4- ! jll J$ II. A. M'l'IKC, Editor and Publisher. HB IS A FRKBMAR WHOM THE TPRCTII MAKES FREE, AND ALL AIXR SLAVES BESIDE, Terms, $3 per year in advance ! VOLUME 3. EBENSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1869. NUMBER II. ! Ayer's air Vigor, For restoring Gray Hair lo ils natural Vilallly and Color. A dressing -which is at once agreeable, healthy, and effectual for preserving the hair. Faded or gray hair is toon restortd to its original color &S? freshness of youth. 4S- Thin hair is thick ened, falling hair checked, and bald ness often, though . not always, cured bv it use. Nothing can restoro the hair where the follicles are destroyed, or the gland? atrophied and decayed. Bat snch a.3 remain can be saved for usefulness by this application. Instoad of fouliug the hair with a pasty sedi iiieiit, it will keep it clean and vigorous. Its occasional use will prevent tho hair from turning gray or falling off, and consequently prevent baldnes3. Free from those deleterious substances -which make some preparations dangerous and injurious to the hair, the Vigor can only benefit but not harm. it. If wanted mere! for a HAIR DRESSING, rolliing aha can be found so desirable. Containing neither oil nor dye, it does not fivjil white cambric, and yet lasts loDg on the hair, giving it a rich glossy lustre and a grateful perfume. Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Fkactccal and Axalttical Chemists, LOWELL, MASS. PEICB $1.00. Tor a'e by R. J . LL.U V U. Agent , Ebensburg Ayer's Sarsaparilla, I OU I'i'UI V Y JXfri XII K ULOOD. Tho reputation this e x ceMent nie'licine cnjors, U tlc-rivf.t from Its cures, many of which are truly marvellous. Inretenua cue cf Scrofulous cIie-cx.-c. -where the Fy4te:a reorac.l saturated" corruption, hare bcoi POlilot and curcvl by it. Plri-ifv l.-lll ifl'i'linnd a n --l!ff'J? disorders, which were &r JS&SZ&L&SiAi' gaavated by the scrofu lous coutaiiiina::ou unt.l they feTe painfully afllietinfr, have been ra'ln-;rf!r i-ureil in huc h great numbers in almost evciv peo t.i.;i of the fom.iry.tbut Uic publio ecaxtcly neej to 1 iniormefi of it virtues or tii.es. srnfuio!: poioa is one or the most deatrootiva Mi"n;.-i cf our race. Often, thm unneen and uuTsut t'-r.iint ot theortraoiflm undurminea Uiconi!tiiviUon. ut mviu-s die nttack of enfeebling or fatal diecae, with(U!t eicitir.jr ammpicionof itrt pre.-fiic. Aaln, It -. ii! u breed infei tion throuRhout Uie bodv, aci t!i-n, on houiff fflTorable occasion, ra.idly develop into oue or oOier of its hideous forms, either on the tiirfuce or araonjr the vitals. In the latter, tober vlie may bo suddenly deposited ia the lunirs or J t-ail.or tumors foinicd in Uie lirer, or it shows lt prriscnre by eruptions on the (kin, or foul ulcer ation on nonie part of the budv. Uence Uie oiva tional use of a Mttle of this Safaparilla Ih ad visable, oven when nn artire evmptonif) of Uircase aj'jienr. l'ereons af.hi tcil uiUi Uie lullowinp cora I iiintn genera Uv tlud immediate relief, ami, JTth. cure, by the tine of Uiin 1.A: Ht. Anthony' fire, Jiona oy F.ryijrlaa, Trttrr, Stilt JChtntm, Sruld Heart, Jtinfffi'm, Hove Fyru, Wore JZarm, and other enibtions or vixiblc (TxniA of S -i fit t ox m disease. Also iu ths more coiieealetl form, as Iyptimia, iHmpty, Hen rt Jtitratir. fit, fjpilffi!, ymraltia, mid the various I Icrroua atTccUons of Uie tuuacu Jar aJid nervoiiH Fj teinc. Syphilis or Vrnrrrnl and Mermrial IHat tre uui eil by it, though & lonjt time is required for MibduijiK these obstinate maliiUies bvany medicine. I'.ut lonK continued lite of this medicine will cure the roiiilaiut. i.venrrhtrw or II hitr, l'tciiii I'lcrrationa, and t'minle lienr, are com monly xoon relieved and ultimately cured by its purifying and inviporating effect. Minute Ij'irec tiniis for each case are found in our Almanac, sup plied jrratis. i.'JimmaKiin and Oout, when canned by accnmitlationH of extraneous matters In the blood, Tield jiik:Uv to it, ns alfo J.iver i'onxitlaintm, I'orpidity, .'on tjmtion or JulaKf million of the J.irrr, and Javnd Ice, w ben arising, as Uiev ortcn do, from the mnkling poieons in lh blood. This S A US Ay Alt 1 LI. A i a great re storer for the ptreiigtU and vigor of the system. Tho who are Ltmyuld. and JLiatle, Jiipu-ti-rit. Slvplr, and troubled with A wuu. Ap yrrhmiaiona or 1'rarm, or any of tlm affections cymptomatic of H raknrs, will find immediate r.L.f and convincing evidence of 1U restorative puwer upoD trial. riiEFARKD n r Or. S. C. AYEB Ac CO., I.orelI, Tttttc., I'rasHcol ami Analytical