.;a Er u : ",,,,,. ~ - . ,Q, , „ „.- A . ,,,,, ,- . -,t _.... ~....... I. .. .. • • . -..:. :.-..- ':-' :-. ' . .i.;-',... lk/ . ..:.- .- 1 r:*4 • ' PIII7 ' . U . 7 . -'l 44* '.- ' - 5 1 44;r: "';'' "'. ' '''' ; t 11' . 1- ''' •'' ''''t . e .l !-V ...P . " .1,1 '''''P TP- " , ....';';‘ Y‘.l l / 14. i . 4. 4 1 4 * l. . . ' 'i - '''' • ":.', .... 416 " 1 P • $ 4 i"F arr 1 irgi;4 l4l * 45 40 4440 1 - ..,' ,'> • _„,, '- -4- _-' .'' .. , ,E: . v,.. ,_ _ : . '' .: 1 --S- f- , ' --,--.•' '`,... ''-'-- : - , t 4.1„ t ..'' 'l 7 ; • ;:.. -4 . " '''',.''' 'C. - ' 2f.'.k.'"i. .!: ', - .4 e.-Kg V '4; ' ` P r.t... 4 ''' ''..;;Ci• EW! ' '7 ' ' 4 l txr r(r2 lei .if /tf , 01 ' ' t.. , 1 ..; - ' ',l 7.. :.'".. . . '''' - 4 , i -.,. ..... ',:-..` - • S '; 2- ..,: ". •- r.; , ';...;".. ~. ~ !•L.' i • ' ' .:' :11 r• . 414" v.. Jr:set' C:7I 11•*; - : 2. ... 4 ~,..., ..AO . ,>.? : 1444 • I %.t - , .tatclia ; 4045%. , r --- - - -•-• e- - -- .2=4 . • . --, <1 ~.;:fc g 4" -..,..-- ..t.f. , 5,..)-. .-.--. I—.. -.- :. ..., •• -,..4 ..s, ~.-!.. , .--..,L -,- , . .;,- ,--- . , -..- •• ~..„A ;!., ;',,. -.4 ..;., -,." 4, • /2. :1,,, .r il - i. -' - ~..; i:2. , li , ',- • '4; 6- 1 4 .. f.;„ 1.1.: e.. 1 sit :,-..- -, -r` lor ..... , .0..! Fs .:4, - -f , : v. - :r -, -. ..., 4 , 2. 4. . ~: 4.: 0 ,...., , ...., ~..,..z . -:. -.., :4" : c cus,..• • .-:-- ,- , 14 :-. :- . ...• .., • ~,:; ~ ,...4 7. , -,-. ...1%.,- - ild , ~-) . 1p4: vs , .t7r -...2r - .*.• lit - •,..F .- t-,;,„.,,,,;--.1, - : - ...•• ,;.-,.... ... ,'.....-,.:- - r ' „ '':: .• .. .• • • • ', 7 •Y f. . -, -.Y. , -.44 .i.5..r......4i, .4 - ~• ,-; - - ..,•, .~•, , .. „.„, , L „ ~ • . ~, , ~.... - ~. ..k4. 4 , - ICI., ..,-,,:a , c , ~4 0 . -, „,.::: -, .;!.:: tf; , ' ..17 . ..,:r. 744. :A It ' .::',... .... 1,, :: ;1 1, A .: 7 , .., ..A...-: , 7e - - '4 ,- t- . ..,.? ~,, --4-. - -.:--%:-.:: - ..-Aw2 , 47t- , -",-----"" --: - ''' --'- -4 *±" ' '''' ' t '''' '''''' .uvri2l. ' -4‹ . ' -,,, -, '" . 1 .... ~1 . '.. .., • .'4, 16 4 , -;.. - ... ... . .-. .., ..., _ z. i ..: w.:- ~ ~ i -,. ~. ,-:..:;.,• :.. ":. -. ,-...-- ;,.: i.,..,;..-- A ~..,-,-... _-: 1 - . '''''' .- 4 .....141.;/,, .1 , ' 43 , .f.: , 71' ilia ''.., -..-..' .tr.c - -.1 .-, -.....-71.`v. , ..: ~,... . 4' : „Jr - Te .i . r . ':.:„; v., ::: : : :_z ....„ 4 - : ?.... ,,,,,,,,,z . 4 3: -C : 7 1 Z7 ,10 ;: y. S „ ,-,fi ..r.4 ,; ri.4l-‘.-. ~ '.- --, z . : - .::.7. , :ti- . ::, . , ... . ..'..---.„, ".4,' ~ .. .:, 4 . ,.;.1., -, .c.fl ,i, ~ ..,.4:7;, ,, vp„, , ,:r ;. , ,V,. ~ • 'o'7' .. ;. - 4, , k4.• • . .f. - 6:;. '. ~/i.- . .- 4 k- ' ':: .-_- -.11: 7- :,i;41.. • :.: ... • IP. -ZP . - '',.. . -..- `CM ' . -'2 4 . - ' ..,.-' , 17: 4 . :.'-' ` --. 4 •' I p-43 J:r.ti ..fs : ..:-. ~.1 5 . - • • _1• •'-' - c •!• 6 .."..4.4.,:• , 4,- , :t.:. ,••:`,',..:-: e g r2 , -, 4- -,..-s. L, _ cr... , li 5-1 P -2% - t--- ' - ,i , fi .F.)---. -... , .-siis. :1 - 127: ~ .- . ,7_'. • `?:r t -. 4 .t,' , ..!. ':::, et ,lie. ".' .vst4-....9/11 .r, ••-,.. .3 ''' -'..--'; %,4 -. ..,4 7 ,1 11 •.. f , -7 4 1 0r1 14, ,-. 7 .4'1 , 1;' , 4 1-.7-.- ..0:1 1: 1 4 , -Vit 4 / 4 1 , 4TP rt ~ .4, , 1,1 44amagati“N .4 , 1 14-4/4:•/440.. • , ' 1., . ,,, ,;',.'...4. , .-.,-,14. 1 . „4. ~......,i, 1,1, ....1.4 , 4t4',Z.;.4 %.4. ~,,,,,,,,,..,&"1........... A* , • . . • • , „T„.,,, ,, 5c*.,,,c, 4 „,„.„„ 40 1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ‘ ,„4„,, - ..,,,„1,,,.1. : . . , ~ , ~,„,5 ,, , .„... ~ ~ ~,,, " -•-.. ,:. ~.,„,...;... ;.'--. - - 0 = rei i$ 3WSWHZ Editor aM'P3oprittos::. ''r „yognimma,'NEßlßEß 19.1 fIIBLIBM intffshniuninnina Oilcan Calpet.Hatl, North-wesicorner of • of Stbscrlption. gite copyperandutni,if paldli advance, tf no; pald,withla three, Anontliefroto coramenenmen orate year, 200 ..be, • f -,411, 8: 5 03:2:2del a Cre3 , l=rjr. oin.tisertptron reeervedltor a less time burraix aessaibs; awe no paper-will be diaeontioned until all :-arreaurarrace pal4,unleesatt the optionof th e pnb rsbet. - - Cr3foneyara yb entittedtiyintett a hcp ebiteb . et' i; 7 • - Rates. Of - Adiertisin' v.4,4rsaretql isica]one week; 10 38 three weeks, 75 eachrubsequenti neertion, to ,tl2inos3conerieek. i t '5O three rocks, 100 • , -;eaobtabeequendrisprtion. e 5 Larreradvertiseinentrln proportion • • - h I ibera lisconno willbe made to quarterly,halt oarlyaricarlyrdvertfaess,whonreatrlctlyeonfined rotheEt husittesar• WPC , jitorkgit;' • . 1 - 11INITIST,OFFICE, Front Strut 411 r door 1,/trora owerrlaylor &McDonald% Hook store "Colombia. Pa. Entrance, ulna as Jolley's - ' TANSIor a, we. TnomAsiveLsii:7 77-7— , -ffenfetarTHE OFFIp& in Mapper.* Nnw iNfidin g , below Hotel. Front inreet. fl c Pre nv.. na pt attention given to all business animated November 29,1867: - - - • .4. kI::DIORTIi t • - T .- • A TTORNEY 'AND %COUNSELLOR AT LAW Columbia .Pa ' , CollectiontE4raottspity /bade,/ nancagte rand iort • ''Colambiiiilldiy 4; 14.5c1. J. W. PISHItg.- Attonteriind Counsellor at Law, Cfcriassislabizt; Columbia. Septrialbet , S.Attee Bockins, D. D. S. Oprrittive.T.t.Unt ieui tied Blechun re . patIMPIIIN nr LIP/111.1,j. weirs Lueu-I m reel. between he Franklin Etoupe am/ non MCC. Coiurnbin, Pa 18M. _ . Ea son Conmbian Ink. rii "' s ' ..