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EVINGEUCAL LUTHERAN—Rev. C. L. Ehblsfeui, Pastor —Preaching every Sahliath moruhig at 11 o’clock, and in the evening at 7 o'clock. Prayer Meeting in the Lecture Room every Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock.— . Sabbath School in sumo room at 9 o'clock A. M. BAPTIST— Rev. A. 11. Smnowr.R, Pastor.—Prenching every Sabbath morning at 11 o'clock,and in the eveuiugat ; o'clock. Prayer Meeting every Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock. Sabbath School at 9 o'clock A. M. UNITED BBKIUBEN—Rev. S .uteri. Kepiiirt. Pastor. Preaching every SabhaMi morning at 11 o'clock.amiinthe eveningat 7 o'clock. Prayer Meeting in the Lecture Room "rrv Wednesday ercnlugit 7 o’clock. Sahbalu School in the same room atS o’clock In the morning. PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL—(No regular Pastor.)— Pleaching on Sabhath morning at 11 o'clock, and in the eveoing at 7 o'clock. Prayer Meeting every IVedueaday evening at 7 o’clock. Sabbath School at 9 o'clock A. M. ENGLISH CATHOLIC—Rev. Jons Tm.o. Paator—Di vine services’every Sabbath morning at lojd o’clock and In the afternoon at 3 o'clock. SuDbaUi School at 2 o'clock lu the afternoon. GERMAN CATHOLIC—Rev. , Pastor. —Divine services every Sabbath morning at 10* £ o'clock, and in tlie afternoon at 3 o’clock. Sabbath School at 1 o'clock in'the afternoon. AFRICAN METHODIST—Rev. Auxutuu Jonsstos, Parlor.—Preaching every Fourth Sabbath in each mouth. Prayer Meeting every Friday evening at 7 o’clock. Sab bath School at 2 o'clock ini the afternoon.. RAIL ROAD SCHEDULE. ON AND AFTER MONDAY, NOV, 25. 1861. TRAINS will &rn're at aud leave Altoona Station us follows; 8 .i>r»a« Train East arrives 9,35 P.M., leaven 9,55 P. M ‘ 44 West a B*2o A. M. " 8,-40 A. M -fart East 44 3.35 A. M. “ 3.49 A.M •• - “ West 44 8,65 P.M., “ 9.10 P. 31. Mall 44 Xatt “ 7.30 A.M., 44 7.46 A.M. “ West 44 2.26 P.M., 44 2,45 P.M. The UOLLIUATSBURG BRANCH connects with Ex •jrpu Train ami Fait.Line West, and Mail Trainfact ami welt. ' INDIANA BRANCH TRAINS Connect, with Johnstown Accommodation Trains East ami West, Express it eat, and Mail train East and West. KNOCK LEWIS, Ctn l Sttpl. MAILS CLOSE AND OPEN* MAILS CLOSE. Rutem Way ...» Vi ntcro W«f H illidaysburg ..... Western Through Eastern Through MAILS AKItIVE. HolUdsyshurg. B.U A.M. k 11.16 A. M. Weitrrn Through 3 10 A.M. Kmtern Through 8 20 “ Western Way 11 22 A.M. Eastern Way,,.. 1 66 P. M. Orncc Ifocai:—Duriug the week, from C 46 A. H. till " 007. u. On Sundays, from 7 46 till 9 00 a. m. GEO. W. PATTON P. M MEETINGS OF ASSOCIATIONS. MOUNTAIN LODGE, No. 281. A. Y. M., meets on second Tuesday of eadi month, at 7l* o’ch*ck P. M., in the ttiird story of ths Masonic Tempi**. MOUNTAIN K. A. CHAPTER, No. 189 R. A. C.. meets <*:» the first Thursday of each mouth, at ♦)£ o’clock I*. M.. In came room at above. ‘ MOUNTAIN COUNCIL. No. 9. R.A S.M~ meets on the first Monday of eachmontli, nt o’clock P. 61., in same room as above. mountain commanpkuy, n«». io, k. t. meet* on the fourth Tuesday of each mouth, at o’clock P.M , la *ara** room as above. ALTOONA LODGE, No. 473, I. O. of 0. F., meets every Friday evening, at o’clock, in the second story of the Masonic Temple. VERANDA LODGE. No. 632. I. O. ofO. F„ meets every. Tuesday evening, at o’clock, in third story hf Patton's building, on Virginia etreet. WINNEBAGO TRIBE, No. 36, I. 0.R.M., meets every Taeadav evening in the second .story of Msbouk Temple. Connell fire kindled at 7th mu 30th breath. ALTOONA DIVISION, M0.311,' 8. of T- meets every Saturday evening, at 7 o’clock, in the second story of the Masonic Temple. STATE OFFICERS. Goeemor—Andrew G. Curtin. Secretary </ Nto/s—KdldJlifcr. Attorney General— William M. Meredith. Auditor Central —Thomo* E. Cochran. Surveyor General— William L. Wright. Adjutant General— E. M. Biddle: State Jr*o|ttrrr—Henry D. BLAIR COUNTY OFFICERS. Judge* qf the Oncrfr.—-President Judge, Hon George Tay lor. Associates, Samuel Dean, Adam Moses. State W. Halt. AwwMymaa-iThaddeusDanks. rVotAcaolary—Anthony I. Morrow. Register and Recorder— rgwgh A. Caldwell. MeCamaot. Deputy—John Marks. District Attorney — Benjamin L. llewU. <, Chunfy Cbmmistjomert Gftofge L. Cowan, George Koon, James H. KIoVeeM. * ’ D’eaiarsr— John Mclteage. <w Bmue Diredort—V&et Good, William Burley, David Anrandt. County Auditors—A. M.