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(,", ' .'''Hl and instrumental inusio inelu- itiiiing furnished at from 2.50 to "ciuitr,,, Ulij l or f urt her nfol-tmi t h lt n mil V undersigtieil "'). j; 11 r. "E. TORS. 11 hi ,,; .,?'r,,lltk' I 1,r- Brallier. John r:'Ji'."ts' Ir. A. 11. Lovelace. Cli ''"ytrce, Feb. 3, lS?j.-3ai. 11 nv m4 N iPl-BI.ISHED BV HKyt'EST. bII1'N 4'l!ItlE: A TALK OF elated hjy an JrWi Pfasant. LEFANU. '9S. Jlst after the war. In the year 'Ninety-Eight, As soon as the Hoys wor all scattered and bate, J was the custom, whenever a peasant was got, Io hang him by trial barriu' such as wasbhot. There was trial by Jurv goin' on bv dav-light. And the martiul law baugin' the lavings by night. ''" them was hard times for an honest gnssoon ; If he missed in the judges tie 'd meet u dragoon ; An', whet her the sojers or judges gave sentence. The devil a much time they ullowcd for repent ance ; An the many a fine Boy was then on his keepin', With small share of i-estiu' or sittiti' or sleepic". An' because they loved Erinn, and scorned to sell it, hullit- A prey lor the bloodhound, a mark for the I nsheitered by night and un rested bv day. ith thw heath for their barrack, revenge for their pay. An" the bravest nn hnnett tint- -f tliim oil WitsSheiuusO'Bi ien.trom the town or Glingnll; Hi limbs wor well ser. an" his bodv was light, An the keen-fanged hound had not teeth half us white. But his face was a pale its the face of the dead. An' hi-s cheek nuver warin'd with the blutu of th red ; And lor all that he was n't an njflv vounj? Boy, For the devil himself could u't LUzo Willi his eye. So droll an' so wicked, so dark au' so bright. Like a liro-llasu that crosses the depth of the nijrht ; An' h was the best mower that ever has been. An- the clctfunlcst. hurler that ever was secu. In fenefn' he frnvc Tatriek Mooney a cut, Au' In jnniptii' lie bate Tom Molonr a foot ; tor lightness of foot there was not his peer. For, by Heat ens', he almost outrun the red deer; Au' his danciu' .vas such that the men used to stare. An the women turn crazy, lie did it so quare; An' sure the whole world jruvu iu to him there: An' it 's he was the Boy that was hard to bo ca uk ht. An' it s often he ran, nn' it 's often he fought. An' it's many the one can remember quite well The miare things hedid, tin' it 's oft I lieerd tell How he frightened, the magistrates in Cahir bally, valley. An' escaped through the sojers in Ahciluo .nrt leatlier d tlie yoeinen, himelr four. An' stretched the four etrotigest on old (J ulti mo re. But the fox must sleep sometimes, the wild di'er must rest. And treachery prey on the blood of the best ; An' many an action of power an" pri le. An" many a nix lit on the mountain's bleak si.le. An' a thousand great tlniiRcrsau' toils overpast, In darkness of night he was taken at last. Now Shemus look back on the beautiful moon. For the door of the prison must closo ou you soon ; An take your last look at her dim. misty light. That falls on the mountain and valley to-night. One look at the village, one look at the flood. An' tine at the shelterinif far-distant wood : Farewell to the forest, farewell to the hill. An' farewell to the friends that will think of you still. Farewell to the patthern. the hurlin", an' wake. An' farewell to the girl that would die Tor your sa k e 1 An' twelve sojers brought him to Alary borough jail, A n' w ith irons secured him, rcfusin' all bail. Tho fleet limbs wor chained an' the sthronir hands wor bound. -ground, : An' he lay down his lenth on the cold prison , An- the dhrames of his childhood kem o cr him ' i nere. As gentle au' soft as the sweet summer air; An' happy rimlmbranco crowdin" an ever. As fast as the loam Hakes drift down an the ii ver, Bringin' fresh to his heart merry days long gone by, eve. Till the tears gathered heavy an thick in his But the tears didn't fall. for the pride iv his heart Would n't suffer one dhrop down his pale check to start. An' he sprang to his feet in the dark prison cave. An' he.swore with a licrccncos that misery gave. By tho hopes iv the good an' the cause of the brave, grave. That when he was mouldering in the cow Id His iniiniesnevershould have it to boast lost. His scorn iv their vengeance one moment was His bosom might bleed, but his cheek should be dhry, die. For uudaut-ted he lived, and undaunted he 'd VAIiT SECOND. Well, as soon