VOL 2. GREENVILLE, S. ft: THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 8, 1850. NO. 52 I
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<!*PT. R, Q. AN0ER33Nj CVdnr Fall*. OraenciHe f
?clfrteii ^attrij.
^SiritUr &HH and '
f Pi rive : yet 1 do not proini<<6
f 'Hie prize von dream of to-day, t
Will not fade when you think to grasp it, 8
And to ell in your hand away; f
hut another ^nd holier tiensure I
? JKir?1 new .% n *%r% lijJoSn (
. ^ Bwr ~ ?
Will come when your toil is over, "
And pay yon for all your pain.
Wait : yet I do not IcIT (
;v The hour you longJoV'now,
V_ Av:II ...? ?5.1 ? ... ?
?i in urn come wnu iw ra-uanco vanioluM,
? . And a shadow upon its brow t, . .. ,%
Yet fur through tlie nmty future,
\Vf?|? h crown of starry light.
An hour of joy you know not
Is winging her silent tliglit.
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Pray: though the gift you a>k for
May never comfort your feAis,
May never repay your pleading.
t ' Yet pray. an^ with Iiopefttl tears:
Answer not that you long for,
. n ' ttut diviner, will come one day;
Your eye* are too dim to see it, 11
Yet strive, ami wait, and pray.
JHisrtlianeaus Urahing.
IN A I'ASSION:
OR.
Jhe?biU ofaifwtjj Jetoper.
BV KATE SUTHERLAND.
"Plkabb sir" Mid llannah, our chamber*
maid, speaking in a hesitating manner, a*
if she knew the communication about to be
made would produce a disagreeable irapres
siotj.
HWelt, riannah, what u it, returned un
ole Abet, looking at her over the top at the
mnrAin>r mivr wlii.-K nmaut
tract ire to hint thaw tho cup of coffee which
- he bed only lifted, cud then left to eool on
the table boida him. The expression of
the good man's countenance ahotrcd tliat he
we* prepared for something disagreeable.
L "Mr, Edwards' girl is at the door, sir."
- "Well, what does Mr. Edwards' giH want
v* i r now r ,!... ?* " '*
The Edwards' family were Inveterate borrowers,
and my uncle was beginning to lose
| alt patience with tbein.
" "She says, will you pleaao?The
chambermaid hesitated. - <
"Lend what f It's lent of course
The old gentleman's face was crimsoning.
"I'M say yott're Using it," replied Hannah.
Jo as soothing a tone as she could venture to
asm-roe.
|g}g "No. you needn't!" angrily replied my
,jncl?\ "I don't want you to put words into
jtny mouth. Tell trw girl to tell Mr. Edawards
thai if he wants to read the morning
paper,Jaa can subscribe for it. as I do."
11 annah looked doubtingly at the exited
old gentleman. She did not wish to be
bearer of such a message.
"D'ye hoar f said uncle Abel, in an imperative
duty.
N Hannah turned and left the room,
i "Too bad! outrageous t The family is a
nnjMncef ejaculated carle Abel, in an unn? ,
v 1 swWy excited manner. "Ill ston taking
the paper, if I mn to be annoywf in this
way." And he fluttered the crackling sheet,
I ^filbe threw bis hands about him.
1 could with difficulty repress a smile, as
I looked alike really kind-hearted ohi man
in his temporary excitement. t"
"I" it *?W to be angry }" ! *ai J, the me- *
m?nt I miw th?t I euulU ?p<'ak to hi? reason. ?.
*4 "Ify | U.fcot well Kate," he aiwwewd in f
' i ghfr filial fair* "Uh MM Weil. And 1
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"Why, you bold Ilaitnah to tell the girl
!o tell Mr. Edwards tltto ifhe wanted to read
Lbe morning neper, to subscribe for it, as
rou did."
Lincib Abel sighed, .end looked down np>n
the floor, with a fixed, ab^nt gate. His
ipirft waa troubled. j
"Mr. Edwards appears to be a very gentle
nanly person," said I.
