HI! THE CAMBRIA FREEMAN .i PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING At Ebensburg, Pa., by H. A. McPike. Advertlwing Ttf&toa. Hie lJlr and rapidly UioresJn otrcsdatloa Of T FmMhsw oueocseods It to the farnratW consideration of advertisers. AdrortiMmuM will be Inserted at tb folio win rates: 1 Inch, times... IM M IM . too . .U . If no . too . 1200 . 111. 00 . rr m 1 1 1 8 month .. guaranteed Circulation - 1,12S USD STir.I. A BOOM1NO. M VTCH IT? .,.,, one year, eah in advance 1.50 " " if not p'd wlth:n 3 mns. 1 7S " if not p'd within 6 roos. S.OO .. if not p'd within year.. 2.25 Tn persons 'residing outside the county Jl rfnn ldltioBl per year will be charged to irln no event will the above terms be de . rti-d from, and thrum who don't consult their n interests by purine- in advance must not ' ' ,.,., to be placed on thofwm- footles; s those Vno i'1- '-rt t''''' fl t he distinctly understood ..,i thia time forward. ' tj- gy for your pprr before yoo stonit. If -., p it you mut. None hut scalawags 1o nth- 6 months... I year A months... 1 year 6 months... 1 year 'n 6 months... 6 months... I year t " t " t " 8 " ro H " H " 1 " 6 mont ha . 40 00 1 1 rear 75.00 Administrator t and Executor IS ot Ices... 2.50 Auditor's Notice S.OO Stray and similar Notice 1.S0 nustnea Herns. Brat insertion 10c. per line,; eacb suosequeiit insertion 6c. per line. "irilf im or prreerfintf nf any enrpnra ffoTi r teirtv. unit rommuntentumn drmprird to cttll Ktentiun In anymntlrr of (imffrd nrtndiridKai (nfrrrnt. mut he patd.rr cdrrrffarnimf. Job PRiTtso or all kind neatly and expedi tiously executed at lowest prices. UonXfor ret It. H. A. McPIKE, Editor and Publisher. "HI Ifl A FREEMAN WHOM THE TRCTH MAKES TREE, AND ALL ARB SLAVES BESIDE." 81. SO and postage per year. In advance. VOLUME XIII. EBENSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, MAY 30. 1879. NUMBER 19. r f7 AY 4- HE APIs" K RRURR c R R R K R II H FKE A H H K A A PPP FEE fj HHII F.F. AAA PPP FE i r. KHRR li K H It E A A P E II H EEE A A P EEE . K K H R C 0 HEAPEST! GEO. HUNTLEY I H AS NOW ON HASH THE 1ARGEST, BEST MOST VARIED i r stock or ; I-In,raware!iR.RVOT,TTTlON Stoves?, TiiiAivo re, oafi HOlSF.FlRMSHINCi ssssss s uooo oooo i'Dinr ssssss f fill o O O i)H ! s ii(t'i oooo oooo iiiini ssssss ' . kf . tint an be found In x'it in I'ennylTanla. Hi? any one otalllsh- 1 jf vai i'jut tyle and Jiatt'rns ; 4 Juilcloi'fs' IlardAA-are i f wry J i' r iittun aud of bert'ijiulitv ; CARPENTERS' TOOLS! k ...... ... . . hi kin i iiiiu me vm in uic market. Also, a innf! .loiik ot ABLE AND TOCKK rCUTLKRY. ilaware. ueensu itre. Nil ver-Plated Ware. AVnl and Willow AA are. AVnll rr. Irnnln m l 1 ull,ea. Krtnl ton. 4 ri ll. itfH. II or mo lioe. IWir Iron, Kail Bind. Mnme nll. 4 arrlase llnltv Kir. t. Mill Sawo. iir irilotani. Sfeel Stio v. al Plow 1iil1-. Itoitd Stoop; ilowin Machines, Horse Hay Rakes, tl"' l.r f"ork. Rope ami lnlleTa. torn ( nllltnlnr, mi.l a lull lini-ol llnrt stlnK Tool. Alsu. a law a.sortment ol ruble, Jloor ami Stair Oil Cloths, Crri:isre Oil 'loth. I KK i oir.t I.OTH AVIXIK'WSH MN5 aM.SH AIiK. K1XTI Kf.S: I.ivkiipool ASHTi N 4.1.1. the l f -t in the world fur l:tirr .itid Tal.jo Ir. HTKi H(M K SALT, the rhenpet ami f' r lee.linsr Live Stuck: I.A.NK I'LAMKIi f.r. m I'wrmn ITMIM. of the bo.-t uunlitv 31HKI.NS PATENT SAFETY LAMPS, whu'h a-r.-.f h exploded: (Hinmtt s AV AOi is ,n & K IS : tin- l:i rirc-t stutk ol M1I.K t'Uot'KS of 4 -Mi ;. mid : .in. I of jiiperinr ware ever of- -1 r :i 1 In Ehensburir : a full line of PAINT 8' t'vi FS id the mot deirnhe j n.il 1 1 - AVI N 5 U i;i.vs oll.s. PAINTS. TMiPENriNK IINiMILS. lotrt'thur with a lnre and cm- -t. k .) vh.-i-v tli: I KIFs. TOI?A( ( 0 AM) SLGARS, 4 '! -i" thi.ii-.tnd of other uefu and needful it : In fi. t. anvthiinr I hnven't nt orean't i: ii .tn-e i. n-t worth burin, and what I 5f r ' r ale may a'wavi he r- iioil i n as fiiwt- i iji- litv. while t'liey will Inrariablr be "I l AT 1SO I "I'OM iitu.i;s! llivir.4 had nearly -rni'.rrv te mis' r.vrm t$ i .ii the ..f L'midi in tn v lino. I am enabled '!! '.' my ru-.t.iur with th.verv be.-t In the i- i. One me n lii.eril Imroo! Vnnr patron- f tt.en. and Li nvineed that the best iealwavg ! h- ! -!. n n.l tint it never .:iv to l.nv an fn : r irt -!e :n:.!y tn-:iii e the pri.-e i l.."w. if it !,! - i.-l 'it i hie fai t that .neh K'HMla are jiwavs i-it in the i nd. (iD i. :1 II, IIU.XTI.EY. -h'ir A. EVERYBODY! f desire to Inform th public in j general mat we have Stablishecl a Big Store ! j AT ' Runnel hill,: respectfully invite attention to the fact J that it embraces I xii More in Quantity ani Variety : jari j uual!y kept in stores of the kind, i.i treruwhere rnnrttl,1 hn iJ,ne : " ho ha t e given us a call that Q)UV Stock; IS NOT F-VCALLED I'OH ALITY, VARIETY aaJ EXTENT ; e'hf r -ck in the neighborhood, and a 7e r..i l fi-oTi time to time a Id new fea- 1 tjrrn ami new lines of moils ?:iHli alw.tys buy in larjre iuant:tie! and nl- i low no re. : duetioTi in stock te hupo by utrii-f adher- ! " to (il)i)I ioo4, ciisr ' KS AN1 Si.M AKE DF.AMMtj TO I H SltiiU: THECItEAT POPULAR : headquarters for ijjL KIND OF irOnnTi - - w xi ' t i tat, wc ishitll endeavor to tuake it i the interest i f n.l i laiwis to j Iiai.w rnniKi?r wrvTrv' ' 'y eaterjr,, tl, thf jr vrnpf, nj n-Hneg I ' tr-at:i:ir them ax we ourselves would I h to he treated in all matters pi rtaininir to bu'iinei's. rq I v.y we have on unlimited demand a i k:r: i,i (lr frHin and produce, and tun 7'r t he tn prices In advance of others in the business. r c D FCR GB!M WHEN SO EASGAI'iED FOR i-earniitiy sol'cit the rafronaire of thn J"5'1 t',-dk'e our bos' e(T irt in ail traus I B. M. JOHNSTON &. CO. QRF ' ""lIi',Ilar, William, hara-, I ""Itg , lrkee ,, T.nuHUill. 