The Home Advocate. (Jefferson, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, April 30, 1869 Page: 3 of 4
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But before I do die, I want to say
a few words to the young men of my
country as a warning to them, In
my childhood my parents taught me
iny duty to God and man. They
tlid'nt even allow me to play mar-
bles on Sunday. I was a good boy
up to my fifteenth year, when 1 went
into the Confederate army. Unfor-
tunately for ine, I went into a com-
pany of very wicked men; they were
^niy companions, and step by step 1
imitated their example,my conscience
often checking me, until 1 committed
the crime that brought me here
Young men, if you keep wicked, pro-
fane, drinking, gambling company,
you will certainly rush to ruin too.
The difference between you and me
is—you arc looking' forioard upon
life, and I am looking backwards upon
it. I can see danger where some of
you do not see it, and with my last
breath I warn you to keep good com-
pany or none!
I understand that some people
'have, in some way, accused Mrs Mal-
low of knowing something about the
crime we have committed or some of
the money not yet reported; and 1
feel it my duty to say that both
charges are wholly false; she knew
nothing of the whole thing, neither
have we given her any of the money
received.
She is a good woman.
I wanted also to tell you, that
though I shall soon leave you, I be-
lieve God has forgiven me and I Iiave
a hope of soon being at rest. I have
no unkind feelings towards any one
and in my heart. I forgive all who
have been unkind to me, I am sorry
that I can't live, that I might undo
somethings I have done; but I am
not afraid to die. I believe death
will only be the gate to my beautiful
and happy home. I trust you will
not feel vengeful towards me when I
am gone. 1 have some friends who
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have already gone to the beautiful
home of the angels, and I trust
through the boundless mercy of God,
that I soon shall join them. My pre-
cious mother still lives. I know this
Had news will nearly break her heart;
but may God sustain and comfort
her.
And now my friends, my time is
come, and I waive you the kindest
farewell!
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For the Home Advocate.
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Mr. Patillo I see in an article in
your paper this quotation, "Adding
feet to a snake." I am quite ignor-
ant of natural history, but I do know
*that snakes have feet, rather hands,
at least some do. During the war,
one of my boys stunned a snake and
threw it on a bed of coals, it writhed
and threw out its feet. I heard the
children's screams of astonishment,
but did not see the snake. The next
year another son brought and put in
my hand a snake's foot or hand, for
it was the most delicate and perfact
imitation of the human hand. It was
about an inch long, the fingers tap-
ering to a fine claw, and made of the
toughest material. lie said he saw
the hand out, and instantly cut the
place, but it was the toughest work
he ever performed, to sever the hand;
it seemed to defy a common knife.
Will you tell me why it is said, "ad-
ding feet to a snake."
UPSHUR.
As a certain big boy said, when
asked how much was two and three,
"Ah, you are too hard for me there "
> But we suppose it means about the
same as "adding the fifth wheel to a
wagon " Snakes seem to get along
very well without feet. We thought
* so oncc when trying to get farther
from a big black racer, but didn't
till it ntopi>ed. We remember very
distinctly witnessing a similar phe-
nomenon, when quite a small boy,
(and that don't seem long ago.) Wo
children, while cleaning up the rub*
bish about the yard, killed a snake,
(copper-head we believe,)and threw
it into a small pile of burning trash.
When it began to cook, the feet, or
hands (?) protruded. It was our be-
lief for a long time after that, (sev-
eral years, we mean) that snakes,
some sorts at least, carried their feet
in a pocket. After we grew up we
were afraid to tell our "snake story,"
and finally concluded that wo might
possibly have been mistaken—that
the feet, or hands* might have been
some preternatural manifestation.
But we should like to hear from
Josh Billings on Snakes, as he has
been recently exploring the animal
kingdom, giving especial attention
to the smaller types.
If it turns out to be a fact that
snakes have feet, or hands, will not
add some force to their claim to
bo descendants of the old serpent in
the garden of Eden?—Editor.
QUtfS-
ANSWERS TO SCRIPTURE
TIONS.
