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VOLUME XV.
SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1861.
NUMBER 26.
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A Soldier’s Emotion in Hattie.
Our citi en soldiers inexperienced in
the battle field will fi id the most ter.
.rible mom -uts just before the combat
begins. A soldier in his narration of
personal adventures in the Mexican
•war, published in ‘Howe’s Achieve
ments of Americans,’ gives some inter-
■esting items on this head in his de
scription ol the battle of Palo Alto, the
opening battle of the war.
When all was ready, both armies
•stood still for about twenty minutes,
■did not see a single man of the enemy
move; they stool like statues.
We remained quiet with two excep
tions. Gen. Tavlor, followed by his
staff, rode from left to right at a
slow pace, with his leg thrown over
like a woman, and as he passed
each regiment he spoke words of
encouragement. I know not what
he said to the others, but when
he Caine up to where we stood, he
. ther, it was remarkable to see the
coolness of our men ; there they stood
coolness oi our men ; mere tney stood, xucie » —- ■
chewing bits of biscuits, and talking young, but he m iy do some good. Ev-
— I - I * A1 i f 11 *-» fVilld Mn lift 11 a 'fill. 1 Will
about the Mexicans—some wondering
if they would fight; others allowing
they would, and like demons, etc. I
kept my eye on the artillery of the en
emy, and happened to be looking to
ward their right wing when suddenly a
white curl of srnoke sprang up there
from one of their guns, and then I saw
the dust fly some distance in front,
where the ball struck. Instantly an
other, and then another rich curl of
smoke arose, succeeded by a booming
sound, and the shot came crashing to
wards us. The enemy fired very rap
idly, and their balls knocked the dust
about us in all directions—some went
over our heads, others struck the
ground in front and bounded away.
Our batteries now went to work, and
poured in upon them u perfect storm
of iron ; Lieut. Churchill and his men
began with their eignteen pounders,
and when the first was fired, it made
such a loud report that our men gave
a spontaneous shout, which seemed to
inspire us with renewed confidence.
I could hear every word the Lieuten
ant said tp his men. When the first
shot was fired, he watched the ball,
saving, ‘Too high, tnen ; try another 1’
—too low, men ; trv again—the t iird
time is the charm I’ Tne third shot
was fiied, and I saw with mv own
eyes the dreadful effect of that and
the following shots. ‘That’s it, my
boys !’ shouted Churchill, jumping up
two feet; ‘you have tuern now 1 keep
at that;’ and so they did, and every
shot tore complete lanes through the
enemy’s lines; but they stood it man
fully. Tne full chorus of battle now
raged ; twenty-three pieces of artillery
belched forth their iron hail.
We were ordered to lie down in
the grass to avoid the shot; this puz
zled the enemy, and they could not
bring their guns to bear upon us, ma
king our lo.-s very small. Many were
the narrow escapes; one ball came
within six inches of iny leftside. The
force of the shot was tremendous; a
horse’s body was no obstacle at all; a
man’s leg was a mere pipe stem. I
watched the shot as it struck the roots
of the grass, and it was astonishing
how the dust flew. In about an hour
the grass caught oil fire, and the clouds
each waiting for the other to begin the llIU -..-e, —, _ —
work of death, and during this time I 'of smoke shut out the opposing armies
.. . * .1 . />( ilwY nnoTYUf fiour Wu linn UQ Vpf lUWf fi
from view. We had not as yet lost a
man from our regiment. In the ob
scurity the enemy changed their line,
and the eighteen pounders, support
ed by our regiment, tool a new posi
tion on a little rise of ground. As
we moved on to the spot a six pound
shot carrie 1 away the lower j «w of
Capt. Page, and then took off a mail’s
head on the ri.-ht, as clean as with a
knife. The blood of poor Page was
ne came up to wucm .......... ■ ......... r
looked steadi v at us ; I suppose, to see the first blood I saw ; he was knocked
J _ 1 * . I ... .. ... 1 1... n>..,\T,
what effect tlu novel circumstances in
which we were placed had upon us,
and, as lie gazed, he said : 'The huyo
net my hardy t c-Jcks ! the bayonet is the
thing!' Tne other occasion was that
of Lieut. Blake, of the Engineers, who
volunteered to gallop along the ene
ray's line, in front of both armies, and
count their guns; and so close did he
go that he might have been shot down
a hundred times, (hie of the officers
of the enemy, doubtless thinking he
had some communication to make, rode
out to meet him. Blak ■, however,
paid no attention to him, but rode on
and then returned and reported to
Taylor.
