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McPIKE, Editor and Publisher.
HE IS A FREEMA5 WHOM THE TRUTH MAKK8 FKEE, AND ALL All SLAVES BESIDE.
Terms, S2 por year, In advance.
jLUME VIII.
EBENSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1S74.
NUMBER 5.
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(iiTi:n-.S NOTICE ! Notice
ci ivni that the following Ao
.... i. i..is?ed nnd tiled in the Kesr ister's
. .ii rir. iiii'l will '"' presented to the
,i ( :imlirui cnniy. for confirma-
!, n;ii:--f. ni.vtsDAY, the 4th day
'' a. I '. Is'. to-wit :
;in 1 final a unt of Isabella JIo-
a'jinn, -rr.ur'.x of Thomas Metit-ugh, jr.,
;,. fiw u.-h.p, deceased.
.'(,'-; rid.l ur.al aount of Rose Carney,
r'j-r'x . r Huuicl Carney, late of Munster
-is.-d.
n l final account of George Settlo
ri'l It-inicl Fiesuer, lat of iSuin-
v;. deceased,
a- unit of Ferdinand Neidroner.
irrt. Annie. Joseph and Mary
--. tn in. r chihircn of John Sirlouis,
i.u n.-lnp. deceased.
mil of Feter Strittmatter. truar-
r.i eilde, a minor child of feter
: Carroll towns-hip. deceased.
... '.-.111111 of Peter Strittmatter, sruar-
i. i-n H eible. a minor child ot 1'etfcr
: Carroll township, deceased.
I anil tmal account of. Mary Nnirle,
i i Ki'-lianl 11. Nagle, lale ( iSus-i-hip.
deceased.
hit. of James Thomas, executor of
ii. ir.s. late of Jackson twp., dee'd.
ut o! I-;. A. Eiish nnd John ll. I.ioujr
r iiorsof Uev. K. A. liurns, late of
i.-hip. deeea.-ftvl.
n:it ot Isaac liarshherjrer. ndminis
liain (juu'limiur, latu of Kiehland
: ,: .-.;,.c.l.
r n l and final account of ( rcorire Ilen-
- u;.n of the Ivt will and testament of
!, -Mr I. late of Johnstown. deceased.
account of George Huntley. jruar
t:. :i - Kinma Mi't'airui.'. a minorchild of
; inie, late of Ebenbursr. deceased.
..- t:i -; and final account of H. C Kirkpat
!: :iratr of Ajrnes Farrell, late of Car
p, deceased.
; I.VKS .V. S.V :"?, Tfrttrr.
r's Office, Eheeshur;r. Feb. 2, ls74.-t.
: i ) v s' a r Fr a i s i: m k n ts!
-Notice is hert-iiy piven that the fol-jiprai.-Jcmcnts
of real estate and personal
f dceedent". selected and set apart for
- of intestates under th .ct ot Ass:a-
idi of April. A. 1. Isbl. have heen tilrd
. r ;cr"s office at Ehen-burr.'and will ho
I ..; , : lie ( Orphans' Court, lor approval arid
a u W'LLl.VKSDAV, 4 I'll DA Y vlf M Akin,
' appraisement of certain person
and set apart for Susannah
- d M. J. Kckenrode, late of Al-
jeceasrl. t'i'Ja.OO.
i appralsctnentol certain pernon-.-.
.-I und set apart for Alarv Von-
i Powell, late of Cauibria town-
i ,',f' ;. 00. ;
I ri -. n l a ppraiseinei t of certain real ;
. i - hii'I set apart ior jiizanetn Kam
n i 'M .;: i. in K
.... :.',! ..j.no.
r . .in. I appraisement of certain pcrton
i ,i; ;.ra..--.l an J s.-t apart for Mury Ann
(.....- .1 Abraham I:siiou, iateof Jaclt
. :.. iicccas -d.
: r. and uppraiMintnt of certain person-
i . -j . i.-.-.l and set apart lor Ann Ad-
iv 1 1 hoinas Adams, lale of Clearfield
. .'.-i-.-i. vju.ut).
rv nii'i appraisement of certain person-
v e'npra si-. I and set apart for l Jinna
.t Augustus Kobb, late of Johnstown,
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OF VAl.r.MII 'i
EAL ESTATE!
A- propert) "t V.iiW it.; klNti, ileriaiied, of
j ( li-:irt!i M t iuilt. I s.
rtrrue ,.f an ... ! r ..! the i ir,.;ia!i.' 'ourt of
Hibri.t eotii.tv. t. - 111 ; . r- i ' ti.cre wiil be
t t, J'ii!.; ,- ., t,f j r.-;r..-rs. on
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1874,
l mi TIIACT OF LAND
.-,.e :;..:i;i a r..wii!i.. Cambria couu
a . .:-,d. h.iiina river: bounded oa
' J I'. - : M rutiam Kartlebauh. on
: :-" Ai'1'.il..mi I lale. on the south
TTv.lie and others, and on
'. . r Kin ports containing
-s. unimproved. This land
: . i l.iid with coal.
I. .er cent, of the purchase
..; or .i!c; one-third of the
ii .f sale, and the balance
awncnts, to be secured by
- t the purchaser, with ap-I.S-i;
M. HAHTKH,
r of Idwakd Kino, dee'd.
