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VOLUME 3.
kEN PISTRY. The undersigned,
graduate
rf tha Balti
more Coileje
of Dentil Sar
rerr. respect -
fii'ly oS'ers hi
r torMSioxAL
fprtices to the
ritiif r.i of Eb-
tuhurg and vicinity, which place ha will visit
oa the rocaTH Mokdat of aach mouth, to re
siaiu one week.
Auk 13. SAM'L BELFORD, D. D. 8.
DR. H. B. MILLER,
Altoonn. Pa..
Operative and Mechanical DENTIST.
0S' on Caroline street, between Virginia
arid Emma ftreeta. Persona from Canibri
eounty or eUewhere who get work done by me
to the amount of Ten Dollars and upward, will
he the railroad fare deducted from their billa.
All well rratRTn. Jan. 21, 1669. -if.
K D W. ZIEGLEI5, Surgeon Dea-
t;:, will i:t Ehenabnrg p'o- MfifS
fei:onily on the SECOND M o x -sat
of each month, and remaiiiA-jtvs
oi.e week, during which time hekA'
cnT be (owni at the oface heretofore ccrup'ed
him, adjoining Huntley's Hardware Store.
Taoth ntrruted without pain by the use ol 2 i
frt.s OxiuC, or Liughing Git.
I AiIKSJ. OATIAN, M. D.,
tsn-ins hit profetiiocal gertlceaa Phy
aiv.l Hurgjou to the citizen of Crroil
i.'itii and riclnlty. OSica in rer if l-niM-i
or; oo:ap!cd by J. Bncfc & Co. ag a itore.
c'ili oaQ be made at hi reilence. one
d k-t south of A. natig'a tin r.d hardwre
tl-jre. TMay 9, 18C7.
II DEVEREAUX, M. D., Fiit
sjcias iKD PfRQros, Summit, Pa.
Of.:- et en.1 of Manaiou IIcme, on Raii
K 3 !rct. N5ht cfclli raar h rcarie r
tha cffi-.-o. " frny2S.tf.
J. LLOYD, RiicceMor to R. S.
Rush. Ddlcr in Drvg$, U-xlkines ,
Ptin't. e. Stora on Main atreet, opposite
th"Min!nn rionia," Ebeulnrg,
October 17. 187.-6ra.
FKNR W. HAY,
HfllOLFSALIE aad P.STA1L Manofactnrcr,
K .f TIN. COI'PI'.H aud SHEET-IRON
WARK. Canal ttreti, bolow Clinton, Johns
tot. Pa. A. larje stc-ck couttiDtly
feaud.
D. M LAUGHLIN"
ATTORNEY AT LAW, Johnatcwn. Ta.
'Office in the Exchange building, en the
Ucrnerof Clinton and Locuat atreeta np
talra. Wi'i Attend to all buainCis connect
rl with his profeuin.
Jaa. 81. 1887. -tf.
JOtLV.STON' h EOANLAN.
AUcrr.eji nt Lsw,
Eb'nsKurf , Cr..Vria co , P.
02r;e opp;ite the Cinit Hoviae.
r.nabnrf , Jan. tl. lS87.-tf.
JOHN P. LINTON,
ITTOTINEY AT LAW, JohnsUm. Pa.
ft OSctj in Lu'.kilng on currier uf liin end
raakltn atreet, opposlto liansioa Hcre
ra:oid flir. Entrance on Frar.klin ttrMt.
Johnstown. Jan. 81, 1867. tf.
A. r.PBLI!.
Ji-lmstown
- - T. TT . DICK.
Ebentu.-s.
"57" OPEL! N DICK, Attgrmtts-at--k-
Law. Kteniburg, Pa. Offc witb Wen.
Kitten. Es., Co'.oiiade Row. c-ct 22 -If.
F. A. SHOEMAKER,
I TTOKNEY AT LAW. EixmWrg,
K O'ice vr. High atreet , one door Eiat cf the
Eatifclrfc fl. uie of Lloyd Sc Co.
January 81. 1867. tf.
I". P. TIEHNEY,
ITTOIINEY AT LAW, Ehaxslurg, Fa.
i OfSoe ia O.lonaie Row.
Jan. 6. 16C7tf.
JOSEPH M'DOSALD,
ITTORNEY AT LAW, Fbentbury. Pa.
ft Office on Centre street, opposite Linton'
Hotel. Jan. 81, 18C7-tf.
JOHN FENLON,
ITTORNEY AT LAW, Ebensbura Pa
li Office oa lligh. atreet, adj'.ining hia resi
uence. Jan 31. 1867.-tf.
