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The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-03-22
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But are these Intoxicating drinks .h5
Gifts Of God ?" We deny il. We affirm
in all the world-nay. in all the universe Of
God, there is not lake. a river. a streamlel
or fountain, of intoxicating drinks. There
is no such thing in nature. Water, God has
every where given. spread it all over the
world, !ent It down from the clouds, sent il
bubbling up from the earth, made it journey
in ceaseless activity in rills and streams and
great rivers, towards the ocean. He has,
wherever man can live. given it to him at his
very door, but intoxicating drinks he has pro-
vided no where on the face ofthe whole earth.
That gift" whether good" or evil, Is
not the gift Of God, but the invention Of man
An invention that has destroyed more lives,
desoIated more homes, Occasioned more sor-
and anguish, thar war, pestilence and famine
combined. It may by many be thought a
questionable policy 30 deprive men OF the
use of it by Legislative enactment, but 70 call
intoxicating drinks the GOOD gifs Of God
is an abuse Of terms, and burning reproaoh
against the beneyolence and holy attributes
of the Diety,'
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-03-22

cold water IN the next room, small boy stan
ding beside the sufferer with basin, and CLAN.
clng with interest over the advertisements II
the second page Of the San Diego Herald, a
fair copy OF which was struck of upon the bacl;
Of bis shirt at the time We held him over the
pres.
But Mr. Pb@nix's great political sheet is
the crowning effort Of his genious. Il is q
magnificent take of " Of Yankee pictorials
and though severe and unjust, it is very witty.
Two columns Of the paper are devoted to
the illustrations. The first is the picture Of
an OK, and called Protrait Of His Royal
Highness, Prince Albert the son Of a gentle
man named Coburg. who is the husband Of
Queen Victoria. OF England, and the father
Of many Of her children. He is the inventor
Of the celebrated ALBERT Hat. which has
been lately introduced with great effect in the
United States army. The prince is Of Ger
man extraction his father being Dutch
man aud his mother Dutchcss.
Several common newspaper cuts Of houses
are designated severally as being the /" Man
sion o. John Ph@nix, Esq. San Diego,
California, +" House in which Shakespeare
was born, Il" "Abbottsford, the residence of
Sir Walter Scott. author Of Byron's Pilgrims
Progress. /" "The Capitol at Washington, ("
aud Residence Of Gov. Bgler, at Benicia q"
A newspaper picture Of a man looking
through quadrant is denomina;ed Corne-
lius Agrippa. one Of the sidners Of the Dsclara-
ton Of Independence. looking into futurity. ="
But the greatest, among many others Of ;he
same sort, is the View Of the Battle Of Lake
Erie. By Hannibal Caracci. "
Everybody knows that this great fight
was fought in 1886, on Chesapeake Bay, be-
tween the U. $. frigates Constitution and
Gurriere. and the Bitish troops under Gen.
Putnam. Our glorious flag, there as every
where, was victorious, and long may 1t
wave.
The last illustration is the shell Of an
oyster once eaten by Gen. Washington, show
ing the Generals manner Of opening oysters
represented by two oyster shells, aud an arm
and hammer The paper abounds, otherwise,
with the most genial Punchy fun, which we
hayn't room to copy. The following two
must do for now:
I'VE carclessly threw bucket Of water
from our Office door the other day. the most
Of which fell upon an astonished Spaniard,
sitting upon his horse before the Colorado
House.-IIe made the brief remark curga,
meaning that we were courageous, aud on
observing his stalwart form. and the ferocity
of his expression and moustaches we thought
we were. +"
IA SylogiSm.-David was a Jew.-
hence, "the Harp of David " was Jews
harp. Question How the deuce did he
sing his pslams and play on it at the same
time ?"
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-03-22

GERMINATrox OF CLovERsEED.-I IL is a
fact that with old lands which have under
gone continued course Of cultivation for a
number Of years, grass-seed, especially clover.
is not apt to take well To remedy this, take
a very light one-horse iron toothed harrow,
with the teeth protruding about three inches
below the under side Of the frame or bars -
let this follow directly after the sower. The
frame should be made as light as possible,
with the teeth a little closer than the ordina-
~ large harrow. It should be hinged, in or
der to avoid scraping or rubbing out the wheat
on the ridges, aud also TO lap in the burrows.
There need be no fear Of iniuring the wheat,
but on the contrary it would be Of benefit
10 il.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-03-22