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a 'ei ."I'. ii t:njf oacK to lot tit Li.
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' and a stable and ot her out-;r'!ii-s.
The Iot contains sn
- x cherry, two quince, tour
re- , in"jritl bearing coinll
. -. w. ll improved.
'. offices on Hi;r! street now
('aiiii ria Freeman" and M. L.
; --lire one-half mile wst of Kb-
- . flland on the clay pike,
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IE fill FOR SALE.
ailEUIFF'S SALES Uy virtue of
sundry writs cf Vend. Erpon., isned out
of the Court of Common Pleas of Cambria county
and to me directed, there will be cxiiosad to Pub
lic Sule, at the Court House in Kbensburjr, on
Monday, the2r day of M akch ueit, at 1 o'clock,
, r. M., the following real estate, to wit :
All the rijrht. title and interest ot Isaac Jeffries,
of, in and to "a lot of ground situate In Millville
boroush. Cambria county, fronting on Iron street
ana exiennea nacK to tjoncmauli river, adioining
lots of H. V. Oivin and Lewis It. Jones, havinir
thereon erected a two story plank house, now In
the occupancy of .1 eremiah'Mc Dade, and William
' Wheeler, and a two story plauk house, now in the
occupancy of Robert Purdy and James Kspy.
Taken in execution and to be sold at th suit of
Fred. Horder.
Also, all the risrht, title and Interest of Peter
Dunn, of, in and to a piece or parcel ol land situate
in Munsttr township, Cambria county, adjoining
lands of heirs of David I 'l lura. dee'd.. heirs of J as.
, Smith, dee'd.. and others, containing 20 acres,
more or les, about 7'J acr?s of which arc cleared,
hnvinjr thereon erectep a one siory lose house and
t a loir barn, now in the occupancy of Thomas Hoop.
! A .so. a piece or parcel of lan. 1 situate in Washing
ton township. Cambria county, adjoining lauds of
, Joseph Crisie. M. M. Adams! and others, having
thereon erected a steam saw-mill, frame stable,
. blacksmith shop, a one-and-s-ha If story plank
house, now in the occupancy of Peter I unn. Taken
in execution and to be sold at the suit of Francis
i Freithotl. for use of John K. Seanlan. Kx.ccu.tor of
: the last will and testament of M . M. Adams, dee'd.
Also, all the riiht. title and interest of William
i Maxwell, of, in and to a piece or parcel of land sit-
: uate in Washington township, Cambria county,
a-ljoiuiiiK lands of Daniel Carney Thomas lithe,
and others, containing i'6 acres, more or less, about
1 40 acres of which are cletircd, having thereon erect
ed a two story plank house and a log barn, now in
the oceupancv of Eli.abeth Maxwell. Taken in
' execution anJ to tie sold ot the suitof George Our-
: ley, for use of John Dougherty.
j Also, all the right, title and interest of Adam
Bowers, of, in and to a piece or parcel of land situ-
I ate in Susquehanna township. Cambria county,
! adjoining lands of Washing-oil Iloyd. Peter Stif-
' Iter, ami others, containing 5 acres." more or less,
: all cleared, having thereon erected a one-and-a-half
story plank house, now in the occupancy of
Jos- ph liowers and a one-and-a-half story pfu.nk
lioi'se and shoemaker shop, now in the occupancy
of Adam Powers. Taken in execution and to be
old at he suit of Abraham HartlebRugh.
A wo. all the right, title and inu-res; of Joseph
M'tiongh, of. in and to a piece or parcel of laud
situate in Washington township, Cumbria county,
adjoining Ian. is of Philip Piter, Soloman Perkcy,
i ami Other, containing- 7 a.-res, nvjre or less, about
60 acres of which are cleared, having thereon erect
ed a two story plank house and log barn, now In
the occiipamy of Joseph M'CIough and Jessie
1 M'tiough. Taken in execution and to be sold at
the- su.t of John Kayltr.
Also, all the right, title and interest of Mrs.
Rose M'Ooagh and her husband. Peter irt'Oough,
Esq . of, in and to a lot ol ground situate at Por
tage Stat ion, Washington township Cambria coun
ty, fronting on Pa. K. K., adjoining lots of Catha
rine Parrisii and Mrs. Kose M'Oough. .4(.s, all
the right, title and interest oT Peter M'Oouith and
Kose Al't tough, his wife, of, in and to a piece or
parcel of laud situ:. le in Washington townrhip,
Cambria county. Pa., adjoining lands of William
Skelly, John Urady and others, containing "i
acres, more or less, about 41 aer-s of which Bra
cleared. Taken in execution and to be sold at the
suit of Marshall Pro's, it Co.
HKRMAS 11 ACM KR. Sheriff.
Sheriff's Oillce, Kbeusourg, Ftb. V, 1S74.-3L.
TVT 0TICE OF APPEALS. "We. the
ttmU-rsi'rned, Commissioners of Cam
bjia County, have tited the following days for
hearing Appeals for 1S74. at their office iu Kbeus
burg, viz :
Monday, Feb. 23d Camhrbi township. Ebcns
burur borough and Johnstown borough (8 wards).
Tuesday, Feb. 24th Allt-eheny, liarr. Carroll,
Chest. Clearfield and Susquehanna townships, and
Carrolliown, (ihest Springs, and L'-retto Ixiroughs.
