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GONE WITH A IIAXDSOMER 3IAN.
BY WH.I. M. OARLETOX.
JOHN.
I've worked ih the field all day, a-plowln tho
"stony streak,"
I've scolded my team till I'm hoarse; I've trarap-
ed tUl my lejfs are weak ; (fibs)
I va choked a dozen awears (so'9 not to tell Jane
Vhen the plow-pint etruck a atone and the
liandlfcs punchad tny libs.
I've put my team In the barn, and rubbad their
sweaty coats : oats
I've fed 'em a heap of hay and a half a bushel of
And to geo the way they eat makes me likeeat
Ingrfeel, lout a meal.
And Jaue won't say to-night that 1 don't make
Well said 1 the door is locked 1 but here she's
t- , left the key, and me;
Lnderthe step in a rlaoe known only to her
I wouder who's dyiu' or dead, that she's bustled
on" pell-mell t will tell.
But hero ou the table's a note, and probably this
Good God I my wife is gone! my wife is gone
astray 1 away
The letter it says, "Good-bye, for I am a-going
1 ve lived with you six months, John and so far
I've been true t iuau than you,"
But I m going away to-day with a haudsomer
A han'somer man than me! Why that ain't
... much to say; Levery day.
There s han somer men than me go past here
There's han'somer men than me 1 ain't of the
liiiii'souie kind; never find.
But a loriH tr man than I was I guess she'll
Curse her ! curse her ! I say, and give my curs
es wings! scorpion's "stings !
May the words of love I've spoken be changed to
Oh! she filled my heart with joy, she emptied
my heart of doubt.
And now, with a scratch of a pen, she lets my
heart's blood out 1
Curse hor! curse her! eay I; she'll some time
rue this day; two can play ;
bne 11 some time learn that hate is a game that
Aud long before she dies she'll grieve she ever
. . ,w,a9 born ; down to scorn !
And 1 11 plow her grave with hate and seed it
As sure as the world goes on, there'll come a
,.-. time wnen sbe man than me;
Will read the devilish heart of that han'somer
And there'll be a time when he will find, as oth
era do, with two.
That she who is false to one can be the same
And when her face grows pale, and when her
eyes grow dim, him.
And when he is tired of her and she is tired of
She'll do what sue ought to have done, and
coolly couat the cost ;
And then she'll see things clear, and know what
she has lost.
And thoughts that are now asleep will wake up
in her mind, left behind;
And she will mourn and cry for what she has
And maybe she'll sometimes long for me for
me but no! have it so.
I ve blotted it out of my heart, and I will not
And j et in her girlish heart there was some
thin' or other thehad, lybad;
That fastened a man to her, and wasn't eutiro-
Aud she loved me a little, I think, although it
d'Jn'tlast; 'em in the past.
But I inusn't think of the things I've buried
I'll take my hard words back, or make a bad
c, ,, 'natter worse; my curse;
She 11 have trouble enough; she shall not have
But I'll live a life so square and I Avell know
that I can
Thut she always will sorry be that she went
with that han'somer man.
Ah, here is her kitchen dress ! it makes my poor
eyes blur; her.
It seems.when I look at that, as If 'twas holdin'
And here are her week-day shoes, and there ig
her week-day hat.
And yonder her weddiu' gown: I wonder she
didn't take that.
Twas only this naornin' she came and called mo
her "dearest dear," dise here ;
And said I w makin' for her a re-'lar para
U God I if you want a man to sense tho pains of
hell, en a spell I
Before you pitch him In Just keep him in heav-
Good-bye! I wish that death had severed us
two apart, a lovin' heart.
You ve lost a worshipper here you've crushed
I'll worship no woman again; but I guess I'll
learn to pray, away.
And kneel as iou used to kneel before you ran
And if I thought I could bring my words on
heaven to bear, there.
And if 1 thought I had some little influence
I would pray Uiat I might be, if it only could be
so.
As happy and as gay as I waa half an hour ago.
JANE (entering).
Why, John, what a litter here ! you're thrown
things all around 1
Come, what's the matter now? and what 've
you lost or found ? per, too.
And hero's my father here, a waiting for sup-
1've been riding with him he's that "handsom
er man thau you."
Ha! ha! Pa take a seat while I put the kettle
on, old John.
And get things ready for tea, and kiss my df ir
Why John, you loek so strange! Come, what
haa crossed your track ?
I was only a joking, you know ; I'm willing to
take it back.
JOHN (nside).
