Southern marksman. [volume] (Clinton, Miss.) 1838-1839, 1838-12-25

telV or Temoteuly Inc CAUSE Oh siil, rev VIII
DENY. that man is n free~agent few can
deny. and from this, from these, from all
the conclusion is evident to me at least
that it is unnecessary that God should
have such fore,knowledge, and that-he
has not fore-knowledge of the ordinary
actings, and doings of mankind whether
sinful OF not. NJ
TnEwAY TO GET AN AUDIENCE. There 4
lived in the state of Illinois, some years
ago, Methodist preacher, whose duty IT +
was to attend every two or three weeks at I
the village church, 10 administer such /
doctrines and preach 70 the few whomight 1
feel disposed TO attend and hear him. /
But, alas! the people would not attend. -
He at length adopted the following plan /
TO collect the wicked neighbours together
At one of the gatherings in the neighbour
hood, our reverend hero mounted a stump
and told the people he was DESTROYS OF lell,
;nc them of new, and, in fact, the quick
est way Of making pair of shoes. On
the day appointed, ery'person collected,
(desirous Of becoming acquainted with so
valuable trade,) and our preacher was
there. He rot up before one of the largest
congregations he had seen for many day,
and spoke upon the Christian doctrine un.
Ill he had converted several around him,
and was satisfied. He then said, Il prom
;sed YOU | would learn YOU a new trade;
so I'll not forfeit my word; take an old pair
of boots and cut the tops oli!'
A prLEMMA-'fLrec boys went out
fishing one day, when a thunderstorm
coming up, they ran TO a large hemlock-
Tree few rods from the brook, for shelter.
Just before hey reached the tree, 1t was
shiyered into thousand pieces by stroke
oflightning The boys stopped aghast;
II last one said TO the nearest, ''Sam, can
ecu pray ?''-"No''--"BIl, can you?-
..No.n-"Nor ], either; but, by Lokey,
something must be done"
A uisTAKE coRgEcrLD An crater
holding forth in favour Of woman, dear,
divine woman concludes us;--"Oh,
nv heare.s, depend up0a il nothing Leafs
good wife" II beg your pafdoA,' re.
piled one Of his auditors, -, Ind husbaH-
does"
FR1nAy .-Suell, meeting Bannister,
said, "Iiniend dining with you soon on
eggs and hacon--what day shall come,
Jack?'' To which the other replied, why.
If you will have that dish, yoa must come
on Fri day"
A QUICK REpLY.-Jonas Hanway, who
was remarkably thin and meagre, reproved
r Troublesome fellow i'll the street with
"drinkiag too 1aucdrn '.Have ! ?and you
have ate too EHtem hiccupped the drunk
ard.
The Hartford Currant, states that the
rames of d mother and child, both between
the ages Of four and sixteen, are returned
as among the children attending the dis
tirct schools ia one of The western towns
ibis fact is probably without cntecedcni
il New England,
TIE ScncoL-1AsTER IN INDIANA
Notis:-John Smith, blacksmith and bar
Der sho hors shelving and Shaking Duna
heer Iox mendcd hare curlcd beading ane
touth drawing and other mott Ticker ac-
cJrding TO the kimicle nc, and llsensid 4
be dronk or The ground.
n. b.-Taik notis my wife Keeps slnle
and takes in needle work and polite arts
and MISUNDERSTANDING reading riting anc
rithmyiick and other langwithes and has
assistants 10 learn dancing the mathew
matticks and all other fashionable amusc-
ments.-Logansport Herald.
a SUPPOSED PIRArE.-The Antigua
Weekly Register, states that schr- Betiel
Hope. Lawrence, from ST. Andrews for An
tigua, with lumber, passed, Aug. 50, lat
80, on.,60, warl.ke brlgantlne, with q
square maintopsail, standing NE. At l.
p. Nj. 3lsi, she tackled in the wake of the
schr. hoisted Spanish colors and fred q
gun. At p NJ. she came close Oh the
larboard quarter Of the schr. backed hel
maintopsail, and sent her boat with an Of.
ficer and four men, who could not speak
English, but gave Capt l.. TO understand
that he must 90 on board the brig. They
wanted provisions, and said they were 81
days from Cuba for Cadiz Capt L.
counted 80 men and officers. She had
two IL Founders and two long mines, all
with the tompions out. Hrs shot racks
had from to Is pound shafts. and there
were breachings attached to the side of
ports side There was n iopsail yard
already fitted with foot ropes, &c. topgal-
liant yard and many spare spars. her main
mast was sprung close TO the deck, end
tished. Captain L. asked one the oiii-
GERS, who spoke English, where they were
bound, and he said to Bordeaux, in ballast
The Captain of the brig told Captain L,
that he might go, but 10 recolleci that he
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