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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-04-13

set.' listen will paint il for ysal II !
can n a|l1FslYa spot 1a'I mouhtains
'cl6 ltped yel1ule N l.ls.. ayllllily
around; . river runs though and bright
flowers, grow to.the waters edge. There
isa thick warm mist that the sun seeks
vainly 10 pierceSI These. lofty and beau
tiful, wave to the airy motion Of birds; but
there-a group Of Indians gathered, they
Git to and fro, with something like sorrow
upon their dark brows. And in their
midst lies manly forn-aud his cheek,
how dea,hly! his-e eyes wild with the 6tful
Ere of fever One friend stands beside
him-nay, should say kueels, for see,
he is pillowiug that poor head upon bis
breast
Genius in ruins-ohl the high, holy
looking brow. why should death mark it,
and he SO young? Look how he throws
back the damp curls! see him clasp bis
hands! hear. his thrilling shrieks for life!
mark how he clutches at the form Of his
companion, implOring to be saved. Obi
hear him call piteously bis fathers name
see him twiue bis fingers together as be
shrieks for bis sister-his only sister--the
twin of bis soul, weeping for him in his
distant native laud.
"sce" she exclaimsa, while the bridal
party shrauk back, the untasted wine
trembling in their faltsriug grasp. and the
Judge fell. overpowered upon his seat
''see! bis arms are lifted to hcayen-he
prays, how wildly, for mercy hot fever
rushes through his veins. The friend be-
side him is weeping; awe-strickeu, the
dark men move silently away, and leave
the living and dying together"
There was rush in that princely par
lor, broken only by what seemed smoth.
cred sob from some manly bosom, The
bride stood yet upright with quiveriug lip,
and tears stealing to tue edge of her LASH
es Her beautiful arm had lost its ten
sion, aud the glass, with its little troubled
red waves, came slowly toward the range
Of her vision. She spoke again; every
lip was mute. Her voice was low, faint,
yet awfully DISTINCT she still fixed her sOr-
rowful glance upon the wine cup.
"It is evening now; tho great white
moon is coming up, and its beams lay
gently on bis forehead. He moves not,
his eyes are set in their sockets; dim are
their piercing glanceg in vain his friend
whispers tho name Of father and sister
death is there Death-and no soft hand,
no gentle voice to bless aud soOth him.
His head sinks back! one oonvulsive shud-
der! be is dead!"
A groan ran through the assembly, so
wildly was her description. so uuearthly
her look, so inspired her manner, that
what she described seemed actually to have
J taken place thou audthero. They noticed,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-04-13

lisa great @istotluns no| b tni,,s
misfortune.
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oocunation

What "a glorious thing it is for the hu-
man hearth Those who work hard seldom
yield to fancied or real sorrow. When
grief sits down, mournfully feeds upon
its own tears, weaving the dim shadows
that little exertiOn might sweep away
into a funeral pail, the strong spirit is
shorn Of might and sorrow becomes our
master. When troubles aow upon you
dark and heavy, toll not with the waves,
and wrestle not with the torrent; rather
seek by occupation to divert the dark wa
ters that threaten to oyerwhelm you. with
q thousand channels which the duties Of
life always present. Before you dream Of
it those waters will fortilize the present
and give birth to fresh flowers, that will
become pure and holy in the sunshine
which penetrates to the path Of duty in
spite Of every obstacle. Grief after all, is
but selfish feeling, and. most selfish is
the man who yields himself to the indul-
gsnce Of any passion which brings no joy
to his fellow: men.
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Quilp aud his wife bad a bit 4 CON.
tentiOn tho other day. Il swn that you
have more brilliaueey than l." said tho
woman but ! have the better Judgment. !"
Yes" ss;d Quilp, your choice in marry.
ing Shows that
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COALi CoALll COAL!!!

