®l)e American Volunteer. I'imLiailED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING BY BRATTON & KENNEDY. OF ICE—SOUTH MARKET NRUARK Terms:—Two Dollars per year if paid strictly .ii advance; Two Dollars and Fifty Cents if paid within three months; after which Three Dollars will bo oharged. These terms will be rigidly nd inTcd to In every Instance. No subscription dis continued until all arrearages are paid, unless at i ho option of the Editor. professional <SarOs. M. • B : . BUTLER, ATTORNEY AT LAW AND UNITED STATES CLAIM AGENT, CARLISLE, CUMBERLAND CO. PA. Pensions, Bounties, Back-Pay, 4c„ promptly collected. • Applications by mall will receive duo attention, and the proper blanks mid instructions for ard oil. In all letters of Inquiry, please enclose postage stamp. March 28, 1807— tf T M W EAKLEY, Attorney at Law. , Oflleo on South Hanover street. In the room formerly occupied by A. B. Sharpe. Esq. riHAB. E. MAGLAUGHLIN/Attor nev at Law.' onice In Building formerly occupied by Volunteer, n foW doors South of Han non’s Hotel. 1 . Doc. 1,1805. fi M. BELTZHOOVER, Attorney vTT, at Law and Real Estate Agent, Shophcrds lown, West Vlrglbla. Prompt attention given to all business In Jollerson county and the Counties adjoining It. Fob. 15,1800—1 y. TOHN. C. GRAHAM, Attorney at pj Law. Office formerly occupied by Judge Graham, South Hanover street. Carlisle, Penna. Dec. 1, 18G5-ly. £E. BELTZHOOVER, Attobney # and Counselor at Law, Carlisle, Ponna. co on South Hanover street, opposite Bentz’s Store. By special arrangement with the Patent Office, attends to securing Patent Rights. Dee. 1, IWJS. M C. HERMAN, Attorney at Law. * Ofllce In Rhccm’s Hall Building, In the rear of the Court House, next door to the “Her ald” Office, Carlisle, Ponna. Deo. 1,1805. ’ WM. J. SHEARER, ’Attorney &c. at Law, Carlisle, Pa. Office near Court House, (South side of Public Square, in “ Inhofl’s Corner," second floor. Entrance, Hanover Street. SSr Practicing in all the Courts of this Judicial District, prompt attention' will bo given to all business In the Counties of Perry and Juniata, ns well ns of Cumberland. • May 21,1800-ly*. \\T F. SADLER, Attorney at Law, VY , Carlisle, Ponna. Office in Building for merly occupied by Volunteer, South Hanover street. % Dec; 1, 1805. WY KENNEDY Attorney at Law, VV • Carlisle, Penna. 0 Ice same as thntol (ho “American Volunteer,” Sout.i side of the Pub lic Square. Dec. 1 1805. JOHN LEE, Attorney at Law, North Hanover Street, Carlisle, Pa., Fob. 16,18UO—ly. TAMES A. DUNBAR. Attorney at fj Law, Carlisle, Ponna. Office a few doors west of Hannon’s Hotel. Dec. 1,1865. O NEWTON SHORT, M. D., Phyai- T\i. cum and Surgeon, Mcchanlcsbu r g, Pa.— Tnankful lor past favors, would most rcspectlul ly inform his friends and the public generally, that ho is still practicing Medicine and Surgery in all their branches. Special attention given to the treatment of d.seascs of the Eye and Ear, and all other chronic aileotions. * Office in Wilson’s Building, Main St., up stairs. Nov. 28, iB6O. F\R. GEORGE S. SEARIGHT, Den- I / tist. From the Baltimore College of Dent a i Surgery. Ofllce at the residence of his mother, East Louthor Street, three doors' below Bedford, Carlisle, Ponna. Deo, 1,1865. r\ ENTIBTRY—Dr. W. B. Shoemaker— I I Practical Dentist, Nowvlile, Pennsylvania. Office in Miller’s Building. Fob. 22,1866. —ly.. insurance (Companies. gPECIAL INSURANCE AGENCY I Over §25,000,000 op Capital Represented. Homo, Metropolitan, Manhattan, Artie, Socu* rlty, Nurtn American, Uerumum, ail of Now York. Aetna and Pmemx ui Hartford, Conn.;- North American of Piuludelphm, Pa.; Farmers Mutual of . Yonc, Pa.; Columuia Mutual of Luu castor, Pouu’a. The mum element to bo desired In Insurance Companies is SEOUR I T Y . If wealth, experience, Intelligence and probltj exist, perpetuity and noiiurauio dealing will be likely u> ensue. Insurance creates independence. A person pays lor lus own indemnity, and need nut ho u lax on ms/fiends. Every man snould insure; the burning oi whoso-property would injure or inconvenience hlmseit, Ins iuinily, or his neighbors.. Insurance eifeoted ut' this agency, no mattoi how large tuo amount, m either (Stock or Mutuui Companies. Policies issued, losses adjusted and promptly paid at this office. BAMUELK. HUMUICH, byccial imturitnce Agent. Office in Marlon Hall Bunding, West Mum (Street, Carlisle, or to mo loiiosvmg local agents; J, E. Ferree, Newvilio; Jonn it. Bhmor. xsow Bloom* Held,'Perry County, Pu.; or A. H. Woidmiiu. MiJllmtown, Juiuatu County, Pa. Jan. B,lwJ7—Oui Mutual life, insurance co, OF NEW YORK. CASH ASSETB $15,000,000. Tills Is strictly und entirely a Mutual Company. It makes iu» dividends uuuuuiiy uua pays mem at me uud oi men ami every year, lie assets are not diluted, uor its strongiU weakened by any doubiuu premium notes or stouktioiders notes.— Doubllul securities Uud no place m its list ol cusli assets. It charges its policy holders no In* ttrodt, and lunnsiics insurance at exact cost. Twenty-four > ears ol straight forward, honora ble dealing, lias mudeitsuaino the synonym ol Strength among business men, and Is, to-day the LEADING LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY of tills continent. Possessing the largest assets, the largest amount insured, the largest income and uio largest surplus over liauiimes, as shown by the oJUomi reports of the insurance Depart ment of -inow York, and wuich will bo shown to any persons wismug to determine lor themselves the true condition uud standing of dilloreni com panies by applying to tuo agent, i SAMUEL K, HUMRICH. olUce No. 20 West Main St., Carlisle. Jan, 3, ISU7—uni $2OO EEWAKD — P E-N N S Y L V A N IA MUTUAL HORSE THIEF DETECTING AND INSURANCE COMPANY. From three to five dollars will Insure your horse against thieves for live years. n Persons desiring to become members'will apply to SAM'L K. HUMHICM, Special Agent, Office 20 West Main St„ Carlisle. Jan. 8,1807^-0 m The railway passengers as- HUBANOK COMPANY, of HartlorU, Conn., insures against all Hinds of Accidents. CAPITAL $304,800. ft For five thousand dollars in case of fatal acci dent, or i-2b Weekly Compensation In case ol disabling bodily Injury, at 25 cents per day. For Sal ° nt SAMUEL 1C HDMKIOH'B. Office No. 20 West Main St., Carlisle. Jan. 3,1807- 0m TUBEIMSUBAHCE. a’ho ALLEN AND EAST PENNOTOUO’ MU TUAL FIKE INaURANCECOMFANY.ofCiun besInnd county, Incorporated by an act of As sembly, in the year 1845, and having recently had Its charter extended to the y flar active and vigorous operation under the super , Intcndence ot the following Board of Managers j Wm. K. Gorgas, Christian Stayman, Jacob Eb erly. Daniel Bailey, Alexander Laihcart. Jacob H.Coovor, John Eicheibergen Joseph Wlckerra, Samuel Eberiy. Rudolph Martin, Moses Brioker. Jacob Coover and J. C. Dunlop. The rates of Insurance ore as low and favorable as any Company of the kind in the Per sons wishing to become members are Invited to make application to the agents of the Company, who oro willing to wait upon them at any lime* Kdontr-v! S . 3LGOPGAS, Eberly’s Mills, Cum- °V 1c o Frea Ide nt— On nit- ian Stayman, Carlisle, Secretary—JohN C, Dunlap. Mechanlcsburg. Treasurer—Daniel Bailey, jiillsburg, York Lo. AGENTS. Cumberland OanKw-rOolm Shorrlclr, Alien:Ben- SZoarlng, Sinromanstowns Lalayette Petter, cklnaon: Henry Bowman, Churohtown; Mode Carllalo; Valomluo r'oeioim, New t'amberland; James McCandiißh, Newviile. •_ York County —W. B._Ploklng, Dovort Jamea •arlfllthi Warrington; T.F, Deurdorff, Washing* ion; Bichey Clark, Dlllsburg; D. Butter, Fair* view; John Williams, OarroU. • • Dutphin County—Jw ob Houser, Harrisburg.. . Mamborsof the Company haviim poiloles aoonl to e xplre, can have them renewed by making ap ,, njicatlon to any of the agents. 