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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-06-29
P O E T r Y.
THE SABBATH.

Fresh glides the brook and blows the gale,
Yet yonder halts the quiet mill
The whirring wheel, the rushing sail,
How motionless and still
Six days of toll, poor child of Cain,
Thy strength the slave of Want may be;
The seventh thy limbs escape the chain,-
A God hath made thee free !
All, tender as the Law that gave
This holy respite to the breast,
To breathe the gale, to watch the wave,
And know,-the wheel may rest
But where the waves the gentlest glide
What image charms, to lift thine eyes,
The spire reflected on the tide
Invites thee to the skies.
To teach the soul its nobler worth,
This rest from mortal tolls is given;
Go. snatch the brief reprieve from earth
And pass,-a guest to heaven.
They tell thee. in their dreaming school,
OF Power from old dominion hurled,
When rich and poor, with juster rule,
Shall share the altered world.
Alas since time itself began,
That fable hath but fooled the hour;
Each age that ripens Power in Man,
But subjects Man to Power.
Yet every day in seven, at least,
One bright republic shall be known -
Mans world awhile hath surely ceast,
When God proclaims his own?
Six days may Rank divide the poor,
o Dives, from thy banquet-hall-
The seventh the Father opens the door,
And holds His feast for all
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-06-29

ELEGANT ExTRAcT.-There is an even
tide in human life a season when the eye
becomes dim, and the strength decays, and
when the winter Of age begins to shed
upon the head its prophetic SHOWS. 1t is
the season Of life to which Autumn is most
analogous. And which it becomes. and
much it would profit you, my elder breth-
rem, to mark the institutions which the sea-
son brings. The spring and summer of
your days are gone, and with them not on
ly the joys they knew, bu. many Of the
friends who gave them. Y on entered upon
the autumn Of your being-and whatever
may have been the profusion Of your spring,
or the warm temperament of you summer,
there is yet season Of stiffness or solitude
which the beni6cence ofheaven affords you,
in which you may mediate upon the past
and future, and repose yourself for the
mighty change which you are soon TO un-
dergo.
alt is now you may understand the mag
ni6cent language of Heaven-it miDgles its
voice with that of Revelaton-it summons
you, these hours when the leaves fall and
the winter is gathering, TO that evening stu
dy which the mercy of Heaven has proyid-
ed in the book of salvation. And while the
shadowy valley opens, which leads to the
abode of death, it speaks Of death, it speaks
of that love which can comfort and save and
which can conduc, TO those still waters,
where there is an eternal spring for the
children Of God"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-06-29
MIS- G. E Ill A n EOU US
MY WIFE'S NEW FRIEND.

Mrs Jones has quite habi, of cullivasing
sudden friendships which have every ap-
pearance of blooming e,ernally, but which
soon whittier in the worlds cold blasts
] used TO think this characteristic was con-
fined 10 school girls, who swear immortal
fidelity in letters crossed and re-crossed,
but forget each other as soon as they have
caugh, lover.
My wife's last acquisition, IN the way OF
bosom friend, is Mrs. Mortimer Mowbray
with whom she became acquainted last
summer, while we were boarding out OF
town. Mrs. Mortimer Mowbray had her
carriage with her, and created quite SEN
sa,ion in fac. every lady in the house was
eager TO become her confident; but the ami
able department Of Mrs: Jones. combined,
doubt not, with her intellectual accomplish
ments, rendered her the favor,e, and she i.
was who daily occupied the spare seat in
the coach, and had the honor of advising
Mrs. Mortimer Mowbray in those one thou
sand perplexiies under which women suf-
fer.
We returned to the city after the Now
brays; but my wife, though usually very
firm on questions Of etiquette, waived her
privileges on this occasion, and made the
first CALL She was graciously received: ard
came home in high spirits. All ,ha, even
ing she could do nothing but talk of Mrs.
Mortimer Now bray, ''Such an elegant es-
tablishment," she said. ga footman, with
manners like prince, waited at The door.
The drawing room was the perfection OF
luxury and taste. Mrs. Mowbray bad on
such a sweet cap, and altogether looked SO
lady-like. Her manners were, indeed, os,
aristocraic, just what one would suppose
that of countess TO be-"
: In a few days, Mrs Mortimer Nov BRAY re-
turned my wife's call, coming in shining
new carriage and with new span OF horses
Her equipage created quite q sensation in
our street.
Mrs. Jones soon afler this, began to &C,
ss if brooding over some vas. design, which
not being quite matured, she deemed i, wis
est to be silen. respecting. At last, how
ever, the mighty secret was broached.
~ was thinking, JONES'" she said, one
night, just as J was composing myself ,e
sleep on my pillow, CHA. we oug TO give
party. Not regular ball, indeed, bu
select entertainment, where few con
genial minds may be brought together.
should like to introduce my dear Mrs
Mowbray TO some Of the choicest of ou
set''
Now, de.es, parties, small or large, bu
as the delicacy of my wife's nerves doe:
not allow of her being thwar,ed, made nc
objection to this proposal, though sighe(
to myself.
'Of course, my DEAR" ! said. "Yol
know best.''
s'We'Il ask about thirty" continued my
wife, warming with the subject. ''There's
Mrs. Warton, and Horace Sbinn, and the
three Mrs. Trewaneys :" and thus ,hs
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-06-29
began to carve the turkey al dinner,
"lhst the Misses Howell had married sis

