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gHB A TTORNBY3 AT LA IK.
Hi on jiaiu street, in Marlon Hall, Oar
ttHini.
2156-
STATES CLAIM
''SB ' AND
ESTATE AGENCY!
M. B. BUTLER,
■&I . ATfOKNEY AT TAW,
i: SHin 'M Story of InholTs Build lag, No. 3 South
jßKvcr Street, Carlisle, Cumberland county
I, unties, Baclt Pay, *o„ promptly
; hy man;.Win receive Immediate
tentloa given to the selling orrmt
ate, In town or country. In all It
, please enclose postage stamp.
;I,tziioovjru,
HiNJVY-AT-LAW,
CARLISLE. PA.'
i South Hanover Street, opposite
rods store.
[HEARER; Attorney and
;lloii AT Law, has removed his
illhei'to unoccupied room In the
ruor of the Court House.
NEDY, Attorney AT Law
10, Penna. Cilice same as thatol
i Volunteer.”
[. GRAHAM, Jit.,
)RNEY AT LAW,
SOTUU HANOVER ST„
Carlisle, pa.
[joining Judge Graham’s,
u-tf
IHRYOCK, Justice of the
DlUco No 8, Irvin’s Row, Carlisle,
ly . "
RGE S. SEARIGHT, Den
nn the Baltimore College qf Venial
> at the residence of His mother
treat, three doors below Bedford
t.
. BENDER,' Homoeopathic
i, Ullluo No, «, South Hanover st.,
pled by John Loo, Esq.
■ly.
REED, Homeopathic. Phy
-3 located in Carlisle, OlUce next
'aul’s Evangliicul Church, West
Patients irom a distance please
noon.
Mm* - ■
) SHILLING, M. D.
[GIAN AND SURGEON,
2fj Edit JPomfrct Hired,
CARLISLE.
(tub associated with Dr. Zltzer, in
i year or so, and bus been practic
ian township, for three years. All
usiness promptly attended to.
-Bm.
HIRONS, Attorney and
JNSELOR AT A.-lir.
STREET, -BELOW CHESTNUT,
Cor. Library.
..Philadelphia.
-ly
OWENS,
TB ROOFER.
VALES, IN SLATE
LANOAaTER. PA.
Work Guaranteed. •
Left at this 011100 will receive
ion. October H, JB(iJ—ly.
its anti daps
8 U.M ME R ARRIVAL
OP ALL THE
A .ETT . STY LBS
8 AND OARS.
ier has Just opened at No, 15 AorfA
, a few doors North of the Carlisle
one of the largest and best Stocks
JAP3 ever oll'ered In Carlisle,
isalmore of all styles and qualities,
llereat colors, and every descrip
,ts now'made. , „
d aud Old Positioned Brush, con
id and made to order, all warraut
ifuotloh.
A full assoitmont of
'BOY’S, AND
CHILDREN^
Jed to my Stock, notions ordlffer
slatlng of
0 GENTLEMEN’S STOCKINGS,
Suspaiders,*
Oloves,
-
lEGARB AND’ TOBACCO
ILWAYS ON HAND.
ill, and examine my stock as I feel
leasing all, besides saving you mo-
JOHN A; KELLER,- Agent,
No. 15 North Hanover Street.
ATS AND CAPS I
DO YOU WANT A NICE HAT OB CAP ?
ip so. Don’t Paiuto Gaia on
J.G.CAILIO,
NO. 20. IKESY MAIN STREET,
1 her© can bo seen tho finest assortment of
| HATS AND CAPS
i er brought to Carlisle. Ho takes great pleas
-1 o In Inviting his old friends and customers,
I iJ all new ones, to Ills splendid stock Just ro
| h'ed from Now York and Philadelphia, con
‘hug in part of fine
BILK AND GASSIWERE - HATS,
atOAs nn otwUpru variety of Hats and Caps of
o latest style*, all oi whicn no wnrwn nt tin*
m'est Ch.v/i Piicos. AlsflsJiis own manufacture
v hats always on hund.^nd
HATH MANUFACTURED TO ORDER.
do has the best arrangement for coloring Hats
fw all kinds of Woolen Goods, Overcoats, «fco., at
J shortest notice (ns ho colors every week) and
too most reasonable terms. Also, a fine lot ol
olec brands of
tobacco and cigars
on hand. Ho desires to call the attention
1 persons who have
COUNTRY FURS • .
|^2lUis4iQ^ftye-tiie-Itlgtiesb-eaBlti)rleetHor-^hti-
him a call, at tho above ntimber, his »id
r l .. • 113 ho feels confident of giving entire sa .la*
iCtIOQ. **
May isco. *ik ‘
Uootß antr S> :
ITKOHM & SPONSLE.
No 13, South Hanover Street,
CARLISLE, PA.
[piankful for tho patronage extended ’them
ireiuforo.di) now announce their usual large
°oic of SPUING STYLES of
BOOTS AND SHOES
FOR
Lad lE3’ AND MISSES',
GENTS* AND BOYS',I
YOUTHS’ AND CHILDS’,
g* ar ° unrivaled for comfort and Uoauty
TRUNKS AND VALIS3E3,
AND BOYS* K4.TB»‘
will bo sold at small prollts. Call
Woy uU una sot a:fuUj equivalent* for your
Wai, 1570—1 y
BY BRATTON & KENNEDY/
fWuscellancous.
QREAT COMMOTION
DRY GOODS,
On account of tbo reduction In Gold, the Dry
Goods Merchants who understand their business
and the certain signs of the times, have reduced
the p* Ice ol'tholr goods correspondingly. The sub
scribers have just received from the cities a
largo and fall assortment of all hinds of
. FOREIGN & STAPLE GOODS,
which they will soli lower than they have done
since 1881.
. SILKS, ’
Wool Do Lalues, Alpacas, Poplins, Serges, Bom
bazines, Tamiso Cloth, Grenadines.
FLANNELS OP ALL KINDS,
Plain and Fancy, Linen Table Diapers, Cotton
do., Chticks l4 Tlckiugs, Ginghams, Counterpanes,
EMBROIDERIES,
a full lino: White Goods in great variety,
HOSIERY, GLOVES, TRIMMINGS,
and a full stock of
DOMESTIC GOODS,
Calicoes, Muslins, by the piece or yard; Grain
hugs,.
CLOTHS, CABSIMERS, &o„
of all kinds and at the lowest prices.
CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS,
Druggets, Window Shades, Matting*
MILINERY GOODS
of* all kinds, Including Ladles and Childrens
Hats.-and Sundowns, and the best assortment
and best quality of flue Ribbons in the county.—
Kid Gloves, (best'make,) Jewelry, Fancy Goods
and .Notions In great variety. This
MAMMOTH STOCK* OF GOODS
tuo largest In this section of country, Is offered
a. prices that defy competition, and all wo ask
lsu fair examination by good judges of goods to
satisfy the public that this is die place to buy
and save money.
