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PATUIOT
l-oit tut: rMi'ii(i.!
alcr In place within the veaeh of nil an
t"c "-i'iiiti ft the 1 'eTiioi-r.u ie I im-iples ami
Lib r 1 1 I. leas s-'omrhr to he cstiilUhel liy the
gup; m t-rs of (iUKUI.KV and ISItoWN, tits J to
Miri i'l as wiilely as possible tiie :ri ?-i.-t iiile ar
lintiien'v for the eleetion of tlie 1 . inoerut ie
Mt" '1 i Uet foilii.l in Hie t eeoi'.l ol Moll. C. K.
j!U"C;. A I.I-.W a'i'l the other e:inilntes on that
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order. I'm fur
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i.s( in all eases aeeonijmny the
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cliael Met i. : ;itit t. Jo'i.n MeDeunitt, Mi
chael A. .Nlelieiiiiit, .uioI luii a ye of Henry
Mcli i n;ii. -h eea-.-.l, anil Charles V. McDerinit,
,y h - i ; ii.ii -than, .i nines I.i t.i Hirer In the Cmrt
rt t'Mi'.in.iii I'li HS of ( aintiri.i County, No, Kl
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li : i:i, Im'.j. riiitiea. oiiinnioiis in
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" 1, 1ST-, ltuh' iijon James Mc-Mi-Dermit,
mi l .lame Liianer,
:iaiha V. Mellerinit, Julin C.
it i .lan:e P. Melierinit, minor
M-ery c()"nnit, rleeeasiil, i.
THti)!". I
tiuar '.. in
J.irl rr,
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fill! i '
I'oi'i t to nienr therein on the
first i ... .,i n.-xt term, to aeii nt or refuse to
tiiki H:i n :i i-Male at the valuation nil upon
ii tt. il, . in, (a. -st hel-.l on the-'.ilh lav or Feliru
(T. A. 1. JT-'.
S' lii - to lie (riven to Mieha' l Melierinit of
thliule hy imlilieatirtu six tlr.iea in the Ctim
frria l 'n hi. i it. Ity ! lie ( '..ni l .
SKAl.. rniiii the Ue.-oril. Certitled 12th of
June. Is;::. .). K. iin i, 1'rot'uoiioiui v.
A.?-'. H. ni)A(jKi:u, Sin ri.T. Ue.Ol.
LASTT'IIANCK !Uo7n YouTHomes !
'i m im: ii i:t t in. inios.
N K.LKOAXT CUkOMO, l'arm Var.l Peen,
. -i.e itx IT-has heen sellinir for ?4 .10. t)nly
litHf,! he seen to he ujM'reeiateii. Sent liy innil
in ei ipt ol IJit. "The Ilan foot Hoj'i" slat'
l tl. i '. clotr;n.t hlotno t i-'seiits Vtlllitr
At M, ! . ii of life, f i:n ami in i-i-hief. (t.iltLy
t t .. . i, elegant 'liri'iiio of Ilarnff r--ne
tlrst one pnhliUeil--iiaturitl its Hie:
t :."i. liy mail, tl.mi; or the tinee for 3.U0
mIi three times i he amount. Larire Ooin
l J : ii toAifenls. I lore is a ehaiiee for nil out
i t iiiploy inetit to liiah" iiionev. Semi for par
1 181. i.l I - to
l; -Int.
rui:i;N tv co.,
I'lihlisihers Ajrents, rittst.urirh, Tu.
Si:- i.F.i vi'.orosA
llieeof tlieConiini
will he received nt the
issioners of Ciimliria I'oim-
if. in Kliciisliunr. tint 1 1 theo iiay (irHhfiEii
W ii. Is'.2, lor f ii ill isli t iilt tin' Ir.aleriaiH and
hti I iniir a TKKIt.U'R WAI L In fiont of the
niv.l:ni. l'hn ml S)o.Mmiitlons ean tie so-n
i ii. e oiiiiiiissioiMMS' olhee. The Coininissioii
4 - reserve llie l iht to rej.-t any or all propo
il tlievst o proper to do -o. Bidders will
fih-ase write tlie word " 1'ropoHal ' on tlio out
fcide of he euveloe t'oniainili the hid.
.I AS. V.. NT. A SON, i
KKANCIS o-KitlKL, V 'Jommls!ftipr?.
IWJI. 1. MchKI.I.AM), "i
, F.boiisbiinr, Aujr. 3, l7.-lt.
fX thi DISTUHTCOl ItTof Hip t'MtFIl STATES.
J. - f;i the mtittrrtif AlOcit fJ. fry, Jtiiihruit ;
iVe. H:k in JMnAiTpfrrA
f KSTKHN iHSTItltT OF PF.XNSTI.V tl . Bl t
i At Klicnsliuiv, the l'jth July, A. D. IhTL.
h O WHOM IT MA V CONCint.V.-Tho under
signed lien liy pives notlei- of his iijipoint lilent
u As-iirnee of Alltei t ti. Fry, of F.lM'iislitirjr. in
t. County el Camhria and State of lV-nnsylvu-i4n
.wit ilia said District, who lias lieen adjudged
1 :.t i tK ru t upon his ereditor' petition by the
1H n il t Court of :iid District.
4 ( i K.( i. C. K . ZA 1 1 M , Assignee.
