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The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-11-02
evening and Death.

Death never appears amors welcome yfss
liant than in the evening, when, as jean
Paul so sweetly says. "the day is dying a.
mid blossom clouds. and with itsown swan.
song" Then even "the alleys and gar
dens speak in low tones. like men deeply
moved; and around the leaves Ay the gen.
tie winds. and around the blossoms the
bees, with tender whisper" as if afraid Of
disturbing the holy stillness. At such
time only the lark, like man, rise warbling
into the sky and then like him. drop down
again into the furrow; while the great
soul and the sea Lift themselves unheard
and unseen to heaven. and rushing streams,
sublime and fruit giving. and waterfalls aud
thunder showers. dash down the valleys.
In such an hour, the tone Of the tolling
bell which tells Of the dying. around whom
the Last Angel has drawn the shades Of
night, therein to sever his heart strings, as
they bandage ones eye in the amputation
of limb, seems unspeakably sweet and
rises like hymn uponthe air. 1t sounds
as if Death itself were flying down from
Heaven, as indeed it is, with song upon
Its lips, and singing on with one continu-
GUS tone of ofraptdre. hung poised with open
wings above the earth, until the flowers
should have sprung up for its evening
couch.
In the evening, Death comes gently. and
on its darkened battlefield no echo of the
receding earth can enter. Softly and calm
ly, in the dim light, the angels about the
diving one the mantle of Eternal Love;
gently they loose the silver cord. and Civ
ing Faith the helm of their tiny barquei
steer out upon the shadowy waters tha
boat, in the far distance, against the very
gates of Heaven.
Death in the evening is beautiful; ther'
is in it then poetry and eloquence tha
speak to the heart like trumpet, and gar
land the soul with sunshine. To be cher
ished for ever, asa previous thing, is tn
memory ofthose who die in The lap Of tn
, evening.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-11-02
F,rs, step to 1suiiA.

.My first step to ruin," exclaimed a
wretched youth, as he tossed from side to
side on his straw bed in one corner Of his
prison house, twas going fishing on the
Sabbath. knew it was wrong; my moth
er taught me better; my Bible taught me
better: but would heed none Of them. I
aid not think it would ever come to thisl !
am undonel 1 am lostl"
What a warning is contained in the a.
boye lines, to Sabbath breakers! The wan
ton desecration of that holy day, may be
looked upon as a light thing, by frivolous
Young men, but it is not SO. God, is in his
word and in his Providence. makes it .
yery serious matter. 1t is more corrupt
inc to the heart than many suppose, II
seems to lead directly away from God, and
consequently to crime with strange facili.
ty. Just watch the course of the habitual
sabbath h-scorner, and you win most likely
see him come. to some bad end Perhaps
he becomes an in6del, and ''says in his
heart. there no Godl" Beware OF 'the
FIRST step to ruin"
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-11-02
Interesting to Young Men.
IDELyEsS AND VICE.


