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SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA. S ATURD AY, OCTOBER 24, 1357.
OLD SERIES, VOL- 1 NO' 5'
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The Sunbury American.
s-UBLIbIIKD KVfcKY UA1 I'HllAY
BY H. B. MASSER,
Market Syuart, Sunbury, Pennm.
TUMI OF V BSCRirTIOW.
TWO DOLLARS pr auuum to be paid half Triy Ui
ymi, fo paper tliMontii.UMl uutii .uw rcHfc.ua
mid.
A U enininuiiioalioii of l.u.re on bu.inrM relating lo
a. tu maaia att.Htion, uium u rust r.iu
to cLuua.
T.ir.a eopt.a W " auMr.M, W
. Du I). 10 00
Da I. S0U
Fiv. ip.llars in adveuee will pay for Hit.. yt'.eb-te-ipiimi
to the American.
PtiKiiter. will pl.ta.eaot a. oaf Agente, end frank
lar. tinnUillOllI auD.cri pool! m"ir. "f
tudelhte antler IU. Foal Ulrica Law.
TKRM9 Of
AVVtXTIIINI
Baeii of If . Mas,
H,,,, au. -eat liteefiiea,
Oa. S4at e( -. tnealha,
g mttha,
t'VlieM CrH f Five , r "".
Mr, with h privilege rf in.arlmf
U.renl -.dverttaemenle weekly. .
VT Lartei Aila'tiaemeiii..a p.r a,reajeai
JOB PRINTING,
u.. . with onr eatabli.liaient
too
00
10
II M
wel
.11!..rjmi OFFICK, wh.rh wille..ahl. a. lo .Meat.
a I.. . wt.it .lyle, er.ry variety r pnmii.f
H. 3. iASSEP.,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
la Countiea oi rlof'
I.reoutirif Montour nd
l.lamliia.
Itrfertnett in Diitaitttyhia :
n.. l,.hR Tm. aiarfiiMo.?:-
amera k no.lem,
Linn, SwHh C.
TOCUST KOUNTAIN COLLIERY
8UPERI0U WHITE ASH
ANTHRACITE COAL,
'ww the Mammoth Vri. for Kuril ace., Found
rie, Stambw intl y'amily uf ,
4r. ClXIL, NuTMUHt '0Tt, P.
SIZES OF COAL.
U?MP, f r Hlml rurnacei itid Cupolaa,
8TB.MUAT. for Steamboat., Hot Air
rruaiT and Wleatn.
MUOlvK.N. I r RriM ,8toe. aniOiea.
KiO. i ' ...
BTOVU, I For Stea, 8leam na biriunj
M;r, S Lime.
fE. fir l.iinel'urner. mil makinj Mnm. .
Ordan raieieeJ at Ml. Carmel or Norllium
mrl.ad Wkarf, will r.aeivo prompt .Itenti.n.
M. D. UK1.I.,
I). J. 1.KWK
WILLIAM MLIR.
May , !(!.- T
riltLADItTBIA
Wood .TloHllhff iTlill,
TTtfoi Street aim Twelfth, Xorth SiJ.
O'UI. II I N C S auital-le fr Carpeu'erf
UiiiMcm. "l inet ami r rame Riahera
wr.rj from the lt ml thoroughly eaoneu
material, alwjy on hand. Any pattern work
d (rm a drawing.
Th eubwriU-r hainf purrliaaed tho en iro
interest, will continue the bu.inoea with inerree'
ed fcilitiea.
Aenta wanted in the arioue tnwna in tine
pertiun ot the Hiale, tu whom opportuniliea will
fca oflrreJ for large pmfite to ihemael.ea.
SAMUEL D. HENRY.
Uj I, 157. 3m ip
Immense excitement i
Etvolution in tlia Dry Goods Busine ! ! I
J. T. 8c I. T. KI.INB,
Keiierlltilly announce to their friend, and the
ablie in general that they Imve rereived ai their
Binr ill l.'piier Aumiaia towu.hip, Northumher
laajroiinty la.. at Kline, (irove their Upring
-d Summer (.ODDS, and openej lo the public
a general aortment of merchandize See.
Conaioting in part of Clothe, black and fancy
Cm mrr.. P?atiuetta, Cltacka. Kentucky Jean.
lOK.lhar with a general aMortment oi Spring
a it J bummer Good, adapted to all claaae.of per-
one. ,
KeaJy made Clothing, canaUting af Lata and
Ladiei Dress Goods,
Sumrrer rtiiawla. Uuigham., l.wna, Ducal.
Cahcet a, black ilka ire.
Alao a fre.h aupply f Druge and Medicinea,
Crocerie. 4c. of alt kind..
A new aupply of Hardware. Quean.ware,
wesileti ware llrooma 4-c.
A large aaaortmeul of "oota and Slioaa auita
Ma for uieu women and children.
II ATS AND CATS,
heal Book., Stationery, Fiiielpea, Ink, Ae.
Finn AS S.LT.
" And all good, uaually kept in cauntry atora.
Coire and aee, Come one, come all.
The public are rc.pectfullv Invited to call nu
at amine our atock belore purcha.ing elaewhere.
All of the above named atork of gole will be
a , hi poaitively at low price, forca.li.or in
chanire for country produce at the higheet mar
kel price
Thankful for past favor, we hope by atnet
attention lo
tu.iuea. to merit continuant
the aame.
Kline'. Urove, Pa May 10
157 tf
A. J. CONRAD.
HOLLOWING UUN.
1 Kfl'ECTFri.LY informs the public that
he has replenished hia Btore with an ex
celieut a irtment of New Hood jual received
from Philadelphia, which he will eell on term,
aa rcaaonahle any other eatabliabiuenL Hi.
ae.urtment eunaiata in part of ...
Cl.t)rHS,CA.sIMEKES A 8ATTINETT.
