Eljfc'li® tMuintew, .ÜBLISHED EVEn-Sr THtTRSDAY MORNING BBATTON' Ac KIfiNTSnEDX. Aalbke s«»irAitE. ...lomC-TWO Dollars! per Vear If paid strictly „„Msncc; Two Dollars W a Filly Cents jfpoKl n ..Mn three months; alter which Three Dollars 'till. Those terms will be rigidly ml- lnstance.' No subscription <U* tmtuiued until all arrearages a™ paid, unless at ilio option of, the Editor.' 1 t! t l_l ilik : otem:doitarearl i o• ' r "pTHOMBIO&V PZ*WM. B. PAKKEIi ■rt-UMBIOH a pabkeb, ii . ATTORNEYSA T D-AIT. Offlee on Main Street, in Marlon Hall. Car lBlV%nia. iMs-y ■ ' ' ’ 1 sils. E. MAGLAUGHLXNi ATtor -1 Wcyat LAW. Office In Bulling 'formerly "by Volunteer, a few doors South of Wof* Jpg tio tOh , ' ■ MO. 1.18“' ■ - _ E. JIEI.TZHOOVEB, ’ ATHOjtNBT-AX-LAW, OABLISIiBi VM, on »onth Bahovo'r Street, opposite GT HERMAN GOETZ, XTTOMNEY A 2 la w, NEWVILLB.PENN'A; patents Pensions and other ddlma attended: to. 1 May2&.-1808. ”0 Court House, Oartute, Fa, Nor. 11 Wl- , ■ ■ - MO. HERMAN, Attorney at Law. Offlceln Kheem’a Hall Bulldlnq, .In the of the Conrt House, next floor to the “ Her ald” Office, CarUalo, Penntf. De 0.1,180- ' TTTJI, j; SHEARER, Attorney and W Cookbelx.ob.At' Law, has removed hie „,L'a to the hitherto nnocouplefl, rbom In the NorthEoafccorher of the court House. Jnn.2B,'o?-rlv . - Ttr KENNEDY, Attobney,At Law, W Carlisle. Penua. Offloo some as tbato tuo 'American Volunteer." D00.1.i806 • " El. SHRYOCK,. Justice of the Peace. Office No 3. Irvin’s Bow. Carlisle. Il 29, 1869-ly nB GEORGE S. SBARIGHT; Den- I ) hst. From the Satttmore Cblteae oj Dentat Sargtru. Office at the residence of his mother Bat Leather Street, three doors below “Bedford Carlisle, Penua. Deo.l 1805. , ■ 2b, J. S. BENDER, Homoeopathic Physician, Offloo No. 8, south Hanover st., lerly occupied by John-Lee, Esq. June 8,1869—1 y. ~ JJNITED STATES CLAIM AND BEAL ESTATE AGENCY! W.M. B. BUTLER, ATTORNEY AT lAW. Office in 2d Story of InholTs Building. No, 8 SoutU Hanovor Street, Carlisle, Cumberland county, penna., - Pensions, Bounties, Back' Fay, Ac., promptly collected. Applications by mail, will receive immediate attention. Fartlcnlarattentlon given to the selling or rent, lug of Real Estate, In town or country, in all let ters of in^niry,please enclose postage stamp; - Plats anlrffiaps JIRESH BUMMER ARRIVAL OF Alii, THE NEW STYLES OF HATS AND DA PS. The,subscriber has Just opened at No. 25 North Hanover Street, a few doors North of tbe Carlisle Deposit Bank, one of the largest and best Stocks of HATS and OAP3 ever olTeredin Carlisle, 1 Silk Hats, Casslmere of all styles and qualities, Stiff Brlmfljdlfferent • colors, and every descrip tion of Soft Hats now made. Tho Donkard and Old Fashioned Brush, con stantly on hand andjnade to order, all warrant ed lo give saUflfaotlowT- A mil assortment of MEN'S, - • • BOY’S, AND • CHILDREN'S.* , HATS. 1 I have also added to my Stock, notions of dlflor satkiads, consisting of . LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN’S STOCKINGS, Neck Bel.. . Suiperiderp, , Dollars, . Gloves] FenciU, . Thread. Sewiitff Silk , ' ZPmbrdfos, &c PRIME SEGA-BS AJST.B XOBA.CCO ALWAYS ON HAND. Give me a call, and atomlne my stock ai I feel, ioafiaent of pleasing saving you mo- JOHN. A. KEUjESR, uioent, .. No. 16 North Hanover'Street; May, 1800. JJATB AND CAPS I DO YOU WANT A NICE HAT OB CAP ? It so. Don’t pail to Gall on J. G. oAllh 10 , ; NO. 20, TVWT MAIN BTRKET, Where can be seen the finest assortmentoX m .K H A TS AND CAPS nlf i r ? ue Carlisle. He takes great-pleas* in lnvltln e his old friends aUdToustomers, ones, to his splendid stock Just re •Wtaglnp'StfS'aM 1 * ani miadel P ll > tt ’ °.°»- SILK AND OASSIMERB HATS, ?? endless variety of Hats and' Gaps o Kli-?! 6 W®* aU of -which he will sell th 9f ■^ Also, his own mannfaotnr oi Bats always on hand* and HATS MANUFACTURED TO' ORDER, J?® the best arrangement for coloring Hats of Woolen Goods, Overcoats. &0,, pt ‘ colors every week) and oQ tne most reasonable terms. Also, a fine lot of choice brands of TOBACCO AND CIGARS' always on hand. He desires to call th e attontlo to persons who have COUNTRY P.URS loseU, as he pays the highest cash prices for lie T*?ihlrd tv call/at the above number, his - >ld fwUoif 3 k o *® o ** confident of giving entire sable jray.‘l&B9. ’ . Boats anh Sbofs. • David strohm,. W. D. SPONSLER, • JOHN W. STROHM, »BW ANDPOPUIA boot, sh&e, trunk and hat > STORE NO, 13, SOUTH HANOVER STREET. • OAIUJ9LE,-PEnH'A. A & doon i Bomb ox InholTs btiUdlnsr. - 0 ® baye Just opened the largest ana best stock; boots and shoes - Jiff ottbrod In Carlisle, and -CQlitlnuo almost S")? i? r «oo'Yp snob goods In on* line ns bvory- My wants.' oar stook consists In all kinds and varieties oX , , n cS a SS! ,, >Misses and Childrens' strong Leather M^Wnseni''Missesand Childrens"lusting Womens’ Glove Kid, Turkey and Fro n o a i&^» I f? na ’'..“ ia »>!“’ CalX, Buff and Kid OnfSi >?* nna BojktCalX anrf BoffOonstesa SjSSf™! Mens’ andiSoys’ Easting Osltersand “rogims j Mens’ and Boys’. Calx and Bair Oxford i}"' C™ Sandals, Baskins and oversboes; Womens'Goat, Welt and Carpet Slip “W ila ™ a ’ BoyB ’ end CbUdrens’ Far and flax -1 pif'aU sizes nnd prices; l Traveling Valises, together with a fine OTT®&nff w lilobwewlUselftoßnlttho times; HAWa ANB„M AELB PB0FITB," bumS??* I ?'TbereXore, In teiUng our card. It nscSW. 0 .? M 0 personal Invitation tm.aU In “ na look through bur stookWlthont “"Subtler obligations to buy unless suited In HJ-Webd price, "weshall alwaystry to deal JnT.SJ'P one hi a straight forward < manner, S^^nSSStSt. I«EER. '['HE fcARLXSLE; SHOE COMPA manufacturers op boots a jstd shoes , M °. 5. B ABTM AINSTRBET, OABMOm, BIXS'A. SHOES.' 0 bond a complete assortment of all the •JOPULAR STYLES, 'aQdmJffi of the greatest experience W« with Vt Members of the trade who may favor on ctutma are assured that bo effort at Uftr WUI be spared to fornlsh good gppda LOWEST POSSIBLE PIfIOES. ; lion ih?» ? Wall shell receive the same ratten parUeTrL^^erawould-Inperson,and distant fy °? Bettlnn their goods on equal l°»oSuJ^£^‘n their orders, ns by. SBOE UPPERS FOB SALE* Apm a ,lM>-3ir» JOHN €hf American Btlnnt«r BY BBATTON & KENNEDY. • tioullannus. JytoD’a’NERVINE jDID IT. „ NkwluJllßOK.aoim, April 28.1808. «™nnmni, jforop.-i .thaagitt itweu to tinned tprifoprovty; ai l' haV6‘been doing for soxocf tlma t ;nnd«p theftttatment of the new medicine, and lain happy to tell yon that I am gettingbetter—even foster than when you were here, i commenced the use of DODJTB NER VINE without anybody advising me to it. When I began with it I could only walk from my bed to the chair. My trouble has been ex treme pain In the head, and has lasted over three years. All the medicine I have heretofore takenhas failed to give any relief. 