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POKING STOVES,
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"jTOTICE IN PARTITION. To Ap
A- rAI.ONiA Yopt. intermarried with John
Sims, residing in Rlairsville, Indiana county
l'a., and to Ei.i.kn Yost, intermarried with .Jo
seph Cole, residing in the State of Iowa, heirs,
and legal representatives of Jacob Yost, late
of Carroll township, Cambria county, dee'd :
Tnhc notice that an Inouest will be held at
the late dwelling house of .1 acob Yost, late of
'arroll township, 'aiubria county, deceased, on
'I iicmIu.v, (lie i!l l:.v f DIa.v licit, lit one
o'clock, p. M., f'r the purpose of making parti
tion of the real estate of said deceased to and
among his children and legal representatives,
if the same can be done.without prejudice to or
spoiling of the same otherwise To value and
nppiaise the same ; at which time and place you
are requested to attend if you think proper.
W. RO.XACKCR. Sheriff.
Shetiff's Office, Ebensburg, April 4, 171.
DISSOLUTION Notice i hereby
given that the co-partnership heretofore
existing between F. 1). SAfi'P and .Ias. Wilk
inson in the Marble manufacturing business
at Loretto. is this day (March 1st, InTl.) dissolved
by mutual consent. All persons indebted to
taid linn are notified to settle and pay up im
mediately, and all having claims against uswill
present them for settlement. The books will
be left at the store of F. 1). Saupp.
SAl'I'P & Wl LKIXSOX.
P. S. The Marble bu siness will be curried on
in all its various branches by the undersigned.
All wishing a highly finished job at moderate
prices, will please give me a call.
JAMES WILKINSON.
Loretto, April 15, 1871.-:;t.
A UUITOIi'S NOTICE The under-
- signed, having been appointed Auditor to
report the facts, with his opinion of tlie same,
in the matter of the petition of Jon.Nl. El. per
and Anna 13. Ei.PEn, (late Anna E. Luther.) his
wife, touching her legacy, hereby gives notice
that he will attend for that purpose at his oHice'
in Ebensburg, on Thurmlay, I lie 4 1 it day of
iliy urn, at 2 o'clock, p. !., when and where
all persons interested may attend.
JOHN S. KIIEY.
Ebensburg, April 15, lS71.-3t.
AUDITORS NOTICE The under
signed, having been appointed to hear and
report upon the exceptions tiled to the first and
final account of F. A. Shoemaker, Guardian of
Edward Ingltrt. hereby gives noticfl that h
will attend for 1 hat purpose at his office in Eb
ensburg, on Wedneiay the 3d day ot IHiAy
ncii, at 2 o'clock, P. M., when and where all
persons interested may attend.
JOHN S. RIIEY.
Ebensburg, April 15, 197L-3t.
A UDITOK'S NOTICE. The under,
signed, having been appointed Auditor to
make distribution of the money in the hands of
the blieritf, Hriiu from the sjtlo of the real es
tate of ltwii) It. .Ionks, hereby gives notice
that he will attend for that purpo&e at his oiliee
in i lx-usburor, on Tuenilny, the lid day of
fliny next, at 2 o'clock, p. ,m., when and where
all parsons interested may attend.
JOHN S. KIIEV.
j)c foci's geprfmtnt.
LFor the Morning Star and Catholic Messenger.
ERIN'S FLAG."
BV FATHFH HVAS.
TTnf url Erin's flajf ! fl.nir its folds to the breeze !
Lot it tloat oer the land, let it tlash o'er the seas);
Lift it out of the dust let it wave as of yore
When its chiefs with their elans stood around
it and swore
That never ! no ! never, while God ave them
life.
And they have an arm and a sword for the strife.
That never I no ! never that Baauer would
yield
As lonjr ns the heart of n Celt was its shield ;
While the hand of a Celt had a weapon to wield,
And his last drop of blood was unshed on the
lield.