Thus stood those two belligerent ar
mies, face to face. What were the
feelings of those thousa ds! llow
many thoughts and fears were crowded
into those few moments! Look at
•our men ! a clammy sweat is settled all
over faces siightlv pale, not Irom c >w
ardly fear, hut from an awful sense of
pt-rii, combined with a determination
.not to fluich from duty. These are
the moments in which true sold.crs re
sign themselves to their fate, and con
sole themselves with the refl ction
that whatever may befall them they
will act with honour; these are the
, momenta when the absolute coward
l suffers more than death—when, if not
\ certain he would be shot in his tracks,
he would turn and flee. Fighting is
•very hard work; the man who has
passed ihr ugh a two hours’ fight, has
lived through a gr at amount of men
tal and physical labor. At the end of
a battle I always found that l had per
spired so prolusely as to w«t all
through in.y thick woolen clothing,
;and when I hod got cool, I was as sore
•as if I had been beaten all over with a
■club. When the battle commences
■the feelings undergo a change. Header,
•did you ever see your house on tire? if
-so, it was then you rushed into great
danger; it was then you went over
places, el imbed over walls, lifted heavy
loads, which you never could have
done in your cooler moments; you
then have experienced so ne of tne ex
citement of a soldier in battle. I al
ways knew iny danger—that at any
moment I was liable to be killed, yet
such was my excitement that I never
fully realized it. All in-n are not
alike; some are cool; some are per
fectly wil i -or crazy ; others are so
prostrated with fear that they are com
plettdy unnerved—an awful sinking
relaxation of all their energies takes
place, awful to behold; they tremble
like an aspen, slink into ditches and
covert places, cry like children, and
are totally insensible to shame— dead
to every emotion but the overwhelm
ing fear of instant death. We had a
few, and but a few of such in our
Army.
As the two armies were facing each
with me to my dying day. A little
later, Major Ringgold was mortally
wounded at „ .
just after it. The shot had torn away -tV ;;'~iYnUh,-d mv coffee vou
a portion of the fl s i of his thighs; its soon as I have finished iny coffee, you
force was tremenduous, cutting off
both his pistols at the locks, and also
down in the grass, and as he endeav
ored to raise himself, he presented
such a ghastly spectacle that a sickly
fainting sensation came over me, and
the memory of that sight I shall carry ever saw
st ed, which
of his misery. The enemy tried hard,
but without avail, to hit our eighteen
pounders. The battle continued until
night put an end to the scene. W
Little Bob the Cabiu Bor*
There is not one of us, however
ery little child can be useful. I will
tell you how useful a little cabin-boy
was, who was sailing iu a large ship
over the wide sea.
It happened, that on the voyage, the
sailors quarrelled with the captain,
who was so proud and overbearing,
that none of them would submit to
him. This gave the captain so much
trouble and preyed so much on his
spirits that he became very ill; so ill
as to be confined to his bod. None of
tljp sailors cared for him; so there he
lay very ill, and all alone. No one
thought of speaking a kind word to
the poor sick captain but little Bob.
His Bible had taught him a less n
which the sailors knew nothing about.
It had taught him to be kind to every
body, even to those who had used hirn
ill; so he stole softly to the captain’s
do »r, and knocked.
‘Who’s there ? asked the captain in
a very gruff voice.
‘It’s little Bob, sir: can I do any
thing for you ?'
‘Go to workyou scoundrel,'cried the
captain in an angry tone. ‘Dont come
plaguing me.’
Little Bob stole away more softly
than he came, but his heart, was not
filled with any angry feeling. He
pitied the c ptuin slill more than he
,had done before.
The next day he resolved to try
again. He saw the poor captain was
not on deck, and ag in he went and
knocked at his door.
‘Who’s there ?’
‘Captain, can I do anything for you
to day ?’ asked little Bob.
‘No go awav,’ said the captain.