! began to carve the turkey al dinner
''lhst the Misses Howell had married sis
ter 20
Mrs. Jones looked sharply up, as if she
suspected | meant more than said and
then answered laconically:
81 heard it casually, but never asked fur
,her."
SIT seems that Mrs Mortimer Now bray is
that sister, said.
"I've heard so since," said Mrs. Jones
sharply !; and turning to our second child
who was asking for wing bone, she rap
ped him on the head, exclaiming tarily
"havn't told you to wal! ill you're help.
ed? Take that, now, and learn man
ners"
! allowed a minute and mo,e TO elspse,
n order that my wfe's ebulli.ion might
subsde, hen remarked:
MRS. Mowbray, it seems, expected TO
NEE. her sisters here -
81 shouldn't wonder if she did," snap
pingly said Mrs. Jones, looking down in
her plate, and apparently absorbed in part
ing wing JOINT.
"Wben she found" ! continued, "tha.
her sisters were not asked, she grew indig-
nan,. She heard the reason, it seems
Y our friend, Mrs. Wharton, whom you bad
made confident, told some lady, who told
her, and hence her anger'
~ am sure don't care if ! never see the
proud thing again." said my wife, redden-
Ing very much, but still without looking
up. Zone could not have supposed that
she was sister to the Misses Howell"
After another pause said:
Odd you call on Mrs. M bray, as you
intended -
Mrs. Jones was siIen, for full minute.
and seemed half disposed to decline an
swering altogether; but finally she busted
out the reply as follows:
Yes, did if you must know. And she
wasn't in. SO q. least the loorman said !;
bu, if diJn'l see her a, the dfawing-room
window, may never eat another mouth
full and here she burst into tears Of morli-
Gcatlon and rage.
saw iha, i. would not do to continue
the conversation, so quietly ate my din
ner, kissed the children, and, like Christian
in lhe "PjIgrim's Progress" "went my
way"
vi Course the iniindcy or my wTfe WIN
Mrs. Mo wbray, ceased from the date Of thai,
fatal party, and am sorry to say that the
Misses Howell also have, as the phrase
goes, ''cut our acquaintance"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-06-29

TRUE HosPITALITY.--"l pray you, 0
excellent wife, cumber not yourself and me,
to get curiously rich dinner for this man
or woman who has alighled at our gales,
nor bed chamber made ready at too great
cost, these things, if they are curious in
them, they can get for few shillings al
any village, but rather let the stranger see,
if he will, in your looks, accent, and beha-
vior, your heart and earneslness, your
thought and will, which he cannot buy at
any city, and which he may well travel
twenty miles, and dine sparingly, and sleep
hardly, to behold. Let not the emphasis
of hospitality lie in bed and board but let
truth and courtesy flow in all your deeds"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-06-29

