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BY W. A. LEE AND HUGH WILSON. ^ , ABBEVILLE, S. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1867. VOLUME XIV. NO. 43. |
HENRY RUSSEL'S FAULT.
Henry Kussell was a littloboy who
had a good opinion of his own abilities.
Ilo thought ho could understand
every thing, and often Baid to his bro- j
thors and sisters
"Oh, you can't undorstand it, but 1
know what it means."
Sometimes ho would try to explain
things, and now and then ho made
very great raistakep.
One day when his mamma was asking
his brother Jamca who was the
first king of Israel, and tho littlo boy
answered, "Saul," Henry, anxious to
show how much moro he knew than
.Tftmnfr saul. <'Ym. Saul of TursiiH. wlio
was also called Paul," an^ wan very
much vexed when Ja* ? \ and
his mamma said,
"No, Ilonry; you aro thii. ng of
the Apcstlo Paul, not of Saul, king of
Israel."
Many othor blunders, quite as absurd
did Henry make. Ifo bad not
patience to learn, and did not take
timo to think, and though, naturally
clover, was too conccited to
sock information from those who
might havo taught him.
Not many days after this, Henry
was walking out with bis father, and
said to him in a self-satisfied tone.
"Papa, the verso that I learned this
morning out of the ninth chapter of
St. John's Gospel seems to me as if it
ought to be altered."
"How so?" asked Mr. Ilussell.
''What verso is it ?"
"Tbo fourth. It says,'I must work
the works of Him that sent mo."
"Well, and how would you have it
altered ?"
"Off, I would't say work twice over.
I think I should say, '1 must do tho
works.' "
"But that doeB not mean the same
think, llcnry."
"Dosen't it, papa?" said llonry,
looking very much surprised.
"Cortainly not, my eon. There are
many ways in which you may do work,
but there is only one way of really
teorkiny."
"1 don't understand that,' said
Ilonry.
"I will try and explain it. Some
time ago I had occasion to call upon
Mr. Smith, tho cabir.et-muker, and
found him in his work men, all busy.
I could Bcarcely hear my own voice
for the noise of pawing, planing, and
hammering. All at onco Mr. Smith's
practised ear detected what my ear
did nnt nerfinivfl. nnma &licht al
teration in 60und, and bo called
ont to a boy, who was at the
other end of the shop, 'Brown
what are you duin^? You are not
working, you aroplaying at work;' and
I could fiee, from the sudden change
:- il? l f. ^r i .11: 11. ?
in uiu uuy ? muuuur ux uuuuiin^ tut;
aaw, that Mr. Smith was right; he
had been playing at work. So you see,
Henry, there are two ways of doing
work?playing at it and working at
it. Do you understand now?"
"Oh, yes, thank you, papa; I did'nt
think it meant all that."
"Thore are a groat many things,
my dear Henry, that you do not
know yet; and only see into what
mistakes your ignorance may lead
you. It is no disgrace to a littlo boy
to be ignorant of many things; if lie
)9 Attentive and industrious he will
go on learning day by day till ho
grows to be an intelligent man. But
it is a great pity when a littlo boy
?hinks bo knowa everything without
learning, and goes blundering on,
growing up into an ignorant man,
fcccauae bis sdlf-eoncoit tells him ho
needs no teaching."
"Papa/' said Henry, io an humble
tone, "I have made a great many mis
takes lately, and ibis last was tho
vrorst of all. I shall bo ashamed of it
for a long time."
"Then, my dear boy, yon shall hear
no more of it from me. If I see in
you a willingness to be taught, I will
help yoo as much as 1 can, and I shall
be quite as glad as you can be it you
make no more such mistakes."
And Henry kept the resolution
whioh be made ibat day, not to gness I
or suppose things, but to ask when he
was not quite)snre, and was astonished
to find how little he really know, and
how much there was that he needed
to learn.?Sunday eft Home,
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THE SHEPHEBD BOY AND HIS DOG.
iiaph's mother, ono Saturday ovuning,
was taken very ill. Tho cottngo
j they livod in was far away among tho
mountains, for away from any path.
The snow fell in large, heavy flakes,
and Malcolm (that was tho shepherd's
name( took down his long pole, with
tho intention of setting out to tho village
to prceuro some mcdiciuo for his
\\- i fi?.
| "Father," said little Ralph, " I know
the sheep-path better than you, and
with Shag who will walk before mo,
I am quite safo ; let mo go for the
doctor, and do you ftay and comfort
in}- mother." Malcolm consented.
