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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1859-07-13

great and renowned Emerson has truthiltLy
said:
"Show us an intelligent family of boys and
girls, and we shall show you family where
newspapers n and periodicals are plentiful. No
body who has been without these silent pri-
vate tutors can know their educating power
for good or evil. Have you never thought Of
the innumerble topic of discussion which
they suggest at the breakfast table, the i'm: i'm:
portant public measures with which, thus
early, our children become Familiarity acqaInt-
ed great philanthropic questions Of the day.
to which unconsciously their attention i
awakened, and the general spirit ofintclligence
which is evoked BY these quietvisitors Any;
thing that makes home pleasant, cheerful
and chatty, thins the haunts of vice, and the
thousand and one avenues of temptation,
should certainly be regarded, when we con
slider its influence Oh the minds ofthc young
as great moral and social blessing.
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BEAUTY IN a PRINTING OrFIcE.-This is
paradoxical say you; it is nevertheless some
times true Or Monday VIC were honored
with visit by the Rev. l.. DuPrc, accom-
panied by the young ladies' OF Mrs. Du!re's
school. and if there was not beauty in u
printing Office" then we arc lnuch mistaken.
Though considerably ID by the appear.
ance of these $ s. $ we extended the eaT CT
welcome, introduced them TO gentlemen, who
facing cases had sticks in thier hands, ami
showed them the wonders Of printing office
not forgetting tic pi. The visit of this beau
tiful ) is without in our history, and we
~, this opportunity to express the hope that
it will be frequently repeated, and that we
may be allowed the pleasure of recording
many rT like the present. We will willing
ly expose all concerned to the I wounds OF
their bright II. as their presence makes Inc
m fly RAPIDLY and ameliprates in great :
the harlshps of printers lile.-Darlington
FLAG
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4 ScorcuMAN's SERMON ON MoDERATIoS.'
A Scotch parson once preached long SER
mon against draln-drinking, vice prevalent
in his parish, and from which, report said, he
was not free himself.
"Whatevcr ye do brethren, do it with mod
Grafton, and above all be moderate in dram
drinking. When yc get up indeed, ye may
take dram, and a,Iithir just before breakfast,
and perhaps anithir after; but dinna be al
wavs dram, ;:nEing il you are out in the
morn. you MA. asst brace yourself up with
anithir dram, au. :crhaps take anithir before
lunchcv., and sou.e lear, take one after,
which is ru very b:a;neable; but dinna be
always dranu,;ag away.
"Nmbody cau scruple for one just before
flinna, and whcn the desert is brought in, on
alter It's ta'cn a~ay; and perhaps one or two,
in the course OF The afternoon, just to keep
yc from drowsyzlng or snozzling; but dinaa
be always dram drinking. Afore tea and af.
ter tea, and between tea and supper is no more
than rig ght and good, but let me caution ye,
my brethren, not to be always dram-drinking.
Just when You start for bed, and when you
are ready to pop into't, to take dram or two
is 10 more than Christian may lawfully do;
but, brethren, let me caution you not to drink
more than I've mentioned, OK may it be we
may pass the bounds of moderation"
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Professional Gentlemen.

