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HE IS A FREEMAN WHOM TllE TRUTH MAKES FREE, AND ALL ARE SLAVES BESIDE.
Terms, $2 per year In advance.
VOLUME G.
EBENSBURG, PA., SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1872.
NUMBER 19.
SI I! KM I TS SALKS! By virtue of
writs of tVid. J.qxn., Al. Vend. Ex
.i, : ii.I "-4 1- f'i'ii t'ueiixs. issued out of the
f. . i'. i. limn 11 ft (if I 'n tit h I'lti nli rt t w a r .1
fV i- :'r ii 'l. there will be ex posed to Public
L,,. Hi 1 1 . - Court Mouse in Ebensburg, on
?jn'(.' . ili-:; lny or June next. at 1 o'cl'k
P.j tin- ii'lli.winn Ki-al Estate, to wit:
. . .1. tirln uii.l ititnrnct nf fiA lTAln
.f-l
t
I'M i
iirc t li tii-fil. having thereon erected a
i triii!-!- house and a frame stable and
I a lai!i mill, saw mill and grist mill.
- i. d ' - ... .
HV. I'l ' I vi uiuiki: t-IIIl.
Tai- i. ii: . . i uti.Mi and to be sold at the suit of
AUialiait: Muuiiiiui.
...... I. I HMii.ll..A.n.4 .an
I t- lli'l'l' I'll 111 . Ill 111U HfTOriTM lV.lll-fe
3j . i an uii'iihn-.' "-Ti'iniirii-tn or epn
sni. ii ''i-iikiainl. '' ' ud I" piece or parcel
of J i"l -una!'- in uiietianiia township, Cam
I rhi iMin.tv. i!j-lining lands of Miratn Fritz,
1-wn W i ukl.in-!. tl ml others, con to HI Ing (JO acres,
uiOi i " ;t ,r' '""res f which are clear-
wl:l,.ii.: tin rrnii erected a twr) storv idunk
ed
ho"---intl
ken r.
Al
Ih-v;
Inttt:
s.iti
a tii.ii!'- I'liin. inula. small Stable. now
, , i i vi i t . I'haniah tVcakland. Ta
ci i-m in ii uiiil t be sold at the suit of
..ii v.. . n-.
,. .ii rik-.'ir. title and Interest of If. C.
,,!,,i (Hitiarme I'evltiP, of, in and to a
iiii-J mmihu- fti the west Ward of KK
.;i! I .r..ni.--i. ( ainlirl'i Coilnty. fronting 28
it ilixii !-ii'i i t anil running back feet
: -,i.. i. .i ij. .i ti i ii lot of "i hos. O. Kxan-j,
. rii t!a-1 ii-t and lot of John I); Thomas tin
,-t. ii. n.tr t hereon erected a part plank
,,i 1 1 .um-dwelling house, now In theoe
, i i t II. '. Divine. Taken Jit execution
. I --I I i:t the suit of Wm. K I'liinr
fjitf
tfltt
uni Nit
D. ! I-
1 .-
is i. LI wards, for use of F. A fcfhoe-
Ilil '
.At-: a '1 the rijfht, title and interest of Jas.
W. l. n kin. or, in and to a piece or parcel of
Jai -itu-ite in Jackson townehip, Cambria
cos:. a. h.iji.ining- lands of Wm. Shoemnti. An
lrH i.mu'-i-. aii'l others, containing lob aci-e.l,
in, in- 11 1"., tibout :U' acres cleared, with an or.
ihr .i- m.r now occupied. Taken in execution
tat im M 5ilil at the suitof Johnston & Thoinu-
4' all the risrht, title and interest of TlrlJ-gi-
Ann .Miiyi r and Lucas Moyer, of, in and to
n 0' .! r parcel of land situate in Clearfield
T lllp. Cambria county, adjoining lands of
Jisfl u iv Ivory, David Sutton, and others, eon
luit ii f acres, more or less, about 15 acres of
wis h are cleared, having thereon erected a
tifO Ktoi-y loir house and Ug stable, now in the
ffoonuiicy f l.iu-is Moyer. Taken in execu
tion and to be soul at the suit Of (J. W. Stro
hccKer, for use of E. Sc II. Nutter.
Ai-so, all the rirht, title and interest of John
Kunsinan. of. in and to a piece or parcel of land
fcituate. in Susquehanna twp., Cambria coun
ty, adj. .loin lands of i. W, Stnlu, Wm. Laver
ty, and others, coiitaininir 110 acres, hIhiuI 50
acres or which are cleared, having thereon
erected a one story plank house, not now oc
cupied. 1 akeii in execution and to be sold at
tha -nit of Johnston & Scanlan.
Ai. all the rijrht, title and interest of David
liur-vliart, of. in and toa piece or parcel of land
Sitaatc i.i Susquehanna twp., Cambria eountv.
UW inunr iatiiisof Mich'l Piatt, Peter llelfrich
and oilit is. cotitainiriK tiS vcres, more or less,
Bttoiit ; acres of which are cleared, having
tber. mi erected a two story frume house, a one
Hory li.iim- !-tafile anil a loj barn. now in the
nccupam-y nt Uavid IlurklKirdt. Taken in ex
ecuti,.n ui .1 to 1,0 sold at the suit of John J.
Krist-. M 1.
Au-o. hi, tin- rlvrht, title and interest of Wm.
M f. in mid toa lot of K-roimd situate
in Vii-t.i;.Li. 11 twp., Cambria county, fronting
on On h 1 i',-taKe Kail lUad. exteiidintr back
jo !, 1. i.t ( otirml Eiurer, adjoininfr Michael
Ji OuM ;lli ihomns Hewitt, having thereon
erect. .J a mie-and-a-lialf story plank house and
iw" ,M--:'-.7'w in the occupancy of Wm.
m tn.kcy. 1 alien in executiou and to be sold
A Suit M-I-addeu, for use of Tienicy
Ai s, all the right, title and interest of Ceo.
