b ffer"1' r b It. I.. JOUSTOX, Kdltor. ii E IS A FREEMAN WHOM THE TRUTH M.VK3 FKEE, AID ALL ARE SLAVES BESIDE, II. A. JI'PIHC, PublUIicr EBENSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 19,-1808. VOLUME 2, NUMBER 8. 'it 1 The Cambria Freeman WILT, BE PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING, At Etonsburs, Cambria Co., Fa. At the following rates, payable within three 7Honths Jiom ate of subscribing : One copy, oue rear, ----- 2 00 Oqc copy, six months, - - -Quo copy, three months, - - - l oo 60 Those who fail to pay their subscriptions until after the expiration of six months will be charged at the rate of $2.50 per year, and those who fali to pay until afb?r the ex piration of twelve months will be charged at the rate of $3.03 per year. Twelve numbers constitute a quarter; twenty five, bix months; and fifty numbers, bue year. RATES OF ADVERTISING. 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Show Carls, Kill ami Lettet Heads, Ilindbohi, Circulars, &c., in the best iiyle of tlie art and at the most moderate pries. Als". all kind of Ruling. Blank i5o)ks. Book Rinding, Arc, executed to order us good ns the best and as cheap as the cheapest. NOTIIER NEW WRINKLE ! BOOTS AND SHOES FVJIALL AGES AXD ROTH SEXES. In aJJULa Ij Ir.a Iarg sleek cf the Inst Eastern made wiors, bvskins, gaiters, &o., For L:: lies (till ChildrCKS Wear, the euuct'ru t l!i ju.-t added to his assort U-c.'jt a f .il and complete invoice of Boot: and Shoes for Men and Youths, which he will not only warrant to be supe rior to any goods uf like character now being v :tjr-J in this rr.ark' t, but vastly better in very le.-ptet than the slop-shop woik with vvl.h-h the country is flooded. E.member that I offer no article for sale. U.ich I do i.ot guarantee to be regular custom made, of tho Lest mateiial and superior finish, and vhi.'c I do not pretend to c nipete in prices vrith the d-.il rs in auction goods. 1 know that I can fuinirdi BOOTS. SHOES, that will give itifre srrcire for lots money than any other dealer in this community, and I pledge myself to repair, fico of charge, any Bit'.eh; that may give way after a reasonable time and ieaonii.le usage. Everybody is respect fudy invited to call aud examiiie my fcit.ck and learn my prices. The subscriber is also prepared to manu facture to order any and alt work in his line, jf the very best material and workmanship, ind at prices as reasonable as like work ran be obtained anywhere. Ftench Calf, Com mon C.df, Morocco and. all ether kinds of Leaf her constantly on hand. Zy Store on Maiu 6treet, next door to i Crawlord s Hotel. JOHN D. THOMAS. F.boni:ur,r, Sept. 20. 18G7. ECUiTlTTI uT SI TAUO W EliE PICTURES FORTHE MILLION. Having located in Kbensburg, I would re Kpectluliy inform the public that I am pre pared to execute PHOTOGRAPHS in every w.yle of the ait, from the smallest card Pic ture to the largest sized for framing. Pic tures taker, iu any kind of weather. PHOTOGRAPHS PAISTED v OIL INDIA 1XK Oil WATER COLORS. rnT:v'ry,aly?1,tion pi von to tic taking of Ch.luivn'o pictures, but in c lear weather on! v. Special attention is invited to mv stock of large PICTURE FRAMES and PHOTO GRAPH ALBUMS, which 1 will kcII cheap er than they cau be bought elsewhere iu town. Copying and Enlarging done on rea sonable terms. I ask comparison and dtfy competition. Thankful for past favors, I solicit a con UMice of the same. Gallery on Julian street, two doors south of Town Hall. T. T. SPENCE. Photographer. F.bcnsburg, Xov, 11, 18G7. ?BEriSBURG MARBLE W0RKS. " ;llHV,n' purchased the Marble Works en Ht- 1 1 street, one door east of T. W. Wil liatas Uardward Store, and .supplied myself with an exteusive nock of TOMBSTONES I am now prepared to furnish all work in my line at the lowest city prices, and feel confident that I can render entire satisfac tion to all who favor me with their orders. Parties desiring to purchase Tombstones are respectfully invited to call and examine Bpe. cimeua on exhibition at my shop. Orders from a dietar.ee will be promptly attended to. and work delivered where desired. Jan. 30, 1868. QTTIXGER REED. A NY PERSON intending to build a "T- House or Barn, can buy Nails and Hardware cheap by paying cash at J-28. GEO. HUNTLEY'S. BARGAINS can be had by buying your goods for cash at Feb. 2S. GEO. HUNTLEY'S. A PPEALS from the Assessments for the year 18C8 will be held at the Commissioner's Office, Ebensburg, as fol lows : Monday. March 23d Allegheny Town ship and "Loretto Borough. Tuesday, March 24th Blackhck and -Tank C(ti 1 i VVTl.vli : rs. Wednesday, March 25th Cambria and Millville Boroughs and Richlaud Township. Thursday, March 2bth Carroll Township and Carrolitown Borough. Friday, March 27th Clearfield Township and Chest Springs and Prospect Boroughs. Saturday, March 28th Cambria Town ship and Ebensburg Borough. Monday, March 30th Susquehanna, Chest and White Townships. .Tuesday, March 31st Conemaugh and Taylor Townships and Conemaugh Borough. Wednesday, April 1st Croyle and Sum meihill Townships and Wilmore Borough. Thuisday, April 2d 1st 2d 3d 4th and 5th Wards, Johnstown Borough. Friday, April 3d Washington and Mun ster Townships and Summit ville Borough. Saturday, April 4th GaUitzin and Yorier Townships. The Military Appeals for each district will be held at the same time and pla?e the Appeals from the Asseisments are heard. Witness our hands at Ebensburg, this 21st dav of February, A. I) 18n8 JOHN CAMPBELL. ) JOHN FERGUSON, J J. A. KENNEDY. S Com'rs. Attest Wm. II. Sh hli.ii, Clerk THE LANCASTER INTELLIGENCER, the largest and cheapest Democratic Jouknal in Pennsylvania. THK LANCASTER INTELLIGENCER, established in 1703, has always been known as a firat-c!a3 Poliiicil and Fajily News paper. The Weekly Intelligence is now the largest 1'einocrntic Paper published in Pennsylvania. It has lately been greatly improved in nil respects, and is just such a paper as every Democrat should take. The publisher? of the Lntkli.icenccr re gard it to be the dcty of every Democrat to support his county papers in preference to any other; but as there are many who will be hkely to subscribe for more than one pa per during the pending Presidential Cam paign, they have concluded to otfr The Welkly Intellioe.vcle at tha fallowing low rates : Single Copies, Ooe Year, ... $ 2.00 Five " " ... y.Ol) Ten " " " ... 17.00 Twenty ... S2.00 Thirty ' " " ... 45.(0 Fifty " to one address, CO.Co Eighty " " feO.OO Daily Inte!!ict:ccr $5.00 per annum. KiffF Persons wishing to sell Real rotate ran find no better Advi-ni-.'-ng Medium than the Weekly Intelligencer. Address II. G.'SMITII i CO , Lancaster, Pa. rfHOWN AND COUNTRY VRO- PERTY FOR SALE. The subscriber offers for sale his FARM, located at Alleghe ny township, Cambria county, abcut one mile west of Loretto. The Farm coa'.ains 145 ACRES, 90 Acres rf which are cleared, feuced and well cultivated the b. dance be ing heavily timbered. Tiiereare erected on the premises a two story Diidling I' i se, comfortable and commodious, aa exce.ient Rank Bam, and all necessary outbaiidinga. There is aI.-o a large orchard of choice Fruit Trees ou the property. The subscriber also flVrs sa! ; a Dwelling House aiid two Lots cd' Ground located ou' Main street, in the borough of Lcretto. All the above properties will be sold on fair terms and indisputable titles will be yivn. Possession given on the l.-tof April. A. WALTERS. Alk wLeny Tp., Feb. 20, 18C3-0t. 8SK1NEC AFFOIN'iKD. Dis Z.jL tkict Coukt of t t : k Umtku State-, for the Western District of Pennsylvania. la the matter of ARTHUR Yv GREEN, RauLrupt. To whom it may concern : The undersigned hereby gives notice of his ap pointment as Assignee of the esl tte of Ar thur W. Green of Chest Springs, in the county of Cambria, in the suid district, who wa?, to wit: on the 13ih day of December, A. D. 1SG7, adjudged a bankrupt upon his owif petition by the District Court ot said District. .-Dated at Ebensburg, this 2 1th day of Feb ruary, A. I). 1S08. MARTIN L. LONGENECKER, March 5, lS6S--3t. Assignee. "gARMEIlS ATTEND! The un- dersigned offers for sale one of the most desirable Farms in Cambria county, situate in Summerhill township, within two miles of tho Pa. R. R. at Wilmore, containing 200 ACHES, half of which is cleared, with a splendid apple orchard and. a good LOG HOUSE and BARN on the premises. The property will be sold together, or in lots to suit purchasers. The teims, which are easy, will be made known by R. L, Johnston, Ef., Ebensburg ; and aa indiputable title made to the purchaser. JEREMIAH M'GONIGLE. Jan. 23, 18o8.tf. J. B WRIGHT, Agent, At Johnstown, Pa., fur VIM iSD LIFE IXSIiRiXCE. Olxice with J. S. Strayer, Justice of tho Peace, Market Street. Companies Represented Mutual Life In surance Co. of New York, $25,000,000 ; Con necticut Mutual Life of Hartford, $18,000, 000 ; Home Fire Insurance Co. of New Ha ven, Conn., $1,000,000; Putnam Fire Ins. Co. of Hartford, Conn., $800,000. fb20-tf. fgTcllTlTD-!! O W A N , JLB' ALTOOSA, PA., HOUSE AND SISN PAINTER, Is prepared to make contracts for the paint ing of Churches, Dwellings and other Build ings in Cambria and surrounding counties, acd for the execution cf all other work iu his line. Painting done at prices more moder ate and in a style far superior to most cf tho work executed in this section. Satisfaction guaranteed. feb.20.