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Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1859-01-26
ner Nd,ttare Reraee GrceIY.


glue elmer glnjsise In Der tsutieen 3situns pirO
ian erIeten, Sae bet ahtt. 5eraes @reels,
Pn gl,uyurt, unTsrsr Staut sinsn Sslu& abaatten
|nS auf Wlittwp2 absnbs. ben 2ttn 5ebruur, els
8prleIuns tisr tattsn pirb,-Serr @rsels &c.
Brt unrisbstfprsall& untr bic sr5bten Rdnnsr
ks tsBissn 3titaltsrt, unb alIe bic fcninfsn fSn'
|n, aus Der Nats unb Gtrue, (Ollttn Oiefs Gsls.
|neeit, bisfen srOBm Mann gu irRea unb 80 %.
|n. ntGt unbenust urriiter ssten Iasrn. .-es per'
r1uat inns aud wirftids iuniSc 5rsubs, 81 per-
s9msp. Sa6 man Il, alien sbdIsn bss GauntteS.
(n fsQsn gnti&luB ssfabt tat, unfetltar Scstnt
|avts Su lsu. 8Utnet batsr ale bel uno mir Ses
en- bier ,uslsi6 bic srnali6e gcrii&WunS, ba6
f6r Rismonb tsySisn wirS bsisspObnt gu sa'
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1859-01-26

Bd~ Der @brw. Sr. S6met, Yreeissr an Der
IitbgrifHn @tmeinps an ben 5orts unO SaueOn
Eaunfdlp uno 5armsrspiller 8ir6sn In Ncrtb.
|mptsR gaunty, beabRGtist rte mir pernummsn,
|inntH 2arJrm Fsin Amt RisSnjuIessH, Die nr.
|a&r bttfts S&rlttfs, fca fttn @sfunbbdtsjus
Annh Iein
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1859-01-26

BS~G frUrsn fnO iunas etute, Namsrs
Deter uno Saeub 9aull in Der glate BON g8atsr~
fcro. 9G., inbem fe sinen Rain burd bas Gis
Su fdieten brrIuGtsn, bon fer Dunfelbeit iibsrs
rdfdt, bon Der arimmiatn !fdlte iibsripalttat uub
niGt prtt Dcm eanbe 3u SObe rfarrt Sefunpsn
riirheu
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1859-01-26
Snttfr ms k6R

tltrt In bsm ttsInrn Staats Sermpnt fin@ riGs
ssn 5anbslsartifeI. gBdbrsn6 Der pOrlsbttn
Bcths purSm BON ct. aItans 202, 900 pfunt
e6Is un0 5000 Yfunp Butter rrrIdtfft, pus
liz bic betreHenbsn Saurn elm Sttmmhrn spn
AS, 900 einnahmen.
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1859-01-26

0T Sr. @lrlppbr Spmrslosr pobntaft In
5orss Saun1Gtp, gtUrt6anyton Gauntp, erfrpr BIZ
bdnes bsim Drsi&su, por eiaiseu gBo6en aui
inc iOIts Bsis, eab CT gang rua6rl6siut6 alls
finger bic auf sntn Daumsn Srrlirrcn piro.
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1859-01-26
Sd,werer DerIuR.

Gin Stritmtsr Bauer In Sirsinisn, liss nsulif
linen pr6&tissn 6sneR BON @nsIanp tcmnisn, fiir
PsI&sn ct $4,000 tsjatit batts. Gr mar nur Spet
Ease pom S&if wsldss ibn traGtr, ais r fre'
ltrte. ~
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1859-01-26
7unacn tlidod,en erm eroet.

9 0 TO n. t8. San. @slern warbe Sufan
Wbittna bon Scnutban 8ulss In Suutb sGrdnflIn
sef6c1en unb flarb fcfort. Ssite tudrenjuna unb
aus gutter 6dmilie. Balss ma6te bsm MdpGrn
ben 5Uf uno f&rslie aus GifsrIu5t.
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1859-01-26
6d,pere Sd,meine.