Well, now, if this ain't a joke, with rathor a
bitter eroain ! dream ;
It seems as if I'd woke from a mighty ticklish
And I think sho "smells a rat," for she smiles '.t
me so queer; didn't "I,.ixr
I hope she don't : good Lord ! I hope tht they
It was one of her practical drives ,1, tlmntrht
I'd understand ! Tof the laml
But I'll never break sod again tlU I et the lav
But one thing's settled with l-to appreciate
Heaven well, ot nel
Tia well fora man toKaVesome fifteen minutes
Harper's Weekly.
fcOMMUJJICATIOX.
BCMMERHILL TWP., July 1?, 1ST1.
I)car Freeman la his last effort Mr. Maggie
did not even refer to the matter in dispute,
which shows that the cause he espoused can no
longer, be defended. As ho still keeps the ex
citermit up, however, by Introducing matter
entirely foreign to the purpose, it Is but proper
that I should keep the real subject before thj
reader. The question is : Had Maggie Black cr
preacher Hartsock a right to conduct religious
exercises in a public school, within the time set
apart for study? I hold that they had not, and
Rin supported therein by an able article signed
"Alma, published at Ebensburg in this month's
issue of the Teach-.ris' Advocate. Mr. Maggie
maintained the contrary, but, unablo to keep
his ground, he went off, leaving me master of
the bituation; Now that he has gone that I
have gained the day that fanaticism is rebuked
it only remains for me to say that Rev. Hart
sock is expected not to trouble the schools in
the future with his prayers. The schools are
mixed many Catholics attend tbem, and as ho
is a reviler of their faith, it could not reason
ably be expected that they would join in his
prayers. Indeed he is one of the last men to
whom Catholic parents would entrust their lit
tle ones for religious instruction.
As Mr. Maggie now cruises over a foreign sea,
I wish it to be understood that I am not bound
to follow hiin.'but as a littlo exeursion'js some
times desirable, I will unfurl my sails in lila
pursuit. As tho doctrines of the Church are
given and explained in our books and cate
chisms, it would be as idle for me as it was for
Mr. Maggie to name them in this controvert'.
I tneref oresimply refer the reader to our books,
.i. ,w,. . - - - - - - .- . c.i. i;i i ii t
uaiiauiciiisuiKi omer points introduced bv
my opponent. 1 would, moeeover, remark that
and learned than anything he can give.
fore, if it was not kuo vn until tho t liin,...n,i.
century? I aus? tor a reply.
Mr. Maggie waxes warm about celibacy. As
a wife is a nine tfiia wot with the preaehv , of
course he has one. Indeed, I know preachers
unable toraiso beards who are able to hunt up
wives. Whether the inability to raise beards
arises from their youth, or the race to which
their features assign them, need not now be
told. I presume, however, that it would not be
safe to let them run through tho country sin
gle, especially if connected with sewing ma
chines, for this business obliges them to knock
inioj .on nine worn called trie "Vatican
Council, in which the Infallibility of the Pope
is fully explained, and then to "Mflner'e End of
in wmcn no ran loo.. oil n 1
.... , ...... ., orten nanmcd in tho
past by men, ou both sides, whoso pens Mr.
Maggie would bo unworthy to mend ; and as
their discussions are still extant, those wishing
to read them will timi i,r. 1 1 1 111 1 (ill J...... !
x UCKCIII..-I1HII1 says mat tne real presence was
introduced in the thirteenth century ; yet Sco
tus Erlginee denied that dogmain the ninth and
Herrengarius in the eleventh century. How
then, could it uc denied four hundred vMrtim'
EBENSBURG,
at many doors which the fair sex would often
open, and thus expose themselves to strongand
violent temptations, which they could not be
expected to resist, as good works are unnecessa
ry for the Christian.
The Church honors and reveres marriage nsa
Divine institution, notwithstanding Mr. Mag
gie s assertion to the contrary. Celibacy, how
ever, is a holier state, as can be proven from
example and iscripture. Sts. John, the Baptist
nud Evangelist, as also St Paul, never married,
and if the obligation to take a wife was gener
al, as my opponent would have us believe,
would they have remained single all their lives?
If they could live chaste im this state, cannot
others live so too? Had they been Lutheran
Creachers of course they would have had wirei
utas they were Catholic bishops, they had
virtue enough to do without them. Does Mr.