GEOKGE W. O ATM AN,
iTTORNEY AT LAW, E'lenslurj, Pa.
Office in Cnl-nade Ror, Centre street.
January 81, lSC7.-tf.
WILLIAM KITTELL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, Ebenalntrg. Pa.
OSce in Colonade Row, Ctntro street.
Jan. 81. 1867.-tf.
g L. PERSUING, Attoesct-at-
Law, Johnstown, Pa. Office on Frank
lin street, upstairs, orer John Ik-nton'a
Hardware Store. Jan. 31, 18C7.
VM. II. SEC II LEU, Attokney-at.
Law, EbensburR, Pa. Oflice in room9
Gently occupied by Geo. M. llede, Eq , in
Colonade Row, Centre street. aug.27.
JJEO. M. HEADE, AUornegat-Law,
Ebensburp, Pa. OlTice in new building
recently erected on Centre street, two doors
from Iligh utreet. aug.27.
JAMES C. EASLY, Attorxey-
W at-Law, Carrollimrn, Cambria Co., Pa.
Collections and all leal business promptly
Mended to. Jaa 81. 18C7.
JJ KINKEAD, Justice of the Peace
Ua (rani CZau? AQtnt. Office removed to
j formerly occupied by M. Hapson,
q" oa Hieh St.. EbenPbur-. jl3.
S. STliAYER, Jl"sticc of the
U the aole owner of the Right to Manufacture
and eei
rSTROPOLITAW OIL!!
PACIFIC! EAIL HO AD
BIEAIILT FINISHED.
1450 BIILC3 nuiLTl
THE UNION PACIFIC R. R. CO.
A5D TH
CENTRAL PACIFIC RAIL ROAD CO.
Have added Eight Hundred (700) Miles to
their liaea during the current year, while doing
a large local p.vficnger and freight business.
The Through connettion will undoubtedly be
completed next summer, when the through traf
fic! must and will be very great. Forty thou
sand men are now employed by the two power
ful conip u-.ica in pressing forward the great na
tional highway to a speedy completion. Only
tOO miles rem.iin'to be built, most of whicVare
graded and rcuiy for the rails.
Firtit Mortgage Gold Honda of the Union Pa
cific Railroad Company for sile at par and in
terest, ard Fim Mortgage Gold Bonds of the
Central Pacific Railroad at lo'.i and interest.
The princ'p.tl and interest of both bonds are
payable in gold.
DE HAVEiSi a BROTHER,
Government Securities, Gold, ec,
Xo. 40 S. Third glrcef,
PHILADELPHIA. -
HEAP PEAL ESTATE I will
ell frr cs eh, or on time, the following de
scr'bed Real Et.ite :
POUlt HOUSES and LOTS lathe Borough
of Ebensburg.
SIXTEEN ACRF.3 OF LAND lying imme
diatelT aouih of Ebenburp.
A FARM OF ICO ACRE3 in Blacklick
Town.s'.iip, alxut 50 ncrea c!ered. An exccl
lei.t Coal U nik o:i tl.o frot.
FOUR TRACTS UNIMTROVED LAND
In Suinmerhii! TowiiPh-n.
A TRACT OF UNIMFP.OVED LAND in
Waahington Township.
A n-JCSE an 1 LOT at Hemlock, now is
poajeii"ou of Mr. Morel and.
A TRACT OF LAND iu Wackir.g'.oa Tp ,
liitr.ame of RuKLer.
Al. rarit. us other LANDS or LOTS OF
GROUND in d". Keren t ps.riions oi Oimbria Co.
tST" A good title will be giTe:i in .!! cai-d.
ROBERT L. JOHNSTON.
Ehensburg, Jan. 11. 16J -tf.
