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THE CAMBRIA FREEMAN
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BY H. A. McPIKi:.
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yOLUME XY.
EBENSBURG, PA.. FRIDAY, APRIL 15. 1SS1.
NUMBER 13.
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G. "WOLF'S !
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LB "D ELIABLE PTURIsSI
LD UELIAdl! mm I
rn i: pioneer
Clothing House
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In Central 1'ennsylrania,
1'rV Tf 11ACT Ai.'PTnr
iu ruoi-ur r i'.-'Jj,
ALTOOXA, PA.
ir0V(J EASY SlITS
STR0SG i:a sy si its
ALL-WOOL SUITS
Ormf variety SACK and CUT A WJk Y SLITS..
Janry Rrvmible WORSTED SA K SUITS...
targe astortment of STYLISH CUT SUITS...
AH- Wool Blue and Biack MF.l.TOS SUITS....
$ suble-Breasted Fancy SACK SUITS
y.:t Diagonal CUTJ IV A Y SUITS.
iV.pr!n Dwyeial FROCK COAT SUITS
Good Fvrry-Tay HORKISG PA UTS
k'tt PASTS in the city for the money
AU-Wool KERSEY PASTS
tASTA LOOSi of all ttylet and qualitict up to
I the finest Dress Fabrice at
7.00
8. CO
10.00
Jt.CO
ie.fo
1.1S0
V4.00
1S.C0
ir.r-0
1.00
f.fi
S.tj
s.oo
Special Bargains
JUST RKCEIVED
FR0M O'JR LARGE WORKROMS,
I COMSISTIXO Or A COVPLET LIJfB OF
BLUE, BLACKand BROWN
ALL WOOL FI B IlF.AVFIt
OVERCOATS,
I Cloth BnunJ. Silk Velvet CVHar, goo.l
Scrne Ijinini?, for
TEIST DOLLARS!
Ssts-blisiei Css-teti c! a C:ry, i
I o !
01 EN EVERY DAY UNTIL 10 O'CLOCK, P. M.j
1
Reversible Overcoats !
.The Kever'Ibla C'verooat first mnnifeted Itself
eae year a'o, but did not zet a fair hold on j.ubli
tar- i.T until t!i i re-ent ae.-ron. It la made without
listing, t l bourse, and the seams are arranged In
ajch a way thnt there is no wronz sld; to it. One
We o( the el.jth I? finished In a variety of styles,
arh a? diirunalj. mixed, et?., etc., and the other
Mutually a quilted plaid or cheek. The pockets.
t. are in ineuIou.-:!y rjntrived that no matter !
wb.eh sido of the coat Is ;it they ar always In the i
rff't plaee, reily f r buinef". We will show this
waek a'.l the Kever-iiMe C'uau we have ; also, every -UBr-.i
in our line that you ak fur. It will purzle
yac to afk ! t auythinit we haven't sot.
I . AVOLF.
WE KAtr. Jl'ST BO fiHT
AT ASSIGNEE'S SALE
i A LARGE ANP Snl.F.T STVK CF
Overalls and Shirts,
" Bale of heavy Jack, and as wc have no room to
Itaep them very long we will give our petrons the
r-3tmeBt of the hariraln wo pot In the pnrchae by
'ling them at H1TY CENTS PEK SETT, or at
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS for each article sepa
rately. They are worth at least I 'Of BLE THE
a 'NET.
) THIS WTDIinC
Wl sre show!;!. fully a our crowjed coadUlon
j will per.uit. everything we have In
SUITS AND OVERCOATS
anfi especially OVERCOATS. We are prepared
tof-.ow almot an unlimited assortment of avery
tMrg In Clothing and Underclothing, but the
rcn! display of the week Is la Overcoats of ev
. -rt.
It u pleasant to talk about the newest and
fist", things as it Is to wear them, but not all of
yo war.! to pay for them. We have equal need
tot'W a .-h-ap garment that simply keeps out the
dab p nr. ! c.'. l. even though they may be a little
ntih. Th U3n1s who will read this to day will i
cagla l to le.irn that
A (rOOI) SATIX OVERCOAT,
avy enough to give a sense of warmth: suhstan
t'al enough fur the roughest wear, and good look
.'"1 enuuah for l etter u?e. can l e had here
T OK 5.t)( Oil &I.OO.
i ther merchants w ill look with the ime liking
foi TTilmaux Beaver at i'.O to 13.50, and the
"!nrbil!a overcoats at 115 to -jo.
V. e have no time to write nor have you patience
iV -ad anything like an account of what we show
:m wek. Here Is the place to nso your eyes and
yir judgment. Here we will not tire you with
s-riptlons beforehand.
I IlKMKMUKlt THIS!
Vbatever yr.ii buy that does not suit you, isn't
' tol l at all. Come hack with It the first minute
yea can. You are as free as if you had your money
t your pocket. You shall have your money back
your pocket if you want it ; but take good care
e -!. garments for us. so bow -. r.r int.i i..-
n continues.
GODFREY WOLF.
11. I.Ti:RF.i:, One of the Salesmen.
iJT.XAVlER'S ACADEMY
orir Iatrobe.
f?,r'Y '''f century oltl. from which some
5 !!! tuot prominent and cultivated ladies
-r.r'r;'ivan:a anJ elsewhere have graduated.
f 'tiith educational aids and highest
. p '' "f,nn'ftz liifliienoes.
tar.se i.u,'1,:,'llteJ t any time. Yearly ex-
A .Mr.,, :
i sisrERs onirncY,
... Hkattv s 1. O.
Westmoreland IV, Ta.
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N-IIYV I)I".P.T(T!1 IT 1.'
BOOKS AND STATIONERY.
I , U1!'"!r' ktiel lis
i of Hooks Mnd S1
s nut opened in Carroll-
I eiteibaij :n ' pti'.r. o,ti
t r
rh-eCAvr.irJ .. I.'.'.' Also, a lot
ra.r.r::V:y.".,.l,wt"i..''.
The
!cltd.
PatCiM Lo ln8Pno" is respectfully
ri!,nar.ri.w!wn- Termsand Moutat
f. Hvlett ty '.v,., I".rtlnd. M.
Our Questions.
Are you a buyer of Men's or Boys"
Clothing at retail ? Do you reed
clothing for the farm, the office, the
work-shop, the court-room, or the
pulpit? Do you want boys' clothing
for the school-room, or for dress ? Do
you prefer to buy clothing ready-made
or to order? Are you in need of
shirts ?
If yes, to any or all cf these que
ries, state your needs to us, that we
may send you samples and prices.
Your Question
is, Will this pay for the trouble ? You
must judge. We will make up the
case, you must decide it. But we
must tell you that we have created
the Largest Retail Clothing Business
in the United States by the simple
method of giving the best clothing for
the least money. We mean that it
shall pay you to buy of us. If you
buy and are not pleased, return the
goods for exchange, or demand your
money.
Wanamaker
and Brown,
S. E. Cor. Sixth & Market Sts. J
PHILADELPHIA.
