Indiana American, Volume 6, Number 20, Brookville, Franklin County, 10 May 1867 — Page 1

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ICBLIsniD IV FRY FRIDAY tT C . II. DINGil A II, Proprietor.

Jflc la tlia ITatlonal Lank Building, (third slory.) . TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION f 2,5Ö' PBUYEAlt,! iMAic. ä , ' ; 13,00 " . VA lf 0T fAtD ' ADf AKCt No postage on papers delivered withio this County. ' For tha American. Sunshlna.jnd Shadow of Threo Tht Lives. '3o the dretrai tlrpirt, So tha fading phantaat Ott; -And th (harp realltjr . t aw matt ioUU y art." It was not a handsome, or: even pretty face -which was uplifted to Kay Morgan's that' Jone night; and yet 'twas a bright, young face jou would never forget after seeing -it odco. The! violet ejes lighted bp the whole countenance with euch a clow of tender light that half.unconciousFy. your heart would go out toward her, whoso life until now had caught very few glimpses of sunshine whose heart had known no' tender hand that would lift the aching burden of pain and care. The blue eyes were filled with tears this Highland the little hands in his, trembled like a prisoned bird ; in the dim un- ' certain starlighthe could see the red lips qultcr, and almost involuntarily his arm trept close around the slight form J his whispered words fell lower, as ho bent his bead until bis dark hair and warm breath touched her cheek., ; IIo would be far sway tre morning's dawn,and this wastheir parting. They might never meet again, but she feUadown in tho depths of bcr woman's heart . -' "The wlJit limit boom to part I, wilt iear th heart In . , ins With j8l i that boat JoubW." .One week before bo had breathed a sweet, wondrous story to her, and eho had iain her hand within bis and promised to walk with him -Vthe long path." One little week of happiness, brief, beautiful and bright; then came the parting. '(Jood bye," he whispered, "and don't forget tonight and me." For one moment she r a used to listen to his departing footsteps, and then sought within tho wall of hcrJ own room, peace fur the weary, desolate heart, rest for the tired, aching head. The Ktars were growing dim, in the blue heavens above, and tho moon caino dancing up tho eastern horizon, as a fig uro knelt in prayer, asking that Ho would guard and yuido bcr soldier hero brighten his life and bring him homo to bcr lonely heart and life. When she arose, a sweet, calm peace hud stolen over her. I'ravcr had thrown a halo of light around her, and -looking into her fare now it was almost beautiful. The siinplo 'child faith in Uod, of her early years, bad stolen into Lcr girlhood, and thrown over the future a bright liyht of hope. Hut with the angels, who will keen watch over her rest, let u leave Jennie Lee and look upon a picture which, if mora bright, is still less Wy. - , 'J lie neon hod amen, in a sea of floating white cloudj, and looked down upon Im form, standing side . by - aide, with clapped bands, in tie suit, silvery moonlight. fJood bjc," murmured Kay Mor gan, "I'm coming back to you on of these years,"and he bent to kiss for tho last time tho proudly-curved lips of Margaret Lightiter. The pride was all gone now, and none of it arose in her reply. "You will find roe unchanged, Kay," she said softly. God bless yon, good bye," and she stood at the gate alone. Tho moon in ber vigil gazed in through the open window, upon a form, bowed not in prayer, but grief. Years had passed, long years of sunshine 'and shadow, since a prayer had crossed ber lips, yet in this hour, all the old years arose before her mind,- while a strange, wild longing swept over her, to be again that sinless child. The old firtn houso ..far. away with its clustering vines, its t-Wcalth of roses; ber mother, who now like herself had grown cold and worldly, '. folding her tiny bands together and teaching ber to lisp "our Father." Could it be, ehe wondered, that she and that praying child were one and the same. The years eince then seemed one living falsehood, as Bbe went back, step by step, over the path cf the . vanished years. How strangely were the sunbeams and shadows blended together in the life she now reviewed, and -ofteneJ, saddened by theee old memories', proud Margaret Lightner breathed a prayer " for strength from on high, to bear the " coming' pain and desalation which she felt ..'.were written upon the cages of ber future. She who had not knelt in prayer since .-. childhood, now in all the pride and glory -, , of womanhood, humbly asked a blessing npon the head of him who bad gone out, , so bravo in his young strength, and hopeful in heart, to fight for tho starry banner r. f'our country. -Bidding this picture -good'Otght, wq win pass over of two years, and look upon i and shadows. tho interim their lights Tbe years crept on slowly to tbe ones l who watched and waited with tearful eyes and brave, hopeful hearts for the coming of Hay ' Morgan. The days were long, 'cod oftentimes filled with pain and dark . thoughts ret nishtlv his namo wis borne

