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Skirt Snpporter or Ladies' Oar raent Suspender, attached tooneor halfdor.en Skirts In a moment, constructed uton physiologi cal principles havin jr for their aim health and com fort. Pat'd-May 6, 1814. Samples by mail SO eta. Eun Jl'r o Co., Wattbam, Mas. At;teWantd. I Think not, when t'u worn Is llgl.tc&t And the ri.injr nun is brighte-t, Lo f the smiling hour will :ay- Tempest luit'l And tluuiiler-rlond Come In the sweetest Summer day J Deem not, w hen the Wi .ter's torrent Swell the misty monnU n currents. That the skies will lower for aye Stormy showers Bring sweetest flowers. And the sun will smile the rain away I So, when Life is dark and glooming. Or when Joy U brightly blooming, Hope nor (ear a long del y Smile or s S&, The onrs go by. And soon will n t thy life away I Then fear not thon the darkest hours. Nor spare to pluck the sweetest flowers, Nor trust the feast, nor dread the fray Or lost or won, Life soou is done. And dies in the daw.i of a brighter day I FALSELY ACSSED. It was the boauliful summer time ; the trers were c'othed in fieir richest foliage j fie birds cang 6Wetty; the little lambs frisked about merrily in the green fields, ercrj tiling Vkcd bright and happy. l'roaji'iiity reijncl over tha l tt'o villago which ne.itLe3 among the tiful valley, in tao western aud as the 6tory which I late happened there, we will a k tjie rtader to acocmpany us across the throe thousand miles of water that inter- 'r;.;ou'h the centre of this village a boau'irJ river wound its serpentine course, the bank's of which, on either side, were in t( rapersed 1-y numerous pictures.-uo man sions, the property of several rich gentle- men, who were masters cf all the lands 1 over which the eye roamed. A3 our story relates to one of those man sions, or least the inmates of one of them, we will confine ourselves to it and not mind the rest. Godfrey Blake was a very wealthy man, his gold could be measured by tha bushel, and yet, with all his immense wealth, he possessed none of the arrogance or worldly pride that some men havo when fAvoie 1 by such good fortiuie. lie had a lovely daughter named Molly lovely in every stnse of the word, a beauti ful blonde whose long, wavey tresses of golde n hair hung over her finely modeled form, almost to the ground, and eyes blue as the summer 6ky of her native Lome, and whese tender-hearted goodness made her a . favorite with rich ana poor- for niilo i asouna. Now, as may be supposed, there were , , , numerous admirers who looked with lov- e'e3 on tlie Pteil"8S Sirl. ome of them s-iis oi ma ncnest n-.eu oi ine province, lut all to no purposa ; for her love was be Btowed on one, though he was far below Jier in a worldly point or view. His name wa Gerald O'Conuer, the only on of a widow, and on him she bestowed all the love of lrer young heart. Now, there was another young man in the yiilage who loved, or professed to love, ilolly Llake and tr:ed every n.cans avail alde to blacken the character of yotng O'Ctnner. On the evening wh.-n first we introduce Uem to the reader, tha pang of jealousy had a great cause to aruiua the ire of Lis nature. They were seated aide by side under the branches of an elm tree, her pretty hand was nestled on his shoulder, as she listened to hi3 words of love. CJvl'y, I love you dearly, and it would be the happiest day of my life when 1 could call you mine; but, darling, y.ou, know that I am poor, an J your father may object to my suit." "Gerald, don't you know father better than that t lie is not the man to offer any opposition to my happiness when he knows that he whom I lore is worthy of the best girl iu Ireland." 'Ble6S you, my dailing I for jour words have made ma very happy." "It ij the truth which I have spoken ; and as for your being pocr, why, haven't I got plenty for U6 both.' This was too much for the eve3dropjer. he ground his teeth with rage, and an , .. , t , ' . couuva uu i'i'O, y.et no isauageoi yd keeP ui temper, and waitad to bear more l their conversation, for ho lay concealed among tie shrubbery a few feet from where the lovers were seated and heard every word of their conversatio.n. For some time longer they remained seated at their conversation, and at length as the shadows of approaching night be gan to steal across the tree tops they arose and separated, Molly going towards the house, while G'Conner wandered leisurely through the sweet-scented meadows toward the