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Vol. IX. WEDNESDAY MOIRNING, JULY 23, 183 No. 29. THE H ERALD LS PL'1lbllLl) Fn :iY W E)l>NEI1A Y .\101 L\ i, At NeWlierrY ('. II., Ly TiWoi P. r l"N.K1 , Llitr an.d 'ropricor. rep-111s, S1.530)DCP'r " he t , I -.:ariably i ' i ane - ..pp - iS11j>pped at thle expilation of taie iwv'r whia it Is paitn f The y uar:: d!e.ote- .xpiration of sub scripationi. 1Jetry. THE 1PRINT.-R' DEVIL. T,,-h 's pa tte !red,1 Glotliin.t tattereid, With Is broom in hand, Leaning, Cleaning, Rubbing, scrubb>iig, Under everyt 'Neath the cases, Type and spaces Trampled where they fell Bv this Pluto hootned to go to Printers' batter "hell." lanning hither, l:arting tiither, Tail of aN the Staff, ("at an. in aloors, Doing all chores, LBrinaging telegr.aph. Rans for copy, N >r dare stop he For his paper hat All the jonr'nen, S :ethe foremen,a Yelling.lor somie "'far." "Proves" the galleys: Ti,en he sallies, On S.Ltanie pinion Fro:m thv- news r->)m Plar. ofl his donilion. Audthe bo-e Oftenl erazs :iA %eaLr witil their holes Xlnke thle devil Find Iis leovel Stirring up the cuals. Washing roller, Bringing coal or Lugging water pail; Time le wastes not At the pasto pot, Wr-ipping up the mail. Wh'len the week's done, Then he s'eeks one W here th;e greenh>aeks lay. Th~era' to set Fosr the lit.le Devil is to pay. In this spirit Th-eis mlerit, Ear Irum tinit Of shamne; Often gaining, By his training~ Good and honored name. t ireat debaters, Have ariseu }lfom the prison Of thse printer's den. THIm BALL AT BITHMAflM TBY 0. II. KAY. :: The name of' Dith mar had been kr:ownl in N--almost frcomi its fouindationl, and members of that failiy had filled with honor many responisibie- posittenls in its gift. At the time of which I write the head of' the family was one Joseph ' iithriar, a~ retired man ufacturer e>f' about sixty, at gentleman of cul tuire as well as fortune. 3fr. Dith ma's household cirele, besides h~isef, thien consisted of' his wife, bay somte years his junior, his son, Arthur, a young man of twenty, aid two daughters, IIelen and M:tres. [{elen wats twenty-six, anid'thioughi by no mes.ns ill-fav .ared., bade fir akinays to remiain a? spinster of' her ownI volition. sl ary on1 the con trary,' though much(:l youniger' than her sister, did not share this strang~e aversion to marrttiatge, and( that was perhaps, he reason that I had mainctai*nd m-) so long may acquaintance with ..nd my f'riendshipo f'or the family. Maywas belle of N--, and well uierited the nosition on the score b,ot h of personal and of' intellectual beautty. She had numerous gen tieman friends, as we natural, but none that ! considered my vivals. There was, indeed, a certain hfarry D)uff'-a sort of brainless, faishuinable popinjay-who aspired to~ her favor, but his pretensions. -appeared so ridiculous to me that I did not give either him or them mauch thought or consideration. Besides. ii had old Mr. D)ithmar's favor and that went a long way toward strengthening my position ad my comipseency. Mary, too, seomned to lean towar say side. This was the state of ;atfairs whez2 one day, in the Winter of 37 i .received an invitation to a~ ball at TitJfunar's. Now this invi tation was5 nothin~g uncommon, but the faict that the note was witteni and signed by Mary Dith marit hierself was sigiiea"nt--at '.. a I thought. Time s;ore on, and at length the eventMi .e:ening of' the ball namefl round, su L was in my toom at home dres2inlg for .the oc Sai lietnly I th door-bell rang, andl( in :a ouenit after, the servant an aci a-i:l.1 to s.s meL. I peevishly cursed Mr. iitt for his itnsuasonla>ic 111.ru11sion. :1nl theln (irCectd the girl to show h6im1 U ) Sta i IS. ie came into the (-hamber and thruw himself heavily down in an easy chair, strtetching his legs ou upon the carpet ill front of' him and resti his hands by the thumib in the armholes of his waistcoat. I was shaving, and as I turned round, razor in hand, I saw that Mr. 1)[tff was Ilushed in the fle, and had evidently been dIrinking "omelwhat deeply. I was aston ished. for I knew that he too had bee- invited to the hall. iSimpson," said Duff, in thick tones, "been to a dinner party and iniscalculated capacity. Can't go to ball, and so come to pair off W;thl you." "Duff," said I, -advancing half way into the intervening Space between us, "my good fellow you are out of your sensesD! Do you think that wo are nerubers ot Congress