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Aellglous department.
NEOS EPISCOPOS, Editor.

o. WE trust our friends and readers will
excuse the absence of editorial matter in this
issue, when we say that such is the state OF
religious interest amongst us, that we have
little time or inclination to attend to any
thing else. Since the Sd inst, Rev. DR..
TEAspALE, of Washington City, has been
preaching in the Baptist Church in this Vii
lage with much acceptance and happy re.
suits. Day and night the house is crowded,
and there is now apparent an increase rather
than an abatement in the interest Quite a
number have been baptized and others wait
ing to do likewise. Everything has moved
on quietly and orderly, with no undue ex-
citement to detract from the dignity and
character of revival of "pure and unde-
filed religion" May God speed the good
work,
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BEAUTIFUL EXTRACT.

The editor of the Knckerbocker attributes
the following to Ike Marvel.
Last evening we were walking leasurely
along, the music of the choirs of the chur-
ches came floating out in the darkness
around US, and they were all new and strange
tunes but one, and that one-it was not
sung as we have heard it, but it awakened a
train of long buried memories, that rose to
us rs they were, before the cemetry of the
soul had tomb in it.
1t was the sweet old Corinth" they were
singine-strains that we have seldom heard
since the rose color of life was blanced and
we were in a moment back again to the old
Village church, and it was a summer after
noon, and the yellow sunbeams were stream
ing through the west windows, and the silver
hair of the old deacon, who sat in the pulpit,
was turned to gold in its light, who we used
to think could never die, so good was he, had
concluded the applications and "exhorta-
tion," and the village choir were singing the
last hymn, and the tune was "Corinth."
II is yeafs-we dare not think how many
since then, ana iae prayers of David, the
ann of Jesse are ended" and the choir are
scattered and gone. The girl with blue eyes
that sang the air-the eyes of one were like
a clear June heaven at noon.
They both became wives. both mothers,
aad both died. Who shall say they are not
singing Cornth" still, where Sabbaths nev.
er wane and congregations never break up?
There they sat, Sabbath after Sabbath, by
the square column on the right of the leader,
and to our young ears their tones were =" the
very soul of music" That column bears
still their penciled names as they wrote them
in those 10 lfe's June, l6-before dreams OF
change had overcome their spirits like sum
mer cloud. :,
Alas9 that with the old singers most o.
the sweeter tones had died upon the ear bu
thew still linger in memory, and they shall
vet vet be sung in the sweet reunion Of song
that shall take place in hall whose columns
are beams of morning light; whose cea,llne
IN nearl whose floors are gold, and where
hairs never grow silvery, and hearts neVe
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In the pledoam. ''."- ~.-r. q,
And there's music in the voice Of love,

Ill the pIedodn. .'... q,
And there's music in the voice Of love,
in its first low murmurng.
There's music IN the summer breeze,
And autumn's mournful sigh,
And stirring music in the winds,
When winter storms sweep by.
There's music in pure, warm pray'r,
That makes the heart rejoice;
And there's music round the cheerful hearth
In afnotller's low, sweet voice.
There is music all round us,
In the murmuring of streams,
In the gentle voices of our friends,
And in our golden dreams.
There's music in an old tom-cat.
Preparing fur fight;
And there's music in squalling brat,
At any time Of night.
There's music in yelping cur
In pig with corkscrew tail {;
And solemn music in Jim Crow"
And "Sttin' on Rail-"
There's music in scolding wife,
That keeps her house in awe;
And there's music in grating hinge,
And the filing of a saw.
There's music in Chinese gong,
Of fmost peculiar tone,
And there's music in an old tin pan,
And in crack'd trombone.
But the sweetest music seems to be,
In these degenerate times,
The gathering of knives and forks,
Or the ringing sound Of dimes.
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G5oiite Qoetrpy,
BE MERRY AND WISE.