-Uoyd, RobtM.Messimer, L. L. Moore. ' AftrintcndcHf (tf Common Schools— John Mitchell ALTOONA BOROUGH OFFICERS. oftht 31. Cberr? ( John MoClelUrid. AllfeHi. - Tam* OmacJ— A* A. Smyth, Donlr! Loughmio, John He rrw*“W—L»nslim«n. “J™ Cirertorj-rOeo.li.CriinCT. John l?boem*kpr, J.B. J l ' n,u >. Jwm. Lowt4Kr, E. A.Beck. Sf.™™ of **,,01 AndrrJ. B. Uilomui. : ?gasiag|fsu-,^ SSSti3SS^^' ,!, * ’“"‘f'- f’^assssar **•* J- *. BotUnu. Kotrt, Pltecirno. sortkWira—RoM. SlcCormltk, JsKu'Conio. V The youthful portion, of the town of Liberty Centre Was in a state of high ex citement one sunny day in February, for Kitty Baldwin had announced to them, on lemon-colored paper with a bunch of hya cinths in the left-hand upper corner, that the pleasure of their company was re quested on the following Thursday. Now it was a long time since a party had been given 5u Liberty Centre, for: the reason that Judge Dyke’s daughter had giyeri the last one, and it liad been done in such a style of magnificence that po, one could hope to surpass it, so they would give none at all. But Kitty Baldwin had been spending two weeks at her cousin’s in the city of Boston, and obtained ' some new ideas which she was sure Amanda Dyke had never dreamed of, so she determined, on her return, to have a party several notches above the Dykes. She suggelted this to her father, and he readily acqui esced, for he had just made a speech in, the Legislature, on the “Barbarism of Smoking,” and he wanted to know the opinions of his neighbors. So Kitty went to work at once and made a list of those she wished to invite. First;she put down only those who were classed as the “upper ton” of Liberty Centre; but, on second thought, she found that if she Wished to amaze any one with the splendor of lier entertainment, she had better include in her invitations CA-ery one that she knew. On counting them up she found that they numbered seventy. If they all came the rooms Would be crowded; bill she con cluded that some would be sick, or have nothing to wear, or be otherwise engaged. The notes were, therefore, dispatched, and (as already stated,) the result was electri fying to .the town. “Are you invited?” • and “What shall I wear?” were the only questions asked and answered. Straight hair was kept in curl-papers night and day, in order that it would besure to curl on the important night. Summer bonnets Were robbed of their floral ornaments to furnish wreaths; kid gloves were rubbed clean with' camphcnc; bright-red locks were modified to “ auburn” by the assidu ous application of bears’ oil and goose grease-, yellow teeth>werc scoured white with cliarcoal and salt; breast-pins were repaired, and every thing done to make as | dazzling an appearance as possible.- But I the busiest scene was at ’Squire Baldwin’s. (Carpets were covered with sheeting; new red damask curtains were purchased to replace the old ones; osteal and solar lamps were brought from secluded closets; spoons, balnc-mamje moulds and candelabra were borrowed from the neighbors; super fluous furniture was carried up stairs, and the whole house was swept and garnished. Days and nights rolled on, and the long wished-fonevening arrived. ’Squire Bald win lighted up the red and blue candles on the mantel-piece; the solars and astrals began to shed their radiance; Miss Kitty, ■in white muslin trimmed with cherry-col ored ribbon, sat cautiously on. a chair, im patiently awaiting the arrivals. Pretty soon the bell rang, and the door being opened, a confused mass of hoods and cloaks hurried up stairs. The bell rang again and again; sometimes a dozen or more would meet on the, door-step, and sometimes a solitary bachelor would come in alone. By and by an alarming knock was given at the door,'accompanied by a vigorous pull at the belL This was Eli Goddard, and a word or two about him wiQ not be amiss. He was a son of Par son Goddaurd, and was one of the beaux of Liberty Centre. He hiad a noble and generous nature, but was the' incet awjt ward fellow imaginable. He always stumbling and blundering) and his hands were like v the hands on the clock of the „ ,11 00 A.M. aoo “ 8 00 A. M. A 11.00 