(Elje American Volunteer. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNINO BITT ON Sc KKNNEBY. #*TICE—SOUTH H4BKET SQVABE. Two Dollars per year if paid strictly in advance: Two Dollaraaaa Fifty Cents if paid •lihUithree month*; oner which Three Dollars will bo charged. These terms will be rigidly ad* hnred u» In every Instance. No subscription dio- AMiiinaed oottl nil arrearages aro paid, unless at tbooptlou of the Editor, - profesßtoual ifiacis. 0. P. HUMRICH. | WM. B. PARICEK TJ UMRICH & PARKER, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Office on Maln r ßtieet. Jn Marlon Hall, Car lisle, Po. . liec. 21. 1808- CHAti. E. MAGLAUGHLIN, ATTOB NKy at Law. Otllce In Building formerly occo Volunteer, a few (Joors South or W iV.rri! Vmvs ' U NITED STATES CEAIM AND BEAh. Esta te ,a gencyi M. B. BUTLER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Office In 2d Story of Inhoff’s Building, No. S South Htmuver Street, Carlisle, Cumberland county Ptfuna. Pensions, Bounties, Back Fay, Ac., promptly collected. Applications by mall, will receive Immediate Particular attention given to the selling or rent* log of Real Estate, In town or country. In all let* Un of inquiry, please enclose postage stamp. July ii.lwff—tf T.I £. BELTZUOOVJbR, * 'ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, CARUaLis. Pa. Office on tiotti Hanover Street, opposite Beau's dry guods bioro, DM.1.1885.' MO. HERMAN, Attorney at Law, 9 ■ itllce in Rheem’e Hall Building, In tho renr of Ihn Court Houko,-next door to the*'Hef lin" • Carlisle, Penna. Dd’i 1*1866. ;• M. J. WHEARIJR, Attorney and Counsellor at.-Law, has removed his }fllce-to, the hitherto unoccupied room In the VortU East corner of the Court House. Jan. JW,'flfl—lv KENN EDY, Attorney at Law 4 , Carlisle, Pen no. Offlcesamo da that of jp "American Volunteer.” Dec. 1*J866 Ufa BHRYOOK, Justice of the j t Pence. Office No 3, Irvin's Row, Carlisle, ipnl 2». IHRfl—ly \R. GEORGE 8. BEARIGHT, Den- J tist. From tfye BaUivtnrq College of Dental i rgery. Office at the residence of ills mother ast Louther Street, three doors' below Bedford arlUlo. Penna, Deo, 1 1865. DR. J. 8. .BENDER, Homoeopathic Physician, .Office No. fl, South Hanover st., Dnnfrly oc«supled by, John Lee, Esq. Jui e i IBCU-ly. 'ES. J 3. HIRONB, Attorney and COUNSELOR 'AT LAW', . . FIFTH STREET, BELOW CHESTNUT, Cor, Library, Philadelphia. Oct 14, 1800-ly OBEBT OWENS, SLATE ROOFER, ND DEALER IN HE A TE, LANCASTER, PA, All Work , Guaranteed. &■ Orders Left at this office will receive tempt sttrullon. October M. 1860—ly. 3i?ais ana (Saps BEBH SUMMER ARRIVAL - OF ALL THB . AJBIK BTYLEB ‘ OF hats and caps. ™ e subHoriber has just, opened at No. 15 North mw Street, a few doors North of the Corlisle oneof the largest and beat Stocks Sf?? nd n '' A 1 p3fiver offered In Carlisle, luk Hats, Casslmere of all styles and qualities. I Brims, different colors, mau everjraeaumj-* uo/Soft Hats now mode; -> fo* Duukard and-Oid Fashioned Brush, con iQlly on bund and made to order, all warrant* to give satisfaction. i - A. full assortment of HEN'S,^ BOY’S, AND CHILDREN’S. HATS. :ave also added to ray Stock; notions of diflor l kinds, consisting of HUES’ AND GENTLEMEN’S STOCKINGS, tkTia. ■ Suspender Guitars, Gloves, Pencils, Thread, Sewing Silk, Umbrellas, dee PRIME SEGAKB AND TOBACCO 1( ALWAYS ON HAND. Hve me a call, and examine ray stock as I feel “fluent of pleasing all, besides saving you mo* r. JOHN A. KELLER, Agent, , No. IsNorth Hanover Street, fay, m ATS AND CAPS 1 so YOU WANT A NICE HAT OB CAP ? ir bo. Don’t Fail to call ojt . J. G.OAILIO, NO. 29. WESI MAIN STREET, . berecao be seen the finest assortment of > .hats and caps =r brought to Carlisle. He takes’gceat pleas-, in Inviting his old friends and customers, 2.® w °nea, to his splendid stock Just re vttl from New'York and Philadelphia, con ting in part of flne v BILK AND OASSIMERE HATS, Hues an endless variety of Hats and Caps o 6 , all ol which he will sell at th 0 . v a , 3fi Nrlcet. Also, his own manufactor Uaia always on hand, and HATS MANUFACTURED TO ORDER. 1 tW* lllO °est arrangement for coloring Hats nail kinds of Woolen GoodP, Overcoats, «ko., at esDorteal notice (as he colors every week) and toe most reasonable terms. Also, a fine lot ol oice brands of tobacco and cigars ™ys on bund. He desires to call thoattentlo persons who have COUNTR Y FURS os he pays the highest cash prices for he Iveblma call,at the above number,bis >ld. Uonf Ponfldent of giving entire sa-ia* ilay.hJCO. ISoma anb Sdjaefs. )AYID strohm, ,W. D. SPONSLER, JOHN W. STROHM. SEW AND POPULAR OOT, SHOE, TRUNK AND HaT STORE. ■ A N°. 13. BOOTH HANOVER STREET. Carlisle, Pknn’a. ?X°. or ?' South of Inhofl'B building, bavejnst opened the largest and best stock boots and shoes ily£?rlf d i ,n Carlisle, and continue almost Iv Buoh goods In our line as every fieitMof* ° Ur Btoc * c consists In all kludg and oes?u£; isa ®Band Childrens’ strong Leather Misses and Childrens* Lasting iroeftft. iS 10 ® 1 ?® Glove Kid, Turkey and French ffliJn* and Boys’ Calf, Buff and Kid lten». w* ‘, nd B oys* Call and Buff Congress oeani. m OB . and Boys Lusting Colters and i- 0, i? e^ 8 and Boys’ Coif and Buff Oxford m 1 ’ ftt H. Ul Sandals, Buskins and Oyershoes; ,°i n ® nB 'aoat, Welt and Carpel .Sllp -1 hats? 8 * Boya ’ and Children** Fur and Bax*? sites and prices; Traveling Qfßn (l ?i he a , and Valises, together with a flue lUlosr&* w Al oh we W IH “dr bull the times, AND..M ALLS PROMTS’ laian.iij Therefore, in issuing our card, It edtnil, 0 1 M a personal Inflation to ail In !11db ,?nii and lo °l£ through <ror stpck without Uj e aa dP r ice, ; We shall always try to deal iafcfy' one lh~h straight forward manner, mv customer u full equi volant for bis tlrLi 6 bopfirall wllf avail themselves of <ai opportunity to call and see us. iprll 8. IljB9_iy . S . TROUM 4 BPOfISLER^ CORNER, MERCHANT TAILOR, Swmer’Baiidingr, near Rheem’e Hall, Car li*hLaaa Just returned from the Eastern < "Vr the largest and most WM|»LETE ASSORTMENT OP p ALL AND WINTER GOODS, CLOTHS, CASSIMERER. w U. VB-TING 3, lanuta lW* n ? Ooods, *c. ever brought 'QUH3 HlB °* otha comprise f ? HENOH. and h efl AMERICAN MANUFACTURES, r. tww* texture and of all shades, t it!fcS er himself a practical cutter of 1 s£fVi!js nco j 1“ prepared to warrant perfect l e^ a f V r crai){ flllfog of orders. Uwyard.oroattoord«% itou't flit Imericati Boluntm’ BY BRATTON & KENNEDY. JiHiscrllaneous. jgXTRAOBOi NARY INDUCEMENTS!! ■:* -» PUL MB WINTER ROODS, J? ow upon for the inspection of pur- Sriwa 8 * we closed out all onr Sum* £ ~?i ,B atl *nctlon, and we will now continue to sell all our Fall and Winter Goods at AUCTION PRICES. n d^ rml ? ed to olofio out this stock o fv2rv « c .^T. dIeSH °J CoRt * We guarantee to save hX rc lV? Be / tw©nty»flve per cent, oh every of B°° ds - Now take warning, and prices urc^ Qse on til you see onr goods and wnSffiw Bf steoo5 te oo &. F » n °y Silks at 81.50 to 81.75. Merlnoes, 60c.; best 'lnf twmH 2i°o?' ? all wool Cashmeres, 60c.: ) w>,i ,B, i® , *ML ßluclc Alpacas, 86c,; all wool A fimliae aWIB ’ * 3 '° os beautiful doth Coats, $5,00. MOURNING GOODS, bo sacrificed! in prices. Shawls, Flits, -M.otns, Cosslmereu.