The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, June 04, 1878, Image 1
THE CAMDEN JOURNAL.
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CAMDEN, S. 0.
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:o:
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VOLUME XXXVI.
SADNESS.
BY TKNKLLA.
There are moments of sadness in life,
When silently over us fall
Forebodings of sorrow and strife,
Dim shadows far-reaching nnd tall.
Are they warnings of trouble before,
Thus vaguely and faintly defined!
Or hauotings of that which is o'er,
Yet leavetk its shadows behind ?
Why hath not the feeling a name ?
In tear-drops it sceketk relief;
But, yet, it is never ike same,
As sadness that cometh with grief.
It is not that darkness abiding,
When the Foul in fierce battle must cope,
I With a sorrow whose banner is hiding.
The starlight that gleameth with hope;
i
When the heart i's own bitterness knows, (
But keepcth in secret from nil.
Though the torrent of feeling o'erflows,
And hot tears of anguish will fall.
Docs it come like a bugle-note, citing
The soldier to arm for a fight,? I
Like the grey elasp of twilight, uniting
Joy's sunshine with sorrow's dark night ?
Or it is a solemn-toned chant.
And not the vague warning of grief ?
The dew that distilled on the plant,
| Not the frost that discolors the leaf ?
I know not, but fain would believe
The feeling betokens no ill.
But comes the full heart to relieve, <
And bid the flushed spirit be still. I
Anil where o'er the spirit it falleth,
Oh let not the warning be vain !
But deem it an angel who calleth
The soul to its duties again. i
A Marriage of Inconvenience, i
Wiley Griskett bore the title of \
"Rogues' Attorney-General" on the i
Blackhaw circuit. Ilis clients wero ]
principally knuves and simpletons. The <
former he helped to swindle, and the i
latter he swindled. To which clas3 i
Zitnri Bezel belonged wc leave the read- i
cr to judge after reading our story. <
Mr. Bezel did a thriving business i
as a jeweler, till had times came, and 1
bil's came in faster than he could pay
them. He hoped to pull through, if (
people would only wait a little; but i
bad turns are precisely tbeso when people
won't wait. 1
In an evil hour he bethought himself ]
of Wiley Griskett, and went to him for (
counsel.
Instead of advising a frank disclos- j
urc of the debtor's circumstances, as an
honest lawyer would have done, Mr. \
Griskett set to work in his own peculiar
war. f
nt'o iIia ralno nf vnnr stock and I
.. ....V i, J
assets V he inquired. Jl
'Thirty thousand dollar?,' Mr. Bezel ! |
answered.
'And your debts amount to?' i
'Twenty.five thousand.' t
'Makeyonr notes for forty thousand.' t
Bez?-I opened his eyes. t
'That's a pood deal more than T owe,' f
lie answered ; 'besides, the creditors
won't accept notes.'
'I don't 6ay y< u shoulJ make them
to your creditors '
'To who, then ?' t
'Sbamboy & Co.'
'But I don't know them.'
'No uiore do I.' returned Gnskctt,
with a wink. 'Muke out the notes und ]
then run away. As attorney for Messrs ]
Shamboy & Co.. a highly respected firm i
in a distant city'?here another wink? i
'I talce out an attachment as against, an <
absconding debtor, cut ahead of every. \
body; gobble up the whole property and )
privately remit you the proceeds, re- t
taining. of course, a reasonable fee. It ]
will give you breathing time,' The
tempter whispered, 'and once on your j
legs again, you will be able to pay all '
your honest debts.' I
Many a man has been led to steal by \
the same delusive hope of one day mak
ing restitution; out none trio ics* was i
he u thief, and none the less was Ziuiri |
Bezel a swind'er in consenting to follow ,
the advice of Wiley Criskett. 1
What a race there was among the ;
lawyers the day that Bezel's place was j
found cloii'd and the proprietor missing, j
Writs came out as fust as busy pens i
could o'raft lliem; but that of Shainboy
& Co., thanks to thcvigileDce of their
attorney, was in the hands of the sheriff
an hnnr before the rest. It swept eve.
rvthing, of course, to the great disgust 1
of tho?c who had nothing left for them j
but to grumble.
Hut gruinbling was of little use against .
the notes for forty thousand dollars,
bearing Zimri Bezel's undisputed sigtia 1
ture. produced on behalf of Messrs.
