' ?
It
b
7
F.lcPlKE, Editor and Publisher.
"HE 16 A FREE-MAX WHOM THE TRUTH MAKES FREE, AND ALL ARE SLAVES BESIDE."
Terms, $2 per year, tn advance.
VOLUME Till.
EBENSBUKG, PA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1S74.
NUMBER 37.
M ,M IN II III
1
ill i.
1-- ' x u
-er
i
t
1
id
i
glT REDUCTION IN PRICES
j 'cash buyers
ax in r..
I ImMMw STORE.
:..t-i.p-n-l refcl.eol lllll
rncd respectfully informs the
il Vr. ii-" ! Khenshun-and th
, has made it (SHEA'
;sim.i i buyer-
f Ik public tfener-
u
lea
r kedijci ion
on all goods in
.41M; and K EAPING'AI A CHINES
i" iM CTHER FARMING IMPLEMENTS;
II AMI HEATING STOVES
i, -most H'pular Iesin and of fill styles.
I? l"m DESCElf II5N !
i piyoifii manufacture:
tSf rr ai i Iiik
: . f .icU-. Screws, Mutt Hinsres, Shutter
: T;.l'l"' Hinges. Itoltn. Iron and Nails,
' ,", lit;'-'- I'ul tv. Table Km VI- mnl Forks,
Kn!" and Fork.. Pocket Knives, Ta
,!!;t ! ; Spoons. Meat (.'utters, Apple Purers,
,!,-.r. .-!i iir', Ibi.ors and Strops. Hammers,
:d.
, H.u. n"t-. II' inn Machines, A uitnrF. ( his
'. p :--. i nii piissi'S Squares, Files, Hasps,
, . i-t-. Hiem-hcs. Kip, I'Hticl ntil Cross
'. i 'ti;.ir. f m!I kinds. Shovels, Spades,
,,n-1 .-until, Hakes. Forks. Sdeiirh-Hells,
,. II- t . . -1 . .... 1 ... I.
Jit,
a
U-r-. r
i riinrcr-.. Patent burns and Pateht
,., !!, ;.. nill v, drwi'l-Stones, ratent Mo-.::,t-
. :i rl !-;iMii es. Lumber Stieks, Ca.it
, ;!-. shut dins, Revolvers, l'istols,.('ar
; a s. I'i.h iler. Hps. Leml. Horse Shoes and
';.! i -titv.- I'lat.-s. (. rates and Fire Bricks,
-.. i: 1 t'i-H-i'ii I'u nips, vVe., ic;
s:amess and Saddlery Ware
J a i t nil kind, in Kreat variety;
it.ODD end WILLOW WARE
lieyund description ;
inno. oil and oil, lamts,
-j-i!!. Lard Linseed Oil. Lubrieatitur Oil,
; .. Tir. l'iiints. Varnishes, Turpentine. A I
CiiO i .it-.: Silver-Plated War?, (hissware, Vc
eiFnmil.v (iroccries,
mtv.::. I i.ITee, Si
.i- 1 IN :.-hes.
J 1. r !.. ri, Piee, Pi
'ffl ' ): si
RBI I ITee, Suirars, Syrups Molasses,
i lies. iM-ircl Apples, lioininy.
earl Hurley. &c.
-,- V.ii i, i-ti. Whitewash. Serilb, Horse, Shoe.
, til .-. i:!-it;r. Cl'Xhes and Tooth Brushes, all
.t, !! ; -i.i I'-il-Cords, Manilla Hopes, and
at the hnvext ratm ftrcnh.
1
din
' "
Minted and put up as cheap as possible,
n. I A liberal discount made to
i ha
lb
dealers bill in:r Tinware by whole
ale.
IK. i KG i: HLNTLKV
Jli.,liriiirir. July -5, 1
;:. tf.
- !
i ''".EXT POOH TO rOST-Ol'FICE
I ,rai()olin?r HtoA sJ,
;,ro?PER & SHEET-IRON WARE
on
taken possession of thenew
I ri-inniiidioiix liiiildiiur on lliirli
r east of the Hank and nearly
, . fiJ - V untain Hon-'
ot 7V ' than ever t
mC!l'- - ,TN.C)PPF.I
f Jii ui .it whicii w
iey (.f ., .... w., .. ir)WOst lii
nu'c the subscriber is
manufacture all
and SIIKKT-IUi'.V
rill be furnished to
vinir nric-s.
tr , aJ ' '
er also proposes to keep rt full
ri tnnt of
ii, Parlor and Heatinfj Stoves
j iiiont npprove.i oesnrns.
i "' i tivi: iriinrivi: ..... ,i
t t 4 -:! p. rf -ct in inaiMifaetiiro and nia-
k!-'PA I HI NG prompt ly atte.ided to.
k done by im- wiil l.'e dono ria-lit and
fins, and all SI OV I.S and WAKE sold
r 'i !:; depended upon as to m . 1 1 1 1 and
; : liini.-rsol.l in price. A font iniiance
'-' t'f pntronajre Is respectfully solici-
.Mi'.ftlnrt will be wanting-to render en---hd
-lie tinn to all.
" V ALME LI TKINGEK.
rU ir. o.-t. H. 1870.-1 f.