1 .' il'rrvii j 1 'i 1 I.L v Il,I.MM.mKQ, PA. " iry ?. ft ITT iTITTn T TnrTm ttoty . ,r n thhmh LlliMT KUU UAJH WGoSes ! ! adrertNementn. clretttarf. jries- of other dealer, and then i?o to f. P. CONFER'S PDEL GROCERY STORE! 1124 Eleventh Avenue, een 10th &11th Sts.. Altoona, Pa., r f -T'"r ra'r'inaire on a man who ean w "i the lara-'t. m.ist Tart4 anil - 1,1 io.!5 v.-r ottVre I l.,r ale In ',!":"!'r, " ererytnina; frh nn t pure "11 ,,f ill. i t. ..it.-.. rt ...... , I,. . ' 'ixw r. 1 r riiHV nuns a r Y " 1,11 1 mi irs. notions I ,..'.? ' '' at j.ri.rn ful t a cheap I, f ,,, ' ''fltr than any other m'an or firra 1 rin.I', """ n'' uia"r where they renle or t 'i" nicy ij;iir. , -,l,,rii J3ironaire nereto- i,..;,. "P" h''o by his :rirn.i in Cambria irn.. 1 hoping: lor a eoeOiiu- ar i T14" of ,:,e pnl"' ttie uhneritier re I Jh .1 . '-.e"ryho,ly to call and examine - - prices r.tt.ji jre buying t anv other . 1S7-J. r. P. COS U K. -Mo.iel Orucery. Altoona, Pa. r n:-1,,tc'nr;',5r-,Sn,",flik'-"-.2'!k 1 1 ENTIOiN DDDDD U O G G G G t; Gi GG I) D GOO OOO D D O O O O I) D O O O O I) D O O O O I) D ooo ooo i) r 1) I) DDDDD G GGGG NEW GOODS! OOOO o O O ( t) o O o o n oooo tv w w w WW w w w w w AV X X N ' w w w w w AV AV AVAA' AV WAV j -8--8 f V JU A X j i THE GOLDEN BUBBLE BURSTS, KI'T TIIK (JREAT 81'1'l'EW) Y oo r UXX X GGG lX X X G G IX X XG rx x xt; r x X' x g U X XX G GG A A A A A AAA V o o u O O IT o or o o r o o 1' Y Y YY Y Y Y A A A oo I'U X XX GGG x - A -v j Is ft ill a booming, bringing JlelerMcsn Slaughter to High rrices and , irimi j muii.i iv tin, rie xtnjtir,: siva uti me u ana rran vj -nevi. Women and Children continue to carry away armsful of Goods as the result of Fearf:tl Financial Failures. W13 SXATCHBD THESIS GOODS AT PEICES SO LOW Hi at we ran sell yon anytlilngr yon want In the line of Iotlilmr at flmirea no one ha ever tlreamed of. ri"n pi;oi'li: vx? i : vn.i) : THE IXCITEMEXT INCREASING ! A TERRIBLE PAXIC FROM THE VERY START! t'nstomer will please rail early In lle mnrninx to make their purchase, as we flnl It necessary In the afiernoon to employ a police force to keep the mirslna; mass of humanity In circulation. I'OLi.owiNo vi; ;ivf. a :Y of tiik many bahoaixs Wll OI-TER TO ASH IH.'YERS : A Man's Suit for that others sell at .?o.ih). A Man's Suit for z'kW that others s. ll at .(". A Man's Suit for .tT.ini th;it others sell at 610.f. A Man's Suit for .fs.oo 1 1 i;a.t others s-U at Sl'2.00. A Man'.-- Suit for ?lu.(ii) that others sell :it ?l".i. A Man's l'.lue Suit for ?s.0U that others sell at ?1"00. A Man's pair of Vorking Pant's for ."ioc. A Man's pair of extra good Working Pants for 75c. A Man's White Vest for .".,-. A Man's pair of Overalls for 20c. A Man's good Calico Shirt for 4oc. A Man's good White Dress Shirt for r0c. A Man's Hat for :5Sc. A pair of Men's Suspenders for 7c. M it's Socks. f'i pairs for 2c. A ISov's II at for A Hoy's Coat, Pants and Vest for r2.-25. And a thousand'and one other things we have neither time nor space to enumerate ; but just come and see the rush at the RENOWNED AND POPULAR CLOTHING Corner ELEVENTH AVENUE April 25, 1 ST!.-flm IIERJE I AjVE AG-AIN! NOT AS AN ASPIllANT FOIt PUBLIC OFFICE 1UT AS A CANDIDATi: 1'Olt PTj BLIO PATROXAG-E! Having pulled down his political vest and embarked in the mercantile business on an extensive scale at his LARGE STOKE ROOM OX HIGH STREET, Recently occupied by McLaughlin Brothers, Where he has jusf ojiened and is now offering for sale an immense, varied and ele gant STOCK OF COODS of every description. Is fully prepared to pull down in fact has puiled down the prices of all kind of merchandise, and is giving bargains in DRY GOODS, DRESS GOODS, NOTIONS, H&TS, CUPS, : Boots, Shoes, Groceries, OrKKNSWAIU-:, &c, &c. Avhich cannot the jiatronage f cash buyers.Avho want to lor ineir money. o tion i mrgei io can, ami tins iaei oeioie ou m ) . ninuin that's new is best of all. liecause it makes the cleanest sAeep. Ebfnsiu ro. March i, ls;o.-tf. FACTS SPEAK FOll THEMSELVES. n.MtcAiNs to in: N(W Olotlnno" Doj,ot,! AT TIIF. Xr.W C I.OTIIIXCi Men's Snitx. line i thrvughmit, at Vrn'i Suit, beitrr iiofff, at .Vea't Suilt, ttilt brlter, at .Voi'ff Suitt. atl innol, at Mrn's Worttfd Xiiijr, at Mt-n's Diiaoit'tl Vtiij at ytrn'l fine Ilngonal Suits at Mrn's Drrss fonts at Men's fine Dnst 'oat at ..fS.'.'O .. 4.- . . 59 .. 6.50 .. 7 SO .. 0.7 j ..V'.M . . t.on .. i.sn The above are onlv a few of the man v nrtb-le e.imprid in my lar-.-e and clecrant "took of f 'Inthinjr, Hats. C'ii. Oerit.V Fnrnihinz iinfl. f'rutik". A n'i-es. ie., a the ?ia"-e doe? nut allow a more extend ed enumeration of the inanv exclb nt bunrains we are nrlerinar to onr eii5timier. Call and nee for younselve. however, and ret assured that uionry ean be saved by btiyinir at CIIAS. SIMON'S NEW CLOTHING DEPOT! IN IK f V. K. CIIRINTY'.H Rl II.I1G, It. l'aaneiiirer Depot ; A M. KEIM, M. D., Physician I Atr PrROF.ON, Ehenahnr?, Pa. Of- I (lea raeently oeenpled by Pr. .1. J. (b.tman, two doors west of Mlair Houe. Hih St.. wh-re niirht eal!ean be mails. (Jonsnltatioos io Overman. as - wc!:!'E:fl'!. ;!