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Litchfield enquirer., 1836-07-21
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Light HO light LIGHT p exclaimed an
unfortunate gentleman, the other nipht. in
INaSsa" street, from the midst Of a nile 81
-: against which he had broken h;~
s","S ior want Of a light.
| Who are you that wants q l;rh. >.
Ponded voice near him.
Who am - said the ran.,.~
the pile of rubbish, among Which, 'S - rom
groanings I'm poor unfor,ura,aA NC lay
has got cast away here among the hrs.k."S
for want Of a light to steer bv. WIN ,Ss
d are you, it may be so bold z
| I'm the lamp-liehter in this here dis
'rlct and IT you call it dark TO night, you
must be crazy -"
Not dark, do You say2 why. vou
scoundrel, it's as dark as Egypt, and ,hero
isn't lamp burning
A lamp no, Of course not. We new
er lights lamps when there's MOON
We! who do ycl. call zoe 2 g..
Why, and the corporation, 10 be sure.
We knows better than to waste lie when
there's a nloon.'
Where is the moon? see none.'
NOR l mother. But there is noon
somewhere ~ &
So there's sun somewhere. R.t 80
on the other side of the earth.'
1t aint so with the moon though. She's
in this here hemisphere-or ought TO be.
any how, for the almanac says so.'
/. But ofwhat use is she, ifshe don't show
herself T. se
Why. that's her look out not ssiae.'
She don't look out at all, tell you,
nor can't. Don't you see the sky is cover
ed over with thick ,clouds2
Well, that ain't none Of our bread and
butter. | and the corporation never takes
cognizance Of no clouds, no how. We have
one standing rule, and that Is, never to light
single lamp when there's moon, shine
or no shine. And SO good by to- e.'
~. " IIanscript.
Charity begins at home. "A respects
Bile cabinet maker Of this city, who is ia
nous TOT. odd sayings-while standing a.
gainst the post Office the other morning, in
rather melancholy mood, was addressed
by friend with whats the word this
morning oh! Idon't know, (long sigh)
have just bought barrel of -four fora
poor woman Well,' said his.friend, j
wish the whole town was lined with, such
charitable men as you are you are always
giving away more or less-always giving
something to the poor. Who is made hap
py this morning by your charity r Judge
Of his friends surprise, when, with long
sigh, the benevolent man replied My
wife. Portland AdS.
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A SOBER CALCULATION.

three or four Of il in boarding aud what be-
sides is necessary for comfort and conven-
fence. may lay up from one TO two humid
red dollars yearly towards setting out for
himself at proper time. II the capital
required be not large. in three or four years
he may calculate upon being master in
stead Of journeyman. This is one view
obvious to he sure, but no less important.
Another view is, and one which often
presents itselE-if a young man, instead Of
thus laying up the chief part Of his wages,
spend it all, or nearly 50 in idle Sunday ex-
cursions and frivolous evening balls--or
billiard playing, or any other vicious or
imprudcnt pursuit, ho may calculate upon
being a journeyman for life and if not
brought through evil communication to the
State Prison or the gallows, will in all
probability, terminate his mortal career in
some poor house, unpitied and despised.-
This is another view Of the case equally
obvious as the last and yet how often are
both Of them lost sight Of to the ruin of
youth. s
To lure to the one let the other be kept
sight Of But from every vicious course
youth will find no surer protection than re-
ligion. lfthey seek and find that, all tenn
poral safety and prosperity will follow. and
eternal happiness will be The glorious issue.
Piety is the parent Of every virtue, impiety
ofeyery vice.. 4 e
Ho,c to cheat the D0ctor.-Some years
since, a physician was called to young
woman very sick. After careful examine
alton, he left two kinds Of powder to be
given to her alternately. One Of the pow
ders contained opium, and when admins
tered, produced quiet TO the patient. The
next powder was somewhat nailSeasing,
and the patient was less quiet undSt It's OPP
Grafton. A convention Of the women in
the neighborhood was held. and addressed
by one Of their number in this wise: You
see just how it is j; the doctor must have a
living, and must get il by his trade /; one
kind Of powder makes her better, the other
makes her worse. 1.-The only gave her The
bad kind, he would soon kill her, and the
good alone would soon cure her SO that,
in either case, he would have but small
bill that is why he gives two kinds. Now
lei us act according 10 common sense, in
disregard Of the Doctors orders, whose in-
serest il is to keep her along; let MS give
her only the good powders. This propo-
sition was well received, aud, after an a.
mendment at the suggestion Of another,
who proposed giving two Of the good pow
ders at time. was adopted. The patient
was easy. and slept quietly under the oPe'
ration; but she never awoke.-- Bangor AeT.