Be merry and wise-'tis song for each season
The hehappy lark sings it in bright-beaming skies;
And WHY are we gifted with fancy and reason,
If tits not to teach us-be merry and wise2
ris the song of the season. the plants as they rise,
The chorus of nature, be merry and wise
Be merry and wise in your moments of leisure,
On theevening' 'samusement the morrow will rise
We oft sail to sorrow in light barks of pleasure,
And sing while repenting-be merry and wise
When facing The goblet or lovc-beaming eyes,
There's danger, there's magic-be merry and wise!
Be merry and wise, for, from reasons first dawnng,
To the last parting hour time wasteth in sighs,
Your woes will depart like the mists Of the morning,
lfyou will but brave them. Be merry and wise
The cheerful heart surely is life's dearest prize,
Be up and be doing. Be merry and wise.
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VOL. xX..--NO. IA.
THE NEW INQuISITI0N,

The Legislature of Massachusetts, recent
ly appointed committee to examine the
nunneries in that State: but unfortunately it
appears, there are no such institutions (regu.
lar nunneries) within her boundaries. There
was, however,a a girls school, kept by the
"sisters Of charity" numbering twelve pu.
pills, in the town of Roxbury, to which the
brave and gallant committee Of seven, with
twice the number of curious volunteers, bent
apparently upon regular investigation Of
this nunnery of female jesuts with the view
OF suppressing it, and exposing the cruelties
and enormities practised therein. The fol.
lowing is from long article in the Boston
Advertiser:
"On the Dedham Turnpike, in Roxbury,
just beyond Oak street, there is an ordinary
house, in which school is kept by seYen.
ladies, Catholic Sisters of Charity" mem.
bers of the order of Notre Dame. They
have twelve pupils, young ladies, between
the ages Of ten and fifteen, all Americans BY
birth. These nineteen ladies form the whole
household, with the exception Of an Irish
man, who is employed about the premises as
servant The house is located upon
thoroughfare much travelled, it is not seclu.
ded in any way from public gaze, the grounds
are not surrounded by any barriers, nor does
it have any Of the characteristics of mo.
nastic institution. The ladies who reside
there as teachers are highly cultivated and
accomplished, and as much entitled to re.
spect and courtesy as any in the State
Their pupils are likewise respectable, and
there is not the least evidence that their at.
tendance at school is forced, that they are
subjected to any rigorous discipline, or
obliged to undergo any sort Of ill.treatment.
"Such being the character of this estab.
lishment, the seven ladies residing therein
were surprised on last Monday afternoon 10
see two omnibuses drive up to the doors,
crowded with passengers, who alight and
inquire for the "lady superior" and being
met by the head OF the establishment, tho
spokesman Of the party informs her that the
crowd is committee appointed by the leg
islature to examine the house. No noti6ca.
ton of the visit 10 be expected has been
served upon the ladies, and they are obliged
to take the statement of the members of the
party on their own authority. We have
already seen that the committee asfraiIy
: .1j,5;t'cd !. - 'eLiSGtlic ass 5nl
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veuu d lew uiUre or less.
"Nneteen ladies, twelve of them less
than fifteen years of age, could not, Of course
oppose any ef'ectual obstacle to the entrance
OF twenty -four full grown men into com.
mon house, even had the ladies known the
rights guaranteed them by the constitution
and laws of Massachusetts, and had they
been disposed to maintain those rights by
force. The "gentlemen"-we presume we
must call members of the Legislature by
this tlle--roamed over the whole house
from attic to cellar No chamber, no pas.
sage, no closet, no cupboard, escaped their
vigiaut search. No part of the house was
enough protected by the respect for common
courtesies of civilized life to be spared in the
examination. The ladies' dresses hanging
in their wardrobes were tossed over. The
party invaded the chapel, and showed their
respect-as Protestants, we presume-for
the one God whom all Christians worship,
by talking loudly, with their hats on, while
the ladies shrank in terror at the desecration
Of a spot which they believe halowed.
"While in the chapel the ladies declined
holding any conversation with their prosecu.
tors; but in another part Of the house the
principal expressed her perfect willingness
to answer any questions propounded by the
committee" One of "the gentlemen" ac-
cordingy pats her affectionately on the back
with one hand, turns over the rosary sus-
pended round her neck with the other, and
asks her if she is content with her situation,
whether she canleave when she pleases.-
The young ladies were, Of course, subjected
to questions even more rude-whether there
are any boys boarding in the establishment
what punishment they suffer for misde
meanors, &c. 1t is scarcely necessary to
describe such conversation in detail; the
reader can readily imagine what the scene
must have been.
"The examining party, Of course, bad
everything their own way, and when their
searches and their insults had been protract
ed to the extent Of their pleasure they took
their leave. 1t is scarcely necessary to say
that "they found--no matter what; it was
not what they sought"-unless the object of
the visit was simply a lark" atthe expense of
the State, in which case the object was doubt.
less attained. There were no nuns immured
alive in contracted cells, nor any evidences
Of abuse Of any sort calling for legislative
interference or even inquiry"
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lAN,T DEPEND ION aEAIIIER.n