•.. ,OFllCll , i,kt . .turterior arliele, s perroanentle block, kV ...Id .../1 corroding the nen, cart be had in any .rarity, at the Vatnity itiedicime Store, and blacker ,et t. lent Engli ale Hoot Polish. - , . Colutalo....ileur. 9.1849 ~ .. - We Have. Just Received TP A:s • rm l 2 1e-Ci ei t PadilfM/ I .r 7 , rßraces (or Gt me Hoot Pateni Mari Supporter nod Brace for Lndie., thiS .111110. Come mid ...re them at [kindly Medicine :Imre, Odd Ve:tow.' • (April 9.1850 . • 'Prof. thickets Soap. UTE, have the Pew England Soon for tho se who did not obtain from Me "Roar' Nan; a* plearunt A.. the onto. and will take grenoe spots from NVooleu Onodn. it in therefor, no humbug. for you get the worth of your money at the Family Medicine Store. Columba", June 11,1859. G • 11111 M, or, Bond's Boston Crackers, for Dy,,p.,plies, and Arrow Root Cracker.. for in valid.. and children—new articles In Columbia, at tar Pannty Viedil.jur Sycore, ALM 18. 15.9 - . 9JlLDitri'S ritKPAIIED,GLII3.—The want of j.;J:itich nu ankle is felt to every (nifty, and now it Can be: supplied; for mending furniture; china ware, ornamental work, lays. ke, there is nothing superior.. We base found it ussful in repairing many smelts+ whit:Ulmer been useless for months. Yon J 21428111 to sulk,. • • • Ill.oollA . FAULT STORE. . . IRON-ABM simazrzi 3IR Subltribcr t base c eceireet u. New.. and Large 'stocb of all kiwi., end alone of - BAR IROIC AND STEEL ! They are constantly aupptieci with stock in thin branch of his business. and eon flattish it to customers in large or sawn quantities, st the !sweat noes . J. RUM PLE & SON. Locuem street belowSevotxl, Columbia, Pa. April 2S, tb6o. STILT'S COLORS. A general ass =',reeler+ la tubes. A. 140. u variety lee. et the Golden %tartar Drag 9 lore. AITTEe R'S Compound Syrup of In- and woo Cherry, foe t:ouglityColdl, le. Fey sale n Golden Mor.ar Drug Store. Front st. • [ Tuly2 A TER'S Compound Concentrated Extract Sarsaparilla for the cure of Scrofula r King's •il.s.nd all scmfalous atrectlons,,a !task at. :le just Arecelved and for cola by R. WIL.LIABIS, Front it., Columbia, %opt. 24, 1859, FOR SALE. 200 7...":2l.rge.t *Web" ' yeZtgllficlAte Dutch Herring! A Ny one fond of a good Harting ran be nopplied at - EBERLEIN'S Nov'- 18. IWO. 'Grocery Store, No. it Locust et. lITON'S "ORB 0010 CATAWBA BRANDY and PUNK 'lmsmtcs. repecialir for Medicines Beerasseutal pairpewes, at the ' 1 , WILY MEDICINESTOREt 'MICE RAISINS for 8 els. per pound, are to 'be keut duly a SDFRLEIN'e Grocery Store. • *larch 1 0. ' 1630. . No. 71 t.oCual alreet. frZABOILNIKIIII.—IreaIt garden Seeds, war ruinelkpisie, or e;tidejeot received at " • EBIIRL=SPS titecety Store ' . Locust stre et. Nadi ' 110, • POCBBT BOONSANDTVILSES. : LABli6 wt a uf tf rinelr Common ants to t woPd*ced o ket " e a e ß k h s . He edquarters and News Depot. Colombia, April 1.41,1 300, &IPS. , more of those- bentifal Prints ytety Ar!!`"lgryttliTgrciroNALlys APO /4. - ^ Colambia, es. Zesty,eceived azulror Sale. gro . und 'llam'llal e t,Xjarge 114%**11)11**aperoki--`• ' illiapLikinker- ' 61 4 . '-a.reilivii;e4l2rean. , EiLlM4ar. Ike are saga et WC For MM Prost street. Columbia. eNitteh.3.l6so. Turkish Prunes!- •-• • v rguisira w s,r,sejvolunimi l mcosusi, 6 F. EItERLEINV a j e r inom 16:16ae. Graleery Store, No 21 r.oeuxt it vt.ttt :. GOLD PENS, GOLD PENS. .' 7.:STriceived a large and fine atnsoriinani Cold ~ Earthof Newton wad Grisweld'aladadin6nna,al ! A VIOR & IdtpOltl.D7 2401" ; .;tl.=3_ . _ - 44ES$.9.1t9PEOP. A ie - thO i noon Leaf' 87111141 n ite 1448""MAtielarA4:00a COMMIS tad atroice Teas, t ie ir Ited nmuk, at the ?tow Corner SlOre, pout. 011 • Fellows' liall;and at the ol i iewMn; 'EV Ae ; • ••r: tvt • ki:e4rom 14 .filVarst Tobacco, l eo; A LoTit,fArp n isi ws, +alnico ad Sogewiti — AL•ba tow a• am.- *ro of die '••nu-odber n . H iopHt• Only a Boot nate anion. • en.dlit.' Ci e r. E.lseigo INo4l3rocrp Sinte r „a . 14 begivaii L•ocu-1 ' onnobla. re +. 7 : ,;COFFEk. HOASTLIW. erns Pellewiimer en, mai:. sex 1 1:06-e aesnr a ynalkquoytiticS. He to nnw phvarea plat de. toereete thaw -41445 " 1 ,1 4 a!1Y rolial44olll ellseenaMe term. ail: owns/N. m v. .4. ore.my awe, xengesqel4., : o! • • t-Epitbalsinda . ' „ Tun Wanntact. O Love! the &mere - are blowing in park and field, With love their htirsting hearts era all revealed, So come tome, and all tb ylragnmee, yield: • 0 Love! the San is slaking in the west,' • And sequenr stars all seminal his rest. ,'t • So Sleep, while angels watch, upon my, breast! O Love! the flooded moon Is ntits height, - - And trances Sea and land with tranquil light,. So shine, and gild with ImantY all my nightr 5150 O Love! the ocean floods the crooked shore, Till sighing !teaches give their moaningo'er. So, Laic, o'erflow me, till! sigh no mom° .. . • • - Sae Outage Warturro. 0 wiferbe fragrant Slay-Sower now'appears. Fresh as the Filgnms sau, en through their tears, , SO blows our love through oil [bete changing pain; Aurae: the, sun is tieing In the ea**, . , Nor hires to shine, while eget base inc reared So shines our loin:, and fills my 'happy breast. O wire! on yonder beech the oeenn when ii bore the Mayflower's drooping vriogs, So i3l my heart onecarly lorasoug.rizip. 