"It isn't gentlemanly to be forever annoyng
neighbors and coveting their property,"
etortea uncle Abel, a little sharply.
lie was making a feeble effort at self-jusification.
But it, wouldn't answer. His
>wb conscience was not satisfied.
"Perhaps," said I, "Mr. Edwards' paper
ailed to reach hiiu."
"I got mine, he answered.
"Its no use to argue the matter, Kale,
ind try to place me in the wrong," wnid the
>ld geutleman, warming up. "There's noth
ng to justify his conduct.
Well, uncle Abel'a breakfast was spoiled
or that morning. Ho laid down the paper,
nsted the c<>ld coffee, and then pushed the
up away.
"Your coffee is cold," said T. "Let me
lour out another cup."
"No. I (tfflft want no-more," he anawerid
getting up and leaving the table.
What a troublesome thing a quick teinler
is; and the more so, if it l&ids to hasty
peech. Some of the best hearted people
lainredly. are quick tempered. They sufer
of course, greallv from their infirmity,
tut never seem to gain mnch power over it.
)f this c!nf- i- n?y excellent uncle, to whose
ktfectionate ca;e I am indebted for a pleasitit
home.
I noticed that he did not leave tlio house
juile <.h early aa usual, and that hs he wnlk
d, uneasily the parlor^.H?tor he now and
hen bent iisteiiingly an ear towards the
(reel. In truth, he was Waiting Until he
van cerluin that Mr. Edwnrds had left home,
o aw to run no risk of meeting liitn.
My uncle whs, in fact, heartily ashamed of
lis little outbreak of temper, and he felt that
le must appear very badly in the eyes of
is neighbor. It was not an unusual tiling for
lioin to meet during the day, and to pass a
riendly meeting. How could my uncle
ook Mr. Edwards in the face, after what
md happened ! And, on the oilier hand,
iow would Mr. Edwards treat him, should
heir paths cross each other during the
lav I"
Poor old gentleman I He was sorely
roubled in consequence of his hasty speech.
The day, as he feared, proved one of seious
annoyance. Once he saw Mr. Edwards
ialf a block in advance, and coming towards
iim. A friendly corner was at hand, and
t short torn enabled bitn to escape the unvelcotne
contact.
Again, on enterinir a store, he saw Mr.
Sdwards talking with the proprietor. The
oraier did not olieerve him ; en<l he quietlv
vithdrew, feeling something like guilt in his
leart.
Once lie met Mr. Edwards face to face.?
rhe latter bowed, with hie usual politeness,
is if nothing had happened ; and this was
.o uncle Abel a most cutting rebuke. Lbs
would hare felt better if Mr. Edwards had
net him coldly, or with disdain.
The fourth and last time that he came in
sontacl with his neighbor, was late in the
ifternoon, when he was within a few paces
tf his own bouse. Mr. Edwards overtook
rim, and ottering his hand, remarked cheer j
idly on the state of the wenther and the !
lews of th* day. As they were parting at |
>ur door, Mr. Edward drew from Iris pocket
i newspaper, and said, as he handed it to
ny uncle?
"I received a late copy of tho London
limes to-day. It contains an article on the
LJnited Slates, which I am sure will interest
fOU." v
' Tliank you !" thank you !" stammered
Incle Abel, periling hack the pa]>er. ''But
ion't let me deprive you of tho pleasure of
-eading it."
-f'Time enough for me," replied Mr, Edwards?"lime
enough for me. I will enjoy
t the raora from tnowinj; ??! j?* perusal'
ras given you pleasure. Ho take it, take it, I
ind you cad wend it in any time. Good eoning."
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And Mr. Edwards parsed on, leaving the
Plrncs with uncle Abel.
Now this was too pointed, and my uncle
elt it keenly. lie came in looking hurt
ind depressed, and laid tho paper quietly
lown.