What asses most parents are. From some
unaccountable cause, they all wish to have
their boys become either Patrick Henrys or
Blackstones, orators or lawyers; and yet, Of
all drugs, eloquence and law are probably
the most unproftable Out of the thousand
attorneys ground out annually, scarcely a
dozen reach any eminence whatever-while
the remaining 9SS scarcely make even their
board bills. In this city, for instance, out Of
the FIVE OF six hundred lawyers that hang
out their shingles, only some eight or ten are
ever heard Of outside Of their own Offices.
And yet the profession is so genteeln that
foolish old fathers and pride-stufed mammas
would actually prefer having their sons starYe
and mould in this business than become use
full and wealthy in any other.
The idea that these "sucking Ciceros'
should ever descend, OF rather ascend, to
toll and hard hands," is so perfectly pre-
posterous that one would run some risk of
tasting leather, if he should even think of
limiting it. Labor is considered vulgar-to
work is ungenteel; the jackplance is consid-
cred less genteel than the lawyers green bag
the handle of the plow less dignifled than
the yard.stick. Unfortunate infatuation !
Not dignifed2 There is no calling under
heaven half so ennobliDg US that of the far
mer. The patriarch of the field, as he sits
beside the cottage door when his daily toll
is over, feels an inward calm never known in
the halls of pride or the Court Of Appeals.
Where else can we look but to the produc-
tions of the soil for safety of Investment and
for an ample return? In commercial specu-
lations all is chance and uncertainty, change
and tiuctuation rise and fall. In mercantile
life scarcely one in ten can avoid even bank
ruptcy. But-wth the tillcr of the soil how
different AS long as God is good and Ma
ture punctual, SO long is he insured life OF
plenty, happiness and health.-Albany On.
V \ Knickerbucker
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ten penny nan ui..,-:' I'.i
board with one of them, without ue..-~--o
enamel.
This enamel may be used for door knobs
aiding great strength and beauty to those
USUALLY manufactured in this vicinity. 1t may,
il fact, be used for large variety OF purpo-
scs-EXchange.
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Br1LDryG MATEn1AL-A New INVENTION.
Mr. D. W. Clark, of Bennington, Vermont,
las invented material for facing the'common
red brick, which gives them the appearance
of polished marble, or pure porcelain. The
'#e,'.; .':Ea-i ;-..>-tl,a ,rcraration and
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1859-07-13

ToMAroEs IN New FAsnIoN.-As the
tomato season will soon be here, the follow
ing method for preparing them for the table,
we are assured by one who has made the ex-
pertinent is superior TO anything yet dis
covered for the preparation Of that excellent
article. Take good ripe tomatoes, cut them
in slices, and sprinkle over them finely pull
verized white sugar, then add clarct wine
sufficient to cover them. Tomatoes are some
times prepared in this way with diluted vine
gar, but the claret wine imparts to them q
richer and more pleasant flavor, more nearly
resembling the strawberry than anything
else.
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WHAT COOP Periodical NAV Do.-Thc
great and renowned Emerson has truthllIlly
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1859-07-13
HUMOROUS PARAGRAPHS.
"Laugh and grow fat"

@"I wish the ladies had the privilege
of voting," said politician the other day. :,
"Why, said bystander, "do you think
your party would gain any strength there
by 2"
Z" Not particularly that was the reply,
"but it would be interesting to electioneer
with them"
e One of the best reasons yet heard
for dis-union is related by fellow who went
to call on the President. He said he waited
four hours, and could not get to see him.
"And 1 concluded" said he, 8" that if he was
so busy as that, one President was not enough
to attend to the affairs Of this Republic; and
we had better have another"
E@A punster observing q gentleman
folding some bank bills, remarked, y ou
must be in excellent business, as l see you
double your money very easily"
NJ A few days since barber offered q
reward Of $40 for the best receipt for IN
stantly removing superfuous hair" Among
lie answers was one forwarded by o gentle
man, who speaks from experience: we give
it-a Undertake to kiss spunky woman
against her will"
- A sailor got thrown from railroad
car, recently, on one Of the Eastern roads
When they called to see what he would de-
mand for damages, he said he thought that IL
might be worth dollar foot, u.-rc .. less !;
and he thought the distance he was pitched
was about fifteen feet lie was accordingly
willing to take fifteen dollars, or he would
wait until the distance was measured, and
abide the result. They paid him.
ES"I say, Germany, hev yer got any
saddles for dogs?" Now Young America, no
doubt, expected Hans to land stickof wood
in the immediate vicinity Of the door but
no. Looking up from his work, quite COM
posedly, he replied, "Yaw come IN AID try
Won .on!'' Young America sloped
~ A witty rogue, brought before a
Partisan tribunal for drunken riot one day,
assured the Court that he was not drunk
ard, but being bitten, when child, BY mad
dog, he ever since had horror OF water
~ A Patlander being asked whether
he did not frequently converse with his TREND,
Jimmy, in Irish? replied
"No, indade. Jimmy often spakes to me
in Irish, but always answer him in English"
"Why 500"
"och, honey, don't you see, bekasc don't
want Jimmy to know that l understand
Irish"
E" jeff, why am you like dc cedar ~
{" guys it up, Sam can't tell you" Case
you stay green both summer and wint""" T"
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5EAMS
VIRGIN.< \ : -ub4i>hrt -
n weekly -,
,ac o:herwt.e - ~ w4 charge tu Al rs' y, ptsr
Ii-coutinuei. go Al The option the lf"it tns
urtl 4 srrrarag.s sha have Nten |a'
AnNEKTISEMEN inserted ~ jne"nts per snate Of
IN ines or css t the first Insertion lnd ~ .ath con-,
t,n ,nrr unless ordered un"r form "ckS AM the @ cts
per ,anar. or"aoh insertion II IL" hniacr Of
ser, ons be not marked the Ms, wit Ii, PGbl.,he4tl
d red gu anil charge a,,tTdsns
HI EAHiN At : N
f.rlwd do 10 -...''.'.' ~
, Intended Tot both papers sujec;to 'ie
CT outract.
q Annual will he limited II their immediate
or advertisements charged at transient rate
.p All new advertisements appear In the daily and IN
~c'kly papers. ,,,, -. 4,
~ Obituary noces~l ch exceed eightn ar" charged
'.l.f,. t,,
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aalallp a'ir9iniau.
SUNDEAMS

