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VOLUME XVII. LANCASTER C. H., SM)., DEC., 3, 1838. NUMBER 41.
POETRY.
THINGS TO REMEMBER.
Ilemetubcr. child, remember,
Tint Qod is in tlio sky ;
That He looks dowu on all's do
With an ever-watchful ejo
Remember, O, remember,
That all the day and niglit,
lie sees Our thoughts and action?,
With his even watchful sight.
Remember, child, remember,
That God is good and true ;
That lie winlice we should ho
Like Himself; in all we do.
1 V jleineini)^ that he hates ^
Reception and a lie ;
Remember that tlio wicked
Will he punished by and b*.
Remember, O, remember,
That lie is like a friend;
And lie wishes us to be
Cood and happy in lliccnd.
Remember, child, remember,
To piny to llitn in ln-avon ;
And if you have done wrong,
O ask to be forgiven
Be eorry in your little prayer,
And whisper in His ear;
Ask His foigivuneas and His love,
And ho will surely hear.
Y. n, He will hear and forgive,
Like a lather good and kind ;
Bo remember, child, remeinl er, ,
Hint you love villi ull your mind,
The God who lives in heaven,
And gives us each delight,n-i
I .11 it,..
Ami saves us in the night.
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COMM (I N I C A TED.
For the Lancaster Ledger.
Mr. Editor : I notice ! in your issu
of October ii9.h, n convorsatiou I otwee
a Methodist aid a Presbyterian, in whic
n Presbyterian makes some wild shot
ho grosely representing the whole c?f
that wo think it but justice to try to dis
abuse the minds of the public upon tli
subject.
M' P/e?pvterian\i first answer to inte
rogatories, \hat we will notice, fs, "Ittf
about one third, only, of the whole cor
gregatior. who had withdrawn froin tl
congregation, nine months previous, ha
applied for the Pastors release." Mr. I
u here in error, this disaffected party, i
ha baa aaao proper to call it, compose
fully one half of the congregation, an
they contend, and so did Presbytery d
nide. that thev never did withdraw froi
the congrega lion, but simply withdto
their support from their pastor.
The next is, "that one hundre
and fortf|Pre members belonged to tl
Church at flliiloh." Mr. P., that is iur
ly a groat mistako; if wo take the Ohurc
records and count all, of every class an
condition, that has belonged to the cot
grogalioo since the surrender, we coul
not count more than one hundred and te
or fifteen ; and if we would confine ou
selves to the members that have paid an
thing to the support of the gospel situ
the war, the number would fall short <
one hundred.
Mr. P. says that it eeetued there wi
no charges brought against the preaobe
hut a long and frivolous statement <
a J! 1 ff. at
coir.|>inMiin, uniou* a?><i 11 nj-roilihoio.Well
Mr. P., suppose they were frivolou
tedious nnd unprofitable, they were etF*
lual. A* for the sample that Mr. I
seta forth, wo think he hn<t as good a rtgt
to be offended at it a* any other inerobe
80 we think we might cUbi him with tli
"no christian," if not the "know noth
Inf.
Mr. P. says Presbytery referred tli
subject matter of comp'aints to a relet
Committee. I atn at a Iom to know whs
!.? means by a select Committee. Bore!
be doer not mean a parked Committe
No christian would accord such an injui
tice to that venerable body of Presbyter
Again Mr. P. says that Committee n
quired the Pastor to give his statement 1
the difficulty before ho knew what h
litkil nrrfttnal liint !!/>?*? Ko
again in error. 1*. ought to have know
thai this ca?a came lip h? unfinhbed bu
inesa from lest Spring I'reabylery. Tb
disaffected party rent up a petition (
that meeting, asking for a diatofuttoi
bated upon personal and relative feeling
Tbe I'atior not being present, Presbyter
appointed a Committee to go to tbi
Church and adjudicate the cate. Thi
Committee did not attend. Some ea
that the l'aitoi objected to having tb
rate tried by a Committee. Hence it la
over until Presbytery, and name up
unfinished bueinaM. There was a Com
mittee appointed bv lbs Moderator *?h
was aaaisted by bit rfiic'ent Clerk, wbic
Mr. I'. callfi a select Committee, to in
vuatigate the cat*.
