Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-02-13
An Uncallcd for Amen.

a correspondent OF the Methodist Protestant re-
lates the following story:
very sensitive preacher, in a certain village not
more than hundred miles from Baltimore, was dis
courslng with great warmth on the uncertainty of
human life. To give the greater effect to his re-
marks, after assuring his hearers that they might
die before another hour had elapsed, he said "And
l. your speaker, may be dead before another morn
ing dawns'
Amen :" was the audible response of pious and
much beloved brother in the congregation.
The preacher was evidently disconnected for mo-
ment. He thought the brother must have misun-
derstood his meaning. Pausing awhile he repeated
the declaration with still greater emphasis: Before
another hour your speaker may be in eternity!"
Amen i shouted the brother before him.
1t was too much for the sensitive man, and, stam-
mering out few additional remarks, he sat down
before he had finished his discourse.
Brother - said the preacher next day to his
kind hearted friend of the amen corner 'what did
you mean by saying amen to my remarks last night!
Did you wish | was dead o.
Not at ALL said the good brother, not at all
thought if you should die you would 60 straight to
glory, and meant amen to that -
WHAT kossUTH HAS BEEN DONG FOR Hungary
The following reply made by Kossuth at Pitts
burg. in answer to gentleman inviting him to
Cleaveland, Ohio -
GentIemen-You will know my wishes when |
tell you that already hundred and thirty thou
sand dollars have been raised in this country for the
|
been realized for my suffering cause. The rest has
been eaten, drank. and Toasted out in costly BAN
quets and foolish parades for which have no taste
and. in which take no pleasure. have contracted
for 900 muskets, at 50 each-$80,00O have
made one payment, and have got others to make or
lose what has been paid If all the money raised
could have been properly expended, my mission
would. this, have been ended, and the basis of
my countrys liberty secured"
A correspondent of the Dublin Warder informs us
that in his neighborhood they are enjoying Mighty
nate weather. glory be to God" for out o-door exer-
else. "The roads are in fine ordher for enablin a
man to indulge in that fine, free-and-easy and indie
pindint way O traven known by assistant and eco
nomcal tourists: Irish Tandem and translated
all the world over into one leg before the other J.!
None O yer breaking down o'chaises BLOWN up
OF inglnes, or rowin off the line in that case; but
little candle grease and sperrits to the soas O. yer
feet gon to bed with reasonable portion O. the lat
Their ingraydient thrown inside the countheract-
in principle; and if yer not fresh country
post-boy in the morning, DR.. MacHale's takin' tay
with the Bishop of Exeter this evenin p
'S1cH A Coon UN"-One of the most brilliant
connundrums of the day has just been communica
ted to u.s. as follows 80 Why is Charles OConnol
one of the best woodmen in the State Because al
one trial he cut down Forrest with its Underwood
and Flowers."-N. Y. Mirror.
THE Pope AND THE WASHINGTON MoNUMENr.-I
is said that the Pope has directed two large stones
oIe W pe taken 1foiH Tue CdpltoI the OUnel
from the Coliseum to be prepared in Rome, and t.
be presented by him to the Washington Monument
now being erected in the city of Washington.
Somebody says that he is brave man who ism
afraid to old clothes until he is able to pay fo
new.
Every one must have felt, occasionally, what ;
dreadful power daily confde in the hands of th
bal Der, and how easily he mi ht cut throats if b.
chose. barber in France did recently attempt 10 Gu
the throat of OF his customers whom be suspect
! ed OF an improper intimacy with his wife. Owing t
his agitation, however, he only succeeded in inctin
an awkward cash the face of his victim. TIL
artist Immediately gave himself up, and confessed hi
murderous intention.
THE MISSISSIPPI UNION PARTY.-The New Orlean
Courier, in speaking of political prospects in Missis
sippi, remarks:
1.-THE late Union Democratic Convention was
failure Thlrtyslx delegates only were in attendance
f and such organization will again be attempted
f The very first resolution that Convention adopted
laying down old democratic doctrines, compelled tn
= Wings, who had Struggled themselves in under th
name of Unionists,'' 10 withdraw, and the next da
the State Rights Democrats and Union Democrats un
ted in the Legislature and elected the officers of th
n House. Thus may it ever be-
: The comparative taxation OF some of the countrie
e OF Europe will be by the following statement
England the taxes equal to ten dollars head fl
: the whole population in France. seven dollars and
g half in Holland, eight dollars; in Belgium, five do
d lars and half; in Spain, five dollars. Taking ii
comparative wealth of these countries into the accoun
England less heavily taxed than any of them job
Bull however. imagines himself TO be the egreg
J. oasly taxed of all mortals extant.