ERSHEY-’S
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UAL of over TEN
CC. the subscriber 1» nr«l
:M &i "KCP which toot
others have been eivon *UhNI
tied for gale. "•* Prepay
safely, speedily, and effacfn.it
-.n 1., no in
;‘',l Turpentine prep
i in any shape or form • °?*““*iOr
:non and so harmle^
J --“t may take It. ■ , “«ctio n
,u ° : l K'title \
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• b i >• ‘l‘iitcd, m ni tu >^2 fona ‘
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Or.
': s of ‘ichness, or
' have used it are pjJSil
preference toany^£^bt-
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If **Tl
UVEMENTENCOOK-
■f™ LT £y°MAmiurjpQ
>1 iibUK>in offering to tlia imin.
i.' SJMitC CONSOMINO P ■
which is destined to
■■quires- •
IIO) LESS FUEL ■>, :
m " n - quickly and rente,
nt smell ot gasarises fromftj,
11 is i.ii consumed •« u cahi?
-from emoko a» that uupl^t
■ ation is also consumed StuMc of
i u any (lancer of flam ,or thlm.
f. . 1 t' iot 9 r *“° mortar loosened by
Ii iK.j stovca are invited! to call »t
l - 1,1 Sfasonlc Temple, andsx.
-1011 N shoemaker
for Blair County
■ Cooking aad£u*'
[Aug. 12,1866*1
ULICE GAZETTE— -1
il of Crime and Criminalx U i n
wi l. ly circulated .'throughout
ml the Circat Trials, Criminal
ifniaUou the some, together with
Mullers, not to be found to » B)
r nuiram; $1 for »lx month*, u
i. (wl ( o should write their n»m M
-talc whore they reside plahilr.l
O. W. MATSELL A CO, ”
of New York Police Qaietfo,
Jftxo Turk Ciiy.
‘ED LYE, FOR MA
■ 1 Soap Powder for Washing, one
muon Soap; Castile Soap, Film
.on hand and tor sole at '
A. ROPajrg.
m, S U PER-C ARBO
iistus. Washing Soda, Durkosi
cid for sale at . '
A. HOUStf’S'Drog Store.
[’Lane’s
BRATED
11FUGE
PILLS.
vc to call the attcn
he Trade, and more
Physicians of the
o of the most popu
w before the public.
'Lane’s Celebrated
and Liver Pills.
recommend them as
-alls, but simply for
2 purports, viz.
r' RMIPUGrE,'
Worms from the
It has also been
irh the most pitis
to various ! Anunals
ms.
VER PILLS,
,iver Complaints,
■ Sick
ice. In cases of
.AND AgUE ? J _ I
or after taking Qui
:.st invariablymakej
t rmanent cure*" ;
for the above men
they are Unrivaled,
%vn to fail .when ad
accordance with th<
:c edented popularity
t proprietors, j
: Brothers, |
3URGH, Pa. I
heir Drug business,
have been success
ror the last
/ will now givp thel ‘
c and attention*
are. And being
Dr.
jfre and Liv« r p/J
to occupy
tow hold aniphg
i of the M>
p spare neither •,
procuring
material, and f°_,
..the most thoroug
Iress all ordets to
pos.
j.ciun* ordering
v.-01l to write
M'Jxtna, flc
; > those
r enn.il. poSt paid.
>! Pill's for twelve
of Turmtfnne
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jMlcine. respectfully tesder thetr serrieos to the Public
in the several branches of their. Profession.
Calls will oe answered either day or night at their office
whicli is the same as heretofore occupied by Dr*. Hirst
i Good. —or nt the Logan Boose.
April 21st, 1869-301 ' ,
W. M. LLOYD & CO.,
ALTOmA, PA,
JOHNSTON. JACK & CO.,
EOLLIDAYSBUBG, PA,
(Late “ Bell, Johntlon, Jack $ Co.”)
Dr a ft s on the principal
Cities, and Silver and Bold foraale. Collections
made. Moneys received on doposlte, payable oh demand,
wlthont interest, or npon. time,-with interest at fair rates.
Feb. 3d, 1859.
r ANDS ! LANDS M LANDS!!!
