Erie observer. (Erie, Pa.) 1830-1853, December 11, 1852, Image 1
A.. P. DIURLINik 00.. Proprietors. 1 VOLUME 23. brie Olmtrutr. A. P. DURLIN & CO.. PROPRIETORS. B. r.. sz. wart. i t orrICE, CORNSqE R UARE, ERIE. STATE ST.- AND rumAc • TERMS OF THE PAPER. • Citi inh#tribers by the earriey. atSt" Sy wail. or at the athee, in advance. Lie wit" ocd paid in adyanee,or within three months from the t hue esuteeranne. [no Mints will bie - ehargetl. gyArlconimunications snot he poet paid. - RATES OF ADVERTISING. Cards not eureeding 1 lines, one yew, . One 'quart . OA •• -,.. 10,011 do. do. air months, . • 6,00 do. do. three months. ' 3,00 raiment ad% ertissmenta:3o cents permitter% of fifteen lines or l e o, for the rim insert tun% 23 cents for each sulacquent insertion. grYcar I% a d ven leers ha% e the privilege of cliangiug at illearu re, but at no tune are allowed to occupy more than two salaams, sad to b e aw•MeiLte facie iissieediSt4 *sinews. A drefliseineittshOt having other directions. will be inserted till orbid and charged accordingly. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. .. THOMAS M. AUSTIN, • , (Late of the firms of G. I.oollill 4. co.) DuLlia ,n Clocks, Watches, Jen elry. Silver Spoons, Musical Instruments. Looking Glasses, Lanki, and Failey Goods, whole sale and retail. JOHN GOALDING. syteaarr Tattoo. and Habit Maker—shop on the east side of Slate street. two doors north of Ehtbt, and adJoinlll: J. H. Rib )" k ILVp Cabinet Ware-Room, t rue, Pettna. •- JOHN KEENAN.' Gtsrast Steamboat Agent. otrice at •R. J. Roger'," Hat Fiore Nue street Erie Pa. - CLARK & NIETCALF. rrsaii de2tere Hi Dry COolli, Carl.(4l, Mid Dry Groceries No. 1 Reed lloute. WILLIANIS WRI peal.•r.' in Gold a id Silver coin. uneur rent Money. hand %Varmint and c Depoinie. Also Sight Oran. Cu the tutuesp.:l f ttiex ot the lit 1011. and all parts of he Old l!truntry fur tinle. ()thee. Yiltiaitit' 'Lock. corner of Pliate-54..-illl Public Sioare J. Y. W 11.1.1141111 J. G. & W 7 I, 1111.1.3. )11PORTILIII and Wliolesale Ihrnlera inlroceries. Wears. I.idttOra • eogari.—Also. Poreign Fruit. Nutt.. TiT Ides and Piekled 0)4, ter.. Lobetert, Prei•erv..., lin! Ile rualrie aII Sailed art.-las of every 41 Mm e iotaalv,:sJs ui, ti-,..trtio .3. lViNt.,tu'a Bloch. at ote-ot. le itr li ou . b New Ilidcl. Eric. Pa. J. G. M w Vin k. , - . AV M . - I . MILLS. Menlo. ii i ,, , t Peel VIII, Ili their ~.ea-otr. • i) wan. iu •.liell. front J. G. Mills D, !. -it .ISe% . York;n hie!' a ill he void Who levale at low prices A. U. J ' ACICSOII. Arent. gree, Pa. DITRL-IN & SLOAN. r111111.1t• in Clag.iieal. Serkinl and Mi.erllnneous'ilook., Blank dootr.i, Stationery. and Printer's Cards, Nu. V, lirOn new Erie Pa. ECM :%V. POYSTELI. JOHNSTON M. D. arm' t at hts residence on 6 . 14 Street. two doors West of the r church. _ _ _ I'. W. 111100 RE. Ptara ~ • ,crocerirA, ProvisioAs,%Vine•t.ltitptor.,Cantlit”.Pruit. ar.. (Int. Dcar below, LowntO & Co'. Stair street. Ent.. JOHN, B. COOK. _ fit tti a In Staple & Pune y Dry Good; and the Greatest variety of an,; Store to the City. (:trap Huk, t:rte. Pa. STERRETT & GRAY. JoLliers and retaiL , DcaleAtt in Wet and Dry Groceries Produce. Toporn and Domestic Fruit. Wooden. Win,,; anti Stone IVare.nrionr, Fteft. Salt. Glass. Po.y. der. hot, Ceps. Safety Poo.. &c.. &c. French Street. oppo. ont tt , e Re. •1 Erie. Pa. V It —Stc.na and manal Boats. VeaSels. tfotel.. nit.l guipplied %Mt any of the atiove article. with prompt nets and ter). cheap. WM. S. LANE. Attorney, and Counsellor at Law. OFFIrt: ot sr Jaekaon's store, at North-East corner of the Pub- Ix Square. DoCloltu - 13E4.8E' Sc .S t',IYAR'C. Pb)•wiatts and 2lurgeons. Office and Ri.,idetieft— Mevepih k leJs.sa (rags Streets. - (dire blurs from 7 to la, A. M; I to 2, ant: 6 to ~ P. M. • went.. y. D. J. 1.. STII - 11•11.T. N. Ti. JOHN HI ARN & Fmr.am•in and enerimi.iiiiim Jle•rehautr. dealer in Coal. Pour, Fish, and agent for a daily line of upper lake Si.aitiers, l'uhlic Dock Erie Pa. ..._ . _ LIDDELL 6,-, Cu. Itiovvittn.Manufactyrers of Iron Fence. Railing. Strantboat 110,1, r 9 . k , . & c.. Stale. I,etwire II 7lt and .411. St re eig. nrie. . _• ON AMERICAN •E SS XPRF CIPAN I". - Orrice. Removed to No. 3 recd. Block. Stat.. Ftrecr. F..vern Etprurs chowtt at - It 4 O'CLAck, A. M. 11 eoern . GO f 31 o'clock. r IN. 0. It. Ira F Poili; Anent _ - • -- _ OEOIt G E J. AID KT° N . (Litt of the f its of J. Hearn 4 C 0..) foltWilDS •4 . and Cututainsiod Nierchant,l'ublic Dock. Erie. Pa. Dealer in Coal, Sok, righ, Flow and I'l'orpr. , WALKER Alt. TIBBALS - - Flits Ast , i‘n, produce. and C011111111,e1041 Nferehants, second Ware !lot, Ea,t attic Public Itridge. Erie Pa. A!“)—beabis in Coai,sali. Nagler. evicen. Firth, Lt me and I.ime &our. Iron, Nadr i dtoves, Ira:dtmo.. ate.. &c., with uu.urpam rd fac.bnco fur idn;.ping. either by SLeale.hoats, Prupellert. briNcatr. Rall.Boad. D D VkAturt. T. N. TINDALL , - - - - - If. KNOIVIA'ON. Revairi•r:llealer, in 11:ate tic , , I.,.trutitentosliAtts in: (;13, , rs and wirer Fancy G4cofot t 4 , 4, OW* Aro .r IA .44 of the Rind flpuoe. 