Two Scotchnncn. lodging at an inn. one
complained in the morning to the other q his
having a very indifferent bed, and inquired
how he had slept. "Troth. naon'" replied
his friend. anae vera weel either, but vas
muclle batter Of than the bugs. f6E den one
Of them clOsed IN &c the hale night
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A Taciturn Pa;r-An individual, not abundantly
gifted with that amenity which isas necessary for self
comfort as il il pleasing to others in the perpetual in
tercourse Of socia life, fancied that he had ustable
cause for longcontinued, unbroken taciturnity. His
wife, after sitting for some time in the same room with
him in an annoying and gloomy silence, suddenly
started up, and taking up lighted candle. commend
Cd sseny anxious sssEss ; hts,s td Ps SS
,bs msnte.n;ece and removed all its Ornamental OPEN
ed and closed every drawer in the room, searched
der an the chairs fitted up the rug, turned up he edge
of the caYpet raked in the ashes, ransacked the
tackle, rnniaeed the celaret, and repeatedly scru-
tinized the same place over and over again. At
lengti-fdgeted beyond endurance; ms nerves wound
uD 10 such pitch OF curiosity as to be on the point Of
cracine his inpatence absolutely boiled over, and
as after many severe struggles . maintain his dini.
LONGER. he relieved himself by giving the excla-
NATION, nv dear what are you searching after
what have you lost T. My dear, Yves seeking for
vour tongue, which has been missing this fortnight,
and If Won had not found it for me nov, rshoud have
| supposed it 70 DO irFstievably msiaid.
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zenith She never reverted to the past.
but bore her wrongs in accomplishing
silence. Gradually her soft blue eye,
so full OF living sadness, grew DINNER;
and her check, whichusually wore the
funniest rose-tingc, waxed paler and
more pale.-I found her, one quiet e
vening, leaning against the railing Of
the vessel: the south wind had lifted
the tresses from her transparent brow
star Of heaven lent it's lus-
tire to her face-her eyes were closed,
as if in sweet slumber--and her ex-
pressive features were serener and more
sorrowful than had ever seen them.
But these were only the mockeries Of
life: Life itself was nomore!
The passengers, one and all, gather
ed to pay the last tribute Of respect to
the lovely sleeper. They marvclled
that she had thus found death in the
midst Of life; they did not know Of the
hidden arrow that ranked in her boz
som. A chaplain on board read the bu-
rial service over the d ead-stranger
hands committed her form to the rest
ing place of millions-and the waves
hid from my sight forever the forsaken
Emigrant Girl. STELLA.
Plainfcld, (Ill) 1896.
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THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM.

cone spirit---His
Who wore the plated thorns with bleeding
Rules universal nature. Not flower
But shows some touch of freckle, streak OF
stain
OF His unrivall'd pencil. He inspires
Iheirbalmy odors, and imparts their hnas,
And bathes their eyes with nectar, a. includes
In grains as countless as the seaside sands,
The forms with which he sprinkle all the
earth. .ss
Happy who walks with Him! whom what
he finds
OF flavor or ofscentin fruit or flower,
Or what he views Of beautiful or grand
d In nature, from the broad majestic oak,
TO the green blade that wrinkles in the sun.
Prompts with remembrance ola present God."
CowPER. q
4. Of the three grand departments into
which the works of the Lord in the ma
tural world arc divided, none exhibits
greater variety of forms Of usefulness
and beauty than the vegetable king
DOM. It's treasures arc poured forth O.
yer thefacc of the whole earth, and as
man walks abroad, clothed in body
formed of the elements Of the material
world, the Lord God has caused to
spring forth from the dust beneath his
feet ''the herb yielding seed, and the
fruit tree yielding fruit" to nourish
and sustain his natural life.
