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TEMPERANCE CRIISAIER,
PENFIET/P, GEORGIA.
Thursday Morning,... .July 22, 1858.
LaGrangc-LaKrange Female College—Com
mencement.
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ful trip to LaGrange, it may not be improper to appro
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\V. C. Conner, handed in to the Board his resignation
of the Presidency, which was accepted, and Rev. Mr.
Bonnell.of Alabama, elected to fill his place. Dr. Hus
ton, editorof the Nashville Home Circle, preached the
Commencement Sermon on Sunday, which was highly
spoken of by all who heard it. He produced a lasting
impression upon the minds of his vast auditory. On
Monday night the Professor of music gave a “Sacred
Concert,” ofwhich we did not hear much, owing to fa
tigue and indisposition, the effects of traveling. Tues
day morning the celebration of the Literary Societies took
place, which was truly an interesting occasion : as each
society had selected seven debaters, who read original
speeches upon a theme selected for discussion. The
exercises were really entertaining; and every attentive
hearer in that immensely large audience was struck
with admiration at the ingenuity of the arguments ad
duced on both sides. The young ladies take a lively
interest in their societies, which are rival organizations,
and are now leading features in the institution.
At night the annual concert came off, which we
would have enjoyed vastly had it not been for the noise
of the audience. A number of choice selections graced
the programme: among which was the “Hunting Ron
do,” the opening piece, performed on the piano, violin,
violincello, cornet-a-pision, drums, cymbals and tam
bourine. “Fantasia”—on melodies from “Martha,”
“Variations”—on “ hear me IN’oimtt,” “ Aria”—from
“Robert,” and several other pieces struck us as being
particularly excellent. The Professor of music, ‘n this
College, is certainly a musical genius—the best musi
cian we have seen.
On Wednesday morning the youngladies of the grad
uating class, thirteen in number, real carefully pre
pared original essays upon a diversity of themes, and
some of their productions were as good as we ever
heard upon any similar occasion. The valedictory of
Miss Cox, to the audience and trustees, surpassed any
thing of a like character wc ever listened to. It was
beautifully written, happily conceived and distinctly
read. All the young ladies of the class did themselves,
the faculty and the institution great honor. These ex
ercises being concluded, C. C. Wilson, Esq. of Savan
nah, delivered a chaste, finished and popular address,
upon the subject—“ Beatify.” His views were sound,
practical, and eminently correct, and produced a happy
impression upon the minds of his audience. lie has an
excellent delivery, a good voice and pleasing manners—
(and, withal, is n most agreeable, gentleman.) After his
epeech, President Conner prefaced the delivery of di
plomas to the graduating young ladies, with a few truly
appropriate and happily conceived remarks, which we
thought far superior to valedictories we generally hear i
under similar circumstances. v
All me exercises of the Commencement passed off to j
the general satisfaction ol the visitors, and the thought im- !
pressed itself upon our mind, that the Conference should j
well feel proud of this Institution. We hope it may
prosper to a degree commensurate with its extraordinary
merits. Professors Harris, Akers and Mason, are gen
tlemen of ability and grea’ industry, and parents having
daughters to educate, could not do better than to place
:: *s~der the “age of iL<-so instructors.
I foe Liquor Law In Maine.
A te recent session of the executive council the vote
upu . ;r. hauor lav/ submitted to the people on the 7th
ot J Ui.e wu ounted and declared. The aggregate was
as follows:
For the prohibitory'law of 1858, ~ 27,861
For the license law of 1856, 5 9] 0
Aroostook was the only county in the State which
gave a majority ior license. The vote there was “li
cense three hundred and ninety-nine, “prohibition”
three hundred and seventy. The vote in Penobscot
was, prohibition two thousand seven hundred and five ;
license two thousand four hundred and eighty-six.
■Why Ladles should read Newspapers.
vounc m '“ tain fe . mnle education to keep a
fonablc litPrJ llnC,fn ? , \ at j entlon devoted to only the fasli
for conveSr °‘ thedfl y-. If you would qualify her
about trivo I° U her something to talk
transDirfno 6^ f^ UC TT tlon l heactual world and its
becomefamii; entß; , er t 0 rea d newspapers and
ment of our rno P re ?ent character and improve
the past worM it’rt H J St0 j y 18 ? f sorne im P°rtance, but
R. P Our though. dead , and . we have nothing to do with
present worhfm lr a n nd ° U I co . nc . ernß sh °uld be for the
dition of it. Let her°hlv h&t “ is :.?nd improve the con
able to sustain in ,ntelh g pnt opinion, and be
the mental, nmral 4wit!i. Ig | ent , con 'T r . satlo [ l concerning
ofour times
centre-table he k S lldpd annuals and poems on the
S"‘? ( ' h “il"':fredwi,hweekly
and chi tteswr P h atS mily “ men , women |
nrg. Bryan.
We are pleased to learn that our talented and pop
ular Editress will visit us during commencement. She
has a great many warm friends in this community—all
of whom will give her a hearty welcome .
Brotvnwood.
Our old friend, Milton R , who is a prominent
member of the LaGrange bar, gave us a 2.40 ride out to
Brownwood, to admire its grandeur, and we lound it to
be a most delightful place, located in a beautiful, um
brageous and retired grove, most admirably adapted to
the prosecution of study. Mr. Foster, who has charge
of this institute, we found to be u most pleasant and
amiable gentleman, eminently qualified for the propri
etorship of the institution. We know of no high school
in our State which can boast of a wider or more favor
able reputation than this, and we think it decidedly the
place for young men who wish to prepare for college.
Disease among tlie Cattle.
The Savannah Repulican says the following is a re
medy for this very prevalent disease, and which has
been used with success in the lower portion oi this
State and in Florida:
j “Copperas and water, a strong decoction, half a gal- !
j lon, to whieh add half a pint of spirits of turpentine—
| used as a moutli-wash, once a day for two days, and
■ drench with one pint of salt and water.”
Dors ter & McCarter.
