• The boy was happy at home, but you drove
him into bad company.’
That night at the hour of twelve, as I sat
alone, a window was opened softly, and Willie
stepped into the room. With a glad cry I
sprang toward him, bat be pushed me rade'.y
away. w
‘ Can you bide me anywhere,' ho said. ‘The
bloodhounds are after me. Had yon given me
the money yesterday this would not have
been.’
‘ Oh, Willie,’ I cried.
‘ Yes, mother,’ he said sternly, ‘ you have
mado mo a criminal. I want to tell you I
have secretly married Kate Hastings. God
knows what will become of her.’
Kate was a pretty lll'.le creature, only 16
years old, innocent as the violets which grew
around her home. My bleeding heart gave a
quick, painful throb as he continued :
‘ The world will not believe we are married.
She will be scorned by all. Hark ! they are
coming. Mother, I am too young, too wicked
to dio, but I must die. Farewell!’
I saw his purpose now, for his hand clutch
ed a revolver, and springing to my feet I threw
my arms about him to shield him from him
self. But he shook me off. Tho next moment
the loud report of bis pistol echoed through
the house. One glance showed me his lifeless
form, stretched on the floor. Thou existence
was blank to me.
4 When I awaoke to consciousness the morn
ing sun was shining and the honso was filled
with people. But even justice was satisfied,
and I was left alone with the dead. All day,
tearless and motionless, I sat beside the man
gled corpse. Some people kinder than the
rest, came in to make preparations for tho fu
neral, and passed silently out, bat I did not
hoed them.
Kate Hastings came just after dark. She
was dressed in deep mourning and her face
was so ghastly that it staitled me.
‘ You, too, have come to reproach mo,’ I
said..
‘ No, mother. You suffer enough without
my reproaches. I have come to switch with
tho dead.’
JI wish to watch alone,’ I said, ji
‘ It is I who will watch alone,’ she returned.
* It is my right. I am his wifo.’
How ealra she was ! Thero was not even a
tremor of tho voice to tell how she suffered.
• Yes, it ia your right, my poor child J’ I
said. It gives mo another pang to givo him
up, evou to you, my daughter ; still I do it.’
She looked up quickly.’“** i ‘ ! '' *
‘ He has told you t’
‘ Yes.’
‘Notyou speak kindly to me aud do not
condemn ns.’
A sad, beautiful smile fora moment lighted
her features." She raised one of my handy aud
kissod it reverently.
' Thank you,' she said. * Some time you
will be glad for having shown this kindness to
one so much in need of it. Now, mother, leave
mo.’
I left tho apartment, but did not retire. All
night I rat on tho floor out side the door, hop
ing that Katie would bid mo outer; but no
such summons camo. Daylight returned and
the busy world again moved, still I beard no
movement in the chamber of death. At last
my anxiety became so great, that I opened the
door and glanced in. The girl knelt by the
side of tho corpso, apparently asleep. Softly
I stole forward, and raised the drooping head.
But no sad eyes met my gaze, nothing bat the
white face, tho staring orbs of a corpse. Ka
tie had died by her own band, as a bottle
which she cinched proved.
Tho next day they buried the pair, my err
ing son and bis child-wife, in one grave ; and
as the clods fell on the coffin the brightness of
my life wont ont forever.
Mrs. Brown could ray no more, for sobs
choked her utterance. Her listener, too, was
deeply afiected, as her pale face and tearful
eyes showed.
Leaving the bereaved mother for a moment
Mrs. Gray stole softly to the door and called:
• Willie!'
The child heard her and came quickly to
her side.
“ What is it, mamma V
‘ It is so lonesome without you, darling,’ she
raid, drawing him to her.
A smile lit aphis faco.
‘Then, do you lovo me, mamma t'
• Love you T Oh, Willie!’
Her arms were about him now and she was
sobbing on bis shoulder.
' Did somebody tell you about thcee bad
boys t’ ho asked, wonderiugly. They have
got a flask of whiskey, mamma.’
