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BEDFORD, PA. THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 7.1870.
She
noDER.N Clir<ll-OIN<S.
Coming in couples,
Siniiicg si sweetly,
Up the long aisle
Tripping so neatly.
Envying bonnets —
Envying laces ;
Nodd'ng at neigbbros.
Peering in faces.
Whispering softly,
Heeding no sermon ;
What they go there for,
Hard to determine.
Op all around them
Gazing benignly;
Wholly unconscious,
Singing divinely.
Prosy discoursing
Don't suit their whims,
Plain they assemble
Just for the Aims.
THE BKGUAB-CSIKL, Of PABIB.
During the "Reign of Terror" in
France there were many deeds of dar
ing performed even by women and
many examples of affection exhibited.
The very .streets of Paris were deluged
with human blood; but near theguilo
tine it ran in rushing torrents. One
dark morning an unusual number ol
aristocracy had been matched forth,
and countless heads rolled from the
block. A gasping multitude stood by,
and with shouts rent the air as the ar
istocracy \vere thus butchered.
Among the assembled multitude
that dreary morning, were two fe
males. One of them was plainly clad,
while a cloak was thrown around her,
with which she kept her t atures near
ly concealed. But a close observation
would betray the fact that she had been
weeping. Her eyes were inflamed and
red, and she gazed long and eagerly on
the platform, while a shock of theglit
ering kuife severed tie head from the
body of some one who had been unfor
tunate enough to fall under the bau of
the leaders. The face of the woman was
very beautiful, and she was young—
certainly not more than sixteen or
eighteen years of age.
The other female was quite different
in character. Her face was fair, but
there was a brazen expression about it.
She was clad in rags, and as each head
tell she would dance, and in various
ways express her delight, and then ex
claim : "There falls another aristocrat
w ho refused me charity when I humbly
sued him!'
Each expression of the kind would i
create a laugh from thoe who heard j
her.
But an j' thougtful person must won- i
der how one s • young could have been
fibdepraveri The first female watched
the creature lor a few moments and
then pressing her hand upon the
shoulder of the wretch and whispered :
'Would you like to become rich at
once?'
The female in rags turned about
with a look of surprise, bur-t into a
loud laugh and then replied :
'Of course I would.'
'Follow me, and you shall be.'
'Enough, lead on.'
It was with considerable difficulty
that the fen-alts extricated themselves
from the crowd ; but they did so at
length, and then the first female asked
of the other.
'What shall I call you.'
'Oh! I'm called the beggar-girl Ma
ria.'
'You live by begging?'
'Yes; but what's your name and
what do you want ?'
'My name Is M ria, the same as your
own.'
'Are you an aristocrat ?
'lt docs not matter. It you know
where we can find a room lea)] me to
it, and you shall have gold.'
The pauper led the way into a nar
row, filthy street, and then down into
a cellar, arid into a dark filthy room.
The other female could not but feel a
sickening sensation creep over her,
hut she recovered herself. After con
templating for a time the appartment,
and what it contained, she asked: 'Are
you well known in Paris?'
'Yes. Everybody knows Maria, the
beggar-girl.'
'Are you known to Robespierre ? If
so I want to make a bargain with
you.'
'I am. What do you wish ?'
'You see n.y clothing is better than
your own, and I wish to exchange
wiih you. I want you to consent to
remain here and not show yourself at
i all for a short time, or until I come to
you again. As a recompense for aid
ing me I will give you a thousand
more. AH security for iny return take
this ring.'
The lady drew a diamond ring from
her finger, and gave it to the beggar
girl. Then handed a purse containing
gold. The girl appeared a little puz
zled and then asked:
•Well what are you going to do with
my dress ?'
'1 want to puiit on and go where 1
first met you.'
•Oh, 1 understand now. You want
to see the chopping go on, and you are
afraid you .will he taken for at- aristo
crat if you wear that dress. You want
to represent me?'
'Yes 1 want to look us near like you
as possible.'
'Well that won't be difiieult. Your
hair and eyes, and even your mouth is
like mine. Your face is too white
though. Iut you can alter that with
a little dirt.'
