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HE IS A FSEEJIAN WHOM THE TRUTH MAKES FUEE, A! ALL ARB SLAVES BESIDE.
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BOOKSELLERS, STATIONERS
A. U'JGIi mSEJIIES.S.
M X U r' A (JT U R ERS D P BL A N K COOKS,
10!ITK-MONAIS. FAPEIl BOXES
A S D LOOKING G LASSES.
Locking Glass an J Picture Frames always
tu and made to order. A large and
-,, t complete assortment of Dial ing Room
Bi ,J Miaceiliueoua Pictures, consisting of
CiiroaiL, I'aintings in Oil, Steel Plate Ea-Fb-in
and Colored Lithographs,
nil l'ri?:ts, Photographs and Wood Cuts.
'': is .jiitcti-m e:r. braces a selection of large
. ! match l'ictures of Landscape and Do-n.rf.-t:
i Scenes Mid Portraits, and 6,000 dif-lL-rtLt
varieties of Card Photographs of prom
i:.tiit men, comic and sentimental scents and
colics of eulject by celebrated artists. We
i ave afco a varied assortment of BIBLES,
TY. YF.Ii, HYMN and SCHOOL BOOKS.
libXUlUES, BIOGRAPHIES, NOVELS,
ii-;. IlcligioUa Piinta and Emblems in great
vsru-tv, "iid the largest and mott complete
clo.k "of S iATIONERY ever brought to this
v.urjtv. 500 i:ew and beautiful styles of
WALL PAPER, including an assoitment of
I'oiur's celebrated English make, for which
ve ire u:q ageuu in tLia locality. These
V,'I1 Tapers pre hauddomer in design, supe
rior in fuibh, and 2 iachos wider than any
other make.
Jhk'crf.zem of EK-nsbarg and vicinity are
rr-' fully notified tkat we make BOOK
LI.nL'NQ and the manufacture of BLANK
IK50XS a speciality. All work promptly
xt;fed at moderate rate. " "
for:? tore on comer of Clintcn and Locust
ttr-ftn. initnediat-lv opp.-it Ftter H.-us-e,
Johnakw-p. Qct24. I37.-tf. '
A WANT SUPPLIED AT LAST !
TEE GEY CLOTHING STORE
FALL & WINTER STOCK
TLrS is no need now of going- to any place
distant from home to purchase
Head y-Made Clothing,
m a fubscriber baa nat only in sktps at his
srtb!i.-hment on Main street, thre dors
ertt of Crawfurd'a Hotel, a fr.ll l;n of
OvtRooAis, ITr.ocx & Drifts Coats,
BUSINESS AND OTHER CO AT3,
C.i'!imn and Doeskin Panalcor!, Par.ta
Jooct fjr every dy wear, Ve5t? of all
etvl8 asd textures, and Gtrn
"tlemen'a FURNISHING
GWDS, to sr.it all
purcLasers, r.s well as
Tinr ke, Valiw-s, Carpet-Sack,
LftiJieii' tnd Gent's Traveling Bags, .
Sec, t-t Le is prepared to erll his gooda at as
Reasonable Prlcni
m like rticl can bo pttrcnased from any
vfoilsr la this section cf the State. My
STOCK IS UP AND PRICES D0WR
U ths tines, as every p'.Tson ewn tatialr
iiiTiStlf who tisils my estatltshmont,
Bcmemler that this is the only rrgnlar,
fi.TSclcs ClotLina; Store in Kbensbtirr, and
in Tariff', extent and cheapccs of krt-ock it
wiil be found nnrivailed. Jiverybody is La
';tod to give tna a call.
oct.l7,'S7. J. A. HAGUtRK & CO.
SOOTS AND SHOES
? OR ALL AGES AND BOTH SEXES.
ru aJdiUco to Li3 largo stock of the beet
EasUi-n made
isHOKS, BUSKINS, GAITERS, &c.,
Fw LadwtJ arid Children's Wear,
tie sal.-orIbt-r hs just added to his assort
ruoiit a fall and completo invoice of
3-oots and Shoes for rVlen and Youths,
'l e'u he will not only warrant to be supe
rior t.s any goods of like character now being
ullwd l:i this market, but vastly better in
-.cry rcspocl than the s'op-shop work with
'i:ch the country is flooded. Remember
that I ofTer no article for sale which I do
tt guarantee to be regular custom made, of
"l Uett material and superior liijisa, ana
Lile I do not pretend to compete in prices
With tho dealers m auctn n goods, i Know
that I can furnish BOOTS. SHOES, &c,
that will give more service for less money
tuist any other dealer in this community, and
I pledge myself to repair, free of charge, any
arti?le that may give way after a reasonable
.ime and reasonable usage. Everybody is
respectfully invited to call and examine my
toct and learn my prices. "
Tbe subscriber is also prepared to manu-
icture to order any and all work in ht3 line,
'l the very best material and workmanship,
and at prices as reasonable as like work can
te obtained anywhere. Fiench Calf, Com
mon Calf, Morocco and all ether kinds of
leather constantly on hand.
