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TRIBUNE DIRECTORY.
CHURCHES, MINISTERS, AC.
PRESBYTERIAN—Iter. IU-VKS, Pantur—Prcdcliins
«rcty S«bUIU muroinfc »t 11 o'clock. »i«l In the evening
It 7 o'clock. Prayer Meeting lu the Lecture Room every
WeJoMday evening at T o'clock. Sabbath School in eaute
room at 9J* o'clo.k in the morning.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL—Bev. W. Lu SroTswoon.
Tutor —Preaching every Sahluth morning at 11 o'clock,
and in the evening at 7 o’chick. Prayer Meeting in the
Lrclure Boom every Wednesday evening at . o clock.—
gibbeth School in the same room at 2 o'clock P. M.
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.
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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
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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
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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.
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