Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-04-16
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disturbed by his wife, but quickly said" dc
not interrupt, me, Mary Ann, have not long
to speak, and much TO say. When am nc
more, you will have aid from your old guard
ian, whom Pm sure, had he knOwa Our situa,
tion, would have relieved us long since, but
pride would not permit lnc to lei you write to
him. To gratily a bad passion suffered you
TO pine in poverty, and our dear child To 20 III
rags. Can you forgive me2 2''
''0h my dear husband, why do you doubt
il. Have | ever murmured at our hard fate
Believe me, my husband, when assure you,
that on yours and my daughters account
alone, did regret our rnisfortunes. !"
"Comc here, Julia, my love, I" said the dying
man, ''let me feel your face again, for no longer
am able TO see it. Do not weep, it pains me-
| Kiss me, and dry your tears, for believe me-
my dear girl, leave all my troubles and cares
behind me. Then why will you grieve ut your
fathers departure TO place Of bliss Now
| KISS me again, and g9 bring yOur prayer book.
as we haze no Bible, and read me some of the
praycrs read them slowly, for wish to repeat
| thcm.''
This was done, aud'thc poor man seemed to
be changed being. lie called his wife to him,
aud after charging her to watch over his dear
girl, and never lose sight of her for a moment,
he blessed them both, and, as Julia stopped to
kiss him, she received his departing breath.
The daypfp.s@lng the body was bugAyssySE =
Christ church Grave yard, and the sand ~
ming, both the mother and daughter removed
to my dwelling. wrote to the guardian, who
to do him justice, came on in answer, and much
against my wishes, insisted upon their accom-
panying him TO their native city.
"Stopl" said Tom johnson, :" you don't
break oil there, Mr.. Scalpe, with my consent
l want you to tell me what bcaome of thar
beautiful gir.'
q 1 do not think that fair question, John
sol" said Scalpel, "as | am nearly out OF
breath already, consider have right to be
mum.'
=" Ii won't require much breath to answer
Toms question, and put il to tho vOte-mind
the majority carries it, said Curtis Richey.
" ell. as you are determined to know, ]
suppose must crafty you" said Mr.. Scalpel,
while smile of pride played upon his features,
" "and if you will favor me, gentlemen, with
your company to supper tomorrow evening, at
eight O'Clock, you shall learn it from tho lips
OF the poor girl herself"
g Blow me, IT did not suppose as much,''
exclaimed Tom Johnson. '' heard something
said about how you got your wife before"
70 be continued.
Cot. BENTON AGAINST EMANCIpATIoN
was mentioned few days ago, that Col. BEN |
ton had written letter protesting against the /
movement of some of his friends in Missouri
in favor Of slave emancipation. The substance
Of this letter, nearly word for word, is thus
given by the st. Louis Leader
81 saw with amazement," writes Col. Benton |
''the late abolition movement in the Legislu-
tnre, and wrote Immediately to Price, Rusk and |
others at Jefferson City to denounce and repu- /
diate it. These persons ought to have cut
themselves loose from me before they began /
such an agitation. II they intended to start
mol atfn uI,nt "a ;r
known before the election and not have deceiv- .
ed me.
81 was told by many that these persons would ,
turn ont for abolition after the election, but !
could not believe it. That State agitation of |
slavery sAOuld be added to the national agita- |
on at the time we were denOuncing the ma
tional agitation was an incredible thing.
"For persons calling themselves my friends, |
10 attack the policy Of my Choie tVe-Ghe italics
arc Col. Benton'sl-to attack the policy of my
whole life, after making use of my name to
carry an election is the greatest outrage have |
ever experienced. Not one of them has ever
approached me on the sabicct, or has offered
any explanation or Justification, ior il is some
thing which they can neither explain nor jus;i-
fy. They know perfectly well that introduced
the Clause against emancipation into the con-
stitution Of the State with view to keep this
slavery agitation out of politics, and that my
whole life has been opposed to their present
cOurse.'
BEWARE OF PRUNING TINS MoNTu.-It is
quite as important to know when to let q tree
alone, as when to prune and cultivate. The
sap now moves slowly in the tree, but forms no
wood, and has no power to heal the wounds
that are made with the knife and saw. The
whole surface of the wound becomes a black
spot, and decay commences early, and, in case |
of large limbs, soon extends down the trunk,
and in a few years the tree dies.
An old iruit-grower, in our ncighborhood,
came into possession of farm, some thirty
years ago, with fine orchard upon it. The
trees We're thrifty but pruning had been me-
elected for some years. and there were many
limbs that needed to be removed. The work
was thoroughly done, in the month of March,
and the orchard was ruined. Wherever a
branch of any considerable size had been cut
the dry rot set in, and worked toward the heart
of the tree, and in a few years he had but ten
trees lett in his whole orchard.
This pruning at the wrong time is much of
tener the cause of those unsightly dead limbs
and hollow trunks in the orchard than anything
else. They tell sad tale of the mismanage-
ment of the owner few years back. II prum-
ing has not already been attended to, let it be
put ell until June and July, or until next Nov
ember. In June wood is forming rapidly, and .
all small wounds are soon closed up. The large
ones should have coating of wax or gum-shel- (
lac.
The JEWISH PAssovER.--The feast of the
Passover, in cOmmemoration of the passing
over OF the Israelites, when the first born ofthe