. 7 vvnt
" IK rHi !
-u. t il
-iV;: recently en larired on r stock we are
It ' i i ' l an d to sell at n (rreat reduction
ii r ' ' r prices. Our stock consists of
- V iii m-s. Perfumery, Fancy Soaps,
6 lia.i and Allen's Hair Hetoratives,
i !i ' ii-s. !'l isters. Liniments, Pain K ill
" te ' !.)iriii:i. E.s. Jamaica (iiturer,
"), ' 'i' ntif Kxtracls, Ei-nt.,,p, Lemon
li.iiiSvriip.SpicedSyrup.ltliubarb,
i "14 Cigars and Tobaccos,
" : !i Ii. e.W. Notc-s and Hon. Is; Cap,
!) " iv i. ial ard all kinds of Note Paper:
1 id l' ris. Pencils. Arnold's Writimr
" and K.-.l Ink. PK-ket and Pa-s
liit-- 'i !.-.o i f s. News:ipers. Novels, Histo
l !ii.''-'is, PrayerandToy Hooks,
nvcu .. I-,
q ' "ut '.i I I. .! toourstocka lot of FINE
7" ' ' 'V. ; v.lni li we would invite the at
f ftv ! !:- Indies.
, , :. ' !: U M ALJirM at lower prices
rc . -rvn in, ,.. , jM fht. ,,1,,,
' iflHiy ;r 1 ' ''""' nd'l either wboeale or re-
' I.KMMON .V Ml" It HA Y.
t:.J '!.-. Main ilreet, Ebensburjr.
!
-. V ll.TT THE
V HOI T THE
;?er Sewing Machine
n'J Vhoro to !3uy It.
v vv, ,. )icre. neiirh'M.r. can you tell
1 fi !! the scwlim machine people
r ! -trri: Yes, with pleasure. 1
i s, ,r,.r swinn Machine that you
1 " I' li' nare rr It.
-w. ;. , t, .vrn there, two door eat
'-. ' rli.- place, and my word Oir It
- i i.;-.i-ivl with vour piin-hase it you
;' if.-.- machines. Messrs. IIaii.f.V
! ' . have now on hand all styles
Ml
:u ;
9
i ::
9 '-"
indispensable machines, Irom I he
niosi a iua hie. and pre a"coinmo.
' ' a i.o will be pleased to show yon
'I' '"It heir various tiiacliines. w lie: tier
''''y t not. They also keep thread.
i.l i.tiier para'plirenalia oT a few.
" and :ir- at nil times prepared to at-
' Iffi-s .,r inaehiries in a substantial
" "v maimer, and at very moderate,
ii t.r.,..t the place Iliirh street, two
f Z.i-ua j store, Klrenshurg -l!4.-t I. J
?i -a 1 RI HOUSE,
f " Htzharris, - Proprietor.
i I
1 mm.
! ,' i.' "';,-e'l and ri riirnislied the aboo
n, 1 v" al" l"lular hotel, the propri--.,
' ''iiiply prepared to nccommmlals
a i,,r jljln wifn tn,.(r ,atronajre.
-Tm "' "'arket alfords will be served
im ' il" "-asons, the Bur will be kept
'f, ""I'l'li'-d with the choicest liquors,
"modi. .us Stable will bounder tho
, ' ir. till and attentivo hostler. No
a.,', T'.arci render ftuep ts uomfort
't. l'" ;,- d in i ery particular, and
. 1 lll.-lltloli to Inin.., .....I a innilnrntn
r.'iVi" V"" Vroprietor hopes to win hid
."a e lavor. inri.tll
ANKKK3,
1 ii''. Silver.
t: m:srnirnn. pa.
l'Vlrii!ii..nl Iiutifl- Hnil
f .'r"ls
-Tv, ami sold, inten-siai-
II l- 1 1... . .... . . .
SiM,
i 'nk '" '" nited States, aud a
I 'iiiijt hiisii,,, transneted.
M- LLOYD & CO
IlK ;-..-, juiinu..l, I ft.
l !.. ' 'T','!'''l eiii.-sand Silver nd
Hv. . "i"i ii .us made. Monies re
-. ir
in , ,'1,"''ii,,"i flviilnd without
AJb? W A I VUK TISKMKXTS.
AiOT!IElU!IIAiE
FIFTH AND LAST COXCRET
IN AID OF TUB
POSTI'OXEI) TO
TVveiiloi :C5 lJ-STVl.
DRAWING CERTAIN at THAT DATE.
LIST OF CIFTS.
One Grand
)n (J rand
One (irand
One (irand
Cash
Gift. .
Girt...
Girt.. ,
Girt...
.Girt .
. . 3.V:000
. . ll.O.OOU
.. 75.000
. . 5O.IKI0
. . avn
'.. iiNi.oon
140.000
.. 150.000
.. 100.0IM)
, . lnn.ooo
. . I0.IHI0
.. llNI.000
.. loo.ooo
.. l-'O.tXKI
50.001)
. 050,000
Cash
( 'ash
Cash
Cash
One Grand
5 Cash
Gifts.
.11.00!
