Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1848-01-13

under your arm: mat won't 90, ana yol
roll over on your back, with one pill
low under your knee and another unde
each arm, and so on through the night
81 assure you," says Mr.. Acland
"that however absurd it may appear
this multiplicity Of pillows is very
great comfort on very hot nights, al
though when you awake you certainly
very often find yourself and them in
very funny positions.-.A themeum.
BAD WAGES.
The other day while a monitor was
hearing boy recite his lesson, the
following passage occu. red 1.-THE
wages of sin is DEATH" The moni-
tors wishing to get "wages" out by
1 deduction, asked, "what does your
father get on Saturday night?' The
boy answered "He gets drunk"
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! tits no great matter TO live loving.
ly with good natured, humble and meek
persons; but he that can do with the
immoral, with the wilful and the igno.
rant, with the peevish and the per.
verse, he only has true charity.
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The three municipalities of New Or
leans expended $4,000 in the reception
of Gen. Taylor.
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TIE Methodist Conference, South
closed its annual session, at Fayetyille
N. c., on the Nth ult. Between 70
or so preachers were in attendance.
The report of,he state Of the Church
in the State, showed 139 local preach
ers; 20,3O8 white and 1850 coIored
members.
| The receipts Of specie at New Or
leans since the 10Th of December, have
been $4,000 against 1911 900 same
time last year.
The Washington correspondent OF
the Evening Post says that he has
seen a letter dated at Kalamazoo,
Michigan, Dec. Is, stating the spotted
fever, has appeared in that village and
carried off fourteen victims in eleven
days.
Good counsel is cast away upon
the arrogant, the self conceiteG, or the
stupid, who are either 100 proud to
take it, or too heavy to understand it.
Sir R. IEstrange.
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Rather avoid those vices you are
naturally inclined to, than aim at those
excellencies and projections which you
were never made Cicero.
For washing fine and elegant colors,
the "Scientife .American' advises la
dies to boil some bran in rain water,
and use the liquor cold. Nothing can
equal it for ease upon coiors and for
cleaning cloth.
Charity makes the best construction
of things and persons, excuses weak
ness, extenuates miscarriages, makes
the best of every thing, forgiyes every.
body, and serves all.-Penn.
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The Arabians have saying, 1t is
not good to jest with God, death, or the
devil: for the first neither can or will
be Knocked; tie second mocks all men
one time or another; and the third
puts an eternal sarcasm on those that are
too familiar with him.
Tom, during recent tour in Mag
ara = company with Smash, saw an
Indian hewing small piece of m3e:,
with view to making canes. "Pray,
sir" said Smash, "to what tribe do
you belong!" "The Chip-a ,Day
tribe" replied the Indian without
looking up TO give his interrogation ev-
en- one smile.
| Two things well considered, would
prevent many quarrels; first, to have ii
we'll ascertained whether we are moi
disputing about terms rather than
things; and secondly, to examine
whether that on which we differ, is
worth contending about.
.Why was the battle Of Resaca de
la Palma like the marriage of Adam
and Eve?o
"Because it was a short engage
ment followed BY a long race,