;r -CAMBRIA FREEMAN
;. n':l !-.V ! Mcoli!.T at
. : Cnnbriti Co., Vo.,
II. A. Aifl'IKi;.
Vlvci'tiiitr Hates.
T,t Iir?cr.a rtlla'iK rirru"t( n ff t!.P Cam
T!i:ia Ku:i mas c..mt;.ii..1? !t tL (aT-rat-le et.a.
f i!irati'n i.( a lveri ip-r . -h..F Inr.rf mill be la
ser". M at tLe 1 jilni ir.R 1 jw rail s :
ir" s-.
1 Inch, 8 tlnip
! 6
. 2 60
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C Vcotithf
,rn Circulation - l,OGS.
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ts-
H M
if 3.
diiisiP.ii'iHiN riti:m.
, -: v" : r . o-t-'i !n n Ivihop. tl.."iO
. ' I; nut within 3 mos. 1.7"
"II u I t'il within 6 mi:s. 2.00
" il not p'd wi'ui'i year.. Cjj'i
8 " 1 y-ar
'i coi n 6 uiori-tt
" f nxirtLs
" 1 rr
I " rif-t-tjs
1 " 1 y.nr
.im iDi'traV r auJ Kxecu'. -t Noti .
AU'li'.nr t N ilir-c
SrtraT anJ 1ni;lar Not To
Husirte.t l:eni!. tint lnsor' ion ltc. per l:a ;
: v t.y - it!s ra. 'Vn
!!. !ii:r "tit .! she county
r.i! . r j -r v. lii be charged to
i 1 t: ' cvc tornn tn
. I . - 1. t f cii.-ii It t uci r
: . t 'u n I: ; n-,' tr. h-i nut
I . : I . - - in.- ruiiinsCH-niiri-'
. : t.-f Id .hsiii.eltj n iciu rsl.iu 1
1 K)
ea-b
H. A. McPIKE. EcMtor and Pubiicher.
"HE IS A FKEEMAS WHOil THE TRUTH MAKES FBEE, AXD ALL ARE SLAVES BESIDE.'
SI. DO and postage per year, in advance.
Hr9iutiot or yr'trwUg of cnr t orpontio
or iorirt'1. cid ctf!u,.(faiioi iimXrf4 to coli arwM
Iwia f any iattr of h-n ted or individual fr(,
mull 6r -eid yor at crf--f :"rt"iJj.
Job I'mir-nxo of all kln1 hfiDt ariu er e A it f
cufiy cxcmfcl at lowtfi jncei. L'on't yoolfcrge
U.
rv. . i A.
, . r i' : r t'-f - re via -;r,n it. ir
i. r e i ;i . -i ? !a w-,i -s io ol h
l v :s '-:tf' too sii.in.
VOLUME XIV.
EBENSBUHG, PA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20. 1SS0.
NUMBER 41.
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WkendalusI
SRAVirj CURE
q'.W'lX CURE.
t;, t.ii - iir"--s!iil Iti'i3U-l.T ever -
'. . i:i U i aaj dues uot
' i. .. i ! 1 i.' 'i H ! .1.' i :
rem Hcv. P. ra. CFIACER,
- , .. ... h...- ret - Sf. .!is.c;. Iii.'r,',-.
i A! .vx . V !.. Jan. -JO, 1-S0.
I ' '1 iV 'o- K'Uts : In replv to
, r , r. ; , 1 -:. . ( 1.:-1 1' y I i crli.rri- -villi ktn
'. . ; I isr- I I 11 i. t,-ili!.-i..r In
;. i r: ,.r ;p Tia;u 1 ,.r.'Min-.l a. li'.ttie
-.: .-ur-i a li.jrsr of l:uc-
: t - .u. l. i-I nia-ijlj u:y hi.r"
. .. . k..-j 1 turtu-.i Is.u: ( i t l.ir lew
. ... ! -:tt.-r. l.r.t whvti 1 .ut htm
.- .. it , -j I (li-:uvelt.'J tvit
. -. ., n, 1 r-uitf. a K.ttle u(
. S m :i t " . in i v. ila ie-d ti-.:in a tiottlo
:.. : - i i-'j' :.'.-i.her co tiij
! . : " . t! X.l.r..
iii:vi.i:Ayci: ft ir.r. tkt.Tj
Sr ( i . - M.is-8.. Marcb 11.
- j : : -. . ' ' ' ' -' ; i.ti . la )iit;cs to ua
.. . I I i :M t'. let otl ki. U.Ht I
' .. !-aviti- with Kctiiiall'a
. nr.- - i .. -.' ':ir;'juc: dun': kiivw Ihimt
.. .i ' ; "-- -t '. t.'-ro. I L:i c owr.e.l tlte
. j . .. i- ivik me luur icunth to
..:..: I J !: t I''-" ?lli:i !i OIH'. X llilVO
i i it MilTi'li" well, ix,t
.:..!! : .:. -I: lu to s-fii -r tlt. Ttilata
- I :.- 1' i- a i;-w t'lius here, but
. j : i.ss iIjh lor ma iu alu
i . ..... y . Cms. 11 Pakksk.
lenclall's Gpavin Cure.
- '. Ljy.it;: I Co.. I'a., June 3. l-SSO.
!" J K . mia;.!. x 'o. -CJeats: A cne of
, .: ...n:. u:?MiT my observation w-.ts ent ire
; t ol your Kfndali'(i Spavin
i- ' ; ; 1 ailr Aurdj lor two Luu-
. .:3 :r : ';. (. Ji?. U. II.Rr.
1 he" I'rnijt.
:atement made inderoath.
'.;'." " ! . t t - !n the rar l.'i I
: - . r. ,i: ' - : .;v 1 :i ( 'uro a fj. a vin
- fcjr. l.alT as i tryc as
r1;-' il-; ;f u the latnoiif-is
. !. ;:r. I ve w.-rivH tlio
' - : ' ; : I lis iMncr Im'cH
. ; .r,.- s .... . n -, , -r.-; .j in if,v ;zo
i. I lir:i:-"t i:i v. i : h"iv
it..
.-:-.-o 1:.?. tU Uiii. 4:.y
.ru,ti.-e i-r the Peace.
' I;A LiS SPAVIX CI RE
' li I 1 A i 1.1 Sil.
. i i-, V. i:v..-.or; Co., X. 'i . )
t twruwj t . l-i.,. v
v : !' !- ir S r T! e : .ii--i:
,
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- ". : C' !i iu- r.'r.s ':::i-l-.
' i' . - v : .-. t.t.r :1 v:-ni. Your
: i .. . : ; t j n-.- r. i- :i i m i m.
