The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-08-29

glory flashed over his face; and he died a
happy man." O God! Thou knowest all
things, and the secrets of all hearts! And
thanks be to thee an immortal spirit may
go nome to Heaven as speedily and safely !
from penitentiary cell as from royal j
palace. And we thank Thee that the same /
blessed Saviour who sent an angel to loose t
the bands of Peter, when unjustly impris- |
oned. is also able to send ministering spir-
it's Of pardon and comfort to the most secret
recesses of dungeon-hOme, and there to
give uumistakable assurances of future
existence in that blouse not made with
hands eternal in the heavens to the most
grief-laden heart. The scene from the
tower was indeed beautiful, picturesque,
and long to be remembered with pleasure.
But twas growing late in the morning,
the sunshine was very warm-and
party of strange gentlemen appearing
upon the scene we descended thinking now
deeply tender, how strangely sad must have
been Moses feelings as he stood on stately
Nebo's mOnnt and viewed the long-loved,
long-sought promised Land" stretched
out in all it, beauty before him, yet know-
ing that he the true, the faithful leader, at
ter all his tolls ana tears, could never, never
enter its sacred precincts!
Twas bright and beautiful morn when
we wendell our way to the Capitol; and We
entered with timid step, Notwithstanding
we were chaperoned by lady of tact ana
! intelligence; for had noJ some one SAID
! few persons, except lawyers, ever go TO
/ The Capitol - But We were soon at ease IN
4 com pany with Mrs. Morancy, the State Lii
/ brarian, who seemed to take especial pleas
ure in welcoming ladies to her department.
| After eougratulating her on her success IN
the election (for be it remembered she had
several able competitors, that spicy news
/ paper man, o. V. 5, among them.) ana en-
| loving her conversation for some minutes
She requested youth named Paul to
conduct us through the building. we have
a su, picion that he is the same dear Paul
to whom "PhiIom" sends tive-leaved clio
ver,' and the veritable "Paulas' who ac-
companied his father on that memorable
trip to WestYile early in June lastF III SO,
we fear he tired OF this expedition through
the Capitol almost as much as he did OF
"drivine through that rough, .-ew road IN
Simpson county" Reluctantly we babe
adieu to those two great arenas of State ell
oauenee, the House Of Representatives and
! y
preme courtroom where a most gentle
manly and obliging official gave us much
useful information in reference to the bus
mess there annually transacted. And we
must confess that making a polonaise, with
its innumerable devices to overthrow rea-
sonabIe woman's mental faculties, seemed
a somewhat less formidable job after look
, inc at all those rolls of legal documents to
i aoolI nm res
: pirate place. He certainly has his hands
. full if the court does now enjoy summe
vacation. Yet if men don't learn to veneer
: ate true worth, to love books, and TO gro"
lofty and noble in mental and spirltua
stature when surrounded by all those VOL
umes, and with three Chiei-J Justices LOOKING
9raveIy down upon them from the walls
y and with the beautiful green sWard OF TN
Capitol grounds to rest their eyes upon
-" when wearied of other objects, 1T certain.
Il" must be because they have no germ OF no
y bilitv to start with A pleasant little cha
with Mrs. NJ and her fair young daughte
terminated our visit to the Capitol, ana p"
- left there mentally blessing those nool
men who do and l7jH believe that woman
Vi capab,e of something beyond drudgery AM
- mere personal adornment and hoping ina
- for long, long years 10 come Ino ~
Id siUui State Library may continue IN u, III
a | keeninp of a lady official. that other iaule
= NAV eTioy as We aid visits when lot lnloi
:" mafion's sake they may sometimes make
Is the Capitol. We would nave oeeh ueliSn
ed to take a peep at the different 0ta'
offices down stairs, but the grave ana staIt
lv characters over each door, ana the mum
voices within, coupled with the lear tli
% we might he regarded as lntruders anu OF
of place. and with the fact that neither III
eu / friend nor myself possess very gre
ri amount of what is designated cheek,
nil merely glanced down the several mans al
G.retired to private life" to take up our ne
seS cline of march" for the Lunatlc Asylui
Up on our way home we met little girl WI
he looked so sweet we couldn't refrain askll
e., her if she "wouldn't be our baby, as
IA kissed her go nor. she said. And why
cen .sTg'e a mamma and baby sister at home
cal she replied. with an indescrloaoie looH
=, Pnnderness in her eyes and face. Cou
H. ANYTHING mortal have given sweeter OF
~ better answer? Then spelling her nan
ten for me on her little fingers. (tor she Is L
an child of mute parents,) she proceeded
t., her way.
-; Nav angel-guards attend thee,
ms Child of "A brighter sphere,
led And from all harm defend thee
2u- Fer while thou dwellest here.
law And what shall we say of our visit to
de- Asylum? our feelings when listening
49, the imprisoned orator whose eloquel-ce
sounds along the hall YET VINO - 20 OF
nleasant Mr. H. who was SO oDllglhS
-. Ind to every one as railroad conductI
" ~ Tho woman who played and sung
TX sxyaetiv "Do they miss me at nome d
, its ~Nv cottage by the sea III lhe q'liit'l
on Marty who wanted Us to 'help them qullI
"a OF the sociable woman VINO wahte9 ui
Ia STAY with them % Aud of the hne-iSokl
ELI Queen" whose countenance, mien ana &C
1lue .Srsat;on ALI bespeak Intelligence ana mo
inc worth? Alas! alas! alas! that reaS
shonld be dethrOned in a nina IKE ne
ma Son,ebody will have to meet ieaflul Jd'
eN- mentl By the by we We're In'oi M, M ~
| to ! LADY attendant that there Is iauy III
O. ! whom we did not see,) who Is not inS1
C"l \NIIoTr then we oueried, "came she mere
no So one I suppose, got out cerllhe
the her insanity but she Is not all g.
sive sob Lord how long how long 'n
and i a meanness on earth SO SH'dtt anu y, :
tsmntibIe that even the fends of the 10y
7ach LID would scarcely deign to stoop 70
each - docs seem to us that pronouacthS .
ded naonIe lunatics must be that meanness.
-, rrhdnevar and wherever it occurs we u
he sure that there is something lshooie
" hind the scenes" in the conouct oI VIC
must nnSing Marty which they feel certain can
4 or he successfully concealed without thelE
So cIarin0 the party cognizant OF suCh conO
'i' insane And may God help sucn OelhSe
she'd ragain their own reason, and 10 III
los amends for the wrongs they do others
ards Returning from the Asylum n,r,
80 visited the Cemetery ~ =
i in 400 .:If ever you are in Jackson 20 anu
over ~ ,daughtersS grave" les. giaoiy W.
-. - 90 niles ont of our way 10 stand DC
'tter W. f1oved remains. The lot is sm Ill, IL
out tains but one grave, Tor
orld, Dame Nature could not copies orlh2'
tient Ofone like her in life's young sprlus'
our And made her clitdteSs thus 10 sec
oil or