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A FORTUNATE KISS.
|„ , ht . I niversity of Upsula, m Sweden, lire,l a
young student, a lonely youth, with a great love for
studies, but without the means of pursuing them.—
He was poor, and without connections. Still he
lu,li.d, lived in great poverty, but keeping up a
.-he, iTul heart and trying not to look at the future,
which looked so grimly at him. His good humor
and good qualities made him beloved by his young
comrades.
One, ho was standing with some of them in a great
square of Upsula, whiling away an hour of leisure,
„ hen the attention of the young man was arrested
l,y a very young, elegant lady, who, at the side ol an
elderly one, walked slowly over the place. It was
ihe daughter of the Governor of Upsula, living in
the city, and the lady with her was he governess.—
She was generally known for her goodness and gen
tleness of eharaetcr, ami was looked upon with ad
miration by the students. As the young men now
stood gazing at her, as she passed on like a graceful
vision, one of them exclaimed:
” Well, it would he worth something to have a kiss
ft mu such a mouth I”
I he poor student, the hero of our story, who uns
looking intently on that pure and angelic face, ex
claimed, ns if by inspiration :
“Well, 1 think I could have it!”
“ What,” cried his friends, in a chorus, “ are you
crazy? Do you know her?”
“ Not at all,” he answered; “ but I think she
would kiss me, now, if I asked her.”
“ What, in this place, before all our eyes ?”
“ In this place, before your eyes.”
“ Freely?”
“ Freely.”
“ Well, if she will give you a kiss in that manner
I will give you a thousand dollars!” exclaimed one
„f the party.
“ And I! And I!” cried three or four others, for
it so happened that several rich young men were in
the group, and bets ran high on so important an
event; and the challenge was made and received,
in less time than we take to relate it.
Our hero, (my authority tells not whether he was
handsome or plain; I have my peculiar ideas for hc
lie\ inpr he was rather plain, and singularly pood look
ing at the same time) —our hero immediately walked
oil’ to the young lady and said: “Mein frulien, tny
fortune is in your hands.” She looked at him in ns
(onishment, hut arrested her steps, lie proceeded
to state his name and condition, his aspirations, and
related simply and truly what had passed between
him and his companions.
The young lady listened attentively, and when he
censed to speak, she said bhishingly, hut with great
sweetness, “If hy so little a thing so much good
can he effected, it would he foolish for me to refuse
your request,” and she kissed the young man pub
licly in the open square !
Next day the student was sent for hy the (iovernor.
lie wanted to see the man who dared to seek It kiss
from his daughter in that way, and w hom she had
consented to kiss so. lie received him with a scru
tinizing brow, hut after an hour's conversation was
so w ell pleased with him. that lie invited him to dine
at ids table during bis studies at Cpstila.
< )ur young friend now pursued his studies in a
manner which soon made him regarded ns the mo.>t
promising scholar in the University, Three years
were not passed alter the day of the lirst kiss, when
the young man was allowed to give a second one to
ilio daughter of the (iovernor, as his intended bride.
He became later one of the greatest scholars in
Sweden, much respected for his learning as for his
character, llis works will endure forever among the
w orks of science, and from this happy union sprang
a family well known in Sweden at the present day,
ami whose wealth of fortune and high position in so
ck ty are regarded a small things, compared with
wealth of goodness and love.— l-'ml. Hr,mm.
SHITTING 1*0(1 Its.
“llon’t look so cross, Kdward, when 1 call you
hack to shut the doors; and Resides you have got to
sp. nd your life shutting doors, and might as well be
gin to learn now.”
“Do forgive me, gran’pa, I ought to be ashamed
t 1 he 1 1. <v to you. lint what doyou menu? I ain’t
going to he a sexton, lam going to college, and
then I’m going to he a lawyer.”
“\Vi 11, admitting all that, I imagine Squire Kd
ward ('—— will have a good many doors to shut, if
he makes much of a man.”
W hat kind of doors? Do tell me, gran’pa.”
“Sit down a minute, and i’ll give you a list.”
