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INFIDELS IN TROTBLE. Many jears ago. a pastor in one of the counties of Lower Virginia was sent for to 'attend a djing bed, such a one as can be con templated only with agony. The family was &n irreligious" woe, and one of its members was a young man ot noble endowments and we!l-cultiated mind. During several years spent in Europe, he had imbibed sceptical principles," frequently spoke jeeringly of the Bible, and often expressed doubts even of the existence of God. So subtle was he in argu ment, and so firmly had he entrenched him self behind this refuge of. lies," that many humble, earnest christians quailed before his false logic, feeling themselves unequal to the contest; and even ministers, hopeless cf con vincing one evidently so mad in his infatua tion, avoided all allusion to the subject, " His only sister, the cherished idol upon whose altar were lavished the priceless stores of his heart's best affections, was gentle, loc . ly and accomplished, but, like himself, im mersed in worldly pleasures, and like him estranged from God, and the enemy of his dear Son. The bister was seized with sud den illness; her disease threatened to become - pulmonary, and a lengthened stay at the White Sulphur Springs was prescribed as most likely to prove effectual in averting the threatened danger. She went, accompanied only by this brother, and for a time seemed to rally, so thai the hopes ol both were san guine tor her complete recovery. But one day, white he was silting by her bedside, she cumpiameu 01 a suuueu pain, wnicn was fol lowed almost immediately by a profuse he morrhage of the lungs. The physician was summoned, his skill taxed to the utmost, but ail in vain ; her hour had come, and Death was waiting for his beautiful victim. - In the evening she said suddenly, and as if terrifi ed at the thought, ' Brother, I am dying ; I know I am dying, and I have no hope in Je sus; nothing to smooth the passage to the tomb, or shelter me from the wrath of God. Oh, who will be my refuge now?" " The agonized brother sought to drive away her fears and his own too, bat he read too plainly the marks of the destroyer, the icy grasp already upon her, and the fearful to kens of impending dissolution bedewing the marble brow. Unable to restrain his agony, he fell on his knees at her bedside, and with sobs of anguish exclaimed," Oh, my sister, my dear sister,- put your trust in Jesus, he is able and willing to save you even now." Then lifting that tear-suffused countenance . heavenward, he the infidel, he who never had prayed before, who had said that he did not even believe there was a God, broke forth in agony, " O God, save my sister in this last extremity; give her ihy presence in this dark hour, the hope of salvation to cheer her faint ing spirit, and a seat at thy right hand for ever." Ah, what mean this? What but the admission in this hour of agony, this honest hour, when the heart speaks out its true sen timents, that the rock ol infidelity is a crum bling rock when the storm shall arise and the Billows of sorrow roll over the trembling soul. Truly " their rock is not our rock," our enemies" themselves being judges. Who would build his hopes upon uch a founda tion, when Jesus " the Rock of Ages," is of fered to his acceptance I A similar instance occurred in the case of a sceptical husbaud. The wife of his bosom 'was laid suddenly low, and fever was quick- ly followed by delirium; but at every lucid interval she would piteously bemoan her un fitness for death, and ber dread of the eternU tyto which she was rapidly hastening. A minister was summoned; and when he en- tered the room that infidel husband was on bis knees at the bedside, holding a Bible in one hand, and with the other clinging fond ly to that of his dying wife. " Oh, Mary said he, " trust 10 Jesu; this book says he is aoie to save unto the uttermost, and I be lieve it; trust in him, believe on him, and he says here you shall have everlasting life. Oh, trust him, trust him, it is your only hope." Strange advice fr tne who did no't oeneve mat mere is a God, a neaven, or a bell ! This guise might do for life and health and prosperity; the baik of iofiJciity might tail on a smooth sea, but when the billows arise; and the storm rages fiercely, a refuge for the naked soul must be sought, and that he knows can be found only in Christ, the tinner's Friend, the Sat iour of the lost. THE.CUARDIAX AXGEL. In range of mounta'ns dwelt a poor widow, who was pressed by manr cares for herself and her son Wilhelm. But