4 Thank God! You are raved, my darling,
she cried, hysterically.
She drew him closer to her, she clung to
him, she showered kisses on nis wondering
face. But never, until ho was a man, with a
son of his own, did she tell him the story of
that other Willie, whose childhood and his
had boon so much alike, and bow, by the
knowledge of that other Willie's unfortunate
career, he had been saved by her perhaps
from a like fete.—Pttmrmm’a Magazine.
THE GIRL WITH THE CALICO DRESS.
A fig for your upper-ten girls,
With their velvets, satins and laces,
Their diamonds, rubies and pearls,
Aud their milliner figures and faces.
They may shine at a party or halt,
Emblazoned with half they possets,
But give me, in plane of them ail,
“ - the< - *
My Girl with the oalloo dress.
She is plump as a partridge, and feir
As the rose in ite earliest bloom,
Her teeth will with ivorv compare,
And her breath with the clover perfume.
Her stop is as free and os light
As the fawn’s whom the hunters bard prose,
And her eye is as soft and as bright—
My Girl with tho oaliQo dress.
The Holy Scriptures.
The Scriptures have been translated into
148 languages and dialects, of which 121 had,
prior to the formation of the British Foreign
Bible Society never appeared. And twenty-
five of those languages existed without an al
phabet, in an oral form. Upwards of 43,000,-
000 of these copies of God's word are circula
ted among not less than 600,000,000 of people.
The first division of the Divine orders into
chapters and verses is attributed to Stephen
Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury, in the
reign of King John, in the latter part of the
twelfth centary or beginning of the thirteenth.
Cardinal Hugo, in the middle of the thirteenth
centary, divided the Old Testament into chap
ters as they stand in oar translation. In 1661
Athias, a Jew of Amsterdam, divided the sec
tion of Hago into vereef-^a French Printer
bad previously (1561) divided the New Tes
tament into verses as they now are.
The Old Testament contains 39 books, 929
chapters, 23,214 verses, 592,439 words, 2,738,-
100 letters.
The New Testament contains 27 books, 270
chapters, 7.950 verses, 182,253 words, 933,380
letters.
The entire Bible contains 66 books, 1,189
chapters, 31,175 verses, 77,692 words 3,565,480
letters.
The name of Jehovah, or Lord, occurs 6,855
times in the Old Testament.
The word “ and" occurs in the Old Testa
ment 35,543 times.
The middle book of tho Old Testament is
Proverbs.
The middle chapter is the 20th of Job.
The middle verse is 2d Chronicles, 29th chap
ter, 36th verse.
The middle book of the New Testament is
2d Thesralonians.
The middle chapters are Romans 13 and 14.
The middle verse is Acts tl: 7.
The middle chapter, and the least in the
Bible, is Psalms 1: 17.
The middle verse in the Bible is Psalms318:8.
The middle line in the Bible is 2 Chroni
cles 1: 16.
Thsileast verse in the Old Testament is 1st
Cbreoioios 1:1.
!The least verse in the Bible is John 15: 35.
The 19th chapter of 2d Kings and Isaiah 36
are the same.
In the 2ist versa of 7th chapter of Ezra are
all the letters of thb alphabet, I an'd 'J con
sidered as one.;! q|
The Apocrypha (not inspired but sometimes
hound between tho Old Testament and New,)
contains 14 books, 183 chapters, 15,081 verses,
152,185 words.
The preceding facts were ascertained by a
gentleman in 1718. ’ Also by an Englishman
residing nt Amsterdnm, 1772, and is said to
havei takon 'each gentleman nearly three years]
in the investigation.
Thereds * BtMe in the library of tbs Uni
versity of Gottingen written on 2,476 palm
leaves. ( <
A day’s journey was 33 and 1-5 miles.
A Sabbath day's journey was about an En
glish mile.:
Ezekiel’s reed was eleven feet, nearly.
A cubit is twenty two inches, noarly.
A hand’s breadth is equal to three and five-
eighth inches.
