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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, <feo., promptly
ollcclcil.
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July 11. ISU7-tf . •
E. BEIiTZBttOOVi'iK,
' ATTORNEY-AT-TAW,
CAULLSLE.'Pa.
£g-Ofnco on South Hunaver Street, opposite
Bt'iitz’s dry goods store.
Deo. 1.
r\TM J* SHEARER, Attorney and
W 'Counsellor at Law, has removed his
lico to the hitherto unoccupied room lu the
forth East comer of the Court House,
(Jan, liS, ’«)—lv •
XT KENNEDY, Attorney at Law
W , Carlisle. Ponna. Olllce'sumo aa tbatoJ
ie“Aiiierlcan volunteer.”
[Dec. 1. 1«W
AMES H. GRAHAM, Jk.,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
, NO. IJ SOTUU HANOVER ST.,
Oaiilisle, pa.
OFFlCE—Adjoining Judge Graham’s,
| ilnrcli 81, 1870—tf.
L. SHUYOCK, Justice of the
_i, Peace. Oilico No 3, li'vlii’a How, Carlisle,
ipul £l*. IMjD— ly
iR. GEORGE S. SEARIGHT,' I)en-
J TIST. From the Baltimore Collcye 0/ Denial
mjcr/i. Olllco ut the resilience of his' mother
i>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>
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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.
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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?’
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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.