14.0110
lo.ono
5.1X10
4.000
.0llrt
2.000
l.oon
5io
II0
50
each
eaeh
eaeh.
eaeh.
c-aeh .
eaeh
eaeh
eaeh.
eaeh
eaeh.
each
HI Cash
15 Cash
I Cash
25 Cash
30 Cash
5n Cash
HHI Cash
240 Cash
.rim Cash
lil.CMiO Cash
Gifts,
Gifts,
Gifts
Gifts,
Gifts,
(Sifts,
Gifts,
(Sifts,
Gifts,
Gilts,
Grand Total, 20,000 Gifts, all cash ... .f 2,500,000
PRICE OF TICKETS.
Wuot.k Tickets
11 It.VKS
Tk.N'TII, OK KACFI CnfPON.
11 Wikii.k Tm'kkts for
Zi 1-2 Tickkts for
t 50.00
25.00
5.00
3IO.(iO
1,000.0!J
Fur Tickets nnd informatinn. address
TTIO. E. BR AM LETTE,
Agent and Man.ackk,
1'iibllc Mbrnry Riiiltllne, LoniTille, Kj.
Or TJIOS. Jf. II A I S r CO.,
Cd9 liroitlwa.vt ew York.
EVERYBODY'S OWTPHYsfciAN I
ly C. ',V. (Ji.kasox, 51. I). A mntjiiiHrrut ri-himr.
of 4ss octavo .-i?cs 'irntitif iillii ilitist rati l and
rinmtiihi tiuinnl. ' Contains matter just adapted
l to the wants or rrrru family. Orir 250 rnijrar'if.
I ( Ine iiiccnt tuihl KM) copiVx in oir ivr ., anol her 8fi
! In three tlnti, and another 25 in fmir fli)y. ( 'ir-
, culiirs, with Comiff f- lu'lrr. tree, liberal dis.
counts and exclusive territory. Aicrnlo Vm
!. Address at once H. N. M'Kikv it Co.,
I'ubl'rs, 7'J5 Sansom St., Philadelphia, Pa.
frrj M-ni-i i'a kr, with I'Ttr l.it, n.vM ''MH rBt W
PATENT IMPROVED BUTTER.
I One (.f the niost niliaMf ditcoTrli r I h
1 ore butter made Irmn the irei.li caul I. it .t Horn
ed (.'attic, which docs not lw-.nie mnci-l. and if in
every respect .-ii il to. an I lor culinary purposes
npe'rlor to. ordinary HnM.-r. I'r.-'ess i-ry siieple,
cost of niparatus trifling. Bnd i n1' fTi. . Tin
lin.'ersiirned are sole owner r the Pntcnt-riirhl
t.r Pennsylvania, and nr;- now ready to sell Colin
tt Licenses on applira,ion. A Factory ,.-ini In
operation in Hetlilcliem. the it."-.", can lietlior
omclilv inspected. Address i . W. Leisbu h S.
Co., lietlilchein. !';.
Costar Exterminatoi s
And Insect Powder,
For KITS, .MICK, AM, Rt I-I!l (, M0TI1, Jkr.
J. F. rlEMoY, CURAN &CJ., N Y SOLE AGENTS.
oneIiTuioYTcres
SPLENDID MICHIGAN LANDS
The Grtn)tl TZnpirf ami Tmliniifl Hnilrna-l has
been finished. Is XV) iifil.-s !on and Its
entire land if rant earned I
In Fnrmiitic I.ntiri to Aetuul Set(ler.
lor InllTillfitl or Colonies,
Special BARGAINS for 1874.
IOO.OOO acre have benn sold already. The
lands are irrll tirnhrrol. rnakinii; thcrW l.iml nf
fitrmx. Strom; s.iils or jrreat producing power.
E'isilv reached bv rail or water. .trm'trr.
I Railroad runs thronarh Hie ifrnnt. Michivan is
ineorthe,i,f intlrhtal and most prosjeroiis States
In the West. It 'clfmlx are iirif iiiiilh l its finan
cial standing No. 1. Noditllculty in transport at ion.
; Peace and proseritv are in its borders. Iandsfrin
!f I to J per acre. Time u fTieient. Interest T
percent. WM. A. HOW A Id. Land ('oram'r.
1'. K. I.. PIKKCK, (Jrand JJapids, Mich.
I tet'j Land Department.
(-. r. C i-.lO per dav at home. Terms Tree. Address
JJ.J p. pt.yJ Ko. Stinsdx & Co., Portland, Mc.
S77
A "WEEK irnarantee.l to Male and' Fc
male Aarents. in their own locality. Costs
NOTTIINO to trv it. Particulars Frce
P. ( . V K.'KEHY "fc. CO., Auust, Me.
Silver !oss Starch.
FOR THE LAUNDRY,
HAXrr.W Tt-RKD BV
T. KINGSFORD &L SOM,
H S ItKCOVK A
jioisi:uoLi m:ci:s.siti
Its srreat excellence has merited the commenda
tion of Earnim for American manufacture.
Pulverized Corn Starch
fREPA RED I1Y
T. KIMCSFORD & SON,
E.tprelv for fool. when it Is properly made into
' I'mliTinirs is a dessert of j-reat excellence.
; For sale, bv all first-class Grocers. 9-ll.lm.
PITTSBURGH, PA.
