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. .U-elLpment. Free frim loaani
T,;,l,..ms, tlie influences are moral.
:H i I ' 'ri HlI.L'eor business.
mi vounjr men hum; unc
J. IJ. Ml'.tt A.m.
J. J. PATTERSON, A.M.
'r-;al Fire Insurance Co.,
,.., hn been doing- business thirty
" -ix veurs it has laid no assessments.
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;.:.";'r.r i"::iI.t:'1 directions to 400 North Third
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'.( inWf .-"j : is lull of new facts; deli
'ij "outspoken : irai'ticnl and popular ;
v cn3. r- J; 'l r;iidly. Sold by sub-
i nniv. riluive territory. Terms
' J'rii-e T:. Address for c)ntcnts, etc
FilH'i ISA- (i ., Publishers, Philadelphia.
AGENTS! READ THIS!
IllEtt ll.l' lAl A KAIiAllI
K 0Fi( PKR WKKK and Kiprnafs,
:, w n iiire commission to wll our new and
i..-fjl inventions. Address 11. WAG K EH
.n.Jfiir-luili, .M:c-h.
1,003 GII-'TS.
IfRWD f.IFX iOXt EKT aud Jitrl
W sc: r f'T the Ueiirfit of the
! Asylam of tB Sisters of Cbarity
vvfi'vrf X. w York, and SOLIlEHS and
OXS oCl'UANS- HOME, WashiiiRton. I).
'.i. hiU at asliiu-toii, D. C, under and
Tjcut a jicrmit from Hon. Commissioner
tlivrr.al i'nu, on Tui'ESDAY, JCLT 7th,
'.'vir.
i"T t! Tonccrt. th Commissioners will
.triii, t;:e successful ticket-holders.
iO GIFTS AMOUNTING TO $200,000.
;tT;. KJT? only will bfeold, at 85 each.
i:!i.M.A.i i.i.oi (;n, of Elkton, 1ft L, Major
t I.Iat;.e. llaltimoro. Mil., Commissioners.
I a. Js. Xkoi.ky, M.C Pittsburgh, Pa.,
: :-;-: iajor-T.en. D. Hunter, U, P. A.,
:ro 1.C; Hon. Jas. S. Norlev, Pitts-
T-in.: Ki--st Nutional JUriW, Haq;rstown,
: A ei r.n Co., Hankers. Hitjrprettown ;
-rs Sons, liajeiiown; Hon. R. J.
- ip.ttorrirv-Cencral, Italrimore; C.V.
- K ;.... V.o. Ave., Italrimore; John H.
K-.).; W. n. jfyers. of W. II. Myers Si
- '" : Pla-. It'tltimore.
.- f the !;.;I ltat", icrtified to by
..:!: t!:p iiain! of the Trustee.
-ll LIV , n'l A "lit. St.lt it.riar mi'l Printer
j N:..iti Street, w York. Tickets sent
1 .'. i!i -irtl. Sftnl lor Circular, contain-
i.;rt.ti.n t.f prizes. Tickets for ealo aloo
u. 4 SAU; EST. at their News Stands,
.-..plin. Il.iri iliiirq;h, Pittburh, ie., and
v -of iv-niia. lluilroad and connections.
M
of
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I Sew
spapcr
Advertising.
We.-kjy Pj.Htuti and Family
I m- wnn au tnose iiavimy
Kinttiiv. Eitcr.it n ri &r. F.vrrv
t-i
r.iaiit every ieiN)H w Ijo con tem plrtt w
. wni liuil this Ixiolv ot preat
I f l'i -e t i ti , n .lit , v,., i it . .9
"-n i tku. p. uuWKLI. CO., l'ub-
"'(,"' f i'at k lior, New York,
v .''j-l'invh ,1',!.) Intiry in its issue of
''. : "The lirm of G. P. ltwelt&
mi '.-.-ti,.,.-tl,j3 intertstine and valuable
i.'r'".li"'k.' s!' an'l bwt Advertising Airen-
-t'tn " states, ani we can theerlully
u.,!,"'1 11 10 tlieuttontion of those who de-
'u '''-'! their business atcientilieally
' "i..;,''n,n,,.rI,r in such away: that is,
L'-rVi ,:1nrcst amount of publicity
J -1 e-)K.-iitliture of money."
ST LOOK AT THIS!!
rrriuna
( rtlers sl ieiiji Ami i-u'.ni.i .
"fk ,,.'.! V! wllon ,t;"r rf Pump or k'nu of
11 !"nj.;u"'Vn Is "ov. ti to us. For urer
''n c-.iii op or add-its
I ill To 111. A-n i"..!. !..-.. i T
. .... wv rr M UIMI 111 Watj l U
A.JAMKS V. 1ILLIKEN.