A. Mill-? i.f in ui. en i .
Imilding and lot of ground, to wit: A certain
3welli!if house, ont-and-a-hulf stories hiirh
Iiavu-K a front of fourteen feet and a depth of
twenty-tour feet, situated upon a certain lot
r piece of ground in the county of Cambria,
tiounili-d on the east by street, on the west
tiy liiinl of .Michael Waltz, on the south by a
str. t, and on the north lv land of William
Mot. uij-e. known on the plan of the Borough
M 1; i-.-t Springs as Lot No. 17. Taken in exe
cuf. 1 ami to be sold at the suit of John Wajf-iH-t
.ii I 1. C. Little, trading as Wagner & Lit
W, M. HON ACKER. Sheriff,
i !T fiflice, Ebtn-sburg, May lo, 1872.
I JIA . I I ER'S NOTICE I Notice is
i.ri. l.i' ..ii i.ii 11...1 il.a r,.ii 1
1.
I;
.. ...in 1 111c n 11 tuwi 11 .ICllUlllS
-ii pulsed ami tiled In the Iteifister's Of
t Liu nsburg. and will le nreseiitel to thn
Or, in
i:i.-' t 'otirt of Cambria county, for contir
11 and allowance, on H'edttrmlnti. Ihr. hlh
tn-
c,e.
' .!,ir., ni-.it, to wit :
! u t Ai-i-ount of John Gels, G nnrdian of
i-- an. I John .Newkain, minor children of
.1 . N t'W kll m. 1:1 1 ff l itil.t-l l..tp..' Hrw.M
1
At
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' Ar imt or Paul Vahner, Adm'rof Mary
"I ' igi r, lute of Carroll township, dee'd.
Ai c-uurit of Wm. I'iil1u-.ll nr. ,.r
Fi
i k A. Johnston.
-i i.i. Account of Win. Caldwell, Guardian of
IP' 'i tile I.ev-i Kmiil.
f I ii-t and Partial Account of W. Horace Bosc,
. Alitor of the lust Will and Testament of
, n Haynes, late of the Borough of Johns
low 11. ileecHseil.
Fiil and Kjnal Account of John 8. Blough,
Ouiirduiu of Simon lA-timnt.
1- irst and Final Account of Gcorg A. Confer,
Administrator of Daniel Confer, late of East
Coneuiaugh. deceased.
1 ir-t and Final Account of Jog. Settlemoyer,
Esecutor of John Heimirart, late of Cambria
borough, de--as'd.
1 irst and Final Account of George Kabler,
Anliu'r of the estate of Peter Gosner, late of
Ct'iitiria borough. deiM-ascd.
t-.-i ond Account of Josiah Oochnourand Ste-T-
11 Gochriour. Administrators, 4c, of Dan'l
tio hn.uir. sr.. late of Taylor township, dee'd.
'.' I'nt and Final Account of John Lvsett,
i.t-..itor of the last Will und Testament of
l.vsi-tt, late of Cambria borousrh. dc'd.
rst iiiid I'arttal Account of Jacob Kibler.
Ts
oti. r. if Mathias Dietrich, late of Chest tp.,
til in colllllv. ilf-Heit
Cao
Fnt and Partial Account of John Mannion
ami H.-iiry Scanlan, Executors of Mich'l Cun
loDkrtiain, ilei-e:is'-l.
Tne Second a. id Final Account of Mrs. Jane
Jlul in. (now Mrs. Jane Eahey.) Adm x or the
estate or John M ullin. late of Washington two
Cmtria eountv, deceased. i..
The First ami Partial Account of Josiah II
Mrte-0,.U A."." r f J",", Sit.uan. dee'd
'l,K l ""-t Hn. I-iiiMl Aciininf of D. A.M'Gough
M&X'&XW """or ot JaiJe,
r?J' V A,,""i0- Jr"u M- liim dee'd-fund
artt.r, from sale of decedent s real estate.
T','.,''.,"rt,.of f'c,,'.rI- ""nr. Guardian of Wm.
l .:;' "Ul.ll ,u inkiin Asbury PauL ini-
GEO. W. DATM M Vl.,.
'cr's onice, Ebcnsburg, May B. '72. . '
lIiOWS' AITRAISE.MENI'S!
ti, 1 Sar,ce Is hereby given that the follow.
J -"I'lTsisfinenta of Heal and Personal Pro-
' t '.eced.-nts, elecU-d and set apart for
T ? ? "I i"tt.H under the Act of As-
a ' 1 ---.- ......... ucrii ui vru 111 1,11c
-' -' I k ( (Mice, at Ebensliurg and will be pre
'1 ' he Orphans' Court, for approval, on
''"'-'". tlie Uti d,i u of June ntxt. to wit:
M l'rai.ment of the Personal Property of
'
'I.I'! USQ Of Ann 1 . .1. n alnn ltn Ann .(,ll,.
ii. widow of Owen McGovern, late of Gallit
m i I'lwnsnip, Caintirirt county, deceased, $200.
i , - . . , G EO. W. O ATM AN, Clerk.
I 'i U s ( iffiee. Ebcnsburg, May 0, '72.
'Oil SALE A FARM or 114 Acrk-
mlles
first
id
Terms eiuni. For fur-
""'l'ri iiiiscs. or a
ire of Patrick: Middix.
ddrcn
I j.n-1, -i,. C11AKLE8 McKENNA.
