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r V t! to t i r f 1 1!. iu:. tji ric . ro..' . wu. : Cat - r 1 I; .-t '"'; : . - ' - :.jr- .":,! : I " --v jJ ; i ; run, etkuv f nn.o TtUrs viewed os tETif. VixtToypcirED,," iinAt nm kicl mttiLYE3c". ' . ' - i P!M?JJV ENDING ' yOipElBER go; J 85 J . "7 F' t - f Kn? us fit e dollar in avlance, nre ( t'.ftx jnperi. .directed to .!eoTice. fv prnjxrly mailed in the presence of the ;,r, romff at "ur r"k. DVKIITI.SI.N'O KATES. i .nar Ur square (of fifteen linesfor the rt t.. nna trKiy-nve cents i r ererj ucu ir.; ana lose iroui our regular V "t '.r. -fnJC i nc .uni auctions r - . j , a.r ,.Lrr,W J,1 T , T . 1" tn-!r hi fari.tr rft those who advertise by 'UUrri wint-bt pof paid. j F. W. JAMES, Tiustkr. ; ilrXSBOROUGII, N. C tlTtllDW, NOVEMBER. 29,VlS. - mint? mini r. SIDNEY D. BUMP ASS, lar andf appropriate work of j the rriiTOR A MJ PROPRIETOR. ' j trJ fcurjoMer Ldimrc experienced i - j tr why tBcr 1 for one hesitate nottode- ( r TKEMRj jelare, tint t ic whole Ftipertrattare is Vrr . :,!.:!. -rL if paH in Stance. wrT;jl;j . I ,at jt otijrht to lc torn tip from 'V;r- aii'l Ixical Mtiiolcru ere oiir jjent'. f : ' i s " ' M . j..t1 VYifith-! to r,nc Kiitli.Af all Yi crA- j the yeiy Wtt- ni ami build upon antaer t-.,L" P3r'r f-r4he first -five hJHrn, t,lanJ J Jhit - hoMi that it i not JMcon.ti r -l'!!ar f r ctery nix collected after-?' . ftl'i. 1" 11 ii ,1 . 1 1 tuutl. -lit iff mtr bare law! achrii the thn by which ercr preacher may jcontiKuc at his appropriut ? work till worn out, and when ho longf r ab!ej to work, bti supportel ; Whcn'fleatl hi jwifc and cJnIJxcin .be tru jl- I r.-H the Weekly ' Bsafre. : I ' - - " " - Support cf the Ministry, 5o. V. i . r i ! the. seii,tiinciit we :irre .war againHt ji ti with hirers f!imi!ie$ should leave i ' i 1 1 ' . I i pra'jK'V, win apjH?arstiU more ruinoiis ( 'Ii arch when we re'iiicinber that its Jv to' deprive us of thHearningand Ik ) of abler jninistem The work jjini-tiy is one of. vast importance. haili' ieiit for it ? 'It -affords, use. for atct learning and expiriehce. The 1 must . sufter'.when there is aeon- r;hin un the ministry, "If we have coir ministers .just when their faeul- I developed, when their minds are ored 'with, liberal leaniing, we must; lie bitter cisoruen'ees'- Yet, such 'the result o not providing' homes reachers families.; They must io- t fimilies.' And, fr, themselves, i 1 .(... merits : of men able to Work, is not the fault j of the phumerk hut ot the cxeciutorM. Lei us adhere to their plan, and this efficient 1 lhinlstrv will hvorld shall hU itualitv aniy 2 : " '''"5 and devotion-t part of the prq tlie part; of tin requires more the preachers liberality upoi l-or t, Is it the the t d relation ; or -nominally eontin- j itiijferancy or rather m the ( oh- ftr it' is absurd to call a man wlio nliry,, an s itinerant. Either case, I to. tiavSmnitinenirit ministrv; is be deplored. . : In the first place, & constitutionally to participate in i ilelibelatwr.s of the Church. . In i :" - . J, fritu their very position, they bei SmK'teht to do this to advantage, tibted ? It w ill, perhaps, be gran t he gveht interest of any Church r .ministry j IJlus is peculiarly the :,tho Methodist Ejnscopal Church itinerant ministry'. In order for to 'understand and appreciate the f that itinerancy- to" understand tions so as to remove.