1 happened to bo standing at the parlor
vindow and heard what parsed between the
wo gentlemen. My uncle'# atate of mind
vas therefore, no mystery to me. ..... j?
"I'retty severely punished," thought I. It
trap all in vain that I tryed to win his
bough is from unpleasant reflection* ; be aniwsred
me only in inonosylahles. Even bis
avorite airs on the piano failed to restore a
:be?'r ful shade 10 his spirits.
"Ala* I thought I, "how much of suffering
ve draw down upon oar hearts. These
juick tempers and hasty: prords bow like the
oses do they spoil our temlor grapes."
"Hannah." said I. an we eat at tlie ten ta.
?le?iiuole Alwl had spread the butter on
MJtb sidle of his bread, played .?dth, .hilJ
poon, 4qne h? ft**, Almost anything bqt ornttj
-we- rf*
Urol* Abel Blurted.
Haunah grew crimson in tlio face, and
stammered forlli something that neither of
u* could make out.
! "What was it, Hannah'f said I. _
"I?I?I told the girl th?that I Would
send Mr. Edwards the paper in a few initiate*."
"Yotl did f" eaid uncle Abel, in a tone of
HUtprise.
"Ye?yes. sir."
"And why did yon say lliatf1
."Be?because, air, I thought that was
what you would say on rafleclioiK'
"And did you send the paper in ?"
"Yes, sir, when you was through with it.
I hope I haven't done very wrong."
"No, Hannah," said the dear old man,
getting up, and assuming almost a respectful
air towards the girl, "you did very litrlit.
and I thank yon for your kind discretion."
Hannah relieved in heart, turned aWay,
and glided from the room.
Uncle Abel waft restored lo himself?and
I think what he 'suffered through thai day.
had helped him lo a little self control.
iUltfMipg Good for ?bil.
UcloilihIi Lawson and Watt I)ood were
neighbor* ; that i.-*, they lived within half a
mile of each other, and no other person lived
between their respective farms, which
would have joined, had not a strip of
prairie land extended itself sufficiently
to keep them separated. Dood was the
oldest settler, and tVotn his youth up.
had entertained a singular hatred against
the Quakers; therefore, when he was informed
that Lawson. a regular disciple of
that class of people, had purchased the farm
next to his he d?tciarcd ho would make him
glad to move awav again. Accordingly a
[system of petty annoyances was commenced
by him, and every tiino one of Lawson's
hogs chanced to stray upon I food's place, he
beset him by men and dogs, and savagely
abused him. 'filings progressed thus for
nearly a year, and Lawson, a man of decidedly
peace principles, appeared in 110 way
to roaent the injuries received at the bauds
of his spiteful neighbor. But matters were
drawing to a crisis; for Pood more enraged
than ever at the quiet of Obediali, made an
oath that he would do something before
| long to wake up the spunk of Lawson.?
Chance favored his designs. The quaker had
a beautiful tilly, which he had been very
careful in raising, and which was just four
years old. Lawson took great pride in this
animal, and had refused a large sum of money
for her.
One ovening, a little after sundown, as
w...? IA 1 ?. - . . *
<>nu lswu hhs passing rouua tiis cornfield,
he discovered the tilly feeding in the Jiule
strip of prairie land that separated the two
farms, and he conceived the hellish design of
throwing off two or three rails of his fence,
that the horse might get into his corn during
the night. He diJ so, and the ucxt
morning, blight and early, he shouldered his
gun and left the house. Nut long after hi*
absence, a hired man whom he had recently
employed heard the echo of his gun, und in
a few minulea Dood, considerably excited
and out of breath, catne hurrying to the
house ; there he. ZLikti that ho shot at and
wounded a buck; that tToTil. 01 allaCtiSSTRTui,
' and he hardly escaped with his life.
