The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1860-12-29
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MARs1AGE-An old Dutch tayern-ksePs tr;raonys
third wife, and being asked his views = married
replied "ye you sec, de hrs. s..y.ies f6r beauty.
for iovedat was soas i as soo As q s sa. as
time n,arrics for fnoncs'-"' ss.
both - s-=5ss-s= s9s7-ss = of the
y Curious PRAyEn--A eofleslp ssl. ,l.a. paper the
w estern Christian Advocate sehus -,
following c,,,, the interief OF.
u reverend gentleman, direct ifoh' a at tbestine
Texas; sta. ed at my house few gay, tIcre re-
Mllcl was ut lis zrnit ".s-~--,.,uusun1 " ..----~-,--.,uusun1
! lated to runor whicit ~
OF a man he met sire - 20 - 1l
en- In Texas this man rsed 6sa,e d
in school h,lse ana ,eek 4! and the Msshcd,sis b
particular. lie ssd tiere were men who profe essed
be called and commissioned OF God to preach the
Gospel, but that he-the preacher-pretenuede TO no
such high credentials, Alter preaching immersion
il auuaing all 40 would not say amen TO his
views, beng about to close, wag whispered to him
ii he wished some one to close 1or him to Gail on
Mi. il. He did MIR. II tsok the
stand gave out Il hymn, which Was sung, and then
prayed thus wise = Sc
Lord, we thank thee that thou hast ever sent
| thy ministers among Us; We were a very wicked
people before they Game; some OF howcve have
reformed. We thank tiee, that we believe thou
hast Called commissioned and sent thy ministers to
preach the unsearchabie riches Ut Christi out for
this fellow, he has told Thou didst not conlnls
stoned him, and believe hiIn We hear strange
stories of INN. Lord know not wiletiler they
be not; thou knowesti put we hear he
to Galveston gambler, that afterwards he became
Il preacher; that the young MEN who CIV him in
these characters Thought them rather nconnpa-
tiple, and, III consequences, ducked him III the b
from hIcn We doubt not, he dates his commission
TO preach the doctrine he has proclaimed to u.s. We
hear, Also that ne stole horse at Ualveston;
know not whether 1t be true, Lord-tnou knoweSt
but one thing We do Know, that is, we know he
stops here with the widow e., aud We know that
decent man would stop there"
by tins time the preacher was making his escape,
without Ill -'nsslng his eonsrt CATION, aud soon at
ter hUlilng tortn Ill tiIc pis, of Miiierism
Cincinnati.
NEArNEss- Colonel B;.ston abhorred any thing
like saouy clothes. If he felt pleased
IL his incn u"Impeaehabiy ciean and
sold.cr-Ike- One n.e summer holiday, rs hc Was
-tr..l,ins the Ines he met prlsac Duce, wear
l"s palr oi bags that would have disSraced The
tue of crossing sweeper. stop, Sill -
,ilout,d colonel, wratniuIly. How you
appear IN putiir Ii. suc, sil.l,-u truusers! luce
tihc Dark at the ,utidc attack .!Id not having
tr.tine,, suhicieniiy plaLsiple cNcuse, >en,.
''i.ve you noi, contlnaei the colonel, another
laalr III utlrachrz ''les, sr, the meek
ioIlse- Linen, why didn't you put th,In -
Bee .u>e, rrp:isd Ducr, Win true military self
: F. '>seSsloti, they fe worse than these, sir :!
o.;r~'. - & q.
Moore one talo1t IN wT,ish sz. not ex .cI
led mean The 81 yTns Of his own nielplicS n,
"es'is can give even i faint r1ca Df the cit ct it
protuttd upon MS hearers; and wnat precisely was
the agency that produced il, is difficult to ,t,.te
liis Voice Vas weak power he had none L. was
not even extraordinarily sweet and Vet let il be
known at any party that Moore was there and
would Stag his melodies thou. .h the first Va,
calists ct th~ day might be present they would he
ali listencd to with npaticnce. Seated at the pia
no, Inc played very we'll with a volume of his own
Compost before him, Moore might be said to he
IN his glory. When he commenced every breath
was almost hushed lest note should be lost Ne,
his could scarcely be called singng-improviSin de-
scrbes 1t better. The soulfcft intensity-thr 1,,S
slonate carnestncss with which every word and
accent were intoned-I might say declamcd-w.rr
lndcs crioabIe and could only be conceived by those
VINO heard him. and feel how feeble and imperfect
description is when endeavoring to embody it, 1t
might truly be said OF him: lie took the proned
soul and Tapped it in Ely ysium." 1t was sonrthing
akin to such pleasant ''dream-iand" those lono and
happy Summer mornings passed with him at Mazda
hill. Traits of t,h,r,c,o
RETALIArISG THEM.-The New Haven o,t
News, OF the I'D, says a company of young men
lett there few days since to fish in Georgia WATERS
business they have followed for several wears and
adds: Ion reaching the Savannah they were as
tonished to learn that they could be allowed to
fish there, as they were from the North Assurance
that their intentions were honorable and urgent re-
quests TO be allowed to remain, We're of no use and
they were coHipelled to home poorer than tbev
went by good many dollars