S3?" Store on Main street,' next door to
v-rawlbrd's Hotsl.
JOILN P. THOMAS.
Sbctisburg, Sept. 26, 1867.
OLLIDA.YSB:URG I
JACOB M. PIRCHER,
FASHIONABLE
CLOTHIER & TAILOR,
just opened a full assortment of well se
lected and most desirable
vn p. fiiTnifnn nnnnn
tieuts and Boys furnished with CLOTH
G, 1 1 ATS. S1IOKS. itc. of the latent
lw and best material, at the LOWEST
1'IIJCES.
VARICTY OF PIECE GOODS,
tich. will be sold by the yard or made to
m me most approved manner.
itaviag given full satisfaction to his cus
Jfiierd for more than twenty -five yeabs,
? guarantees the same to all who may favor
- "...u mur patronage in tno luture.
st t re on the wcst fc5Jo of Montgomery
tun b?!.'v Itlair. next door to Masonic
' ? "oiJayiburg, Pa.- - Imy23.1y. I
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T C .IV I L. IT M'' IT
CAMBRIA COUNTY, SS. :
Anc commonwealth of Pnn-
y!vanijvio Margaret Krise, ("wid-
v- ,vt (uv n i ipnrr rico dji'.f i
gAret
Delozier, (formerly Margaret' Krise,) and
Wrri. G. Kriee, and Ellen Carle, intermarried
vrith Luke Myers, and Henry Carle, children
of Ellen., who was intermarricfi with Le-wia
Carle, a daughter of the s?iid Henry Kriae.
ne&A, ana JtticaaeJ ;AlcJJermiLt .Charles T.
iiciermui, jonn iucuerraut ana Jamos 1
T -mm r -x , 1 . . I
V ermui emiaren ol Anme Kns, a
daughter of Faid Henry Krise, who was in-
termarried with nrv MoTWm.tt tl,. ..M
nbaVips v Mriormitt .t.u o w
and James P. McDerniitt beinc miners' and
having no guardian,) hcira and legal repre- j
sentatives of the sard tlenry Krise, deceased, 1
late oi Oleartleid township You and evrT
oi yoa are nereoy c-.tca to appear before the .
Judges of the Orphans' Court, to be held at
Lben&burg the first Monday of December
next, there to accept or refuse to take the
ral entite of said Henry Krise, dee'd. siiu-
ate in Clearfield township, and which has
J- L.nse, Bridget McDde, (for-
-- meriy unu&et Xvnse.) Alar
beeo valued and appraued by an Inquest, drcd nnd seventy-hve dollars. It was con
awarded by the said Court and returned by quered in the South fvnd given to the fe-
tne?&neriu ot Fata county, on the 2d day of
0l.- T tots- - a .1... r I
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Herein fai1 not.
Witneps the TIonT George Taylor, Presi
dent Judge of onr saldtcmrt, at Ebanibur
the 2d day of September. A. D. 1887.
JAMES GRIFJTN, Clerk.
Attest James Mrxits, Sheriff.
Post.!?,
CAMBRIA COUNTY, SS.
e CmTrio11'!V'-'th of Pna
sylvania to Samuel Oaiu, htis-
l'. A 1(1 CJ1 XlLZraLfCLfl l.lliH. IS LB tl
. A
Sv.sannahStraver.fformerlv Sa- 1
sannah Cain,) Barbara Strayer, (formerly
Barbara Cain,) Luclnda Wasam, (formerly
Lucinda Cain.) Matilda Cuin. Ilary Martha
Cain, Hannah Cain. Elizabeth Cain, Sarah
Jane Cain, (the said Hannah, Elizabeth and
Sarah Jane Ctaa having for their guardian
Jonathan Berkeybila,) heirt and legal repre
sentatives of Enzabetn Cam, deed: ion
and everv of you are hereby cited to be and
appear before the Judge of the Orphan'
Court, to be held at Ebeusbtir on the first
Monday of December, there to accept or re
fuse to take the real estate of t-aid i.inabeth
Cain, deceased, situate in Taylor township
aforesaid, and which has ben valtied and
arpraised by an Inquest awarded bv the said
CVurt and returned by the Sheriff cf raid
cout.ty, on the 4th day of September, 1837,
at the sum cf twenty-nine dollars per acre.
Herein fail n.t.
Witness the Hon. George Taylor, Presi
dent Judge of our Htud Court, at Ebenstorg
this 4th day of September, 1867.
JAMES G BIFFIN, C'erk. .J
Atteft Jams Mters, Sheriff, foct.17.