“lo tin lirst place, the door of your com must lie
closed against the had language and evil counsel of
the hoys and voting men you will meet at school and
college, or you will be undone. Let them once get
possession of that door, ami I would not give much
foi 1.1 ward (’ ‘s future prospects.
I lie -<r of your , too, must be shut against
h:vl hooks, idle novels and low wicked newspapers,
01 your studies w ill he neglected, and you will grow’ I
up a useless, ignorant man. You will have to close j
1 mm sometimes against the fine things exposed for
vile in the store w indows, or you will never learn to 1
lay up money, or have any left to give away.
“1 he door of your lips will need especial care, tor
limy guard an unruly member, which makes great j
use of the bad company let in at the doors of the i
eyes and cars. That door is very apt to blow open; \
and ,f not constantly closed will constantly let out
angry, tntlmg or vulgar words. I, will backbite I
sometimes worse than a March wind, if i, is left open I
to,, long l would advise you to keep it shut always
till \ ou have something valuable to sav.
‘The innrr door of your h.ort most be well shut
against temptation, for conscience, the doorkeeper
gr.ovs M ry indifferent if you disregard his call, and
be sometimes drops asleep at his post, and when you
, k you are doing very well, yo „ arv fast
down to min. * k
“If you carefully guard the outside doors of the
hw'’r CarS ‘JIT- > ou “ in ke °l’ many cold
Mii w hirfc in before you think.
“V you see Eddy, w ill be a se-
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Annie sighed, and ,/amie seized he!
Pretty little trembling hand,
Then with nut stretched arm he seized her
Half reluctant form, and—and .
“ Loose me!” hut lie clasped the tighter
“ Annie, say, wilt thou be mine ?”
Then her bright face grew much brighter,
Then she whispered, “ I am thine.”
Then they elasped each other fondly,
(’lose together as two bricks ;
And they kissed each other soundly,
And——l left them in this fix.
A.
MELTING ACCIDENT.
He clasped his Juliana’s form,
That form (lie fairest under heaven,
Nis love, just like the day, was warm—
The mercury at I*7°.
Oh Juliana, dear, he cried,
My love its top degree is getting ;
’Tis gold in truth’s alembic tried,
That never can grow less by sweating.
She bowed her bead upon his breast
As hotter grew the summer weather,.
And as her form he warmly pressed,
They melted right away together! !
[Bouton l‘out.
WHERE TO FIND A WIFE.
In one of the factories in Maine, recently, the pro
prietors reduced the wages, whereupon there was a
general determination to “trike, and as they were
obliged to give a month’s notice before quitting
work, they iiave meanwhile issued a circular to the
world at large, in which is the following paragraph :
“ We are now working out our notice, and shall
soon he without employment, can turn our hands to
most anything; don’t like to be idle—but determin
ed not to work for nothing where folks can afford to
[lay. Who wants help? We can make bonnets,
dresses, puddings, pies, and cakes: patch, darn, knit,
roast, stew, and fry ; make butter and cheese, milk
cows, feed chickens, mid hoe corn ; sweep out the
kitchen, put the parlor to lights, and make beds,
split wood, kindle fires, wash and iron, besides being
fond of nursing; in fact, can do anything the most
accomplished housewife is capable of; not forgetting
the scoldings on Mondays and Saturdays. For speci
mens of spirit, will refer you to our overseer. Speak
quick, black eyes, fair foreheads, clustering locks,
beautiful as Hebe, can sing like a seraph, and smile
most bcwitchingly ! An elderly gentleman in want
of a good housekeeper, or a nice young man in want
of a wife—willing to sustain either character; in
fact, we are in the market. Who bids? Going, go
ing, cone! Who’s the lucky man?”
I’RETTY HOMEY.
A pretty woman is one of the “ institutions” of
the country—an angel in dry good and glory. She
makes sunshine, blue sky, Fourth of July, and hap
piness wherever she goes. Jler path is one of deli
cious roses, perfume, and beauty. She is a sweet
poem, written in rare curls and choice calico, and
good principles. Men stand up before her as so
many admiration points, to melt into cream, and then
butter. Jler words float round the ear, like music,
birds of Paradise, or the chimes of Sabbath bells.