Young men, beware ofidIeness. Accus-
tom the mind to habits ofregular labor
Fix the attention dpoh d Course of useful
ness to yourself and others. Awaken
within yourself an interest for the accom-
plishment of purpose. Cultiyate habit
of patient endurance. Letitbe your desire
to secure the appreciation Of the wise and
good. Link yourself to those who are
doing something in the world, and who
compose the frame work of society, and
let your motto be determination, activity
and perseverance. itdown calmly, while
you are young. and look over the ground,
and get a clear view of what is before you.
Then lay your foundation and go to
work. rS --
WHAT'S the difference between one who
begins in earnest in this manner, and an
other who idles away all the precious time
of preparation? The one starts strong and
vigorous into the grand work Of life; the
other commences, feebly, aims one stroke
here and another there, and then lays down
his tools, and don't know when he will take
them up again. The one exerts an infu-
ence throughout the community in which
he lives, and his name is honored, and
viii be handed down to posterity as one
identified with his countrys progress in
allthat is good and great; the other is un-
known, except by those to whom he is a
burden--he is of no use as member Of
society, or to his own family and when he
passes away, his name will be forgotten BY
all those who, connected with him by the
ties of nature, will, perhaps, long feel sad
at the recollection of the fact that che died
as the fool. dieth" 1t seems surprising
thattwo such beings can belong to the same
species. And yet this is the natural con
sequence of starting in the two different di
rections. We often see two such widely
different careers diverging from almost tn,
same point. The same family will be abl'
to rejoice over one son who has realized tn
expectation of friends, and is pursuing al
honorable and noble career; and on tn
other hand will bo called to mourn owe
another whoi is bringing his parents +
shame. at ,-
, tits true, too, that every young man ha
all these matters in his own hands. Fac
, has the power to turn his feet from tn
path of the foolish and seek for true honol
! We are more and more fearfully impresse
with the fact that every man has the pow
;, or Of control over his own destiny, exceI
:. in cases of absolute ignorance Of the wa
Of improvement. Young man, look abOl
you, Inquire what you are doing, an
i what Won ,ouoht TO do. Let il not be sal
{ that you are III.
. "Fixed, like plant, to one peeuliarspot
e 9l 10 draw nutrition, propagate, and rot"
N If you have been dreaming away yot
le life, wake up and take a, new start, 1t
N not too late, You can yetmake your mai
l. upon the world. These are stirring time
g; and though we do not, with some, think Il
ID world on the high road 10 perfection, y
r. we know that this is an age Of wonders,
O. age of progress, and offers an opportunit
: for every man who wants to work, whi'
ly has never been offered before. ,f
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-11-02
Get Married.

fyou feel as if you didn't know where
to 90 and what TO do, kinder chaotic and
Indefinite, get married. For bringing one
down to fixed fact and making him feel
somehow or other, matrimony Isl great ar
ticle." .t
10 the above '.Jeems" Of the Salem
Democrat adds the following: That's the
talk; Jump into honeymoon! Young
man, when you find yourself in that pecul-
lar, critical condition, when you feel en-
tirely unsettled in life, when you have an
inclination to rove from a matrimonial alli-
ance with pair of blue eyes Immediately
don't delay 1.-THE sooner the better!-
1t is emphatically true that matrimony is
great invention. tyou envy the hap
piness, the bliss of your young friend, who
returns from the business avocations OF
life to a happy home-there to be welcom-
ed with bright cheerful eyes and good din
ners? Don't you sigh for connubial tellc-
ity, and one to increase yourjoys and fam
ily expenses, and decrease your sorrows
and surplus funds? Don't you feel miser'
able when you think ofall the happiness
and curtain lectures he enjoys? Ofcourst
YOU do? Well, just anchor and settle
yourself down for bushels of bliss! Gas
aside all intervening dificulties-overcom'
all obstacles-ascend to the height of th'
programme and commit matrmony. Don
intimate that you're not able, not prepared
and all that, but bid farewell forever to tn
State of single blessedness, unite destinie'
with some loving feminine institution, sta
! at home with her, and experience JOY un
+ measurable and inexpressible. In short
when you feel considerably all over as the
YOU didn't know what to do with yoursel
; dissolve partnership with ''one-horse be
S steads," and-get married! !.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-11-02
Angela Mt the Hearth.

How sweetit were, II without feeble fright
Or dying Of the dfsadfal bsauisOus sisTl;
Al ungsi came 10 rs, and we could bear
Tosse hIm issss from the silent air
Al evening our room, and bend on ours
His divine eyes, and bring US from his powers
News or dear irtendsahd children who have never
Been dead, indeed; as We shall know forever.
alas. We thint not tiat we daily see
About our heaEths angels that are to be,
Or may be If they will and We prepare
Their souls anb ours 10 meet in happy air
a child, frfeAd, wife, whose softheart sings
In unison with vsrs, bfOodIns rs future wings.
st .-f ~. -s - n4a LSigA HsAt.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-11-02
THE THREE BRIDES.
A THRILLING STORY.