0 wire! the moon and mars slide down the west,' To make in fresher skies their happy quest. do, Loy!, mace more we'll ared among the bleat AfontkJy. gttettirato. A Practical Joke. I have heard it said that "all the world and his wife" were in London in 1851. to see the Crystal Palnee; .of course I was there, and, 'after spending most of my mornings in the wondet:ful structure, systematically ex amining, Catalogue in hand, one thing at,a time—l used to driveont evermfternoon to the neighborhood of the beautifutatid far-famed Richmond Rill, to tellevue, the residence of . a vory estimable fataily,, whose guest I W 149. It was t4ceedingly, pleasant to see how affectionately disposed the members of the family were to each other. It was there fore with some surprise, and, I must own, a little distrust, that I ono day saw Mr. Mor ton, our, host, chastise ,his eon, a mere lad, with what struck me ae being uncalled-for severity, as his only fault had been playing a trick upon one of the servants. As the cane descended, poor Bob's voice ascended, but above all could he heard the father,' as, stern for once in lilt life, he said: "1 have punished you before for practicing jokes, and I am determined that they shall cease." After some more admonition of such kind, he rested hie labor of love. The family physician who. was spending the afternoon _with the Morton's, also wit nessed' the caning, and, no doubt, seeing the astonishment depicted on my face. re (erred to the subject a. day or two afterward as we were driving to town together, assur lug me that I would. not wonder at Mr. Mor ton's horror of practical jokes if I knew the great family affliction which. was brought about by one in the very house in which they were then living. "Although it is a sad story," said he "I will relate the circumstances if you would like to hear them." Ae I confessed my interest, and hoped that the narration would not be too painful, he began: "You may have noticed that although you have been shown through the rest of the house, there is one room which is kept carefully locked, and no direct reference is made to it. It is . said that at least once every year a goblin, or ghost, or whatever you might choose- to call it, made its ap. pearance there in shape even more ghastly then the conventional sheet; in short, it as sumed the form. of a human skeleton.— Whatever foundation there may be for the story,-the room certainly went by the name of the 'haunted chamber,' and was not used, although the latter factvias probably owing to the reason that there was plenty of space beside in the house. Well, not many years ago, (in fact, the occurrence is - within the remembrance of many persons,) the family residing in Bellevue consisted of an elderly couple and their three grown children, two boys-sad a girl, ranging image from sixteen to _twenty. Nothing could exceed the at tachment which-existed between these two brothers and their. - eister. Although, in s lees degree, the-samecordialitY was exter4- ed to a somewhat oldere friend, named Len nox, between whom and . the .brothers a strong feeling of intimacy hnd sprung up while at college; a feeling which was ce- Mailed by vacation visits; and otherwise, to gab in' extent that in a couple areas the Sidon of the fireflies by the marriage of George Lennox and Lacy Morton was lOoked ripen net only se a *:tannin:Melon devoutly to be'wished,' but as an use infaluio. i'BoeWifter heavies college, Lennox easigacy in the Indian army, and, after en e parting,)eft England tojcin his regimenteudaccotepenilt in its abort and disastrous campaign in, Afghan istab. 'Afterthe war.' 4itrinS vrl ich he was Twice Wrote horns to s say that, be hadiipipliol.; fOr . :1 - esie sbeenceouid that on hie return, wbiiTi would be i n a few, Weelkii,ie would olitlei rimy for it bride, she haying , by , this time attained the..age 'Oriels the parson; tlion44 eattaalc whole ,hottnshchli,;iss. de4lated t botb,..at 'leorge's i fety aud-it his soda expeciatirn iueri, and peilsaps, though less r deatinostrim ci Vie , puce fill :more intense though :calmer *joy thstilucy,,:whoestita:rt es riles pray. IMES 18-ADV ANCE, """ , 1 40..ENTERTAINMENS%S.S0:411EAP AS:2READING,4NOR ANY, .PLEASURR SO lASIING.'4 , `"'-'• '• • - $154>1 1 2111 - YEAR- . iLDVA.NCII ; 4 cas,o-, , • C ANIA 7j'Uiß.4 ,ere had, followed, George AlFough dll , his peril& •:! ; - - "It is unnecessary to describe .the.meet: ing when - George;`•soriieWhit tanned , and formidably moustachioed ; returned fro m campaign. lacy, the, dear girl began her preparations for the wedding, and George! . meanwhile took up his abode at Bellevue, as did also some other young friends of - the family. , . j,. , "With books, chess; fencing and more athletic sports, several days was spent Most, happily, till eafortunately'one morning tho conversation happened to turn on courage, and, in the course of the argetment, one of the visitors named Forbes; addressing George, said, with some -.appearance of warmth, that. there were situations, , as for instance, where supernatural sights and sounds were supposed, in which no man on earth could retain courage andaoolness.