I : . . . - ' ' '.i.:t. in i;::ii;rnl j u-
.. . - it vr.-.-'i amli.iis
f
.SI. I
- S . - - . ' ( '. r. i - sr '6 !.i ! ' i firl r t.i .; r. i
r . -J n :. I :.-'-. ye, it ij
- ' - r . - li ( ry i ---;-i- t.t-
' . .. j y 1 ' y r .r.--.b -jrt!:r ci:
. . -. . : i. . .. i. I; ; . -i . ' !. J. tjllous.
- . j -. ..-..y !.irn.-...5? j a!l culur.c--.
.- n)-- r:i--'i:r;ii;iii lu man,
' -'l ' r w. : Il l liilj'?-!'. li WI'i-J I'jr
! :. i t. k-.ow-! to bi the beft linl
. . -.!. 1-ir.it af iii'.M In ttt action
- -.. .i i r. ct. Si-t..! a.ldreM for II-
! it. . l io think -;!vt.- po.J'tivo
,.t. N i r -ineiiy fjr mnn a well aa
. - I j . :-r t. ti .."d a mot with sucb ua-
'.- ' - ' , . r 1 . 'v. r 'IT lr,tlef for 15. All
- ! i it or --.iii -jet it for you. or It will
' t aj-! rj' tn r--?f ljt of price by the
' : f:. .1. KKMilI.L . .. Knoi
: . S;LI BY ALL IHtC-
H-10.-U;m.J
In. -1 ' ..rllT
J cattle us'5 :
-'!' t it: i t a.! . r-rT.v 'Ji?e.t'-3 of Hordes, !
- - : ' 1 v -ir.i.-. it curi-i HLii prcTen'-i"
i: :.i . Y-.'.ir f)-v i. rtr'.-.iii to yield
' y ' r. ;j. I II ,IM IITl ! 'I I M1I.K AX? llPTTKH.
" r.. nv:-s v ".nk 101.1:111 less
- -i - r -' .1 ! v nutr.i er e-cl-'.'.1
s!i:
- -;:.- 'a? 'e I'l-w-l.-r f-jr harlot.
' . - : ' -11 I 1 ii i..l lin 1 it a rn.n -cLAS4
1 - - -. 1: i;. :. 1 a 1. 1 .it ii.
lr- ' - 1 v';i ' f y.jiir t 'it'if- -.---r.ler on
1 'I: lY-n-. 'In": rov n.'I'K MCAHI.Y
i .i r. y a ; it y 1 1 f Mt' K -ihe d .d in.iure. ly
1 - ': w . . 1,1.1 w re i t rmti I.V1HM1TII
1 ii I i Hi- powd-r.
ir j.y, Jm '.k'. 1 rt. Iiai'.ai. N. -'.
' y !! r ii;:-j l'l.-w.lrr and mu.t say it
' ! 1 it i-b'ep, ef. 'i'ri'-d it
'"' 1 " - 'tv -.-mi.; : ilitli. with sin ts.H IX
r ' A2 i--I-'. Wrnii;,'.. H-rry sville. l'a.
i""i;-rv-'j4'iit mcatuclcnof your pow
; ' --v t 1 ir-v j.oiiitr .-. and have not had
firkov or er.I-;ik"ii fiii'.-. iir. Viu.
'i...-. V.
a ; .in' r,- two of your C'attie Powder.
! 1; t fr-.ai you las't winter rtT.in th
' ':' I line untneor it to a nel-b-
' ' -'Tj ! Li c li rkuiin. Jobs Williams,
- a rm)-!-t. F. A. MILf.FK. 3.11
ii'.I..U'l l.l'Hl
HIA.I'a. T-M.o.-ly.J
Hamburg Tea !
" ; LZILtKBH. TmK .lt rxri?tB.)
;SCr-3t HLOOD PUHIFIER
': t. WJ w,e 'iOLWii to the famous
I . ..-. r;-ii ; y n- the inntii cn
, ' - ' to i :. t- r- I of Ker. nn'tj.-
.' -,.!'.: :-u:i-, iWl.ttl ApTietite. I M-op-
' ' '" "' d. It 1 as a decided a.! ii'itija
- - :T , :jr . ' . v pi , te: r. more t br-r :: ii I ri
' - ' ' i -y'm. w-ihuit pro.lu' ;n- the
. .. l ain, and 'raii.in;r wlm-ii sc.
, 'r" "-- ' i f ot rier ' n 'hartis. V hn t iin
:.'.'r ''' " a" M?' t-reer.t. !!iiiin-
; '-'' i I'll lii.ruuiMT with Van Iyko"e
',:'; v -P- '-heat-ach M .1 ler. proprietors.
' 1 '- i ' M.. I'hiiad a. fa. U-.-)y.
? RATIONAL TREATMENT
""rh, Surf Tliroal. V.r one ri It l,
.' "ia .- i ( iinnnmilnn. m "!! a ly a
.",. 1 " "r I ii!plaint. lilJinryr
. rt DSfixf. Sexual ' e at tt w
' r' ' ti liMst i in. ..-1 attfnt in' ii-
' ' t.-j.v j -r..-.-r:'e J to si'.i'. easb
',,'" :' I .-. ; -r. K !rn, line. Pa. Vt rite
1'. ' '.. S'te a. id ii. f-lntn band.
c's Pulmonalf?
''i v. ,tli I .(0e w'.o Li', vti 11 I 11.
.k ., : -s:y ii'-.-t eCecfiii'.fy in
' it ' '!.. ll-i,.r-e :, I:iilu'iri,
v. ii.fp!n ..oy;r;i. 1 r'.'uj..
i,r .ii .in iili.l llleelll l
- I'r,
W '" ! Ie..i .-. I.tti. A'k .!r
iv " hM..'.l lnit, .. W. "if. .rl
I'd
W ft' '-4
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:
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'!'i:!r-T:piry. m. i..
' 11 i "-'I IAN" AM) HI'liiiEOV.
' . Fjumhi to. I"-
" i n ' r? '"ntty oerotd rrjr lir. A. U.
e . J ''' r Ht. wit wf .faViii. aad nearly
- '.v ,!'-r tlTeee. Nlnttc w ihotiM be
' i-.r.-. -j-.-'.r.l
Look! Look! See! See!
JUST RECEIVED :
a la Ran axd xonitY lise or
FALL AND WINTER CLOTHING.
Also, vt Till Stock of
CHILDREN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING
. I fEMtLKSS VAlilETY. OUJ2 T.iy'E Or
CAS-0T IJE l'.LlTKS FOR (JLAL1TY, MAKE-UP AU PRICE.
M'e have at recdicd a
Hats, Caps, Umbrellas,
TiiTiksj'VEblises, &c, &c.
at
Young America Clothing House,
Corner lith Avenue and 11th Street,
OPPOSITE THE OPERA HOUSE,
ALTOONA, 3?,.,
, " Do mt f,",''.1" f'TS us "'I before purcbnsiDjf tlaewhere, as ) in wknowlndaaj to be tbo
cLeapest houe iu Ulaix county. riopt. 24, lvo.-U.
