Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-07-16

q Elinor, you scorned me once, but in
all the long years since I have been unable
to forget my old love. Will you allow me
now to be all that I wished to be then ?"
30 Harry" she cried. II am unworthy
the love Of any one now, certainly OF one
as true and noble as yourself; am poor
WORKOUT woman; 60 and find some ID
But in the midst of her protestations ne
clasped her to his heart, and she felta rest
and peace that she had never known before.
A Companion Of Washington yet Alive.
Captain John Webster, who has reached
the advanced age Of 104 years, was born in
Dublin, in 1865, and came to this country
in 1905 Soon after his arrival he was APP
prenticed in Georgetown to the firm Of No
BILE & Crabtree, ship owners and chambers.
After serving his time he became captain Of
a vessel, and followed the sea for seventy
FIVE years. He was schoolmate of both
John and Charles Wesley, and their friend
for years, is strict follower of Wesley still,
and speaks of him with the greatest afec-
ton. Having some business with the fami-
ly he is visiting. called to see him and
in answer to my ring he came to the door
himself. This being the first time l had
seen him imagine my surprise when he re-
piled to my question of elbow old are you?"
lone hundred and four years. He must
have noticed the strange look my face bore,
for. smiling, he said, II have my proofs in
black and white" 1t seemed to me as if
some grave had given up its dead, and fol
some minutes could do no more than stare
the old man in the face and utter to myself.
"Can it be ?" Said he: Il knew Daniel
Webster we'll was very intimate with him;
have walked arm-in-arm with him many a
time; have oonversed with Washington
time and again. My wife die1 FIVE years
ago, aged ninety-eight years. My eldest
son is over seventy flour years old, and l
have one daughter living in this city over
sixty" The old gentleman is in excellent
spirits, and does not seem to tire of CONVEX
sation. He has his second sight, and can
read writing if finely written, as we'll as the
papers, without the aid Of spectacles His
home is at the Sailors Snug Harbor, from
which place he comes unattended to visit his
friends in the city. To have seen this old
man and talk with him seems to give one a
new lease of life-to fill one with noble pur-
poses-so that ones end may be like this no.
BILE follower of the Master to whose praise
he gives all the moments of his last years.
To those who would like to see this old
landmark that will soon have passed away,
he extends cordial invitation to visit him
at the Sailors Snug Hsrbor, Staten Island.
Sailors Magazine
"a SINGULAR FAor.-The peach was ORR
ginally poisoned almond. Its feshy
parts were used ! to poison arrows, and the
fruit was for this purpose introduced into
Persia. The transportation and cultivation,
however, not only removed its poisonous
qualities, but produced the delicious fruit we
now enjoy"
We take the above from the Wouerzey
Magazine of the goth Of January, 1862
We have often heard it said that the plant
produce the almond, such as may be seen in
the custom-house grounds on this island
and in several Of the yards occupied by the
citizens
We are willing to be qualified on oath
that some eighteen months ago we planted
two peach stones as an experiment for rails
ing the peach on this island We now have
in lieu of the peach the coarse, hard
almond, similar to those above mentioned
We are not aware Of any poisonous qualities
in this almond although we have heard that
children have died from the effects of eat
ing them, which might have occurred from
having eaten almost any other green fruit
in excess. We have eaten the fruit our
self without having been poisoned Can
any of our friends throw light upon the sub
ject Key West Dispatch
Honor THY FATHER AND MOTHER.
pleasant is to see boy obedient and affec.