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NEW SERIES, VOL. 1, NO. 20. SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 1, 18G5. OLD SERIES, VOL. 25, NO. 2G. . A MlfiRTf! A Tfl BALTIMORE LOCK HOSPITAL, ESTABLISHED A3 A" KF.FUOE FROM QTJACK EKV. THE ONLY PLACE WHERE A CURE , CAN BE OBTAINED. DTI. JOHNSTON hns discovered the most Corlnln, Speedy nifonly lCfloctnal ' Remedy in tlio World for all Private Diseases, Weakness of tlio Rack or Liinlw, t-'triottircs, Afl'ootions of tho .Kidneys and jiliidlur. Involuntary Discharge, Impotency, Gene ral Debility, Nervousness, Dyspepsy, Languor, Low t'pirits. Confusion of Ideas. Palpitation of the Heart, Timidity, Tremblings. Dimness of Sii?ht or Giddiness, Disease of the llond. Throat, Koso or skin, Affection rf the Liver, Lungs, Stomach or ilowels those Terri ble Disord or arising from tliu Solitary llubils of Voulb those secret and solitary prautice more fatal to their victims than tho song of Syrens to the Ma imers of llvsscs. blighting 'heir moot brilliant hope ir anticipations, rendering uiuiTingc, 'IM.', Impossi ble. JJapeedidlv, who havo become the violiui of Solitary Vice, tluit dreadful and destructive habit which anituullv sweep to nil untimely grave thousands of Young Men of tho most exalted talents nnd brilliant iutellool. who might otherwise have entranced listen ing Senates with the thunders of eloquence or waked to eegtaty tho living lyro, may call with full con fidence. MAEtitiLMai?., Married persons, or Young Jlen contemplating lnnrringe, being aware of physical weakness, organic tlcbility. deformities. Ac., speedily cured. Ho who places himself under the care of Dr. J. may religiously confide in bis honor as a gentleman, and confidently re ly upon bis skill as a Physician. trvar v. ii-sv.n Immediately Cured, nnd l ull Vigor Restored. This Distressing Affection which renders Life miserable and marriage impossible is tho pcnnlty paid bvthe victims ol improper indulgences. Young person's ore too apt to commit excesses from not being aware of the dreadful consequences that may ensuo Now, who Ihut understands tho subject will pretend to deny that tho power of procreation is lost aooncr by those fulling into improper habits than by the prudent ' Resides being deprived the pleasures til healthy offspring, tho most serious aud destructive symptoms to Doth body ami mind arise. The syston: becomes Dcrunged. the Physical and Mental Func tions Weakened. Loss of Proerealive Power. Nervous Irritability, Drspesn, Palpitation of tho Heart. Indigestion. Constitutional Debility, a Wasting of till Frame,. Cough, Consumption, Decay uud Death, (Hlir, yio. 7 tfiMitli J'r l'rl K Ktrcol Left hand sido going from Rultimore street, a few tloors from tho corner. Fail not to observe name .nnd numher. ... , . . Letters nmrt be psid and cor.tnm a stamp, lha Xoc,tor's Diplomas hang in hiso.ffiee. A 's; V.4SS55A'Xi:i 1. TWO liAXS. iS'o Nrrevry or y-tHsrmii frupti. till. joiisxw. Member of the Ro;. i.l College of .Surgeons. London, Graduate from one of the jno-t eminent ollogesin the I nitcd States, and the greutcr part of whose life has been sucnt in tbo bcpitals of London. Inns, l'hibolelpbia oikI elsewhcoe.. has ellocted some of the most asloni'hing cure? Hint wero ever known ; many troubled with ringing ill the head and ears when aleop. great nervousness, being alnnneil it uddon sounds. Im.-hfolnc-, itli frequent blushing, attended sometimes with arrangement of uuud, were cured iiniucMntely. Dr. .1. nd lre."cs nil fiwc wb havo injured them, selves by improper indulgence and solitary habits, which ruin both body and mind, unfitting them for eilhr business, study, society or marriage. Tiibsk ere some oflhc s-:nl and mvlaoeholy effects produced bv carlv habits of youth, via: Weakness of the Rack and Liiiibs. Pains in the Head. Diinnees of Sight Loss of MuTular Powit. Pal,itatiou of tho lle.irt'. livsin psy. Nervous Iiriuddlity. Derangement of the Digestive Funcliuiis, Ueucrul Debility, Symp toms ol Consumption. Ac. . Mi'NS Ai,i.v. The feaiful eflucts on the mind are much to bo dreaded Loss of .Memory, Confusion of ideas. Depression of Spirits. Lvil Forebodings. Aver sim to Soeietv. Self-Di: trust, Lovo of Solitude, Tiiniditv. arc somcof the evils produced. TiiorsAxns of persons of ullages can now judge what is the cause of their declining health, losing tneir vi"or, becoming weak, pale, uervoui nnd enaciiited, having a singular appeurauee uhout the eyes, cough aud symptoms of consumption. "s ob iS jji:" Ahobavo Injured themselves by a certain practice Indulged in hcn alone, a hubit frequently learned 'rum evil companions, or ai sei.oni. ira cnn-,. fhieb arc nightly felt, even when asleep, nnd if not I rcd renders marriage Impossible, and destroys ! oth mind and boily. should apply immediately. What a pitv that a young lnnn, tho hope of bis country, the darling of his parents, should be snatched from ill prospects nnd ciyoynient of life, by tho eoiiscquencu of deviating li.itn the path of nnturo uud indulging in a certain seerot h:tbit. Such persons ML'ST, before conteuiplnling .Vl.'aBCUI.Ks'. reflect that a sound mind and body are tho most nccessnry rcqui.-ilcs to promote coiuinhial happiness. Indeed without these, tho journeT through lifobc eomes a weary pilgrimuge ; the prospect hourly darkens to the view; the mind b"?oines shadowed with despair and tilled with tho melancholy reflec tion that the happiness of another bucoiuca blghtod with our own tpjjvfci.ixs: ' e.isii:i ikBcx'i:. 