The Columbian fountain., 1846-02-14
LADIES' FESTIVA.


would double their property. ~
aG LADIES FESTIVA.
The ladies attached to the Methodist
Protestant Church in Georgetown, propose
holding Festival and Sale at Fishers Sa-
loon, Bridge street, commencing at 81 o.
clock, on Monday evening, the 10th instant,
and continuing every afternoon and even
ing throughout the week.
In addition to table of CONNECTIONS and
large variety Of useful and fancy articles,
which will be offered for sale at fair prices,
an elegant supper will be served up on each
evening at o'clock. u.
1t is designed to apply the proceeds to-
wards the painting and making some other
necessary repairs to their house Of worship,
and, while they confidently expect the ge-
nerous cooperation of the several sister
congregations Of the town in this their first
experiment Of the kind, the ladies would
most respectfully extend an invitation to
the public in general to be present, to aid
them in their praiseworthy undertaking.
The room will be handsomely decorated
for the occasion, and will be opened for the
reception of vsiters at all hours after 3 p. m.
Admittance 12s cents, children half price.
Tickets to the supper 80 cents, to be had
at the doc.
o. To those holding supper tickets, ad
mitlance free. FEBRUARY, 40, l846.
THE GU A II d + Is HOU E..
When the year 1914 began, troops Of
Swedes, Cossacks, Germans and Russians
were within half an hours march of the
the town of Sleswick; and new and fearful
reports of the soldiers, were brought from
the country every day. There had been a
truce, which was to come to an end at mid
night of the fifth of January, which was
now drawing near.
On the outskirts of the town, on the side
where the enemy lay, there was a house
standing alone, and in it there was an old
pious woman, who was earnestly praying
in the words of an ancient hymn, that God
would raise up wall around them, so that
the enemy would fear to attack them
In the same house dwelt her daughter, a
widow, and her grandson, youth oftwen-
ty years. He heard the prayer ofhis grand
mother, and could not restrain himself from
saying, that he did not understand how she
could ask for anything so impossible as that
wall Should be built around them, which
could keep the enemy away from their
house. The old woman who was now
deaf, caused what her grandson said to be
explained to her, but only answered that
she had but prayed in general for protec-
ton to themselves, and their town people
"However," she added, "do you think
that if it was the will of God to build a
wall around us, it would be impossible tc
him -
And now came the dreaded night of the
fifth of January and about midnight the
troops began to enter on all sides. The
house we are speaking Of, lay close by the
road, and was larger than the dwellings
near it, which were very small cottages
Its inhabitants looked out with anxious fear
as parties Of the soldiers entered one al.
ter another, and even went to the neigh
boring houses to ask for what they wanted
but all rode past their dwelling. Through
out the whole day there had been heavy
fall of snow--the first that winter and to-
wards evening the storm became violent to
degree seldom known. AT length came
four parties Of Cossacks, who had been him
dered by the snow from entering the town
by another road. This part Of the outskirts
was at some distance from the town itself
and therefore they would not 90 further; SO
that all the houses around that where the
old woman lived, were filled with soldiers
who quartered themselvesin them; in seve-
raj Of these houses there were fifty or sixty
Of these half savage men. 1t was terrible
night for those who lived in this part oil
the town, filled to overflowing with the
troops Of their enemies.
But not single solder came into the
grandmother's house; and amidst the loud
noises and wild sounds all around, not even
aknock at this door was heard, to the great
wonder of the family within. The next
morning, as it grew light, they saw the
cause, The storm had drifted asmass ol
snow to such height, betweenthe roadside
and the house, that to approach it was i'm
possible. "Do you not see, my son,'' said
the old grandmother, "that it was possible
for God TO raise wall around as 10