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The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1857-04-29

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The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1857-04-29

SEvFRM sets BEAUTIFUL tlses 49,.
~ ellci and fancy Iain,sd ths.<
furniture, for sals q,
MckiNNrY 4 cos.
~. Main ssrres. Nesarhi.. Tsss
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1857-04-29

Importers Of Foreign and psskn
In American Hardware.
Ncs. aot 4 soe Main street. Menes~
between Union and Munro -
To sAs lf,vAssfs. Piass,rs ssjr
eAa-'ss VI Passia cessfy.
The subscribers arc oI~sins b
largest and best s>sscsei ss<s 4
Hardware. Cutlery. Agricultural ~
nents. lroa. Nails, Coraaee, Ae.. -
fsr~i foe ssle In thu section Of esef-.
snoae which mar BE- found
Agricultural lmplemens.. lrss. -
Cassanss, Tia Plate. Timers ma,tnss
Blseksmlths' and Carpeut-ss' Local
bic and Pocket Cutlery, Shovels. Srsts
Hos. Axe>. Corn Nils. Chsins-<A
ksnsis. Oskum ; epstsa. msaslls an =
csrds.s; Bsildsrs' materials, Il a.
VARIETY and in large quantities.
We seald most RESPECTFULLY q
setsnsssn II the E~ershsns. a hi sashA
q cssnsfy 10 ths fscs that. rsrehalQf
se d. eur xspis q ~ .ov iSur~os
hssss . New lsfk. no~soa o. ~
re'as - sre0sbsel to cemp<se vssAen
! rriss>, and are descrnssei 10 &~
10 the r!Ansers. y. wesla say. thaes'
sssessssa u eur goods, Ne hsse 90
ercd - promote tAeir interests = 49,
car svnI uss escrk q fsnnes' -
sla wa slv.ys b fsusA fall ssss<
pete. sad ct lsro prize shsa So
escessn IN thss city. Our sccis -
linds hnvs heen wl~sed pesruES
iroa tks vevy tess nskep. AHvtes
. ten end ssrseui sssnsussiso
sssek NJ psseak
NEnPasN Ossshes, 1s3t-se9-D
NeseAooes Uoeel.
! SrEfNkC1L. P~rve
Corner Front Row and taiss-
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The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1857-04-29
OMNIBUS LINE.
IN. W. pallrr~or. A Urn.


We respectful! inform the travel.
lins public that w have running IN
convention with all the Rail Roads
terminating at Memphis. a regular
liac Of obusnihWse~. for convey ug
passengers aud baggage To and irum
the ncr,ts. Hotels. aud any other
part ci he city. nar Omn.bgsc< will
b found a, the dccrs uf the diferrn,
Hotels in sutlicicn, time Gor every train
u cars starting from this point.
A. the I nitcd States Mails are car
ricd On this line. passengcys vill find Il
the Nest safe 10 ra,nrnitc Us. as the
cars never lcave until III. Mails are
delivered BY Us.
lsy STRIFE, attention ard ~prurlriucss
to the travellers wants. We bppc to
secure ssharr Of the public patronage.
7. NJ PATTERSON. x BEn.
June 2s-tf.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1857-04-29

Nu NuNtS WAS Mlpr ur
,rH Ayouup lady having asked
ttufgcon why woman woa mair
from the NIB Of q man ~ preference
a. uny other bone, he gave the
H. ,ng gallant answer "Nhe
WA got taken iroW the head lest
she should rule over htmi nor from
hs feet lest be- should tramplc up
en- her, hu, she was takru from
h..idc, that She might be- h,cpual:
tom under HI. arm, that hc might
protect her, from ucNt bis heart,
that he might cherish and love
htr"
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1857-04-29

"'FSH, UufvH q tvt FFfNot'
Nut RTkLN PIANOS from tho a.
manutaciurVrs, ,,yea nsa "a h..
toe balance shFi u la,, moaih psss.
N.sssbarc AMI Shgpsfi knsr,. l..
Pianos arr - Nc.. known IA M.ns
and the surround ~ eost,r thai f.se
nai.cv from u, l. uunsg.sasv, only a.
inE that ". ran &c 90 sui v SCI. d !.
Al .S-s pr.Scs than heretofore.
Mgkl>>ti 1 60.
1g3 Man .,re-s. VI, mtA,s
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1857-04-29