the boy was merry and joyous, and knew little of his mother s cares, for she bore her sor rows silently and with patience. Now one evening when the boy came home, there lay his mother sick on her bed. Then were his bright eyes dimmed with tears, and he sat down by her bed and seizing her hand he pressed it to his heart and wept. And he sat by her bed all that night long, ofttimes arranging her pillows, and bringing, now and then, fresh cool water, to refresh her fe verish Ijp. But the night passed; and when the morning had come the mother was not W'ell. Then began he bitterly to weep, and the hoy a,ked, Mother, whr dost thou P.f ' Then Raid his mother, " If I were well I could cook something for thee. Wil- v " uner ruin and die; but that inu niuu mt thereby grieves me most." I hen could l.e restaio" himself do longer, but rao out and Wit under the linden tree hith stood before the house door. And the tears euslied from his eyes, and ho wept sorely an cried, Ah ! if mother should die I ho..d be eutirely forsiken. I would willingly die toold mother but remain alive1 Mlid urrn tin hmr, !.. ..,...! . . i j iuviv ivi Mivmrr is id Kind! and good. Oh ! God, mother is sick: make my mother well again." Thus prayed the child. Then there stood beside him a beau tiful boy, with brown eyes, curling locks; and gold-shining winw. And the strange one carried in his hand a little silver basket, and spoke in a most charming voice, "Come let us gather strawberies for thy sick moth er ; they grow yonder in the wood !" And Wilhelm went with the strange boy into the woods, and in a short time they filled the basket with, the most beautiful, ripe straw berries, although it was not yet strawberry time. Then the strange boy gave Wilhelm the basket, and saying, " Take these to thy mother," he vanished. And Wilhelm took the basket to his mother, she ate of the ber ries, and recovering the same hour from her illness, caressed her boy. But the boy was happy that his mother was well, and, run ning to the linden tree, he called to the beautiful boy and thanked him with tears of joy. Then appeared the Shining One, and be'eame Wilhelm's guardian angel, because he recognized his good heart, and" thence guided his destiny. When Wilhelm grew up he became an industrious youth ; his in dustry was blessed, he supported hi mother in her old age, and thanked God that he was able to do so. From (kt German of Crlmm, HOW VERY UGLV I AM. Our entertaining friend, Dr. Livingstone, tells us that the tribe of the Mako'olus hjve somewhat the same ideas with ourselves as to what constitutes comeliness. The wo men, in particular, often came and asked for the looking-glass ; and he says the re marks which they made, while he was en gaged, in reading and apparently not attend ing to them, were very amusing and ridicu lous. Ou first seeing themselves in the glass they would say, ""Is that nier" " What big mouth I have!" "My ears are as big as pumpkin leaves!" "I have no chin at all." "See how my head shoots up in the middle," laughing heartily all the time at their own jokes. One man came alone, to have a quirt Sa7e at his own features once, when he thought the Doctor was asleep. After twisting his mouth about in various directions be said to him&tlf, "People say I am very ugly ; and how very ugly I am!" We must not forget, however, that this looking into the glass is rather a dangerous thing, especially if people are not quite so ugly as our black friend. It would proba bly do him hrm, but we think we know some young people who would be all the more agreeable, and the more hopeful char acters to, if they did not so often look into the glass. There is, however, one glass into which they cannot look t-o oftenthe Word of the Lord James i. 23-25. The more they look therein the more clearly will they "detect their defects and perceive Mnfuln'es; and this will tend to keep them humble, and to make them useful character. 1 When you look at yourself in this class you do not see your face, but your heart. It J matters very iitue whether we are homely or ugly, like this African : but is the heart clean by the blood of Jesus and the spirit of .1- - .. I I , . uic i.oru r uu you Know the reason wny many younjr persons, as well as older ones. do not like to read and study God's word? Because it nhows how ujlv their hearts are. Let us ask the Lord, who can chime the hearts of all, to make us and the poor heathen clean and beautiful through the blood of our Saviour. s.W'$ ( hint. tttr ii a f ... F ff i SEsrisnoTOBB IliNo.