Crawfordsville Review, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 24 October 1857 — Page 1

BALLAD OF THE RAIJT.

The following "Ballad of (he Rain" ap* pears in a late number of the Home Journal.

N. P. Willis sends it in a letter from Idlewild, in which he says its words are net only sweeter than he could write, bat to the very tone of the falling rain. Also, thai since Edgar Poe's "Raven,no mourning madrigal had been written, so swee! as the "Ballad of the Rain." The author ij Mrs. Juliet H. E. Campbell, daughter of Chief Justice Ellis Lewis. i.

Last night, the fragrant lilly, So Mntely, wan. and Htilly.

Held high Lor pallid chulicc. gathering whitcncs." from the moon And fttnnding like a warden,

Beside th'cnchanted garden,

The

tulip tre« towed high and free liis yellow.store

of bloom,

And swept their golden flashings through the firmnmont of June While the plain

silvering breeze, and quivering trees, foretold the coming rain.

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The lilly bells ore scattered— The tolip'a bole is shattered 1

Ilia emerald crown came mulling down before the wind and rain. i. Ah! dninty summer lilly!

Thy bed in dank and chilly

Ah, woe 3 me! the tulip trju \vm nuini.l for LauncelotVime, .• Who never in the gloaming, shall peek its bowers again. .... .....

Ruthless rnin!

Who never, with our lily maid shall keep his tryst nffiin. m*

In scoth, it is appalling! The cold, relentless falling—

Tlio weary, dreary pplnsliing and dasliing of the rain It ravins at the gable,

All weather-stained and sable,

Aad fiercely drives at Mabel, with cheek against

the pane—

At waiting, watching Mubel, whose tears full like the ruin, Woful rain!

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At hoping, fearing Mabel, who to

wold and plain

Dirgii rain!

run

the

would fain.

The moon tlint erst lud lighted Her lover when benighted.

Across ravine, and inoiiiitain-^trcnin, o'er lonely

To-ni^ht he Kcekt hi. plighted, Whoso ri.liy lips are wliitcd,

As thus she pleads, and intercedes, ''Di.pel thj mist and ruin. Thou gentle riioon, objured loo won, Mid guide him once againl

Klinding rain!

Oh storm, Jibntuin! Oh clouds, rufrain! Oli Heaven! withhold til.1 rain!''

Unhwved the k-ndun oloiiding— The niuik and di*inul .-Lruiiciing,

iinbcl to-night (V»r hope and light to Iicaw 11 looks in vain. Alas! expectant maiden, 1 liy prescient xul i* laden With nameless l(.ur.- and blinding tear) i4E.routi down the crystal pane All dim witli diM] -t angiiifeh, and wet with dri-

ving rain.

Diil'ting rain!

The music of his coniin^ ,wcno'er shall meet again.

VI.

Hist to the distant palter, The tumult and the clatter!

His milk-while steed, if ivnb!eh's breed, tramp* up the grassy lain-! No! 'tis the hill-fox straying

Too near the ban-dogs'braying—

It is the wild v. oil"'.-, 'gallop across the dismal plain It if the wall of storm and gale—it is th«: surgii rain—

With cense loss drop, drop, dropping upon the tortured brain!

VII.

I cannot bear the sobbing. The deep and labored throbbing,

Fi*m yonder fo-go that in the gorge beats its great heari of pain. See! how the wild ii'ihts quiver,

Admvn the turbid river,

On untamed wave.', from mountain caves, fast hastening to the main 'On milk-white horse—on lithe-limbed eorso )»si drifting to the main—

Launeelot Vane!

Tho ford of Tay, didst thonessay, ail swollen with the lain?

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Tho lily bells are scattered! The tulip's bolo is shattered!

The tulip treo, so proud and free, a typj of Lar. 11celot Vauc. Oh maid among the lilies!

Thoclmrch-yard mculd so chill is

Vet, rest thy head upou its bed, and cool thy fevered brain! God's ruth upon thy dolour, we lay thee in the rain! All queiiched tho fire of sick desire, out yonder

in the rain!

ANOTHER Gilt I, IttCVE!) BY A CLERGYMAN.