river bank. No sooner .had they parted than Anthony Bell, for such was the listener's name arose from h.'s place of concealment, anl. shaking his clenched Cat at the retreating form of his successful rival, hissed through his clenched teeth : Cursa you, you low-lived upstart ! But l wni blacken you in her sight; aye, even ' lf 1 h l 'Woo to no sol" And as he ceased to speak ho stuffed Lis ban da in Lis trowscrs pockets and strode fiercely from the place. A month had passed and the shades of tranquility rested over the little village of ! Ballyglen, when one beautiful autumn ! evening its slumbering inhabitants were awakened from their blissful repose by the cry of; -Murder J" Murder. The terrible word seemed to be echoed from the sunx'vndinflr hills and filled the hearts of the people with awo. And too true was the awful tidings ; a fiendish murder had been committed, and the victim was Godfrey Blae, And the murderer ; he was found bent over the prostrate fcrm of his victim with a blood-stained dagger in his hand Gerald O'Conner, the lover of his daughter and was now safely lodged in prison. Another man was also found lying al most dead a little war off from where the crime was committed, with a terrible wound in his head. He was a farm hand of Mr, Blake's and was conveyed to his home. The terror which filed the peoplo when the terrible deed had reached thorn, had now passed away, and a desire to be aveng ed on the murderer Lad taken its place, and foremost in hi3 indignation was An thony Bell, who urged them on in their wrath, and were it not that the prisoner was removed to the county jail, the proba bility is that ho would have been hunj without a trial of judge or jury. Two weeks after tha burial of Mr. Blake the trial was to take place, and on the evening before the fixed day Gerald O'Con ner sat in liis cell, his head restjnj on his hands. Only two weeks since his arrest, and what a change had come over him in that short tinic ; every trace of color had left his cheeks, and hi3 eyes were sunk in their sockets "Oh, God I what have I ever done to merit this terrible torture that is killing nie f I the murderer of .Godfrey Blake, a man whom I would thed the last drop ol my blood to seryv. No, no ! Thera is some terrible mistake made; for ha was dead when I discovert!.! him with a dagger buried in his heart. And the people all believe that I am galliy of so foul a crime, j Poor' mother, what agony must she not be ' cufferlrj ; and Molly, oh, heaven J dots she too think me guilty f" His head sank lower, bis chest heaved with emotion, and the great sobs that es caped him depicted the agony which bg suffered. lie did not hear the bolt of the c jII doer Bhc t back, nor was lie aware that any one entered till a band ras laid pa hbj shoulder and a voice said; 'Gerald !" He raised his head like one awaking from a dream. "Gerald, don't you know me ?" asked his Visitor, as no sign of recognition was evinced by him. "Yes, Molly, I 4o," he answered in mournful accents, "and do you too believe me guilty of this terrible crime? If so, how caino you to seek the presence of one whom you believe to le the murderer of your father?" 'Oh, Gerald! how can you accuse me o? J believe you to be guilty ? no 1 I am sure that you never committed the crime of which you stand accused. Trust in him who knows all, and He will not let the in cocent suffer for ihj guilty," "Your words lighten the terrible load that lies on my heart and makes it easier for me to bear ; but tho evidence is so strong against me that it is a mockery to hope. I have made up my mind that I am to bo made the victim to atone for a crime of which I am falsely accused." "Do not giye way to despair, for God will not permit you to suffer fjr the crime of another; and now, as the time is up, and J hear the jailor coming, I must leave you, so good-by for to-night," aad she pressed his cold hand in lur own. "Good night, Molly, and may God bleat you!" The morning came calm and beautiful the morning of the day on which Gerald O'Connor was to be tried for hi3 life tried for a murder he never committed. The hour for trial bai come, the prisoner was led up the aisle of the crowded court room, and placed in the doak. The pro8e.nting attorney opened the case ia behalf of the crown, .nd witnesses were examined. Anthony Bell was the principal witness for the prosecution; he testified to having found O'Connor bent over the murdered man with a blood-stained dagger