j m c) on high, upon the white wings of prayer, and cast at Jesus' feet, for a blessing to i yest upon tho lifo of him who was dearer than lifeitself. There were times when the noon day splendor burst upon them, in broad, bright gleams of sunshine, when a letter came' "from him, and each felt that nothing save bis presence could bring sweeterjoy than the broach, white envelope, with ita bold, . dashing subscription and contents of lov-'-ing thoughts. Came there ever to him in his soldier tent far away, a feeling of remorso when be remembered the two who lived with only one thought, to be loved by him? Crept there into his heart, during the lone night hours a fear of the Great Hereafter? - ! 'In the magic: walks of Dreamland, stole there visions of her, whose brown eyes ; and dark regal beauty oftentimes caused 'him to forget the existence of gentle JenI ;--nie, Lee I Or were bis dreams oftencr " haunted by a sweet, sad face, and a pair of tearful blue eyes, which drooped softly upon her flushed 'check, when his eyes a. .were, upon bcr. , , , J-Two years since ho said good ;bye, and " 'in'a'distant hospital lies Jtay Morgan, the fever burning in bis reins, and, the - fife lamp growing dimmer. There wcro

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VOL. 6, NO. 20. times when be would whisper in his ravings of Jcnnio Lee, when ho fancied he felt the touch of her soft cool hand upon his burning brow, and bo muttered, "Child, I am dying, I want your forgiveness; Qod knows I never meant to teach you to love me, but your sweet, calm face won me away from my sinful life and with you I was a better man." Again in fancy, Margaret Lightner was beside him. "How beautiful yon aro with those roses in your hair and the moonlight shining a . I t . upon you. A strange iook stoie over; his face now, and he reached out his arms to grasp the imaginary being, but it bad vanished, and be muttered to himself of bis mother whose grave was far away beneath the blue skies of Ohio. The days wore on, yet still ho lingered. Margaret Lightner and Jennie Leo rame from their distant homes to see him ere life's light went out from the glorious eyes. It was sunset, and the lingering rays lighted op a . strange, beautiful picture within tho rude 'walls of tho hospital. They touched the sunny curls of Jennie Lee, who knelt beside him, with such a tender glow, that they shone like but nished gold. They shone upon the proud, still faco of Margaret Lightner, until tho lines about tbe stern mouth softened and became womauly in their expression. The dying soldier moaned and tossed in his wild unrest talking of home and friends of "Jetinie" and '"Margaret," but st Inst all this passed away and reason's light shone in bis eyes.' Kneeling at his couch, with clasped bands and bowed bead, was Jennie Lee; bis hand rested lovingly, caressingly among her curls whilo near them stood her whose lifo he bad darkened; all the pride which her father had bequeathed her, looked out of her eyes, and the sceno before her caused tbe demon Jealousy to rise higher in her heart. Dut bcr love was stronger than pride, fur when a moment after Hay Morgan held out his hand she cbsped it eagerly and bent o'er him to catch his whispered words. "Forgive me love Jcnnio Lee for my sake" no word of comfort for her no word of love to brighten the iutuie. Sho pushed back the clustering waves of dark .hair and printed a kiss upon tho white brow. There was a quick breath, a flutter of the heart, and he was gono. Tho living clasped hands abovo the dead, and forgave him who now lay so still and calm besido them. And when they , parted, their lips met in awa:m kiss of love, whilo from the grave of their buried dream there sprang into lifo a friendship for each other that would live forever. Time passed on with its freight of joy and soirow, yet three years later Margaret Lightncr's heart shows no nigh cf the ttrugglo through which she suffered. Her brow is as empoth, her 'voico as firm oJ In years agonc. but there are tirucs when a restless fire burns in her eyes, which tells that they aro with her heart and that Is far away. A soldier's grave is the shrine at which eho worships. At sunset a stately form kneels there, clad in deepest mourning, and when memory swings open bcr portals, griefs wild waves surgo over bcr aoul. (Jod pity her, whose lifo light is quench ed in the dark gloom of the night time of sorrow. Her Icet grow weary ot thetr way, and sometimes she is almost tempted to snap asunder, by bcr own bands, lifo' little thread of living. For her there is no drop of sweetness in the bitter cap, no ray of sunlight to steal through the deep shadows. Here we must leave her, strong in her pride, yet at times softened to tears, subdued and weakened, when she remembers the two whose lives were to closely interwoven with her own. "And they called her ool.l. Gud knows Underneath tho winter touwi Tbe inrisiUo hearts of flowers grow ripe for lloioiuingl And the lives that look eoM, If their itorios could be told Would tt era cast in gentltr mould, Would aeeta full of Lot and Spring. In a green, sunny corner of tho village graveyard, where the warm sunshine fall lovinsrly. Is mound covered with violets anfi ivy, beneath which lies the light, girlish form of Jennie Lee. She is sleeping the sleep which is sweeter than all that which l;Ile giveth bis beloved." "Qooe in ber, child-pari t Oat from the golden d.