UTTER’S CAPXTOL Bindery, »00K MANUFACTORY I Si-, Ilarruburg, p, t - tent is chiefly devoted, t,. a Wank Books for " ■ laiiroud Companies, VyjßMfc (.-. III) nUOMW Hip dySMaSHfc irkuUHishipiuay l<« <**. jriulwi; bugS . ssiyaffissi^s flssrsssas***?-- »t Utit-'n paper. ‘ l Ueflirinß pnccs.4mtilclpivoo*ac*ii '*£•*** “» HarpeHß nitifie London Ktnr, nnnlred. H»tper^ttS rtcker. lU«ckwcK>d , B abd OntitiS? rtnutW half binding, felejt Jw f I’amnhlet laws, boundin good I ■ derate prices. PcnoM harin,!,' dad. will receive allbsraldUeXl,;“ , i.I |.i us from a distance hy»‘ ■ntrusted toourcarcwmhe m&Jr icked and returnedby g-»„rfT. Iddn-s F. L. HUTTiilt/'"' ilarrutmrg, /v. l\7»t Hie rWhuiM vicinity. They will give inform, - np, and receive and return book, . for ail who i-nt.ust their work [March 21.1801.jj m £/V M2' * w sfc 012 gf • s ■ at * BL • i-3 <J ea «-j t 1 ■ k, 5 :i4 K s*-a|n ■Mi B i #i s HK/ r*. ft* 5K 4 ns e*sui Mi t=>wisi2 ■( S 3 O|g £■= Mil r/i -flagAS mi 5 e Oil ** si JMffTif SC c £ « £< Cwg Hr Q * Mm. i—« . y— « c h3-sz; |2 | s S-' 3| oc a |.s a AND BAKERY! REIGNED ANNOUN “ "f Altoona amt vicinity that h. .re invoicee of niIKAKIES, NCIS. KPICKS A expressly for the Holidays. ‘VS on luiml a good stock of plan, wo imtituraclnre. / NES, RAISINS, &C, of the year. u r ,ar, Molasses, Butter. 'KITE WUK AT FLOW. MUR. CORK MEAL.4C-, ■ ie in lame or small quantities. • my stock ami you will flint viiy in town. •IACOIt WISH. QUESTION WHICH luiu-i of every article for tnyldß Mr. matters, the «ul> r tn direct, hut if yon ■; SHOES nation, of his stock an<l work. !;:tnd an assortment ofßooU,fchu.-» ifch he offers jit fair prices.' - iitt**ntiou work, idio to give satisfaction, None batik yed on Virginia street. immediate Store. - JOUK 11. UOBKHTS TINGERS cws Agency, o. 7, 31 AIN STREET KS. BLANK BOOKS, CONFECTION AMES & TOBACCO. )NS IN GREAT VARIETY XTLY ON HAND. POLICE GAZETTE ial of Crime and Criminal* la io Is widely circulated m all the Great Trials, Crbaloal tutorials on [ Matters,, not to found fnan* ;.-r annum; $1 for alx mouth** [c uv. (who tihonld,write their hwnf-a <1 state where tliey r**kfopl»l n l, v .' T- G. W. MATSELLiCO- -• r. <>f New York Pollcd Gaietb 4 . Vvrk City ctionery. lEK SALGOK. tIUEU WOULI> I-N ofi Altoona and : TicinJtytb»t hi' f and KKUIT STORK,!* • ; t articles to be had, M>d i# grc** H SALOON w h ich lie will serve «p OTSWSBS b Gasoil. . , t.AD d PXJSSaiwayt <m ha#i- to supply cnk*i, cwbin**? ff£ t -.<■%, lie invite* a be tun render foil iatUflacwn id saloon Is on V = LER PBACTIOAI fjHCtfoIIy .ami the pdhtlc tie keep« cm>Cu>tljr .Ki i.K «Kf (.'Joes** nod* to price uifl quality, jie WP*® «>r public patronage, t^ni . Hopplied on reasonable term** m<* promptly attended wv ? camully jcompoundw- I 1 _ _ tA S E . ■ ii»d«toctn»» tl» , TKKTII, lam 19 wv and twantJral thi; old rtyle. on »U»er Pj**r.. f Uiruiar- U contain* !■; there nt become obnoxioo*- )j win pleaee call and**”" Be© in Masonic Tewpte» ITEKN TNSUBAgPj 52 Ik* effected on tbe \ltuoua at hi* oga jn Ag/V -10K5f SUOEMAKKSi 'AHaTION L JUCE, It OACafeg- r mitv'ttM SJSfSt It ; .|V of •■ 0.. W. LAKJJ OILS, OAM- H Carbon Oil, * c J^ Bt gB’P. MeCOKMICK’S^ kn'Dt at Ik t t iijgM is» ; tooth^p#A^ g ’ McCRUM & DERN, VOL. 7. THE ALTOONA TRIBUNE. p McCBUM,.«- *' PQMUBBUS Aia> PEOPEJItOES. ~ r .nuum, (payable ißT»ri»bly iD sl,Bo. p er« dUcontinued «t the expiration irf the time li.id (or TKJtKft Of ADVIETIBWQ. 1 Uuertton 2 do. 3 do. foorline .o rlr . .. » ,*«K * x « On*( 8 U (1 )••••■•■•_ !00 160 200 T*» '• (24 “ ) 160 200 ,260 T o«r three «eeU and than three month., 26 cenU per .qnare for e»eb g month.. 1 year. m*" ‘IS MS Quo .. 4 00 6 00 10 00 J*° ~ 5 00 8 00 12 00 Three ••••• e 00 10 00 14 DO P" 111 ' , . 10 00 14 00 20 00 Half a column .. u w 26 00 ' ' 40 00 Notices. 1 76 «“u advertising by the year, *"» •q.mro., Prol^ion^ l or t 0 8 . {LTmtolUt*™. r W P ,n -l‘Ml£2?gS noofcieeirTwill he continued till forbid and charged ac f per line tor ever, inaertiom Obituary notices exceeding ten linea, fifty centa aaqoare BALTIMORE LOCK HOSPITAL aJISTABtISHED AS A REFUGE FROM QUACKERY. The Only Place Where a Cure Can be Obtained. DR. JOHNSON has discovered the most Certain, Speedy and only Effectual Remedy in the world for all Private Diseases, Weakness of the Back ‘“limbs. Stricture*, Affection!, of the KUneya and Blad der, Involuntary Discharges,lmpotency.aeneral Debility, Nervousness, Dyapepay, Languor, Low of Ideas, Palpitation of the Heart, Timidity, Trembhnta, Dimness of Sight or Giddiness, Disease of the Head, Throat, Nose or Skin, Affections