Ralph had been accustonVcd'l? tbjOt
mountains from his early infancy;
atid shag set out with his young maeter,
wagging his tail, affd making
jumjrs and ^rimacc^. They wont safely
on. Ralph arrived at the village,
saw the doctor, received somo medicine
for his mot her, ssj'd ilien commenced
his return with a cheerful :
hcait.
Shag went on before to ascertain
all was right. Suddenly, however, he
slopped, and began snu tiling and Binding
about. "(Jo on Shag," uaid Ralph.
Shag would not 6tir. "Shag, go on,
sir," repeated tho bog ! " \vc are near-1
ly at tho top of tho glen." Shag appeared
obstinate for the first time in
bis life; and at last Ralph advanced
alone, ncedleFs of the warning growl
of his companion, llo had prucccdcd
but a few Btepp; when he fell over a
precipice, which had been concealed
by a snow-wreath.
Malcolm was waiting patiently for ;
his son ; but no son came. At last he 1
hoard the bark cf his ikilUfal dog!
Shag. " My son, my son !'' cried i
butli parents at the same moment, j
The cottage-door openod, and Shag '
entered without his master. "Myj
bravo toy has perished in the bnow !*' |
exclaimed the mother. At the bamc \
moment tho lather paw a small packet j
round the dog's neck, who was lying !
punting cn the floor. " Our boy lives,*' j
said. the shepcrd; " hero is the modi- |
eine tied with his handkerchief. lie j
linn 5r?fr* enmn o l?.?i I
~ !' ?-? Vl,<- I
lie in safe : trust in ({oil. i will ?jo j
out, at.d Shag will conduct jno stti'ely j
to the rescue of my child." In an |
inbtant Shag was again on hid feet, !
and testified the moot unbounded joy, i
an they both issued from tho cottage. !
You may imagine the misery the poor j
mother euilorcd while her husband j
was absent. S'.io felt that both tbeir |
uvea ucpctjueu on uio sagacity 01 .11
poor dog, but she knew that God!
could guide tho dumb creature's stcpB j
to the saving both both.
Shag went on straight and steadily
ior some 3 ards, and then suddenly
turned down a path which led to the
uoii-om 01 1110 criig over wnicn Jialpti I
hud fallen. At last Malcolm stood at |
lower edge of tho pit into which his j
Bon had fallen. lie hallowed: he :
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strained his eyes; but could not sco
or hear anything. At last Malcolm
succeded in getting to tho bottom, and
Shag scrambled to a projecting ledge
of rock which was nearly imbedded in
snow, and commenced whining and
scratching in a violent manner. Mab
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isisim iuuuntuj anuj ui'vi h iuug buililjj.
found what appeared to be tbe dead
body of hid sou. 11m hastily tore off
tho jacket, which was soaked with
blood and snow, and wrapping Jtuiph
in his plaid, strapped him across h:s
shoulders, ar.d with much toil and
difficulty re-ascended, ltalph was
placed in a bed, and with great exor*
tisn roused from his dangerous fclcep.
Ho was much bruised and his ankle
dislocated, bat ho had no other hurt;
and when ho recovored his sonsen, ho
fixed his eyes on his mother, and his
first words were : " Tbalik God ; but
did you get the medicir.o, mother?"
Whon ho fell, Shag had descended after
him ; and the affectionate son used
what little strength he had left, lied
tho medicino round the dog's neck,
and directed him homo with it.
Judge Pcrkinp, of Columbus, Mississppi,
died recently, in the eightysixth
year of his age. lie web libo
ral in bis contributions to charitioa.?
Ho gavo not less than 880,000, of
which sum be placnd 800,000 in tho
#bands of the directors of the Theological
Seminary at Colombia; S. C.
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REVELATIONS OF AN OLD MONAASTERY.
Until tliij summer of last year, oue of
llic chief objects of interest to visitors at
Kuncbal, Madeira, was a grand old monastery
belonging to the order of St. Francis.