or United States Sena tors ?" -1 don't think anything of the kind," he replied, with a drutken laugh, '-but 1 want to pair off with At first I was rather amused at the situation, and talked soothing ly to the man, but at length,. my stock of patience growing exhanst ed, I became slightly angiy; and turning from my visitor, I abruptly cotinned my preparations for de partur.. Whe) I was ready to go, L said to Duff: "Ifyou have been a fool, I can't help it; and if by pairing ofr you llean that you want me to stay away from Dithmar's to-night be cause you have made an ass of yourself, I tell you frankly that I do not meai to gratify you." I held the door open as I spoke, id hat in hand waited for him to get up. lie did not move. "Duff," said I, "don't you see I'm waitin" for vou. But the heat of the chamber had been too much-for him, and, even as I spoke, Duffs head sank torward upon his breast, he was O'iaz. I left him, There he was, :1d, teliing the servant not to dis turb him. went to the ball. The sisters never looked more beautiful or appeared to greater advantage than on that vight, pu Mary especially shone a bril liant atar. At length supper was over. I had accompanitid Mary .o the room and from it, and was utand ing with her again in the ball-room part from the rest. We were con rersing in whispers. What we aid I will not repeat; it is enough to ssy that I played Romeo. and that a kind Juliet was not want Suddenly at the upper sId of he room there was a struggle and' ome confusion, and in the midst f it all a stout, shaggy-headed, Mcerly' man, pushing aside the ands that sought to stay him, ~trode into the place, and stood ike a r-ock in the cantor of the partment, gaping from side to ide with a harsh, disagreeable eer. The ladies screamed, and ~evoral of them fainted. M'ary Dithmar shr'ank back and clung to ne in slheer terror. "Who is it?" I asked, when I re ~overe-d from my temporary aston shmecnt. But Mary could not reply. Speecless and pale as a ghost, she azed at the intrudcr like one ulrnedl to stone. The whole Dith ar fatmily stood as if tr'ansflxed. "Bah !" cried the man sternly, so tis is what you (10 while you hink me dead. iKh, Joseph DIith ar? But you see I ami livo yet. ad come at last to denounce your 'rimes and tho'se~ of' your fiendish emily. You thought you had murii ered gi, ob'? Well, it wasn't -our faiult ti;.t j amq alive. Your ired assassi-ns betr.yal yoau. Why don't you welcome me ? Where's your hospitality ?" The guests stared at one an ther and at their host at this peech in stupid amazement. At ingth Dithmar grew in a meas ure calm, ag4, addressing his rincds, said, in an unspea4y voice. "M~enlemen, ladies, friends, th's s an unfortunate seue; try to for et it. 1 will explain at g.nothier ime. Now please leave us." Still the intruder stood undis urbed and frowning in his posi tion, and Arthur w~ho had sprung orward toward him as if to eject m or- administer personal chas tisement, was c.tughmt and held by his father'. lt w.s ;;. s.trange and nompreensible arinir, an t. uests evidently did not know hat to make of it. as by ones an~d wos they- slowly departed. "Mary,-" said I to my compan ion, "let me take you into the air' .a.ywh'er-e from here. This is iul." "No." she r'eplied, firmly, ust remain with mym family and harec the worst wvith them." ..4 with gentle force she led 7tQ the om door. I went ome astAdsed. WV hatd to;. all hs ,,..n -> .ai :Nre been 1lrata and atteAnpted inurder by the falil I h:d so lIong Ievered ? I could not believe it. I resolved to have my doubt s cleared by per sonal explanation the followinc MorI g. Duir had vacated my apart ments during my absence, and thank Heaven % was alone witlh Ily thoughts and my sorrows. ] went to bed and dreamed. My dreanis were in the last degree aw. fuil. I awoke in a cold sweat, and founitd that it was daybreak. I ruse, dressed myself, and then: early as it Was, hurried to Dit.h mar's. Judge .of my surprise on approaching. the house to find it open and lights of the night be. lore all still brilliant burning; the 'hose- had evidently been open ever since the sudden exodus oJ the guests. I shuddered, and a naimieless presentiment of evil fas tened on me as I went up the steps and entered the mansion. It was deserted. I went into the ball room; it was silent and empty, and the 1laming gas-jets but increased its horror. I ran up stairs and searched chaiber after chambei -all vacant, all void. I called aloud on Mary, on all the late oc cupants of that splendid dwelling; no response, not even an echo to my own voice, and I threw my self doWIn on a chair and groaned. 