1 VOL. I. NO. 2T. "" ET,OOMSTiTTTja PA PPTnAV TTTT.V ISA? " HOTELS AND SALOONS, T O N Q 1' O X 1) 11 o T E L. i itv. imilerslirlioil has hit? Icnsn.l n,l t-n.r......t.,i. ft In Rood style, tlio ubovo wolI-l(iiiivni House, A MONO THi: MOUNTAINS m llnl)Orilol H Ikf Cllltlllllll.LntKl Hltllll'n,, .. in one of the ino-tt beautiful and healthful rcirlons in the Mate! l fully prepared lu accommodate OMIUIS Mint n,yM,i iivi 1 with Tiir.m i'amimix Thel'ond nnd streams urn well studied with delicious Hall of ninny kinds Incliidlnii t u o v t a i t i k r., mid limits 111 cood tinier will Iju kept for Ihonc nunmodatloii and amusement of uucsts, either f..r tIliliiB or pleasure excursions upon thli boun tiful sheet of water wlilcli It HIIVHUAIi Mlt.lN IN l:XTi:.T. (inri'rill llfloil lll-lltl vl f.ncl t '.k.... I .1. t.. ......... ileil to tlio huntsman iv sptciidld llcfd lor his own IK'(UJi.ir sports, unit cxetcisu Willi Ills I) O (I A N I) 0 17 N. Ills Larder will ho ntvvnvs nrovl.te.i u-iti. n, I'leltc iiclcs of the season; nnd his liar stocked with l'l hi. l.iauoitx. Thu llousu Is huso and loinmo uioust the Stahl liu extensive iiihI sni... The llollic In reiu-heil Irom several points cm t.iu t , , , . lv ...ttixuMuiiini luiuroiiiii imo is jsnlijidldiilacuiopasstlio hot months or Hum- ';'' li. it. HAYiiuitvr. Muy l'( lSOT-ttii. E EXCHANGE HOTEL, HhrtOMHIU'lUl. mt.tTMIIIA IYIITVTV l.v liiiown nnd eelltnilly-loeuteil house, tho llxchutiKO Hotel, situate on .MAIN SJTItlUlT, In niooiiisbuii:, Iminidlnteiy opposite the Columbia County Court i....,-,,., ivni-vn.u.ij ilt,lIIS US iriCUllS I11UI lilt' UUbllC III Uellerill tllllt Ills ImliLn Id tlm.. It. ,.r.l..r fur tho reception iiu.l entertainment of traveller irlioinay hotllsiHisecl to favor It with their cus tom. Ho has spared no expense In preparliiK tlio Uxclinnga for tho entertainment or his truest, neither hhall there ho anything mulling (on his port) to minister to their iiorsonnl eomrort. Ills Imuso is spacious, and enjoys an exeellent bus. nets loeatlou. oninlbusscs run tit all times heiu-een iho l'v. th.mgu Hotel ami thovarlo' s railroad depots, hv tthlch travellers will Ira pleasantly convoyed to nun ironi mo icspccuvc Minions muuo lime to meet mo cum. .iun. r. umajw, UloomsburK, Mareh 53, ltiili. c 1 0 Ii U M b r A nous k II Y nr. UN a it ii sToiiNint. IlAVINti lately pinohnsod and lilted up tho well-known lloolsou Hotel rroiierty, lis-atcd a li-.vv noons ahovk run cornr iinrsi:, en the Milne hide or tho street, In the town of hltximshuri:: and Having obtained it license for tlio same as n 11 K S T A U H A X T , (lie Proprietor has deterinlnetl to Rive to the pen ilc visiting the town on business or pleasure, a utti.i: MOlll: ItOO.M. HI stiil.lliir also I extensive, nml Is fitted til to put litiKKlcsaliil can layes In the dry. Ho prom Iscslhat everything about his establishment shall heeoiiducted 111 ail orderly and lawful manner; dad ho respectfully solicits n share of the puhlle liattoiliinc. 1""" '-.. s STEVENS HOUSE 21, 21, i", Jfc 27, IlllOAIIWAY, N. Y. Opiwite Jluuliny Green, OS TIIK Kl'lIOI'CAN I'LAN. THi; Stfvi:ns llorsr. Is well and w ldely known to tho traveling puhlle. The location Is especial ly suitable to metchalits and huslness men ; It is In close proximity tothe huslness pan unite city -Is on the llluliway orsoullielli and Westell! travel anil r.iljacent in an uie puueipai mumm nml sli'imil.f.itt ileit.its. 'I ho htevens House has llheral aeeommodatlon fur over iiminilests it Is wen iiirnisneu, anil pt ieKses every moilerate linplovctileiil for the com f..it nn.l i.nti.rtfiliii.ielil. of Us inmates. 1 hi rooms are. spacious and well vent Hated plovlded Willi Kits and water-the attendance Is prompt anil lespecthll and tho talile Is (encroiisiy pro vl.letl Willi every tlelleacy or the teasini-al mod' iralo rates. UKO. K. CIIAMl A t o. myii'U7-uni. i-iiiiri.-ii.i SOUK'S 110TKL, cn:oi!oi: w. mauoi:ii, rioprietor. Tlio idiovo well-known hotel has recently under ciiii,.,!Hlleiilchiimiesiii Its internal al ranKcnieuts, nml lis proprieloraniuninces to his former custom Hid tho travclllli!! pillule tllal ins accomouauoiis lur tlineoniliii't of his tsuests are second to none in o lllu f.,1.1 Ill ..Kl-.h-m he round Sllli- pllcd, not only withsulistantl.il food, lint with all (he delicacies or tho season. His wlnci nlvi li. Miiors fexcent that popular heverase hnowtl as '.lA'A-an"l,iiillchaseil direct Ironi the Impoitln h.,.iunD .. ...itlrnte mint nml tli'.. rroltl all IHii '.I II.. lu IIi.iii .