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McMILLEN, PROPRIETOR. Good Sample Room on First Floor. Free Buss to and from all trains. Special rates to witnesses and jurors- QUMMINS HOUSE, BISHOP STREET, BELLEFONTE, PA., EMANUEL BROWN, PROPRIETOR House newly refltted and refurnished. Ev erything done to make guests comfortable. Ratesmodera 1 ** tronage respectfully solici ted 5-ly yRVIN HOUSE, (Most Central Hotel In the city.) CORNER OF MAIN AND JAY STREETS LOCK HAVEN, PA. S.WOODS~CALDWELL PROPRIETOR. Good sameple rooms for comraercial|Travel ers on first door. R. A. BUMILLER, Editor. VOL. 60. The Cross of Fire. There is an old poem, 'Bright Broad way,' which has the rhythm of a song. Alice Randolph sang it, to an impro vised melody, as her carriage rolled dowu the gay street, forgetting the last verse, where,in the gloom of midnight, amid snow and sleet, an outcast died on Bright Broadway. Just then the street was filled with sunshine and fra grance from the 'piny woods'—the breath of Christmas, Alice said, recall ing the little country church, where, amid Christmas greens, she had stood a year before in bridal attire, looking upoo the holiday of life undismayed by the dismal prophecies of her guardian, quaint Aunt Sophy, whose experience h&d induced a poor opiuion of men. The old.life and the uew were still in vivid contrast that evening, when in her lovely Brook'yn home Alice ex pressed her. enthusiastic gratitude to the man whose love had wrought the transformation. 'I wonder, Arthur, how I ever en dured my colorless existence in ihe prosy town of Braniford. One lives more in a single day here than in a year where, as Auerbach says, 'nothing ev er happens.' Day after day the same people are in the same places at a giv en hour—a wonderful contrast to Broadway with its ever varying combi nation. Then there is the broad river flowing past the two great cities, bear ing ships from every sea. I sit at the window watching them as they come and go, some of them from arctic re gions,some from tropic lands; and then there are always ships sailing away into the unknowu sea, ships that reach no earthly port. So oyer all broods the perpetual charm of mystery.' The charm of mystery enveloped Alice's life. After a year of marriage her husband's occupation was still un known to her. She had felt a curious delicacy about asking questions, and he had volunteered no information. Aunt Sophy had instituted no investigation, because she considered New Yorkers 'all of a piece -anyway,' so inquiries were superfluous. Her permission to the marriage was granted in character istic fashion. 'Yes. you can have hei, as you both seem determined, aud I don't know as you'll make her any miserabler than some other man would.' Since Alice's marriage she had often urged Aunt Sophy to visit her, and this had been the burden of the answers : 'I never see no good come of trapsin' round the world. I hain't never been but twenty miles from home in all my life, and can't see but I'm as well off as though I'd been-to CbiDy and Aus traly.' The approach of the Christmas holi days, and the prospect of sharing in the elorious festival as celebrated in New York churches, beguiled Aunt Sophy Into undertak ing the dreaded journey, though she prudently made her will before (starting. She arrived in the city the day before Christmas, comparatively calm and happy, though haunted by the fear that something unchurchly might ceep into ground pine decorations of the Brantford Chapel without the guard of her vigil ant eye. 'Them young folks is so flighty.' Her ttrst expressed wish regarding her entertainment was to visit 'them tombs where they shut up live folks.' Alice went reluctantly, as she was anxiously looking for her husband, who had been absent the preyious night Courtesy to her guest, howeyer, de manded the sacrifice, ana they were speedily transferred to the dismal pris on. Aunt Sophy insisted upon exploring every corridor of the structure, greatly to Alice's distress, who felt as much hesitation in intruding upon the pris oners as though they had been in .their own homes. When the distasteful exploration was nearly concluded, quite by chance Al ice caught a glimpse of a prisoner in one of the cell, and recognized her hus band. She gazed fascinated ; there was no mistaking his identity. As long as she sees anything in this world she will see that dreary cell, its inmate sitting in an attitude of deep dejection, while far above his head—so high that he could not by any possibility catch a glimpse of the bright world without streamed the few rays of light that showed only more clearly the horrible desolation of the place. Fortunately Aunt Sophy did not discovery, and so she brought to her service that sublime power of human self-control that hides so many agonizing secrets, and she asked quite calmly of the attendant policeman the offense of the prisoners on that tier, and learned that 'they were all pulled in a gamblin' hell