II II 1 1 J li P 4 .tf'r,l,:' EJitor and Iullfclier. HE IS A FREEMAN WHOM THE TRlfTH MAKES FREE, AND ALL ARE SLAVES BESIDE. Terms, $i per year In advance, q " - K - . b OLUJIE 4. ie'Cambria Freeman VERY THURSDAY MOKNING, At Ebcnsbnrff, Cambria, to., fa. : folloiciii'J rates, payable icithin three "linths fiom date of subscribing : UP' .,.!, .... l nn 60 'n-aeffhofail to pay their subscriptions 't,i. the expiration of six months will .jarred at i.ie iaie jem, -tu, fftli to rav until after the ex- i of twelve months will be charged at r. f 00 Der rear. -Vre numbers ronstitnte a quarter; .V-nve, 311 mouius; anu uny uumutrn, RATES OI- AUVtuusmu. .r'Uire, 12 linen, one insertion $1 00 2ft 00 60 i:( oticcs. each. '.'Xutntor ' Notices, each. 2 o 1 .Raters' Notices, each. 601 ::iy Notices, each 60 3 7WC3. $ 2 r.o 5 00 : oo 9 L0 11 00 14 00 2.r, 00 6 mos. 4 4 00 8 00 10 00 14 00 1C 00 25 00 1 yr. -1 -art, 12 lines, $B 00 12 00 16 00 26 00 25 00 85 03 CO 00 6 00 ".ires. 24 linea, u-ter column, rJ Column, f column. iv'uriiii, 00 ir.il cr Eujiness Cards, not t:Jiri2 8 lines, wit! paper. Litaarj Noti.s, over six lines, teu cents lina fecial aoJ business. Notices eight rents r!ise Lr first insertion, ana tour cents tor .5 subsequent Insertion. . Solutions ct Societies, or communica nt a perioral nature must be paid for .ifertliementi. JOB PRINTING. Zt Live mii'le arrangements by which aa do or have done ail Kinds m plain ! i.-.uy Jh Printing, such as Books, t,'':p;s Shnw Car.ls. Bill and Lettei KmJliila, Circulars, &c, in the best of the art anl at the most moderate . Also, all kind of Ruling. Blank . U R,lr P.'.n.lir.c Ac. executed toorder i -i u tl.u best and as cheap as the 3ENSBURG FOUNDRY kUkl IV rt'LL UIAST! FWM, NEWBUILDINGS, &c. ?T AVI.V5 i.urL-hftswl the xt kriown ER- H E.VS2CKG FOl NbRY from Mr. F.dw. v. ihi tebuilt and enlnred it ahaot en '.Wiioei rtiitnii u with new machinery, .iribets a:e Uow prepared to furnish 'X parlor s, iieatixosiv rss, i ltiit and most apr.rored patterns itsEISii If ACHiNES. MILL GEAR :iZ WATIiK WHEELS of every r.ton. IRON FENCING, PLOUOiHS PLOUGH CASTINGS, and in f.rt all i-r cf articles niaimfdctjted In a first class -i'rt. Job Work of all kii..l ntioi,.lwi tn F-.t!ytnd done cheaply. Msjtiiil aiietttion of Farmers Is Invited patented PLOLiTHS which we tie sole n'L'ht to manufacture and sell -Mcc,ur,tv, an: which are admitted to be ft'.eeririlrodiuvd to i, t.nl.li,. E o:tin our line in the mo9t satistactorv f:'.aid kno;ng that we can do work a't f 11 t.:u thau Lave been charged in this w..ii Utt,Iore we confidently hope that I mt,o'tti worthy of literal patronag. fif'wsrtiorj made to wholesale dealers. J"l.W prices paid in cask for old rfiS8lren in exchange. .,,.."" JiaicTT CAsn or coc.htut tu CON'VFRV VlVLnp ft rn lUurg. Kept. i, lfc68. r.nrvcnrnr --ivj ti'certtiy enlarged our stock 1 e are low nrcr.o.t -n v.. . 'it bn Vmfr pr'CeS- Ur 6tck C0B- ?Am!rlchl' J'wfumery, Fancy e W'l i " an i A"Pn'8 Hair Kestor ntment". Masters, Liniwents, er pl p, ""gnesia, h.-s Jamaica -Vs,! ",iy;'!'.,Eitracts, Esences, 1 fl ll . t :"..Ccn.I . ' r,ot08"aJ Bonds; Cap, mercaland all kind? of Not I'aper ::i B'acV . t? c"';"8' Arnom-s ruing b yj?.?'"1 KInk, Pocket and Pass KBibU !:,-Vew,pPaPcrs Novels, His f k:ira Pipes &c"B ' raj cran1 Ty Book8 fiEJEWEiVRvUed toout 8tock alot of ,!'ntion r v ',t0 wid we would invite "rn A f Ladies. off. ALBUMS at lower prices a 1TJ ;Id either wholesale or re 30 lgfH Lif.M0N & MURRAY, 0lAnlVEhL TO YOUR PTS AND SHOFS or Xtn'u and UVB vr. 'SS rPectfully informs his nu U Prepar-1 i f lhe public generally that ruMof 7 """"cture BOOTS and restFtin.i .' B'20or quality, from t.'1". in Z ti Calfskin b00t8 the coarsest w' and V haxneh,, on the short THe obtain!? .m!de.,ate Prices as like I J UU;;hle w.ora Boot9 ami Shoes made tPttior on.i;; r ee(1 no assurance as to f:;!coDvin tZ'V.rJ, W01- can 1, ful for fWOrkmanUke manner. i and nra 1 leo1 confident that -4t(..J ncS lli common . I -creaae of thesis: UMno8JOHD- THOMAS. L2?i :co:r w Ta..- . 