llcfimtcev.
bv'eUY Thursday morninu
jli-' • II y
j.DAT't'cm KIiKMKBV
„ .SOUTH JIWttBT soIIA UK.
two Dollars per your If paid strictly
Two Dollars and Fifty Cunts If paid
niter which Three Dollars
1,1,1 These terms will he rigidly u<l*
3, ’ ( ‘ L 'm every imhnm-u. No subscription dm’
t,|,, i .mill all arrearages are paid, unless at
,if the K.IIQT, :
it. atos.
rtffKD STATES CLxVTJI
J AND
.., , ESTATE AIiENCY.
>b \VJt. « • BUTfiBR.
VrTOU'VP.Y at MW.
Kr i'.’cUii ITo H-. Svil ’i llinvor street
:l 'nn''inlrv. I-ICASO enclose postage stamp.
Sir 11. I' i7ll ’- | . f :
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‘ O.VRDISWO. PA.
A,,. on south It mover Street, opposite
store. ,
ptr. I. I S|H -
HTstIUCH & PARKER,
X .iTTOKNEra AT t.-HK. , ,
dfler on Mein Street. In Merlon Hall, Car
'-lip I’ll.
lit! IW-,
nToTITE MIG.
D ATTORNEY- VT-LV w,
oinci! with S. Hoiilmm. Jf-
KtU Main Slrci‘l,
OUll'iiah*!. PA. ■
frt. 2.«- 'y
ATTORNEY AT LAW
W r'lrlWl*’ Pnmm. Olfloo same iw that ol
VoUmK-or.".
'p.v: 1 l s 7i>. ' —.
rrSSoBOB s. SKA.RIGHT, Den
ft,p Tlnlthniirp CnUi-fie of Orntnl
\) T,B Viril..|> nt tllG vPHlilonr.o of hln mol hot
tlu-eo doors below Bedford
VlWe. l v " nu *
‘ Pf*r. I ■ —■
?Bats aulj.
ni B» II AltlllVAl
I 1 ‘or ah. tub
A FAV STYLES
or
HATH AND CAPS.
»• «-'«r .&°ssfsi $& iW
of I ho lumfut iinrt heal Stocks
Wan.l h APS ovnr .'ilivo 0.l Inßu H l»lo.
’ if ihn" 0 isil.n.To omit styles ami n«alltlon.
,S,ntrlms; Vtftro'oMl «nl..rs. and every desc.-lp
il'Hi ofKon >*/,»''r.'Vi-cOUiiiefl Brush, con-
A'rfmnA Zl m'Ali to'order, all warrant
d in gU a s.it | assoi tment of
HATS.
. „ jve also added to my Stock, notions of dltler-
, | l 1 5 ll "s’ U "!tD GENTLEMEN'S stockings
CoimM. Thread,
1 Kewi-P" A ■ilk. . VmlrrrlUa. do
PRIME SEGA US AND TOBACCO
liU *' A ALWAYS ON ILANT/.
.ii .util »»vtiitiliii“ mv htiOPlj us T feel
AVaTofwMs ail. besides savins you mo-
JO IL N A. KRI d,E 11, A nail.
No: 15 North Hanover Street.
Old. ISTO. -
rj ATS AND CAPS I
M YOU W VNl' *V NICE II VC OR CAP 7
IF HO. DON’T Pitt ro Dittos
J. O.CALLIO,
:VO 21). wan .tf.-tf.Y HTItKKT,
mere cm ho seen llto It.mNt assortment of
HATS AND CAPS
,«r nroneltt to Carlisle. „’»«
are In Inviting his »"J *V,.,\.ock iusl ro-
Svrii' S'”« York and Philadelphia, con
!I,I,'’SS,,HKrANDOASSrMER> J nATS.
Bat.s always mi hand. and
HATH'MANDPAOTimiSD TO ORDER.
•fie lrt« 1"“ best arransernent tor eolorlns Hala.
, II in... .inf WoillHl UoodS.OvercnatS, Afi., fit
choice brands of • • „„
TOBACCO AND CIGARS
tltvaVH on hand. Ho desires to call thoaltontlon
or persons who have
COUNTRY, FURS
to sell, as ho pays the highest cash prlcesJor he
faction.
'*ct. I>7o. -
Vlttnibt):s, &c.
4 f $ ri ■ $ $ ■ ?
W. P. HENWOOII
CAMPBELL & MEN WOOD,
plumbers,
GAS AND STEAM FITTERS
No. Mi'North Hanover St.
CAIIUSIiE. PA,
BATH TUNA.
WATKIIfcI.OSKTS.
WASHBASINS. -
ILYDI met a N’n FfincF, PUMPS.
OISTEHN ANU S^KeS, 113, ‘
(lAS SHAPES A ND OI.OUEa *o., ic.
lead, Iron and Terra Cotta Pipe
CHIMNEY TOPS nmJ FLUES,
A 11 kinds ol
BRASS WORK
(orßScimi uml Wider oonslnntly on mind.
WORK IN TOWN OR COUNTRY
material or work from u distance—
Ilavlnt special mlvanlaaes wo are prepared to
““COPPEB-WOKK
lo all desert ott'ins for still llmisea and'.oilier
purposes at homo or at a (UKuuu.e.
COPPER PIPE
furnished lo order either di awn or hraied.
3 I fc. b 4 &' & M 4
Sep, l. 7C—ly
JjmESHANDPItnrE!
CLEAN, FAT AND JUICY
SMITH’S
OYSTER SALOONj
j JN THU VOLUNTEFB BUILDING
South Market Square,
"Jolumy’Miii'llli l» now o | ,o, " , JH“,''^ e B rl^i£ J irt
tors, recMvi'd twice a week, wliltu »o
gmit reduction In price*. , ul j fur
,llla UDl.*s tire leapt neat ‘V 1 ..f.ml mmii*.
S‘ a - 1-UU.AUBl
***** to.we
titvMufudicm lo nil
Oct. (1.1870—tv
I L. STERNER & BUO.,
*LIV EltY AND SALE STABLE,
BETWEEN IIANOVITI AND BEDKOKF ST.,
IN THE REAR OP BENTZ HOUSE,
CARLISLE. PA.
Having niton up tiioi u ";' , l J,V'nT 1
mioa. n.m« u** «
aijiltroP l MiHHprniga*
April 25.1W?.— ’&
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BY BRITTON & KENNEDY. *
fttrtural.
JJOOFLANU’S
GERMAN MEDICINES.
Hoofland's" German Billers,
loofland’s German , lonic
Hoofland’s Podoptiyllin.
Hoofland’s Greek Oil.
Boofland’s German JBltteys.