SIEVES "WE AE3 1
NHW FALL AND
IN' CiKKAT I'll
rt"e '. uf ore hs.kiny foi---u-l in tU
Liiwj the h'.'-': 1 ?r srj,.ir,-ihr r .(.,-
1..-.-.. ..7 T- -T
t.'.c ;,!;'(:'. otm:li'y tc.'t
rJ" PRICES SO LO W
THA T MOXJJ CAX OH DA HE COMVETJ: WITH 11 HI.
r:ijcrs xrdl al'xoijs pn'J a full and thyttd stf-k of ect fjthi.t-j to litfnvnd in a (jcnernl
Moff. cufij i'io.-ii'i a ctjimA'te lt:n. of
DRY GOODS, DRESS GOODS, HOTIOHS, BITS, Ci?S,
Boots, Shoes, Groceries Hardware, Tinware,
(Jrastare, Gteare, ffooJeaware, Ciprs, Teta, annsfl GeoJs, fc, k
Also, Fl.OUIf. -OHN MK.L Vl. SALT bv tl:e Lu!ul and barrt-l, I)Hlos XMLS
GLASS, PUTTY, lilU SII I-, BKOOMS, Occ. I have liki-wise aid?d to my stork
I3IItr' I'ATliNT COKN tmiZT ,
iich tri' if loi a ie remarkallt lom print of GO ctntt ewh. Altoor a!e, tt
BEST AND QUICKEST BUTTER-PRODUCING CHURN EVER INVENTED.
JT" A I'-rare IncreT-ie of brtsinr-M ne-ei-sitftte-l tho enl.i.rje--npnt of my t'. ore room aril th erec
tion of an mi-l it inniil wareroom, ami "till :ny esi a within em is literal ly crew. Id with choice -joU and
easier seekers after har-iains. -till heinif lictermiucl to acconimo liiie all who como, and e?pcially
mv friends from the country, to when t tie hi-chestii rices in trade will he paid .r all kind ot produ,
I ba-re thrown open my lar'e and couitno-Jiom st ihlo for the ireo use of all who ni"V wish to put op
their stock. Thunkfui tor past lavors ami hopef ul fur many tu'me ones I remain a'vor.
Utah Street, Fbenebursr, aieli, ISO.
CUHE YOUR BACK ACHE
And oil dieajee of tho Kidneys. lt!udder aud
I'm.ary Oiksus hy wirtih thg
IMFEJVED EKCSL2IC?. KIDNEY TAB !
It if a-MAKVlL of H hAI.I.tU and KSI.IKK
SIMI'T.E, SKXSIIIT.E, DIKECT,
i'A in less, ro m:n rtL.
Tt CIMM-'S wkeih: ai i. ki.sf fati. A
KKVKI.ATIOX nd l!IAf Hi i" Md-I.-HH'.
A'.-".rtion or (iin-ot aj.pli-nti.ui. a opposed
to iinsiiti'IHt-torT intxrnnl luudicine. Send 'or
our treat io on Kidney trotible. ant free. Sold liy
Jjusgist, or sent by mail, on receipt o. prlds, 8S.
(,rTpI.h-;.iu.eh The 'Only' Lnn-Pad Co.
nine Kii-ev I'au. tTILMAHS' BLOCK,
A.if.iritandtake lfcTROIT, JMch.
no otner.
g IT?h
I UL.9UI I US ti W4r V U t! .1
. .
113 & 115 CLINTON STREET, JOHNSTOWN, VX.,
ALWATS
I i"i4 T-it nnd Cheappwt toelc of
Dry and Dress G oods
NOTIONS, MILLINERY, CARPETS, ETC.,
to be found in Cambria or adioining comities-. t-jT" Forget not the street ami number 1
and fail not to ml!, buy at,d be happy. g
1 'Ml
An lntittlon for lmrirt!rlTT n Trarficnl Bn-lneia Eilucation. Tonne and middlo
red men fitte.l for tlie nriiial dntic r,f lif.-. siudentsi can enter at nnv litno. In
dividual intriiction. iJir?" "nt finely furnisher! Halls nn.l Offices. ( -ompr-liensi vo
Irniraa of study. I'.cdiliir nnd opproiirlnte Lecturer Thorough Icachlnz Practical
tmn. For Circulars Jddre-i !M.ufT A So.., 1'ltUburjjb, Pa.
-. - f.0A w day at homo. Sample worth 5 Cj,f77!7 A Y.,K Bd x ene to av-i i.
)tOS2l)frea Add'el- STtiw-.(ln.. I'.irt- 7S, UeiftFree. Arfd-- I. O. VlLH-Va'-.J.
inir.s. ' I'- ;'-' '-'l 1 ' i . Auut,3. .-la ne.
larye and cvnip?ee lint of
m$nm coons:
tuf.
WINTER GOODS
OF I "SI ON AT
rr,miy Prtni'tenb'n'', fVrftAx in hoes -W
:u-(f"f u rf;-utin it
'fie mtrcoi
.tile
.
-4L KIXD hi' OoObS
Cure, by AP.SOKP'J I0S (itaro's Vay).
U'X(r DISEASES!
M ERE
ATHIX; TROLiJI.ES!
It DRiyr.S INTO the lyll'jrn narativa hsfUDtM
and iie.I'ji-r nio'l -ijs.
It nilAWK "it.ta tha discaod part the pof-son-i
thHt aame iifrtiiri.
ThoneanUa Tentifj t its Virtu's.
m w n imm and tm,
TVin't. dwapair antil you hive triad thi SwniMa,
l-.-lr AppJ.od and EADICAI.I.V Ht 1 tt T
l A I. i:uiady.
T Id bv I T'mt;ll, or Mit by mail on reeaipt of
Prlre, rt.OO, by
-Snd k-r'I'M- Trio fnlw' T iit,itPo,1 Pa
timonlf1 and our
iuq villi ajuiik, a au iv.
ivwik. 'lHre fljl
lioni a !." t-nt
free. ( ;o-Jli.-8m.
DETROIT, Mleh.
HAVE Til E-
THE MYSTEKIOI'S HAND.
I It was iu tlio year lStil, .Uovtly after tho
i comnieiioeiiieiit of hostilities between tlie
' uurtli and the soutli, tliat I found myself a
i VHsseuer from (Jibrsiltar to SoutUamrtoii,oii
one of tl:) Efuinsular and Oriental company's
', steamsliips. With the exception of a youu
i English attache, a iiersonal friend of mine,
the passensors were composed of British of
ficers, ordered home to join their regiments
in anticipation of a war between lireat IJrit-
: iuu and the United States, growing out of
; what is called the "Trent" afl'air, two south
, eru envoys namely, Messrs. Slidfll ami Ma
sou eu route for Enjlaud and France, hav
ing been forcibly taken from th.i liritisli
' steamer "Trent" by the oomuiamiiii;; oftiecr
! of an American man-of-war.
i 1 nni invariably sea-sick wlieti on th.e ocenn .