IONS Ioua has no olAcClIm m
the nDk her, when grllult To Jane
laur Jones contends stuull' lot
llr iqu loss, na applicable 10
luhn lunes .irumrni 81 rnusIl
sI,r aul simple WhtuJohn does
lauot, BE- does Hen IT,, When
Johhdon't hluot " luu't Iiyt hoE
H. conclusion she wl.l, ,aiclch
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-02-25
AN AFFECTING SCENE

~ W NANhInSiun correspondent Of the
Montgomery (AHbana) Advertiser and
S'asc Gazette, IescrIues - truly touching
scene lhat occurred over the dead bo,iy of
the iamcIled Brooks. ludescr.baolv
painful must have been the 1ealh of one
80 loved 10 the Venerable and devoted
Judge Buli,r. No wonder that he went
nke II chud, tor within the wide range anJ
circle OF Mr.. Brooks acquaintancrs. none
KNEW but 10 love him, none named him
bur tO Praise"
No one having even the common sensi.
OIIIues OF our nature, can read VIII It iol
lows uumuved
About ten minutes after his death, the
Venerable ola Senator, whose locks are
now white with the irusts OF ave, came I'M
To the room, aud upon seeing linn cold in
the embrace oI death, threw himself upon
hls h"som aud wepl as IT hIs heart would
burst from It's bounds. Judge Butler had
ia'ished tho attention and affection It
many years upon Mr.. Brooks, and he
seemed To bc The important object oi hls
soncllude and existence, and Wine the
death sweat suil stood upon the brow of
the Immortal sleeper, the old man called
To The iieeIng spirit in tones OF sorrow :,
that moved the plying hearts OF those
who stood round L" tears-'My boy, nv
boy. aud such u scene OF monrrIug and
sorrow, rs was witnessed there, caunot
he comprehended, much less repeated
here.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-02-25
SIGNIEG THE PLEDGE.

"S"mewhvie about here" writes p
Southern correspondent, lives y small
farmer, ot such social habits that his com
Ing home intoxicated WAS orce M unusu
al thing H., wife urged him III vain to
sign the pledge.
Way, YOU see lie would say, an
; sign II after Il while. but don't like to
break right off ~ once II ain, Wholesome.
HE best way always is rn yet used TO u
thing hy degrees, You know"
"Nrr we'll. old man." lis hcIpmate
would r"j"n, see now If YOU don't fail
INTO hole one of these DAYS, while Won
can take care Of Yourself, and nobody
near to take you ont"
Sure enough, rs # to verify the proph
ccy. n couple OF GAYS af,er,rrturninl from a
glorious t-"iic, the Oil fellow re.ed into
his own well, and after deal of useless
S"ramhllng, shouted for the light OF hi,
eyes to come and help h;m out.
"Driut tell YOU - = said The good
sonI, showing her cap fri over ,hr edge
Cf the parape'; you've got into II hole AT
las, and it's ouly lucky I'm in hearing or
y"u might have been drowned, you old
dog, you. Welt" she continued, site- y
pause, letting down tue bucket, TAX.
hole"
Aui up lie came, higher at each turn
Of the wimd,aS., until the old ladv's grasp
slipping from the handIc, down he went to
the bottom again This occurring more
than once, made the temporary occupant
Of the we'll suspicious.
"Ln"k here Il" screamed in a fury at
the last splash, you're doing that OH pur
pns--l knoW yon arr!"
Welt, now, | om." responded his "o!d
oman" TRANQUILITY. while winding him up
once more. Don't on remember telling
me- rs best tn get used To thing by de
degrees? I'm afrniI If WAS ln. bring
,on right up on "a sudden, you woudn't
tiud II whuI-srn,v !"
The old tcIi"w could not help chuck
li"g at her application OF his principle.
aud protested lie Wodld sign the pledge
on the instant, It she would lift lI!in lairlv
on. Tins she did, and packed hin off "a
swear In,' Wet - hc VAS.
''F"r YOU see" IN" added. very emphat
icslly, "if You ever ftil into he we'll ayan
Ill tea"c yea rhar-l will ~
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-02-25