27 • AItBUCKLE KEPLER: N.4ra in Grocerkw. Ihrilvvare. Crockery. &e. No 3..rrriy Wirk.6iate street. Erie.' . _ A. M. JUDSON. . • Art...aver tTltiv.—Ofilke on Park:-How, between Brownietiew Hotel and the Peed Home. up eLitrs. - -. AR. C; RANDES. _—___ PIM , Ii• 4 flraneos—fiffice at his reaideuee On Eighth ii B Street. be wren French an I Holland, Erie, Pa. M. SANFORD & CO.. • Dieter, in Gold.Silvet, Bahk Holes, 1 1 rafts, Celli UMW'S of De- Pon. b.e. Sten Exchange on the principal en Ks - constantly no tale (Mice in Beatty's Block , Public Equate. Erie. .; • - T. HERON ATUARTI • _ tiLlarn X • , (D Pureiman—Office. corner of trclin!h and Fifth ureent,,,ter Moses Koch's store. Residence on Fourth street. one dour Pastor Pie old Apotheeary Hall. RUFUS REED. 1 Dem.' in English, German and American Hardware awl Crtiery. Also, Ns I Is, Anvils, V Kes, Iron and Stee4 No. 3 Reed Iloure; free, Pa. • " • ----- ' C. !SIEGEL. • t Plintssats. and Retail dealer in Groceries, Frosisions, Wilms. I ...riUrrl Frlut, le., &e tbarate,.r of French and Fifth Streets, wante the Farmers Hotel.rieot'E - * __ _ . CADWELL & BENNETT. Ismsrras..ktbbers, and Retail Dealess in Dry Good.. Groceries, f.'n'ker"r;lilassivarrettarpeting.llNrdieare, Iron, Steel. Nails. span.. &e. Empire Stores Putln Street. Roar doors. below lirmatt's Hotel. Erie. Pa. . A , ..3--Ana lir, V tees, Bellows, Axle Arms. l sPrilllta, and a Venetal assortment of Paddle and Carriage Trimin imp. , ___ S. DIERViN SMITd.. aIIINANICT AT I.aw and Justice of the Peace. and Aynt for tile Key Roue Mutual Life Insurance Company—thrice 3 door. aria ofikrights surre. Erie, Pa. __ GEORGE H. eII:LER, Armies./ AT Law, Girard, Erie Eo ty. Pa. lXilleettoas and other businena attended to with pr ness and ilistatteb. _ - JOSIAtI KELWG,G, Nuard,ng &CotatnieSiOn Mereliant,hu the Public Dock. mist of Mute street. .. C4l l. kit. Plaster and White Fish, enistantly for sale. - E. I. ROgENZWIIIG Co. Co. w......m.. :ND Riersu. 1./Lau:as in toreign aud Donie:itie Dry tx.eii., -ready made Cleaning. Bofors and aims, ase., No. I % 1 t,0,1 s like k. State street, Erie. ,_.; I' - MARSHALL Ac..IEINCENT, • Arr....,r1 • al Lair—Offiee up stairs in Tammany flail isuildriig Lorth of tne Prothonotary's ofike.Yzie.. ' - • f - MURRAY WIIALCON. . - , "MII'IMAMIP VOrK•ALLOR •T LAW--Oftlee over C. 11.1N - right's pr:ri , entrance one door west of :irate etteet, On the Lhapsend, Erie. TIBBALS, & HAY ES. et, Fl a in Dry Goods. Dry Groeertea, Crockery, hardware. &e. No Brown'' , New Hotel. SMITH JACKSON. b ?`" ", DO' Geode. Gorcer ww; Hardware, queerur Ware. Muir, b.e , 121. Erie. Pa. • WILLIAM RIBLET. I: " I WTMAIKtiI trphOtilei. and Undertaker, corner of Stdte and CARTER & BROTH ER. W HOLilLacr and &Hail dealer', in Drup. Medielne . Peanut. this, Glaoi, , No. 11, Reed House, Erie. . I - J AMES LYTLE. • , r"aa,i. ai g Merchant Ta ilor. on th e public .iare6 a few Joon wrlt of Mute street, Erie. JOHN H. BURTON & CO.. a min.l.3 ~,a ItirrAtt. dealer,' in I/rugo, Medicines, nYe Otligo !iiuretier, /a. No. 3., Reed Howie. Erie. 1)1t. 0. gLI,II)TT, . . ne,ident Ofilee and dwelling on the 1. 4. South side of the Public Square, tat debt East 0 11 of the Erie &Milt Iduilding. Teeth isteetedon as din -- Gold Mate. from Gaeta an entireliett. iPetti tilled with Imre Gold, and restoredio beenth and use- Terlh elean.l with instruments and Desitidee so as to of pellucid elearusais 111 work warranted. t !!!Wlit . !) CHAPIN', It:811)1:ST DENTIST — Offiee on thy %ule of the Diamonil. fere doors eitima thertrie Bank. Mier rea,ous bit.. and ail Erie June IP E....3•J. e . . . / ( . . , . . t' ' • 1 ...% . . • ~ i - - ,- , .•• - -. 1 4-- . 3 -.4 4 1 14" - S. - Z r rir.'o4 1 ~410;,, - - . .1 .' • - 4,, ,rat^4 t , 44 1 ).. • 1 1 1 ,S.OSICavt. ' ‘-<.--, .Nll , -.- < , ' .... -- , s4lololllcoist ,4111 ....<OII.M.S. , ko • Aar i r<stoo - - t --,..t;,-.4-2-11.2...,-vglaap.mosp' . , . ... . . . , 1 : ' _ .... ... .. , , :,... V. . .i„.. - I, It ' , , t • A . v 1 • _ : . . . . . - $3,00 I= 1212=153 UNCLE JOH A TALE FOR Ili aIiARTIEI 1321 IT Came at last—whi had muttered of for seve prophesied to each of Lyman, the stage driver, When he called fur his young maidens and sch such impatient longing homeless had etticipat the snow storm. And a right brave ator 1 1 trifling affairs that men, thin frosting, like that . 1 lar old fashioned snow a rather coquetish at first, ing, but loon itfettled good earnest. , It wove olet beds in the deep old over like a careful mothe the cedars, until they loci,' and wrapped alike the c i i n shrouds of dazzling w 1 , Oh ? very impartial w feathery'flaker, that cam ding of the storm, edgi of Judge Elmontle, and t beggir with .• Ermine . too d Then they made a leagu ta tician, the north win , sk rring through the 'at I meints here, and, digging t *ire, rushing round cor l cheeked gentleman, wlio dashed the snow from th • awa' ite4 them next, whi drew their shawls closer in troops, like little snow of the -houses, to escape t In t'lle space of an, hour n pretty much to itself, fo was glad to get beneath i On the corner of C an wholesale clottUng• store, up and down the street the storm seemed to best It tried to shake the mah find some crack in them, led , led door, by which it coul.i here, it. contented , itself • ' er over the gilded signb. muffling the steps, and p the door, as if it..said" for you when you do 0; • N3rw, it was very provi of the ma ncinvers teemed of Mr. D. Orestes Jimps, All the clerks had gone ti their return, he sat before T . 