We arrived at the depot in Greenesboro a few morn
ings since at 4 o’clock, and expected to be troubled, at
that unseasonable hour, to get oft for Poniield ; but in a
few moments our young friend, Hannon Dorster, had a
good horse and buggy ready, and we “pitched off” in
j due time and arrived at home to breakfast. Harmon is j
! always ready and obliging, and when you land at j
! Greenesboro, on your wry to this place, call for him.
j See advertisement of Dorster &. McCarter, in another
column.
Te Whole Story.
Says tlie Philadelphia Journal, under this head “ A
young man named James Powers was hanged at Wash
ington on the 10th inst. for murder. Just before mount
ing the scaffold he bade his brother farewell, and said:
“Remember what I told you—let the liquor alone.”
The same counsel has gone from a thousand scaffolds
in this country, and its echoes are heard in many a pri
son cell. We waste much breath and ink in speculating
upon the causes of crime and its extraordinary increase
of late years. But the confessions of the criminal tell
the wlioie truth of the matter. It is rum that makes
demons out of men of originally good impulses ; it is
rum that is filling our prisons, feeding the gallows and
diminishing the security- of life and property. Under
its Bccursed influence men who, when sober, would die
rather than commit a dishonest action, scruple not to
perpetrate forgery, robbery and murder. Os all the
propositions for the prevention of crime, we are strongly
persuaded that there is none of equal efficacy with the
simple advice of young Powers —“Let the liquor alone.”
the gentler sex, has placed the following lines on our
table, with the remark that there is “more truth than
poetry’’ in them :
What is Woman? —Alt ar'ic 1 -’ manufactured by mil
liners and dressmakers,
Who wants bat lit >: 1 her bead,
But much below to rv-ake her spread.
exchange paper gives us this information
with reference to certain notabilities: BiAver is sepa
rated from liis wife ; Dickens from his wile, and Charles
j Reade (of Peg WifHington ar.d White Lies notoriety) Is
j living with another man’s wife. From the days of the
poet Job, whose wife was the original Mrs. Caudle,
down to Socrates and Xantippe, ann so on down to By
ron, and finally to Dickens, matrimonial unhappiness
has ever attached to literary men.
The following “ written for” with the note an
nexed, has for its birth-place the (Nevvnan) Independent
Blade :
“When one’s good name is slandered, what is the
best remedy to redress the injury inflicted?
Answer —Be and act above the slander, and above a
mean thing.
“ Honor and shame from no condition rise—
Act well your part, there all the honor lies.”
Bravery.
N. B.—Editors, generally, not guilty of slander and
meanness, will please copy. Bravery.
A Hvrrihle Story.—A Woman Tarred and
feathered auji JHurdered.
The Detroit Free Press of Saturday, contains partic
ulars of another cruel butchery, near Barry county,
Mich., about two weeks ago:
The murdered woman, who was killed by a blow on
the head from a club, and sixteen stabs with a dirk
knife, is Mrs. June Harding, of Napoleon. She was
formerly, with her husband, u resident of Barry county,
and lived near John Dillin. Abonttwo years ago, three
grain stacks belonging to the latter, which stood near
Mrs Lading’s house, were burned. This occurred in
the daytime and was attributed by Dillin to Mrs. Hard
ing, for what reason we are unable to say. At all events
he considered the prooi substantial, and having collected
together a party of live, consisting of a relative named
Amos Dillin, a friend named Isaac Devon, and three
brothers, named Theophilus, James and Henry Hyde,
they proceeded to the house of Mrs. Harding, took her
out by force, tarred and feathered her, and then burnt
her house to the ground.
For this act they were arrested, and, having forfeited
their bail once, and delayed their prosecution—which
was for burglary and arson—for some time, the matter
was finally sealed by the payment of S6OO on the part
ot the defendants. There the matter rostedforthe time
being, and the Hardings moved away and settled in
Napoleon, Jacksonu county. A few days since, how
ever, Mrs Harding went back to sec her relatives, when
Dillin waylaid her, knocked her down with a club,
■ drugged her into the woods, and stabbed her no less
than 16 times. He then threw her body into a cavity
in the ground, caused by the upturning of the roots of
j a tree, and threw a log upon it, together with some
bark, and other materials calculated to conceal it. The
stench ol the decaying corpse led to its discovery when
Dilliri, who had been suspiciotied, was immediately
arrested.
Bibles tor Stives.
We clip the following paragraph from a New Hamp
shire journal :
Henry Ward Beecher, in his “Life Thoughts,” says:
“The Bible Society is sending its Bibles all over the
world—to Greenland and the Morea, to Arabia and
Egypt; but it dares not send them to our own people.
Thecolportcr who should leave a s ßible inaslave’s cabin
would go to heaven from the lowest limb of the first tree.”
If Henry Ward Beecher, or our Northern exchanges
who copy this calumny against tlie Christianity of the
South, will send us a thousand Bibles, we engage that
they shall be left, every one, in the cabins of slaves !
We < ngoge, moreover, that not a syllable of complaint
on this account, shall tall from the lips of any gentle
man—though ho stands apart from the church himself!
Messrs Editors :
Having read the above/from the pen of Henry Ward
Beecher, and your comments thereon, I cannot refrain
from bearing testimony to the truth uttered by you in
pronouncing it a “ calumny against the Christianity of the
South.” As an humble laborer in the vineyard of God,
I have been engaged for more than a year as a volun
tary colporter in Georgia and other Southern States,
! and through the liberality of tlie inhabitants of those
States, (slaves included,) have been nobly sustained in
j the good work; and although I have never hesilatedfor
1 a moment to “leave the Bible in tlie cabin of a slave,”
| I have not as yet taken my departure “to Heaven from
I the lowest liwb of a tree,” and if I never “ shuffle off this
mortal coil” until tlie citizens of the Soutii shall think
proper to send me heavenward in the way and for the
act mentioned in that vile, slanderous article, I shall
probably live so long, at leas', as the. venerable Methu
selah, the predictions qf abolition prophets to the con
trary notwithstanding.