- ttiein, and es so as to improve theiii,- it is for Uiuf to be interested and en i work. This is the view our i of it, and hence, even local EI leprived of a seat in the Annual al Conferences. Now, as these incrants with; locations, have to ie of the trials of moying their hich is the only formidable dif- lc Avay of this system, of course t synipithize with those reall3r rethren whose families are ready them to every field of laborj nor them in devising and providing is neeessaiy to enable i them to. i their good work without ruin to ies. Not 1 only so, hey are not 'antified with the real itineraney, lterests are opposed to theirs? necessary for the lp:irsonages- 'li is of the local 'if ier- 1 i I WJiat" could a! soldier ae- compiisu ngiiting suigiy anu aione against Khc combined hwwers of any nation? -In tliis'ffood fiirhtrof faith which the iaTostle. conunands u$ tp ncrut. uo not " Legiohi of ily fiends -bpnb 1 uroughdat the jevi. day . .Christ ccrtahuly instituted a 1 church in en that it is nt to have the interests' y them ; and because the -re I they go down ; and because arsonage the real itinerant is ate ; and thus the psfudo intin 3 down the real itinerancy . Ahers of the Church thottght rs becausenot engaged in he re disqualified to jLake pirt in lent of the Church, how much y disqualified, whose interests fcrthe interests of what is pro Inistry. of the Church ? i And 2at interest of every Church is try, opposed to the true inter bwn Church ? Whether then, brethren locate their families ike a local relation ; in either icfittvf their counsels and learn to the true interests of the nd, yet by refusing to furnish j with comfortable homes, yen ng good men, and men of ex l influence to occupy these awk ns, to put their candles under a w, if our Church is sp consti we must lose" from the regit- prove the affi that almost th by precept an- jlYw,- vcryr few hf the Cluirch ew are not gc inn of those There are vari go to prove th;l our livcs to-th far ajS.wc can, icier ce. p AVe fami y, or, wlj Why notiideniti .and kith then I . 'ti I -' ctosh hers lje firetuated while the nd JJut it will require hi'T- al ; dcadness to tlie world ) (Jod upon the part of .'the at'iier ; -'aud4itH.rality upon eopl!c. Tlie itlfierant plan Wicrificcs upon the part of ban any other plan, and more ; the .part of the Jcople. I -jl t BRUCE. aie AVockly Message.' nty of every Christian to join the Clinrfh. The first- argument we woultl bring to 1 ! mative 'of this question,' is, b entire christian'world, lxth exaiuple, enjoin- it upon us. ,! think they can ircjmain out and be guiltless j and tlicse .iemlljr the most dejoted por ho profess to' know Christ. us texts in the Bible which t it is our duty to coiiform .views of God's people, so bonsistently-with'a good con-- ire either members of (lod's pre not ; if we are dhildren, jfy ourselves with the family, bear the reproach of the If welare christians, we are mem- bf the cdiulrch militant : and this phrase is applied to it is supposed distinguish ii or in heaven this warfare, unpte oursclv thel - tlie Christian Church, because living 0,k nlish fiirht the.world. N t be 1 in "constant warfare; to oni the church triumphant, Then, if we arej engaged in f i ' 1 I- - i is strange that we do not el to some one oJ2thaarniies of mie, I suppose, will doubt this. Hear hijm, when, after giving direc tions how wb should attempt to gain an of fending brother, he savs " If "C hear not these, tell it unto the church, and if he ne- elect, to hear the church, let hini bei to thee as a heathen nlan and a publican " jj plain ly indicating that -those without; the church were regarded ps heathen. Then his com mission to the tipostl.es when about to leave them : , G them in the name of the Father! o teach all nations,! baptizing Still chewing their qui.l, ahJ .spreaJingit 1 Li t- ,t I" ' r .i i A scandal to mau! a scandal to grace!! Son and of the - ' lieveth and is Ft l&e Wkly Mfmf. VOICED FROM THE SVIHXT LAI. likr gentle tephyr through th ir, ' At mi ltilht 4iour tJey cf iue ; Tm tLs the hemrt tht t re5l wiihcare Aud exii'le th erlrit home on "4 m tL VttptvM- Etiw. - ' - -.