Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-11-14
r.nu,;s., MISREPRESENTATION of Iriah Eticue.te.


readers the Eastern side of the Irish sea- trans
scribe. The OCarrol and Madame OCarroll pre-
sent their compliments to Major and Mrs Bullman,
and request the honor of their company dinner at
o'clock on Thursday next.n
Castle Carroll. Monday"
1t so fell out that pullman, who being stranger,
was perfectly unacquainted with the style assumed
by the representatives of ancient Celtic families
extremely perplexed by my fathers hereditary de-
ignation Prior to answering the card, he CHANGED
to meet Bodkin whom he slightly knew, and to whom
he Immediately applied for information This is
the oldest thing Mr. Bodkin," said the Major, i"
have got an invitation from gentleman who does
not call himself Mister, but prefxes The to his name
and his lady is Madame. Can you explain it all o.
oh dear yes" replied Bodkn. it is the univer-
sal custom in this part of the world and if you wish
to paw a particular compliment the rule is, that you
must adopt precisely the same style yourself in your
reply"
ing Major " wish to conform to the etiquette of the
country in everything.
Acting under the treacherous instructions of Bod
kin the Major wrote the following answer: The
pullman and Madame Bullmar present their COM
ailments to Mr. and Mrs. OCarroll and will have
the honor of accepting their itation to dinner
Thursday next;
Words are indeed faint to describe my fathers rage
on receiving this answer. He stamped. stormed and
swore the English rascal should pay for his auda-
cious insult: = How dare he ridicule my hereditary
title with his rascaly Bullman parody The fellow
shall fght me in the hall since my evil fate confines
me to the house-1He Gentleman IN Debt
The following article from the New York Sunday
Mercu1y contains matter for serious reflection
We will take yet another liberty OF informing the
Right Rev. Henry Ward Beecher of this startling fact
yes fact. that the next grand and glorious reform
that is TO agitae the world, will be a reform of the
church
The church must be simpfed back to that copdi-
ton of things which The Messiah intended it to exist
in, and is many wicked and shameful superfuities
given to the poor II is absolutely atrocous that hun
dreds of Thousands of dollars should be wasted upon
the erection of building that thruss its lmpudent
and eeoslical seeples into the heavens themselves,
aud the interior of which is overlaid with orna-
ment and arstocatjcaly set OUT that the poor, who
were always the special regard OF the lowly Christ
dare not venture into it. The gospel is not preach
ed to the poor at a-at least, not in ninety nine
churches out of a hundred. The poor don't pay.
Christianity not originally preached in costly
temples, hired and feted and costumed
10 preach it.
Of all the miserable and humbugging crafts in the
world, ,here is not one that is more miserable and
more humbugging than priest The Messiah
took pay for the healing and comforting of The
poor, neither did any one of his disciples We can
believe in the sincerity of preacher, who breaches
they did, without any earthly hope of reward other
than might come from success to their preaching
We have said before in these columns. and we shall
would go far to the suStanment of al our poor
When schools had no eXisence-when the world was
in darkness in reference morals and that whch ten
led mans salvation here and hereafter churches OF
places, where MANY could gather together TO hear the
blessed truths OF Christianity preached to them. were
nf incaIcuIabe value. But now. when every man Cal
read, and when morality is taught us from Thousand
presses, giIded churches not wanted, but in the
places aims houses. hospitals, or asyums, TO which
the fallen, the for>aken, the broken hearted, and the
repenng wretch may fly for sympathy and for succor
These woulI be the churches after Gods heart. We
see of these Haunting, costly edIfces, ca lee
churches that we do not regard them as lie end al
insult TO The Supreme Being, the especially i
there is attached to them handsome house, in which
wes the sleek, perfumed preacher of the doctrines
The lowly Jesus.
a proposal is made in The London papers, h,
signature of Edward Riddle. United States Commits
ioner, and the Austrian Commissioner, to transfer t.
New York the most attractive and vauble portion o
The articles which have been exhibited in the Crysa
Palace and it is stated that company has been torn
ed, represented in Europe by these two gentlemen
s. to whom the entire management has been intrust
ed.' Ii is also stated that large building will h
erected in New York. which will be made bonded
warehouse for the reception of goods from all coun
tries, and that the proposed exhibition will be open
the 18Th of April next, (about six months from thi
date.) and continue open for period of%our mont his
Col. MAY.-The New Orleans Delta of the 23t
ult, says Col. Charles May arrived in our city b,
the Empire City, We were happy to find the gal
liant Colonel in fine condition and spirits. He ha
been ordered to Fort Mason. on the frontier of Tex
as, to take command of squadron of Dragons
The Colonel we learn created a great sensation a
| Havana. His stalwart figure, manly carriage, AM
gallant manner, impressed the Spaniards with
great awe and respect for American prowess ant
character. The Colonel has many friends in this CT
ty whilst the reputation of his gallantry and man
illness in the celebrated battle of Resaca de la Pal
ma. has extended his fame the world. We wisl
him many years of happiness and gratfed ambition
| San Jose and San Francisco Railroad.
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this work has In reality been commenced On Thurs