In June, 18G4, however, an order
was recei\ed lo havo it pulled down, that
: a court of justice might he erectcd 011 its 1
j site. The woikmen had heen toiling for j
some Hours, timing which the crowd
around the Gothic arch had greatly augmented,
when a cry was heard within tlio
building, such as escapes strong men when
; their feelings nro suddenly and violently J
j aroused. Instantly there was an answer- !
i ing voice from the crowd, who, breaking j
through the slender barrier presented by a i
wooden holt lying across tho entrance, j
rushed frantically through dim corridors |
and tenor-haunted chambers, awakening J
as they went multitudinous echoes with j
their wild and impatient calls and shouts, j
j Guided by the rapid and reveiberant strokes j
| of the workmen's took, tho crowd quickly j
! re?chcd a room at the extremity of a long ;
I slimy hall, and situated between it and llic >
| chapel, from whenco there was another ;
entrance. It was a lofty room, but of
sin all dimension!*, having an iron door at
! cither end. High up in the southern side
| wall there was a grated window, and at i
| the opposite wall the men who had uttered j
j that cry of fearful import were working !
I with fur'ous energy, while face to face with j
; them stood the rigid body of a woman, j
whose glasfv eyes death hath failed to close, J
1 and whose fair, soft flush decay had spared
J during the lung period of three hundred
years. She stood in a deep recess in the
| thick wall, beside a small file place, which 1
: i tit ui-i-u rui niuuiiivn uv ;i UPilUlllUI 111 nil ?
lie piece of pure white unveined marble. [
In removing this cosily slab, a porlion of j
lint wall had sudden'.v fallen, bet ravins lo I
i
the masons the appalling secret of a living
torn'.) in llie vestry of llio Church of St. j
Francis. With llie presence of the crowd j
the horror-stricken workmen regained their
failing courage, and redoubled lln-ir pow? j
etful cir-Mls lo widen tiio breach; while, j
each well-aimed blow of their crowbars (
increased the general excitement, as more :
and nu?ro of the ghastly form stood re- \
voaled. It was richly attired in lilac s-ilk,
Sllil lU'.illlllllg 111 115 :|IIipiQ IOKIS LI 10 IieSII- '
ness of its original tint. One small spray
of Liilliauts gltamed in the abnn<l;\nt black
liair, which still liting in heavy braids down
the hhculdeie, though il had lost its softness
and its shadowy gloss. Such a grave- j
dress was honihly suggestive of a dread
burial. The faces of the crowd darkened,
their voices deepened into a pent-up roar,
when suddenly the remainder of the wall
came tumbling down, exposing (o the eyes
of the dismayed throng llio fleshless skelc
km. 01 ?i man lying ai ine woman s loll
hand, in a piled y?l irregular heap, as if it
had slid down bono after bone, when the
sinews and muscles which had given beauty
and strength to manhood had loosened
their hold before crumbling into dust.
VARIETIES OF FRUITS.
Fuit growers often make mistakes
in attempting to secure too largo a
variety. It is much more profitable
satisfactory to cultivate well a few \
choicc fruits of each sort, than a largo
number imperfectly. It can easily bo
ascertained from experienco and observation
what kinds are best adaptod tc^
anj' particular soil and climate. For
a moderate sized place, where fruit is
not grown extensively for maiket, but
mainly for homo consumption, it is
easy to select varieties which will
will furnish fresh fruit for the tablo
every day in the year. From threo
to fivo kinds, each, of our well established
favorites of thfi vnrlnnn anriu a<" I
Iruit, will secure this end. Indeed, it'
wo were engaged in raising fruits for
maikot, wo should prefer to confl' o
ourselves to as few varieties as practicable,
leaving it for amateur fruit
groworp, and rich gentlemon farmors
to experiment with the new varieties
which are coi.stantly added to our
stock if fruits.?Horticulturist.
Pittsburgh Steel Manufacture
?A correspondent of tho New-York
Sun gives the following information
reirardinir the manufacture of steel
Ht Pittsburgh, Pa. Half tbo steel I
made in the United States is manu- j
facturcd here, and one-third of tbo
glass: it controls both iuterostB; in
naila it divides tho .manufacture with
Southeastern Massachusetts; it is
Lowel, Lawrence, Easton, Chicopee,
Worcester, Hartford and half a dozen
other of your Eas'ern manufacturing
centres rolled into one. At the head
of the navigable Western waters, the
very focus of tho grand central valloy
of the continent, whoso eyo sweeps
over the whole?it is & very creator
and source for it all.
NATURAL MATHEMATICIAN.