(SiLlERlFF-S BALES.
By virtue
of a w
tvrft of Yen-l.-Exp". "issued out of
of Cc.mmon Pleas of Cambria conn-
the Court
ty and to me directed, there wlil be exposed
to Public Sve, nt the (Joorl House m 1-bens
burg, vu Saturday, the j'Ji d ty of November
next, at 1 o'clock p. it., toe loil.jwmg Iieal
Estate, to wit : AH the ight, title and inter
est of Joseph Oiile, of, in and to a lot of
ground bituated in the Borough of Carroll
town, Cambria county, fronting on Main
street and extending back to an alley, ad
joining lot of Lawrence Schroth on the south
and a street on the north, having thereon
erected a two, story frame tavern stand, a
one story frema house, a oae story plank of-
fice, a frame carpenter shop and frame sta-
ble, now tn the occupancy cf said oos. Oo.e.
clso. ail tne rictit. titie ana lmeresi en
Joseph Cole, of in and to a piece or parcel
ot lana situated in the townantps oi nesi
Baker, Nicholas Heltnch, ftnd others, con-
taining one huudred and thirteen f.cres. more
or leas, having thereon erected a steam saw
mill, plank house and plank 6tate. now in
the occupancy of Joseph Cole and Francis J.
Barbcnch.
Takeu in execution and to be sold at the
suit of Miller & KicketPon.
JAMES MYEBS. Sheriff.
Shff's 0ce, E'wnsburg, Oct. 24, 18C7.St
Richard J. Urauss, "I
In the Court of Com
mon Pleas of Cam
bria Co., of June
Term, A. D. 1867.
W. K. nVQHF.S.
No. 91. Fi. Fa.
And now, to wit : The second day of Oc-
tober, A. D. 1867, Wm. n.Sechler appoint
ed Auditor to dihtribute amount of sale in
Sheriff Myers' hands, in the above case,
among creditors entitled thereto. Extract
from the Record of said Court.
GEO. C. K. Z ARM, Proth'y.
By virtue of the above I hereby give no
tice that I will sit at my office, in the Com-
missioners' room. Court TJowe, Ebtcsburg,
on Saturday, the 9th day of November next,
at 2 o'clock r. M., when and where those in
terested may attend.
WM. II. SECnLER, Auditor
Ebensburg, Oct. 21, 18G7.
A DM INISTR ATORS' NOTICE.
Letters cf Administration on the estate
of Michael Maxwell, late of Washington tp.,
dee'd. having been granted to the undersign
vursons having claims against said estate
are hereby notified to present them properly
authenticated for settlement, and thr in-
debted to the same arc requested to make
payment without delay.
ELIZABETH MAXWELL, . ,
WILLIAM MAXWELU 1 J Av3mril
Washington Tp.. Oct. 24. 13G7.-6t,
lTSSOLUTION The partner
ship heretofore existing between the
undersigned in the manufacture of lumber,
under the firm name of Belie & Luther, has
this day been dissolved by mutual consent
The books and accounts have been left in
the hands of Joseph Behe for settlement, on
whom all persons interested are requested to
call. ; : JOSEPH BEIli:,
JACOB C. LUTHER.
Susquehanna Tp.. Oct. 7, 18G7.sCt.
J. LLO Y I), successor to It. b.
Bunn, Dealer in Drvys, Medicines,
Paints, Ifc. Store on Main street, opposite
tho "Mansion House," Ebensburg, Pa.
,4 October 17, 1567etnlV ,
E BENS BURG, PA.,
titles, Shdtbcs, nt tbotcs'c.
GHEAT GOVERNMENT AUCTION.
Hear ye 1 Ilenr ye ! Hear yo !
The great Bale of eoods belongins to the
Late Lamented Government, consisting of
ragp, tags, bobtails, pretty things and gew-
gawp," will now commence. Terms, Uui-
ted States bonds or cold. -Bkadw Avc-
honcer.
Now,- ladies and gentlemen, give me
j .M t ' P
attcntion, and you 11 have greater bargains
tnan 1 can mention.. And ns these, ere
S.oods were owned by Mrs. Lincoln, if you
can't givo jour name just hand your wink
in. .
Here wc eo
Uow much for this little rin pur
1.1 j: j vf
, "iv, .,
' S"""""" 1
11 uas en K',S5ea u mnn7 aa rP1Icanl
for office, is a beauty, and worth a hun-
male - part of the Lato Lamented for a do-
. 1 r
J
Tramp, tramp, tramp, the boys are march
ing;
Cheer np. comrades, we will como
soon ns wc get our commissions ! How
much for the ring? Five offered. Goinj;
at five! At five! five, five, five! Will
yon make it ten? xvemcmber, patriot?,
w have seen the extremity of the govern
ment s widow. At fire, five, five, and
down s-he goes at Ave, if I get no more ;
i i i n a. i j :
am, kwiuciucu, uu-aic-o a c;uu unic
shawl, invoiced at fittecn hundreI dollars.
