The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-07-19

of the Legislatures request could in no way
aud by no possibility injure the United
States, and it is well known that those let
ters which are. deemed best kept in secret
have already been published, whilst mutila.
ted copies of others have notorously, from
time to time, been used for partisan purpo-
ses, leave tho propriety Of your refusal to
be judged by all impartial men. Very re.
sRecttaiiy, z. b. VANCE. -
WRITE HoME.-Thore can DC no excuse
for any young man who never writes home,
or whose letters to the old folks there
| whose droaf,s are ever OF their son-arc
few ana far between and not worth much
| when obtained. 1t is sad to think that
there arc young men who let weeks and
| months pass away without a letter to their
parents, or their brothers and sisters, and
who when they do write, only send a line
or two, with some lame excuse for not doing
more; line or two saying nething, just
containing some stcrcotypcd statement of
vague utterancc, which gives no information
Why, the value of letter to young man
to far off town or village home, consists
of tho details; its aflcctionate gossip; its
that may have promise in it Of advantage,
its storyof hopeful struggle, Of dawning
success ) or in references to newly formed
friendships to books rcud churches and
lccturc. attended with thousand things
b,sidcs, which may be small within them.
selves, but which show an interest in the
home circle and manifest the beating of
the child's heart within the man Young
me1 are not aware what pain they may in.
ilict by apparent neglect how letters brief
and intrequent may give rise to fear and
doubt, and occasion anxious days and wake
ful nights. Now don't neg lcct home don't
seem Indifferent to your own family, as if
all your Interests were transferred to strau-
gers. Keep the chain of communication
bright by use, and write freely and fully
with unrestrained confidence that it may
be felt that there is neither blight on the
affection nor error in the life, Which is too
often. the cause of that lapse in filal or
lTaternal correspondence which, though tae
fcsult also, at times, of mcr, thoughtlcnc $,
IS always unkiud ard sometimes cruel
SMLEs.-Did you ever notice an infant
as it lay peacefully sleeping in the crib
see smile come over its features like gentle
riplcts moved by L lazy wind? Poets say
it is then whispering to the angels far
away" but watching the ncrvous twitching
Of its mouth We arc led to believe that
other causes than this produce the Utilization
There are smiles Of various degrees, kinds
and sorts. For instance. the hotel clerks
have smile, bland and inviting for the
coming guests, chcrubic for the raying ones,
a heavenly one for the ladies, and one as
fierce as q buzz saw for the beat The min
ister smiles sweetly when he sees the box
como back laden with contributions. He
= smiles grimtly when he secs it empty The
theatrical manager smiles dclighttuly when
his house is full Of paying visitors \ lady
will smile upon her lover even when he
treads upon the trail of her dress. The
editor smiles when grecnbacks pour in, and
the politician when he meets constituent.
Then there is smile that is the smiingest
smile of all the smiles; that is when the
hummer is invited to drink What a smile.
Moonlight on a shovel is no comparison -
1t commences at the corner Of his mouth,
and as he grasps the Gecanter it spreads,
gets wider and wider, deeper, until the
draught is swallowed, aud then it. covers
the face, and as glow takess' s'Possessioh of
Bthe body it increases until even the ear
wags in JOY, and the hair stands on end in
) excessive delight.