Chemist. SOIJ BT Ait, DKl'GGISTS ET.rYWTtFTy And Kkisk J. Li.oro, EskxeBcsa ROHRER'S WILD CHERRY TONIC BITTERS ARE TI1E BEST IN USE ! I RI ROHRER'S TOXIC BITTERS, i The verv best in the Market B. E. SELLERS 6c CO., .Vn. 45 H'ocISI.. opposite St. Charles Hold A'. Entrance Xoa. ICS L ICi.Tlrrd St., . PITTSBURGH, TA., ' ' t-WhoWe Agents for iLe Weet, For aale bj A. A. BARKER for Ebonsburg tnd v.cinitj. fie.ll.'6a-lr. ESTirpTr?rr DENNIS. MAGEE," n D-TLf"m Testamentary to the SJV. .Vht ng- becn entea u the under gned by the ReKisrer of Catnbri. county, all thol h t-pr0mp-t PaJmt must be made, and W lW C lma wil1 PreeeDt th i Proper upe for aoiustment. y Stm ,BKRARD MAGEE, Executor. ' H kliPIIANS COUKT SALE Hy V- virtue of an order or the Orphans Court of tlie countv of Cambria, to me direced, there will be exposed to Public Sale,, at the times and; places hereinafter stated, the following Real Estate of which Datio Lkidv, late of Jackson township, died seized.' to wit: PURPART NO. 1 Beins a tract of land situate in Jackson township, Cambria county, adjoinino; landa of Dan'l Rnp;er, Henry Rager, Samuel dales, and others, containing 136 acre, 10 perches, and the usual allowance, about 40 acres of which nre cleared, havhi thereon erected a one story Frame llonse and a mood Log B.trn, with suitable -beds attached. There i also an orchard of excellent fruit trees on thi truct of lnd. To be aoltl on t lie premises, unThnri. la-, the 8th. iiy of April, I860, at lO o'clock, x. m. PURPART NO." 3 Rein- a tract of land Ttiiate in Jackson township, aifjoininy lands of W i Ibini Gillin. Abraham Riblet, Win. Byers, the old Leidy f:irni, (now occupied by Samuel Brallicr,) and othera.'containing ItiG acres, 111) perches, and the usual allowance, about 4) acres ot which are cleared. Tobe sold on t lie premises, on Than day, tlie RtH (lay of April, 1869, at 3 o'clock, p. in . l'URi'ART XO. 4 r.e;ng a tract of land eituate in Jackson township, adjoining Purpart No. 3, containing 125 acres, 112 perches, ami the usual allowance, about 12 acre of which are c'e.ired. To be sold on theprexnlses Inclndril In Pnrpnrt o. 3, on Til nrntny, I lie 8th day of April, 1969, at 3 o'clock p. m. PURPART NO. ."--Bcint? the undivided one twelfth rnrt of a tract ot Innd 6ituite in Jsckson township, aii.joiuing binJ-' of Tolly Wagner. Hon. A. A linker, and others, con taining 5'J ucres. 53 perches, more or less, about 23 ncre of which ate cieircd, having thereon a Log Huusc and Lou Stable. To be sold on tlie premises lerelnf tfi deslnHtrd as I'nrpart No. 6, on Frl Hit 9(ll day of April. 1H69, at o'clock, p. iu PURPART NO 6 Being a truct of land situ ite in Jackr-on lowiibhip, Hf'jouiinp lutnJ of Polly Wagner, John Lloyd, and others, con taining 54 acres. 90 perches, and the usual al lowance. ab-ut U acres of which are cleared, hurii.g thereon cres ted a hewed Log lloue. To bi i ox THt ramisKS, on FR1 P AY, Dm Mat of 1 T. 1 L. Ifti , at 2 o'clock, p. in. PUR. 'ART NO. 7 Be:ng a truct of land sitURte in Jnckscn township, af'julnuig lands of John Wilkinson, .1 hn Lloyd, and others, con taing 7'i acres and 0 jerches. about 10 acres of wh'ch are cle-ned and have thereon erected a L -g Houc. To be sold on tr. f remises in clu 'ed in Purpart No. ti, on Fiuuay, iaii Oth Day -r ' pait.. Ibii3, t '2 o'clock, p. m PURPART NO. 3-Being a tract ot land s'iui.ein BlacklicK township, Cambria county, iu'j iln'iig Idiids o George W. Etnpfleld, E q., Ji a'.iib Brown, and clairaiof Ed w. Shot maker, containing K;0 acre, abot 45 acres of which fe cleircd. hiivin ih.Teon erected a good Plunk Hfue, a Fr:ime Ha-n an t a water S:iw Mill. To be sold on th f re:nl9?s, on Satcg. dat, IHth Mr Aran. lr.!J. at 1 o'clock, p. m. '1 ERMS. One third of the p-irchase money to he paid on coi hi uiation of tlie ale, one other third in o:.e e.r thereafter, with iuttrest, to be secured by tho bo: ds and mortgages of the purrl:H-crs, and the other third to remain a lien on the premises, legal interest to be paid on the said sums by the purcha ers to Sunh Leidy, widow ol deceased, anmiilly from the date of the confirmation of the pales, during her life time, mid tl a principal at her decease to the heirs and lg il repreeiitttircs of the said Da viaLedy. tfARA H LEIDY, Administratrix of David Leidv, dee'd. Jackson Tp., March 25, ItbU 3t.' CUKAV KEAL ESTATE I will sell for c.ish, or on time, the following de scribed Real Kt::te : FOUR HOUSES and LOTS in the Boroagb of Ebetirburg. SIXTEEN ACRES OF LAND lying imme diate! v wmh of Kient-bui jr. A FARM OF 1U0 ACRES in