II m tit It t v vp- A' 'o H. A. McPIKE, Editor and Publisher. ""HE IS A FREEMAN WHOM THE TRUTH MAKES FREE, AND ALL ARE SLAVES EEsU'E. Terms, S2 per year, in advance. VOLUME XII. EBEXSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, JULY 2l, 1S7S. NUMBER 26. TIIK iltl .Mltl.EIt. Iff eri'tnbles hi tin- morning On tNinsr lr in hi" tied. H v rumbles nt ni I'l ek fust wiiii .riMiiuiir luiif-r on his bread, lie irrimil'l n tit lii nut-kin, lie if rumbles Mt hi knife. He ifi-iimt'lrs the b lili-flot h. And iri limbics nt hl wife. .. irt llinlill 'S Ht till- JMipiT While retirth ic o'er I lit- rews, II vriim'ilt K nt the cobbler Winn he buys H pair of shop. H ifriiint.il-? Ht the clock When it strikes out tlx- lionr. A.'"' h- irrumbles nt the ! ii ir-" When lin n' oime n liti Ie t bower. II.- vriittibles lit I ho children When tliev'te playing in the street, lb- 11 rumbles nt the butcher At it"' ny out the n.i nt. II- if rumble lit hi- lit i Ie doir. It it only wiur it tiiil. jlml w hen itie wind ircntly t lows Hi- if ininl'li ? nt the Viilf"' II.- ifi im I'l s w hen ii I f I i comes in. yn matter h w very small, II. VI 1 1 111 I lS lit till- MIVHllli, He (f rum I -left flt u nil. ' II. if i iiinMes ii t the ! i k lien When he I its to liifht the ir-is. Act .e ii i nmhh s :ii tin- mutches 'I Ik- ii ii happy p-i iimhlimr ass. II.- ii i ii int. lis at I ho i ict , lit- iri iimli'i-f nt liis stock?, II.- irrmr. Ics nt his feet t.cii lie I'll it :iir of soekS. Hi- irrntiit'les nt tiie summer When lliffiin is ml her warm. A"'l hit iri iimbles at the "winter" Em i v tune we have 11 Mm ill. II.- irrimiMcs nt n question. Hi' if rumbles nt h smile ; .At cliurca. lie iMiiiuLli Ht the people W Ini Hrc sliiniiii'if in tho (lisle. II-in nintilt s mi hi il.'Hikhter When she WHiitsi little moner. Ami h if i ii in I'd s hen she laughs At anyilnni very tunny. II- l'i unit. li s nt Hie rich man, II. - if i ii in I.I cs hi the poor, II" i-i limbics nt t he l cnifnr hi n I hey km ck upon his door. Il it I la in ti I S lit the r -1 1 1 1 1 ; i ' W In n I he landlord's to tin puiJ, lb ijiiiiiiI lis in tin- sunshine. Hi- fri mill Ii s in ti e xhii.le. II" it 1 1. in LI' s ii I his tieiu til. or In n In V ift llinif in his cue, II" if i un. I lies h I the curl ihhii ! o dumps it down the bole, II" f I llllllllt S lit l WHIfOII It n simnls In-fore I he ?oor, Ai.'t h- u i mill. I s nt ii -i ii.nb of bread 1 1 it tii Ms upon I he floor. II- ifl iiml.les in lii lillle room, lit m iiii.l.li-s on I he stnii s, I!" m iinil.h s ill! the ny to church, IK- iri uiiii.ii's nt ier pruyeis. II ii i ii in hies ill his sli ep U hue he's luif in his ieI, Ai '! I ol leu lulu y to uiyse.t He II Ki iiml.ie when he s tleiid. a taliu or J 11 A LOUS V. tVENTS CONNECTED WITH TUESIDENT LIN CuL.S DEATH. Alpxunder Hunter wiites hi tlic Occa- ti-mul, il Jiiiper .illll.slied iit I'm I Miluiil Ii, ,i. , liiil jnii j m i is lu be a due ii.iiii.livt 1 1 i it- Miiiilm events in iiiu hie ol .1. U likes Ijunlli jusi jnevi ms lo the assasMu M i Km of I'lesiueiii. L.M.U- tin. '1 lie Mtny l--j: Hell .is '.i. 1(1 In the atlllioi by .Mis. 'lent j U-, oi.e ol I lie ci i do ul lilt mis al ttie 2t linii.il lioirl, in asliiin.l.iii, lulling ll.e l.tsi )i;n.s. tl.e Will. In I Ii is el. cie tic btriiiiioi Hale, tn. wile iii.tl ilai.ebiei Uf t-ir, iii.d J. MilktM liimlli. jVlia. '1 .mj.le vs.is ii. mill's liiel.tl it i ii 1 cul.liil.Hile, ami hie iiisisls t liul Ijuolli kiiew Ln.c.. in well, iiiiil lli.il Linctiiii kiicw Li-join iintl olien S i ke of linn. 'I Ins l!tbe Mtiiy as Huu Iti uis it iiilo llie nioii.li ii .Mis. Temple. "Ainoiin all o Uessie lliile'tt ;i(linii is, Din. ih was llie ln.i.s", anient and liestneil, (1 slaiitlnt; all com el lici s eXeeJil one, ami t.'ial Mas liie.Piesiilelit's eUlesl son, Jo'licil La. colli, ln was mailly III love Willi Ues Me. He cm U (i bei ;ii;aiii ami iiyain. ami wi uliliTt take no lor Ins aiisne i. He bad a lie.ivy back'M:, lor bolli Hie "Seli.ilor and Ins wile, awaie ol tl.e s IcikIhI aij vantages ef ll e ii . it I c 1 1, lilted I bel.' U.iiiii hler it. mar ly 1;.. In it Liiicoin, and ijuten it at I be Vlnie House, wblcli III ll.osc. tlaj s w as I be J;il.ne ol loyally Use II'. the would liave (. i v-1 u in, 1 am Coiilideiil, but lor Hooili, vim, Willi Ins cb.'iilil id .ei. son, Inainiel aini inii-llecl. caiiietl llie day and won ber I i.nl, bill iiol ber biil.d , loi bel' .iie:ils fno nt tl d.iw ii and most tinplial ic.illy ve- liied ihe in'iinaiy 'lelAeeu llieir danlilei ;n (I llie acl.'l. Jiidetd, bolli lathei ami liH'iliei L'oiisitl-u (I it n );ieal i ce of ne bmii.l ion loi Ibe jil.i.Jei' lo make love ulf ll.e sLt iiic hliiye. John likes Uooi b I bey r'.,,-:i(t , (I divine III (be Jh Incely lole) ol Jii'"i:t!, nt wi iii in' t bo slashed il.niblltv Hid hiibiliineiils oi (be ball nince, bi'.lf Jeasiiiii Mtlnolte, bill its a smi-in-law lo ll.e Inst "sciia. or In llie laud ! II eie the cliinin cea.sf d, and I bey coin nianutd llie (i.Hinlilei in ver lo Ibink of It i in. ".'low liiuc.li llessle Hale leally C.'llfll liootb, hone ol liskiiew ; Jnolialiiy mil fvin he Ii 1 1 ii t-1 f could lell. 2So one w:is trtaie of Ibe absoi bini; , 1 1 lie, de vou d al fteiioii ibat liessie bad lor Iniu a oe tit .il in us ,iniiy and smi leliess, liim in 1 -1 alt iclilllelil, iis tl lie iis (ieiil Ii ll.st-il. and piiiHiof!