LADIES’ UNDER WEAR,
A Bice 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,lBlo.
March 1i.—70 -
THE GREAT MEDICAL DISCOVE
RY i
DR. WALKER’S CALIFORNIA
VINEGAR BITTERS,
More than 500,000 Persons hear testimony to
-their Wonderful Curative Effects.
WHAT ARE THEY?
TAEY ARE NOT' A VILE FANCY DRINK
Made of Poor Runt, Whiskey, Proof Spirits, and
Refuse Liquors, doctored, spiced, aud sweetened
to please the taste, culled “Tonics,” “Appetiz
ers,” “ Restorers,” Ac., that lead the tlppleron to
drunkcucss and ruin, but are a true medicine,
made from the native Roots and Herbs of Cali
fornia free fiom all Alcoholic Htlinulunts. They
are the GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER aud LIFE
GIVING PRINCIPLE, a perfect Renovator and
Invlgorator of the System, currying off’ all poi
sonous mutter, and restoring iho blood to a
healthy condition. No person can take these
' BH tors according to Directions; and remain long
unwell.
•SlOOwlllbo given for an incurable case, pro
vided the bones are not destroyed by mineral
poisons or other means, aud the vital organs be
yond the point of repair.
For inflammatory and Chronic Rheumatism,
aud G‘>ut, Dyspepsia,,or Indigestion, Bilious,
Remittent, and Intermittent Fevers, Diseases of
Uie Blood, Liver, Kidneys, and Bladder, these
Bitters have been most successful. Such Diseas
es are caused In Vitiated Blood, which Is gener
ally produced by derangement ol the Digestive'
Organs. ,
Cleanse the Vitiated Blood whenever you find
its through tbo skin in Pim
ples, Eruptions or yores; clean-e it when you
find • » n.wl Mngglsh In the Veins
cleanse It when His foul. uct» j—....
toll you when. Keep the blood pure and me
health of the system will follow-
PIN, TAPE, aud other WORMS, lurking in
the system of so many thousands, are .effectual
ly destroyedund removed. _
in Bilious, Remittent,and Intermittent Fevers
these Bitters have no equal. For full directions
read caretully the oircu'ar around each bottle,
printed in Jour languages—English, German,
French and .Spanish.
J. WALKER, Propnoior, 82 Commerce St., N. Y.
R. H. MCDONALD A CO.,
Druggists, and general Agents, San Franclscff
and Sacramento. California, and 82 and 31 Com
merce st., Now York,
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS & DEALERS.
March 7,1870-3 hi
Q ARPETB I CAKPJiJTd II ■
Fl!V.Sli\(;liil 1 WIiISEB,
CA RPET ST 6 RE,
Mo, 23 East Main Steeet,
. CARLISLE, •
Jn tho BENTZ HOTEL.
a'uo largest and cheapest assortment or
CARPETS, .
OIL CLOTHS,
WAITINGS,
window SHADES,
LOOKING GLASSES,
MAT AND CARPET CHAIN’S
always on hand. Wo are proper to furnish
purchasers with all grades of Ca.pets at tho
O" a ' l mtCS ' FRYSINGER & WEISER.
March 17,1670 3m
.EGGS!! EGGS!!! '■
jProm light Brahma fowls, pea combed, strictly
pure from Imported stock.
$2.00 PER DOZEN-
No order-will ho booked unless accompanied
few pairs for sale. $-1,00 PER PAIR; A few
Half-Breed Italian Bees
for sale In movable comb lilvea-ehpap. Aa-
VI rpc;q C. U» HOI* I* uH t
aief> - P. O. Box U 7.
Carlisle, Pa,
March 8,1870-
The new article op food—
. For tweuty-flvo cents you can buy of your
Druggist or Grocer a package of Sea Moss Farin' 1 , •
manufactured from pure -Irish Moss or Carra
green, which will make sixteen quarts ..of Plane
Mange, and alike quantity of Puddings, Cus
tards, Creams, Charlotte Russo, &c., &c. It is by
far the cheapest, healthiest and most delicious
food In the world. RAND SEA MOSS FARINE
CO., 53 Park Place, N. Y.
pFEIL.& CO.
PRODUCE COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
No. 10 North Water Street,
Philadelphia .
Solicit consignments ofall kinds of PRODU.CE
Also, Butter. Eggs. Poultry, Ac, Ac.
Philadelphia References—N. 0. Musselman,
Eso . Pres’t Uuion Bunking Co., Philadelphia;
Messrs. Allen A Clifford, and Messrs. Henry
S N^B.—Please send for Weekly Price Current
free of charge.
March 10, »»70—Cm
Dnv yonr FURNITURE, and buy
yourßEUUiNt* at the
GBJ3AT-AMEBICAN,
1202 and 1201 Market Street,
PHILADELPHIA.
Largest, best selected! and-cheapest stock In
Philadelphia. r\
May 6, 70—iw \_
JjlOR BARGAINS IN
FURNITURE,
GO TO
H. KAMPLE&CO.,
No. K 33 Market St .Philo,
A large and well selected stock of first-class
Furniture on hand for Spring Trade.
May 6, 70— ivr
(pi DA TO $250 PER MONTH GUAR
r)IUv AINTEED. Hurepuy. Wages paid week
lv to auuats overy where. aolUutJcmr J'td'iil atl
ner Mould While Wire Clplh.d Unes. llualncss
Scntiauent, For full particulars address GI-
A.RD WIRE MILLS, Phlla. Po.
May 5,70—4 w .
filial
OIIU MAY DAYS.
Dear Lottie, good wife, how well I remember
That May when I found you, the sweetest of
quooiis. '
My bachelor heart, UUo a half-dying ember,*
Revived at your presence, scarce out of our
' teens,:
There on the lawn the May-polo was lifted,
Twined with arbutus ami evergreen sprays; .
Through the fresh twigs a summer-light sifted,
Filling with splendor the early spring-days.
On a thick carpet your throne uprose greenly,
Whereupon you sat crowned with white roses
and.leaves,
Knighting the youths with an air grave and
queenly,'
Accepting addresses and granting roprlves.
Another May came: again, dear I found you
A shy llttlo woman as over was seen,
And under the moon my arras close aroundyou,
You vowed with drooped head to ho ever mv
Queen.
Our May-pole Is prone, a rod flag entwines it,
Your throne Is uncertain,your sceptre ahroom,
A towel your crown, and order resigns its
Claims to pur prince In his freshness and
bloom.