BUcklick Towtifchip, about 5J acres elected. All excel lent Coal IJ.mk on the tract. FOUR TRACTS UNIMPROVED LAND in Summerhill Township. A TRACT OF UNIMPROVED LAND in Washington Township. A HwUSE and LOT at Hemlock, now in possession of Mr M.reland- A TRACT OF LAND in Was.hir.gtjn Tp , in' name of RuRher. AUo. various other LANDS or LOTS OF GROUND in different portions of Cambria Co. A good title will b given in all cases. ROBERT L. JOHNSTON. Ebeneburg, Jan. 14, Ihti'J tf. "INSTATE OF JOHN SKEIXY, SR., JLJ DEO'D 1 etteisi f Ad minis' ration on the citato of John Skelly.sr., Uteof Summer hill townkliip, defeased, having been grunted to me by the Register cf Cambria county, 1 hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them properly probated for settlcmcut, and thoe indebted w ill make payment without delay. ALFX SKELLY, Administrator. Summerhill Tp , Mirch 11, Ir69. 6t. AD M IN1STI? ATO US NOTICE ! Letters of Administration on the estate of Micsael Mohlek, late of Carroll township, Cambria county, bnving been granted to the undersigned, all parties indebted to said estate are required to make payment, and those hav- irg claims against the same are requested to present them duly authenticated for settlement. NICHOLAS LAMBOURN, Adm'r. MARY MOIILER. Adm'x. Carroll Tp., March 11, lc69.-6t. g QOK IIEltE ! LOOK HEHE11 A VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE. The subset iber will sell the Farm on which, he resides, iu Allegheny twp., Cambria county; The Farm contains 145 Acres (00 cleared) and the improvements are ample and in good order. Fair term and Indisputab'e title. Possession given 1st April. A. WALTERS. Feb. 4, lt?G'J.-tf. Loretto P. O. ALU ABLE fROl'EUTY AT PRI VATE SALE. The undersigned offeia at private sale a HOUSE and FOUR ACRES OF GROUND, with Stable, Outbuildings, a Stone Spring House, a lot of choice apple and cherry trees and a well of excellent water on the premises. For further particulars apply to the subscriber on the premises in CHirolhown boroagh. ' RACHEL BENDER. Carrolltown, March IB, 1969.-2m. ; FOR KENT A House anj two Lots of Ground, with, Stable and other out buildings, belonging to .the estate of M. C. M'Cague, dee'd, (now occupied by Fred'k Kit tell.) posBesjion given immediately. at. r GEO. HUNTLEY. ' Ebeuburg. Nor. 19, '6S.-tf. fiardiaa. SELECT SC IIOOL. The undersigned mar ill VVlArt 4 Qo1wt fi.hrnl in Room No. 1.' Ebensburg Union Sclnol House, oo Mojday, Ma boh Iotb. 1H03, tot a session oi iwo nwmwi. Tkrms 41 50 nor month of four weeks'. Feb. II. lMW.-tf. GEO. W. COPE. bc foci's grpdmenf. THE 9I1SCI1ICF MAKLCRS. T JAMES Q. PorK. Oh! could there in this world be found Some little t-pot of happy ground. Where village pleasures might go round - Without the village tattling I How doubly blest that place would be Where all might dwell in liberty Of gositps endless prattling! If such n spot wcro really known. Dame Peace might claim it as her own, And in it she might fix her throne Forever and forever ; There, like a queen, might reign and live Where every one would soon forgive The little slight they might receive, And be offended never. Tho mlscbief makers that remove Far from our hearts the warmth of love. And leave us all to disapprove What gives another pleasure ; They seem to t ike one's part, but when They've hc;ird our case, unkindly then They soon retail them all again. Mixed with poisonous measure. And they have such a cuniiir.g way Of telling tales. Thev say : "Don't mention wh'it 1 say, I prsy ; I would not tell another." Straight to their neighbor's house they go. Narrating everything they know. Ami brexk the peace of high and low Wile, husband, friend and brother. Oh S that the mischief-making crew Weie ell reduced to cue or two. And t'.e were painted red or blue! Th tf every one might know tfem ; Then would the village scon forget To ruga and quarrel, fume and tret ; And tall into an angry pet With things too much bnlow them. For 'tis a gad, degr.nling pait, To make another's bosom Kmart, And plant a dagger in the heart We ought to love and cherirh. Then let us ever mote be found In quietness with all arouud. While friendship, peace and joy abound; And angry feelings perish. ales, jjlifttjjfs, giKtuofcs, tft. COURTING UNDER DIFFICULTIES. Kate Blake was the only daughter of J.icob Blake, the ol-J miser of . We6t Brook. She whs unaccountably pretty, and her fratik and engaging manner enhanced the charms of rosy cheek, gulden hair, pear ly frkin, and eyes like the blue pkies of summer at her father's death she would