Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1851-09-02
A FAMILY OF MANY TONGUES.


relates the following interesting and curious fact
concerning the family Of the pastor of the First
Congregational Church in Abingdon. twill be
seen by the artice- that the family is pre:emi-
nently endowed with "the gift of tongues"
Some weeks since I visited the family Of a
pastor, and member of the Massachusetts Legis-
iature, Rev. J. w. Ward, of Arlington. In this
family there are FIVE children, who have been mo-
therless seven years. The -four oldest, three
sons and a daughter. between the ages OF nine
sixteen years, are the prodigies ofthsse times
AL family worship the father reads from the
French Bible, one son from The. Hebrew, the
daughter Of twelve years from the Latin. ano.ner
son from the Greek, and the youngest, nine years
of age from. the Hebrew. They all give readily,
free and correct trahsatons of tile most difficult
passages in Ike Bible j g,tsss-s y
Their varied knowledge is astonishing. They
seem to be equally al home in solving difficult
problems inmathematics, and discussing the doc
trines of religious sects, as well as, in giving the
locality and opinions of lauthots and public men
in this county. The father has been almost The
sole instructor, and has trained them 10 be par.
ticulary useful in the garden and kitchen, inde-
pendent OF servants, and cheerful and social in
an unusual degree in the family circle
lfthere is a family exhibiting such proprlety,
intelligence and genius, or a father more devoted
to the welfare dfhis children, an;interyiew would
compensate for a long journey. Governor Eve:
rett years since itshis message, mentioned the
81 eaTned Blacksmith z Burtitt, ,as an example to
the youth Of the State; and am sure the boys
and gill 10 this family, who when pnder ten years
Of are had conquered three languages. and in ad:
dition aredexact and generally intelligent, are
more worthy of mention and Imitation ~
.TITLEt OF FIRMS s4s$ II ~
One. of the best titles for amercantile firm that
we have ever seen Is Call d Settle, which lie
i painted in golden letters on sign in one of cur
/ northern cities. Customers are reminded every
time theyspass of their outstanding accounts -
l Neal q Prayssi the name ofjanother fifm. Bal
1.-The following beats al Two attorneys says an
.ltold exchange paper, in partnership in town In
the United States, had the Of tlie fruis which
Igwas CatclIam g Ehetun,n = inscribed IN the usual
4 manner upon their Office door butas The singu.
larity andominus iuxt position Of The words led
j 10 MANY sas coarse Joke from the The
i men .ofsIaw attempted 10 destroy in part the EFF
4 fectof the6 old association. by the insertions q
4 their christian names which happened 10 be
Isaiah aud Uria bnt. this made the affair Ter
4 times worse, for Che inscfi iption then ran
4 ss Is eATcHssi u y GHETul.E
sGuR1ous PHEsoslE .Sho,resot Erags,z=i
froth Gafdenas, Cuba rites 10 u.s. hat wi q
Il that port on the asth ult, during The afternoon
81 4 {eopions shower ii rain fell ID and about tn
ttown aitar which could be seem NOT hundreds-
a mi. thousands of small frogs in all parts of th,
lstreets go abundant indeed. that one coult
81 scarcely walk without tranpling them unde
foot. The Captainsays asthe place is not Sub
lIect 70 that kind Of FISH he would like 70 knos
I. where they come from. Perhaps some Of Oh
learned Gentlemen eL 1ne sclsne,nc ASSOC eiaslpl
! now in session az Albany, cantell.
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