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B. I.. J0SIX8TOS, EiUfcw.
HE IS A PUKEMAN WHOM THIS TRUTH MAKES PUKE AND ALL ARK SLAVES BESIDE.
II. A. MIIIE, Iu MISS
VOLUME 1.
EBENSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1868.
NUMBER 4S
WHOLESALE
mm
J.'f.IIiRSSIDERGER&eO.,
BI.41K STREET,
OriVSlTE SCOTT HOUSE,
JOHNSTOWN, PA.,
Hay eonsfcintly for sale tlie largest and best
assortment of pure
SSU6S & SXEPICIHES
i:; CAMnaiA sovsty.
PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES,
Pure Winss and Lifjucrs, best brands,
'lux J ii.Ak.ia jjUuu,
11 DYESTFFFS. W PUTTY.
Iin' iii fuct everything lejt in a fir $i -class
Vruy Store, ail if which Kill be
SOLD AT CITY PRICES,
MISHLER'S CELEBRATED ESTTERS,
ly liio !;;'.. -n rr by th gallon.
Or STOOiv OK
Fsrfszieries acd TsIIet Articles
aikuuwk-dgod by all judges to le the
LAKGL'ST IN QUANTITY
AND FINEST IS QUALITY
OV AST J.V OUIS. TOWN.
fc'LK AiKNT3 yon.
fc&ira myyiifiiiiii nhiiii rfiiilS
AND
SIIAJ2I' MAGIC OINT2IENT !
ALL t'T.DKliS PROMPTLY
fl T T T""
LOWEST PRICES.
JcLnLtown, Aug. IS, lSo7.-ly,
TZI33 OLDEST
DRUG STORE
IN CAMBRIA COUNTY.
4T1
T.
Ei-J ! ! 4 ry n ,1 -. IJ
Keep constantly on Lacd the
LARGEST,
CHEAPEST
AND BEST
-ISSOiJ TMENT OF GOODS FEI2 TAIN
ING TO TUB
DRUG BUSINESS
In the County, which he offers
AT WHOLESALE OR RETAIL
TO THE TRADE AND PUBLIC
AT LOWEST BATES!
FrnnUtln Slrccl,
OPPOSITE MARKET HOUSE.)
J3HN3TOWM, PENN'A,
G
K IS fc II E U T IT
JolilHtovn. Pa..
OXSELLERS, STATIONERS
rOivlH-ilOXAIS. YWEW L0XE3
AND LOOKING CLASLiLy.
vTA , "s 'ln 1 r'cii:ro Frawea always
hand, and ra!c t-, ov.Tnr A ..Ia
.kte f-rtnra of Drawing
aud .iLscti :inwas Pictures, con,i,tInS cf
to!' ;li?l!r'3.Hin Oil, Kteel Plate TJq-
).v 7 ' tV- aail oloC'i Litl.oirraphe,
T;VVMt: r grat'll!i aiul Vv'001 Cuts'
,j ''';c'tIj!tmiJraces a Peicction cf lar-c
Law . "u,:!?cts b' celebrated artiste We
Pi
4-
SATI0NERV ever brought tojlns
?'Alj;PA pip00?7 dutiful styles of
ott-r'. , . L' nclurl:ng an assortment of
e Drlte!l English make, fur which
a?cnt3 in tli5;! I'XttMy. These
in p-0ri3 arc ,l,ndrionter in design, supo
VT" ' ftn1 2 incbcs wiJer than any
Afn?'S C? Ebc-ro' anl vicii-Uy are
r'li-DlTpy nf;l,fie'l that we make LOOK
a" 0 mnafacturo of BLANK
t;fccutod ''y- All work promptly
to Rt -moderate rates. 1 '
tnxti fjn,corccr of Clintcr and Locust
-own, Oct. 2L 18C7.-tf.
SLLEKS & FOLWEL
WHOLESALE
mm m
immm
!1 NORTH THIRD STREET. '
ucr i,vn,v. -ii . . . . .
oiolH,d to. .W.5..1. I
HrLTS, US I22L
sip-'-. i"t-iures oi Landscape autl Do-f-rr'f
t n?S an,! Portraits, and 5.000 dif
Janctiesof Carfl Photosrrai.ha of prum-
n., ,:t;i r varied assortment of BIBLES,
Uvr V"1 and SCHOOL 15GOKS.