800. 1 Ma - REMOVAL.— The UDdersigued htm re moved hia Blacksmith Shop from the cor nu.-of Hanover and North streets to the Black smith Shop on South street, in the rear or the Itif JUumnui IWniitor wotV-S- BY BRATTON & KENNEDY. Heal ISstate. ERTATEFOR SALE!! W. J. SHEARER, ATTORNEY AT'LAW, AND AGENT FOR THE SALE OF Cumberland Co. Real Estate, OPFBU9 THE FOLLOWING VALUABLE HEAL ESTATE FOR BALK AT REASONABLE PRICES IN TUB UOROUaiI OF CARLISLE. No. 3. A Now and Wall Built TWO-STORY BRICK HOUSE, with Two-story Back Building, containing in all Seven Pleasant Rooms, together With NEW FRAME STABLE. CARRIAGE HOUSE and other out* bulldiegs: situate on East side South Hanover Street! Uhls l.#ot, on which there Is some very Choice Fruit, contains 42 feet In front by 220 feet In depth. No. 4. SIX of the finest-BUILDING LOTS In the Borough, on South Hanover Street. No. 5. The six most elevated BUILDING LOTS In the Borough, situated at ti W head of South St iff THE COUNTRY. No. 11. A 90 ACRE FARM In North Middleton township, ll<f miles from Carlisle. This farm has but a TENANT HOUSE and STABLE, but it af fords the finest silo for a Mansion House and Bank Bam that wo know in Cumberland co. No. 7. A TRACT OF THIRTY-SIX ACRES, with small but comfortable BRICK DWELLING HOUSE, Framd Stable, dec., and a young and thriving Orchard or CHOICE FRUIT, situate on the Railroad, In North Middleton twp., West, and within a mile of, the Borough of Carlisle. This property as a HOMESTEAD and for general or Truck Farming, Is the most desirable tract of Its size to bo found anywhere in the vicinity of Carlisle. The certain extension of the town WesU ward, partly consequent upon the Improve ments made and contemplated by the Railroad Company In that direction, drawing, as they necessarily will, nearly the whole trade of the town to that end, will very greatly enhance the value of this land to the future owner, for any purpose whatever, rendering it a safe and profit able Investment. * Fob. 28,1806. .. jFurnlturc, &c- B. E W I N G , CABINET MAKER AND UNDERTAKER, WEST MAIN STREET, CARLISLE, PENN’A. A Splnfdid Assortment of NEW FURNITURE for the Holidays, comprising Sofas, Camp Stools, Lounges, Centre Tables, Rocking. Chairs, Dining Tables, Easy Chairs, Card Tables, Reception Chairs, Ottomons, Bureaus, What-Nots, Secretaries, «tc., &c., Parlor, Chamber, Dining Room, Kitchen and Office FURNITURE,, of the Latest Styles. COTTAGE FURNITURE IN SETTS, Splendid New Patterns. BEDSTEADS AND MATTRESSES, gilt Frames and pictures, in great variety. Particular attention given to Funerals. Orders from town and country attended to promptly and on reasonable terms. Dec. 48,1860-rtf mBINET WAREHOUSE TOWN AND COUNTRY. The subscriber respectfully informs his friends and the public generally, that ho still continues the Undertaking business, and is ready to wail upon customers either by day or by night. Ready made Coffins kept constantly, on hand, both plain and ornamental. He has constantly bu hand Fuk’s Baienl MeUillo Burial Cast\ of which he has been appointed the solo agent. This case is recommended us superior to any of the kind now lu use, it being perfectly air tight. Ho has also furnished himself with a now Rose wood Hjcarsk and gentle horses, with which he will attend funerals in town and country, per sonally, without extra charge. Among the greatest discoveries of tho ago is Well's spring Maitranx, the best and cheapest bed uow lu use, the exclusive right of which I have secured, and will be kept constantly on hand. - CABINET MAKING, lu all its various branches, carried on, and Beau roaus, Becretarles,. Work-stands, Parlor Ware, Upholstered Chairs, Bofos, Pier, Bide and Centre Tables, Dining and Breakfast Tables, Wash stands of all kinds, French Bedsteads, high and low posts: Jenny Lind and Cottage Bedsteads, 'Chairs of all kinds; Looking Glasses, and all other articles usually manufactured in this line of business, kept .constantly on band. His workmen ore men of experience, his ma terial the beat, and his workmude Ip tho latest city style, and oil under his own supervision. It wnl be warranted and sold low for cash. He invites all to give him a coll before purchas ing elsewhere. For the liberal patronage,hero tofire extended to him he feels indebted to his numerous customers, and assures them that no ettbrts will bo spared in future to please them In style and price. Give us a call. Remember the place, North Hanover, street, nearly.opposlto tho Deposit Bank, Carlisle. IJAVID BIPE. Deo. 1.1863. QABINET MAKING! i'ho undersigned respectfully InfflHbs his old friends uud patrons that ho nns resumed the business of CABINET MAKING, in all its various brunches, at his old stand, Nos. 65 and 57 Bouth Hanover Btreet, two doors below the Second Presbyterian Church, where ho is prepared to manufacture BUREAUS, SIDE BOARDS, SECRETARIES, BREAKFAST TABLES. DINING TABLES, . CHAIRS. HAT-RACKS, WHAT-NOTS, CENTRE TABLES, SALOON TABLES, TEAPOY TABLES. WASH STANDS, BEDSTEADS, BOOK OASES. WARDROBES, &c. and COTTAGE FURNITURE, of every variety, Looking Glasses, Sofas, Rooking Chairs, and Upholstered and Cane Chairs, ©full kinds kept constantly on baud. CANING, REPAIRING AND VARNISHING, done on short notice and at reasonable rates. : Country Produce Taken in Exchange. - JOHN LISZMAN. Feb. 14, 1807 -3m . p ARRI AGES! i'ho undersigned have now on hand and are making a large assortment of all kinds of CARRIAGES. ROCKAWAYB, TOP AND NO TOP BUGGIES, warranted of the best material, and manufac tured by the best workmen, ail of whi ch will be sold AT REDUCED PRICES. Ve have also a lot of second hand work which is offered at exceedingly low rates. REPAIRING AND PAINTING done at short notice and on reasonable terms. • Shop on SoutL Pitt Street, nearly opposite the Mansion House. A. 11. & N. SHEBK. Jan. 3,1807—0 m ' TTENRY G. BEIDLER, LICENSED A UCTIONEEB , KERBVILLE, Cumberland County, Pbnn’a. Will attend promptly to the calling of sales, at the lowest rates. An experience of several years, warrants him in guaranteeing. satisfaction In every cose. Residence nqpr Diller’s Bridge, West. Pennsborough township. ' Jan.,3. hHJi—tim . J EMPIRE SHUTTLE SEWING MA- IiCHINES are superior to all other forFAMI iAND MANUFACTURING PURPOSES. Con tain all the latest Improvements; are speedy; noteless; durable; and easy to work. lias te rated Circulars free. Agents wanted.