in his hand; saw hitn plunge it into the murdered man's breast. . inner witnesses testihed to the same with the exception 'of the stabbing, and the prosecution closed. ""- v;. The attorney for. the defense opened the case in a very eloquent manner, and tried by every available means to prove the in nocence of the prisoner, bringing to bear his former good character, etc. The judge then charged the jury, telling them to think well over the evidence before giving their verdict. They then retired, and, after an hour's conference, returned to the jury box. Every eye in the crowded court wae fixed on the twelve solemn men as they took their places and answered to their names "Gentlemen of the jary have you decid ed on a verdict P Is the prisoner at the bar guilty or not guilty t" The stillness of death reigned, every breach was hushed, as the foreman of the jury arose. to render their rerdiet a ver dict which was to be either life or death to the prisoner. '-Guilty ' The awful word rang clearly through the crowded court room, and every eye was fix ed on the prisoner, who stood pale, yet res olutely on the dock. "Gerald O'Connor!" spoke the judge, arising from his seat, "you have been tried by a jury of twelve of your countrymen, and found guilty of the terrible crime of murder. Have you anything to say why sentence of death should not be passed up on you V The prisoner pajted' around him for a moment, and then, in a clear, firm voice, said: "My lord, and gentlemen of the jury: I have been tried and found guilty of a crime which I never committed a crime the most foul in the annals of history ! On the night on which" the fatal deed was committed I was returning from a visit to a neighbor's when a terrible cry rang in my ears and seemed to issue from a ravine a little way oSf the path which I followed. Running in the direction from whence the cry came, I saw a sight which chilled the marrow in my bones, and made my blood run cold. I saw my boat and dearest friend lying on the earth in a pool of blooJ, with a dagger protruding from his breast, while a little way off lay the body of Jaok Rape. I stooped over the body of Mr. Blake and drew the dagjer from the wound, as I did so the hot blood gushed out and stained my hand3. Then I was seized by Anthony Dell and others, accused of being the mur derer, taken off to prison, and now I have been tried and found guilty. My lord, and gentlemen of the jury, I did not commit that horrible deed. I am innocent." A profound murmur welled from the lips of the crowd, and it wa3 some time before order was restored. The judge put on the black cap and arose to pass sentence. Just then a terrible com niotion arose out Bide the court-room, and two men entered, bearing between them the form of a man, who&o face was half hidden by a red hand kerchief which was tied around his head. This man was Jxck Rape, who had that day recovered hjs senses, and on hearing that young O'Connor was on trial for the murder of Mr. Ulake, requested that he should be broujht to tho court as he had important evidence to give in the case. A poUcemm advanced toward the bench and wliisprvd something to the judge, who ordered two policemen a guard the door, and allow no one to leave the court room. The invalid was seated in a chair on the witness-stand, and, after having been duly ssvern, deposed as follows: "His naino was John Epe; on the even ing of the 29th of July, the evening on which the murder was committed, he was walking in a ld near where the deed was dune ; saw Mr. Blako pas3 by, and when he passed him a little way saw a man with a blick nuisk jump from behind a ditch and attack his master, ho ran to his assistance and gr.ipplod with the assailant, tore the mask from bis face, and as he did so he was struck with some blunt instrument on the head. Tho man who assaulted, his master, and from whose face he tore the mask, was not the prisoner. The man ra Anthony Bell! A tremendous uproar arose in the court room, and a rush was made toward the door. Boll, seeing that his game was up, thought to escape, and caused the excite ment just spoken of, but he was seized by the two trusty policemen and placed in the dock from which O'Connor had been hon orably released. Seeing that all hope yr3 gone he confess ed his guilt, and was made to pay the pen alty of liis crime on the scaffold. A year passed by since the aLoye trans pired. , onfircs blazed on the bill side, from whifch the joyous shouts of the