Srrr B Btliam 8 tbsrts bon Sdb Bbst'
taa Sdunl6tp. 0s6d Gauntp. Serldladttts Dor
stntssn So9en jpei S&weins. tvUpcn bic cine 647
unb bic anbsrs ABS plumb sewusen tut. Bsr
fam bies bieten
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1859-01-26
1oad,etbum un{rer 6emeinocn.

60 piro bsri@tst, bab In Der lsBtsn 3eit Cine
Denomination In Ybilopslpbd 3010 srpaGIsns
brfrnrn ole nsur Nitslispsr aufndbm. stns andre
1900, cine brittle 1900. cine ptsrts 1900, u. {. 10.
bd6 bic Ocrtigm @tmsinbsn i'm @au3n tibsr
600 atus rrmaAlene WitaIiebsr asrenAsn haben.
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1859-01-26

Gftbttano. 90. Sanuar. Drd strbn.
rsnbe 5euersbriinRe fanOen pOrias NuGt Ratt.--
Smitt uno SoOpsrs Ssifsnfatrif 3wsi S6sunsn Il,
gdlt @lsreiano uno bic obsrn StpdpnEs bon
SeurelIs Blcd.
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1859-01-26

B@linIersm Grsunb 6. s. 8au&, GIa., Sun
unfsrer Staats' '@slebsebuns lnO mir Dant f6ul>
big, fir iene pi&tise Dcrumrntr unp Na6r@tsn
Die sr uns sefdltsf ;uIanpts.
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1859-01-26

s6-S Sm SbamofIn. Ya.. &ptlenbs3irf llnb IA
Gompaantsn bic ,u1ammsn 10000 gder 8Oblen.
Lamb buten. Gle Tnb int Stanbe, isesn Gag 5000
Ipnnrn Rotlen su f5rSeru.
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1859-01-26
Gin 5eutfd,cs Ibeatre

Gin Dsutl6eS Sbsotrs II Isbte 0cGe burG
5rr. Rei6el, in bisisr Strbt ssSFntt pUrben,
uno man iii ben gUrilsaunssn sobIrsia beige
nphnt
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1859-01-26

Corning, q. g., IS. San. Das srcee
Baarentaus pom 2cbinfon u. 60. brannte er1rrn
Nadt ab. 8erIuR $4,000. 8rii6srt nit
SID O(lf. -~-
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1859-01-26
Reici,e Nlrimine

Der @alena Courier farsibt, sae felt rini9sn
ascn cine nsue bsbsatenee BIslmeine bst 6ar'
Iup, g3ts., sntoedt tit, unb rae bel her srlfsn
Iustsute 1000 plumb in tptutS StunSsn bsraus'
ebraht puroeu.
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1859-01-26

gBir Die iintsr,stanstea befAdAisn hisSeurdb, bae
mir bic 8stbnuns psf gsnnspife 0oter, Gsftdat
bee ,,ee6d Gauntp sssenfsitissn SeusrsSrTd
GslsUlhaf" urdsskbsn uno uRtsrfudbt, uub bieItl,
be. wis is chen arssssteH it rih6s ssfunfsnbabsr.
no. p. Suber. }
.. s. Saflian. GCmmIttss.
Gowaro Kebler,
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1859-01-26

Gtn Sftdps In Columbia, Mifpuri. tpslhsr eli
Shrsin NIT sinsm Uffensn Wlsfsr Srfolstt, frl
unb bas Ws1sr stns tbm bur& bas 5er;.
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1859-01-26
@0fa! @ffa !

