The Van Buren press., 1866-12-07
IL L Csc Of Conscience.

NJ A-Css Of COnscienss.- ass, r
In a certain fl.udics' Moral Reform So
cicty,' existing not many miles from the
bank Of certain river. the members were
reqyiJei tqs gnIaphdgcnot 30 ''set ppi
q. i Isl tandl Or 10 any ythipg else that
might be supposed TO have a ;chdencyAiow-
over remote, to immortality. One evening
ssthePrsnent was calipgover the names,
20 know whether each member had kept
her obligation, beautiful aud, highly. re-
spectacle young lady burst info tears, ana
on being questioned as TO the cause, said
Fhe feared she-had brdlSaS her ple,lgc.
"Why, what have you donc?" asked the
PresiJon,!G0 HiG bus cIJ0I.ge HTr
"Oh!" sobbed the young lady, "Dr.
-, kissed me tbeetlser night when he
waited on me home from meeting"
"0h,.syeil that ia Ipsthmg very sbal,p
said the President; "hs kissing does not
make it that yoa have broken the pledge"
"Oh that is mt the worst of it, exclaim-
cd the conscicptipus young, lady ~ fssai
him back again"
-ono Of tho @Dhttada otfitials while
travelling recently in the cars in Alabama.
noticed a lady with a negro girl in attend
ance and he remarked: Madam, ] SEQ
you have one fmy children eyes, sir"
replied the lady, 81 preee,ye tho resemb-
IanceV' A Slight titteiing was observed
in tha; part Of the car and, tho Bureau
left.
-A minister was ono Sabbath day
examining the Sunday School in catechism,
in the presence Of thc congregation. The
usual question was put to the first girl
strappcr, aboutthiitcen years Of age, who
occasionally assisted her father, who was a
shop keeper, in waiting on customers:
"What is your name?' querictl the par
son.ai.,
No reply. -..-----
"What is your name?' hsrepeated, ina
very pe'emptory tone of voice. . ''--'
"None your offun, AIR. Minister" re-
sponded the sirl, ), lyon know my name ell
enough. When you come to our house On
night. don't you say TO me;
Betty bring me some more alcH'rggO
The congregation, forgetting the sacred
ness of the place, "grinned audibly,"', and
the disconnected person looked daggSifss at
the maiden. awL a5nuJ
"A friend related to US one morning
scene in school room, which we think
will do 10 publish, and is too good to keep.
1t is ,hccustotp in tho school to read a
moral lesson each morning. when the teach
-cr questions the scholars on what has been
read. The day our friend visited the school
the lesson was in regard to. the taking Of
fruit, and was a sort Of narrative, in which
it was stated teacher had told his class
not to touch the fruit which grew in
ncighboring orchard, but to wait until it
was perfectly ripe, and they should all have
q share Of it. They all diSobeyed the com
mand with the exception Of ono little girl
she alone refraining from touching the
fruit The first question asked by the
teacher was ia yg. Hak
(Which did right, the little girl. or the
others of the class9" HH. .a.-
The unanimous answer was-v-, ..a4l
"Thc little girl s-a ra
The next question was .,,
why did not the little girl also take
the fruit!"as D. .ua. ... :: 9led |.
This appeared to puzzle the class, aud
for q long time no one was ready toanswer,,
At length little fellow ct tho bottom Of
the class held up his hand, which was
equivalent TO saying that he could give The
answer He was told to proceed, when he
astonished the teacher and convulscl our
friend by cxelaimng- -.iify III T.
"Pleath, sir. she wath too little to reach
the fruit?"
You ought to marry Never Il
know good girl for ryou, let me alone
But perhaps. yoa-pshaw!-you don't
know her. Sheis yo6ngr s'1'hen shells
sly Beautiful. The moro dangerous.
'Ofgood family Then she is proud. -,
'She has talents 'Tdkil1 me- 'And one
hundred Thousand dollars sI'll take herl'
--rAn Irishman with, Instantly, lsh4rA
ing dt Philadelphia, was assisted on shore
by a negro, 'sho spoke to Patrick iii Irish
The latter taking the black fellow Tor rone
OF his own countrymen, asked how long he
had been in America? Ahoutfour III 9nths
was the reply. The chop fallen Irishman
turned to his wife and exclaimed. 'But
four months in this country and almost as
black as Jet -
a merchsnt few miles from Pc
tcrsburg, Va. on opening q hogshead Of
hardware, and comparing its contents with
the invoice of it, found hammer less than
was charged therein This hc mentioned
TO q young lrishman, his assistant, who
Immediately exclaimed, Och. my honey,
don't be after bothering your head abont
that, didn't, the nagur take it out Of the
hogshead to open it WITH t-SE; - w.
- fond father, the other day. wish.
ing to form an alliance between his stupid
luLberly son and fine young lady Of his nc-
uuaintance. sent him TO her with the fol-