gat t - rtg. k and Par STOVES, ALI. !ANDS :Ll,l It t nrproved styles SHEET-IRON AND OLLOW WARE. 1 and Lumber “F ALL EINDS 4S- Examine ! 11. 131-EIIIAR'S are Booms, OF CARLISLE LROAD STREET. ETTYSBURG KILNS roigned laze bought out I,ii foru.ct ini nNAnd now continnes ME-BURNINO B1)81NESF I ; ieGettyst,urg Lime E ,1/ ti“ colt. ad and riurth Stratto, street. Thera ntrunage. be• will endeavor to deserve• ft, by prosecuting the business ■e Are.. a •rato as possihle—stwsys Neililry and KI rl nit good measure. ?armor' and k for the prompt filling of orders 18322117.1 AL BUSINESS os! popular kind.. ilousekeepare wad Rive lifru a call. blacksmith Con •Idelhered•uya.horr a Gttyaburg J4lOB inirLitli EITEXEM 'Rots, Xiatittss, &t. CREARY JOHN F. McCREARY always Cheapest." ;est and Cheapest, B RIDLLAS, COLLARS and, • S'S of all kinds, in the County be found at the old and well known st.,oppositethe Presbyterian Church CCR E.A R Y' S .) eg and Wagon Saddles, aulodantialb built and neatest. ess, (plain and silver mount ctein crery respectand warranted to be material and workmanship. leather Draft Collars, They are the best PITTING and y Draft Harness, er. as cheap ea they cm/ be made any t he moot eubotantial mantle,. idles, Whips, Lashes, Draft as Au,' everything in the lin • Norte rcsr thslussrsilltins standard. _ centage rot casthott allbills•monnting t! tug but the brst of 'tuck and &Mick, turned out tobolu everyrespect past favor. sr,invite•tteutfori to Our 3 call oad vsarul PI. razci £ll QUALITT f D. McCREARY A EON. GE-MAKING RESUMED ng urer,the updereiguttlhnve reetinic ItIAGE-MA KIM; RUSINESS luol,in East Middle street. Gettysburg z.ort p.ropared to put up work in [Le .le. substantial, and superior manner. ud irtortd-Land HI.IOE;; : IiUGGIES &C., eh they will dlepose 01 at th• lowest orders will tie supplied as promptly rill ne pure it; le. • lEPAIRINGABI etch, and at cheapest rates. of new indold LIARNESS ,n band ft. r rho littoral potrortope heretofore es they nolieit +tad will cod aaaaa to d• hon. iu the (more. DANNER k ZIEGLER. ies and Carriages MOV AL igu ed has removed his CotTriags-nsak tali a w,t rod of Middle street, Oettys re he u t nue to build all kinds ad 0r.% iz: G ES, TROTTING 41: FALL OP BUGGIES, JAGGER 1'..-IGONS, &C., &C. ,• all put up of good material sad by echanice7and cannot fail to glue sails prtees ars alsraye reasonable. He colic nflil•tit that he can please. '0 promptly dose, at moilerati. rates. W. E. GALLaciltIR B.—ly HARNESS SHOP. H C.„1.1 L P la friends sod tbe - public generally that • toed the liarneas-sack.ng busiueirs, and p on Carlisle street, Gettysburg, ibilJoia user depot, Caere he will inalaufactutia land all !lode of OLLAIts, ICUIPB LAsurs. VaT.NETS, ac ac., sold rat the losses* cob prfees. Also, I NKS of all kinds. Good MENDING attended topromptig working at the boffin era for 90 yearn, L the beat kind of work, all being made. o soperintendeneo. 6if e toe a cell. JOHN CULP. BB AGE SEED ran and a ill mend by mall the Seedol the, sal ivies of CABBAGE:_, rf tustkahls sweet and tender re yeses:Wed lo -raising this variety, 14 to 2. pounds. Coder favorable dr sat,. plant a ill head. moth Drumhead ity with the Ston. maim. Under high attain to the weight of 40 lbs. pat op in packages and lent $0 ally ad ecelpt uf tok cti. for one package, or "Pr? arictlat. for successful cultivation accontpauj . Fereral Eptcimena of the love •ari axis lb it.r. at the last orrice tura! Fair Addrn• SOLOMON WEIDNER. Adams . l'a , Letter Heads, Bill Heads Telugu, and all kind. of Job Frialing and cheap at thle:ollet MI tit itePHIEIMOS itrzazzit, t , riurrons KND rtmusEpms.. BartirYwre Bt. betircea amyl-house andDinutond, Gettysburg, Pa. • TERMS OF PUBLICATION: TUE STAR AND SENTINEL 15 published every Fri day morning, at 52.00 a year in advance; Or E 240 If not paid within the year: No...aubscrlptions din continued.until all arearages are paid, unless at the option of the publishers. • • ADVERTISE3MITS are Inserted at reasonable rates. A liberal reduction will be made to persons advertising by the quarter, half year, or year.— Special notices will be inserted at special rates, 40 be agreed upon. WThe circulation of the STAN, AND SENTINEL is one halt _largerthan that ever attainefd by any newspaper in Adams county; and, as an adver t Isingnedium, It cannot be excelled. Jon WORE of alekluds will be promptly execu ted and at fair, sates. Hand-bills, Blanks, Cards , Bamphlets,4ce., in every variety and style, will be printed at short notice. TERNS CAS - FL - M. KIZA.UTH, Attorney at • Law. dettyeburg, P•. Liollectioas * ands!! legrd bnelnese promptly attet.dod to. °Mee on Baltimore street,sont of tb e Court-bongo. Juno 16, 1069-tf XicCONA.UGIIY, Attorney at. • L 3.11:e suedoor wester Bosair,a's Urug store, Js vrabersburg street. i,tecit I ‘thacion ;Igen co Sults,Jellettionsand i-31. Lie neat. er 3states. ...it legal business and I dollllty, Back-pay, and Da mages ,IL U. it ttes,s I lies promptly Ind efficient sly attended to. ..1 'trr.'s• 'cried, .ud :bolo" ?Arnie for sale in [awe otber western States. J. ()OVER, ATTORNEY AT ,Iroaiptly •ttend to collectionsand tII ,thou tlaslueseautrasted to hlicaro. _ ) Aaron., ?.thaestock tad Winner and Zleg• • • - tit! a ,ro 4treet,Clattyobuni,Pa. May 29.1867* • j VI D BUE ELLER, ATTOR - tr L.t lV, rill promptly.ottead to collet) .3.