5TOa - CO.. Prot'r.. 1U- cles; the Rap il o. ?ee-."dfB taen by the week. jARMERS, Look to Your Interests,. AXD BOY OSK OF SPROUT'S COMBINED mi mm, m mm, THE BK8T AND OK Y PERFECTLY COMBINED Hay Fork and Knife Manufactured. EVERY FORK WARRANTED. As only a limited number ran bo supplied for this county, orders for tkis celebrated Hay Fork and Knife oliould be Bent in early to . PA, Sole Agent for Cambria County, Who can alao supply WOODEN PULLEYS, which are far Funerior to Iron Pulleys. Also, STEEL GRAPPLES for fabtenining Pulleys to Beams or R titers the most convenient fas tenings yet introduced, as they can be put up or taken down without the use' of ladders. Ebensbuig, Dec. II, 18C9. Cm. GEO. C.K. ZAHM ...... J AS. B. ZAHM. ZAHM 8l SON, DEALERS IH DRY-GOODS, GROCERIES, HARDWARE, 'QUEENSWARE, Hats,Caps, Boots,Shoes, AND ALL OTHER ARTICLES Uflunlly Kept In a Country Store. WOOL AND COUNTRY PRODUCE TAKES IX EXCITANGE FOR GOODS ! STORE ON 3IAIN STREET, Next Door to the Post Oce, June 10, 1SC9. EBENSBURG, PA. THE 1 - SLATE COMPANY Are prepared to furnish to Builders or Slaters their VEBT DAB K BLUR COLOBFD StTKRIOR ROOFING SLATE ! From their own Quarries, located in Northamp ton county, Penn'a, AT QUARRY PRICES. Samples may be seen, and communications addressed to E. L. GOODWIN, Agent. JT. X. NIIAI.LEMtKRGEIt, PWt. Ollice : IJcicwta's Bcildinq, Diquksnk Wat, Cor. Eighth St., Pittsburgh, Pa. fm)5-6m. R EVERE THE MFIORY OF FRIENDS DEPARTED ! MONUMENTS, TOMBSTONES, &c. Tlie subscriber still continues to manufacture of the best materia! and in the most workmanlike manner, at the Loretto Marble Works, all kind of MONUMENTS AND TOMB STONES, as well as TABLE and BUREAU TOPS, and aH'other work in his line. None but the best American and Italian Marble used, and perfect satisfaction guaranteed to all cases at prices as low as like work can be obtained in the cities or elsewhere. Call and see specimens and judge for yourselves as to th3 merits cheapness of my work. JAMES WILKINSON. Loretto, March 12, 18G8.1y. TJXDE TANITE FOR. IS THE BEST SAW GXJMMER ! IN THE WORLD ! FOB SALE BY GEORGE HUNTLEY, Ebensbur?, Pa. "IjVRIERS AND OTHERS SHOULD NOT FAIL TO GET ONE OF THE JUSTLY CELEBRATED Lima Double-Geared WOOD-SAWING MACHINES, FOB WHICH GEORGE HUNTLEY, EBEASBUnC, PA., Is Sole Agent for Cambria County F RANK D. STORM, Practical Suit Pa. Office on Cen- ir street, appos;: Co:or.ai Hor. EBENSBURG, TIIK CITY OF BOSTO.V. VTRITTEN BV WILL. CAItLETON, Waves of the ocean that thunder and roar, Where is the ship that we sent from our shore? Tell, as ye dash on the shlverinjr strand, Where is the crew that comes never to land ? Where are hearta that, unfearing and gay. Broke from the grap of affection away ? Where arc the faces that, smiling and bright. Sailed for the regions of death-darkened night T Waves of the ocean that thunder and roar, Where is tho ship that we sent from our shore? Storms of the ocean that bellow and weep, Where are our friends that went forth on the deep ? Where are the cheeks that grew pale at your sneer? Whore are the hearts ye have frozen with fear? Where is the maiden, so tender and fair? Where is the father of silvery hair? Where the rich beauty of womanhood's time? Where the warm blood of man's vigor and prime? Storms of tho ocean that bellow and roar, Where is the 6hip that we sent from our shore? Birds of tho ocean that scream thro' the gale, What have you seen of a wind-shaken sail ? What have ye heard, in your revels of glee, Birds of the bitter and reckless sea ? What of the hmrt-broken accents of prayer ? What of tho ravings of grief and despair? Perrhed ye for rest on the threatening mast. Beaten, and chattered, and bent by tho blast? Heard ye no Message, to carry away Home to the friends who are yearning to-day? Birds of the ocean that hover and soar, Where Is the ship that we sent from our shore? Depths of the ocean, that fathomless lie, What of the barque that no man cometh nigh ? What of the guests that so silently sleep Low in the chambers relentlessly deep ? Cold Is the couch they havo