A Billers without Alcohol or iSpirits of any kind ,
Is different from all others. It ls . enmnosed of
tho pun* JmCes-or vital principle of H‘"its. J• * ,s «
uml Barits (or ns medicinally termed, >•
the worthless or Inert, portions of the ingn ol
eins not being used. Theieinre, in one bottle of
this Bitters then* is contained us much medlol
iml virtue us will be Pound In. »ever«l B«nonj ol
oidlmny m-xtures. 'I In- Boots Ac., usid n «
Bitters arc-grown In (K.nmmy. tlndi ' ■?};}.*'
elides extruded In Unit country by iu.t t B J, k,
Chemist and forwarded to the tnanufaUoi \ in
thlselty. where they me compounded and bo .*
Mod; Containing no spu Muons ingredients . is
BUters is free troiA the objections urged alhhi
numbers; no desire for silmnlunis can bo tn
lla.-ed from their use. M.ey caunm niAke drnnk
nrds. and ounnm.niideruny circuiustuuces, ba\o
any but u beuellclul eflbct,
Hoof land’s German Tonie
Wns compounded for those not Inclined to ex-
Ireme bitters, and Is Intended lor nso In cases
when some alcoholic stlmmunt s leqmred in
connection with the'lonic properties nt the BIJ-
Pis ICaeh bottle of the Tonic contains one bot
tle of Uio BUim-s. emnblncd with puro Simla
Mruz Bum, uml flavored In such u manner that
fhc extreme bitterness of the Bdicsls Ovei
eomc forming n prepiirntlon hlghfy ngiceablc
uml pleasant to the palate, find containing llio
medicinal virtues ol tho Bitters. Iho price of
he Tonic is 81 5-» per botlle. which many pei
hoiis think urn bleb They must take Into con
sideration Unit iho stimulant used Is gnu’iuiteed
to bo ni a pure quality. A poor article could- bo
furtdshed nt a cheaper price, but ls 11
tit imv n Utile more ami Have a good ai thief A
me. eiiial preparation should omimln none bui
5 1 pi” ingrrillenlH, and they who expect to
obtain a chwtp compound will most certainly be
cheated . ; u _
They arc the greatest Unown Remedies
li.ff fi.nn a •VK'X'Mty 'oif
Iteadlie follow Ine symptoms
Constipation. e *^V<lltv*or l> Uie
ness of ltln(,l Uy ‘ l } i,i!, l i>is«nht. for Food, Ful-
SS;
nimcult Bmitlßiitf; 1 1 ! u i l f,Ti,uo> l H when In a
Ohoklnu or o! vmion. Dots or Webs
tr^y f o.%lß“c S t,vi l ffiSSTorrublned wttt Im
pure Wood. . r Ton i<, will soon ennse
J.WiSpSS "BSSSK: n,,a pa '
Hcul win ecomo well uml ncanuy*
Mr. Roof land's Greek Oil,
Lightning Cure Or «« <* Faim ma AMa '
' T'VrpnNAiiT.Y.—lt Will cure all kind
Applied 'Exter. na Rheumatism. Neu
lutein*. 1 VlVo“^in\Vu l
K,T.VV{:S n'fn wlU'Ulmhs, sunns or
Insisd's, lilnK'v;n'"' ‘ l 'r;_ Tt W III core Kidney
, TAKKN , Ih HicU llelldnehe, Cholic,
colds, Aslhinu, etc.
Dr, Moofland’s Podophyllin,
Oil SUBSTITUTE FOU MEIICUKY WU-S.
The most Powerful, vrt invocent reprtatle Cathartic
known.
PilN to produce the di »tr< * , • ins ,„u.tijo 1,1 ver,
«cl <|OH!«lylVj'lV.Vwel^o* ll ’■‘ l > hnpnriUes* The
Htoumuh, and-.lin t t ,> (Jl j ol) | l vlini. or thcNU
princlpid higrcsliciit m 1 mmi ls „ y muny
C.itiollC Bfrtlaclof Manoiuu*'. , suarchllKf.
times more powerful,-A iicllen Is
lu llw
110 IS Indicated. ine«f 1 r K"«v {."wr joll. .
mllc\'yAr C Tmim n smnd'l '’'SllrYh^uhioihoJ
i rr.ll«. Tim The »'im“sor Tom
T.iule hillhh >'P mmlhelis Ihe nerves,
jw.YKu'.o uic'r, 11.’.d dives SUeniilh, enen-y,
Bonols n^
tone up the system' i JO |d or ever assail you.
in> diseiiso enn reudnjmjiphh Dl . iw , B , a nnd
denier”hi midl»lm*' QEd;
bj^ ,^^do^o;ii i mUO iir yU...we^
im.nie limy “I'T , "nF'cm 11. Thiso llemedles
makes a laujei I lo rt i,v locality, upon t P
will hebcpthi. »i{*a‘L OH Flt-F. a' tho
Pu“lM AN' MBI)IUISJ3 SIOUE, Ml. AW-H Hi.
rIiILADELI'HIA. o,
Chas. M. Evans,
JNO. B. SMITH.
Formerly C. M,I JACKSON & CO.
ThMO renwl tfironghnui the
KKr^ll^Canuclu^omUAmeHcauuaUie
WCBt IndlPH.
€ oe. 1, 1870-17
O don’t you remember our grandfather’s barn,
Where our cousins nn l wo met to play;
How Wi> climbed on the beams nnd the scaffold
so high.
Or tumbled nl w'll on the hay;
How wu sut In a row on the bundles of straw,
, And riddles and witch.stories told.
While the sunshine came in through the cincUa
at the south, f
• And turned all thcMlustlnlo gold?
Two Pills a Ppse.
Proprietor
ioctbl-
fJUANIH-M I'II HITS B IKN
How wo played hide nnd seek In cach^crnnny
nnd nook, , . •
’’””W’’ft7«fover'"Vi"'nlVlJiY’couTiT' K'6 k KR>V?V , (I*
Then wo inn In us a coach of a hogshead of rye.
And on it to “Hoston*' we rode?
Aad thou .we kept store, and soldTmrlcy and oats,
A ul corn by tno hushel or idn;
A:d si raw. for sisters to braid into hats,
And llnx, for our mothers to spin.
Then woplnyed we were jhlddlcs, and cackled
and crowed,
Till grandmother In haste came losco
If the weasels were killing the old speckled
* hen
Or whatever the matter might he.
How she patted our heads when she saw her
mistake,.
And called «s her sweet “ch Icken-denrs!”
While a tear dimmed her .eyo os the picture
recalled
Tho scoops of her own vanished years,
How wo tittered and swung, and played meet
ing, and, school,
Ami Indian, ahd soldier, and,bear!,
Wlillo up ,on the rafters tho swallows kept
house,
Or stilled through iho soft summer air.
How we longed to peep Into tholr curious nePlb?
But they were too far overhead;
So wo wished wo were giants, or winged like
the biids. ,
we’d do wonders, we said.
’And don’t you-rememher the racket wo made
Wh.-n selling at auction tho hay;
And how wewound up with ft keel-over leap
FiomTlidncafloUl down Into tho bay?
When we went mlo, supper our grandfather
said,
If he had not once been a boy.
Ho should thought that the Hessians wore
Hacking the town.
or‘ n earthquake had come to destroy^
How the years have gone on since in grand
father’s barn
To piny with our cousins wo met!
Our eyes have grown dim and our locks have
turned gray,
The golden, the brown, and the Jet.
Yet still In my heart there’s mi ever gioen
nook,
Where childhoods sweet memories stay;
And no mimic to me fas a charm that can
llu ill,
Like tho voices of children at play.
Youth's Companion.
HUsccllancflus.
THE LION HOT THE IHHfI OF BEASTS,
Wlio that hag sailed upon that vast
aouenus solution of various galls known
as the hritnv deep lines not remember t lie
imlelernilnalo intervals, now mid then,
when the novelties of the ship hail be
ernne exhausted, anil the weary heart
half crushed between the oppressive Hos
ieries of sea beneath the sky above,
yearned eagerlv for something or oilier,
to relieve Uh exireme ennuif TheiewaH
tlie restless ship tin-dug op and about un
der the lixi--d glance of tlie grey sky, like
a Japanese top or ball before HisSublim
i y the Mikado; and this restlessness be
(•ume coiitniiioiiH- ...
At surh tlmqH we found relief in visit
insi me ship's earpenter. He bad n i >mu 1
shop aboil. Hi- gallery, which win to hi n
ki iid of a lierinilage, and .there he would
repair the breaks and strains caused by
the niggling winds or limt tiding waves.—
These were not few ; for. this was in in*
dins of while-winged packets, when
landsmen were not forced, as- now,-to
snult up tlie combined stenches of mlgi
nvaler ‘and engine urease, but endured
hilire-wuler only, or mingled t «l h me
aroma of tar, and when'captains would
let loose the while pinions until staunch
ships groaned and shuddered in remi) - a
n nee- Our noble captain thought there
„ ~o use in sailing a vessel if you
couldn't sail and sometimes torn main
gaii or snapped cathead showed that they
were
-Not mills, and mills are rents,”.