Stand up here, young man, and let US talk
to you-you have trusted alone to the con.
tents of F." fathers purse" or to his fair fame
for your influence, or success in business.
Think you that father" has attained to emf.
nence in his profession, but by mwearied
industry! or that he has amassed a fortune,
honestly, without energy and activity! You
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IT is said to have been satisfactorily dem.
onstrated that every time wife scolds her
husband, she adds a new wrinkle to her
face 1t is thought th; the announcement
of this fact will have a most ''utary effect
especially as it is understood that every
time wife smiles on her husband it will re-
move one of the old wrinkles
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MARTIN VAN BuREN, JR., died at Paris
on Tuesday, the 10th ult. 4 large number
of Americans accompanied his remains to
their temporary resting place in the cemetery
of Montmatre. He had seated himselfsat
the dinner table when his head fell forward
on his breast, and he expired without word,
without groan.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-04-18

TOLD YOU so.-" Wife, wife, our cows
dead-choked with turnip."
al told you SO. always sed she'd choke
herself with them turnips."
"But it was pumpkin" :,
"Wal, it's all the same. | know'd all
along how it would be. Nobody but nlnny
like YOU would ever feed q COW OH pumpkins
that wans't chopped" !,
"The pumpkins was chopped. And
'twant the pumpkins neither that choked her.
Twas the tray-and the end ont is sticking
out of her mouth now"
"Ugh! ugh! There goes my bread tray
No longer ago than yesterday, told you
that the cow would swallow that tray"
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SPEAKING GRAMMAT1cALLy.-"S Sal" ex-
claimed Ebenezer to his dearly beloved,
when he arrived in Gotham with his bride,
on wedding tour, Sal, get on yer Sunday
go.to meetin' dressing and things, and let's
take pendicular promenade round the pre-
iuncts of the principalty." -,
Well, Zeb," replied the fair one, "Pll
do it and nothing shorter. But CAM you
say your say without talking grammer and
college edifcation9 If you want me to take
a slater round, and take trot with you,
why in salted Jerewsalem, don't you say :"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-04-18

A Quakeress, being jealous of her hus-
band, took occasion to watch his movements
rather closely, and actually discovered the
truant hugging and kissing a pretty servant
girl whilst seated on the sofa by her side.
Broadbrim was not long in discovering the
face of his wife, as she peered through the
half.open door, and, rising with all the cool.
ness OF general, thus addressed her:
"Betsy, my wife, thee had better quit thy
peeping, or thee will cause disturbance in
the family" The effect was electrical.
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A boarding miss, deeming 'eat' word
too vulgar for refined ears, defines it thus:
E. "To insert nutritious papulum into the
dentitcular oriice below the nasal protuber-
ance, which being masticated, pereginates
through the car,laginous cavities of the
larynx, and is finally domicilated in the re.
ceptacle for digestible particles"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-04-18

slippery these leI."'"s are. They drive fast
teams without bitt, or curb; buy all they can
and pay for as little as they can; pocket all
they carry; make smash; snap their 6n-
gers at their creditors; 60 to California or
to grass-nobody knows which-and begin
again. Good gracious, if some of these
fellows had lived forty years ago, they'd
have clapped them in prison aud shaved their
heads.
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REST OF TILE SABBATH.