haplessly won ; Long is the night they have entered upon ; Still they must sleep, till the trumpet o'eihead Summons the sea to uncover its dead. Depths of the ocean, with treasure in More, Where Is the ship that we sent from our shore? God of the ocean, of mercy and power, Lock w to Thee in this heart-crushing hour, Cold was the greedy and merciless wave ; Warm was Thy love and Thy goodness to save! Dark were the tempests that thundered and flew; Bright was Thy smile, bursfvng happily through! Take Thou the souls that have followed Thy eye Home to the shores of the beautiful sky S Safe in Thy mercy and love evermore Leave we the ship that we sent from our shore! Detroit Tribune. A SAFE INVESTMENT. In the second year of the late civil war I was married, and went to live with ray husband in a small village on the Hudson, 6ome fifly or sixty milea from New York. The house we occupied was a large, ramb ling mansion, of considerable antiquity for this country, and stood a little apart from the rest of the village, surrounded by broad fields and commanding a glorious view of (be river and the hills of the High lands. It bad been built before the Rev olution, by my husband's grandfather, and though destitute of many "modern im provements," was still a comfortable and pleasant residence. My husband was a lawyer and a large real estate owner, in the neighborhood, and, at the period of which 1 write, was greatly perplexed, like many other persons in the North, by the perilous state of the times, and especially about the safe invest ment of his funds, us the suspension of specie payments, the rise of gold and the military disaster in Virginia made it al most impossible fo tell where it would-be safe to deposit or to use one's money in any large amount. In the course of his trarmctions in real estate, it happened, one day, that he re ceived what was for us then a large sum about ten thousand dollars which be brought home and placed in my charge, tellinz roe at the same time that he should have to be absent during the evening, at tending to some business on the dther side of the-river, and should not be home till about midnight. "Y'ou can place the money in lhe safe, dear," he said, as be gave it to roe, "and to-morrow I will try and find some way to invest it securely." So saying, be stepped into the buggy, which was standing at the door, and droVe away, taking witu mm our nirea man Silas and leaving me with no one in the .. ! I J bouse but Dinah, an old colored woman, who fulfilled in our modest household the functions of cook and maid of all work, as she bad long done in the family of my own parents, who, on my marriage, had yielded ber to me as a valuable part of my dower. Dinah was indeed a character. She was tall and very stout, weighing (she would never tell bow much) more than two hundred pounds. She was very black, and as lazy as she was black. I do not think any one could move more delibep ately than Dinah did, that is, to move at all. And, by a wonderful dispensation, she seemed to feel that whatever her other faults might be, 6he was strong on the point of location ; for when she had been moving with a ponderous slowne&s almost maddenning to a person of ordinary quick ness one of her favorite expressions was, "Well, Miss Lillie, what shall I fly into next V How she accomplished all she did the brownies only know. .We used some times almost to tremble when there was any special Lurry about our domestic ar rangements, and yet Dinah always man aged to bring affairs to a consummation just when a minute more would have ru ined everything i .and, with undisturbed front, would slowly enunciate: 'WeII, Miss, what shall I fly into nextt" It was nearly dark when my husband departed, and, after my orders lo Dinah, or rather my suggestions, I left her and ado tie tour of the bouse to sec that all PA., THURSDAY, was safe and properly locked up. This duty attended to, I went to my bedroom, intending to pass the time in reading till my husband should return. It was a large room on the second floor, with