Bob was pleased that the captain
did not speak in so harsh a voice as he
had done the day before, and he made
up his mind to try again. Meantime
the captain’s heart grew warm towards
the kind little fellow. He thought
how differently he acted from the un
feeling sailors, who had not once in
quired for him all the time of his ill
ness ; he detei mined, that if he came
again, he would let him in.
When Bob came the next day, the
captain said:
‘Come in.'
Bob walked in on tiptoe, and said
verv tenderly:
‘Flea.se, sir, can T do anything for
you?’ Shall I mike your bed, or get
you a cup of coffee ? I’ll do it iu a
minute.’
‘Well, Bob, you may, if you like,’
said the captain.
Away ran B ib, in a few minutes ev
erything was ready, the coffee and the
hot toiA-st, and hr. wrought it on a truv
to the captain’s bedside. Bob always
carried with him the Bible in his
pocket; and as he c: me into the room
the captain observed it.
‘What book, is that ?’ said he.
‘It is the book my mother gave
me,’ said Bob; ‘the nicest book you
Useful Advice to Some Sort of People.
When you are introduced to a stran
ger be sure to ask and find out all his
An Incident ol Fort Sumter.
Most of our r aders are aware that
we have in our office a ninety-six
aSTJS w 2T1S pouJVwi wS wasfired f,„i U M from U -U beam,-»Mo
him aTyou can F because questions are Steamer Mottlicello upon tbe Munches- rial.and ms.", speech r sermon, ,r
“ r 1 It A M A -t.lhsHtr rvn tlin ittnQdtnn fll RPT fit*
%:a rJ .hoTd"'1Si .head: ,.ek on ScicllV Point. In connexion «- A J™ — “
therfore, never do to-day that which with this incident, a gen e y scholar but impairs the effect of kindness and consideration by
vnn can do to morrow. was present at the battle of Fort Sura- rate, acnoiar, om impairs u.e cuecv _ inter
you can do to morrow. was present at the battle of tt ort &ura- thoughts that are affected with neighbor, he is generally intensely
Always avoid therefore tar.states that-rme-of toL da "S e . it> Even iAhe idea embodied in the disliked, and no language is sufficient-
never do that yourself which you can
procure anybody else to do.
If a secret be communicated to you,
be very cafeful to keep it: and, to
make sure work of it, get two or thr_*e
to help you.
If you’re unmarried, and in love take
to writing verses; nothing sooner
gives a patient in such circumstances
relief and comfort.
If your sweetheart be cruel, make
some verses, and ask her pardon on
voar knees, and kiss her hand through
her glove.
When you become tired of her com
pany, excuse yourself for leaving her
by saving it is so good that a little an
swers your purpose.
If you are married, give short ^an
swers JQ your wife; for least said is
soonest ended.
If you are not fond of her, look as
cross as you feel; nothing charms like
sincerity.
If y are fond of her, t, f ie
world know it by kissing her hand
talking tenderly to her, and looking
sweetly at her, in company.
When your wife is in a passion* re-
member and fly into one yourself: the
wav to stop a fire in the woods is to
kindle another to meet i', and thus
exii guish the whole.
always mind and have the last
word; because a man of business
should never leave it unfinished.
Spend your evenings at the tavern;
and then your wife will be delighted
to see 3’ou on vour return.
When you walk out with her, keep
a few paces before her, by way of em
inence.
When you ride in a chaise with her
look well to the right, and ta k prin
cipally to your horses; this will pre
serve f.imilv peace.
Tell her of her faults before folks ;
and then others can have the benefit
of vonr advige as well as she.
Never praise her for her virtues
lest it mike her vain and assuming.
‘Can you r 'ad it, Bob !’
l 0h, yes sir,’ said the boy, ‘and I
x.:n or °'OKi was murwuiy j— > , . ,
t terv • I saw him sho Id like to read it to \'ou.
his battery, 1 ,n yoU maVj > sa id the captain, ‘as
Interior of the Earth. It would
appear from the theory of the earths
constitution, now very generally re
ceived, that the planet on which we
live contains within itself the element of
its own destruction. According to the
theory in question, there exist- within ,
the outer crust the co 1 temperature of man wmciiui =■ 3 —- .