,Do YOU see,' said the sexton, those
three hillocks wonder, side by side? There
sleep three brides, whose historyrl am "a
bout to relate. Look there, sir, on yonder
hin, YOU may observe little desolate
house, with little struggling fence in front,
and a few stunted apple trees on the ascent
behind it. 1t is sadly out of repair now,
and the gardenis overgrown with weeds
and bram6les, and the whole place has
desolate appearance, If the winds were
high now, you might hear the crazy shut,
tiers Mapping against the sides, and the WIND
tearing the gray shingles off the roof
MANY wears ago there lived in that house
nm old man. who cultivated the few acres
of ground that belonged to it.
Srhe father was self-taught man deep
Nv. yersed in the mysteries of science, and
rs he could tell the name of every hower
that blossomed in the wood, or grew IN
the garden, and used to situp late at night
at his books, or in reading the mystic story
of the starry heavens, men thought ne was
crazy or bewitched, and avoided him as the
IGNORANT ever shun the gifted and theen'
liahtened. A few there were, and among
others, the minister, the lawyer, and the
physician of the place; who showed will
iinrness to afford him countenance, ou
they very soon dropped his acquaintance
for1they found the old man was somewha
reseryed and morose, and moreover thel
vanity was wounded on discovering the ex
tent Of his knowledge. !,
ssTo the minister he would quote TIL
fathers and the scriptures in the origlha
tonone. and showed himself well arme'
with the weapons Of polemic controversy
He astonished the lawyer with his pro
found acquaintance with jurisprudence;an
the physician was surprised at the exter
ofhis medical knowledge. So all OF ther
deserted him, and the minister, from whei
hediffered in some trihing point OF doC
trine.. spoke very lightly ofhim; and by an
nv looked on the self-educated farmer wit
eyes Of aversion: ,.g,... -. /. /,
lHs instructed his son in all his lore; IL
languages. literasure, history, philosoph
and science, were unfolded one by one,
The enthusiastic son ofthe solitary. :.
+,Yearsrolied away and the old man die
He died when storm convulsed the La
Of nature, when the wind howled aroul
the sheltered dwelling, and the hghtenii
played above the root, and, though .
went to heaven in faith and purity,
vulgar thought and said that the Evil Y
claimed his ownin the elements. cam
paint to you the grief Of theson at .
bereavement. The minister came a
Inuttered a few hollow praises in his e
and a few neighbors, impelled by curios
sto see the interior Of his dwelling, came
the funeral. With proud and lofty 70
the son stood above the dustand the de
in the midst Of tho band Of hyPocrlu
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-11-02
WHOLE NO 1918


"A brave wonian;' said he; d wife after
Solomon's own heart, whose price is above
rubies! Wait a minutee and you shall
hear from me again
Sosaying, he hfried away. and few
minutes afIer, a lt made his appear'
ance, IA ~ He went up
to ame, gave the
= her not 10
exclaimed the poor woman
eafeely able to breathe. Then after q
minute she added, NolI will not 90 till I
have thanked the good gentleman who has
spoken Of me to the king
What gentleman? said the servant.
He who walked backwards and forwards
in the garden, and to whom told
That was the Hing. himself said the
man laughing; go along my good woman,
he does not want your thanks
so bless him, then, my GodP said
johanna, falling on her knees. May he
be to ali eternity as happy. as he has made
me this day, Tell him; sir, we shall pray
for him as long as we liveP
Night and day did she press forward
with unwearied diligence, carrying her
precious packet in her bosom. When She
reached her little ones she hardly stopped to
embrace them, but broke open the packet
lexclaiming, soon your father will be freeP
The first thing that neither eyes was strip
of paper on which was written the text
from Scripture proverbs XXI. 10. The
King has written thatP said she, kissing
the paper, But what more? Five bank
notes, each Waiting one hundred dollars
She fastened to pay her husbands debt,
and then ran with her children to the Jail
The blot was drawn, and Hubert was in
her arms. Tears streafned from their eyes;
they had no words to express their Joy
Even the rough jailer, and the bearded sen.
tinel at the gate were moved at the sight Of
such overwhelming happiness.
Hubert's astonishment was unbounded
when he learned what Johanna had dared
| aud suffered for him. He could but press
, his faithful heroic wife his beating heart,
/ and feel that God had indeed bestowed a
3 priceless blessing on him.
The bounty Of the King enabled him to
a secure frmer foundation for the family
a provision; but Johanna was the more blest,
: for she had the happiness of feeling that
Q her husband never forgot what she had
4 done for him.
The inspector avoided her; but Johauus
a bore no i'll will Was it not his cruelty
: which had over-ruled to bring about heI
r. present happiness.
: And then-hoW can the: happy iGtAt
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-11-02
Thursday NAOtn."ss, ~ 80.
THE GREEK SLAVE PRIZE POEM.