A finger’s breadth is equal to one inch.
A shekel of silver was about fifty cents.
A shekel of gold was $8.09.
A talent of silver was $516.32
A talent of gold was $13,809.
A piece of silver or a penny was thirteen
cents. .
A farthing was tilree cents.
A gerah was one cent.
A mite was one and a half cents.
A homer contains Bevoaty five-gallons and
five pints.
A nepha or bath contains seven gallons and
five pints.
A hin was one gallon aad two pints.
A firkia was seven pints.
An omer was six pints.
A cad was three pints.
A dog was one-half pint.
The divisions of the Old Testament are
four:
1. The Pentateacb, or the four books of
Moses. - 5 !
2. The historical books, comprising Joshua
to Esther, inclus^.
3. Poetical or doctrinal books, from Job to
Songs ef Solomon, inclusive.
4. Prophetical,books, from Isaiah to Malachi.
The New Testament is usually divided into
threo parts:
1- Historical, Containing tho four gospels
and Acts. '
2. Doctrinal, comprirlng ali the epistles from
Romans to Jude.
. 3. Prophetical, being tho bock of Revela
tions of St. John.
Tho commemorative ordinances of the Jews
were:
Ciropmeteion, the seal of the covenant with
Abraham.
Tho Passover, to commemorate the protec
tion of tho Israelites, when all the first born of
the Egyptians were destroyed.
The feast of Tabernacles, Instituted to
perpetuate the sojourning of tho Israelites for
forty years in the wilderness.
The feast of Pentecost, which was ap
pointed fifty years after the Passover, to com
memorate the delivery of the law from Mount
Sinai.
Ffeast of Purim, kept in memory of tho do-
livoranco of the Jews from the wicked machi
nations of Hainan.
In 1272, it wonld have costa laboring man
thirteen yqfirs of labor to purchase a Bible; as
his pay wonld only bo 1{ ponco per day while
the prieo of a Bible was £2.
She ia cheerful, warm-hearted and free,
And, ia.kind to her fether and mother,
She studies how much she can do
For her sweet little sister and brothor.
If you want a companion for life,
r To comfort, enliven and bless.
She is just the right kind of a wife—
My Girl with the calico dress.
•One very common error misleads the opin
ion of mankind universally: that authority is
pleasant, submission painful. In the general
j tbo very reverse of this
Command is anxiety;
,ou 01 manKina, univerra
>utn, pleasant, submission pai
led a course of human affaire i
oit^- is nearer tho truth. C
. {obedience, ease.
Georgia Gets a Share.
Washington, June 25.-—Under tho Appro
priation bill passed yesterday Georgia comes
in for the following appropriations :
For public buildings in Atlanta, $250,000,
Savannah River (for improvement,) $50,000.
Improvement of Chattahoochee and Flint
rivers, $25,000.
For tho improvement of the Gostanaula
river $10,000.
Georgia’s share of the appropriation for
thesurvoys of tho water routes suggested i
Senator Windom’s report, will bo about $20,
000.
‘ Yes,' said the youDg man with emphasis.
' Have yon had any thing to do with politics t*
The visitor—the adopted son, perhaps I
should have raid—blushed and raid, 4 Without
my consent I was nominated for Governor of
my State, and elected. I am now on my way
to Washington to transact important business
for the State.'
Did ever a hogshead turn ont so good a
tiling as a teetotal Governor before f
It had to be emptied of its wine before it
could be a shelter for the little Arab who ran
wild in that wilderness of marble and mortar,
the great city of New York. The streets and
wharves of the great metropolis of commerce
invito missionary effort, and the writer hopes
that the little waifs afloat on the wave of out
door life w.'ll not be negleoted.
He wronged me; and this little child,
I fold so lovingly to my breast,
May never live to know the shame.*
Ho knows ’tis his—God knows the rest.
Though he should live ah hundred years,
And roam about—I do not care,
On land or sea, ’wake or sleep—
Guilt follows everywhere.