. lilOORAPIJIES. NOVELS,
18ffL PAM:T 1867.
I am now prepared to oflcr
SUPERIOR INJ3UCE3IENTS
TO C A till PCnOlIASEffe op
TIN & SHEET-IRON WARE !
i EITHER AT ' .
WHOLESALE OR RETAIL.
My stock oosta in part of every variety of
Tin, Sheet-Iron,
COPPER AND BRASS WARES,
nSAMEIXED AND n.AIN
SAUCE-PANS, EOILSRS.
COAL SHOVELS, MINE LAMPS, OIL
CANS, HOUSEFURNISIIING HARD
WARE OF EVERY KIND.
SiR.'a Anti-Diiat
HEATING and COOKING STOVES,
EXCELS10JI COOKING STOVES,
NOMLE, TRIUMPH akd PARLOR COOK
ING STOVK3,
And any Cor-king Stove dcsiriid I -;11 jat
when ordered at manufacturer'!.- prices.
Odd Stove Plates av.d Grates. &c, for re
pairs, on haiid for ihc Stoves I sell; others
will be ordered when wanted. Particular
attention eivtu to
bpouting,
Va'icvs and Ccriductor?.
ail of whicn will b made out of bent matu-
iiais and put up by coiBpetcut
Lair? EnrncrGj Wick and Cluinrtsys
wiio.MiiAi.i; on retail.
I vouM call particular attention to the Light
House Burner, with Glass Cote, for giving
more ttiht than any other in utc. Als;, the
Paragon Bur::tr, for Crude Oil.
It reccrnir.fEds iteelf.
SUGAR KETTLES AND CAULDRONS
of all cizej constantly on hand.
hccia! attention .dven to
Jobbing in Tin, Coppsr and Sheet-iron.
at lowest pv-.;r.ibio rates.
new rendy, e.nd wiil ho pent on Application
by mail or in T'-erpon.
Hoping to ??a ?!I ray ohl customers and
many new onos thia Spring, I return my
I '"''"f thanks for the verv liberal pa
tronpgs I iiav aircaoj in.n,rt, mm 4m
endeavor to plcaao p.ll who may call, wheth
er thy bay or cot
FRANCIS W. HAY.
Jchnstown, March 7, 18G7.-Sm.
glREAT Rkeuctjon in Prices 1
AT SCI'SSSUKa
HODSE-FDMISUINO STORE.
Ths underiiigned respectfully informs the
eitioena of Ebensburg and tho public gener
ally tliat h has mado a preat reduction in
price to OASLI BUYERS. My stock wHl
consist, in part, of Cooking, Parlor ami HcaU
ing Stores, of the ciout popular kind3 ; Tin
ware of every description, cf ray own man
ufacture ; Hardware of all kiud, such as
Locks, Screws, Butt flingcs, Table Hinges,
Shatter Hinges, Bolts, Iron and Nails, Win
dow Gins.?, Putty, Table Knives and Forks,
Curving Knives and Forks, Meat Cutters.
Apple Parcrs, Pen and Pocket Knives in
great variety, Scfesors, Shears, Razors and
Strops, Axes, Hatchets, Hammers, Boring
Machines, Ang?rs, Chissel, Planes, Com
passes, Squares, File?, Rasp?. Anvil3, Vises,
rencho3. Kip, 1 anel and Cross-Cut baws,
Chair.3 cf all kinds. Shovels, Spades, Scythes
and Snaths, P.akes, Forks, Sleigh Bells,
Shoe Lasts, Pegs. Was Bristles. Clothes
Wringers, Grind Stones, Patent Molasses
Gate.? atvl Measures, Lumber Sticks, Horse
Nailu, Kor.e Shoes, Cast Steel, Rifles. Shot
Guns, Revolvers, Pistols, Cartridges, Pow
der, Cap. Lead, &c. Odd Stove Plates,
Grates and Fire Bricks. Well and Cistern
Pumps and Tubing; Harness avrt Saddlery
Ware of all kind ; Wooden and Willow Ware
in grcr.t variety ; Carbon Oil and Oil Lamps,
Firih Oil, Lard Oil, Linseed Oil, Lubricating
Oil, Rosin, Tar, Glassware, Paints, Varnish
cs, Turpentine. Alcohol, &c.