-tf. f F YOU WANT the best Cooking or Parlor Stove made in the world, go t'a IICNTLEY'S, and get Spear's AnH' Duster LATEST feHGST TALI The persuasion that the spirits of the departed occasionally revisit the scene of iheir earthly existence is too general to render necessary any excuse for an occa sional return to the subject, whenever the occurrence of some incident of novel fea ture, or the starting of new theories of explanation, ive promise of any profit table result. The object ot" this paper is not to advocate the doctrine that the revis itings just alluded to are permitted, but simply to narrate two or three additions to Ghostly Liter iture. Very lew years have passed eince the occurrence, in a busy thoroughfare of busy Loudon, ot an incident which it will be better to give in the words of the nar rator. 'It was on a wild stormy night in the spring of 1857, that I was sitting before the lire at my lodgings in etrc-et, with an open book ou uiy knee. The lire had burned very low ; and I bad not replenished it ; for the weather, stormy as it was, was warm, and one of tho win dows had remained, since dinner, partially uuclosed. 4,Aly sitting-room was on the third lloor, one of those queer old rooms that seem expressly adapted to the occupancy of sprites and bogies. The walls were panelled to u height of six feet from the iloor, and the cornices covered with fan tastic; mouldings, ilvavy articles of lunu ture, including a mighty high-backed chair, disposed in ditiereiit parts of the room, were lighted up occasionally by the llick eiiug gaseous Hume in the grate, which toon abandoned them to deeper and deeper darkness as its aliment grew less. "In the centre ot the apartment there stood a large round table. Between this und the lire I sat, as I have mentioned, with h volume on my knee. It was upon the subject of the law of evidence, and tn pay truth showed small tokens of fretpjent consulaiioiu I had lapsed into meditation, and thence into a state of dreamy .semi consciousness, when my attention was attracted by a movement of the door, of wiiicn, troiu uiy position, I commanded a view. I wtv it, thr ugh my bait-closed ees, open slowly and noiseie.-,.-.ly, and the next moment a .'emale ligure entered the room. "It was not a very alarming apparition, being nothing more than an extremely pretty woman of about twenty-five, - with light brown hair, gracefully arranged un tier a bonnet of the ordinary fashion of the day. Her features were perfectly Strang.! to me. They were regular, and she w ould have been altogether a very attractive person but fur the circumstances that her eyes had a strange unearthly expression a look as of one who had gazed on things immortal j erhapf, to speak tnore fami liarly, a look such as medical science has described as appearing in the eyes of criminals who have been, by some Mrange accident, torn fiotu the jaws of death a.'ier the haium.au had, t all appearance, faith fully pc.foruied his ghastly olliee. I my self have Seen some similar cxprct-sion in the faces of men who have endured awful peril, and have been, by some unforeseen circumstance, rescued from destruction when the real bitterness of death had passed. "So much was I fascinated by that peculiar glance, that 1 sat, like jne en tranced, without power of movement, my heart alone reminding rne, by its acceler ated beat, that I lived, a:; 1 was cognizant of what was presented to mv eyes. "My mysterious visitor advanced to the table, without taking the least notice of me, and removing her bonnet with the easy natural manner of one coming home from a walk, laid it on the table. Shu then took from her pocket a little book bound in crimson velvet, atiJ, drawing a chair to the fire, seemed to become absoibed in its perusal. In sitting down, she turned her side to me ; and a gleam from the dying fire suddenly revealed to me a ghastly gaping woutid in the right temple, such as might have been caused by a fall against some eharp'and