No zone or climate from the equator
to the poles, is destitute Of its appro-
pirate vegetable productions. The tor
rid regions, robcd in unfading verdure,
present never failing succession of
fruits and flowers in almost endless va
riety. There we find the monarch of
this extensive kingdom, the lofty palm
tree, towering to the skies, the bantam,
spreading itselfinto continued grove,
and the baobab, extending it's giant
shade hundreds of feet in circumfer-
ence.
It. is a wonderful proof of the care
and kindness ofthe bencfcent Creator,
thatin those burning climates where
the undated influence Of the sun caus-
es almost perpetual thirst, the fruits are
filled with abundant and wholesome
juices, torefresh and exhilarate exhaust
ed nature. The cocoa-nut with IFS
store Of vegetable milk, the agreeable
acids OF the orange and the lemon, the
delicious pineapple, and medicinal ta-
marind, abound in those regions where
they are best calculated to promote the
health and comfort Of man.
8 Here too are produced the rich spi-
ces and powerful aromatics which ripen
only beneath the rays Of tropic sun;
and which afford useful and necessa-
ry addition to the simple food Of the
natives OF those countries where they
are found, as well as salutary pre-
ventivc against the diseases OF, the cli-
mate. 53n
The fig and olive, the grape and SUI
enrich the warm regions, and
vast regions, and vast fields Of rice and
cotton, cultivated with little labor, sup
ply the Inhabitants with food and cloth
ING.
! And in our own temperate zone, the
changing seasons hiring ito perfection
some Of TN LOST uablessoasures Of
The vegetab Here early spring,
waking the earth from her wintryI
dnesses6 he IA robes Of fresh
md tender gfeen; VIZ StBed with gar
ands Of beautiful IIowers; on which the
we rests with more intense delight
rom their being the bridal ornaments
~ xsyIs1.k -. ~, n
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=
JUAN FERNANDEz.Thi his island, sit
uated in the Pacific ocean, is well known
as the residence, for several years, Of
Alexander Selkirk, whose shipwreck
and adventures furnished the founda-
ton upon which Dcfoe built his highly
popular novel of Robinson Crusoe.
We see it stated that some enterprising
American Of fortune, has obtained pos
session of it from the Gillian govern
mcnt, and means to convert it into a
rendezvous for whaling vessels. The
Star says: "The gentleman who has se-
cured it intends cmigrating there, TAX
ing with him one or two hundred fami-
lies from the Sandwich islands, for the
purpose Of cultivation and the breeding
Of cattle; himself to exercise exclusive
control in the governmcntofthe island.
His arrangements are very extensive,
and it is his intention to lay down buoys=
in the principal harbor for the benefit
of whalcrs, who will be furnished with
every kind Of supplies from his store,
which will be stocked with every thing
which they may require. He will make
advances on their bills upon home at
the usual rates. Boats to tow ii, and
out, without expense, will also be fur
nished. Cumberland harbor is safe, and
the advantages II offers to swhalers are
great: all port charges will be avoided,
and, the difficulties arising from the de-
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TERMS.
THREE DOLLARS per annum, in advance;
FouR DoI.LARs at the end Of the year.
ADVERTISING.
For each square, or less, first insertion, 81 90
For each subsequent insertion, SO
"A liberal discount to yearly advertisers.
IT. Letters must be post paid.
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harvestfelds, laden with vario1s grains,
are ready for the hand of the reaper;
and when the autlmnal frosts have
reached the bright green foliage, and
changed its summer hue to gaudy red
yellow, the latter fruits appear in rich
,profusion; and the peach and plum, the
pear and apple crown the declining
year with bounteous fulness, and fur
msh forthcoming winter an important
supply Of culinary stores.
The intense heatsof the sun during
the few summer weeks in the frigid
zone, clothes those dreary chimes for
a short time with getativeb beauty, and
leaves valuable covering of MOSES
which defy the attacks Of the cold sea-
son, and furnish the chief food of the.
hardy reindeer, and a tolerable sub
stltute Tor bread to the inhabitants.
