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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-10-02
A Gentle Whisper.

Husbands, think of the good qualities
of your beloved, and not of her bad ones {;
think of her good common sense, her in
dustry,. neatness, order; her kindness,
aRability, and above all. her ardent piety,
her devotedness to things heavenly and
divine. Suppose you had slattern for
a wife, a slipshod hussy, gossip, real
termagant, whose tongue was not merely
Il trip hammer, but as the forked light
ming, so that even the house top would be
Il thankful retreat from her unmitigated
fury! Suppose all this, and still more,
and then say, has not God dealt very
kindly, graciously mercifully, in giving
you such wife? God has dealt Infinite
ly better than your deserts.
"But she is not all could wish! p
Marvellous! Wonderful And are you
all she could wish?- Turn the wallet
Suppose you cast an eye within and with
out, view your own ugliness and black
ness How many things does your be-
loved wife see in you that she has reason
to despise as mean, selfish, miserly, grow
elling? Are you al. that she could wish?
Far from it.
Love covereth multitude of blemishes
let the heart be filled with love, and
the little faults which now appear noun
tains, will be swallowed up or become as
molehills. A husband who is always
complaining and growing and swapping
and srarling, is enough to crush heart
of steel, to sour the mind of an angel.
The female heart is tender, soothing, sym
pathetic. lovely. Husbands, speak kindly
to your beloved
Speak kindly to her. Little dost thou know
What utter wretchedness what hopeless woe,
Hang on those bitter words; that stern reply;
The cold demeauor and reproving eye,
The death steel pierccs Not with keener dart
Than unkind words in woman's trusting heart.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-10-02
Their Mother Voice.

Since the prevailing Indian troubles
commenced, an Indian camp was cap
tured, together with number of
prisoners, including squaws and some
half dozen white captives, boys and
girls, from five to twelve years of age.
Word was sent throughout the country,
inviting those who had lost children to
come to the camp and identify, if possible,
their children, as none of them could give
any account who their parents were, or
where they were taken from, so young
were they when taken captive by the In
dians. Numbers went to the camp
many more than were children-and of
course many returned with heavy hearts
at being unable to find their lost ones.
Among the number who went, hundreds
of miles to the camp, ws1 a mother who
lost two chldren-a boy and girl, one
three and the other five years of age
years ago. Efforts were made to per-
suade her not to go, and so long time
had elapsed it was certain she could not
identify her children, even if they stood
before her. But she could not rest-she
must go, and go she did. On arriving at
the encainpment, she found the captives
ranged in line for inspection. She
looked at them first from distance-her
anxious heart bounding in her bosom.
But she did not see her children-at least
she saw nothing in the group that bore
the slightest resemblance to her baby boy
and girl as they looked when playing
about her door step. She drew nearer,
and peered deep into the eyes of each,
who only returned her look with stony
gaze, yet anxious one-they 100 hoping
to see something in her that would tell
them she was their mother. She looked
long and steadily at them, as her heart
began to sink and grow heavy in her bo-
som. At last, with tears and sobs, she
withdrew and when some PAGES off she
stopped and turned about quickly. as,
apparently. a thought had occurred to
her. Drying her tears she broke forth
in a sweet hymn she had been wont to
sing to her children as lullaby. Scarce
had a line been uttered when two Of
the captives-a boy and a girl-rushed
from the line, exclaimed, "mamma! man.
MAJ" The mother went home perfectly
satisfied she had found her long lost chill
dren.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-10-02
From the Religious Herald.
StoneWaIl Jacks0n's First Public
PRAYER.