O, woman! woman! why thus bate
One of your sex f Why not implore
The God of mercy to forgive t
Did He not say, • Go sin no more t*
’Tis woman’s bate to womankind
That makes our lives a wretched span;
Sinoe you will scorn a woman so,
Oh! why forgive a man t
I dare not go into yonr church
And kneel with you in solemn prayer,
And ask God’s pardon for my sin;
For you would scorn me out of. there.
But, if the thief of virtue rat
Beside bis sister, I’ve no doubt
He would bo first to leave bis pew—
To come and drive me out.
’Tis human nature oft to err,
And sweet forgiveness is divine;
Ah! where’s the Ch 's.ian woman who
Would speak to troubled hearts like minsf
Who comes to talk of Christian love,
To one whose heart and soul’s defiled f
Not one among yon! God forgive
A mother and her child.
Ye angels holy, pure and good,
~ ‘ her— -
Go to our Father—He yet lives;
And tell Him not to scorn me too.
Though womes hate me—He forgives;
Teach, OI teach them to forgive.
And let His spirit with them dwell.
That they may show lost souls the way
To heaven—not to helK n ‘‘
Will 8. Eats-
An Inducement.
We recently heard rather a gooci story on
one of onr ministers. It was during a revival
in a country chtiroh near the city. Among the
regular attendants on the meeting was a beau
tiful and estimable, but rather unsophisticated
young lady^ whoso friends were very anxious
to have her unitod wlth tho church. 1
She seemed, however, reluctant to do so,
and the minister in question was requested ‘ to
talk to her.’ This he did several times, on
one occasion raymg, in a jocular manner:
Miss M , if you will join tho church, I’ll
many, you,? meaning bo would perform the
cerenjony.
The girl seemed pleased with the proposi
tion, and a few evenings after, walked up to
the altar and united with the church.
Some weeks after this the minister preached
at the churo)], and after the services met the
young lady.
Brother——,’said she, ‘you know you
promised to marry me it I'd join tbo church.
Are yon going to do so T I don't want to wait
any longer.’ vu/:
The minister raw his dilemma, and attempt
ed to expiain. * |
‘ I meant I wodld perform the ceremony,’
he raid, ‘ that's all. I ean’t. marry yon my
self, for lam already married, and love my
wife too much to desire to swap her off for
another.'
The young lady became indignant, declared
she’d leave the church, and that she ‘never
did have much faith in these town preachers'.’
Our ministerial friend declares that be wilt
never again use any othei: than plain Seriptnra)
argument to induce a young lady to join the
church.
The Marriage Ring.
An eld English ritual required the wedding
riBg:to be placed successively on the thumb,
forefinger and middle finger, to symbolize the
doctrine of the Trinity. This was to be done
as the words, ‘ In the name of the Father, Son
and the Holy Ghost* were pronounced, and
with the ‘ Amen,’ tbo ring was to be placed on
the fourth finger, where it was to remain.
The old writers on this subject delighted in
finding a mystical reason for every part of the
marriage caremony, and not content with re
peating the ancient superstition respecting
the left hand, they declared in addition, that
this hand was chosen as inferior to the right,
in token of the servitude and subjection in
whioh the bride is brought by matrimony.—
Dr. Johnson appears to have held a similar
opinion, since be .somewhere defines the ring
as a ‘circular instrument, placed upon the
noses of hogs to restrain them and bring them
into subjection.'
Wedding rings.were not always worn plain
as now, but at one time nearly resembled the
modern betrothal tokens, in being chased, set
with stones, and inscribed with emblems and
mottoes. The ring is used in most ceremonies
of Christian marriago, except in the Society of
Friends, bat even many Quaker ladies wear a
ring after, although it is not employed daring
the marriage ceremony.
I am informed that tho wedding ring does
not obtain among the Mormons, probably from
economical reasons.
It is'remarked already that there is no trace
of this custom in tho Talmnd, nor in tho an
cient Jewish history; but the modern Jews
have not only adopted tbo wedding ring, but
make it the most important feature in their
marriage services. According to the ordi
nances of modern Judaism, it is required to be
of a certain value.