CNITED STATE3 MARSHAL'S
OFFICE, T'ESTnx DiSTticT ok Vrss
stLTixn, Pittsburgh. This is t-j fe,-ive notice
that ea the l(th day f Jiu:mry, A D. 1?X'J,
a Tarrartin Bankrup'cy was isued aniast the
Estate of AUGUSTINE D. CRI5TE, ofMun
s'er, in the county of Cambria, and St;ife of
Pcnneylvanid, wh h-.ta been adjudged a Barik
rpt oa his own petition ; that the payment of
any Debt ard delivery of any proporly telon
ii:r to such du.krv.pt to h:r:i or fjr u-e, ai?d
the transfer ol any properly by him, re forbid
by law; tlmt a Meetintr of th Cre liord of
(aiU 3ai:kruit. to rrove their IVIits -vtui t.i
choOHu one or more Assignee of hia E-itate,
will be held at a Court of Rtukruptc-y, to be
ftoideu at the oSce of the Rtgi-iter iii Bank
ruptcy in Ho.lidi. Bourg before "John Brother -Iin,
E-i , Risir.on tha 15ih day of Marc'',
A. D. lcC9, at 10 o'clock a. m.
THOMAS A. ROWLEY,
U. S M.ira'ial, as lleH'Mier.
W. F. BxTnuttT, Deputy. f fen. 13. 4t.
UNITED STATES MARSHAL'S
OFF1CF.. V'trR5 District pi Tf.xs-
VAXIA, S'lTT-.BLkGit Tl.is is t" f ive ImticO
that on the Cth dty of Jai.u-trv. A.'D. l'i-C.9. a
WarrAOt in Rankriptc!T wa t.-ut:'l Hicaitist the
extaic of JOHN M. KING, of Johns-town, in
ihi county of (.'Ambri. aid State of Petu;yl
raiiia, h.H been adjudged a B.ir.krur.t on
Li. twn petition; thnt the p yn.ent of any iJcb's
and delivery of any property bloiipt;g to sucli
Bankrupt to him or for his sse, and the trans
fer of uny property by him, are forbiiden by
law ; taat a Meeting of the Creditors of pnid
Bankrupt. t prove their Dol;ta and to choose
one cr mora Ag-signce cf hU Estate, will be
held at a Court of Bankruptcy, to be hol.len at
the ofclee of the Koeister in Biir;kruptey in lfol
liduysburg before John Brot'terlire, Vq., Rec;
irit. r, on the 15th day of March, A D. lfcCJ,
at 1W o'clock a. v.
THOMAS A. RO.VLEY,
U S. Marshal, aa Me.-scneer.
V.. F. BaTarasT, Deputy. feb It. 4r.
ALIIAHLE TOWN PROPERTY
F)R SALE. '-V ill be acid at pi irate
sale, that raluitbls property pituato at the cor
ner of Horner and Mury Ann streets, in tha
borough of Eben?burg, tortainirg nearly an
acre af ground, with a large an commodious
Frame Dwellinff House, outbuildings and ahi
ble ail in excellent order. The property cm
braces a wooil-houe, wa-h koure. and an ex
celient cellar, and there are on the premises a
large number ef selected fmittreeg. A fur
ther description is deemed unnecessary, as
thojie wishing to turchnfc will e ill and exam
ino for themselves The title ia indisputable.
For particulars inquire of
R.'L. JOHNSTON.
Ebensbwrg, Januay 7th, 1869.
IOll SALE. The undersigned offers
. far sale the FARM on which they now
reside, situate in Allegheny township, Cambria
county, within two miles of Loretto, (formerly
owned by James McAteer.) containing ONE
HUNDRED and EIGHTY-SEVEN ACRES,
more or lest, 100 Acres of which ere cleared
the balrnce well timbered. There U erected
on the premiers a good DWELLING HOUSE
and splendid BARN, together with other ne
ce.aary outbuilding, each as Blacksmith Shop,
Corn Crib, Sheep House, 4c ; alo, an excel
lent ORCHARD of choice fruit. Title per
fect. For terms apply on the premises to
B. & C. SHIELDS.
Loretto P. O., Ang. 20, 18G3.-tf.
E XECUTOR'S NOTICE. Letters
testamentary on the estate of Peter San
ders, late of Munter township, deceased, have
been granted to the subscriber residing in Gal
lit xin towcship.in said county. Perxona haying
claims againat said estate will present them
properly proven to the 9ubcriber ; and those
owing the same will make immediate payment.
PHILIP J. SANDERS, Executor.
Gallitrin Tp., Feb. 2, lb69.-6t.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE!
lttrti of Administration on the estate of
Joseph Springman, late of 6oquehanna twp..
Cam oaia county, haying been granted to the
undersigned, all parties indebted to aid estate
are required to make payment, and thoe hay
ing claims against the same are requested to
present them for settlement.
r. A. snoiiiaAr.jv, .uiDiniVTStor.
Fbenebnrw, Feb. 4, im.-Ct,
EBENSBURG'PA. THURSDAY; MARCH 11, 1869.
(jc pott's gfparfmtnt.
MOTilER'S DEATH.
xhey told me, in my early yeara,
Life w-aa a d-irk and tangled web:
A gloomy Bca of bitter tears.
Where sorrow's influx had no ebb.
But euch w3 vainly taught and said.
My laugh rang out with joyous tone j
The woof possessed one brilliant thread
Of rainbow colors, all mv owu.
They talked of trials, sighs, and grief.
And called the world a wildern,
Where dazzling bud or fragrant leaf
But raiely ppring to bless.