Many years ago Miraldi, being
struck with tho fact that tho lozengeshaped
plato of tho honey comb always
had tho samo angles, took tho
trouble to mcasuro them, and found
that in each lo/.cngo tho largo angles
measured 108 degrees 28 minutes, and
tho smaller 70 degrees 32 minutes?
tho two together making 180 degrees
?tho equivalent of tho two light angles.
lie also noted the fact that tho
apex of tho three-sided cup was formed
by tho union of tho threo great
angles.
Sometime after,lJeaumur, thinking
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mat una romarKable uniformity of
anglo might havo sorao connoction
with tho wondorful company of *paco
which is observable in tho bcc-comb,
hit upon a very ingenious plan. Without
mentioning his reasons ft.-r the
question, he asked Kcenig, tho mathematician,
to make tho following
calculation : Given a hixagonal vessel,
terminated by thrco* lozenge-shaped
platos, what aro tho angles
which would give tho greatest of
ppnco with tho least amount material.
|
Kasnig made his calculations, almost
agreeing with Miraldi, iloaumur con-j
cludod that ho had very nearly solved
the difficult mathcmaiifnl
r.~
.Mathematicians were delight oil with
tho result, and for a long tiino the]
calculations were not questioned.?
However, Maciaurin, tho well-known
mathematician, was not satisfied with
even so slight a difference between
the two mathematicians. He wanted
precision, tried tho wholo question
himself, ami found Maraldi's measurement
coircct.
Another question now aroso : IIow j
did this discrepancy occur ? How
could po excellent a muthcmatician
as Ktcnig make so gr.ivo a mistako?
O.j investigation, it was found no
Maine was attached to Kccaig, but tho
error lay in tho book of logarithms
which ho used. Thus a mistake in a
mathematical work was accidentally
discovered by measuring tho angles
of a bee-cell?a mietako suOiciontly
grout to have caused the less of a
ship whoso captain happened to uso a
copy of tho fiimo logarithmic tables
for calculating his longitude.?Homes
without Hands.
Defective Edit cation.?Tiio New
York Su)i well says ; Education is valuable
in proportion as it tits men and woninn
for tlie actual duties of life. It is not alone
what is actually learned that gives this fitness,
but the mental d ill and discipline
necessary to the acquirement of facts qualify
tbe mind to grapple with other facts and
other obstacles. Yet this mental exercise
may be made the means of storing tho
mind with ustful knowledge, or it may be
expended in unprofitable studies. The
latter is too generally the case. It it much
to be regretted that some attention 13 not
devoted to such useful branches nf ( dunniinn
as. '.be elements of book keeping anil tlio
management of business affairs. In nil public
schools and colleges suck things are entirely
ignored, though of unquestionable
utility to all, even to those who have no
intention of engaging in commercial transactions.
It falls to the lot of everybody to
need at limes eonie little acquaintance with
the forms of ordinary business. But the
highest education attainable in the country
leaves young men without this useful
knowledgo. We have seen men who had
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uniTiru uii coiii'g'j iionorn npppar as helpless
as children in the most trivial malterB of
the bank or counting-house. This is in
inconsistency unworthy of American institution
of learning. A thorough business
education is not necessary for all, but some
acquaintance with the rudiments of business
should form a part of the teaching of
all publio schools. The extent to which
private commercial schools are patronized
by many young men, furthers this
branch of education. But only a few of
those who have been educAtari nnhlin
Fcliools have time or means to avail themselves
of private teachcrs, and many of them
engage at once in businesa, trusting to learn
the intricacies of it ,as be6t they oan. A
practical acquaintance with account and
book.keeping should be insisted upon in
every public school and college in the country.
Nino thoatres wore barnod in 1866,
which nearly double the loss of 1888,
thpt year standing second,
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BOOTH AND THE LORD'S PRAYER.
In llio palmy days of Booth (tlio father
of Edwin Booth,) the great tragedian, together
with several friends, was invited to j
dine by a person who was opposed to |
theatres and theatre-going?and yet had j
curiosity enough to wish to sec something;
| of the lion of the day. During tho even?I
ing, 60IU0 ono requested Booth, as a par- !
ticular favor, to read tho Lord's Prayer, j
lie expressed his willingness to afford thej
company this gratification, and all eyesj
turned expectantly towards him. Slowly
and reverently he arose. All were astonished
at the play of emotions that convulsed
his countenance. His facc became
deathly pale, and his eye?, tremblingly
turned upwards, wero wet with tears.