Without her, society would lose its truest attraction,
the church its firmest reliance, and young men Hie
very best of comforts and company. Tier influence
and generosity restrain the vicious, strengthen the
weak, raise the lowly, flannel-shirt the heathen, and
strengthen the faint hearted. Wherever you find
the virtuous woman, you also find a pleasant fire side,
boquets, clean clothes, order, good living, gentle
hearts, piety, music, light, and model “institutions”
generally. She is the (lower of humanity, a very
V enus in dimity, and her inspiration is the breath of
heaven.
SIMPLICITY OK DRESS.
l’runtice, of the Louisa ille Journal, speaks thus to
his readers:
“Those who think that, in order to dress well, it
is necessary to dress extravagantly and gaudily, make
a great mistake.
“Nothing so well becomes a true feminine beauty
as simplicity. We have seen many a remarkable
fine person robbed ol its fine effect by being over
dressed. Nothing is more unbecoming than over
loaded beauty. The simplicity* of the classic-taste
is seen in the old statues and pictures, painted by
men of very superior artistic genius. In Athens,
the ladies were not gaudily but simply arrayed, and
we doubt whether any ladies excited more admira
tion. So also the noble old Roman matrons, whose
superb forms w ere worthy, w ere always very plainly
dressed. Fashion often presents the lines of the
butterfly, hut fashion is not a classic goddess.’*
HIVES AM) lI.U'GHTERS.
A cotemporary, who is somewhat posted up in
• satin and statistics, talks as follows:
I “\\ bile the business men of America proverbially
live poorer, dress shabbier, work harder, and many
more hours, than in any other country in the world,
{ their wives and daughters are ten times more idle,
i more-extravagant, and more useless.”
h strikes us there is some truth in that extract. —
Mr. llrochn, of the house of lirocha. Buckram A Cos.,
toils from twelve to sixteen hours per day. Broeha
last year made *22,(Hm. What became of it * Ten
thousand dollars of the same were spent by Mrs.
Broeha for new furniture, “to spite the Maxwells,”
while a large portion of the balance was expended on
“Blanche and Sarah,” so that they might go to New
port, and “show the Fantadlings” that there were
o tlier diamonds in York besides those w hich w ere
inherited from a great-grandfather, who found in
India a princely fortune and a diseased liver. Bro
eha had been in business since 1840. lie does a
Urge and lucrative business. People who have nev
.cr been in his parlor and kitchen imagine that Bro
|Cha is worth a quarter of a million of dollars, while
( those who have been in, wonder how he dodges the
‘f sUU loiUl, K’ **l U still making
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the temperance banner.
questionable whether his assets would equal his lia
bilities. ltroclia will probably end bis days by test
ing the virtue of a shilling's worth of strychnine.-
Should we lie one of the jurors who sit upon the
body, we should bring in the following verdict: —
“Died from the visitation of an extravagant wife and
two senseless daughters.”
(£cm|)fraitff fanner.
PENFIELD, GEORGIA.
Saturday Morn in?, September 8, 1855.
fob uovfkvik,
B. 11. OVER BY,
OF FULTON.
TO OUR COUNTY SUBSCRIBERS.
We earnestly request all those of our Subscribers
who may anticipate attending Court on next week to
be prepared to settle their subscriptions for the
banner. We will have onr books with us, so that
every one may know how he stands in regard to
payment.
ADDRESS OF THE COMMITTEE.
We have on hand several thousand Extras contain
ing this Address. \Y e will furnish them at the low
price of 50 cents for 100 copies. Send on your or
ders, Friends, and let this document be circulated
among the people before the election.
HON. B. H. OVERBY
W ill address his fellow citizens according to the
following appointments;
Spring Place, on Monday, 10 Sc.pt., 10, A. M.