Wednesday, Feb. 20th Croyle. Uallitrin, Mun
ster. SuinmeVhlll. Washington and White town
ships, and Uallitzin, Sumini'.ville and Wilmore
boroughs.
Thursday, Feb. 28th Adams, Black lick. Cone
m:ugh. Jackson and KicMiin.1 townships, and
('oncinuujtb, t'oopcrsdalo jiud East Coueuiaugh
boroughs.
Frioay, Feb. 27th Cambria, Franklin. Prospect,
Millville and Woodvale borvughs, aud Taylor and
Yooer tt.wnshi.
The following Is the assessed valuation of Cam
bria count v ior the year 1H74: Adams twp.. $M..
.T.: Alleghenv twpr. i!71,2ii : Barr twp.. S.S4.42 ;
Biacklick twp". 0"),81 ; Cauibria twp., $215.4i9;
Camorla bor.. 00.17!: Carroll twp., $140,708: Car
rolltown bbi. f4.(49: C!i"st twp., 76,232; i'hest
Springs bor., .T2,01:i; Cixarfield twp.. 4140,223;
t'onciuaugh twp., 11,92; Conemaugh bor., 1st
wtird. 477. XoS: 2d ward, t9.5l ; Co.nersdaie lor.,
$32,050: Crovle twp., $o7.6o6; Ebensburg, East
ward. S4.730: West ward. 4133.025; East Cone
maugh bor., $72,110; Franklin bor.. 444.f20; Gal
litztn twp..- &.&'; (Jallitiin bor., 47,t:44: Jack
son twp., 41U4.7SS: Johnstown bor., 1st ward, 42.T2.
08 : 2'i wanl, 4222.600 : 3d ward, 167.93o: 4th ward,
4147.070: uthward, 4V..41: 6th ward, 4(56.665; Eo
retto bor.. :i..74.,i : Millville bor., 4,490.717: Munster
twp.. 0i.2..1 ; I'rospeet bor., $24,654 : Hichland twp.,
4118.212: Summerhill twp., 4S0.2oS: Summltvil le
bor.. 412.73:; Susquehanna twp., 4y9.1)X; Taylor
twp., 4l:V),334; Washington twp., f 149.824; Wbitu
twp., 413s.2tj7 ; AVilmore b.r.. 39.025; Woodvale
br., $147.4?3; Yoder twp., 4159.170.
W. D. McCLtLbAM), 1
A. ANNA, Commissioners.
E. GLASS.
Attest J. A. Kkxnedy, Clerk.
Commissioners' Office, Ebensburg, Jan. 23, 1?74.
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sltnated In Summerhill
on the old road leading
ri . and two miles distant
ion at the latter place.
cleared, well fenced
gh siate of cultivation,
.ard of choice fruit there-
re a new KK.4MK BAMi
House, and several Out
rticulars call on or ad-
P. MrCOKMICK,
re, Cambria Co., I t.
Evans
K leinley
Douglass ....
Aiken
Mc-Vlahon
Jacob & Rose.
Speck it Morrow '-vs
Adam Bowers, subro-1
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'I XI). eorifM inlnfr one-half
' ! sutnmerhill. Croyle tp.,
' rge Mcrray property, front-
:'t. 1 liavii g "thereon erected a
N STA.VD. 64 feet front with
--.'I STORE IKMJM and
a:. l a large Stable on the
r '' to Jiwelling Houses sit-
"" The Tavern Stand con
' ' g-M. 1 cellars. Any person
"' 'i 'i iippiv to or adu'ress the
, .JAS. 1. PLEMMEK.
- -i74. 4t.
TRIAL LIST. List of Causes set
down for trial at the ensuing term of
Court, commencing on the first Monday (2J day)
of March next :
f:rst week.
vs. Hoilgcrs.
vs. trill.
vs. Bracken.
vs. Conrad.
. . . . vs. W harton.
1 ( Trustees of Methodist
vs Eiiisjopal Church of
S f Wiimore.
i John P. Parnsn.
l foiirned issue.
t Joseph lunlapet. al.
i feigned Issue.
,T. Donovan, fei'd issue.
J. Inovaii. " "
) Alleghenv Mountain
Coal x Lumber Co.
Priteh.
liradlev.
s Camfiria Mining and
.Manufacturing to.
R. B. Westbrook.
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.vs. Ebensburg Borough,
.vs. Ixui8 Dcnin ot. al.
vs. Delor.ier et. al.
ivs. ampbcll.
.vs. Brallicr.
.vs. Hoop.
.vs. Me icker's Execulors.
.vs. Tiley.
.vs. Academy of Si. Francis.
.vs. aughn
rated. .
Elovd . t'o
M ichael lonovan .
Christy
Bissell &. Co
Sholl
James
James
Collins
Haven it Co
ft lass
Jones' Heirs
Clearfield Township.
)'Leary
DavisJ
Styner's Executors..
Roberts
Conrad
Atkinson et. al
McFadden
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Prothonotary's Oiacc, Ebensburg, Feb. 3, 1S74.
VILLI HEX,
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'N' given to the collec
t.'miibriu. H ntii inir.
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dl-,inil Real-slate Agent,
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' addro, nif.
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f-BENSBI-lld. Pa.
v.ls'' "'iordst.. West Ward.