which supports animal and vegetable in the eyes of Hon who loots into tli
life, an 1 soUlifi s stone, coal and the ”
various metallic ores—a mass of fluid
ign-ous matter. S >me ot this matter
ocasionally es capes through the mouth
of a volcano, or makes i's presence felt
by an earthquake: but neither the
t- r Artillery, on the occasion of her at
tack on Sewell’s Point. In connection
rial , and essae, speech • t sermon; in
:- short, to any bterary production what
A misquotation from it not on
b Ijr •• — — . — —
> be courteous is simply to pay a proper
respect to the feelings of other. A
.ruieuesa is aiwuya uiaagiccaw.t. .v- j/vv. — o
Syinetimes we hear quotations made well educated man is generally cour
• • ' ■ * teous. The fact of his mind being
as from the Bible, which have not even
as irorn me xjuiitr* wmuu — — ,—. o
a verbal similitudi to thep,ssas<e of liberalized, teaches linn the necessity
• ./-I 1 . »L. : „ .3 nvosniainrr tliid Vl'rflla
inissiies entered that fortification just it. Even if the idea embodied in the disliked, and no language is sufficient-
above the magazine being outride it quotation is preserved with the utmost ly strong to express his demerits. To
descended though a block of granite exactness, a departure from verbal ac- be courteous is simply to pay a p
ten or twelve inches thick and explo- curateuess is always disagreeable,
ded, one of its fragments, weighing
nearly twenty pounds, striking the
door of the magazine and so bending
it inwards that it was afterwards found
impossible to close it without the aid
of a mechanic. Within a few hours of
this occurrence a red-hot shot from
Fort Moultrie passed through the out
er wall of the magazine, penetrated the
inner wall to the d- pth of four inches,
anrt then fell to the ground. All this
time grains of powder, spilled by the
men in passing to and from til* case
mate and magazine were Ling loosely
■ pon the floor, which if ignited by a
spark, would have blown the structure
into atoms. Throughout that entire
engagement, so notly and obstinately
contested, the hand of providence was
everywhere equally visible. Death-
dealing b tils new in every direction.
Men heard them whistle by their ears,
and had the earth torn up around their
feet. Groups were spattered with the
mud and dust of plunging thirty-two
pounders, and splinters of wood and
iron rained among the unflinching sol
diers with such murderous vehemenie
that nothing but a higher power could
have prevented them from harm, yet
‘nobody was hurt.’ L-t us hope that
the God of battles, who has thus far
been so gracious, rnay still direct our
efforts and carry us safely through the
strain of war.—Richmond Disputcq.
\V OMAIN S ItiUMi AJira. aui'«i
en how rarely occurs theopportu-
of accomplishing ‘great things.’
A Woman's True Life —To most
women
nity —. . _ ^
and making trreat conquests as the on
looking world estiin ites greatffess. But
in every relation of life, and »n almost
every day an hour’s experience, there
are laid in her pathway ‘little crosses’
to take up and bear. ‘little lessons to
learn of patience and forbearance,' ‘lit
tie sacrifices,’ which inav seem as
nothing to the look r-on, but which,
from peculiarity of temperament, may,
in realitv, be costly ones; ‘little victo
ries’ over na neless developments of
selfishness, the culture of many a lit
t;e hop and feeling and principal, and
suppression of many desires ripening
exactions, which make the feeble wo-
eaier aim stronger,
may begin.
>13 -It tne loetes ami aisu Bol> cleared away the coffee, and
. * | . . ’ j 1 Q pf himself down on a bt x by the side
tne w,tl ' crs
history of Jesus, and read how Ho
went about doing good; how He pit
ied the wretched ; how He nealed the
'ick, and forgave their sins. The cap-
night put an end to the see • ‘ • ’ |j stene d vtry attentively, and
bivouacked where we were, and laid U n 1 steneo^ v y j,
on our arms; we slept, however, but
little, thinking we might be attacked
in our sleep
The enemy had been severely
handled, owing to the superiority of
our artillery. The gunners went inlo
it more like butchers than mi.itary
men; each stripped off his coat rolled
up his sleeves, and tied his suspenders
around his waist; they all wore red
flannel shirts, and therefore, were in
uniform. To see them limbering and
uiilimbering, firing a tew shots, then
dashing through the smoke, and then
to fire again with lightning-like rapid-
itv, partly hid from view by d nse
clouds of smoke and dust; with their
dark r. d shirts and naked arms yelling
at everv shot they made, reminded me
of a band of demons rather than men.
