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WKs: xmm and h9h iJSS £35” No Sabsariptibns, ttiiSivjßr » stabler !iiiio than s'x month*. ■■Sib.ji The snow Wuß failifi&jffcyL .a? wo •■ stood ovbr tliAopea ready »iienoo*tfi« beautiful term 6f a little child about Lirco ?»«» old. All mast have eiructrbccin l>y the pale patq. f-oe of Uyp . ludther, as her'ehUA . botfcm*inti'ie ; .gr|Ve,i add ft fay white on tbdraqffiu, Bgt .did they notioe a lame a few years older than the Kate about to bo buried, a*-he leaned otf his smaU crutches over the corner of the grave, and looked go earnestly into it ? Be wag very small, and very pals, tho first look at him showed that ho must a cripple as long as he lives. Lad lost his little Igger— his playmate,his other gelt. edtad been #o gentle, and no^Be^rt > 1»& loving m him as hers. Ho stood-s& tears. Ho stood like a marble kguio upheld by crutches. lint W'litt^bo-' eo.tehoavetd as if it wpuld burst ; and thor'fh he uttered no sound, i Felt euro bo was sincerely mourning. Prom that grave the little follow began to droop and wither. It was soon notjgod that be Jftta but little, and in the night he wouhHta heard, as with a low voire repeated operand oyer the little hymns that he used to repeat with his little sister. They thought it the griof of a child, and that new ioys and new playthings would bniiisfT'tt; hut the arrow hud thus gone in lm> deeply to bo thus houi% lie would go nnd **ir in ;tfie little nook Whore he to play, with his cbin in' JJffT”jjknd—thinking 1 Sometimes "lie "wetira iCMf'yfi-Jessie ooUld “rotltom hcr now,” or if slio would “love him still,” or if they supposed “sho 814I) g the same hymns where she was gone” ■which they used to sing together, or if “she would know bitnif alio would rneot him without any crutches." The hymns that spoke of Jesus and his love, of heaven and its rest, of the angels and tho rodoemed, seemed to bo his delight. Though bo seddom mentioned Jessie’s name, it became fVtor a time well understood that lie thought only ol her. Ho laid aside his playthings as of no use, but would bend over her little drawer, and ear nestly gaze at what her tiny fingers once handled. Slowly and gently his life began to ebb out. He had no siekness, made no mention of pain, had no cough, and no medicine could do anything for him. When ho was compelled to remain in his bed from sheer woak ness, he begged that he on the very bed and on the same spot whore Joesie died. Sometimes in the night ho would he heard to utter a suppressed moan; and when his hastened to him and inquired what he wanted, “I want Jessie! Do you think she has forgotten me ?” ‘T want to go to Jessie, and she will tell me ail about it.” Once, just bo fore tho angel came for him, ho was beard to break ont almost in a shout. “What is it, ray son ?” said his mother. “O, I thought Jessie had come!” “No. Bat, my child, you are going to Jessie. You will soon see her. The little crutches are now standing in the corner of the mother’s cham ber leaning against tho little bureau that held Jessie’s clothes and play things. His little bat bangs just over tbe crutches. The pale face is there no more. Side by side the two small graves are seen under the great hemlock that tenderly spreads its shado over them. The cold winds of winter whistle over them. But where are the children ? Did Jessie know him ‘‘ without crutches?” Is he lame and palo and moaning now? Or is the good shepherd leading them to still waters, and educating and training them up in the bright world? There is no little boy on crutches looking into the grave of a sister 1 General Wade Hampton, we learn from tbe Virginia papers, is to address the Lit erary Societies, at Washington College, Lexington, Va., at the approaching com mencement. bly PPPua ieej»ofldea l U>> world’s dedwuld.' ESbetiso the sweet pdtwto.can be gromf jJkWjulou* quantum*, I, a t its perish#:* 11 to homo eoufa , Bjcjjcrononts .have'p^H with the kifijSS weighs fifty” 'founds, fit dried, only ten pounds, fo£|pbree fourths" Half a pound wttjH) boilCtJ tijrec-quar dir>eoloia,]fJfell.'s a in colof^ and fiavorjwrecisefy hki; tie root of youst table at this soason'ot the yoat. Twenty centra, dish . woigd not be considered high, and yeV*n gives three dollars and seventy-tjonts Jbe planter, lor ten «C«ts jjijffifl pay