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MEYERS A MENGEL,
Attorneys at i'aiv.
S. L. RUSSELL. J- H. LONGENECKKB.
I) USSELL & L(>X<iEXECKEIt,
I, ATTORNKVS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW,
BEDFORD. PA.,
Will attend promptly and faithfully to all busi
ness entrusted to their care. Special attention
?;iven to collections and the prosecution of claims
or Back Pay, Bounty, Pensions, Ac
OFFICE, on Juliana Street, south of the Court
House. apro, Wtf
J. MCI). SUARI'K. E - KERR.
QIIARPE A KERB, ATTORNEYS
O AT LAW. BEDFORD. PA., will practice in
the courts of Bedford and adjoining counties Of
fice on Juliana St., opposite the Banking House of
Reed A Sctieil. | March 2, '66.
J. R. DURBORROW. | JOHN LUTZ.
DU RBOII It O W & LUT Z ,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA ,
Will attend promptly to ull business intrusted to
tLeircare. Collections uißdc on the shortest no
tice.
They are, also, regularly licensed Claim Agents
and will give special attention to the prosecution
of claims against the Government for Pensions,
Back Pay, Bounty, Bounty Lands, Ac.
Offiee on Juliana street, one door South of the
"Mengel House," and nearly opposite the Inquirer
office. _
TOHN P. REED, ATTORNEY AT
LAW, BEDFORD, PA Respectfully tenders
his services to the pnblic.
Office second door North of the Mengel House.
Bedford, Aug, 1, 1861.
lASP YM. ALSIPATTORNEY AT
1i LAW, BEDFORD, PA. Will faithfully and
promptly attend to all business entrusted to his
care in Bedford and adjoining counties. Military
•laims. back pay, bounty, Ac., speedily collected.
Office with Mann A Spang, on Juliana street,
t in doors South of the Alengel House.
Jan. 22, 1864,
F. M. KIMMELL. | J W. LINWBNFKLTKR.
JT IM MELL & LING EX FELTEIt,
IV ATTORNEYS AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA.,
Have formed a partnership in the practice of
the Law. Office on Juliana street, two doors South
of the •'Mengel House,"
G1 H. SPANG, ATTORNEY AT
r. LAW BEDFORD. PA. Will promptly at
tend to collections and all business entrusted to
his care in Bedford and adjoining counties.
Office on Juliana Street, three doors south of the
"Mengel House," opi>osite the residence of Mrs.
Tate.
May 13, 1864.
B. P. METERS. | J. W. DICKERSON.
MEYERS & DICKERSON, AT
TORNEYS AT LAW, Bedford, Pa., office
same as formerly occupied by Hon. S. L. Russell,
a few doors south of the Court House, will practice
in the several courts of Bedford county. Pensions,
bounty and back pay obtained and the purchase
and sale of real estate attended to. | mayll, 66.
HAYS IRVINE, ATTORNEY AT
LAW, Bloody Run, Pa. Office in Harris'
New Building. marl3'6B
BJ. WILLIAMS & SONS,
. No. II? North Sixth Street, Philadelphia
Largest masitacu'rers of
VENETIAN BLINDS
A N"/IV/)OIR SHADES,
AT THE LOWEST
Blinds Repaired. Store Shades, Trimmings,
Fixtures, Plain Shades of all kinds. Curtain Cor
nices. Picture Tassels, Cord Bell Pulls, Ac.
apr24m2
and cabinet
n ROOMS.
THOMAS MERWIXE,
AT THE
OLD STAIIL WORK SHOP,
has re-openeil the Furniture and Cabinet business
in that part of town, and is prepared to furnish
ALL KINDS OF FURNITURE, at remarkably
cheap rates. Call and examine his work before
purchasing elsewhere. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Special attention paid to the manufacture and
furnishing of coffins. Terms reasonable.
maylmJ
DR. H.FRAESSLEY, PHYSICIAN
FOR THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC
DISEASES, and formerly attending Physician 111
one of the most celebrated hcspitals in the world
for Chronic Diseases, will make his first \isit
through this county, for the treatment of chronic
diseases, and may be consulted at the following
places and times, free of cimsge.
If the Dortor ran not tell and explain the na
ture of a disease of a Patient after a thorough
examination, without moling many questions,
he considers himself not able to treat the rase.
He submits himself to be judged from that
standpoint, if the patient is not satisfied it will
not cost him anything.
Saxton, Saturday, May 11?.
Woodbury, Monday. May IS.
Pattonville, Tuesday, May 19.
Enterprise. Wednesday, May 20.
St. Clairsville. Thursday. May 21.
