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Wives and Husbands.
."Why arc wives what they are, and
not what Ibey might, could, and
Should b'c? .Because in nine cases
out often it is for want of temper or
judgment in the man. Wc have all
'heard of the cnutious individual who
would soo his wife's grandmother be
fore he took the irrevocable vow. He
was quite right. A man desiring to
enjoj' the delights and consolations
unknown to n single condition, pre
pared to love and cherish under nil
calamities and changes, would do
well, if possible, to learn n little of
the early training of the woman he
desires to make u partner of ^iis joys
and the consoler of his sorrows, and
to have some knowledge of her in a
domestic rotation. It seems hard iu
this our day to lind the medium be
tween the fashionable wife, all frivoli
ty, dress, and excitement, and the
je in a jo. virtuoso, or the woman with
out tact; but there arc women, of
'many of whom it may be truly said
in scriptural language, ulhc heart of
her husband doth surely trust in her."
How often are these women linked to
the vicious and the unstable, are
obliged to shut their eyes to facts,
and when love is gone, live on endur
ing? Marriage to them has been a
desperate thing, a curse and slavery,
instead of the nearest approach to
perfect happiness permitted on earth.
Of the drunken ruffian, quick with
plows, we have nothing to say?he is
scarcely one remove from the beasts
that perish, and, as a rule, belongs to
the extreme lower class ; but among
the so-called gentlemen there is the
overbearing, tyrannical husband, at
whose voice children and servanto
flee, soured probably by difficulties in
his business or profession, but surlily
keepihg his trials from his wife, and
snappishly resenting all her attempts
to win Ijito confidence.' Who so capa
ble as sl\c to 80Ot(.e and to aid by
v her womanly tact and discrimination,
% made keener by its concentration in
her little word?home ; and have wc
rjbt sacred warrant that the wife is a
h'elpmcct for the man, not a slave to
minister to his material wants only,
While he grudgingly doles out his
money, never dreaming that the order
of his house is only arrived at by ?
thousand little domestic cares, so
heavy in the total, yet a labor of love
when lightened by kind, husbandly
interest. This man acts as il he were
devoid of atlection himself and gross
ly presumes on his wife's early incul
cated sense of duty.
Then wc have the henpecked hus
band. Now the censorious world con
temptuosly laughs at his name, and
discusses ibo anxious, irritable wife ;
it never troubles itself to consider the
weak, vacillating man he must neces
sarily be in Ids safest condition, lie
is a never-ceasing anxiety to his wife,
who knows he must be neither a fool
or a scoundrel. She toils early and
Jatc with brain and lingers to rectify
his sins of omission. Ilcr pitiful ten
dcrncss must always follow him and
hold his wavering mind in check lost
his selfish folly should bring more
troubles into the household impover
ished by Iiis careless indifference,
leaving Ids wife to fight the battle
of life single-handed. lie is only
amiable when gratified, loving when
spared a difficulty, giving a few
flattering words of praise at hie wife's
clever management?more painful
than pleasing, for she knows their
value?ill-tempered if forced to do
anything he dislikes, and coarse in
his taunts about nagging and bicker
ing. If she is righteously and stern
ly compelled to give ugly names to
ids procrastination he will occasional
ly cry P/:cca.vi% thereby firmtjr bcliev
iug he lias washed out all his sins
and may begin them again on the
morrow. With such a man a wife
cannot fake the inferior attitude
which all womanly woncm really de
light In, but must unpo'ctically fulfill
Wordsworth's picture of
?'A perfect, woman, nobly planned,
To warn, to comfort, and command."
The last, but not least, we have the
salt of the earth?great and gifted,
tender and true men, whose lives nre
spent in making strong resolutions,
which they seldom carry out. A hus
band from this class is ut peace with
himself; therefore gives joy to others,
bringing home light and comfort nt
all times and under nil circumstances.