As I am now making arrangements to prosecute the
colporter work on a larger scale than heretofore, and
am greatly in want of Bibles, I hope Henry W rd Bee
cher, or some other Norther” ‘radueers of Southern
Christianity, will act upon yu,. suggestion and forward
Bibles, (at least to the tunc . expended by them not
long since in the purchase e. larpe’srilles, witbwhich
to extend Iforthern Christianity in “ bleedingivansas, ’)
as I stand ready to pledge myself to distribute them “in
the cabins oftlieshiVe,” with the assurance tithe donors
they will never hear a word ol complaint trout any man,
woman or child, south of Mason’s and Dixon’s Line.
This proposition is made in good faith, and if any
Northern “negro-sympathizers” will accept it, and
thus back titeir pretended sympathy witli their purse,
(tithing not common among them, except in violation
of the eighth command, to aid some “underground rail
road,") l will refer thorn to some of the bestmen,South
and North, as a guarantee that the pledge will be re
deemed. •
Beecher-Philanthropists, send on the Bibles, (without
the rifles, powder “or balls,) and when next you pen an
article on the South, or the institution Northern cupid
ity foisted upon the South, ponder well the short sen
tence to be found in Exod. 20: IC, and the Poet’ji com
ment thereon :
Beware the tongue that’s set on fire of hell,
And flames in slander, falsehood, perjury.
Speak not too much, nor without thought; let truth
In all things, small or great, dwell on thy lips.
Remember, God hath said, ‘He that in word
Offends not, is a perfect man; while he
That bridles not his tongue, deceives himself,
And sliowfc his faith is void ! •
—Religious Herald. W. R Hunter.
Man’s inhumanity to man” is the most cruel exhij
bition of man’s corrupt and fallen nature. The great
day of accounts, in its revelations, will appal us anyhow.
Letter to Young Ladle*.
Sitting in the parlor the other evening, conversing
with a very intelligent and agreeable young gentleman,
the conversation happening to turn ou the subject of
temperance, be remarked “that lie did not approve of
drinking, would never think of taking intoxicating
drinks by himself or with his male companions, but he
could not refuse a glass of wine or cordial when a lady
offered it to him.”
Ah! my dear girls, is it possible that any of you, for
whom I write, are so thoughtless as to tempt young
men through their gallantry, to the formation of habits
which may prove their ruin, and bring untold wretch
edness upon yourselves ? Do you not know the insidi
ous nature of the fiend that lurks in the intoxicating
draught ? Are you not aware that a lew tastes may cre
ate a fondness that will lead to a repetition of the
draughts ? This young friend whose remark I have just
quoted, is one tor whose future nsetulness I have enter
tained high hopes. How cun 1 hear the thought of his
going out into the world, and meeting with tair tem
pters at every turn, who will offer the sparkling wine
or brandy cordial, which his ideas of gallantry will not
let him refuse, till ail appetite is created for alcoholic
stimulants? Then his bright prospects will be forever
clouded. Then ruin, wretchedness and w'oe, will be
written in legible characters upon his future, and upon
that of her whose destiny shall bo linked with his. I
wish he had the firmness to say, “No, I thank you,
Madam,! never taste anything of the kind.” Butsinee
he has not, I appeal to you to save him from danger,
to which his position exposes him. He thinks he occu
pies pretty high ground, but from that very point there
is a road leading straight to destruction, and it is down
hill ail the way. He is standing there with hundreds
of others, ready to take the direction you shall indicate.
If you beckon them downwards, they are lost, and you
may yourselves be overwhelmed in their downfall. The
man who never touches any preparation containing al
cohol will never die a drunkard, but this cannot be af
firmed with certainty of any one who does taste those
preparations Thousands of promising young men have
been ruined, who would have been blessings to the
world, if women had never tempted them.
A young girl once induced a young man to drink a
a glass of wine, for her sake, who had prqjnised his
mother on her dying bed, that he would taste no intox
icating drinks, and had kept his promise to that hour.
He was more easily tempted next time, and continued
to taste whenever it was offered, till he began to love
it, and when it was not offered by his lair friends as of
ten as he wished,he procured itfor himself. 9Yfter a time
she married this young man, wholly unconscious of the
mischief she had done, and without the least suspicion
that he wasbecomingintcmperate. But so rapid was Ir t
descent, that when her first infant was three days old,
she sprang from her bod, and ran barefoot into the snow,
to escape the brutal fury of her drunken husband. iShe
died a lew days after in consequence of this exposure.
Of ail human beings, woman is most interested to ex
ert the4nili force of her influence in favor of total absti
nence for if intemperance comes, its heaviest curse falls
upon her. Two days ago, a delicate looking woman
came into my room to beg food for herself and children.
I should think from her appearance she had been well
raised, but her face was O ! so sad, so hopeless. She
told me her story. They had been living in Nashville.
Her husband was intemperate. In a drhnken revel he
threw a rock at another man, cutting a deep gash in his
head. He knew he would be brought before the police
court; having no money to pay his fine, and dreading
the workhouse, he fled from the city. His wife heard
he was in McMinnville, and so she started on foot, with
an infant of seven months in her arms, and a child of
five years by her side, to gc from Nashville to McMinville
a distance of seventy miles, in search of her husband,
begging her food by the'way. Herfeet were blistered, j
and had it not been lor the strong love implanted in a
mother’s heart, site would gladly have lain down to
release her from her woes.
When I was a child of some eleven or twelve sum
mers, an Irishman in my father’s employ, occupied,
with his family, a email house not very far from our
tesidence. On one occasion, lie came home a drunken
demoniac. In her terror, his wife Bed, with her chil
dren, to our house for protection from his violence. I
stood before her with tearful eyes, as I saw her wring
ing her hands and crying in bitter anguish. She turned
her swollen eyes upon me, and said with passionate
earnestness, “Eugenia! do you see yourself dashed
in pieces against the rocks of the sea, before you trust
yourself to any man living.” lam not prepared to en
dorse her advice fully, for indeed I have not followed it
myself. I have trusted one man, and have no cause to
regret it, but by the way, he was, and is, and I doubt
not ever will be a telotal temperance man. I would,
however, urge upon you to encounter almost any dan
ger or peril, sooner than trust yourself to a man who
does not , from principal totally, abstain from all intoxi
cating drinks. You need not fear that you cannot find
such gentlemen. There are some, and by your influ
ence rightly exerted their number might be greatly in
creased. Yea, there are some, and nature’s noblemen
they are, who would not, to save a right hand, give
their influence in favor or a practice so fraught with
misery to mankind, and especially to woman-kind.