I i The undersigned-to prepared to locate LAND WAR
RANTS la the Omaha and Nebraska City Land Offices.—
Hood selections can now be made near th( targe streams
&ud settlements. The Land* of this Territory, now In
Market, arc of the boat quality.
tra. Selections carefully made. Letters of Inquiry re
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Ouaroua, Casa County, N. Ter.
Juiy 14,1859.-tf
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McCacwA Dus, Editors “
Tuas. A. Scott, Supfc. P. B. R;, “
D. McMoamr, Esq, Huntingdon, Pa
T D. LEST, ATTORNEY AT LAW
PJ • ALTOONA, BI.AIRCO, Pa, ,
Will practice tow in the several Courts of Blair, Cambria,
ilnatlqKdan, Clearfield, Centro and adjoining counties.—
Also in the District Count of the Cnltcd States.
'Collections of claims promptly attended-to. Agent for
the sale of Real Estate, Bounty Land Warrants, and all
business pertaining to conveyancing and the tow.
Benuscas
lion. WilsonMcCondlesand Andrew Burke, Esq., Pitts
burgh; Son. Samuel A. Gilmore, Pres. Judge of Fayette
Judicial District; Hon. Chonard Clemons, of Wheeling,
Hob Henry D. Foster, (rrcenshurg; Ifon. John w. Killinger,
Lebanon; Hon. Wm. A. Porter, Philadelphia; and Hon.
George P, Uamelton, Pittsburg. June 16,1869-ly.
W, R. BOXERS,
• ATTORNEY £ COUNSELLOR A 3 LAW,
ALTOONA, BLAIR COUSTY, PA.
Kill practice in the wend Courts of Blair, Cambria,
Huntingdon and Indiana counties.
Particular attention given to the collection of Claim*,
ant prompt remittances mode.
He speaks the German language fluently.
£«* Office, for the present, With J. M. Cherry, Esq, op
p:site Kessler's Drug Store.
Altoona, August 4, IB6o.—tf
VOW F 0 R FI T S!—THE SUB
j.' scrlber desires to inform the citizens of Altoona
that he has just received his stock of
FALL AND WINTER CLOTHS.
Khichhe is prepared to make up to order on short notice
ml oh its reasonable terms as any other 'Tailor in the
P'aei JOHN O’DOXMJIi.L.
Altoona, Nov. J7th, 1663.
Boots and shoes.—the un
dersipied has now pa hand and will
seii .cheap at hia store fti the' Masonic Tem- Hn
pie. i laice and complete assortmentofßOOTS
AXI> SHOES, ready made, or made to order, H
Overshoes, Ladies’ .sandals, Oum Shoes, Cork
Soles, and everything in his line of business, of* -
iho b. st quality and on the most reasonable terns. All
custom work warranted.
Jan. 2,
WM. S. BITTNER,
SURGEON OENTIST.
OFFICE in the masonic tEm
. [Dec.23, ’58.-tt
*8“ A Student.wanted. ~
DR. ¥5l. 1. FINLEY RE- M
.SPECTFOT.LT offers bis professional
Writes to the'people of Altoona and the
cluing country. :
He nuyr.be found at the office heretofore
tapiod by Dr, O. D. Thomas.
Altoona, 5epf.30,1858.-tf
BF. ROYER, M. b.,
• Offers hi* ptMeesimwl aerrlces to the citizens of
auaouattnd Tjetnjty.
I"" best of references can begiren If required.
Bffice at residence on Brunch Street, East Altoona, three
above Conraffia^tore.,, Aprii.3B *S-ly?