-s.t;. tf.'i X X X EEEE X E X EE X E ssssss s s w s w s W W W TV WW AV W X X X X X X X X w sssss s s S 8 ;ssssss X X WW W WW w X EEEE X X XX OOOO 4 O O O o o o o OOOO miTP V V p p PPl'TTl P P 1' FF.EEEE KF.F. EEEEEE W N N N. N N N N N M N N N N N N N N - ' Ttf AT, TOO MA 111 1JLJU 1, Wll lit OF THE SEASON AT THE MM MMEEEERRRIl II CC MM MMK R RII C C M M M M K R RII C M .AIM M EE RRRR 1IC A A A A A AAA A M M ME R R II C A A A A A M AM M M M E R MEEEER RII RII CCA CC A an-1 ELEVENTH Street, ALTOOXA, PA. Hardware, Tinware, fail to attract the attention and secure get the most goods and the best goods X. .T. FRK1DHOFP. roi'N'D at thi: NX X X X X EMPORIUM ir.ior, Ai.TimsA, lor ax hi v Mn's Vn. from ,ve. yrr pair up to the very finest. i;,iys.' ( 'Tothing. ell sizes, from the cheajirnt to the best. Men's Hats, a splendid assortment, from f.U'. up. Men's U nite Dress Shirt. fron i"e. up. Men's Calico Shirts in great variety, from Hf. up. Trunks, from 5e. up to the finest and bet makes. .',-Plij Linen Collars, 3 for ?Jc. Men's Half Hose, all shades and qualities, from l,c. up. 1230 FLrAISTII ATF-SI K, M.TOON'A, I-A. WM. n. SECIILER, Attorney at Iav, Khennhiirir, P. OfHco in Col onada Row. (reeently occupied by AVm. Kltteil. Ei. I eat re straet f l-2l.'Ta.-tr.I ewJpf r A-!rertiin Korea a, l'JSprnrcSt.j T THE FORGOTTEN SENTINEL, The Island of Hugen, in the Baltic, 1",:.1M:"",.U, ' "V""? ! pSstr theriagof his dis- ZZ As r Snt of Peter Haxen the peas companies of sappers and pioneers, and ant with one of the infanUymen was Firmin Hon- , 5f the largest in the is- Q . inffmlrlieT rested one nicht as 1;'"d' the s,.ldier, returned to his old sentry on a little eminence near the har ittio ,m,Bnp:1rtl,Phi.r- bor. It was midnight when the corporal of the guard left him and he exacted to be relieved at 2 o'clock, which avouiu leave him three hours' sleep before ) morning. The minutes slowly Avore : aAvay, and the two hours, according to j the sentry's calculation, had alout ex I pired, Avhen suddenly he heard a sound ' oo foot ctotia inTroipliiniT '(JfMxl ! Here comes the relief !" said Firmin Bonard to himself, then cried aloud, "Who goes there V" There was no reply il.nd yet I heard something, "' muttered the soldier, '"and I can take my oath my two hours are up."' Almost immediately thereafter there Avas another rustle in the bushes, then a bark, and the poodle Capucin. the dog of the regiment, and a Avarm er soual friend of the young sentry, bound ed up to him. On hearing the dg bark the sentinel at lirst fancied that something was Avrong, and cocking his musket he cast a searching glance into the obscurity. holding his breath to listen. Isut there i wasn(.j(nf.r Sound nor sight of a foe, and Capucin. clambering up the rocks, came Iwm ul ii cr In Tli r'i ri 1 ' f.ot "Oh. that's von. old IVIIoaa-. is it? j said the soldier. "You found it dull, . did you V Well. Capucin, it is not par- ticularly lively here. It is a pity you i didn't think to invite the corporal to ac- company you, for the night is decidedly : cool and I haA'e an exposition of sleep come upon me. The corporal's Avatch is ; always slow, and Avill be till he takes it ' to tht; blacksmith for repairs."' I In response to these Avords, to which ! he had patiently listened, Capucin ln-gan i to bark and gambol furiously round hi . : friend. 'Oh. you think that if I am chilled ' and sleepy I had letter Avarm my blood : and Avake myself up Avith a dance, eh V I But, Capucin. you have no musket to ! carry, or you Avouldn't frisk so." j still Caiucin continued to bark and ' to run. now to the right, now to the left, ' as if posi-essed. until linally losing all : patience he came up lothe soldier, seized him by the OA'ercoat and tugged so heart ily at it that he tore away a fragment of i the cloth. l'.onaid was not in the best humor : originally; iioav his anger Avas increased ami transferred from the absent corporal ! to the present Capucin. and he saluted the animal Avith a lusty kick. The dog was visibly grieA'ed to le so maltreated and misunderstood and re ; tired to some little distance, then slowly returned, looked reiToachfully at the i soldier and licked his hands, j ''(in ! 15e off Avith you!" said 1m i ard, steeling his heart and threatening ' him Avith the butt end of his piece. Capucin seeing that he could not pre : A'ail Avith him at last retired, often look ing back and barking invitingly, j Hnt the sentry stood resolutely at his , post and Capucin just reached the leaeh ; in time to embark Avith the corMual in ! the last boat, for Napoleon had formed ' a jk'av stragetic combination and Avasre ! tiring inland, and had sent DaAoust or- lt-rs to join him mstantlv. evacuating Kugeii on an hour's notice." In the bus- , tie the coi'ixnal every one but Capucin had forgotten about Honard. Firmin Honard. pacing his beatrAvit'n his musket under his arm, heard '-i o'clock strike in the distant liellry of the old church of Rugen, then 4. then 5. The i SAvalloAvs began to tAvitter and the sun ! ' came up. i Losing all patience and in desperate defiance of all military law. which en joined him to remain on post until he : Avas dulv relieved he descended from I j the heights and sought the guard house, j "If anylxKly is going to be shot," he growled, "it ought to be the corporal, : for the idea of leaving a man on guard for six hours is absurd." j So saying he entered the guard house ! and found it deserted. "The devil !" he 1 exclaimed, and Avas sorely puzzled, but ' after a feAV moments relied ion came to the conclusiuii that the regiment had ; moved during the night to some other i lart of the island. Throwing his gun OA'er his shoulder, he set off across the iMand and presently came to a peasant ! Avho Avas ploughing in a field. "My good man." said the soldier, I "can you tell me Avhich Avay the French i troops ha.e gone ?"' ( "Hy Avater," answered the peasant, surprisetl at seeing the solitary soldier. , "I don't knoAv where they have gone, but at 2 o'clock this morning they sailed : Avith the greatest haste and