The most complete institution In the T nited
States ror the thorough, practical education ottho
youn? and middle aired man, havlmr the larirest
patronaato and tho best racilities Tor instrnction of
any business college in existence.
Ktiidentt Keeiel Hi any Time.
For circular nivinir full mrormation as to course
of ettidy, metho.1 of Instruction, necessary expel-
Eagle PLANING MILL.
M. SISIO
llASfFACTrRER OF
FloortaE, Wealte-Ecarflii Slintiers,
SASH-DOORS. BRACKETS AND MJUlDINGS,
LUMBER of EVERY DESCRIPTION,
KHI.XUI.KM ami HIST-i-Wr nI l.aoast.
-Scroll-Sawln,r and Ke-sawlnj? done to order.
Corner Robihsox ! AsnERSOjr Sts.,
t9-l. ALLEOJIENTITJJPA. J
dm i Strati on notice.
Estt of JoH! MlftFU
Ittert of Administration on the e.tat. of John
Misel, late of t.'arroll township. Cambria p"n"V'
havlnir been irrantcl to the nnders.irnc.1. " P- r
. sons Indebted to said estat. are reoaettedj to
narment forthwith, and thw harlmr ''"'"'
ajraiust the same will j.resent tbem roierljr pru
bated for Kttl'm'nl.
TUO:A AXIS EL A4n
Ayer's
Sarsaparilla
Is widely known
as one of the most
effectual remedies
ever discovered for
cleansing the sys
tem and purifying
the blood. It has
stood the test of
years, with a con
stantly growing rep
utation, based on its
intrinsic virtues, and sustained by its re
markable cures. So mild as to be safe and
beneficial to children, and yet so searching
as to effectually purge out the great cor
ruptions of the blood, such as the scrofulous
and syphilitic contamination. Impurities,
or diseases that have lurked in the system
for years, soon yield to this powerful anti
dote, and disappear. Hence its wonderful
cures, many of which are publicly known,
of Scrofula, and all scrofulous diseases,
Ulcers, Eruptions, and eruptive dis
orders of the skin, Tumors, Iilotclios,
Boils, Pimples, Pustules, Sores. St.
Anthony's Fire, Hose or Erysipe
las, Tetter, Salt Kheuin, Scald
Head, Itingfvorm, and internal Ul
cerations of the Uterus, Stomach,
and Liver. It also cures other com
plaints, to which it would not 6eem especi
ally adapted, such as Dropsy, Dyspep
sia, Fits, Neuralgia, Heart Disease,
Female Weakness, Debility, and
Leucorrhcea, whe they are manifesta
tions of the scrofulous poisons.
It is an excellent restorer of health and
strength in the Spring. By renewing the
appetite and vigor of the digestive organs,
it dissipates the depression and listless lan
guor of the season. Even where no disorder
appears, people feel better, and live longer,
for cleansing the blood. The system moves
on with renewed vigor and a new lease of
life.
PREPARED B Y
Dr. J. C. AYER & CO., Lowell, Mass.,
Practical and Analytical Chemist.
BOLD BT ALL DHVG-ilSTS EVERY WHER
WE KEEP"
ALWAYS OX HAND
SPLENDID
OF
Furniture,
Bedding1,
Mattresses,
Feathers,
Blankets,
Guilts,
And nil other ARTICLES to be FOUND in any
Fl'UNITl'KE AN I) Ml'.DDINO STOKE in this
city, and at pit ices as low as the lowest.
MOS IIILBOBJf & CO.,
21 & 23 North Tenth St.
Lo-e,i PHILADELPHIA, PA, la,n.3
Teas I JS I
EfiTAntiNiien io.
TflK, OiMCILXAL
UC&fl TEH COM,
a. 4-3 vi:si:y stk i:i:t,
r. o. Uox 12S7, NEW YORK.
HOItEUT ffF.r.r,?, Tresident.
PIUCE LIST OF TEAS.
OOT.OXO Hlaek 40. M. 60, best 70 cts. per lb.
MIXED Oreen and lilack.
0. .V), 60. best "0 cts. per lb.
HI'A N T'ncolored. 6n. 70. t o. (to. best l.Hi ier lb.
1 M I'KH I A I Oreen. 60. 70 80, 90, lest 1.0J per lb.
VOLMi UYSOV (Jreen,
fto i o. 70, 80. do, l.no. best i.o.- per lb.
(JI'NT'OWDEK (ireen.. 1.1o. I st i1.30 per In.
ENOI.iyil UK EA K FAST lilack,
60. 70. XO, !H). best "Jil.00 per lb
X IS We have a speelaltv or (larden (rrowth
YOTX(f HYSON and IM Pf'.KI A U at 1.20, and
(MIIONO. Extra I lioiee. l.0.
Our Teas are put up in One 1'ound Packages,
with the kind and price printed on each.
AliKTS W'A.NTKil to iret tip clubs to sell our
Teas to Families. Hotels. Hoarding Houses, and
other In writing for terms or sendimr orders, be
particular to address the President or I he Compa
ny thus- ROBERT WF.I.ES.
" N'c. 4 Yesev St., Xk- York.