- tbau lilt: and oealb comliint d. (l'ly in ibe feail'dl I Mil I, and Ibe awlui '"in s o menace and of .ei ll, did l bis love l-lilne inn m rtl S bl In Illness, lililmjr Ibe 'J i1 (laikuess wilb its beams, even as llie ' ol l he lij: b( bouse j;leani out iicioss I be iste of anjJiy wiiie.s. "Uosie ha e was passionately fond of ("eiiig l;,,ot , assume t be dial acler of JJaii Hie Dane, and oflen would mak) bun lel"-Mt the famous soliloijuy m llie p.u lor. "B.Hitli's wiis Ibe inost jealous I em j.ei ;i fuiii I ever knew ; be was insane some ''Hies, a Meintil lo illegal. d vvben Bessie 'uci-.l( any allelitloii fioin any oilier Ii Hii LJ.miI It would act like a 1'ri.llent jusl ut of bedlam. One inbt I can never "met il Iheie was a laie boji nl our b -'I, in ii I ( he saloons w el e ci ovv tied w u b t lie 'Ii Ii, the beauty, ibe biaveiy mic Ibe liln.l ,,f ii,e bind. The bench, the bar, 'i'le and , be smdieis welo ail l i t senit d, " 'I Hie scene in the t. il loom was one cal t'llidi-d loexcilethe imaiiiiil ion and daz z -lliueve. I well lenii inbel the nibl ; 'I- was in i,e ale We- ol JSbj. A s. i les lieavj skii misbes bail lakeli .IaCe beloie litlniioi,d with heavy loss lo our side, ami "e hnd been a baiil balll b-. b.ie Allan and Ihe tele;iaib I, .let ol" Ibe blood ''I bad been (.oiiicd out like wale.i. lii.ini, ibionj-bout Ibe wbole leiitb and " '"lili ol Ibelf.nd a w-iil id soi tow ci-ulu e l eaid, yet :lclely never yvs tnoie t"i' ''''' liiM-n anay inoie ul lei ly lo Iheaban "" 'f mil lb, 'I be moans ul Ibe beiravtd, "" J! ' ";i ns of Ibe in. unied and wounded, ,e iht'iiMiied lieail of Ibe llineial college. " I'iiiimive sliaiiisol ibe ilead ui.-.icb ami tl"' 'e.n of the nmlUed dniiii wt iesiillcd Inst in tl;e nii.u sin in .1 icveliy ami 1'ubt lautihlcr of Ciiielihs beaits , He tei i ill fietnoi a uzin. and we n ''i'niioi, lived as 1 1 bie weie no Inline ''' I'. at ti.e neseut was all llieie was lo ll"!"1, I it-ally believe that not even in trr,e"cli levoiiiUoit, when men woisnip Hie jj.irldess of leastui, was there a inoie UeL jtfier wild tiCiUriueut, aud al. pluticer into the voitex and joined the w 1 1 i i line t bi otij;. ''Mr. Lincoln r.unt very enrly to t lie te cejition that li'njbt. He never liked to lend lliesp. nay uat hei im;s, especially dnr iiig t lie season of doubt and despair, when the very air came laden tvitli the sulphur ous smoke ol tbe battle tielil. He never came except s a duty, and to curry bitn self liiali before the peonle. Tbe piesi.lent came into my private pa i lor, and sat for an bom or so I a lk me ; be was uniiMially sad, and seemed boned in deep thought. He then tinned and Commenced to speak of war. Mr. Lincoln was a man .-fbiosid, Ken eious naluie, and bis beait was Tendet and as sofr as that of a woman's. He spoke of Ibe liveis of blood that wete aUaysllnw iiig fiom liousands of veins, and. ininiiiir lo me, said, Willi a p'alboa and feeling, I can never fontet, and wilb the tears inn Hint; down bis uised. bones;, kindly fare: '.Mrs. Temple, it almost, breaks my beaitto witness tbe death and desolation tluit !bis once bapjiy cuinliy is coing 1 1 1 1 -tl ij 1 1 ; and God knows, if by sacrificing my own life I could restoie pence to this districted land, I would cbeei fully do il ; luit my band is on ibe plow, and I cannot l in ii back. My people l ave put me fur waid, and I cannot Imti back until Ibe ob ject of all our spiiled blKid lias been ac complisbed anil Ibe Union resioieil.' For neaily an bom- Mr. Lincoln re maineit with bis face buried in bis bands, lost in deep, painful thought, and then wilb a beavy siib shook oil' bis tumbles and went into tbe ball room. I went with him, and be was soon I be centre of a lauli it'tr. jiitist crowd, and seemed to be tbe most caieless and liuppy in all Ibat joyous tbrotii;." "What kind of a man was Mr. Lincoln?" I asked. '" The most soft beat ted. st roup bended man lever knew," answered Mrs. Temple. "A man of the nobles:, impulses, which be bad lo rem in all tbe time, A pi:iful slmy always touched bun so much s i that it was found necessaiy lo keep the lelalives of nii'ii coiivlcicd by couit- martial away fioni bun ; f,.i, in spite of tbe necessity ol discipline, Mr. Lincoln often paidoncd sol dieis who were condemned to ilealb fir iriave ollenses. II hadn't a iaitic!eof vindictive leeling about him, and cher ished no animosity auainst. I he tsunt hei n I eople, so be has fold me a bundled times. Tlieie weie many royally beautiful women ibie I bat ' nic bf sii.d a faiier scene the Iti; Ii s never shone upon, 'llie band bad just comnii need to play one ;if Ibe Strauss' waltzes, and while I wans andnii; by llie door, "a looker on in Vienna," I turned and saw J. ilkes liootli. He bad but a few moments befoie leitnned from Foul's theater, where be bad been act in if. He came over lo me. I n iiiced that be looked very anuiy and vt ty nnicli excited, and I asked him the cause, lie pointed to a cm pie cb cltiisi in the ilijtnie measure of a :il;z, 1 bey seemed to be oblivious of eve i ' Ii i f i tl in tbe w oi Id. 