New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-26

i,b ,ears IN his ewes narrated his unfortunate posi-
ion. 81 can't afford 70 lose $40, and this week
L Very well, George; here is $40 Of my money!
viii lose II. Don't say anything about my foolish
ness 70 Mr.. MooIe now give me the ticket
lie did go, adding, " God blesa yOu, my dearest
sister, you have saved me tom Ito greatest ankle
w." and he lsfl her home perfectly delighted. lie
never thorght how hard cass il would be FOX his
sister 10 get stuck.
The next day the drawing arrived.
Georges eyes went no further tDan the three
fret-drswn numbers. There they stood-63, 9, 81.
1" BY jiugo" ne exclaimed, my sister has come /
within M ace Of drawing prize, but her ticket was
9, 81 g." Agaln he looked. Now te Is rs pae az
O sheet as be exclaimed, She he's drawn the capt.
tai prize oil $iO0,COv,"
So il proved, bu. che was not allowed TO draw II
in peace, or tue net amount ahont 1000. Moore
creditors were up ia arms. They got ont an irlnpc'
ton from the old Chancellors Court, declaring -
the prize really belonged 10 John A. Moore "a Una.
the wife business was dodge to cheat. Az last II
became clearly apparent to Chancellor McCoun that
tho wife had purchased the ticket with her own
money, to obiise favorite brother, and had con-
cealea 1t from her husband fearful o. nls oisdppIo
baton until after the drawing, when she placed tue
lucky ticket in his hands 20 collect.
Not little announcement to some Of the
money. kings who now figure magnliicently on
Change must be the memory of THE Dir. Wal
ter Barrett, who reyives antecedents Of their
history in o manner moro piqIant than Discreet
STORIES FROM THE LIPs OF THE TEACHER. RE
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| As q general rule, we cannot say that we
extrayagantly admire the attempts that are often
made TO clothe the simple Oriental narratives
of the Bible in modern costume. Several In
stances of this kind are, perhaps, in the
memory of our readers, which 80 glnringly
travesty the words OF Holy Writ, as to create
prejudice against every similar effort. They
have deeked out the profoundly impressive pas
saees on which they have laid their presump-
tuous hands in Haunting robes, and sought to
enhance the effects of inspiration by gorgeous
rhetoric. The author of this little volume, who
is understood TO Be the Rev. o. 3. Frothing-
ham of this city, is guitless of any such pro-
fame folly His admirable work presents en-
phatic contrast to those just alluded to. He
has aimed to preserve tie vital spirit Of the
narratives which he has selected for bis
juvenile audience, while supplying them with
the aids of modern illustration. His pure taste
and excellent sense have enabled him to do this
with remarkable success. In slngularly choice
, language, but chaste and simple as it ID beau
: tiful, he relates the parallels of Jesus, deriving
0 from them tho lessons of instruction which are
of universal interest, and illustrating their
r truths by the happiest suggestion of familiar
: applications and analogies. The authors ex-
PLANTATION of his own point of view is so apo
b site that we quote il at length.
need not tell you, my dear children, that jesus,
the Great Teacher, ia the habit Of telling sto-
RES to bis friends, and the people who csme about
, him. sometimes in crowds and sometimes in small
companies, 10 hear bin talE.
10 the New Testament. They arc short fables or
tales sometimes true tales Of men and women who
actually lived, and Of events that really happened;
sometimes imaginary tales of men and women who
might have lived, and events that might have hap
pened Sometimes they were little histories, and
sometimes they were little poems.
| Whichever they were. they were meant not TO
amuse the listeners, TO entertain them as parents
entertain their children, but TO instruct them IN the
truths of religion and In the rules OF good hic The
instruction was given in this form because 1t was
more attractive, and more impressive: 1t would be
listened TO more atteniveiy, thought OF more ear
nesily and remembered more distinctly, thar II 1t
had been given a. the cateChism gives H. The Last
ern PEOPLE we're very fond Of THIS mode Of teaching.
The Persian and Arabian writings are full OF para
bles We find them in the Greek and Roman books.
The fables Of Hsop parallels from the Greek.
Many very beautiful stories OF the same kind are
told In the Old Testament. You remember, for ex-
ample the lovely little tale OF the pet lamb. which
the prophet Nathan told to David tho king, when he
wIhed 10 make him feel how wicked he bad been
in taking away the wife Of bis friend. The king
heard the story and touched 70 the heart by III
but he would have been very angry if the lcsson it
contained had been preached 10 him IN sermon.
Bat Of all stories, none 80 beautiful as some
Of those which Jefus told to his friends; none have
70 much meaning III them none present to the mind
sueb sweet pictures Of sceneTy and life. They must
have been very fresh and vivid to those who heard
them and Il they not NO fresh and vivid TO you,
il il because You lit lie Americans, and not little
Jews; because you live in the United States, and
not in Palestine; and because you ere alive now,
and not when Jesus was, nearly two thousand years
ago.
was born in differed from In almost every thing
The cities did not look ike our cities the fields
did not look like our fields. Spring, SUMNER Au-
tumn Winter, were not the same that they are
here for tho land was situated the other side Of
the globe and Of courae had peculiar climate
This climate had great deal to do with forming
the habits OF the people. Men ana women wore
light, loose clothing, and lived for The most part in
the open air.
| They had no large balls s1ch as we have but all
their public meetings were held out OF doors in the
lnarket-place. TDere were no newspapers, and no
books, and, 80 laI as We know, there were 40
schools. A few persons WHO were rich had parts Of
the Scriptures written on EsEebpeni+ and IN certs,a
places called synagogues, of meeting houses learned
men used to read and explal the Sculptures TO tueh
as chose to come and hear. Very few Of tie people
could read write, and they would not baye been
much better of if they could for there bu. one
book to read, and that too and costly to
own, while in regard TO writing, there war mol much
to write about Tor people die not travel 10 we do,