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SHERIFF'S SALES. 15y virtue
of sundry writ of Fi. Fa., issued out of
Sale at the Court House, in Ebensburg on Sat
da? the Mth day or Febp.cary, Inst., at one
W ' x?lhc following real estate to wit :
AM the right, title and in' crest of C.ustine Ain
rem of in and to a piece or lot of (froun- situate In
enroll towns d.ip," ambria county, fronting on hs
KoYdrEtensrgPr..-i';onthe J'.SS
lands o' J. Sharbaugh on the worth- sou h and
west, containing one acre, ,'er,L".a"k hEi
havilig thereon erected a two st I''" kyno
and stable, now in t""l,ay.old it the su"t of
Taken In execution and to be sold at the sun oi
Jacob Sharbaugh. , , ,,,. t r
lot ofV-und situate in the bcrough of mttin
t ambria county, on a street and "'nnll,h;
to a street, adjoining lot of C. J. "eJ o,"re"a
north, and a street on the south, I,i".l"e(.0u.
erected h two story plank hous--. now ' In t op pu
pancv ol P. F. Carney. Taken in cxecut.ou and to
C. sold at the -HOf Mrs. Mary E. I M
SherifTs Office, Ebensburg, Feb. V. IS. 4-St.
A' DMINISTRATOUS"' NOTICE !
Estate ot Thomas Alams. dec 1.
Eettcrsof Adinlnisratlon on the estate ol M
decedent. late of ClerfiIJ township, Cambria
So4.ntT,nhTln been granted to the nn..jnod
l.v the Register or safl count y, all persons In ebt
ed to said estate are requested to make Immediate
pavment, and those having claims against the
eame will present them properly authenticated Ior
eltiement. .
ANX ADAMS Anrr.tntitnrs.
JOHN WEAK LAN. (
riearflcM Twp., Jan. 9. l7C-t.
-4 LAUGH A.XU A MO AX.
BY FATHER RY AX.
The brook, that down the yalley
So musicly drips.
Flowed never half fo brightly,
As the light laugh from her lips.
Her face was like the lilly,
Ht-r heart was like the rose,
Her eyes were like a heaven
Where sunlight always glows.
She trod tho earth so lightly
Her feet touched not a thorn ;
Her words were all the brightness
Of a young life's happy morn.
Along her laughter rippled
The melody of joy -She
drank from every chalice
And tasted no alloy.
Her life was all a laughter,
Her days were all a smile,
Her heart was pure ai d happy,
Sho knew no gloom or guile.
She rested on the bosom
Of her mother, like a flower
That lilobiouiH far in the valley
Where 'he storm clouds never lower.
And "merry ! merry ! merry !"
liang the bells of every hour,
And "happj- ! happy ! happy !"
In her valley laughed the flower.
There was not a f.ign of shadow,
There was not a tear nor thorn
And the sweet voice of her laughter
Killed with melody the morn.
Years passed 'twas long long after
And I saw a face at prayei ;
There was no sign of laughter ;
There was every sigu of care.
For the sunshine all had f.ided
From the valley and the flower.
And the once f;iir face was shaded
In life's lonely evening hour.
And the lips that smiled with laughter
In the valley of the morn
In the valley of the evening
They were pale and sorrow-worn.
And I read the old, old lesson
In her face and in her tears,
While she sighed amid the shadows
Of the sunset of her years.
All the rippling streams of laughter
From our hearts and lips that flow
Shall be frozen cold, years after,
Into icicles of woe.
A THIULLIXG llOMAXCE.
oriK.(i: ai DerEstE.
Luke Dalton was a 6turdy fellow, of
some thirty years of age, passionately fond
of his wife, and devotee1 ly attached to his
child. On the whole, ho was a good set t
of a man, although, like many of his class,
he was easily led away from the paths of
virtue by evil companions. For a week he
would return every night at six o'clock to
the cottage for tea, and or the eighth day
would not turn uj until two in Ihc morn
ing. With this exception he was thorough
ly domesticated iu his tastes, and diank
less beer and brought home more money
than many of his workmates. His wife
was a pretty little woman, who had sacri
ficed a comfortable home to take him for
her husband.
It was six o'clock on an October evening,
Mrs. Dalton had laid the tea things and
Mary was playing on the rug in front of
the fire.
"Now, then, my dear," said Mrs. Dal
ton, "leave your play alone and fetch me
the tea caddy, while I get the tea kettle.
Your father will be here directly."
So Mary went to the cupboard to fetch
the tea. By-and-by Luke came in looking
anything but cheerful. However, he kiss
ed Lis ehild, and nodding at Fanny, sat
down at the table.
"Any news, father?" asked his wife,
cutting a laige hunk of bread from the loaf
before her.
"None," he replied, surlily, "unless it
be that I saw the young squire coming
away from the cottage this afternoon."
"Oh, yes. Why, Luke, lie came iu here;
what do you think of that ?"
"That fine gentlemen should learn to
know their places, and keep from poking
their noses into poor men's houses."
"He only wauted a light for his pipe."
"I would have given him something
more than that if I had been here," said
Luke viciously ; aud he gulped down a lot
of hot tea.
Fanny rose from the table and placed
ber hand upon her husband's shoulder.
"Vou can't be serious ?" the said.