. Lewisville. Friday, May 22.
Marietta, Saturday, May 23.
Pleasantville, Monday. May 25.
New Paris, Tuesday, May 20.
Sehellsburg, Wednesday, May 27
Buena Vista. Thursday, May 28
Dry Ridge, Friday, May 29.
Rockville. Saturday, May 30.
Bridgeport, Monday, June 1.
Pala Alto, Tuesday. June' 2.
Centreville, Wednesday, June 3.
Rainsburg, Thursday, June 4.
Charlesville, Friday, June 5.
Springville. Saturday, June 6.
Clearville, Monday, June 8.
Cheneysville. Tuesday, June 9.
Elbinsville, Wednesday. June 10.
Robisonville, Thursday, June 11.
Brush Creek, Friday, June 12.
Rayshill. Saturday, June 13.
Bloody Run, Monday. June 15.
Yellow Creek, Tuesday, June It?
Hopewell, Wednesday, June 17.
Riddlesburg. Thursday, June 18.
Fairplay, Friday. June 19.
Bedford, (Mcngel House) Saturday, June 20.
fcgfDr. H. Fraessley is a regular educated
Herman Physician, having practiced Medicine
nearly twenty years in Europe and this country.
Call at your principal post-office and get one of
Dr. Fracssley's circulars,
maylowl*
IT7~ ATERSIDE WOOLEN FAC-
J J TORY !-30,000 LBS. WOOL WANTED!
The undersigned having leased the Large New
Woolen Factory, erected recently at Waterside,
for a number of years, respectfully informs the old
customers of the Factory and the public generally,
that they will need at least the above amount ot
wool. They have on hand a large lot of Cloths,
Casimeres, Tweeds, Sattinetts, Jeans, Blankets,
Coverlets, Flannel, Ac., which they will exchange
for woof, as has been the custom heretofore. Carpets
will be made to order, at all times. Stocking
yarn of all kinds always on hand. Our Peddler,
W. H. Ralston, will cll on all the old customers,
and the public generally, in due time, for the pur
pose of exchanging goods for wool. The highest
market price will be paid lor wool in cash.
N. B. Wool carding spinning and country Full
ing will be done in the best manner and at short
notice. JOHN I. NOBLE A BRO.,
may22n>3 Waterside, Pa.
@he iicftforb #a?dtc.
BY MEYERS & MENGEL.
ftoofland'is (fohunu.
YOU ALL
HAVE nEARD OP
HOOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS,
AND
HOOFLAND'S GERMAN TONIC.
Prepared by Dr. C. M. Jackson, Philadelphia.
Their introduction into this country from Ger
many occurred in
182").
THEY CURED YOUR
FATHERS AND MOTHERS,
And will cure you and your children. They are
entirely different frornqr -w- the many preparations
now in the country cal I—l led Bitters or Tonics.
They are no tavern A A preparation, or any
thing like one ; but good, honest, reliable medi
cines. They are
The greatest known remedies for
Liver Complaint,
DYSPEPSIA,
Nervous Debility,
JAUNDICE,
Diseases of the Ki.dneys,
ERUPTIONS OF THE SKIN,
and all Diseases arising from a Disordered Liver,
stomach, or
IMPURITY OF THE BLOOD
A
Constipation, Flatulence, Inward Piles, Fullnes
of Blood to the Head, Acidity of the Stomach,
Nausea, Heartburn, Disgust for Food, Full
ness or Weight in the Stomach, Sour Eruc
tations, Sinking or Fluttering at the
Pit of the Stomach, Swimming of the
Head, Hurried or Difficult Breathing,
Fluttering at the ss. Heart, Choking or
Suffocating Sei.sa f 1 tions when in a Lying
Posture. Dimness of V./ Vision, Dots or Webs
before the sight. Dull Pain in the Head, Defi
ciency of Perspiration, Yellowness ofthe Skin
and Eyes. Pain in the Side. Back. Chest,
Limbs, etc., Sudden Flushes of Heat,
Burning in the B'lesh. Constant Imagi
nings of Evil and Great Depression of Spirits.
AH these indicate diseases of the Liver or Di
gestive Organs, combined with impure blood.
HOOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS
is entirely vegetable and contains no liquor. It
is a compound of Fluid Extracts. The Roots,
Herbs, and Barks from which these extracts are
made, are gathered in Germany. All the medi
cinal virtueus are ex .-v tracted from them by
a scientific Chemist. | I These extracts are
then forwarded to this V/ country to be used ex
pressly fur the manufacture of these Bitters.
There is no alcoholic substance of any kind used
in coini>ounding the Bitters, hence it is the only
Bitters that can be used in cuses where alcoholic
stimulants are not advisable.