The story was credited by all but the newly
employed hand, who had taken a dislike
to Watt, and, from his maimer, suspected
tlmt something was wrong tie therefore
slipped quietly away from the house, ami
' going through the held in the direction of the
I shot, he suddenly came upon Law-son's tilly.
jntretehed upon the eaith, with a bullet hole
through the head, from which the blood was
oozing.
The animal was warm, and could not have
been killed an hour, lie hastened back to
the dwelling of Dood, who met him ill the
yard, and demanded, soinewhilt roughly,
where he had befen.
1 ''I've been *0 seo if your bullet made sufe
of Mr. Lawson'e filly," was the instant retort.
Vvaii paieti for a moment, but lecolievuug
himself, lie tiercel) shouted ?
' Do you dare say 1 killed hurl"
"How do you know ?he is dead ?"?replied
the man.
D?hkI hit his lips, heeiUted a moment,
land then turning, walked into the house.
A couple of days passed by. and the morning
of the third one had broken, as the hired
I man met friend Lawson riding in search of
hie filly.
A fow words of explanation ensued when 1
with a heavy heart, lite Quaker turned .lit* ,
horse and rode home, where he informed the
people of the fate of hi* fitly. No threat of ,
recrimination escaped him; he did not even
go to law to recover (iumagas ; but calmly
awaited his plan mikT hour of revenge, it
came hi la?t.
Walt pood had a Durham heifer, for
which he had paid a high price, and upon
which he Couiiled to make gic.tt gains.
One morning juat *?Obediah w a? sitting ?
down to bieakfiut, his elder son came in
I with the information tlmt neighbor l>ood * j
Bf#fer had broken down the fence, entered (be
M)}, ami afier eating most of the cabbages
D<td Irani pied the Well (utile beds, and the
v??gt*bles they contained out of all *Ktfpe-~
*% tnfeebiof impossible lo repair. u y*2
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j "Aii?1 what did thco do it It tier, Jacob i"
quietly asked Obediah.
"I put her in the farm-yard^
*1 )?il thee beat her,
"1 never struck her a blow."
"Right, Jacob?right; sit down to thy
breiiKfifct, when done eating I will attend toi
the heifer."
Shortly after he had finished his repast,
Lnwson mounted n horse, and r?ale over to
Doodi who was sitting under the porch in
f . # l I * ' '
iroui 01 uirf nouse, nrm wno, as lie Deiield
the Quaker dismount, supposed be was
coming to demand pay for bis filly, and secretly
swore lie would have to law for it if
lie did.
"Good, morning, neighbor Dood ;?how
is Ujy family ?" said Obediah, us lie mounted
the steps and seated himself in a chair.
"All well, I believe," was the crusty reply,"
"I have a small affair to settle with you
this morning, and I came rather early."
"So I suppose," growled Watt.
"This morning, my son found thy Durham
heifer in my garden, where she has destroyed
a good v.eal." I
"And what did he do with her !"?de-j
main led Dood, ftis brow darkening.
"What would tlitie have done with her,
had she been my heifer in'thy garden i" asked
Obediah.
"I'd shot her!" retorted Watt, madly,"as
I suppose you have done ; but we are only
even now. lleifer for filly is only tit for
tat.n
"Neighbor Dood, thou knowost mo not,
if thou thinkest 1 would harm a hair of th v
heifer's back. Slie is in my fratn yard, and
not even a blow has been struck her, where
thee car. get her. I know tbee shot my filly
; but the evil one prompted thee to do it,
and i lay no evil in my heart against my
neighbors. I came to tell thee where thy
heifer is and now I'll go home."
Obediah rose from his chair, and was
abuitto descend the steps, when he was
stopped by Watt, who hastily asked,
"What was your filly worth ?"
.1* I I...I J_l? -1.., I -I V i>- -
a. IIIIIIUIVU UCIIMIH W2W W llttb k Hb*t*U IUr
her," replied Obedinh.
"Wail a moment!" and DooU.rushed into
ll?e house, from whence he soon returned,
holding some gold in his hand "Here's the
price of your lilly ; and hereafter let there
he a pleasantness between us.