Good Opinion of Onesself. As
the late Chief Justice Marshall was ri
ding one morning to Court in his sin
gle carriage, his horse fell and broke a
shaft, ne was puzzled what to do.
Tom; a neighboring negro wagoner,
happening to drive up, the Chief Jus
tice asked Torn if he coul l help him
out of the difficulty.
‘0 yes, tnassa, if you’ll lend me your
knife.’
Tom took the knife and cut a sup
pling pole and a grape vine *
neighboring thicket, with which he
speedily spliced up the broken s i. ■
‘Now Tom,’ siid the Judge, why
didn’t I think of that?’
‘O MaW replied Tom, you know
some people will hab more sense an
oders.’
In a recent case of breach of promis ,
where heavy damages were expec p ,
the only proof of “particulate ten *" ‘.
was the dividing of an orange a
giving the lady half of it!
A Pennsylvania soldier went hen
roost robbing near Ltneaster, en ' )
vania, was surorised by a ,
shot dead. He clasped a fowl and
drew his last breath at one and t
same time. . .
asked the boy to corne again the next
day. From this time he came every
day, and instructed the poor captain in
the knowledge of Jesus the Savior,
lie asked him many questions, and
Bob knew how to answer them;
thanks to his mother and his Sabbath
school.
One evening, the captain said :
‘Leave me that book of yours, Bob ;
I should like to look at it myself.’
Bob willingly left it. 1 he nekl
morning he went as usual and tapped
at the cabin door. No answer cable,
A^ain he tapped and louder. Still no
answer. He op-lied the door and
walked in. T..e captain was on his
knees, and the Bible was lving open
upon the chair before him. Bob
spoke ; still there was no answer, lie
came nearer; the captain never stirred,
lie looked ; the captain was dead!
He had died on his knees, praying
over the Bible. We trust that, through
the instructions of little Bob, lie had
sought and found mercy at the hi nds
of the Savior of sinners. Is there a
little boy ora girl, now reading this,
who is as poor as tnis cabin-boy ? or
young as this cabin-boy ? ‘Go and do
likewise.’
ScraF of History.—During the
Revolutionary war, General Lafayette
being in Baltimore, was invited to a
ball.° He went_ns requested, but in
stead ofjoini gthe amusement as might
have been ex'peoted a young French
man of 22, he addressed the la lies thus:
“Ladies, you are very handsome; you
dance very pretty; y >ur ball is verv
fine—but my soldiers have no shirts!”
Th s was iri esi.-tible. The ball ceased:
the ladies went home and went to
work, a"d the next day a large number
of shirts Were prepared by the fairest
hands of Baltimore for the gallant de
fenders of their country.
A wag tells <>f a boarding house
keeper, whose coffee was so weak that
it couldn’t get up the spout of the coffee
pot. There wasn’t even sufficient
grounds for oomplaint.
earthquake n >r the volcano are consid
ered as necessary to prove that fire
exists in the centre of the eaith. (*n
descending beneath the surface the heat
gradually but steadily increases. At
the depth of 2480 yards water will boil,
and lead melts at the depth of 8400
yards. Tnere is a red heat to the depth
of 7 miles, and by adopting the tem
perature as calculated from Morveau’s
corrected scale of Wedge worth’s pvro
mentes it is found that the earth is fluid
at the depth of 100 miles. The dis
charged melted earthy matter, called
lava, from volcanoes, is thought to
prove that the mass of the interior of
the*earth is in a state of fusion ; while
the hot springs in different pacts of the
world show that a high temperature
prevails at no very great depth. At
the surface this internal heat is not
perceptible, because the outer crust of
the earth is a bad conductor.
soul’s innermost tecesses, than the
mighty man who takes a city.
To the most of women, the. great
warfare of this probationary life must
be a warfare best known by its result
—the enemies they would vanquish in
the hidderhooks of every day life, and
the victories they gain in the warfare
recorded not on the scroll of earthly
fame, but by the watching angels, in
God’s book on high. Then how great
ly important is each day’s result in the
discipline of domestic life, if there it is
we are to achieve holy victories and
then to receive the plaudit, ‘Well
done’—or, at last to fi id inscribed up
on our course, ‘Defeat, failure, irre
trievable loss.’