HOOFLAND'S GERMAN TONIC
is a combination of all the ingredients of the Bit
ters, with pi ltF. Santa Cruz Rum. Orange, etc. It
is used for the same diseases as the Bitters, in case
where some pure alcoholic stimulus is required.
You will hear in mind that these remedies are en
tirely different from any others advertised for the
cure of the diseases named, these being scientific
preparations of medicinal extracts, while the oth
ers are mere decoctions of rum in some form. The
TONIC is decidedly one of the most pleasant and
agreeable remedies ever offered to the public. Its
taste is exquisite. It is a pleasure to take it. while
its life-giving, exhilarating, and medicinal quali
ties have caused it to he known as the greatest of
all tonics.
DEBILITY.
There is no medicine equal to Hooil&nd's Ger
man Bitters or Tonic in of Debility.
They impart a tone 1-4 and vigor to the whole
system, strengthen JL the appetite, cause an
enjoyment of the food, enable the stomach to di
gest it, purify the blood, give a good, sound,
healthy complexion, eradicate the yellow tinge
from the eye, impart a bloom to the cheeks, and
change the patient from a short-breathed, emaci
ated, weak, and nervous invalid, to a full-faced,
stout, and vigorous person.
Weak arid Delicate Children are
made strong by using the Bitters or Tonic. In
fact, they are Family Medicines. They can be
administered with perfect safety to a child three
months old, the most delicate female, or a man of
ninety.
These remedies are the best
Blood Purifiers
ever known and will cure all diseases resulting
from bad blood. Keep your blood pure; keep
your Liver in order; * keep your digestive
organs in a sound, 1 healthy condition, by
the use of these reme JLJ dies, and no diseases
will ever assail you. The best men in the country
recommend them. If years of honest reputation
go for anything, you must try these preparations.
FROM IION. GEO. W. WOODWARD.
Chief Justice ofthe Supreme Court of Pennsylva
nia.
PHILADBLPHIA, March 16, 1867.
I find that "Hoofland's German Bitters" is not
an intoxicating beverage, but is a good tonic, use
ful in disorders of the digestive organs, and ot
great benefit in cases of debility and want of ner
vous action in the system.
Yours Truly,
GEO. W. WOODWARD.
FROM HON. JAMES TAOMPSON.
Judge of the Supreme Conrt of Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA, April 28, 1866.
•I consider "Hoofland's German Bitters" a valua
ble medicine in case . of attacks of Indiges
tion or Dyspepsia. I can certify this troin
my experience of it. -Z~A_ Yours, withTespeet,
JAMES THOMPSON.
FROM REV. JOSEPH H. KENXARD, D. D.,
Pastor of the Tenth Baptist Church, Philadelphia.
Du. JACKSON — DE AR SIR :—I have been fre
quently requested to connect my name with rec
ommendations of different kinds of medicines, but
regarding the piactiee as out of my appropriate
sphere, I have in all cases declined; but with a
clear proof in various instances, and particularly
in my own family, of the usefulness ot Dr. Hoof
land's German Bitters, I depart for once from
my usual course, to express my full conviction
that for general debility of the system, and es
pecially Tor Liver Com ]rlaint, it is a safe
and valuable prepara fx! tion. In some cases
it may fail ; hut usual 1 1 ly, I doubt not. it
will be very beneficial to those who suffer from the
above causes. Yours, very respectfully,
J. H. KENNARD,
Eigth, below CoatesStreet.
CAUTION.
Hoofland's German Remedies are counterfeited.
The Genuine have the signature of C. M. .JACK
SON on the front of the outside wrapper of each
bottle, and the name of the article blown in each
bottle. All others are counterfeit.
Price of the Bitters, $1 per Dottle;
Or, a half dozen for
Price of the Tonic, #1 50 per bottle ;
Or, a half dozen for $7 50.
The tonic is put up in quart bottles.
Recollect that it is Dr. Hoofland's German
Remedies that are so universally used and so
highly recommended ;and do not allow the
Druggist to induce I lyou to take anything
else that he may is just as good, he
cause he makes a larger profit on it. TRese Reme
dies will be sent by express to any locality upon
application to the
PRINCIPAL OFFICE,
At the German Medicine Store.
No. 631 ARCH STREET, Philadelphia.
CHAS. M. EVANS,
PROPRIETOR.
Fjrmerly C. M. JACKSON <fc Co.
These Remedies are for sale by Druggists, Store
keepers and Medicine Dealers everywhere.