TECXdtI, A 'SATE SlttKtD AGAINST THOSE
. d l 3eawB Bronchitis, 'other affec-
More light i more light i
Just arrived At tte store of X, Rdash, »sM|tindi4
J *«■ l.G^X&.Mhlchhe pet
©£ so * ,ot tf Jon* JSstent
0 YESi :Yj^ib^SBOT^MEN
“*•* }**»• JQSBra #.TROUT innotm
?«A ‘Sy™-*. dischargehisduty
Auctioneerwhenever W,
Spectacles by® prbsee-
forsaleet KESSLER'S
CtfASS Bxlo TO 20x24, AND GUT
order by - O'. W.KBaSLER;
pUBE and zinc
» OrocnCTeHow, Peris Green, dry
~^ IWIU> " V ~£MLJ £ i KESSLER'S
be BstsHT aTh tuch’s,
*JW»Patent,Shoalder Beta Fine Shirts
OFF-A LARGE AS
<* Bpoto and SboM, BaffiJo and Salt
miTOH’s
‘.I-.':'. A
'at *Kf
A-
. 3 - £s® , lno *> e y *» .“Jwaya P*W back Ip ooi»,vrh«nev«r it
U called fbr,«nd without notice,
V*. Money i» Executory Jdminiitraiors,
Guardians, and others who desire to have It in a place of
perfect surety, and where Interestcan be obtained for it
5. The money received from depositor* is invested in
Rial. _Estat*, Mortgages, Qrodto bests, and snch other
nr»t class securities as the Charter directs. '
®- o<bce day from 0 till 5 o’clock, and on
Mondaysand Thursdays tUI 8 o’clock inthe evening.
IKW. H. BENNER, President. 8
ROBERT SELPRIDQE. Tice President.
W. J. REED,, Secretary.
DIRECTORS.
Heset.L. Bekkee, 'jSuiecas l*s,
Edward L. Cartes, P. Cakrou. BrewAtsr,
RoMtat SnniMi, Joseph B-Baem,' 7
Samuel K. Asbxdh, Joseph Semes, -
,C. LardKCTH MUSES, Htmtl Dnumtmup,
Office; Walnut Street, 8. W. Corner of Third St. Phils
: April 14th, *6»-ly. •
Commonwealth Insurance Co.,
UNION B UILDING S, 3 d STREET,
’MAIMSIgmJGS©, ■
w. R. BOYERS, AGENT,
ALTOONA, BLAIR COVNTY, PA.
Chartered Capital $300,000.
INSURE BUILDINGS AND OTHER
.PROPEBTYagpinst Loss or Damage by fire. Also
against perils of the Sea, Inland Navigation and Transpor
tation. r
DIRECTORS.
Simon Cameron, Geo Bergner, ' W F Murray,
GeoMLauman, Benjamin Parke, P K Boas,
Dock, "Win H Kcpnor, Jno H BerryhilL .
KhSlifer, ABWarford, Wm F Packer.
James To*,
OFFICERS:
SIMON CAMERON, President.
BENJ. PARKS, Vice President.
B. 8. CARRIER, Secretary.
Sept. SS, 1859.-6 m
PEN N 8 Y LYANIA INSURANCE
COMPANY, ef Pittsburg n.
W. R. BOYERS, AGENT,
ALTOONA, PA.
, Capital and Sorpina over £150,000.00.
DIRECTORS:
Jacob Painter, A A Carrier, Geo W Smith,
Body Patterson, A J Jones, Wade Hampton,
Henir Spron l . N Joeghtly, Robert Patrick,
C A Colton, I Grier Sproul, Jas H Hopkins.
TWs Company lias paid loeees from the date of Its incor
pdraHofa in 1884. up to May, 1850, to amount 0f8302AJ56.07,
in addition to regular semi-annual Dividends of from 5 to
15 per cent, affording evidence of. 1U stabUity and useful
ness. Los;et LihtraUn Adjusted and Promptly Paid.
A. A: Cabmbu, Prtt'l. I. Grier Sprocl,- Stpy.
f'HTY INSURANCE COMPANY,
Vy Office, 110 SOUTH FOURTH STREET,
PHIX.ADKI.PniA.
w. R. BOYERS, AGENT,
Altoona, ''Blair County , jo.
Cbabtxb Pkbpktual. Capital $200,000.
' OitbAXizEn 1851.
Aimrts from Isas by Fire;— Household Goode, Buildings
and Merchandize general It.
Insures lives— Boring the Natural Life orforShortTcrins.
Inland Insurance—On Goods, by Canal, Lakes and Land
Carriage. ROBERT PERRY, Preft.
_ „ H. K. Richahmon, Fice JVcs’A
Geo. C. Heuibold, Sec'y.. (Sept. 29, ’69-6m
American Life Insurance and Trust Co.
Capital Stock, $500,000;
Company Building, Walnut St., ,S. E. comer of
, Fourth Phila.
W. R. BOYERS. AG’T, altoona,
Life INSURANCE AT the usual mutual hates.
OH at JOINT STOCK RATES, AT ABOUT 20PERCENT.