You gravely hold court, and still have petitions
From Biddy and Sennle.and three-year old
Kate;
You grant them reprlves, and calm their sedi
tions.
Ami, have on these May-days receptions In
state, •'
Cartmen and hackmen, If not fairly knighted,
Are dubbed by your ihoidens most curious,
names; •
Crooked affairs (chairs and tables, are righted,
And butchers and bakers relieved of their
claims.
But royalty marks your straight glances purely
Aud sits on your brow as of yore in your teens
My heart with its homage of years rests sccuro-
Loyal forever, my sweetest of queens,
Migivalnatvim,
now IT AI.L ENDED.
I had counted the minutes as,they
passed. What a long, long day ! one of
those days which olten comes when the
spring-time of life is passed, and earth
has only a mournful beauty. The little
prattlers, whose thoughts,so often quaint
ly expressed, had'sweetened many an
otherwise bitter hour, were faraway ; the
ocean with its trackless paths separated
me from my precious ones.
It was a warm and lovely day in June
—one of those balmy days we so often
have in our olimate—a pleasant change
from the chilly, wet ones of weeping
May. ,
I sat by the drawing-room window,
listlessly gazing out. The solitude of the
bouse oppressed me, and I had wearied
of trying to rouse myself, and to think
ot something else rather than the
darling children of my heart, whom the
swift ship was carrying so rapidly from
me. The little figures flitting past, on
theopposite sidewalk, made me feel that
I must have my little pets to caress, and
I regretted that I had urged their moth
er to take them to the land of her birth.
My attention was at length fully
aroused by the singular manlier of a lady
who hud passed the house several times.
I saw by her dress and walk that she
was ,a foreigner —an English ■ woman
and »» she raised her eyes, X was im
pressed wltn tlieix hopeless exprcae»4v»,
uod the pallor of her tine face. She'at
last stopped! turned to ascend the steps,
and then fell. , .
I called the servants, and with their
aid soon put the unfortunate stranger on a
sofa. We thought she had fallen in an
ordinary fainting-fit, and made use of.
the usual remedies; but our efforts to
brim* her to consciousness were useless,
and I seut.for.our family physician. .
After - regarding her attentively for,
some moments, he said: ‘You must
prepare yourself for faithful watching
and nursing, if you intend to keep this
stranger hero; she is suffering with con
gestion ot the brain, and many weeks
may elapse, should she recover, before
she can leave, this roof.'
I assured him that I should take care
of her until I could place her with her
friends; and should I And that she was
• not only a stranger, but aloue iu a for
eign laud. I would give her a sister’s
care. . „ , . '
The administration of the means pre
scribed restored apparent consciousness,
but the vacant eye and wandering words
proved that she was unconscious of her
present position.
I knew that I must try to discover who
she was and where her home was, and.
searched her pocket to find some clue.—
Her. pocket-boflb contained a draft of a
considerable amount on a prominent
bunker of New York, and the notes in
her diary showed, me that she had been
a few days iu tbat busy city ; that she
had crossed the ocean ; also at what ho
tel she was slaying. , ’ . .
I sent for a faithful friend, and desired
him to go to the hotel,‘describe her per
son and dress, and find from the book
what her name was, and ask the proprie
tor to examine her effects, tor informa
tion concerning her friend9|’that I might
•noiify them of her condition.
I returned to the bedside of my inter
csting.patient, and found her wildly call
ing upon her mother and sister. Her
piteous plendiuga anil touching lamenta
tions made my heart weep, aud my own
sadness and loneliness Were forgotten m
sympathy for. this tender being away
from tier homo and friends.
■ Sometimes she thought I was the dear
sister, and grasping my bauds, would
beg of-me in accents of love to return
home.
‘Maud! darling Maud! wo miss you
so much. Dear father has no one to sing
to him now, and he BitaVjwith lolded
bonds crying, ‘Como back my precious
Maud I 1 Yes, yes, dear mother; x will
go and bring her back; do not weep so;
our beautiful, bright one itillcome home
when she sees her sister ICate. God will
take care of me. O yes, I shall find them.
Good Mb Watson will help me look for
them.’ ~
I started when I heard this name; it
was that of my kind uncle, who was my
benefactor, who had been so suddenly
taken from ua a few weeks before.
Who could this afflicted one be, and
bc\v lit* 1 °Ro- | rnnw anything of my nnnlft?
As I sootheil her as best t could, conject
ure was busy at work to find a solution
of this mystery. ...
She was asleep when my friend re
turned and placed in my hands a letter
directed to her friends, but unsealed.—
After having given them the incidents
of her voyage, told them of her prostra
tion by sea sickness, and her Inability to
leave her room for several days after laud
ing, she closed by saying: 1 The kind
landlord of the hotel where lam knew
Mr. Watson, but made me very sad when
he told me that he died on the 10th Inst.,
after a few days’ illness. Ha says his
family live In Brooklyn, and to-morrow,
if able. I shall aeok v for them ; for I feel
that it Is only through their aid that I
shall lind darling Maud.’
After much anxious thought, I deter
mined to scud the letter to the father of
my uucohsclous patieut Kate, Mr.
Worthingtou, Tranquil Vale, ■Black
heath, Euglaud. My friend advised mo
to add a few lines, stating tho present
condition of their suffering daughter;
but I could not. although It might bo
that I allowed foelliig to have the ndvau
jage of reason—l could ziot add to tbeir
unhappiness. I hoped, trusted that
God would bo merciful, restpro nor to
health, aud suffer her once more to bo
the stay and comfort of her parents.—
And who could tell if oven her letter
was on its way, something might not
Happen to cheer and gladden their hearts
should she recover. . , ~ -
The night was passed by the bedside of
Miss Worthington in palnlui solicitude,
and planning how to hud the wanderer
CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1870.
Maud. There seemed to be but one way
for me to break through the hedge of
‘difficulties by which I was surrounded,
and that was to put an advertisement in
the dally papers. A cautiously worded
one appeared in the evening papers of
the netft day, and I waited Impatiently
for the result, for the invalid’s bodily
anguish and ravings of distress filled me
with dismay, and I hoped that the voice
of the so often called Maud might h*vo a
happy effect, should she see my notice
and hasten to her sister.
The second day passed without any
change In my interesting patient, and 1
was Ailed with mournful forebodings,as
X listened to the .words of comfort, love
and pitying appeals which constantly
broke from her lips. What if she had
been brought safely *over the width of
ocean that separated her from her native
land, to die on a foreign shore tended by
strange bands. What misery would
await the dear, sad .news at home, and
how deeply would the wandering Maud
feel the loss of this faithful sister, yvho
had risked so much .for .