two French windows opening on a broad veranda. The windows were draped with long yellow silk curtains, between which the moonlight faintly entered, dim med by the shadow of the roof of the pi azza, and partly intercepted by the fringe of woodbine which hung from it. My bed stood with its foot toward the win dows, and with its head about half a yard from the wall. It was an old fashioned structure, hung with silk like the win dows, but I slept with the hanging drawn back and fastened to the head-board The bed was so large that no one ever thought of moving it, except in those sea sons of household panic called house clean ings, when the combined strength of three or four men were called into requisition to draw it into the middle of the room. So elaborately carved was it that it went by the name of .Westminster Abbey in the family. At one end of the room, at no great distance from the bed, was a large safe, built into the huge chimneys of the mansion, with a door high enough for a person to enter standing upright. Here I was accutomed to place, every evening, our silver plate on shelves which extended around the sides, oh which also were placed boxes containing papers and oiher valuables. Opposite the foot of the bed stead, between the windows, was a mir ror, running from the floor almost to the coiling. Like all other furniture in the room, it was old and handsome. How many happy faces i: had reflected in the hundred years it had stood there! The night was exceedingly hot, and I therefore left the window open, though I drew the curtains before I seated myself at the table in the centre of the room, lighted the candles, and began to read, in order to pss the heavy time before the return of my husband. After a while I heard the clock strike nine, at which hour Dinah always went to bed. Her chamber was in the third story of the house. Remembering some household matter about which I wished to speak to her, I started hurriedly up and went into the entry to intercept her before she got up sta-Irs, I had to wait about a minute before she came, and our colloquy continued three or four minutes longer. When I returned to my bedroom, some what tired, I resolved to go to bed, as at that late hour in the country it was quite certain that no visitors would call, and my husband could let himself in with the latch-key, which he always carried. I thought, however, I would try to keep awake by reading, and accordingly placed a light stand and the candles at the head of my bed. I then closed and fastened the windows, undressed, and got into bed. The key of the safe I placed, as usual, under ray pillow. After reading perhaps half an hour, I grew weary of lhe book, aud, quietly lay ing it down, remained for some minutes meditating with my eyes fixed on the mir ror opposite the foot of the bel, in which I could see myself reflected, together with the yellow silk curtains behind my head. I was thinking, not naturally, how pretty I looked, and how happy I was with such a loving husband and such a large sum of money secure in our safe, when suddenly I saw in the mirror a sight that made tny heart stand still. A hand appeared be tween the curtains, drawing them slowly apart, aud grasping cautiously the head board. It was a man's hand, large, and coarse, and dark, as if belonging to a mulatto, or to one greatly tanned by ex posure to the weather. My first impulso was to start from tho bed and scream for help. I repressed it by a strong effort of will, and lay motion less, except that I partly closed my eyes, keeping them only sufficiently open to watch the mirror. As quick as lightning my mind took in the situation. In the few minutes of my absence from the room, while talking to Dinah in the. entry, a thief, a robber, a possible murderer, bad stolen in by the piazza windows, and bad hidden himself either under the bed or behind its draped bead. He was doubt lessly armed, and if I cried out, and at tempted to escape from the room, he could easily reacluthe door before I could, and for bis own security would