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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-10-09
Quiet Children.

It is natural for children to be noisy
when they are having good time, and
they come to associate noise with jol-
lity. One of the traditions of the nnr.
sery is that men who do much in the
world, and show great energy aud pow
er of work. where boisteroue and hard
to manage IN their boyhood. But il
may bring hope to mothers of quiet
children. and suggest 10 &aese who
have rough. rude boys the expediency
of curbing them. to know that such
traditions can't be tusted.
John and Charles Wesley founded the
great Methodist denomination in Eng,
land, aud had enough energy in then
to supply half-dozen common men
But their boyhood was noted for quiet
ness. Mrs. Wesley, their mother. was
remarkable woman. and resolved il
her purpose to allow no noise in tn,
fomily. She was often both nursery
maid and teacher. and though she ha,
nineteen children. and they were edu
Gated at home, the mother so ruled a
to keep them quiet and in order. The.
were not allowed to cry in infancy, no
to be noisy in latter years. Hei neigh
bors used to say IN wonder. "Nobod,
would know that there was a child il
the house. How does she do it?"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-10-09
Can't do 1t and Try.

Can't do it sticks in the mud, but
Try drags the wagon out OF the rut.
The fox said Tiy, and he got away from
the hounds when they snapped at him:
The bees said Try. and turned flowers
into honey. The squirrel said Try, and
up he went to the top ofa tree. The
suowsdrop said Try. and bloomed in
the cold snow of winter. The sun said
Try, and the spring soon threw Jack
Frost ont of the saddle. The young
lark said Try, and he found that his
new wings took him over hedges and
bitches, and mp where his father was
singing. The OK said Try. and plough
ed the field from end to end,
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-10-09
"Shake Your Fist at Him. -

The child was bright and impressible.
It's cunning ways and cute doings
we're continual, ever-changing source
of happiness. even though occasional
taatrums and cross spells gave pep
perry variety TO the infantile "spice of
life."
One day hearty, iovial man. appar-
emily found of children as temporary
plaything., was in the room where the
child was, and among others bits of
sportiveness he said To the little one,
"Shake your fist at him.: alluding TO
grown person near. suppose he
gave on an illustrative example with
his own huge fist.
The inc ,ngruity and oddity of 80
small n midget shaking so tiny and
puIpy a fist ut anybody was rather COM
ical at the moment.
But innocent, unspoiled wee things
dc not stay little nor innocent. The
fist grows larger. and the cute, graceful
motions become rough aud rude.
What seems c)mical in the two-year
old would appear repulsively ill-man-
nerly in a youngster of six. The im>
pudent gesture or the saucy slang that
was once cheered with applauding
laughter is presently frowned upon and
bewailed as shocking behavior.
Is it right or wise to teach little ones
tricks and cords "for fun now which
must soon be painfully unlearned,
when the chiId's welfare and your own
comfort demand reform in manners?
Is 1t best to laugh at sayings and do-
ings of your child to- day that next
year you will scold him for and try to
correct?
Why, men train their horses and
dogs on better principles of instruc-
ton. The trick that Is not to- be prac
tised must not be taught.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-10-09
The Almighty Agin Him

There we're two men (about 1889.
St;ckpenny & Whewell, who owned a
aav m:l! near old town. Me-, in COM
mon. The arrangement under which
the mill was operated wns4that each one
had the mill all to himself during the
alternate weeks. Stickpenny was
mean. rusty old chap. Whewell was
shrewl, investigating y,ung ma"..
The mill was run by a crude, rongh
Kind of an undershot wheel that gave
very little po ser for the amount of wa
ter used, so that the water WIS often
short Whewell wanted to put in anew
iron spiral vent wheel then inst coming
out, but Stickpenny would have moths
ing to do with it. He wasn't going to
lay ont money for airy "snch job as
that" Finally Whewell said he would
pay all his bills, to which Stickpenny
at last agreed, "put provided you put
the wheel in your week" SO the new
wheel was put in, and Whewell, being
of mechanical turn of mind, expert
mented with it, and soon found by
plugging up some of the orlfices the
saw went through the log faster than
when they were all open. So he plug
ged them during his week, and always
pulled the plugs all ont again for Stick
penny to operate with. So it began to
be noticed that somehow or other Whe
we'll Always managed tolsaw couple
thousand feet more of lumber in hts
week than ever Stickpenny could. no
matter how the pond was. Finally
Stickpenny went down to see Whewell
about it..
Said he: "Whewell, how is it that
you always manage to saw more lumber
in given time than I can when my
turn comes round? Says Whewell:
Don't you know how that is? Waal:
I'll tell you. It's because you amt
been treatin' of me fairly in this matter.
It's again nature. You can't expect
the mill to saw as we'll for you as it
does for them as does the square thing
all around" Stickpenny wouldn't hes
lieve that, and went away. But still
the mill went on turning out regularly
more lumber for Whewell than Stick
penny managed to get out of it; so final
Iy the latter come around and said:
what's your bill? TIL pay my share. y
He paid it, and thereafter Stickpenny
managed to saw lumber just as lively as
Whewell did. "Well," said the old
fellow, Il always knew that the folks
around here we're a9in me, but never
thought the Almighty was, "and he died
without finding out the explanation OF
it all.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-10-09
Hoop Snakes Rolling up Hill.


