VOL. 41. The Huntingdon Journal. J. R. DURBORROW, PUBLISHERS ANI) PROPRIETORS ()glee is new JotTaNAL Building, Fifth Street, VIE HUNTINGDON JOURNAL is published every Friday by J. It. Dunnositow and J. A. ?Cunt, under die firm name of J. It. DURBOLULOW & CO,, at $2,00 per annum IN ADVANCE, or $2.50 if not paid for in six months from date of subscription, and 13 if not paid within the year. No paper discontinued, unless at the option of the pub lishers, until all arrearages are paid. No paper, however, will be sent out of the State unless absolutely paid for in advance. Transient advertisen..ents will be inserted at TWELVE AND A-HALF CENTS per line for the first insertion, SEVEN AND A-HALF CENTS for the second and FIVE CENTS per line fur all subsequent insertions. 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[apl9,'7l School and Miscellaneous Books. GOOD BOOKS FOR THE FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD. The following is a list of Valuable Books, which will be suppliA front the Office of the Huntingdon JouaNAL. Any one or more of these books will be sent post-paid to ally of our readers on receipt atilt, regular price, which is named against each book. Allen's (R. L. It L. F.) New American Farm Book *2 50 Allen's (L. F.) American Cattle.° 2 50 Allen's (R. L.) AinerLan Farm Book 1 50 Aller:s (L. F.) Rural Architecture 1 50 . . Allen's L.) Diseases of Domestic Animals 1 American Bird Fancier American Gentle Man's Stable Guides 1 American Rose Calturist American Weeds and Useful Plants 1 75 Atwood's Country and Suburban Houses— ...... Atwood's Bi*dern American 'lumesteads. 3 50 Baker's Practical and Scientific Fruit Culture....._ '2 50 Barber's Crack Shot* Barry's Frnit Garden ...... 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By nine experienced cultivators 3O 'tow to ge, a rill 111 and IN _ere to find One 1 25 THE JOURNAL STORE Is the place to buy all kinds of 4 1 4 ( 1 01 1 + Si 0l 1 0) 3 42] , l hIS -- 1 ' -" AT lIARD PAN PRICES SHERIFF'S SALES J. A. NASH, By virtue of sundry writs of Fi. Fa., Vend. Exp. and Lev. Fa., to me directed, I will expose to pub lic sale at the Court House, in Huntingdon, on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1877, at one o'clock P. M., the following described Real Estate, to wit : All defendant's right, title and interest in all that certain house and lot of ground situate in the village of Puttstown, Huntingdon county, Pa., fronting - feet on main road, adjoining lots of Samuel Weaver on the east, Winebrenarian Parsonage on the west, Hettie Putt on the north, Wilson Weaver on the south, having thereon erect ed a two story frame dwelling house, carpenter shop and stable. beized, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of G. W. Putt. ALSO—AII defendants' right, title and interest in all that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the township of Clay, county of Hunt ingdon, and state of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows, viz: on the north by Benja min Shope, on the east by Richard Ashman, on the west by Samuel Bowser and Samuel McVitty, on the south by James McKinstry and Adam Heet er, containing one hundred and fifty-five acres with allowance, together with all and singular the ways, waters, water-courses, rights, liberties, pfivilegi,,s, improvements, hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining and the reversions and remainders, rents issues and profits thereof. Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of Samuel L. Glasgow and Harriet N. Glasgow. ALSO—AII defendants' right, title and interest in all that certain tract of land situate in Dublin township, Huntingdon county, Pa., bound ed as follows : on the north by lands of Abram Long. south by lands of Benjamin Atkinson, north by lands of James Kelley, west by lands of John Peterson, containing one hundred acres, more or less, having thereon erected a two story log house and a frame barn. Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of John Atkinson with notice to Benja min Atkinson and George Atkinson, Terre Ten ants. ALSO—AII defendant's right, title and interest in all that certain plantation and tract of land situate in West township, Huntingdon coun ty, bounded on the north by land of Samuel My ton's heirs, on the east by land formerly of Martin Walker, on the south by lands formerly of Dr. Peter Shoenberger, and on the east by lands now or formerly ofJosiah Cunningham, containing two hundred and twenty-seven acres,more or less,having thereon a dwelling house, barn and other improve ments. Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of Stewart Foster. . ALSO—AII defendant's right, title and interest in all that certain tract or parcel of land situate in Hopewell township, Huntingdon coun ty, Pa. bounded as follows : on the east by land of Jacob Brown, west by lands of George Berkstres ser, north by lands of George Berkstresser, south by lands of Levi Putt, containing twenty acres, more or less, having thereon erected a log dwel ling house, (l if story) barn and a two-story plank house. Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of Miles Putt. ALSO—AII defendant's right, title and interest in all that certain house and lot situate in Tell township, Huntingdon county, Pa., containing one acre, more or less, bounded by lands of J. Spanogle t Co., and fronting on the Tuscarora Valley read, having thereon erected a two story frame dwelling house and stable. Also, that certain house and lot of ground situ ate in Orbisonia, Huntingdon county, Pa., front ing - feet on Water Street, adjoining lot of Wm. Lynn on the west, and -Whiteside on the east, having thereon erected a two sto-y plank house. Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of J. 11. Kennedy. ALSO—AII defendant's right, title and interest in ail that certain lot of ground situate in the borough of Saltillo, Huntingdon county, Pa., fronting 64 feet on Main street, and extending in depth 217 feet to an alley adjoining lot of William Murray 4e the north and got of L. M. Green on the south, having thereon erected a two and one-half story plank dwelling house. Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of Josb, , ; G. Ramsey. ALSO—AIt defendant's right, title and interest in and to a certain messuage and lot of ground situate in the borough of Petersburg, Hunt ingdon county, Pa., bounded by lots of Henry lief right's heirs and Mrs. Jennie Renner, fronting 60 feet on King street, and extending back 150 feet to Washington street, having thereon a brick dwel ling house and other improvements. Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of Joseph W. Wilson. - ALSO—AII defendant's right, title and interest in that certain tract of land situate in Porter township, Huntingdon county, Pa., bound ed as follows : on the south-west by lands of Geo. Sprankle, south-east by lands of 11. J. McAteer, east by lands of Sprankle's heirs and Juniata riv er, north and north-west by lands of Samuel Hat field and John Scott containing 47 acres, more or less, having thereon erected a water-power grist mill and three two story frame dwelling houses. Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of D. A. Rlugh. ALSO—AII defendant's right, title and interest in all that certain tract of land situate in Cass township, Huntingdon county, Pa., bounded by lands of Andrew Parks, Wesley Crortsley, Dan iel 'Darnel, Jacob Parks and others, containing about one hundred acres, more or less, fifty acres of which are cleared, having thereon erected a two story-and-a-half log dwelling house. 2 50 5 00 75 75 , 00 75 1 00 - - 1 5 0 1 25 Seised, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of Wm. Forshey. ALSO—AII defendant's right, title and interest in and to all that certain tract of land sit uate in Clay township, Huntingdon county, Pa.. bounded as follows: on the east by lands of Hud sons, north by Wm. Johns, south by Geo. Nune maker, west by Eli Messivaore and others, contain ing 37 acres, more or less, 40 of which are cleared, having thereon erected a log dwelling house and frame stable. Also, all those two certain houses and lots of ground situate in the borough of Three springs, Huntingdon county, Pa., each fronting 57 feet and 8 inches on Hudson street, and extending back 90 feet, each having thereon erected a two story frame dwelling house. Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of John M. Wallace. ALSO—AII defendant's right, title and interest in all that certain tract of land situate in Shirley township, Huntingdon county, Pa., bound ed as follows: On the north by lands of Ed. Zern er, on the south-west by lands of Barkley heirs, east by lands of Ed. Zerner, north-east John Gif ford, containing 140 acres, 60 of which are clear ed, more or less, and having thereon erected a I story plank house and log barn. Also, all that certain tract of land situate in Shirley t wnship, Huntingdon county, Pa., bound ed as follows: On the east by lands of Jacob Bol linger, south by lands of Peter Hartman, west by lands of Bell's heirs, north by landsofJerry Shope, containing 164 ac,os, more or less, 40 acres of which are cleared, and haring 'hereon erected a log dwel ling house and stable. Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of R. G. Gifford. ALSO—AII defendants' right, title and interest in that certain tract of land on Clear B;dge, I. -: township, Huntingdon county, Pa., bounded on the north by lands of John Chilcote, on the east by Archie Dell's heirs, on the south by Levi Stever, and on the west by D. P. Pheas ant and Matilda Pheasant, containing 60 acres, two—thirds cleared and balance timbered, having thereon a two story plank dwelling house and out buildings. Seized, taken '_n execution and to be sold as the property of John S. Pheasant and James D. Quarry. ALSO—AII defendant's right, title and interest in all that certain tract or parcel of land situate in the township of West, in the county of Huntingdon, containing 83 acres, more or less, about 15 acres thereof being cleared and under cul tivation : bounded on the north by lands of Penn sylvania furnace, on the cast by lands of Wash ington Henry, on the south by lands of Barree Iron Works, and on the west by lands of William Randolph, having thereon erected a log house, log and frame stable, saw mill and other outbuild ings. Seised, taken in execution and to be sold as the property- of George Stull. ALSO—AII defendant's right, title and interest in all that certain piece or parcel of land in Cromwell township, Huntingdon county, Pa., bounded on the east and south by lands of Luther Hileman, west by William Shope, on the north by John Homon, containing tep acres, more or less. 6O 150 1 50 7 50 1 50 1 50 1 50 Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of Amos lipmon. - ALSO—AII defendant's right, title and interest in all that certain 10l of ground situate in Saulsburg, Barree township, Huntingdon county, Pa., containing about three-fourths of an acre, bounded on the south-west and east by land of Jo seph Forrest, and on the east by land of Mrs. Cow den, having thereon erected a dwelling house, tan house and yard, bark house, corncrib and other outbuildings. Seised, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of J. M. Johnston. ALSO—AII defendant's right, title and 11 untin lid I ournat Legal Advertisements Legal Advertisements. interest in all that certain lot of ground situate in West Iluntingdon, now part of the borough of Huntingdon, fronting 50 feet on Mifflin street and extending in depth at right angles to the same 150 feet to a fifteen feet alley, being lot number 14, in block IS, in the plan of Wharton, Anderson and Miller's addition to said West Huntingdon, having thereon erected a two story frame dwelling house and stable. Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of John Reichner. ALSO—AII defendant's right, title and interest in all that piece, parcel or tract of land situate partly in the township of Morris and part ly in Franklin township, bounded and described as follows, to wit: Beginning at a hickory between lands of James Seeds and Nicholas A. Derna, thence by lands of said James Seeds north 13 de grees, east 24 5-10 perches, to a post ; thence north 821 degrees, east 20 8-10 perches to a stone heap ; thence across the Juniata river and P. R. R. north 14 degrees, east 74 1-10 perches to a cedar stump; thence north 66 degrees, west 21 perches, to a wal nut; thence 121 degrees, east 63 perches to a post; thence north 29 degrees, west 66 perches to a post ; thence south 75i degrees, west 23 7-10 perches to red oak ; thence crossing the said river south 21 degrees, west 16 2-10 perches to a cedar bush; thence south 34 degrees, east 3G perches; thence south 15 degrees, west 11 porches to a lynn ; thence crossing the said R. 11. north 601 degrees, west 28 5-10 perches to a post; thence south 41 degrees, cast 20 perches to a spring ; thence south 6 de grees, west 17 6-10 perches to a post ; thence south 25 degrees, west 3G 4-10 perches to the north-west corner of a log house ; thence 71 degrees, west 28 7-10 perches to a post; thence 801 degrees, east 6 5-10 to a post on the road; thence south 111 de grees, west 32 4-10 perches to a post ; thence north 501 degrees, east 15 3-10 perches to a tence post ; south 451 degrees, east 55 1-10 perches to the place of beginning, containing SO acres, 56 perches, more or less. A.so, that certain Island situated in the west branch of the Juniata river, in Franklin township aforesaid, containing 5 acres and 106 perches, sur veyed in pursuance of a warrant to Peter Swine, dated the 4th day of October 1827, having thereon erected 3 frame dwelling houses, bank bare, and other outbuildings. Also excellent water power with a foundation for a grist mill. Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of J• A. ilaggerty.. ALSO—AII defendants' right, title and interest in and to all those parts of the five follow ing described tracts of land which lie westward of the summit of Terrace mountain, in the townships of Lincoln and Hopewell, in the county of Hunt ingdon, Pa., conveyed on warrants, dated respect fully the 31st of May, 1794, to wit: Ist, Peter Wilson situate south of Tatman's Gap, containing 446 acres and 121 perches and allowance; 2d, Is aac Wample adjoining and south of the above men tioned tract, containing 348 acres and 96 perches ; 3d, Benjamin Shoemaker adjoining and south of the last mentioned tract, containing 405 acres and 116 perches; 4th, Leonard Kemble adjoining and south of the last above mentioned tract, containing 360 acres and 103 perches ; sth, Samuel Davis ad joining the last mentioned tract, containing 451 acres and allowance, having thereon erected one log dwelling house and stable and containing 1000 acres, more or less. Also, all defendants' right, title and interest in that certain tract of land situate in Brady town ship, Huntingdon county, Pa., adjoining the Ju niata river on the south, land of A. P. Wilson's heirs and Elizabeth Gillan, on the north-west, and land connected with Matilda furnace on the east, containing 35 acres, more or less, having thereon a stone foundation, a store room, and pig pen. Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of Amos Grube and Jacob Schmidhuber. ALSO—AII defendant's right, title and interest in all that certain tract of land situate in Barree township, Huntingdon county, Pa., bound ed on the north and north-7,,5t by the east branch of the Standing Stone Cre,k, and land of Gen. A. P. Wilson's heirs, on the south-west by Joseph Carmen and William Eckley, and on the east by Joseph Carmen and others, containing one hun dred and fifty acres, 43 perches, more or less, hay ing thereon erected a log dwelling house, log barn, carpenter shop and other outbuildings. Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of Jos. B. Henderson. TERMS f—The price for which the property is sold must he paid at the time of sale, or such other arrangements made as will be approved, otherwise the property will immediately be put up and sold at the risk and expense of the person to whom it was first sold, and who, in the case of deficiency at such re-sale shall make good the same, aid in no instance will the deed be presented to the court for confirmation unless the money is ac tually paid to the Sheriff. Purchasers who are lien creditors must procure a certified list of liens for the Sheriff, in order to apply the amount of bids, or any part thereof, on their liens. TIIOS. K. HENDERSON, 0ct.26,1877.] Sheriff. TRIAL LIST-NOVEMBER TERM, 1877. FIRST WEEK S. E. Fleming et. al. vs. Ephraim Cornman, guar. henry Orlady vs. Petrikin, Massey St McNeil. Ephraim Yingling vs. David Stumbaugh. Jacob Lefferd for use, vs John A. Benson, guar. T. W. Myton treas. for use, vs. R. B. Petrikin. J. Deed McCrum vs. Janney Jr Andrews. Margaret Shaver vs. Foust & Etnier. (3 reenbury Ramsey's admrs. vs. Wm. Locke, et .al. Eliza Smawley vs. John S. Bare, et. al. .James C. McGahey vs. D. H. Lutz. Samuel Reed and wife vs. The 11. & B. T. M. R. H., Sc Coal Co. Simon Coulter and wife vs. same. Hugh L. King'g admrs. vs. A. L. Ricketts. H. S. Smelker vs. Joseph Madison. SECOND WEEK. James Sutton's admrs. vs. G. Dorsey Green et. al. John I. Slate & Co. vs. John Cessna et. al. Harrison Bloom vs. Seth Clover. John Mott & Co. vs. B. F. Douglass. 11. S. Musser vs. S. M. Woodcock et. al. M. J. Martin vs. Amon Houck. M. B. Hysong vs. John H. Clark. Columbia Insurance Co. vs. John N. Swoops & Co. Alfred Porter vs. James Love et. al. Mt. Union Iron Co. for use vs. Dr. W. P. McNite. W. P. McNite vs. Columbia Insurance Co. David Ilelsel vs. the township of Hopewell. .John Houck vs. R. B. Petrikin, guar. J. C. Walker's assignee vs. James G. Corbin. Michael T. Boring vs. R. B. Petrikin, guar. Elijah White vs. The Penna. Canal Co. James S. Fleming 7S. it Geo. H. Fleming vs. Henry Bisbin vs. T. K. Henderson, Sheriff vs. J. W. Mattern. THIRD WEEK. Eliza 11. Green vs. Etnier & Foust for use. 11. E. Shaffer vs. A. H. Bauman. Elmer White vs. A. B. Shenefelt. M. J. Martin vs. John Dougherty et. al. Eliza McConaughy vs. John W. Long. 11. C. Robinson vs. Greenbury Ramsey's admr. Johnathan Lightuer's admr's. vs. Samuel Croyel. D. 11. Foster et. al. for use vs. B. R. Foust. J. C. Caldwell vs. Henry L. Harvey. Grissingcr d Plummer, for use vs. Gideon Duval, guar. Wm. Enyeart's ex're, vs. Jackson Enyeart's admr's. School District of Carbon twp., vs. M. J. Martin. Richard Langdon vs. Lycoming Fire Ins. Co. Saone vs. The North British Mercan tile Ins. Co. J. 11. W. Plummer vs. John 11. Baker et al. Henry Hassenpflug and wife, vs. The P. R. R. Co. Same for use vs. same. Hall Brothers & Co, vs. R. Langdon az Co. P. K. Varnish vs. W. S. Huyett. Andrew Spanogle's adm'r. vs. Andrew Spanogle. FOURTH WEEK. T. M. T. Symington vs. George Sinclair. B. F. Isenberg vs. Jacob Fouss. Henry Whitesel vs. David Whitesel. W. 11. Allen vs. Miller AL Douglas. 11. S. Wharton, for use vs. Arabella Silknitter et. al. David Blair et. al. vs. Mrs. D. J. Mears', trustee. John Davis vs. Borough of Mt. Union. Union Bank of Iluntg'n. vs. Michail Boring et. al. Augustus Kerns vs. Thomas Norris. Louisa Shively vs. T. K. Henderson. Henry C. Black vs. Samuel F. Grissinger. James B. Reed vs. B. L. Neff. Andrew Spanogle's adult's. vs. D. B. Spanogle. Peter K. Harnish vs. W. S. Iluyett. Samuel Briggs vs. Jno. W. Stung, garnishee. ' Same vs. Same. Jun. Cresswell tic Son vs. Wm. Rough Brothers. Sarah McCahan et. al. vs. J. K. McCahan, exec'r and trustee of John McCahan, dec'd. W. B. Zeigler, guardian vs. J. K. McCahan, trus tee of Thos. S. McCahan. Robert Wilson vs. John Crownover. PROTEIONOTARY'S OFFICE, J. F. SCHOCK, October 19, 1877. Prothonotary. Adjourned Court, December 3, 1877. PROCLAMATIO.N.