Winter Weara for men and boya, llatylea anj
prices
' I.niiira lire Good.
Con.i.ling of Black Silks. Marino.. Alpaca..
He Calicoe. Uingh.me, Mu.lin. i rim-
" ANi r.h aupply of GROCERIES of .11
kind..
HARDWARE and QTJEENSWARE,
Cedarware, Urooma. Ac. A lo .. UrgJ .rt.
meut of U....U and Hhoea. su-tah . f' " -neu
and Children. Hat. end C .p.. B ilk 1 1. to.
and all good, u.uallv kept ' fLoon,.r.,M ll
All slie above named euck of good, w.ll he
l.l pwitiveiy at low price for ca.h. or in ei
eh...e for cuntry produce, ! the higheal
market price.
Ilollowii.e Rua. No, f, lMt. tf
ilHlEtT VVIlKt.V CinKe.i.
rillN Greaaa ia recommended to the notice of
. I Wagm.r.. Livery Btabla keepera, ci.. aa
A keine Snniina t,. ...c thine of the kind ever in-
troJufiMl. A. il due. n.tl arum UOOIV I U a I If.
la much, mora durahla. .nil ia not fTrcled by
the weather, remaining the same in summer af
ta winter, and put ap ia Ua (aaiatar at STtand
nawlaltiaBUl A. av. rMHBV.
Mascat U,Wir
LEND A HAND.
Working of the world' commotion,
Fighting op life's thorny rued,
Patriot, with hilth devotion,
Struggle ill the cause of Ud.
Ami to u thai baud la praying
All their griefi beloro ua laying
And to iia that baud is aaymg,
"Ilrelbrvu 1 leud a hand 1"
Una nf fmartnm I men of daring I
lile.'d with wraith aud alrong in youth,
Come with all your noble he. ring,
Fight tbe batllr-iight or truth.
Former frienda n-ject and alight oi,
Friends nd men reaist and apite o.
Kiirth and ball conihina tu light us
lleruvst lend a hand !
JuVn of wealtli, nd men of statioa,
Vice b bad your aid too long ;
Com.., then from their degradation
Help to raiae the wn-tchtd throng.
Or doom of woe unthinking,
From a poiaon cup they're dr nkiog
Iu a sea of death they're sikig
llich onus I lend a baud t
Men of genius high anil searing,
Cease your fl'S-hts paxt hninao kaa J
Lend your mighty aid in pouring
Knowledgu leund the path of man.
ltouml ynu ia a solitude
Mind, with highlit power endued
Genius I lend a band I
Men or God! who noble calling
Has come dowu from Hnaveu above,
Cease you rbeming and culialling,
Preach in truth a Savior's love.
While but trifles yuu're decrying,
Million lor the truth are sighing.
And the second death are iiyiug,
Christians 1 leud a bund 1
Men or every mind and ttion,
Sow the seed ami strike thu blow j
Rise in honest indignation.
Hire to Bjshl the common fn.
There's a field for all your working
Vice is rvgnitig, sin ia lurking ;
Let there bu no dastard shirkiug,
Patriots ! lend a liana 1
tir.S.;APPLET0N 8 MAID.
ST KA1K M. .
If
var there was another prrsttl In the
wide world, like A line Achley, or one
rniiijed fua, miaeliief, and frolicking
wide,
that
belter than she did, I'd like to are her. She
ould niake one IhiikIi fur hours in spite of
one's notion or propriety and good seti.e.
ow, A line wa not lianusoiiie. neitiier was
he downright homely. Her dark hazel eyes
were briiultil of inimbivf; and mini kief, the
auuey lellow, coiiIU not ne content witu
0ilit.it' her eves, but must neeoa go itiraing
around oue oi' the sweetest little mouths that
ever was marie.
Well, tlnl sattie Alir.e was Llersed with a
bachelor uacl who resided Tor many years
beneath her father liociiilnhle roof, and who,
alter autl'er.ng iimny years with inflammatory
rlieuinutism, tiled jtit on ear ironi ine nine
my sttiry opens, leaving Aline. Hia oei, uie
bulk of his property, which consisted of tip
aartls oi ten iboiiFuud dollurs.
A line was an only child j therefor no pins
were spared to lavish on her all that fond
heurts ulid aealth rould bestow. She bad s
coiiMii, Mrs. Appleton, living at somn dis
tance, horn she hud never visited since her
m.iiTiagi-, hut longed lo sen. After much
teasing and coaxing, her parent were at
length prevailed upon to prt with their dar
ling, for st leuKl ahole fortnight, to make
the long promised virit.
Mrs. Appleton tiusoanti ownea a large
farai i and all farmers' wives, or most of
Item, have to live in large, uncomlurlame,
inconvenient, oldTashinned houses, that Kve
herself would be ashamed of now-a-days.
Hut there are exceptions to all rules aud
this was oue of them.
Mr. Appleton was obliged to build, for
thara was nothing inhabitable on the farm
when he purchased it. Thia pleased Mrs.
Annleton : for. when he had farming in view
he contemplated nothing better than spend
ing the remainder ol her days in an oiu worm-
eaten bouae.
When the Bird's nest was built, she bad
her sav (unite remerkuhle, wasn't it ?) so, or
course, the house was built in modern style,
nest and comfortable, am id a large clump ot
evergreen, Oeecn, anil niapie trees, snu was
christened the Hird' Nest, or Uobins'
Hetreat, receiving its appellation from herds
of robins that annually nested among the
trees and about the premises.
The longanticipated journey was performed
mostly by railroad. When within leu miles
of ber cousin's home, she was met at the
depot by Mr. Appleton with bis beautiful
pomes ant carriage, never oiu Aline enjoy
a ride butter. The freshness around, the
beimiful alieut and rye fields just headed,
the clatt, happy bird making the air ring
with their melodies, and the sociable, good
natured Mr. Appleton made the tune slip
away so pleasantly that she could hardly
believe, at they drew up in front of the
Uatreat, that she had ridden ten mile. Alio
had received faint whispering from Mr.
