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II. t. JOIBSSTOX, Editor.
EBENSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1868.
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tsrapert.
A NoTililU NEW WRINKLE!
1
BOOTS AND SV-KDES
' . :i ILL .-J'JL'S AXD VU I'll SEXES
l .i :'mn his larj.'O stock of Lhe best
?f t:rn ruade
JIOKS, Ji SKINS, (i A ITERS, &cM
Fff l.ii'.Ues anil V hiJ'iretf's Wtar,
: :.i:t.:r!f t i; s. j.i-t achk'tl to his n-:-oit
iiii't '. and coi.ijl.2te iuviucv of
.ots and Shoes for Men and Youths,
, i.t; will rut n!y warratit t lesupt
i ' to any ;o--.s! :' like cbarattT now beii,
' r in It maikK, but vastly bt!t.r iu
- . ! y respn.". tuan the lop-sho, wik with
; n fi the t u:i try is (loodnh lU nunAer
I i.;:' r v hi tlc!i fur Kale which 1 d.
i ;-T'J ir intee to b; regular custom made, of
' .- u'. material and cupeiiur lisi.h, and
I dt.. not pretend to com. pete in prices
. the dca!ra in auction gcod. I know
. I cii furnish HOOTS. SHOES, Ac.
: . vvill K'Vf rivre service 1-r lens money
: j-y '-ti'.t-r dealer in this community, and
j !; myse! f to repair, free of charge, sny
th..t n av give way after a reasonable
and reasonable usae. Everybody i
.c-ct f'uily invited to call and cxattiiue my
;. and learn my prices.
uhscriber is also prepared to manii
c to rd'.r any and nil work in hi j line,
very best material and workmanship,
; .. prices as re.isor.able as like work ciil
' - iiiicd ai.y.vhere. fiench Calf, Com
lf, iM'Tocco ami all ether kinds of
. r corcf arit'y on hand.
Tf on Main sfrcet, next door to
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JOHN D. THOMAS.
d.urs. fept. 2CS. 1867.
:IV. THE SHADOW ERE
II A SUHHTAXt'E FADES.
JPitS FORTHE MILLION.
" ' located in Kbenburg, I would re
; ii,fwrr.i the public that I am pre
. oiecutt, ITlOTOGRArilS in every
ait, from the Hmallctt card I'ic-
-i.B largest Kited for fianiing. Pic
.mt. in ar.j- kind of weather.
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' ISS (HI WA I Eli COLORS.
: 'teiition given to the taking of
.'j pictures, but in clear weather only.
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I'i'jriJliE Fit AMES and FHOTO
II - i.SUMS, which I will sell cheap
: t :. v can le bought elsewhere ia
C" riinj and Enlarging done cm rea
; - (). I ask compaiison and defy
,';!'n :r past favors, I solicit a con-
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T. SPEXCR. Photographer.
Xov, 14, 1C7.
; 3r:?3aRG marble works.
'l-v-:.nr purchased the Marble Works
Jli.h t-oi. one door east of T. W. Wil-ii.n-i
I-'i.'J . -.r,i Store, and supplied mytelf
r..:h c:: ext-.i.-:ve stock of TOMBSTONES,
i wu no- reared to furnish all work- in
. iui-. -it the lotcttt city prices, and feel
; f. that 1 can render entire satisfac
t : t" i!l who favor me with .their orders.
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; i cif-'ily i;wi'd to call and examine ppe
.? .; ehili(ion at my thop." Orders
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... ' -v; dt'Ivered where depired.
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: IT.P.sON intending to build a
' or 15 -rn, can bay Nails and
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. n he bad hv biivlrur
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cash at
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WHITTBS FOa THE FREKMAS.
FAITU, UOPE AXDCIIiBITT.
There sre three thing withiu the, human
heart,
More precious far thn gold or diamonds
bright,
Thit do to life sweet happiness impart,
And lead man upward to the throne of
Light :
Faith in God, and in His word divine,
IIopk in Ilia mercy, souls to save from sin,
And Charity, te friend or foe, three acts
sublime
The last, the greatest, vras the word of
Him. R.