3 ist then I heard a heavy step noar me. and in marched the in truder of last night in Dithmar's dressing-gown and slippers, calm ly smoking a short, black, stunt ed-looking clay pipe. le took the pipe from bis mouth and surveyed me coolly and deliberately, but said not a word. All of the anger in my nature was aroused at the sight of this accursed wretch, and I went toward him with a look of rage. IlIe put his pipe back into his mouth, and folding his arms over his breast, continued his sur voy, still without a word. "Dovil!" I cried "who are you, and what is your fiendish power over this house and this famiy ?" The smoker smiled, and only said. "'Do you like music?" Was ever such a question asked at such a timo ? I wao thunder stLicic. and remained with my hand clenched silently staing, "Do you like music?" The question was repeated; and without waiting this time for an answer, the trange being glided to the open piano, and sitting on the stool, the pipe still in mouth, played gracefully and elcgantly some of tho wild, stormy music of "Robert le Diable." Then, having concluded his instrumentation, he sang, in a soft and almost feminine voice, "Robert, Robert toi quo j'aime" from the same great work of 3everbeer. The man was evi dently entir-ely forgotten. in the musicia~n; for when the performer opened hia lips to gik' vent to the first words of the song, his pipe tumbled from between his teeth, and was dashed into fragments on the floor. I remained wonder smitten and still. At length. the song being concluded the man tuihcd toward me as if for appi-o bation, Among my other qualitios I was an] enthusiast in music; and full of horror- for- the individual before me as I was, I could not help in war-dly admiring his master-y ovei the science of harmony ; but this feeling ws; but ipomen tar-y, and as as soon as I could s idtly ol leet myself, I demanded wvhere the Dithmnars had gone to so suddenly, and reitcrated my inquiry as to who he was. IIo wheeled round the piano stool and looked at inc fi xedlyv. "Ts~it possible you don't know e: hoi said; in a tone of quiet 1 assured him that he was a per feet straniger to me. Hie appear ed puzzjed, and then r-eplied: ".L am the real J oseph lDith "'Who then, pruiy, 'was te ho until last night was known lay that name ?" "Bgs bog'us,'' answered the man, turning to the piano and drumming with his right hand. "Where is he, and wvhere is his fa;nily ?" "How hqal I now ? They treated me ill; but nnv that J i vFor.ored to my rights they may escpe-yos, they may escape;" He said this with~ a dem gir, and still drumming. 1 knew not to think, what to do. Could this maai's story be true? Certain it was that the Dithmars, one and all, had flown, r.: tha,t was in favor- of its truth; besides, j rentemoereg th eet on the family of the intruder's first appearance-the bla n k a mazemient, the utter crush, Dith mar's unquestioning submission, the dismissal of the guests, MIary's last words at parting with me dI, too. began to admit suspi ciOn ~and doubt. Tho I reieeted that this was cruel and'unkind i me, and in a second I bethought ime of legal aid, Just at that in stant one of the outer windows appeared the lica and s h,n ei of D .Iff. "Hallo .'" cried that wort ;V "what's up?" I went to him. -and whisperevd: ot a word. CNIC in :nd vatch this man until I return. Duff, amazed, and not knowinA what to m1ake of the :s;pect of things, obeyed. I ran for the con stable. I ibund that officer, and armed with the requisite authori-i ty, we were soon on our way back to the Dithinar mansion to solve the problem thLt had been pre sented by law. At the door, much to my surpric and joy, I net Mis. Dithmar in her bonnet. Mr. Simpson," said she, in a voice that yet had a tremble in it, "I am so glad you've conie. It's all over; he's gone." I dissmissed the constable on Mrs. Dithrnar's assurance that there wa*s no furtliet: need ,f his services, and went in. Duff and the lady, were the only persons present. My late companion, the intruder, was nowhere to be seen. "What's become -of him ?" f ask ed. Duff made answer with a laugh. "His keepers took him off." "What?" cried f, with a look that demanded explanation." "Mr. Simpson," said Mrs. Dith mar, "that