As faithful chronicles of passing events, it has been our most painful duty during' the past few mouths to record the delinquency of many—aye. very many—of those who wear the livery of Heaven only to further the ends of Satan. Here is the last case, from the Troy Times:

We regret to learn that Rev. Reuben Gregg, former pastor of the North Troy M. E. Church, has been arrested, charged with the seduction of a young lady at his new station in Washington County. The seduction was accomplished while the wife of Mr. Gregg was on a visit to her friend: when ho had engaged the services of the young lady as housekeeper. She is but Mvcuteen years of age, and had always borne a highly respectable name. Mr. Gregg was arrested while iu attendance at a camp-mceting iu Sandy Hill. He gave konds for the support of an expected heir, and for his appeanancc to stand trial on the charge of seduction, lie has been dismissed from the Church of which he was pastor, and trill probably be expelled from the Ministry at the next meeting oi the Troy Conference.

f^Tbe great race between a night marc nd a

clothes htrse came off last week.— Tho man who entered the mare wasn't fidisfibi 90 tb« bors* took the priao.

From «he Mi«Ponri Kepnblicnn.

PONTIUS PILATE AND JESUS CHRIST.

We lay 1 efore our readers r» curious document, with which, or something like it, some of them are doubtless familiar. It is one that is much prized among the Cherokee Indians, and read in the families of the nation as a veritable history of the relation sustained by Pilate and Jesus Christ, and of the scenes attending the trial and the crucifiction. It has been forwarded to us to be printed for the use of the Cherokee Nation, ail the copies now in use among them being mrich dilapidated by constant handling. .There are evidently some errors in phraseology in the manuscript as sent to us, some of which we do not attempt to correct because of uncertainty as to what substitutions to make. We publish it mainly as we have received it.

PONTIUS riLATE IN VIENKE.

Vienne in Dauphiny, a province in France, the ancient capital of transalpine Gaul, under the Roman's is situated on the river Rhone. There, on the left bank of the beautiful stream is seen a tomb of an ancient architecture, which according to tradition is the tomb of Pontius Pilate.— Pilate, under whose government Jesus Christ suffered—Passue est Pontio Pilate.

It was in Vienne also that the Wandering Jew revealed himself in 1777. A most remarkable occurence the spot that contained the ashes of the judge of the righteous, was to be trodden on by the descendant of his accuser.

The following chronicle was extracted from an old Latin manuscript, found in a monastery in Vienne. It was under the reign of Caligula, when C. Marus was praetor at Vienne, that an old man, bent with age, yet of full stature, was seen to ascend from bis litter and enter a house of modest appearance near the temple of Mars. Over the door of this house was written in red letters the name of F. Albinus. He was an old acquaintance of Pilate. After mutual salutations Albinus observed to him that years had elapsed since their separation. "Yes," replied Pilate, "many years— years of misfortune and affliction. Accursed be the day oa which I succeeded Valarius Gratus in the government of Jtidea. My name is ominous, it has been fatal to whosoever has borne it. One of my ancestors printed an indelible mark of infamy on the fair front of imperial Rome, when the Romans passed under the Candnca Ferculea in the Sanunite war another perished by the hands of the l'ai thise in the war against Arminius and I, miserable—" "You miserable," asked Albinus, "what have you done to entail misery ou you?— True the injustice of Caligula has exiled you (o Vienne, but for what crime? I have examined your affairs in the Tabularium. Y011 are denounced by Vitollus, Prefect of Syria, your cneni}-, for having chastened the rebellious Hebrews, who had slain the most noble of the Samaritans, and who afterwards withdrew themselves on Mount Garizim. You are also accused of acting thus out of hatred against the Jews." "No," replied Pilate, "no! by all the gods, Albinus, it is not the injustice of Caesar that afflicts me." "What, then, is the cause of your affliction continued Albinus. "Long have I known you—sensible, just, humane, 1 see it You are the victim of Vitellus." "Say not so, Albinus, say not that I am the victim of Vitellus—110 I am the victim of a higher power The Romans regard 111c as an object of Cresars and the Jews as the severe Pro-consul the Christians, as the executioner of their God!"* "Of their God did you say, Pilate?— Impious wretches Adore a God born in a manger, and put to death on the cross!"