They exchanged dresses, and soon
the young rich and noble Maria de
Nantts was clad in rags of Maria the
beggar-girl of i'aris. The history of
Maria de Nantes was a sad tine, llcr
father and two brothers iiad fallen vie
tims to the remorseless fiends of the rev
olution and a third and last brother hud
beeu seized. But of hit fate she was ig
norant, although ahe expected it would
be similar to that of her other rela
tives. He had been torn from her side
hut a few hours before. After the
change had been made, the pauper
looked at the stoekinglesa and shoe
les feet, and ankle of the lady and said:
'That will never do. Your feet are
too white and delicate. Let ine ar
range matters.'
In a few moments Maria was repair
ed and in the tilth and rags she merged
into the street. She now took her
course back towards theguillotine, and
at length reached the square where the 1
bloody work wasstilf going on. Grad- j
ually she forced her way through the 1
crowd and nearer she came to the
scaffold. She even forced a laugh at
several remarks she heard around, but
those laughs sounded. -trungely. She
now stood within a few feet of the plat
form, and swept it with her eyes, but
her brother was not there. The cry
was now raised:
'Here cornea another batch.'
Her heart fluttered violently, and
she felt a faintness come over her as
she heard the tramp of the doomed
men approaching. Her brother walk
ed proudly and fearlessly forward, and
asce-ded the very steps vhieh led to the |
block. Up to this moment the strength
of poor Maria had failed her, and sYe
was unable to put her resolve into ex
ecution. But now a sister's love swel
led up in her heart, uul she recovered
her strength. She sprang forward j
through the line of guards, and ran up
the steps. Grasping her brother by
the hai d, she cried :
'What does this mean ? It is only !
the aristocrats that are to die.'
' Away, woman,' exclaimed one oi
the executioners.
'No I will not away until you tell
me why my brother is just hound.'
'Your brother?' was the echo.
'Well who are you ?'
'1 am Maria; don't you know me?'
'The Beggar-girl ?'
'Ay.'
'But this is not your brother ?'
'lt is. Ask him—ask him.'
Young Antoniede Nantes had turn
ed a scornful gaze upon the maiden,
hut a light passed across his face, as he
murmured:
'Oh, my sister!'
'ls this your brother? asked Robes- ;
pierre of the supposed beggar, advan
cing near her.
'lt is.'
'I supposed lilin to bean aristocrat.' j
'Then you are mistaken. He is my
brother. Ask him.'
'Does Maria speak the truth ?' asked
Robespierre.
'She does,' was the brother's reply.
'And you are not De Nantes ? Mhy
did you not tell us of this before.'
'I attempted to speak but was si
lenced.'
'But you might have declared your-
SH'l 1. '
'You would not have believed me.'
'But your dress!,
'lt belonged to an aristocrat Per- |
haps to him for whom I was taken.'
Robespierre advarfci d close to young
Nantes, and gazed'earnestly into his
face, then lie approached Maria, and
looked steadily into her eyes for a short
time. It was a moment of trial for the
poor girl. She trembled in spite of all
her efforts to be calm. She almost felt
that she was lost, when the human
fiend whose words was law, turned and
said :
'Release this man!'
The chains were instantly removed
and Antonio de Nantes walked down
front the scaffold, followed by his sis
ter while shouts rent the air, for they
supposed it was the commoner who
had thus been saved.
The young man worked his way
through the crow d as rapidly as possi
ble, leading Maria. They scarcely es
caped it before the poor girl fainted
from the intensity of feelings. The
brother scarcely knew what to do, but
a baiiu was laid upon bis arm, and a
j voice said :
♦Bring her to my room again. She
will be safe here.'
The brother conveyed her to the
apartments of the pauptr, and asked
her:
'Have you seen (his female before?'
'Yes 1 know all about it,' returned
the pauper. 'She borrowed my el it lies
to save her lover. She has done it and
I am glad.'
Before the noble si->ter returned to
consciousness the brother bad learned
' all. When she did so, they both
i sought secure quarters, after re
: warding the Beggar-girl as had been
j promised.
'Do you think Robespierre was real
ly deceived?' asked Maria de Nantes.
'I think not,' returned the brother.
'Then why did lie order your re
lease!'
'He saw your plan. He admired
I vour courage. Could a fiend have
done less?'
i 'Perhaps this was the case. But if
so, it was a deed of mercy, and the
only one that the man ever did.'