as a few weeks were over an' gone. The turrible day of the trial cam? on ; There was such a crowd there was scarce room to stand. An' sojers on guard an" drag'ions sword in hand. An' the court-heuse so full that the people were bothered. smother'd; An attorneys nn' criers on the point of being An' counsellors almost gave over for dead. An the jury sittiu' up iu the box overheud. An' tb ivtiirnttl...t out so determined an' big. An the gown on to. i.u. aM cb-gunt wig. And silence was eall d.un the minui w ai,u Hie court was as still as the heart of the dead. An' thoy heurd but the opening of one piison 1 ck. An' Shemus O'Brien kem into the dock For one minute he turned hiseyes round on the throng, strong. An then looked on the bars, so firm and so An" he saw that ho had not a hope nor a friend, A chifnee to escape, nor a word to dfend ; An' he folded his iirnis as he stood there alone. As culm au' us cold as u statue of stone. An" they rend a big writln'.a yard long at least. An' Shemus did n't see it, nor mind it H taste. An' the judge took a big pinch of snuff, an' he suVtf; Are you gnjlty or not, Jim O'Brien, if you jiicase t An" nil held their breath in silence of dread. An" Shemus O'Brien made answer an' said : "My lord, if you ask me if in my life-time 1 thought any treason or did any crime. That should call to my cheek, as I Etand alone here. The hot blush or shame or the coldness of fear, Though 1 stood by tUo grave to receive my dentil-blow, No! Befoie Ciod uu' the world I would answer you But if you would ask me, as I think it like, ir in the rcbelliou I carried a pike. An' fought for ould Ireland, from the first to the close. An' shed the heart's blood of her bitterest foes T answer you Y'ts ; an" I tell yon again. Though I stand here to perish, it's my glory t hat then dry, In her cause 1 was williu" my veins should run Au" that now for her ta.ue I am ready to die. Then the silence wu4 grcat,a nd the jury smiled bright, light; An the judge wasn't sorry the Job was made By my soul it's himself was the crabbed ould chap 1 In a twinkline he pulled on his ugly black cap. Then Shemus's mother, in the crowd slaiidiii' r. Called out to the judge with a pitiful cry, 'Oh! Judge, darJin' don't, oh I don't say th word ! The crathur is young have mercy, my lord I "You don't know bim, my lord : oh 1 don't give him to ruin 1 - luoin", He was foolish he didn't knovf what he waa He's the kindliest cruthur, the tindtrest heart ed ; j ,' Don't part us forever, we that's so long parted: "Judge mavourneen, forgive him forgive him, my lord! word !" An' Ood will forgive yon oh ! don't say the That yvas the first minute O'Brien was shaken. When he saw that he was not quite forgot or forsaken 1 An' down his pale cheek, at the word of bis mother, Tho big tears were running, one after the other. An' two or three times he endeavored to spake. ; But the strong manly voico used to falter an' oreiot. 1 But at last, by the strength of his high-mount ing priue, Ltiae ; He comjuer'd an' master'd hU grief's swelling An' says he, "Mother, don't don"t break your poor heart, Sure , eccccr vr later, the dearest must part. HE IS A FREEMAN WHOM.THS TRUTH MAKES TREE, AXD ALL EBENSBURG, PA., SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1872. "An Ood knows it's better than wand'rlng in 'oa.r, wild deer. On the bleak trackless mountain among tho To be in the grave, where the hearthead.au' breast From labor aa' sorrow for ever thall rest. "Then mother, my darlin', don't crv any more Don't make meseetn broken iu thismvlast hour For I. wish, when my heart 's lyiu' "under the rnren. No true man can say that I died like a traTeu." Then towards the judge Shemus bowed down his head, said An' that uiiuute the solemn death-sentence wus PART THIRD. The mornin' was bright, an' the mists rose on high. An' the lark whistled merrilv in the clear sky. But why are the men standing Idle so late? An" why do the crowd gather fast in the street? What come they to talk or? yvhat come they to seer I cross tree' An why does the long rope hang from the Oh: Shamus OBiien; prav fervent an' fat. May the saints tuko your soul, for this day is your last. Tray fast au' pray strong, for the moment U nigh. must die! V hen strong, proud, nnd great as you are. you At last they drew often the big prison gate. An' out came the Sheriffs au sojers in state. An' a cart in the middle, an' Shcmiio