DR.. Alvord and Mr.. L .ahy have JUS
retnrued from hunt on Saline Fork,
Arkansas The party had station d
themselves in the tree platforms aboli
Yokum Blue Lick, aud were waiting
for deer, which came there at dawn
The lick is at The bottom OF steep hill.
DR.. Alvord suddenly noticed something
like hoop come rolling down the hill
and across the wet lick 1t was follow
ed by three others. which rolled tc
where it had stopped. Mr.. Leahy call
ed out: "Hoop snakes, by! Watch
them; boys"
The snakes played around for few
Minutes, ani then. resuming their for
mer positions, standing on edge with
their tails in their mouths, deliberate'
ly began to roll up the hill. The gen
tlemen rubbed their eyes and looked
again there they were rolling up hill
just as quickly and easily as they had
rolled down. At first they agreed moi
to say anything about the matter, as
they feared their story would not be be-
lieved. But Colonel Stark, at whose
plantation they passed the next night
explained to them that the hoop snake
is able to thicken itself little in from
of it's point of contact with the ground.
and to keep this part of itself heavier
than the balance; hence, as the centre
of gravity falls in front of the base
the snake can't help revolving in an,
direction in which he keeps his "wad.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-10-09
Reouked by a Dog.

The Palmyra Enterprise, published
in Jefferson county, Wisconsin, relates
this new dog story, and pretty good
one:
A gentleman connected with the
United States Lake Survey. was ens
gagged one day on the skirt of wood in
Indiana. Near him, sleeping lazily in
the sun. lay his faithful dog. Tiger.
Thinking to have some fun with the
dog. he gave shout and jump into
the thicket as If all the game ever pro-
tected by game laws from msrauding
hunters was dashing through the
bush es.
As he expected, Tiger came bound-
ing and barking TO the fray. and soon
detected the trick that was played upon
him sueaked back to his lair and lay
down again.
The surveyor resumed his duties, and
was hard at work for two or three
houas, when, all at once, the dog rose
from his sleep. set his ears and eyes in
the direction of the wood, gave bark,
and made rush for the forest depths.
The surveyor followed the noble
brute to tree, up which he was send
ing canine congratulations to the prey;
but when the surveyor came aud began
anxiousEy' to scan the boughs for the
hiding game, Tiger gave satisfied
"Ah wooh!' bestowed glance of con-
tempt at the surveyor, and striking
dignified gait, stalked back to his
couch.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-10-09
MisreHany.
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Zach Chan dler's Joke.

Senator Conkling, writes Washing
ton correspondent, not only takes great
care Of his health, but he "trains him
self" by stated exercise, abstinence from
intoxicating drinks and richly cooked
food, and daily practices with heavy
clubs and boxing gloves. Standing six
feet and two inches in his stocking feet,
with stalwart frame not burdened
with any superfloas flesh. and with
strands OF muscles like wire cables. he
would be an ugly customer to tackle.
When he kept house here he had an
upper room devoted to boxing. and it
was his delight to get his friends to put
on the gloves and then punish them.
One day he knocked Zach. Chandler
down. The Michigander did not get
el,,srs, out vowed revenge II his heart.
A .Iew weeks nfterwnrd be told Mr.. Con-
king that country constituent of his
desired to be introduced to him. Mr..
Conkliug loves attentions, aud as he
asked Mr.. Chandler to bring the Mici-
gan visitor to his house. Accordingly
Mr.. Chandler made his appearance at
Mr.. Conkling's residence with clean
shaved, middle-sizad gentleman, mod
est in dep, ment, who said but little.
After awhile MIR. Chandler adrcitly be-
gan to talk about boxing, and the un>
suspecting Mr.. Conkling proposed to
show the stranger 1.-The manly art of
self defence" The trio went up stairs,
and, as neither of his visitors would put
on the gloves, he mauled bag of sand
whion was hung from the ceiling. FL
nally the young stranger put ON the
gloves in veraant way, and the Sena
tor from New York came daucing tow>
ard him, looking down with an air of
patronizing contempt as he struck from
the shoulder blow which was inten-
ded to be flborer; but the blow was
parried, and another was given in re-
turn, which knocked Conkling down,
fat. ss ssssSpringing to his feet. he sought
to retrive this undoubtedly accidental
hit, but before he could touch his op-
ponent, chuck came left handed blow.
and down went the athlete second
time. Chandler could no longer res
train himself. but exclaimed; "There,
ConkIing. you soe how good man feels
when he is knocked down. Let me iu~
troduce you to my friend. MR. Price.
who, as Ned Price, was the champion
in the American prizs ring
Conkling has never to this day seen the
point of the jbke or forgiven Cha ndler |
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-10-09
What she though Of the scull
Race.