FA&SsLY GROCERIES,
fcuch as Tea, Coffee, Sugars, Molasae?, Syr
ups, Spiccr, Dried Peache?, Dried Apples,
Fih, Jlomin', Crackers, Rice and Pearl
Barley: Sotps. Candles; TOBACCO and
CIGARS; Paint. Whitewash, Scrub. Horse,
Siioc, Dusting, varnish, Stove, Clothes and
Tooth Brushes, all kinds and f-'zAs ; B-d
Cords an-J T.Ianiila Rojie, and many other
articles at the lowrst rates fLr CASH.
3-House Spouting made, painted and put
op at low rates for cash. A liberal discount
made to country dealers buying Tinware
wholesale. GEO. HUNTLEY
Ebeusbarg. Feb, 28, 18C7.-tf.
AUDITORS NOTICE. Peter
J C. Wtble vs. Elizabeth Wible, el. al.
March Term, 18C7. Summons in Partition.
14th December, 1SG7, John S. Rhey, Esq.,
appointed Auditor to report distribution of
the sals of the property in the above stated
case. In pursuanco of tno above appoint
ment I will attend at tho office of Wm. Kit
tell, Eta., in- Ebensburg, on 2'ucsdaii.the 4th
day of February next, at 1 o'clock p.m., to
discharge the duties of my appointment,
when and where all persons interested may
attend. JOHN S. RIIEY. Auditor.
Ebensbnrs, Dec. 24, 18G7.-4t.
MEW AND EXTENSIVE ARRIVAL
JOHN DOUGHERTY. Tailor. -has int
received a new and extern ive stock of CIA)-
J JUNG from the Hart. coiLiistinf of Cloth
Coats, Flosod Sal ma Overcoats, Short and
Lrng i'l'-R-sed Gum Roofs fur Gents, Boots
and Arctic Shoes for Ladies .and Gum Shoes
for Children, all of which will be sold at the
lowest prevailing prices. He has also recei
ved his Quarlcri'y Fashions for the Fall and
Winter of 18G7, with a large number of pat-
trrrw f,r Roys' fVhinS.
ur'V.U-t. .
THE GHOST HUOTES.
On a fine evening i the spring of 1830,
a stranger, mounted on a noble looking
horse passed slowly over the snow-white
limestone road leading through the Black
Forest. -
J uet as the sun was' goiDg to rcBt for
the day,vheTrthe-glooiny- shadows- were
beginning to stalk, he drew rein, aa he
eaid
"This must be near the spot, surely.
I'll stop here, any how, for awhile, and
see what I can learn."
He thereupon dismounted nnd entered
the parlor of the inn, where ho eat down
beside a small table.
"How can I nerve you, rneinhcer ?"
said the landlord.'
'See to my horse outside," replied tho
guest carelessly, but at the same time
eyeing the landlord from head to foot ;
"and let me have some wine Rhine
will do."
The l:ndIord was turning to withdraw
from the. rtranzer's presence, when he
stopjed and said
"Which way, mrinlieer, do you tra
vel !"
"To Nar.sladt," replied the guest.
"You will ret here to-night, I eup-por-o,"
continued the landlord.
'T wiil stay here for two or three
hour?, but I must then he oS', as to reach
inj destination there in the morning. I
am racing to purchase lumber for tha
market."
"And you
hr.vc
considerable money
with you, no doubt ?" asked the landlord
innocently.
"Yes, considerable." replied the guest,
sipping nt his wino disinterestedly.
"Then, if yoa will take my advice,"
eaid the Lndiord, "you'll stay here till
morning."
"Why ?" replied the stranger, looking
up curiously.
"Because V whirpcretl the landl
oru,
looking around 2.3 if he were uieclosifg a
g-cat secret, and vra3 afraid cf being
heard by comebody else, "every man that
pafe3 over the road between this and
Nanstadt for the last ten years, has been
robbed or imudered undur very singular
circumstances."
"What were the circumstances?" ask
ed the stranger, putting down liia "glass
w...p.jr, mid preparing to fill it again.