; On this occasion 1 was, as usual, eontiued to
; my stateroom, where 1 was visile ! by the
j younp; Euglishuian above inferred to, who,
after sympathizing with iny affliction, very
kindly said to me, "lie caieful, my dear fel-
j low, when you come out to tho cabin. With
; the exception of ourselves, all the passengers
; arc British otVicer ordered home to joiu their
i lcitiienH. War between the Unit'ju States
; and Great Britain, although not declared, is
j imminent, and 'our fellows' have got their
, fihtiiit; blood up, and yon oeing the only
j American on board, they wil 1 naturally w ant
to pitch into you, and w il! do so on the slight
est provocation. So be careful, for heavens'
j sake."
i I was too sra-sick to pay much attention to
my friends' warninp;, feeling perfectly well
, convinced that no human "pitching in" could
' be much worse tha-i the terrible pitching up
; nud down of the ship, then laboring in the ,
j trough of a htavyjsea. In fact, I very soon
! forgot all about it.
j la a couple of days, however, I found uiy-
self seated at the dinner table, immediately
opposite the Hon. Col. Anneslie, of the Scots
Fusiliers, his regiment beiuij a portiou of tho
household troops, then in London. After a
fciiual introduction, the subject of the antic-
ipated dii'iiculty between the two nations was
! introduced Ly Col. Anneslie by his asking me
: what I thought about the great insult (ireat
, Britian had received. I replied t!it:t I s-aw
1 nothing ttiat diplomacy between two kindred
j nations could not remedy. The colonel ex
pressed surprise at my remark, adding that
no nation like (ireat Biilain. could submit to
such a slap iu the face without drawing the
sword. I smiled and suij that a. military man
would naturally feel that the arbitraim-i;! ol
the sword was the J rupei meth.d of dispos
ing of such a difl'iCt'.ity, but that meti of pe.tec
1'iefened to re.-ort to every other remedy bo
. fore that of blood-letting. By this lime maiiV
i of the officers had left their seats, and were
, eagerly listening to the conversation. Much
to the horror of my young F.nglish friend,
who in the kindness of his heart had titnen a
' seat at my side, iu order to shield me as much
as possible from w hat might prove to be an
; outburst of indignation on the part of his !
countrymen. I then said : ,
"W ith all due respe-t for your sentiments,
colonel, permit me to add th.it the views
which I have expressed are sustained by the
highest living Lviglish authority on interna
t tional law namely, your own Mr. Bhilimoie
j who, in a coiuuiiniication i t the London
Times of a recent date, which I perused at
Gibraltar ju- t beforw coming on board, says,
1 if my memory is not at fault, that tlie Amer-
ican naval commander was not only justified
in taking from tlie 'Trent' Messrs. Siidell
and Mason, but would have bcieu justified in
; carrying the 'Trent' into tho port of New
; York."
i Several officers immediately jumped to
their feet, exclaiming to Col. Anneslie iu
, tones which indicated their excited feelings :
' 'Trc-ent me ! Present me !" Aft'T which
a captain, whose name I have forgotten, but
j who must have stood over six feet in his
stockings, stid to me iu a tone of sarcasm
which he evidently touit pains to suppress :
i "I g your pardon, but is it not possible
j Hint you have nnuio a mistake in the paper
I to wl ih you have referred? Instead of Cue
1 Loi.don 'Hint, which we certainly had au
! ciual opportunity with yourself to peruse be
I fore sailing, have you not been giving us tut
btnoQt of some articles you have been rea.l
1 ing in the New York Times"
j I told him that 1 thought not. I perceived,
; however, that, without an exception, these
gentlemen evidently thought I had been
i making a fool of myself, and so bewildered
j is a person from the effects of sea-sicknes3
j that I began to iear I had, when Col. Annes
I lie, as if to set the matter at rest, directed
, one of the junior officers to the captain's cab
; in and asked him if he had the latest London
Time received at Gibraltar before sailing,
i Not a word was said until the young man
J made his appearance with the London Times
i in his hand. I was feeble and nervous, and
1 my nervousness was augmented by my f,n
j glish friend at my side making a remark to
! me ia the honesty of his feelings, in a low
; tone, not at all complimentary to my common
j sense or prudence. I felt as if I should have
j fainted with jov, as th subaltern, handing
' tho paper to Col. Anneslie, remarked in a
suppressed tone, hut sufficiently distinct for
mo to catch thn words, "By Jove, he is right;
there's Phiiimore's opinion '."
Mr. Phiiimore's communication was then
read aioud, and ihv true character of a Brit
ish gentleman was made conspicuous by the
j courtesy and kindness promptly displayed
i and extended toward me during the vovage
1 to Southampton. Tliere Col. Anneslie called
! me to the sido of the ship to witness the sr-
rival of the Scots Fusiliers, who had just
come down from London to embark for Cau
j ada on their warlike mission, and who, rec
j opnizing their colonel, as they were ascend
ing the side of the transport, placed thoir fo
rage caps on their rifles and chenrcd their
commander, just as he said to me :
"Allow me to present you to my regiment,
and at tlie same time to regretfully bid you
farewell." -
On leaving tlio steanishioal Southampton,
I discovered to my preat regret that all the
berth9 on Cunard steamers to sail for the
next month had been taken up for British
f oflicers and their wives, and that my only
rhance to get to New York was to take pas
sage on the Gorman steamer Bremen, just
arrived, which would sail in three days. On
j this vessel I secured passage for myself and
j family.
Sauntering back to my hotel, I espied a
natty little craft in the dry dock, which, on
I inquiry, turned out to be tho confederate
cruiser Nashville, undergoing repairs. Th5
ofiicer of the deck, who appeared to b? a
stripling ot S or 19 years of age, wearing a
pea-jacket and cap ornamented with gold
braid, was nervously pacing the deck. As I
stood on the wharf, this youngster was join
ed bv- t'.vo olheti wirr.'.Ur! uu'.foiiuc-d. The
impression they made upou my mind was
that the Nashville was officered by young,
enthusiastic and determined men.
! I remained on tlie dock long enough to
' take a mental observation of her armament, j
I which consisted, as nearly as I could judge, I
! of a sw ivel bow-gun, probably a 20 -pounder,
j and two others probably 10 pounder3. I was I
I about to leave for my hotel, when an officer,
who subsequently proved to be the chief en- j
gineer, approached me, and iu tho frankest J
I manner possible, said : j
"You are an American, I perceive." j
1 replied affirmatively. He then invited j
me on board, which invitation 1 declined, j
lie repeated the invitation, stating that the j
other officers would be glad to see an Amer j
ican. I begged to lie excused, as 1 had some ;
purchases to make, etc. He then told me j
that he rind the second engineer were New j
Yorkers that their families lived in the city i
of New York, and they wished me to takti a j
couple of letters containing money to their j
wive. I told him the United Slates govern- j
men', had sent instructions to F.uropc, warn
ing all Americans against being the bearers
of letters from or to parties in arms against i
the government, and, trivial as the service ;
might seem, I regretted exceedingly that I '
could not comply with his wish.
