The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-07-01

IRON his former bookishness, confln-
ing himself to- reading the Bible aud |
4 otEer Known good books Of divinity |
\ which were profitable to his SOUL"
Listen to this Messrs. Crawford and |
! you nncapny shades ofYFilzgeral, De |
| Quincy and Poe. ! Ifthe mild horrors |
of a seventeenth century tale were |
judged the inventions of the devil, |
what is the source of your grislY reye-
lations?
The second story which DIR. IIig-
ginson tells in all seriousness would
be worthy of place in the ranks of
those innumerable folk lore stories of
bargains with the devil, if the expla-
nations were not SO patent to all OK
| ccpt sage doctors of divinity two cen-
turies ago. 1t seems that somewhere
in Essex, England, young man
agreed with the devil to preach abso-
| lutte atheism, that there was neither
God, devil, heaven nor hell. In cx4
change for this service he was to attain
worldly distinction and great rcputa-
ton for wisdom. All at first went
sWimmingly' with this seventeenth
century Bob lngersoll until the ap-
proach of death. Then he straight
way avowcd his belief, not only in
pfradise, ,kbut in punishment, and died
miserably i'll instant eXpcction that q
legion of fiends would carry him, q
second or rather a foreshadowed Don
Giovanni, to the sulphurous pit.
The same DIR. Moodcy mentioned
above can not let the birth of an un-
fortunate monstrosity occur without
finding in it something Of witchcralt,
and. he grayely writes to Boston i'm
Septcmber, 1858, minute doscrip-
| n scI~ ~ g.. Al
brought forth by an Indian woman, as
terrible warming of things present
and to come. He concludes: "Doubt-
less you have hcarn how matters arc
:. with us, l beg your prayers" Poor
man, he needed them not only for his
; crcdulity but for his misfortuucs, for
q he was shortly after imprisoned by
Cranfield "for administering the sac
! raments contrary to the laws and stat
u utes Of England"
D These extraordinary statements
y were sent to Dir. Mathcr, as he was
u at that time compiling volume, or
, rather volumes, called "Remarkablc
u Providcnccs," which he published i'm
= 1854. These uncouth and garblcu
! ! tales were accepted as absolutely cor
:. rect, not only by supcrstitious country
people, but by the most learned
scholars in America and England.
, such contemporary lcttors speak, as
no other testimony can, of the horri-
bly, darkencd condition Of the human
intellect, even in the days when France
was approaching her zenith under
Louis XIV, and England was pre- par
ing for that glorious revolution which
was to ei!aoG the name of Stuart from
the list Of European dynastics, and
give England not only genuine free
dom but genuine king.
HOW VICTORIA DRESSES In STATE.
The Queens Last Drawing Room Reccp-
| ton and the Toilcttcs of the Occusion
FrOm London LcttcrJ
had the honor Of being presented
to her Royal 1lighncss at the last
drawing room and will give you n
description Of her dress. Ii was of
the most tender lilac OF mauvc shade:
waist and pctticoAt or lilac .crrV
yclveI,- -a1rAh N0t cream crepe dc chine,
I handsomely embroidered in various
shades of flowers, lined and bordefcd
with lilac and coral roses. The skirt
was loopcd with tullc and embroidered
with flowers, thc train caught back
with lilac feathers. Her hcaddrcss
was tiara of diamonds, feathers and
veil, her ornaments diamonds. She
wore the orders Of Victoria and AL
bert, the Crown of India, ST. Catha-
! rine OF Russia, st. John Of Jerusalem,
the Royal Red Gross and Dansm fam
lily order. Next her stood the Princess
Christian ct Schleswig- Holstcin, in
dress and train of black striped velvet
and satin, the train lined with scarlet
satin and trimmed with jet 1t should
| nj yn1 l,nt
ont Of mourning in England ALWAYS
wear SCARLET. IIcr hcaddrcss was a
tiara Of diamonds, feathers, veil, and
her ornaments, cmeralls and dia-
! monds. She wore four orders, the
: Victoria and Albert, the Crown of
f India, ST, John Of Jerusalem and the
Royal Red Cross. Thc Princess Mary
f. of Cambridge stood next to her, an
, immense but rather handsome woman.
Then came q young girl, the Princess
Louise of Wales. An exquisite shade
, Of blush brocadcd satin, lined with
I poult dc sole, and trimmed with fcath-
,, crs and syringa blossoms, joined the
, corSagC and train, over tullc petit
+ coat loopcd with punches of the same
=, flowers. Her hcaddress was of feath-
= crs and tulle veil. She wore pearls,
9 diamonds and rubies. Next to her
stood her popular papa, the Prin0o of
Wales, in n full suit Of scarlet, the
, uniform Of General.
Nellio Grant and Her English Husband
(From n New York Lottery
J It's possible Mrs. Nellie Grant Sar-
| toris may visit her mother late in tho
summer. She has now proceeded to
her Isle of Wight residence and will
soon make q visit to the Continent.
The only daughter of the great chief
tain of the American army desired to
pass last winter with her mother to
comfort her, but her husbands father
wrote such a loving appeal to her to
return for the winter that Mrs Sarto-
riG nt OnCn wont hncl 10 EnnlnnA