The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1856-10-08
PEN DROPS

LIZA glam OF light extinguished ty the grave
Fame.--A meteor dazzling with its distant glare
Wealth. source Of trouble an6 consuming care
Pleasure.-l glcam Of sunshine passing soon awav
Loye.-A morning stream whose memGry gilds til,
aay;
Faith.-Ananchor dropped beyond the vale of dealt
Hope-A Loan star beaming over the barren heath
Charty.-A stream meandering from the fouut 0
love; -.-I
Bible.--A guide to realms of endless joy above;
Religion--A key which opens wide the gates o
Heaven;
Death-A knife ly which the ties Of earth are rive,
Earth-A desert through which pilgrims wend thei
Il way;
Grave-A home of rest when ends life's weary day
RESURRECTION = sudden waking from quiet dream
IHeaven-A land Of joy, Of light, and love supreme.
i GT 1t is said that Tom Moore, one nigh,
while stopping at an inn in Scotland, was
continually troubled by the landlady with the
request that he should write her epitaph.-
Accordingly at night he gave impromptu as
lfolloRs:
| "Good Susan Blake, in royal state,
Arrived at last at Heavens gate
and Stopped, promising to finish in the NOR
lining. The good lady was in transports at
this inscription, and treated Mr.. Moore with
every possible attention. In the morning he
was about leaving, when the lady reminded
him that he had not finished the epitaph.- -
6 That is Sc" said be, and Immediately added
| "But Peter met her viii, club,
And knocked her back to Belzebub."
It is said that Mr.. Moore's horses were
under motion just - he had finished the last
line. .
1hE SpIRIr RAppERs.-The editor Of the
Philadelphia MaEcnry recently attended a
Spirit (not liquid, but etherealy) Circle. He
thus describes CLOSING scene.
After recess oeten OF fifteen minutes the
medium againt vent into the estate" and
The First mar aspresent. He addresses
you from the Oeld dial Sphere.
"Is that you, Adam r. ss.
"Adam was my name in fesh." .a
"Will you please to favor me with correct
answers to a few. simple queations2" .i
:" Propound them." Where was the gar
den Of Eden located!" I'm Kansas.'
!. Was Eve an obsdient helpmeet Z" !" She
was beguiled BY fhe serpent--afser that q
perfect deyil in petti-I mean fig leaves.n
|" In what part Of the world was the tower of
Babel erected! In White county, India.
ma, near Wolf Mound" "Who were the
ss 4k. Of Gn z spIa This spasan 4Ea eaR
were seated suddenly turned summersault
capsized and extinguished the lamp-upset
the medinm and the maiden lady-and amid
the wreck of furniture and the crash of glass,
We made our exit through the back door and
rushing down dark alley, gained the street,
minus our right coat-tail, which we left in
the mouth Of the bull dog in the yard.
SUB -RosA. Tho rites of hospitality are verv
ancient, and held to be sacred amongst all
nations. To break bread with ono is
considered as receiving pledge Of inviolable
friendship. Judas having taken bread at
Jesus hands greatly aggravated his treachery.
If all who have heard Of the term at the
head of this article, had comprehended its
meaning, much mischief and heart-burningI
among brethren would have been prevented.
Ingratitude is the basest Of sins, and the
worst species Of ingratitute is to misrepresent
betray and injure those whose hospitslities
we have shared. Language cannot be found
adequate. to express the enorm;ty of an
offence that consists in receiving kindness
from the generous outAowings Of warm
hearted family, and then to use such favors
as an opportunity to injure and calumnate
it. Let ALL, but especially Christians,
the meaning Of suhyosa. 1t is
term that now passes current as significant
Of secrecy. It's origin is in this wise -
Among the Greeks the rose was consecrated
to Hippocratus, the genius ofsilence; and
either the rose or its figure was placed upon
the ceiling Of their dining rooms, implying
that whatever was done therein should be
kept from the public. 1t was done su5-rosa.
WALKING ON THE WArER.-An immense
crowd was assembled on Tuesday afternoon,
on the bridges and quays Of the Seine, toI
witness the movements of a well dressed man
who was walking on the river between the
Pont du Carousal and the lock at the Mint,
with the greatest ease. He had
each foot on small triangular box, securely
fastened with straps around his legs, and in
bis hand he carried a balancing pole, similar
70 those used by rope dancers, except that at
zach end was attached large inflated blad-
Ter. When getting Of his balance he dip !
ped the end Of the pole, and the resistance
;aused by the blsdder touching the water
'estered him 10 flis equilibrium 80 Goligninis