6 - sting upon a high stool, his head, and his eyes fixe wail, as a kind of tether counied up the profits of I cessary and commendable was New Year's, and 11• demands upon . his pure. be far froni the truth, if time, he gave a sort of ro . Jumper's profits, and wo WHAT he would give at th next evening ; for D. Or. be-cast in the shade by a cal house ; besides, we a ably disinterested, that w. or people's concerns than But, hurrah! the storm the open door tills the b by the winds, that send t. cing through the wh..!e raising such a cnmmotio ments, mentionable and -overhead, that it is t some Mr. Jimps is aware of th. But there the standi eyed girl, with a cheek al matted in her abundant folds of her miserable dry 44 Well, what's wanti . Jimps, as the thin, wan the level of the counter,; I i timid, appealing glans " Please sir," began voice, '"I have keener wants to know if you wi have the money 'or then Mr. Jimps took the pa from under her shawl, al emits/ garments it eon edged timidly towards tl "Tbree,-four, five; si the gentleman, u he 6 this? Here is but half mother." "No, air," returned t to ber.first stand, " m Jennie bas been so sick any more done ; and is ali gone. =Mot kind enough to pay he the others as snort as w "I thought your 'mot I told her when she tao tt rule to pay only w Mr. Jimps . " There' a work for us on these to not expect us to make unlit please, vit,t l pl. Jennie is so sick, and" But Mr.: limps did just at that moment t and a person entered; the flee of the storm, and shake his garment proofs of their Grua text caught sight of the big, jecting battlement over comforter ihich envelol new corpses face, he s seizing his hand, shoo id— faWity, Uncle loin from Did yin unit 44 No, Diosmio," nt . ■ mum TIMES. MIMI the fut., CaiSandel -1 days patm-what - ' on the street—whit ad foreseen that mot eaviest pea jaeket— c lboys ha looked fur what t e houseless Ith ani ety and the iit was; dobe of your I corer the earth *I .a bridal loaf; but a i 1. Mi. A. T be sure,. it I !l ike a you if horde at a own, and went to Ivor I, t, , l ainty c u Tuf tn. woody, .hd covered t •; it pow ered the hes 1,1 . like Wh to haired gia ves oft rich and kenos'. i re those -same little 'w daticiag i rlown at the a l like'lh blue: cloth cloak el a 4 l zged garamits of the Air an kart." • ' with that cool headed old I, and together the; went eets, hearing up embank enchbsand forming curves era, to attack stoln, •rusy fought aid sputtered and it eye-brOws,.ta- see what the thinly tlad shop girls about theiti, and :sc.tdded birds, cltiseunder the lee eir boisterous greetings. sn, ihe storm had 4 he city whoever had a shelter, . and stay there; D streets was a spacious itpon•wilich, in hurrying after the last stragglers, w particular attention.— gony cased window'', and .r in the heavily pannel gain ingress; brit baffled tb wrapping a while env darkettieg thelvindOw, tting a krricaele against ever mind .! be ready I p king no doubt, but none o distn4 the equanimity the owner of the store.- tea ; and while itairtrir. 1 the store, with his heels rather above the level of npon a lapp hook in the o his imaginotion, i s he he day's tales Lavery -ne procese, reeilig next day anticipated several extra Perhaps we should not we said that, at the same igh guess at his neighbor ered jubr how Nyco and it pastor's donation party odes limps did not like to one, espec l ifllY by a - all, at !lines, so remi take ullre interest in • + r VIM . has triumphed ! Thro ricade of snow. followed glittering• particles don length of the store, and among the various gar ;mem innalA suspended hue before the astonisbed cause of this disturbance: a little, shrinking, hollow , ost as *hits as the snow airs and clinging to the g, my girl r . asked Mr. ade, *tardily highet that. an turned up to him with a little 'retailing, piping comb Aims, and mother be bled enough to let her kegs which the child Brew d deliberately eounfed the ained, while the little oas e stove. . Why, child," exclaimed jibed counting, "bawls helot we gate out to your e child, as she 'edged 'back I • her knew , that-l—intt little sir, that we iunld ont get. and—it is so cold, and the r hoped, sir, you would bo 1 or these, and we will finish EIS r understood our termeei— the work, that we made it ' the lot was done," retukned e a plenty of people gla . to ms, and your mother aq exception in ber favo e l + l aded the WI. on*, " I the t stay to bear he r r out e outer - door again • ho slammed it too, eh and beams to stamp his lit a way that gate It L re. As soon as Mr. ii aim that peered tibial be folds of the red w- 1 i t li s l i t iv t ps t ra ted ) the r mid me p 091 the lower pqrtion of In rod the mutter, it beartify, u he er rkisaa! whore did you w aid the obi min, takin his low crowned ;. storm from its" b