Democratic Sentinel, Volume 4, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1880 — The Text. [ARTICLE]

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A pious old lady, who was too unwell to attend meeting, used to send her thickheaded husband to church to find out the text the preacher had selected as the foundation of his discourse. The poor dunce was rarely fortunate enough to remember the words of the text, or even the chapter and verse where they could be found; but one Sabbath he ran home in liot haste, and informed his wife that could repeat every word without missing a syllable. The words were as follows: “An angel came down from heaven and took a live coal from the altar. “Knoiv every word,” said the husband. “I am anxious to hear it,” continued the wife. “They are nice words,” observed the husband. “I am glad your memory is improving; but don’t keep me in suspense, my dear,” said she. “Just get your big Bible, and I will say the words, for I know them by heart. I repeated them a hundied times on my way home.” “Well, let’s hear them.” “Ahem!” said he, clearing his throat —“An Injun came down from New Haven and took a live colt by the tail and jerked him out of the halter !”

In Paris, children’s parties are pretentious affairs. The decorations and toilets are made as prominent features and as elaborate as among older society followers. Atone of the children’s balls was a child of eleven decked in thousands of dollars worth of diamonds, and a toilet of lace worth six hundred dollars, with a gossamer fan mounted in turquoise and pearls. Where all should be joy, life and light in this youthful crowd, there are the same x’ivahies, heart-burnings and envious feelings that embitter and spoil the pleasure of older hearts. [From the Lawrencebiirgh (hid.) Register.] Our compliments to St. Jacob; we liavt tried the celebrated St. Jacobs Oil on out -rheumatic loot and experienced great rebel therefrom. The Saint is a public benefactor. A petition to the Legislature is being circulated throughout Georgia asking for the repeal of the present convict system, and the substitution of a new system which shall be more in harmony with the dictates of humanity and the spirit of the age. The remedy that will cure the many diseases peculiar to women is Warner's Safe Kidney Liver Cure.— Mother's Magazine. "Byron, my son,” said a literary father to his athletic son, “ Byron never played base-ball. ” “ No,” said the boy, putting on his orange-colored, shirt, “ and George Washington never wrote poetry.”

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