-j fwotfce.--. '.IB lis IE TiB m!srt j If4 wU rre ;zk 'After a fW rff thS luttLsind I'thetai : ' ' ' . ' . - f ' fmr tatr t- , departed trith a prof. itid flotation, trn-1 . VMit xhe jtsn CliJtsw tyerr 'ct j fcs. if t ! 1 Is tlie hour of alvemtv, when crthly 1 biro'0i-l4 fettre 'Wcwion ; iot "a ' tW taatmer, l "irrtst 'fr4ai m. to tletLra -r3t s a bn U.- U-..? t,'! fricmi, -ftiU- and the heart f, rvady to - .ink j' hk arpeaml t IM-to Bm mhen ftlm SVnbga Tk j WtWJlQ Ifrrr 1 t - f ; , under afiliction, they cpme to buoy up the j.to.poci-!ainilT TtrtucMa"rpW hk ery, a:a fl rT tl' rflWh?.." "S. attfes. teti-r , r Nul, inspire w;th energy and prompt t j pb; l)$e' jicrformaBe of tnt rfei,2w4 tits c .tick ,hM- th-! Irillm r.f cmr j ti fur Ta. .WVa :!;: : action. -v'.- . "r " --': '- ' rwa?,hoKdTer,of ovt-iTwrnn2a0li? -Ilut allf tea, y-a.!e r4! M rr s .. . ' AVhen rf'ck!ef-f" man walks teigiddr "1 tipnf ! that !hey-W.ized ! the ' earliest pcK-ib!e I th polite lattetitioa did not ftrrrat.liU 1 uk cf a taHtd i-l -trjov ir. - ; round of Vliimtv nd r- b- h l?WtY& !? tiieir r. Thc j lectin- aa tyt onjhcjw rat lair. tl UUtxihm ', roun .is 01 yij -t. . , na n i. ... . xi,; ox wandering mlhtrtrl-s are. 1 which our eamc! unwl. TetjiukgUiwra I ukin m ratiU. tn-ulU iWt t.. . , sense4 of viHue, they tourh the la.t . tender j if m,. with inTartary and ; which he threw towan!. thfjni fnm time to, j t - k t tur fcrrj thct all crioUt c chonl'of affection,' and cause t ri-e within j Thibjet.'vv They are ecatonly'-por.J - a vi- time, convinced tut that he Wat buy in ."-! tmr' wisfiU'-onrr; ttcta with ; I it that soul apurpe to 'reform!1. ' ' " - tin ahd a Eatehung t tiieir girdlen-'1 eotn- "culating what they, might ' jtajn ; he i'm. fAl? ;- 4nnkectr, ltiftinjf tLt t'-it rJ'tU,: .- l,,,- mJl tn I pmingAbeir whole 7t'i6!-io :; but'thev aginl they were, full of Ta!ttah5e-J-I of f hH all'., the :. wtnr., ira!,!i-; 1 f join tne evening Srog, or xne Q.e.,wv .ux- 8nJ nJnHrith each often ever- Iwd now fcn for more then- An hour in? I.r Tartar- ml lauon Vl inu nv.in,.auu n il u u wvu nl dar-i.Tvpr fai!in. n i tlie r' drnartnre eareh of the 1M Which WS M fiut hstia i o!irr, Iow tnUHJtnt.r . , . . -f- I . . ..: .11 1. - " . 1 1 : t ' : . 1 i- 1 - - . ones1 gone before. And O! it! is delight- .1 to be" liide with provisions fir their jmrr j ly promil, and till we had lifft ftund it. J fWcvd when-, yott fU ufh txr-U T ful to think, that while we are wrapt in the i ney-t;heese, and bladdenj filial with win VN e are sorrv,' sid we to our piide, that j Thre wn!, hie h were rn: I ta slumbers of the night, thev come and whil ! - j' - '. v4u .hould tike much irmxlfc ;lt IWh,rui.oJ rtM ttrjrt in tU ll: . , l f1 I , r-l' The finb countries -Mtuited to the north Lktew exactly where you are takinjgu to haqcr. hat t the tlluitn cti; ler pieaKint urfams 01 uas gone ty, or ot i f p.;tin tvt .ut wall.W lnri' Trust to 111. rentfemeh -W to me. I dotri ofTartarr whicK-cr t:if a in- dead, they speak in sdemn tones; ooji,' quest of China ,ott the King oft "Western ah-! verv soon, 4hv body will rest beneath IToumct, who had rendered considerable , , , , " . 1. , , a i i services to the ctmcnicrors : the two portions the clod, and thv spirit ghall fly away to i , 7 ... 1 . 