CJTATl'MF.XT OF .si-TTLEMKXT
KJ with the !S;ervb-or nnil t'ollerror of liarr
Township tor the ye.tr ending March U. 1SSI.
Jacob IVhlash Supcnifor. Dr.
J To amount of Duplicate J19.il
" order as Supervisor. : 116 ilavs ;( OO
! " ain't trnnsf-i'd to lmplliMte 3.5 --'iS 28
I!y amount work duro n road? $JJ1.12
of exoti-r-.tioirt i n
" nm'tc.i?;: in lmi:,l M.ir. 14. lxM . M.i
" " tn'D-ier'd ;o new Duplicate 3 "j -IS.Zi
.)A(or. Kt'.t
To amount of Dhj,!;,
" oriler us S-iiier-. !
" " f ir i.iai.k...
" am't transfer'd t"
Supervi?
e
d.iy-...
ir, Dit.
... .V2 co
... 17 70
IT 'i:i;'I
ite S.T2-).75;dertlle
Hy amount work ilone on r
of exoner.itt ii
;id-.
1.S7 261.05
Balance due Super .
isor ivrr.j
. S9.70
j A. Kni'MKXASiiit, Colleoror, In. J
; To amount of Dupiieate $'Jtr2.35 I
l-lt.
I Hy amount of orders c:ihe 1 137.'J9
J " am't exonerated and returned.. 3.9
; percentage 13.80
155.01
Ualance due Townehlp from Collector
.$ 47.34
A. T. I.IKn.
.1A)K SC1IIRK,
S I'. K1KSCJ1.
Auditors.
Attest M. J. KntscH. fierk.
i llarrTwp., March ai, lil . 4-l.-3t.
I VANDYKl-"S Sl'UMIlR SO Al
! Is superior to all other ops. if is combined with
I Sulphur in Its pore. t-nnduiTfrated state, whih en
' teri tbe pores ;f the .-kin, l --inK alorbel Into the
j nlood through the minnte caput;, ries. and thus aets
tinon the skin, whether It be hen It hv or in a dis-
' eased condition, both Iocaclv and constitionailr.
thereby eliminating all impurities fr.m the blood
I and exciting the skin to heslthv action. It pro-
I duces a fineness, purity and freshness of the com
plexion which is unequalled, and can be produced
j by no other means. No t 11,-t. nursery or bathroom
is complete with.it it. It make th skin soft.
,' clear, pure, white and healthy: is eleanir.ic. de
odorising, tlisitifectinir. S'M-tinnif. henlintr and t-u-I
rifylng: removes d-imlrnfT. rlitjring, ulcers, sores,
I eruptions, roughness and redness of the skin : re
lieves itching, burning and stinging of the skin,
and irr'.tat lor. of hitinif and ?tit,inu inserts; will
; relieve Itching lNIc when notions elre will have
' any effeet. Ak for Van Dyke's SfLrHVR S.p;
j insist upon it. and take no Imitation. Sold by drug
gists. AschenTieh Miller, l'roprietors. No. 3j1
, Callowbill Street. Philadelphia. Pa. Kor sale hy
'. M. t.. Oatmax and E. Jamb. iTtifraist. Ebens
i butv. Pa. ll-S.-ly.J
T1 , "WTTl TX"'I
liAltO "UK THE aIJ JalIliaN I
I f. c, , ,
run iviiuu o uni.niii ui oi.ain. ,t uii
Positively R'ttores the flrnring. tvnd is the Only Ab
solute Cure for I'mfness Knovn.
This Oil Is extracted from a peculiar species of
small White Miarlt, causrht in the Y'ellow Sea.
knowti as Careharorton Honrtrlrlii. Erery Chinese
fisherman knows it. It virtues as a restorative of
hearing were discovered by a Buddhist Priest
about the year 1410. Its cures were so numerous
and many so seemingly in I rani Ions,
that the remedy was othcinliy proclaimed over the
entire Empire. Its nso became so universal that
fir over 300 years no neafiiess has ex
Istc.l amone the C hinese people. Sent.
; charges prepaid, to inv address at f I per bottle.
1 only Imported by il A V LOCK A O..
j Sole Agents Jor A-nrrtca. 7 Uey M. ew lork.
Its vlrtu"s are unquestionable and Its curative
character absolute. as the writer can personally testify,
both from experience and observation.
Among the many readers of the Kevlew In one
part and another of the country, it is probable that
numbers are ntfl ict( d with deafness, and to such it
may be said : "Write al once to Haylock Co.,
7 Dev S'reet. New York, enclosing 1, and you
will rec-lvo bv return a remedy that will enable
vou to heir like anybody cle. and whose curative
effects will be permanent. You will never regret
doing so." Editor of Sew York Mercantile Review.
Sept. 24. ISM). fl2-l",'8u.-ein.
Hamburg Tea !
(ASK TOR I.KF.ItKrX'S, THt OMT OENI'INE.)
The Creat BLOOD PURIFIER
And I'urirn'.tte, nhteh was known to the famous 1
old Arabian physicians as enrlv as the ninth cen- I
tury. is adi'.te l" to the relief of Fi vers. Cunstipa- ;
tton. Febrile ompiaint. Want of Appetite. Drop- '
sy and Hetnori holds. It l-.aa a decided advantage '
overall other purgatives, being more thorough in j
cleansing out the system, without producing ti.a !
agonizing, ertpinir pains and straining which ac- j
company ihea'tion of othercathartics. Whenl'im- j
pies or other skin diseases are also preent. sham
poo the affected parts thoroughly with Van Dyke's
Sulphur Soap. Aschenbach t Miller, proprietors,
3d and 'allowhtlI St.. Philadr.elphla, I'a. Sold by j
E. .Tamks, Druggist, Ebetjsbnrg, i'a. ll-.-ly.
Orockrs bkll As HE?.BAcn at Millpr's
FAMILY CHOCOLATE!
An article Pnperlor (a quality and lower In price
than m u . I, . H ft. aaai . Lr . A wrtm ItlAnt n 1 1
experienced New York physician gives It as hta
opinion that chocolate Is preierable to tea oreeflee
because it adds strength to the body, new life to
the exhausted brain, quiets the nervous system,
harmonizes the workings of the digestive ergana,
and gives purity to the blood.
tor a superfine confection, ask yonrconfcctloner
for our Sweet .spied Vanilla Chocolate. Aschen
bach i Miller. 3d and allowltilI Sts.. Phila.. Pa.
for sale by V.S. Hahker It Hso. and N.J. Freid
Horr. EhoDsburir, Pa. 7-9-lv.J
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
Estate of Johx Kirlaiiav, dee"d.
letters testamentary to the esta'c, of John Kib
lahan.lateof DeSn township, dec'.i. havlna been
granted to tho undersigned, all persons Indebted
to said estate are hereby notified to make Imme
diate payment, and those having claims aualnst
toe same wtil present ttieoi proper' v nothenti.-ated,
lor settlement. DENNIS! 'AUI.EY, Exteut',r
Dean Tap., March 26, 1SSI.-61.
