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EBENSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17,1867.
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We have made arrangements by which
we can do or have done all kinds of plain
and fancy Job Printing, Mich as IWks,
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A
NOTIIEJ1. NEW WRINKLE !
BOOTS AlViKl- SHOES
FOR ALL AGES JJltfDZOTH SEXES.
X
In addition tr bis large stck of the best
Eastern made
hTnrini'SKiXS. GAITERS, &c,
For Ladies'' atui Children's Wear,
tii lubseriber hs jn?t added to bis a?strt-
mcnt a full and complete invoice of
Boots and Shoes for Men and Youths,
h;ch he will not only warrant to ba supe
rior to any goods of like character now being
off-vrd in this market, but vastly better in
try respect than the slop-shop work with
which the country is flooded. Remember
lUt I offer no article for sale which I do
r.ct guarantee to be regular custom made, of
the best niatetial and superior finish, and
while I do not pretend to compete in prices
with the dealers in auction goodi, I knew
that I can furnish BOOTS. SHOES,
that will give more seixice for less money
than any other dealer in this community, and
I pledge myself to repair, free of charge, any
article that may give way after a reasonable
tiras and reasonable usage. Everybody is
respectfully invited to call and examine my
st'ick and team my prices
Thtt eubscriber is also prepared to mnnti
factnre to order any and all wok in his line,
of the very best material and workmanship,
nd at price? as reasonable as like work can
he obtained anywhere. French Calf, Com
mon Calf. Morocco and all ether kinds of
Leather constantly on hand.
ZF Store on Main street, next door to
Crawford's Hotel.
JOHN D. THOMAS.
Ebtnsburg, Sept. 26, 18C7.
SHERIFF'S SALE. By virtue
of a writ of Vend. Expon. issued out of
the Court of Common Pleas of Cambria coun
ty. and to me directed, there will be exposed
to Public Sale, at the Court House in Ebens-
l urg, on Saturday, the 10th day of October,
mst., at 1 o clock P. M., the tollowing lieai
Estate, to wit :
All the right, title and interest of R. M
Lemon, of, in and to a piece or parcel of land
situate in Washington township, Cambria
county, adjoining lands of M. M. Adams,
heirs of Edward Donaldson, 3nd others, con'
taining three hundred and fifty acres, more
or less, having thereon a good coal bank,
lateral railroad and- other improvements.
Taken in execution and to be sold at the
uit of the Blair County Iron and Coal Co.
JAMES MYERS, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Ebensburg, Oct. 3, 1867,
pXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Let-
ters Testamentary on the estate of Ter
ence McEnrue, late of Washington township,
3ec'd,having been granted to the undersigned
ky the Register of Cambria county, all per
sons knowing themselves indebted to said
estate are hereby notified to make payment
without delay, and those having claims
aSainet the tame will present them properly
authenticated for settlement.
THOMAS M'ENRUE, Executor.
Washington Tp., Sept. 12, 18C7.-6t.
pL EM. IIOLLIDAY,
WITH
GRAFF, WATKIXS & CO,,
Wholesale Dealers in
BOOTS AND SHOES,
42G MARKET STREET.
Ang- 22, 18G7. PHILADELPHIA.
'Q M . P . DAVIS,
WITTI
BOYD El STROUD,
Importers and Dealers in
QUEENSWARE, CHINA and GLASS,
No. 32 Nobth Fourth St.,
fm toon blow Merchant' Hotelf PHI LA,
VR. oCHENCK 8 PULMONIC SyBUP. This
great medicine cured Dr. J. H. Schenck, the
rropnetor, oi i'uimmary Consumption, when
it bad assumed its" most formidable aspect,
and when speedy death arrneared to be in
evitable. His physicians pronounced his
case incurable, when he commenced the use
of this Bimple but powerful remedy, llis
neaitn was restored, m a very short time,
and no return of the disease has been appre
hended, for all the symptoms quickly disap
peared, and his present weight ismoiethan
two hundred pounds.