But there was one dear preciori9 flower
Engrafted in my bosom's core.
Which made my home an Edtn bower,
And caused a doubt if Heaven held more.
I boasted till a mother', grave
Was heaped and sodded, then I found
The sunshine stricken from tho wave.
And all the golden thread unwound.
Yrhero was tha Cower I had worn
So fondly, closely, in rny heart t
The bloom was crushed, the root was torn
And left a careless, blading part.
Treach on who will say "L'fa is s .J,"
I'd rot refute as once I did ;
You'il find this eye that beamed so glad
Will hide a tear beneath its lid.
Prrarh on of woo : the time hath been
I'd praice the world with shadelesa browj
The dream i broken I have seen
A mother die; I'm silent now.
Freeltnu II. Calk.
Sales, jsttcfe&cs, gjuAofts, c.
A DOG'3 WARMING.
Tbfl women of Peru are extremely
bcaut.f jl. Svni3 cf the hnndsoruest wo
men 1 have- ever scon wsra natives of Unit
country. One of thusc was Inez Zante
ens a very queen in appearance. S!e
was scarcely tixtecn nben she married
Jiian Selano, a merchant of Lima, a
warm personal friend of my own, who
hnd acquired an almost princely fortune
while yet a young man.
Like all handsome women, the Senorita
Inez had manv admirers. Amon; these
was a first cousin of hers, Antonia Mi
guel, who had inhsrited wealth from L'n
parents, but was fist prpiandoring: it.
The lady preferred my friend Juan,
aad their raarri.ige exasperated Miguel
to such 3 decree that, but for thi inter
vention of friend?, he would have chal
lenged I. is more successful rival. Hav
ing at lujt run through bis inheritance,
he soon after left the city, no one knew
whither.
About six months after marriage Juan
purchased a silver mine in a remote sec
lion of Peru, away to the eastward ; and,
having built a bousa such as would puf
fice to live in for tha time being, went
thither, acccrapankd by h'i3 wife.
Juan took lils number of miners and
one servant, an old negro woman. I pre
sented him with a hound that I took
with Hia from home, a noble dosr, and
we'd trained, una that I hd eir.ee a pup
The dog soon became much attucbed to
ki new master, Juan wrote in-?. The
mine he eaid wa3 doing well, and promis
ed to bo very remunerative.
This was eome month after they had
become settled there. I lis letter ended
with an urgent appeal to me to make
them a visit, offering me such faro as
their humble dwelling might atford.
I promised to avail myself of tha invi
(a'.icn, and in the month of June, having
no business to detain me, started on my
way toward tha mountains. I was three
days in reaching there, having performed
the journey almost entirely on horseback, j
My reception waa a welcome one all
round.
"You pee," aaid Juan to me, "we are
sixteen miles from tho nearest town, so
you can imagine how little wa see of any
one but oureelves. D'iring the day I am
usually at the mine, which is gooi eeven
miles from kere. There I have the socie
ty of the miners, but that ia not the most
cultivated in the world, as you know."
During tho afterncon, as I had express
ed great interest in the mine, Juan pro
posed, if agreeable to me, that- we should
ride over and look at it.
V arrived in good season at the mine,
where tho men were busy at work, under
the directions of an overseer.
Some hours were consumed in exam
ining the progress which had been
made, and night overtook us ere we were
through.
"Aie you armed ?" niked Juan, as we
prepared to go. "
'I have my revolver," I replied, plac
ing my hand behind me, to buo if it was
safe. .
-It is well to bo prepared," n-dd my
friend. I seldom travel at night, and it
ia said there are some lawless peoplo
around,' though there is little chance of
being molested between hero and the
house." '
'Perhaps I had better accompany you,"
aid the overseer, whose name was Bes
eon. 'You might and return with me ia the
morning," replied Juan, who seemed
pleased with the proposal.
"In that caie we might take a bit of
something before wo go."
"Wait till we get borne," answered
Juan.
In Imi than a quarter cf anJiour we
were on the road. It was a lovely night ;
the moon shone with unsurpassed efful
gence, rendering the way S3 plain to be
followed as at mid-day. There was not
a cloud in the sky, which was thickly
studded with stars, and the leaves on fho
trees shone like silver.
We had ridden a little over five miles
when we heard the panting of some ani
mal coming toward us on the road.
"What can it be ?" asked liesson.
"It sounds like a dog?- replied Juan.
Just at that moment, as we reached
the base of tho mountain and the road
stretched out straight and level before
u", we saw a black shadow coming rap
idly along it. The distance lessened with
each stride of tho animal, and very soon
it was plrttn to be seen that it was a dog.