Among th" anecdoies told Of Peer
Burrows, the Irish harrIsler, is the tol.uw-
ing remarkable instance Of abs-uce of
mnd "A friend called on him on.
morning /" his dressing room, and toun,
ANN sha'In., with hIs lace TO the Wall
He asked hi'n whv he chose so strange
IN attitude. The answer WAS, to look III
the glass. "Why," said his friend. There
Is no glass there" "Bie>s mel" Burrows
observed, {" did not nolIce that before"
Ringing his bell, lie called his servant, and
ashci him what had become OF his look
ing glass. o, sa,d the servant, "lhe
mistress had II removed sir ,oeeks ago ~
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-02-25
TO YOUNG MN,

ID" You swear or use Vulgar language
We hulc no.. II YOU do. let us inquire
Wherein ARE y"u rractilrrd thereby. The
m,c 1T such .au.uagc rO,S not add to yuur
rcSrcc'at"!i;N, II does not Win tie regard
"i those Older than yourself; on the con
raIy, II uelracIs from Your wur h, lowers
YOU ~ the esteem Of the good and virlu.
Gus, while even the pr"iane Of larger
growth feel contempt Tor ~. To in
dulG" III pro'anc language Is not only
u~c,ess, tut 1t Is sinful; the book from
kcr, cnmniauds = q; We ',Mear moi a; AZ !"
some Young PERSONS lhnk that II sounds
large. that II Is maniy Ia swear; TIN, Is
all n mistake. There Is nolhmg ~ the
use OF an oath whirh is calculated To con
firm or hcau,ty an assertion. The good,
the moral aud the vlrtuuu>, those whose
esteem We should most desire To win, do
not respect the protanc aud vulgar. IL
y"u swear NJ all, II NOu are III the habit Of
using "b>ceme language, yuu are careful
not To 40 either III lhe presence uf your
parruts sud Ut erS, from whom YOU know
Nnu wou,d receive "a rrhuke. Have YOU
ever thought oi tle Inconsistency nt doing,
ia 'he presence OF GOD. sho aiways sees
YOU what y)u are ashamed To do before
some vi hIs creatures I Ii YOU will con-
sIder The matter Alright, YOU connOt iaiI To
see, not only the uSe'esSness. but the great
wickedness OF such language rs we have
r.irrIed 20. Remember, thea, that NOR
snty aud virtue are beautiful, while pro-
h,'hty and olsceniry arc low aud disgust.
ing
IL ynu have heretofore been addicted to
rhe use of improper Iangn"ge. break off at
once; u Is habit which will gtOw with
v"nr g'owlh, aud strengthen with your
strength. Stop !, while YOU may and be
tore II has doue you M injury, which
time and eternity NAV fail to remedy"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-02-25
AQUAFORTIS AS A BEVERAGE