' 5RNEY-AT-LAW
HfJI.linirfni.. .
,f a"nsinii ., r V"n ,rU'rn to the collection of
u.ntre niM ;;..;i',Il;,1'a, Huntinjjdon, Bedford,
. ' arum -10, ,"'""-..
7-v
lrAL Estate agenTT
GE0. W. OATMAIM 8l CO.
wmce in iolon.i(le r.ow.
f"'31 p"rtics wish to secure Houses In Eb-
,. "llf lit. I Jilt" ff-L3
'I'll! -
iv..T an',1 Iotfi ar e for rent on Mf terms,
fr'r rent ril,tion aud I,rJcu what 'ou
4:''llotSvk,n"w.,v;hat kin1 of a "ouse or liouso
"ji ,.,'r"y ' -"; as a tenant.
( ft ' w lsh t sell, or do you wish to buy ?
t-o, AX1 SEE VS AT OIVCE!
Ntu-i. . Ur,ms are reasonable for all services
'u,:- uuve matters. See "Ileal Estate
u r, . . UA lJlAft & CO.
4, l71.-tf.
OATKTATST AV ret A
Ti,I;:ATTw' Ebensbtirs-, Cambria Co.,
r natt , rtl" of no?es and whethei
I'1- SCANLj
t'-ri,.l",l,llltfwn,Ca
1tK,.lV.h'ul.l"'sinessn
--e, in receive prompt attention.
i AN. Attorneii-at-Law-
Ciimlirln Pn . Pa A H
thiii.r . ".''"css attended to nrnmrnlr nj
Election, a epecialty. '
A u-At r,f i, f losrly printed jvajres, lately 1s-
: 7" ';!"', 11 lif ,,f "c '"' AmerKan Ad
1 Vl ,'"','"im irivlnic the names, eireula
i'aiiiculars cnnecrnhitr th lewd-
n;',;fl'n'c.-f tl into partnership, the pub-
'i i'r' ti .,a.'r n"w f ' t pared to do all ki id of
'.(tii : ' tinr'n? ror v AT L. It,
u:t r "l!f.rti.l other II if'EKALS, mak
: ! . -,NKU' I'l-'-MPS aud rep: iriieoltl
i'll'ls' , iu ' "feady ei. al' times o boeeand
.- ;. ' r. . i V,1;'"'1 ,", c end ,it In pos' t'on
K. ffl.U d JV'FXSIOK VCMP, the c-icap-v,'iv.nrt
i-i ' ' e an,i salisracto.-y Ii mp for
tk y-'V'T" ""win use. T.i's Pi'm will
;jr.., t,:.,, " '),r' V feet deep. We w'l at all
i I' ' "Ul'i'lyof thestj Pumps on b-nd
t .,V , ,!,n "1 or lurnish vtimn on h.iort
! '"' 'if -eH1,:1'.'n P'feranteiKl in quality pud
l-rl. . ..,,rk. aud Willi... initim.,1 .,...
1 " " HI !
Hi I'l Itl . .., 1
Cdi-i-,..-,,, ,', '". ' fdtires me.
man soj(.ift, ,n,1-nce i Engl sh or Ccr-
a,1-""li4-a, V;e'-rn.n' Rs(J-' Messrs. Mor-
'J- ,.ay 45 'ro., W. M. (io. in icy,
""ntinc I n-Li?; I1itt3b.nr? "on-John
m-1. Wonr-ii vJ:', I:lJ'n"8 ow.
Win. HicHuight, Jr.,
DEALER IX
RAILWAY ENGINEERS'
Jicirric tiiTnminn
BOLB AQKUT FOR
Eagle Steam Hydraulic Packing,
lluntocrn Steam Governor,
Thurston's Excelsior Anti-Friction Metal,
Costinjf 20 per cent, less than other Metals.
STANDARD LUBRICATING
PLUMBAGO,
Galena Lubricating Oils,
For Lijfht and Heavy Machinery,
Coal, axd Railway Cars?
SEND FOR PRICE LISTS.
NO, 99 WATER STREET,
wv w n na mm a m
7-i.-3m. ririoouuuii, ra.
EBENSBURG ?
FOUNDRY!
J. A. SHOEMAKER,
SIaf3ctrer, aai '"iolesal sl 81 lealer la
TIIRESIIIMG MACHINES,"
HORSE TOWERS,
WIND MILLS:
PLOWS and TLOW TOINTS.
SHOVEL PLOWS,
CULTIVATORS ;
HEATING I COOKING STOVES
of every design and price ;
Church, School and Dinner BELLS;
CAST IRON FEXCIXG,
KETTLES. AID CAST MOT WARE
of every description, tic, Ac.
ALL WORK AVARRANTED ! !
tRpecial attention paid to the renairinsr
of all kinds of Stoves, Farminf? T'tensils, tic.