1 am now able to go up and down stairs, and dally im proving. I consider 1 the NERVINE the best medicine I ever found, and shall continue its use, for I am confident of entire i ocovery. • I have taken only three bottles, and would not bd without it on any account. ~ Very truly, July 29,18^9 —Iw PERRY. DAVIS 1 PAIN KILLER. "*We clip the following from the. Providence AdoertUer :' "At this stastih' of the year, when cholera: cholera morbnS, dysentery, and other kindred complaints are rare to prevail, every body should bo liberally, supplied with Ferry Davis* Vegetable Pain Killer;' Persons leavltag home, whether it be for a day’s'excursion or a trip to Europe, should be in to place tbelr hands on It at a. moment’s warning. Many diseases Incident to the Summer months, which will prove Jhtallf not immediately check ed, cau. be promptly cored by one or-two doses of the PAln Killer. . On more than one occasion. have we bhen relieved of intense suffering by' tbe timely use of the above named preparation. Sold by all druggists,’ grocers, and medicine dealers.- • August 5,1869—fw A GENTS WANTED FOR THE /Vbest Book of-tho period. WOMEN OF NEW xußEt or; TheUixdQr World of the Groat City. The m,ost startling revelation of modem times. New York-Hooiety Unmasked; "The Aristoc racy,” "Women of Pleasure,*’ "Married Wo. men.*" and all classes thoroughly ventilated. 60 Illustrations. Address at once. The New York Hook Co,,' M 5 Nassau St;, New York. • • : .W Augusts, 1860—8 w , : 1 SONSUMPTIONt BRONCHITIB,: . 'Asthma and Catarrh. cored by inhalation. >ptt’a Hihallng Fluid hr toe 1 only'^emofl* 1 known tbatobenuia on the the talMnttfea. .wWcbu ora tnrown' xiff.' tho' cavltles heal, and aenre i» effected. Treatment by letter orlnperfloUdanbehadcnly'of; - ! Q. VAN HXTMMEIJj.’M; D., : 15 West Uth gt„ NewYorki a* U August 6,1500-lOm Gangers, ttjmorb. ulcers.— Prof. Klin*of the Philadelphia University, u making astonishing cures or Cancer and all tumors by a new process. A Chemical Cancer Antidote, thhfremovea the largest of cancers and tamors; without pain or use of the knlio, without oatutlo, eating or homing medicines, anawlthaiOb the loss of a drop or blood. For partienlars.caii or address; Pyp; kune. M. d„ No. 031 Aron street, Pa. . July.B9,lBofr-*w A GENTS: WANTEP FOR THE SE* /V cret: History of the: Confederacy, by, Edward A« .Pollard. The: Mtimndlna 'xwetetio** and siarllinct tUtdoture* zoadeiin thlflworkoro orhattog.the most Intense, desire to obtain it. The secret potUioal intrigues , 4c.. oiDavlfl-and' other Confederate loaders, with tbo Mysieriet. from '“Behind 1 the* Scenes *inißlch- - mond.” nre thotoughly ventuaUd, Send lotf CJr oularsend fieoodr terms, and a full description of the Work. Address/ NATIONALPUBI/IfIHINQ-CO, Philadelphia, Pa. Joly 29,18C9-4W A UP,. Cleveland. DhS. Joe Brown he wasabakor-man, A baker-manwaa Jop; He ne'er was known to want for aught, And yet ho kneaded dough. And he was rugged, hearty, too, And had a long life leased, And all because he rose up with His early rising yeast. To never cheat his customers • This man was early taught;: And yethls loaves were always light, His pie crust rather short I And he was gen’rous hearted, too, And kind unto the needy, And neat and tasty in his dross, Although his cakes were seedy. Itea. I. 8. NUTE. With him none dared to bandy Jokes, Whene’Or he sought the marts, For well they, knew his repartees Wore sharper than his tarts; And while I say his skill was groat . In getting up a muffin, HJs pastry filled the months of all. And needs no further puffin ’TIs said bo was a tempr’nnce man; If so, Ican’t toll why Ho mixed with wheat and commcal, too, A trifle of the rye 1 When age atlast o’ortook the man, His frame grew bent and sore, And, like the cake ho used to bake, His head was frosted o’er. And when hp died all mourned his loss, With no sectarian bias, Fof ho had been a Irlend to all,- A good man and a pie-ous. Beneath thlscrust of up-heaved earth, A well-bred baker lies r . And like the rolls he used to. mould, We hope at last he’ll rise. 1: 1 imilatttuati. In an elegantly furnished room in one of tbe handsomest mansions of a far fainedclty,two young girls were, as the younger of the two expressed it, ‘killing time.’ One waa.a fair, bright little crea ture, with an abundance of. long sunny curls falling about her in alLdireotions. Her companion, a tail, beautiful girl of eighteen, was In every respect different from Blanohd Barclay, the fair blonde whom we have portrayed. - There was. a quiet, thoughtful look resting on her beautiful features, and she started as though from a deep reverie; when her eousin exclaimed; ‘I do believe it Is about time to dress for the party, Florence!’ ' Florence Leslie made no reply for a moment or so: then she turned to Blanche with a beautiful smile os silo said—M am just plagued to death going to parties ;lat home it seemed to me rdldiiothingelse, and every place it is the sanie old story.’ -‘Now, Florence,' that Is too bad,’ chim ed in Blanche. But Florence went on; ‘People will admire my clothes,'and I mlghtas well be a brown stick., I happen to have a very plain drab dress wltb me, and I will wear that, and you most pass off as' a poor cousin; you agree to doj don'tyou ?’ ‘I see I will have to j but, Florence, it Is too bad to think that you who are so wealthy, should pass for a dependent cousin.’ ‘Oh, it will be nipe : come let us dross I long to don my drab.’ T Bay.Bllllngs.who’s that young lady dressed in drab—she puts one in mind)of a Quakeress j at'leaat her dress does?’ ‘I dont know, exactly,’ was the reply ; ‘but she came in with that charming lit tle creature, Blanche Barclay; probably she is ono poor relation, or Barclayjs gov erness, perhaps.' .■ * A handsome, noble young fellow, who had heard the conversation,: walked to; wards their hostess and requested an in troduction to Florence. She blushbd slightly os ahe perceived the dark'eyes of the stranger fixed on her, and secretly wondered what Clarence Raymond could see in her that made him seek, ah ihtro duotlon. .... Not noticing the elevated noses of nu merous belles, who wondered that the great lion of the season could waste a minute talking to such a poorly dressed young lady. Mr. Raymond seated him self beside Florence with the: question— ‘Are you enjoying yourself this evening, Miss Leslie?’ - ' ~ ‘Yes, very muohi was the quiet reply. ‘Are you fond of dancing, and If so, may X have the pleasure of your company ■ for thoset that Is Just forming?’ were' his next questions.' ‘As to your first question,’ Florence an swered, ‘I am rather fond of It, but as re gards tne second, I beg you will excuse .me, as I have determined rot to dance 'this evening,’ • From talking of the party they soon verged on one thing and another, until Clarence thought he had-found - a- most agreeable friend; and.as he left her that evening, he determined to call 'oh Miss Barclay the following evening. The morning after the party, the cous ins were again In their sitting room, but this time Chatting on the pleasures of the previous evening, When Blanche’s moth er entered the room, saying: ‘Blanche, you will have to hurry and go Mown to yotir. papa's ■ office-rooms with a very Important message he forgot this morning; I have ordered the car riage for you.' ‘ Blanobe rose from her easy position with a sigh of regret, but Florence ex claimed ; ‘Bet me go, aunt; I would like a walk, so you need not send a carriage, and my cousin does not feel Inclined to gooutthla morning.’ 'Thank you;' Florence,’ returned 'Mrs. Bordlayf lJ wish you Iwould,-bud if you go,T will feel'quite easy about'thol mat tor.’ ■ Florence felt quite &esh after her long walk, ob she reached the Immense build ings In which' was sltnated;-her uncle’s office. She’walked briskly down ’the long entrance Balk and having ascended a pair Of stairs as her aunt directed, she found hersClf face to faco with a cou ple oF young - men ; who ’Were chatting together.' - Not knowing whether to'turn to the right or to the left, she polltely In aulted lf they could direct her to Mr. Barclay’s office. The gentlemen, who were none other than Billings and Hartley, scanned Flor ence for a moment, when the- former, gentleman,’ supposing- her to be some poor client, raised bis hat In mock cour fflay; nnd ’inquired: ‘HoW- much’ would you give to know ?’ While his other companion said time if she’ Wanted to knowhow far it 'Was- he -could 1 Inform her, It was as far ’again ’as half.;; • - • Poor Florence, irodie, hud raised her’ thick veil,they mlght have seen the ln- Smt scorn that flashed fronl lier tiril-, I‘eyeaj- but-ere the lost" speaker had finlahed Cne was hurrying on,- : ; 1 A oufolCatopsounded behtndhcr.aud lit agehtlemanly,polltevOlce,-Bliß'lieai-d Clarence; Raytabnd-exclaim : 'This ,Way madamaud-.|n- another- moment she stood before the door on Which 'she rec ognized her uncle's name. She Only bowed hen-thanks to the gen tleman and thou rushed into her uncle’s office, . ■ . , ' Blanche Was very indignant whenßlor ence -informed - her of what the young cents had said to her. She'vowed she would let them k now’pretty quickly,who It was they Insulted. ■ But Florence sald ahe hada better Ideas than that, and It was to appear at a party they were going to the next-evening In her.real character, ■ ' ■ The following evening Mr. Barclay felt'a glow of pride os he entered Mrs. Armatagor’s well filled drawing-room 1 THE BAIXAD OF A BAKES, HIS EPITAPH. THE T.ADT IN DBAB. CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 19,1869. with, bis dnughter and niece.,. Both. ■were «o beautiful,' yet soUnUkorBnd,;dozens MaMd towards the hostessed InqtnrOWho the j forFloreneo Leslie : presented gnUfta. different; aspect .dressed th the height of fashion, and she was transformed' from the plainest dressed young l lady to the.most elegantly attired one (nore. . . ' Foremost among the group for an in troduction were our former acquaintances Mr. Billings and his Wend Hartley. With a most polite bow and gracious smile, she recognized her Introduction to Billings, who Immediately asked if she would do him the honor of dancing the next set with him. There was a: haughty look about her beautiful lips for a moment, and then in silvery accents and With a peculiar em-.. pbosis, she returned, ‘How much would you give to know ?’ • Mr. Billings gave Florence one look and he knew alb Without ono word the poor fellow shrunk out of sight. Not many minutes had elapsed ere Florence found herself chatting gaily with Mr. Hartley. ‘Have you been in the city very long ?’ he inquired. ‘Not very.’ ‘How far'from here to your home, Miss Leslie?' r 'Just os far agaiu its half, Mr. Hartley,’ In another moment Florence stood alone, while her companion took one of the back streets towards, his boarding house. Mr Raymond had recognized Florence the moment she entered, but now stood aloof from the reigning belle. As soon as she got the opportunity she went towards him with the question—‘Have you for gotten meJhis evening?’ ‘NoytMtothe renlv.‘but to-night you were siSfonhded by such a brilliant crowd that I thought you would forget me.’ ■‘No, indeed,’was the warm rejoinder, ‘I never forget my friends.’ Florence returned to her own beautiful home, and as she eat ong morning in her drawing-room Mr, Raymond was' an nounced. Thehours Hew swiftly by, and when be rose to go, there was a happy smile on Florence's face, and as she ex tended both her hands to him atparting, there flashed on one of her tapering fing ers her engagement, ring [ and as Clar-* ence bent over and whispeted some ques tions in her ear, she laughingly answer ed : Yes, Clarence, yes, the heiress loves youi just ns well, and better, than the young lady in drab did. . Homo Giant*. In 1718 a French academician • named Henrion endeavored to show a great de crease in Che height of men between the periods of the Creation and the Christian era. Adam, he says, was 123 feet 9 inch es high, Eve, 118 feet 9 inches ; Noah 27 feet; Abraham, 20 feet; Moses, 13 feet.— The allegation about Adam is moderate compared with that made by early Rab binics’ writers, who affirm that.his bend overtopped the atmosphere, and that be touched the Arctic Pole with one hand and the Antarctic with the other. Tra ditionary. memorials of the, primeval giants still exist in Palestine in the 'form -of graves of enormous dimensions; as the grave of Abel near Damascus, which is3o feet long ; that of Seth about the same size; and that of Noah, in Leba-. non, which is 70 yards in'lengtb: Pliny says that by an earthquake in Crete a mountain was opened, and in it was discovered a skeleton standing up right, 46 cubits long, which was suppos ed to be that of Orion or Otus. The same author relates that in the time of Claudi us Cicsar thcro was a man, named Gab boras, brought by that Emperor from Arabia to Rome, who was 9} feet’high, “ the tallest man that bos been seen In our times-’ But this giant was not so tali as Posioand Seoundtlla, in the reign of Augustus Ciesar, whose