-'. i..'.-tf. Mausfleld Vallev. Pa.
torn 1.0 ,. - . i aui, Jate or Jackson
vnhip, aiubria county, deceased
B '.',",1 and Partial Account or James Tost
t'uuuTu TJrU """"f J-ob Vost.late
1 i ariu township, deceased.
- .. . uiiKiT, ime 01 jacuson township, Cain
" ' ' niinty, dee'd. set apart for Nancy Jane
i-'-r. widow or said decedent, till. 70.
l l'iaiseiuetit of the Iteal Estate of George
-111:111. late of Coiiemaugh borough, Cambria
iiitty, di c'd. set apart for Mary Aon KlUian.
7 of siii.l diMMidcnt, ".l)0.
i t ' Tuim-metit of certain Iteal Estate get apart
1
I, ': rrom St. Augustine and II
0 ,. i """ua-u Acres of which are ol ear
,n.,'.. covered with good oak ai
iil . Jne Jmprovements are a
a. '"UK iiniiuo ......: m
luiiiiiiit luur rufima hi
M IJ)leK' aoicnisy-at-Law, Ebs
W m.i u, toF i,1'";. ,Hce ia Colonade Row.
i . "u coiiectious a specialty. tlo-14.tf.
CTATEMKNT of the Auditors' Settle.
ment with the Supervisors of Gallitzin
township, Cambria county :
John t. stoum, supervisor,
In account witU Uullitziu Twp., April sth, 1872,
To amount of Duplicate! 518.6fl
,CK.
By Work done by.Taxables. . : . .. .249.85
" Exoneratii)ns tui
" Orders lifted W".
" Stephen Uiley, paid for work. 8.00
" C Hanlan, " rt,
" Peter Hall, " .' io.&4
George Wcis, " " ; l.JU
" Win. lJawson, a.4J
" Daniel Itui ko, " " " 2is
" Samuel Sunker, " " . H.j
" T. J. lonarhue, " 44 44 1.0U
44 Itob't Cochrau, 44 44 41 . 7.00
44 Francis M'Connell, 44 " . 1.60
" P. Mealy, for blacksmithlrltr. . . 8.40
" J. T. Storm, Supervisor, eight
days attendiojr Court 12.00
44 Prolate JJ5
4" J. T. Storm, Sup'r, fare to Eb-
ensburg- (two tripx) 1.73
44 Costs of Court John, Kratzcr
V8. Superintendent.. lfl.44
44 R. L. Johnston, Attorney's fed 10.00
44 JohuT. Storm, 46ii days' ser
vices as Supervisor, t-1.50 p.d. C3.37-4.r1.19
Balance due Townsblp.
H.47
CORNELIUS TI ANLAN. Scpervisob,
account with Gallitzin Twp., April 8ih, 1872,
To
By
amount of Duplicate 437.17
CU.
Work done by Taxables 3WM1
Exonerations 6 35
Orders lifted 7.01
Two days attending suit, Clear
field Twp. vs. Gallitzin Twp. - 3.0d
Otic day to Summit to be sworn 1.60
Taken 011 warrant and attend
ing Court days at 1.50 p. d. 13. So
Two days notifying Viewers.. 3.tX)
One day paying costs J.fo
Johnston Sc Scanlan for petit' n 5.0U
for fees... 10.00
Costs of Court John Kratzer
vs. Supervisor 16.43
Fare to Ebensburjr, attending-
Court. Ae 3.4
D. Haulon, cash paid for work 7.50
James Uiley, " 44 44 2.25
C. Han Ion's boys, cash 44 41.40
C. Hanlon, K1 days with team 34.00
C. Hanlon. days' time as
Supervisor, at (1.00 per day.. 42.75 1401.66
Balance due Township t36.51
Wk. the undersigned, do certify that we have
examined the above accounts and find them as
Stated. GEOUGEMYERS, ..,
5-18-3t. JOHN K. BUADLEV, f Aud"or8-
LIST OF CAUSES set down for Dial
at a Court of Common Pleas to bo held at
Ebensburg, for Cambria county, commencing
on Ao;i((iy, June pioximo:
FIK8T WKKK.
Gates vs. Wolf 4 Welshour.
Brown vs. Black.
Cooper St Co vs. Weddel.
Behe ......vs. liarbarick.
Shorthill Vs. Maltzie.
Waltz vs. Kisban.
Brooks vs. McAleor.
Todd vs. Christy.
Cree vs. Apple.
Glass & Co vs. Davis.;
Perham Sewing Ma
chine Co vs. Gahagan.
G wiu's Adtu'rs vs. Todd.
8KCOSD WEEK.
Vtn. M. Lloyd & Co...va. David R Jones, feign
ed Issue.
Crissman... vs. Aaron.
Somervillo vs. Marx.
Evans et al vs. Davis et al.
Christy.. vs. Alleg.Mount'n C'l Co.
llracken vs. Uager.
Trertz vs. Potts ct al.
Coulter vs. Nutter & Sawyer.
Christy vs. Smith.
Zech et al vs. 7.ech et al.
Lloyd vs. SomervilleJt Ilipps.
Jonas Heiss vs. Dener.
Insico vs. l'reftly et al.
Cambria Iron Co. ...vs. Christy.
Barker & Son vs. McCanee & Klino.
Fegan, for uso vs. Empfleld et al.
Malzie vs. Hit-key.
Donoughe vs. Kerin.
Millikcn vs. Cowau.
McDerinlt vs. Martin et al.
MilUkcu vs. Cowan.
Cox vs. Brady.
Rose vs. Murphy.
Evuns vs. Jones.
Evans vs. Jones.
J. K. JllTE, Prnthnnutary.
Frotbonotary's Otlice, Ebensbury, May 6, ,72.