'I heir movement s weie eifcct l be maiden's head almost tested mi tbe youth's shoulder, and with eyes half Closed, she listened lo I lie ea I lies , tettdei winds that her Companion was pouiiiiif into bei ear. It was Uessie Hale and Iiobeit Lincoln- As be wit nessed this scene, Ilool h's white lei'lb clenched over bis must ache, a ud b is f;:ce fiew vei y white, while bis eyes blazed like tire. He Caught me by Mie aim unit a iiasp inat made me wince; and Ciinsed me lo til ier an in volu'.i- j laiy ciy. and htsseel into my ear : "'.Mis. Temple, see ;bat diimned villian ? Ob. I could kil! him and bis father, too; and by the Loid of Hosts, the sands of bis life are last i unuiiir out,' What do you mean?' I asked bim. thoroughly stail led by bis manner and w olds. -Oh. nothing, besaid, it-Covering him self. 'Only Ihe man had better never liccil born tbau come between me and my love. IJessie loves me, Fll swear; bill what be tween ber eople and his, they will dispose of hei as a lamb led to tbe slaughter.' 'I am sot ry for you, Mr. IJ w.th, said my husband, vv bo. standing beside me, had listened to his woids. liiMiih turned lieicely and disdainfull aioiiml lo him f il be never liked my hus band and said: Smi,1 would i;v,her je Acleou, chased and ilevoiiied hy his own beagles. I ban to be like L.iz uus. iiml have bis wounds licked by ilogs out of pny.' "He lell in abi upt ly and Aeut out of tbe room, ami we saw bun no mole that night, T told ttessie Ilaly of this scene, and she was al liist dtstiessed about H, a. d then jjot mad as a woman always ibhs when she don't know what lo and lln led openly wilb Kubeil Lincoln, mucli lo that young man's d. I'glil. 'The next moiniiig we all awaited lliMilb's coining anxiously, and Bessie sal in my pallor until dinner eXn-uiing bim ; but not then, nor Unit whole day, uid be make bis appeaiance. "Another day passed, ami Mill another came and went, but no signs of Boulh. Instead. ROBERT LINCOLN CAME regularly, and by breakfast time a most exquisite bouquet of IlotveiS fioin tne White House consei v;iloi y won id alwajs le sent l Bessie; and I o. bell Lincoln piesssi his suit boldly and aideuliv. 1 think the was piqued al Ij.xil h s silence, for she jave llobeil mucli encoiii agemeiit, and bis visits became lonyer anl Inoio lie qilt lit. One day, about a week af:er the ball, as Ihe two weie silling alone together Mi my pai lor. John Wilkes walked abillplly in, and silling down with only a slight ihhi of lec.iuM i.ni So ooih, lM.k a btsik and commenced to read. An ImUl pissed on, and bis i tv;il, seeing Ibat Booth wasde lei mined lo sit. Iniu out, not up, made ins adieu, and left the Held iqll. liessirt told m i alteiwaid that she wan much incensed al bis beli-vioi , and gave liliu a pu ce ol hei mind. He ictoiied. She git w mote angiy, he inoie Cul' and conit mpi nous. She teci iiuinated sharply, and t hen he, losing bis temper, llimi! biinsell' witll a iiintieit-.l curse out of Ibe room. -Sim ci ii-d nHeii and bit .ei ly over this misimdf islanding. wotiul have sent lor bun bui hei pi ide withheld her. "Malteis weie at this suite for Some time. The long winter passed away, the I ug daycanid and went, each to impii s .me il read fit i sloty. The Veiy all b:o I lidings eveiy bom, ami the w hole con 1 1 netil seemed lo lest. nod wilb Ibe clash ol rins ; troops eveiy day passed lowaul the fioiit. and, passing our hotel wilb then nam's ida vim: and colors tlymg, each day ; bionifbt Ibe newa .f some new tiliimtHi , aud victoiy, so ioug fiowuiug ou the Uuiou -fe4ss- XlfSS-i tri-TfjM' Sitjsaak-.s.tta ,. VjssSksskA Uird's-eye T'iew, Joan U'nwiMHtrr's Grand XA, 2t(cct i,ct, SEK-SlSS-, 1878. Silica Dress Goods Mourning Goods Clottkings VI ft nn els Linens JTii.lins H'iite Goods Lnccs Ribbons Trim tilings I'mbroideries rringes Z"iJtyrs and Worsteds JTccInrertr Coves Toilet Articles Stationery riowers C Feathers T HE arms, came now petche.i on its banners ; and neai ly eveiy night Iheie was a j yous fat hei ing; at our hotel, and mutual cou iriaiulatioiis were the older of I he day. Mr. Lincoln was happier Ib-in I ever saw h:m. and w beiever be moved lie waslheciiclu of Ci ! dia I fi iends. "At last ;be great event happened Ibat we had all w ished for. hoped for and play ed for, during; all the four lone, wcaiy yea is t.f.f. suKrsF.xrFi:rm at Appomatax conn I -te! and it seemei as if .be people weie delii imis with joy. Al our boel Iheie was one loiiud of con Ut at nl.it ions and lejoicings. Eveiy nijdil the pai lots would bit 1 luongcd with an anxious, excited p.,iiy, who won'.l discuss", di ink and dance I l.e nigh I I hiough. A mid all Ihese scenes B.xith moveo ca lin. su-in, silent, cold. Ills manner was uUeily changed, and instead of a rani ing i omanl ic boy. In- seemed a Coinposctl, pi act ical man We all knew lint Ihe 1111111). b of t he Ii d- eia! army was a bliis'iug of bis most chi-r j isbed hopes, and none of us sai(l any I lung to billion Ihe sul.j. ct. And so I be laltd , das sped swiftly hy, and while a nation j wasiiiuiiK wiin joy w lulu 1 lie tinging ol 1 thebells, the Ciackliug ol t be bouliies 'and the blaze of lllal I liil Inllsic all united 111 a Te J)e urn. in honor of victoiy ami peice Ibis cold ioiing; man cariied 111 Si is bieast a seciet that would, it told, make Ibe woild state with honor. In ail ihisdiu, one head only kept cool and plot ied daik deeds, while Ihe face bote a c.dm iiisci ul able look tliat. 