So there was plenty of mending to be
done, and the. post ol 'Chips was no
Bi He was from an Eastem-a downenst
ern clime. The ‘pent-up Utica of hie
early days was not, however, adequate to
his amidlion; and—like many country
hove he had east bucolic associations be
hind him, and bent his jonrne.viiipe to
ward the Clamorous town. At one lime
gaining subsistence 1'" “dd bite of
work which came In hie way, at another
plying hie vocal inn behind the scenes of
a il.eatre, he hud at least assumed the
grave responsibilities ol carpenter on the
ship Mcribel. He was about forty years
-of age with a professional sloop, a keen
hlaek'eve.and possessed of that knowledge
of human nature which is '■_ - l
rough and tumble in the world. JVnic
“f l!e was a man of strong common
sense and had a lull fcmiscionsoe.-s ol lit
important position which .he cccnpied.--
As nassenge's, we were always welcome
visitors, and one afiernoqn found our lit
not gone by wiltnl.it l.e.irlng-« hh t mm
at least one of the number, and he sc
""we'sut' that afternoon,, some on the
woi kbench, some on boxes, and im n k <
hi ilmi nleasunt imitnl, calm. Kln.uy aim
"n IlieniM. which follows Ibe midday
i up ,ist I'iit' host, niiuiH every
"o guests. At llrst he look down
a aad violin Irnni a wooden peg, and tc
hca sed sonorous reels, such as moderate
spirits seen, to play will; hm. ,,, l
Ineked Davenport cahiiium, ai u win
vvhici. he bad long ago galvanized bis
domestic enrn-hnakings.
■ffiw%VKya.S!ia.*l.okn.wal..
lh, len ie V ■■■der bis arm. said that be
(Mdo’t know - any stories, and commei.c
et'*Yn„ know they call the lion the king
of "e..M; inquiringly j ««
deiil.ly P > Its I bo|>k of nlll .
'.Vi’ioVy llVe’ amitenco appended to a
w^^i‘Vir^b:r;;"4o-a.s-t.s.-
I was mistaken, and so are you .
rss^riSSSSS
sip^'^'S-asiss:
cus drl.v lip- , 13 ids show, and
Si » l '7' o^dnVth"’"h<>«- | am!
upii. ) slooil mutiny 1,,e , , i■ ih«
desorlpltou's oV'cummelleppatds, and li-
CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 20, ISTI
niul HO on whlr.li were toM here.—
Yon hois T lm«! never aeen unvlblng on
nigti-so big ft Houle linfore, am! it in* »e a
j.»real impression on me. AM of a hiio*
Mhur an blee struck me, an«l I got a talk*
ii.» with tlie agent, although !ie railly «lbl
Bi-em to me to *uj a’most too great a man
for me to hinder or interrupt in h!a bu?l
iies?. I thought lie was wonderful con
(|esren<Mn' to speak to mo at all. I
to him: ‘ ' ~
‘Yon snv on your abow-bills that me
lion ia the king of beasts V’
. *ol* course tec do/ says he; ‘everybody
admits that/' , • - r
•WeM. 1 says T. ‘I make you a bei of Mf
ty dollars that T cun bring a critter that M
lick your 11011.*
‘Nonsense!’ says lift* ' , ..
VaysT; * r iiirymr !mve-to"clo;~if
yon don’t believe it, is to take my bet,
otherwise you back out.’
‘This rather corneied him; for, 01
course, you see, he couldn’t helpi betting
with me, without linking the success of
Ids show; s.o he pulled out a big wallet
Mulled full of money, took out a fifty dol
lar note, and hrnded' it to the landlord,
whom he choose for stakeholder.
‘Fifty dollars wain’t much to him, hut.
it seemed a heap of money to me ; anti I
told him ho must wait a little, till 1 could
scare vp mv part nf the stakes. I went
away, and I don’t think he expected to
see me again, although I told him I would
he back in about half an hour. I had n
little money in the bank, for I was natu
rally of a savin* turn; but It warn t half
enough, so I went to a gentleman in the
place, lor whom I had worked occasion
ally, and who had allera been friendly
with me, and asked him to lent! me the
balance, ami 1 agreed lo work it nut or
pay him within the year. I give him my
note —the Hist I ever-writ, ami when I
Signed it I aelilly felt as if I had commit-,
ted a Male prison oH'enee. Then -T drew
(lids word Chips pronounced dree ew,
although lie had to a great extent laid
aside ilia Oili'iil.d idiom.) out my, money'
from tile bank, and this, with what I
borrowed from the gentleman, made out
Hie fifty dollars. I went hack to the
tavern, ami handed over my, money
without saying much, for I felt a little
solemn; ami then, having got the inare
shod, f rode over home. .... ,
'That night I dreamt of aii kinds of,
tilings yon ever did see—agents with'
lions 1 heads, wtm roared at me; monkeys
who rode on my hack and grinned In my
ftee, ami I lien arrested me for glenhii
litty dollars, ft railly did seem as if half
a dozen memiggerles had-hroke loose in
mv rofoti. Wi.ien nioniin’ came I read
zed whut T ''ml done, and was almost
shaky in my resolution ; hut,'there it,was
I thought my idee was a good one, and so
r e. nelnded in go ahead. _
‘Meantime the story got round that lid
dad'Uonker was goin’ t ■ have some kirn
of a lion fl lit, ami a riott fight in T!“'hel
was not liv anv means a common oeetir
•enoe. r'fnntid myself .ns notorious a.
lighter trainio’, and was the town talk,
•tie neotile laitglied at me. somethoiiglit
,at at all events I kn-w what I was
dioni, ami pome took sitles with me or
with the agent, according to circumstan
ces.
mio*
°’fn n few day's, the menacgery nrrnve
In a grand procession. with brass hands,
nnil cnlien horses and caves m.t "’"Tins,
mill (li« !>■« tents "'pip phehed, and ev
erything prepared f'<r tin- show. At. In I
ll,e il.iv for I ho exhibition came. Of
course.* pvprvhmly knew hy t 1 ■ is 1 1 nl
nbnnt thp fight, for In h place like Bethel
such a thing mb a secret was never heeril
Zanda public affair like lids brought
folks from far and near all tl " v "' L ’ 1 ' '
country. Tliptp wfißiilinosl uu enorQ.ous
crowtl. T>mn tell you. , .
■ Inside (be tPiu. they had an enclosure
hum. for Iho fluht; and there were swats
for the umpires. and everything was In
first class style. I went to the hack of my
honso where my critters.were kept, and,
i,inline one into each other pocket ol a
pair of saddle tmvs, I Milieu them over
the mnreM Imek. »ml stnrted.
•I am usnallv Rtncfly pnnctnonl, but
this <l:iv T wm .jest a imlp Matert, an‘*.
when T got to the lent I found that the
ho vs was n fakin’ and wonderin’ why T
didn’t pome, or whether I would comeat
nil. I hitched the mitre, took the saddle
hacs under my arm, and at;arJ ert j£®,
lent door. Strain; to say, the doorkeep r
di In’t happen lo know me, and stopped
me as I was c'oinfr in.
’Ticket, sir.’savs he.,’ „ , ~
■Sava I ‘I am the man (for I •'"’"K 1 ’!;
T 'wns the man) who has got a critter to
llE ’Oh l | 10 pass in, sir,' says he; pass in.’
