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OLUME 5.
,D'' ..arl to nffpr
1 "tS u0" 1 ' 1
aTERlOR INDUCEMENTS
" Ti cash rrr.cnASER3 of
g!MI J COPPER HE.
ffJvI.ESALE OU KE TAIL.
, .-- moists in part of every variety of
'f-i"x-
T'n, MiiTi-M mi,
-prER AND BRASS WARES,
r;AV.n.IF,n ANI PLAIN
c4:CE-FAK3, BOILERS. fco ,
;iV.TELS. MINE LABI'S, OIL
iioUSKFURNISIUNQ IIARD
V AKE OF EVERY KIND.
yyem'a Anti-Dust
riTlNG am COOKING STOVES,
'rxCELSloR COOKISG STOVES.
l 'fKIFJirH and PARLOR COOK
" ' INC. STOVES,
;irT o.kirg Stove desired I will get
aicr at manufacturer's prices.
iwe Hites ar.d Grates, Sec, for re
; r,r. lai.il f the Stoves I Fell ; others
.'ibjyrilcrc' when wanted. Particular
attention given to
?, Valleys and Conductors,
; j: :c.i win v,c mace out 01 uest mato
i:n l put 3" competent workmen.
rj Burners, Wick and CMmnevc
WHoI .KSA1.E OR RETAIL.
r-J partienhr attention to the Light
i'.uru-r, w;;h uliu:s (Jone, for giving
V:.t tli:.n r.ny other in use. Also, the
Lia.vn Darker, fur Crude Oil.
SS SETTLES AND CAULDRONS
sizes constantly on hand.
Special attention givtn to
U'-' in Tin, Copper and Shcet-fron.
at iowc.-t jx'hsibio rates.
Vl!fTKAI.K MERCHANTS LlSTS..
:;i:a:v, ami will be sent on application
ry ui .iii or in person
to gc all my old enstomers and
V!t ones this Spring, I return my
:.c-r? tr.aaks tor the very liberal pa
1 i.ave already received, and will
:-.rto pita.-?? all who may call, wheth-
iuy or not.
FRANCIS W. HAY.
Motown. March 7. 1807.
I;1:aT Ki-.mction in- iMticr.s !
S V) CASH CUSTOMERS!
4T TJJi: EHEXSRrRG
iu unil.-r. Tne,i respc-ctfuily iniurms the
F.;ienPbur2 and the niihlr pnpr.
J '".t Le Las mai'.e a frpnt rr.1nrtir.n in
-t.) CASH liUYEIiS. My stock will
-M,m part, of Cooling, Parlor and Heat
yi-'W, of the most popular kinds ; Tin
."of every description, of my own nian-"-'"re:
Ihir.hrnrp tf o!I 1.
n. Kuft fllnges, Tal.lo Hinges,
u.nsw, uoits,lron and Nails, Win-
w ljlas. l'uttv. Table Kniroo n,l w.i-o
, uu iuin, meat uuers,
-I V e 1 artrs, Vcn and Pocket Knives in
-'-'it V;ir;ttv. .S,-:.K,.rc J1, r ,n
v l- :' B-'tchets, Hammers, Boring
.,t, ' '-'rers. UhisselH, Planes, (m
, : p' l anel an( Cross-Cut Saws.
rl j T S hhovels. Spades, Scythes
, a.hs, Rae For.Rj So?2h Be
r.:'. :s' 1,c-3- wx Bristles. Clothes
:,V"'rv ni"5 St"nes. Patent Molasses
In.i .
,VriI"i Stones. Patent Molas
- -;n ! Measures, Lumber Sticks, Ho
.-l- re Snoe.. Cast Steel. Rifles. SI
i.vuvers, Pistols. Cartridges, Pc
'-IDS. T.ri,l . V.. .
Iorse
Shoe
' ' - ' 1 . 1 I -- .7 ,
Lead X-n riA.t t? tii-i
v ire Bricks, Well and Cistern
A.:''Rg ; Harness and Saddlery
'.; .""' '"en and Wdlvw Wart
--tvrtrioty ; Carbon Oil and Oil Lamps,
.." si-ar.J 0,1, Lir.-feed Oil. Lnhricatincr
? ?'r f ,Iaaro, Paints, Varnish-
-i-um... Alcohol, &c.
jmiy GROCERIES,
.. ' .Ha. Cofire, Sugars, Molasses, Syr-i-r,
J'ripd Peaches. Dried Apples,
'rt's:!, u"!ca; TOBACCO and
' llnt, 'Wtcwaab, Scrub, Horse,
A amish. Stove. Clnthp ml
- :u ''rnshfR oil ,
"r'ss'i t "'"i"1 "u tsizea : ueu
!?7 rates ior UASIl.
: it low TnLtin3 mde, pained and put
'., nvtatKfr,.l A i:i , 1 ... .