Sbamboy k Co., by Mr- Wiley Gnskett. 5
Mr. Criskett pushed matters ss rap- t
idly as legal forms would permit. Bezel's ,
effects were sold for about the sum at
which he haJ valued them. Criskett {
rrceiptcd for tho amount in his client's t
name, and pocketed it with an inward
chuckle, while outwardly bemoaning j
lirc?r* balance still left due to Messrs. <
Shariibny & Go. ,
Within a month came the news of \
Zimri Bezel'ssuicide. Day after day ho J
had visited the posUoffice of the little |
country village in which he had token |
refuse, to inquire for letters-.none came. |
at least none from Wiley Griskett?and |
one day nu raceivinp the u^ual answer,
the poor dupe put a pistol to his head :
and hlew his brains out. j i
Ziu.ri Bazel's widow was an eccentric |,
little body, and honest to the core. Sin- I,
frit keenly h< r husband's fliph*-. and ',
failure, and would nave felt it still more |
had shoknown what had passed between
him and Wilvy Gaskett. '
One niornioir she walked over to tho
office of old lawyer Murofctch.
Mr? yaref tch,'she said. 'I Iclicv
I you hold mos^ of the claims u^uinsi my
j lalfe bUSbUUtf.'
The lawyer bowed stiffly. It was a
sore subject, uud he had not got over
being so far outgeneraled by Wiley
Griskett.
'Can I trust you to keep a secret?'
the lady continued.
'A curious question to ask a lawyer,'
replied Mr. Mnrefefch; "you may speak
without hesitation.'
"Could you manage to set all the
claims under your control ?' asked the
little woman.
There would be no difficulty in that.
T think, soeincr there's so little prospect
of their ever being paid,' was the ansswer.
'I propose to pay them.' said the
widow, hrid'ing up. "You see. I have
reason to know that. I am down in a
certain person's will for a good round
sum. When I come into it I propose
to pay my poor husband's debts, and T
propose to give ray notes, payable on
demand?'
'Which wouldu't be worth tho paper
they arc written on,' tho lawyer inter
runted.
'Why r
'Void for want of consideration.'
The widow looked puzzled.
'But is thore no way *' she asked.
'Yes?bonds under seal; a seal, you
pec, imparts consideration
The explanation wasn't very enliphtcninp
to Mrs Bezel, bnt she was plad
to know there was a way. aud in a day
or two. Mr Marefetch held the widow's
bonds for the whole of her deccaaed
husband's debts, she exactiup a promise
of strict secrecy, lest her rich relative
if she heard of the circumstrncc might
alter her will.
Now of the proceeds of Zimri Bezel's
property, pocketed by Wiley Griskctf
in the name of his fictitnu* clients, nt
'east five thousand dollars, the surplus
over just debts, of ripbt beloDped to the
tvidow who, if the truth ever camo out.
uiipht call Mr. Griskett to account. It
must have been to head oft' any such
;ontiupeney that the cunnine lawyer
made an offer of msrriape to Mrs. Bezel
oarely a year after her husband's death.
What possessed her to accept him, was
one of those mysteries cfa woman's will
svhicli none pretend to explaiu.
The bridal tour was over and the
iorcymoon on the wane, when Mr.
Marefetch called at Mr. Griskett's office
)ne fair morning.
'Ma}-1 speak to you in private f
isked the former.
With a curt nod Griskctt led the
ray to a private room.
'May I inquire your business he
aid.
'It is to demand payment of these
jonds ol'your wife,' roturncd Marefetch,
riroducinz the documents. *
Wiley Griskctt turned pale as he
rlaneed them over, there wa? no dispu,ing
iheir validity, or that he was bound
0 pay them, for as the law then stood
1 man in marryini: a woman became reipepsiblc
f>r her debts.
I'll never pay them !' lie exclaimed.
Why not
'I insist that they are void. The fool
?my wile, I mean?must have signed
heni without consideration.'
'You forget the sral.'
Griskctt trround his teeth.
'I have another argument to offer.
Mr. Marefetch added 'The dav poor
Bezel blew big brains out he addrecscd
ne a letter exposing the trick by which (
,0'l swind'ed him and his creditors. Of ,
Jourse, the letter is not lojral evidence.
3ut if I made it public, you mipht be
"breed to the difficult task of provin?
he existence ox your worthy clients,
Messrs Sham boy Si Co.
