U L " " I Hi !H It S3 fii PI i I . W H. A. McPIKE, Editor and Publisher. 'HE is a trkimah -whom the truth makes trek, and all are slaves beside. Terms, C2 per year, In advance. VOLUME XII. EI3EXSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1S7S. NUMBER 20. Ir i L"in In the morninir at pit, 1 ,, t,i.,v with a terrible force ; It i nt tiack to Hie end of the world, T :rit ii irn) start in its course. It , i i'i- down like the wolves on the fold. W'uli men- iible speed. 1 declare t ilmii'i- i'f huihhmr were hent, ri l cm u-r lots blown i;ut or square. I in sure that there never ws seen s i in s it-i wind in the wenther tit-fore! r w ii ir- I ev.-ry well in the town. An I blew out your teeth by the score. i ,t kinif ilown street you would jro r the rate ot point- miles in a minute ; i- tlie thickest wind ever was known. Willi never a shower to thin it. It I I. w the land o!T of the field. An I tli - country i i tilled with alarms ; An I lie- farmers next day with sad hearts Weiir hunt insr around tor their farina. i i ,..w the dirt clean from your face, lint it -Hoveled it into your eyes ; In a minii'e it t ok off your freckles. In a way that occiisiouei surprise. Tlie -sunshine was Mown from tlie streets, I he -tuiill-nox was tilown out of town. ! n s words were cariie.I much farther Than ever their word had been known. It lilew the ears clean off your head. Ai l .mm buttons clean off your vest : Tin- tii nniincnt darkened with hats. And the point of the compass blood west. Ii I i. w the day back quite week. I e- irraMi-'iii all business a If lira, ,: I people screw mad at the way 'I'iu- weather was puttinir on airs. I: I , : w your boots off your feet. And a'whistle it made of your nose ; It i..-w your debis out of your mind. An 1 1 liejri eue spots clean out ol j our clothes. y.-n couldn't walk out without taking A club to k-ep the wind off. . 'i 1 V' H bad to hold fast to j our head, i M i! woiil I have irotn-, sure enough. -tr iy aii i 1 1 w ii.ii that Idow 9 ..!,od ifo.id fortune, they say I : . !u--ii aie at work on my roof. An 1 are making four dollars a day. Adventure ll'ift a Jiraken. A SAIf.OU S YARN". Y were seated upon some rocks on a yv mi mot') iy t.f Kye Beach, drying our selves in a vvai m July sun in 1 lie most prim itive style, after a gloiioos tl.mce in the :i:n!. We that is, Tutn PhuMiix, Clur-I-v M.itsell and myself were lovers of the s ilt ate.s ; for each of us, in various ways, it :i-1 tiied it again. Charley was our ency clopedia and authority uii the subject, how ever, for, as supercaigo of sundry vessels, he had navigated pietiy nearly the globe. Uehad been broaching Hie subject of s'aiks. as one bad been caught not far I'n in the New Koeliclle s tarn bout dock a lew days befme. From sharks we bad di f:ttl to sen seipents, a subject mi which T' in I'l tenix and myself weie skepticAl. Net so (.'ha; ley ho not only believed in the eitat tii'ois'cr, but he had seen one, ofl" tlie t-oa-t of Chili. i his i is be-ii his last observation as we l.;iu!'! up on the rockx, as I said befote. .'' that's very uupati iotic itference," e; :el !"oni ; "you ought to know that thfl se 1 sei jent belongs exclusively to A met ica. 1- 1- 1 native lish. Sea-sot petits aud Cliili can't go together, anyhow ! ' t h. u ley lav snapping the salt grass and 1 i.hl'mu the water with his foot iti seiui- e.led .limiitv a very .Neptune in form .mil mien he was, too. ".My opinion exactly," I added, "the a-M-i petit b longs to Cape Cod ss much as t j sieis to I'i ii.ce'fi Hay or Saddle Hock." "!i, laugh 011 laugh on, hearties I fin hear it ; aud what's more, I've fceeu a K:a!:eu :" "A r',,!ty vve both shouted. He i .oked up in tiiumph as he repeated, ".1 kr.iken : the gieat monster teimed (Ai uliaii"' in the Scriptures, and referred hy Milion : '"Which find of all hi works t ' ! I 1 1 ; 1 -e-t T 1 1 if s w I iti I !i - n fin .Iri-uin I 1! ii Ii 1 Is slumbering on ib-. rway loam, 'J t 't "I 'Hi- sin a d nijfljt -ton 11 It-red ski IT. ; " e-iiii i-iaml ( .11 . us sea 111 l-ii tell, d a :u It. .r in Ins -1-ally rind M ...1 v h is sale under the ice."' "IJiavo! bravo I'' savs Tom. "Charley 1 ht':i ciatiiiiiing tlie encyclopedia over '. ( vei li..ul for "kr.iken" Ktid when make teno on't. Go on, toy Cuti- t-ii-'- uuie.'' uuie the very inference ; tor it is a ''' a- li.sli of W(.i.i!ioiis size. As for the iiMiitiiiujr, I Jul that long ago, and theie is r-'t a bit of ptoss or ptR-liy 011 the subject J can't lecite to you. To be sure there's i t tpticli. '1 ho kiakeiifish hastiever been ' --cLlifd by z Nihilists, lut it is well set ' i-'l iiiat lie is half a mile in length and 1' 1 itioiialIy bulky, I did the craniming about him after I saw him." "ca-.v him !" said I "vetvcood! Prav ! u 1 Jon s.ijv hitu iu two this half mile ; i.