'You are right.'
Antonio de Nantes was not again ar
rested, and lived happily with that sis
who had so nobly perilled her own life
to save him hy representing 'The beg
gar girl of Paris.'
Since last October, fifty-three thous
and emigrants, black and white, have
passed through Memphis, of whom fif
teen thousand were foreigners, princi
pally from the neighborhood of Chi
cago, hunting homes in the Cotton
States. The blacks are principally
from Virginia.
The negro named Charles Cornish,
alias Mason, who committed rajte on
Mrs. Eldridge Lombard, ofSpringlield,
Mass., on Thursday., was arrested in
South Wilbraham, F.st week, Hswaa
examined in the city Court, and com
mitted for trial before the superior
Court in May.
Navigation is now open on the Uou
necticut river, and steamboats run reg
ularly.
ONI WEKK FROM MY DIAKIE.
BY JOSH BILLINGS.
Mon'lay—Had suckers for break
fust. Suckers and r-assidges are the 2
luxurys ov Jife; the only luxury is
easy boots.
Tuesday—Awoke with a splendid
heodako, caused by drinking too'much
water the evening previously andgoin
to bed at nine o'clock precisely.—
Breakfasted on the butt end of a sas
sidgeand felt like a dork.
Wednesday—Rekolected of asking a
man in Misseory if beans was a sure
krop in bis parts. He said they wuz
. "az seitain as a revolver." i t tick ted
on tin; danger of carrying conceled
weepins. Itekolektod agin ov bein in
Nu Hampshire during a severe sno
storm, and innocently enough rsmark
ed that I never see enything like it,
and waz told by one ov the barroom
boarders that it war't nothin ; he heb
seen it fall over a thousand feet.—
"What?" sod I, "a thousand feet on
the level?" "No," sed he, but a
thousand feet from on hige.'' I re
flected how easy it waz for sum folks
' to lie and tell the truth at the same
time.
Thursday Rokolekted once more ov
i bein on ltod river, in Arkinsaw, and
seein a large piece ov frame work by
the side of the read ; inquired ova
private citizen who was lead in a blind
mul by 1 of his earn, what the frame
i work mought, be. lie sed it was "a
big fldle, and took 3 yok ov oxen to
draw the bow, and they had tu haw
and gee tu change the tune." Refleck
ted on that passage in the poet which
Be/, "man is fearfully and wonderfully
made;" and thort the remark might
apply to tidies in Arkinsaw without
spikng the remark.
Friday—Vizit ul my washwoman and
bio wed her up for sewing rutlles and
tuckes on tlie bottom of my drawers.
She was thunderstruck at lirst, but ex
plained the mystery by saying she
had sent me, by mistake a pair that
belonged to . I blushed like hiied
lobsters, and told her she must be more
keerl'ul about such things; I might
| have bin ruined for life.
Saturday—Write this diaree for the
week from memry, and I am satisfied
I've got a good memry. Reflekted
upon the vanity of human wishes, re
; tick ted how often I'd wished to be rich,
and how seldom my wishes had bin
gratified. Resolved in the future not
to wish forennything until 1 had it 3
i weeks arid see how I liked it.
TU It ISTOBY OF MCA M.
Here we give a condensed history of
steam. About 280 years before Christ,
Hiero, of Alexandria, formed a toy
which exhibited some of the powers of
| steam, and was moved by its power.
Six humined years later, Anthemius,
i an architect, arranged several caldrons
I of watter, each covered with the wide
! bottom of a leather tube which rose to
! a narrow top, which pipes extended to
i the rafter-oi the adjoining building.
A fire was kindled beneath the cal
drons, and the house was shaken by
the efforts of the steam ascending the
tubes. This is the first notice of steam
' recorded. In 1543, Blasco 1). Garoy
tried a steamboat of 210 tons with tol
; erable success, at Barcelona, Spain.—
It consisted of a caldron of boiling wa
ter, and a movable wheel on each side
;of the ship. It was laid aside as im-
I practicable, A present, however, was
I made to Garoy.'