hard substance. "It was now that the conviction rushed upon me that my silent visitor was not of this world ; yet I do not remember that I experienced any feeling akin to consterna tion. Curiosity and interest, at all events, were pn dominant ; and I watched her every movement with almost breathless attention. "After I know not what time proba bly some ten minutes passed in this man ner, the girl seemed to become restless and uneasy. She glauce-d from her book to the door, to the win low, to the mantle thelf (as though a clock stood there),' tiied to resettle to her book, but, appa rently failed ; and, at length, laying it down, murmured to herself: 'What in the world can detain him ? It is long past his time.' "She remained, as it were, buried in thought for a few moments ; then, with an audible sigh, resumed her reading. It did not answer, however. It was manifest that she could not control some anxious thought ; and now, as if taking a sudden resolution, she replaced the volume in her pocket, rose, put on her bonnet, and moved towards the door. Suddenly she paused, turned, approached the window, and seem ing to raise it, gazed steadfastly out. "The next moment she gave a violent start, and appeared to gasp for breath, her clasped bands and straining eyeballs indi cating that some terrible object was pre sented to her view. Then, with one loud; heart-broken cry. she throw her arms wildly above her head, and caj-t herself from the window ! "That cry seemed to arouse me from my trance-like condition I was on my feet in a second, and rushed to the window. Had my senses deceived ine ? No doubt ; for it was barely own as I had left it. 1 flung up the sash, and leaned forth. In the mi eft all was as usual. The stream of human life, passe' uninterruptedly on. A collected policem.t) glanced stolidly up at my opening window, and sauntered by. I wo men were calmly smoking at a win dow fronting mine. ,It was plain they had heard or seen nothings amiss. Much mar velling, I returned to my chair and book ; but little enough of the law of evidence found its way, that evening, into my dis turbed brain. "The next day took an opportunity of speaking confidentially to my landlady. Had anything of ar. unusual nature been seen iu that house before f The worthy woman hesitated. Why did I ask thai f I told "her all ; and, moved by a sudden impulse, inquired if any calamity had occuired in those apartments which might, to seme minds, account for the strange app.earer.ee I had witnessed. "Wiih a little pressing, the woman informed mo that, just a year before1, a tragical incident had occurred there. A young couple had occupied the rooms on the third Uoor. The lady was very pretty, with light brown hair, and was tenderly attached to her young mate, who was a clerk in some one of the large city otfiLVS. "One el:y she returned from her walk as usual, and, fearing she was late, ran hastily up, half expecting to find her hus band awaiting her. lie tad not arrived, however ; an 1, having thrown aside her bonnet, and set the room in order, she sat down beside the fire, anil strove to forget her impatience in the peiusat ot a book which George had that day presents, d to her. Dinner-time came, anil tea tiine. but no George. Dreading she knew not what, the poor girl at last ran to the win dow, determined to keep watch until he ai lived. For souie time she had been noticed leaning motionless over the window-sill. Hut a new object attracted the attention of those who watched her. A stretcher was boron up the street, upon which lay a crushed, distorted corpse. It was the young husband. He had fa!l!en from a steamer's deck, and been crushed and drowned between the boat and pier. As they halted at the door which ha hd quitted in health and mirth that morning, a piercing shriek alarmed the whole street. The young wido v had llung herself from tii'e window, li.