I parted w ith him, and was neat ing my
hotel, when I heard ieotsteps coming rapidly
behind mo. Turning around I discovered my
new acquaintance, the engineer. He ap-
proached me, and. in an agitated voice, said :
"Do you purpose returning to New York I
on the Bremen ?" I
I told him I did. j
"Have you paid your pasf-ag.j
I replied in the affirmative.
"1 am sorry," he added, aud was about I
leaving me, when he turned quickly, came up !
close to nie, and in a low voice said, "Forfeit i
your passage monvy i do not go by the Breiu- j
cn. We have an authenticated list of her j
cargo. She lias on board koo boxes of Prus- ;
sian rifles for the Federal Government. In
twenty-four hours we will be out of the dry .
dock. Two hours after tlie Bremen starts for
New York we will bo in pursuit. The Nash
ville is fast ; we shall rapidly overhaul, burn ,
and sink the Bremeu. We. shall bring back
to Southampton all her passengers, but their
baggage w ill be lost."
1 thanked him for the information and we
parted. I was plodding along, bewildered in .
a measure by my situation, and contrast:ui,
unfavorably to nu'self, my refusal to take
charge of a letter to a p-jor woman in New
Yoik, who was, peri laps, suffering from want
of tip- money it contained, with the unxicty
her kind husband had displayed to save me
from the horrors of perhaps a deadly conflict
nl sea. I had haif a ruind to go back to him :
a nil take his letter and it s consequences,
when I ran against Captain Wessels of tho
Bremen. 1 felt it mv duty to communicate
to him the information which had so strange
ly come to my knowledge. He was very
much agitat-d,
"How Ijng," said he, "will it take you to
eft your family down t j the steamer?" (
" Twenty minutes," I replied.
1 will give you half an hour. Forty min
utes from this moment," puiiing out hi 3
watch.) "we shall be under way."
In twenty minutes my family and bag
gaee were onboard. In ten minutes more
evers- pass'-nger going by the Bremen was on ,
her deck. The gang plank was hauled in,
her fastenings cast off, the tinkle of a bell
w'as heard, we backed out, from tha deck
another tinkle, and we were under way. I
looked at mv watch. Foity-fivo minutes had '
elapsed since 1 had been conversing w ith the I
catitain in front of the hotel. Fortunately ;
the steamer's fires tud not been put out from
the time of her airival, only a few hours be- :
fore. !
The Bremen was a staunch craft, am'. o.Ti- ;
cered by hardy men of experience. As much
steam as she could safely carry wi's given .
her, and we rapidly left behind us the shores
of old England. That night C.ipt. Weasels
told me that everything he possessed in this
world was aboard tho stjamer ; that he was
largnly interested in the safe deliverance of
the .SC-'J boxes of arms; that the Nashville ;
was very fast, and. in fair weather, could .
overhaul us with our 114 hours' start ; that if
she did he would right her with steam as she
came alongside, and would scald to death ev-
eiy human being on board if possible. liuro
I could not help but think we stood a chance
of having a broil converted into a boil, with
somebody conked gratis. I should be telling I
an untruth if I stated that I relished the
prospect. i
For 4s hours we boonic I along in splendid
style, when a gale of wind sprang up, which,
although favorable for us, neveitheless tried
the metal fastenings and cordago of our ,
gallant iron craft. In such a heavy sea tho '
Nashville could not live, tho captain said,
which consoled ns for the roliingand tossinc,
the loss of meals, and general discomfort of
all around us. On the ninth day the captain,
in honor of our escape from the Nashville,
gave us a "jolij- spread," with fine oldKhen- ,
jf.h wiue and other accompaniments. Songs
wens sung, and toasts were drnnk in memory
of "Fadcrland," "Our Fritz," etc., for, with
the exception of two ladies, my family and
myself, tbe passengers were all German stu-
dents en route to join the Union army. On
the tenth day, about noon, when on the banks
of Newfoundland, there wss a tremendous
crash, which shook the vessel from stem to ;
stern. Steam was let off rapidly; the vessel I
stopped. Orders were imperatively given in i
tones which seemed to combat with the ele
ments, there was a running back and forth
on deck overhead, a draggin of blocks and i
cordage, ami rattling of chains. The vessel,
having lost her momentum, be-gaii to roll and
pitch and toss fearfully. The weather was ,
bitterly coid, our sails frozen and ur.n:anaj;c
p.nle, our machinery disabled : we were at
tha mercy of the elements. Tho goad ship ;
Bremen gradually nettled to her larboard
side, the seas began to roll over us, trie hatch- ;
es wero battened down, the deadlights se- ,
cured; wo were in utter darkness and in
closed in an iron prison. A feeble light was, '
i after a timo, swung in the cabin, bnt no prep- ,
aration of food was thought of. The cook ,
i and waiters seemed to have stepped ashore. ;
j For hoars r. one camu to communicate with
us. At la t a solitary waiter appeared, and i
j plrioed soimi bread, cold mertt n mi wtter on
i the table. Ye questioned him ; he answered .
I not, looked frightened and disappeared.
' This state of things was kept up for - hours
i longer, when, finding things getting no worse,
' we began to think masters were more likely
to improve.
About seven o'clock of the night of the
eleventh day cut. Captain Weasels, for the
first time sin"re the accident, entred the cab
in and took his seat it the bead of thf? table.
He looked sad, gloomy and exhausted. Al
though he had been sn long without i'o l, I
noticed he was not eating. Not a word was !
uttered by any of the passengers. I ap- !
proached the captain, and, quietly seatinR
myself at his right, said, iu tones as firm as
I could command :
"Well, captain, bow does it look ?"
He did not immediately reply or look at
me. Thinking he had not heard ine, I was
about repeating the qusstion, when be gent
ly placed his hand on mine, aud with an ex
pression so sad, so mournful, that I shall
never forget It, replied :
"I will tell you. No small boat can be
launched, or can lire, in such a ea as U now
tagiug. Our machinery is disabled beyond
repair. Our sails are frozen and unmanage.
able. We have sprung a leak on the larboard
quarter. Ourpumps are broken. Tlio water
is gaiuingon us with such rapidity that, if
the wind does not shift before midnight, so
as to throw us on our starboard, aud thus en
able us to pan, a sail over the leak on the Jar
board, we will be at the bottom when that
hour arrives. Now, go to work, cheer up
your fellow-passengers, particularly the poor
ladies and children. If we should never
meet again, believe that I have done all in
the power of a human being to save tho ship
and the irecious lives intrusted to my eare.