-iy; Fading away la tho light so iWfef, Wh.ra th til ror star and sunbeams meet, Ovar tüt silent way. Gone to seep with tbe tender trails , - - Froie on br .ilent lips By tho farewell kis of her dewy breath, 'Cold in tbe claipof tbe angel death, Li V the last fair bud of a laded wreath Wbosa bloom the whito frost nips." - . Grace Chester, False Lips. m The latest "Belt" is falte Vp. The New York ladies triumph in this additional charm. An exchange says VtLey are made of pink India rubber, and are attached to the lips in such a manner as to defy detection, which they say give to the girls a pretty pouting ' appearance of the mouth." The pretty pouting mouth may do very well for the looks of the thing; but just imagine the sensation of a kiss from such lips. "The electrical thrill of bliss" would be displaced by feeling akin to the shock felt upon touching a slimy toad. Soap Suits. It is bad policy to throw away soap suds, as they contain the same fertilizing properties as ashes or potash. Spreadthem upon your garden, or throw them into your pig pen to be incorporated with the manure there. v by is an author the roost peculiar of animals? Hccaustj his tale comes out of another man's head. Tho following tonst was given at a printer's supper: . . r,iThe l'rinter independent as a woodsawyer's clerk, proud as Lucifer, poor as Job's turkey, sud the personification of . . . II . " ' 7 intelligence."

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AN ADDRESS Delktrcd at a Sociat GatUtring ff the Jenihm of Alaynolut Loilgr:, No. HO, J. 0, 0. I f airfield, Indian on Friday cvtning, April zO, 18G7. : BY BItO. c. it. coitr, Dr. Z. FEitausON, N. G. Magnolia Lodjr, Xo. 80, L 0. 0. R: DKAft Sir Not feeling at liberty to refuse the request of tho Lodge for a copy of my remarks, for publication, madeon the evening of tho 2Glh inst. at our social meeting, I have prepared the same . and now place it at your disposal. P.R. Cory. Fairfield, April 29, 1SC7. Brotiiirv Being requested by 'your committee to make somo remarks to-night having direct reference to thoso brothers who have pone from among us those who have left the Subordinate Lodge below, to enter the Grand Lodge above, I will undertake, in few words, to discharge that duty. Uro. Mcrstck was the member of the Lodge first summoned by tho Grand Mas-. tcr to his reward. We had not the pleasure of a personal acquaintance with Uro. Messick. Ho bad volunteered, served his time, and received an honorable discharge beforo we' were known to tho Order. Those who knew him best speak of him as a faithful and consistent Odd-Fellow, prompt and nntirtag in the discharge of duty a christian and gentleman. His widow was agisted by the order to a position in which she now and for years past has been making a competent and honorable livelihood. Uro. Christopher IT. Masters wo knew from our boyhood. We played, wrestled, gamed and worked together. I knew him then as I knew my own brother I lovtd him then ns I would love a brother. When matured years had placed us abovo this boyish plane, I knew him again as a man of honor and integrity as a brother in Friendship, Lovo and Truth. Uro. Mnstcrs received the degrees and passed all the chairs of tho Subordinate Lodge. When he had but just entered upontho more activo duties of manhood, when in the vigor and primo of life, and when the wisest of us could sco or expect nothing but a long and useful life for him then it was that tho death knell sounded in our ears and tho sad unwelcome announcement wus mndc u Citri, i drad." During his lust sickness he was attended by brothers, was followed to and deposited in his last resting placo bv brothers, and to day ho is held in kindest remembrance by oil tho brothers. Uro. John Miller was for several years a Scarlet member of this' 'Lodge,' and had also passed the chairs Ho was faithful in tho diachnrgo of every duty, and stood high in the estimation of members. In tbe Lodge room, in tho social circle, at home or abroad, he wai loved by all. Uro. Miller waa a hard-working, industrious and temperate man. Ho combined all the qualities that go to make a good citizen and faithful Odd Fellow. The wifo bad gone beforo, soon to be followed by the husband and father. They now are enjoying each others' society in that heavenly land where sickness and sorrow are unknown, and where death can never separate. You all have a vivid recollection of the sudden and unexpected death of Bro. Win. Miller. How that, without warning, cither to him or his friends, he was f tricken down, in the midst of his usefulness and in the prime of his life. I will relute a circumstance which happened during the late civil war, which will go far to illustrate the character of the man his promptness in undertaking and his ability and tict to accomplish what was undertaken. I had been at the Military