A II orders promptly attended to. Old metal,
gmin, etc., taken in exchange for work.
Jbuensuury, July 1, lS71.-3m.
JCSTsLBLZSllEXt 1S33.
ScccEAsons to B. WOLFF, J it., & CO.,
Cor. Liberty and Sixth Sts.,
(Eate St. Clair Street,)
PITTSBURGHPA.,
Jffijwrt-fers ami Dealer in
t?T3:snr,
Have now in Store the largest and best selected
stock otfered in the City.
Special Inducements offered to the
Country Trade. apr.8.-6m.
V
ALUA1JLE FARM FOIl SALE.
The subscriber offers at pri
vate sale, on fair tonus and at a
great bargain, his fine FAHM in
Allegheny township, some four
miles north of Loretto, on roads
leading- to Ebensburir, Carroll-
town and Chest Springs, baid Fatim contains
about 70!Aeres, some 10 Acres of which are
well covered with nine afid Other timber, for
the manufacture of which there is a. Saw Mill
within a few hundred yards of the Farm. The
improvements consist of a two story weather
boarded, well conditioned Plank liouac, 1hx2i,
a good Hank Ilttrn, Hixi, and other necessary
outbuildings. There is an abundance of excel
lent water on the premises, and the land is well
tilled. PETER SMEETZEU.
Allegheny Twp., July 20, l71.-3t.
COMMISSIONER'S NOTICE.
Mart BunicnATtT,
ty her next f riwnd,
MiciIAL Hm)N.CKE,
No. 6, December Term,
187E
PniLiP BuRKnART, J Suhpftna in Divorce.
And now, to wit, 5th June, 1871, on motlcn of
C. M. tteade, Esq., T. W. Dick appointed Com
missioner to take and report the testimony in
the case to the Court.
Notice is hereby given that I will attend to
the duties of niv appoiucment, at myolhee in
Ebensburjf, on KridHy, 15th day of Aiign.
next, at 2 o'clock, p. m., at which time and place
those interested may attend if ihey think pro
per. T. W. dICK, Commissioner.
Ebensburff, July 20, 187I.-4t. .
SSIGNEE'S NOTICE ! Whereas,
on . ue ICth day of July, instant, John J.
CAts, of he Township of Alleo-heny, In the
Coiintv of Cambria, and State of Pennsylvania,
did meke a voluntary assignment for the bene
fit of bis creditors, under the Act of Assembly
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to the
undersigned, residing in the Borough of Ebens
burg, of all the lands, stock, rights and credits.
goods and chattels of him, the said Jonx J.
G.ass, fh the business of farming, notice is
hereby given to a'l perrons indebted to make
payment without delay,and those having c'aims
are requested t present their deirands within
the time required by law.
H. KIN READ, Assignee.
Ebensbnrg, July 20, 1871
AUTION. Notice it hereby given
to all persons not to trust mv son, James
i 'jV,.,rs either on b'sownor mv account, as
u. ?J! .n"it VRy any d'bt! ho may contract, ho
7.?irJ ndor'f--nl bavins- lei t borne wi bout
just cause. 1 would alw notify any person.
Vv n fJh-t"1?1 bo roay iloy the tlid J a mei
hh'ulobctpaid'mTfS earnCd by
Clearnld Twp., July 2Q. Ij3 W1LTS'
TEACHERS WANTED The Hoard
J of DirettonCof Millville School District
wish to employ EIGHT TEACHERS to ! take
charge of 1 he hchools of the District for a term
of vine monlhs. Salaries range from :j.i to
per month. An examination of teachers will
be held on the 2d day of August, in Koom No. 4,
L'uion Street School, Minersville. Schools will
:en Aujjust 28th. A. M. G KKGG. Prcs't.
P. HooAN, Sec'y. July 20, 1871.-at.
THIRST NATIONAL SADDLE AND
HARNESS SHOP OF CAMBRIA COUNTY,
High street, (opposite Union School House.)
Aest Ward, Ebensburg, Pa. M. M. O'NEILE,
I roprietor. Saltlt and Jlnnuit made and re
paired ami all other work in my line executed
in the best manner, on the shortest notice, and
at tlia most reasonable rat. ll-JJJ.-tf .
HE 13 A FREEMAN "WHOM
, ' - ' r v. :-? . i '
EBENSBURGi PA.; THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1871,
Over the II1H to the Poorbouse.
- A. NEW VERSION.
Over the hill to the poorbouse, my wife and
children dear, , , :. ,
AYe march in sad procession f rorfi but the. farm
- house here ; .
And all these broad green aorea I've tilled as
boy and man, ...
Are sold to the heartless stranger, beneath the'
sheriff's ban.