• • I 01 Jthor ousioeseentroeted to his care. a- 11, /3000 loth, cbroottory ;, • .10 lc( .11040. I - Gettysburg, May 29,186- , jA.VID WILLS, ATTORNEY tTO 11, ais,aillenceltitiieSouth.isas lentre3quare. , 119 29, 1.8.37 DR. H. S. HUBER, S. M. of ‘"B.l,o4ersburg and Washington sired I) R. J. W. C. O'NEAL Hee hle i)lice et hie ...ileac° in rilltimore trilet, , Wo I i.irs tacivothe'lenspiLerolllce. • lettyebtirg,lley 29,1867. OHN L. HILL, M. D., DEN TLST tlArtng been in constant practice boor 20 years, p ,41outa can 4. assured of good work. (July 9.—ti • - lil4°R. J. E. BERKSTRESSER, Dent in I.a . •Ing located la Gettysburg, offers Sus or ces to the public. Office' n York street, nearlyc cppoiite the Globe lon, where he will be prepared to at cowl c 4 coy -a,O with lutheprovinc•of the Dentist ecrioacio. + l3i .II till ,r pertia I sotsJl teethare In. ritsd ta,:all. [...ma reaeohable. July 30, L9.39..rtf DR. H. W. L_EFEV RE ITV: INO rermanently tocattid in that plane, wit J engage in the general practice of Medicine an Surgery. Office in Lombard street, near Maltimor treat. [Aug. 20, 1869.—t WHEELER& WILSON'S LOCK-STITCH Family Sewing Machine. EXAMIME IT BEFORE BUI7NG ANY OTHER $lO PER MONTH. PETERSON A CARPENTER, Genera/ Agents. GENERAL OFFICE for ADAMS COLINTY,JACORE BUILDING, CHAMBER/MIRO STREET, - GETINSIIDRO, PA. Nov. 12, 18G9.-6m HOWE MACHINES! THE LATEST IMPROVED & GENUINE ELIAS' HO WE, JR., SEWING MM.HINES. N. E. corner of Centre Square, fa the Store room of ORD ERB will be promptly attended to . Machines delivered to all parte of the county and instruc tions given gratin. 10..fhe puolic ere cautioned against parties wko use U. name of HOW'S to contiection with their ma- ChineS on account of the popularity of the Howe Ma chines. There are none GI 'JINN unless they have Imbedded In each machine a medallion having the ELIAS HOWE, Jr.,on 'tote. Fen. 26—tf FIRST PRFMTUM EDASTIC ST4TCH Beauty and Elasticity of Stitch. a Perfection and Simplicity of Machinery. Using both tbriwde directlilkons the spools. No fastening of seams by band and no waste of thread. Widerange of application without change of ad- 7 justment. The seem retains itebeauty andlirmnessafterwash in and ironing. Besides doing all kinds of work done by other Saw ing Machin., these Machines execute the most beautiful and permanent Embroidery . and ornamental work. Mir The very highest price, THE CROPS OF THE • LEGION OP HONOR, was ooafarred on the repre sentative of the Grover A Baker Sewing Machines, at the Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1667, than attest % lug their great superiority over all -ether Sewing / Ilachines. ierPor sale by D. W. ROBISON, Get tyslnirg. NOTICE. THE undersigned having bad 17 years' experience as • pre - Weal Operator on Sewing Machines would recommend the Grover A Baker Family . Ma. chine as the cheapest and beet machine fur Wally use, The simplicity of coastruotkil sad elasticity of stitch made by these machines are two very Import ant points in their favor. 260,000 of these madding are to-day bearing witness to the truth of our as sertionaand theilisitand Ii steadily A:unseeing. We have also Shuttle' Machines on hand for Tailors and Coach-trimmers use. Call and lee us. D. W. ROBISON, Apia. •Chambersbutgist,tiettysbarg, Pa. June11,1869.-1y .Thls Coifs/ills limited to Its operations to t county of ldarais. It Inas bean to operation for eon. than 17 year*, and to that period has nada bat cotat aument,havtagpatdlossas by Are dating that yarioll amounting toravArAll,ooo. hay parson dfatrlng anns arance can apply to either of die managers. MEM gratnional Santo, at. BM=!EI OPPOiITE COL. TATZ'S E.LOLE nOTEL. =ID 7nooin itha.subersbri rg street;nearly opposite th Eagle Clete! UUCTI'SBURG, PENN•A Littlestown, Adams co., Pa., c twittg 'parlituto. OVER 400,000 NOW IN USE SOLD ON LEASE PLAN, JACOB F. THOMAS, Agent,_ GETTYSBURG, PA, Samuel Wolf. GROVER & BAKER'S FAMILY t SEWING MACHINES, 495 Broadway, New York 730 Chestnut street, Philadelphia POINTS OF EXCELLENCE -The Highest Pretnimns at all the fairs and ex hibitions of the United States and Europe, have been awarded the Stover I Baker Sewing Machines, and the work done by them, wh eaktbited in com . etitton Xitt and e ftrt Nisuranet. ADAMS COUNTY -- MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY INOORPOBAUD, Y►BOH 18, 1851. ORPICIF.U. Preeideat—Georgeliwope. Vice-Preeident—Rainamia.Reuell. Serdeter, —D. A.llmekler. tressarer—R.O. Fahnestisek: lixesrative Committee—Bober tMcOordy,ll. A .Piek nig. Jacob Zing. Menegers.