Headqnartcrr of our district for some time, and found out about what it would take in bounties to clear tho Township of draft. I reported the fact to Uro. Miller and Others. He was the first to respond, and hi 'language S, ' tbe money must be raised," and in two dajs afterward it was raided, and more by his individual exertion than by that of any other man. As an Odd Fellow be was always at his post and willing fo discharge bis whole duty. In the Lodge room, in the sick chamber, in all his business relations, he was an Odd Fellow in fact and practice as well ns in name. The bereaved wife and widow today will bear testimony to the fact that the professions mada by tho fraternity of friendship for a brother's wife and care for his orphan children are something more than mere pretension or hollow mockery. Whenever the maternal hand from any cause is incapable of properly caring for and educating these his orphan children, then will the Order give .that assistance which the paternal hand would have given with life, health and ability to minister to their wants. : Uro'. James "Wright was well known as a member of tho Subordinate Lodge and also of the Encampment. He was for years a worthy and influential member of both. I knew him well and long. As a neighbor I esteemed him highly,, and felt .when I heard of his sudden departure that truly one of nature's nobhmcn had been taken away. The largo number of brothers that assembled at his funeral and traveled for miles through the ftorm to render the last offices which the living may render to tho dead, and the still larger concourse of citizens and friends on tho same occasion, went far to show his Blinding in the Order and his prominence as a citizen. His death was sudden and unexpected, although for some time previous he had been in declining health. And when it was announced, we involuntarily exclaimed, "In tho midst of lifo teear in death." Verily, men appear upon and pass from tho stageof life as wave meets wave and rarts upon the troubled waters. We have been taught that "wo can only be Odd Fellows while wo act like honest men." Uro. Wright ic?i an Odd Fellow. Ilaviiiii maQ honorable mention of all

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T U T I 0 N , A N I) THE ENFORCEMENT OF TUE LAW.S."

BROOKVILLE, INÜ, FltlDAY, MAY 10, 18G7.

the names of deceased members that . have occurred to tnf,1 1 will leave to brothers here present, the task of speaking of any whoso names havo been omitted. A word now in regard to tho history of this Lodgo and the principles that guide US. : Magnolia Lodgo No. 80, I. 0. 0. F., was organized in November, 1849, under a Dispensation granted by the then acting It. Y. G. M. KUridge, and commenced work under her prescut Charter, issued by authority of the Grand Lodgo of the State, in January, 18G0. I The Charter v.ts petitioned for byUrothersKlliott, IlusJcd, -Wright, Flood. Mcssick, Irwin, Chambers and Crookshauk. In the hands of these men, together with other good and ruoicuds of the Order who became acmtt.s soon after, the Lodge prospered even bejond the expectations of the most sanguine, and very soon took rank among the first cf the State. In the year 1853 her membership bad increased to such aa extent and her financial condition was such that the members deemed it'prudent and safe to undertako the erection of a commodious cdifico for their accommodation. Tbo work was accordingly begun, and tho wisdom of the move then made, aod the success attending it, aro to-day attested by the handsome buildi-ng erected upon this spot, and tho elegant, well finished Hall we this night occupy. It would indeed. bo a pleasant task for us to follow tho Lodge in its history from that time to this, and present an unbroken chain of activity, prosperity and success. This pleasure. we are compelled to forego. Magnolia, in common with others, has experienced many dsjs of gloom periods of despondency of inaction and extreme dullness of actual adversity and bitter disappointment. Uut what institution, or assDciation; or religious denomination, or society of any kind or character, has not met with similar troubles and ma do a corresponding record? Whilo wo have failed to accomplish all that was desirable, others have failed to accomplish any permanent, good whilo we have mi and to-day aro prosperous and strong, they have dlnl and are now numbered among tho things that wcro. Tho great wonder w, that during tho universal commotion, the blasting storms and terribly adverse gales of the last 6ix years, which enme near destroying tho great Republic itself, wo wcro not overwhelmed and our organization blotted out of existence The tempest is now passed, and today Odd Fellowship emerges from the almost universal wreck, and, under an unclouded sky, with bright omens of future success, begins anew the contest with error and vice, bearing irft as ber motto those etornal principles öT Friendship, Love and Truth, by which victory will be achieved, and peace, harmony, benevolcnco and charity prevail. i Friendship is cur leading principle. We may scan the pages of history