peasantry were echoed in the valley below, where nestled the village of Ballyglen. The .marriage bells pealed forth their joyous anthems, as a marriage coterie en tered the prcttyKttle church And advanced up the flower-strewn aisle and stood before the alter. A very hancUonze couple they are who are about to be joined in wedlock. The bride is dressed in lavender silk and lace, a wreath of white flowers decorates her head of golden hair as pretty a bride as ever a happy groom led from the alter. And so thought Gerald O'Connor as the minister pronounced Molly Blake his wed ded wife. '.Vi. ; And as our storjr jbdmes to an end we will bid thctn adieu, hoping that a long life .of love and happiness will be theirs. A monster, cuttle fish, the body of which was from ten to twelve feet in lenrth, its arms or suckers-being six feet long, and in some parts as thick as a man's thigh, was found recently lying on the beach .at Negi shi, near Yokohama, ,yi Japan. A man's hat would scarcely cover one of its eyes. It was sent to Yokohama. After lying at the market for a few hours it was sent to Tokio, an enterprising showman, having purchased it for exhibition there. The fishermen who secured this specimen pro nounce it a female, it being minus tlie shell commonly found on the back of the ink-discharging breust cf the stronger ? - --- . A XIGIIT IX TIIE CIl A TEH. THE FEABfCL ADVENTURE QF TWO DARIKO AMERICANS, A correspondent of tlie Cleveland Leader gives the following thrilling accouut of a descent into the crater of Popocatapetl : I succeeded in reaching an altitude of nearly 18,000 feet, and then gave out on account of a previous illness, from which I had not fully recovered, and was compelled 1 to return to a ranch down nn the ,4timter line." Here I awaited the return of the party, whiph was composed of Cob Grasty of Virginia . and Mr. Harry Steyeus of Cleveland, who had accompanied me from home. The gigantic crater is about one mile in diameter and 4,500 feet deep, and, almost incredible to believe, but nevertheless true, there is a settlement consisting of forty sulphur miners in the bottom of this awful cavity, their only mode of ingress and r .1.:- :..ri egress from this infernal region being by the means of a windlass aud 1,000 feet of rope, by which they are lowered down to a shelf iu the side of tlie abyss, the rest of the journey downward being performed on foot, over a loiig aud steep descent. The thoughts of Grasty aud Stevens were now turned to the horrible gulf that yawned before them, for iu it they'.must pass the night, w hich would fall iu the course of two or three hours ; for it was alike impossible to spend it on the mountain top or to return down to the "timber line." An Indian employe of tha sulphur mine had pieced- ed them up the volcano, bearing their letter of introduction to Seuor Corchado, the su- ..:.r ' repaired to the summit, where he met them half or three-quarters of an hour after their arrival. Corchado, Ihe Old Man of tlje Moun tain," is a singular character. Born at llamacas, be has always lived on tho mnnntsin. in l-5c nrt lc.on. . ' . - bo mo, jrbere his father lived and died be- fort him. lie has been intimately con- nected with Popocatapetl and everything associated with the great volcano for over , , ,, ,. ... a half century. He now lives at thebottom of the crater, 4,500 feet below its rocky rim. To this strange abode he welcomed Grasty and Stevens with heartiness aiid real hos pitality. They zigzagged down the bleared and blackened rocks about 200 feet and came to a windlass called "l Malacate." From this was suspended a cable about an inch aud a half in diameter aud a thousand feet lci:g. Fiosa this point they obtained a .,:flf n i. " rose in all directions in frightful wildness and sublimity. They at once appreciated its enormous dimensions. Nearly a mile below tbem was tiie bottom, almost lost iu the daikuess and distance. To illustrate the great depth it would be no exaggeration to say that if you were to take Mount Ve suvius, which is 4,500 feet high, and turn it upside down and stick it into the crater, it would about fill it. This gulf presents one of the grandest sights on earth, and has a terrible fascination foi the beholder. The most stolid are greatjy impressed, while the susceptible are greatly over wlwmed by its awful sublimity. Grasty and Stesvens peered over the ledge where stood the windlass, aud saw far, far below them a level rock that forme4 