The silence could almost be felt; it became
absolutely painful beforo his rich-toned
voice from tho death-hued lips indescriba'
Ul II..K1-.1 C a I- <? A 13 .1 1
uiy iiiimuu lunii, "wur rinner who ari
iu Heaven," elc. Every heart was thrilled
with tho pathos and solemnity of tho occasion.
After ho had finished the silence
continued, until a subdued sob from a remote
corner of tho room brok' the spell.
The host stepped forward with streaming
eyes and seizing Booth by the hand, said:
"Sir, you have aflordt-d mo pleasure (or
which my whole future life will feel grato ful.
I am an old man,and every day from
my boyhood to the present lime I thought
I had repeated tho Lord's l'raver. but I
never heard it before, never."
Booth replied : " To read that prayer as
it should be read, has cost mo the Gcveres-t
study and labor of thirty years; and I am
far from being j-et satisfied with lr.y rendering
of that wonderful production. Hardly
one person in ten thousand comprehends
how much beauty, tenderness and grandeur
can be condeseud, in a space so small and
words so simple. That Prayer of itself
sufficiently illustrates the truth of the
Bible, and stamps upon it the seal of Divinity.''
So /Treat an plYnp.t liml lir>on Kb
the reading, that after a few minutes of
subduci conversation, the company broke
up and retired for llio timo at least with
full hearts.
An venture on the Ganges.?On
sailing up the Ganges, my boat happened
to bo moored by llie side of a large budgerow,
in which a somewhat choleric gentleman
was, as I conceived, at ro3t ; all his
boatmen and servants to the number, I dare
say, of twenty-fivo or thirty, were bleeping.
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iuiivu m? itu.iu iuam 13, iijjuu uiu iu'ji
of tho apartment in which he was lying,
which ro>c like a hoop above the dock. It
was a beautiful night, and in the neighborhood
of Coljroug, one of the most romantic
parts of the rivei. I was scatvd on the
deck, although it was past inidni^hl, enjoying
the scene, when my contemplation?
were disturbed by an unusual splashing
in tho water. On turning in the direction
of tho noise, I saw the unfortunato men
leaping and rumbling into tho river from
the bout of my passionate ne:ghbor, who
was standing like a madman on the deck,
brandishing a stick over (heir head*. "Vov?
er shall I forget liio scene. The moon lit
up liin bald head, for lio bad thrown his
nightcap at or:e of tlio people, in a rage
at not being able to reach him with his
stick. The boatman, who are always ex
pert swimmers, and did not seem to lose
llieir presence of mind by the sudden transition,
very soon readied the shore, and
gazed in astonishment, as well as myself, at
tho comedy in which they had taken such
unexpected and conspicuous part*. I conceived
pome terrible offence must have
been given to have called for 6uch an un
compromising seventy, (or every one was
drive n from his berth. I was soon relieved
from my suspense, however. The victor
sIruUed two or three times over the deserted
field; then turning towards the routed
enemy, who seemed ready to rally on the
banks, shook his stick at them, and cried
out in Ilindostanee, 'Til teach you to snore,
you scoundreK" This ludicrous explanation
of the whole mystery affected the crew ss
it did myself, and a loud laugh was the
reply. So extravagant a punishment for
so natural a fault, they thought it absurd
to think further about ;and with the great
est good humor, not willing, however, to
run the ruk of aseooDd fight, they kindled
a fire, and squatting round it, 6tnoked their
pipes, and laughed at tho event, till it whs
time to prepare for sailing. It is not likely
so touchy a traveller would give a favorable
account of the people he travelled
among, so he was always one of their most
violent abusers. Poor man I the recollection
of his fato almost rebukes me for having
writteu the above anecdote. He wab
murdered a short time afterwards, on the
banks of the river, in bis progress to Cawnpore,
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IMPROVED FARMING IMPLEMENTS FOR
SOUTHERN FARMERS.
