Sljc American Volunteer. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING - BY A BRATTON «Sc KKNNEBY. OFFICE-SOUTII MARKET SQUARE, TpRMSJ —Two Dollars por year If paid strictly madvance; Two Dollars and Fifty Cents If paid Jiihlu three months; utter which Three Dollars Jm beclmwed. These terms will bo rigidly ad ‘,ih» In every Instance. No subscription dn>- kiiittmiod until urreamges are paid, unless at ol tbe Kdltor. , lirnfegstonal fflatfls. c. P. UUMUIOU. | WM. I!.' PARKER, rJ UMEICH & PARKER, ■ ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Ofllco ou Miilu Street, In Marlon Hall, Car lisle, rn. Deo. 12 1W- NITED STATES GLAUM AND heal estate agenct AT. B. ..BUTLER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, jfllco in 2cl Story of InhotTs Building, No. 3 South Innover Street, Carlisle, Cumberland county ■ciutii. . Pensions, Bounties, Back Pay, l Ijoi'ither Street, three doora below Bedford irllata. I’euun. 'loc-I ISfio. • iR. J. S. BENDER, Hoinosopatbic J Physician, OIUco No.«. South Hanover sU. fimerly omupled by Johu L»oo, Eaq. ’June-a, Ifjfi'J—ly. ill. ,1. y, BLJiiD, Homeopathic Phy sician, lias located in Carlisle,’Office next .ir to St. Paul's Evauylllcai Church, West iiilher street. Patients Irom.a distance plogso II in the forenoon. March.l7, Ib7o—tlm* unVAIID SHILLING, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, .Vo. East Pomfrot Hired, t CAULISLE. )r. Shilling was associated with Dr. ZUzer, la is place, lor a year or so, unci Ims been practic gin Dickinson township, for three years. All aft.sslouul business promptly'attended to. tprll 7, 1670—ilia ES. B. HIBONS, Attorney and COUNSELOR,, AT L A IF. sTiiiii-rr, me low cubstnut, Cor, Library. PHILADELPHIA Jcl 11. isra-ly OBEIIT OWENS, -SLATE ROOFER, ND DEALER IN SLATE lancastjsb,%>a; - Ail Work Guaranteed. .' t 5“ Order# Left, at this Office will receive, imol alien lion. October 11, JStiD—ly. Jijats anil tfTnps KEtiH BUMMER All-RIVAL OF ALL THE EEW STYLES HAtS AND CAPS ,10 subscriber lias Just opened at No, 15 North iicnr aired, a few doors iSorlli of tlie Carlisle lo.ilt Hank, one of the largest and best .Stocks 'ATS and CAPS over offered. In Carlisle. lie Hut's, Canal mere of all styles and qualities, r Brims), Ulllereni colors, and ©very descrip tion Hals now made. Im Dimlaml mid Old Fashioned Jirush.con itly on >’»•• ’ ‘ lu order, all wurruut o yivf tmont of JND CHILDREN’S, HATS, toclt, notions of dUTer- weak I'ETiult IdiE9* ’* Titi, Suspenders, * .Cellars, Qloves ; . • Pencils, Thread, Sewing Sill:, " Umbrellas, do ALWAYS ON HAND. MEN’S-STOCKINGS, Ilve mo a call, and examine my stock as I fed fldout of pleasing all, besides saving you mo* JOHN A. KELLER, Agoii, No. 15 North Hu.nover Street.. ay, ibco. ATS AND CAPS ! (0 YOU' WANT A NICE HAT OB CAP If so. Don’t Fail to Call on J. Q.OAL'LI'O, NO, £0„ WEST MAIN STREET. fero can bo scon.tlio finest assortment of hats and caps I. brought lo Carlisle. -Ho takes great pleas m Inviting his old friends uud customers, . ! *n now ones, to his splendid stock Just re ed from Now York and Philadelphia, cou |* n BIn pan of flue bilk and cassimere hats, mi pudless variety of Hats' and Caps of •i*!/ u ** 01 wlxlch be will sell at tbo Price*. Also, hla own manufacture uts always on hand, and .iia.iv. to ordtcii. I e *' a , K Hie best arrangement for oninrlng Hats 9 ml kitiUsoi Woolen Goods, Overcouls,ii:c..,»f ■ MiorieM notice (as ho colors every week) and Sr 10 most reasonable tonus. Also, u Hue lot ol |ko brands of TOBACCO AND CIGARS lays oo Imuu. jto desires to call the atteutlou P«r8ooi whw mwo I ‘COUNTRY KUKS I'll, as Uo pays the highest cash prices for the V’* 11 ™ a call, at tho above number, his dd ;ii>u 1,0 foy * B ceulUleut oi’glvlng entire su.la ay ’if.Oli. TKOnjI^^PONSLEB, Hi, Street, fftaftii ibr'iho 6xEont4n k ,» IiOW aimotbicu- 1 their usual largo 4 °ie>PUING HTYBEsTo? BOOTS and shoes FOII DlK * AND MISSES’. GENTS’ AND BOYS’,I YOUTHS’ AND UHILD3 1 , Q r« uarlvaleii for comfort and beauty, 'WtUNKS AND VALIS3E3, Men and nova l hats, bo sola nt small prollts. -Call ty, 1 UU( * Kol a full equivalents for your ru 21, )S7d_i y> . . . . . . • , r 5 N I , - :: 1 L '.! 1 t ;,' .--' • is , “. V. e; * / • i?‘ ' I jam''' 'i t % ' i ' v.• ' 1 • ? ;1 ' ''`, . tc‘ f • ''. . '' • ' •_ . BY BRATTON & KENNEDY. iHfltscellauedus. QBEAT commotion DRY GOODS, On noconntor tUo reduction In Gold, the Dry Ooous Merchants who understand their business and the certain sinus of the times, have reduced lUep-Jceoi their goods correspondingly. Thcsub scrlhera. have just received from the cities a largo and full assortment of all Kinds of FOREIGN & STAPLE GOODS, \ylifclj flrey will sell lower than they have done since loin. * SILKS, Alpacas, Poplins, Serges, Bom bazines, lumiso Cloth, Grenadines, flannels op all kinds, Plain and Fancy, Linen Table Diapers, Cotton do., Checks, lickings, Ginghams, Counterpanes, EMBROIDERIES, a full lino; White Goods in great variety, HOSIERY, GLOYES, TRIMMINGS, and a full stock of ‘ DOMESTIC GOODS, Calicoes, Muslins, by the piece or yard; Grain bags, * CLOTHS, CASdIMERS, &c., of all Kinds and at the' lowest prices. , CARPETS, OJL CLOTHS, Druggets, Window Slades. Matting" MILINERY GOODS of all kinds, including Ladles and Childrens Hats and Sundowns, and the best assortment ftjm best quality of lino Ribbons In the county.— Kid Gloves, (bust make,) Jewelry, Fancy Goods and Notions in great variety. This MAMMOTH STOCK OF GOODS. tno largest in this section of country, Is offered a. prices that defy competition, and all we ask Isa fair examination by good judges of goods to satisfy the public that this Is the place to buy and save money. • LADIES' UNDER WEAR, A nice assortment of Ladles’ Under Clothing ■very, handsomely stitched and trimmed at reasonable prices. WOOL taken In exchange for goods. BENTZ &. CO. 'At the old Dry Goods stand, established Feb ruary Ist. 1810. March :i.—7o . The great medical discove ry! DR. WALKER'S CALIFORNIA VINEGAR HITTERS, More limn 500,000 Persons benr testimony to their Wonderful Curative Effects, WHAT ARE THEY? TAEY ARB NOT -A VILE FANCY DRINK Made of IVor Ruin, Whiskey, Proof Spirits, and Refuse Liquors, doctored, spiced, and sweetened to please the tuste, culled “Tonics,” “ Appetiz ers, M “ Restorers,” «,vo,, that lend the tippleroh lo drunkeness and rulu.butaroa true medicine, made from the native Roots 'and Herbs of Cali fornia free Loin all Alcoholic Stimulants. They are the GREAT BLUOIfPURIFIER and LIFE GIVING PRINCIPLE, a perfect Renovator and TMvlf'orittor of tbe System, carrying off all pwi somma matter, and restoring die blood ton* healthy condition. No person, can lake these Ul'Um’h according to Directions, and remain lotm unwell. “ SiOiJ will he given for an hlohrahlo cose, pro vided the bones* are not destroyed bv mineral poisons or other means, and the vital organs be yond the point of repair. ■ For Inflammatory and Chronic Rheumatism, and'Gout, Dyspepsia, or Indigestion, Rtllotia, Remittent, and Intermittent Fevers, Diseases of the Blood, Liver, Kidneys, aml Blmlder, these • Hitters have been most successful. Suc h Diseas es are caused bv Vitiated Blood, which Is gener ally produced by derangement of the Digestive Organs.