Id 1650 tiie first railroad was con
structed at Newcastle on Tyne. The
first idea of in England
was in the Mavijuis of Winchester's
'II ivory of inventions," 1603. In
1710, Neweomen made the first steam
engine. In 1718, patents weregranted
to Savery for the first a;>i>lieation of
the steam engine in England. 1761,
James Watt made the first perfect
steam engine in England.
In 1736, Jonathan Hulls vet forth the
idea of steam navigation. Tn 1778,
Thomas I'aine first proposed this ap
plication in America. In 1785, Wil
liam Tymington made a voyage in
one on the Korth anil Clyde-Canal.
In 1781, ltniiisey propelled a boat by
st am to New York. 11l 1783, John
Fitch, of Philadelphia, navigated a
boat by a steam engine on the Dela
ware. In 18jJ, Robert Fulton first be
gan to apply his attention to steam.
THE VEW PROVEBBI.iI. PIIII.OSO
■•XI V.
Ask no woman herage. Never joke
with a poiieeman. Do not play at
chess with a widow. Never contra
diet a man who stutters. Be civil to
all rich uncles and aunts. Your oldest
hat, of course, for an evening party.-
Always sit next the carver, if you can,
at dinner. Keep your own secrets
Tell no human being you dye your
whiskers. Wind up your conduct, like
your watch, once every day, examin
ing minutely whether you are 'fast"
or "slow." Make friends with the
steward on board a steamer ; there's no
knowing how soon you may be in his
power. Write not one letter more than
you can help; the man who keeps up
a large correspondence is a martyr
tied, not to the stake, but to the post,
The rush from San Francisco to the
San Diego gold mines is unabated. —
rite stages that make the tripoverland
are crowded da'ly. Thestages on Fun
day carried at tout four hundred gold
seekers. It is reported that the China
men have been driven out of the new
mines, and several of them killed. —
San Diego and other towns in the
southern portion of the State are being
rapidly depopulate d.
"Now, 'spe-en you was to be turned
into an animal," -aid dim, "what
would you like to tie, Bill?" "Ob,
I'd be a lion," replied Bill, "because
lie's so strong.'' "Of, no, don't be a
lion, Bill," interrupted little Tom,
who had some recent jninful experi
ence at school, "be a wasp, audthen
vou can sting the school-master."
GOOD FOR Til KM.
It is a good thing for a young man
to be 'knocked about in the world,' :
though soft-hearted parents may not
think so. All youths, or if not all,
certainly nineteen-twentieths of the ■
sum total, enter life with a surplusage j
of self-conceit. The sooner they are
relieved of it the better. If, in meas
uring themselves with wiser and older ;
men than themselves, they discover !
that it is unwarranted, and get rid of :
it gracefully, and of their own accord, j
well and good, if not it is desirable for j
their own sakes, that it is knocked out
of them. A boy who is sent to a large
school finds his level. His will may
have been paramount at home, but
school boys are democratic in their i
deas, and if arrogant, he is sure to be
thrashed into recognition of the gold
en rule. The world is a great public j
school, and it soon teaches a new pupil
his proper place. If he has the uttri- j
butes that belong to a leader, be will j
be installed in the position of leader. •
If not destined to greatness, the next i
best thing to which he can aspire is re
spectability ; but 'no man can be truly
great or truly respectable Who is vain,
pompous, and over-bearing.' By the
time tne novice has found his legiti- j
mate social status, be the same high or i
low, the probability is that the disa- j
greeable traits of his character will be ;
softened down or worn away. Most
likely the process of abrasion will be j
rough , but when it is over, and he be- ;
gins to see himself as others see him, j
and not as reflected in the mirror of;
seif-coneeit, lie will be thankful that
he has run the gauntlet, and arrived,
through a rough road, at self-know!- j
edge. Upon the whole, whatever, lov- .
ing mothers may think to the contra- •
ry, it is a good tiling for youths to be
knocked about lhe world; if makes,
men of them.
|| - - I, |
roi:TllTL SIMS.