110 seaicl could lead, no eye could pieice. None of ihe misgjy nigs of Cuiu nor ihe ton in inj; mis loubis and lea.. s of Ibe noble Brulu, dislui la d bini. Instead, he ai tanged all the ininure details of the hoinble conspiracy that- iik to coiivuise the country ;n lhn.es :if tenor will: 1 cikiI ness thai was wontlet fill. No daik mill, teiings and canialious of Ihe sluiiik.ng If ..t 4l. ... unLi'ttu. mi 11 iimiM' nt inn r reiicli lirni gen s emed lo dislui b his serenity of mind. I Instead, he wem on his resolved way, cool, j deiei mined and deadly. ; lime passed until the sun rose oil that t-aily Finiiy moiiiiiig, Ainil 14. 1S(1. .John V likes came into the pailoi at iiimii Hitil s!-.ivt-rl ll.wiu f. ..- .. I' . .. 1 He seemed leslless and excued, bill not eiioiiiih so 10 allraci any aileiilion lioin us. He lell iu an hour ami went down, as he said, to witness Ibe lei.caisalof '.be new play. "Our Aiiiciic-m Cousin." Mis. Hale and myself thought ol going; THAT NKWtT, but he slroiifily adised us no, sayinc, I leilietub -l, I hat it. wastiood Filda'y, and Ibat lew people yvrtuld be piest-nl, and the play would drau; on Ibat account. Afn-r ins we decided to pos;joiie our intention and go the iiilil afier. Dinner passed otl" pleasantly, and we teliietl ;o our rooms for oui sl prandial nap, and did not reassemble together until Hie evening, when ab. u: half an hour be-l'..iesuprt-i we all mel in the parlor, Tbeie eie N naloi Hale ami his w lie, I and Bes sie, and an Lngbsh lady who was slaying I 1 llie hotel. A few moments after we weie seated .John Wi Ues came iu and gieeled us all with lie utmost, cot dial ly, mo tne Name old giaeelul Ihiw Ibat he, and .or .-.in, U..IIIII mane. lie seelln ll in lie III si'snl spoils, and l.iiiebid at Ibe macliiiiery f Ihe play. Af.er a lillle desultory con tfeisntioii, be anil Bessie diew oil- lovel her. I : j. . . 1. ....1. I 1 1 r . . aim eauieu on an earnest Conversation in low touea. I.reuiember tbiuking what a second year of the General Dry Goods at the Grand D. pot is just opeiniivJ. It is proper to say that what was d-emed an experiment, the firfet year, experience proves to is a success, mid we nsW propose to greatly improve on the first plans. The principles of X A uniform low price .'or overy tiling th.rciTi!ioct the House. 2 One Price and no ttartiality. 3 Politeness and Patience to ricli and poor. c Cash Retimed if 'buyers return rj ols t'even tlioug;'i Drejs Pa.temsJ in reasoaablo time anil uninjured. A very large stock of all kind of newest Dry Goods always on hn I- arranged on one floor wiih p enty of light to see them A thousand pe ple c-n easily Ijcj w.iited on at one time. Where so many goods are sel ing every day the people are sure of getting only fresh goods. ITarnestly desiring to serve the peonle well, and invning them to vi&it the Grand Depot whether they wish to buy. or "only to sea the fashions." wx-lf not coming to the city to see the m ngn i ficent Bii 1 i ' na w s ock fjr Spring, sent for sa m p' es. d t-cri -in i c l- s of goods wanted. We do a large LiuinebS th rouy h the ma i 1 . Very respectfully, JOHN WANAMAKER, Grand Depot. Thirteenth and Market Sts. PIIILADZLPHIA. pet'y pic'iire the two made. The room was In iilian' ly lighted in fiont,bnt leaving; the lowei p-iili.iiiot il in tbe shadow. Tbe ' wo seemed to be ul tei lv unconscious bat any out; in tin- woilil exts:edsave them selves. Bessie Hale leclim-d on ji huge Vi I vet arm chair. In-r bbick siik con l rasi ing- ( and well set off by the led velve back- ! lomi't. IIr eyes were luminous, and shone like stais as she listened with ber soul in her face ' Booth, who sat beside and above ber. Hi- seemed lo be iusi.iied. and Ibe musical murmur of bis voice cou'.tl be heal (I, bur not bis winds. lie wasevj. detillv impassioned to Ihe highest degree, and Bessie sal like 1 he chai n.cd pi incess it: the "Aiahiati Nlghls".' spell hound. I do not think that any woman on eaitb Could 1 ist 4-n lo Booth unmoved when be chose lo exett himself. II is beautiful language, tender ways, jieisoital luauty. I ich voiee and magnetic presence, all combitietl. made him a romantic tuaideii s ideal actually pi is. ll tied. (loil knows what w as'passing in hisbeait as he sat t bei e w il b he only woman he ever loved, and only He v ho knovvelb -ill things could lead the stormy noikmgsof tbe bean that was lorn with the liiillle ol cuioiulinu passions. ,n woixl. r Ihe itai