Only a day or two since I had the pleasure of convers
ing witli a young gentleman of this class, who told me
he had no idea of the taste of alcohol, having never
lasted it in his life. A young man who firmly adheres
to correct principles ou this subject, will be likely to do
so on alt others, and to such a one you may safely con
fide the keeping of your happiness. It will be as sale
from the incursion of the demon of intemperance, as if
it were deposited in the bank of England.
There is no need of your being turd to brutes, of your
weeping your lives away, of your sinking broken
hearted into premature graves, and all through the in
fluence of alcohol. II you will use now the power you
have, and just let it be known that you frown upon the
wine cup, and reserve your smiles for those who utterly
repudiate it, you may save yourselves from sorrows
deep and dire. It is infinitely better for you never to
be married at all, than to accept of one who is not every
way worthy of your confidence. Single, you may be
useful, respected and happy, but united by the indisso
luble tie of marriage to a human animal who has re
duced himself below the level of the brute creation, you
must be wretched indeed.
Advantages of Temperance.
Solomon tells us that the glutton shall come to pov
erty ; warns us to be not among riotous eaters of flesh ;
: and even bids us put a knife to our throats if we be men
i given to appetite. Is there no desperate remedy ?
Lord Byron once told a companion that if some demi-
I god would dictate to us just how much we ought to
eat, it would put an end to half the miseries of the race.
Jonathan Edwards, we see nothing in his diary: “I
find that I cannot be convinced, in the time of eating,
that to eat more would be to exceed the bounds of tem
perance, though I have had two years’ experience of tlie
like, and yet three minutes after I have done, lain con
vinced of it. But yet again I over eat, thinking I shall
be somewhat faint if I leave off then, but and so it is
irom.to time. I have observed that more really seems
to be truth, when it is according to my inclination, than
when otherwise.”
Jefferson says that “No man ever repents eating too
little.”
Sir Isaac Newton often dined on a penny’s worth of
bread.
Abernathy cured his. indigestion and regained his
flesh by“ going into the country, where he could get
good milk and eggs, and living upon it three times a
day, with no drink bur ginger water. On this quantity
■ ol lood he regained his fieshand uniformly got better.”
Marion and his men waxed strong and valiant with
no food but sweet potatoes, no drink but water, and no
shelter but the sky.
‘•Besides brown bread, the Greek boatmen subsist al
most solely on their native fruits, figs, grapes and rai
sins. They are most nimble, active, graceful, cheerful,
and even the merriest people in tlie world.”
Grant Thorbun attributes his cheerful old age to the
fact that he “never eats enough,” and thousands of
; his countrymen are wearing out their bodies not so much
by the excess of business or the multiplicity of cares as
. by the overwork they crowd upon them in digesting
surplus andunneceßnry food.
A Perilous Position R’i'o a Man up a Tree.
The Freeport (111.) Bulletin tells the following story ;
Mrs. Barmingliam, wife of the master mechanic of
tlie Galena and Chicago Union Railroad at this point,
made a very narrow escape from drowning last week.
It appears lhat she was being conveyed by a hired man
to Pecatonics. When they were within abou< a mile
and a half of that point they were compelled to leave
their carriage and take to a boat, info which they step
ped with two gentlemen, who were ihere waiting to be
carried over. They had rowed some distance, when a
dog, which was swimming alongside, put his paws upon
the side of the boat, upsetting it and precipitating its
occupants into about ten feet water. Two of the °men
swam ashore. The other succeeded in reaching a tree
near by, up which he clambered. Mrs. Barmingliam,
; after sinking twice, was caught by the man in the tree!
and held until persons from shore came to their relief”
; which was in about three quarters of an hour. The
j only injury Mrs. B. sustained was the chafing of her
j arms,.in holding to the tree, and severe cold. After
j the gentleman had secured his footing in the tree, he
found he had a necklace in the shape of a rattlesnake.
! He succeeded in releasing himself from his dano-erous
companion without injury.
j One of the gentlemen lost his wallet, containing over
( SIOO in money, beside valuable papers.
Ladies’ Names.
Mary, Maria, Marie (French) signify exalted. Ac
cording to some, Mary means lady of the sea ; Martha,
interpreted, is bitterness; Isnbella, signifies lovely;
Julia and Juliet, soft-haired ; Gertrude, all truth; El
eanor, all fruitful; Ellen—originally the Greek Helen—
signifies alluring, though, according to the Greok au
thors, it means one who writes. Tlie interpretation of
Caroltnc is regal; that of Charlotte, is a queen ; Eliza
beth and Eliza signify true ; Clnra, bright or clear-eyed;
Agnes, chaste; Amanda, amiable; Laura, laurel;
Edith, joyous; Olivia, peace; Phcebe, light of lite;
Grace, favor; Sarah, or Sally, a princess; Sophia,
wisdom;.-Amelia, Amy, beloved; Matilda, a noble
maid; Malvina, noble hearted; Pauline, little one;
Margaret, a pearl: Rebecca, plump; Hannah, Anne,
Ann and Fanny, all of which are of the same original
name, interpreted, mean grace or kind. Jane signifies
dignity; Ida, tho morning star; Lucy, brightness of
aspect; Louisa, or Louise, one who protects ; Emma,
tender ; Catharine, pure ; Frances, or Fanny, frank or
free. Lydia, severe ; Minerva, chaste. ,
There iB said to be a man in Worcester, who has
lived so long upon corn bread that his voice has become
husky, his hair has turned to silk like that which grows
on tlie grain, and his toes aro covered with corns.
