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It. JOS1XSTOX, Editor.
IIK
FREK,
S1TIKE, Public
EBENSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1868.
VOLUME 2.
NUMBER 12
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Tho Cambria Freeman
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JuB PRINTING.
We L-e i "lts ai rungements by which
we c.j t-va done all kinds f plain
an' : .it .Ji'- lmtux. such as Looks,
Pa..j;l :. Lr.iovr Cards, BUI aud Ltttei
la-is. lf;dbills, CircuUrs, &c, in the best
fctvln of tne Ml aud nt the most moderate
)kr"ue. Ah". Ml k'niU cf Ru'iug. Blank
Bjk". Be v C .- &c .executed to order
as gj i a tha beai ard as cheap as tho
cl 'it pes".
OTHER SEW WRINKLE 1
BOOTS AND SHOES
Fult ALL AGES AND BOTH SEXES.
In aidirioii to his fit "'x of tke best
E .. in-.dc
siioks, i;lski: S, (JAITERS, &c,
IW J.adie u . '. Vl Idreit's Wear,
the subaciil er h -s ' i c ed to his fimoit
ruent a fu'l i .i" ci;lt'e Invoice of
Bocts and Shoes fcr Men. and Youths,
Ych Le will ... iy warraut to Lo Bupe
l'..tr lo any jr .. 's o like th;retler row bring
vfLr I i.i Y.s n-.arkfct, bnt vastly better in
very u:4 . tirn too slop-shop work with
wUu-ti s "j ' try is flooded. Rvmepit-cr
thpt I of r ro nrl'cle for sale which I do
ii at tfu-. 'ii'-Hs t t-3 rei'Iar custom mnde, of
the t t Hiatciitl pti siij-etior finish, and
wl.ie I do uot p.e't nd to compete in prices
with t h j '. lev in auction good. I know
that I cm fi-ii' li ROOTS. SHOES, Jfcw.,
that ,ive 7io terries for lea money
than s d c t jer i ler iu this community, and
I r'e !;. i . e'f to -epair, Oca "charpe, any
i tide t W xt rx.ay jiv way'rT- reasouab'.e
time a J iras-Mi-iWe usa-.-. Evt ij-h rly is
reupct.fudy invited to call sud xaruii my
tK-k aud Irirn my p?ite.
The tn.l xiibtr is alw p.cpaied to manu
fctu.ot5oTir uny and sll vo.k -i h; line,
A vry lx.st m?t?rl nd no VmarHhip,
an4l at p:i?-w as reisoral'e ss like roih cm
beob a i e l ;ywheie. T tuch ('.vl.'. Con
ison Ct If, M'-rocoo ad al! ether Liud3 o.
Leaihr cou.-t.iDt v on hnd.
ficxt door to
Cra ward's Uotet.
JOHN D. THOMAS.
F'ornoljr-:. P, r . 2G, IC'il
2 ECU fill THE SHADOW EKE
TU SUajSTASCE FADESi
PICTURES FGRTHE MILLION.
Having located in Etensbui. T would re
spectfully inform the public th?i 1 am 'ie
pared i execute PHOTOGRAPHS in every
atyle of rlie ait, fiom the smallest card Pic
ture te the largest sired .'or framing. Pic
tures tikec in any kind of weather.
J3 HOT CO HAP ft3 PAINTED jy OIL,
INDIA AY A OH WATER COLORS.
Every attentiou given to the faking of
Children's pictures, but in clear weather only.
Special attention is invited to my stock
of laree riCl'l KE.Fil.MiS and PHOTO
GRAPH ALRU.V. which I ill sell cheap
er than they can be bought elsewhere in
town. Cojinj fn.i Enlarging tloae on ica
aonatle terms. I ask ct uiparison and defy
competition
Thankful for past favors, I nolicit a con
nance of the aife. Gallery on Julian street,
two doors sont'i of Town Hill.
T. T. SPENCE, Phctofirapher.
Kbensburg, Njv. 14, lf,G7.
BEN8B J RcTTIilBLE WORKS.