be heiress to the nice litfle sum of seventy thousand, though men in general profess not be influenced by pecuniary matters in affairs of love, it is to be reasonably sup posed that the prosjective wealth by no iDeanB lessened the number of her admir er b. Among those most ardent, and, per haps, iuut sincere, was Will Dartmouth, with a heart larger than his purse, and very little thought of care and consequen ces. Fortunately old Jacob never suspected the partiality cf his daughter for Will ; he would have put her on her bread and water before he would have consented to the slightest intimacy with Will Dart mouth. Jacob Blake was not in favor of raar riaffe. Those who knew hia circum stances were not surprised at this, for to use a more expressive that elegant phrase, Mrs. Blake was a Tartar with enough temper for two Tartars. Old Jacob had to walk Spanish, for the most part, or suffer the consequences, which usually descended on his head, in the shape of any domestic utensil which happened to be lying around handy.' A maiden sit-ter cf Mr. Blake resided in l he family,- whose principal business seemed, to be to act as a sort of echo to her brother and his wife. Whatever they thought, she thought too. She regarded it as a primary sin for Kate to associate with the young man, and this ductiine was p rseeringiy drilled into her niece, who, though she never dis sented, had her own idea on the subject. One day Mr. Blake went to Led ham to attend a fair, and Miss L'egpy being absent at a friend?, Kate was left alone. Will Dartmouth, in some way, learned the condition of affairs, acd early in ther attcrnoon came over to keep Kate com pauy. As her parents were not expected home till late, Will felt perfectly secure in stop ping a while after tea ; and he and Kate were having a jolly time popping corn in the old-fashioued frying pan, over the huge wood fire, wheu there was a sound of voices at the door. "Good gracious 1" cried Kate, - turning white with alarm, "There's Aunt Peggy.' Oh, Will, what shall we do ! She will scold me to death ; and father would be furious. Get under the lounge, quick. - Ob, Will for rny sake." . . .' Will could not withstand the pleading in Kate's eyes, and deposited himself in the designated place. ' I Kate put out the light, and darting into an adjacent room, in a moment was ap parently asleep. .... , Peggy's voice was heard in the hall : "Be careful, Mr. Pike there is a loose board there, and I do not want to disturb my niece. Softly, it may creak." Pepgy, dear, where are you?" re sponded the squeaking voice of Esquire Pike, the widower of a year. "I cannot tell which way you have gone." "There, Dariel, be easy. Good heav ens ! Daoiel Pike. Well, I never I" and a report fell on tho air like' the uncorking of a champagne bottle. ,.''.- ' "Oh my !" cried Aunt Peggy, "what would brother Jacob say ? 4 I - declare I hain't been kissed by a man since-" Let Jake mind his own; business," retorted the Squire. "You and I can take care of ourselves without hia help," and then" followed a report similar" to the firt, only more of it. - "Do be quiet, Daniel, and let me get a light. Set right down there afore the fire, and make yourself perfectly at home." A liht was soon procured, and Peggy, divesting herself of her wrappings, and blushing like a girl in Ler teens, eat down opposite ihe Squire.- -'It is a very five evening," said Peggy, by way of opening the conversation. Very," replied tho Squire, drawing his arm over her back. "Oh, good gracious, Daniel ! don't set quite so nigh me. I that is, I don't consider it strictly proper. Mercy! what was that ?' Both listened attentively. "It was the wind rattling the window, I guess," said tlie Squire. "Don't be getting so nervous, Pegiry." "I thought it was Kate waking up, and if she shoulJ, I would never hear the last of it." "I lark! There is a noise I " "Gracious arth ! It's the bells. It's Jake and rnarm coming back. What tdiall I da? We're done. Oh, Squire, 'taintVight for us to lie nothing to one an other! Do help me I ..What shall I do?" 'Tell nio where to go, Peggy. Say the word. 111 go anywhere tor your sake, if it's up the chimney" "Under the lounge, q iick ! Don't de lay a single raoraent." The Squire obeyed ; but the place was so well filled that it was with difficulty he cjuid Kquecze himself into so small a compass. Just as he had succeeded, Mr. Blake and his wifo entered the room, floundering along in the dark, fjr Peggy had deemed it best to extinguish the light. Jake made for the tire, which still glowed red with coals, stumbled over the stool, and fell headlong against Peggy, who was Btanding bolt upright, trying to ct 1 e t her scattered senses. 