I.i.etisl.urir. Aii. a, lsTJ.-;jt.
.T fn M-TKHT ( tiVUT or the I'MTi:!! STATKS.
J.-''- in. i.,if,., ,,, I,, im,rt tVCo., iSanl;rupts:
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Wis I I. UN IMS I Kiel' l if l'KN vjyi.v Nl . ss :
At K'-ietiMuu-K. tl; r.llli July, A. I). IS72.
TX V11M IT MAY I OM KKN.-The under-
Kllien ll.,l, L'los liuli,.,. i.l , ;a gi.i.nlntu.nt
US As
ill tlie
'I Fry. Dc rr.V ( .. . of Ktienstuirir.
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f.VIV.CII.l.
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DUE J. E tincj. Skai.ed Vko
i' -s m ( the nmtt i ials nml the erection
l-l.lF'.!. acrost, the t learlield Creek, near
v -mill of Aiuhory Swires, in Clearticld
miip. ami. i ui county, will he rei-eivcfl Ht
'.i-ot t Ie-Comiiiissioners of said oountv
I 'lie .'ifrtl I) V UK AllifST, 1S72. I'lHtisnnd
li. auoiisean l.iseenai I lie Com misj-loiier's
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I it AN CIS t ' FIJI FI,, VComtiFrs.
V.M.I). M-CFF.I.hAND. )
tishutv, July -'0, FSi.-.M.
I n.UENISTATOR S NOTICE
l'.state of M AKY MrCi-mw flo'it
iters of Administration nn ti... ..ti t.. nr
m Mi
;v Mifa-iuv lnttA tf II, ..-....-u - m 1 . .
J .'in: .ft t county, dec d, having lieen irranted to
niid-rsiirneU liy the Hciristerof said coun
:'! persons indebted to the estate in nucn
'' are reiiuxstel to make payment without
i;iv. ami those ha vlnjr claims njfuinst the same
V'l please present thein properly nuitientiea
T ,' ! r settlement. FKANC1S O'FKIEL.
j, l.retto, July M, 18T2.-01. Administrator.
l DM IN ISTRA TI ON NOTICE
i . r.-tate of William Hii.ey. dee'd.
i.' tti r-of Administ ration on tlie estate of
?' U I.l M Ilirk'V l..t.. -,.. K.,f' l,n,
m .... . , ,i; , ,,c-'V- ...-' -r , III
i ....... . r
deceased, hnvinar been Kriuited to
9 llll,
Mued tiy i he Keirister of paid county.
s j - v. ' ' ... J III Nlllll'MUtU ttlV IVlUVDl-
f ' i" make payment without delny, and those
lit'""' l''11'1"8 Hjruinst tho tuiine will pleas pre-
.... ri"i" ny hui neniicnieii tor wine-
yft - ...... Auiuiiiioii , . a.
! ' .UI' M, lO.i.-lit.
V'IITOK'S NOTICK. lravinjr tieen
if ( '"'""tfd Auditor by the Orphans1 Court
'"-ii,n,Vna. .l,Vn'y' to "'tribute the funds in
J v. , i''1!" Miinnioniuid Henry St-anhin.
ui. I. .. . lining iittm, iieceaseu,
Pvi" i.tt .. ".''''''eby (fives notice that he
, JOHN KJILV.
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1)0 AS KAK UUiitr AS IOC fl.
The worhl stretclies widely bi-forejou,
A tieltl for your, muscle and hrairi ;. :
Aiul though clouds uiay often tloat o'er you,
kiiu ot'ten cume tempest ami rain, ,
lie fearless ol stonus which o'crtake voii
IMtsh forward through all like a niau
f!oHl forttiiie will never forsake you
If you do as near right as you can.
Iiememlier.the will to do rightly,
If used, will the il confound ;
Live daily by conscience, that nie;htly
Your sleep may be peaceful and sound.
In contests of rijht never waver,
Let honesty hape every plan,
-Ahtl life will of iaradise savor,
If you do as near riyht as you can.
though foes darkest scandal may speed
And strive wilh their shrewdest of tact
To injure your fame, never heed,
lint justly and honestly act;
And ask of the ltuler of Heaven
To save your fair name as a man,
And all that you ask will le piven,
J f you do as near riUt as you can.
A Till' J STOIll
About fifteen years ago, a party of young
men had gathered in an upper loom of A
warehouse in a "Western town.
People goirg by saw the liglitsj and heaid
the eherinr and shouts of laughter and
uotKled to each other good hunmrcdly.
"The boys are getting on well with their
plans," they said ; for the town was a
small one, where everybody knew his neigh
bor, and took a kindly interest in him ; and
the military company which ''the boys"
were going to form was a matter of public
pnde and interest.
Theie were about thirty or forty of the
young men. They had most of them Wen
at school together at John's Academy, a:id
now were clerks in tlie tow n, students of
law or medicine.
There was the heartiest good feeling
among them, therefore, when they met to
adopt their Constiution and By-Laws.
They had been drilling all w hiter in private
and were to appear in public for the first
time on Saturday in tbeir new unifoim.