[ggr* The Planters’ Banner, n{ St.
Mar vs, tells the following good ’un :
‘A short lime since an old gentle
man from Mi.-sissippi came down to
A Suggestion for the Times.—It be
hooves everv one to economise as much
as possible dnri >g the existence of the
war. No one can foresee the end, or
the events and changes that may oc
cur in the interim. The following
communication vouches for the value
of coffee, made in a very simple and
cheap manner:
l A verv good coffee can be made,
costing only 12 1-2 cents, by mix ng
one spoonful of co ee with one spoon
ful of toasted meal; boil Well and clear
in the usual way. 1 have used it for
two weeks, and several friends vis ting
my house say they could not discover
anything peculiar in the t:iste of my
coffee but pronounced it very good.
Trvlt and see if we cannot get along
comfortably even while our ports are
blockaded by the would be King. I
can assure you it is very pleasant,
though not strung enough to make us
drunk.’
‘Tom, whv did you not marry Miss
G—7’ ' . . . .
‘0. she has a kind of hesitation in
her speech, and so I lefther.’
‘A hesitation m her speech ; I never
1 eard that before—-arc you not mista
ken ?’
‘No—not at all, for when l asked
her if she would have me, she kinder
hesitated to say yes, and she hesitated
so long that I cut out f >r another gal.
New
volunteer companies of that city, but
being about sixtv-five years old, and
having hair and whiskers indicating
that his place is in council rather than
in the field, he could not be allowed
to enter any of the companies, lie
swore he could whip any man belong
ing to any company to which he ap
plied, went to a harb ir and had his
whiskers shaved off and his hair dyed,
.joined a-company disg ised as a young
man, and has gone to Virginia to fight
for the South.’
HL-qaotatioaa of Scripture*
No book is quoted so frequently as
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the Bible. And apposite «and correct vance of the conventionalities ot socie-
Scripture. ‘God tempers the wind to
the shorn lamb,’ is such a quotation,
but the error has been so frequently
exposed that few now ascribe the sen
tence to any other than its real author
—Sterne. Misq totations preserving
some shadow of resemblance to the
language of God’s word, are quite nu
merous, and are often made.
‘Spare the rod and spoil the child,’
has been quoted by many a good wo
man as scriptural authority for the
chastisement of unruly children. An
approximation to it may be found in
Proverbs xti. 24—‘He that sparethtbe
rod hateth his son.’
‘As the tree falls so it lies, is fre
quently cited in discussions with Uni
versalists, in connection with texts
proving the uualterable condition of
man ufter death. The true reading is
‘If the tree fall toward the South,or to
ward the North, in the place where
the tree falleth there shall it lie.’—
Ecele. xi. 3.
In the prayers offered at social meet
ings, we often hear—‘Thou hast said,
when two or three are gathered togeth
er in my name, there I am in the
midst of them, and to bless them.’
Tne last clause of the sentence is a
very scriptural inference from the p e-
ceding clause, but it was not said by-
’ylirist.
None are more liable to misquote
the Bible than those who have the
most frequent occasion toj quote it
Intimate familiarity with the ttiought,
does not always ensure an exact recol
lection of the words
The tiueand only remedy for this
misquotation, is never ’o cite a passage
—certainly "ever in writing—without
ver.fying it by ‘turning up’ the pas
sage, and copying it directly from the
book. A rigid adherence to this rule
will save many mortifying blunders.
It has saved the writer from oiie^in
the preparation of this very article.
Remedir* fir Dyspepsia*
Hall’s Journal of Uealtli says:
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of cure applicable to all, and which
will seldom fail of high advantage.
1. Tiie entire body should be washed
once a week with soap, not water and
a stiff brush.
2. Wear woolen next to the skin
the year r..und, during the day time.
8. By means of ripe fruit and ber
ries, coarse bread a ;d other coarse
food, keep tire bowels acting freely
once in twenty-four hours.
4. Under all circumstances, keep
the feet always clean, dry and warm.