LESS, OR AT TOTAL AUSTIN ANCE RATES, THE LOW
A. WniiLWN, Brest,
i. C. SIMMS. S*fy. [Oct 27th, 1850-ly,
Blair county insurance
AGENCY.—The undersigned, Agent of the Blair
Awunty Mutual lire -Insurance Company, is at nil
times ready to insure against loss or damage by fire. Buitd
mgSy Merchandise, Furniture and Property , of erery doe
cnptlon, ln town or country, at as reasonable rates as any
Company in the State. Office with Bell. Johnston. Jack A
a«.,<aw>wu. Om.
J. SHOEMAKER.
Lycoming county mutual
jFIRE INSURANCE AGENCY.— The undersigned,
agent of the Lycoming Mutual Fire Insurance Company, is
M all times ready toinsure against loss or damage byPre.
MayAanOite, Furniture and Property of crery
description, In town or country, at as reasonable rates os
“[ ““IW m the State. Office In the Masonic Temple
Jan, a, sa-tirj joun Shoemaker. Agent
WESTERN INSURANCE
AND TRUST COMPANY.—lnsurance on Real or
property will be effected on the most reasonable
.Altoona at hit office In Anna St.
.[OflN SHOEMAKER, Agent®
TIN IT E H STATES LIFE INSTJ
-Btne*> Altoona.
March IT. 1850. - JOHN SHOEMAKER, Agent
a. A # ADLUM,
n o tar y puel i c .
BOAD LAJjDS FOB; RALg,
0P AT LOW OF INTEREST
/11HE HANIBAL AND ST. JOSEPH
X B AIUIOAD COMP AN y. haring orerflDOßOO ACRES
® ."AND lying In.the State ofMiaedui, which waa grant
£&%? Aciof to aid in the cousteurtiou of*SSr
*Md, Mfer the principal portion thdreMf ftrnale, on the
most IworjU tenna. ;
The grwter part of these lands ore within dz, iug all
“il 6 * of ‘he RailroaCwWchli how
tod, and open’for nse Uironghtm* Ra enttee Tength
t l hr . oa f jh » country which is unsurpassed
at Ka climate, the fcrtiilty tfite
*^WoesbrtV,^o!e nt ” f u mineral resources.
oSS'.' r £ssg , ’.» Maaa*aa»:
“OARER’S FLOTJR—— A YERT ISIT
JUST RECEIVED
X>t A *)•»» •*> tuhtniMbto tmbtiauaif at Uwsfcweof
>« B mUOIAW. 1
All the standard patent
HBMOHW AT 1-tf-' KBSSIES’S
mssm-ssi ju
SAVING FUND.
National
TRUST
Company.
CAVING FUNNATIONAL
COMp „ ihx
' „ ' RULES.
or " rec€lved ewy day, and in anyamonnt, large
2. Five pee cent, interest Is paid for money from the day
tEurpntißu 1
V.v'
SAFETY
Within the last six months, a tale has
come to the ears of the authorities of Ca
diz, which, if true, is replete with all the
horrors of “ The Three Spaniards,’* and
proves conclusively that what is sometimes
considered an evil passion is often in re
ality, ;a second nature. “The Vendetta,
or Revenge to the Death,” is a peculiarly
Corsican plirase. It is the war which fre
quently rages between two or even a lar
ger number of families, often growing out
of distorted notions of honor, and some
times the revival of old family feuds,
which for a time have been extinguished
by the almost total extermination of the
one, or even both factions, and which, af
ter slumbering perhaps for a century,
breaks out with redoubled fury and nnre
laxing intensity. It is the same Vendetta
which between the years 1356 and 1729,
caused 666,000 Corsicans to fall by the as
sassin’s hand ; and of these, a moiety ab
solutely slain—the whole number being
twice; that of the present inhabitants,
which is computed at about 25,000. These
statistics, which are well vouched for by
Fillippinni and other Corsican historians,
are only given that some idea may be
formed of what the Vendetta really is in
its primal birth-place.