It was a
gore-eons uniform, chosen from i
patterns sent by the Eastern manufacturer. "lm urmK more-
It fairly biased iii cdnisou and gold. They ' Wlien Ch&rlc7 11111 drank he grew surly,
had kept it a secret from ever one, even ou'vehad enough,'' he growled. "You'd
father, mothers, and sweetheart, so that better hume' Ioore, to your mother. I
the grand display on Saturday would break ' Wlsh she aml Clara Wilson might see you
with more effect ution the dazzled eyes of as 3'ou arc' ru cal1 on Clara in tlie mo
the town people. aiul teI1 ter ow an- wl-i'C I left her
Now, all that was before the wan The . sweetheart."
military ardor which prevailed like an epi- Nmv' in fact Xed care(1 more f(jr his ol1
demic in the towns did not mean patriotism cbam HUI, tan for all the Claras in the
or sclf-saeri'iiee, but only a little agreeable ' world, but then he was in no mooel to be
vanity, and a exeat deal of cordial irood- J-'1"" about a woman, so he faced Hill,
fellowship, fun and kindly feeling
Some irtoie weighty sense tf the constraint
of honor, too, rested upon tho young fel- 1
lows, witli their 6Woixls and glittering '
epaulets; some increased stricture of obli
gation to bear themselves like men gallant
and chivalrio in soul as well as hotly, Many
of the wise ciders of the town, therefore, ,
lent their help to the undertaking, and Col.
Storrs, a retired army oiliccr, accepted the
lKst of captain, and gave himself up zeal- ,
ously to the woik. j
The organization had been rather lax !
j
until to-night, when the by-laws had been !
definitely aduptetl.
"No. S) seenisto niesuperiluous, captain,"
objected Ned Moore. "The company
pledges itself to attend the funerals of all
members, except such as may have sufiereel
the penalty of the law, or laid violent hands
on themselves. That appears to lie more
melo-dramatic than necessary. There is
not likely to be any suicides or murderers
among us," glancing about, witli a laugh, i
to his companions. j
"The rule is customary in all such organ-
izations," said the Colonel, rather elrily. J
The rule remained, therefore, in spite ef
Ned's jokes, w liieh caused a great deal of
laughing. J
Ned was the youngest of tlie boys, the
merriest, most genial young fellow in town,
Everybody knew his frank, handsome face
and curly hair. He was book-keeper in one
of the iron mills, and, out of his small sal
ary, supported h is mot her. But the money
was a small matter, compared w ith the fun,
and jollity, and tumultuous afiection which
he brought into the poor widow's life.
"The last years of my life," she used to
say, "have all the warmth and brightness
that were missed out of th others."
Ned ran down the step of the hall when
the meeting was over, singing "Lily Dale"
at tlie top of his voice. He had a clear
tenor, which was the tlelight of everybody
who loved music in the town.
"That's right !" said Joe "Wilson, "come
up to the house, Nctl, the girls are at home,
and we'll have a little singing. You're in
voice to night."
"All right 1 What do you say, Charley?"
For Ned and Charley Hill seldom spent an
evening apart.
"Bother the girls !" muttered Charley
"they're a bore. Their rattle-debang sets
my teeth on an edge. Soma of the fellows
are going to have an oyster supper down at
Brice's, and I promised that we'd be there."
Ned hesitated. 4 4Is Philips to bo there?"
"Yes. He asked the crowd."
"Then there's sure to be liquor and
squabbling. I promised mother I'd keep
out of men's parties this winter, particu
larly w here there were cards and dr inking.
We had better go to Wilson's."
"Oh, never mind Wilson's. Come along."
Ned laughed and nodded. 'Charley has
made an arrangement for me, Joe. I'll
come up to-morrow evening, antl sing with
the girls. I'll" go around and tell mother
not to sit up for me, Charley, and will be
after you in th e minutes,"
.." Tlie boys went on. . Nobody laughed at
JNtU lor 'running liome to Ins moUier."
JMot even I'lnlips thought him m leading
strfngs. The lads were neither
vulgar, as Mrs. Moore tiiougiit.
lnanly enough to appreciate her
bhe folTowecl him to the door.
night, my son. God bless you
"Good night,' little mother.
Home -by eleven, at least."
x uere coma oe no narm, slie thought, in
a party of intelligent, ,clear-minded boys; '
tired with the day's work, meeting to sharp-
en each other's wits over a well-cooked
supper. . j
Nor would there have been, perhaps, if
the foolish lads had. not essayed, like some I
of tLeir foolieh elders, to try the poison
which makes them feels as gods and act
as beasts.
"I say, Btice, let's have champagne,"
cried Philips, when supper was over.
"Let's have the pop of the corks, just for
to-night." Philips had been oil one or two 1
journeys to New York, and affected the
reckless humors of a juvenile Anacreon.
Ned Moore rose. "I must go, Phillips.
I promised to be home early."
"Not until you have tasted some of Brice's
dry wine. Not asleep."
"I cannot touch liquor, you know, Phil
ips. It makes a fool out of me. I don't
w ant to stay and be a Pilljoy."
"You needn't touch it. Sit down ! Sit
down !" shouted a dozen voices.
Ned sat down. The pleasant, easy going
fellow, they all knew, was no obstinate sooil
sport. Presently he tasted the w ine to
please the others. He had ben quite cor j
rect. He could not bear liquor. Philips
might sip and sip all night, and be com-
paratively cool and sober at the end, but '
a single glass made a fool of Moore;
the second made him a madman.
Nobody had ever known him so witty,
He kept the table in a roar. The means1
of fuu were there in al"dace, and they
. i tu - i -
white with drunken rage.