"Why you see," ths landlord went on,
while ho approached his guests t ible and
took a seat, "I have spoken with f-everal
who have been robbed, all I coulu learn
from thsni is that they can remember
meeting m the lonesome part of the wood,
something that looked white and ghastly,
and that frightened their horses so that
they either ran away or threw their riders ;
they felt a chokirg sensation and a srnolh
irni, and finally died, as they thought, but
awoke in an hour cr so to find themselves
lying by the roadside robbed of every
thing!" "Indeed," ejaculated the stranger, look
ing abstractedly at the rafters in the ceil
ing, as though he was more intent upon
counting them than he was interested in
the landlord's story.
The inkeeper looked at him in astonish
ment. Such perfect coolness he had not
witnessed for a long time.
"You will remain then?" supgcited
the landlord, after waiting some time for
bis guest to speak.
"I ?" cried the stranger, starting from
hie fit of abstraction, as though he was
not sure that he was the person addressed.
"Oh, most certainly not ; I'm going
straight ahead, ghost or no ghost, to
night." Half an hour later, the stranger nnd a
guide, called Wiihelm, were out cn the
road, going at a pretty round pace toward
nstadt.
During a flash of light nisg the stranger
observed that his guide looked very un
easy about something, and wna slacken
ing his horfie's pace as though he intended
to drop behind.
"Lead on," cried the stranger, don't be
afraid.
"I'm afraid I cannot," replied the per
son addressed, continuing to hold his horse
in until lie was now at least a length be
hind his companion. "My horse is cow
ardly and unmanageable in a thunder
storm. If ycu will go on though I think
I can make him follow close enough to
point out tho road."
The stranger pulled up ir.s'sntlr. A
ftrango ligbt gleamed in hi. eyes, while his
hand sought his breast pocket from winch
he drew something. The guide saw the
movement and stopped alac.
"Guides should lead, not follow," said
the stranger, quietly, but with a firmness
which seemed to be exceedingly unpleas
ant to the person addressed.
"Hut," faltered the guide, "my horse
r.cnt go."
"Wont he ?" queried the stranger, 'with
meek simplicity in hi tone.
The guide haard a sharp click, and saw
something gleam in his companion's right
band. He seeuiod to understand perfect
ly, for ho immediately drove his spurs
into his horso's flanks, and shot ahead of
his companion without another word.
lie no sooner reached his old position,
however, than the stranger saw him give
a sharp turn to the right and then disap
pear, as though he Lad vanished through
the foliage of the trees that skirted the
road.
"Ho heard the claller of the borso as he
galloped off. Without waiting another
iDfctanf, he touelied hi? horra hl!y with i
the reins, gave him a prick with the
rowels, and off the noble animal started
like the wind in the wake of the flyin
. , . Jo
guida.
The stranger's torse being much supe
rior to the otIerB,:. the race was a short
one, and terminated by the guide being
thrown nearly from 'his saddio by a heavy
hand -which was ftld'upon his bridle, stop
ping him, .
Ye turned in hn seat, beheld the stran
ger's face, dark and frowning, and trem
bled violently aa he felt the smocthe, cold
barrel cf a pistol pressed against his
cheek. 1
"This cursed beast almost ran away
with me," cried, the guide, composing
himself as well at he could under'tha cir
cumstances. 11
"Yes, I know," said the stranger dryly,
"but nark my words, young man, if your
bcrse plays suclrtriefcs again he'll be the
rac-.p.ns of seriously injuring Lis master's
health."
Tboy both turned and cantered bauk to
the read. When they reached it again,
and turned the heads of the animals in
the right direction, the stranger said to
bin guide, in a tone which must have con
vinced his hearer as to his earnestness
"Now, fricad Wiihelm, I hope we un
derstand each other for ths rest of the
journey. You arc to continue cn ahead
of me, in the right road, without swerving
either to the nrhi or loir. -It 1 eoc you
:.-
do
any thing
Eu?picicus, I will drive a
Draee or uuiiets wircugii you without a
word of notice. Now pui-h on."
The guide had smarted a? directed, but
it was evident fro.-i bis muttering that he
was alarmed at something besides the ac
tion of his follower.
In the meantime the thunder had in-H
creased its violence, and the flashes of
lightning had become mor frequent and
more blinding.