NOTICE. The annual election of a
Board of Trustees of the Ehensbnrg Academy
will be held at thonl ." of the Secretarv. tn Ehans
burg. Pa., on the 11th. day of April, JSS1, between
the hours ot 7 and a r m.
JOHN E. SCAN LAN, Seeratary.
,3"
THK R.MGfiT OF THE SI1.KI0 PilL.
'Twas break of day, and Summer's morn.
The soft wind rustled the waving corn.
The hlrds were slnslnjt a cheerful lay
To street the dawn of the coming day.
When a drowsy youth . with a languid air.
Slowly descended the attic stair.
He took down bis old straw hat from Its nail.
And over his arm huna the milking pail.
And followed the lane with a sluggish tread
To the pasture lot where the cattle fed.
His one-lejrzed stool from the pasture-fence
He took, and leisurelv wandered thence.
And settled himself to hulnest now
At the starboard side of the hrindle cow.
The lacteal fluid, rich and sweet.
Had nearly filled the pall at his feet.
When the old cow switched her tail at a fly.
And struck the youngster plump in the eye.
"So, so, dod-rot ye ! look at ye now !
Itogone such a dod-dumed. ornery cow !
Just try that over ye 'larnal fool.
An' I'll bust yer ribs with the milking stool !"
But soon she aimed at another fly.
And hit him a lick in the other eye.
He howled nith pair., wore he'd "be durned,"
And "totally dashed" and "essentially burned"
If ho didn't demolish that cussed cow.
And grabbed his stool ; but. alas ! somehow.
Before he could get In a lick, he felt
An awlul concussion below the belt.
A passing glimpse ol briadle's heel
A sigh of pain, a .rroan, a reel
And down upon the dewy grass.
In one conglomerated mass,
Went youth and stool and milk and pall ;
And brindle, with erected tall.
Sped snorting o'er the pasture wide.
Nor halted short of the other side.
The morning waned, the sun grew hot.
The youth with his pall of milk came not ;
The old folks wondered and uneasy grew.
And down to the pasture lot they flew.
And there they found him where he fell,
With scarcely life enough to tell
The scared and trembling old folks how
The durned. Infernal brindle cow
Had given him such a fearful bout.
And nearly kicked his insides out.
But never from that time till now
Has he ventured near the brindle cow.
Who switches her tall as blithe as when
She kicked the youth In the abdomen.
A 0TABI.E TEXAS CAMP-MEETIMJ.
BRILLIANT DESCmrTIOS OF A REMARKABLY
THRILLING SCENE.
The following article was written by the
late Judge A. W. Atrington, one of the
ablost ami mot eloquent nien the Chicago
bar ever had. lie refilled a number of years
in Texas, and, stopping on his way to Chica
go in New York, lie published the article tin-
non-de-pluine of Charles ijtimmerfield
in the Xew York Times. It so appears in a
work entitled "Tales and Takings," by the
late Itev. J. -V. Watson. Doubtless Mr. W.
did not know the name to be fictitious. The
apostrophe to water has been declaimed
most eloquently by John B. (Jotgh hundreds
of times, and doubtless the public generally
think him the author :
During the last week in September, is:i6,
the first successful camp meeting was held in
Eastern Texas. I employ the epithet "suc
cessful" because several previous failures
had apparently rndere-d efforts of a like kind
! ,ii v. !, t i.ofietit;a ti,o
perfectly Hopeless, indeed, me meridian, at
this period, was most uncongenial to the re- j
ligious and moral enterprise. The country '
1 I bordering on the canine nad ;een occupied !
ratbor tUan settled by a class of adventurers He ceased, and not till '.hen did I become
! almost as wild as the savages w hom they had j conscious of weeping. I looked around
I scarcely expelled, and the beast of prey which through my teais and saw a hundred faces
I still disputed their domains of primeval for- ! wet as with rain.
j ests. I'rofessional gramblers, refugees from j ".Vow. my friends, partake of God's gifts
I every land, forgers of false coins, thieves, at the table, and then come and sit down and
j robbers, and murderers, interspetsed among ; listen to His gospel."
; the race ol uneducated hunters and herds- I It would be impossible to describe the
men, made up the si range social misce llany, sweet tone of kindness in which these simple
j without courts, or prisons, or churches or j words were tittered, that made him on tiie
schools, or even the shadow of civil authori- : instant 500 friends. One heart, however, in
I ty or subordination ; a sort of unprincipled j the assembly was maibiened by the eviden
j pandemonium, where fierce passion sat en- i ces of the preacher's wonderful powers.
; throned waving its bloody sceptre, the bowie- ; Col. Waft Foeman exclaimed in a sneering
'knife! Let no one accuse me of exaggeration i voice : "Mr. Paul Denton, your reverence
j for the sake of dianiatic effect. I am speak- has lied. You promi-d us imt only a good
ing how of Shelby county, the home of the j barliecue, but better liquor. Where is your
lyncll TS, the terrible locale where, ten years '
lyncn.rs, ine leirioie kh-hic wneie, leu years
jater, f ot ty persons wre poisoned to death I
at a marriage supper.
It will be obvious that in such a community
very few would be disposed to patronize
cainp-meetings ; and, accordingly, a dozen
different trials at various times had never
collected a hundred hearers on any single oc
casion. But evn these were not allowed to
worship in peace ; uniformly, the first day or
night a band of armed desjeradoes, headed
by the nototious V alt r oeinan, clnel judge
and executioner of Shelby lynchers, broke in
the altar and scattered the mourners, or as
cended the pulpit and threatened the preach
ers to a gratuitous roe of tar and feathers.
Hence all prudent evangelists soon learned
to shun the left bank of the Sabine, as if it
; had bean infested by a cohort of demons ;
i aim two wnoie jritivniimi mn.ioiiL nny
new attempt to erect the cross in so perilous
a .J . i is-
At length, however an advertisement arv
pea red promising another effort in be half of
the gospel. The nonce was unique, a perfect
back woods curiosity, both as to its tenor and
mode of publication. Let me give it verbat
im et literatim :
"Barbeen Camp-fleeting.
There will be a camp-meeting, to commence
the last Monday of this month, at the Double
Ssor-nir ;rnve near Peter Hrinson ft. In the Conn.
i Spring Grove, near Peter Brinson's, Id the Coun
ty oi snoioy.
"'1 he ex -rclses will ot en with a sp'endid hnrbe
; cue. The preparations are being made to suit all
' tastes; there will be agood barleciie, better liquors
I and the best of frospel. Paix Dkistox.
j "Sept. 1, lSi. Missionary, M. E. C."
i This singular document was nailed to the
! door of every public house and grocery ; it
j was attached to the largest, trees at the in
j tersections of all cross-roads and principal
' trails ; and even the wandering hunters
I themselves found it in remote dells of the
I mountains, miles away from the smoke of a
I human habitation.
