Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-07-31
To Correspondents.

replies 10 queries OF esponuehls--aIAlouS III
qurers after truth, who apply to the editors
of the aforesaid newspapers TO have all their
difficulties solved, as confidently, rs the refined
Greeks. in ancient times repaired TO the oracle of
Delphi on a similar mission The answers gen
orally show that our friends, the literary editors,
know everything, and great deal more, and we
are certain, that the perusal of those in the New
York Ledger, for the period of one year, by
promising youth" could hardly fail at the
end of that tine, in rendering him perfect beau
among the ladies, and nice young man for a
small tea party. Although we are nothing but
country editor" a number of anxious inquir-
ers after truth, have applied TO us, from time 20
time, for the purpose of having certain doubtful
points finally settled, We have allowed letters
of this kind to accumulate, until have
drawer full of them, and viii now answer those
which are in danger of spelling if not attended
to Immediately.
ADELINE jesse, the father of David, and
Jessie, the flower of Dunblane, were not one and
the same parsonage. The difference in the
biography of the names should have convinced
you of this. Jesse was an illustrious Is-ealite,
while Jessie, the flower Of Dunblane, was a bon
ME Scotch lassie, whose beauty inspired some
love-sick swain to write one of the sweetest love
songs in our language. We think it worth quot
ing in full:
- The sun has gone down o'er the lofty Benlo-
mOnd.
And left the red clouds to preside DER the
scene,
While lanely I stray in the calm summer
CLEANING,
To muse on sweet Jessie, the flower Of Dun
blame.
How sweet is the brier, wi its saft faulding bios
And sweet is the birk WI its mantle o. green.
Yet sweeter and fairer, and dear to my bosom.
Is lovely young Jessie, the flower of Dunblane.
Shes modest as ony. an blithe as she's bonny,
For guileleSs simplicity marks her It's ain,
An far be the villain divested % feeling.
Wha'd blight in its blossom the sweet flower
| of Dunblaue.
Sing on. thou sweet mavis, thy hymn to the
e'euing,
Thou'rt dear to the echoes o. Calderwood glen,
Sac dear to this bosom, artless ane winning.
! Is charming young Jessie, the flower Of Dun
blame.
/ How lost were my days till met WI my Jessie.
The sports % the city seem'd foolish and vain.
/ | ne'er saw a nymph | would ca NV dear lasse.
! Till charmd WI sweet Jessie, the flower Of
Dunbane.
/ Though mine were the station o loftie-t gran
deur,
/ Amidst lis profusion Ia languish in pain,
/ An reckon ; naething tie height % its splen-
d0ur.
If wanting sweet Jessie, the flower o. Dan
blame.
| INQ careful investigation, are
satisfied that Mordecai is entitled TO the glory Of
having been the first to recommend to mankind
! the use of small beer as beverage in the place
of intoxicating liquors In this he has done more
for the cause of temperance, than Dow with his
| Maine liquor law, or Cough with his lectures
He is himself a living proof of the correctness of
his doctrines. At the age of sixty-four. he is a
remarkably hale and vigorous man, that you
would not suppose had yet passed his fftieth
year. This he attributes to the fact that he
never in his life drank anything stronger than
small beer, except four or five "snifters'' OF
brandy or whisky every day ''for his stomach's
sake,' by the advice of his physician. learned
professor of the healing art. The remarkable
increase of small beer politicians recently, is an
evidence of the universal dissemination of his
doctrines.
! OMAR-We will answer your question in the
! immortal words of the immortal Oxen, after which
we entertain no doubt that the entire matter viii
be as clear to you as mud: :. The earth has
without doubt originated according to the laws
of the polyhedron, which represents IN the near
est manner the globe. The polyhedron of the
| globe is the rhomboidal dodecahedron." Fur
sthay
| SYLvANIA.-We have perused the works of
Shakespeare several times carefully, and are there
fore confident that we are right when we say,
that he was not the author Of the following amor
ons lines:
"a present now l bring 70 you
great big apple meler;
Now mayn't | see you home TO night,
Don't let that other teller."
ANToNIA.-You can prove yourself to be a
pure patriot, at the present time, by dcnouncing
as secessioniss all who publicly censure the prn-
ciples of Abolitionism, and who will not admit
that Abraham Lincoln and Simon Cameron can
do no wrong.
ABRAHAM-The celebrated poem entitled an
:. Essay on Man." was not written by the Pope
of Rome. but by Alexander Pope, English
man. You need, therefore, entertain no con-
scientious scruples against reading it.
ToMMY.-Modesty was regarded as the chief
ornament of youth during the eighteenth cen
tury, when old fogies controlled public opinion.
Ignorance and inpudence are regarded the
chief ornaments now.
CELADoN.-You want to know if it amt about
time TO leave when Mo'Ge begins to yawn, and
the old lady remarks its ten o'clock and time to
90 to bed We think it is.
II We should have stated some time ago, that