poor creaturo who has so sorely troubled uis is miy bus band's demen ted brother. le has been confined in a lunatic asylum for some years, and none of our children have ever seen him be fore. Yesterday ho - escaped and came direct to N-, and at night, attracted by the lights, he broke in upon us here. His coming to our house was purely accidental, for he did not know, until le saw us, that we resided at N- . Once among us, his malady (which takes the form you saw) broke out afresh; and knowing from experience that the poor man is sometimes as fierce and bloodthirsty as a savage, we dismissed the guests aud then all left the house temporarily, while Mr. Dithmar went to the asylum for the keepers. Fearing to alarm or arouse the maniac. we let the lights burn, and left him in possession. The rest is soon told. The kooral., Mar -a + - lunatic have just this instant gone, and, if you please, you and Mr. Duff may go and biwng the girls home. They are at E-'s on the main street." Thus ended the strange story the curious adventure that sprang out of the "Ball at Dit.hmar's and now, after the lapse of years as I think of it, I shudder as I speculate on what might have chatced hau fortilne rot favored me while I was alone with him and was striving with all my might to irritate a danrerous and unscra pulous maniac. N*iseeIlaneous. HOW A JEWiSH RABBI WANs CONVERTED. MR. ABRATIAMI JEAoER's. EXPERI EXCE, AS GIVEN BEPORE TilE CONvENTION AT MOBILE. All who were in the Southern Baptist Convention on the 10th instant were deeply interested in the address of Brother Jeager (pronounced Yeager), who was re cently converted from Judaism to Chistignity, in MfQbile. Hie is a Imember of the St, Franeiz. street church, in which the convention met. We are indebted to our es teemed young brother, George B. Eager, for a report of the address, as taken down by him while Brother Jeager spoke. It will be read .with intecrest, and the more se s Brother Jeager has been greatiy p)ersecuted by his~ Jewish brethren sinco his conversion to Christianity. In accordance with a generally expriessed desire, Mr. Jeager was introduced to the convention, and beftrc (crowd3d lnou 'of eager listeners procded1, after see be-coming expressions ofebr rassment at appearinig before such a body on such an occasion, in substance as follows: "I1 give thanks to the iving qd pf Isreal that I am to-day p.ernlitt.ed to stretchi fQrth my arms tp thlis lBaptist convention and~ say, ire are my brethrien !" rfien, with a dign'ity and power of maua.r and ?'thught LIht h-ave heft a profound imfpre2s upon .all who heaird him, he proceeded to enfoi-ce the impor-tance of labor- for the conversion of the Jews. IIe tclaie ht all arguments urged the ightbefore, in behalf of Eturopca missin, gpph~ed wii4 greater, sublimer force to this world-nieglected enterprise, and that more might be added. Said he; "They arec at your own doors, they speak your own language, they take part in your own enter prises, but above all, they wor-' ship the same God-Jeb-oyah and yield credenbe to the 'same Scripturecs of ti-ut'h. Is it objected Ithat the Jews will not r-eceive the Ir'll! You have riot tried them. You have sent missionaries to others-oih ! wh'y not to these ? I'll tell you why. .It is for the lack of Faith in Glod. You do not be liev the sublime and inimutable promises of Jeiovah ; you disobey the comi) iiSsionl of your Lordr: "Go preach the gospel to "very creatilre !" You prenelh to the Chiinese, but not to the Jews. The Chineso don't know the Bible; the Jews do. I tell you, brthren .in the name of God. only teach til Jews their own Bible and they will find the gospel themselves. They don't k n o w their own Scriptures. Lead them into, first, the law, t h c 1 t h c prophets, then readily will they follow you into the gospel, ard clearly will they see the Holy One of Isreal in the despised Jesus! The Bible is full of assurance to this end. It does not assure us of the conver sion of all the Gentiles: but we do road: "All Isreal shab' be sared," Is their conversation hard? So is that of all the heathen. Is their Conversion poAlle' Appeal to t-iets. In Great Britian there are two hundred Jews preaching the gospels of the Messiah, and sever al thousands trustin in Jesus Christ; and why? Because they have missionaries. In Berlin there are two thousand converted Jews -bankers, officers of State, doe tors of universities--of all classes of ?ociety ; and not for money, else why was it not so before? but be. cause thU hace insionarie ! Chris tians, brethren, you do not trust, you do not obey the word of your Master. Why do you not begin at Jeru.salen .' Did Paul ever dare go to a city and preach the gospel without preaching it in the synLa gogc ?