Maggie believe that the marriageable Lutheran
1 adics of Wilmore, still single, are unchaste be
cause they have not husbands? To believe
this would be uncharitable, and no doubt un
just, yet such is the conclusion that would fol
low from his premises. Now, if the Lutheran
ladies of Wilmore are chaste, cannot nuns be
also pure? Sir, your heart is full of malice,
and God, in whom perhaps you do not believe,
will yet chastise you I
The devil ouoted Scripture to tempt Jesus,
and so does Mr. Maggie against celibacy ; but as
Jesus confounded the one with his own weapon,
so will I the other. As has been already told,
St. Paul was single, and wished that all were
like himself. In VII. ch., 1st Epistle to the
Corinthians, the Apostle thus speaks: "7t good
fur a man not ft touch a woman, for I u-ouUl that
all men were even a tnyNtlfi but I tuiu to tlie un
married, it i gawl fttr them no to continue, evert at
I. He that ix without a wife is solicUouti
altout the things of the world, how he may pUaxe
his wife, and he is divided." Is not this tho St.
Paul that condemns celibacy according to Mr,
Moggie? Evidently the gentleman belies the
Apostle, for you see, dear reader, that St. Paul
practiced celibacy himself, and then emphat
ically represents it as holier than marriage.
Ix;t me now ask which is Mr. Maggie solicitous
about the things of the world, or the things
of God. Ioes he divide bis love between God
and his wife? Can it be possible that he is a
Treacher und storekeeper at one and the same
time. St. Paul certainly hits him severely, and
he should really feel that he deserves the stripes
that make him smart.
Thegentlemau's next jump is to the so-called
Reformation, which he considers necessary,
but which I regard as a simple rebellion auraiust
(iod. Taking it for granted that he believes in
Christianity, I will tell him, in the outset, that
Christ established only one religion, for two or
more diametrically opposed to each other could
not be all true, aud anything false is not con
nected with Him. As there is but "one Lord,
one Faith, one Baptism," there is but one truo
religion. The establishment of it was the ful
filment of a long chain of prophesies, and no
Christian expects that any other ever will be
revealed. Now, as the religion thus revealed
would be the only means ever again (jiven to
man to sjive his soul, was it not meet to adopt
the necessary measures to preserve it? Its
Founder knew the necessity of taking these
measures, and had the abi lity to take them, too,
and as He did so much. He should do so I i 1 1 1 rf
if the work which cost him Fuch pain and suf
fering would not soon tumble to the ground.
Christ took those measures by establishing
and organizing a Church, which Is a society or
body of men, professing His doctrine. We are
commanded to hear this Church, as we would
Christ Himself. "He who hears you hears Me;
who despise you despises me." "Ho thut oVies
not hear the Church, let him be to thee as &
heathen and a publican." These directions Rre
given, not only to this or that individual, or
age, but to all ages, to all the children of men,
even yet unborn. Could the Church fall into
error at any time subsequent to its es.ablisb
rnent, would Jesus Christ command p.ii men to
hear and obey it, under pain of eternal loss? In
that event, what should we think of His jus
tice? To command us to follovv a blind, erring
guide, that could throw lis body and soul into
the gulf of perdition, would be unworthy of
God. None but skeptics can believe it. His
commands however are recorded, and the only
inference that can be drawn from them is, that
He imposed an obligation on man cither to fol
low an erring guide, or else one that positively
eouid not lend him astray. Upon rellection, the
Christian mind revolts against any such impi
ous conclusion as the former, but reason and
religion alike confirm the latter. To remove
every pretext of fear as to the Church leading
us astray, Christ assures us that He is always
with it. "Lo I atn with you all days even to the
consummation of tho world." Would He be
with a Church engulfed in error? "I will tend
the Holy Ghost to teach you all truth and to
abide with you forever." If the Holy Ghost
abides with and teachesall truth to the Church,
how can it be false? "Upon this rock 1 will
build my Church, and the gates of hell cannot
prevail against it." If the gates of hell could
evr prevail against it, then what should we
think of the veracity of Christ? Would we not
be justified In rejecting Him and His religion ?