"Beware, Albinus, beware," continued Pilate, "if their God had been born under the purple, he would have been adored.— Listen To your friendship I will submit the events of my life, you will afterwards judge if I am worthy your hospitality.—

On my arrival at Jerusalem I took posses-! the Pretorium. lie came. sion of the Pratorium, and ordered a splen- "Oh, Albinus now that my- blood funs did feast to be prepared, to which I invit-jcold iu my veius, and that my body is bent ed the Tetrarch of Judea, with the high down under the load of years, it is not surpriestsand officers. At the appointed hour prisiug that Pilate should sometimes trein* no guest appeared. This was an insult of-! blc, but then 1 was young—in my veins fered to my dignity. A iew days alter-1 flowed the Spanish mixed with Roman wards the '1 etrarch deigned to pay me a blood, as incapable of fear as it was of puevisit. His deportment was grave and do-J riie emotions. ccitful. TTe pretended that his religion .' W ben the Nazarine made his appearance forbade him and his attendants to sit di ws! I was walking in my basalic. and my feet at the table of the Gentiles, aud to oiior seemed fasteued with an iron hand to the up libations with them. I thought a ex- marble pavement. He was calm—the Nazpedient to accept ot his excuse, but from ariue—calm as innocenee. When he came that moment I was convinced that the conquered had declared themselves the enemies of the conquerors.

"At that time Jerusalem was, of all oouquered cities, the most difficult to govern, so turbulent were the people that I lived in momeutaiy dread of an insurrection.— To repress it 1 had but a single centrion and a handful of soldiers. I requested a reinforcement from the Prefect of Syria, who informed me that he had scarcely troops sufficient to defend his own province. Insatiate thirst of empire to extend oor ooaqoeste bejood

Um smm oT drfMdiog

them! Among the various'rumors that came to my ears there was one that attracted my attention. A young man, it was said, had appeared in Galilee, preaching, with a noble unction, anew law, in the name of the God that had sent him. At first I was apprehensive that his design was to stir up the people against the Romans, but soon were my fears dispelled. Jesus of Nazareth spoke rather as a friend of the Romans, than of the Jews. One day in passing by the place of Siloe, where there was a great concourse of people, I observed, in the midst of the group, a young man leaning against a tree, who was calmly addressing the multitude. I was told it was Jesus. This I could easily have suspected, so great was the difference between him and those who were listening to him. His golden colored hair and beard gave to his appearance a celestial aspect he appeared to be about thirty years of age.— Never have I seen a sweeter or more serene counteuance. What a contrast between him and his hearers, with their black beard and tawny complexions! Unwilling to interrupt him by my presence I continued my walk, but signified to my secretary to join the group and listen. "My secretary's name was Manlius.— He was the grandson of the chief of the conspirators who encamped in Etruria, waiting Catalina. Manlius was an ancient inhabitant of Judea. and well acquainted with the Hebrew language. He was devoted to me and worthy of confidence. "On entering the Pretorium I found Manlius, who related to me the words Jesus had pronounced at Siloe. Never have I heard in the Portico, or in the works of the philosophers, anything that can compare to the maxims of Jesus. One of the rebellious Jews, so numerous in Jerusalem having asked him if it was lawful to give tribute to Cassar, Jesus replied, "Render unto Cfcsar the things which are Ctesar's, and unto God the things which are God's'1 "It was on account of the wisdom of this saying that I granted so muuh liberty to the Nazarine for it was in my power to have had him arrested and exiled to Pontns, but this would have been contrary to that justice, which had always characterized the Romans. Tliis man was neither seditious nor rebellious I extended to him my protection unknown perhaps to himself, lie was at liberty to act, to speak, to assemble and address the people, to choose disciples unrestrained by any Pretorian

mandate. ...