Do not forget to examine the article you buy,
in order to get the genuine.
mtty29'6Byl
Site fiU'tlfiml
CORRESPONDENCE.
DEAR GAZETTE The Report of the
House Committee on the Washburne
Donnelly difficulty, which Mr. Eld
ridge, of Wisconsin, mildly termed
"ambiguous," is one of the most re
markable documents, produced by re
markable members of Congress, dur
ing this very remarkable age.
The House returns in a body from
the Senate, where the President of the
United States is being tried, before the
High Court of Impeachment for high
crimesand misdemeanors, prominenta
mong which is the charge of having spo
ken disrespectfully oft he Congress of the
United States. This imposing and im
maculate body had scarcely returned
to its own Chamber, before Mr. Don
nelly,of Minnesota, an Impeacher, rises
to a point of order, and charges Mr.
Washburne, of Illinois, another Im
peacher, with having violated the
rules of the House, of social inter
course, of everything that was good,
decent or respectable. Washburne re
plies, chargiug'the Minnesotian with
having changed his name to escape
the Penitentiary, with being a rene
gade to his God and Religion, with be
ing concerned in all schemes of plun
der and corruption, etc. Despite the
efforts of a few of their fellows to stop
the family broil, knowing the truth of
the old adage about thieves falling
out, they still continued. The blood
of the Yahoos was up, and they con
tinued to hurl excrement in each oth
ers faces and the faces of their fellow
members, until the very air was taint
ed, until the olfactories of all not train
ed in Boston or Oberlin, were over
borne by the truly Moil' stench. llow
eminently characteristic of the party of
moral ideas and holy practices! How
fitting the actors, time and place. The
slums and sewers of the worst canker
spots of the worst modern cities, could
not furnish such an amount of villain
ous vituperation. Epithets that are
but sparingly used in Bawdy and Boos
ing Kens, flew through the Halls of
Legislation in more than bacchanal
profusion. Familiarity, with vice and
crime, at least with the worst of their
vocabularies, was more apparent than
with thelanguageor laws of Commerce
or th<' "quips and quirks" of the legal
gentleman. Each Hon. gentleman
succeeded in proving his adversary—
and himself—a most villainous, gan
grened scoundrel, totally unfit to occu
py any position of honor and profit, to
hfOfffho fKo aumo air trifh it*
contamination to all honest, honorable
men and such as no other civilized
country under Heaven would allow to
retain their places for a moment after
such and expose.
But what can we expect or hope from
a Nation ruled by such characters as
Butler, of Massachusetts, and Logan,
of Illinois, and their worthy confreres.
Male prostitutes, who, "in plying their
vocation," have sacrificed every
thought, feeling and impulse charac
teristic of the gentleman, and are no
toriously willing and anxious to con
tinue.
"Give us an ounce of Civet, Good i
Apothecary."
Rcvenon a Nous Mouotus , we have a
few words to say yet on the fight of the
Yalioos, or rather of the action of that
white-washing committee, headed by
Poland, of Vermont.
"A decent respect for the opinions of
mankind required" them to appoint a
Committee of Investigation, organized
and instructed to do for Washburne
and Donnelly what the Committee of
the Pennsylvania Legislature of a few
years ago, headed by an illustrious cit
izen and blood-stained Warrior of ye
ancient Borough of Bedford, was in
tended to do and did do, for Simon
Cameron, that is white-wash him.
This Committee, like the other, was
authorized to send for persons and pa
pers, and before commencing they let
it he understood that the papers most
acceptable to modern investigators, and
lin peachers were Greenbacks. As for
persons, the absence of Sanford Cano
ver, was deeply to be regretted and in
terfered sadly with the working of
their committees, particularly the
Smelling Committees, but as long as
Ashley, of Ohio, and Butler, of .Massa
chusetts, remained in Congress and
ruled in National Affairs, they had
hopes for the "God and Morality" par
ty, and hoped to be able by "strict at
tention to business to merit a continu
ance of the patronage so liberally be- j
stowed," Ac. (see Small bills).
The Committee met on the 14th May.
Washburne and Donnelly appeared
personally and by Attorney. It was
announced to the Committee that the
language used on the floor of the I
House had been drawn and had only
been spoken in a Pickwickian sense.
Nothing remained therefore for them
to examine but the letter of the Illi
noisan, in which he charged that
Donnelly had run away from Phila
delphia between two days, and chang
ed his name to escape the Penitentiary,
that he had betrayed iiis God and his
religion, and been steeped in corrup
tion and infamy ever since he had been
in Congress, identified with schemes of
plunder, every one of which was sure
of his support. This is the sum and
substance of the Washburne letter, I
don't pretend to give the words.