Lift it tip ! wave it higrh ! 'tisasbrisrhtasof old,
Nut a stain on its Green, not a blot on its Gold,
Though the woes and the wrong's of three hun
dred louyr years
Have drenched Erin's Sunburst with blood,
and with tears ;
Thou.ah the clouds of oppression enshroud it
in loom.
And around it the thunders of tyranny boom.
Look aloft! look aloft! lo ! the clouds drifting
hy,
There's a irleam through the g-loom, there's a
I iff lit in the sky,
"Tis the Sunburst resplendent far flashing1 on
hiirh !
Erin's dark niht is waning:, her day dawn is
llljflll
Lift it up! lift it up! the old banner of G reen !
The blood of its sons has but brightened its
pheen ;
What! though the Tyrant has trampled it
down.
Are its folds not emblazoned with deeds of re
nown ?
What ! thoutrh for acs it droops in the dust.
Shall it droop thus forever? no ! no! God is
just !
Take it up ! take it up! from the tyrant's foul
tread.
Let him tear the Green flag1 we will snatch its
last shred.
And beneath it we'll bleed as our forefathers
bled.
And we'll vow by the dust in the graves of our
dead.
And we'll Fwear by the blood which the IJriton
has shed
And we'll vow by the wrecks which through
Erin he spread
And we'll swear by the thousands who, fam
ished, unfed.
Died down in the ditches wild-howlinj? for
bread.
And we'll vow by our heroes, whose Fpirits
have tied :
And we'll swear by the bones in each coffin less
bed.
That we'll battle the Briton through danger
and dread :
That we'll eliug to the cause which we (flory to
wed.
Till the g-Ieam of our steel and the shock of our
lead
Shall prove to our foe that we meant what we
said
That we'!! lift up the Green and we'll tear down
the lied.
Lift up the Green fins' ! oh ! it wants to ro home ;
l'uil long has it lot been to wander and roam ;
It has followed the fate of itssous o'er the world,
J5ut its folds, like their hopes, are not faded nor
fui led ;
Like a weurv-winged bird, to the East and the
West,
It has flitted and fled but it never shall rest.
Till, pluming its pinions, it sweeps o'er the main
A nd t-penis to the shores of its old home again.
Where its fetterless folds, o'er each mountain
and plain.
Shall wave with a glory that never shall wane.
Take it up ! take it up ! bear it back from afar
That banner must blaze 'mid the lightning of
war ;
Lay your hands on its folds, lift your gaze to
the sky.
And swear that you'll bear it triumphant ordie.
And shout to tlie clans, scattered far o'er the
ea rth.
To join in the march to the land of their birth :
And wherever the Exiles, 'neath heaven's broad
dome.
Harp been fated to sufTer, to sorrow and roam.
They'll bound on the sea, and away o'er the
foam.
They'll march to the music of "Home, Sweet
Home !"
alts, jShtttjirs, itctiotes, At.
THE fTRECKEK'S WAGER.
There are few parts of England, more
wild and desolate than tlie mining dis
tricts of Cornwall. Nature, as a cuun-
terpoise to the treaeures which she has
lavished upon this region, has given to its
external features a most forbidding aspect.
The eje takes in a prospect of bleak and
barren plains, willi neither tree nor shrub
to protect the traveler from the wind that
sweeps across them, and presenting dan
ger at every step form the numerous shafts
by which they are intersected. It is truly
an inhospitable country, and the nature of
its inhabitants quite accord with its un
friendly characteristics. They are, to a
great ex.'ent, repulsive in appeajance,
forbidding in manners, and cruel and
cunning by natural disposition, and seem
hardly to have risen very much above the
barberous state of their ancestors. It
was late in the autumn when I visited
this region, and towards the close of a
gloomy day that I found myself at the
residence of Captain Thomas so I shall
call him a man whom I had met in
London, and who had persuaded me that
the only sure way to make a fortuno was
to invest a trifle of ready mortey in a cop
per mine. He held the title of captain,
by the custom of the country, as a mine,
like a ship, is conducted by a captain
and officers. The captain was rather a
decent specimen of his class, for where
there are so many combinations of miner,
smuggler, wrecker, and consequently ruf
fian, a man of even tolerable manners and
address is something. My worthy friend,
however, had one besetting weakness
which I afterwards discovered ; he would
have deemed it quite ndmissible to have
robbed his own father, rather than not to
have robbed at all.