1 ' "The deuce!" cried Jake. "Look out or you'll be down over me. It's as dark as a pocket, and I've fell over tho rocking-chair, or the chum, I can't tell which. Hullo! what's that ?" reaching out his hand to feel his situation, and coming iu contact with tho bearded face of the Squire. "By goll ! It's got whis kers! Peg! Peg! Where are you? and where is Kale ? and what the deuce is this !' The Squire did not like the assault on his hairsuit appendages, and, by way of retaliation, he gave a series of vigorous kicks, which hit Will Dartmouth in the region of the stomach, 'and stirred his bile. "Look here, old chap," exclaimed lie, "I'm perfectly willing to share my quar ters with you, seeing we aie both in for it ; but you had better, not undertake that again." - "Heavens!" ejaculated Peggy, "whose voice is that ?" ' - "Who in the deuce is here! That's what 1 want to know," cried Jakr, strug gling for an upright position. "Hallo ! who's fell over my legst" "I'll let you know who's up and who's down," said the voice of Mrs. Blake, and the old lady scrambled up, only to go in stantly down again over a chair. "Jake where are you ? Get up this instant and get a li'.iht. or I'll shake the breath out of you when I get to my feet again." Jake started to obey, and just then Tige, the watch dop, who, hearing the uproar, had managed to break loose from his lair, rushed upon the scene, and set up his best bow-wow. The Squire had -a mortal horror of dogs, and neither foar nor love was strong enough to keep him quiet now.-' lie sprang to his feet with a yell. Will fol lowed. Kate, full of alarm for her lover, hopped out of bed and appeared with a flashing dip ; Peggy flung her arms around the Squire's neck ; and Jake was silenced with amazement. Mrs. Blake was the only one who possessed her wits. She seized the cornpoppcr, and laid it about her with vigor. Her aim was not always correct, and, in consequence, she smashed the looking glass into a thousand pieces, and knocked down the deck from the shelf, and de molished two : bowls and a pitcher, that were quietly reposing on the mantel. Tlie Squire broke from Peggy's em brace, and dashed oat tf tho window. Will ' followed bhn, ' and Mrs. ; Blake would have' pursued them by the same outlet, but she was a little too large to get through with ease. : , ,. , A' dreadful council was held. Jake stormed, "Mrs Blake threatened, and at last .Kate and Peggy confessed, and Jake and his wife were so rejoiced at the. pros pect of getting rid of Peggy that they for gave their daughter, and took Will Dart mouth home at the end of the year. In due time Peggy and the Squire were made one flesh. ' '' - "A' Georgia editor, indignant. at the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment, can only express himself in the following lan guage : "Let Congress fill its sloptub with abomination!, the Georgia Legislature can guzzle them down without blinking." RACE W1TU THE IXDIAIVS. Several members of a large travelling party f who. were on their' way to the liocky Mountains, became eeperated from the man body of the train, on one of the prairies. They had been disabled by an accident, and were somewhat leisurely following in the trail, in an emigrant wagon. This will serve as an introduc tion, and we will now let one of the party tell Lis own story : , We had reached the feeding grounds of the buffalo, and herds 'of that animal made their appearance, much to the joy of the hunters, but to tho chagrin of the writer and his companion in the wagon, and not less to Mr. Fitzgerald, a lively Irishman, who kindly acted as driver. While jogging along at the foot of a prairie ridge, the roll running nearly par itllef with our course, a buffalo cow came dashing madly past, and within- but a few yards of us. Her tongue was out, and curved inward, while her tail was carried aloft, showing tint the was run ning in hot haste, and apparently for lif. One of ths wngon curtains had at first prevented us from seeing any thing in tho rear of the buffalo; but as she swiftly sped past us, a pursuer in the shape of an Indian, who could not be more than ten yards behind Ler, appeared in full view. The savage was mounted on a small but beautifully-formed bny horse of bhoi t, quick stride, vet line and powerful action. He was armed with a long lance, which lie held poised in his hand, while a bow and quiver were strapped to his