—Whereas, by a precept to me directed, by the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Hunting don, bearing test the 19th day of September, 1877, I am commanded to make public proclamation throughout my whole bailiwick, that an adjournod Court of Common Pleas will be held at the Court House, in the borough of Huntingdon, on the first Monday (and :id day,) of December, A. D., 1877, for the trial of all issues in said Court, which re• main undetermined before the said Judges, when and where all jurors, witnesses, and suitors. in th 2 trial of all issues are required. Dated at Huntingdon, the 15th day of October, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hun dred and seventy-seven, and 102 d year of Amer ican Independence. • THOS. K. HENDERSON, Sheriff. HUNTINGDON, PA , FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1877. #lllsts t Reveille and Tattco. A quiver and shriek, and the train is in motion— Away like an arrow ! away like the wind ! Rushing on like a stream wildly seeking the ocean; Rushing on, leaving hamlet and hillside behind! On, on through the dew and the scent of the morn ing; On, on to the city—pause not nor delay ! Hasten on with the thousands that, time and space scorning, Are rushing, all, all armed cap-a-pie, to the fray ! The day's host of workers, impatient and ea :er, The hands that must do and the brains that must plan, That must toil, be the recompense amp le or meagre, And fight the day's battle in rear-guard or can ! Delay not, delay not—the moments are hasting, And, swifter than steam, thought is speeding along ; There's so much to be done—there's such precious time wasting; Oh, these hearts are so valiant ! these arms are so strong ! Back again iti the gloaming to green fields and meadows; Away, haste away from the town's busy din ! Reach hither in welcome, 0 sweet evening shadows; 0 fair distant homes, let the wanderers in ! Bring forth of your best, gentle hearts and sweet faces, With the wreath of your smiles, for the day's fight is done; Lead the brave victors in to their dear waiting place And bid them enjoy all their labor has won. Smooth the knit, ruffled brow with love's sweet caress 3s, Soothe the strained nerves and beguile the tired brain ; Frail fingers may lift all the load that now presses, And renew the whole man into vigor again. 0 love and 0 life, when ye're held thus together, What deeds man can do, and what weight he can bear! With the sunlight of love to gild life's stormy weather, Thought fails to embrace all that manhood may dare! - 111 RS. J . G. BURNETT. Ely *tory-Etna. SHADOWS. Pope tells us that "the noblest study of mankind is man;" and I believe Pope, with an addition. I have always believed that the study of mankind, when supple mented by the study of womankind, is the legitimate occupation of gifted souls like my own, and so I have shaped my life upon this conviction. To be sure, I have not had large oppor tunities for prosecuting my studies; yet when was true genius ever fettered by the narrowness of its surroundings ? Although I was compelled to pass the first forty years of my life in one street, and in one house in that street, yet I flatter myself that I made the most of my limited field of ob servation in every way, and that what .1 did not know about the men and women and children—yes, and even the cats and dogs—of the neighborhood, was not worth knowing. Last year, however, circumstances un connected with my present story made it necessary for me to change my residence; and all the inconveniences of removal were overbalanced by the prospect of having new subjects for study, and wider oppor tunities for knowledge. By the Ist of May I was comfortably settled in my new home, and niy small household (consisting of two servants and myself) was growing accustomed to the new surroundings. Of course my oppositeneighbors attract ed my first regards, and kept me almost constantly at the window. The two houses across the street were so entirely different. One was a well-built, spacious, elegant mansion, with ample drapery of lace and damask at every window, with an imposing . colored waiter and a staff of other servants, where grocers' and butchers' carts delivered daily their well filled hampers, where well dressed guests came and went continually, where lights shone brilliantly every eve ning, and where everything indicated the possession of ample means. The other house was small, mean look too narrow for its height, and appa rently overcrowded, if one might judge from the swarm of children it held. No curtains at those windows, no visitors to speak of, and only one servant, who brought home the slender purchases in a dilapidated basket, and who certainly looked over worked. Evidently the Barretts were as poor as the Browns were rich. A few more days satisfied me as to the occupants of these houses. Mrs. Brown was a widow, with an only son, to whom she was quite devoted, and who was cer tainly an estimable young man. Mrs. Barrett was also a widow, with an aged father and eight children, of whom the eldest was a girl of twenty, uncommonly pretty, who assisted her mother by teach ing. A brother, two years younger, was a clerk ; and Mrs. Barrett sometimes did fine sewing by way of helping to eke out their scanty resources. These details satisfactorily gathered, I began to turn my attention in other di rections, when a mysterious circumstance made it quite impossible for me to think of anything else than the Browns and the Barretts. It happened in this wise I was sitting by my parlor window after dark, with no lights in the room—as I am fond cf doing, because the dimness is favorable to medi• Cation—when I chanced to see young Mr. Brown come out of his own house and as cend the Barretts' steps. One of the children admitted him, and he went into the parlor, where immediately a light appeared. Some one drew down the shades, but they were very thin, and I could tee the shadows of the inmates so clearly that there was no mistaking them as they were thrown upon the linen. There sat Mrs. Barrett on one side of the centre table, sewing diligently, and opposite, with their chairs close together, and their heads almost touching, sat Lucy Barrett and Mr. Brown. This discovery—for I felt it was nothing less—amazed and excited me beyond ex pression. here was evidently a love af fair, and how angry Mrs. Brown would be if she knew it ! To be sure, the diligent use of my opera glass enabled me to see some books on the table, from