1 1 .1 V ' - - i of his -dominions are senarated bv the uis 1 1 : 1 1 a -, V future buss. ' ! I Ka f.cm TliJ T.'lrill tVoX-Ah tn .nfk.iiA-t.nn:. habit? itxmirvd 'one of thrtb. . . a 1- - luiia-., ui a .a-- 1 v. 1 11. ujuv jl u. v a v.- f r. - w ... w- -j - - - t - - If we visit the silent; resting place of the j Utowed at the time of the Mantchlio eon - Do not talk of my taking tkmbfe ; do not f .Oar jvr famlly-i not in Tartary t-f pronounce uch a word : it niakej uic? bluh. i ar not Tartar. How'! are we not all bntherl ? Wliat f. " Ah ! Tfa are' not Tmr. V.V It. sijrnifies the diOcrcnee of Tarr oF Chinese f j .it well. -The Tartar have not a t: The language is not the Knine -;. the drvsa U j an air ; their ..maa do n. dij lay tlit are sepj trict culled the Tchakar. The 3Iongids t,f ; different ; but we know thatithe men have grandeur, flight realms .unknown.' ''" . There is not a, breeze,. niere is not a gale, j Western Tcumet no longer lead the noma- j only one heart, ope conseicii but breathes silent, whispers rom, the lift-, biit cultivate tbeir lands, and prac-I blp rule of ju; tke. Spirit UndJ' They call us from the vain i tife manysemi arts ; j .' . , .. 1 . , . , r i After about three tlavs journey through things of time, ahd bids jus prepare to dwed j these countl icj: the iiouanca arrived at with them. Oh ! happy I happy land ! j a town called Koyk-ou-Khoion, that is Ve1 would ever Ik? grateful fdr these- mes- 4 Blue Tcwu.' It is entered by a broad siges of love which thou senjlest us; and -; roatJ ruiuing between immense 1tcJ1en .; t:.lrJ .w,;,, 1 gardens, which, surrmind the towm The . , I. . , v - 1 increase of tbe population has necessitated s traveling it irit 1 t!u-K' w in arc Time srnt n? miTiistoriiif i i .' i I r..-. . ' Wait lor ,iae one moment m one moment I will be wTili you'.again, and he darted,-like an arrow, into ja neighboring shop. ; He returned soon, with a thousand excuse? for leaving made .u wait. ' Vou are very tired 1 supiose tliat spirits, on errands of love. ADY. JKafWe give the following veires, hand ed us by a friend, as a deniicr effort to reach a very filthy practice, thai of chewing to bacco in Church. In the course of our ex- - - . . . . i perience on the subject, wo have found that reason does not .reach the ease, persuasion does no good, and it is worse than useless to fret. If- we have endeavored to break up the offensive practice by a kind and polite request,' that request ha been, disregarded, if we have been serious, we were laughed at ; and once in our life we undertook to; r ridicule it, when'the tables were fairly turn ed upon 113. Before, giving up, in hopeless' despair, to see the house of God forever desecrated by the juices of that bitter weed incense far better befitting the altar of Baal wq will make One more effort, and . try to sing at it,; If this fails, we shall once again at our wits end. But now for the verses : " fL..., .-i' -. , :. .' A WORD TO TOBACCO CIIEWEDS. A wonl I would Imp to! the church proihg folk, .Of country and, town, and hot in a joke, That chewing tobacco, 'and -spitting the juice In the house of the Lord can find "no excuse, Butwant of politeness, or rather of grace, Or want of respect for tlie hallowed place ; Yet here it practiced by A, B and C; And there iris followed by E, F and G. - You never need ask where th'ese gentry sit, the "breaking through; the ramparts, and j own family suchexteilisive 'quarters have been built be- we were aceo ?c f e. one lnvana- are you nof C)necan caMly it i always f-o whcnSne is s not like when; one h in one Whilst lie wa.4 peaking thus ted by another '". Chinese : he yond-theiii, that this part of the ;town is j had not the same : joyous ..'alnd full-blown now of more importance than thatrwithin j countenance :iis the other, but he was mea the walls, viewed from without, it is rather imposing, but does not improve on a closer aequaintanceshrp.' .