Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-01
Captain Co. +. 9th reg. Ind. Vols.


A Soorcn CLEKeYNAS's WiFE.-Jsmes Fra
SER the author OF a work on SancthcatiOn, min
lister of great repute in the first half Of the last
century, cursed in a fiery helpmeet
She was woman ID try "a husbands patience
cold. unheedng. worldly woman was she.
Never did her gUdly husband sit down To IA com
Portable meal in his own house, and often would
he have tainted from sheer want OF needful sus-
tenance, but for the considerable kindness of some
of his parishioners She was too insensate TO try
TO hide her treatment of him. and well was it for
him, on one account, that she His friends
thus knew OF his I'll treatment and were moved
to do what they could for his comfort. A gody
acquaintance arranged with him to leave supply
OF food in a certain place, beside his usual walk
OF which he might avail himself when he starved
at home Even light and fire in his study were
denied him on the long cold winter evenings; and
as his study his only place of refuge from the
cruel scourge of his wfes tongue and temper
there shivering in the dark he used to spend his
winter evenings at home.
Compelled to walk in order to keep himself
warm; and accustomed SO 10 do when ne was pre-
pairing himself for the pulpit, he always kept his
hands before him as teeers in the dark TO warn
him of his approaching the wall at either side of
the room In this way he actually wore a hole
through the plaster at each end OF his accustom-
ell beat, on which some eyes have looked that
gstened with light from other fire than that of
love at the remembrance OF his cruel wife But
the godly husband had learned to thank the Lord
for the discipline of his trial. Being once at a
Presbyterian dinner alone among group OF mod
crates, one OF them proposed the health of their
wives, and turning 10 Mr.. Fraser. said AS he wink
ed To his cOmpanions on, of course will cor
daily join ia drinking to this toast. so will
and so ought, Mr.. Fraser said, ''fOr mine has
been better wife TO me than any of yours
has been to YOU" How SOP" they all exclaimed
"She has sent me. was the reply, "seven times
day TO nv knees, and that Is more than any of
You can say of yours
On the day on which her godly husband en-
tered into his eternal rest, and very few hours
after his death, some OF the elders on hearing
the sad tidings, hurried with stricken hearts and
ia tears to the manse.-To their horror. they
found Mrs. Fraser outside. feeding her poultry.
Approaching her, ore of them said. sObbing as
be spoke, so Mr. Fraser has gone 10 MS rest"
"Oh yes the poor mln died this morning" she
said. a she scattered the corn among the fowls,
IF You want 70 see the body You 90 in
chick. chick. chick"
The Richmond ladies' are fond of dancing,
to which amusement the Richmond Wig is very
hostile. In its issue OF the 18Th it says the girl
who wallzes hit to be sent to Iunnery Ii
proposes to kick out of good society all who
hauNt "udt u tctttIS iulihvutcA OF else
20 the other extreme and have .'round dances
after church service.
A little boy SAYS he knows God is for the
Union. he long ago hung out the red, white and
blue in the rainbow.
- FAST women OF THE BIBLE-A New York
publisher has received from well known military
gentleman the offer cd an illustrated work on the
fast women Of the Bible Mrs. Lot. Mrs Poti.
phar. Deah and Mrs King Ahab lJezebe) will
probably figure among the most prominent char
acters- ris ias rt.r SIS =. .r.- 80
Plots, BIT lLLIEsAIK--one Of the Home
Guards writes that certain officer. on hearing
ths, the militia were 70 be called out. sent bis
commission TO his Lieutenant Colonel. indorscd
follows:
dear Curnel beg to resine nv commission
Being a disciple OF krst. not take up the
sorsi.'
Prom fer. Kr Nc k.lleR, Fr-toy ef Roberts Cap.
ISDfsssrorfs. October 8. 1857
DK. L. W. RoBAcx-Dear Sir: | have USED
your Blood Purifier Tor nervous affection. from
which have suffered much at times. While Il
i pleasant 10 the taste. il certainly has az PIP
effect upon the nerves. Please accept nv thanks
for your kind reg aris, ana bctievem CIR
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