Tbe petition of this disaffected party
- ' hud been lodged six months previous^
end only asked for a peaceful separation,
which of course that Committeo had before
tbein. Now Mr. P. was it not just
and proper for that Committee to call
upon the Pastor to see if bo was willing
to acquioaco. Vet you say that the Committee
required tbe Pastor to give bis
statement of tbe difficulty before be knew
what bis accusers bad against Litn.?
Mr. P. says be oould not do that without
a spirit of divination, Aj. Perhaps, Mr. P ,
if he bad have tried tbe fruit of tbo spirit,
wbich is love, joy, peace, loog Buttering,
succoeded better than by trying tbe spirit
of divination.
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/\ g hi n, mr. i , more rnigtii no such ft
tiling as a man not wishing to know or
hoar hia own faults?I have known men
who would not admit even what they did
know. Mr. 1'. says, that the Pastor did
not get a chntico to reply to his accusers
before that committee. That committee
requested him to remain in the house un?
til they heard the opposite party, and
they would then give him a chance.?
They did call for him but ho did not ap
pear until the next day after the committee
had their report prepared for l'rcsby
tery. This is my undeistanding in the
case, and I had the evidence of five to
0110.
Mr. P. says the Pastor did uot know
what his accusers bail against him,though
ho had often asked. '3!r. P., suppose you
were to commit murder, be arrested and.
confined in prison, if \ou were to ask
m every man you would see, why you were
under arrest, do you suppose any one
would be simple enough to relate to you
a circumstance that you knew more about
thsn any ooe else ; yet, if you had com
j milled a dozen, you might ask for which
^ ono you were charged.
Well, hero comes up that memorable
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memorial, signed by k respoctablo com
gregaiion?ninety members. Mr. M. says
eighty or odo hundred. Now, Mr. P., if
you were put upon your oath, could yon
say there were ninety, sixty, forty, or even
^ /o. ?</?>. tlwoi'Uir'u |4? ??r<? r (?..
twenty genuine members who knew that
there was such a paper sent to Presbytery,
j I know you have about fifty members on
> your side, end not more. I say I know it
because I bare examined the Church re*
j cords; but I do not think the names of
^ eveu one half were on that memorial.
The Church books show about one
hundred and five members in that con
gregatioo. The petition shows that fifty
genuine members have petitioned for s
^ dissolution. Her? we would say for the
satisfaction of Mr. M. (if correctly informed)
that the busioeea of that Committee
j was to inquire into the case, and find out,
j if possible, if there really *m a difficuty
^ existing between a Pastor and fifty inom?
, j ber* of hla congregation. They, after a
^ careful examination, found there was an
' incurable difficulty. What could they or
any other impartial Committee, I would
^ ask, do, but recommend his release.
:o
. Mr. Klitor, there are a number of other
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question* with vague and frivolous answers
^ relating principally to the action of Pros
i bytery that I will not notice. Presbytery
^ I is able to defend itself against all such
| imputations or charges.
^ j Mr. P. says about eight voted for the
' ; Pastors release, conditionally. I say, \vth
I out the fear of contradiction,that the vote
' ! was taken unconditionally, with the en
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I |ncm uiuirmiiniunig inm inn decision
would not crimiuate either party. I do
not sr.v how many voted, hut it was, aye,
aye, aye, all over the hcuas.