-. i " Vfc entered it by a broad street, in which is FitiiateAl the celebrated Lalina Con vent of tlse fivGTowers ; but fminediately' after passing this, the street comes to an tial, idu:rJeu ;Kive od; tle 'tight, and left two miserable! narrow lanes. Wje chose the one that appeared the. least dirty, and advanced at first, easily enough", but the further wc went the more muddy it became, and soon it was little better than a long ger, with thin, pinched lips, ami little- black eyes, sunk deep, in their orbits, that gave him a reniarkably sinister expression. I Signor lia nas said he, 4you liavc only just 'arrived ? It is well ! you have trav eled in peace . Ah that i$ well. Your camels, are iiagnifieent ; . you must have iin dcu qt;Ii.!41y-iii - happily At length you are arrived. I f is wel 1. 1 S- Enl said he to the one jjwho had first seized ujon u, you are conducting these noble-Tartars ,io an inn. It is well ! Take care that it is a good one. You must take them to the Ho- eonccrning y cur m e are from .mr et-untry we venture to t:; blc country the west is. vry 'far from: here ';.'' Ah ! tlial'a tt cricl the t il fellow, ytai are from t!;e weft. J knew y u Tit r,. These )(ung jeple understand few t!r they thAiot study the physiognomy. 1 V u are from the wcM ;: I know rnueh of c ur country,' 1 Iiave tuado more thab t a? jour ney in it j I - v . We ate glad you know cur o r.:; try, then you doubtless know cur hi: quagmire filled with black mud, arid exhal- j tel of Eternal Equity Vlt is azaetly there ing a 'suffocating odor. We were in the . we arc going Indeed ! the It lotel-kceper willnot be Tanners Street, and we advanced slowly, f is one of ray best friends and stumbhnc terietuallv. for the mirv h- useless lor me to f I too. I wn reeom- quid sometimes concealed a great stone; oyer j niend these nolle Tartars strongly. Ileilly, which we had to climb, and sometimes a if I did iiot gd, it would lie heavy on my deep hollow, into which we suddenly plung- heart. Wliei one has the happiness to ed. We had hardly gone fifty paces before j meet with brothers, one must try and be I our animals were .covered ; with mud, and j useful to them. We are all brothers if are dripping with sweat. To ' complete ourwe not, gentlemen f You see; us two misfortune, we heard before us loud cries 1 and he pointed to his young partner we uttered by hdrsemen and drivers who were ; are tlerks in the same shop, j We are ac ! approaching through the windings of the customed to njana'ge the afiairs oj Tartars, jiane, and shouting in-this manner to deter ; Oh, it is a great advantage, in thps misera- others froia ejiteriiig it. To draw back or j We town, to have sxi'me people you cau trusi to stand up appeared equally impossible, so to.' j : . - - ve began to shout in our turn, and contin- 1 " To see these two personages, with their i ued our march, expecting with some anxie ty thp conclusion of the piece. A turn, in the lane brought on the denouement. At Just loot on the wall, and you'll see by the spir; i tne sight of Our camels the horses took iu uarh. miuy From the The scene puuuies ii spreaus on tiie noor, r i ingnt, ana masing a suuuen wneei mrew pulpii all round each way to the door! fhPmplvpf; One ou the other, and mihl is disgusting ! and how, must one feel -i u v. oil'T, L,1r T a, place, he were called on to kneel ! i A, . J , . J .. 