A little boy, whoso father was miserly in his
habits, took it upon himself to “ say graced’ as follows:
( “Four slices of bread for four of us; we bless the Lord,
! there’s no more of us.”
[Written for the Georgia Temperance Crusader.]
LINES.
On the death of a widower who was engaged to he mar- \
ried, but died suddenly at the. ll Hotel, among stran
gers ;
BV IDA.
Autumn’s clouds are gathering fast—
The winds do wildly sigh,
As on a bed in H—house
A noble form doth lie.
In vain the skillful round him stand,
For oh ! they cannot save—
Tlie fiat has gone forth that he
Must cross Death’s angry wave.
The silence grows more intense
Within that solemn place—
Anxiety and deep concern
Are gathering on each face.
Already death’s dark shadowy wing
Above that brow doth wave,
And he, the good, the pure, we feel
3lust fill an early grave.
Ilis heart has almost ceased to beat,
And fitful comes his breath;
Is no one near, of those he loves,
.To soothe the hours ol death ?
His lonely babes, and she who.keels
For him she loves to pray,
His Father, Mother, kindred all.
Oh ! tell me where arc they ?
His Father’s in a quiet home
lit an adjoining State,
\ ! > rapped up, perchance, in pleasant thought,
Unconscious of his fate.
1 hat old mail’s cheek will soon grow pule
And all his joy bo fled ;
For soon this fearful news will conic:
Thy son, thy son, is dead.
Ilis gentle mother—she, perchance,
Within that same loved home,
Is thinking gladly of the time
Pie told her he would come.
But soon the wail of woe’ll be heard
Around that peaceful hearth,
And the sad tidings greet her ear,
Thy son hath passed from earth.
His brothers, sisters, they, perhaps,
Are mingling with the gay,
Too happy’mid the laugh and jest
To think of one away.
Ere long they’ll pause amidst their mirth
As comes the warning cry,
Thy brother’s entering into rest,
Be ye prepared to die !
His lovely babes, like rosebuds sweet
Baptized in morning shower,
Are playing ’midthe sunshine still;
Oh! childhood’s happy hour.
Poor orphans, pause, oh! pause and weep,
For henceforth ye will miss
Upon your little tender cheeks
A loving lather’s kiss.
That maiden’s wandering ail alone
’Mid solitude awr y
She whom his noble heart had won,
Too happy to be gay.
Her heari beats high with hope and love—
With woman’s faith and pride ;
For oh ! she’s dreaming of the hour
She hopes to be his bride.
Hope, stay thy flattery ! for the truth,
Ere long, it must be spoken:
That heart so glad and joyous now,
Alas i alas! must be broken.
Ah ! yes, pour g-irl, thy dream’9 too bright—
But soon it will be o’er ;
The loved one struggles now in death—
Thou’lt never see him more.
He lies in speechless agory—
The death damp’s on Ins brow ;
What are his thoughts in this sad hour
No one can ever know.
He may be thinking ot the loved
Who have before him gone,
Or of the dear ones here on earth,
Who soon must be alone.
Two of his babes have gone above —
Two cherubs bright and fair;
Two little sunbeamsstiilremain—
God keep them in thy care.
How hard to sever human ties—
The ties which bind below ;
A weeping maiden seems to plead,
Oh ! do not, do not go !
While there is one in snowy robe
Seems beckoning him away—
Seems saying come across the flood,
Here rest and endless day,
He lingers long ’twixt life and death
As it he fain would stay;
But a voice of heavenly melody
Still whispers, come away.
A moment more the struggle's past—
That spirit pure and bright
Is winging of its heavenward course
Unto the realms of light.
Alas! alas! that earth-born ties
Must all so soon be riven.
Oh ! God be with his orphan babes,
And guide them up to Heaven;
And give that weeping maiden strength
Her race below to run—
Strength to say, “ thy will, oh ! God,
Thy will, not mine, be done.”
Religion’s sweet controling power
Unto each heart, oh! send—
Dry up the tears of those who mourn,
And teach us how to bend.
Yes; when the loved are torn away
And sorrows round us swell,
Teach us to bow to thy behest,
Who doeth all things well.
And help us, Lord, so here to live,
That when life’s journey’s o’er,
We’ll meet our loved ones in that land
Where parting is no more.
Home of the Roses, Geo. June 20 Hi, 1858,
[Written for the Georgia Temperance Crusader.}
Corinth, Miss., July, 1858.
Mr. Editor: I suppose you would like to hear some
thing about the ways and doings of the temperance host,
away out here in the far west. Last Saturday, the
3rd inst., was a glorious day for the friends of temper
ance, and death ?o the “whisky hoys ” in this place. Le
land Lodge of Good Templars, no 2, was formed in
April last. Before that time King Alcohol reigned al
most supreme. Therew several “ Whisky Mills” in
full operation, manufacturing drunkards by the hun
dreds. Since the Lodge was formed, quite a change has
come over the place. The Good Templars now number
considerably over a hundred ; and at every meeting,
which is every Monday night, there are from 10 to 15
initiated. The order takes in both male and female,
and it would do your heart good to see how much beauty
and wit we have to grace our Lodge, and cheer and sus
tain us in our noble and glorious struggle against the
Demon King. Last Saturday wc made a tremendous
thrust at his black and hellish heart, and I have every
reason to believe that the dart took effect. The Lodge
formed a procession at the Methodist church and marched
out to a place that was prepared for the occasion in a
beautiful grove, and there we met an immense con
course of friends. There were at least 100 in the pro
cession. There were 2 oilier lodges in attendance, and
the few Sons and Kiglits of Jericho who were present
joined in with us. The celebration was a double one :
that is, that of our national independence and of tem
perance—a very fit union truly. The one brought to
our remembrance the shaking off the galling yoke ot a
foreign despot, and the other of an internal foe, more
potent to work us evil than any other power upon the
face of God’s green earth. When the procession ar
rived at. the destined spot, the Declaration of Indepen
dence was read in a very clear and appropriate manner
by the Rev. Dr. Barrington of our order; then followed
Col. R. A. Whitmore in a most chaste and beautiful
Fourth of July oration. His piece was very well writ
ten, but its delivery was poor. He had a severe cold
and was quite hoarse. Then followed Col. Inge in
one of the most eloquent speeches, in favor ol Temper
ance, I ever heard. His theme was natural liberty in
contradistinction to civil liberty. Ho proved conclu
sively that the use of alcoholic drinks is totally incon
sistent with both natural and civil liberty. He inter
spersed this address with a good many telling anecdotes,
and some of the most appropos illustrations lever heard.