last uight.' Gambling ! This was the myster ious occupation that she had idealized as some work of art or literature. Strangely enough Aunt Sophy, who MILLHEIM, PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23., 1880. had always had her suspicions, wtwrthe deus ex machina ot the betrayal. Sonii how Alice endured tlie drive homo,pie sided at luncheon,and then fixcused her self to her guest. Alone at last, face to face with the horror which had suddenly darkened her life, she regarded with bitterest loathing tier luxurious surroundings. They were the wages of sin ! The per fume of rare flowers floated around her ; the December sunshine flooded the room ; the birds sang blithely,care less tliat their mistress's heart was breaking. At this time the criminal in his cell Alice no longer identified with her husband, the one who had made a year of life so bright that she often wouder ed if heaven could be better. He was suddenly lost, and witb him all faith. She felt as those mifst who have for years anchored their hopes on the old fashioned religion and then had it sud • denly swept away by some apostle of the new light, who has nothing to offer for the old Arm foundation, 'A gambler's wife !' She slowiy re titerated the phrase, till a hundred mocking voices eclioed : 'A gambler's wife !' How low she had fallen I There was afcriminal in his prison cell who might escape and come home to claim her. He would be at liberty to take her hand, to kiss her, to force up on her the contaminating influence of his presencs. The ouly refuge lay in flight. Then the question arose : 'Where will I go ?' There is one refuge denied to none, however poor, or sinful, or wretched —all may flee to death. The deep flowing river offers graves to all in the great city whose burdens pass endur ance. She must yield to the impulse to fly from the house Without she could think more calmly; but she could not go (without a fare well. Every room had its history, ev ery picture and or nament its story. But she must not linger, or she might be weak enough to stay and share a life of guilt. She would fly—away from self if possible. How she came there, or how long the jour ney had been she could never tell,but she found herself with the multitude, thronging bright Broad way--but how the thoroughfare was changed 1 She had not noticed the shadows in the pict - ure, the gaunt flg ures shivering in the winter's blast like spectres from a nether world, gaz ing longingly at the beautiful things in which thev had no share. Christmas was not for them. It only defined more sharply the great gulf fixed between the rich and poor. Night was falling. The time was coming to make her way to the dark river. The journey took her through unfa miliar streets—a revelation to her guarded and innoceut life. Revolting sights, exponents of crime and destitu tion were plainly revealed even in the dim light. On either hand were the homes of drunkards, thieves and mur derers. Homes Whose Christmas guests are only want and care. The wretched denizens reseated the sight of respectability, and greeted Alice with insulting epithets ; she went on, untouched by fear or indigna tion. What was this to one who had already passed the bitterness uf death ? This path through puigutory was only a part of the horror that had suddenly surrounded her. Gamblers were ply ing their vocation in the low saloons, some of their victims lured to the play by women vile as themselves. If she lived she might sink lower -and lower till she came to such degradation. This prospect only urged her to the river, where crime and misery find oblivion. The water dashing against the dark pier 1 A horrible refuge from the ter rors and darkness of night, and of a desolated life ! Alice paused to gain courage, recall ing a French proverb : 'When one dies it is for a long time.' But she could not live. In a few hours she had measured her own capacity for suffer ing as effectually as by years of agony. Gazing at the pitiless stars, she mur mured : 'You will still be shining when I have been dead a thousand years.' She paused, but without faltering in her deadly purpose, and gazed at the sky. Far above the horizon gleamed a luminous point, larger than any star, which instantly flashed out—a cross of ' iTwT - A PAPER FOR THE HOME CIRCLE. lire, vivid atul glorious as that which dazzled the Emperor Constant,ine, and glows forever in the page of history. As she gazed at this vision, super naturallv impressed, the frenzy which had goaded her to destruction was dis pelled—the intense selfishness of her intention clearly revealed. Iler life, instead of being recklessly flung away, must be devoted to her husband's re demption. 