Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-08-06

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our blood-trom our bodies, and decora
ting them with "what was left" somewha
after the fashion of the Indian who wear!
only "breech-clout," we took the scalPs
of the four panthers and started on oul
homeward march. Our success was speed
ily known in the clearing" and IN the
evening grand 'barbacue" was had IN oul
honor to furnish which, relation OF the
unfortunate heifer met with fate scarcely
less terrible. This exploit added not mt
tie to our reputation among the hunter folk
CONSULT YOUR WIFE.
A distinguished man once said, that he
never prospered in any enterprise where ne
had acted against the advice OF his wife
Misfortunes, or the result of bad specula'
tions always bear most heavily on the wife
Her interests are inseparably identified with
his own. The ready perception and timld
caution of woman, make her, especially to
the impulsive and adventurous, peculiarly
qualified to check the rash and impetuous
act. Many a man whose fortunes are brok-
en-, would have been in happy and pros
porous condition had he listened to the bet
fer counsels of the now afflicted partner OF
his troubles. A true hearted wife is also
our best friend in adversely; even when i'm
prudence, incapacity, or even folly, orper-
haps our vices have brought it upon us, IN
stead of freproaching him, she clings to and
encourages him. Her words OF comfort and
good cheer, revive his hopes and his cour-
age, and he is often able to retrieve his for
tunes. At worst, with such friend, he
! holds up his head, grapples manfully the
difficulties of his lot. His position in society
may be more or less reversed, and those
who Aattered and looked up to him, may
now pass him by coolly. A heartless world
leaves him to his fate, or he may even be
sneered at and frowned upon by those whom
he once considered too mean and unworthy
to be admitted to his society.
However cold and heartless these, he is
sure he has one dear friend one bosom,
one heart is true to him; that friend is
the wife, after the tolls of the day, after
perhaps being bluffed off by those who were
his sun shine friends, how reviving 10 his
sinking spirits, to mingle his soul with the
dear one who has clung to'him in veal and
wo. What cordial are her words of COM
fort, when all without is dark. In this hour
of darkness surely she is to him Gods mes
senger of mercy.
While the true hearted wife is all this
and more to her husband, do we do well in
all important matters, not to consult so in
terested and faithful friend? We repeat
what we before said, the wife is our own
safest and best adviser. The family is lt-
tie State; let those at the head of their lit
tie State mature all their plans by mutual,
kindly and wise counsels, and there will be
fewer wrecks, of the hopes of individuals
and of families. Husbands, you will lose
nothing, but gain much, by trusting more
to that dearest and best of all earthly friends,
the person you have selected from all the
world to be your lifelong companion
Olive Branch
THE FAMILY OPPOSED TO NEWSPAPERS.
The man that don't take city paper was
in town yesterday. He brought his whole
family in two horse wagon. He still be-
lieved that General Taylor was President,
and wanted to know if the "Kamschatkins
had taken Cuba, and if SO, where they had
taken it. He had sold his corn for twenty
five cents-the price being thirty-one-but
upon going to deposite the money, they told
him it was mostly counterfeit. The only
hard money he had was some three cent
pieces, and those some sharper had "run
on him" for half dimes His old lady smok-
ed "cob pipe" and would not believe that
anything else could be used. One of the
boys went to a blacksmith's shop to be
measured for pair of shoes, and another
mistook the market house for church,
After hanging his hat on a meat hook, he
piously took seat in butchers stall, and
listened to an auctioneer, whom he took tc
be the preacher. He left before "meetin
was out" and had no great opinion of the
''sarmint." One of the girls took lot Of
''seed onions" to the post Office to trade
them for letter. She had baby, which
she carried in ''sugar trough" stopping al
times to rock it on the side walk-when it
cried, she stuffed its mouth with an ole
stocking, and sang Barbara Allen" The
oldest bov had sold two "coon SKINS" anc
was on "bust." When last seen, he had
called for glass of "sody and water" ant
stood soaking gingerbread and making wry
faces. The shop keeper, mistaking his
meaning, had given him mixture of salso-
da and water, and it tasted strongly of soap
But 'he'd hearn tell Of sody and water, and
was bound to give him a fair trial, puke oil
no puke." Some "city feller" came in and
called for lemonade with "Ay in it, where.
upon our escaped" friend turned his back
and quietly wiped several flies into his
drink. We approached the old gentleman
and tried to get him to Subscribe" but he
would not listen to it. He was opposed to
''internal Improvements" and he thought
''learnin was wicked invention, and cul.
terwatin' nothin' but vanity and VACATION .
None of his family ever learned TO read
but one boy, and he 'teached school awhile
and then went to studying divinity"
s. The following are truly inconsistent
cies: A famous portrait of St. Peter repre-.
sents him as holding bunch of keys, every
one of which is on modern plan, and mar
vellously like the chm ch keys nov in use
Within the past three or four years, pop.
ular religious magazine was embellished
with plate representing the departure ot
the Pilgrims from harbor in Holland, and
among the shipping in the harbor was 9
steamboat in full blast. One of the instan.
ces is that of the Snowman, who was exhibit.
ing picture of Daniel in the lions den.-
He said: "Ladies and gentlemen, there is
Daniel, in the den of lions. These are tn G
lions, that Is Daniel, whom you will easily