snowed under. come in such ha dfulis ? I told mother when I started, I p there would be more snow before. I got back ; but I did not think of its coming sa like a judgment. -All • Simon and I have had a time of it, I te!l you, Di tie. Whew !my fingers ache like the toothed' he added, dra wing . ora thick pair el blue and, hite yern mittens, and spreading _ • Lis bard palms t , the fire. "It is the wo t storm we have bed'yet," rettirr ed Mr. Jimps, wi ci og slightly at the appellation, by which the old n , addressed him. In his native village, belied !tr i als been-known as " Dimede iiinps," it being cat cngnomen, him b hia fgthe his eatablishicen Orestes limps) in urging fbe ca ways remain D rEg sort of 'bins% iation of the closet ! inrtheoes Orestes, bellowed open , which he had ignored ever since it the city, signing his nom* D. ; • q.l But he knew there was noose e 'kith Uncle John. He would al: (isle with him ; so he smoothed his brow, and ea' Ideartily— em s of "Come, Uncl self comfortable, get back.; then will be delighted to-morrow night night is Mr. L. certainly attend when he calls." on the Waiting el l lie said, with a " You liadbett ther knows my man muat'have g I intends to do an 3 John. Ea " aye, sound is ibis ? Who storm r said :6 ding forward to the child was to little girl,if you i.your folks are c For a second, little pale face him, and he saw “ What—what fullow her, when Jimpa—;• "Come in, standing in-that " Who was th seised her friend ,sneh R storm 1" a ed himself by the "Oh, she dor.% sands you will IV who or what the. 'work I and, as sh hands whom we I should think husband Was a di is full of such But what lien them anything.' i I.oyee them r' "You must thin fir a half 41..z•n o to pay fur each I. answers luspecti. both sides. Bu t —she has bent inl h^r for these befo, lOU didu . Idi she doe e for w o " I s'pose th - foolish enough to her a little some! , obsersed the old ' Jima, with a tier - : " Yeti, and fool Now, I claim to men; but I ad u thing ,else. I pa i_ . liberally to sever wife devotes hat these people i them apply to tb i ual charity only nest.!' - "But—bot— se preud that tb. returned the o &ode. " I do inch in our neig pretty Chin bef "No dinht., of degree of pride ford mey though These people Lewis, - he add entered, Out of dun those hal • I'3liss Mattis 1 ; ' , No—Mrs. ary Ives, Binkham Crossing, YOrk I . road,!' was the ply,. as Or. limps deliberately an eaited his dappe person In• a wedded overcost,lttd 1,16, ea eloped his t runt in the voluminous folds 4 a co tly merino s rf. 1 • bile be sr dtawing on bit over-shoer, his g est took fro 'his pocket a large pallet-book, aqd w ota a few tv son a blank leaf.. - They were - ploughing their way lithe direc tion of kir. Jimps i residence, Uncle John looking the Storm rqnare in the face, Ls, If it were an bid friend, and Mr.,jimps iriying to give It the cut by turning aidewais. it_ bore this for it while; bat ;at last, as they Is ei a tardier, it sprang out upon him and flapping th long enti t y of bis'icarf in his face, suddenly lifted is shining beaver from his head, end lodged It i a snow bank, whieb it had Men pi ling up right t i der the windows of Ouvernor &+.'s mansion, as if r the special amusernent'af a‘ small groqp of curly- teaded children and a lovely young ladywho wet watching the person, with delight. • 6,10 b! it it h only happened anywhere suer tbetight Mr. ii - ps, as, with one glance at the isle ehbiroos faea ; liens •nd the laughing little ouse l he pieled i ap Ms bohkrer and disappeared rotted 000 seriCkr.. Vide John followed with steady steps. UTONWAY/tll.l tURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 11, 1852. 4 and shaking a miniature snow d brim ;. ►1 but I liked to been ho'd a thought it would hare John, take a peat, sad Make Youtr f you can, untff some of the boys e Will go up to the house. Julia lolsee you. You will stay over with us, of course.' To-tnorroiv s ponation Party, and yOu mold that. He asks slier you always, Then cliancing to let his eye fio ildi whom he had quite forgotten, store towards the door. -e go home, little girl. Yourmei• rins—cat:t vary for any obe. 4 mi rulos, and stick to them, if he hing," he added, turning to Uncle 'ottsine, tint, Dimmie. , But whit coik send a child out in such 1 .11 of man, hastily rising, and stri• I,e the door, the knob of which to turd. " These, run home 'l+o intend to be buried," berried; azfi to send you out in such we:lth- re she cragged the threshold, the s 'turned up to his,its if to thank hat it was wet with tearp. I' fte muttered ; and was about to, e ► was recalled by the voice of NV/ le; you will catch your death raft t" cried the little man. t ehild; Dimmie and what -pea ill she had any, to send her out in ked ibe old man, as be spin seat or‘ mind ir. She is one of the then; ip the city—one scarcely knows . ,auJe. Her mother Came hers for was recommended by one of our old trust; we let her take some. ad heard some-one say that her irted sort of a fellow. The city her here to-day ? Do you ow rn'mie ?'' , returned Mr. Jimpa, lau~•hing...- mq lard run, not to be able to pay shirts.