and find many brilliant examples, which, like stars that appear here and thcro in tho midst of tho dark and stormy heavens, have most beautifully reflected tho lustre of Friendship, exhibiting ita 1 ma nifold beauties and iuhcrent power. Amid the havoo of war and the barbarous customs of tho ancient world tho conducrlor Tygrancs forms a happy illustration. hen nsked by Cy rns, his conqueror, what ransom he offered for his life, ho replied, "my possessions." "What for your wife?" "My life," was the prompt reply. The magnainimity of this answer inilut-cd'Cyrus to release him. When they had gone "from the presence of Cyrus, Tygrancs inquired of his wife what her opinion of tho King was. "I did not seo him." was tho reply. "Did not see him!'' cried the astonished prince, "did not see the King 1" "No," sho replicdr"I was so taken up with gazing on him who offered his life for my ransom that I saw no ono else."' Friendship is of every clime ; it blooms in every soil of earth; it sheds its sweets amid the snows of Caucasus and whrro the green livery of Summer h longest worn. It elevates human nature in the scalo of being gives to the social affections their noblest impulses, and alleviates, though it may not be able to entirely remove the disquictudes and calamities life. Wo may not placo a boundary to a single action dictated by friendship's hand, or mark with certainty tho ultimate limits of it influence. A mere word ppoken in friendship leaves an impression which death alone may obliterate. It consoles and gladdens the heart bowed down with the cares of life ; it infuses feelings cf joy, creates emotions ofcIßasnre., and rives to the soul tinking in despair the pleasing assurance that there is one who sympathizes, ono who feels. - If spoken to an enemy it makes him a friend ; if to the outcast devoid of friends to cheer and guide him, given up to sensual pleasures, debauchery and crime, it reclaims and places him more upon a level with men. It has becu demonstrated that the slightest motion of tho atmosphere has an Influence and effect throughout tho Earth; that the smallest pebble dropped in midocean creates a wave, and that another, and that still another, until -the whole boundless ocean is moved. . So with our actions done, our words spoken. The effect niay bo entirely invisible to us. Wemayeupposo their influence small, or none, or what there may bo, lost.' Uut wo may rest assured that, for good or evil, it isHaoundcd only by Eternity. ' ' Concerning those other stars, Lovo and Truth, which, with Friendship, form tho constellation of our motto, I desire to quote a distinguished author. - "Truth is that grand virtue which deals plainly and honestly in all actions, without disguise, without falsehood, and without hypocrisy; it comprehends all that is wise and good; it is tho vital spirit of every community which is well founded among men. Truth presents us with a rulo to ascertain what virtue is, and guides U3 into its personal possession. Virtue is

! the volnntary homago We pay to Truth, which thus becomes tho basis of irtuc. Truth 1 essentially the only foundation of confidence, and confidence is tho only bond of association among tho wise, the the good, and the intelligent. To it are we iudebtcd for the wholo sum of happiness enjoyed in time. Truth mingles its unclouded, perceptions of duty with the generous grasp of Friendship and tho sympathizing voice of Love. It is the great law of their being and mainspring of their action. Its robo is the spotless vestment of sincerity, snow-white and lustrous; it is an attribute of Deity, and has been made attainable to man that bis race might ho blessed ani improved. Without it society is like a world with, out a sun. There aro the loKerin? mountains, tho vale, the gushing fountain,' tho broad cxpante of ocean lifting its foamcrested billows to the embraces of tho skies, and laving with its waters the golden sands of a hundred isles: but over all rests the deformity of darkness. The mountain has no grccnncFpj the lovely flowers and the enameled vale wear the huo of death; tho waters sparkle not and tho golden sands on their island gems send forth no lines of reflected light. Truth rises like the day-god upon the scene, and every object is flooded with beauty and loveliness. : . 'These threo duties Friendship, Lovo and Truth indissolubly . joined in the teachings of our lessons, furnish the broad foundation upon whit h are erected those cxtensivo.plans of relief which distinguish associations formed for tho purpose of uniting men in the bonds of brotherhood. ''United in bonds of kindred feelings, Truth is, by every member of this vast and happy brotherhood, loved, studied, embraced, and spoken, forever; and confidence springs up in the soul and claims its pure mansion as an eternal residence. "Friendship, titin-sister of Confidence, joins band in band, while Love, with links of holy brotherhood, binds heart to heart in purified communion." A Fraternity whose actions ore based upon such principles, whoso adherents aro uniformly clothed with the dignity of Truth, will bo owned of