back. His dress was a buckskin shirt, with Ieg gins of the same materials, while his long black" hair, although partially confined by a yellow band about bis head, was wav ing in the breeze created by his rapid course along the prairie. lie had scarcely got clear of the cur tain which confined our view to objects only in advance of the wagon, when another Indian was discovered following immediately in his steps. "Zxjs Indies ! los Indios " cried my companion, Mr. Navarro, with consterna tion depicted in hi3 countenance, while he was eagerly feeling about in the bottom of the wagon for hi? rifle. "Camanches!" shouted Filz, at the same time pummelling and kicking the mules into a bieak-neck gallop, in the hope, of soon coming op with the train, which now could not be far ahead. "The whole tribe!" I could not help exclaiming, as I now looked out at the end of the wagon, and saw f till another well mounted Indian dashing down the roll of prairie with the speed of the wind, and. to all appearances, making directly for u. The whole scene was enacted in a few seconds, and in our lame and unprotected situation our minds were put ill at ease on the score of an attack. The appear ance of the last Indian, and the reasona Lie supposition that a large body might lie following liim, induced Fitz to kick and beat the mules more zealously than before, and at such a rate of speed did they go that the race between us and the foremost Indian was close, and for a short distance well contested ; while the buffalo led her wild pursuers along directly by our side, and so near, that the very earth thrown from tbeir horses' hoofs rattled against the curtains of our wngon. The savages, though they must have been aware of our proximity, did not ap pear to bestow a single glance upon an object so 6trange as a Jersey wagon must have been to them, but kept their eyes steadily bent upon their prey. With mad eagerness this strange race went on, the Indians using every endeavor to overtake and lance the unfortunate cow, while we were even more anxious to gain the protection of our friends. I had noticed, not a little to our relief, that the hindmost, Indian whee'ed his horse suddenly on 6eeing our wagon, and re traced his steps over the roll of the prairie, but the other two never deviated from their course. In a race of ' half a. mile they had gained perhaps a hundred yards on us. An abrupt turn in the prairie ridge now concealed them from our sight, and be fore we had reached this point, the sharp report of several rifles in quick succession convinced us that our unexpected neigh bor had been seen by the main body of our party, and that succor was near if needed. From the time when the Indians were first in eight, until they were lost to view by the roll of the prairie, could not have been more than five minutes, yet there was an ordinary lifetime of excitement in tha scene. ...... Had we known that there were but three, or even three times' that number, and had we been in possession of our limbs, with our rifles fresh loaded and in readiness, we 6hould liave taken their sudden advent with less trepidation ; but neither Mr. Navarro nor myself could more than hop about on one foot, and our rifles were - in the very bottom of the wagon, when, in our overhaste, we could not get at them. ' We even found, on reaching camp, that our arms were not loaded a pleas ant situation, truly, for one to find him self when in danger of being attacked by prairie Indians, , whose movements are characterized by a startling rapidity,-and who mutt be met with the t most prompt ness ; yet so it wa. ' We took fpeeial care, however, not to tio caught in a like predicament again. On arriving at our camp,, which was hardly a mile" from the point where the Indians had passed our waon. we founi : that all was hurry and excitement. A small but wel!-nounted party had already ! eei on in pursuit, ana another party was on the eve of mounting. The savages had driven tho buffalo almost directly in to the camp, the rifle shots we had heard turning the course of the pursuers, but not that of the pursued. The cow was shot with a musket by one of our men, and found lo be young and exceedingly fat and delicious. Mono Lake-tn Unrfpplcd Sea. Mono Lake lies ten miles southwest of tho dividing line between California and Nevada, and is about fourteen miles long and nine wide. Jt has never been sounded, but n trial said to have been made with a line of three hundred feet failed to reach bottom. By chemical an alysis a gallon of tho water, weighing