Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-04

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A Beautiful Extract.
1t was night, Jerusalem slept as quietly amid
her hills as child on the breast Of its mother.
The noiseless sentinel stood like statue ut his
post, and the philosophers lamp burned dimly
lin the recess of his chamber But moral
darkness involved the nation in its unenlight
.ened shadows. Reason shed a faint glimmer-
ing over the minds of men like the cold and
insufficient shining of distant star. The inn
mortality OF man spiritual nature was un-
known, his relation to Heaven undiscovered,
and his future destiny obscured in cloud Of
mystery. 1t was at this period that two forms
OF ethereal mould lowered about the land OF
Gods chosea people. They came like sister
angels, sent to earth on some embassy OF love.
The one of majestic stature and we'll formed limb
which her drapery scarcely concealed, IN her
erect bearing aud steady eye, exhibiting the
highest degree Of strength and confidence. Her
right arm was extended in an impressive ges-
turc upward where night appears to have plant
cd her darkest pavilioD;whlle on her LETT reclines
her delicate companion, in form and counteDance
the contrast of the other She was dropping like
4 flower moistened by refreshing dews, and her
bright and troubled eyes scanned them with ar
dent but varying glances. Suddenly light
like the sun, flashed out from the Heavens and
Faith and Hope hailed with exciting songs, the
ascending star of Bethlehem Years rolled away,
and stranger was seen at Jerusalem. He was
Il meek uuassumlng man, whose happiness
seemed to consist IN acts OF bencvolence to the
human race. There were deep traces OF sor-
row on his countenance, though no one knew
why he gricved, for he lived in the practice OF
every virtue and was loved by all the good and
wise.
BY and by it was rumored that the stranger
worked miracles, that the blind saw, the dumb
spoke and the dead arose, the ocean moderated
its chafng tide, the very thunder articulated.
lie was the son Of God. Envy assailed Him
TO death.
Thickly guarded he slowly assembled the Hill
of Calvary a heavy cross bent him to the
earth But Faith leaned on His arm, and
Hope dipping her pinions in His blood, mount
ed to the skies.
EXCITING RAILWAY SCENE-During the
thunderstorm which passed over London on
Tuesday night, 23d ult., most exciting scene
took place near the York road Station, on the
METROPOLITAN Railway. The station in ques-
zion is situated In deep cutting, and the tall OF
rain was so heavy that 4 large amount OF water
faad accumulated, extending for considerable
distance. As soon, therefore, as the els train
came from Barnet, which was filled with pas
sengers, emerged from the tunnels the water
had reached such height that it put the en-
cine fires out, and the train consequently was
brought to standstill. 1t was found that the
points would not work, and that owing to the
storm the wires Of the electric telegraph could
not be used. The latter misfortune was all the
more important, inasmuch as the express
which runs to Farringdon street was at
the time overdue. Another engine was
procured by the officials and chains we're
attached to the train. Every effort,
however, in this direction, was unsuccess-
tul, owing probably to the sleepers floating
about in all directions. The excitement at this
period was painful in the extreme. The ma
jority OF the passengers were unable to leave
the carriages, owing to the depth of the water,
which was making down the-line in perfect
torrent; women were fainting, and even the
servants of the company seemed paralyzed with
fear. being totally unable to prevent what
threatened to be a terrible disaster. A few Of
the passengers, by dint Of the greatest exer-
ton, had been removed from the train, when
suddenly shout announced that the express
was coming and q huge wave was seen issuing
from the tunnel as the train approached. The
same cause, however, which had placed the
Barnet train in its terrible position, proved lis
salvation, for the water also put out the hres
in the express engine, which drew up, to the
immense relief Of all the bystauders, within
about five feet of the hindermost carriage OF
the former train. ~
PIANO PERFORMANCE Some clownish fel
low, not at all up in the highes tstyle Of music,
has given the following description of fashion
able piano performance. He says: 1T was a
Young woman, with as many white muslin
hounccs around her as the planet Saturn has
rings that did it. She gave the music stool a
twrl or two, and fuffed down on it like wh,rl
of soap ,suds in handbasln. Then she push
ed up her cuffs as if she was going to fight Tor
the champiou's belt. Then she worked her
hands aud wrists, and spread out her hngers
till they looked as though they would near'v
cover the keyboard. Then those two hands OF
hers made Jump at the keys as il they were a
connie of tigers coming down on flock OF
black and white sheep, and the piano gave a
great howl as if it had been trod on. Dead
stop-so still you could hear you hair growing.
Then another Jump, and another howl, as IT
the piano had two tails, and you had trod on
both OF them at once, and great clatter, ana
scramble, and strings of jumps, up and down.
backward and forward, one hand over the 9th,
cr, like general stampede Of and mice
SALT AND AGUE.-The following appears as
a leading editorial in the Cleveland Herald
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