- • ° cleanse the Vitiated Blood whenever you find Us Impurities bursting through the skin In Pim ples. Eruptions or Mores; clean-o it-Svheu you find u obsmicted and sluggish in the veins ‘cleanse It when It is foul, and your feelings will tell you when. Keep the blood pure and the health of the system will follow. riM, Tcii t U| -—* ■ )-. .up, ... the system of so many thousands, uio effectual ly destroyedund removed. in Bilious, Remittent,mid InlermlftentFevers these Bltjers have no equal. For full directions read •caretully thocircuar around each bottle,, pi luted In lour languages—English, German, French and Spanish. J, WALKER, X'ropnelor, 52 Commerce,Bl., N. Y. it. ii. McDonald & co., Druggists, and general Agents. San Francisco and Sacramento, California, and 52 and 51 Com merce *t.. Now York. t SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS &' DEAfIERS. .March 7, IS7U—3m QARPETS! CARTELS!.! WSMER & WEISER, CARPET ST OR Ej JVb. 23 East Main /Steed, CARLISLE, in tho BENTZ HOTEL. The laraost and chcanoatosnortmout of CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS, • MATTINGS, WINDOW SHADES, LOOKING GLASSES,- MAT AND CARPET CHAIN’S always on band. Wo are prepar • to furnish purchasers with all grades of Ca.pets at the lowest rates. FRYSINGER & WEISER. March 17, IS7O-.ini JIJGGS! EGGS!! EGGS!!! From light brahma fowls, pea combed, strictly pure from Imported stock. #s2.o 0 PER DOZEN". No order will bo booked unless accompanied by the cash. A few pairs for sale. SI.OOPER PAIR. A few Half-Breed Italian Bees for sale in movable comb hives— cheap. A dress 0. U. 110FFER, . P. O. Pox 147. Carlisle, Pa, March 3,1670 - A-GENTS WANTED.-$lOO to $3OO per month—Clergymen, School Teachers va.sa for the Now Book. OUR HOUSE,” OR The Unwritten Word. By Daniel March, author of tho popular 'Night Scones,’ This master In thought and language shows us untold riches and beauties in the Great House, with Its Blooming flowers. Singing birds, Waving palms. Rolling clouds. Beautiful bow, Sacred Mountains. Delightful Rivers, Mighty Oceans, Thundering volces. Bhizlng heavens and vast universe with countless beings In millions of worlds, and reads to ns In each tho Unwrit ten Word, Itm-e-linlcd paper, ornate engrav ings and superb binding, Bond foi* circular, In winch is a lull description and universal com mendations bv tho press, ministers and college imifcs-mu-s In tMn Ktrnugett-posalble lHUguagfe— ZEIGLEK, McUUUDY U: CO., 11l South Sixth «t., Philadelphia, Pa. April 21 —iw , WANTED FOR THE PHYSICAL LIFE OF WOMAN. TWENTY-FIFTH THOUSAND NOW READY. by geo. n. NArnnvs, it. d. Tho most remarkable success of tho day. Is Belling wlm mipreceumiteu rnpitlUy. It oon lamu what every Man and Woman ought to know,ami few do* It will save much tailoring. As the only reputable work upon the single and man led “life, it in earnestly recommended by Urol. Wm. A, Hammond, Picst, Murk Hopkins, hcv. il’y Wind beecher, Dr. bushuell, Mih. It. li, Uleuson, M. D., 11. N. Enstmun, etc. Being (‘utterly sought for, the Agents woik is easy.— tieud stain]) lor pamphlet eic., to OED. MAC* DEAN. Publisher, 7TJ .Samson Ktreot, Philadel phia. Pu.; -i aehooi Hired, Boston, Muss,; 8o Nassau .Street, Now York. April Hi—lw jpFEIL & CO. I‘RODUCE COMMISSION MEItCIIANTS,, No. 10 Noutii Wateu Stiieet, Philadelphia. Solicit consignments of all kinds of PRODUCE Also, butter. Eggs, Poultry, Ac, «acc. PnilmlelpJiia Ueferenees —N. C. Mussclinan, Kb(i.. Pjes't Union iiaukiug Co., Philadelphia; Messrs. Alien «& Clifford, and Messrs, floury Hloun A Bon. N. B.—PlGaso send for Weekly Price Current Tree of charge. March 10, u»7(Mlm fwfal 'HIE FIRST SPUING BIRD. Ho came the little brown-huod thing, And dropped ntlown with noiseless wing. Close to my casement opened wide ; And there amid the leafless trees, Threw out upon the morning breeze, A flood of song In Joyous pride. Bright bird, blest messenger of spring ’Mid snow and Ico what cheer ye bring, What promise of the time of flowers, We seem to hoar them whispering low, Beneath the mantle of the snow, " Wo soon will bleis the long, bright hours I” Across the sea. through realms of air, , Yo wander. guided by His care, Who knows no weariness of sleep; And to the burdened hearty© bring, • Beside the promise of the spring, God’s promise o’er to guide and keep. Sitting upon the leafless bough, Thrilling thy Joyous song as now 1 . Thou flucUaf, heaven within thy breast: Slug on I thy in ua«c-altering trough Life’s web of cares, falls soft as dew When twilight hours bring shade and rest. _ the bud, the loaf, the bloom. Burst from tbolr frost-cncumbored tomb ; Tjhou prophet, herald, sprend’st thy wing To bid the waking earth rejoice » , With thine own glntl, uplifted voice At the soft coming step of spring.. —Boston Transcript. - . giMi111310315.: BETKAYED BY A IUJCKLIj, It was a bitter disappointment, after years of poverty, to find the, fortune which I had thought my own, suddenly wrested from me by a stranger. I was my uncle’s leva! heir, for he died child less, as all the world believed, and on hearing of the old man’s death, I forgave him his long neglect, and waited eagerly to receive the welcome news pf niy good fortune. To my dismay, the lawyers wrote me that a daughter had appeared, whose claim could neither be doubted or set aside; the property was' rightfully hers, and r WAD a pour arllat Dtill. - Years ago I had heard of my uncle's marriage, and the birth and death of a Jit tie child; he himself died rather sud denly and left no will,..but his last words were : ‘Bo just—give all to Cecil,’- and those about Dim believed that he meant me till this beautiful girl.appeared, claiming to be his child, aud proving that her name uas Cecelia, which gave a new meaning to those words, uttered with great earnestness and evident (listress of mind. .