In the year 1832, in the city of Cadiz,
a Corsican goatherd who fled his country,
(a charge of insurrectionary and seditious
cabal having ; been lodged in the Prefec
ture against hiiu) kept a little shop from
which he peddled the.cheapcst kind of lace
and ladles’ trinkets. Giacomo was poor,
but it.seems, from what little was known
of him, Strictly honest. He had a son,
then some ten years of age, who tended
the storey while his father hawked his
wares about the city steels.
Matters seem to have gone on swim
mingly, when rumor intimated that Gia
c9“oJ~whO) it may be added, was still
ybuifgj and handsome—sold too many of
his gewgaws at the house of the Don Vel
S- and, moreover, consumed more
time than is generally necessary in these
financial operations. In other words, the
Don Vel g had the fortune; or mis
fortune, as it may be, to own a wife who
had been jthe pride of her native city, in
a physiological way, when the Don first
saw And sooed her. • Of course Vel S
was as jealous as the old Hstramadurian
who jbati dprie the same thing before him,
as Miguel Cervantes tells us; and this in
exorable rumor as plainly intimated that
Giacomo was no especial friend between
man and wife. But whether Giacomo was
.proud [and stern in his own virtue, or whe
ther h-e possessed the requisite amount of
impudence; be sold his trinkets as freely
ana prolonged his visits sit the Seuofa's
house just as he.had al ways don eand not
withsten&ng'his neighbors hid him be
jiarein the Don, if ms suspicions should
-happen to culminate to any possible con
clusion, still the Corsican only shook his
h^d,ipith'perhaps a smile on his hand
some fences, still sold his trinkets,
and took histiino in so doing.
At length, one morning, when his little
sonf Was tending store, a lady walked has
ss closed. the door behind her,
beforehimand then pass
ed as Ipstfy; out again. It was addressed
to the Senor Giacomo Benventiglo, and
horsihc rampant grifiiobfthe Vm S-—-
hie foand au invitation
loMc evening tettulia, which was te be
celebrated on the house-top, as is the usu
al custom. He hesitated, however; before
ALTOONA, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1860.
Uded Hfletrg.
i THE LAMP AT SEA.
BT LOKOFIILoW.
The flight was made for cooling thade,
Pcisi tierce and for deep;
And *faen I waa a child 1 laid
Hy fcauda upon my Ureast and prayed, -*•
And eank to slumbers deep,
Chlld-llke ae then, 1 Ue to-night
' And my lonely cabin light.
®ach movement of the lamp
Sb&wg how the Teasel reels; (
And tfer her deck the billows tramp.
And ftl 1 her timbers strain and cramp,
With every shock she feels:
It starts and shudders while it burns,
And in its hinged sockets turns.
• Now swinging slow, and sUmtlng low,
It almost level lies.
And yet I know, while tc-and fro '
Ijrateh the seeming pendule go,
With restless tall and rise, <
Hie stfcftdy shaft is still upright,
Poising its little globe of light.
0, hand of 6od I O, lamp of peace!
.0, promise of my soul!
Xhongfa weak and tossed, andlll at ease,
Amid the roar of smiting
Theship’s eonvnlsiTA roll—
' I own, with lore and tender awe,
Yon perfect type of faith and law!
A heavenly trust my spirit calms I
' My eoul is filled with light!
He ocean emgs Hls solemn psahns;
Xhe w|ld.winds chant; I cross my pi™ ;
Uappy.as if to-night.
Under .the cottage roof again,
I heaid the soothing summer rain.
lpscellaiig.
A MODERN VENDETTA.
[lndependent in everything.]
accepting; yet when he remembered that
the Senora was really the most lovely wo
man in all he locked his doors, and
taking his little boy by the hand, was soon
in the presence of the company. To be
sure their garments were coarse and well
worn ; but there is certain bold, wild pen
cilling about the Corsican face, which
needs none of the more delicate ornaments
to render it pleasing to the general eye.—
Why he should be an invited guest to a
family gatheri ng,hitherto conservative, he
did nut wait to conjecture, and so when
the Don in person bade them sit;, he did
so, expecting nothing else than an imme
diate order ior all the trinkets be possess
ed, with, perhaps, a few doubloons for his
trouble.
The sequel, however, probably disap
pointed him.
The wife of Yel S- commenced with
•a rather ornate account of the various ru
mors with which Cadiz had been lately
rife, which she requested him to disprove
in presence of her nearest kin, who were
there assembled. With this Giacomo com
plied to the best,of his ability. The kdy
looked with a smile towards her husband;
but Yel S frowned. It was a dull
writhing of the dark, husky brow—a fe
verish closing of the eyes beneath, bat
neither moved nor spoke.