-in '.''' S"'v' ifyou'U promise not to interrupt, a lei! you the yam ; aud it's true, tH tw:y hit." '.ic(!," iespKjiidel Tom ; "and lotus i ' i down in'n the water and soak wuilo 1.;.- e 1 -doiy is fjeing born." '' e .-i:i!t-tl the action to the word, and .'' suited his speech to his promise. is on i)i y voyage to Canton. We It 1 . 'opjH-d at thj Sandwich Islands, aud :, ihiee days' sail oil', when we became You may think it hot here; j i-f try sunning yomself in that lati 'i'- - It was just. Mich a becalming as be- ' 1 he .1 UC;cll L Mai i net' arfni f ie (T tit tilp. I 1-1, liti. dr, 1 he cihn continued all night. At "iiM&. we weie all up, praying for a bit a ' 'i 11 had been too hot to sleep all ami it was proposed that we should Aii hands who could be spaied J themselves of the tirivi!eie. and in 11 L'!.' b.'.e : ' ' irniiiues the ship's di ifting'wake and 1 1 l uii iud yards around was lashed iu--'"aui by the txei lions of swimmers: , although so hot above, was quite C;li v c ..id, so to speak. The lirst mate W:T r,,:l"""il,K ab-mt, when he cried out: ;! .'., ; :lH.lt.'s a Heating island !" We i i t our necks as the hand of the mate l" "!el t,j the eastwaid; but I could sec I- ' 1 1 ! 1 1 ' iiir.tr island !" said a grnfT seaman ',xliie:jCLd salt, "it's the bulk of a 1-il yon ever know of a vessel as long that -.' responded the mate. "Why it's l-':' times the length of our ship !" :,! 1,1 s im" clambeied up the 1 , '"lo llie r'Sg'"5J of our vessel to And blow me if it ain't coming t h is way 1 ;'t -; a vessel under fu'.l sail ." said one i1 llletl. a 1 1 deuce !" added a second, immedi u'e. "ll'Jlv" it goes, island, bulii, what kct . ' .RUI' 4'i""2h, nothing was to be hie"' 1 ' 51 a'' '"":iet' at e-'ch other, ami 'e "d salts fic became sober. "Tins c,"-"ff 1 ne calm !" said he. H ,"' ":l -''ere it is again !" I exclaim 'It must have been biudeu by a roll 't W out eves were dazzled by the etiaiu- J ing,' as it bobbed up into sight within an eignti, ol n mtle from our course. "The mate had been slipping on his trousers and shirt during this brief inter val, in which he had been followed by some of the men. "Hulk, or island, I am af'er it to see what's what. "Who'll bear a band, my hearties?" "A dozen volunteered, myself among the number, and in a few minutes the ship's launch was being pulled away towards the singular object which now had drifted or been moved away to the leeward of the ship pei haps half a mile. As we came nearer we could see about ten feet of pro jections of a dark granite like cellular sub stance, covered with shells and seaweed, lising along the surface of the ocean, and tapering along the 1 idge fore aud-alt, to the length of half a mile." Tom and I gave an involuntary whistle a politeness which Charley did not no tice ; for he continued : "In a few pulls we came up to it, and Johnson, the mate, was the first to jump from the boat upon the granite-like pro jection. We all agreed it was an island, and perhaps of some porous coralic sub stance, which, being detached from some mysterious depth, had lloated to the Fur face. Leaving one man in charge of the boa, we were wandering about, kicking here and knocking there for bits of shells to pocket as trophies of the wonderful and unknown sight, when one of the men ex claimed "Why, the ship is feai fully dis tant !" 1 "We looked around, and, sure enough, she was miles and milss away. Almost at the same instant Johnson ejaculated Good heavens, boys! ii's g'ing down !" "I felt in common with the rest, a rapid sinking, and was shortly ankle deep in water, and, in quicker time than I can tell, was floundering in the ocean. We were swimming about, somewhat reassured by tlie near approach of the launch, and, indeed, began to joke about the submerg ing island. Said Johnson, making vigor ous sttokes, "It's taking sudden leave of ' when tho word was stopped in his mouth his face whitened iu pain and ter ror, and a terrible shriek arose from the poorftllow as he began to rise from the water, irr paled on tlie end of a gisantic claw about the thickness of a schooner's mast, and was' shortly raised twenty feet above our heads, all the while shrieking most terribly. Uy this time we had re gained the boat, all but one man ; when suddenly, on eaeh side of him, began to rise two other claws or arms (like tho ten tacula of the cuttle fi.sh upon a large scale), which immediately crushed him and took him from sight, scarcely allowing time for a scream. Poor Johnsoii began to go down with the claw, and the last we saw of him he had apparently