He -o.. zx uuurai tuscouni
--.lcna!c ntry dca,era, by!-nK Tinware
g. Feb, 28. 18G?.-tf.
CfEORGK w. YEAGEIt
W,1ale n
d Retail Dealer In
ATiNS AND COOK STOVES
0F EVERY DESCRIPTION.
3.
ii il SMSITOE
CpH!S OWN MANUFACTURE,
GENERAL JOBBER in SPOUTING
aJ all other work in his line.
Street, near Caroline Street
ALTOOA, PA,
slin!if-!l0a,er ia the c5ty naving the ripht to
rr?r!T;,10wne!l "BARLEY SHEAF"
S TOVE. the most perfect
complete and satisfactory
Stove ever vntroduccd
to the public.
CK Immense. - Tiiices Loay.
vJiSFACTION GUARANTEED.
A,!,ln rfi,H ALL with Stencil Tools,
a. L. Ghaham, sprinjftield, Vt,
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PAHfinUT COSlTAJiVJAf 3s f UtU D ESCRtPTiQ U
GEORGE HUNTLEY,
Wliolesale and Retail Dealer in
STOVES. HAEDW&RE. MIlliE.
EDENsnuno, PA.,
13 Apro'it for tho ronownpil tna Mow-
lupr ami llcuptiig Machine, al.so for tho colu
brat:.l Cli)r)Kr M,u r mul Hcajn r, stoiit-r's su
perior liuiae Iluv Hake, the in -1 in tho mar
ket, l'rout's Coiiibiiu-il Hr.-e I lav Fork mul
Kiu,'-. which ennnot be bi.nt, Stner's Grain
Dnli-. an articlo evt-rv r-n-...cr should have.
Grain running Millsi, Corn Cultivators. Center
Iati i- I'lows.with ironorw oo-lbcanis and Jmn-dlt,-:-:tt
orsteel iuuld-lHiardd and land-sidea;
a it r-1 for tho ltlanc-harrt Chum, the best
churn lwni in use, and tverv one of which is
v.'i. ;:; nu-. : ;o arive fall satisfaction or no sale.
Stov i - j .Mid r.ui-dwiirc of every descrijjtion con
stiini iv !.: '.and at lowfi.fnirc8fnrci.-h. Karin
ers - ,- ; i .i-ted to send in their orders early
for Si. -if . Hcaj'rr. Horse Jriroaml Firrke.
l'anH':'i' - ' :niaimii!j destt iptir.ns and direc
tions for Mi.irf r and Heapcr uud Churns sent
iree on appiiennon to
UK lilGE HU-XTLEl .
K"fH nburg-, March lrl, laTl.-4m.
OWN and COUNTRY PROPERTY
AT PRIVATE SALE.
1. A LOT OF fi ROUND in Monretown. with
jrood f'lank House and OutbuildinKs. Cellar
under thu entire lioiit-e. AS'ill be bold cheap and
on cay terin.
2. ONE LOT OF GROUND in Mooretown, 06
feet front on Main street and 30 ioet deeu. A
choice iel-ctfon of Fruit Trues on this Lot. It
is most desirable locntion for buibiiutr.
3. A LARGE TWO (STORY FRAME HOUSE
on Iot adjoinintr the above ; linely tJnished and
witti ail eonvvnifiices. (hmmI outbuildiLig-3 and
an abundance of fruit trees.
4. A TWO STORT FRAME HOUSE in East
Ward of Ebensburif. Cellar kitchen, well and
cistern water. Good outbuildings and office on
same Lot. All in g-ood repair. Located on Main
street. Rcnt3 for Jso.
5. A LARGE TWO STORY FRAME HOUSE
in the Westward, suitable for two families.
Lot 3j feet front on Main street and 204 feet
deep. Could bo divided. Rents for 1."i0.
. A TWO STORY FRAME HOUSE in West
Ward, suitable for two families. Lot '-C feet
front on Main street and 100 feet deep. A desi
rable property.
7. ISLU.DINCr LOTSin Westward, Ebensb'fr,
8. PASTURE LOTS, of about S acres each, one
mile from town.
fl. TIMHElt. suitable for eord Trood, on LOTS
of b or H acres each, one mile trom town.
10. SIXTY ACRES Hmw)Ck Timber LAND
Will cut LOoo.UiO feet lumber. One and u balf
miles from Kbensburir.
11. A FARM OF loo ACRES, convenient to
luix iiPinirtf ; mostly cleared and m trood order,
Will bo sold separately or with No. 10.
i fJ"Al the above described property will bo
sold cheap and on easy terms. Those desirinff
im puic-iiH.se win can on or auuress tno under
siK'ucil ou or before the 1st dav of .Tanuarv next,
J. ALEX. MOORE,
or F. A. SuoEMAKEn.
EliensburffDec, 1. 1870.
INDIANA COUNTY FAKM I
AT PRIVATE 8AI.K!