It seems to have been written in a
Pickwickian spirit, if not with Pick
wickian sense, and this sapient Com
mittee divide they cannot investigate
BEDFORD, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 19, 1868.
it, Ac. And ask that the Committee
be discharged and the Resolution ta
bled, and so ends the most wanton,
outrageous and disgraceful scene that
has occurred in a deliberative body,
since the world began. There is not a
tribe of Savages on earth, feeding on
locusts, lizards, cold mare meat, or
train oil, that would submit to the
deep disgrace of being led by such men,
and yet the once proud, free and boast
ful American Nation, bears this and
infinitely more from this 'loil' party.
Let us stop our Missions, quit the
Tract business, stop sending Bibles and
Preachers through the world, and try
to clean up before our own doors, as
they did in Jerusalem.
A KIND HEART.
A True French Romance.
Knowing that the general class of
readers are more interested in tales
founded upon facts than fiction, we
give the following sketch, which, al
though rivaling many of those roman
tic pictures drawn by fiction writers,
is vouched for by an old English jour
nal as being founded upon a real life
occurrence, and merely polished by
the pen of the writer. A newly mar
ried couple had just come from the
altar, and were about starting on a
bridal tour, as the following conver
sation took place:
The newly married husband took
one of his brides's hands in his own.
"Allow me," said he, "thus to hold
your hand, for \ dread lest you should
quit me. I tremble lest thisshould he
an illusion. It seems to me that I am
the hero of one of those fairy tales
which amused me in my boyhood, and
which, in the hour of happiness, some
malignant fairy steps ever in to throw
the victim into grief and despair."
"Re-assure yourself, my dear Fred
eric," said the lady. '"I was yester
day the widow of Sir James Melton,
and to-day I am Madame de la Tour,
your wife. Banish from your mind
the idea of the fairy. This is not a
fiction but a history."
Frederic de la Tour had, indeed some
reason to suppose that his fortunes
were the work of a fairy's wand; for,
inthecourseof oneor two short months,
by a seemingly inexplicable stroke
of fortune, he had been raised to hap
piness and wealth beyond his desires.
A friendless orphan, twenty-live years
old, he had been the holder of a clerk
ship which brought him a scanty live
lihood, when, one day, as he passed
along the Rue St. Honore, a rich equip
age stopped suddenly before him, and
a young and olefint woman called
from it to him, "Monsieur, Monsieur,"
said she.
At the same time, on a given signal,
the footman leaped down, opened the
carriage door, and invited Frederic to
enter. lie did so, though with some
hesitation and surprise, and the car
riage started off at full speed.
"I have received your note, sir,"
said the lady to M. de la Tour, in a
very soft and sweet voice; "and, in
spite of refusal, I hope yet to see you
to-morrow evening at my party."
"To see me, Madame!" cried Fred
eric.
"Yes, sir, you Ah! a thousand
pardons," continued she, with an air
of confusion. "I see my mistake.
Forgive me, sir! you are so like a
particular friend! What can you
think of me? Yet the resemblance is
so striking that it Would have deceiv
ed any one."
Of course Frederic replied politely
to the apologies.
Just as they were terminated the car
riage stopped at the door of a splendid
mansion, and the young man could do
no more than offer his arm to Lady
Melton, as the fair stranger announced
herself to he. Though English in
name, the fair lady, nevertheless, was
evidently of French origin. Her ex
treme beauty charmed M. de la Tour,
and he congratulated himself upon the
happy accident which had gained him
such an acquaintance. Lady Melton
loaded him with civilities, and he was
not ill-looking, certainly; hut he had
not the vanity to think his appearance
was magnificent; atul his plaid and
scanty wardrobe prevented Dim from
doing credit to histailo .
He accepted an invitation to the par
ty spoken of. Invitations to other
parties followed ; and, to be brief, the
young man soon found himself an. es
tablished visitant at the house of Lady
Melton. She, a rich and beautiful
widow, was encircled by admirers.—
One by one they disappeared, giving
way to the poor clerk, who seemed to
engross the lady's whole thoughts.
Finally, almost by her own asking,
they were betrothed. Frederic used
to look sometimes at the glass which
hung in his humble lodging, and won
der to what circumstances he owed his
happy fortune. He used to conclude
his meditations by the reflection that
assuredly the lovely widow was ful
filling some unavoidable award of des
tiny. As for his own feelings the lady
was lovely, young, rich, accomplished,
and noted for her sensibility and vir
tue—could he hesitate?
