Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-10-03
Ligo,p Evening Star.

tcru sky aud disappear. What shall light up
mans path when tho sun Of life bus gono
down? He must travel on to the next world,
/ but what shall illuminate his footsteps, after
tie ni.ht>laIl or death, aInid tho darkness OF
his journey? What question more important,
mv!. practical, OF more solemn 10. each reader
0! yUur Journal to usk for himself ?-This is
long Journey to travel without light-with-
out guide aud without y friend Yet ey-
cry man must perform it. Tho timo is not
far distaut when all must begin the journey,
There is au evening star in tho natural
world. Its radiance is bright and beautiful,
aud cheering to the benightei traveller. But
Ii!us evening star is found in good hope Of
heayeu. Its beauty aud brilliancy arc reflect
g! from the sun OF righteousness, whose
bright rays light up tho evening Of life, and
throw their cheering radiance quito across tho
darkness Of the grave into Emanacl's land
1t has Illuminated tic footsteps Of many
traveller to eternity. 1t is the light OF life.
1t is vl pricclss value. \ thousand worlds
cannot purchase it. Aud yOt it is offered
without money and without price to him who
will pcni;cu,Iy aud thankfully receive it.
THIS beautiful star is often dimly seen at
first, rising above the horizon OF life, and
though sometimes obscuycd by passing clouds,
set it shines out Ogain ere long with iucrcas-
Ins brightness. Thus | sat by my wiadow ut
evening twilight, and saw brilliant star
As the darkness came over the earth, its lus-
trc Increased more and more, till suddenly u
dense cloud came over, and saw it not, l
looked long where it should have been, aud
by and By it passed, and the star seemed
brighter than ever. Such is the Christians
hope. At first it shines with brillancy; but
us ha moves forward in his pilgrimage, tho
darkness Of sin gathers about him, and still
triumphiug over all, his hope burus the bright.
or in the darkness around him. Sometimes
evil completely ovcrshadowS him, aud the
light is Obscurcd, aud for timo seems ems
tirely cxtinguished. At length divine mercy
drives away the cloud, and US his hope, star>
like, gums the ascendency, it grows like tho
tul blaze Of tho noon,tido sun, shedding
beauty uud Llcsscdncss about his path.
DruNKENEss.-fruly there is no enemy
more dangerous than drunkenness, and no sav.
ery uorC terrible than that Of drunkard.-
.kt ono time it encounters man under tho
form Of custom, habit, friendship; at another
,imo under the deceitiul Sarb Of pleasure
But when it has completely fastened on its
victim, to what pitiablc state of moral deg
radiation is he reduced! lie will readily bur-
ter his own liberty, his honor, his character,
his peace, and the very existence Of his iami-
Iy-ior what? For mere brute gratiicationj
for scpscIcss, stupid indulgence.
RULES OF fIEALTu.-No. l. Never go to
bed with your ieot sticking out ofthc window,
particularly when it is raining or freezing.
No. .. Never stand in tho rain-waer barrel
over night; it checks pcrspiratiOn, aud spoils
the water for cooking purposes.
No. 5. Never spank your children with
haud,saw, or box their ears with tho sharp
edge Of Lsteae!-it IS apt to affect their
hearing,
The Cincinnati Commercial, in speaking of
General Noyes as candidate Tor Governor in
Ohio, says: "Thcre are sevorl things in favor
Of Gen. Noyes-in the first place, he hasn'ta
wooden head and, in the second place, he has
wooden Ieg, having lost u member on tho
Fourth Of July, ut celebration in Georgia,
the fireworks being conducted by Geas. Sher.
man aud Johnson"
A North Carolina colOrcd juror was rc-
Gently seen making rapid tracks Tor the Wiz
ginia linc, and upon being aocostOi by gen.
lIcman as to whittier he was going, confessed
with dismay that he was fleeing the State, as
he had just heard TINT tho "jury waN to be
hung" This is related as fact in tho Wcl>
don -VccS
"A poor Irishmau offered an old saucepan
for sale. Ills children gathered round him,
aud inquired why he parted with it. Och,
me honcys," ansmered ho, ~ wouldn't bC az
ther parting wid it, but Tor lit,lu money to
buy something to put in it."
-"G wish had your head" said lady
to her lawyer who had just solved u knOtty
point for her. "And wish had your hCrt,"
responded the lawyer. Itwas not long before
the lawyers head aud tho lady's heart went
into partnership for life,
1t IS stated by u paper which admirOs
Gen, Siegol, that ''hO would run well for tho
Presidency" We oPiAo that ho would run
well for anything, unless he las entirely OUT
grown habit of runnig which ho contracted
during the war.
A woman ut Oberlin, Ohio, collected
money for tho soldiers orphans, aud used it to
buy bonnet. She said orphans, after they
&c! used to it, could get along without bread,
but women must have bOnnets,
- The menncst railroad in tho country is
thus described: at ballasts its bed with sand,
it starts with jerk and stops with jun, and
hires tho smallest conductor it eau ind to saYO
carrying weight"
Carrying pistols 10 going out of fashion
in southern California, and a paper there, says
it is glad to sec that most OF our people havo
sense enough to return the usO the Bowie
knife.
Wants to know, you know-Cousin Guy
and Mary arc looking oryinnoccnt, andsitting
very far apart, when Emily comes into the
room. But how comes Guy to have an car>
ring hanging to lis whiskcr!
= In response to an inquiry Of a scientific
publication whence comes feasy AweStoru
Journal says it does not care niCkIc, bu, would
like to know where in thunder they 50 to
whom you 60 for thOm.