- 1 -- Now, both these qualities George was knoWn to possess loan eminent degree; - indeed; on one occasion •he had, single-banded, saved the regimental can's' when in imminent danger of being captured; he smiled, there fore; as'he'said that,. never having had thS pleasure of - meeting a ghost,' he' could not declare •what he had done on the occasion; but; as he did not bialieVe that -disembodied spirits walked the - eartii, he had' no doubt he woad act aeon' the belief that some im posture was being practiced upon him,' and wotildlrear the ghost as he belivod the ap pearance really was, in most if not in all eases, a person in disguiii. Forbes, then With Some eageineis, - asked him if he would pittsn night in the haunted chamber; George replied that undoubtedly he would, and that moreover he' Would take a pistol on witch with him, and try the effect of a bulllet on the phantom. "Forbes told Stephen Morton of George's resolution, and asked his assistance in a project which he had in view. Morton re plied, that as far as tradition went,'any one might sleep in the haunted chamber with impunity, except on a certain night in No vember; but Forbes said hie - scheme was to disguise some person as the skeleton, and for' this purpose be thought Stephen was well qualified, as be was tall and thin.— Stephen had no objection in the world to play ghost, but said he hadseveral reasons for not wishing to be a 'target for George, who was a,dead etiotL-one of his objections being based oh the' decided tinwhole-orne nese of load when' violently introduced into the system. But Forbes quieted his fears by declaring that of course the experiment should not 'be' tried unless he could, un known to George, extract the ' bullet frOm his pistol. "It was therefore decided that Morton 'should be dressed in 'thin' black tights, which their amateur-theatrical ward robe would provide, and should have the ribs and 'all the bones chalked or painted on this black- surface, trusting to the dim light afforded by one - caisdle, and also •to the trepidation which it was promised George would experience to hide the imposture. "Poor Morton was delighted, and was very much in favor, of makihg a terrific speech, beginning with 'unhappy mortal,' or something to the same effect, and making his appearance in a flash of lightning, or at least of lycopodiam. However, Forbes declaimed strongly against the likelihood of a skeleton speaking, fur, as ho forcibly put it, 'where would ho keep his wind?' and thought it would be much more digni fied for the phantom, after' he wet discover ed. merely to move forward slowly receive the - supposed shot from George, and if the latter had neither yelled, run away, nor one of these contingencies Forbes thought likely—then the imposition was to be acknowled, those on the . look out stthe door would enter, and they would all enjoy a hearty laligh at their want of sac: cuss. - "Of course, as it was likely that a pistol •would be firedin the house at *reboot mid night, it was` necessary that dil the' famili should knowas conchabout the affair as George did; namely, that he had received and accepted a challenge to pass a night in the haunted chamber, the Young man hav ing been let into the secret. The manner in which George's resolution was comment ed upon was characteristic; the father, who was a disbeliever in ghosts, timid 'Nonsense,' in the mast decided manner; the mother,' more doubtful; said, hope no harm will come of it;' while LeOY; who was startled at the proposal, seemed • anxious; bar English' oomtisur sense, which told her that ghosts could not, or rather de. 'not appear, grog: gling her Mind With tradition, which vouched for so ninny appearances of them; and,' cie - upon retiring;, she bade George 'Good night,' perhaps she had ei preeeritV inenti of evil' for her voice faltered,'While she added With a forced smile, 'I also will keep watch t ie` tey room, to heir the first' news; take,gtiod care of yourself.' "And now, George haviicgeelected one'of a pair of pistols which Forbes had up for the occasion. loaded it, at the-same time dropping a hint or two about his skill with the weapon, sad having again' eclared his intention to fire at any unusual object he wished them *unpleasant dreams' laugh ingly,-,and - closing the .only door of -the haunted room after hina,die reconnoitered by looking under thirlied and out cf• the win dow, which is st-scene odistecoe: trottr' the ground,and then,.to the diemarof the out siders, who, in their stocking-feet, listened to the whispered report of one of thsir.apru he'ac who was snitioned at the keyhols„be placed his chair spinet the door sad rat flown Ahem, ,ciffectoMily, herr, ingap ap tr.anne, without his knowledge, to anything bodily. ''The stocking-footed council was in con sternation. Some of the members,, had al reedy,suggested giving it up as a : bad : job, and the only medical student in the party pacified in handling t h e brush, although the skeleton had by no means his full oompla ment'of bones; but after some considera tion, a ladder was proposed, in connection wjth the window; the idea was approved of, and two of the party Looted. and started for, the gardener's ladder, which was silently raised'againet the' window. By this time Morton had his bones anatomically depicted on his exterior, and all that remained, was to wait until George dined. „• "AtiGeorge had resolved to keep.aw.ake at least till midnight, he had taken a book: but as thehour approached, he laid.the book aaide, and handled the pistol. Presently-he put that down, and began to consider , the ev idence corroborating the appearances..l:of Also spirits. Re could not deny that there was a strong testimony in favor of the theory; but the thought that if a phantom had pow er . to_ injore him, such.n_ course would( be contrary to justice, reassured him. .Yet the stillness and a vague feeling of expectation • were depressing, and it was with a feeling of relief when ho heard the drawing-room clock strike twelve. 