.h..hoaD n,ev,ous sly announced In the papers,
Mr. C. L. Derby, the Actuary ofthe oosmopoi'ah ar
and Literary Association,GDf sankusky' ONO, la'eS
purehased Powers original statute OF the GreeK
for distrbution prize by that soceT. pr']e VI
10 h,nd,od dollars was also offered for the best ode
20 this great work. OF which America Is solusy prouu
navara ayor,of Tho Tribune; R. s. Willis, ofthe Mu-
sIcai World: ana H. FulIerofthe Evening Mrror,"ero
nnoIptaa an adludicatory committees; and on inc 50
Ins. thew declared the following ODE by AuguSnn Du
vanne the be of over two hundred sent IN Ihete
are some fine shishy appreciasive oil me oeauuui
and tho power of beauty, in Dagannes cohpoSi''V"'
ia healthy tone in it, and the dctlon Is neither
aaInby -pauby nor sentimental
ODE TO TIE GREEK SLAVE.
Dedicated tks coShopOtan Art AID Literary '1SSS-
.-i- ny ASSSsrtS DuGANNR, s,,
30 tSrcekl by more than Moslem fctters thraru'
70 o, marble ptisen OF radiant though''
Where life is half rccall'd fai
And beauty Nwclls created, act enwfe"sh'-~
WHY -hauntest thou my dreams, enrobed III iigh"
. And utmosphered In purity, wherein
Mine own soul is transhgurcd, and grows orign''
1T Though aa aagcl smiled away Its sim, Isl
s'11 o Chastity of Art .-
Behold! this maiden shape make soh'udes
sti all the busy mart .''-
Beneath her souls irameasarabie voe'
All sensuous vision lies subdued,
81 And from her yeiled eyes the how . 81. -
'pf tears is inward turned upon herhean 80
While on the prisoning lips r.....-,
Her eloquent spirit swoons, Aa. f.slt1,u
And non, The iusstous trows' eclipse N
Fails patient glory,as from oloudedmoonS
Severe in yestal grace yet warm
And aexilo with tAe delicate glow OF YOUTH
sho stands the sweet embodiment oil truth;
He,,nnre thoughts, clustering round her form,
k,te sSrarh-gafmonts, whiter thant tho SHOWS
Which the wild sea upthrowS % IL s--.tl1-H
49,, O Genius! thou canst chain =, ,H
Not marble only, but tho human soui' b, {
m - And melt the heart with soft control.
lh8, And wake such reverence in the BRAIN
That man may be forgiven,
= Tin the ancient days he dwolt fr2
idolatrous with sculpturcd life, and kneh
TO Beauty more than Heaven! ~. -.
80 Genius Is Worship for Its works adore
M The Inauite Source of all their glorious though
l8tssso blessed Art, like Fature, is o'orfraught
with such wondrous store
s or hallow ed inf uence that we who gaze
.> Alright on her creations, haplypray and praiz'
60 thon, fair Slave, and in thy fetters teach
,,s What II ,aven inspired and Genius had design
q, thou Evangei of true Art and preach
Tho freedom OF the Mind.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-11-02

DuELL1Na.-Traveling in stage coach
Professor v gotinto an argument
with fellow traveller about duelling, the
Professor denying the necessity while the
other stoutly maintained it, and asserted
that there we're many cases which could be
decided only by duel. 5,i
Il deny that said the Professor. se.s
sPohp exclaimed the other; quite clear
WHY what else can you do? Here are
you and I talking together and l suppose
we get into a margument, and | should
say to you, you liel' what can you do then,
You must fight me there is no other reme-
! Idy.' St 81
provoking GOODNESS, 5.'. 81
well What can you do?' ~ 4 a. q
.Why,, he again replied, ffyou say t
me you lie,' / should say, prove, it,
Ifyou prove it, lido lie; but If you dom
prove it, it's you that lie, and SO there ]
the end of the matter '...7' ,'elaf
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-11-02