"You play the spy, do you? Coward !"
As I have said, the liquor made Hill surly.
He was roused at once, and struck Ned
full in the face. Ned wits the slighter of
the two, and fell heavily to the floor. He
sprang up and closed with him, and again
was thrown before the eoim,?iiimn col.1 1
separate them.
"He's a little fellow beside you !" cried
Joe "Wilson, holding Ned back, trembling
and colorless. "Shame on Vou! Shame. I
HiUl"
Hill stood, dumb and sulky; but the
liquor and defeat had driven Ned mad.
"Let me go ! Ami to bear the blow?
Let me go! I never was struck before?"
There was a dangerous gleam in his eyes
which frightened the boys. Philips mo
tioned Joe to take him out. He led him
into the cool air outside.
"You shall not touch Hill, Ned. You
don't know what you are doing, boy.
"Why, Charley is the best friend you have
iu u,? -vorld,-" wiping the white froth from
his "Come, let me take you home,"
"I'll go home ttlone. Go in ! I want
neither help or advice." He turned off,
ami Joe thoughtlessly went in.
1 1 ill had already repented. "I'll goaftcr
him and make it up," he said rising and
going out.
"Its curious," said Philips, "that one or
two glasses of w ine should make Buch an
idiot out of that fellow, Ned.'4
There was a sharp cry outside, then a
dull heavy thud on the ground, and then
silence.
When the men pished out, Moore stood
solier and motionless, looking down at his
old friend Charley, who lay before him
quiet, with the blood oozing from his head.
He had been violently knocked down, and,
as he fell his heael struck the curb stone,
inflicting a mortal wound.
I began to write this story (which, but
for the change of names, is strictly tine),
simply because I thought it ought to be
told to the thousands of boys who will read
it.
But when the remembrance of the day
of pain that followed, comes upon me, I
feel that I must be content to set down the
facts as briefly as possible.
The dead boy was taken to his own home.
Where his friend who had killed him had
gonej no one knew. In the confusion
Moore had disappeared.
It was curious how strong the remem
brance was now with every one, how close
the friendship had been between the two
boys. Even the mother of the dead boy
placed the guilt where it belonged. "It
was the wine that did it," she said ; "I
have no anger at Ned. He would have
given his life for poor Charley."
But tlie police were not so lenient. There
-was talk of malice being evinced by his
watching outside for his antagonist. . BtilL
their search was of the feeblest and singu
larly unsuccessful!. "They sire giving him
time to escape," said people, under their
breathe
It was a gray, cold day in November, tlie
fog lying Leavy ui tlie vaDcys. Late in the
"I thought I'd find you hereabouts on
our old hunting ground I have brought
you this horse, Ned, and all the money I
could raise. You had better keep to the
hills for a day or two."
But he saw that Moore did not hear hinij
though his eyes were fixed upon his face,
- "I've been waitin" to hear," he said.
"Is he is he-dead?"
Joe did not speak.
The boy turned his back on him-and
stood looking into the riven
"Nblwriy blames you, Ned," whispered
Joe
"Charley himself, if he were alive
"It is not Charley," said Moore, in the
same dry hard tone ; "he knows how much
I loved him, he will forgive mei It ii
mother I think of-motiier. It's all over
with me now."
"No, no ; there are plenty of chances
yet. Take the money, old fellow, and the
horse. You will find all fair again."
Ned went on as if he had not heard him.
, "lfcll the hoys it was the liquor.' Don't
let it ruin their lives as it has miue. Good
bye, Joe." lie held out his hantt ; ...
Joe wrung it heartily. "Good bye, Ned,
God bless you ! Now mount at once."
3Iooie shook his head, and turning away,
walked to the edge of tho river, drew out
a pistol, and before Joe could reach him,
fired and fell.
"It's all done and over," he muttered,
and the next mohient lay still and dead
upon the pebbly beach.
And in closing I can only repeat the last
words of the unfortunate young man
"Tell the boys it was the liquor. Don't
let it ruin their lives as it has mine."
Ulysses as Toodles. Our Mrs. Too
d'.fcs' . dminibtiatiem bought the other day
with $75,000 of the eople's money, from
a seedy and threadbare rebel "general"
named Iiekett, a genuine Thompson door
plate Thompson with a.pf Jacob Thomp
son ! She thought it would be so handy to
have in the house the "White House to
wsrve as a "campaign document" to re-elect
Grant ! The success of Pickettin palming
off, his stuff upon the administration, has
started up in every quarter of the South
hosts of fellows who have doorplatcs to sell,
as the following dispatch announces :
ArAsiiixo'TOX, July 28.
Since the publication of Jacob Hiomn-
rm h lc"cr' Vne neasui-y Department has
ocen appneu to by a numbei
lber of nn.it ics
South and elsewhere, offering to furnish
for ft pecuniary consideration other man-
""Pt documents, representing them to be
of "rtance. No further purchase, how-
ever, will be made.
But w liy not make further purchases?