in the com ; pletest silence. " "CJone !" said the sentry; "and the : have abandoned nie ! I shall lie setdoAvn is a deserter. Damn that cotviral he not onlv left me on Avatch six hours, but he lias ruined my reputation dishonor- 1 me. .Now I understand poor Capu cin s visit ; he came to warn me that they Ave re going, and I, dull fool that I was. could not understand him. Good dog, and I kicked him the lirst time one of our men eA'er struck him. Oh Capucin. Capucin, why didn't you think of tearing the corporal's coat, too And the sentinel burst into tears o i regret and despair. j "Come, come, my son," said thepeas j ant, kindly, "don't give way so. Cry ' ing Avon't mend matters. Stay here : : you 'can't do anything else. If the : French return and take you 1 Avill ex j plain everything." j "Hut you do not understand what martial law is if they return there Avill ; 1m? no pity shown me." ; "Ju-tut! 1 hat is aosnnl. ioucan ; not be punished for a crime you iieAcr committed. If anjlHidy is to be blamed ' it is your sujK-riors avIio forgot every -' thing about you." j Firmin Honard made no answer but j swept with a despairingly hopeful eye i the distant horizon. Alas, there was not the Avhite fleck of a single sail to le seen, and again he gave aa ;iv to his grief. "Take my advice," said the old man, "and bear up with a good heart. You too are from rural parts, unless I am greatly mistaken, and can find in me a friend if you are only willing to let me liefriend you." "Hut you knoAv nothing about me whether I am lit " "I am an old man and long accustom ed to read the faces of my fellows," said the jieasant, smiling. "Hefore you took up the musket you haAe held the plough. I need alaltorer. vigorous and intelligent like yourself. Come with me ami I w ill feed, lodge ami clothe you, ami see that you haAe something in your jiocket eA-ery Saturdiir night for a unday frolic."' "I accept your offer thankfully," said Firmin Bonard, ''and you shall see that a French soldier is not less faithful to theplousrh bv which he trains a liveli- calling, did not lack for opportunitiesto show his skill and industry, and speedily I conA'inced the rich ieasant of his A-alue. . "My friend,' he said to Firmin one ! day, "I loAe you as I would my oAvn i son." i "If it were not," replied Firmin, I "that my old father in France waits ! and hoes anxiously for my return, I , should neA-er care to leaAC Rugen." j "You Avill see him once more." said j the farmer ; "and when you go to France ; to see him Avhy should you not bring him back to Rugen with yon ? That, how- ever, Ave can talk of at some future time, j To-day I wish to sjeak to you concern j ing my daughter." A flush coA'ered the young French ' man's face, as the jeasant"s keen eye i saAv. "If I am not Avrong," he contin ued, "slie and you are very lriendly ?" Firmin stammered something unintel ligible. "In fact," the old man went on, "the neighlKirs sav that vou are in Ioat with her." "What ? Who says so ? I swear to yu- Hir that I neA-er adilressed to your j naugnter one worn, wnicu avouii maKe her aAvare " "Precisely, and that is why she has ; desired me to ask you to. You shall j marry her. I haA'e already promised her that it Avould le so. and she hugged ine ! so for a quarter of an hour by the clock that I really thought she would strangle ' me. " t-s . t - x . i ! night later became the husband of the iold man's onlv child, the rich, prettv ! : o,,.t ,:.,i i i,,i;. j .wot mm.wiK .vim ii... . I llt Vi.nr TiQccurl owo- Tour mora I : toil and loA'e. Firmin Honard thought ' often of France, but came to forget his j technical desertion. The prattling of i his tAvo children, the embraces of his j Avife. avc re a present that anstvered for the future ; small wonder that he forgot I the past. i So matters Avent on till one morning j the signal Avas made that several vessels t were in sight ; then as they dreAv nearer : the word Avent round the island : Tt is the French ! Thev are going to . land I" "It is the French ! Thev are going to ; land !" The Avoids came to Firmin Honard's ears like alarm guns, anil he felt that he Avas a lost man. A sudden thought . came to him, howeA-er. aud reassured i him somewhat ; dashing to his dwelling ' he put on his old uniform and shako and ran to the spot where some five ! years before he had leeii so strangely i abandoned. ! Soon barges filled Avith soldiers Avere seen to put off from the ships that had rounded to and dropped anchor. In the ; law of one was a big Avhite ioodle that barked joyously on seeing the solid i ground once more. Firmin Honard saAv the dog and fan- , cied that he recognized in him old Ca : - . l i .Til l a , t . . - - - in . .inn i in rir luirii n i 11.11. Mill the barges approached : Lapucm it Avas Capucin, indeed evidentlv recogniz.ed the island, looked round ea gerly. espiel the sentry, then standing on his hind legs gaA e one rapturous how 1 ad plunging into the sea swain Avithall his might shoreward. An instant later and the boats Avere Avithin hailing distance. "Who goes there?" shouted Firmin Honard in a voice of thunder. "Who goes there vourself?" answer- fd one of Davoust's staff from the lead- ; ing boat ; "aviio are vou anviiow Firmin Honard, priAateof the Sixty- eigth of the line, on guard." j I "On guard 'i Hoav long haA'e you been ! guard V" i i "Since 12 o clock on the night ot .May : 13, 1S07." At this replv everv one burst out ;iaugiaag. l ne nrst ooai sprow nau hot. : ()f whom as a Avitness I heard vou so ; quite touched the shore when Capucin re;itjv regretting to-dav, is iioaV alive : had scrambled up the steep bank and t aIU, .,-t vour