bodies were preserved, as curiosities in a museum in the Sallustian Gardens, and each of whom measured in length 10 feet 3 inch es: , The Emperor Maximus (very much of a man) was 9 feet high, and was in the habit of using his wife’s bracelet for a thumb-ring. His shoe was a foot longer than that of. any other man, and his. strength was bo great that he could draw • a carriage which two oxen could not move. He generally ate forty pounds Weight of flesh and drank six gallons of wine every day. Not at all a desirable or a profitable'guest for the “ St. Nioho las,” even at the current price of board ; though not so tall as one of whom Jose phus tells, viz: Eleazar, a Jew, who was one of the hostages whom the King of Persia sent to Borne after, a. peace. This giant was over 10 feet high. But these are pigmies compared with him of whom Kircherwrites (thought this is what a Yankee philosopher would denominate a whopper.) The skeleton of this giant was dug but of a stone sepulchre near Borne .in the reign, of the Emperor Henry XI, and which, by an inscription attached to it. was known to be that!of Pallas, who wus slain by Ternus, and was higher than the walls of the city! The same author tells us that another skeleton was found near JPalermo that must have belonged to a man. 400 feet high. In times more modern (1613, ) some ma sons digging near the rulns.of a castle at ~Damphine in a Held which by tradition had long been called “The Giant’s Field,” at Che depth of 18’feet discovered a.hriok tomb SO feet long, 12 feet. wide,, and 8 feet high, on which jvas a gray stone with the words "Thd utobaebus Hex” out thereon. When the tomb was opened they found a. human skeleton en tfre.3sJ feet Ibpg, 10 feet wide across the .shoulders, and Are feet deep.from the breast to the back. His teeth' were about the size of an ox’s, foot, and his shin-bone measured 4 feet’ln length. Plot, In his ’Oxfordshire,’ 1076, says that a skeleton 17 feet high was then do be seen in the town-hail at Lucerne. It had been found under an oak in Willisau, near the village of Reyden. He instan ces numerous gigantic bones which had been dug up in England, and adds: ‘lt remains that, notwithstanding their ex travagant magnitude, they must have been the bones of men or women; nor does anything hinder that but they may have been so, provided.it be clearly mode out that there nave been men and worn-! eu of proportionable stature in all agesj of the world, down even to our own, days.’ : Old Cotton Mather held the belief that there hart-beenln the antediluvian world men of every prodigious stature, in con sequence ofthe finding of bones and teeth of great size, 1 which he judged to be hu man, in Albany. He describes one par ticular grinder weighing 4i pounds, and a broad, flat foretooth, four fingers in breadth; also.a bone, supposed to be a thigh bone, 17 feet long, which, with others, crumbled to pieces as soon as it was exposed ro the air. Touching Warning.— On a quiet day, in leaty June, when bees and birds were all in tune, two lovers walked be nenththe moon. The night was fair—so was the maid; they walked and talked beneath the shade, with none to harm or make afraid. Her nnme : was Sue, and bis was Jim jjmd he was 1 fat and she Was eiihi ; ho took to her and . she' to him. Says Jim to Sue, ‘By ail the snakes that squirm, among theoush and brakes, 1 1 lovoyou better'n buckwheat cakes.' Says Suetd Jim, iSince you’ve begun it, and been, and come and gone it, I,like you next to a new bonnet.’ Says Jim to Sue, *My; heart you’ve bustedj but I have al ways gals mistrusted,’' Says Sue to Jim, ‘I willbo true; ifyou love mess I love you, no knife can out our'love In. two. Through thick and thin, for your true love count me in ; I’ll court no other gal ag’Ju.i 'Jim leaned Sue ; Sue leaned to Jlm i ’hls nose'Just touched her Jooky brim ; four llps met—went ahem I ahem I Aqd then—and then—add then ! 0 gals beware of men in June, and underneath the silver moon when frogs and crickets are in tune, lest you get your names in the paper soon. , How Smith Asked tho old nan. , Smith had just asked Mr. Thompson’s daughter if she would.give him a lift out lot baohelordom. and she had said ‘ Yes.’ It therefore became absolutely neces sary to gat the old gentleman’s permis sion, so, as Smith said, the arrangements might be made to beip the conjugal twig. Smith said he’d .rather pop the inter rogatory to all of old Thompson’a daugh ters, and his sisters, and his lady oou?- Ins, and hiif aunt Hannah,' In the coun try, and the whoio of his femalesrelations, than ask old Thompson. But it had jo be done, and so he sat down and studied' out a speech which he was to disgorge at old Thompson the very first time he got a shy'at him. Bo Smith dropped- in on him one Sunday evening, when all the family bad meandered around to' meetlhg, and found him doing a sum in beer measure. ‘Sow are you; Smith?’ said: old Thompson, as the former walked jib; white as a piece of chalk, and. trembling as ifhe had swallowed a condensed earth quake. * Smith was answer,, 'cause he wasn’t sure about that speech; He knew be had to keep .his,grip, on lit while ha bad It there, or. it wou)d slip from him quicker than an oiled’ Cel through an augur hole. So he blurted out— ‘ ‘Mr. Thompson, sir: Perhaps it may not be unknown to you, that during an extended period of some five years, I have been busily engaged in the prosecu tion of a commercial enterprise—’ . 'ls that so, and keopln’ it a secret all this time, while- I thought you were tendin’store? Well, by George you’re one of them now, ain’t you ?’ Smith had begun to ttiinji it ail ,over again, to get the run of it. ‘ Mr. Thompson, sir : Perhaps it may not be unknown to you, that during the extended period of five years, I haVe been busily engaged.in the prosecution of a commercial enterprise, with the de termination to secure a sufficient main tenance—!’ ‘ Bit down, Smith, and help yourself to beer. Don’t stand there homin’ your hat, like a blind beggar, with paralysis. I never have seen you behave yourself so queer in all my born days.' Smith had been knocked out again, and so he bad to wonder back again and take a fresh start. ‘Mr. Thompson, sir: It may not be unkpown tb you, that during an extend ed period of Rye years, I have been En gaged in the prosecution of a .commer cial enterprise, witty the determination to procure a sufficient maintenance—’, ‘A which ance?’aaked old Thompson; but Smith held on to the last'word, as: if it was his only chance; and went on : . ‘ln the hope that some; day I might enter wedlock, and bestow my earthly possessions upon one whom I could call my own. I havo been a lonely man, sir, and havo felt that It is not good for man to be alone; therefore I would—’: , ‘Neither is it, Smith,; I’m glad you dropped in. How’s the old, man ?’ ’ •Mr, Thompson, sir,’ said. Smith,tin despairing confusion, raising bis voice! to a yell, it may hot be unknown t 6 you that; during an extended period Of.a lone ly man, I nave been engaged to enter wedlock,.and bestowed all my enterprise on one whom I could determine to }be good for certain possessions—no, I mean —that Is—that—Mr. Thompson, sir; i It may. Look here,, Smith; you’d better lay down and take something wared— you ain’t tvell.’- ' , j Smith, swearing like a four year old colt, went in again. “ ' „ •Mr. Thompson; sir: It may not !bo lonely to you to prosecute me whom you a friend, for a commercial maintenance, but—but—eh—dang it—Mr. Thompson, sir:‘lt— ’ - I . ‘Oh, Smith, you talk like a fool.; 1 never seen a first-class idiot in the course of my whole .life. "What's the matter with you, anyhow ?’ . _ ‘ Mr. Thompson, sir,’ sald"Smith, lin an agony of bewilderment, ‘it may' hot bo known that you prosecuted a lonely man who is not goon for a commercial period of wedlock for some five years, but-’ ’ See here, Mr. Smith, you’re drufik, and if you can’t behave better than that you’d better leave; if you don’t I’ll, chuck you out, or I’m a ddtohman.’ ! ■ * Mr. Thompson, sir,’ said Smith, fran tic with despair, it may not be unknown to you that my earthly possessions, are engaged to enter wedlock five years with 'a suflloiently lonely man, who: Is not good for a commercial maintenance—’! 1 The very deuce he isn’t. Now you jlst git up and git, or I’ll knack what lit tle brains out of you you’ve got left.’ With that, old Thompson took Smith and shot him. into the street as if he’d ruh'him against a locomotive, going out at the rate of forty miles an hour.. Be fore old Thompson had time to shut the front door, Smith collected his legs and one thing and another that , were lying around on the pavement arranged him self in a vertical position, and yelled out: ’ ‘ Mr. Thompson, sir: It may ; uot Jbe known to you’—which made tbeold man so wretched mad that he went out and set a bull terrier on Smith before be liad a chance to lift a brogan; and there was a scientific dog-fight, with odds in favor of the.dog, for he had an awful hold for . such a small animal. Smith afterwards married the girl, and lived happily about two months. At the end of that time he told a confidential friend that he would willingly take more trouble and undergo n million more dog -bites to get rid of her. A Tbue and Touching Incident.—A young man and his wife were preparing to attend a Christmas party at the house of a friend, some miles distant. .‘Harry, my dear husband, don’t drink too much at the party to-day; you will promise me, won't you ?’ said she, putting her hand upon his brow, and raising her eyes to his face with a pleading smile. ‘No, Moilie, I will not, you may trust me,’ and she wrapped her infant in a soft blanket, and they descended. The horses were soon prancing over the turf, and a pleas ant conversation beguiled the way. ‘Now don’t you forget your promise,' whisper ed the young wile, as they passed up the steps. Peer thing,; she was the wife of a man who loved to look -upon the wine when. red. The party passed pleasantly-; the time for departure drew near; the . wife descended item the'upper chamber tojoin.hor husband. A pang shot through her heart as she met him, for he was in toxicated; he had broken his promise.— Silently they rode homeward, save when the drunken man broke into snatches ,of a song or unmeaning laughter. But the wife rode bn, her babe pressed to her bleeding heart. ‘Give me the baby, Moi lie! I can’t trust yon ..with him,’ be said as they approached a ’dark and swollen stream- After some hesitation she re signed her first-born—her darling > babe,, closely wrapped in a great blanket—to his arms. Over the darkwaters the no ble steeds safely bore them; and when they safely reached the bank the mother asked for herobild. With much care and tenderness he placed the. bundle in her arms; but when, she. clasped it in her' arms no babe was there I Itrbnd s lipped from the blanket, and the drunken lathen knew-it not. A.- wild shriek . from, the mother afrousod - him, and ho turned around just in time to see thbllttle rosy., face rise one moment above the dark wa ters, then sink forever, and that by bis own Ibteinperanca, The anguish of the mother is bettor imagined than described. JOf-The Schenectady Star has-a novel recipe for a . pleqsant summer drink. We have not. tried. it, but .it may be §ood. “Taken spoonful of whisky and fop it carefully on the bottom of a wine glass; then take n quart of water and throw it o out of the window and add more whisky to that in the gloss. Taste to see if strong enough. If so, add more whisky. Let this till you are dry nnd then drink it clear.” A. WABD. A recently been published containing’ Ihe lecture delivered by the lamented Artemus In England with such success. It Is made up of the disconnected sketches of his travels, each sketch being illustrated with a representation of tho fiartlculnr scene described, with foot ights to show up tho picture. The sketch es embrace Views of Mormondom, the Route Across tho Plains, Salt Lake City, the Mormon Theatre, Brigham Young’s Police, Encounter with the Indians, the Praises on Fire, etc., with foot-notes and explanatory remarks, which add to the homer Of the narative. As our readers are hot so faihiliar with the English Lec ture as with, his witticisms in this coun try wo select a few of the best: HIS ARTISTIC CAREER. ‘‘l could draw on wood at a very ten der, age. When a mere child, 1 once drew a.oart-load of ra(W turnips over a wooden bridge. The people of the. vil lage noticed me. I drew their attention. They, said I had a future before me. Up to that time I had an idea it was behind me. ‘ . “Time passed on. It always does; by the way. You may possibly have noticed that time always does. It is a. kind of way time, has, “I became a man. I havexrt distin guished myself at ail as ah artist; but I have always been more or less mixed up with. art. I have an uncle who takes photographs, and I have a servant who— takes anything he can get bis hands on.” HIS MDSICAI. IDEAS. .‘,‘l like music. I can’t sing. As a sing ist I am not a success. I am saddest when I sing. Bo are these who hear me. They are sadder than I am. , “The .other night some silver voiced young men came under my window and sang ‘Come where my. love lies dream ing.’ I didn’t go. I didn’t think that it would be correct.’ . • “I found music very soothing when I lay ill with fever in Utah ; and I was ill ; I was fearfully wasted. My'face'was hewn down to nothing, and my nose was so sharp I didn’t dare to stick it into peoples’ business—for fear It would, stay: there and I could never get it out. And in those dismal days a Morman lady—she was married, though hot so much as her husband, he had fifteen other wives—she used to sing a ballad commencing, ‘Sweet bird, do hot fly away.’andl told. .her I wouldn*t. She playod the accordion dl- 1 vlnely—aocordionly 1 praised per.” yilE STEAMER ARIEI., “L-went to California on the steamer, Ariel, This is the steamer Ariel. “Oblige me by calmly. gazing on the steanier Ariel; and when you go to Cali fornia be sure and go on some otbersteam er, because the Ariel isn't a very good one.” THE PICTURE OP THE GREAT DESERT. "This picture is a great work of art. It Is an oil painting done in petroleum. It is by the old masers. .It was the last thing they did before dying. They did this and they expired. “The most celebrated artists of London are so delighted with this .picture .that they comp to the hail every day to gaze at Iti rwlsh you were nearer to it-rso you could see it better. T wish Leonid take it toyour residences and let you see it by daylight. .'Some of the greatest artists comeliere every morning before dayllght with lanterns to look at it. They: say they never saw anything like it before— and they hope they never shall again, “When I showed this picture in New York the audience were so enthusiastic in their admiration of this picture that they called for the. artist—and when he appeared they threw brick-bats at him." BRIGHAM YOUNG. “Brigham Young' has two hundred wives: Just think of that. Oblige me by thinking of that. Then he has eighty, actual wives and he is spiritually married to one hundred and twenty more, Bowe - may say he has two hundred wives. He lives net wisely, but two hundred well, He.is dreadfully married. Help the most married man I ever saw la my life. ' “I saw his mother-in-law while 1 was there. I can’t exactly tell you how many there is of her,-but it’s a good deal. It strikes me that one mother-in-law is about enough to have in one family— unless you’re very fond of excitement.” MORMON PROSBLYTISM I regret to say that efforts, were mad 6 to make a Mormon of me while I was in Utah. - "It was leap year when I was there, and seventeen young widows, the wives of a deceased Mormon, offered me their hearts and hands. .1 called on them one day, and taking their soft wuitehands in mine, which made eighteen hands al together. I found them in tears. “And I said; ‘why is this 7 What is the reason of this thusness 7 “They hove a sigh, Seventeen sighs of different size. - “Then they said : “Oh I soon thou wilt bo gone away.’ “I told them that when I got ready to leave a place, I wentestded. “They said: ‘Doth not like us 7’ “I said : “I doth, I doth." “I also said; “I hope your intentions are honorable, as lam a lone child, my. parents live far, far away." “They then said: “Wilt not marry us?” “I said “Oh 1 no I It cannot was.” “Again they asked me tft marry them, and again I declined, when they cried : “Ob! cruel man ! this is too much I too muohl” - “I told them.it, was on account of the muchness that I declined. ■* BRIGHAM YOUNG'S FAMILY. The last picture I have to show you represents Mr, Brigham Young in the bosom of bis family. His family is large, and the oiive'branohes around bis table are in.a.very tangled condition. He; is more a father, than.,any man I know. When at home—as jou bor4seebim—ho ought to be very happy, .with sixty wives to minister to his comfort, and twice six ty children to booth his distracted m|ml. Ah! my friends, what Is boine without a family,? Riches have Wings.— lnteresting correspondence from Paris contains the following: “T'ohoe used’to smile .as I passed Baron de.Rothschild's dpor and observed that the.gas.lamps.were un it on bright nights when', the moon was mil. I then'thought such economy un worthy the master of so great an estate. I now. know that there is no way hy which, noble fortunes are kept unimpair ed except by economy. I now. know how men’s engagements keep pace. with, the accumulation of wealth; how embarrass-, ed for money.very rich men frequeptly are; and how severe is the struggle,to maintain an equilibrium between rev enue and expenses. The walls of Purls are at this .moment covered with bills an nouncing the sale of the picture, gallary of Count Koucboleff Besborodko. It is said to be the .lost remnant left—and it: belongs to oredltors—of the magnificent estate which he entered into possession of just nine years ago. It was' then .val ued at $11,250,000 In gold. He traveled through the oast, southern and western Europe in great state. There was no whim he refused to gratify. Ho chartered a steamship to convey him from one port to another. He bad special railway trains for bis party. He gave princely enter tainments. He was laWsb of presents,— Ho liad a numerous retlnhe. It. was ho Who carried,!!. Dumas,to Bussiu. years ago he was. master id stIBII.OOO an nual Income. It.was not Milllclout for him. He could not live on loss, than 91,200,000 a year—his expenses for several years are said to exceed, this amount of money—and now nothing remains of all that w«»Hh but debt,” VOL. 56.-NO. 10. tbo In Love. A bachelor in love loses a dimple or two, grows melancholy, reads poetry, and looks at the moon; is nervous about bis necktie and his. gloves'; consults his aunt as .to what kind of hat girls most admire: changes the style of his frequent* ls never satisfied. ' , .. His countenance is as changeable, as his necktie; now she has smiled, and he is radiant; now she has browned, and he wears a farrowed brow,-and looks in at the apothecary’s windows and thinks of laudanum. He resolves to settle down, and limits himself as to cigars.