The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

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age.
hnecGo'c Of Loren-o Dofr.-- a faImsr
came to Lorenzo one morning, as lie wns
TO preach before large county
audience, and said:
"Mr. Dow, am told you know sinner
from his looks, and can tell a thiet from lis
tountcnaGce. Now, sir, had on txcelleAt
axe stolen from me, and ! shall be forever
greatful ifyou will point cut TO me the ias-
cal who took it, as in all probability he will
be at the meeting to-day, judging iromt tho
crowds that are cCninC.o 4-4
Lorenzo was not the man to deny
the possession Of any wonderful faculty that
the people chose TO ascIibe 10 him: so he
told the farmer that lie would get him his
axe. - ..1aai las s~ail -
Lorenzo mounted the pulpit, took OUT Of
his pocket n stone as big as bis fist, laid it
beside the bible, and commenced the cxcr-
cises Of the day. His sermon was on tho
subject Of all the sins mentioned in the
decalogue, and he went on to give proofs
form history to the rctributire justice Ct
Providence, in furnishing in this life trans
gressinns. "Murder will out" said he,
''guilt annot hide itself, and am about TO
give you this beautiful morning, my dear
hearers, an example Of terrible vengeance
to follow the breaking of the eighth Gem
mandmcnt. Two nights AGO fellow stole
John Smiths axe /; and I have been Gem
mission,d, by an authority which none Of
you will question, 70 knock down! drag out!
sacrifice destroy utterly anniiilate tho
miserable wretch! aud rend him body, soul,
and breechcs TO the pi.chy reIms Of on aw-
iul eternity Poor sinner, you turn pale
hs,tn he, ,ly l.,- 4,
ued Lorenzo, as he grosped the stone and
raised it in the attitude Of throwing. "Don't
dodge, you rascal you can't escape me-
don't dodge - lie paused a moment, and
pointed his long, crooked. significant finger
at poor devil in the audience, who ap-
peared to be in an ague fit, with bis hair
standing On ends ''like tie quilts Of afret-
ted Porcupine.' .r..l,.
"John Smith, cried be, s'thcrc is the
E chap that stole your axe -
The eyes of the whole congregation.werc
$ turned upon the concience- stricken fellow,
t who looked as if he wished the mountains
r would tumble on him. -v
"You will restore Mr.. Smith his axe. and
n stealnomore. i'll forgive you-w ont ycu Z"
asked Lorenzo. l'.,.a.l h9fs.esh
"IfI don't, darn me y exclaipede the
. culprt, with look and tore that showed
d the sincerity Of his declaration.
S John Smith cot his axe.--Albony Atlas.
---------------------g r77- .surE
=, Tie Madness Of PriGc.-Whcn the duch-
csy Of Buckingham found herself dying, she
: sent for Ansts the herald. and settled I'll
. the pomp Of her funeral clrt moEy, She
a was afraid Of dying before the preparations
were ready. why" she asked, 'swon't
c they send the canopy for me to see? Let
n them send it, even the tassels are not finish
. ed.' And then she exacted, as Horace
h Walpole aflinns. a VOW from her ladies, that
if she should become inscnsible. they would
q not sit down in her room until she was dead
. Funeral honors appear indeed to have been
;. her fancy; for when her only son died size
q sent messengers to her friends, telling them
? that fthey wished TO see him lie in state,
i she would admit them by the back siairs.,--
If Such was the delicacy Of her. mental SCR
row. ~ 4'1' ts'tHls
But there was one match in pride and In.
science for katharine, duchess Of Bucking.
:. ham: this was Sarah, duchess of Maribp.
:. rough. Upon the death Of the YONG Duke
: OF Buckingham his mother cudt avored Il
% borrow the triumohal car that had carried
% the remains Of Marlborough TO the grnve.a
: ''No," replied Tie widowed Duehess.to
N Marlborough. "the car that has carried, ihs
- Duke Of Mariboroush's body sl.a!l never bt
: p-otered by any other.' 'N9eiia 80
> 81 have sent to the undcr.akcf.', was N,
~ Duchess Of BuckiuGhain's Njoinder, .on,
., he has engaged TO make better one fol
=, 600"
II Tie C0MjQiiQAts.-Major Noah says
at 'Amore the killed and wounded at The las
r; battle in Mexico are mentioned number o
nd individuals, who, until recently, were nj,
n tacbed TO the New York press in the en-
a pacity Of printers. Several IF ,the person
s. mentioned have put many a pngo Of ou
Y copy in type. Il is fact as orctorio,,
re as singular. that there are more gprin
is ter volunteers than any other in the ser
81 vice, aud that they have proved them
of selves 10 be the most servicenble aud hes
e. instructed men attached. in all humble en-
ce parity, to the army. This Is the truth, re
to corded simply as a matter tf fact, withou
1t any other motivc.' ...i,f... -.f...l.. /,
n. 4 Fish Stoiy.--In a quarter Of the tow,
TO Of bingham, Mass, known Us Eockeynook
Ter there is pond, where o little girl not ST
NJ. years old, WHO resides near its bnpk. I'm
,er tanned the fishes to remarkab2a dc
is gree. She began by throwing crumbs +
as biic ''"N"nhy ftiV uSttS ledrUeu 4
he distinguish her footsteps, and darted 10 III
ie. edge whenever she approached; and no,
ir. they will actually fcad out Of her hand an
rs. allow her to touch their really sides. A ven
m. cradle turtle is among her regular pension
M ers. .... -ftt......f.' t.. il, i.
,re The Church in danger.--The Bisisnp I
ie' Norwich has offered rooms in his pnlnce I,
ne Jenny Lind. The Standard is In grca
Us alarm a. this new instance of hoirid liberia
he ism. at Is very right. very proper IN,
,e' iacidawS should build In the church the
on have vested interests there's" says the Star
dard ''bu, farewell TO the primitive purit
of the Establishment, when II gives roos,
o ing place to nigh,ingales 70 'AlolGs 4f
air -----.------
m Dcrheniny Bedroon,s during The Day.
m; There is a marked difference IN the health
al ness of houses. according to their aspect
ch regard to the sun. Those are decidedly III
re- hcalthieS. other things being equal, !
he which all the rooms are, during seine pa
ion Of the day, fully exposed TO direct light
H., Ia VOL known cpitlemirs otforE thc inhab