Since his recovery, he has devoted his at
tention exclusively to the cure of Consump
tion. .And t.hft rfisp.lup rchiVi ira licnillv
complicated with ft, and the cures effected
by his medicines have been very numerous the whole country. One of these detach
and truly wonderful. Dr. Schenck makes ments had established itself for several
professional visits to several of the larger
cities weekly, where he haa a large concourse
of patients, and it is truly astonishing to see
poor consumptives that have to be lifted out
of their carriages, and in a few months
healthy, robust persons. Dr. Schenck's Pul
monic Syrup, Seaweed Tonic, and Mandrake
Pills are generally all required in curing
Consumption. Full directions accompany
each, so that any one can take them with
out seeing Dr. Schenck. but when it in con
venient it is best to ' nee him. He gives
advice free, but for a thorough examination
with his Respirometer his fee is three dol
lars.
Please observe, when purchasing, that
the two likenesses of tl.e Doctor one when
in the last stage of Consumption, and the
other as he now is, in perfect health are
on the Government stamp.
Sold by all Druggists and Dealers. Price
$1.50 per bottle, or $7.50 the half dozen.
Letters tor advice should always be diiected
to Dr. Schenck's Principal Office, No. 15
North 6th Street Philadelphia, Pa.
General Wholesale Agents : Dermis Barnes
& Co., 21 Park How. New York; S. S.
Ranee, 10S Baltimore St., Baltimcre, Md. ;
John D. Park, N. E. cor. of Fourth and
Walnut St., Cincinnati, Ohio; Walker &
Taylor. 134 and 136 Wabash Avenue, Chi
cago. Pd. ; Collins Brothers, southwest cor
ner of Second and Vine Sts., St. Louis, Mo.
Wiiat F.vef.y One Wants. A good, re
liab'.3 medicine that will be on hand when
required, and never fails when called on.
That is now to be obtained in Dr. Tobias'
Celebrated YeniMan Liniment. Many thou
sands call it the Wonder of the Age, as it
does all that is represented and more. It
cures Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Colic, Spasms.
Vomiting, Croup, and Seasickness as surely
as it is used, and is perfectly innocent to
take internally, even in double the quantity
named in the directions ; and as an external
remedy for Chronic Rheumatism, Cuts. Brui
ses, Old Sores, Mumps, Tcolhache, Head
ache, Sore Throat, Sprain?, Insect Stings,
Pains in the Back, Chest, and Limbs, thou
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Depot, CO .xi ti in.it street. -w v.ork.
Hundreds of Physicians use it in their prac
tice. It has been introduced since 1847,
ond hundreds who now have it in their
houses, say thev would not be without it
even if it was 10 per bottle. Every drop
is mixed by Dr. Tobias himself, and can be
depended on. Only 50 cents and $1 per
bottle. S.ld by Druggists. Dopot 5b Cort-
landt St., New York. Oct. 3-lm.
Xjxe THB Best. JiluJm' EupJtonial Lu
bricators are a medica' preparation in the
form of a Lozenge, and ara universally con
sidered the most pleasant, convenient and ef
fectual remedy in use for Hoarseness. Coughs,
Colds, Crcups, Catarrh, Asthma, Bronchitis,
Dipthena, and all Pulmonary Complaints.
They are warranted to give quicker and
more lasting benefit in the above affections
than any other remedy. Also to contain no
deletarious ingredient, and not to effend the
weakest and most sensitive Stomach.
lilades' Constitution Pills are so called be
cause of their peculiar effect upon the Liver,
Stomach, Blood and Nervous System. For
inactivity of the Liver, for the Stomach in
derangement, or Dyspepsia, they will de
light the patient with their mild and bene
ficial effect, especially if after long continued
indigestion and costiveness, they are left
with periodical returns of the Sick Headache.
In case of a severe cold, producing Chills
and Fever, you can break it very soon by
Using the Pills as per directions with each
box. JOHN II. BLADES & CO.,
aug8-ly Proprietors, Elmira, N. Y.
For 6ale by all Druggists ; 25 cts. per box.
To Consumptives. Rkv. EDWARD A.
WILSON will sand (free of charge) to all
who desire it, the prescription with the direc
tions for making and using the simple rem
edy by which he was cured of a lung affec
tion and that dread disease, Consumption.
His only object is to benefit the afflicted, and
he hopes that every sufferer will try this
prescription, as it will cost them nothing
and mav piove
Rev. El
a blessing.
Please address
Rev. EDWARD A. WILSON,
No. 165 S. Second St
Williamsburg, N. Y.