-Lou.sNapHleon. " I don't want to stay there. I don't doithe It.li.n, convicted of counieifeitm and anything bit i errands, an I be at every ) pacing li-;i Confederate Treaory .Notes, beck and call. I am not learmuj any-j was earned before the C. S. District fnurt, thing." 'and sentenced in accurdiiire with the i,rm Kphraiin.a fatherless biy, had gone into of the law, tube Imiij. The eecut: of! a shop; and alter being there a fir month (the sentence was postponed until the ftt of thiswat the complaint he had made nearly May ensuing. Ulrhmmd Cxmi.,tr. I everv day to hi m titer. One day hit L'n- ' - ; ' - - ! cle John heard hi in. "" mmmmm mmmmT?mTmmm " You think you are fit fur something higher, then? ' he said to the by. " Yes, sir," said r'phraim ; " I dVt want to be doing errand all the time." " But doing errand well is the only real step to promotion; by doing that branch of served out to the poor during the winter, when food is dear and work is scarce. " Let us see how G viewed the mat ter," said Uncle John. Yes, sir, I will go,' was his answer ; for G - was a good young man, and thought no situation beneath him where he could, minister to the comfort of others. He went into the soup-house, dealt out the tickets and the soup, too, for aught I know ; kept the books, and in" a word, managed the business the best he could. When the gentlemen who were interested in the souphouse met to see what good it had done, they were very much surprised wiih the manner in which the books were kept. Why, who have you here? they asked. One of them was a keeper of a large hotel. I must have that young man to manage my concerns.' He found out G , and of fered him a handsome salary to become head clerk of his establishment.' G earned the' promotion you see. He went; but he had not been in the hotel many months before one of the boarders, the cashier of a bank, said to the hotel keeper, ' that rlerk of yours is a noble fellowhow well he con ducts your business.' And it was not Ion; before the cashier offered him a better situa tion in the bank. G went. In the course of time the cashier resigned, nd the directors said, We can't do any belter than put G in,' and s he was promoted to that office. ' And he made as god a cashier as he did clerk. This gentleman is not cashier now, but he fills one of the most re sponsible pofs in the country, and has a character shining with integrity and Chris tian worth. He did not despise lowly places, Ephraim." " Hut he had what I call luck good luck," exclaimed Ephraim. Lessons Taught by the French Revolution. The student of history, as he scans the record of the past, will be able'to trace the hand of God m every gret i evolution, re straining the wrath of man and making the remainder of w rth ti praise him. Our read ers are familiar with the story of ihe cele brated French Revolution; the bl"diel and most terrible tragedy ever enacted in the world's drama, 'i he following eloquent ex tract from the writings of Robert llall will show one of the important lessons which it teaches tn mankind : . It had been the constant hoist of infidels, that their system, more liberal and generous than Christianity, need but lo be tried tn produce an immense accession to human hap piness; and Christian nation, careless and supine, retaining little of Chris'ntiity but the pioft'ssion, and tligusted with it re straints, lent a favorable ear to their preten sion. God permitted the trial to be made. In one country, and that the centre Chris tendom, revelation underwent a total eclipe, while atheism, performing on a darkened theatre its strange and fearful tragedy, con founded the first element of society, blend ed every age, rank, and sex, in im!u:ri ni nate proscription ami mftacre, and contut led all Europe to it centre ; that the impe rihab!e memorial of these event nvghi lead the last generations of mankind to consider revelation as the pillar ol society, the safe guard of nations, the parent of S'tcial order, which alone ha the power to curb ihe fuy of the passions, and to secure to every orfe his rights; to the laborious the reward of' their industry, to the rich the enjoyment of their wealth, to the nobles the recritioti of their honors, and to princes the stability of (heir tin one. lilCHMOND TYPE FOUiVDRV, The only .Uniiiilactorv r ; pr u .Southern .Soil m it r r ii it v ii i i r ii ii I, i, L l .. . I, 'II -. -'... U.llll IflUH ins uusiin-ss eu, vou w ii rue, anu not ti i ! 'tint- . , .. . . ' yr. rf'ij.rwHrf of lite lwo tuuttJry liav at, aen' uni'cl i!h il en,,.,. 1. 