When Mr. Marcfetcb left, be bad
n bis pocket Wiley Griskott's check,
l'he latter, mad with fury, hurried to his
lome, and with dastard blows, drove bis
ivife into the street. (
Hut not many weeks after, when he
earned that his wife had fallen heir to
if'y thousand dollars, all secured in her
W1I rifht?for the rich relative had
beard of l is ta?e brutality in time to so
titer her v.*i 11 as to punrd the legacy
Voui any claim of l?i-?Wilry Griskett,
akinp pattern from bis anciept protoype,
went out and hanged himself.
A World Rpuowned Pianist
An esteemd reader of the JoritNAi.
has kindly furnished us with the sub- '
oined notice of the celebrated pianist. |
Joseph H. Derek, Ksq., who was recently
n Camdeu and participated in the enter
ainment at the residence of Mr. George
Alden. It was clipped from the Xcw
k'ork correspondence of the Charles-1
on Mercury of September 25th, 1858
tVc hope Mp. Denck will at an early
lay find it convenient to pay our town
mother visit.
South Carolina may boast of another
orodigy in art. Your renders, many of
hem. will rcm>Mnher a child, a few
fears ago, in Charleston, who, at six
rears of age, was held to be remarkably
jodowed with music. Joseph Denck, ?
[he son of a German gentleman, well
known in Charleston as a successful
teacher of music, surprised everybody
l?v his infant performances on tlm piano
His mother, of one of the best families
in Columbia, S. C.. was, like her husband,
p'-ssesa-d of rare musical abilities,
a passionate fondness for music
and was besides a highly talented and
accomplished young lady; indeed, some
thing of a leader in the fushionablo oirelep
of Columbia, twenty odd years ago.
Their ron, now a boy of thirteen, inherits
their tastes, with probably a far
larger endowment ol original genius,
entirely Ins own Proving bis remarka
tile powers, at so tender an ago in j
dfyrfoufcf WW pUiVuis rcfthrtd ify j
CAMDEN, S. C., JUNE
in? him a first class musical education
in Kurope. For this purpose they proceeded
to Dresden, Germany, where
they engaged one of the Royal Chamber
Musicians to teach the boy. Very
soon, the professor thought, so much of
the boy that he took the first occasion
to exhibit him to his colleagues, and to
the Drcdsd'/n public generally; causing
him to play with himself, a duett from
Ilertz, for two pianos, on the stage of I
the Royal Theatre, and this when his !
pupil was hut ten years old. The boy |
was received with wondrous favor, was i
rapturously applauded, and the critical j
journals, of the next day, were loud in
his praises, prophesying a brilliant future
fur him in the prosecutiou of his
art. Put his teacher, almost constantly
employed by bis duties in the cbapcl,
was unable to bestow his lessons regularly;
and the parents of young Denck
engaged for his teacher the Pianist to
tho Court of Saxony. This artist,
holding one ot the highest places in society?in
a country where artists are
honored, and not held to be more mountebanks?introdneed
his little American
prodigy to the Court, and to the
nobility geucrally. He was wonderfully
impressed with the genius of the boy;
and it soon became his greatest pleasure
10 assemble at his house all the artists
of note in Dresden, to hear, from
time to time, and to note the progress
which his infant pupil was making. It
was no unusual thing to 6nd among
these visitors of Mr. Kragen, assembled
at his musical re unions, the ladies of
the nubility, and they even cumc\o the
ehild's lessons, to hear him execute
thn*e pieces, as if tind?*r inspiration,
which they themselves had been laboriously
studying for vcurs. lie played
at their houses as well as at the rooms
of his teacher frequently, quartettes 1
with the chamber musicians; and so
great was his success, and the enthusi- j1
asm which he inspired, that letters were
given him by the noblesse to London.