"Willingly, heartily," answered Lawson,
grasping the proffered hand of tho other;
"let there be peace between us!"
Obodiah mounted bis horse and rode home
with a light heart, and from that day
to tliis, Dood has been as good a neighbor as
one could wish to have; being completely
reformed by the returning good for evil.
From the Lomfon laincct.
9 Betyedy jot SnioHenoejis.
dy. mr. illoo in bottom.
I would recommend ipecacuanha as a remedy
(or drunkenness, taken in half-drachm
does as aa emetic. Ipecacuanha has the exit
aordittary property of stimulating the whole
system, equalizing the circulation, promoting
the various secreiiops, andt indeed, assisting
wpw ufra? obdf to perform its function,
and to restore it to its normal stateIpecacuanha
can Ik; taken with )?ifect safety
as an emetic } ?ai that account it is perferahle
to tartar emetic. I believe the ad
ministration of half a drachm of ipecacuanha
as nil emetic to be a care for periodical
drunkenness. It is observed that in the intervals
l?etween the periods of these attacks
the person is quite sober, and often remains
so for two, three or four months, or for a longer
time. When the mania comes on, the
intense desire for alclmholic stimulus is so*
strong as to render the sufferer subject to
no control, and, .from tho sensation of depression
and sinking, he can look upon alcoholic
stimulus as his only remedy. When
a person is in this state, it w.ll be always
found that his stomach is in fault, and the
iimiiUMrni np|M;ui? iinwi irom III* I CR?IJ* |
nlonn; if half a drachm of the powder of ijxv
cncuaniwi l>e taken, no as to produce full vomiting.
lite deeire for intoxicating ttlimuluti in
immediately removed.
From the exjwrience I have bad of the of
fecta of ipecacuanha, 1 am of opinion if a pa-'
lient cati he persuaded to follow up the emetic
plan for a few ume* w hen the periodical
attack comes on, that he will be effectually
cured, and the habit (for auclt I look upon
it) will be broken.
A young and pretty girl stepped into a
?to?e where a spruce young man who had
long la-en enamored but dare not apeak,
rtood behind the counter telling dry good*,
fn order to remain aa long *? possible, the
cheapened everything. At lost the aaid :
"I believe you think 1 am cheapening
you."
"Oil, bo," aaid the youngster, "to bjo you
are always #*m.H
"Woll," whispered the lady, blushing, as
?be laid aa erophaais oa the word, "1 wool.
not stay, so ktpg bargaining, if you were n< t
lo axtH "
Dr. South says, 'The tale-hearer and th<
tale hearer should be both banged tr
fajpS* 0,rs,?JVT. *\
atter by (lie ear.'
^abbatlj IRroimtg.
iffolri?.
Quiet are tlie streets, where the busy crowd
throngs on all days but this* consecrated to
rest or worship. In the country we do not
wonder at the stillness brooding the face of
nature, but where the dwellings of man tr.ee!
the eve at every step, and noble structure*,
which tell of his wealth and ambition , give
birth to worldly thoughts, the abseuct) of
weekday sights and sounds strikes us foreiO!
blessed day that bitngs to all a gift
from Hi liven !?To t lie lahorincr man. lime
for higher thoughts than those which spring
from care and toil; to the aching heart-,
droppings of balm from the sanctuary. The
scheming worldiugs, the sated votaries of
fashion,yet, to lire wcarv spirit, soothing as:
a strain of music lover! in childhood.
Now the silence is broken by the chime!
of church bells 1 Whotlat has heard them
I in youth has not some pleasing association j
| awakened by the sound! Perhaps of a
j gewtU sebool teacher whom with
i childish eyes we regarded as angelic ; of lit'
tie friends repenting the same hymn, ami
weeping over the same sad story of benighted
heathen, crushed under Juggernaut's care
or deroured by a monstrous crocodile.