Having purchased the Marble Works
on High itreet. one door east cf T. W. Wil
iiimi' Hanlward Store, and supplied myself
with an extensive stock of TOMBSTONES,
I m now prepared to furnish all work in
my line at the lowest city prices, and feel
confident that I can render entire satisfaction-
to all who favor me with their orders.
Parties desiring to purcbace Tombstone aTe
Teapectfully invited to call and examine spe
cimens o exhibition at my shop. Orders
from a distance will be promptly attended
o. and work delivered where desired.
J&n. 80. 1868. OTTINGER REED.
ANY PERSON intending to build a
House or B-rn, can buy Nails and
Hardware cheap by paying cash at
. . Feb. 28. GEO. HUNTLEY'S.
BAKGAINS can be had by buying
vgor good for cash at
FelTYs. GEO.IIUTLEY'S.
628 HOOP SKIETS 628.
WM. T. HOPKINS' "OWN MAKE"
OF
KEYSTONE SKIRTS"
are the best and Cheapest Low Triced
Ho4) Skirts in the market. Trail Skirts,
25 springs, $1.00; SO springs, $1.20 ; and
40 springs, $1-45. Plain Skirts, 6 tapes, 20
springs,, 80 Cents; 25 springs, 95 Cents;
30 springs, $1.15; aud 35 springs, $1.25.
Warranted in every respect.
' Our OWN Make" of "Union Skirts,"
Fleven Tape Trails, from 20 to 50 springs.
$1.20 to $2.50. Plain, Six Tapes, 20 to 50
springs, from 95 Cents to $2.00. These
Skirts are better than those sold by ther
establishments as first class goods, and at
much lower prices.
"Our OWN Make" of "CHAMnoN Skibts"
are in every way superior to all oiher Hoop
Skirts before the public, and only have to
be examined or worn to convince every one
of the fact. Manufactured of the best linen
finished English Steel Springs, very superior
tapes, and the style of the metalic fasten
ings and manner of securing them surpass
for durability and excellence any other Skirt
in this country, and are lighter, more elastic,
will wear longer, give more satisfacttioD,
and are really cheaper,thanall others. Every
lady should try them. They are being sold
i extensively bv Merchants throughout this
and the adjoining States at very moderate
prices. Ii you want the best, ask fcr
"Hopkins' Champion Skirt." If ycu do
not find them, get the merchant with whom
you deal to order them for you, or come or
tend direct to us. Merchants will find our
different grades of Skirts exactly what they
need, and we f specially invite them to call
aud ixannne our extensive assortment, or
send for Wholesale Price List.
To be had at R -tail at Manufactory, and
of the Retail Trade generally, and at Whole
sale of the Manufacturer only, to whom all
orders should bo addressed.
Manufactory and Salesroom, G28 Arch Street,
between Gib and 7th Sts., Philad'a.
April 2, 1868 -4m. WM. T. HOPKINS
d" H. A. Shoemaker fir Co. are the only
d..!ers in Ebenshurg who keep these cele
brated bkirts for sale
R E AT BARGAINS
J. M. PIRCHER, .
FASHIONABLE CLOTHIER &
IS SELLING OFF HIS ENTIRE
STOCK OF CLOTHING
At I? educed I'rlces,
AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO
ISTH. MAY 1st,
IX OHDER TO MAKE ROOM IV R A
TEI.T LAUGH STOCK OF
SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS,
DON'T FORGET THE PLACE,
Montgomery Street, below Blair St.,
Next Door to Masonic Hall,
Mar. 12. Ilollldaytiburg, Ia
I REVERE THE MEMORY Of
- i A Ml .1 AS KJ ASAl 1 iii JLs XJ .
MONUMENTS, TOMBSTONES, &c.
The subscriber still continues to mantifacf ure
of the best material and in the most
workmanlike manner, at the
Loretto Marble Works
all kind of MONUMENTS AN D TO Mil
STONES, as well as TABLE and BUREAU
lOl is. and all other work in his line. Nona
but the bet Ameiican and Italian Marble
used, and perfect satisfaction guaranteed to
all cases at prices as low as like work can
be obtained in th cities or elsewhere. Call
and see specimens, and judge for yourselves
as to tiie merits and cheapness of my wor
JAMES WILKINSON.
