Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-09-03
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Correspondence of the INDICATOR ]
GOSHEN, Sept. 2.

a Mali more than leaving Spot Where the |
cook has served up tender beefsteak for |
two consecutive weeks. Fortune may |
smile on you, men may honor you and wo-
men may love you, but with all these there
is to the rejecting mind an aching void
that nothing but a good beefsteak can fill.
There is always mystery to me about the
man that can give you this, and eyer
hunt him up if he is to be found. Picking
into the kitchen window yesterday morn
ing, saw him with his white cap as d halo
browning his sable brow. AS | gaZed at
him with humble admiration, he, without
deigning to look up, jerled out, ''Git out'n
dat light dar.'' Diogenes, you see! How
like the world! How often we are mis-
apprehended and our tributes of admi-
ration are chilled with request to
stand out of the light. 1t reminds me
Of the parable of the Waynesboro mule.
Perhaps you would like to read sit;slt came
to pass in the city Of Waynesboro that
centurion. of the militia saith unto his ser
want, ssGivea unto the ass which is Within
nv gates measure of corn.' And the
servant taketh it unto him; but when he
came unto the stall the ass lifted up his
heel and in the language Of the Amale-
kites. ssdoubled him up" and scattered the
corn on the earth. And the servant Sit
teth himself on the ground and ruobeth
his stomach and looking towards the Ass
saith in voice Of sorrow, 'Dat's jess ike
a mule. De very time anybody's trying to
do sumpin for you. dat's de time you KICKS
'em.'' And so it is with my cook Dlogenes.
There was most delightful dress ball at
the Cold Sulphur Springs Friday night, so
well arranged that even spectators stayed
ont of bed till 81 A. NJ. to see it out. The
dancing commenced at O'Clock and lasted
until the hour named. Considering the
distance that the inland Virginia water
ing places are from cities where costumes
may he obtained, the dressing was of unu-
sual elegance, the tact Of the ladies having
supplied the place of professional assist
ance. Among the costumes present were
DR.. and Mrs. Walden, who represented
"John Anderson my Joe" and his better
half. the lady singing the verses with great
sweetness and feeling; Mrs. Hammond of
Richmond as Mary, Queen of Scots, dress
of black velvet, with diadeln and orna-
ments of pearls, with the historical high
ruff; M'selle Schmidt of Staunton as a
Spanish lady, dress of violet silk. lace over
skirt and black mantilla; Miss Kate Aber-
nethy of Richmond as a lady of the court,
white tarletan dress, high ruff, feathers
and powdered hair-a most perfect figure;
Miss Jenkins of Baltimore as Queen of the
Night. dress of black illusion, with gold
crescent and stars; Miss Bette Hunter OF
Staunton as The Daughter Of the Regi-
ment, dressed strictly in the character;
Miss Mamie Grubbs of Richmond as Joan
of Arc, the coat of mail being excellently
gotten up: Miss Florence Ford of Rich
mond us a Spanish Gypsy, looking and
carrying out the character well; Miss Nora
Weisiger of Richmond as in Indian girl,
the character well dressed Mrs. Simons OF
Richmond us a gypsy girl; Mr.. VIM. B..
Johnson. il, us The Black Prince; MI.
! Carter johnson Of Staunton as Sergeant
| Cartouche: MI James ker of Staunton in
! the splendid uniform OF the Knights Tenn
plar: Mr.. Dudley johnson us IL sailor; Mr..
! e. NJ. Taylor as Garibaldi, and the-younger
portion of tine characters was distributed
| las follows: Master G. Halle as a young
priDce; w. Hammond and Jas. Ker, Jr..
las Swiss boys, and Misses Kate and Mag
}gie Childrey, Bessie Hammond, Natalie
| johnson and Anna Belle Ker as flower
girls. Among the ladies present not in
costume were Miss Ellen Hartman of Go
shen, and Misses Mary Halle, May Elder
and Eliza Taylor of Staunton. The affair
was d most successful one both as to at
tendance and enjoyment.
| We had two very fine sermons Sunday;
J one in the morning at the Baptist church.
by Rev. MI. Bagby, and one in the after
noon, by Rev. E. q. Gordon, OF Savannah,
| in the new Presbyterian church, which
was occupied for the first time. 1t is a
neat little building. seating about two
hundred persons, and crowded. The ser
mon OF MI Gordon was from "What will
you do with Jesus" and the subject was
treated with bold vigor that walked those
of lis up who had expected to hear the
regular old sermon which trickleS from the
majority of pulpits when that spring OF
| theology is tapped. Two or three times
during the delivery the wrapt attention of
the audience was vexed by the voice of
crying children, brought into the church
by their parents. never suffer froru these
interruptions, that dom t feel like drop
ping tear to the memory of Herod, who
was cut off in the midst of a career of
great usefulness,
locked at queer water-wileel yester-
day at work at Mr.. Steers tannery. 1t was
trimmed with horns which caught and ele-
waited the water, giving another stream at
an elevation of ten feet. 1t is the way the
Nile country is watered by the Egyptians,
you know, but this isn't what was going
to talk about; the wheel without the horns)
was originally built to carry out an inven
ton Of perpetual motion. 1t was the old
story. Time, mechanical genius, and pa
tient work all for naught. Some people
laugh at these II en- who are seeking per-
petual motion, but [ don't. The successes
of this century warrant a man in trying
anything impossible. [ always sympathiZe
with these men just us [ do with those men
[ see betting on the Eagle bird. 1t is aw
full risky, but if you win you get twenty
seven for one! Twenty seven for one! a
great deal for u little 1t is the game the
whole world Is playing. And not only in
the world, but in the church. We are al
ways trying to make the Almighty pay us
twenty seven for one. We are always try
to put down the very least we can in His
service. and then earnestly praying that he
will nav nc Vwnntv Seven for one Some