"It must be Carlo," remarked Juan,
"the mistres3 has probably sent him lo
hurry us on to supper." . .
In less time thaa it takes to tell it, tho
dog was close to our he.els, panting, bark
ing and starting forward on tho run, then
returning r.nd barking still more, would
rush forward again as before, seeming aU
most frantic, as if wishing to convey to
us something which the poor brute had
no other means of communicating than
by these dumb signs.
"We had better riJo forward," said
Juan, somewhat agitated. "Wo have a
smooth road before us now. There may
be pometiii'i'i wron"."
W e put spurs to our horses and start
ed at a sharp gallop, closely followed by
Carlo, breathing harder than ever with
the long run he had. Fifteen minutes
gave us a distant view of Juan's house.
A, shrill scream of a weman greeted our
ears as wc caught sight of the roof shin
ing in the still moonlight.
"Good God !'' exclaimed my friend, "it
ii Inez's voice. lor the love of Heaven,
pre?s forward !" "
Into our horses flanks wsat cir spurs ;
away they bounded at a pace which dis
tanced Carlo, who in vain strove to keep
up with us. Juan had thi fleetest horse ;
he was some lengths nhe;d. Person and
I kept neck and neck. So swift was our
gait we teemed to fly over the ground.
As we neured the house we discerned twe
other horses standing waiting in the road.
At the instant I saw these two men
appeared on the scene, drugging between
thorn a woman, struggling in vain to free
herself from their grasp, while another fe
male clung beseechingly to one cf them,
holding cn as it" for dear life. The firet
of these was Inez : tha last the old nero
servant, who had been, with Cailo, her
only companion during our absence.
"Let go, you black ," exclaimed
the man, with a terrible oath, dealing
her at the same time a blow that felled
her lo the ground. Then lifting her mi-,
tress into the saddle where hi companion
was by this time already seated, he vault
ed into his own, and the two sped away
like the wind.
The villians had tha start of us, but
both of our steeds were as fleet if not
ll'ieter thnti theirn. Soon this last prov
ed the case, for we gained on them rapid
ly. As Juan approaced he drew :t pistol
from his holster and aimed at the fore
most, who had last hold of Inez in his
saddle, her Lng, streaming black hair
floating to one tide, while her white arms
wsra extended imploringly to us.
"Stand, you black-hearted scoundrels!"'
shouted Juan.
"Hold !" cried Bsson, "save your fire,
you may wound her."
Ha had drawn his revolver ns well ;
he was a dead shot, as I afterward learn
ed. Crack went his pistol ; the man
reeled in his saddle, threw his arms wild
ly into the air, and dropped dead it tha
road. Juan sprung to tho ground and
caught the form of tho now insensible
Inez in his arm3.
The other rider kept on his way. We
heard the clatter of the horse's hoofs les
sening in the distance, as ha made, good
his escape. I turned the form of his
prostrate companion over on his back.
The face was hidden by a mask. I un
covered it ; the moon shone full upon it
it was Antonio Miguel.
I collected water in my hat, and with
it we spiinkled the pale Inez. After a
time she revived. We lifted her into
the saddle and bore her home, where we
found the colored servant, tecovered from
the effect of the stunning blow she had
received, sitting in the place where she
had fallen, wailing and lamenting the
suppposed loss of her mistress. Her joy
was great on beholding her safe- in our
keeping. Carlo stood waiting for us at
the gate. On seeing us approach be
came forward, still panting, to meet ns.
IJrave,' faithful Carlo I When the house
wag besieged by the two villains, his mis
tress had let him out at a side door, and,
appreciating her danger, he had hastened
to inform us of it. : Urave Carlo 1 . By
that act he won the life-long gratitude of
both master and mistress.
The body of Antonio Miguel wns de
livered over to the authorities of the
Dearest town- After a short inquiry
they were convinced of the justifiable na
ture of the homicide, arrd bo ended the
whole matter.
An Iowa tarmeu 6tates that being
mucch troubled with rats, he caught one
of them and poufed kerosene oil on it, and
then let it go. The result vraa, the rat all
left for parts unknown, and have not been
heard from since. The experimest ia
worth a I rial.
Oa a hill that sloped away to tha blue
sea stood a little white cottage. Trailing
vines crept over the porch, and the snow
white curtains waved idly in the summer
breeze. Here lived May Ellis, a rustic
beauty. She had 'been sought after by
all the young men in the surrounding
country ; but, heart whole and fancy free,
she still went on her way, treating them
as friends nothing-more.