While others fill our old seats, and we l>e
long to the grown-up world, with a sense to
rate and duty oppressing us, we long to
know the fate of young associates. The realities
of the present, the memories of the past,
flit before us like the phantom shapes of a
dream, and. ere we are aware, that wish for
the return of childhood, (all vain and sad
though it be,) is half ottered.
Mark the faces which we meet on our way
to church "Judge not that ye be not it is written
; but we cannot fail to read in
them characters- traced by time and
thought, care and passion. Some come
forth with brows still furrowed with
week-day thoughts, and walk as if still
bearing a burden. A few wear a quiet expression
of rest and love, appropriate to the
day ; many, that fashionably indifferent air,
with which all that society demands of them
is performed for appearance sake. Do they
remember that there is an Eternal Sabbath ;
Would they enjoy it ?
God graciously gives us six days for work
ami pleasure anJ claims only one for His
exclusive service. Should not all then cast
aside from mind and heail the fetters of
ea?-th and
"Cherish within the soul whatever brings
moments.
Of sweet communion with high " thoughts,
Let thein bear aloft.'
Our faith, op the white spirit winjjs of praver."
CONSTANCE."
$ Soft ?illoto.
Whitfield and a pious companion were
much annoyed one night, at a public house,
by a set of gamblers in the rooin adjoining
where they slept. Their noisv clamor and
honid blasphemy wo excited Whitfield's abhorrence
and pious sympathy, that he could
not rest.
"I will go >n to them, and roprotc thfeir
wickedness," lie said. His companion roinonstraicd
in vain. He went. Ills words
of reproof fell apparently powerlefcs Upon
them. Returning, he laid down to sleep.?
His companion asked him rather abruptly
' What did you gain bv it 9"
"A soft pillow," he said patiently, and
soon fell asleep.
Yes, "a soft pillow" is the reward of fidelity?the
companion of a clear conscience.?
It is a sufficient reward. And none know
more truly the valtle of a soft pillow, than '
those parents, whose anxiety for wayward
children is enhanced by a consciousness of
neglect. Those who faithfully rebuke, and
properly restrain them by their Christian
deportment and religions connects, can sleep
quietly in the day of trial,
Patents! do your duty now in the fear
of God, in obedience to this law, at every sacrifice
; and when old age comes on, you may
lav down upon h soft pillow, assured of His
favor who has said, ' Train up a child in the
way he should go; and when he is old, he
will uot depart from it."
Jobe aoO JUboi*.
"TY> Ir?vn an it In lultnr ia llm aiun of livtnor
? ? * ; " "*? >
and yet how many think they live who neither
labor nor love."
The little children want your soniUa, the
old peoplo want some comforting word ; and
the strongest and* the be*t have their hour*
of weak new and need! So don't ait Mill,
we pray you, for thi* it not living. Hut
"Whatnoerer your hand findeth to do, do it
with your might," with a true, honeat heart
and purpeae; and no matter how heavy may
be the di<rkn?sa of the night through which
Joti are walking, the morning will ri?e, the
hwera will oloatotn, and tlte bird* ring about
yoh. ;
h Yankee Kaa invented a plague which
kills off all who do not pay the printer. It
more destructive thatt the consumption.
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^ in -|-jT~T-|iH.tl>ji - n inn- 1..H
i llnnbam Htn&ing.
THE UNION SHIP. j
Dtr B. C. M.
Wild winds round lift fieifcety bloHrj
iMrkly roll* the briny billow,
111 their cornl IimIU* below
Mermaids spread the ftfcatnnnVpi io*.
To bight we man our Union bark*
A nation's hope, a nation's ark 1
Well our firtdlant h.-irV u? tn**.
Height her name shall bo in story ?
And yon bannered stars abovo
Are your galaxy of glory-.*
Oil brother*, guard her high reno'wih
Nor lei our gallant bark go down?
Proudly ha* she braver! the gali.