eight pounds, was found to contain 1,200 grains of solid matter, consisting ptint i- ply ot chloride of sodium, carbonate of soda, sulphate of sod?, borax and silica. These substances render the water so acid and nauseating Ibat it is unfit for drinking or even bathing. Leather im mersed in it is 6oon destroyed by its cor rosive properties, and no animal, not even a fish or frog, can exist in Ihe water for more than a short time. The only thing able to live within or upon the wa ters of this lake is a species of fly, which, springing from larva? bred in its bosom after an ephemeral life, dies, and collect on the surface, is drifted to the shore, where the remains collect in vast quanti ties, and are fed upon by the clucks or gathered by the Indiars, with whom they are a staple article of food. Nestling under the eastern wafer-shed of the Sierra, Mono lake receives several considerable tributaries ; and although destitute of any outlet, such is the aridity of the atmosphere that it is always kept at nearly a uniform level by the process of evaporation. So dense and sluggish is the water rendered through super.satura tlon with various salts and other foreign matler that only the strongest winds raise a ripple on its surface. As the Sierra in this neighbothood reaches nearly its greatest altitude, the 6cenery about Mono I Lake is varied and majestic, some parts of it being at the same time marked by a most cheerless and desolate aspect. The bitter and fatal waters of this lake render it literally a dead sea, and all its surroundings wild, gloomy and forbid ding are suggestive of sterility and death. The decomposing action of the water is shown by its effect upon the bodies of a company of ludians, twenty or thirty in number, who, while seeking to escape from pursuers, took refuge in the lake, where they were shot by I heir enemies, who left them in tho water. In the course of a few weeks not a vestige of their bodies was to be seen, even the bones having decomposed by this powerful sol vent. Mineral curiosities abound in the neighborhood of Mono Lake, among which are numberless depotits in the shape of tiny pine trees. A Sunday Sunset Scenk. One lovely summer evening, as the king of day sank into bis fiery bed of crimson light, be queathing to the tops of the far distant mountain a splendid inheritance of golden sunshine, the silence of nature betokened the departure of the great luminary ; and, as the stars peeped forth from their home above, twilight's sombre robe verged into the sable mantle of night. Beneath a monarch oak, the chief of those in the lawn before me, stood a young, yet lovely damsel ; l.ef fjrm the paragon of beauty, her brow pure as Parian marble, and eyes large, lustrous and expressive, gazing with intent admiration upon the far lit prospect painted in silvery beauty upon the broad panorama of Heaven's high dome. Emo tion, deep-seated in ber sensitive soul, and stamped upon every lineament of her clas sic face, wafted her spirit on the downy pinions of thought, away into the bound less realms of her vivid imagination. The zephyrs of reverie, moved by angel's wings, bore her high soaring aspirations still farther and farther into the infinite chambers of immensity her sparkling eye raised above, and beaming in exalted thought, and flashing with the light of genius, now filled with shining tears, glanced toward the earth, She ttarte l back In horror wild ! And stooping down in action mild, Shs blowed her little nose. A vert remarkable feature in the to pography of the country presents itself in Wise county, Virginia. At or near the Pound Gap, on the Kentucky side, is a mountain about four miles in circumfer ence at its base ; in this mountain bead four rivers, flowing indifferent directions, nearly corresponding with the four cardi nal points of the compass. The four springs can be seen at one view from the top of this mountain, and they are nearly equi-distant from each other, say a mile apart. These rivers are; the Guest riyer, flowing south into the Clinch ; the Lick, fork of the Kentucky, rurming west ; the Cumberland river south, and the Pond rivet north into the Sandy. They flow tbroagh four States, and are all tributary to the Ohio river. A LOVE AFFAIR. The following story as It was told t j u" happened near Lake City, Tnd ; wher- there lived at the breaking out of the wa' a wealthy farmer, whom we will-caK Blank. This man kept a number of ser vants; among them was a good arxl reli gious young fjirl, possessing unusuJ attractions, the was courted by an