of the Liver, Lnnpi, Stom ach or Bowels—those Terrible disorders arising from the Solitary Habits of Youth—those sacaii and solitary prac- Ucea more fetal to their victims than the song of Syrens to the Mariners of Ulysses, blighting their most brilliant hopes or anticipations, rendering marriage, Ac,, impossi ble, YOUNG MEN Especially, who hare become the victims of Solitary Vice, that dreadful and destuctive habit which annually sweeps to an untimely gtave thousands of Young Men of the moat cihalted talents and Brilliant Intellect, who might other wise have entranced listening Senates with the thunders of eloquence, or waked to ectasy the living lyre, may call with full confidence, MARRIAGE Married Persona, or Young Men cotemplating marriage, being aware of physical weakness, organic debility, defor mity, speedily cured. , ‘ lie who places himself under the care of Dr. J. may re ligiously confide in his honor os a gentleman, and confi dently rely upon his skill as a physician. ORGANIC WEAKNESS Immediately Cured, and full Vigor Restored, This Distressing Affection—which renders Life miserable and marriage impossible—is the penalty paid by the victims of improper indulgences. Young persons apt to commit excesses from not being awaie pf the dread ful consequences that may ensue. Now, who that under stands the subject will pretend to deny that the power of procreation is lost sooner by those falling into improper habits than by the prudent? Besides being deprived the pleasures of healthy offspring, the most serious and de structive symptoms to both body and mind arise. The system becomes Deranged, the Physical and Mental Func tions Weakened. Loss of Procreative Power, Nervous Irri tability, Dyspepsia Palpitation of the Heart, Indigestion, Constitutional Debility, a Wasting of the Frame, Cough, Consumption, Decay and Death. OFFICE, NO. 7 SOUTH FREDERICK STREET, Left hand side going from Baltimore street, a few doors from the corner. Fall not to observe name and number. Letters must be paid and contain a stamp. The Doc tor’s Diplomas bong in his office. A CURE WARRANTED IN TWO DAYS.— yd Mercury or Nuitont Drugs. OR. JOHNSON. Member of the Royal College of Surgeons. London, Grad uate from one of the most eminent Colleges in the United States, and the greater part of whose life has been spent In the hospitals of Loudon, Paris, Philadelphia and else where, has effected some of the most astonishing cures that were ever known; many troubled with ringing in.the head and ears when asleep, great nervousness, being alarmed at sudden sounds, bashfulness, with' freqtient blushing, attended sometimes with derangement of mjnd. were cored Immediately. TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE Dr. J. addressee all those who have injured themselves by improper Indulgence and solitary habits, which ruin both body and mind, unfitting them for either business, study, society or marriage. Thesx are some of the sad and melancholy effects pro-, duced by early habits of youth, viz: Weakness of the Back and Limbs, Palos in the Head, Dlmrets of Sight, Loss of Muscular Power, Palpitation of the Heart. Dys p*pey, Nervous Irritability, Derangement of the Diges tive Functions, General Debility, Symptoms of Constjunp tlon. Ac. Mkttaixt.—The fearful effects of the mind are nnch to be dreaded—L*ws «f Memory, Confusion of Ideas* De pression of spirits, Evil-Foivbodings. Aversion to Society. Self-Distrust, Love of Solitude, Timidity, Ac., are sorte of the evils produced. Thousands of persons of all ages can now judge what is the cause of their declining health, losing their vigor, be coming -weak, pale, nervous and emaciated, having a sin gular appearance about the eyes, cough and symptoms of consumption. YOUNG MEN Who have injured themselves by a certain practice in dulged in when alone, a habit frequently learned .from evil companions, or at school, the effects of which are nightly felt, even when asleep, and if not cured renders marriage impoaible, and destroys both mind and body, should apply immediately. What a pity that a young man, the hope of bis country, the darling of his parents, should be snatched from all prospects and enjoyments of life, by the consequence of deviating from the path of nature, and indulging in a certain secret habit. Such persons KUBT, before contem plating MARRIAGE. reflect that a sound mind and body are tho most necessary requisites to promote connubial happiness. Indeed, with out these, the journey through life becomes a weary pil grimage; the prospect hourly darkens to the view; the