`' II always make it a rule 'of work when it is brought in and and that is 'what I Call fair on his woman wants me to do mo, 'Viler lot, and want* me to pay e the rest are done." , ! t :do it, Diatmie I" thCA:thl ; 14 neTerget my work dooe at thot not :ike the term!, she mhet . look are people who would have beef beve done it, or, perhaps, given log out of their own packets,' an, watching the face of Mr. peculiar expression. shiecough they are, as you say.-jr tis liberal and benevolent as molt .n:ilystem in this, as well as etery my taxes promptly, and subscribe I benevolent soeleties; besides My beiiinte_to their management. Ily are worthy, / and need aid, let ei or to the city authority. Ca"- Ccourages street begging and idle- t, l pose there ate come cheek there y would rather 'starve %hie bee man, with the same aeorclieg say there are a geod away jnat bUrhood, at home, whu would rillo they would do it. : You would be suipriail at ilia anifested by the people who WOik ny of them are as poor as Job.:— • doubtless ttf the same stamp. •-= ~ addressing • young dierk,.who stir with facing the storm, •!put dozen shirts to the credit of Mrs. yes, of George street!' inquired tie No danger of the storm's playing trich with kis apparel. His hit WOO jmnineddown upon his held crown, as if he meant It toslay' , there:. end we ha - ve a saspiciou that 'he rather enjoyed the -disaster of Mr. Jimp'. "I say, Dimple," he remarks, seeing that gentle mai pause and turn has back to the storm to get, br s eob, "that little girl most have a hard tinie.of tt giving home, won't ahet i "Yes, her people were crazy► send her out at Inch a time. Ugh: the snow almost blinds one." "Very likely," retunied the old min, o wilb a peCu liar smile, replying to the drat par of Mr. Jimps' m alaria: "poor people are apt to do a great many orange things. &it here we are at the dour, aitd there la your wife at the witidowt" and with a nod to the rather pretty looking lady abo looked down upon them;•the old man (allowed his nephew into the house... Deihl job's Markham was warmly 'received by his nephew's wife. lie was a bit of a humorist, " r odd as Dick's bat band," the people said in his vil lage, and, by the way, we should like to know in what thei peculiarity of the said Richard's bat-band consisteti. Eccentric - „Mes. li:tips whispered to tier 'friends as she introduced him; but then be was rich and childless, and rich f o lki can aford to be "odd." • His 'kilts were very welcome among bis-nephews tend neicee, not metely because of his wealth; for though they were keen-sighted business people, and perhaps did oft . entirely,put &trout of the question, yet they bad sense enough to love and respect the old man for bis intrinsic goodness' Tea being over, and little Anguitne Adelmar, Mr. limps , son and heir, having been sent to bed, after making several j +gratis to "Danbury Cross," ; on the old man's font, the conversation turned upon the approaching Donation Party. "Simpson sent home the sand to day, dear," said Mrs. /imps, turning to her husband. "It is a lore of a thing. • Uncle ipbn..ymtroust.see it r lunyr gift for Mrs.'E---, our pastor's wife. .1 do not believe there will be anything half en pretty sent as itt" and running into the opposite parlor she returned with a beautiful grapier wake wOrk-stand. "Why; it is a pretty thing enough," said the o:a man, looking et it with a good deal of interest, as his niece explained the material and the process of manufacturing it.. "That butterfly' hovering over the rose, bere, is as natural as life. But whit's it for. Juliet ,It is hardly Strang enough to . hull moose." "Oh, It will hold light things; and then, it is each beautiful ornament in a parlor." "And what might it hays cost, mete!" he asked. «Only twenty dollars. Orestes, how I wish your, vases lied been sent home, so that uncle John mild' have seen them, too. They are such betutiestbe real Bobaniao glass, and no mistakei7 "And what did they cost?" • &twenty more," was the reply. "Well, Dimmii, you saW you were liberal, to slay, and - I do not dispute it; but it sloes seem to me, children, that my old-fashioned notions', that ycu might hive laid out your money more wisely, con sidering your minister's wile and children. But you meat well, doubtless, and cannot fail to- be benefitted - by it ?ourselves, whatever your friends may be; for no one ever-opened their purse-strings opt of kindness, without being the better fur it. "In that case, uncle John, you will return a with better men than you came, for I intend to make a draft nn you," said Julia, blushing and laoghitig.. 'We are getting op a society for the surpreasion of idolatry among the Chinese in California. and I must have you down fur i good round some' "Stay a bit, niece. Chinese-'.I heard they . were ..o,oming over thereby thousands, but I don't know I - thit,thev are much worse idellotors than our folks • i are there. Besides, I hove one - or two •claims of 1 the Society to which I belong, m settle, before I can think of yours." . .. E"Your societyt .Why, I did not Inow.as you be.. longed to soy one, Uncle. r , "You were mistaken,--then," returned the old man; gravely. "For many years t 4 here been. mem -1 N ber of the oldest Society in. thik,World—the same of whieb our Sitiorwas a distinguished member Iwhile on earth—the Sodiety of ilumetibMtberhund. —a society which has fovitssim and ohjeet_ all the poor, oppressed, fallen and down-trodden beings op. God's earth. I must attend to skis first, nice; and then I will attend to w yonrs. 