When General "Stonewall" Jackson
first united with the Presbyterian church,
in Lexington, he became at once very
regular in his attendance upon the services
of Gods house and the performance of
his external religious duties, but for long
time he did not take any public part in
church matters. At last his pastor 1.-THE
venerable DR.. White) preached sermon,
on prayer, in which he urged that it was
the duty of every male member of o
church to lead in public prayer. The
next day faithful "elder" (since called
to his rewardD asked "Major Jackson
what he thought of the sermon" He
promptly replied that it was his duty to
lead in public prayer-that he was satis-
fed that he could not pray "to ediica-
tion,' and it was useless for him to at
tempt it. "Have you made the matter
a subject of secret prayer, Major, that
God might direct you to a proper de-.
cision2" persisted the elder. "No, sir
have not, but will do so to night" was
the characteristic response. The elder
advised him to talk the matter over with
DR.. White, and he started at once for
the pastors study, where he had long
conference on the subject-taking full
notes of what the pastor had to say.
The next day the elder saw him walk
ing rapidly by his place of business, with
out stopping, as was his custom, and
fearing that he desired to avoid the SUBJ
ject of the previous days conversation,
he called him back and ;asked if he had
prayed over that matter. "Yes sir, and
was just on my way to tell DR.. White
that he must call on me to lead in prayer
meeting tonight" Meeting his pastor
on the street, he walked out in the mud
to tell him that he was satisfied that he
ought TO lead in prayer, and wanted to be
called on. In due time this was done,
and the major made a bungling, lame
effort, which made the pastor and all
present'fee very badly for him. A few
days after, DR.. White said to him /: I'VE
do not want to make our prayer meetings
uncomfortable to you, major, and if you
prefer it will not cali on you to lead in
prayer again." The reply contains the
keynote of Jackson's character. "My
comfort, sir, has nothing in the world to
do with it. As my pastor, you think
that ought to lead in prayer, and the
word of God seems to bear you out in it.
| must not shrink from duty because it is
unpleasant Call on me, sir, just as often
as you please, and the oftener the better.
He persevered until he became exceed
lug gifted in public prayer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-10-02
Evening Parties,

The system of evening parties is false
and absurd one. Ladies may frequent
them professionally with an eye to q hus-
band, but man is fool who takes a
wife out of such assemblies, having no
other means of Judging of the object Of
his choice. You are not the same person
in your white Grape and satin slip as you
are in your morning-dress. A man is
not the same in his tight coat and feverish
glazed pumps, and stiff white waistcoat,
as he is in his green, double breasted
frock, his old black ditto, or his woolen
jacket And man is doubly fool who
is in the habit of frequenting evening par
ties, unless he is forced thither in search
of lady to whom he is attached, or un
less he is compelled to 60 by his wife. a
man who loves dancing may be set down
to be fool; and the fashion is greatly
going out with the increasing good sense
of the age. Do not say that he who
lives at home, or frequents clubs in lieu
of balls, is a brute, and has not proper
respect for the female sex on the con.
trary, he may respect it most sincerely.
He feels that woman appears to the
most advantage. not among those whom
she cannot care about, but among those
whom she loves. He thinks her beautiful
when she is at home making tea for her
old father. He believes her to be charm
ing when she is singing simple song at
her piano, but not when she is screeching
at an evening party: He thinks by far
the most valuable part Of her is her heart,
and a kind, simple heart, my dear, shines
in conversation better than the best of
Wit. He admires her best in her inter.
course with her. family and her friends,
and detcsts the miserable twaddling slip
shop that he is obliged to hear from and
utter to her in the course of ball; and
avoids and despises such meetings.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-10-02

To YoUNG LAp1Es.-My pretty little
dears, you are no more fit for matrimony
than a pullet is to look after family of
fourteen chickens. The truth is, nv dear
girls, you want, generally speaking, more
liberty and less fashionable restraint (;
more kitchen and less parlor; more exer-
else and less sofa; more making puddngs
and less piano; more frankness and less
mock modcsty. like buxom, bright
eyed, rosy-cheeked, bouncing lass, who
can darn stockings, make her own frocks,
mend trousers, command regiment of
pots, and shoot wild duck as we'll as the
Duchess of Marlboro or the Queen of
Spain; and be lady with all in drawing.
room. But as for your pining, moping,
screwed up, 'casp-waisted, putty faced,
music numbering, novel.devouring daugh.
ters of fashion and idleness, with your
consumplion-soled shoes, and silk stock
ings, you won't do for wives and moth.
Ellis Lectures.
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Speech of zachariah SBicer.