Loretto, March 12. 1868. ly.J
WORD from JOHNSTOWN
JOIIV J. MURPHY & CO.,
At their Stoi es in the Scott House, Main St.,
and on Clinton Street, Johnstoicn,
Have constantly on band a large and well
selected stock of seasonable
Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Groceries,
and a general variety of NOTIONS, &c.
Their stock consists of almost every article
usually kept in a retail store, all of which
have been sele-ted with care and are offered
at prices which cannot fail to prove satisfac
tory. Call and examine for yourselves. -Feb.
28, 18G7.-tf. $
R. WRIGHT, Agent,
At Johnstown, Fa., for
FIREMD LIFE IXSURMCE.
Office with J. S. Strayer, Justice of the
Peace, Market Street.
Companies Represented Mutual Life In
surance Co. of New York, $25,000,000 ; Con
necticut Matnal Life of Hartford, $13,000,
000 ; Home Fire Insurance Co. of New Ha
ven, Cjnn., $1,000,000; Putnam Fire Ins.
Co. of Hartford, Cono., $800,000. feb20-tf.
I C II ARD ROW A N ,
ALTOONA, FA.,
HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTER,
Is prepared to make contracts for the paint
ing of Churchcp, Dwellings and other Build
ings in Cambria and surrounding counties,
acd for the execution of all other work in his
line. Painting done at prices more moder
ate and in a style far superior to most of the
work executed in this section. Satisfaction
guaranteed. feb.20 -tf.
WALL PAPERS.
PAPER 11 A TV G I X G S !
AN IMIIENH STOCK OF
WALL PAPERS,
NEW AND ELEGANT STYLES
FOR PARLORS, HALLS, ETC.,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
HOWELL & HOUHKES,
Corner of Fourth and Market Streets,
April 2, 13C8.-3m. PHILADELPHIA.
OBIGINAL.J
a picture: from life.
The hair from the brow with simplicity
parte I,
The lips in repose, yet curved,
s if the young life for a time had deserted
The delicate form it nerved :
To quicken the semblance that gives lo my
ianctes
An imcse to brighten and linercr around.
Reflecting in glory the truth that enhances
Ihe tair open light of the brow it has
crowned.
Not a beautiful face, not a pretty face, even,
Great eyes that you could not but love and
Deiieve in
A look of such power lies,
o fasten your own, and to speak without
seeing
Their answering look to your spirit,
throuffh them :
To waken new thoughts and impulses to
ueing.
And these, like a judge, to approve or
condemn.
And thua if their gazn, from a shadow i
entrances,
And searches the hidden deeps,
What power must dwell in the varying
clauces
The soul that has lit them keeps ?
To play 'neath the lashes whose curving is
real.
To flash into others and image them back :
What must be the face, if I meet my ideal
In this, and so perfect as nothingto lack.
And yet, if the smile that is pictured so
fairly,
Miiat change as ourselves do change :
The eyes be uplifted in quiet so rarely.
lheir light would grow dim and strange :
I flushing and paling with flashes of feeling,
Arid every emotion from triumph to fear,
The face should be 'reft of tho calmness
revealing
The peace of the heart, I can read in it
Lore.
Then let me retain in remembrance forever
The light of its look alone,
As, fixed by the hand of a master engraver.
In Heaven's sereneness shown.
Whatever may darken its earthly existence.
The spirit, I pray, may look up from the
rust
Of eaith, to a future more bright in the
distance,
That keepeth It still in its shadowy trust.
LiaNtT.
From the St. Louis (Mo.) Republican.
EARLY LIFE OF H. P. LE CONNER.
BY HIS UNCLE.
NO. IH.
Explanatory. What was intended
to- be the abrupt termination of this bio
graphy is fully explained in the following
affectionate epistle :
St. Louis, March 8, 1 8C8.