As I sat by her on the morning of the
third day, I was summoned to the parlor
to see a sister. When lentered the room
a young and beautiful girl advanced to
meet me; a gentleman was with her, but
stood motionless, as she. impetuously
grasped my hand, and said, with accents
of emotion, ‘Kate—tell me, is she living,
or have I come too late?’
‘She lives,’ ! replied, ‘and God willing,
may yet.recognize her precious Maud.’
The words had scarcely left my lips
before sbo fell fainting at my feet. Pent
up emotion and the deadly fear that she
had come too late, and would find, life
ended with her dear sister, had proved
too much for her highly strung nerves to
bear.
As we waited for a return of conscious
ness, I had’an opportunity to consider
the appearance of the strangers. Maud
was wonderfully lovely—of the frirest
type of Emrlish beauty, still in her girl
hood, and bearing unmistakable marks
of rellnement and birth.
Her companion was young, too, of
manly vigor, marked with the air of re
serve peculiar to the land of his birth,
which stamps an jjjngiishraan wherever
ho roves on the face of the earth.
I informed him of the cause of toy ad
vertisement, and the steps whioj} led to
it. He seemed much agitated as pro
ceeded with my rapid account of the ill
ness and present state of Miss Worthing
ton ; and when I ceased speaking, said ;
‘Dear Madam, words would be only
feeble expressions of the gratitude I feel
for your kindness and tender case of one
so dear to,us aa Kate; but it is more than
I would have expected of you under the
circumstances. I.have heard your uncle
and ray father often speak of you, and
feel that I know you. ]am George Min
ion, the son of Henry Minton, the old
Englishman friend of Mr. Watson's. In
my old childhood I often aasupon bis
knee, as be told me stories of America
and his home, and ! learned to love him
well. ■ ’ .
After a short pause lie-continued ;
‘Maud Is my wife; w©' were clandes
tinely married, forced to the step by una
voidable circumstances. You know my
father; his sterling, noble qualities, the
settled purposes where he has fixed his
mind, and also the dogged
to make everything yield to his inflexi
ble will. He thinks that his success in
business life has been owing to those
traits of character, and might as well ex
pect to move his’native hills as to make
him move any plan he has formed.
' ‘Maud and I had loved each other
from childhood, and I looked forward
impatiently to me muu yncu i could
claim herto my home. This pure, strong
lo.ve kept me free from vice while at
Cambridge, and tilled my soul with the
high.purposes to make my path a noble
one, and never cause my darling Maud
to blush for me.
‘You can easily imagine, theu, our dis
tress when my father informed me that
he had planned a double union, of our
family*and that of Sir James Gorham,
a needy baronet, who was willing to sac
rifice his pride for the wealth of the pros
perous manufacturer. . .
‘I remonstrated with my father; re
minded him of the love which had com
menced in childhood, and waxed strong
er as years passed on; and not only for
myself did I plead, but for my slater,
whoso delicate constitution could not
bear the,agitation and sorrow which
would be hers, should she bo compelled
to give up the true-hearted man whom
sue regarded as her inture husband, aud
be forced iuto an unwilling marriage.
‘My pleadings and grief
were in vain, and. there was but one
course for me to pursue, take the step
which should leave my alTections un
shackled, aud trust to time to reoc nolle
my father^
‘I went to Maud’s father, Mr. Worth
ington, told him all that had occurred,
and begging him. to sanction our mar
riage. My arguments were.useless ; tno
high-toned man would not consent to a
participation in any plan by which bis
daughter should enter the family of his
valued friend, without his approval. I
saw but one way before me,
‘My precious Maud listened to my ar
dent .pleadings with a sympathetlo.heart,
and, though grieved to leave he# dear
family and home in a clandestine man
ner went with me to Scotland, where we
were married.
‘After a short sojourn in France we
came to America. My father, from the
time that I entered the university, had
generously furnished me with a large al
lowance, aud a careful expenditure of
the money had enabled me to lay by a
•sum sufficient to provide for our mode
rate wants, until I could obtain employ
ment in New York.
- ‘I was sure that my father’s name and
business associations here would open
the way for honorable labor, and went
upon my arrival, to the office of Mr.
Watson, to give him my confidence and
ask for his good will in my future plans,
’•lt was a heavy blow when I was told
that my kind friend was prostrated by
illness, which, it was feared, wbuld ter
minate in death, aud my sorrow was in
creased when I called here and was told
by the servant that he was dying. X was
present at the funeral services, followed
the honored remains to Greenwood, and
intended Ip call upon his bereaved fami
ly us soou as I deemed visit would
not bp considered au intrusion upon the
privacy and sanctify of grief. Theu T
heard that the widow aud her family
had gone to England, and, supposing
that ynji had aocompained her, felt that
it was useless to call.'
Mrs. Minton, who. was now able to
join m the conversation which followed
this manly recital of their story, said,
with winning grace: . ...
‘Do hot think that we have not written
to our friends. We did as soon as we ar
rived; but they could not have received
our letters, or dear Kate would not have
•ventured so far aloue to seek'for us.’ -
My new frjends were soon installed in
the invalid’s room, and all my tender
ness was called'into action to quiet and
soothe the ardent young wife, whose dis
tress was agonizing as she beheld the
frenzied eye and heard the wandering
utterances of her she called
upon the friends of her home and child
hood. /
I insisted upon Mr. Minton’s remov
ing the effects of his sister-in-law and
himself to the house and making it their
home, until time should decide what
next steps should be taken.
During the days which elapsed after
their arrival, anil before a decided change
could take place in the patient, we had
many opportunities for conversation, I
had much to tell George Minton of his
father. Ho had given him, it seems,
three months to consider his proposition,
and then set sail for America.
Ho had dined with us soon after bis
arrival, and I noticed at that time and
at subsequent visits that there %vas a great
change in him since his visit two years
previous. His miud seeme'd"~preoccupi
ed, and there was not the usual vivacity,
but an unnatural restlessness.
He spoke bitterly of life and its dlsap-
pointnients, and when I laughingly ban
tered him op what I called his misan
thropy, and reminded him that I knew
too much of his charming home and love
ly family, he shocked me by saying:
‘I may live to feel that my children
are a curse.’
When I spoke to my uncle of the
change, he said: •
‘Yes, Mr. Minton is very unhappy.—
He has conceived th£ foolish ambition
unworthy of himself and of the position
he occupies as tbo architect of his own
fortune. He wishes his daughter to mar
ry the son of Sir James Gorham. Yon
will remember what I have told you of
Eliza Minton, of her shrinking timidity
and delicate health ; and you can readi
ly imagine that it will be a great trial for
her to sacrifice b£r early affection, for
Frank Edwards to further the weak am
bition of her father. He intended to
bring her with him, but his physician
told him that the voyage, should she bo
sea sick, would bo a great risk.