It's a beaaty, and no mistake. This, too,
has covered the form of the government's
widow, and is full of memories. Tins is
the shawl ehe wore when she visited the
soldiers in the hospitals, like the Florence
Nightengale she is, and it has alfo graced
her person while dancing with Fred. Dou
glass. How much for the shawl? Shawls
should bring good prices. Yon know the
Late Lamented went through Baltimore
clad in one. It was not a camel hair one,
and yet it was, for he who wore it had
his back up! Excuse the joke. How
much for the fhnwl ? Start it as the Re
publican majority in Ohio, and stop it in
time. rorty thousand I Will you c-ve
thirty, twenty, fifteen, ten, five, three, two?
Great God, gentlemen, cun I get nothing!
Ah, thank you, two thousand, offered
and down she. g,ocs for. two lhousaui-to
Long John Wentworth, of Chicago.
Now comes n beauty a lace flounce
dress, worn on State occasions by the re
i;ct 0f ihe government. This is a dres
nB jB R drppt Xra-m hke a tring cf arm,
g ct army I
wagons, iveautiiui gooas cost niteen
hundred dollars in Boston. Give me a bid I
-start it at something. Its skirts arc full J
of ble??id memories. It was presented by
Gk-nertd Shoddy, whoso son had a contract
to steal cotton on shares. (.ive us a hit
on it ! Have pity on .the poor relict of j
the government. 1 on have seen the ex
tremity of the react when her clothes were
held up for sale, ard I know you will bid
lively. One hundred dollars ollered !
Too cheap, but going at 'a hundred.
wke l tvv' two two ') thank you.
w,ft'' niv t nnthr rnisa ? (-Joino- nt
. . " two toot toottoot toot
' . . . - ,
a half, an' 'af, an' 'af, an' 'af ; and sold to
Dandy Sprague for two bundled and fifty
dollars.
And here, gentlemen, comes another
shawl a boauty. White camel hair,
with red centre rising like a full moon
over a snow covered prairie. I5uy it for
tho memories. It is covered inside and
out, like a butter tryer, with loyalty
One day when the government was crack
ing his little jokes -while the soldiers
were dying in the hospital while the
wives and widow3 of the soldiers were
picking lint and begging for bread this
beaatiful shawl was given to the better
half of the government; and with it in her
hand she walked hke n queen to the side
of her beloved, and she kissed him, and
slobbered him, and wrapping it about him
like a mantle, the two retired. And how
they capered, and liHgged, and kissed, and
I made glad. . They Were told its price, for
tkc cogt mark, 1,500, was on it then as
now ; ana alter a season tne pair went
forth and rewarded the giver with the New
York Post Office. How much for the
shawl, gentlemen ? It is a part of the
great struggle for freedom. And she wore
this shawl when visiting the sick soldiers.
"Gently her-hand o'er my forehead she
pressed,
Trying to soothe me from pain and distress ;
Kindly she d say to me, be of good cheer
Mother would comfort you if she were here.
How much for the shawl 1 Three hun
dred is offered, and down it drops to A.
Wakeman, of New York.
Now, gentlemen, we have a set of furs.
Cost price, 1,000 in gold. Came from
the Russian possessions that was, ours
that is. How much for the furs! They
wero highly prized by the government,
both volumes! Buy them for the sake of
your suffering country, and in remem
brance of its fearful struggles for lifo !
Look ye ! Do you see that long line of
blue? See that
mass of humanity march
ing ngamst J? redencksburg. Hear tho
shot and shell whistle and diriek through
the air. But what care brave men t
They arc sustaining the best government
the world ever savv. 'See how they march
the hot fehot and bursting shell craunch
cs through the bleeding ran's ; men go
THURSDAY, "NOVEMBER 7, 1867.
down all torn 'and bloody; the iron foot j
of the cavalry horse grinds into fragments j
the forehead, tou kissed in infancy : -ar- i
til'ery horses jihd wagons plnnge over the
i ij i
dead nnd dyi.rg ; the air is full of shrieks,
curses, prayejb, groans and shouts of men.
All .over the Hxid is mourning for the loved
who have bretV lost- butchered by Bum
side -slaughtered for effect.
These furvteere by him given to vol
ume two of tW government, and she gave
him his eaglg. ' ": "The Lf yd loves a cheer
ful giver P -XL'kT"r"'
And while he was fighting.Tct us look
after the furs.' Only $lj00O, ; gentlemen.
Before a glass, the Late Lamented peep
ing over from behind,- his eyes rested on
th beauties-to bo seen in the mirror.