'Now then,' thought he, 'fa something;' but as the 'witching hour' passed by and nothing appeared, his only feeling was, one of vexation that be should have volunteer(' to lose his rest, al though it was some consolation to know that Lucy had promised to keep awake; this led him to another series of thoughts and to castle buildings, until the welcome sight of Gorge,. nodding, -was presented to the strained eyes, or rather eye, of the watcher, wbo immediately communicated the intelli gence to the plotters, most of whom were by this time asleep in the most comfortable positions which the chair, the staircase, and the floor admitted of. After several starts and ineffeetunl attempti to keep awake, George let his head drop upon the table. The time for notion havingeome, the skel eton climbed the ladder rather anxiously, crept in at the window, and cautiously ap proaching the table, substituted for the pis tol lying upon it the other one of the pair, and which; of course, was minus a bullet. Having concealed the loaded pistol. and taken his position, all that remained was for George to be awakened. As Morton was considering about some ghostly means - of doing this, he was saved the trouble by the dog; which had followed him to the foot"of the ladder, and which, becoming impatient began to bark'. At the' first- sound Geerge started, saw the figure, passed his hands be fore his eyes, and making the object out more distinctly, he seized the pistol and started up, with -the challenge: 'Who is there?'— Although Morton was itching to make a speech, he remained silent, while George, speaking somewhat hurriedly, said: 'lf you are human, I advise yeti to throw aside your disguise, for I will certainly fire at you; if not of this world, why I'll have a shot at you at any rate!' Receiving no answer he steadily took aim, saying, 'I will fire at the word "three," and I never miss my aim.— One—two—three!' The pistol went off harmlessly, of course, but with a result up on George entirely unlooked fur; being sure of his aim, he could not account for the 'fig ure being not only unhurt, but even now approaching bias steadily; his feelings seemed wrought up to a frenzy, and almost as quick as thought he thrust his hand into the breast of his coat, drew a small pocket pistol, the existence of which u# one had dreamed of, and before a word of warning Gould be spoken, he bad fired it full at Mor ton, who fell dead at his feet! "Meanwhile, the outsiders iMpatiently awaited the denouement; they had heard George speak - and then flre,-and while they were hesitating about entering, they heard theism:end report; and their hearts sank at the sound; -they rushed in; and found their worst•feare realized. As they raised the body, one of them said: 'Poor Stephenl... 'Merciful Godl' exclaimed George, 'my fried d —her brotherl' But I cannot describe the heartrending scene—perhaps you can pie.; tare it to yourself.' -As my informant ceased at this point, I sated: "Bat what became of the other no thm. t ra-, '::"Forbes and -Lennox," said 'he, • "gave themselves up atone. to the proper author: ities; of course nothing could be done to' them, although the former frantically .de clared, that, having been .the instigator •of the plot, he must suffer or he would' go mad; and sure enough, he died in an insane asy.' lum, after being .-tormented for.' several months byinaginary skeletons. , The med ical student is now the family physiciass..-:- L an n o x,'of course, returned no More to the house; his leave of absence :soon * eiplring: be - rejoined his regimindielutost nektons - of/ his life, which he lost io a tiger hunt. rPoor Lucy 'pined sway and died of a broken heart —.if ever- there was as instance of. theAnat ady. • • "Our host thus lost two friends, a brother and a sinter. 1)3 you.wonder-at his antipar I thy for practical jokest"—/ratektulkaker.;.,‘, young lady. ttcOly as young ladies gsperally do, 'pot trays Getrabaldi as a '•dear, old; liaather. beaten an el." - Mat is quite ustesal that when-woman reign she should sterns, and . she always does. • . - MEM ME There be eat. And sheealled him. dbarles Augustus. 