4 There was it silence for a- few momenta, before the old man, who had risen sad walked to the win now, added gaily— " By-the-by, -. children, I guess I'll just step manta_ to the Hotel; and take a look at 'Slack Simon.' " • "Not to-night; yon surely seed not go out to night," cried Mr. and Mrs. Jim's' in the same , breath. - &Why anti see it has shipped sdowidt; end I and fin{ finite so frill is Julia's stand there. - Simon had a hard time of It, getting here, - and tbit.bostler may neileot hiao, poor fellow. 'You need not *lsiah I am lost, if I am not back in an hour or two," he added se he pissetithrough the hall; 'I may find vome old friends down there, mad chat a while. ciurros le. t•tllack Sluice was looked after. and talked in for a few moments, much as if he had been a and then instead of returning tei the warm witting' room of the Hotel, or the elegant parlor of Mt. Jimpr, thiold dean stdriftly ploughed his way slew' the :snowy streets vain he reached the suburbs of the city. . Itere he slackened hie steps, mid paused owl. lionally to decipher, tly the didt fight of th 6 lat Ops, the number oil some % the dilapidated buildings which lined the streets. At last he approached nne riam which issued the sound of music and 'dancing. and knocled loudly at the tinter. it was opeped; by rosy cheeped Irish girl, in a•gay ball eoetunteind dirty white slippers., 1"11 there a faintly by the same of hes ; living is ihle &onset' asked the.old "lea there be, the pOor crayters; bottom in there, air," wag the reply, al she saw Mr. WrithesWabout to lay hold of the latch of a dont neat by, 41 0\at Is Teddy MclCzoire's mom. The Ives ' are above, sir. ru we after showin' the way, an' ye plesae." liaela John followed the girl up the gloomy ! stairs, asking* tbia way. (for the old Oball was 'a bit of a Yankee;) what RIM dot 'antra of therfeati,- ity below. MA yroklir4, sir; ?dickey Fla body is suirrirmi , to Tin, Dosisn's_BrikpOo !tirett • ifit erf . ~ . smile, adding, as she pointed to a doot at the e od of the passage, "Ws that , ye% bad e seek." ' . d-man turned to thank !ter, hot she was al ha way down stairs, stepping to the lively re of an Irish jig; no he walked on. and knock ntly at the door which the girl had pointed t was opened by the setae pale face girl whom -seen at his nephew's store. She looked, up with a quick glance of recognition, mingled !uprise, an d then, glettced toward tier inothep t leaning over a miserable bed, on which,' chilJ,Ovell whine face the ashen hue -- dy stealing. Seeing that her erve the stranger, she said: the trentlernan Who opened with extra them ready cans tog out. he ha. • I to ht with wha a littl Wllllllll ,a r • 'door for me , tF .." • r I' 7' Mil "If to-da • Th l inglYd mother.. " • disturbed, the wont. ooked op, question 'most impatiently, the intruder. use me, ma'am." gen the old . tbsti; in an tie tone, but eliberately shutting the door him. '1 f I intrude; but the little girl is lam gl to find she got home saki. 11y , Air Jimps, did not quite understand the st• rents; and I have come to make it all ." And he handed her a live dollar bill'as "E I &polo" behio right. newh child, straig. he op! Thlwounan took the bil f l, looked at it a titotnent, and - , 'medic with a heavy sigh. "1 • nnot change iv, sir. I have not a eekt-of mo ney i he world." "It' I all right. Ma'am. I don't want any change —1 m- n Mr. limps don't, he isn't at all particnlar —the lia—l say. keep it ma'am. yin need it ail, and metre. ,in such weather as thi.." Th , • I. t i •I • d awl a pinion. At length she said: ,"T to is some mistake, sir. Mr. limps is a re. ty pa icular man. Ile owes me but one duller. a IV ma bring both of us -into trouble if I beep he wine • " 'T• e tt t I +leis Zonod..! ba/emit - night to do as ploeie With my —l mean hasn't r. /imps I right do what-he pleases with uney? Take it, an i mike ynerself 6ontfortabi Th•rioatan waited.to-be urged no more: she es gerit uteked•the moneyyind burst into tears, as she . g rli r ea— blessing oft teedy to perish he npnn Totfb.th, • iir. I mild tint have sent out to-day;' bift w • be t by' sr food nor fuel, and little Jennie ii dyi r "II C!' no one whom you can send out.after fond I wards. beim( fuer' asked the old man, with a glance to the farther corner of the room, where, from a..pile of rags, came the heavy breathing of a ofian ate , 414011 I fellow I with' you wi will ro only t loon a. 0," returned the woman, as with a troubled her ere followed his; iquit WillistO pour it Heir wern MT: . she went nn. sigh, "with care, and want, and trouble. ; Ir I be kind enough to stay with Ellen, fir. I down myself and get what we went. les o doors from here." she added, seeing the old •ot to remonstrate. - • - d was something in her manner that healle il man, Mr. limps remarks about her hos- I ntemperate habits. Elie fears to trust film • - ney, and perhaps sheris right, thOught he, w the scanty .covering otter t he dylng child; so to hank about fur something to kindle a 1 I against the mother's return. • itile girl !aid down the course shirt rho scan! g, and came to his aid, but they could End i ! 