—. Liberal discount allowed. No consignments Address, UMPIRE S.M. CO., Broadway, 010 N. Y July 20, li>oo—ly /COPARTNERSHIP NOTICE. No vJ ■ ttoa •la hereby given thot the undersigned have this day entered into copartnership In the Grocery and Provision business. In the Borough of Carlisle, under the name and style of Wash mood * Brother. Andrew WASHMOOD. AprillWT-nt WO.WABHMOOP, , Vtiisr4tattfo4%. A LITTLE FLIRTATION. - “Austin!” said ray uunt. “Iwishyou would go to the station and meet Miss Wynne.” I looked up from my book rather dis contentedly. It was Wilkie Collins’s “No Name,” just out, and I was deep, in the most absorbing part. . “Can’t Miss Wynne take the omnibus at the station, auntie, like any othur mor tal? T can’t leave Miss Magdalen Ban stone here; she has just gone into tits at the loss of her lover!” “Let me go aunt Sarah.” It was my aunt’s adopted daughter who spoke good-natured little Nelly—two years my Junior, and as sensible again. “Austin gets so few holidays, and is mewed up in that dull law-oftlce so much that it seems too bad. too—” “Nolly, you’re an angel!” cried I, jumping up, “and I’m the reverse 1 My •heroine may go au diablc, and I’ll go to the station and do the dutiful to aunt Sa rah, and tlio polite to Miss Wynne. Ho\v< shall I know her, auntie.; or shall I col lar every young lady who comes out, and demand their names?” u Nonsense, Austin. You’ll be sure to know her—she is rather small, fair, with blue eyes and yellow curls. A very pret ty girl, Austin.” "Take care of your heart, Austin,” laughed Nelly, looking up from her work. "All right, Nell,” said I. " I’ll leave It at homo with you.” So I put my cap on, very much side ways, and sauntered off. It was a delightful summer evening; and I strolled so leisurely, and stopped to chat so often wjth a lot of nice girls I came across that the train was steaming into the station when I got that-far. " Rather small—fair—with blue eyes and yellow curls,” said I to myself, re flectively. "Now, yonder’s the damsel, for a ducat.” v A wonderful prettyMittle lady, with all tho above items characterizing her, bad just stepped on the platform, and-stood there irresolutely. I walked up, doffed my chapeau, and made a bow that few fellows of nineteen years could have surpassed, I flatter my self. " Miss Wynne, I presume,” began I, in my most insinuating tone. " Ye-es.” in a very sweet voice, the blue eyes fixed wistfully on my face. "My name is Austin Deering, Miss Wynne, and I have come to meet you.” "Aunt Sarah’s nephew,” in pleased surprise. "I am so glad. Will you be kind enough to see after my baggage, Mr. During? Here are my checks.” Now, though Miss Wynne culled aunt Sarah, "aunt Sarah,” she was nothing of the sort; but this Miss Wynne had known her for a long time, and had pro mised this visit for the past three years. I took her chocks, and hunted up the young lady’s belongings —no end of trunks and bonnet-boxes. Then I offer ed her ray arm, with another killing bow, and tlie dear little thing took it, and off we marched together. Miss Wynne talked all the way. She was better than Collins at his best; and I forgot all about Magdalen and her tribulations, long before we reached the house. I could talk, too, I rather think, and was not at all bashful, con sidering my nineteen years and incipient mou tiche,and in ten minutesourtongues were running as if for a wager. Aunt Sarah and Nelly were at the gate waiting for us, and Miss Wynne flew in to their arms, and the kissing began. I stood sulkily aloof, and thrust my hands deep into my trowsers’ pockets. I am ten years older now, but that sort of thing gives mo a sense of injury to this day. And she was so pretty, too—so very pretty, with her cheeks flushed, mid her yellow curls shining amongNeily’s black braids, I did not wait another minute—l fell in love right there and then. Presently, the kissing was over, and Miss Wynne was horn off by.auntie and Nelly to take off her things. No one took the least notice of me, of course. It is a settled thing, I believe, not to take notice of young men of nineteen after they have made themselves useful, and their services are no longer required. I took up. "No name” where I bad thrown it on the grass when disturbed, and tried to grow absorbed once more in Magdalen. But it would not do; I gave it up in ten minutes, and sauntered into the sitting-room. There was Nel.’y, sing ing blithely, and setting the supper-table, and there was no one else. "Isn’t she lovely, Austin!” Nelly 'cried, enthusiastically, "Such long rich curls, and such sweet blue eyes!” " Why, yes,” I replied, doing the cyn ical. "Not bad-looking for your fail style of girls. I rathei prefer something darker.” "A squaw, like me, Austin!” huig] ing. “Ahl well, not exactly. You are rath er in the shadowy extreme, you know, Nell. How long, is Miss Wynne going to stay Oh; all summer, unless she gets tired of us. So you have a chance, you see, of trying your manifold fascinations on her, Austin.” ; . “On me?” inquired a silvery voice in the doorway. And there behind us, stood Miss Wynne, lovely as a vision, in rosy gauze and white lace. Nelly 'laughed, and I blushed ; and aunt Surah announced tea, and we all gathered round the table, and did ample ustlce to tire golden butter, and hot bis cuits, and famous.pies, that nobody could over make, I think, like Nelly. Love might have taken captive my. heart, but it certainly had nut ray appe tite; and us for Miss Wynne, you could have had no idea she would stow away the amount she did, within that rosebud of a mouth. After supper, we adjourned to the par lor, and Miss Wynne opened the little cottage-piano, and prayed and sang. I think if anything had been wanting to complete ray slavery, that playing and singing would have done it. I stood be side her, and turned over the music; and watched her flying, white, ringed hands, and the low yellow sunset shimmering in her tinseled hair, wrapped in eiysium. Here was my dream —my ideal —the an-, gel of my life 1 , Excuse me; I was only nineteen ! What days—what weeks—wore those which followed! I recall them after all these long years, as the bright holiday time of my life—a summer all sunshine, and roses, and bliss. My days, to be sure, were mostly spent in that dull law-office up the village; but the ecstatic evenings, when we strolled together through the yellow sunset; the .moonlight nights, when we sat together in the fragrant porch; the long, drowsy, delicious Sun days, when X read aloud to her, or drove her in auntie's buggy along the sunny country roads ; ah, what a foolish, heav enly time it was! I'was in love, and she —well, she never seemed so. well satisfled as when I was by her side. .. One evening, when Ada —she 'was not' Miss Wynne now; she had.been with us over two months—doming home one eve ning, Nelly met her in the doorway. I was looking for. Ada, but she was not in the parlor or the garden., “Miss Wynne has gone out, Austin,”' Nelly said, very quickly. “A friend of hers—a gentleman—came: tills afternoon, and they have gone together for a walk.” I felt a sudden contraction of the heart —a faint pang of Jealousy I, ■ ■■ “A gentleman I Who is he, Nelly ? " A Mr. Everard, from the city.” “Ahl A young man?” “ About thirty, X ,should think. A very rich merchant, so she told auntie.” X turned away abruptly, and walked down the garden. The old quince-tree, where I used to lie and read "NoName,” spread ouflts green arms invitingly ; and I threw myself on the grass, and looked moodily up At the twilight sky, where the evening-star already shone. ; ■ I had not been there ten minutes, when the sound of. appraohing footsteps and -.w CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1867 voices reached me on the road without,; distinctly audible in the ovening-stiUr ness. One, the silvery voice, the sweet, clear laugh I knew so well, was the liret I heard. “Icouidn’t help it,'Harry; and you needn’t be jealous—he’s only a boy. I should die, if I hadn’t some one to flirt with; and really Austin is very hand some—ever so much handsomer than you! I was-quite interested in him at iirst, but of late his grand passion has got to be rather a bore. I have had the great est work to keep him from proposing out right—boys are so very absurd. I think I see his face when he hears lam to be Mrs. Harry. Everard in a month.” “You wicked witch!” a man’s voice said, but laughing, too. “ Hav,e you no mercy! It reminds one of the fable of tiie boys and the frogs—fun to you, but death to him !” “ Bah 1/Calf-love! My precious Aus .tin will forget me* in a week, and full in love with this gipsy cousin, Nelly, who adores the ground he treads on.” They were gone—up the path and into the house. TheUvilight fa led, and grew grayer and grayer; the stars camo out, the moon rose and fell. The evening wind sighed mournfully among the swinging branches of the old quincertree, and some one was calling me—Nelly. “ Austin, Austin ; come to supper.”