Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-11-14
ThankAgiEiag Proclamation.

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PENNSYLVANIA, ss: h The name AID dg
III: authority Of tie Commonwealth 81
Peaasyfe4aia. jaws PolLocK, Gov
error
FaLIsow CiFEzras-A public aeknowi-
elgaent Of the goodness Of Almighty Goo
and Of our constant dependence upon his
Providence, is enineatly becoming q free
and enlightened people.
As the '.Giver Of every good and perfect
gift. He has crowned the past year with
his goodness aud caused our paths to dro;
with fatness.' Oar free Institutions, our
rights aud privileges, civil and religious
have baen continued and preserved. Sci
ence and Art, with the great interests Of
edscation, morality aad religion, have been
encouraged aud advanced: industry, in all
its departments, has been honored aud re-
warded, aud the general oonditioa of the
people improved
Our Commemorate has been greatly blas-
sed- The rarages of disease and death
offamiae and pestilonce-have not been per-
mitted TO come near Us; nor have the hor-
rprs Of war disturbed the peaceful quiet Of
our homes. The earth has yielded her
increase and richly rewarded the husband-
man. Abaudapt prosperity, with smiling
plenty aid tue blessings of health, h4vs
beeucur Acknowledging, with gratisuie,
these blessings Of a kind Proyidsaee, let
Us .'enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
and His courts With praise; be thankful
unto Him. aud bless His mama
Deeply Impressed with the imppftauce
and proprlety Of this duty, and in accord
ance With the wishes of many good citizens,
], james Pollock. Governor Of tie Cum
monwealfh of Pennsylvania, do hereby re-
commend Thursday, the 10th day of No
vember next, as Il day Of Geasrat Tfanks-
giving aai Praise throughout this State:
aud earnestly ilnplore the people, thar,
apstaiaing fson, all worldly business aud
pursuits on that day, they mite in offer
ing thanks to Alaligh'y Cad for Ills past
goodness and mercy, and lam0ly basseca
aias ssr . eaatillganee of His biessng~-
Given uuder M hand and the Great Seal of
the State, at Harrisburg, this 21st day
of October, in the year Of our Lord oae
thousaed eight handfe aad ifty-six. and
ofthe Commonwealth the eighty first.
By the Governor:
ANDREW G. CrRrIN,
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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'sCrow, want to ax you a conundrun''
..wcn, Jnlils, succeed Is open for the
question.
Scan You tali me why de art of self-defence
am Ike rohber at low tiie?'
mo Julius, descent see no similarity in de
two sa jects, SO, darfor, guys it up"
"Ecll, den III tell you. Il is simply be-
cause it develops the muscles! You is the
most ignomous nigger neber seed.
,Ysh, YAH! know al de time what DAT
WAS, l diin't want 70 say nahla jas ~ HE
again and see il cant teld you!"
s.Pat yoa have dated your letter 8 wees
ahead. 1t is not so late in the month by one
week, you sTalpeen.2
.Troth, boy, indade an its jiss myself what
is wantin' swate Kathleen to get it in advance
Of the mail. Sure III not care If she gifts it
three days afore its written, me 6arlint.''
The satire in this renders the poe;Fy passa-
ble:-
Two lovely ladies' dwell at -,
And each a-charehiRg goes;
Emma goes there 10 close her eyes,
And Sane 10 eye der ciot..csi
Prentice of the Louisville JoaraaI, lately let
of the following:
;.rhe editor Of a Georgia paper calls us
halfwitted. II We are so, we have, by just
one half the aiyantage of kim.
If you want to see black squall jiast look