1 e it happens these men are so! rood, inis ann-r, Wfaa x ourpocasw oi our- m their knees while others have stood i den : we eontinnect our route Without being If, in such Yet often Thevbcndi This done, they turn to their labor again, the stain. anu ot tlie.fere decency blushes and covers her r: ace : Holy Ghost. He that be- i I)o tlirow out your chews, erp you enter the door, -I. 5 1 .1 1 V 1 s . -i! " . . nd never so rudely behave any more ; apuzeu suun ne .ea,-. ne But down with your cash for the sand and the t .i n- ii I . t hi" i i t ' .. : .. .---!. ; . - luai oeueveiu not snail ne aamncu. -vs : soap. . . . - I ..-. t ' ' -r ia . i i l . " i i i. tv,.: iiliU a j - x ii ; ! ror-iae nomine joo oi cleaning an tm hv ti.-mtism t Hpv wprp lnitmtnH into tmm i Y . chiirch;if thch- were to be' baptized, of to. course they W2re to be members of the church, j Agai i, on the day "of Lpentacost, after 'the Holy Ghost was given, we read,' that " the Lord added ' to the church daily such as should le saved - . ' I I: v '. ,' ' ' ' v In the, Jewish Church all were bound attend to all its reouirements. What would have been thou ght of a son of Abraham, if, V " . j - j after God had commanded him ; to appear before the Lord three times a year, he should have eoricludet he could do as well without it ? Bj the la1 yfof Moses, the soul that fail ed to kecpythe Jewish Passover;! was to be " cut off ; from among his people . What. I w . . i. - - the christiaii who then, shall we think of stays out of the church, impossible for him to death and sufferings of the Ixird J esus, the and thus makes it - . i commemorate the hal Lamb, slain for i Lamb of God, the Past! the sins of the world ? And this too, after he Saviour hiniself, has said, " This do in rc lenibranee cf ine' And yet there are p 3ns who y rill do this and ; still say they, are trying to 'serve God and get to Heaven ! . ; H " . i - . i . : , : T. , : JBThose Who have had hc most forgiven them, should be the least addicted to slander. TIIE RAGGED BOY. inexhaustible professions of attachment, it might have j been supposed they J were old friends of ours. But, unfortunately' for. them, we were a little aufait to Chinese tactics ; and wei had not in us all the Urn- r hommie apd simple cretlulity of.) the Tar tars. Wc were; convinced, therefore, that we had to do with two sharpers,, who were j preparing to clutch the money with which obliged to give wav, and arrived at last in ! they beleived us laden. Byclint of looking a tolerably spacious street,- bordered with ! on all sides, we at last pert-cited k sign, '.on fine shops. - . I ; ! I which was written, in large Chinese char- i "We looked incessantly I frbm side to j acters, ' Hotel of the Thre Perfections, 'side in 'the hope of dkeovering an inn, but I lodges Temporary .Gn'csU with Horse or always? in vain, -tt is Customary in the j Camel, and undertakes all sorts of Business, great towns of China and Tartary for every i without ever failing We j immediately hostelrv to lodge travelers. One is exclusively one sort of I directed our steps! towards the great gate ; for the crn-raercbants in vain our two guides protested lhat that another for the horse-dealers, &e. ; each has 1 was not the place we were going to--we "-Wonderful are the "wwil nf ?nndvv i its particular cusTomers, ana cioses.us uoor j -" P8" Mvll5M. W onderlul are the result of ..unday oth-:. tfce onlr one ;kind of j avenue, found ourselves in the great eouri- Scnool operations. . At this moment, in all j inn whicb affords lodging to travelers in yard of the inn : and by the little blue bp probability, there are in somexif our Schools, I reneral. and these