A Stimulating Tonic Life Bitters-
Good health is a blessing. The way to
enjoy such is to take a wine glass full of
Strickland's Life Bitters two or three times
a day. They create a good appetite ; they
strengthen the stomach ; they cure habitual
Constipation, Nervousness, and Headache ;
they make the old feel young. If you wish
long life and good health, use Strickland's
Life Bitters, For sale in bottles by Drug
gists, and by the drink at all saloons and
groceries.'
ERRORS of Yorm.
A gentleman who suffered for years from
Nervous Debility. Premature Decay, and
A gentleman who suffered for years from
all the effects of youthful indiscretion, will,
for the sake of suffering humanity, send free
to all who need it. the recipe and directions
for making the simple remedy by which he
was cured. Sufferers wishing to profit by
the advertiser's excerience. can do so by
addres;ng, in perfect confidence, JUUW a.
OGDEN. 42 Cedar street N. Y.
RORBET E. JONES.
Ebensburg, Cambria co., Pa,
Dealer in Lumber. The highest prices,
in Cash, paid for CHERRY, POPLARaSH
and LINN LUMBER.
ales, Shrfccs, nrtbofes, fa.
AN IRISHMAN'S REVEHGE.
During the autumn of the year 1798
half the county of Wexford was in a state
of insurrection. This partial revolt, bow
ever, led to no important results. The
insurgents were defeated and compelled to
submit once more to the iron rod of the
English government. To restrain the
populace, to ferret out and inflict summa
ry justice on the guilty, numerous detach
ments of soldiers were sent, who overran
days on the little island of the Virgin,
when one morning the commanding officer
received a visit from one of the sergeants.
"Well, Dennis," he inquired, "what's
the hews V
"They've brought in Patrick O'Darcy,"
replied the sergeant, "and I have ordered
out a platoon, and I now come to receive
your honor's orders to shoot the prisoner."
"Have we a right to do so ?" demanded
the officer.
"With your honor's permission, I be
lieve it is always lawful to rid the country
of a rebel and papist. 13esides, he spent
all last night from his home, which is a
sufficient crime of itself."
Ts it known where he went, and what
he has been doing during the night ?"
"I have heard it aid that he went to
see his brother, the sailor, who lately ar
rived at Wexford ; but that story is not
clearly proven, and this O'Darcy does not
bear too good a reputation. Shall I des
patch him ?"
"By my faith, Dennis," replied the of
ficer, 'since he is now in our hands we
can't go wrong, I think, in sending the
fellow out of the world."
The sergeant immediately withdrew.
Left alone, the officer, reflecting on what
had passed, quickly repented of having so
lightly condemned to death a man who
was probably innocent. Springing up he
hastened to stop the execution, but had
not taken twenty steps before he heard a
discharge of musketry. The next moment
he found himself in the presence of the in
animate corpse of the victim. Ho was a
young man of great size and of a hand
some and interesting appearance. His
clothes were such as are worn by the poor
class of Ireland. After viewing him for
an instant, the officer retired racked with
remorse.
Among the spectators of this frightful
scene was the brother of Patrick O'Darcy.
me "execution over, he hastened tc the
dwelling of the deceased's widow, uttering
words of vengeance against the murderers.
He had scarcely entered when some one
knocked.
"It is the priest," cried one of the chil
dren who ran to open the door.
Walking into the cottage, the man of
God found the brother of Patrick O'Dar
cy engaged in cleaning an old pistol, while
the two eldest sons of the murdered man
were melting lead to run into bullets. As
for the poor widow, she sat on a high Btool
near the fire, regarding with dry eyes and
a vacant stare the preparations going on
around her. i
"To Jf nn nssnssinntinn vou intend to
. .... .
commit ! saia the priest with seventy,
addressing himself to the brother of Pat'k
O'Darcy.
"They have killed my brother in cold
blood my innocent brother," replied the
sailor, still continuing to polish the ruety
weapon which he held in his hands.
"What!" said the priest, "thoughts of
revenge in the heart of a Christian ?
Does not God forbid the shedding of blood?
Leave to Him the punishment of the guil
ty ; terrible remorse in this life, eternal
punishment in the other, will do justice to
the crimes committed here below."