May the great God have mercy on us all."
He then left the cabin and went on deck
The passengers had been attentively watch
ing us. I turned to them, and although, as I
was told afterward, my face was as pallid as
th-t of a dead mrson. I exclaimed :
"Cheer up, cheer up: by midnight we shall ! 11111 ""uwte gazing upon the flowing liver,
be out of trouble." " ' "Don't be too sure of that I" said a voice
Gerrnau songs were thcu sung by the stu- 1 behind him.
dents, affording me anopportuuity to quietly ! liobert Craig turned with a start, and saw
slip away to my state room, my lamily hav- ; a ta" !nan standing at the opposite side ot
ing.preceded me. Ou entering my state room j tho bridge, leveling a rifle upon him. He
I locked the door, took out the key and placed sceld very cool aud deliberate in bis man
it under the pillow on which the head of my nt,r 1,0,1 be spoke iu a tone that was hard
darling bov was resting.
I awakened him and told him to rise aud
kneel with me. He did so. 1 said, "Now,
my child, it is my duty to say to you that we
aro in great, verv great pril. (Jed alone can
save us. Pray fervently to Him to save us
to spare all in this ship."
Tho child did so; we prayed together, and
if prayers ever went up from the heart, those
prayers did. A lew moments afterwards the
boy was fast asleep, and, strange as it may
seem, a feeling of drowsiness gradually crept
over me. I have beard it said that persons
on the eve of execution have been known to
sleep soundly. I think I can account for it.
Hope and fesr have given way to resignation
quiet submission to the will of Providence.
Be that as it may, I s;x,n fell aslm p, and
s ept as soundly as I ever did In n:y bfV, un
til suddenlv awakened by what appeared to
be a heavy blow against the larboard quarter
of the ship. In an instant I realized the sit
uation. 1 thought my hour had como, a::d,
with all my faculties slert, I ca'uily awaited
the awful sensation of sinking to tV.- bottom.
Kven in this terrible moment there was a
consolation in knowing that all who were
dear to me in this life would not !:e separated
from me in death that we would go down,
down together. The vessel, however, grad
ually careened from the larboard to the star
board. Pulling and hauling, shouting and
running, were heard oveihad. It wanted
half an hour to midnight. The wind, as by
a miracle, had suddenly shifted from NNW.
to NN'E. God was in the elements. The
mysterious hand was visible ! We were
saved !
In five days afterward we were at our dock
in New York. With the exception of myself,
who was in the consular service, the passen
gers wer rigidly searched for letters, but
none were fount. Mr. Seward was inform
ed by me of the locality of the Nashvihe and
a man-of-war was promptly dispatched to
look after her 77i Coliornian.
A Few Wor.ns to Ynrsu Women.
Don't marry a (hunkard. Depend upon it
if you can't keep him fober during those
days of the average woman's strongest intlu
eiice over wayward men, the season of court
ship, the chances wii! be against suceess.
Some women have succeeded in th
,r f.f
love, but there are a thou-and failure toone
ol success. It is a field of mis.ion tiy labor
that very 1ltv of the sex are entirely fitted to
filter.
A man who .;;ots drunk is necess.tiily a
bad i.r foolish man when he is under the ir.-lhu-i'.ct;
of liquor, and is very apt to soon be
come a bad man, whether drunk or sober.
The romantic. Idea that a woman who can
reti'i-.n a drunkard by marrying him is de
serving of a crowu of glory, ! all tlie vciiest
bosh. They would be shocked by the sug
gestion tiiat a mau who marries a fallen wcv
man and rfsiorcs her to a life of virtue,
would be deserving the praise of all man
kind. The latter would he a much easier
tasn, and mor6 likely to succeed. The de
basement in one case is generally incurable,
and scorns the influence of kindness or afflic-
tion ; while in the other, the opportunity to
escape from a life of degradation would in
most cases insure co-operation with the mis-
sionary in such a field.
The drunkard is generally addicted to a
number of other vices, each one of which
ought to be considered as repulsive as that of
drinking. Still w( find pure, virtuous, re-
fined and delicate women risking their lives ;
and happiness in the delusive hope of rescu- ''
ing and restoring them. Instances of the !
ten ibid failure in this missionary field are to
be found ia every street and lane of a great
citv. Still the experiment is tried by new ;
votaries, who foolishly think they can sue-
ceed where others fail. It is a terrible doiu-
sion. Love and devotion are powerless o.i a j
drnnkard. Nothing but an iion will, and
firmness that few women possess, can check
the career of a man who has once taken hold
of strong drink. He must become subject to
her will, and be restiaiued from bis evil
course by a jo -.ver stronger than love and
kindness. 'I here are enough rren who lie
come drttiikftids after avirriage, for all reas
onable put rose of ct; er't' rnt, w ith- lit taking-
them fully trained in a caieer f vice ;...d
debauch ry. Therefore, wo say, '-Girls,
don't do it."
Octvvaep Dr "Kanok. Much of the hap
piness of life depends on our outward de
meanor. We have all expeiiescod the r buret
of gentle and courtoons conduct ; we have
aii Iven drawn irresistibly to those who r.re
obliging, affable and sympathetic in their
demeanor, 'fho friendly grasp, ihe warm
w t-lcoiiiO, the chef ry tone, the encouraging
word, and the respectful manner bear no
small share in creating the joy of life ; while
the austere tone, tlie siern rebuke, the sharp
and acid retnaik, the cold and disrespectful
air, the supercilious anil scornful bearing are
responsible for more of human distress, tie-
cnair and woe. than thvir transient ru.tnrc
miglrt -,eeia to w Jiraut.
AS ARGUMENT FOR LIFE.
It was a sharp frosty moonlight night, but '
the fresh waters of Green Hirer had not yet j
been chilled, and they flowed rapidly onward, I
with confused rnurinurings, as if Impatient
to become part of the gTeat Ohi.
It was as late as ten o'clock when Hobcrt
Craig, a young lawyt-r, came upon a bridge
that spanned a branch of the Green P.iver, '
iu Central Kentucky. He was afoot, and he
walked with a verv light step, because his
I heart was light. He had been successful in
j the most important suit he had ever lteen c-n-j
gaged in. He had pleaded his own case,
and the court that had pronounced judgment
in his favor was simply Miss Mary Lane, the
: handsomest girl in the neighborhood, and us
' good as she was beautiful. She had proiuis
! ed to be his wife.
i But Hubert Craig was destined to plead
' another case that very night, and before R
less lenient couit. He bad no warning of
; this, however, when he stepped upon the
: bridge and walked out over the clear wuteis,
muttering congratulations to himself,
j "Yes, I'm the luckiest man living:" he
i soliloquized, as he readied the u.iddie of the
i bridge.