mind becomes shadowed with despair and filled with the melancholy reflection that the happiness ot another be comes blighted with our own. DISEASE OF IMPRUDENCE. # When the misguided and imprudent votary of pleasure fluds that ho has imbibed the seeds of this painful dis ease, it too often happens that an ill-timed sense of shame, or dread of discovery, deters him from applying te those *ho, from education and respectability, can alone be friend him, delaying till the constitutional symptoms of this horrid disease make their appearance, such as ulcera ted sore throat, diseased nose, nocturnal pain s in the head &nd limbs, dimness of sight, deafness, nodes on the shin bone* and arms, blotches on the head, feco and extremi ties, progressing with frightful rapidity, till at last the palate of the mouth or the bones of the noae fall in, and the victim of this awful disease becomes a horrid object of commiseration, till death puts a period to his dreadful sufferings, by sending him to “that Undiscovered Country from whence no traveller returns.” “ h • mdancholp fact that thousands fall victims to this terrible disease, owing to the unskillfoiness of igno re 11 * pretenders, who, by the use of that Deadly Jbiso «, Jfercury, ruin the constitution and make the residue of life miserable. STRANGERS Trust uot jour lives, or health to the care of the many Unlearned and Worthless Pretenders, destitute of knowl name or character, who copy Dr. Johnston's adver tisements, or style themselves, in the newspapers/, regn iirly Educated Physicians, incapable of Caring, they keep Pa trifling month after month, taking their fiUhy and poisonous compounds, or as long as the smallest fro can J* °btained, and in despair, leave you with ruined health iiffh oter your galling disappointment, ur. Johnston is the only Physician advertising, ttw credential or diplomas always hang in his office. „ *J“ remedies or treatment are unknown to all others, , from *life spent in the great hospitals of Europe, S. Jmt in the country and a more extensive Private Prac we than any other Physician in the world. Th.‘ NO 2" SEME " T of the PRESS. m«ny thousands cured at this institution, year after nSwi , l he I \ nmer <> ll « important Surgical operations “ % Johnston’ by the reporters of the whirl.’ h. C'ipper, ,nd many other papers, notices of hMuL^*iP P Sf r ' d and agsin before the public,. S^hnu.* t f n<l ” g « a !' gentlemen of character - and re sponsibility. is a sufficient guarantee to the afflicted. SKIN DISEASES SPEEDILY CURED. ,aT iti . n^ honl<i *" P»rtlcnlar in directing their to this Institution, in the following manner: ,«■ JOHNSTON. M. D„ Of th» Baltimore Lock Hoapltal, Maryland. €tooi« | toeteg. .U. C. DBBN, WANTING A HUSBAND. To some Worthy, gentlemao, wasting a wife, : I offer myself a partner for lift. I’ve a heart that is kind, loving, and true, And if you’re deserving, will love none but you. My virtues domestic are easily told— I can keep a boose tidy, can cook bat can’t scold; For music, I own, I have taste and some skill, But can handle the kettle and tray full as well. I know that Tm neat, and they say that I’m pretty. Of moderate sense, though not very witty, I have some sense in my head, with a.sprinkle of fun, But for cents in my pockets, I assure you I’ve none. I've common school learning, With a smattering of French, But to Latin and Greek I make so pretense; My complexion’s a blonde; my eyes are a blue; My waist is quite slender—l’m Just five feet two. My fingers don’t taper so much as I’d like, But then they are rather a delicate white; My foot is not small, my shoe numbers four, My weight, usually, is one bunred—or more. My hair is auburn; my teeth are like pearls; I’ve red pouting lips, and pretty brown curls; Don’t yon think me a model of meekness and love? Or a gold-winged pert just strayed from above? For I’m neither a princes, a queen, or a fairy, Altho’, I presume, yon will think me quite airy, Bnt a pretty plump maiden, scarce seventeen, Who wants a companion that is fit for a queen. And now, If you like, you can make up your mind, That yon’U have you a wife that is truly refined; That can cook, wash and sow, make butter and cbeeee, Or ait in the parlor with grace and with ease. And now, if some gentleman worthy of note, And not a young vahukerando or a -goat {tu), Will address through the malts, “ Miss Lizzie,” then I Will grant you a prompt add speedy reply. JWwt ipisfellang. A NIGHT ADVENTUEE IN PARIS. It was during the first months of my residence in Paris, in the days of Charles the Tenth, and