! At lirst many regarded the matter as a hoax,
! played by some wicked wag. in ridicule of
i popular credulity. P.ut this hypothesis was
negatived by the statements of Peter Brin
i son, proprietor of the '"Double Spring
Grove," who informed all Inquirers that "he
i had been employed and paid by a stranger
j calling himself "a Methodist mtssionaiy to
( provide an ample barbecue at the periodand
i place advertised.
i "Uut the liquor, the better liquor ; are you
to furnisn tne liquor, too .' wastne invaria
ble question of each visitor.
"The missionary said be would attend to
that himself," said Brinson.
"lie must be a previous original," was the
general rejoinder ; a proposition which most
of them afterward had an opportunity to
verity experimentally.
I need hardly add that intense excitement
resulted. The rumor took wings and flew
on the wind, turned to a storm, a storm of
exaggeration, every echo increased in its
sound, till nothing else could be heard but
me iaiueene wanip-ni-.-fiinE,
J t jeeame
the focus of thought, the staple of dreams.
And thus the unknown preacher had insured
one 'thing in advance a congregation em
bracing the entire population of the country,
which was likely the sole purpose of his
stratagem.
I was traveling in that part of Texas at the
time, and my imagination being inflamed by
the common curiosity, I took some trouble
and attended. But, although my eyes wit
nessed the extraordinary scene, i may well
despair of the undertaking to paint it ; the
pen of Homer "T the pencil of Hogarth were
alone adequate to the sublimity and burlesque
of such a, complicated task. I may only
sketch the angular outline.
A space had been cleared awny immediate
ly around the magnificent "Double Spring,"
which jolled up with sufiicient force to turn
a mill-wheel, in the very centre of the ever
green grove, Ilexe a pulpit had been raised
and IWore It was the inseparable altar for
mourners. Beyond these at a distance of
fifty paces, a succession of plank tables ex-
tended in the form of a creat circle, or the
perimeter of apolygon, completely enclosing
the area about the spring. An odciriterotis
stream of the most delicious savor diffused
itself through the air. This was from the
pits of the adjacent prairie, where the fifty
slaves of Teler Krinson were engaged in
cooking the promised barlwcue.
The grove Itself was literally alive, teem
ing, swarming, running over "with strange
figures in human shape, n?en, women and
children. A II Shelby county was there. The
hunters had come, rille in hand, and dogs
barking at their h"els ; the rng'.:e, refugees
and gamblers, with pistols ii their belts and
big knives peeping from their shirt bosoms,
while here and there might be seen a sprink
ling of well-dressed planters with their wives
and daughters.
The tumult was deafening, a tornado of
babbling tongues, talking, shouting, quarrel
ing, letting and cursing for amusement.
Suddenly a cry arose, "Colonel Watt Foe
nian ! ifurrah for Colonel Watt Koemnn !"
and the crowd parted right and left to let
the lion lyncher pass.
I turned to the advancing load star of all
eyes, and shuddered involuntarily at the Sa
tanic countenance that met my glance, and
yet the features were not only youthful, .ut
eminently handsome; the hiileonsness lay in
the look of savage fire ; ferocious, murder
ous. It was in the reddish-yellow eye halls,
wi'h arrowy pnpiis that seemed to flash jets
of lurid flame ; in the thin, sneering lips with
their everiasting icy smile. As to the rest.
he was a tall, athletic, powerful man. Ills!
trr.in, a dozen armed desperadoes, followed
him.
Foeman spoke in a voice sharp and piercing
asthe point of a dagger : "Eh. Hi inson, where
Is the new missionary? V, e want to give
him a plumed coat."
"He has not yet arrived," replied the plan
ter. "Well, I suppose we must wait for him ;
hut put the I mil -c tie on the boards ; I am as
hungry as a starved wolf."
"I cannot til! the missionary comes ; the
barbecue is his property."
A fearful light blazed in Foeman's eyes as
he took three steps toward F.i inson, and fair
ly shouted, ' Fetch me that meat, instantly,
or I'll fill your own stomach with a dinner
of lead and steel."
This was the ultimatum of one whose au
thority was the only law, and the planter
obeyed without a murmur. The smoking
viauos were arranged on the table by a .-core
of slaves, and the throng prepared' to com
mence the sumptuous meal, when a voice
pealed from the ptnpit. loud as the blast of a
j tiumpet in battle. "Slav, gentlemen and la
! dies, till the giver of the barbecue asks God's
i blessing !"
Every ear started, every eye was directed
I to the speaker, and a whisperlt'ss silence en
1 sued, for ail alike were struck by his remark
I able appearance. He was almost a giant in
j stature, though scarcely twentv years' of age.
His hair, dark as a raven's "wing, flowed
I down his immense shoulders in masses of na
. tural ringlets more beautiful than any ever
j wreathed around the jeweled brow of a queen
j by the labored achievements of human art ;
i Ins eyes, black as midnight, beamed like
I stars over a place as pale as Parian marble,
calm, passionless, spiiitual, and wearing a
singular, indefinable expression, such as
! might have been shed bj the light of a dream
.! 'se, (T ine luminous shadow ol an
angels wing 1 lie heterogeneous crowd,
hunters, gamblers, homicides, gazed in mule
astonishment.
The missionary prayed, but it sounded like
no other prayer ever addressed to the throne
of the Almighty. It contained noencomiitms
on the splendor of the Divine attributes ; no
petitions in the tone of commands ; no orison
of distant places, times or obiects ; no im
plied Instruction as to the administration of
the covernment of the universe. It related
exclusively to the present rconle inid the
present hour : it was the cry of the naked
soul ami that soul was a beggar for the bread
ana water or heavenly life.
liquor'.'
"There !'
answered the missionary in
tones of thunder, and pointing his motionless
j finger at the Double Spring, gushing up in ;
i two strong columns, with a sound like a ;
shout of joy from the bosom of the earth. :
: "There:" he repeated, with a look terrible i
1 as lightning, while his enemy actually trem- !
. bled at his feet; "there is the liquor" which
j God, the Eternal, brews for all his children ! j
"Not in the simmering still, oversmoking !
fires olml.-trl it)i nAi.tnu,. ......
j rounded with the iteneb of siek-enma .ub.rs :
! anil rank corruption, doth your Father in '
Heaven prepare the precious essence of life, i
; pure cold water. lint in the green glade j
I and grassy del!, where the red deer wanders '
and the child loves to play, there God himself :
brews it : and down, low down in the rieen-
' est. V!toir U'lwtn, tl,A 4..t,n;..f. .............
: tl,e rills "sing, and hmh unon the mountain
tops, whete the nak d granite glitters like
,d in the sun. where the storm cloud
br00(ls an(1 ip , hnmler .t, rras, ,
wav. far out on the wide, wide sea. where
i the hurricane how ls music and big waves
j roar in chorus, 'sweeping the march of God,"
i there He brews it, that beverage of J if
health-giving water.