probably out me to death. Dinah was so distant, and too feeble and clumsy, to afford me any assistance, and besides was by this time fast asleep in the third story. The man doubtless knew that my husband bad that day received a large sum of money and had gone off across the river, leaving me alone, or nearly alone, in the house. He had entered caring only for the money, and anxious, above all things, to escape undetected and unrecognized. If I let him know that I was aware of his pres ence, I Bhould expose myself to murder, and pei haps to outrage worse than mur der. My obvious policy was, to keep quiet and feign sleep 1 thought also of the money, and was not altogether willing to resign that without an effort to save it, and to have at least some clew to the identity of the thief. I confess, however, that this last consideration was not a very strong one, and am afraid that, if I could have seen my way clear to an escape from the room and the house, I should have fled incontinently, without Btopping to see more than that terrible hand A moment which seemed an hour pass ed while these thoughts rushed through JUNE 30, 1870. my mind. I lay perfectly still, with ray half closed eye watching the mirror. Slowly and noiselessly the frightful hand pulled up its owner, until I could see tho head and face reflected in the glass, and glaring at me with fierce yet Weary eyes. The man was a mulatto, very dark, with evil passions written in every linament. -I could scarcely refrain from (shuddering at the sight of his hateful visage, and speedily closed my eyes to shut it out. I was not yet quite ready for .tho ordeal through which I knew I must soon pass. I wanted to move my light stand a little out of the way, and to so arrange the bed clothes that I could spring from the bed without impediment. I therefore gave a little sigh, and moved as if about to wake, slightly opening my eyes at the same time. The head and the hand disap peared. I then composedly made the de sired changes in the position of the stand and tho arrangement of the clothes, put my watch with the key of the safe under my pillow so near the edge that they could be easily taken out, as I knew they would be extinguished one of my can dles, said my prayers, and, closing my eyes, resigned myself to my fate, with no very sanguine or definite hope of extrac tion from my perilous position. I made my breathing regular, and a little louder than when I was awake, and lay with' my cheek on my hand, counter feiting sleep. At last the stillness became more terrible than even my first agony of fear. Several times I fancied that I heard a soft step approach from the place of concealment. As often I was deceived. Then again that dreadful stillness, in which I counted the ticking of the watch through the pillow ! It was positive re lief when he came out from behind the curtain, stopped at the table, and stood looking ut me, as I was well aware, tho' ray eyes were closed. I forced myself to brealhe regularly and audibly. He camo closer ; he bent over me. He passed the lighted candle slowly before my face two or three times. I felt the beat and saw the light through my closed lids, which must have quivered, though he did not seem to observe their molion. Heaven gave me strength not to move or cry out. Satisfied, apparently, ho put back the candlestick on the stand, and his hand crept softly and slowly under the pillow, and, one by one, he removed my watch and lhe key of the safe. He stood so long looking at me that I felt impelled to open ray eyes suddenly upon him. As he walked softly toward the safe I did partly open them, and cautiously watched him through my eyelashes. I heard him fumbling with the lock, and once he looked over toward the bed. My eyes were wide open, but I closed tbetn ii time not to be detected. Watching him stealthily, I saw him open the door of the safe, go back to the stand for the candle and return to the 6afe, which he entered without withdrawing the key from the lock. Here was the opportunity for which I had waited and