Ebeusburg, April 8, 1803.
THE REGISTRY LAW.
The following is the text of the bill
passed on Thursday week by the Radio l
of the Pennsylvania Iloupt under gag
of the previous question with the excep
tion of Thorn's amendment, which Hp
plies only to Philadelphia. This amend
ment was concurred in by the Senate on
Friday. The bill will now go to the
Governor, and, without doubt, receive his
approval. The ameudnient empowers the
Philadelphia alderman to appoint a board
of canvassers in each election division to
make a registry of voter?, by which a
majority of every board will neccssarilly
be composed of liadicald. Other equally
obnoxious and' partisan provision are
embraced within the amendment, which
will undoubtedly meet the decided dipap
probation of the people of that city. The
balance of the bill, as follows, applying to
the wh 'In f the State, except Philadel
phia, we hope will be widely pub ished and
studied in anticipation of its becoming a
law ve.y soon ;
A further supplement to the act rcla ing to
the elections of this Commonwealth.
Section 1. He it enact d lythe Seuate
and House of Representative of the Com
monwealth of Penn.-y can a in General As
seihllg met, and U is hertby enacted by the
au'Jtority or' the same, That from and after
the passage of this act it shall le the duty
of the several assessors within this Com
mon wealth, on receiving their transcripts
froro the county commispionera, to proceed
to make out a lit in alphabetical order of
the white freeman above twenty-one years
of age who they shall know or who shall
make claim to said assessor to be qualified
voters within their respective towmhips,
boroughs, wards or other election districts,
and opposite said names state whether the
said liccman is or ia not a housekeeper,
and i! he ip, the numlx-r of his residence,
in towns where the same are numbered,
with the street, alley or court in which
situated, and if in a town where there are
no ii am her?, the name of the street, alley
or court on which said house fronts ; also
the occupation of the party, and where he
is not a housekeeper, the occupation, place
of boardingand with w hom ; and if work
ing for another, the name of the employer ;
and write opposite Paid name the word
voter ; and, where said party claims to
vote by reason of naturalization, he shall
exhibit has certificate thereof to the asses
sor, unless he shall have voted in the
towns-hip, borough, ward or district at five
preceding general elections ; and, on ex
1 ibiiiwn of the certificate, the name fcball
be marked with the letter N ; were the
party has nicely declared his intention
to become a citizen and doins to be
naturalized before the next election the
name shall be marked 1) I ; w here the
claim is to vote by reason of being between
the ages of twenty-one and two, as provi
ded by law, the word "age"' ehall be
entered, and if the party has moved into
the election district to reside since the last
geticatl election the letter R shall be
placed opposite the mime ; and in all of
tfie cases enumerated a tax shall forthwith
I assessed agaiiitt the person, and in
cider to carry this law into effete for the
present year it t-hall be the duty of the
commissioners of the respective counties
of this Commonwealth, ami of the city of
Philadelphia, within s-ixty days after the
passage of thip uct, to cause alphabetical
lists c t the persons returned by the asses
sors as having been assessed in the several
districts for the .resent year, to be made
out and placed in the hands of the respect
ive assessors, whose duty it shall be, on
or before the first of September, to ascer
tain the qualifications of the persons so
named, and their claims to vote as before
mentioned and performed, in regard to
such persons, all of the duties enjoined by
this act and furnish said list to the commis
sioners and election board, as hereinafter
directed : Provided, That the names of all
persons who were duty registered and
permitted to vote at the next preceding
general election in October, shall without
further proof or application, be placed en
the ILt or registry directed to be prepared
for the election in November, but they
and all others shall be subject to challenge
and their right to vote be passed on as
prescribed by tho fourth section of this
act.
