Smyrna times., 1870-03-30


an irresistible fascination. And so, one day i
returning home, out ran bold chipmonk, and a
courSed along the wall with trailing tail, then {
mounting stone, tail cock up, he said, " Hit d
me, hit me, he, he !" Here, Henry, do you Z
want to shOOt?' " Yes, sir-no-yes, do t
" Get behind me--let the gun rest on my t
shoulder now take alm-cOme, pull the trig-
shut y4fbne eye in a manner that carried
the other with it. | opened both. The tears
came. The squirrel seemed six or seven >quir
res whlrling round in the air | took aim kut
1t would not stay aimed Somehow, [ saw the
sky, the stone WALL the great mullen stalk
the squirrel and twenty other things, all
in jig. Bang went the gun. Chigger-
ree-ree went the squirrel as he dived down,
laughing, into Il hole.
Well, I've seen many a minister do the same
thing with sermon, and feel as satisfied a,
did. TO be sure had not hit anything. but
had made a splendid noise. se.-Henry Ward
Beecher, IN Church Union.
In a late go>sipy letter to the Chicago Post,
quite full account of Brigham Young do
mestic relations is given, and in regard to
Amelia Folsom, the youngest and prettiest of
the great Mormon leader numerous wives and !
cOncublnes, we extract the following:
: Amelia history is an interesting one. Her !
father joined the church years ago, but fingered
behind the saints when they left Council Bluffs. !
A young man named Hill, fell desperately in
love with Amelia, followed hcr to Salt Lake
when her father moved hither, and finally EN-.
braced MOrmOnism himselt-doubtless in all
sincerity and devOutneSs 1t is scarcely neces-
sary to say he pursued his WOOing with aSsidui-
ty and with apparent success. But Brigham
cast his we-traincd eye upon Amelia, and
marked her for his own. Poor Hill was packed
OF on mission, and returned to find his
lnamOrata Installed as member Of the harem
of the Prophet
The story might, doubtless, be duplicated
with reference to nearly all the handsome CON
cubines OF Young and his sons Amelia has
stronger hold upon the Prophets heart than
any OF the other women. He makes his home
with her more than with any other takes his
friend, to her home to dine; woos her and ca
reSseS her III his tenderest tones; furnishes her
with dresses TO her heart 5 desire, whatever he
may preach In the tabernacle about planness
OF apparel the best carriage, the finest pair,
and the oldest driver, are always sent when
Amelia calls for them Amelia house is filled
with Ilch furniture, and great stores of fine
linen, bedding, and such articles as a woman
loves to accumulate. Amelia goes to the thea
tire whenever she chooses, and Brigham goes
with hers In short, the relations of these two
appear to the outsider and the few favored
guests OF both, to be exceedingly affectonate
They are, seemingly, happy couple, loving
and respecting each other, as if there were not
eighteen female skeletons in their closet.
|
DIME Nov elsa certain minister Of the
Methodist Church has a son. who returned
from school few months since with report
OF scholarship below the average.
:" Well, said his father, you've fallen be-
hind this month"; have you ~
YeS, sir
" How did that happen?"
; Don't know, sir. -
The father knew, if the son did not He
had observed "A number of dime novels scatter
i ed about the house, but had not thought il
! worth his while to say anything until a fitting
opportunity should offer itself. A basket o
apples stood in the floor. And he said: Emp
ty out those apples, and take the basket anC
bring 1t to me half full Of chips.
: SuSpectlng nothing, the son Obeyed.
o Aud now, he continued, put those ap
. = Piles back in the basket"
q When half the apples were replaced the sol
: said:
= " Father, they roll off, can't put in an,
: more.
> No, of course you can't get them in. D.
a you expect to fill basket halt full ofchipS AM
= then fill it up too with apples? You said 70,
! did mt know why you fell behind at school, an,
| will tell you. Your mind is like that basket
Is 1t will not hold more than so much. An
> here you We been the past month filling it u
. with cheap dirt'-dinte ,soreis"
n The boy turned on his heel, whistled, an
"a said, :" see the point.
n Not dime novel has been seen in that hous
,s from that day to this.
d How MARBLES ARE MADE.-Ihe chief plac
20 OF the manufacture of marbles, those lttl
of round pieces of stone which contribute 5
" largely to the enjoyment of "Y oung America,
=. is at Oberstein, on the Fahe, in Germany
: where there are large agate mills and quarrle
- the refuse of which is carefully turned to goo
= paying account by being made into small bal
. employed by experts to knuckle with, whic
II are mostly sent to the American market. Th
substance used in Saxony is hard, cacart
Gus stone, which is first broken into block
ri nearly square, by blows with hammer Thes
or are thrown by the one hundred or two hui
of dred into small sort Of mill, which is forme
,d OF Hat, stationary slab of stone, with a nun
an Der OF concentric furrows upon its face
or block OF oak, or other hard wood, of the san
% diametric size, is placed over the small stone
is and partly resting upon them. This block {
Vi. log Is kept revolving while water flows upO
the stone slab. In about fifteen minutes til
is stones are turned to spheres, and then, beiu
n mt Tor sale, are hencetOrth called marbles.
,d One establishment, containing only three
rs Cnese ruuc mllls, Will turn out full sixty thou
te and marbles in each week. Agates arc mac
re into marbles at Oberstein by first chipping Il
nv pieces. nearly round with hammer, handle
nd by skitul workman, and then wearing dow
the edges upon the surface of large grinC
b. stone. --HnnUydctUrer and ButLtcr.
ey A TRUTnFUL CHARACTER.-A gentlema
ng gave his servant-maid the following charact
" the other day:
y, The bearer has been in my house year
u i minus eleven months: During that time 81
% has shown herself diligent-at the house-dool
pl- pl frugal-in work mindful-of herself; prom
;iee, -in excuses ndly-towards men faithl
US US to her lovers; and honest-when everythir
'se had vanished"
We have no doubt the services of this a
n9 tractive creature have been in immense reoue
; wherever she has exhibited her wonderful ce
as tiicate.