which the young people pretended to be reading, but that amounted to nothing. Poetry, most likely; and wasn't poetry always the lan guage of lovemaking? Well, my sympathy with Mrs. Brown kept me on the watch for nearly two hours, and during ail that time Mrs. Barrett sat quietly sewing, and apparently unconscious of the frequency with which those two young heads came together over the book before them. But at last Mr. Brown rose to go, and then the mother seemed to wake up, for she went with him to the door, instead of letting her daughter go, as I quite Ml pected she would. But the moment his back was turned, what does that girl do ? Drops her head down upon her folded arms on the table, and seems to be having a good cry, as if' she couldn't hear to part with him even then. Presently her mother returned to the room, and stood by, stro• king the girl's hair,as if she was consoling her. Then the light was extinguished, and I suppose they went to bed, but I was wakeful that night. From that time forward I kept a close watch on Leslie Brown, and I soon found that he spent four evenings each week with Lucy Barrett. Always the programme was the same : he sat close beside her, reading, or listen ing to the love sick verses such occasions always demand, while Mrs. Barrett sewed near by, or the old grandfather sometimes took her place and played propriety, though the old Man always fell asleep. On the evenings when Mr. Brown did not appear, Lucy occupied the parlor alone, and wrote interminable letters, over which she sometimes cried. At other times she might be seen in her little bedroom, standing at the window in an attitude of deep dejection, as if longing for her lover. Little cause had she for dejection, how ever, for Leslie Brown was as devoted as he could be without exciting his mother's suspicion. He too, wrote long letters, ([ could see him plainly enough, for he oc cupied the second story front room, and he almost always left his windows wide open during the first part of the evening.) but he seemed to be very fastidious in the com position of his epistles. Sometimes he would fill and tear up half a dozen sheets of paper before he was suited. Then he would put his letter in a large yellow en• velope—such an unromantic color, too'— and send it by the negro waiter to his young neighbor when he could not go him self, and then I was sure to see her eagerly perusing it afterward. What he could have found to write about so continually was a mystery to me, as they met so often ; but 1 suppose lovers' nonsense always was, and always will be endless. Just about this time I made another and a most significant discovery. I was select ing some Berlin wools for a new footstool, when Lucy Barrett entered the shop and asked one of the saleswomen if she could get some handkerchiefs marked for em broidering. "Ladies' or gentlemen's handkerchiefs ?" asked the girl. I pricked up my ears and listened. "Gentlemen's," was the answer. Of course ! The book of patterns was taken down and the letters selected. By dint of close attention, while I appeared to be looking for a shade of crimson, I heard the girl say, "L. B.—all right, miss : you can have them to morrow," and then Lucy left without observing me. "L. B." was just what I expected—that meant Leslie Brown, beyond a doubt ; and oh ! what would his mother say ? I began to feel that I had a duty to perform in the matter, for only the day before I had heard from a friend of my own, who knew the Browns slightly, that Leslie was supposed to be engaged to a young lady who was at present in Europe, but who was expected soon to return. My duty began to look very plain, in view of this last fact, and I was not long in coming to a determination what to do. I must notify Mrs. Brown without de lay, but how? Should I seek an inter view or write a letter ? Upon the whole, I inclined to the letter, and before I re tired to rest that night I had written and posted the fdlowing: "If Mrs. Brown will take the advice of a sincere friend, and look about her closely she will find that her amiable and unsus pecting son is in danger. An unscrupu lous family will use every means to entrap him into a mesalliance. Accept this warn ing from one who shall be nameless." That was certainly comprehensive and explicit, without being compromising for me, if my agency in the matter should be found out. I posted my note with my own bands, for Rosa, my maid, although an excellent woman, has an unfortunate curiosity which sometimes prompts her to take undue lib erties with my letters, and I knew the ad dress of this one would attract her attention at once. The next morning I was on the watch for the effect of my warning, and sure enough the explosion came. The post man delivered his budget at the Browns, and Mrs. Brown, leisurely nipping the dead leaves from her geraniums at the parlor window, took the letters and began reading them at once. _ _ _ Suddenly she started, crumpled the one she had read in her hand, and vanished from the parlor, to reappear, in another moment in her son's room above. 2 1 / 2 / letter, beyond a doubt. Breathlessly watching, I saw her seize the young man by the arm and point to the just-read page. Ire caught it from her hand and studied it attentively, and then they talked excitedly together fi.r some moments. What would I not have given to hear, as well as see, for the next half hour ! but as that was impossible, I was forced to content myself with double vigilance.— Finally the conference ended—Leslie ta. king his way down town, and Mrs. Brown returning to her plants. How had it ended ? I felt sure Mrs. Brown was indig nant and the young man, of course, was wretched. In less than an hour something new happened—Mrs. Brown came out of her own house, looked un and down the street, as if uncertain what to do, and then took her way into the Barretts. My excitement at this stage of the little drama became painfully intense—evidently my warning had opened her eyes, and that talk with her son had made her aware of his infatuation. How grateful she must be to her unknown correspondent! and how cordially she would receive me some day, when I could avow my authorship, and explain the seemingly unimportant cir cumstances which had gradually pointed me to the truth. I remained at my post of observation, of course, until the end of the interview, which was just fifty minutes long. Noth ing more happened; Mrs. Brown returned to her own house, and the day wore on quietly ; but that evening Leslie did not pay his accustomed visit. I was sure of this, for I waited