If it was proier, ju6t, expedient, or neces
sary to purchase any rebel archives, it
must be proper, just, expedient and neces
sary to purchase all. To stop purchasing
now, after having paid out $73,000 of the
people's money for Pickett's bundle, is to
confess the swindle and adni that $75,
000 of the people's money has been paid
out for an old rusty doorplatc with Thomp
son Thompson with a p ! Jacob Thomp
son, upon it ! Mrs. Toodles is evidently
sick of her bargain ! And Mr. Grant, like
the original Toodles, no doubt says to him
self, if he does not say to anybody else
"Damn Thompson !" Rochester Union.
The Sleepiest Man in the World.
He is a Montanian, and a typo. We have
known him frequently to drop into a sound
snooze while standing at his case "distrib
uting," and with half a "take" of matter
in hand. As a compositor, he usually takes
a nap at the end of each sentence, (as often
in the broad day as any other time,) to be
aroused therefrom only by a sneeze from
one of the boys, or from some other unusual
sound. If not iarticulaflv hunsrrv. or n.
! gaged in exciting conversation with the fel-
low opposite, he invariably sleeps between
his courses, While at his meals. The other
day, at noon, he started dowu the staiis of
the office to go to his ."hash," and after
reaching the doorway leading to the street,
he suddenly yielded to Morpheus, leaned
ip against the broad eloor jaln, ttnd en
joyed a profound nap, until some sound or
jar awakeued him, and, having dreamed
that he had actually been to dinner and
tarried longer than usual, drew fort li his
toothpick, and hurried up stairs again,
where he nervously rubbed his hands, has
tily finished picking his teeth, jerked off
his coat, and went to work. All these
things we have seen ourself ; but his room
mates and intimate brother members of
the craft tell us that 011 divers occasions,
after retiring to his room to go to bed, he
would get oft his hat, perhaps one boot,
and while Contemplating the exertion neces
sary to finish the job of undressing would
actually set to dozing, and be found next
morning still sitting in his chair, with his
legs crossed, arms folded, his head inclined
to one side, and snoring like' a potpolsc.
Helena (Montana) Herald.
Fond of Courting. A man and woman
were recently tlivorccd at Hillsdale, Mich.,
and now the neighbors are very much in
terested to find that they are courting again.
Probably they found courting plcasanter
than being married, anil theyr only way of
getting back to that blissful excicLc was
through the divorce suit ;
The funny fellow of an exchange says
that a friend, who worketh like an adder,
estimates that not less than y,OtX.02."i.0O'.',
000,07:2 fires Will lose their lives by falling
into molasses ami things this summer.
afti.i-riru.i, T..ltr:1 i. 1 .. .""" " "j '"'"' now, n ever.
Coarse or swift horse, left th tbwn hv the bv-stet.. which we nndlioatinirabouti; rr tne iotvsu 111-g ,u,
vro hibuu, iuuuuicuuu u ouuiiii, 1 IS lllOSt leelinclv Hescnhorl in IV.llw..j.. r i... ' ...1.:. ... a . c . .
They were ' and crossed the hill to the south. Just be- 7!"?. T vC V? V' "S C ,,iul
manlwlnv. for 5ttbnf v x.i o;,i.;L,t.. Z J ."u.ge m a uioru- . uuck wrrorinLO uncio i om umiu ncait.
. . - - i - - i. iUL.i.iiii-.i:Lrifl'iiii4i'iiiiiiii(rs;:i-iis.ii
- Jin; u-tu. a'iuuiv, tuimvooiv I "t; tiai, win uppreeiUU! II. I !., : . . i a h a i. i
. tiood . wandcrmc bv tbp Rid of tbA Hv-pr. .... .. . . i i - , ,
mi " J 'u, mo nv : ine norrmie tlv I .... alter a rt'hile ITieve wi ttwi-.l -f ! f i
!" He rode up to him, and dismounting, tabbing at nose, and mouth, and eve, , .-UMMxllltUis
I'll be at stood beside him ver the ceilin- over the meat, imrth, and .he, wiling his eyes, rctuud
FI T Trwi? - .
i rtri tinx ..-i,!,. i- :.... i i
Over all that iieople eat:
.Dabbling,
Tickling, . ' '
, Crawling alnnitj
. Miserable insect, yon get out !
Wading in paint on a lady's cheek,
Leaving ln-hind a tortuous streak,
Accursed tiy !. from the hell belijw
Never came pest that plagues us so. '
Daiici!;s,
Nibbling,
. Fresh from the st v,
The hflrf lhle sty where the porkers lie.
Even the dogs, with a snarl ami a" Wind
Snap at tlie insects that swarm around."
The air is blue with the oaths that try
To drown the hum of the hateful fly.
When the Weary pilgrim seeks repose,
There s a hornpiTie danced on the top of his
nose ;
There's a vigorous oath, and a sldhl and a
slap,
And that's th end of the sleeper's nap.
Singing, .. -
Stinking, ,
Why. uh. ttliv.
Were you created, pestilent fly?.
Once I was pious, but fell from grace
Played the knave open, coppered the ace;
Male of myself a terrible guy,
When the devil caught me out on a fly.
How strange it is that women will try t
To kill with cobalt this villainous fly?
How strange it seems, when mi 11 ions are
.. slaiiij;,, .
To find the multitude doubled again ?
Whisking,
Frisking,
. .. iM- Twinting your feet,
Iltiiting us out in quiet retreat.
f f at the fly like Toby we swear,
And the angei recorder enters it there,
Give, oh, give us the welcome doubt,
That the tear of mercy will blot it out.