-r head struck the curb stone. She was killed on the spot." A ghoslly apjvaranco, uner similar conditions, was wi tricked by the aunt of u lady now resident in London, whi was at tho time on a vtit to Canada. She was about fifteen, healthy in body and in mind, :u I gifted with a remarkably clear intelligence. While sitting, iu broad day, beneath a cherry-tree whose branches overhung a paling at right angles to her seat, she saw a younr; girl come tripping along ti e paling. In wondeiing how she was i nabled to keep her footing, the lady noticed that her tiny feet were encased in high-bee-led red morocco slippers. ILr dress was of old fashion, consisting partly of the then obsolete "neglige' and a long blue scarf. Arrived beneath the tree, the visionary figure unwound the scarf, secured one end to an overhanging bough, made a loop at the other, and, slipping it over her head, leaped from the paling ! On witnessing this, the young seer fainted away. Subsequent inquiry proved that, at a period not less than sixty years before, a girl named Caroline Waldstein, daughter of a former proprietor of the estate, hav ing been jilted by her lover, put an end to her life at the spot and in the manner depicted in the vision. Instances of the warning dream, involv ing minute particulars, possess a certain interest. Here is a recent example : The father of a friend of the writer, an old Peninsular officer he commanded his regiment at Waterloo was residing, not long since, about twelve miles from Lon don, in a direction where, strange to say, no railway passed suflicien'ly near to materially accelerate the journey to town. One morning the Colonel found, among the letters awaiting him on the breakfast table, an applic.-ion from a friend of his who was engaged in some business of a fluctuating and speculative character, earnestly requesting the loan of a hundred pounds. The writer resided in Wimpole street, where the Colonel had often par taken of his friend's hospitality. Unwind ing to refuse such nn appeal, he instantly transmitted by post, a check for the re quired amount. On the succeeding night, his eldest daughter dreamed that the applicant had sustained a reverse of so crippling a nature, that insolvency was inevitable, and her father's money was consequently lost. So deep was (he impression thus unexpected ly suggested to her mind, that the young lady left her bed, and, going straight to her mother's room, communicated her : dream. Her sleepy parent merely remon j strated, and teut her away. Hut a second lime came back the disturbing dream, and with an angry force that sent her a second j time to her mother's bedside. Once more j but With soothing and gentleness Miss j Margaret was dismissed to her repose. However, about four in th morning the dream recurred the third time, and now j the young lady fairly got up, dressed her ' self, and appealed to her father, declariug ' that she would not attempt to sleep agaii , ' until the truth ot what she now believed to be a warning should be investigated. Tho Colonel's interest and curiosity were aroused. He ordered his carriage at half past six, and, taking his daughter with him, started for Wimpole street. The travellers knew the habits of their friend. He never quitted his bedroom till nine o'clock, and when, a little before that hour, they were ushered into his breakfast-parlor, the morning s letters lay beside his plate. Among them, the Col. recognized his own, which, under the peculiar circums'a ices, and the iressii g ' instances ol his daughter, the gallant officer felt justified in abstracting, and placing in his pocket Upon the appear ance of the master of the l.ou?-e, the visitor explained, and with pcifect truth, that he had come thus early to town purposely to express his very vincere regret that cir cumstances equally uncontrollable and uulorcseen, rendered it impossible for him to comply with Lis request for a loan. How these excuses were received, his tory does not state. One thing, however, is beyond all quesdo., the gentleman's name appeared in the next Gazette, and that owing to liabilities in regard to which the poor Colonel's lo.m would have bi en as a drop iu a well ! Who will deny that here was a dream fairly worth a hundred pounds ? It may be satisfactory to the lovers of unexplained marvels to learn that the num ber of houses wanting fijsh-an 1 blood ten ants, because they are supposed to be preoccupied by the beings of a different mould, by no means diminishes. Then, is a spot a very pretty spot, too ami highly accessible to traveleis, in which there is a veiy colony of such dwelling (to use the language of an inhabitant of lb.? district, a "perfect nest of ghosts"), al beit its name, to satisfy editorial scruples, must be suppressed. It might else have been discovered, with consummate case, in the page of Bral-haw. A brief resi dence iu that favored precinct would sat isfy the most incredulous that there arc mysteries that b:ifiie his philosophy. There