'hcn the misguided ami imprudent votary of tdeiisure finds that hu has imbibed tho seeds of Ibis painf ul uLcnsc, it u,o often happens that an Ill-timed sense of shame, or dread of discovery, deters him from applying' to those who, finnf education and Tespe;tubiin can alone befriend him. delaying till the constitutional symptoms of this horrid disease niako their appearance, such us ulcerated sore throat, diseased oe. nocturnal pains in the head afrl liuilis, dimness of sight, deafness, nodes on the aliiu bones and linns, blotches on the head, faco and extremities, progressing with frightful rapidity, till at last tho palate of Uui mouth or tho bones of the nosa full in, and tlio victim of this awful diseiuio becomes a horrid object of eouimisoration, till death puts a period to bis dreadful sufferings, by sending him to "that 1'ndiscovercd Country from bunco no traveller returns." Jt is a mrliutrliiily furl that thousands fall victims to this terrible disease, owing to the unskillfulness of ignorant pretenders, w bo, l.y the use of that Dtaitly J'uimu. JMrirury. ruin tho constitution and luaka the residue of life miserable. r B CtAXJB.IISi Trust not vour lives, or health, to tho care of the tunny I nlcarued und Worthless Pretenders, destitute nl knowledge, luiino or character, who copy Dr. Johnston's advertisements, or stylo themselves, ill the newspapers, regularly Ldueated Physicians, incapable of Curing, they keep you trifling month VV, ' mouth taking their filthy and poisonua coin I 'r as long us the sinullcst fee can be obtained, pomia .i. c.Voyou with ruined hculth to sign n.d m desp. di' mllM.ul. over your B"""- Ml0 j-hysieian advertising. His reniidiu: or treai. uient are unkuown to all Others, prepared j '.a count ry u nd a more The miiiiv thousands cured at this institution year rfter war," and" tho numerous imjiortuiit burgiow t.peraiions performed by Dr. Jobiuton, witnessed by Iho reporters of the -Sun," 'Clipper," and mauy ,thcr papers, notices of which have appeared again nnd again before tho public, bosidcj bis standing a n (reiitleiuua of charuutcr and respousibilitjr, a euflicienl guarantee tothe uliliclcd. Mel lalfcli: '. KI-EK1II t I UElh . Ferson writing should bo particular In directing their letters tobis Institui.'on, iu the billowing niauer J4BB SI. JOlC.T.. . Ol the Rultimore Lock Hospital, Ealtliuore, Md. April S, ltioi ly. , 51ATTI1KWN & CO.X, AltoriM-vx St Isiiw, No. 10 Ci-. Fulton aud Rroudway, Nuw Yurk. W ill earefiilly at tond to esdlcctions aud all othor matters intrusud to their cure. Sept. 1, 1S63. FLOUR & FEED STORE WHOLESALE XD RETAIL. THE aubacribor raspcccfully informs the publie that be k,u eoosimitly on baud at bi new WAREHOUSE, near lha Shuiuokiu Valley Railroad Depot, in Sl'MUHV, Flour by the barrel and sacks of all kinds of Food by the loo The a'vvtf i all inautifaeturod at hi own Mill, aud will beaold at tli lowest e(h prices. J M CiDWALLADFR. ' . JiaoI) s," tau-. JONES HOUSE, Corner Market street and Market Square, HAKHISBURG.tPA., Acknowledged a Firat Clas Houae. rtH13 Proprietor would most respectfully call the J. attention of the citiieuaof Sunhury and theaur rounding country, to the aeeommodntiona of hi house, assuring them they will find everything that can contribute! to their comfort. It is situated far enengh from the Depot to avoid the noise and confu sion incident to railroad stations, and at the same time only a few minutes walk from the same An Omnibus will be found nt the Station on the arrival of each train C. II. MANX, Proprietor. April 9, 18(11. 3m C. 0. BETJCE. Aufliorlzrd IVnr Claim OflhVo. WnsThirifrtori, D. O. I nioT0lftn1, Ohio. 443 Kistr Stiibt. I No 1, Lthaj's Ri.oca. Opposite Pension Office. Near the Court House. I'iiIsIIdIich the Army llrriilil. . nnd collects PENSIONS, BOUNTY, BACK PAY," Prixe-monry and all oilier ClalmJ. We pay especial attention to claims In which other attorneys have FAtLKR. or which have been SI SPLNDlvD. Wo have nlrcndy collected ami paid over to soldiers nnd their heirs over $500, 000, and are paying thousands daily. No charge unless successful. Vrite us, and we Will send you a copy of our paper, free. WE COLLF.CT from 100 to H00 Cash County. We do our business without hki.at. April 2, 1801 TO CONSUMERS OF niHE undersigned denier in Conl from the follow JL ing well known Collieries is prepared to roceivo orders for the same ut the Lowest .Market Rates, vi;: Monnioc.vrs diamond nines GllAY'S " PAUHISir & CO'S " t'UNSOLIDATKD CO'S ' Ho is also prepared to furnish tho XSiiliiiiiorel'o'M OlclirniXt 1'onl, Lump and Picjnrl. On the line of tho Susquehanna River and Havro da lirace. Ho has made arrangements for the best PITTSTON AND PLYMOUTH COALS Whioh ho is prenured to deliver on board Roots at Northumberland, or by Cars over Northern Central Railmud, uud on tho line of tho Philadelphia und l"rie Railroad, on the best terms. Ho is prepared to fill all Orders with despatch, nnd respectfully solicits orders from the Trade. Address JOHN McFARLAND. April . lSf.t. Northumberland. Pa. The ONLY reliable self-AdjSsting Wringer. No Wood-Work to Swell or Split. No Thutub-Sercws to get out of Order. Warranted Willi or without Cog-Wheels. It took the FIRST PRF.M 1 CM at Fifty-Serrn State and County Fairs m ISi'kS, nnd is. without an excep tion the best Wringer ever made. Patented in the I uited States, England, Canada, and Australia. Sample Wringer sent, Express paid, on receipt) Price. Energetic agent.' can make from 3 to 10 Dollars per day. No. 2 $ii .50. No 1.S7.50. No. F.J-:. 50 No.A.?9.50. Manufactured and 'old. wholesale and retail, by Til!