* The girl made out her case and won l(, for I was too.poor to tight against such odds, and all was settled before I could earn enough to leave Italy for home. I resolved to see this unknown cousin before I relinquished all hope, however, but a hint dioppod by 'my old lawyer suggested the possibility of yet winning a share at least of my uncle’s handsome fortune. I was young, comely, accomplished, ami the possessor of a gorid name, lo which my talent had already added some honor. Why not woo this.bonny cousin, and sli.ll he master of the wealth I hud been taught to think my own? The romance of the thing.pleased me, for myself, after hearing tho-dry laete from the lawyers, I went down lo the hall, unannounced, meaning to.play the unknown, artist till satisfied that it was wise to confess the truth. Armed .with a note of introduction from a friend of my uncle’s, I presented myself as one desirous of copying a cer tain fine Titian in the gallery. Miss Stanhope was out, but I was permitted lo examine the pictures while waiting her return. Among tire old family por traits was a hall-finished one evidently the young mistress, and I examined it with eagerness. A very lovely face, y.ot* something marred its beauty. At first I, thought it was my own prejudice; but setting aside any natural bitterness of feeling, and re garding it us a work of art alone, X could not escape from the odd fancy that those imperious eyes could flush with a baleful light, that smiling, red mouth might betray with a kiss, and that dimpled hand lead a man to perdition. The warm brown of the luxuriant hair, the smooth curves of the uncovered neck and arms, ami the soft, riba coloring of the dress gave a sumptuous and seductive grace to the well painted picture, the charm of which I felt hi spite of myselh Quire forgetting the Titian, I leaned back In the depths of a luxurious couch, with niy eys fixed on the likeness of my future wife, as I already called my cousin, in the reverie to which I surrendered myself. A low laugh startled me to my feet, and made me stare lu dumb surprise at' the apparition before mo. The picture seemed to have stepped from its frame, for there in the arched doorway against a background of soft gloom was Miss Stanhope. The same imperious eyes fixed full upon me,.the red IJpa smiling archly, the floating hair, half golden in the streak of light that fell athwart her head and touched the white shoulder, the same dimpled hands, lightly folded and the same rosy muslins blowing in the wind, that revealed glimpses of the same delicate foot just outlined in the picture. I was so startled by her abrupt appear ance. her strange laughter,.aud'my own contending emotions, that all my wonted composure forsook me, and not one of the smooth speeches prepared for the in terview came to my Jips. Bowing silently, I stood like an awk ward-lout-till she completed my confu sion by advancing with outstretched hand, saying, in a delicious coruiat tone ; ‘Welcome, cousin ; your little plot was well’luid; but a woman is hard to deceive, especially when such a tell-tale face .as your’s tries to put on-a mask/ As she spoke she pointed to a mirror which reflected both, my own Jlgure and that of aguy ail'd gallant ancestor, whoso handsome showed the mo-t marked leatures Of four race. I saw the likeness at once, for my moustache, curling hair, and velvet paletot’added to' the effect most strikingly. Something in the compliment, as well as her own frank air, restored my ■self-possession,"‘■iiud, eager to remov-e-tvH recoilection of my yauchcric, I joined in her laughter, saying, gaily, as I kissed her hand with the Italian devotion that women like : ‘A thousand pardons for attempting to deceive these ‘bright eyes; but the ban ished prince longed losco the now queen, and so ventured homo in disguise.’ .'I forgive tho ruse, because you say home in a tone that betrays in you the sumo solitude that I feel. It is a largo, loooly house. There is room enough lor both, and as wo are tho Just of our moo, why not ceuso to bo strangers and both come home V .Nothing could have been more sweet nod simple than look, voice and manner as she said Ibis. It touched me, and yet the vogue feeliugof distrust born of my scrutiny of both the painted and living face still lingered in my mind, and robbed my answer of tho warmth it should have possessed. ‘Mies Stanhope forgets that I have lost my right to take shelter herp. Hut since I have seen her my disappointment is much softened, because for a woman young and beautiful it would be far hard er to work for bread, than for a man whoso bosom friends for years have been poverty and solitude.’ She looked at me with a sudden dew in those proud eyes of hers, and lor a moment stood silent, with the color varying in her cheeks; thou, as if obey ing a generous impulse she smiled, and CARLISLE,. PA„ THURSDAY, MAY 12, 18T0 looking up at me, said, In a tone whose persuasive gentleness was irresistible : ‘Cousin Cecil, promise lb slay one week, and learn to know me better. I nak it as a favor j ana since you possess the Stanhope pride, you shall make me your debtor by finishing this picture.— The artist who began it will not return ; for his own sake I forbid it.’ A disdainful little gesture told the story of the cause of this hanlshmentns plainly ns words, and was, perhaps, a warning hint to me. I smiled at it, even while I felt as the iisher might have done when Lorelie first begun to charm. *1 will stay,* I briefly said, and then she asked me about my life in Italy, so pleasantly beguiling confidence after confidence from me, that if X had possess ed a secret it would inevitably have passed into her keeping. I staid, and day after day wo sat in the long gallery, surrounded by beauty of all kinds, talking with ever iuoeasing frank ness, while I painted this lovely cousin, who bewildered my senses without touch ing my heart. The old lady who plryed duenna loft us free, and-little company disturbed the cuanimjAt susiuuie mat never lost light to me. A whim had seized Cecelia to change the costume in the portrait from modern to ancient, and as I he dress ofu beautiful, ancestress was still preserved, she put it on, enchanting her beauty four fold by the rich brocades, the antique jewels, and priceless laces of past days. ‘This little shoe must have a buckle if it is to be visible, as { beg U may be,’ I said, as she came rustling in one morning like & grande dame of the olden time. • . ‘Bring the steel bound casket, Adele; I wo may find something there that will I suit this masquerade,' said Cecelia to the, maid wboheld her train. J Slipping oft* the coquettish shoe of white silk-with a scarlet heel, let me ■amuse myself with trying which of the many ornaments would suit best, while she absently clasped and unclasped the bracelets on her round arm • ‘This is In perfect taste, and a picture in itself,’ I presently exclaimed, holding up. the little, shoe - ornamented with a green buckle of chased silver, set,here and there with a diamond, and a true — lover knot formed of a double ,S in the middle. ‘That is one of the very buckles our gallant ancestors wore. You can see them in the pfotoro yomlor, and the story goes tbat.they 'were given him by bis lady-love,’ answered Cecelia, pointing to the portrait of Sir Sidney Stanhope hang ing behind us, .This little fact led me to examine the trinkets with interest, and having put it into the sitken shop, I fell to painting it, while my lovely sitter amused me with' old legends of our family. The week bud lengthened to three, and I, still