I 5 H . u McPlKE, Editor and Publisher. 44 , H' ' - EE IS i FREEMAIt WHOM THB TRITH MIKES FREE, ASD All AM SLAVES BESIDE," - . Terms, $2 per year, In advance. il r. il j !:& . n., :r".i4 e ' ' ' !' h ; v .; - i- -: i i,- .0 I t "if; i. :') a'..r,' ir; -, . or- ' let . ri'.'. ; . ier,- i.jiL: , iW . .4i ' 1 . , ? T 'i- .,- .fc . if' -. v -it .... F t! -. if- , -' t; - - it.. - c .-ir V- i..'-?')' .1C IK ' I t i i - , e t: 1 i .Sis w m' 1 1 r Ik. .moil on in were . the s and :3 ft: who f 15 voLl-ME VIII. EBEXS1SUEG, PA.; FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1874. fRD I NANCE .. ,. iioVMl.VMKNT Or TIIH 11 NUMBER 23. f.li THI issk( June 10th, IS 7 '4- , r.lnn-'l and enacted hy the liunrrss ('Hill J,Wlli il ot the isoroujrli or autninit- i ii'l'V ordained ami enacted by -i ...... ..... ii rlrv 'l tne aiue, mui. iuu iowowiiir i i .Iniaiu-e on- me Kuverauicni or i o! S 1 1 1 1 1 i i t vilio : (iIM)lNANCE. AUTK I.K I.-AIDITOK. . T, i,,iiiil'Ii Auditor shall annually, , rtlwii ,t,t' ,iisr M,,ndy in Minch, ex ; .l'' ?r"' "''J1181 ttle books, papers and , V i'' borough Treasurer and all '3: .,. uf It"- Itorous-li Into whose pos ':' hi. im of ' tlio Iturotih may come ;,rt.(..-,liii year, which shall close ,.t ,i.tv ( rcbru-jry. ne li"H cancel all orders and vouuh if' allowed in tho Treasurer's ao '"' , l' -h.iil immediately present to the nriicn i' i"" receipts anu uf the preceuinir 3-ear. top-ether ;i a ,.i.r t-1" : i I t 1 . .'n.Hini. i in ujc lulling ot anv r" ( t!l,. ii,,n.ti:rli. due and unpaiil. ami ho '' ",, p tni n l I he Secretary all orders or rii iti. ;i'-'l '' him. ' ' ' l( i ii i i: ii. ASSKSSOIl. , T. !,,ruiu'li Assessor shall make the ,n,.,it i.f a" persons within the limits of V'l"'" "" hetweeii the lirst and tenth ,! ,v .f each year, and shall deliver the li.f'.ie the l."ih of said month, to ; s.'i ietai y ; whereupon the ocre-ii'.'ii-e, as provided hy law, that ..ami fonneil will meet torthepur 'i, ai'i'eals on the third Saturday i! AIITK 'I.K in. nrncF.ss. i in i i .itiirday siieouedinir the third ii 'ii KfiTnary. the Huvi'-ess shall present 'i .unri' l et urns of etectiou held In ! fur llrouli olUeers. 1:,,. iii i r- -s eieei snail at the. Fame j .ir iiii'l take tna oatn or alliruialioa, ';, , nv law. i'ri,.- l!nres shall see that the public r . 'I. and shall enfonre obedien-e :he ot-iiit.i. ' ,u"1 regulations of the j-,. II.- -Ii ill slzn all orders drawn on ...J.ur.r. I'll' only for the payment of '., ; -,j t,;iv.' Iieen approved and ordered ,r';,'vtiie'otineil. lleshall ha ve eharK': 'ioi'iiuli -eal, and shall allix the same. Ur nr i ' ard, to all papers requiring ., ,.(.. u'lierciii the Council is equally "t " r,iires shall have the custini? vote. . ! Ti. Il.ii .-! shall have control of the . ..-i1. it-ami of the police (if auybeap- ; . 1 hh :! of e iiierffpiicies .shall havo ,,. . ;.MUt special policemen : Provided, ... .n:ntfiii shall not coiitiuue ioutrer :'. u:i!i-ss the name shall be ap--: . '. ihf Council. 'h- aS.Miee or inability of the rtur : . 1 n i lie in tier of t he Con ncil present, .u l a:i 1 perform the dutios tem- UITK'I.K IV.- SKCIIETAKV. i Tii I! t- n Si fi-et.try shall draw all . n ihf I i-f i-iifi' fiM- the amounts of all r.i:i (lie ll.irousrli which have parsed : ,'.'L keepin- a ii-ji-u r of them, and .- ul return papers, v. .ii.-h. rs, and ottier : :s l.-..iiin to the !' uiyrli ; shall : the It n hi -h iluplii'.ite. fur the use , i."-t ir. mil later than t.'ie lirst day of i 'i v.-ar. Hil l keep aeciirate account .- , .ii'iiiiif-i t the li.ir.iu.rh. il.- .ii.iil receive all 'U'.liuanees which ... . Mse.l by the Council ami approved i; --. a i id" ' it iic the same, and sh a!! , r..j,.:.i!i.in'i adupted by the Council and .. i ' v III.- Mtirifes. ; II- w iii keep the p. nceedinrs and min ,: ::i ii. :ve due 11' it ice to members of i i ' ...i -i ii i :il ineeiitiifs, ami perform rv: . it niiiy be 11101 i red. vil vii 1 aauuallv with t lie Treasurer, v.-. .tiVr the Andiim's ettloinvut. ' ' 1 1 : i : t i I n report of the linanees :'. i -11 a statement ol the receipts .1. Mi, tor the jireceuiiijr year, itn.l 1 11 1 i f nutii e, not later tiian Hie ;n M.ty. nt the time and placed of -.1.. mini the Iloroith tax asscss- AUTIi I.K v. rocNcir.. -.1. Sitiird.iv sueceedinjr tho election :. .:! ! .. the Coiincilmeu elect and i.'i v. r -hall meet .for organization. f ilif preceding year, or, in his i- il!H.' -. elect, or, in the. absence 1 v iiH iiilier elected as teinpoia- ",.!.; .r. -ul... The returns of eleo-r-m.'ii uilieers beinf? presented and ' 1. ur nit 11. 1 1. shall ask the i nest ion, r Ui. iis ,i;.rov.-d ? If no objection .j r -iiii -i! .hall be considered adopt - iLfiiioerii severally sworn or af- tm' miifii .hall then proceed toelect . Ti'.i-ur. r. Street Com missioiicr, 1 1; i. . iki. Mich ot her officers as may el h,r i y law. all of whom, when .1.1 idi. an oath or a Hi r mat ion to Jis i -.-i. '.il duties with fidelity said ir;nnn..i',s to be tiled by the Uoroujfh f ,1, c ii'-.rnittecs may be appointed i'.- 1 he Ciuucil may be direcrt. - I'-r.i t ...ii of all matters that may i". -hi Ii .iiiimittee,and any com 111 it : vi i ( nuacil on hiiv suojeel fier t.c.r .Intl.- without the same hav-v!--ne.! to them. 1 tii" ilur 1 Saturday in May of each ;:! -. mi I Council shall meet for "I ii iiiinz apiieals from the ftor- 'ii ;i:i 1 i f revisinsr and P'jnalixinir "'. f t wlii h meeting notice shall ! :r.. il.-.J by law. '."iiiii-il shall annually lew add f il ii'ii.-u purpohcsit tax notexceed y: 1 1 .... 1 by law. 1 'aui-il shall annually le"' and ''X fr .in owners of dojfS and bitches '"6-'li" limit nrescribd bv the laws .- ii .a-.-. It:i. : ii shall meet at least oneo a 5" '"i liiac and place as may bedesijf- -V '.ii.- time of the ree-ular meetinir in 1 "Mr. the t'oiineil siiall 11 x by rctru rat. p,.r cent, of IJoroujrli tax for the - 1 .nr. V"'' 1 vt. moil t:)NSTAiir.K. " -"n:! t.e the duty of the Hiirh Con-''-ii 1 -a-peeted and disorderly '.''' '" i""ii 1 upon the streets, "mil. mt of p iblio places, in driuk , V'r"l!i'T places, and brimr such .'"' In-fore the Burgess to beeK in ii iibove ilescribed persons as 1 oi disorderly conduct calcu- ure i'.. peace, or of beinvr jrathered n 1 l . r I y a--'-inbla es, shall bo t! .111 three dollars nor mure than r . 