Some time ago sporting Northum-
brain took his wife to Newcastle to Wit
ness champion skill race. The PAIR
made for High Level, where they took
up favorble position. ''Thor. there
off, cried the NORTHUMBERLAND, as pro-
longed shout rose from the vast assem-
blage. 'De ye see thin. jimmy ne
added excitedly, turning to his better
half-"de ye see thim?" "Yis," enthus
siastically responded jimmy, "aa. see
thin. The little steamboats, gaunnin
to wln." Her error was pointed out.
whereupon she turned upon her hus-
band and exclaimed, "Whaat, ye beg
gor. what! De ye mean to say that
ye've browt us aal the way to see cup
pill iv half claithed men rIdin' on planks
Stop till IA get ye hyem!'
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-10-09
Resisting Temutation.

A colored brother whose eyes were
watery, and who had evidently been
imbibing experience whisky, was tell
ing his young friend George that be
ought to jine; too. Said George. 81
would; bnt de temptation to the wrong
is to strong for me-" "What's yer
backbone dat ye can't rose mp and stand
temptationT exclaimed brother Peter.
"I was dat meself once. Right in dis
yer town I had a chance to steal pair
of boots mighty fGa ones too. No
bbcdy was l6sss co see ms, and reached
out my hand aud the debbil said take
'em Den good spint. whispered for me
to let dem boots alone" "Au' You
didn't take 'em,' No sab not much.
took a par o. cheap shoes Of de shelf
an left them boots alone!'
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-10-09
HARRY MORTIMER'S ROMANCE.

If there was any one in the world
that MI. Mortimer loved it was his
handsome nephew Harry, and if there
Wits anything that was the desire of his
heart above another, it was that his
nephew should marry to suit him. and
at least five years had been spent in the
search!for some one good enough in all
respects for his boy.
He was rich, old Mr.. Mortimer, and
besides Harry there was no Que in the
world to come in possession of all the
immense estates.
"And if you suit M, my boy, in the
choice of wife, you shall have every
farthing I leave. If yon'll marry to
suit m-, you aud your wife shall live i'll
luxury and elegance. If you don't
but yon are no fool. Harry"
And until Harry Mortimer was TWEEN
tv-five he thought it the easiest thing
in the world to keep in uncle Jasper's
good graces.
And then, as the Fates would have
it he fell IN love with Marian Langton
"a lovely, blue-eyed little girl, with a
complexion like sun -ripened peach,
and lips so sweet for kissing.
But-she was poor, and obscure, and
veritable nobody, SO far as social po-
sition went.
And of all things. Harry knew his
uncle most desired him to make mag
nifceut match, which the handsome
fellows attractiveness of manner, and
the Mortimer wealth to back him, made
an easy matter.
Brave, bold. and honest Harry went
at once to his uncle.
"Uncle Jasper, It's come at last.
I'm in love.
"In love! In love with whom?"
And for all there instantly came a
sort of thunderous look on Fold Mr..
Mortimer's forehead and eyes, Harry
went gently on
"The sweetest girl. prettiest little
lady yon ever saw. Uncle, she's loves
ly enough even to captivate even yOu.'
"Hnmph! don't know that l am
so obstinata as n require any extra
of attractiveness to please me.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-10-09
The Philosophy.