was in it Not paler, but proud, r than ever, that minit. An as soon as the people saw Shemus O'Brien, Wid prayin' au' blessin', an all the girls cryin', A yvild wailln' sout.d ketn on all bv degrees. Like the sound of the lonesome wind blowin' through tree ! On. on to the gallows the Sheriffs are gone, Au' the car an the sojers go steadily on. An' nt every side swellln' around of the eart, A wild, borrowlul aouud thai would open your heart. Now under the gallows theeart takes its stand, Au' the haugmau gets up with a ropo iu bis hand. An' the priest haviu1 blest him, gets ou the ground. An' Slieuiiis O'Brien throws one look around. Then l lie hangman drew near, and the people grew still. chill. Y o in faces turn sickly, and warm hearts turn An' the rope bein' ready, his neck was made hare, I prepare; For It he gripe of the life-strangling cords to An the good priest has left him, haviu said his last praj er. But the good priest did more for his hands lie unbound. the ground'. An with one daring spring Jim has leaped on : Bang! bang! go the carbines, an' clash go the sabres: rneiu-hhoral lie's not down ! he 's allre ! now attend to him. By one shout from the people the honvens are shaken awaken': One shout that the dead of the world miirht : Your swords they may glitter, your carbines go bang. must bang, j But if you want haugin' 't is yourselves you I To-night he 'II Te sleepln in Aherlne glin, I An' the devil's in the dice if you catch him as in; i The sojci-8 run this wav. the Sheriff's run that. An' Father -Malone lost iiis new Sunday hat. An' the Sheriffs were, both of them, punished sevarejy, fairly. An' fined like the devil, because Jim done th;m A week after this time, without firtn' a cannon, A pliar n Y'ankee schooner 6ailcd out of the Shannon ; An1 the captain left word he was goin' to Cork, But the devil a bit he was bound for New Yoi k. The very next spring a bright mornin' in May, A n just six months after the great hangin day A letter was brought to the town of Kildare, An on the outside was written out fair : "To on Id Mrs. O'Brien, in Ii claud, or else where," An' the inside began " My dear god ould Mother, bother J'm safe nn' I'm happv an' not wishin' lo Y'ou in the radin' with the help of tho priest 7 send you enclosed in this letter, at least. Enough to pay him nn' to fetch you away To the land of the free and the "bra ve Ameri kay ! Here you'll be happy, an' never made ervfn' As long aa 3'ou"re mother of Shemus O'Brien. Give my love to sweet Biddy, an tell her be ware Kildnre ;' Of that spalpeen who calls himself 'Lord of An' just say to the Judge. I don't now care a rap For hlui, or his wig, or his dirty black cap. An' as for the dragoons them paid men of slaughter water. Say I love them as well as the devil loves holy An' now, my good mother, one word of adico Fill your bag with potatoes, an' bacon, au' rice. An' tell my sweet Biddy, the bpst way of nil 1 now, an' forwver to leave ould Cilt-ngall. An' come with 3 011, tnkin' a snug cabin berth, Au' bring usa sod of the ould Shamrock earth. An' when yon start from ould Ireland take passage at Cork, Y'erk : An' come straight across to the toyvn of New An' there ask the Mayor the "best way to go 1 o tne town or Cincinnati the State Ohio ; An' there you will find me, without much try in'. O'Brien." At the 'Uarp an the Eagle," kept by Shemus a.. . . . RiouKi tuau lay - - - - . -I U At J .ki Honors. A riisthiguislieu ou his dtathbed, when a ntm niAik of distinction and honor was lirousht to him. Turning a cold g!acc on the trea sure he would once have clutched with an tagr graip, he said with a sigh, Alas! thi is a very fine thing iu this country ; . but I am going to a country where it will La of no usa to mo." Who can rtlLct without sad nsa on the ciolc moujects of the eallant ; Go. Neil? His lite long dr.am had Lecn to i ,,v t ;., ii r i;ti ut ...i . r 1 -1 v ,i n 1 11 me 11.110 itaiou uou iiuooij tii uiarsuai of France. He could not sleet, after 6eeine it coulerred on McSuhun as a reward ot valor in the battle of Magenta. Lefure the Dext ens;T-gemnt. he told his friends that this limn he would win the prizs L so much coveted. The conflict was ovsr, and they sought him anxiously upon tho gory field. They found him almost crushed beneath his war hrme, and the ptacticed eye of the sur gein told hirn that life would soon L over. Word was sout tu the