A VALUABLE FARM, situate in Tine town
ship, Indiana county, la., thrco miles north of
f-tronirsiown, is onered lor sale on the most ae
coTiiniodatinsr terms. The FARM contains 300
AVUI.S of excellent land, ISO Acres cleared,
under g-ood fence and ia a (fonrl state of culti
vation. (-10 Aohks heinir meadow,) the balanei
covered with a 1 liiek srowtu or pine timber.
Tin.' 1 ilil; n.-l? : rp vr
Of two FRAME f
l.ts condition, i.V:g g I lisS a irood FRAMH
RANK LARN, 41 rj ? by It., FitAMH
STAF.r.K. &:., aff ?C?S'it'4 well as'a Water
HOUSES, in first
S w.MiM. in line runniriff order.
ihere are sininifsor excellent water convent
c-nt to both houses, and a splendid APPLE OR
CHARD, comprising the choicest fruit, on the
premises, i Xnere is also a t OA Ij ISA iv K. opened
and in ffood work in? order, with a vein of ;oal
reel iine.x ami or nrst rsite ouality
The above described Farm is situate S iniles
from the line of tho Homer and Cherrytree Rail
Road, now partially under contract, r or tenna
and other information apply on the pr misoa or
address PETER MIILVKIIILL,
l3-25.-3m. Stronpstown, Indiana Co., Pa.
G
ITAHDIAN'S SALE OF KEAL
rSTATR. Will ho i.-rrw-wnrwl in l,Mvli Ci1
at the house of Harry Marlett, in Sttijrustine
on Velnidi.v, llio Slli Jmae, 1S7I, at 5
o'clock, r. m., tho following described Real Es
lato, of which Timothy Sheehan, late of Rlaii
county, died seized, to wit: All that certair
PIECE Ok PARCEL of- LAND situate in Clear
Held town3hip. Cambria county, adjoininur lands
of James McGoujfh, Thomas Wilt, Jeremiah
rsieeuan, and John fc-heehan, confeunnitf ifty
Term of Sale. One-half of purchase money
on continuation of sale, and balance in one year,
with interest, to be secured by bond and inort-
ta(fc ui purcnaser.
MICHAEL SHEEHAN,
Guardian of minor children of Timothu Sheehan
Cloarlield Twp., June 10, 18Tl.-3t.
nUAHDIAN'S SATR OK
KEAL
ESTATE. Will be expnufi to Public S4I
Tvri' I"!1"' 2'c1ocU, p.m.. tho followi
Real Estate, of which Thomas Cowan. Into
WlHW,u.rtA'lW-,1 : A ".ihnt PI ECE
L, .."-i'V "r a" situate in white town
ship, Cambria county, adjoining lands of Goo
Gruff. John pnseam, and others, containini
11 J Acres,, being part of a larger tract war
ranted in the name of Jacob Deckers
;o- .. i.uiniim money on con
firmation of sale, and tlio balance in one ver
with interest, to be secured by tho bonds and
inoritfago oi iuo purcuaser.
JOS. M. SMITH,
Ouatxlian of minor children f Thm. Cowan,dec
XVUiU Twp., Juno 10, W71.-3t.
ilAUTION .All persona are hereby
y cautioned a?ainst buyinjr or meddling in
any way with the following personal property
now in me possession or Joseph Hips, or i:iics
township, Cambria county, viz: 1 Two Hors
learn, with harness; 1 lbindle Cow and thre
head of Young Cattle ; 1 plow, etc. ; as tho same
ueioiiirqio me. JOHN IUP.S.
Chest Twp., Clearlleld Co., May 22, lKTl.-OT.
r
UK IS A FREEMAN WHOM
ebensburg,
fee foci's gfparfmtnt.
Over the Hill to tho Poor Honttc.
BY WILL M. CABLETON,
Over the hill to the poor house I'm trudging rhy
a woman of seventy, and only a trilie gray
who am smart an' clever, for all the years
I Vfi tolil. i
Asi
many another woman thafe only half as old.
vcr tho hill to the poor house I can't nulte
..nlrA . ..1 , 1
er tho hill to the poor house It seems so hor
rid (picer I
my a step I've taken a toilir to and fro,
it this is a sort of a Journey I never tbouirht
tog-o. t
What is tho ueo of heapln' ou me a pauper's
r-nu uic I
:m I lazy or crazv 1 am I blind or Kin-.r- ?
I'rtie. I aiU llOt SO HUI1I.1i' nnr vol cnuu-fnl itni.t .
Rut charity ain't no favor, if onescan live with
out.
I am willin' an anxious an ready any day
To work for a decent livin an' pay my honest
way ; oe bound.
For I can earn my victuals, and more, too, I'll
If anybody only is wniin' to have me 'round.
Onco I was younjj and han'somo I was, upon
my soul feoal ;
Once my cheeks was roses, my eyes as black as
And I can t remember, in them davs, of hearin'
,jetiie ray.