Dear Uncle Dry up. Your cussed
nonsense in the Missouri Republican is
making me the laughing stock of the
whole world. It is all well enoujrh for
you, whose head is blossoming for the
tomb, and for whom the world has no
honors left ; but think of me, your aspiring
but helpless nephew, and imagine my sit
uation 1 Do you suppose anybody cares
how I used to mount mules, or htul logs,
or play marbles, or what the-phrenologist
had to say about my head ? I have
learned to keep my mouth shut ; why
don't you do the same ? Write to me and
state candidly what the Republican pays
you for the history of my life, and I will
pay you three times that amount if you
ii I . . -ti-
win Keep it out. i am wimng .to die a
natural death, but I object peremptorily to
being murdered in the very front and face
of civilization by my own uncle. There
fore, brother of my revered father, quit.
rite one more letter if you choose, and
bring the thing lo a decent close, lie
dignified. Don't call me ''liana Patrick"
and "my nephew," and such bosh as that;
speak of me as Le Connor. Remember,
I am a great roan now, and must maintain
my dignity. Don't, for the sake of com
mon sense, let your next letter be as stupid
as your former ones. People will begin
to suspect that you are my father instead
of my uncle. Yours, &c II. P. Le C.
To my Uncle, Nubbin Ridge.
Nubbin Riige, Ky., Feb. 30, 18G8.
Editor Republican. The printing of
fice whicli Le Connor entered, contained
three "devils." In graduating with this
class he stood fourth, from which, it will
be inferred that he wasn't mnch of a devil,
after all. Most of the apprentices enjoyed
the advantage of having graduated from a
House of Refuge before entering the printing-house.
.
Le Connor's merits were chiefly of a
trival character, such as throwing ink-balls
into the foreman's hair when his back was
turned, coming down to breakfast an hour
before anybody else, and remaining at
table until the servants had done eating.
Once the proprietors were short of paper.
Le Connor had inked the forms, and was
waiting patiently for an arrival of the
blank material. Eccling weary, after a
time, he laid down upon the press and
fell asleep. On waking, it was discovered
that his shirt, which happened to be a
clean one, bore a correct print or the entire
newspaper. No printing material arriving
in time for the regular edition, he was
sent around to the houses of subscribers
and remained at each until the inmates
read his shirt. This sudden manifestation
f'of his usefulness acquired for him a good
deal of celebrity and caused bis salary to
be immediately increased to three dollars a
week. : . :
Experience shows how uncertain an
indication is the rank of a printer's devil
of his future eminence. Le Connor him
self predicted that the devil in his office
would be hung. The first year of the war
verified this prophesy.
Le Connor was discharged from the
printing office in 1861, and immediately
entered the United States service (21st 111.
Vol. Inf.( as Second Lieutenant. I have
heard that he distinguished himself on
many occasions, but one in particular.
During an action he heard the command
from some quarter of somebody's regiment.
"Scatter, boys, your Captain's wounded."
Le Connor was the first man to scatter,
and he has been scattered ever since. He
was always a very dutiful officer, and
never lost but a moment in obeying an
order.
Le Connor's aunt was very uneasy
about him from the day he entered the
service. Her principal fear was that he
would resign and come home. When the
first intelligence reached us that he had
left the army and was on his way to our
house, she fainted outright, and was
seizod with a severe attack of sickness.
Fortunately there was no doctor within
reach, and she recovered. While he was
in the army Le Connor wrote to me fre
quently, lie wrote in all twenty-eight
letters. In twenty-seven- of them he
wanted to borrow money.
fllistory The I wenty-r irst Illinois
Regiment was organized by S. S. Goode,
of Decatur, and he officiated as its Colonel
five weeks. The regiment was raised
under a bill passed by the General Asscm
bly, authorizing the raising of ten regiments
to receive pay from the State for thirty
days, and after that to be mustered into
the United States service, or' otherwise.
at their option. lhc regiment went into
camp at Mattoon, and was aubsequently
removed to Camp xates, at Springfield.
A tew days attcr tueir arrival at ump
Yates, every officer received his commis
sion except Col Goode. He immediately
repaired to the office of the Executive, and
sought an interview with the Governor. It
is here reported almost verbatim, memory
only being at fault:
Goode Why did you refuse to com
mission me !