-"to the Jew first," then, not till then, to the Greck. Imitate him. Oh, brethren in Christ! preach the good news to iy poor, ieLected, but still beloved peo pe!" Mr. Jeager then left the stand, after saying his heart "too full to dwell on the state of his people." But ho was called back au d re quested to give his experience of his conversion to Christianity. He then proceeded about as follows: ;.I a broughb up a Jew, to think of the word of God-the law-as my only hope. I expect ed salvatiotj from no other source than my own obedience-the work of the law. To do the law, I must know it. Then '/Inow the law and be saved' was my motto, My re. ligion was in the brain. But in the course of my searchings I was at last led to feel that I had just as well try to love the air in breath or the steam that moves the loco motive as Cod (now i do not mean Christ) for God is a Spirit. You ean't lce God as a Sp>irit! Now, to tind &atisfactions-peace in doing: the wvil1 of God-that was my con stant longing and effort. But nev er, never eould I find it. It was like trying to fill a barrel witbout a bott'ont. 34an is jrast spah a thing, with no good anotice-no princi ple of loca-as bottoin for his works. At last I became wearied, worn, tired Out of this. My re solutions and my works were all in vain. I conceived a distaste, a disgust, bor the Jewish law, as un able to meet my wants. Here, brethren, let me say, the law-the Pentateuch - is sulrroun )ded by wrappings and warpings of tradi tions which not only conceal l>ut go contrary to the Will of God. So 1 soon found no reason for not rejectirg thLe law/ CLthe iabbin. 1 lost all respect for this, and so also for the law of God. But at the same time a voice within-the voice of eternal truth-told me it wvas still the word of Gohd, I could not blot out or get over the his tory of Israel-that -wonderful. wonderful history of God's dealing with hiius csn 'e. Thiis pr plexed: I was sorely troubled; I knew not.wvhat to do. I tried to master and explain it all-all the wonderful history and the sublime doctrines of the ~Ecilugram. b.ut these ee mysteries'too higth for me, I couildn't reconcile the free domn of ein an the sovereignty of God. I[ tried to make it out 'God does it all, and hence I am not responsible.' But oh ! the mysteries, the impossibilities, that met me! And right here, breth-1 e,let rge say, no.thing r4o.w seems to pie more inconsistent than what Judaism is holding,I that nothing is to be bdliered th-4 t carinot be co;ar.yeihended. I tried rationalism, that curse of Germany to-day; tried to make out of the New testament (for I had read it I and found it a difficul ty) and t.he1 whole Biblea legend, a myth or a series or myths; but I couldn't--I cQuldn't for.e m,yself to believe it. I tried to silence mny heart in this way, arguing that the spirit of' the times w as above and ahead of the Bible ;that the science of the world had out stripped it. But this failed me. I turned to the history of civilization-to the bis Lory of the nations of the earth. If saw that_ the golden age of Greece and of' 1tome had come, had shed its glory anid had been acknowlI ed. Not so vith Israel-God's na tion. ftI/ gUlden age'was Yet tQ come. Its only and acknowledged teachers, the piophees. still de clared :'h Ti. ,oden age of Is-ael getdtoceuilw.' I saw that niotv I!-% standing Israel is a small despised people, VCt their God is to be the Gtd of all the carth. and they the glory of the w o r I d. I turned again to the Bible with the new zest and relish ol abstinence. But I found it still a stubborn thing and full ol difficulties. I tried to spiritualize it away: I studied and wrote extensively to thi. end, bat soon found myself failing. I was weak. anl was warring against IV highest interests. .I found I ha I iP ,reater Imir11 than 31. Jea gr iin-/0. I thought I would thus becume happy-comw! Iy. self to be happy. But Gud deliv er any man frorm such happiness as I found. I went to a Christian in this city-a LIdy teacher-to Llk with her. told her I was miserable: that while I was the recognized rabbi of the Jews here. I was the meanest