-,Georgeamope,D. A Mushier, Raddler dy, 8. Il k . Russell, 11. d. Vattimitock,esdrysburgl.Taeob King, tltraban township; Frederick Diebi,Flanklia R. A. Picking, ',Btraban; Abdiel 7.Gitt,New Orford; Wm. Ross Milts; Liberty; U. o.Peters,Peremburg Y. S.) I MP'Th • MiectlitiviCkusmalttif Stiehl at tbercres Company, on the/ sat Wodseadiiiin ovary ilwitl; ■t il'elack. P. M. _ I7I in'YjIWWW44 . IIII . It****NPOSIONAII 4I, 4bas , V: Ski tPr. iio2l94mtihif., ~... , • -*pia ir is sits 1. PreCogutakiialst . limp , Ws owe is fwe i tta A...a..r .. ~4 .. J.r.... -, 4.. satiamer•• dna, emir that ours/di Is. lair Drioark. work. " t, WM IlliminTrolltr. L Wen 111411111-41. llottyrkinMal stlae,. = pri ow n% H. B. W WILL CONTIN BOOTS Was* SS MIWS BOOTS *nth 'T 1113111'S BOOTS wart! S LAMS' mid CHILDREN'S -sad all Wadi of 11102 P MEWS 112:113,wetth . 11411 worth 2, 111211191 BATS worth 2 MAWS BATS worth .1 tae YIN'S HATS worth 1 for 10yr and con,Dszwa • taro reduction 11t1tNCII *ERIN° worth $1 tor WOOL DWAIN/. worth $1 sod $1 CO tor Sb AIPACOA worth it 10,60 init 40 eta. for $6, 40 and VLANNZIB,GINGUAIIB,I34IITINOD sad all 11a& of DAT 600D$ at sualikradoced prices. 1. ALB CLOTH worth $O,OO for \ $4 50 CASINTHIR worth $210,111 14.'and $1 15 fur 42 $1 24 ono 8 to. HOY'S WZAH worth 60, 40, SO and SO eta at ro t' • ducod • A L • 'arsout AND-DOUBLY 1311 LS, GLOVES, 110- , SIIRT, COZY?, COL 8, ROY/LINO, RDOIIIO., Ac., lat the reduced p es. at. Z 1,1609- u NEW SPRING it SUMMER G S AT ARENDTitLLE, TOtIAS R. COVER WININMV GLA , • HLYING opened e neer Soils rendissille, bas Jot returned from the el vitt' a splendid sr nutmeat of DIM GOODS. Saris' purchased my entfrieock for each. Ism prepared WWI very cheap. Of eme a all 'adjudge for yourselves. 11.1.-6 m T. R. COVER. Ilday Fall and Winler Goods AT PETERSBURG] Y. 8., PA. GRIL'ST ft 13 0 WEBS H. 1191 1 . relved their NSW ALL OD WINTER GOO so iscelloot meet, ;selected 1•141 COO eel Ell sat cheep tor . IMO ITO US *land ewe oOr Goods. • & BOW11)&1.-- . Oat. 22.111111. er P. 8. Agents for ti .p . erevo • :am Buda' mochloa. Cupola); and 45,,tratter8. Vim. U. Stallsmith tic son, Carpenters and Cintractors. Doors, Shutters, Door and Window Frames, Cox.- Constantlyoa hood sad toanufsettred to order o BEST MATERIALS, REASONABLE PRICES. .3.ordsroprotaptly.attem4ad to Ja0.16,1869,—tf GEO. C. CASHMAN. .GETTYSBURG,.PA., Carpenter-and Cattractoi, RESPECTFULLY %forma the public that reammod Olds mew Shop on Illtzottoa stitootbotwoon York anti Unread stmt.@ mad Is propuod Iskooostrooti fro pidgin op and topoiriog Itatlipor; at so rsooosikl• ruts sap boater La Gott7sbusp-4111 work oarsatsodlobo o boot itoolltP. Hotioroby strict oitoolioa to bad. soostosoritpablepotrossgo. Oro too sea. April 11.11111111.-tf WM. CHRITZMAN GETTYSBURG, P a lk,, - ' 'Carpentei and Contractor ; • s _._._ , ,gavingtiliMOVlNl tom? Die IttorP On Washington tired, be*teen Middle - and l'Olibreobsorg 'tree*, aidtairodecoditaktot PI;1111 ,I prepared to ItCr 4 edebartitladeee week les balm purposes. watt Vd = lie l ite l ralrl=t e l" aa rgy 4 . 4, lr. Baralkatadtpo SP Med? sad yore la si° na i ? ir IP Z:=II taus saddler saws zaL em . Made Iliaidoold tirtert*haridglitgalita""-rfP"b"4"ll. .vanipk , , . • - ./t1 , 38 . 11:10L*„.'. 8 WATOILE WO)111.8 • • COMIIII OP BALIIMORIAlli) HAM MID ._ roof L.. • DIA 9T.,0PP081T1211.1111401017112.11.0U101., 111.4"116°"1":": 01 ',AO/131100* sTrizzas TR*4.xis 1- ' t f: 3 •!Ot ai n7ll4ll " l6" "Mak ik la Wii6l•oll7 Pg',4l l ,SPfgmlalieliFt° Bol V lll/12 . , ~lc~i `e lroitxre ~otsi, ssan~eoirs EEO in - = 33 OD S , TO SELL !kw 166 60 for 606 tor 4 00 din! and OAITIII6 redueedistal !TM $3 GO 50 a 2 00 is price. EEO MEM Gm 4 FB! mutual, law CARPI/ZS •t pleas GROCERIES, 1 QUJIMINSI, I HARDWARZ, Le NEVI GETTYSBURO,PA., nice, Door & Widow Brackets, dc by experienced workeeetoind at GE TT I''Ss ÜBG, I PA., miliffeLlS, So. L. Slit star and Sentinel. THE TERRIBLE DIME Oh, the drink, the.terrible drink, Making each city and town a sink Of mistily dire, and fearfid to tell Of the numberless victims sent to hell Swearing, Killing, Crimes no tack, The tel able drink makes night so black ; The curse of youth avd decrepid age, Adding to thirst instead of assuage ; Continual drink, the drunkard's crave, Till it drags him down to an early grave. Oh, the drink, the horrible drink See the child from its father shrink As he staggers home from his night's de bench, Ills soul on Ste from the demon's torch. Blindly, Wildly, UZI Stun bli ng along, Cruzed with think, Larne , wrung; And evoithe dogs, with a mid abound, Growl at the man as he gr.. around. This is the picture, deny it -4o can, Of the downward steps or fallen man. Once he was free from the vice,bm be fell= Fell, like the angels, from heaven to hell— Fell, to be mocked at, scoffed at, and beat, Mingling with filth in the horrible street. Pleading, Cursing, • Dreading the worst, Drinking still deeper, yet greater his thirst, Till he sickens and falls, degraded and low. And death is preferred to this abyss of woe! Merciful God! in thy zoodness save Thine own Image from a drunkard's grave DORSONIAN CHRISTMAS GIFTS "'Tway the night before Christmas, when all throngh the house, Not a creature was stirring, nut even a mouse, And mamma In her kerchief, and I in my cap, Had Just settled our brains for a long winter's nap." This muck of the old Christmasabary was extremely true of the Dubsons at the par ticular time I am going to tell you about, for