For aoy kind of reason, that I was in their way.
Taint no use of boastin', or talkin over free.
Rut many a house an' home wns .,ir.r. !..-.,
Many a hau'stnue offer I hail from likely men, '
An nobody ever hip.ted that I was a burden then
And when to John I was married, sure he was
goou anu smart, jmy part ;
Rut ho and all tho nelc-hl mm would n-n.-n T rlriiti
For life was all before me, an" I wus young and
, iget aionp.
And I worked tho best that I could in tryin' to
And so we worked together; and life was hard.
TTM.i. i. Lour way;
Ith now and then a. bnbv Tr rtn rl,on
Till we had half a dozen, an' all growed clean
and.neat, to cat.
An weut to school like others, an' had enough
So we worked for the chlld'rn, and raisod them
. everyone; ought to've done ;
. ork d lor em summer end winter. Just as we
Only perhaps we humored 'em, which some
jrouu iiuKs eon'jftiin, .them
But every couple's chUd'rn's a heap the beat to
Strange how much we think of our blessed lit-
T, , . Ile on.es . for my sons;
Id nave died for mv daughters, ivi ha-. ii.i
And God He made that rule of love; but when
we're old and gray, the other way.
I vc noticed it sometimes somehow fails to work
Strangev another thing: -when our boys an'
gnu was ruwu, ituere alone ;
And when, exeeptin' Charley, they'd left us
When John he nearer and uearer come, an'
dearer seemed to be.
The Lord cf Hosts He came one day an took
mm uwuy irorii me.
Still I was bound to struggle, an' never to crlhpo
or tall Uy aji .
Still I worked for Charley; for Charley was now
jyuu niancj waspreiiygooa tome, withfcarce
a word or frown. fwif from tnirn
Till at last ho weut u-courtiu' and brought a
She was somew hat dressy, and hadn't a pleasant
smile style;
She was o,uito conceit y, an' carried a heap o'
i.ui ii ever i irien to no irleuds. 1 d d with her.
I know : lit or.
But she was hard and proud, tin' I couldn't make
She had an edleatlon, and that -was good for
"er; irvin tlnugs toolur;
But When She twitted moon mine, 'twm rar.
An' I told her once, 'fore company, (an' it al
most made her sick,) 'rithmetic.
That I never swallowed a grammar, or ct a
So 'twos only a few days before the thing was
done one;
They were a family of themselves, an I another
Jtw a very nine collage a taunly will do.
But I never have seen a house thut was his
euougu ior two.
An' I never could speak to suit her, never could
rdease her eve. rtrv ?
An it made me independent, an then I didn't
liut i was terribly staggered, an" felt it like a
blow, could go.
When Charley turned agin me, and told me I
I went to live with Susan, but Susan's house
was smulL for vis all ;
And she was always a hlntln how enug it was
And what with her husband's sisters, and what
wuti cnuuren three, Lme.
'Twaa easy to discover there Wasn't -room for
An then I went to Thomas's, tho oldest son
i ve got, lacre lot ;
For Thomas's buildings M cover the half ot an
Rut ail their child'rn was ou me I couldn't
stand their sauce there to boss.
And Thomas said I needn't think 1 was comin'
And then I wrote to Rebecca, my girl who lives
out west, miles at best ;
And to Isaac, not far from her some twenty
And one of 'em said 'twas too warm there for
any one so old, cold.
And t'other had the opinion the climate was too
So they have shirked and slighted me, and shift
ed me about old heart out;
So they have well nigh soured me, an' wore my
Iljt still I've borne up pretty well, an' wasn't
much put down, me on the town.
Till Charley went to tho poor master, an' put
Over the hill to tho poor house my child'rn
dear, good-by I was iii-h ;
Many a night I've watched you wheu only God
And God '11 Judge between us; but I will al
ways pray
That you shall never suffer the half I do to-day.
Harper' is Weeklu.
IJClTIi AT THE
Among the first settlers at Dover, New
Hampshire, was a man bv the name of
Tobias Foes. His cabin stood on the
Toll End Road, on tbo left bank of the
Cocheco, close by the Upper Falls. Here,
as the settlement grew in numbers, lie
built a rudo mill, to which the settlers for
miles around brought their grain ; and
this, coupled with what he raised from
his lands, was more than enough for the
support of his family, which consisted of
a wife and three small children.
The cabin stood on a high hill, from
which the trees had been cleared for sev
eral rods on either side, partly for the
purpose of bringing the soil under cultiva
tion, and partly that it might not offer
shelter to tho savages, who might seek to
approach the cabin with hostile intent.
c'ome miles distant from the blockhouse,
which had been erected on Garrison Hill
and commanded by Major Waldron, they
would have little chance to escape thither
in case of danger, and so relied more
upon the stout walls of tho cabin for de
fence than the distant garrison.