The question then came up about ar.
rearagca, and Presbytery ordered them
" | to he paid up to that dale ; and ordered
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i the Rev. J. Hunter, to preach at that
3 j Church on Friday preceoding the second
Sabbath of October, and declare the coot
; grsgation vacant,
Mr. P. then save, thua you ace a
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Preacher of righlequsnecs, dra., released
from hia congregation hy an act of Prea
hytcrv, because a portion of the mombcrs
acting out side of the constitution and in*
1 dependent of the Church authority, ho
*' ' came dissatisfied with him for roasons
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which wa# not sustained bv Praaheterv
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as deserving the least degree of censure,
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* I Shame, Mr. I'., upon any man thai
will imuins to himself the tuna honored
nama of a l'resbyterian, and mala aurh
'broad and unwarrantable assertion* ?
^ Would any one who sees this slatoinent
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of Mr. P. entertain for ono singlo moment
' ' a thought that Presbytery wouid sustain
I any member, or number of members, who
had been anting outside of the constitui
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lion, and independent of the Church au
thorhjr, I trust in God that Presbytery
?* . ha* not become so corrupt.
Tbore is only one more answer of Mr.
j P'a. tbAt I will notice, and of all others I
i thiok this one the mcrat unjust, tie says
j they, willi only one exception, acted like
; christians professing godliness. "Who doth
j not slander with his tongue, nor to his
j friend doth hurt. Nor yet against his
1 neighbor doth take up an ill report."
Shame, shame, Mr. Presbyterian, ou
any man that will make such unqualified
| allusious. Mr. P. I will venture to say,
that you nnv take vour horse Monday
morning and ride to the twenty fifth day J
of Doecmbor, and you will not find five j
men outside of your parly inlluence, that |
will cast sucb an irupulatiou as you have |
X..\ e?Tfcf?vlo?i*Oio i
I have made the above statements for j
j the truth's sake. If thoy offer.d any, it is j
\ not mo that cffeudelh, but the truth ; "for
truth is mighty and will provail."?
I do not expect to notice any more that
I may tin said upon the subject?hut will ,
j hero insert the Watchman's Law of Vera 1
I city, by which 1 hope wo may all be
j governed.
TIIE I.AW OF VRRACITY 13 VIOLATED,
"When we state as true what we do
: not know to ho true.
When wo intentionally produce a false
I impression.
When wo find that wo have, though
undesignedly, conveyed a false impression,
j and do not hasten to correct it.
When wo state a matter in the least
degree different from the shapo it has in \
| our own vnintfo*
, Wlion in tlie Ptatemont of what may i
be I run in fact, wo purposely otuit any j
circumstance* which are necessary to a j
i correct apprehension of the truth.
When we exaggerate or extenuate any |
I <>f those circumstances.
When wo purposely arrange tho facts
of a true representation in such a manner J
; as to deceive." JUSTICE.
Truo Courago.
"Coward ! coward I" said James Law*
| son to Edward Wtikins, n? ho pointed his
: linger at liim.
Edward's face turned very red, and then
the tears started to his oyes as he said :
I* J antes Lawson, don't call me a coward."
"Why don't you fight John Taylor
I fltan u'lyi\ l?a t'ttrnn prill I I not ,
I be dared hy any hoy.
"lie is afraid," said Charfca Jones, as
! he put his finger in his eye, and pretend
| ed to cry.
"I am not afraid," said Edward : and
' he looked almost roadv to give up, for
j John Taylor came forward and said,
, I "Come on, then, and show that you are
not afraid."
A gentleman passing by, said, "Why
do yru not fight the boy ? Tell me the
; reason."
The boya all stood ntill while Edward
! said, "I will not do a wicked thing, sir, if
they do call me a coward."
"That's right iny noble boy," said the
, gentleman. "If you fight with that boy
] you will ready disgrace yourself, and will
! show that you are more afraid of the
laugh and ridicule of your friends than of
breaking the commandments of your
j Maker.
It is more honorable to bear an insult
with meekness than to fight about it
Heasts Mid brutes which hare no
resume bnn? nf nr. m 1.1
( , ? ..w .. w? ?v vxivi ?-? mj ?u nTcrj^O
themselves; though it be hard to be
! called a coward, and to submit to the in
! dignity and insult, yet remember the
worda of the wise man?"lie that ruloth
' his spirit in greater than he that lakath a
! city."