'And everywhere it is a thing of beauty;
gloaniing in "the dew drop : singing in the
V . ... . 1 til .
summer rain ; shining in the ice trem, till the
I trees seem turned to living jewels; spread-
inn a goioen veil over tle setting sun, or a
white gauze around the. midnight moon ;
sporting in the cataract ; sleeping in the
glacier: dancing in the hail showers; fold-
j ing bright snow curtains softly above the
: wintery world, and weaving the manv-color-j
ed iris, that seraph'.-- zone of the sky whose
, warp is the rain of eartii, whose Wiof is the
; sunbeam of heaven, all checkered o'er with
; celestial flowers by the mvstie ha ml of rare
; faction, still always it "is beautiful, that
blessed cold water. An poison bubbles on
its brink'; its foam brings not madness and
murder; no blood stains its liquid glass;
pale widows and starving orphans weep not
burning tears in its clear depths no drunk
ard's shrieking ghost from the grave curses
it in words of despair ! Speak out, my friends,
would you exchange it for the demon's
oi ink, ai'onoi v
A
-Iw.ilr i; u, t i i
e "Vo o" "Vo " t,,C temPest an"
I I, Sll. .Mil
swered
Critics need never tell me again that back
I woodsmen are deaf to the divine voice of el
I oquenco ; for I saw at that moment the mis
I sionary held the hearts of the multitude, as
it were, in the hollow of his hand ; and the
I popular feeling ran in a current so irresisti
I hie that even the duelist, Watt Foeman,
I dared not venture another interruption dur
J ing the meeting.
i 1 have just reviewed my report of that sin
gular speech in the foregoing sketch; but,
I alas ! I discover that I have utterly failed to
convey tne lull impression, as my reason
and imagination received it. The language,
to be sure, is there ; that I never could for
get ; but it lacks the spirit, the tones of un
utterable pathos?, the cadence of mournful
music alternating with the crashes of terrible
power ; It lacks the gesticulation, now grace
ful as the play of the golden willow in the
wind, and anon violent as the motion of a
mountain pine in the hurricane ; it lacks that
pale face, wrapped in its dreams of the spir
it land, and those unfathomable eyes flash
ing a light such as never beamed from sun or
stars, the mighty soul that seemed to diffuse
itself among the hearers as a viewless stream
of electricity, penetrating the brain likecome
secret fire, melting all hearts, mastering evo
lutions.
The camp meeting continued, and a revi
val attended it such as never before, or
Mere, was w itnessed in the forests of Texas.
But, unfortnnately, on the last day of the
exercise, new arrived on the ground that a
neighboring farmer had been murdered and
his wife ad childreu carried awny prisoners
byjhe Indians.
' The young missionary sprang into the p-il-
pit, and proposed the immediate organiza
tion ff a company to pnrsne the savages.
The suggestion being adonted, the mover
himself was elected to head the party. Af
ter several days of hard titling they overtook
the barbarous enemy on the grand prairie.
The missionary charged foremost to his
troops, and, having performed prodigies of
bravery, fell, not by the hand of an Indian,
but by a shot from one of his ow n horsemen.
I need scarcely name the assassin : the
reader will have anticipated me the incar
nate fiend Col. Watt Foeman, chief hang
man of the Shelby lynchers and ten years
later a master cook at the poisoned wedding.
Such is the only fragment of the biography
of the wounded "genius, the sole twinkling
ray of a dazzling luminary, that rose and set
in the wilderness a torn leaf from Paul Den.
! ton's book of life. Peac to his ashes. He
! sleeps well in that lone is'.e of evergreens,
j surrounded by the evergreen sea of the prai
I rie. Nature's beloved son inherits her con
! sistent tomb, that last possession, the ina
lienable fee simple of all time.
A BROKER'S .MISTAKE.
A STOHY TOLD OF THE FOUNDER OF THE
DREYKI. BANKING HOUSE.
A Third street broker, in speaking on Sat
urday of the present well-known banking
firm of A. J. Drexel & Co. and its humble
origin, told the following story of Francis
Drexel, the father of the two brothers who
are now joined in business :
Shortly after the close of tV.e war with
Mexico many Spanish and Mexican silver
dollars found their way into the United
States, and were bought "tip by bankers and
money-dealers nil over the country. The
price paid for them varied greatly, according
to the demand and supply and the condition
ot the pieces themselves, those in perfect
preservation, of full weight and without
holes or other defacement, bringing more
than those not so well preserved. The per
sons having these coins for sale carried them
about in uii kinds of parcels, using in their
transportation handkerchiefs, paper packa
ges, old stoekings, tin cans, kettles and box
es of all sizes and descriptions.
At the close of a rainy day, during which
Mr. Drexel then doing'a very modest busi
ness on Third street as a money and exchange
brokfr had leen a large buyer of Mexican
silver, ur.rt while he was engaged in recount
ing his purchases preparatory to settling his
cash account, the door of his banking house
was suddenly opened by a plainly dressed
man, who exclaimed : "I only have one hun
dred left, do you want them'.'" j
Mr. Drexel, without raising his head, re- j
plied: "I'll give you fifty cents for them !" j
"No," said the "man, "I've sold all the oth- !
ers at seventy-five cents and only have a j
hundred left !"
Mr. Drexel leplied : "I have bought them j
ail day at sixty cents, and if yours have no
holes hi them I will Pike them at the same
price, and that is the most you can get for
them."
"I never saw any with holes in them," said
the man.
Didn't you?" said Mr. Drexel. "naif
of what we get are lull ol holes, where they
have been used as buttons.'-
The man scratched his head a moment and
then said; "Very well; I'll bring them in
right away."
Five minutes afterward be appeared with
a small kettle and walking up to the counter
said : "Where shall I put them'."'
"Pour them out on the counter," said Mr.
Drexel, indicating a particular spot on the
same.
"I can't," said the seller, "they will slip
off on the floor !"
Mr. Drexel, without withdrawing his at
tention from the counting ot his purchases of
the day, called to his son Frank to "bring a
tray." W hen the tray was brought it was
found to have a larue crack across it to
w hu ll the man strenuously objected, saving :
"They will all t.ill through." 'Ibis nettled
old Mr. Drexel, who, in rather sharp words,
told him "that tray has held thousands and
thousands of tl-em every day," and further
more, in peremptory terms, bade him "pour
them out, quick V" "
Accordingly the kettle was raised to the
level of the counter and one hundred fat,
raw oysters were poured into the cracked
tray, much to the chagrin and disgust ot the
banker and his son the;formerof whom ex
claimod : "Why those are oysters '."
"Well," said the oysterman (who knew
nothing about Mexican si. vet), "what the
dnl you think they were '." Philadelphia
Press.