2. On the liet being completed and as
sessments made as aforesaid, the same
shall forthwith be returned to the county
commissioners, who shall cause duplicate
copiua of said lists, with the observations
and explanation required to hi noted as
aforesaid, to be made out as soon as prac
ticable and placed in the bands of the
assessor, who shall, prior to the first ot
August next ensuing said assessments, put
one copy thereof on the door of the house
where the election of the respective district
is required to be held and retain the other
in his possession for the inspection, free of
charge, of any perpon resident within the
said Hectien district who shall desire to
see the same, as it shall be the duty of
said assessor to add, from time to time,
on the personal application of any one
claiming the right to Vote, the name of
such claimant, and mark opposite the
name "C V," and immediately assess him
with a tax. On the tenth day preceding
the general election in October next there
after, it shall be the duty of the assessor
to produce the list in his possession to the
inspectors and judges of the election of the
proper district at a meeting to be held by
them as hereinafter directed.
3. It shall be the duty of the Inspectors
and judge of the election, together with the
assessor, to attend at the place of holding
the general elections for the respective
election districts on Saturday, the tenth
d iy next preceding the second Thursday
in October, and on the other days herein
after mentioned, and continue in open
session at said place from nine 'clock a.
m. till six o'clock p. m.f of said day, to
h -ar proof of the right of the respective
persons to vote whose names are contained
in the assessor's list, as before mentioned,
or who shall apply to them to have their
names registered ; and all persons who
have not previously voted in the election
district shall make due proof, in the man
ner now prescribed by the election lawp, of
their right to vote in said district, and l.ke
proof shall be made in all cases by those
applying for registry whose names are not
enrolled by the assessor and marked
"voter ;" and it shall be the duty of the
as8esor, forthwith, to assess said person
with a tax as requiued by law, on the
projf being made to the satisfaction of the
eltClion board, if not already assessed ; on
the list of the voters in the said district
being complete, it shall be the duty of the
election efficers afoiesaid to cause duplicate
c pies thereof to be made out. forthwith,
in alphabetical order, one of which shall
be pi. ced on tl e door of the hot ee wh- r
ihe elections are to be held and the other
r tjined by the judge of the election, who
shall hold the same subject to the ins4ec
t':on of any c't'zen of s. id district until the
day of the general election, and produce
the pame thereat: Provided, that the
officers hereinbefore named, when they
shall deem it advisable, may meet for the
puipose8 named in this section one or
more days (not exceedingly four) prior to
the tenth day next preceding any general
or presidential election, of which meeting
and its purposes they shall give due public
notice by wilt en or printed handbills, post
ed in at least six of the mutt public pLc 8
in their respective wards,. in cities, bor
oughs, wards in boroughs or townships ;
And provided further, that any ward in a
city, borough, ward in a borough or town
ship having but one assessor, is divided
into two or more election precincts or
districts, the judges and inspectors of all
Buch election districts or precincts, in each
ward in city, borough, ward in a borough,
or township, respectively, shall meet at the
usual place of holding the election in the
precinet polling the largest number of votes
at the last preceding election in their res
pective ward., boroughs or townships, and
shall give due public notice as hereinbefore
provided, of the time and place of their
meeting, and in all cases where any ward
in the city, borough ward in thef borough,
or township is so divided into two or more
election districts, it shall be the duty of
the assessor to assess each voter in the
election district to which he belongs, and
to furnish separate duplicate lists to the
election officers in each election district.