Yates Uecause you are a drunkard
(Very sood, considering its source. Dick
had probably not received his regular
rations that day. )
Goode 1 have organized this regiment
we have done without arms long after the
other nine regiments were equipped
had all I could do to prevent a riot at
Mattoon because you would not furnish
the soldiers with bread to eat; I have as
much military skill as any officer in the
regiment ; the men have elected me their
Colonel, and I claim my commission.
Yates If you had the ability of Gen.
Scott I would not make you Colonel of
this regiment.
Goode Who is to be the Colonel, then ?
Yates Grant, of Galena.
Goode Who the h 11 is Grant, of
Galena ?
Not being personally acquainted with
the parties, I shall not attempt to answer
a question which his Excellency deemed
it unnecessary to answer. Goode was a
deserving man in many respects, but he
was not the right kind of person for the
position he sought.
Grant took command of the regiment
in the latter part of June. (The troops
left Springfield on the 4th of July and
marched into Missouri.) When Grant
made bis appearance and was known as
the Colonel of the regiment, very few of
the men, probably not over two hundred,
offered to re-enlist. The regiment was
composed almost entirely of Democrats,
and the idea of a Republican Governor
refusing to commission the man whom
they had elected Colonel was anything but
pleasant to them. Grant wad in a deal
of trouble, and it was not until John A.
Logan, who had always been a Democrat,
came out and harangued the men for an
hour and a half that enough of them
could be pursuaded to re-enlist to secure
the Colonel in his commission. Logan
(not Washburne not Yates) and a Demo
cratic regiment gave Grant to the world.
The latter, so far as is known, has never
claimed any especial credit for its achieve
ment. I
While in Missouri, Le Conner met an
old friend who had formely been a fellow
apprentice with him. This gentleman had
eleven unmarried sisters the other ono
was married and Le Conner immediately
became engaged to every one of them.
The consumation of these engagements was
unavoidable postponed owing to the unex
pected circumstance of his receiving a leave
of absence, but there is a prospect of his
fulfilling all yet if he keeps on.
Immediately upon leaving the army,
Le Conner's long cherished idea of becpm
ing a farmer was realized. Unable to
secure any other kind of employment, he
readily accepted a position as a "hired
hand," to do general farming, at seventy
five cents a day, with board and washing.
While filling this position he worked like
a slave Hay, more ho worked like two
slaves, He tried this kind of life about
four hours, at the end of which time
having purchased a bottle of strengthen
ing cordial, ad interim, t'pon balancing his
account, he discovered that he was worse
off than when he began. In tho com
mencement he hadn't a dollar in the world,
and when he left olF, if 6alt had been a
penny a bushel he could not have bought
enough to have pickled a jay bird.
The history ofIie Connor's pubxequent
career, of his triumphs and defeats in the
great battle of life, is apart of the familiar
history of the country. Those who would
post themselves more thoroughly with
regard to his brilliant achievements need
only to consult hotel registers, the account
books of tailors, the free list of theatres,
and the records of those who are exempt
from drafts and taxation.
This letter bears the date of a birthday
that A am patiently waiting for. and ho
ping every reader of the Republican will
ive to see it, I remain, &c,
Receiving Scaled "Proposals."
A chap at Louisville issued a leap year
invitation, and sent the following notice to
contractors for publication in the Ccurier :
TO CONTRACTORS.
The undersigned, feeling the need of
some one to find fault with, and grumble
at when business matters go wrong ; and
being lonely," with no one to hate him, and
whereas, having arrived at the proper age,
he is therefore determined to "come out."
Sealed proposals will Be received until
12 o'clock p. m., of the 31st of December,
18C8.
Applicants must possess beauty, or its
equivalent in currency.
She must possess a sweet forgiving
disposition, and when one cheek is kissed
turn the other that is if the right man is
kissing.
She may not chew gum.
Nor wear long dresses in the streets.
Nor frequent sewing circles.
Nor go around begging for charitable
purposes.
Nor read the paper first in the morning.
Nor talk when I am sleepy.
Nor sleep when I am talking.
Nor trade off my clothes to wandering
Italians for flower vases.
Nor borrow money from my vest pocket
while I sleep.
Nor hold a looking glass over my face
at such times to make me tell all 1 know.