In the English cbnrch a ring is absolutely
necessary to the ceremony, but as no metal is
specified, silver, copper, or iron is as aliowablo
as gold.
In Ireland Itlfendt uncommon for the same
ring to be usod for many marriage ceremonies,
which remains in the custody of tho priest.
WOMAN AND WINE.
Of ali beings on earth who suffer from the
effects of intemperance, it is more keenly felt
by “ God’s last, best, gift to man—wrtmah.”
How sad to thb ’heart to bear, in the miserable
bar-room, .atho dreamy hours off Right,' one
whose betrothed, in truest davotion!,ite' giving
every thought to him, rayiaraid- the gaff^find
lively throng, “ I’lldrink to hfer I love:*' What
true woman but would spurn such a-Gost&$rer
of happiness, of hope, imd of life to cotno !"'<We
quote the following verses: ’ : >’«»
Pop! went the gay cork flying,
Sparkled the gay champagne, '
By the light of a day that was dying, •,
He filled up their gbblGts again. .
“Let the last, best toast bts woman— ’ ’
Woman, ddar woman,” said he;
" Empty your glass, my darling.
When you drink your sox wish mo."
But she caught bis strong brewn fingers,
And held him tight as in fear.
And through the gathering twilight
Her voice fell on his eair;
“Nay. 'ere you drink, I-Imploro yori,
By all that you hold divine,
Pledge a woman in tear-drops, , T
Rather by far than in wine.
“ By the woes of the drunkard’s motiiqr.
By his children who beg for breai),
By the fate of her whoso beloved ono 1
Looks on the wine when't s rod,
By the kisses changed to curses, i
By the tears more bittor than brine,
By many a fund heart brokeD,
Pledge no woman in wine.
“ What has wine brought to woman ?
Nothing hut tears and pain.
It has torn from her heart her lover, ‘
And proven her prayers in vain;
And her honsehold goods all scattered,
Lie taDgled up iu the vine.
Oh! I prithee, pledge no woman
In the curse of so many, wine.
A Scotch Superstition.
A gentleman, resident in Edinburgh, but a
mative of the Highlands, and well versed in its
nperstitions and folklore, gives the following
otes from his common-place book, on the
cu xious belief of the Highlanders in ‘ Faire
Cbdaidh,’ or watching the dead. In many
pautsof the Highlands it is believed to this
day that the last person buried has to perform
the duty of sentinel over the church-yard, and
tha t to him the guarding of tho spirits of those
bur ied before is Jo some degree committed.
Thius post he must occupy until a new tenant
of the tomb release him.. It is not esteemed
as m enviable position, but one to bo escaped,
if possible; consequently, if two neighbors die
on the same day, the surviving relations make
great efforts to be first in closing the grave over
their friend. I remember an old nurse, who
was mourning the death of a sweet girl whom
she hud reared, exclaiming with joy when she
beard, on the day after her funeral, of the
death of a parishioner,' I thank God! my dear
darling will not have to watch the graves any
longer !’ A ludicrous, but etrhXing illustration
of this strange notion, occurred .some years ago
in the parish of A-——. An .eld man and
A Governor found in a Hogshead.
A good natured philanthropist was walking
along the docks one Sunday morning when be
found a boy asleep id a hogshead. He shook
him till he was wide-awake, and then opened
the following conversation:
‘What are you doing heie, boy V •
* I slept here all night, sir, for 1 had no toth-
er place to sleep in.*
How is that T Have you no father or noth'
er t Who takes care of yon t’
My father drinks, sir, and I don't knor
where he Is. I have to take care of myself, for
my mother is dead; she died not long a,;o.’—
And at mention of her name, the boy’s eyes
filled with tears. ? ^
’ Well, come along with me. I’ll give yot.
a home, and look alter yon as well as I can.’