Many a poor, deluded man ha* been
drawn in to accept a challenge and fight
a duel to cihibit bis bravery, and thus
display to all that he waa a miserable
! cowar<J, who was sfr?ij of tL?? ?Mr * ?<!
laugh of hi* companiona. Rather follow
the exampfo of that brave soldier, who,
when ha wp.s challenged to fight, said, 'I
do not foar the cannon's mouth, but I fear
God."? Juvtnile Reformer.
Ifit IIim Aoain.? Hancock, a seals
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wag judge in Mississippi, bad been endeavoring
to convert a conservative
negro, and failing, swore that any nigger
who voted against his own color and race
ought to hung. Sambo hung his
head for '* moment, a? if in deep mad
iUlion, and thoi looking (he judge
straight in the face, said : "Yon say a
nigger who votes agin bia own race ought
to be bung!" "Yea," said tbe judge, "ho
I ought to ho bung." "Well, judge," said
Sara bo, "what do you think out to bo
1 done wid do white man who vote agin
liio own race and color !" Tbe judge bid
Ida aable friend good night, and ha? never
invited bim to hia bouae again. {
T'addy'a description of a tiddlo is as
follows: "It was the shape of a turkay,
and the aixe of a goose ; he turnoJ it over
on its back anJ rubbed ita belly with a
stick, and och I St. Patrick ! bow it did
l tqoale!"
A >\redd'ng Wight Shirt.
It hardly the fair thing that the 1
boys did to Jue Thomson tho night he
was martpJ. but the temptation was ir- n
resistablu, They could not have helped
it to sarn'.noir lives. I'll tell you how it
was. al
Joe w 4 about tho most fancy dressed n<
buck io tir-m?over nice and particular? tl
a perfeciliiss Nancy in manners?always
putting ?o airs, and more dainty and tl
modest lioa girl. Well, when his wed 01
ding <ia/ catne ho was dressed, trunk te
empty, a- his pants, especially, fitted m
him ?'j| * ''** moulds, and his legs vi
c a'naleJ*" t? .? ITito Choflf. 'i ir^ht was ho *"y
name fjr them. Their sot was immense,
and hi was prouder than a half a dozen ri
peacocks. or
"Aren't they nice, boys?" ho asked of rt
the. two hv.s who woro to be groomsmen, I 01
and see that ho throw himself away after
the most approved manner. | tl
oiuiu .11^ . 'firgems: rep.iou L Otll .'A
Bennett. 'Never saw anything ?<iunl to ! h
them. I5.it, 1 say, Joe, aren't they tho j h
least bit t"'? tight? It strikes ton that you ! tV
will have some Uilliculty in bending, b
won't yoi j I
'PshaV ! no ; they are as easy as an , o
old glove. See !'' j f<
To prove the matter, ho bent down so h
as to touch his patent leathers, when, I a
crack ! em.!;! followed liko twin reports \
of a revilvor. i ti
"Thml-r!" exclaimed Joe, aft ho put | t
his hand behind and found a root in the ;i
casaiinere from st< rn to stern. "Thunder, I n
the pants have burst, and what shall I c
do !"
"I should rather think they had,*' an [ n
swore 1 T in, gelling purple in the face, ! t
as ho endeavored to gonlrol his laughter; s
"luit there is no time t > get another pair, j ?
It only slants half an hour to the stand j i
\ti?j up tiino, and wo have pot n milo to i ti
j{o?carriage waiting, too." j f
| "What shall I do, oh, what shall I i p
do!" j t
"J toll yon what, if mine would fit you, I t
yoi shall have them and welcome, hut | (
they are nhout a inile '.oo hip they t
f ^'?* **?* *> ? ?*?? j>. it 5 <
?oo no'.t?y but to have them mended." t
"Whoa-an 1 pot to do it, Tom t" <
"Wel'M am something of a tailor, and i i
can fix tlcm so they won't show. Hold j r
on a mjiute, and I'll got a needle and t
thread."' i
"Can jou ? May heaven bleaa you I" t
"OlT?flh your coal," commanded Tom, c
as he cabin hack. t
"Now lay yoursolf over on the bed,
and I'll V-t you in short order."
