Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-04-16
\ Heather P..te With a Christian
Neral.

In itaiu festival of the Aztees.
writes Prescott, human sacrifices was
offered. \ year before the intended
sacrifice, captive, distinguished for his
personal beauty, and without blemish
on his body, was selected to represent
the deity. He was arrayed in splendid
dress and regaled with incense and a pro-
fusion Of beautiful flowers. When he
went abroad he was attended by train
Of royal pages, and as he halted in the
streets to play some tavorite melody, the
crowd prOstrated themselves before him
and did him homage. In this way he led
an easy, luxurious life till within month
Of his sacrifice. Four beautiful girls
were theu selected as his companions, and
with them he continued to live in idle
daiiance, and was feasted at the banquet
OF the principal noble.
''At length the fatal day of sacrifice
arrived. He was stripped of his gaudy
apparel, bade adieu to the fair partners Of
his revelries. A royal barge transported
him across the lake 10 a temple which
stood on its margin. AS The procession
wound up the sides of the pyramid on
which the temple was built, the unhappy
victim threw away his gay chaplet OF
flowers, and broke in pieces his musical
instruments. There he was stretched
upon the sacrificial stone; five priests
secured his head and limbs, while the
sixth dexterously opened his breast with
a sharp razor, and inserting hand in the
wound, tore out the palpitating heart"
Need We draw the moral Z? Is it not
the way with the tcmpter and his victim ?
Cal tivity, pleasure, ,tacination, the world
the summons, despair, sacrifice, death!
STRONG HlNTs. In olden time, before
Maine liquor laws were invented, Wing
kept the hotel at Middle Granville, and
furnished accommodation to man and
beast. He was a good landlord, but ter
ribly deaf. Fish, the village painter,
was afflicted in the same way. One day
they were sitting by themselves in the
barroom. Wing was sitting behind the
counter, waiting for the next customer,
while Fish was lounging before the fire
with a thirsty look, casting sleeps eyes
occasionally at Wings decanters, and
wishing most devoutly that some one
would come in and treat. A traveller
from the south, OH his way to Brandon,
stepped in to inquire the distance.
"Can you tell me, sir, how far 1t is to
Brandon 2"
Brandy" says the ready landlord,
jumping up; eyes sir, ! have some," at
the same time handing down decanter
Of the precious liquor.
"Hou misunderstood me-" says the
stranger; 81 asked how far it was to
Brandon"
'"They call it pretty good brandy"
says Wing. "Will you take sugar with
ii 2" reaching as he spoke tor the bowl
and toddy stick.
The despairing traveller turned to
Fish: "The landlord appears to be deaf.
Win you tell me how far it is to Bran
don ?''
"Thank You," said Fish, 81 don't care
if ! do take drink with you"
The stranger treated aud fled.
PAYMENT OF SALARIEs.-A Congrega-
tional minister, settled in Andoyer, Mass,
four years ago, has been paid his salary
regularly, with one exception, on the
first day of each quarter, and always
three months in advance. The Gofagre-
gationdLiSt remarks
"Ihis is certainly a very rare case, and,
while there might be certain objections
% such n nlan. we are glad to urge most