tbe cost bf^jdrying,-^hdi|Lwontv- Ae(|}s that .o#-- fiftxinrdKd to * "* . inurgitf 'ftdbssg*3iirf -lid cotiJn tMHMflEjciJ" cuiibiJcr thiai fif* ' fagßfgyJv,. the acre is-not uhtW aware that the awe# un- a cheiniele change a few weeks after being *>£. At first ft is dry and mealy a«d an universal favor ite; btft then it becomes soft and am*. gy. nndfis rejected by many. “’Ft is. evident that no such changes canviake place in % thej specimen enclosed, hard a’s flint stonos. This delicious vege table, therefore, can now be placed on the table every day in the year in its best condition. Thoro must boa great toreign Uo.ikukA, fur in Kuropo it is scarcely known, and oven In ©fir own country, West and North, it is seldom seen.—\ r oo will also find a specimen of dissicatod Irish potato. Tho first trial was a eompleto failure; they came forth almost black, and 1 came, forth almost black, and I gave up in despair; hut subsequent reflection suggested that when boiled they be came white—what a difference ! Ac cordingly they wore submitted for a few minutes to slcam, in order that the outer surfuco might be cooked, to form a mucillage impervious to the atmosphere. Tho result was very gratifying—they appeared bright and almost semi-transparent. When boil ed and compared with others, you can perceive no difference. It is evi dent they will keep during tho lon gest voyage, How valuable for sea stores, with only ono fourth the origi nal bulk, and one-fifth the original weight. How important, too, in a sanitary point of view, for thoro is uo scurvy with potatoes twice a week . Pulpit Promises —“Mother,” said a little girl, just returned from public, worship, “vvhydops notour minister tell tbo truth?” “Why, child, what do you mean?” “Why, mother, after he had preached three quarters of an hour this morning, he said only a sin gle remark further, and I shall bo done; but ho went on talking fiftoon minuter longer. Did he tell the truth?” In that child’s mind weari ed with the length of the service, ex pectations were then raised and dis appointed. Wbocan tell tho effect up on her moral nature ? We have now a published sermon by a popular preacher, who says, af ter a practical discussion of the first part of his subject, “Two or three sentences only upon the second point;" and then folllow seventy svriteDces, be sides two quotations of poetry! How did tbo children understand im plied promise ? What is the law of ve racity in regard to expectations vol untarily created ? We know a preacher whose ser mons are always short; and always concluded whon finished. Never has he been known, by any word or change of tone, to intimate when or where be might bo expected to stop. If be is to have three or seven points, ho never in advance indicates how many or wh a t they are to be, bat pro ceeds with t6om consecutively, »nd take his bearoVs along with him| di rectly towards the issue sought. , As he makes no pi ro#4ae*, so he violates! nono. The attentive listeners do not forescle fir “hastening! to a close.” Children never suspect 1 IV.ISIfiNGTOMftVHKfi) .COUNTY, GA,. FRIDAY, MAYIBGB-' nomjHb i i :< ’ lu!! kan 1< ■. A|j ght,” I Plpt with th%aitm.ast diflt |«uity uflyp for -1 ‘oo^d tlio oFten j-earaof *uy! life were blotted fhtJ', Jlo pans wta moment, raneh afSl^ted,'anJ ken in a tina.i voiMy '*jMimptlQfl(| must ho said of my "» n mjJkorTJK lb muko the impression jtkafcT wish to produce.” "• i**Your speaker once ; Iho respected members of tlrg., Nay, moro than that, ho st-St in -Congress far two pe’nnds. “And more4han.-that,” lie eonUnuodj his voice sinking into’ a tola expressive of deep emotion," »<he pnee had a tenderly Joved wife jfnd But all tlu-so havo* du- Ho was unwortliy Wwroff'becauSo he had debased him aeif and, disgraced tlieiri. And more! tbap ail, she who had idveci him votedty, the riioihdf of liis two was forced to ahamfSu Liqg in her j;utira%k%Wpro. t Could 1 becfteielo . . od in sMf'ew shorYyears? Wfi|f pioAr of was there to M 'debase m'6 tlmt my feliow-boings-eptrrqcd, and wife of my bosom turned aw’nyke’irt stijoken from mu? A las, my friends, it was a mad indulgence in intoxica ting drink 9. But for l)iis, I wore an a—-»roMo ami usctul reptosemau m in tho hulls ot legislation, and blessed with home and wife and children. “But I havo not told you all. Af ter