Ans. 10. Asaph made a sound
with cymbals, when the Isralites re-
moved the ark of the covenant to
Jerusalem. 1. Chron. 21. 3.
Ans. 11. (a) The burning of Zik-
lag, and taking the women and chil-
dren captive, caused David and his
men to weep till they had no more
power to weep. 1. Sam. .30, 1-4.
Ans. 11. (b) When the spies
brought back an evil report from the
land of Canaan to the children of Is-
rael at Paran, all the "congregation
lifted up their voice and cried; and
the people wept that night." Num.
13, 30; 14, 1.
Ans. 12. King Jehoshaphat, upon
receiving a promise from God bowed
his head, with all the inhabitants,
before the Lord. 2 Ch. 20. IS.
Ans. 13. Solomon was called al-
so by the name of Jiddidiah, meaning
the love of the Lord. 2. Sam. 12,. 24,
25.
Ans. 14. Adino slew at one time
with his spear eight hundred per-
sons. 2. Sam. 23, 18.
Ans. 15. Intemperance '
a mocker, strong drink is
and whosoever is deceived
is not wise." Prov. 20. 1.
The above answers except No. 11
are concurred in by Alonzo Kelsey,
Adella Kelsey, Eliza McFarlin, Vir-
gie, Schluter. The first two give 11
(a), the second two give 11 (b), for
the answer to the eleventh question.
Both answers seem to satisfy the
question. Some one else, whose
name is not given, concurs in No. 10
and 11 (a).
'Wine is
raging,
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For the Home Advocate.
FEOM MARSHALL.
Well Children, this is the last
week in April, my time is about out,
and I must give way to others bet-
ter quallified to chat with you. I
hope our intercourse has been pleas-
ant, and may I not say profitable.
I am ready to comply with my prom-
ise whenever it suits all parties, and
the decision is made who is entitled
to the prize.
QUESTIONS.
16. There is a person who callcth
out of Seir. Who is it, and what
does he call, and what is the answer?
if. Who was it that taught rebel-
lion against God, and what was the
judgment pronounced against him ?
18. Who was it that God refused
to l>e enquired of, and for what cause
did he refuse ? J. H. J.
PUZZLES.
PUZZLE 1—ANSWER.
Uncle Frank.—You want to know
how to put fifteen pigs iu four pens,
and have an odd pig in each pen.
Build four pens so that the first shall
be within the second, the second
within the third, and the third with-
in the fourth. Then put all the pigs
in the inner pen.
DOLLIE PATILLO.
Dollie's solution answers the ques-
tion. But another way is to put five
pigs in each of three separate pens,
and then build a big pen round theso
three, so says several little children.
But some grown up folks failed to
see the point, till they were shown
The puzzle has been the occasion of
a good deal of fun.
PUZZLE II.
Uncle Frank: I send you the fol-
lowing puzzle. Make nine squares
in a square and put a single figure
in each square, with no two figures
alike, so that the sum of the figures
in a line each way will be 15.
DOLLIE PATILLO.
We hope other little friends will
send us any interesting items that
they may gather up. Anything to
keep the little folks thinking.
SAVED FItOM A FLUOD,
I lately read an account of the
great flood which caused so much
damage and fear in Russia in the
year 1824. It destroyed much prop-
erty, and many precious lives were
lost. There were several remarka-
ble deliverances from threatened de-
struction. The escape of two little
children, over whom God watched,
is touchingly described by Mrs. Hen-
derson, who was present in Cron-
stadt at the time, and who was an
eye and car-witness of what she tells
us. You will be pleased to hear how
the little ones were preserved. Our
elder readers will find little difficulty
in understanding all the words used
by the writer, and the younger ones
will ask papa, or mama, or brothers
or sisters, to explain any hard word
that they have not yet quite learned.
