The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-02-06
DAVENPORT SCOTT IOWA

have observed here to-night.' This Of course
walked up the entire assembly, and the sillnes;
was profound, while Axley stood and looked for
several seconds over the congregation. Their
stretching out his large long arm and pointing
with his finger steadily IN one direction, he said
Nov calculate that those two Young men, who
were talking in that corner Of the house, while
The brother was preaching, think that am going
TO talk about them. Well, it is true, il looks ve-
ry bad, when well dressed young men, who You
would suppose, from their appearance, belonged
to some respectable family, to come 10 the house
Of God, and instead ofreverencing the majesty o
Him that dwelle'h therein, or attending 10 the
message OF bis everlasting love, get together ir
one corner Of the house, (his finger at all times
pointing steady and straight as the aim Of a rife.
man) and there, dnring the whole solemn service
keep talking, titterine, laughing and giggling
thus annoying the minister, disturbing the congre.
gaiion and SHINING against God. I'm sorry foI
the young men. I'm sorry for their parents. I'm
sorry thay have done so tonight! I hope they
The thing was going 10 talk about. II is anoth-
er matter, so important that thought it would be
wrong to suffer the congregation TO depart with
out adm inisering suitable rebnke, Now SAID
he, stretching his huge arg, and pointing in an
other direction. perhaps that man who was asleep
on the bench out there, while the brother was
preaching, thinks that I'm going TO talk about
i HIm. "ct, COHbess II tOOks very bdu IOi
a man to come into a worshirping assembly and
instead Of taking seat like others. and listening
to the blessed gospel, careessly stretching him
self out on bench, and going sleep. II is not
only proof Of great insensibility with regard to
! the obligations which we owe to our Cfesfor and
Redeemer, but itshows want OF genteel breed
/ ing II shows that the poor man has been SO nn-
taught good manners He don't know what is
polite and respectful in worshipping assembly.
among whom he comes 70 mingle. I'm sorry for
the poor man. I'm sorry for the family to which
he belongs. I'm sorry he did not know better.
| | hope he will never do so again. But, however,
this is not what was going to talking about
Thus Father ASley went on, for some time 'boy-
things that he was not gong TO talk about. and
hitting hard till the attention and curiosity Of the
audience were raised to The highest pitch, when
| finally he remarked
srhe thing Of which was going 10 talk was
chewing tobacco. Now, | do hope when any gen.
tlemen comes to church, who can't keep from
using tobacco during the hours OF worship, that
he will nst take his hat and use il for spit box.
| You all know we are Methodist. You all know
that onr custom is TO kneel when we pray. Now
any gentleman may see in moment how exceed
| ingly inconvenient il must be for well dressed
Methodist lady TO be compelled to kneel down
| in puddle oi tobacco spit
| tsNow,' said Judge White, ssat this time had
in my mouth an uncommonly large qnid oftobac-
4 co. Axley's singular manner and train OF re-
mark strongly arrested my attention. While he
was stirring to the right and lett, hitting those
things that he was hot going to talk about, my
curiosity was busy to find ou, what be could be
aiming at. was chewing and splitting my large
quid with uncommon rapidity, and looking up at
the preacher 10 catch every word and every ges-
tnre-when at last he ponnced upon the tobacco,
l.. ka.l JBa IF ffnho
quietly slipped the qnid ont Of my mouth, and
dashed Il as far as cond under the seats, resov-
ed never again to be found chewing tobacco In
the Methodist churcll.''
ASEcDoTE OF SINGER.-Signora Grss-
sin, the great Italian singer, died few
months since at Milan. She was disiin-
guished not only for her musical talents,
but also for her beau,y and powers of thea'-
| rical expression. One evening in 1910,
she and Signor Crcscen,ini performed to-
gether at The Tuiiorcs and sang in "Romeo
and Juliet" Al the admirable scene in
the third net. The Emperor Napoleon ap-
| plauded vocilcrously, and Talma, the great
tragcdan, who was among The audience,
wcp, with emotion. Aiicr tho perform
ance was ended. the Emperor conferred
the decoration Of high order on Crcscen-
tiui, and sent Grassini scrap Of paper,
on which was written, ssGood for 10000
Iiyres. NAPOLEON
"Twenty thousand francsn' said one Of
her friends-alhe sum is a large one."
'.lt will serve as dowry for one OF my
little neces," replied Grnssini quietly.
Indeed few persons were ever more gen
4 erous, tender, and considerate toward their
family than this great singer.
MANY years alterward, when the En-
pire had cramb!cd into dust, carrying with
it in its fall. among other things. tho rich
pension Of Signora Grassini, she happened
to be at Bo'ogna. There another Of her
nieces was for the first timo presenlcd TO
her, with request that she would DO some
thing for her young relative. Tho little
girl was extremely pretty. but not, her
friends thought. fitted for the stage, as her
voice was feeble contralto. Her aunt
asked her to siag; and when the timld voice
had sounded few notes, "Dcar child
said Grassini, embracing her, 'yo, viii
want me to assist yo,. Those who called
your voice contrsltn were ignorant OF
music. You have one Of the finest sopra-
nos in the world, and will far excel me as a
singer. Take courage, and work hard, nv
love: your throat viii win shower Of gold.'
The Young girl did not disappoin. her
aun,'s prediction She still lives, and her
| name is GiuIia Grisi.
A young lady on pulling open fig was
shocked to find an insect hurrowlng in the
core, and instantly threw the (rnii into the
crate; "Thero" exclaimed she. 81 have
burn, the creature in F-I--G!'