Appleton' pen of tbe beauties which sur
rounded them, but .aver had they (earned
o real now. "I'm so delighted I poor
word," thought Aline, she answered Mrs.
Appleton' query of "And bow do yon like
the liird's Nest, AliueT"
Iler first waek danced by merrily. Aline
Hitting here and there, finding new beauties
even in the poultry yard, which h bad
alwai detested until now.
"Wbut am I tu dot" said Mr. Appleton,
coming into tbe parlor, looking perplexed
ud out of humor, interrupting Aline, who
bad just settled herself for a food hour
practice on the piano,
W by, wbut i it t How bonld I know T-'
"Sure euough, elf! Listen, and I'll tell
von."
"All ttention, pleas ma'am," Mid Aline,
opening bar uioulh a way (be nan oi listen
inir when Mr. Appleton felt out of humor.
"Well. Hubert received a letter from hi
uncle, Mr. J. rIs.Troiu Boston, sitting, if it
would be convenient, h weuld be up to tbe
lltrt. on Thursday next, with hi family
and a friend of their, Mr. Hlchard Klgin, to
spend a few weks. Ob, dear ! what hall 1
.lot ItoLurt haa triad far ud near, without
aMu La hire a trirl to sweep, duet th
mom, and take car of tbe children. 1 bav
I .il I naaaible can do to look after tb cook
' . jh afar
Select Calf.
(sM
I - r . - ... a a a art '
fJUJtrf exrvaj fin avam net irra , awns
Mr. Appleton, dubioosly, "Robert expects
a a naiiUH, mis wees, to wor on the new
hern i betide, we bave gut to board M t
Shaw, th man that atteuda tbe aw mill, for
be savs it i too far to go home alter bis
ureal, inn b back in esoo to 'tend the
coucern,' as he denominate tbe mill. This
namber, added to I be rest or my family, makes
niteen, anu "
''And how many gnests do yoir ipect ?"
interrupted Aline, sultening somewhat to
aril Mrs. Annleton' ill buitior.
"Mr, aud Mr. Jarvis' two daughters and
rrtenn," answered Mrs. Appleton.
"A goodly number for the next few weeks
twenty-one.including your humble servant,"
said A line, with mock solemnity. "1 in to
write to pa and ma this evening, and will
request them to prolong my visit ; and then
and then Pll personate lb girl you are so
mncn in need oi.
"Yon I" said Mrs. Appleton, shocked be
ynnd measure. "I cannot bear to any such
arrangement.
"1 insist upon it. 'Twill be good sport,'
aid Aline.
flie all-eventful day arrived. Will and
little Km bung on the roadside gate peering
down the rotid, waiting impatiently for th
long-looked Tor earring that would contain
the expected guests. V
bis, if we had father s telescope, we could
make them out Sooner. 1 do believe they
re coming. ' Von rnn into the library, aud
get it, whiln t watch." jf
And Will was right. - Sore enough, the
carriage came rolling aleog at a fine rate ;
and there stood Matter .Will on tiploe.
telescope in band, looking with all bis might.
Inn I that a comical sii:hlT Mid a voice
from the carrinew. aa it drew un to the Bate.
Then such a peal of" laughter, burst apon the
clear mnrnins air e M rt.. A Dnleltn made
her appearance on tbe vsranda to welcome
ber guests.
Aline was op stairs Beenine between the
muslin curtains that covered her bedroom
window. "Thev are rather stylish." thought
sue.
Isn't this nice place to visit, ma?"
suggested Laura, as they wer making prepa
rations to retire for the night.
xrs, aeart and it s fur more rational to
spond a few weeks in tbe conntry, with one's
relatives, than to go to Saratoga or Niagara
Falls, when your father's purse is so limited :
besides, if we had gone, as Louise desired, to
one, or both or those pWces, and invited Me.
Llgin to accompany ns, ten chances to one
whether, with the excitement, balls, and other
amusements that attend such places, he would
have proposed far Lnaise's ham) in marringe.
as soon as he will ber iu this quiet little
nook."
Pehsw 1" exclaimed Louise pettishly; "ten
chances lo one ir he ever does j moreover I
heard him tell pa that he intended to visit
Niagara Falls before returning to the city."
' Well," persisted Laura, "yon can't help
sdmiriii.- this lovely little nook, ns ma pleases
to t.nn it ; and no doubt we shall find plenty
to nnitise ourselves with."
"Great amusement, indeed.'' said Louise,
"to tnnpe one's life away in this secluded
spot. I'd a great sight rather remuined at
home. It' ton bid." And tear of vexation
came to her eye as she thought of her many
fashionable scqnaintanccs at Saratoga enjoy
ing a round or gayuty.
"That's nice-looking waiting-maid or M rs.
Appleton's," said Mrs Jsrvia, Aline left
the room, After seeing that they needed
nothing.
"Yes, mn but lite idea of her dressing so
absurd. Why, really, one aonld take her for
the mistrers in&tead'of the maid ! Just think
of her wearing a bird's eye linen apron !"
"The fact of it is," said Mrs. Jai vis, "work
ing girls now-n-days put themselves up al
such a height, and demand such exorbitant
prices for their services, that they cau afTord
to urcs oeiter lliun their employers.
"Come, come, wife, it's hiah time the girls
were aslucp I I'm afruid they will not be up
in the morning early enough to see the sun
rise above the hills ; and 1 cun assure them
it is worth the while, Tor it is a clorions siirht :
and ir we had to go forty miles to see it. and
pay lor it, we should not consider it time nor
money thrown away," cried Mr. Jarvi from
tbe adjoining room.