'What nobler work.' she asked, 'than that could be g'ven to any woman i" as the natural human love asset ted itsself. Upborne by this inspiration, she has tened towaid home, now und again catching a glimpse of the wonderful cross, still glowing against the dark background of the sky, and she won dered if the vision bad been vouchsaf ed to others on this Christmas Eve to save them from despair and death. A larger outlook of life had suddenly dawned. For a night she had been homeless and friendless. Could she ever forget those who are always so desolate V Alice approached her home with mingled emotions of comfort and ter ror, to encounter her husband rushing frantically out to seek her. 'O my darling, my darling, I thought I had lost you 1' She only answers with the sentence that the tnockiug voices had kept ring ing in her ear. 'A gambler's wife, a gambler's wife I' And the srory was told. There was no denial, no leluuiluou. i'lio crim inal had faced the terrors of the law and all consequence of his calling with reckless bravery, be completely broken down by this despairing acclamation. This was retribution 1 At the su preme crisis of life words are few, the most intense emotion is sileut. Some hours passed berore that night's history was told, and Arthur Randolph knew how near he had been to losing the great treasure of his life. Only the sight of St Augustine's illu minated cross hau saved her. He was not likely to incur like peril again. A solemn vow was registered of the kind that is kept. The hour of midnight struck. To gether, hand in hand they stood listen to the faint sound of Trinity's charm ing bells : Hark the Herald Angels sing ! The sound floated oyer the two great ciiies, but there was no pause in the midnight revel. Day and night the tide of life sweep on. There is human love and noble aspiration forever wag ing war against suffering and evil. The victory is sure, only it is long in coming unless in His sight with whom a thousand years are but as yesterday. The Christmas chimes meant hope and salvation to the two whose lives were redeemed—one from sin and one from selfishness. Over all the Chiist mas peace rested in benediction, while the bells cnimed : Joy to the world I The cross still gleamed with dazzling rays of hope amid the darkness of the night. Those who sat in darkness saw a great light. Mr. Murphy, the temperance lectur er, quieted a noisy baby in the audience by sending out and buying some candy for it. Mr. Murphy is not the only lec turer who gives his audieuce 'taffy.' NAN AND SIM. ~ • Story of an Enforced Christ mas Present. 'Nan come hre er minit,' said old Bob Horner, addressing his daughter. The girl, who stood spreading the cov er on an old-fashioned lied, pretended not tohear herfather's demand. 'Nan, ef 1 come aiter yer, I'll bet yer'll wish yer bad come. Oh, yer neenter flounce around thater way.' 'Pap,' said Mis. Horner, looking up from lpr work of baking corn bread on the hearth, 'don't nag at the child.' 'Martha ever when I want yer ad vice I'll ax fur hit. Nan. air yer Corn ell ?' 'Yas, I'm er comiu. Kaint yer gin er body time ?' 'Oh, yas, ken gin er body time, but don't feel like given' er body eternity.' The girl slowly approached him, and he continued: 'When I wuz out ler the sio' the yuther day I hearn that you wuz a goin' ter marry Sim Buck next Chrismus.' The girl's eyelids dropped. 'The fellers out flier that peered to know all erbout it said yer love one nuther flt tei kill. Whut yer got ter say erbout it !' 'Nuthin'.' 'Wall, then, I'll say sutbiu. Ef I kiteh Buck round here I'll hurt him, an' mo'rn that ef yer run off an' marry him I'll fuller yer up. Wall, never mine, yer shatnt marry him, that's all. I've been er tellin' yer fur er long time poor. ilis wHe had been educated in to meekness, and thought that she should find her greatest pleasure in hov ering over the sizzing bacon and watch ing the hoe-cake. Nan, the girl, was a beautiful bloude, full of life, but afraid of her father. Sim Buck, to whom Nan was secretly engaged to be married, was, the neighbors said, 'a rip snorten' sort uv er feller that mout er mount ter suthun ef he would try, but the chances wuz ergin him.' Mrs. Iloruer took up the supper, and, sighing wearily, said : 'Come, pap, an' eat er snack.' Tne old man drew up his chair, wait ed with an air of impatience, until the other members of the family were seat ed and then asked a blessing, begin ning with an elongated 'gracious Lord' and ending with an unintelligible sigh. 'Aiu't yer goiu' ter eat nothin', Nan ?' 'Ain't er hungry.' 'Buck's tuck yer appertite, I reckon.' 'Sir !' 'Heard whut I said. Wall, never rniii', I'll take his appertite the next time he comes on the place.' 