We are compelled to request this, as other par
ties have imitated onr firm name. $)-l.-.-6t. J
Admitted bv professional Bootblacks ami
Hotel Porters ta be the
Best Sloe Blaciim in the Worli
S. M. BIXBY & CO.,
173 tC 17 Z Washington St. -V. 1.,
XAXirArTiRERS or
Fine Mi Itlwehlnsr, I-iiHrjr Blwe,
S.loc roll.!. Ink, -Mt.rll. e.
i-ld by all Dealers. 9-n.-t.1
EH. I'LANK, M. D., resfuftfiilly
offer hia professional frvices, fo tlin
... , n,nbanr and Tl.-fnity. Offlce ad
o1i ftf. '"T"', " iiat.T in the rearer
Won Hi J IJof.1 Vdrui More. NiKht e.ls ran
, bL Sa'ade at he re.ideuc of Mrs. n,'r
ford. street, Uxoxirt 1 J
THE MA11) OP DAMASCUS.
In the reign of the Greek Emperor Ilera
cliu, when the leautiful city of Damascus
was at the height of its splendor and mag
nificence, dwelt therein a young noble,
named Demetrius, whose decayed fortunes
did not correspond with the general pros
perity of the times. He was a youth of
ardent disposition, and very handsome in
person; pride kept him from bettering hb
estate hy the profession of merchandise, jet
more keenly did lie feel the obseurity to
which adverse fate had rtd.ue.l him, that
in his lot was involved the foituueof one
dearer than himself.
It so happened that, in that quarter of
the city which faces the row of palm-trees,
within the gate Keisan, dwelt a wealthy old
merchant, who had a beautiful daughter.
Demetrius had, by chance, seen her some
time before, and he was so struck with her
loveliness, that, after pining some months
in secret, he ventured on a disclosure, and,
to liis delighted surprise, found that I-abelle
had long silently nursed a deep and almost
ho-teles passion for him also ; so, being
now aware that their love was mutual, they
were as happy as the bird that, al! day long,
sings in the sunshine IVom the summits of
the cypress trees.
True is the adage of the poet, that "the
course of true love never did run smooth ;"
and in the farther of the maiden, they found
that a stumbling-block lay in the way of
their happiness, (ir he was of an avaricious
disposition, and they knew that he valued
gold more than nubility of blood. Their
fears grew more and more, as Isabelle, in
her priate conversations, endeavored to
sound her father on this point ; ami although
the suspicions of affection n?e of.en more
apparent than real, in this they were not
mistaken ; for witho.it consulting his child
ami as if her soul had leen in his hand
he promised lur in marri ige to a rich old
miser, ny, twice aa lich, aud nearly as old,
as himself.
Iabeiie knew not what to do; for, on
being informed by her father of the fate he
had destined for her, her heart forsook her,
and her spirit was Utv.-ed to the dust. No
where could she rest, like the Thmcian bird
that kn weth n t to fold its wings in sliun
ler a cloud had fallen for her oer the lace
of natiire rm.I instead 0f reii.ing to her
couch, she wandered a!out weeping, under
the midnight stirs, on the terrace, on the
housetop, wailing over her hapless fate, and
calling on death to come and take her from
her sorrows.
At morning she went fb; th alone into the
garden; but neither could the golden glow
of the oi-.inge trees, nor the perfume of the
roe, nor the delicate fragrance of the clus
tering henna and jasmine, delight her, so
she wearied for the hour of noon, ha ir.g
privately sent to Demetrius, imiting him to
meet her by the fountain of the pillars at
that time.
I'oor Demetrius had, for some time, nb-.-erved
a settled sorrow in the conduct and
countenance of iiis beautiful lsalelle ; lie
felt that some melancholy rereIcJon was to
lie inn do to bun; and, all eagerness, he
came at the appointed hour. He passed
along the winding walks, unheeding of the
tulijts streaked like the ruddy evening
clouds of the flower betrothed to the night
ingaleof the geranium blazing in scarlet
beauty till, on approaching the place of
promise, he caught a glance of the maid lie
loved and,Io! she sat therein thesunlight,
absorbed in thought, a liook was on her
knee, and at her feet lay the harp, whose
chords had been for his, ear so often modula
ted to harmony.
lie laid his hands gently on her shoulder,
as he seated himself beside her on the steps;
and seeing her sorrowful, he comforted her,
and bade her lie of good cheer, saying, that
He-aven would soon smile propitiously on
their fortunes, and that their present trials
would but endear them the more to each
other in the days of after years. At length,
with tears and sobs, she told him of what
she had learned ; and, while they wept n
each other's, bosoms, they vowed over the
Bible, which Isalielle held in her hand,
to be faithful to each other to their dying
day.
Meantime the miser was making prepara
tions fr the marriage ceremony, and ti e
father of Isala-lie had portioned out his
daughter's dowry : when the lovers, finding
themselves driven to extremity, took tl.e
resolution of escaping together from the
city.
Now it so happened, in accordance with
the proverb, which saith that evils never
come single, and, at this very time, tlie city
of Damascus was closely invested by a
mighty nrmy, commanded by the Caliph
Abulieker Alwakidi, the immediate success-
jorof Mahomet ; and in leaving the wails
i the lovers were in imminent hazard of fall
ing into their c a 1 hands; yet, having no
otoer resource left, they resolved to pot their
perilous adventure to the risk.