It was the night before Christmas, hav ing just struck eleven on the parlor mantle piece by the clock that made so much noise about all its performances. You could bear them distinctly in the room overhead—and Mr. and Um, Dobson wore respectfclly kerchief and cap—presuming the words to designate the masculine and feminine of the same noun—Mrs. Dobson's with a high crown, and nicely tinted, tied beneath her chin ; Mr. Dobson's of many colored silks curiously netted together, with a lengthy tassel depending on one side. I have omitted some.of the intermediate lines of the poem, because there were no little Dobsona nestled snug in their be s, while visions of sugar plums danced in their kende, and, consequently, no stockings were hung "by the chimney with care, in hopes that. fit. Nicholas soon would be there-" They had had their little talk after the light bad been put out, and Mr. Dobson taken the flying leap necessary to land him in the heap of leathers that, with an old-lksitioned love of comfort, they patronized instead of hair maul-tsars; they had said good night and "turned over," in fact, had settled them selves for It long winter's nap, when—yes, the clatter came, but not the minattire sleigh and reindeer—it was a loud rap on the on t door. Of course the good people were con siderably startled. To them, in their quiet way of life, any one out at eleven and com ing to their house fur a call was a thing in credible, and not to be entertained for a moment. "What's that?" said Mr. Dobson. "Speak softly, dear," whispered the lady "They don't knock softly," he answered "I suppose I must go down and see what It is. Ugh!" This exclamation was not whollynncalled for, as, be iltmderstood, it was a very cold night, and there was no lire in tLe room. "My love, I positively declare you shall not go I" cried his wife. "It isn't safe—and in your condidonatoot\ Think of the pains in your knees, the neuralgia In your left shoulder—besides, it may be thieves." Now, Mrs. Dooson,having for many years had sole control of her own life and limbs, was very apt to think, since they shared their flesh and limbs in common, ahe had, and of right should have, equal control over the life and limbs of Mr. Dobson, who gen erally permitted such control unless the cause 'seemed urgent. In this instance the cause so seemed, and be showed a celerity in his movements in leaving his resting place that vats quits astonishing in a man of his years, for he thought if the thing had to be done, it was one of those that had better be dyne at once, since jumping out of bed on a cold winter's night presents more hor rors to the imagination the longer the idea is dwelt upon, as some among my readers may certify if they will recall the remem brume of a refractory window-shutter and their sensations as they lay and hoped (need I say bow vainly 9) it would fasten itself either backward or forward, and they re main undiluirbed. Mr.Dobson knew very well thieves would not make so noisy an en ance,,and felt no fears on that score, but lumbsgo presented terrors he dreaded to face —or bitch., "At any rate, lixxit out of the window, Affiezer, and see who it looks Bo Ettentzez threw up the sash. Tile moon being in shadow naught to his won dering Iles appeared. He summoned the indiviihtel to speak by calls of "Who's Quer bud "What do you want r' but ap • patently nobody wantedinything, or some body wanted nothing; or most probably no- . body was there., fEttlir wu eminently tab loids:au:try, Theis Mr. Dobson saw clear ly it was* case admitting*? no delay, and deebrredln,thusit "pot Something on" and l ed Poor Mrs. Dobson's terror re. .4.o6amt aingnbuly *verge to his legal/411er, and finally asses* it must be a baby that scene one wit golug, to leave At their door, "and tlitible is Ebenezer, of Mt taking a baby la Ws gate of aillbtror Aar othev,iiine, for the butter od that. Get yob. imbed again, busbezd, -and don't ..ntinti• boWoverr !tangy ...aTemalt was quite impossible to tiduk of ]swings floor Ulla baby out thew all niginf—lt would berm belbre morning,. and if , it - really paa * toat,u , ; be would take lito the.pcv swot Wire mcatios; Mac nnodmot km so un dbdrab almost memo' t****olovai unwarrantably Mixt Slat° yfrdairii• , Ma wasAilt- 4 1 . 1 1 wire ming itmaea ba,- sameted if mom* ono must go driatii; aire'dba *Mamie ono,-for ly could,npt be libuttgln, of that he *nal loieu liadit plaster on his back at Mat leg mop:mt. _ "teal 171,jwt thin* this wrapperemand unt, &piny het In your shoes, nat. doWn and peep oat ; "meanwhile, standing on the stairway keeping watch." In a tdoe she was ready, and steeled off beim Mr. Dobson had time to enter a . pro test; Ind ioniesnotirsa she hadon his shoes, ItineWele insuperable objections to his Mole,* the kite*. entry,: therefore,-he wu atitikt 2 With statkedng thmistit heWiwgir *stash* bre ',obese with great admiration for her self-inuncds- Lion and suddenly-acquired courage. But ah !