The command was obeyed ; the pants
mended* the coat tails carefully pinned F
over, so as to conceal the "distress for r
rent," anil all went merry as the tnarriaco ! 8
bo!!, untfi J >o MioweJ the lr.de to the i 1
nuptiai cL. 1
Tbcruwns only a dim light in tho j F
room, bf> it enabled Joe, as he glanced j 1
I bashfully,around, to aeo tho sweetest face J
in the w rld, the rosy cheeks and bright r
lips ; thelovelv and loving blue eye?, and 0
! the cot/en curl* just peeping from out '
; tho anoi?r sheets, and lie extinguished it I
altogether and hastened to disrobe him- 1
self. OfJ citno coat, vest, fancy necktie ^
i and colhr, hoots, and eocka in a hurry, '
' but aennin w tho pants stuck. The more I
he tried tho more they wouldn't come
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' and ho ttggad vainly fo? half an hour. '
'Thutder!" muttered Joe.
What'* the matter, dear 1" came in '
the softest accents from tho bod where '
somebody was wondering if ho was over '
coming; and forgetting his accustomed (
barb fulness, ho blurted out : I 1
Trtl cursed Tutu Hennett has | i
sewed my pants, drawers, shirt ami under- | 1
shirt nil together I" I
"It is too bid I Waft a moment tr.y
: dear !n
A little stoek-ngloM f.,ot peeped out
first, then n rutll id night dress, the lamp !
whs lighted, n pn:r of scissors found, Joe
released, and although he denies it, Tom
Hennett swears that his wedding shirt
was of the shortest possible extent, j
reasoning a posteriori.
Sot'ftgK or CtiKKRri'i.NM* ?No man's
spirits aro very much hurt by doing his
duty. On tho contrary, one good action, I
one temptation resisted and overcome,
one sacrifice of desire or , interest, purely
for cot.n^oisce sake, will prove a cordial
for wc?* and low spirits beyond what j
eitbsr K*:n'gene??, or diversion, or com ;
psny, cko do f'?r them.
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\\a ranrot namo, nor can any one c
nam<%* baitl* in whioh tho Federal ?
troop* d'f ated a Confederate foroo oqua! ?
to thMOwIrM in number. No auch in- 1 n
cident, either upon a large or a amall *
aeala, o?ru/red during tbn four years. ! ^
That'a out of the 'ruth* of hiatory, and fi
not all ?h* world ean malt* it aught bat ''
a trutt*.? LouUviiU Courier. ^
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[From tho Darlington Southerner.] .
The Lords of Creation.
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V MR9. WILLI A MB.? MAN A fit" END THRIFT, H
We bear tlio mo3t pathetic complaints it
liout the extravagance of women, whiio ?i
t one ventures to toil tho truth nbout al
10 far greater extravagance of mon. yi
It is truo, wo do not spend money for 01
le same things, neither do wo lavish it hi
i pleasures that are einful. We cau j ir
ill with an unblushing face what our gi
looey goc? for ; whiio half of tho time u
du would ho ashamed to confess what c<
;.u nnva e.x*p- n?i> * J ..u.W-tc.
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?i u near ? gre.ai ocai aooui wives a
lining thoir husbands by their extrava j tl
anca while, in reality, the husband lias j t<
liued himself by his rash speculations, j a
r spendthrift habits. tl
I)o men, who have money, ever deny M
lemselves wh it money will purchase] ?
in<i, vorv freou "fitly, ilo not men who
avo no money of their own, take that t
olongir.g to other people to supply their
mcied or real want* with ? Vou seldom j
ear of a woman robbing her employer ; I
do not mean servants, but women who j
ccupy higher places of trust ; but how |
sarfully !on ? the catalogue of men who j
c
ave taken what did not belong to them
nd expended it on th? ir guilty pleasures.