Paris, aud even America. Hcnselt. '
Dreyshock and Clara Schumann, each 1
Daid him the coniDliment of attending '
Iiis lessons, pronouncing his talents, his
execution and performances to be tuost
extraordinary. Lizt left a dinner party :
to hear hitxi play; and Lizt, as is the
case, probably, with most performers, is
as pood a judge of dinner parties as of
music. He stood by the piano exclaiming,
ever and anon, "Bravo! bravo !"|
and when the piece whs finisl cd clasped
ihe boy player in his arms, kissed him,
and said "You have very great taU
ents, my boy. you must work them well;
he diligent; study hard, and you will be
a man, a very great man !" lie then .
turned to the delighted parents, and
said : ' Thin boy is well deserving of j
all you do for him, and if you will only
bring liitn to Wei Bier I will myself attend
to his instruction " As Lizt will
receive no compensation for those he
'caches, so he undertakes the education
ofthose only whom ho particularly fan- j
ci"s. lie c\idently took a singular in-I
ferest in the child. a?, indeed, did all
the great artists who heard him play, i
Joachim, thought him so uncommon a
boy tint he warmly opposed the idea of
his returning to America while yet so
young, and bagged his father, again
mid again, to send him to finish his cd- ,
Mention with Henselt. now the most fa- |
raous pianist in Europe Ilenpclt, too,.
>n hearing the boy play, voluntarily
ffered to undertake his tuition. Joaahiuj
wrote to the first aitis's in London on
his behalf, and his letters were so com- j
pliracntary that the boy was received j
with open arms when he reached that
city. In Dresden he wns petted and
flattered to a degree which might have
turn* d a much older head; hut it is one
proof of the hoy's character, apart from
hi* talents, that he still feels himself a
child, is singularly modest, takes no
niis up-m himself, and 6ci-ms scarcely
to regard his own performances as anything
of moment lie was greatly favored
by Prince George, and by n.any
of the Saxon noblesse. The Prince
gave him letters to the Courts of Hanover
anil England. The King of Hanov>
r hud him to supper at the same tabic,
talk-d with him during the rtpo?t,
i.nd toid hiin that realiv be was very
-- - --J v
grateful to the Prince of Saxony for
giving him the opportunity of hearing
;-ueli fine music. From the Queen In.- i
had an iuvitatiou, which he accepted, j
t" return next day and play before the
Princesses; and from these he received
the highest marks of favor. He took I
letters from some of the Herman Princes
to the Queen of England, and on th?birthday
of Victoria, at Puckinghnm
Palace, he played bi forc her Majesty. | J
She (the Queen) went up with Ptincc j ,
Albert, to the piano, alter the perform- j j
anco, and told the boy that he had 1 j
played most beautifully, one of the most (
difficult of pieces. It is no small part
of this compliment that the Queen pf |
England, the King of Hanover, and (
the Priueo of fcraxony, grp all highly cul 1
tivated musicians themselves, and could
judge of the merits of the players, not ]
only as Princes, but as artists. Prince (
(Jei'rge of Suxony played duets with
him, and on the lust occasion of his ,
playing before the Priuce, the latter
k pt him nt the piano from eight till
eleven. Of course, such a tax upon
Ins infant power* was requited in 11
princely manner. I have not given
you a tithe ol the particulars of this
wonderful boy's career in Euiope.
Here, in New York, where tho vulgar
tusto requires a storm of drums, a la
Julicn, ho has already won the laudation
of that superior class, who really
fee! and kjiow music; of which, spite of
its un hoc racy. New York jesscsse.* a.|
large and highly couipetent circle. He
played ut the muuguruiiuu U u U'Av i
4,1878.
piano manufactory, where most of the
best artists were assembled; and his
performances were regarded, as you
may have seen by the press, as marvelnusly
beautiful and powerful. His fiugerinc,
though exquisitely delicate and
discriminating, is yet singularly masculine,
free, confident, and bold. He
proposes to give some concerts in New
York, and may do so elsewhere in
America. It is possible you may hear
him in Charleston, whore he was first
heard; and I huvc uo doubt that he will
make an impression quite as brilliant
here as in Europe, where, undoubtedly,
:?i ?i
lilt; LUUSIC<11 ItttBUB ill U mnivani u*?m
refined, and appreciative of thoso finer
touches which are usually lost on the
common ear. The only difficulty in
the way of the boy's perfect success
here, will probably lie in this: his exquisite
delicacy; our people in New
York need the stormiest music; blood
and thunder, roll and rush, earthquakes
and aval-inches, au occasional cataract,
and frequ. nt volcanic eruptions. But,
to the really musical ear. there can be
no doubt that young Dcnck will bo
regarded here as a prodigy of musical
talent, even as he bus been regarded in
Europe. Nemo.
An Act
to alter and amend the law in
relation to elections.