Many a good year's livin they've yielded us and
ours,
When mine was a full day'a walkln through
wheat and corn and tlow'rs;
For I was freehold owner as far as the eye could
see, ...
And never a note nor mortgage on what be
longed to me.
And then to think I'd fool it, in these my gTay
haireddays! And then to think I'd follow In strange, new
fangled ways I
It seemed my brain was turnin when Greeley's
book came out.
And What he Knew of Fannin first tempted
me to doubt.
I thought experience lyin', and took from one
my art
Who says all men are "liars," like David, in his
heart;
And what with sub-soil plowing and drainage
far and wide.
My land looked like an earthquake had just
broke out and dried.
And what with buildin pigpens that cost as
much as silk.
And f eedin' cows on butter to raise fresh butter
milk ;
And keepiu' "rust" from wheat crops by sprin
kled oil's control.
And plantin' stick, with broom corn, to make
the brooms grow whole
Many a thousand dollars were worse than
thrown away, .
And many another thousand I had In debts to
pay ;
But gooseberries dead broke me, when I to raise
them tried
By bury in as the book Eaid my geese ail side
by side.
And then behold the sheriff to levy on it all.
When note on note, and mortgage, began like
leaves to fall ;
Our very beds and beddin' he seized npon and
took, : ' . ...
And the only thing he wouldn't take was Mr.
Greeley's book.
Over the hill to the poorbouse we wend our
weary way.
And never may Mr. Greeley be as 6ad as we
to-day
Nor even in the moment when, givln' up the
ghost,
He forces one last whisper, to "d n" the Bos
ton I'unt. Okpheus C. Kekk.
Salts, jUtftdjes, nt cbofts, c.
THE IJASEEX J1IOXSTER.
BY A PIIYSICIN.
Some three or foar years ego, I was
journeying from New York to Baltimore.
The train, as- is very often the case,
misled the connection at Philadelphia ;
and I was obliged to wait in the latter
city till ten o'clock at night. Having sevs
eral hours before trie, I resolved to take
my stay at the La l'ierre Houso, satisfied,
at all events, that at that hotel I should "et
a good dinner to console me in some meas
ure for the disappointment of not reaching
home as early as I expected.
The dinner hour was five o'clock. In
the meantime, being much in want of rest,
I went to bed, and was awakened by the
sounding of the gong, which informed me
that the meal was served. Making a
hasty toilet, I descended to the dining
room, and was soon engaged in satisfying
the inner man.
After dinner I adjourned to' the smok
ing room, .and while indulging in a fra
grant Ilavanoa, amused myself by perus
ing the various newspapers which were
lying on the tables. I might have been
engaged in this way two hours, when I
suddenly felt a twinge of facial neuralgia.
I had been a martyr to this malady many
years, although the intervals were much
longer between the attacks than at first.
The best remedy I had ; discovered for it
was a teaspoonfull of a preparation known
in the Pharmacopoeia as Hoffman's Ano
dyne It was harmless, and generally
very efficacious. I determined at once
to apply to the nearest druggist I .could
discover for my usual medicine.
I left the hotel, and entered a chemist's
shop in Chestnut street, and made known
my request, at the same time stating for
what purpose I used the medicine. . The
druggist then stated that he had a prepas
ration which I would find much more
efficacious than Hoffman's Anodyne, and
which would give me instantaneous relief.
After he bad ansured me that this prepas
ration contained no opium(to which I hare
a great horror), I consented to take it.
He then measured a teaspoonful of a dark
colored liquid into a wine glass and filled
it with wuter. When be. presented the
draught to me, I noticed that it was as
green as grass. I swallowed it,' and found
it warm, pungent and of a bitterish-sweet
taste. lis effects were almost miraculous,
for I had scarcely swallowed it before my
pain entirely departed.
I thanked the druggist, and left the
shop. I looked at my watch, and found
that it was exactly eight o'clock. ' The
reader will be pleased to remember this
fact, for he will find,by-and-by, that it is
a very important one. . I felt so well, that
I determined that I would explore the
city for an hour or two.
I strolled out into the street,. and soon
became bewildered in a maze of thorough
fares. I knew nothing of Philadelphia,
and it was not long before I lost myself.
However, I continued to walk up one
street and down another, - and a sort of
pride prevented me from asking my way.
At last I found I was in the outskirts of
the city. I remember distinctly seeing n
river through an opening in the houses.
It was a cool, pleasant nisht. and I rather
enjoyed being out of the noise and bustle
I of the great town, and I strolled on until
1 had left every house behind me. I have
a distinct recollection of examining the
country around me. It was very pecu
THE TRUTH MAKES FREE, AND ALL
liar such as I had never seen -before.