nearly five and thirty years ago. I had been to take a farewell dinner and a temperate glass or two of Medoc, with a fellow townsmen and neighbor of mine, who was on the point of returning to the paternal roof in Somersetshire. He had been studying medicine and-the ele ments of practical chemistry for the last year, under the watchful eye of his uncle, a pharmacien in the Place Yendome, and it was there, in the small-lighted back room behind the shop, which fronted Na poleon’s triumphal column, that we had our modest symposium. I was loth 'to part with him, he had been so true a friend; he it was who crammed me with colloquial French—the popular idioms of the Parisian highways; who made me acquainted with all the ins and outsj the byeways and the short cuts of old Lutetia, and taught me how to solve the difficult problem of cut ting my coat according to my cloth, which in those days was unfortunately very scanty indeed. It is not much to be wondered at that I forgot the lapse of time, and that, when at length I screwed myself hp to the pitch of saying the last adieus, and had torn myself away, it should be verging to the small hours of the moniing. In truth, it was on the point of striking one when I left the house, and before I had well got clear of the broad “Place” the hour had struck. At any other time I should not have cared a straw about this, but have walked on quietly to my lodging in the Rue Riehe lieu; but now I knew that would be of no use. That old concentrated essence of ver juice, Ganache, the porter, to save himself a little trouble, had detained my letters of a morning Ttill I came down, instead of sending them by the garcon to my room op the fourth floor, and I had quarreled with him in consequence, and given notide to quit at the end of my month. Since our quarrel he had used me savagely, and I knew he was no more likely to let me in after one o’clock than he was to pay my tailor’s bill. ’ This reflection brought me to a stand still. What should I do? Where should I go? To increase my chagrin, it began to rain in a rather sharp shower. In stinctively I faced about, ran across the Place, and got under the shelter of the piazza in the Hue de Castiglione, just in time to save myself from a drenching tor rent which burst on the streets like a water spout. I was walking-up and down in the dark, taking counsel of myself,-un til the storm should cease, when I stum bled and tripped over somebody lying crouched up at the foot of a pillar. “Is that you, Janin?” said a rather whining voice, which seemed to proceed from some one in the act of waking from sleep. “No,” said I, “it.isn’t Janin; who are you? and why are you lying here this time of night?” “Un pauvre aveugle,” Said he; waiting here for my comrade, who is gone to the spectacle. You seei, M’sieu, Janin is fond of the spectacle, and* while he is getting his fill of it, I take my pastime oh the cold stones.”; I thought it but a grim sort of joke, and told him 1 should think better of Janin if he were more considerate for his friend. The poor blind wretch did not agree with me, and, to my surprise, began vin dicating the of Janin. “You JIT Kl»a UIXIZ 0. w. ALTOONA, PA., THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1862. see,MPsieu,” said he, “if I am blind, Ja nin has good eyesight, and why should he not enjoy it ? He may as well be blind as I, if he is to see nothing. One should not be selfish although one is unfortunate.” While he Was speaking, and I was in wardly admiring his simple magnanimity, Janin came up at a quick pace, and chant ing a lively ditty. “ What, my old philos opher! so you have company,” he said, “I am afraid I must disturb your conference.” “Make no apology for that, I pray,” said I, “but if you can direct me to a lodging 1 shall be obliged.” “You are English,” said Janin ; “there is an English house in the Rue de 1’ Ode on, which is always open till two. If you make for the Point Neuf at once, and step out, you will be there in good time.” “ Grood-night, then, my lads.” And away I trudged at a round pace for the Point Neuf—crossed it in a pelting shower, and made the best of my way to the Rue du 1’ Odeon. I accounted myself fortunate in reaching the house'a few minutes be fore the hour for closing the door, but found that 1 had not so much cause for congratulation as I had imagined, as the place was full, and the only accommoda tion the landlady could offer was a small truckle bed in a two bed-room, already bespoken for the night by a previous comer. Being wet through by the rain, and feel ing that I