swooned, or was dead." Charley's manner of telling this was giaphic and solemn. It really took away our quizzical humor, and we had not a word to say. After a breath, or a sigh he continued : "How we pulled over the weary miles which separated us from the ship what we thought or what we said I am certain none of us could thereafter tell. Our vei y souls were crushed with the calamity; and the tale became, for weeks, until we reach ed Canton, the solemn story of the mess, in the cabin and in the fore castle : "And did you ever find out what it was?'" asked Tom. "When we eot to Calcutta I encountered an attache of the Kast India Company there, who was a scientific man of great and universal attainments. I told him the stoiy. Ho listened attentively, and then, taking down an old volume of Pliny, said : "Sir, you have seen the fabulous monster of antiquity the Kraken." "And so I had !"' "Tuni tc turn, te riddity, iddity, righ," said Tom, jumping up and running for his clothes." "Kraken' must be the German for 'O, crackle !' " "Consider that we both believe, with our thanks ; for nothing but your horrible story has saved me from a chill." P.ut Chat lie w as sileut, and dressed him self moodily. Either he was an accom plished actor, or he was in earnest- Hut hang ine if I want to see a k taken ! STrtANOE History of a Fot-ndltng. Near the line of the San Jacinto street railway, iu this city, there lives a white girl with a coloied family whose history is lemaikably romantic. According to the story told by her sable fosterf.it her, and the writings be produces to prove the same, the girl is the offspring of persons of the highestsocial standing near Hickman, Ky., each of whom was wealthy. One night, after he and his family had retired to lest, he was awakened by the cry of an infant and a knocking at the door, and on opening it found a white baby in a basket on the 8 ep with a note pinned to it, telling him locate for it, and that he in turn would bo cared for pecuniarily. Through com miseration he took the child in and cared for it. He bad children of his own, but the heart of the black man was touched, and he determined to rear the ch;hl as his own. The parents of the child never in any way made themselves known other wise than in the note aboTO mentioned, and the negro had come to regard it as one of his own children. On the fifth birthday of the adopted child a woman apjteared and demanded it, saying that she had paid promptly fur the maintenance, having ni al lied iu "the meantime. The negro man refused to deliver up the child, to which he has become very much attached, and a suit was instituted by the parties to legain pos session of it, but, after beating the trial, the judge decided in favor of the negro. The case was taken to the Supreme Court, where il was decided in the same manner. At thirteen years of age, the girl who had alieady an English education, was sent to a female college in Millersburg, Kentucky. Here she met with a man named Folsome, who was at tending college at that place, and they became engaged. While they were engaged young Folsome was shot and killed in a difficulty with a fellow student. This sad episode caused her to abandon her studies and return home with a longing to see the country of which her dead lover had so often spoken. She persuaded the negro man to move to the Choctaw Nation, in the Indian Territory, where she lived over the dreams of her suddened anticipations. After pissing a part of the time heie they came to this place, where they have lived ever since, the irir! Iwiug a smiice f cniinsi'y to the denizens of the ci y. Dallas Texat) Herald. Bird's-eye View, Silks Dress Goods Mourning Goods Cloaking Flannels Linens JTuslins White Goods Laces Ilibbons Trimmings JJm b ro ide ries Fringes Zrphyrs and Worsteds Xcckiccar Gloves Toilet Articles Stationery Flowers C Feathers mom: corr. In the sanctum, cold and dreary, sit the writer, weak and weary, pondering o'er a memorandum book of items used before, (took of scrawling head notes rather; items taking days to gather them in cold and wintry weather, using up much time and leather.) pondered we those items o'er. Yhile we conned them, slowly rocking, through our mind queer ideas flocking, came a 'jnick and nervous knocking knocking at the sanctum door "Sure that must be Jinks," we muttered "J inks that's knocking at our sane um door, Jenks the evet lasting bore." Ah how well do we remind us, in the walls which then confined us, the "exchanges" lay behind us, and before us, and around us all scat tered o'er the floor. Thought we ".links wants to hot row some newspapers till to morrow, and 'tw ill be no relief from sorrow