1 . i volt- fa.- if. ...Irs il !,.. the duty of tho Hiirh Cou tll the linroiiirli orilulHiieeS Z1'1 to make comlaiut to the itur '" i.iTion. of laws and regulations ',; ' ' '''a..- to his knowledge, and pro-;-".! ry proofs thereof, and shall, in e , .!i 1,, t. i-nr,,,.. iiucll all tumults, ; ' r ill t nrbaiiees. ' Hi-!) ( oiist.al ile shall nost all no. f. the t nne ami nlaceof holdiii.- Il H-.esiiients. Hint all or 1 tiV till- f'l.iirwil .mil h .1 1 1 w i'r.iii.. ami processes issued by the -table shall securely keep 11 li... '.'I.' I,. I T. H - 'i 1. y ii. in.-1. ' "t siiinhir "'"t ti. " lb.ii . 1 1, Hi. 'Ii, . on or before t he til th day of each month, ' all amount collected or received by them It y 'I1 V"1" " I-'cedinjr uiontli, with , emet t of how derived. They shall report W -hCoti t-iii. (.ilt may oe confined in "se in pursu.mee of the ordl r"i'.'h. and shall be entitled to lv- the same fees as are allowed thf COHlHImi iiil f,f Cnmliria services said fees to bii pri-oner as co.ts. '1 iiit-. 1.1 l...li ; , 1 ,. , i-utiii Kill: uiill'is "' "'"'I ii'i.iHrs, wnn sum. 1 by tht Cuncil. The Sliai! lifi fib.it within t..n lime ho receives notice of his T I' S.K vil 1 ..iib M 1111 ?,n iii 1 uo Writing fin wxlU nr ilnln.r n, 11 .1, ., 7. ' -i'li 1 .. "fin iiiuiti property r-.'.h' ,, "s "oroujfh, shjill forfeit ., 1 '..Tfiise a tin,. f n,,t less than "..oi 1 - 'U t, v rn, m"f!l' derived from fines, taxes, or v. iw f, 10 iiie itorouirh Trea- surei. on or before the huh rh.v ...? '..7 the full i res pev 1 -. . ... ... ,, ,.u. 1 ney shall report to Council at every regular monthly meet w the amouiit.of money received by them , ."'"''R IX -SltlEWAI.KS. SPC. 1. It shall be the duty or the ow ner of any lot r lots f rontiii-on any street laid I out within tho limits of this Ci.r itio, , at such time as may hereafter be directed bv Conned walks, as herein specified, within s xty uavaf tl7e,.,e,,h.f t street Cmmiss"',ner, limVtn i,lri' Commissioner shall cause the ii. 1, 6 I",rt'11"-'!il,,-, ll"y at the expense or the Itorouirh and the Ilur-ess shall proceed, as pro V.l Vf HW' to '"vertl.e amount so expend r., .i7 twenty I'er cent, added ; which sura tor file BoVoi?;,',1.0 UrOUifb trettSUry t0r U,e c.; n t1' rhMl1 he ,,,e f,", v of lhe Burtress and . ?1 l"l.Ve t-', "d alleys surveyed and Jan. out. havinira width as near the specifi cation of the town plot as possible, and owners of property shall remove fences and all other obstructions outside the limits of streets and ; loot walks 11s soon thereafter ns practicable. fee. 4. .AH streets or allevs not laid out or ! specified in the town plot shall remain in such condition, unless own. rs of property adjoining j such unspccitieil streets or alleys shall donate i for the us; of the Itorouyli the nvjuisjle amount j of "-round necessary for said streets r.r icttey. ; I fir until such time as the limy. -ss and Council 1 may direct the same to be opened at the expense of the llorouh. Sec. 5. Any person trespassing on any side walk with any animal or vehicle, hit;l.;usr ani mals to trees, fences or biiiblinys, oranvthinr : not provldud Tor hat purpose, shall pay a lino i of not less than one dollar uur more than teu i dollars. AIlTtCI.E X. SAI.AHIK3. Sec. 1. The ollieers of the Itorotufh shall each ! receive the salary hereinafter spi-ciHed. j foe. 2. The ilofouyh Secretiry shall receive such ctimpensiitioii as Council shall direct. ! Sec. 3. The Street Commissioner shall receive ! siKrh compensation as Council mnv ...,l,.r r : ovh day actually employed in the service of the HoroMjrh. Sec. 4. ThffHia-h Constable, beside such foes and costs as iie may be entitled to. shall receive five per cent, of tlie-ainouut which he actually viollccts on tho Borough tax book and pays over to the Itoi ouh Treasurer. Sec. ft. The Treasurer shall receive a salary per annum, or a per cent, on amount received into the treasury, as the Council may hereafter direct. Sec. fi. The Surveyor shall receive for each day actually employed in tho service of the lloroii.'h such compensation ns the llm-,,,. and ('ouneil sliall fiireet. j AKTICI.K XI.- FINKS AND FEES. Poo. 1. The fees ami costs of the liurfrcss and Hiirh Cotistatde shall be the same as prescribed by law for Justiceso' the I'eaceaml ConsfaIis: 4'rovided. that the ltorooirh shall not be liable for the costs and fees of sjii.I officers. j See.. All flues shall he recovered by con vie- I tion betore the Hiukcss, and in all' cases of Cfinvictlf.n the pai tv con vie ted shall be liable to pay. in addition to tht; tine, theiejral fees or costs which may have accrued in the -sc. See. 3. If any person or persons sentenced by the Itu rif ess shall neglect or refuse, to pay tho tines, together with the fees and costs, such person or persons may be committed to the look-up house for a period not exceeding tho time prescribed bylaw; and the lines, with the costs and fees, mav in; collected by procvudiugs before a Justice of I lie I'cacr. AIITICI.K XII. I.m'KNS-.S. See. 1. No person or persons within tho lim its of this Itorouirh shall exhibit any play, show, j-1 if I i 1 1 . theatrical, ur other exhibition, for which money is demanded or received, with out atlt'icnse for that purpose hatl ami obtained from tho Hurtrcssand Treasurer, which license, shall express for what it is fe'i anted and time of continuance. Sec. 2. The amount of license to he paid for the exhibition of any show or play above men tioned shall be not less than three dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars, the amount of each license to be determine! by the Hurjfess. Sec. il. That for lectures on scientific or liter ary subjects, or exhibitions or fairs for benev olent or charitable purposes, no license or per mit shall be reouired. Sec. 4. Ai.y person violating any provision of this article shall, on conviction, be lined not less than live nor oioro than twenty-five dol lars tor each