One of our respected readers, says
the Boston Transcript, hitherto pat
tern of docility. tractabiity, and mods
esty, has suddenly so far forgot him
self as to sit down, and OF his malice
aforethought, writes the following
chapter on flies:
You can sometimes catch base ball
IN fly.
Tie Latin nome for certain kind OF
fly is Tempus fugit.
The fly is an author. See "Flies on
Horses"
You can always at this season OF the
year find flies on toast at restaurants.
Flies are always on hand early in the
morning.
You have all seen kite fly.
Some flies are always in Jail.
Longfellow speaks of fly as bird
when he says ely, proud bird of free
DOM
Some people employ the Dilho "
keep flies from the room.
Yon can draw a fly with a drop OF
molasses better than with crayon.
have often seen flies hand -cuffed.
The spider is the only creature which
invites the fly to his parlor.
The only popular fy-"Shoo>fiy.
Flies are like rivers. They are often
damned.
A conjugal quarrel is promoter OF
hair flies.
Stage flies are painted.
A fly is conservative in his reading;
he always sticks to his own paper.
Butchers and grocers exhibit flies IN
their windows.
You can't drown fly in the milk OF
human kindness.
Although flies don't stay long IN one
place they always carry trunk.
There ara musical dies. People of>
ten speak Of that base fly.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-10-09
A Place that is Sacred to Man.

During eight hundred years no wo-
man is known to have entered the
grounds of the monastery of Canal
doll, Italy. except once. when princ-
ess of the house of Medici. who had a
great desire to behold the place, dis
guised herself in mems clothing and
was admitted. But SO stricken with re.
morse was she on behclding the sacred
spot. that she hastened to the Pope to
confess her fault, and as pennance
for it was commanded TO build new
cottage in the inclosure. which she
did. This monastery is one OF the in
stitutions of the kind suffered to re-
main in Italy. A recent visitor says
that what are called cells are comforta-
BILE little dwellings,. Each is surround
ed by wall, and has its garden twenN
ty feet square. A little piazza, with the
trunk of a tree planed and squared for
bench as its only furniture. runs
along the side OF the house. Enter
ing the door, you find yourself in a
brick paved vestibule, with an empty
chamber where a spring water is
flowing into basin on the LEW. and The
living rooms on the right. These con-
sist Of study just large enough fol
one person to enter and sit down. q
dining and sleeping room, with the bed
bnilt into the wall in the fashion of q
ships berth. A small table, two chairs
and cupboard complete the furnish
ing. Food is passed to the occupant
through hole in the outer wall. all be-
ing prepared in common kitchen and
brought to the hermits once a day
They never eat meat, an'l their portion
Of fi.h on all except fast days con sists
OF six ounces of fresh. o, four OF salt
fish.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-10-09
lTle e9Weside.
The Throne of Grace.


There are two great reasons why We
naturally shrink from coming to the
throne of grace.
The first ARISES from the greatness OF
God. The Almighty is 30 Vast In his
being incomprehensible In his nature
that it is almost impossible for us to
conceive, much more to believe that He
can place himself upon a throne of fa~
vor to man. The brightness of his
glory dazzles us; the awfulness of his
person overwhelms MS. When we at
tempt to think of God, when we force
our minds to grasp at the idea of an alb
soute and infinite essence, without be>
ginning of existence or limitations of
space, and when We clothe this huge
and staggering thonght with those un-
limited attributes and properties which
Ineessssr;lx betone q sucl, ~ eessnel
subject Of ths5 q
though overwhelming ftou8ht jnfI1
ses himself upon us as being Vi high,
and grand, and glorious MS 10 make us
feel so low and Insignificant that We are
crushed into sense OF utter nothing-
ness as contrasted with him. How can
we come before him with boldness3
How cap we avoid the feeling that the
brightness of his glory would consume
MS, and the vastness of his being would
bury us in hopeless distance form him.
This great barrier, which rises be-
tween our natural hearts and the throne
of God as high and inaccessible as abb
solute infnitude, can be gotten rid of
only by full and emphatic revelation
of God, as entering into voluntary COM
munion with ms. This revelation can
be found only in the Incarnation.
When the eternal word is made flesh
and dwells among us, aud we behold
his glory, then the heights of inacces>
sibility which tower between us and
the throne of grace are levelled, and
we behold the eternal Father, giving us
power to becom the sons of God. Thus
it is through Jesus the Mediator, that
the throne of infinite majesty and pow
er becomes the throne of grace, and the
measureless distance between God aud
mo is bridged.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-10-09
Nettie's Garden.

