Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-02-09
REMoRsE AND pATHos.

{sars the Philadelphia Museum) charged
with most inl.uwanly beating his wife.
with intention to kill, while under the
effects of liquor. The following scene,
which occurred on his examination, we
extract from the police reports in the
Daily Mail.
When the witnesses for the govern
ment were called 10 sign their names to the
witness bond, very affecting scene took
place between the prisoner aud two
children. who were both present.
Come here, Joanca. my dear; come
here, | won't harm vou'
The little girl wept bitterly. and witt,
trembling step approached to the seat
occupied by the guilty father.
fNlv dear Joanna, come ncarer~-let
me kiss away your tears, my blessed ba-
by,' and the little child, imnelleh by pa
rental love. fell into the arms of her IA
ther. who, after kissing her aFtctionately
many time. said:
My dear, how is YOUR poor mother:
Oh. guilty wretch that an-why did |
heat her so? Z her head. how is it Joanna?
do tell me: and the poor creature. she is
living. and no one TO take caro- of her
nobody is left her but Won and E1nie-
here taking from his pocket s. nate
take this. child, and huv your poor meth
er something to comfort her broken
heart-with something to make her
warm. Oh. God, save her Life, do
wretch that am to strike Der so-but
she is alive! Frightening up1 yes, and
heaven will keep her alive Oh. the
fiend rum! That did it. Joanna; that
drove me mad, and then beat her: oh!
OH and in the midst Of these excama-
tions the offers hurried bin to the lower
lookup room, where be was followed by
HIS two little children. weeping as tho
their hearts would burst.
Origin Of sererol tasaionq.-Fas'ions
have frequently originated in endeavors
of the inventors to hide some deformty.
Hoops, for instance. to conceal an i'll
shaped hip; rulles. scar on the neck.
perhaps; large sleeves. history does not
mention, and conjecture might not be &C
ceptab|e. Patches were invented in the
reign OF Edward vi. by lady. who in
this manner covered wen on her neck.
Charles VII of France, introduced long
coats, to hide pair of crooked legs. -
Peaked shoes. fu'! two feet long. were
invented by the Duke Of Anjnu. to con-
ceal a deformed foot. Francis [ was o.
bIige1, from wnun'l in his head, to wear
short hair. and hence the fashion. lisa
bella Of Bavaria. was proud of her beau
tv, and introduced the custom of leaving
the neck and shoulders uncovered. -
Charles V, by severe edicts, banished
tight breeches; and during the reign Of
Elizabeth, enormous large brooches came
in fashion. The beaux Of that day stuff
ed their breaches with rags. feathers.
wool, and other light stuff. till they re-
semb|ed huge bales Of cotton. To come
up with them, the ladies invented large
petticnats. 1t was said that two lovers
could not come within seven Of each 9TH
er. At one time. square toes ran to
such a width, shat proclamation WAS is
sued that no person should wear shoes
more than six inches broad at the toes.
Chinese Police So summary is the
mode in which the object of the police is
effected in Canton, that it is no light
matter to be once in their hands The
Chinese emphaticalIy express their sense
of this unfortunate condition by the pep
ular phrase. s'The meat is on the chop
p'ng-bloclS," Not unfrequenty. in MI
nor cases, man receives the punishment.
and again goes free the same hour in
which he commits the crime. The forms
Of trial are simple. There is no Jury.
no p leading. The criminal kneels before
the magistrate. who hears the witness
and passes sentence: he is then remain
ded t" prison. or sent to the place of en-
ecution. Seldom is he acquitted When
witnesses are wanting, he is sometimes
tortured until he gives in evidence against
himself. There are fourj ais in Canton,
which, together. contain several hundred
prisoners. The jail is commonly called
teyo -(heil.) or, literally. ''earth's pris-
on.f' Al capital offenders sutfirr with
ont the southern gates. near the river. j
Hundreds die there annually. When
brought to the fatal spot. they kneel with
their faces towards the Emperor's court:
and. bending forward in the attitude of
submission and thank sgiving. suddenly
expire beneath the bloody sword of the
executonpr.
$50
4 Bile rescued from The 'oafers The
Christian Observer says-Several months
since, girl, who resided in a Catholic
family near market street and Schuvlkiil
Second, was presented with copy of
the Bible. which size was induced or com
PEELED by the fapIly to throw into large
pond, for the purpose Of destroying it
This attempt to destroy the truth. by
drowIng, was in July. 1912; and the
family no doubt hoped that the book
would trouble them no more. Several
boys endeayorcd to rescue the treasure
but failed in the etf,rt. The book at
length dlsaDnpared beneath the waters.