NAPoLEoN's DESTINY. - During the
campaign of 1909, Napoleon arrived a.
Brun, in Moravia. He had to pass the Old
Gate; steep ascent leads to this gate,
contiguous to which are several houses :;
one of these was occupied by mechanic, as
dwelling and workshop. Among his Jour
ney men was native of Tyrol, an induslri-
Gus and worthy fellow, but like his country
men furious enemy to Napoleon and the
French. On the morning when the empe-
ror rode to the Speibnrg, the Tyrolese was
missing. His comrades were just talking
Of him when the apprentice entered The
shop, and mentioned that he had seen The
Tyrolese at the window of the loft. This
awakened curiosity, and the master went
up the loft TO see what he was doing; he
found him kneeling at the window, with
gun ready cooked lying before him, and his
eyes fixed on the road by which Napoleon
was to pass. As the house stood on the
declivity oflhe hill, consequently lower than
the gate, the emperor on horseback, at the
moment when he came up the gate, would
have been nearly on line with The win
dow where this humble foe had posted him
self and the distance would have been so
small that scarcely any marksman, and
least of all Tyrolese, could have missed
his aim. A few moments after The master
had disarmed his workman, Napoleon pas
sed the gate, and rode down the hill. His
destiny was not yet accomplished.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-06-29

The editor of the Newark Herald is evil
den,ly short of "phunds," and in stirring up
his patrons, he says:
awe canno. help thinking how much
easier sn EDITORS life nigh. be made, if his
generous patrons could only hear his bet
ter half scraping the boltom Of The -four
barrel! A man that can write editorials
with such music sounding in his ears, can
easily walk the telegraph wires and turn
so,uersels i'll the branches of lhoIn-bush :"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-06-29

PAINFUL REGRETs.-BuIwer, man Of
genius. and greatly admired by some, said
n letter to gentleman in Boston in 1913,
III have closed my career as writer of fc-
tIon, ! am gloomy and unhappy. ] have
exhausted the power of chasing pleasure
where il is not be found"
How much better if Bulwer had discover
ed his mistake at an eaIiesr period. Had
he employed his mind in strengthening The
cords of virtue, in repressing unholy pas
sions instead of framing them, how differ
ent would have been his review of life !
81 am gloomy and unhappy !" Richard
his useful life He had written much, but
he had no, ''cbased pleasure where it is not
to be found.' John Bunysn made no such
record at the close of bis life, nor did Owen
or Edwards, or Brainerd, or Wesley, or
Fuller, or Scott or Payson. nlen will reap
as they SOW, in spite Of all their hopes and
efors to the contrary. We have often
though, of the Italian actor in Paris. H =
was gloomy and unhappy like BuIwer He
consulted physician. His physician ad-
vised him TO ming le in cities of gaeIy "es-
peciallv," said he, ego 10 The Italian theatre,
and if Carlini does not dispel your gloom,
your case mus. be desperate indeed."-
"Alas, sir," replied the patient, myself,
am Cahini, and while make all Paris full
of laughter and merrimepi, am dying with
melancholy and chagrin." What a com
men,sry on those pleasures in which SO ma
ny indulge to keep up the spirits and drive
away melancholy.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-06-29

ECONOMY OF FEEDlNG.-The Working
Farmer correctly says-"The day is fast
approaching when the feeding of cattle by
guess will pass into disrepu'e and our far
mers will learn That to obtain the larges, a.
mount of profit i. will be necessary to use
it in such manner, as will produce the
result, a, the least cost. They will discov-
er also lhss they should appeal to such
means as will enable the animal to appro-
pirate the larges! amount for flesh making,
formation of milk, fat, Sc, and not feed ar
sices which will 60 TO enrich The dung, bv
passing through the animal large amounts of
undigested s,slch and other proxima.es"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-06-29

81 aim: going to be called a printers de-
vii any loDger-no more ain',' exclaimed
our Filibus,er the other day, in terrible
pucker. 'Well, wha. shall we call you,
hey" "Why call me typographical
spirit of evil, if you please, that's aIl.'
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-06-29