And here Cliins bent, Ids body and
waved bis band, to show the marked
consideration with which he was ushered
i "’ t r„ U T went, ami found the place Just
packed foil of people; and von | may £e
lieve that there faces were all lilurred to
pettier. so Hint I couldn’t see one on em.
for I rainy felt unpleasantly conspicuous.
■There was a kind ot a
round the tent, and my. ht-JV1 was n
lunnmlnMoo; but T wns in for it. ft j
vmi novpr <li<t hpnr Hiich shoiithi nmj
ebeerin’ and htughlin’ as when I undid
one pocket nf the saddle imes and pot n
l,|.r sniippln' turtle no the ground. I he
agent was standi.i' there, ami e
grew rattier long when ho see tins for
von know what savage critters them I or
ilesnre.and nr,t easily killed. Ho "‘tK
to dm match, and sahl it was nt»H«m''“
and that he wastdt go,ng to. he In.posed
non ; so the (juestnm was left to the mn
P '"rhev. decided Hint, the matchmust Ro
on, mid so hewnsohlined to yield hia r inl .
mid evervhody was (?lnd of it.'
‘So I lie lul lid was P’d. in the enclosure.
T-Te sUiveil verv quiet. with his nose ji •
outside' ilie shell! and his eyes every now
mol Iheo Rlvliur a qnhd wink. Ihe door
of the lion’s eacii whieh se,n,ruled h m
fioin the eiielosnro was Mien opened, an
cmiv ilii* linn a roarin' and n pf-wri
~| whim lips"p I".v cluiinplon lip."’'‘'''‘“ll
,rrcil nml put ilmvn Ills uoso toliim, as it
i make Ills nPi|ii'iiiilii"PB.
.•No pnoiiprliml W'ili'l so, Itowpvpr • urn
i 0 drew Imek willi (lie linrriilPHl rimr Ilia
v, r vaalieer for von m-P »«»* "■ r ,H
. p ihpratJlv 010.e.1 Hi- I.' ak into tin* «.f
i-art oMJic lion’HHmmt, nml ( lie Imnfe
Isij,» n Vow Z‘M»lmuinr’s nnse rinjr.
‘lt was ffftifn! to m*o tlm lion Hlmke.nml
roar- lint llipro Hip nrlllpr liumr, ami
wlimu lip ill'l ‘lron oil', the Hon - " n!,p w, ‘"
M ipppslmrlpr. No winiipr. uowpvpr.olil
Ills ruval liluliups'* ppt rlil of tils iinlngo
ills/ ilunV lip InipkPil into iiis piik’p.iniu
nothin’ woulil -induce him to come out
you see, I won tlm li p t. I was morp
r.i.miua tlipu Ilian p vpr 1 'mv’°'^vpTuti
iS turtle isn’t a beaat
1 13 '• Well, it’s a crlllpr.’ ~
Titat was a good thing that hnppenecl
In one of oSr street cars. We had Just B«t
Who,, amother with her • i..oeoit.ouB
- five summers, entered and took an tin
"ecu nie.l seat! from which the shaver m
her Itneea peered out ut the passing
lets A t ill's Juncture a wagon load of
iiemiire looking calves drove by.
•Oh, look-look there, muzzerl’ roared
precocious. '* .
•What 'em going to do wls ’em ?’ con
tiniiod precocious, not to he put
• Knock them in the head, 1 said mother
q "rhehoy gazed after them for a while,
and ihenfns if -Ira k with a new Idea,
bawled out at the top of his voice, Do tm
let’er tails oil?’ -
‘You have lost your baby, I b™ r .’
said ono uentleman to another.
poor little thine! It was only live
*i,i we dltl all we could for u.
had four doctors blistered * ts \ “"f
net, put mustard poultices all ' ver It.
liiwo it nine calomel pmvdeirs, I le> cbe
its temples, bad li bled, and g f r „
kinds of medicines, and yet, ufur a
week's illness, It died*’
“HARA-RARI."
A .Tnnnnovo •Vrcnumlal Execution—
' iioHcrlpilon l»r an » .rc-'Vli iiuh*i.
•Him Kiri'—nr ‘HiriKirl, in it -
generally but Improperly ended in tw
country—hat seldom been on ire vivli tv
'described flim in Hie loilmWng lettc
nriginaliv written In tbeUunisii language.
mi'l translated for die New \ork Even
■inn Pont b>- the recipient in tins country
So fur lint very little' in actually known
of the remarkable ceremony outside ol
Jnpim foreigners never on nny previous
occasion having lieen permitted In wit
ness die performance of Hum Kan. Ibe
■ceremony,’ according to the orners nl
Hie Mikado. took -.place at I0;30 p- m., in
Hie lenypte of Seignklyi, wliere the troops
from Sut«nmn Imil tlielr headquarters
wKirrSiatiTnieii-irntfe
teacli of Hie foreign legations bad ilepnleii
one of tlieir membersto witness Hie execu
tion,and we were, all told,seven forelgn
,r\Vj were conducted to the temple by
offi'-ers In Hie service of Hie princes ol
a.ilsnma and Koaliln. On our way
Ibitlier we found considerable cnmmol ion
In tlie Btreel, notwithstanding Hie fuel
that Hie ceremony (for ns snob bara-kon
Is considered in JaptiifKwos to take place
in private, and us quietly and score iy us
possible. A large crowd bad gathered
before the entrance to the temple, and
the fore-yard of tbisollered a very pictn
respite scene, being lilted with Japanese
soldiers, who stood worming themselves
round Hie linen fires, that threw a fln-U
-eringand reddish gate over the heavy
roots and curved projecting eaves of l ie
various buildings that composed the
temple. Upon our arrival here we were
immediately shown into a ronip, next to
which was another n ora for Hie necom
modation of several Japanese ol high
rank, who were also to be witnesses of
the ceremony.
■ After having watted here for a.eonsid
eruble time, that sebmed to us dmilily
lorn' on account of Hie perfect and nn.n
terrmded stillness that reigned throng:li
mit the Ipiniile, the Governor of .Hu go
arrived to take down mir names and n
form ns that seven •Kel.shi,’ or. sbcnlls
would he present as represents Hes >f
Hie Japanese government He in ns •
toveiher witli another gentleman, wmild
represent the Mikado during Hie pro
erodings ami two captalnsof sa'anmos
and two others of ' Koshin a iiifanln
would ipprrsent these iiiince-; a repre
setra'ive of the clan of Wzcil, of which
Hie culprit was a prominent member,
made up Hie number of seven tl -
corresponding with Hie number of 1
that were to lie present. Hit.
having been arranged, the U'lvernm
asked ns if we desired to put any qiies
lions to the prisonei; but none of ua hail
anything to ask-him.