-: Pl'TN AM MAM FACTL RINll CO.. No. lilPlattStrcet, New York, and Cleveland, Ohio. S. 0. NORTHROP, Agent. WHAT EVER110DY KNOWS, vix : That Iron well galvanized will not rust ; That asiniplo machine is better tbun a complicated one ; That a wringer should be eclf-adjusting, durable, and eflieient ; That 'lliinb-Screws and Fastenings cause delay and trouble to regulate and keep In order ; That wood bearings fur the shaft to run in will wear out ; That the Putnam 'Wringer, with or without cog wheels, will not tear the clothes; That cog. w heel regulators are not essential ; That the Putnam Wringer bus all the advantages and not one id' the disadvantages above named : That all who have lasted it, pronounce it tho best Wringer ever inndo; That it will wring a Thread or a Bed-Quilt without alteration. We might fill foe paper with testimonials, but In sert only u few to convince the skeptical, if lueh there be ; aud wo say to all, test Putnam's Wringer. Test itTHOROl'lillLY with ANY and ALL others, und if not entirely satisfactory, return it. Pitxam Mam tact l'iu.iu Co: tlentlemcn; I know from praotieal experience that iron well galvanized with lino will not oxidiio or rust one particle. The Putnam Wringer is a near perfect as possible, and I con cheerfully re Commend it to be the best in use Respectfully yours, JNO. W. WHEELER. Cleveland, Ohio. Many years' experience in the galvanitiug busi ness enable me to indorse the above statement in all particulars. 1 JNO. C. LEFFERTS, No. 100 licckuiiui Street. New Y'ork. January, 1H04. We hsive tested Putnam' Clothes Wringer by practical working, aud know that it will do. It is cheap ; it is simple ; it require no room, whether at work or at rest ; a child can operate it ; it does it duty thoroughly ; it caves tiuio und it saves wear anil leor. " a eorucsny auiu uu wuumhvu uiucu washing to do, with intelligent persons w ho hare any, to buy tbi Wringer. It will pay for itself in a year at most. - lion HORACE UREELEV. June 16, 1864. E3TET'S COTTAGE ORGANS. VRE not only unequalled, but they are absolutely unequalled, by any other Reed Instrument in the country. Designed expressly for Churches and Schools, they are found to oe equally well adapted to tho parlor and drawing room. For sale only by 1 E. M. RRCCE, No. IS North Seventh atroet, Philadelphia. Alo Hradbury' Pianos, and a complete aa torliuent of tbe Perfect NELODLOX. rJopt. 24, lsftt lyw BOARDING HUSE. (Formerly of the ' Lawrence House,") R1TNBURY. PENN'A. -r KrnitMK h,.r friends and the nublie cenerally 1 tiiat she ha refitted the bouse formerly occupied by Dr. J. W. Peale. on 'Rlackberry street, near the Northern Central Railway Depot, and opened Hoarding House, where sh is prepared to keep PERMANENT AND TRANSIENT HOARDERS, wtil, voikI nooks and waiters, boarder can eujoy the quiet couifuru of home with far equal to the best hotels. Pstronsge from those who may aojourn In runbury if Cottage Organ. V U rospectlutiy suiicum. Mr. MARIA THOMPSON, f ijulury, Cot :2, sjbo,-. P 0 E T I 0 A L . imo.vi.xJ oi-b. Ay, ilttil is prowinj? AA, John, llisj eyes nre. getting clim, And yenrs ro on his aliouUlcr laitl, A heavy weight for him ; But you and I nro young nnd hale, And each a stnlwnrt mnn, And wo must mnke his load as light And easy its we can. lie 9cd to tuke (he brunt, John, . At cradle nnd tlio plow, And earned our porridge by the sweat That trinkled from his brow; Yet never heard wc him complain, AY li at e'er his toil might be, For wanted e'er a wcleomo scat t Upon liU solid knee. And when our boy strength camo, John, And sturdy grew each limb, lie brought ut to the yellow Held To share the toil with him ; But ho went foremost in tho swath, Tossing aside the grain, Juttt liko the plow thrt heaves tho soil, Or ships that shear the main. Now wo must lead the van, John, Through weather foul and fair, And let the old man read and clozo, And tilt his easy chair; And he'll not mind it, John, you know, At eve to tell us o'er Those brave old tales of British times, Of grandad and tho war. I heard you speak of ma'am, Jotn, 'Tis gospel what you say, Tlmt caring for the like of us lias turned her head' so gray; Yet, John, I do remember well, When the neighbors called her vain, And when her hair was long and liko A gleaming sheaf of grain. Uer lips were cherry red, John, Her cheek was round and fair, And liko ft ripened peach it swelled Against her heavy hair ; Her. Btep foil lightly as the leaf 1'rom olT the summer tree, And all day lmsy at the wheel She sang to you and me. She had a buxom nrm. John, That wielded well the rod "Whene'er with wilful step our feck The pnth forbidden trod; Bui In the heaven of her eyu We no"er looked in vain, Aud evermore our yielding cry Brought down her tears like rain. But that is long ago John, And wc are what we nro, And little heed we day by day Her fading cheek and hair ; Ah, when beneath her feeble breast The tides no longer stir, 'Tis then, John, that we most shall feel We had no friend like her. Suro there can bo no harm, John, Thus speaking gently o'er The blessed names of those, ere long, Shall weledme us no more. Nay ! hido it not, for why shoulddt thou An honest tear disown 1 . Thy heart one day will lighter be, Keniembering it h;n Mown. For dad ia growing old, John, His eyes are getting dim. And ma'am is treading softly down The dim descent with him. But you nnd 1 oie young and hale, And each n stalwart man, And we must make their path as smooth And level as we can. TALES AND SKETCHES. A DAY I. rilTl'lCOATM. UV A MODKST