Merry little sunbcams,
Fitting here aud there,
Joyous little sunhcams
Dancing everywhere,
Come they with the morning leht,
Aud chase AWAY the gloomy night,
They kiss away the dew drops
That hang upon the flowers,
They lit the lazy mist that lies
Upon the sylvan bowers,
They bring each one It's little spark
To drive away all shadows dark
hnd wprds are little sunbrnms,
That sparkle as they fall,
Ind inrtu1 spRrs nrc sunbcama
light OF Joy 10 all
In sorrow eye they dry the tear,
And bring the ihinting heart good cheer
Scatter these little sunhcams
Free as the halmy mir,
That nll in SORROWS darkness,
Their joyons light may share
Their light re3ccfri on yoW heart
VIII make its shadows nil depart
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RICHMOND ADVERTISEMENTS
NEW CONCERN.

Atthc stand lately occupied hy Wm. I. Anderson.
have associated selves tEcth"r una m =, lc aud
" frm of JAMES BOYD \ co, Tor the rutiosr et
acting general
Grocery, Commission, Storage aid F5iwai ding
Rl - NJ
At The stand lately occupied by WIN L Ad'r-on trs house
above the Va Tenn Railroad Depot. vlerr lHt IL kecp
constantly on hand general assortment Gkpt ilIES
ANb LlQl oRS; also, Gnsn", Linn, temrut aij siolnd
Plaster tuI sale accommodating
VIII give Their personal stt,ntuu Ia he s1 Of taN>iGN
Nj MS and remit proceels s~ 4, ted lia'
ing superior facilities Tor storage the, aei l. Ntol"
low
W. hope by prompt and personal aeuan Il hn>nr> I"
receive share Of the public patronage promising that ct
fort Will be spared tn rcIdet satisfaction.
JANIS Rnlr.
ian 2i dts tiED \ kl\\EAR
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fjS JOHN DOoIIsN. "a
- Hat Manufacturer RWd " hoI".aic -A

Drnitr Ia
IT'S, CIPS rms. THIh " - y sc
FALL. 1SJs.
have in and r"allrir assortment
at every thing line opted n the Fl llai' and am
prepared to onrr unusual inducements t. Iutrh's,t
u lat" visit the markets and mratitrl Is at the
$nr and East have spared pains in liz, -rt' "a -" tn
took. aud hatter my self that long experience el -" t.
anticipate tn. friends III hrEuse. NJ 1f.lul
ard tennessee call r'sreciinl, s'n d if"u my Iii
customers aud the public JOHN btbliN.
I:u llnond. Aug ~ l-i---ts
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MISCELLANEOUS CARDS.