. , She came upon me even os she spoke. I was lying on my face among the grass, and God only knows that pain torturing my heart. I think she must have guess ed all; for she knelt down beside me, and tried to rise my head. . “ Austin—dear—Austin—what is it?” I looked np; perhaps she road my an swer in my face, for she covered her own with her hands, and broke oul crying. “I am sorry—so sorry!” she sobbed. “ But she is not worth it, Austin ; she is only a cruel, heartless coquette! Ob, Austin ! Don’t look like that, it breaks my heart!” “Is she going away?” I asked; and my voice sounded strange, even to my self. ' “ To-morrow, Austin; and she is going to bo married to him next month. He has come for her.” . I started up. “Nelly. I can’t go in. I can’t meet them. I fell as though I were half mad. I’m off to Tom Nelson’s for the next ten clays. Tell aunty so; and good-bye, Nel ly‘” I was out of the gate and off before Nel-' ly could speak. Weil, then ten days passed, and I came home. They were gone, and up one ever suspected. Dear old auntie never dream ed of such a thing. I went back to the law-books and the dirty office, and work ed hard. I took to writing of evenings, too, under a nom de plume, and sent my stories and jiggling rhymes tonjournnl in the city. They were accepted, paid for; more required; and that Is how I first turned author. No one suspected, not even acute little Nelly,who read them all, and liked them, and wished she knew the clever writer. And so, after a time, I grew ‘•econciled to my cruel destiny, even although Miss Wynne’s wedding-cards duly reached me; and my broken heart gob cemented together again with black Ink and fools cap paper. It was a gre. t relief to pour out my troubles in floods of ink. ana do the cynical, and melodiously ol ti e the female s xin long mjtre, ai d h»rt me tre, and jolting hexameters. I got all right again, and by tl e end of a year had clean forgotten-Love’s Young Bream. Then I went to the city, hung out my shingle, and was a lawyer. Jt was rather up hill work getting on at first; but my pen supplied all deficiencies; and! took to writing a book. By-and-by it came out, and was a success—more of a success, in deed, than I have ventured to hope for, and a second edition was called for. I- thought I might safely diop the nom de plume now, and sail under true colors; soAustlnDeerlngshonein the title-page, and'there was a dedication to Mrs. ttarah Deering, of Roseville, with the love of her nephew, the author! I sent aunt a copy of the book, and waited eagerly for the next letter.. Poor dear aunt could hardly write co- herently for pridoaud delight In her boy; and Nelly had cried over it, though aunt Sarah could see nothing to cry about; s I went home that summer for a flying visit, ami was lionized in my native town /ft a way that might have ruined ray head less sensible. I found Nelly the same little fireside fairy os ever, and growing' very pretty, too. and strangely me.. Butj then, I was an author; and it was natural, I dare say. After, that, business begin to accumu late, and there was no more time for fur ther visits. I was known as a rising young lawyer and a successful author, I wrote half a dozen books, and all had the good fortune to be popular; and at the end of seven years I found myself a rich man. It was summer in the city, and unbara bly hot. I was dred with work, and my eyes grew weary of the sight of stone and brick. Where’should Igo to pass the dog days. To Roseville—where I bad-not teen for ages now,and where aunt Sarah and Nelly would be happier.than happy tosee me. Tom Nelson, my bosom-crony, decided for me. “ Let’s go to Newport,” said Tom. “ I know piles of the hices girls there, and I feel as if 1 needed a dip in the surf to wash the accumulated dust of three years out of my system. Roseville be hang ed!” So we went and there the very first evening, I met my old love—my golden haired Ada. Seven years had made her prettier than ever. She was a rich widow now, with out incumberanoes, and very fair and stately in her trailing black robes.— Among all the belles there, I found her the belle, par excellence, by right divine of her violet eyes and tinselled tresses; unless indeed, X except myself, the chief lion of the place, quite used to my cele brity now, arid ready to roar prodigious ly. ' “ Wo met by chance, the .usual way,” some one introduced us, and a lively pink blush came into her pretty face. The vlo Cteyes fell, and her sweet voice fal tered a little. “ It is a long time since we met, Mr. Deering?” “Why, yes,” I said, carelessly; “seven years is a tolerable time. Very sorry to hear'of your late loss, Mrs Everard.” She turned away, saying nothing. “ Have you been here long?” I asked*. “A mouth. And you?" “ Just arrived ; but going to stay the season out. Hard work lias used me up. I fee) as though I needed a holiday.” . " And so you are really the famous au thor whoso books are charming the world just now! How little I ever dreamed of such a thing seven years ago.” “Or I, for that matter. But I have hot quite set the world on fire with ray geni us yet. I ought to have gone to Roseville, by-the-by, instead of coming here/’ “And how are they all?’’ she asked: " Aunt Sarah and little blaok-eyod.Neil ? But Nelly is married long ago, no doubt.” : “No. She is our Nelly still, and grown 100 pretty for belief. Aunt Is not very well of late, I believe. That Is why I should have gone home." And so wo had met again—and now she was free, and X was—Austin Deering, the author! We were great friends at once. The gap of seven years was bridged ’over In ten minutes, and we stood on our old footing. The belle of Newport was at my disposal. My success amazed even my self; but these authors are proverbially - the most modest of men. Three weeks after my arrival, I was sitting at my open: window one cloudy night, smoklngaoigar, and thinking how charmingly Ada had allowed me to mo nopolize her all day, when two men, walking up and down the verandah be neath, began talking of me. ' I recog nized their voices. - One was a Captain Sheridan, and Mrs. Everard’s most de voted slave, the other Tom Nelson. “I tell you, you have no chance,” said Tom. " She is perfectly infatuated with Deering. Any one can see It with half ah eye/’ »L ; “I know it,” moodily responded the Captain ; “ besides* shehalftoldraycous in Julia as much Inst night.” ** She did, eh? What did she say?” Oh, something about it’s being quite an old attachment before she was married at nil. In fact, she owned she cared for no one but Deering. . I shut my window with a bang, and got up. A waiter entered my room with a letter—a letter sealed and bordered with black. From Nelly, and announcing aunt Sara'h’s death.