K eye g ! aim (I w 11 11 tin u a' mai luster and sofn-neil wilb an iiiintlera ble longini; as be gazed bis las 0:1 Ibe fair woman beside him. And she looked tip at him as only a wlmliy loving woman 1 oks ujmiii her heart's king. "Al las! ibe whole party rose to jn to Supper, and Ibe two weie brought baek lo themselves again. They followed us si w lv, and just as I h it I lie parlor I beard Booth say, Ah ! Bessie Bessie ! can I 1 1 list you tltteil?' and ber M-pIj came e'eat, but with a woild of melancholy iu the limes : 'Kvett as Ruth said, so say I even unto I'nii b !' "We tisik our seats at tbe table a small otltid one. Booth and Bessie sal together then the English lady, 1 next lo hei, and Ihe Senator ami his wife comp'eled the primp. Tbe stipier passed olt" pleasan ly I not reed not lung; whatever ex cited iu Bool entei taming. h s manner ; be was unusually d bis laugh rang; out loud and clear as any man whose mind and coiiscienci! were al jieifi-ct ease. It was the hist meal be wos o t ike ou eatlb, and yet he was careless and at rest. "At 1 isl Booth arose fnnn the table, and drawing on I bisyyalcb said: 'Il is after eiubl o'clock ; 1 iiiusl 1:0 and llu-ii. dio ping into a ipiolatioti as was bis wont, he added : 'Bill When shall we three meet nirain ?" "Bessie who had cult ivated a Mioiig love of tsliakspeare under Bool b's I ml ton. took Ibe pari of oim of iImj wend slsleis, and ans'Acied piotnpily: When the lnirly -lurH 's ilone, When llie Itallle'd lo-l ;ill'l w " "And then Booth threw himself ieto a llielo diamat ic aMllude and leplled : 'M irk I I'm enlleil: my In I ie spit il. see Sus 1.1 a initio i l'Hi l. 'i'l'' ' loi me. "Ilelhen made us all one of his grand bows and walked to ihe door, ami tiv as he passed out some teeollec.i tt 01 ineiuoi y seemed loslilke Ii i ill and be relumed ab rupi'y to the table, ami said to ISet-sie, N v 01 fli. in Ii 01 isotis lie till my sins r III illliei-e..' "He look her hand, and tfazeil with one Ioiib. liugeiing look in her face. 1 noticed liia eyes crow nofl with a beautifying; mys- tic radiauce, and bis beusitive uiouibquiv Tuineps l Ladies' C JTisses' Suits ' Sa ci u i s C' Clou les VTnderivcar Hosiery Upholstery Goods Dlankcts and Quilts TrnnJiS and J'aliscs Tlubbi r Good3 IToi se Covers Men's 0 Dot Clothing Huts SJiocs ered and showed -Ibe peaily white teeth beneath Ihe moilst aebe. and ibeii be sleiok bis bead wilb a del ei m ine'l movement, (hopped her band, tinned and 1 :a ppi-i 1 ed I In oiig h I he open boi w ay. and as w e gazed none of us thought 010 eyes yeu looking; the las! in Ibis woild upon the way aaid genius who had won so upon all thai we lovi d him. "I caii'iot lell how yve pissed that fear ful evening iniicli. no doiibi, :.s Ibe test ; we laitgbid. talked and p'sli d. as was our won. and 110 shadow of I he itti end nig a w fu! even; fell upon lis. "Ibe bonis sped swiftly by, until ten o'c'oek si 1 nek. and I In-11 our blile cii cl- hi ok e n p. As I kissed Bcs-ie good nigbl I ciuldn'l help saying 10 ber. '.My dear, you look exipiisilcly lov ly tonight sweelei and prel t u-r I ha 11 I ev. 1 saw you.' She 01. ly smiled and lelr, the pa 1 1- -r. 'l wMit. to my own room, and, lieinij tiietl. iindns-eil ami went to bed. It seemed as il I bad been asleep but a mill ire yy ben I w as amused by an tmh-liuahln tmi-e, thai veived lunula', but not loud enough os?ait)e one. I). tors wi-ieslim med a'l over Ibe bouse, ami a 111111111111 i-f voices was hcaid. I iboiighl tit lost tSiat. someone v as sick, and that a doctor was being bui 1 iedly si-tit foi ; bill I be not-e s iil Colli lulling, I imagined that Iheie must lie a I'ne in Ibe vicmiiy. This idea caused me 10 jump 1 1 a oine and oen the window, and I bean Ibe sound of many hoiscs feel sinking tin- pavement in a I'nli inn. Inn no I'ne bells or al ums, bur si ill 1 1 1 iiiexplica ble sounds continued. "The rebels have stormed Ibe ci V ! was : the next impi ess :mi. and wilb that I hasti ly I blew 011 my wrapper and bullied to my pallor, Iheie was no one lljeie, in id I ken: 011 until I fill to ll.e gland salon, and Iheie I I'-lliol a crowd of people mostly like in) self, joies.s of 1 bu hotel and ei di hub Hie. j ' I'o our scared looks and fienzied inter- royal ions of 'What has ha ppencd Ihe I teply came in hushed, awful accenls. that 1'iesidenl Lincoln bad been mnnleiefl liy B'Miih while he sal 10 bis box in the I hea ler. " Bv Booth! I incteduon-ly asked; by John Vilkes Booth! Oh, no! that is iiu . jMissible. "As the croyvd sniped lo and fiO in tin conl i oUa'ole excitement. Bessie' Hale came in, and as she heatd Ihe dreadful news she sci e.mied. and Iheli. befoie anyone could , leaeh her. fi ll pione iihmi Ihe ll mr. the was Citiiied up lo ber -oont. " I bat night of horror seems like a fiiglillul dienii to me now. N-me of us lelired. but sal in the pallor in a kind of dumb tenor. Our gent Ir.tien fi lends weie ott! ail liijbt. and the ladies sat close clus- ' tend together in a piteous (ud 1 1 1-m, and not until Ibe gi ay daw n came stealing in did we 1 et ii e, sick at bear:, ami w il h heavy, wet eyelids; for we then knew the wois the Pick dent dying, the Si-iietaty fatally woiitbd. aid 111 layi'iile lling liom jutiee, w il b 1 be but ih u of a gieat sin upon bis gn by wml, "Oiltnig the whole! nie of ll.e Hl'-ll'l ol lioiitli. ye aw atled. 