-fnl f.)iii lllirlnl Dillion 'C lu the past, and will continue todeerve II In hMutule. cniitm: w. mai'ohii. 'pilK sVAX HOTKli, ' thi: ri'i'i n iiot'sr.l on Ni,r.vii.i.i:, cui.imiii.v en., i-a. Ths stihsei Iher lespecllully inioims nisiiieiii s and the pui.uc, thai he has taken the nhove well known House or Knttrtaiinnent, and will oe lihased to icielve the custom f all who will tavor hli'.i with a cull. in: wir.i. ki:i:p a oo taiii.h, allar well slocked with the best of Liquors, and rv cry elloit will bo made to lender '.l;.1,,,'!1'ls" faction. , ,. .IiHl.Vr-.W Dl.lt. orangevllle, I'a Mnrili 1, 1'07-lm. pXCHANCiK SALOOX, 'Aik Proprietor of ther.xchangoSaloonlias noti on hand n large slock of Hl'MMim UKl'llKSlIMIlNTS, consisting or M-irKIl OYSIl'.US, S.VllillNl-S, TIHIT, I'.OI.OdSAH in:i:i'K)xf;ui:, nuu.Ki) lions swhit.h tilf.r.si LAOKR HKKIt, ALK, AC. en- co.mk o.vi:, cojii: ai.i. ash sin:, tiv I.AWHON CAI.MAN. llloomsburg. May It, 1H17. rpinTicsi'V ncvrKii, ISsl'V, C'OLUJIHIA COUNTY, l'A. Tim subMilbcr lesi.tclfully infoimshls frit nils .... .. .,1.. t.,. Im. ttiken tbe above well known ilotiso of mtertulniiiint, 'J!" VJJ'U.m pleased to iccclvo tho tusioin of all who will favor him with a call. 111: wilt. Ki:m a ciood taih.i:, a liar well stocked with the best of I.l'lu". "'J tvery elloit Will bo made to lender 111 lie satis faction, M- Hl-Ml.l.i. Kspy, Pa., April 12, H-W. PIUCK UOTKIi li.i:, cor.uj OHANGKVILI.i:, COLUJIIHA COUNTY, PA. isiiAin. MWiMA, rnoritiirroit. Having taken possession or tins wen-Know n l.oi'2e, sol.mgkejit by Mintiel liver. I.I ; J "': crlettirbasputlnitpeiinnnentiepalriuiiirur tiili Hi IIAK ANllLAltlinllwHlltliecholccstHquoli and new est delicacies. Ills stab e Is not e x. Hi M inthocounly; ami no pnlus will bo V " !. accominodate gticbis, tnpi.iu.. QUSQUKIIAXXA HOTEL, O Catavvissa, Pa. Tho nhovt) Hotel has lately been purchased by IIMNUY J. CUMtK, and has been thoroughly re modelled, repaired, and icfurnishwl. It wilt I Innn.l nmr. Ill Its UrrailCOmCIlt llllll IHllWlntlllelllS, 11 ilrst-class Hotel, ami second to none In Iho lountry. Persons In cities wishing to biciiil thu hot months Hi the country, will do well to give Iho proprietor n call. rjMIE UNION HOTEL, , Arch Htreet. between Third and I'ouilli Htreels, Philadelphia. ciuiiKT wi'.unit. Proprietors. 1HAUI) HOUSE, Corner of Ninth ud Chestnut hliccls, Philadelphia. II. W. KANAKA, Pioprletor. EUCHANT'S HOTEI;, to noiith ForiiTit Hriir.m, P1III.A111'.M'1IIA. J. & W. G. M'KIHIIIN, Pioprletor, Mny 10, 1807-ly, A Id, KINDS OK JOlflMUNTINa r'V. neatly executed at TliK Coi.Uim. bteum "nllng Olllce. THE COLUMBIAN, A Democratic; Nuwspapor, ts I'fiii.isiii.ii r.M.nv rmtiAV Monsixri at iii.oiiMsiii itc, im:nxa. THi: principles of tills piper iiioofMioJellcrson. Inn Schooltif politics. 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A V, Olllce lu P.egWer and lUconlci's olllee, 111 the basemout of the Court House, llloomsbuig, Pa, OliHUT 1'. fl.AUK, attoi:ni:y-at-i.a y corner or Main and M.tlkct sticcts, over I'irst National Hunk, Hlooinsbuig, P.i. -QU. L. Ii. KlilXK, . gia.lliaie 01 .11 11crs1.11 .mi.iu.u t ...n n.liiphla, liavlllg pertlllllli 111 lv located, olh'ls his piolesslouai serv ices in uie ciui'iih ,,i , -i..,, i.i and viiinltv. tllliie 011 Main sti. et, s. el door east of Cieasy .V. .lulm's liulliling. 11 nt-.vtrr-ttui E. 11. IilTTI. K, A T T 0 II N K Y - A T I. A W, Olllco on Malnstrcit.ln hi Irk building below the. Court House, Illooluslairg, Pa. c. 15. UUOCKWAY, ATTOllNKY AT llLOOMSHCWi, L .1 W, PA. -OiFK'K-Court Huuse Alley, below; the ft lumMm Olllce. JaiiH... j 1$. uomsox, A TTOKN li Y-AT-I.A W , llLOOMSIIliltl, I'lINN'A. Olllce lii rnangst's Ihilldlng.Mnln street. Went of the American House. l"'j-" A U C T 1 O X H K It. JIOH1IH C0KF.MAN, that he is still 111 the 'ncld. leady and willing to attend lo all the duilcs of Ills call ng. 1 eis ns iles ring nis serv itss siiuiu.i v,,. ... - at llloomsburg, P.i. I'"'"" Dlt. W. II. liHADIil'. 1 1 . . . 