and most mise rable of them all. Shortly after I saw a dog ly ing tranquilly in the sunshinfe. I wept and wished my self a dog. Oh, the agony of that period! I can't tell iL to you. Still the idea strangely clung to me that a man must be good of himself --that the will was everything the will was my only salvation. I stilled looked, longed and labored fbr happiness. If happy once in fancy I was soon miserable again. I. grew loathsome to myself. I hated myself. However terrible I thought hell was, I thought it not enough of hell |or me!. A ld 0 brethren in Christ, believe me, this is no exaggeration ! The more I tried to be good the more I couldn't, add the more wretched it made me. Had Pharaoh harden ed his heart ? I thought I was worsethan a Pharaoh. 'Surely, surely,' I thought, 'there is no chance for me.' I cried to cd. I prayed; 'Lord, gh(#.art all right, but I-I am all wrong. Lord, there is no hope for me, but let me not, oh! let me not sin against thee any more! Surely the past will suffice!' Do you ask why I did not cm-race Uhrist? Ah ! I looked upon embracing Christ as idolatry. There had not dawned upon me I any light from above to see him as he is. But here I must revert several years. I had read the new Testament; L had studied history, and from its very foundation I found Christianity ruling in his tory-a sublime world power. I had studied the character and work of Christ. I had ber fQreed to conclude that the fifty-third chapter of Isaiah predicted no other than the Christ. I read the rabbinical commentaries; they ap plied it to the Jewish people. 'But how can they?" I asked. 'No, it cannot be! A man is there predict ed.' Some said it was Jeremiah. !But nq w ?! Iasi;ed. 'Was Jeremiah woundled for- our transgressions and bruised for our iniquities ? Is it with hea stripes that we are healed ? It cannot be. It can't be predictive of any but Chri.st.' I said this to my bro ther-in-law.. lie told me I was crazy. We turned. to the chapter. 1 explained it to him. Hie turned pale before me ; was frightened al most to death.. 'What shall we do ?" he cried. 'Why, nothing; do nothing.' I replied, for I was still too proud to acknowledge; I I was not vie gnaeugh to devise meansi of oscape fr-om the difficul ty 'If this Chapter speaks of Chris I. continued; 'then all the Bible! speaks of the same Christ. What then? 'Why reject this--reject all . It is all an impostur-e.' Up to this time I say 1 had only seen in~ Christianity em~ething that exe aised a sub'lime influence on hu mian civilization--nothing moe ; but now I saw more, 1 turned to bhe New Testament for comfort. Befor-e I read it as I read a novel Qr its inte4'eat. .1 always admired he chaiacter of Jesus. Years ago r iabbi in San Fr-ancisco rebuked io for- ,his. But now, I say, I wvent to it for soothing, for peace: ret not with intent to believe it. But its truths forced themselves ipon me. I began to feel that j Fesus was not only good, but holy, and4 that the holiness of Jesus was ,hec power of the living God of [srecal. A few weeks of this ear-n-1 ist reading of the New Testament grought a great change in me.I liy mother- saw it and spoke of it -a great change in my char-acter and life; everybody saw it, but lit-1 le did they know the cause. I had! it last been brought mysteriously >ut surely to the conclusion that 20thin~g could help us up to God Jut Jesus. One evening I went io.me tir-ed out-so tir-ed of seek ng-and sighing for rest. I lay; .hown in this st-ate of mind, and began thinking of Jesus, when suddenly and involuntar-ily I ex ilaimed: -Je.sus Christ, my Redeem r'I was startled. 31y soul had at l4st delar-ed its faith. The leales fell from my cyes. A bu :len bigger thani the house rolied fromi my shoulder-s. 3My brethr-eu. I enn't describe here. It was a a I sweet, siiancre drear. I began to think: o" Eli jah1 and the still small v igt fel from heaven up on th wonderful storv. I had rea lzed what it was to hear God spea; in the stOrm. but naw for the liir. t time to Lar him in the i voie. LiO Ei h I h.%v-d .%i Ith mN head b(tXecn yN kn ees b(ore G o d-t he GoI of Israel. I 'clt, I understood. I be livved. I knev it was the sacri 1i v v~ d -!I Lhi In-16-ai utiL5 tieeV ofinhig-bos y <iest i--the disgrace anli nm o r c than death of my poor nlothlr ,nd f nily ; Un: I cnln'-it heL t .I God c:lled ie! I went 1hwa:rd ; I 'ell at the feet of JUsus: I called him Savor. ()I, hat my peo ple mighiot see .Jesus :as the pro nued1 s.'dsiah- he Ilo:y n of Israel! Thanlk .