It shall be the further duty of the said in
spectors, judges and assessor, in each
ward, borough and township, to meet
again, at the place fixed on by the third
section of this act, on the Thursday next
preceding any general election, between
the hours of nine and ten, a. m., and re
main in session until six, p. m., for the
purpose of hearing and determining any
claims that may be presented to them by
any person or persons claiming to be enti
tled to vote and whose name or names
have not been entered on the registry of
the election di.-trict in which he or they
claim to be entitled to vote, each person
so claiming to be entitled to vote therein
shall produce at least one qualified voter
of the district as a witness to the residence
of the claimant in the district in which he
claims to be a voter for the period of at
least ten days next preceding the general
election then next ensuing, which witness
shall take and subscribe an affidavit to the
facts stated by him, which affidavit shall
define clearly where the residence is of the
person so claiming to be a voter, and the
person so claiming the right to be registered
shall also take and subscribe an affidavit
stating where and when he was born ;
that he is a citizen of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania and of the United States;
and, if .a naturalized citizen, shall also
state when, where and by what court he
was naturalized : and he shall also pre
sent his certificate of naturalization for
examination, unless he has been a voter
in said election district for five years then
next preceding ; that he has resided in this
Commonwealth one year, or, if formerly a
citizen therein and has moved therefrom,
that he has resided therein six momhs
next preceding the general election then
next following ; that he has not moved into
the district for the purpose of voting there
- m ; ttiai ne iin nov lcu icgincicu ao a
i voter elsewhere ; that he has paid a State
cr county tax within two years, which was
assessed a: least ten days before the election
for which he proposes to be registered, and
that he was prevented from registering his
name at the first meeting for that purpose
as directed by this act ; the said affidavit
shall also stale when and where the tax
claimed to be paid by the affidavit was
assessed, and when, where and to whom
paid, and the tax ree'pt thereof shall be
produced for examination unless the affiant
shall make oath that it has been lost or
destroyed or that be never received any
receipt : Provided, That if the person o
claiming the right to vole shall take and
subscribe an affidavit that he is a citizen
of the United States ; that he is, at the
time of taking the affidavit, or will be on
of before the day of the next election
ensuing, between the ages of twenty-one
and twenty-two years ; that he has resided
in the State one year and in the election
district ten days next preceding such
election, he shall be entitled to be register
ed as a voter, although he shall not have
paid taxes. The said affidavits of all
persons making such claims, and the
affidavit of the witnesses to their residence,
shall be preserved by the said board until
the day of the election, and shall, at the
close thereof, be placed ia the ballot box
along with the other papers now required
by law to be preserved therein. If said
board ehall find that the applicant or ap
plicants possess all the legal qualific; tons
of voters, the name or names shall be
added to the list alphabetically, with like
effect as if done ten days before the elec
tion, and they shall forthwith be placed
with the other names at the foot of the
list on the door or house of the place of
election, and as each person whose name
is enrolled votes at said election one of the
clerks thereof shall mark on or opposite to
the name "vote," and it shall not be law
ful for the officers of the election to receive
the vote of any person whose name was
not contained in said registry, made out
and put up at least eight days before the
election, as aforesaid, or in the registry
made on the Thursday next preceding the
election, and the reception of the vote of
any person not so registered shall constitute
a misdemeanor in the election officers so
receiving it, and, on conviction thereof,
the election officers so offending shall be
subject to fine or imprisonment, or both,
at the discretion of the court.
4. It shall be lawful for any qualified
citizen of tho district, notwithstanding
the name of the proposed voter is con
tained in the regis-try, and the riht to
vote has been passed on by the election
board, to challenge the vote of such per
son, whereupon the same proof cf the
right of suffrage as is now required by law
shall be public!y made and again acted on
by the election board, and tke vote admit
ted or rejected according to the evidence.
Every person claiming to be a naturalized
citiz-n shall be required to produce his
naturalization certificate at the election
before voting, as required by existing laws,
except where his caa? comes within the
fifth provision of the sixty-fourth section
of the act of one thousand eight hundred
and thirty-nine, to which this is a supple
ment, although the same may have been
exhibited to the election board before
registry ; and, on the vote of such person
being received, it shall be the duty of the
election officers to cause to be distinctly
written thereon the word "voted," with
the month and year, and if any election
officers at the same or any other district
Bhall receive a second vote on the same
day by virtue of such certificate, and the
person who shall offer such second vote,
the persons so offending shall be guilty of
a high misdemeanor, and, on conviction
thereof, be fined and imprisoned at the
discretion of the court ; Provided, said
fine shall not exceed one hundred dollars
and the imprisonment shall not exceed one
year, and like punishment shall be inflicted
on the officers of the election who shall
neglect or reluse to make, or cause to be
made the endorsement required as afore
said on said naturalization certificate.