1. .....t ir...ll,..,1 Tilt-, ffi.r iT. M. AllllV.l PHYSICIAN AND S UKO HON, j- nniee at the house opposite Shlve's HIiHii lU.iienslturi.. la. Calls promptly nttended to both night and day. Illoomshti-g, Jan. i. im... s. C. S II I V E , C A 11 I N li T M A K K 11 , anii M.vfi'.vcri'm:i: nv sii..vm or SASH, 1UJXD.S, DOOItS, h 11 r t t 1: n s, m o r l i i n i i4. AV1XDOW KHAMICS, &C. MAIN HIllKKT, 1IL00.MKI1U11C1, PA. June W, lsiIT. s c. couaxs, l'AHIIIONAHLi: SHAV1NC!, 1IAIU CUTTING AMI SHAMPOOING SALOON, Court House Alley, next door to (Uumblan Olllce HI.OOJ SilllUlli, l .l. it.i?(i,.i,.., nn.l WbUkers coloied black or brown, llair i'onletn destroy ;''''''! ""' iV,1" f; iff, g t ?yw on hand. tiprlJ'irc CI K- SA V A (i E , I'IS.Vl-llC.VI. WATLilMAKKU ANH JKWI'.I.UY, .Vuhi Nml, mm' II"1 Coin'' HiMie, llMIOMsUL'lal, l'A. t'o.ivlanllyoiihatiua.moass... ... " AM.MtiCAN an . HWiHb Particular .1...... . ia- Mii'sonlo . milks inntlo 1" older, AM work 43- Masonic. warranted. (Chotcf poetry I'M LONKt.V S1XCK MVMOTHI3K DIUU. I'M lonely since my mother died, Though friends and kindreds nather near, I cannot cheek tho rising sighs, -Or stay tho silent heartfelt tears Of earthly friends sho was the best, My erring jotuliful steps to guide, (Hi I do not emtio because I weep, I'm lonely since my mother died, Ciioitt-s I'm lonely slneo my mother died, Though frlciulsntid kindred gather near, I cannot check the rising sigh, Or May tho silent henrlfelt tear. You may not deem It brave or strong, To let those tears so often How, lint those who've lost a mother's love, Can tell tho pain or my sad win', Could I but call her back again, And kneel once more down by her side, I d love her better than bclore, I'm lonely since my mother died, I "Honrs fin lonelv since mv niotht r illcl. Oh, you who have a mother dear, I,et not n word or art give pain, Hut cherish, lovn her with your lire, You ne'er can have her back ag 1I11, Then when she's called from yon away, Across death's dark and troubled tide, in pain with me you need not say, I'm lonely since my mother died. Ciiouf.s I'm Innily since my mother died. milt f;ii.v.xi.v.r. i:n huh kumt ills vom Stetel raus Und geth tins hackestch Kchttlhaus; Hr Is en gllcd von tier string biend, i:r wert nh tier gncnited geuent. Ilr segt "Ich bin en nlte rat, Vom splelo wer Ich gar net mat." i:r hot tile best gelk In tier lot, Slo hot 11m doclt noch nix gehat. Sle gelk Is gut, tier spieler schlceht, Des splelo gehtals nlo net reclit; Der OrirmW gielcht tlio niett ah gut, llr lacht als wan er splelo dut. Set kopp Is grosr, sel gelk is gut, Kr hot ah immcr frischer mut ; Der anentUed splelt bal tag utul naeht, lTn welt am cud list ausgelaeht. Ach, (Incndied heb del kopp doch grad, 1 Jot lials vvaclist gruin, sel wer Jo scliadt ; Kn spieler musz der kopp grad hewe, Vom splelo kaner sunstnet lewe. Mehncr will Ich tloch net sage, Hs kumt noch runs in wenlg tage; Us geht vlelelcht en harte lull. No mag er lacho wle er will. cfctcrt Sa If. THE METEMPSYCHOSIS. a oi'.iiman i,i:oi:ni). A .slight .sluuUIor ctuiiu over mo as 1 was; ctiteriiifj tho inner court of tho Col logo' of (Jottingcii. It wis, however, but momentary, ami 011 recovering from it, 1 felt both taller and heavier, ami altogether more vigorous than tho in stant before. Hoing rather nervous I did not much litiml the.so feeling, im puting tiiein to tome sudden determi nation to the brain, or soma unusual heating about tho heart, which had as sailed 1110 suddenly, and as suddenly left me. On jiroeeedlug, 1 met a stu dent coming in tho opposlto direction. I had nover seen him before, but as ho passed mc by, he nodded familiarly- "There is a lino day, 'Wolstang." " What doeu thi' fellow mean V" said I to myself. "He speaks to mo with ns much easo as if 1 bail been his intimate tuMiuaiutHiice. And ho calls mo Wol stang a peixm to whom I bear 110 more resemblance than to tho man in the moon." I looked after him for some t line, pondering whether 1 should call ii in lurk and demand an explanation; but befmv I could form any resolution, ic was out of my sight. Thinking it needless to take any fur ther notico of the circumstance, I went 011. Another student, whom 1 did not !;now, now passed 1110 " Charming weather, WoKtang." "Wolstang a- gain'." said 1; "inis is lnsuiieraoio, Iollo, I say ! what do you mean V" Hut at this very moment lie entered tho li brary, and either did not hear my voice, or paid no attention to it. As I was standing in a nioou between ago and vexation, a batch of Collegians came