The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1865-10-04
DiscellaQeoQs.

MRS. DAFIS-AS INTERESTING INCIDENT.--A
clerical friend of ours, in passing through one
of our streets few days since, to perform a
ministerial duty-attending to the sick and
wounded in the Hospitals duty which he
Ecsl long and cheerEulIy perfofmed--encounter-
ed stranger who accosted him thus: "My
friend can yon tell me if Mrs. JEFF. Davis is in
tbecity ofAugusta ?' ~ -
"No, sir, replied our fiiend, in his usual
kind aud pleasant manner s'she is not.''C
'Well, sir" replied the stranger, ''you may
be surprised at y-asking such question !;
and more particularly SO when / inform you
that am discharged United States soldier.
But, (and here he evinced greet feeling) sir,
that lady has performed acts of Kindness to me
which | can never forget. When serving in
the Valley Of Virginia, battling for the Union,
Ireccived severe and dangerous wound, At
the same time | was taken prisoner, and con-
veyed to Richmond, where / received such
kindness and attention from Mrs Davis that 7
ealneyer forget her and now, that am dis
charged from the Army, and at Sork in this
city, aud understanding that that lady was
here, Fwished to call upon her, renew my ex-
Pr,.ssious Of gratitude to her, and offer to share
With her, should she unfortunately need it,
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Our clerical friend passed on to his allotted
work, deeply moved by the humble bat elo-
quent tribute to the good lady whose charity
knew no such cruel word as "foe.." Oh, may
we not hope that such charity viii inlaIne
the hearts ofall'our people That mercy may
come to tenper justice, and BID our young Ma
tien to rejoice once more in unity and pros
perity for, as the great Bard truly and beau
tifdll expresses it: s".s, .r.
The quality of Mercy is not strain'd.;
It droppeth as the gentle rain from Heaven
Upon the place beneath it is twice blessed :;
It blesseth .him that gives and him that takes :.
"Tis nlghtiest in the mightiest it becomes
The throned Monarch better than his crown :,
His sceptre shares the face oftemporal power,
Tue attribute to awe and majesty, -,
Wherein doth set the fear and dread of Kings
But Mercy is above this sceptered sway; -
It is an attribute to God Himself;
And earthly power doth then show Ekest
Gods, ....
When Mercy seasons Justice. r. .-'..s
Consider this
That, in the course of Justice, none of u.s.,
Should see Salvation we do pray for Mercy
And that same prayer doth teach US all TO
render - {
ghe deeds of Mercy ~
An UNEXPECTED LEssoN.-Tn Darcy
Thompson's Wayside Thoughts Is the follow
ing striking little incident: "a friend of
mine, an officer in a foreign service, was re-
turning home at a late evening hour with
brotheF.omeer after conviTial party. There
were lights in the window of a little parlor,
the door of which opened upon a common
staircase, and; on an upper story Of this
staircase one of their companions was quar-
tered: Pretending ignorance of his address
they stepped forEsrd, but paused suddenly,
and dofed their caps, and stood cap in hand.
For on the floor lay the father of the house,
stretched out in disease upon straw mat
tress the wife was seated on a low stool By
the fire rocking herself to and, fro, with her
lace buried in her hands sand on table in
the centre ofsthe room was little coffin, with
lighted candles placed round about IT.. The
iRtruders drew near the coffin, and saw
child'S face set IN loose flowers. And the face
seemed more beautiful than tte beautiful
flowers and they lent over and kissed the
waxen forehead Of the little sleeper, and stole
on tip-toe cut Of doors. And as they closed
tho door, they heard the mother blessing
them, and bidding them God.speed for the
poor thing was never dreaming that their er-
rand had been one of insolent intrusion, but
was sure, IN her Simple mothers heart, that
they lad come beneath the influence of holy
curiosity; had come to see the beauty Of her
dead little one; to learn from themselves,
that they might telfto their companions how
exceeding beautiful are they whom the Lord
calleth to himself early, ont OF innocence into
glory. The friends parted at the doorway,
and one of them told that for that night he
forgot to smoke his usual pipe, which with
bin was peace of usal forgetfulness,. and
that he remembered to say his prayers, which
was an instance Of remembrance very unusu-
al indeed" s,~ = .-"
HORRIBLE 0ccURRgNcE.-A sad accident
took place pear Bullville on Thursday last,
the particulars of,which are as follows While
Mr.. JAS. Gowdy was moving field of grass
with machine, he failed to see his daughter
"a girl of about FIVE years Of age who was
picking berries in the field near where he
was mowing,) and the consequence was that
the machine cut off both of the girls legs
above the aneles before it could be stopped.
Drs. Hunter and Everett were both called to
attend the child, who at last accounts was
still living bu: of course a cripple for life.
4 German was boiled tS death in q sugar
vat In phiEaSefnhj3 FaSk reek