sorvi.e. jIe tt.ns a ,,)iecr with a tremendous bound cast himself, j sU al;n(t t,1(l 1)olus giving him some I barking furiously, into the arms of his , (hijff to (.re the ieHIactie, a)l his Iold friend Harks, gamboling ; somer- , knmvig nothing aftenvards. I more ; saults. licking of hands, face feet all ! Uian h.llf SUSIH.et the old quack of foul j imaginable demonstrations of canine : jiAy To iioison outright would be dan j iy- . , ii gerous : but there are plentv of drugs I "Go on, old fellow, sobbed the sol- , whk.h wjn produce the seiiiblance i.f j dier. with tears rolling doAyn his cheeks: Aoaih an(, p;ive no SUSj,ici()US traces af- "lear niy car ana miidHA a a nn.cn as .1 I Avon't say any- r when I struck vou r affection and intel- I vou liKe io-oav, am thing. I rememlier for showing all your Hgence. . Y hen he had somewhat recovered from his emotion, 1 lrnan Honard. fol- i...,.,i j... i i... f ,;t1,'..i .1 t.-....t .i.ami. ia itinm-iM in.- milium in ....... i. the beach to greet his comrades and tell his story. Luckily the corjioral. now an I officer on DaA'oust's staff, Avas there, and j j could corroljorate it. The regiment j feasted him royally, and he, in return. : ! invited eA-ery one to the farm, where he . j and his Avife did the honors cordially. ' It Avas not long ere the neAVS reached i 'Marshal DaAoust's cars. He laughed; j heartily at Firmin Honard's stratagem, j 'and having satisfied himself that the; soldier's antecedents Avere irreproacha i ble orde red his discharge to be made out ! indue form. Far be it from me," said the Mar shal, "after he has leen on watch for five years without bting relieAetl, to send this gallant felloAv before a court-martial." Firmin Honard remained on the farm. He visited France that year and brought bus father back to the island of Hugen. His children and grandchildren to-day hold the most important positions there, and their family is knoAvn as "the fam ily of the French sentry." When the French again withdrew from the island Capticin resigned his commission in the Sixty-eighth of the line. He had had enough of glory, and the quiet life of abundance and happi ness that his friend led at the farm AAas more to his taste. He came to under stand Avise dog ! that life on the farm might be quite as pleasant as life in camp, and that there were infinitely feAver dangers in it. So Capucin remained at the farm. Nka Fit Do It. NeA er reply to moth er or father saucily. NeA-er sjx-ak to mother unkindly. Never act u.ly to brother or sis'u-r. Never correct father or mother Avhen they are telling anything in public. Never steal anything, or tell an un truth, or siK'ak ugly words, or circulate scandal. Never seek play Avhen you can le more usefully employed. Never say, "I can't," or "Let Jim." or "I don't want to." when you are told U do anytbf-jg. AN UNEXPECTED WITNESS. I had neA-er seen my little client. lie was ofT to iHiarding school when his mother died, and they buried her the next day without sending for little Charley, who was too young, perhaps they thought, to appreciate his loss. This was the way little Charlev came to le my client : After his mother's death, a Avill was produced, leaving all her handsome fortune to Mr. IJryson, her second "lieloved husband," little Charley's stepfather. When the will was offered for probate, it became necessary to apjxiint someone to protect the rights of little Charlev ; and to this post that of guardian ad litem, the laAvyers call it too often re garded as one of mere form, I was dulv assigned. It would have afforded me great pleasure to break tkat will, for I had much less confidence in the austere Mr. IJryson than his confiding little wife had, who had trusted him with everything, her little boy's future included. For myself, I thought there was far too much goodness hi his face to leaA e any for his heart. Put Avhat could I do ? The will was in legal form. Dr. Dolus, avIio had at tended the lady on her deathbed, had drawn it up and witnessed it. and was ready to swear to everything neeessarv to make it valid. The other witness", Sandy McBride, an old Scotch domes tic, staunchly loyal to his mistress, died and Avas buried the -ery day lefore the case Avas to come on. The weather was Avarm. and Dr. Dolus advised a speedy interment. With Sandy died all my hopes. He Avas a truthful, honest fellow, and what ever facts he knew I was certain he Avould tell. Put now his Aoice was si lenced, and all the other side had to do t, " 'VJ , I ...writing, ..J? Mtf0. .t,'?.ITfs,wtrr ta" e,u ii i.hc iiim went to oca iron bled. I fell asleep at ' iep at last and was Murdstone and IVavid dreaming of Mr, Copperfield, when a loud rapping Avoke me. It Avas Dick Seton. an old chum of mine, now a medical student, who had a habit of calling at all sorts of hours. j "Ileg pardon," said Dick, "but I'A-e something strange to tell you." j I thought it might haA'e kept till ; morning, but bade him proceed. "My friend, Nol Pellett. and I," he i Avent on, "haA'e long wanted a subject i to dissect. So we hired Paddv Hurke j for ten dollars and a jug of Avhisky. with ! another jug contingent, to dig up and ; bring us to-night the body of Sandy Mc Pride, who was buried to-day." "You'll all get into a scraie," said I. ! "That's a point on Avhich I roniisel ' Pat to consult you." Dick replied ; "but I my story first : I "Nol and I were sitting, by turns Avhet- ting our staljiels and ltxiking oA'er the pictures in Cray's Anatomy, when Ave 1 heard Pat's signal. "Nol let him in. His face was death ly pale. Quickly dumping a heavy sack from his shoulder " 'Hcdad Oi've got him!" he exclaim ed : 'but I wudii't tlo the job again for t woice the pav !" " 'What's tiie matter ?' Nol asked. "'Afther I tuck him up. ye's see." j Pat said, 'he Avas civil enough for a i , i . . .a . . . win ii i itiir ii in ii wcpn it i tut cii'i i i ilot-t ;.,..;., i't. for the last half moile '.' " 'Nonsense ! a mere fancA- -a preiu- i dice of race,' said I, as Ave turned the j IhhIv out of the sack, laid it on the table and took up our instruments. ! " 'Great heaAcn ! what's this V" ex I claimed Nol, starting back. 