!. = rt1'Ns rorh '''Irl ,,'N'F' tlNNcnno
nSEgIkS. tAhpHEb,t. n 90 .Nn8krru. ~
Wall At >rN hoth. buy aud sell un,urt"ut money,
ch,'k> drafts, tuakc all The
aHaia oidt. has, sale
Ntosk, Rou'~ and other upon Commission, and
conduct with ptoI the banking business In a
it, departments
lie finn In I,nchhnra is Pete, Spence Co who will
Et, prompt - husut-s - III,
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NEW EaNHg.H GROCERY

ON HAl> ~IKttE.
0pnoSit" Ia the llug Sturc Il >talahr X Jones.
tnlE Undersigned hnNue removed hj. ,etaLishmri,. aud
rr,aN iuc"Hsd hl> stock. ui,- tia ,>t,n-tNe
yutri} at FAMILY GROCERIES Nltot. - L. Ia.
siut h "s' lhi-hrt tn. and i,r> -uil ~
/ addition t" h., sioux at tlo,ai's ~ ht> also NTAIli
pkh GOODS wtich H. vi .cjHsN II asst I inhtis
requested 10 ,aN aHd -Aaulue t.r tis,1>alt,s
iWi a.dlN II SOLOMON.
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Go\'TIIIIR x I'IAIZEH.
LY NCHEURG VA.
WINE AND LIQUOR BUSINESS.

IN THEIR SIOR ~ MALI NIIIiEl, OPPOSITE HE
NpEAil HOT 81.
kCt ping lr -4 as#It nj tcnrH tirrnhn aud llmgh
tnn " nr- lrdiHsk and Mput,b,llu Champaign Brandv,
Nna llaani G.. Nh,'Ss. -otr Il Ab-s nth. Matso,.ioh
Sweet oit 81 of TIM hr~s .tiiu"~ nnd hrauit
Bong ted " IN 4 the nu4t prominent houses In
lTal,o ard t.rmasy, a, with 81" lho nfgusi in
port hoHsrs ~ Pm @ la aud A'w ork, hall hiH b"
rna6l'd Il rert HIt competition, IN pie" G1aIy,
de-
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HrYoyais IIop{ / ia, furnishing Nrq,o Gotdtng.
sirEElNri NpANr.- OFFICE. Y 4 | X II.