Our supper being; over, he proposed an
adjournment to the "Jied Dragon," or red
something it is so long ago I have almost
forgot where he assured me I would
meet a most respectable society of gentle
men, and where I might pick up much
valuable information. They were all
particular friends of his, captain? and pur
sers of mines. It was a dismal night
when we sallied out, a thick mist was
"atherinn around, the sea was breaking
against the huge rocky cliff of the coast,
with a deafening roar, and at times was
heard the distant thunder. It was then
with a most comfortable feeling, that I
found myself safely housed at the rendez.
vous of these choice spirits of the mines.
The party to which I was introduced
wcro ecatetl at a long deal table, in an
apartment half kitchen, half tap-room,
at the upper end of which appeared a
blazing fire. On one side of the room a
door opened into a small parlor, and in
the corner was a bar to enable the host
to dispense to his customers their various
potations from his smuggled treasures.
The arrival of Captain Thomas was hailed
with marked satisfaction. We were
soon seated, and in a twinkling a large
tumbler of hot brandy and water was set
before me, and a pipe thrust into my
hand. The conversation, which was
rather loud when we entered, was now
suddenly hushed, and intelligent glances
were quickly interchanged, which I saw
related to myself. Thomas understood
them, and said : "You need not be afraid;
this gentleman is a particular friend of
mine, and a great patron of the mining
arts." I then begged to assure the com
pany of my veneration for miners and
mines, and a'l connected with them
There was a visible brightening up at my
declaration, yet at that moment various
were the plans of rascality that were
hatched up to put my devotedness to the
proof. 'A likely night, this, Captain
Thomas," said a beetle browed, short,
mupcuhr man, whose dark eyes peered
from a brow of uncommon ferocity.
"Uncommon likely," returned the other;
"and if we should have a bit of luck to
night it would not be a bad beginning this
winter." "Ah!" said the first one, who
answered to the natne of Knox, "My wife
says she thinks I'rovidence has deserted
our coast. Wo havea't hud anything
worth telling about these two years. I've
seen the time when we've had a dozen
wrecks a season.'
'Well, never mind,
llasrer Knox,"' said a pert-looking, snub
nosed fellow, named Graw, whom I at
first took for an attorney, but afierwardj
found that he was a mining agent.
"Never mind, Master Knox," said he,
jingling a bunch of seals, which peeped
from beneath the waistcoat of that worthy,
"you have made the most of your luck,
and if you don't get any more von won't
harm."
"WI13', ye?," said the fellow, drawing
out a handsome gold watch, which hardly
seemed in keeping with his coarse attire,
"I don't complain of the past, and yet I
had a narrow escape with this. If it
hadn't been for tny boy Jim, I should
have lost it." "He's a cute child, that
boy of jours," remarked one. "There
never was a cuter. I'll Ml you, sir," he
taid, addressing himself to me, "it was
two years ago, come December, on a
Sunday, when we were all at church, that
we had news of a wreck. Well, off wo
started, and the parson not the last, to
see what God had sent us. We found,
on coming up. that it was a French India-
man. She had gone to pieces on the rocks,
and the goods were floating around the
dirt. I wasn't long in making the most
of it, and Jim. was jist a going for the cart,
when I spied, half covered with weed, and
hidden by a piece of rock, the body of a
Frenchman. I soon saw I had got a
prize, for he was loaded with money and
trinkets.' These I quickly eased him of,
as he'd never want 'em, but to make sure,
I hit 'un a good slap over the head, just to
see whether life was in 'un or no. (Here
a general grin went round.) ell, 1 was
just going away, when I see'd a diamond
ring on his finger, and, the finger being
swelled with the water, I cuts it ofF, and
walks oiT with my goods. I hadn't gone
far when little Jim runs after, crying,
'Dad, d-d, hit 'un again, dad ; he griu'th,
he grin'th.' I looked back, and, sure
enough, that rascally French thief
whether it wa3 drawing the blood or not,
I don't know but he was moving his arm
about, and opening his eyes, as if he were
bent on taking the bread out ol ny mouth.