the top of a long, steep declivity; ajt the foot of w hich was a black spot. This, they were told, was the naiuers' house. They w.ere to des seud to the decli vity by the rope, having accepted Coichado's invitation to spend the night below. Corchado and Stevens went fit st. They were tied to the table iu such a manner that they sat side by side. For about the distance of J.50 feet the ledge from which they made their wild leap projected out over the precipice, aud consequently they hung free and dangling ia mid-air. It was only a minute or two, however, before they came toi place where the cliff bellied out further than the wind lass rock, and they were compelled to kick i againtt iis strong front to keep clear of it. j Immense clouds of sulphurous steam and gases rolled skyward ironi beneath this projection. These nauseated Steveus,and j set him to Vomiting .badly They were i uow out of sight of the people above them, j Stevens afterward said he felt that he was going straight into the jaws of hell. On every side of them .was a gigantic and hideous ruin of cracked cliffs and blistered crags. Beucath them were pools of liquid and burning sulphur that trickled in little tiyulets from the gashed aud fire-mat ked walls of the crater. Noxious jrapors floated through tl air all scenied a honibla night mare,. They reached tho declivity in safety after a feaiul journey of ten rain- utes, aud untied themselves. The rot was then pulled up. The colonel proceeded to lie himself on. Through some mistake the rope that went round liis back slipped down too low. He dropped from the crag, still weak from tho j suffeiing he had experienced in the ascent. ! Everything went well until he got to tho i place where the precipice bulges out. I Here disaster overtook Lizn. A cloud of cas-laden vapor enveloped him, and ho : - . , . t n, r j i t fainted awy .with yet 700 feet to descend. ; Corchado and Stevens saw him let go of the rope, throw hw arms out gtasping at ' the air, and fall back until his head was A. .. . , .. . j j lower than his heels.: theitspin round and round, striking the sharp rocks in a fear- ful manner. Stevens said it fairly made his blood run cold, aud he turned bU head from the awful sight. Meanwhile Corcha do had given the man at the tviudlass a sign to lowet faster, and Giasty's appar ently lifeless and mutilated body 600a reached the spot where tjjey t-tood. His face was severely bruised, aud liis clothing badly torn, while the blood was trickling from bis tuse and ear?, but be still breath ed. After an bout's rubbing and throwing of snow iu bis face he came to, and tho -whole part), now augmented by the arrival or a number of peou nmitrs from below, ToVIlf Wi' U f, crater, f;oiMinrio and Jus Indian lri tha . r..n. i i - slowly followed by Gmsty, who was sup ported by Stevens and a j;eon. After they bad got about half way down the steep t hey exei fenced from tho ice and stones great difficulty in traveling. The most an? uoying thing, however, was the constant danger they were in of being crushed by the huge huuks of ice and lock that vera continually rolling down. This debrit is : the matter that is loosened daily by tha sun, whose warmth strikes off its icy fetters ana suiters gravity ta have its way. After two hours' slippery descending they reached tje bottom of the idt abmt hulf after 4 in. ' ,,e afternoon of 1 tmi.ksgiving day. It was now moie than fourteen hours since they had left the ranch otr J.he timber Hue. During this time they had ascended over l'00 ftet to the summit, and then dcscstidr ed 4,500 feet jnto the bowels of the volcano That is, they weia about 11 hours going up 6,000 feet, and 3 hours fjoin down, iu? eluding stoppages at the edge uj' the .crater! Here they found a hut mad of gioces, in habited by he sulphur miners. On arriv ing at the but they immediately threw themselves upon a pile of mats aud sought slumber, but they lay all tho long night wearied and worn, rolling and tossing in ineffectual attempts to gain a little sleep. me next nmumic vorchauo i.renaitd j breakfast, nnd sumnioned them to partake ' f t. Aside from drinking a cup of coffee 1 "'Cy Pd ,,10,lLin- TLeir stomachs i were Dot Xo. ll c treatment they had ... . . . been receding the past thirty-six hours. and so refused to "be comforted. Their lungs, too, weie alo in rebellion, and were disgusted with the vapidity of the air and the gaseous exhalations ef the "breathing holes." These they now isited