"'Your old Kentucky home y you poor
soul you," said Mrs. Pat,ing.on, as she
,hrus, her nigh, cap ou, Of the window a.
dq ,ha into he mdd9jGht ea!eh the
in dismal voice, near her dwelling. 81
wish TO my heart you was there where
your friends could take keer Of you and do
for you. 1t is terrible thing TO be in dis
,ress away off with strangers, particularly
where you amt acquainted with any of'em
bu, don't think i, looks we'll for man to
wake up whole neighborhood al the mid
nigh, with his SORROWS" She saw him
disappear moment afterwards in a shop
with red curtain opposite, and, with the
remark that she guessed the poor crea,ur'
had gone in to get something to ''invsrigate
his cistern " with, she shu; down the win-
dow and in five minutes by the wooden
man,al clock tina. licked sleepiy in her
chamber she had forgotten all about the
the Kentucky home.-Boston Post
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-06-29

Money, like beauty. is greatly disparag-
ed and eagerly sought, while poverty is
highly praised and carefully avoided. Itis
like a case which often happens in society
that of eulogizing people whom we
wouldn't associate with, and sneering at o.
thers whom we don't care to "cu.."
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-06-29
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constituting square-and 25 cents for every sub
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not marked the advertisement it will be pub
lished until forbid, and charged accordingly.
liberal deduction will be made to those who ad
vertse by the year.
Communications addressed to this office must be
POST PAID.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-06-29

WHAT is VIRTUE "A student put this
question to the late DIR. Archibald Alexan-
der. His simple and admirable reply was,
"Virue consists 10 doing our duty, in the
several relations that we sustain, in respect
to ourselves, to our felIow-men, and to God,
as known from reason, conscience and re-
velalion.''
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-06-29

In China, if a young man is not married
by the time he is twenty, be is drummed out
Of town. No place for bachelors among
the fun jums.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-06-29

A MODEL CERTIFICATE.-The follow
ing certificate outdoes the "Panaceas," b"
"Syrups,'; end ''Magne'ic" nos'rums which
usually work such astonishing miracles in
the way of cures upon conceiled and cred
uIous people: Dear Doctor: will be 175
wears old next October. For "a years J
have been an invalid unable to move except!
when stirred with lever but year ago
last Tuesday heard of the Granicular Sy-
rup. bought bottle, smelt of the cork,
and found myself new man. ] can now
run twelve-and-a half miles an hour, and
throw nineteen double summersets without
stopping.
P. S.-A little Of your Alicumstou,um
Salve applied to wooden leg, reduced a
compound fracture in nineteen minutes, and
is now covering the limb with fresh cu'i-
Gle o: white gum pine bark.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-06-29

An English paper semi i-jocosey says that
roas. beef, serenity of mind, pretty wife,
and cold water baths, will max e almost any
man "heal,hv, wealthy aud wise"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-06-29

The road ambition travels is too narrow
row for friendship, too or rocked for love, too
ragged for honesty, too dark for silence.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-06-29

TAKEN AT HIS WoRD.-Cromwell was
thinking of marrying his daughter to veal
thy gentleman of Glouces,ershre when he
was led to believe, by domestic gossip, ,ha,
one of his own chaplains, Mr.. Jeremy
White, young man of pleasing manners,
and stop wit of his COURT" was secretly
paying his addresses TO Lady Frances, who
was far from discouraging his a,enlions.-
Entering his daughters room suddenly one
day, the protector caugh, White on his
knees, kissing the lady's hand.
"What is the meaning of this - he de-
manded.
MAY it please your highness," replied
White, with great presence of mind, point
ing to one of The lady's maids who happen
ed to be in the room, 6! have long time
courled lha, young genslewoman, and can
not prevail ! was therefore humbly pray
-IUg net 1siy ysiTiT ir,1e--erIe- 49,
GLOW now, hussy!" said Cromwell to
the young woman, "why do you refuse the
honor Mr.. White would do you: He is
my friend, and ! expect you to treat him as
SUCH"
''If Mr.. White intends me that HONOR"
answered the woman, with very low cour
,esy, 81 shall no. be against him."
''Say's. thou so, my lass:" said Crom-
well call Goodwin ! this business shall be
done presently, before 60 out of the room."
Goodwin, the chaplain arrived. White
had gone too far to rec EIDE, end he was mar
ried on the spo. to the young woman.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-06-29

