Georgia Historic Newspapers

    VOL. VI.
CONFEDERATE MONUMENT.
To the People of Georgia and
the South.
Office of the
Confederate Monumental Association
of Georgia,
Augusta , Ga ., June , 1872.
WE deem't proper to appeal dirertlv Hi
our fellow-citizens for tliei 8 bsiati
tial aid in honoring our fallen (Jon f<~> rata,
and benafittlDK those wliu were dependcn l on
on them for maintonauce and pintectlou.- N
one, we feel assured, will deem il, im.rusive in
U 8 to do eo. The cause commends itself to tile
patriotic sentiment of all our citizens. It
' firings ireehly to our minds the sad but ct-tval
ric story of our noble song fighting tor man' -
* most sacred rigUts—country, honor, liliern
and home.
We canuot, as far as we can se , s'ned the
light of our work upon the impenetrable
gloom of the grave. Tlie spirits of our lost
Confederates may see us or not; but our in
stincts make os weep and grieve when death
■teals silently into our households and hikes
•ur loved ones away. We honor them in 'heir
graves, and iuecribe their •virtues upon Mon
aments. Out spirits and senses become iui
bued with the solemnities of death and our
irreparable loss.
Tims we feel when they fade and die of or
dinary causes. SHuSI we feel the less when
.taking no heed of dauger. courting it indeed
in full health ami manhood—they meet the en
emies of their country and die in the effort to
save their people from the oppressor's Wioug.
We still rise with the sun, pursue our c .11-
ings, enjoy life, and are blessed l.jra m rciful
Providence. They are in the gloom of the r
graves, having done for us a.I they could in
this lower world. Are they not entitb and to
our pity, our love, and all the care we can
take ot their fame ? Will it 11 the something
td exhibit this to the world ? Will we not
respect and honor ourselves in doing it ? Is it
not necessary to present this evidence of re
spect and gratitude to the eyes and thoughts
ol the young? What will the world say it
we shall fail to do it?
Some will not contribute—their motives
are their own; all caunot, but our prosper
ous Merchant*, Lawyers, Physicians, Plan
ters, and thousands of otlieis who are well-to
do in worldly affairs, will feel bi tter when
they shall all have aided in this work of
love and gratitude.- All the followers of the
Arabian Prophet cannot vieit his tomb, but
the green turhaued Pilgrims who can, are
held in higher esteem when they return from
Mecca. And will not those be honored who
shall aid in this tribute to those who fell in
our service and our cause ? Who is there
that would not he pleased to have bis name
Inscribed upon the list that wilt be on perpet
ual record in the archives of the Confedeiate
Monumental Association ? Will it not he
emphatically a Hoil of Honor ?
All of us will soon sleep without a dream.
Who can bear the thought that no one will
care for or respect his memory when he is
goue J
The fame of the gallant Confederate dead is
in the care ana keeping of all our people.—
What would be thought of him who would
say: “ Let them sleep uncared for. ’unhoii
ored Rud unsung ’ ” S'ate. Southern amt
personal pride would abhor the seuliun-nt.
As mortals, our brave Contederates have
perished; us our defenders, honor, gratiuo!.-
aud duty call upon us to protect the.r fume
and cherish their memories forever.
We have received but tew contributions
Our people In mats prefer 10 take chance- in
the Distribution. Whole Tickeis $5; Frac
tional Tickets, sl, $2, $'S and $4 Orders
promptly attended to. In all places where
there are Agents, Tickeis can be obtaiued ol
them.
L. & A. H. McLAWS, General Agents.
JAMES M. SMYTHE, State Agent.
Tlie I)i«ti*il> ution
OF
CiMerate loirtal Setae
WILL
Positiely Take Place
ON THE
First Wednesday in December Next
at Augusta, Ga.
SHOULD all the Tickets not be sol, 1 , tin
amount received will be.distribute i iu n e
proportions named in the Circulars, bet we--
THE MONUMENT, the Friz, s, and tilt .--c
essary expenses.
The portion to be distributed will he appro
priated first to the Money Prizes , then i ih.
Real Estate, aud lastly to the Shares in ( o
ton.
ANALYSIS OF THE SCHEME.
