St. Mary's beacon., 1859-03-24

wretch J that artificial eyes, teeth Of ivory,
borrowed czIrls. with other ct ceteras, some
times Jeff on the toilet-tstble, mark tine Com
meuceTnent ami also the ruin Of married life
In the chapter on marriage bc'l-, some COM
meuts might be introduced On the celebrated
curtain-lecturcs, as delivered l'y Mrs. CauAle.
which had such u wonderful effect as ~
change the muslin be,l-eurtaiDs firm. white
to yellow. and in course Of time to black.
When the poet significantly axsl"s-nr: -.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown"
he reminds me of royal beds II some Of those
could make confessions. they would perhaps
record certain mysterious details connected
with the death Of the two Young princes
Edward aud Richard, smpIherrri IN the Tower
e LONDON; the assassination Of several Rus
sian Cars; the lonely nights cf tic Iron Mask
or the last moments Of the Peruvian I"ca.
Atahualpl, who tif tr ,ditinn may lie relied on J
was slowly roasted with his minister "n 4 bed
of Goals. The latter complaining, the Inca re-
Lukc,l his weakness. hy saying: Remember
that ], neither, am on a bed of rnsc','
Sick-beds bear the curse # humanity; thcy
shake under groans Of anguish and trcmble
under sighs Of misery. Making only a sick
ening chapter, they orgt to be consigned
exclusively to the medical profession.
Csmp or held-bedS would also t,kc up a
Conspicuous place. To many a brave and
2alIt:t 'oliier they hav. yichl"d ''srnr,l com
fort when, mans!ed and bl,rrling. his s.,-ri-
fee was cllecrei hv the cry If victory.
The death-bei belongs Ia rnc p,iilosnI her.
With solomon We may cx"ltim. VANITY "t
vauitics, all is vanity Clanny with the
pcrspiratDn nf death soE,hrc III aspect, it pre-
s..uss slemn ard awc-ir- spring spect .cis
From the prince I" the b"-gar, al waiting
on the step leading 20 the portal Of eternity
tLc 'nc leaving every thing power anl wealth
may cOvct. the nther h''thug worth calling
his own. On that btei the young but diving
girl ASKED her stern, Gray-haircA father: Dear
father, shall trust e. your opinions or the
teachings If my lear mnthrr?'' Trust t..
your mother ~ the inficl Cr.rauc. while he
wept like a chill. An extract from tie Lon
d"u Times may close tins paragraph. 1t says:
On the morning If August the 26th, 1853 II
5 o'clock. Sir Charles Napier expired like a
sul!.eG on naked camp -bcdstea,l An IN
trcpid soldier in his life. he died amidst
trophies OF batt!c, and MS campbell w9s his
! licr"
4 OF cu'insity-heds. ! would point out that Of
/ the Italian poet. Pctrarch. lie WAS il t.
habit of gong - bed in a ni2it-s"wn made oi
leather. which, after his dc,th, was fluul
( covered with vcr,,s ard uli"tLrrs. written at
nlg:tt during his wak.us; Mnmrits.
! Having saii somctn" ab.ut nerl, wnr'
are beds there l. little lett t.r beds that an
/ Travcrslug mountain town. several war,
back in search OF = bel late ia In" evening,
happened t. strike a prusu.ct III the shape oi
a ""nc-hur>c" hotel. Arrr some pretAt..ry
remarks between the laudI"r,! and the s,l.tt-
~ hurscmau, the former kindly observed
Il have spare beds. stranger. but ynu arr
at liberty to pick out the so!tcst board thi,
/ tinnr contains
OF demons or torrentinC spirits lowering
around beds there are not "a frS. among them
! ha9buE~ and Nightmares ilcas and vampires
, The pcr> n invruting 4 universal remedy for Z
/ nuisance like the ahnv", SO powerful as :.
throw the balm ot th.II>tua flowers" ur the
/ Russian flea powder" cu;r, iv in the shade.
( will liid u mIrkct-yc,! stacked; vc: this !,
a mere matter IL speculation. That led,
may not hc behind other marvellous improve.
mentS of the age. 4 startling invention NAV
soon b. looked f,'r. As yet ! am only per
mlttcd TO make u few general remarks on IT,,
subject. 1t is m less than n project To intro
dCce bed containing a mechanism in " hicl
mCSmcrlSm, gaivaniSnI, and SpiritualiSm com
bir:cd with stcnngraphy, craniniugv and ideal
ogy. will operate un the imbtylded individual
nn matter Il sleeping or waking. So a 10 pro
hucc faithful report Of his dreams am
thoughts during rrpnSc. The invention MI
hcnceforth be kn"wn Ivy tie expressive d"
nomination of "Quud-li bc,l"
( Wishing sleepy rraiJrs. for tie present
good night" | shall close this essay by "so
ing 10 bed. Golden Era