“ You see,” said the Donna, gloomily,
“you see, Signor Giacomo, that your'trin
kets and my charity have wrought my
ruin !”
“How?” asked the Corsican. “Does
your husband disbelieve us both ? What
further can I say or do ?”
“ Take your boy to the room beneath,
andT will tell you.”
Giacomo did as requested ; and when he
returned, the Donna had drawn a stool to
the very eaves, and bade him seat himself
upon it.
“ My husband insists that I love you
more than he,” she says, with her dark
eyes fixed on his own; “ but I will satisfy
him.”
The boy in the room below was startled
by the sound of a struggle and a quick
stamping of feet. His mind drank in the
instantaneous thought that his father was
in peril, and with true Corsican spirit, he
wrenched open the door and sped up to
the roof.
He was in time to witness all. The
Pythoness had fixed her fingers with a
giant clutch on his father’s throat, and
hurled him headlong to a certain and
fearful death upon the tesselated pave
ment of the court below.
It was truly a Spanish mode of regain
ing the love of a husband, who, through
out the entire struggle, L which had lasted
for some moments, had stood by, with
folded arm. a witness qf the deed which
was to heal his wounded honor.
The young Giacomo fled, with the
groans of the crushed and broken man
still ringing in his ears.
One week from that night the Carnival
was celebrated in Cadiz. Among the
group of orges and harlequins thronging
the broad Alamanda, a man in rich, melo
dramatic costume, stood pelting the bal
conied ladies with egg shells, filled with
scented water. In the height of feverish
excitement and pleasure, a shot is heard;
the cabaleero falls, shot through the brain;
with a smoking carbine in bis tiny bands,
a boy is seen stealing away towards the
city gates.
They raise the fallen man and tear off
the mask.’’ It is the Don Vel S . He
is dead,
Through the following six-and-twenty
years the same red hand appears to have
slain no less than fourteen of the immedi
ate kin of the Don ; and the assassin, not
withstanding the efforts of the authorities,
still eluded their vigilance. The Doilna
seems to have entertained fears for her
own safety, and offered an almost fabulous
reward for his,dcteution and punishment.
The authorities seem to have gone so far
as to pronounce the civil ban of outlawry
upon the murderer, giving all men full
authority toslay him at slight ; but until
within six mouths since, their efforts seem
to have been unavailing.
During all this period, the unhappy
Donna gave way to paroxysms of fury,
described as of tne most fearful nature.—
In her ravings, : shc called Upon Heaven
to; avenge the death of her kindred, and
to- have heaped the most insolent of indig
nities,upon the.grave of the elder Giaco
mo. Early in the past year, she left her
home in the nigh) time, and all traces of
fter whereabouts were lost, until quite re
cently. '7'
“One evening/' to usd the words of the
translator, “ a fisherman hurried into the
city and besought that he might be atten
ds by the watchmen (serenos) to a clump
of trees beyond the limits, whence, as be
represented, he had seen the missing lady
stnggling with an unknown man. He
described this latter personage as of most
terrible semblance, with unolipt hair and
whiskers,' and his clothing in rents and
tatters. : He gave as a reason for not in
terfering in the lady's behalf* that he was
afraid lest his life might have been lost in
an unarmed straggling with this denionia
cal being.
«On repairing to the spot indicated,
they found the traces of recent struggling,
and bits of silk herb' and. there .still bang
ing to the brambles. And for sometime,
although the sounds of i groans and sob
bings were plainly, perceptible, they were
unable to catch sigh of either. Making,
however, a vigilant search, they found the
unfortunate woman : buried nearly to' her
mouth in a mass of loose earth and stones
a mere, skeleton of whatsjie had been—'
and with her shoulders lacerated in a
fearful manner by the thorny hushes
through which she had been dragged to
this living tomb, While conveying her
to the city, they were attacked by the
same b:ing described by the peasant,
who, with unexampled ferocity, had half
reached the insensible foirm of the Donna,
before he could be speared by the lances'
of the watchmen;
“ The Donna has since died, and con
jecture can only supply the key to this
terrible mystey.. The wholesale slaughter
of the Vel S family i$ laid at the door
of the youth Giacomo ; and that, too, with
seeming probability, to those who under
stand the revengeful character of the Cor
sican. It is presumed that he in some
manner, had. enticed, the lady from her
home, and then forced her into the far in
terior, to endure starvations, and perhaps
frequent torturous flagellations at his
hand It is quite probable that she was
overtaken by him in an attempt to escape
bis clutches—from the fact of being fouud
'so near the limits —and Ip a mad 7 frenzy
of hatred sought to doom' her to the most
terrible of deaths— ; that of being entomb
ed alive.”