He continued to speak for a long time
in this tone. The sailor sometimes nod
ded his head sometimes hazarded a brief
observation. At last the words of the
priest seemed to make an impression upon
him. He interrupted the good man, re
flected a moment, and then said :
"I believe, in fact, you are right. It
is his conscience alone which shall avenge
me. I promise that I will not raise a
hand against him."
On the evening of the same day, while
the officer was in his chamber reflecting
bitterly on the events of the morning, the
sergeant rushed in, his face pale as death
and his hair flowing in disorder. He
handed to the officer a letter with a black
seal, which was found to contain simply
these words :
"Patrick O'Darcy died Oct 1, 1798.
"Capt. O'Gunnell will die Oct. 1, 1799.
"IWELTE MONTHS."
"Who gave you this letter ?" demanded
the officer.
"Patrick O'Darcy," replied the scr
gepnt, with a trembling voice.
"Patrick O'Darcy is dead, you fool."
"I assisted at his execution, and I was
j present when his corpse was thrown into
the jake replied the sergeant, "but if the
words I now pronounce were the last which
should ever issue from my mouth, I would
swear that it was himself who brought the
letter."
O'Gunnel was not superstitious, yet
this mysterious letter inspired mm wun
some uneasiness ; but it soon vanisnea
five days after he thought no more of the
matter. The first of November found
him in Dublin, when the hostess of the
house at which he put up brought him a
letter vrhicb bad been left for him by aa
... t - j
Irishman of uncommon height. This let
ter was precisely like the first, excepting
that the number of months was reduced
to eleven. O'Gunnel, on reading this sec
ond billet, felt his fears revive and bis re
morse returned more poignant than ever,
and the reproaches of bis guilty conscience
began to persuade him that there was
something supernatural in this strange oc
currence, lie had informed no one of his
journey to Dublin, where he had arrived
only the evening before. What living be
ing, then, could have dinned his intentions
and discovered him so soon T A vague
but unceasing restlessness preyed upon
him, and appetite and sleep both aban
doned him. He strove to drown his suf
ferings by plunging into the whirlpool of
pleasure-, but nothing could relieve his
gloomy thoughts. The mental d
under which he found himself failing fol
lowed him everywhere.
The first of December found him at a
table surrounded by numerous friends.
He was on the point of drinking a toast
when a servant handed him a letter bear
ing a black seaL He turned pale on re
ceiving it, and fell back into his chair
without uttering a word. Pretending sud
den indisposition, he soon left the apart
ment. The next day be quitted Dublin,
to go, as he said, on a hunting expedition
among the mountains of Wicklow, a sin
gle servant accompanying him.
It was no idea of pleasure or amusement
that brought O'Gunnel among the moun
tains. He considered every kind of hap
piness or enjoyment as a dream of the past.
All that he hoped for was a partial relief,
momentary forgetfulners of his ills, and he
sought it in bodily fatigue and the activity
of country life. But the recollection of
the island of the Virgin never forsook him.
Look which way he would a bloody phan
tom was incessantly by his side. Thus
passed the month of December.
One day O'Gunnel, returning from a
long mountain excursion, passed through
a narrow path which followed the course
of a rivulet. At a turn in a road, he
suddenly perceived a man, who standing
on a little knoll, pointed to a huge rock
with his hands, near which he had to pass.
O'Gunnel attentively scrutinized this sin
gular being ; it was O'Darcy ! bis hair
stood erect, his blood curdled in his veins,
his hand mechanically grasped a pistol
which he continually carried, and he fired.
A smile of derision gleamed athwart the
visage of O'Darcy, who, without moving
continued to point at the rock. In a few
moments he disappeared as if by enchant
ment. Approaching tit spot" designated,
O'Gunnel, found a letter it announced
that he had but nine months to live.
After this apparition, O'Gunnel no
longer doubted that there was something
supernatural in his mysterious adventure
His fears, his suffering redoubled, and t
was with a deadly terror that he saw the
dreaded day approach which should bring
him another warning.