Der tlntsrst@usts rndGt btm gubtisum bic
Nnleiss, Oab rr stns stCss Auantitdt UUpdslt6.
en- G I 4 8 auf Sahe bat uno bd benz 6sss.
9sap, Sdrrsl, u. (. ~. btllts psrtauTt. - SsfsI.
tunssni tBnnsn brisTi4 mad Sautcn Sallrp ..
D., Ssaa Gdunt9, Sema&t, bic prompt bsfOrst
pGbsu. 6. wittman.
9anuds 20. As3m
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1859-01-26
y crbctratDet!

gm ftBtsn SOnntas bur@ ben Gtrtr. u. g.
Du6s, Sr. 9snrs Steber. init 0hb 6 Il
fabett &lsin, bsiOt SpH Satsburs.
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1859-01-26
MubitDrS zMnseiae.


su Dem RaifsGstri6t ben esbo GahnfT:
Sn Der Suae Der Stsdnans BON S8illiam @ru1
Bnb llriab @utb, @rrtutorsn bss Isbtsn gBilsns
unb Seauments pes Seriicrbnsn Btn nj n
eubw Q, lrstbin ben Der Stabt alIfntaun es-
aa @auntY.
tinS nun Sdhudr Z, 1859, duf gCrf&tds Ses
G. W. Jtunt, Glq.. ernannte bic Court 8 . bn
8. SelfriG. glq., ais Gubitor, uti bslasts 9tfG,
nuns iibsrSultbsn, ptnn nstbis itrsulsttsIh, anb
8srtheiIuns ju bsri@ttn.
- aus ben llrfun6eni
W&D Bgcusts-8. SauSnthfi, S6f.
D6taStRanutst aubttSr pitb fGr ben Ghb.
;rped ben YfIi6ten lsinsr Grntnnuns nd6Sutpmmsn,
lid tinRnptn tn bstn @ufbuuft bee 6 bartss
.. 5asen6u9,iu In alitutam, auf MSntass
ben 2f. 8sbruar, um n9r SlaamIttdss, atlpc
R6 utls SHtrrrbirts sinFnprn ISnutn, fVsan Fs ss
aIs nGttis eraaten.
Suhuat 20. hd-3m
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1859-01-26


@rlttt ausbtsahR tUis fOlgts
Nm Satcb @snner. S6absn ju iCb6ssn 500
In bsurp gdlis, Tstet Bidsrt uno syeRa6
9Bessc, 9tmtnitet an Sfetner'S 6dRt 3OO
Nm Sutpb @snntr, un lt7 8cstn Vsiittnm
untetlhrsbeh IS 81
IN Scbn G6rrbat6 fit ehabtu $50
BitanI in panbsn am |. Sanuur 1869 644 76
Se69 e3
aBir Sie iinter1si6netsh tsf6sinissn birSur&, eae
mir Die Rstbnuus pst 3. 8. e6ane, Snaemsikss
BET iesda Gaunfp gs9snisiti9sn 5sustpttF@runsss
@sfnfdaft" ourh9sietsu unb uuterfn6t, uno bisssbs
~is Fs S6sa dnssssbsn IN. ridtis 9sfanbsn babsn.
10. p. Sabtr.
-. (. SAfttan, }Gemmilttr.
Rotnare Kebler,
auf @stOrbnuhs Der Beuro Der @srraItsr.
Sarsb Wennfr, 9telibent.
8tstasts-S. Reosr. Ssuaar.
Souaar 28. nq3m
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1859-01-26

B@-gBir liub erfaGt meFben aguSdssu, bae
! bic iut,rsbIrten parteieH, IN Der per ben @aun-
autitursn stnsftrasentn &lass, bssdslidb auf
lie Bride, nabs Set @uttseias, ni&t fir sin Der
IL brtit ipartn, Subsr bic gsrSHsntli&uus Der
+auntp ,9isduuns uufsefdoten porbeu, bic bic
Taalide Sads bslsitist III. ,gg ,is-e
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1859-01-26
Sefeutlt6e 8en6u.

