Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-12-24

~ ALNA ALL ANAA ANNA NLA ALAN
which they base their pledges OF aid. comfort.
and protection being that We IL 20 DO rights
Ia Texas "Wiliism Atsoua saw a lady
smoking a cigar, which gave rise 70 tie follow
ing reasetiOus.
g As neither chew tobacco. smnke, nor
drink liquor. ] an under no obligation to de.
fend men Who c~rifir1te these hsbits Hnd ]
viii not deferd them. On the contrary, I tell
hem tbsy are siaBss, shisct slaves, not Of one
good owner. but Of three bad masters. I phi-
iosophlse or the neral and physical impossi-
biHiy Of outside, artificial siimulanis a~fordiug
Happiness, because % the Inevitable conse-
cueHt depression. I dtFeli on the luxury Of
good health, a natural Aow Of spirits b~ubhlins
2 ont of a BODY that wants nothing but food and
raftnsnt. I loosely cali them miserable
wretches Laugh al hen about their eternal
uknts-tohscco nov. then q cigsr, then
LIQUOR then water. On sccolnt Of the former
wanting the last often enough 20 torture 70
Death = ran who hes realized the luxury Of
abstinence from vice, and temperance IN eat
ing / picture 70 them not euy The torture Of
traRifng bat he anxiety snd misery of being
OUT ard unable to get the tobacco, the
cigars. Tie brandy, 70 suit their Retired or
yitisted taste. Thus : 'run On 10 tobacco
Z chewing cigar smoking, drinking. splitting
men, ard they take IL kindly, for two reasons /:
one is, I do u afsctionstely. and evidently from
good motives, with none OF the formslitY of
the lecturer. The other i, that n anybody
axes any exception to .anytbiHg be SAYS,
this mild hammered, rather timid sort Of
talking nan, IN the twirkling OF an ere is
nsta9oTphossd into one With e fighting, 20
20 he deviP lock and tone, Ehich so0z con
Fiuces the obisctoF that there is 90 whining, 10
cant in his composition
g But Il is pity that erlists ny feelings in
behalf Of ny suffering seeking snd enslavsd
brothers. IregsTd tie alterations 81 woman
in an entirely different light Man is. and was
designed 70 be, a coarser animal We expect
We pardon coaTsensss in him. But woman Is
more dslicatsly organized, intellectually, NOR
ELY and physically. God made her TO Be the
helpmsts 0f nan hot 70 drag hin down, but
20 III him Bp. Christianity TsstoTtdhsr to her
pristine condition for the same purpose. she
-. emBhsficGlly, he SAT- Of ths eGTH ; aad II
The sat l0sss It's SGrOT, DiereeitA shall Il Be
sailed IL nan learns not from his mother.
from woman, toe highest standard u practical
bumsn purity, who viii teach il 10 bin
" WHAT, therefore, is a vice 10 nan, is a
crime IN woman.
d" dislike inuelicacv, immodestT, vulgsritT
IN men bot It makes me blush for the whole
sex to see any exhibitions Of this kind by a
woman. Smoking, chewing, s~nufing, dipping,
drinking, are all, morally considered, the same
bsbit-thS habit Of T~esorting 70 artificial slim
ali Tor enjoyment, instead Of depending on
common sense, nature, and God. Being idsn-
F.. teal IN pFinciCle. how can a mother, wife, OF
sister, tell son, husband, brother, be can and
ought to quit drinking, when she cant quit
smoking or dipping"
With some blsniEhes, which We trust the
suthor will amend In a second edition, Heart
Whispers is 4 book that we'll deserves the
popularity it is so rapidly winning. The
charge Of egousn will Be msde-in fact has
already been msde-against the auihor-a
charge We viii let " William A.son0 answer
himself He comnsness ore OF his letters
from Georgia in these words:
@DEAK Molly / sometimes think my let
tiers % you contain too much about myself, and
hesitate to relate trivial personal incidents. II
however any critic could tell ne, either how a
husband can write letters pleasing TO bis wife,
cr how sEy one can keep a . Journal Of bis
oWB thoughts. associations aud acts, without
making himself prominent therein, be would
o5iige me BY imPsTtiEg the Information.
would be willing 70 give such an one a premi-
um-a brass button, a barlow knife, a vote fol
Congress, or something Of The sort. If be would
instruct ne kCU 30 DO boih Of these fhiHgs al
enc, without being somewhat egOtisticsl."
We regret We have not room for ali The pas,
ssges We have marked in tits interesting vol
ums. They would more than on up a broad
side Of this zig sheet. Let every one who take
an interest in Southern literature, or who De
slrss to be Instructed ard amused, get the bool
al ClesveB & Vsdsn's and read it for himself
All the ladies especially ought TO haVe it; arr
husbands and brothers could buy them 20 mort
appropriate or acceptable holiday gift. Fol
tie present we close our extracts from aHeari.