should not mend matters by faring further, I was fain to make a vir tue of necessity, and accept the .truckle bed. Moreover, wishing to get out of my damp garments as quickly as possible, 1 asked for my candle, and was forthwith shown to the dormitory, which I found was up four flight of stairs. I lost no time in getting between the sheets, but had no intention of going to sleep till I knew at least what sort of a subject was to be the companion of my slumbers. So I took a book from my pocket, and placing a can dle on a chair by the bedside, bagan to read, resolved to keep my light burning and myself awake until the sound of fqpt steps on the stairs should apprise me of the approach of the stranger. After the lapse of about half an hour, the sounds I was listening for approached, and then, clap ping the extinguisher on the light, I lay back, half- closed my eyes, and affected to sleep. The figure that now entered the room was not at all a fascinating one, to my view at least. He was a man about five and thirty, jauntily garbed in one of the pea-green, high collared surtOuts current among the fast men who affected the Lux embourg quarter of the Paris of that day, but which surtout, like the rest of hisgar ments, seemed to have run all too suddenly to seed. There was, something boozy and vicious in file expression of his face, which, spite of a firce looking moustache, gave one the idea of meanness and servility coupled with a reckless kind of bravado, , which smacked rather of swagger than of daring; and in every feature there was the impress of debauchery and intemperance. He uttered a brief, common place greeting as he entered the room, but finding that 1 took no notice of it, probably concluded that I was asleep, and so said no more. In less than five minutes he had bun dled himself into bed and had put out the light, and after a few minutes more began to give audible tokens of the soundness, of his slumbers. Though I had formed the worst opinion of my companion, I did not ! feel the slighest alarm. He evidently had no hostile purpose he had no weapon of any kind, not even a stick, and I felt as sured that in a personal encounter I could easily master him. Still, there was some thing in his wandering eye, which never rested for a moment on a single spot, that I did not like, and I felt a little annoyed with myself that I had not placed my gar ments a little nearer my hand, instead of spreading them on chairs in the middle of the room,to dry. These thoughts, how ever, werd but momentary, and in a very brief space I had forgotten everything in a quiet slumber. I suppose I may have slept about two hours, and the dawn was just breaking, when I was awoke by a slight noise like something ( falling on the tiled floor of the apartment- Luckily I did not start or make the least movement, but, half open ing my eyes, in the full consciousness of the situation, I saw that my companion was in the act of getting out of bed. His movements were so slow, cautiously and noiselessly made, that they aroused my sus picions and I watched him narrowly through my seemingly closed lids. With the stealthiness of a prowling cat he got upon his leet, and, with his eyes fixed on me, advanced slowly to the foot of my bed. His object plainly was to be sure that I slept; and I took care to betray no sign of wakefulness that might undeceive him.— After a statute-like watch of a few mo ments he seemed to have assured himself of my slumbers, and, turning softly round, thrust his hand into one of the pockets of my pantaloons, and, withdrawing the con tents, retreated to his bed, carrying the plunder with him. Here he lay motion less for several minutes, watching me at tentively the while. At length he raised himself, and drawing a canvass bag from beneath his pillow, deposited beneath it “I am [independent in everything.] | the booty he had seized, replaced it and ! lay down, as if to compose himself to sleep. I My blood was boiling in my veins at the j fellow’s impudent robbery, and I felt half inclined to rise and pummel him as he lay, and recover my property. There was no occasion, however, for any hurrj; and, , reflecting that second thoughts are some times best, I lay still, endeavoring to form some plan for doing myself justice, if it might be, without a scene of violence, which might be attended with unpleasant consequences, but fully determined to do battle for my own, if no other alternative presented itself. * The contents of the pocket which the scoundrel had rifled amounted to about three pounds pnglish, all in five