--poor Hrs. Dotvon was a heroine in dress. Little did he guessof the flutterings of that heart as she crossed the hall and laid her band on the-door-knob. However, she cast a glance back at her liege lord, so en couragingly near, bravely drew the bolt, and looked forth. "I hope she won't see it,"he mutters At first she does- not; but at length she exclaims: "Yes, here is a basket ! I veri ly believe it is a baby after alit" She stoops down, examines the contents- eau .tiously, and then retreats inside and locks the di or. "It is a baby, I'm afraid. for I felt straw and cotton, as true as I live. And nnw, Mr. Dobson, what would you do ?" He replied cooly: "Come back to bed by all means ; it's quite cold," and he look ed really relieved. "But the baby—you Said it would freeze." "I've thought better of that. Moat like ly It is a baby, but if so, somebody is wait ing ogle, and they'll know soot enough we haven't taken It in, and then they wont leave It there." Alter a moment's pause, with an animated countenance, he contin ued : "It strikes me, Lelino, this is probably some confounded joke of the neighbors. Don't you see? 'Bending a baby to you and me. Likely enough It's a hoax ; and isn't a real baby at all, and they are on the watch to laugh at us, if we don't show them we can see through a thicker stone wall than that, any day." This was quite convincing to Mrs. Dub sdn, and she willingly reascended the stair way, remarking only she thought it is very poor joke: First in, she was soon tucked down most comfortably. "Ebenezer, why don't you get in and put oSt the light, and don't stand shaking there ?" "I think—perhaps—my dear, I'll go down and get warmed by the dining.room fire. I have got thoroughly chilled ; and I noticed quite a warm light shone out in the hall " "Nonsense!" "Well, well,' never Mind, then !" and out went the light, and in went the sub missive Dobson, but with strenuous efforts he tried to keep his eyes open, for, thought he, "when she gets asleep I'll jest run down and take the basket In. There's no use in its being left out all night. I don't think It is quite safe. " While he with great exertions tried to banish sleep, she vainly sought to yield herself to its embraces; and so it happened that when at length she found oblivion, his exhausted nature could endure no more, and Morpheus' fingers were on his closed eyelids—not to be removed till daylight dawned. His first thought was of that bas ket, and his first act to look at Mrs. Dobson, Rising with the utmost caution, he stepped on tip toe out of the room, leaving the door ajar. The pale glimmer of early dawn shed a mysterious gray light over everything, just sufficient to guide his steps.' He reach ed the bottom of the stairway in safety, and commenced crossing the ball, still watching every footstep with the most anxious solici tude, that no loose board or unwary stum ble rouse the sleeping beauty overhead. But suddenly he pauses. Through the half opened door of the dining room, in the dim light, he clearly distinguishes the figure of a man. At first be thinks he has been seen, sad his limbs treretble beneath him, but Ina mo ment becomes swam that the man's back is toward him; and, with great presence of mind. he turns quitely wound and retraces his steps with equal care and nicety. The Fates are propitious ; the wife of his bos om lies wrapped in unconscious slumbers still Tpe heroic Dobson lays his hand with trembling e.{citement upon his pistol on the mantle piece and then bravely marches back to the encounter. Vnluokily, in his nervous haste, he trips at the fist step, but recovers his balance, and no one seems to have heard the noise, for when he reaches the doorway again he sees the fig ure still In the same position. Be raises the pistol, fires, and at the same moment hears the voice of Mrs. Dobson calling : "Ebenezer, what are you about ?" Awakened by the noise he made in his second exit, she bad rushed out to see where he was going, and arriTes Jest in time to behold him strike an attitude, and send a bail through the unconscious robber,— Even in momenta of intense excitement, habit will assert it control, and, before looking to see the effect of his Are, Mr. Dobson 'tarns his horror-stricken coon- tensuce toWerd the surprised lace of his wire. "I'm afraid I've killed him—he doesnt't move!" said he, la an awed tone of voice. With a wounin's titeitness ors. Dobson understands the situatiOn at a glanci„and reviles, while at the same moment her face &presses pity,amusement,an44egret—pfty for Mx. D"hson's evidently terri4l depres sion of spirit, amusement of his , nsistake, and regret at the conseqUences. 