We would''not be considered as endor
sing the truthfulness of the story, which
seems to us to partake of rthe melo-draraa
tic element in no small quantity ; nor, in
deed, are we willing to say that such
things might not have occurred. Bui, be
that as it may, it certainly goes to give us
an insight to the mysteries of the Corsi
can heart, when driven tp that desperate
pitch of frenzy which the history of the
Vendetta shows to be so easily excited
and so hard to allay.
An Adventure with Esquimaux
Dogs.
The following extract fifom Dr. Hayes’
“ Arctic Boat Journey” will be read with
interest at the present time, when the
writer’s proposed Polar expedition is one
of the topics of the day : —“ The dogs
were fastened by their long traces, each
team being tied to separate stakes. They
were howling piteously. Having been ex
posed to all the fury of th|e stofm, with no
ability to run about, they had grown cold;
and as their master told us, having had
nothing to eat for thirty-six hours, they
must have been savagely hinngry. One of
them had already eaten his traee; but we
came out, fortunately, at the proper mo
men t to prevent an attack upon the
sledges. Leaving the hunters to look af
ter their teams, T returned to the hut.—
The blinding snow which battered my face
made me insensible to everything except
the idea of getting out of it; and think
ing of no danger, I was in Itbe act of stoop
ing to outer the doorway, iwben a sudden
noise behind me caused me to looked back
and there, close at my beejs, was a whole
pack of thirteen hungry! dogs, snarling
and snapping, and showibg their teeth,
like a drove of ravenous Wolves. It was
fortunate that I had not got down on my
knefcs, or they would have; been, upon my
back. In fac!, soimpetuqus was their at
tack, that One of them hadialready sprung
when I faced around. I caught him on
my arm and kicked him down the hill.-
The others were for the moment intimida
ted, and at seeing the summary manner in
which their leader had been dealt with,
they were in tho act of Sneaking away,
when they perceived that | was powerless
to do them any harm, having nothing in
my hand.
Again they assumed tho dffensive; they
were all around me ; an instant more and
I should have been torn to] pieces, I had
faced death in several shapes before, but
had never felt as then; my blood fairly
curdled in my veins. Death down the red
throats of a pack of wolfish does had'some'
thing about it peculiarly unpleasant. Con
scious of my weakness, they were prepa
ring for a spring. I had not time even to
halloo for help—to run would be tbeitea
diest means of bringing this wretchesup
on me. My eyes swept around the group
and caught something lying half buned in
the snow, about ten fcecdist&ut. Quick as
a flash I sprang, as I hever inning imfere
or since, over the back pf a hinge ’fellow
who stood before; and the next instant:!