~ ParsOn Brownlow in exposing de-
faulting subscriber who has fled to parts
unknown, owing him six dollars, uses the
following tall language
Let him be published in every journal in
existence, until his defalcation is known and
upon the waves Of the Euxins let his mean
ness be borne along with the shrieks Of tho
drowning Austrians. and the groans Of tho
dying Turks! And may the deep-dyed waters
OF the Danube hide his body from the eve Of
man, when the sabre Of the Cossack and the
Turk shall have drunk deeply Of his blood
And may the close Of 1Sl4 never permit tho
sun to shine upon another rascal, who may
abscond in our debt, too mean and too dis
honest even to write and promise to pay.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-03-22
AAnox BUnR's Wlrr.-Tho Paris ia

AARON BURR's WrFE.-The Paris Pa.
trie. Of a late date. has the following:
4" At the last Tuilleries ball, the brilliant
toilette Of a stranger with an incredible mum
bcr Of diamonds, attracted the attention Of all
present. In moment the attention was
changed to the most intense curiosity. when
Louis Napoleon was observed to accost the
lady, and remain some moments in CONVERSE
ton. The enigma was soon solved. The
lady was the widow Of Mr.. Aaron Burr, for
merly Vice President of the United States,
with whom Louis Napoleon was on terms Of
intimacy whilst in that country, ani at the
end Of fifteen years he had recognized the
widow of his old American friend.
This probably alludes to Madame Jumel.
the wealthy second wife OF Col. Burr, who OBJ
tanned divorce from him a few days previous
to his decease. She owns large landed es-
tate on the Island Of Malta.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-03-22

The CoLoRED POPULATION or New York
The C0l0Hi-atioa Journal furnishes some
interesting statistics in relation to the colored
population Of New York. The late census
showed that while all other classes of popula-
ton were increasing in an enormous ratio. the
colored were decreasing. Thus in 1910,
there were $4,000 colored people in the
State Of New York. and in 1850 but 1900.
In the city of New York, in 1910. there we're
$4,000, and in 1850 but 1900. The num-
Der of marriages among the whites was, to
those Of the colored in the proportion Of no
TO | ; births, 81 to | /; deaths, 42 to l. The
proportion Of births among the whites IS twice
as great as among the colored and in regard
to deaths, the colored population actually show
Us deaths to Sc births or about deaths to
3 births At this ratio, what must become
Of the colorcd population Of New York in a
few years We invite the attention Of Mr..
Greeley and his Abolition confreres to the
above facts, with the hope, but not with the
expectation, that they will direct their ener-
eies toward the ameloration Of the condition
Of the blacks at home. and cease shedding
crocodile tears over the fancied suifcrlngs
Of the slaves at the South.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-03-22

a NovEL-CoNDEYs YsED.. Moonlight night
shady grove-two lovers-eiernal fidelity
young lady rich-young man poor great
obstacle-proud man proud-very handsome
very smart--sure TO mako fortune
young lady's father very aDgry-won't con.
sent-mother intercedes-u9 go-ricl rival
very ugly-very hard-hearted-loyers in
bad fx-won't part-die irst--moonlight
again-garrct window opens-rope-ladder--
fight--pursuit--too late marriage-old
man in rage--won't forgive them--disowns
them--old man gets siek-sends for his
dauahter-all forgiven-all made up--young
man getting rich--old man dies--young cou-
pie get all the money--live in the old mansion
quite comfor,able--havc little children
much happiness--Finis
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-03-22

DEYnEx's POVERTY. = It was after pre-
pairing second edition OF Virgil. that the
great Dryden, who had lived, and was to die,
in harness, found himself still obliged to seek
his daily bread Scarcely relieved from one
heavy task, he was compelled to hasten to
another; and his efforts we're now stimulated
by domestic feeling-the expected return
Of his son in i'll health from Rome. In let
ter to his bookseller he patbetically writes :
IF it please God that I must die Of orer-
Study, / canno: spend my life better than in
preserving his" II was on this occasion, on
the verge Of his seventeen year, as he desert
hes himself in the dedication Of his Virgil,
that, worn out with study, and oppressed
with fortune" be contracted to supply the
bookseller with ten thousand verses at six
pence line
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-03-22

