The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-11-13
The Ruling Passion

Inc huiinS PASSION.
A few days before the death Of
George Wilkes Kcndell, he wrote a
letter to tho Ptcayune, concluding
thus:
had passed two nights in the stage
between San Antonio and Alleyton
and on reaching the latter was of
course III fair plight for little rest
after the jolting of such journey. |
was conducted to room, after putting
u post prandial pipe, and in that room
was the outlines of a bed. My frame
was somewhat shattered and out of
repair, and thinks I to myself, "rll
reconstruct on that base" or in that
bed. But it was Of no use.
AS We get old our memory grows
defective; but Shall never forget
chat bed at Allcyton--no, never. |
was tired and sleep when entered IT,
but after thrcshing and rolling about
for i've minutes was rs wide awake
us ever was i'll my life. The sheets
and blankets may have been c!can--I
DO not say they we're. not; but The
mattraSs and pillow bothered me in
more ways than one. / did not open
CIT !cr, but after prospecting about on
both for space in search cf a soft
spot, after trying tho process known
as the laying on ofhanlS,' came to
this conclusion, viz: that the pillow
was stuffed with pecan shells and the
mattraSs with corn cobs When a
man has no oculor demonstration. he
IS obliged to resort to his /eclt;sqs. |
have never mcllled much with any
other poetry than ready madc-that
is, poetry made by other people but
parod,cs will sometimes get into the
heads of people who arc not poets.
At all events, as | rolled about in
that bed at Allcyton, one of Tom
hlooro's beautiful songs came into my
head,and / cruciiicd it in this way
while thrcshmg the mattrass:
''inu may twist, you may turn, you may
Squirm rs you will,
But the tnds OF these corn cobs will stick in
you still.
viii stick in you :"
and hurt you smartly' At Columbus
1 hope they will have softer pillows
and nattrasscS.
MARRIAGE or A HINDoo Girl TO AN
lDoL.--The following curious account
OF the marriage OF a Indoo girl to an
idol is given by the Oudc Guzcuc;
"Sometim" ago u paper OF the North.
western provinces announced the arri-
val of an old Ocean Brahmin with his
family in the town Of Mulllra, where the
Nmsachcrec, the high priest Of the Ra.
mmanoolee m sect, greatly patronized him.
The old Brahmin has two daughters, one
grown up girl and the other only nine
years old. While residing at Ml.hra
the Younger girl gave ont that Krishua.
JHe Zone OF the incarnations of Wish, IL,
the lilndoo god, appeared to her in a
dream, and proposed nuptial alliance
with her. Next day the girl was with
great pomp married to an idol worship
ped il Hindoo tempe. The ignorant
and s"perstltloTs people rrjoccd at The
absurd marriage, and began to venerate
tn" girl as an inspired being Both the
girls nave learned by heart eighteen
thousand conplets Of the 'BInSwau':'
a work IN Tie San$cr!t language, They
have now arrived i'll this cry and PIT
up at house IN the vicinity "f The Cole
D"rwaza Every morning. IIindoos of
ages and sexes congicgatc to hear the
m"io''""s rec''arons Of the two girls
!'"n' the G'r!s consider themselves as
dedicated to the service "f'he god Kr'sh.
ma; anu alter their daily rrci'arions are
concluded 'hsy make NJ hesitation N
accepting such presents Of money and
sw't'"rnts as Their hearers may choose
lp,S'T' 'hIm' we have l'''le doubt
,ha' 'h"y nav" already r"apcd rich
harvest rom their deluded vo,aries.
1890
PnILANTuRonIc MALIcNITy. Some
Of the Massachusetts papcrs-and
those, too, not Of the Comprehend type
are beginning to be out-spoken
against Senator Sumner. Thus the
ltncton /',,oDin<, /J,..B