offennr. AUT1J. XIII. TREASURER. See. 1. The Treasurer, within ten days after his election, shall Rive bonds, with sufficient sureties in the sum of five hundred dollars, il nt ii ot her wi? ord red.su re ties Lo be approved by the Council and timid lileil w ith the Itoroiiirli Secretary. Said Treasurer shall assume his duties on the second Tuesday of March. Sec. . Hesball receive all moneys bcloniringr to the Horoujrh, and shall pay out the same onlv upon orders drawn by the Ihirifcss and countcrsid-ned by the Secretary, and shall de liver to his successor in office all books, mon eys and property belonjrinjr to the Ltorougb. which may be in his possession. Sec. 3. He shall keep his accounts in n plain manner, wherein t In; receipt, and expenditures shall he exhibited, and each item of charjro and discharge shall appear therein. Said ac counts shall at all times durimr ln ce hours be ope. i to the inspection of the Burgess or any member of the Council. Sec. 4. The Treasurer shall have power to (rrant lieenseo. in accordance with the ordi nance of the Horoutcli. to a;l persons w ho may apply and pay for the same. He shall keep ac count of all licenses granted and the revenue derived therefrom in a book kept for that pur pose. Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to report to thp Council, at each and every monthly mectinur, the amount of money on hands at the time of tht; last statement, the amount received up to the tilth of the current month, from where received, and the amount paid bv hiui durinar said month. Sec. 0. On tho second Tuesday of March, each ywar, the Treasurer shall submit to the Council a detailed statement of all moneys received hy him durinir the preceding year, from whom, what source received, and the; amount paid by him. He is ivipircd to notiry the Council at i... ti.-t tn. ...tint- thereafter of the time the du plicate is placed in the hands of the Collector, and sliall assist tho Secretary in making out the Horoujrh duplicate. Sec. 7. The Treasurer is directed to keep a register or all dojrs and bitches returned to him in accordance with the ordinance of the fior ouirh, and furnish a certificate to the party rcK'S tori nr the same. AltTlff-E XIV.-STREET COMMISSIONER. eo 1 The Street Commissioner shall be sub ject to the direction of the Uurjress and Coun cil, and shall have full power in carrying out his Instructions, to make contracts and to hire all needful aid. subject to the approval of the Uuriress and Council. . Sec 2 It shall ho the duty of the Street Com missioner to enforce all regulations or ordi nance or the ISoroua-h relating to streets, al levs sidewalks, gutters, bridges and m wera, iid attend to the opening of all new streets Sn d al ey". He shall certify nil bills for.mate ria furnished in his department, and have tlmrire of all tools belonirinx to the BorouKh and be accountable for the same. Sec 3 The Street Commissioner shall prepare and present to Council at each monthly .neet Inir upon a check-roll, his own name and tho name of every person employed under hut , X' wiiUf each day such person was employed, wm-re and hoW employe... amount of dai y lay and total amount duo each person, and shall certify the same. KEPEALISQ ARTICLE. Any section in this Or.linance myre: voOmnciTVrov one . mini Ih previous to the passage of such a.l- lii'MSlly V.y tOTne" ,nd approved byHu.,essythi William McConnei.U Clerk. TO IIELKX. was a vrild. seonestered mmt On the bank of the Rois T. iref Whose rushing waters tarried rot "i tnetr race for St. Louis Bar. A ml there sat hy the side of the yellow stream A fisherman bearded and broad of beam, Ami he angled for perch with skill supreme The whole of that summer day. The fitOi were shy, or the bait was stale, Or tke water too muddy, I ween, For never a perch flapped his silvery tail )n the bauk where the fisher was seen Not a bite, not a sign of a nibble to show That here in the depths of the broad bayou Was perch, or pike, or pauipauc, Or garfish pearly greu. As-the yellow sun was going down To the song of the marsh hen's cry, The fisherman's brow was marked with, a frown And his broad breast heaved with a sigh For his hook was fast in a hidden crag, A water-logged bough, or tho root of a flag Such as wave where the naiads lie. Tq his feet arose that fisher brave That fisherman broad of beaiu-rr , . And .vyith delicate care essAyed to mvo His dipsy and hook from the stream. 'Twas delicate care and delicate touch, But more than a little was much too much ; A jerk too m-iny, a pull too strong, A ml. prune, on his bac.k he lay along With prickly prongs of cactus plants That pierced the linen of, blouse and pants , In baud and body and scam. Did be rave and lear his shaggy hair, As.pien.are wont to do? .; . This lisheimn--did he curse and swear Until the air turned blue? '-. Far from it. ;.pne, brawny band he laid On port side aft', -wtaeTe many a bla.de : Of cactus had gone through;, . Tito other bo slowly raised aloft As ho heaved a heavy sigh, And then in accents sjid and .soft,. "Helen Blazes!" I heard him cry. How sweet, niethought, is the love which rJneUs r - : ........ The evil passion that rises and swells Within tho troubled soul, When pain excites tho wicked swear, Or disappointment, corns, or care, Leave woe instead of comfort there, And misery holds control! . . Swce.t Helen! May thine influence Bide ever with him thus; Thy. spirit soothe the rage intense That prompts the spoken cuss; For tueu will rage, and men will swear, Ami carry ou, and rip ami tear, And break the decalogue everywhere, If thou, dear woman, be not thera To counsel and to keep them clear Of things iniquitous. Gath Brittle. Tin: jn is i: iv s c Lit si:. A VKtllTABLK I. HOST STOIiY. "'il nty-tlve dollars : T'ro- V'-''i:xi, .n ",,1l,l",ieil than the amount i"o.,, r "V.' . nv-, , """' iruiiiyor wuiuiiy .in r ",nf,r firearm, or care- -'ri.u y "'ndlinjr the same or "i"'ii. exeent in defence of llMIl Mlf ll,..,l,.r ki llnr. '' ;'', "ot less tliau one dol- A ,. 1 dollars. ! '''rr..iI.'71"1 "r P' rsons cngrafroa In r "therwis ereiitiiiu. ilis- .''oti,,.. ;,."' '""its of tho Horouirh, :-; t ' 'ss three dollars . '".tii , '."