She must believe in sudden attack of
the chills, and make allowances for their
effect upon the nervous system.
When her "old hear" comes home from
a few friends, rather affectionate, she
mnst not take advantage ol his state, and
wheedle him into trips to watering places.
And above all, she may not on such
occasions put ipecac into the coffee she
prescribes for his "poor head."
She must sit up for him when he hap
pens to be detained to a late hour on his
committee.
But when he does return, tirwl and
chilly, she will be expected to roll over to
the other side, and give'hira her warm
place.
A lady possessing the foregoing qualifi
cations, positive and negative, can hear of
something to her advantage by addressing
the undersigned, enclosing a red stamp.
All proposals must be accompanied
with satisfactory evidence of the ability
of the applicant to support a husband in
the style to which he has been accustomed.
Please, address Youba.-D.vm.
N. B Write short letters.
P. S. Use red envelopes.
A Melancholy Story.
A few days since, says the Cincinnati
Comuwrcialy there came to this city a
poor, friendless," suffering woman, sadly
wasted bv the ravages of relentless
chronic disease. She had'with her two
children. About a year ago she lefthcr
home, near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to
join her husband, a private soldier named
Riker, stationed on the Plains near Omaha.
She reached him, and managed to sup
port herself by washing for the officers in
his regiment for his pittance would not
suffice for' both and remained with or
near him until his term of service had ex
pired. This anxiously looked for event
took place about a month ago, and as
soon as he received his pay, amounting to
some SG00, they and their two children
left the barracks for their heme in- the
East.
They boarded a train on the Union
Pacific Railroad, and after travelling in
this direction awhile, the cars stopped at
a station, and Ricker and a companion got
off to obtain soma refreshments. Before
they could return the train had resumed
its journey and left them behind. When
night came on his wife, fearful of the safety
of her husband, stopped at a small town
and the next morning went back to where
her husband had been left. She found
him a corpse. He was murdered by bis
companion for the money he had in his
possession, and the villain who committed
the deed was far away when she arrived.
She sorrowfully buried him and with a
heavy heart once more turned her steps
homeward. Long before she reached this
city her slender moans were exhausted,
and she was dependent on fellow-travellers
for her daily bread and transportation.
On arriving hero the" went to the Commer
ial Hospital. The Managers of that
institution were willing to receive her, but
icould not, under their rules, receive the
children. She refused to separate from
them, so she repaired to the Police Station
House, the officers of which procured
accommodations for her and succeeded in
raising money sufficient to send her home.
Very few mechanics are ever sent to
our States Prisons. There is nothing like
a good trade to keep a young man out of
mischief. . i
THE FIRST WEDDING.
THE BIOGltAPHY OF A HAPPY COUPLE.
A great many years ago long before
it had entered into the mind of man to
build the Tower of Babel, or lay out the
city of liuffalo, or do many other foolish
and wicked .things there dwelt in a dis
tant laud a gentleman named Adam,
whose surname was Firstman. who
became enamored of a beautiful young
lady known as Lve li. Guild. His at
tentions appear to have been accepted and
reciprocated by the young lady, and she
became convinced that he was "the only
man who she could ever love," if we may
judge by the following communication
which she made to John Milton, who fol
lowed the rather singular vocatiou of ad
vertising things "lost and found" upon her
father' estate : "Confirmed then I re
solve Adam shall share with me in bliss
or woe ; so dear I love him, that with him
all death I could endure, without him
live no life."
This being equivalent to the modest
declaration that the lady is willing that
her lover should begin to "pay her board,"
arrangments were immediately made to
have the union consummated, and in the
absence of any official clergyman, the
ceremony was performed in the most sim
ple and unostentatious manner, in the
beautiful garden of Eden. The auspici
ous moment having arrived, the groom
took the white and little band of his
bride, unadorned even by a "plain gold
ring," and, affectionately imprinting upon
it a kiss, reverently said: "l his is now
bone of my bone, and fiesh of ray flesh,
therefore shall a man leave his father
and mother and cleave unto his wife, and
they shall be one flesh." No cards.