'Why, Dubby"—she always called him `fDotibe when she wished to administer enmfort,luld , testify : her aymeathetic affection—"why,, Dobby, you areslooting at your Christmas .presents i and I've no. doubt but that yoa have put a hole through the pretty dressing gown—ellk lining and, all maybe.,, Illy this time'She had descended to his side; and together they walk into the room, which is not yet entirely divested of its hortors to Mr. Dobsou's disturbed vision ; . • it is not till Ills wife. has thrown back the Minds, and let in a little more or the Chtiat msa daylight that he apes, It Ls no worse thin she says. There Stands the fi e-screen With the clisimuve iimising-gown thriven around It a sinokiiii cap perched on the top, and a' beatailuk pith . of Wohroidenal slippers on the doer in Nut of it. "There, hubby; mese 'ate my - oitionanas egg w ytu, and may yoh. take c;infort In awns,. fur Vice no doubt I can "trittiAd the holes nicely, This ;motes him to ids senses; and he . isiMus embrace a hundred fold. Thus standing . admiring the bright Cetera, And talking vfibe pron*l comfort of 1 4 110 le 0(31 0 minutes Were XIS. D 0 1 .36011 recollects to as k what brOught him down at such en unw,arranuibly early boar , ikooting at tkeltresecta Santa CIAPED brings d ll Pr" Per tO see *limn, -when- no inch misfortune mould have bappened. • s•Why, my deer, y.b:t relabels me lame • to see after that beeket and baby, you know, Just open the doevind _see if it's there.!' Hercupon,, Mr. Dobson chuckled most fa celously, as If there was a mighty food jOke sonieWhere around. airgeity preiciomfmrth4 'direr' all fear* of a hditi, - and the daylight reolerinf the - opening of the &kir no" long'terrible, and with now no secret to emceed from her busband,ehe looks thrill, and, anis enough, there stands the , bisaket still. It appears to be very heavy; bdt: navertbe lees the usually galleolititelatmloifers her moo giuditano• AO she earths it in- Can tionsly..the :pulls ,pride th. caper and peccon, then a sodden ,nnaJm of intelli gence and delight &tots over tier obum• tenanne.andwidiirnist j alie his' her irate around hei Ebenesser`e neck and to thank ,in him with all a woman's vehemence. N * WHOLE NO. 3694. Sho has him at an advantage as far as his 'comtbrt is concerned ; Ibr be had unwise ly seated himselVto enjoy his laugh in turn, but with so tight a clasp around his throat he can only return geaps for the affectionate utterances of his wife. "You dear good old fellow 1 Just what I wanted I But to think of leaving them our there all night l" At length he findi a chance to say:"Why you see, decry, youwouldu't let ino take that baby in while you were swake, and you were so confoundedly lung getting asleep. I hadn't a chance till morning." Then they fall to examining their respec tive gills again. Mrs. Dobson setting the pretty china tea-set all out on the table, and wiping each piece with affectionate care, while Mr. Dobson is actually trying on all the artich a given him, and pronouncing each and every one an exact fit. At length, with O. pang of remorse, he remembers the damage he had unwittingly done; but on searching no hole can be seen, and finally they find the bull lately lodged in the die place. Thus it was that Mr. and Mrs. Dobson exchanged their gifts. "A Merry Christmas to all, and to all a Good night?" TIIE DEACON . AND 11718 WANTS. —A worthy deacon In a town of Maine was re markable for the facility with which he quoted Scripture on all occasions: The Divine word was ever on his tongue and all trivial as well as important occurrences of life furnished occasions for quoting the language of the Bible. What was better, however, the exemplary man always made his quotations th standard of action. One hot day he was engaged in mowing with his hired' n, who was leading off, the deacon following in his swath, conning his apt quotations, when the man suddenly sprang from his place,. leaving the swath just in time to escape from a warp's nest. "What Is the matter ?" hurriedly inquired the deacon. "Wasps," was the laconic reply. "Pooh !" said the deacon, "the wicked See when no man prusneth, but the right eous are bold as a llort ;" and taking the workman's swath, he moved but a step when a swarm of brisk Insects settled about his ears, and he was forced to retreat, with many a painful sting, and In great discomfiture. "Alt !" shouted the other, with a chuckle, "the prudent Dean forseettt the evil and hideth himself, but the simple pass on and are punished." The good deacon had found his equal in making applications of the sacred wntings, and thereafter was not known to quote Scripture in a mowing field. LAWYER TArrAN'S boo.—A certain butcher of Steubenville (call him Mr, B.) had been much annoyed by a large dog which had several times stolen meat from his stall. Quips to lawyer Tappan, be pre sented his case thus "Mr, Tappan, 1 have had my beef stolen at various times by a dog in the towil. What shall I do ?" "Sue the owner of the dog and recover the price of the beef," was the answer. "Mr. Tappan, it was your dog," said Mr. 8., exultingly." • t`Ap 13t was—well, what is the value of the beef?" "Three dollars," replied the butcher. "Very well," said Mr. Tappen, and paid the money. With a /milling countenance the butcher was closing the office door, when he was startled by : "Hold on, Mr. 8., I charge you five dol lars for consultation." Tuskratcat. Agscogra.