ICENSE NOTICE. The following
named persons have filed Petitions for Li
cense in the Office of the Clerk of Quarter Ses
sions of Cambria count', for the action of the
Court at next (June) Sessions:
tUilinu imjte Michael Eatterner, westward,
Ebcnsburg bor. ; Henry HI tun, Julius Steicb,
Carrolltown bor.; John Schroth Wilinore bor.;
Joseph Fresh, Carroll township.
jt'urern- John Younirkin. White two. : Florlan
Bingle. Loretto borough: Isaac Crawford, west
ward, Ebensbury borough ; John B. Myers, Lo
retto borough ; Mich'l McMorris, Gallitzin twp.;
John W.Gillespie, Sumruitville bor.; Christo
pher Kuninn, John P. Parrish, Washington tp. ;
T,Uott' -,'t twp.; F. X. Haiti, I-oretto bir.;
J aul I-Jwanver. Uwronce Schrolh, Andrew
Haug, Carrolltown borough; Francis A. Gib
bons, Allegheny twp.; M. F. Kelly, .wumB
bor. ; F. J. Parrish, Jacob Goener, Mich'l Doyle,
Gallitzin twp.; Ellen McEaughlin, John Ham
ilton, Washington twp. ; Peter McKenzIe, Chest
Springs boro' ; Wm. Linton, Christian Reich,
Summit ville borough ; Jas. D. Plutnmer, Croylo
township: Harry Marlett, Clearfield township;
Simon Schroth, Lawrence Stelch, Carrolltown
borough ; Liu ton & Son. East Ward. Ebensburg
borough. J. K. I1ITE, Clerk Q. S.
Ebcnsburg, May 4, 1872. m
FSlRAliLE REAL ESTATE FOR
SALE. The undersigned offer for sale on
very liberal terms three tiacts of valuable land
In Blacklidk township, Cambria county, Pa.,
described as follows:
'1'raet . I-Containlng 90 Acres, more or
less, about 25 Acres cleared, having thereou
erected a two story Plank House, as good as
new and very comfortable, a double Log Barn,
and alt needed outbuildings. There is a thriving
young orchard or 100 choice fruit trees and ex
cellent water In abundance on the premises.
Tract . -Containing 31 Acres, about 7
Acres cleared. The improvements are a one-and-a-half
story Plank House, a Water Saw
Mill in the best of order and without a superior
in the country, and the usual outbuildings.
True J. a-Containing 14 Acres of excel
lent Timber Land, with two good Saw Mill sites
thereon. Unimproved.
tiThe above described Tracts adjoin each
other, and will be sold separately or together,
as may suit purchasers. Terms very liberal and
payments easy. For further particulars, apply
to or address P- $ JONES
or OLIVER MAKIN,
March 23. lS72.-3m. Ebensburg P. O.
$20,000 IN GOLD
For 1.25 Currency. Toe People's Grand Mu
sical Festival and Gift Enterprise will take place
at the Metropolitan Theatre, Sacramento, Cal-,
on 15th of June, 1872. when 69 Prizes, amount
ing to over fKO.COO, will be distributed to Ticket
Holders, the highest Prize being 2O,0U0 in Gold.
Payment f Prizes guaranteed by deposit.
Tickets, 1.25 currency, or 11 Tickets for 12.50.
Tickets and Prospectus can be obtained at
FELCH CO.'s, 1208 Broadway. New-York.
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the present owner with special care as to health,
productiveness of soil, convenience of railroad
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f C. DtniNCiER, 11C Snilthfleld St., Pittsb'gh, Ta.
Ibt request.
Legend or the F-Arget'Me-Xvt.
Along the river's bank they strayed.
:-Two lovers foud and true
The maid was fair, with gold Oil hair,
- And eyes of azure hue.
And In one qu let, shady spot.
They wandered to and fro ;
And one would chafx," and one Vr otild laugh,
As lovers will, you know.
But presently they paused to gaze
Into the placid stream ;
The bank was steep, the water deep.
But tranquil as a dreamt
At length the maiden fair espied
A flower of tiny size ;
And it was blue, and pretty too.
Much like the maiden's eyesi
44Lok I look I" the maiden then 6101810104.
With quick, excited tone ; '
"I'd feci sweet Joy, without alloy,
To call that flower tny own."
The words had scarcely passed her lips
Ere he bad left her side ;
"This floral raid is for the maid
Who soon will bo tny bride."
Then to the water's edge be sped,
Down where the flower grew ;
And. in his speed, he did not heed
His danger. All Hi knew
Was that a wish had been expressed
By her; bis love he'd prove.
He gained the flower; but, in that hour,
The maiden lost her love.
He slipped ; and, sinking 'neath the stream.
His dark eyes sought one spot ;
He cast the flower upou the shore,
And cried. 4'Forget me not."
Ruth A. O'Cosneu, Dublin, Ireland.
- WavtrUy yiatjazinr.
The Origin of Scandal
Said Mrs. A. to Mrs. J.,
In quite a confidential war,
44 It seems to me that Mrs. B.
Takes too much something in her tea."
And Mrs. J. to Mrs. K.
That tils' lit was overheard to say
She grieved to touch upon it much,
But Mr. B. took-such and such I"
Then Mh. K. went straight away
And told a friend, that self-same day.
""J'was 8d to think" here came a wink
"That Mrs. B, was fond of drink."
The fr end's disgust was such she must
InTorin a lady, "which she nussod,"
That Mrs. B., at half-past three,
Was "that far gone, she couldn't SCO I"
This lady we have mentioned, she
Gave needlework to Mrs. B.,
And at such news could scarcely choose
But further needlework refuse.
Then Mrs. B., as you'll agree
Quite properly she said, said she,
That she would track the scandal back
To those who made ber look so black.
Through Mrs. fv. and Mrs. J.
She got at last to Mrs. A.,
And asked her why, with cruel lie.