9tuf Srtitdgs beH 1StrH 8ttruat, =
naaRshs, um 12 tltr 1li,sass. fsasn am 9aafe
Der ssrRorbsnsn 6 pa S@SntBtu@, Istt4
BIN Stn SH6'Bbdtbali faunI4ib. et&d gannts,
fctSsntt glrtitsI auf 6TentIi4r gtRba sftfaufe
trsrbtn; fdmIi&,
8 Stttn une 8stttats,, 1 Dratr, 2 GGran.
fs, ail6s un6 Sfiblt, 2 Ssfsn nit 8ptt, Gitens
feEf, fint Got jinnsrnts Gtl&itt, Sdeh unb
Stinnst, 5tu btt Der 9pnnt, @ddmth alf btm
S}slbt, tSie aud fOnil nod cine Srpbt Saf&itbsn-
belt zen 9ausrnstrdttlAafisn une dtStrn artt>
fsin ju umfdnpli& alIss Ger ansufatttn.
Die SrbtnsunssH an gulaaIetass uns aSf-
wartuns BON
peter Roth, 1n.,..
Senrf Serbc1, W ''
Sdnadt 26. na3m
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1859-01-26

S6asmfilfers 8eribt BON 1858.
6iramS. e DANE, In Rsdnuns mst ber .,ess
da Gaantp ssssnfsitissn utsvfrh&ransso<
kufdan." =
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1859-01-26
GeG a 91atript.

sSrDr etrp. Z. 6. 9rotttr. pirS, isIs
Il bsribtst fnb, bic bfrlSnssrte gerGaHinlunB, IN
'r 5aIIs otfr @iemann's StCbr, an etnem isbm
tsnS Ia btelsr une err aSRlsa gEe&s, nnp am
pnntaa @matn ulb Raamittaa fertlsBsa.
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1859-01-26
Srcretars gerirbt ppn 1853.

FFFIENER ~EIIEVF UUFE AOOOs
y tneptat Do be c, in Rsebuana nit her ,qss
ha Sountp 9s9rnlsiti9sn nSsusr.GthtbsrunafsGs
fuhaft."
Gr.
Sanuar 1, 1858. 8itaasin SSntsh @S9 20
ilnbsSahlte GsIctt iu
p6ncen ron aesutsn 76 90
Sareelb smpf peu psIil 467 %
seoo arx
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1859-01-26
Sitani Ia ben 1dnbtH bss e&atmiars am
3t,n cfdni,ar 1859 GssoA

Gin Sabr Sntetsssn an 1898 90 % 9S
Sor 9 1853 empfanoch pcn Gee 9lohsr DO On
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1859-01-26

San. &c
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-04-20
He Died a Lunatic.

We learn with regret, that the Hon. w.
T. Haskell, of Tennessee, died in the Ia
natic asylum at Hopkinsville, KY, on 18th
ultimo. Gen. Haskell was soldier in the
Mexican war, member to Congress for
merly profound lawyer, beautiful po-
ct an unrivalled orator, and in fine one Of
the most gifted men of his State. Sad
but very Suggestive is the untimely end Of
this great man cut down in the prime ot
life, and his great powers for usefulness
to his country lost forever.
And the world will read the paragraph
announcing Ais death in an asylum regre
that be died nnatic,, and wonder thai
providence should have destroyed so fine
mind. All reader! Providence hat
nothing to do with his ruin. He rushee
to his own ruin in the tide of inebriation
as thousands more are doing to day. /
he became lunatic, charge it not upol
liquor. That paralyzed the warriors arm
stilled the eloquent tongue, stopped tn
poet warblings of this son of genius an
sent him from the Halls of legislation, th
bar, the bosom Of his family, from the path
of virtue, and the circles of respectability
to die raving maniac in an asylum.
! How many of our great and gifted me
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-04-20
Correspondence of the Spirit of the Age.
MACON, GA, April l4th, 1859.