The mill was not visible from the cabin.
It stood in a wild, secluded spot on the
bank of the river, hemmed in with sharp
hills and heavy forests, through which
only a rude path led, that was daily trod
by the owner of tho mill and those that
had business thereto. Deep shadows lay
across it, and hung over the mill like a
pall, and so thick was the foliage upon
the banks that hardly a. ray of sunlight
ever found its way down upon the talking
water, as it hurried over the dam, and
was dashed upon tho black rocks below.
THE TRUTH MAKES FREE, AND ALL
pa., Saturday,
Mrs. Foss often declared that she never
went to the mill without experiencing a
shudder of fear on account of' its gloomy
location, and that it always seemed to her
as though the woods were full of Indians,
peering out at her on either aide, ready to
spring out upon her and ttake her life in
cold blood, but her husband laughed at
her fears, and said that she was as safe
there as in the cabin, and that, as far as
he was concerned, be gave little thought to
tho savages while about his daily toil.
One day late in September, he went to
his work at the mill in the morning, as
usual. The tky was overcast, giving
promise that rain would be falling before
nightfall. A solemn stillness pervaded
the forest, like that which sometimes pre
cedes a storm ; and Mrs. Foss, standing
in the doorway, watching her husband as
he went down the hill and into the forest
to his work, felt a boding of evil that ehe
could not shake olf. To her it 6eemed as
though the very silence possessed a voice,
and was speaking to her, telling of more
terrible danger which was impending over
them. As the day wore on, the sky, if
anything, assumed a more leaden hue, and
the clouds came down so low that they
seemed almost to touch tho tops of the
trees which surrounded the little clearing.
With the passing hours and the increas
ing gloom, the depression which had been
weighing upon the spirits of the miller's
wife increased ; and long before the hour
of noon came, she was firmly convinced,
in her own mind, that some terrible dan
ger threatened them, even if harm had
not already come to her husband while at
his work in the mill.
Filled with these gloomy thoughts sho
moved about the cabin, preparing the
t cu tide meal. In those days timepieces
were a costly luxury which but few pos
sessed; and, as the cabin was without one,
and the sun was not shining, she had to
rely upon herself to guess the time when
the meal should be ready. Hut she had
done this too many times to greatly err ;
and, when at last the meal was in readi
HCB3, she was ready to wager anything
it was but a few minutes from tho meri
dian, one way or the other. For a few
moments she lingered about the table,
waiting for the familiar step of her hus
band to sound outside, and replying to the
eager clamor of the children that they
might be allowed to go down to the mill
for their father. Then, with them etill
clingiDg about her, she went to the door
way, and gazed anxious-ly toward the
river. She could see nothing of him, nor
hear a sound, save the dull roar of the
river breaking over the dam, and rushing
among the stones below, mingled with the
sighing of the wind through the tree-tops,
which told of the rain as plainly as the
leaden sky overhead. Far away in the
distant hills it seemed as though the rain
had already begun to fall, and, in a little
time, would be there.
The children still clamored to be al
lowed to go to their father, but to this sho
would not consent. The way was lonely
through the woods, and, to her, was aN
ways teeming with danger. Sho would
wait a little longer, when ho would sure
ly come. The day being overcast, and he
hard at work, the time might slip by fast
er than he was aware, and not imagine
that dinner time bad come.
Slowly the moments dragged themselves
along to the impatient woman, and, with
the lapse of each, her fears for the safety
of her husband increased. Surely some
harm must have come to him, for he bad
never been so late to hia meals before ;
and, unable longer to control her fears,
the bade the children follow her ; and
closing the cabin door, she took tho path
that led down towards the mill.
As she crossed rhe edge of the clearing
and entered the forest, fho thought that it
had never seemed so gloomy there before,
and never eo filled with strange sounds as
those which seemed to salute her cars
from every side. Even tho children
seemed impressed with the strange moan
ing of the tree-tops and ceased their
childish prattlo, clinging about the skirts
of their mother, as a sort of undefined
dread crept over thorn, communicated in
part, perhaps, by the gloom which they
read upon the face of their parent.
Deeper and deeper grow tho gloom as
they plunged into the forest and approach
ed the mill. Tho moaning sounds that
filled the tree-tops were lost in the roar of
the water over the dam, as they came
nigh the river's bank. A turn in the
forest path showed them the mill a little
way before them, the door standing epcD,
but no signs of life about it.
For a moment Mrs. Fos3 paused, and
listened for any sound that might como
therefrom. liut nothing met her ear save
the roar of the waler. The mill wasn't
at work, or the groaning of the ponder
ous wheels would have long ago saluted
her ears. The silent and deserted appear
ance of tho mill added to her fears, and
she hesitated about stepping within tho
doorway. Might not a fearful scene
greet her eyes and chill the blood in her
veins? Pausing within a few feet of tbo
open door, sho called aloud to her hus
band. There wa3 no answer save the roar of
the water, which seemed to echo back
to drown her cry. Again it was repeat
ed, but with a like result, and then, sum
moning all her courage, with her children
clinging about' her skirts, she stepped
within tho mill.