-Blankets,-'Flannels. &c„ at such prices ns will astonish .you, 300 yards BEST HOME MADE RAG CARPET, IfJZ, cheap. Wo are still taking more Carpet Rags at full market prices. Do not neglect tocollandseehowrancb money we can save you. * , (t „ W. ORAWYER&CO,, „ In the Bentz House, East Main St., September 80,1809. Carlisle, Penna. C ITI COUNT B y. ° F CUMBEBI,AND *K%?. av ® n ®w on hand and Just received from tne cities, and from manufacturers, the largest f™?* . neW .* °heap, and good goods to be found In any iwostores In the valley. , We have the best assortment of CLOTHS. CASBIMERS, BATINETTS, JEA -S. TICKINGS, GINGHAMS. PRINTS. MUSLINS, DRESS GOO D S, JS*PPS, Delaines, Alpacas, Coburgs, Plaids and Stripes, . RIBBONS, HOSIERY, GLOVES, Zephyrs, Towels, Yarns, Linen and Cotton Table Diapers,- CLOAKINGS, low prices ahd fine HANDKERCHIEFS, COLLARS and CUFFS, Velvets, Trimmings and more notions than can bo found anywhere under, one roof. M UMS AND CAM PETS, Oil Cloths. Druggets, Blinds. Coverlets, Qdlits, Hoop and Balmoral Skirts, SHAWLS, of every description. In fact a splendid assort ment of goods, and more given for the dollar, than any where else, WOO at the highest price taken In exchange. Give us a call Oct. 28.1869. p ROCERIES, &o. The subscrlbier begs leave to inform the oitl zeosof Carlisle and vicinity that be boa pur chased the Grocery. Store of D. V, Keeny, No. 78 South Hanover Street. Carlisle, where be will carry on the Grocery Business as usual. His as sortment in varied, and consists in part of QUEENS W A RE, GLASSWARE, STONE and EARTHEN WARE, CEDAR and WILLOW WARE TEAS, COFFEES* SYRUPS. SPICES. FANCY SOAPS, ROPES. TOBACCO, , FISH. OILS, BAXTERS, bEGARS, SALT, POTATOES, DRIED AND CANNED FRUIT, COHN MEAL, BUCKWHEAT, FLOUR, PEED, and a /nil assortment of articles usually kept In a flrst-clasa Grocery store. Give him a call, and satisfaction will be guaranteed. Oct. 10,18fi0. JOHN HECKMAN. fJIHE BABY'S FRIEND. TWO MONTHS 'Q.RATIB !*t The Lady's Feibnd announces the following Novelets for l870:“ZKd He Forget Herf” by Louisa Chandler Moulton; “ 77ie Caseannous* Aunt." by Elizabeth Prescott, author of “ Between Two," &0., ,l itolid Silver ; or, Beane's Bridal Gilts,'' by Amanda M. Douglas, author of “ The Dcoarry Fbrtune," Ac., with numerous shorlci' stories by a brilliant galaxy of lady writers. A finely executed Bteel Kngravlng.a handsome double-page and a. large assortment of Wood-Cut-*, illustrating the Fashions, Fancy Work, &0., are given In every number. It will give a popular piece of Music In every number. *■ POKTRAITSOF DISTINGUISHED AUTHORS —The January number will contain Portraits (engraved on titeel) of Mrs. Hoqry Wood, Flor euce Percy. Lonlse Chunuler Moulton. Elizabeth Prescott, Amanda M. ilouglas. Mrs. Margaret Hosmer and August rell. NEW SUBSURiUBHS who send In their names for ISTObefore the first of Novern ber, shall receive the November and December numbers of this year in addition, making fourteen months In all I And new subscribers Bonding la their names by the first of December shall receive the magnificent December Holiday number, making thirteen months In oil! TERMS.—B 2 60 ayear; Two copies, 84 00; Four copies, 80 00: Five copies (and one gratis), $H 00. One copy of The Lady’s Fiuend and one of Thb Post, 8i 00. A copy of the lame and beautiful Premium Steel Engraving—” leaking the Measure of the Wed dfnp.iWnp”—- engraved in England at a cost of s2,oo—will bo sent to every lull [B2 601 subscriber and to every person sending a club. This En graving Is a gem of art. Address DEACON A PETERSON. 819 Walnut Street, Philadelphia. 49* Specimen copies sent for ten cents. November 4,1800. "MO HUMBUG! NO HUMBUG!! Christian Inhoff. of Carlisle, has the sole right as Agent for Cumberland County, Pa., for the sale, wholesale, of a new Burning Fluid called Kino’s Non-Exploszvx Blilliant Illumina ting * turn, whlob.lB superior to anything ever luirddnoed, and can supply the trade through the County wholesale. This Fluid is'cheaper Chan Kerosene or any other oil or compound in nse, emlia no bad odor or smell, and Is perfectly harmless. Merchants and all others wishing to sea and to test the article will please coll at my store, in Carlisle. . Oct, 7, 1gf19.-tL CHRISTIAN INBOFF. 1 A AHA Agents wanted for the Priest Ivi vUu and Nun. This most exciting and interesting book, by a popular authoress, is now ready, and those who wish to canvass for It should apply Immediately for circular, (with stamp enclosed,) stating territory desired, expe rience, Ac. Agents wanted everywhere for this and other flrst-olhss boohs and engravings, by CRITTENDEN A MoKINNEY, 130» Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. Oct. 21,1869—8 m I)EMOVAL,~E. SHOWER, dealer r\> in all kinds of FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC LIQUuRS, has removed his store to tne spacious room In the “ Volunteer Building.” directly South of the Market House. Carlisle. His as sortment of liquors Is very complete, and much larger than heretofore. Ills old customers and the public ingeneral, are invited to give him a cad at his new stand. Oot 7» 1869. THE LAND OF MIGHT HAVE BEEN. All unknown In that fair land Are the ills that hearts endure, Sinless every tongue and hand Man la true, and wbmnn pure, And Misfortune’s hitler blast. Shame, despair and Sorrow keen, Are but memories of the past ■ In the "Land of Might have been.” All the dreams oar Childhood nursed, .Ere we woke‘to sin,and care. Which the touch of Life Have their bright fulfilment there. All the hopes that Earth h,os crossed, Wear the freshness of their sheen, Notbne ray of glory lost ths“Land of Might have been,” There the Friends, whoso love beyond Woman's love, to us. was true. Till our treason broke the bond, Prayer and sear could not. renew, With his clasp, no longer cold, With nlsobeerfal voice and mien, Lo, the friend we loved of old, 1., the “Land of Might have been.” There the girl we wooed in vain, Deafto Passion's lOHtappoal, Whoso remembrance Is a pain , Which no aftorjoys cun heal, With her crown of bridal flowers, On ourbreesl behold herlcim. Ah I her eyes look love to ours, , In the “Land of Might have been,” All the sobs of Adam's line, Fain would seek to enter there, Fain would throng its shores divine, And Its s veet repose would share; But the mighty Angel’s hand Waves hla fiery sword between. None may tread the wondrous 1 md» ■ The “Land of Might have been." - atifircitattoa%. THE BROKEN HOME, " Trntb Stranger than Fiction." In San Francisco, oil the north side of Folsom street, overlooking Mission Bay. stands a palatial residence. The interior of this house is even more beautiful than its exterior, every apart* ii eut being in its way a gem of mmruifi ceuce and refinement. The library especially realises the moat Eerlect ideal of an elegant and cultured ome. And yet, at the moment we look in upofr'liim—one August