On the question, (Which enjoys the
greatest amount of happiness, the bache-
lor Or the married man?" the gentleman
said:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen rise
to advocate the cause of the married man.
And why should not? claim to know
something about the institution. do.
Will any gentleman pretend to say do
not? Let him accompany me home. Let
me confront him with my wife and II
children and decide.
High as the Rocky mountains tower
over the Mississippi Valley, does the
character of the married man tower above
that of the bachelor. What is q bache-
lor? What was Adam before he got &C,
quainted with Eve? What, but a poor,
shittless, helpless, Insignificant creature :?
No more to be compared to his afer-self,
than mill dam to the great roaring catar-
act of Niagara. (Applause.)
Gentlemen, there was time, blush
to say it, when !, too, was bachelor I;
and a more miserable creature, you would
hardly expect to find. Every day toiled
hard, and at night | came home to my
comfortless garret-no carpet, no fire, no
nothing. Everything was in clutter,
and in the words of the poet, Confusion
was monarch of all he surveyed"
Here lay dirty pair of pants, there a
dirty pair of boots, there play bill, and
here pile of dirty clothes. What won
der that took refuge at the gaming table
and bar room. found it would never do,
gentlemen, and in lucky moment VOW
ed to reform. Scarcely had the promise
passed my lips when knock was heard
at the door, and in came Susan Simpkins
after my dirty clot es.
Mr.. Spicer say she. I've washed for
you six months, and haven't seen the
first red cent in the way of payment
Now I'd like to know what you are 60.
ing to do about it! | felt in my pocket
book. There was nothing in it, and !
knew it we'll enough. Miss Simpkins,
said /, it's no use denying it. | havn't
got the pewter. wish for yourself !
had. There, said she promptly, don't
wash another rag for you. Stop, said J.,
Susan, Twill do what can for you. Silver
and gold, | have none; but if my heart
and hand will do, they are at your SER
vice.
Are you in earnest? says She, locking
a little suspicious. Never more so, says
|. Then, says she, as there seems to be
no prospect of getting my pay any other
way, guess III take up with your propo
sition. Enough said. We were married
in week, and what's more, we havn't
repented No more attics for me: gentle.
men. | live in good house, and have
somebody to mend my clothes. Gentle
men, | used to be as thin as a weasel.
Now am as plump as porker.
In conclusion, gentlemen, if you want
to be poor, ragged devils, without coat
to your back, or shoe to your foot; if
you want to grow old before your time,
and be uncomfortable, generally, as "a
hedge hog rolled up the wrong way" ]
advise YOU TO remain bachelor; if you
want to live dcccntly, get married. Eve
got tcn daughters, gentlemen (overpow-
ering applause;) and YOU may have your
pick
Mr.. Spicer sat down amid long and
continued plaudits. The generous pro-
posal with which he concluded, secured
him five son-n-laws.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-10-02

A friend from the country, on telling
Foote of an expensive funeral of an at.
torney, the latter replied:
"Do you bury your attorneys 2"
Yes, to be sure we do; how else 2"
"Oh We never do that in London"
"Oh!" said the other, much surprised f;
chow do they manage?"
When the patient happens to die, we
lay him out in room over night by HIM
self, lock the door, throw open the sash,
and in the morning he is entirely Off"
Indeed !" said the ether, in amaze
ment; "what becomes of him 2"
"Why, we cannot tell; all we know
there's strong smell Of birthstone in the
room next morning"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-10-02