Twas the Mussulman hour of prayer
Maggrib ; the sun had just disappeared,
and" the purple haze of twilight rested on
the hills, darkening all the cedar forest-,
when the porter of the gate, Keisan, having
been bril-ed itli a bribe, its folding leavts
slowly opened, nnd forth issued a hor?man
closely wrapped np in a mantle; and behind
him, at a little space, followed another sim
ilarly clad. Alas! for the unlucky fugi
tives, it so chanced that Derar, the captain
of the night guard, was at that moment
making his ro inns, nnd observing whal
' wa going on, he djtaciied a party to .throw
iheiuseives between the stranger nnd the
town. The foremost rider, however, dis
f Ofered their intention, and lie railed liaek
to -irf fvilowcr to return, babeiie lor it
Was sue instantly reg.ii led the gate which
had not yet closed, but Demetrius fell into
the hands of the enemy.
As wont in those bloody wars, the poor
prisoner was immediately carried by-anes
cort into the presence of the ca'iph, who
put the alternative in his power, of either,
on the instant, renouncing his religion, or
.submitting to the axe of the headsman.
Demetrius told his tale with a noble simplic
ity; and his youth, his open countenance,
and stately liearing. so far gained on the
heart of Ah.ibeker, that, on his refusal to
embrace Mah..me;a;ii-m. he begged of him
scii-msly to consider of his situation, and
ordered a del.iy of the sentence, which he
must otl.erwi.se pronuuee until the uior
row.
Heart-broken nnd miserable, Demetrius
wius loaded with chains, and carried to a
gloomy place of confinement. In the soli
tude of the night-hours he cursed the hour
of his birth bewailed his miserable situa
tion and feeling that all his schemes of
I appiness were thwarted, almost rejoiced
that he had only a few hours to Jive.
The heavy hours lagged on toward day
break, and quite exhausted by the intense
agony of his feelings, he sunk down upon
the ground in a profound sleep, from which
a band, with creseentcd turbans nnd crooked
sword blades, awoke him. Jtill persisting
to reject the prophet's faith, he was led
forth to die; but in passing through the
camp, the Soubaehis of the caliph stopped
the band, as he had lieen commanded, and
Dnetrius was ushered into the tent, where
Abubeker, not yet arisen, lay stretched on
his sofa.
For awhile the captive remained resolute,
preferring death to the disgrace of turning
a renegade; but the wily caliph, who had
taken a deep and sudden interest in the for
tunes of the youth, knew well the spring by
the touch of which his heart w as most likely
to be affected. He Mooted out to Demetrius
prosjiects of preferment and grandeur,
while he assured him that , in a few days,
Damascus must to a certain surrender, in
which case his mistress must fall into the
power of a fierce soldiery, and be left to a
fate full of dishonor, and worse than death
j itself, but, if he assumed the turlan, he
pledged his royal word, that especial care
should be taken that nj harm should alight
on her he loved.
Demetrius paused, and Abubeker saw
that the heart of his captive was touched.
He drew pictures of power, and affluence,
and dome-tic love, that dazzled the imagina
tion of his hearer; and while the prisoner
thought of his Isabelle, instead of rejecting
the impious proposal, as at first he had done,
with disdain and horror, his soul bent like
iron in the breath of the furnace ll.iuie,
and he wavered and became irresolute.
The keen eye of the caliph saw the working
of his spirit within him, and allowed him
yet another day to form his resolution.
When the second day was expired, Deme
trius craved n third ; and on the fourth
morning, mi-wnble man, he abjured the
laith of his fathers, and became a Mussul
man. Abubeker loved the youth, assigning him
a post of dignity, and all the mighty host
honored him whom the caliph delighted to
honor. He was clad in rich attire, nnd
magnificently attended; and, to all eyes,
Demetrius seemed a person worthy of envy ;
yet, in the calm of thought, his conscience
upbraided him, nnd he was far less happy
than fie seemed to lie.
Ere yet the glow of novelty had entirely
ceased to liewiider the understanding of the
renegade, preparations were made for the
assault ; and, after a fierce but ineffectual
resistence, under their gallant leaders
Thomas and Ilerbis, the Damascenes were
obliged to submit to their imperious con
queror, on condition of being allowed,
within three days, to leave the city unmo
lested .
When the gates were opened, Demetrius,
with a heart overflowing with love and de
light, was among the first to enter. He in
quired of ever' one he met of the fate of Isa
lielle ; bat all turned from him with dis
gust. At length he found her out. but
what was his grief and surprise in a nun
nery ! Firm to the troth she had so solemn
ly plighted, she had rejected the proposition
of her mercenary parent ; nnd, having no
idea but that her lover had shared the fate
of all Christian cuptives, she had shut her
self up from the world, and vowed to live
the life of a vestal.
Tlie surprise, the anguish, the horror of
Isjibelle, when she beheld Demetrius in his
Moslem habiliments, annot be described.
Her first impulse, on finding him yet alive,
was to have fallen into his arms; but. in
s'.antly collecting herself, she shrunk back
from him with loathing, as a mean aud
raltrv dastard.