The day at length arrived, but nothing
extraordinary happened to O'Gunnel, and
night approached without his having re
ceived any letter ; this excited in his breast
a hope that the charm was broken. Fill
ed with joy, he returned towards his
dwelling, when, wishing to cross a small
lonely bridge, he met a man who seemed
desirous to dispute the passage. Face to
face he recognized him as a poor Catholic
gentleman, whose house he had burned
during ma last expedition agam9t the in
surrectioni6ts in Wexford. O'Gunnel re
quested him to make way ; but the other,
without budging, stared him in the face,
and said :
"I have waited for you."
"You wait for ml" replied O'Gunnel.
"I have nothing to do with rebels and
papists,
"Scoundrel!" exclaimed the old gen
tlcmen, "have a care what you say."
The blood rushed to O'Gunnel's face.
lo man ever jnsuitea me witn impu
nity," he exclaimed, "choose quickly one
of these two pistols, and defend yourself.
All that once comprised my happiness
has been ravished from me, ravished by
you, and although death seems to me pre
ferable to the existence I now lead, I will
not pront Dy me advantage i nave over
you on this occasion. The hand of aa
assassin always trembles.
"Does my hand tremble ?" shouted
O'Gunnel in a paroxysm of rage.
The old man smiled disdainfully, drew
a paper from his bosom, and presented it
to O Gunnel.
"Ha 1 does your hand tremble now-!"
O'Gunnel had hardly taken the paper
when his knees trembled and he fainted
When he had recovered his consciousnesss.
the old gentleman had disappeared, bat
he saw at some distance the sombre figure
of O'Darcy gazing fixedly at him.
It would take too much time to narrate
all the attempts O'Gunnel made to es
cape from his persecutor, and discard the
forebodings which incessantly beset hi no.
He traveled over nearly all England, fly
ing from one place to an other, without
being able to evade those fatal letters
which reached him regularly on the first
of every month, in spite of all the care ho
took to conceal himself from every eye.
In thi extremity, he resolved to expa-
triate himself and go over to Amsterdam,
on a visit to a relative wno many years
previous had established a commercial
house in that city. Accordingly he em
barked on a ship bound to Rotterdam, and
when the shores of England disappeared
from view, it seemed as though a great
weight bad been removed from his beart.
During the night the sea roughened, and
soon a violent storm having arisen,' the
vessel was in peril. O'Gunnel hastened
on deck end watched the sailors lowering
the mainsail, when the lightning flashed
vividly and he saw among them O'Darcy
himself, who flung a letter sealed with
black at his feet, and was instantly shroud
ed in darkness. It is impossible to de
scribe the anguish which the unhappy
man experienced at this sight. He felt
that it was all over with him. Henceforth
not a hope remained ; his heart broke
with grief and despair. When he reached
the residence of his relative, so much
was he changed they could hardly recog
nize him. A livid palor overspread his
countenance, a burning fever consumed
him. Instead of the gay companion, the
joyous guest whom they once knew, they
tounu a man prematurely old, sad, mo
rose ; seldom speaking, and never smiling.
His relative, pained as much as aston
ished at this transformation, only ques
tioned U"jrunnel ; but he always evaded
a reply, and many weeks passed before he
bad made the slightest disclosure.
At length one day, while promenading
together along the canal which traverses
the Heeren-Gratt, one of the principal
streets in Amsterdam, the merchant urged
him more earnestly than usual to reveal
the cause of bis condition. O'Gunnel
maintained silence. "If it is remorse that
torments you ?" said his relative, you had
better seek the consolation of religion."
"Alas!" said O'Gunnel, with bitter
ness, "I cannot pray. That consolation
is denied me. 1 have but one day longer
to live on earth. I cannot. My persecu
tor follows me step by step ; this evening,
at five o'clock, 1 shall be a corpse and
yet I cannot pray ; benold him even now !"
be suddenly exclaimed, trembling in every
limb, and pointing with his finger at a
tall young man who marched slowly along
the other side of the canal.
They were obliged to carry O'Gunnel
home to the house of his relative ; he was
so weak that he could sustain himself no
onger. The merchant, persuaded that
nis maiauy was pure.y imaginary, had a
lock placed in front of the bed, having
reviously put the hand forward half an
hour, in proportion as the latal moment
drew near, the state of the disease grew
worse ; but when the clock had struck
five, the unfortunate man became some
what better, and they began to conceive
hopes of his recovery. At this time, the
sound of footsteps were heard in the ad
joining apartment, the door was thrown
rudely open, and a young man entered
whom they readily recognized as an Irish
man by his dress. O'Uunnel raised
limself in a sitting position, threw a rapid
glance upon the intruder, and fell back
dead in his bed.