Self-goyerpcd, he justly exercises
r?lo over his wife, whoso happiness
ft is to anticipate his wishes and ac
knowledge his supremacy. Except
ing the few in whom the taint of mor
al baseness is hereditary, men know
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full well that women, through their
strong affections, are what men mako
them.
It is also a want of faith in man that
makes' women unjust to each other,
preventing the friendships there might
be between them, so sacred and help
ful, for woman only knews woman as
she really is. As Byron says, "Man"
to man so oft unjust, i? always go to
woman."?Home Journal?
Evils ot Gossip.
Can the evil wrought by gossip be
estimated? "We \\\\uk not. A wise
woman can scarcely say too little in
company if the conversation trenches
in the least upon scandal. Many a
social, noble-minded woman has been
obliged to withdraw herself from a
neighborhood intimacy, which would
havo been pleasant otherwise because
her remarks were returned by some
idle tale-bearer, so perverted a$ to
make her doubt the existence of genu
ine friendship; and cccept loneliness
}or the sake of the safely it brought.
You say we must talk "about some
thing." Yes and through that very
fact wo see a remedy for the evil, to
so thoroughly interest ourselves in
other and better things that we Und
no apace to spare for our neighbors'
affairs. Let us talk of our work, our
homes, our household our books, or
our babies. Let us teach our eyes to
lind beauty every where, while we
blind them by constant watchfulness
to blemish. Never, under any cir
cumstances, cast the first stone.
Then, if an erring neighbor goes
down, you cannot blame yourself for
assisting the downfall.
A Borrowing Man.
"There goes my best coat,"
cciuoquized Brown, dcspondnclly.
"That* fellow Smith will be the death
of me. He borrows all my clothes,
and yot he'patrcuir.es me, and tells
me I ought to drcs3 belter. My
Mollypop' tells mo the same thing,
tn'd holds up Smith es a sample, as
the pink of a wclL-dresscd man, as the
button-hole bouquet of elegance.
BInzeg ! I wonder how long I'll have
to stand it. II was just day before
yesterday that the follow invited me
around to see hie library- and?me
if he didn't have half of my books in
it. Smith would borrow anything.
If I had everything of mine that he's
got I could set up a second-hand store
to-day. Now I can't find a. decent
coat, a clean sh^rt, a respectable col
lar, a walking-stick, an umbrella or
my only pair of good shoca. Smith's
got em all." And he pulled the col
lar of his old coat over hie soiled
shirt-front, tucked up his pants over
his worn out shoes, and sallied or^t
into the rain.
The London Newspapers,
An offer of 800,000 pounds ster
ling has been made for the London
TeUgroph. and declined by its pro
prietors, Messrs. Larvton, Lcvy&Co.
As the Telegraph is rated fourth in
value among the London newspapers, I
it would appear that tho journalistic
market is at least firm over there, j
The Times is Roughly valued at 6,
000,000, pounds the Standard at 2,
000,000, pounds und the News at 1,
200,000, 'pounds. The price asked
for the Telegraph is a ronnd million.
The circulation of the journals is
given at 85,000 daily for the Tim<-s,
145,000 for the Standard. 125,000
for the News, and 200,000 for the
'Telegraph. Ia point of advertising
patronage, the Times exceeds all the
others combined, the Standard sur
passes both the Netos and Telegraph.
and the former leads the latter. The
paper of least circulation has the most
advertising patronage, and vice ver
sa.
Oliver 0. Ross, son of a wealthy
merchant at Greenville, has been
courting Miss ICstella Cnvingel, a poor
but beautiful'young lady, contrary to
his father's orders. Last Saturday
was his twenty-first birthday, shortly
after eating his dinner he met Miss
Cavingel and both went off quietly
land were married. The son went lo
his father mid told him a bo.;!, it.
