The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-12-05
A Singular Story.

sthbuiat otot 70 WIN iu S"o'V'u
paper ola burglary committed two or three
years ago. at au old fashioned house in .
Southern county. The Indy who occupied
the house retired to her room shortly be.
fore midnight. aud found man under
her bed She feared to 30 to the door
aud unlock it lesl the burglar should aus.
pect tha. she was about to summon help.
and should intercept hor To gain time.
she eat down and took her Bible from her
dressing table, Opening tho sacred book
at random, it SO happened that tho chap.
tor lighted on was that containing tho
parable Of tho prodigal son. Knceling
down when tho chapter was ended, shs
prayed aloud--praycd earnestly and fer.
vcntly. She besought safety for herself
during tho perils Of the night, and cast
herself in supreme conddoucc on tho Di-
vine protection. Then sho prayed for
others who might have been tempted into
ill.doiug--that they might bo led from
evil and brought into the fold Of Christ;
that to such might bo vouohsafed tho ten.
der mercy aud kindness promised 70 all
who truly repent their sins Lastly, she
prayed that. if lilo wQed il, even tonight
some such sinner might DO saved from tho
wrath to come; might like tho Prodigal
be made to SOC that be had sinned; might
80 DO welcomed back With tho Joy that
awaits even one pcnitent. Tho lady rose
from her knees and went to ted. The
man got up as uoisolcssly as be could, and
said: II mean you no harm ma'am; |
am goiug to leave tho house aud thank
you for your prayers" With difficulty
he opened tho bedroom door. aud present.
y she heard him open . window in anoth.
or part of.ho house, aud drop down into
the garden, Tho lady was recently visit.
ing at q friends house in tho north Of
England, and while there was asked 10 60
to hear. in Dissenting place Of worship
q minister who Was "a reformed charsot.
cr." 10 tho course Of the sermon tue
preacher told all tho incidents Of this ter.
riblo night exactly ss they occurred. Al.
tor the sermon she went into thss Ysasrg,
and asked him who bad told him thia
After sous hs.iat;oa 10 sAia, sAdf Z y
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insercossion sank deep into bio h6alt
as ho listened ho there and then sessliyd
not only TO give up bis guilty desIea, bqI.:
TO live . reformed life altogeshss, To
that resolution he had adhered, aud to hss
was owing whatever good ho has siuoA
been able to do as minister Of tho Cos.
pei.
The marble stones which composed Sol.
omou's temple Sero said to be forty cubin
long, twelve thick and eight high. Sup.
posing cubit to be eighteen inches, which
is the lowest estimate, they would be sixty
feet long, eighteen thick aud twelve high.
And supposiug cubic foot Of marble TO
weigh two thousand seven hundred aud
seven ounces, one Of those stones weighed
two million seven hundred and twenty.
five thousand and thirty eight pounds and
twelve Dances. II one man was able 10 !.
raise two hundred pounds. il required
thirteen thousand Eve hundred and sixty
rneu aud one little boy who could raise
thirty.eight pounds twelve ounces. Sup.
posing one man to require square yard
to stand upon, i. would require two acres.
three roods, eleven perches and twelve
yards to stand upon while raising, besides
q place for little boy To stand. What
floats must have been necessary 10 carry
them across to Joppa. What kind Of
teams as we'll as wagons do you suppose
they had to carry these stones from Joppa
to Jerusalem which 10 about thirty miles
through mountainous country2 What
skill was necessary 10 square and dress
these immense stones, 80 that when they
we're brought together they 6s:ed % OK.
actly that they had The appearance Of one
stone2
Talk about the Connecticut Yankeeu
and their wooden nutmegs! II would bs
hard for the lankest product Of New Eng.
land to excel some Of those Western men
in charm onarntinnj A man In Rant