The late Dr. Spencer said that when
he was a lad, his father gave him a lit
tle tree that had just been grafted.—
One day, in his father's absence, he left
the colt into the garden, and the young
animal broke off the the graft. It was
mended, however, on tiic following
day, and continued to grow finely.—
Years passed, and young Spencer be
came a man and minister. Sometime
after he became a pastor, he made a
visit to the old homstead where he
spent his boyhood. Ilis little sapling
had become a larger tree, and was load
ed with apples. During the night af
ter his arrival at the homestead, there
was a violent thunder shower, and the
wind blew fearfully. He rose early in
the morning,and ongoing out found his
tree lying prostrate upon the ground.
The wind h- d twisted it off just where
the colt broke it when it was a sapling.
Probably the storm would not have
broken it at all, if it had not been bro
ken when it was small. It will usual
ly be found Uiat those who are grossly
vicious in manhood, dropped a seed of
vice in the morning of life; that the
fallen youth who was religiously train
ed, and has become corrupt, broke off
his connection with virtuous ways just
where he did a very wicked tiling iu
boyhood. Here is a fact to be ponder
ed. The oldest man in the prison
could not say that childhood and youth
had no connection with his present
condition. Perhaps lie could point to
the very day and hour when he decided
liis present character.
VGKT I.MT 1.1. IX I KIMLVr IX TIISS
< ASK.
Lawyers have a belief that when a
wilnt ss begius to yawn and look indif
ferent, he is probably lying. A funny
colloquy between a wit tie s of this
class and a counselor occurred a few
weeks ago in a court held not very far
West. The particular matter at issue
was au account of several years sU. >1 -
ing; defendant swore that he pah. it
j in full, and to corroborate him, called
this witness. The fellow mounted the
stand, tcok the oath, gaped and testi
fied that the money was paid. Then
he v-'as turned over to the plaiutiti lor
cross-exainiaation. Lawyer—You say
you saw the money paid? Witness—
(Gaping) I did. Lawyer -where
\v rs the plain tiff w hen defendant ca me ?
Witness-In the barn (a wide gape.)
Lawyer—What rronth was it? Wit
ness-(Without hesitation) February.
Lawyer—What time of day ? Witness
—Bout 4 in the morning. Lawycr
! Before light? Witness—Y-a-a-s. a
little. Lawyer—Then, sir, how could
you see the money paid? Witness —I
1 —(gaping)—lit a match. Lawer —
what was tho plaintiff doing? Wit
ness—Mowing. Lawyer—\\ hat ?
Now,sir, just explain to this jury howa
man can be mowing in his barn before
daylight in the month of February.
The witness saw that he had hopeless
ly involved himself in a quagmire of
; falsehood. The eyes of court, jury and
; lawyers were upon him, and he saw
no way to extricate himself from his
1 dilemma. But something had to be
■ done; and so, with a nonchalant yawn,
|he drawled out the words: "Well,
Squire, I don't know as 1 care much
j about this case anyway.— Pac'canVs
i Monthly.
It is dangerous to be 'highly spol
en of" in Cincinnati. A baby was left
at a rich man's door the other
night, with a note say big: "Having
heard you spoken very highly of, and
also thai you was extravagantly fond
of puppies, I have brought you this
treasure."
Mary Black lev. of New York, has
recovered §'•">,000. from the Harlem
Railroad Company for injuries sus
tained in being thrown from the plat
form of a car by ine conductor.
il who gets angry in discusi< n
while liis opponent keeps cool holds
the hot end of the noker.
Francis F. Blair, Jr., is- .-aid to be in
1 ih * insurance business in New York.
VOL. 65. —WHOLE No. 3,362.
IIOtSE AM) FAKH.
Brief and Seasonable llin Is.—We
have often heard farmers make the re
mark that they suffered inconvenience
and loss, by forgetting to do many jobs
at the right time, simply for the want
of a reminder. For the convenience
of such, and at a peculiar season just
before the hurrying work of spring,
when it isespechilly important to have
everything in readiness, afid every
hindrance out of the way, we make a
few short suggessions, to serve as mem
oranda.
Implements. Examine ploughs, har
rows, rakes, reapers, and all tools, and
put them in repair.
See that there is a place for every
thing, and put every thing iu its
place.
Paint all the wooden tools with crude
petroleum, which will penetrate the
pores and preserve them, at little cost.
After some weeks they may have a
coat of paint if desired.
Select tools, procure the best— they
will partly compensate for the scarcity
of labor. The highest priced are often
the cheapest.