'As lif.encli a .being deserved a name; of was worthy;such:u designation of 'distinguished `coneideration... didn't like him from the ftrittf: ,pr6BNICE; bad .the Same "effect upon me ,as a chill. When I bad Worked Myself to that fever pointer love known as the '...'moment of declaration," bis appearance:time dropping a• chunk of lee into my bosom.. I hate him, and . • there's the truth Of it. lam human, and not devoid of the `common frailties of man. Therefiire, I, hate a _man Who, is drowsed better' thin myself—particularly when he is my - , rival in the affectionsef a younglady who posessiiii'idhpr own right,,allhoscal leririg chines which are directly,frou ado ? tenet aunt'iMoneichest. • • 'tinder such . circuutstances L hate a man who is handsomer-than myself, wiles.) whis kers ~a re more .delieatoly luxurious, whose moustache cis more_ treatable in the twist of its ands, and.whose hair yields more easily to the curling and frizzling• process than mine.. I bate a, fellow who .can talk me down in the presence ; of. the lady of my cheice.' 'There are plenty of such graceless being; Who take delight in. this faculty.-- Maven created them with tongues on .the tilt, so that they are ready to- wag either I way. Those tongues never. tire. -They work on like a perpetual motion. Long a -1 ter all subjects for conversation have de parted from their possessors' minds, .these tireless tongues talk on, as if they had ex tra minds and extra sets of brains in their ends. One of this kind of animated nui sance is "Charles Augustus." . „ There ho eat, in the drawing room; no matter what evening or afternoon I might there ho was, Sometimes as I ascend ed the steps of the house, I-met him coming down; but in these instances he was sure to return in a very few minutes, and stay un til ho had chilled and talked and bored me out. Again, I have encountered him squares and squares away from the house, on his way down town, and I have said exultingly to myself,. "Now is my chance with Emma," and I have forthwith hurried up to • her res idence. As I turned the corner, near the house of-the beloved, there, to" my unquali fied disgust and horror, I beheld the: übiz quitous Charles Augustus, going leisurely up the steps and reaching - out•his gloved fingers to pull the bell knob. If the unut tered but deeply thought anathmas I have from time to time hurled upon his devoted self are of avail, I wouldn't give much for his-chances of enjoying any very comforta ble quarters in the great-hereafter. There,ho'-ear, or there he stood, or there he lounged, or there he :waited as it might occur. Lie was an elaborate dresser. Not a wrinkle in his coatonot a' crease in his pants, nothing the ^most infinitesimal part of an inch out of plaise.'• I don't think he over unharnessed himself. I verily believe that when he retired to rest; 'he stood' him self up boforo the looking-glass tad took his sleep perpendicularly, looking at his mag nificence, dreaming of his magnificence, and waking not a whit changed from his posi tion. I believe, had be ever caught himself undressed, in front of a glass, he would have fainted. If ever he dies, I expect to see his clothes, hat, boots, and little • uni corn-headed mine, came up and haunt me. Well, for : tbe third time, I repeat—there he sat, the : eternal, the inevitable Charles Augustus. • Another characteristic of his muds me ut terly detest him: fie was near-sighted, or pretended to bo so. Ile used a pair of spec tacles, behind which his 'gentle orbs looked likes couple of groat bloated shad seales. am certain he entertained Mel - dee that those glasses added materially to. hie, 'Personal beauty. Whenevel: I entered the parlor, be invariably placed those glasses upon his apology fora nasal appendage, slowly laid his-head back, and gave me the. benefit of a prolonged stare, at the *lose of which the glasses dropped; and -.the orbs 'languidly opened and closed. • :This stare wassatEcient to provoke a duel, had I not been aware of the fact that-be would have sheltered himself behind -tbc law. I don't know but that; were it not for the Jaw, be would, have long since mysteri ously disappeared,. and , so, plunged hittun consolable crediters• into 'the mire of: grief and bankruptcy. r Such .neaas CharlemAn gustus must have creditors. :I cannot ima gine that ttus monotonous desert of their es istenoe ~would •be tolerable . .witheut .some such. pleasant, green and gushing intents denary oasis, as assrediter,c ,•- •Yourtrg ladies; I take '% have no objeition: to•yoting gentlemen on'iteconnt4ordebt. Younggentlensen who - n . 2 11ot in debt ere considered 'as rather: behind the - age, and not:uto to the•cionventibeal eneillrof 'social in ten:jams°. A-Charlei Augustus •'wito does mot nodenetand getting into'clabt, and oblig . ing•his creditors lobe complaisant and and confident, is not,lam - tolerstilycsraln: likely to be very popular as theessosiate of genteel *misty, as , that' genteel: society:it now oonatituted. ; r These:he seteilhitya , fiallsgrown; cactus; taken rootiti the profound. depths of the,nota, the anidovidlingersethiaright. hand toying with the oord:of-biceyeglase, and- his,Jekband anti arm reetingtopon the carved back of the sofa. -:. - 6-'7ftr ..7.