The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-05
How the Baptisrs used 70 60
Counting.

Memorandum containing some of the
most remarkable occurrences 10 PRIV :
dence relative u or noticed IS an no
worthy traveller towards the New Jcrasa
lem, who desires ever to esteem himself
a stranger and sojOurner in this dreary
wilderness. BY oliver Hart. 4. NJ.
pastor Of the Baptist Church in Charles
Town, South Carolina. by faith he
~soi3urned IN the land as in a strange
country Heb tx. Q. :
"Cn Friday, April yc ID, 1913, | be-
gan court-hip with the worthy Mrs
Anne Gimball widow of the late Nr
Charles Grimball, of Charles Town.
which continued with some interruption
and various success for twelve months
aud then terminated in marriage accord
ing to my wishes How lew Of US now
tie month that we began counting.
"On Tues lay, April We 9TH 1874 | was
married (by Rev Francis Peio;) 10 the
uitb = All accomplished Mrs. Anne
iumbtll, reiict Of the ate Nj Chare-
rrimb4.l, OF Charles Town. She wa
i|tt-ptcrat MIR William ~ealy G. ~
cnt,s tuc tar uiet,,i whom he afi g
nI- wi Mrs. Sarah Se4iy likewise a
p.ubsr.J o. rrp4ttDlc life ant clu.er
loa. She was born a. Euaaw Indla
Land N Jauuiry We t h I74D and mar
rIri - Nr Charles trinbdl!, Aforesaid
: ptcnber vc 9th, INJ6 bapllZ. her
lay We 9Th 100. she hen gave her
self a member OF the Baptist church in
Charles Town, which | serve, and has
Yer ever sine behaved worthy Of her
r ies-ion VI Grimoall died June ye
l>t 100 and lett her IN the charge 81
50 small children. a son and a laughter.
These she made the objects oF her prIu
-flll love, and du ing her state Of widow
uDod (which near tour years. She de-
neaned herself with 50 much ~pruaence.
tscumsp ection AMI integrity as to gam
the esteem and applause II her ac1uaiu
lance. In short, as a III a wife ana i
VnioS, she has sustained an unsulllat!
character and been a pattern and orna-
ncnt to her sex. These are but 5 me ot
the outlines. mean not to dellnelte 4
Il character possessed o inward beauties :
not 10 be tou :hed by a much fiacr pcncil
man mine speak not at random, or
~ guess. having had sufficient TRIAL Of
her virtue 1t being now Twelve mouths
snt better since | had the pleasure 10
cal her my Own, and | esteem thar a.
ne OF my hapriest days ina rut such a
'rlze into my bosom. All this | could
seal with my blood. Witness my hand
thu lSfh dag Of april 1915
On the margin Of the above, in a lady :,
handwriting, l. the following: II blush
to read this. Oh the goodness Of him
that wrote it,
Ga Tuesday, March We %. 1916
South CarofIna broke off the Bri Ish yoke
and established u new from OF govern
ncut upon Il free and generous pan, our
rulers bang chosen from among our
selves, &c. Mlr W. never again be en-
shaved.
"On Tuesday evening. December the
21, my Son-in-llw should be step-son)
Charles Isaac Grimball, received a dan
gcrous confusion IN his head. which
threatened his lie. 1t was wantOnlv
given him by a soldier with a cud.el
more tit To combat an OK or Il bear with
than Il young lad. What veXed me |
could not bring the wretch 10 Justice
However. the Lord III mercy restored
The lai. This day compleats twenty
eight years since my first landing in
Charles Town. Many are the changes
l 'idNt Htth dht tApriltHtcd IL III "
time. The town greatly improved-the
inhabitants almost new-our church has
had its viciseitudes. l., myself, am
grandfather by Il daughter then unborn.
May God prepare me for what is to
come"
November :, IFS. As some PEG.
pie were cleaning out a cellar of one o.
the houses on the Bay, burnt down il
January last. they came up with some
rice, sti | on fire, which must have beer
burning near ten months. Numbers
were eyewitness to this event, as | wa,
myself"