Fire and wreck and battle g?orV\
Coming time with joy shail liafi
Washington's hero it storV,
And tnilVions see w ith fotld delight
Tlio flag that sweeps the fctortto to-night.
Through the gale we speed aNvAy,
Wave and hieaker proudly scorning,
Iteeding not the blinding s'pr*V
Ndr the stormy petrel's warning.
'.hove the storm 'die song we swell
Port! port 1 go6d cheer ! all's *dl,nil's well.
A 1'1'kara ncf.8.?Upon tjiesnhjert of dress
and appearanees, the NeW York Timet thus
remarks 1
"A coat that has the 'mark tot We upon it,
is a recommendation to the people of venae,
and a hat with too etnooth a nap and too
high a lustre is a derogatory circumstance.
The best coats inilrtiad'Nvay 'AVc on the backs of
penniless fops, broken 'down merchants,
eletks witli pitiful salaried, and men that
don't pay up. The heaviest gold chaina
dangle from the fobs of gamblers and gentlemen
of very limited Yrieatil -: costly ornaments
on the ladies indicate to the eyes that
are well open, thy faCt of k silly lover or
liusl?and cramped for fands. And when A
pretty woman goes by in a suit of a plain
and neat apparel, it is A sign that site has
fair expectations and a husband that can
show a balance it* bis favor. For women
are like books, too much gilding makes men
suspicious that the binding 1s the most ira
(luriHiu pomi."
They tell good stories now and then, of
some of the members of the pious old orthodox
stock in Massachusetts, An elderly
gentleman of this class, returning hoine on
Sunday from Church, began to extol the
merits of the sertnoh to his st>h. The following
short dialogue tells the story :
"I have heard, Frank," said the old gentleman,
"one of the tnost delightful sermons
ever delivered before a Christata society.?
It carried me fo the gates of heaven.'
"Well, I think," replied Fnthk, "you hadt
better dodged ih,/or i/6u itiiti never have
xuch another chance"
Wosihn never loose sight of appenrancoa.
No matter how violent may be a widow's
grief she never enjoys weeping with adequate
gusto, unless her tearti nie dried with
a perfumed handkerchief. If Mr*. Muggins
wears Mechlin borders to her night-oapa, it
t oi'i because her slumber will thereby bcenhanced
in sweetness, but that she might
make a taking appearance in case of lire during
the night. Mrs. Muggins is cousin to
thd old maid, who, when asked why she
woroa?old fringed garters, said she didn't
know "what might happen."
Sadly BtiAirrtkbL.?The Now York Mirror
says: "There is a young lady in thia '*
city so dnzzingly beautiful that her gnardiatia
do not date to allow her to go out of
the house. She frctnains shut up at hom?
ami is only visible to female visitors. What
a blewing the small pox would be to thia
imprisoned beiic i It should be added tha?y
with "fatal gift oT beauty," the young My
possesses other chrirtm to the amount of
$800,000
Take a Pappr fro* roc* Wife.?A
friend, ftAyt ah excltaHgc, told u? it story in
relation to <>neof otti stilisoWbers which con?.u
1 ?
?.... . morai tor mtst?and?, and ako
furtiiehes an example f??r wire* which it tot
unworthy ??f imitation under simitar circumatano<*i?
The *ul*?erii>er rHbrretf to, eaid it had
bean his intention V> oat! at the office, pay
up hi* arrears, and <li*contiht?e the paper.
Hi* wife rery poiitplly asked :
Why do jr. .ii intend to dieeontfttac tlio
paperI"
"Ibotuw,'' *miM tlio iMtotaftd, taI am *o
much away f;< in home on business and
have no little time to read there *eem? to be
little "*e in toy taking the paper."
"Y^i," replied *ke, it way be htUa oae tf?
rot;, hut it i? great u>e to m*. I remain ?t
iiinno while y*o are gone. If you dyeafttinuo
'ho papef, I wilt go straight to tow a
an. I iawuwfty mystrJC'' - ^C\