COALl COAL!! C0AL!!!
The undersigned, having opened Coal
Yard in Point Pleasant, is now prepared to
deliver coal in large or small quantities to all
desiring it.
pParticular aitention'paid to orders up the
Kanswha or down the Ohio rivers.
Office at the Kline House.
aug. 26-ly. A.P, DEEM
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SELRE HOUsE.
JOHN R. SElBE, Proprietor.
KLIN q HOUSE.

: tnear the Steamboat Lsndiag,l
POINT PLEASANT, WEST VIRGINIA
A.P. DEEM, Proprietor.
rrHJS well known house having been thor.
ourhly repaired and refurnished through
out is now open for the accommodation Of The
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THE BRIDAL WINE CUP.
A Thrilling Scene.

pledge with wine-pledge with vino" +"
cried the young aud thoughtless Harvey
Wood, .plcdge With wine" )" ran through
the bridal party.
The beautiful bride grew pale-the de-
cisiyc hour had come. She pressed her
white hands together, and the leaves of
the bridal wreath trembled on her brow;
her breath came quicker and her heart
beat wilder.
"Yes, Marion, lay aside your scruples
for this once" said the Judge in low
tone. going toward bis daughter; "the
company expects it. Do not so seriously
infringe upon the rules Of etiquette; in
your own home do as you please; but in
mine, for this once, please me-"
Every eye was turned toward the bridal
pair. MariOn's principles we're known.
Henry had been cOnvivalist, but of late
his friends noticed the change in bis mans
ners, the difference in his babits-and to
night they watched him to see, as they
sneeringly snid, if he was tied down to a
woman's opinion so soon.
Pouring brimmiug cup, they held it
with tempting smiles toward Marion. -
She was very pale, though more composed;
and her hand shook not, as smiling back,
she gracefully accepted the crystal tempt
er, and raised it to her lips. But scarcely
had she done SO when every hand was ar
rested by her piercing exclamation Of, 20!
how terrible!"
What is i'll" cried one and oil, throng-
ing together, for she had very slowly car
ried the glass at arms length, and was
fxedly regarding it as though it vere.some
hideous object.
"Wait, !" she answered, while a light
which seemed inspired, shone from her
dark. eyes, "wait, and will tell you. 4
sec, she added; slowly pointing one jew.
eled .fpg& attAe spsfkliagssnby liquor !;
20 sighttbat beggars all description; and
pet listen ] will paint itfort Ssal if I
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LIVERY STABLE.
40 There is connected with this House
%GHS. a first.class livery and feed stable.
which is well supplied with buggies and hor'
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-10-31
Buffers Theology.

NOW that Butler has been again
IN bottled, the following anecdote of
him may prove interesting. Aside from
its vein of humor, it shows how Butler
could frame an argument even in his
young days. a. b,f4J
While he was in college the students
were obliged to attend the college church.
On one occasion the preacher (who was
professor in the institution) advanced
propositions as follows:
First-That the elect alone would be
saved. Second That probably not
more than one in hundred in Christian
Nations was of the elect. ird.-That
the other ninety-ninc would be damned,
and on account of privileges enjoyed, and
light given them, would suffer more than
the benighted heather, and that each
would suffer according to the privileges
enjoyed and knowledge given them
Butler made note of these propositions,
and drew up a petition to the faculty
asking to be exempted from further
church attendance for the following rea-
sons:
The congregation consisted of six hun
dred persons, nine of whom were profess
sors in the college, and if only one in a
hundred was to be saved, six alone would
enjoy that blessing, which would not COW
er the professors He being "a student
only, was not presumptious enough to
suppose for moment, he should have
preference over professor. Nothing
then remained but perdition for him.
This being melancholy prospect at best
he was anxious to mitigate his future suf-
ferings as much as possible, and felt it a
duty he owed himself, to abstain from
any acts tending to add to them, aud as
church attendance had been shown in the
last Sundays service to have this ten
dency, he prayed his petition be granted,
and he not forced to do what would ac-
cording to their own showing, aggravate
his suheringsIin the future life. a
This petition was formally written out
and presented by Butler to the faculty,
who imposed upon him public, repri-
mand, and but for the influence of friends
would have expelled him .l4h
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S U N D AY READING.
The Sin of Borrowing Trouble.