5. It is most indispensable to have
the fullest plenty, of sound, regular,
connected and refreshing sleep, in a
light, well-aired chamber, with win
dows facing the sun
ery forenoon, and one or two every
afternoon, rain or shine, in the opt*n
air, in some fofmj)f interesting, exhil
arating and unwearying exercise.
Walking with a cheerful and enter-
rom Mi-s.ss.ppi came clown o ° ailio „ is the ver y best.
Orleans to enlist in one of the _ „ t l^ iril i. JP «nd alw
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7. Eat at regular limes, and always jf rn y capital holds out I’
. 1 ..I— . L An/! rtOcf
eat t.lmvlv*
8. That food is best for each, which
is most relished, and is followed by
the least discomfort. What has bene
fited or injured one is no rule for an
other. This eighth item is of univer
sal application
‘Wfll, tny lad, where are you
traveling this stormy weather, alone!’
asked an inquisitive landlord in the
north of Vermont, during the last
war, of a sm dl lad, whose father was
tngagfd in smuggling, and had sent
him, young as lie was, with an impor
tant. message in advance of the party.
‘Going to draw my pension,’ was the
reply. .,
‘Pension?’ echoed the astonished
landlord. ‘What does so small a boy
as vou draw a pension for?’
‘Minding mv own business, and let
ting that of others alone!’ Tne lund.
lord was silent.
No woman can be a lady who can
wound or mortify another. No mat
ter howabeautifu', how refined, how
cultivated she may be, she is in reality
cars*, an 1 the innate vugtrny of
her nature in iiifests itself here. Uni
formly kind, courteous and polite
treatment of all pet sons is one trark
of a trae woman.
Courtesy.
Courtesy is not merely an obser-
ty ; it is in r.-ality foui ded on com
inon (ease and manly feeling. A dis
courteous man is one of the greatest
bores in the world. He offends every
body, and instead of being treated with
. - . t : i :— i— Jjj s
of exercising this virtue. Benevolent
men are always courteous; the desire
to give pleasure to others is sufficient
inducement for them to cultivate this
good quality. It is just as easy to be
Courteous as the reverse. The lime
has gone by when bluntness was ta
ken us a sign of honesty. It has been
found that dishonest men can be blunt
and rude as well as honest tnen ; and
compliments of deference to the fe.l-
mgs of others hag ceased to be a mark
of insincerity.
A person who is habituously dis
courteous, generally possesses but lit
tle sensibility, and he cares nothing
about wounding the feelings of otheis,
excusing himself by saying tie only
speaks what he thinks; that is, to put
forth his own private opinion, whatev
er ii may be, no matter whether H
would wound the feelings of his dear
est friend. Of course, if a person’s
opinion is requested, he must tell the
truth; but even that can be done in
courteous language which will wound
no one. If courtesy were more gen
erally practiced, it would be conduc
tive of the best ie ; u!ts. Mutual civili
ty an.ong all classes of society would
be found a porent remedy for more
than half the social evils that now op
press us.
Honey-Moon Conversation.—A
correspondent of the Delawarian, wri
ting from a watering place, gives the
following report of a conversation be
tween a newly married couple from
Virginia. There is a depth of affec
tion in it which is refreshing to con
template :
•William—dear William,” said the
wife, witn a world of affection in her
eves.
' ‘Speak, heavenly charmer,’ replied
the husband, returning with interest
the expressive glances of his spouse.
•Dear William!’
‘Sweet flatterer I’
‘An.-elic creature.’
‘Dear, dear Will#im, pardon me—
but do you think a anon waiK wouia
hurt us as the divine Willis says?’
‘I fear lnvliest of thy sex, that yoa
may be fatigued.’
‘Fear not, dearest 1’
‘Heavenly emanation—bright dream
of my precarious existence—but I can
not help fearing.’
‘Sweet William 1’
‘Celestial Eliza!’
Here they feil to violent kissing,
which lasted about fifteen minutes.
\lmost breathless, the lady exclaim
ed :
‘William, dear William, why are
you so sweet? Oh, the joy, the ecsta-
cv, of wedded bliss! Best beloved,
will you ever love me thu9?’
‘By "yonder fearful—I say tremeo-
6* Spend two or three hours of ev- flous orb I swear; he exclaimed, point
ing to the setting sun.