Whispers" with the following, written from
somewhere IN North Caroliasi
The preacher c.. and / deserted was q
Methodist. AHotlsr night, IN another and
larger place, 1 walked into a finer church be-
longing 10 The same Denomination. A b9v ol
nineteen or twenty delivered a sophomoric dis.
course, which " tts sisters" seemed to appre-
ciate. With good training, il docile ard stu
di5us, be may In the course Of eight or ter
years learn to preach sufficiently well for ms1
10 listen to.
" ihis uncertainty IS to whom or what you
hear is the greatest objection 10 attending The
Methodist Church. Il can and should be re.
moved No boz, nc fool, no retailer Of Chiness
sneed9tes, 20 human monkey. DO one destitute
Of sufic ent digHity Of department to hush ths
sueer Of ridicule, 10 one incompetent TO teach
or below msiiocTity in mental capacity OF
speaking ability, should he licensed 10 ascend
TIE pulpit
" Bat for The uncertainty alluded to, I should
decidedly prefer attending that church. Thin.
erwsrd should generally wsnd my way, couls
/ calculate upon hearing the Word exDoundec
By an accomplished Kuott, a learned Chapman
or even such an one a. The strOug-minded. origi.
nal aud eccentric Baskerville, who, ia a par
oxgsm OF pious sraih, said to his lukeEsrm
p i~shOneTs, You are as cold as though yoJ
we at the North Pole, in the centre u a snot
where icebergs have been dashing together for
D = rnHNHfu- ~ wnara and - - M.rgE A. -
you'll be damned, and ri be dGmaed, If | dom
tell sou Of it,
II shoald never attend any other fold, n
every Sabbath found ne IN hearing Of the so.
norous voice Of hat lOyeable shepherd. tht
Rev H. c Thwestt. ] see him Bow-almos.
a fac smile 10 appearance Of the noble loskiul
Fillmore. The only psrcePtible physical dit
ference being that which indicates their ments.
diversity. The ex-Presideufs eyes have Z
bright, calm expreBsi0u-the Preacher's a res.
less, imaginative, star-like tWIukle. Oae Wal
made for The Pulpit, the other for the Chair 81
state. BJtn are humble men, suxiOus to @,
their duty. One is known to fame, and accus
tened 20 admirers The other would be aston
isned to hear that a Travelled man, q man Wit
has heard Souie, Andrews, Payne, Stockton
Matt Durbln, Betbuue, skinner, Tying, Page
Olsy, Hawks, and a host Of others equal,
gined, pronouuces him superior TO them all Il
pulpit elOQuence Amiabie, honest, modest an,
faithful, be thanks God that be has been re
6uced from wealth to poverty, and for the sakl
Of souls, and a hundred dollars per anuum
slips away from the brilliant centres Of civil
zatlon, where Afiasuee, Genius, Fame Ent
Fashion would delight to do him homage, q
scat ar pearls before b~-ckWoods audiences.
Does not he memory Of this scholar, dss
tftute Of pecsntry-this Chesterfield, uncon.
scious Of his graces-this cOnversstionslist
modest IN the midst ef thoughtful Aueney-
this orator without vanity, this minister With.
out bigotry, this meek man, this true Chris
tisn. carry you back to the time when ! sat IL
a ioWly church, casting, amid the pauses of hil
eloqusaee, sly giahees al . lovely maiden'
face?
@Let's hear him sgsin. He is in the pulpit
The prayer aud The hymn are over. He read
bis text. Tners Is a simple grace ard msjes
ty In every movement. He begins the sermon
with quiet animation. He is saying now VIA
be Intended 70 cay He can't keep at tina
long There is a struggle. he does not stoI
a monent but sn observant eye discovers tina.
he Is batting with a multitude OF mighty
thoughts that pray for UrteTaBce. WORDS rust
out, arguments reverberate, insges lash snc
spsrsie. L WON'T do. The nOre be struggles
he hotter gets he inner Ere. The mental en-
cine viii burst. IL steam is rot let off more
rapidly. He yields, DIVORCES from bis pisri
and let's bis vigorous fancy loose. HIS face
reddeus, the ysus Of ais temples distend, his
eyes qaiVer and glow wiih intenser bTiiiiaucy
and the church IL filed with the finest Of hu-
man yOices--a voice loud, deep, clear and mu-
steal. be is 10 The midst Of a ten minutes sen
teuce. Clause sfter c~lsuss-cisuse after
lause, beautiful and precise, bas flowed
Cboste-like from his lips, tii The labyrinth Of
clauses begins to psrplsX, beN llder and alarm
tie auditory. still on be goeB-no hesitation,
no pause, 20 apparent bfesthilg-deepeT and
deeper into the WoTdy enlargement, the lsby-
rinthine sentence. He is gone.
Don't be alarmed. Il g LsViafban spoTt-
ing IN the ses's blaze depths. Il is ThWeatt
merely Tioting for a moment in the luxury Of
brilliant thoughts and msgic fusnev.
he Tsc0leets bis audience, TOYS for awhile
with The maEds sporting IN the coral caves. a.