my wife was separated from mo l sank rapidly. A slate ol' sobriety brought too many dreadful thoughts. I drank moro deeply, and was rarely, if over, free from the bewildering ef fects of partial intoxication. At lust I became so abandoned that my wife, urged by her friends, no doubt, filod an application for a divorce, and as causo could bo readily shown why it should bo granted, a separation was legally declared ; and to complote my disgrace, at tho congressional canvass I was left off tho ticket, as unfit to represent tho district. “When I heard of this now move ment, the great temperance causo, at first I sneered, then wondered, lis tened at last, and at last threw myself on the groat wavo that was rolling onward, in hope of being carried far out of tbe roach of danger. I did not hope v. itli a vain hope. It did for me all, and more than I could havo de sired. It set mo once more on my feet—once more made a man of mo. A year of sobriety, earnest devotion to ray profession, and fervent prayer to Him who alone gives strength in every good resolution, restored mo to much that I have lost; but not all— not tbo richest treasure, that I have proved myself unworthy to retain— not my wife and children. Between myself and these tho law had laid its stern, impassable interdictions. I have no longer a wife, no longer chil dren, thougli my heart goes toward these loved ones with the tenderost yearnings. Picturescf our early days of woddod love are ever lingering in my imagination, i dream of the sweet fireside circle. I see ever bo lore rao the plaS/d fase of my Alico, as her eyes looked into mine with in telligent confidence; the nioeic of her voice is ever sounding in t->y ears.” Hore the speaker’s emotion over came him; his utterance became choked, and he stood silent, with bowed boad and trembling limbs. — The dense mass of poople were hush ed into an oppressive stillness, that was broken hero and thero by half stifled sobs. At this moment there was a move ment in the crowd. A siDgle female figure, before whom every one appear ed instinctively to give way, was seen passing up the aisle. This was not observed by the speaker until she had come nearly in front of the platform 0 n which she stood. Then the move is car*hf« ej-A that in ' igijSk?,by the kind :"..0 MgtfßHMPoctcd' v] >: • when Ah, |*A' ’ .• * Jk , n ->ti . th.’u ‘came for \9H9|lr genily *Vparifted thorn.— jWSA -.suid rh‘C reformed Congross- MKva cannot «ake her away from ’ -'fSD-forbjd'that IVhouid,” said “but "your own con- shf is not your wire.” is not,” returned tho spou- *'Jier ytftvs Hwfbr|. all Hitef din£§ a’td low dry oyos, ,tht> l|»riagcceroniopy -was r again jrer pl'med, that - Bm to eafeh utiheK %» the raluistor, Wfaged man, with tb\gi locks, the marriage-site, ho laiij! fPfeJiarvdsf upon tho heads, of tho two' d in III" V'ahd VifLinMJfai liis streaming said in “What God hath joined tqgi'tli'ajt let not rum put asunder.” »./-TAt»fcn !” was oried by the whole asßomWly, us with a singlo voice.— Old Oaken liucke',- J,*- M ' DISHONESTY if? fRADE. ' WARD lIEECHER. , A maiu ljginge at pearl inta your sjiqjLitu|ii holding,it up, says :“I was i«p7p of'ljie"bank, and I found yffis'tJhingi don’t- know whether it & ijttl' oe not, but they f?ot a dollar for it.” HD, on, say “I- guess it is worth Wat. |. will give yot: '* dollar for it.” And yon take the pearl and give him the dollar; and you eheckle over it, and boast »f it. You not only do not think thativou have dotus Ural wLfoli.J i- j. ior ‘w. blit ypn go toyour part ner, and let id up tho pearl, and exult ingly say, "I bought it for a dollar.” And when you go home at night you rub yonr hands, and say T ANARUS, “My dear, I had a rare stroke ot luck to-day.” ‘What was it ?” asks tho wife. “Why, an ignorant fisherman came into tlio shop wiili a magnificent pearl, and I gavo him a dollur for it; uud lie wont away as tickled as any man could bo; and I guess I was another man that was quite as happy as ho was, for it is worth five hundred dollars!” O that tho woman could use a woman’s office 1 O that sho could give expression to her moral judgment! O that she could flush and say, “I am ashamed of you !” O that thoro could ho in overy household a faithful companion to rebuke those tendencies to choating! For I call it nothing less than cheat ing- -1 