-v-fl dollars. '' l' t !" " "'Tl'RNK. . . ,.' 'he duty of nnv nffiM.r of i. My i. ctuo any of tho funds ADMINISTUATOirS NOTICK. Estate of .tosKrn Ffiester, dc d. Letters of Admlnistrstion on the ef J decedent, late or Alleirlleny VW" ',r anchor county, have heuii framed b I he pro I ty to ine uiiiiersuiieu, " t bo 8fnn indebte.1 to ssid estate that Py"n: bt mad. without delay, and those viD,'''8aly any kind against the same will present. thm duly probated lor settlement. rc-Fn Adm'r PKLAOliS TFIESTEK, Aam r. Allegheny Tup., Juno 13, ljiT -gt. EH. I' LANK, M. D., respectfully offers his professional syices to tho oitlxens of Ebenshurit and vicinity. om ieintnic residence and immodiatel inths ' rear ' ,m. fl. J. Lloyd's dra? su.re. N'Kl't .J? i made at the r. il.iouo of 31 rs. fi""1!, ?, ,f i furdBtroct, t.bt.u.burij. Wt-i'.j Disclaim it as we may, the ni'ht side of nature lias i wilt) and mysterious attraction for every human soul. . The mystic realm which lies beyond the prefceiit life, into which we must. all plunge at some future period, must ever poes.s, a thrilling inter est for the imagination of the heart. i'lie story I am about to relate is one of fact- which transpired yetusago, but. there ate many yet living who can bear witness to tho truth of the following incidents. In a small, iooily-fui'imhcd room a miser lay dying. He bad been a hard, grasping matt of the world, a usurer, a trader in tho miseries and wants of others, and by sucji means be had accumulated wealth which he hoarded with all the gieed of his nature. But once in his Ufa had he been known to act with liberality toward any human be ing, and tcnible results to the favored one llowed from that act of paternal pride. Look at the miserable wreck that pants and struggles for breath on that bed. Ile is old, wasted, repulsive, and mean ; but even such as he is, he was once loved by gentle and govii. woman ; but that was in his youth, when his step was elastic and free, while his face retained the impress of humanity aud had uot hardened into what it now is. . Fortunately for herself, his wifo died in the morning of life, leaving three, children te his care. The two youngest ones, a girl and boy, were left to do pretty much, as they pleased, while tho father gave , all tlio heart nature had bestowed upon him to his eldebt son a handsome, high-spirited lad, who grew iu wilfulness as years crept ou.-- William Herbert soon learned to consider himself all-important to his father; the only Mnilos that were ever seen upon his face illumiued it at his approach, and the only words of affection that fell froiii, his lips were addressed to this beloved son. Jven his daughter he treated with silent stern ness, and repuLsed her efforts to win a re cognition of her right to a place iu his cold heart. Theirs was a curious household. It was iii a Southern State, and a faithful uegress presided over it as housekeeper alter tne ieesn of her mistress. The strictest economy prevailed in every department, ami aalhousrh her master was . known .o have accumulated wealth, no evidences of i " . . i . . 1: it were ever seen. juvKiy u mo u-pcuui-tures of the darling sou the same parsimo ny was observed., . To him Herbert was nie-f rudly, under te pretext that a liberal p , , . 1, : . . . .1 allowance; wouia tempi, uim w luumgo m li-siivited and extravagant habits. The most ordinary advantages of educa-, ion we.i a bestowed upon the children, and even these might have been withheld but for the importunities of their black "mm my," who insisted on their right to some "la'rnin." As they advanced to maturity o, father keDt the elder son in bounds by nmmisinB- that, when he settled iu life, ho L.iiH ct. most liberally toward him. But, b R-ime time, be irav him to under stand that he would tolerate no inferior marriage; he must choose a wife from the ranks of the wealthy, and then he would see what ho would do for him. , . Tired of the strict dependence in which he was kept, William Herbert, early m life sought a bride possessing the requisite to tdease his father. A iiuiit'.'"u . , , ntr rriil from a neichbonug county vis ied his native town, who possessed in her own ri"ht a handsome, unincumbered pro perty H sought her acquaiutauce, fouud ... i.irrifientlv attractive to suit his own taste, and soon succeeded in winning her consent to become his wife. The oldest Herbert was delighted with the proposed match, and when his sou re L:...V,i Mm of his oft-repeated promise to eive him a portion of his fortune when he ? i, at. once consented to double the wealth of the bride, thus placing his well-beloved son on an equality with her. The father was peculiarly pleased with the choice his sou had made, from the fact tha,t his,. daughter-in-law, elect not only brought wealth to her husband, but she was also a scion of one of the most aristo cratic families in his native state. Con scious that he had lowered his ,o,wn stan dard as a man by bis miserly habits ud hard dealings with others, he felt a secret pride iu the thought that his suri's pros pects had not suffered from the little es teem in which men held himself. The marriage took place, but not before William Herbert had taken every precau tion to secure absolutely iu his own. power the property bestowed by his father. It was a marvel among the lawyers who drew the deeds that such a man as tho jijjser should have opened his purse to such an extent hut he firmly believed the training his sou had .received woukj prevent bun from using his wealth with a lavish hand. Iu bitterness of heart ,he soon saw his error ; the,, cluck secuied, the younger Herbert sooii displayed his natural tastes ; they were lavished to profusion, and- the money he had never heen taught to value justly was expended with the .recklessness of. on who thought he had suddenly ac quired the purse of Foi tunatus. He pur chased a beautiful villa in the vicinity uf the town, and furnished it extravagantly. All the appoiutmeuts of the establishment were luxurious and elegant,, and the new ly wedded couple c online need a style of housekeeping