Itinggold, Tuesday, 11 “ “
Dalton, Wednesday, 12 “ “
Calhoun, Thursday, 13 “ “
Adairsville, UJ at night.
Rome, Friday, 14 “ in, A. M.
Kingston, Saturday, 15 “ “
PUNISHMENT OF DRUNKENNESS.
11l Sweden a mail who is seen drunk four times
is deprived of Ids vote in elections, and the next
Sunday after the fourth offense, is exposed in the
church-yard publicly.— Exchange.
In Georgia, men must be made drunk before they
are considered ready to vote. Rot-gut whisky is
considered much more essential to aid a sovereign
voter of the Umpire State in casting his suffrage,
than good judgment, or anything else. Liquor is
the most important excitant of patriotism—the most
efficient co-worker of deniagogism—the most faith
ful and jiotent ally of small-fry politicians—the most
available auxiliary of that most contemptible of all
despotisms—the despotism of unworthy, incompetent
and unprincipled rulers. „Our politicians lead stag
gering, besotted drunkards to the ballot box and
place in the trembling hands of these driveling,
drunken mad-tnen, the balance of power; and thus
laying their polluted hands upon tho holy ark of
liberty, legalize crime, foist upon the more sober and
more respectable majority of the people, that hoary
abomination, the Retail Traffic, and have the unblush
ing impudence to deny to us, who “knowing our rights
dare maintain them,” the right even to raise our voices
and votes against such assumptions—su h reck
less infringements of our rights. In Sweden drunk
en men are prohibited from voting, because they are
considered incompetent—in Georgia, drunken men
hold the balance of power, because politicians resort
to the degrading, debasing practice of treating for
votes. There is no despotism like that despotism
which the Retail Traffic imposes upon body and
soul. How long will the people endure the galling
yoke? *
A .VIA LYE LAW IN TENNESSEE.
“On the 21s: ult. Henry T. Walls was killed at the
town of Woodbury, Tennessee, in a drunken row,
whereupon the citizens assembled together and
adopted a most stringent prohibitory law.
“They resolved that they would not sell liquor
themselves, would not rent their property to a liquor
seller, and would not sell property to a man who
•would use it for such purpose. They then made n
purse and bought all the liquor in the place, rolled
the barrels into the street, poured out their contents
and set fire to them.”
And in doing so, acted according to the dictates of
good sense and patriotism. Suppose that every
community in Georgia that has been disgraced by
murders committed in drunken rows, should follow
the example of the citizens of Woodbury, how many
communities would there he without a prohibitory
law * None! Every county throughout our State
would he bless <1 w ith a prohibitory law. Murder,
crime, riots, pauperism, and taxation would be di
minished ; facilities for education and wealth increas
ed ; morals, and all the best interests of society ad
vanced. But certain wiseacres tell us that we must 1
still how to the grog shop dynasty —passively submit 1
to the curse of crossroad doggeries and retail stink
erics, because forsooth there are men moan enough
to follow a business which, while it brings them gain, ’
proves destructive to society's best interests! Bah’
Such arguments are an insult to common sense. *
HOVDERFIL !
The Montgomery Mail, an ably edited sheet by the
way, writes a very sprightly editorial a’ out a hook
that has been invented by soHieliody for catching
the Tape-worm. It is so constructed that it can be
inserted without danger or inconvenience to the }>a
tient. It is baited with a bit of cheese, the scent of
wliich lures the worm to the trap and he is caught.
He is then drawn out by degrees after the manner of
a skillful angler. What a wonderful invention this
must be ! What a glorious way of spending a rainy ]
day, for those whose children are attlicted w ith!