are called " the Inns of worn by the people who were moving aboui little boys receiving religious instruction V s Passing Guests That was thlekind of one -W eburt, we discovered we wci in a Turk- which will prepare them to turn the world j which would suit us ; but in' vain' we tra- j ish hostelry. of heathenism ,ujpside "This movement of ours did hot at all for a moment to beg a passer-by to point I one out to US, and immediately we saw ed, continued to play their part. Where coming towards us a youngjman, who rush ed m a most zealous manner out of a shop. You are looking for an inn V said he. ' Oh, permit me io conduct you to one myself and immediately he began to walk along- I side of us. ; ' You would hardly be able to find the inn that would suit you in this Blue, Town. ,3i he men are innumerable here ;tbut there are good, and there are bad men: Is it not as I say, my Lord Lamas ? Men are hot all of the sameiind; and who does not know that the wicktd are always mbremumeroua than the good? Let! me say a word to y u that comes from the At torn of my hean- In this Blue Town one can hardly find a man who is guided by his consciocce, and yet conscience is a treasure. , You Tartars, you know what conscience isi I have long known the -Tartars : they are 1 good they? have' upright Hearts; btxt we vjuunase are not luce tnai we are wicicea, we are knaves; out of ten thousand Chinese you can scarcely find one who follows his and without appearing too much disconcert- ! LI. 11 V MJtJULlli ' ; CI scu- tut c n m u .-cai u ui ; utn a I CI U , j this be doubted ? - Some years sinee an aged ! we .could "see no such thing. We stopped i suit the two Chinese , but they followed us : 1 1 " a ' IV - . . - ' " . " lady m lungiana met wun a little dirty, ragged, bare-headed boy, 'at the corner of a street, in her nat'ye, village, swearing most profanely. It was Sunday, and she ap proached him, and laying her handssoftly on his head, said, in accents of kindness, O, my little fellow, you must not swear so -come go with me to the Sunday School,' and by her kind persuasion, he agreed to go, but would only sit at a distance, and look on and listen, and listen and look on, to satisfy himself -at first, what kind of a thing a bun day bchool was, for he had nev er entered one before- The next Sabbath he came and spent in the same way the third Sabbath he came, and agreed to join one cjf the classes. It was not long before it was discovered by the teacher, ami notic ed by the superintendent, that in t hat rag ged boy there, was no ordinary mind, for he seemed to grasp every subject presented, as by intuition. That little boy became the celebrated Dr 3Iorrison, who translated the Bible into the Chinese h?-Tuage a langu age spoken by one-third of the human race. are the people of the inn V they cried, in an affected manner ; let them open a Large room handsome room. The Excellen cies arrived they , mut have a suitable apartment A principal waiter mt the inn presented himself, holding a key in his teeth, with a broom iri one hand, and a wat- enng-potan the other. ( Ourtwfo prptectors seized upon the whole apparatus. E f Let ui do that T they exclaimed; 'it is we who must serve our illustrious friends rjyoupeo ple of the inn only do things by halves you only work for money. And immediately they set to work, watoringj'gweepicg, dust ing, in the roora f1 at Bad ..lieeal opened When all iaras rc- m t we went and seated ourselves on the hdnjf while the two Chinese chose, out of respect, to remain crouched tm. the ground. Just ai the tea vras about to be served, a young mail, 1 well-dressed and