Again we had to wait a long lime, and
was then jiolitely requested tearoom pain
the. Japanese witnesses into I.ie‘ Horn ",
as the great hall. In the centre of the
Hie temple is eallo I, in .which Hie- cere
mony was to take place. It was a Ini '
imposing-scene that met ns there. *'
liiiind,ourselves in a very large li ill. Hn
high ceiling ,of which realed uponi a
mimlier of dark wooden pilbiis, large
"lit lamps and la.,tenia, of grotesque
r.irmw were HiiHpemlet*. «*mi'-•
iolermiii'.-led with which w.oe l ir ™
nous and fantastic oriiameiils lli.il J ™
a peculiar feature of Hie temples » lb
dlia- Ibe whole Hour was covered w b
Hue white Jupun*?Me niuU*, nut. Mireeliv
in front of the hluh* win’a platform, only
tlir-o or four inches lilgh. a n oova.ed
witli a carpet made nf felt of a dark olio ’
co.or. Tull wax candles were place
rouml the walls at cerium distances Iro n
each other.,and threw over «J *
scene a vague and mysterious light, jus
sullleieiit to enable those present l>
observe everything that lock p ace 11
,l,e background w re the long dark pas
sages leading'to oilier parts of the temp e,
and daring an uninterrupted silence ti e
seven Jn«i»;;ese quietly ouiinpjtxi ,
places destined-lor tlinn on the Iclt side
of the platform, wliilu we foreigners weie
sealed opposite, on the right side. No
•one else was present, '
After a delay of some minutes passed
amid profound silence, Talu Zenzabuio
entered, dressed in I lie garb worn on
lestlve occasions and adorned wd J ll, "_
crlnus wingsbaped ornaments that an.
worn by Hie Japanese only at 'e p j grea
or holy ceremonies. He seemed t<> bo i
man of about. thirty-two. ti ll
vigorous build, with a ndble ««
nance, and was accompanied by the
■Kaisbaku’ and three officers, clad i
their 'zinibaori.' or gala uniforms, ul
mo.,t covered with gold onibmiilerle 9 -
iKaishaku’ means' executioner but tin.
teim in Japan implies something very
ditrerent from .here, for there It aiw l .'
hears reference to a gentleman of high
standing' very frequently, Indeed, one
of Hie most intimate 1 rlends or
n»luilves of the condemned ; ami h> ~c‘
as executioner to a friend is considered a
very high honor, and at Hie « I| ii. l i “ “
ileed of love and fnemltiliu> which only*
one of Hie nearest and d. arest ®
asked, by the condemned himself. In per
forinliram him. as a last murk of hve
and esteem. Second,, therefore, might
perhaps ho a better translation, am come
nearer the real meaning of li; » “
uhoseit' In this Instance, the Kuishuku
J a s one of the pupils of Taki Zen™bun,
selected by him on account ot Hie love
'he bore town-ala him and ids great skill
in the use of Hie sword.
Accompanied by Hie •Kaisbakn on
his left side, Taki Zenzrbum slowly «
proaelied Hie Japanese " lUu I *' ' e
•which lullh lie ami ll,e execuH er alt
ed 1 and made a deep ~l' e la“ , e g
which they turned around i n salu e
ns In a similar o'anner, probably tie
will, a ~o!lleness yet more maikid i I
distiiigoisbed. Tbeseeoiiiplliiieii s ng
reinnied with an etiquette and decision
equal to Hiepecasimi.
Taki ascen ted Ibc low platform wi ll a
slow step* ami helennlnetl mu*n. nt-n
he pnislrated 1 Imself several I mes in
Himmjsmul hefon? Iho altar, hn fa
lime imichluvr Ihe urauml. ami
sat, «h»wn upon llieaarjmt with
his hack turned towards Hie uHar. am
with his Irieild, Hie Kaishakii, sea ed
on bis rigid side. One of the ill,ee Japa
nese officers now made ids appcaraiiit.
oarrv « a small table or ibin.b waller,
sinffiar hWlmse used in die ten,p e- upon
tlie Location of sacrillces a.'
ahmit ulna uii'l a l>alf Incnea li
Icngdi. with a point tineas a needle and
an edge us keen as _u razor.
Kneolim? Mown before ihe platform, he
liamled die dagger In the condemned,
who reverentially tmjk It. ami uf.er
liavlng lilted It with hath hands above
his head, placed it on lb" crimson carpet
in front of bim. Then Taki made a deep
nlielsaiiee, ami in a voice without a re
mnr and without fullering, gav- nller
mice to the following words in Jii|.anesei:
“i t was I. ami I alone, that gave Ihe
onler to lire upon the foreigners at K<»be,
uithoi.t having revived from any > one
the authority to do so. 1 also 'ivd ‘ »
them afierwards. when they tried (o
escape. Acknowledging my grout sin
ami misconduct. 1 ahull now proceed to
cut open my bowels, ami hog too gentle
men present to do mo the honor to heal
witness to the execution of the deed.
Having said this, lie stooped down and
loosening his clothing, let it fall down a.,
that itexpesed his bo.lv down to the loins.
He.took great care to lie thesleoves of bis
tunic together behind the knees, to pre
vent bis falling backwards, as a Juimnciae
nobleman must always iaii upon
aceoidlng lo Hie creed nl Hie iwbllitj.
Then taking up the dagger and reliev
ing Hie iiapyr covering, he glanced for a
mcnienl upon the glHtenng blade with
an expreas'on in his face as bo were f»r
the last time on earth collecting his
thoughts and bidding, in ins mind all that
he loved, farewell. Then glancing up
again and looking proudly roam l upm,
die spectators, lie llrmly grasped the hilt,
and burying tbo sled in tbo pH ot Hie
stum.cl?, .mar the left « l
iioriisa tbo sionmcb towards tbo right,
making a fearful gush. Hut not content
herewith, ho turned the Hullo in the
wound mill m ill'- an ■>'P w “ r ' l '
iili .nt rwn Inches In 1 iuill.-
While this 11->rril>‘<? I look I'X" p
rnonili was so Uriii'y set iiiul nor a snnh.l
was heard, while Pis eves seemed InisPm
the e-Minit' K>r i>. moment. Pnt “
moinen I nifly.nn expression nt n nolle..iPlt
pull) nnd m-niiy came over Pi. face. 11
slinitTiK PI. rye", lie stiiuuered and "l,n
-pp.,l forwards. At lP« .mile ■>>" l ' l ! Ml1
•Kdshakii.’ who liii-T Peen 1,11
this <i|,|.ortnn!lV. sp’-""* to Ids f ‘‘‘' ;
Hivnnl cllltereil In Pi. lihihlh, a slim p
cntlln K sound .•anu-rtcrouyp the «<■*. 1 ■«;;
on nirly .ilull 'do* aad 14 hu,v V f ' l " ■ l 4"
Ipp head of Til Hi Zeiiznburo whs severed
from ils mnlilaied trunk. ,
A. deep and profound silliness of death
ensued, interrupted-only P.V the sound ,>f
iPe Plood as it trickled from I lie head lea.
hudy upon”®
was pale with fear and liorrur; n was a
moment never to ne Cor«otleu. and winch
I hone T may never have occasion to see
Tho TCaishakn, 1 niter making a deep
obeisance, wiped nil his sword ami
aeended tin- pliitrnrm. after which tin
.ia‘ r uer, covered with blood mid jiore, was
lirieil from the'floor whom il hail fallen,
ami carried away wi-h a e real .leal ol
ceremony, In ho presented as a liWj
witness of the just anil faithful execution
of the orders of the Mikado and demands
of the law. , ,
The'two.mandarina who had represen
ted tho Mikado, now left their places,and,
approaching ua, asked ns it wo were
tolly fialiiled that the sentence of de l h
upon Taki Zenzabnro had been faithlnllj
executed ; and after having given our
testimony, tho ceremony was oyer and
we'left the .temple. '
, The whole horrible! transaction, from
beginning to end, boro witness of tho
marvelous cohl-hlnodediiess and I ie 111-
tenao feeling of casteiind honor that form
such a distinguished trait hi the charac
ter- of a Japanese nohleman. In tins
instance, at least, no substitute was used:
tlin culprit executed wnsTuki /eiizahliro
himself, whom land several others knew
perfectly well by sight. .While horrified
at tho crime he had committed and us
fearful punishment, we could not hut
admire the candor with \vlihdi he uiP
milted his sin, which was exclusively his
own and the stolidity ami nnllmchpig
ti mi ness with which he perpetrated the
iiorrilde penalty upon himself. .