She was not of a lively disposition ;
but loved to be alone. She would sit for
hours in a favorite nook looking out over
the dancing waves, and watching tho far
off ships. Sho would gather shells on the
shore and watch the moon rise dripping
from over the sea. Thus her life "tided
by, until, at length, in the full bloom of
her glorious beaitj, she met the fate that
warped her after year.
The night was wild with wind and
rain, and tho storm king reveled on the
sea in all his terrible majesty. Amidst
the rattle of the thunder cams the boom
of the minute gun ; then high above the
roar of the tempest was heard the crah
of a ship as she went to pieces on the
rocks. In the morning tho wreck lay
scattered on the shore, and ghastly forms
lay rocking in the long swells of the
treacherous sea. One form was found
far up the beach in which there was still
signs of life. He was attended to, and
soon recovered. Then commenced that
new life which brought a deeper color to
her check and a warmer glow to the
winy lustre of her eyes. Together they
walked on the shore and listened to tho
mysterious song of the waves. And
through all the pleasant days of that
beautiful summer they were together con
stantly. Then the sorrow of separation
came ; he went away and she was loft to
wait. The days and months grew into
years, and still no word came to tho wait
ing heart.
There wne another storm, another
wreck, and other forms lay scattered on
the shore. In tho grey dawn of morning
May Illia walked down to the beach, and
in the same place where the waves had
cast him years ago, she now found him
for whom she had been waiting, but oh
how cold and still. They carried hira to
the little cottage on the hiil ; and through
the still hush of th summer day and the
long hours of the windless night she sat
by the dreamless head, hearing only the
sobbing of the waves and the dropping of
her tears. All the old days came back
to her, and memory only made her pain
greater. Then they laid him away on
the green hillside, where the warm south
wind stirred the sweet will flowers, and
near the murmuring sea, though he could
not hear its mystic song. If you go there
the simple country folks wi!l tell you th
legend of the cttage on the hill. Of
how the dead lover is seen bv night
walking by the sea, and i maiden with
wondeiful winy eyes comes to meet him ;
and how they fiinj strange stveet strains
in the still moonlight. Hut when the
storm is abroad on the deep, they stand
on the hill and wail in apparent agony,
their voices rising high above the roaring
tempest. At certain times (so nms tho
legend) shadowy forms are seen carrying
a corpse into the house ; and then lights
are seen flashing, and wailing and lamen
tation is heard, a girl with great lustrous
eyes nndrjut-brown hair stands by the
window"; then nke lights and forms van
ish, andnll is silent as before. No ono
lives in the house now. The vines have
crept all over the roof and birds have
made their nests there this many a year.
The dust lies thick on the floors, and tho
grass grows green on the unused hearth.
Time and decay are nt work, and soon
the old house will pass from remembrance,
for the sea will not tell the grief it
brought to a waiting heart. This is tho
story and the legend. I tell the tala as
'twas told to me. "Only this and noth
ing more."
"A Gone Gizzakd !" The Newville
St"r tells the following good story :
We haven't much time for social gos
sip these days, and yet, perhaps as cfien
as once a month, we can happen on a
cluster of good fellows who, without pro
fane swearing, can take their turns in a
good old fashioned yarn, and sometimes
one will blunder in amongst the rest good
enough to make our lungs feel buoyant
for a week afterwards. One or two' that
we heard lately will bear repetition.
Dr. G., formerly a well known physi
cian of Cbambersburg, was in the coun
try for tea, and prominent among other
things on the' tabla was a nicely brown
ed chicken. . In tho family as in all
well 1 regulated families were several
small children, and before tea was served
two of . these urchins laid siege to their
mother for the "gizzard" and other "gib
lets." . They were pursuaded to wait,
however, with the .promise that theso
delicacies should be sent to them from the
table. After the older members of the
family and their guest were eeatsd, the
little greradicrs kept hovering about the
table anxiously awaiting the fulfillment of
the maternal promise. All unconcious of
tha inauspicious bargain in the chicken,
the Dr. dropped his fork into one of tha
pre-empted morsels, when he was start'
led by a frantic exclamation behind him :
"Tbundar, Bob ! tin gisiartTi . gme "
The Dr. dropped bis prize immediately
RDd fastened oa some less esculent part of
the fowL
Treasure Trove In IVortlt Caro
lina A Singular Story.