is anotheivFpot let us hope that we are successfully working to windward of the law of d tarnation, in mentioning that it is not far from the city of Hath whi'h boasts of two handsome country-seats, each possessed of a traditionary ghost. The following, relating to one of these houses, which we shall designate Barton Hall, is perfectly true, and occurred but a short time since, on the occasion of the visit of two young ladies, sisters, from whom the narrative is derived. They had retired to the chamber occupied by both, nnd the elder sister was already in bed. The younger, was kneeling before the lire. T he eloor opened softly, and a woman, entering, crossed the apartment, and bent down before a chest of drawers, as if intending to open the lov er one. Thinking it was one cf the maids, the young lady who was in bed accosted her : "Js that you, Mary ? What are you look ing for there?" Her sister, who was beside the fire, had risen to her feet, and turned towards the woman. In the act, she uttered a loud shriek, and, staggering back, fell fainting on the bed. The other sprang up, and followed the intruder, who seemed to re treat quickly into an adjoining dressing room. The young lady entered. It was empty. Ilcturning to her sister, the latter, who had recovered from her consternation, ex plained the cause of her outcry. The wo man, in turning to meet her, displayed a human countenance, but devoid of eyes. The neighboring residence, Jervis House, is a builping some two centuries old, and stands in rather extensive grounds, hav ing, moreover, a large ornamental lake, in the center of which is a small island, witb out trees. A gentleman who was on a visit for the first time at Jervis House, a year or two ago, observed to his host at breakfast : "1 see there is no briJge-com-munication with your island." "None." "I thought, too, you to! 1 me you had at present no boat on the lake !" "Nor have I," replied his friend. "Why !" "IIow thou do ladies effect the pas sage ?" The host hesitated. "Ladies !" he repeated. "Do you mean '' "I mean, my good friend, that I no ticed a lady walking on the island, this morning, so early, that I wondered at her fancy. She nassed entirely round, and crossed it twice, so that I could not pos sibly be mistaken." "Yoi have seen the Jerris ghost," said his friend, curtly. And the subject was dismissed. The following has been authenticated : Mr. L. L,,.on2 of the best and boldest members of the famous Midlandshire hunt, was killed by his horse falling with him at a leap. He left a widow and one daughter, a very lovely girl. Mr. L's es tate, however, passed to a male heir a distant cousin and Mrs. L. and her daughter determined to take up their abode ou the Continent. After a short sojourn in Paris, they pro ceeded to Tours, traveling, from prefeience, by the posting-road, until one evening the picturesque aspect of a little hamlet, over looked by a fine chateau, induced them to halt there fur the night. Thev were ! informed by the landlord of the rustic inn, that the gray-walled mansion to the south was the property of Monsieur Gaspard, a widower, who desired to dispose of it, and, meanwhile, resided about a league from the house. Next morning Mrs. L. and her doughter passed some hours ex ploring tho venerable mansion, and rom irg in its noble but neglected gardens, un til they arrived at .the ocnclusion that nothing could possibly please them better. A proposal was forthwith addressed to the preprietor. No difficulties ensued, and the ladies were quickly installed in their new possession, as well as, it would seem, in the good graces of Monsieur Gaspard himself, for he paid them fre qucni visits, and speedily established him self on the footing of an intimate fiiend. He was a man of more than ordinary talents, having, moreover the art to turn them to advantage, and it was not very long before Monsieur Gaspar J became the declared suitor of Ada L. One peculiarity he possessed, which had attracted Mrs. L.'s notice ; a liability to sudden lit3 of gloom and abstraction, ngMtist which he manife.