/ ~" pretty Village ui llulduufir,d.
we" J'f rev, r"Inc Years ago there resided
an "id fellow, Who was farriIlnrly known
IN The town and country around as 20 .d
Joe." lie had no particular occupa,,on
except doing "ch"re," or errends-uor
amy p'rllcu!ar location. lie ate wherever
II" c"u.d yet u bite, aud sep, wherever he
coni" End longing place. Jne was IA
'e@n!W old topper, aud Jersey lightning
II td u" more effect OH his iu.i,les than so
much water. lie g"ueraily made his
h"adI"Nt"r> AT the towcr tavern Tor rh.r.
were Nv" III the town. lie would sleep
and dose away the afcruo"u Oh AN old
b"nch III one corner OF the bar ro, IN. bu,
WAS always awake when there WAS ANY
drinking gong on. When he was no,
asked I" drank, he would slip to the bar
nud dram 'ho glasses of the few drous
'eit III them. Cue afternoon DIR. BnlrS.
the VILLAGE physician, WAS in the tavern
mlNng up preparation. He p.arrd a
t"""'"r hni intI ui oyuaf;,ytjs on the
Tar, an" ,"rucd round to .mix up some
"'her ingredients. \ few mururut> ai,c,
he h"d occasion io us, The pnsuunus ,iruy.
wh"n lac t"uud, To his dIsmav, that the
iumlI"r had uern drained to the las, drop,
"Mr. NI-glnS.' exclaimed the doctor i'm
alright, t" The Landlord, "what has pc.
come of 'h" oQ"otortis put on the bar
few moments ago T.
u don't k"ow, replied the landlord.
""i'ir,s Old Joe >Iirp"d i'll aud crank it,"
!" tins >m>pic."r ;hry We're soon con
hrnI"d. t"I til" husrlcr sa,d he hal seen
o'd J"" >wailnwlug the fatal drauyhr.-
ihr doctor knowing that he must Ger
tainiy die after such n dose, i s,i,uted a
search At once. After some hours speut
IN l""king through the barns, oulhou,es
AMI woods. i'r three or four mics around
the Village, Joe WAS abandoned To his
fate. II WAS c"hi night. aud ~ IT..
'Ilng" t"rer> assembled around tie baz.
nv hck"IN fire ~ the har.rouu, no,hiup
MAS 'h"nght II or Ia ked at Lut the un
fortunate eud "t poor old Jre. Some
t"nr days had elapsed. and nothing hav
ny been heard from Odd J,". they all
cam" ,o the cUnciIsi"u that he WAS a
g"n"r. The doctor, about !his time, had
occasion I" visit rnll"nt some eight
mites distant. What was his surrrSr,
when about tive miles from the village, to
see od J"c III front oi farmers house
srIttim" w""d.
'Wny, j, e." said the doctor rid;nr M
t" the fence, Il thought You were dead
amd buried hctnrr This =
"Wry, what m"d~ YOU think that. Doe.
tor I" sad .l"r, tcnrrr,u on hi. aAe handle
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-02-25

SEEING SErMoS.--.A deal per- II. ~
wa.cn.ns The mouun of sp- .Avr > >,
can understand hat one Is N!"%. we
have heard oI - q mkc- wouIt' Nno ~ IS
dcht, Who usei ~ 20 regularly 10 'nct;-
ing>, and, without neHr'nS SIM" ""fd,
could report everything that Was ss"'.--
One Fast day she came home without b.
,ng able 10 give any account oi tie ai'-
course. Her VISION WIS mjarc' nrl
~iicn asked III relation 10 ihS "cAcr, 5"
she replied, Il can't tell an. inns '.",ds
II; went to the meeting aud inrsot "'y
spectaces."
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-02-25

The London 7Tm,S ot . IA = ,v.,. r.,
marks as .uIo"s; The t.!l- seasoned
p''r"se OF poor l'e,anL m"y "c CO.. -.l-
e'eI IA representing sUmct'mg 1u,. l. d.
ceased u cNIst. GA Ihr J., "j j :. ...y..
at The c"mnenvcncul ut \ HrN var. sc
may 'e"tu,e I" pr"d'cs that "l',' ,"r.L
l'ei"ud VIA sum h-c,'Irn' thr u.,r, 49,. ru
prlatc DENOMINATION. On aH s,..., We
'ear "I INCREASING agriculture, u"r, ei,...irn
POOR races, cessation oi p,hi'c't al 80. l.,
goa icchns between iauI:uGd al. to-. %. ,
"mu utlIvT untnslakauc cNiIeucr -. Y.,..t.
prospcrlN.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-02-25

One liuNDRkD DoLLAns A DmxK-
lh"fr - cas-" penun < III the Superior
Court, III winch toe plan, II, Barnabas Is.
Bnl ley, scck' 10 recover tor ser, Ice AS a
.inger "hllr en gagged b, O>smn T.. Dodge.
Ihr de.cndanL refuses to pay for lhc>.
services because there MAS AN agrremen.
that 1t he conp'au mt used ardent spirit,
he sII"u.d forfeit slO0 for each drunk; .rnI
the d"fend,nt alleges that lhe pianr.tr has
used ardent Sp rij> i've Se.crai times, and
CLAIMS as IA set "il 500. II the plaintiff
loses the case, he had h-itcr .xhluIt h M
self as the man thar paid SlUo each for
five drlnkS.- Boston Times.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-02-25
" WHERE ARE MY BOOTS"