emperor, who quickly arrived; and taking from his breast the badge cf the marshal of France, he laced it above the heart of his faithful follower. The life long dream was realized, acd with a single throb of exultant j y aud gratitude he threw his arms about the neck of his sovereign : the next instant he fell back in the embrace of King Death. Oh, how can we struggle, aud toil, and distract our hoarta from tho cue great pur pose of life, simply to gather about us pos sessions which, though they may be very fiue things in this country, will be of uo use to us in the country we are so shot tly going to ? A guest at a hetel in Belfast, Maine, on being told that dinner was ready, stripped off his coat, and accompanied by his wif, entered the diuing-roum in his bhirt sleeves. A waiter brought him a bill of fare, which he regarded curiously, and then laid it down. Pretty soon another bill of fare was laid in his plate.' j Then he arose in his wrath, and exclaimed,''I didn't come here to read show bills. I cort after some dinner." At a marriage lately in Maine, the bride's voice faltered, acd she paused in the midst of the impressive ceremony. Her lit tle niece, a bright little thieeycar old, think ing tli naughty minister was compelling poor aunty to say something disagreeable, tamped her little foot and exclaimed in a tone of auihority, "Auntie, dou't oo thay it." THE CAPTAIN cf the FIRE BRIGADE. A TRLK STORY. Many years ngo a young priest, fresh from the seminary, whs appointed to bin first pastoral charge in a small village of the diocese of Lyans. We shall not five his name just yet. In fact, if hia parish ioners had then been asked it, they would have felt quite at a lss what to say. Ihey know him as Monsieur la Guru they knew no other name, cared for i other name than this. Well, then, in this village lived Mon sieur le Cure, who was the kindest and best of men. llevered by his whole flock, he sympathized with them in their trials, assisted thein by his counsels, and shared with them hi9 small income. His sole motives of action wero an ardent love of God, and, for Ilia sake, a lender charity to man. We are not to imagine, however, that this good priest, kind as Le waf. lacked firmness when it was required. On the contrary, he had frequently shown that gentleness of disposition and manner is by no means incompatible with inflexi ble strength cf purpose and will. More than 01. co ho had to defend the interests of his parish ajainst ho encroachments of the village authorities, arid, contending most energetically, for his rights, he suc ceeded ia upholding them". At the same time he was to conciliatory to his opuo- ; ucnt6 that no hi each of charily occurred, j Thus the young pastor won golden opin ions from all his litM world. Even 'those who, perhaps, would be slow to appreci ate his goodness, applauded his prudence; so that scarcely any one of Lis congrega tion would begin an undertaking, great or small, without first seeking tho opinion of Monsieur le Gure. 11a was the general lawyer, notary, architect, doctor, and even public letter writer. In this last -. i i i . , , capacity ne managed nnnisi tne wnoie correspondence of his small kingdom, which is not strange, considering that the most learned of his subjects could scarce ly spell the Gospel of the day, evtu when ptinted in the largest type. One morning, toward the end 'jf Feb ruary, the village was aroused at day break by the continued peal of the one an ien bell which the chinch still possess ed. Tho winter had been an unusually severe one. The hills were covered with enow, and even the phiius retained their white covering, and hindered tha farmer's labors. So the poor peasants whenever they met their priest in his daily walks, they urged the one request : "1'ray for us, Monsieur Ie Cure, and for our fields If the thaw comes not soon, the sowing time will be past: then how shall we get bicad for our little ones ? ' And Monsieur le Cure would jive his invariable answer: "Have confidence, my children ; fear nothing. Whatever Almighty God does, lie does well." Such was his logic, such his eloquence. "U'Auf. vcr Almighty Gud do.s Iletlycs well " The greatest philosophy could find no bstter method of consolation. The greatest orator coulJ not add to its per suasiveness. iNow, at daybreak, on this February mornin j, as has been said, the' clamorous ringing of the bell roused eveiy