But If SO superficial view of the
wonders contained in this department.
| OF nature excites in us emotions of adj
mlration, and calls forth the best feel
ings Of the heart in love and gratitude
to the adorable Creator, how delight
tul must be the sensation of those to
whose inquiring eye the hand Of sci
ence has unlocked the hidden secrets
OF the world of plants and flowers, ana
Used their internal structure, explain-.
ed their nature and properties, and
taught their regular arrangement and
classification.
Botany !-enchanting science!--How
much of unalloyed and stainless pleas
ure dost thou bestow on those who seek
thy flower-woven temple; and, wrapt
in contemplation of the sublime and
beautiful in vegetable life, learnto wor-
ship that God whose glory and. excel
lence is dimly shadowed forth in these
lovely representatives Of Divinemercy
and goodness.
Ii the mind is enlightened by the
rays of this elegant science, not walk
in the garden, the meadow, or the for
oct, rpiil hn ,.,npseAuetivc Of .,saful aaa
delightful instruction. The smallest
flower that springs in our path, will be
repletc with interest; the blossoms Of
the field lose their inanimate character,
and almost breathe and speak as we be-
hold them.
Few minds of true sensibility are in
different to the charms Of the floral
tribes. The Lord himself has pointed
them out to US as objects Of our particu-
lar attention, and has commanded us
to "consider the lilies Of the field, how
they grow
Great and good menof all ages have
loved their beauties, and studied their
qualities and virtues; and that daughter
orwife, must be destitute of the innate
perceptionof delicacy and beauty which
constitutes one of the most interesting
attributes of,the female character, who
delights not to train around her dwell
ing the blended Blossoms ofthe lily and
the rose.
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sed of. presenting him with Bible, bear
ing the stampof the British and Foreign
Bible Society," 1t was given me by a lady;
has been the means Of my conversion; and
has been great comfort to me.-Read 1t,
and it will lead you in the way you should
co." lie went on to confess the wicked
ness and prohigacy of his life, before the re.
cepton of his Bible; and among other enor-
mites, how he once cas-. little son, three
wears old into the sea, because he cried to
him for needed food.
The young officer inquired ofhim the time
and place, and found here was his own his
tory. Reader, Judge, ifyou can, ofhis feel
ings, to recognize in the dying old man, his
father, dying a penitent under his carc
And Judge Of the feelings of the dying pen
itent, to find that the same young stranger
was his own son, the very son whom he had
plunged into the sea; and had no idea
but that he had Immediately pcrishcd-
A description oftheir mutual feelings will
not be attempted. The old man soon ex-
pired in the arms of his son. The latter
left the service and became a preacher of the
Gospel. On closing this story, the minister
in the meeting of the Bible Society, bowed
to the Chairman and said, :" am poor Jack. I"
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THE CHRISTIAN MERCHANT.

From the Rev. DR.. Green's Address, at
the interment of Robert Ralston, Esq. of
Philadelphia, August l3, 1865. S.
Journal.
He was truly and eminently a devout
man. His communion with his God and
Saviour was habitual-it was sustained and
guarded by definite allotment of time and
attention. In the busiest period of his mer-
camille lite-and there was a period, and
not short one, when there probably was
not buster man than he, in this city-still
one hour of closet devotion in the morning,
taken if necessary from his sleeping hours
was his indispensable preparation for meet,
inghis business engagements, the hustle and
temptations Of the world. This preserved
on his mind an unbroken sense Of the pre-
sence and observation of God; and OF the
comparative worthlessness ofevsry object
that might tempt to a forfeiture OF the di.
vine favor and appreciation. Hence his
peculiar concentiousness, and his inflexible
integrity.
The patronage ofmeritorious & promising
Young men, was species Of beneroEence
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discipline whereby the soul Of man is chas.
tened and corrected, and the graces OF the
Holy Spirit, instead Of being permitted to
lie dormant therein, are called forth and
strengthened, and prepared for bringing
forth their appropriate fruits it seems that
we ought to be called back to deep sense
of IT, spiritual character Of the gospel.
Brethren, seek TO realze,-by frequent
meditation, by prayer to God, and by seif
communion,-seek to realize that nklggnlfl-
cent description Of Christian given by St.