afternoon, as he occupied his library—the proprietor of all this wealth; appealed of all meu the most miserable; ye are afeatJnTg Banker oTSau Frariciaco. I It was in vain that the'broad buy-wiu* I do > at the south end of the room hud been opened, giving ingress to the.sun* shine and tbe P iragrance of rare flowers— iii vain that the walls were lined, with richly carved book-cases and paintings— in vain that soft couches and luxurious chairs had been gathered around him. He was wretched. He lay on a sola, in the depths of the great bay-window, the wreck of a once powerful man. His figure was thin and gaunt ; his.face while as marble; bts eyes Laving an expression of wofut ap prehension, of harrowing anxiety, of dreadful expectancy. ' It was evident at a glance that no merely physical ailment hud made him what he was* BENTZ & €>o. By what withering secret, by what de stroying affliction, bad be been, thus agpuized? thus haunted? thus hunted? he so noble and good ! he so wealthy and distinguished! As he mpved restlessly upon his luxu rious cushions the pretty clock on the maut)e*plece struck live, every stroke seeming to fall like a hammer upon the heart of (be nervous invalid. He aroused himself, struggling feebly to a sittimr posture. 'Oh, will this fatal day never, never pass ?be murmured: ‘nor bring us re let?’ ' Noticing with a nervous start that be was alone, he touched a bell upon a ta ble before him, mid called: 'Helen, Helen ! where are yon ?’ Be fur ■ the echoes 61 his voice had died outaslep was heard, and his wife en tered his presence. M left you only for a moment, Morion, she said, advancing to the bunker’s side. 'You were duzlug, 1 mink. I wished to send forthe doctor I’ She was a beautiful woman, of some six and thirty years, graceful, with broad white brows, and loving eyes, in which the brightness and sweetness ot a sun shiny nature were still perceptible, under a grief and anxiety no less poignant than that evinced by her husband. ‘The doctor.!* he echoed, half-reproach fully. 'Yes, clear,’ she said, in a calm and cbeerlul voice, us she drew a chair to the side of the sofa, and sat down, stroking the corrugated* forehead of the invalid with a magnetic touch ‘He will be here immediately. Your last nervous crisis alarmed me. You may become seriously 1111* Mr. Preble bestowed an affectionate look upon .his wife, but said despondent- ly: 'The doctor I He cannot 'minister to a mind disceased 1' Oh, it' these long hours would on.y pass ! If I only knew what the day has yet In store fur us!’ ‘Look up, Mortuu!’ enjoined Mrs. Pre ble, with a revereutly trustful glance up ward through the open window at the blue sky, and aa if looking beyond the azure clouds chereiu. ‘Let us appeal from tile injustice and wickedness of earth to the goodness uud mercy uf Heaven I’ ■ The bunker gave a low, sobbing sigh.- 'X cannot look up, Helen,’ heauswerpd,. with u passionate tremor in bis voice—: 'only down, down at the grave that 1, opening before me!' Mra. Preble continued to stroke hi. forehead softly, while she lilted her paid face to the sunlight streaming into the upurtment. ‘ • ' ‘Look up, Mor’on—always'look up I' she again eujoiued 1 upou the Invalid. 'During all these fourteen yeura of agony, 1 have not mice doubled either the good ness or me Justice of! Heaven,' ' 'Blessed' are they thut ujouru ;for they . 'shall hot comforted. 1 ' I behove that we Shull yet rejoice moretkeehly than we huve niiour ned, and that we. shall come to a glorious day of joy beyond alt this’long night of sorrow! 1 , The face of the invalid lighted up with an answering glow, and he murmured: ‘Glorious luiih ! My wife, you are in deed a blessed comforter ! Perhaps, after all, you are right!' >5, A knock resounded on a side-door at this juncture, and the next moment Dr. Hutton, me family physician, fur whom Mrs. Preble had sent, entered the room! He was an old man, portly in ilgure, with white hair and heard,'hut with a fresh uud ruddy complexion, a pair uf shrewd blue eyes, iaud with an exuberant i fWliniL ■BY H. C. ABAUS, Far beyond the Uccah’s bound. Far beyond the purple West, Where, in ancient song renowned, Bloomed the Islands of the Blest; ’Neath the bloom sapphire skies, Robed in woods forever green. A wondrous land there overlies, The “Lund of Might have been.*' In the Summer’s golden hours. When the sunset hues enfold All this gloomy world of ours In their crimson and their gold, Or when Winter’s Are burns low, Oft by Fancy’s eve Is seen, ’Mid the embers’flying glow, •The "Land of Might have been.” CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY,- DECEMBER 2, 1869 boyishness of manner that eat well upon him. He had a hind heart and a clear head. . He approached the sofa, aflergree ting the husband and wife, and llfted the tbin restless baud ot the invalid, reeling his pulse. , ■ ‘Quite a high fever,’ he said, after a brief pause. ‘Worrying again, eh, Mr, Preble 7 You are wearlng.yourself out. Medicine will do you no good so long as your mind is In Us present condition. 1 must give you an opinio—’ ‘Not uow.dootor,’ interposed the ban ker. ‘I cannot—must not—sleep to-day I I need to be broad awake now, tot I can not tell at any moment what, the next' may bring forth. lam looking for the culmination of all my years of anguish— lor the crowning agony of the whole. Perhaps even now—Ah, wliatwua that i" He started up .wildly, and then, as the sound ilmt hud disturbed him was not repeated, be sank bacs again on his cush ions, pallid and panting. The doctor looked at Mrs- Preble wi an anxious, questidniugglance. ‘lt is the auuiveruary,’ she replies to his uuspokeu inquiry—‘the annlvorsarv of our loss.’ ■ ‘Ah, yes, 1 said the doctor. ‘I remem ber.' . ‘Yea, It’s anotherofthose terrible days,’ cried the banker, in a hollow whisper. 'Sit down, doctor, and I will toll you the whole story. I can think of nothing else ■ to-day. and uni almost wild wlttf'appre hension and anxiety. Sit down.’ Mr. Hutton drew up a chair and seated himself, his face expressing the double solicitude of a friend and physician. ‘You knew us 'ourteen years ago, doc tor,’ said Mr. Preble. ‘We lived then where we do now, In a cottage on the site of this great mansion. There yv ere' but the three of us—Helen and I, : a'ud our three-year old Jessie. And-it was fouiteeu years ago to-day that our litlle Jessie was stolen from us.’ •1 leniember it„’ said the doctor softly. ‘Yet might she not hove been lost, Mr. Pieble ? Bhe went out to play In the gar den, if I remember rightly, and was nev er seen by you again. Bhe might have strayed away—' 'Bo we thought fora whole year, doe tor,’ interrupted the bunker. ‘We never dreamed that she had been stolen. We seaiohed everywhere for her, and offered Immense rewards forher recovery.- I em ployed detectives, but all to ho purpose. When ourlittle Jessie ran down thesteps into that-liower-gurden, and he pointed to the front of the house, ‘as if the earth had opened and swallowed her up, we never saw her again.’ r 'She must have found the gate open, arid wandered out,’suggested Dr. Hutton. ‘Bhe might have strolled down to the waters'and been drowned,’ The banker dxed his burning eyes upon the physician’s face, and whispered: ‘I said ive never saw the poor ehil again. I did not say we hiid not heard 01 her. Bhe was lost on the Oth .of August, 1854. Biiton the anniversary of our loeii we received a written message concern ing her.’ •A message!’ cried Dr. Hutton start ing. • ■ ' ' .-T * A mere scrawl—a single line in a hand evidently disguised/ said the) banker. ‘Heieitis.' /. He produced a dingy- scrap qf paper from a drawer in the table, and beld itup tp the view of the physician, who read as 1 follows: 'August 9,1853. Jessie, ba,ha! Jessie.’ , Dr.. Hutton, looked, with a puzzled air, from the scrap of paper, which he turned over and over, to the countenance of the banker. ‘I can make nothing of this.’ be de clared. ‘lt is merely a date, with the name of j(JgUiune UuW'V'.l bJe. . - - ‘Then that name and that date, with the demon laugh connecting them, set us to thinking. A whole year we agon ized over the dreadful problem, and then we received another message, which you shall See.’ He thrust a second slip of paper, iden tical in hiiupe and appearance with the first, before the gaze of Dr. Hutton, who read it aloud : ‘August. 0 1850. Your JeSsle Btlll lives.’ Tim physician started, as it'electrified •Ah !* this is something definite - some thing decisive,* be muttered. Ml con vinced you that your daughter waa still living.’ , ‘Yes, doctor,* said Mr. Preble, ‘and every anniversary of that day bus brought us some message. The disappearance of ide child, mysterious as it Ms, does nut seem to me half so strange as that the villain who took heraway could contrive, to communicate with us every year since ' and always bn a particular day—the an uiver-ary ol that on which she was sto len—without our being able to discover who he is. And a still greater wonder to me is what can be his motive. It seems incredible. If it. was stated in a novel mauy people would not believe it- Hut .‘truth is stranger than fiction.* Mrs, Preble drew from her husband's breast-pocket bis note-book, opefied it to the proper page, and presented It to the physician. JJr. Huttou adjusted his spectacles, glanced over the page, and then slowly read the group of entries ulouu. The en try the first year is us follows : . ‘August 0,1855, Jssle. ha, ha! Jessie !' Ami the next year it la— • August!), 1858. Your Jessie still llv r c»!' Ami the next— • August D 1857. She Is In good hands !’ Ami me next - ‘August 0.1*58. She Is well as ever!’ Aud the next— •August 9, lu5U, I saw lieryesteidaw J’ And the nexc— 1 •August 0, 1880. She's growing rapidly!' Ami the next— • August 0,1881. She coutlunes to do well!’ And liie next— • August t), IbtJ2, I've seen her again!’ And the next— •August9, iMiJ. She’s becoming a woman]’ Ami the next— August i), bBl. Your child is thirteen And the next — Augusto,lBos. bhe's lovelier than over T And the next— • August 9,1868. She's really charming!'. And lust year'll is— Augustl), 1807. My reward Is at hand!' Aud what shall we get to-day ! The physician looked up and fixed bis thougbtlui uaze upou the bereaved hus band and wife., •How did thefle messages come to you ?’ be demanded. ‘lnvariably by post,’ replied Mr. Pre ble. ’Usually to Ibe house, bat some times to tbe office!” 'And you have never seen tbeir au thor ?’ ‘Never I* ‘The lost of them is dated, I see, a year ago to-day!* •Yes, yes,* faltered the banker, ‘and the time baa come for another message. This Is tbe 9th of August, 1808!’ *1 see;’said Dr. Hutton. ‘And this Is the secret of your terrible excitement I You are expecting to receive to day anoth er of these strange messages!’ There was a brief silence. Mrs. Preb le’s band fluttered in its task, and her face grew very pale. The bunker breath ed" gaspingly. -Xlie physician regarded them both in friendly sympathy.. ‘We shall bear of her again to-day, 5 ' said Mr, Preble; ‘and what will the message be?*., Tbe mother. averted her face. Her brave heart faltered as ■ that question echoed lu her soul. , .‘The writer of these letters Is unques tionably the abductor- of your child I' said Dr. Hutton. ‘Have you any suspi cion as to his identity?’ ‘Not the slightest,’ said Mr. Preble*— ‘We have puzzl *d ov.er the problem for many years, but we cannot guess who be is.* ‘Think,’said the doctor. ‘Have you no enemy ? Ido not mean.people with whom you are not IrleiiUly—every stir ring man bus* plenty of these—but a downitgbc enemy I Is there no man wboiu*you knew in the East who hated you? No one against whom you , were culled upon to testify—no one whom you possibly injured?’ I The banker shook bis. head. He bad asked himself all these questions repeat edly. ‘I have no such enemy, doctor,' ho an swered with sincerity of voice and man ner. . ‘And Mrs. Preble?’ suggested the doctor, turning to her. ‘Have you no rejected suitor who might he revengeful enough to desolate your home ?' ‘No,’ sold the lady, 'I was married early. Mortou was my first lover!’ This is strange-very strange !’ mut- tereil the doctor. ‘You are not conscious of having an enemy In the world, and yet you have an enemy—a hidden foe—a (lend In human form—who. la working out against you a foarlul haired ! And you have not the slightest suspicion as to whom he Isl’ ‘Not the slightest, ‘declared the bank er,’ ‘Not the slightest!’ echoed Mrs. Preb le. ‘My hualmud hud a step-brother who might have been capable of this Infamy —but he isdeud 1’ ‘The handwriting is not familiar V ‘No. It is merely a rude soraWl, us you see/'sald the banner. ‘lt suggests noth ing—except that It Is evidently disguis. ed It Again there was a profound silence. *Oiir child is seventeen years old now,’ at length murmured Mrs. Preble, her voice trembling. *fc>he is on the thres hold of womanhood. Ho doubt, during all these years, she had yearned for ua, wherever she may be, as we had yearn ed for her!’■ ‘But where Is she ?* asked the physi cian—und liis voice was broken by his deep.sympathy with the agonized pa rents. ‘Where can she ho?’ ‘Heaven ouly knows.' unswereiV the mother. ,‘Perhaps in San Francisco— ~ .'perhaps in some rude hut in with some obscure farmer, aml uuder a name that is not her'a 1 I think her ab ductor would have carried her to some lonely region of the interior, among the valleys and mountains. Yet i never see a young girl in the streets without turn ing to look at her. I never h *ar a girl ish voice without Hsteniug eagerly, half fancying that it may prove the voice of my lost Jessie!' ‘Oh, pitying heaven P-sighed Dr. Hut ton, dashing a flood of tears from his ‘Will this long agony never be over?' ‘Wu h«pe so, and even believe so,' an swered JVlra. Preble, with the firmness ol an unfaltering trust, in God’s mercy, ‘The Just message we received from bur enemy seems to point to some kind of a change/ . ‘True,' assented Dr. Hutton, looking at the messige in question. ’*lt is unlike tiie others, it says that his ‘reward is at hand.’ He means either that he in tends to marry your daughter, or that he intends to money of you for bringing her buck—or both.' ‘We shall soon know,'said Mrs. Pre ble, with forced calmness. ‘To-day we shall have another message, no doubt.— ‘What will it be?' The banker turned restlessly on his sofa, and his face grew even paler. ‘Whatever it Js, let it came! 1 he mur mured. - ‘Anything can be borne better than thisawful suspense. Let it come!' As il his impatient words had precipi tated a crisis, a step was heard on the walk at this moment, amPa ring at the front door followed. , ‘Another message!’ breathed the bank er. A servant soon entered, bearing » let ter, which he extended to Mr. Preble,, saying; - ‘The bearer is in the ball.' ‘With an eager gaze, the banker glanc ed at the superscription of the missive. *Xt is from him /’ he faltered. .. ' it contained a sup of paper, et well known shape and ap| earuiice. upon which was scrawled a single line, in an equally well known hand-writing, which the banker exhibited to his wife und the physician. This line was as follows: ‘AiigustO, 186*1. At six I will call,' A shock of wonder and horror shook the three simultaneously. VV ill call 1’ ciied Mr. Pebble, staring to bis feet, and glaring wildly around. *ls coming here?' cried Mrs. Pebble, also arising. l lt seems so/ said Dr. Hutton, his eyes again reverting to the message. ‘He will be here at six o’clock, and see l it is six already!’ Even as he spoke, the clock on, the mantelpiece commenced striking ,the up* pointed hour, and at that instant heavy footsteps lesounded in the hail, approach ing the libraiy. ‘lblis he /’ cried the doctor, also arising. As the last stroke of the hour resound ed, ilie door leading from the hull again opened. One long add horrified glance oast the banker and his wile in that direction, and then she tell heavily tonbe floor. Her senses had left her. The above we publish as a specimen chapter; but the continuation of this story will be found only in the N. Y. Ledger. Ask for the number dated December 4tb, which can be hud at any news ollice o/ bookstore. — If you are not-within reach of a news of fice, you can have the Ledger mailed to. yOu for one year by sending three dollars to Kobert Bonner, publisher, 182 William street, N. Y. The Ledger pays more for original contributions than any other periodical in the world. It will publish none but the very, very best. Its moral tone is the purest and its circulation the largest. Every body who takes it is happi er lor having it. Leon Lewis, Mrs. Harriet Lewis, Mrs. Southworth, Mr. Uobb, Pro fessor Peck, Wary Kyle Dallas, Fanny Fern and Miss Dupuy will write only for the Ledger hereafter. Mr. Bonner, like other leading publish ers, issue three or five papers and magazines; but he prefers to.concentrate' all his energies upon one, and in that way to make it the best. One Dexter is worth more than three or live-ordinary horses. , • , .... Ono science only can one genius IH, So vast is art, so narrow human wit. Pebbles. —Never siaro any body full in the face, it is rudely impertinent. Insolent or haughty words, even to the meanest, always degrades the person who uses them, in the eyes of sensible people. Never interrupt a person when he is speaking, wait till he is done and then answer respectfully. Churlishness will render any man disa greeable, while good humor will gain love and esteem. Never seek to be witty at the expense of others, it discovers an uncultivated mind. Avoid unprofitable discussions, they engender strife. Mere external beauty is of little value, and deformity of person, when associated with excellent qualities of mind and heart, should preclude our respect and approbation. When wo sutler ourselves to bo ruled by passion, our minds resemble tbe pud die m a storm, and as oil poured upon tbe waters will allay tbe waves, so reason if we bear her volce;wiil calm tbe tumul tuous, ravings of passjon. Crawled UP.—Once upon u tiine u gentleman found in uia bea roost a sim ple-minded soul of the vicinity, who lived without visible means of support. ‘Wbatare you doing here, you raHO.I? Stealing my chickens?’ ‘No, 1 sir,? was the response; ‘I ain’t thought of doin’ nothin* of the sort.’ It unfortunately happened that tbe simple-minded iudl : vicTuul wore a high straw hat, of the di mensions of a beehive, mid the crown taereot was dilapidated to a serious ex tent. Just as he had pstln his denial, the head of a half-grown pullet was seen to protrude from tbe aperture, ‘fcjee there,’ s id the gentleman;'‘how did that chicken get in your hut?’ ‘Well!’ exclaimed tbe simple-minded individu al, with ah air of nouest Jhrpnse and embarrassment, ‘that is the strangest thing tnat ever happened .to me. I suppose tiie darned critter must have crawled up my trowear's leg!' - TRIPLE HERDER Inf inly KVODOIV CDI'JV IY. , An Aged Han and Wife and a Boy Shot— They are Kilted while Eating Snpp r Their Bodice Committed to the Flames— The Object of the Murder Money— 'J he Perpetrators in Prison -Excite ment in Huntingdon Borough. Pleasant Grove, a quiet place about seven miles from Huntingdon borough, on the Huntingdon anil Broad Top rail road, was the scene on -Wednesday oven ning, Nov. 17;of oneof the most Inhuman murders that have over been committed. In an humble house there lived on ages man named Peightal, his wife and a boy. the son’of asnldier’s widow,whose mother had placed him under tho charge of the I above couple that she might better sue ceed in combating tho adversities of life. While the three were eating their even ing meal, without any Intimation of their untimely fate, two men entered their peaceful abode and one of the intruders shot them in the head, destroying the last vestige of life, while the other (lend sta tioned himsell at the door of the en trance to givolhealarmshould they be detected After tho commission of tho horrible and heartrending crime the victims were thrown on the bed, which was set on fire with a view of burning the bodies. The murder wqs discovered by several persons returning to their homes, who, haying occasion to pass Mr. Peightal’a house and noticing an unustial light through one of the windows, proceeded to the,house, knocked at the main dem and called to the inmates. Eeceiving no response they rushed to the inside,-where a bed in flames met their visidti. They soon extinguished Iheflre, when they uu ,covered the bed and found. Mr. Peightal and wife and the boy somewhat burned and dead ! The parties immediately af terward. started for Huntingdon and ar rived therebetween three and fouro'olook on Thursday morning, directly after the Cincinnati express west bad left, on which tlie murderers were supposed to have taken passage. Tho authorities at Altoona were promptly informed by tele graph of the facts in ttie case, who, on the arrival of the train, searched the cars and arrested two men whose movembnta-were rather suspicious. On one of them were found about two hundred dollars in cur rency and in one of. the stockings of the other a small quantity of gold. In his mouth was also