to get rid of Jinks, the bore, by opening' wide the door.'' Stil! the visitor kept knocking, knocking louder than before. And the scattered pile of papers cut some rather curious capers, being lifted by the breezes through another door; and wished (the wish is evil for one deemed aiways civil) that Jinks was at the devil, to stay there evermore; there to find bis level Jinks, the everlasting bore ! Uracing up our patience firmer, then without another murrnei, "Mr. Jinks," said we, "your pardon, your forgiveness we implore. But the fact is we were read ing of some curious proceeding, and thus it was, unheeding your loud rapping there before" Here we opened wide the door. I'ut pliancy now our pheelinks for it wasn't Jinks, the bore Jinks, nameless, evermore. Hut the form that stood before ns caused a trembling to ome o'er us, and memory swiftly bore us back again todays of yore ; days when items were in plenty, and wher'er this writer went he picked up items by the score. 'Twas the form of our devil, in attitude uncivil; and he thrust his head within tho door with "The fore man' out o' copy, sir, and he says he wants some more." Now, this "local" had already walked about till nearly dead he had sauntered through the city till his feet were very sore walked through the street called Evans, and the byways running into portions of the city, both public and obscure, had ex amined store and cellar, and had question ed every fellow whom we met, from door to door, if anything was stirring, anything occurring, not published heretofore, and had met with no success ; he would rather kinder guess he felt a little wicked at that ugly little bore, with a message from the foreman that, he wanted something more. "Now, it's time you were departing, you sea in F !" cried we, upstarting; "get you back into the office office where you were before ; or the words that you have spoken wil! get your bones all broken ";and we seized a cudgel, oaken, that was lying on the floor) ; "take your hands out of your pockets and leave the sanctum door. Tell the foreman there's no copy, you ugly little We." Quoth the devil, "Seud him mine ! And the devil, never sitting, still is flit ting, hack and forth upon the lauding just outside the sanctum door. Tears adown his cheeks are streaming, a strange light from his eyes is beaming, and bis voice is l eatd still screaming. "Sir, the foreman wauU some more I" John Wanamaker's Grand Depot, THE second year of the General Dry Goods Business at the Grand Depot is just opening. It is proper to aay that what was deemed an experiment, the first year, experience proves to te a. success, and -we iijW propose to greatly improve on the first plans. Th principles of 1 A. uniform low price for everytlxing throughout the House. 2 One Price and no partiality. 3 Politeness and Patience to rich and poor. 4 Cash Returned if bnyen return ccods (even though Dress Patterns) in reasonable time and uninjured. A -very large stock of all kinds of newest Dry Goods always on hand, arranged on one floor with plenty of light to see them. A. thousand people can easily be waited on at one time. Where so many goods are selling every day the people are sure of getting only fresh goods. Earnestly desiring to serve the people well, and inviting them to visit the Grand Depot whether they wish to buy; or "only to see the fashions." llfffJlf not coming to the city to see the magnificent j,'t''t' new stock for Spring, send for samples, describ ing class of goods wanted. We do a large business through the mail. Very respectfully, JOHN WANAMAKER, Grand Depot. Thirteenth and Market Sts. PHILADELPHIA. A. riZFMOMTOIll DUE AM. Many years ago liev. Mr. N. held a small living in the wildest part of Weft Somerset. The parish church stood on a bleak hillside, and Mr. X.. who was a bachelor, lodged iu the farm house close to it. Among his small flock there was no one in whom the clei gytnau took mote in tetest than in Mary, the pretty daughter of the fatmer. his landlord. When Mary was about twenty Mr. N. was much tiou bl d by rinding that she had formed an at tachment with Jack Towusend, the clever est workman and most worthless fellow on the farm. One autumn night the clergyman dream ed that Mary stood at his bedside and cried out in an imploring voice. "Come out on the hillside." The impression left on his mind on waking was so distinct that if h had not known that the door was locked so that no one could enter the room he would have thought Maty must iu reality have beeu there. Feeling, how ever, sure that it was only a dream, he composed himself once more to sleep. 