5. On the close of the polls the registry
list, on which the memorandum of tha
voting has been kept a3 before directed,
shall be sealed up with and preserved in
the same manner now required by law as
to the tally papers, and not taken out un
til after the next meeting of the Legisla
ture, unless required on the hearing of a
contested election or for the purpose of be
ing used at the election of presidential
electors, or preparatory thereto, as herein
after povided, after which it shall again
be sealed up and carefully preserred as
before directed.
5 Ten days preceding every election
for electors of President and Vice Presi
dent of the United States, it shall be the
duty of the election board and the proper
assessor to meet at the place of holding
the general election in the district for the
same length of time and in ths manner
directed in the third ccction of this act,
and then and there hear all applications
of persons whose names have been omit
ted from the registry and who claim the
right to vote, or whose right of suffrage
in such district, on the personal applica
tion of the claimant only, and, if the per
son shall not have been previously assess
ed, it shall be the duty of the assessor
forthwith to assess him with the proper
tax. After completing the list a copy
thereof shall be placed on the door of the
house where the election is to be held, at
least eight days prioi to holding the samej
when the same course shall be pursued in
every particular in regard to receiving or
rejecting the votes, marking the same on
the registry list, endorsing the naturaliza
tion papers with tbe proper month and
year, preserving the paper and all other
things as are required by this act at the
general elections in October.
7. At every special election directed
by law, and at every city, ward, borough
or township election, the registry required
to be kept as aforesaid may be used by
the proper officers as evidence of the per
sons entitled to vote thereat, and said
officers shall reepjire all persons whose
names are not on the registry, whether
challenged or not, to show that they
possess the right of suffrage at said e'e
tion ; but nothing herein contained shall
make tho want of said registry conclusive
against the right of the person to vote at
such election, but the same shall be judged
of and decided as in other cases.
8. Before entering on the duties of their
offices under this set, the respective as
sessors and inspectors and judges of the
elections shall take an oath, before some
competent authority, in addition to the
oaths now required by law, "to perform
the several duties enjoined by this witk
fidelity and according to the requirements
thereof in every particular, to the best of
their ability." They 6hall each have the
power to administer oaths to every person
claiming the right to be assessed or enrolled
or the right of suffrage, or in regard to
any other matter or thing required to be
done or inquired into by said officers un
der this act, a-id any wilful false swearing
by any person in r lation to any matter
or thing concerning which they shall be
lawfully interrogated by any of said offi
cers under this act, shall be punished as
perjury. Said assessors, inspectors and
judges shall each receive the same com
pensation for the time necessarily spent in
performing the duties hereby enjoined as
is provided by law for the performance of
their other duties, to be raid 1 y the county
commissioners as in other cases, with a
proper allowance to be judged of by the
said commissioners for the expense of
making the list or registries hereby re
quired to be made out ; and it shall not
be lawful for any ass -ssor to assess a tax
against any person whatever wilhin ten
days next preceding the ePctictl to be
held on the second Tuesday in October,
in any year, or within ten days next be
fore any election for electors of President
or Vice-President of the United States,
and any violation of this provision shall
be a misdemeanor, and subject the officer
so offending to a fine, on conviction, of
not less than ten nor exceeding one hun
dred dollars, or to imprisonment not ex
ceeling th-ec months, or both, at the dis
cretion of the court.
9. On the petition of five or more citi
zens of the county, stating under oath that
they verily believe that frauds will be
practiced at the election about to be held
in any district, it shall be the duty of the
court of common pleas of said county, if in
session, or, If not, a judge thereof in vaca
tion, to appoint two persons, judicious,
sober and intelligent citizens of the county,
to act as overseers at said election. Said
persons shall be selected from different
political parties, where the inspectors be
long to different parties, and where both
of said inspectors belong to the same poli
tical party, both of the overseers eball be
taken from the opposite political party.