Pec. 1. Bo it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the
State of Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority
of the same, that each election hereafter
beld in this State at which there
shall be voted for members of Congress
and Presidential electors, it shall be the
duty of the proj>er board of commissioners
of elections for each county to
provide boxes for each election precinct,
and two sets of managers shall be appointed
for each election precinct?one
for each box. One of said boxes shall |
be labeled "for mcmb'rs of Congress j
?i ii?:J?.:-I -i^....... "
mill i rt'siuum iui triiruiui?, ?i'iu uac i
other "State, circuit and county offi-1
eers," and they shall be kept while
voting is progressing separate and apart!
aud not in the same apartment.
iSec. 2. There shall bo two tickets 1
written or printed or partly written and j
partly printed. One ticket shall con- j
tain the name of the person voted for
as representative in Congress and the j
number of the congressional district, J
and also the names of the persons voted i
for as Presidential electors, with a pro- |
per designation a'tached to each name
as to whether he is voted for to represent
the Stat* at large or a particular
Congressional distiict, and shall be deposited
in the box labelled "for members
of Congress and Presidential electors."
the other ticket shall contain the I
names of the person intended to be voted I
for as Stat? circuit and county officers, j
and the offices to which such persons |
are intended to be chosen, and shall be i
deposited in the box labelled "State,
circuit and count? offie rs."
SKH. 3. It shall be the duty of the '
Governor, and he is hereby authorized >
and empowered to. at least sixty days
prior iu any feucu ciuuituu, iu iippum* n?u
boards of commissioners of election,
consisting of three members each,
for each county; both political parties
shall be represented One shall be
appointed and designated as coin.,
mi-sioners of election for "members of
Congrps* and Presidential electors." and
the other as commissioners of election
for ' State, circuit and county officers "
Sec. 4 At the close of the election
tho managers shall count the votes and
make an original and copy return of the
result, and within three days after the
day thereof the chairman of the board of
managers, or one of them, who may be
designated by the board, shall deliver
to the commissioners of election for
"mrmbi rs of Congress and Presidential
electors" the poll list and boxes labelled
for "members of Congress and Presidential
electors," with the original of.
their count containing the ballots, and
within the same time, and in like manner.
shall he delivered to the commissioners
of elections for "State circuit
and county officers," the poll lists and
boxes labelled "State, circuit and county
officers." containing the ballots with a |
similar original of the result of the I
vote.
Sec. 5. That in addition to the State j
oanvnsser* now provided by law, it shall i
be the duty of the Governor, and he is '
hereby authorized and empowered, at
nt least sixty days before any such election
as is above mentioned, to appoint a
board of State canvassers consisting of
five members, one from Congressional
district, to ba known anJ designated
as the board of State canvassers
for " members of Congress and Presidential
electors."
Sec. It shall he the duty of puch
hoard of State canvassers, upon the certified
C'-pies of the board of county canvassers
f>r ' members of Congress and
Presidential electors," to make a statement
of the votes cast and declare the
election of members of Congress and
Presidential electors, as is now, or may
Iteren'f'.r be required by law.
Sfc. 7. That the polls shall he open
nt eight o'clock in the forenoon and
close at five u'el ok in the afternoon.
Sf.c. 8. All acts or parts of nets
inconsistent with the provisions of this
net he, and the same are hereby
repealed.
approved March 22, 1878.
Mrs. Go nernl Guin'-s, being a*-ked
how shp retained her youthful feelings
to the age of over eighty years replied :
"Limp and water ami u clear con"
Science."
NUMBER 47
A Modest YouDg Man.
We love a modest, unassuming young
uian, wherever wo find liiin?in a counting-room
or a law office?at the.bellows
or the crank?at the roll-stand or the
type case?a clambunk or in the pulpit.
Among a world of brass and impudence
he stands forth an honor to himself?
showing to others that he at least has
hud a good bringing up, and knows
what belongs to good manners. Ask
him a question, and be will not give
you a snappish reply or look cross
enough to bite you. If you are looking
for anything, he will tako pains to find
it for you, if he cau.
When in company with others, he
does not usurp all the conversation; and
endeavor to call the attention of others
to himself, by boisterous language
He listens attentively to his seniors
and modestly advances his opinions.
We love such a uian?wo do sincerely?
and his company we do highly prize.