VOCJiQ MAS. "I couldn't think of such thing." "it ut yon lntiht. My happyncss depends on it: Here, put on thingumbobs, and tlio what's his name." And my friend Bob Styles held up before my hesitant gaze if whole suit of feminine apparel. ) I is idea was that I should personate his lady love for one dnv, to prevent anybody from suspecting the truth namely that she had joined him in a runaway marriage party until it slioukl be too late for inter ference ; that is until tho minister should havo tied ft knot between tlicm nothing but a special grant of the Legislature could un tie. The scheme was not actually so absurd as it appeared nt first sight. Muggio I.eo was a tall, queenly woman, with an almost mas culine air, and at the time I had ft very slignt - fcjin almost elilninate,, so that in : tact, tltero was really but little ilillercr.ee on that point. Then I had light hair parted in the middle, and put a bonnet on my bead and few persons will suspect that I was not of the softer sex. These accessories also gave me quite a decided resemblance to Maggie Lee, especially wuen as in this case thcitlisguise was her own. Then the duy chosen for the runaway match was an auspicious one, Maggie's pa was to drive her to I , ft small village near where she lived, and there she was to join a sailing down D river to tho grove three miles below; from which the party was to return in carriages. Our iilun was that I should bo waiting; in tho village, and should go on tho boat witlt the sailing party, while Maggie, after leav ing ncr lamer should slip oil wttli Iiol Styles across the country. At last I cot dressed, ana presented my self before Maggie, blushing a great deal, I believe, fceliu;; very much tunclied about tho waist, and with an uncomfortable con sciousness that my shirt sleeves were too sliort; or waiting altogether. Lvervtlnng hnislicd, in the way of toilet. Bob styles took mo iuto his light wacon and drove me over to D- , by a secluded route. and left me at the hotel, where the sailing party was to assemble, heveral ot the pick nickers were already there, and they greet ed my cavalier with cordiality (everybody Knew .uou btyies.) asking if tie was going with them. Ho told them he was not. Pressing business engagements you know, and all that sort of thing. Dueced so(ry I can't go, though. I just had time to bring Miss Leo over, aud now I'm off Mr. Bimby, this is Miss Lee. Miss Withcrgall. Miss Lee," and he had rattled off a long string ot Uriel introductions, which eonvienced me that but few of the company were acquint ed with the young lady whom I was thus personating a very foituuate thing for the preservation of my disguise. Mr. Biuiby, a tall, legal-looking man, wit lift hook nose, and tu glass and puffy hair , teemed to be pleased with wy ptroontl- lo, and I overboard him whisper ' to Bob Styles, as ho went out : "Nice looking girl thrft Miss Lee." "Yes," answered Bob, with a mischievous glance at me, "sho is a nice girl, though a little go ahead aomotiuies. Keep a little look out on her, will you"-aheti lowering his voice said "not a bad match for you, old fellow, sho is rich." "Is she l"' said Bimby, his interest deepen ing. "On my honor," replied Bob. "Forty thousand dollars in her own right. Day, day !"and ho was gone. Maggie Leo artful creature ns sho was; had told her father that tlio sailing party was to assemble at amtlrer hotel, ami thith er lie Had taken lier. Having business in D , he left her there, merely saying he would send the carriago for her at eleven o'clock. She likc.a dutiful daughter, kiss- ! ed lum and bid Win good bye, nnd belore ho had got a hundred rod-"., got into Bob Stylet' light wagon, which had driven up to the back door as Mr. Leo drove from the front, and tho old story of headstrong love and prejudiced age, was enacted over uguin. As tor us of the pic-uic excursion, we had a deliglittul sail down to tlio Urnve, but somehow, I could not enjoy it. as much as I ought to havo done. hen I walked on board the boat, I felt a kwnrd as if every body was looking at mo. I found Mr. Bim by, as I had suspected, a young unit rising lawyer, mighty in Bluckslono nnd Vis own opinion. Ho insisted on paying lay fare (the boat was a regular excursion packet) nnd purchosing enough oranges, pears, and candies, to set up a elreet stand. Four or live times 1 was on llie point ol sweating at his impudent otliciousness. but bit my tongue just in time to prevent my exposure. But it was not with him that I found my koi,b the hardest to play. Iso tho young laities were thrt difficult ones to deceive. For instance there was one among them, a beautiful girl of seven teen, just returned f'tor.i hoarding school, who had not seen Maggie; Leo for three years. Of course she was delighted to sec me, when sho found that 1 was Maggie Lee; which by the way, did not occur nut il after wo had started. Sbe threw herself into my arms, pulled my veil aside, and kissed nic half a dor.en times, in a manner that made my linger ends twiugle lor an hour. It was all" very nice, but if 1 had been in l'Koi'iit.v pkusosa, I would have like. I it latter. As it was, I lelt as if I was 'obtaining goods under false pretense,' nuu lawyer Bimby might issue a warrant for n.y tirrett on that ground nt any moment. A whole lot of crinoline 'then surrounded me, on tho upper deck of thu bout, , to tho titter disgust of Mr. Biuiby and all the other gentlemen. I kept very quiet, only speak ing in monosyllables, in a falsetto voice, but the others Lord bless you ! how they gabbled! Under a strict