Mr. Magsrie and his equals mav believo I hat the
Saviour has been faithless to llis promises, but
t.od forbid that we would be so im pious 1 We
are'the majority of believers, and are thorough
ly convinced by His own testimony that Christ
sticks to His promises that He has not aban
doned the Church or left His people in a fh'.j
without a rudder, to be heaved about by the
impetuous waves of error, or tossed to .ad fro
by every wind of doctrine. As He commands
us to hear, so does He secure us ir the Church
for He, with the Spirit of Truth,, presides at the
helm of the ship, and will evr conduct her safe
ly over shoals and tem;,epts, to discharge her
cargo, the price of IL",S own precious Blood, in
1 MlinT.en ot lh0 Eternal Father.
It follow s from all this that the oldest Christ
lan o' Luomination now in the world is that es
I3 jiished by our Lord. I repeatedly told Mr.
laggie that his Church had never been heard
of at any time, or at any place under the heav
ens, during the first fifteen hundred years of
Christianity, and I now repeat the assertion. A
Church, then, established more than fifteen
hundred years after our Lord had established
His Church, Is of too recent origin to be the
oldest denomination in the world". How great
soever their prejudices and hatred, all histori
ans admit that this is the privilege alone of the
Catholic Church; The infidel Cibbon, in his
"Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire," makes
frequent mention of Iwu-, but is silent about
those which now in vain contend against her.
This is an evidence that she existed in the days
of the. Ciesars, while they did not. Lnther him
self, two years after his spiritual mother had
lopped him off f.-om the tree of life and east
him to one side to wither, perish and die, fur
nishes the following testimony : "That the 7fo
man Church viore honored tn God tlin all the
rcM i not f be dnuhted." "S.S. Peter and Pavl,
forty-tin I))e, soiiie hundred of thmtxand of
martyr hare l iid rfotm their lives in its eommu
nim, havi no overcome hell and the world, so that
the cjrs of God rent on the Hainan Cnurch with
special favor." An emir.ent English Protestant
historian says: "The Jloman Catholic Church
saw tlie commencement of all the ecclesiastical in
stitutions now in the tixr'd, ourf we have no assu
rance that she is not destined to see the end of them
all." This is testimony enough, surely, to con
vince the unbiased that the Catholic is the old
est denomination now in the world, and conse
quently that tho one Holy Catholic Church
mentioned in the Apostles' Creed, which no true
Christian from their time up to the present ever
ceased to repeat, is the one that was established
by Christ, who solemnly decla.-ed that the gates
of hell should norer prevail against it that it
is that with which He makes his covenant for
ever. It is clear, then, that the so-called Refor
mation was simply a rebellion against God, and
the jarring sects that sprung up from it, and
that mutually deny every truth in the Gospel,
are living evidences of the fact. Luther might
talk about the bad morals of his neighbors, but
the neighbors could Terr readily and truthful
ly retaliate. That he hud a most ungovernable
temper that he was subject to the worst sallies
of passion a man of most obscene language
and of immoral character are facts Which his
writings plainly exhibit and his most ardent
admirers freely admit. The man who entrusts
his salvation to the religion, founded by and
still bearing the name of Luther, must, indeed,
be very indifferent about his happiness in the
world to come. Let him consider well the
words of one who lived almost in the days of
the AposMe: "He who has not the Church for
his mother cannot have God for his Father."
SoLTeito
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bonic acid; alcohol into ether and water. Sugar
can also bo converted into oxalic acid, and like
wise into pure charcoal and water. Alcohol
will readily change into acetic acid or vinegar.
Coal tar is transformed info dyes that surpass
the Tyrian purple of old. Starch may be trans-:
muted into gum, alcohol, sugar, vinegar, or
oxalic acid. And these are but a few of the
changes which modern chemical science ha3
made familiar as household words.
A Vermowthr had three dollars damages
awarded him for being but tod over a fence by
Jus neighbor's bull. It is likely that he would
have got more had he not admitted that he was
trying to get ovor the fence anyhow, nnd the
bull only helped h!m to accomplish that fea
PA., THURSDAY,
Mrs. Wharton, the Modern Borgia.
A Leaf from fcer Private Life.
We do not purpose to re-write for the
readers of the Telegraph the circumstances
of the crime, on the charge of the commis
sion of which Mrs. Wharton stands ar
raigned. They are now extensively
known, and the rc-teiHng of the story
would be but a tedious lengthening of our
article. But our Bole purpose is to lay
before the public some facts that are not
known, facts culled by laborious search
in private avenues of information, and
which, combined, contain to a certain ex
tent the private life of Mrs. Wharton,
and throw a great light upon what will
most necessarily be her ground of defence.
Ellen O. Nugent was born in this city
about forty years ago. Her father, Geo.
Nugent, was a most prominent and suc
cessful merchant of the day, doing a large
importing business of fine goods, silks,
etc. In character he was strictly up
right and honorable, living, as it were,
by a set rule of firmness and justice to all.