‘Her mother aud cousin accompanied
her to Liverpool, when she came thus
far to bid him adieu. I asked him about
my old favorite, George, but am afraid,
from the unsatisfactory answer that he
gave me, that something is wrong with
him—that be is disappointed in some
way. I may possibly hear more of him
before his father returns, but I cannot
seek his it must be given vol
untarily.’
He seemed unsettled about bis plans,
.E?ut came in hurriedly the duy before my
.uncle was attacked with his fatal illness
and said he should leave in the afternoon
for Quebec, to transact business of a
pressing nature, then make a tour of the
lakes, aud perhaps go asrfar as St. Paul’s*
At Detroit he was shocked to see his
friend’s death in tire papers. He know
that it would be impossible to return to
be present at the funeral, and, after writ
ing. toils, proceeded on his journey. I
received another letter from him on his
arrival at St. Paul’s and expected every
day to see him. I knew that he intend-,
ed to stop at Now York on his way to the
South. 'Wo decided that he must have
an interview with bis son, and I meant
that It should be at our house.
Who can describe the joy of weeping
Maud when the doctor told her to hope,
and that her sister would soon be able
to return her looks and words of love I It
was a day that we all shall remember
when Miss Worthington opened her
languid eyes to know where she was,
and to recognize her dear friends
I sat by her and watched the return to
reason. The doctor has urged the neces
sity of Maud’s keeping out of sight until
her sister has been carefully informed of
her present situation. . As she looked in
quiringly in my face, I knew that I could
speak to her, and said :
‘My friend you would know whore you
are aud who I am. Listen calmly and I
will tell you all your heart craves to
know. I am Miss Watson ; I saw you
fall, and.you have been my guest since
chat day. I searched your pocket, aiid
by means of your diary obtained the in
formation I desired. Although it was
not tlje way in. which I anticipated a
pleasant visit from Miss Worthington,
the friend of; myuncle, yet I am glad that
kind providence has made me her hostess.’
‘1 know all, and I believe that this
bodily prostration, though it was painful
and dangerous, may yet prove to be one
of the means of furthering the desire of
your heart, the happiness of Maud aud
your dear parents.’
She seized my hand, and pressing it to
her lips said: ‘How can I thank you for
your care and goodness, apd for telling
me so gently what Iso long to know; I
nra sure Mima la Hurt, x w. to ■».
"her now.’
With smiles and tears of joy this win
ning creature came to her sister, aud the
scene angels might have been giad to
witness. After the first emotions were
over. George wss summoned and received
a brother’s welcome, he plead his cause
well, and made us acknowledge that
there were certainly strongly extenua
ting,causes for'the step he had urged,his
wife to take'. . • ,
Hours might have been spent In eager,
questionings and answers, bad not the
doctor appeared and insisted upon aqniet
room and undisturbed repose for his pat
ient With mind freed from his oppress
ive burden, Miss Worthington, from the
moment of returning consciousness, rap
idly regained her usual strength;
We spent many hours in.delightful in
tercourse, and I felt that by a seeming
accident I had gained a life-long friend.
After a serious deliberation .ray guests
yielded to my wishes, and quietly wait
ed.with me for Mr. Minton’s return from
his western tour. •
Letters from all had been dispatched
homo, and the time was occupied unmak
ing ourselves mutually asreeable; The
doctor often joined our pleasure circle,
smilingly excusing himself for his fre
quent visits by saying that uufortuna
]y ho was a creature of habit, ami. If he
had a patient who bad required a fre
quent visits, it was difficult for him to
cease his attendance when the necessity
ceased.
The quiet smiles of some ot hls'hearers
must have told the doctor very plainly
that his invention was a very flimsy one,
and that we well knew who was the
magnet of attraction. I did not wonder
at bis being charmed with his attractive
patient; the books discussed, art criticis
ed, and sentiments evolved, unfolded
mutual sympathies and tastes, which
where hearts are free from any engross
ing object, are sure to terminate
belief that happiness can only be insured
by .eternal companionship.
I was rejoiced at what ray, eyes saw,
for I knew the good doctor’s history; of
his struggle to be a comfort to a wldqw
ed mother, and win a name and fortune
for herself in bis profession. He com
menced his practice as a resident dispen
sary physician, and I had the opportuni
ty of seeing how kind and untiring his
efforts had been to comfort and retrieve
the poor and distressed beings who were
the recipents of charity. Ho never
seemed to weary in giving the needed
advice, or in speaking a consoling word,
which is often the best medicine.
About a year before he had lost his
dearest earthly tie, his mother, and an
officious world had already attempted to
All the vacancy for him, and provide a
wife for his lonely heart.
But our sensible doctor had no Inten
tion of having so important an article in
his household furnished by these offi
cious busy-bodies ; he had stfeered safely
Hina far, amid the beautiful attractions
wfiioliallured him, aud inwardly vow
ed that he woulfj wait until his heart had
fouud the precious object that should fill
the vacant niche.
physical symmetry and strength com
bined with refinement, intelligence, and
a certain amount of accomplishments, he
must have in the being whom he should
expect to share his cares and happiness.
He fouud the desirable qualities united
In his Interesting patient, and only wait
ed for the moment to come when he
might without seeming presumption de
clare bis attachment.
When alone much anxious thoughts
filled my heart as I considered what
might be the'result of my first Interview
with Mr. Minton.
I was alone In the drawing room, when
at last ho was announced. My first
glance at his face assured me that travel
ing had .been no relief to his disturbed
feelings. , , , ,
The changes which had taken place
since I had last seen him,.were naturally
the tirat subjects of conversation, and
formed a fitting perlude to the appeal
which I intended to make to him. ills
nature was a kindly one, when not per
verted by the hateful passions, pride and
ambition. , t
Ho spoke of his past acquaintance
with my uncle when he needed encour
agement, and, bud to contend with the
prejudices of station in England? the
long-burlod past reproduced itself with
exquisite tenderness as he dwelt on the
virtues of his dead friend, uud the tears
poured unrestrained down his cheeks. I
thank God in my inmost heart for these
bursts of genuine feeling, aud felt that I
should not plead io vain. .
At the fitting time, I told him of the
pleasant pictures my kind uncle had pre
sented to me of his beautiful home, love
ly wlfe<md children, and genial friends.
How happy it had made us to know that
when ao far separated fiom us he could
go familiarly to a home where ho was
made so welcome, and where could
ibriget his loneliness in a strange land. —
The winning ways and intelligent pur-
his children were familiar to us,
and I rejoiced that they had been reared
uncoutamiuated by the world, and the
wealth they would inherit, and would
find their sweetest pleasurcain the indul
gence of home affections.
