Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-01-22
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spect for the creed of others: From tha
day Henrietta did not failto visit Loug
wood regularly. She carried water from
the spring und her. customary boquet, ,;bu
always returned disconsolate ); for eacI
day she. received the most alarming ac
counts of.the health of the Emperor.
Atthe; commencement ofsfMny, 1921
when the sun shone more brightly thar
usual. Henrietta was informed!stfat th,
Emperor was much bettcai thatyhis rea
son: was restored. She ;a,rivedgat Long
wood, but alas the reality was. the re
verse Of her, hopes. She found ever,
one in consternation. This TIME, fearing
ke was dying, and wishing to see hin
once again, she desired to he. admitted tc
his presence. She was told he was toe
ill, and that it was impossible. Her sup
plications and entreaties prevailed, and
she was admitted to his chamber.
1t was at this moment Napoleon, sur.
rounded by his faithful friends, and lying
OH his dcath.bed, requested them to place
the bust of his son before him. He then
'bade an atfectionate farewell to his
friends and the French people, whom he
had loved SO well. His arms then con.
tractcd with convulsions, his eyes be-
came fixed, wliile.he ,gaspcd, France
my son" Then all was silent Napo-
Icon had ceased TO live.~ -
AT these words the flowers which the
young girl had brought dropped from
her trembling hands; she fell on-,'hcr
knees by the bedside ;then making an
effort" she seized and tried to press the
hand of Napoleon to her lips. but imme-
1diately her head ftll back, her mouth dis
colored, her eyes fixed, and she sank on
the floor, buried in that sleep which
knows no waking. Henrietta MAS doadl
- Singular Facts n
= Apobleinan in the city of London,
who Kept great number, Of servants,
'reposed considerable confidence in ono
Of. n,.which excited a jealousy in fhe
others, who, in order to prejudice their
master against him, him ofsDe..
ing notorious gamestcr. =
Jack was called up, and, closely in.
terrogated, utterly denied the fact, at The
same time declaring he neXsr uazeda
vinced, the gentleman ordered him to be
searched, when behcld - pack of cards
was found in his pocket. Highly in
censed at Jacks want of vcracity, the
nobleman demanded in a rage how he
dare persist in an untruth !?
"My lord" replied he, Z" | certainly do
not know the meaning Of card; the
bundle in my pocket is my Almansc!"
"Your Almanac, indeed! then | de.
sire you will prove it"
"Well sir, l will begin. There are
four suits in the pack, that intimate the
four quarters in the year; as there arc
thirteen cards in a suit, so there are
thirteen weeks in quarter. There is
also the same number of lunations: the
twelve signs of zodiac, through which
the sun steers his diernal course in one
year. There arc fifty-two cards i'll
pack: that directly answers the number
of weeks in a year. Examine them
more minutcly; and you will find three
hundred and sixty-fve spots, as there are
days in the year; these multiplied by
twenty-four and sixty, and you have the
exact number of hours and minutes in a
year. Thus sir, | hope have convinced
YOU it is my Almanac and by your lord
Ships permission, will prove Tiny Pray
cr Book also. | look upon the four
suits as representing the four prevailing
religions; Christianity, Judaism, Ma
homatism, aud Paganism; the twelve
coart cards remind me OF the twelve
Patriarchs, from WHOM, sprung the
twelve apostles, the twelve articles of the
Christian faith. The king reminds me Of
the allegiance duo to his majesty. The
Queen of the same of her majesty. The
ten brings to my recollection the ten
cities in the plains of Sodom and Go
morrah, destroyed by fire and birthstone
from heaven; the ten plaques OF Egypt:
the ten commandments; the ten tribes
cut of for their vice. The nine reminds
me of the nine muses.; the nine noble
orders among men. The eight reminds
me of tie eight beattudes; the eight
attitudes; the eight persons saved in
Noah's ark the eight persons mentioned
in Scripture to be released from death to
life. The seven reminds m of the seven
administering spirits that stand before
the throne of God for the instruction OF
man; the seven wonders of the word.
The six reminds me:of the petitions con,
tanned in the Lords prayer. The five re-
minds me of the senses given by God to
man, hearing, seeing, feeling, tasting and
smelling. The two reminds me of the
two testamcnts; the two contrary princl'
pies struggling in man, virtue and vice
The ace reminds me of the only true
God to adore, worship and serve; only
one faith to believe; one truth to prac
tice, and one good master to serve anc
obey"
$50 far is very WE'LL" said the noble
man, "but believe you have omitted
enc card, the knavc?"