His daughter Ellen was by his second
wife, be having been previously married
to a Cuban woman, by whom he had two
children, both boys, one of whom is now
a respectable and prosperous member of
our cominunity There were six other
children by the second wife, four sons and
two daughters. Both of the daughters
are married and living in the city.
It is somewhat difficult to ascertain
who Ellen's mother was, speaking in a
family sense. She appears to have been
a very beautiful, and at the same time a
very obscure girl, living here in I'hiladeU
phia. But as it is not particularly with
Mrs. Nugent or the other children that we
have to do, it does not matter much ; but
we will remark, en passant, that Mrs.
Nugent has only been dead a few years,
having outlived her husband, who died
about the time of the great California
gold excitement.
And now having cleared tho loom of
our story of croes-lhreads, we will pro
ceed to weave the narrative of Mrs, Whar
ton's life, who6e most exciting scene has
just taken place in Eutaw street, Balti
more. Mr, Nugent did not remain long in
Philadelphia after the birth of his daugh
ter Ellen, er Nellie. He had been very
successful in business, and finally conclu
ded to retire, which he did, purchasing a
lovely place about a mile this side of Con
shobocken, at a spot called Gulf Mills,
where, with his family growing up around
him, he 3ettled down lo pass the clos
ing hours of his life, amid the sylvan
scenery of our beautiful Schuylkill's banks.
Of all the children Nellie was his
idol. He lavished every attention upon
her that money could command. Espe
cial pains wers taken with her education,
and she ppent a considerable time at Bish
op Doane's Seminary, iu Burlington, New
Jersey. Aud now the real interest of our
story commences. Nellie has grown up
under our pencil into beautiful woman
hood, and her mature character is bein
nuig to determine itself. The scene is
the Gulf Mills house, and the time is
about twenty-five years agd
By the universal voice of those who
knew her at this time, she was certainly
a most lovely girl. About twenty years
of age, of slender and graceful, yet queen
ly bearing, with magnificent jet black hair
of unusual length, dark eyes, and fair
complexion such was her physical beau
ty. But those who knew her well say
that that was the least of her attractions.
It was rather her engaging manner, her
winning ways, her dahing, inspiring dis
position that bound captive to the chariot
wheel of Cupid so many of her male ac
quaintances.
It was about this time that she began
to develop a passion that has ever since
been inordinate with her, and that was
the desire to dress magnificently. Her
father spared no expense to gratify her
lightest whim, and gave her money enough
to clothe a duchess. As a consequence,
there was no more regular attendant at
the then fashionable bazaars of our city
than Miss Nugent, whoso carriage got to
be familiarly known.no doubt, to the sales
men within.
' As we have said, her father allowed
her to carry the purse of a duchess, and
consequently the reader can judge of hid
surprise when outside bills that had been
contracted by his daughter to the amount
of thousands of dollars were sent into him
for settlement, and all this heavy running
into debt had taken place in a compara
tively short time, and without the slight
est premonitory intelligence.
Where had the money gone ? Hardly
upon herself, since, although elegantly at
tired in obedience to Fashion's latest
macdate,tbis debt excess was too absurd
ly large to te answered for on the ground
of personal expenditure. But a little in
vestigation showed. It was found that
this money had been expended for laces,
silks, jewelry, etc.j which were lavished
with an imperial hand as presents upon
her young friends.
This was certainly a little eccentric, and
quite enoagh to cause the eye-brow to
raise. Beautiful young ladies do not gen
erally run their fathers into debt simply to
give away indiscriminately costly gifts
But something more strange was yet to
coma. The debts were paid by the father,
and the current of events drifted along to
wards the most remarkable feature of this
remarkable woman's life.
As wc have intimated, and as may
JULY 27, 1871.
naturally be supposed, Miss Nellie was
the brilliant centre of a large circle of
people of the best class in that vicinity.
So that when, shortly after, each and all
of them received an invitation to the mar
riage of that young lady, you may be
sure it created some little stir of excite
ment. In the first place, it was so entire
ly unexpected that it almost took away
the people's breath ; and secondly, what
caused the most surprise was, that the
happy man had not been selected from
the large namber of country gallants of
wealth and position who constantly sur
rounded her, but was a Mr. Williamson
of the city, who waa but a casual visitor,
and whose matrimonial attentions had
not been suspected in the least. It ap
pears, also, that he had been so indiscreet
and impolite as not even to have spoken
to Mr. Nugent about it, and knowing the
character of that old-time gentleman, we
nre somewhat surprised that the marriage
was allowed to go on, did we not also
know that whatever his daughter Nellie
had set her heart upon accomplishing she
could most certainly do, especially where
the father's consent was only to be gained.