Thus .was ioineTd in the holy bonds of
wedlock the first couple of which we have
any knowledge. There was no "rotund
spectacled" father-in-law, no interested
mother-in-law, with her legendary smell
ing-bottle, and no dear unmarried aunt
present
Nor was the ubiquilious "Jenkins"
there to "write up the, affair," so the
readers of the Daily Post Diluvinn could
net take in. with their coffee and cakes,
next morning, a detailed account of what
was done, and said, and worn, at the
wedding, much to the regret, doubtless,
of the jIly Post Diluvians. But Jen
kins, had he been there, would have found
it difficult to have got up a sensation ar
ticle ; fur there was an entire absence of
all obstrusive display and reckless extrav
agance upon the occasion refreshing to
contemplate. . l lie outnt ot tne groom
was plain and simple, perhaps the most
noticeable thing about it being the ab
sence of the "dress coat," prescribed on
each occasions by "our best society.
rue bridal costume was marked by per
fect simplicity and the absence of all ex
pensive and extravagant adornments.
ihere must have been something very
becomiug in this costume, as certain ladies,
in tasnionable lite, at the present day,
imitate it as closely as poseioie, when in
"full dress."
Dispensing with the practice, now so
prevaleut, of indulging m a wedding tour
and not caring to pnblicly proclaim them
selves as newly-married by the occupation
of the bridal chambers in the hotels and
on steam-cars, the happy couple settle
quietly down to enjoy the cares of mar
ried life in the Garden of Eden, and were
noted for their plain and unpretending
manner in living. They kept no carriage.
hired no opera-box, gave no costly enter
tainmcnts, but contented themselves with
the simple, unexpensive and satisfactory
pleasures of enjoyment incident to their
circumstances and surroundings. Adam
was a good husband ; he spent his even
ings (and a good many of his days) at
home ; he had no business engagements
"down street" after dark, nor did he be
long to a club. He spent his evenings at
home with his wife, whom he never hu
miliated by coming home late o'nighta
with a "brick in his hat" and a very am
bigious dialect. He did not even color a
"meerschaum," but retained in his cheeks
the color which else had been transmitted
in deeper hue to the bowl of the pipe. His
sleep was undisturbed by the effects of
dissipation or the nightmares of the stock
market ; hence was calm and refreshing.
Undoubtedly he was an early riser and
loved the "dewy morn" as wo are sure
he did the "gentle Eve." Eve was, doubt
less, a very beautiful woman. Milton
testifies that ''grace was in her steps,
heaven in her eyes, in every gesture,
dignity and love." She deserved, if any
of her sex ever did, the credit of caring
little for the blandishments of dress. Her
tastes and habits were eminently domes
tic, and for her in truth there was no place
like home.
Her amusements were few ; she cares
little for opera or ball, but she probably
attended the matinees of nature's songsters
in the open air, where ushers, programmes
and reserved seats were unknown, and it
is not unlikely that she frequently accom
panied Adam to see the menagerie or
collection of animals in the garden. We
know that Adam went, for the Scriptures
tv 11 us that upon one occasion he called the
animals names.
Eve, so far as wo know, spent little
I time and money in "shopping," and it is
"Stewart's," the Mecca of American wo
men. She never sent Adam to a restaur
ant, for his meals on Mondays because
they were "washing days," nor made K?
lifo miserable by reason of a semi-anr.-"houso-clcaning."
She was not a her.'l
lesB woman of the world, nor did she e i .'
indulge in gossip and scandal ; she had i j
affiliations with Mrs. Grundy and kin.!; j 1
spirits, and never troubled herself alvr.-t
the ownership of any "extra pair of stock
ings" dangling from her neighbor's clotbo
lines. Eve was frugal, contented arid
! happy, moving serenely in first circles, and.
undoubtedly, Adam loved her devotedly.
Mr. Milton, who appeared to have estec-:n-ed
the fami'y highly, intimated as much,
and we have no doubt that he knew. Wo.
regret to add that misfortune eventual y
came upon this happy family. Eve unf.r-r
tunately became involved in a transact i:
in fruit apples, principally ia which
Adam was involved, and their propcty.
including the "homestead," passed out f
their possessions, and they were obliged to
seek a residence 'dte where. From th"?
ime we know lit lie about them, exc : '
that Adam, by careful attention to his diet.
managed to live to the age of nine hund.v I
and thirty, and died in the prime of ninn-
lood, his life being shortened, doubtless.
materially by the loss of hi projieity.