promise of sccresy, tlie little boarding scliocl inniden who hud kissed me so Affectionately, revealed, nil her love nffairs nnd also became unpleut-ar.tly confidential about other matters iiinncoiit enough in themselves, but not customarily talked of between ladies and gentleman. I was terrible iemli.irrnssed, but it, would not do to give i'.p then. As soon as my trick should become known, Bob Styles' trick would come out, und news of that kind travels fast it: the country, he nnd his lady love would bo telegraphud, ami follow ed, before they could reach Philadelphia, where Stvlos lived and where the huol waa to bo tied. Tho river breeze was very fresh where we snt, and 1 noticed that several of the ladies were glancing uneasily nt me. 1 couldn't divine the lesson, until Jennie, my little friend from the boarding school, laid her fare dangerously close to mine, nnd whispered : 'My dear Maggie, your dre?s is blowing terribly high yoiir ntikles will be the town talk with tho gentleman I' Now I was conscious of having a very small foot for a man, and had donned a pair of open worked stockings which fume up nearly to iny waist, with a pair of gaiti rs borrowed from a servant gill, iu nil of which toggery my 'running gear' looked quite fe minine nnd respectable but the idea of the gentlemen talking about my ankles, who would have been frightened "to death if I had told her the same thing yesterday, was two much for ir.e. I burst into a tort of strangled laugh, "vliich I eould only check by swallowing half of my filagree lace edged handkerchief. The voung Indies nil looked nt mo in apparent nstouUhment at such a voice, and 1 wanted to laugh all the more. Fortunately, Mr. Bimby came to my rescue at the moment and edged himself in among' the crinoline. 'May I sit here ? he asked, pointing to a low stool near me. Certainly,' I simpered in my high falset to. 'Ah, thank vou,' said J'.itnhv, with a htek- adaiscul air, which nanseuted me, as coming from one man to another ; you are as hind as you are facionaVmg 'iou natter mo 'I I No indeed ; praise of you cannot be flattery, Miss Lee.' Oh, sir, really, you are ft very naughty man,' 1 said in the most feminine tone I eould command. Ho east a languishing glance at mo thro' the black laey veil, and 1 fairly began to fear Ins feelings.' We soon arrived at tho grove, and found our band, engaged before hand, awaiting us. Of course dancing was the first amuse ment, and lawyer Bimby led me out for a schottische. It was hard at first to take a lady's part iu tho dance, but 1 soon got accustomed to it. A waltz was proposed, and I resolved to have a iittlo amusement at the expense of tho unfortutiuto Mr. Bim- I had first made him purposely jealous by dancing with two other young i'cilows, one of whom I knew in my own character, but who never suspected me n3 Maggio Lee. The young mnn was a great woman killer; a sort of easy devi'.-mayenro rascal, who made the ladies run after him, by his alter nate wrath of action and coolness of protes tation. 1 selected him to play off against my "legal admirer. I allowed him to hold on me very closely, and occasionally looked at him with a halt fascinating expression, when we stopped tbmcing he led me to my scat, keeping his an.: :.!out my waist, anil I permitted it. Having thus stirred Bimby up to wrath ful feats of valor, I asked one of the gentle men to direct the musieinns to play a waltz. Bimby came immediately. Ahein a Mis Lee, shall I have the honor of a trying a wakz with you (' I smiled a gracious acquiescence, and we commenced. Now, I am an old stagger at waltzing. I can keep up longer tliau uuy nun-profession-ul dancer, male or female, who 1 ever met. As long be the C'aohuca or Schouubrun- mim rings In my ears, I can go oiif it is a year. A ot so, Bimby. He plead want of prac tice, nnd said that he soon got dizzy, 'Aha, old boy,' thought I, I'll give you n turn then 1' But I only smiled, and said that I should probacy gut tired first. 'Oh, yes'!' he exclaimed. 'Of course, I can waltz us long lis any one lady, but not more.' For the first three minutes my cavalier did well. He went anion! lily mid evenly, but at the expiration of- that time began to grow warm. Five -minutes ehpsed, nnd Bimby's breath camo harder und harder. On he wcr.t, however, and I scorned to no tice hin slackening up at every round, when wc pns-:ed my r.eal. After come ten or twelve minutes, the wretched man gisped out between his steps. 'Ah, n aro you not get getting very tired.'. 'Oh no !' Ibii'rst forth, ai coolly as if wc wero riding around the room ; 'Oh, no, I feel as if I could dance all night.' The look of despair that ho gave me was terrible to see. 1 was bo-ind to cc Mm through, nnd wc kept at it. Bimby staggered and r'-v.'.e wild steps in all direct'e-ns. 3 i is shirt collar wilted, eyes protruded, his jaw hung down ; and altogether, 1 saw he coul.l not hold out much longer. 'This is delightful.' said I 'and you, Jlr. Bimby waltz so easily.' 'Puff puff ah -putT--yes oh puff very, puff delightful,' he gasped. 