It was the brother of ratricJc O'Darcy.
A WESTERN ROJIAXCE.
In the early part of the rebellion -John
Hughes, who at the time lived in Aledo,
a little town some twenty miles from Mus
catine, and in Illinois, went into the army
Hut a week before his enlistment he mar
ried an estimable young lady, to whom he
had long been betrothed. It was the de
sire of both that the nuptials should be
celebrated before his departure. We sup
pose John' 8 experience for a while was
similar to that of hundreds of other young
men who volunteered in defence of their
country. On General Smith's expedition
up Ked rwer, however, he had the misfor
tune to be wounded, and in that condition
fell into the hands of the enemy after the
battle of Pleasant Hill. He was sent
with others to Tyler, Texas, where he be
i .a
came insane, ana irorn tnence ne was
transferred to the insane asylum at Aus
tin. The news came back home that he
was killed at Pleasant Hill, and he was
so reported on the rolls of his regiment.
His young bride mourned for him nearly
two years, when, on the advice of her
parents and friends, she accepted the hand
of another, and they were married last
December. Her first husband was dis
charged from the asylum restored again to
his reason, and as soon as he accumulated
the necessary means he started for home.
Arriving at New Boston, the nearest river
town to Aledo, he fell in with a man
from that place, and without making him
self known, soon learned the condition of
affairs at home. Grieved beyond expres
sion, he thought over the situation, and
finally determined, like Enoch Arden, to
leave his whilom wife and her new-found
lore to themselves. Following out the
resolve, he came to this city, and thenca
went qp into Tama county, where he had
distant relatives living. The desire to
hear from his old home at last became so
absorbing that, under an assumed name,
he subscribed to the Aledo Record, the
village paper. Last month he saw an an
nouncement of the death of his wife's eoc-
ond husband, together with a paragraph
sympathising with the bereaved widow,
and giving aa account of bia own melan
choly death as iUustrativ of the hardness
of her lot. Knowing that his wif was
again free, he forgot whatever resentment
he might have felt over her second mar
riage, and on Saturday last he put in his
appearance in person. What rraa said at
the eventful aeeting we ha7 no idea.
Whether, without a word, the reunited
couple rushed to each other's arms cad
vowed that bygonj shoe! J be bvzzx, t
whether criminations and rocritninctions
followed, only to be at lact overcome by
tka hallowed recoliectiona of dart Hfor
the war, we know not. We do know,
though, that the couple came to this city
Monday night, put up at the Ogilvie, and
yesterday took the train westward for
their new home in Tama county. If ap
pearances are to be relied on, we will wa
ger our bottom dollar that to-day there is
not a happier man this side of the llocky
Mountains than this same John Hughes.
As for Mrs. John Hughes, dear reader,
she looked less like a widow than she did
like a bride, and if you can draw any
conclusions from this statement you are
welcome to them. Muscatine (Iowa)
Gazette.
A STItAVGC C4RCCR.
Most, if not nearly all, of our citizens
have noticed a dissipated vehi'-le, some
what resembling a circus wagon, located
on a vacant lot on North Main street, in
which resides an old and poverty-stricken
man. Some time in the spring the wagon,
propelled by a couple of attenuated horses,
arrived in the city, and the old man pitch
ed his tent in the place mentioned, where,
through the chanty of the owners, he has
since been permited to dwell. Here he
has lived ever since, eking out an exist
ence by the donations of our benevolent
citizens, he having disposed of the horses
for a small sum. Yesterday, F. S. Mur
phy, Esq., one of our prominent lawyers,
received a call from a Scotch gentleman
named McGregor, who, after a long and
weary search, had found the individual
named whom we have thus described, and
whom he identifies as the youngest son of
the late Earl of Clanricarde, one of the
wealthiest and most influential noblemen
in Scotland.
