Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-04-19
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>. oe,e'y S.Ia~a be of his friends,
nan. VIZ tnl'les,sl,sne5 did not possess
VI even de,l .te, 1tS lien from his lips
q go rI: ~ 49, re,sy serve as q sam
Gu1 u r. uis 70 20 ~ steer, the great an
- - !, sai4 ISong him 70 sit for his
rnetrp;. ilnai i's'u'FTi H. ~. was met by the |
p-i pui1la az iiuLs-..syng Nv Hazael 10 the |
I1le,,lG' pSnLa. sOIS T,;aha seryant dog that
he should do this s.. -
Few men have ~ -. ~. - "a
an5 ,Y Ieal. 80 ~, 70 M 9ach an one as sgd /
49, % Sra;sh 49, = -. he huoyancy Of his
,,,.o,s iaal.. 49,. - nes mistaken for lev
+ r., 5 -S1Is IL 5l9r n9 In which he some
,;y,os s1H M - i 49, @freyerance. For in
starco ,,,,,,, 'l' - reat offence 10 a seri-
4 e..s sid iauF H. L on one fine summer |
morning 'Sshe shutters and let Us /
1 gl0rifV the roc.We can imagine the |
sudden shock ned by 4 sensitive Wo-
man of uncerte, when the month OF
June made tbn-day sultry; Let US
take off our fed sit in our bones the
terror of anodd lady when be told her
he chained uy big Newfoundland dog
because he he passion for breakfastng
on parish boJeading memories oil nlm,
one almost ceto wonder at the. alarm
expressed 10 atures of the simple gen
tleman who ay heard from Mr.. Smith
himself that ad an intense desire to
roast Quahnd may fancy the terror
Of juvenile quents brought before
him when heimed, John bring me my
private galloR His joke has been told IN
many ways O advice he sent to the
Bishop of Nealand not to object to
the cold curad roasted rector on the
sideboard, hol he would disagree with
the man who himself 1t Is not dlth-
cult TO pictureace of broad humor, Int
By an internalIh, when the man who
was compound history OF Somerset
shire families AID 10 him for information
concerning thealth arms, received this
answer i reg. ST, / cannot contribute
TO so valuable OK, but the Smiths ney-
er had any armln invariably sealed their
letters with thehmbs.
Though, arps, the exhuberanee OF
his fancy showetslf in the most fantastic
images and mosnenious absurditles, till
his hearers beca stigued as well as him
self with the mdtent they excited, there
was never eItheF1l or look OF yuigarlty
Ludicrous' heat have beer often, but
coarse never gdumored sven IN Sls Sc
Terest moods, nous and sympathZlnl
always Aud b he died. there we're
many who migha3e written as wrote tht
cold statesman al tern critic (if, indeed
he was in truth elr Jeffrey, on hearing
Of his death iGeal presence OF my be
loved and inc1prable friend was s.
brought before nj N all his brllllancy, be
nevOlence, and shing decision thar
seemed again tohr his voice, and burs
into an agony crying. de had man
other friends WheaTly loved him, and q
was the idol Of tpwn household. IN
REREATION,
The subject amusements Is one whic
will not soon tse to agitate the Church
The physical mental necessity which v
are under Of netimes relaxing from th
segerer duties life, is a too well establIsbe
hygienic fact be ignored. Says a write
in Hours az h There Is a demand
our nature for at recreation from severe
toll which fndts sphere 10 part in e ia
are termed amumetts. The bow can nc
always be strain toits utmost tension, an
the mind can n alSays be kept upon tn
stretch. There are times when we mu
dropthe oar, ameittr float with the streal
-ifit does notlrift IS the wrong way
ride az anchor. Th8fhe question arise
how our time slali tspent, " bat Is th
best refreshment forlr ja1ed powers!
what way, at once me harmlessly and mo
rroftably, can We edoy our time?
The simplest pleares are at once th
most satisfying and blthful. ANY that z
beyond their true 0b,t. and create craving
which they can not tisty. are not only n
beneficial. but actualinjuriouS. Ehe mo
laboriously one sses0T happiness the mo
sure viii be his appointment. It mu
fall into his hands e ripe fruit, and il
reaches up to snat,it from the tree, !
viii find it hard tluck, aud uHripc al
hurtful when gatLsd Hannah More r
marked, i do notaow 50 hard trade
pleasure, if it be wdollowed
Yet many seem t4evote their whole lly
20 the pursuit Of rasure, with a dlligen
which would In>uahe highest success
any legitimate buaess. They are ev
watching for the huorous or ludicrous 81
of everything, au3Iew them as vauab
only in so far a. theldminister 10 a mort
desire for amusemel
To such recreation nm impossIblhty. In
have entered on afe of labor, from
dreaTiness of whichte tere can be no repO,
save in change lube entire aim OF Il
Many forms of amement aud recreatlC
innocent in themsels, are evil in their 4
deneies Like . hutiful landscape SIX
ing toward a preoice. they incline t
wrong way. Thenusements of the dar
the theatre, and Il opera. and many 9th
must be judged this way Itis not n
rssary to go intn minute analytical disc
sion of shy or i what particular featl
/ they are iniurioE il Is sufficient to kn
I that the iuclinaon IL downward, and d
with many it Is imarkably steep,
William Wierforce once refused an
/ yitation 70 i forming musical concc
Much as he likemusic, he thought that
Z that early hour, and as an introduction
T the duties Of thday. it was kind OF {
sipation. 1t wa not the most fitting !
( face for the yolne Of the day 80 q
/ are amusements hat create q disgelish
ones proper bsiness. They divert
+ mind from its proer sphere; they dissipa
thew make a ma more needless and trifii
4 they fascinate I'm until he becomes Il
slave; they icedan appetite that IS sur
grow more ravepus by indulgence,
Yet religion no enemy to real cheer
ness, and there Ie many amusements wi
while they recoerate the mind and b
/ are perfectly hrmless, and need leave
1 stain upon the purest mind Or
/ Judges and miisters have renewed
memories Of tha own youth in the sp'
which they share with the generation
was erowding uem off the stage. ,
/ Beecher could rolp with his own child
and DIR. Chalmer could play with the
at rolling stones lown hill Chief Jui
Parsons could dop his book to beat
/ Younger memberof the family at chara
and William Wrt could be as playful
as mirthful as tie infant prattler that c
/ bed his knee to tick roses IN his hair.