one from his slumbers. All lushed into the streets, expecting to find one or more dwellings iu flames. Uut, alas! terrible as ate the ravages of fire, a worse foe threatened the tkstiuction of the village. Fire may be extinguished, or at least its course b stopped ; but water rushing along in tu multuous streams, levelling in its way banks and ban iets water, sweeping over piling and through valleys, surmounting hills, breaking thiough walls, currj ing in its foaming course trees, houses, ca4tle everything an inundation ! Who but God can say to its fearful might : "Thus far bhalt thou go, and no farther V Tho wished-for thaw had suddenly sat in. und 'the stream which passed by the village in summer a shallow brook, now a headlong torrent swollen by the melting snow was spreading ruin and desolation in its track. Already half the tillage was oveilljwed by its turbid waves ; and cuwb, sheep, horses all uttering their different ci ies of fright and pain, and all mingling with the fragments of their sheds and sta bles wero borne swiftly past the panic stricken spectators.' It was in liulb a scene to strike terror into the boldest heart. There was, however, one heart that quailed not. The good Cure, who had been engaged during the bight by the bedside of a sick parishioner, was the fiist abroad. Thanks to his energy, his calmness, the panic soon abated ; insasuies were adopted to save what property was still unharmed, and in an astonishingly short lime the uion formed into bauds, and worked bravely under his direction. The cure was every where : here animating the toiling met;, there consoling the weeping women, and always with the same maxim : . "Have confidence, ray good friends ; Providence has not forsaken us. What ever Almighty God does, lie does well." .Yes, this saintly soul could bless God and trust Him alike iu His judgments as in II is mercies. On a sudden a loud cry arose from the crowd. The torrent, leaving its direct course, had thrown itself upon a cottage which stood apart fim . the rest of the village. In the twinkling of &n eye the waters had uiouuteU to the roof, upou the ARB SLAVES BESIDE upper ridge of wkich a wotaan-with two children, one an infant on her breast, had taken refuge. Higher, still higher, roie the waters ; already the mud built walls of the hut were yielding to the furi ous dashing of the waves. All hone. seemed lost. In vain had Jacques, the blacksmith, a man of great strength arid courage, endeavored to ford the rushing waters ; three times had he striven to reach the hapless family, but always without success. Two others had made the attempt and failed. A few more minutes and the mother with her little ones must be swallowed up ia the raving waters. Just nt this crisis th galloping of a horse was heard. All turned eagerly to see. It was the good cure, bareheaded, and with his cassock tucked up, calmly urging on tho 6twut pony that bore him each Sunday to 6ay Mass at an outlaying chapel. Encouraged by the voice and hand of his master, the brave animtl took to the water, and, des-pite the force of it? current, managed to reach the toi leting hut. liut how to save all these unfortunates ? Ii was with th"$ greatest dillioulty the pony had withstood the tor rent with only one person on his back ; could he sustain the additional burden ? The cure's resolution was speedily formed. He 'held out his hands for the children ; the poor woman, in her ma ternal tcndernss, was only too glad that they should have tlie first chance of safety, and clasping them in his arms he set nut on the dangerous return. Ho succeeded. Leaving the children on the bank, he again essayed the perilous pass age, unheeding the cries of the people, who implored him not to risk again a life eo dear to them ali. Nothing could daunt his heroic courage, "l'ray for me," was all he answered, and plunged into the tor rent. In spite of the animal's resistance, and the increasing force of the waves, he once more reached the cottage, just as the walls gnve way. The roof disappe ired, and th poor woman was precipitated into the stream. Another moment and she would have been beyond the reach of help ; but the priest, who never lost his presence of mind, seized her by the hair as it floatod on the sutface, and again, encouraging his pony once more, crossed the torrent and lauded her in safety. Ex hausted by his superhuman exertions, he sunk