Paul in his Epistlc to the Hebrews Zen. VI. }
to be enlightened, and to taste ofthc heav'
enly gift, AMI to be made partakers OF the
the Holy Ghost, and to taste the good
word of God, and the powers Of the world
to come. Aim to be united unto Christ by
faith 90 out of yourselves, as it were, that
ye may take refuge in him, and that he
may bring YOU unto his Father; that so ye
may become his people and his servants, and
he may be in reality and truth, Your Lord
and God serve him with all the powers OF
YOUR inmost soul. and in sincerity ofsplrt
and so will he raise YOU to the full perfec.
ton of your being, both in body and soul,
in an eternal and Interchangeable state OF
glory. &C.
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Nj. S. R.
From the Christian Adrocate and Journal.
A WORD FOR MINISTER'S.

A WORD FOR MINISTER'S.
A good minister of the Lord Jesus never
attempts to tascinate his hearers with fine
display of words or to fire unsanctiied i'm
agnations with effusions of fancy. He
indeed labors to render his style pure and
perspicuous, adapting it as much as possible,
both to the simplicity of and sublimity Of
:he Holy Scriptures. He breaches the
Gospel under its own saving influence,
with no other sanction than that Of "Thus
saith the Lord;" and as he aims at nothing
short of the glory of God and the salvation
ofsouls, he is intimately conversant with his
Redeemer, insomuch that he is able to hide
amidst the refulgence which he throws
around him, leaving us to behold with ador.
ing awe, the "glory of God in the face of
Jesus Christ! Wo to the preacher who
withholds from Gods people the needed
supplies of nourishing fruit, and beguiles
them with a basket Of whitening flowers;
who amuses the tickle fancy of perishing
sinners but reflects not the light of truth on
their minds. S. MATTlSoN.
Perry, May 80, 1886.
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that the young men connected with the
congregation of that church have presented
them with new organ; and that Col. +.
H. Scribner, with Iberality worthy of no
less praise, has presented the church with a
beautiful clock"
AS far as we can learn, this is the first
instance of an organs being introduced into
any Methodist church in any part OF the
United States. We know not when we were
as much grieved as when we read this
We had thought there was no congregation
of Methodists in the Union who would tol.
crate such a glaring invasion on the institu'
tons of our church.
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POOR JACk.

The following account is givenby the Rev.
Leigh Richmond, as having been related BY
a minister in meeting of the British and
Foreign Bible Society,"
A drunkard was one day staggering in
drink on the brink ofthc sea. His little son by
him, three years of asc, being very hungry,
solicited him for something to cat. The mis-.
erabIc father conscious of his poverty, and
of the criminal cause of it, in kind of rage
occasioned by his intemperancc and despair,
hurled the little innocentin,o the sea and made
off with himself. The poor little sufferer,
finding a floating plank by his side in the wa
ter clung to it. The wind soon waited
him and the plank into the sea.
4 British man of war, passing by discov-
cred the plank and child and sailor, at the
risk ofhis own life, plunged into the sea, and
brought him on board. He could inform
them little more than that his name was Jack.
They gave him the name of poor Jack. He
grew up on board that man.o .of-war, behaved
well, and gained the love Of all the officers
and men. He became an officer of esick
and wounded department. During an act
ion of the late war, an aged man came
under his care, nearly in dying state.-He
was all attention to the suffering stranger, but
could not save his life.
The aged stranger was dying, and thus
addressed this kind young officer, "For the
great attention you have shown me, give
Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-10-04
Land For Sale.

UyHE Subscriber offers for Sale, his planta-
ton in Marlborough District, containing
7lO acres prime Cotton and Corn land, having
about $50 acres under cultivation. It is situated
three miles from she Court House and has COM
Portable dwelling house and necessary out build
ings upon it. Persons desiring to purchase it,
can ascertain the terms by applying to C. w.
Dudley at Marlborough C. House, or to the Sub
sariber himself on the premises.
JOHN R. DONALDSON,
May23d, ~ tt.
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From the Western Christian Advocate.

The FIRST ORGAN.-We cut the fol.
lowing From the last number of the Maine
Wesleyan Journal, published in Portland,
Maine:
ave omitted to say in our notice Of the
openinc Of or church in Chesnut.street,