- I walked up and down my room, for horns that night. Ada loved me. Aunt Sarah was dead. I had enough to think about. Up before me arose the past —that twilight-sccnc. I In my desolation, and Nelly’s tears falling like rain. Good lit tle Nelly, who had never tortured any heart in her life, ' My resolution was taken. In an hour, my belongings were’packed. I would start by the first train in the morning for theclty; from thence to Roseville. Then I went down-stairs. There was music and dancing there, and Ada was waiting for me. “Runaway!” she said, tapping me with her'fun. “I have been looking for you for the last hour. But, how solemn you look! What is it, Austin ?” , “ Aunt Sarahis dead.” She gave a, little cry. ( , .“Oh, Austlnl Poor Aunt Sarah. When did you Hear?” “ To-night. I had a letter from Nelly. T anl going to Roseville to-morrow-morn ing.” . She turned suddenly white", and looked at me, not speaking. “ I cannot leave Nelly alone,” I said.— “ Poor little Nelly! I have loved hertbis long time, and I am going to ask her to be my wife.” There was a girl singing over at the pi ano. I did not Pok at my companion. . Some one came up. Tom Nelson to claim a promised waltz. “Butyou are ill, Mrs. Everard!” he cried. “ Your face is whiter than your dress;” “ lam perfectly well,” she said, slowly; “ its the heat, I think. Excuse me, Mr. Deering.” She took bis arm, and was gone. We have never met since; but I know she married Captain Sheridan two months after. And I went home, and saw Nelly, with her tender face, and a sadder beauty than of old in her dark eyes. And here, in an other misty twilight, ! learned that she had loved me long, long ago, before Ada Wynne ever came, and for the sake of that love had remained singleall this time. My true little Nelly. Months after, when the white sand flat tened softly down on aunt Sarah’s grave, I sent my wedding-cards to Mrs. Sheri dan. The Cure a d the Penn. There was once a cure of St. Opportune, who was very different from the conven tional idea of a priest, being tall, thin, and delicate looking; a man with a stoop, though he was still young, and much given to powerful study. He lived in an age whicn has long passed away. Yet he was behind it, for he held most antiquat ed opinions upon the obedience which is due' from wives to their husbands, and seemed to consider that what St., Paul had said upon the subject was to be taken in its strictest sense, that no allowance could be made for the changes which had taken place in the manners and cus toms of different nations, but x that all in frlngraent of the rules laid down by the apostle for the guidance of those in the. holy state was sinful. He found his exhortations treated with unbecoming levity, and thereupon be came, of course, more and more earnest upon the subject, till at lust he laid rath er too much stie-is upon this one offense, I to the overlooking of others. But he did not become unpopular on that account, rather the reverse ; for the men natural ly felt great respect for a pastor who pleaded their cause so eloquently, and impressed upon their wives that submis sion to their will was their first and most solemn duty; While the women of.his congregation were glad to have slight*at tention-paid to the confession of other sins of which they were ashamed, and the full vials of clerical wrath poured out upon one which they had the consolation of feeling assured was shared by their en tire sex. But that which vexed tiie good cure was thei bonhomie with which some of the husbands among his parishouers sub mitted to thp rule of their wives, and the blind infatuation which caused others who were, equally tame to fancy that their will was law, and that the very wo men who led them by their noses wt*re their devoted slaves. Provoked by these, last especially, he one (lav addressed Ills congregation, after the sermon, thus: "My garden has been remarkably fruitful this year, especially in peas. Magnificent peas they arc—the best that I have yet seen; and I here offer a prize of as many peas ns he can carry away with him to any man In the parish', who can make It clear to me that ho is. not under subjugation to his wife.” Peaa’were valuable, the parishonors of' St. Opportune were poor, and, ns a rule, confident in their martial supremacy, so that there were many applicants for the prize. Butthecure, trained by the duties of the confessional, was a keen hand at cross-examination, and under his home thrusts and pertinent questions, claim alter claim was upset, and the candidates sent away abashed and discomfited, At first came a porter, an obstinate sturdy fellow, who was confident that he at least had the whip-hand of his wife. The cure questioned him closely, but ail his answers were 1 -straightforward and satisfactory. Even upon the rock which had upset the pretensions,of many who had seemed in a fair way,to land safely, the cabaret, he did’not split. No, he went to the wine-shop orstopped at home, gotdrunk or kept sober, justas he pleased. His.wife had not a word to say to it. “Well," said the cure, “I am glad that I have one man in my parish who knows how- to be master in his own house. Come to-morrow morning and fetch your peas,” So the next day the porter came to the cure's house with a small sack, which ho began to fill. “You should have brought a larger one," said the cure.. “ Well, now,” replied the porter, paus ing in ills task,.“ I should hove done so, only my wife would not let me.” “Ha!” cried the cure, “let my peas alone, my.manl" - ■?. Ox Oats.—A famous place for cats in tliis country, -is the city of Alexandria, in Virginia: Some years ago a youngster of that city wishing to have some fun, went through- the market and privately engaged each market man from the coun try to bring a cat next day, ns he said he wanted a good mohser. Every country house had a superfluity of eats, so the next morning each market cart carried a tom cat into town. The joker did not make his-nppenrance of course,' and the market men,, after waiting for him until they were ready'to go home, Indignantly turned all the cats loose in the market bouse. Such , a caterwauling ns was heard that night was never heard before in the quiet streets of Alexandria. The cats lived on .the offal of .the : market house, and grew and multiplied,untll Al exandria became' at famous for eats ns Cincinnati was for hogs. JiSyA gentleman, who takes a business view of most things, when recently asked respecting a person of'quite a poetic tem-. perament, replied, “Oh! he is one of those men who have a soaring after the infinite, and divings after the unfathoma ble, but who never pays cash." ,jjg3“ Two-story cars are growing In fav or on the European railways. The lower story has compartments in the English style, and- the upper Is on the American plan, iTlie whole height of the car is about fourteen feet. ' ! THE STORY OF A BAIE-ROAT RV AN OLD MAID. “.0 aunt Margl, what a beautiful home you’ve got! I think it is so funny about your being married!” “Marry, indeed! Didn’t I always tell you, Dolly. I expected to become the pride and joy of some masculine’s heart for fifty years to come, even if I had lived lone and lorn for the past thirty-five years?” “I believe you did before I went to Marlboro’ to school; but then I wrote you, once, to know when you were to be come the pride, and you said you bad changed your mind, thought it was Hel lish to give your heart all to one, and had decided on dividing yours into apartments foryour friends. Do you remembertbat?’’ “No; I am sure I don’t. Pray don’t talk so much 'nonsense. How is your mother? Dear me, there is little (’lam crying! I’ll bo back in a minute.” With that Mrs.. Litchfield rushed to the nursery, leaving her niece to amuse herself as well as she could. Emma Ludlaw—Doily, everybody call ed her—feasted her eyes on all the beau tiful things in the drawing room.; then, growing impatient, as well as inquisitive, she crossed the hall and entered a small room opposite, which looked very invi ting, with its rich landscape papered walls, softly tinted by the soft coal lire.— The furnishing suited Miss Ludlaw ex actly, only if the room was hers she would not have that ship there in the corner,. she said to herself, examining the model ofa sail-boat done in silvered and gilded work. “ What do you keep that ship here for, Aunt Margi?” she asked her aunt, who just then, found her. “Mr. Litchfield never was a sea-captain, was he? They are the only people who lumber.their houses with such trash.” That’s a sail-bout. Didn’t they teach you anything at school ?” “ Not a great deal.” “ Well, I should say as much. Mr. Litchfield is very fond of the sea and boats; and well he may be; but he nev er went to sea for all that. Hark! yes; that is him, now. I can always tell when lie is putting the key in the door.” “Are you there, Margl?” asked a full, deep voice. Yes, dear, lam coming;” and Mrs. Litchfield went to welcome her husband. Wherefore Dolly,declared to herself if she had never before seen “ mutton spring lamb,” her eyes had beheld it now. She quite forgot that the heart does hot grow old until after the face is wrinkled and the hair turned grey. Her curiosity had been greatly excited to see this gentleman, who nua murrkd the only old maid in their family, and who, ns report said, was immensely rich, and altogether a most perfect and lovely widower.' Her aunt had gone with some friends to the sea-shore, last summer, and had returned, to everybody's aston ishment, engaged to this splendid man ; dial was all Doily knew about it. She began to wonder If that sail-boat had uny- Ihing to do with it, when she found her self being cordially welcomed by an ex ceedingly-handsome man, who, she tho’t, might nave reigned over her heart with out much injury to her pride. After dinner aunt and niece were sit ting before the fire l —Mr..Litchfield hav ing gone round to the club to see an old friend—having a family talk. When tl e man came in to light the gas Mrs. Litch field told him they preferred the fire light, and he need not light the drop.— Dolly had answered all the questions about home, listened to all her aunt’s plans for the winter, and now was deter mined to find how this wonderful mar riage bad come about. “ Please tell me about it, aunt Murgi.” “Why, child, I told ®cm how Clarence wants to have crimson-silk linings; but drab cloth is good, enough for me. There Is to be a bell in it, and a— “No: nob about tbe coupe. Of course it will be nice If Mr. Litchfield has any thing to do with it.” I have ceased to wonder at some men being able to marry several limes—after wife No, 1, or No. 2 cohvenlently dies, of course —for the shoos worn by feet now at rest seem to be fascinating to some peo ple. Here is pretty little Dolly Ludiaw almost in love with her aunt’s husband, mayhap thinking how nice it would suit hen to be herself Mrs., Litchfield, and woridering how long the present lady of that name might continue to bear it. “What do you mean, then, my green silk?” Mrs. Litchfield replied to her niece. “I am going to gon* it to death ami put a peplmn on it. I didn't have it made up when I was married, as I tho’t with my Humboldt 7 noire antique and blue satin I had enough, and there would be some new fashion this winter.” “No, Aunt Margi, not your dress, ei ther; but that —the boat, 1 mean.” “ O!” and theexpressionof Mrs. Litch field’s fate changed instantly; for, it seemed, she could not talk of that in the same breath with her carriages and line toggery ; “ so the little lady is curious, is she ? Well, I guessT’ll have to fell her: only It’s quite romantic, and may sound silly. You must learn in future, Dolly, to be careful how you ask questions. “ I suppos > you know Mrs. Harper wanted me to go to Saybrook with her last .spring; I thought it wbuld lie so stupid there I wouldn't go, until th.i wrote me how sick site had been, and how' ugly the nurse had been. For the first week I was there, as I took my meals with Hat, up-stairs, I didn’t see much, of the people at the hotel, who seemed, however, very social and pleas ant., I liked Saybrook; here were such lovely drives, and the beach was so line, every day there were excursions or pic nics on tile whiter or back in the country. “One morning I was, taken my bath with the children, when a liltle fellow rushed into our midst and commenced splashing in the surf. A gentleman was running after him, looking exceedingly annoyed, 1 as you know how unpleasant it is to be upon the sands with everybody staring at you. I .caught the run-away, who came near being drowned in a break er, and held him out to the gentlemen. He thanked me very politely, although I am Hurt? Clarence mistook me for. the nurse-girl—one looks so pokey in the water, always. You needn'tlaugh, saucy girl, 1 was young and pretty once myseif —that makes some difference, I acknowl edge! ’ - " That evening Hat felt so much be ter wc went Into the parlor after tea, and there and then I was Introduced to the gentleman I had met in the morning in such ah uncivilized manner. He could not have taken much previous notice of my charms, especially of my scarlet head, as, when he-was telling'us of the torch light procession of the Yale wooden-spoon exhibition, he caught sighlpf my Hanning, looks, and nearly choked himself with’ embarrassment before ,1 could tell him not to spoil his story on account of ray lovely red curls'. That ridiculous speech, he has since told me, quite exalted your humble hunt in his estlmatiort, and the question of my being or not a woman of sense—which lie is pleased to consider quite a feminine'virtue, rare and uncom mon to find—was at once decided in his mind. It sounds absurd, don’t it? . “ Well, you know—or will when I tell you, for I am bound to break myself of that habit—be invited us to go on a sail ing excursion the next day. Hat felt so much better she accepted the invitation, thinking she would be able to go, but, lu the morning, she was not as well again, and I told her I would not go without her. Plie insisted oh my going, and fair ly sent, mo off with the Harpers, who were of the party. , , “ It was oiie of the most beautiful of summer mornings: the ocean a deep blue, and the sky clear overhead; while way, way off on the horizon, wore those soft white clouds—comuli; I think Mr. Litchfield called them—looking like the mountains of some fairy snow-land. Mr. Litchfield had brought his little boy with him. After lunch—which had been sent up from the city, and which Miss Harper 'enjoyed Immensely—the little follow was VOL. 5.3,-NO. 44. so tired, I made him comfortable, on the sent next his father, and laid his head in my lap. “ We had almost reached Saybrook when the clouds, which had been angry and dark-looking for some time, covered the whole sky, and seemed to rest upon the black Water. I never saw anything quite as noble as Mr, Litchfield was then. He managed tho boat, assisted by the oth er gentleman, and not only had to direct, hut quiet the frightened among us. He turned tomoonconudackedif I wasafrald. I sAid not yet ; but as I have never been out in a storm did not know how I might act. I told him I was glad