A "Fish" Stort arout a Goose. A far
mer of London township, Out., noticed one
morning that a wild goose haJ joined his
flock. Somewhat surprised at this sudden
change to domestic life, he carefully obser
ved the behavior of the visitor. He soon
learned that it had not yet actually joined
: its barn-yard relatives, but only appeared at
nieal time. Further investigation showed
i that after the goose had thoroughly satisfied
! her own appetite she would pick i.p an ear
i of corn and fly away Greatly interested by
' the strange conduct of the bird, the farmer
on" mor'iim; watched the directiou of its
: flight. It was but a short distance to the
i river. Going down to the bank, lie discover
ed his visitor landing by a companion who
was lying on the ground and feeding on the
ear of corn. In order to understand this res-
j taur int project he walked up to the feeder
I and found that it had been so disabled that
j it could neither walk or fly. Without dis
I turbing it be morning alter morning watched
: the generous noose carry away an ear of corn,
j Finally the visits ceased, but shortly after
I wards" the sick gander himself waddled into
j the camp antl gobbled up the corn himself,
j He has remained all w inter, and theindica
i tions are that be has made up bis mind to
; settle down and go to housekeeping.
j The rioohe (Nev.) Record tells this won
: del fid dog story :
I "Piiche has a wonderful climbing dog.
j A couple of days ago Dick Gordon went up
i to the Burke Tunnel, enter od it a distancetof
j 400 feet, then went down a winze 100 feet
; and went some distance in the drift at that !
i station, where chloriders were at work, for j
the purpose of getting several rich speci- i
I mens that had leen promised him. The
' men had been sitting in the tunnel talking I
for quite awhile, when they were startled by
i the appearance of Dick's big dog among
! them. The dog missing his master, traced.
him back to the tunnel, entered and crossed
i the different winzes along the route till he
came 10 me neui one. i nere is a luuiivoii
I of six feet to a small shelf, where the top of
I w laHilur rocH ourl at Ilia K,ftV,nl rf tb
the ladder rests, and at the bottom of the
ladders, which are very near perpendicular,
is a plank across the winze, for the men to
step off on. The dog climbed down the 100
feei of ladder in safety. When coming up,
a rope was tied around his dogship and a
couple of men started for the top to ho'st
him out, but they had no more than reached
the landing when the dog w as at their side,
bringing the rope along with him."
Anecdote of Gen. Hancock. The fol
lowing good story is going the rounds of the
newspapers :
A gentleman from Athaway. R. I., while
on his way to the inauguration, was looking
for a seat on the cars between New York and
Philadelphia, when he d'seovered a portiy
gentleman who had a whole seat to himself.
Being a thin man, the Rhode Islander con
cluded there was room enough for him, and
so he squeezed in. Soon conversation began.
The Rhode Islander said he was a Republi
can, and thought last fall that it would not
be well for the country to have a cha.ige, but
that he had a brother w ho was a Democrat.
Soon the train stopped at a station, and the
gentleman from Rhode Island stepped to the
platform and met an acquaintance, who, after
a little time, remarked "General Hancock
is on this train, and as I am acquainted with
him. perhaps you would tike an introduc
tion." They entered the car, and approach
ing tbp portly gentleman whom be had just
left, the Rhode Islander was introduced to
the General. With a merry twinkle of the
eye, General Hancock said : "I will shake
with you for your brother's sake."
SAVED FROM SAVAGES.
THRILLING ADVENTURE AMONG THE APACH
ES RESCUING WHIT! WOMEN FF.OM
THE INDIANS IN ARIZONA.
During the brief but memorable war waged
by the late Apache chief, Victorio, against
the white and Mexican inhabitants of Ari
zona and New Mexico, many incidents oc-
curred which, for intensity of dramatic inter-!
est, have few parellels in the pages of his- j
tory or romance. Last summer, a few days i
after Victorioand his pitiless band had made !
one of their ruthless Incursions upon a set- I
tleiuent near the Maricopa Wells, on the '
Gila road, word leached Tucson that two
white women were captives in an Apache ' rallying to cut ofl their retreat. A running
camp in the Santa Cruz mountains, some ncbt ensued, in which the deadly aecuracy
seventy-five or eighty miles distant. How i OI the carbines told to good advantage, while,
the report was brought I cannot say. There I on tn other hand, the nature of the ground
was certainly no regular communication be- ! Rave the savages opportunities for ambus
tween the city and the camp, by telephone cades, which they were not slow to improve,
or telegraph, mail or express. I suppose, aa ' "'y theproverbial cowardice of the Apaches
is usually the case, the squaws circulated the ' saved alive our heroes and their precious
rumor, and gave it such impetus that it was I clarges, exposed as they were to assaults
carried to Tucson, where it was fairly cred- i
ited, and it proved true enough. It made a i
good deal of excitement in the city, and the j
general sentiment was that something ought t
to be done to effect the rescue of the captives. I
But what steps should be taken no one at
first seemed capable of suggesting. The
force at Camp Crittenden was small, and
even had it been numerous it would have
availed nothing, because on the approach of
troops the Indians would have fled to inac- I
eessible fastnesses of the mountains, and per- j
haps murdered their unhappy prisoners. I
The subject was discussed in all its phases, i
and every plan proposed for the relief of the
unfortunate women had been rejected as im-
practicable, when suddenly some one asked : i
"Where'sCharlie Dupont? He's the man j
we want for an occasion like this. If any j
n.ott.i.. l. fkii0 .in A it I
bin ii i'.. ii.ii, i a ti ii, uuu iininu n in uu n,
and make no fuss about it, either."
i The suggestion was eagerly caught up and
i assented to, and a search was at ouce com- !
menced for Charlie Dupont. He was of j
I French exti action, his mother being a worn- ;
an of the Aricaree tribe, among whom his
! sire had trapped, traded an hunted for many
j yearj. Charles w as a feminine looking young I
fellow, whose dark, slender mustache barely .
i relieved him of the appearance of effeminacy !
j and whose soft, musical voice and q-.iet i
j movements betrayed nothing heroic- in his j
I composition, yet he was was rega-.ded by j
those who knew him as every inch a hero a
terrible fellow in a fight or at a fandango,
and one of tho most daring and successful
scouts our troops had ever employed in their
j waifare against the scourges of our Terri
i tory, the bloodthirsty Apaches. For months
i he had been in almost constant service as a
; scout, but was now, for Some reason, spend
J ing a few weeks in Tucson. He was at
j length found anil conducted to the fonda,
where the principal citizens were stilt en
i gaged in discussing the topic of all-absorb-i
ing interest. He was quickly made acquaint-
I ed with the situation, and was then asked :
i 1
"What do you say, Charlie ? Can you do
' anything for these women V"
j "Yes, I think I cao," he replied deliber
i ately and contemplatively. "Give me a good
j man to go with me, and I will see what I can
I do."
It was not a very difficult matter to find
1 men willing to accompany him on his propos
ed perilous expedition, so much reliance was
; placed on his courage, coolness, skill and
judgment. He selected as his companion
i Billy Tallman, a reckless sort of fellow when
! in the white settlements, but whom a long
and dangerous experience as a driver on the
j Tucson ami Mesilla stage route had render
J ed cool and wary when among the haunts of
j the savages. He was a man totally different
i from Dupont in manners and personal ap
! pearance, but, like him, would "do t" tie to"
! under any circumstances and amid any sur
i roundings peculiar to an unsettled commu
! nity.