'The man's ' alive !' "And sure enough. Poor Sandy, af- 1 j ter a feAV convulsive movements, ruse to i j a sitting wsture, and rubbing his eyes j looked confusedly about. I -"Oh, murdher ! murdher !, screamed ; i Pat. 'Sure the rogue '11 turn States iA- j idence on us an play the mischief Avid I us all for disturbin' his etarnal rest.'- i And, by the way, that's the jxiint on , which I promised to consult A'oti. ! j "In short, and to lie serious." I lick j l continued, annv .McJnie, me want terAvards. Through such means a man I I tl v ill ll. illi.MiKH .-men iiiraii.i a miii miaht l(p eftectnallvdisiMwedof bvburv- 1 ' iTi, m ilivo '' ' " J"l hur,.;ed Wl lliv clothes an1 8et out I tith Dick. In a back room we found ! , Samiv sitting in his shroud, regaling I )linls,'.if on (.0i,i iiaui ami a nn,g f ale, i i . . ... ' i j.lt ijm-kp looking on AMtli eves agaie i ,,n)i i...jr st tjj on en(i 1 had a conference with Sandy, the result of Avhich Avi 11 be disclosed present ly. Suffice it to sav. it Avas deemed ad visable that his return should be kept a i secret for the present. i Tavo more resjiectable-lookiiig gentle men than Mr. Hryson and Dr. Dolus neA-er apieared in court to tell a lie or rob an orphan. When the doctor took the stand and kis;ed the book, he seemed the iinier sonation of truth. He gave his testi mony clearly and methodically. He had Avritten the Avill. He deemed it part of a physician's duty to qualify himself to draft such instruments. The provisions had leen dictated by the testatrix herself, who was of sound mind and memory. He and the other witness had seen her sign the instrument. She had declared it to be her aa ill, and they had subscriled as Avitnesses at her re quest, in her presence, and the presence of each other. Hisco-AvitnessAvasdead ; but he had seen him affix his signature, i and recognized the handAvriting. In , shorU he verr)1 evpry requirement of the law, and sat doAvn Avith the air of a man conscious of having performed his Avhole duty. It was no use to cross-examine him. I think he would haA-e liked it. "Have you anyw itnesses, Mr. Gaines?" the judge asked. "One, vour honor." "Call him." "I have sent for him ; he Avill le here in a moment," I replied. The judge looked surprised, th? case seemed so clear. ,Mr. Hryson and the doctor hxiked lxth surprised and anx ious. Surprise turned to amazement Avhen Sandy McHride. Avas conducted to the witness-stand. The spectators, as lie passed, gaAo him a wide berth. They seemed little inclined to come in close contact with a man buried but yester day. Mr. Hryson and the doctor Avere the most tlisturlrt'd of all. They turned p-a!c. exchange! frishtaicd la:;ces. and. before Sandy, on whom eA-ery eye was fixed, had half told his story, the two stole out and were seen no more. Sandy's story was this: On the day his mistress died, he had signed the pa per produced at her husband's request. but not in her presence, and without knowing what it was, It-ingtold that his signa'.ure was a nierelv formal matter. He had not seen the mistressthat dav til he saw her in her coffin. As to what happened to himself, he could only say that, hearing him complain of a slight headache, to which he was subject, Dr. Dolus had giA-en him a lotion, after which he was conscious of nothing till he found himself lying on a table, and two young gentlemen standing oA'er him with knives. The will Avas rejected of cotirse.aiul little Charley got his mother'- fortune. There was a "strone belief that she. too. had l.een the victim of foul play ; but i this account that he ever held in cherih the culprits had gone 1oyond the reach j ed remembrance that hybrid cross of of punishment. ! ass and horse. He recognized how de- j sirable it was to have a mule to make Geooraphy and Newspapers. The New York 7 rn'i" desires to impress on the public the fact that neAvspaers haA'e liecome great teachers of geography, ami have increased, lieyond all the pos sibilities of the schools, valuable knowl- edgereganling distant places and foreign j hu oats all day. At 4 p. m. gadfly inspected jeople. Kach week statements, which ! mule's off leg. Convulsion in rear part of relate to the affairs of the most w idely mule. One gadfly musing and seventeen separated countries and cities, apin ar in ; feet of skylight gone. the newspar. Obscure rivers become j X'ln "ltX famous in connection with great events t worked the bat.v Afri.