15ut scaicely had he closed his eyes when Mary was again there, calling to him to come out on the hillside. Seven times l.e tried to sleep, and seven time the phantom came back, always with the same cry. At length mastered by an almost irre sistible impulse, he rose, dressed himself aud went out on the hill, lie walked some distance, but could see nothing ex cept the heather bells waving in the moon light ; could hear nothing but a di.-taut sheep bell tinkling soft Iy, and the stream waibling below iu the valley, lie was just going back, when suddenly a slml'. cry reached him, seeming to come from a neighboring combe. Hurrying in that di rection, be saw at the bottom of the combe two figures, those of a man and a woman, apparently smuggling with each other. Ad he drew nearer the man ran away, and tie woman fell to the ground. When he came up he found that it was Mary. She had only fainted, and he soon brought her to herself. Then by degrees she confessed to him that her lover had perxuaded her to meet him that night in the combe, biings. ing with her a small sum of money which she had saved from early childhood by lay ing by little gifts of frieuds and relations, and which according to custom common among her class iu that day, she bad kept in an old stocking instead of in the bank. Townsend had promised to elope with her, and marry her, and as she loved him, and her father would not allow the match, she consented to go. But when lie met her, Townsend, instead of going away with her, had tried to rob her of her money. She had resisted, and stiuggled with him, and just then the clergyman had come up and the villain had run away. After that Mr. X. was a believer iu providential natuic of dreams. Tnis man was seated in front of the old fashioned fireplace, warming the sole of his left foot. An old daikj went to warm, and as he turned to go out he met auother shivering nig cuiiing in. "Needn't godar to warm, Jim." "Why so?" "Kasedat man from Cincinnati done histed his fo t an" kivered op Ihe fire. 'Sides dat, ii's gwine to take de mos' o' de day for bi n to git dat one foot warm en ugh to sot it ou de ground." Aud they went off. Thirteenth Street, Ladies X- Misses' Suits Sacques X-Cloaks " Underwear Hosiery Fpliolstery Goods Rlankets and Quilts Trunks and Valises IZubber Goods DTorse Covers Men's X Boys' Clothing Hals Slioes -1 MIRACULOUS ESC ATI-:. A WOMAN S KXPERIENCE ON' LAKE EUIE FOKTY-FIVK YKAKS AGO. Somebody who remembers things of the past contributes the following to the col umns of the Erie Dispatch I propose jow to give an instance in which a human being was shipwrecked on I-:ikc Krie, remaining in the water five d::ys, and was finally rescued alive. In the autumn of .::$ Capt. Uiliuau A ppleby, of Oonneaii t , Ohio, was captain ami part owner of the schooner New Connecticut, A steamboat was thru lieiug built at C'oniieant (the North America), of which Captain Appleby had charge, ami was for many years her toaster. An aunt of his then resilin at Hlack Kck, lielow litiffalo, w as at Krie on a visit, stay ing with a brother who was then a resident of the town. The lady went to Coiiiieaut in company with a nephew to viMl her brother there. After remaining for some time she became exceedingly anxious to get home. Captain Appleby, who.was busy with th steamboat, endeavored to dissuade his aunt from taking the home journey until lie slinuli! be going out with his vessel, when he. nimlil take her home. 11 is efforts iu t liat l i recti mi, however, were unavailing, and he had tier taken ou board the schooner to goto lluft'alo in charge, of 1 he crew. The vessel Wing light and the lime of the year August, the Captain had entire confi dence in the ability of the crew to manage the craft and land his relative safe at her destination. .Everything passed ort" quietly until after the vessel had passed Krie, when a sudden squall struck and rolled her over upon her sub-, when she nearly tilled with water, but. continued to float. The crew, loosening the. vessel's yawl, jumped in ai d for the fhore, leaving tlie woman in the caliin, as they supposed drowned. J The party lauded at or near Portland, Chiuiaiiqna county, N. V.. and made their way as l-st they could back to Coinn-ant. j Three days after the accident Captain Wil kins, of the steamloat. William Peacock, in mining down from Ietroit, was lie sought by Captain Appleby to lioard the wreck, if he saw it. and if possible get Ihe liody of his aunt out of thj cabin and convey it to Buf falo. Captain Wilkins discov-red the disa bled vessel drift ing down t lie lake, and, after (-limine along side, Captain William lleuton, then first 111 Me of the Peacock, boarded the wreck and ma;Ie search. The school. er lay upon her side, and