The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-05-08

islt possible that you could profanc the house
of the Lord, by such memory
Just image now that the above question
has been asked by prim, dricd-up, old bach
clor who has been chosen Sunday-school SUI
Ipcrintendcnt, &C., &C., for the last twenty
years, more or less, and it will demand 40
further reply. Enough isit, that on tho O.
casion in question, did recall the image of
Helen Hampton, and that too IN most re-
lligious manner So appropriate aid 4 hold
my recurrence to her, in that place to be, that
Il resolved on laying Thread Of my Life,
with which, she was intimately connected,
before the public, for the purpose of illus
trating the discourse heard by me.
Well, well, if its word of exhortation
you are going to Offer" puts in my magma
ry bachelor church functionary, l have no
objection TO offer"
1t would all be the same to me, whether
the aforesaid piece of dissatisfaction, object
cd or asscntcd; for have made up my mind
to the task, andshall certainly perform it, and
if he had seen with what determination u
sually go ahead, as often as the female friend,
with the large blue eyes with whom some
times ramble, has, he would hands off, andle
me pass. Better do that same, any how, /
guess.
Helen Hampton was a magnificent beauty
She was tall fgure-had the form Of a We
nus-eyes, which from Their depths, looked
love, and withal, was most intelligent wo
man. Added 70 her other excellencies, was
that Of profession Of picty; for this, what
ever may be the authors deficiency, as t.
quantity, in the necdful article, has ever beer
to him, decided recommendation in a wo
IMAM
Intact he has nearly resolved, in the even
of his having at any future time, to choose
partnerin tho concern matrimonial, tomakc
religion on the part of the highly favored
one, one of the first stipulationS in the con
tract
= Helen Hampton was, in popular parlance
a professor OF religion. How much Of tn
article she possessed, it bccometh not this dc
ponent to venture his testimony upon. ia
8 impression is, that she was about medium
roligioniat, among the class 81 pions persons
as 70 age position, &c, 10 |hlch she peions
ed That is to say, she was not the most &c
cidedly religious, nor was she the least Sc
She was just $3.50,
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Of attendance is REGARDED as no unimporta
manifestation of spiritual-mindedness.
TO one of these divisions Helen was
tatchcd, and in the main, was remarkable
her punctuality, in meeting with the sam
This was held to Be a most favorable indie
ton of the young lady's deep piety. In ia,
one of the Lcaders-old Simon Sample, W
most pertinaciously held on to the cut of t
coat which the eighteenth century eavaIie
and courtiors. we're accustomed to wear bo1
an " affirmed it as his belief, that sister Hell
x was one of the most piousest young weem
HE had ever seed" while his wife. Suk
Samnle who would not for the nnrnose
SIN avoWed Of keenin' the skeerts Of
rs eoaseionco clecr, wear 4 dress with gath
a,o,,4 tho waist-twas esicb amonstrlss sya
sba wonld sav-oonfondod i