'Don't you think it ouht, to go a little faster !' ' He rolled his eves heavenward in ngnpy Ah, puff -puff I dou't ah puff don', know. So when we ncarcd the musicians, I 'Faster, if vou please faster, and said thev played A l..v whirlwind. Poor Bimby threw his feet about like ft fust pacer, and revolved niter tho mutii-.cr of a teetotum which was nearly run down. At last he ftaggtrid a step backwards, and spinning eccentrically away from inr, i ilcit cd headlong into tlio midst of a bevy of young ladies in a corner. I turned round coolly, walked to my scat, and sent, the young v.omuu kil'er after a glass of ice water. The miserable lawyer recovered his senses just in time to sec uie thank his rival tor the water. I got some idea from this of the furi young ladies have in tormenting us poor devils o! the other sex. At this juncture, and before Mr. Bimby had time to apologize for his accident, lit tle Jennie came running into tho pavillion which served for n ball-room. As she came near, 1 perceived hir handi were clutched tightly in her dress, and 1 ioasiiiveiy shud dered as she whispered to me 'Oh, Maggie, come and help me lix my skirts they are coming down.' What should I do y 1 was in ng ony. A cold prespiration broke out aover my fore head. 1 wished myself a thousand miles awav, and anathematized Bob Stjles' mas querading project inwardly, with fearful I malcdic'.ioi.s. 1 said I wa9 tired out could not sonic- body else go I IS'o; nothing would do 1 ut I r.mst nccom- i pany her to the house of a gentleman v. ho , owned the grove, and ttosisL her to arrange her clothing. So 1 went. 'What il it should be necessary to remove the greater part of her raiment 1 "What if i she should tell me to do sonic sewing i What if iu the niul-t of nil the cmbarra-'s-uietita of being closeted with n beautiful girl of seventeen, in a state of comparative freedom from drapery, my real sex should bo discovered. 1 felt as if nn nppopletic fit would be a fortunate occurrence for me just then. However, I nerved myself for the task, and Accompanied Jennie to tho house de signated. An old lady showed us into her chamber, and Jennie, heaving n sigh of re lief, let go her dress, As sha did so, n pardon my blushes a petticoat fell to the llbor. She was about to proceed, but I alarmed her by a sudden and vehement ges ture. 'Slop !' I cried frantically, and forgetting my falsetto ; don't undress for Cod's sake!" She opened her great brown eyes to their widest extent. " 'And wliv not V 'Because 1 am I am a can you secret ?' MVhv, ves how frightened von keep a look !' 'Why what is the matter Maggie ! whv oh ! oh 1 oh ! oh !' -you And sho gave three screams. 'Hush, no noise, or I tin lost I IX- claimed, putting my hand over her mouth. '1 swear I mean no hurm ; if 1 had 1 would not have slopped you. Don't yon see V She was all of a tremble, poor little thing, but she saw thej'orce of my argument. 'Oh, sir. she said, I sec you ore a man ; but what does it all lueau 1 AVhy did you dress so.' I told her tho story as briefly ns possible after exacting from her a promise of the most sacred tecrecy. 1 then went outside tho door, and waited till sho had arranged her dress, when tsiic called mo again. , She had beard of me from Maggio and others and she wanted to hear all tlio particulars ; so I sat down by her and wo had a long talk, which ended iu mutual feelings of friendliness and old acquaintanceship, quite wonderful for peo ple meeting the first time. Just as we starled to go back to tho paviuion, I 'said I must relievo my miud uf just otto mure bur den. 'And what is that ?' sho said. 'Those kisses. Vou thought I was Mag gie Lee, or you would not have given them. They wero very sweet, but I suppose 1 must give them back. And I did. Sho blushed a great deal, but she didn't resist, only when 1 got through, she glanced up and said ; 'I think you are real naughty anyhow.' When we retreated, I found lawyer Bim by quite recovered from his diz.z.iness nud all hands ready for (upper, which - was serv ed in the bnr room. 1 sat between Bimby and Jennie ; and made love ta both in turn ; to ouo as Maggie Leo und to tlio' other as myself. After supper, at which 1 astoni; li ed a great many by eating rather more heartily than young ladies generally do, wo hud more dancing, and I hinted pretty strongly to Mr. Bituby that I should like to try another waltz, Ho didu't take tho hint. Finding it rather dry amusement to danco with ray own kind, I soon abandoned the i.i... i i..,i i., .,..,., -ii ..it' Pivasuiu UUL4 lllUOUUIIUtl VbUIIIU IV. tIl(V. " ' - ...:.i. t' iuto tho moonlight -with me. We found I tho grove a charming place, full of pictu resque little corners aud rustic seats ; and great grey rocks leaning out over the river. On one side of these latter a little bench was placed in a nook sheltered from the wind and from the sight. Hero wo sat in tho fall flood of the moon light and having just had dinner, I felt wonderfully in need of a segar. Accord ingly I went back to a little stand rear the ball-room nnd purchased eeveral of the won derful woman who sold rei'rcdimrnts. Then returning to the seat by the rocks, I gave up nil cause or feurj for my incognito, m revelled in tho pleasures of solitude the I fragance of my sear the moonlight aud I little Jennie's presence, j How long wc tat thee.'