to all appearances wan full of water. A pole was employed, and It was supposed every part of the cabin was loucbed, and as no object in the shape of a human body was felt, tbe con clusion was Teach-d that th remains ha.l floated out of the cabin into the lake, hence further search was given up. Two days afterwards Captain Appleby came down with a vessel with facilities to right the schooner and tow her into the nearest port, the drowned woman's son Ik ing aloiu; to as-tist in the recovery of the body. The vessel was finally righted, and w hen the cabin door had nearly reached a level position, the woman walked through the water and came up the s'airs upon deck. She was cautrht by Captain Appleby and supported, while her son wept and sailors S'.-ri-amed. Five days and nights had she Ix-en in tho water, while a portion of the time she was up to her arm pits. She could not lie dow n and what sleep she got was in that position, and nil the food t-lie had was s-tlit:iry cracker and a raw onion, winch Jl aied on llm water. She sta'ed that -liter 'li- ves-l I caps:7.--d and was abatiiloue I by ii- crew, 1 she found herself alone in v: r waij-t-Ueeo. T111 cabin door was ojm-ii tinttlierlo.nl is , to feel alM.ve it, ami the sea ma. lc constant ' changes in her position. When Captain Wilkii.s stopped she could hear the hoarding partv talk and walk on the vessel, and altho.igh she used her voice to the utmost to attract ntiention she could not make thern hear. She saw the pole thrust into ihe cabin door by Captain Hen ton and asked if die should hold on to it and 5w pulled out, but no answer came, the Cap tain hearing no noise other than the splash ing of the water, and having not the remo test i.lea that the woman was there, alive or dead. This event occurred forty-live years ago, and I have never heard of a parallel case either on the laks or other waters, and her salvation from drowning may be regard ed as little less than a miracle. A FEARFUL TRAGEDY. Among the numerous moss-grown old tombstones in the graveyard of Williams buig, Ya, is 0110 w hich bears the inscrip tion : Pnerod to the Memory of SAItAH SKMl'llll.'U w hn died at the Hire or tweinv five slnln with her two tut ant rhmirhters. by lief own Iiii1mii.. She v:is linr to look upon, pure nsnow iiipI be loved by all who knew her. Iii in Provi dence alone knows why she hud to perish so miserably. This epitaph, some of the words of which are hardly legible any longer, in the only record left of one of the most terrible do mestic tiagedios that ever took place iutho Old Dominion. It was in 1703 that John Semphill, a young man, who said he was from Santa Cruz, in the West Indies, arrived at Wil liamsburg, and settled there as a tobacco planter, lie had plenty of money, and w as able to purchase about one thousand acres of the finest soil wilhiu a short distance of the old town. Being apparently a gentleman in every sense of the word, Mr. Semphill was ad mitted to the best society in his new home, and a year later be was married to Sarah Jones, a beautiful heiress, the wedding festivities being celebrated with an extra ordinary pomp and splendor. In course of time two daughteis were born to the oung couple, and everybody predicted a long career of cloudless happiness f-r them. Alas ! How terribly these blight antici pations were to be disappointed. It was 011 Chi ist mas eve, in 1SD1, that a stiange looking man, in a soi t of military uniform, aojK-aied at the bouse of Mr. Seuiphill, who was in Bichniond at the time. Mrs. Seniuhill received the stranger iu the par lor. "Do you speak Ficnch, madam?'' he said to her in very biokeu English. She replied in the affirmative. "Then, madam, pleas send your two nurse giils with the childieu out of the room." She did so, and looked interrogatively at her visitor. The latter hesitated a mo ment. Then he said iu a tone i f deep emot ion, "Poor lady, I have tenible tidings for you.". "Heavens !" she cried, turning very pale. "My husband'' "Your husband is an infamous villain."' "Sir!" she exclaimed indignantly. "lie has basely deceived you. He is an escaped galley slave, a thief and a uuuder cr!' She uttered a heart rending scteam. "Do you tell me I he ti nth ?" she gasped. "He is a Spanish thief, and was suit to the galleys of lSatceloua for life. He made his escape from thence, atid fled to Cuba, where he robbed and muideied a lich planter. I am here to take him to Cuba, where the scaffold surely a.vaits him." The afflicted lady had become strangely calm. 