• • asd. that arm ever enoirelot the .waist of the glorious radiant F0nmi..,1.1 coal& not believe . weld net be= lien that the magnificent Charles Angus- Tb.AFe,4 sat. EIMII _7 had Sufficient energy , to accomplish such a fiiat - If I'aould believe hti,had at any time heviever,retiote in the.history of my ac quainterice-with. her, I would crush him, pulverize him into powder, and scatter the dust over the paper on which I should rr .cord his. merited fate. Zounds, it was enough that ho had the privilege of gazing upon her, and of revelling in the dreams of the dowry, et al;-,•yet there he sat. At the opera two or three times, when I escorted her thither, and espended large sums for secured seats, I did not . dare leave. her side, for I knew that just•behind me, and near the entsalmo to tho box—there Ise sat, lug his ohatmeto tzsgsp-my position., •, . —Would he do.so mean an not? , •' A man of the name of Charles Augustus, Irverily•would be' mean enough to do •tiny - Would' arm not resent such - an act unpd lite intrusion? ' , No, fur he would talk' be'r into forgetful ness—of everything save the fact that he, the "grandest o' them a'," was at her aide. • Why, an ono occasion, I' thought 'l' had circumvented the" ever-prerent Charles Au gustus, by seenring private box at WM lack's. I think . the play hairsomething to do with the romance of a poor young man— but I didn'taiee any young , man poorer or more dejected, or ,mianer • than myself, either on the stage or in front: ' • •. - I obtained tho exalusivo rise of the private box, for the sole purpose of being unhaun ted by that frightful Charles Augustus. Emma and myself were snugly ensconced and matters through the first act were cozy enough. The fete a fcte I intended to have during the recess between the first and sec ond acts were interrupted by Emma's con stant references to' the "delightful, charm ing acting" of Mr. W—. Inwardly I con signed that popular comedian, to a region where overcoats and mufflers are never in season. Outwardly, of course, I could not do otherwise than pron ounce hire - admirable —as an actor. • • • Emma had much to say of his teeth, 'the elegance of hie bow, his • faseinating smile and his splendid'• figure. "Oh, isn't he," she exclaimed, as 'the curtain -went down,' "isn't he charming io that character?" - "Certainly?' what else could I say. :• • " However I thanked my luck in getting a private box, for the luxury of the absence of that infernal Charles Augustus. There was an antidote to it dozen of captivating L Mr, IP may be a very fine actor, but I don't like him. Ills moustache is infinitely superior to mine. I think I shall have mine taken off shortly. I have found it unpleasant in the summer months to unconsciously carry half , my breakfast around on ray moustache, where it : had, lodged or been caught from my., knife and fork. I will' think of,i t, ,Itcreirer.' I have noticed, io reading 'history, that the major ity of great scoundrels, "typants,, traitors, wore moustaches' and iticitilged largely in whiskere, while the patriots, heroes, and good men were smooth-lipped and shaved as regularly and constantly as if the mowing of the hirsute stobble were one of the cere monies of their religious faith. • • Emma wanted a glass of sherry. Would she have a cobler? "Oh, yes." No woman is so feeble that she has not strength enough to enjoy a sherry cobbler. The woman who bath no love for sherry cobblers in her soul is only fit for marriage, noisy children and a whiskey-drinking husband. • I loft the box. As I opened the door she called me. "Bring two," said she. "Charming forethought!" said - 1 to my. self. "Over those cobblers she meditates a tete a tete—coo: for ber, 000 for me—excel lent!" • - , ; Jo. order to do the thing up in style, I or dared thetoobblers to:be-Rent to the box;and then started Ito: retard-10 Emma.. aln the lobby I met an tu3quaiteince, self!' *bona I convened! upon - various totoris- 'for four or five minutes, than, excusing myself, passed on. I reached the box door, opened it; and _. • There he ea:. Charles Augeetae Forster more. , . - , And, worst of all, the Hermit had brought in the cobblers, and. Emma was in the act of handing my cobbler to—to—Charles Au gustus. I stepped in, .grinned, and—ordered the servant to bring me another cobbler. , The , ometaitt was upaand that fascinating W-4* was on the stage, and, se it seemed to me, winking to my loatbed.rival. . There he sat —magnificent in habiliment and as sublime. ly impudent as ever: • • • .4nd Emma who should have soorned his impertinence, appeared to like it. 13bewas entirely too familiar with. him. , When I first became acquainted with her —4rben I first knew she was an heiress— titers he sat, lie jras., !Attics,. in, the _ draw ing-roam.. Erie°. then . be has :bent my bans. ;very man who has done, backers in the ceopiugline ctulappreciate ;the annoyance tO which I , Ime- bean subjecitd. Charles - r • - /apetne. seared, ,to.,,baye an intuitive knowledge the time wham i Would visit ;my ;lovlly 1?4'441114.:7. We had st private.plo:nito ona day,* ten miles sway- over there in dosolate, rural Jersey.: The lukted Charles. Augustus. was there. To heighten any , , misery; an • old. maiden aunt of his accompanied' the pulp? She.'nearly , half a _century ago, probe** Whew a beauty; a belle, tad :the adored of a hatof yoang balsas. who now, liketheat are in the sere and yellow parchment Akin [WHOLE NYMB7Ki.:,:S)S-ji;.' =I =ME . of age. She kept a malignant eye upon me, She evidently nad , instruptiona I sition_ from C . A. I ;She; *ar-iiinissi fa 1j 'glared at me.,-,-She itemised herielflitill a belle. lier cadaverous cheeks wele pitinfel and powdered. ,She hitd , falio 'teeth' and false hair. She wore hoops of 'the laigeit dimensions. ller shrivelletTroini hot's.' I have no doubt, the *time relation. to the hoops that the clapper: of- the Stith' Mine bell does to the' bell itself. 