The North British Review illustrates the
Importance Of sufficient sleep, on parale
with the natural history of the Sabbath, as
follows:
The Creator has given US natural re-
storative-sleep; and moral restorative
Sabbath keeping; and it is ruin to dis
pense with either. Under the pressure oil
high excitement individuals have passed
weeks together with little sleep, or none
but when the process is long continued, the
over driven powers rebel, and fever, delirlum
and death come on. Nor can the natural
amount be Systematically curtailed without
corresponding mischief.
The Sabbath does not arrive like sleep.
The day of rest does not steal over us like
the hour of slumber. 1t does not entrance
US almost whether we will or not; but, ad-
dressing us as intelligent beings, our Crea-
tor assures US that we need it, and bids US
notice its return, and court its renovation.
And if, going in the face Of the Creators
kindness, we force ourselves TO work all
days alike, it is not long till we pay the
forfeit. The mental worker-the man Of
business, or the man of letters-fnds his
ideas coming turbd and slow the equi-
poise of his faculties is upset. he grows
moody, fitful, and capricious; and with his
mental elasticity broken, should any disaster
occur, he subsidies into habitual melancholy,
or in selfdestruction speeds his guilty exit
from gloomy world And the manual
worker-the artisan, the engineer, by toling
on from day to day, and week to week, the
bright intuition of his eyes gets blunted; and
forgetiul of their cunning, his fingers no lon
ger perform their feats Of twiukling agility,
nor by a plastic touch mould dead matter,
or WELD mechanic power; but mingliug his
lfe's blood in his daily drudgery, his locks
are prematurely gray, his general humor
sours; and salving it till he has become a
morose OF reckless man, for an extra effort,
or any blink Of balmy feelings, he must
stand indebted to opium or alcohol.
An ARAB LEGEND.-Kiug Nimrod one
day commanded his three sons to enter his
presence, and caused to be placed hefnre
them by his slaves three sealed t@'
of the urns was of gold, the oth'
and the last of clay.-The king
dest son to choose among the urn
appeared to contain the treas
greatest price.-The elder chose '
gold, on which was written Empire; he
opened it and found it full of blood. The
second chose the amber vase, on which was
written Glory; he opened it, and found it
filed with the ashes of men who had been
famous on the earth. The third took the
vase of clay he opened it, and
found it empty; but in the bottom the potter
had written one of the names Of God.
(Which of these vases weigh the most! de-
nanded the king of his court. The ambi.
tious replied, the vase of gold the poets and
conquerers, the vase of amber; the sages
answered and said, the empty vase, because
that single letter in the name of God weighs
more than the entire globe.
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Yesterday morning, about o'clock P. NJ.
a small man named Jones, or Brown, or
Smith, with heel in the hole of his trousers,
committed arsonac by swallowing dose Of
suicide. The cerdict of the inquest returned
jury, that the deceased came to his facts 10
accordance with his death. he leaves
child and six small wives to lament the end
Of his untimely loss. In death we .'aro in
midst OF life. a. :. -
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THERE is only one objection to people
who mean WE'LL and that is they never can
spare time to carry out their meaning.
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THE Turks have very simple method
of making pantaloons. They fasten two
coffee bags to vest and the work is DONE
The bags answer for legs, and the vest for
the Wristbands.
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If our Maker thought j. wrong for Adam
to live single when there was not woman
on earth, how crilninslly guilty arc old bache
lors with the world full ofPretty girls,
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PRACTICAL PRAYER.-In the vicinity Of
B. lived poor but industrious man,
depending for support upon his daily labor.
His wife fell sick, and not being able to hire
nurse he was obliged to confne himself
to the sick bed and family. His means OF
support being thus cut off, he soon found
himself in need. Having wealthy neigh
Dor near, he determined to go and ask for
two bushels of wheat, with promise to pay
as soon as his wife became well enough to
leave, that he could return to his work.
Accordingly he took his bag, went to his
neighbor's, and arrived while they were at
family prayers.
AS he sat on the door.stone he heard the
man pray very earnestly that God would
clothe the naked, feed the hungry, relieve
the needy, and comfort all that mourn. The
prayer concluded, the poor man stepped in,
and made known his business, promising to
pay with the avails of his first labors. The