''How beautiful how beautiful, ain't
they, AbeyT' t-Oh, these furs were high
ly pr'ued: : You have all heard;
"Republics are trngrateful," in-the olden
time 'txva writ
Le t's call the noun Kepublieana, that name'e
a better fit -
For it only ecerfTslike yesterday they buried
Linceln's dust.
And called his-w4fe," and Tad, and Bub,-the
nation's sacred trust :
A trust aR loyal; men would keep while they
his life respected
That never conld, nor would, nor ehonld be
neglected.
No need to ask of monument, that were to
be orectedj "
For Mrs. L. has not received that fortune the
expected.;,
A princely fortune 'twas to b, mad up of
loyal dollars ;
And in her lofty, regal way, why she ju6t
up and liotlerf.
They've heard in all the papers, (for sh does
speak vtry clear,)
"Two thousand run't support her, and ehe's
less than that a year."
So, scon of loyal greenbacks, if she don't
rake in a ?ieap,
She'll sell her "goto media? do's" and sell
them dreadful cheap.
Fcrsale! WhoMbuy? Dads rich and rare!
Diamonds, and shawls of camcl'B hair !
And laces ihat a queen might wear!
And furs from liuWia far!
Poor Mrs. Gortrnment!
How much for. the fhawl ! Oh, one
hundred dollars," fnd down it goes to Burn
iile, to keep lain' warm, for . one hundred
dollars. j "
Now, gentlemen, We'll oTar a geld
watch and four dezeu gold spoons, assort
ed sizoe. These are valuable goods, saved
from the war by one Butler, ignominously
called ceek-cve! ' Ife was a favorite of
volume . two .of th-government, and as ho
first saw her frightful extremity, he liber
ally gave of his earnings fo support her.
These goods are pure gold no silver
plate. They have a ten-fold value. They
belonged to the patriots cf the revolution
to the late rebels to tho people cf the
South, which was, which was not, which
is and wlncn am t : i hey were conquer
ed by Butler and presented to the second
volume of the government for ti position.
This watch, gentlemen, has been under
the furs, under tho laces, under the eye of
Mm. Lincoln. It has been in the hands of
the "B. IV and the "L. U ," nnd is
warranted a perfect timer!
It is dreadful to think the government's
widow is so hard up!
The scowling Loyal Leaguers crj' "She is
some partj's tool !"
And the Democrats, they chuckling say
"Oh, no ; she's but a fool !""
But one thing's clear nud certain all parties
are agreed
That tonl or fool, she told some truths ; and
he who runs may read.
Bead what a thing is loyalty when it's well
dissected
Why the people gave their dollars, and not
one of them suspected.
Somebody of them, "sartain sure," but they
were misdirected (?),
For Mrs. L. has not received that fortune
she expected.
She knows she ought to have it, and she
. , thinks somebody's got it,
And that's the reason why she niakeB this
precious fn?s about it.
What a chance for a committee, all loyal to
a man.
With that sweet, chcrnble bummer, Ben.
Butler in its van.
They conld search this mighty nation till they
. found her greenback heap.
And save those "go-to-mcctin' do's," for she'll
sell them dreculful cheap!
For sale ! Who'll buy 1 Duds rich and rare !
Diamonds, and shawls of Camel's hair !
And laces that a queen might wear !
And watches and spoons of choicest ware !
Poor Mrs. Government!
Next, gentlemen, comes some handker
chiefs valued at two hundred dollars.
They are elegant can blow your nose
clean through 'em ! The 4lL, L," never
tooted his conch with their folds they
were used only on State occasions. There
is a tinge of red on them the fading
blushes of the relict. Oft has she held
lUso presented wiper.i to her face, and
, blushc(i aml ?a;(i 4tQh jon.t p Qh Vta
not worthy such presents!" and "Yes,
I'll get the office for you 1" and "Oh cer
tainly, I'll coax it out of Abey !" And
"To be sure you can havo the foreign mis
sion for a box full ofUhese !" And 60 the
poor woman suffered for her country.
My God, gentlemen, but how she suffer
ed ! How much for the wiper lace, like
cob-webs, beautiful as tissue paper ? Only
half a dollar I Oh. gentlemen, that is
awful! Wait I'll add a night shirt
which belonged to tbe government ; was
not seen, i or would have been sold with
the eleven shirts the martyr left when ho
returned to Springfield. : How much, gen
tlemen ? Help the relict.
"Last night she slept in a feather, feather
bed, .
To-night she sleeps on. thacold, cold ground ;
In lilt arma of Gipsy Davey."
Hid lively, gentlemen, for all tho relics
left by the martyr, including his widow,
nm vrrv tlmr t, !-p tint;,.,.
lnd lively, gents time is precious, for
if the returns from a disgusted people do
not quit coming in as of late these goods
will not bring cost. Hid fasta kiss
from the cecond volume of the government
thrown in. Kisses sold for ten cents and
a cup of coffee for five. Help the soldiers
sustain the government ! And down goes
the wiper and night Ehirt to Ben. Wade
i or prrjj?,
An Attempt te Poison Washington.