Said overseers shall have the right to be
present with the officers of the election
during the whole time the same is held,
the votes counted and returns made out
and signed by the election officers ; to
keep a list of the voters, if they see pro
per ; to challenge any person offering to
vote and interrogate him and his witnespe
under oath in regard to the right of Suf
frage at said election ; to examine his
papers produced, and the officers of said
election are reqnired to afford to said
overseers, so selected and appointed, every
convenience and facility for the discharge
of- their duty ; and if said officers ehall
refuse to permit said overseers to be pre
sent and perform their duty as aforesaid
or they shall be driven away from ths
polls by Violence or intimidation, all tne
votes polled at such election district shall
be rejected by any tribunal trying a eon
test under said election.
10 If any prothonotary, clerk or th
deputy of either, or any other person,
shall affix the seal of office to any natu
ralization paper and give out the same in
blank, whereby it may be fraudulently
used, or furnish naturalization certificate
to any person who shr.ll not Lave been
duly examined and sworn in open court
iu presence of some cf the judge3 thereof,
of, according to the act of Congress, he
shall be guilty of a high misdemeanor ; or
if any person shall fraudulently use any
such certificate of nnturalieation, knowing
that it was fraudulently issued, and shell
vote or attempt to vote thereon, be snail
be guilty of a high misdemeanor, and
either or any of the persons their aiders
or abetors, guilty of either of tbe misde
meanors aforesaid, on conviction, shall
be fined in a sum not eaceeding one thous
and dollars, end ifsprisoied in the proper
penitentiary for a period cot exceeding
three years.
11. Any assessor, election oftcer or
person appointed as an overseer, who
shall neglect or refuse to perform any duty
enjoined by this act, without reasonable
legal causej shall be subject to penalty
of one hundred dollars ; and if any asses
sor or election oflcer shall enrol any per
pon as a voter who he shall know is not
qualified, or refuse to enrol any one who
he shall know is qualified, he shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor in office, and, on
conviction, be punished by flne and im
prisonment, and also be subject to an
action for damages by the party aggrieved;
and if any person shall fraudulently alter,
add to, deface or destroy any registry of
voters, made out as directed by this act,
or tear down or remove the same from the
place where it has been fixed, by or under
the direction of the election officers, with
like fraudulent or mischievous intent, cr
for any improper purpose, the person so
offending shall be guilty of a high niisdf
meanor, and, on conviction, shall be pun
ished by a fine not exceeding five hundred
dollars, and imprisonment not exceed irg
two years.
12. If any tax collector is found guilty
of issuing a receipt for taxes to anyjper
son whatsoever, said taxes not having
been paid, he shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor in ofllce, and, on convic
tion, shall be fined in a sum not less than
one hundred dollars, and suffer an im
prisonment in the county jail for a term
not less than three mouths for every
offence.
13. That for all elections hereafter
holden under this act, the polls shall be
opened between the hours of six and
seven o'elock A. M., and be closed at
six o'clock P. M.
14. That the county commissioners
sha'l. at ihe proper expense of the county,
procure and furnish all the blanks made
necessary by this act.
15. All laws inconsiptent with any of
the provisions of this act be, and the same
are heitby repealed.
IlrnoisM or ak Esoiseer An at
tempt was made on the night of the 15th
of March to wreck a passenger train on the
East Tennessee and Georgia Rail Ri a I,
two miles beyond Cleveland. At the place
referred to is a switch, of which only occa
sional use is made. Some unknown
person or persons took out the bolt of tbe
3witch-bar and turned the switch for the
purpose of throwing the train off the track.