'Sir," she said to the stanger, "before you arrest him. will you pet m it me to hold a piivate interview with with '' "His true name is Juan Cefiiio. If you will let me remain iti an adjoining room until he returns from Kicbnioud, where he has gone, I utidei stand, y ou may see him privately."' "I expect him back every moment." Half an hour later, Ceitiiio alia Semp hill made h is a ppeai ance. II is w ife brielly told him everything. He flew into a teni ble rage. lie shot her through the heat t, and rush ed out of t he loom to t he n m sery, w hei e he stabbed his two little daughteis. The next moment the Cuban officer, who had rushed after him, grappled with him, and succeeded, after a desperate struggle, iu shack 1 1 11 i him. The news of this horrible tragedy sptead like wildfire through the old town, and in less than twenty minutes a large concouise of people had gathered iu front of Semph ill rtii Cefii io's house. Vociferous threa s to lynch the murderer were made and the Deputy Sheriffs, who were promptly on hand to arrest him, had the utmost difficulty in taking him to j iil, w here h was chained to the floor, having threatened to commit suicide. The villain was hung 011 the 17th of May 1S03. Thf. Max Ft.rTE. Signor Don A. Ker rey is, who calls himself the man flute, ap peared at the dime cot ccit at Cooper In stitute last iiijiht. Without the aid ol any thing but his hands he produces tho sound of a flute and peiforms tlie most d flieult opeiatic airs, l'aiting the middle and fourth fingers of his lef; hand, he fastens his lis between them and then with Ins right hand plays on the back of the other. Tlie hollow ground of the top of one thumb leaning against tlie thick of the o her re ceives the air, which is let out or compress ed according to the movement of his fin gers. Last nijjht he played select ions from "Lucia di Lammermoor," and "Nor ma," and in lesponse to encores, Home Sweet Home" and the "Carnival of Yen ice" with vaiiations, pei forming the most difficult cadenzas and Hills iu really aston ishing fashion, to the deligh and enthusi asm of a latge aud.ciicc. JV. 3'. World, 21th. Enomsii Puii.oi.ooy. That there is tin deistood to be a difleience bete between the two lauguagrs is sI-omii by the fact that, last Satin day. a full blooded, intel ligent appealing, vull ilnsMil Englishman came into Howies' st udio, 4 ID St i and. ' A ve you American pa pei s n file 'ere ?" 'Yes. sir, i have. L-ts of "cm," was I the answt-r of the genial lowl- s. j "Aw, thanks! I Wj paidoo. ,-.t arc ' any of them piiuted in Enhsh ! j I h-s actu ih) com red j.it as i elated : j and s-i v. to llUl-! I a I 1 h- coiid l ion of lb- j information -ss--x'd by a lne c' !n- i lvii..ilt in i ef'ience to Amei K in ni.tlleis. I l.int'iim .r-'ttr. A l A.Miin man The coutcctioner. Strange Domestic Romance. SINGULA II MEETING OF lANQ 6EPARATED l'.KOTUERS. One of the parties to the following st rine stoiy has just made us acquainted wuh ita particulais. Thuty three yesis ago the second sou of a family iu which theie weie thiee boys, being desirous of bettei int: his condition iu life, left England foi this countty, with an indefinite idea as to w heie he might se'.tle, and only oiirf t heiea fier, in a letter from New York, had bis fam.ly any information that he w as alive. Four yens afterwaids the elder brother came to this country, and has since then been ir j t tably known as a member of one of the most active professions. We ate preclud ed from saying more on this bead. Tbe week before Christmas our Boston fiiend had occasion to visit Harrtbnrg, Pa., fioni which place he took a night Irani for New Yoik. An obstuiciioti ou the lailro.id a few miles west of Philadelphia crnsf d a delay ofesome hours near a small way na tion. Some of the passengeis bi coming tired of sitting in the cars went out to ex plore the locality, paiticularlv a itb the view to the procurement of rtfieshmi nts. In this accomplishment there was lit le chance of success, as the place could not even boast of a grocery. There are men, however, who a:e not to be foiled in their intents if any means can je ssibv found to carry them out, and some of these people happened to be among the delayed passcn gers ; and a lespectable looking farm house being near, that class of forageis invested it, cailed up Illegitimates, who weie eni ly ing the comforts of their last morning hour's repose, and prayed for a suj.ph of anything fluid, from cold water to cidr, tea, coffee, bouillon or apphj.ick. Tbe owner of the house good-naturedly opened it to Lis clamorous visitors, mid disnsed his hospitality in various ways with no un stinted hand. What looked singulai to many, was the fact that he would not ac ceptor any compensation, although be bad entertained at least twenty rather exw m poianeous guests. They weie all ni.idigal of