Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-10-31

fay"Don't you think we've got the
dearest minister in the world!'' said
Laurina, as she was spending an after
noon at Mrs. Partington's. Mrs.
Partington's mind sailed back maiesti-
cally in review of many ministers who
had officiated in the Old North, before
she replied: "This is the dearest one,
by heap Of money, dear; and il min
listers is to be considered good accord
ing to their market valley, he is the
best" ':Don't you like his preach
ing?" said the young lady, cutting the
drift of the old lady's remark like a
snow pillow; Il think he is divine. He's
so Aowery, and his description so graph
ic that while listening we can almost
hear the sound Of water and see the
thusiastic, and the subject called out all
her eloquence. eyes, he is very fluid"
replied the dame, II know-very wa
tery,-and Eve noticed the verbiage
also, but FNon't think he comes up
quite to some of our old pastures in
point Of real strength. Why, DR.. YER
bal used to preach sermon three
hours long, and then have lectur in
the evening, which was we'll giving us
our moneys worth. But all to their
taste. as the old lady said when she
kissed the cow" She relapscd into a
chair and the conversation turned on
other subjects. The question is, Did
the old lady alluded to kiss her COW
and id she make any such remark?
EWA writer in the New York Her.
aW proposes that all persons having
gold and silver ornaments, watches,
bracelets, and articles Of that sort, shall
take them to the Assay Office, have
them melted down, and draw the cash
for them. lie estimates that the sum
of ten millions Of collars would be set
in circulation at once by this operation.
1t is a good idea; such things have hap
pencd before now, and it is better that
these things should 60 to the Assay Of
fee than to the pawn-broker's.
We find in dry goods the most aston
fishing decline Of prices. In cottons,
linens, cloths, and silks, there is very
sudden depreciation; so in made up
garments. Brussels carpets may be
bought for six shillings yard, cir
cumstance never before known in this
country. Real estate is at stand still,
but it is sure to come up in the main,
though it must fall in particular locali-
ties. Rents Of stol esHnat 50 down.
We do not requiress places to
buy or sell goods in.. places in
dee |, says Fanny y keep old
wooden boxes in. .Th6S0, OOO rents
will fall before year to less than one
half that sum; and SO they might, for
there is nothing whatever to Justify such
extravaganza.
ErERNIry.-Eternity has no gray
hairs the flowers fade, the heart with
ers, man grows old and dies the world
lies down in the sepulchre Of ages, but
time writes 20 wrinkles on the brow of
eternity.
Eternity! Stupendous thought! The
ever present, unborn undccaying and
undying-the endless chain, composing
the life Of God-thc golden thread en-
the destinies of the universe.
Earth has beauties, but time shrouds
them for the grave its honors, they are
but the sunshine Of an hour; its palaces,
they are but as the gilded sepulchres
its possessions, they arc toys Of chang
ing fortune; its pleasures, they are but
bursting bubbles. Not so in the un-
tried bourne.
In the dwelling of the Almighty, can
come no footsteps Of decay. Its days
will know no darkening-eternal splen-
doris forbid the approach of night. Its
fountains will ever fail; they are fresh
from the eternal throne. Its harmonies |
will never cease; exhaustlcss love sup
plies the song.
A DRAwING kn.M.IEsr,r You can z. nf-,
ally tell how p"pu ar YOU are with lady by
the length ii time he keep. .oh W .itiny
while d4rssi. ( 10 receive yeu. a ssF