When the marriage contract was
signed his astonishment was redoubled,
for he found himself, through the la
dy's love, the possessor of large prop
erty both in England and France. The
presence of friends had certified and
sanctioned the union, yet, as has been
stated, Frederic felt some strange
fears, in spite of himself, lest all should
prove an illusion, and he grasped his
bride's hand as if to prevent her being
spirited away from his view.
"My dear Frederic," said the lady,
smilingly, "sit down beside me and
let me say something to you."
The young husband obeyed, but did
not quit her hand. She began, "Once
on a time"—Frederic started, and
half seriously exclaimed, "Heavens! it
is a fairy tale!" "Listen to me, fool
ish boy," resumed the lady. "There
was once a young girl, the daughter of
parents well-born, and at one time
rich, but who had declined sadly in
circumstances. Until her fifteenth
year the family lived in Lyons, depen
ding entirely for subsidence upon the
labor of her father. Some better hopes
sprung up and induced them to come
to Paris; hut it is difficult to stop in
the descent down the the path of mis
fortune. For three years the father
struggled hard against poverty, and at
last died in the hospital. The mother
soon followed ; and the young girl was
left alone, the occupant of a garret of
which the rent was not paid. If there
were any fairy connected with the
story this was the moment for her
appearance; hut none came. The
young girl remained alone, without
friends or protectors, harassed by debts
which she could not pay, and seeking
in vain for some species of employ
ment. She found none; still if was
necessary for her to have food. One
day passed on which she tasted noth
ing. The night that followed was
sleepless. Next day was again passed
without food, and the poor .girl was
forced into the resolution of begging.
She covered her head with her moth
er's veil, the only heritage she had
received, and stopping so to simulate
age, she went out into the street.—
When there, she held out her hand.
Alas! the hand was white, and youth
ful, and delicate. She felt the necessi
ty of covering it up in the folds of tiie
veil, as if it had been leprosied. Thus
concealed, the poor girl held out her
hand to a young woman who passed—
one more happy than herself—and
asked, 'A sou—a .single sou—to get
bread!' The petition was unheeded.
An old mail passed. The mendicant
thought that experience of the distres
ses of life might have softened one
like him, but she was in error. Ex
perience had only hardened, not sof
tened, his heart.
"The night was cold and rainy, and
the hour had come when the night po
lice appeared to keep the streets clear
of all mendicants and suspicious char
acters. At this period the shrinking
girl took courage once more to hold
out her hand to a passer by. It was
a young man. He stopped at the silent
appeal, and diving into his pockets
pulled out a piece of money, which he
threw to her, being apparently afraid
to touch a thing so miserable. Just as
he did this, one of the police said to
the girl:
"Ah, I have caught you, have I?
you are hogging. To the office with
you! Come along!"
"The young man intersposed. He
took hold hastily of the mendicant, of
her whom lie had before seemed afraid
to touch, and, addressing himself to
the policemen, said reprovingly: 'This
woman is not a beggar. No ; she is—
she is one whom I know.' But, sir,
said the officer . 'I tell you that
she is an acquaintance of mine,' re
peated the young stranger. Then
turning to the girl, whom lie took for
an old and feeble woman, he contin
ued :
"Come along, my good dame, and
permit me to see you safely to the
end of the street. Giving his arm to
the unfortunate girl, he then led her
away, saying: 'Here is a piece of a
hundred sous. It is all I have—take
it, poor woman." '
"The crown of a hundred sous passed
from your hand to mine," coutinuod
the lady, "and as you walked along,
supporting my steps, 1 then, through
my veil, distinctly saw your face and
figure"—
"My figure!" said Frederic, in a
mazement.
"Yes, my friend, your figure," re
turned his wife, "it was me that you
gave alms on that night. It was my
life—my honor, perhaps —that you then
saved !"
"You a mendicant—you. so young,
so beautiful, and now so rich," cried
Frederic.
"Yes, my dearest husband," replied
the lady, "1 have in my life received
alms —once only—and from you ; and
those alms have decided my fate for
life.
"On the day following that miserable
night an old woman, in whom I had
inspired some sentiments of pity, ena
bled me to enter as seamstress in a re
spectable house. Cheerfulness returned
to me with labor. I had the good
fortune to beccome a favorite with
the mistress whom I served, and,
indeed, I did my best, by unwearied
diligeneeand care, to merit her favor.
She was often visited by people in high
life. One day Sir James Melton, an
Englishman of great property, came to
the establishment along with a party of
ladies. He returned again, lie spoke
with my mistress, and learnt that I
was of good family; in short learnt
my whole history. The result was, that
he sat down by my side one day and
asked me plainly if I would marry
him.
"Marry you!" cried I, in surprise.