There was no moon, and I had -nothing
but the stars to guide the ; these, howev
er, shone very brilliantly. J :' t" : . T
.I found I was standing on a kind of
heath or moor. -,. T had wandered so far
that the lights of the city were entirely
invisible ; and yet, according to my com-,
putation of time, it did not appear to have
been more than a quarter of an hour since
I left the hotel. ; . ' ;' ': ' 1 1 :f ;
A peculiar feeling gradually crept over
me ; it was not fear or terror, but a , kind
of superstitious awe, with which 1 vainly
endeavored to combat. I seemed to be
under the influence of some invisible dow
er. I felt inclined to return to the "city,
but something superior to ray will made
me advance. , I , continued to press for
ward. For a short, time there was , kind
of a struggle between my own inclination
and the unseen power ; ' my feet were
pushed forward, t! not in a walk, but it
appeared as if I were skimming along the
surface of the ground. I soon saw that
it was useless to contend further," and re
signed myself to my fate. Then my pro
grebs became more rapid, and hedges and
trees flitted by me as if Vtey were moving
and 1 was stationary.
I do not know how long this continued,
for my mind was so bewildered that I had
no means of computing time. Suddenly
I found myself io front of a large white
house. This mansion was entirely isola
ted. It was a huge building of a peculiar
kind of architecture, such as I had never
seen before. It consisted of innumerable
gable? and many painted towers ; the
windows were very small, and the upper
ones appeared to be securely barred
While I was gazing on the dwelling, I
suddenly heard a loud shriek. One of
the lower casements was quickly opened,
a stream of light issued from it, and al
most immediately afterwards the head of
a beautiful girl appeared in the open win
dow. Her countenance expressed the
greatest alarm, and in a voice of almost
supernatural anguish, she cried out,"Help!
help! help 1"
In a moment I had rushed to the win
dow, and in another moment I was in the
apartment by the side of the fair girl. It
was a magnificently furnished room, and
a large chandelier shed a flood of light
through the whole apartment. With the
exception of the beautiful creature before
me the room was unoccupied. I had just
time to notice the extraordinary beauty of
this lady. She could not have seen more
than twenty summers. Her hair was a
glossy auburn, and fell in natural ringlets
on neck and shoulders as white as the
driven snow. Her form was modelled in
the most graceful and charming manner.
1 1 er eyes, which in repose I should im
agine were a heavenly blue, were lighted
tip wilh intense fear.
The moment I entered the room she
seized me by the hand, and, pointing to
a corner of the room, exclaimed, in ac
cents of terror, "Oh, save me!, save me
from that monster I"
I looked in the direction she pointed ;
the space was cmply, I thought. I was
dreaming. I rubbed my eyes, and gazed
first at the girl before me and then at the
empty corner. The young lady's fear
was too natural to be simulated. Then
the idea struck me that this unfortunate
girl was a lunatic j aud I proceeded to ad
dress some consoling words to ber.
She appeared to pay no heed to my
words, but kept shrinking further back,
dragging me with her.
4 'Save me !" she ejaculated; 'he comes!
be comes 1 See ! be is creeping along the
floor 1 Oh, heavens ! he will murder me,
and you stand calmly by, and will not
help me ! He comes ! he comes !"
She now retreated to the furthest ex
tremity of the chamber, and pointed with
her finger to the floor. There was nothing
to be seen ; and, yet, strange to say, I
heard a strange rustling, as if some one
were dragging himself slowly along the
floor,"
"I see no one !" I exclaimed in a hoarse
whisper. '
"There there he is I . Do you not see"
bis large, bony hands ? Look ! look I
Protect me from him 1 Save me 1"
Her countenance now expressed such
mortal agony, that it presented a horrible
spectacle. She continued to gaze on the
invisible monster, as if fascinated. Sud
denly I felt her shiver in my grasp ; her
throat all at once appeared to be constrict
ed, her eyes protruded, and. Bhe uttered. a
fearful groan. I placed my band on ber
neck ; and oh, horrors of horrors 1 I could
feel a long, bony band encircling it ; and
yet, .when I gazed there, I could see noth
ing. I could distinctly trace the fingers
of this hand, the knuckles and even the
nails. .
I felt that I was losing my senses ; the
poor girl before me was evidently expiring.
A sudden resolution seized me ; I threw
myself in the empty space where , I sup
posed the fearful thing might be, and al
though nothing was visible to my sight
my arms were clasped around some ma
terial body. It was soft and yielding to
the touch, and struggled in my grasp.