suppose this is that which wo fool whon wo hunt out old picturo stores and grope round for ancient and black ened canvasses, hoping that that which wo buy for a mere song, on being washed and rubbed and restor ed, will prove to be a liapbasl, a TiLi an, or something of that kind. A hereditary property, after being han ded down from generation to genera tion, at last comes into tho hands of some poor, uneducated woman; and with other tilings that she does not understand tbo value of, ihore is an old black faced picturo. A men goes and looks at it, and says to himself, “I should not be surprised if that is a magnificont Murillo.” Ho sees that the woman is unconscious of its value, and he takes care not to have her di.-- covor that ho suspects it to be valua ble. But wlionovor he can got a chance without being obsorvod, bo goes to it,!arid b gins to woilc at one corner of it, rubbing and scraping it. He steals in at different times, and continues tho rubbing and scraping, using various turpentines and var nishes. And by and by ho begins to seo tho end of a figure—a foot, and he says, “Nobody painted tiiat foot that was not i) master painter.” But ho affects j ignorance, and takes the woman at an j advantage, and buys it. And ho is anxious to get it homo as quickly as possible. He takes it, and fairly runs down the street for fear the woman may call him back. He succeeds in getting it away without awakening | any suspicion, and is delighted, no ' at once puts it into the hands of a ! restorer, and it tn rns out to ho a pic ture worth fifteen hundred dollars. l^,nd lifgHGe boasts ’6f how he. jlj&Mfpffhd in refuting the circumstance says : “It cost wu t - m»; 1 Imbng tho pyeat fAh'^h>BtS|ft«| He is so imoeWsctqus -of .tho simp® IrfW'pf 11 o11 qr^prrig!if thatyAafflifl as he lives. on -this ,"f;ml|laml - i.is * *• ', -Jk W&.'- whom NvSV. |,. if.n, pi j :■ ; ‘ r r”" 1 i-ejkw-l^ir iho sudr i>f rei'o acoustrftefl fSetrip’dPSpSmA (ftrSos whc£o One and were ’ ret^;- retire, the rushytgin, much a at hiß ifieifer had f !I *' l' n. *; i lhii Vinii Ii .>, >i. t 1I > * Iheyhad boeg ■digging a well, which 'vah j ajH-m £fteoo foot down, and had! witli boards, and the imd gone '^o'fivhele: jjftKty .iV.qiiD&it witb. their lanterrMi,toybejp tjio fritter” out, and, of course-, (hj ehiof' oßgiMor "who was-a scientiffoimu 1 of tlio job.' lie urdiTuu a to bo brmfglu, by whicKthey meas-, tl\e dmith of'tho and thm/ he and his'assistant weqt\into tbe barn to make a calculation nsAo’ how far from the well they would have t.o begin to dig a trench, in order to got a proper inclination, so that tho“erit ter” could walk out to the surface Above tbs woll was arranged a hori zontal windlass, turned by cranks, which wai the earth out of the well. As sboh as tho man of science had gono into tho bhrn, tho thought struck the practical M,ujor that they might tie a rope round the heifer’s neck, and hoist her out, before the.engineer got tlirhuah with liis calculations. xm; kj ■•f' • ■ ■• old man, who seemed to \ o rather taken with tlio idea. So procuring a rope, ho wont down into the woll ac cording to tho Major’s direction, to lie it round Iho animal’s neck. “Whatkind of a knot shall I tie?” said tho old man. “Any kind yon please—:a slip noose if you like,” replied tlio Major. “We will get her out beforo she chokes, any way; only place tho knot under tho jaw.” So tbe old man adjustod tho rope und came up. They began to turn the windlass, and tho heifer was very soon brought to the surface and swung off on tho ground. They all thought sho was dead at first, but trying ono leg after another and finding all right sho got up and walked off as if noth ing had happened. In a few minutes .out came tho man of figures with his calculations all complete. “Get your spades,” said ho; “we have got to begin so many feet from the well to dig the trench.” But a few minutes only had elapsed whon the whole crowd broke out into a bearty laugh, and the mystery was made known to the engineer. “That,” said the Major, “is what I call common sense against science.” The engineer got to angry about the matter tiiat lie did not speak to the Major for several weeks. —Maine Press. A Beautiful Allegory.