"Early in the morning, before the
wind had risen so high as to give
any indication of the coming catas-
trophe, a poor German mechanic and
his wife, who resided in a low part
of the city, were obliged to go out on
business. They were pious and in-
dustrious, and much respected by
the religious community to which
they belonged. The wife had risen
betimes, dressed her two little chil-
dren, given them their breakfast, and
was prepared to leave them at home
for as short a time as possible, at
most for two or three hours: The
children, a little boy five years of
age, and his sister, a year younger,
were the joy of their fond parents'
hearts; and, when the mother turned
the key of the door, to depart with
her husband, she inwardly commen-
ded her loved ones to the care of the
Heavenly Father.
' They took their way, confident
of God's love and care, to the part of
the city to which their business
called them, and which was known
by the name of the Nevesky; a street
running in a direct line from the Ad-
miralty, and familiar to all who have
viewed the beautiful metropolis of
the Russian empire. On reaching
the house to which they were jour-
neying, they proceeded to transact
the business that required their at-
tention, and weie so engrossed by it
as not to observe the gentle but rap-
id rise of the unwonted tide. On
opening the door they beheld, to their
surpise and consternation the flood,
as it covered the ground, rising high-
er and higher, and threatening de-
struction to man and beast. The
first impulse of the father was to
wade through the water, then knee-
deep, to the rescue of his children;
but to do it seemed useless; for the
room in which he had left them was
80 situated—partly below the level
of the ground, and in a low quarter
of the town—that the water must
havo already entered it, and done
its fatal work. And then his dear
wife—*if he woro to leave her, what
would be the result? No one could
tell how far the waters might pre-
vail; and, should ho abandon his be-
loved partner, she might be drowned
in his absence, and have none to do
liver her. On her part she durst not
urgo her husband to venture, lest
his life should be sacrificed in the at-
tempt. They looked at each other
in great perplexity and anguish, and
then turned their eyes upward in si-
lent prayer to Him, 'whose hand is
not shortened, that it cannot save;
nor His ear heavy, that it cannot,
hear.'
"In their distress they hastened to
make known to those dwelling on
the premises where they were stay-
ing the alarming condition of their
children, inquiring of them if they
could suggest anything to be done,
if not too late, to save their lives.
Alas! the families to whom they ap-
plied. though they pitied them, were
unable to help them, being intent on
saving their own relatives, their
merchandise, books, property, and
whatever would bo damaged by con-
tact with water. Convinced by ex-
perience how vain is the help of man
they felt their only resource was in
prayer—not for the life of their chil-
dren, for that they could not hope
for; but that themselves might be
prepared to resign them, and to say,
with the bereaved patriarch. "The
Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken
away, blessed be the name of the
Lord." Thus watching, praying, and
searching the Scriptures for some
words of comfort, and endeavoring
to console one another, they passed
the weary hours, waiting, with anx-
ious longing, for the waters to sub-
side.
At length, at 4 o'clock in the after-
noon, the tempest abated, and the
waters began sensibly and rapidly to
decrease. The flood had risen, in-
deed, within a single step of the
apartment occupied by the writer of
this narrative, and the whole family
felt how seasonable was their deliv-
erance.—Mournfully tempered, how-
ever, were the joyful feelings of the
agonized parents, whose gratitude
for their personal preservation was
mingled with the bitter prospect of
finding their darling children laying
pale and lifeless in a watery tomb.
"Three painful hours elapsed be-
fore it was safe for them to venture
through the water yet in the streets,
to the humble dwelling that con-
tained all they held dear on earth.
They reached the door, and, as it
moved heavily on it hinges, the
mother's heart fainted and almost
died within her. They looked iu and
saw the bodies of their dear ones
stretched out upon a small round
table, motionless, and locked in each
other's arms. No water covered
them; but on looking up, it was evi-
dent, from the state of the room, that
the flood had reached far above the
height of the table, and the rest of
the furniture had been completely
under water. Their worst fears
seemed realized, The father ap-
proached the table; he looked at his
children; they breathed; he laid his
hand upon them; they were warm;
they were in a sweet sleep.
'"Miracle of mercy!" he exclaimed
'•'The God of love be praised!'
said tho mother in a transport of
j°y-
"Yet, how can it be? Surely their
senses have deceived them, and they
are then in an illusion! By an in-
stinct they were soon prompted, at
all hazzards, to dispel it, and they
roused the lovely little sleepers from
their tranquil slumber.