-tly strove in vaia. These, however, it is true, were not cf frequent occurrence ; and, with this single exception, all went merrily as that maniage bell, which, in about a fortnight, was to celebcate the union of that fiffU anc-td pair. For Monsieur Gaspard was ( an ardent lover, and gave his mistress no peace until he had secured an early day. Otie night Ada, fatigued with a walk somewhat longer than common, withdrew early to her chamber, a loliy, spacious apartmen', with furniture of oak and ebo ny, and having a large dJ wardrobe di rectly facing the bed. She was awakened by sounds like the rustling of a silk dress ; and, to her amazement, saw a yonng lady, richly attired in the fashion of a past pe riod, cross the room, and disappear, as it seemed, into the closed wardrobe. The vision had passed so suddenly, that the j'oung lady had no dilliculiy in per suading herself that it was nothing more than a dream, or one of those impressions, so real in appearance, that frequently visit U3 on the con!ne3 of actual slef p. When, howtver, on the next night, a precisely similar incident recurred, and still more, when the thii I night presented the sauid image, Miss L.'s alarm and dismay were fully aroused. On the last occasion she hud taken her maid to sleep with her, and it was the loud S'-rcam of the latter that awakened her, in time to notice the re treating figmo. Cautioning the servant to bo silent on the matter, Miss L. communicated the circumslance to her mother. Workmen were sent for to examine and remove the wardrobe, when, at the back, was found a small dDor. This, being forced open, revealed a narrow flight of stairs, which conducted the searchers to a little vault like chamber. In one corner lay a heap of moth eaten clothes, and other objects, which nearer scrutiny proved to be the re mains of u human being, of wliich little more than the skeleton was left. A"ring and a locket were also found, and these, at the police inquiry which succeeded, tended to the identification of the remains as those of a beautiful girl of the village, who, five years before, had as it was sup posed, quitted her home with a young soldier who had been seen in the neighbor hood. Monsieur Gappard was placed under surveillance ; but even this cautious step sufficed. His conscience had long tor mented him. He acknowledged that he had seduced and murdered the girl ; but under v. hat precise circumstances vva3 never revealed, except to his confessor. He was found guilty, but not executed passing the remainder of his miserable life in the condition, worse than death, of a prisoner ia the galleys, without hopo of pardon. SOILS A COMPOSITION. A boil is generally very em ill at first and a fellow hardly notices it, but in a few days it gets to be the biggest of the two, and the chap that has it is of very little account compared with his boil, which then "has him." Boils appear mysteriously upon various portions of the human body, coming when and where "ihey darn please," and often in very in convenient places. Sometimes a solitary boil is the sum total of the afiliclon, but frequently there is a "rcbislun lot of 'em" to help the first one. If ft boil cornea anywhere on a person, that person always wishes it had come somewhere else, al though it would puzzle him to say just where. Some persons call them "Dam boils," but such persons are adJicted to profanity the proper name is boil. If a chap has a boil he generally gets a good deal of sympathy "in a horn." Who ever asks him what ails him laughs at him for hi pains to answer, while many unfeeling persons make game of him, or of his misfortunes, or of his boil. It is very wicked to make fport of persons with boils ; they cannot help it, and often feel very bad about it. Physicians don't give boil patients much satisfaction as a gener al thing, although young physicians who are just . 'inning to practice are fond of trying thti.' lancets upon them. Boils are said to be "healthy," and judging from ! the way they take bolt and hang on, and ache and burn, and grow, and raise Cain generally, there is uo doubt that they are healthy and have good constitution. They are generally very lively and playful at night, and it is very funny to see a chap with a good large one prospecting around his couch for a place where his boil will lit in "without hurting." Boils tend to 'purify the blood,' strengthen tho system, cairn the nerves, restrain profanity, trau quilize the spirits, improve the temper and beautify the appearance. They are good things for married men who spend their evenings away from home, as they give them an opportunity to rest their night keys and got acquainted with their fami lies. It is said that boils save the patient "a fit of sickness," but if the sickness is not the best to have it must bo an aT