"•Should it ever happen—may the gods never avert the omen—should it ever happen, I say, that the religion of our forefathers be supplanted by the religion of Jesus, it will be to his noble toleration that Rome shall owe her premature obsequies, whilst I miserable wretch !—I shall have been the instrument of what the Christians call providence, and we— destiny. "Rut this unlimited freedom granted to Jesus provoked the Jews—not the poor, but the rich and powerful. It is 'true that Jesus was severe on the latter, and this was a political reason in my opinion, not to coutrol the liberty of the Nazarine.— 'Scribes aud Pharisees' would he say unto them, 'you are a race of vipers—you resemble painted sepulchres.' At other times he would sneer at the proud aims of the Publican, telling him that the mite of the poor widow was more precious in the sight of God. *New complaints were daily made at the Pretorium against the insolence of Jesus. I was even informed that some misfortune would befall him—that it would not be the first time Jerusalem had stoned those who called themselves prophets. And that if the Pretorium refused justice, an appeal would be made to Caesar if that happened. My conduct was approved of by the Senate, and I was prom iscd a reinforcement of troops after the termination of the Parthian war. "Being too weak to suppress a sedition, I resolved upon adopting a measure that promised to establish the tranquility of the city, without subjecting the Pretorium to humiliating concessions. I wrote to Jesus requesting an interview with him at

up to me he stopped, and by a single sign seemed to say to me, here 1 am.

"For some time 1 contemplated with adnmation and awe this extraordinary type 01 man—a type oi man unknown to our numerous painters, who have given form aud iigtire to ail the gods and ail the heroes. "Jesus," said 1 to him at last—and my tongue faltered—"Jesus of Nazareth, 1 have granted you, for the last three years, ample freedom of spccch, nor do I regret it. Your words are those of a sage. I know not whether you have read-Socrates and Piafci bvfrtfciil know thafcthoreliiti

NEW SERIES--VOL. IX, 10. 14. CRAW FORDS VILLE, ^MONTGOMERY COUNTY, INDIANA, OCT, 24, -1857. WHOLE NUMBER 794.

your discourses a majestic simplicity that elevates vou far above those philosophers. The Emperor is informed of it, and I, his bumble representative in this country, am glad of having allowed you that liberty of which you are so worthy. However, I must not conceal from you that your discourses have raised up against you powerful and inveterate enemies. Neither is this surprising. Socrates bad his enemies and he fell a victim to their hatred'.' "Yours are doubly incensed against you on account of the liberty extended toward you they even accuse me indirectly of being bcleagued with you for the purpose of depriving the Hebrews of the little civil power which Rome had left them. My request —I do not say order—is that you be more circumspect for the future, and more tender in rousing the pride of your enemies, lest they raise against yon the stupid populace, and compel me to employ the instrument of justice

The Nazarene calmly replied •'Prince of the earth, your words proceed not from true wisdom. Say to the torrent to stop in the midst of the mountain, because it will uproot the trees of the valley the torrent will answer you that it obeys the laws of the Creator. God alone knows whither flows the waters of the tor rent. Verily 1 say unto you, before the Rose of Sharon blossoms, the blood of the just shall be spilt."

"Your blood shall not be spilt," replied I with emotion. "You are more precious in my estimation, on account of your wisdom, than all the turbulent and proud Pharisees, who abuse the freedom granted them by the Romans, conspire against Csesar, and construe our bounty into fear. Insolent wrctcbes, they are not aware that the wolf of the Tiber sometimes clothes himself with the skin of the sheep. I will protect you against them. My Pretorium is open to you as an asylum, it is a sacred asylum."

Jesus carelessly shook his head, and said, with a grace and divine smile: "When the day shall have come there will be no asylum for t.he son of man, neither on the earth, nor under the earth, tho asylum of the just is there, (pointing to the heavens,) that which is written in the books of the Prophets must be accomplished." "Young man," answered I mildly, "you oblige me to convert my request into an order. The safety of tlis province, which has been confided to my care requires it. You must observe more moderation in your discourses. Do not infringe my orders, you know. May hajipincss attend you.— Farewell." "Prince of the earth," replied Jesus, "I came not to bring war into the world, but peace, love and charity. I was born the same day on which Cassar Augustus gave peace to the Roman world. Persecution proceeds not from me. I expect it from others, and will meet it in obedience to the will of my Father, who has shown me the way. Restrain, therefore, your worldly prudence. It is not in your power to arrest the victim at the foot of the tabernacle of expiation." i, ,. £v:v

So saying, he disappeared like a bright shadow, behind the curtains of the basilic.