1 but a few bits of paper.. it is Willie's kite, sir," whispered she, as the laid his hand on that article. "Ile brought i I - , im itikiti we moved from the country; but i now as he will mind it much if we do take can only be warn." " I e spoke, a curly head peeped out front be- i `'e 'rags in the corner,•and prOsently a little • re or six years old crept to her side. lie, don't wake father'!" ahe,whispered, hush- . exelamation of rutprise at the sight of the 1 . "We are going to have R fire, and lame- i l eat, Willie." she added. "Ago er hasginte 1 things. Mr. Jimps sent theme "y by this 1 lan, and now its all right." ittle boy's sleepy eyes flew wide open the of food and fire, add be whispered wit a at Uncle john -u will he tokens away from this hateful place, nd give us dinners every day. Just as we us ve them in the countryi When I- was en , shi4vied last night, you raid atebby some 1 rld bring me a wholet priliketfiti of 'taker. if I 1 ro to sleep. Has he brought them sissier her has gene after them." said the little girl, nolo John took him oiria his lined, and warm tle red hands between-hie greet palms. El close to hint ton, and lie took he oh the IBM Ici the hand's with al ' ■• he d and be fire wi The stitch i nmhin •. "Th old ma t with I doin't fit if we A• moth t boy of CM i sig . hi i atrang thing t after th gentle The mentiat •hy lonl ' •Bilti sister,, ‘ed to h hungry one would .4110 while ed his I len dre other k "'Ho rse a. l ee and asked— • . long has the little one been so slog, dearr' l iter says she has never been well; but she t and played with Willie and me, tint4'we re. Ever since she liaibeen poorly, and we I d to hold her all the while. EouietimOs hen I show her my rosebush, and pot' up to catch the lesres. Biddy Flaherty gave came have laughs ber ba ~ sir; li,tt finely she does not scent to notice I g, end mother thinks she - Will die! .. I • then she will go Up to GodiisvVaiitheve the where the cold weather never comet," ;aid illie, lifting his sober _eyes to Mr. Mark- it tom anythi. i 4 A , clouds, little 1 ce. "It'a a [laic place up there, air. Would man's like to gainer' s the old man could reply; tkd inoTher tn. I Molted by a man baari4 wootrand toe!. out know whose please/alma the greatiest, gry-eyed children, as they its their keel by ing fire; or old John 11tarktrian 4 s as he sat !baked on, We think Eh Chjldieu's.haw ; int toold Mt but- be saddened by the late aot yot Belo tered. ille the he : the el' by sal eftit; whieh e heard from the lips of the poor *ether, as she rig over bet It was the old story, -whit* • it blotted so many of the fair pages of life.'. roverty hid follosted siekoes's Ilirstwa out of work, strangers la . & strange place, disappointed and des- - palring,lthe husband and father'had yielded to temp tatioo, and tasted the accursed cup, until he no lon ger eared for aught save the gratification of his brit tH appetite.. ' rap some time pest the? bed depend ed 'upon the earnings of the mother and little Mks fol. support; sad these had, of late, been much ctirtailed by the illness of hula "1 could sot let her lie and die t Defers my .efes,, •- i. • SI SO A irafshuu, =TEM 7 even though we Were all s t arved," said the„weei ing wurnan t 11 nclii Tulin 'Markman si he neverjrnade a speech it the words which he tiPok aged Michaud, that night, 'and courareosaii Setf-rei heart' which he had lon N ‘ . assn. Tt wei r ) 'trite late when nephews blame That nigh wife were lois sleepy to is next morning at the break pered tube girlie Curious / hours. 1 MI her rdid - (Theis-John." be es laie Fronded him his co shall have-in write to 'Au "1 think thatli sludrai Ding," returned the old mi "Rot nnkle; there mast these friends of yours, to Mr. iimps. "They are; so *et,* undue. them to ydts.': yv time diiiing the dayr "WWI great pleeittre, It being New Year,s sniid - ce le and business, propirts -z:lhe more r r was absent most of/ ' ( dil . the da and it Gls net . fII he w donation per in the eve fit to POW dlim of his e •"%V ~...,, it is ton lee n alre yttpmtnenced dreili I' ' le nOn: 4, Wel!, 1 can't go tothj have called on these Iri the olditnan. ".4 you a I'll bare Llach•'S;mon on the time pm ate dressed! back again by the time J like moin wwitti folks." Black :quint' was at th them with fiying'stelis al On, on, they went-, pis( from tvbenee came afire on; to Where the streets.. lights begets to dwindle, that almost took Mr. the old man drew up-tel . . "Uncle John. you mist your friends surely cam' Jimpft, from beneath the "Slay.be so—we'll see, man sprang out, and takin listened black Simon •gee rely to a poet. .. It was too cold fur Par. imps to remonstrate:AU— teeth chattered, and his s art was almost - Troxen to his lips, even then; 'sai stepping ea refullyikt his damn tyi glistening boots, he followed the old man through the gloomy hall and up the dilly stairs. -fin limps was supte'what fastiduous and more than once be would hitie taken• excepticei to th e various smells that, coming from the di erent rooms, seemed to congregate in that hall, tad he not, fcirtusately, been too well w rapt up. to be aware of-them. .. l'incle .