South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-09-03
BE THOU TRUE

FOR the truth make good fight:
Do what thou dost with all thy might;
BE thou true! BE thou true!
Let thy love be sincere
BE thou true!
Only God hast thou to fear;
BE thou true!
Since our joys must pass away
Like the dewdrops or the spray,
Wherefore should our sorrows stay?
BE thou true! BE thou true!
Friendships very hard to find,
BE thou true!
True love is not always blind;
BE thou true!
Time at last makes all things straight,
Let us not resent-just wait
But not trust too much in fate,
BE thou true! BE thou true!
Like the summers fragant flowers,
BE thou truel
Like the Aprirs coming showers,
BE thou true!
Like the mountain looking high,
And the river rolling by
Like the blue and arching sky,
BE thou true! Be thou true!
tVSays the Florida Key West Key:
An unusual phenomenon took place a
bout q A. NJ. last Tuesday. The heav-
ems were perfectly clear, the stars shin
ing brightly, yet our city and surround
ings were envcloped i'm a mass of electri.
city, and those who were fortunate G.
nough to view this phenomenon witness
ed the grandest sight of their lives. The
electric fluid seemed to issue from the
earth; flash after flash shot with incon-
ceivable rapidity along our streets; in
fact so rapid was the succession Of flash
es that the streets seemed to be ablaze,
yet the heavens were serene and tran
quill. This lasted some twenty minutes,
when it gradually ceased, and shortly
after black cloud rose in the east that
poured It's refreshing showers upon our
city.
LEGEND OF DELAY.-A hermit was
conducted by an angel into wood
where he saw an old ntdn cutting down
boughs to make up n burden; when it
was large, he tied it up, and attempted
to lift it on his shoulder and carry it a.
way, but finding it very heavy he laid it
down again, cut more wood, and heaped it
on, and then tried again to carry it off.
This he repeated several times, always
adding to the load after trying in vain
to raise it from the ground. In the
meantime the hermit, astonished ut the
old mans folly, desired the angel to ex-
plain what this meant. You behold"
said he, "in the foolish old man an exact
representation of those who, being made
sensible of their sins, resolve to re-.
pent, but soon grow worse and instead of
lesscning their burden increases every
day. AT each trial they find the task hca-
vier than before, and so put it off little
longer in the vain hope that they will by
and by, be more able to accomplish IL.
Thus they go on, adding to their bur
den till it grows too heavy to be borne {;
and then. in despair OF Gods mercy:
and with their sins unrcpentcd they lie
down and die. Turn again. my son.
and behold the end of the old man whom
yon saw heaping up load of boughs."
The hermit looked, and saw Kim in vain
attempting to remove the pile. which was
now accumulated far beyond his strength
TO raise. Ills feeble limbs tottcrcd over
the burden; the poor remains of his
strength were fast ebbing away: the
darkness Of death was gathering around
him; and, after n convulsive and impo-
tent attempt to lift the pile. he fell down
and expired.
NOT MY PLACE.-A dispute having
long existed i'll gentleman's family be.
tween the maid and the coachman. n
bout fetching the cream for breakfast,
the gentleman one morning called them
before him, that he might hear what
they had to say, and decide according
ly. The maid pleaded that the coach
man was lounging about the kitchen the
greater part Of the morning. and vet was
so ill-natured that he would not fetch
the cream for her, Notwithstanding he
saw she had so much TO do az not 10
have moment to spare. The coach
man alleged that il was not his business.
VERY we'll" said the master; 'but
pray what do you call your businossY''
''To take care OF the horses. and clean
and drive the COACH" he replied.
You say right" answered the master.
land do not expect you to do more
than | hired you for : but this I do iE.
sist on. that every morning, before break
fast, you get the coach ready, and drive
the maid 20 the farmers for milk; and
j hope you will allow that 10 be part Of
your business"
The coachman and the maiden soon
after came 10 terms. Once q Week.
A MODERATE EATER.--"You have
been eating something" the doctor said.
yes, SIR the patient replied, "me and
my ole woman jess eat two or three cat.
fish, and some fried cabbage, and lit
tle pot-liquor warmed mp, aud den we
went over 10 cousin Sara's aud cat some
water-millions. taters aud kercumbers.
aud l was took wild misery" The
doctor Immediately made his diagnosis
Of the case and prescrib accordingly.
HORACE GEEELEy's GRAyH.-Thc
grave Of Horace Greeley in Greenwood
Cemetery has been surrounded by an
arboryit@ hedge, forming an inclosure