Herod, the Tetrarch, who then reigned in Judea, and who died devoured by vermin, who was a weak and wicked man, choscn by the chiefs of the law to be the instrument of their hatred. To him the enemies of Jesus addressed themselves to wreck their vengeance on the Nazarene.

Had Herod consulted his own inclinations he would have ordered Jesus immediately to be put to death, but though proud of his royal dignity, yet he was afraid of committing an act that might diminish his influence with Csesar.

Herod called on mc one day at the pretorium, and on rising to take leave, after some insignificant conversation, he asked me what was my opinion conccrning the Nazarene. I replied that Jesus appeared to me to be one of those great philosophers that great nations sometimes produce that his doctrine i9 by no means sacriligious and that the intention of Rome was to leave him that freedom of speech which was justified by his actions. Ilcrod smiled maliciously, and saluting mc with ironical respect, he departed.

having entered their holy city with banners that bore the image of the Roman emperor, and, although in- this instance I had com-

He sent his prisoner to me to pronounce his condemnation and secure his execution

answered him that as Jesus

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was

Tho wily Tetrarch professed humility, and protesting his preference to the lieutenant of Csesar, he committed the fate of the man to my hands. Soon my palace

:rt'

The great feast of the ews was approaching, and their intention was to avail themselves of the popular exultation which always manifests itself at the solemnities of passover. The city was overflowing with a tumultuous populace clamoring for the death of the Nazurene. My emissaries informed me that the treasurer of the Temple bad been employed in bribing the people. The danger pressing. A Roman centurian had been insulted.

I wrote to the Perfect of Syria, requesting a hundred foot soldiers and the same number of cavalry. He declined. I saw myself alone with a handful of veterans, in the midst of a rebellious city, too weak to suppress a disorder, and having no other choice left but to tolerate it. They haf seized upon Jesus, and the seditious rabble, although they had nothing to fear-from the Pretorium,: believing in the faith of their loaders that I winked at their ooditioD,,

I ordered him to be scourged, then call-

Rut in vain, it was his life that these

assembled at Jerusalem. The crowd appeared not to* walk they arc borne off and .vhirled as a vortex rolang along like the living waves from the portals of the Pretorium even to Mount Zion, with howling screams, shrieks and vociferations, such as we never heard in the seditions of the Panonia, or in the tumult of the Forum. re the a a a in

ter twilight, such as had been at the death

of tho great Julius Caesar. It waslikewise

the faneral gate that, leads to the Gciao-

scowled at. The Pharisees were the avow- "Either the Author of nature is sujjcring ed enemies of Jesus. They cared not for the government, but they bore with bitterness the severe reprimands which the Nazarene, for three years, had been continuallv throwing out against them wherever he went. Too weak and pusillanimous to act by themselves, they had eagerly embraced the quarrels of Ilerodiaus and the Sadncoes. Resides these three parties, I had to contend against the reckless and profligate populace, always ready to join in a sedition and to profit by the disorder and confusion that resulted there-from.

Jesus was dragged before the council of the priests aud condemned to death. It was then that the high priest, Caiphas, performed a devisory act of submission.

or the universe is falling ajxirt. Towards the first hour of the night I threw my mantle around me, and went down into the city toward the gates of Golgotha. The sacrifice was consumated. The crowd was returning home still agitated, it is true, gloomy, taciturn aud desperate. Yvhat they had witnessed had struck them with terror and remorse.

I also saw my little Roman cohort pass by mournfully, the standard bearer having veiled bin eagle in token of grief, and I overheard some of the soldiers murmuring strange words, which I did not comprehend. Others were recounting prodigies almost similar to those which had so often

smote the Romans with dismay by the will

of the gods. Sometimes groups of men and

women would halt then looking back to-

a Gali-j ward Mount Calvary, would remain mo-

lean, the affair came in Herod's juris-! tionless, in expectation of witnessing some diction, and ordered Jesus to be sent new prodigy. thither. 1 I returned to the Pretorium, sad and

pensive. On ascending the stairs, the steps of whifth were still stained with the blood of the Nazarene, I preccived an old man in a suppliant posture, and behind

assumed the aspect of a bescigcd citadel him several women, iu tears. lie threw himself at my feet and wept bitterlv. It is painful to sec an old man \vecp. "l'\ither," said I to him, mildly, "who are you, and what is your request?" "I am Joseph of Arimathea," replied he, "and am come

eveiy moment increased the numbers of the seditious. Jerusalem was inundated with crowds from the mountains of Nazareth. Ail Judea appeared to bo pouring into the devoted city.