fired mean thing. It is also said that a person is better after he has had them, and there is no doubt that one does feel much better after he has got rid of them. Many distinguished persons have enjoyed these harbingers of health. Job took the first premium at the county fair for havs ing more achers under cultivation than any other man. Shakespeare had them, and meant boils when he said, "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, so fast they follow.',' There are a " great many remedies for boils, most of which are well worth trying, because, if they don't do any good, they don't hurt tha boils If a chap gos down street with a boil, every man he meets will tell him of a jjood thing for it, among which ara f hoemakers wax, Mrs. Winslow' Syrup, Trix. Spaulding's Glue, Charlotte liaise, Gum Drops, Water-Proof Blacking, Night Blooming Cercus, Chloroform; Kissengeo, etc. THE li.iL.JL.QL'TCK. R.tlLROAD, Tho Omaha Herald enlarges upon tha superior attractions of this new railroad route, which, it says, has just been com pleted, and will bo open to passenger trade as soon as a proper agent can ba found to sell tho tickels. It announces: Through tickets daily for eternity, and all stations beyond the grave, connecting closely with ferries at the river Styx, for all points on the other side of Jordan. Passengers bhould take no other route. The cheapest and shortest way to tha Tomb. It is with a great deal ot pleasure that the officers of this ruad announce its completion. This road has been carefully built by experienced workmen, who have gradu ated at the, bes: slaughter-houses in tho land. The scenery along the line is re markably fine, consisting principally of yawning chasms, charming precipices, and shaky trestles. The rails are laid very loose, and without extra epikes, which, when, the cars are going at full speed, keeps the passenger in delightful motion, settles bis dinner, and sometimes his "hash," most effectually. The coaches are all of wood, which, in case of accident, always splinter, and thus give passengers holding insurance tickets a chance to make a little monoy, with au occasional prize, in case of death. The seats aro constructed on au entirely new plan, being made in the shape of a coffin, so that the holder of a ticket, in case of accident, can be immediately boxed up and snt home. The rtoves are of a Dew and unique pat tern, and known as the liailway Cooking Stoves. It is calculated that, with a good fire, a first-class passenger can be thor oughly cooked in ten or fifteen minute., although much more speed can be attain ed if necessary. The attention of the traveling public is directed to the new and'uuique stylo of tombstones, famished by this company to those purchasing through tickets, A large corps of undertakers at each station, and elegant hearse cars accompany each traiu. The sleeping cars upon this road aro got up- regardless of cxpenve, and passeugers can sleep without fear of being awakened by thcnoise of their conductors. In fact most of our passengers never wake up after once getting to shvp. Wives having cross husband, have them purchase tickets oa this route ; they will never scold again. The Government is about to do away with capital punishment, criminals beiug furnished with tickets over this line. Death is certain, aud the system of hanging is thus avoided. Kevolvers, poison and butcher knives on each train for the amusemet and use of patrons w hen they are tired of riding. No repairs arc allowed on coaches ; tha wheel, axles, and boilers being used till thoy break tr burst. Coroners ou eacl train. Collisions inevitable and explosions sure. PerBons wishing to reach the mansions in the skies, ask for tickets via this line. Life insurance tickets furnished gratis to those desiring the same. Snow Sono. Air: We Gather Sheila.' One winter day, with careful foot, I wandered o'er the slippery way; The snow in balls beneath my boot, Made it a task upright to stay. And so I waddled in my walk, and jostled every one I met; So that some, in familiar talk, Remarked, "He's very tight, you bet!" Repeat. I stooped and stood upon one leg. With cane to clear my hampered tread ; But as I stooped a boy did "peg" another, eoovr ball at my head. Aud thus I said, as down my neck I felt the melted suow ball run, We gather balls, and little reck Where'er they go or vrhence they come, Rppeat.1
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