A 11 A. CXI roil L.lFli
One hunelred years ago there lived upon
the shore of Stephens river, a small stream
emptying into Casco Bay, a man named
Peter Johli" ; an honest, upright fellow, a
good neighbor anel friend, but with one
abominable habit, that won him malry
enemies, and causeel much discomfort and
even suffering to those around him. This
fa alt was an almost irresistible femdnes
for practical joking, that would not allow
liim to let an importunity pass unimproved,
wherein he could gratify this Rpecial pas
sion of his beingi
There came a time, however, when the
exercise of the peculiarity brought elown
upon him an ordeal so sharp that it cured
his unfortunate propensity, to the great joy
of his family and friends. The process was
elisagreeable, but the cure was effectual and
permanent.
One day Peter had been at work a few
miles from his home. After his day's
labor was finished, his employer invited
him to partake of the evening meal with
him. This invitation Peter accepted, anil
then, his system fortified by a hearty sup
per, he commenced his journey homeward.
The path which Peter trod that night
would lead one to-day through cultivated
fields and by many pleasant farm houses,
but then it was an unbroken forest.
It was a dark, cold, December night,
the wind swept fitfully among, the great
pines and beeches ; strange, mournful
sounds went sobbing through the forest ;
How and then au ow 1 uttered its hoarse cry,
or the sudden rattling of the leaves told
when some timid animals scurried away
from the sound of footsteps.
Hut Peter was strongaajid stout-hearted,
and trudged quietly along, without paying
much attention to the sights and sounds
around him, until he had achieved perhaps
one-half his journey, when buddculy his
ears caught tlie sound of horse's feet des
cending the long, rocky path behind him.
Gradually the sounds drew nearer, until
the sharp peculiar voice of the horseman
could be heard urging the beast to a faster
gait.
"Ah! ah!" said Peter to himself, as
he heard the familiar tones ; "that is"
Uncle Tom Barry." .
Nfw uncle Tcm and Peter were neigh
bors ; that is to say, their clearings lay
about a mile apart, and none knew better
than Peter that the old man was of a timid
disposition," and furthermore, that nothino
inspired him with greater fear, nothing
that he had not rather meet than a wolf.
No sooner, therefore, had Peter become
convinced that the horseman behind him
was his neighbor than he resolved to use
this trait of uncle Tom's as a means of
working out what he considered would be
a most capital joke. His plans were 60on
laid, and he proceeded'to nut them into ex
ecution. Creeping through the under
growth which bordered his path, he crouch
ed down and patiently awaited the ap
proach of his victim. He had not waited
long before Uncle Tom, his horse at a sharp
trot, and himself casting . timid glances
around, arrived opposite his place of con
cealment. Peter allowed him to pass Si few
paces, antl then springing forward on his
hands and knees he uttered one or two
snarling yelps, followed by the loud, clear,
gathering cry of tho wolvesi T ' ' " "
. The effect upon Uncle Tom was elec
trical. Springing half way orifc of " his sad
dle, ' hb uttered a scream of terror, tvnd
then, stooping until his head nearly touch
ed the mane, he plunged his spur into the
horse's flanks,1 and wai off down the road
like, a shot. As for Peter, he rolled oVcf
on his back, and kicked his heels hi huge
. enjoyment of his success . IaikI and loi.g
ne laugueu, occasiouaiiy, yarymg uie per-
.... i. . 1 .
i'.iui, una was aoout to resume J.is
journey, when he heard a sound that sent
the cold s-ltivers coursing over his body,
and almost froze the blood in his .vein..
The wolves had hoard his suecchsfid imita
tion of their music, and w ere coming down,
full cry, upon him. ;
.In au instant he realized his iHisitiou and
Ieril.' Ffoi the sounds he knew that 'the
wolves were earning dowu.on 'cither side of
the path he had just traveled,,, and there
fore the nearest point of afgty was his own
clearing more than a mile away.
All this passed through his mind like
a Hash, and then calling all his energies
into play, he dashed elown the p:th with
scarcely Icsr . .tanT arT terror than did
Uncle Tom Harry himself. Peter Was a
famous runner and had come off victor in
many a trial v. speed when the people had
come together at a raising or log-rolling,
but this was no holiday game. He was
not taxing his muscle to w in' applause of
admiring friends or to gratify an ambitiou
to excel. '
The race was for life.'
IioTvn the long slope that led to Piltin's ;
Hollow, and up the ascent beyond fled
Peter, while hardly a hundred yards behind
, . . , .
him came a snarling pack, hungry and
fierce. The life of an unarmed man would
not be worth a minute's purchase could
they once surround him. This Peter ac
knowledged to himself, as a thought en
tered his mind of standing on the defensive1,
so be abandoned the thought before it was
fully form c 3, and braced himself anew for
flight; . .
Down another long slope, across a broad
sheet of ice at its foot, and Le thciboe's
HUI, with its long, steep ascent, by before
him. He shuddered as he glanced up its
side, for he felt that his strength would
scarcely suffice to carry him to tlie top.
The perspiration streamed from every pore,
his breuth came in short. li
,
an exertion so groat that the blued spuiteiT
from his nostrils anel flames seemed to leap
before his vision.