This made me mad, for these Frenchmen
are a spiteful set, and hate Englishmen as
they hate the davil, so I makes no more
ado, but I 'its him a lick with the tail of
a rudder lying close by, and 1 11 warrant
he'll never cotne to ask for my goods."
Tne miscreant chuckled over this horrid
recital with all the self-satisfaction that
one might feel at the recollection of a vir
tuous action, while his companions, to
whom his story was familiar, felt no other
sensations of uneasiness at its recapitula
tion than from the recollection that they
had not been able to do the same thing.
Knox was evidently the villain par ex-c-Hence.
1 saw others around ma whose
countenances would have hung them at
any bar in England, but none ventured to
boast so openly of crime. Knox was the
only avowed professor of villainy. and
seemed to glory in his right of pre-eminence.
I have traveled somewhat, and
have met ruffians of every grade, but never
before did I have the fortune to hear de
pravity of such a character so freely ex
pressed. "Well, Knox," said Gray,
after a pause, "so you have seen Ilobart ;
how's poor Dill ?' Knox placed his finger
significantly on his cheek.- "How," said
the other, "dead ?" "Dead as a fish,"
returned Knox. "You know I was in it,
and a sharp fight we had. Poor Dill had
three balls in him ; he died the samft
uight." A universal expression of sym
pathy followed the announcement, and
various were the questions put as to the
details of his death. It appears that he
was killed in an engagement with a reve
nue cutter. "lie was as likely a lad as
ever run cargo," said Thomas. Where
did you bury hinit Alongside of the
gauger, I 'spose," said Gray, w ho ven
tured a malicious glance, though appa
rently half doubtful of the consequences.
I never saw so speedy a change as that
remark produced in Knox. In au instant
his brow became as black, as the storm
that was raging without. "What have
you to do with that, you meddling, con
ceited fool ?" said lie, as he fixed his black
eyes, almost concealed by their overhang
ing brows, on the subject of his wrath.
"Now, mark me, Master Gray, play off
no more of jour jokes on me, This is not
the first time I have warned you, but it
will be the last." I learned afterward
that the gauger alluded to was Knox's
half-brother, who was supposed to have
met with his death by the hands of his
relation, his body being flung down a shaft
near the sea. What confirmed the suspi
cion was that lie nad trighttul dreams
about bis brother, and would tremble like
a child if left alone ut light. Da that
as it might, however, a fierce altercation
was now proceeding between Knox and
a friend of Gray's who had replied to the
other's threats, and serious consequences
might have ensued had not the attention
of ail been diverted by a loud knocking at
the outer door. This soemcd eo unusual
an occurrence that the host hesitated to
unbar the door, for never was a 6tranger
known to arrive there at such an htur,
and on such a night, too, for the rain was
still pouring in torrents. The knocking
continued, and although we were too many
to fear anything like personal dangor, still
I could see an evident uneasiness spread
ing throughout the party. The knocking
was now fiercer than ever, and the host
was compelled to unbolt and unbar. As
the door opened, in stalked a tall, weather
beaten looking man, enveloped in a huge,
shaggy great coat, and a broad oil-skin
cap on his head.
"What do you mean by this ?" he said,
dashing his hat upon tlie floor, and fchak
in? the rain from his coat like a huge
water dog, "keeping a traveler outside
3'our bouse on such a night"
As he spoke, was heard a heavy, boom
ing sound from the sea. "A wreck, a
wreck," shouted Knox, and instantly a
dozen fellows were up and ready to rush
like blood-hounds on their prey. "Keep
your places, you fools," cried the stranger;
"if she goes ashore it will be many miles
from here, with the wind in this quarter.