lingered, for it was evident that my cousin, with a woman's generosi ty, was willing to make the only repara tion In her power. . I felt sure that the idea came to her that first day, when, after the long pause, she bade stay, with varying color and wet eyes, betray ing pity, interest, and the dawning af fection of a lonely heart quick 10 ft el the ties of family. I tried to love her, and grew feverish in my efforts to discover why in spile of tho fascination of her presence, I could not yield my heart' wholly to her power. What cause had I. to distrust this beautiful and generous girl? None ; and yet*l diJ, so much so that I found myself wafbhing her with a curious pcrsistanco, us if some subtle.in stinct warned me to beware. This.habit, and the restlessness which possessed me, led me to roam about the • tjuusu uuu feiuuuUs nv uigni v. uuh. •.uir was quiet. Ary out-of-door JI/o in Italy made this freedom, necessary to me, and I indulged my whim so skillfully that no one blit the.watch-dogs suspected it —they knew me, and kept my secret. On© evening twilight overtook me at my easel, and tho summons to dinner left Cecelia no time to change her dress. Laughing at the strange contrast between our costumes, I led her to the table, and ■ as I watched the brilliant figure opposite ; me, I resolved to know my. fate that - night, aud.if Iliad deceived myself, to break away at once from the spell that “"was increasing daily- As soon as we u’ero alone again again, I led her out along the terrace, and us we waced there, arm-in-arm, I told her my Impound waited for her reply. A strange expression of relief dawned in. her face as she looked up at me with -eyes full of a tender melancholy. ‘I hoped you would tell me this. Do not think it umnaideuly, but believe that I saw no other way of sharing this good fortune with you,' she , said in a voice curiously calm for such confessions. ‘lf I love you,’ she cried, ‘how could X help it when you are all I havein the wide world to keep mo from ’ There she caught back some word that trembled on her lips,, and threw hcreeJf into my arms, weeping passionately. Annoyed, yet touched, I soothed her, hoping to receive some explanation of* i this sudden outburst, which seemed more ! like remorseful grief than happy love—; But quickly recovering herself, she mur mured, brokenly: ‘I have been so alone all my lile-ex lied from home, I knew not why—kept' in ignorance of parents and friends till all were gone—my r youth' has bgen so sad that happiness overcomes me*' Hero her little maid came to deliver a note; Cecelia stepped into the stream of light which lay across the terrace from the long, open window.f?f the drawing room, read a few lines that seemed scrawled on a rough bit of paper, told Adele to say she would come to-morrow, i and tearing tlio hole to atoms, she’ rejoin- I ed me, saying, carelessly : ‘A message from Elspeth, my old nurse who is. ill, and sends for me.’ I thought nothing of the note, but why did her heart beat so fast as I drew her to mo again ? Why were her- eyes so absent, her face so full of mingled anger, fear and contempt? and why did she* shiver as if, (o her, the sultry summer night had suddenly grown cold? But when I asken what troubled her, she shyly said she was agitated by happiness alone, then led me in and sang delight fully till bedtime. As we parted for the night she fixed her eyes on mo with a strangely lr«g;c look, and whispered in, sber tone : ~““**Sreep ,, weU l Cecil, ’and bo sure I love you.' I went to my room, but did not sleep at all, for my thoughts worried me, and as soon as the house was still I stepped i out of my window and rounied uw t uy into ! the park. A storm was gathering, and black clouds swept, across the moon, blew strongly, and flushes of lightning darted from tho gloomy West. Tho un quiet night suited my mood, and X wan dered on, lost, in my own thoughts, till a peal of thunder roused me. Looking, übouf for shelter, I saw a steady, gleam not fur distant and making my way to tho bottom of a wild glen, I found a little hovel half hidden among the trees. Peering in at the low window before I asked admittance, I saw, by the dim light of one caudle, an old crone sitting on the hearth, her withered face turned attentively toward anothei figure which stood nearer the door—a woman, evident ly. though so shrouded in a cloak that ago or sex was hard to guess* Her back was turned toward me, her voice fierce and low, her attitude one of command, and the words she uttered oo peculiar that they arrested my attention at once. ‘lf you dare to speak or show yourself till I give you leave, I will silence you in the surest way. I fear nothing, and hav ing played the perilous game so far, I will not be robbed of success, when it is dear est, by tho threats of a helpless old wo* man.’ ‘Not so helpless nsyou think, ungrate ful girl; feeble, old, mid forgotten as I am, I can um|o what I have done by a word, and I will, I swear, if you are not kinder, 1 cried the old woufuu in a shrill, angry voice. ‘You promised I should stay with you, should have every euro and comfort, and receive a generous j share of ,nll you got; hut now you keep me hero in this unwholesome place, with ) uo one to speak' to hut half wilted Kate t [■ you never come till I scare you into » obedience, and you give mo nothing but I a paltry pound now ami then. You know I’m,too lame to escape, and you threaten mo if I complain ; buthsrk you, my lady, I set you up ami I can pull you down whether you murder mo or not, for ■ it's all on paper, safe hidden from you, but sure to come to light if anything goes wrong with me.’ As the old woman paused, breathless with her wrath and exultation, the younger stamped her foot with uncon trollable impatience, and clinched the slender white baud that was visible, but her next words were kinder, though bit ter contempt lurked.in her tone. ‘You must trust mo, grandmother; I’ll not harm you unless you rouse the mad temper which I cannot control. You know why I do not take.you home till my own place is secure. You are old, you forget, and babble of things safer untold. Hero, it.cau make uo trouble for cither of ua, but, with me, surrounded by curious servants, mischief would conic'to both., yo:i lint r» little ro* member that iu undoing rue .you as surely ruin yourself, since you are the greater criminal. 7 ‘lt would go hard with both of us, but my age would serve'me better than your beauty, fori can be humble, butyou have the pride ofa devil, and death itself could not bend it. I’ll wait, but I must have of money my fair share; I like to see and touch it, to make sure of it, for you may deceive ine-us you do the world* and slip awjiy, leaving mo to pay the penalty, ; while you enjoy the pleasure.’ , ‘Yon shall have it as soon as l ean get ■ it without exciting suspicion hy the de i maml. An opportunity will soon come, j and I will not forget you.’ ] ‘You mean this murr.age?’ , ‘Yes.’.- . • • f ‘Then will you really do It? 7 *1 will,.for I Jove him.’ ‘wood ! that makes all safe: Now go, child, before the storm breaks, but come often, or I will send for you, aud if there be any sign of false play my story goes to this man, and IMI buy my own safety by betraying you. 7 ‘Agreed. Good night, 7 and the shroud ed figure was gone like a shadow. . I lueimt to follow it, led by an uncon trollable impulse, but as I paused .to-let her gain a safe UUUmce, the movement of the old woman arrested me. , Nodding and mumbling with weird, intelligence, she lifted one of the flat hearthstones and drew out a packet of papers, oyer which she seemed to gloat, muttering, ns she peered over the scrawled pages: .‘‘Pin old, but I’m wary, and not to bo shaken off till I get my share of plunder. She thinks to scare me, but Kate knows whore to find my secret if anything goes wrong with me, I've tutored her, and my lady will bo outwitted at last. 7 Chuckling, the old crone put tier trea sure back, audi raking up the lire, hobbled away to bed. I Waited till her light was out, resolving to secure those papers, for I cmnd not divest myself of the convic tion that this secret concerned'me. I had not caught a glimpse of the younger wo man’s face, the voice was unknown, the figure hidden, and the white hand m’ght have belonged to any lady, yet I felt a strong suspicion that this mysterious wo man was Cecelia, and this evil-minded beldame was old Elspeth. The storm, broke, but I did- not heed it, for my.new purpose ab-orbed. me. jAs soon ns nil was still I gently forced the low lattice, stepped in, and groping my way to the hearth, stirred the-smoulder ing, embers, till a little, blaze shot ud. wwwviujr-tuc-.;tne flat stone, anu iijuo oi) an ob/cojv-tnat brought confirma tion to my dark suspicions’, for there, just where the unknown girl had stood, Jay the silver buckle. I caught it up, exam ined it by the dim light, aud c- uld not doubt my own eyes ; it was Sir Sidney’* antique ornament, and that impatient gesture of Cecelia 7 * foot had loft it hero to betray her. I could readily understand • how iu her eagerness to slip away, she hud hastily changed the brocades for a -simpler dress, forgetting.to remove the shoes. Now X was sore of my « ight to seize.the papers, and having done so, I stole noiselessly away. Till dawn the storm raged furiously, and-till dawn I satin my room reading, thinking and resolving, for those badly written pages showed'mo that the future I hail pictured to myself never could bo mine. Thecharm was broken, the warn ing instinct justified, aud an impassable gulf opened between my cousin and my self. As the sun rose, my plan was laid,, aud makii-g a careful toilet, I tried to re move flom my face, also, all trace of that night’s experience, but did not entirely succeed, for the'glass showed me a pale gheek, eyes full of a gloomy lire, and lips sternly set. I .often bmakfasted alone, for Cecelia kept luxurious hours, and we seldom met till noon. That day I waited impatiently in Urn gallery, where wo had agreed to have a ia&t silting.' My impatience did mo good service, however,- lor when at last she came my paleness was replaced by a feverish warmth, and the stern lips bail been trained to meet her with u audio. * ‘Good morning, Cecil, 7 she said, with an enchanting glance and a conscious blush, as she gave me her-hand. , ■ I did not kiss it as psuai, but holding it loosely, 1 examined the soft Utile lin gers outstretched in my palm, womleiing as I did so if they could be the same I last night saw so fiercely clenched. ‘What is It?’ she asked, looking up at mo with p|ayfui wonder in the eyes now grown so soft. ‘Perhaps I was thinking ofllie ring that should'tie hefe, r I answered,’ feeling a curious desire to test the love of-this un happy girl. •I never thought f should consent to wear even so small a letter as a wedding ring, I Joye my. libertyao well; but if you put it on it will not buiden me, for you will be a tender and'generous master, Ce cil,’ she answered, turning toward her accustomed seat to iilde the emotion she was too proud to show me. T have the faults of my race—an un bending will, an unforgiving spirit, and 'the pride of a devil,’ so bevvaie, cousin.’ ' She stinted as X quoted the old womans phrase, and shot a quick glance at me, but I was tranquilly preparing my palet te, ami she sat down with a relieved, yet weary air. >• 'Can you bo aa unmerciful as old Sir Guy, who cursed his only child for de ceiving him?' oho asked, lifting her eyes to the portrait of u stern-faced cuvailor hanging next debonnalr.fcSir {Sidney. ‘I could, for treachery turna my heart to slone. 1 leaning her head on her hand, she eat silent, while I touched up a jewel here, a silken fold there, or added a brighter gold to the beautiful hair. She looked fair, young and tender, but. as-I had said, treachery turned my heart to'slouo, and I did not spare her. ‘Yonare (riesle to-day, sweetheart: let me amuse you as you have often done me by a legend of our family. I lately found it in an old manuscript which I will show yon by ami by. 1 , 'Thanks ; I like old stories, if they aro. strong and tragic, 1 she answered with a Hiolle, as shoday hack lu the great chair in an attitude of luxurious indolence. 1 Why, you have forgotten the little shor: I meant to touch up the brilliant buckle and add a deeper scarlet lu the coquettish heel. Shall I bid Adele bring It?' X asked, looking from the black satin slipper to the tranquil face lying on the purple cushion. fNo, it hurt my foot, and I threw it away in a pot,’ she answered, with a little frown. ‘Not buckle and all, I hope, that is au heirloom.’ *1 have It safe, but the painted one is so well done I will not have it touuhed. Let my eyes outshine my jewels, as you gal lantly averred they did, and tell your tale while you paint, lor I am sadly indolent to-day.’ As she added falsehood to falsehood, my heart beat Indignantly against the traitorous ornament safely hidden in my breast, but my face did not betray me, glancing up from time to time to mark the effect of, my words, not that of my work, for I painted with ncolorless brush. ‘Sir Marmaduke. for whom our uncle was named, I fancy was a stern man who ! married late, and treated his wife so ill that she left him, taking with her their little child, for being a girl, the old man had no love for it. Both the poor things died In a foreign land, and Sidney yon der, the coautly nephew, was the lawful heir to the'estate. The last words of the old man seemed to express his wish that it should be so. and the nephew was just about to claim his own, when the daugh ter reappeared and proved her right to the fortune. You are pale, love—does my dull story weary jmu ?’