up, talking louti and laugmng, Three, with whom I was intimately no iiiaintcd, took no notico 01 mo; wnlio two, to whom I was totally unknown saluted me with "Ciood morning, 01 stung." One of theso latter, after hav ing nasscd 1110 a few yards, turned round and cried out "Wolstang, your cap is awry." I did not know what to mako of this preposterous conduct. Could it bo pro meditated'.' It was hardly poislble.or I uiifet havo discovered tho trick In tho otintcuance of tho-o who addressed me Could it bo that they really mistook me for Wolstang? This was still moro in credible, for Wolstang was fully his inches taller, four stones heavier, ir ten years older than I. I found myclf In a inazoof bewilderment In emle" 01 ing to discover tho causo of all tf 1 relleeted upon It in vain, summf""1!? to my assistance tlio aids of pS ""d Metaphysics to unravel the mystery. Xav, Undid was not forgot011- 1 "' ed to mind tlio intricatoVroblems of science which a rigid"'!; of this l'rinco of Mathematical''' "Ml c"'cu mntosnlvo: but. 01lW:0 I''seilt OCCtl- sion.my thoughts, yJJUBli screwed to the utmost pitch on""'"!"""-'" men, completely 1 their aim. While medltatlK m in a reverio on the.o events, I wJuroiised by approach lug steps, otwking up, I beheld the mo-t learlled,"'0''0,' Dwllmtis Duiider lteul I'rovo- 1111(1 I'roftvsor of Moral Philosophy." h0 eollcgc. Ho was a man abqu'llv(! fL'L'' '''b'1 i luit b0 far M rOtlllXllt 1 r C'llliiuitlliuii VVWIll, IIUVV1SU dctlcicn' " tli" contrary, he was un- 'r.lt, (..t nml lit Imitr-vviiUtoil r t'lilllinrv "M ' 1 ,--t.0;lt of ollke, bllltoillng over a " nl!i lmy hll0,ra, underneath n silk stockings, If (j IjUxeilfd lit tho kliet'S with largo buckles of silver. Tho doctor Had 011 as usual, his cocked hat, below whoso rim at each side descended tho joplous curls of an Immense bob-wig. Kis largo carbuncle noso was adorned wlti a pair of spectacles, through which lit looked pompously from sldo to side, holding back his head In grenadier fuslion, and knocking his long sllvcr-hcadd baton lo tiio earth, as ho walked, wltl nil tho formal precision of a druin-majir. Now bo It known that It is bliding on every student who attends thounlver- slty of Oottliigcn, to doff his cup on meeting thlslllustrlouspcrsona'e. This Is not an optional ceremony it Is a compulsory onu; nnd never ot any oc casion haslt been known tobonglected, except onco by 11 Dutchman, who, in consequence thereof, was explicit tho college. It mny bo guessed t en what was my degree of situpcfactio. when 1 saw Doctor Dunderhead iniroach I heard Ills baton striking ipon tho ground, responsive to his stca when I saw his largo eyes, reflected through tho spectacles, looking Intel ly upon me I say my stupefaction may bo guessed, when, even on this occasion, my hand did make one sing motion upward toward my cap. The.ilter still stuck to my head, and I stoot folded In my college gown, my mouth mlf open, and my eyes fixed upon thedoctor In empty abstraction. I could so that ho was angry at my tardy recoultlon of his presence; andashccamciearcrme, ho slackened his paco a litt - as if to give me an opportunity onmending my neglect. However, I was drowned in reflection that I did not tao the hint. At last ho made a sudden sttj directly in front of me, folded his ans in the same manner as mine, and .oking up wards in my face with a fbd glance, as much as to say, "Well, nster, what now?" I never thought tl doctor so little, or myself so tall, as this mo ment. Having continued some tno in tho I abovo attitude, ho took off s hat nnd mado mo a profound bow. Mr. Wol stang, I am your mosthumb servant." Then rising up, he lifted li baton to wards my cap, and knotcd it off. Your cap Is awry," contiuihe. 'Ex cuse mc, Mr. Wolstang, it ically awry upon your head." Anotr bow of mockery, as profound as ti first, fol lowed this action; nnd marched iiwny, striking his baton oiheground, holding backhis head, and viking with slow, pompous step dowr,hocollego court. mf ' What is tlio meaning cthls?" said I. "Wolstang again I Couslbn, this is no trick! Tho provost (the1 college engaged in a deception un'ino im possible 1 They aro all m,or I am mad I Wolstang from oijWolstang from another Wolstang rnj Doctor Dedlmus Dunderhead! I lljsee to the bottom of tills I will go Wolstang's house Immediately." 