Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-05-14

lays his CLASSY fingers on his brow, he
will look back with regret upon bis past
life-wi think of how much better it
would have been to help dry the widows
tears, or comfort the lonely orphans
feelings, than save lucre, or daub it on
fancy churches. fear that he will find
the solemn truth that should be damned
into every hypocrite's ear, mot all those
who say-Lord, Lord, shall enter into
the kingdom of heaven"
But as SKINFLINT has walked out OF
sight, I'll quit contemplating him at
present.
- In looking over some Wisccn-
sin appointments, recently, noticed that
of Horace Rublee, Minister to Switzer-
land; Cen. G. S. Hamilton, U. S. Mar
shall; Gerry w. Hazleton, District At
torney, E. w. Reyes, P. M. at Madison,
and Col. UtIey, P. NJ. at Racine; and
couldn't help concluding that President
Grant did himself honor when he sign
ed their commissions. Rublee has abili-
ty enough to represent this country in
the largest foreign courts; besides, he's
entitled to fat place from the radicals if
ever man was. Gen. Hamilton has
brains and heart, and is honest. Some
blamed him for throwing up his Major
Generals commission during the war, but
that was because they did not understand
why he did it. | know his friends re-
GREETED that his high sense of honor. aud
proper regard for bis rights, compelled
him to tender that resignation, feeling
confident that a caree. which commenced
so favorably, could not but end in honor
and prominence. Utley is square-toed
and blunt, with heart larger than John
Dale's bowels, Hazleton, altho' strong
partizan, never forgets himself as gen.
tleman, nor permits politics to interfere
with the feelings of good fellowship =
As to Keyes. las re appointment to the
Capital P. o. is highly gratifying TO his
many friends, some of whom, | know,
feared that the President might, as a
joke on bashful man, send him off to
Utah. as Goyernor--a place he couldn't
possibly feel at home in. la other days,
that | wildly remember, it was rather un-
safe to speak of a mans appointment un-
til after a body of men, known among
the unlettered as U. S. SIS, had creased
the joints of bis official body with the
holy oil of confirmation, but | suppose
those times have passed.
Since | got away from the fasci-
mating society of Wisconsin editors,
JACK of whom | am which"-my
worldly legs regularly convey my reIi.
gious head and heart to church twice
every sabbath. That conscientious little
monitor within sometimes reminds me
that it is the beautiful music and singing
that attracts me thither. but, of course,
it lies. 90 to hear the sermon and
the services. Still, proper regard for
what caused small accident to one An
anias, compels me to admit that the mu-
sic is fearfully pleasant, and | sometimes
think it makes more real christians than
prosy sermons, mixed up with--frstly,
secondly end thirdly. You know that
he "that hath no music in his soul is
only fit for treasons, stratagems," and
country post offices. Music works won
ders. 1t opens the crevices of sinners
soul, and lets in the blessed light of beau
ty and humbleness. 1t acts kindly on
the heart, and loosens miser's purse
string. A master hand on the keys of
an organ-a sweet voice in melodies Of
praise to God--are the open sesame to
many sinners feelings, where genuine
c. ristianity enters aud remains. If, as
Shakespeare says, Emusic be the food
of love- let it surfeit us all forever, I'M
til, as Jim Mullins would say, the
Archangel fires The crack Of doom amid
the wreck of matter and crash of
worlds, and Asia tumbles into Africa,
leaving the polar star to eieam, like the
eye of hell, upon a mighty void of col
lateral choas ~
Whewl Pas voBIs CUM.
G.