francs pieces, which I had received from my friend of the night be fore, in final discharge of an accommo dation account between us. This was no great sum, to be sure, but it was more than I could then afford to lose; and, inr deed, the idea of resigning it without a struggle was the last I should have thought of entertaining. While puzzling my brains for some practicable expedient, which, however did not present itself, I could not help admir ing the calm placidity of the countenance of the villain who robbed me, who from his satisfied expression seemed to be enjoy ing the consciousness of some good action ; but in this I was deceived. The rascal was no more asleep than I was. If my anxiety and indignation were perplexing me, his apprehensions were at the same time troubling him; and just as I was abandoning all hope of concocting a plan for the recovery of my money without fighting for it, a movement on his part put me in possession of, one which had at least the promise of success. I saw him open his eyes suddenly, and fix them full on me; then rising, he withdrew the can vass bag once more from beneath his pil low, and stepped out of bed with it in his hand. There stood upon the window sill a withered geranium iU a glazed earthen ware pot—the plant was a mere stick, which had dried up and died for want of water. To my amazement the thief lifted the plant out of the pot by the stem, rais raising the earth in which it had grown, and which was all matted together by the roots, along'with it; he then deposited the bag in the bottom of the, pot, and, repla cing the plant, got quickly into bed once more. I saw at once that this move placed the result of the game very much in my own power, and I soon made up my mind how to act. Ido not suppose that either of us went to sleep again; and I have often thought since what a curious study we might have presented to any concealed spectator who should have been in the se cret of our relative predicaments during the following two hours dr so. I knew, of course, that my light fingered, would not think of rising till I was up and gone; having placed his booty where he might reasonably deem it beyond the possibility of discovery, he was doubtless prepared to out-face any suspicion or accusation that might be made against him, and therefore he had the field to himself. Accordingly about seven o’clock, I got up, deliberately washed and dressed, and, having finished my toilet, was almost ready to start, being well aware all the while that the fellow who was feigning sleep, had his eyes upon me, and was watching for the moment when I should discover my loss. Of course I did not discover it; but when I hid drawn on my boots, and was ready to gjo, I became suddenly aware that the atmos phere of the room was insufferably dose, and began to puff and blow, and ejaculate interactional complaints of the want bf air; at the next moment I ran to the win* dow, threw it wide open with one hand, and leaning forward as if to catch the morning breeze, awkwardly swept off the flower pot down into the little court sev enty feet below. In an instant the seeming sleeper was standing in his shirt on; the middle of the floor and demanding with' an angry oath what I done. “ Nothing,” said I, “ beyond breaking a flower pot—the plant was withered and good for nothing. ’ Excuse my awkward ness ; I will idemnify the landlady. Good morning.” My nonchalence deceived the scoundrel, and he stood aside to let me pass, looking rather black, however as I walked out.— There seemed to be no one, astir in the house, save the garcon, who was roasting coffee at the open door, and I was only made aware of him by the agreeable fumes which assailed my nostrils, as I sped like a greyhound down the stairs. In half a minute I was in the little back court, where lay the smashed remains of the pot and the withered flower; Feeling morally certain that the shock-head and growling visage of the thief were protruding from the window afttve, I drew the, canvass bag from the crumbled dry mould, and held it tip to his gaze. There he was, sure enough growling and grinding his teeth with rage and mortification. “Why don’t you cry ‘stop thief?’” I bawled out to him. “Did you think to catch the Englishman asleep? Au tevoir, • Coquin!” i I waited ab reply, but making for the street, jumped into the first firacre that came in view, and in half an hour had alighted at my own lodging. As I was mounting to my apartment, I met on the stairs my friend and chum Ollendorf, who was sallying forth to meet his morning pupils. ’ “Halloo'.’’ said he, “you’ve been out all night?” - “Yes,” said I, “and I’ve had an ad venture.” “Good! let me hear all about it.” I told him how I had passed the night and all that had happened. “Capital!” he cried, “and have you examined the thief s bag.” No, 1 have not done that yet; but of course it contains nothing but what is my own.” “ Do not be too sure of that. Come we will examine it together.” He followed me into my room, and I lugged forth the bag, feeling confident that the fertile imagination of my philological Mend had misled him, as it was apt to do. To my astonishment,there were in the bag in addition to the money rifled from my pocket, a gold napoleon, a five franc piece, and a pair of enormously large circular ear-rings of alloyd gold, such as one : often sees in the ears of the provincial immi grants who crowd the wharves, the mar kets and warehouses of Paris. “There!” said my friend, “you see that the rascal had more strings to his bow than you gave him credit for. If you had made ah uproar and a charge of theft, be could have retorted the charge upon you—would have shown his own empty pockets, and might have stood as good a chance of criminating you as you of criminating him. However, you may forgive him, since he has paid you for the trouble of defeating his purpose ; and re ally, 1 think he has treated you hand somely.” “ Against his will; but, seriously, what ought Ito dot Had I not better put the affair into the hands of the police?” “Do you know the rule in such cases here? If not, I must tell you that if you x put the thief's money into the hands of the police, you will also be compelled to hand over the whole contents of the bag ; and how much of it you will get back, and when you will get any, you must be clev erer than I am if you can guess.” I finally decided not to trouble the po lice about the business; but as I could not have made use of the scoundrel’s money, any more than I could have worn the huge ear-rings, I wrapped both.up in pa per together, and placed them in my pocket book until time and circumstances should present some fit and proper mode of dispo sing of them. It was about a year after the above ad venture, and when the details of it had almost faded from my memory, that I was invited by a friend from England to accom pany him on a visit to one of the Parisian prisons—if I recollect right it was the New Bicetre, which after a deal of solicitation and trouble, he had obtained permission to inspect. While we were wandering through the workshops, in which the pris oners labor together in silence for so many hours a day, as my friend was committing his notes to paper, I km used jnyself by scanning the demoralized physiognomies around me, little suspecting that I was destined to find an acquaintance among them- Close to my elbow there stood a man at a bench, bending over his work, which was that of carving sabots from un shapely blocks of willow wood. I was ad miring the rapidity and boldness of his execution, when he suddeuly ■ lifted his bead and exposed to view the face, which I had formerly studied with such delibera tion, of the thief of die Riie de I’ Odeon. I knew him at once, and saw that the re cognition was mutual, for he lowered his head instantly, and plainly sought to elude my gaze. I could not of course, speak to him then, without contravening the rules of the prison; but on my imparting my wish to do so to the guide who had us in charge, he promised to give me the oppor tunity I sought, when wC had finished our survey. He was as good as his word, and before leaving the prison I was conducted to the delinquent in his own cell, whither he had reinanded that I might see him.- The poor wretch, who, it was clear, imag agined that I was going to lodge a fresh charge against him, seemed strhck with a mortal pallor as I entered. “Do not be alarmed,” I said, “I have no complaint to make against you; but I have been wishing to meet you, and to make restoration of property which may perhaps be of use to you.” I unfolded my pocket book and took out the little packet containing the napoleon, the five franc piece and the ear rings. These I think, belong to you—is it not sol” He bowed assent, but did noi speak. “Take them,” I said, “and<take better care of them than you did whan you had them last.” He glanced at the attendant as if to imply that the man’s presence prevented his saying more, and merely replied with impressive earnestness, “M’sien, you area man of honor!” 1 wish I could return the compliment. EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. A Model Charge to a Jobt.