watched. I sprang light ly from the bed, with one bound reached the safe, dashed the door to, turned the key, and with one long and loud fchriek fell prostrate and senseless on the floor of tho dark room. How long I lay upon lhe floor, I do not know probably for a few minutes only but, as I was uncon scious, it seemed, when I came to myself, as if tho interval had been a long one. I was aroused by his blows upon the iron door, and found myself weak after the long nervous tension, but still calm. I remember the satisfaction with which 1 thought, while I lay there before rising, that be could not escape, mingled with a vague and foolish dread that he might in his rage burn the valuable contents of the safe. He pounded desperatelv at the door, and swore fearfully at finding him self entrapped. But, as I took no notice of his outcries, he soon grew -quiet. Presently I rose, and, lighting a can dle, dressed myself with all possible haste and with trembling fingers, turning often' to look at the safe, from under the close'd door of which I more than half expected to see blood trickling why, I cannot tell, except that my mind was full of im ages of horror. I was soon in readiness. I had no means of aceitaining the time, as he had my watch in his pocket, and there was no clock in the room. Taking the candle I hastened to arouse Dinah, who, as I shook her, slowly opened her eyes, and with scarcely any more than her usual slowness pronounced her for mula : "Well, Miss Lillie, what shall I fly to Lord a massy I what's de matter wid de chile ? You ain't seen a ghost have you, honey !" "No, Dinah ; but I've seen something worse than a ghost. I've caught a rob ber, and he's in the safe What time is it ?" and looking at the clock, that ticked slowly and deliberately as how could Dinah's clock help doing ? I saw to my great relief that it was near midnight. We bad scarcely got dowD stairs when I heard the sound of wheels. A moment more, and my husband was In my arms, listening with amazement to a rapid nar rative of my singular adventure I would not suffer him to open the safe an til Silas had summoned assistance from the neigh boring houses. I feared that my desper ate prisoner might still escape. When the safe was opened, there sat my burglar on the trunk, bjdf etupified fur want of air, a knife in one hand, the package of ( money tn the other, and the burned out Jce&d!e at Lis feet. U woa .recruijed as an old otfender, who -had not been long out of State Prison, to- which, in due course of law, he was soon 6ent back for a term of years, which, I devoutly hope, may last as long as he lives ; for I confess I should not feel easy to hear that he was again at large. Tho look of rage he gave me ou coming out of the safe will not soon be obliterated from my memory. My husband, I need hardly say, was greatly pleased with my safe investment, and complimented mo highly on the cour age and coolness which had doubtless saved my life as well as our money. The love and pride with which he regarded me, and with which ho always, to this day, rehearses my exploit, were of them selves sufficient compensation for the hor ror and the agony of that long summer night. My First Burglar Adventure. BY A C1VII. ENGINEER'S WIFE. "You won't be afraid to stay alone to night V said my husband, as he kissed me, and wished me good bye. "No," I answered, "1 don't think I shall be afraid ; but, at the same time, I should feel better satisfied if you were In the house, dr the money out of it " He laughed and said, "I am sorry to leave you, dear, but I don't suppose there is any dangor, though I fear it is pretty generally known that tho long looked-for money to pay off the men arrived to day. Perhaps I should not tell you this; but," he said, patting me on the cheek, "you are a brave woman, and thieves are always cowards." So, with another kiss, be left me. We had been tettled at Miltown, in Canada, for about six months ; they were running a now lino of railroad tli rough the town, and my husband was chief cnginetjr of the party. Miltown