-, jionvrn knows, j We talked nnd laughed, and sang, and j looked into each other's eyes, and told for- tunes; and performed ail the nonsensical operations common omongnt young people i just falling in love with ci;.:lt other, and : might have remained thew till tho month J of Au'i 't ir. thu y nr of our I,or I eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, for aught I knovr, j had not tho carriage been sent to convey I us home and thu rest of the company began j to wonder where we were, j This wonder begat questions, the qur-s-; lions fears, and fens search, headed by the valiant Bimby. They called and looked, i and listened, but our position clown in the I sheltered nool; among the roc!;s prevented tiiem irom Hearing us or us them. At length they hit vipou our path, and nil came along iu single file, until they got to tho opn apace tiliove. Then they saw a sight. I was spread out in a free and easy po sition, my bonnet off, and my hair some what towzled tip. One foot rested on the '.'round, and liis other on a rock, about, level with my htw, ' regardless of ankles this lime.l and thefs I .v.t p-illing cway in a very unlady-like mmricr. Jennie was tilting close beside me with, her head nlmoi.t on my shoulder, and her small waist encircled by my srm. Just as tlic party came along above, 1 laughed out in a loud muscular voice Jut to think of poor what's his name, thcr,', Bimby J Suppose ho knew that he had been milking love to a man 1' 'Hush cried Jennie. 'Look ! there he is and oh my gracious 1 there ij the whole company !' 'Vis we were fairly caught.' It was of no use for me to clap rn my bonnet and as sume my falsetto again they had all seen too much for that. Besides, by this time, Bob Suits nnd Maggie I.ce were doubtless ,onc flesh,' nnd my disguise was of no furth er importance, so I owned up and told the story. I.awvcr Bimbv was in a rage. Ha vow- ed to kill me, and even squared off, but the rest of the rartv laughed nt lum so uiimer- cii'tilly, and suggested that wc should waltz. it out together, tljnt lie lin.illy cooled, and slunk away to take some private conveyance to D . Bob Styles and I are living in a double house together. He often says he owes his wife lo my masquerading, but be doesn't feel under any obligations to nie, for I owe my wife to the same thing. X. B My wife's name is Jennie. MISCELLANEOUS. E5 5 SCtA.C AM XVIE'C. A man is a good husband, vou sav. It Is well. But what would he have been with another wife. I Ko husband ut all, perhsps. or worse than none. His goodne 8 is his ; wife's, or more his wife's than his. It is 1 well we say. that tin ier any influences be i can be good ; but let him not take all the ! credit of his goodness .to himself. The big- : ger share is line to bis better naif. Some I might be good, if tried, to two or three in ; succession; some, but to one; and some, also, to none. A woman is a good wife. This, t.io, is well. But how much ol lier goodness is her husband's 1 She cannot tell. Perhaps one-half. Perhaps two thirds Then let ln r not be, proud. Let her keep from boasting. Let her cherish modest thoughts of herself, and from charitable jildg"inetit of others, and her virtue w ill be all the greater, and her comfort all the sa fer. Why Bi.ks woitic in tiih Daiik. A life time niav be sm ut in investigating the mys teries hidden in ft bee-hive, nnd still half of ! the secrets would be undiscovered. The formal ion of the cell has long been a cele brated problem for the mathematician, whilst the changes which the honey under goes idler at least an equal interest to the chemist. Every one knows what honey from the comb is like. It is a clear yellow syrup, without a trace ot solid sugar in it. L'pon straining, however, it gradually assumes a chrystuiline appearance it randies, as the saying is, and ultimately becomes a so'.id lump of sugar, It has not been suspected that this change was due to a photographic action ; that the same agent which alters the mo'.eculft nrrango'uent of the iodine of sil ver on the excited collodion plite, and do termini's the formation of camphor And iodine christals in a bottle causes the syrupy honey to assume a christalline form. This, however, is the rase. M. ScheiSler has en closed honey in stoppered flasks, some of which he Ins kept in perfect darkness, whiM others have 1-een exposed to the light. The invariable results have been that the sunned jxirtion rapidly crystaliz.es, whilst that kept in the dark has remained perfectly liquid. We now sec why bees aro so careloi to work in perfect darkness, and why they are so careful to obscure the glus windows which are sometimes placed in their hives. The existence ot their young depends on the liquidity of the aocharitio food presented to t hem; and if light were allowed access' to this, the syrup would gradually acquire a more or less aolid con sistency ; it would cul up the cells, and in all probability prove fatal to the inmate of tho hive. Quarterly Journey vf Scienct, Sad nite.ri.TS or Ctvir. W'Alt. A corres pondent, writing from Savannah, says it is a sad sight to look upon the Southern women as they pass through the streets with their pale countenance and deep mourning garments, terrible indeed nas uecn in loss of Soul hern life, and especially young men of education ar.d good social position. The awlul slaughter in the fields of Virginia and at tlio Southwest has car ried desolation to the home of tho South to a much greuter extent than at the North. Tho rebel generals have often thrown their battalions upon Federal batteries, (sweeping the in iuto oblivion, hundreds at a time,) with a recklessness of consequeucca that made, on one occasion, even such a voterau as General Phi'.. Kearney shudder. It wits thus that .Magrudcrs men, tilled wun whiskv, advanced in the face of a federal battery of forty or City gun almost itiUiu death. The oinij i full of mosjf uent( Art DnoUsili t'nre for Isrmiheiine There is a famous prescription in use Knrlar.d, for the cure of drunkenness, whieh thousands are (aid to have be assisted in recovering themselves. T receipt came into notoriety through t efforts of John Vino Hull, commander of t Great I'.astcrn steamship. Hu hail fall into such habitual drunkenness, that 1 most earnest efforts to reclaim himself pn