Well, at length the auspicious hour
rolled round, and all the invited guests
assembled at the Nugent mansion to wit
ness the marriage of the beauty. Great
preparations had been made for the event.
Mr. Nugent was determined that the
daughter who was queen of his heart
should be mated in a regal manner.
Never had the young girl looked so love
ly, as did the bride, seated in her satin
and lace, with her attendant maids about
her, and wailing, with the love-light in her
eyes, for the happy groom. It was now
nearly tha hour for the ceremony, and
still he had not come. "Where is Mr.
Williamson?'' and, "Why don't he
come !" were now frequently asked by
those who were present. The hour at
which the nuptial knot was to have been
tied struck with a dismal clang, and yet
no bridegroom. The minister was there
with book and gown, the guests were
there, the beautiful bride was there,
and everything was waiting for thfi ap
pearance of the tardy gentleman from the
city. The father's brow began to darken,
and the bride's cheeks began to pale.
Another dismal hour wore away, and its
deaih-knell was tolled by the clock, and
still no groom. Another hour, and still
no groom. "Possibly he may have met
with an accident ; let messengers be
sent." And messengers were sent in
haste, while the guests sat in silence, and
the bride, now thoroughly convinced that
her lover was false, raved and sobbed like
one mad. The minutes flew away on
wings of lead until the messengers return
ed, who instead of bringing with them
Mr. Williamson, or announcing at once
some reasonable cause for his non-appearance,
beckoned the father mysteriously
apart, and whispered in his car. The
news could not be kept secret, and in a
moment it was known. Mr. William
son had not contracted the marriage, and
Inew nothing about it. Slowly and sadly,
as if from a funeral, the guests departed,
glancing askantly at the bride, who sat
weeping before tbem, and shaking their
heads significantly.
This was certainly the maddest freak
that it is possible for a young lady to
commit, and the incident reads like a
chapter from Mrs. Southworth. Subse
quent investigation Bhowed conclusively
that the marriage had not the slightest
foundation, so far as any intention of Mr.
Williamson was concerned, and taking
this fact into consideration, it is not
strange that people now began to speak
mysteriously about the young lady, and
to intimate forcibly that something was
wrong in her head. This bitter suspi
cion began now to shape itself into the
bitter solemnity of a fact in the mind of
Mr. Nugent, and after careful pondering
of the matter, it was resolved to have
Nellie removed to an asylum for the in
sane. As a key to subsequent events, it is to
be presumed that sho knew the intentions
of her family at the time. It wanted but
a day or two of the execution of the asy
lum project, when one morning it was
found that the beautiful bird had flown in
the night from the paternal nest. But in
a very little while the father received in
telligence that his daughter had eloped
with young Lieut. Harry W. Wharton,
had proceeded with him to Philadelphia,
and had been there married, and that now,
as Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Wharton;
they were living at Jones' Hotel, in
Chestnut street, above Sixth, just where
the office of the German Democrat now
stands.
This was almost as strange and unac
countable a movement as the burlesque
marriage, and caused a great deal of com
meat. Although of acquaintance there
had been considerable between the parties,
of courtship there had been little or none,
and, furthermore, at the lime of the elope
ment and marriage the yoong lieutenant
knew full well that his lovely bride was
intended by her friends for a temporary
seclusion in a triad-house.
But the runaway couple had not been
long from home until they received assur
ances of forgiveness, and returnnd to the
house at Gulf Mills. They also for a
time lived at Norristown, and in Phila-
1 delphia again. It wasn't long after mar
i riage until Mrs. Wharton was in financial
difficulties again, which were again settled
by her indulgent father.
After this, her husband who was cap
tain now, was stationed at Fort Kearney
for some five or seven years. Mrs. W.
accompanied him, as indeed she did in
all hid" wanderings, even going down into
Texas with hiru on one occasion. But
while out upon the Plains the eyesight of
the Captain had become defective, aud he
and his wife returced Rain. Thev nut
up at Glass & Co.'s Hotel, on Chestnut
street, uunng such time as the Captain
was under the hands of an oculist. ''
At tho breaking out of the war the
Captain got a commission in a Delaware j
regiment, and Was eventually appointed
general distributing agent, having his
headquarters in Eutaw street, in Balti
more, right near his house in "Hamilton
Place." With the exception of a short
time they lived in Washington, this was
his home up to his mysterious death in
18C7.