! In aver- short time the two adventurers
: were equipped and mounted for their enter
I prise. Good horses were placed at their dis
j posal. Armed with their trusty Spencer car
j bines and Colt's revolvers, and provided
: with a small quantity of provisions, and hav
I ing ascertained as nearly as might be the lo
j cation of the camp they proposed to visit,
j they sprang to their saddles anil were soon
: riding rapidly across the mesa, threading
their way among the cacti, and pursuing as
j straight a course toward their destination as
i the nature of the ground permitted. Their
horses were fresh and they kept steadily to j
their work, enlivening their way with song I
and jest, or with serious conversation con
cerning the delicate and important mission J
they had undertaken. It was scarcely noon j
when they started, and by nightfall they had j
covered more than half the distance they had
to traverse. Then, as their steeds showed
signs of weariness, they halted, picketed the
animals, ate a frugal meal, wrapped their
serapas about them, lay down upon the
ground, and were howled to sleep by the
shrill voices of scores of huugry cayotes.
After a refreshing slumber, in spite of the
cowardly beasts which dared not approach
within effective shooting distanced by the
starlight, the two adventurers were awake
and alert with the early dawn, and having
breakfasted, saddled their horses and pro
ceeded on their way. Toward noon they be
gan to ascend tho mountain slopes, when
their progress became slower and more toil
some. They were now approaching the
camp Of which they were In quest, but of its
location they knew nothing accurately, and
must trust to luck and accident to reveal to
them its whereabouts. They now proceeded
more carefully, keeping their eyes well
about them, discoursing only in whispers,
and favoring their horses by selecting the
easiest grades and smoothest ground for the
ascent of the mountain. Fortune favored
them, as she sometimes, not always, favors
the brave. Havinq reached a considerable
elevation, they were making their way thro'
a wooded dell when they came upon a half
naked savage, who, after a hasty observa
tion of the intruders, turned antl ran direct
ly from them, waking the echoes with his
shouts, evidently intending to alarm the
camp.
"What shall wc do?" said Tallman.
"Follow him close," replied Dupont, and
giving their horses the spur they ran the flee
'r.g redskin Into the camp, which turned out
in confusion to ascertain the cause of the up
roar. But few males made their appearance,
however, and those mostly old and decrepit,
while a considerable number of squaws and
children were seen scampering towards the
rocks and timlter. A few shots from their
carbines scattered the males, and then, see
ing a group of squaws hastening toward a
ledge of rocks on the upper side of the dell,
they turned their horses' heads In the direc-
tion and dashed among them. Their bold
ness was rewarded by finding in this group
the women of whom they were in search
one an American and the other a Mexican,
and both, notwithstanding the grief and anx
iety depicted on their countenances, fair to
see. The hags who had them inchatge were
loth to let them go, but our heroes, dismount
ing, swung the captives, by main force, to
tne saddles, and then, springing on ln-hind
them, began their retreat,
This was a much more difficult feat than
t,,e advance, for the Indian who had at first
supposed th-y were assailed bva detachment
01 troops, now discovered that their asail-
uti were but two in n umber.
at1 i were
from every side, unable to urge their jaded
and over-weighted horses to any satisfactory
degree of speed. The fleet-footed savages
were easily able to keep up w ith them and
harass them from behind trees, rocks and
bushes with a rapid discbarge of both ar
rows and f rearms, the number of their war
riors having evidently received an accession,
while the squaws and children kept up an
infernal uproar of hoots and yells. Dupont's
horse got an arrow in his shoulder, which
rendered himalmost unmanageable, and Mrs
Benedict, the Aml-rican lady, who occiiDied
Tallman's saddle, received a bullet-wound 1 relation exists unbroken, without change or
in the fleshy part of the arm. As soon, ! niar of any kind. His first a- t was to have
therefore, as they reached a convenient spot", i a r"'tage biit for himself, nearer the family
the little party stood at bay, and the fight i -osilonoo, that he might K-Kei protect its in
began in earnest. The rapidity of the car- i niates- Through the remaining days of the
bine Are soon partially silenced the volley ! war nnUP co,,ld 1,0 1h" ?t,'r t0 Uke rare of the
... . " J".....; 1 .1 M l.,.., It rwt.. .1 hail
Ol the Indians, who now skulked nnrlor sie.
, ' - ...... (
"Iter and watched their opportunities; but
every time one of them raised his head it at- I
tracted a bullet, and it is almost certain that ,
several of them were converted into good j
Indians by the gospel of lead. It looked ,
tIlat w:l' to our heroes, who, although they i
na(1 no way of ascertaining the fact, felt;
sure that some of their shots were effective I
bJ" ,,M evident consternation of the enemy '
al"l the fact that with each volley they be-aa,
camp morc cautious and retiring, and at last
withdrew from the field, when our friends .
lost no ,:-n,p in filing down from the moun-
. tains and putting a good piece of ground be
. tween themselves and the redskins.
! Their camp at night was carefully chosen
and strictly guarded, but they suffered no
further molestation, and in due time arrived
in Tucson with the rescued captives, who
were received with the active and cordial sym
pathy which grows only on the wild soil of
the Western Territories and Pacific States.
It was found impossible, however, to restore
them to their friends, for these also, alas !
had been murdered by the Indians. Mrs.
Benedict was, at her own request, sent to
California ; Senora Rivieia remained in Tuc
son anil was in due time married to an Am
erican in respectable standing. As for Char
lie Dupont and Billy Tallman, the noys ap
plauded them ; and that, beyond their con
sciousness of having done a good anil brave
thing, was the extent of their reward. And,
doubtless, if necessary, they would undertake
a similar adventure upon the same truths
C'lTJciiuioti Fnqtirrr.
STRANGE STORY OF A RlU
Many years ago a lady sent her servant a
; young man about twen ty years of age, and a
; native of the country where his mistress re
sided to a neighboring town with a ring
which required some alteration, ta be deliv
! ered int o the hand of a jeweller.
The young man went the shor'.est way,
i across a field ; and coming to a little wooden
j bridge that crossed a small stream, he lean
I ed against the railine, and took the ring out
I of its case to look at it.
j While doing so, it slipped out of his hfcnd
and fell into the water.
In vain he searched'for it. even till it grew
; dark.
He thought that it fell into the hollow
stump of a tree under water; but he could
not find "l.
j The time taken in the search was so long
that he fenred to return and te 11 his story,
thinking it incredable, and that he should
even be suspected of having gone into evil
company and gamed it away, or else of hav
ing sold it.
In this fear he determined never to return
left his wages and clothes, and fairly ran j
away. j
This seemingly great misfortune was the
making of him.
Of his intermediate life we know nothing
but this: after many years' absence in the
East or West Indies, he returned with a con-
siderable fortune.
lle now wished to clear himself with his
old mistress.