We then had a basket dinner; and I assure you it
proved conclusively that the good ladies of our city
know how to cater to the appetites of the inner man.
After dinner was over, a most beautiful banner, with
fit emblems, was presented to our Lodge by Miss Tarkin
eton, accompanied by a most chaste and beautiful ad
dres. It was received by Rev. J. H. Gusset with very
appropriate remarks. Then followed the presentation
of a copy of the Holy Bible, by Miss Brooks Duncan,
and received by Mr. 11. J. Harris. Then the procession
was formed again and marched back to the place-from
whence it started. It passed off the best I eve.’ saw an
affair of the kind in my life, and I think the old King has
got his death blow here. The laws of this State require
that license must be granted by what is called a police
court; that is, a court to transact the local business of
the county. In order to get license the applicant must
get a petition in favor of him, from a majority of the le
gal voters of the district or corporation in which he
expects to carry on the traffic. The Ist Monday of Ju
ly is the day of granting license, and the friends of tein
| perance have gotten up a counter-petition and have a
T large majority of the legal voters in this incorporation ;
so you see it. is probable that the accursed “doggery”
I will be banished from our midst for tho next twelve
| months. I can’t, help mentioning one circumstance that
occurred during the procession on Saturday last. One
I of the low down, mean, 6CBpo-gallows “ whisky boys”
• got an old drum, and took his stand at the corner of one
I of the streets, and commenced beating away as a
| “ burlesque Twoof the gallant Templars stepped out
j of their ranks, and went up to him and- told him if he
j did not leave, they would stamp hint info the earth. As
i the saying is, ho “ tucked tail” and sneaked olf like a
j “suck-egg dog.”
i There is no temperance paper in this whole country ;
j and the copy of the Crusader which I take is the only
temperance paper that conies to this office. I think ii
you had an agent here you might swell your subscrip
tion list considerably. Yours, See.
W. A. O.
[Special Correspondence.]
SCENE* AND INCIDENTS IN GEORGIA.
Augusta, July 14th, 1858.
Nothing of very great importance having transpired
during the past week, I have concluded to give you aiew
random sketches of scenes and incidents in Georgia.
The firs - is
“A BLACKKERRY dinner.”
A stranger one day having some business with Mr.
Gabriel Sizemore rode up to bis dilapidated mansion,
and with stentorian voice, cried “halloa!” Thecall was
quickly answered by Mr. Sizemore’s adorable spouse,
who had less size than dirt. “Is Mr. Sizemore at
home?” “Who, sir?” “Mr. Gabriel Sizemore.” “I
don’t know him—Oh! you mean our Gale; why, he
| has just snatched up a hunk of bread and gone down to
i the blackberry patch to finish his dinner.
“tom word and the hornets.”
! There lived and flourished many years ago, in one of
the eastern counties of this State, an individual who
was not gifted with the wisdom of a Solomon, and who
we shall style Tom Word. Now, Tom was a devoted
disciple oflzaak Walton, and loved to “hook” the pis
catorial tribe. Designing, upon one occasion, to in
dulge his favorite propensity, and wishing to be social,
he invited bis neighbor, farmer Sedgins, to accompany
him. Farmer Sedgins was delighted at the prospect.
“But Tom,” says he, “whar’s your bait?” Tom
hadn’t thought of that requisite as yet. “ Well, Tom,”
says he, “ I know whar thar’s some of the best bait, up
the creek, in the whole settlement. I tell you fish will
bite at them, sure !” Tom’s eyes glistened with plea
sure at the thought, and he readily assented. Arrived
at the place nt destination, our waggish friend quietly
pointed out to poor Tom a hornet’s nest as the great
desideratum they were after. “Tom,” says Sedgins,
“just close up the door, give a sudden jerk, and leave
with the nest.” With these remarks, he retired into a
place of security. Poor Tom commenced operation:
r-r-rip, and down came the nest, minus a roof, and out
came its infuriated inhabitants in vengeful mood. S-s
----s-sip, s-s-s-sip, B-a-s-sip came the angry hornets at the
exposed head and face of poor Tom. Tom was anx
ious to escape from the embraces of such loving friends;
but they followed him, and literally swarmed upon him.
S-s-s-sip they would strike him on every side. When
Tom arrived at the slant of the hill at the bottom of
which was the creek, he thought that he would outwit
the hornets by rolling down the slant. But as his face
would turn uppermost, s-s-s-sip, s-s-s-sip, s-s-s-sip
they would take him. When Tom reached the bank
of the creek, he acknowledged—“whipped,” and “took
water” by rolling right in. But his faithful friends did
not forsake him in this his last extremity. Successful
on land, they were determined not to be conquered on
water. Tom would raise his head out of the water to
breathe, and being vexed with his companions would
endeavor to give vent to his pent-up emotions; but no
sooner would his head appear above rhe surface, than
his loving friends would immediately seek a resting
place upon it, leaving a melodious “twang” when they
departed. Tom would raise his head: “wheugh—you
d—” S-s-s-sip, s-s-s-sip, s-s-s-sip—“kerchunk,” and
under he would go. Every time lie managed to get “his
head above the water,” his friends would put a veto
upon it, until he thought that “save me from such
friends” was an appropriate prayer for hint. S-s-s-sip
became unpleasant music to Ins cars, and the mere
sound of it gave his head a downward tendency. But
poor Tom became unable to see not only the “point”—
but lie felt it—oi the “joke,” but. the appearance of sur
rounding objects, for the effect of his stingy adventure
was to swell his caput to an immense sight. Ilis com
panion got him out, after receiving several stings from
the exasperated hornets, and carried him home, where
good nursing soon cured him. Hehasabjured hornets’-
nest for fish-bait, and farmer Sedgins as a companion
ever since. He does not as yet have a very great rev
erence for s-s-s-sip.
