Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-10-10
How Victoria reprOved A FIir6Hs
Daughter.

AT length, IN flirting her handkerchief
over the side Of the carriage she dropped
it 100 evidently not accidentally Instant
ly two or three young heroes sprung from
the r saddles to return It to her fair hana,
but tie awful voice OF royalty STAYED them,
"Stop, gentlemen, exclaimed the Queet
''leave it just where it's. Now, my daugI-
ter, get down from the carriage and pick
up your handkerchief There was no help
for it. The royal footmen let down the
steps for the little royal lady who proceed
ed to lift from the dust the pretty piece of.
cambria and lace. She blushed a good deal, !,
though she tossed her head saueily, and
she was doubtless angry enough, but the
Notifying lesson may have nipped IN Che
bud her first impulse towards couuetry. It
was hard, but it was wholesome. How
many American mothers would be equal
to such a piece of Spartan discipline?
Hoa0 UldernooG3' WI Dispose Of lNr.
Davis.-Rev. Paul Bagby says he told
President johnson in the following Ian
guageao of an interview between himself aud
Judge Underwood:
Judge Underwood said he was sure
Iir. Dav.s'nwouldssbe brought TO trial in.
Novembe and that, under existing IN
structions, in reference to jurors, a jury
would be .empannelled that wo,ad.convict
HIN: that he did not wish to see any more
blood she'd, because he was opposed to
capital punishment anyhow. and that
Congress, III the m dst Of the war, had re-
duced the penalty of treason to fine and
imprisonment IN the discretion of the Court;
chat he would, therefore, only fine him.
enough to take away his Mississippi plan
tations, and let them be sold out, qtsay half
dollar ,er acre, TO his old slaves, whose
toll and tears Trad accumulated them; that
| had better suggest this to the country,
and, after while, go down and preach to
the neg oes colon.ze,, on Dayis's ole. plan
I. lions.
ITO which President johnson, smiling,
repl ed;
g 1t used 70 be the old fashioned way To-
try mansbefore the j laaged him 49,
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How NEAR IS HEAVEN Christians
sometimes looked far away to heaven but
t'lat rest is not far off The clouds that
hide their shining worlds are thin, they
are transient, and soon will obscure no
more, the journey may end this hour, one
short step may place the Christian IN q ray
of light but the morning comes and no
shade behind it. Day. bright, peaceful and
eternal, succeeds it. A pang may be left
for moment, andsnies away forever A
conflict sharp and painful, may continue
for night but victory, eternal Victory en-
sues. How soon Oh how soon hniss
tian's cares are over, his eyes
more with tears. Near at ISL land
OF his pursuit. Hope cheer L10 eIsai5!12
the object that hope etabrd 1sI1
it's spirit Who can conte!
that our heavenly Father IA \;
children, and not feel IN III n
for its enjoymentI Well these
happy chine, thosesey 81 yerdlal5 ~!
not far distant
F,scn Posrs. writer ii the Gene
see Farmer says: x.ssss- = z So
About thirty years
| split two bar posts, side s}lle
chestnut log. They were eia 9ze
eight inches wide, and ttlIi1 4
One [ set butt down, the olbe
At the end Of ten years she olIll bflse
down was rotted of, and reset ii the
same hole. At end 1t ears it was
rotted off again, and put 81 new one:
The other lasted four years When II
got split in two. sand tool out, allo IL
was about two-thifds offs ssiz gzslrs
ago set six pair Of sspli ST
Of the same white oak Jhe pa 6k
butt down. 4a1aothef 1l3aif one butt
and the others top down our yeais ago
those set butt down were all rotted 81 and
had to be replaced BY new ones. his SUM
mer Ihad occasion to reset ffihos that were
top down. found them ia 81 md enough
to reset. My experiments hare eoup i1o4d
me that the best way IS 70 Get them toe
down.
Alas Sfsr him who grows old Without
growing wise, and TO- whom the future
world does not set open her gate, when he IS
50 excluded by the present 4 he Lord deals
50 gracicusly with us ID the decline Of life,
that it is shame to turn asdeaf ear. TO the:
lessons which he gives he eye becomes
dim, the ear dull, che tongue falters, tlle
feet totters all the senses refuse u <lo|
office, and from every side resounda klas
thn caH s.Ssat thine honsa II. 4rflnr fsa4S fha