9100 ,000 —20 per cent, allowed Aleuts.
50,(Mill —10 “ *• ‘‘ Stale Agents.
50,00(1 —lo per cent, allowed for contingent
expenses.
99,000 —Owners’ price of 7 Heal Estate
Prizes,
131,000 —The 1,747 Prizes in Cnrreucy,
20,000 —The 24’ Prizes in Cottou.
$450,000
tlie Monument.
The price in Currency will be substituted
the Real Estate Prize, withdrawn ou aC
souut of injury to the Property, or for other
causes.
Agents west of the Mississippi stop their
sqles on the 15tb of November. East of that
river on the 20th of November.
Suue Agents are reqfiired|to be present ei
ther in person or by legally appointed AH- r
neys at the Distribution.
#250,000 !
IN
Currency, Real Estate & Cotton,
TO BE
DISTRIBUTED!
Tke Ist Splendid Muneuis
Ever Offered to the Public !
In addition to this, the enterprise to
Honor the Confederate Dead,
Appeals directly to the patriotism of every
citizen of Georgia and the South.
W f 11 can now contribute to this work
of Honor, Gratitude and Beneficence.
The following named gentlemen are the
COMMISSIONERS:
Generals L McLaws, A. R. W right, M. A.
Stovall, W. M.Gardner, Goode Bryan. Colo
nels C. Sn**ad, Wm. P. Crawforh. Majors
Joseph B. Cumming, George T. Jackson.
Joseph Ganahl, I. P. (lirardey, Hon. h. H.
“ a y> Messrs Adam Johnston, Jon-than Mil
« W - Goodrich J. D Butt, Hem \
Moore, Dr. W. E. Deal ing.
L. A A. H KcL tWS,
General Agents. Augusta Ga.
T. S- POWELL,
jystf Agent, Cuthhert, Ga.
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Old Probabilities.
BY JOHN Q. SAXE.
Who warns us of the coming storm,
And hints of currents cd!d or warm,
Which may affect th human form?
Old Probabilities.
Who It 11s the farmer when to sow,
To plow, to plant, to reap, to mow.
That plenty may her gifts bestow 1
. Old Probabilities.
When men go on the sea in ships,
Who telleth with p ophetic lips
The time to start upon their trips?
Old Probabilities.
If ever human foresight fails.
And mai ce ft Is the carper’s sails,
Who feels the chip, nnwelcoro-gales?
Oid Probabilities.
With charily for others’ fault,
Why should we make unkind assault.
If short of truth sometimes should halt
Old Probabilities.
If knowledge comes with laps-- of years,
Why spare we not our flippant sneers.
And for the future have no feats
Os Probabilities.
Why look our gramlsires. as it came,
WVatlier and wind of every name ?
Because then quite u: known to fame
. Were Probabilities.
E’en now the people of Japan,
Os Zangtiebar and Hindooetan,
Must lay their plans as best they can
Without Probabilities.
l! aught of good is seeu to flow
From knowing how the wind shall blow,
Why net let all the wide world know
Old Probabilities?
E’en yet beyond the range earth,
Where new-born >pirit- Had th-cir birth.
We h-.pe ere lung ther nl be no dearth
Os Probabilities?
Society.—The pleasures of socie
ty depend more upon fi-rnriles than
others. Gentlemen expect hi be
entertained, children are out of the
question, and therefore il rests upon
women what society shall be The
pleasure ot an evening’s entertain
mentis graduated by the capacity
of the hostess to interest her visi
tors in efcth other and make them
forget their own identity,, or to be
lost in the effort to make every one
at ease. That is the secret, of true
enjoyment, pome ladies will enter
a drawing room or a social circle,
where every tine appears like au
iceberg, and tlie atmosphere is chilly
and const ruined, and by their genial
nature and well-time playfulness
throw sunshine and warmth all over
tlie 100 m, t»i! ill commingle in that
easy yet dignified cordiality, that
ever characterises true gentility.—
Asa lady aptly express- and 11, the
hostess is the key-note, . upon
her depends the coucord of sweet
sounds and their sweetest melody.
The b'ussorn cannot tell what
becomes of its odor, and no man
can tell what becomes of his inliu
ence and example, that roll away
from him and go beyond bis ken on
their perilous mission.