HrPo"h Iop5 / tar .,'p"'sb'"y Nrgto Niothing.
SifrEElNri NpANT.r OFFICE Y 4 I X II.
LYSrnnrn", February I'll, -
pnoroshLs Nauns VIVA h ,e'r'v'a At IN. oacc untll
the t,lloN iag .,.5,d a,rcs # cl,tliug Slaves.
1o2l 'a.l l. ,3or thrh Linen rartloon w,rt tI,aaI
ao al, # aar. ez,h rar,aaont with falls and recpcr..
3D HtI to4f> u ak cloth, with po.kcis, anI be-
iine, tl..'n te'' an! taee1"1h check lins.a.
4long=f B,tai'r-.
ar" to ,,er'd hrternc oth Il MnyncN' tho
r,n,ainlr E" th' 'a'hng IN III" Isi of December n,s
Each V-a nu-t hc aecunla by Sum "t thc Goth
lug mai u. ''t,~ II be considered ~ GILL,
CLoAhs. NAGLANps AND clNc,,LAn CIoAk wl'~6
, n,s m Kew ynr ' nI n a." ~ '' % % n ..
cent. up-n i pu cost, wiieh Is all that them.
cl,rapo' good, oil'rc in this market
havr f,or,rd another ID" If those very handsome, md IN
dcel hnc HpNNErS os"Ii a, 81 1onnd 70. NV the
y"u vii e. ne p,a.rd and VIII buy:
, had ,. lase to men,Sn ne Black hro"n Plush am,
ztr,n CANS AND HOODS for girl. and s boy. Of any any
q lts AtKylc'- Corner. I.ynehburg Va
DAHGisN>: BARa:AuNs.:-u h"vc jus, rc.
- turnsb from second trip after new and fashionab"
of AUCTION GOODS mar et en-.
nov i5ds n G'iGGENnErMEn
ItONeUNTKATED LlE.-A Inrr stock Of
~ CcoNtENlRAlEpLfE, put up IN iron ases with dl
rcctnns for use For Sale by JOHN ii. SEAi,
oct HIS Druggist
lpAkE,'.t CHOCOLATE NDGOCUA, Jus,
- by Heb 1dsl STABLER JONES.
UDURE FRENCH brandy, for medicinal
superior article Also pnr" Juice Port Wine,
fine Made VIM London Porter. For sale bv
Rep cor aug aotl W A. srRornER &co.
SUNDRttEs.-By the CnnnI bent ,. ,. Irby. !
- ying all the articles this market,
which will be sod cheap for cash, ly -
jan - dit JSO J. Pt'RvIS, Agent
\ EE,ROaKE 4 CO., nre receiving, md
Il offer f., sale, very low,
% barrels OF good Apple Brandy,
very superior old Apple Brandy,
Nolasses Rum
n general assortment Of GROCERIES AND
LiQI ORS. icaee call and examine. determined to
sell bargains t.uirk ssles and small profits
jan 10 dts l., IL co
,UNAR-Ju-, received in lin" order, and for .nic
by itoh eits JAMES BOYD & 90.
nUERt'> sOD LIVER OIL JELLY will
NJ. tie most agreeable fnm of administering Cod
Liver on Fur .a;t by STABLER 4 JONES.
aug e0dts
ICORutE PASTE.-3O cases Freah I.ieor-
ice c & Brand landing this morning, to which In
vitc the attention Of our Manufacturers, for sale by
feb 1.d LEE. ROCKE e. co.
StTEREOsGOPEs.-.Js received, n new and
- beautiful election Of STEREOSCOPES AND VIEWS,
direct from Europe. Call and ex anime at
feb lds PAYNE e. BLACKFORDs
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0IsE AND aiS.N PAINTING: -piNaTl-
ALIIN, lIlI >IthEI or 81 CtESS The rulscti.
heis h'E leave H. return th" thanks for the LIBERAL
bestowed urnn th m, for til" ptst three In hr
Hoi II AND NltN PAINTING Bl SlNI>S aud " "uld
specially ash iuuauce of the We he
Ia all vutk rnirustoi To We have but
rtaeir aud Ita,i'H YTfma in employ Our piir,s Will
lr moderate hlN tt"rd realize ,mal
profit W. but IL" finest quality "f paints
al w,rt To- Ir done FnnI -slr charge win
rad". All trial Rtmom
h'r terms very mnIrrnr GNr call Al the Chair
Factory on iiriIJe Street, l'Is" Nam
jan I}3.y G II IiArbY & BROTIIER
EpAIED IaAS.-tjO f:air- just received in
, pun" ordoI, AMI Tor sale ~
jan H'lf' JAMES BOYD 4 co.
" X'1sEEl1<Es.-H have iEi- day opened .,
splendid collection oi tor5r Hni ornamental NAIEN.
TINES Ith dts PAYNE a BIACkIDED.
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the Royal College of Surgeons, London Gradua;o
rom ono of the os eminent Colleges of the un"d States
nj the greater part whose life has been spent in the fir.
IIospitas of Iondou Philadelphia and elsewhere has
nacted some of the most astonishing that
many ubled with rn ing In the head and ears when
n.een great being alarmed at sudden sounds
and bas with frequent blushng, attended sometimes
with dcrangement of mind. cured Immediately
a
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-09-22

The CHAINS OF ST. PETER.-A letter
from Rome says 81 have recently witnessed
the celebration of religious festival which
the Romans always observe with pecullar Ter
vor. I allude to the feast of st. Peter IN VIM
culis during which the chains that tettered
st. Peter i'm his dungeon at Jerusalem and
Rome are exposed for q week to the venera-
tion of the faithful 1t is well known that, by
divine permission, and in order to remove the
doubts which had arisen in certain minds, the
two chains used to bind st. Peter at Jerusalem
and Rome chung together when brought into
contact and became so closely Joined that 1t is
now impossible to tell where one ends and the
other begins. These chains are preserved IN
the church of st. Peter in Vinculis, built A.
ID. 442, by the Empress EudoXla, wife OF val
entine Ill. Emperor Of the West. The prln-
cess presented to Pope Leo the chain with
which st. Peter was bound by Herod's com
mand iii the prison of Jerusalem having her
self received it as gift from Juvenal, a pa
triarch of that city. The church was re-
built in the 10th century, and modified in the
nth 1t contains the magnificent statue OF
Moses, by Michael Angelo, and many admira.
BILE paintings by Guerbino, Eemenichino, Gui.
do. and Giulio Romano. During the week the
church was crowded with people, all the more
anxious to kiss the chains sanctified by the
sufierinps of the Prince of Apostles, as these
venerable relics are only exposed at this festi
val and cannot be seen at any other time
without an express permission from the Pope
'rba Uolv Father, attended by several prelate,
attached to the household, came to the churcl
IN ioin in the PRAYERS of the faithful, and ven
crate these precious chains, which bound thu
first pastor of the church, whose seat he a
present fills"
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-09-22