—There was one occasion, when Mr. Forrest received froiu ono of the supernumeraries of a theatre "an answer which seemed to satisfy him. It was the man's duty to say simply, "The enemy is upon us," which he uttered at re hearsal in a poor whining way: "Can't you say it better than that r shouted Forrest "Repeat it as I do," and be save the words with all the force and richness of his magnificent voice. "If I could say it like that," replied the man, "I wouldn't Pe working for three dollars a week." "Is that all you get ?" "Ye„ "Well, then, say It as you please." Tea annual value of the wool manufac tures of the United States, and of those manufactures In which wool is a component part, is said to be not less than $175,000- 000. Of these goods more than four-liltbs are made from American w 001 5 .." The coarse carpet-wools, which are not' grown here stall, the worsted combing-wools, and the fine clothing wools, which . are grown, by us only in limited quanUtisa r gi to make up the rest. The annual consumption of woUen weals in the United States is asti-* mated to equal $240,900,000. In 1868 more than fifteen dollars were spent by , us ru imported dress goods ; vehlA fbr ported caminieres we paid out nearly seven million dollars. !Ma PHOTOGRAPH GUERRA.= Eiwoitout. The N, T. .nibune of Thnrsday states that District Attorney rierrepont, in en deavoring :to break up the photograph greenback s toviridlicig firms, who have flooded the country with ithuubtra announo- . ing that they would wild, in, the propcirtion of about 5 . 100 to Silk photographed green backs so well executed u to be easily pass ed, discovered Wei thesis' partlet were act ing under permits from Mr: realloch, the late Secretary of - the Treuurf: ,'Thousands Of people are being defrauded bylbis and Mr. Pietrepout has written to Secretary Boutwell asktag that theft' Permits be 're voked, which it is likely arid be done. liar potatoes are an entirely new defence ' gains; burgle=s but they were reeenttY used with excellent effect, in Mallon, Ohio- A yotutg woman was left in charge of a house, the fatally having gate to church.— The ralegilmt lean appearaDoe and de manded the pocketbook orpaterfamilicsa. -Tite :Able young fatly immediately opened point the thief a battery of the above-men tioned verea L ble In a smoldnetot oondi doir. =The plyof potatoes being er e haussid, tbeffounnnums damsel "clinched" the.lmave Mast unafecgionately t. and by this time Imbed concluded to leave, which hadidifit. almuund and Wetly. hew • . Ev i tinse rr. Little Charlie, two 'year. old; bad besit teasing for milk, end die 4ving Qlvea him some the ihirtf time, hie znoilt,tsaldieteWrooldship him if be sked atird rikr milk. 'After Waiting some time hO otibwt up V; iila Mother, kissed ter, them 'wild; "Ms, pleas give Charlie Orem." As. a test of the ehrtstlan timber In it, MID, just set ids to. puttin&up an old mlr twitched stove.pipe, and kik him at it fee an hoar. If ha dun'tswesr, he Is season . Tsui woman& who mad* a pound of butter twang/core= of &joke, and a ahem from the niilk of human kindness. has Woos washed the close of a Jeer, and hams them to dry on the wrinocUal Hoc MIEN .ill ol THE,urrim wetifY oc GitAtiurtinub xga Iv. Sic than it chntury ago, Ja was in Ms ciiv,ll6, "the brightest, lit#le fellow 1p Ail Now England," an ('aptala Jo4epli, his father, saki, when be returned from. a prosperous sea voyage, and' rotas' liTin • . Captain Joseph had bunt . 4; the west of Midas; not to steal the colored man ; his was a more harmless traffic ; he •bought mahogany, gold dhat, and' other things.— Bet, more Important fur ay story,' lie brought home with him, as a pulient to his -- fiat girls and their bisli)' inether, an Afri can monkey. Jacko was larger, broader, sponger, even uglier to look upon time hisyMing relations are,—his forty green& cousins, who wear the tartan plaid, dance in our streets to street music, tl-o pistols, threw up their caps, catch pennies, and do everything but talk. Jacko looked out, float those deep set eyes, below the narrow forehead, with even a nvire human look titan the street I „ monkey. At times, ton, there wag a vici• ous, cunning leer utioa his face, that did net please .eur great-grandmother; even though he was everjo ready to rock the baby, she feared that he would trove but a treacherous nurse, wishing him, many thins, back among the juugles of Africa. Captain Joseph kissed, sailor-Illation, his wife% pretty cheek, shying: - Ay, sweet heart! Jacko is unfortunate; he is not good-looking enough to pletosi the ladies. -- He has not the pretty ways of a more gen tlemanly monkey, therefoni neither you nor Dinah can ethic him." And Dinah, from amid the fragrant meal she was pre ;raring for the johnnycake, showed her albite teeth, and said she. "believed Jacko was a toper, and as often dru'hk as Billy the boatswain was."' Our grandmother, too, had *mite gray• suspicions. She detected the fragrance of her choicest Jamaica, whenever her-ke)s were left in the store-room door ; and the contents of the captain's punch bowl sank sometimes as mysteriously as water does in wells before the earthquake shock. Plot Jacko was a sly fellow, and the captain bad a liking for him, treating every such report as feminine slander on account of Jacko's ugly looks. The sailors had taught Jacko many a : trick, on that rough homeward voyage,—!we expect he knew the sound of the fiddle as well as Jack the tar, but our