was a pretty little place, but somewhat scattered, so that we bad no immediate neighbors ; but upon one side there was an applo orchard ; back, and in front of us, open space9 ; and up on the other side the church, a lare. wooden building, whose white back arose perhaps thirty feet from the side of our pretty little cottage, which I believe had formerly been the Parsonage. I tel! you this, so that you may better understand the rest of my story. After my husband left, I called MaggiPf my maid-of-all-work, and Uid her to close the kitchen windows and lock the back door, meanwhile doing the same myself to the front of the house. My husband, ever thoughtful, had brought me home a new book ; and, once absorbed in its col umns, I forgot that I was alone, with Maggie, a green Irish girl of perhaps six teen, and with a considerable sum of money, iu the house, Tho evening passed quickly away ; and much to my surprise, as I finished the last sketch in my paper, I heard the clock strike twelve. Time for bed, I thought ; for I knew it was use less to wait up for my husband, who, having been called away on important business, would probably be unable to return until the next day ; so I went to the kitchen to rouse Maggie whom I found nodding over the tire, afraid to go upstairs until I went. "Come, Maggie," I said. "I am going to bed now.' I bad scarcely spoken the words when I beard a cautious footstep in the front piazza. 1 listened. Had my husband come ? Again I heard it, and then the door-knob softly turned I took off my slippers, and went noiselessly to tho front door and listened ; the steps sounded again in the fiiazza, and then I heard them in tho crisp snow, as they went round the house. "So you are going to try the back door," I thought. "Wei!, you won't get in there, for we are safely locked up, I know." But the next tniuute I thought with horror of the windows that faced the back of tho church, which had no fastening of any kind. Maggie was while with terror, and commenced wringing her hands and crying. "Uch ! its murdered we are entirely 1" she exclaimed. "Cease your noise," I said, more forcis bly than elegantly. I must see about those Bide windows, for I well knew the next trial would be i there, and that it would be an easy matter to reach them, as they were not far from the ground. As I again enter ed the parlor and drew up the window blind, I caught the reflection of myself upon the white back of the Methodist church opposite. Quick as a flash, I dropped the blind again. "Run, Maggie," I Bald, "and get ine my husband's old great coat from the ball, and that old hat of his which bangs behind the kitchen door. Quick !" I said, ao bhe hesitated, afraid to venture alcnc At the same time, I looked eagerly round for something that would have the appearance of a revolver. I found what I wanted the case of my husband's ratter scbaum pipe. "Just the thing," I said, seizing it. By this time Maegie bad returned, bringing me the old coat and hat, and stood with open eyes and mouth regarding me as I hastily dressed mvsolf in them "Now open the window wide," I said, to the wondering Maggie. - . . . a v. bhe tremblingly ooeyea. 1 took my place dirrectly between the lamp which I had turned up bo it would burn bright ly and the window, and saw, with thrill of joy, the shadow of toy own figure NUMBER 23 presented on the opposite church. Mag gie looked first at me, then followed my gaze out of the window. "Shure it's a mtn you've made of your self," she said, as she saw the shadow. And it was as perfect a deception as I could have wished. I listened, and beard the steps coming round the house, and at once fixed myself in the best position pos sible, holding the meerschaum case in my hand as though I were loading a revolver. The steps ceased ; evidently the owner of them was regarding (he shadow on the church. It looked formidable. Then I heard them cautiously retreat, the gate was softly shut, aud Maggie, peeping through the front windows, saw a man hastening off 'Shut the window, Maggie," I