In .the summer of 1777, when the
American army was in New York, a
young girl of the city went to her lover,
one Francirf, and communicated him a
secret she had overheard a plan that
was in operation among the Government
men to destroy the American Commander-in-Chief
by poison, which was to be
plentifully mingled with his green peas,
a favorite vegetable of his. on the follow
ing day, at Richmond Hill headquarters,
where he was to dine. Francis, who
was a thorough Whig, although supposed
to be friendly fo the royalists, went im
mediately to Washington and acquainted
him with this diabolical plan for his de
struction. Washington, having listened
with attention, said :
"My friend, I thank you. Your fideli
ty has saved my lifW for what preserved
the Almighty knows ! But now for your
safety, I charge you to return to your
house and let not a word of what you
have related to me pass your lips. It
would involve you in certain ruin ; and
Heaven forbid that 3'our life should be
forfeited or endangered by your faith to
me! I will take the necessary steps to
prevent, and at the same time discover,
the instrument of this wicked device."
The next day, about two hours before
dinner, he f e it fur one of his guard, told
him of ihe plot, and requce-ted that he
would disguise himself as a female, and
go to the kitchen, there to keep a strict
watch upon the peas until they should be
served up for the table. The young man
carefully observed the directions he had
received, and had not been long upon his
post of duty before a young man,anotl:er
of the guard, came anxiously to the door
of the kitchen, looked in, and then passed
away. In a few moments after, he re
turned and approached the hearth where'
the peas stool, and was about to mingle
in the deadly substance, when suddenly
he shrunk back, n3 though from the sting
of the four-tongued adder; his color
changed to the pale hue of death, and his
limbs apparently palsied with fear, evi
dently horror-stricken with his own pur
pose ; but soon, however, the operation of
a more powerlul "incentative Urged for
ward his reluctant hand, that tremblingly
strewed tho odious bane; and he left. the
kitchen, overwhelmed with conflicting puf
siuns, remorse and confusion.
"Harold sleeps no more ; the cry has
reached his heart ere the deed is accoras
pUshed," said the youth on duty, in a
voice devoid of pity, as he looked upon
the seif-condemned wretch.
"What, Harold said the command-,
cr-in-chitf, sorrowfully upon receiving the
information? "can it.be possible? so
young, so fair and gentle. He would
havo been the last person upon whom sus
picion of that nature could have fallen, by
right of countenance. You have doiie
well," said he to the youth before him.
"Go join your comrades and be secret.
The young man went accordingly ; an
Washington returned to the piazza, where
several officers were assembled, among
whom was the hero of Saratoga, who was
waiting further orders from Congress be- j
fore he departed for Canada. In a few
moments dinner was announced ; and the
party was ushered into a handsome apart
ment, where the sumptuous board was
spread, covered with all the delicacies of
the season.
The commantlcr-in-chicf took his Feat,
placing General Gates on his right hand
and General Wooster on his left. When
the remainder of the officers nnd company
were seated, and eager to commence the
duties of the table, the chief said impres
sively i
"Gentlemen, I must request you to sus
pend your meal for a few moments. Let
the guard attend me."
All was silence and amazement.. The
guard entered and formed into line toward
the upper end of the apartment.
Washington, having put on his plate a
spoonful of peas, fixed hi9 eyes sternly up
on the guilty man, and said:
"Shall I eat of this vegetable?' -.
The youth turned pale and became
dreadfully agitated, while his trembling
lips faintly uttered : .
"I don't know."
"Shall I eat of these ?"' asain demand
ed Washington, raising some upon a knife.
Here Harold elevated his band, as if
by an involuntary impulse, to prevent their
being tasted. A chicken was then brought
in, that a conclusive experiment might be
made, in the presence of all those witness
es. The fowl ate of the peas, and im
mediately died; and the wretched crimi
nal, overcome with terror and remorse
fell fainting, and was borne from the
apartment.
Wiif-N people are sworn in a court of
justice they kiss the outside of the h'
doubtless because they consul'- Ti'
"oimhng matter.
A LAWYER'3 ADVEHTURE.
About four years ago, while I was prac
ticing law in Illinois, on a pretty large
circuit, I was called on one day in my of
fice by a very pretty woman, who not
without tear, told me that her husband
had been arrested for hoi'ge-stealing. JShe
wished to retain mo for the defence.' I
asked why she did not go to Judge Ii
, an ex-Senator of. the. United States,
whose office was in town. 1 told her that
I was a'youug man at "the bar, &c. She
mournfully said that he had asked a re
taining fee beyond her means ; besides he
did not want to touch the case, for her
tusbani was suspected of belonging to an
extensive band of horse-thieves and coun
terfeiters whose headquarters were then at
Moore's prairie. I asked her to tell me
the whole truth of the matter, and if it
was true that her husband did belong to
such a band.