If he meets you in in tho street, he
pleasantly bows and bids you good
morning. You do not Gnd hira standing
at the corners, using profane words,
or sec him at the entrance of churches
on the Sabbath. He qnietly enters his
pew, and takes his seat withont a flourish.
He goes to hear and not to seeSuch
young men there are. We often
ice them. You will find some of them
in printing offices, work shops,
and other places, where to earn one's
living is honorable. When they come (
up^n the stage of active life they must ,
succeed?it could not be otherwise. We
would give more for a modest, unas
sutning young man, for all the practical
business of life, than for a score of ,
brassy, impudent rasca!s, who are not
worth the bread tbey keep from mould- ,
?"g.
He Preferred His Mother Tongue.
A bluff, hearty well dressed party in
spectacles had ju?t banged his valise
upon the counter and registered his
name.
"Want some rooms. Wife and babies
meet me here to-morrow. Stop a
week. Iinw are you fixed ? "
* That'll be au fait," remarked the
clerk. "Give you a nice suite?just
vacated by Count Salamagundi and?"
" Kh!"
" I remarked that it would be nu fait
and that we could g?ve you a sw'te."
" Orfay?street Young man, what
sort of things are those ? This is Boston
isn't it ? "
" Y'S, sir, that is?I?"
" Well won't yon be kind enough to
talk English ? It's good enough for
me here."
" Well," said the clerk flushing red
in the face, "Anything to please you,
sir. "
The bluff, hearty party turns away
strides in the direction of the reading
room, but the word "boor!" which
reaches him causes him to turn back
and remark :
" My friend, I aui no boor, I speak
and write nine languages well enough
to teach them in University. I
love my mother tongue best of all. and
believe that it answers all practical pur
puses in this country, in your inter*
coursn with roe be kind enough to use
it and vou will do me a practical favor. 1
?"JW6" ?? Hotel Gazette.
A Half-Finished Wedding.
In Cincinnati the young people are
excited over a promised wedding that
didn't take place. The young man and
young woman had known each other
from childhood, and were prominent in J
society circles The wedding guests
were assembled, and the loving couple
were on the floor. The minister propounded
the usual questions to the
bride, as to whether she would take the (
man to be her husband, etc., when, to
the surprise of all present, sho answered
"No." Thinking he misunderstood her ,
the minister asked the question again,
and she answered "No." This stopped ,
the ceremony, nod the story came out;
Thqvoung man, addicted to tho use ,
of intoncating liquors, had promised re- .
form if the lady would consent to marry
him. and had signed the pledge. He (
had been on trial for months, but, as
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the Driac turncu iu unu us mcj oiwu
side by side before the minister, she
caught the odor of whisky on his breath,
and detected signs of incipient intoxication
She closed the extraordinary
scene by stating that she could not trust
her future to a man who had broken a
promise so solemnly made. Expostulations
and entreaties were all in vain. The
wedding did not take place,? Chicago
Inter-Ocean.
True Cheerfulness.
Along with humility we shouuld cul
tivate cheerfulness. Humility has no
connection witli pensive melanoholy or
timorous dejection. W hile the truly
humble guard agaiust the distraction of
all violent passions and inordinant cares,
they cherish a chctrful disposition of
mind. There cannot, indeed, be genu- c
ine checrfulnoss without tho approba- a
tion of our heart. While, however, we c
pay a sacred regard to conscience, it c
must he euligthcncd and directed bv *
reason and revelation. And happy aro t
tho individuals who can 6ay, " our re- ,
joicing is thu. in simplicity and godly '
sincerity, we have had our conversation '
in the world. An approving mind will i
contribute greatly to cheerfulness, and i
that equanimity which results from it, 1
from trust in God. and from the hope 1
of a bl? ssed immortality, is equally re- I
mote from sour dissatiffaetior, despond- 1
ing melancholy, and frivolous hilarity. <
It smooths our pith and sweetens oar '
cup, rendering duty easy aud affliction '
light. 11
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Bald Mountain Split In Twain.