The bridge was not a covered one and he
stopped to b an oer the railing at one side,
: and looked down into the s-paikling waters
j that quivered in the bright moonlight.
"Yes, I'm the luckiest luan liviugl" he
j repeated, quite aloud, after he had stood a
ana icy.
At the fust glance, Kobert Craig saw his
danger, for he recognized in the intruder
lialph Moore, who, as he was well aware,
regarded him with the bitterest hatied. for
the reason that both had been suitors for tbe
hand of Mary Lane, and Halph had, of
course, leen rejected. He was noted as a
man of desperate character although be
longing to a good family and he was more
over known to be the best marksman in the
community. Hobert Craig thought .f these
facts, as he found himself standing there in
the cold moonlight with that unerring title
pointed at his breast.
He himself was unarmed: there was no
hope for succor on that lonely btidgt at that
time of night : retreat w as impossible as well
as unmanly ; rcv.-tar.ee was equally out of
the qui -iiv.il. His enemy meant il. ii!. lute- '
y to take hi- lLc, at.d J. hud the power to
doit. Ko!e:t Craig realized all tbK and
fe.t that ceitain death awaited him. 1 l.e
ten'itiC exigency ; !t eiy hopelessness of i
the ca-e ma-ie him calm. '
Haij'h Moore." he said, in a voire that
betrayed no emotion, 'have you come here
to waylay and minder ine '.'"
"Hobeit Craig," replied Ka'-h. coluiy.
still keeping the oeadiy rifle at an aim. "did
you suppose yon could trample over me and
Jive .'"
His Sngrr was on the trigger, and the fierce
look on his fare denoted tnat the life he held 1
in his hands was not worth much now.
"But. surely," said Hobert Craig, "you are ,
not wicked enough to commit such a crime '
as I see you contemplate? I am unarmed
and at your mercy. While I doi.otlike you, '
Halph, I never though you capable of a cow- ,
aruly act. It would be cowardly to shoot i
dow n an unarmed man, and you know it.
You are a good marksman, but 1 am willing
to fight you fairly, if you think that a mortal
enmity must necessarily exist between us."
"Bosh ! Do you think I am a fool ? Do
you think I can be cajoled by your smooth
talk ? No. I've got rou, Holiert raig, and
you shall never live to enjoy your triumph
over me. You are how within just five min
utes of your death. I will grant you tkat
time to pray if jou want to. Nothing can
save you? There is not a soul within half a
mi:e to hear you if you should yell. You'll
be floating down the
river tuiies below this
bofore moru'wg."
' But what do y ou saj- to being handed for
murder?"
"There is no witness near. It can never
be proved against me."
Hobeit Craig wassiieiit. His enemy, who
r'ainiy meant murder, stood like a s-tatue.
with the liile still r-oir-.iiug at bis head, and
watching him like a cut. There was an ex
pression ol sav;
exultation in his face.
plainly visi; le in the moonlight : and P.obeit
Craig saw that it v. as idle t- think of asking
for mercy.
Various ideas Kent whir'.ing through his
brain. He thought of running away and
tiustii.g to lli-ht, but be dismissed the
thought, for he could not escape the nr.er-
ring aim of the relentless mau confrontin g
him. Ha thought of rushing upon Halph
and engaging in a desperate struggle for the
; possession of the rifle, but he knew that it
j would bo hopeb ss. He was twenty feet dls-
; tant, and hi enemy could shoot him down
j before he could reach him.
As if divining Ids very thoughts, l'alth
j said, with a demoniac laugh :
"Oh, there is no chance for you: run
which way you will, I can btinsj jou down
before you can trtkn three steps. Come, to
prayer : You have oi.!y about three rniiintos
and a half left :"
Hobert Craig teod motionless, and with
. the same crMilness he had disidaytd from the
, beginning, he said ;
"Halph Mooro, I see that you are In ear
rest 1"
"Certainly 1 am. Ha : ha : You know n:e
well enough, to knew that 1 did not come
bore for nothing."
"Yet you wi'l r.t k'il roe," said Hobeit
Craig, in a qnir-t, firm tore. "I can tiring an
argument to boar tl.i f wi.l prevent you."
' Pooh"' Iiieitcd l.l.l; h, cr-nteiVij'tU'.t.sly.
"I'd illii to ki rw v. ; at it is?"
"Weil, 1 e a It : t-r in my pocket ! ere "
"S'.opi" exclaimed Halph, fwictly. 'Kc'p
tl.e.t bend away from your pocket. I u"dor
st te-.d your g..-.n you i.ive a pistol 1"
"No; on my honor. If 1 had, yon rouid
shooi before i could use it. 1 thir.k you err.
quick euou.ij! for il at."
"1 siippi -e I a.n."
"Well, wii! yon aliow rae to la1;e a
from my pc-kf t, or are you afraid?"
"Wed. I don't t'.id.k 1 am mnch afraid."
4 i hall I take the letter from my pocket?"
"Yes, but no tricks : my eye is on yoa."
Kobert Craig, with the calmness of a man
merely transacting some ordinary business,
drew a letter from bis coat pocket, and be
gan deliberately to write on one side of tiis
envelope with a pencil
"Whit are you doing';
demanded Halph.
1 eyeing him jhtrply.
"I am merely writing a secret here, which
when you know what it U will indui-e you
to change yonr mird."
"What i it? Why don t you tell it Jo me ?"
"You will understand that when you hear
me read it."
"Some trick ; but remember I am watch
ing you."
V hi'e Kalph Moore lost none of his fierce
ness, and did Lot waver in his murderous
j purpose , it was evident that his curiosity
was aroused, at-d he watched the young law
yer closely as he w rote rapidly ou the envel
ope by the light of the moon.
"Well, whit strange things have you writ
ten ?" he asked sneeringlj , as Hobert Craig
finished.
"I'll read it to you," replied Hobert Craig
Then he held the envelope up, so that tbe
moonlight fell upon it, ami read as follows :
0-;WlLS0N-s I'.l'.II'i.K. ;::!;. n Hivlk. )
Tli'.'.isdav night. ln-tv.-M't in and 1 1 o'cim k,
Dei-ember ?1, 17-. )
If I am found murd-red. b it known flat
Halph Moore, of I'j.iiuid. is the murderer.
He -tale's bi ti le me while I wtite this,
pointing a ritie at nie, ami declares that ho
will shoot inc. I'rf-;i"-f lie is jealous of nie.
I eui unarmed.
Kor.KKi Cp.ak;. Attorney-at-Law.
Halph Moore uttu red a disdainful laugh.
"Ha : ha ! What good will that -ribbling
do you?" he said. "I cun destroy it while
you Moat down the river. You don't sup
pose I would go and deliver it to the author,
ities for you even if it is vnar dving request
Ha ! ha ! ha I"
"You won't deliver it for mo?" asked
Hobert Craig, calm as ever.
