Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-08-23
m .. 81.
A Beautiful Extract.

LII was nlgnt. Jerusalem slept as quietly
amid her bills as child upon the breast O
Its mother. The noiseIess sentinel stood
like statue at his post, and the philoso
piers lamp burned dimly in the recess Of
his chamber. But moral darkness in
volved the nation in its unenlightened shad-
ows. Reason shed faint glimmering over
the minds Of men like cold and insufficient
shining Of distant star The immortality
OF mans spiritual nature was unknown, his
relation to Heaven undiscovered, and his fu-
! ture destiny obscured in cloud of mystery.
1t was at this period that two forms of ethe-
real mould lowered about the land of Gods
chosen people. They came like sister an.
gels, 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 and steady eye, exhibi.
ting the highest degree of strength and con-
tldence. Her right arm was extended in an
impressive gesture upward, where night ap-
pears to have planted her darkest pavilion
while on her left recines her delicate COM
panion, in form and countenance the con-
trast Of the other She was dropping like a
flower moistened by refreshing dews, and
her bright and troubled eyes scanned them
with ardent but varying glances Sudden
ly light like the sun, flashed out from the
Heavens and Faith and Hope hailed, with
exciting songs, the ascending Star of Bethle-
hem Years rolled away and Stranger
was seen at Jerusalem. He was meek
unassuming man, whose happiness seemed
to consist in acts of benevolence to the hu-
man race. There were deep traces of sor-
row on his countenance, though no one
knew why he grieved, 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 Stran-
ger worked miracles, that the blind saw, the
dumb spoke and the dead arose, the ocean
moderated its chafng tide, the very thun.
der articu!ated. He was the son of God
Envy assaied Him to death,
Tricky 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, mounted to the skies.
Things YoH n eesi Not Expect.
Ever to have new servant that does not
think your house 'the hardest place she
ever lived in"
Ever to have mechanic finish lob on
the day promised
Ever to get discount on your bill for
gas-light.
Ever to see man hung for murder in
New York City.
Ever to have the laundry people send
home your washing promptly in hot wealth
or.
Ever to find man who don't want to
make ga little more money"
Ever to find stylishly dressed young
lady who, after party, won't know what
most Of the ''other girls had on
Ever to get your moneys worth, buying
berries by the box.
Always to get your right change from
the gentlemanly bar-keeper in New York.
Any price within reason at fashionable
watering places.
That large class won't consider it no
sin to steal umbrellas and repudiate news
paper bills.
Ever to find an old theatre goer who will
not lament the "decline of the DANA"
Or an old merchant that will not con.
denim "the style of doing business in this
fast age"
An old maid that has not refused half
dozen offers of marriage.
Ever to find an editor who is not of the
opinion that his paper is one of the most in
fluential in the community.