Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-06-16
EDGEFIELD, S. G, JUNE Is, 1858.
THE EMPTY CRADLE

has Just pGrSheu. he plant llltS up ltS Icau Ill
fresheued grrcnncss to the morning light; so
the mothers soul gathers from dark sorrow
which she has passed, Il fresh frightening oil her
heavenly hopes.
AS she bends over tile empty cradle, and fan
cv brings her sweet infant before her, ray OF di-
vine light is on the chcrub face. 1t is her son
still, but with the seal OF Immortality on his
brow. She feels that Heaven was the only at
mosphere where her precious flower could unfold
without spot or blemish, and she would not re
call the lost: Bat the anniversary Of his de-
parture seems to bring his spiritual presence
near her. She indulges in that tender grief
which soothes, like an opiate in pain, all hard
passages and cares in liIc. The world to her
is no. longer filled with human love and hope in
the future so glorious with heavenly love and
Joy; she has treasures Of happiness which the
worldly, unchastcned heart never conceived.
The bright fresh flowers with which she has dec
grated her room, the apartment where her infant
died, are mcncntoes OF the far brighter hopes
now drawing on her dav dream. She thinks OF
the glory and beauty Of the new Jerusalem,
wherathe little foot will never find thorn among
the flowers, TO render q shoe necessary. Nor
will pillow be wanted Tor the dear head repo.
sing on the breast Of kind Savior And she
knows that her infant is there in that world OF
eternal bliss.
She marked one passage in that book, to her
emphatically the World Of Life, row lying closed
on the toilet table, which she daily reads: Sui:
fer little children TO come unto me, for such is
the Kingdom OF Heaven ;ood News
WHAE's DE WAY TO CANAAS?--Mrs. Stoves
book 'Dred,' teaches many 4 lesson to white
folk, through dark medium, and not the least
pointed one is the rebuke given Christian de-
nominations by Oil Tiff for their mints, ani<e,
and cumnin' wraneles, while inqaircrs asking
the plan of salvation. Old Tiff has the care of
the children Of his deal mistress, and having
told them that their mother had gone to the
land Of Canaan, onr inquiries AS follows:
"l-nclp Tiff. whcr" Is the land of Canaan?'
"De Lord a-mcr:y, Child. dat al's what rd
like to know myself Is stul,n' upon dat ar.
Is gwine 10 camp-mcctin to find oat. rs been
to plenty Of dem ar and never could quite see
clar Pears like dcy talk abont everything else
MORN deg does about dat Dc:e's de Mctho-
dsts, dey cut up dc PreshyteranS, and de
PreSlIytrr ans pitches into Ge Methodists; and
den both on ems down o. de PiScnpalS. M5
ole MISS was Piscopal, and never seed no
harm in it. An de Bartists think dcy ant
none on 'em right; and while Gey's blowin'
oft at each other dat ar way, rs Hondcrin'
achur's de may 10 Canaan"
--.--ose--.--
a coqucttc is rose bush, from which every
young beau plucks leaf, and the thorns are
left for the hu-band.
Mr.. Sinslesticl nlystiio'l o tea-pariy by re-
marking, that women are facts. When pressed
to explain his meaning, he said Facts are stub
born .hnss."
a firc coat may cover i fool, but never con-
ccalS Ore.
Well. did DR.. Mott say, "The finished GAM
bier has no heart; he wcuI, play at his broth
el's funcrl-Ee would gamble upon lis mothers
coffin" Horace Walpole mentions an ancctlotc
of man, having, in his time, dropped down at
tue door OF Whites Clubhouse, into whic'. lie
was carried The members Of the club inlae-
datcy made bets whether he WAS dead or rot,
and u,un its being proposed to bleed him, the
wacc"rrs for lis death inturpo.ct, alleging that
it would give unfairicsS TO the let.
WARSING TO BoYs.-1he poor creature, Crock
cit, who is to he hung shnlty for his l,ariicipa.
ton in the murder Of old Mr. Landrum near Vt.
lanta, for the sam ot. .Gi1y.f fire cents, was brought
to his upC0r,una,, end b; habits of ilienrss and
Observation-Disclosures Bull, in passing sentence
unon him. couur.,,l the vounr men present to
t,kc warniur. They cannot be- too often warned.
E?;cycs, is criaei In the parable of the ten
talcnis tl,is dootrinc u clearly dcycloncd. II
docs NOT on,,car tIat the servant who buried his
t,lnrt wns IN tho halit of committing c,urs
o,d 70. bo !. call.d " w;rkcd {" Wbvp Brcausc
hc was lnzr-idIe- .iJcus UricbYuu.
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T" .n,.r, urt i,.t roo II e.
.n"rl ~ cnny;r,aJ or b;Samv was sen,encrI tn
Lr Lr, n',rJ m 1hr lcIt check with the letter B.
to receive thrty.Eine laSheS on hlS bare back 10
be imprisoned th'riy days ami 'llcn 10 receive
thlriy-nlne iasheS more, an" 10 De let loose lie
had married four wives:
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GREAT RIDING FEAT II II C4'lfnESlA:-A a.:
great r!aln:: rat was aceon.p,lsneH on Inc M onon
inst. Jack Powers, IN lrlshman,.who has been
Ill California great many years ana mas De,
eo;nc almost hall Spanish rode l2o miles II IN T.
hours and l3 minutes, or at The rate OF mile In
, minutes and 10 seconds Inc best time WAS
the fst mlle IN MINUTES nm anu i 10 SECONDS anu
me "oFst WAS inc 'itn n'e' T1tleh was 'I"uc III
~ MINUTES ana "a sre""uS 1.e use" 81 no.Ses .a
III vi G,''l'o'ntt s'oGN' "''' 'oug N''E .'iot. nl
our niue: hIr ies' ..,''" o'i'; "''e iT no.heu @
1rss III s'.e eousSe y. n' p 5ore' tsI LeI ''ou Lt
Sanu persons were present t "Its 20 H''" s ';.
eight hours. ana the result sh9Weu that nc na0