Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-10-20

there was curse. it was Thought. hang.
ing over the family. and of none of them
did favourable report ever come to their
native parish {; while he. the infatuated
sinner, whose vice seemed to have work.
Ell all the woe. remained in the chains
of his tyyranlcal passion, nor seemed ev-
err, for more than the short term Of ,ay,
to cease huggIng them to his heart. Semh.
lance of all that is most venerable in the
character OF seotland's peasantrv image
of perfect patriarch, walking out to
mediate at eventide. What noble
forehead /. Features how high. dionif.d.
composed There. sitting in the shade
of that old wayside tree. lie seems some
religious missiqnarys travelling to and
trn over the face of the earth, seeking ont
sin and sorrnw, that he may tame Them
under the word Of God, and change their
very being into piety and peace. Call
him not hoary hpyocrlte, for he cannot
help that noble. that venerable. that ano.
stole aspect. that dignifed figure. as If
bent gently by time, ioath 10 touch It
with tooheavv hand-that holy shrink.
ling over his furrowed temples Of the sill.
ver-saft. and the enow-white hair-these
are the gifts Of gracious nature all. aud
nature Will not reclaim them but in the
tomb. Fiat is Gabriel Mason. the drum
Yard And in an hour YOU NAV, if YOUR
eyes can bear the sight. see and hear him
staggering up and down The village, ours
'n%. swearing. preaching, praying--ston-
ed hv b'acksnartI boys and girls. who
bound all the dogs ours at his heels, till.
taking refuge in the -snithY, or the pot
house. he becomes the sport Of grown
clowns, and after much idiot laughter,
ruefully mingled with sishs and groans,
and tears. he is suffered to mount ia
bic. and urged.perhaps by reckless folly.
to give out text from the Bible, which
nearly engraven on his memory-so much
and so many other things etfaced for ev-
er-and there. like wild itinerant, he
stammersfotth unintentiona! bIasphemy.
till the liquor he has been allowed or in
stigated to swallow, smites him sudden
~ senseless, and, falling down. he is
huddled off into corner of some lumber
room. and left 10 sleep; better far for
such a wretch were it to death. Scot.
tish Ten. IN.
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Webb md N uhoN The n. York
Journal Of Commerce states that on Fri
day bill Ct indictment was found a.
gainst James Watson Webb. by the
Grand Jury of the city, for being concern
ed in duel with Marshall. lie was
held to bail for his appearance, in the
sum of $1,000. Connected with the ex-
animation which led to this indictment.
Thaddeus Phelps, Esq. was ordered to
be imprisoned ten days in the County
prison. for persisting in refusing to an
swer a question psoponnded te him by
the Grand Jury.
In the way of Sepulchral I.iterature.
says the Knickerbocker, we remember
nothing better than the following copied
from ar old Scottish tombstone
Here lies the body of .4lerander Mcpherson,
Who was very extraordinary person
He two yards high in his stocking feet,
And keeps his accoutrements very clean and
neat:
lie was slew
At the battle of Waterloo:
He was shot by bullet
Plumb through the outlet:
It went in at his throat,
And came out at the back of his coat.
Being 'sle'eed' in this wav. is worse
death THAN be!el the Pennsylvania Legis-
latoi, who came to his end. in the Ian
suage of a colleague, by being threw
from a horse =
900
Ercess ne Com'tesy.-Onc of orr
friends relates the following dialogue as
having occurred between an English BIZ
shop and Nobleman. both remarkable
for their formal courtesy.
'"Goed morning TO your lorslship."
81 salute your reverenoe-yours 80
the shoetic. my Lord Bishop
"Yours TO the bcttem of the feet, my
Lord.''
"Yours to the centre of the earth, Ri.
shop" exclaimed his lordship, little
quickly.
"Your servant my Lord, even to the
antl,Podes.' replied the Bishop in haste.
IS ours to the buttom Of hell - blus
tered out the excited nobieman, rather
unconrteously.
g There leave you my Lord" remark
ed the Bishop. mildly, as Ire passed on.
IS.
az os;co.
Office ofthe IT. q p Railroad Conpa,a. ,
Winchester. March 80, 1912.