Such habit of mind and heart is
wrong, because it puts one into despon-
dency that i'll fits him for duty. | plant
ed two rose-pushes in my garden; the
one thrived beautifully, and the other
pershed. found the dead one on the
shady side of the house. Our dispositions,
like our plants, need sunshine. Expec-
fancy of repulse is the cause of many
secular and religious failures. Fear of
bankruptcy has uptorn many a fine bust
ness, and sent the man lodging among the
note-shavers. Fear of SANDER and abuse
has often invited all the long-peaked
vultures of backbiting. Many Of the mis-
fortunes of life, like hyenas, fee if you
courageously meet them. How poorly
prepared for religious duty is man who
sits down under the gloom Of expected
misfortune If he prays he says =" l
do not think shall be answered" If he
give, he says:-" expect they will steal
the money" Helen Chalmers told me
that her father, Thomas Chalmers, in the
darkest hour of the history of the Free
Church of Scotland, and when the woes
of the land seemed to weigh upon his
heart said to his children, q Come, let us
go out and play ball or fly kite" and the
only difficulty in the play was that the
children could not keep up with their
father. The McCheynes and the Sum
merfelds of the Church who did the
most good cultivated sunlight Away
with the horrors They distill poison;
they dig graves and if they could climb
so high, they would drown the rejoicings
Of heaven with sobs and wailing.-De
wa Tolmage.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-10-31
How Rells are Made.

Bcll-metal contains sixty-six to eighty
per cent, of copper, aud the remainder is
tin. s,f lrl ...is,1.ra. as .l .l'.g...,i.
The American process of bell-making
consists in placing in the center of a
saucer-shaped hole (in the sand floor of
the foundry, perforated iron case or
core, shaped like the inside Of a bell
This is covered with straw rope, and then
with loam A second perforated iron
case, the shape Of the bells outside, is al
so coated with loan, and then placed over
the first. The metal is poured between
the two cases; the gases developed in the
process escape through them, and the
rope burning slowly leaves space for
the bell to contract in cooling without
straining Flanges between the cases
keep them at a given distance apart, and
the desired thickness Of metal is thus Sc
cured. During the fiscal year of 1870,
$4,323 worth of bells, bell metal, and
bronze were exported from this country.
Three fourths Of this went by way of
Northern New York to Canada; the rest
to Spanish American and the Sandwich
Islands. The treasury tables do not
show the amount imported
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-10-31
Rather Unpleasant.

A surgeon states that one of his pa
tients recently had some trouble with a
sawmill, and got piece of skin, about
the size of a tea-saucer, torn from his hip.
Our surgeon grated on the skin of a
young rat, and in ten days the cure was
complete. The surface of the wound is
covered with a fine growth of hair, and
the ratskin seems to answer every pur-
pose, The only Inconvenience to which
the patient is subjected is from cats. On
several occasions, when sitting down read
ing, he has been put to no little alarm
and inconvenience by having the house
cat spring suddenly on him and fasten
her teeth in that portion of his panta-
looms which Immediately covers the trans
planted ratskin. The terriers, also, sniff
suspiciously at his heels when he walks
the streets. We do not vouch for the
accuracy of the above We simply give
it as told to us London Figaro. ho
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-10-31
H Upsettin' SINS"

