The Lambertville press., 1860-01-11

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ward with powerful aid. Just the
desired article. Their auxiliary will
sew six times as fast as the stold ma
chs1ee" could do by itseif. And we
hope now with them both, you will
never have occasion to sing of
Fingers, weary and worn,
In stitching on seam and gusset, and band,
And band, and gusset and seam.
Accept this, dear Madam, as token
of esteem for yourself, and of gratitude
to your honored husband; and may it
add to your comfort and happiness
through the coming New Year.
Mrs. Phillips, receiving the present
replied with the following address
MY DEAR FRIENDS Although
unaccustomed to public speaking and
utterly averse to oar sex leaving their
proper sphere of duty for that which
our liege-lords are certainly better
adapted, q mean oratory, not that we
ladies cannot handle or use our tongues
when necessary yet, I cannot refrain
from giving utterance to my feelings,
even in the presence of this large COM
pany, on the presentation of this beau
tiful, useful, and valuable present, es-
pecially after listening to the handsome
address Of our friend Mrs Rogers,
through whom you have presented it.
/ accept most thankfully this gift
the token of your esteem and friend
ship. / value it on account of its in.
trinsic worth, and of its usefulness in.
the family. 1t is one of Grover & Ba-
ker's 'best. And I am told that this
firm manufactures the best in our
country. The price of this machine,
| understand, is $l00 Such an ar
ticle is of immense value in any family,
as it saves time, health, labor and
money
A lady of my acquaintance in Eas
ton who has one of these Machines
minister's wife-(and all ministers
wives ought to have one) informed
me, that it was an Invaluable article
to her and that she would rather part
with almost any piece of furniture in
her parlor, than her sewing machine
that she could now not only do all her.
sewing for her family, and thereby
save the price of the machine annually,
but also much precious time, which she
can now devote to the spiritual and
intellectual improvement of her chill
dren, or to the interest of the Congre-
! cation over which her husband is pla-
ced as pastor. In family like mine
accustomed as / have been to nearly
all its sewing, which has really exhaus-
ted many midnight lamp-this very
desirable gift will be to me an immense
/ labor-saving, eye-saving and time-sa-
wing, | am convinced, if not money
saving machine. Those of us who are
blessed with these time and health
savers, can heartily respond to the
sentiment of the following lines:-
"We see a brighter day;
We need not stitch life away
And work our health undoing
We can with books be oftener seen,
Or walking DER the woodland green,
For Grover & Bakers famed machine,
Will do up all our sewing.''
| value it also because it is a beautiful
as well as useful piece of workmanship,
for in it are happily blended usefulness
and beauty. 1t will indeed be an or
nament to either parlor or sitting
room. Again, value it as a token
of the love and esteem of our dear
friends of this place and vicinity A
letter from Mr.. j. NORMAN (whose
active eXertions merit many thanks)
informed me that "as manifestation
of that kind and tender feeling exist
ing between pastor and people, this
has been presented. 1t is / assure you
very gratifying to me to be assured in
this way of my husbands usefulness
among you, and your kind apprecia-
zion of it. And indeed there are feel
ings awakened in the breasts of both
recipients and donors of such gifts, to
which those unaccuStomed to give or
receive such donation visits, are per-
feet strangers, and by the loss of which
they are deprived of much that is tru-
ly elevating and refining" And, as
the purposes for which this machine
will be used, are those of uniting firm
ly the different parts of a garment into
one of usefulness, beauty and symmetry,
SO may this presentation, as a memen-
to OF love, tend to unite our hearts
more firmly in the bonds of Christian
fellowship, and thereby strengthen
and beautify the relation existing be-
tween the donors and recipients of
this thankfully received, and highly
valued present. -
The presentation being over, the
whole assembly were invited to par
take of the good things" that Mrs.
Roseuberger knows so well how to pre-
pare. The tables were literally load
ed down with delicacies, and all ate,
drank, and certainly were merry. Af-
ter supper a collection was taken up,
consisting chiefly of the Thank offer
ings of the younger portion Of the
assembly, which amounted to nearly
$500.
The remaining portion Of the even
ing was spent in various ways: both
vocal and instrumental music: follow
ed by brief, but beautiful address,
appropriate to the time and place, by
the Rev Joseph Rogers; followed by
an address by Mr. Phillips, in which
he referred most beautifully to past
and passing events, and giving some
wholesome advice for the future. The
whole assemblage returned to their
homes about 10 O'Clock, feeling that it
was good to make satch donation
visit ). r. II.
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It is SO.
We have found out the truth of the
adage wolves may lose their teeth,
but not their nature" by the actions
of ferocious gentleman whom we
should take to be follower of Meme
sis, did we not know his disposition in
early life.