I had taken a wife, a girl from among to beg of you, upon my knees, the permisthe Gauls, who pretended to see into futu- sion to bury Jesus of Nazareth." "Your rity Weeping, and throwing herself at my feet, "beware," said she to me, "beware and touch not that man, for he is hoi}'.— Last night I saw him iu a vision—-he wnH walking ou the waters—he was flying on the wings of the wind, lie spoke to the palm trees, to the fishes of the lake—all were obedient to him. Rehold! The torrent Mount Kcdrau flows with blood the statutes ol Cajsar arc filled with the filth

prayer is granted," said I to him, and at the same time ordered Manlius to take some soldiers with him, to superintend the interment lest it should be profaned. A few days after the scpul .lire was found empty. The disciples of Jesus published all over the country that Jesus had risen from the dead, as he had foretold,

A last duty remained for 111c to perform it was to communicate to Caesar the details

of gemonide, the columns of the Intcrium of this deplorable event. I did it on the had given way, and the sun is veiled in same night that followed the latal catasmourning like a vestal in the tomb. 0! trophe, and had just finished the connnuPilatc, evil awaits thee. .'If though wilt' nication when the day began to dawn. not listen to the vows of thy wife, dread the At that moment the sound of clarions, course of a Roman Senate dread the playing the air of Diana, struck my car.— frowns of Csesar." Casting my eye toward the Ctesarcan gate,

By this time, the marble stairs groaned I beheld a troop of soldiers, and heard, at under the weight of the multitude. The 1 a distance,other trumpets soundingCiesar's

Nazarene was brought back to me. I proceeded to the Hall of Justice, followed by my guard, and asked the people,,in a severe tone, what they demanded. "The death of the Nazarene," was their reply.—

march. It was the reinforcements that had been promised me—two thousand chosen men—who, to hasten their arrival, had marched all night. "It has been decrced by the fates," cried I, wringing my hands,

"For what crime?" "He has blasphemed "that the great iniquity should be accom he has prophesied the ruin of the Temple pished—that for the purpose of averting he calls himselt the Son ot God—the King deeds of yesterday, troops should arrive toof the Jews." "Roman justice," said I, day! Cruel destiny, now thou sportest with "punishes

such offences with death."— the affairs of mortals! It was but too true, "Crucify him, crucify him," blenched forth

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the relentless rabble. he voeiieratioas of thing on the cross "All is C'onsummathe infuriated mob shook the palace to its foundations. There was but one who ap-j -v1-! .. pearcd to be calm iu the midst of the vastj G«oi—VHitY t»J ,\M) Tl.lIKLi. ...

enveloped mo. My guards had joined the Imoming it will purchase a cord of wood, civalrv, and the centurion, to display a ^5" noou you may light your pipe with it 1 One hour you are rich with a wallet unc*

continued vociferating ''crucify him," "crucify him!'' Three powerful parties had combined together at this time against Jesus First the Herodians and the Saduces, whose se-(breaking heart admonished me, that what wallet pompously inflated with these dc ditions conduct seemed to have proceeded I was passing at that moment appertained tccted falsehoods. These circulating lies from double motive. They hated the Nazarene, and were impatient of the Roman yoke. They could never forgive me for on the winds, appeared to announce an agony such as never had been heard by mortal ear. Dark clouds lowered over