(; od thes mu11ist sOme day, for he las promised it." As Mr Jeager lo. C. tears Wre seen tr.ekling 'lowu the cLeeks of many a war worn vcteran of the cross. It was a solemn moment such as the world has seldom known. With a voice tremulous with emotion, the Rev. J. H. Wood, of Georgia, moved that the convention engage in prayer for that people of whoni the Master declared "Salvation is of the Jews," after which Rev. M. B. Wharton offered*the following resoiLtion; . oioLed, That we have heard with great interest the address of Brother A. 3 eager on ru.isions to the Jews, and the relation of hil Christian experience, a,ud that we r e c o m in cnd his appointment throngh the Board of Domestic Missions Is a missionary to the Jews in this country. A substitate was offered, and af terward the whole matter refer. red to l. committee of' five. This committee made a rq>Ort before the close of the session, as suring him of countenance and co operation if he should at any time feel it to be his duty to preach to hisJewh brethren. A merchant going home eleva ted, staggered agaiinst a telegraph pole, "Beg your pardon," said be; "I hope no offence. It's rather dark, and the street is narrow. you see." In a few moments lie came in contact w.ith another ?>ole. "Couldj't help it, Siir," said he, lifting bis hat; "I never saw such crooked lanes as we have here in this city !" Again he ran foal of a pole, this time with a force which seit him backwards to the ground. "Look here. neighbor, you needn't push a fellow down be cause he happens to touch you; the road is as much right to be be as you have, old stck-in-the. mud!" He picked himself up. and made a,nother efforts to reach his home, but he soon came plump against. "I shan't make any more apolo gies," said he; "if yon get into the middle of the street and stand in my way, that's your look-out, and not mine." Proceedmng oni his j n a r n e y again, and becoming angry and lizzy, he seemed to be entangled into an inextricable labyrinth of ~elegraph poles, which led him to ~ake a general speech. "Gentlemen, you are not doing ~he fair thing. You do not giv e man a chance. Tod~ run from one ide of the street to the QthP aight in my way," Just thenak met a friend. anid .Zag him by the hand, lie said -There is a procession going along the street, and evci-y man is hrunk; they have been running igai nstmeall the way from the club. [ knocked one of the fellows down. tnd one of the fellows knocked ne down, and then a lot of them ot arotund me, anid I believe they vrould have licked me within an neh of my life if you had not oome to the rescue. Let us get >ut of this street before the pro ~ession comes back, for they are dl drunk." CUACmT.-A- common council-| nan's wife paying her daughter a risit at school and inquiring what irogress she had made in her edu ~ation, the teacher answered : "Pretty, good, madam; Miss is rery attentive. If she wants any hing, it is capacity; foir that d'e iciency you know, we must not >lame her." "No, mnadam." r e pAi e d the~ nother "but I blame you for not nentioning' it before. Tier father. ,bank heaven, e a n afford his laughter a c'apacity, and I beg hbe may have one immediately, ost what it may." A mamma ini the rural districts1 ately gave her five-old hopeful an )utfit of fish tackle. Soon she 2eard a shout f-rm Willie, and runnlingr out found one of her best aens fatst winding up the line in aer crop, whither the hook had ilready preceded it. Willie, ob ;erving the troubled look of his nother,.quietly remarked: "Don't wvorry, mother. I guess shei wH itop when shegets to the pol. ADVERTISINC RATES. Advetiments inserted at the rat of si Por ;quaire-one inch- or first isrit.u 7.