For a wh;!i the two horsemen rode on
ia silence ; the guide keeping up his di
rections to the letter, while his follower
watched every movement, as a cat would
watch a mouse.
Suddenly the guide stopped and looked
behind him. Again he heard the click
of the stranger's , pistol and saw his up
lifted arm.
"Have merer, neinhc-er," he groaned,
"I'dare net go"onV
'T give, you three seconds to go cn,"
replied the stranger sternly, "One!"
"In Heaven's name, spare me," im
plored the guide, almost overpowered with
fear, "look before me in the road and you
will not blame me."
The stranger locked. At first ha saw
something white standing motionless in
the centre of the road, but presently a
flash of lightning lit up tho scene, and he
saw that the white figure was indeed
ghastly and frightful enough looking to
chill the blood in the veins of even the
bravest man, If his blood chilled for a
moment, therefore, it was not through
any fear that he felt for his ghostly inter
ceptor, for tho next instant he set his
teeth hard while he whispered them just
loud enough to - be heard by bis terror
stricken guido
"lie it man or devil ! ride it down
I'll follow. Two !"
With a cry of despair upon his lips the
guide urged his horse forward at the top
of his speed, quickly followed by the
stranger who held his pr6tol ready in hi3
hand.
In another instant the guide would
have swept past the fatal spot, but at that
instant tho report of a pistol rang through
the dark forest, and the stranger heard a
horse gallop off through tha woods rider
less. Finding himself alone, the stranger
raised his pistol took deliberate aim at
the ghostly muruorer, and pressed his flii
gor upon the trigger.
Tho apparition approached quickly, but
in no hostile attitude. The stranger stay
ed bio hand. At length the ghost ad
dressed Lira in a voice that was anything
but sepulchral.
"litre WiliheliYi, ye move out of your
perch this minute and give me a helping
Land. I've hit the game whili on the
wing, haven't I ?''
The stranger was nonplussed for a mo
ment, but recovering hi msclf, he grunbled
something unintelligible and leapud to tho
ground. One word to hi3 horse and the
brave animal Flood perfectly still. By the
cnow-wiiite trappings on the wou'd-bo
ghost he was next enabled to grope his
way in the dark toward that individual,
whom he found bending over a black
mass about the size of a man on the road.
As the tiger pounces upon his prey, tho
stranger leaped upon the stooping figure
before him, and bore it to the ground.
"I arrest you in the Xing's naipe,"
cried the stranger, grasping his prisoner
by the threat and holding him tight "Stir
hand or foot until I have you properly se
cured, and I'il send your soul to eternity."
This was such au unexpected turn ef
aifairs that the would-be ghost could
hardly believe his own Penses, and was
hand-cuffed and stripped of his dagger
and pistol before he found time to speak.
"Are you not my Wiliheim ?" he
gasped.
"No landlord," replied the individual
addressed, "I am not. 15ct I am an offi
cer of the King, at your service, on spe
cial duty, to do what I have to night ae-
corapliahed. Your precious son Willhelm
who you thought was leading an innocent
shocp to the slaughter, lies
es in the road
Two weeks later, at Bruchsale Prison,
in Baden, the landlord of the sign of the
Deer and the Ghost Robber of the Black
Forest, who was the same identical pers
son, having been proven guilty of numer
ous fiendish murders and artfully contri
ved robberies, committed at different
times in the Black Forest, paid the penal
ty of his crimes by letting fall his head
from the executioner's axe; sloce when
traveling through Schwartzald has not
been so perilous to life and purse, nor has
there been Been any Ghostly Knight of the
Road in that section of the world.
ARTGL.EXG FO 13
"Brick" Pomeroy telh the following
good "dorg" story :
Another time we vere traveling on
grounds we had no right to tramp over.
The only excuse was like that of military
necessity it wa3 better fii-hing through
the farms where tho trout had been pre
served than in the open lots where all could
fish.
It was early in the morning. We had
risen, at 3, ridden ten miles, and struck
the creek as the trout were ready for
breakfast. Looking carefully for a shel
tered place to hitch our horses, we slyly
crept on behind fences, etc., till we reach
ed the part of the stream not generally
fished. A farm house stood a quarter of
a mile away. We saw the morning
smoke curling lightly from a stovepipe ;
saw a man and two boys come to do
chores : faw women busy about the door,
and a ferocious bull dog wandering about
the yard.