"I wan never more serious in my life,"
he replied, looking sideways, aud away
from his wife.
Dalton was silent, but ha nodded his
head angrily.
"I wou't have it, father you can't be
seiious. "Why, my boy, haven't I been a
good girl to you? Don't I love you with
all my heart and soul? and you know it,
silly fellow, now don't you?"
She stooped down and put her pretty
face closw to his aud kissed him. They
were two poor, homely cieatures; but hu
mau nature, you sec, is human nature all
the world over.
He was fcurly for a moment, but for a
moment only, aud then he returned his
wife's embrace.
"Hang me, Fanny, but you are a right
down good one, that you are, and I was a
fool to doubt you."
"That you were," replied Fanny, laugh
ing saucily.
"But you see, my girl, you are a deal loo
good for me."
"Of course I am."
"And when I think of your pretty face,
and how poor I am, and how much better
off you would have beou in your father's
home-
"Well, what have you got instead of it?"
"Why you, of course, although you
don't deserve to be told so and little Mary
and a dear little cosy home."
"You are a good 'tin, Fanny. There,
my g 'li mark my words so long as I live
I never will be jealous again."
"Jealous ! Why, you great big stupid,
don't you think that I would stick to you
before any one? Why, Luke, if the Shah
of Persia was to come here and to ofier to
make me Queen of Arabia, what do you
think I would say? Why, I would send
for a policeman, and give him in custody
for his impudence, that I would, as sure as
my name's Fanny Dalton."
man. Dear, dear, this is very sad. But
now you had better take Burrows to the !
nearest cottage and send at once for Dr.
Harvey."
"Burrows does not want a surgoon,"
whispered one of the game-keepers. "The
poor fellow's dead."
in.
Luke Dalton was arrested on a charge
of murder. It was his gun that was found ,
ou the night of the poaching affray, and ;
it was his voice that was heard in reply to
mad ?" said an old rcai, approaching him.
" uciier mn uurrows 10 tuo i ittKe uacii your uaugntcr, sir . lepneu
Dalton. "she has deceived nie, as she de
ceived you."
"Take her back after I have had all this
expense iu restoring you to her? Not a
bit of it !"
"What do you mean? I blush to own it,
but it was young Mr. Lavis who paid for
my defence, at her wish by her sacrifice."
"liubbish ! I paid it, si- ; I told lawyer
Angel to keep the secret from you. Young
the old Squire's summons. You may im- j 'Squiie Lavis went to Australia two lu jutha
agine the despair of his wife, poor crea- ' aS-"
ture ; no words of mine can picture Ler i My story is over. Father, daughter aud
living to Sprit in; School.
misery.
son-in-law were reconciled, and I leave
A few davs after Dalton had been com- 1 tLem in a bappy family group.
"Of course ; buttheu, you see that, there j
chap is a furriner, while young Squire La- mitted by the magistrates, and sentjto the Iiut now
is is town jail, he received a visitor in the per- '. aKt 's
son of Lawyer Angel. The attorney began: 1
"This is a bad business, Dalton, but I '
must make the best of it for you."
"I am innocent, sir," said Luke.
"A fine young man, with no more harm
in him than that pretty rabbit that Mary is j
playing with." ;T
"You are always right, Fanny. Well, I
will never say another woid about it as
long as I live ; but what could I think ?"
"Think? why, of your tea, which is
getting cold while we are talking. There,
finish like a dear old boy, while I get your
pipe."
And so the matrimonial tiff ended. But
there was a little uneasiness in Luke's
mind, iu spite of his reassuring words,
ii.
It eventually appeared that the secret
amusement iu which Luke Dalton indulged
was poaching. The companions he was
wont to meet at the village ale-house served
to form a band of which he was the ac
knowledged leader. By-and-by old 'Squire
Lavis up at the house got scent of the dep
redations, and the guards of the woods and
the stubble were doubled. The news of
this move, while filling Luke's companions
with dismay, gave the leader of the band
unqualified satisfaction."
"Now, it really will be fun," he said
when the tactics of Lavis were explained
to him. "We shall have a chance of a
row ; but, mind, use your fists, my lads,
and leave your guns for the partridges and
pheasants.
The "lads" seemed more inclined to
leave the affair altogether. However, Luke
talked them over, and it was decided that
one last attempt to get some gunie should
be made on the Saturday following the old
Squire's announcement.
Until the day ariivid, Luke was le.s
cheerful than usuaI. In spite of the ques
tions of his wife, Le n an;tged to k ep
ht3 secret, though, had ho made a clean
breast of it to Fanny, I could have been
saved the trouble of telling you thi- btory.
Tho Saturday at length arrived, aud
Luke met his companions, as agreed, at
the Lavis Arms.
"Now, my boy6," said he, "you have
only got sticks, eh ? You have left your
guns at home ?"
"Yes," replied a fellow with a hang-dog
expression cf countenance, one William
Smith, known by the uncomplimentary
nickname of "Sneaking Billy" "Yes, we
have all left 'em at home ; but why have
you brought yours, Luke ?"
"Because I can trust myself, Billy, but
can't trust you."
Mr. William Smith growled out an oath,
and slouched up to Luke with a threaten
ing jesture.
"Why can't you Uust me ?"
"Because you're an ugly customer in
your cups, my man. We don't want any
murder to-night."