111 . il ea ' i 111 si a-1 ! suspense Ibe end. A I hoil-and nini us I weie living- aboul autl people seemed near, j ly ct-az-d with all the slaittiiij events ibat f. illow ed so 1 it piil 1 y e aeii "llir. in success 1011. "In all these bonis Bessie 11 t!'- kept in her room and imtte but bei mother and jibysician weie atlmitied t.isee ber. "A day or two after the assassination a lieve:--to be fot'L'olti n day tbe h ih.ii c-:me Mlbsi.aiil iali d Ibat John Wilkes li-H.th bad lieen captured ll ml was 'leing biouvbl bitck to Wasbing'on. It was lob Bessie, and she enme into my room in a feat fid slate of exeiiemetit, and Ihe pioud. bangbty. Cold nouiau seemed to have lost all coutiol tiver heiself. " I diil tbe best I could to calm her, ami finally succeeded. She wrote a letter to Booth, telling bim that she loved him and Concluded by saying she would many bim even at Ibe foot of ibe sea lb. Id. A I lasi Ibe Hews c. line of his ca pi ill a n t death, and finally all Washington I in mil out lo view lb remains. Ilioiir.1; bu' lew men weie sillo'Ai-d to look upon the cmpse. 1'1n-ii Ijncoln never nn-i Bessie II ale nflciwaid. but eie long mai i ied a danghtei of S -natoi Mat bin, of low n. "Bessie never iccvcicd fi om tbe shock Tbe shadows of the past, full of mtiigled sw eel ness and pain, and oftcsiatic dreams and iililiu. ini ieminiceiiees. lef- iis intpiini on in i i id and bi in. and like one touch. 1 by I' lull id's spear, she shivered, cnwcicd and rbiiiged in in hour from a happy, laiii.ini lu. in' en into a sa.l. si ent. pale w or nan. w ho live I ina live wo. 1.1. w h ih- she hei self w as (lead. The Selia'or C il I it d ber to Luiope. hoping the chaitj.'e of scene would nuke ber loi get Ihe past. Vain luilh! I saw bet yi'ii i s ago, ami ibe f.iir. sweet, though pain I (liHXIl lace, the hollow yes, he sad, pil tiein smile, haunts me l'ke a r'leam." "But. Mrs. Temple," I said, "that was yea I sago. What has become of her now? 1 sii w t he ma 1 1 lage of M iss 1 1 lie announced in tb- pajeis a few days ago. Was il Booth's Bessie Hale ?" Yes,'' she said, "it. w as. But if I were to wiile ber future life, do you kuuw what I would denominate il?"' I "I cannot lell." T would call it 'A Dead Woman's Life.' " TIkmaukaiii.e Ei iiok -In the sepulchi of Melellii, Ihe w ifv ol Sulla, ill til-- Koiuae. (.'am p igna, I bet e is an tcl.o which r-ieats I live times, in lie difh-ienl k-ys. ami ill ai.sogtve back w ith il isl inct ness. a bexa me ter line which reipiites Iwoand ahall'se c ti-.ds to inter it. Ou the banks of Ibe Nhe, between Bingen and C'oblenlz, an echo ropeal s seven'eeii times. The speak er may sc.nCely be lu-aid, and yet. the te spoiiscs iiie loud anil distinct, sotnet'tiies appeiiiiiiir to appioacn, at 01 her limes to Come fioin a gieiit dislauce. Li lim s etj'ial'y bi-iintiful :ind roiuauiiu aie to Ih heaid in our ovy 11 islands. In I he cenn tei y of lite Abeicnn family, at Paisley, hen tin- limit ul the eliapt I is shut, tbe level be 1 at ions ale iplal to Ihe son 111 1 of I inutile r. I fa single note of music is bieaibed, tin' tone ascends gradually wilb a multitude ol echoes, till it dies in soft and bewilebing inui nun s. Im I Ins chapel is ii.leiit-.l Mai tciy. Ibe dangh'ei of j'otice, and tbe wile of AY ill: oil Wallace. The echo at Ibe "Eagle's Nest, ' 011 Ibe b inks of K illainey. is leiiowucd for its ll'cc ive repetition b a bundled insi 1 11 ineni s, inoil it giadualiy d ii s :i way ml o 1 he air. At t he 1 cpoi t ol a Cannon, Ibe loudest vbuiiileis revilbeiate f 1 on 1 I lie 1 ock , a i: 1 1 d ie i 1 se-ming ly endless peals along I he c 1st ant mounl ains. Al Ibe t'asi Ie of Siinoncl ta, a tiobl. 'mau's seat about it'n tilth's f 0111 Milan, a snipiising echo is piotlncttl bel Weill lo wings of Ibe bii'lding The n i til of a pistol is lepeat cil by I h is I'eho sixty limes ; and Addison, yy ho v is 1 1 ed the place on a some w ha I l'g g' day, when Ihe air y ;is uu fa vm able ' ll.e ex pel iinent. ct led fi!ly-six repel ilioijs. At the fust I hey weie yeiy ipiick. but Ihe inli'l y als w ei e g 1 catei in ptopoilion as lite sound ibCityei'.. It. Is asset I'd Ibat Tie Sound of one musical inM 1 mm lit iu this l.laee lesiiiil-ltsa yeat t.uiiib- r of ins 111 incuts playing in cuoil. This 1 (Ini is occasioned by the existence ol I wo paiaili 1 walls of cons'leiable length, belt ten which the Wiixe of sound is ieveibeial.il f. om one o tbe other until it is entirely ni,,.i,t. l om The World f Wvuder f,r Jtt ne. To Co!tl!KsrosrF.NTS In j.romtilgat ing your es.iieiie c-g n a: tons, or :u 1 it nl.it ti g your supei lieial s nt imenl tin i"s and amica ble philosophical or psychological i.hseiva t ions. be tie of plat it ml in. -lis pondoios ly Bet youl coin ! sal 1. ma I coinmim ical ions possess a dill died conciseness, a Comp tcteil C .111)11 chelisitilelicss, : C":i lesct' n I Consist i-iii y. a cone I'efiated cogency. E.ehcw all Cong loinei at ions of tlalll'elit Caiiiiliiy, jejune biiblemenl and assiuiuv llll'. Cl ill loll. I,et y .iir i'Xtemtoi aneous de.erant int'S and uopri-meditnied expatialiotis hae;n ti lbgibili-y and vei iicious viv.