Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-10-20
CAUGHT ON THE JURY.

CAUGHT ON THE JURY.
The following, which we have heard told as
fact some time ago, is too good to lie lost, and
may be beneficial to some gentleman who las .
young, ,msuSecting wife: a certain man, who
lived about ten miles from X, was in the
habit OF going to town about once week and
getting On regular spree, and would not return
until he had time to '.cool off," which vas gen.
orally two Or three days. His wife was .igno.
rant Of the cause of his staying out so long, and
suffering greatly from anxiety about lis welfare
When he would return, of course his conflding
wife would inquire what had been the matter
with him, and the invariabe reply was, atLat
he was caught on the jury, and cunld 1T got off,
llaring sAtharsd his corn and placed il in u
largr heap, he. according to custom, determinel
to call in his leigllburs and haYe rcAl corn
shucking iloIic. So lie gave Ned, a faithful seq
want, a jug and all order to 90 to town and get
gallon Uf whiskcy-very necessary OH such
occasions Ned mounted II mule, and was soon
in town, and equipped with the wii<key, re-
mounted and set out for BONE all buoyant with
the prospect of fun ut "shucking.''
v hen be had proceeded few hundred yards
from town lie concluded to try the ''staB,' and.
not satisfied with once he kept trying until tl.c
world turned round SO fast that lie turned oil
the mule and there he went to sleep and the
mule TO grazing. 1t was now nearly night and
when Ned awoke it was just before the break
Of day, and so dark that he was unable to make
any start towards home until light. As soon
as his bcwildcrment had su,sidcd so that lie
could get the point he started with an empty
jug, the whiskey having run out, and aioot, for
the mule had gone home. OF course he was
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he went On at the rate of twO-iurty. Ned
reached home about breakfast time, and "letchcd
upn at the back door with decidedly guilty
cUuntenancc.
"What in the thunder have you been at, You
black Rascal" said his master.
Ned, knowing his ml,iors excuse to IlS
vile whcn lie got on spree, determined TO tell
the truth if he died for it, and said:
DWELL nassa, to tell tlc trur, was kotch on
the jury and couldn't git off,"
Access To Gop-' However early i'll the
morning YOU seek tllc gate Of access" says the
Rev. Mr.. Hamilton, Of the Scotch Church in
London, "you find it already open; and how.
ever deep the midnight moment when yon find
Yourself in the sudden arms of death, the wing
ell PRAYER can bring an instant Saviour. And
this, wherever YOU are. 1t needs not that
YOU ascend some. special PiSeah or Morlah
it needs not that you should enter some
awful shrine, or pull off your shoes on
some holy ground. Conll memento he
reared ON every spot from which an acceptable
PRAYER has passed away, and on which prompt
answer has come down, VIC should find .jshOrah-
Wa,u,aqh, " the Lord hath been here" inscribed
on many Il cottage hearth and many dungeon
floor Vie should find it not only in JcrllSalem'S
proud temple, and DavidPS cedar galleries, but
in the fishermail's outage by the brink Of the
Gennesaret, and in tie upper chamber where
pentecost began And whether it be the iied
| where Jacob lay down to Sleep or the brook
where Israel wrestled, or the dcn where Daniel
eazed OH him, or the hill-Sid where the Man
Of Sorrows prayed all night, we should still
discern the ladders feet let down from heaven
the landing place Of mercleS: because the
starting place of prayer. And all tiils where
.oever You are 1t needs 10 saint, no proficient
in piety, no adept in eloquent lanenAge, 10 dig
nity of earthly rank. 1t needs but simple
Hannah, or a lispng Samuel. 1t needs but a
penitent publican, or n dying thief. And 1t
needs III Sharp ordeal, no costly passport, no
painful expiration, to bring you to the mercy
seat, or rather. should say, it needs the cost
liest of all but the blood CT the atonenent,
the SayiUllr'S merit, the name OF Jesus, price
less As they are, cost the sinner nothing They
are freely put at the disposal, and instantly and
constantly he may use them. This access to
God in every place, at every moment without
any personal merit, is it not privilege I"
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HEALTH OF DArGUTERs.- --Nlothers, Is there
ANYTHING We Gnu Ito to acquire for our taugh-
ters yoo,l constitution Is there truth in the
sentiment sometimes repeated, that orr sex is
becoming more etieminate? Are We capable
of enduring hardship as onr grendmothers
Have our daughters rs much stamina, as mitch
aptitude, as we ourselves possess Thcseques-
tiors are not interesting to us simply as indl-
yiduaIs. They affect the welfare of the COM
munity, for the ability OF inability of woman
to discharge what the Almighty has committed
to her, touches the equilibrium oil society, and
the hidden springs Of existence
Tcnderly interested as we are for the health
or our offspring, let us devote peculiar attention
to that of our daughters. Their delicate frames
rcouire more care in order to become vigorous,
and are in more danger through the prevalence
of fashion. Frequent and thorough ablutions
a simple and nutritious diet, We SHOULD secure
for all our children.
But plead for tho little girl, that she may
bovc mir and exercise as well as her brother
that that she he may not be too much blamed, if; in
her earnest play, she happens to tear or sol
her apron. plead that she may not DC pun
isLcd as a romp, if she keenly enjoys those ac
tive sports Which city gcntility proserlbes
plead that the ambition TO make her accom-
nlish do not chain her to piano til the spina
column, which should consoll1at. he frame
starts aside like . broken reed nor bow he1
over the book till the vital energy, which ough
to peryatlc the whole system, mounts into he
, brain and kindlcs the death fever.-AlrS. 81
Courtney.
E8 Boys are like vlneggar,when there
much another in them they are always sharp.