Major Ross immediately wont into his
library, and, returning with a pistol
shot hit; son through the breast, in
flicting what is believed to be n mor
tal wound. The father has left the
place.
uWk nip one year nearer Heaven,"
is the way a Kansas paper begins a
farewell to the bid year. Those sub
scribers who have not paid up are
not included.
A Reasonable Idea.
It will be the correct thing this
winter to belong to an astronomy
club. The fashionable young mm
und the fashionable young woman
will enlarge their minds by ponder
ing on the infinity of space. They
will then have something to look up
to. Telescopes aro not strictly nec
essary?in fact, the money one of
them would cost can be expended in
hiring cutters and fast horses during
the sleighing season, as u? young as
tronomers assert that astronomy can
be studied no where to such advan
tage as in a snug cutter behind a fast
horse. It is a woll known fact that
the planets are flying through space
at a terrific rate, consequently if an
astronomical party of two travel over
the snow at a terrific rate, they can
keep up with the planet as it were,
and therefore have greater opportuni
ties for observation. Of course the
reasonableness of this theory can be
seen at once. If sleighing is not
good, the astronomy club can do the
next, betjt thing, tnkc to walking. No
doubt the author of a ".Slurry Night
for a Ramble,'.' had the perambula
tions of an astronomy club in view
when he wrote the song. The opera
houses form a very inviting termina
tion for one of these starry walks, as
a person ic sure to sec a "star" there,
and probably n galaxy pi talent re
sides. It is pleasant to see the youth
of our country aspire to something
above them in this way. Nothing
mars the pleasure that pertains to sci
entific research. It ? is to be hoped
that the astronomy clubs throughout
the land will meet with till the success
they deserve.
His Life has been a Failure.
Win. Tccvly, arrayed in another
man's clothes, and with nothing about
him that he could call his own, ex
cept his sad reflections, told Justice
Stuilh in the Yorkville Police Court,
that his life had been a failutc. He
said that he came from Ireland twen
ty-eight years ago. went down SouVh
as a soldier in the Union arpty, and
after the war married. He reared a
family, but bis wife ran away and hi6
children died. Last summier he fame
to New York hut he has. not prosper
ed. He determined \o retire to the
work-house for the winter. To that
end he went la the Tombs Police
Court and ashed vo be committed as
a vagrant. He was hustled into the
Htrcet; be stole a pair of shoes in
Center, street, but the storekeeper
took the shoes away and booted him.
Te.cvly then went over to the East
river,' at Fifty-fourth street, and
jumped in, but Andrew Gcoghcan
pulled him out. After telling this
story he scored the first success of
his career; he got committed to the
care of the Commissioners of Chari
ties and Correction, ami now he
thinks that the tide in his allairs is
turned.
School Girls Killing a Companion.
A dispatch from Ilngcrstown, In
diana, stales thut a murder which oc
curred near a schoolbousc between
Ccnteiville and Williamsburg two
weeks since has just come to light.
Two school girls about fifteen years
old, daughters of wealthy parents,
were expelled fron) school for bad
treatment of a schoolmate of the same
age named Miss Kates. While the
latter was on her way home after
school they assaulted her, one knock
ing her down with a baseball bat und
the other jumping on her and break
ing four of hci ribs. Miss Kales man
aged to crawl a short distance to her
home und died soon after communi
cating the facts to her mother. Ac
cording to report the parents of the
assailants went to the murdered girl's
mother and persuaded her by a bribe
of $3,000 to keep the affair secret.'
iThe' aflair, however, leaked out
through school children who witness
ed tho assault, and have created much
excitement.
Six boys at Ilcnncpln, Iowa, or
ganized as bandits, on a plan sug
gested by a thrilling novel which they
had lead. They could not And a nat
ural ctivc, and therefore dug one in
the side of a hill. Their first exploit
wa8.to rob nil the clothes-lines in the
neighborhood on a wash day night.
Great excitement ensued, and several
innocent tramps were arrested ; but
the mystery Was explained when on
the lollowing hight, 'tho y?ung ama
teur thieves Btolc a horse and wagon,
and were caught taking a load of the
clothes to the nearest city.