, worms! Just think of sitting down after breakfast,
, baiting your hook with a piece of cheese, dropping
| it into the mouth of one of your little boys, “getting
a lute,” and drawing out some 75 or 100 yards of
Tapc-w.irui-thus curing the boy sound and well,
, not to speak of the amusement. It is a great inven
; tion ! We would recommend the Editors of the
Southern Banner to get one of those hooks and use;
it, forjudging from their last editorial against Prohi-
JP tunable trrtus.'Vjf v _ ,
Wbeooatoro, March I |
THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE
Was sorely distressed, some weeks ago, because
we, or rather the printer, neglected to give proper
credit to one or two articles. Where did the Editors
get that article headed “Fat,” which was under the
editorial head, in leaded type, and looked like an ed
itorial? It sounded to us very much like an old ac
quaintance in anew but inferior dress. *
■>
HENRY VERNON.
W e liave only had time to glance hastily over this
Novel, written by James M. Smythe, of Augusta,
well known in literary circles us the former editor
of the Home Gazette. Although entirely deficient
in dramatic effect, it is nevertheless a very readable
story—containing some well written essays on vari
ous subjects—and distinguished for the beauty of
some of its descriptions. How many people, that
spend double the money yearly, in circulating North
ern Newspapers in our midst, will patronize their
own authors arid their own literature, by purchasing
this work? It can he had of .las, M. Smythe, Au
gusta, 15a., for the small sum of 75 cents. Send and
get a copy. You will find it superior to the “yellow I
kivered literature,” for which you foolishly spend so
much time and money. *
BLACKWOOD.
W e have received this excellent work for August,
and consider it the very best thing of the sort pub
lished. It can he had of Scott & Go., 70 Fulton-st.,
Entrance 54 (iold-st., N. Y., for $3 a year.
CAUGHT!
The great sea “mi-pint” has been caught in Silver
Lake. The papers say it had a head like a calf and
was so long that when you stood at one end, you
could not see the other. Some suppose it was the
identical serpent that tampered with old mother Eve.
After a post mortem examination, a copy of Barnum’s
Life was found in his stomach, which furnishes the
strongest sort of evidence that the Monster had an
unusually strong stomach, and a remarkable fond
ness for lies. *
THE ANNUAL FAIR
Os the Planters Club of Hancock county, will he
held in Sparta, on the 25th, 2Gth, and 27th da3 - s of
October. The Annual Address will be delivered at
J 1 o’clock, on Friday Morning, by Hon. A. H. Ste
phens. The concluding, congratulatory, and vale
dictory Address by Col. R. M. Johnson, on Satur
day. The Farmers of Hancock arc famous for their
public spirit, and will, no doubt, have an interesting
Fair. *
ATLANTA FAIR.
It will be remembered by those concerned that
this body meets in Atlanta on the 11th inst. Let it
be well attended. It is a good Institution.
FRENCH LIGHTNING.
The story of the little girl in one of the French
provinces having been incontinently transmuted in
to a little French hoy by lightning, has been receiv
ed in this country with the greatest satisfaction.—
For of course—analagous effects are expected jyom
lightning here—for if it will change the sex of child
ren—why not of adults also? Accordingly the la
dies of the Women’s Rights Convention are in the
wildest stateof excitement. They have even laid aside
the natural timidity of the sex in thundgr-storms.—
Instead of frantically tearing out their hair-pins, or
dering out every metallic article including stoves,
and then flying wildly to bed, putting the Bible and
Hymn Book under their pillows, and hiding their
heads under the feathers—they now with a courage
worthy of the cause —allow their hair pins to remain
during a storm, and content themselves with leaving
their heads above the cover when they retire to bed
on such occasions.
A few have even been known to go out into the
fields during a very severe storm with all the table
cutlery into their pockets—while not a few who had
repeatedly asserted that “the iron had entered their
souls,” now rejoiced in that circumstance from the
greater probability of their attracting the electric
fluid. Some of the more despairing of their chances
as females have even thought of suggesting that the
Convention he opened every morning by the Presi
dent with “ May we all he struck by French Light
ning !” To which every member was to respond,
“So mote it be!” Others aga : n proposed the con
struction of a huge electrical machine and immense
Leyden jars—the latter of which were to he charged
hy the former, and then that whole rows of ladies
should be subjected to the shock, and thus scores at
a time of them be turned into men!