Multitudes, in their haste to
get rich, are ruined every year.-
The men who do* things maturely,
slowly, deliberately, are the men
who oftenest succeed in life.
Kind words are the flowers of
earth’s existence ; .use them, and
especially around the fireside - cir
cle. They are jewels beyond price,
and are powers il t.o heal the wound
ed heart and make the weighed
down spirit glad.
Why Democrats Should
Support Circe ley.
On last Thursday Governor Sey
mour, of New York, made a speech
Onedia, iu that State, to a large
assemblage of Democrats and Lib
erals. Among other things he gave
the following reasons why Demo
crats should vote for Horace Gree
ley,
We are frqeuently asked by our
political opponents how Democrats
can support Horace Greeley, who
was for .-o many years opposed to
us, and who has so frequently and
violently assailed our organization.
We might parry this question* by
pointing to differences which once
existed betweec their p.»rty and its
present leaders. They have de
nounced us as men laboring to keep
alive the elements opposed to the
perpetuity of our nation, but now
when we in a spirit of patriotism
ate willing to make sacrifices in our
feeling with the hope of uniting the
country, they meet us again with
the cry that we are acting in oppo
sition to t. e traditions of a great
and honorable party. Ido not sup
pose that any answer which I shall
give can satisfy those opposed to
us, but 1 propose to meet this ques
tion squarely, to vindicate ourselves
in the eyes of the people of our
country, and to satisfy our own
minds that re are acting for the
benefit of the whole country. If
our object was merely a politi al
scheme to elect Horace Greeley, I
will admit that it would be incon
sistent and unworthy of us ; but if,
on the other hand, the present con
dition of the country in sucli as to
demand the sacrifice of our opin
ions and old antipathies, then it is
an honorable thing to lay our syrn
pathies on the altar of our country.
I cannot, surely, be accused of any
personal interest in tlie election of
Mr. Greeley. Our relations have
never been of a friendly character.
I have not had personal iutercourse
with Mr. Greeley, nor do I expect
to have. I can only stand up and
urge you to vote for him as being a.
man who would subserve the best
interest of his country by laying
aside all personal, pride, and who
woald unite the people of the
land.
A man must not yield 10 despon
dency, nor sit down in active des
pairing, because he is in darkness.
Some imes a few steps onward or
upward, are all that are needed and
he for want even of that little activ
ity, may remain all his life beneath
the cloud. Perhaps you have been
ascending a mountain with the
mist so thick before you that at
u few feet from you not an object
was visible, and so wet that it was
like a dripping rain. Timidity and
despondency say, in such a case,
you had better turn back, a’ any
rate lie by in the first shelter. But
perhaps you will find a clear sky
with a little more travel upward.
Courage and hope say, Go on 1
Faith says, Go on ! higher up you
will find light. So you go ou, and.
at length, unexpectedly, at one sin
gle step, you emerge into clear sun
shine. Then all your troubles are
forgotton. How glad’you are that
you persevered, that you did not
turn back; you would have lost this
glorious sight, this magnificence of
prospect, this pecuniarily of glory
which you could have enjoyed only
under these very circumstances, of
precedii g mist and gloom. “You
would have lost the sight of the
clouds under you, and the atmos
phere resting upon them as on a
sea of chalcedony, smooth, soft, un
dulating, and the summits of the
mountains all mound glittering with
ice and snow. And you would
have lost the glory of the breaking
up and trooping away of these
cloud congregations, as the depart
ure of an army with banners, and
the revelation of the unveiled world
as anew creation.— Geo. B. Chee
ver.
Bishop Ptrsico has appointed
Rev. M, Cullinan, of Columbus,
Georgia, to succeed Father O Reily
as pastor of the Catholic Church in
Atlanta. • Father Cullinan will enter
upon the dischaige of his duties im
mediately.
Most of the delegates who came
here last week to attend the Blan
ton Duncan Convention, now plead
not guilty to the soft impeachment.
Titey say that their only business
in Louisville was to witness the
opening of the Exposition.— Cour
ier Journal.