—lt seems to us that the following is worthy of the defunct but never forgotten Wouter VanTwiler: “ If the jury believe, from the evidence, that the plaintiff and defendant were part ners in the grocery, and that the plaintiff bought out the defendant, and gave his note for the interest, and the defendant paid for the note by delivering to the plain tiff a cow which he warranted not breachy, and the warranty was broken by reason of the breachiness of the cow, and he drove the cow back and tendered her to the de dendant, but the defendant refused to re ceive her, and the plaintiff took her home again, and put a heavy yoke or poke upon her to prevent her from jumping the fence, and by reason of the yoke or poke she broke ‘her neck and died; and if the jury further believe that the defendant’s inter est in the 'grocery was worth anything, the plaintiff’s note was worthless, and the cow good for nothing, either fur milk or beef, then the jury must find out themselves how they will decide the case; for the court, if she understands herself, and she thinks she do, is at a considerable nonplus how such a case should be exactly decided.” A Western Injin Hunter. — A lady from the far West with her husband, was awakened in the night of their arrival in the city of Penn, by an alarm of fire, and the yells of several companies of fireman as they dashed along the streets. “Husband! husband!” she cried, shaking her worser half into consciousness; “ only hear the Injins! why this beats all the scalp dances I ever heard.” “Nonsense!” growled the gentleman, composing himself to sleep, “ there are no Indians in Philadelphia.” “No Injins indeed!” she replied, “as if I didn’t know a war whoop when I heard one!” The next morning, on descending to breakfast, they were saluted with the in quiry of— “Did you hear the engines last night? what a noise they made !” Turning to her husband with an air of triumph, the lady exclaimed— “There! I told you they were Injins!” A story of an enterprising news-boy is told by a detroit paper. He took the telegraphic heading- of the news of the Tennessee battle, and at his own expense, had them telegraphed to Port Huron and the various places along the railroad route. On the receipt of such news everybody was stirred up and eager to get the full particulars. As the evening train arrived at the various stations he found crowds anxiously awaiting him, and everybody calling for the papers. At Port Huron a meeting was in'progress at the church, and thS choir was singing as the whistle sounded the approach of the train. The meeting at once broke up and the congre gation dispersed to read the news, and in a few moments every paper bad been dis posed of. • “Happy Maheiag£s.”-— Mahomet when only twenty-five years of age, married a wife of forty; Shakespeare’s Ann Hatha way, was seven years his senior; Doctor Johnson’s lady was twice his age at their marriage; Howard, the philanthropist, at twenty-five, selected a wife of fifty-two; and Mrs. Row, the authoress, was fifteen years the senior of her husband; Margaret Fuller married the Count D. ten years younger than herselfj and the im mortal Jenny Lind is said to be eight or ten years older than her Otto Gcoldschqudt. And those were what are called “happy marriages.” e*The following incident of the battle of Shiloh is related by on eye and ear witness:—Two Kentucky regiments met face to face, and fought each other with terrible resolution, and it happened that one of the Federal soldiers wounded and captured his brother, and after handing him back, began firing at a man near a tree, when the captured brother called to him and said, “ Don’t shoot there any more—that’s father.” Mary Ann Signer, recently divorced from Mr. Isaac M. Singer, the sewing machine man, ha 4 awarded to her by the Supreme Court of New York, almOny to the amount of eight thousand dollars per annum, with seven hundred and fifty dollars for counselfee, all reason able and necessary advances made by the defendant to the plaintiff since the com mencement of the action, to be deducted. Peiotnent Questions and Answebs.— The solar system has a large family but only one sun. Why is a field of grass older than your self? Because it is past your age. Who is the largest man?. The lover; he is a fellow of tremendous sighs. Who is the most liberal man? The grocer; he gives most everything a weigh. fy The coat of a horse is the gift of nature. That of an ass i? often s»;work of a tailor. - . V ; \ * NO. 16.
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