WAsmNGToN's Teachers. Washington
had but two teachers. one an old fellow named
Hobby, one OF his fathers tenants. sexton as well
as schoolmaster ofihe neighborhcOd. who USED
to boast after he was superanuated and some
what addicted to strong po,ations. especially
on the Generals birthdays. that il was he
who, between his knees. had laid the founda-
ton Of George Washington's greatness. by
teaching him his letters; and the other the
Mr.. Williams already mentioned, who was,
according to Mr. Weems. "a capital hand "
at reading, spelling English grammar. ariih-
metic. surveying, bookkeeping and geogra-
ply. and often boasted that he had made
George Washington as great a scholar as hlm-
self. We cannot doubt that to bis thorough
ness in teaching what he did know, his grea'
pupil owed much Of his acquired power; fOr
good foundation in few important things
is the best possible beginning for boy Of
ability and enterprise.-1Irs. Kirkland.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-03-22
Number 31.
Whole Number, 135.

IL 'jo. when sou grow up. do ycn mean
to be lawyer or keep a confectionery store.
II han't made up my min', Tom ). but ma
wants me to b. a minister
'Oh, don't be a minister, Jo. for yon can't
90 10 the circus then.
Il know that. Tom; but minister ma says
is the best profession You know how Mr..
Lovegrew adores Rev. Mr.. Prsttyface. and
wouldcn't you like to be adorcd Tom ;"
Perhaps should, Lu. thea you cant drive
fast horses"
"Oh yes.you can: ministers drive fast no'r-
alays and besides that Tom. when they havo
a billions attack. the worshippers send them
on foreign tour; then he gets remembered
in wills, and often has nice presents, md mt
says it won't be long before every minister
has his country scat, and collegian TO write
bis sermons. Won't tia, lie high ?
Tom acquesced and the juveniles INDUCED
in another game Of marbles
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-03-22

WoMENs RIGHTS AssERTED--The Stat
ford Advocate contains the following spirited
advertisement
TO the Public Where's, my husband
Edward II. Jones, has falsely advertised that
| have left his bed aud board, and that hc
will pay no depts Of my contracting. DC
this is TO inform the public that the aforesaid
Edward II. Jones had neither bed nor board
for me to leave. he having been living at the
expense Of my father and further, under
prctence Of procuring money to pay his way
to Birmingham, Conn, he borrowed a dol
lar of my father, and with thst paid for bis
lying advertisement against me; and even at
ter that dastardly act, he took all the money
had and borrowed every cent in my mother 5
possession, and left town.
For the past three months he has been
kent fiom nakedness and starvation by the
exertions Of myself and relatives; he squan-
dered in dissipation all the money his inborn
laziness would allow him to earn.
The scamp need not to have advertised
that he would not pay debts Of my contrae-
ting, for the public very well know that he
will not pay even his own.
Heis a lazy. ungrateful, loafng scoundrel ;
not content with living at the expense Of my
relatives and borrowing their money. he pub
fishes outrageous lies HIS bed and board
indeed if left to himself. his bed would be
nothing but Joard. aud | should not be
much surprised ifthe bed he dieson be boards
with a strong cyoss-bsam overhead.
SARAH A. JONES.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-03-22
Restrictive Laws of tlS olden Pine.