- Julin rapped soft) at fres' door, and after waitinra few•monients,4 no one came, opened it himself: One glance 14;1 ud the apartment taught him the Cause of that silen e. Near the stove, with . his little bdy in his arms, hi was sobbing In that peculiar, spasmodic mann that indicates'the utter exhaustion of the phisical frame; gat William fees, With his eyes fixed upon t e bed which had been at ranged as decently as positibleNto i receive,the dead body of little jetthie. The mother had done all her scanty 4 inesni allowed. She had parted the soft hair on the little brow, straighten&l the shrunken limbs, and robed theni in a pretty white frock, the last Tel:_ ie of happier dais. The dainty edgings with which it was trimmed were in strange contrast with the . miserable bed coverings -r-edgings wrought by her busy fingers in those happy days When, a mother's glad anticipations first stirred her heir!. Then she '' had flung herself on her knees by the 'side of the bed, and - with her face buried its the elothes;'nelther wept nor moved. ' ~ . . • The grave-eyed Men stooped over the bed, a r nd was tryintio place a poor„ sickly-looking rose in the cold hand of the little on , . Uncle John glanced at t both she had showed him the night before, sad knew at once from whence it came. It itu her poor thing! - She Was the first to observe their entrance, and smt, both parents Were . mingling words of deep gratitude with their teed: "I shall never, forget your kindness, sir, to AO day I die I" exclaimed the mother, turning to Mr: hoops. "Much as we needed the money, starving . as we werts we-thought not less of your confidence" in us than tine did of that. It was so kind, so noble in von, to trust ttv ! But:you shall be tepid, sir ; William and 1 are determined to do,it, if we work our lingers to the bon4sl And this gentleman, to come as"he did through the snow to sid us 1 'Oir s hew can we ever be grateful enough 1". M y kindness ! repay me ! you here !" untainted the bewildered Mr. Jimps ! turning to tioelp ;oho; and-tepidly unwinding the folds of his Introit, if preark fur breath. - . "Yes' Dirnmie, I wits serfs in you did not quite un• demand the errattd of that _little girl, yesterday, so I followed her home. and settled your.bill myself.— It was well I didi'fot the poor things needed it very mnch." "Dave s bit' 6f bread .14i ful of milk for—for," am sadly at the *bite-robed 44 for her, sit, we had not Mr. limps Wa.l neither man; he haaaimplyibeen tom of the del ;; and,- Zvi gnats to any benevolent consider his responsibilit light broke in upon him ; L tire and said earnestly : „Thank you, thank". f tilde John ! you could Sot bare done me a kill r deal ; or," be added, in * lower tone, " taught a better lesson. h laolua which I shell newer for ge ."' And, to do Mr. limps j notice , he never did. If. told the story to Julie. When they got home, and bravely took hie 'share of he t blame, while the tears gathered in her pretty eyes, end sho almost forgot her preient and the. don party in her interest_ isthe her's. They assisted the father in finding emploplitist. aided and encouraged him in his struggle, us over come his evil habit., and even did not grumble when Uncle John took little Ellen Ives to Her with Mat and Aunt Sally, and be a daughter ter thearbt .. daeili old age , though they knew that the Infortitionp 441 their darling, Augustus Adarls - T i 'OM 1W .-- - 4 cur taj led by ;he deed, i .0 - -.74W,Ari ME I - fa Advuoao. t MBER 31. as not an e oquent sum; hie" life; yet,- somehow , to that ,fallen, tlisemer2 awoie feelioka of hope, t, is the poor fellow's bee't a stranger. I be old 'man .►ached his * and Mr.iiinpur and hie many questions; but the Fist table, they leers dis • n the subject of his late' n Mrs. Jjetpo, smiling-, , "this - will never do. I Sarah about it." ' rite forgokUucle John's as that old geotlemari on business of his osan, s about to dress for tb, ng, that the old 094100 Bement. , Uncle John. Jelia has fur the party," wild the E party with yon until I ds, that's certain," said minded to go with me, the sleigh at the door by and we can. be here and lia-gets rigged, if f be is door in tithe, ind bore tig idle crowded stretts.— , Miami, lighted parlo - rs, nds of music and hinghteri • gan to narrow, and the with • suddenness I ps' breath froth his body , a rickety old building. i have mistaken the place! live here!" cried Mr. lour folda of his scarf. • *as the reply, as theold ..e rope from the sleigh, si he childron, end a spoon , the poor mother glanced lia% figure i on the bed, sated fool , fur two days.* an unjust riot hard-heated uided by the eaten' cum'. ,n he had subscribed his •'ject allowed bireself to• at an end, Now, a oiw N he tamed to his e 4 reta- D