and watched until after nine o'clock, and should not have quit then if I had not seen the dim light in the Bar retts' parlor extinguished, and the outer door closed for the night. A whole week passed, and not once had the lovers met. Leslie kept away. and Lucy looked almost broken hearted, as she went and came daily in the performance of her duties. Once or twice I had detected the young man looking up anxiously at her window as he passed the house, but he made no effort to enter, and, stranger, still, he seemed to have given up writing to her. No more long and carefully prepared let tern occupied his leisure hours, and I was just beginning to think that the of fitir had been safely nipped in the bud, when, one unlucky day, Mrs. Brown went to make a brief visit to her sister in the country, (so Rosa learned from her maid,) and within an hour from the time of her depanure a bulky letter, in one of Leslie's horrid yellow envelopes was handed to Lucy Barrett by that treacherous waiter, who had doubtless been bribed to secrecy. That evening witnessed the lovers' reun ion, and poor Mrs. Brown's remonstrances were utterly disregarded, if not forgotten, as I felt certain when I saw once more the mingling shadows reflected on the window shade. That was a very unfortunate evening for m , 7. It was raining heavily, and I had a slight cold at the time; but my sense of duty made me forgetful of all risks, and a thought of the poor, deluded mother deter mined me to watch over the son. So, when Leslie rose to go, and contrary to her usual custom, Mrs. Barrett suffered Lucy to see him out, I could not help rais ing my window, very softly, you know, just to be certrin that they were not talk ing too loud. Perhaps you may have noticed that when the street is quiet, and the noises of the day are hushed, ordinary voices are singularly audible. They conversed for nearly ten minutes, and, just as I expected, I caught several words and parts of sentences, which I will write down in the order in which they oc curred. "A good, true wife," said the young man, taking her hand. Lucy's reply was almost inaudible, but I caught "happiness in the future," and "more than I can ever deserve." Then Leslie finished a long speech with "an excellent time for the wedding ;" and I heard no more. No need, you will doubtless say. But the next morning I found myself really ill; my throat was sore, my head ach ed, and a violent chill was soon followed by a high fever. I was really suffering so much that I forgot my neighbors, and it was not until the tenth day after my seizure that my in terest in my fellow creatures was sufficient ly revived to prompt me to ask Rosa a single question. "Well, indeed, mum, I've had so little time to spare since you've been sick that I can't tell what's going on even next door. Bat cook says she thinks they've had a wed ding this morning over at the Barretts, fur the young lady went away in the carriage two hours ago, all dressed in a new .trav eling-dress, and young Mr. Brown and another gentleman went with her, and all the children was a-standing on the steps a throwing old shoes after them, and Mrs. Barrett was half laughing, half crying, at the parlor wicdow." "Married !" I exclaimed—"the design ing girl ! Then my warning was useless. But she'll never be happy,that is one com foit. Do you know whether Mrs. Brown is expected this week Rosa ?" "3lrs. Brown r Why, there 4ho comes now, mum, just getting out of her carriage, I do declare," answered Rosa, gazing from my window. In a moment my resolution was taken. "Help me to get up Rosa.. I'll go right over there and break the news gently to the poor woman myself," I said, as I sat up, suddenly forgetting my ailings in my compassion for Mrs. Brown. In fifteen minutes more I was standing on the steps and had rung the bell. That pompous waiter ushered me into the par lor, and took up my card ; and before I had time to collect my thoughts, Mrs. Brown ertered, my card in her hand. "Miss—Greenfield," she began, as if she found iuy name too much trouble to pronounce, "I have not the pleasure of your acquaintance, I am sure ; but if it is a charitable errand—" Here I cut her short at once. "No, in deed, my dear madam, I am not come on an errand of charity, although my motives are benevolent. The fact is, I bring you bad news." She started violently. "Bad news ?"she repeated. "Yes, ma'am, bad news. Your excellent son--" But she turned deathly pale; then clutching my arm as we still stood, (for she had not yet had the politeness to ask me to sit down,) she gasped : "What is it ? Is he ill or hurt ? Do, for Heaven's sake speak, speak ! Don't keep me waiting, woman !" "No ' no; he's safe—safe and well," I said. But she fairly pinched my arm as she ordered me to tell her what I meant without delay. I never saw a more haughty, imperious woman than that i\jrs. Brown, and I must confess she conquered me. I meant to tell her in my own way, but she forced me right to the point. "He's married!" I answered. Then seeing her look of incredulous amazement, I added, "Yes married, this very morning not two hours ago, in your absence, and to that artful little neighbor of yours, and in spite of my efforts to open your eyes to the danger." Mrs. Brown's face was a study. She looked by turns puzzled, astonished, angry and scornful; then with a very disagreea ble smile, she asked : "Are you in the habit of writing anony mous letters, Miss Greenfield ? What you have just said would seem to connect you with a contemptible epistle of that sort, re ceived some weeks ago, which I burned half read." (Just as if she could make a woman believe that !) "Now since you are interested in my son, let me assure you that he is not married ; that a little more than two hours ago he assisted as best man at the wedding of his old schoolmate and friend, Lyman Bertrand, who returned from Germany three days ago to claim his promised wife, Lucy Barrett, after an ab sence of two years." She said all this very slowly, wih her eyes on my face, and I assure you I was uncomfortable. Still, I would not give up yet. I replied : "But you must allow that your son has been very attentive to an engaged girl ; or perhaps you don't know that he spends most of his evenings there—sending such long letters, too, when he couldn't go him self." Mrs. Brown's smile was more supercil ious than ever when she said : "Mrs. Bar rett, as you have doubtless discovered, is poor. Lucy is an admirable German scholar, and my son expects to spend the next three years of his life in Germany. Consequently she has