"You mind what jou say."
"I shan't mind you," retorted Luke.
"You at e not man enough to fight a fellow
in a straightforward way."
'No quarreling," cried another man.
"Come, Luke, he didn't mean any harm
now, did you, Billy ??T
"Not I. Only Luke will have his joke,
and he hits rather toe hard sometimes.
Here, Luke, give us your fist, aud let's say
no more about it."
Billy took it. and shook it ; but as be
turned away he murmured, "itll right my
fine fellow I shall owe you one for this,
and yours is a debt I shall pay some day."
The men took up their sticks, and. head
ed by Luke carrying his gun, mado for the
wood. The baud inarched along in hileuce.
Whcu they had arrived at their destination
they halted, and Luke, having loaded his
"tin with shot, laid it down beside him on
for a moral to this little stcrv, 1
ns: Always oo open and uusus- i
picious ; tton t be jealous without good :
cause ; aud, above all, Nt'cer Icliccc a law- j
ycr ! i
A T.OST TiilfiK - nionrr th Tiii'ian
"Never mind whether you are innocent , -, f .
. i tribes of the past there ate none more
ot not, uiy man. irni question is nueiuer
I can save you from being hanged. What
evidence have you to offer?"
Then Luke told his story.
"Who was with you on the night of the
difijculty ?" The lawyer avoided the word
"murder" in deference to his client's feel
ings. "Can you tell me their names?"
Luke Dalton thought a moment, and
then repeated the names of the compan
ions one by one. Before doing this, how
e cr, he insisted that his list should be
considered confidential.
"Everything you will tell me is confiden
tial, of course, my good fellow," said the
lawyer. "The names you have given nie
are, I am afiaid, of little value. I know
all the men, and they have beeu at work
every day since this unlucky affair. Was
there ne one else?"
"Ah ! to be sure," replied Luke ; "there
was 'Sneaking Billy' William Smith, you
, know, sir."
"Come, that's better. Are you quite sure
that he was there ?"
"Quite sure. How I remember it is this :
he aud I had a bi of a quarrel before we
1 set out."
I "He quarreled with you, did he? Better
and better. Come, we will find whut Mr.
Sneaking Billy has been doing since the
mur I mean the little irre'rularitv."
"It's very kind of you to take all this
trouble ;.b'Jtit me, sir."
"Not a bi of it, my good man. I am
well paid for it."
"Paid for it. Then my wife sent you ;
and yet, how did she get the money?"
"No ; Mrs. Dalton called upon me, but
there was no necessity. Your case was en
trusted to me by some one else."
"Not my wife !" said Luke slowly.
"Some one else ! Who was it, sir?''
"You musn't ask me. Were I to tell
you I should lose a rich client, who has
bound ma over to secrecy."
"But I will know," cried Dalton. angri
ly. "I have a right to know, and I will
know."
"Come, no violence."
"Was it young Mr. Lavis? tell mo that.
I tell you I will know.,'
"It cau't do any harm," mused.thc law
yer, and theu he replied "Well, if you
must know, it was young Mr. Lavis."
"I thought so !" murmured Luke, and,
white as a ghost, ho sank down upon the
bench and buried his face in his hands,
j Nothing particular occurred between
, this interview and the day of the trial ; but
j it was considered strange that the piisoner
( refused to see his wife, lie sent uo reply
, to her affectionate letters, and she was bo
i side herself wtih grief.
I The day of the tsial arrived, and the
: priooner was placed iu the dock. His weep- 1
j ing wife stretched out her arms towai ds '
him, but lie would not see her he would
not listen to her.
The jury were sworn in, and the judge
took his place. The clerk read the indict
ment, and then told the prisoner to plead.
The counsel for the defence settled his
completely lost than the Eries, who have
left scarcely more than a name behind
them. They belonged to that remarkable
confedeiacy of tribes called the Neutral
Nation, dwelling on the southern shore of
Lake Erie, a city of refuge for warring
parties on either side.
To them belonged the right of lighting
the council fire of peace, a ceremony which
was said to require a maiden hand, and fur
years they held their places, respected and
at peace.
Upon one of these western islands, were
some of their fastnesses ; traces of their
foitifications were discovered there by the
first surveyors, earthworks built, appar
ently to inclose a village with gates and
sally-ports of wood, and in one place a
quantity of new stone axes and arrow
heads stored away in a rude armory for
future use.. Picture writing was also found,
and one rock description upon Kelly's Is
land has been prouounccd "the mott ex
teusive, well sculptured, well preserved in
scription ever found in America." The
Eries were at the head of the Ncut al Na
tion, and at the time of the first French
explorers they were iu the height of their
power.
So much is known but no mote. The
Iroquois came and swept them from the
face of the earth. "Of course," says the
student of lake country history, wearily,
"The Iroquois are as sure to come sweep
ing in at last as Sir William Johnson
1 he Erics were so utterly destroyed that
the most patient investigator can only
say, "thy were and they ate not." "Lit
tlo besides their e:;ist:iC3 is known of
them." says Packman, whose histories are
as reliable as they are fascinating, an un
usual combination. Harper's 2faja:ine.
He Would Si:-i;. A rather singular
lawsuit has taken place in North Carolina.