The acting Comissioner of Inter
ual Revenue decides, that on and
after October Ist, 1872, no stamps
will be required upon checks,drafts
and orders, except such as are
drawn at sight, or on demand, up
on banks, bankers and trust com
panies. He also decides, that on
and after that date, no stamps are
necessary upon fore gn bills of ex
change.
Perform} a good deed, speak a
kind word bestow a pleasant smile,
and you will receive one in return.
The happiness you bestow upon oth
ers, is reflected back in your own
bosom.
CUTHBERT, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1872.
Wliat jVoiiitiiafrd GiTrley
Senator Stockton, of New Jersey,
in a recent speech said :
This anion of Democrats and
Liberal Republicans means that we
are determined to make this coun
try free, happy and united. No
other power under Heaven but
that patriotic desire could have
brought the whole Democratic par
ty down to the feet of Horace Gree
ley. Though a life long Protec
tionist his name went to Cincinnati
and conquered the Free Traders;
and his name was then carried to
Baltimore, and all my power eouid
hardly keep the la-t remnant of the
New Jersey delegation from going
for him.
Does any one dare now to say
that his nomination was. the work
of the politicians ? I never saw a
politician who wanted it. It was
the work of the people. It started
at the South, and the Northern peo
pie took up the cry, and it raDg
from the Lakes to the Gulf and
from the Atlantic to Jthe Pacific. —
The Democrats from California in
the Senate came to me and whis
pered that the news had gone to
California by telegivph, and that
they had goue lor Horace Greeley ;
and we whimpered among ouiselv.es
what a terrible thing it was that
the whole party was going for him.
No, Mr. Greeley’s nomination was
not the work, of politicians; it was
the voice of the people crying out
against a corrupt and incapable gov
ernment.
The Cotton Crop,
Owing to the recent hot weather
the drouth, aud the ravages of the
catepillar, the cotton crop has ma
tured prematurely and a great many
producers being compelled to sell
in order to meet their obligations
for guano aud supplies, an unusu
ally large amount has been hurried
into market up to this time, and
tlie result is, the price is much low
er than it ought to be, the short
ness of the crop considered. This
state of things ought not to contin
ue long, and w ill not if those who
are able to hold their crops will do
so until the temporary emergency is
past. Those who have obligations
to meet, should do so promptly,
unless further indulgence be gran
ted them ; bjtt all who are free from
enthrallments should hold ou to their
cotton and demand remunerative
prices. The world must have cot
ton —must have all that is made,
and planters should take avantage
of t iis fact and make themselves
masters of the situation in spite
the tricks Os monopolies and rings;
and those who have placed them
selves at tlie mercy of creditors,
should profit by the experience of
the past, and keep out of debt. Let
us make our own fertilizers hereaf
ter, raise our own provisions and
tobacco, make our own clothes and
be independent. — Cartersville Stan
dard.
The Size of Cotton Bales.—
The great diversity in the size of
cotton bales has b on the subject of
much comment during late years
among tlie cotton men, and it is as
serted that this causes no little in
convenience to cotton merchants
and snippers. Several plans have
been proposed whereby this trouble
might be overcome, but the most
feasible which we have seeu is the
proposed adoption by planters of
packing boxes of a standard size.—
Uniformity of size would produce
nearly a uniformity of weight, aud
a great assistance would be render
ed not only to cottou merchants
but to the planting community it
self. It might not be inappropi iate
for tlie Savannah Cotton Exchange
take this matter into considera
tion. There L no doubt that its
ado, lion would be of practical ben
efit, although the change might not
meet with favor in some quarters.
—Savannah News.
Dress Plainly on Sunday.—l.
It would lessen the burdens of
many who find it hard to maintain
their places in society.
2. It would lessen the force of
temptations which often lead men
aud women to barter their honor
aud honesty for display.
3. If there w - as less strife in
dress, at church, people in moder
ate circumstances would be more
inclined to attend.
4. Universal moderation in dress
at church would improve the wor
ship of many wandering thoughts.
5 It would enable ail classes to at
tend church better in unfavorable
weather.
6 It would lessen, on the part of
the lich, the temp.ation to vanity.
7. It w’ouid lessen, on the part of
the poor, the temptations to be en
vious and malicious.