1. saying, I snatched up my cap, put )ri;ny head, and walked smartly dowthe court to gain the street whero ho 'ctU Before I got far, a young man 1; me. " By tho by, Wolstang, I wislou could let mo havo tho ten gilders lent you. I rcquiro them'immcdiate" "Ten gilders 1" said II don't owo you n farthing. I nevcwyour face beforehand my name Is f Wolstang ; it is Frederick Stadt.'1' " " Pslial But, Wolsta, Jayjng Jest ing aside," continued In!I must posi tively havo them." 3HI "Havo what?" jH " My dear fellow, tho gilders." "Ten dovllsl I tell Vl'don't owe you a farthing." ' "Really, Wolstang, popo Is very silly. Wo know you ninjjdd fellow, but tills Is the most fooipnink I over saw you play." 7 IjJSS " Wolstang ngaln l't j lj?my bcart boiling with InUIgnatilf;;! toll you sir, that, that" -i coiJBt get out another word, to such juree had in dignation confounded : Without finishing my sentence, Shed into tho street, but npt without ring tlio per son say, "By heaven, is cither mad or drunk J'' In a irioment I wat AVoIstang's lodging, and got the ocker a-going with violence. Tho ct was opened by Ms servant girl Iiso, a buxom woach of somo eightec-i" twenty. ' Is Mr. Wolstang i-' I demanded fjuickly. "Mr. who, sir?" " Mr. Wolstang, invar." "Mr. AVol Mr.'o, sirV-I did not hear you. " " Air. Wolstang." "Air. Wolstang!" r-'boed tlio girl, with some surprise. " Assuredly, I ask ycfMr. Wolstang Is within." "Air. Wolstang!" re.atcdshe. "JIa, ha,ha,liow droll you an-day, master." " What do you men' cried I inn fury, which I now foi It Impossible, to suppress. "Tell mhis instant if Mr. Wolstaug, your mer, is at homo, or by tho beard of Socri I" " 11a, ha! this is thoocrest thing I ever heard of," saldtllttlo Jade, re treating into tho housUid holding her sides with laughter, imo hero, Bar nabas, and hear our liter asking tor himself." I now thought thitho rago into which I had thrown ysolf had ex cited tho laughter ofM'eneh, whom I know very well to bifrollcsouio dis position, and much pood to turn people into ridicule. Jereforo put on as grave a face as I con I even threw n biiiilo Into It, and n with all tho composure and good-mour I could inu ster " Come now, i dear conduct mo to your master I nm suro ho is within." Tills only set her n-laughing moro than over ; not a word could I got out of her. As last Barnabas mado his appearnncofroin tho kitchen, and tohlm I nddrcsscd myself. "Barnabas," said 1, laying my hand upon his arm, conjuro you, us you value my happiness. to ten mo If Mr. Wolstang is at home? "Sir!" said Barnabas, with n long stnre. I repeated my question. " Did you ask." replied lie, "if Mr, Wolstang was nt homo? If that gentle man is yourself, ho Is at homo. O yes. J wnrarnt you, my mestcr is at homo, "In what place Islte then?" I inquired " hcrovcr you arc ho is not far off, I warrant you, master." "Can I find him in his study?" "O yes," continued tBaruabas, "if you go to his study, I warrant you he'll no mere. ill you please to walk in sir ?" and I could seethe fellow put ills linger 10 nis noso. As soon ns I was in the study sho burst Into a loud lauirh. which ended by her declaring that I must be mad " Or drunk," quoth tho sapient uarnabas, In his usual dry manner. On entering the room, 110 person was to bo seen ; but from behind a largo screen, wnicn stood fronting tho fire, I heard a sneeze. "This must bo Wol stnug," thought I ; "but it is not his sneeze cither ; it is too shnrp and finical ror him ; however, let us see." So 1 went behind tlio screen, nnd tliero be. held, not tho person I expected, but one very diiierent to wit, a little, meagre, brown-faced, elderly gelltloman, witii iiooiccd noso and chin, a long well now. dered rjueue, and a wooden leg. Ho was dressed In n snuff-coloured surtout, a scarlet waistcoat, and black small clothes, buckled at tlio kneo; nnd on Ills noso was stuck a pair of tortoise-shell spectacles, tlio glasses of which were of most unusual dimensions. A dapper lookihgeocked lint lay upon the table, logetner with a largo open snuir-box full of rich rappee. Behind Ids right ear a pen was stuck, after the manner of tho counting-house, and he seemed busily poring over a book in mntiu script. 