Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-08-06
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MIR. Stone, a well-known and excellent
Christian gentleman, belonging to one Of
the Murray Hill churches, in New York
city, was up in the country one summer.
and learning that an evening prayer-meet-
ing was in progress at the village church,
walked in and took seat in the back part
Of the room.
The brother in the chair conducting the
meeting, observing the stranger, left his
seat, and coming to Mr.. Stones said to
him:
"What is your name?"
"My name is Stone"
"Where are you from?''
81 am from the city of New York?''
care y0n one of the Lord S people?"
II hope that am, answered Mr.. Stone,
with becoming humility. The presiding
genius, satisfied with the answer of his
catechism, returned to his elevated seat,
and at the end of the hymn arose and said:
''Will Brother Stone, from New Y ork'
favor us with few remarks?"
Mr.. Stone, willing to do what he could,
made few practical observations to the
best of his ability. No sooner had he sat
down than the presiding elder rose and
said:
''Will Brother Stone, of New York, ask
the Lord to bless his feeble remarks9"
Undismayed by this commentary on his
speech, MI. Stone offered prayer, and the
meeting proceeded as usual.-Christian
Iatellige'ieer.
While stopping over night at farm
house out West. traveller was astonished
to see his hostess walk up to her husband
about every fifteen minutes and box his
ears or give his hair pull. In the morn
ing the guest, seeing the woman alone,
asked an explanation of her strange con-
duct, and her reply was: ''You see,
stranger, me and the old man has been
fitin for ten years to see who shall boss
this ere ranch, and have just got him
cowed, but if 1 should let up on him for a
day he would turn on me again, and my
work would all be for nothing
"As an evidence of the scarcity of money
among young men," said a leading con-
fecti0ner, ''let me point you the fact that
great many young girls come to this
saloon without beaux, who a year ago al
ways had an escort.'' ''How do you ex-
plain this inattention of the gentlemen"
livery readily; many of them are out OF
employment, others have had their salaries
reduced, while those who are in business
for themselves are doing no trade, and as
a consequence have no money to spend for
ice cream
A case Of mistaken identity took place
as the cars left the Newark depot. A
pretty girl, with her handkerchief up to
her eyes, had seen her lover seat himself
in the last seat of a Car, but while she was
bathed in tears, she did not see that the
train had backed, and different car stood
up and with sweet smile said: ''goo d-bye
darling" to an astOnished ard bashful
young man who was sitting in the place
where the other fellow should have been.
1t is told of man poorly dressed, that
he went to church seeking all opportunity
to worship. The usher did not notice him,
but seated several well dressed persons,
who presented themselves, when finally
the man addressed the usher, saying:
''Can you tell me whose church this is?''
Eyes, this is Christ's church." els he
INF" was the next question. after which
seat was not SO hard to find.
sob, yes, gimme ten cents worth of hair
pins" added an up-river farmer, as he
was about to leave store, and while they
were being handed down he continued:
"It's ha'r pins to-day and ribbons to-mor-
row and toothbrush the next day. The
gal is always wanting some fim-fam thing
and shouldn't be surprised if she'd some
day get up and want me to bring home
one of them combs with a brass back. ~
Detroit Free Press.
When we look around and see the large
number Of able-bodied men who spend
their money and their time at the beer
saloons, while their wives are stitching at
home, or go out washing to earn money to
keep themselves and their children from
starving, we naturally wonder why more
young men don't get married-and marvel
more that so many young ladies do.-Nor-
risto,ea Herald.
In an English Sunday school, the wears
daughter was very proud of her Bible
class, on inquiring of one Of her pupils
how Queen Sheba came to Solomon, re-
refved the reply, ''By railway, Miss" On
asking for an explanation she received the
answer: Because, Miss, the Bible SAYS
she came to Jerusalem with a very heavy
tEain."
just think Of it! It costs one million
two hundred and fifty thousand five hun
bred and eighty-nine dollars and ten cents
to keep the women of this country IN inl-
ported corsets for one year. What waste.
-Egchange. Stay! it's not waste, it is
one of their means of support.
A Saratoga preacher delivered such
powerful sermon on charity that the con-
creation went home and hunted up forty
five old pennies and three step-ladders for
the gragshopper sufferers.
Robert Collyer says that a Christian can
90 TO circus without risk We suppose
This is true unless he should try to ride the
trick mule.
..How odd it is, said Fat, as he trudg
~ along on foot, zone hot, sultry day,
that man never meets cart going the
same way that he is"
never knu a man yet who lived hi his
wits but what spent his old age at some
,ody else's expense.-Josh Billings.