8. It would save valuable time
on the Sabbath,
9. It would relieve our means
from a serious pressure, and thus
enable us to do mrire for good en
terprises.
Recipe from and exchange ; “Just
before going to bed, eat two pig’s
feet and avoid apple pie. In less
lhau an hpur you will see a snake
larger than a hawser, devouring
light Llue-haired children which
have j ust escaped from a monster
with sorrel eyes and a redhot over
coat-
A Hardshell Sermon.
My dyin congregation, it re
joiceth me much to-nite to see such
a pert change turn out to hear {found
doctrine:
You will find thy texin Cronikles
page 240.
For as a ring in a bullocks’ snout
or a rudder in a ship’s stun so is
Darters of Zoin toted away by the
foolish fashuns of this evil genera
tion, ar.
Never sense Adam was a baby,
nor Eave talked to the old sarpent
how to make her fig leaf Dolly Var
de.n, hev ther been such a muss
about dress. That beef eator Dick
ens, and his gal Dolly Yarden, hev
made more citement about duds and
war uni, than I ever hern afore in
my born day by a hull runnot full.
Our gals are plumb crazy. Hit just
knocks the hind sites ofen enny
thing axstant, as shure as you are
lisnin to my gospel tones, ar.
For as a ring in a bullock’s snout
ora rudder in a ship’s stun, so are
the foolish fashuns of this evil gen
erashun, ar.
My dyin congregashun, you must
travel all over the yearth from Dan
to Barsbeba, and I’ll stan treat for
the hud meetin that thar aint no
plase under the broad cauister of the
hevins, end lur a full hundred years
thar haint bin a worse set of det
bound men than now grazes ou the
common paster of God’s green yearth
an you can no more git munny out
en em, than you cau git blood out
en a turnip, good licker outen stump
water, or musiok outen a jackass,
for tother haft has got a t ing in his
snout an he has to come to the lick
log. She can raise the money for
the theator, for the cyrcus, for the
side sho, but if you want a bill set
tled for medessins, for grocerys, for
you preacher or your printer, you
stand no sho, for Dolly Yarden has
cleaned urn of the last red. Fashun
has trumped you outen kingdum
cum, ar.
For as a ring in a bullock’s snout
or a rudder in a si)ip’s stun, so is the
darters of Zion toted away by the
foolish fashions of this evil gener
ashnn.
My dying congregashun, on the
road to perdishun, sistern of Dollily,
toss your purty heads, humb your
self, and go git no eternity. The
likes of you cut on the hardshell
baptist bed by your finery and fine
daocin, trim Samson’s licks, get
ashy, and turn yourself into a pil
ler of salt at the destrneshun of Sod
om, and sale away tucky buzard
stile an lite in the scum of fashun.
You are jest like unto a peacock hoo
spreads his tale, bucks his eyes an
seams to say here’s your bird, your
Dolly Varden, salin along and
aint carin a copper for all creation
and the rest of woman kind, just a
spiedin yourself like a little bantnm
hen on a full settin of goose eggs,
ar.
0
For as a ring in a bullock’s snont
or a rudder in ship’s stun so is the
•Darters of Zion toted away by the
foolish fashuns of this evil gener
ation, ar.
What shall I liken these darters
of fashun to ? They are liken unto
that same peacock hoo spreads tiis
tail, stiffens his neck and thinks he
is just a leetle of the purtyest bird
that ever spread a Dolly Varden:
but when lie takes a peep at his
underpinnin lie loses all his starch
and paints and looks as humble as
a step child, and as serious as a
jackass in a thunder storm, and I’ll
stan treat if you wood take haff the
wimmen an wash off the starch and
paint, taue down their hair, put
away their incidentals, shed their
Dolley Vardens, as they will be
liken unto that poor bird that wern’t
aware of his weakness till he looked
at his feet. But hits the
fashun Dolly Yarden is all the go.
See a Dolly on shoe heels as high
as a derbiu wheel, shfe wiggles along
like a cripple snake—O, it’s the fash
un. See urn’humped up like a cat
goin’ to war—O, it’s my Dolly Var
den, hits all ihe fashun. I’m power
ful feared the last one of um is sold
to the Fillistines—a gone goslin,
ar.