Thero is a great deal of forco >n
what tho Augusta (CJa.) Chronicle and
Sentinel says upon a very important
subject to farmers and planters. Now
thai (ho negroes can no longer bo
forced to do a modcrato day's work,
says that paper, tho agricultural interest
of tho South mubt suffer for tho
want of proper, persisting and patient
toil, unless tho ovil can bo remedied
| by tho introduction of cheap, simplo
i ;inu uuraoio mechanical contrivances,
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I which will enablo the Southern plan|
ters Lo accomplish tho necessary
amount of work tocultivato and pre'
paro for market the crops which, in
! former 3*cars, wore produced by tho
' compulsory labor of slaves. * * * *
i Wo confcss that wo havo not very
istrong faith in tho willingness of the
| negroes to perform their work with
lunch efficiency as will sccuro large re'
suit?. We think that we should begin
j to look ab&ut for such mochanical aids
| as will enable us to cultivate tho usual
'number of acres without the labor
1 which wo havo formorly bestowed
upon them. Wo want ploughing ma~
ohinofl trriiliM"" *
uia^u111 \jziy iinjjruvcu
'cultivators, and all tho modern appli!
anccs of mechanical ekill which aro
used in Europe and in tho Northern
and Western States. The old styles
of onc-horso ploughing, by which an
aero or an aero and a half wero
'scratched' over in ono day, must givo
way to the gang plough or sulky cultivator,
with which from ten to
twelvo acrcs aro thoroughly prepared
for the Bocd, or tho young crop cultivated.
Tho farmers of tho Wostcrn States
havo already discovered that their
lands can bo made ten times more
valuable by introduction afid use of
theso modern appliances for cultivating
a crop. They aro already far in
advance of tho Yankees, in their in
vcntion and use of farm implements
Indeed, tlio Western farmer does now
nearly tho whole of Lis farm work
?ith those now machines. * * * *
What machinery has thus done for tho
West it will do for tho South, now that
frco labor is substituted for that of
a'avcB. Wo bco i.o reason why tho
cotton and sugar fields of a great pait
of tho Soulh should not bo tillod by
machinery. The fields arc?in Louisiana,
Mississippi, and indeed almost tho
wholo of tho cotton and sugar region
?lovel and devoid of rocksj and these
aro tho 011I3* conditions necessary to
ibe successful uso of tho most valuable
farm machinery. Tho slaves, ignorant
and carcless becauso thev had
no interest in th e work, used, only
the rudest and clumsicst tools ; but in
tho hands of intelligent frecdmon, th?
rotarj' spader, or steam plow, 01* cult>
vator, can bo used aB woll npon the
immense level bottom-land of Louisiana,
where sugar is grown, as upon
the praiiies for corn and wheat.
VARNISH FOR SHOES.
It is a bad plun lo groase the upper
leather of shoes for tho purposo of
lccoping them soft; it rots tho Ieath>
or, and admits the dampness more
rpndilv TI. 1<I hoffnr In ninlrn n "?.
J. - - <* V til ?
nUh thus:
Put u half a pound of gum Bhellac,
broken up in small piecos, in a quart
bottle cr jug, covcr it with alcohol,
cork it tight and put it on a shelf in a
warm placo; shako it well sovoral
times a day, then add a picco of gum
camphor, a9 largo as a hen's oggj
shako it well, and in a few hours
shake it again and add one ounce of
lamp black; if the alcohol is good, it
will all bo dissolved in throe days,
then shako and use. If it gels too
thick, add alcohol?pour out two or
threo spoonfuls in a saucer, and am>lv
with a small paint brush. If the materials
woro all good, it will dry in
about fivo minutes, and it will bo removed
only by wearing it off, giving
it a gloss almost equal to patent leather.
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The advantago of this preparation
ubove others is, it does not strike in- 1
to tho loather and make it bard, but i
remains on the surface, and yet excludes
the water almost perfectly.
This same preparation is admirable
for harness, and does not soil when i
touched, as lampblack preparations I
do. ?Half t Journal </ H?uMf '
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BETTER THAN GOLD. |9|
Better than gold is the sweet reposo flRB
Of tlie sons of toil when their labors closo ; ajK
Better than gold id ihu poor man's sleep, ? ajjefi
And tho balin that drops on hid slumbers deep, an
Bring sleeping draughts to the downy bed.
Where luxury pillows his aching head; jjffi
Ilis simple opiate, labor, he deem3 IffiS
A shorter road to the land of dreams. Mafia
Better tlinn gold id a thinking mind,
That in the realm of buok9 can find ?n>!
A treasure surpassing Australian ore, ffiffl
And live with the great and good of jore; S8?)
The ssge'* lore, nnd t!te poets lay, ImB
TIio glories of etnpi. es passed aw#y, mS
The world'd great drntna will thus upfold, ItS!