Such arc some of the salient points
and bold outlines in the career of this
most remarkable woman. Notwithstand
ing the growing suspicion that she had
poisoned her husband and son, it Is the
universal testimony that never was there
a more loving wife. She was mot pas
sionately devoted to him, and followed
him everywhere. We have also seen
that money was her great weakness. She
was nearly always in difficulties of this
kind, and would borrow from any one.
This is of course to be accounted for in
a great measure by her inordinate passion
for dres3. Wherever she went she was
bound to move in the most fashionable
circles, which she invariably adorned by
her beauty and engaging deportment.
We do not propose, as we said at the
start, to touch upon the particulars of
this most remarkable case. Mrs. Whar
ton now stands before the bar of justice,
charged with murder and attempted mur
der, and it seems to be the general opinion
that three or four more items will be add
ed to the crimson list, two of them the
murder of husV-and and son. The facts
the public are already familiar with ; the
theory that will embrace every case can
never be arrived at. The whole story
only goes to show that keen as has been
the scrutiny of human character there
thousands of years, it still has unsounded
depths and undiscovered latitudes. And
this Monumental City tragedy, whoso
central figure is an elegant lady of the
first circles of society, only adds another
enigma to the lengthy list that our poets,
philosophers,"" and scientists are called
upon to solvo.
What Jimmy Cot Troui the To?
of a Tree.
It was at a watering place a country
hotel, where there was a spring of horrible
water which tastes like well, I can't
think of anything disagreeable enough to
compare it to where all this happened.
It was at the end of the season, and the
fall winds were beginning to blow, and
most of the ladies and gentlemen, who had
been spending the summer enjoying the
pure air, and making believe to enjoy the
horrible water, were expecting to depart
in a day or two. On the particular after
noon of which I am writing, a large por
tion of the company were out on a lawrl,
and several of them had croquet mallets
in their hands. But they were not play
ing. They were all gathered around a
tall pine tree which stood in one corner
of the lawn. This tree had a very long
slender trunk, and a few branches, almost
at the very top. And on one of theso
branches there hung a lady's hat a pretty
little hat trimmed with flowers and 'ace;
with a blue veil, which was now wrapped
around and around the branch. This
hat had just been hurled from the head
of the young lady who owned it by a sud
den gust of wind. This lady was very
much annoyed by the accident.
"It's too5bad," said she. "I am going
home to-morrow, and that is the only hat
I have to travel in. And I can't wait
here until I can send to the city for an
other." Some one suggested bonnet to go
home in.
"No," said she, cl don't want to travel
in a bonnet or a straw flat either. Can't
somebody get my hat down ?"
"Look here boys," Cried one of this gen
tlemen, to some cf the waiters who were
just coming out of the housc, "I'll give a
dollar to any man who will get that hat."
The waiters then came down to the
tree, arid one of them started to climb it
But he found it a hard job. The bark
was Fmooth for a pine tree, and by the
lime he had gone up fifteen or twenty
feet, he waa glad to slide down again.
The gentleman now doubled his offer,
and another tried, and another, but neither
climbed as high as the first man. Then
another gentleman added two dollars to
the-prise, and more waiters came, and
also boys from the hotel and neighbor
hood, and they all tried, and all tailed.
By this time there was quite a lively
crowd around the tree, and a young man
in a red necktie said it was really jolly
ever so much better than croquet. Then
three more gentlemen each added two
more dollars to the priic, and the excite
ment became intense. Everybody who
could climb at all tried tho tree, but no
One got one-third of the way up. Then,
as it was necessary to keep up the fun,
and his money seemed very safe, the young
man iu the red necktie oil'ered five dollars
more. And just at this moment Jimmy
Clark came running down to see what
was the matter. Jimaiy was about eleveu
NUMBER 25
years old, a bright, smart fellow, and as
active as a cat. His mother was a widow,
who lived on a very little farm, aboui
half a mile from the hotel. When Jimmy
saw what had happened, and that fifteen
dollars was offered for tho recovery of the
hat, his eyes sparkled. He was a read
ing boy, and he remembered tvbat ho
read, and it now flashed across his mind
that the savages in tho Pacific islands
climbed higher and smoother trees than
that. And what is more he knew how
they did it.