‘And as a mem.-nto of our wedding-
dav, will you yearly bring me here—
will vou, you cherished idol ?’
‘Yes. my only pet- -iny life my love
- I will bring you her -every year—
On, bravest and best of thy noble
sex, talk not of capital in this, our
hour of bliss.’
How much longer they talked the
wiiter cannot say, for he was called
away at this moment to welcome some
friends from Maryland. But he is
\ appucauuu. menas irom utuijriaun. uv
9. Take but a teacupful of any kind g rm ]y of the opinion that none but
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It is a beautiful thought where some
one says, Habit in a child is first like
a spider’s web, if neglected it becoims
An old lady delighted bv a vew of the a tnrea l or twice, next a cord cr rope,
vessels on Long Island sound, towing finally a cable—theu who cun break
their boats a tern, exclaimed t lit?
•’Law-.—a inassv 1 lmw perfect is the *** .
work of nature—even the great big ! If you would be pungent, be brief:
of drink at one meal and let that be
hot.
10. Confine yourself to coarse bread
of corn, rye or wheat—to ripe, fresh,
perfect fruits and berries in their
natural state—and to fresh, lean meats
broiled or roasted, as meat is easier of
digestion than vegetable. Milk, gra
vies; pastries, heavy hot bread, farinas,
starches, and greasy food in general,
aggravate dyspepsia by their constipa
ting tendencies.
11. It is better to eat at regular
times as often as hungry, but so little
as to occasion no discomfort whatever.
12 Constantly Min to divert the
,tnind from the b(*ly condition, in
plea-ant ways; that is half the cure
in many cases.
Ilotv to Cool Water.—If it is de
sired to cool water for drinking in wi rra
weather, and ice can no be had for the
pm pose, let it be kept in an unglazed
eartnenware pitcher,*wrapped witli two
or three folds of coarse cotton cl. th kept
constantly wet. The theory of cool
ing water in this manner is the absorp
tion of heat from it by the evaporation
of the moisture in the cotton cloth-rex-
pansion produces Cold; compression
heat.
—
Vegetable Fills.—Mrs. Speck left
save that the best V- ^etable Pdl that
has yet been invented is an apple dump
ling. For destroying a gnawuig at ih
marrl d folks know what real happi
ness is. While the above happy cou
ple were talking, he felt as if immersed
in molasses, and everything since has
looked, felt, and smelt sweet.
Romantic.—‘Henry, dust thou lov j
me, dearest ?’
‘Why asks thou, Helenora?’
‘Not that I fear thy answer, de arest
Henry, but because I love to heivr thee
speak, llenry dost thou love me?’
‘Ask the stars if tliev love to twin
kle, or the flowers to smell, r.rthe rose
to bloom. L'>ve you 1 Ah, as the
birds love to warble, or the breeze to
waft its balmy influence. Why asked
thou flannel of my heart?’
‘Because my soul is grieved, care
has o’ercast the joy 'which onoe spread
sunshine o’er thy face, anguish,
sits on thy brow, and yet Helenora-
knoweth not th<e cause. Tell me, my
aching heart, *vliy droops thy soul—■
has mutton riz ?’
‘No, tny Helenora—thank the gods,
but my credit’s fell, the Corinth mer
chants from ibis day forth sell goods
exclusively, for cash.’ ^
Helenora screeches, faints and falls
into his arms; in the anguish of tbflf
moment he seizes a knife and stabs
hunsell—in a horn.
Whenever you see a m m spending
h : s time in lounging about the streets,
Such,°t r hey aS’tn! onlypUl^ ‘ be ^
_. i j J has any money lend.—Gunditsn.
relied on.
BacoN.- The W* st Tennessee Whig
sins there are at this m unent »7, t |,y
worn «>i iiriiuivi-ii - j i r • « l
ships hnve all got their little ones run- for-u is with words as witu sunbeams, ~ •— - - --
nin’ along arter ’em just as playful as , tne more they are condensed the deep- j town of Jackson, more t'; ian a mdiipp.
lambs”, ° * | er they burn j atid a half pouuda baoofl.
money * l0 lend.—(xutvdy^r*.
‘Keep thy shop and thy shop will
keep th e,’ i. e., stay at hopie ancf
iniud vour business, instead of running
about to gab. *