The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1846-05-16

rom discovery, AZ length the hustle oil the
carpenters, aud tuning Of instruments IN tho
orchestra, announced that the operations Of tho
evening were about TO commence. The cur.
ain rose, and vcD,ured TO peep down upon
The stage. Twas delighted, could see all tina,
was gong on, myself unseen. The second act
was abou, to begin, and was luxurstiog on
The pleasure should derive from the securing
scene OF Richard and Lady Anne, when
heard Tour or five men making directly to my
hiding place bad barely time TO enter my
box, and close the door, Cor lid) when found
to my utter dsmay; that the box was the object
OF their search, was shut up in King Hsnry's
CotIn Here was stuation for stsge-struck
hero! Tho coffin was taken up, ,the men re
marking ali was devesh heavy" and felt
myself conveyed down stairs, and placed upon
the bier. Since had been carried so far, I
made up my mind to carry the joke little fur.
Their So lay quiet as the "injured king"
would have done, had he been in my place, and
was carried by four strong supernumeraries on
the stage, followed by the weeping Lady Anne
and all the court.
Little did the lady imagine she was weeping
over living corpse! When was carried off
ITO White friars" to be inferred, that is to saw,
10 stage paraance. when the procession moved
of az. H. U. E." The supers were desired to re.
place the coffin IN The carpenters gallery. Be.
ing awkward, (did you ever see supernumera.
ries who were nol? aud finding their load rah
er heavy, they turned and tumbed it about in
such way, that could not bear i, any longer,
and was obliged TO call out. The men drop
ped their precious burden, and ran away in at.
fright, which gave me an opportunity to make
my escape from the cffin and ext: through the
back door. Afterwards heard that the affair
made great noise IN the theatre at the time
of it's occurrence; the four men declaring that a
hollow voice had isued from the coffin, bidding
them to"put it down and be I'D TO them!'
aud the carpenters affirming on the contrary,
that when they opened the coffin, they had
found it empty.
The four supernumerary gentlemen never
visited the playhouse again, but immedia,el,
joined the church. One Of them, believe, ha,
become notorious preacher, and never spares
the theatre or theatrical people in his sermons
telling his hearers, that he had most myster
GUS warning when he was young man!"--So
Smiths Reductions.
ORIGIN OF MoRMoNisM The Albany Even.
ing Journal gives the following account of Joe
Smiths early operations.
Joe Smith, previous 60 his becoming Pro.
phet, was "Loafer." He resided near the
village OF Palmyra, spen, mos, of his time in
barrooms, and seemed only anxious 10 live along
from hand "to mouth" without, work, He was
remarked for nothing in particular, but indo-
lence and schemng on a small scale. In 1924
or 1873, he went vagabonding off into Yves.
tern Pennsylvania. where nobody knew him, he
got possession ofthe manuscript of a half de.
ranged clergyman, with which he returned to
Palmyra, where he pretended that he was di.
rected in dream TO particular spot in the
woods, to possess himself of an oracular slate
or as he called il, q Golden Bible" From
this inspired slate. which be used TO place in
his hat, be first read 10 the gaping few new
and strange revelations and finally he produ
ced the Book Of Mormon" as the creed and
faith of a people of whom he was designed BY
Providence 10 be the Prophet and Ruler. The
Book OF Mormon ia a copy Of the manuscript
which Smith obtained near Pi.tsburg.
A wealthy farmer by the name of Harris,
was his first believing convert. Harris mort.
gagged his farm to raise the money required for
the temporal support Of the Prophet, and his
Convert, (Smi,h and Harrs,) came to Roches.
ter and offered Us the honor Of being their prin.
ter. But as we were only in the newspaper
line, we contented ourselves with reading
chapter Of what seemed such wretched and in.
coherent stupidity, that we wondered how Joe
had contrived to make the first fool with it.
But he went on making not only fools, but |
knaves, in America, and until his career was
abruptly cut short by men who became them. |
selves violators Of the laws they were called to
vnaicate.
Dow, Jr' IN a recent sermon to his congrega.
ton, thus gives his opinion OF the difference
between poetry and prose. He is not far from
the mark.
any frlends-the majestic mountain, the |
peaceful vale, the flowing stream, the roaring
ocean, the blooming mead, the Aowery dell. the |
dashing torrent, the silvery cascade, the rolling
thunder, the swift.winged lightning, the how. |
ling tempest, the whistling wind, the bamy |
breeze, the melodious birds, the fancy pinioned
butterflies, the buzzing insects. the charming
women-all constitute the poetry of this world.
The iusipd sandbank, the dull plain, the pro.
truding rock, the barren beach, the busy mart,
the muddy street, the miry marsh, the sour.fa.
ced swamp. the groveling SWINE, the grumb.
ling men-are the prose-"
HUMANITY --True humanity consists not in
squeamsh ear; i, consists not 10 starting or
shrinking at tales or misery, but disposition of
heart to relieve it. True humanity appertans
rather TO the mind than to the nerves, and
prompts men to use real and active measures
to execute the measures which it suggests.
NAPOLEON BoNAPARTE.-lt will be recoect-
BY the most OF our readers that Napoleon at bic
death, requested his executor, General Mont.
holon, not to publish the papers which as execu.
tor, came into his hands, until Is years after the
death Of the Emperor. Those yeare have now
elapsed, and these interesting papers are row
in course Of publication in Paris, and will no
doubt seek after the work which will reveal the