— If his laundress sends him homed bosom not quite perfect, it grieves him to the heart’s core. He passes the most gold en halred-damsel without a glance. He goes no more to see burlesques. His bouquets are anonymously sent to the object of his adoration. He is hourly afraid of revealing bis condition of heart, but makes it manifest unconsciously to all beholders. Fiendish passions dwell in his breast. He hears that she has been at theopera with young Fiasco, and Wants to kill him. Be says fiercely in society that he approves of duelling, and that, should he call a man out, be would aim at his beart. When Vilklns asks him, "if Diana is not lovely?” he says, “Good Hbavens no!.'” Only one is beautiful to him. Ho would like very much to work hard and make a fortune, but be can not do it. He horrifies his employer by entering as an item in the Ledger “1000 Angels.” He la suddenly seen to 'clasp his. brow at dinner time, to the horror of the waiter, who, believing him to be choking beats him on the back and of fers him water. He\ goes surreptlously to so-oalled clairvoyants, who describe “ a light completed young lady, sir, and her face filmed yonr'way, and yourheart in her band, If only you can get over the cross betwixt you.” ■■ He thinks the cross is young Fiasco, and grows dangerous. Suddenly you see the bachelor in love amazingly altered. He smiles, looks bappy, cats comfortably, and nods to his old enemy. - Fiasco. Then you may bo sure that be has, somewhere in his bo som, ascertain carte de visile, and .that }he original of . .the picture has . blushing y advised him to “ask Fa.” ' Stimdlant.—George D. Prentice' has been a constant drinker for forty years.’ For tbn years he bos : been a drinker of the llgnum-.vltie order. Here is a . tem perance lecture by him, worth a score, at least, of the Good Templar exhortations and misrepresentations : i “There. is a time when the pulse lies low in the bosom and beats low in the veins ; when the spirit sleeps the sleep which, apparently knows no "Waking,; sleeps in its house of clay, and the wind-- pws are shut, the doors are hung with the invisible crape of melancholy ; when we- .wish the golden sunshine pitchy darkness, and wish to fancy clouds where no clouds be. This is a state of sickness when physic may be thrown to the dogs; for we want.none of it. What shall raise the spirit? What shall zhake the heart beat music again, and the pulses, through, all the myriad thronged halls in the house of life ? What shall make the sun kiss the eastern hills again for us with all his old awakening gladness, and the night overflow with moonlight, love and flowers ? Love itself is the greatest stimu lant, the moat intoxicating of all, and performs all these miracles, and is a .'miracle Itself, and isnot atthedrugstoro, whatever they say. The counterfeit is in the market, but the winged God is not a money changer we assure you. “Men bave.tried many things, butstill they ask for stimulant. “Men try to bury,the floating dead of their own souls in the wine cup, but the corpse rises. We see. their faces Im.the bubbles. The intoxication of drink sets, the world-whirling agalnr-and the pulses to playing music and thethoughts gallop ing, but the first clock runs down sooner, and an unnatural stimulant only leaves the house It filled with the wildest revel ry, more silent, more sad, more deserted. “There is only ouestimulant that never intoxicates, duty. Duty puts a clear, sky over every man into which the skylark— happiness, always goes singing. To Make Blackberry Wine.- Mrs. Greenough, in the Maine Farmer . contributes the 1 following receipe for making blackberry wine,' which is just now about in season fur using: “There is no wine equal to. blackber ry wine when properly made, in flavo ur for medicinal purposes, and all per sons who can conveniently do so, should manufacture enough for their own use every year, as it is invaluable in sickness as a toiiic, and nothing is a better remedy for the bowel complaint. I therefore give the recipe for making it: Measure your berries and bruise them; to every gallon odd one quart of boiling water. liet the mixture stand twenty-four hours, stirring occa sionally: then strain off the liquor in to a cask; to every gallon add two pounds of sugar; cork tight and let it stand till the following October, and you will have wine ready for use without further labor; .that every family will highly appreciate and never do without after wards if they can helpit.” Walk When you Beojn.— When Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth commenced the practice of law, he lived in Bloomfield; and as his pecuniary means were not large, he wasacoustomed to come from bis. house to his office on foot. There was at the time a dashing merchant in the city—Mr. H. —who rode in a showy vehicle drawn by a pair of showy horses ; and as he often.rode to Bloomfield, he often met Mr. E. Meeting him one morning ho reined up bis team, and saluted him with ‘Good morning, Mr. Ellsworth, what are you waiting for? why don’t you ride? ’Because,’ was the reply, ‘I have found that per sons must walk at some 1 period of their lives, and I choose Mo walk, when I be-■ gin.’ , Itjyould be well if ail who are setting out in life were, of this opinion ; but they are hot. Henco.subh numbers, deter mined, to ride when they' arc young, are forced to walk when they are old. A few vents having elapsed, Mr. H failed in business and was.obliged to go afoot; while, Mr. E„ ascending from small beginnings, became Minister Plenl potiary to France, and rode in his coach. ■Walk .when you, begin. . Fan Flirtation.— Fan fast. I am Independent. , . . Fan alow v lam engaged. Fan with right liana in front of face. Come on. - „ Fan with loft hand in front of face. ■Leave me. Open and shut. Kiss me. Open wide. Love. Open half. Friendship. Shut. Hate. Swinging the fan. Can I geo you home?. Fan by right cheek. Yea. Fan by left cheek. No. To carry in the loft hand. Desirous of getting acquainted. (&rly with handle to lips. I will* flirt with you. —One night Geu. was on the line. He observed a light on the mountain op posite. Thinking it was u signal light of the enemy, be told his artillery officer that a hole could be essi'y put through it. Whereupon, the officer, turning to the corporal in charge of the gun, said ; ‘Corporal, do you see that light?’ ‘Yes, sir!’ «•. ‘Puta hole through It.’ 'The corporal, sighted the gun, and, when all was ready, he looked up and said: , " , ‘General, that's the moon.’ ‘Don’ircare a darn ; put a hole through it any way. ftate* foe 2ltotrtwinQ. ADVomauEHTS will be inserted at Tan Cent per line for tbe first Insertion, and flva cent perllnefor each subsequent;lnsertion, Quar terly half-yearly, and yearly advertisements n erted at a liberal redaction oh this above rate*. Advertisements should be accompanied by the Cash. When sent without any length of time specified for publication, they will be con tinned nntllordered ont add charged accordingly. JOB PUUiTINO. > OAKns, Handiiii.is, Cntctri-AHS, and every oth er doeCTlptlou of Job and Gian Printing, - ©fcira anil ©nte. ■: -H-Ifaspoonful of yeist will raise fifty cents’worth of flour, how much will ft tpke to raise another barrel? —Girls sometimes put tbelr lips out poutlngly because* they are angry, and sometimes because they are disposed to meat you half-way. —’Oh,’ said a little girl who l)ad been to the show *l’ve seoq the elephant, and be walks backwards and eats with his tall!’ —Some one bos said that ‘lt Is sweat to have friends you can trust,’ but we have found it to no a good bit sweeter to have friends that will trust you. —‘l say. Jim, don’t you think Glazier baa a benign countenance ?’ •Very, Indeed,’ was the reply, ‘a regu lar V by 9 countenance.’ —'My dear sir,' said a candidate ac costing a sturdy wag on the day of elec tion. ‘l’m very glad to see you.’ ‘You needn't bo,'replied, the wag; ‘l've vo ted.’ —A gentleman popped the question. The lady iu a frightened manner said, •You scare me, air.' The crntleman re mained quiet for some t U..when she exclaimed,'‘Scare me again.’ —A little girl was told to spell ferment, and give the meaning with a sentence in which It is used, answered : F-e-r-m-o-n-tV a vorb signifying to work, —I lays la ferment in the garden I’ —A red nosed gentleman asked a wit - whether he.b'elleyed In spirits. ‘Aye slri J replied -he, looking him full in the face, ‘1 see too much evidence be-. fore me to doubt that.’ , —A lady having boUghtsauaages of a couple of boy* overheard them disputing about the money: ■ ;l >‘Give, mehait on't,' says one. ‘Ho I .won't','! says the other. !' ‘Now thdt'aln’t fair, you know' 'faint, Jo ; for half the pnp was mine;’ . —A young lady being asked, by a fem inine acquaintance whether she had any ,original poetry in her album, replied ‘Ho; tbnt-some of my friends have favored me with Original spelling.’ A- • —Paddy ’fl deflcnptfori of a fiddle is as follows: . , . A Tt waatheahape of aturkejijftihd 1 the size of a gooSe; he tamed it oyer-on its back and rubbed its belly with a stick, and ooh I St. Patrick ! how it did squaie !’ —An Individual whose patronymic was Silence, when about to give evidence in a civil case,"was told to state.his name.— ‘Silence!’ he roared out with father sten torian lungs; and was nearly beldg com mitted for contempt of court’ before the mystery of the seeminglrapertlnence was cleared up. —A soldier was going ofiTthe field too astily, when.the provost guard cried— ‘Halt!.’ ‘Can’t’ ‘Wounded ?’ ‘Ho.’ •What’s the matter ?’ ‘I am soared, end want to go to the rear to—rally 1’ —“ Is my face dirty T” remarked a young lady to her aunt, while seated at the dinner table oh.a stpamer running from Cairo to New Orleans. “Dirty! Ho. Why do you ask ?” “ Because that Insultinfl, Waiter insists upon putting a towel beside "my plate. I’ve thrower three under the table, and yet every time be comes round he puts another one before me." —A very fat lady getting into an open' omnibus heard a gentleman remark,. “ Omnibuses were not made for ele ments.” To this she replied: “ Sir, udging from the specie I see, omnibuses are like .Noah's Ark, Intended to carry asses os well, as other animals.” —One day Piron visited Voltaire, who was not at home. To Bully him he wrote upon his door, “Old rogue.” Two days'after be met the author of the Hen riade. “I went to see, you,":said lie, with a cunning look, "anddid not find. , you.” “I knew it," replied Voltaire; “ you left your name upon the door.” —A man who was to mean toauvertise farm land he wanted to sell, ’says the. Brekeley Union, put a written notice in one of the hotels the other day. A man who was inquiring of a small farm, was referred to the written notice. He re: plied: ‘I can’t buy land at a fair price of any man who does his advertising in that way. He’ll steal the fence, the pump handle and the barn doors before ho gives, up possession.’ —Little Susie pouring" over a book in which angels are represented as winged beings, suddenly exclaimed, with vehe mence : ’Mamma, I don’t want to be an angel, and I need not, need I ?’. ‘Why, Susie V questioned her mother. ‘I don’t want to leave qff ail my pretty clothes, find wear fedders like a hen.’ '—Grace Greenwood tells a story Illus trating a new method of curing .those who are inclined to suicide,. The father of a family, after two attempts tb make. away with himself, at length succeeded in shooting himself through the heart. His widow, an energetic, sensible woman perceived that' her eldest daughter was inclined to follow the. footsteps' Of her father,- even unto death. The mother , ..watched her daughter narrowly* and one day found her soon after she had swung herself off froih an old chest in the gar ret. She out her down • and tenderly brought her too. Then, taking the knot ted, halter, she vigorously latdit oyer her shoulders, saying: ‘l’ll put a stop to this suiciding; I’m not going tohave it run •in our family, I’ll have you understand.’ This treatment was successful in checking . {he mental disease. —A little urchin seven or eight years old, in one of, our schools .where a Miss Blodgett was teacher, composed, the fol lowing and wrote-it on his slateat pray er time, to the great qrnusemept of the boys: _ "A little mouse ran op the stairs. To bear Miss Blodgett soy,be* prayers.” The teacher discovered the rhyme, and called out the culprit. -For a punishment she gave hlm hla cboice, to make anoth er rhyme in five minutes, or bo whipped. So after thinking and thinking, and , scratching his head ,till bis time was nearly out, and the teacher was lifting the rod In a threatening manlier, at the lost moment lie exclaimed- — • ■- "Harol stand before Ml«s Blodgett ; . She’s going to strike, andi'sk going to dodgy It.” He was sent to his seat. ■ t&T Talking of legal witticisms (and, perhaps', the proportion of tgit to talk la , less in, law than ip;any thing pise) a story of the late Thad. Stephens beats any other. While Thad, .tvas a young law yer be once, had a epee before a very bad tempered judge of ah obscure Pennsylva nia court. Under what pe considered a very erroneous ruling, it was decided against him, whereupon he threw down bis books and picked ,up his hat in a high state of indignation, add was about, to leave the courtroom, scattering impre cations all • around him. The Judge straightened liimkeif.tof bis full height, assumed an air ofbffonded majesty, and asked Thad. if ha meant to "express his contempt of this court.” Thad. turned to him* very deferentially, made a respect ful bow, and replied, in feigned amaze meut: "Express niy contempt for th e court! No, sir! lam trying to conceal it, your honor,” adding, as he turned to leave, !‘but It’s d —d hppj W flo it.”
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