> no ran connl tlio millions that wicked |
hod ?p>nd on more wicked women, while ' t
lie daughters of viriuo toil on in crush I
rig, merciless povorly, lhat knows no II
hatouient, until the giavo opens to re I
civo them. I '
As a general lliin>, women rpondl J
n .nev for what can bo -.eon , the jewels, j *
ho dresses, arc something tangible; they
re a po-?se?s;nn. 11at men buy cosily (
rine, hi <1 drink it np, nr g :z/.!o b id liquor
n iho tavern. They hav 1 spent their
noney, l.ul they have nothing to sho.w (
or it. They expend tluir money on ci t
jars and tobacco; what does it profit
hem II One ends in a little heap of ashea, j .
lie other, in a very dirty puddle. Men ,
ramble- away a groat deal of money ;
hey eat np a groat many dollars at tho ;
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'tippers cost something, and, "free lunch
;s" are not to bo had for nothing. The
nsignificant; sums" spent by women on (
lre?* cannot compiro with the expendi (
ures of tnon on their pleasures; and it
s time to stop this hue and cry against
he oitravaganco of woman, for the lorda '
>f creation aro creation's real spend- 1
h rifts. '
Small Farms.. t
F.vervtbing connected with the pros- <
>erity of the South seems to indicate the *
lecessitv of changing very materially the '
ystem of agriculture. Some of our planers,
who aro favorably situated, find it (
o their advantage to k?ep up their largo |
ilantalions nnd to employ a largo force. |
Ivory man must, of course, l>o his own i
udge in this matter. Hut, as a general
ale, tbo want of cheap labor to keep the
Irains ami ditches open, to keep the
erces up and a general system of im
>roTemoot on tlie farms, plainly indicates
he neco*sity of reducing the size of our
arms and leasing them to good tenants,
it reasonable prices, in order to the immovement
of the lands.
.Skilled labor and ordinary industry j
md forecast will soon convince everv one, I
hat tho system of small farms otfers the
lighost inducmenls to tho future woll
>eing of the community. We must try
he adoption of the shift system or change
>f crope, leaving lands uncultivated with j
? coat of clover or under fence to prevent j
grazing, the cultivation of tho cereals and
ihegrs jes, as well as every other article i
needed either for homo consumption or j
market produce. Let evorv person n'nr t
an orchard of choice fruits. There is
carcely anything more profitable, and
certainly nothing more attractive to make
tiomo p'oasnnt to a family.
Kbkimnu Caiioaok.?Cabbages in the
Spring aro a great scarcity, yet tl oro is
io reason that they should not he r.s |
plentiful then as in the Fall. Only a little
are is necessary. Wo have generally j
copt thorn fresh and crisp through the !
IVintor, and tho pirn wo hnvo adopted is
his: Wo dug a trench out of doors, '
ihout three feet deep, and l?oxe.l it al!
iround with loose boardr. In this wo
>?t the cabases, standing them on end
vith the roota downwards, not allowing
ho heads to touch. The whole was then
iovered wish boards, placing them close
nouglt to kftoo out tho wet ; the oarth
?m tio a boaped upon the top, firming a 1
noucd al>out two fool in lioighl. In this 1
tate tho cahb.rgo kept ail through the <
iVintor i? "!ost ex. < Me*)t condition. No I
fost leached thern and they were as fronh I
1 the Spring as when first put a" ay.? t
''rcdt.ru I Ion Furtfur. I ?
