The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1869-07-09
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dosta Times
Died, at bis residence in Clinch coun-
ty. Ga, on the sth., April last, Samuel
Register, aged IS years and 8 months.
He was by occupation a farmer uscs
: fal man, beloved by his friends and res
pectcdsbz aft. He had seven sons andl
seven daugflters--oRc hundred and
twelve grand cbilaren--and one hundred
fifty five great grand children, max
inQin tho aggregate an interesting family
oft@o bundled and cighty-hino soaly.
IA YOUNG man. living IN Montgomery,
IL iovo with ayoupg lady, paidshcr al
visit last Friday evening. Pie old
folks thought)tte children were too
Yoang Il keep comnanYs and conveyed
tie hint hy calling the girl out of the
room and sending her to bed. The la
az Of The house astonished the very
young nsan By bringing ihtothe parlor a
huge piece Of bread and butter, and say
ife, in her kindest manner: "fhere,
Bub, tslEe Ibis and run home to your
mother; It IS lime little boys were in
bed Il is ono Of The most outrageous
cases Of crNenJ wecyot knew.
a How THE PioBsff EAT. "A lady, who
was about giving z party to convention
of clergymen, sent for a-catercr to assist
in the preparations: To asked if she
intended to gixea aancing party. She
replied that it was 10 be colnnoscd main
IIy Of clergylhen. 'Insthat case Mad
am" said he, 81 would adyisc you to
provide beautifully. Them pious poo
pie eat drcadfully."
a LADY, who has just returned from
passing the winter in FIorida,statcstha hat
aplanter made his appearance in town,
from the depths Of the everglades,
Bringing with him two negroes for sale !!
lie was actually ignorant that there had
been war! Imagisc his feelings at
1.-The sudden depreciation Of his movable
property.-NcwS.
THE Suns Eclipse and the Tennessee
Election both occur On the same day
August 9TH. We arc unable to say
whether the sun wells his bright face in
mere shame of the so-callcd election, or
the Tennesseeans selected such fit oc-
casion for an mposture and II deed of
darkness. In either event tho conci-
dence " appropriate.
In the depths Of the sea, the waters
are still; the heaviest grief is that boruc
in silence; the deepest love flows
through the eye and touch; tho purest
joy is unspcakable; the impressive
prayer is silent and The most solemn
preacher at a funeral, is the silent one
whose lips are cold.
a German wrote an obituary on the
death of his wife, of which the following
is copy: ''If mfnc wife had lived until
next Friday, she would have been dead
shust two weeks. Nothing is possible
with the Almighty. AS dc tree falls,
so must it stand"
SOME one sought to comfort mother
who had lost her little boy, by remind
ing her that he was then happy with the
saints in bliss. ooh, yes" cried the
afflicted mother, "but Tommy always
was shy boy, and he is now among
perfect strangers"
"WHAT beautiful place heaven is"
said little boy not four years old, and
his mother asking why he thought SO,
he pointed to the stars, and replied
because the nails Of the floor are so
beautiful"
An old lady attended Episcopal SER
vices for the first time just as the oongro-
cation were rising. ooh, don't, don't,
good people y she exclaimed; "I'm not
deserving such honor. Pray, keep your
seatsw
AN exchange, describing q public
demonstration, says: "Thc procession
was very fine and nearly two miles in
length, as was also the prayer of DIR.
Perry, the Chaplain"
AN old minister the other day asked
woman what could induce her husband
to attend church. 81 don't know" she
replied, "unless you were TO place a
pipe and jug of whisky in his pew"
A RECENT applicant for a life insur-
ance policy was asked. "To whom can
] refer as to your habits of sobricty z"
The answer was: "To the keeper of
any -hay-room nthH-o;ty.'
'That's very singular" said young
lady to gentleman who had Just kissed |
her. ooh, well, my dear miss, 81 will
soon il make it plural y and the william
did.
A FoP, about starting down to New
Orleans, proposed to purchase a life
nreserver GE0h vou'II NOT ,.o,t :, :,