She painted her so deep a dye 1
Said Mrs. A., in sore dismay,
44 1 no such thing could ever say ;
I said that you had stouter grew
Ou too much sugar which you do."
TIIIULI.IXG AUVEX1 CUES
TWO OllATJE DICX.
OF
INCIDENT OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
In tbe year 1780, while the war was
ptiil rigorously prosecuted between Great
Britain and her North American colonies,
u number of remarkable and painful oc
currences, arising out of this dispute, took
place on the border of Canada and the re
volted districts. Among those eents, tbe
following, which ia abridged bj a writer
in The North American Review, from
Stone's Life of Braodt, may canrey to
our readers an id;a of the sufferings to
which the people are exposed during a
period of civil war:
"Old Mr. Sammons, with three sons
and one or more daughters, lived upon the
old Johnson estate, which had been se
questered. Sampson Sammonp, the father,
was a sturdy old whig (American), and
well known to the British commander,
Sir John , whom he often talked with
about the rebellion. His suns, Frederick,
Jacob, and Thomas, the youngest eigh
teen at the time of which we write, were
much of the same mind and body young
Sampsons, knotty and fearless. Sir John
, knowing their characters, thought
he would catch them alive and take them
to Canada ; so he sent his Indians out of
the way, and by good management, cap
tured, the whole race early in the morning
without a blow. Tbe old man and his
bojs were at once bound and marched otf
in tbe direction of Canada, though but a
little way. That night, the youngest boy,
by the aid of the wile of a British officer,
managed to escape ; and the next morn
ing, the father, having procured an inter
view with the Tory chief, read him such
a lecture upon the ingratitude of thus
treating one who bad formerly stood by
him, and upon'the iniquity of bis conduct
generally, that he too was set free, and a
span of his horses returned to him. But
Frederick and Jacob were less fortunate,
and were taken to the fortress of Cbain
blee, jut within Canada, between Lake
Champlain and tbe St. Lawrence. At
that po9t there were about seventy pris
oners, and not a very strong garrison ; so
that the first thiag to which the young
Sampsons made op their mind was an es
cape. Finding, however, their fellow-cap-lives
indisposed to d anything for them
selves, Frederick and Jacob determined to
act without the rest ; and, accordingly,
the fir6t time they wer taken out of tbe
fort together, to assist in some common
service, they sprang from the ranks at a
concerted signal, and 'put, as the phrase
is in the WesL The guards started, bat
less fleet of foot, could not catch them ;
and though Jacob fell and sprained his
ankle, he managed, under cover of the
smok produced by tbe gun shots made at
tbem, to hide himself in a clump of
bushes, which his pursuers did not think
of searching. It had been agreed previ
ously between the brothers, that, in case
of separation, they were . to meet at a
known spot at tea o'clock at night.
Jacob, the lame one, mistook the hour,
and having gone te the spot and not find
ing his brother there, be left it, with tba
intention of getting as far from the fort
as possible before daylight, his accident
making time especially important to him.
fie accordingly pushed up the western
bank of - the Soret river towards Lake
Champlain, intending to swim it just be
low the lake, and then find bis way along
the eastern shore. Various events, how
ever, occurred to prevent his doing this ;
but, after running great risk, by putting
himself within the power of a Tory,
whose chief excellence seems to have been
the possession of a most kind and fearless
wife, he was so lucky as to find a canoe,
of wkich he took charge, and in which
he made good headway towards home;
Until, in one of the narrow passes of
Champlain, the British fortifications en
both sides forced him to leave his vessel
and take to the woods again.
"He was without shoes, food) or gun,
and had to find hia way te Albany,
through an unknown wilderness, along
the Vermont shore. For four days be
lived on birch-bark. Then te CaUght a
few fish, and managed also to secure a
wild duck. The fish and duck he ate
raW. Thus ha labored on during ten
days. His feet, meanwhile, bad become
so badly cut, and so intolerably sore, that
he could scarce crawl, and swarms of
mosquitoes made every moment of rest a
moment of misery. While thus wretched
and worn out, he was bitten upon the calf
of tbe leg by a rattlesnake. And what
did this young hero do then ? Yield aad
die T Not he. With one 6troke of his
jack'-knife he laid his leg open, producing
a plenteous flow of blood, and With
another slew the poistaous reptile. And
then came a day or two of such cxperi
ence as few meet with in this life. Mam
mon?, worn to a skeleton, with feet rag.
ged from wear and tear his leg wounded,
and not a soul within twenty miles to
help lay thero under the log where he
had been bitten, a little fire burning by
him, which he had kindled by the aid of
a dry fungus, living on the rattlesrake
which he had slain. He eat the heart
and fat first, and felt strengthened by the
repast. There he lay, under that log,
for three davs patient and surgeon, sick
man, hunter, cook, and nurse, all in one.
On the third day his Shake was nearly
picked to the bones, and he was too weak
lo fetch wood to cook tbe remainder.
Jacob made up bis mind that death could
not be postponed ; and having already
shown how little division of labor was
needeJ in ruch cases, determined to essay
one more office, and with bis knife pro4
ceeded to carve his epitaph on the log by
his side. But God was not far otf from
that brave man. He fell asleep, and
strength from unknown sources flowed
into his limbs. On the fourth day he
rose refreshed, and having made sandles
of his hat and waistcoat, proceeded to
hobble on his way once more, taking with
him, as Btorcs, the unconsumed portion of
his snake. That night, agaio, Le was
comforted, being assured, by some means
unknown to him, that he was near fellow
men Kising with this faith, he strug
gled on till the afternoon, when he reached
a house and was safe. It was the 28th
of June, 1780. Such were the fortunes
of Jacob Sammons.