grandmother did not approve of dancing, and never invited Jacko to the minuet. And he did love beer. Ala! there was Jacko's ruin,—another trait, too, whereby ho touched humanity. Nobody, In that day, objected to the beer barrel,- -It was be. fore the temperance movement, and Cap tain Joseph kept his well tapped, down in his comfortable cellar. Jacko knew it wis there. Down stalls he ran, one day, all on the sly, and drank himself so drunk he for got to turn the tap again, and all the con tents of the barrel ran out upon the cellar floor. Janke, surly and dumb, went and. bid himself from the whipping; but he could not escape the master's vigilance. Captain Joseph was not one to spare the rod upon his child, still lon upon his mon key. Very dark-looking for days afterwards was ',Tacko; hiding about and biding his time. One day the baby was missing, and Captain Joseph saw a sight that made his stout nerves quiver as never they had done before the blast or billow. He saw Jacko on the house top with his son, boUnding over On slippery roof, and coming, as he met the Captain's eye, defiantly, with that dear baby, down to the very eaves. Our young readers may have heard of William Tell, who parted the apple on his lee's head withan arrow. Captain Joseph did something quiteas brave. Kind neigh bors came to the rescue, with ladders and feather beds. 'tCaptain.Joseph took his gun crept up to the scuttle, and then, while Jacko dangled Mb baby over the eaves, he shot the monkey dead. The baby dropped into the pile of teethe/ beds tmhurt,—our grandfather was saved. He had not been as frightened in that dance of death upon his father's roof as the agonised hearts who watched him had been. To the baby it had been a wild sort of play with Jacko. This baby, u we have said, grew to be an old man, and lived to see his children's children to the fourth generation. The quaint one-story-and-a-half house,—gable end to the street,--still stands, as it stood then, in that old New England seaport.— The sea-toga come in and cling to ,it lov ingly, as they have done for mote than a hundred years, preserving it from. decay.— Births, and deiths, and marriages have oc curred beneath its roof, bat never again, as guest or playfellow, has gone in or out over that hospitable doorstep the monkey, It is customary, we believe, to have a moral to the story, There should be one, we are sure, to this bit of history.; and as such, our young leaders may draw the con clusion thii Jacks) would 'probably have lived out all Its days In peace, plenty and honor, If be tad not been so aly a thief,— and so fond of the Dm barrel. . THE OLD WOMAIL —o3oe it *as 'Moth er, and it Ws/(iiitt4r, Pm hungry." "Mother, pot ugt,my (libber," ind the-lov ing hands would. spricad the butter, and mew on the great With, heart briMming with affection for the boperious little curly pate that made /ter an manystaps and near , ty distracted her witilleboisteroni mirth. Now she la "We old woman," but she did notibluk lewould over come to that. She looked ountrough thellatue remand saw her boy to manhood grown ; and he stood nanny/mod in the light of her Tax betted fuliove. Never was there a mate noble son than he—boacatici la the world, and the staff of bar declining years. Aye. be bar' rapport, even then, but she did not know it. film , upver realized that it; whs her li tt le boy ibotgove her satusgth for daily toll--tliathieklkmder form was all that upheld her overrlbelvink of despair. Elbe off' knew. :bow she loved the child, apd felt that amidst the mists of age:his lots would bear her manly through its intitadties to the dark ball leading to the life, beyond. gitt, the son has forgotten the mother's minrinzatiorui•now, flora the moor bottle, be ht cold, selfish,., heartless, and. "Mother" lute no sacred now** to the prodigal Elbe ikpthe old winner'," wrink ed, gray, lame and blind. .. rt le Ito question wh i ch has been sake so often and whiCh retnidits so decid edly undecided u the kuestiart, "Will Lager berg. intoxicate 1 , . in the • action. Pilaf fire& "vs. one of their etutomets, brought in Boslon to recover the 'glue or thirty-two casks ot• the fluid, the de*use wu that It, was oca in violation of the statute of the Commnewealth prt.hibiting - the sale of intoxicating liquors. The Jury found for the plaintiffs, although the Co charged that they were not elltied to e covei'it '41'1017 ihOegfti lager lug. uk \ ic We suspect that the general In called huger is virions as to Its String and Ingre dients, aid that a good dent qepelids not only on the quantity but the quality of the Teutonic tiliple Imbibed. Iriah.jarot having ipplied to' the Judge to be ausomednoai- serving on ac obiiiat deices,. We lady odds I :Ciould 'to@ buss my °Wage to tiejary ?" ."Yes, I brad par honey thine." tekt PINKY, Monti couldn't make ans. ectlat Mit AK " He wet let oft. . A s umuttk. -a. the . latietud V/11011 "SfPftingh - Wad* / 4 40 1 ,14X 0 r1L 4110 week. Gov. NellOdeeteOrkraidfilitNe the combo seler4—Tlie lodes ..ea Ads** kt:tekteitirt4M....SANA. — This assignation did apitiafraitialkth, cause of freedom dazing the war,