If ever we fished close, it was then
not a wisper to disturb the birds or the
owners of the land. We crawled through
the gras3 and dodged behind clumps of
alders, lifting large Hpccklcd beauties out
of the water till our baskets were full.
This was the time to have gone; but
the trout were so large and bit so readily,
that we could not withstand the tempta
tion, so we decided to string and hide
what wo had, and take another basket
full. So at it we went. No sooner
would the hook touch the water than we
had a trout. We forgot the house, the
man, the boys and the dog !
Suddontly there was a rus-hing through
an oat field as if a mad bull were coming !
We locked toward the house, and Eaw
the farmer and his two boys on a fence,
the woman in the door, and the bull Cog
bounding toward u?. We saw it all wo
had been discovered. The well-trained
dog had been sent to hunt us out, and, as
the matter appeared, it was safe to bet he
was doir.g th&t thing right live'y !
To out run a dog was not to be
thought of. There was no time to lose.
He cleared a fence and came for us just
as we reached a tree and, by great ac
tivity, took a front seat on a limb above
his reach. ,
Here was c precious go ! A vicious
bull dog under the tree, and a farmer and
two big boys ready to move down upon
our works. It was fight, foot-race or
fangs !
The farmer yelled to his dog "Watch
him, Tige !"
Tigc proposed to do that little thing,
and keeping his eyes on us, seated him
self under the tree.
Then spoke this ugly farmer man
"Jost hold on thar, stranger, till we get
breakfast ; then we'll come and see you 1
If you are in a hurry, however, you can
go now ! Watch him, Tige 1"
We surmised trouble ; quite much ;
for twice had that bold man of bull dogs
and agriculture elegantly wollopped in-
nocent troutists for being seen on his
suburban premises. His reputation as a
jeace man was not good, and there arose
a large heart toward our throat !
Time is ihc essence of contracts, and
the saving ordinance for those in trouble.
We had a etout line io our pocket, and a
large hook intended for rock bass, if we
failod to take trout And, as good luck
would have it, we got a nice sandwich
nnd a piece of boiled corned beef in our
other pocket.
We called the dog pet names, but he
wasn't on it ! Then we tried to move
down :when he'd move up ! At last we
trebled our bass line, fastened the great
limerick to it, baited it with the corned
beef, tied the end of the Iiue to a limb
and angled for dog I
Tige was in appetite. He smelt of the
beef ; it was very nice. He swallowed
it, and ?a.t with his eyes cn U3 for more,
but with no friendly look beaming from
his contenance. Not any !
Then we pulicd gently on the line it
was fast ! Tige yanked and pulled, but
'twas no use 1 The attention of canine
was diverted from us his business was
being done by another line 1
We quickly slid down the tree com
ing near blistering our back doing it
seized our pole, and straightway went
thence somewhat lively.
. We found our string of fish, and reach
ed the buggy and a commanding spot in
the road in time tosee the sturdy yoeman
move forth.
We saw him and hi3 cohorts, male and
female, move slowly, as if in no haste.
We saw them look up the tree. Wo saw
an anxious group engaged about the dog.
We came quickly home, and kindly loft
the bass lino and hook to the farmer.
Cranberry wine, taken internally and
applied externally, is announced as a cure
A KQVEL RACE.
Some years ago a race was. run at the
Hague, in Holland, which for its novelty
excited more than ordinary interest. It
was between a fast trotting horse in har
ness and a full grown hog single heat:
distance, six English miles for a wager
of one thousand guilders.
The circumstances which led to this
unique, trial of speed were as follows r. At
a sporting club at the Hague a young
member expatiated upon the beauty, sym
metry and extraordinary speed of a trot
ting horse lie had that day purchased, ex
pressing an eager desire to get up a match
to prove the superior qualities of his horse.
