Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-07-13

New York, and ate and drank at the ex-
pense of the corporation, had to pay their
own bills in Boston. The list was ham
ded TO the President for him to desig-
nate who were his suite. He struck
deeply, ruthlessly, appallingly; and the
young gentlemen, and some old ones,
bad to pay for their own iced champagne.
-. S. Gazette.
Were I'VE prone to that sort of scandal
whlsh is made up of truth. we could write
col umn OF so of amusing incidents con-
nected with the royal progress and the
tail of Ioafers who dangled along, as Of
ten in front as rear. The story of the
Secretary of War leaving the table at
Providence in huff, because the waiter
would not serve him with boiled mutton
before the covers were removed, is true,
however often it may be denied. But
this is trifle The Providence commit
tee took the precaution to write to Mr..
Secretary Spencer, in anticipation Of the
visit, to ascertain the number of the Ex-
ecutive party for whom they were to
provide. A list was sent on; but 10 !.
when the royal company arrived it num-
bered some thirty Or forty more than
were put down iE the list. Secretary
Spencer, than whom none understands
better the prophecies ofpublic, social and
official intercourse, was greatly annoyed
at the presence of the interlopers, and
not only looked unutterable things to-
ward some of the danglers, but almost
muttered them out. But the musta-
chioed cronies of the princes-royal re-
fused to fork over when the bills were
presented by the host of the Franklin.
Their roply was ooh we are travelling
with the President!!''
There has been some misconeeption
as to the real motive of giving the Presi-
dent public reception in Providence.
1t will be remembered that President
Tyler, after backing and filling for five
or six weeks during the Dorric insurrec-
ton, finally, in the hour of trial, aban-
doned the state, and refused to interpose
the Rational esis against the storm OF
civil war. Thrown thus upon her own
resources, Little Rbody had to take care
of herself. NobIy did she dolit. And
it was to show Captain Tyler that she
was ABLE to take care Of herself that the
military reception was given. In all
other respects tae reception was as cold
and formal as it was in the power OF a
cool and calculating people to make it.
~. 7. Com. .4do.
Sermon for oM BlcAslors.-The Hart
ford Mirror contains lay sermon for
old bachelors, founded on the following
test:
And they called Rebecca and said un-
TO her. wilt thon go with this man. and
she said will go.'-Genesis. xxxiv, SIS.
In those times, ceremony, formality.
signing and sentiment, were altogether
unknown. Rebecca was good girl, and
Jumped at the first good offer.
The editor of tie Norwich Aurora
says he could have picked out a much
better text to preach from before the hon
orabe and venerable fraternity, viz:
Jacob kissed Racheln
That is something substantial for BACH
elors to say grace over. The ether text
was for the benefit of Rebecca altogether.
'Jaco6 kissed RacheIP
find he lifted up his uoice and acept.'
How pathetic! The fact is, says the
Aurora, time and fashions make strange
inroads on human nature. Here was Ja-
cob securing the country to look for
nife. and Oh fine sunny day in the
valley Of Padanaram. he saw her at
distance, drawing water from a well, be.
ing barefooted: and without ceremony he
rau towards her, and in the language of
the good book, kissed her, and lifted
up his voice and wept.' We have no ac-
count that Rachel boxed his ears for his
rudeness, as in those days Of simplicity
and innocence she should have done,
particularly in good society,"
A capital story il told Of the manner
in which rats steal hens eggs. One of
the largest Of TIE banditt lies upon his
back, when the others carefully and silly
roll an egg upon his breast, which he
holds fast by his feet and legs. He is
then taken by the. tail and dragged, tail
foremost, egg and all, to the grand rem
devious Of all the rats.
! C,n.ioSfieS.-It is "a curiosity to find a
schpolmaser who does not wish it to be
understood that he knows more than
any one else.
| Ii is a curiosity to meet with man
who does not think more Of himself than
othef people think oil him.
A Lesson for The Desponding. vii,
4 liam Goblet has said: Go and kick az
ants rest about aud you will see the lii
lie. laborioys, courageous creatures in.
stantly set 10 work to get it together Z
gain; and if yop do this ten times ever
they will do~lhe sare.'