Oil reaching the spot the engineer at n -e
noticed that the train was leaving its pro
per course and had the presence of mind
to reverse the engine. With a self devotion
as heroic ns rare he called to his brother,
the fireman, to save himself by jumping
from the tender, having at the same d'ne
determined to remain at his post. After
passing along the switch, which was only
about sixty yards in length, the locomotive
plunged into a deep ditch, turned almost
completely over and struck against the
opposite side. This brought the whole
train to a sudden halt, but strange io relate
no injuries bejond a few slight r en
were received by any of the large number
of passengers, nor did the brave engine r
get so much as a scratch. The villains
who tampered with the switch endeavored
to make ptire of their murderous work by
pounding Iaru rocks into the ground
beside the rails on which tbe train was to
be turned and by placing sleep rs on the
track.
Sold. A rich old widower in Canada
is Eaid to have practiced a Very artful
scheme to rain the hand of the belle of the
village. He got an old gipsy to tell the
youhg lady's fortune in the words which
he dictated as follows :
'My dear young lady, your star will
soon be hid for a short time by a very dark
cloud, but when it re-appears it will con
tinue to shine with uninterrupted splendor
nntil the end of yollr days, ltefore one
week a wealthy old wiaowerj wearing a
suit of black and a fine castor hatj will
pay you a Visit and request your hand in
marrlngei You will acefpt his offer,
become his wife, and be left a widow, in
popession of all his property before the
close of the year. The next husband will
be the young man of whom you think most
at present."
Three days after, the old gentleman,
dressed in the manner described by tbe
gipsy, presented himself to the young lady,
and the marriage fallowed. The year is
ore than oat, but tbe tottgh old widower
still Iiaxer.
Ik a certain family: not lone sinKe, a
pair of twins made their appearance, and
as a matter of course, were shown to their
little sister of four years. Now it so hap
pencd that when a rather prolific cat of the
household had kittens, one of them, of
course the prettiest, was saved, and the
rest drowsed. When the twins were
shown the child by their happy father,
little BI looked at them long and
earnestly, and at length, putting her little
finger-tips on ths cheek of one of them,
looked up, and said, with all the serious
ness possible- -"apa, I think we'll save
this owi."
A dat or two since, two ladies from ths
country, on a shopping excursion dropped
into a hardware store, where agricultural
implements are sold and innocently in
quired for cradles. The storekeeper slid
it was rather late in ths season for tho
article, and he bad ad all he purchased.
The ladies lebked at each other wonder
inglyt and whispered laughingly, when
onej taming to the bluphing storekeeper,
remarked, 4,Out of setsson I I thought ba
bies were always ia season I"
An old eoia eras rcet!y du up in
a garden in Gloucester, RXass. It is' a
French copper coin, about the sice of a
silver half dollar, and bears on orq side u
vignette of Louis XVI, and the date of
1703. On the reverse side is a wreath
with a cross passing through the centre.
AR 1XCIDEXT OF 'TO.
Night had set in deep, and in a small
log cabin situated a few mile from Tren
ton, N. J., sat five men, four of whom
were seated around an old oaken table in
the center of the room engaged in playing
cards, while they frequently moistened
their throats with large draughts frosa an
earthen jng that stood on the table.
They weie heavily bearded, coarse look
ing men, and from their dress, which some
what resembled the IVititb uniform, the
were evidently tones. Tbe other was a
stout built young man, clad in the conti
nental uniform. He sat in one corner of
the room with his face buried in his 1 aa-fs.
"Tom," said one of the Tories, rising
from the table and seating himself near
the young prisoner, for such he evidently
was, "Tom, you and I were school-boys
together, and 1 like you yet. Now, why
can't you give up your wild notions and
join us. You are our prisoner, aad if yod
don't we shall hand you over to headquar
ters to morrow, while if you join ue yoor
fortune is made, for with your bravery
and talents you will soon distinguish
yporsjlf in the ro; a' srmy, and after ft'. is
rebellion is crashed out, your cause would
be rewarded by a knighthood and prosxo-
ticn in tbe army. Piow there are two
alternatives : which do yoq cheoee 1"
"Neither," said the young man, raisincr
his head and looking the Tory steadily on
the eye.