“A GENOOIN'E Wr.DDIJf’.”
Ezekiel Smuggins, a particular friend of mine, once
witnessed a weddin’ as was a weddin’. He had went
along with brother C , a good minister of the Bap
tist persuasion, to attend a meeting in the piney-woods.
After preaching was over, and as my friend and his
companion were preparing to leave, a tall, raw-boned
hoosier, with a heavy set of whiskers, approached them
and said, with a knowing wink, to the preacher, “Mr.
C , I want yer tu stop at a3 yer go erlong
bi.” The preacher assented; and as it was a runa
way match, lie expected to have some fun. All was
bustle and confusion at the cabin, which was filled to
overflowing with buxom “lasses,” while their tender
“swains” were out in the yard indulging in tlie luxury
of a “squatting” position. The girls were arrayed in
dresses of every hue and shape; and while some were
capable of lifting a “50pounder,” others seemed as frag
ile as a gossamer \\ eb. But they were all of an indus
trious turn. With a huge mop in their hands, which
they constantly kept dipping in a “black bottle,” they
patiently endeavored to eradicate from their mouths
anything that might not be clean ; and from the vigor
and rapidity of their toil, one might suppose tiiat their
labors were far more intense than that of “Hercules,”
when “cleansing the Augean stables.” As they in
dustriously pursued their avocations, the constant rub,
rub, rub would have been a source of infinite delight to
the most fastidious connoisseur. As one of the waiters
of the bridegroom had come up missing, hecameto Mr.
Smuggins and desired him to officiate in that impor
tant capacity. With his usual urbanity, he kindly con
sented. The “death warrant” was delivered to the
minister, and all hands prepared for the ceremony.
And if the position and appearance of the couple and
waiters was only lithographed, you could then form a
conception of the ludicrous. The bridegroom, about 6
feet 9 in his stocking feet, took his blushing lilliputian
bride—who was about 3 feet 11—by the band and led
her out into the middle of the floor. Waiter No. l.with
his companion of near equal size, immediately wheeled
to their left, while my friend, who was about 5 feet 5,
with the fair partner allotted him, who was near unto
7 feet high, wheeled to the right. My friend could
scarcely cheek his mirth, as thoughts of the ludicrous
passed through his brains. The parson asked the usual
questions of the bridegroom, to which he answered very
distinctly, “yes, I duz, ole boss.” The timid bride
murmured softly in reply to the same question, “noth
ing shorter.” After congratulating tho happy couple,
my friend and the parson retired, and the last sound
that greeted their ears was the rub, rub, rub of the
snuff-takers. Now, my friend Smuggins has a great
dislike to old maids and snuff-takers. Once he became
desperately enamored of a beautiful young lady, and his
thoughts seemed to be concentrated in that piece of
“calico;” and he indulged in many panegyrics upon
her “deep, blue eyes” and “peerless face;” but after
visiting her one day when she did not expect him, he
lost his love for her, and gave vent to his “wounded
spirit” in the following strains
“bliuiited hopes.”
Am—The old Black Bottle.
“ Would you ask where first I saw her;
Where I first saw this blue-eyed maiden,
With eyes as tender as the meek gazelle;
With locks so gently flowing o’er her alabaster shoulders;
With such graceful looks and manners;
With such beauty and such grandeur;
Moving as if the Queen of earth and sky,
I should answer—l should tell you
In the parlor of her vine-clad cottage,
Where the rose’s fragrance filled the air.
Should you ask what this scene engendered—
A scene enough to make an angel feel elate:
I should answer—l should tell you
That my spirit waved its plumage;
Soared to heights of grandeur and of glory •
Soared to worlds of bliss and love ° ’
Should you ask why this sudden folding;
This sudden folding of thought’s pinions-
This sudden fall from heights of glorv— ’
Fall from worlds of bliss and lovcT *
I should answer—l should tell you
That there was ample reason -
Ample reason enough to make an angel ween-
The gentle fair one used snuff” ff /
And so fiis Incipient flame was snuffed out. W
[Wri'ten for the Georgia Temperance Crusader.]
Greene Cos. Ga. July 12th, 1858.
En. Tc>tr. Crusader:
j Dear Sir: Fceli% a lively interest in the
education of the children of this State, and especially of
our county; and hoping that your home readers, gen
erally, feel a like interest, 1 have thought that perhaps
the following communication might not be entirely un
welcome: “Old Greene,” or at least that portion South
of the Railroad, is awake upon the subject of schools.
Within the last three weeks, I have attended as many
public examinations, and have been no less gratified by
the numerous attendance of our citizens, than by tbo
success of the teachers and progress of their pupils.
The burning reproach that “ the people cannot be as
sembled in large crowds except on occasions of political
discussions” is wiped ofi't’rom our county for the pres
ent. You have already had a description of the exerci
ses at New Salem, over whose school presides Mr.
John Gentry, a gentleman of indefatigable energy i* his
calling, and of stentorian lungs; as well as those at
White Plains, where Dawson Institute claims as its
superintendent, Mr. James D. Matthews; as the active
teachers of the literary department, his amiable lady
and Mr. Vincent Sanford, Jun. in whom his venerable
uncle’s name will never bo dishonored; and as the in
structress for music, llio modest, unassuming and ac
complished Miss Whitman. I am, therefore, saved the
trouble of giving you a detailed account of these two
scltoofs, and will proceed to notice the public exercises
of the school located at Smyrna Church. In doing this,
i do not intend to puff any person or thing, but simply
to contribute a mite to the reward of unpretending
merit.
Sniyrna'may be considered, from its location and im
portance, the capital of that section of the country,
sometimes called, by way of reproach, “Pea Ridge.”
This name is given to it on account of the supposed in
fertility of the soil; still, its fanners never buy corn, as
I have heard from their neighbors on the red and river
lands, but generally have full cribs at gathering time.