. ‘No, It is only the heat. Go on, I lia ten,’ aud. half hiding the tell tale cheek with her hand, she sat with downcast eyes, and a face that slowly grew a co’or less mass with the efforts to subdue her emotion. ‘The old manuscript is not very clear on this point; hut I gather that the ne glected girl’s repdrted death was only a ruse 1 o fib lom her from hor oiniel fathor. Her claim was accepted, and poor Sidney left to poverty again. Now comes the romance of the tale. He went to see this new-found cousin; she was beautiful and gracious, seemed eager to share her prfze, I and offered the young man a home. This | touched and'won him. She soon evi dently loved him, and in spite of an in ward distrust, fancied he would return the passion.’ As I slightly emphasized a word here and there in that last sentence, a fiery glow spread over that white face from neck to brow, the haughty eyes Hashed full upon me, and the red*lips trembled as if passionate words were with difficulty restrained. I saw that my shaft told, and with re sentful coolness 1 went on, though still preserving the gay, light tone that made the truth doubly hitter and taunting. •Take the fan that lies in your lap, my dearest; this heat oppresses you.. Yea, it l was very curious to read how this lover was fascinated in spite of himself, and how he fought against hia doubts, till he tried to put an end to them by asking the hand extended to him.’ The dimpled band lying on the.top of the chair was clenched suddenly, and X saw. again the hand of tbecloaked woman in the wood, and smiling to myself ait this new confirmation, I continued : ‘Bijt . here, begins the tragedy which you like so well. The cousins betrothed, and that very night Sidney, who .was given to late wanderings, went out to dream lover’s dreams, In spite of the gath ering storm, which drove him for shelter to a cottage in the wood. Here he over heard a strange conversation between ah old creature'and a mysterious woman whoso face ho.could not see.’ (How her eyes glittered as she listened! and what a long breath of relief escaped her at these last words?) ‘This lively gossip excited Sidney’s curiosity, and when the lady vanished, leaving this traitor behind her’ (here I produced the buckle,) ‘this hold young man, guided by the mutterings of the crone, found a strange confession of the treachery of both,.’ Here Cecelia rose erect .in her chair, and from that moment her eyes never left my face as she listened, still colorless as the statue behind her. I think any sign of weakness or remorse she .‘•bowed' none, and her indomitable spirit roused* mine,'making me pitiless. Brush and palette lay .idle now. and looking straight •at the fair face before me, I rapidly ended the story which I had begun in the dls- UM'iaa nT oi> nnnl.inl ‘.it seems that the old woman had been the confidential servant of Sir Manna duke’s wife, and had a grudjjoof her own against her master. When my lady and the child died, for die the}* did, as was reported, this woman. bidrd her time, artfully seenrlngletters, tokens and other proofs, to use when the hour came. At Sir Marmndukc’s death, she put forward her grandchild, the natural daughter of the 014 man, inheriting both-tho beauty and the spirltof her race. This girl play ed her part well; the plot succeeded, and if the •sordid nature of the grandame had hotirrilatod the heiress and kept her in danger of discovery, nil would ha\e worked admirably. Half justice, under the guise of generosity, soothed whatever pangs of remorse the.eiil felt, and as she loved Sidney, she believed that she could expiate the wrong she did him by keep ing him happily blind to the treachery of a wife he trusted. Att rriblo mistake, for when lie discovered this deceit, the obi distrust turned to contempt, gratitude to wrath, and Inyo to loathing. ‘ Possessing something of the chivalry of his race, he disdained to crush her even hy one reproach; hut though forced to decline the - proposed alliance, he freely offonnl her safety and maintenance, never forgcUingtliat-in spite of deceit, and sin, ami shame, she was it woman, and his cousin.' ‘Did ho think she would accept ?’ she cried, lifting her head that had sunk low er and lower as I spoke, and all the warm lined hair swept 10 her feet. I had'tiaen, and looked down at her with uncontrollable pity softening my stern face. I answered lirielly : ‘Yes, for wheroelsecould she find help but at the hands of her kinsman ?’ She sprang up, as if my compassion was more lilt ter to hear than my con tempt; the fiery spirit rebelled against mo, and love itself yielded to the prido that ruled her. ‘.Not even the offer of a favor will I ac cept from you, for I have n kinder frioiid to llv to. Take your rightful place, ami • e n you can, haunted‘as it must he by the memory of the stain I have brought upon the ancient name you are so proud of.’ She hurried as if to leave jne,,but paus ing at the easel, cast a muldeh’luok at the smiling Imago of heiself. and, ns If anx ious to leave no trace behind, she caught up m3 r palette-knife, scudclied the can vass up and down HU it hung in strips; a laugh which echoed long in my ears, she swept slowly down the long gallery, passed through the wide window at tlio further end of the balcony that overhung the court below, and standing there with the sunshine streaming over her, sho looked buck at me with an ex pression winch fixed that moment in my memory for ever. Like u brilliant meteor, alio stood there with a,wild and woful face, looking back ward witii a mute farewell. On that Instant a terrib o foreboding of her purpose dashed over mo, and I rushed forward to restrain her; but too late, for, with a wave of the white hand she‘was gone. —Death'was-iji<»-lfhHie:C-f»iend-to whom she had down, and when I found hor In the court-yard, shattered by that cruel fall, she smiled the proud smile, and put away the hand that would have lifted her so tenderly. ‘Forgive mo. for I loved you !' Those were her hv*t words, and as they passed herllps, I saw nothing hut a beau tiful dead woman lying at my feet, and Sir Sidney’s diamond buckle glittering in the sun. us it fell from my breast to receive a blood stain, which lingers still on that rollo of my unhappy cousin. „ A traveler in Texas writes that Aus tin is a very beautiful place, and though 1 icking the ordinary means for illumina ting the streets, lias hit upon a very origi nal method. lie says : ‘So scon as the sun goes down you see a red-huired girl come out and plant herself on each cor ner of the street. We then turn loose the lightning-bugs, and the two make it as light as day. I have been brought twice before the authorities for hugging the lamp-posts, and lined very heavily.' Elioidlk young bachelor—making cull—‘Weil, Muster Fred, you don’t know who f am.’ Too candid young hopeful—‘Oh, but I do though I You’re the chap thatma says would make such a good catch for Mary, VOL. 56.