'Xo, no." she cried, "you are no longer
! the man I loved ; our vows of fidelity were
! pledged over the liihle; that b.ok you have
' renounced as a fable ; nnd he who has
proved hiruse'f false to Heaven, can neer
be true to me !"
j Demetr: is was ep-ciencc struck ; too
' late he felt his crime, nnd foresaw its conse
quence. The very object for whom he had
dared to make the tremendous sacrifice, had
deserted him, and his own soul told him
with how much justice; fo, without utter
ing a sy Ikvble. he turned a way, heart-broken,
from the holy and beautiful being whose
afieetions he had forfeited forever.
When the patriots left Damascus, Isabella
accompanied them. Retiring to Antiocli,
alie lived w ith the sisterhood for many
Tears; and, as her time was passed Itween
acts of charity and devotion, her bier wai
watered with many a tear, and the handi
of the grateful, duly strewed her grave with
flowers. To Demetrius was destined a
briefer career. All cot.scious of his misera
ble degradation, loathing himself and life,
and mankind, he rushed lwck from the city j
into the Mahometan camp ; and entering,
with a hurried step, the tent of the caliph,
he tore the turban from his, bruw.. and cried
aloud,
"Oh, Abubeker! behold a Goo-forsaken
wretch. Think not it was the fear of death
that led metoafjure my religion the re
ligion of my fathers the only true faith.
No; it was the idol of love that stood be
tween my heart and heaven, darkening tho
latter with its shadow ; and had I remained
as true to God, as I did to the maiden of my
love, I had not needed this.''
So saying, and ere the hand of Abulker
could arre-t him, he drew a poniard from
his embroidered vest, and the heart-blood
of the renegade spouted on the royal robes
of the successor of Mahomet.
Egyptian Jugglers.
Expert as are such performers as E'itz.
Anderson and others who have astonished
thousands upon thousands with their adroit
management of eggs in a bag, the transfer
of seeds from one locked box to another
packed away in the center of half a dozen
dovetailed e.iskets one within another, the
bare-legged exhibitions in ti e open squares
of Cairo, in broad daylight, put the mys
terious legerdemain of lli'ise light-fingered
gentlemen q ;ite in the liackgruuud. Wc
have personally Contemplated their matcli
less performances till it saved all further
effort in the way of accounting for thiir ex
traordinary deceptions by admitting, with
out argument, the devil mu-t hate been at
their eliow. On one bright morning a fel
low had gathered a crowd by blowing a
Conch-shell. An oval area was formed ly a
compact mass of Wonder-watching specta
tors. Women and children sat on the sand
np to the prescribed line, while strangers
from all over the earth, supported in the
rear by various officials, completed the ar
rangements. At one end of the ojcn space
a common salt mortar was p'aeed. Oppo
site, at the other extremity of tiie al, per
haps two rods off, Mahomed Kasser el
Mesher marched forward with a serpent
about a yard long, held by the neck, wrig
gling and squirming for liljerty. Tail fii.-t
the reptile was gradually lowered into the
mortar by winding in the body corkscrew
fashion up to the head. He then took up
his former position at a di-tance. Add re-sing
the assembled multitude with tlie volu
bility of a mock auctioneer, he said: "Now
look, for the snake will di-appeai .' While
thus vociferating, the snake frequently
stretched up out of the ves-el several i.tches,
b.it fc.l back again at a reb.ike from the
orator. Once! twice! three times! and,
sure enough, the frightful creature was
g"tie! An examination of the mortar -at is
iicf til.' there were no reception r..ni- witli
iu. How wa- that feat accomoiished t
The night or Loft Arm.
The question, w hether a gentleman walk
ing with a lady should give her his right or
his left arm, is frequently di-oussed. Cus
tom and written etiquette art rather in favor
of the right, although there arc excellent
reasons in behalf of the left arm. Either
one or the other, permanently retained, is
vastly better than the awkward and absurd
habit of changing arms, so as to place the
lady on the inside of the promenade. One
advantage of giving the left arm is that the
person on the right naturally takes the lead,
so that, in the country or city, in the street
or park, he thus readily directs the way, in
stead of waiting to consult with his compan
ion, or caii-ing a jostling by each of them
trying to move to opposite points. Another
advantage is, that in a crowded thoroughfare,
where the sidewalk is invariably encumbered
with merchandise and thronged with people,
a gentleman needs his right arm to remove
obstructions and keep rude or careless folks
out of the way.
Moss l!:isket3.
Thee lenutiful ornaments should adorn
our houses more than they do. They are
very simple and easy of Construction. Oct
the moss from some old woodland ; the green
feathery moss is lest. Then take pasteboard
and make a frame in any form desired.
When the pasteboard forms are cut out,
take bright-colored thibet, silk or satin, and
cut pieces the same shape as the pa-telxard
forms, only one-fourth of an inch larger.
Place the pasteboard on the cloth, glue or
paste the edges down, and sew the pieces
together. Take a narrow strip of pasteboard,
cover with the same the basket is covered
with. Then take pieitrs of chenille cord and
braid over and under the length of the strip.
Fasten each end to oppsite sides of tlie bas
ket. Cut the moss from the roots, pa-te it
thickly on the outside or the ln.-ket ; take
chenille cord, like that on tlie handle or bail,
glue it in every seam inside and around the
top, taking pains to do it all nicely, and the
work Ls done.