MACON, IA, Apfll l4Lb, 1903.
Mr.. GoRMAN :-Springtime, with its
flowers and bright sunshine, has made its
appearance in these parts of the ''snnny
South" The winter here, to me, passed
like dreary Fall at home. No feathery
snow fakes came silently down from the
far-off clouds through all of its long disa-
greeable hours. No beautiful icicles"
trembled from the caves, or formed coats
of shining crystal upon the forest trees
Even Mareh-old clustering March
which takes the liberty to "blow on whom
it pleases," passed away almost silently
April and its showers has brought the fra
GRANGE of a thousand fowers-and spread
its garment Of cheering green over every
hilltop, and every sun-kissed valley and
stream. The very sky looks brighter for its
eoming-as star after star twinkles forth
from the distant blue of heaven, lighting
up the twilight haze of the beautiful Sab.
bath eve.
| have spent the last month very pleas
antly. Parties-social gatherings, &c.
have kept my courage to the sticking
point '-and if it was not for that ever pre-
sent desire to be at home-I should b
perfectly contented.
The great "Picolomini'' pa songster Sc
cond only to Jenny Lind" as the News
papers say, gave Grand operate Con
cert here recently, which was crowde
with the elite Of the City. Two member
of the Company robbed the fair Prim
Donna of seven hundred dollars on the ot
casion, for which offence they have ther
safely Gagged in Bibb county Jail.
We have Strawberries, Radishes an
Beets of this Springs growth at our Hous
and last Thursday we had one of you
favorite dishes-Garden Peas. @.
L. 81 have heard the song-'sa Lettt
from Home"-sung and played by bear
titul dark-eyed blonde. You remember,
is a "Spirit of the Age" song. Its gre,
favorite out here.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-04-20

are going the same way, of whom it will
be said they died of one and another dis
ease, but upon whose tombstones, the fin
ger of impartial truth will write, "they
died drunkards." And yet, like Gen. Has
kell, not one of them anticipates such a
fate. Well would it be for them to pause
in their career, and cast about for the shore
of temperance before it has receded forev-
er from their vision.
How many fathers are crushing out the
happiness of their families with the curse
of liquor. They have boys aud girls, grow
/ ing to be men and women. They are
handsome, intelligent respectable, and gen
i erous fond of home and its associations.
Within the magic home circle, those i'm
pressions are to be stamped, which will be
J, the basis.of their characters, and the arhi-
tiers of their destinies. Can parents think
of sending them to the great Seattle of life,
Icarrying with them an evil home influence,
: which shall blanche their beauty of feature
, and character, paralyze their youthful
! strength, and cause them in the moments
of dsgraceful death to curse the author
} of their being! Hundreds of parents are
pursuing this very course, and it is not
surprising that they should make home
4 hell, and see their children neglect books
and home become idle, dissipated, mid
!, night brawlers, frequenters of bar-rooms
, and gambling saloons, and finally sink into
drunkard's gave.
0 1t is true, the marble inscription in the
s quiet church yard, and the newspaper OBJ
: ituary will announce that they died of in
flauation OF the brain or other disease, bat
: the world will know and eternity will dis
close, that they died drunkards.
g No man has ever seen one home made
happy by the intoxicating cup; not one
), heart made lighter by it, nor one single
soul made healthier, wealthier or wiser.
e The converse is true. Memory has been
} busy to-day, with the characters and events
n of the past, and the Demon cup has
$, brought before us, scowling apparritions of
: woe, grief and shame. We have wander
lie ed back to college days, and met once again
with noble band around the festive bowl
t. the spirits Of youth run high, care and re-
ct straint are thrown of, pleasure beams from
every eye, and the grey-eyed morn witness
Or es our revels. It was pleasant then but
d, proved fatal to most of them. As the
y, scroll Of years that have since elapsed un
Sc folds, we see the death-warrant of most o
10 them recorded. Some sleep by the mur
muring waves of the Sea of Naples, some
re on the Saluda and Congaree, and other
nd beneath the forest-oaks of Texas and tn,
Magnolias of Florida.
tn The fate of the gifted Haskell, was theirs
he In their fall, noble intellects were wrecked
fond hopes crushed, aged hearts broken
he home affections withered, and dreams c
IN amDFrIon u1spr.s~a- Ws.-well remembel
ra- that though warned of such an end, the
laughed it to scorn and thousands of yout
of are to-day pressing on in their footstep
re- without dread. We see them and NEE
his them everywhere.
Young man take warning! Beware
nld the wine cup !-Pendt ton Messenger.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-04-20
Running Down on Temperance.