‘Even yonrslmplohome,’ said I. ‘which
at last gave a place to your stately man
sion, was a charmed abode for him, for
contentment reigned there, and ambition
could not disturb its peace.’
He was much agitated while I was
speaking, aud before ho attempted to re
ply," walked rapidly for some moments
up and down the room. At length he
stopped before the picture of my uncle
and said, in broken tones:
‘May God and you, my dear friend, for
give me forthe wretchedness I hav ecaus
ed my faihily and myself.’ Then turning
tome: *My dear Miss Watson, you do not
know what f have been lately ; my once
happy home been the dwelling place
of one tfrho has almost sold his soul for
ambition, aud wrecked the happiness of
his family. I have struggled against my
in,ward convictions of what was right,
and have allowed myself to speak and act
with.a bitterness which you cannot com
prehend, and as the just reward, have
suffered anguish which I cannot bear to
dwell upon. Listen to what I have to
tell you, aud me to retrace my
steps.’ *•
1 listened attentively while ho related
to me all that I knew as well. I loved
to hear him tell how pride aud ambition
had been -conquered by the noble thougts
and blessed, tender remembrances which
his better nature and God bad prompted;
and I was thrilled with joy aa I saw: the
happy future of those whose Uvea, could
be so marred or blessed by the actions v of
one -man.. He told me be had heard of
George’s marriage, and had intended
nev.er to see him again, or help him while
he lived. He thanked God again and
again that his eyes had been opened, and
declared.bis intention of returning home
immediately to restore contentment to
his family.
Ho had finished speaking, aud I was
meditating, the .denouement, when the
door opened, and George and his wife,
who had been out, entered.
After one plauce of bewildered aston
ishment, dear impulsive Maud was at the
feet of Mr. Minton, clasping his bands
and with her lovolyj tearful eyes fiixed
on his face. I knew this was no place
for -toe, that sacred confessions, broken
words of love, and tears of repentance
and joy should not be witnessed by one
out of the family. *1 quietly left the
room and hastened to Kate to tell her
how our prayer* bad been answered, and
her anxiety ended.
As we were all together that evening,
and I listened to the animated conversa
tion of my young friends and saw the
changed expression of Mr. Minton’s face,
the love which was there reflected, as.he
gazed at the faces of bis children, I real
ized as I never did before the great influ
ence due of, a family can have upon its
members.
The Doctor came in as usual, and as
ho bad met Mri Minton before, saw at a
glance all we could have told; his eyes
sought those of his beloved, and spoke
plulnor than words'bis admiration and
love.
He seemed a little agitated when he
found that the first steamer would carry
the party home. My friends hud preaen •
ted every inducement to ■ have me go
with them, and were waiting for (he fi
nal answer from me. / When ho saw this
be meditated for a moment, aud tbqu
said in an animated tone, ‘Why do you
not decide to go, Miss Watson, ? If this
select party will agree to receive another,,
In their circle, I shall be happy to join it,
I have long anticipated a visit to Eng
land and the continent, and think I can
go as well now us at any other time. If
Mr. Watson does not wish to return in
the fall, aud you must, 1 will be your
escort across the ocean.!
I decided to go before we separated that
night, and the next day our blushing,
noble Kate told me with her hearts con
sent, she would return with me as the
Doctor’s bride. .
Our sea voyage was a pleasant biu*, and
on ray arrival in England I. found Unit
my uncle Lad not exaggeratetl or drawn
upon his fancy, when he pictured to me
the charming homes of his friends.
No one out.of the family could know
wiiut a blissful reunion that was. The
dark cloud had been raised, and its silver
lining shone in beauty. A tempted soul
had triumphed over its temptations, and
rested In a place too hallowed, to be light*
iy spoken of.
The patents of Miss Worthington
could not resist the eloquence of the
worthy Doctor, whom their peerless
daughter bad chosen ; and thojigh pain
ed to have her so far from them, did not
withhold‘their consent to the union of
such congenial souls.
Every inducement was offered to the
Doctor to remain in England ; but his
better judgment told him his work was
in America, and steadfastly declined all
the flattering and valuable offers made to.
him.
Eliza Minton and Miss Worthington
wore married on the same day in the
pretty little church at Blackheath, and
there were never more thankful, hearts
than assembled around that altar.
When wo were speeding our way across
the Atlantic on our return, I often
thought of the quick and startling chan
ges that had taken place in so short a
time. How little did I dream, as six
mouths before, wearied and restless with
heart sickness, I sat at the window gaz
ing out, and saw a lady fall, what a train
of important and life influencing crrfcum
stances would arise from that act.
There la work, glorious work, al
ways to be done eitheriu our own little
world, or In the broader circles of other
worlds.
Mark Twain says: Having lately
opened a hashery, I send you these regu
lations I
This house shall be considered stnckly
intemperate.
None but the brave deserve the fare.
Persons owing bills for board will bo
bored for bills.
Boarders who do not wish to pay in
advance are requeatedUo advance and
pay. '
Boarders are expected -to >valt on the
colored cook for meals.
Sheets will be rightly changed once In
six mouths or more, if necessary.
Double boarders can have two beds
with a room In It, as they choose.
Boarders are requested to pull off their
boots before retiring If they can conveni
ently do so.
Beds with or without bugs.
. All money and other valuables are to
be left tu core of the proprietor. This Is
Insisted on, as he will he responsible for
no other losses.
Inside matter will not be furnished for
editors under any consideration.
Relatives coming to make a six mouths’
visit will be welcomed: but when they
bring their household furniture, virtue
will cease to bo a forbearance.
Single men with their families will not
be boarded.
Beds with or without boards.
Dreams will be charged for by tho
dozen. •
A Widower in Indiana was married
again lust week, and while on his way
with hla now bride to tho depot to start
on their bridal tour, was rudely stopped
by an undertaker, who demanded instant
payments hla little bill for burying his
Urst wife/NXhe father ot tho new bride
stepped forward and liquidated the hill.
A nappy honeymoon this promises to be!
VOL. 56.—N0. 49
, THE EARLY HOME OF JESUS.
