Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-06-12
Saddening Words.

the English languIge-more perhaps than
in any other modern tongue except the
ltsliap-ol which The sound so hsrmoni-
zes with The sen.e. that they charm at
once the ear and The heart. The vocal
body. so TO speak. with which the senu.
menils clothed. seems as appropriate Ia
it as lovely coun,enance to the possess.
or Of beautiful mind.
"lInme." Love. "Slumher, Ca.
ress." Nv elcome." belong to this cs,rg
ry but il is III certain pathetic expires.
sions that the agreement Of the sound aud
sentiment strikes III Ms most perfect. Poe
said that "Nsvermore' was the most
mourniul of al words. Byron gave the
same melancholy p,e eminence to "Fa'e-
well" snd DR.. Johnson thought that OF
all phrases The la.t'' was The most
touching. "rhe last look"-"ihe las,
sigh "Ihe last ri Earth - these are
/ certainly solemn and affecting uuterances :
but We think, with .ste writer. that
there is more real paihos IN the "gont"
than IN any other in the language. To
use Spanish. or rsiher Mnnf,h, meta.
phor, II is "lull OF tears How n ap.
pals The sense and desolstes the heart ol
the weeping wIlcher when spoken. ever
so sol'lv, in the chamber OF death. Gone
il cuts of al hope. Ii yibrstes on The
air like the tone OF passing bell. Gone.
tortrtr what Tour sylIsbles IN any Ian
Ruase comprehend so much OF The mys'e.
: ~. and desulsIion snd woe "Gone -
saws the loIn mother. when the dark angel
has borne away the last lamb Of her fair
flock, "and | sm LETT alone, alone =
Gone - shrieks the distracted wGow as
she reads the name ul her hearts IDOL on
the death scroll Of war. "Oh, husband
thai had died v nh thee "Gone =
sobs the strong man. as he io'iers. weak
as an infant. from The solemn room where
the wife OF his bosom lies cold and PULSE.
less. An it's word oi sorrow even
when spoken Of the absent who may re.
turn. but, a. applied TO the unre,urning
dead, there is no elaborate sentence that
ever was carved on tomb os monument so
full Of genuine palhos.
imparts consolation 10 the bereaved. II
we can say ,rust(ully Of those "ho have
left us-"Gone gone 10 the better
land" and hope and believe that We
shall NEE, them where there ate no moro
psrIings aud the language Of sorrow is
unknown. we shall moi refuse TO be con-
fored "becsuse they are no"
An old lady once said ,hs, her idea Of
a great man was n man who was keer-
lul OF his clothes, did nj drink spirits. KIN
read the Bible without spelling the words.
and kin eat a cold dinner on wash day Ia
save the women olks The trouble oi
cooking.
Fast young lady OF eight .ummers
Say, George, when you sre a great big
girl and get married. whOt willyou do, oh'
George-'Oh. eypec, I'll get sew
ing circle. aud 90 TO tn water cure. aud
have lots Of jewelry. What will you DO
Sssyr 'Oh. me I'll have a nice young
man come 10 see me, and my hu band,
he'll get mad, and vi cry and 90 10 CHI.
csgo. and sue Tor divorce, and the ie-
porlers will say that I'm pale and ,piri'.
ual looking young lady, and my husband
is brute; lhaI'll be so nice
PRETTY GIRLS. exchange sSys:-
II may be set down as a general rule that
the pretty girls are those who dress the
plslnesl; preny gnl' do not require the
exus ornaments oi dtess. Whenever.
therefore. we see one OF the eaudily sr-
rsyed creatures OF lashion. our mind 10 at
once made up Mat she Is not naturally
beautiful. Every rule has It's exceptions.
aud there sre doubtless exceptions TO this
one; bet in its general application IL ~iIl
be found to be pretty correct.
Z Several bodies Of Confederate soldiers
who fell al Fort Harrison. below Rich.
mond, were removed last Saturday io
; Oak wood Cemetery. Among Others was
w. B. Clements. Company Is. 25'h Var.
j gina battalion (cIiy bslislIon) infantry.
lie was from Maryland.
The Board OF Supervisors ol Ksnswhs
, county has refused 10 gfsnt liquor license.
Won't there be many dry old whistle
about thai ancient bura-CbsrlesIon-
where they have been 10 the hsbn Of
, drinking wh'ksy in lieu Of water
A friend rays "ihere 10 girl in Fred.
( ericksburg whose voice Is 90 swee, that
she i. hired by coofec'ionef 10 wrap her