We use this language not because it is
select or philosophical, but because it con-
veniently and aptly conveys an idea. Man
kind are so constituted, that they will run
down like clock on any important sub
ject And they, as much, and as often,
need acioding up. You need winding up
on your religion every Sabbath, at least, to
say nothing of some social meeting that
may intervene to perform the same SER
vice. You have to be wound Hp on poll
tics often; every week, at longest, by your
newspaper, and wound up more fully and
tighter at annual and periodical elections.
Our nature is such, that we can't support
even personal friendship without winding
up with letters or visits, or both. So man
kind must wind up on Temperance.
WINDING UP on TEMPERANCE. HOW.
AS we run down on temperance like
clock, so we must be wound up on temper
ance like clock. We run doa0n by neg
lecting to read, think, feel, talk-by neg
lecting the society, the meeting, the dis
eussion-the dction-whether for the en-
couragement of the faint-hearted, the adj
monition of the unwary in the welding of
argument or the enactment and execution
of law-the action necessary to keep up
our thoughts, our feelings and our courage.
We must wind up then by reseiving all
this. Let us read then. Let US reflect
deeply. And then we shall teet-we shall
have the requisite moral sensibility /; and
then we shall speak out of the abundance
of the heart, and all associated, energetic
effort will folloY; so that we shall find
ourselves wound and keyed up to soon
cert PITCH" ana we shall sing in time and
tune, and not fall down into dolorous jar
lgon and death-cries.
i KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE.
i The politician does not say place it be
fore thepeople, but tkeep it before the people
And herein is sconsumate, prudential wisdom
f the OILY true, sound policy. "The children
of this world are wiser than the children
+ of light" Whatever will bear inyestiga
e ton must be kept constantly before tn
: people to make it succeed. Will temper
ance men ever learn lesson here? WEI
b see.
t WE MUST DO THE WORK OVER, AND Owe
fI AGAIN.
el Any temperance man who. dreams tbs
d the work is not to be done over and owe
d again, understands little of his mission
!. For it is not only true-t that we run dow
If naturally and must be wound up on ten
n perance, the same as on religion, polite
], or anything else of any importance, but e'
e cry few years new generation will com
d up to be indoctrinated, pledged, associate
e and made thorough in the principles an
IS practices of our glorious reform. Beside
VI the enemy is always busy, conjuring up o.
jections and false charges, SO that we mu
N be on the alert, in full force, and operatir
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-04-20
For the Spirit of the Age.
Marriage and Duty,

Marriage was instituted by God himself,
and was designed to increase, as it does,
the happiness of all, who from pure mo-
tlyes, just and grave considerations, enter
it.
And who but skeptic will dare say
tnat the Creator ever instituted any ordi-
nance Tor mans observance, that does not,
when lei observed, bring happinesss
lhat all then of both sexes, whose stu
alton IN life is such as would at least iusti.
iy them IN. marrying, but who have seem,
ingly resolved to spend their days in celib,
acyrdoubt the wisdom and design Of thei,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-04-20
Gtmpsrantt 4tsbing.
For the Spirit of the Age.
A Grog-Shop ..Catechism, or Questions
and Answers.