corresponding with them. The young wife was thoughtless, fond of pleasure, and strougly attached to her husband ; tlie two agreed perfectly in their tastes', and but for the violent displeasure of the elder Herbert, theie life would have bee. i wi.hou acl jud. lit often larkei e Ithe sunshine in which they lica uy his pres ence beneath their roof, wheuv sneers,;. re proaches, and bitter gibes, ever formed the staple of his conversation. Sometimes his temper would be aroused to a pitch of fury by the wastefu, 1 extrava gance he beheld, and he would often ana thematize hiuusjBlf audibly for having been so great a fool as to place any portion of his hard-earned wealth at the disposal of such a spendthrift as his sou. , Violent scenes were at, length of frequent occurrence, and William linall y spoke bold ly to his .father and told him that his house was his own, and he intended to act as he pleased in it ; that.be .would receive him as a guest so loug.P-s he chose to treat him self and his wile with the respect, he con sidered due to them, but he would no long er tolerate insult Hiider his own roof. ; The father listened with repressed fury '; but when the son ceased speaking his pas- siou broke forth in wolds of bitter vehemence. He ended with "Your roof indeed ; was it not bought with my money and that of old Roger Wilton for you never earn ed a ienny in your worthless life, and if all this foolish wastefulness goes on, how long will it be yours, do you think? Boy, vou know bard as men think me, 1 have always loved you ; but from this hour you are to me as though you do not exist. I never will darken your threshold again, and if you. come to the direst poverty, as know you must, uot..auotner peupy. or mine shall you ever receive. It is enough to have played the fool once for such an ingrate as ,yqu have proved yourself. 1 shake the dust front my feet-, ami bid. you never, again to greet me as your rather. 1 am no lo-.iger such to you, for henceforth I am your bitter aud uncompromising en emy. 1 leave,, witn you wuac you may sniilo at, the miser's curse, but it will fall, fall, fall ! ' And as he repated the cun thing, and the little he eould earn by his hardest efforts was quite insufficient to supply the wants of his family. His wife was not strong, but she sustained heiself wonderfully and helped to eke out their slender means by her needle, that common resource of her 6ex. ,, NV - -.midst all their wretchedness, i$ was a great consolation to Mrs. Herbert that her husband never. resorted to the stimulant of strong drink to drown his sorrows. To gether they bore their fallen fortunes, and in their mutual aifoctkm fouud some con solatiou for the evils they, both felt .that I ordinary prudence might have averted. I Yet neither reproached the other with this, I for tender and sincere a iTeci ion formed a j true bond of unipp between them, and tho j sad consolation of suffering together was at least toe us. ,. 1; - . ,- ,,.,i From the day tho miser nttered his anathema against his eldest son he had not permitted his younger children to hold any. communion with him, and. they dared ; not offer William, assistance from the slen j dcr means allowed them, lest they,, ,itoo, should be cast off by their stern pareuW I Two more children were addedto, the J sufferuijj family during these terrible. jore i iiciisof want and suffering ; and bitjter , were the tears of self-reproach shed over their helplessness y the destitute parents, when they thuaigUt of what might have been, in contrast with the miserable re ality hefore them. . , . t . , ifeibert made more than one effort to soften his father. He yamly appealed to that affection which), had puce existed, but alas! it was now turned to the most cruel en mity. His appeals were rejected withsuch bitter, stinging contempt such over whelming abuse, ,that he soon, ceased to make them, and resigned himself to the lot he had incurred by his own reckless ness. At length the miser sickened ; day by day he grew worse ; he became aware of his own danger, and summoned a lawyer ' to, make. his will. Every legal technicality was brought iu play to exclude .his eldest : son or his children from ever succeeding to j the smallest fraction of his estate. The property was bequeathed to his younger ! children and their heirs, on the sole cotidi- tiou that they would never share the small : est Doit ion of it with thoir discarded brother. .-. Herbert heard of the old man's dying condition. A kind friend informed him of the provisons of the will, and urged hm to make a last effort to soften . his heart iu his favor, that, while life remained, I he might cancel the deed, and permit him to share alike with his brother and sister. The heavt.pf the sou yearned to behold : once more the father who had loved him S in his boyish days, and he went slowly to ; ward, the shabby old house in which his ' family dwelt. Twelve, years had rolled ; away since he last bioocL beneath its roof, j arid now, with faltering steps, he drew ' neari avd . struck a faint and uncertain j knock upon the door. Ho was .forced to ! repeat it before auy.ooo came, and when . jt was at last opened by old,,ILiillis, she ' uttered a shriek of surprise, and came very near shuttiug it upon him again, i "You here, Marso William, Here at did : Jerry door dat's bin shet uppu you so longi OU Lor', oh Lor'! an' I dare notUst you in! i lie would kill me ef he kuowed I even spoke to you IV . ! "But he cannot, hurt you now, Phillisj'.' urged the poor sou. "Ik is dyiug, and I : must .see him.'';, ... I "Oh L chile, chile, you dunno how strong de ebesarv is wi' dc ole man. Lf he was inous word he stamped his toot violently . t jlis j;ist cft4;p au' foun' out da 1 qoke upon the floor, and in a sjiecies of blind frenzy left the house never again to re- ! enter it. ' i-j I From that dav ITerbpir';.was harder and more grinding in his dealings than before. The only soft feeling .his heart had ever I known became a source of hitterness, and a sort of maniacal hatred of his uudtitiful sou took possession of him. Ho .watched his extravagant career with malicious