Still he kept n, though it seemed mad-
ness to hope, for his pursuers had gained
011 him fearfully ; he knew it by die beat-
t- , . ... -
i-nn- T,nt- t4 . 1 , . .
ng of heir fooUteps, but -with energies
Inspired by mortal terror, he ran on, hop-
lie lelt sure th.1t h:s pursuers would not
follow him beyond the .'umiiiit, lut could
he reach it before they would close upon
him ? ,
No, not by his own exertions 'for just as
the thought passed through his mind, his
foot caught under a gnarled root that ex
tended across the way,' and he fell heavily
forward. His head struck the frozen,
ground, and he lay senseless.
When Peter recovered consciousness he
found himself hanging over tlie bread shoul
ders of Ids brother John, and about to
enter his own door. Here he soon collected
hia ."f,-.i .cn, t . , . .. .
111s scattered senses, and was able to listen
intelligently to his brother's account of his
....... "1.:
rescue.
Uncle Tom Harry, in his flight, had stop-
pen at the cabin long enough to
I .
SllOUt
through the window that the wolves were
our, ana nurriea on. John, who hved with
his brother, knowing that Peter must!
come the same path, took his trun and
w alkcd out to the edge of tlie forest, where
lie halted to listen. But a Khort time
elapsed before he heard th sound of pur
sued and pursuers, and rushing down the
hill he arrived upon the scene just in time
to lea'p between . Peter's prost rate form nnd
the wolves, the foremost of. which was no
lusnOiai. f.n ,1; f '1 1 . j
less than ten feet distant. Taking steady
aim Jic shot a bullet into the creature's
brain, and then while the jiailc wci flight
ing over the dead body of their comrade, he
slung Fcter over liis back and gained tho
open ground in safety. - ;
Peter frankly told the whole truth about
the affair, from beginning to end, and cou
cluded tho story with, the emphatic asser-
tion, that as long as he lived he would
never be guilty of another practical joke,' a
vow which he faithfully kept "
An exchang-j rays "Most of the press
people are making tibjectiotis to tlie recent
conferring of the degree of Doctor of Laws
on General President G rant, by old 11 irvard.
This is all wrong. If ever man has doc
tored the. laws, without degree, for years,
that ma is Hiram Ulysses Simpson Gia.'.i;.
And hadn't everybody bestowed something
upon lum before ? Then why net Harvard?
Otic dcjrree niore will be conferred next.
fall. , That will be feX-Presidcut by the
electoral college.'.
...
TiiKsr; sscienttlic men sometimes reach a
vory phdosophiffal state ofzmn.l. ;n wli-.ch
tney are pieasetf wit! ti c Kiest irines.
N-o hw easily satislied liTlessor Agassis :
is I - Jic savs : .
" i
mil j
"I am satisfied, since I iave examine
the Tomocnis iciicL Uiat triiobitcs arc
juiy more tiosiiv related to the ih; vIIoinhIs
' than to finy other cnCoinostiacac or to the
ISxlJKMI.S. . ... ,
That viDuId La:dly satisfy au cnUu?.'.y
niertal.
his steps were becoiiiin' uiisteadv and caster Clty declaring that -he wanted to See
once, striking his foot ngatnt aldose stone ' ? lh' a,ld --tinj that we call upon
, ' " ' ---o -t, , inm. We consented to do this, and when
he preserved himself from filling only by , we. went we found hia in his library n-
mg to gam only tlie brow of the hill, for ' change his course ol opposition,' but i ue-
there the grouiul became more open, and ,ine lTl V,e-,"rf'- remindin? ce' of
1.; - t 1 e , , , h'w I had tried to make peace for him in
his own cabin was but a few yaids beyond, t ,,-r n,r -,,,1 1,.. ..,..n 1... v .i
TIIK Kll A-t A?5 tfOCIIT. " " '
oh
did y ou hear
h nvw8, says the 't'han
Van. Voiht :
Oh, did you hc:ir the ii.s, kiun.a I
iii-rob
lias t lie . 1 'I in s,
And he's gone totakc a'siiocr.c, says tin- Shan
. Van Yocht.
Tin fcalcw
is l oininc.
Ote Phftn V-.mi
Vocht ;
I'.tnkah'W is rcininc-, don't
von 'hear the
. - driivs a drumming, '
And tlie"oiricf--hiihh;Vsritiiuii,v.TJ s tin' SI. a 11
I Van Yocht. - ...
We might as wi ll In gin,"sfl vs the Fhtni. Van
Yocht; .
We might as well U-gin, for HtnJcalew will
.win, . ,.. ," 4 .
To op himis ft sill, snys the Plian Yati
! vocht. . , , . v:
IT
in an honest man,
Vim ht ;
says the Shan Vai
Is an honest man, tlie Imst man that ever
ran, . , r
And he'll surely lead I he vau, says, the Shan
; an Vjcht. ......
We Wf I rally to the fight, says the Shan Van'
Vi cat ;
We will rally to the fight,' we'll go therein
ill nnr mi
And we'll 1 .at tic for
' Van Yocht.
for the right, iays ike Shan
Oh, iflie is elected, says the Shan Van Vocht;
Oh, lie' ImiuihI to 1m elected, iHid as might
,l-VeXJH'Ct.l. ' .- ; . -
The "ring" will 1 .3 rejected, savs the Shan
Van Vorht. ' " .
We will firm, united stand, savs tlie Shan
Van. Vocht; . , "
We will firm, united stand, and we'll join
with heart and hand.