For as a ring in a bullock’s snout
or a rudder in a ship’s stun, so is
the Darter’s of Zion toted away by
the foolish fashuns df this evil gen
eration, ar.
My dying congregashun, I went
up to Nashville tother day to see
the Exposishun, an I tell you I seed a
powerful site of scenery, and the
hull face of the yeath was kivered
with Dolly Vardens. Thar was
your Dolly Varden-stores, grocerys,
barber and beer shops, shugar and
lasses, . ice ' c ream saloons and
white ginger oakes to cokes um
down with, an Varden saloons with
Varden licker an a Yarden women
to mix it an stock the kerds on you
to boot, and drat her Dolly Yarden
skin, she ukered me outen a peart
chance of greenbacks, but thank
the Lord she can’t do it again, ar.
For as a ring in a bullock’s snout
or a rudder in a ship’s stun, so is
the Darteis of Zion toted away by
the foolish fashun of this evil gener
ation, ar.
My pashunt hearers, did you ev
er see a bull with a rope in his snout
an a rope fastened to hit? He is
as stubborn as old King Fareo, but
he will come to the pull ol the rope
every 7 time. 8o take a fashun luv
in woman with a will as stubborn
as a bull, but fashun has got the
ring in her snout and she will come
to time every pull, ar.
For as a ring in a bullock’s snout
or a rudder in a ship’s stun, so is
the Darters of Zion toted away by
the foolish fashuns of this evil gen
eration, ar.
My fellow travelers on the road to
kingdum cum, I once node a man
—whether in sperits or not I can’t
say, but he was mity feller to brag.
Ho went possum huutin and sed be
would do the climin for the crowd;
he coud lift a possum down outen
a treo as easy as a woman coud lift
her baby 7 outen the cradle. He sed
he was the best tree dimer that ever
skinned a saplin or t rod sho lether,
so when the dogs treed he j est shed
his coat and up he went, an when
he cotch possum, lo it was a big
coon, and he preyed from the very
bottom of his gizzard for somo one
to hope turn it loose, for he was in
torment—ar—thirty, feet from ter
ry firmy. So will hit be with a
man who marries a follower of Dol
ly Yarden. He will pray to be de
livered when hit am everlastiuly
and eternally too late, ar hallyluger,
ar—for Dolly has got the ring in
his snout an he is a gone sucker for
evei;, ar—and she is a stearin him
to everlastin an final destruction, ar.
Amen, ar.
We will wind up the services
by singing the 240. fashunable
are:
The Lord he made a happy par,
And put inn in the garden,
But the ooinan she took fig leaves
And made a Dolly Varden.
Under a s wee tin apple tree,
In a deep shade in the garden,
The sarpent told her when and how
To make a Dolly Varden.
Help Your Town.
The following from an exchange,
is true as preaching, and our people
should keep the views contained l in
the article constantly in mind:
Tlie way to make a town is to
help as much as possible every in
dustry in our midst. Judiciously
aid every enterprise that promises
to add streugth and character to the
place. If your neighbor builds a
bouse, help him to pay for it. If
you are a property holder every new
house strengthens you, and it is but
right to reciprocate. Don’t hide a
dollar with a pen Dy. Look ahead.
Consider what is best for you in the
long run. Don’t be so jealous. If
you can draw advantage from an
-enterprise forwarded by an enemy,
support it if it even does enrich him.
Should a man start up a legitmate
business in an obscure part of the
town, whether or no a friend or
•even an acquaintance, say a good
word for him whenever occasion
presents itself —it will cost you
nothing, and may do him incalcula
ble good—always remembering that
‘bread cast upon the waters, will re
turn after many days.”
A Bad Memory.— There was
once a good old lady whose great
age effected her in little less than in
her memory. She bad forgotten
nearley all her past life and could
not remember the names of her
nearest relations. But she never
forgot, and being very sensitive on
the point, she endeavored in all sorts
of crafty way s to conceal her weak
ness in this respect. One day an
old friend cajled on her, and in the
course of conversation a Mr. Jacob
Peters was mentioned. The old la
dy pricked up her ears and tried to
look kno-wing. To save her life
she could not remember who Mr.
