Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-11-03
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f: like a statue atghis post, and the philoso
piers light burlef dimly in the recesses o
. his chamber.
, But darker night was abroad upon tho
, earth. A moral darkness involved the ma
tions in its Enlightened shadows. Reason
, shed Il faint glimmcring over the minds o
f men, like the cold aud inefficient shining O
distant star. ;Ehe Immortality of mans
spiritual nature was unknown, his relation:
to Heaven undiscoscred, and his future dcs.
tiny obscured ina cloud of mystery.
, 1t was at this period that two forms Of
ETHEREAL mould hoyered above the land OF
. Gods chosen people. They seemed sister
angels sent to earth upon some embassy OF
love. The one was of majestic stature,
and in the wellSfortncd limbs which her
snowy drapery hardly concealed, in her
erect bearing, andsteady eye, were exhibit.
ed the highest degree of strength and con.
fdence. Her right arm was extended in
an expressive gesture upwards, where night
appeared to have t4.Ilaced her darkest pavil-
lion, while on herShft, reclincd her delicate
companion, in form and countrnancc the
contrast of the Other, for she was dropping
like the flower wien unmoistened by re-.
ircsbiny dews, andhcr bright but troubled
eye scanned the aiEwith ardent but varying
ganccs. Suddenly Il light like the sun
flashed out from the Heavens, and Faith
and Hope hailed@@ith cxultiug songs the
ascending Star of Bethlehem.
Years rolled aNay and stranger was
s ! in Jcrusalem.EHe was IL meek, and
u"assuming man, whose happiness seemed
to consist i'll .actsaof benevolence to the
human race. There were deep traces Of
sorrow on his counfenance, though no one
knew why he grievsd, for he lived in the
practice of every yftue, and was loved by
all the wise and good BY and by it was
rumored that the Stranger worked miracles,
that the blind saw, ule DUMB spake, and the
dead lcaped to ifeatshis touch; that when
he commanded, the ocean moderated its
chatting tide, and the very thunders articu.
lated, lie is the sonef God. Envy assail.
ed him with the chafge OF sorcery, and the
voice of impious Judges condemned him to
death. Slowly and thickly guarded, he
dsSeiue" Iho piit SSsii'tt .S''Nt'J' Il He"Ny
cross bent him tos4he earth. But Faith
leaned upon his inland Hope dipping her
pi"ions in his blood slaonnted to the skies.
RaRn9Y55fftt6s ReRFFssss s,aset Is tHEeH from
Freedlcy's prac,icaf:Trcatise on Business;
tits from the pen of die celebrated P. L.
Barnum:
Advertise your Business. DO not hMc
your light uueler q bushel. Whatever your
occupation or calling may be, if it needs
support from the public, advertise it thor.
oughly and efficiently, in some shape or
other, that will arrest public attention. |
freely confess that what success have had
in life may fairly be attributed more TO the
public press than to nearly all other causes
combined. There may possibly be occu
paions that do not require advertising, but
cannot well conceive what they are. Men
in business will sometimes tell you that
they have tried advertising, and that it did
not pay. This is only when advertising is
done sparingly and grudgingly. HomG.
pathic doses Of advertising will not pay
pcrlmps-it is like halt portion of physic
making the patient sick, but ctiectins
nothing. Administer literally, and the cure
will be sure aud permanent. Some say
"they cannot afford to advertise )" they
mistakc-they cannot afford not to adver-
tisc. In this country where every body
reads the newspapers, the man must have Il
thick skull who does not see that those arc
the cheapest and best mediums through
which he can speak to the public, where he
is to find his customers. Put on the ap-
pearancc of business, and generally the
reality will follow The farmer plants his
seed, and while he is sleeping his corn and
potatoes are growing. So with advertising.
While you are sleeping or eating, or con.
versing with one set of customers, your
advertisement is being read by hundreds
and thousands of persons who never saw
you, nor heard Of your business, and never
would, had it not been for your advertise.
ment appearing in the newspapers.
J S-----<>%--
Nor BAD.-'Ihe lawyer editor of a coun.
J try Whiy paper, who wrote a very blind
hand, was frequently annoyed by the com.
positors' inquiries concerning words which
they could not decipher. One day a com
positor, who was as little acquainted with
the disposition Of the editor as he was with
his handwriting, entered the sanctum, and
holding the copy before his eyes, inquired
what certain crooked mark stood for
The editor just at that time did not wish to
be interrupted, and exclaimed:
"Go to the devil"
The compositor retired, not to his Sa.
tanic majesty, but to the printing Office
and when the editor read the proofs, he had
the pleasure Of seeing a line in his leading
editorial read
"He (Mr. WebsteD will, in all proba
bilty, go to the devil"
The copy was looked for, and the crook
ed mark was rendered." be nominated.
DANGER OF SLEEPING IN CHURCH.
The Cincinnati Commercial is responsible
for the following rather tough story: Las
Sunday, in one of our churches an OLE
gentleman, a worthy member of the Chris
tian persuasion, fell asleep and begal
dreaming he was on a hunting excursion
All Of sudden and to the astonishment o
I. every body, he lallowed out Fetch him
u Dash; glorious shot-three woodcock
!, with one barrel-hurrah for me;" and h
rose up from his seat and cheered Justify
Ho woke himself up his hallowing, an