It grew out of an effort to stop a good man
who couldn't sing-from making the at
tempt iu chinch. The name of the unfor
tunate lover of song is William Linkhaw,
indicted for misdemeanor, and tried be
fore Russell, Judge, at Robeson Superior
Court. Defendant was indicted for dis
turbing a religious congregation. The ev
idence, as detailed by several witnesses,
was substantially this : Defendant is a
member of the Methodist Church. He
sings in such a way as to disturb the con
gregation. At the end of each vcise his
voice is heard after the other singers have
ceased. One of tho witnesses being re
quested to describe defendant's binging
imitated it by tinging a verse in the
voice and manner of defendant, which
"produced a burst of prolonged and it re
sistible laughter convulsing alike the spec
tators, the bar, the jury, and the Court."
The defendant is lepoiled to be a strict
member of the church (Methodist , and a
man of tho most exemplary deportment.
It was not contended by the State upon
the evidence that he had any intention or
purpose to disturb the congregation, but
on the contrary, it was admitted that he
X . ..I'll n si .y.l,VC,l !..- I Im ,i..c.AAiil i..i t
ii, a.ju i - I.UU.JOV1 f tilt I'luattuull , . , . . ,
, . , . . , I was conscientiously taking part iu the re
settled his papers in front of him. I ,. - r... , . . c
.. hgious services. l here was a verdict of
"Guilty or not guilty ?" asked the clerk. I . , , , , .,
i frnilt. -ii-wirrfi.- fit m.n nn rimer.! lv fle
"Twill 11. .t bl wivoH tr-ltb !,; iv,,,nf " .". 1 J
. :.. .; . . : defendant.
saiu tne prisoner. l plead guilty I '
There was a "sensation" in court. Be
fore it had subsided the judge had put ou
the grass. Theu there was a moment of
silence, and then were heard the follow ing ' when a little man hurried into court, and
words, spoken iu the well-known voice of cried out "Stop !"
old Sqnire Lavis "You had better surren- "This is very irregular," said the judge.
PtBI.IME DKVOTION OF A MOTHER.
The purest, strongest and most self-sacri-
his black cap prior to passing sentence of, (Icing of human affections is that of the
death. His lordship had just commenced, mother for her child. All others are l:a-
There's ten of us, aud you're only
Cjme quietly, and you shan't be
oer.
five.
hurt."
"I am afiaid we must run for it, lads,"
Bang out Luke. "Let us bolt."
At that moment there was a scuffle be
tween two men, and theu the gun whs
seized and fired, and the man who had fired
it followed his companions so quickly, lh.t
it was impossible to distinguish him from
the rest.
"This is very serious," said the Squire,
"I must commit you for contempt of court
if you persist."
J "Then you will commit murder by hang
i ing an innocent man."
I "This is most irregular," said the judge.
j "Remove ihat man at once I"
"I wou't be ai rested, and he shan't he
! hanged. William Smith lias confessed '
that he fired the gun."
The counsel for the defence was on his '
legs in a moment, and then the matter was '
explained.- "Sneaking Billy," in danger
bio to be lessened or wholly extinguished
by circumstances ; but this lives through
every situation. The repoits of the hor
rible holocaust at Evansville, Indian n, re
cently published, illustrate this. Accord
ing to the most extended account, which is
probably the correct one, Mrs. Mthr, find
ing that the building whs on fire, seized
the child ueai est her and carried hi:n out
iu safety. Though the flames were encir
cling the place and the smoke fining if,
the woman, undaunted, icturned for the
other little ones ; br.t never came forth.
When the ruins were cleared away, her
charred bHly was discovered, and, clasped
That fair young creature who went wit !i
us ! It doesn't make any difference tht
she went back on her word, grew up to b
a hatchet-faced old maid, her voice like a
file arid her temper catsup she was lovely
then. "Would the fair and lovely August
accept our company to a spelling St.ho.l
out at Duck Lake, Thursday night ?" Tl a
fair Augusta would, she said, and she did.
Such a moon and such an easy motion of
the sleigh ! Such singing in chorus ! Every
girl had a fiont door key in her pocket,
and every young mtti folt as if be could
climb a shed 4n,(H) feet high to get into
his own chamber window. That fair young
creature, how she pretended to slih er v 'till
cold until an arm was gently and affection
ately placed around-her delicate waist.
! Then the weather suddenly grew warmer,
j and she didn't shiver any more. It was a
! beautiful night. We observed that Bill
: Jones and Sarah Jones seemed very affec
; tionate. She said it seemed so to her, but
having stuck the end of a horse blanket iu
, her eye, she wasn't prepared t make an
f affidavit. Somehow after that the conver-
i
sation began to grow more atid more into-
! resting, and with that fair young creature's
' head ou our shoulder, we'd have sot out to
! ride to Vermont and back without a flop,
j
she was so artKss and innrciit ; so cliild
i like and confiding. S'.ie told all about
. how her step-mother pounded her with the
rolling pin, and when we thought of a roll
ing pin whacking against her fragile form
and bounding over her alabaster shoulders,
our hair stood on end with mad frenzy.