Heaven, and cannot fail to confer incalculable benefits upon mankind. . ' - Uses of Adversity. You wear out your old clothes. You aro not troubled with many visitors. ' You ore exonerated from making calls, Uorcs do not bore you. Sponges do not haunt your table. Itinerunt bands do not play opposite your window. You avoid tho nuisance of serving on juries. No ono thinks of presenting you with a testimonial. No tradesman irritates you bv asking "Is there any littlo article, to day, sir?' Ucgging letter writers leavo you alone. Impostors know it is useless to bleed you. You practice temperance. You swallow infinitely less poison than others. You aro saved many a debt, many a de ception, many a heudncl.e And, lastly,if you have a truo friend in i the woiU. you arc sure, in a very thort space of time, to learn it! Evils of Gossip. I have, known "a country society that withered away all to nothing' under the dry rot of gossip only. Frcndships once ns firm os granite, dissolved to jelly, and then run away to water, only because of this. Lovcf that promised a future as enduring as heaven and as stable as truth, evaporated into n morning mUt that turned to a day's long tears only hecauso of this. A father and son were set foot to foot with the fiery breath of anger that would never again cool only because of thi. and a husband and his young wife, each straining at the bated leash which in the beginning had been tho golden bondage of a (Jod blessed love, sit mournfully by the grave where all their love and oil their joy lay buried, and only because of this. I h ive seen faith transformed to mean doubt, hope give place to grim despair, and charity take on itself the features of -black malevolence, all becauso of the bcamlalous muttctings of gossip. Great crimes work great wrongs, and the deeper tragedies of bfc spring from its Lrger pasions ; but most woful and mournful arc the tragedies lhatspring from gossip and dctraction.most

mouruful the shipwrecks made by the dead IJe bad n certain amount of icaon fur salt waters of slander. Gossip and slander what he said, and that rtitscn Is not credsro the deadliest weapons ever forged by iab!e to the young women. Kxtracgance man for his brother's hurt. Long Uhimt ; iu dress makes it diflicult for men in the Times. married state to fulfill their obligations, r! . , : and this is the reason why voung men do

for' a female who has a knowledge fittim boots with a jrood moral character." Jlovmon doctrine is sometimes slightly contradictory. An extract from a Mormon tract recently publhcd sa s: "What shall become of thoso who have forraken their wives for righteousness' sake? A hundredfold of wives here and hereafter." . A widow lady, Eitting by: a cheerful fire in a meditative mood, shortly after her hnurin ml'. lr.isfl. 5ohrd ftnf: "l'oor fellow! how ho did like a good fire! I hope! ho has gono where they keep good fire Si A watch has been manufactured in Purls which is wound up by simply opening tho case to note the time. It only rcnuircs to bo opened once a month to keen it always coinjr, and is perhops the nearest approach to perpetual motion yet invented. He recrved, but not sour; grave, but not formal; bold, but not rash; humble, but not servile; pttent,'but not insensible; constant, but not obstinate; cheerful, but not light; rather bo sweet tempered than fumilar, familiar rather than intimate, and intiraato with very few and upon grounds. rrnnil

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i From the Rochester Courier. FEMALE FASHIONS. Plain fiilk to the Women Ly n Githolic, "ChrgymanSham, Füllte and JJulratuganceS of thr. piyA Sharp lecture hy Jiev. J!'. F. Payne, at Hi, JotrplC Cathedral. A very largo audience assembled in St. Joseph's Cathedral last evening, to bear the lecturo of the Uev. W. F. l'ayno, of Rochester, which was delivered for the benefit of the Young Men's Catholic Association. About ono thousand tickets were sold by the members. "In liko manner, women also in decent apparel, adorning themselves with modesty, and not with plaited hairwgold or precious Jtonc. btffs it becometh women who profess godliness with good works." I. Tun. iii. 'The speaker, after reading these two verses, said the! times are very much changed since tbo Apostles were, first inspired by the spirit of God to pen the words. It would appear from the Gospel that the pomp of dress was confined almost exclusively to the courts of princes and kings. In our own day this disorder for it can be called by no other name exists in all ranks and classes of society. In fact, wo may say that there is a great deal more abuso in the present age in res-! pect to vanity among the middle, and lower classes than exists among those who are considered to be in positions of wealth and. opulence. It is a difficult subject to treat in the pulpit, and that is the reason why preachers seldom touch upon it. All ornamentation is not contrary to the letter or spirit of the Gospel, but the cxccshvo uso of ornaments is a prevailing vice among the female sex. ihe fashions are extravagant and immodest tinned the use of