The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1860-02-07
THE DAY BOOK.
EVENING, FEBRUARY Z

A BLAMED LONG TABLE.-''DoN'
You OBSERVE 2"-James P, or as
he is Familiarity known among his host of
friends, Jim is more heterogeneous, no.
BILE hearted and possessed Of more genu-
inc courage than usually falls to the lot
of man. The following is his relation OF
q nights adventure:
One NOR ming we met him in the street,
loo king rather melancholy, when ne
said:
yesterday l felt little bad, and
mark YOU. I went and took small
drink; and that not improving my feel
ings, took another and another, don't
you observe, and finally l got a little
tight. In the eve ming went into the
country with friend, mark you, and
thinking I would cool off, l took several
more drinks when l got there, don't you
observe; yet, strange to say the more |
drank the tighter got, until l went to
S,od. During the night l awoke don't
You observe, as couldn't imagine where
the mischief | was mark you. The
room was as dark as Egypt. l heard
the clock strike two in some parts of the
house, mark you. l became very anx-
ious to learn my whereabouts, don't you
observe, and for that purpose arose from
my bed, and mark you, after stumbling
over about dozen chairs, don't you OBJ
serve, came to table. Now mark
you, l reflected that the geNerallty of
apart4.-1ts are, q perfect or oblong
square, dou't yoa-ebserxe, and, moreo-
yer, that the geiidifaiitys5ot tables are
square and | deduced@ Hem this, mark
you. that by feeling all along the table
until came to corner, could get off
at right angles and reach corner of the
room, and4b9.that guide by the wall to a
door or aaindow, don't you observe
following out this idea, mark you,
began coreiully to feel all along the edge
Of tie aforesaid, and finally gaining con-
iiulule. went little faster; the idea
stIuk me that it was a blamed long ia
BILE, that I could not get to corner,
DON'T you observe; yet, | persevered, and
finally day broke, and when sufficient
lisht penetrated the apartment saw,
max you, that had been following
blamed round table all night, looking for
corner; don't you observe"
The Poor CusroMEE.-"How much
butter2''
.'One half pound, if you please"
land sugar.
'.Halfa pound.
And these oranges?"
''Half a dozen SIR
'You go by the halves to-day: well
what else? Be speedy, ma'am, you're
keeping better customers waiting"
''Half peck Of Indian meal, and one
6ne French roll" said the woman but
her lip quivered and she turned to wipe
away trickling tear.
looked at her straw bonnet, all bro
zen, at her faded shawl, her thin STOPPING
form, her course garments, and | read
poverty on all-exlreme poverty. and
the patlid pinched features, the mourn
full but once beautiful face, told me that
the luxuries were not for her. An inva-
lid looked from his narrow window,
whose pale lips longed for the cool, fresh
crange,tor whose comfort the tea, and the
butter, and the fine French roll We're
bought, with much sacrifice. And / saw
him sip the tea, and taste the dainty
bread, and praise the favor of the sweet
butter, and turn with Frightening eye to
ths golden fruit. And heard him ask
her, kneeling by thes moky hearth, to
taste them with him. And as she set the
broken pan on edge to bake her course
loaf, heard her say, "By-and-by, when
am hungry" And "by-and by" when
the white lids OF the sufferer We're closed
in sleep, I saw her bend over him with
blessing in her heart. And she laid the
remnant of the feast carefully by, and eat
her bread unmoistened.
started from my reverie; the grocer's
hard eye was upon me.
you're keeping better customers wa
ling"
Oh, l wanted to tell him how power
" and persecution contempt and scorn,
r1uld not dim the hearts fine gold puri-
lied by many a trial; and that woman
with her little wants and holy sacrifice,
was better in the sight of God than many
(! trumpet -tongued Dives who gave that
he might be known of men. Oave
Er0nch.
some years ago MIR. Kidwell was
preaching to large audience in a wild
part of Illinois, and announced for his
l,Xt; Sin my fathers house are many
mansions" He had scarcely read the