A. M, 7 00 1L M 7OO “ Original LINES On the Death of Davy Hamilton. ‘'Suffer title children awl forbid them not to c tti unto Me f /or of such is the Kingdom of Beats How itjll were hia ©yeUdn; how marble each hand, A« he lay sweetly robed for that happy Uo4; Cold he lies sleeping, Cir more beautiful now Than when life woe coursing through heart, lip and brow The light of the eye showed the tniod'a prolbfce fair, And the hearts of the.parents drank happiness there; Cat now the dear cla> must be borne fir away, From their hearth and their-hearts, and the light of day Still perfect as ever the statae lay there, With its matchless features and dark-brown hair, The spirit was absent, it upward bad gone, To dwell with the angels that throng'round the Throne. Pale Death, the stern reaper, had gathered it in, All untouched by Borrow, untainted by sin, Ere passion had marred, ere guilt hod defaced. Or on its pure tablets one deep line had tritoed. Oh! prized be the faith that leads upwards to God And seals not the spirit beneath the dark clod. Oh! tender the words that the little ones hear, Who to our bosoms wore unspeakably dear. A spirit immortal has paused iuto blUn, From n w»iM of sorrow and trouble like ibis: So sjtake our Saviour, ns.tlm children he bless’d, •And to mothers in Galilee sweet words address'd. AO.NT M. 11. Jancart .'id, ISC2, ilwte Ipmtotg. ELI GOBDAEB’S FORFEIT; How lie Poivpecl tUo Question.. Fitchburg Railroad Depot 'in Boston— never in the right; place. The girls all laughed at hiin, and none of them more than Carrie Brooks-—a wild, brilliant, fun loving girl, who had a keen sense of the ludicrous, which sometimes overcame the better feelings of her heart. Eli Goddard admired Carrie, and tried to manifest it; but he didn't know how, and made himself ridiculous by his funny attempts. Carrie had many other suitors, and, although they were jealous of each other, not one of them was jealous of Eli. They thought so lively a girl as Carrie would not regard such an unsophisticated youth, so long as they were about with their stylish clothes, massive tinger-rings and scarf-pins. In reality Carrie cared nothing for outward show, and, in thiuk ing over the character and habits of the young men of her acquaintance, she had often decided in her own mind that Eli Goddard was the most sensible, upright and virtuous of all; He was never seen in idle or dissolute company; never played billiards; never lounged about the stores or taverns ; was always posted on all sub jects of history and philosophy, and stood at the head of the academy as a scholar. She lamented his gawky ways, and some times wondered if something could n6t be done to remedy them, and she would deter mine not to laugh at him again; but the very next time she witnessed one of his mistakes, her merry laugh would burst forth. fbr the.AUooiiq. Tribune. As we were saying, Eli appeared. He knocked on the knocker, and then, having espied the bell-handle, and thinking he should have pulled that instead, he grasped it and gave it a jerk. The wire worked very easy, and Eli came near going back ward down the steps. This seemed to disturb his equilibrium the whole evening. He stumbled twice in going up stairs, and when he came down to the .parlor he bowed first to the servant-girl who had brought in a lamp and was just going out. At length, the company being all assem bled, it was suggested that games be played. So, “Juniper tree” was decided upon, and a merry time they had of it for half an hour. Then the game of “Copenhagen” was substituted, during which gathers were ripped out, hoops dislocated, hair came down, blushes came up, and there was a good time generally., Carrie Brooks re ceived the most kissds, and Augustus Hobbs seemed to be the most active in disbursing them. Eli Goddard succeeded in slapping Anna Breck’s hand; but, in chasing her for his reward, he; tipped over the piano stool, pulled down the window-curtain, and finally, after a laughable struggle, had to content himself with kissing the back of her head! Then came “Blind Man’s Buff,” and Jared Wilcox whs the first one blindfolded. He stood for a moment in the middle of the room, and then made a sudden start to the right, followed by another to the left, hut they eluded