discovered several pieces of gold, a ten dollar coin of which he swallowed, all thq property of Mr. Pejgli lal. The two men were taken to Hun tington as soon thereafter as possible, ar riving some time duiing the forenoon. The people of, Huntington were greatly excited and exasperated when the sup posed murderers alighted, and loud cries were made for a -‘rope” to lynch them. Had the populace been fully convinced of their guilt the parties wqulgl -no doqb: have been summarily executed. LATER PARTICULARS. The men arrested at Altqonaand incar cerated in the Huntington county jail confessed their guilt on Thursday even ing. . Ode of them stated that he shot the three persons and the oiher that he stood guard and otherwise participated in’ the heinous crime. They ulsoaddmitted that they carried the bodies to the bed aud set lire to It. The old gentleman murdered was aged adout sixty and his wife about fifty years. The boy was ten years of age. The murderers are two Germads named Gotlieb Bobnerand Oliver Baughberger. There object iu committing the atrocious deed was the procuration of the money which Mr Peightul. was known to have had in his possesion! The men are both wanderers, haw JIo ! no fixed residence. Bohner has served three years iu the penitentiary for com mitting ’ larceny in Huntington county. He is a repulsive specimen of humanity aud seems unconcerned. He says he ex-, pects to be.hung and is anxious to have the execution lake place ns soon as possi ble. He treats (be whole thing as a joke and laughs heartily. Baughberger, on the other band, is,greatly depressed, very reticent on matters pertaining to the mur der and indulges in much lamentation. A LOVE KOnANCR AND AN UNKIND I'AI'UEB. In April, 1860, while the young and lovely daughter of tlm Earl of D , was enjoying her usuaWafteruoon airing alongthe “ Lady’s Mile,” her fan diopp ed Irom her baud over the side of the carriage, and she ordered her coachman to stop and recover it. (Jouchy curbed high-steppers to a halt as quickly as pos sible, but before he could descend from his perch a gentleman of resplendent black whiskers ana immaculate costume appeared at the side ot the vehicle, and with a courtly bow presented the fan.— A blushed “ thank you, sir,” rewarded the act, and the coachman was directed to head his horses for Belgravia tiquaro ; but the Earl’s.daughter carried home in her bosom a vivid mental photograph of the knight of the fan, and could uot help fancying that a something in the ex pression of. the fine black eyes bad si lently pleaded,for a further acqualntaucc. To employ the term best understood by her sex, she was, in fact, “struck with his distinguished appearance,” and couldn’t get him out of her head. It was one of those cases of instautaaeousdufatu utlou which are quite us common with the gentler as with the sterner sex. The young Judy drove in the park at the same bourou every succeeding afternoon of the week for the particular purpose of catching another glimpse of the elegant stranger. All hbr efforts to that end, however, proved vain until one evening, at the R‘>vai Italian Opera, where she ucciden Ily dropped her lorgnette from her box. Upon that exciting occasion several white eruyutted gentlemen sprung to pick up the pearl-und-gold bijou ; but there was a quicker one be fore them all, and the lorgnette was pre sented by the whiskered unknown of Hyde Park. Our susceptible heroine blushed celestial rosy red as she received it, and the dark-eyed cavalier gave her. such a look of homage in the act that her own eyes dropped prettily under the ar dent glance* Bowing . gracefully, the unknown retired to a station at the back of the box, and there worshipped with hi-* look until the performance was over. For a mouth after this several silent in- terviews of the kind took place, until at length the peer's daughter felt her right baud slightly clasped one evening as she was stepping into a carriage from the opera-house, and on recovering from her alarm found a sealed note in the hand thus abased. In a moment she had guessed who tbe writer was, and had scarcely patience to gain tbe privacy of tier own room before ascertaining its con tents. Tbe missive was written iuu flue Italian hand, and the writer avowed hia honorable passion in Ibe exaggerated style natural to a fellow countryman of the Cencis. He called her his idol, the light of his soul, the star fcg, be worshipp ed from afar by the idolatrous wretch who.da ed not to draw near. . The English of the wording was just execrably bud enough to heighten the romance and suggest ungeiioized marble villas beside the murmuring Po. He should “kill himself,I’said 1 ’said the knight, if “miludi” did not conceal a “ leetle nota" for him in the. folds of her fan, on a certain night, and manage to drop it for him os she entered her box at the opera. <Slid,did so; and thus began a secret correspondence which ended in her promising to elope with the man. She had repeatedly endeavored to gain some information respecting his rank, though not until it was too late to sav-i herself; and when ho assured her that peculiar bub nob dishonorable circum stances rendered “ uu open courtship im possible,” she could only give him his own way. Another.month passed on, and upon a certain afternoon the young, lady’s carriage returned to Belgravia without her. For better, for worse, she had Joined her adorer at a sea* VOL. 56.—N0. 25 timi, and gone with him to the nearest Gretna Green. They knew each other very Intimately In sentiment, but now the fond foreigner had such hard facts to I disclose as came near throwing-his love ly captive into a swoon. Sinking upon I Ids knees in the inn of the village to which they had come, he confessed that ho was a hirer-out of hand organa to the more needy of his countrymen about London ! In horrible English he abused himself unstintedly for daring lo protend •to so fair and noble a hand, and oflered to escort bis victim back to London, II she desired, and then oast himself head long from the top of the monument in Trafalgar Square. The E irTs daughter was shock“d, but had gouetoo far to re cant; so she gave him absolution from' Ids sins against her, and went with him to a clergyman. Next day there was asensation in fash ionable circles—because the Earl of P ’s daughter had run off with an Italian Count whose membership in the Roman Catholic church had made him distasteful to her “noble parents.” Such was tlie Court Journal's neat way of put ting the ease. After Writing a friendly account of her misalliance to her family the young wife made hasty sail with her doting husband to Italy. She found that her new relatives there-were not patri cians; by any means; hut they received her with great respect; and as the ex organizer was the (enderest of liege lords she managed to paSs a joyous honeymoon. Before “ setting down for good,” how ever, she wrote another letter to her fath er for forgiveness,,and thereby threw that noble lord into fresli paroxyms of wrath. He sent a crushing answer, re fusing to longer