his son was sleeping so nicely, and he seemed to thank ms with his eyes. Miss Harper, who is an affected piece, always talking of what she has eaten, is eating, or to eat —I declare, Dolly! I believe there are things worse than red hair—asked if I was not dreadfully tortur d with fear; and it sounded just as though she was saying, persimmons, persimmons. I told her I was very comfortable, which I imagined, again, sqmebody, not over a mile away from me, thanked me for say ing. “ The storm came very suddenly, at last, but did not find Clarence unprepared. Such a screaming you never heard from any live mortals, as the ladles, who had been placed in tbo-bottomof the boat, set up. I was frightened, but never opened .my lips. We were so crowded I was right across Mr. Litchfield’s feet, with both arms around ills little boy, who was calling ‘ Papa, papa’, quite pitifully. “ It was very dark, and the wind roar ed, hissed and crashed, as I never want to hear it again. Great mountain waves would seem to engulpb us; but there was a firm and true hand at the helm, and we rode each successfully. Just in the worst of it, Mr. Litchfield looked at me, and, after that, X didn't much care wheth er we went to the bottom or not. I was just that foolish to be sorry when he got back, safe to. the hotel again. . “You know how people talk at summer hotels; well, that child clißig to me after we left the boat, and would not even go to his father. You can Imagine how un comfortable it made mo, although it pleas ed me to have the boy like me. There I lam not going to tell you any more; X* have told too much already.” i “No you havn't!” said her husband, who was stretched out on the lounge, back of them. . “Dolly Ludlaw, just see the trap you have led me Into! How long have you been there, sir. I should just like to know?” “ Since you gored your dress to death,” hesgid, laughing, while he pullec h .s wife towords him. “ You have been well dosed, with femi nine nonsense, let me tell you; and have found out I am more foolish than you thought I guess. Better to hove you' know it now than later; that’s one c< n solation! Perhaps you would like to know what an Indian I was the next morning, when we had that talk on our ride.” “Yes; lam sure X should. Wouldn't you, Miss Ludlaw ? “Oh, certainly, sir;do tell us, aunt.” “ It has always mortified me—although I scolded myself well for it, at the time — so 1 will make a clean breastofit now; I thought how sorry I was I had given that seven hundred dollars, which I had been saving for camels’ hair and dia monds,'.towards building the new church, as it would come so very convenient then.” , “ Here! where are you going i” asked Mr. Litchfield, as his wife left his side. “Going?” andMrs.iiitohfieldtook the model in her hands from the table. “ I am going to pul this away; and you may both understand that I have told, for the last time, the story of the sail-boat.” Hints to Housewives. As a general rule, it Is most economical to buy the best article. The price is, of course, always a little higher; but good articles spend best. It is a sacrifice of money to buy poor flour, meal, sugar, mo lasses, butter, cheese, lard, etc., to say nothing of tho'injurious effect upon the health, , , Of West India molasses, the Sant Cruz and Porto Ilibo are considered the best. The Havana is seldom bought clean. White sugar from Brazil Is sometimes very good. Refined sugar usually con tains most of the saccharine substance, therefore there is probably more economy in using loaf, crushed and granulated su gars than we should at first suppose. Butter that is made in September and October is best for winter use. Lard should be hard and white, and thatwhich is taken from a hog that is not over a year old is best. Rich cheese feels soft under the pres sure of the finger. That which is very strong is neither good nor healthy. To keep one that is cut Lie it up in a bag that win noi, admit flies, and hang it in a cool, dry place. If mould appears mi it wipe It oft with u dry cloth. Flour and meal of all kinds should lie keptiu a cool, dry place. The best ried la large, and has a clear fresh look. ' Old rice sometimes has little black insects inside the kernels. The small white sago, called pearl sago. Is the best. The large brown kind has an earthy taste. These articles, and tapioca, ground etc., should he kepi cov ered. The cracked cocoa is the best; but that which is put up in pound papers is often very good. To select nutmegs, prick them with a pin. If they are good, theoil will instant ly spread around the puncture. * Keep coffee by itself, as it* odor affects other articles. Keep, tea in a close chest or bannister. Oranges and lemons keep best wrapped close in soft paper, and laid in a drawer ofliuen. When a cask-of molasses is bought, draw off a few quarts, else a fomentation produced by , moving it will burst the cask; Bread and cake should be kept in a tin box or stone jar. Walt cod should be kept in a dry place where the odor of it will not affect the air of the house, jibe best'kind is that .which is called Dun, frtnu its peculiar odor. Fish skins for clearing coffee should be washed, dried, cut small and kept in a paper bag. Soft soap should be kept in a dry place in the cellar, and should not be used till three months old. Bin* soap should be out Into pieces of a convenient size, and laid where it will become dry. It is well to keep it several weeks before using it, as it spends fast when it is new. Thb Mormon GtKLS.—RicharU Wil liams, who delh ersd a lecture at Buffalo, recently, on the Mormons, alluded as fol lows to one of the disturbing elements among the Saints: There is oueelemont among themselves that is troublesome. Thu general testi mony of the Gen tiles who have lived in intimate social relations with them is that the young girls (to their honor be it said) ar.e mostly disaffected. Growing up with it, they have seen the institutions with ail its abominations, and opposed as it is to all their holier feelings and better in stincts, no amount of spiritual thunder can entirely control them. Here, as every where,they area privileged class,and cannot very well be whipped or impris oned. Like most of the descendants of Eve, they will talk, and are ever ready to elope with a Gentile who has the cour age and can getaway with them. They cannot marry a Gentile and remain peace fully at home. Very naturally they pre fer a whole Gentile to one-tenth of a Mor mon. The most effectual way of break ing up the whole system would bo to send an army of 10,000 unmarried, men there, and protect every man who' married a Mormon woman and brought her to camp. We might in this way get rid of the nui sance without bloodshed or Incurring the odium of a religious persecution. , tar When is a vessel smaller limit, a bonnet? When it Is oap-slsed. ! Hales for advktiti^extents wiJI be Inserted at Teh Cent* per Hue for the first Insertion, and five cents pur line for each subsequent Insertion. <inni torly, half-yearly, and yearly advertlsemenik i„. Kertcd at a liberal redaction bn the above rates. Advertisements ehoiAd be accompanied‘by the CAflir. When sent without any length of .Lime specified for publication, they will be continued until ordered out and charged accordingly. JOB PRINTING. Cards, Handbills, Cmcur-Aits, and every oth er description of Job and Card Printing execu ted in the neatest style, at low prices. 