Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-04-03

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.. You must 90. Dawk. You must. in
deed" he pleaded: The OLD oman is
powerful bad 4 heard her holler two
hundred yards. alter left. Make haste.
Dawk. that's q good fellow. or she win
be dead before We get there, - go -. -.
80 oh, suppose tits one OF her old az;
tacks. - replied the Doctor. !. Ii q mighty
cold tonight. Wouldn't il do; to send
some medicine, and go ut 10 morrow. II
she does not get better Z
Oh, no. Dawk: she is bad now for
certain, They told me not to spare the
eritter." =
Accordingly We went. II was 4 cold.
clustering night. IIt is 3 great mistake
TO suppose that physicians are hard heart
ed people. Their feelings have been OPP
Grated upon by so many scenes of an.
gnish. The vail of the widow and or;
phau has fallen TOO often upon tbeir ears
for them to manifest poignant grief. bat
they are SO much accustomed 10 acts of
charity that they do not Reed much
prompting from their feelings. n
When we arrived at the Il.ce wefopnd
a sound log cabin about twelve feet
square. with place cleared around il
about l9Y9i big enough for good siksd hog
pen - - -, -
Upon entering the, house we found a
large log FIRE which would. have. roasted
an OK whole. There were two beds; one nc
a little trundIe bed. before the ,fire.. with
about ten children in il. dove tailed TO
gether SO as to get the ben fit of every
square inch Of surface. In he other bed
was The old woman, who was the grand
mother Of The children; the children be,
ing the offspring OF two daughters who
lived with the old woman in state Of
single blessedness.
T" How do YOU do. Ms Jinkins 2" en-
qnired the Doctor. .. Bad enough, doc
tor. bad enough have a monstus bel
ly ache monstus. Howsomedever, l
feel better since puked."
What have you been ealing. Mrs.
Jinkinks o.
Oh. it's nothing that have been
eating. doctor: think il must be the be
ginning OF the Billiards lever. had the
Billiards down yonder and HinkIe doc.
tored me. Bless your soul haven't eat
anything hardly to-day. except, Betsy
Ann. (talking TO her daughter. who had
just come down ladder in her bare feet.
with. q nigh cap on) those two turnips
whfsrss you brought me. Oh. Lord I! oh,
"A little ipecac soon restored the old
woman to health, BY relieving her Of the
und,gested vegetable.
The doctor now stretched himself upon
a blanket and slept till morning.
The next place worthy Of note in which
l found was the Mobile Debating Sacie
~. This is a body composed Of about
seven members, who discuss question Of
public importance. The reader. howev-
er. must not think that il is OF no impor.
lance because il is small. President
Pierc-'s cabinet council aud the great
Ostend congress are small. but look At
their vast achievements 49,"
Tie question for discussion on the
night Of my visit was" Il the United
States improving in morals :" .-'y"
After some little difficulty 10 getting q
President. liz is SAID that no man was
not desire TOO much hnner. The affifna-
tive proceeded to open the question.
Tney coutended that improvement is a
general law OF human nature. subject on
~ TO exceptions when Improvement IL az.
bitrRrily kept back. This Improvements
was manifested by comparing one age
with another. Ii had also been prophe,
cied by Holy Writ. We see il in our re
ormed religion. our free press. elesmos.
ynary ms ,itutiORs. our free schools, &c.3n
II the world can improve with9the pull
pit trsmmellsd. with the press trsmnieIl
led. WAS It not fair TO presume thHtIn this
Country. where the powerful agenIso OF I'm
provement .sete active. that We would
ind them producing their effects tive
had been told by the great philosopher
statesman Jefferson. Is that. error WAS mot
TO be feared when Truth was left free 70
combat IT," now where W as truth more q,
liberty 20 fight error than in the United
States. ~ - ~ III HTaEt
In addition to this a i'rioti reasoning.
it vas commended that tlsu history of tbe
country indicated an Improvement.
| JOurstreatnn"nt OF the Indiansiin former
rimes6was compared with 0ur. 5atbebS
care of them at the present day. Tory.
ism was also noticed. and compared with
the patriotism .of'thc present time. zaI
1 /" II, Mr.. President . said some one iOl
the affirmsliye, :. you decide shat morals
are not improving in The United stes
4 you decide that our repnbieaniFm lis, Z
1 failure, You decide. sir. that we mus
go back5t 10 Monarchy and Papaey;si Yor
! decide, sir. that We must tear down chi
government. the work Of our forelaihers
1 the most glorious work Of human. handl
that the world has ever SEEM 7sigso
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