Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-04-08
" Alas ! for the rarity
OF Christian charity
II,,,jnr tl,n NV, "

IL. 1laSllS iiO iouiIS VI ioio'SS VI 49,
{at least he thought SOY that called aloud tor
charity, he could not understand why they
should ever form component part III
the natures Of otherpeople. He>had passed
the hay day Of youth, and had quite forgot
ten that he was once young. With much
business and responsibility resting on him.
self, be failed to see how those with fewer
cares could possibly be merry and uncon.
cerned. Indeed, the Deacon witnessed ma
ny very common phenomena for which ne
could assign no other cause than moral de-
prsvity, and, withsl, he had one weakness,
which very naturally grew out Of his lack
Of charity. This is most unbounded Gre
dulty as to the shortcomings which gossip
is daily charging upon some member OF the
community. So credulous was the Deacon
in this respect, and so ready to believe in
the culpability Of another, that he Was often
made the victim Of practical joke; and
though he lived in a village of not over five
hundred inhabitants, he had been made to
believe it contained several gambling.dens,
and at least two Peter Funk auction shops.
He was at once convinced that a society Of
Freelovers held meetings in the Town hall,
but, before completing his plan for their sup
preston, they turned out to be Lodge OF
Know Nothings. Thus he was often put on
the wrong track, but, unlike Knight Kuss
Oakside, NJ. D., he never quite succeeded
in "getting his eye.te teeth cut" But it is
only the last drive played off on him that
We design to record. 1t happened in this
wise: Elder Wisely, pastor of Deacon
Browns church, was on tour at the South
for the benefit of that clerical disorder, the
bronchites. Mrs. Wisely, the second wife
of the Elder, was for the same reason left
at home. This lady was quite youthful, and
had, by her gentle qualities, wonthe esteem
of the entire parish. 1t was during the alb
sellce of her worthy husband that Deacon
Brown. on ruinu to the Post Office one
morning. received the following communi.
cation:
PopGEvrLLE, July l6, 1856.
~. po.,, 7,,or Cir. 7 tsla III. liberty
D., d;s.l,,sn -, ,,,u sn,a facts which have,
s oiv.n me ,s nnch min ~ thew will YOUR.
salf tnn,. hey,ind all ouest;,n Of dmubt
.ba, . str.naur rsr,. Trys,sr;onslv made his
vn,,aarsnce w Iast niabt in the private parlor
uf Mrs Wisely, He was first seen there
.hout haltmst IL o'clock. no one saw him
enter the house, and up to the present hour
this morning he has not been known to de-
pnrt, think this new visitor was expected,
and that he is destined to share the affections
of Mrs. Wisely. The voice of this new
Gamer bas been distinctly heard in her room.
and she has been even heard to address him
in the tenaerest and ruost loving tones.
Such are the facts. You can net in the
premises as your sense of duty may dictate.
Nv opinion is. that should Elder Wisely be-
informed of this strangers advent, it might
hasten his return.
Yours truly,
A FRIEND OF FIDELITY.
As the Deacon read this epistle, there
was visible tremor in his hand. He pol
ished his evc.ulass with silk handkerchief.
and perrlse,i it second time. But Deacon
Brown was not the man to swcrve from his
dutv though it led him where he would not
20 In moment h. was resolved. Putting
the letter in his hat and buttoninp his coat
70 tho chin bc FASTENED down to his hard
ware store and whisperiup to a confidentis!
clerk nroreeIed to the residence of Mrs.
Wisely He struck his cane very decided.
" on the pave greeted no one with his usual
acood morninr5 but seemed absorbed in
tbs contemplation of great purpose. Ar
r;v;no at the SCENE Of 6is tri,1nph. he sta.
t;oned h;s clerk in front of the house. and
o;v;ng the helIknob q cautious null was
Soon admitted by the servant girl. The
fo,low;no dia]oo.,e then and there took place:
nIs Mrs Wisely in .,
aIes sir She's in bed sirn
Tho Dnaron bcre examined h;swatcb and
muttered :halepast = He then asked:
"How lono before Mrs. Wisely will rise
mam?'
well, really. sir can't tell-won't you
take seat in the parlor. sir?"
"No, thank you-can't stay. Did Mrs.
Wisely have company last nig ght, mam?"
"Yes, sir; believe she did, sir; She
She"
Here the girl blushed, hesitated, and, stri
wing to conceal her embarrassment, showed
too plainly that she would evadc the true
explanation. The Deacon interposed, as if
to relieve her, and said
"The company. suppose. mann. was a
young ccntleman-, stranger to you?"
YES, sir; | believe he is, sir.
"ls that Young gentleman in the house
now. mam?"