At 1 bave said before. Mr. Jarvis and
family were from the city of Iioston and for
many years Mr. Jarvis bud speculated largely
in produce; and it was said he had accumula
ted quite a fortune. Hut. be that as it may,
with bis own ami his family's extravagance.
It soon VaiiiMied, however large or small it
mi lit have been; and, instead of retiring
from business as was generally reported, he
merely wished to keep out of bis creditor's
way until he could make a shift t appease
their demands.
Mr. Richard Klgin's fattier Was warmly at-
tached to the Jai via family, so much so that
be insisted upon having Louise, his favorite,
for a daughter in-law ; and as Hichsrd was
young man of good sense, ami quite prepos
sessing, and wilbsl had considerable property
in hi own righl. the would-be match was as
anxiously looked for on the other side. Now,
there was nothing lacking to make all happy
save the consent of the gentleman in ques
tion. Richard thought ''if at first you don't
succeed, try, try again ;" and he did try very
hjrd to like Louise, and overlook her many
faults, but to no purpose. There was that
same selliih, cold, designing hypocrisy blended
in all her actions that was quite visible in
spite or bis determination to think otherwise-
llicbard and Louise were promenudinir the
walk around the garden, one eveiiintr, whan.
coming suddenly upon Aline, Will, and little
hm sealed upon th grass in semicircle.
they stepped back a few paces where they
could see and not b seen.
"Come, Lina, do translate for ns story in
French," persisted Will.
"Uh, yes! Let it be 'Little lied Riding
aloud,'" Said Em.
"Capital idea 1" chimed in Will.
So they all leuiched; and Aline commenced.
not that the children understood French, but
they liked to bear her talk so funny. "Il
was so like a dove s cooing, they said.
"Miss Lauise, what think yon now of Mrs.
Appleton' maid?" (aid Richard, after the
story wis finished.
"I don't know. Shs amuses me wonder
fully ; and I dar say she is not what she
appear ; but, nevertheless, she seems can tent
with her lot. for she goes sieging about tbe
hoose from morn till night."
After walking about for a whil longer,
they returned to th parlor, wber they found
Mr. Appleton and Mr. Jarvis enjoying a
gain of chess; whil Mrs. Appleton and
Mr Jarvis were listening to Laura's playing
on th piano-fort.
"llow iinpradeot von ar to sty eut after
tbe daw wegins to fall I" Mid Mrs. Jtrfis.
"Put glu yoo bsve come, for Mr. Apple
ton withes ns to sing 'Lily Dale,'" said
Lnr.
" Yo ar U so plessnlly occupied. I will
seat myMlf, and suiok out an th veiand
to keen awsr Ik saosouite," wis) Mr.
Shjtt
He could not tell bow long ha had been
ont there. The mnsio bed ceased ; bow and
then a light laugh came stealing through tbe
p n window. Ha did Sot beml it, so busily
was he thinking of Aline. "She isn peeieel
picture or my sister in heaven r !, ae
mentally, viewing a small miniature.
"Mr. Klgih, do come here," rried Laar,
ror the third time.
"Why, man," laid Mr. Jarvis, as that gen
tleman made L.'s appearance, "your thoughts
mnst have been buried very deep in the.
cloud not to bear your name called so many
time."
"I beg pardon ; they were not in th clouds,
but in baaven," replied he, smiling compla
cently. "Very well," saiJ Mr Jarvis, "wa are dis
cussing the very grave subject of where we
shall spend th mdrrcw. Louise due-lair
the shall die of enuvi if (the is Cooped up here
another day. Mrs- Appleton has kindly sug
gested a ride to the lake ; and, if it meets
with your approbation, it is settled that w
go."
"Nothing will pletse me belter. I've been
told that the scenery about (ha Ink is not
surpassed in th country," replied Mr. Klgin.
"Aline," said Mrs. Appleton, coming into
the breakfast room, next morning, where she
as busily employed in assisting Will and
Km to their breukfast, "I am anxious that
you should go with us to the lake. I'm afraid,
if you do not gi now. von Will not bar
another opportunity before returning home;
and yon had better take your sketch book
along, for we shall spend most of th day.
Mr. Appleton has sent over for the two Mr.
Gregorys Slid sister to accompany ot."
"I r there ain t Mrs. Appleton s maid !
How provoking 1" said Louise, as Mr. Klein
assisted her into the carriage.
Jt was a large, old-fashioned family car
riage with three seats, Mr. Appleton and
Mr. Jarvis occupying the front seat, while
Mrs. Jarvis nearly filled up tbe hack seat
with her portly dimensions. Mr. K'gin was
standing by the side helping the ladies in
when Mrs. Applvtnn and Aline came nut.
' I hurdly think there will b room for me,"
Kid Alius to XI r. Appleton.
"Yes, there will ; get in."
"Oh dearl" exclaimed Louise; "I'd rther
net go t all than be so crowded."
Just then John drove around in a demo
cratic wagon with the refreshments.
"There, I'll ride with John." said Aline.
"No, no I" said Mrs. Appleton, with a
troubled look.
"Sh I Kh ! I'm the maid, and you are the
mistress." whispered she. "Ha, ha, ha!"
And one of those queer, mysterious expres
sions beamed from out her eyes as Richard
helped her into the wagon. This arrange
ment wus by no means displeasing to John,
who more than once forgot his usual "git op"
after the (lourisli or the whip.
"Let us seat ourselves under the (hade or
those trees, and enjoy the scenery nnd the
breeze from th lake at the same time," said
M r. Jarvis,
' I am so fatigued after such a wires ride,
pa, I shull not he able In enjoy anything the
rest of the dny," said Louise, wearily.
"No, nor let any one else," replied Lanra.
' You are too hard. Laura. Yoaf sister's"
nerves are not as strong ss yours, raid ber
mother sympathetically.
"We have had such a long ride, perhaps
we had better partake or th refreshments,"
suggested Mrs. Appleton.