The etory related by Mr. McGregor is
almost marvelous in its details, and would
furnish the materials for a first class three-
volume novel. Some forty years since.
the poor old man who has attracted the
compassion of our citizen?, was a dashing
and stylish officer in the Life-Guards ; be
coming enamored of a beautiful girl of
humble origin, he married her in opposi
tion to the commands of his proud father
and remonstrances of an equally proud
elder brother. Being disinherited and
thrown upon the world, he sold his com
mission and with his wife came to this
coantry. ' After five years of vicissitude
upon a rugged farm in the western wilds,
bis wife died, and broken in spirit and
sore at heart, he relinquished his claim
and roamed without aim or purpose over
the country.
During the Mexican war he enlisted as
a private soldier, and served until the
close of hostilities. Since then he has
been the companion of roving Indians, a
deck hand on steam boats, a pedler, &c,
until his arrival in this city. By the
death of his elder brother, which occurred
about four months since, he has become
the possessor of estates to the value of
$120,000 per annum. His good fortune,
alas ! has come too late. Prostrate in
mind and enteebted in body, he cannot
realize, nor can he long enjoy, the prince
ly fortune to which he has fallen heir.
Yesterday evening, in care of Mr. Gregor,
ne emoarKeu on me evening tram, en
route for his lordly mansion in Inverness,
Scotland, rortune smiled too late. His
early love sleeps by La Belle ffivierc, and
he lives a pcor wreck of his former self
too imbecile to heed the smiles of frowns
of fortune -Decatur (III.) Magnet, Sept.
21.
two xounq Ladies Iree a naked
Youth. A youig man of Liberty coun
ty, Miss,, who a short time previous won
the heart and hand of a neighborhood girl,
denuded himself of his fig leaves for the
very pleasant object of taking a bath in
the creek. Scarcely had he submerged
ins heated irnme in the cooling waters
ere he heard the crackling of twigs and
the silvery ring of girlish laughter, and
ooking up, he saw horrendum mon-
strum ! the object of his affection and a
female companion approaching. Quicker
than thought and unperceived, he made
for the bank, and running nimbly up
tree, there waited the end of his predica
ment. The young ladies approach our
tiero s heart thumps -they stop just be
WW ft ft
neat n tne tree that holds mm, and very
naturally start with surprise when they
see a man's clothing on the ground and no
wearer about. Our mend above shud
dered at their curiosity, desiring to make
his retreat more secure moves cautiously
mgher up, bat accidentally puts his whole
weight on a decayed limb, which breaks
and drops him, with all Inj blushicg
charms, pop in the midst of the girls I
He ot courw epms off at a tangent like a
bursted shell in one direction, and they
retreat equally as fast cad horrified in an
other.
Natuxal Curiosities. A singular cu
riosity in Martin county, Indiana, i3 thu3
oesenbec: "It stands atone in the dense
forest, a aigantic stone 1U2 about fifiv feet
in hight, about five fact in diameter, at
the base, eight feet midship, and two fet
at the top, upon which rests a broid flat
rock, about ten by fifteen feet, Covered
with busboa and rvdd ivy ; and -rme t.hre-3
feet from tha ceotre stands a
Email tree.
Tha rcc': is a great curioa?' Ea(j a T-iew
cf it should caver ba lot 5j traveler
passing thit way."
, trK tM uljz Dw EviA Ln one o;
Lis-m't jatrcantic mzoCa. "what God
tvU'uV' 0f jj, people ha gives
TRICKS OF A JICGLLR.
The far-tamed Robert Heller, who is
now delighting crowds by his , weird per- ,
formances, cannot be satisfied with his
legitimate triumphs before an audience, i
but occasionally does a neat thing for. his j,
own amusement, very much to the surprise ,,
of those who happen to be present. On
Saturday last, while passing an itinernnt , :f
vender of cheap provisions, Mr. .Heller h
suddenly paused and inquired :
"How do you sell eggs, auntie T ;
"Dem eggs," was the response ; "dey
am a picayune apiece fresh, too, de last ,
one of 'em : biled 'em myself, and kDOW ; j
dey's fust rate."
"Well I'll try 'em," said the magician
as he laid down a bit of fractional currency.
ir:
"Have you pepper and salt ?"
"Yes, sir, dere dey is," said the sable
sales-woman, watching her customer with ' h
intense interest. '.