1 looked a few seconds at this odditv. equally astonished and vexed at beintr put into, what I naturally supposed the wrong room. "I am afraid, sir" said I, as lie turned ins eyes towards me. "that I havo intruded upon your privacy. I beg leave to npoiogiso for tho mistake. Tho servant led 1110 to believe that Mr, "Wolstang, with whom I wish to speak, was in this chamber." Don't talk ofapology, my dearsir.' said tlio little gentleman, rising up and Dowmgwnii tlio utmost politeness. "Bo seated, sir be seated. Indeed I am Just hero on tho same errand to see Air, AVoIstang oh, (a siieezp,) that rappeo is certainly very strong. Do mo tlio lion our to occupy tlio seat opposite. I un derstand from tho servants that he is expected soon." (Another sneeze.) I'or tho first five minutes I did not form a very high opinion of this now acquaintance. Ho seemed to have all tho'fidgetty politeness, and intolerable chit-chat of a French petit maltrc of tho old school. Ho bored mc witii ouestions and npologies, hoped I felt myself com fortablo; and every interval of his speech was filled up by intolerable, gig' gungnnd sneezing. In order, as it were to increase tho latter, li6,kept,siniillnfr 11 way i u preposwrouBraie jjjanaiwnen no autirc8scu;mo,-;iiisimouin was drawn up into a most complacent smllo, and his longnoso and chin, which threatened each other like nut-crackers, thrown forward to within n foot of my face. However, lu tho next five minutes ho Improved upon me, from somo very Judicious observations, as I thought, which he made, and in five more 1 be came convinced, that notwithstanding his outward frivolity and sneezing, ho whs far from being an ordinnry man. This impression gained such strength, in a short tlmo I entirely forgot all my previous Irritation, and even the reasons which brought mo there. I found that ho had a complete knowledge of tlio different philosophical systems of the day ; among others, that of my favour- ito Kant: and on tho merits of tho school lu tho north of Gcrmany,founded by the great metaphysician, Ills opin ions mid mine tallied to a point. Ho also seemed deeply conversant with tho mathematics. This was a subject on which I ilattered myself 1 had few equals; but ho shot far ahead of mc, displaying a knowlcdgo which scarcely any man In Europceould havo matched, He traced tho scienco downwards, In nil its historical bearings', from Thales, Archimedes, and Euclid, to Newton, Euler, Leibnitz, nnd Laplace. In al gebra, geometry, and astronomy, his Information won equally extensive. From sovoral hints which hu threw out I learned that ho was not stranger to tho scienco of geomancy ; and ho gavo mo to understand, that ho had cast the nativities of several individuals belong ing to noblo families; and that ns their horoscopes portended, such invariably was their fato in after-life. Xor was his knowledge confined to thco abstruser branches of science. It embraced tho whole circle of literature and tho fine arts. Poetry, criticism, philology, paint ing, and sculpture, seemed to bo equally within his range. IIo descanted upon them, Illuminating his positions from such a vast source of illustration, that I gazed upon him with a feeling akin to amazement. Let it not bo supposed that till this was done with tho formal pomp of a philosopher. On tho contrary, ho pre served throughout hi frivolotisiiess of manner, npologlscTIJur ovcry thing ho advanced, hoped I was not offended If ho differed in opinion from mo, nnd concluded ovcry position with a sneeze. "By the by," said I, "talking of Gall and Spurzlicliu, what do you think of their doctrine?, 1 nm.lncllncd to bolluvo tliero must bo some truth in it; at least I havo seen It verified in n number of lieads.andttinongothcrslntlint of Cicero, which I saw n few years ago in tho sculpture-gallery of the Louvre. It was a beautiful head." "You aro right there, my dear friend," replied lie. Tho t'cad, phrcnologlcally considered, is oxiremely beautiful, I believe I havo got it in my pocket." (1 uneae.) "You got the head of Cicero in your pocket!" cried 1, witii surprise. "Ono! not nlHolutely tho head of Cicero," said he, smiling. "Mark An tony dis f that but only lils bust you saw." tho bn n miniature of that bust?" a miniature, but tho real bustrorlr; It comes how heavy It is!" And, to my amazement, I saw him take out of his pocket the identical bust, nslurgonsllfe, of tho Boman orator. and place It on the tablo before me. "Havo you any moro heads of this description about you?" said I, not a little marvelling