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A Sligh MistakeIn
a Now Hampshire town thoro livod
n ignorant irreligious, worthless family,
iansotn, by name, no member of which
ad been seen inside a church within the
jernory of the "oldest inhabitant." The
illage pastor, after years of failure, had
t longth "almost persuaded" two of the
ounger scions to promise attendance for
no Sabbath, hut the fear that they would
a made the subjects of some persona! rot
>arks still deterred them. Thov worn in
roat terror lest they should ho publicly
pbrAided with their misdoings, and call*
1 to account for thoir wickodnoss. After
*?? ?. !??/ f'tivUl'h ? S * '
nd 011 tho following Sunday the eyes of
ie good pastor's congregation were asmished
at tho unwonted presonce of tho
foresaid Ransoms. All went well until
ho reading of the second hymn, which
ras familiar? \
"Mow yo the trumpet, blow !"
Imagine the effect when, at tho end of
he iine ?
"Return ye ransomcl sinners home,"
ho elder of onr heroes sov.ed his hat, and
villi long strides towards tho door,
bouted : "Come along home, Rill '?
know'd they'd he Hinging at us ij wo
amo hero !''
SPK't.
To commnriicatu with the denizens of
bo (loop?Prop a lino.
Tlio room never a Ivortisod for rent?
["U room for improvement.
Married lifo oftenbegins with rosewood
it; I mahogony, and ends with pine.
When may young ladies be said fo bo
icooouiicai i When tin y resort to tight
lacing to avoid wand-fullness.
Those who engage in tiio pursuit of
wippinoss should not encumber thetiii
lelves with unnecessary things.
Hate not opinions for being contrary
:o ti.ioo own. it is not certain hut thou
hysclf tnayst ho in the wrong.
The parent who would train up a child
n the way ho s.hou'd go, must go tho
way ho would train up his child in.
Tho human heart is niado for love, as
tho housohoM hearth fnr lire, and for
trot A, hp itip hotituuulj h'.uip fur People
in a passion seldom wish their
rpiestions to be answered at all, and never
that they should ho answered cooly nud
with reason.
Thought,?The over active and restless
aower of thought, if not employed about
what is good, will naturally and unavoidably
engender evil. %
There is as much greatness of mind in
;he owning of a good turn as in the doing
)f it; and we must no more force a rot
piital, out of season, than be wanting in
t.
It ia one of heaven's blessings that we
cannot foreknow the hour of our death;
for a time fixed, even beyond the possir
bility of living, would t-oubio ua uioro
than doth this uncertainty.
"Mv son, knoto tfnjic/f! ' solemnly said
a father to one of bis offspring.?"Thank
you, Bir," replied the son, "but my list of
acquaintance# is sufficiently largo already."
Josh Billings says that tbo man who
wrote "I would not livo alway, I ask not
to stay," probably never had boon urged
sutliciently.
Gioacobino UoHsini, the eminent musical
composer, died in Paris, on Saturday, in
liia 77th year.
' Peacock feathers" in "bandit bats"
nro the latest female display in New
York.
To milk a cow on tbo run and livo on
the milk, is announced as a sure cure for
laziness.
An English paper advertises for sale a
pew which "cciuinandri a view of nearly
the whole congregation."
A temperance author wroto "drunkonnrss
is folly," and the printer mado him
say "drunkenness is jolly."
A negro tax collector down south
called on a white man for his taxes.
Says he, "Mr. Smith, dis ia do second
time 1 called on von for d? tntna. IIz-w
da dehbil d'jroa 'epos? we eulled peoplo
ntn to lib, if you while people don't pay
your txxos f" ^
What la the difference between & husband
r.nd bis wife ? One knows tbo value
of money and the other the value of
calico. Of cour?o the Indies can decide
"which is which."
He Wike in Time.?A prince
who?e mind had ic irned in some degrco
[o value religious truth asked his tutor to
ijivo hi in suitable instructions that Lo
night bo prepared Or death. "I'lenty
>f time for that when you are older," waa
he reply. "No!" said the prince. "I
lave boon lo the church yard and tnoas red
the grarea, and there are many
horlor than I urn."