Des Arc citizen., 1866-11-17
Pass Him On.

Pass Him Un.
 Almost pitiablc case of deseriion took place in our city last week, says the Natchez Democrat, and as publishing it 10 the world may be the means of bring ing a scamp to justice, we make it pub lie.
 It appears that last spring man named John Houston, a house painter came from Cincinnati and found work in the Kingston neighborhood, across the Uomochitto, in Willlerson county. He behaved himself well, and was in- dustrious, and became acquainted with very respectable family, where there was daughter--a handsome, tidy, good woman--whom Ire courted and married last August. They remained at home with the old folks, where he worked as usual until last "Wednesday, when he came to town bringing q load of his sather-in-laws cotton, and his wife. He sold the cotton to a firm i'll town and got check on the house of Britton x Koonsz for the money. On his way to oct the money he left his wife i'll store, first getting her watch to leave it at some watchmaker's for repairs. He got the money and left. Two or three hours afterwards, his poor wife. alarmed at his absence, came to make inquiries for him. But he was gone and all search was unavailing. Her distress was poig- nant, not so much because she was lett penniless and friendless ill a strange town, as that the man she loved with all the fervor and purity and trusttnl- ness of a true heart, should have prov cd so uuloving and nworthy.
 We comply with your request, Mir. Democrat, to pass J ohn Houstonaround merely to punish scoundrel But as to the woman, she deserves no sympa- thy, nor does any other one who pre- cipitates her honor and fortunes too hurridly into the keeping of one of those miserable Northern scoundrels who arc skuking among the Southern people, merely because there are too many accomplished scoundrels at home to allow them a chance.-Coahomian. I MEANING OF NAMEs.--From the Sax on we have Ada which means happy, and 'Elenor,' all fruitful; Richard, very rich, or richly honored Edward, truth keeper; Edwin happy winner j; and William defender of many.
 The Gothic gives us Adelaide the princess; 'Adeline,' the little princess :; 'Alphonso,' our help; Charles one whois crowned; Charlotte, a crowned woman; Emma one who nurses ;; Ernest, ardent of soul; Everard,' well reported Francis freeman.
 From tho French we borrow Amelia, beloved; 'Arabella,' beautiful altar !; Isabella, olivccolored; Rosabella, beautiful rose 'Rosalind,' elegant rose.
 From the Latin we obtain Augustus. increasing, noble; Barbara, strange ; 'Beatricc,' one who besses; Clara, clear; Grace, favor; Viola the violet 1; 'Jane, peace 'Julius, sott-haired !; Julia soit-haired woman; 'Juliette, little and tt-harired; 'Letitia,,' joy :;
 Margaret pearl Miranda, admired ; ! Oliver the olive man; Blanche, white. From the Greek we take Agatha ; good Agnes, chaste Basil, kingly; 'Bertha,' bright; 'Catharine, pure Erasmus worthy to be loved ; Eugene nobly descended; 'Theodore,' a git Of God; Cyrus, lord; George, a farmer; 'Helen.' one who pities ; Matilda, stately 'PhPbe, light of life ; Philemon, one who kisses; Philip, a lover ofhorses; sophie, wisdom.
 We also receive many of our names from the Hebrew, as k'Anna,' kind :; James, the supplanter; John the grace and mercy ofthe Jehovah {; Mad cline, noble minded; Ruth trouble ; Mary a salt tcar--a beautiful and touching name, there never can be too many Marys; Martha, trouble, or bitter; 'Susan,' a lily Elizabeth the house Of strength 1; Jonathan the gift ot God; Sarah, princess, or my lady.
 Nor SLoTHFuL IN RUsINEss,-The word industry is not found in the Bi- ble, and the word industrious is used only once, and then it is applied to every wicked man. But the word dili- , gent is used several times, and general ly in opposition to idleness or sloth.
 There are few persons, we suppose, who think they have right to steal, or murder, or tell lies, but there are many who seem to think that they have a right to be idle and to live on the earnings Of other people. But the same authoi ity that tells us to be honest and ltruthful tells Us to be diligent in our calling, and it is not easy to tell why sloth is not as displcasing to God as drunkenness or thett.
 Every loaf of bread that is eaten is the fruit of somebody's labor; and if everybody in good health worked as diligently as they could. there would be an abundance for all the world. But more than half of the people live on what the other half earn. Nothing pleases us better than to enter an hum- ble but contented home, where every thing is neat and orderly, though it may be plain and coarse, and where all : arc busily and use.ully employed. Industry and temperance would turn thousands of filthy. wretched novels in our land into comfortable and health fl homes.