upon the gtound, murmuring: 'Whatever Almighty God docs, He does well !" It is needless to attempt a description of the sceno that followed ; to d well on the emotions of the people as ali anxiously helped t restore him lo consciousness. It would be hard lo sy whether love or admiration was the predominant feeling. From that night of terror Monsieur le Cure was a hero, a saint ; and those sim ple people's judgment pet haps was not f ar astray. However, -ihey were not con tent with giving hira gratitude and admi ration. They cast about for some way of showing in a tangible form what ihey thought of him. And son an oppottu nily presented itself a droll oppoi luuity, burely, but they were too much in earnest to be particular. Within a few weeks the township was called on to select offi cers of the lire brigade. The people met as usual, and on examining the ballots it was found that Monsieur le Cure hud been unanimously chosen captain. in vain did the object of their strange compliment protest against such an un heard of proceeding ; in vain did he ex plain that the equipments of a fireman helmet, axe mid Uuujpcl were out of keeping wi'.h ths cassock; the voters sturdily declared that the prefect must settle that part of the affair as for them selves what was done, was done. It was a new thing for Monsieur le Cure to have another do the work while he bore the credit ; but there was uo remedy. No tice of the election extraordinary was sent to the Minister of the Interior ; the singu lar occurrence was told lo the Minister, and the Minister thought it worth telling lo the King. The whole court was in great amusement over the tale. Some years after this, misunderstand ings arose between the civil aud ecclesias tical authorities ia the diocese of Nancy. Things cams to such a pass that it was decided the bishop should cease lo ba resi dent, but even this did njt allay the ex citement. An actual civil war broke out between Ihe opposing parties, aud evon ecclef iaslics were on opposite sides. Con fusion reigned, and the Minister of Public Worship thought it necessary to bring tha eubject to the King's notice, as it called for the. mast delicate aud prudent man agement. . "The diocese of Nancy gives more trouble than all the rest of France," 6aid the Minister in conclusion. "In fact, sire, the w hole city is, in a conflagration.", "If that be so," said the King, jestingly, "what van we do but employ our clerical captain of the fire brigade to put it out ?" The suggestion struck the Minister. "Siro," he icplied, after a moment's re flection, "your Majesty's propositions are always to the point. I have heard much of the priest you are pleased lo remember he is tha very one for the emergency, as conciliating as he is firm." In fine, a month afterwards M. le Cure, our hero of the inundation, was nominated coadjutor to the Bishop of Nancy, and I he selection was approved by the Pope. Very soon all discord ceased ; tranquility was restored, and on the death of the 1 UUhop, which occurred not long after, the coadjutor succeeding to his titles and cares, showed that his virtues and talents wero no less lilted lo rule over an extensive diocese than an obscure country village. Uut the end was not yet ; further distinc tions awaited the good "Monsieur le Cure." In course of lime the Archbish opric of Bordeaux fell vacant, and he was immediately chosen for that See. And now, in conclusion, we Lava only to give his name it is Donnet, a name well known bayoud the limits of Lis epis copal charge. Yes, the hero of this true sketch, ibe village cure w ho was so ready to give his life for his sheep, bacamn in succession Bishop f Nancy, Archbishop of Bordeaux, Senator of Fi ance, and Car dinal Priest of the Holy lioman Church. Avs Miria. A Tkmpkrangk Anecdotic. Sneaking of temperance reformers, some one tells a good story at the expense of one of the most ardent of them, a person whose whole heart was in the woik to such an extent that he hadn't time to mend his fences or take care of his farm. A distinguished temperance lecturer was to address the citizens iu the town where the reformer lived, and the latter took it upon himself to meet him at the station, and take him home with him ti entertain hira. The lecturer was talkative and full of "the cause." "There, now," eail lie; as they drove by a handsome farm-house, "any body can see at once that st temperance