recognize her as. a child of his, atid heaping curses upon her and her Italian. Like a sensible English girl, our heroine took this all very philo sophically, and sang merrily tra, la, la •to the music of a guitar until the pecu liar purity and freshness of her voice at tracted the critical attention of her hus band. He called iu a celebrated maestro to hear her sing, and was rejoiced to learn that his wife had a voice woith a fortune to her. j). good master was at once se cured for the lively lady ; she studied the Italian language and artistic method with avidity, and, at the request of her lord, consented to sing in public. As are suit, the whole city was wild with enthu siasm over a new diua, and she received an invitation to become second chdnieuse atLaScala. Accepting, she gained such I aseries of triumphs that her husband was frantic with mingled pride and joy. On the occasion of her benelltheevinced this spirit by giving a grand supper to tlie dilettanti of Milan, retired to bed in an exalted state of Intoxication, and died of apoplexy before morning. His lady buried him with sincere sorrow, and wuo hardly conscious of what would be her next step, when she received an offer of an engagement at tlie English Royal Italian Opera. With subdued joy she took advantage of tlie opportunity to see »nce more her native laud, and under her fanciful Italian stage name was soon captivating, tlie musical Londoners by her glorious voice. When her Eiigiisn fume was at its height, the Earl of D , hearing particularly of her beauty, went to the opera to observe for himself. He recognized his ungrateful daughter, and even swelled with paternal pride when showers of boquets and whirlwinds of applause greeted her at the termination of each actof the ‘-‘Eigiia.” Asurprising magnanimity took possession of his no ble breast. He would reclaim the organ grinder's widow ; he would raise her to his own sphe e again; he would restore hla fatherly favor to ihe idol of art and the haul ton; and would finally marry her off to some titled poodle. Filled with generous Intentions, lie, deputed a aslohfahed’ey tier refusaF to see him.— “She fears my reproaches,” said he, after due consideration, and on the morrow caused .the same friend as before to bear his offer of parental recognition to the goddess of song. The friend wasreadi ly admitted to an audience, and became therefrom astonished for the remainder of his.life. The iody'said: “Aly father cast me off for marrying the gentleman, of my choice. He refused to recognize me in my days of poverty and obscurity. _ Now that Fam rich and famous, I refuse to recognize him* Let us be strangers to each other.” All lurtber advances were unavailing, and my lord and bis daught er remain strangers to this day. Mosjby Colonel Mosby, the famous partisan cavalryTeader ou the con federate side du ring thp.late war, was in Philadelphia a few days ago, and was “interviewed ” by .a reporter of the Morning Post. We give the following Irom the. report in that newspaper, viz.: HIS OPINION GENERAL M’CLELLAN. “Who do you consider to have been ihe ablest general mi the Federal side?” “General McClellan, by all odds. I think he is the only m.wn ou the Federal side that could have"organized the army as it was. I further think that he is the only military man of any brains you had.” iIOYD, “Last spring all persons holding office were obliged to take the “ironclad” or leave, and one named Boyd, from Penn sylvania, was appointed Sheriff'of Far quier county, an office in which he had passing through bis hands over $lOO,OOO in revenue, and otherwise, according to the laws of the State, he would have been obliged to give bonds in thesum of $90,000 but General Can by reduced this toSSO 000. The man was insolvents and hip bond was us well, worth five dollars os it was five millions. Boyd is a defaulter to the State of Virginia fora large amount of revenue collected and not accounted for, and he has sold his office to Hume, the former Sheriff’,, whom General Canby displaced, because ho could not take the iron-clad oath.” CANHV “When Boyd was appointed the mem bers ol the bur hold a meeting at Warreu ton, uud drew up u politoly-toned protest against the appointment of the man, and it tell to my lot to carry itGener d Canby. Ho received me kindly, and assured mo the mutter would be attended to. I re turned to Warreutou, and told my col leagues that the whole thing would bo fixed. A few days afterwards Canby sent down troops and hud the whole bar of Warrenton tried for couspiracy to defeat the reconstruction laws.’' SHERIDAN. “What is your opinion of Sheridan ?” “I don’t think he Is a mun of any ability at all j I never did think so ; I’ll teli you why. At Winchester Sheridan, hud as much cavalry as Early had men altogether. This the official records show. The battle was fought in a fair, open tleid from uoon till dusk. Early, of course, was defeated, but he made a well-ordered, retreat with the loss, of but three guns. Now, any nian of ordinary ability ought to havecaptuted every man that Early hud with him* He bad it in bis power, If he bad followed It up, to bavo ended the war in two weeks, for Early could not have made auotber stand, and Lynchburg could have been taken, and thus all of Lee’s communica tions with Petersburg would have been cut off. Now, whnt do you think is his miserable excise?” said the Colonel, “That he would have had to detach half his army of 60.000 men to guard his com munications from me, when all the, men I had at the time was about two or three hundred. Sqch was bis explhnatlpn be fore the Committee on the Conduct of the War. JB©*Ye who are eating the lings uud treacle of wealth should nut forget those who are sucking the herring bones of poverty. Bates for 3Ufoertieing. Any uiiunng will ba inserted at Tea cent per line tor the first Insertion, and live cents pcx-llno for each BUbsoononi inesrtion. Qaar orly half-yearly, and yearly advertisements In aerted at a liberal rcdnoUon on the above rate* Advertisements ahoold be accompanied by the uaan. When sent without any length,of time specified for publication, they will be continue until ordered out and onargod accordingly. JOB PRINITOO. tiAßne, HAunniLin, OraoniAas, and every oth orde,, ''rl"ti„„ .i, |„ H „„,i ,. AHJ> |. rl , l|lllli; AMI» WOVEN COMPABED. i i., Til i oro /t re fe, f “ore curious subjects of / Inquiry than the distinctive dlffereqceg I between minds and characters of men l aud women, and the manner In which those differences have affected the Ideal types of different ages, nations, philoso phies, and religions. Physically, men have the indisputable superior ty in strength, and the women In beauty. Intellectually, a certain in feriorty of the female sex can’ hardly' be denied, when we remember how almost exclusively the foremost places in every department of science, and art. have been "m«ff'i eU n by “ en i! How influllesimally mail is tbe number of women who have shown In any form tbe very highest order of genius. bow. man* of tbe greatest men have achieved their greatiiesain defiance of the most,adverse circumstances, and now completely women have failed in obtaining tbe first position, even in- inu sic or painting, for the cultivation of which their circumstances.would appear most propitious; It Is as impossible to find a female Raphael, ora female Han del, as a female Uhiikespenre or Newton, *vomeu are more desultory and volatile inau men ; they are more occupied with particular instances than with general principles; they Judge rather by Intuitive perceptions than deliberate reasoning or past experience. , They are, however, ‘dually superior to . meu in uimuleut" md rapidity of thought and in tbe glit of tact, or the power of seizing speedily and laitiifullV * the finer inflections of feeling; and they have, therefore, often attained very great euiineuce as conversationalists, as Jetter writers, as actresses and as novelists. Morally, the general superiority of wo men over meu is, Ithluk usque-1 tollable. II we take tbe somewhat coan-.