ed unavailing. At length. he sought the r vice of An eminent physician, who gave hi a prescription which he followed faithfu for seven months, nnd at tho end of tl. time, had lost all desire for liquor, ultimo, he had been for many years led captive b most debasing appetite. The receipt, win he afterwards" published, nnd by which many other drunkards have been assisted reform, is as follows: Sulphate of iron, li grains; magnesia, ten grains; pepperm water, eleven drachms: spirit of nutmeg, i drachm, twice a day. I bis preparation nt ns a tnuie and stimulant, and so purtiu supplies the place of the accustomed liqu arid prevents that absolute physical u moral prostration that follows a slide breaking off from the use of stimulati drinks. A Ri t;xi in a S.WAssArr (,'iiuiifMi. T Savannah JiciuUiruii, of the 20lli, in givi nn account of services in one of the Afrit rhurchc3, Fays: "Rev. Janus Sinims, 1 mcrly a preacher and a slave in f avann electrified the audience by the power n eloquence of his speech, in which ho tlepi ed the contrasts between freedom and slave Mr. Si mms concluded his remarks by lei ing off in tho John Brown hymn, in t chorus of which tlio whole congregati joined." Tim Maiikii;ii Likb oi Jonx Wkslbt. When Wesley settled, he said, "It would more useful to marry." He married widow, who, through her jealousy, led 1, u life of wretchedness ind misery. At 1 his cpirit was up, and lie wrote to he "Know me and know yourself. Suspect no more; provoke me no more; do not i longer contend for mastery, for pow money or praise; be content to be ft priv insignificant person, known and loved Ood and me.'" It, is not likely that a 1 man would be pleased nt being reconime ed to bo an insignificant person. Al twenty yeara disquietude, she one day him. He boro it philosophically. He w even beyond it; he took his diary anil the most pithy entry into it I ever met -, in a diary: ''A'ine,t"t rcliqvi, lion demiti, rflocAi," which may be translated thus did not leave her; 1 did not seud her w 1 shan't send for her back." Aud so ein the married life of John Wesley. Dr.st nvirios oy Piiopbp.tt at Fatri vir.i.c, N. C. A correspondent of the 2 York Herald, noticing Gen. Sherman's nn merit from Fayetteville, N. ('., says : Before evacuating the town he made c pleto work of the destruction of the ex sivc arsenal at that place, This arsenal taincd all the valuable material taken f the Harper's Ferry arsenal, and was tho gest nnd most complete establishmcn! the kind in the South. The build''igf i torn down, the machinery destroyed, all the tenement buildings burned. In dititm to this destruction, every cotton in Fayetteville four or five in number several on the lloeklish rrnk, were dest ed. These were all very large facto turning out vast amounts of materia! clothing the rebel army. The buil occuoied by the Bank of the State of 11 j Carolina, the residence of Mr. M. Bank widow lady, and the elegant place ol E. J. Hale," proprietor of the Observer n paper, together with the newspape: tabiishnicra itself, and several old v houses were burned through the wuuti of the hangers on of the umiy. Six s stem-wheel river steamers were burne the wharf, but whether by our troops i bcl stragglers does not appear. A Pai.apb Bl'knkd is Geiimant. Ot 2;)d ultimo, the Schloss or Duke's Pala Brunswick, Germany, wus totally destr by fire while a court ball was in progre Tlio ladies escaped from the ball roo their satin slippers and ball drisit-s, tlir ice and snow. A letter eays ; "Men were recn dragging out sacV gold nnd silver plate; a tVw out of the valuable collection nf picture were sa the gorgeous ball room, with its crii velvet hangings, magnificent gold clu liera, and gioups of orange trees, ex and tropical plants, were also in flame luxuries supper was burning, the plate li Aid tho linen in nhc. Among the v of art destroyed was a colossal bronze 1 of Brnnonia, the patron goddess of the t ctanding in a car of victory, drawn by soliosal bronze horses. A Yoi.-.Nii i.ady of Newark, Ohio, n; Maggie Elliott, recently died uude following circumstance: She left father's house in company with her y associates, for an evening visit at the dence of a neighbor, and while nnv themselves "hunting the thimble," M became possessor of it, and pluciug it i mouth to hide it from the others, neciil swallowed it, producing internal ir which" terminated in her death. Tim immense property forming the patrimony of Spain will Lo sold fo benefit of the Spanish nation. It is exp that the sale will produco 600,000,000 The bill which has been ittr.wn up a instance of the (jueen, was rteeived I Chamber of Deputies with iudescri enthusiasm. As Or.n IKcnrti.oR's Ukviak&s t'ws misn. If you don't marry them, they o you. If you do, they almu you. 1 don't let them have thisir own way, h.itt you. If you do, they r you. 1 see a better looking felL,.w than yo and take a fancy to him, why ten to ot they rvn way from you. Get nyt 2S'ot if J know it. A IIautporh gentleman, who was , years Ago engaged in quarrying oi upper Delawaro river, remembers thr.t drilling a rock n disagreeable fluid 1 from the hole, sud tin y had to plug Ho is now of tho opinion that he "struck ilc,''and he has gone out t party to "pull out the plug." LlBF-RTT . TKS P.U.MFlTq StT0. miial Dahlgreu's ordvr, issued at G town, proclaims that under the laws I uited States slavery no longer exists in tbe limits of the Union, and ho t this to all the slaves in thut riiv! : important act i. the first bttp taken ! fu0 ""ndment to l-iiu nationa,. lon.t, i iu practical