Whether Eve survived him or deceased
first we cannot say, but presume she did.
TIIE FIELD OF BLOOD.
The soil of Bladensbtirg, Maryland,
has a bloody record. It has been the
ecene of many a refined murder in days
past. One who visits the place now will
find the field green with verdure, which a
few years since was trampled by the feet
of men arrayed in deadly hostility. Here,
on a beautiful crass plot, surrounded by
trees, forms made after the image of God
came to insult nature mid defy Huaven.
In 1814. Ldwaru Hopkins was killed
here in a ducL This seems to have been
the first of these fashionable murders on
this dueling ground.
In 1819, A. T. Mason, a Unite 1
States Senator from Virginia, fought with
his sister's husband, John M'Carty, here.
M'Carfy was averse to fighting, and
thought there was no necessity for it ; but
Mason would fight M'Carty named
muskets loaded with buckshot, and so
near together that they would hit heads if
they fell on their laces. This wa
changed by the seconds to loading with
bul'cts, and taking twelve feet as the dis
tance. Mason was killed instantly, and
M'Carty, who had his collar bone broken,
still lives with Mason's sister in George
town. Ilia hair turned so white soon af
ter the fight as to cause much comment,
lie has since been solicited to act as sec
ond in a duel, but refused, in accordance
with a pledge made to his wife, soon af
ter killing her brother.
In 1820, Commodore Decatur was
killed here in a duel by Commodore Bar
ron. At the first fire, both fell forward,
and lay with their heads within ten feet
of each other ; and as each supposed him
self mortally wounded, each fully and
freely forgave the other, still lying on tho
ground. Decatnr expired in a few days,
but Barron eventually recovered.
In 1821, two strangers, named Loga
aud Sega, appeared here, fought, and Se
ga was instantly killed. The neighbor
only learned this much of their names
from the marks on the gloves left on the
ground. Legn was not hurt.
In 1S22, Midshipman Locke was killed
here in a duel with a clerk of the trea
sury department named Gibson. The
latter was not hurt.
In 182G, Henry Clay fought his second
duel with John Randolph, just across tho
Potomac, as Randolph preferred to die,
if at all, on Virginia soil. The latter
received taay 3 shot and then lircd ins
pistol in the air. This was in accordance
with a declaration made to Mr. Benton,
who spoke to Randolph of a call the even
ing before on Mrs. Clay, and alluded t
the quiet sleep of her child and the repose
of the mother. Randolph quickly replied,
"I shall do nothing to disturb the sleep C
the child or the repose of the mother.'
General Jessup was Clay's second.
When Randolph fired he remarked ."I
do not shoot at you, Mr. Clay," and ex
tending bis hand, advanced toward Clay,
who rushed to meet him. Randolph
showed Clay where the ball struck bu
coat, and said facetiously, "Mr. Clay,
you owe me a coat.
"Thank God, the
debt is no
They were frienJd
ever after.
In 1832, Martin was killed here by
Carr. Their first names were not m
membered. They were from the South.
In 1833, Mr. Key, son of Frank Key,
and brother of Barton Key of Sickles no
toriety met Mr. Sherbon, and Sherbo.i
said, "Mr Key, I have no desire to kill
you." "No matter," Baid Key, "I
came to kill you." "Very well, then,"
said Sherbon, "I will now kill you," ami
he did.
In 1845, a lawyer named Jones
fought with and killed a Dr. Johnson
In 18ol, R, A. Hoole and A. J. Dal
las had a hostile meeting here. Dal'a
was 6hot in the shoulder, but recovered.
In 1853, Daniel and Johnson, two
Richmond editors, held & harmless set-to
here, which terminated in coffee.
In 1853, Davis and Ridgway fought
hero ; Ridgway allowed his antagonist to
fire without returning the shot. J
Advice, like snow, the softer it fall
the longer it dwells upon, anddeeper it
einks into the mind,