Buildings and Fences. Repair all
hinges of sagging gates, and see that
the latches are in perfect order. Many
a latch is broken by not being self- as
tening, and many a gate banged to
pieces in the wind for want of a fasten
ing.
Nail ail loose boards on fences and
outbuildings.
Procure at once all the necessary ma
terials where new fences are intended.
As soon as the weather will admit,
re-set old fences whenever it is needed.
Whenever any new buildings are re
quired, or aduitious or improvement
to old ones, procure at ouce the neces
sary materials, so that it may not in
terfere with farm work.
Workshop. Every active and ingen
uous fanner should have a good work
shop, and set of tools for repairing im
plements on stormy or rainy days.—
Provide a room especially for this pur
pose.
Seeds. See that there is a full sup
ply of grass and clover seed, remem
bering that a good heavy seeding will
give a heavy crop. Select seed corn
and have it ready, and provide and set
aside thi necessary grain for sowing.
Animals. The best preparation of
hores for the hard work of spring, is
to feed them with perfect regularity
and uniformity, and in moderate quan
tities, giving them a moderateamount
of some kind of work daily. Clean,
dry, well ventilated and comfortable
stables are vitally important.
Attend to the comfort, cleanliness
and regular supply of wholesome food
for cattle, sheep and swine.
Xea/ness generally is the best econo
my. Prevent untidy accumulations of
manure; avoid confusion in barns,
' sheds and out-houses.
Manure should be carefully attended
to. If mixed with plenty of straw lit
; ter, pile it up in square heaps to de
cay. If with uncut cornstalks.several
months may be necessary for it to rut
in heaps before using. Unless very
coarse or fibrous manure it may be
drawn out before the ground thaws,
and spread at ouce on sod intended to
plough tor corn. The rains will soak
it into the soil, and it will be much
more useful than if drawn out ju-t be
fore ploughing.
Farm Laborers should be secured or
; hired in good time. The be t ones are
' commonly engaged first. One good
one is worth more than two bad ones
for labor, and will give the employer
an infinitely less amount of annoy
| anee. Pay good prices and secure the
best. As a general rule, an employer
will make more in planning his work
well, and running it like a perfect ma
: chine, than by beatiug down a man in
iiis wages.
I Farm Accounts. Procure the neces
| sary blank books for these accounts. —
Map the farm and measure the fields.
Note the labor expended in each, and
its products. Keep a daily memoran
dum book, noting any mistakes or o
. missions, to be corrected at the proper
dates another vear,
!
| The rain that falls on the roof of a
| barn will water the eattle kept inside.
Recipes.
To bleach e.faded dress.— Wash it well
in tiie suds, and boil it until the color
seems to bo gone, then wash and
| rin.-e, and dry in the sun. If not suit
; clently white, repeat the boiling, ad
; ding a handful of chloride of lime,
and a gill of vinegar to the water, in
stead of soap. Good prints and other
articles of dress are frequently east a
stde because they are faded; but they
may again render good service by this
j mode of bleaching.
Preserved Orange Peel. —As oranges
j are used, throw the peelings into a jar
j of hot water, which should be poured
J off and renewed every few days, and
when a sufficient quantity have been
saved, boil them in enough water to
cover them until soft, and to apo ind
of peel put a pound of white sugar,
boil fifteen minutes.
(ream Cake.— One tablespoonful ot
syrup, a large tablespoonful of flour,
one tablespoonful of butter; one cup of
rich cream ami one cup of milk, sweet
ened with sugar and seasoned with
nutmeg to your taste. This for one
pie; bake in crust.
Cottage Pudding, —One cup of butter,
one and a half of sugar, one of sour
cream, one teaspoonful of soda, four
eggs, flour enough to mix a soft dojgh.
Bake one hour. Sauce butter and su
gar whipped tight together; grate nut
meg over it.
Long Island Cake.—O.'.v pound su
gar, one pound flour, half pound but
ter, oao cup milk, one teaspoonful of
sab nitus, threeeggs, nutmeg aud rosi
water to taste.
Sugar C'afa— Three cups of sugar,
one of sour cream, one of butler, U ree
eggs, one teaspoonful of sali-rat lis, and
flour enough t<> s'itfeu.