A glance about the first floor showed
nothing that added to her fears. No
ARB SLAVES BESIDB.
june 24, i87i.
signs of human life were there. The hugo
wheels and the belt with its running gear
confronted ber with their maze of compli
cations, for the mills of those eld days
were fearfully and wonderfully made.
Tho stairs that led up to the story above
stood in one corner, up which the grain
was carried to the hopper ; and towards
these she moved to explore the upper
room.
Bidding her children remain at the foot
of the stairs until her return, she began
the ascent, and her head had nearly reach
ed a level with the floor above, when,
glancing in through the open stairs, she
beheld a sight which turned her limbs to
stone and her blood to ice.
Perched upon the broad wheel around
which the great belt ran, were two huc
painted savages.
For a moment it seemed as though she
could not retain her fooling. Herbrain
reeled, and her limbs grew weak beneath
her, until it seemed as though they could
not sustain her body. A film obscured
her sight, and for a moment she was un
conscious of all about her. Iiy a violent
effort sho threw the spell from her, and
once more became alive to her terriblo
situation. Without moving from the
stairs upon which she tood, she glanced
once more at her fearful foes, but quickly
withdrew her eyes, fearful that they might
think she had seen them, and therefore
hasten tho fate she - felt was impending
over them, 0
For a moment the bewildered woman
knew not what to do. Death for herself
and children stared her in the f ice, and
from it there seemed no possible chance
of escape ; yet even then sho was clinging
to life, and planning to save her own and
those dear to her.
That her husband had fallen by their
hands she had no doubt. Even then ho
was doubtlo-s lying, a ghastly corpse, in
some part of tho mill, or sornewlicre in
it. vicinity ; and she was afraid to turn
her eyes in any direction, lest they should
be blasted by a sight that should com
pletely prostrate her, and deliver them an
easy prey to the savages.
She had started for the upper chamber;
and to turn back now, she was fearful
woulu attract the attention of the savages.
Therefore, with n violent effort she kept
on, though fearing every moment to hoar
a cry from one of the children, who might
espy one of the eavages, and therefore
hasten tho terrible death which stared
them in the face.
Two steps moro and the chamber was
revealed to her and her heart grew sick
at the sight which sho there beheld. A
little way from the hopper, and close by
the lever by which the floodgate was rais
ed, lay the body of her husband, welter
ing in his blood. A large pool lay upon
the floor, which had flown from a musket
wound in his heart, and th scalp had
also been torn from the head of tho vic
tim. The features were distorted, and ,
hatdly a semblance remained of him who
had that morning loft the cibin so full of
life.
For a moment she stood incapable of
motion ; and then, with a cry, she sprang
forward and knelt by the body of her hus
band. Hut for a moment only was her
own pafety and that of her children for
gotten. One kiss upon the pale lifeless
fnce upturned before her; and then sho
hastened to put into execution a plan
which had been rapidly conceived in her
brain. Should it be successful, the safety
of herself and children would be assured,
and tho death ot her husband at tho same
time avenged..,
Tho lever by which tho flood-gate was
raised and the mill set in motion was be
fore her ; and springing to it, she exerted
all her strength to make it answer to its
uae. For a moment it seemed that tho
task was beyond her strength. The lever
refused to move, and the cumbrous ma
chinery of the mill was motionless.
Again she exerted her strength, and, to
her great joy, she found that it was mov
ing. Moro resolutely she bent to tho task ;
and at last tho lever went slowly, and the
gate came up. A rush of waters sound
ed beneath, and tho next moment the
hugh wheel began to revolve, and clank,
and groan, as was their custom in use.
A cry from unmistakably savage throats
told her that her plan had succeeded, and
that the redskins were caught in tho trap
sho had ect for them.
Iy hiding away in such a fpet upon
her approach,, that they might thereby
more surely ensure her destruction and
that of her children, they had got them
selves in a situation from which it wa3
hard escaping.
The cries of her frightened children,
mingled vith those of the savages and tbo
clatiking of tho mill, came to her cars, and
she hastened to descend the stairs to
them. Once upon the lower fkxr, the
children clung to her with frightened
cries ; and while she tried to hush them,
she took in at a glance the situation of
affairs, and saw to her great joy, that the
plan she had laid had succeeded admira
bly. The savages, clinging with all their
strength to tho huge wheel, were boing
rapidly whirled round and round, while at
each revolution it seemed as though they
must bo hurled violently to the floor.
With wild cries they went round and
round ; and the miller's wife saw they
were becoming dizzy, and could not much
longer retain their hold upon the arms of
the wheel upon which they were porched.