1 . : A PBAIKIE BELf'E. ;. , As Iwa a Returning from the Plains,'af-" ter having explored the Brazos Hiver to its sources iu 1854,1 met, near the most, remote frontier house, three girls, who wore accompanied by'a young man, who were picking wild grapes beside the road. We learned from them that they lived but a short distance In .advance, and that there was a veiy fine spring, with good camplng-grmjntf, near their house, and we resolved to halt there.for the night. As wo had a vacant chair in our wagon, and as the party were on foot, I inquired if one of the young ladles would not like to ride with us, to the house. One of them assenting, my companion, a New York gentleman, very politely extended his hand to assist her; out instead of ac cepting it, she made a sudden leap from the ground over the side of the vehicle, and landed directly by his Side. • This ex traordinary feat of aerobatic agility, which would have done credit to tho Ravel fam ily, or any other professional artistes, took us by surprise, and as wo proceeded to waid the house wo entered into conver sation with her, and were greatly divert ed by the originality of her Ideas, and the perfect freedom and abandon with which she gave expression to them. She appeared to be about eighteen years of age, with rather mdusculine physique, her figure tall; erect, and lithe, but well rounded, and. exceedingly graceful and feminine in outline, the incaruation of perfect health and vigor. Her face was thoroughly browned by exposure and ex orcise in the open air—she had probably neverseen or heard of such a hot-house appendage as a sun-shade—and was con stantly lighted up with a cheerful, happy expression, indicating an overflowing ex uberance of spirits, which disseminated an atmosphere around her, the fascination of, which was irresistable to those who came within its influence; and her laugh ing, dancing blue eyes seemed-ever ,on the qui vive for fun and frolic. She wore a closely fitting bloomer costume, with a jaunty little straw hat upon one side of her bead fastened under.the Chin with a pretty pink ribbon, and her luxurious nat ural hair curled in- ringlets all over her shoulders. She was evidently the reigning belie of the neighborhood, as well as the favorite snolled child of her family ; and she was just as wild, untamed, and free from the absurd, tyranical conventionalities of so ciety as the mustangs that roamed over the adjacent prairies. ' ’ , My companion related to tier some of the most remarkable incidents of our ex piditii n,which seemed tointcrest her vast ly ; but, at the same time, her credulity appeared to be somewhat taxed, and «ould occasionally find utterance Inauch ejaculations as, “ Oh, git outl” " You go long now!" Look at him I” &c., which seemed the spontaneous out-burst of her impulsive nature, and rather in the char acter of a soliloquy than seriously Inten ded to express doubt as to the truth of the narative. In one instance she became intens'y ab sorbed in,my friend's account of a visit we "received from the Camanches, and somp of the peculiar habits of these peo ple, and gave vent to her feelings by ad ministering a violent slap upon bis knee, and at the same time, exclaiming, “ The hc—e — o—tlyou say, stranger," giving par ticular emphasis to and dwelling upon the most objectionable word in the sen tence. She inquired very particuiary about our camping arrangements, and manifest ed a good deal of curiosity concerning the shape, capacity, and material pfour tent. She bad never seen one, it appeared, and I remarked to her that after ours was pitched, if she would honor us with a call, she would have agood opportunity of see ing how very comfortable we could make ourselves in. camp. At this she turned around, facing me, applied her thumb to tier nose wit’ l her finger extended, closed one eye, and, with her,countenance as suming a most ludicrously severe expres sion, observed, "I'm afraid of wolves ole hoss." As I was quite unconscious of having in tended any disrespect to the young lady, I was a gond deal surprised at this exhi bition oflndignation. Whatsiguification her remark was intended to convey I have never yet learned; I certainly never for a moment imagined that any resemblance could be detected between thecarnivorous quadruped so pointedly alluded to. and ourselves, even had we been attired in clothing. n From the savage ex pression her countenance assumed, how ever, Idid notfuel inclined to press her for an explanation, and changed the sub ject as soon as possible.— Jifaroy'R Arm}/ Life on the Border. Homb Conversation.—Children hun ger perpetually for new ideas, and the most pleasant way of reception is by the voice and the ear, not the eye and the printed page. The one .mode is natural,, tbeotherartlficial. Who would not rath er listen than read? Arfaudlence will lis ten closely from the beginning to the end of an address which not one in twenty of those present would read with the same attention.' This is emphatically true of children. They will learn with pleasure from the lips of parents what they deem it drudgery to study in the books and even if they have the mlafortbne to be deprived of the educational advantages wh eh they desire, they cannot fall tn grow up intetligeutlf theyenjo.v in child hood and youth the privilege of listening daily to the conversation of intelligent people. Let- parents, then, talk much and talk well at home. A father who is habitually silent in his own house may be, in many respects, a wise man; but he is not wise in silence. We sometimes see parents who are the life of every com pany which they enter, dull, silent, un interesting at home among their chil dren. If they have not mental activity and mental store sufficient for both, let them first provide for their own house-* hold. . “ Now I Lay me Down ToSLEEP.”-The waiter of the sweet verses commencing with this line is not known to the world, but it blesses 'bis memory; How many millions of pure hearts have, been born’ to the throne of God upon its tuneful wings j. how many mothers remembered it as murmured from tb? lips of tho little hindering thing” whose marble arms have been folded upon its cold breast, and who is laid down to that sleep, the awak ening of which.is f« be with God., When Ctesar was advised by his friends to be more cautious of the.securi ty of his person, and not walk among the people without arms or any one to de fend him, he always replied to the admo nition, “ He that always lives in fear of death, every moment feels its I will die but once." 865“ A countryman lately visiting Del mohlco’s came to the word halibut in the list of fish on bis bill of fare, and never having seen any he thought he would try some. “ Have you got any halibut, waiter? “ Yes sir.” “ Well bring me a couple?" I!®* A gentleman having occasion to call on an author found him in bis study. He remarked the great heat of the'apart ment, and said.it was “ hot as an oven,” “So it ought to be,” replied the author, ” for here I'make my bread.” B6TTu a suit about some jolly, the oth er day, in New York, it appeared from the evidence that strawberry, pine apple and other Jellies, wore all formed out of apple jelly, colored to suit.the namo and flavor ed with essences. J®“ A little boy asked his mother what blood relations meant. She explained that it meant near relatives,'etc. After thinking a moment, he said “you. must bo the bloodiest relation I’ve got.” AST* A fol^e,friend is like a shadow on aduvi--it appears in-clear weather*.but vanishes os os it la cloudy. .
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