ea gerness, and gloated over the evidences which came, year alter year, tliat nis pro- 1 phecies were slowly fulfilling themselves. With no habits of business, and a care- i less disregard of expenses, William Her- ' belt soon found-that even his ample, re- I sources did not sayp him from embarrass- , meuts. The tortuue lie uiougnt inexhaust ible wasted slowly away ; he raised money wiri vou. lie d come bock to lite to strike at me. Oh, y u'd best get away, Marse William, for you duuno how orful wicked he is how he goes on when he even thinks 'bout you." ... ,.fAud docs he,. hate me so, even on his bed of death ?" aked the pale maul "Oh! Phillis, I mvt see him ; must ask pardon for myself and help for my poor little chil dren. ,. Without them my life will become a miserable wreck." : "S'? himJ blessed Maister! what in da boy talking about? Is it to see sich a ram pin' mad creeter as ho gits to be. ef enybody even calls, your name ?. De law yer what.wroto his will axed 'bout you, an' put him in. sich a fit I thought he was dj't n' sure. Oh Lor' ! and wjien he coined to didn't be sav dreffel things, an' ax the as reckless men do, and his father employ- 1 blessed Marster up yonder to let 'em come ed an agent to furnish the funds he need ed, until Ins utter rum was consummated. No mercy was shown ; he was stripped of everything, aud thrown helpless and pen niless upon the woriu witn a wiie ana tour children dependeut upon him. Then the father wrote :..,. : - Where is your roof now, imam Her bert? Come not, undutitul ingrate, to ap peal to me iu behalf of those you have iin- jKverished by your man ana uupriucipieu. wastefulness. Beg, starve, steal, but from me you gain nothing ; and that you may know how hopeless wilj . be your cry for help, learn that 1 instigated . Calder to close .upon you ; that X stood behind him and caused .him to act for m ; and in so doing I have regained the money I so mad ly gave to you, because I was fool enough to Deneve tuai. you imu poumj mi ..j w-ku in vqu., I have again made it out of your necessities, with a fair per ceutage added to it, and I am satisfied. ., . "Go now where you belong, among me wretched and the outcast, and. take with you the renewal of -be miser's curse." To the miserable, broken-down man, this was tho last bitter drop that caused his cup of anguish to overflow. The know ledge that his own father had precipitated bis ruin, arid now gloated over his unhap py condition, overcame the last remnant of fortitude, and he 6ank into a brain fever which threatened to destroy him. The tender care of his wife faved his life, but the few resources left to the ruined family were exhausted by his long illness, and Herbert arose from his couch to face a world with which he was totally unfit to wrestle. The .suffering's, tho hopelessness, the terrible struggles of the four following vears, no pen may trace, though, . alas I there are roatiy who can comprehend them from actual experience, and know how the life-drops of tbo heart were turned to bitterness by the daily aud hourly effort to fiud the means of sutainiug bare existence. Ob I the struggle of poverty is dire enough to those born to it ; but to the gentle nur tured, accustomed to tue careless ease oi wealth, how much more bitter it is, who shall tell? Poor Herbert could gain no employment that afforded a reliable remuneration ; ho had no business habits, uo skill iu any- to pass agin you? llon't gc don't go to him, Marse.William !" . x, . . Her earnestness had some weight with Herbert, aud, for a few moments, he hesi tated ;' but tho stern necessity of the case seemed to offe;r him no alternative. : He remembered the entreaties of his friend to make this effort, and he nerved himself to resist the pleadings of hiM nurse. He put her aside, as he said : . , . , "I mast see him, Phillis, let the result to myself be what it may." , "He entered and drew near,. his father's room; when he reached, the door he paused a moment to prepare himself for the dread ed interview; at length he ventured to un close it gently and look in. The dying man lay apparently in a light slumber, aud his daughter, pale and languid from long watching, sat beside the bod. tShe raised her head at the slight rustle he made on entering, and she could scarce ly, have seemed more appalled had a spec tre suddenly., risen before her. bhe re pressed the cry that arose to her lips, . aud motioned him back, as she pointed mean ingly toward their father ; but William heeded her not. . . , He rushed impetuously toward the bed threw. himself beside it, and thus kneeling be grasped the hand that lay upon the cov erlet, already, cold with the dews of ap proaching death. At that. touch the spirit of the departing one struggled back to life; he who seemed scarcely breathing but a momeut before was suddenly endued with terrible vitality. He started up in the bed, his glazing eye elaring with evil passion, and his lips writhing with their efforts to utter the torrent of anger that surged with in him. , He wrenched his hand from his son, and regarded him with an expression that half paralyzed him. William could only stam mer "Pardon pardon remove the curse," Q father! Let it not cling to me through ray whole life." , , . . ,v . . The lips of the dying man moved,, but for many moments they had no power to produce a sound. . At length the iron will mastered even the benumbiug influence of the stern conqueror, and a strange, un earthly voice, which sounded as that of some demon seeking utterance through hia tongne, 6hrieked forth : : "You ! you 1 how daie you approach me,?. Hence! I say; hence! "before 1 spurn you from my sight !" and he attempted to spring from his bed. , , . i llis daughter clasped her arms around him and withheld him ; huU h shook her Off, and sat peifectly erect, with i.tiscd fin ger, as he continued . , "Hear and know that they are the utterances of as deadly hate as ever sprang up between .man and man. I have no pardon for you ; and if my resentment can manifest itself bejond .the grave, I will ome back to you and make your life a bitterness to you. I have little