NEW YORK FASHIONS IN JEwELRY.-The
New York correspondent of the Charleston
Mercury writes
"The fashions in jewelry are taking an odd
turn. The finely worked but ugly shaped
Etruscan style is now the only wear. 1t is a
revival or exaggeration of the antique of
which the main pecuarities were massiveness
and elaborate finish. The chasing and fretting
cost more than the material. A pair of pom
derosities for the wrist, which | saw the other
day, embellished with single cheap piece of
coral or garnet on each, were marked $3.50.
The brace weighed about half a pound.
Weight is now the great desideratum in Jewel.
ry and if the fashion goes on with the usual
momentum of ridiculous fashions, it will not
be long before our bellies will be completely
breast-plated with bosom pins and bowed down
with weight of earrings and bracelets The
same passion for the ponderous has broken
out among the other sex in the adoption of the
long, solid, and neck-chains of the Mexicans.
The cost of these is from 500 TO 5000 For
the present they are worn inside the vest with
few inches of external show but the fashion
will soon be to display them outside, with all
the vulgar ostentation of the barbarians from
whom it was borrowed. BY way of supple
ment to the interesting article on diamonds in
Harper's Magazine, for September. | can
state that the largest sale of diamonds in A
single set, to one person, ever made in this
country, was to the amount of $21 900, by
Ball Black & Co., few years ago. The
diamonds were five in number, and one of
them was worth $4,000 They were sold to
party in Paris. The common use of dia-
monds as an ornament in this country where
these precious stones are more generally worn
than anywhere else in the.world) dates back
only to the discovery of gold in California
The increased disposition to extravaganza
which made its appearance at that epoch was
early manifested in an active demand for dia
monds The price of diamonds has gone ND
80 or 40 per cent within the last dozen years,
and renveG !; -, Large size and first water are
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GQOrcesttr Daily spp.
From the WOonsocket Patriot.
LITTLE HERBERT,
BY MRS. L. H. sIGouRNEY.


BY MRS. L. H. sIGoURNEY.
HERBERT SIMMs, only son of SAMUEL s. Foss
died May 23d, 1859, aged years, months and
days. This lovely child died in a fit, suddenly, and
almost without warning. But short time before
his death, he to his father and said, Papa
want to kiss you and then presenting his favoritt
DOCK, desired the parent to read to him little so
ry As the father read, the little boy fell asleep in
his arms, and his last words were, Read more Papa
read nlore.n
''Read more, Papa the happy infant cried
And meekly how'd the listening ear, and fx'd
The ardent eye, devouring every word
OF his dear picture book. And then he spread
His arms, and folded thrice the fathers neck
The mother came from church, and lulrd her boy
To quiet sleep, and laid him in his crib;
And as they watch'd the smile of innocence
That sometimes lightly floated DER his brow
That Sabbath eve, they to each other said,
"Ho1o 6eantifdn
There was another scene
The child lay compass'd round with Springs white
flowers
Yet heav'd no breath to stir their lightest leaf
And many a one who on that coffin LOOKED
And went their way, in tender whisper said,
Show beautiful"
Oh parents, We who sit
Mourning for HERBERT, in your empty room
What if the darling of your fondest care
Scarce woke from his brief dream and went to
Heaven
Our dream is longer, but tits mixed with tears:
For we are dreamers all, and only those
Fully awake who dwell where naught decives
So when times vision DER, you reach the land
Inch hath no need of sum- waning moon
10 give it light, how sweet to hear your child
Bid you 'tgood morning. with his cherub tongue
Hartford, Conn., Sept, 1859