his grasp. He jumped around the room like a colt; the girls hud dled into comers, jumped upon sideboards, window-sills and book-cases, contriving all manner of ways to escape capture. v Just at this moment, Mrs. Curtiss, who lived over the way, came from the old folks’ room to the parlor-door, to see what she called “ the carrying on.” She was a very neighborly old lady, and alwas liked to be around on great occasions. A cancer had destroyed her nose many years before, and she wore a false onp, made of silver, cov ered with flesh-colored kid. Her specta cles were fastened to it in such a manner that it was difficult to detect the deception, and many who had known her for a long while were not aware of the real value of her nose. At night, when she retired, nose and spectacles; came off together and were resumed in the morning. Just as she appeared at the parlor door, Jared happened to moke a dive in that di rection, and grasped the old lady around the waist. Before she could, recover her self from the astonishment, Jared passed his hand over her face to ascertain whom he had caught, and in so doing, knocked off the spectacles, nose and all. A loud roar burst from the company. Wilcox i pulled the bandage from his eyes, and on beholding what ho had done, he rolled back on the carpet in convulsive laughter. Mrs. Curtiss picked up her property, and, without stopping to say “good bye,” flounced out of the house, and hurried to her own domicile. It may be well hero to state that she never visited the Bald wins again, and no overtures from them could pacify her. She never forgot it. Another game' was started, succeeded by some playing ph the piano'and singing, until some one proposed playing forfeits, and the motion was accepted- Eli heard this with dismay ; he had some experience in playing forfeits, and had found that re deeming them before a whole room full of folks was a difficult operation.— However, he had to do as the rest did, and “ Twirl the Platter” was the chosen ; game. They each had a number. Eli’s j number was nine; and that number was called more frequently) than any other; but Eli was spry as a cat, and always caught :• the platter before k was done spinning.— ; A large quantity of handkerchiefs, rings j and penknives were accumulated as pawns, but none of- fheto belonged to Eli. At [INDEPENDENT IK EVERYTHING.]] ALTOONA, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1862. ! last Carrie Brooks’ turn came to twirl it; : she gave the dish a gentle twist, and called out “nine.” Eli started, but the plate was motionless,when he reached it, and he was called upon for a forfeit. He offered his large silk bandanna, and the game went on. At length came the redeeming of the forfeits. Seth Pike was elected judge, and after being blindfolded so that he could not know to whom the forfeits belonged, he took a seat. Albert Carter held up a plain gold ring, and said: “This is a'lady’s pawn, and what shall she do to redeem it?” “She shall measure off four • yards of love ribbon with Hiram Flagg, and cut it off every half-yard ,” said the judge. Hiram immediately stepped forward, wiping his mouth with a bright yellow handkerchief, as if watering in anticipa tion of a delightful treat. The ring be longed to Almira Sbumway, a quick, smart little girl, who advanced quite briskly to redeem her property. They both appeared to understand how to measure love ribbon, and it was rumored that ai extra yard was cut off; but, of course, it was a mistake in counting. “This is a gentleman’s forfeit, and what shall he do to redeem it?” said Albert Carter, holding up a pearl-handled knife. “He shall go to Rome,” solemnly pro nounced the judge. Going I to Rome means kissing every girl in the room. The knife was Jared Wilcox’s; so he arose, looked carefully around as if to sec which was the best end of the room to commence on, and choosing the Carrie Brooks side, he “went in.”