A correspondent of the Wilmington
(North Carolina) Daily Journal, tells tho
following curious story : "A very curious
discovery has lately been made in a small
islet situated in Bi Swamp, about sir or
seven miles from Bladensburg, the partic
ulars of which are as follows :
"About sixty years ajro there lived
within about half a mile of this islet, on
tho eastern edge of the swamp, an En
glishman, who was known among tho
settlers by the name of Elms Hugo. His
first appearance in this region was in tho
spring of 1S0G, then apparently in his
thirty-eighth or ninth year ; and although
hi language and bearing denoted that he
had been educated, yet his hard, brown
features bore unraistakable evidence of a
hard spont life. His manners wre some
what reserved and taciturn. V'hy ha
should seek a life so cheerless and seclud
ed was a mystery often spoken of by his
neighbors. Yet hf proceeded to erect a
cabin for himself in this secluded spot,
where, he said, he earnestly hoped to pass
hia remaining years in perfect solitude.
The cabin fronting the 6wamp, and
from its front door, with its frail stop, a
narrow walk led to the swamp ; thence,
in a westerly direction, by a narrow track
to the islet. His furniture consisted of a
chair, a bench, a rough pine table, a mat-,
tress, a bucket, and one or two cooking
utensils.
"Here, alone Rnd uncared for, lived the
mysterious stranger, until the 13th of
May, 1809. On that day Elias Hugo
died.
"After the death of Hugo, strange
stones were told of a spectre that was seen,
and of strange sounds that were heard
about the house and premises, and so deep
lythad a superstitious dread of the place
taken hold upon the minds of the settlers,
that the cabin was permitted to decay and
fall, as did its mysterious occupant.
"Not long since, however, the place
fell into the possession of Mr. Joel 11.
Ester and son. A clearing-away of the
remains of the old cabin w;as at once deem
ed necessary by the owners, and to this
purpose they applied themselves vigorous
ly. They had not proceeded far, Low
ever, botore they discovered, on raising
tho thor, a small tin box snugly encased
in the ba?e cf the chimney under the
hearth. It contained a copy of Baphaal's
Madonna, to which was attached a small
cross ; a razor, with the initials H. If.
engraved on the handle, and the following
letter :
' Bladbx CoiTvrr. N. C , May 11. 1P03.
Samuel W. IIug Cheapside. Lomi.n.
England My Df-ar Brother : This is per
haps tho last address I shall ever send you.
Before to-morrow's sun his set T shall be in
a spirit world, marching in the holy and
wonderful company of tha holy souls, who,
f r the honor of Christ and the Holy Mary,
despised the things of the world. Even now
I feel as if the foundations of life wtro dry
ing up.
Then ia a tremulous band
" 'Come to America, a3 I ured you In a
previous letter. I have buried ail the money
I brought with me, amounting to about one
million three hundred thousand dollars, on
a small ialet, tha direction to which I have
already sent you. The amount ia contained
in seven different boxes, aad buried in bepa
rate places on the islet.
'Your affdctionate brother.
'Elias IIcoo.'
"A box containing two hundred dollars
in French money was fonud on tha islet
referred to, about three weeks ago
. Tkrkihi.e Kktkibutiov Not long
since, a seafaring man called at an inn
on the cost cf Normandy, and akcd for
supper and a bed. Tbe landlord and la
dy were elderly people, and apparently
poor. He entered into conversation wih
them, invited them to partake of his
cheer, and asked them many questions
about themselves and family and particu
larly of a son who had gone to sea when
a boy, and whom they bad long given
ever as dead. The landlady showed
hira to the room ; when she quitted him
he put a purse of gold in her hand, and
desired her to fake care of it till morn
ing, pressed her affectionately by the
hand and bade her good night. She re
turned to her husband and showed him
the gold. For its sake they agreed to
murder the traveler in his sleep, which
they accomplished, and burried the body.
In the morning early came two or three
relations, and asked in a joyful tone for
the traveler who arrrived there the night
before. The old people seemed greatly
confused, put said he had risen very early
and went away. "Impossible," saidthe
relations : "he is your son, who has late
ly returned from India, and is come to
make happy the evenings of your days ;
and he resolved to lodge with you ono
night as a stranger, that he might see you
alone, and judge of your conduct toward
wayfaring mariners." Language would
be incompetent to describe the horror of
the murderers when they heard they had
dyed their hands in the blood of their
long-lost child. They confessed their
crime, the body was found, and the
wretched murderers expiated their offense
on tbe scaffold.
Test BCLE to determine the genuineness
of greenbacks : Divide the two last fignres
of the No. of tbe bill by four (4) and if the
remainder is one (1) the bill wilt be marked
A; If the remainder should be two (2) the
letter will! be B. If three (3) should remain,
the letter will be C; and if there should be
no remainder, the letter will ba D.
NUMBER 7.
ltotuauce Id an Almsnoufio.
A correspondent of a New York pap;t
tells the following story, which transpi--
ed, in part, in the almshouse at Pougb
keepsie: "Some months ago a woman, squalidly
dressed, but the owner of a face siogularlx
beautiful, was committed to the alms
house fur vagrancy. A little child accom
panied her. Her manners, though coarse,
gave unmistakable evidence of former re
finement. Her voice was soft and melo
dious, and her eyes lustrous and sparkling.