-an cl. pliant into idly occurring on their banks; names of 1 with his hind legs. Mule feels much better." towns are suddenly elevated into iuiiort-1 rut the mule was not there, and hence ance by being ass-H-iatel with moment- ( it th:it the olJ ,nan ahvays rPsp.ft otis incidents. AYhen wars convulse and ; e,i lnP i.ast. )ne of the lis ir..ve a deA-astate. or famine and pestilence j self-opinionated, extra lung-eared sjeci scourge other impulations and countries, j nien down to Ule pariSj ,,;,,;, Ult Uu rc the first inquiry made bv the intelligent he sln, k. The Kvs had never tlriven a reader of foreign ncAvs is aa here are these m,,. l-.fre nml were .leii,ie..t in ti. ! thincrs happening, and reference must lie I made to a map to ascertain the informa j tion which they require. Now. why. 1 snco-psts the Jfprnlil I'aniint the tipws- ,,air lie utilized by the teachers of geo- gniphy in the school V Insteadof taking a class through t lie dreary list ot cities, ; towns, rivers. caies, islands, &c, until j were piped aboard and the ark set sail, j the mind is wearied by the monotony of j Tlip 0fZ ,,f the vovage. which can be recitation and memory is jogged more ; f,tuil,i in almost anvKuropean collection by the sing-song association of sounds of alltiquit ies. shows that a raven Avas ;' than the intelligent retention of names sf.nt out in SParci, (Jf jrv land. That ra . and their relation to j.laees and objects, . VPn was nevrr heard from until some ! the teacher should take the foreign ucavs vl,ar d,.e .i.i.n i. nt the win- in a neAvspaper and read : "The Theiss river is rising and threat en ing Szeged in;" here is the Theiss ; hat and j where is Szeged in V i has chosen a ruler;" Or, "Hulgaria Where is Hul garia?" Such practical questions at j once awaken the interest of the scholar i in tin; subject; he associates current ! ucavs Avilh interesting and useful infor- mation. pud thus acquires much more i geography by this method than he pos ! sibly could obtain in the ordinary Avay. ; Indeed, if the newspajH-r is rt garded, as , it ought to le. as an educator, it tvill ! fulfill in schools and families inanv of the useful purposes of text books in art, science, and literature, and esjecially is there a natural alliance lx-tAveen geog raphy and neAvspaiMT's. Hence how in complete and how inadequate is the reading-matter of a family without the addition of a good neAvspajier. MAitniF.li in A Hpruy. January i and Mav Avere linked together in a sit- ting-rMim of the Providence and Stoii- ! ington railroad at Hichmoud one day i the week bf-fore last. They arrived by ; the east ward -bound train and Avalketl ; briskly aeross the platform. A clergy ! man Avas Avaiting for them, and a carri . age had been engaged to take them to ! tlie residence Avhere the ceremony was to I be performed. The bridegroom hastily i inquired Avhen the next Avest ward-bound ; train Avas due, and on being told that on i ly fiA'e minutes would elapse lief ore that ' event, he ejaculated; "I am in a hurry! We must return by the next train ! It s going to rain ! We must lie married " They entered the humble waiting-room. The hands of the ( lock moved. The station agent suggested that the time ; was "only Iavo miniiics. now. .nisi then the Avest ward-bound train rounded ithe curve, approaching the :-tati.n. ; The bridegroom's agitation avhs evinced i by leads of perspiration on an ample forhea 1 fringed Avith a few tutts of grey hair all that remained from the snows of seventy Avinters. Little May, ! with the innocence of girlhood in her i eyes. Avas in a nutter. The clergyman ! ahne was cool and self-ixissessed. ".loin I hands !" he cried as the loeomotiA'c i shrieked. "You take this man as your husband V" he demanded sternly, as the j . ., , , . -rt,.f. i engineer gave the UU-roj-e a Aigorous -Ierk- 1 "S," Avhisp. red nervous May. , as.tl!' trili " ?v,'th ""l"? grinding and the engine sputtering. You take this woman to be your avi fe ';' asked the clergyman. Avith his hand on the bridegroom's arm. "Yes." quoth January, fumbling his ticket and tak ing the spectacles from his nose just as a heavy trunk was dumed on the plat form and the locomotive again found its A'oice. "Then I pronounce you man and wife." exclamed the good man, and the conductor's "All aboard" came in like an Amen. The bride was bundled into the car, there was a transfer of sil- ; the burning Avreck. and fast the flames ver half dollars from bridegroom to rolled on. He felt their breath on his ch rgvnian, the backman murmured, j brow, and thought to himself that it was "Col darn it. I've lost a job," and.Ianu- ! getting almost as hot as a ward caucus, arv was nearlv carried off his legs on the ! The loy continued to look from that platform. Their Avedding trip had be-j lone iort of death, while lie rattled mar gun. bles, sjmxiIs. tojis. brass-buttons, dog- " " j knives, and a few other things in his I low Dry It Was. An honest old j pocket. Avith more or less despair depict farmer giA-es his impressions of the hot : e,i on his countenance. siK'll as folloAvs : ! "It Avas so dry we couldn't spare Avater to put in our whiskey. The crass was so dry that every time the" wind blew it flew around like so much ashes. There wasn't a tear shed nt a funeral for months. 'J'liesttn drierl up al! the cnttle, and bunted off the hair till they looked like Mexican dogs, and the sheep all looked like poodle puppies, they shrank tip so. We had to soak all our hues to niiike "em hold swill, and if any cattle Avere killed in the morning they'd In? dried lwcf at dark. The wood dried" up m that farmers chopped seasoned tim'ier all through August, and there ain't a match through all the country in fact, no wedding since the widow ;ienn married old linker, three nonius i;. n niii i-v Ki .iin.p ij nn. left are all skin and legs, and I didn't hear a Al.. 11' ... r..... rr.n.i...,.,.j.w.j I potatoes baked, they tM-ing so already, and j we couldn't spare witter to boil 'em. AH the red-headed girls Avere afraid to stir out of the house in daylight, and, I tell Ann. I waa afraid the devil had moved out ot his old ii.mie ami semen tiown w tis ur inc. i Why, we had to haul water all summer to keep the ferry running, and say it's getting dry; let's take suthin." A fom mother, sending her scA-cn-year-oM son for the first time to the district" school, avs considerably surprised to observe, Avhen he rame back, a look of titter disgust and mortification on his face. i i-it a t nn iii-iT to school '."' "Yes." he aiiswenil, "1 t. hut yon see all the other Imivs have got patches on their pants, and they laugh at ine : and ami (soMiing) if you don't put some on mine J won't tronwtin." NOAH'S Ml LI.'