We we're reading recentlyl history cf Con-
necticut from its first settlement under George
Fenwick. down to the Revolution The vol
umc was originally publshd in London. in
1929, aud we found some cuous enactments
therein. Here are some Of lie Laws
Whoever wears clothes trimmed with
gold. silver. or bone lace. abop two shillings
by the yard. shall be presentd by the grand
jurors. and the selectmen shall nx the offender
at e300 estate.
a debtor in prison. swearing he hath no
estate. shall be let out, and soldto make salts
faction"
No one shall read the books Of Common
Prayer. keep Christmas or Saints Day, make
minccd-pies dance. play cards, or play on any
instrument Of music. except tie drum, trum-
pet and jewsharp."
The Sabbath day shall begin at sunset
on Saturday"
No woman shall kiss her Children on the
Sabbath or fasting day."
No one shall run on the SABBATH day, or
walk in his own garden. or elserhere. except
reverenty to and from meeting
No one to cross the river, BIT with an au-
thorized ferryman."
No food or lodging shall be offered to an
Adamite, Quaker, or other hereto"
Every man shall have his hair cut round
according to a cap, etc"
We find the following accounto Of a punish
ment inflicted for entertaining heetics. on one
Deacon Potter, whom Cotton Maiher says
was very guilty, and that be haC a fai-. legal
and candid trial, and was convicted on good
and scriptural evidence:
Deacon Potter" says Nhther, "was
hanged for heresy and apostacy, which con-
sisted in showing hospitality to Strangers, who
came to his honse in the night, lmong whom
were Quakers, Annibaptists AMI Adamites /"
His wife betrayed him for hiding the spies
and sending them away in pace There
was also political offence, tie remedy for
which is worth nothing.
NO man shall hold Office who is not sound
in the faith, and faithful to his dominion; and
whosoever gives vote'to such person. shall
pay fine Of one pound for a second offence
he shall be dislranchised
uS NV AentB ~ W utthSlus III ShN u hA'
sermons. gives the people Of Connecticut the
following character:
They are the wisest Of any upon the Con-
tinent. the best friends and the worst enc
mics; they are hair-brained bigots on all
sides, and they may be compared to horse aud
mule. without BIT and bride. In other colo
nies have paid for my food and lodging. but
never could spend one penny in fruitful Con-
necticut, whose banks flow with milk and
honey, and whose sons and daughters never
faiI to feed the weary traveller without money
and without price. On Saturday evenings
the people look sour and sad and on the
Sabbath they appear to have lost their dearest
friends. are almost speechless, and walk softly.
"A Quaker preacher once told them, with
much truth, that they worshipped tue Sab
bath, and not the God Of the Sabbath. These
hospitable people, without charity. condemned
the Quaker as a blasphemer Of tue holy Sah-
bath, fined, tarred and feathered him, put
rope around his neck. and plunged him into
the sea- but be escaped with his life, though
he was about seventy years Of age"
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-03-22

GERMAN LOVERS" The universal pru.
dery," says Mr.. Bruce, in his Home Life IN
Germany, (which so hampers man in
America, and which makes him ignore hall
the facts Of life for fear Of treading on some
unknown delicate sensibility, is never seen in
European circles. 1t is boldly assumed, what
every one knows to be a fact, that both sexes
arc equally aware Of great variety Of things
and where the allusiOn is natural, no one trou-
bles himself about it. There were in our
company, this evening two who were invited
as betrothed. and | was very much struck
with their manner towards one another.
think in an Anglo-Saxon company the fact
would have been dropped out Of view as much
possible, and certainly the slightest express
sion of their feelings would have been dread
cd BY the parties But here, there was the
whole evening an unconscious, beautiful ex-
pression Of affection and confidence, which re-
ally. think gladdencd the whole company.
You never thought Of watching them for 1t,
but YOU never thought Of anything else with
them. Love seemed to speak out as natur-
ally from their tones, and glance, and man
ner. as friendly feeling does with US Moth
ing else would have seemed in place. IL was
above criticism-above surprise, even-tho'
il any other Of the young men were bachelors
like myself they retired with sufficiently
vivid appreciation Of the woes Of bachelordom.
have often observed this naturalness OF ex-
preston among the Germans. Ii Is more
apparent in the families, Of course. There
are not in all my memories, pictures so warm
and glowing. as of those families in North
Germany, families where the look and Ian
guage were not blurred by that everlasting
Journalism. and coldness, and selfshness, which
hangs over our households s; where love was
without dissimulatiOn, neither worn for duty
nor worn for effect where mutual kindness,
and seli-sacrifce, and affection has 50 long
been. that the very air and aspect seemed to
welcome and sun the stranger"
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-03-22

The EvEyIyc PRAYER.--We can scarcely
IMAGINE a scene more full OF beauty and mean
ing. than that presented BY the little child
who knecls at his mothers knee to ask God 5
blessing upon the sleep into which he IS about
to enter. There is a great deal Of significance
in the mighty prayer il recalls the past to-
day. and il reminds Of the future tomorrow ;
leads US TO feel how much to-days words aud
deeds will affect to-mOrrow's; and above all
30 teach Us that the greatest physical or NOR
al power which we may possess Is not our own
but lent to US by kind Creator. Sir L.
Browne says that "Seep is Deaths younger
brotner. aud so like him that | dare not trust
him without my prayers" Who Will deny
that the nights rest is sweeter for having re-
ceiyed Fathers blessing? Received, we
saw; for does not every one who asks receive /!
You look upon the babe asleep ID hIs era
die. and say Il Is a picture Of perfect repose.
You are right. The infant feels the fullest
faith in its mothers or nurses care, and thus
rs repose is perfect. The child will grow to
manhood. and his face will no longer wear
that happy look Of peace aud faith, unless ne
has learned 10 turn from mothers 70 a
Fathers care and love. IT, at his mother 5
knee, he has daily asked for that love- nc
will still have the trustfal child's spirit which
&une so beautifully over bis iafancy' ana
grow every day more and more IKE 'noss
who having "become like little Children
are ready to enter the kingdom OF heaven.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-03-22