man lives there. Everything indicates it; there's thrift and industry and content ment and no doubt u happy Lome there. Isn't it so ? ' res," was ibe reply. "Sqiire is a temperance man and has a very pleas ant home and family." "I was certain of it," said the lecturer. "But here is a place," he continued as lhy came to an old Louse with dilapidated fence and a neglected appearance, "that you'd pick out anywhere as the house of .1 ..I 1 4 .t 111 - I a uiuusaru. ree ine out nais in tne win- dowe, nnd the broken-down fences, and I the neglected appearance everything has you can't make any mistake about such a place it sticks out all over that it's the home of a sot " Hj was about to appeal to his entertainer for the truth of his sur mises, when that gentleman pulled rein, and turning the team up to the neglected fence, remarked, with something like a sigh, "I live here." And what could the lecturer say! He might have said "Well, all signs fail in a dry time," but he didn't. Axecdotks ok Hats The following curiousanecdotc furnishes anather instance of ihe occasional confidence of animals in others which ihey are supposed to regard generally as their natural enemies: "Some years since I lived in the village of Ickel ton, in Cambridgeshire. After my shoot ing excursions the uogs were fed in their kennels the food being placed in a long trough. To this duty I gen( rally attended myself. Upon onj occasion, after feed ing tho dogs, I looked into the kennel through a hole in the door, and was some what astonished, not at perceiving a num bor of rats there, but to see them iu the trough, quietly nnd fearlessly p.irtaking of bread and milk with the dog, who seemed to pay no attention to such small deer. I doomed the rats to destruction ; and the next day placed the trough in such a position, that a gun pointed thro' the hole, would rake it from one end to the other. At Ihe usual hour the food was placed as a lure but tha djgs were kept out in vain. I could see the head of a biigacious old rat peering out at mure than one lnie, and from under the man ger, for the put pose of reconnoitering; but none descended. Having waited half an hour to no purpose, I left in the dogs, aud in a few minutes they were again feeding cheek by jowl. I lad 1 not nfcortained tins, I might have supposed that altering the position of the trough, or some other trifling disarrangement of the economy of ihe kennel, had aroused the suspicions of the little cteatures. T hey soemrtl, how ever, to be aware that their safety wn6 con nected with the presence f the dog," A Mabkiage Undek Diificultius Last Saturday evening a marriage was to have taken place between an employee of the Lehigh Valley Kailroad Company and "a maiden faire' t niploj wd at one of our hotels. The landlord, gelling w ind of the affair, interposed his authority, and con fined "ye maiden'' to a room in the upper story of the hostelrie. When ye gallant groom arrived upon Ihe scene, fully ar rayed io gorgeous habiliments, ye stern landlord denied him admittance, and swore by ye great "Mahoun" that ye ladye he should not! wed. Nothing daunted, our hero retired for meditation, when the plaintive wail of ye haplers maiden at tracted his attention. Casting his lar board eye aloft, he took in the situation at a glance, and, resolviag with the courage of a "Bayard," to rescue her or perish in the attempt, he, with the assistance of seme bystanders, procured a ladder, and. mounting to ihe expectant fair one, clasped her in his arms and descended amid ihe plaudits of the crowd. A procession was formed, headed by "ye noble pair," who took up the line of march for the parson's, where, in an evil hour, ye unfortunate man said the words which made him free no more. Kmlon Irjress. When women are ia arms they never oppose the liberty of the press, Terms, $2 per year Iti advance. NUMBER S. A SAD STOKV, Many years ago, a picturesque spot, about six miles northwest of LtOckprt, N. Y , was the location of a handsome and comfortable homestead. The family which resided there was respected alike for its wealth and worth, and from that parental roof went forth io homes of their own a goodly number of lovely daughters and noble sons. One cf ihese, more am bitious than the rest, thought to better his . already prosperous fortune by accep'ing the golden promises California, at that lime, so temptingly held forth. While there, Le