Have any OF our little readers had q
garden OF their own during the last
summer? My little Nettie had one, and
it delighted me to see how nice she kept
it, 30 free from weeds aud grass. I
could not keep peace with her at alt
for mine Was much larger. and 1 had
not As much tims to weed as Nettie.
There was one bed that troubled me so
much that almost gave up 10 despair.
The grass grew 80 rank aud fast that it
completely hid my border of mi gnonett.
However, perservered, aud in the mid
die of summer felt rewarded. My mig<
nonette greeted me with it's soft perS
fume every time walked through the
garden.
Nettie was hasty and never willing to-
take time enough for anything. If the
buttons ON her Shoes happened to be
-s:s little too Isr back, abe would
tI.rsx tn4 tz1ls lSoch sosoe NJ toous
~ ss.lz ii III out
1I3r!s5'1l ,xQsaa /
excIosro. sf)s ddfl! 16d x6s 81 B sSo,sIa
|fiy afber ths button-aook W1en l
talked q Nettte and told her how Il
grieved ne 70 see her 30 impatient, she
would feel sorry aud promise to do bet
ter. Bot at the next provocation she
would seem to have entirely forgotten
her promise: and felt as discouraged
as when the grass would repeatedly
grow up around the mignonettee after
had, as I thought, cleared it entirely
away.
said to her one day, "Nettie, you
took good care of yonr garden last sum-
mer::::this winter you have little gar>
den in the house to tend. 1 see one lit
tie weed little now. but is trying hard
to grow large and strong, and outrank
some beautiful flowers that are with il.
Can you tell me its name?'
20 mammal" said Nettie, throwing
her arms around my neck, II know
what you mean. aud you would call the
weed Impatience.
swell, Nettie," said, "I want you
to be difligent in plucking il up as
mamma was last summer with the grass
in the mignOnette bed, or as yourself
were with your own little garden"
Dear children watch we'll this little
garden iu the house: pluck the weeds
by the root while they are young and
tender; or before you are aware, they
will occupy the whole ground. to the
utter displacement of the lovely flows
ers that should bloom in your hearts, to-
cheer and delight not only yourselves,
but oil that surround you.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-10-09
EPEe. D.. Es. Es:ETTS,
ID en- tai surg con =
Brookhayen, Miss.

Having practiced Dentisty in this town
and vicinity for the last thirteen years, feel
safe in referring to all those that | ever
worked for III hare any work not gi "
ing satisfaction, | will chcerfully render
i, satisfactory free Of cha &c, by calling at
my Office. | guarantee my work. Use
nothing but first class material. ] don't Use
cheap teeth and inferior gold. l don't put
OF amy "bogas" work on any body, and my
charges ar. ~ reasonable AZ any tir-t>clas-
Dentist can afflrd to work for. | viii
visit the country promptly and attend all
calls Will take stock in payment fol
work. Office at f. NJ. Martiu & Cos
Drug Store.
may l-tf. V. Il. WATTS.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-10-09
The Lost Babies

The Lost Babies,
Come my wife, put down the Bible,
Lay your glasses ON the book,
Both of us beat and aged,
Backward, mother, let us look,
Tais is still the same old homestead,
Wh're brought you long ago,
When the hair WIS bright with sunshin
That IL now like winters SNOW;
Let Us talk about the babies
As We sit here all alone.
Such merry troop of youngsters
How we lost them one By one.
Jack. the FIRST of all the party,
Came to us one winters night;
Jack, YOU said, should b. parson,
Long before he saw the light.
Doyou see that great cathedral,
Filled. the transept and the nave,
Hear the organ grandly pealing,
Watch the sllken hangings wave:
See the priest in robes of office,
With the altar at his back
Would you think that gifted preacher,
Could be our own little Jack?
Then girl with curly tresses
Used to climb upon my knee,
Like little fairy princess
Rulirg at the aye Of three.
With the years there came 4 wedding
How your fond heart swell,d with prld
When the lord of all the country
Cho-e your baby for hi. bride.
Watch that stately carriage coming,
And the form reclining there
Would yuu think that brilliant lady
Could be your own little Clarv9
Then the last. blue eyed youngster-
can hear him pratt!ing now
Such a strong and sturdy fellow,
With his broad and honest brow.
How he used to love his mother.
Ali! ses your trembling lip!
He is far eff ON the water,
Captain of royal ship,
See the bronze mp n his 'rehead,
Hear the voice pf stern command
That The boy who clang 80 fondy
To his mother, gentle hand.
All! my wife, we've lost the babies,
Ours 20 long and ours alone:
What are We 10 these great people,
Stately men end women grown?
Seldom do We eser zee them;
Yes. bitter tear-drop starts,
AS we siI here in the fire light,
Lonely heard. and lonely hsarts.
All thei: lives are full without us;
They'll stop long enough one day
Just to lay ia in the church-yard.
Then they'll each go on their way.