The latter will probably he the means finally adop
ted. The Convention, like the Critic, that remarka
ble journal, distinguished alike for its fine criticism,
and its hatred of bad cookery, has found that “ Wo
man is a mistake,” and accordingly desires to have
the error repaired as soon as possible.
French Lightning Forever!
We take the above from that “ rich and racy”
sheet, the New York Picayune, and cannot let it pass
without expressing the hope that our brethren of the
Northern Press will not allow this kind of Lightning
to spread any farther South. *
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BTRAXGE IF TRI E.
“A gentleman recently from Wisconsin gives us
the particulars of a most wonderful circumstance—
for the entire truth of which he pledges his word.
(There is a charming definite indefiniteness in this
style of statement —w hich defies the sharpest read
er.) lie states that on the 29th of last month, the
w ife of Mr. Az.ariah Bornefule gave birth to eight
children! But the number is not the most aston
ishing portion of the story —the children are born in
four pairs—there being an equal number of boys
and girls—one pair white—another black—another
brown, and another copper colored! There is no
way of accounting for this wonderful departure of
our common mother nature from her usual course,
unless it lie in the fact that the wife of Mr. B. has
frequently expressed a desire to contribute some
thing to the Baby Show, and having been too late for
that, and hearing of the proposed exhibition of the
people of all nations by a New York company*, she
thereupon said ‘she wished she had something to
send to that.’ Nature has thus abundantly qualified
her for taking an extensive part in that exhibition.
Tile mother and children were all doing remarkably
well when the gentleman left, and we presume are
still doing so. Truly, wonders will never cease !”
Doily To rusty Is.
.. “’ell, friend Turnstvle, if vou don’t turn rour
am
xtyte and quit letting out such thumpers as the
“bose, you will get the reputation .if being a consul
(Table liar. ,
MOSQUITO PREVENTION.
“ A correspondent of the St. Louis (Mo. i Democrat
says :
“There is nothing like whisky for mosquitoes 1
never use a bar, but at night just till my skin with
good old rye, and stretch myself naked on the bed
In a minute my body is covered with the insects’
and the next instant 1 behold the spectacle of <h!iri
inn tremen* playing mad in the moonbeams of my
window. They never come at me twice, and T have
a sweet sleep the night through.”
Very likely. The only thing that astonishes us
is, that they are not killed immediately. The whis
ky itself is poisonous enough, hut when it is mixed
with the meaner juices of an old soaker, to touch it,
we think, would be certain death. We had much
rather take arsenic. *
A CURIOUS SERMON.
‘ihe Brandon (Miss.) Register reports the follow
ing curious sermon preached in the town of Water-
I proofs, not far from Brandon.
“ 1 nia y say ,0 y°u, rny breethring, that I am not
a educated man, an’ 1 am not one of them as believes
that edecation is necessary lor a Gospel minister, fur
I bleeve the Lord edeeates his preachers just tut he
wants ’em to he edecated, an’ although I say it, that
oughn t to say it, yet in the State of Indianny, whar
I live, there no man as gits a bigger congregation
nor what I gits.
Thar may be some here to-day my, breethring, as
don’t know what persuation lam uv. Well, I mav
say to you, my breethring, that I’m a Hard Shell
Baptist. Some folks don’t like the Hard Shell Bap
tists, but I’d ruther have a hard shell than no shell
at all. You sec me here to-day, my breethring, and
although I’ve been a preacher of the Gospel fur
twenty years, an’ although I’m Gapting of tho ffat
boat that lies at your landing, I’m not proud, my
breethring.
I’m not a gwine to tell you adzaetly whar my tex
may he found; suffice it to say, it’s in the ledsuv the
Bible, and you’ll find it somewhar between the first
chapter of the book of Generations, and the last chap
ter uv the book of Revolutions, Rnd es you’ll go and
sarch the Scriptors, as I have sarched the Scriptors,
you’ll not only find my tex thar, but a great many
other te.ee* as will do you good to read, and my tex
when you shall find it, to read thus :
‘And lie played on the harp of a thousand strings
—sperits of just man made perfeck.’