1 ii n..iu ..... .ti i , .. ,. ! jicuj IU4II uumiie, iii'jiifrfii me' boy with a discontented pucker on Ins lore head. " I don't care how I do it." " I am sorry to hear you say so," said Uncle John," for he only that is faithful in little things can be expected to be faithful in greater thinss. If vou di not do vour present work well, Mr. Uarrow will have no reason to suppoie that you will do an thin else better. Boy, you mut earn promotion, to nave it. i win ten you a story." Ephraim liked Uncle John's stories, thousli be sometimes wanted to quarrel with Ihe moral. However, he looked up, as much as to say, " Please go on, sir j" and Uncle John went on t "A younz man once went into business with pretty fair propcts. The firm. how. ever, did not go on well. It failed, I think. O then returned home with bare Dock. eti, in quest ol employment. He met his old Habbath School teacher in the street, stated his case and asked him if he knew of any opening. ot just now answered the good man, but it you don't want to be idle ana are willing to work, I should like your services in pur soup house ; the pay won't be much, but you can be very useful.' " " A soup-house," cried Ephraim proudlyi "after being io a firm 2 I hope he diJ not stoop so. A soun-kitchen. as soma iif von tnnw U a great kitchen, when soup it made and ' reWutryr. I K 1 N T KRIS' FiJKXISHIXG WA1SKII0USE, in? un Inn.!, or furiii.lung to order, oery article feUiilc for Prinliiii f JfTwi-, FROM A I10DKIN TO A TKX.CYLKVDKIl I'ilESS. vv cat anil win manufacture, in Itiehmond at food an riKKand si IL aim tperimen i.rirri, a j www", ..vim. reipeciiuiiy vouch uie a trooagtof tltcMouib. HENRY L. PKLOUZK & CO. W e refrr l every Printer in lids eiij , Wa alio dt sir every Xewipifitr in Ihe Booth to copy ihit sdr liment for ona month, tending o one copy of iheir faper, and receive, their pay far tucb dverii.etneril upon purchasing f, times the amount of Iheir bill ' II. L. P. & CO. Richmond, Jul; a. 03 liv FOR THK LADIES. IJIALOiN'a Pipbiia Lotion, fur removing freckles a. Ian. tufiLiirn tn.l ...maJ . rt r.L. iV.m.L:H . " ' ' l'IIHIll .11. HI..I.I tmootb and mft. A lao FliJie lialm of a Tboutaod rlowert, lor aaie by J. C. TURRKNTINE it SON. February. s Spaulding'u Prepared Lirjuid Glue. 'lull's ii the br .1 srticte ko.mn for mending allklnd A of fornitort. Ai it it In a liquid form it if al ways rssdy for ait. for sale by i, U. i UKHE.NTINK k SON. . . . i .... lh i ;rl VirnnilK subscribers would reBPCCtfully inform their friends and their :. . ... ."'.. .. . . . m v B ! 1 IKnl ItiAti ctfuilr la vrixir AAmnlAiA 1 lmtririv m ! B J , Till ni if. inJiiiJriLii v. hull iu;t4 DiWA io n ww ;iviii nay i n a. mi ,Uy TViUfu Tlmncnnrl Tlnllnrs wortb of flt)oda. solerited for thisiV-l AUlUJiV'-,", 7 - An Aft . .11 l 14 i co. )'A jr- . Calendar for 1862, 3 e JANUARY, KKIJHL'ARY, MARCH, AI'KIL. MAY JUNE. ll'LV, 2 0 16 23 30 G 13 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 G 13 20 27 UGUsT, 3 10 17 24 SEPTEMBER, 3 I 7 U 21 28 OCTOBER, S 12 10 26 2 0 16 23 DECEMBER, So m 4 14 21 28 NOVEMBER, m S v a "2 r 9 f- b. a 1 2 3 4 0 7 8 10 II 13 14 13 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 SO 30 31 I 3 4 ft 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 10 20 21 22 j 24 25 26 27 28 1 3 4 5 6 7 6 10 II 12 13 14 15 17 18 10 20 21 22 24 23 20 27 28 29 31 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 II 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 21 25 20 28 29 30 -12 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 3 4 5 6 ?! 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21, 13 24 25 20 27 28! 50 12 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 II 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 23 26 28 29 30 31 I 2 4 5 0 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 12 3 4 0 7 8 9 10 II 13 14 13 10 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 29 30 31 1 3 4 3 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 !4 25 20 27 28 29 1 2 3. 