ana Answers.
O. What is grog shops
A. A place where liquors are sold and
often drank.
G. Why do men engage in such cal
ling!
A. Becausermoney is made by selling
and retailing strong drink.
@. Do good men engage in this busi-
ness?
A. It IS extremely doubtful whether
good, christian men, ever engage in it.
@ 10 members Of the church ever at
tend such places
A. Yes, many Of them are seen in such
places, drinking and conyersing with the
drunkard.
@. Is it a suitable place for professors
of the Religion of Christ to be seen9
A. It may appear SO to some, but 9TH
ers think differently.
@. Are men, eminent for piety, and
good moral habits, in the habit of resorting
to such place
A. | would say emphatically no = :.
@. Is it not great scandal to religion,
that those who are professors of religion,
and who enjoy the privileges of the church
are frequently seen in drinking saloon
A. It certainly is, in the estimation Of
the conscientious, meek and lowly follower
of Jesus Christ.
/ @. Do such professors comply with the
injunction, to sShun the very appearance
Of eviI?'
i A. No. thew are not only not stunning
the appearance. of evil, but are committing
. very great evil.
i @. Why are they committing a very
great evils
A.. because they are indulgiEg not on
" in useless and dangerous practice them
4 selves, but also give countsnanea to an in
iqnitous, sinful, and degrading calling
L @. Why then do men who are mem
q hers Of the church, or other respectable
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awe, are awakened in the soul as are !,
inexpressible, having no counterpart in
Nature. sl
Passing on we soon came to Biddle'sI
Stair Case, taking its name from thesss6-
tleman at whose expense it was erected,
and to whom the tourist is deeply indebt-
ed, as it enables him to pass over the r0eks
and approach the falling sheet of waterl
A steep of some forty feet, notched into
rude steps, leads to the head of the. stair
case. From this point to the river It is
about eighty feet more of descent. These
We descended and approached as near the.
Falls as we dared, and stood gazing II mute
astonishment mp the lofty heights. And
here we must say, that, as far as our owl
experience goes, there is more grandenr
and sublimity in height than depth. We
were impressed with it here. To see 2O,-
100000 cubic feet of water per minute,
rushing down from height Of 16o feet al
most directly in front of one, is certainly
grand and awc-imposing sight. It did,
in reality, seem to US,
"As if God poured it from his hollow hand"
Retracing our steps and passing to the
right we came to the Center Fall and Cave
of the Winds As there was no guide
there, we dared not enter the Cave. We
learned that it is one hundred feet wide,
thirty feet deep, and 1873 feet high. We
could only stand at its mouth, gaze into its
stormy depths, and see with what power
the water was reflected from the Fall-lashed
rocks into the cavern and dashed against
its hollow sides with deafening roar, w
could but think of VirgiFs description o
the one in ancient Kolia, from which this
borrows its name and where king Kolus-
Suetantes ventos, tempestatesque sonoras
Inperio premit, &C vinclis ct carcere franat."
This is certainly turbulent enough to de
serve the name. Passing back and ascend
ing the stairs we were again on the soliG
land above. We passed around the Islane
and saw the adjoining Moss Island" ="
and turbulent waters rushing with fearfu
velocity between them. We noticed tina
the trees were literally hacked with names
that every seat wascrowded with the sam
evidences of this longing after immortal
ty." There are many other things Of whicl
/ might speak, but have already write
too much.
In our imagination, we have often pictur
ed the Falls in their beauty and sublimity
but no one can form any adequate idea, 0
them, save in the sightseeing and cal
hearing of the reality itself! You ma
speak, it is true, but you feel that word
are bat solemn mockery. You feel as
near God himself, whose visible magnif
cence and mlght, inspire auas sYFsSsss, e
the soul with reverential and a sacrs
awe! Then, if never before, you will
impressed, and most deeply too, with r
alizlng sense of the weakness of languag
and its utter inadequateness to shade
forth the images that flood the soul.
AS our time was limited, wewere oblige
to take our departure from this wonde
work of Nature, before we were fully sati
. fed in gazing upon the awe-inspiring see
befose US. Never shall we forget the il
! pressions made upon our mind, viii
! standing in this sublime temple of
Great Eternal.