Ascertaining that she was still living, Iks
purchased a diamond of considerable value,
which he determined to present In person,
and clear his character by telling his tale,
which the -credit of his present position
might justify.
He t xk the coach to the town we have al
luded to, and from thence he set out to walk
the remaining distance of a few miles.
He found, on alighting from the coach, an
old gentleman who resided in the neighbor
hood, and who was also on the way to visit
the adjacent village.
They walked there together ; aud, engag
ing in conversation, this former servant, now
a gentleman, with graceful manners-and
agreeable address, communicated the cir
cumstances that made him leave the country
so abruptly many years before.
As he was telling this they catne to the
very wooden bridge.
"Thre," said he ; "it was just here that I I
dropped the ring ; and there is the very hit
of old tree, into a hole of which it fell just
there."
At the same time he put down the point
of his umbrella into a hole of a knot in the
tree ; and then drawing it up, to the aston
ishment of both, he found the very ring on
the ferrule of the umbrella.
niTEHioN to a Satyr, with the compli
ments of the New Haven fejrisfer:
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The man who does
advertise.
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The man who does
not advertise.
March winds were ill tcmpeied to the
shorn lamb, but it's an Apr-ill "wind that
blows nobody good.
A NARRATIVE OF SLAVE LIFE.
About th'rty-f.vo years ago it bet-htne ne
cessary for the o vner of a large estate in
western North C arolina t part w itli some
of Lis b-t servants. Among the number
was Pirhmd. a young, light-colored married
man. As was common in sin h eases, be was
allowed t- choose hi future cwner. He Ap
plied to Mr. A., a prominent lawyer, who at
o:n-e purchased Kiel, aid and his wife, and
settled them on Lis homo place, in a cottagsj
near his own house.
The duties of Richard w ere those of over
seer, and manager of out-of-door work.
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son i n ,-mni ,n ui, oauu vj
inc proicsMonal claims on Mr. A. s time.
And to record the honotable, devoted faith
fulness to trust, observed by this true man,
from that day to this, is the subject of this
paper.
Whm ihe gold-fever raged, Pi'iiard went
to California, brought home gold for Mr. 'A.
and himself, with presents for "our chil
dren," as ha and his wife call those of the
family. They have none rf their own. The
dark days of w ar came. True to every in
terest of those dearest to him, nothing could
turn him from his post. Mr. A. was brought
home mortally wounded. After other last
interviews, he sent for his friend and slave,
Richard. To him and to his wife Mr. A.,
presented their freedom. This, for himself
ami his wife, Ri -hard firmly refused to ac
cept. Then, to his care Mr. A. corumited
his family his wife, three daughters, and
two sons of very tender age. This trust
Richard solemnly assumed. And to-day this
jaiioiy inu io.m-i i . i u- i. o s. "... ..,
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full sco for his fine financial talent, energy
i'tiii, na executive atunij .
Suceess.has t--
ternied him ever since. No one Interferes
with his plans nor thw arts him, though all is
under the oversight of Mrs. a.
The legal guardians of the property and
its heirs offered him a salary. He did not
want any, and would not have it, he said
He had all he wanted. Mrs. A. would give
liiiu what money he required ; and should lie
accumulate money he would leave it to "our
children" anyhow.
1 he eldest daughter was his e?jtecial pride.
On the occasion of her marriage, the house
was filled with guests, and a large party of
other friends were present. When arrayed
for the bridal. Miss A. sent for Richard,
and told biro he must come in to see her mar
; ricd. He demuned ; he did not want to "go
1 before so many folks." But the young lady
: would take no refusal, and when the open
; dors gave the fair bridal taoleau to the
: i"w of the guests, there stood diieetly be
: hind the bridegroom and bride the tall, dark
j f ines of Richard and his wife. Many hearts
i were touched, for almost on that very spot
; where that solemn promise had been made
to the dying father, was given this beautiful
' recognition of its faithful preformance.
j The two elder daughters are settled in
homes of their own ; his "two boys," to
whom he gave a thorough business training,
! are away at college : ti'-A only the youngest
daughter remains with her mother. To a
! proposed European trip, plmned for this
young lady by her friends, last year, Richard
: objected, on the ground that "Missie" could
J not boar the sea-sickness. Experience had
, taught him the p rils and discomforts of the
j ocean, and his dejection and anxiety were
evident to his wife till he heard "Missie"
had safely landed in New York again. And
' when he went himself to the train to take
j her heme, great w as the surprise and won
I der of some strangers present to see the
meeting and the greeting between th young
lady and her "Papa Richard."
j Many details of interest might be added,
. but it is sufficient now to say that other
' trusts are daily executed, with equal fidelity,
i by the subject of this sketch. -V. F. 0'ter
! rer.
j A Rr.voLUTtONiriso Threat. I have
I heard the story as applied loosely, but as
' Jenkinson's father-in-law tells it, it has more
j of point and pith than other cases. Jenk
' inson was the man who entered the com
I plaint. He was a young merchant, ami had
j married the daughter of an old merchant.
and said daughter was inclined to be head
strong and independent, plainly giving her
liege lord to understand that she should be
her own mistress and do as she pleased.
Jenkinson regarded this as an outrage, and
in the plentitude of his indignation he betook
himself to bis wife's father, and there enter
ed his complaint, deep and bitter, against
I the tair recusant, an.i, unionunaieij, uj nu
! blundering he more than halt intimidated
i tl,at Ph 1 ,,pt botn bought P s she
( out to hive been. But the old man be
j travd o ill-feeling towards his son-in-law.
' "Did the vixin say she would do as she
) uaa a nn l"
l es sir.
"And she makes jou generally uncomfort
able?" "She does indeed, sir."
"Goodness me ! What ingratitude ! And
only last week I gave hei that leauUf ul set
of rubies."
T know it, sir."
"Jenkinson, I paid ?1,200 for th se stones
and the setting."
"1 should say they were very cheap at
that."
"So they were, so they were, and I thought
they would make her so happy and so goc J.
But a have a plan in my mind. I shall ut
up with no more reports of her shortcomings.
She thinks she w ill Inherit a fat piece of pro
perty from her old father, but she may find
herself mistaken. I have given her the ru
bles, but I will give her nothing more until 1
know that she has mended. And if I hear
another word of her wilfulness if I hear an
other word I will scratch her name from my
wid and leave her but a lesson on behavior.
If slie troubles you any more, you can tell
her what I say ; and besure I mean it . It Is
time she should allow her old father to rest
in peace."
A month later, and the old merchant ask
ed his daughter how she was flourishing at
llOIHH.
"O, grandly !" slie replied. "You won't
lelieve how good and kind James is. He f
not cross any more at all."
The old man nodded his head with satis
faction, His threat had had its effect.
The trouble about taking a medicine war
ranted to cure all diseases is that it may not
know exactly what is wanted of it, and in
that case it will go fooling arcMnd in the
system trying to cure yon of sowe diffr
that you haven't g"t.
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