"Ye, wife, you ar right let us, by all
means."
The repast over, th ladies proposed fish
ing. The lines wer soon in readiuess, and
they commenced the sport quite in earliest,
the two Mr. Gregorys baiting the hooks for
Louise and Laura. While Richard was ini
tiating Sybil Gregory in the mysterious art.
the oltler gentlemen took the nets, and shoved
nfl from the shore a piece in a littltt pleitsure
bout; nnd the remainder of the party tat on
the turf watching them with pleasure.
A s,crenm from Louise, us she j rked the
line ont or the water with a large mud-turtle
dangling from the hook, caused no little mer
riment. It soon became dull to the lookers
on, so tbey took out their sewing from their
reticules ; aad Aline stole quietly away with
her sketch-book that eVer cbiisld compan
ion In her solitary rambles.
Storm-clouds began to loom ap from the
north, nud dialaht peal of thunder came roll
ing on the air, aud new and then a flash or
lightning lit up the Uuaveiia, Before the lit
1 lu party could gat their thing in ship-shape
Tor starting homewards, large drops or rain
descended in perfect torrents.
"Where cau Aline be gone?" asksd Mrs.
Appleton. in frightened voice
No one had teen her for an hour or more.
"You ladiei had better get into th car
riage and I will find her," said Mr. Klgin.
"No, no ! don't go !" cried Louiso hysteri.
cally. "You will vertuiuly be struck by tbe
lightuing."
"I presume she is safe enough. At any
rate, she is neither sugar uor salt," said Mrs.
Jarvis, ironically.
Richard did not Stop to hear more, but
went in quest or her. A frer looking for some
time, be found her seuted on moss-grown
rock under a large thick hemlock well idiel
tared from the rain. So absorbed was she
in admiring the wild grandeur of the storm,
that sha bad forgotten the time, place, uud
even the party on the beach. Her graceful
figure, neatly attired in gray dress, aud the
lovely wildwood violets that she bail wreuth-
ed around her head, making her look too
ethereal, and contrasted strangely with the
dark greeii hemlock and the roll and tum
bling of the water at ber feet, bo thong hi
Richard as h gated admiringly on the uu
pretending, (oul (peaking face before hiui.
'Queen of the rocks," said ha. at length,
"were you sent to govern the storm? If so,
wave your magic wand, and still it. for we
must leave this fairy like bower, and seek
more substantial cover."
Aline started ; and a bright pink suffused
her checks as she asked : "And wbotftit
you hither, Mr. Klgin?"
"I ca.oe without being sent," be SalJ anflly
folding a woolen shawl around her that Mrs
Appleton had provided hini wilb to protect
her from the rain.
', It was a real case or spleen, or, may be. as
little Km said, nothing more tban a It of the
pouts, which kept Louis in her room for
three whole day r er the excursion to the
lake, besides mating th whole household
world or trouble by ruaoiug her and there
a her cpricea willed.
"She i a greet mocker, herself." ,
"Hush dearl that fery oauhtf.,, '
Whet ha ruffled our little Bias temper,
this Bus afteroooa f Mid Mr. hftgio ltiif
ber on th cheek, '
"Oh. bulbing of an? cooMquane " Mid ber
mother, quietly.
"Yes, it is ofnnsequnc. too; and, if (hi
dars to My it again I'll 1'U scratch her
eve null" aid Km indignantly. "Yon see.
Mr. Elgin, Lina went down to th farther
and of th orchard, when the thermometer
stood at ninety degrM la t shde, after
Wtpajt. mi MtW fras p fcer We
ajttet that sh hid mad, for on of ma' China
vase, it was a real beantv. I can tell voa
adjust as Lina bud fla shed it, baby begun
t cry, and she ran up stairs to quiet him,
wuea inuise esme in and Matched It nut, and
miu mat great mocker made sack stnSy hou
quels that She d make one to look a little
mora genteel, if such stubborn things oonld
n made to look genteel. Stuffy, indeed !
i ney are handsome as any she has got at
home. Oh, 1 data city girls lido, 1 told
ma I didu't like Louise; but she ssys she
likes her. 1 know ahe thinks her rude; bat
1 think she ii io hateful tow I just told Li
na all about it."
"Aad what did ihe syT qnoried Mr. El
gin. "Oh. sha looked very sober at first 1 thefi
she laiiirhed. and said : 'Never mind.' Brit I
do mind."
Just then Aline cam into th parlor.
There was a svmpalhetio look stolen out
from pair of sympathising eyes tbey
caught ber own.
It is a meUncholf f4ct that Richard stop
ped tryinif io l.ki. Louise, if he had tried t
all j it wat pefrapi stubborn nes or wilfulness
on bi perl .that lui liked Aline without try
ing. So jt appeared to Mrs. Jarvi when the
fart Hecojjrw- known.
"Well.? ' T '-cried Mr innl.lnr xnmin.
into the' VpKWbor, where she with her
guest wax sealed, trying to keep Cool, for it
was an uuueuuli warm altertioou, "1 have at
la.t sacceeded in getting a girl. So, Aline,
you can once mora assume your own station
in lifa." At the same time be handed her a
letter from home, the contents of which she
was so anxious to inspect that she did not
note the wonder and surprise that were tie.
picted on each countenance that looked ao
inquiringly at her owa.
Airs. Appleton soon eSn ained tlia mvattr
to her gut-sts.
"Admirable I" cried Laura. "Sha would
succeed finely on the stage."
They all lauehed end ennaidered it a rnnrl
joke, with the exception of Louise, who could
not help thinking haw unlady like she had be
haved lo Aline; and she knew very well that
lbs rest bud noticed it too.
"Well," said Aline, luying sid her letter,
fter perusing it, "i atui torry to leave this
dear llird' Nest of yours. But ma it quite
sick, and needs my immediate care.
