Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-09-01

adventures of such character from this class or
iottings ~ we must then call him again into your
presence "conrteous reader even if we should re-
peat some of his stories already told
He appears broken with years and labors, and you
perceive some paralytic trenbhngs IN his attitude
and voice but there is nevertheless general aspect
of strenuous vgor about him. He looks as if he
might vet wrestle with bears and come Oft conquer
or as we learn he really has heretofore. He is war
and weather-beaten. His complexion IS Dill,
lious the integuments of his face wrinked and
tough his eyes small and twinkling, and defended
by heavy pair of spectacies with green side glass
es, his mouth compact and full of force, his head
large and round, his forehead deeply ndented, ana
his hair-there isno description of that; it looks as
if he had polled it into the bag of the Kilkenny CATS
and had not had time to comb it since its exricaton
And yet do suppose there is any herceness about
his caput: Nay, verify a face more finely charac-
terzed with good nature and gallant generosity is
not to be seen. Should we attempt an intellectual
portrait of Peter Cartwright we should summarily
say that he is characterized by good and good
humor. We know not that we can better describe
him. He strikes right at the object before him, and
fails to hit it; and he has that characteristic
of the highest wisdom-brevity, sententiousness.
We never knew him to speak in General Conference
more than five minutes at once His humor IS al
ways spontaneous-always ready. 1t sometimes
sharply, but is usually genial and generous, re-
lieving rather than exasperating the case. Hu'nor
is excellence but it is not like gems, valuable
chiefly for its rareness it is intrnsically valuable
Ii should be severely grinned at, with elon
gated faces in ecclesiastical bodies it often
CLEANS like exhlarating sunlight among lowering
clouds of diseord, and sometimes dspels them, and
does infinitely than the strongest logic or the
louies rhetoric to remove distractions to business
STILL D man of combined good sense and good humor
is liable to suffer some disparagement. Our poor
human nature has sort of selt-complimenting pro-
pensity to speak of a superior man with a qualify
ing but" the import of which is, that though he
excels us in some things we can see in him defects
we have not ourselves. He has imagination, but
he has not much sense; he has hurnor, " but he
has 1o,ric MIIch nf ind Of twa
is sheer fudge, aud something worse. Peter Cart
wright is not merely man of humor, but OF genu-
inc sagacity; woe tie to the man that attempts to
circumvcnt him in debate If of his short
by grave man, they would pass for unique utter
ances of wisdom; as they are they pass for peril
nent jokes-happy hits. Peter Cartwright is
when asked if the Methodsts had any Doctors
of Divinity replied, NO, sir, doa't need them;
our divinity has not yet become sick"
Those heaithlu days seem, however, to have pass
ed, if we judge from the ample provisions made
for theological medication among now-a-days
Some college in the west deemed Peter Cartwright
too knowing in the Materia Medica, too skiltful
with thesscapel, to die untitled, and therefore, dub-
bed him ID. ID. We know not that he pretends to
encyclopedia eruditon, is more Skilful than some
other doctors we acquainted with i'll the learned
languageS-a kn ledge OF which is usually. pre-
supposed in giving that title the only learned quo
talon we ever heard from him in respect to a
matter OF business, which seemed to be beyond the
reach Of his brethren; it was said he, "in scampus
n0n-cOndti5us' The learned doctors around hi
smiled very cognizantly, as they usually do at col
lcge commandments when Latin phrase is quoted,
winch, though unntelligbe to the throng, is always
remarkably striking to them.
Ills leilow-soldier i'll the West James B. Finley,
giv>s the following further account of him, of which
gave extract once, but now give it iully:
Immense was the gathering at the Methodist
camp ground near Springfield, on the second Sun
day in September, 1882. \ powerful magnet had
attracted this great of people from their homes
in many counties a hundred miles round. The new
presiding cider late arrival from Kentucky, an
orator OF widespread and wonderful renown, twas
known would thunder on that day. The prestige of
his fape had frightened before him, and hence the
universal eagerness to hear one concerning whom
rumors trumpet tongue diScou"sed so loudly.
Morning broke i'll the azure east, bright and beau
tful as dream of heaven; but the ex-prodIgy had
not made his advent Eleven o'clock cane-the re-
gular hour of the dconation Of the heavy gun DIOR
thodoxy-aud still there news of>the clerical
lion. \ common circuit preacher took his place,
and sensible OF the popular disappointment, increas
ed it by mounting miserable failure The veXed
and restless crowd began to disperse when event
happened excite atresh their curiosity a I'd con-
ccntrate them again denser than ever. A messen-
ger rushed to the pulpit in hot hastr and presented
a note, which Immediately read out to prevent
the people from scattering the following is liter
al copy OF that singular cpistle:
Dear Brethren: The devil has foundered my
horse which will detain from reaching your tab
Journey foot; but could not leave poor Paul. es-
pecially he has never left Peter. Horses have
souls save, and, therefore, it is all the the
duty of Christians to take of their bodies.
Watch and pray, and don't let the devil get among
you the sly before candlelight, when l shall be
at my post. Your brother
PETER CARTWRIGHT.
cat length the day closed. The purple curtain
of night fell the from the darkening sky
Gods golden fire flashed out in heaven, and men
below kindled their watch fires. The encampment,
a village of snowy tents Illuminated with bril-
ancy that caused every leaf to shine and sparkle as
if all the trees were FURNISHED with phosphoreseent
flame. 1t was like a theatre. 1t theatre in
the open air. the green sward beneath the starry
blue, incomparably more picturesque and gorgeous
than any stage scenery, prepared within walls OF
brick marble where the ettte of cities throng to
feast their eyes on beauty and their on music.
"Presentiy form arose in the pulpit, and cain.
menced giving out hymn, preliminary to the main
exercises and every eye became riyeted to the per-
son of the stranger. Indeed, some one said of
Burke single flash of the gazers vision enough
to reveal the extraordinary man, although in the
present case it must, for the Sake of TRUTH be &C.
knowledged that the first impression ambiguous
if not enigmatical and dsagreeable. His figure was
tall, burly, massive, and seemed even more gigantic
than the reality from the browning foliage of iuxu-
RANT, cOal-black hair wreathed into long, curling
ringlets Add head that looked as large as halt
bushel; beetling brows, rough and craggy frag:
mentary granite, irradiated at the base by eyes of
dark fire, small and twinkling like diamonds
they were diamonds Of the SOUL shining in meas
ureless of humor--a swarthy complexion, as if
by southern sun; rich, rosy lips al |