Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-11-03
EDGEFIELD, S. c.. NOVEMBER 8, 1858

needs corn, or thee wouldsnot have taken so
much pains to get it. ComesJet us fill it." And
the poor fellow was to standSand hold the bag
while the old man filled it, iWerspersing the cx.
ercises with the pleasante est Conversation imagi-
nable-all of which were Ike daggers in the
heart of his chagrined andSmortifed victim. J
The bag was soon filled, thestring tied, and the
sufferer hoped soon to be oltsof the presence of
ted.
"Stay," said the Quakstaa Jas the man was
about to hurry of, havingauttered once more
his apologies and thankssssS 8 Stay, Ruth has
breakfast ere this thee must not think of going
without breakfast. Come,;Rpth is calling"
This was almost unend1rable. This was
"heaping coals' with VENGEANCE. In vain the
mortified neighbor beggeds4o be excused in
vain he pleaded to be released from what would
be to him punishment. Tie Quaker was in
exorable, and he was oblgeato yield:
Breakfast over, "now,ssSd the old farmer,
as he helped the victim to shSulder the bag, "lf
thee needs any more corn2edme in the day time,
and thee shall have it" -
With what shame and renorse did that guilty
man turn from the dwelling M the pious Quaker.
Everybody has to say that hgnever again trou-
bled the Qnaker's corn cribs have something
still better than that to teiEyou. BE OF once
repented and reformed, andslived and died an
honest man.
ALWAYS SiaGIAG.
While talking with a Tsghbor, I heard a
sweet, plaiutive voice singing the beautiful
hymn: %
'Jcsus, lover Of my:s6al !"
The child was up staifaI ] knew it was d
child's voice from its silfery Softness; listened
awhile, and then said:ssIS
"That child has o sweet voice"
@Yes, she las" said my friend; "she is al
ways singing" ~ ,
of angel wings! Who would not envy thee,
That gushing flood of happialess within thy soul
A soul strong to vii! and t6 do; a soul lighted
with tile smiles Of Jesus, and anchored on the
sure<t hope; soul that.gwith more than a
child's strength, shall pdrt;the dark waves as it
goes down the surging. .tideof death.
Always singing! passed that way aga n
Summer was here in her fullncss, strewing the
earth with flowers, and thesky with stars. The
same sweet voice was thrilling on the air:
"oh had the winssoS dovc!'
This time, the little singer was in the yard
gazed upon the spiritual sssoftness of her fea-
tures-the sweet eyes likeIyssbrown birds flying
to the light" the fine, expressive lips, the dark,
silken curls; felt that sIss would soon have
her wish answered, andzsfnd q refuge in
Heaven" ~
Always singing Autumn came; the wild
swan was turning toward the South; the leaves
were dropping from the sfees and spears of
frost gittered among thsgrass. A strip of
Grape iiuttered from the Shutter. Of tho house
sas
clothed in death, 'and trembling hands had
bound those truant tresses around her white
brow. By the great white tbrone-by the
river of eternal gladness, she was striking her
golden harp and singing, in the gushing flIllness,
OF impcrishable glory !-SlaaGer.
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CuRINc HAMs-As the time is at hand Tor
preparing useful stores of rich and sayory Hams,
few words will not be out Of place in regard
to them. The legs Of hogs; short in the hook,
are the best for hams, and should be chosen in
preference to lanky legs. They may be salted
by immersion in clean pickle containing lit
tie sugar and saltpcter dissolved, or they may
be salted by rubbing ground solar cyaporated
salt over Lleln, tuIlllIie tueih e'ely uay, anu
giving them good rubbing. A little sugar
and ground pepper added to the salt will much
improve the flavor of the meat. 1t requires
about month to salt hams by the wet process
and three weeks by the dry system. At the
end Of this period, they should be hung up for
few days to drip, and then they are ready for
smoking. Much depends on the kind Of mate
rial used for smoking them, so as 10 secure
sweet flavor. Whatever fuel is used for this
purpose, one condition should never Le over
looked it should be perfectly dry, or else it
will be liable to impart bitter taste to the
meat. Dry corn cobs, and some dry sweet hay
are superior to all other agents that we have
seen employed for smoking beef and hams.
Mutton hams may be prepared in the same
manner as those Of pork, andthey are exceeding
" palatable when the meat is good, and care
exercised to smoke them slowly Scientific
American.