To my joy, I discovered that the attack
had caused the monster to release his bold
on the poor girl's neck. She uttered a
cry of joy and rushed out cf the apart
ment. A fearful struggle now ensoed between
me and my invisible enemy ; his long,
bony arms encircled me and pressed me
with prodigous strength, liut I also ap
peared to be endowed with supernatural
ARE SLAVES BESIDE.
power, and by some means I got hold of
something which felt like hair -it was
crisp and wiry. I pulled it with all my
might ; an unearthly kind of sound, bear
ing some i resemblance to a groan, issued
from : the monster's, chest. ,- He writhed
and struggled with renewed energy in my
grasp, and dragged me about the room as
if I were a child; It struck me at the
time that he wanted ; to bring me over
some particular spot in the floor. . He soon
accomplished his purpose, when, to my
horror, I felt the floor give way, and I be
gan to sink down, down into an unfathom
able abyss. The creature had relaxed
his'hold, and I knew I was sinking alone.
r T do not' know how long this descent
continued," for I became unconscious.
When I regained my senses, I found my-,
self on the damp ground. ,1 rose to my
feet and gazed round me. I found I was'
in a stone cavern, which was lighted by a
lamp hanging from the ceiling. At one
end of this cell was placed a flight of steps,
winch led up to an iron door. I ascend
ed these steps, and tried the door ; it was
fastened and as firm as a rock. The lamp
suspended from the ceiling alowed suffi
cient light to illuminate the cell, so that
I could trace the form of the stones of
which it was built. ' They were large and
rough, bearing in some places the marks
of inscriptions, but too much obliterated
to be read. There was one "thing partic
ularly that struck me, and that was the
dampness of the place ; it chilled my very
blood. Not only was the floor damp, but
the walls were reeking with moisture,
large drops of unwholesome exhalations
coursing each other down the discolored
blocks of stone.
- I sat down on the. only chair the cell
contained and mused upon my condition.
What was to become of me ? Was I to
perish "there, or was I to be kept in per
petual confinement t What motive could
there be for taking my life? IIow bad
I offended ? . Such were the questions I
asked myself over and over again as I sat
in that dark, dismal , prison. A feeling
of some great, unknown terror was fast
settling in my breast, which surpassed
that I had lately undergone. At last I
rose up, and began to pace up and down
the slimy bricks of which my dungeon
floor was composed
It was a strange anomaly, that with
some unknown fate hanging over my head,
I should begin to feel drowsy; but such
was the fact. I threw myself in the
chair again, leaned back, and actually
slept. In the black solitude of that
dungeon, a delightful dream visited my
troubled mind. I was wilh my wife, and
we were gazing on a beautiful expanse of
water together, the waves rippling to our
very feet. The rays of the morning 6Un
illumined the placid surface of the lake,
and the air was musical with the songs
of birds. I could see her loving face
turned towards me,every feature beaming
with joy, happiness and . affection. ;I
thought we advauced closer to the lake"
nay, e'o close that our feet actually touch
ed the water ; while the ripples grew
more and more distinct. It was no dream
my feet did touch the water ; I felt it
distinctly, and 1 could hear the rushing
sound made by the waves : a child seized
me, and I awoke. liut, strange to say,
the rushing sound still continued. The
lamp bad gone out, and I was in the most
complete darkness. I rose from my seat,
and my feet went splash, splash, into
water. I stooped down, and found that
the floor of my cell was covered to the
depth of something like eight orten inch
es with water. ' "... .
The drip, .drip of the water still con
tinued. ivtiat couu it meant xven a
suspicion of the truth did not enter my
mind. It was some water-pipe that had
burst, and the fact would soon be discov
ered by the inmates of the house, and re
medied. Such was my first thought at
that dread moment.
The dripping bad changed into a rush
ing sound i the water was evidently pour
ing in faster. It had already reached
above my knees, and I felt it ascending
still higher and higher. Now it had
reached my waist, and 1 had great diffi
culty in wading it. Suddenly the truth
buret on my mind.' . I was to be drowned.
Yes, that was to be my fate. I uttered
one cry of despair, and struggled to and
fro in the mass of fluid, which still kept
rising. ..." '
The water had already reached my
chest when I thought of the steps, and
endeavored to reach them. - I struggled
about some time without success, the
water all the time gaining upon me. ' I
grew chilled and cold, but at last reached
the steps, .and, , ascending them, was
for the time, being removed from above
the surface of. the water.. But it was
only prolonging my fate ; for the rushing
Bound cf tne wat?r became so loud as to
drown everything else, and I felt the cold
fluid again invading my limbs as I stood
on the top step. I beat against the door,
then cried out at the top of my voice ; but
still the water rose higher; again had it
reactred my waist 1 ; I renewed my cries ;
but they only echoed back to me from my
prison bouse.