She wan miserably poor, both in dress
and purse, and appeared to have suffered
in past years much agony cf mind. Sha
claimed to have once moved in respectabli
circles, and registered her name in i beau
tiful band as Eloise Brentano. She" per
formed all her duties in the almshouse
faithfully, and frequently sung sonnets in
Frencti and Italian. It U reported that
she was formerly an opera singer of socio
note. When spoken to on the subject,
she gave an evasive answer, and preserv
ed a long silence. Two weeks aro ona
Clarence Beaumont, tattered and torn,
hungry and forlorn, wa? committed to tha
building on a charge of vagrancy. Ha
was poseaeed of oore than ordinary in
telligence, but seemed to be embittered by
the trials of life, and his conversation was
marked with coarseness and profanity.
After being in the almshouse three days,
he manifested a strong attachment for
Eloise, and sought her company constant
ly, waiting upon her with the assiduity of
a servant, and paying her the most rc
spectful attention. He soon gained her
heart and affections. On the day before
his discharge they bad a long interview
and seperated with mutual tears and ca
resses. Now. mark t.h3 sequel. Clar
ence Beaumont was discharged from tha
poor house- on Friday morning. Before
he left, the pair had made preparations
for an elopement. At 3 a. m., Eloisa
stole out of her cot, with her sleeping
child on her arm, met her lover beneath
the cold stars at the gate, and carefully
crept away over the sdow. At 7 a. m.,
they were seen, arm in arm, floating
down the Duchess county turnpike, sinco
which time nothing has been heard from
them. It now turns out that Eloise had
fallen heir to some 30,000 Uy the death
of an aunt in Adrian, Michigan, and tht
Mr, Beaumont's attentions were paid witii
a view of securing the money."
He Casie xrt03i New Jersey -Thera
was an amusing scone on board the Loais-
! ville mall boat the other dav. There was
the usual conglomeration of passengers in
the cabin just before the b at landed, and
mid tho general hubbub of conversation a
man remarked iiicidsntally. "
"Now, over in New Jersey, where I
live "
Instantly an old man, who had sat
moodily and silently pondering by th
etove for some time, rprang to his feat and
exclaimed:
"Stranger, era you from New Jer
sey V
"Yes."
"And willin to acknowledge if t"
"Ye?, sir ; proud on't."
''Hurra 1 give us your hand," cried the'
old man, fairly dancing with exultation,
"I'm from New Jersey, too, but never
felt like declaring it afore. hakel I'ui
an old man ; I've traveled long and far.
I've been in every city in this hero West
steamboated on the Ohio and Missis
sippi been to Californy, over the plains
and around tbe Horn ; took a v'yage onca
to Liverpool ; but in all my travel, hang
me if this ain't the first time I ever beer'd
a man acknowledge that he kum from
New Jersey !''
Turning to the whole assembly, row'
augmented by railroad runners, hackmn,
bootblacks, newsboys and apple girls,
for tha boat had by this tiruo landed, h
said :
"Boys, let's alt. take a drink to New
Jersey, the land cf Frelinghuysen, Old
Hyson, Young Hyson, Commodore Stock
ton and Dan liice. Hip!"
The Editor. A schoolboy's composi
tion on "The Editor" ran as follows, ia a
school not far from Cincinnati :
Tho editor is one of the happiest ani
mala in the world. He can go to tho
circus, afternoon and evening without
paying a cent; also to inquests and hangs
ingc. He has free tickets to picnics, and
strawberry festivals, gets wedding cakes
sent to him, and sometimes gets a licking,
bet not often, for be can take things back
in the next issue, which he generally does.
I never knew but one editor to get lick t.
His paper busted that day and he couldn't
take anything back. While other folk
have to go to bed early, the editor can sit
up late every night and see all that is going
on. The boys think it is a big thing to
hang on till 10 o'clock. When I am a
man I mean to be an editor, so I can stay
out late of nights- Then that will bo bidly.
The editor don't have to saw wood or di
any chopping, except with his scissora.
Riilroads get up excursions for htm,
knowing if they didn't he'd make them git
up and git. In politics he don't care mm li
who be goes for, if they are on his side.
If they ain't be goes for 'em any way ; so
it amounts. to nearly the sarna thing.
There is a great many people trying to
be editors who can't, and some of them
havo been in the profession for years.
If I was asked if I had rather havo an
education' or be a circui rider, I wonld
eay, let ma t9 an eillter."
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