Persons, when born, can expect about
thrty.nine years of life. If they live
one year their chances are good for 45;
at 5 for 81 at 10 for So; at 20 for Gl;
at 80 for "a; and 40 for G7; at so for
II; at 60 for IA; at 10 for so; at 80
for So; at 80 for 03; at 100 for lO2; for
l03 we can promise not quite one year
more of life. We get this from an old
life insurance table of London. Women
average longer life than men, and married
people live longer Chan single ones.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-10-02

A New USE OF AN OLD TUNE.-There
was a high.tempered man by the name of
Hunt, who used to get angry when the
oxen would not obey his voice, and beat
them most cruelty on the head. After a
time he became church-goer, and learn
ed to sing psalm tunes, and finally became
Deacon Hunt. 1t was noticed that his
oxen were much more docile thar form
erly.
"How happens it" said friend, "that
you never have to beat your oxen now
but they seem to be as manageable as
any | see?"
Why" said the deacon, 81 used to
get angry and beat them, but that only
made them worse, and me more vexed.
| began p think that beating oxen was
not quite Christian; and now when they
don't behave well 1 sit down behind the
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-10-02
General htistdlang.
The Beauty of Old Age.

often think each tottering form
That limps along in life's decline,
Once bore heart as young, as warm,
As fuH of idle faults as mine!
And each has had its dream of joy,
Its own unequalled, pure romance;
Commencing when the blushing boy
Firs. thrilled at lovely woman's glance,
And each could tell his tale Of youth,
Would think its scenes Of love evince
More passion, more uncarthly truth
Than any tale before or since.
Yes! they could tell of tender lays,
At midnight psnned in classic shades,
Of days more bright than modern days
And maids more fair than modern naids.
Of whispers in willing ear;
OF kisses on blushing cheek,
Each kiss, each whisper far too dear
Our modern lips to give or speak.
OF passions TOO untiIneiy crossed
Of passions sighted or betrayed
OF kindred spirits early lost,
And buds that blossoped but to fade.
OF bca'ning eyes and tresscs gay,
Elastic form and noble brow,
And forms that have all passed away,
And let them what We see them now.
And is it thus-is human love
So very light and frail thing?
And must youths brightest vision move
Forever on Times restless wing!
Must all the eyes that still are bright,
And all the lips that talk Of bliss,
And all the form, so fair to sight,
Hereafter only come to this?
Then what are all earth's treasures worth,
If we at length must lose them thus
If all re value most on earth
Ere long must fade away from us?
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-10-02

At Placer vile, q Methodist minister
went to tin shop to buy blowing holn.
Selecting one, he asked the clerk whether
it would make loud noise. "Oh, yes,
said the clerk "a HI of noise" !"
"Well," replied the minister, as want
it to blow at camp meeting, | don't think
that kind of noise will suit" and walk.
ed off
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-10-02

load and sing Old Hundred. 1t is sur
prising how the sound Of that tune will
calm down all our tempers, mine and
that of the oxen. BY the time have got
through they are all right, and have no
more trouble"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-10-02

A genius living in California made
nerve and bone all-healing salve, and
thought he would experimentalize little
with it. He first cut off his dogs tail
and applied some of the salve to the
stump. A new tail grew out immediate
ly. He then applied some to the piece
Of tail which he cut off, and q new dog
grew out. He did not know which dog
was which.
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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-10-02

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State of South Carolina:
EDGEFIELD DISTRICT,
IN COMMON PLEAS.
r. w Murnhv E Slocum,

G. W. Marpby & Slocum,
VS. For. Attach
]. A. Bass,
vEyHE Plaintiffs in tho above stated case having
this day filed their Declaration in my Office,
and tho Defendant having neither wife nor Attor-
ney known to reside within tho limits of this
State on whom copies of said Declaration with
rules to plead can be served; On motion of W.
W. ADAMS, Esq, Plaintiffs ATTORNEY, Ordered.
that said Defendant appear and plcnd to said
Declaration within year and Il day from the date
hereof or inal and absolute Judgement will be
given against him.
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