No | e ,s wonderful .to behold was the
energy anil dexterity with which the
Kaisliakn fill (1 lied his p-irl of the duly
Xu f.ie.t could h. tler prove what an emi
nent. teacher lie had had in Taki. beery
Samurai, or gentleman of the mi ilary
chin or aervl't}, In tauijlit from ciimcst
childhood' lo consider hurl k»ui sis aonie
ihlm; by which lie may, ■ perhaps, sit
he com nulled to ‘usslal,
Mlihcr U» the capacity iw KuUlmkni or as
tho individual upon whoso body the op
eration Is to h»* performed. The »oy« of
die nolile families are. lauuht that the
. uerfoninnoe of hari-kari. wiien properly
done, nec mllm* to all Ibe rules upon this
suhlect handed down from ijenerution to
rent*nil lon, will atone for every erlme
. oid obliterate any,spot-hom a stained es
f .odcheon. This, perhaps, -neconnls for
<h« frecinene.y with which this ‘pastime
. h Komet.imes’indnUed in hv prominent
members of the lap uiese aristocracy.
THE NE'.tf ZEAIAHT NATIVES.
The men iiri* mil m*»*l w*dl formed. Iho
r entnrt*H reanhir, complexion from n livrht
Mown to darker Annies of that n»lor.
hair Mack and generally straight, Mnny
«>f them ore splendid lonklmr fellow*:
vhh their muscular an.d well formed
llmhfl they look every Inch the nohh*
, ft vace. Their powers of endurance are
verv. great ;*they are inmllluent, qti»ck /
»o learn; and have splendid memories. -■
U\ trade they are shrewd, In morula ll-
centime. . -_ r .
•They area very Inquisitive set \ynen
f wa*» living in Auckland a Mnoii was
one ilny pnspliiK- the otnre anil wiw me
work I ill! asewlmr mae.hlne; "WP™";
very much inlereslei, eunte in anil
watehert mo some time, nnd then went
aw,iv. An hour after Ho .came hut*
with several companions, atm I was re*
n nested to work tlie machine again. l , m*
a weeK I Imtl no iieaee; nlUlm Urtmrln,
I think, for miles armiml. name to pee
tlm machine, mwl at last became Htcli
a nuisance that I would not allow them
Hnnip of UiPm nre good spankers, ami
very clever in argument. 'I I 'ey mind,
have a clear apace of at leasflhirty feet, I
ami at every aenlenco the speaker runs,
iumpa ami' dances down Una space.-
Unnning hack ward lie gains lime to
tliinlt of what shall follow, ami down lie
comes, .lancing, with another sentence.
As warriors they are superior to any
savage nation in the world. Tliey have
studied war as a science; have a good
Itnnwiedgoshf engineering, and are brave
'"At'hnah-fighting one Maori Is more
than a match for live while soldiers. To
all ollu*r countries Hint 3miu:luih! ' ,i,s
ton izm.l little regard lina lieen paid
10 claim of i(ie"imt.ivP9 to llieir o«
ml; Imt, in New Z'.ciliniil, Ooveniinf
w* forced to acknowledge the claims
Wellington T once saw a rather
comical sight, showing how the chiefs
n,.e the whites, The steamer was mst
about to sail, when hurrying 'h.w tho
wharf came a Maori ilresse. as foll"''*-
a black- frock-coat. lilnck waistcoat, black
sill! hat, white shirt ami fancy neck-tic,
in one haml an ninhrella anil in the
. Ilier a n. w |inrtmanlean ; hut without
mnt'doo as or bools. They were proba
bly in tlie |ionmantean. All Iraveleia
.•arrieii hageage,so lie thought
.In It, even if it neccssalaleil I lie taking
iill’of some >.f his clothing,
Tile Maori moile of salutation m some
what peculiar, ami especially .so when
the'frienils have not met for “"nm time,
fnsleail of shaking hamls 01 kissin ,
they rnh tlieh nnsea together for sew ml
minutes, ami Then, silling on the
cron ml. sway lh»lr holies to ami fro a
,he time aheihling tears copiously, amt
tulkiiur nv>-t mournfully I** a klmji
Strain.' The crying is not neoeasan y•
Honu; relative or frloml Hiih dum, It
Ih Himplv » emstmn of the people.
Thev hHeln their.war-*l-»n«e hy jump
ing o’Jippimr the hnmN «»n the thle
ami giving utterance In a short, pee'. him
noNe from the throat, like Ho. Hn .
Pliev all Uooi) pnife.-i Urn* in IhK ami
lliev coiulmio ilw moilrniH h*c*me
tpiiCker ami rpiicker ..ml more exeil log.
Soon come horrllUe grimaces, rolllm. "f
,| 1( . eies 01,111 only the whites can e
seen llinisliinr out the longue, ami .'ell
ino ; SI, their fury ami excitement they
sometimes tear off what clolhing t ie'
have on; ami with violent Restates am
contortions of hmly they continue nnlU
exhnnslinn compels I hem ' 'T' ,V
Prom in 'Cannibal Inland*, m
Scribner's, for April*
Tint following conversation between a
well known nlNclal and bis friend took
[tinea recently In front of the diatom
House: . . - n ,
‘Where have you been?’
•To Washington to flee the 1 resident
for the purpose of securing an appoint*
menl to otbce.’
• Did you get the appointment .
‘I did.* . , T i
'Well, since you are nn olTlcml, 1 ad
vise you (.o go and get a new stove pipe
hut:‘lfyou and your friends can t ulb«rd
the expense, I will lend you lUly vents
to get the coiTuacationa ironed out ol the
shabby one yon now sport. It looks h»
(hough a Britton, a hill, or a Horace
Greelev bud fallen on U. 7
‘Xo,'[ will not smontbe away a wrinkle;
T will wear It oy It I 9 * and beijuoulb it to
,ny belra as U ricti legacy. It wua tbo
causoof my appointment.’
•The cause of your appointment! How
a °‘ Well, you see, when the President saw
mo wllb this baton, be mistook me for
a relation and immediately gave me Ibe
position tasked for.’ ,
1 ‘Ho thought you bis relative, on ac
count of your hat! How?
I *Yes. bo buw tbo dents iu it. —*Sf Louts
Dispatch*
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. VOL 57.—N0. 45
A STMUUJIO SEHBATIOH.
V I Ivins SPnUe In n i-lvlnff
Monineli.
Tho report for cornel line* current in
Wooster. Ohio. Mint Hot.* u;a-«.a woman
In n,e Wavne county In Irmury, wn
miles from the idly, who had a Jiving
Hiiakn in her stomach, has ciealcd cmi
xiderahic comment and excitement. t It
wax generally regarded ’ H s y , 'y‘',' n "l
xottAj til) Jiv •nine morhidminded or
htghlv Imaginative person, in 'l"iyer j
muscles of Uii‘ strong, utnl ilirill lln,
nervn of the weak. Hot. tliert- is no.
humbug about It. An onfoitonato wo
man Is now,in the inlirmary with } I'V
inn snake, nr eel, in iter stomaoli, ot tile
Irnlli of wfiieli tliere is the most ahuii
ilnnt proof to t'onjrineo Hie meat scepli
■ Hattie Landis, nee Brown, «flio is tw. IP
Iv-ihree years of age. She is 11 f ll *£ n " f
tiiecoiintvand formerly nsided in Woos
ler, and was brought there from the
Richland Connly Inlirmary live weeks
,n„,. For six years she lias lieen snl'j"i.t
la e'nnviilsions'of Ihe severest char-a Mer
wiiieh, thus fur, the hast, medical skill,
has been inialile In suppress. At Laoton
ami li.ivsville, Ohio, tho doctors coold
do nothing to relieve her; and at 1 hda
delphi.t she was under Ihe care of two ot
the most eminent physicians, without
henelicial results. In person Mrs. Lan
dis is nf medium bight, slight and dell
cine. lier wall features exhibitin'.; sad
evidence of the reptile’s malign ioluicoco
upon her nervous system. She lias
spasms every day, sometimes as many
ns twenty. Doling each cnnvuls.on
‘she becomes entirely.unconscious; her
•body writhes and Struggles in agony;
her* face ■ prows black from-snfl'icat mn ;
her eves, distended almost In bursting,
torn in their sockets; her longue sllll
ens and proirudes from I hen eir mouth ;
she Iroths from . Hie motiili. nod Iho de
mon nf a sniike l.wlsls. with slimy .folds,'
up her tlinrnt into her mmiili, wrapping
itself around Hie root of her longue,.ami.
darting Us head out hud in. her month
with Ho- rapidity of lightning-like Ihe
tongue nf a snake out of a snake's mouth
—then squirms down her throat, when
the spasm subsides.