And what is better, they have a good teacher and an
excellent school at the aforesaid Smyrna. The safest
rule to judge of a farmer’s skill, is by the crops he
makes, and the deterioration or improvement of ffis
land, or of the eloquence of an orator by the effect his
speeches produce. Apply this rule to the teacher, and
Wm. A. Moore will rank high. His pupils advance ra
pidly in their studies. Their declamation is very cred
itable indeed. One fault I noticed, and it is common
with most young deeluimers, and many old ones: that
fault consists in the monotonous and erroneous modu
lation of the voice. Nearly all young declaimers, for
instance, go with a down-hill tendency from the first to
the last of every sentence. In other words, they com
mence falling with their voice before they get to the
falling point, whereas most sentences should be closed
with as full an intonation as they are begun.
About 12 o’clock, M. the crowd repaired to the very
best cooked barbecue the writer ever tasted. The citi
zens of the vicinity mostly are entitled to the credit of
furnishing the material for the dinner—our old friends,
May and Williamson, for cooking the meat, and Mrs.
Moore —the mother of the worthy teacher—for attend
ing to the preparation of that good, old-fashioned dish—
chicken pic. It tasted just like it does at her house,
where I have often eaten it. And that is compliment
enough to that part of the dinner I assure you.
In the afternoon, we were agreeably entertained by
an address from Mr. James I). Matthews, of White
Plains. He maintained, with great success, the propo
sitions: Ist, That this government was established
upon the fundamental idea of intelligence and virtue
among its citizens. 2d, That its stability and prosper
ity rests upon this idea. 3d, That education is the
main source of these two great requisites, and the foun
dation of our highest social blessings. In defence of the
last proposition, there followed an able vindication of
our colleges, academies and country schools, and a com
plete answer to the.multiform objections urged both by
ignorance and avarice against the education of our chil
dren. As inv time and your space will not authorize a
lengthy notice, or even a thorough analysis of the speech,
I must content myself with mere generalities. For air
hour and thirteen minutes the speaker conducted us
smoothly along the current of his address. In it there
was much logical argument, spicy humor, cutting sar
casm and persuasive eloquence. It was, in short, well
worthy oloueol riper years and more extensive fame.
The show wound up with the parade, or rather antic
gyrations lrom that omnipresent—on such occasions—
company of “fantastics,” who never came from any
where, and always return to the same place, and whom
nobody knows. A child of 2* years, who had seen
them before, recently exclaimed in an eestacyofdelight
“Oil, Lordy! Oh, Lordy! dat’s it! dat’s it !” as soon
as they made their appearance. PATRONUS.
[” ritten for the Georgia Temperance Crusader.]
“The Fourth of July.”
BY DU. T.OCIS J. ArPX,EWHITE.
Loud let the song of Jubilee,
Like mighty thunders roar;
Proclaim ’iis freedom’s natal morn,
From polo to pole, front shore to shore.
Behold our country’s flag unfurled—
A song of triumph sing;
Loud let the mounts, the hills and vales
With hallelujahs ring.
Hail ; auspicious morning, hail I
Naught but freedom o’er ua reigns;
Freedom! Freedsm! let the word
Helm through the earth and main.
Hail our country’s stars and stripes,
1 loudly waving o’er the free;
Millions joins the patriot song,
Ofour loyalty to thee.
America our happy home,
The birihland ot'rhe free;
The lonely wanderer of other lands.
May here breathe Liberty.
Waynesboro, Ga.,July ]
T “N ILL have on hand dui ing Commencement
~a good supply of ICE, and will be able to sunnlv the
citizens null any quantity they wish. 1 - V e
I entield. July 2> J. M. BOWLES.
Bnsgy ami Hack Aocomnisdiitiou,
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thither and back again. option to take them
Grecnesboro, J! y 2 “ ORSTER * McC-ARTER.
Bowdon Collegiate Institution,
BOM BOX, CARROLL COUNTY, GA.
T 1 ™ Fali Term “'dl open on Second Wednes
day of August, 1653.
1 borough instruction given in the various English
branches, in Latin, Greek and French. Particular at
n! . lO '\ P ; !‘d to I are Mathematics, to Surveying and
Civn Engineering. A Military Company will be organ
ized ns soon as the term opens. ‘ s
chas. a. McDaniel, a. m.
1 rolessor An. Languages. Nat. Phil. & c
..... JOHN M. RICHARDSON. B. 8.
July 22-fit ‘ y Ins ‘ ruc,or ’ Plof - Mathematics, & c .,
• SEo iFo OTO&VAMta
Warehouse & Commission Ziezckant
AUGUSTA, GA,
If o lUf C ( imu/.h 1 kosiaess in all its
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Warehouse & Commission Merchants,
AUGUSTA, GA.
M IHf jM y entoml info a co-pavt-
KflS&rMbftu .i _*.P or purpose of carrying on
WUt. *, c 5u r l ge a, ! d ( - °n*Sßion Business in
sifMimentß if - respectfully solicit con
bS!! ls one a iV' U t o,hor also orders for
2 ‘ aim! y applies. Their strict, per
granted wilhttthSS f ‘' C "’ rS “ bo
ISAAC T. HEARD,
July 22d, 1858. WM * C * DERRY ‘
* co , Cream! Ice Cream!
y can find lee Cream, in any quantity, fixed
ety i e ’ J- M. BOWLES’ during Com
mencement. 1 eople visiting Penfield at that time will
! arr m a fixes up things according
to “Hoyle.” “ July
ADM INI ST RATOIt’S SALE.—By virtue of an
°rder of the Court of Ordinary of Greene county,
will be sold before the Court-house in said county, on
the first Tuesday in September next, the following ne
groes, belonging to the estate of T. L. %mders, Jfe
ceased: Peggy, 45 or 50 years old; Alfred, 22; DdH
18 or 19; Big Sally, 25, and child, 2; Abram,
18 or 19; Major, 12; Nancy, 9. Terms on the ‘
sale. July 22,’58 WM. SANDERS, AdJfft'X .