"Sir James Melton was a man of
sixty, tall, pale and feeble-looking. In
answer to my exclamation of astonish
ment, he said : 'Yes, I ask if you will
be my wife? lam rich, but have no
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comfort—no happiness. My relatives
seem to yearh to see me in my grave. T
have ailments which require a degree
of kindly care that is not to be bought
from servants. I have heard your story,
and believe you to be one who will sup
port prosperity as well as you have
adversity. I make my proposal sin
cerely, and hope that you will agree to
it,"
"A that time Frederic," continued
the lady, "I loved you ; I had seen you
but once, but that once was too memor
able for me ever to forget it, and some
thing always insinuated to me that we
were destined to pass through life to
gether. At the bottom of my soul, I
believe this. Yet every one around
me pressed me to accept of the offer
made me, and the thought struck me
that 1 might one dax make you weal
thy. At length my main objection to
Sir James Melton's proposal lay in a dis
inclination to make myself the instru
ment of vengeance in Sir Jame's hands
against relatives whom he might dis
like without good grounds. The objec
tion, when stated, only increased his
anxiety for my consent, and finally,
under the impression that it would be
after all carrying romance the length
of folly to reject the advantageous set
tlement offered to me, I consented to
Sir Jame's proposal.
"This part of the story, Frederic, is
really like a fairytale. I, a poor or
phan, penniless, became the wife of one
of the richest baronets of England.
Dressed in silks, and sparkling with
jewels, I could now pass in my carriage
through the very streets where, a few
months before, 1 had stood in the rain
and darkness—a mendicant?"
"Happy Sir James !" cried M. de la
Tour, at this part of the story ; "he
could prove his love by enriching
you."
"lie was happy," resumed the lady.
"Our marriage, so strangely assorte i,
proved much more conducive, it is pro
bable, to his own comfort than if he
had wedded one with whom all the
parade of settlements, ot pin money,
would have been necessary.
"Never, I believe, did he for an in
stant repent of our union. I, on my
part, conceived myself bound to do my
best for the solace of his declining
years;and he, on his part, thought it
incumbent on him to provide for my
future welfare. He died, leaving me a
large part of his substance—as much
indeed, as 1 could prevail upon myself
to accept. I was now a widow, and
from the hour to which I became so, I
vowed never again to give my hand to
man, excepting to him who had suc
cored me in my hour or distress, and
whose remembrance had ever been pre
served in the recess of my heart. But
how to discover that man ? Ah, uncon
scious ingrate ! to make no endeavor to
come in the way of one who sought to
love and enrich you ! I knew not your
name. In vain I looked for you at
balls, assemblies, and theatres. You
went not there. Ah, how T longed to
meet you !"
As the lady spoke she took from
her neck a riband, to which was attach
ed a pieeeof a hundred sous. , "It is the
same—the very same which you gave
me," said she, presenting it to Freder
ic ; "by pledging it I got a little bread
from a neighbor, and 1 earned enough
afterward in time to permit me to re
cover it. I vowed never to part from
it.
"Ah, how happy 1 was, Frederic,
when I saw you in the street! The ex
cuse which 1 made for sloping you
was the first that rose in my mind.
But what tremors 1 felt even after
ward, lest you should have been al
ready married ! In that ease you would
never have heard aught of this fairy
tale, though I would have taken some
means to serve and enrich you. 1
would have gone to England, and there
passed my days in regret, perhaps, b it
still in peace. But happily, it was to be
otherwise. You were single."
Frederic de la Tour was now awa
kened, as it were, to the full certainty
of his happiness. What he could not
but before look upon as a sort of freak
of fancy in a young and wealthy wo
man, was now proved to be the result
of deep and kindly feeling, most hon
orable to her who entertained it. The
heart of the young husband overflowed
with gratitude and affection to the
lovely and noble-hearted being who
had given herself to him. He was too
happy for some time to speak. His
wife first broke silence.
".So Frederic," said she gayly, "you
see that if I am a fairy it is you who
has given me the wand—the talsman
—that has effected all!"
RELIGION is common sense, and the
reason why men and women do not see
it is, because they put out their eyes by
indulging themselves in evil.
Miss Hettie Robinson, the famous
lady of the Howland will case, has just
died in Paris. If her child lives it will
inherit, when of age, $35,000,000. That
child ought to be willing to stay on
earth a while."
KCKII IDES waToneof the very few
men who have been choked to death
by the seed of a grape, but a great
many die every day from swallowing
thejuiee.
"You cruel man !" exclaimed Mrs.
Jones, "my tears have no effect on you
at all" "Well drop them, my dear,"
said Jones.