-NO. 48. Tribute to Women, The following elegant extract is from a speech delivered by the Jato Hon, Pierre tioulo on the bill authorizing wo men to act as solo traders* It does honor to the heart and the head of the eloquent and chivalrous son of Louisiana* We do not remember to l\ave ever read a truer tribute to the better portion of humanity at once so just, so discriminating, so bea utiful and so effecting. Monsieur Pierre Soul© was evidently speaking with more than the galantry of the Frenchman, and In the spirit of a noble and elevated man, when ho uttered the following truthful and glowing sentiments—sentiments which ought to be written In letters of gold and which we recommend to the persaul of all the youngmen of the coun try : , “When I reflect on the conduct of many married men In California—their faithlessness to every .vow which they made at the altar—bow corfiplotely they fail in.tho performance of their duties— how virtuous and industrious, faithful and patient women are imposed upon by worthless brutes of husbands, as great iyi'/intn at home no dmulrurdc and debau ches abroad, my respect for the sex prompts me to do all within my power to protect her rights and securb her happi ness. I love woman ; I have loved her all my life through boyhood, youth, man hood, and matuer years, I expect to love her all my life, and dying-, to be found faithlul to the same high and inspiring sentiments. For amid iUI the vafied scenes, temptations, struggles and hopes of existence, one stai brighter .than ail others has lighted and guided me onward —ifevrr I had any high and noble ambit ion the exciting energy bus been in the , approving smile coming from the eye of woman. And I judge her affection Is thus upon others. Gentle in her affect ion, yet mighty through her influence,' her medium of rule is as powerful as the ballot box and she only needs the protec tion of law against those who have no law in their habits and propensities.— Bhe has ruled me.from my boyhood with the soft and winning influence of her virtue not her beauty. I remember my first love; my baby affections at four years of age. I have been in love nearly everj' month of my life since; save the dark rayleSs days and years which sue-' ceoJavl ttic UeSoiMCb' lißnrt JltJtl maun r|j«, heart too desolate. . And never, sir, while ,1 remember my mother, long since in her grave—X remember the night she died—never, while I recollect my sister and the abuse that might have been theirs ; never while T hold in my memory one other ; and her memory is all that is left me ; ahull I refuse tb give my voice and inlluence and vote in fav or of measures, necessary to protect and cherish the fairer and better portion of creation, against the passion, neglectund abuse of my sex; I hope the bill may pass. w Proverbs of tJio Billings Family, X’ItESEUVET) BV JOSH BILLINGS. Don't swap with yer relashuns unles yo ken afford to give them the big end ot, tholrnid. Marry ywng, and if carcuinstances re quire it, often. Don't take yer torbacker box out in kompany. If you kant git gud deaths and edica tron too, git the clouths. Say how are ye! to everybody. Kuliivate modesty, but mind and keep a gud stock.of impldeiice on hand. nauav gjit boai, Bee charitable, the soot pieces war made on purpose. Don’t take ennybod’s advise but your owne. It costs more to horry than itv dus to bu/. Ef a man Hatters yu, you kan knlkulato that ho Is a rogo, or yure'a fule. Keep both ize open, don’t cee morn half you notia. When yu pra, pray rite at the aontre of the mark; Don’t mortif! the flesh tu much, ’twant the sores onLazzaras that sent him to heavin. Ifyou icli for lame, go Intern graveyard and scratch yourself against a tumo stun. .Begir’ura don’t bave.tuadvertise forrun nwii dogs. * Tls u long lane that has no turns,’ and tia a -rood mill that always dus. Young man, bo mnto anxna about the pedlgre yur goUig to leave, than yu are about the wuu sum body is goin to leave yu. like weeds, self aone, and sure tu kum. , Nutur la natur, yu kant alter the krook of o-dog's tale much, and presarvo the length of it. I wud aa tu all.the young men ‘go in,’ and lo all llioold fellers ‘kum out.’ About as sure a wa ru git as rich as on*, ny I no of is lu git inter det for a hund red thousand dollars, and then- go to work and pa oph the dot. Ftlosophers tell us that the world re volves on its axes, and Josh Billings tells ua that full half the folks on the urth think tha are the axes. N, B.—Those proverbs hev 'stood for mor'n a hundred years, and haln’t gin out yet. DEFERRED ARTICLES, Numheroe Nails to the Pound.— The following table shows the number of imi's to the pound, the difference in' sizes from “3-penny” up to “20 penny,” as well ns the number of the several alz : ea of spikes. The 11 rat column gives the size, the second the length in inches, nnd 'ho third the number to the pound : 3-peuny, 1 inch long, 557 per lb. 4 . “ 1\ “ 353 “ 5 “ • “ 232 “ 0 “ 2 “ 167 • ” 2f “ 141 •• 101 “ v 98 V 54 i “ 34 v “ 16 “ 10 12 ? “ ‘H “ Spikes, From this table an estimate of quanti tyand suitable sizes tor any job can bo easily made. To Clean Paint.—As the time for cleaning houses is now upon us it may be of benellt to the ladies to know that there is a very simple and easy way to clean paint that has become soiled and if ndopted, would save much trouble. Provide a plate with some of the best whiting to be had, and have ready some clean, warm water, and a piece ot flannel,.which dip into the water and squeeze nearly dry; then take as much whiting as will adhere, td' it and apply It to the painted 'surface, when a littleTubbiug.will instantly remove any dirt or grease/ Afterwards wash the part well with clean \fater, rubbing It dry with a soft chamois. Paint thus cleaned Is said to look as well as when first laid on, without injury to the most delicate colors. It is far better than using soap and does not require half the /abor and lime. —John Lutz shot his wife and a Ger man named Joseph Bpayd, at the house of the former, In Reading, where Spayd was employed at the time in making some repairs. The woman’s injuries are not serious, but Spayd Is dangerously, though probably not fatally wounded.— Lutz surrendered himself, and was com mitted.' Ho. alleges undue familiarity, with his wife on.the part of Spayd as the motive for the act. Mrs. Philopoena Shugart, of Butler county, who poisoned her husband with arsenic put in a' bowl of soup, a crime for which sue is under death sentence, hav ing been pronounced insane, has been confined in Dlxmont Insane Asylum. Katee for ADVzimsEUXNTS wui bo inserted at Tea Cent per line for the first Insertion, and five cecs per line for 'each subsequent insertion. Qua? erly half-yearly, and yearly advertisements In serted at a liberal redaction on the above rates Advertisements should be accompanied by tb© Cash. Wnen sent without any length of thh specified for publication, they will bb continued until ordered oat and onarged accordingly. (muds, Handbills, Circulars, and evoryo ti er description of Job and Card Printing. <®ms ol mtevatute. Conscience is a judge placcilJn the Interior of our being. Bhow may bo easily bought; happi ness in home-made. Wour # p it be proper to call an award for damages a court-plaster? why are farmers like fowls? Because neither will get crops without industry. ‘Hurry,,mamma,’ said a little inno cent with his cut Angora; ‘hurry mam ma, it Is leaking.’ Ti'e fool holds his heart in his lan guoge, the sage holds his language in his heart. * ' Figaro says that man wants but little ear below nor wants that little long. Some people shame the devil, not by tolling the truth, but by outlying him. Much is said in these days of woman’s sphere. Is it not true that her principal fear is that she will not get married ? A true philosopher is one who can oiullt) at bia own misfortune and pity and relieve those of others. What animal, tree and domestic ahl mal are always in the second person? The ew«, the yew ami the ewer. It Is true wisdom to speak but little of the injuries you have received or the good deeds you have done. Never be idle; If your hands can’t be employed usefully, atteud to the cultiva tion of your mind. When may ajnan be said to Swallow cause and effect? When lie* drinks gin aud—bitters. Why is a one dollar greenback better than a silver dollar? When you fold it you find it Increases. This fellow who said that the laundry girls of Devonshire'were‘striking while their irons wore hot was guilty of flat irony. Ir* an engine-whistle could speojc to the engine-driver, what would it say?— ‘Don't touch me, or I’ll scream.’ •Bill, I eat a good deal of fish now : they say it’s good for the brain ’ ‘ls it? Well, John, I’Ji If you would be pungent, bo brief; for it ia with words as with sunbeams—the more they’are condensed the deeper they burn. . , Ip ‘beauty draws by a single hair,’ how irresistible some of the women must be who wear a bushel-baskot-lul ? A friend having met. Sheridan, ask ed him how he fared. ‘Oh,’, answered Sheridan, *1 have turned over a new leaf, and now go on like clock work.’ ‘Ay,’ replied the other, ‘tick, tick, tick.'- A tailor's apprentice, who seemed to be pained, a good deal by. the cross-leg at titude, was asked how be liked tailoring, to which he replied. ‘Very well; but I believe I shall never bo able to stand sit ting.’ ‘I am afraid dear wife that while I am gone, absence will conquer love.' *0 never fear, dear husband, the lon ger you stay away the better I shall like you.' A prisoner, when called upon by the magistrate for his defence said, ‘l’yb or dered a lawyer for to-morrow and I hope your worship will be so good us to put it off (ill he comes,’ ‘Why, what cAp your lawyer say about it? ‘That’s what I want to .know, your worship,’ said the prisoner. , 'How is it, my dear,’ inquired asohool mistress of a litt4e girl, ‘that you do not understand this simple thing? ‘ldo not know, indeed,’ she answered, with a perplexed look ; ‘luitl sometimes think X have so many things to learn I have no time to understand.’ ‘When he shot at mo the third time’ said a California teamster, apeakjngof a rufllan who attempted to assaslnaate him ‘when he shot at me the third time, I be gan to think ho meant business; so I up* with my rifle and put a buJiet into his head.’ • . Three gentlemen being at a tavern whose names wer* Strange, More, and Wright—said the last.’ ‘There is but one rogue in company, and*that is Strange ‘Yes answered Strange, 'there is one More.' ‘Aye,’ said More, ‘that is, Wright.' A clergyman addressed bis female auditors as follows: ‘Be hoc proud that our blessed Lord paid your sex the dis tinguished honor of appearing first to a female after resurrection, for it was only that the glad might spread soon pr ’ John Bright was lately dining with a citizen of Manchester who is an enthu siastic admirer of the United States. *1 would like,’ said the host, *to come Daok fitly years after my death to see what a tine country America hud become.' ‘I believe yon would bo glad of any excuse to come buck,’ said Mr. Bright, with a g;im smile upon his face. A contemporary tells this amusing story:. . A young lady, while going to her wed ding in llcndout, N. Y., was thrown from her carriage and broke her leg. It was proposed to take her to a surgeon and have the limb set, but refused, saying she was going to bo married first. And, as usual, she hud .her way.’ Our view of the case is that though the lady might not mind a fractured limb, the bride-groom might fairly have ob jected to a broken ‘rib.*’ Lines from a hymn book, which a young lady incautiously* left behind her in a chapel; *1 look in vain—ho does not come; dear, dear, -what shall I do, r X feannot listen us I ought, unless ho list ens too ! He might have come as well os i not! What plagues these fellows are! / I’ll bet he’s fast asleep ut home, or smok- ' lug u cigar. l Not long since Loaded upon some la dy friends of mine, and was ushered into ‘ the parlor by’ the servant girl. She ask ed what name she should announce, and I wished to take them by surprise, and , replied, Amicus (a friend.) She seemed at first a little, puzzled, hut quickly re-, gaining her composure, she, in Cheblaud est manner possible, observed, ‘What kind of a cuss, sir?’ 12 “ 10 • “ A lady, rather sentimental, inquired, at a hut and cap shop for a ,cap of a 'sub dued mouse color/ * The dork replied, with all the corapo a shock ‘That they'had none of that kind, but he could supply her with an article of ‘an enraged rat-color/ This reminds us of a lady who asked for material for second mourning at one of our fashionable mourning goods es tablishments, She was referred to. the •mitigated grief department/ , Mississippi Steamboats.— When you are racing with an opposition steamboat, or chasing her, and the other passengers are cheering the captain, who is sitting on the safety-valve to keep lb down with his weight, go as far as you cun from the engine, and lose no time, especially If you hear the captain exclaim: ‘Fire up, boys—put on the rosin!’ Should a ser vant call out: ‘Those gentlemen who have not paid their passage will please go to the ladles’ cabin!’ obey the summons without a moment’s delay,‘for then an explosion may bo apprehended. •Why to the ladies’cabin 7' said I. 'Because it Is the end of the boat, and they are get ting anxious for the personal security of those who have not yet paid their dollars, being, of course, indifferent about the rest. Therefoie, never pay In advance, for should you full overboard during the race, and the watch cries out to the cap tain-: ‘A passenger overboard !' bo, will ask: ‘Hus ho paid his passage?’ and if ho received an answer in the affirmative, he will call out, ‘Go ahead I* JOB HUNTING.