The water reached my neck. ' I grew
dizzy ; strange sounds rushed through my
head; I felt that I was suffocating)
sparks of fire danced before, my eyes. I
commended my soul to my Maker, and
breathftd a last prayer for my wife. The
water now beat against my mouth. I fell
heavily against the door. This fall saved
me from drowning ; for, straoge to say,
my hand enme in contact with some fecret
spring and the door flew open, revealing a
short flight of stone steps. I was about
ascending these, whenl received a blow on
the head from some unseen source, which
deprived me of my senses. ' - ,
IIow long I remained unconscious, I
know not ; but when I came to myself, I
felt the cold air blowing on my face, and
Casting my eyes about me, I saw the
stars Bhining overhead. .. What was my
extreme surprise to" find myself in Walnut,
street, not a stone's throw from my hotel.
I was seated oh an empty, box, with my
feet in a pool of water, and hundreds of
persons were passing up and down the
street. I could scarcely believe the evi
dence of my senses. I jumped up from
my seat, and rushed to the hotel. The
omnibus for conveying passengers to the
railway station was already at the door.'
I entered the hall of the building,
"Do you want to po to liahiraore by
the ten o'clock train !' asked lhe clerk.
the moment he saw me.
"I did want to go, but I am too late."
I replied, shuddering when I thought of
what had detained me.
"Oh, no, sir," returned the clerk?
"the omnibus leaves in ten minutes.".
"In ten minutes V I repeated.still quite
bewildered. -'
"Yes sir."
I looked at my watch, and found that
it was only half past nine. Then I had
only left the hotel an hour and a half!
I went to Baltimore, but so impressed
was I with the fearful adventure I had
met witlthat 1 returned next day to Phil
adelphia, and for a whole week explored
the city in every part. But after the most
minute research, I could discover noth
ing at all corresponding to the locality I
bad visited on that fearful night. There
was no suburb, or bouse, or anything
lika that which I had seen, to be found.
For a long time I kept my adventure
to myself. At last I summoned up cour
age enough to mention the affair. My
statement has been received with utter
incredulity by all who have beard it.-
Some of my friends pretend to 6ay that
dreamt it all j others gently hint that I
had imbibed too much wine. I have at
last determined to make the matter pub
lic, and will leave my readers to draw
what inference they please. I must dis
tinctly state, however, that the supposi
tion of my fi iends are erroneous. 1 neither
dreamt it, nor did I drink too much wine.
Can it be possible that beings inhabit the
world which are palpable to all the senses
excepting sight ? It is an interesting
question for the philosopher to study ; and
yet there is one thing I cannot understand
how it was that the yong lady saw
the fearful thing and I did not ? I am
weary of conjecture over the matter, and
must leave the enigma for better heads
than mine to solve. -.
.. .
A day or two ago, since the above was
written, I was reading a paper, read before
the Academy of Medicine in Paris, on
the effects of drugs on imagination. The
statement made by the author of the pa
per (M. Piorri). recalled to my mind a cir
cumstance in connection with the forego
ing . statement . which had escaped my
notice namely, that previous to experi
encing the fearful adventure I have de
cribed, I bad taken something for facial
neuralgia. I was in Philadelphia yester
day, and bad the curiosity to inquire at
the drug-store the name of the drug the
apothecary had given me for the neural
gia, lie informed me that it was the
tincture of Cannabis Indicuo, or what is
more generally known by the name of
"Hasheesh." This drug, it Is known,
has a most extraordinary effect on the
brain. I need only refer the reader to
the details given by Rnyard Taylor a9 a
proof of my statement. I am now inclin
ed to think that the whole I went through
was simply a hallucination, produced by
the Cannabis Indicus. '
Michaee Henit, residing near Rein
hold's station, on the Reading and Col
umbia Railroad, is at present the posses
sor of two natural curiosities, the one
being an egg which an ordinary barnyard
hen laid, having the perfect shape of a
pear, oval base, long neck tapering, to tho
end and terminating in a crooked stem.
The other consists of a brace of apples,
two inches in diameter, that bave grown
upon a twig which was this year produced
upon the trunk of a ten year old apple
tree, which, though of considerable size,
had never before borne fruit. The twig
is about three Inches in length and is im
mediately at the base of the first project
ing limbs which form the crown of the
tree. Late in the season, after fruit had
formed on all the other trees, the twig
bore four blossoms, two of which develop
ed into the present fine specimens of fruit.
"Take the Pil." - A gentleman of
the old school thus describes the rendering
of a well-known hymn by a modern fash
ionable choir : Firstly, the soprano, In a
soaring leap, sings, "Take the nil"
followed by the alto and tenor in duet
with like advice(while the soprano is mag
nificently holding on to the "pil,"), and
as the deep bass profoundly echoes the
same, "Take the pil" they finally
unite and repeat together, eventually
succeeding in singing "Take the pilgrim
to his home," etc, greatly to the relief of
both minister and people, who seem alike
awfully impressed with the suggestive
advice so emphatically reiterated.
Terms, $t per year In acli a
NUMBER 26.
The ilcn Scratches Wiir V.
Expects Io Find a Ittig.