faith in parsons or their cant ; but I believe there is a demon I have kiifown him, I have felt his influence and if he will give me the power to torment you. I will surrender myself to him Inaly and soul. Mow go, .and take with you tho renewed curse of him you would notsuller I to die iu peace," x-xuausteo. vy me enorc he sank back, and. by the time his head touched the pil low he -vras dead. . ,t Horror-struck at the result., of his effort at conciliation, Herbert left the, house be wildered and trembling, A.he talked through the streets toward his own abKU. it eemed to him that a form flitted beside him,;, breathed coldly upon him, ami even touolie! his person with icy .lingers, but when he turned toward it, nothing was theie. ; , He fouud his wife waiting forhiin ; the children were in Led, and. she sat beside her solitary candle plying her needle indus triously. One ghuiee at his face informed her that something unusual and distressing had occurred, aud he apprehensively iu quiied .-, "Where liavo you been, 'William ? Has any. new Tlisaslcr befallen us that you look so-wild?" .., "I have seen my father, and he is dead," he briefly responded. Mrs, I lerbei t started up with something like hope kindling iu her eyes. "And he forgave you? He could not die with bitter feeling against his eldest born.',' Herheit shuddered as that appalling scene arose before him; he gloomily replied: .'lope for nothing for u-S -Maiy, for an evil spell is upon us, and we may never es caj) from the miserable doom of poverty j aud suffering. The old man was inexor- I able, and my presence only cx:uperatud him 'into an excess of fury that hastuued his death.'" ...... , . , ... He would not relate to her all tho particu lars tf the scene through which he had just passed, for he knew they wouldonly uselessly distress her, and, after a long and hopeless communion over their dismal pros pect, they, retired. . , ' For many hours Herbert could not sleep, for the same weird consciousness of a prt ence that was strange and inimical to him made itself felt, though it was invisible. He attributed, this to the excited stale of his own nerves, and made every effort to ftahn himself.., After long, effort he slept, and, iu his sleep that awful doiali-sue was enactjed again and again. Wheji.he awoke he felt even more jaded and worn out than before slumber had fallen on him. .. .After breakfasting with his family he wejat out and sought Jiis brother. They had not spokeu or. years, for the .father had, stood as an irou barrier between the chiklreiMf the same mother ; but he was gone now, aud the fraternal Ii.-uk.'.s might once more be clasped together, tiuoige Herbert received him gravely but affect iou ately, and after .conversing a sliort time he infv-"ied It i tn that, both from: bis sister and himself, the dead mau had exacted a solemn promise that they would never seek lo evade his will 'in any manner so as to af ford him any assistance. , "The. property is, large," ho added, "but it is tied up iu such a manner that if either Catherine or I should seek to aid you in an effectual manner, it must at once be discovered, and it goes to those who would lose no time in prosecuting their claims." William asked to sec his sister, but she was too ill from the agitation and excite ment of the previous, evening to receive him. lie le irned that the funeral would take place on the second day from that, for the miser had. a lively horror of being buried : alive, antt he requested tl.at his body should be kept uutil tlie third day. . The evening of the burial was cold, gloomy aud, depressing. Herbert walkod mechanically in the procession, looking self-absorbed, and slightly crcited. When any one addressed him he started, looked the hearth. The two had sunk into moody silence, when suddenly Herbert started and exclaimed 4What -what was that, Mary?" "I saw nothing. Oh, William! you star, tied me so that I am all uuuervt-d." ' "No I can see nothing either, but I hear-r-oh, I hear deejs agonizing breath ing close to my ear. It is as if a weight is pressing upon the breast of a tsuffi seating man, aud a giant hand seems to clutch my feet.. Oh, my God ! what can this be ?" llis wile arose pallid and trembling, for she. too heaid the sounds he described, though she did not feel the numbing pres sure upon her feet. In a voice straiued with agony, Herbert said: "Vou refused to believe me, Mary, when I told you that the old man haunted me : now you hear for yoursclfi hark J" This exclamation was caused by a crash which came from tho next room. Itseemr ed as if some heavy article of furniture had fallen ami broken in pieces. Thiswasfol lowed by an uproar which sounded as if tho fragments were endued with life, and were .carrying on a brisk warfare against each other. Tho children were in that apartment, and the mother seized the candle and rush ed to see what had happened. "The loom was found in its usual condition, but its .yiing occupants. were all awake and fright ened at the tumult around them. As the. light streamed into the apartment tho uoiso shifted to tho attic ; by this time Herbert had recovered sufficient self-control to fol low his wife. They quieted the fears of the children, as well as they could, and whcii they again slept, the two ascended to tLo upier rooiusamt examined them. The. strnnge noise had partially died away while, they were soothing the fears of the children, bu as tho two mouuted th staircase they again commenced ; every nook was examined, but as they entered one room the sounds invariably flitted be fore tlieni to the next. In this terrible watch passed the greater portion of the night, aud when they letircd a. perfect chorus of raps was kept up around- the bed. The horror of those hours left their im press forever upon the unhappy mail. He arose with hair partially blanched, aud an expression of bewildered anguish upon his features which never again left them. It was many years before spiritualism came in vogue, and although hundreds beard these noises, no explanation was offered. The common opinion was that the miser had indeed sold himself to the Evil