1'*

maintain order. I was left a.onc, and my

r.«\thcr to the history of the gods, than to iarc

that of man. Loud clamors were heard proceeding from Golgotha, which, borne

mitted a fatal error, yet the sacrilige did the pinnacle of the Temple, and large not appear less heinous in their eyes. Another grievance also rankled in their bosoms. I had proposed to employ a part of the treasure of the Temple in erecting edifices of public utility. My proposal wa9

ruptures settled over the city and covered it as with a veil. So dreadful were the signs that were manifested, both in the heavens and on earth, that Dionysius the Areopagite, is reported to have exclaimed,

the Nazarene cxciaimed, when wri

vr p. .w sweet the moonlight sleeps 011 vondi-r Bank.

multitude. It was the iNazarene. A iter I £IIAK many fruitless attempts to protect him

ct t](0 EtIiforinl fratrrili(

from the fury oi his merciless persecutors, their astonishment and envy when they I had the baseness to adopt a measure, read that we have in our possession, of our which at the moment appeared to be tiie

:own

r'g'lt—a

.1 it i-v share been feasting eves upon the only one that could save his iile.

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wretches thirsted after. Often in our jyou hold it up to the light for inspection, civil commotions, I have witnessed the On the right i3 the placid proboscis and fearful animosity of the multitude, but P0W«|ercd Pf/1^ 0/ the immortal and ,,,

nothing could be compared to what 1 beheld

Gibbg

suppress

ten dollar bank bill! AYc

Jiust

c,our

beauties of its engraved countenance It

,,n inf5i:,Iiatin.?, genteel looking bill Lt

ing for an ewer, I washed my hands in the has such a confidential, musical rustic when presence of the clamorous multitude,- there- you crumple it fondly in your hand—such by signifying to them my disapproval of!a serene, sincere expression when you lovthe deed ingly smooth it out—such a reproachful' look of injured innocence delicately tinted

flush ot* indigisaiit honor, when

,, everlasting i'atuer o.t ins Country—011 the

iu the present instauce. It might have flukes of an anchor, are two charming labeen truly said that on this occasion, all dies—one, the Goddess of Liberty—the ha to of he in a re on ha a if of he re id to 1, 1 1 TL 1 I the Rank. In the centre may be seen a •SAmhlnd or. .tnrncnlAin I na orAtrri I very picturesque and idyllic landscape—a

seatcj rathcr un,omfortabi/upon tjIC

word Sihipkins with a graphic ease indiea-

^-ho

could

tiously surfeited with these flattering prom-

j3e§t

the next you arc poor with the same

a,mos.t

°"r,only currencythey meas

'ure not the substance and solidity of tho Ranker, but the confidence and generosity!

of the public. They may occasionally represent good intentions and honorable designs, but they often represent premeditated roguery and predestinate fraud. They arc at best, not the equivalent, but the substitute and proxy of positive value. No bauk but has a margin of credit far beyond its actual means no bauk but speculates in that credit. By monopoly advantages and exclusive charter privileges, they establish a public confidence they financier with that confidence, loan it out at interest, turn into currency, buy and sell it, pay debts with it, and transform it into a hundred Protean shapes for pecuniary benefit.

That primativc integrity which refuses to step one inch beyond tho circle of its positivo worth—^that patient, toiling industry which is content with the slow accumulations of legitimate profits are not tho characteristics of the banking fraternity. If they were wc would have fewer banks and more real money. Their objcct is a short cut to wealth—a circumvention of the stern old truth of Genesis, 'Hy the sweat of thy brow slialt thou cat thy bread.' Their prayer is the prayer of Ortuga! of Rasra, Let nicgrow suddenly rich.' Hence every third man you meet is an institution: lie' has been established by a Special Act.— Your ambitious neighbor has become a

,. 1 corporation. He is big with a charter.—

bankcr IIis

«iccch

en cadence

hag lhc golJ

of Rothschild, his carriage the

imposing presence of .1 Raring. Ranks arc as thick as the insects in the tropics, and the market is flooded with their promises to pay. Formerly the word bank, cr was synonymous with opulent. Formerly, only men of enormous wealth presumed to engage in the business now it signifies little else than a rccklcss desire to become opulent. Formerly only incn of enormous wealth presumed to cngago in the business now an infinitessinal amount of capital is deemed amply sufficient. Formerly bauk failures were rare now they arc daily occurences. The poor public, the sweet tempered public, after a few hot, thoughtless oaths over its defunct cash, with the richest Christian charity forgets its loss—to applaud the next legislature's bastard spawn of banks. For a month past it has had regularly furnished, with its breakfast Rill of Faro, a telegraphic Rill of bank miseries. It has seen its comfortable fortunes deposited iu accommodating Saving, Trust and Mutual Insurance Associations, etc., taking wings to themselves and disappearing to the infinite Nowhere —Chicago Tribune.