been instructing him for months past, at my urgent request." "But the morning you received my let ter, I saw you rush up to your son's room, and hold an earnest conference with him. Then for days he avoided going next door. Was not that a result of my warning ?" I asked, anxiously. . _ "Oa the contrary, I never told my son of your letter; but I had received intelli gence from a relative in Germany of young Ber,rand's serious illness, and I went to comfort Lucy that same day by Leslie's advice. Poor girl I she was so distressed that German lessons were discontinued un• til news of her lover's complete recovery gave her courage to go on." ''l think now that I have fully satisfied your curiosity, Miss Greenfield ; but let me assure you that I never would have condescended to these explanations if I had not been afraid that you would injure Lucy by your imperfect and garbled ver sion of what you have seen. Talk, then, since it seems you cannot help it ; but be truthful if you can. Good morning," and with that she swept out of the room like an empress, leaving nie standing there like a fool. Well, I must say sbe had made a very plausible story, but I always bad my doubts about it. dc.ct 'isccltan. Home, Sweet Home. COURTESY AT HOME-HOW TO MAKE HOME HAPPY-TRUE POLITENESS LORD CHESTERFIELD'S LETTERS TO HIS SON-THE PRINCIPLES OF POLITENESS POLITE AND VULGAR. When poor John Howard Payne wrote those verses which have made him iminor • tal,we are sure his animating motive was to make those who were blessed with a home, happy in the possession of it. He, poor dear departed soul, had no home, but was a wanderer, and therefore felt the more keenly the want of a delightful home. Like our own Edgar Allen Poe, who has been so traduced in his memory, but we rejoice to say, so nobly vindicated from the aspersions cast upon it by ono of our own citizens, "He had oft not whereon to lay his head." To-day we propose to glance at some of the little attentions and courtesies which go so far to make the home happy. Some thing is wrong in those families where the little courtesies of speech are ignored in the every-day home life. True politeness cannot be learned like a lesson, by one ef fort any time in one's life ; it must be in bred. It is hard for a husband to give a smiling 'thank you" to his wife, as she brings him his slippers on his evening re turn home ? Is it more dank f o r the mother to say ••Fiairy, will 30,1 shut the door, please," than to use the la conic phrase,"Please shut the door." When Alex. knocks over his brother's patiently erected castle of blocks, why should not "Excuse me, I didn't mean to;" be the in stinctive apology ? Many who wouldn't he guilty of discour tesy to a stranger, or to a friend in the world without lay aside much, if . n-)t all, their sauvity of manner on entering the home circle. The husband and wife dis pense with those little graceful attentions which, though small, are never unimport ant. The children are ordered hither and thither with crusty words; no "thank you" rewards the little tireless feet that run on countless errands. The dinner is eaten in silence, broken only by fault find ing and reproof from parents, and ill-hu mor among the children. In the evening, the father devotes himself to his newspa per, and the mother to her reading or sew ing interrupting themselves only to give such peremptory orders as Lass noise, children," "Stop quarrelling," and finally ending with "Go to bed." In many families there is no positive rudeness among the members, only a lack of those simple, affectionate attentions which awaken a spontaneous return ; a want of that consideration and gentleness of demeanor which are well-springs of' comfort in every household. The well bred host does not forget to bid his guest "Good night" and "Good morning." Why should not this simple expression of good feeling be always exchanged between parents and children ? The kindly morning greeting will often nip in the bud some rising fret fulness, and the pleasant "good bye" from old and young when leaving the house for office, store, or school, is a pleasant memo• ry through a day of separation. When the family gather alone round breakfast or dinner table, the same cour tesy should prevail as if guests were pres ent. Reproof; complaint, unpleasant dis• cussions, and scandal, no less than moody silence, should be banished. Let the con versation be genial and suited to little folks, as far as possible. Interesting inci• dents of the day's experience way be men tioned at the evening meal, thus arousing the social element. If resources fail, some times extracts read aloud from morning or evening papers will kindle the conversa tion. No pleasanter sight is there than a fam ily of young folks who are quick to per form little acts of attention to their elders. The placing of the easy chair in a warm place for mamma, the hunting up papa's slippers, papers, and scores of little deeds, show unsuppresscd and loving hearts. But if mamma never returns a smiling ‘'Thank you,dear," if papa's "Just what I was want ing, Maggie," does not indicate that the little attention is appreciated, the children soon drop the habit. Little people are itn itative creatures, and quickly catch the spirit and example around them So, if, when the spool of cotton rolls from the mother's lap, the father stoops to pick it up, bright eyes will see the act, and quick minds make note of it. By example, a thousand times more quickly than by pre cept, can children be taught to speak kind ly to each other, to acknowledge favors, to be gentle and unselfi•ili, to he thoughtful and considerate of' the comfort of those around them. The boys, with inward pride in their father's courteous demeanor, will be chivalrous and helpful to their sisters ; the girls, imitating their mother, will be biggentle and patient, even when broth ers are noisy and heedless. Scolding is never allowable ; reproof and criticism from parents must have their time and place, but should never intrude so far upon the social life of the family as to render the home uncomfortable. A kind reproof, or serious word in private, will generally cure a fault more easily than many public criticisms. In some families a spirit of discussion and contradiction mars the harmony ; every statement is, as it were, dissected, and the absolute cor rectness of every word calculated. This interferes seriously with social freedom, when unimpot taut inaccuracies are watch ed for and exposed for the mere sake of exposure. Brothers and sisters also some times acquire an almost unconscious