She said she sometimes thought she'd get
married to escape further persecution, and
we were about to lay our hand on our
heart, and offer to be her's foi evermore,
when t lie tlcigh stopped at the school
house. Then came the spelling down. It
was Brighton against Bungtown. Such
words as "catarrh," "turkey," "parallel,"
&c, soon reduced the "sides" to half a
dozen, and at length we were left alone to
sustain the honor of Brighton. The school
master was eletei mined that Bungtown
should win, and it did when we spelled
"omnibus" with a double "." He tail
it wasn't right, ar.d when Biighton insis-t-ed,
he offered to uphold Bungtown with
the iron poker. However it was an offset
to be consult d and sympathized with by
"our girl.'' She positively thed tears of
anger and sympathy, and she said of course
there was two s's on an omnibus, one ou
each side, and wasn't positive but there
was one ou the door behind. By and by
the conversstiou went back to stepmoth
ers, rolling pins, alabaster shouhie.s, and
getting married, and she said she'd bo
ours. We figured up how we could keep
house on :..j0 per week and have a dollar
left ; just how the woodbine would trail
over the door; how wc would make her
stepmother die of a broken heart ; and
but you all lemembtr. It was a boy's
dream. She discouraged us when sl.o
thought she could catch a dashing clerk,
and her father set the dog on me, and her
brothers threatened to shoot ; but, as I
said before, it doe&n't make any elifferenco
uow. When I think over the past I feel
to exclaim with Walt Whitman: '-Oh,
gimiae back them other days."
TorciiiNG Amcpotk or a Fimijer.
"A tine old English Gentleman" (.Mr.
Moggridgel, with itbiintlaiil leisure for
studies in t;Htm:.l history has written a,
very entertaining book on insects, in on
chapter of which (as a ciitic assertsj ho
"elevates the character of the spider." -It
is pleasant, at any i:te, to know tht't ho
has found out enough about the cn. at tire's
feelings to elevate f-cience in the direc
tion of mercy. The story is biierly as fol
lows : Moggridge has been in the habit
of immersing for preservation his different
pechiH-liS ofspidus and ants in bottler,
of alcohol, lie saw that they struggled
for a few minutes ; but he thought that
sensation was eou extinguished and ItiKt
they were soon fiee from stilVering. On
ono occasion he w ished to preserve a larga
female spider anci twenty-four of her young
oues that he had captured. lie put tLo
mother into a bottle of alcohol, and ha
saw that after a few moments bhe foldod
her legs upon her body and was at rest.
He then put into the bottle tho youhg
oues, who, of course, manifested acute
pain. hat was his surprke to see tho
mother aroise herself fiom her lethargy,
dart round to, and gather her young one
to her bosom, fjld her aims round them,
and agaiu lelajse into insensibility, until
at length death came to her relief, and the
limbs, no longer controlled by tlii n.ater
lial instinct, lclaxtd their grasp and be
came dead. The effect of the exhibition
upon him is a lesson to our comman hu
inaiiity. He has applied chlorof.nin be
fore immersion. Judging from the above,
the spider is superior to the human ani
mal, in the fact that alcohol docs not des
troy her natural afiection.
An inebriate, some little whilcjback, got
into a car and became very troublesome
and annoying to other passengers, somticli
so that it was proposed to eject him. But
a kiud-heai tetl and reverend doctor who
vr.s also a passenger, interposed for him
and soothed him into good behavior for the
remainder of the joui ney. Before le.n ing,
however, he scowled upon the other occu-
.:tii1s r?tid miittfticd Vitin wi-kifl f
bending over the bleeding botly of the of death from fever, had signed a deposi- ' close to it, the charred bod v of her vonngeM j tempt, but shook hands wansdv with the
game-keeper. "Who did it?"
tion declaring himself guilty, and Luke ! babe.
Such is the talc in brief. It needs
If, through all history, there
vant, picking up the still sinokiug fowling withdrew his plea,and vras acquitted, much be shown a mora appealing illustration of
'Here's the man's gun, sir," said a ser-! innocent. After some discussion. Lube ' no comment.
j to the disgust of the judge, who consider- j matern
, cd the whole of the prcccedino "highly , it. W
.M;.,dinr the chcecs and measuring
yards of flannel eh, you goose?"
piece.
"Do j-ou know whose it is?" asked the
Squire.
Yes. sir ; I recognize it at once. It be
longs to Luke Dalton."
"Luke Dalton I" echoed the Squire.
"Why I thought he was such a steady
nal love, we cannot at peseut recall
hat arm but a mother's would, de-
irrcgular." j Hpite the terrible an.-l long-continued tor-
Whcn Luke left the dock his wife rush- ! ture of fire, pre.-erve the clasp of its treasure
J4 j,- i,,.. ji , i 1 r.nrelaxcd. Shocking thouch such inci
ed towards htm, only to be- turned back by deQts M ey pl ove at ,oa;, u, lb Imwt
her husband. I tikcptical. the existence of such a thing as
"What nor sense is thtLuke ? Aie you disiutcreted devotion unto death.
doctor, and said. "Go.xl day, my friend, I
see you know wu:.t it ip to bo crunk."
Pt. Tf-tek's Cn;:Rcn, in'Ro-aip. requir
ed for its eiectiou 17ii years, and to com
plete the structure an additional 124 year.
Its cost was R."0,0kVH) i' gold, and to
keep it in repair requires an annual ex
penditure of '.20,000. Of its vast dimen
sion, perhaps the best idea is conveyed
by the statemeiJt that it covets eight acre
of ground.