And yisld a pleasure better than gold. h|
Belter than gold is a peaceful home, SEH
Where nil the fireside charities oome ; 3B
The ehriue of love, the heaven of life, fiS
Iliillowed by mother, or sisler, or wife. m9
However humblo the home mey be, 365
Or tried with sorrow by heaven's decree, gfla
The blessings that never were bought or cold, HH
And ceutro there, ore better than gold. jjgM
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BRIGHAM YOUNG'S WIVES. gggj
FIRST, LAST AND BEVEItAL ISTERMMDlATE3.
PS
Mary Ar.gell Young is tho first living, flM
and legal wife of the prophet. She is ana* rag
live of New York, and is a fine-lookiDg In
intelligent woman. She is large, portly, and |H
dignified, llcr Lair is well pprinkled with 5$
tho frosts of age; her clear hazel eyes and 9B
melancholy countenance indicate a soul
whore sorrow reigns 6upreme. She ha3 gjB
been much attached to her husband and ^
his infidelity baa made deep inroads upon J
her mind. Her deep-seated melancholy
often producc3 flights of insanity, which
increase with her declining years.
Lucy Decker Seely iB the first wife in
"plurality" or the secoud "woman." Lucy
Decker was married to Isaac Seely, and had
two children. Sho afterward became a
Mormon, and went to Navoo to reside.
Her husband Seeley was 6oraewbat dissipated,
but treated her well. She, however,
saw Brother Brigham and loved him. Ho
visited her, and told her that Seely could
never give her an "exaltation" in the eter? H
nal world; that hei being "high in the priest? B
hood" could make her a queen in the first 11
resurrection. She yielded.to these induce- fl
ments aud tho promptings of her inclina- ?6
tion?, left her husband, and was "sealed" to M
Brigham Young. Lucy Decker lit :- brown fl
fiair, dark cyet, small features, a fair akin 9
and short of stature, but qnite embonpoint. ?
i She would strongly remind you of a M
New England wii'e, "fat, fair, and forty." yta
In common with nearly all the inmatea 9
of the harem, she is of very ordinary iutel- $8
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IVJl'L ilUU 1IIIUHJU fUUCcUlUII.
Clara Decker, sister of Lucy Decker, i?
a short, thick?set person, very much like
Lucy in appearance. She is much mora
intelligent and agreeable than her sister,
HtiJ in every way her superior. She ia
also a great favorite with the prophet, has
three children, and ia much attached to her
"husband."
Harriet Cook was early in the plurality,
having been sealed to Brigham at
"Winter Quarters,"on the Missouri rirer,
while the Mormons wore on their way to
ir.oU TM.IO r,.oo ? -~i~
uinin 1110 ?t no uiy j oiuo uoiuiu JiUlV- j
gamy was public1}" proclaimed ia Utah as
a divine institution. Harriet ft very tall,
has light hair, blue eyes, a fair complexion
and sharp nose. She is Blender, but ha.'
much power ot* endurance and a look A
determination. ?Mrs. Waites 11 Mormon
ProphetDr Adonis, after various wanderings,
has turned up in Utah. In a letter
from the promised land ho writes, under
the date of 22d as follows, about Brigbam
Youncr's last wife : ''I saw the PrflniJIant**
last wife at tbo tabernacle on Sunday last.
The lady's name before marriage was
Maria Folsom. Her former residene was
at Council Bluff?, Iowa. Sbe is an imperious
looking young beauty, of tbo Grecian
rather than the Roman order, and is very
imperious and jealous. Like all passionate
jtalon# women, she noble-hearted. Miss
Folsom is Brigham's last wife and pet.
Two of tbo president's daughters play at
the theatre, and are great favorites with
the Gentile portion of the community.
One is married ^Mrs. Clawsoo) and the
other (Misa Jftne) ib single, but is being
waited on by a distinguished editor.
Humility.?A farmer went with
his 6on into a whoat-fiold, to see if it
wa? ready for the harvest.
"Soe, father !" exclaimed the boy,
''bow strait these stems hold up their
head* ! They mnst be the best onw.
IhoBo that hang tbeir heads down I
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aiii sure aro not goou iuriuucu. - ?
Tho falhor plucked a stalk of eaoh S
kind, and said : "Sob here, foolish jS
child I This Btaik that stood so high jj
is lightheaded, and almost good tor ft
nothing} -while this, that Hung its 9
head so modestly, is foil of tho moti fj
beautifbl grain !' 3