They must bo hurled to the floor ; and,
if not stunned by the fall, sho and ber
children would be again at their mercy.
A glance showed her her husband's
axo standing by the door ; and as quick
a3 thought she hastened to possess it.
Now, with a weapon of defence, fhe felt
greater courage than she had yet cxpeii
cuced. Her children, nearly frantic with
terror, still clung to her skirts. The
cries of tha savages alarmed them to
such an extent that they could not be in
duced to leave her for a moment.
A glance at tho savages showed l:cr
that one of them had become dizzy and
could not rnuch longer retain his hold.
The moment that was to decide their fate
was fast approaching, and she nerved her
self to meet it.
By a violent effort sho succeeded in dis
engaging the children from about her, and
with uplifted axe, sprang toward the
wheel, just as the savage let go his hold,
and was hurled violently almost at her
very feet. With all the strength her arm
possessed, she swung the axe above her
head, and brought it down with such
force and precision that the skull of the
bewildered and helpless savage was cleft
in twain.
Another cry broke from the lips of tho
remaining savage. His hold upon tho
wheel was rapidly loosening ; and, dazed
as he was, he saw that tho fate of his
companion must shortly bo his. Ihit ono
chance of life occurred to him, and thai
was to attempt to spring from the wheel
from the opposite side from where lay
the body of his companion, and where ho
thought the intrepid woman would not
venture while the machinery of the mill
was in motion. With ell his remaining
strength he made the attempt ; but it was
fatal to him, for he was caught by the
bolt and dashed on with resistless force
against a post standing near. Tho mill
went on, the wheel dragin him rouud,
at each revolution repeating the blow,
and in a little time the Favae was beaten
out cf all resemblance of humanity.
With grateful heart for the deliverance
which had been vouchsafed to them, Mrs.
Foss gathered her children about her, and
hurried from the mill which contained eb
many horrors In the ruin which had
commenced to fall, the hastened along
tho path, past their cabin, which would
never seem like home to her again, after
the terrible occurrence of the day, and
down to the main settlement below.
There, assured of safety for hersi-If and
children, the strength which had sustain
ed her gave W3V ; and it was weeks Ic
fore she was able to leave the cabin of
the friend with whom sho had taken
refuge.
The site of the old mill ia to bo seen
on the Toll End Koad, and few are the
dwellers theroon that cannot repeat its
story.
Story of a Hat. The South Norwalk
Sentidel tells a romantic 6tory of a young
lady, who some time ago was employed
as a hat trimmer in a manufactory of that
city. One day. being more than usually
disgusted with her tedious and profaic
occupation, on tha impulse of themoment
she wrote her name and address upon
tne lining of a hat she had just finished,
and patiently awaited the result. The
hat, with hundreds of others, was sent
off to the "trade ' and finally purchaFed
by a young New Yorker, who chanced to
discover the name upon the lining. Being
of a romantic turn of mind he wrote to
the young Jlady ; nn intimacy followed,
and the result wa3 the marriage of the
two la6t week.
Apropos of the above, but not of the
same romantic and pleasing character, ia
the "following story from the Danbury,
Conn., Aravs: "A girl in this town
stitched her name in the lining of a hat
beneath the statement : 'I am thine; wilt
thou be mine ?' and sent it adrift. After
various vicissitudes itwas purchased by
a ccitain gentleman, and took a position
oYi his head. One day the lining.bccamo
loose, and in endeavoring to fasten it his
eye rested upon the Ecut'unent and name,
and he involuntarily exclaimed, 'D n
fool!" When Martha returned to her
homo that day she was taken to a retired
part of the cottage and warmed with a
strap. The gentleman who got the hat
was her father."
A IIcmase Acr Punished. Tho Lib
eral Christian has the following anecdote
from a gentleman who was an eye-witness
of the circumstance narrated :
The thermometer often stands for days
at from 109 to 117 degrees in the lied
Sea, and when the vessel is with the
wind, and traveling about with tho spoed
of the air, tho lack of any breeze or .ven
tilation makes life on the steamer almost
insupportable. On thia occasion four
men and two women among the passcn
gcrs were so overcome with the heat that
the Bbip's doctor reported that they must
die if the ship's course were not changed
and a breeze created by traveling against
tho wind. The captain Very reluctantly,
and in dire fear of the company's orders,
yielded to the cry of humanity and steam
ed one hundred miles back on his course,
lie thus reduced the oppressive tempera
ture twenty degrees, ventilating his ship,
and saving the lives (probably of six passengers.-
The government fined the com
pany (who excused the captain, al.hough
not without a warning not to do it again)
a thousand pounds for going out of the
prescribed route with her majesty's mails.
Terms, $2 per year In advance
NUMBER 21
Tlio Xluc or Diamonds.
A correspondent having requested u
to state why the nine cf diamonds card
is called the ''curse of Scotland," ha in
duced us to give a very full answer to
this often asked but seldom answered
question. The famous family cf the
Dalryrcplcp, from, whom so many stranji
and horrible stories have their origin, aro
also the cause of this curious expression.