I've heard the guns some time, but she
has good offing yet, and she may manage
to keep off. I'd lay my life she is a for
eign craft ; they are always in such a
hurry to sing out."
The company had now seated them
selves and resumed their pipes, they like
wise took the liberty of scanning the new
arrival. There was nothing in his appear
ance very remarkable, beyond the fact
of his being a tall, muscular man, having
short, black hair, and immense-bushy
whiskers, meeting under his chin, together
with large, black eyes. Altogether, his
countenance was not an unpleasant one.
fie did not apologiz-3 for his intrusion,
but called at once for his pipe and his
glass.
"Did you come from the Porfreath
side?" said Knox. The stranger took a
whiff and nodded assent. "Who brought
you across the moors ?"
"Dj you think no one can tread the
moors but yourself and the louts of the
lace ?"' answered the stranger.
"None that I ever heard of, except the
devil," said Knox, peering at the stranger
The latter laughed. "The path is
dangerous by night," said Thomas, "few
strangers find the way alone." "Then I
am one of the few, for here I am," said
the stranger. "I've lived here, man and
boy, these forty years," said Knox, "and
I never knew a stranger to do that before.
And you must bo a stranger, for I've
never seen you before." "Are you sure
of that?" Knox scanned hint attentively.
"You see, then, a stranger can find his
ways in these parts. I came by the
Gauger'g Shaft," said he, significantly.
"Do you come here to mock me?"' said
the olher, with a furious imprecation ; "if
you do, you had better return afore harm
comes to you." "You are a strong man,"
said his opponent, "but I am so much
stronger that I could hold you with one
arm on yonder fire until you were as black
as your own black heart. Come, if you
have a spark of courage, I'll put it now
to the test." "Courage! I fear neither
you nor the devil." "I will wager you
this heavy purse of French louis d'ors
against that watch and ring that befits
thy linger so oddly, that you dare not go
into yonder room alone and look on the
face you shall meet there." "You are a
iuTiler and a cheat," cried Knox. "I'll
have nothing further to say to thee.
There's my gold," said he, throwing a
heavy purse on the table ; "look at it,
count it ; a hundred as bright louis as
ever were coined iu France, against your
watch and ring not worth the half." The
eyes of the wrecker glistened at the bright
heap.
"What is the wager?" he demanded.
"If you will dare logo in yonder room,
that I will raise the form of one whom
tbou would'st most dread to Bee."
"I fear nothing, and believe you to be
a cheat."
"There's my gold."
"Take the wager," cried several of
Knox's friends, "we'll see you have the
gold."
"Done," cried Knox, with a sort of
desperate resolve, and be placed the ring
and watch on the heap of louis. "I must
have arms and lights."
"Take them," said the etranger, "but
before you go I will show you a portion
of your property you have never discov
ered." He took the ring, and, touching
the inside with the point of a pin, it flew
open and discovered a small space filled
with hair. It was not till that moment
that it was discovered that the stranger !
had lost the little finger of his left hand.
For a moment all was still as the grave,
a frightful suspicion seemed to have taken ''
possession of every one around that the!
murdered man stood before them to claim
his own. The stranscr broke into a loud
laugh. "What ails you all, are you
afraid of a man without a finger ?" and
his laughter was louder than before.
"I ll not go into the room," said Knox,
in a low, broken voice.
"Then the watch and rinj are mine,"
said the stranger ; "you have to forfeit
the wager," imd he began to fill the bag
with the coin,
"It's a base juggle to rob me of my
own," cried Knox, whose courage return
ed as he witnessed the business like man
ner in which the stranger fingered the
money.
'Keep to your wager, man," cried
Thomas, "we'll see you rightly dealt
with, lie can no more do what he savs
than raise old Deelzebub himself."
"Will you stand to your bargain?''
asked the stranger.
"I will, and defy you and all your
works." He took a caudle and loaded
pistol and went toward the room. If
ever the agony of lifn was condensed into
the short space of a few minutes, it must
have been so at that moment. Iluffi in as
he was, he was a pitiable, object. Pale
and trembling, without even making an
effort to conceal his distress, he paused
and turned irresolute even at the threshold
of the door.
