The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-04-20
FROM LOUISIANA.


lllt home JONTllN ~ may ,Dc Nlolp III
the abstract for me to do 50, but II H. not
wrong If | allow my W heart 10 be my
Judge. Here ! nm, all alone gazing
from my window upon the manifold AT
fractions OfthiS iluriterous and, IN view ol
the ilatnc>s of the country and the sWlinp'
and shade. | might say icbrlilcleht lalld'
And yet. it is astonishing that fever hardy
prevails here more than 1t docs III the
highlands of Tennessee, and, without al
tempting to say why, only repeat Iual
God dOclh all things well ,
Yes, am "ull alone" The church bell
heard this morning. has called together
all the Catholics. tor be it known that here
lie Catholic belief obtains among both
white and black, and they seem ~ deyout
ne those who think another faith J. the one
10 make them sure Of salvation. And yet,
when services are owe" they VIII lUllt ana
fish rs readily ~ even L. a poor miserable
sinner. would. Why, bless the heart Of
every Home journal subscriber! u was
only last Sunday that made one Of u par
ty Of several who went angling, and in
this party was a most exemplary young
man who was educated for tht priesthood,
| hear that he is most eXclhptHfN man.
and | know that he is cducatco-,4a IA he
carefully observes all the canOnic.l avs
OF the Holy Catholic Church.' lou cru'd
by no means in luce him to pursue ON
sunday the vocation by which he makes Il
livelihood, but he regards angling rs 4
pleasure, and he sees no more harm in that
than he sees in anything else which di-
vcrts the mind from everyday business.
lie seemed surprised when told him chat,
under the laws of Tennessee, ii J should
be caught a-llshing on Sunday, and should
be reported, the Grand Jury would find
what they call a "true-bill" against me,
and | would have to pay "A fine. And J
agreed with him when he asked ii the mrn
who walk round their plantations, and
specialized upon their prospects OF GAIN;
or the merchant who cons his books on
Sunday to see how his business il gettiGg
ON; or the church-mcmber who takes an
afternoon walk and makes il convenient TO
20 by and see some lot he wishes to pur-
chase at n Sheriirs sale the following
| Monday-l did agree with him that all
these were Just as guilty as the man who
anglcd for pleasure on Sunday. ! went
flrthrr-I told him that il the man WAS
poor and needy, and he caught "ryrr 50
many fish. Gnd would never punish him,
but men might.
You see, | am n charitable man. ~ ]
have told you frequently before, and if il
were not for intruding private matters
upon the public | would right here give.
YOU IL copy of n letter | wrote the other
day to my darling l-ycar old Clara, in
which | told hes what | wanted her to
observe and what to cschcW if Goa "huUld
permit her to grow to W~OIlanhUud.
Charity, You see, is more my idol than
angling. Iou all in Winchester are aware
Of my tondncsS for angling, Not that |
am Il piscivorous man, as the Indian Is,
I-t I 4 lLsaN l,A ~ ,Aut ar lItp 81 4T#t ,t# IA
fish OF its natural element. and, God only
knows why and, God only is my right
ful Judge. ii ever offer up another pray
cr ii is that | may not Judge others. Here
in do mankind sin most Numerically
What II worlG Of judges, to be sure, we
do have! Even IN Winchester, a place Il
dear to me Us Goldsmith's deserted village
was to him | have often StOOd-Eencr3tllN
close about Montgomery IL Tanning, or
Luke Kclly's-and have held my heart,
n it were, in Il catalcpsy when | was
forced to listen to tattlc and SANDER about
this person and that, and no one dared to
raise Il voice in behalf Of the absent. If |
had been Il lighting man" | might have
intcrpO>cd II word, but-cui bono;
And with this reflection carccring through
my brain, and fully conscious OF the status
of sclt-prcScrvation Jas a principle, | said
lIOlllhT. Dlll ! lOUHlJ,
Yet. this has nothing to do with the pi.-
|caturial amusement ! have been talking
OF. and if tile discussion OF the subject
leads me now and then into little by-putis
of macrology. just let it 90 is the idiOsyn-|
cracv of one who feels himself Il slave in
this free and enlightened country. where
Il man is ut liberty to think for himself
lust 50 long is hG thinks as the mas
think. and when he does not so think,
either rcligiously or politically, he is of
course Il fit subject to be mobbed or dis
cardcd from society. The devil of it Is.
that your mObbcrs and disorders are the
most Internal hypocrites OF all. Upon
this. subject Vet me wind up by saying that
one of the best men ! have become &C
quaintcd with here is a Mr.. l., aJcW,
and Il leading merchant. lie has lived
here for y years, and stands above re
proach. lie is II descendant ofJacOb, and
of course he does not believe in Christ.
except that there was such Il person IL
Christ. and that Christ was a smart man.
But he worShipS God most dcv0ntly.
would not allow him to converse with
me. tod him | was Il charitable man,
and | said, upon The occasion which
brought Us together:
Come pass round the wine and leave
pbIlll. VI DClltl
To simplctOn sages and reasoning fools;
This llOmcnt 5 an hour too fair and too
brief
To be stained and withered by the dust
of the schools.
Your glass may be purple and mine may
be blue,
But. while they are filled from the same
bright bowl,
The fool who would quarrel for difference
Of hue
Deserves not the comfort they shed DER
the soul.
Shall | ask the brave soldier who fights by
my side,
In the cause of mankind, if our crccdS
agree?
Shall | give up the friend | have valued
aud tried
It he kneel not before the same altar
with me:
From the hereto girl of my soul should |
fly
To seek somewhere else a more orthodor
kiss?
NO! perish the hearts and the lars that try
Truth. valour, or love, by a standard
like this
And so | ended my discussion of matters
of faith. and do yOu not think my quota
ton came in quite to the point? | do. and
whether you 10 or do rot will make little
difference with the Centennial in 1876.
Ccrtes, | do not think it will make any
difference as to the Centennial this year
your thoughts, | mean, not mine.
Well, speaking of ~Centennials. The one
at Philadclplia this year will be recherche
beyond Il doubt, aud | desire to be there,
OF course the bombast will 90 on whether
| should be there or not. But | van to
20 and see how nations can put OH airs
lust like individuals. You've been TO GER