"I am now, an you say, yoor prisoner,
bnt when the clock strikes twelve 1 si a,
leave you I shall disappear m a rktad of
fire and smoke, and neither yon nor your
comrades, not even myself can prevent it.
You may watch me as closer as. yoa
please, tie me band and foot if yoa will,
but a higher power than yours or mine
has ordained that I eballleave yoosrt that
ime."
"Poor fellow, his mind wanderr," sail
t'e Tory, "he'll talk differently ia the
morn ng." And he returned to hirseat at
the table, leaving the youth with bis bead
again resting in his hind.
When the clock struck eleven, tharyoung
prisoner drew a ipe and some' tobacco
from his pocket, and asked the Tor lender
if he bad any oljection to hie smoking.
"None in the leasi," he said, adding with
a laugh "that is, if you'll promise not to
disappear in a cloud of tobacco smoke."
Tbe young man made no reply,- but Im
mediately filled and lighted his pipe, having
done which, he arose and commenced pac
ing the floor.
Hctook half a dozen turns op and'down
each side of the room, approaching nearer
the table each time, when having exhaust
ed his pipe he returned to his seat and
refilled it.
lie continued to smoke nntil the clock
struck twelve, when he arose from his seat
and slowly knocking tho ashes out of Lift
pipe,
said t
"There, bojf It's twelve o'clock, and I
must leave you ; good bye !"
Immediately all around the room streaks
of fire ran hissing and squirming ; the cabin
was filled with dense, sulphurous smoke,
amidst which Was heard a clap of thunder.
The Tories eat in their chairs paralysed
with fright.
The smoke soon cleared away, but the
prisoner was nowhere to be seen The ta
ble was overturned, tne window was
smashed to pieces, and one chair was Iy ing
on tbe ground outside of the building.
The Tory leader, after recovering from
bis stupor, gave one glance around ths
room and sprang out of the window,
followed by his comrades. They ran
through the forest at the top of their speed
id the direction of the British encampment,
leaving their muskets and other arms to
the mercy of the flames, which had now
begun to devour tl e cabin.
The next day two young man dressed
ia the Continental uniform were seen
standing near the ruins cf the old cabin.
One was of the night previous. "Let us
hear all about it, Tom." sad the other.
W ell, said he, "last evening aaj was
passing this place, two Tories ran out of
the cabin arfd took possession of me.
IJefore I could make any rer-istanee they
took me is ( and who do you sapposel saw
as a leader of their f&rty but John Darton
oar old school-mate. He tnl'id with me,
and tried to induce me to join theui ; bo I
I told them I couldn't do it that at
twelve o'clock I was going to escape, dis
appear in a cloud of fire and snioks ; bat
he laughed at m: and said I vrsa out of
my he&d.
"About felevfta o'clock I cckad lAia if I
might smoko. Hi rzid bo baj no objec
tions ; so I filled rr '. and Ihled if,
and romm-ocsJ Lin e doc?. I had
aborjt a peexd cf suapov- " 7 la tnj pocket,
and as I walked I erenrsJ ii 'l ever the
floor. Y?hea iht ?cc Orc: twelve I
bid then co bye, eo3 ta'J ihsa I had
to 0 ; atl tLea Lnadjrsj tlo, bcs out of
ity pips, she powrfcr Ignlto! o- a d iEng
it a -.as e Vs tot fcsTca ftfcnrj and all
c?er rbs rcou, CTooj ft soCbeaticg
cmcle. Ijfot it cJceveJ sx7 I hurled
a tttlr tirorrg'i t! j whxisw, QBrrj out
and tfepanevL katit Cac t their owa
rraactlcK?. Too trotr tt. k?5,"
LACCT!l. Pun C5 t eir
ishod and en?ot?fCfel t?T lot Sil rx-oa
People never Jot tcisfriirf wr ftsy are
merry, lughfe? is au enecy ts cilice,
a foe to seacJ&I, and a icl to every
virtue. It promote, geod tamper, enlivms
the heart, and brightens ths intellect.