gratitude aud of offers to reciprocate at any time. Our Boston friend wa one of the fat mi is guests, and after thanking his host with genuine feeling, he handed the fanner bis end, telling liiui that a bed, knife- and f n k and spoon were ready for him wheuevei he should visit Boston. The farmei looked upon tho card and then at tlie onsen cr thereof; gazed again and again t one and the other, having apparently made up l is mind, he said : "Why, Willie, is this really you ?" The peculiar smile that accompanied the inquiry threw thitty-three years aside ;ig one would fold back a cm tain. The broth ers had met after this long interval. tl name on the card being the diiecl cause of the discovery. When the train h-ft, a shot t time afterward, it cauied one passenger less to New Yoik. Of course the broth.- s had a pleasant lime iu exchanging tin ir lespective reminiscences. Uut a mote interesting foature of our story is to come. Our Boston friend bad the company of Lis brother to New Yoik ou his way home. Having some L.-uis to spend in the city prior to the sailing of the Stonington steamer, they took a saunter around the streets to note the temptations sptead out for Christmas present. .V lady's reticule hit the taste of the Boston brother, and he determined lo buy it and send it to his sister iu law in Pennsylvania. They entered ihe store to make tbe pur chase, aud a nice Kussia leather poi'enn.ii naie was added as a Christmas remon biance to Joe, which was the name of the Pennsylvania brot iter. The proprietors:! id the names oi the parties who wre to ie ceive the gifts could be put on the satchel and wallet at little expense or delay, and the suggestion was bailed an an improve ment on the value of the articles. Tub names were wiit en out and banded to i'.e proprietor of the Mote, who remaiked tbt he also owned the same surname. Tb: 1- d to conversation, to explanat ion, andfinaiy to the discoveiy that the thiee long si-pirated brothets had there and ' hen tuetf.ee to lace. It would lequitcnn al.loi p. ti than ours to c scrile the Iceiins enter tained by the 1 1 i.i. We are pet mitted to explain things thus far t The thud bioti(. er had been a little wild in his youth, and had enteitrd the seivice of Queen Yicton ..f in which he had lemained timing eleven years. His legitm-nt bad leeti ordered o Canada, and b.siug desirous of tasting f n ,--dom, he bad improved a chance of steppi.. r over the line. For fifteen years past I e has been in business iu New Yoik. mid I- had woihlly success coi lesp.uid m-; wnli that of his elder brethren. This is our story. It has not the flav -r f deeply exciting romance or f.ee imagi nation, but is Hue, aud as wondeiiul as it is veracious. Too Mi tii Makiiyinii. The St. Lou's Tit-pub! ica n says there is a young lady . i that city who says she has more paten's and ste-paients living than any one sb.j ever heard oT. This is the way she tt-il the stoiy t You know papa am' mamma never con'. I agree, and so tinai'v they got divi rii d. I don't say whose fault it v.a. but mamm i really did to have uly ioiii-ttii--, and -v- i I Could not K-t aloitK w iilj h.-r. S i w h-u the Separation i-ame I went to live wiMi papa. Short ! v at i-rw ajd mamma inari i.-,l a tin and p ip I was n .t long in I o, i, ,v 1 1 . suit. I did not iike it very well at rirsi.bnt my step-mother turned out lo l- riist tat and I got to like her splendid. Then p i pa seemed to get iufat nil.-.i with another Wo man that be got ai qua tiled wi'li. Mini si o wheedled around bun until dic in d- i rou ble, and I he result w as i noi In i di t ', ai - papa soon m tiried lb" woman thai m.oi-, Ihe trouble. When the s-.-i.ikI Heparan-. ii toi'k place I went with my s'p inoihrr I . -cause 1 ,l h.-r and Ix-caue mv s i . t were le c -ssary to hei p ak care ot M e t a i- . Tli'-u what d s sin-do hut o and j.et in.,. ried. I Ot- lare 1 never saw so tint, ti in.- liv ing in my lil'j- It only happened a lit e wlii.c ago, ami tuy ti-w stepfather 1 m . p ho i -tie.f.s me in a very ki idly sit cf way, as it be leil be culdu'' lieln lji t, si ll", but d di.'l ex.ii-: 'y like it, ai-d 1 .1 t likr i: a bit. I can't c bat k to mam inn. i- -calls she is mad with me for going with l k in ti e ti st instance, ami I can't c t" pat . -cause of the wheedling woman, ain! I ' can I In ill i o v w here 1 a ii. 1 is loo m ha I a ii' 1 1 sin.i. .d lii ve a fat her an- it mo n i ami 1 1 .i si pi'T h- i s and i wo s . ;,-n . rs ill living -a. o-h-k-. a...! no' ; li nil - !h slo in lt-t-1 .it h. me in. Wti f.n a mm has u bills ;i ist bori i. is ,u .j.-aj he ol i.i'ca to the nobility. i ! i (I
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