"His brother Fredotick was less fortu
nate. He had made many efforts, to no
purpose, to find Jacob, who, when he fell,
would not permit Frederick to stop and
help him, and in seeking him bad run
many risks. At length be crossed the
Sorel ; killed an ox ; made some jerked
beef ; and for seven days travelled along
the eastern shore of the Champlain with
out ill-luck. But on tbe morning of tbe
eighth day he awoke sick ; a pleurisy was
upon him a fever in his veins pain in
every limb. It began to rain also, and
there he lay, this other young hero, not
fr firo Lia brother, who at that very
moment, in that very neighborhood, was
nursing his rattlesnake bite there he lay,
knowing not that any one was near him,
for three days, on the earth, in the sum
mer rain, aud his blood all on fire For
three days, we say, he lay thus helpless.
On the fourth day Jie was better, and
tried to eat a little of his beef, but it was
spoiled. He managed, however, to crawl
to a frog-pond near by, put aside the green
coating ol the pool, and drink. He caught
frogs, too, and feasted, . though not a
Frenchman in any of his tastes probably
There he lay, for fourteen days and
nights ; and having . resigned all hope ot
life, he put hia hat upon a pole, so that
it might be eeen from the lake. It was
seen by an enemy ; and he was found
senseless and speechless, and carried
shame on the inhuman creature that bore
him back to his prison ' again.' And
not to his prison only, but to the darkest
dungeon ; and there for fourteen months,
in utter darkness, he lay in irons in irons
so heavy and so tight, that they ate into
the flesh of his legs, so that tbe flesh
came off to tbe bone. Ahd for fifty-six
years afterwards for he 'was living in
1837 the wounds then made did not
heal. The British officer, whose heart
enabled him, knowing, to do this thing,
waa a captain in the 22d regiment - May
God have mercy upon his soul.
'But Frederick's adventures were not
yet ended ; for neither was his captivity
over, nor histpirit broken. ' In Novem
ber, 1781, he, with others, was transfer
red to an island above Montreal, . in the
rapids of tbe L Lawrence. There, aa a
first step, he organized another plot for
escape, which failed, and, as a second
step, jumped, with a companion, from
tbe islands into tbe rapids of the great
river. Our hero and his comrade swam
for four miles through those rapids, navi
gating among the sharp, rocks and fearful
shoals with their best skill Landing on
the north eid of the St. Lawrei.ee, they
fought a club battle with a village full of
Canadian Frenchmen j conquered; killed
a calf; and, seizing a fc'ante; tried to cross
to the south side of tbe river. They were
above the rapids of tbe Cedars, where fio
canoe can live long unguided, wbefj their
paddle broke in the mid-etrca'ai, and once
moredestruction seemed certain. A fall
en tree, in the branches of which they
caught, saved them, however; find cross-,
ing the next day below tbe falls, they
struck into the forest to seek the Hudson.
For twelve more days they toiled on,
living en roots, without shoes, without
Clothes, without bats, and reached Sche
nectady at last, in a plight that made
Christian men give them a wide berth."
A 9IIRAQE ON THE PLAINS.
I was journeying in the summer of
18 with a small party of army officers,
who, with their escort and wagon train
were en route from "tbe States" to Santa
Fe, in the Territory of New Mexico
We started from Fort Leavenworth about
the middle of July, and for ten or twelve
days, in passing through a country some
what settled, each day found some new
scene to interest us. The novelty of the
journey, a trip of such distance on horse
back, enabled me to undergo cheerfully
the fatigue, and success in hunting the
buffalo aud antelope amply compensated
me for the discomforts arising from con
stant riding and unaccustomed exposure
to the burning rays of the sun.
We gradually entered the dreary plains,
where nothing save an occasional sand
hill, or here aud there the skeleton of a
horse or buffalo, relieved tbe wearied eye.
It was tbe very picture of desolation. For
days the same level plain seemed to travel
with us. Pools of slimy water were
found at known poinla on tbe route, at
distances of from ten to fifty miles apart,
compelling ties to travel on several occa
sions a portion of the night, as well as day,
to reach them.
It was on Sunday and about tbe twenty
third day of our journey tbat we saw the
wonderful mirage. With a gentleman who
had grown gray in the service, I was
riding some distance ahead of the train.
We had been ' travelling since daylight,
and had many miles to go to reach a rest
ing place where water for the tired and
thirsty could be found. All day nut a
tree or shrub, not an animal save those in
our train was to be seen ; a kind of woolly
grasd, parched and dead, covered the oth
erwise barren euil; around, on every side
the same ; tbe eye was pained by the dull
vacancy ; far away the sky seemed to
meet and blend with tbe fading view ; the
sun poured down its rays with intense
power ; the horses and mules were beg
ging for drink in their peculiarly express,
ive way, as we moved on in silence, think
ing, no doubt, of the bubbling springs and
rippling streams, of the green verdure and
shady groves of the land of our homes.
All at once the sun was obscured by a
cloud, and a slight blower of rain fell ;
and looking before me I saw, a short space
to the right of the road, and apparently
about two miles distant, a cluster of trees,
small, but green and perfect in shape.
While wondering that 1 had net before
observed tbem, I directly saw others at
some distance from the first noticed.
Small, dull clouds hung around them, sit
ting like a dark vail over the scene, and
through this vail of clouds moved shadowy
and indistinct forms, which one by one,
as the misty screen here and there faded
slowly away, took shape and settled into
stately oaks and towering elms and pines;
and brur w, thirsty yei, byond the
trees, appeared in outlines, dim at first,
tbe borders of a lake of limped waters.