A CLERICAL PUN.-One Of the San
Francisco bishops, while delivering dis
course, let fall a very excellen. pun, of which
he was a, the time perfectly unconscious,
and which he did not discover until i. was
pointed gu, to him in his sermon, which
was written one. He was speaking Of Pc
ter's denial Of the Saviour. and of his sub
sequensIy going out to weep. "And why,"
said he, "why did Peter weep! Because
he had committed a crying SIM" For an
impromp,u and unwi,tingIy uttered pun,
this is one of the best ON record.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-06-29

LIVE FOR SoMETulNG.-Thousands Of
men breathe, move, and live; pass off the
Stage OF life, and are heard Of no more
Why? They did not particle of good in
the world, and none were best by them,
none could poin, to them as the instrument
Of their redemption; not line they wrote,
not word they spoke could be recall
ed, and so they perished-sheir light wen.
out in darkness, and they were not remem-
bered more than the insects of yesterday.
Will vor thus live and die, O man immor-
tai 4! Live for something. Do good and
leave behind you monument of virtue that
the storms of time can never destroy. Write
your name by kindness, love, and mercy,
on The hearts of the thousands you come in
contact with year by year, and you will new
er be forgotten. No. your name, your deeds.
will be as legible on the hearts you leave
behind, as the stars on the brow Of
evening. Good deeds will shine as bright
on the e,r,h as the stars of heaven Chai-
n1ers.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-06-29

GRASS AROUND FRUIT TREEs.-The
practice Of allowing grass 10 grow around
fruit trees, is one that should never be
countenanced. 1t is harmful in variety
Of ways-not only robbing the trees Of
much of The rich food they would other
wise appropriate, and which they very Of
ten need and suffer for, but affording shell
ter for insects, besides keeping the soil close
end bound. As general rule, space
of lhlee feet in diameter should be kept
clean around the trunk, and if the diameter
is twice as great i, will s,ll be better. On
this not a weed should be sllowed to grow
and the surface should be kept covered
with oil wall plaster, charcoal, or either OF
which will have fine effect on most varieties,
and be an ef1ec,ua protection against disease.
Ge7mantoun Telegraph.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-06-29

HOMEMADE THUNDER.-An exchange
tells The following amusing story of wes.
tern farmer:
"a man in our 'diggins' was Informed that
thunder was death to creepin' insects, and
being much troubled with worms in his
garden, and despairing, too, of any thunder
of natures manufacture resolved TO have
some of domestic production. Pursuant
to this determination, be charged an old
musket, muzzle full, took pail of water
and lantern, proceeded to the cabbage
garden, rained on the plants eopiously from
his bucket, made the lantern open and shu.
sesame BY way ofligh,ning, and then in no.
haste let off 'Old Copenhagen for thunder.
The worms scut and rum while the manu-
fac'urer of the domestic article lay with his
back on the earth, rendered oblivious from
the knocks caused by the re-percussion ac-
ton of the thunder machine"
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-09-21
Tanyard For Sale,

will sell privately, my lanyard, with bcto IN
seven and Eight Acres of very valuable land
'ached thereto and good Frame House on it.
containing four good rooms and good out houses
1t is situated nine miles from l.lnchbur@, ON the
Lynchburg Il Blue Ridge Turnpike at the foot of
Flcming's mountain, Bedford Co., Va, where
there is plenty Of Chasnut-oak bark as well us
other kinds, 10 do Il very large business for Il
long time. 1t is one among the best country
stands in the State, rs it i, some distance from
amy other yard, and in Il wealthy neienborhood.
also to do IA large business as bark is plenty and
convenient to Iynchburg, where hides mav be
hauled from cheap, back loading. II is also Il
first rate stand for making and selling Shoes
If not sold privately before the Both dav of sept
will, ON that day offer it at public auction to
the highest bidder. FERNS made known on tn
day of sale. Any person wishing to buy will do
we'll to come and look at it, as | wish to move 10
the west and will sell cheap.
IACHARIAH CAMERON.
uC -pyyt' [
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-09-21
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