The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1857-03-14
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A Sailors Dream.
i 4 nautical friead of ours, an old sea captai:s
who is NO ed for his eccentrieities, related TO
Il sns f1llx,1y s.sar - j sna-,eah non
t;s.' f's' e s7, g. zas.ils i
, Ia a fe" months Since. The story ,oses in On,
ha"as his wonderful descriptive power b,,
however, as nearly Is we recollect Il rms t,rs
r siaVlns touched at st Helens, to wood
anu water" as they say on the Western r;vefe
e"s On shore one afternoon, and partook
nv mouse OF hospitable friend, Of the MANY
soou 'iiihgs afforded the Inhabitants Of tb.t
| %" u she sea'-not the least of whi,, wos
/ So'"e Madeira, which would have m,,1o 80.
e''e famous south side" turh nala a. =,
'"'e''or'1y. Having from his frequeh. potst;ons
.ohioitably drunk, clean through p he
roe.e'eo TO return to the quay, to his boat
/ - ne accomplished after sundry fcats of
s'o""a and lofty tumbling, in short snace Of
."e After safely reaching, his vessel he
:, r'"eu ih' and soon fell asleep, and now for
ID 'e a "as-,In his minds eye, Horatiov-deaa.
'.,e oomInions of his Satanic MAJESTY h
ff'eu 70 that gentleman for aeconin,nda
- arriving at the portals of the mansion IF
'.s'J' he found him, and inquired what {
oe MS late after long life spent d, {
80, ,,'',' IN his services? The little man in
D'"'A turned to his Ledger and sneer;no. !,
up oser his spectaces.. inquired the name ae /
the applicant. Our hero answered him 'sas .
said: eo MN anu
my name IS Bob Tomplnsa X n
'"saor" - ;,
"Residence2p e.
boston Mass, tinted States of Amersr. c:
After these questions we're repiieale ), E b.! 6,
as ,le thaaHsla1zis=a< very J.
tile devil turned over the leaves Of his rer1rd
book until his eye rested on the page dcHaoted
TO the inekle>s Tompkns, and cast up upnss, c
reh'iy balance-and in answer to his ,,iterI' q
ated question of what am l entitled to? bawled II
out 10 his attendants in the back ground y ~
= Make up a - of fire in No 16 for Boo v
iohpAins, Sailor, Boston; do him brown
lHE INFLUENCE OF ! Coon LIFE-The fol-
lowing admirable testimony to the valne and
l''huehce OF a life of uprightness and goodness.
IS from the ben Of Or. Chalmers. It should be
e"graven III letters of gold upon the walls Of
every households
Inc beauty Of holy life constitutes the
''oS' eioqueht and effective persuasive to relig-
ION "'''ch ole human being can address to
another We have many wavs Of doing Good
to our fellow creatures: but none co oe%..;o,,.
IS ieao'ns virtuous npright and 4yelordered
me- acre IS an energy Of moral srasion in
so'' mans life, passing the highest efforts
. Wv ''"'o' genus The seen but silent
'eanty OF holiness speaks more eloouentIv Of
= 'oo anu fnty than the tongues of men and !
n3Ais Let parents remember this. The best ,
inheritance parent can bet!ucath to a child
vi 'oous example, legacy of hallowed c
emembrances and associations The beautv d
! "o'iness beamng through the life of a loved Il
Piat"e or friend, is more cfectual to STRENGTH d
Il SUCH as DO stand in virtues ways and raise CT
those that are bowed down, than pfectpt
om"iahd, entreaty or warning. Christianity M
sell, believe owes by far the greater part of I'll
moral power not to precepts or parallels of &c
hrist, but to his own character. The beauty of
that holiness which is enshrined in .he four of
ref biographies of the Man Ct Nazareth has ru
one more and will do more, to regcnerate the wi
ord and bring sn everlasting righteousness re
IAN all the other agencies put together. 1t til
IS done more to spread his religion in the &c
ord than all that has ever been preached or ha
titten on tie evidences Of Christianity" ey
The DEAF AcroE-Mr F. II. Hodges com
unicates good anecdote of old Deering, who Io
ith his daughters played 1T the Utica Muse
NJ a couple of years since. Deering was trou- eT
led with the unfortunate malady Of deafness:
, much so, indeed that the only method he sh
lopted of knowing when it was his turn to
,eak. was by watching The lips of his fellow N;
.toss end noticing when they stopped It SO
,anced Hat during. the engagement Of some do
Celebrated STAR ''oId Fee'ihg' as he was COM
onlv called, had to play faithful old servant;
nd his master had to address him tllus:-My th
in. Ceorge Harold, tell me, sir! is he lvng?' fot
To which the worthy Deering had to reply,
He is nv lord, and at this moment taking
reakfast with his uncle;" but the star, either
,r6byh accident or design, put the question
nus. .Nv son, George Harold, OH! tell me, civ
r, is he dead?" To which Old reerihg bu