— The first two or three he got pretty well: the next one was harder, and by time he got through his hair was ruffled, and his shirt unruffled, his dicky broken down, and the bow of his cravat under his left ear, and huge drops of perspiration stood upon his forehead. He had done his work nobly, and kissed every girl in the room. The next forfeit' was Joe Budd’s to re deem which he was ordered to stand but in the room and repeat a verse of poetry. Now,, Joe was not a man of letters, although he was clerk'in The post office, and he knew nothing about poetry. He hesitated, and then he went forward, and after scratching his head a moment, delivered the following: “The pilgrim fathers, where are they? In silence and in fear! They still rolled in the bay, as they rolled that day, With their hymns of lofty cheer.” In early childhood, Budd had learned by heart the two poems by Mrs. Hemans on the “Pilgrim Fathers,” but in his con fusion got the two mixed together. A loud burst of mirth from the assem bly caused the discomfitted Budd to retreat to his scat. The idea of the pilgrims still rolling in Massachusetts Bay was sufficient to keep the company merry for some time. Then Susy Clark had to “make a plow” with George Dewey, and Mark Adams was bidden to read .one of Artemus Ward’s letters aloud without laughing, which of cource he couldn’t do, so the judge excused him after a few .attempts. All this time Eli sat in fear and trem bling, his red bandanna remained un touched, and he hoped that something would occur to disturb the game before the forfeit was proclaimed. At length all were disposed of but his. Carter held it up and said: “ This is the last forfeit—a gentleman’s; what shall he do to redeem it ?” Now Seth Pike, the judge, had been wondering where Eli Goddard’s handker chief was; so when he heard that this was the last forfeit, he felt sure it was Eli’s. He had reserved for him a task which he knew from experience was a hard one to perform, especially for ■ any one disposed to diffidence, so he sentenced Eli to “bow to the wittiest, kneel to the prettiest, and kiss the one he loved best.” Eli’s heart beat violently. How could he perform such a task before' such a room full ? flow could he dare to kiss Carrie Brooks in a public assembly-, when he had never been courageous enough to attempt such a thing in private; and he would kiss no one else, Tor that would not be acting the truth, and Eli was very strict on mat ters of truth. He did not know what to do! All eyes were turned toward him, and every one was calling for him to re deem his pledge. ; He made an effort and stood up, wishing himself anywhere but there, when, to his delight, a servant an nounced that supper was ready-. Mrs. Bald wifi requested the gentlemen to take partners for the supper-room, and- it was decided that EU should redeem his forfeit afterward. As usual on such occasions, all the pretty girls were secured by the experi enced party-goers, and the young, timid gentlemen had to put up with what there | was left. Fortunately Eli was quite near | to Carrie, and to her he offered his arm. 1 On their way to the room he found that they were out .of step, and in making a hop to get into step; he trod on Sarah Blake’s dress, who was in front, and,ripped it nearly off the waisjti,,' JVJiife Stopping to apologize, and find a pin to repair dam age, toe crowd passed on, and when Eli reached toe room with his fair eonpanHm, | they were obliged to station themselves on the outer edge of the circle, hear the door. The table presented a dazzling appear ance. Pyramids of blanc-mcmge and mon uments of ice-cream towered above ram parts of nice jdly and charlotte sponge cake, stewkl oysters, nuts, apples and oranges, were placed in admirable confusion. The gentlemen .were expected to help their partners. Carrie said she would like some oysters, and some frozen padding. Poor Eli was completely nonplussed.— He had heard of oyster-stews, and knew them by sight, but as for frozen pudding he didn’t know what in the world that could be; but he decided to do his best, so he elbowed his way to the table, and after some vain attempts he contrived to fill a saucer with oyster-stew—and findifig that it took all his skill to keep it from spilling, he thought it best to return with that, and then get the phdding; so he started for his partner, lie was soon wedged in between a fat man and a pretty large-sized lady; he waited a little for them to move, but they did not; he made a bold push, and would’ have got through nicely had not the exertion caused him to spill some of the hot oysters, down