"1 bave come to say good-bye," (aid Mr.
Klgin, comiug into the library where Aline
waa busily engaged tying np soma book pre
vious to starting. She extended her hand
with one of her brightest (mile. "May I."
said be. retaining ber band, "com and visit
you iu your own sweet homer
A line's eyes spoke ss plainly a did the Ut
ile head that bowed an assent.
"Thank you," laid he. And the crritg
drove up to convey her to tlia depot.
Strange as it may seem Richard K'gin and
Aline Aehley were married just two months
from the time thy first anw each other, und
were ou their way to Europe, to the everlast
iug displeasure of Mrs. Jurvir, who to this
lay declures it was a scheme got np by her
husband's contrary relatives to inveigle Lou
ise out or her just rights. However inn eh
Mrs. Jarvis might have laid it to heart, Lou
iae soon healed the wound iu bare ky eloping
witn ner xreucu oauciug-mader. Luity t
Book.
THK KARTIiqL'AKE ML'T TCST.
IProm the lit. ltn. Democrat, Oct.
Oar citizens were startled yesterday mor
ning from those deep (lumbers which ever
precede approaching day, by an earthquake
such aa has seldom, if ever before visited the
United Slates. We are as yet unadvised of
the extent of soil on v.hich it lies eneicised its
rage and or the intensity or its violence io
other localities'. Rumois prevailed in the
streets yesterday of disastera occasioned by
il to various alien along the lower Mississip
pi, which were or course discredited, as the
telegraph, up lo a lute hour, gaVe ns no infor
mation of any such misfortune. The reports
probable grew entirely out of those a priori
leasomiigs which are ao apt to mislead aud
dupe the mass of men even alien they pride
themselves on a strict adherence und experi
ence. Over the adjoining regions of Illinois,
and those portions of the Stale lying folilig
ous to St. Louis, it is certain that the com
inolion was uot lens eelere thau it wus in this
city, lu Illinois it was accompanied by a
tempestuous sky and eltctiiol phenomena
of an unusul character vhile with us it wss
proceded by freaks of electricity, variously
described as vivid flushes of lightning, and aa
the deafen t cf a blinding meteoric ball from
the heavens.
Thu interval between the two shocks, the
first of which occurred at about A o'clock,
wus one of a painful suspense to such a had
aroused themselves to a full consciousness of
the nature of the danger and v. he adverted
tu the fact that ordinarily kt least in thu
eurlhqoukes of tropics, the violence of the
convulsions succeeding the Crat. or which
there are commonly two waa thai of a progress
nearly equaling geometrical ratio. The
slnunchrst houses .wayed to and fro with an
uudulatory inotiou Very much resembling
that ol a ship laboring under an entry sea,
now (eendng to slop Hill and bid defiance to
the tyranl naves uud anon bounding forward
quivering in every plunk, anil imparting to
the Vuyuge that inetlulile seiisallon winch is
lo the mind what sea-sickness is to th body.
Th rattling of window, the displacement of
furniture, the gleaming or lights from bed
rooms which suddenly illuminated tliH pitch
darkness which prevailed ; the wild terror it
some and the bewilderment or other whom
the llir. a'n ng phenomenon hail startled from
their dreams formed a scene mora easily itn
agiued than described. The second shock
took place ahoul.fiv minute after the first,
but wa or brief duratiou and inferior vio
leuc. JFrom the Intelligencer, Oct.
Two very sever shocks of an earthquake
were experienced in St. Lonii and vicinity,
about four o'clock on Thursday morning
'I he first waa precreded by the usual subter
ranean growl of awful impoit and signifi
cance. Then came the agitation of the solid
earth, and th quivering of its bosem OS if the
throe or the "Last Hay" were on il. A lull
lol owed th shock, (which is un.f. rsally ad
mitted to hava been the severest felt in the
Mississippi Valley since 1811) nnd then in
in shout seven minute th aubterranean,
storm gai arose and roared beneath the
rock end bill and brought a second but
slighter rocking of lh earth.
-A Urge and brilliant meteor shot across
the h. vns, from louth to narth between th
first sod eecond hock. It Was een by v
rieus person thiite mile wet of th fity.
Our telegraphio dispatchei inform us thai th
earlbwuak was very violent in central Illi
nais, shaking down tbimoeys od IbrMUaing
hou.
Wa are informed b? th, efflrers of th,
stesmhoat Gladiator which srrived last even,
inc. thst sh wss lying yrstrrdsy about 100
miles below St. Louis snd that nothing su
brd or fait oo board of ber of th earth
eprsba Vt rsawW awob a aMarV Wra.
TO A GINWY-FOUL.
7 hat emet antf quakei under my winder pari.
odikly, and mmkei me mot ttceettinlty.
Yon misfubte. eneckled critter you !
W'hat n thonde're you erjuawkin limit !
Doe anything hurt you Lad t Or 4 yarn
quiwk
Thst way in Oinny, where yon cwme frons.
And so squawk now from educational prega-
die. ? r
V.'hat'n mischief do you pull yfr hore.ly
fatal
Otit'hj from unJ.r your wing ami squawk
W hat's under your wing to mak you Kjuewk,
You apeckled awine of bird ?
Annulling otTenaiv. I reroa elsewis
You d keep it there for it look better 1st J.
What do you get na the fenc and euuawk for
Do vnu aee anything alarmink vau white-ailaJ
H'fckie-faather,equawking f,K1 J
IL.w do you s'poae feller ran read and rite.
Or Bleep, or lit you discordant old bonte,
oraw, rrencli horn with all the key open
And the mnuth-neiea cracked !
I wish I could pize n you, yu avtrlianng perpet
ual .qiiawxing machine I
Whit'reyou tbinkina ahoul 'hornet
Yon ruscally epitome of Oinny war-gong
A Congo tum-lum and eoarh-ahell.