Peters was.
tdod made both tears and
laughter, and both for kind pur
poses; for as laughter enables
mirth and surprise to breathe free
so tears entable sorrow to vent
itself patiently# Tears hinder sor
row from becoming despair, and
laughter is one of the very privi
leges of reason,
lt is one of the beautiful com
pensations.of this life that no one
can sincerely try to help another
without helpiug himself.
A Question Answered.
“Can any one tell why, when
Eve was manufactured from one of
Adam’s rib’s, a hired girl wan’t
made at same time to wait on
her?”
“We can, easy ! Because Adam
never came whining to Eve with a
ragged stocking to be darned, a col
lar string to bs sewed on, or glove
to be mended “right away quick
now !” Because he never read the
newspaper until the sun got down
behind the palm trees and then
stretching himself, yawned out
“Ain’t supper almost ready, my
dear?” Not he! He made the
fire, and hung over the tea kettle
himself, we’ll venture and pulled the
radishes, peeled the bananas and did
every thing else that he’d ought to.
lie milked the cow, fed the chick
ens and looked after the pigs him
self. He never brought home half
a dozen friends to dinner, when Eve
hadn’t any fresh pomegranates, and
the mango season was over. He nev
er stayed until 11 oYlock to a ward
meeting,hurrahing for anout-aud-out
candidate, and then scolded because
poor, dear Eve was sitting up and
crying inside the gates. Ho never
played billiards, nor drove fast
horses, nor choked Eve with cigar
smoke. He never loafed around
corner groceries, while solitary
Evo was rocking little Cain’s cradle
at home. In short he did’nt think
she was specially created for the
purpose of waiting on him, and
was’nt under the impression that it
disgraced a man to lighten his
wife’s cares a little.
That’s the reason that Eve did
not need a hired girl, and we wish
it was the reason that none of her
fair decendants did.
‘Yes, yes,’ said she, cunningly;
‘Jacob Peters! Certainly, certain
ly, I remember. But just lets un
derstand each otheff. People do
make such mistakes, you know,
when they don’t fix things all straight
at first. Now tell me exactly what
Jacob Peters you mean.’
‘Why, don’t you remember Ja
cob?” cried the visitor. ‘Jacob
was youi first husband.'
The old lady ntused. ‘Jacob Pe
tere, ’ said she. ‘Why, yes, I be
lieve he was my husband, or some
thing of that kind.’
Clems ol’ Thought.
110 who interferes between man
and wife, must be prepared to fight
two.
A great part of mankind employ
their first years to make their last
miserable.
It is dangerous, to attack a man
whom you have deprived of all
means ot escape.
Men give good advice, but they
cannot give the sense to make the
right use of it.
If a man cannot find ease within
himself, it is to little purpose to
seek it anywhere else.
There is nothing more to be won
dered at, than that men who have
lived long enough should wonder at
anything.
Those are presumed to be the
best counsels which come from them
that advise against their own inter
ests.
The mind is like a trunk; if well
packed, it holds almost everything ;
if ill-packed, next to nothing.
If you would relish your food, la
bor for it; if yoa would enjoy your
raiment, pay for it before you wear
it; if you vould sleep soundly take
a clear conscience ti bed with you.
The mind is like the body it in
habits—exercise can strengthen as
indolence can weaken it—they are
both improved by discipline, both
ruined by neglect.
Time wears slippers of list, and
his tread is noiseless. The days
come sdftly dawning one after an
other; they creep in at the windows;
their fresh morning air is grateful
to the lips that part of it; their mu
sic is sweet to the ear§ that listen to
it; until, before w'e know it, a whole
life of days has possession of the
citadel, and time has taken us for
its own.
By private letters from Knoxville,
Tenn., we learn that the trial of D.
M. Nelson for the murder of Gen
eral J. H. Clanton, which was set
for last Thursday, was postponed
by agreement of counsel until
the Tuesday after the fourth Mon
day iu January next.—Montgom
ery Mail.
Corn Crop of 1872. —Grain men of
Chicago estimate the corn crop of
this year at twelve hundred and
fifty million bushels—the largest ev
er raised in the United States.