—A trav eler who spent some time in Turkey, relates a beautiful parablo which was told him by a dervish, ar.d which seemed even moro beautiful than Stereo's celebrated figure of the ac cusing spirit and the recording an goi: “Every man,” said tbe dervish, has two angels, one on his right shoulder and one on his left. When he does anything good, tlio angel on the right shoulder writes it down and seals it, bocauso what has boon done woll is done forever. When lie does evil, tbe angel on tho left writes it down, and he waits till midnight. If before that time tho man bows bis bead and cx j claims, Gracious Allah,’ 1 have sinned; i forgive me! tbe angel rubs oat the j record; but if not, at midnight he 'seals it, and the beloved angel on tho j right shoulder weeps.” : Lsst week a copy of Eliot’s. Indian Bi ble, a work which no living man' can read. | was sold at auction in New York city, for ' the extraordinary sum. of $1,130, the higli -1 est price ever paid for a printed book in this country. !' • ENDS. n• » ' * ■ •. t JLofd Teri&eyden had ,an jhs% of, snubbing witjessc®. 0# fcycro, aattf take .yofiisOß ? amTI wlff Wonblo JwßpAh say yes or no, withonV i , hA ,. tir n u,or '’’ ! Ji while in Bedford jatl7 was-upon’ by a Quaker dosiroWi spfviiakiog„a.,convert of him. Friend fjohp* I have come to tbee with a mes- Sttfyo from the Loyd, and after hayinan for thee in-all tb« ||HH -E>iahfr < A,ii.jgin' glad that I have found Hordi has son|, you,” refhrned Bunyan, “you needVuft havo taken so much pains to find me out.; for tho Lord fi"nowß.l'havd beety; hero for twelvo'y'ears.” _ : *V. . A,good oW minister in thought to economize his own Bugar. After the fivsf- run I'uim his sugar-place, be cali cd cm a andtolAhlm that white hvery ono else got much sap and nice sugar* RrsgWenoe IV owned on his trees; they gave-iiftlG sap and vegy -quoor Sugur. Thg ntamfcffip •' iiyiejl the .ministers ahd 1 foima sprue? 1 , Innulock, euro some "whisky for a young who bad been bitten by a rattlesnake. At first tbo agent did not credit J.hp story, but the oarnestness of the Ifi*- diun and tho urgency of the case over came his scruples. Ho asked the In dian “how much bowantod?” “Four quarts,” answered tbe Indian. “Four quarts,” tho agent, with much surprise, “as much as that?" savagely as though about to wage a war of extermination on tho wholo snake tribe. “Four quarts—snake very big.” ENVIOUS AMBITION. The forost of Lebanon once hold a consultation to choose a king, upon tho doath of tho king, tho Yew-tree. They agrood to offer the crown to the Cedar; and if tho Cedar should refuse to invito tho Vine and Olive to offico. Tboy all refused the honors for the following reasons: The Cedar refus ed, “because,” said he, “I am suffi ciently high as I am.” “I would rather,” said tho Vine, “yiold wine to cheer others, thanrecoive for myself.” And in tho same manner, the Olive prefored giving its oil to honor others rather than receive any honors to itself’. All these having rofusod the honors offered them, they next agreed to call tbo Thorn to the government; and if ho should decline, to choose the Bramble. The Whito Thorn, in its beautiful dress, received tho hon or, Speaking thus to itself; “I have nothing to loose but tho white coat, and some red berries; and I havo prickles enough to hurt the whole Forest." But the Bramble instigated a rebellion against tho White Thorn and kindled the fire of pride in tbe forest, so that all the lre«s were set on flame. Two or three vain and proud men in a peaceful congregation, have, by contending for the preference, dis turbed tho peace and obstructed the prosperity of many a chnrch, while there was no more virtue in them than thoro is of value in the whito thorn or prickly bramble.— Sermons of Christmas Evans. Charles P. Bronson, in his day the most celebrated teacher of elocution in this country, died last week, aged sixty-six years. More than thirty thousand people have been taught by him, and liis book on elocution reached a circulation of one hun- » dred and twenty-five thousand copies. The principal work of liis later life was the preparation of a Bible, so printed as to show accent, rhetorical pauses and em j phatic words. This immense labor is | complete, but has not yet been published. A fond mother in Boston tbe j other day determined to whip her ! unruly son, but tempered justice with | mercy by giving him chloroform be fore administering the rod.