said to the delighted girl ; the danger was passed. "Thank heaven !" I said, reverently ; and Maggie added, "And that old coat aud hat." My husband, much to my surprise and joy, came home about an hour afterwards, and found mo still dressed in Hiy strange masquerade. When I told him my story, he laughed heartily, and said, "I'd buck one brave woman against a dozen thieves any day." But, nevertheless, his next present to me was a handsome revolver. f which figured somewhat in mv second burglar adventure, which, if you will al low me, I will tell at some future time Don Piatt is Pained. Don, writing from Washington, says ; 1 was pained to learn from the High Custodian of the boot jack, yesterday that the Administration had been down with the wind colic. The Administration had imprudently partaken of strawberries aud cream. Whether the berries were too ripe, like Cuba, or not ripe enough, like San Domingo, I do not know ; but the cream soured and curdled, so that the di gestive apparatus -of the Administration was paralyzed and the fruit instead of di gesting, wcr.t into rapid decay, causing a fearful accumulation of foul gases'm the stomach of the Administration, disturbing the bowels and causing intense pain. The treatment consisted of a mustard plaster to the bowels And 6tomach of the Admin istration and a hot brick to the email of the back. In forty-eight hours the "Ad ministration was sufficiently convalescent to bpar fifteen minutes of the State De part ment when lhe venerable Sardine gave small dosra of Catacasy on hemp and Thornton on Fenianisin. Young man, it is easy to be nobody. Go to the drinking saloon to spend your leisure time. You need not drink much now just a little beer, or some other drink. In the meantime phv checquers, dominoes, or soraelhing else to consume time ; then you will be sure not to reud any useful book ; or if you du read, let it be the "dime novels" of the day. Thus go on keeping your stomach full, head empty, and yourself playing time-killing games, and in a few years you will be n-ibody, unless you should turn out to be a drunkard or professional gambler, either of wh'.ch is worse than to be nobody. We beard a joke recently on two Ports mouth drummerB : While paBsinga house in Virginia, they observed a very peculiar chimney, unflnisned, and it attracting their attention they asked a flaxen haired ttrchin standing in the house, if it "drawed well," whereupon lhe aforesaid urchin gave them the stinging retort : "Yes, it draws the attention of all the d d fool& that pass the road." A Great Consolation. "To the pa rent whose son dies in infancy," says tho xiutsvule lyouner-Journal, "there must be something in the thought lhaf, no matter what may be the fate of the child in the next world, it can never become a member of a baseball club in this." Josu Billings says bachelors are al ways bragging over their freedom ! free dom to darn their own stockings and poul- tiss their own shins ! I had rather be a widower once in 2 years, rcglar, than to be a grunting, old, hair-dyed bachelor only .90 dayp. A MTTLE girl inquired of her friend, who had passed her eighth year, "What causes the rain ?" to which the following beautiful reply was niven : "The drops of rain are the tears shed by angels over the sins of the world. "S say! Do you believe in the Knot- che6ter Rockings ? Do you love tiij'a peet ? Do you love tamb's lungs? Do you live near the shottecary's pop t Did you ever fide iu a wagage baggon V When the Princess Helena was born it was told the Princess Itoyal that sho had got a young sister. ,iO, that ia dc ligbtfull" cried little innocent royalty. "UD iei me go ann tell mamma.," Josu Bilunq s Eaye that tpe?a musia don't have any more eO'pct Upon bim than castor oiL would have upon a graven ira Anka, what taa'le the famous fca&ab4 twenty birds so vuusical! Give it pp. Because they were baked in pi-Anna. As old bachelor's definition of love.- A little sigbiog. a little dyings a gre&t deal of ljiug. , "
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