Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1842-02-05

l Carlisle, Pa.
lCorsspondence'sf the HERALD
CARLISLE. Jan. 81, 1872
| Lectures and Ladies Revival hurchss-Netr York
Tisite,s-F Currency Weather &c.
DEAR BENEFIT
| The lectures, of which gave you brief outline
my last still continue to attract full houses and
wide spreading enquiry is started; persons;here-
tofore Indifferent on the subject are brushing up
every old relic with the hope Of some discovery
which will add to the stock of general informal
| ton
| Our learned townsman, James II. Devor, Esq,
of whose name gave you the initials in my last,
favored US with his lecture on Finance and SPs-
culation." The hall was crowded with the elite of
the intelligent the fashionable, and the beautiful
| Inever saw q more brilliant display of female
loveliness; and SO happy was the lecturer in the
application of his remarks to all cases and grades,
that the ladies were in for full share of the be-
nefts and evils Of speculations in natrmony. This
gentleman welded his subject with more tact,
adrsitness, and apparent ingenuousness than could
have been expected, in lecture such topics. He
lit up many beautiful face with smiles of self
compIaeency as he expatiated upon points connect
| not made an impression more than one heart,
have mistaken those long wistful looks, heavy half
suppressed signs, and the rivalry eviAeed between
these fair daughters to attract the attention of the
speaker. He lis a very handsome man, tall and
erect, graceful in his carriage, melodous in voise
perfectly rhetorical in gesture, with more Of hea-
ven and love in his eyes, than you meet with in
many lecturers.
n;ro.tlv - r-oct rf Oh. sc.oL - a.. A. L
Miss ]. Hill, her raven rnglets dangling in con-
trast with the ruddy brightness of her cheeks; by
her side sat the lovely little Miss H. DIN, the pic
ture Of sprightliness ripe for coquetry Irritation.
She was annoyed by tall athletic soap lock, who
ever and her attention by obtruding
his face under her bonnet. The .quiverng curl Of
her lip indicated her disPeasure and he blushing-
ly retired; others, however, put up with such
the right sat Miss R. 3D. sffull stature fair hair
light blue eyes, and complexion Of mingled snow
and vermiion; a. she smiled, she was beau
tiful, but when she scowed, she was tigress-like.
hope she will not destroy her bcsuty-fer she 10
very beautifully the unady like habit of drawing
down her brows. know one who would not think
it nice In the midst Of the group, ON the other
curling tresses, kissing her swan.like neck, her
sparkling hazel eyes, speaking hope, love and fear
and an occasional quizzical Ieer at some of the
soap lock gentry, who wed with each other in
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dience was the pare white lily Miss C. BIN,
dazzling every one by her rich sallies of wit, the
expression Of whose eyes and smiles would asci-
nate any heart. will not partieularlse further
at present. There wcro Numbers Of other ladies,
beautiful in the extreme. am only sorry to say,
without disparity 20 the other ladies, that the
browning piece to the picture, the queen of beauty
and grace, Miss s. H-n, was not there, being alb.
sent on visit to Philadelphia. But more Of these
angels anon.
The revival under Brother Slioer is enlarxing,
every day. and scores are joining the Methodist
Church. Brother S. understands superint~ naiug
controversy with the Devil, and if he does not
force his Satanic Majesty to evacuate Carlisle, il
will not be for the want of ammunition well used
in the way Of g psalms, lynne, and spiritual
vent prayer. He has band Of singers and prayers,
who will carry the war into Africa. A ludicrous
mistake was made BY one of the singers, after ris
ing from prayers. The contest being who should
raise the next hymn, one Of them in The hurry Of
the moment opened with
"Tippecanoe and Tyler too,
And with them we'll beat little Van,
Van, Van, Van is a -"
He here discovered the mistake, and turned off
with I" Haeluj4h, we our journey home" |
There is much lethargy in the other churches =
Rev. Mr. Norris, of the Episcopal Church, 10 con.
fined with the variolod, and his flock il starving
for spiritual food. The told in the Second Freshly
terian Church Is without shepherd, and the lambs
are scattered, but as they believe in predestina
tion, and the perseverance, of saints, they
". bTOtner
Sprale of tine FIRST, has been laundering from
Mount Sinai, bat cannot awaken his people day
after day, and night after night, does he preach,
exhort, threaten, entreat, demonstrate and adm0-
nish but he might we'll " fiddle jgs to mile
stones;" their hearts are hard, and their necks
stif but if he will listen to the advice of fiend
he i'll abandon the present mode Of getting up a
revival, and beake hiuself, and his elders, TO |
fasting and prayer, and the Lord will mercifuly
answer and break mp the great deep Of the heart Of
his hearers, and powerfully awaken sinners. Pray
err is The proper means pointed out by the Gospel,
To shake and terrify the guilty wretches and make
them bow their necks to the gentle yoke Of Chris
tianity. You once gave minister similar advice,
and the Lord prospertd his efforts. Let all our
prayers be f" Lord revive US"
There are a lady and gentleman in town from
New York, and curiosity is on the tip.toe to end
cut their history. birth, parentage object their
visit, sc. &c. They intend spending some time |
among US, and being private visiters arm not at |
liberty to gave their names. She is a ma snfceHt |
lady, and he is professional gentleman. They are
bona fde man and wife, but IN consequence of some |
misuGdcrs anding among thems elves, their sngu-
lar conduct towards each other, had excited some
doubts on the subject. hope our community will |
treat them with that respect AID attention which
their rank and standing cn,tle them TO. The hns-
band ought to know that beautiful women, married |
from habit their daily bread-they lsok for it and |
will have IL but thenit is evidence OF infdeli-
~ in married lady to seem to court the admiration
Of the gealeneu. He ought to be proud Of such |
wife.
A fire broke out Friday morning last, at |
o'clock, in the suburbs of the town, which destroy
ed two or three old buildings aad hut for the |
Guinness Of air. which blew harrcane the day |
before, the half OF the town would have been de.
stroyed. As usual, the under current ladies were
all in attendance, encouraging, by their presence,
the activity Of the gentlemen. Nierciful souls -
they don't like to see any body burnt.
Every thing seems so be paraly zed here, by our
wretched currency, excepting births Thank |
Heaven, it can't affect thcm-dsaths, marriages and
divorces arc nearly suspended by it. Dame Nature
presdes, and being real souls and bodies, unlike
artificial Ones they not affected by fluctuations
in trade and currency.
The weather has been charmipgly clear for some
time-as soft and fine as in May. | would rather,
tor the sake OF the grain, see deep snow on the
ground. Yours, FELIX.
Yearly Report of the City Inspector.