4 t.s.
,on n 49,, s"''o>P"""e"t "' the BoS-
' ''''''">s, gives ne following
"I "' Vt 'o'''' Vi MS experience on the
nv
r,. ,".. ~ ''e'e ''e'nS $" mu'h travel
s !r,' a, az 'r'S '''"c Will Se,'e as an ex'
,I '""'', "c,,.''eh'ehc"S "hfch
,L,.,,, , ''"'' ''n''' hH we were
I.;, n',"S ,"' ''o'e' LOT In'i"dcIPhm
'"'' was So''e u"'"y from
- ~ '"' t""" story. Pretty
.,a'r. w. r,,,'',I ""''" a S''"P "fer''''"" up
cnJsJ % ,a.r a"r"' ,.;,n "I," ~ 'e'' '"ce' VINO PIE
~, ,""'" "eSr" win AN armiuI at bnutS -
81 '.' '''"" 'oo't" 10 III" Oar, and,
h. ,nI. .,.o,, ''o"s ,:, ~""le'' IN '""u3h
,,,or;,,,, ,'.,'..,,,, ,'' WI NOT "e''S III
Wv !" "''',
" Nhv r.,,II, -, "'''S
,h.v ~ ''' """' """'oer are
:Wh.i b,. ,h,, o, -,
H., e., VIZ VIII W.
~ d,,,, L,,,,,, :, !" Se' cNcleu
,b.v vor,s ,;,L "o''e'e
yrj - "'" l'S
"Ab Won mis,,l.o. rl; .,
her of v,,,r roo,, p, '' - '"s "''"
.Fnr,, t,on
And J;l yo,, ,,,, L,
Loors wI.n ,,r ,i,I. .1.., '"',a"S, ~ V, VII o'r
"Wba, L,,. - ~, '.,
hoo,s, Dn v,u ,Li,I. 7 ,. ,'"'" "'''S
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-02-25

a PooH RrLrTHAr Wo> ! Wo!.,; d II
AYs.-A cpu ,Iry nan ~ e y - i, :.
ord'n.ry's Office anu mYui,,d .lt... vas
1.-The place whcr" pso,'!e cIt l,,,, e., %
married !" Upon Lcag ;E-v,3., =, -"
affirmative he said he 4 "tukr usr' "a
Ter taking one he inquired a.. r.l..--
The "blign'g Official sad: "N .r.,,....
Sai Zee l. ono doh.r and iirN ~iN Co.. -.
"'' gentlemen g"n"t.in give y. a",rT
they please" WAL says TIE r,.u.. g..
man; that's kind ~ ,"n." at j.,....i 4,
tine throwing d"sn qr"r,"r. ~, IT.
Inary WAS "suld."
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-02-25

MiLD GuHPnwDER.-M,ny pleasing an
ec,lotes are told OF Mr.. c., who a
good many years ngo WAS retail Mer-
ehant in populous town III Vermont
lie was famous as F" the seiy pink al po-
lneness," and indeed All expert salesman
IL he had not got the article that might
happen To be- called for, he WAS sure io
name something .ha, was sufficiently like
II To answer the same purpose. Thus
when a customer inquired for winter
strained oil" the me chant told him he
hadn't got that kind exactly tut he hsd
some that was strained very late in The
taI e Di,parage one article as you mighI,
be was sure to dnd something in lit
his ;e was not strong, IL was wen el,or-
ed, De-, de-, On one OCCASION Customer
having called for sample u guup"Md der,
rubbed II in his hand to ascertain tue pro.
portion Of aharcoal, and .hrn olrser, eI
that 70 lacked s'rengrh, IL know" ans~ er.
ed the impcr,urbahle lrndrsmao-fa
ipo lis old tea bfmUla--" know the
powder Is not So strong as some, but yUu
viii find 1t very mild aud agreeable r'-
Boston Post
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-02-25
n U N B ER 4 :.
A LEGEND OF A HORSESHOE

ln's is the srmp,a lcg-li OF unu. 4
g"oh country" an Mas tab kms nru,a, WI.
one day with his son, little Thomas. Az
they walked alorg, tn. father su.i.Ic !,
stopped, Look !" he SAID. "Tt.rc'< ;.
bIt ot IRON, piece Of n horsesh"" l.
II ny, aud put It III your pocket F"... :
"nH"ered the chi'd. 1T rs u". Mrr!r
stopping for The father, Nnhru. u,.,r.
'"S another word, picked up the itv!,. uL
put 1t III his p"ke.. Wneu the, ..,p.
10 IA Village, lie entered the b.a, h.sn,,.n,
"hoi', ah! sold 1t tor ,hrce isi, IL =. az
with that sum he bought some cIyr,.,-s.
lhen the father and son sc; OH .,,a.~ n.r
their ra,uhIe. The sun WAS tu.n O.. &c.,.
and neither house, tree, nor l":.n.,.,. IL
water were in sight. 1huma.. s,n.,. e.. ..,
planned OF heIns ured, AMI h..I .,iu .r.
hvutty III following h's tIiL,r, v i,,.r. ,...
on With firm step. P.,v-n.rg .t g, ....
boy was tired, the father let "a ! ;.I,.y..
"S II 10y atcdent. Thurun> a." K, ~. r..i
II ny, ;.nd de.ourcd IT. a iI.r ..,,f..i
he dropped another, AMI the hy l-k
II up a. eagerly rs ever aui lnr:s / vv
continued, the f.ther GrnrI,iu- '.,. .. .....
and the son picking them uv. N.,r. .r
last one WAS eaten, the t.,ocr = t..,,i,
and, turning to The boy, sac, T.. : .s,
son IL You hah chosen 80 . o... %. g..
and pick UP the piece Of hnr..~a., {. .l.,
would not have been uhi'scd =, ,.,, %,
scoop so often t. puck up ,hr ,n"r..,a -
There's good and p,eas;'r; u"i... ,,, "a ,
ntt'e anccdo'c, which may ne vi h,nvil
10 all OF Tug.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-02-25

a gentlman hvng ~ an interior town
IN Tennesse, recently having occasion To
be absent from home short time. was
astonisi'rd 10y the receipt Ga teegropllc
despatch, announcing that his wife-io
whom he bad onlJ been married some
five or six months had child the night
before : he WAS IN great ,r,bulatmn. bu,
t.errnPhi"g bome for further particulars.
soon nscertaincd that matters wete not
quite so serons A. rr;tr~en,rd. A hlun.
dering Ie!-lrsph operator had made n
~ciIid" ont OF "cInii." ~
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-02-25

One little "g-rLen patch" of ours has
been very prof able, very. this season--
lhe snals ate up the cacunbers, the
chickens ate up the snails, the n"ighbor's
cats ate up the chickens, and wo are III
search Of something that will eat ~ the
cats. Can any of our agricultural friends
and us
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-02-25

IL Florida, aLou, the begun img ii no
last century, there was an imL,an ~i.o re-
member-d The first visit nf:"c : SPHr.,. rns.
and must therefore have been 2ou e'..s
old. Aud it is recorded lhaL \ ces. n
PEASANT of Bengal attained lie rxrrSr,
rinary age OF 1851
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-02-25

A young Brush Offer in Indj, WAS ~
sh"ckIngIy mutlated and diff cured in
battle, after mature reflection. requested
n c0mradc To write TO his belrolnrd in
England aud release her from the bridal
arrangement. H-r noble answer WAS
worthy OF true woman: Tell him If
there is enough Of his body lett to contain
his soul, shall hold him to his engage.
meul"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-02-25

"Mother. | should not he surprised If
our Susan got choked some day" "Why.
my son !" Because her beau twisted
his arm around her urck the o,her night,
and II she had not kissed him lie would
have SIrangied her: {: besides, mother, ~.
sits b! her, aud wispers To her, aud hugs
her" Way, Edward, Su-sn does not
suffer this d. 'es she !" suffer rhat--gol
" she loves it,