Anil down-eaat vilsge braas-bend I
Ury up! ynu speckled parody of a machine
hop !
Do yon think that's music yon outrages focal
atrocity
Ton boiler maker' rxacer hated -he I
You squuwing abetract of Pandemoniuin,
Uo you think a feller can afford lo furnish bjot
iacke, And so forth, toehuck yon with daily dog yen I
May-be you think it'e tunny you epecelcd pagan
Of African extraction !
Ia your squawking sm ! or are you tYaid of me
sy !
Yoa brazen throatee, (heat Iron lunged eel urin
ation O foul creation ! Here' my blackin' kfesh st
llttsctllancons.
Tho Miatakea of a Night.
Th Cincinnati Gatnite relates an amusing
anecdote of a young gentlemen of that city,
who suffers from peculiar antipathy to going
to bed betimes, and who will never sesk bis
conch when he ran woo the drowsy god in
ny abnormal position whatever. A few eve
nings since he visited a young lady in whom
he waa specially interested and. being attack
ed hy her worthy mother with a long discourse
on sewing societies, plsns for relieTof the poor
and the like, he experienced a drowsy fit. and
fall into a profound nsp. Tbe good old lady
pm-ied on, but finally (aw the true atal or
affairs snd concluded to withdraw for the
night with her daughter, saying in hr kindly
way, "Tbe boy is very fatigned. lies applied
himself duties ; let bim slsep t it will refresh
him."
Abontthe second hotirofthe morning onr
hero awoke but with a singulnrily confused
recollection of time, place, and circumstance.
Where was lie? bow cam h there and alien ?
were q-ieslinns he conld not solve. He rose
from the sofa ar.d (at erect ; all wss darkness
not even a glimmer of light. He Anally con
cluded he wss in his own home, where he
frequently threw himself in the parlor or hall
and resgned hie apiiit to "nmnus's gnsrdian
ship. So he proceeded boldly np stairs to
pass the remainder of th night in his bd.
He passed through two room ia the dark (he
now fait perfectly confident b, was home)
until lie came as he supposed, to bis own
chamber, liefore disrobind he turned down
thn clothes from his couch, and in doing so
solicited what felt like the moot h cheek and
soft hair of a woman. Alarm seized npon
him. Where was he ? what could he do? how
escape? He had no time for reflection fores
he had permitted his hands in his agitation,
to rest upon fare or the lair sleeper she awoka
aud screamed, in most piercing alto, et lesst
twenty times in as many seconds.
He tried to calm her but only increased har
terror and unluckily awoke also an elder sis
ter, who started Dpon some vocal gymnastics
that would bave made her fortune ss a prima
donna, Roth starten from their couch, and
the younger lady sought protection in the
arms of our horo mistaking him far here eter.
While in this condition or confnsion : the
puter act! nutter and frnter famillas entered,
and lor a tune danger threatened. An ex
planation was finally made; reirson diwued
apon the minds of th sisters, and tlia youn
ger, blushing as an autumn morn, bs.trd but
a few words, and fall like a snow shower to
the floor. She saw herself in the picture of
the psst few minutes so romantic but so
strange a figure, that sweet oblivion kindly
cuine nnd shut out for the time the blushiuir
beauty of her own mistake.
It is said that the rnntrempi of thst night
mntally revealed the history or two hearts nut
understood before.
. . un.
MATHKMATtrs. Mathematica ia th most
noble and elevated science the liutmn tniad
can investigate or study. Karh question that
the student undertakes to sot re, alien accoin
pl alird but lead to another and a higher and
thus lead the intellect to consider ami gtap
pie with the grandest realisations of truth in
our universe. All other sciences (except
those to rel itinu to living being-i) ai, bi-rd
upon it. Astronomy, its eldest child and Me
chanics, its most useful servant, are bat prac
tical mathematics. How great and uoble to
calculate the distance or stars the motions of
the planets and to prophesy tbe appearance.
f a meteor; and bow useful aud gliriooa, a
advancing true civilization, t calculate Ik
horse-power or steam eugin to eetiniat lb
extent or bed or coil, or to determine tbe
practical atrenlh of iroo. All of lh.se, arc
don by tbe aid or this acisace, and the world
teomi with objects for its investigation.
Tb Illinois Central Railroad, th, most
sxteusit iinfl railway improvenieut ia tb
country, mad an assignment ou Saturday.
Oeorga Washington Park Carti, th last
member of General Washington' family,
died on Saturday last at Arliuglou, Alexan
dria couu'.y, Virginia.
Twlv thousand operatives ar, ,it af em
ployment in New York city.
Tbe inoot expanded by Ansrirn traf
elei in Lurop it limited at ll),tKK),0tj0
annually.
On firm of bp raisers in Illineis, hav
old over 80.000 pound of wool at oo, ,ai,
at an tverag of 60 cent per pound.
India is a eoastry that m toWnged
ra rr, Mtrrst.
A Hovel Craft on the Canal.
Tfce Lockport Cearler notice, a novel craft
whtoh arrived at that place en Saturday, and
tied ap at tha dock. It was a (cow-bnill boat
ebont fifteen feet long and Hire, feel wida
hgt th novelty consisted In th peculiar mo
tive power 'it being towed by dofft. The
boat was accompanied by but one mon a
ripple from t ifancy having no use 0' hit
limbs below bis knees. He manages to hob
ble about slowly by walking upon his kosss,
npon which be wore something similar to
Shoes. He is from Chicago, and says hs il
going to New York for medical treatment.
The Courier aays his dug, of which he has
sit, larg and powerful animals, are Ira ned
to perfection, ami nnderstsnd and obey hi!
word or command s well as a buman being
conld. They tow hi boat along at the rata
r four mile per hour b from tha boat giv
ing direction. When they meet a boat
they li down clos and let the tow-Iiae pass
aver them and thus tak tha inside. He has
wagon -on board for overland journeys.