-.ctty. w ii bout I bodoiuotiiatle or I h 1 asoutcal lioinliast. s, diilousk avoid all pols llab.c profund ity, poiiitious piobxity . psil I --iceous bacini ty. yenli ilotpnal yeibosiiy and vaiiil.xnicut Viipidily Sinn. ' d'Oihle cntt ndi-ei, pestiferous pin fai'ity observant or apnaienf. In other wind's. laU plainly, brictly. mil 11 rally, sen sil.li. Iinllifuily, purely; keepfioin slaiijr. don't put on airs, say Aha you mean, mean what you say, and dou t usj big, woids. l'.xchan'ie. A Ccisiors Ti:fe A cniiousieculinrity of ibe baobt b tiee, hnmd in Aliica and and Madagascar, i that, scaidly any ii.jmy willd-strov i:. Fiie sc.iiin the exu tiot d.H-s not impair lis vitali y. Nor can it In iij'iied Irom within, as it is ip.i e common lo lind it hollow. Even cu ling ri.... .. ,l,u.s 11. a. exieimina-e ii, for ii ciut- - .t. i.;il.. ......... it. a I iiiues to grow III It nui n w line ij o.k . o gioiiud, and its roots, hicb leach foiiy or liMy ja'ids fr un the Irniik. retain then vi- lal'IV. Allboiigb 'he liei- atmi'is an fini - nn ms" age. L:v iugsiotie having a xniiimt tl one wbieli be j'l'lged lo he one thousand I I. nn. bed yeais old. H is allacketl by a ; disease wbic'i -ill cis Its woody stiucttne ! so in c huso of t line Us ow n weight cause j it lo fall into a mass of tiiius. The B.AitKiNt; Bum. This bini is cm ntoii in l b.l.H-and t 'h.mos islands in the Soiuh Am.'i ic.tn Aieliipel 'i-'o -and il is ettlctl by Iho nanves f'.d 'jui't; bit its Eubsh name is well given, as ll is almost iniMissible lot '" "ue liist healing I" think o beiwlse than that it is 11 small dog yelping wiiin when- 111 the bnesl. A pclsou 'may beai Ibe baik rl"'' h . hnl in vain lliiiy eiiib'a vol by walcliin.', I Will ill 1-s-climce bv be a ing Ibe busbes, losie its iiiithol ; yet al other till l ibts I nth bird jouies foivilessly near. oun nt.VH. decbiirs Iheie U one iijht w I. ich cannot possibly lie sucu iu a daik room an I rel ite. Ul HMXG or MOSCOW. A MEMOltAEI.E SCF.NK VIVIDLT CESCIUEED. When. the Fsench at mica invaded Ins sia in 1812. and penet 1 aled as far as Mos cow, .'olliit IJoslopcbil., Ibe ovenior, thinking it tno.e elotiousl'i ilestii y the ancii-n! capital of the t jt.us than to sulVer it to hill Im.i and piott ct an t itein v. c.His"tl tt lo la- but lit d lo tbe j.'ollnd. On Ibe 3d of September the Iiie Commenced; but that iptai t-- of I be town cal lit! the While Cny was piesei ved ly tie Ktet.cb until four 1 tsi inct explosions ilcsin.yeil it. shook Ihe whole city lo its foui.il.it ion. anil pio t l.tinii (I lln- saviili"!! ul Bus-ia. iu tie tn. hi oepiii tine of ibe em my. M. Ie Beaim.e. an tllicci in I he pietich aitny. rllhchid lo t he dty isioii comm. 111 It tl by tie Ht t.'j if Italy, n ho was a 11 e e n 1: ness, giwsamost animated picture ol INisdleadlul scene of desolation, iis billows : 'The most lie.irt-retitlii.r; scene." says be, "whit h my inuiiagii.ai ..n bail e it eoiitei v ed. I;;r sin passing lb- sad. lest story of an cient or modern history, now pieseiiti'd it- Si-lf totllV eyes. A great pari of the p.ipil- laiioii of Moscow, t.-nitietl jtt mir an i vat. had coiici-ait-d Iht-mselies in lellars, o secret teceses of I heir houses. As the tile !t:ea. aio 1111. 1 we saw tbt-m rushing in ib s pai r I roin 1 heir various asyhons. They- tit le etl no i in .n t a1 1011 , t In hi t ai lie.l nticcm pl.itnt ; fear hail teinlt red them dumb, and hastiiy snail lung i:p their 111. .st prectons ; lecls. I hey tb'tl l fill- I he tl noes. Oil.cist.' greater seitsll'liii y ami in In it. tl by ibe gen eral teelings of na'tile, saved 01.lv Ibeir pa rents or lln-ir ltilaiits, who yeie closely elaspeil in their aims. They were followed, liy llietr other children, tunning as fast im 1 heir lit t le strengi h w o. i'.l p. i niit , ai .1. w i Ii all the yy i iilns of cht i.l ish ten 1 -r. vm i lera I ing 1 be Itt-loy i tl i-ame nf tno'ler The 01. 1 leo.e. borne il.iwil b nil f more t h in age. bail noi sntiii lent powei to It. lilt s, a-ttl expired near the 1. ! I..w t !i--i r t-011-i.iis.-s iii w lo. b liny lilaei-i Were I... III. ll.e sileels, the ptll'l'l .Mil laitici lar'v llie oh. 111 hes were tided yyrh lies.- unhapot p- op'e. who. ly ing oil ".lie nina Mis .. I heir I' I'll, t - y- st.flel- e.l .-v 11 with. .tit a tin, 11n.it. civ. no 'otiii.a lit, was lieanl. It.ih thee nncr r an. I I In- 101. tj oi e.l w ci e 1 1.1I i h 11 .l.-n. il. "The Hie, wh.isi- ravages con'.. I not be re S'rainetl, sotm rcai bed 1 he finest j.uisi.t tl, ellV. Tliose Jt.ll lees il't h w e 1 1 ail a.l 111 i 1 etl fur Ihe li-.ttnv of ibeir a 1 . h 1 let 1 11 1 e and the 1 Ifam-f el I heir furniture, were en el. . m d III llie ll lines. 