Two years ago. residents in the section
of the famous Bald Mountain were
thrown into great consternation by continual
rumblings and inexplicable noises
heard in the bowels of the immense
mountain. The phenomena attracted
the attention of scientific men in all
parts of the country. The rumbling
lusted for about two weeks and then
ceased. They had the effect of rendering
the real estate in the neighborhood,
that had been valuable, almost worthless,
and ihe inhabitants hastened to remove
from the neighborhood of the mysterious
mountain. Last Friday night the
noise began again ; the mountain shook
as in the throes of an oarthquake ; immense
trees and rocks were hurled
down the mountain side, and sounds
like the intermittent thunder wero
heard during the night. This morning
those who ventured near saw that the
mountain had been literally split io
twain, leaving a chasm of 390 feet ia
.1 i r n .. 1 a /...
icng?n ana irora o io iu icci in wium.
So far as has been ascertained, the chasm
is a bottomless abyss. As yet no smoke *
or lava has been thrown from the crater,
but early in the morning there was a
strong smell of sulphur about the place.
Josh Billings Tells About the
Goslin.
The goslin iz the goose's young
child. TVy are yellow all over and az
soft az a ball of worsted. Their foot iz
wove whole, and they kan swim az easy
az a drop of kastor oil on the water.
They are born annually about the 15th
of May, and never was known to die
natraliy. If a man should tell me ho
saw a goose die a natral death, I wouldn't
believe him under oath bftT that, net
even if ho had swore he had lied about
Becing a goose die.
The goose iz different in one respect
from the human family, who is sed tew
grow weaker and wiser, whereaz a goslin
always grows tuffer and more phoolisb.
I hove seen a goose that they sed
was 93 years old in June, and did not
look an hour older, than one that was 17.
The goslin waddles when he walks
and paddles when he swims, but never isTdives
like a duck out of sight in the water,
but only changes ends.
They ain't so particular az some mt
pholke what they cat, won't git mad JBj
and quit if they kant have wet toast and
lam chops every morning for breckfust.
The Devoted Mothers.
Many a poor mother in an humble cot
with no money or position, has struggled
hard to feed and cloth her little
ones, to train them to be an honor to
(heir country and a blessing to the
world. Most of our useful, prominent
men came from such homes. Oar
churchyards are full of such sleeping
mothers, whose hands arc folded over
their breasts. No worldly eye ever
saw the records of their lives; onlyGod
and the angels. No tull monu- \
mcnt and high-sounding epitaphs mark
their resting places. What a responsibility
rests upon the mothers of this
country / Life is too short to be spent in
accumulating tho things of this world
that must perish. The children do not
stay with us long onough to permit us
to waste our hours i'd tho pursuit of
fashion and gaycty. What we sow now
we shall reap hereafter. God gives to
all mothers grace and strength to
fulfil their duties aright, that theft influ
ence for good may be Icfc from generation
to generation.
A Flying Machine.
Experiments were made in Philadelphia
on Wednesday with what is
colled "Prof. Ritchel's aerial or flying
machine." The machine looks like a
velocipede on runners with a balloon
canopy. The operator sits in a small
*eut aud puts his feet in the stirrups.
In front of him is a crank by which
the main propeller at the bottom of
tho tnachiue is controlled. Those padJles
breast the air like wings. Another
one serves as a rudder, being conaected
with the etirrups by metallic
bars. The balloon is twenty-five feet
in length and twelve feet in diameter,
fhe inventor says : 'The principle on
Evhich I estaOlisneu my idea was inaioi
ho flying of birds. I felt that if birds
ould supply the impetus of flying, and
iliaDge their course, invention could do
he same for man. This cylinder that
[ have arranged, shall carry about 9S
jer cent of the total weight. The ope^
ator in moving the wings ia supposed to
lossess the muscular weight of a dozen
agles.' The person trained to operate
ho machine made some successful assents,
and those who witnessed the ex>eriment
regarded it as a success.
Mourning For the Dead.
I saw a pale mourner 6tand bending
ver the tomb, and his tears fell fast
nid often, As he raised his humid
yes to heuveu, he cried, "My brother !
ih ! my brother !" A sago passed
hat way and said, "For whom dost
hou mourn ?' "One," replied he,
'whom I did not sufficiently lovo while
iviug, but whose inestimable worth I
jow feel." "What wouldst thou do,
f he were restored to thrc?" The
nourcer replied, that ho would novor
iffend him by an unkind word, but /
vould take every occasion to show his f
'liendbhip, if he could but come back to
liis fond embrace. "Then waste uot
thy time in useless grief." said thosagc,
but if thou hast friends, go and
jheriah the living, remembering that
ibuy will# ono day, he dead alo."
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