>.or each .ibsequent insertion. Doub4 cvlumu ads ertiseencts tet: pcr ceut ou abo.. Notices oz'mreetirg, obituaries and tributes o respect, same rates per square as ordinaiy r.dvrti'Ceets. speciai notices in local column 2 ce2Cs p,er line. AdvertIsements not marked with the nurm, hr of insertions will be kept -n till forbid and charged accordingly. Special contr:e:s made with large adv. t w;. s 1 ith liberal deductious on above rates JR FRFPTx Done with Neatness and Dispatch. T'eraI Cash. A WEIDING PARTY LOCKEI) UP IN A STATIOX-HOUsE. A wedding party came to grief in the seco,d district station last Friday night. It, ems that a Wozain Who had beei living with a .u:-. . ---or' about iine years wnhouC. the li! tO (O goiq to seC a LIencher about it, duriin WIn tire they had managed L) raise anl imterestimg family of iir er fivechildren, concluded it woml be a delightful sensation to et m:u-r'Sl -.. h-, 01n the otihtr hall. lid not see the nece'ssity of orng to the expense (,I' such a for'Mality. "tnd dumilrredl. But the WO:ian had made up her mll:.d to et m1a:-ried to som. body. ad i" Mr. S. did not im prove the opper nity she wold look further. It so happened thiat she paid a1 visit t1) .Iome aconaint auce about tei miles back of Cor. ington soon after _etting the %wed ding" fever, and during her visit became aconainted with a very accommodating German farn-r, a Mr. B. It only required two days to make the bargain andt no tin( at all to get imarr-iod.-Then -Mr. B. and his bliilhing bride vi;itQ4d this city onl a "wedding tour,' nd4 durin0 a promenade on Front stroet on Friday evening. ther, met Mr. S. A triangular fight fol lowed, resulting in the trio bein. taken to the station-house. Mr. B, began to see through things a little azd modestly gave bai for his appearance in court,and was released. He allowed his bran new wife, however to be locked up for the night. Mrs. B. in ow% cell and Mr. S. in another, talked matters over. amnd ,greed to play a trick on Mr. H,. They felt sure he would not ap pear in Court, and as a conse quence, 31rs. 13., as his lawful wife, would claim the $25 he had deposited as security for his appearance. This with t ii e S4 Mrs. B. had, would enable her amnd Mr. S. to leave town. But 3Mr. 1R. wasn't that kind of a man after all. lIe would p)roI.bly ii a v e been willing to give upl his wife, but the $25 touched the tender chords of his- maDly heart, and lhe was on hand promptly when his name was called ir court. There a reconcilation took place between himself and wife andl muLmual ex planations 'followed-lie paid a small fine, and dieparted for Kecn tucky a sadder but, wiser ma. The Cincin nati ('nna i:ercial 23rd. THEi BoomK OF THEIF (C,UyN.NANcE. -jfhere is no scienlce in thecir p)reten-i tions to which mankind are miore apt tCo commit grievous ristake's than in. the supposed obvious one of physioginmv. I qualrrel tnot with the principle:- 'of this science. as they are laid down by the learned p'rofessors; much L-ss ami I disposed. with someo pe::ple. to deniy its existence ahtouether a,s ans inlet of knowledge that can be depended upon. I believe that there is. or may be. an art to "read the mind's construction ini the face.'' Iut then. in every species of realdingr, so much depends upon the eyes of the reader'; if' they are blear, or apt to dazzle, tr inattentive, or strainecd with too mch attention, the njptio power will infallibly bring'homec false reports of what it reads. How often do we say, upon a cursory glanec at a stranger, what a fmoe opeL countenance he has. who~ ump on second inspection. proves to hIave the~ exact features of' a knave. Nay. On miuchi more intimate acquaintance. how a delu.,ion of this kind shall c'on tiniue for months yeairs, antd then break up all at once.-Craums LAM:I. A young fellow who was recently counitted to jail in Portland, .3Maiine for assault, sent a pathetic appeal to the judge. in which hie said: "I have onecly ben married to months & I haute had 31y IHoney 3Moon yet. this is the first time I ever was in jail or errested. If you will Consider miy case & lot me of on a flue I will returu to my' Darling Wife." The stern decrees of justice were car ried out, nevertheless. -- In Wilmington, on Tuesday last, an old colored man applied for a passage across (tie river in the-feriy boat, and on being told that it would cost him tenl cents to go and come. he declined to in - vest b>ut plunged into the river, swamn across. transaeted his business and re turned in thle same manner. In the late editorial conveniona in North Carolina, Capt. WVr.. Biggrs gave in his exp)ertenc~ a-s follows : HIe has been several year's conducting a new.spaper, most of which had been spent in r-aising the means of doing it. Miss Emilv Faithful has written a book to be published by Adams & Victor, of the firm of the Beadie Dime novel .company. called "A Reed Shiaken by the Wind." It ik in re-ltation to ~the differ-ence Lie tweeni English and American girls, A woman who tells fortunes from a tea-cup is a sauiceress. Mpots on the stun-Freckles on yoi- noy' fa.ce,