Leisurely drawing out a neat little pen- '
knife, Mr. Heller proceeded very quietly
to cut the egg exactly in half, when sud-
ueniy a origin new twenty-nve cent piec
was discovered lying imbedded in the yolk,
apparently as bright as when it came from
the mint. Very coolly the great magician
transferred the coin to hid pocket, and
taking up another egg, inquired :
'And how much do you ask for this
egg?" .
"De Lord bress my soul ! Dat cg 1
De fact am, boss, dis egg is wor;h a diuie,
shuar."
"All right," was the response ; "here
is the dime. Now give me the egg."
Separating it with an exact precision
that the colored lady watched eagerly, a
quarter eagle was most carefully picked
out of the centre of the egg, and placed in
the vest pocket of the operator, as before.
The old woman was thunderstruck as
well she might have been, and her cus
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tomer had to ask her price for the third
egg two or three times before he could ob
tain a reply.
"Dars no use talkin', mars'r," stud the
bewildered old darkey. "I can't let you
hab dat ar egg, nohow, for less dan a
quarter, I declare to de Ixvrd I can't."
" ery good," said Heller, whose lm-
perturablc features were as solemn as aa
undertaker's, "there is your quarter and
here is the egg. All right."
As he opened the last egg, a brace of
fivc-dollai gold pieces were diBcoverec S
snugly deposited in the very hearty" j
yolk, and jingling them merrily togetijV ! J
his little palm, the savant coolly remarked :
ery Rood eggs, indeed. I rather likt
them ; and while I am about it, I will bu j
a dozen. What is the price ?" j
"I say price !" screamed the amaze
daughter of Ham. "Y'ou couldn't buy I
dem eggs, rnars'r, for all de money you',' j
got. No, dat you couldn't. I'se cwhv
to take dem eggs all home, I is ; and da j
money in dem eggs all b'longs to me i :
dose dat. Couldn't sell no more of den
egg, nohow.
Amid the roar of the spectators, th
benighted African started to her domici
to "smash dem egg?," but with what sue
cess we are unable to relate.
An Accommodating Yocno Man. 1
A little incident occurred last week in one .
of the cars of the Hartford and New Ha
ven railroad, which gave a gratifying
proof of the deference paid by youn men '
to the wishes of the ladies, and theirreadi- I
ness to supply a want as soou as it lie- i
comes known. The car in question was ,
nearly filled, as the cars are apt to be u
this day of travel. Its floor near thv
door was covered with tobacco juice, as, i
alas, car floors are likely to be in this day i
when the use of the vile weed so much )
prevails. At one of the way stations a
well dressed lady entered the car, looked t
with unconcealed disgust at the pools ot :
yellow and slimy juice on the floor, thervt!
raised her dress slightly and picked hei v
way across. The only vacant sitting ir I '
the car was in a seat occupied in part by
a young man, who at once made room fot 1
the lady by his side. As soon as she wa I ',
seated, with a look of relief, mingled witt
one of solicitude, the lady asked her seat '
mare : uo yen chew tobacco V "No
ma'am," was the reply, "but I can te
you a chaw if you like." The lookV
'iisgust agun crept over the lady's face
while hoaa sitting by smiled audibly.
ii urij oru jOurur.i.
A ladt in Rhinebeck wa9 reading
to her child r. boy cf seven years of ag
a story cf a littb fellow whose fathe
was tahen ill ar.d dhd ; whereupon th
youagstc- eei h'axstlf dilntly to work t j
assist ia eupportir. hir-lf asd his motbe; 1
When hs had ni-'ud the story, the fo ' '
lowing dialogue tnv'd : ' . i
Mother Nov, my little man, if pa wi
to di?, tvouloVn't yea work to help yoi h
mcthert
Do; (Not relishing the idea of wof :
ty ma, ?nat lcr f Am t we got ; ,
tou
tolivsm? ,
Mother O, yes, my child, but we caiV
oat tha house, you know. $ "l
Boy W ell, am t we got flour, and s' ' .''
gar, p.nd other thing i, in the storeroom t"
Mother CortaitJy wa have, my det
bat thsy .vi.t not last long ; and wV
thenl
15oy Well, ma ain't there enough jt V
last until you can get another husband )( ,
A roar of laughter ended the colloq $ ;
lzxx Is a3 loud a beggar aa want, i
a 'rcik ueai moie taucy, I
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