ofj cer of some rank in tha-Federal army, while at home recruiting forChis regiment When the day of his departure carae. be made known to the servant giil how deep ly she had interested him, and begged -know if there was any hope. She con fessed that his attachment was recipro cated, and they were at once affianced. "Should Mr. Blank," said Jennie, "come to know of this 1 thall at once I discharged. lie believes it was hi? daughter for whom vour visits were in tended." "Should this be so," returned the for ! lover, "only Write and let me know, and you shall not sufivr " With an affectionate kiss and a prom ise that both would be punctual in their letter writing, they ?eparated, be to j nr. his regiment among the boys on the Po tomac. - - He waited lung' land 'Anxiously fur tiJing of hii loved one; but not one word was received to ease Ids troubled mind. ' Finally his own Ielters were returncvl. j Whut could it mean ? Was Jennie false? j He could not believe it. i After the soldier's departure, Mr. Blank took Jennie into a room, fastens 1 the door, and, w'uh rnwhilc in hantf, commanded ber to tell him-if she betrothed to Colonel . When she told Lim all, hi had her blindfolded. taken to the great city of Chicago, and there left without friends or money. He reported that 6he had died of chol era, and to make the deception complete, built a fnlse grave. When the war was over, and Colonel returned he made his way at oncq to the old graveyard, and sought out tht of his lost Jennio. After bathing thi little mojnd with his tear?, he made h'n way to the house of Mr. Blank to learn the particulars. While he was there tl j guilty man ordered the tombstones for thi falsa grave. In due time they we' placed at the supposed grave, with soau j evergreens and flowers. Colonel had been a mourner three years before the war closed, until December, lfi'iS, when business called him to Chicago. i There, in a street car, with a bundle of soiled clothes which she was taking home to be washed, he found his buried Jeunio. He flew across the car, taking her in his arms and almost screaming with joy. . I Ia had found hr at last. Kansas City Journal. A GOfJDSfORY. A very amusing anecdote is told of au' Irishman who happened to be in Paris i short time ago, while three crowned hcailj of Europe were there on a visit to his Imperial Majesty Napoleon. These dis tinguished persons were Ihe Emperors of liussia and Austria, and the King of Prussia. One day, having thrown asidj all state ceremonial, they determined to see the sights of the beautiful city on the Heine, for their own delectation,. and for that purpose they resolved to go incog. as not to be recognized by the people However, intheir stroll through Pari they went astray, and meeting a gentle manly looking person, who happened to be an Irishman, they politely asked him if he would kindly direct them to tba Palais Royal. "Faith, and that I will, my boys," says Pat, at the same time taking a men tal photograph of thj three ' boys "This way, my harties," and bo tbey were conducted to the gates of tlie Royal Palace, and ihe Irishman was about bid ding them farewell, when the Emperor of Russia, interested and pleased as much by the genuine politeness of Pat (and what 6on cf Erin was ever yet deficient in cour tesy and politeness,) as by his na'vtte an I witty remarks, asked him who he was. . "Well," rejoined their guide, T did not ask who you were, and before I an swer you, perhaps you would tell me who you may be." After some further parleying, one srk?, "I am Alexander, and they call me tha Czar or Emperor of all the Russias. " "Indeed," said Pat, with a ropuiih twinkle in the corner of his eye, and n incredulous nod of the bead (as much m to say, "This boy is up to codding roe bit"). "And might I make bould to ask who you be, my flower." "They call me Francis Joseph, ths Emperor of Austria." 'Most happy to make your acqnainf-. ance, Frank, my hoy," says the Irishroar, who thinking he was hoaxed, and in bis despairing efforts to get the truth, as he conceived, out of any of them, tamed the third one, and said, "Who are you?" "Tbey call me Frederick Willian, and I am king of Prussia." They then reminded Lim that he prom ised to tell them who he was, and, after some hesitation, and with a mysterious air of confidence, Pat. putting his hand to his mouth, whispered, "I am the Em peror of China ; but don't tell any body." Gkaxt won't receive Dr. Mary Walker in pantaloons. He want her' to coma withoui i ? t
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