The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-12-14


II they knew him they would not laugh At
him. have met him several times. During
the session Of the Methodist Conference IN
this city he Was entertained at our house,
and l hsd an opportunity to study bic char
acter. lie Is . genius, with . screw loose
some where's piece OF wonderful meehan.
ism that cannot he utilized because It can
Mt be eomptehendsd. I never met any
person Of Mr.. Turnsy's age who possessed
more Learning, or who more thoroughly
cOnDrehended the Information obtained
!fom eNporisnee, observation and books.
il be could RESTRAIN an overweAuing ego.
li-m, which has complete mastery ot bis
thoughts, and eompels him 10 crowd him.
self into public notice coutinuaily II be
could master his disposition 10 become &C.
qliain,ed with . whole city full OF people
every day and permit them to know that
they have seen ID. n. TurDey II he could
teach himself to iedulge in frequent nashes
Of silence; II he could be iGduced
TO believe that however elegant
tho furniture OF the mind may DO, the per.
son la ast not be neglected. u, In the mo.
desty OF Christian grace, be would labor
without buster for the good u the cross, IN
the defense Of which he handles with 'kiii
weapon. that iufiiet wounds Whenever they
strike al the heresies vi doubt, lac would
speedily become che o! the most useful
MN In the church and be rscoxnised as
~ / preacher.
Ihase written TIT, In tindu,,., AMI be.
| cause 1 nope that plain speech may induce
this wonderful young man to study himself
and gather up Tor ruin,ing this mental gold
which lie Is nov reckien scattering to the
| ~lnis. a.
Prof. :. frk, OF 81. Loni., wls has re-
Gently returned from an extended tour
through the Bible Lads. IN countries
sbout the Medlterranean, IS In this city, and
will lecture Monday and Tuesday evenings,
at the Christian Church, On the holy City
and sacred places. From notice. Of the
press we select the following
| Prof. fiss's l.Ssre, are tssiy entertaining. The
| hoAbite stone, and also the stone taken f.om tie
! fJundaloa OF So.omons Temple. AMI the Sacrifices.
Wheat which tAe Lecturer exhibited, Afforded gTati-
eesuoa well worth enc, tim. and 1nsy. None eau
anord TO lose r fsk'i lectures - .st.rn tarisAa
| Advocate.
All should n,,tad Prof Fisk's lecturer 1hes.
lectures sf1r5 the pleasure Of almost visit to J.ra'
allen Tbs W ,hos, rs he Tomb Of cur Lord. IN
the Church Of the Holy seprcher, and he poins ont
wildly al ls sacred places thar seems during
tn. lecture. to see them a. hey Such ues
has never t-eu Afforded our ei,.ser. before Trey
y. Y. Times.
I. was pie ssed by tie notice YOU sent me
last night, that Rev. M. Thayer would lee
;ure thi, evening on the ark. The ark Is q
gres. institution, and should he handed
with care. A knowledge OF Its shape Is i'm
portant, and no one ought to be willing &c
leave this vale OF tears until be has ascer
tanned It's tonnage. Noah was a great boa
builder. HIS craft was 81 least OF the di
mensions o! the Great Republic, and, al
though not a ssiler or . steamer, as q floAteI
Il has never been equslled. II carried al
immense load, and there can he no doub
that IL freish,s were - high As they usual!
are on the Mississippi river, Cspt. Noai
made an independent fortune, a. well a. &C
cured immortality, by his single trip.
l. Death is inevitable and a. IL Turney A..oas /.
other accomplishments IL the ,si.l OF the prnter
Dropping in upon last nigh, he read on the gale
Jan. Anne remarks on his merits and shoreo mnsI
and Instantly resolved ha thoughts the sab-e: IL
| 10 thi. communicates
M. ypiT3s, s.et 1. Cairo. sra 90. seq
sation, IL rat. Jane Ann. She may be Of eommo
material; but We should forget that the eadueet
Of Mercury just rod Of hazel, adorned With III
| wings and =, tvinng serpent. Her let tiers may dro
in place where they may Do good. In the oice
fables where Media spilled few drops Of the ragi
medicine that TO restore the aged fson to III
. | bloom Of youth, those drops vegeta,rd and becam
the meadow s.ffrons. Do not, brother Ober'y, pei
NIT her to remain too lers away from your column,
because have ye not read IN the strange mythology
the ancient times that Phyllis the beautiful queen
Thrsce, died 81 grief at the prolonged ab,snoe 9
Demophoon. srd was neiamorphosed into an slnor.
tree. dare not ask you OF any other woman wha
Jane Ann ihiHks Of me, as she might repeat the tai
Of Narcissus 10 my sorro~fh organs OF hearing
That tale runs on this wise youth who he
sighted the love OF the nymph Echo and become en-
. amored Of his own shadow In the impid brook!e'
pined himself to death, and ~n rnetamerphosed in,
dafSdl.
| II knew Jane Ann-aEi possibly dol mi h
love her, and loving her l might propose, and pro
posing might lie eeted, and something drcful nigh
occur have an lndis,ine, recollection Of read.s
that the unhappy SmiAx, when Cfocus rejected he
love, Was m,tamorphosed into y=w tree, and
l would net want my t4Ie be az hen, wood yew-woul
YOU n, II. tt RSEY.