. SOME FEW FACTS REOAT1DINO THIS ME DITATIVE ANIMAL. Noah was a good old man, and the tribulations he experienced when he started out Avith his "grandest aggrerra- I tion of the world's wild leasts and float- mg menagerie could not Ie told m a week. Not that the crew of the ark were not attenli'e to their duty, and cheered the old man by spinning yarns on the ppar deck and dancing hornpipes, but the season was bad. and the animals somehow could not settle down and be come a happy family as they do in nil well-regulated ni'xlern menageries. No act in the eld man's life shines out so bright as his consideration fur the mule There was no long-eared native of the ' tow-path alwiard the ark. and it was on the collection complete, even if it were not a trick mule, but he ln'ied in Aain. If one had leen alxiard some such record as this would have been found in the log: I "Tlmrsilay, fourth day out Heavy sea. ' Ham, Mienfand Japliet parttl with every, i tliintr eTCent knee nans, llav mule feeliiiff language necessary to inspirf the l.ieast to move, and it is said that Noah Avi-di-ed Avithin his heart of hearts that one mule driA'er had Ieen s)iared to express his trgid feelings. After delaving the I ark for tw (lavs, an1 tho mule ;,Knving distv.sit ion to lift a le all bands dw of Fdger A. Poe"s led-ehamler. and announced himself as old "Xevt rninie." That raven is still to Ik? seen in any side show, anil can lie detected by his A-oioe. The general dampness that prevailed gaA'e him a bronchial affection, and he can Ik? spitted, sure i'p. by the cross-cnt-saAV intonation in his remarks. Hut the mule. Sunt' t ime liefore Noah ran the nozzle of the ark shaft Mount Ararat Japhct Avas reeling the fore-royal, and almost lost his grip when he des cribed in the distance the self-same opinionated mule, astride the summit of the mountain, gazing afar out p.jain the stretch of Avators. evidently tlii.-'king that the da of canal-boats had Ik-cii ntanlxTed and toAV-jiaths Avould 1k obli terated evermore. With surprising un animity all the gnats, gadflies, horsetlies and mosquitoes liio"ed in a body to the mule and held a jubilee on his sloping hind quarters. In the log sixteen pages are devoted to a graphic description of Ahat followed. It is the ojiinion if some naturalists that from that timethe mule lieeame docile and showed a spirit to have bis hind legs fi'iidled by little lys or colored men in search of everlasting rest. ....... - - 1 1 - - ..... C'ASABI AM A. Tn r. st.t;a" iietolu avith i es: iu r more nu tn. ruiTitv A lad named Casabiauca stood on the burning deck of the Orient, after A-ery-l.Ktdy else had played the great act and deserted her, Avhile the flames that lit the battle's wreck shone round him o'er the dead. It Avas an uncomfortable sit ion for the young fellow to le placed in. yet lK-autiful aie! bright he stood, as if lorn to rule the storm or burst the flue. You Avill. doubtless, ik? surprised to hear it, but. though the tlames rolled on. some of them shooting up the main-mast, asa repairer Avould shoot up a telegraph iile. some performing monkey-shines on the yard-arm. others licking the name oft the sides of the A'essel. etc. NotliAvithstand ing all this business, the loy Avould not go Atithout his father" word, for the Aery good reason that his back av.-is still ringed, streaked and triped from the lat lambasting he reoeiv -d for disobey ing the old man. This v. as a pretty good joke on the ly. for at the same time his father avhs lying on the quarter-deck, haA-ing tiled suddenly of heart disease. He called aloud. "Say. father, say if yet my tak is done, for if I don't get out of this pretty quick I'll Ik: dune my self, and done brown, too. and don't you forget it." You see he was ignorant of the fact that the chieftain lay unconscious of his son. "Speak, father !" oneeacain he yelled, "if I may yet Ik? gone !" and just then the enemv"s A'essel sent a broadside into He shouted but onee inore aloud : "Father, Avhat in the thunder's the use of me standiir here ?" While o'er him fast, t hrough sail and shrotul. the a renth ing flame made aa ay. Avith not a cussed pump in Avorkiirg order, and nobody to Avork it. In order to make this thing A"ery graphic it is necessary to state that the lire fiend wrapped the ship in splen dor, Avild. painting it in grander colors than the Uind-Avagon of a circus; he also caught the llag on high. swalloAt ed it. and blew more riblmns of fire out of his mouth than a street ix-ddler. After this he stood on top of the jackstaff and made an -..-......i, f . incendiary 1 mirth of .luly the sea-gulls. Hut in the midst of life avc are in death. There came a burst of thunder sound ; the 1n . oh 1 Avhere was he ? ( To tell the gnat j truth, there vas no North American lov in the ease. Captain Casablanca had no son. and, even if he had. it is not likely he Avouid have taken him along when he was ex- ltecting tins battle on the Nile, to say i I nothing ot the ansurnuy oi supping .i j father Avould exf-oso his little son on the i ,1, (,f a vessel during an engagement, i 0 pr,,,so to make it warm for those. i - . Hing lhvii. esters if Ate lose every long haired subscrilK r mi our books. Thf. breath of scandal is lieyond tKc; control .if cardamom si-eds.
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