CnARf.ES Lamb would not allow any
great antiquity for wit, and, apostrophizing
candlelight, said: "This Ls our peculiar
and household planet; wanting it, what
savage, unsocial nights must our ancestors
have spent, wintering in eaves and unillu- ,
mined fastnesses! -They mu't have lain J
about and grumbled at one another in the j
dark. What repartee could have pftsed,
when you must have felt about for a smile, j
and handled a ncighlor's checks to be sure
he understood it. Jckes came in with'
caudles' - - - -
A iiOMAXTlC.SlOilY.
Excellent material fr a teusation etory
is furnished by the following ,well-sti -lished
facts : Victorine Lafourcade, bu
tiful and accomplished, had a Ciat num
ber of ad mil ers. Among them was a jour
nalist named Jules Eo'Bouet, whose chances
of being the successful suitor seemed the
best, when suddenly Victorine, contrary to
all ex-tectatious, accepted the Land of a
rich banker named Kenelle. llovsontt was
inconsolable, aud his holiest heart ached
all the mote when he learned that the mar
riage of his lady-love was unhappy. -utlle
neglected his wife in every posibl
way, and finally began to maltreat her.
This state of things lasted two ycarj,
when Victoiiue died at least so it was
thought. She was entombed in a rauU of
the cemetery of her native town. Jules
liossouet assisted at the cemetery. Ptill
true to his love, aud well nigh beside him
self with grief, he conceived the romaiinc
idea of breaking open the vault aud . tr
ing a lock of the deceased's hair. TLat
night, tbciefoie, when all was ftill, he
scaled the wall of the cemetery, and, lit
circuitous route, approached the vauJt.
When he had broken open the door aud
cntend the vault he lighted a caudle, tij
proceeded to ojn?u the coffin. At tLe mo
ment when he bet-t over the su.i K;id
corpse, scissors in hand, Victorine v eued
her eyes aud siaied him full in the face.
He uttered a cry and spraug back, but, im
mediately recovering his 6elf-posessifc, la
returned to the coffin, covered its occu
pant's lips with kisser, lifted her out aud
soon bad the satisfaction of seeing her -u
the full jossession of all her faculti;.
When Victoiiue was sufficiently lecovcjfcd
they left the chuicb-yard and weut t j Uos.
sonet's residence, where a physician -.J-niinisteied
such remedies as were nect (-':'-j
to effect the complete renovery ef tLa un
fortunate womau. This proof of Jlos
souet's love naturally made a deep impres
sion on Victorine. She repcuted her past
fickleness, and resolved to fly with the ro
mantic Jules to America.
Here they lived happily together, with
out, however, being ablo to fully overcome
their longing to return to their native land.
Finally, their desire becanio so stiot'g to
revisit the scenes of their youth tbat tl.iy
decided to brave tho danger attendant ou
a return, and embarked at New York for
Havre, where they arrived in July, 1-70.
Victorine, in the interim, had naturally
changed very greatly, and Jules felt lodiI
dent that her former husband Would not
recogrize her. In this hoe he was disaj
pointed. I'eoele had the k&u eye of a
financier, and recoguized Victoiiue at tLt
first glmee. This ttrange drama ei'dei
with a sut brought by the banker for th
recovery of his wife, which was decide
agaiust him on tLe ground that Lis clain
was outlawed.
Ci'iuors Transpositions A writer iu
the Newell Importer has given the follow
ing literary curiosity. There are twe.it;
readings of the same line, without addini
or exchanging a word, or changing tic
ending, or injuiiug the sense. The line
form Oi ay's Elegy : "The phn-gLir
plods Lis weary way." Variations :
The weary ploughman Lome ward pi
his way.
Tlie weary ploughman plods his In
ward way.
The homeward ploughman plods
weary way.
The homeward ploughman, weary, pi
his way.
The homeward, weary ploughman, pi f
his way.
The weary, homew ard ploughman, p'
his way.
Homeward the weary ploughman p';
Lis way.
Homeward, weary, the ploughman pi
his way.
Homeward the ploughman plod?
weary way.
Homeward tho ploughman, weary, :
his w.y.
Weary, the homeward ploughmau
his way.
Weary, homeward, the plougliirm ;
his way.
Weary, the ploughman plods his h
ward way.
Weary, the ploughman homeward ; "
his way.
The plosgJiiiJJ plods his home,
weary way.
The ploughman, homeward, weary,
his way.
The ploughman, weary, homeward
his way.
1 he ploughman, weary, pW Lis 1
ward way.
SrEF.cn by a colored statesman of :
Catolina: "Miata Cbnrman, I ran!
cussiu. boterbrdarn ef things ai-'t n.
and the Kippublikin party is gwiue
devil. Dat's Guvrer Moses a-raiseo b .
and iothecaiin ov' em an' den gittia'
ey, and puttiu of it in his pocket. I .
like this pothecary bizniss ncbow, at '
ciall when it cums to money matters.
Guvner Moaes heap better stop pother
dcra bonds, an' leave 'era in de safe,
dcy won't do nobody no harm ; an' .
peat, 1 tah't help enssin', buteibedi
things ain't mixed, and de Rippt 1 '
party is gwiue to tho devil pretty
nought"