of. elegant appearance, entered the room ; he held in his Band the four corners of a silk handkerchief, of which we could also?' ' '".' Your languag I cannot ray I knaw it perfectly, but out of ten wonlJ under stand, always thne vr four, but there i some difSculty in speaking with that Nev er mind, you know Chinese "and Trr. ;r V Oh the people of your country att en dowed with a great capacity ; I h'ave altrsT Ikcu very intimate with your cui;trj:..tr : 'I. alii accustomed to mansgs all thtir- Iti'i ncss. ''When they rorac tn the Lice Tutrn it is always I who am commi-wicnid to r..ilc their purchases'' . " The object our two friend LI in t i:zr was riot at all doubtful. Their great xsi lt to manage our affairs was for uj, a !n .reason' to-decline their efferr. As it's t we had finished t)ur tea, they made a r ro-forind-bow, and invit-! us to go and dine with them. 31y idrds they raid, the rice is 'prepared, the chief of our L.u i ef Business awaits you' " Ustcn we replied gravclv, let u speak a few worl of rtajwin. Vou have given yourselves the trouble to conduct ui to aii tun tliat is well; ymr gn-rv! heart have induced you to act thus. You have rendered us. many jHcrvice ; your master lias sent us iastry-j evidently you are en dowed with hearta whose gooJnc ij inrs haustible. ' If it werenot (ao, why !.cuM you have done all this for ua who ere cr.tira strangers to you ? fow you invite tn to gr and dine with you ; that U well cn ytt:r part, But it is also well on oum nt to t? cept the invitation. To go thuj . to dir e with people with whom one ia nrt ccnr.ee. ed, is not eomformable to the euxtctr.t f f the Chinese nation, land h fjuzlly r j y 1 to those of the wist " These irords, pronounced with gravitr, completely destroyed the illusion of t'r tiro advcnjsircrs. ' If for the present we 1 1 ! : !, ' wedecline coming to your t hop, I ? rl enough to excuse us to your master ; t!.i:! him for the attentions he Bu fho-rn v. Before leaving the town we ball t rtli! ?? Iiave some purchasea to make, c ? "1:1 then take an opportunity of v. " risiL Now we will go and take t at the Turkish restaurant, whi i ;i : here ' v - ' It is well said they in a tono cf vi tion; 'that is an excellent nstars:.t,' ltA with these word we all roc and wtr.t cut together" ; : Prrwrvatton, rf Calhnrf The cJ. Bage should be gathered Bcf jreinj ury U t! 5 tBecj by the fcvere iiall frml, the L::;; outside leaves should rcraain ca tLi i'-'.Il. Fix a tiling or cord round the f ttrrr.p, r.' r the roots, suipend from, the flccr cr i.Ii the heads downward ia a cc.l ccl'zr, zzl they are, ready arul Cx far trij at all' tl:z: . Cabbagea - kept in thb taascarrtn til tBeir peculiar flavor and swec tnetj, tier! virtue of the ftutap andwxvt it c:r ::r: trated ia the part ef wllth fa v !, rr; . Bandy cf aece3, eeerpr I t 1"' - r :-rj. wBicu would Be occrj ' -1 ! t.:lr.r wr - "-., and seldom if " c x r : : ; t ; wilt and contraet, and int':;:; L dry, which serves to. jCxe!" I2 t!. the. inside cf the. Bead -: . ."'..-. Another method prsctltt l By. Bighly wcoazaended, J.s . t crt froia the rtump, jzcli t!" i li zt care to fill xtp its xzsz:'-3 ! thcreBv exelulirj tLi r-, r- dry cellar. Mzuma i 1 Z The city rj rrcr! i r I" riudv damal Bv I'.r a f vr - - .. , J ''-- -- i- - .-,..,.-.. :'!'-:.- :l . ;'. ' -,,'! : : '- ---:',: r --.-,; :'-.-".. ; : y- 'rv 'Z 'y . ' : , I i. '..::.;..- ..': -'-'' - i , I . 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The Olive Branch (Greensboro, N.C.)
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Nov. 29, 1851, edition 1
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