One for the power to torment his unhappy son. It is an established fact that William Herbert never remained three l ights iu any house without hating, on the third one, the same inferno enacted beneath its roof. Many years after his father's death- the writer saw him in a Western city, whither, he had come at the iuvita io i of his broth er, on his way to take po-s-'ssiuu of a farm belonging to the wife of the latter which had been uttered him as an asylum for his premature old. age. llis wife was witU him, a pale, emaciated woman, who looked as if a weight of sorrow brooded ever upon her heart. , Before they came to C Mrs. Geo. Herbert .stipulated, that they should not remain m her house over the third eight, but William unfortunately was attacked with illness, and two weeks elapsed before he was sufficiently recovered to proceed ta his new home. The usual consequences followed, aud for eighteen months it waa impossible to sleep in peace in their house. The noises gradually subsided, but the evil spirit seemed to be omnipresent; foe while they stnl made night terrible there, letters we're, received from the new home saying that even to the secluded siot they had sought the mysterious sounds had fol lowed them, and to his dying hour William Herbert was haunted by the spirit of his father. wildly around, and a thrilling shudder would vibrate through his frame. i hose i who closely observed him thought he was trembling upon the verge of insanity, and the story of the last awful interview ,bo tween the father and son was whispered among them. . . -..The two brothers stood side by side at the head of the grave, and when the coffin was lowered tlie elder ono was observed to lean over aud peer into it. with an express ion that seemed to indicate an intense fear that the dead might again arise to mock him. He evidently listened eagerly when the clods rattled upon the ecllin; and when the attendants were pressing down the earth into the full grave, ho suddenly jump ed upon it, and aided in stamping it down, while he muttered : ';Bury.hini deep fasten him in, so he can not come back to torment me as he threatened !", .. Scandalized at such conduct his friends endeavored to draw him away, but with a ghastly smile he resisted them, as he said: "I tell you I must see that te is well bur ied, for he has been with me ever since the breath left his body. I cannot see him, but I can feel his presence, and it suffocates me. Oh, men ! pack dowu the el nls well pack them pack them till they nit as hard as the heart that rests beneath them." "Poor fellow, he is mad. llo nm.-t bo taken care of!" was said by many; but Herbert quietly replied : .No, I am not mad ; I am only haunted AS Ac lilf I'l Tl'H u, Ci hiosity. Mr. Andrew Holzvvorth, a resident of Peters burg, Lancaster county, has an agricultu ral curiosity in the'sbape of a head of wheat vhic-h lio calls ".Seven Headed Egyptian Wheat." . It looks like a clump of "wheat heads, one of which is longer than the others, and around which is a long stiff bcaid. The head contains about 15fJ grains, which aie more plump than our en (Unary field wheat, but nor. so long. It presents a curious appearance, being to tally uniikean.v of tur uative ceruais.- Tlus.hi-toiy of this specimen is even more lemaikable than its. apjM.ar.tnce. Five years ago, a traveler in Lgypt found in a, stone colliii, which had been broken open a few grains of wheat, eucoffined probably centuries before, with the embalmed body. Some of these he sent to a friend in Ger many, who in turn sent some of their pro duct to an old couple living near Fort Wayne, Indiana. They planted them, out, and almost tho entire crop was des troyed by cattle. A few heads were save( and one ef those containing 130 grains wa secured by Ad.lis.ui I Jolt z worth, son ef j Mr. Andrew HoUzworth. The former i sunt them to his father, who planted them i and raized about two quails. These he ' planted, ar.d h;i now in head a patch about thirty feet square, from which ho expects to gather nearly three bushels of wheat. Persons who have seen the wheat inform us that it is very beautiful ami curi ous to behold. Mr. H. assures us that he has raised IU heads from a single grain, and expects next year to raise three acres from his crop of this your. It weighs full O'J pounds to the biu hel. Wh kx Wite t Smol-i-d ur Cut. Th Gc-nuantown 'rjr.iph says there hns lieen some diei-Mty of opinion as to tin best titiio w fill v heat, judging from the c minion practice of fanners. It isgenei aiiy cut when d.ad rij.e, or at least when the grain has become hard. This U doubt an error, and one of more inipp, tauce than many suppose. It shouK by a eletnon into whom the spirit ot my remembered mat vmeat is composed father lias nassed. eiuien. J:a Many present thought that even an evil spirit would bo badly treated by having the hardness and meanness M the deceased im ncli ami bran. G'. posed upon him, ami tho deepest sympa thy was felt for te unfortunate son who; had been so hardly used. They Jre.v him j away, and conducted him to his humble j home ; on the way he conversed rationally enough, and they left him in the hoie that j rest and quiet would restore his iniud to , its proper tone. Mrs. Herbert saw that he was suffering much, and she endeavored to soothe his spirits, and beguile him from the ptrdomi- , nant idea that filled hi mind. 1 tie iioius j waned away, and the lire burned low upon of uteu i the nourishing quality of grain; makes tha tlour stick together m the bauds of the baker, and g ives weight to the grain aud there is the greatest quantity of gluten in the gram j'i-t when the straw is vello two or throe joints from the ground, the head turns d..wuwarl, and you caa masU a gram bet ween your thumb aud Cor e without producing any milk. It niay therefore be set down a an indispuU!,!. truth that every day the wheat stands after this stage of its ripenew the gluten da. creases iu quality and the bran ircrease-4 in thir-':nes;. We. give the facts in tie. that the farmer, caa take advantage tf t!v M--.r' I -. i 7
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