Tills Might lias been witnessed by
irmnv peisons and.is pronounced a fear
ful aiol shuddering thing to behold. It
. Ins protruded its body ns much as three
inch's, t, blank ill co'or and us think, as
a lady's index linger, and those woo
have seen it say ihere is no donht t at
it is either a snake or an eel. It does
not, appear every lime shy has a spasm,
hut generally in those she lias from six
to ten o clock in the evening. 1 lie wo-
man ."ils vorncioiisly, without receiving
apparent henellt, for within live minutes
after parlakiug of a liberal meal, she suf
fers the pangs of hunger and Is ravcuoim
for food. To-cat sour pickle.s, cahimgert.
nr anything of'an uch! nature evidently
Uirmvs Ihe animal Into paroxysms, as
when such aretakmi. it. makes lijreat
est iJi-tnrhance and shnwa itvelf in- the
Ihnmt and mmjfli. It was tlnst observed
in a eon vnlrdmi she had after eat log some
pickle. The unhappy woman has in*-
id»‘a when or .whore she might Invse
swallowed it. and cannot he made to be
lieve thiit *(> fool and hateful a thing in
habits her body.
in IHCID2NT m THE LIFE OF THE AUTHO3 0?
41 HOME, SsV-iT H0.Y11.”
A enrrcspnudeni of Hie Home Jminnil
tells thm-lory of John Howard Payne;
Down ni AHalonnii Puss in HmS’iite of
Georgia, I "'ns-lolil !l (rood story the
..ilor cloy. wbioh (-.onllhos the troth of
the Hoe,' “Music huth cloirms to soothe
the savage lituasl.'’ ele. Long lime ago
the it uiitry ohmit, A.llahama win the
rallying ground of the Cherokee Indi
ans, who were wont to hold the annual
festival of the Green Corn Dance at that
place. About the year 183(i, the poet
John Howard Pavne, author of the well
known song of Home. Sweet Home,'
■t.oinjr emmiri-d *ot a niece nf lllerarv
work illustrative of peculiar, national
customs, desired lo attend Hie Green
Corn Dance of the Cherokee Nation,.for
the purpose.o) wrilhrg it tin from perso
nal observation. With this Intent he
applied to bis friend Rev. C. W. How
ard of Mllledirevllle,- who warned the
poet of the dancer of bis proposed one
■ erlakinc, bn account of Ibeirrcal dis
tiirbancea ainnnc the Cherokees from
horse thieves and oilier out laws, by
which the presence of while men had
been forbidden. This exclusion was en
forced by a Vigilance force of the Geor
c|a Stale Guard, which had resulted in
the famous persecution and imprison
ment of the missionaries. Messrs. Woos
ter and Roller; of which very much was
published at the time.'
This dancer did not deter the poet
from carrying out his desperate pinject
of witnessing the Green Corn Dance.—
Accordingly, he proceeded to Alhitoona,
and fell" into Hie hands of the Stale
Guard, by whom lie was placed under
"nurd as a dangerous Character. As Hie
weary night wore on. Hie poet lay dozing
by Hie camp (Ire, and Hie rough sentinel,
lo keep himself from full I Ml* to
would aiiernute lietyeen cursing, drink
ing. chewing and singing. At length
liealrnckup Hie song of “Homo, sweet
home." The poet listened lo Hie words
of bis own song, and when the soldier
had finished, said to him: “Kneiid. I
...am the author of Hint taing!’ * bare
was ho muehof apparent «lnuorlty In too
n,u*t’s manlier that the roiiirh keeper
I„.i|evu<l him true, and, in (its nnemith
humanity replied; “Well, by —. if you
are the author of tlint song, you have no
buMne>s.,to he kept here.. Do yon wee
that boss? Jnat you mount that hei*t.
mul make yourself Hoaree* 1 ' did
mil stand on the-order of his iroinsr. hut
went at nnee, feeling thatdf his enriosity
had got him Into a tight place, the.power
ol song hail let him nut of U.
DKSCKTPTION' OP a (.iUADUH'iU: —Tt IS
•thusly’ hv u yotniLj m»in who
t r j(.<i it : ‘We holh liowiml to Im*ili **r in,
unit then to t’other; then Hie fi I'l’n
tunUeil ami ll>ethln«Hlarteil. I irr.ih »e«l
for her female huml, »he sijneeze.l mine,
we linlh sinnix each otlu-r, iln*n chaupcd
Pane choir across the room. Jumped up
dim! clown K’.Tdi ninny timer, then my
(lenr me il.-v. •<! n due-nnd lioo-se,ueheil
homo again (Irmi n foreign shore) ; then
nT lx„ forwarded four, lali.s clumped,
we X over, turneil aiouud twlee. ehas
„aved Miilewnye, 1 hacked to p'ni-o, she
clittoeil; side eoupte to the left., shin
dimple torn pentlemeii, side couples turn
hulier, liulieH turn side couples. head
couples turn side couples, alt hands
arnmiil. luck again. Ft rat fellow takes
oppnshe gal, Kliups her arotioi 1 , lake
vour own uni nml t’other feller's pal
forward ami hack, twist hath Kills two
limes, sling 'em to opposite feller, let
him do Iho same as you, nod haea again
to places- light gentleman Inhume to
heavy lady, heavy Indy duplicate, prome
nade all pals to the centre, fellers emeh
I,old of each olher'H hands, hol» up ami
down, each feller lakes his pal hack to
place. Uight gentleman spin right lady,
right Inch-spin left gentleman, nil twist
each oilier, over, repeat, keep It up ; all
turn to t’olher imckwaru, sideways,
each couple swing t'other collide, cross
over hack again to our seals,'
The following Hiory in told at the ex
pense of un 0-»Uortl» (Wla ) lawyer. One
.Smith had. lulled in hnslnos ami Hold
out, und Jmviii£ two or three lough little
hlllti hud given them to Ins lawyer for
(•olleetlon. Smith went »o the'olllce to
reeelve the proceeds. 'The amount col
lected was about lifty dollar*. ‘l’m nor
ry vou'vo been ho, unfortunate, Smith,
for C take ii great interest in you. I
aha’iil charge ymi as mneh.as I should
if I ili<lit t feel Bi> much interest in you.
Here lie handed Smith ilfleen dollars
ami kept the balance. ‘You see, Smith,
X I;new you when you were a hoy, ami 1
knew your fallier before you, ami I take
»good ileal of interest in yon. Wood
morning. Come aiid »eo mo agaln.’-
Smllli. movingidnwly out of the door tind
ruefully enmeniplatlna Hie avails, was
heard to imitler. ‘Tiank Clod you did
n’t know my grandfather.’
Kates far CAtocrtisino.