4 3 6 8 9 10 II 12 13 15 10 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 SO 31 Vlf nil tililMi wa nfTmr fnr ssilo at si ftnrin.il nrlvnnrr nn r.itv frl "lalIVCl V II UHU 11V V"V v - - " - - I ; AM v. Ant.'a iividn at hnnd-nnnrrprB tnr Kiih rrrwlA rv.i ' ll'ST RKHPIVEfl V- m- mm w . m-mm 2 bhls. Lamp Oil, 6 bbls. Train Oil, Molasses, Syrup, Black Eameled Can- vas, anu Aiiigaior sains. . The above lusiima will be conducted on the " Cash System" alone We will buy for cash and sell for cash. . Tbej wilt pay the eah market price for Hay, Oats, &c, Wheat, Flour, Corn", &c, Butter, Eggs, &c, Janes, Woolen, and Woolen and Cotton Cloth, of all kinds. Flax aad Tow Cloth, .Flas Thread, all kinds, Flaa Seed, &c. Home made Shoes, Onions, Hops, and Potatoes.' may aaj, any thing lb product of lb South. We will pay eaah for ths same, or Goods al too cava price. Thirty days grace will ! given on all order and large bill; if not paid at that time the ac count will not be ineteaoed. V go on jtem. Call and try theSjitem Store Ibe Ooe Price House-the Barter Store Try os, if you think 1 -ii we will do you up risht ; we do not want any other to call. , , HENRY N. BROWN & V I HilUborougb. January TRACTS FOR TBS SOLDIERS. Reprinted at Raleigh, N. C. A voice from Heaveo, 4 page, bou't put it off,. M Alliufficienty of Chiirt, H frVlf Dedication to God, M PriTit Defotion, 1 bo Act 0 Faitb, " The Kenlincl, Motive to Early Piety, " Come to J7u. (formerly 64 peg',) bow in S3, and in 8 four page lisct. Approved by all the Paator of tbi City. A large edition of lb above ahoo Id be printed before the type i distributed, a il will col f 40 lo rrt ihrm. Th number and variety will be increased a fund ai given. $100 pay for li.CKI page; $30 pay for 30.000 pg, and $ 1 pay for 1SW. Donatiou U be enl lo the Agent, which he will atknoaiMge by letter, and report to erb the Pa, tor of Ibi City. More ibaa 5", W0 pge of new tract bav becBirnl la oar eoldiercin Virf.ni. W M . I. C RO W D E R, Ti act A gl. July. ' CO Fall Stock of Shoes. WILSOaV, JIcILWAlNE is Co., WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Boots and Shoes, Trunks, &c, CG hyemorne Street, INVITE aticntiuo to ibeir FALL STOCK, aich i vrry large and complete ,aod anaaipataed in a riey. Tbeir own make of STICIIDOWN UROOANS, ' are itKt eicelled in tyl and duiabiliiy. Clo buyei. wbeiber for cab or on time, will find itaJnUteooto eiamine tbUatock when in market Piicra and term will be found St leait a favoiallc a can b bad elvbere. Order will tnrcl with prompt attention. Hepieml-er IS. 59 A.MMPURTA.M DISCOVERY! For the Core of C).N'aL MPn..BKOCIIITW COt'bllft AND CULDM. THK MAKOBA ARABIC A, DiKoveied by a MISSION AH V while traveling io Arabia. LL who are suffering- from CoouBptien ahoeld u.e ibe MAKOUA AKAlilLA, ilicoieil bj Miionary in Arabia. 9 All who are tbrrslened with Cont)Biptioa hrn.U om lb MAKOKA AKAUICA, diKoveied by Mi aionary in Arabia. Ail who are offering from Drencbiti abould the MAKOKA AKAU1CA, diKevered by a Mimionary io Arabia. All who are aulfering from fore Throat, Cough and Cold, abould tire Ibe MAKOKA A KA lilt A, di ered by a Miwnary in Arabia. All whe arnnering Irom Atbmacrofula and ! puritie of ibe Uiood abould b ibe MAKHRA AkA' U1CA, discovered ly a Miatiooary io Arabia. Il tore Conaumptton. It cure Dionrbiti. Il cure Bote Tbroil, Coughs and CIJ. It eurea Abma, ferofula, and Impuriheaol ibe Ulord Tine onrquillrd temedy i new lor ibe trl tia e in Iroduced lo ibe public. Il wa providentially dircoverrd tf a Millenary while iravelina in Arabia, lie wa cured of CotieuBip lion by it uh, after bi cae bd been pronounced bope le by (earned rbyticUn in Eurc pe. He baa forwarded to oa in writing, full account al bia own eitraordinarv cure, and of a number of other core wbicb have coma under his observation, and alo s full account of ihe medirine. Al bi rejut,and impelled by a dir loeitrnJ inowleJe i.f tin temed lo the public w have bad bia communication printed in paaipblel form for fr diatnbulion. It inteieal Is enhanced by an errors which be eivr ol eomef ibesreneaef lbliB ma arrea, which be obtained fromtborf wbowf't auttcitt in llwl awful tragedy. , ibis pamphlet may be obtained al our oince, or u will be til free by mail lo all wba apply for it. Wa import lbs MAKOUA ARAUiCA direct fiom f mrrnall.rougb lb bout of Cleon & Uylippoa, and we bava always on band a full aupply put P in bottle ready for us with full direction. Price an dollar per bottle. Sent by snail on rtetlp of price, and 34 cent for pottage. Foi aale, wholesale and rtil, by LEEDS, GIL&IOItE Si CO., Importera af Drugs and Medicine", 41 Liberty tStn N. . ANo, by Druggiit generally. March 19. V l-12m COFFINS I COFFINS! y- zz:' . X K. 13. WAITT, CHAPEL HILL, S C., IIAVIXfJ obtained tL iiclusive right foi Orange County, to sell Fisk's Metallic Burial Casc, would retpectfu 11 announce that be is now preps re J lo fill all ord-rs bribes air-tight, indfitrurlibULurul Cae. All deeeription and aiaeaof Common ColTma a l kept en band. ' r7Th Malatlle RurUI fT. ..ill .t. t.- t... i.. - ww,,w iv WW KV-UI IV, sal in IlilUborenfh by Mr.HARGlS FARTHING. DLANKS for Sale at this Office.
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