The North-Carolinian., 1856-06-14
NdRTH CAROLINIaN.
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K0man1ie Marriage.
The editor of the Springfield Mass Argus
relates the following cencernn. lately welded
couple in that city, The editor of. that paner
is good democrat. and his paper is a most
reliable one in all things, but he must excuse
rs If we say before we believe this story We
would like to hear him swear to it:
4 TEuTH STRANGER THAN A FIcrIox-Thcre
of Mr. - to Miss --, announced nntler the
prpper head in this paper a few days ago. The
efies Srealeng ressasss f'!is eifs rid are
Of the 6rst rcspectabity. Some months ago
the lady became considerably attached to the
gentleman, and by perfectly philosophical
though perhaps somewhat rare coincidence, the
gentleman entertained tender regard for her
Neither breathed to the Other the secret OF
which each was tendery conscious, that hap
piness only to be found in the society and
possession of the other. Little thrilling DALI
ances-tender lookS-lovcrs' smooth tones
everything except the words, Il love you" that
could say it fell from the lips of each, and vet
the words remained unspokcn. The gentleman
dreamed very pleasant dream-that a fair
lady called him husband; of rosy children,
making him sweetly, purely happy BIZ their in
"ocent prattle-they were -his clilllren-thev
twincd their little arms about the neck of the
lady OF his heart and called her mother He
ioidcd her to his breast; she very gentle
they were both very, very happy dearest
- the effort to address the object of his
affections awakened him from delicious slunber-
ings and dreanings.
He was wide awakc-as wide awake as if bc
had slept until he conld sleep no more. He
turned uneasily in his bed to court those pleas
ant pictures back: ha! that was human form
he touched-human breath upon his face: the
moonlight that fell npon that fair face revealed
l,,l.. c<,ft -, l,c;,.
him dearer than all else. His bosom, heaved
his eyes diated and he gazcd upon the quiet
sleeper in unutterable, unconscious astonisIl-
ment. The lips moved.-a soft white hand
pushed back the glossy masses of silken curls
from the high, round fair brow; her eyes opened
wakefully, and the beautiful girl gazed wildly
upon the face that bent upon her in such earn
est, mnte astonishment. 1t was -, the lido
Of his hcart-occupying the same couch Will
himself.
Let us pass quietly over the explanation o
how, alIured by heart sympathies, she had
wandered through long corridors, dark ra<sa
-ccs to the chamber of he man whom she loved
in Il so'nnam!,nlic sleep; of the maiden blush
that sufiuscd her check on discovering her try
ing positon; Of the earnest protc tations of t.c
absence Of design: of the food of tears which
appealed for secrecy. She is happv-vcrv
happy-with The husband of her choice, and
the husband is proud of the beauty, accom-
plishments and virtues of his wife.
CHINESE CEEEMoNIALs-A correspondent of
the San Jose Tribune thus describes the cerc-
monies of some Chinese on the eXamnat ton of
the body of one of their countrymcn who died
in 1854 at Snellng's Ranch, in Mariposa
County:
Anticipating that the ceremonies would be
Of rather a novel nature, l accompanied them
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| can the rites and proceedings had there:
Before touching the grave they unfolded a
package and took from it four pine sticks,
painted red and about one foot long, the ends
Of which had been dipped i'll tallow until they
were about the size of an ordinary candle.
These they stuck in the ground about one foot
apart, at the head of the grave, (the four form
ing sqnarc,) and set them to burning. They
then took from little red paper case fifteen
very small pine sticks about the size of broom
straws one foot and half long, and covered
with substance that burned very like a slow
match. Lighting these and setting them in the
square before named, they proceeded to take out
divers bundles of papcrs-onc which / noticed,
being the smallest contained fifteen slips of brown
paper, each having fifteen holes in it, and were
piled i'll three piles around the square. Taking
up another bundle, they produced fifteen large
sheets ofbrown paper, each silvcrgiIded in the
centre to about the size OF playing card, and
these they arranged in piles as they had the
smaller papers. Another bundle, and the last
contained fifteen similar sheets, also arra nged
like the proceeding bundles, and setting the
whole on fire, waited so!emnly until all were
consumed; then taking up their spades COM
mcnced work
Reaching the remains they examined very
particularly as to whether John died wearing
his cue. Finding it, they rcjoiced exceedingly
and on my asking the cause, one of them, who
speaks better English than any have yet seen,
explained to me that it part Of their re-
liyon; and those who ceased to wear it after
leaving China were refused burial inside of the
Great Chinese Wall, but that their remaius
were sent home and buried outside of it.
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tFoR MorHER's SAKE.-A father and sol
were fishing near New York city a few days
since The boat was suddenly capsIzed arc
they were thrown into the wafer The father
who not an expert swimmer, while his Sol
could not swim at all at once commenced to ai(
the lad. He seeing that his father hecom
ing exhausted, calmly said to him, 'Nesc
mind me, yourself for mothers sake.
God bless that boy and God he thanked tha
both were rescued from the peril in which the.
were involved 'For mothers sake" Ther,
spoke u true son and true o.-ETchanSe.
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SPIRITUAL MUrroS Old Father Richard, q
most excellent and benevolent Catholic priest
who came to Detroit about the year l7o5, ant
died here III 1881 though an excellent scholar
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