'that when the hoops reeled upon theigroittilid z sa Nartte.swinging herself in theta:' l -.4 •‘l"'" We had a swing. 'Atriiierdiii,VastsitTd to the bough of a beeetttree: .I.'4ll4qtra. swing, receiving my stertibg 'foal one of the young gentlemen of the p t aliY,i 2 - The old aunt stood in (rant' of ;in; little.knoll. lem certain she wiiiirkrardll praying that unmerciful lattivroulcilicare the rope to break, and so bink my'Week. L. • 'Ju't as I was miming up ' with - a' tiernc•n= ' does swoop, the rope did break, and tent head: and heels, with an appalling manifri: turn, straight it.to the'old aunt's calCulailarie. I struck her just in that precise locality the sailors would designate' as 'being "gib tat I miciships."l •I almost crushed her into the earth. .I recovered the upright ptisillaii usual to man_ immediately,- and' Charles Augustus gathered 'up the demolished of his family. and 'Rented her anderiti l eire'e —replan, love assiduously firming Returning homeward, Myndored and my: self strollecltinto:a' JaisePonan's 'garden The Jeresystain, 'whose- face wits - 'freckled with thosun and the effects of the ' lignitl lightning peculiar to - that' state, ` Was-in trio act of exhibiting to us'w ei lea OVeratilieiV bushes, when, taking a step - farWird;'llillt; denly disappeared, - •!. A Wild scream from • Entaia"):WoughtWa: rest of the party'up. ' old cistern, the rotten - hoards COioring'Which had given way beneath' my N ' Titfitit.'dlic.rtee Augustus, as I afterwards - leariteil;'siiriply , exclaimed, "l'a-as, it mast lit? damp 'down "protiar'eil a' rope, theah. „ The Jerseyarat one end of which- 1' wrapped, 'about asY: hands,,while he and three 'or four' others began to pull me up. Vie get along,hrtivi! ly, and my head was just op`aleVel edge of the cisterriorhenthe inCe ' rnni repo, broke, and deism I went again, the futil water. At litigthl - waiffiibed. oat,, The old aunt's znalignaut eyea ' twinkled with malicious satisfaction. first I,ohjeCt, however, that met my gltmca was Chail!II ; Augustus. There he snt—upon the edge of an up turned wheelbarrow, staring at me through' his detestable aye glass, as if I were a new fashioned gorilla, fished up hula the latter most bowels of the earth.......„: : _,...- For' four lung _ months Ihava,„..eqp;t44 Charles' Augustus.' ri s mr, monthsof mental an w hick ras,at le agt lupe gtt.t.„ to a close by tbe:dsttih,af Cherie! NignsAs`, l fatherWlie ;Oft ,bitis,',se.e. :14*, te,,,hla aegr, raw, an liatitensefortuae., ;,ex- r Eninsa:fii4missel accapyeAtim. ; I am now dairy eipecting--; th9 , 74)C1 them bO miserable, and SW up... 4 0 1 en. 1 ! ,1 09 12 ,- divorce if they. lilie.—why. - ehoultll..gloati - . &tee it? " Ont:e,Since her marriage, Ibareseeta tl2om —once only. I went to the opera, the last Patti night, and in a private 'box— , . ,• • , / ,1* , . . There,lie eat. . . The folcowiog take-off on' epirituatm pins is weft* 'perlosal,. espeeisille,,y ; those who believe is sufwiiintural Lions: , I a married man. As may beinferred. from the foregoing, I have . a, yrife.'chl - iTy one. Childrern;two. A."boi ttad'i(glrlf „ The boy's name is, diary. John. ' • 0114J11 . *13.1 I hired n'terienien(on —;--::Steeit ear days ago.' I was told tha'i'it modern improveasentsf7't 4,1 t not amay,,of the nature of one of the'inodeirilutprere iiiente- 'Had I knOwnit'/ think / atcpa have made another choice. I lived in uninterrupted doraitetia bififfier, two month'. ' Oa the night or the 7th inst.: 7 ;isturriair home from .my business at the limier hoar." My wife 'and' childnm' met melp" - thiliall with kindly - gyeetings. After. sappen , ..• the children invirebeen pntni bed, as .migif and wife tiatellittiite by tisefire the males tieriO.stidditey4itin gnished.. Thinkierth at Tit 'was' oecitstoin4 by:s draft, I =e.t . a relight, ,wheltlEftwasi startled by a scream and enstogir.L.pt a to.: ..fanit that...you?! from my 140 1 4 Zani ly relighted the mindles, Whlito l sl.l l4 Winq somewhat flustered f>ttt p. pearantie, informed meomultadlyithatiarne bodjbad usgamassi still aloodlooking woman, LimunsaWint?.. prised to hearth.: . eseichod , thistotinsmak chanicelly , but tonna =no tviuntarmar'red mark that I was not tmdufrezeftedj.ki an` seldom astonished; and l uawnot , witiCiii nee idly termed inpanititieumll Tn 4 ,4,01 1, vs A:fair MoutiisSe g 14OlionledLektlxifil xosapos abe. rocao,snidfoind,m3ildi • stmiseths dem; itga-tutelrAcrifirpipXity she iurdriVoCiiir..4olWertiek4stsilifq apdJo. emptied. timed& innocent' head.lliothited been, !peaked; Weariful exfunflierkin w oksiJ *toed ine'%!:f dictttlip iks fiaiealattgalingintiderukkatotscd teals:4W Shelves= and songlif rayapartineerwithi Supernatural'ltineelation., ' =1 g,,;aa ~. 0 ss~ V asa a , t; -- -.= ”r :...f.` ear- . :4 t.:L.7
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers