Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-04-11


makes the following just remarks. in ccnsuring
the press and the world generally tor their illib
crality towards the unfortunate
\ little while ago it was rumored that fraif
woman. we'll known in Sacramento, awcary Of
life of SIN. had csSaycd to return TO the paths of
virtue II was Il fearful experiment to he under
taken in Il Christian community, as the sequel
shows IL report speaks true. After short strife
with the elements of temptation confronted by
untoward examples of her previous course, stung
by taunts torn with remorSe, despairing, she has
again gone back to sit in 1.-THE house Other whose
feet take hold on hell This is sad enough. il
be SO. Little there is in il to make glad the hu-
man heart. still there be those, who, rs the bee
extracts sweetness from poison, fund. IN even so
trustrul u thing us the loss of n soul, cause for
merrimtnt iecr aud make ii theme for much
sportivc remark thus wise \ flash in ihe pam
-' \ fall from grace, - \ false scent, ect, in
dicating the possession of not only nice pereeP-
tion of the humorous on the part of those who
indulge those apho,sms, but also n chivalrous
sense of generosity and humor. Even II this
poor clriug woman has slipped in her feeble at
tempt at reform, nothing but h"nd could hnd
IN her failure cause for cXultatien az jest. Yet
SO il is ; man having betrayed his trusting sister
into lite OF sin and shame, rolls his lcohrrons
eve nsknut and forces her to travel Crossl To
the grave, while her Journeys lcisurelcy along by
the smooth and pleasant paths and even when
man would sometimes suffer her to come back.
her own sex are the first to TIN ow stones. Verify
mankind and crow-kiud are herein much alike
while pulling up corn. happen to be crippled by
Il shot does not the whole bcvy turn too, and hav-
ing driven him away, keep up constant cawing
if he attempt to return to that cornhcld! 1t Is
indeed pitiul to think of the mcanness aud cruel
ty that is sometimes manifested. even where
there is no money to be made. Alas for the
rarity OF Christian charity under the sun ON !
that the Christian world were animated more hy
the spirit of Christ nnd man hy tn spirit of hu-
manty 1t were enough. this gfbbcrsh at tho
feeble attempt OF the fallen to reform, to make u
rcpcntant angel fly the track and crush out
the hope Of u sobhng Mogdalcn
HAD 'EN Ar IAsr.--A young man from the ru-
raj districts went to the post Office the other day,
with bank note, for II dollar IS worth OF postage
stamps. lie Was told that paper money was not
received He went away and shortly returned
with four Spanish quarters. We don't receive
fheun now slid the attendant, for more tha's
twenty cents apiece The countryman Thought
Uncle sam was mighty particular; 50 he went
away again and ablaincd n dollar IN coppcrs.--
%ow said he ON returning to the office. and
laying down his pile mt the window OF the de-
livery. i guess | can suit yc' The man inside
looked at the display of specie currency, AMI
cooly said, We never take more than three cents
in coppcrs at any one time is not legal ten
der above that sum-
The couniryman looked ut the composed OIL
ci,l for the space of II minnie and half witAout
starring and then he brlched out. Look here
Won aiut YOU almighty kind ol particular. Tor
fcllcrs locked up in such Jail as this ere ! ou
don't take only thycc cents in copprrs Mt tlm'
hey Well then sposc you give ne three cents
woth of stamps anyhow The Official very po-
lilcly cut him of single stamp. aud passed IL
out for which the countrymnn laid HIM down
three cents. He was about TO pass away, when
the hitter cried ont Look here you! Hold on
That cIe', 0He time. Now s'pOsc you gin mo
three cents worth more on cm.
l'nclc Sans clerk was not slow in discovering
that he had caught tartar. IL" turned back 10
the window How many coppers have you got
he asked Wall, only about nincty-seven OF EN-
/ had hundred on en- when ! begun Pass
'em in was the grulT reply Pass out your
stamps fast aud then will SAID Jonathan, but
! reckon YOU don't krtch me ngin.' The stamps
were passed out, and the coppcrs were handed
over, when the couutryman went oil saying. u
s'pose becausc n fcller holds Office under Uncle
sam he thinks he's smartcr'n all creation but
gucss they arnt somethin' that time. Lo,ceH
y IRA,
BrurlrrL SENrluENr. can we forget
Muscatnc,' We find the above heartfelt senti-
ment in late number o! the Mountain .fessen-
ger. 1t was in response to pun from the cdi-
tors patron Office at Muscatinc, Iowa. where ho
first learned the art preservalive OF all arts"
roll, to stick type, to chew tobacco, and swear.
Our heart responds to the Messengers, aud in
We forget Muscutnep IL was cold rainy ght
in the spring of 52, when We arrived ut the broad
Mississippi, opposite Muscatne. The turbid bo-
som OF that venerable parent OF Hoods. was too
bOiscrous to permit the horse power terry-boat
to reach the verdant donna of Suckcrdom, and
We went suppcrless to our camp bed III the brush.
while the MusCanc supper bells sent Joyous notes
across the stormy waters. What an awful night
was that, our countrymen But II passed, and
the following morning rose clear aud bcautiful.
as maid on her bridal morn. The storm was
hushed, the horse boat made the rifle. and we
landed in Muscutinc. 1t was there we breakfast
ed in the CIOper HOuse after twenty four hours
fasting it Vas there We had the poll of our wag-
ons braccd, aud wh'ppletrees repaired, Never
can we forget Muscatine. IL was also n Sfed"'-
t0at town. BHHe Rec0rd.
TuG HERMIT AND THE PoEr Sam johnson
was, doubtless, a great prose writer. instance
his Rambler and his life Of Savage, which latter
is "a gem But as poet he eXcelled hnSeii.--
The following as q specimen Of his powers, con
tain united submty and beauty, all the charms
Of yersihcation, combined with simplicity So
rare that in this age OF turgid bomhast and rhe-
toricol flourish, it will be appreciated we are
afraid but by few. The excellence oil tue con-
cudiug line is unsurpassed.
Hermit hOar in solemn cell,
Wearing out life's evening gray
Strike thy bosom, sage! and tell,
What is bliss and which the way
Thus spoke, and speaking sigh d
Scarce rcprcssd the starting tear
When the hoary sage replied
Come, my lad, and drink some beer!
NoRopy seems to have heard OF ihas chap IN
Aberdeen who just came home from years alb
scnce in Nicaragua. On bus way up rom .no
londino he met quite number OF ladies. After
Eis,img his sister &c, Mary" said he are all
IN, rirls in Aberdeen married? met Miss A
INV brother Miss A-sn't married !" Not
married Nor Miss B. nor Miss c., nor Miss
- Oh, pshaw brother" said Sis, just begin.
ming to catch the idea, that's nothing Dus
hoops
SnREw GONE 10 1nlE DEvIL-ln ono the inte~
rior towns OF Virginia, Miss Nancy Shrew was
: - l.. IL. L. ALllLILl IlnA IL