A gentleman engaged in a hand at cards,
but whoso attention had been attracted by
the ardent and impassioned remarks of the
speaker, quietly remarked: "Como, sir,
don't be bragging so much about the speed
of your horse, for I have a pig which, for
a trifling wager, I would not hesitate to
run rgainr t your animal." Peals of laugh
ter greeted this strange proposal, to which,
when they had partially subsided, the
owner of "G runty" quietly interposed:
"Well, gentlemen, I now challenge to run
my hog, Nero, against that gentleman's
fast trotter, in harness, one straight heat,
six English miles, for one thousand guild
ers a side." "Done ! done !' was the
eager response from many voices. "Pro
vided," the challenger resumed, "that the
horse carry two persons, and that fourteen
days time be allowed me for training my
animal." 'Agreed !" resounded from all
sides, for the joke was deemed too good
and too novel to give it the go-by.
Preliminaries being satisfactorily ar
ranged, and the stakes deposited, it was
agreed that the match should come off
that day fortnight, at eleven o'clock a. m.
precisely, and the beautiful avenue leading
from the Hague to the sea shore at Sche
veningen was selected as the course. The
news cf this extraordinary match for a
trial of speed between a fast trotting horse
and a full grown porker, spread like wild
fire, and caused the most intense excite
ment, not alone in sporting circles, but
among the people generally all eager to
see the fun. The day was anxiously
locked for, and the training of Nero begar.
Oa the first day poor Nero was starved,
strict orders hav ing been given that no one
shou Id feed him, himself alone attending
to the matter. On the second day Nero
was pretty sharp set, when, punctually at
eleven o'clock, his master made his ap
pearance. A rope was securely fastened
to one of his hind trotters, and his master
drove him, with many a kick and forcilh
psrsuasion, all the way over the course to
Scheveningcn, where he fed him upon a
scanty meal of two herrings, which Nero
ravenously devoured, after which he had
to trot it back again to the ILigue. It
may be proper here to remark that the hog
prefers fish to any other kind of food.
On the third day Nero felt perfectly
ravenous, but he had to bide his time, and
his master had to resort to the strictest
hog discipline to start him off when, at
11 o'clock, he presented himself to drive
him over the course. After a Iibsral and
energetic application of the booted foot,
and a little loud and angry discussion be
tween the respective parties, they arrived
at their journey's end, where Nero was
regaled with three herrings, being one ex
tra, and which he despatched voraciously
in double quick time, looking for more,
but in vain. He was then, with much
kicking and coaxing, persnadod to resume
the return trip homeward, and which was
safely accomplished, although not without
considerable opposition, accompanied by
vigorous squealing and determined grunt
ing on the part of Nero.
On the fourth day, punctually al eleven
o'clock, when his master presented him
self, Nero seemed to understand somevhat
the object of Ids calling. He. walked off,
not only without compulsion, but with
considerable alacrity, at a good round
pace, to get to his journey's end, where
his master regaled him not alone with his
coveted dinner of three herrings, but, r sa
reward for his tractability and good con
'duct, with one herring extra, and which
Nero devoured witli incredible velocity as
soon ns they cams within reach of his
grinders.
On phefifih day Nero was fully up to
the game,and his master experinced con
siderable dilficulty to keep up with him.
At Scheveninger the usual allowance, now
of four herrings, was placed at his dispo
sal and disposed of by him in short metre.
On the following days, and up to the
time of the race, h"i3 master had no further
difficulty with Nero but to keep up to him
he invariably taking the lead ; although
on his return trips the same difficulties
always recurred. A vigorous application
of boots was in such cases the only con
vincing argument with Nero, who tiever
could see the point, nor comprehend the
necessity of this back-track movement,
and ever obstreperoaslysquealedjand grunt
ed his objections, deeming this extra exer
cise probably supcifiuotis to his health, ns
he had never shown any signs of either
dyspepsia or indigestion. But, be that as
it may, Nero had to submit to strict dis
cipline, his master intending thus to train
him up to fame and renown.
On tho ninth day Nero had become per
fectly trained, and having grown extreme
ly thin upon his scanty meals, he ran like
a race-horso. a veritable Eclipse, invaria
bly distancing his master, who followed
With ft lASfr tro'tin? bore in !.rnpea
ever, strictly adhered to up to the day pr.
ceding the one on which tho race was t
come off. On that, - the thirteenth da;
as on the first one, poor Nero was agai
starved. At the usual hour of eleven h
master appeared, but Nero was doomed
disappointment no trot, no herrings, c
that day. With eager eye and impatiei
grunt he signified his desire to be release
from his pen, but alas, it was not so
bsf$?Le bad to submit to a day of fas;
and prayer or, at ' deast, prepare for I
race.