'llietr lll-lgl. t Heel, t flouts ornamented i:i has it li-san. s-au es. fell w idi a .1 tea.! I n 1 1 rash on t be 1 1 agmt nt s of the pi I iars w hn h bad sii ptot ted : hem. '1 b t hurt hes, t h -iuth cover. -il w 1 1 h run a ml b-a.l were likewise 1 1---1 1 o ei I , and with Iheill lb. ise i.eailllllll steeples winch h had si-ell Ihe night Iff.. re, resplendent wji, g..bl and silver. The h..s,nal. whit h coiitained more than i'2 null wmiuil.-il soon began to l.iirti. '1 Ins olii'it-d a dreadful and harrow tt.g s.e.-i ae:e. A 1 most ail 1 hese poor w 1 et li es p.-i ihe. . A t-w who still Implied wer. sect, crawling, hail burnt, among : he sin., I;, ing ruins ; ami others, gto.11.it. 2 under bcap of dead I Mid tes, (ii.l.a v 1 !. 11 in vain to t 1 i 1 iiie t hen i-i-Ives from : he b.-ri i I tie tlesl rue ! ion which .-urroiiiiib tl tbt-m. "I he n.-xt tlav, Ihe tl ttei.-m streets eonl.l 110 longer lie distil. gutshe. I. and the .la.-.-H 011 whiih the houses I, it. I stood Wen- mai ki d only by coiifused heaps ol stone calcined and black. On wba'evi-r side io- lurm-d we saw onlv ruin and tt tines. Tie-tire rag.-.l as if it were fanned by sunt- tnvisii.l power. The lm 1st 'X leltl v e range of im 1 'd ! ngs si'em eil to kiiitile, to Imrn, ami to disappear in ml install?. "How shall I desi'i i -H- tbe rim fusion ami tumult, when H-rmissi.n was gi.-o.:,-,) t, pi 1 lage 1 his lllltl.-ti--e i y S-! ii-rs, sill ) rs .im galley-slaves eagerly tan H1I..11-I1 tbn Sl reels, (tenet I ;l jug ifilo i,,. ,,.., i... 1 ,:a,.,.v and carrying away evirv thing which con'. I gratify their avaiiee. Some t "Vi i., iheni selvis w ith si nil's tu hly woik.-d wiih gold am! silk ; some ivi'if nn:..-, in Wan'iinl ami cosily furs, while 1 't litis d 1 esse, 1 iht-ni-selvi-s in w omen's ami 1 hi i.l nn 's .eltssis, ami even t In- gal ley-sla ves i-oiicealeii their rags under Ihe t y..-inli.l I al. its of the '"'ii'. The rest eiow bt! into the n-llars, ai d. loll ing oM-u ihe d'M.rs. drank to excess the most lit. ions wim-s ami r a ri n-.l . .ft nn immense b.Miiy. Tin- tl nm-s oltst rncl i i.g thy .;issage o tbe principal si reel s of -en i.l.lig. d lliem in ret race t heir steps. Thus, wander ing from place to paee, through an iuim.-tisH town, the avenues of whi.l, i,x ,,,, k now, t hey song hi in vii-i t ex 1 1 naie 1 h-nisei ves ft out a lai'Vtiti'h of lire. Tin- lot e of plunder i n I need our sold iers to lit,io. every danger. Th'V precipitated t betnst-1 v i-h i ni T Ihe midst of the llim.-s. Tln-v wadei in blotnl, t n-.l ling ip..ii : he d-a.l ImhIi- s w 1 1 bout leiiiorse. while the ruins of ihe bois,-s. mix ed with burning rtia.s, fell thitk on ibeir liiiii.lt-roiis hands." AsToMsiiiNr. Ft AistiF J t c-t;i KttT. In Delhi. I.idia. we s.t w the cel. In a 1 etl b tsk' t Iriek. which is sometimes pooi y m ba-.d by professional magicians in Tl "is county. A tia ive piodiiccd a basket and a blanket," and, afler peimittino; 11s lo Se.. ibat tin v I contained tiolbing, inveited Ibe basket 11 llie giotiml, and cvend 1: with a blanket. We paid 110 altenlion mi bis incaulat ions but kept our ejes !ixed ti the b.-tskft and and tbe space aioiind if, tis. Ked ibat no I my should Ih- smiigglt tl ij,t u or out ol it wi bout seeing bini What made the f,t sl ill unite wondei ful w as 1 hat the pei foi mer stood in a clear space, and we culd look down upon li 1111 as be pi oet-eded. lie went ibtongh the ciistomaiy cl of :hmsiii,g a swtiid ibioiigb the iiitei sl ices of Ibe basket when I be fi 11 s of a l-c w eie beai ri as if in m. 11 tal pain iss 11 il the basket. Tiutiin-i it ovei, tbeie was a li-.y mil bin, appaieutly utihiul ami st-einui'.-ly .j .y ing; the Inn. B's'oiit.g Ibe bisket. wiib ihe blanket mil' tt. to its burner pisila-ii, wiih tie boy Uulei neai b, tlej igghr wtf. 1 tl.i.kii.l. uiil. it... . ....... i . ... , .... . . n.. m, ,,H q i t ten miming b sswoid in d 1 the I lank , ( t ssed it away fnnn linn Tinning ..ver j ibebiskel no boy wns lo be s.-.-i,. si,, (,,. as any"h cut! be o" se ye I iheie w j R'd'le place in which Ibe lillle fe.l.ny u .net 1 e t-ottt e 1 ivi. Ano-ber feat, ipdte ns a-t itlbiiig. we saw ei foi lot tl iu 1 be k: ied s o I'.iu-laittl. i.'J.Ih. An lliiieiant iliaguiati showed u a ctlie which bail Ibe ti ppex 1 anee of lu-iii.i w tM.d atnl v.-i y knot ty. Ibis be ..ssed iii the air as high as be en Id and w ben it struck the glound it look the fit 111 of H live Keitent, wilb blafin eyes and -api., uiovemeilts. It ln-.keil bk-" a tl u.geiot, sa'C!ilien. and ouit which 110 loan i'l bin senses w ould 1 k to 11 1 .t oitrl. . I'iili l.in r Up tills llli'llstl'l ibe fcll.tw fk-cleti il iihuii :j his neck ami fnuli-d it. wl ib-ii iii,,,l a-ttl i x'i ibretl K i'imist y 1 1. ..in.., is . 1 1 1 ill ten. Tin ow ing ii h igh up in : I e a '1 ii fell to t ht gtotiut the k.tiit.i cm.e y bich we bad h nulled nl our ..ise. It was this tiic'-t; which ihe tun egeitei ai e binlbcn allcjj A a 1 on peifonned in Egypt when brltim b:s rod into a seipenl, hi..) the Efypljili m tuician tlnl tbe same ll icg iu iuiituliiij, 7 t-y 2'iiu-. t i
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