in com pany with their kind and generous host. They arc the mighty fissures that appear ! n CVeiT dilCctlOU aftlie bottom of this VRst cayif , y. l Ley are uot very broad, but ! are deep. 1- rum .these hssurcs issued dense vapor and smoke, heavily laden ! masses of with sublimated sulphur. This condenses ... a 1 t i t i 17 . i . Ku.'ulK" " m I aoove, and theu falls iu a fine sprinkle on i the surrounding rocks. This process bag uecu going on lor ages, uutil the whole m teiior of this great orifice is thickly coated with a rcmaskably fiue quality of the fioux of sulphur. This is in quantities that are inexhaustible, and some day -will produce a colossal fortune for its owner, Gen. Ochoa. Forty miners are uow engaged ia excavating aiul hoisting it Jo the top of th, crater To return to the chasms, however. Tho party visited the largest and gazod dowu into it. They could &ie no bottom, for it I eiulcd u stygiau darkness. They r. i iicjre stone into its ragged throat. A series ' of reports, caused by the missile bounding . from side to side of the pit, came back, louu at first but gradually diminishing until they died away in the awful depths below. The other holes were vomiting steam and making a great uoisc, which at times seemed like the slow and laboring throb of Cyclopean enginery. At others it sounded like the bellowing aud shrieking of devils. Having now sceu everything that could be $een. they bid their uew-made but long-to- be-reruembereu lnenJ, Corchado, farewell. j ' V ' Jtcu,i'HUMfa J The 3,500 ftet climb to the end of tho rone sva& a fearful job, but the ascent by the roj was stilj worse. They were com pelled to kick aud push against the cliff ia cescantly to prevent being dragged to pieces on the sharp rocks. They got to the top in safety, however, and theie found mo"e peon to take them to the "timber line.'. They made the descent by sitting down on apiece of thick matting, with an Indian sealed behind ea.ch of tbem, to steer this novel vehicle w hile sliding down the mcau taiu oyer the .snow and ice. They de, scended six cylesln less than 20 minutes. One time, while buried iu a tbiek asow laden cloud, they came near slipping into the Barranca del Muerte, a chasm ef 3,000 feet deej). Ou reaching the ends Of ho snow fields they found Vbeir horses at La, Cruz, and then rie M Tlamacas. yVheu 1 int tbem 1 scarcely recognized tbem, I they were so haggard, sunburnt, bruised When Cortez conquered Mexico, Po pocatapetl was in a state of combustion, and throwing out vast volumes of smoke which could be seen for a hundred miles iu every direction. Now the quantity is so small that it cau le seen only after ar riving at its base. The first white man to ascend it was Franci?o Montana, iu 1519. lie was sent to the crater for a supply of sulphur for Coitez, and to Impress the Aztec with the courage of the Spaniards. Since then numerous asceusious have been made by eminent savans, .travelers and ad- venturers from Eniope and the United States. Mrs. John V. Faster, the wife of our miuistei, and Mrs. Arthur Terry, of Connecticut, are the only women that ever scaled Piocatniotl to its top, and Col. S. Q: Grasty and Harry Stevens, f Cleveland, are the only foreigners that ever descended to the bottom of tho cialcr, And there passed the. night. The last eruption of Potocatapeti occur red, according to an ancient Aztec Maguey MS. now iu tlie iKsw-ssion f Senor Itame- rez of Mewaim cca, about the middle of tho j fl,uile;,jta century', neatly 170 years bt fcio , tbc Spaniard Gi st trod the allej of Mexico. While hunting in the tules near tho siuk f Cache Creek, on Monday last, says the Tolo (Cal.) Mntl, Mr. Abe Green, an old tule hunter, discovered a petrified goose standing uptight, wUh its legs buried about one-half in the adobe soil, lie thought at first it w as living, and creeping closely up fired his gnu at it, but the bird did not budcie an inch. He thought it very strange, and walked up to it. He round it dead, j and iu trying to pick H up waa astonisneu at iu immense wwght. It bad turned to ; lna' j7nia.ko0U its wing near the forward juiut showed where tho shot bad struck it, knockiug a piece off. He inau- aged to raise it up out of the ground, aud ! when be laid it down a piece dropped from u hnwU disclosing a hollow inside, from I M.j,iCu purCj clear water coroincuced iu-.ih ning. Its features were very natural, and its appeatauce was hlike. v
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