Quiet Folks.
Quietness is sometimes a sign of
bodily health. The imrvous man, who
is always stirring \q seldom strong.
But when a man is thorough wrapped
up in himself and his own importance,
perfectly satisfied with his position
and prospects, the cut of hie clothes,
the length of his whiskers, the atten
uation of umbrella, and the luster cf
his hat, the chances arc that ho is
very quiet. Such mou ore habitually
well dressed ; but, as they get on in
life, they cling to old fashions. They
are not considerate for others, yet
they give very little trouble. They
exact the utmost service but make no
fuss about it. They are painfully reg
ular and punctual, 4>ut never seem
put out hy other people's want of or
der. They are bores at a dinner par
ty, wet blankets at a picnic, mere
sticks at a ball ; but excellent as olli
cers, admirable persons much sought
after hy match-making, mothers. It
is they who carry olT^the heiresses ;
who always save money; who aie
never in debt or difficulty, as other
men arc ; who arc regular in their de
votions, and invaluable on committees,
where they always get their own way,
without trouble or fuss.' They habit
ually wait till every one else has spo
ken, then make the single icinark
which concludes the matter, and
which seems as if it had risen to the
surface, like cream, of^ilsclf. Strict
order i$ kept in their houses; but
they ao not, as a ?de, ma'.,o gpod
fathers. Theii children arc. too much
afraid of them, and tto glad to get
away from home. Slrangc to say,
though they seldom speak, they are
excellent correspondents, write well,
clearly, and at great length, anil often
turn into authors, especially novel
ists. Th'jy have observed while oth
ers lalVccd, and have passed mental
judg'nent which their secrelivencss
enables them to store for use. They
are seldom deficient in humor; tell a
story in the fewest words, well and
quietly ; and have generally some
friend in whose society they take a
silent and subdued plc&ure, and with
whom they can sit fornours without
speaking. They live respected by
all who know them, are trustees and,
guardians to innumerable wards, and
are often more missed when they die
than greater men. If tho world fails
to love them, it makes up by trusting
them ; and every few years one of
them turns out to have elaborated
some gigantic system of fiaud, and
goes away into exile without a word.
Rather Serious for a Joke.
One week ago last Sunday Miss
E-, of thig city and Miss S-, of
Atlanta, two highly lespected young
ladies, and Messrs. J. B. Wilson and
G. W. Thomaston, two highly res
pected young gentlemen of Toccoa,
with others, crossed the river into
South Carolina to visit some friends.
Wh\lc they were engaged in some of
the pranks of young people, among
other things, going through the cere
mony of getting married, Samuel
Ramsey, Esq., pci forming the cere
mony. It now turns out that Uli.
Ramsey is a veritable Justice of the
Peace, that he was in dead earnest,
had the marriage ceremony recorded
at Walhalla, S. C, according to law,
uud our young friends arc really mar
ried, and will have to take each other
for better or for worse, or go into
South Carolina Courts and be di
vorccd. So much for fooling with
serious things.?Gainesville. (???.,) j
Southron.
The White Sou>.
Virtue, has ever two classes of fol
lowers. The lirst walk in her train
from the love they bear the divine
for the delight of gazing on those
lines of beauty which glorify her face,
and for the inetfable sctcnity she
breathes into their soula. The. other
class have their eyes fastened solely
on the icwards scattered along her
path. Blind to her rar^ symmetry
und the majesty of her step, deaf to
the music of "her voice, they are only
eager to catch the shining gilts she
lets fall. The first class do right be
cause right is right, not for love of
gain nor for fear. Gain is the mo
tive of base spirits, and fear the spur
of craven souls.
\ Tjik Nation says: ul$*a oafo to
predict that between now ami June
all difficulties in the way of General
Grant's nomination will increase rath
er than dlsminish, and that the l oo'm
will end, ?s it ended in 187?, In a
kind Of collapse."