My tex, breethring, leads me to speak of sperits.
Now tbar’s a great many kind of sperits in the world
—in the fust place, thar’s the sperits as some folks
call ghosts, and then thar’s the sperits of turpen-fiwe,
and thar’s the sperits as some folks call liquor, an’
IV got as good a artekel uv them kind uv sperits on
my flat-boat as ever was fotch down the Massasippi
river, but thar’s a great many other kind uv sperits,
for the tex says, ‘He played on a harp uv a t-h-o-u
---sand strings, spirits uv just men made perfeck.’
But I’ll tell you the kind uv sperits is ment in the
tex: it’s kike! That’s the kind uv sperits is ment
in the tex, my breethring. Now thar’s a great many
kinds of fire in the world. In the fust place, thar’s
the common sort, jmu light segar or pipe with, and
then thar’s fox-fire, and cam-tire, fire before you’re
ready, and fire and fall back, and many other kinds
uv tire, for the tex says, ‘He played on a harp uv a
thousand strings, sperits uv just men made perfeck.’
But I'll tell you the kind of fire is ment in the
tex, my breethring—it’s hell hue ! an’ that’s the
kind of fire as a great many uv you'll come to, es
you don’t do better nor what you have been doin’—
for ‘He played on a harp uv a thousand strings, sper
its uv just men made perfeck.’
Now the different sorts of fire in the world may
be likened unto the different persuations uv Chris
tians in the world. In the fust place, we have the
Piseapalians, an’ they are a high-sailin,’ and a high
falutin set, and they may be likened unto the tur
key-buzzard that Hies up into the ar, and he goes up
and up, and up and up, till he looks no bigger nor
your finger nail, and the fust thing you know he
cums down and down, and is a fillin’ himself on the
carkiss uv a ded hoss by the side uv the road, and ‘he
played on a harp uv a thousand strings, sperits uv
just inen made perfeck.’
And then thar’s the Methedis, and they may be
likened unto the squirrel runnin’ up into a tree, tor
the Methedis bleeves in gwine up from one degree
uv grace to another, and finally ontopeifeetion, and
the squirrel goes up and up, and up, and he jumps
from limb tu limb, and branch tu branch, and the
fust thing you know he falls, and down he comes
you know ker-thunux, and that’s like the Methedis,
for they is alters failin’ from grace, ah! and ‘heplay
ed on a harp uv a thousand strings, sperits uv just
men made perfeck.’
And then, my breethring, thar’s the Baptist, ah I
and they have been likened unto a possum ona’sim
mon tree, and the thunders may roll and the earth may
quake, but that possum clings thar.still, ah 1 and you
may shake one foot loose, and the other’s thar, anil
you may shake all feet loose, and he laps his tail
around the limb, and he clings, and he clings furev
er, for ‘ He played on a harp uv a thousand strings,
sperits uv just men made perfeck.’ ”
BACK ACTION SPANKER.—A BLE.SSI.VG TO MOTHERS.
Mr. Eliphalet Stubbs, a live Yankee from Connect
icut, exhibited at the Museum, his “Patent Back
Action Spanker,” which, on being attached to a
baby of any age, watches over it like a mother;
makes it hush when it becomes naughty; obliges it
to desist from swallowing thimbles, three cent pieces,
pins, or any other food unsuited to its stomach; com
pels it to go to sleep when it doesn’t want to; and
if somewhat older, it sees that it keeps its hands off
the sugar bowl and jam pots, besides making it keep
its face clean; and all by the power of its back ac
tion.—Mirror and Keystone.
SILEVCE hT NIGHT.
How absolute and omnipotent is the silence of the
night! And yet the stillness seems almost audible 1
From all the measureless depths of air around ur
comes a half-sound, a half-whisper, as if we could
hear the crumbling and falling away of the earth
and all created things in the great miracle of nature:
decay and reproduction ever beginning, never end
ing—the gradual lapse and running of the sand in
the great hour-glass of tim e'.~-Longfellow.
September