DIR. McCosh (now President Of Prince
ton College) tells the story Of negro
who prayed earnestly that he and his
colored brethren might be preserved from
what he called their uppsettin' sin.
"Brudder," said one of his friends at
the close of the meeting, you amt got
de hang of dat ar word. It's " besettin,"
not upsettin." u
"Brudder," replied the other, " if dat's
so, it's so. But l was praying de Lord to
save us from de sin Of intoxication, and
if dat amt an upsettin' sin, | dunno what
am"
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say- A Eureka (Cal.) paper relates

s1 A Eureka (Cal.) paper relates a
remarkable tale of love and constancy.
A young man in the east wished to marry
the daughter of prosperous merchant,
but had no money with which to back
his suit He was therefore declined as
a son-in-law, and SO he went to the Pa
cifc cost to seek his fortune. He sought
gold everywhere, but found little; and at
last, after years of labor and hardship de-
termined to return to his old home He
engaged his passage from San Francisco,
when he encountered his early love, now
near middle age, who, with her brother,
had gone in quest of her old lover. Her
parents and all her near relatives had
died, save her companion. She was
wealthy, and only too happy to give her
fortune, with her hand and heart, to the
man who had struggled vsliantlyand fail.
ed to earn the need Of toll The twain
were welded aud returned TO the east
with the dream Of love as bright and
fresh to them as it had been years before
Even this practical age cannot extin
guish the poetry Of affection, devotion
and romance
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-10-31
Helping Each Other.

A gentleman was once making inquir-
les in Russia, about the method Of catch
ing bears in that country. He was told
that, to entrap them, pit was dug sew
eral feet deep; and after covering it over
with, turf, leaves, etc., some food was
placed on the top The bear, if tempted
by the bate, easily fell into the snare
z" But" he added, "if four or FIVE hap
penen to get in together, they all manage
to get out again"
How is that ?" asked the gentleman.
4" They form sort of ladder by step
ping on each others shoulder, and thus
make their escape"
"But how does the bottom one get out ?"
All these bears. though not posses
sing mind and soul such as God has
given us, yet can feel gratitude; and they
won't forget the one who has been the
chief means of procuring their liberty.
Scampering off, they fetch the branch of
q tree, which they let down to their poor
brother, enabling him speedily to join
them in the freedom in which they re-
joice." aa.ri -. aa af 1n9l
Sensible bears, we should say, and a
great deal better than some people that
we hear about, who never help anybody
but themselves,
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-10-31
A Singular Custom.

TN BAVARIA the moment the breath
leaves the body, it is hastily arrayed
in the finest robe which the purse of the
relatives will permit, and hustled away
by some official of government to a build
ing in the cemetery prepared for its re-
ception. Here the body is elevated on a
sort of inclined plane, which is s1covered
with flowers; the quality of the flowers,
too, depends on the purse of the friends,
whether they are natural, fragrant BIOS
SONS, or those manufactured of tin, paper
or rags. The body is enyeloped in these
often tawdry limitations, and upon the
thumbs are placed two small rings, which
are attached to slender wires suspended
from the centre of the building, and
which, of course, enter the room above.
Hore at the end Of the wires, bells are
arranged, and the slightest movement of
the body will cause vibration in the
wire and sound from the bell Here sits
person eyer in waiting for summons
from some one of the corpses below. .''
The ostensible reason given for this
custom Of tearing the dead from their
homes, and having them thus exposed in
building open to every one who may
choose to enter, is the possibility that life
may not have become extinct And yet,
after faithful inquiries, we have not been
able to learn of but one instance where
the watcher was reused by the ringing Of
the bell. VI 0ldf
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-10-31

s@- Heaven help the man who imag-
ines that he can dodge enemies by trying
to please everybody If such an indiyid-
ual ever succeeded, we should be glad of
it-not that one should be going through
the world trying to find beams to knock
and thump against, disputing every mans
opinion, fighting and elbowing, and crowd
ing all who differ from him. That again,
is another extreme. Other people have
their opinions so have you. Don't fall
into the error Of supposing they will re-
spect you more for turning your coat
every day to match the color Of theirs
Wear your own clothes, in spite Of wind
and weather, storm and sunshine. Ii
costs the irresolute and vacillating ten
times the trouble to wind and shuttle and
twist than honest, manly independence
to stand its ground.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-10-31
Gbe Q1i1nessoNfw Bloon,fllo, 1)a.