I Killing.
Ox Saturday night last, between 9
and 10 o'clock, n difficulty occurred in
ihis city, on Court Street, two
squares i'voui Main, oast side, at a
house of ill-tame kept by Addic Hen
derson and Mattic Henderson, sisters,
between Henry Townscnd and Jas
per jftcal, which resulted in the death
of one of the parties. Jn lbs evidence
before Hie jury of inquest, cmpanncl
lcd by Coorner William Baync, it
appeared that Deal was drunk and
Townseud had been drinking. A
quarrel ensued which resulted in the
killing of Deal by Townscnd. The
verdict of the jury states as follows:
Jasper Deal, on the 17;1\ day of
January, came to his death from the
effect of a pistol shot-wound in the
bands of Henry Townscnd, the ball
entering the bead just below the left
eyc-birow and passing directly to the
back of the head.
Henry Townscnd, the one doing
the killing, is a resident of Ashc vi I la,
N. C, and has been engaged in
horse-trading' He has fled the coun
try. Deal, the murdered man, is al
so a North Carolinian, but has resid
ed in this city for the past eight or
ten years, and has no special trade.
This affair is a most discreditable
one for all concerned, as all the part
ies s"eui to be of the lowest type, and
it is to bo regretted the more from the
fact that the occurrence transpired
in the heart of the city.?Enterprise
Mountaineer
Antiquity of Masonry.
j LiKfTKXANT-Commandcr Gorringe
of the U.S. Navy, who is superintend
ing the removal of the Obelisk of Al
exandria, which wao giyen to the City
jof New York by the ex-Khedive of
Egypt, for shipment to this country,
has discovered under its pedestal rep
resentations of a perfect masonic al
j tar and apron, "J0oi,ue.3 other equally
significant emblems. The obelisk
bus stood in its present location for
over 2,000 yeais and the discovery of
these emblems will solve one of the
most difficult problem that hag ever
! bothered searchers after tbp origin of
Masonry. Heretofore its history has
never been traced back farther than
the 13th century, but these emblems
furnish a connecting link which will
enable savants to trace the existence
of the order back until they will find
that it had its origin in the East thous
ands of years before the Choistian
era. Thereby they will have proof
conclusive that King Solomon was
one of the maulers of the order, and
the legend of Iliiam Abiff will be
vcrtiQcd.
Hanging and Lynching in Lasl Year.
The records show that 101 men
were judicially killed last year, and
not a single woman. one m Utah
and one in Texas were shot, choosing
that method rather than hanging.
The law of these two States give crim
inals a choice. North Ci.roliua aud
Texas lead off with 12 executions
euch ; Pennsylvania, 10 ; Oregon, 7 ;
Virginia, Georgia and Arkansas each,
G ; New York, 3. In the Southern
Stales (34 weie hung. Total 55
whiles, 37 negroes, 8 Indians, and
one Chinaman. The saddest record,
and one which should briug a blush of
shame u> every citizen, is that 74 roen
were lynched last year. Colorado 9 ;
Kentucky 8 ; California G ; Louisiana,
Texas and Tcnne.-sec each ? ; Geor
gia and Mississippi each 4 ; Dakota
3. In the other States and Territo
ries the numbers were still smaller.
South Cuiojina has but one set down
to her account. Thirty-nine of these
ly nchings were in the Southern
States.
Last spring the live children of M.
B. Corbin, of Colorado promised to
earn money enough to pay for an or
gan if their father would buy one.
Tbc bargain was made, aud as a cap
ital, three dozen chickens and an acre
of arable land were given to them.
The ground'was planted with onions,
und yielded the remarkable crop of
three tons, for which &145 was re
ceived. The net receipts from the
chickens was ???, making the total re
ceipts 82tlb'. The organ cost SI 18,
leaving ? balance of ?32 still in the
children's treasury. Thecbildred are
from six to fifteen years of age, and
worked throughout tho season with
great energy and pcrsoverunce, and
hence deserved their success.
