Columbia gazette. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne County, Calif.) 1852-1855, 1854-08-19

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loye father and mother? Did you ever
see any Of those dear quiet old home
Sundays? Do you ever think of them,
now that you live in California and Of
Susy, or Mary, or Jenny
Look through the street of your little
New England village. There is scarce
ly a living thing in sight. On the steps
Of the hotel few strangers may be
seen, perhaps sitting under the piazza,
and here and there townsman may
have strolled thus far towards church to
chat, but quiet stiffness pervades the
whole: and if perchance you see loaf
er hanging about, you know that he does
not feel at ease, and you will sovn see
him get out Of sight behind the bar
room door, as if he felt guilty of being
where he ought not to be. Hark! a
sound breaks upon the ear-slow, deep,
sclemn-it is the old church bell that
rings its chime from that weather beaten
steeplc, and in a moment the scene is
changed. Father lays down bis book
without a~ord and slips on his we'll
brushed coat little Susy takes his hat
from the table and hands it to him with
smile; mother appears with her bon
net on and with Susy's in her hand,
which she tics on the little thing, who
stands tiptoc that it may be done prop
erly; the other children get ready ia
Their takes his cane: mother draws on
her gloves, putting one arm through
fathers. and taking hold of Susy's
hand, and without haste or affectation,
placidly walk out into the street on their
way to the House Of God. The street
is alive with human beings. Men, wo-
men, and children; whole families dress
ed in their best are seen vending their
way quietly and with subdued feelings
towards the church, with . soft yet
pleasant good morning for each neigh
Dor; and to see this alone you would
never dream that care, strife, or the ell
ements Of vice and evil had home in
the hearts of the children of men. We
need not look into the church. We
need not speak ofthe calm that pervads
the congregation, or the devoutness Of
the wo-shippers. It speaks its own
happiness, of its own effects upon the
morals of community. We know that
when men are there engaged in the wor-
ship Of Almighty God, whether they are
sincere or not, they are not dealing
monte or stalking their last dollar. We
know they are not patronizing drink
ing saloon TO the injury Of their health
and pockets, and breaking the hearts
of an affectionate wife or parent. We
know they are not acquiring vitiated
appetite and sowing the seeds Of vice
We know they are not setting bad ex-
amples to their own children, to the
younger members of their families, or
to the rising generation. Even if we
do not believe in creed or sect, we must
approve the effect Of a Sunday at home,
rather than that Of a Sunday in Cali
fsrnia.'' Shall We show that up to you:
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CLIPPINGS, Erc.-Who is that gen.
tleman,? asked Old Roger of friend,
as he saw large man with protube-
rant front standing in doorway in
State street. That" said the indi-
vidual addressed, I" is one Of our Bos-
ton pilots" "Ah," replied the little
old fellow, with face very merry, g I
should think, then, that he was direct
descendant Of Paunchyous Pilot. Dos
ton Bee.
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IRISH WIr.-A friend having visited
Curran one morning, and pcrceiving
that he coughed with difficulty, told
him so, on which Curran said" 1t is
strange that should, for l have been
practising all night
The Daily Erening Nsscs says that
the sum total of coinage at the San
Francisco Mint for the month ending
July 3lst, amounted to s7l,lle,76.