Without saying a word, he turned and
ran for the woods as fast as his legs
would carry him. In a few minutes ho
returned, carrying a piece of grapevine
about half an inch thick and five or six
feet long. With this in his hand?, he
bounded into the crowd at the foot of the
tree.
"Is it fifteen dollars," he cried, "for
any one who gets that hat V
"It was fifteen dollar?," said an elder
ly gentleman who stood near the tree,
"but it has now gone up to twenty. Can
you climb that tree, my boy !"
"I am going to try it sir," Faid Jimmy.
"Very well, the," said the gentleman;
"the money is yours if you succeed."
Jimmy now stepped up to the tree, and
holding the grapevine horizontally before
him, placed the centre of it against tho
trunk. He then wrapped the vine once
around the tree, and bringing the ends
back to him, took one in each hand. 1
He then loosened the vine a little and
pushed it up the tree as far as he could
reach. Now, holding tightly to tho endsj
he drew himself up. The vine firml
bound around the tree by his weight, did
not slip an inch. This is the way he had
read the savages climbed tall trees '
When he had thus drawn himself up, ha
wound his legs atound the tree and held
fast until he had loosened the vine, and
pushed it up again. And so, foot by foot j
he went steadily up that tall pine tree.
It was terribly tiresome work, and hd
stopped to rest several time?, but at last
he reached the branches. Grasping tho
lower one he drew himself up, dropped
the grapevine, and, seating himself on the
branch, rested for several minutes. Then
he climbed up to the hat, di?et'grigcd it,
and threw it dewn. As the hat with its
beautiful blue vale came floating down, a
tremendous cheer arose from the people
on the ground ; but, fortunately, Jimmy
was not startled by it. After resting a
short time he came down the tree. Ha
could slip grwdaa'Jy down wilhout any
grapevine; As soon as he reached the
ground everybody clustered around him,
and the elderly gentleman who had col
lected the money, handed him the twenty
dollars.
' Now, my lad," said he, "I hope yoil
will make good use of this."
"You may be sure of that, sir," said
the landlord of the hotel. "I know Jim
my, and he'll give it to his mother." As
for Jimmy, ho thanked the company and
hurried away. But not home. Early
in the summer, his mother's only hog
an animal on which she depended for
much of her living during the winter
had died. Jimmy knew that nothing
would please her so much as another ho?
and so he went to farmer Peters, who ho
knew had hogs for sale, to buy her one.
About an hour before supper time, he ap
peared before his mother's door, driving
a fine lazy porker.
'Why, whose hrg is that ?" said she.
"It's yours, mother, and I climbed up a
tree after it," said Jimmy.
When ths story was told, his mother
was delighted ; and all that winter, when
they had ham?, and spare ribs, and pork
and bean?, and sausage?, and lard, and
hogs'-head cheese and scrapple, and
pickled pig's feet, and ail other things
that can bo made cut of a fine fat hog,
Jimmy wa glad that he had remembered
how the savages in tho Pacific island
climbed tall trees.
What do yoc TmxK will 1jf.com e
of Her? A Scene in Church. An
amusing incident occurred in a church at
Ilockaway on a recent Sunday, caused
by the sudden derangement of a Mrs.
Abrams. The minister was drawing a
picture of the awful condition of tho
wicked and their ultimate fate, when
tli3 crazed woman arose, ,an ! having re
moved her bonnet, addressed the minister
in this way: "I know your hints are in
tended for me ! you are throwing your;
hints at me? that's what you arc doing !"
Then turning around, she pointed to a lady
near her, saying : "There sits old Mrs:
Smith, wiping her nose : what do yoti
think will become of her T' A smilci
passed over the surface of that congrega
tion just then, and Mrs. A. was at oncd
removed.
A MtrDt.isrt Corn Nicnr. Net long
since a man walked into one of tho threo
stores in a Western town, and inquired
of the proprietor if he had any more bran
dy like" the last he got there, and was told
that he had. "Well," continued the cus
iomer, who was from a mountain town,"!
want to tell you about the last pint yot
sold me. I went home that niht and
hung the bottle up by the fire place. It
was a middling cold niht, and when I
got up in the morning I found that tho
bottle had dropped on the hearth and bro
ken into a thousand pioco; but," coiuin-
ued the mountaineer, with 2!iirnrtrior;''ino
brandy was all right 1Jhcre it hung or
that nailj f.y.i glider than thunder !"
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