"Do you think I'm a fool ! Come, your
time's about ui 1"
"Won't you deliver this for me after I'm
dead?"
"No : of cour-e not."
"Then I klr'W who wi;I."
"Who?" n-ked Ha'ph. puzzled by this
strange conduct. .
"The river!" and Hobert Craig sent the
letter whirling from the bti.Jge. and it float
ed away cn the bioiu of th- i: pid current.
"What doe th;d mean?"
"It mean-, Mr Halph Moore, that you uiay
now murder me just as soon as you please.
I 'in as well prepared to die as you are, and
have fu'.ly made up luy luir.d to die ; but if I
die you die too. Tbe tiliTeieic-e w ill bo this :
I die as a maityr, and the luan who will be
reinen.ber.-d in this cor.tiiunity a- honored
and loved: while you go to tie- g alh ws, a
criminal, a convict, covered wiih infamy,
and ere there -trunglod like a bt-a-t. aud a'l
who know ymi will, in yiars t con e, only
r nu mber you and -pak of you ns the co
nroly a-sasin whr shot down an unarmed,
man. Now s'ao. t, just as - i n, y,, pbr se,
and "lint ietier ;io:it,ng down tliu liver will
Ul! on jou. and you will be bur;. ''own!"
Hebcrl Cr;;:g stool wiih his a: u., oi Jed,
r-.J pan l.tly as fi r-.r'css ,f the threatening
v.vnp.n :.- thouuh if were a tuullcn stalk.
Halj-h Mooie sei n ed st-fiu what.keu ha k.
lie wi in -i'euce a moment, s'.ill covi-rii a
his intended victim, then said ;
"Nonsense. Don't y.-u mi; po-e I can get
that leiti-r inside of an hour .'"
' How'.'" Kskcd pobtrt Cia:. very com
placently. ' I c::i!..1 sw 'mi ti-.r it if necessary."
, "The water would bid yon t death in teu
minutes. Yo t know v cry well there is no boat
j within ten miles, except nt the nr-crest ferry,
ana there the cars are liw-kcd up, and c-ouid
not be had before looming. j;v that time
the letter will have floated many miies away
: aud probably has been picked up and hand
ed to the authorities. Oh. blaze away: I'd
rather you would now , since I have made up
my mind to die and have you banged :"
Halph Moore stood for half a minute, w ith
i the threatening rifle still at an aim, appar
ently unable to make tip his n.iud w hether
to risk the gallows or md : then he said :
"Bat if I t-pare y.-u, ;.i;d that letter is
found, what explanation can b- made of it?"
'T miulit say it was a joke; and in any
event, if I should be still found alive, it
would, be easy to prove Hint you didn't kill
lue. "
"Hr.'.ph Moore j.h d his title upon his
shoulder and walked away. Muttering, with
an angiy -; th :
"I'm a fool: I oucrit ti have done the
woik without giving hint a chance to play
such a lawyer's tiick :"
lb bn t Ciai,; stood upn the bridge, w atch
iiig tho w 'Ue'i-bo a--ass!n tlli he was out of
sUt.t, then once nioie gaze d down upon the
, c'ltar.cold watcrsof tlie river, and sai 1 aloud :
'T am the luckiest man living ! No Hot t
ing to night, thank yo-.i "'
; The t ext day Ha'ph Moore abruptly start
ed on a trip toC alifornia. much to the surprise
cf the community, and he nnvt r returned to
Kentucky.
Hobeit Craig? Ah, if 1 should give bis
: real name, the reader would know that it
was the life ot a since fatuous man that was
saved tint frosty night, years ago, by an ar
gument on the bridge.
Woman's Ct fio-ity. There a:e some
men in this wot Id. men who will, s Mrs.
Paddle said, "tamper with n woman's feel
ings at e very .hour of the tli.y." iccasinual
ly it is tlie. lot of a woinr.ii cf gentle and con-fidii-g
nrture to marry one i f thee creatures,
and snc-h was the f.v.e of Mrs. Underskirt.
The other evening her husband came home
w ith a most mysierious arid solemn look upon
his countenance. So marked was this that
his wife aked : "My love, are you r.ot feel
ing w'.l'. Pirftvtiy wtii, my dear," bo
replied. Thon he closed his mouth and
looked more nystf rioas than ever. W, n on
are not, as is well 1-now. n. rat ui -. 1 ; v of a curi-
ous disposition, bnt such
li arous- enybf.dvs in:
skill tried every way sh
draw her l'.u:'?ul nut,
oudu' t v as cti. u--h
r, s:. Mrs. u,, i.-r-'
could tidiiik of t-
ut hi-r -iTorts t.nlv
re-ii ted in g'-uii.g 1 r-e't hi a high state if
nervous anvie'y. Final: v be v a eied a i.n
anl si-id: "M dear, i: " I we:- .t t--;!ou
'"ir t t'lirc, co i M vei k ' t j i: to yotii-ri! .'"
Ibr clocks Cowed with ec,'- uieui a- -!.e
cried : ' i yes, Hr.-n " He continued,
v;-iv solemnly : ' if I toid jou about a so-tr-r
in th': t,,wn, could j u retrain iron, n e: -tior.iug
it ?" Iier ("-, s'-hone l:::- stars, sn-I
she l.ery liiiii'o! up ant do-si- -.- 'pit excite
ment a- she replied : ib, bid. .- 1. 1 o;nd 1"
"leeii if u weie a rh i. h se.t'idii " "Yes.
yi s :" she -xc':-n:iod, bierthmg short arc
e -gerly. ' II c.r l a- !!,, 1 nby hi t n t.-dav '.'
he uiieiiV a-kc--I.uv.-t. " Weil?" "L.i
the. man co'iv nh the -tr.l?" "Yes' Nov
I Harry'.'" and sue was S' fldgt ty a-a ruor :!e
j w i;h scprrt ssed cv.-.io-lty. "I - supper n,o,"
letter ' ready ?".te went on. "Vis: .!. lor inen-y'
j "-efco t?.i nie about ti e scandal '." she cried
j "vr.r. t tion i Know ot any, lie lr-pli-d
j ' Doii't know of " ?" "So." .nawfr
: look d oi sppoiutruent cime ver he r face
I Shea-Ved: 'liiC-ii v. l.ytbd ymi p.-k me if
! could keep or-c s--r. t "' ' Tiifi:;d out if v t
; oould," be ar.sv.ere'i. Tl look of anxit t
! i-hanted to enc .' bi te. "Von are tl
j meatiest, most oonter.iutiMo. boiiidst, gi.
! mem. awfn' V-rute in t! is world '." fb"ciiei
j and then she burst into ta-irs. And Mr. Ui
j elerskirt got the wor-t of the joke, for tl
next dav Mrs. U. invited her mother tocon
i and tt.v witli tiinu for six weeks