Soon the curtained clouds were gone,
and there, in all tbe distinct and inviting
loveliness of nature, lay a placid lake in
the midst of a verdant forest, holly and
beech, oak and elm, pine and magnolia,
all mingled together, yet each distinctly
marked as by the Creator's hand. . On the
farther side were hills cevered with lofty
trees, and far away in the back ground,
blue mountains, with large boulders pro
truding from their sides, added much to
the picturesque grandeur of the view. Be
tween tbe hills, over a rocky bluff, poured
the waters of a sparkling cascade into the
lake below, and among the trees on the
borders of the lake sat neat white cottages
and gardens of different sizes, and at "its
head arose tbe village spire. Here be
fore us, in a sterile plain, was a lovely vil
lage with the gardens of shrubs and flow
ers, its shady groves and glades, its placid
lake, green bills and distant mountains,
its miniature Niagara, and its little white
church with i:s spire pointing heavenward,
and- that'nothing should be wanting to aJd
to its loveliness a beautiful rainbow
panned the sky, inclosing in its many
colored arc nearly the whole illusion.
I looked upon the gorgeous spectacle
with rapture, and after a few ejaculations
of wonder and delight rode slowly on, al
moBt afraid to speak, lest a word would
break the enchantment,- and dissolve, as
it were, a mystic spell ; thankful tbat al
though this waa but as a fleeting phantas
magoria, soon to vanish, He had clothed
the earth in places with beauties like these
to cheer and comfort titan. It was toe
beautiful to remain long upon such a desert,
and soon the brightest colors of the bow
grew dim, the nearest trees began to dis
appear, and then, gradually, each object
faded from view, leaving, at last, only a
dull leaden cloud opon the distant horizon
"Thos," I said, as I gazed upon the
desolation, now mora desolate, "thus pas
ses away the glory of this world." "But
the mercy of God endurelh forever," an
swered my companion. "The works of
flature," he continued, after a short pause,'
'are glories to the Creator ; but we fre
quently stumble along through life, with eyes
closed to the beauties of H'i9 handiwork;
Now has this fleeting pageant revived long
forgotten memories of many a scene of
loveliness and grandeur in my absent
home,- the land of my cliildhoo'lf and my
heart is lifted up in praise to the Giver uf
all good."
That night I slept opon my cot to sea
again the beautiful visiori r and in my
dreams lo inhale the delightful perfumes
of rare flowers, to hear the sinking of
birds, the gentle rustling of leaves, tbe fatK
ing of the bright waters, tbe clear tone
of the village bell, tbe mellow notes of
the organ, and the sweet voices of fair
choristers worshipping with angelic songs.
From the New York Weekly.
The Josh IHll!iij3Splcc-Ilox.
SNAIIS, SNA IKS, AND BABY 8.
The slowest gaited animal on the face
ov the earth iz the snail.
They are one ov the phew who take
their house with them, when they go away
from home.
Snails are sed tew be delikate eating,
but it i kan hav all the hash i want, i will
try and struggle along without any snail.
You kaut phool me with hash, i kno how
that iz made, but i don't kno how snail
are put together. Ignorance is sed tew be
bliss, and i hav often thought that it wa,
and if i don't never know how snails taste
i don't think now i shall repent ov it.
It haz always been a source ov mutch
doubt with me in mi hours ov couterfipla
shun, which waz made fust, tbe snail, or
hiz vhell, but if i don't know even this, i
don't mean tew git mad about it.
I hav grate phailh in enny job that na
tur turns out and i had rather hav phaith
than knowledge, it saves a grate deal ov
hard word. It cost a grate deal tew kno
all about things, and then yu ain't certain
but faith iz cheap, and don't make enny
blunders.
i-Vier.ee iz. smart, but she kanf tell jur
what makes the flower- blus.h so menny
different colors, but phaith can
Science on a doth bed iz a pigmy, but
phaith iz a giant.
STKIl'ED SNAKE.
The striped snake iz one ov the slip
peryest jobs that natur ever turned loose.
They travel on the lower side ov them
eel fa, and kan slip out ov sight like blow
ing out a kandle. They were made for
sum good purpose, but i never hav bia in
formed for what, unless it waz tew hav
their heads smashed.
They are sed tew be innocent, but they
hav got a bad repula&hun.
They liv in the grass but seldom git
stept on, bekause they don't Stay long
enuff in the right place.
When i was a little boy, and wore
naked feet, and was loafing around loose
for strawberrys, i was often time? just a
going tew step on a striped snaik, but it
alwus cured me ov strawberrys.
If a striped snaik got into a 10-aker lot
before i did, i alwus konsidcred that all
the strawberrys in that lot belonged tew
the snaik.
"Fust cam, fust sarve," was mi motti.
I am jnst az fraid ov snaiks now az i
waz 40 years age, and if i should liv tew
be az old as Nebudkennezer waz, aad go
tew grass as he did, one striped snaik
would spile 50 akers ov good pasture for
me.
Wirnmin don't luv anailts enny more
than i do, ar.d i respekt her for this.
How on earth Kve was seduced by a
snaik, iz a fust class mistery tew me, and
if i hadn't read it in the bible i would bet
against it.
I believe everything thare iz in the bible,
the things i kant understand, i believe the
rnosL
I wouldn't swop oph the phaith i hav
got for any living man's know ledge.
Snaiks are all sorts and all sizes, and
the smaller they are, the more i am afrade
ov them.
I wouldn't buy a farm at baff price that
trad a striped snaik on it.
Ded snaik are a weakness, with me ; i
always respekt them, and whenever I see
a ded one in the road, i don't drop a tear
on him, but i drop another stone on him,
for fear he might alter" hia mind and cum
tew life agin, for a snaik hates tew die
just as mutch as a kat duz.
I never could ackount for a snaik or a
kat hateing tew die so bad. unless it wai
bekause tbey'waz so poorly prepared for
deth.