ViuTUE makcTh men on the earth
famous, in their graves glorious, and
in heaven immortal.
Some Things to Disbelieve.
When a man advertises for a part
ner, and wants a young man to put'
in a small investment of one hundred
or five huudred dollars and promises
to him a realisation of (ifty or one
hundred per cent, profit, don't believe
it. When a man offers to give gold
watches or jewelry worth fifty to one
huudred dollars for one dollar, don't
believe it. When a man offers to
give away knowledge of the uln:ost
value for the cure of consumption,
and any and all diseases, by purely
sendiug a three-cent to prepay pos
tage, don't believe it. When a man
proposes to do his utmost to make
every one else rieh, and looks to other
people's interests more than his own.
don't believe it. When a man offers
to give you something of great value
for something of less value?in other
words, to give you something for
nothing, nou't believe it. Many per
sons advertise on purpose to filch
young men of money gained by hard
labor, and before entering into any
speculation which may be offered you,
take advantage of the many means at
your command and ascertain the
facts with reference co the proposed
imsiness before you invest, and'thus
save your money and assist in effect
ually breaking up swindling establish
ments.
Our. Slajo CapUal.
It seems beyond reasonable doubt
that the Columbia water power is to
bo developed. This will increase '.he
taxable property of Ike, State hy mil
lions. It is all-important in this con
nection that the Congarce and Broad
Rivers should be opened, and then,
with her water power developing and
cheap water transportation at her
factory doors, Columbia will not only
be able to add to her amount of
taxes but she can, and no doubt will,
be brought to rival any of her down
East manufacturing sisters. There
is no city in the country more advan
tageously located for building. She
is Bur rounded by beautiful build
ing sites, such as would charm the
painter and tho architect, and her
cli.jnafe is equal to that of any city
North or South for salubrity aud
health. Hurrah! say we, there is
life in the old land yet, and if we can
only^ take care ot our own State gov
ernment and mark out our line ol
prosperity it need make but little
difference to us who is the next
President. But it will not be Grant.
He is the easiest of them all for us, to
beat.?Jiingatree Star.
"Pie. Work of Whiskey.
In Cleveland County, N. C, a son
and father got into a dispute about a
mule, both being drunk. Tho step
mother came out and said something
which caused the son to draw a pis
tol and shoot her dead. Frank Hey
ward, a young mun aged 27, of fine
family and worth nearly a quarter of
a million of dollars committed suicide
In his room in New York. He had
led a very dissipated life, and was
under the influence of liquor when he
shot himself. John Mills, a young
man living near M^oarcsville, N. C,
carried cotton to town,.sold it and re
ceived the money. He, like many
farmers, went to a bar-room and got
drunk. When he attempted to get in
his wagon ho fell backwards. Those
who saw him thought he was "dead
drunk," picked him up anil placed him
in his wagon. Soon after this his
ii
father came up to start home, and, on
examination, found bis son dead.
[Spartan.
Open Letter to Evarts.
Honored Sir :?I &20 b^ the pa
pers you find trouble in filling places
in England and Russia oil account of
poor pay. I am out o.f a job now, and
am willing to work cheap. Would
take either the English or Russian
mission fov 85,000. My wifo could
lake boarders, und I could get odd
jobs at work. Wife can talk German,
and is a fust-rate cook. Could do
well taking boarders. Am fairly ed
ucated. Would do my best. Think
I could suit you. ricase reply. Your
servant, Nat Neal.
1?. S.?Am a first-clnss Republican.
Centra Li a, III., Jan. 12, 1880.
You meet in this world with fa'*Q
mirth as often as with false gravity ;
the grinning hypocrite is not a more
uncommon character than the groan
ing one. As much light discourso
comes from a heavy heart as from a
hollow one, and from a full mind no
from an empty head
Never.