Sir James Da'ryroplc, f ret carl f
Slair, was a man of -neat ability and ac
tive public life in Scotland dt'ring the
days of the protectorate, after the restora
tion and in the reign of William tm 1
Mary. Macaulay streaks of him us the
"founder of a funny eminently distin
guished at the bar, en the bene!), in the
senate, in diplomacy, in arms and in let
ters, but distinguished also by misfortunes
and misdeeds which have furnished poo;?
and nove'ii&ts with material for the dark
est and most heart-rending talcs." Sir
Walter Scoot called him ono of tho great
est lawyers who ever lived, and his family
an "illustrious race.'' It was the daugh
ter of this carl of Stair, James Dairy mple,
who stabbed her bridegroom in the nup
tial chamber, upon which incident Soctl
founded his story of iLc bridoof Lair.nirr
moor. Sir James Dairy re pic lived iu corrnpt
times, had to do with wicked men, r.od
must have been depraved, indeed, to ex
ceed the sins of those of his days; yet he
appears to have been hated with great in
tensity b' a large portion of the Sec t'.ih
peoplo. His wife was believed to !e a
witch, and his many tragic mifortur.c
wcrc considered special visitations f
Providence, Still, withal, there had n-rc
yet fallen to the history of his house t! e
harsh imputation implied by tho term :
are about to explain.
This rematkablc man f-hnrcd his politi
cal power with his eon, the able Jt-1.:;
Dalryuqle, who, under William 111, wr.;
appointed Lord Advocate of Scothin-'.
Dnd by his connection with ihe f right fol
massacre of Glencoe, brought upon him-'
self and his father's houso the redoubled
hatred of the people. The story cf tl
fierce crime is briefly as follow:? :
William had issued a proclamation tf
pardon to all the highianders who wouM
Vtender thoir submission In fore ihe tirs-t
c f January, 1G92." In obedience to thu
demand the little c'an of Macdonald of
(xlencoe, through the person of their chief,
desire! so to report their intention. !...:
severe weather and mifhaps delayed 1 i
arrival before the proper officials uutil five
days after the final day. John Dairy tu
ple and others, overjoyed at the incident,
obtained, by misrepresentations to the
king, permission to eubdue ihe clan. A
company of soldiers (Campbell's) were
sent to the lonely glen, and a sccno of
atrocious cruelty was enacted, rcsultir.g
in the destruction of the clan by blood
shed, hunger and cold.
Tho coat-of-arms of the Dalrymplcs is
described in heraldic phrase, "at or cii
a ground saltire azure, nine lozenges of
the field," meaning, principally, nine dia
monds, on a St. Andrew's cross. The
explanation is guossed before we fini.-h '
the nine of diamonds is, by reason of re
semblance, called the "Curse of Scotland."
It is also said that Dalrymple's order
sending Campbell of GlenTyoh who, by
the way. was one of the ancient kinsmen"
of the lately celebrated Marquis of Lome
on the bloody errand to the fatal glen was
written on the back of the nine of dia
mond card, but this i3 altogether unlikely.
A Komantic Sror.Y. Here is a noat
littlo story from Kentucky: About twenty-five
years ago a young man from that
State took a horseback ride to Virginia,
where hi3 father carno from, and on hi?
way he met a man and his family moving
West, so poor that they were almost re
duced to starvation. He had compassion
on the wretched croup, and gave them n
$20 bill with which to reach their jour
ney's end. In about fifteen years the
young man received a letter from the niai;
he had befriended, saying that he was a
prosperous merchant in Southern Ken
tucky, and enclosing a 20 note to repay
his loan. After another ten years, which
included the great rebellion and its ter
mination, he was elected to tha Lower
IIouso of the Kentucky Legislature, and
being a man of talent and influence, was
chosen Speaker, during the contest for
which, ho had noticed that a stranger and
one of the other party was hia strongest
snpporters. His curiosity was aroused
by this, and he asked the man's motive,
as he never had toh"i3 knowledge seen him
before. "Sir," replied the member, "you
will recall, when I mention it, a litib
scene that occurred when you were a boy
on your way to Virginia. It was you
who saved my wife from starvation. She
has told mo time and again, that never
did u morsel of food taste so sweet so
utterly dolicious, a3 that you gavo her
then. She was but six years old at that
time ; bnt when she saw your name, dur
ing the late canvas, among the prominent
probable candidates for the speakership,
she laid down the law a3 to how I was to
vote. This 13 an. Neither she, nor her
father and mother, brother and sister?,
nor myself, can ever forget you.".i
Wanted A cover for bare suspicion,
a veil for tho face of nature, butions for
breaches of privilege, binding for volumes
of smoke, cemeut for broUvn cngage-
rncnts.-
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