- aud in adequate criterion of police stu ißtios, we find that, while th© malCand ft iiuil© pop ulations are nearly, tjie same in mumoer, the crimes committed by men arJusually rather more than five times os numerous as those committed by women, and al though it may be justly observed that meu, as the stronger sex, and the sex unon whom .the burden ofsupporting the family is thrown have more temptations than women, It must.be remembered, on the other hand, that extreme poverty, which verges upon starvation, is. most common among women whose means of livelihood are most restricted, one whose earnings hre small, and most precarious. deiPsacrlfice is the most conspicuous ele ment of a virtuous aud religious character, ai diets certainly far less common among men than among women, whose whole lives are usually epeut in yielding to thS' will and consulting' the pleasures of uuother. There are two great depart ments of virtue; the impulsive, or that which. springs spontaneously from the emotions, and the deliberate, or that which is performed in obedience to the sense of. .duty, aud in both of these I im agine women are superior to meu. Their sensibility isgreater, they are more chaste both in thought and act, more tender to , the erring, , more compassionate to . tbe suffering, more affectionate to all about them. Du the other hand, those who have traced the courseof the wives of the poor, and of. many who, though in nar row circumstances, can hardly be called poor, will probably admit that in no oth er class do we so often find entire lives spent in daily:, persistent self-denial, in the patient endurance of countless trials iu the ceaseless and deliberate sacrifice of their owu enjoyments to the well-being or the prospects of others. ’■ Iu active courage women are inferior to men. In tbe courage of endurance they are commonly their„superlors; but their passive courage is not so much for licude which bears and defies, as resiena lerior.-” " To repeat an expression I have already employed, women very rarely love truth, though they love passionately what they call “ the truth,” or opinions they have received from.others, and hate ve hemently those who differ from them. They are little capable of impartiality, or of doubt: their thinking is obieily a mode of feeling; though very generous in their acts, they are rarely generous in their opinions, and their leaning is nat urally to the side of restriction. They persuade rather than convince, and value belief rather as a source of consolation than as a faithful expression of the reality of things. They are less capable than men of per ceiving qualifying circumstances, of ad mitting the existence of elepaenteof good in 8} stems to which they are opposed, of distinguishing the personal character of an opponent from the opinion he main tains. Men lean most to Justice, and wo men to mercy. Men are most addicted to Intemperance and brutality, women to frivolity and jealousy. Men excel In en ergy, self-ieliauce, perseverance and mag nanimity} in humility, gentle ness, modesty and endurance. The- re alizing imagination which causes us to pity and to Jove is more sensitive in wo men than in men, and it is especially more capable of dwelling on the unseen. •Their religious or devotional realizations are incontestably more vivid; and it is probable that while a father Is most moved by the death of a child in his presence, a mother generally feels most the death of a child in some distautland. But though mure iutense, the sympathies of woman are commonly less wide-than those of men. Their imaginations individualize more; their affections are, in conse quence, concentrated rather on leaders than on causes; and if they, cure for a great cause, it is generally because it Is represented by a great man, or connected with some one,whom they love. In poli tics their .enthusiasm Is more naturally loyalty than patriotism. In history they are evcu inure iucliued than men to dwell exclusively upon biographical incidents or characteristics as distinguished irom tho march of general causes. In benevo lence, they excel in charity which allevi ates individual suffering, rather than in philanthropy, which deals with large masses, and is more frequently employed In preventing than In allaying calamity. A Pleasant Dream.—A Scotch umu and Irjsmnau happened to be journeying together through a most formidable forest, aud by dome mishap lost their way and wandered about in a pitia ble cou-iitiou for u while, when they for tunately came across a miserable hovel, which was deserteu save by uione chick en. As this poor biped was the only thing eatable to be obtained, they eagerly dispatched it for supper. ‘When lain be fore them, Pat concluded that it was insufficient for the support of both him self aud Bawney, and therefore a proposi tion was made to his companion that they should spare the chicken until the next morning, and the one who hud the most pleasant dream should have the chicken, which was agreed to. In the morning Sawney told his dream. Ue thought uugels were drawing him up to Heaven in a basket, aud be never before was so happy. Upon concluding his dream, Put exclaimed, ‘Och, sure, and I thought you couldn’t come back, so I got up. and ate the chicken myself.’ 1 k * - jjgy A little six-year old girl who at tended church in a meeting-house recent ly remodelled, was enlarging eloquently ou the beauties of tne edifice, when a young frieud interrupted her by iuqulr* lug if she supposed the minister preach* cd any belter than ho did in the old hou-o. ‘Well,* said the enthusiast, r I guess bo dues; at auy rate, a dinner tastes better when you have a nice clean plate to eat off of. 1 This settled the mat ter. fiSy Snook says there is .a marked dif ference between birds and women. As an illustration of this he , cites tho fact that a bit of looking glass on a fruit tree will, frighten away every bird that ap proaoueajt, while the some article would attract mure fair ones than a load of oher« rles.
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