The mountain Democrat., 1865-11-04
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Aiyoung mAn, ~ sta 0faHCIl b. do
sfaemss, had The nisfpstune f. beceEasi
deeply enamoyyd II Q YOqpg lsdy, and =.
~ . 6rief eUdf tahip, 'pbttp6se6 ana 1as
SccspeSa. aDGs &h6G taS Ihts Snfpfib i6ue
svsaMG aheAAae catering 1hO Paslof
,viths the uHcere@npiOus fpsdoo Of q
young lover. at discovering his young To-.
Am6tsta Upon the sola, her ASAs around
thS neck u tneiEh6ovinE youth, and heP
|lips IN such blisssSl Prexinity % his astO
conviOcs our beTO that matters were, fsaP-
fully IN earnest, In rage and ,mortiAeae-
ton he rushed homeward, arriving iust 10
time to surprise bis only sister, the pious'
wife Of the VlIlsfs minister, 'squeselng to
kill . young disciple Of BlsckatOa6-,
Nearly frantic at snch nNlpOksd tor dis
closures among people be had believed but.
little lower than the sngeIs, he made >
bold dash for the bavM. running directly
upon his mother, kissing the old family
physician, who he'd stolen march npcn
her as abe was looking after the poultry.
This was too much, and with groah The
young man turned, undiscovered, awSy,
resolved to pass the night with bis grief,
beneath the stars, fearful Of further Feye-
lations should he ventura beneath tie
shelter Of another roof The morning en-
cOuraged him, however, and dew.drench-
ed and sOFroWGnl he sought bic home,
when bis mother. withitEue maternal eli.
citude, questioned him rs to the CAUSE pf
his sad looks :. whereupon he related the
Inconsistency Of his fair bstrUthed, 70.
CeiVing 10 reply the gratifying sintelli.
gence that Rhe was . goOd.for. nOthing,
miserable huzzy, and be must not speak
to or notice her again, one so wholly a.
worthy. 'A
But mother he continued. iaiteringFy,
that is not alL' m,l h..'t 80. 95f
Not alli What can thers .hs .mAEsf
was the next question. ,;......,. d., ao,,
why, wheh ] histened home, What
should I lind bot my sistsr-my godly
sister, in the arms Of = raseailv y0uar
LAWYER -.... t......t Ii. 'o;is
Your s:ster!' shrieked the ontragei
mother; my child : The ungratefui
wicked creature! Tsit for this I hSSV
given her home and, cared for her hua
band and childreNf Lvill do It no lang
or; such conduct 10 Infamous and TO- b,
SO disgracedl She shall leave to-day a1l
never enter my presehce Agafn.'
But this is not the worst, neither 60
Not the worst I can imagine Rothini
worse; what can it bsi' 5ss,
When sick and discouraged by sucI
repeated exhibitions Of sin, I left th
house, determined to pass the night IN Ia
barn. / there found my mother ktssss,
old DR.. F. ,a,
You did p .T..
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'Wdh never mind, my son, they alTWiI
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FAT MEN.-It is q notable fact in crim
inal statistics, that no fat man was eve
convicted Of the crime Of murdet. uStUtut|
persons are not EsvsnRaful; hO(, % Ggsa
eral thing are thsX: asitatsd b. gpstR a
passion. Few murdcFeTs weigh NOR
than ten stone. Thete az, howevisar;.' Z ex. =,
ceptiohs whicH justify uSs5n SssGiSihi
eleven as the utmost limit Of tAU sliAinS
scale; but beyond that there \, no IN
pulse towards homicide, ,SeldOm .hal
such phenomenon as fat honse. break.
eT been paraded at q criminal bar. Il i
your lean. wiry fellow, who wovka Wiah
skeleton keys, forces himself through eass'
ct windows which seemingly Wo0Id
scarc6 suffice for the entrance Of S,Sak,
steals with po;seless step along the lobby,
and up the stairs, glides into the 0hAn'
Der sacred for more than half . ceMtasS
to the chaste repose Of the gentle Titt.
tha, and with husky voice, and the etRIIi
bitiOn Of en- eDornaoUsl carving knifa, fp,
mands silence on pain Of death, Anda -
livery Of her Oash and jewels. IL Il. yUNdfi
attehuated thief who insinGates himssll
under beds, behind counters, dives into
tills, Or makes prey of articles Of coln.
meTce arrayed at shop ldoOVs fer temptas
ton Of credulous passengers. A corru!
lent burglar is as much out Of place; and
is % little to be feared aS was FalstSE aG
Gsdsill-and what policeman ever yet
gave.chase to a depredAtor as bulky e. d
bullocke OOrpulence, We mAintain,l Il
the outward sign not only Of 4. good COD
stitution. !. but Of inward rectitude and vir.
tue. EEHglish J6urNal. $40. - ..;.-u'4
.-Ift ~. -k-...--- ~ 80 I~tfi
TEE SHADOWS or CHiLDHooD. - God
bless the little children: we like Nllnir