On the fourteenth day both hog a
horse appeared at the starting post,- cag
for the race. It was a beautiful day, an
the road was lined the entire distance, o
both sides, with anxious and delighte
spectators eager to see the sport, l'unr
tually at eleven o'clock, at the tap of th
drum, oil they started, amid the shout,
and hurrahs of the multitude. The firs
two miles were closeLy contested it wa
emphatically a neck nnd neck race bu
Nero, light as a feather, and having in h:
mind's eye, probably, bis delectable meal
now fairly flew over the course, gradual!;
leaving the horse behind, and keeping th
lead tho entire distance. . Amid shout
and hurrahs, the waving of handkerchiel
and the wildest excitement, ho reache
the ending post, beating the horse "by ha.
a mile, and winniog the race triumphantlj
For this extraordinary performance Nc
ro was rewarded with a pailful of herring!
which having feasted upen to his heart
content, he waddled back to the Hague i
care of his master, "the admired of a
admirers " His master, pocketing th
purse of one thousand guilders, generousl
spent one hundred guilders for Nero's poi
Irait, which in now preserved at the sport
men's club at the Hague.
On tha principal street in West Zan
ville, (O.,) in the very centre of bu sines
stands a cue-story house,i we believe tl
oldest hou.e in the village, which loo
precisely as it did thirty years ago, r
having receive 1 a dollar's worth of repa
during that time. The shingles upon
steep sloping roof have been"worn to sla
and the two chimneys, which are bu
upon the outside in the old style, look
though th y would w-.-"Tfb h'V"
tbeir j erpt n iicnU. The front door, lea
ing to the street, Ls kept closed and bo
ed ; the window, with an iron bar acroi
h 'S not been opened, and neither fricn
neighbor, or stranger, has been admitt
inside the house for many, many ycai
Thirty year3 ago the family consisted
father, mother, three sons and a daughtc
a lively, iatclligent girl, then in her teen
The old folks and daughter were membe
of the First Baptist church of this cil
an I were highly esteemed. About th
time the father died, the mother living in
til abjut fifteen years ago, when she die.
leaving a little property, it is'sapposed, r
about $1,200 or $1, 500. ' Some tic
elapsed, when the attention of the neig!
bors was directed to the lonely conditio
oc tie hous but two of the brothers b.
iug seen about the premises, and ths
cnly occasionally, and no coramunicatic
whatever be'ng held with the outsid
worlJ, cither by the elder brother or th
girl. JStrango reports circulated upon tl
streets, and ugly rumors of the cause
this isolation from the world were hoan
strongly prejudicial of the inmates.
On the 2d of March, 1836, a writ t
hubeas corpus was sued out before Jud
Mason, Probate J udge, at the instance o
Jacob Lyda and other citizens, statin-,
that the girl was kept imprisoned by the
three brothers without legal authority
the Kev. Mr. Carnahan, then officiating
as pastor of the First Baptist Church
i ccedings. The allegation cf the impri?
umueui mm narsn treatment, bowever
were not sustained, and there being n;
particulars of the examination on record
in the Probate Court, we are unable U
give anything more than the result, whici
was, that the sister voluntarily returnev
to the house in charge of her brothers.
Since then she has not been seen. The
cider brother, it is thought, leaves the
house occasionally late at night, but re
turns before daylight. How they live if
a rays'ery. A loaf of bread is occasion
ally bought of a passing bread wagon, anc
a jug of molassef, once in a great while
is purchased from .a neighboring store
No person is ever seen to enter H13 house
and strangers or others knocking at tht
door are refused admittance. The onb
evidence that, there is a living bcin"
within the solitary enclosure is the smoke
coming out from the chimney. TV
nearest neighbors are the most puzzled
and none pretend lo account for the sin
gular behavior of this strange family.
We have not given the names lor fear of
causing unnecessary pain to the parties
and only give publicity to the extraordi
nary facts here stated, in view of havim
the mystery explained. That any woraai
in these days should bo thus exclude,
from all society for 15 years, is passim
strange, and whether her solitary life b
voluntary or involuntary, common Jiit
manity demands an immediate investia
tion of this extraordinary case. '
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