Fellow sisters, brethren : men ..
d - , - WJl.lt
children, generally and particularly
-pua.njj. J.OU neeu'n t bust e anv nnoea
for the text, for it
special dispensation to your appointed
pastor ; and he hurls it at vou f.,r wl.
U is worth. Where the hen scratches
there she expects to find a bug. Did you
come from the race track of the world to
parade your "trotting harness" before tb
meek and lowlv. Ifav ,i 1 .i
dazzling rattles of business and pleasure,
to while an iJle hour away listening to the
mournful melody that is wrung 1 anel
nu lIJO acreu barps that han
forgotten upon the droonincr ;ilo. .?f
mortality T Or are you tusslins with tha
arch enemy for the almM .ji.- v-
ily I say unto you, where the hen scratch-
l,iere erie expects to find a bug.
My drowsy hearers, we are a lot of
damaged goods, trying to palm ourselves
offupon each other for more than our
market value ; and the old firm of Time,
Death & Co., is doing a heavy commis
sion business upon our stock in trade.
I bear the mallet of Death, with its me
chanical tap, tap, and stolid monotone of
"going, going," and the next minute down
it will come upon some of our uuconscioua
heads, and we shall be folded up like
tents of the Araband be as silently borne
away to the other side of Jordan where
the dry goods man refrains from troubling,
and the grocer has nothing to say, and
the weary hen ceases from scratching, and
the precious bug is found. In the midst
of life we are in debt, says a noble pro
phet who was near kin to your beloved
pastor. If any of you are tempted to
tarry in the tavern of life, and fail to set
tle your account wilh the landlord, may
the text rise up before you like a fabulous
Arabian hero, only to rest from the rough
and tumble giant, and deter you from that
eink of utter depravity where bummers
lead trustful hens to scratch up the bus
they devour.
Your undivided attention is further
more solicited to lhe signification of the
text, metaphorically and collective! v. in
small packages to suit the capacity, from
the boy shucking pea-nuts peacefully in
the corner, to the hardened sinner who
talks so proudly in your pastor's presence.
And woe unto you, young women, sea
sawing up the.Lrond aisle with your new
bonnet and streamers a fly in', for your
fancy neck-cloths, go on until you slip
op over a bale of cotton and are left to
drift away over the broad brimstone sea
of national disgrace a byword and jest
that you love not wisely but too well.
No bvloved, I warn you now, if you
manifest symptoms of such cowardice as
has been handed down to you from hi"h
places, the biggest pair of stogy boots in
this congregation wilt raise up in judg
ment against you and kick you out into
the broad road that leads to everlasting
ruin.
And finally, when you cut the crust
from your brown bread loaf, and scrape
the hard beans from the top cf 3 oar noon
tide pot, if you cut a little below tho
crisp for the beggar's and outcast's por
tion, your conscience and digestion will
trouble you less ; and a3 you steal out, as
some of you will to-night, wherer the silt
ver moon of memory hangs otcr the
haunted hills of the past, and bow at some
finger post that points the way a beloved
one went over vour broken heart to heav
en, may the eternal verdure of the ever
green hope spring up in the barren spots
tiod bard by the busy feet of the absorb
ing now, and bring you to the sweetness
of that peace and the tenderness of that
love that overflows continually in deeds
and words, for the elevation of the rag
a-muffins who march in the rear ranks of
the great army of humanity ; for the bar
barians are not all in ragged file, but
"many a gem of purest ray serene" wants
but lifting from the filth to shine. So
mote it be. Brother Slow fast, circulate
the platter for the rent of evil, until it is
all rooted out of th place. For verily I
say unto you, the fcen that scratches here
expects to find a? bug. Shell out.
A public ncrsE KtF.run of fjtiestiona
ble honesty went to a lawyer to consult
him about cecfrcencing an aetkn of de-
faraation against a fellow townsman.
"The scoundrel," said- he, "has rcbbeJ
me of my character." "Ah, has he T
Are yon sure of that fact !" inquired the
blue-bag gentleman, quickly, and in a
sarcastic tone "If so, for heaven's sake,
let him go ? for it's the luckiest thing that
ever happened to you I" The fellow
sneaked out of the office like a puppy
when a foot is raised against him.
At a Sunday school in Ilipon, a teach
er asked a little boy if he knew what tho
expression'sowing tares"meant. "Courth
I does," said be pulling the seat of his lit
tle trowsers round in front. "There's a
tare my ma sewed: I tared it sliding
down the hill."
HtRE is something to occupy the atten
tion of children to-morrow : If three
hungry cats catch three savage rats in
three mortal minutes how many cats
will catch a hundred rats iu a hundred
minutes T
4fit Minnesota juror addressed a note
to the judge, in which be- styled him as
"Ouarable j"."
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