the back of the fat lady’s dress. She screamed and started EU so that he jumped and knocked the arm of the fat gentleman just as he had his fork raised to this mouth; consequently the fork was forced two thirds its length down the gentleman’s throat, taking away in its coiirse a large portion of cuticle. It is needless to record the exact words uttered on the occasion, but Eli stammered but an excuse, and struck out in another direction. At lost he reached Miss Brooks, , and presented, her with a saucer, when, lo 1: there was only ohe oyster remaining on it, and no spoon; the rest had been lost, during the perilous passage. : cannot describe Eli’s dire confusion. Perhaps some estimate can be mode-of it, when we Say that his complexion made the new red damask cur; tains look faded. He laid the plate op the corner of the mantel, and uttering some inarticulate sentences, he made his way to the table, determined Upon securing the frozen pudding. Seeing a fork he stuck it into several nondescript looking mixtures, but they were all too soft to be frozen. When Kitty was purchasing her con fectionery, she happened to see in the window a very handsoffio circular loaf of cake, intensely ornamented with eppids and gilt; oh inquiring its price, she was informed that it was composed of tignum %. rite, and only used as a show. Kitty thought it would look well oh the centre of the supper-table, so she hirpd it for the purpose. It ‘was about as forge os the crown of a hat, and weighed three or four pouncs, ■ Eli aimed his fork fit this, and finding it impenetrable, concluded it must be a frozen pudding, so taking; a knife, he endeavored to procure a sUcej but found he could not get off a crumb. He then concluded that it was not very large, and if Miss Carrie did not cat thfe whole she could leave the rest; so he deposited it on a dish and set out on his return trip; and trip it proved to be, too, for when he got within ten feet of his destination, his foot caught in a lady’s flounce and threw him forward a step or two; the impetus slid the lignum-ritcee cake oti‘ the (fish, and it landed plump on the foot of the same old gentleman whose throat received such vio lent treatment only a few minutes'before. His exasperation was only exceeded by the laughter of the company, who, although they sympathized with both the sufferers, could not control themselves at such a lu dicrous scene. Eli rushed to die door, and hurrying to-the parlor, seated himself oh a .sofa, find covering his face with his bewailed his ili-luck, and wopdering how it was that he should be so. gawky and clumsy, while all his fellows went through so gracefully. What would Carrie think of him 1 ? How could He bear; to meet her again, or how cquld he ever hope that she would love him? While he was asking himself these questions, he felt a gentle hand on his arm. and looking up he saw that Carrie stood beside him. ’ “Eli,” said toe, in her sweet and musi cal voice, “ you! must not feel so bad about your mishaps; every one is liable to toem more or less, and as they are not errors of the heart they are soon forgotten, and do not injure the character of the person.— It is much better to commit {a few awk-. ward blunders, than to carry, under a graceful .exterior, a deceitful,; hardened or j envious heart. For my part, I am really | sorry you were so uplucky, and although 11 could'not help lauding with the rest, at old Twiner’s grimances, when that cake fell on- his gouty toe, I pitied you both, ever so much.’* ■' 4 EH was astonished at these words frpnj, Carrie Brooks, the very girl he loved; to much, the belle of the party, and ! of all others that appeared nit to care ifap him. The few simple words toe had tered had dispelled aft .the had discouraged him, and he with her to pity him. he, could any quantity pf laughter anq derision. | “Came,'’* said he, “I th#>k ypq Afry; much for your IdndneM, hptijf ito tO|®vmg and pitying me «>r jay misfortunes; bpt I am not through’ yet. 1 1 they will be sure to call upon mcifcr my ■ - -firtiiwunintti TwWW EDITORS ANT) PROPRIETORS. forfeit, and I cannot reveal the secrete of my heart before all the company—what canldof” a “I’ll tell you,” said Carrier“youcan bow to, kneel to', and kiss the girl you sit nearest to,; it