Four miles south of the strong Greek
city of Snphorlis, bidden away among the
gentle bills, then covered from the base
to crown with viueyardsaud fig trees, lay
a natural nest or basin of rich icd and
while earth, star-like in shape, but a mile
iuwjdth, ana wondronsly fertile. Along
the sacred and chalky slope of the highest
hills spread a small ami lovely village,
which, in a land whore every stone seem
ed to have a story, Is. remarkable as hav
ing had no public history and no native
name of any distinction.' No great road
led up to this sunny brook. No traffic
came into it, no legions marched through
it. Trade, adventure, pomp, passed by
it, flowing from west to east, from east to
west along tiie Homan road. But the
meadows were aglow with wheat and
barley- Near the low ground ran a belt
of gardens, fenced with atones, in which
myriads of green figs, red pomegranates
and golden citrous ripened in the sum
mer sun. High-up the slopes, which
were lined and planted like those upon
the Rhine at Bingen % hung Vintages of
purple grapes. In the plain, among the
corn and beneath the mulberry trees and
figs, shone daisies, poples; tulipo, lilies
and anemones, endless in their profusion
and brilliant in their dyes.
Low down along the hillside sprang a
well of water, bubbling, plentiful and
sweet; and above this fountain of life, In
a long street straggling from the fountain
synagogue, rose the homestead of many
shepherds, craftsmen and vinedressers.
It was a lovely and humble place, of which
no ruler, no historian of Israel had ever
yet taken notice. No Rachael had been
met and kissed into love at this well; no
Ruth had gathered up the sheaves of bar
ley in the fields; no tower hud been built
for observation on this height; no camp
had been pitched for battle in this vale.
That one who would become dearer to
the fancies of men than either .Ruth or
Rachael, then walked, thro’ these fields,
drew water at this spring, passed up and
down the lanes of this hamlet, no seer
could then have surmised. The place
was more than obscure. The Arab may
have pit bed his black tent by the wall,
the magistrates of Sephoris must have
known the village, but the hamlet was
never mentioned by the Jewish scribes.
In the Bible, in fhe Talmud, ip the writ
ings of Josepbus, we search in vain for
any record of this sacred place. Like its
happy neighbors, Nain and Eudor, it
was the abode of husbaudtpen and oil
dressers, whoso lives were spent in the
synagogue and the olive grove, far away
from the bright Greek cities and the busy
Roman roads. No doubt It had at one
time, been possessed of either an Arab or
a Hebrew name, but we do not know the
name except in its Hellenic form. The
Greeks called the town Nazaret or Naz
areth.— Wanderings in Palatine,
Flight of tho Eagle and Her Yonug.
In the book of Deuteronomy wo have
a very animated and beautiful allusion to
the eagle, and her method of exciting her
eaglets to attempt their first flight, in
that sublime and highly mystic compos
ition called “ Moses* Song.** In this,
Jehovah’s care of his people, and method
of instructing them how to aim at and
attain heavenly objects, are compared to
her proceedings upon that occasion. “As
an eagle stineth up her nest, lluttereth
over her' young, spreadeth abroad her
wings, taketh them, bearoth them on her
wings; so the Lord alono did lead him/*
(Dent, xxxii., 11-12.) The Hebrew law
giver is speaking of their leaving their
eyrie. Sir Humphrey Davy had an op
portunity or witnessing Uio proceedings
of an eagle, after they had left it. He
thus describes them :
“X once saw a very interesting sight
above one of the crags of Ben Nevis, as X
was going, on the 20th of August, in the
pursultof black game. Two pureiueagles
were teaching their offspring - two young
birds—the* manoeuvres of flight. They
began by rising from (be top of a raoun
taih, in the eye of the sun ; it was about
mid-day, and bright for, this climate.—
They at first made small circles, and the
young birds imitated them; they paused
on their wings, waiting until they had
made their first flight, and then took a
second and larger gyration,
towards the sun, and,enlarging their cir
cle of flight, so as to make a grudually
extendingvSpiral. The young still slowly
followed, upparantly flying better as they
mounted; and they continued this sub
lime kind of exercise, always rising, till
they became mere points in the air, and
the young ones were lost, and afterwards
their parents, to our aching sight.”
Whatau instructive Reason to Christian
parents does this history read! And how
powerfully does .it excite them-to teach
their children betimes to look towards
Heaven and .the Sun of .Righteousness,
and to elevate their thoughts, thither,
more and more, on the wings of faith and
love; themselves all the while going be
fore them, and encouraging them by their
own example*
Chignons.—We advise the lady who
Is partial to the bustle worn on the back
of the head,, not' to lead the following
profane words of the New York World: t.
There is a lady in Washington who
wears her own hair without a chignon,
which fact deserves mention in honor of
the one sensible woman of the age who
does not disfigure herself with the cur
rent vile wad. No one Is deceived by
these monstrous tumors into believing
any otlie.r thing than by the assumption
is indicated'a woful luck-of that long
hair which is the glory-of ln the
person wearing them. They defile col
lars, they exhale graveyard savors, and
and do away with one of the pleasantest
parts of a woman*.! head, next to her face,
the round, shapely noddle, to wit, of
beauty unadorned. Even the close
shorn ‘poll’ of a bruiser is preferable in a
judicious eye to the back brain of a pret
ty woman fouled up with u mess of horse
hair, sea-moss, and dead folks’ tresses. —
Away , with it, then, good ladiosi The
summer is nigh, and its heats may re
veal those taints of the chignon which
Uie cold of the winter has kept under
check. .
Loud Macaulay as a Boy.—The
following anecdote of Lord Macaulay la
taken from a letter written by a Scotch
school-boy, during his vacation, to his
father in Edinburgh, dated “Ciapham,
September 20. 1810." After describing
his journey from the house of his tutor
at Norfolk, and his arrival at Ciapham,
he goes on : ‘‘Mrs, Macaulay has got tho
finest family of childreirl over saw. Tho
oldest of them, a boy of ton, came at tea
time and shook bands most heartily. A
keen dispute arose between him and his
sister about Scotland and England. He
insisted that he was a Scotsman, and that
ho should henceforth bo called Tam in
stead of Tom. Ho called one of hia sisters
Jean, instead of Jane, and a younger
brother Jock, instead of John, which put
them quite furious. It was good fun how
fiercely they fought.” The writer of this
. used often to apeak of Macaulay as tire
very cleverest boy ho ever met, with the
one exception of the late John Gibson
Lockhart. Both of these boys were in
cessant readers.
Ocean Moss.—A remarkable proof of
tho nutritious quality of ocean moss is
afforded by the “ edible birds' nests” of
the sea swallows. Tho birds—as is well
known to naturallsta-gathor tho mucli
agenous substances of which these epicu
rlan delicacies are composed, from the
order of plants to which this marine
product belongs. In tho markets of China
the linests nests, which are us white as
wax and about; tho size of a oofleo cup,
are worth their weight in silver. They
are iquoh prized by the Chinese for their
invigorating aud fattening qualities, but
in those respects, and in flavor, they are
by no means equal to blauc mange, made
with sea moss farina.