was whirling about me the lash of a Idhg
whip, cutting % right 10: Wtfdßp
retreated before my blows and
my onset, and then sullenly sxulied behind
the rooks. The whip, had dearly lived
my life j there Was nothing else Wttiun my
reach ; and it had been dropped there quite
accidentally by KalntanahWbewenkdown
to'the sledges. ; ■' ■■■■■
t&m " Mr. Timothy/ you tomind me of
a. barometer that infilled with nothing in
the upper story." * Divine Aials, M
meekly replied the adorer," in thanking
yon for that compliment* let remind yon
♦hst ym Occupy my upper &try Onfirely*”
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“ What a PBfirtn Muw Bi.'~<FMeli
says; How nice this is being a printer!—
A iserten| of
the devil AgotKlnaturod
always smile—bow to every body awnt
be killing polite on all occasions, especial*
ly to the ladies-—must always be aregular
dock of a man, always witty, aadd»nifi
ed; mustneverdosny thing duA wiHvStiiol
accord with the strictest' proprietyeftha
most precise old maidj and
be correct in every thinghe does f n*f|al
ways expected to know thelatest news, is
Uy led “ muggins*’ if he is not always pos
ted ; must please everybody, and is sap*
posed sever to need, tho one thing need
ful j must trust everybody, and is; weight
a great, bore if he presents
be a ladder for aU political &ptep
into office, who very soon becomcindepen*
dent, don’t owe him anything, sounder
the printer at best a sorry dog, who‘can
not expect any better treatment ttap.kjtyks
and cuffs, and finally summing it pp, he is
expected to be a man withouta model and
without a shadow. r
The Religion op Patino Dxbts.—
One of the religions papers has the fol
lowing strong remarks on the subject.—
They drive the nail up to the head"WDd
clinch it: ' ' ■: ' ■ ’
“ Men may sophiscate as they please.—
They can never make it right, and all the
bankrupt laws in the univerle cannot
make it right, for them pot to p» their
debts. There is a sin in this negleotas
clear and deserving of chnrch discipline
as in stealing or false swearing. He who
violates his promise to pay, or witholds
payment of a debt, when it is in his pow
er to meet his engagement, ought to be
made to feci that In "the sight oft all hon
est men he is a swindler: Relimon - may
bo a very comfortable cloak under which
to ; but if religion does not make a
man deal justly, it is not .worth haying."
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Dr. Johnson made a large hole khd
a small one in the door of his room for His
two cats.
“ What have yon two holes for ?" asked
a friend. , , ......
“ Why, the large is foy the large oat,
and the small 'one is fdy theamallcat.”
“Why one hole wonld : have dohd for
OOth .* .V ' V,^vHv
“ Ah 1 wonld it? how is the big oat to
get through the little hole ?” asked the
astute Doctor.
" She can’t. Cat the littlecatcanget
through the large hole”
“ Egad! I never thought of that.”
8®- A bright little girl of fivoyearsof
age was recently standing by a window,
homily examining a - hair which she had
just pulled out of her head. "Whit are
you doing, ray daughter?” asked her mo
ther, whose curiosity was excited by her
eager gaze. “I am looking num
ber, mama,” said the child. "The Bible
says that the hairs of our head arc num
bered, and I want to see what the num
ber ia on this.” ;
. fiST* An Irishman had been sick a long
time and while in that 'State \fpuld Occa
sionally cease breathing, and life he appa
rently extinct for ' some time, when he
would come to again: Oh one pf those
occasions when he had just awakened from
bis sleep, bis friend Batrick asked him,- —
" And how'll we know, Jimmy, .when jrer
dead f yer after wakiqg up every time.—
" me a glass o’ .whiskey, and hay,
here’s till ye, Jemmy, andif-I'don’t rise
an' dhrink, then bury, me/’
t®* Baked poppy is the greatest deli
cacy of the Sandwich Islands, and; Cap*
tain McClintock, in biit just pn mShfd voy
age of the Fox, says; **At the Sandwich
Islands I was invited io aifeut,indhad
to feign disappointment as well as |'opuld
when told that .puppy was so extremely
scarce it could not he iutime,
therefore substituted”
CoXtOQTJY ON TBK Boy,
who do ydi asked a gehtle
man; da he stepped 1 on board of a steamer,
4>f a “ darkeyf* leaning on the guards.
;£‘X did h’jong to Massa William, sir,
w|mn I cope aboard: but he is in.de
in piajing pbker wid do captain, anjl
don't knmo toko J b’long to how /**' ' ~ A
Fools ' measure actions after they
are done hj; the ovent j wise men hefore
hebd,sl>j the rules oT reason and right— r
Ihe former look to the end; to
theaot. Look to the act, and leavethe
end with Ood.
: Black-eyed ladies~are mort apl Id
TO passionate and jealous. Blue-eyMj af*
feetionate, soulful, truthful, abd confiding*
.Gtay-eyed, philosophical, literary, resolute
and cold-hearted. Hazel-eyed, qhsek»tero*
pared and fickle.
I 9» Mary asked Charles,
m?d dropped from the clouds 7" "Thai
rain, dear," was the whispered reply-
BOU We ought not to judgeamaafar
his great by* thsudei® mißtfm
ftoaso-
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