Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-10-23
A TOUCHING NARRArIvE-An eminent clergy

man one evening became Tie SuD)ect o1 conversation
and wonder was expressed that he had never mar
ried. sThat wonder" said Miss P, "was onc
expressed to the reverend gentleman in my hearing
and he told me story in answer, which will tel
you; and, perhaps, slight it may seem, it is th.
history of other hearts sensitive and delicate h
own. Soon after his ordination, he preached once
in every Sabbath for clergyman in small village
nottwenty miles from London. Among his auditors
from Sunday TO Sunday, he observed young lady
who always occupied certain seat, and whose close
attention began nsensibly TO grow 10 him and object
of thought and pleasure. She left the church soon
as service was over and i. SO chanced that he went
on for.a year without knowing her name but his
sermon was never written without many thought
how she would approve il, nor preached with salts
faction unless he read appreciation in her face Gradu
ally he came TO think Of her at other times than when
writing sermons, and 10 wish 10 see her on other
days than Sundays; but the weeks slipped on; and
though he fsnced she grew paler and thinner, he
brought himself the resolution either to ask
her name or too seek 10 speak with her. BY these
slen. steps, however, love had worked into his heart
and he made up his mind 10 seek her acquain! lance
and marry her, when one day he was sent to minis
ter al funeral. The face Of the corpse was the
same that had looked up TO him Sunday after Sunday,
till he had learned 10 make it part of his religion
and his life He unable 10 perform the service,
and another clergyman present ofica,ed; and after
she buried, her father took him aside, and begged
his pardon for giving him pain, but he could moi re-
sist The impulse 10 lell him that his daughter had
mentioned his name with her last breath, and he was
afraid that concealed affection for him had hurried
her to the grave. Since that me. said the clergy
man in question, my heart has been dead within me,
and look forward only. shall speak to her in
heayen.'"
! Opium-Dr. Enos Stevens, Examining
Agent for the Massachusetts Commissioners for lhe
prevention and cure of idiocy, has manuscript
work, wherein occurs the following:
"At The Cambridge Poor House there are three
well formed and strong brothers, whose names sre
Joseph Cox, % years old, George Cox, 20, and Wm
CoX Is. These are all the the children their moth
er had. Their father was respectable mechanic,
and has very intelligent child by second wife,
The mother of these idio:ic boys was most devo-
edly benevolent woman, who often took narcotic
drugs, and went out whole days and nights to visit
and assist the sick among her neghbors leaving her
own children all put asleep by laudsnun,, (Which is
wine and opum.) Every day when they cried, and
every time she wished TO 60 out, she put them all
asleep with laudanum. At length their whole organ
izaon assimated TO such stale of body and mind,
and they have grown up TO the size Of manhood,
with the avenues of their brain practically closed by
drugs; SO that they have merely inisntile powers of
mind and strength of bodies tJ
"Among the 240 idiots described by the Commits
soners TO the Legislature of Massachusetts,, seven
seem 10 have been made so by their mothers trying
to procure abortion by using very powerful drugs.
Although these unborn children were not thus quite
killed. yet they are rrecoyerably supplied and mall
formed to tie lowest degrees of both mental and
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remain garing, crawling and bowling personifcalions
OF crime, misery and long continued corruption and
death. In some Of these cases. the health of the wo.
men were ruined for the remainder oftheir lives, and
they ever after continued to bring forth idiots, NAL
formations and invalids No woman can be devo-
tedy benevolent who gives her children laudanum
10 keep them quiet"
TAME Iona correspondent of the N. 7.
Herald, writing from Paris, says There has been in
Paris for the last two weeks French officer recent
ly returned from Africa, who has for his companion
in the streets magnificent lion, who follows him
like dog. The name of the animal is Emir, and
never have seen more splendid pecimen Of the
king of The forest Though did not like much 10
be his majesty, ventured The other night to ap-
proach him, and-horresco referens he licked my
hands as dog would do The French proverb says
that eve must not play with fire." and fear one Of
these days the lion will find his wild nature, and make
some bloody deed.
LADIES BEwARE.-As respectable well dressed
lady, was yesterday afternoon crossing street near
Gen. Cass' residence, man, with the appearance Of
a gentleman, grasped her by the leg, and threw her
down. He then took of the left shoe, but seemed
TO change his mind, and then took the right one,
and made off with it, doing no other harm. The
shoes new, the lady wearing them for the first
time. 1t is with the aggressor an unfortunate consi-
tntiona propensity, for which he has in Brooklyn,
N. Y, been arrested and discharged His friends
should see to it at once.-Dehou Free Press
SINGULAR vALEDIcToRy-The subjoined morceau,
is attributed 10 one of those broad back pack horses
| OF literature San editor out west"
''The undersigned relires from the editorial chair
with complete conviction that all is vanity. From
the hour he started his paper to the present time, he
has been solicited to lie on every given subject and
can't remember having ever told wholesome truth,
without diminishing his subscription lisor making an
enemy. Under these circumstances of trial and hav-
ing thorough contempt for himself, he reIires-ln
order 10 recruit his moral constitution" ta
FINGERS WERE MADE BEFORE FoRKs.-A Lon
don paper contains This account OF new hnger-sav-
ing invention:
A snuf.box of a novel construction, and designed
to seperscede the necessity of using the finger in
taking snuff, has been registered at Birmingham The
box is inverted and upon being turned up,two small
cups are found charged with the tilating mixture,
and ready to be applied to the nose.
g. It is said that in Baltimore the average annual
number of suicides is less than one in 10000 of the
population. In Philadelphia it is about one in H.
300 In Paris, it is no less than one $500. But taxi
ing the whole of France, town and country together
it is one in 10000. The excitemenls of the capital,
therefore, it seems, contribute greatly promote self
murder. sii
e- The London Atheneum, one Of the foremost Of the
English Literary journals, noticing Horace Greeleys book
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