BAHT9
Bybys i luv with all mi heart ; they
are rai sweetmeats, they warm up mi blood
1'rke a gin sling, tbey krawl into me and
nestle by the side ov mi soul, like a kit
ten under a cook stove.
I hav raised babys rniself, and know
what i am talking about.
I hav got grandchildren, and tbey are
wuss than the fust krop tew riot amung
the feelings.
If i could hav mi way, i would change
all the human beings now on tbe face ov
the earth back into babys at once, and
keep them thare,- and make this footstool
one grand nuasury ; but what i should do
for wet nusses i don't kno, nor don't care,
I would like tew bav 15 babys now on
mi lap, and mi lap ain't the haudyest lap
hi the world for babys, neither.-
My lap iz long enutf, but not the widesf
kind ov a lap.
I am a good deal ov a roan, but 1 kon
sist ov length principally, and when t make
a lap ov myself, it iz not a mattress, bub
more like a coupla oV rails with a jiut-iu
them.
I can hold mere babys in mi lap at
ence, than any man ic America, wifhuu?
spilling one, but it hurts the babys.
'I never saw a baby in mi life that 1
didn't want tew kiss ; i am wuss thsn an'
old maid in this respekt.
1 hav seen babys that i hav refused tew
kiss until Ibey had been wasbt ; but the
baby want tew blame for this, neither
wai i.
Thare are folks in this world who say
they don't luv babys, but you kan depend
upn it, when they was babys sumboddy
loved them.
Babys luv me, too. I kan take them'
out ov their mothers' arm just be eazy as
i kan an unfleged bird out of hiz nest. '
They luv me bekause i lav ffieiu'.
And hero let me say, for the comfort
and cons'clashun ov all mothers, that
whenever1 th'sy see ore on the cars cf on
the steamboat, out 6v a job, they needn't
hesitate a minnit tew drop a clean fat
baby into mi lap ; i will hold it, and kisa
it, and be thankful besides.
Perhaps thare iz people who don't envy
me all this, but it iz one ov the sharp-cul,
well-defined joys ot mi life, riii love for
babys and their love for me.
Perhaps thare iz people who will calf
it a weakness, i don't care what they call
it, bring onr the babys. lltikte Josh baz
alwarys a kind word and a kia for the'
babys,
I love babys fur the truth thare iz irr
them, i ain't afraid their kiss will betray
rrre, their iz no frauds ded betrts nor coun
terfits among them'.
I wish i was a baby (not only once'
more) but forevermore.
Thk Dog8 Stuategem Mr. Snapp,
a blacksmith, owns two dogs, one a ter
iter four or five years old rhe othr bvif
shepherd, and half CoStfiori car1, about
twelve or fifteen years old,' arid couse
quently very feeble.
In the winter, between the hours ot
breakfast, and dinner, and dinner and
supper, these' two dogs may always be
seen perched up just far enough from Mr
Snapp's forge to escape tire sparks, but
Mill near enough to keep warm. I say
between the hours of breakfast and dinner
because as soon as time for dinner cotn-es,-which
they know even better than th'e ftp
prentices in the shop they are both off
at a full run, each aiming to secure a space
behind the warm kitchen stove, which i
only large enough for one dog at a time.
Now the terrier being the most active, al
most always gains the coveted place, leav
ing the poor old dog out in the cold.
The old dog being thus left out in the
cold one bitter cold day, put himself iutu'
a thinking attitude, and set his whs to
work to devise means to get the' terrier
out of the cove ed place. All at once au
idea seemed to strike him. Taking ad
vantage of the good "watch-dog" quali-.
ties of the terrier, be made a feint towards
the garden, barking furiously, as if some
one was intruding at that point, when,
true to hia nature, out popped the terrier,
not to make a feint, but la make a pell
mell rush for the extreme end of the gar
den, passing the old schemer just outside
the kitchen door, who no sooner sn-w tire
terrier enter the garden, than he popped
too, not into the garden, but behind the
warm kitchen stove, curled himself" up
and waited, with a cunning twinkle in hr
eye, for his friend, who no sotmer made
his appearance, and seeing the sitaation,
than be tried exactly the same stratagem
with tbe shrewd old dog, with as little
success as if he had tried to fly. Finding
tbat be failed so signally, be in turn pat
his wits to work.
After disappearing in the garden a few
moments, he made his appearance tight
in front of the kitchen door with a large
bone in his mouth, and set to work on rt
as if he was enjoying it hugely.
Now, what do? could resist such a
tempting sight ! At least, the old fellow
behind the stove could not, it ia plain, for
sneaking cautiously oot of his snug re'
treat, he made a sudden dash for tbe cov
eted bone, which he secured very easily
to the surprise of all, as the mystery
was soon cleared up for no sooner had
he possessed himself of what he soon
found to be nothing but an old dry Lone
ihey had both gnawed a hundred times
than the young rascal secured the warm
retreat behind the stove which be cer
tainly deserved after displaying so ruucl
cunning leaviug the poor old fellow out
again in the co!J, there to contemplate
the old proverb "It takes a thief to catcb
a thief."
This is one of the latest deteriptkrni of
a Dolly Varden :
Tbe starboard sleeve bore a yellbw Lop
vino in full leaf, on a red grbund, with
numbers of gray birds, badly maiilated by
the sean, flying hkber and yon in wild
dTsmay at the approach of a greeri hunter.
Calvary Missioa infant clae was depicted
en the back the rriaking cfp of the gar
ment scattering truant scholara up nod
down the sides and on the skirt, while a
country poultry fiiir and a group of Ame
ican hunting dogs, badly demofali.'
tLe gathers, gave the front a rfiP.aikablo
appearance. The left 6!eev had on it the
alphabet in five different lanuaes. T