farmer was very sorry he could not accom-
modate him, but he had promised to lend
large sum of money, and had depended upon
neighbor A. would let him have it.
With fearful eye and sad heart, the
moor man turned away As soon as he left
the house the farmers little son stepped up
and said:
Father, did you not pray that God would
clothe the naked, feed the hungry, relieve
the distressed, and comfort the mourners|
"Yes-why!"
"Because, father, if had your wheat |
would answer that prayer"
1t is needless to add that the Christian
father called back his suffering eighbor, and
gave him as much wheat as he needed.
Now, Christian readers, do you answer
your own prayers.
THE FIRST FALsEHooD.-Never shall
forget the first falsehood told by my only
son The wealth of our first parental af
faction was lavished on that boy; and how
preat was my grief when found that the
purity and innocence Of childhood had de-
parted and he had told his first untr'ah-
That considered an epoch in his life; and
laying all work aside, took the child upon
nv knee, while mildly and gently but in
strong language, explained to him the
meapness and cowardice Of lie, and the
prsat sin he had committed against God and
man. He was set apart and not allowed to
associate with any one for length of time;
His little heart was almost breaking; and
had I not felt that it was for his eternal
welfare, could not have left my child for
the first time without kiss. At night when
| next saw my darling, he was asleep in his
little bed but oh what tears could have
shed when thought of the first sin that had
entered into his heart!
On the second night after this occurrence,
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A LITTLE CnILD's PRAYER.--The editor
of the Detroit Times says he heard, day
or two since, the following illustration Of
early piety: "Pray God bless father and
mother, and Anna, and by jink | must scrab'
bic quick to get into bed before Mary does
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A F1x.-A Farmer had occasion to send
his hired man who by.the-way was jolly
Dutchman-to a neighboring town for bar
rel of molasses. The weather being warm,
and road rough, and the driver, moreover,
driving rather fast, the molasses took no.
ton 10 "work," as it is generally called
But we will let him tell his story in his own
words.
"vell," said he, al gomed along, and [
gomed along, till got to dea hill vat stands
on top of der blacksmit's shop, and den |
looks round pehind my pack, and ter sthuff
vas all running out NIT Ter bung hole. Thinks
/, I'll sthop dat: and so l sthops ter cart,
and chotches ter oxen NIT grabble sthone,
and trove te pung hole in as tight ash never
it vas nit a lgh. woodnot. and gomed along
again, till got to where ter forks roads
cross each oder NIT ter meetin' house, and
looks round pehind my pack agin, and der
cuss'd sthuff vas all run'd over NIT ter parreI
agin. "Oh tam you" says ], "lll fix you
now," and picks up a chunk and hits ter
pung hole init all my might, and ter ting
flew out nit noise like cannon, and
knocked me down flat Of ter NIT my pack
and scarf ter cart, and it runned away NIT
der stheers, and turned 'em all over nit each
oder, and proke everything all in pieces, and
I'm gomed home NIT myself, put ter scarf
ish running to ter tuyful."
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grow old. Then she that sang alto and she
that sang air will be in these places once
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New MoDE OF RoBBERY.-The Cleve.
land Plain Dealer says singular robbery
was perpetrated on Saturday night upon a
passenger on the train from Columbus MIR.
S. c. Moore, of New York, was offered by
neighboring passenger several sugar lozen'
ges, which he ate Soon after he became
very drowsy and slept soundly till aroused
by the conductor Feeling very sick, and
attributng his somnolency to the lozenges,
he was advised to examine his pockets. He
found them picked of his pocket.book, in
which he had S275.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-25
OPTICAL.
Nov 24--G4w

TREASURY DEPARTMENT. August 3, 1855.
of
of 1885, redeemsbe ind acr the l2 November
the whole that stock will he purchased
the 30ih Novegbr
which premium will be paid in addition
eSp "a certificates
And hoaers tho stocks Of the other loans Nh, Uned
Of OF 81 $40
made during the period the following
For stock the loan of 1872 premium of for stack
ofhe loans Of 1847 and e45 premium Of 10 and for
issued under the Of 1884, commonly called
nifty stock, premium of six per
Interest will also be allowed tho stipulated III the ct
July here
addition enable the Treasuer da reach party
this department present
should be duly assigned the United States
tied the purchase money.
Payment for these stocks win made by upon
Boston, New York, PHILADELPHIA paes
entitled receive the money may direct
JAMES GUTHRIE,
Secretary Of the Treasury
Aug 4-dftNov30 Intel. Star.l