The child thus adopted on the wharf wtui
taken to a happy home. He was sent to
common school, to a commercial school, to
classical schofel; and afterwards employed, as:,
clerk in the store of his benefactor,’ Wh ea hi i
became of age, his friend and benefactor- raid
to him, ‘ You have been a faithful and Lionest
boy and man; and if yon will make three prom
Ises, I will furnish yon with goods and letters
of credit, so that you can start business at the
West on your own account.’
“What promises do you wish me to nuVket’
enquired the young man. ‘ '
7 First, that you will not drink intoxicating
liquors of any kind.’ i '" ,B<
I agroo to that.’ ■ • t ' 1
Second, that you will not uso 'profane
speech.’
‘ I agree to that.’ ‘‘ ,l#
‘Third, that you will' not become
tician.’
old woman, dwelling in the same township,
but not on terms of friendship—f.w the lady,
Kate Rnadb, was more noted for antipathy
than attachments—were both at the point of
death. The good man's friends began to clip
his nails, an .office always performed jnst as a
person is dying. He, knowing that bus amia
ble neighbor was, like himself, on the verge of
the grave, roused himself to a last effort, and
exclaimed, ‘Stop, stop; you know not what
use I may have for my nails in compelling Kate
Ruadta to keep 4 Fairs Ghlaidh,’ in place of do
ing it'my Self.’
In the statistical account of Scotland, xiv.,
210, parishes of Kilfinichen and Kilviceuen,
county Argyll, wo read: 4 The inhabitants are
by no means superstitions, yet they still retain
some opinions banded down by their aucestors,
perhaps from the time of the Druids. It is
believed by them that the spirit of the last
person that was buried watches around the
church-yard till another is buried, to whom he
delivers his charge.’ In the same work, xxi.,
114, it is raid * In one division of this country,
where it was believed thattbe ghost of the last
person bqtifd kept the gate of the church-yard
till relieved by the next yiptim of death, a sin
gular scene occurred when two burials were to
take place in «ne church-yard on the same day,
|(cth parties staggered forward as fast as pos
sible, to consign their respective friend in the
first place iu the dust. If they met at the gate
the dead was - thrown down until the living
decided by bloWs whose ghost should be con
demned to porterit. It was the duty of the
spirit of the last person , interred to stand sen
try' at the grave-yard gate from sunset until
the crowing of the cobk every night until regu-
'ikijr relieved^. ^Tliis, soipotimes, in thinly in
habited parte of tho coup try , happened to be
a todiona and severe duty; and the duration
of tho ‘ Faire Chlaidh’ gave the deceased's snr-
Fine Legal Distinctions.
Turner's dog had bitten off Hadloy’s cow's
tail, and there was a conflict iu tho testimony
as to whether the dog was acting of his own
free will, or whether be was obeying tbo com
mands of bis master. The jury would have
been troubled to make a verdict had it not
boon for the following very explicit instruc
tions of biB Honor, tho Ceurt:
First—The Court instructs tho jury that if
they beli«ve from tho evidence boyond tho in
fluence of a reasonable doubt plaintiffs cow’s
tail was bitten off by defendant’s dog, they
should find for the plaintiff, and assess his
damages at such sum as they think tho tail
was proven to be reasonably worth, not to ex
ceed the amount claimed in the petition.
Second—The Court further instructs tho
jury that if they believe from the evidenco that
tho dog was acting on his own responsibility,
and not under the control of defendant; then
the case partakes necessarily of tbo nature of
a proceeding in rent, and they mast find for
the defendant and against the dog.
Third—The Court, at tbo instance of defend
ant’s attorney, further instructs the jury that
a cow knoweth not tho value of a tail after alio
loses it, and in assessing the damage they bavo
a right to take into consideration ail tho facts
and circumstances iu tho case; the disadvan
tages as well as the advantage of a cow's tail,
the value to the cow, the information gained
by tho loss of the tail, and deduct said sum
from the total assessment.