how he was able to stuff such a block of marble into his pocket. "I havo n fow others at your service, my dear friend. Nnmo any ono you would wish to see, and I shall bo most happy to produce it." " Lot mo sec then tho head of Coner- nicus." I hadscarcclyspoken the word when ho brought out the philosopher, mid put him besido Cicero. I named successively Socrates, Thales, Galileo, Confucius, Zoroaster, Tyclio Brache, Itogcr Bacon, and Paracelsus and straightway they stood upon the fable as fresh as If they had just received the last touch of tho sculptor's chisel. I must confess tlint such a number of large heads emanating from tho pocket of the little meagro man in tlio snuff-coloured surtout nnd thesenrlot waistcoat, would have occasioned 1110 incredible wonder. had my .stock of astonishment not been exhausted by tlio proviouo display of his abilities. I had little moro to throw away upon nny new subject, and looked upon these fresh exhibitions without experiencing any tiling beyond a slight surprise. "And do you," I demanded, as tho last nnmcd was brought forth, "nlwayscarry those heads about withyou ?" I generally do so for the amusement of iy friends," answered he. "But do not think that my stock is exhausted : I have still n fow moro that I can show you for instance, Pythagoras." "Pythagoras!" exclaimed I; "no, don't produco him. Ho is tho last of all the philosophers I would wish to see. Tlio Stoics, tho Epicureans, ay, even tho Cynics, with Diogenes or Mcnippiis at their head, worofsatres eoinnnrnl wlHi Pythagoras, tljofounder of tho. mast preposterous system of philosophy"lhat ever existed." "My dear friend," said tho little man. with unusual gravity, "you do not say so?" I do say so. Pythagoras was a, fool, a madman,, an impostor." , "You don't speak thus of tho'dlvino Pythagoras?" returned hoT putting lils bust upon tho table. " No, not of tho divine Pythagoros. for such a person nover existed. I speak of Pythagoras the Samhin him of tho golden thigh, the founder of what is called tlio Pythagorean philosophy." iVnd the most rational system of philosophy that everexisted. Begging your pardon, I think it goes far beyond that of Plato or tho Stngyrite." " If you mean that it goes beyond them in being ns full of absurdity as they tire of wisdom, I readily agree with you," said I, my anger rising at hearing tliedivlnodoetrinesof Aris-totle, and tlio disciple of Socrates, so irrever ently spoken of. "Pray, what were Its absurdities?" asked ho witii tho most imperturbable good nature. "Did not Pythagoras enjoin silence to his disciples for n period ufllvo years absolutosilence.muteiK'ss'.dumbness?" And a very gooff injunction It was. No man can ben philosopher unless he knows how to keep Ids tonguo under restraint." "I nm afraid then oti will never bo one," I remarked, forcing a smile, al though I was at bottom considerably nettled. Ho did not seem to take mv observation ill, but passed it off witii one of Ids characteristic giggles of laughter. " ou were talking of his absurdities, my dear friend," "All, well, did ho not forbid tiio use if animal food to his followers? and, to crown all did lie not teach tlio monstrous doctrine of transmigration of souls; Bending tho spirits of men, after death, to Inhabit tho bodies of dogs, and cats, nud frogs, and geeso nnd oven insects?" " And call you this a monstrous doe trino?" " Alonstrous !" I exclaimed witii sur prise. "It is tlieiif ptttsultra, tluicliniax of fatuity, the raving of a disordered imagination." "Soyoudo notbellevoln Metemp-y-chosls? asked he, with a smile. 10 in; cos.ri.Ni'K.11.) It is estimated that tliero tiro thirty two and one-half millions of sheep in tho loyal twenty Slates and two terrltn rles. It is supposed that theanntial mini her of lambs will bo over twenty-four minimis, posoVi " YouBm PRICE FIVE CENTS. Wit 'ami "Ma, why Is a postage stamp r.' had scholar ?" "I can't tell mvson ; why Is It?" " Because it gets licked nnd put In a corner." A Lawykii nsked n diitchman in court what ear marks a pig had, that was lu dispute. "Veil, ho lias no ear marks except a very short tall," A Lad wiio had borrowed n diction ary to read, returned it nftcrhohnd g t through, with tho remark: "H was worry nico reading, but it somehow changed tlio subject worry often." Somi: years ago 11 farmer, living In a village bordering on