Shame and avaiice urged him on. lie
entered the room and closed the door. If
I say that I looked on as a calm specta
tor of these proceedings, I should say
falsely. I began to grow nervous, and
was infected with the superstitious feeling
which had evidently taken possession of
my companions.
The only unconcerned person was the
stranger, or, at least, he was apparently
so. He tied up the money, watch and
ring in the bag and placed them on the
table. He then took two nieces of paper
and wrote some characters on both ; one
he handed to Thomas it was marked
with the name of the guager the other
he kepi himself. He advanced to the
tire, and, muttering a few words, threw
into it a small leaden packet, and retired
at the same moment to the end of the
room. The flames had hardly time to
melt the thin sheet lead, when our ears
were greeted with tho most terrific explo
sion that I have ever in my life beard,
and it seemed as if the elements were in
unison with it, for a deafening thunder
crash at the same moment shook the
house to its foundation. Every dihii was
thrown violently to the ground, the chairs
and tables tumbled about, every door was
burst open by the shock, and hardly a
pane of glass remained entire. This, wilh
the aroans of the men and the screams of
the women, completed the terrors of a
scene which, if any one could have with
stood without actual fear, he must have
been a bolder man than I was. For sev
eral minutes at least so it appeared to
me did we lie stunned on the floor, ex
pecting every moment The house to fall
over us in ruins. Ail was, however, si
lent as death, except the roaring of the
storm outside. So, that when the sense
of suffocation was somewhat removed by
the fresh air forcing itself through the
open doors and windows, we ventured to
bail each other. It was some lime, how
ever, before we could get a light, and
then our first care was to look to our
friend in the back parlor. We found him
lying on his face, quite insensible, and
bleedin" from a wound in his head which
he must have received in falling. We
brought him into the large room, and
after a time we procured restoratives. 1
never shall forget the wild and ghastly
look with which he first gazed around
him. He looked as though seeking some
horrid object. "It's gone," he cried,
"thank God! what a horrjd night
who saw it?" "Saw what who ?''
asked Thomas. "Just as bloody and
ghastly as when I pitched him down the
shaft," cried he, incoherently. "Hush,
hush," said Thomas ; "you don't know
what you are talking about."
"Who says I murdered him ? who says
I got his money ? lie's a liar, I say, a
liar! His money is sunk with him.
Let 'em hang me ; I'm innocent ; tbey
can't prove it." It became too distress
ing, fortunately, for the feelings of all ;
the unhappy man, or, rather, now, the
maniac, relapsed into insensibility, and
in that state was conveyed home.
It was not till then that we thought of
the stranger. No trace of him could be
found. The money, ring, and watch had
disappeared, Strange were the rumors
abroad the next day. Some men going
very early to work swore they saw a
horseman flying over the moors, crossing
shafts and pits without once staying to
pick his way. It could have been m
human horseman nor steed that could
have sped on such a wild career. There
was another report, which accounted for
the appearance and disappearance of the
stranger in a more credible way. Some
smugglers reported that, on ihat night,
they saw a beautiful French smuggling
locr sheltering from the gale in a little
unfrequented bay alon the coast. It
might have been one of the crew who had
made himself acquainted with the circum
stances mentioned, which were no secret,
and made this bold dash for a prize. Hut
this version of the story was scouted ns
quite unworthy of the slightest credit, and
the former remains to this day the oopu
lar belief.
A Haii.roadTk.mn Aiuno tiieDkO?.
The Erie Dispatch tells a funny story
about
a railroad train "etfn2 foul of a
lot of dogs.
"The single frack t rest U- work over
State street, used by the fiko Shore pn8-sr-nger
trains, is a remarkably uncomfor
table crossing place for man and beast, if
a train happens to be approaching. It is
too narrow for standing room at the f-:des,
and there is from twelve to twenty feet of
a jump to mother earth. A day or two
ago a squadron of vagrant dogs, number
ing upwards of a dozen, took it into their
canine t-ratiiunisto cross that bridge, and
away they went, skipping over the ties
as lively as a lot of cricket. Tne poor
brutes had failed to consult the titne card,
or they might have seen that the day cx.
pre?3 was just due ; but perlmps that did
not matter much, as they had visual in
formation of that fact about the time tho
leader had reached the centre of the bridge.