The jury retired and returned with a verdict
in tho words and figures following, to-wit :—
“ Wo. tho jury, fiud for the plaintiff one dollar
and fifty cents.- Sam Potts, foreman.”
Butler’s Last Grab.
The Savannah Advertiser says: The cock
eyed general and statesman, whoso tastes for
spoons ought to have become somewhat staled
at this remote period, has lost, it seems,' none
of that keen appreciation of other people’s pro
perty, nor has his accumulative faculty in any
sense been diminished by time. It will be re
membered that Butler was counsel for Mr.
Gazaway B. Lamar in bis recent suit to recov
er $579,000 from the government for confiscat
ed cotton. At the ontsot of tho legislation
Mr. Lamar employed Mr. Jasper K. Herbert,
of New York, to manage the suit, promising a
$20,000 fee if he obtained a judgment in a
large amount. Herbert retained General But
ler. In the final issue of the case last June
the $579,000 judgment was obtained and the
money paid to Butler, who doducted tho $20,-
000 fee and remitted the remainder to Lamar.
Herbert asked for a fair share of the $20,000,
but General Butler refused to divide. Her
bert then sued Mr. Lamar for the $20,000.
he New York San rays: A general iu
Brooklyn, who served under ButlerIn-the ar
my of the Gulf, raid last night Ahal -Lamar's
cotton was seized on ButkTrs«wtltara,;*od when
Lrraar’e counsol heard of. if he was sharp
enough to out off all valid defence by employ
ing the General; that Butler was sharp enough
to win the suit witheut a defence, and once
wen was sharp enough to keep the $20,000
Lamar was willing to pay for it.
As possession, in this instance, qeems to f>o
nine points of the law, the astute,General can
safely claim the $20,000 as his own.
We only wonder that Mr- Lamar escaped
without having to sacrifice half of the judg
ment. It is remarkable evidence of Butler's
liberality.
I agree to that. Ul bus cuhd yuioiuu 5«.u .MU ui/vwwvu o o
Tho young man startodbusino93 at. the West, yiviug friends sometimes much uneasiness,
and by minding his business in a fo.w yea re be- " 1 ; -
camo a rich man. At tho close of the war, in
camo East, and called upon his. friend ahe
adopted father. In the courso of a happy in
terviow, tho philanthropist ask ed lm adn>ptei
son if he had kopt his total-ab stineuce pledge.
• v™' ’ n~ie tRo wnenmp
Yes,’ was the answer.
* Haro you abstained from, tho uso of [pro
fane Bpoochf
•^Iiis suggested id Ian English paper that
emiking bs allowed during divino service, ‘as
moans of increasing the attendance at
..Ncr roan ever qauk dpddr the burd-in of to
day. It is whcu j^mQfrow’s burden’is added
to tho burden of. to-day that the weight is moro
than a man can bear.
-. An absent-minded gentleman, writing. a
letter at the breakfast-table, dipped bis pen
in his coffee and continued bis‘letter.; Notic
ing his mistake, he put a foAtfWp^ar'ln 1 tho
ink, and then, finding. Ills ,second’ tjunider,
poured tbo contents of the. inkstand into. tbo
coffee-pot to set it right. ■• 1
-.We have the New Yotk i ,Nu»^* 1 assbranco
Sfortf* no Fyinohd^ English’woman of cgtyw*
tion now-a-days wears her.garters below her
knees. The principal vein of tbe leg sinks
there beneath the muscles, and varicose! veins,
cold feet, and even palpitation of the heart
may be brought ou by a tight garter in the
wrong place.. When it is fastened above tbe
knee all this pain and deformity may be avoid
ed.’
..Out in Montana, when,they start a man
down hiUiu a barrel, they speak of fiis ‘ ap
pearance ip a new role.’ ,
,My wife,’ raid a critic, • is tho most even-
tempered person in tho world—sho’s always
. .. - it
..A rural statistician reports that more
people are talked to death:by peddlers of light
ning-rods than are killed by lightning.
en a boy’s moral character than to
ing hook fastened on rub