"Ah, sir," said she, "a better man" at
heart than my George never lived, but he
ikes cards and drink, and I am afraid
they made him do what he never would
have done if he had not drank. I fear it
can be proved that he had the horse ; lie
didn't steal it ; another stole ii and pa3sed
it to him.
I didn't like the case. I knew there
was a great dislike to the gang located
where she named, and feared to risk the
case before the jury. She eecmod to ob
serve my intention to refuse the case, and
burst into tears.
I never could see a woman weep with
out feeling like a weak fool myself. If
it hadn't been for eyes brightened with
"pearly tears," I'd never been caught in
the lasso of matrimony.' My would be
client was pretty. The handkerchief that
hid her streaming eyes didn't hido her
red lips j and her snowy bosom rose and
fell like a white gull in a gale of wind at
sea. "1 took the case, and the cave me
the particulars.
The gang of which he was not a mem
ber had persuaded him to take the horse.
lie knew at was stolen, and like a fool,
acknowledged it when arrested. Worse
still, ho had trimmed the horse's mace and
tail so as to alter its appearance, and the
opposite party cculd prove it. The trial
came om I worked to get a .iurv of igno
rant men, who had more heart than
brair.3 ; who, if they could not fathom the
depths of an argument or follow the laby
rinthiau Inaes CT'I.'uv'cbuId feel lor. a
young fellow in a bad fix and a weeping,
pretty mfe, nearly heait-brokcn and quite
distracted.
Knowing the use of "effect," I to'J her
to dress in deep mourning and bring her lit
tle cherub of a boy, only three years old,
into court, and sit as near to her husband
as the officers would let her. I tried the
game once in a murder case, and a weep
ing wife and sister made a jury render a
verdict against law, evidence, and the
Judge's charge-, and saved a fellow that
ought to have been liuDg a3 high as Ha
inan. The prosecution opened very bitterly,
and inveighed agf inrt .hieves and counter
feiters, who had made the land a terror
to strangers and travellers, cnl who had
robbed every farmer in the region of his
finest horses. It introduced witnesses,
and it proved all and more than 1 feared
it would. The time came for me to rise
fordtfenc-Ci Witness I had none. But
I had to make an effort, only hoping so
to interest the jury as to secure a recom
mendation to Gubernatorial clemency and
a light sentence.
tto I painted his picture. A young
man entering Into life, wedded to an angel
beautiful in person, possessing every
noble attribute. Temptation lav before
and around him. He kept a tavern.
There were many gues's. It was not
for him to inquire their business ; they
dressed well, made large bills and paid
promptly. At an unearned hour, when
he was insane with liquor, they urged
crime upon him ; he deviated from the
path of rectitude. The demon alcohol
reigned in his brain, and it was his first of
fence. Mercy pleaded for another chance
to save him from ruin. Justice did not
require that his young wife should go down
sorrowing to the grave, and that the Fhad-
ow and taunt of a felon father S' oold cross
the path of that sweet child. Oh, how
earnestly did I plead for them ! The
woraan wept ; the husband did the same ;
the jury lyokcd melting. If I could have
had the closing speech he would bare
been cleared ; but the prosecution had the
close and threw ice on tire firo I kindled.
But did not quite put it out.
Tho Judge charged according to law
and evidence, but evidently leaned on the
side of mercy. Tho jury found a verdict
of guilty, but unanimously recommended
the prisoner to the mercy of the court.
My client was sentenced to the shortest
imprisonment the court was empowered
to give, nnd both jury and court signed n
petition to the Governor for an uncondi
tional paidon, which has einco been kind-,
ly granted, but not before the following
interesting incident occurred :
Some three months after this, I received
an account for collection from a wholesale
uvjusv: n ncm i vm. a in; j'uilies U" coin
lect trom were hard ones ; i"jt the- 'hac
property, and befor- ii,ey hr, Bn JQn
the trap la, I had ;'ce property, which
thc-y were -tvmt to assign, before they
. , .
11
c, under attachment. Finding I was
a neck ancaa ana nounu to win, tney
"caved in" and forked over 3,594,18
(ner meniorandumbool; in rood monpv
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NUMBER 40. j
They lived in Shawneetown, hboot f Mr;
five or forty miles southeast of JliH..re Y .
prairie. 1 received (he funJs just after
bank opened, but other business detained '
me until after dinner. I then started for,'.
C , intending to go as far as the vil-
lags of Mount Vernon that night. . ,.
I had gono along ten or twelve miles, !
when I noticed a splendid team of horses
attached to a light wagon, in which were ,
seated four men, evidently of the highs
strung order. They swept past me es if ;,
to show me how easily they could do it.