will not take a minute,and then we are going to have a cotillion, and no ohe will think anything about it,” “ I would willingly do’tfaat, Carrie, pro-, vided that you was the onethat i should sit nearest to.” It was now Carrie’s turn to blush, and Eli could hardly believe his own voice; but the words were uttered, and he wisely thought he had better go on and say thb whole. ' “For the truth is, Carrie,” said he, “I do love you the best, and have fpr a long time; but 1 thought you did not care any thing for me, ’while so many fashionawb young men are so attentive to yon. ; When ever I attempted to show my preference, I was sure to make some funny which would cause much laughter i but, Carrie, if you can’ assure that I have hot loved you in vain, arid that- my hopes for the future may be blended with yours, then I will prove to you that your confidence in me is not misplaced, and my constant care shall be to make mj’self worthy of you.” i “I do assure yon, Eli,” replledCarrie, placing her hand in his, “that I feel prottd of your love, and I will give you in return’ all that my poor heart cun afford" Eli imprinted a kiss upon her chqekp and as if by magic, his feelings of awt-' wardncss fell from hint. He was lika ati l ' other man, and felt as if he could make,a speech, in the town-hall, Ipsa araocgfott of girls, and carve a turkey without qs,- king a single mistake. A few more words passed hctwteen the lovers, often laughing voices Warned tfatoa that somebody was coming. , , “Well, Carrie,*’ said Hi, “I shan't be afraid to redeem my forfeit now'-” * ;, The parlor was now filled with guesto returned from the supperdablc, and as or der was obtained, Seth Pike reminded them that the last forfeit remained unredeemed.-; and to redeem it, Eli Goddard “bow to the wittiest, kncel tp th‘6 prettiest, and kiss the one he loved best.” ' Eli quickly arose, and then remarked that such a task was very easy to perform, inasmuch as there was put on£ ih the' room on whom he could bestow all these homages, crossed to where Came sat,- made a boW, and then bendiilg one knee, raised her hand to his lips and ' kissed it; he then returned to his seat as easily and safely as any dancing master could have done. Every one vvasaatqa-' ished but Carrie and'Eli. No one laughed,; but several cried “good!” and “(hat was well done!"' : Almira Shumway non- seated herself at the piano, and commenced playing “ Hail'' Columbia!” A cotillion was soon and the evening terminated with a merry dance. When Augustus Hobbs and Willi Sun Steele, and a few other young men asked the pleasure of escorting Miss Brooks home, they were surprised to hear that alia was engaged, and their chagrin at sethg Eli' Goddard in that enviable office whs greatly ‘ increased the next day, when they heard what Carrie had told them was literally true—she was engaged. r In a pleasant house in Liberty (Wipe live Mr. and Mrs. Eli Goddard and fijpffln. and when the children are unusually gdbd they are rewarded with an account of the funny scenes at Kitty Baldwin’s party.* Cckiocs.—Eight yours ago the wife of Joint Lawbough of Pink prairie, this' county, died and was buried in that pUt3V A short time since it became desirable to 1 take up and remove the remains of Sire. TV and lost week Mr. D. L. Smith of ’ tbl& place, was employed to perform, the labor. The grave was opened, and the coffin, which was in a state of perfect preserva tion, was removed; but before it in the new place, it vias concluded to open it, especially os it appeared unCpm monly, heavy. It was therefore and the body of Mrs. was foupd, perfectly petrified; every part bcipg as full and fair as on the day of her b<mpl,' eight years before, except thb - lower pdrlf of the face and liands, which were phrlially decayed. Her limbs, breast apd cypry, pfat, with the above exceptions/ stone, arid as fair and pei&dt as when she died. The soil of the grave itSf possessed no pe<mliaritief Tliis is an uncommon ctpe, andwitfaaVa curious one. IWe get; these facts fram Ur. Smith the sex^-^gpg^fdy.^ to % extracted:*' After the'operation hw i .yXcil yohwduWtiy siTSaforaV mid ool* of tbrog he don*t *> t«c Other can’t understand him.’' . w f. f-T _ NO. 4fc UT -mi
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