BfeTRe always quick, but never in a hurry.

tSf'A regular diet cures more people than physic.

CSyAvoid an angry man for a while, a malicious one forever.

BSyWhen are writers lik. they arc driven to the pen.

cuttle?..When

fiST'This is a grate prospect,' ns the prisoner said in peeping out of his cell window.

Unpleasant—a first rate appetite and nothing to eat. Quite as agreeable —plenty'to eat and no appetite.

£-5y"If you wish to cure a scolding wife, never fail to laugh at. her with nl! your might until she ceases—then kiss her,

A Witty Thief. A fellow caught stealing excused himself011 the ground that ho did the act in a fit of abstrar t:on.

8Sy*Why do the police always damage a watch if they find it iu the hands of a thief.'

Because they always stop it.

tO^Thc son of Henry S. Gurin, of Missisippi, ran oil'two weeks ago with his father's second wife. The young 'son of a gun has not been heard of since.

46?T\Vhcn all the white people of the United States reduce their expenses one shilling a day, it makes a difference of eighteen millions of dollars a week, and of over fifty millions every month.

What

is a

Coquittk.—A young lady of

more beauty than sense: more accomplishments than learning more charms of person than graec of mind more admirers than friends: more fools than wise men for attendants

"Dr. Johnson

and the

tive of hi.s unlimited contidence in the in-! ^ias teen closcd until the 1-th of October, stitution and its pets. Gsbbs writes evi- j011 account of the cpidcmic. dently impressed with the importance of

could resUt guch bill_wh0

the ides of March. I, the continued Gov-1 and Gibbs are a pair of speculating knaves performance in that place on Tuesday ernor of a rebellious province, was leaning j—'bat bahy is a bogus baby and that bill night, there was a general breaking down ... isn't worth a n. of seats, iirst there was a great fall in against a column of my basi ic, con^emp a- There is a highly cultivated, refined ra3- negro stock and a depression in the wool ting athwart the dreary giooui these fiends

caIit^ a{out sucj, a tjiat is cminciltly|market.

of Tartarus dragging to execution the inno- provoking. Ycthow many millions of these about a thousand darkies down, pell mcll, cent Nazarene. beautifully illustrated fictions, the financial! in one tremendous heap, and "Uor-a-inigh-All me was a desert'. Jerusalem romances are daily read and believed by a ty," what a sight and what a sccut! Next women, and 7 -it 'confiding commercial world? Mow H'a wcut the white folks—men, had vomited forth her mdwellers through

jt8

mone ow

seuts

Ad air of desolation aod sadness resenta^eomebody elca'a credulity. This nailljuery destroyod. ,•

Excitement

Scotch Lady.—

D. Johnson once dined with a scottish lady who had botch for dinner. After the doc0r had tasted it she asked him if it was )d. •...•••

It is good for hogs, ma'ui,' said the docor. Then, prav,' said the lady, 'let me help you to some more.'

sheaf of wheat, a Durham Cow and a cherub of a baby. The two opulent gentlemen who'promise to pay'to the humble bearer 1 of this miniature panorama, the sum of ten I*!30 cholera now extends over nearly tfco dollars lawful money, are Simpkins and whole northern continent ofKurope. At —Simpkin3 writes that euphonious

TheCholeka

Northern

KcRorE.—

hluckatadt,.four per cent, of the popula-

t'on

have died, and at Lpsal the university

in a

suspect such a bill? Yet Simpkins burg Virginian says that during a circus

Cincrs.—The Lynch-

A sudden giving way of scats let

ng. To-day it repre-! juveniles, all in one conglomerate pile.

somebody's credit, to-morrow it rep-1The principal damago was suffered by tho