A PANTHER, supposed to be a mem
ber of the Ku-Klux, was killed in Mo
bile some days since.
I WHAT Will Tr bF.MOCfMTA OOP
It has been asked, "What will the
j Democrats.do if we help to place them
in power?" The question is so well
i and appropriately answered and sosat-
I isfaelory summed up, by Gen. W. A.
j Gorman, of Minnessola, in a late
speech, that we insert the answer
here:
"if the Democracy get power in the
Government, they will reduce the tar
ill' tax 011 all your tea, and what you
drink and wear.
"They will restore the Union, and
turn over all the Southern States' ex
penses to be paid by the South alone.
"We will turn over and abolish ten
thousand abolition Frcedmen's Bu
reau officeholders, and save millions
of dollars to the people's pockets.
"We will bid the South to support
themselves and go to raising cotton and
sugar, and we will continue to raise
produce to feed them.
"We will pay the public debt in the
same currency we pay you and the
same you pay each other, and thus
save millions more in the pockets of
the people.
"If we pay the rich in gold we will
pay you in gold. If we pay you in
paper money, we will pay the ple
theoric bond-holders in paper mon
ey.
"We will enact laws to enable you
to buy your goods where you can buy
the cheapest, and sell where you can
get the best price.
"We will protect labor from the en
croachment of capital.
"We will leave each State to govern
itself, limited only by the Federal Con
stitution.
"We will reduce the army in the
South, and send them to the plains to
protect the frontier and new routes to
the Far West.
"We will restore commerce, peace
and good will between the North .and
South.
"We will reduce taxes, both State
and National.
"We will lessen the office-holders,
and release you from taxation to sup
port them.
"We will enact laws inside and not
outside the Constitution.
"We will restore peace at home and
maintain your honor abroad.
"We will inaugurate a day of moder
ation, order and good will, instead of
hate and ill will as now taught by Ja
cobin politicians.
"We will give equal rights to all,
and grant exclusive privileges to
none.
"We will substitute calm statesman
ship for mad Jacobinism.
"We will make pets of negroes no
longer at the expense of the whiter,
nor force suffrage for them at the ex
pense and against the wiil of those who
have created and maintained the Gov
ernment."
HOED CHOPS.- Hoed crops are the
most costly in labor of any which the
farmer grows. Therefore, they should
fie tfie most profitable. The greatest
difficulty which the farmer in this coun
try has to contend with in order to
make his business profitable, is the
price of labor; and as he is obliged to
bestow a great deal on his hoed crops,
he should take care, by judicious man
agement and use of the products, to
make his outlay of capital remuner
ative. How to do this should be a sub
ject of much thought.
Corn and potatoes are the two most
largely grown and important of this
class of products. One rule which will
apply to both, which the wise farmer
will act upon, is to obtain as large a
yield as possible from each acre plan
ted. This will diminish the amount
of labor in proportion to the product
obtained. Every bushel will, therefore
cost less than when the yield is small.
The next important point is to get the
best return for the crop. A3 corn is
the best reliance of the stock feeder in
this country, and as manure from
stock is essential to grow continued
large crops, it is obvious that skillful
feeding to stock is the most remuner
ative disposal that can be made of the
corn crop. Hence, good breeds, am
ple shelter, and proper care, are
indispensible adjuncts. In short, if
labor has cost you too much, resolve
to plant le>s ground, but raise more
per acre. This can easily l>e done if
you will only set about it. Next,
determine that your corn shall produce
more pounds of meal per bushel
than heretofore. This you can ac
complish by a timely and judicious
selection of improved breeds of stock,
and mop' skill employed in handling
them. No farmer should be satisfied
if he cannot improve every year 011
his past method. Thought and en
ergy applied to your business will do
this.
The potatoe crop is always sold for
cash, and this produces no manure
for the land. For this reason, it is a
very exhausting crop, and no farmer
can persist long in growing it largely
without impoverishing his land. On
account of their bulk, potatoes can
not be grown profitably a great dis
tance from market. On the right
sort of land, ami near market, they
usually produce a good return of
money per acre; and potatoe growers
should devote part of the proceeds
of the crop towards the purchasing of
manure to renovate the land. Plant
less, manure more, and your labor
will bring greater profit.— Rural Were
Yorker.
SCHOOLMASTER.— "BiII Smith, what
is a widow ?"
Bill—"A widow is a married woman
that hain't got no husband 'cause he'-
dead."
Master—"Very well, what is a wid
ower?"
Bill—"A widdiwer is a man what
runs arter widders."
Master—"Well Bill, that's not ex
actly according to Johnson, but it will
do."