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A bootless enterprise—going barefoot.
Every card player knows a good deal.
It Is Jess pain to learn in youth than
be ignorant In age.
The bow of a ship Is not evidence of
Us politeness.
What soup would cannibals prefer?—
Tbo broth of a hoy.
The best.way to make a name is to.
have an aim ami to hit It oIT-
Few artists can draw a pretty mouth ;
still fewer can draw a tooth.
Why may we conclude that the wind
Is addicted to smoking ? Because it often*
"blows a cloud.”
Ir a man niake£*a beast of himself at
dinner, does he on that account become
the lion of the party ?
How many days has the year of its
own ? Three hundred and twenty-five;
because forty aro v Lcnt.
A nigger minstrel ought not to be
stlfl'joiuted. Neither must he bo without
bones.
Little innocent wants to know if a
man who never returns thanks for his
meals can bo styled a scapegrace.
The .first mention made of modern
money.is in .the Bible—whore it speaks of
the dove having brought the green back
to-Noah. - r
Chicago is getting worse and worse.
It has got up a scheme to send all the
clergymen iu’thecouutry to San Francis
co, and artfully calls it an “excursion.”
The chimes of a fashionable church in
Philadelphia played ‘Shoo Fly,* ‘Not for
Joe,’ and ‘l’m the Girl that’s Gay and
Happy,’ at a recent wedding.
Divorced women claim the privilege
of the ballot, on thoground that the right
cannot bo denied, because of “ previous,
condition of servitude.”
A Cobweb wedding was celebrated In
lowa the other'day. Mr. Joseph Cobb
was united in the holy bonds of wedlock
to Miss Kate Webb.
The sweetest word in our language is
love. The greatest word in our language
is God. Tho word expressing the shortest
time is now.
An habitual drunkard differs from a
man about to be hanged In this respect:
tbo one must take a drop to live—the
other takes it to die.
Wily is the female centipede supposed
to bo the moat ingenious of insects? For
the reason that she is the least likely to
couni-her feet,
A gentleman who is ashamed of his
intensely bald head, explains the abseuco
of his hair by saying that ho was born
poor, aud he was compelled to scratch
his way through life.
At a printer’s festival, the following
toast was given: “ The Editor aud the
devil is satisfied with tho
copy of the former, but requires the ori
ginal of the latter.”
A New York bllllardist boasts that ho
will give a certain player ninety-nine
points In d hundred, aud play caroms to
his antagonist’s full game, with tho butt
end of tho cue aud one eye shut.
The announcement of a death in a
Massachusetts paper oue day last week,
was followed with, “ New York papers
please copy. Of such is the Kingdom of
Heaven*” .
Dan kku£ is about to begin his thirty
seventh annual farewell tour. Daniel Is
the furoweflest man in the business, and
runs a newspaper at Girard, in addition
to his other clownish and educated male
business. ‘ *
A niTTDE boy was relating a story he
had heard one day- His ideas becoming
confused in some way, he could find no
words to explain his meaning; at last be
said : ‘ Well, I know enough big words,
but I don’t know where to put them in.’
A negro parson in the West, preach
ing against the love of money, concluded
his sermon by saying: ‘And, Anally, my
brethren, you can judge what God thinks
of money by the class of people he gives
it to!’ Good for the darky, .
A lady, who prided herself on her
knowledge of gdbgraphy, seeing a candle
aslant, remarked that it reminded her of
the ‘Leaning Tower of Pisa.” ‘Yes,’re
sponded a wag, * with this difference;
that is. a tower in Italy, while this is a
tower in grease.’
•Why is the straw before the house? I
hope mudamc is not ill?’ ‘No, no, mon
sieur, only in bed for the last three days.’
‘lndeed, and not 111 you say? 1 ‘The fact
is, monsieur, she has lost two of her fa
vorite carriage horses, and cannot bear to
hear the sound of carriage wheels.’
‘Good mor’u, Mr, Grimes ; I come to
seoUfyou would lend our dad your pick
ax, to saw off a board to make a chicken
coop to put our dog iu; he runs after our
neighbor’s cows ; and then they won’t
come about any more,so Wo have to drink
bur coffee without cream or sugar.’'
A woman in B.iston, who bad followed
three husbands to the grave, appeared in
a jewelry store,' the other day, with the
tbjptt plates which had adorned the cof
fins of her deceased partners, and desired
them to bo melted oyer Into a butter
knife.- So say the Boston papers, and
they never lie.
A Negro judge iu Alabama, when his
first case came on, and every thing was
ready, was told by a lawyer that ho had
neglected to charge the jury; he rose up,
put on bis specks, and said, ‘Gemmeh of
(le jury, I charge you half a dollar a piece,
and you must pay It before the case goes
ou.’ He will bo in the States
Senate some of these days. •
A young man recently wont to the
banks of the Danube for the purpose of
drowning himself. lie laid his hat on
the ground, when a soldier on guard
shouted, ‘ Fall back there, or I'll shoot
you.’ The young man picked up his hat
and rapidly ran away. Death by shoot
ing was not In his programme. ..
Among tho Sunday school children of,
a certain church was a poor little fellow.
Ho could not tell tho number of the house
in which ho lived, and was charged by
his teacher, when he next came to school,
to bring it. Tho next time ho appeared
he was asked if he ban brought the num
ber. ‘No, sir, 1 said be, ‘it was nailed to
tho door so tight that I couldn’t got It
off.' Bure enough.
In. the neighborhood of Boston once
lived two clergymen, one of whom was
remarkable for his dry humor, and tho
other for his prolixity. Tho former, once
meeting the latter, asked him to preach
for him at hia “Preparatory Lecture.”
The latter replied that he could not, as he
was busy writing a sermon on the ‘Gol
den Calf.' ‘That's Just tho thing,’ was
the rejoinder, ‘come and give us a fore
quarter of ft.’
‘Mother, where is the man going to
sleep,’ asked a girl of fifteen of her moth
er, who bad just offered a traveller a
night's rest in their out of the way hut.
'l'll have to put him In with you aud
Jake, and Kate, and Buo and Bet, I sup
pose,’ was the reply ; ‘ aud If it is too
much crowded, one of you must turn in
with mo aud dad, aud Dick, and Tommy,
aud Sam and tho twins.’
Beat of the Female Pulse.—A very
young man of Patterson, Now Jersey,
who read that a young lady’s pulse al
ways boat stronger in the palm of the
hand than anywhere else, tried to find
out for himself of his Intended, and she
burst an iron skillet over his head. He
has concluded that their pulse boats as
stroug over the head as anywhere else.
But ho is not of an inquiring turn of
mind any more. {
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