ornaments in tho decoration of the temple and altar, in order to mnko them attractive to the Jews. That which would be proper in some case would be improper in others. The condition of a woman in life should regulate her dress. A woman whose husband was living pcristed in wearing widow's weeds, and this I drew out a letter from St. Austin, in which ho laid down three rules fur tho guidance of women. First, a married woman should follow the will of her husband. It was a very good rule, and the husbands present would no doubt be very much obliged to mc if I could induce womett to follow the will of their husbands. The' second rule for those who arc not married, but may be engaged or seeking an engagement, is equally salutary) it is to follow the will (f their fathers and mothers. Tho speaker said if a young lady, now-adsys, "was to come to me and make a secret confession of the fact that she was going to bo married and I should tell her to go and consult her parents, she would think I ought to have been born a hundred years ago. There is nothing more absurd, they think, than for young ladies to consult their parents; but they follow theguidanco of their own passions, and the results arc divorces, wretched lives, and still more wretched deaths. Tho third rule of St. Austin related to tl-.os-o who bad renounced the world, and they should follow the will of Him whom they hd chosen to follow. The first rulo allowed considerable indulgence in dress, which should be regulated by the age and scuson. A little straw hat, exceedingly short skirts very short cropped hair, (which a short time ago was the fashion among ladies who were considerably advanced iu jcars.) are proper in girls from eight to ten jcars of age, but border on the ridiculuus and indecent in ladies of fifty summers. JIarringe is the normal condition of men and women, but when it is not sought for by those who are free to etiler into that state, it shows that there is a cattle, and that cause is no, favt ruble to virtue, icligion or the good cf society. Only seven marriages were solemnized in tho church of Ht. Rridgct last year. The cauc Is apparent. I broached the hulject to a young mannot bo very younr either remarking I heard he was uoing to get married. He turned and with the simplicity of a child ten years of nge, said, "Father I'njne, I am surpiK-cd that you thould even think I was going to bo married. Ulcss your life (his very words,) I could not keep my wife in dry goed. Laughter. When I become a rich man, then L will marry, Kae Miiu tuvvevtw v. J v u m er w but not before, because I want to do the thins properly." TLaughter Younuile, said the reverend tpcakcr. but I am i?; ; earnest. ofjlncn i;avo tccomc to fond of drclhat 'iiti nir cni the vounir men arc fii"htened, and this is 1 not fur the good of religion and society. Let mo givo the young ladies this advice, lie less anxious about your oppearancej spend Ics of jour earnings in adorning your persons; and think, of your souls. Itemcmbcr that the moment will force itself upon you when jou will be stretched out lilelcss in the coflin. When that time comes there will be a single windinsr sheet that may be bought for a few cents, to wran vou in. Tho ornaments th.it remain will bo ornaments of virtue which have 4 accompanied you all through life, and will remain throughout an cnuless eternity. Though the great vico among womtn of he present day is a want of economy, still there is something of an immodest nature. There never was a time when wo- ' men studied more sedulously the art of dressing than at the present time. It has i been reduced to a regular system, aod the dressing of the body is just ns much an art n9 sculpture or paiuting. If tho women hadspent half as much tin e in adorning the soul as the body they would have been saints long siucc, leaving the sterner pex in the background. Woman has a special mission to remove the rough spots and f mouth (h uuotcu tuiftce cf hiau,

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It 3 1 It One quere, tmb inaertio ... Od enaare. three Intertloiie.. AU 1 6 fattq mat iaiertlon, per quare YEARLY. One column,' chat geoLte qoarttrly fTI t4 Thrre-oQarieri of a euluuia ''0 One-kiff of a culamn II Oae-qaarter ef colomn. SS t Oea-eigbto of a cole urn 12 3 Transient sdrertltfuienti id mid la all fiel I paid for la advance. ' U&ltDi a prflar Uma U rtpreified vfcra ktadJ In, adrertiefrta l fc Mtfht til dered oat and ebarged according? . and make bim lovo purity by j rcfcnting it to him every day in her person. Wl.f n woman forgets her mission, and her bahita excite only illicit love, the result atM eial and moral degradation. A juung lady who d recces in the fashion of the present day,' does not drca as 'Wenmetb wt men profesnng godliness ith good works." A few days kinre I waa in th business part of Rochester settling ti e accounts of the church, rtd after leaving the banking house where these tlu!rar done, I stopped on the front step to !m1 over the church bank-book to rte thai everything was riecht.