They have had a killing frost iu. all
the Northeastern Btates, but corn
is generally out of the reach of
barm,
NO 42.
Ingratitude.
Shakspeare, who knew nothing of
railways and telegraphs, cotton
gins and corn ‘shelters, had never
the pleasure even of a personal
acquaintance with Dolly Varderior
Victoria Woodhull, and who proht
bly parted his hair in the middl*f
in spite of these disadvantages, al-"
ways held a level head on humaa
nature. lie knew and could de
scribe that crooked and inexplicable
thing as well, if not better, than
any man. Although his powers
were taxed to their extreme capaci
ty, yet he was able lo grasp the
rainbow elements of female charac
ter and mould them in the beautiful
creations of a Juliet, Portia, Oph*-
lia and Cordelia. This magnificent,
universal genius tells us that a
thankless child bears a tooth sharp*
er than a serpent, aud ingratitude
is more to be hated than lying,
thieving, drunkenness, or any other
vice which inhabits our frail blood.
Ingratitude is as common as it is
horrible. How few have honest
thanks for their daily bread. We
are all children of a common parent,
and yet we are thankless and
thoughtless, and seldom lift our
eyes with our hearts in gratituds to
tlie author of our life aud every
blessing. How oblivious are we of
the benefits conferred by the ele
ments, of air, food, fire and water I
W ithdraw from us either of these
never fully appreciated essentials to
existence and happiness, and we
soon perish. We have friends and
a country whose privilege it i» to
be loved, and a God to be adored.
We have the sun by day aud the
moon and the heavens by night,
fretted with golden fire, to thank
and admire. Our eyes catch inspi
ration fro'm the blue mountains, the
rolling ocean and the lightning’s
flash; our ears music from the
whispering winds, the thunder’s
roar and the cataract’s dash ; our
sense of smell is gratified by the
breath of roses aud violets, and our
taste by the tenants and products of
earth, sea aud air. We find ser
mons in stones, books in running
brooks, and philosophy in the ever
lasting hills. With hearts to feel;
with mental faculties of inbdite
power, and hopes, and inspirations
which tell us we live beyond the
grave, rarely, in siucerity and in
truth, do we make any grateful re
turns.
We are not only fearfully and
wonderfully made, but become soon
ungratefully educated in thought
and heart. The sick only value
health; the captive, liberty; the
poor, wealth; the stranger, home
and friends; and the poor lunatic,
the inestimable joy of a sound mind
in a sound body.
lie was a true philosopher who
could dance and sing with only one
whole shirt to his back, but be was
a greater, (one that even the laugh*
ing Democritus would eory) who,
superior to fate, could carry a merry
and grateful heart under dirt and
rags. We would go a thousand
miles to touch that man’s hand,
however bloody the chasm. Such a
man is richer than the king of Ly
dia, wiser than a Solomon and more
powerful than Napoleon, Caesar or
Alexander united. He has right
fully conquered, not only the world,-
but one mightier—himself.
Good Rules, — The following
rules for the government of chil
dren are said to have been of great
service to many successful teach
ers : When you refuse, refuse fi
nally. When you punish, punish
goodnaturedly. Commend often.—
Never scold.
“ Clara, I love but thee alone! ”
Thus s-ighed a tender youth. “Oh
hear me thou ! My passion own,
my trembling lips, in earnest tone.
Indeed, I speak the truth !” He
paused: the blush o’erspread her
cheek—she let him draw her near.
Scarce for emotion could she speak,
yet still she asked, in accents meek,
“ How much havo you a year ?*'
Poor Printer. —Enter the open
door, open now and ever more;
step briskly on the inside doot, and
settle w ith the printer poor. He
waits with heart so sore, and can*
not wait much mure; exhausted in
his little store, he’s “ gone up if
you miss the door.”
—At a trial not long since, one
of the witnesses,and old ladyofsomw
eighty years, was closely questioned
by the opening counsel relative to
the clearness of her eye-sight; ‘Can
you see me ?’ he said. ‘Yes,’ was the
answered. How well can you see me,
persisted the lawyer. ‘Well enough,*
responded the lady, ‘to see that you
| are neither a negro, an Indian nop
! a gentleman,’ . .