'Pap,' said Mrs. Horner, don't tor ment the child.' The old man took a swallow of but tei milk, looked at his wife and replied: 'Let us don't have no advice, Martha. Keep in the straight an' narrar path an' don't fret.' About one month later, on the day before Christmas, old Horner, while splitting a 'rail-cut,' some distance from home, accidentally stepped in the opening of the log just as one of the 'gluts' flew out . The two sections of the log closed on the old man's foot and ankle, and but for the thick sole of his boot, would have crushed his foot. He uttered an exclamation of thankfulness, mutterd a few words in praise of old Riggsby, the shoemak er, and then attempted to liberate him- Terms, SI.OO per Year, in Advance. that I want yer to marry er preacbur. Thar never wuz er preachur in aur family, an' it's now time thar wns one. I've sot my min' on this, an' yer meenter think I ain't goin' ter have it thater way. W'y jis look at Preach ur Martin'B wife. She gits er new cal iker coat ever when she wants it. Er new one, miu' yei. Er new caliker coat all spotted ez putty ez yer please. I've dun said ernuff. Ef Buck comes on this here place er gin it won't be good fur him.' Old Ilorner was a hill-side farmer in the northern part of Arkansas. lie lived in the conven tional double - log house ou whose stack chimney the whipporwills sang their melancholy songs when the summer's twilight settled down. The old man was set in his ways—had be co m e convinced that he was right and that every one else was wroug. He was tall and guant, with long, yellowish hair and a sickly sprinkling of beard, like a thin growth of wire grass, growing where the land is NO. 50- Self. This, he soon found, was not an easy or even si possible task. lliß axe, maul and wedifes were beyond It is reach. Ue shouted until he could on ly croak, and then, In despair, he be gan to pray. The stiff sole of his hoot began to yield, and the splintered sides of the log began to ptinfully press his foot. 'llelloa, old man !' Looking up; with a start of joy, the old man lieheld Sim Buck leisurely ap proaching. 'Fur the Bawd's sake, Siramie, run here!' 'Ain't in no purtickler hurry,' the young man replied, tearing off a chew of tobacco. 'Great heavens, don't yer see how I'm fixed?' 'Ah, hah!' Sim replied, as he came up and carelessly sat down on one end of the log. 'Confound yer fool soul!' shouted the old man, 'ain't yer got no sense?' •I'm all right; ain't nothin' the mat ter with me. Come ter think er bout it, thardo, peer ter be er fool in the neighborhood, an'it sorter peers like he's du.i jammed his foot inter the crack uv er^log.' 'Never mind, I'll fix yer fur this.' •Peers like you've already fixed yuse'f.' 'Sim, for God's sake split open this log an' let me git outen here.' 'Don't like ter split wood, but ef yer've got any plowin' yer want done I don't mind doin' it fur yer.' 'You air a brute,' the old man raved. 4 Yas, that's what they said down in the holler, but the branch kep on tr runnin'.' 'Simmie ' 'That's me.' 'Please turn me er loose.' 'I ain't got er holt uv yer.' 'You air the blamedest fool I ever seen.' - 'That's me, an' ter-morrer will be Christmus, too. 'Lowed that I'd come over an' take dinner with yer, but I bearu that yer didn't want nobody but pieachers ter come round yer.' 'Turn me loose, Sim, an' yer may come.' 'Tell yur what I'll do. Turn yer er loose ef yer'il gin me er Christmus pres ent.' 'l'll do it, I'll gin yer er calf.' Come er gin*' 'Two hogs.' 'No, gin me Nan.' 'I won't do it!' the old man indig nantly shouted. 'All right, then; good-bye.' 'llol' on, Sim.' 'Wall.' This thing is er bout ter pinch my foot off.' 'Ah, hah, but I must go.' 'Say, Sim.' 'Wall.' 'l'll gin yer the gal. I caiu't stan' this no longer.' 'Shall we take it down in writiu'?' 'Oh, mussy, no; my word's ez good ez my bond.' •All right*' He soon split open the log and liber ated the old man. 'Come on ter the house, Sim, an' git yer present. Thar aiu't 110 back-down in me.' When they reached the house the old man said: 'Hide out here till I go in an' have some fun with Nan.' He had never seen his daughter look ing so happy. 'What's the matter, Nan?' 'iluthin'.' 'Wall, whut makes yer giggle thater way? W'y, Martha's gigglin' too. I wish 1 mer die ef I ever seed sich a packer geese. Confound yer, Sim, I told yer ter stay out thar. W'y, look at the gal, a kissin' the fool feller. Martha, wnut do all this mean? W'y, dog my cats, whut yer wanter kiss me fur? Wall, wall—er haw, haw—l nev er did see the.like.' , 'Old man,' said Sim, 'it won't be many hours now till Christmus, an' I tell yur what I 'lowed wus best. Jest ez soon ez ther first, rooster crows air ter the clock strikes twelve I'm goin' out, git a jestice uy the piece an' eit married.' 'Yer ain't er goin' ter do no sich uy er thing!' the old 'No, sir, yer ain't er goin' ter budge, fur I'm goiu' ole man Horner, when he takes a notion, is er good one.' When the clock struck twelve Sim said: 'Now lessun fur the rooster! Ding him, will he never crow; thar he lsl Git yer nag, ole man.' Old Horner soon returned, and the couple were married. At the breakfast table, while the neighbor's guns were firing salutes to the Saviour's birth-day, old Horner said: 'I still don't un'er stan' why yer all giggled so yistidy eyenin'.' 'W'y, pap,'laughed the girl, 'it wuz cause we had duu slipped up on yer so?' 'How'd yer slip up on me?' 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