The train carae thundering along, ite cow
catcher protected by a snow-plow, and
the curs, after a moment of bewilderment
set up achorus ol frightful howU. Some
of the dogs tried to slip past the monster
and others turned tail and made a run for
it, but the result was all the same, and
the snow-plow scooped them up bv twos
i anl threes, keeping a hundred weight of
I animal sausage meat turning hand springs
j and triple somersaults, until the last yel
i per had been pitched off. Qaile a crowd
of persons collected to count the dead,
but the dogs disappointed I hem, as every
one had sufficient life left to limp away.'
Uf.m a i;k a r.i.K Miragk, A correspon
dent of the Rochester Express writes a
follows : The undersigned was one of
the hundreds at Mount Hope on Sunday
afternoon who witnessed, probably, one of
the most perfect and sublime mirages ever
seen in this country. On tho entire
north sky as far as the angle or bison,
was lifted the blue waters of Lake Onta
rio, while reflecting from her lostm could
be seen the mountains, hilbt, valleys, bay
and livers on the Canadian shore inland
for many miles. The coast could be
plainly seen over a stretch uf fifty miles,
and so perfect at one lime that the forest9
could readily be distinguished. The
reader can form some idea of i's grandeur
by knowing that a country separated
from Rochester by a lake seventy to or.o
hundred miles in width, wa?, as if sud
denly, by the great hand of its Creator,
painted upon the heavens so plain as to be
seen from a standing point one hundred
railes distant Gentlemen present who
were familiar with the Canada shore
could readily distinguish Kic e Lake, T"e!
videre and other prominent points in Can
ada. The lake looked a though it hatl
by a great tidal wave rolled upon Roches
ter, and covered one cntiro half of tho
city, and no building could lie seen north
of Alain street, tr any land between th
city and the lake.
As Isstkcctive Scknk. .Is Scnafor
Sumner was emerging fr$:a the Capitol
the other morning, he was confronted hjr
an aged fifteenth amendment, who, hat
in hand, and bowing and scraping, re
marked :
"I believe this is Massa Snmner ?'
"No, sir! there are no wasters hi
this land I am Senator Sumner."
This nearly npelched the old darkey,
hut he rallied with thu remark, "You
done a heap for de cnller'd race."
"I am proud lo hear you say so," re
plied the magnificent Chawles.
"De niggers all speak of you in o3
highest elevation."
Sumner bowed and smiled bis acknowl
edgments. "What I was comirig at, Doss, is dat
de winter's bard and de times prelty rough
to de old woman ami I, and if jou could
spare de old darkey half a dollar "
Sumner stepped no further, but with it
majestic wave of disapproval from the
Senatorial hand he moved on, while the
venerable colored brother muttered home
thing about "don't appear to care much
for the niggers 'crpt to vote and git dur
names up." Just then Sana Cox came
along and gave the poor odd daikey a dol
lar. Cox is called a copperhead.
Peccuak Formation Almost every
one has observed, on the twigs of a wihl
rose bush, numbers of prickly excrescent
ces round in form, and rather larger than
a pea. If one opens these formaiions, ha
will see what they are In each of tho
prickly excrescences there is a single grub
of the gall-fly, or eynips. The fly at
tacks the rose bush for the purpose of de
positing its eggs, and its punctures are
followed up by variously formed excres
cences containing the larva, which, in
coming out pierces them with small holes.
The real mystery about the matter is,
why the puncture of the fly should cause
the bush to give growth to thr3 distinct
ly formed balls ; so Bjcely constructed,
even to the prickles, for the protection of
the grub. Dot nature provides every
thing, and all her works are wonderful.
Tub Jimplicute is the name of a Texas
weekly newspaper.
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