- Whilo I Mood there I overheard two jeroh wbom J took to be gentlemen from their clotlr certaiuly not otherwUo." I rnbed my eves to pro what should caue such rr mnrk t, tnd raw three toung Indien, two of hom were ten or twelve jears old, and the iirir about seventeen. . 1 hey stood vith iUir backa to me, looking through a magnificent store window, where jewelry and fan cy articles were exposed to lie putlie gare. The elder one slood in the middle, and when looking closely through the window she leaned forward; you run underttand what I mean by this, and the rc-u!t waa what I beard said. Thrift gentlemen ' wcro standing in front of IWer's Hanking IIou?e, and they saw somethirg mor than was bccomit.g; something not in accordance with strict rules of female n.tdcsty and propriety. That young lady mould have roeoted any imputation against her : modesty, either in act or intention, but tho question, is. why did she thus drcs hcrr-ell? She was dieted in a bot p s-kirt -t of very extravagant diuiennions, and tbe result was the ren arks that ' greeted my ears. That young lady would have becft shocked and blushed, had the heard theiu. Uut she is just as responsible befote Hod as a drunken man who 1im deMroed his reason, is responsible b r hs actions. Now, there can be but ore motive in ibis fashion, and that is to attract the opposite ; sex.' 1 don't know that this thing, Hrictly speaking, in absolutely wrong; but young ladies commit an .error wlen they suppose by attracting attention they com maud tho enteem of the r-terner rex. There is sufficient virtue lift in a man to force him to respect and love woman so long as 6he respects herself, and loves ; modesty and purity, but not a inglc mo. , meut beyond that. The Duplex Kllij iic espo?C3,nore of the pcrt-ou than ought to bo exposed. ' - " - I.oW-nerk drexaea, thanks be to God, d n-ot ' exist to the extent they once did. Such thing, are abtndutel)' iuttUrable gross indecency. There are certain things for ruffing ard' padding hieb one 'can not defriibe. They have but one puipofrj toTTrsrVe - wohian appear what she should not thU to appear, laK-iviou. It U a very com) mon thing for a young lady to go into a millineiy store and expend frohi twenty five to one bundled dollars, slid then i sue from the door in such a way' that ber own mother would not be able to recgnizo her. They spend a great deal of money iu making thtnistlvts ipj.car to the young gentleman preciely what they aro not, A voung gentleman said to me: "Marry; who am 1 to man)? jou don't know what they are. They can into a millinery shop, and if )ou mmry them, you will find they are not what they represent themselves to be." Thi is one reason why young men hesitate about entering into the normal wedlock. A great deal of money is rfjuandcred on the lidiculous head-dresj-es of the present day. Sampson's. strength lay in his buif, and a young woman's Hiength nJight lay in her brain, but certainly not in a crest roll of hair on ihe Im k part of the bead. The lecturer brought his discount to close by reading a part cf ti c tbiid chapter of lföiah, et nn enring at the sixteenth verse, which l c recon mended to the ear" ful reiUAul of his h;dy Lcrrcrs. 'There'. Light Beyond' : "When in Madeira," writes a traveler", I set out one morning to reach the summit of a mountain, lo gaze upon the distant scenes and et joy the balmy air. 1 bad a guide With mc, ahd we hod with difficulty ascended some two thousand ftp! hen a thick twist was recn descending upon nuitc obscurltiir the whole f.ice of the heavens. 1 thought I bad no hope hit but at once to retrace our ptej s or be loM; but as the ch-ud rttne t;catcr, and dullness overshadowed me, my guide ran on beft-re me, pent haling tbe ut!:t ac2 calling to mc ever and anon, Fsjing, ' I'tt-fl on, master, pres on, there's li:ht bejou di ll did press on. In a lew minutes , urn ! mitt wns passed, and I grfced upon a riciiJ j of trani-patetit leau'y. All wa- bright ai.d cloudless above, at;d beneath wns the aimost level tiiij-f, (ontfalii'g tbo woild Iclow me, and glibtcning in the r t-f the sun like a field of untroudcu srow. Them wus nothing at that moment between mo and the heavens." 0. JC, our Iuki clouds arc gathering or who hae sat beneath the slmdow, bo not dismayed if tl cy rise before yott. l'ictson; Tiikuk isuour rtEYOND. " - Parents Be Carcfui. It is on tdd saying which should be heeded, "I hiit patents Can net be too cart ful as to what they My before tlcir (hildren." A father Was in the hebit of calling bis four-jear old" a "little millawag." The jhtr day tbe father was at the stable attending to bin horses, and getting impatient with tine of the animalf. 'applied to it the epithet cf "you d -tl ii tt tl! . ir..i. - fc I t SCHMUWng. . III till IC toil Wiia i.U'S mw hand and heard him, and immediately after proceeding to the bouse be clamlccd upon his mother's lap. Tatting I cr latt with his band he said "Ma, I s 'er tun 'iltle kallawrg." Ti c child has l.ticr lepcated afi ti jrnjer woid note, Ittatt his father has htf ii tn;bt to lc ttielt.l not la ftc profane language, nt leatt iu' i his prcahlC. liailwny 'j.tms" arc anything but pc serves,