THE EVENINGS OF CREAroN.-t the sun
sinks, and the ear;h closes her great eye like
that Of dying god. Then smoke the hills
like altars; out of every wood ascends a
chorus; tho wells Of the day, the shadows,
float around the enkindled. transparent tree
tops, and sall upon the gem-like flowers The
FURNISHED gold Of the west throws back a
dead gold on the east, aud tinges with rosy
light the lowering breast ofthe tremulous lark,
1.-The evening bell Of nature.--Jean Pau.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-03-22

LOGICAL REroEr.--" Is a man and his wifn
both one ," asked the wife Of a certain gen
tlemau in a state Of stupefaction. ns she was
holding bis aching head in both hands.
"Yes. suppose so, was the reply.
"Weil. then" said she. -" / came homo
drunk last night, anl ought to be ashamed Of
myself"
This backhanded rebuke from a long suf-
fering but aiIsctiona;e wife. efiectually cured
him Of his drinking propensity.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-03-22
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=, n. sLBrRT CRANE, LATE yvLIA, or NoBiL
=, mind which poesy inspires
VIII never deign 70 lie
"a, me base level. Is desires
Al buoy il % the sky.
+, hopes are natives Of the stars,
,ud ihere Ike kings they stand,
f,rmandiug ii to break the bars
o.. .ais low rrison.land.
.sl ys; tia. heart is desolato
Which only fame doth fll.
ren though il were its queenly fate
4, WELD the world at will
fame is biliowy unrest;
rea. !. is cursed, and cold
(, ewels on pirates breast,
Made Of a miser's gold.
1s Tra,h anl Love sweet Eden-bonl
". yc alone can give
Tbs, pure and vivid sense Of morn.
Which makes Il iJs TO live
!, llorsr, March. 1851.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-03-22

I've seen an end Of all perfeetionn . here;
Then, weeping one, TO meet thy Cod prepared
That world to which point thy fearful eve.
= lar above yon azure vaulted sky.
men let not earth's vain phantoms court thy stay
Or keep thee from thy happy home awayr'
- mus having said, the magic Tyre she broke,
Ind from sleeps sweet rosy dreams awoke.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-03-22

70 Monsieur Malo. in translating an
American work, came to the words moose.
deer" be flew to his dictionary. but could not
find moose but discovering mouse, sagely
concluded moose to be misprint. and he
accordingly translated the sentence "Groat
Mice, six feet high, with antlers."
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-03-22

AFFEcTloNATE WnsPERlHGs.- Friend
ship. love and petysought to be handled with
a sort of mysterious secrecy; they ought to
be spoken Of only in the rare moments ofper-
feet cunidencc-to be mutually understood in
silence. Many things are too delicate to ho
thought--many moreto be spoken.--N0volis.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-03-22

u There is Biole still preserved, written
on palm-leaves, in the University Of Coffin
gen. containing 1876 leaves. Another Bible.
of the same material is at Copenhagen.
There were also, in Sir Hans Sloane's collec-
ton. more than twenty manuscripts, In vari-
Gus languages, on the same material.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-03-22

~ Mr. Wickahnedikaeshiaov
nbcndeuarasnus fell down stairs the other daY.
and broke his leg in three pieces
The printers devil" says he is not at all
afraid Of being eensured for any mistake in
setting up that name, unless the proof is
read by copy"
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-03-22

NJ Ina commercial country like England
bow absured isfhe pride Of family. Tho an
nual revolutions that take place in families,
are greater in degree and more in number,
than would well be believed and there have
been instances Of mon living to enjoy the
benefit Of their own original charity.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-03-22

GE"Do you believe in this Table Talk.
ing Matilda, that there's such fuss about p
"Oh dear no Why, the other evening a
Table was asked how old was. aud il raped
out forty Rilculous; when I'm not three
and.twenty Till next March :"
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-03-22

l%"I say Pat. what are you doing there.
sweeping out that room -
NO" exclaimed Pat. TN sweeping
ont the difth and leaving The room"
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-03-22

NJ Mean men have no small vices
Who ever knew a miser to 60 on a hust. or
speak we'll Of tobacco chewers' We pause
for a reply.