They shortened jn, and allowed me to i
come' up. with them, and asked me toi
"wet," or, in other words, diminish the
jug of old rye they had aboard ; but I ex- s
cused myself with the plea that I had
plenty on board. They asked me howf1
tar I was going. I told thorn as far asj
Mount ATernon, if my horeo didn't tire
out. They mentioned a pleasant tavern
ten or twelve rnilos ahead as n nice stop
ping place, and drbve'on. I did not like
the looks of those fellows, nor their ac
tions. But I was bound to go ahead. I ;
had a brnce of revolvers and a nice knife ; Js
my mon?y v;as in my belt around my
body. 1 drove slow, in hopes they would '
go on, and I should see them no more. It i
was nearly dark when I saw the tavern .
sign ahead. At the sarao time I saw(,
their wagon before the door. I' would
havo passed on, but my horse needed rest.
I hauled up,-and a woman came to the
door. She turned as pale as a sheet wher
she saw me. She did not speak, but w:,v
a meaning look she put her finger on ,
lips, and beckoned ine to come in. S
was the wife of my client. When I i
tered the parly recognized me, and hail
me as an old traveling friend, and aske
mo to take a dunk. I respectfully but '
rinnly declined. t
"But you'd diink or fight 1" said the"'"
noisiest tf the party. .
".lust ns you please; drink I shall
not "' said I purposely showing the butt j
of a Colt that kicks peven times in rapid s
succession. . j ;
.The others in'rrposeJ r.nd very easily ,
quieted my opponent. One offered me
cigar, which 1 should not have received,
but a glance at the woman induced me tc
accept it. She advanced and prutFerec ;
me a light, and in doing so s'ipped a noti
into tny band, which she must have writ
ten the moment before; it was writtci ;
with a pencil. Never t.hJi I forgot th. (
words. They w ere : )
'Beware they arc members of th
gang. They mean to rL b and rcurdct j
you. Ijave soon, and I will manage tc ;
detain thrm." ;
' I did not feel comfortable just then, bu
tried to look so.
"Have you any room to put my horse ?'
I aked, turning to the woman.
"What ! you arc not going to stay hen
to-night!"' asked one of tho men; twijj
arc going on." J
"I think I shall stay," I replied,
"We'll all star, then, -I guess, and ,
make a night of it," said one uf the cut-
throats.
"ion wiu nave to put up your owt
boss ; here's a lantern," said the woman.
"1 am used to that," I said. "Gen
tlemen, excuse me I will join you in a
drink when 1 come in."
"Good on your head! more whisky, i
old gal," shouted they. " , i
I went out and glanced at their wagon. I
It was an old fashioned one, and linch-
pins secured the wheels. To tako cut
my knife and pry one from the fure and!
hind wheels was but the woik of a mo-ij
ment, and I threw them in the darkness
as far as 1 rtulj. To untie my horse r,ncy
dash off was but the work of an instant.' ;
The road lay down a steep, hill, but rev,
lantern lighted me somewhat. I hr.ci.
hardly got under good headway before
heard a yell from the partj' 1 had so unT
ceremoniously left. I put tho whip t I '
ray horse. The next moment they start,
ed. I threw my light away, and left
horse to pick his wax. A moment after, ;
ward I heard a crash : horrid shriek jr .
The wheels were off. Then came th
rush of horres, tearing along vrith tlni
wreck of the wagon. Finally they aeeuie -
to fetch up in the woods." One or twii-:
shrieks I heard a? I swept on, leaving :
them far behind. For poms time I hur s
ried my horse you'd better believe
"rid." It was a little after midnigh i
when I got to Motmt Vernon. , The nex." vi
day I heard ihat Moore's prairie team ha 1
run away, and two men of the four ha
been fo badly hurt that their lives wer
despaired of; but I did not cry, M j
client got the money, but I didr,H traye 1 1
that road any tuore, 't
: ' ;
Towers of a Breo s Soxc. Whe
wc hear the scng of t'ae soaring lark w':
rony bo sure that the entire atmosphei
between us nud the bird is filled wi ? '
purses or unuuiauons, cr waves as the '
arc of.cn called, produced by the lit tl i'
songster's organ of voice. This organ 5
a vibrating instrument, resembling i "l
principle the reed cf a clarionet. Iet if'
suppose that we hear the song of the 'art'
elevated to the height of five hundred for ',
I?, the air. Before this la rvics'.hl. tth
bird m
ust have agitated a sphere of n i
one thousand feet in diameter that is t y
say, it must have eommuuicated to save V
. I -111 -m . - .
xuousanu cignt iniQureu nnu eighty-sevefi ;
tons of air a motion sufficiently intense t 4
be appreciated by our organs of hearing:
A man's money seldom grows half
tnkf ins lov tiir.it.
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