habit of teasing each other—halt' in fun, .1 half in earnest. This is particularly tra. comfortable for everybody else, whatever i doubtful pleasure the parties themselves may experience. In the home where true courtesy pre• vails, it seems to meet you on the very threshhold. You feel the kindly welcome on entering. No rude eyes moan your dress. No angry voices are beard disputing up stairs. No sullen children sent from the room. No peremptory orders arc given to cover delinquincies of housekeepers or servants. A delightful atmosphere per vades the house—unmistakable, yet indes cribable. Where such courtesies as we have above indicated prevail, it may be truly called a happy home. LORD CHESTERFIELD, in the last century was rightly regarded as the most accomplished gentleman in England, and when Ambassador to France, in the reign of Louis XIV, astonished and delighted that grand court by his court• eous manner and gentlemanly bearing, On one occasion, when making a state visit to the King to the Austrian Embassy, he of course gave precedence to "Le Grande Monarque," but the King, not to be ex celled in genuine plitencss, insisted on Lord Chesterfield entering first, saying, "My Lord you are in my kingdom, the representative of a great nation, and, there fore, I regard you as my guest." THE PRINCIPLES OF POLITENESS, written by Lord Chesterfield more than one hundred years ago, is still regarded by the reformed and cultured as the highest authority in our language on genuine po liteness, while his "Letters to His Son" are charming examples of the earnest so licitude of a father to "Train up a child in the way he should go." This work we earnestly commend to our readers as one well worthy of perusal wherein they will find not only lessons of politeness, but also many practical lessons for their guidance through life. In conclusion, we would quote the old adage, "A man's manners commonly makes his fortune," and certainly we would say. looking at the many examples we have of the practice of true politeness in businefis. that it is a capital "stock in trade," which requires no previous investment of dollars and cents, but yields returns a thousand fold, and leaves the pleasing recollection of not only delighting our friends by onr good manners, but also of pleasing the pub• lic, thus attaining the "glorious privilege of being independent." We, therefore, heartily commend to our young friends of both sexes strict attention to (he study of good manners, and can assure them that vulgarity is disgusting in the extreme, whilst good breeding and good manners commend themselves to every true lady and r •Jntlewan. LALLA ROOKII. • dm How to Build a House. Troy, N. Y , Times: A week alto we commented upon a paragraph from llarp er's Bazar relating to Mr Hubbard, t► gentleman who built a fin) residence with the money which he had saved by not in dulging in the expensive habit of smo kin4. A reliable correspondent, who is personally acquainted. with Mr. Hubbard, verifies all of the essential statements made, and furnishes the following addition al particulars '-He was about eighteen years old when be determined to lay aside day and day the money which he would have spent kr cigars, had he been a smo ker. At the end of each month he depos ited, at interest, the sun] thus accumulated in a savings bank. As the price of good cigars advanced he correspondingly in creased the amount of money to be laid away each day. From time to time, when his savings in the bank reached a few hundred dollars, he would draw them out to make a better investment. By wise and shrewd management the fund amount ed to from $15,000 to $lB,OOO a few years since. Mr. Hubbard then took this money and with it purchased a charming site on the. Greenwich Hill, and built a commo dious and comfortable home for himself and his family. The place overlooks Long Island Sound, and commands one of the widest and finest views that cue be found along the Connecticut shore, Indian Summer of Life. In the life of the good man there is an In dian summer,more beautiful than that of the seasons; richer, sunnier, more sublime than the most glorious Indian summer the world ever knew—it is the Indian summer of the soul When the glow of youth has departed, when the warmth of middle age is gone, and the buds and blossoms of spring are changing to the sere and yellow leaf; when the mind of the good man, still vigorous, relaxes its labors and the memory of a well spent life gush forth from their secret fountains, enrich ing, re:oieing, ; then the trust ful resignation of the Christian sheds around a sweet and holy warmth, and the soul assuming a heavenly lustre, is no longer restricted to the narrow confines of business, but soars far beyond the winter of hoary age, and dwells peacefully and happily upon that bright spring and sum mer which await him within the gates of Paradise evermore. Let us strive and look trustingly forward to an Indian summer like this. Can Women Keep a Secret ? George Francis Train renders judgment as f.illows : Men say women can't kola a secret. It is just the reverse—women can, men can't. Women carry with them to their graves secrets that would kill any man. Woman never tells; wan always does. Woman suffers and dies ; man blabs and lives. Man cannot keep a secret, wo wan cannot make it known. What is sport to the man is death to th.l woman. Adam was a sneak. Eve would have kept the apple business a secret. Be ye fruitful. Who ever heard a woman talk about - her love fia , cos ? Everybody has heard a man gossip. Man delights in telling of his 11. licit conquests ; won4an would cut out her tongue first. Men are coarse in their club room talk ; women arc refined in their parlor conversation. Who ever heard ofa woman telling or her lovers ? Who has not listened to the dissipation of the men Men boast ; women do not. Women never tell tales out of school ; men are al ways blabbing. So down with the old ad age, woman can keep a secret. The Three "Tentions." I. Intention.—lf a boy has a sum to work out, or a lesson to learn by heart, he will not be apt to succeed unless he goes at it with a will, or unless he "intends" to do it. 2. .attention.—lf he is to succeed, a boy must withdraw his thoughts from tops, balls, kites, and such like ; he must not iiiratter with his school fellows, but must iv a time give his whole mind, or "at tentions" to the lessons before him. 3. Retenticm.—lt is of little nse to learn anything unless we remember it, or "re tain" it in the mind. NO. 44.
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