The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-03-30

was recently married, and his brother local o
'good notice.
''Some people get married. and some don't
Some men prefer maids and some other men pre-
fer widows-that is o matter of taste. Eacl
| horn of the dilemma has its advantages. On
advantage possessed by widow is that she hat
graduated. had her eye-teeth cut, and knows
what what. virgin has everything to learn
and it requires patience and perseverance to in
struct her. Our gold haired friend, George Cen,
tire Brown, the sensational writer, preferred &
widow. IL picked out the best one in the city
Mrs. Jennie S. Jenkins-and on Saturday The
twain were made o4e.. The affections Of the
lovely and gushing widow have for some time
centered in Center, and she was hs'n from cen
ter to circumference. Three exquisite children
ready made, assist materially in cementing the
Union. IT'S sweet to be called papa by cheruk
lips on ones wedding day. The evening went of
smoothly-skies serene-friends in good spirits
and nobody hurt. We congratulate our sensa-
tiona7 friend on securing the monopoly of SC
handsome an Item"
INGaAp1TuDE.--1t is an old saying that if you
do man nineteen favors, and for any reason de-
cline to do him the twentieth, he will forget the
nineteen requests that you have granted, and on
ly remember the3one that you have refused-and
for that refusal he will hate you ever afterward
And this is true of men it is true Of
men of mean and narrow natures but it is not
true of ALL Ii is as natural for noble soul to
cherish lively recollection of kindnesses re-
ceived, as it is to breathe. And while of
ten shocked to see acts of friendship towards
others, which have cost usia good deal of time
and of labor, entirely overlooked and forgotten,
not unfrequently on the other hand, are sur
prised by the grateful reciproca-ion of some IA
vor long since rendered, ana the very perfor-
nance of which had passed from oar own recol-
lection, until reminded Of it by the recipient.
We ha~ always regarded gratitude as feel
ing which is hardly susceptible of being taught
to any one. lecture on gratitude, to whomso-
ever addressed, instead Of awakening that emo
ton. is very apt to engender feeling Of in5ig-
nation and hatred. People never like to be told
to be grateful. And it is of no ase 10 tell them.
If it is not natural to soul apprec ate the good
nature of others, it can never be taught such APP
probation.
SPEECH OF GEN. JOHN ECHoLs ON THE TRIAL
OF WM. alias BUCK JOHNSON THE MURDERER OF
GEO. i. HUNTER.-It affords US great pleasure to
transfer to our columns the following handsome
notice, under the above heading, Ct our fellow,
townsmans speech on The trial of the murderer
of Mr.. Hunter, from the Union Monroe Register
of the stanchest Democratic sheets in Wes
Virginia:
This able and distinguished Counsel delivered
81 speech on the above trial that entities him to
the gratitude we'll the admiration of Monroe
county His review of the evidence, and his ex-
position of the law, were both Of mastery
character, and well worthy of the forensic fame
which has outlived the terrible decade now clos
ing.
But when appealing to the jury for q vindica-
country, in view of their bearing on the momen-
ing, he laid before them the solemnity of their
position and duty, the sublimity Of his appeal
was ecstatie. And we have no doubt that the
prompt verdict rendered by jury composed OF
both parties was, in great measure. due to the
clearness of perception and conviction Of duty
wrought in their minds by this legal Chrysostem.
The county Of Monroe should chIonicle the
name Of the advocate, as we'll as the roll of iu-
rors identified with this eventuf case in her civil
history.