His boat is an open one. and byacai.tisl
covering supported on posts is converted into
a saloon which he and h S dogs, together with
tarn raccoon, use for a parlor, dining-room
and bd room, all together on terms ol equal
ity aud good will, lie carries four loaded
pistols to protect his dogs Irom sttiick. AN
Ur procuring a dock of provisions for himself
and companions, ha anchored bis boat littl.
way irom shore, snd attracted th attention
and excited the curiosity of th pnsssrs-by,
who crowded around to sole the mystery.
s
Tan TmcsiND Mixiks Waktiio. Wa
hop it will b borne in mind in these "hard
time," tbstth Galena Lead Mines ra
among th richest and most productive mine.
in the world that th quantity or lend or
is iuxhaustiblf, and only wants the labor to
"bring it in sight" that mineral is worth
thirty dollar per thousand in sovereigns ss
soon as it is on the top of tb ground. Th
uspoion of work on all th railroads in tha
country, and the general depression of all tba
great ladustrial interests, must throw tens or
thousands of men out r employment. Wa
ny to tham all, coin I o onr lead mines tsk
your spades, picks snd gads, and go to tha
diggings." Within fifteen miles of Galena
ten thousand men can rofitnlily employ them
selves in mining this coming' winter. Tba
price of livinir will b down to tb lowest
point, and a miner' outfit for tba winter will
cost but a trifle. Let no man Complain of
want of employment so long our hills snd
vslleys abound in lead or, otily awaiting tb.
band of industry to be converted into gold.
uulcna Advertiser .
Livi so or Lard. From wnty to twr
ty-live buihels of liuse per acre is as much at
should be put upon poor lands at one tun ;
frm forty to fifty on land in good heart;
Out on strong lands, well charged with vege
table matter, 100 busbelt per acra may ha
advantageously put on at a single dote. Of
murl twice these quantities may b applied
per acre. On poor land tha most advantage
ous application or lime would b in compost
with vegetable mould, or il the cattle yard
wa covered ovr with marl, then a coveiiug
or woods-mould, and tb whole wer mixed
in tbe spring with th manur of cattle that
accumulated during winter, th corn crop
would mak, a highly favorable return next
fall.
A Run oh tbs Basx or Emoi.axd. In
May. 1831, a "run upon tb. Rank of Knglaud"
was produced by tb wall of London being
placarded with the emphatic words, "to stop
tbe Duke 1 go for gold!" advic which was
followed as sooa as given, to a prodigious ex
teut. Tbs Duke of Wellington was tbau
very anpopular ; and on Monday, the 14tb
of May, it being currently believed that th,
Duke had formed a Cabinet, the panic be
came universal, and the run npon thu Rauk
ol Kugland far com wat to incessant, that in
a few hours upwards ol half a million was
carried of. Mr. Doubleday, in bis "Lil of
Sir Robert Peel," slate it to be Well known
that th, above placard wer tbe device of
four gentlemen, two of whom were elected
member o( the Reformed Parliament Each
put down 20 and the sum thus clubbed wss
expanded iu printing thousands of thus ter
rible missives, which wet, eagerly circulated,
and ware speedily saeo upon avery wall in
Loudon. Tbe fleet is bardly to be described.
It wa electric. .V. . Courier.
Cm ai, Mrsic Recording a break in tha
North iirunch Canal, th Tuakhannock Dam
ocrat says "it will b repaired soon, ta that
tha boatman aad crew can proceed on tbeir
winding way rejoicing, en joy i tig th rich me
lody of tb boalmau's born, which hat thus
bean immortalized by tbe poet in tb, follow
ing strain i
"O. boatman I wind thst horn sgslr),
For never did tb list'uing ear
Upou it lambent bosom bear
So wild, o sweet, so soft a atrain !"
Tb lambent bosom of an ear mast b a
queer anatomical study. And as for those
wondrous strains, tbey consist of psr-cisely
half a tone. Thus : 'J'ra la la lu-la tra la,
wab a twist and a step at tbe last "U."
I tay M urphy, what the maninjr af mystery ?
faith, I was lading the paper, and it laid 'twa
mystery how il wa lio.ie." "Will '' ii
Murphy, "I'at 1 II tacb y. X whin I
lived with my father littl gossoon they rir
a partby and me mother wjnt to maiked to
buy omthiu for the p.rthy, toa nd among
a lot or things, she bot a b ill a barrel ol pork
ye sea. W.ll, she put it riots a in tke cellar.
bias ber sow I, for safs ksping till the partby
cam on, do yoa m. Wall, th a the parthy
com on, me mother tint m down cellar to
gt some or the pork do y ee; well, I wiol
dowa ta th barrel and opened it. and ished
bont, but def il a bit or pork 1 coald find ; so
1 looked around tba bariel to whar, tb,
pork wat, sad found a rat-hale ia the bottom
of tk barrel, wber tb perk bad all rnn out
aad lett th brine standing, do r sea."
''Ilould aa. Murphy I wait a bit; now till
ms bow coald all the pork git out ov the bar
rel, and love tha brine standing T "Well,
Pat," Mid Murphy, "tkat what I'd lik,
to kaow MMelf, do f, Ms : there's tb.
mystery."
A Yankee made a but with a Dutchman
tkat It could (wallow bim. Tha Hutrhmaa
lay down upon lb table, and th Yankee tf
king hi big im ia his mouth, nipped it severe
ly. "Oh, yoa are biting me," roared th,
Dochmaa. "Why, yea old foul," said tha
Yankee, "did you think I wa going to (wal
low yoa wbele?"
British regiralr tabarkiog from
rica for India.
Tb, Dank af Potutowa eorarssocd baiU
ois on tb, 9th lass.
Tha Crs,, Ireas VTarV ai tUgo!, We,
asss.ade frisk