sent into Mrs. Vone's on Wednesday af-
ternoon, and she had all Thursday to de-
vote to her Dress Mary looked very
pretty that night at the tea party, for her
eyes shone with purpose, and she had
Just excitement enough about it to red
den her cheeks in very becoming man
ner. Add to this, she was dressed with
neatness and taste, and you will not be
unwilling to believe me when | say that
she was quito the belle of the occasion.
Joe evidently thought so himself, for,
strange to say, he made no remarks on
her appearance calculated to lower hor
self-esteem, but gazed at her from time
to time with the most profound satisfac-
ton. But murder will out. 1t came
out on this occasion when they sat down
to supper. Every body was delighted.
There had not been such an unexception-
able tea in the neighborhood for long
time. Country people are very fond of
their teas; they compare one with anoth-
er with admirable Judgment. This one
was triumph.
Mrs. Vane, you are the perfection of
bread-makers Your biscuits are beauti-
full. Were ever such crullers made ?
How do you manage it, Mrs. Nane !?
What lovely sponge cake ~
Mrs. Vano and Mary occasionally ex-
changed glances and smiled, but nobody
noticed it. Joe had been behaving
beautifully all the evening and Mary be-
gan to be afraid her plan had failed. He
came out now, however, greatly to Mary's
satisfaction. ,...lt sa.. t.. join sa.
"This is feast, indeed" he said. g A
fellow is fortunate, who has wife that
can make such bread as this, to say moth
ing of the sponge cake. | cant see why
it is, Mary you improve it is true, ! give
you credit for that but | don't see why
it is that all women don't have the knack
that Mrs. Vane has at cooking to perfec-
tion. If you could only make such bread
as this, Mary, your husband would be a
happy man"
Mrs. Vane looked at Mary, and Mary
looked at Mrs. Nane. Light had broken
on the mind of the latter 1t broke like
flash of lightning, and then there was
an explosion, not of thunder, but of laugh
ter. Joe looked amazed. He was a
man who petted his dignity enormously.
What did these women mean by laugh
ing at sober, sensible remark of his !?
Particularly, what could Mary mean to
so trihe with the respect she owed her
husband He began to grow very red in
deed. Mrs. Vape saw it presently, and
came to his and Mary's relief, for poor
Mary had already begun to be a little
frightened at the success of her own
scheme. She did not like Joe to be an
CRY at any rate. IN, ,-ra. rurr-
"Mr. Starr, said Mrs. Vane, I am
glad you like this very excellent cookery,
for it is all your wife's. BY your own
showing you ought to be a very happy
man." sa .lG '''''' 'h' ""O
Here the whole company caught the
infection, and joined in the laugh against
Joe. 1t was of no use to get angry with
so many people. So before long Joe
joined the chorus himself And so the
tea party broke up with the greatest good
nature all round, and Joe went home
with lesson he never forgot; for it was
the last time Mary heard any complaint
from him. He is now the, most easily
pleased Of any husband ten miles around.
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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-10-31
Beautiful Answer.

What is cohsciencey" said Sunday
School teacher one day to the little flock
that gathered around to learn the word
of life. M
Several of the children answered-one
saying one thing another another-until
little timid child spoke out
1t is Jesus whispering in our hearts"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-10-31

Bsy- A well-made violin contains more
than City different pieces Of woods, the
woods being three ; maple, red deal and
ebony. The wood must be thoroughly
seasoned, especially the red deal and the
only artist Of modern times who is said
to counterfeit the works Of the great Ital-
ian makers-M. Vuillaume, Of Paris
has done SO mainly by a most careful Sc
lection Of materials Manya roof and
panel from Swiss chalets have found their
way into his workshop. BE the grain
ever so good, the material must have
undergone the slow action Of time
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-10-31
Little Sins.

A little hole in a ship sinks IL; small
breach in sea-bank carries all away
before it little stab in the heart kills
man and little sin, as it is often i'm
properly called, tends to his final destruc-
ton A little drop has been many a
mans ruinAevcry drunkard began with
a single glass. '''i lli3 iao+io ieaH