REAtap1blic school examination, one
of the visiting committee was asking the
Glass the meaning of words. They an
swered well until he gave ,back-biter.--
II went down the class until i came to a
s;uple little urchin, who looked sheepishly
knowing and said, ut may be q hea-'
He who freely praises what hemeans
to purchase, and be who enumerAtes tne
faIts Of what he means 70 eel, may set Up
a partnership with honee.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-11-02

EEA great man commonly disappoints
those who visit him. Theyare on the look
out for his thunder and lightning. and ne
speaks about common things much hke
other people; nay, sometimes he may even
be seen laughing.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-11-02
Va6ity of AmbItIoh.

Lethim who will climb ambitions glibbery rounds,
And lean upon the vuIgaf's rotten love.
IGl not eorrivsi him. The sun will give
As great shsd0W TO my trunk as his;
And afier death, like cbessmen. having stood
In play for blslpps some, for knights and pawns,
We altogether should be tumblsd up
10 one bag. [Od Play, l6ol.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-11-02
Anger.

Be- calm In arguing; for nsreeness makes
Error, fault, and truth diseourssy:
Why should fsel another mans mistakes,
More than his sickness or his poVeriYf
In love should, bot anger is not love,
FOR wisdom either; therefore gvnlly3movs.
LHsrkst.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-11-02

MINISTERIAL VITA witty clergyman
had been lecturing one evening in coun-
try village, on the subject Of temperance,
and as usual after the lecture the pledge
was passed around for signatures.
"Pass it round that way" said the lee,
turer, pointing towards a gang OF bloated
and red nosed loafers near the door ass
it along-perhaps some Of those gentlemen
would like to join our cause" >,
"We don't bite bare hook" grutfiy
muttered one of the rummies.
"Well," said the ready clergyman, .
believe there is kind Of fish called suck
ers, that do not bite.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-11-02

VALUE, OF TIE SouL.--If the sun were
globe Of gold, and eachstar a diamond
the moon a ball Of silver, and the earth
pearl ofgreat value, one soul would be worth
more than they all; and yet the sinner val
ues his soul less than few rusty dollars
or the transitory pleasure Of sin for a sea-
gOn.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-11-02

nEThere are in certain heads, kind
of established errors. against which reason
has no weapons. There are more OF these
persons than one would believe. Men are
very fond of proving their steadfast ad-
herence to nonsense. 4ii
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-11-02

Picture OF L1FE.-In youth, we seem
to be climbing hill, on whose top eternal
sunshine appears to rest. How eagerly we
pant to attain its SUBMITS! But when we
have attained it how different is the pros
pect on the other side! We sigh as we
contemplate the dreary waste before us,
and look back, with wistful eye upon the
fiowery path We have passed, but may new
er more retract. Life is portentous cloud
fraught with thunder, storm and rain; bu'
religion, like those streaming rays OF sun
shine, will clothe it with light as with
garment, and fringe its shadowy skirts
with gold. -...t
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-11-02

EEA clergyman lecturing one after
noon to his female parishioners said'-Be
not proud that our Lord paid your sex the
distinguished honor of appearing first TO q
female after the resurrection, for it was on.
ly done that the glad ns'es n.igasee spread
! The sooner.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-11-02

y CLEAN HANDs.-A gentleman play ing
whist with an intimate friend, who seemed
as far as hands were concerned, to hold the
Mabomedan doctrine Of ablution in supreme
contempt, said to him with a countenance
"more in sorrow than in anger, my
GOOD fellow if dirt were trumps what 9
hand YOU would have"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-11-17
FOR SALE.


Ell THE subscriber offers for sale his HOUSE AND~E
LOT in Kenansve Dupin county, together with six acres
Of Land The House comfortable building, and good
water on the premises. o,, r,,,,
Fer further particulars apply to JACOB DOLMER.
Oct 9th 1854 S-4t*