Never lie too waim in your praises
of a lady's lady friends. Friendship
should be encouraged, not discour
aged.
Never say any thing if you wouldn't
have >oux words repeated. But, beg
pardon, perhaps you never did sa^
much of anything.
Never try to equal the smartness
of your smart intcrlt cutor. J.l is nyt
Iiis province to recognise smartness
in another, but to ustonish with his
own.
Never tell nil, you know to a stran
ger, even if he regales you ever so
copiously with hisalfuiis. Think you
he, would lie more careful.of your
reputation than he is of bis own?
Never say, when rctiriug, "I will
get up, duly to-morrow,*' for does/*
the Good Book say all liars shall
have their part, etc.
Never jam your linger in the door ;
for to swear is neither brav^ polite
nor wise.
Never ask a lady to play upon the
piano unless you intend to be polite
enougli to listen to her playing.
Never ^ead your literary produc
tions to another unless he presses you
to read them. Remember the golden
rule.
Never refuse the fruit when it is
first passed you, hoping that all will
show their politeness by taking
the smaller, inferior, topics U!ul
pears, leaving the best for yourself
the next time round. N;ot only is
thi3 moan, but 3011 may over-estimate
the politeness of your company.
Never attempt to wiite an original
article unless your scissors are sharp.
Everybody likes an incisive writer.
Never talk of yourself in a country
where forty-odd millions of people
arc bent on talking themselves.
Never nsk a quest!-in unless you
intend to pay attention to the answer.
There is no pleasure in lifo compara
ble to the joy of airing our knowl
edge. Give your ftieud a chance to
air his.
Never fret about tomorrow's weath-,
er. If to-day's weather is pleasant^
enjoy it. You may be so fortunate
as to escape to-morrow's storm by
getting smashed on the rojlfoad or
blown up on the steamboat..
Tho Pot Boiling.
On Sunday lasl, Ex-Congressman^
Smalls addressed a large meeting of
over 2,000 colored persons by invita
tion of the I'astor, Rev. Reed, at llos
pa Church, after services. On the fol
lowing Tuesday at Graniicvillc, by
invitation, he addressed a number of
societies there congregated nt the an
niversary of the Jerusalem Society.
A large dinner w^s spread at the
house of> one. Mills, and also a bnu
quet at the church. We understand
that a large meeting has been ap
pointed over on St. Helena Island at
which Smalls is invited to address
the faithful next Sunday.?Beaufort
Crescent*
Warned.
A colored minister in Georgia was.
brought to trial before the deacons of
his church for stealing bacon. After
a number of witnesses had been ex
amined, the deacons retired, and af
terward relumed the following ver
dict: "The Rev. Moses Blcdsoc am
acwitlcel of the sinuutions dat he ac?
lit'
tual stole dc pork, as 'twas not shodo
dat sumbody else miten't have been
weariu' his cloze, but ele brudder is
hereby 'fectionntely warned dot iu
future he must be more keerful.V
The Lancuster Ledger gets off tho
following at the expense of Judge
Mackey: "Judge Mackey always
turns up whenever any political pro
cession passes, and is equally at home
with all. Whether in tho Red Shirt
Cavalcade or Blue Blood caucus, in
the Chambeilain campaign, or the
Hampton canvass, in the Tilden dis-,
count or Hayes count, with Leo,
Johnston, Sherman or Grant, it is al
ways the same. He is always on
hand."
I Nothing is more difficult to writo
than a declaration of love, unless it
be a letter to. break off an engage
ment. Here is an example of the lat
ter kind : "Whit can I oay to you,
Amelia? Truth you would tako for
impertinence. Life is in everything
except i<> love. Love is a confused
sensation Uke sleep, and which an
nuls all other sensations. A man who*
ceases to lovo is a man who awakes.
Good-morning, madam."