To redeem our native laud, ays the Shan
Van Yocfit.'
We will raise a mighty shout, says the Shah
W e will raise a mighty shout, and we'll put
' , tHe i-ing to rott," '
-Ami well drive orrut)tion oat-kith the
. Shan Van Vocht. .
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an vociit ;
i. C. Forney lliscs to Iljcplain
The New York lhrald of the 20th tilt.,
contains a long and severe review of the
political character and personal career of
Senator Cameron, fn iTn fhe pen of D, C
Forney publi!flier of the Washington iun
&iy Chronicle. This article was provoked
by Senator Cameron's allusions to the For
neys in a recent interview with a Herald
reporter. D. C. Forney's letter concludes
as follows r"
. When I was in Ilarrlsburg, a few weeks
ago, General Cameron followed my broth
er, Wien Forney, and myself to the radix? d
dpot, .while we were on our wnv to Lan-
gagetl in conclave with some e-f the lowest
and worst politiiv.l characters of Uarris-
burg of the old Fagin vchool, Bill Sykes
and artful Dodgerfc-insteade f, as a statt-s-
I man shou'd havu been engaged, and pa. -
1 ticularly the chairman of the c
' 'eigu leliitiou w ith his book
: ties Law of Nations. At t
comijnte.e on
w iiL. at-
HC S LilW OI HUOllS. iniS .SOllCltl'll
meeting 011 the part or Gen. Cameron, he
proiHd tome to get Colonel Forney to
repeatedly
violated its honorable compacts. I called
to his recollection his coiahict at a private
dinner given by Colonel Forney, just be
fore tho iepuThcan national convention,' at
which lie, Senators Chander, Anthony,
Speaker Blaine. Sceitt:;ry Robeson, arid
others -were present, when he, Oameron,
replied to a proposition to maku Amu civ
G. Curtin the candidate for Vice President
that "if that Were clone lie w oiild kn. f k
hell cut of Grant and Curtin." I repeated,
in reply to Cameron's urgent solicitude,' uiy
tuiwillingless to interfere "between . U.i
and Colonel Ferney, while he ccnfc-si i
that the JVf n was a power in Pennsylvania;
that Johli . roraey orald have anything
) ne Paired if he only stopped lighting
nanrauit; mas tney ttouiii ukc Aiiur. on
,y, :,.; .,,,,1 ,,,.. v.,.a..
I IJ1U l.VJVVL, .:.. t.il'.'l A !l 11. J lu ll.llin il
. . , . . . . . .. ..
a
succes.-or. "Indeed, said the wily old
trickster, "we had almost frightened Allen
) Into declining, but he has been stiffened by
'tnr uv 1 Jf anil 19 nun JC.-XUMU sj SUCK Oil
. -l , T -.11 11.:, t .: 1 1? 1
1 uiu i.iai'i. x o iio 11. is 1 merely replied
j that Col. nt I Forney knew Ids own business
! and could conduct his own hiuineKS, and
' and could conduct his own hiuiiieKS, and
nis own fights; but that so far as 1 was
lh yn7 0M,n
bliMHl in all their honorable struggles for
, right and justice.
At this same dinner referred tohisabufe
of - Curtin and every other independent
mau in tho State was so insulting to the
hospitality of Colonel Forney that even
Cameron's jiersoual friends who were pres
ent protest id, and expressed surprise at
his arrogance and dictation. He even
j went so far as to state backing it up with
a ftrong adjective that no man should 1
r reeocrnizerl noliticallv in ICt Stnfs withnnt
f e- " wUb
his consent; that, he had controlled it Ho
far, andcould, if he desired,' transmit tho
same power to his posterity.
I have madetbis communication already
00 long; but give mC room for a few moie
words. . - "
Tjhe republican party is sufe to be defeat
ed in Pennsylvania in Octol-er, and Hinon
Cameron s personal rule and inimical pros-
titutiorfs are the causes which will produce
1 the disaster. It is the only way for the
I .Ple u et rid f hira aild break up 'ho
V UV VU C l til V ivy 1 (. 1 IKstH iu, vrUVvllUlU n 10
en on the State after he dcsctrtls to his
grave: It is the only escape fiom his pol
lutions and from the plunderage of those
he has trained as his followers. It is the
only way j.to light up dark places in tho
financial affairs of Pennsylvania; to cleanse
its auditing ofr.tv ' to fix proper guards,
around its treasury, and prevent its chief
magistrate from being made a vassal of tlnj
clau Cameron. A repv.Vican defeat at ihi.
time. I admit, is a feaiful vent uie, but the
t: emend-us influences, demanding it in
j Pennsylvania nre like tho -knife bf the Mm
I sa can cut ire body fremffestering corruption
an,i dcath. I i t 'ice lofecl,' therefore that
llic ,f Pcnns-rlvMiia are movid hv
srch a Sj,iritj. an1 lht. ..0.OTV of Xhe whok,
coutu-y will Ik glad whf'ii tKSs conurt rii-tr
1... . c rr. , . 'fa
is nt to the grave of Tan. many,
- Y-ur icsjt'v;: fully, . IX (J l'tsky, ;
If. Uicre are any Democrats who think of
voting for Grant in this State, let them re
member they w ill have to vote' for-Foit eh;
the negro elector on tin Grant ticket. -
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