"'On opening their eyes and recog-
nizing their parents, they clung to
them with fond delight, interrupting
however, the caresses bestowed upon
I them by complaints of hunger and
j urgent cries for food. Some remains
j of biscuit from the mother's pocket
I were instantly shared between them;
! and then they asked them what they
I had been doing, and what had lwn*
pened to theon during their ab-
sence.
'"When you and father,' said the
boy, 'were gone wo played about tho
room. Tho water began to come in
under tho door, and I got some chips
of *ood, and Sissy and I played at
ships, and the ships sailed along b>
prettily. Then the water came over
our shoe*, and wo got up ou that
chair, and when it camo up a little
more, we got frightened; and so we
got up on the tabic, whore it could
not hurt us, and played on tho table;
and when we wero very hungry, we
laid ourselves down and went to
sleep, till you and lather came
homo.'
Thus the slumbering children were
unconsciously and wonderfully pre-
served, to be restored to the arms of
their praying parents, who wero
joined by their neighbors in tho
adoring exclamation, 'What hath
God wrought!*
Editor Advocate—I semi ,vou some
sentences involving some grainuiatio
niceties, which if you choose, you may
insert in tho Homo Adv cate, for the
benefit of the curious.
1st. He is present. He is here. Ho Is
absent. Hois clone. He is abed,
2nd. Tho ride there and back was pleas-
ant.
3d. My good old and much esteeiiud
friend Johnson's wife is sick,
4th. " Of tho children of Israel's half
thou shalt take one portion.
5th. It ia nearly twenty-floe winutespast
ten o'clock.
Oth. Tho ship was lost, sight of.
7. The vino grows three inchca every
night.
3th. llo has oaten viiouyh.
Oth. No man can drink habitually
without being a drunkard.
Parse tho words In italics.
Yours ltosi
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ispectfully
N ADAMS.
Sugar Suasion.—Rev. W. H. Beech-
cr, in tho Ledger, discloses his dis-
sent from the wisdom of Solomon in
tho management of children, llo
would not only "spare tho rod," but
give up its use altogether. For tho
rod ho would substitute tho stick; not
tho stick of birch, but tho stick of
candy. Perhaps it would bo even
better to employ a cane—a sugar
cane. But all sweets are apt to turn
sour in digestion. Here is an extract
from Brother Beccher's essay:
"As for children, we tried tho rod
on our own children, but are now
trying the sugar plum with our
errand children. Thus far our suc-
cess is remarkable. Family govern-
ment has risen in popularity. Chil-
dren cry for it. Our children used to
look with aversion on tho spot where
wo locked up the switch; but now
there is not in tho whole house a
place so favorite as tho drawer
where is stored the sweet moral sua-
sion. Good conduct thrives. Obedi-
ence is at a premium! Tho will is
broken! The children ure governed
without knowing it! Blessings on
the sugar plums!"
It is a curious fact, long noted and
not yet explained, that tho average
grandparent is more indulgent to the
juvenile descendants than the ave-
rage parent. From this weakness it
would seem that even the clergy are
not exempt.
In Fiance, schools arc established
and maintained by the joint aid of
the State, the departments, fees of
pupils and individual contributions.
Tho very poor are exempted from
paying school fees. These are call
ed "communal schools," and while
religious instruction is given, tlmso
differing in Iheir religious views
from the majority are not compelled
to receive it, and ministers of differ-
ent faiths are admitted to visit the
schools and instruct their respective
schollars. Denominational schools,
however, have increased, and are
regulated on tho strictest principles
of exclusiveness. They ibrm one-
third of the entire number of schools.
Out of 4,336,000 children attending
the schools, a million and a half are
admitted free of charge.
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We have been requested to send
our Larissa (Cherokee county ) mail
by way of,Tyler. P. M.'s will take
notice.
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Patillo, F. J. The Home Advocate. (Jefferson, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, April 30, 1869, newspaper, April 30, 1869; Jefferson, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth235540/m1/3/?rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.