met and l ived a young girl who w as filling the honoral I p isiliou of uurse tiiaid, in a rich maa's fatbily, She was uneducated and of humble birth, but ami able attd remarkably beautiful. He placed her in a boarding-school, where she res mained for several years, until her educa tion was completed, when he married her. He was then a very weahhy man, and he decided to return with hh young wife to his native State. At San Francisco they took passage in a sailing vcsael for New York, which, when within two hun j drod mih s of the latter port, spiung aleak j and rapidly filled with water. When thi captain saw that his vessel was sinking, he let down the boats and into them low ered ihe female pa?sengrs, When this poor young wife learned that her husband was not going, she implored ihern to allow her to stay and die with him. But the captain was iuexorable, aud she was torn from Lis aims and lowered into the boat, which hurriedly mide for land What an agonizing farewell! The wife looked back and saw that loved husband for the last time, clinging to the mast of the vess Sii as it sunk into the pitiless sea. Tho poor girl reached the home of her husband's parenis in safety, and a few months after her arrival became the moth er of a bright little boy. A few years later she visited a Southern State, taking her child with her. From that fatal tour she returned childless, and the remains of her darling boy lay in a Southern grave. By her child's death the last tie which bound her to her husband's kindred was broken, and fcha came back lo Lockport, grieving over the manifold sorrows which had befallen her in a stranger State. Weary of her lonely life, she at last listened to the protestations of an ardent suitor and married him ; and to him she entrusted her properly, which was consid erable, although 80,000 in gold went down with that ill-fated vessel. This second husband proved to be a gambler and worse ; and, afier squnder ing the larger portion of her wealth, leav ing her with two children, penniless and homeless. And now, in an obscure dwell ing a few miles outside of the city, this sad wreck of a once lovely and beloved woman subsists by the charity of a single friend. Tine Indian's Dkeam When the In dian went lo see the white man, Le si aid with him all night. I a the morning he says to the w Lite man : 'Me have dream last night." "Ah, w hat was it !" "Me dream you gave me your gray mare, and that you gave me rifle ; that you gave me much powder much ball, much shot." - "Did you indeed ! What a dream !'" "Yes, me dream it alL" "Well, that's bad, for my wife always ri les the gray mare, and she thinks she cannot tide any other horse ; but if you dreampt it, why I suppose you must have her. And myiifl:;, too T my old favorite rifle dream I gave you that too P "Yes, me dream rifle too." "Well, if you dreamt it, why I suppose you must take that too, but it's very sin gular." .. So the white man gave them all into J.he Indian's possession ; but persuaded him to tarry with him one night more. In the morning the white uiau said to the Indian : 'I had a dream last night." "No, did you ?" "Yes, but I did though ; I dreamed that you gave me all the land between I'oi j jnLit river and Catapuuch mountain" about three thousand acres of ihe most beautiful land imaginable. "Ah! Bones of my father ! "Well, if you dreampt it; why 1 suppose you must have the. land but me never dream will you nny more !". Pbesidf.nt Smith, of Dartmouth, used lo set type in the printing office of Simeon Ida, at Windier, and sa)S of it: "It al ways seemed to me that it was a profita ble service. I learned to spell, an attain ment which even men of great notoriety do not always make. I learaed -many things about newspapers and books, and Ihe matters tbey Beat of, which served as a good preparation for the further studies I at length undertook. I am far from, being satisfied with my labors in my pres ent position ; but, imperfect as they seem j to me, I cannot but help thinking that I am a little better president for having been a printer. 'What would you do if mamma should die ?' asked a lady with whom we havo the honor of an intimate acquaintance, of a little three-year-old girl that we would not take a hundred dollars for. 'Well, mamma,' was Ihe melancholy response, I '.pose I should have to snank myself P I
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