Berks county, fur nished 0110 of ids thrco sons with a sum of money nnd told him to go to tlio West nml remain two years, nt tlio end of which tlmo lie should return to Lan caster, stop at Scotleld's, anil onu of them would bo tliero to meet him. Tlio young man started, and at tho end of the speci fied tlmo ho returned. It should bo pro mised that telegraphs wero not then in existence, tlio postal system was not as perfect as to-day, nnd literary attain ments wero not so general as they aro now, lienco 110 communication took place between tho brothers. Ho return ed, however, as ho said. His brother was there to meet him nnd tiiev botli proceeded homo In 11 buggy. Tlio wan derer, after relating somo of his adven tures, cnqulredJfnnytliing had happen ed since ho leftimo. "No, not a single thing," said tlio other, "everything is Just the same as when you left-except that old crow died." "Indeed," said tiio wnndercr, "and is tlio old crow (lead ?,what killed him." "Why ho ato too much meat when the match horses died." "Good gracious! are tlio matches dead what killed them?" "Why you see when tho house nnd bam burned down they overdid them selves In hauling water." "Good gracious! are tlio house nnd barn burned down how did it Imp pen?" "Well you see when daddy died, they wero currying lights around and were careless." "Good gracious! and daddy dead . wbnt was tlio matter with him?" "Well, you see when our Sal went away and got married against daddy's wishes, hojust pined away and died." "Good gracious! so nothing has hap pened since I've been away?" 'Xo, everything isjust tlio same." Josu Bili.inoh ok Courtship. Court in is a luxury, it is ice water, it is the pla spoil of the sole. Tho man who has nover courted hasllvedin vain. Ho has been a blind man among landscapes, helms been luleffman in tholandof hand organs and by tho side of murmuriu canals. Courtin is likotwo little springs of water that start out from under a rock at tho footVoftho mountain, md run down hill; side by side, sii.gin, dnncin, spattcrin each other, eddvin. and frothin, kaskadin, now hidden un der tlio bank, liowvfull of shadder, by cmby thoyJlno."nud alien go slow. I am in favorof long courtin ; it gives the partyaciinnco to find each otho-'H trump cards. It is good exercise, and is lust ns Innocent as 6 merino Iambi. Courtin is likostrawberries nnd cream; wants to bo did slow, and then you havo got tlio flavor . I have seen folks get acquainted, fall in lovc.get married, set tio down, nud go to work in three weeks from date. This is tlio way that somo folks lam n trade, and akounts for the great number of ability mean mechanicsand poor Jo'" they turn out. Perhaps it is best I shoti'-' state sum good ndvico to yong ir-n who aro about to court with a vlrn' or matrimony, nslt was. In the "!t place, young men, you want co get your system awful right, then find a young woman who is willing to bo courted on tho square. Tho next thing is to find out how old she is, which you can do by asking her, nml slio will s-a sin. is lu years old, and mis you win unit will not bo far out of tho way. Tho next tiling is to begin moderate, sa onco every nito in tho week for tlio fust six mouths, Increasing tho dose nt the pashens seems to require. It Is a fust rate way to court tlio girl's mother a little on the stnrt, for tliero Is 0110 tiling a woman never despises, nnd Hint is a littlogooil courtin, if It is done on the square. After tho first year you will begin to like tho blzlness. There is one thing I always advise. that Is not to swop photygniphs oftcner than wtinst every l(i daze, unless you forget how the gal looks. Ockasloimlly you want to look sorry and draw in your wind as tlio you had a pain; this will set tho gal tu teezln you to find out what alls you. Lveiiln incetlns are n good thing to tend. It will keep yuroreligion in tune, and if yuro gal happens to bo there, hi accident, sho can ask you to go homo with her. A si a general thing, 1 wouldn't brag on other girls much when I was courtin. It might look as though you knew luo much. If yu court threo weeks In this v ,y, alltholiino on the square, If you (b 't sn it is tlio sleekest time of yure life yu can go to the cheap store and get i. 11 sured for a plug hat at my expeiist anil pay for It. aprlli'CT. V 1: I
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