. Ai»v«:uriMK'i km* M UI at T on
per Mop lor the rlrxf Mwrtmn. * ; w rrnt
per line lor riieh Hijh*»ef|iieiU insertion.
f»rly Imlf-veurly, nn<l veiiriy in
orteil Jvtx., (iiviy.il I no tu« above rr.toß
Ailvertl«ementw -bonM In* nrrnnipiinlod Oj tllO
Cash. Wdhii nmii without any lamPlt of time
specified for publication. they will be continued
until ordered out and cimrucd accoultngly.
JOR IMUNTINO,.
CAttna. !|ANntm.i.H,c;nu!ni.Aiw, nml every oil.
or Mcserlpthm of .lon und i.'ako Prlntim?.
AMNESTY.-
(I'onornt Butler mis propircd .''M* "'ill
tin* I’l’f-s-'»m» of, diiriiiij th»» indent
sos-loii ot conure 4 -",'n 4• >H tM'anllni;;nm
no-tv to all ncr.-rma in Hie •‘•onth, whh
hot few cxccptlon-n This we presume id
fo lie the sit I vt* which Is to hoot the mo- •
verc wound jjlven .t< tho iihorrh's of tho
people hv the prissjisjo of .Shellaliir-'or’s
■•Knrce Bill." nr, Hi «M vert public '
attention from if, so that Grant can, sit
his own * 111 'anil pl“u«mn», the
writ hf '/Kihcn* corpui. in Any sP.teof tho
Union. Imprisnn peacerthle chlzois who
ii/nV incur Ills tlijipli , sistin*» refpsc them H
hearing, uml nmler the shallow pretext
of u,ilot nr protemhul Insurreetloti, nnler •
out the rtullt'iry un«l‘quarter them upon
the fni,"*pevdeil looillty* When u party,
the memhors of wlhleb have ]o«t their in
dividual manhood to an extent which ,
TCTiTlVTß‘llfCTn"iTtlllr"lielterlliao , ,slaves*to...
power, seeks to sugar coat ils iolnmons
h.gislali.m liv ‘ general iimnesiy. H
simplv adds insult to injury, and perpo.
(rales - legislative , riisraliiy under tho
semblance of, general pardon. Of what
OSD is "gcneril amtiesly'. if I hose to .
whom it is exr-ided arc to ho r-guiatod
and controlled in Hielr voles I'ylliu I resi
deiiioftheUn'lied States'.' Oiwlmtuseli
the hnilot, U »t Wtn heoouirolled hy foilo
rat hayonelß? Heller hu* have an em
ppror nl once, ami he done with voters
inning annually lo'the polls*, only to put
in their votes as Grant's uiilitary may
* Never In the history of any comtf ry
have such rapid strides been mads to
wards a military desp >lism than have
been made within a few years in this
country of ours. Disguise it ns.we may,
lam'll id It as we may, it is no ' v , er !' l ,
true. Unit hail studi a .hill ns ShMlahar* .
been proposed In congress .ion yearn
|J.r o ;ihe-anUmr o‘f It, would have been
hanged as a traitor:, ami yet the people
will permit the nae.rlllce of their dealest,
rights will penult, congress to trample
upon ino constitution'iind nnumi-
U*d power to President GranV, ad nec.m-o
polit’cal demagogues who yi-h to
themstdves in power, parade hefme
U rj, z . terrihle stories of the cjoings of Uie
Ku klnx-Ultui m the.vmih', and the ne
cessity of pissing a fores bill to keep
rebels in check. Wc he h-yo now, a.s
we have aiwa\s believed, that had g»*n*
end iimnesiy been granted three nr four
years ago loihe southern people, there
never woidd Jpive been siico ati «*rgani--
zilionas IC klux heard of. Hut th-m tho
,p'.-tjionement of mitd and •geueJ'UH
measures towards a peop'e Terr t»'V # pun?
Kite.l for their rebellion, d.nl m.n suit the
mx!r.-tne radicals, Tt>ev ha»l their own
•s.'llls i plans and seluunes.t" c «»ry nut,—
Carpet triggers and, s aw.igs from too
north worn in. take, pos-e-snm ot U»o
smithern slab"*, under the proeetion ot *
tlicgeooal goveroimmt. an.l tin'll* Idll .
the urieldne ■ m Hie inUM'-’ "f. a HU tell
and 'lehauehed piil'l )'• illliee.x hv Ihe
thousand wtso to ho created* and the lc
eipients quartered upon a people m
vnlvcd almost in imp-lcss poverty*- f-Jo
teeilves more numerous than Hie iiec id
P-rypt were to enter every house uuuOr
I he plea cf revenue necessity and »|>.V "" t
xcine cause lor cougres-innal actluii In
ihe shape ofrecmiHiriiclinii.'- G mdci H
de-eO'Mation hy snch a policy piMftueta
toivarda dhenrilH
mat some out rag’s would !»■* coon tted
hv way "f retaliation hy the n
p.-opie': Imtit is eipinlly iimi'ii.-s, hat
not one <|..arlc.‘ n, the tales
smithern outrages are true. Tiny llf
,l, .mifad ll red hy Ihe c irpet jiaggerx and
. Hi'o.i purpose lo enable im-crU- ■
piilnus and iilipniieipled d'.uiag'.gu'M in
.oimrcss to pas- laws hy which HpH i S
lies of the people may he dearroyo.l _ >
ilie entire iorm ofgm'erMmeui s»l«”-‘‘id ;
No, tho sugar.coat ul smi'i’' 11 ) , A J e .
will lint take away (ne Idin nn .a o
Sliellaharger's force hill. Tlwtl - v .
•hide H until Graut, oxcercising his lin«
or under the hill, shall startlh the peop o
of xiimiicied local lics.iiorl.il ns veil aa
; as well .
Hd' a'rrest'ini d imprisniimeiit of l
hie ciiir.eos for no other cause Ilian the
■ fne expression .of ~011.h5.1_0,,
■ Tiie,i Will the people waken up tq
1 how for Iho miseraolo mess of 1111I 111 . 1 !
’ polage tliey hahered away iho lihcrtie.
1 of the country.— ll'irnKhury Pah toy ,
ft sinmuß paisD* ssese.
'Flip writer »f me ‘Homines ‘>f a flam
darn Prisma,’ in thamhnr *. Jnwna .to
lutes Mio following iMlerustuu;rt*»ec(lMes.
Olannins n»un«l t lio nwtn, my ey«
arrested bv n group nf tlirru men, w ’<>,
having risen to look at. i;i« on my eaa-
Iraince, have instantly salt down again, .is
if too h.asily oecnpieii to waste any of
ttaoir attention. The ■ ni"lmo=*t «t I Lhe
three Is a little, lean, wrinkle.) old an.
whose baown. dried «1< face, looks
lark in-tlau.frame of while haia-.liy whack
it Is eaacir.'led. Ha is apparently relating
a story,' to which, his two companions-.. .
,ie hiawtav chants walla laeatds lake a
1,,,',,'an-.at-are listening walla .jita _ eaaan'r,
■hihlli ke. In a era-si. which cmat I'listss. a.aiti,,-
v willi their might v lamarO li.ms. l.daaw
i.Mir to hearken, natal, to my, aiirprise.mal
lelich’. reeogni/.' "l 0 " u.'i.aa
le-il’,friend the legend 111 fill-' 1 ”
net/,, the. (Irlppleal Chamiaima. ■a"”, of
he purest anal mo“t O'tales! ail leu-,a les
h„l over aainnsed I lie ohilliootl of a gnat
ntiioii. Unliai'l’ily. Ha« o.d anaaia s eer
,[mi is not that of the ijniiint, raiev oiiarl
ml I,ait one which hears ovadeiil innika ,
>f having been ‘improv'd’ l.y simi' t:r ‘ t, i ~
•111 .its,eon Ol the orihmlox c.nirch ; hot
he shadowy lie,inly of Ihe L'o, lolls 01.
1 rn,li 1 101 l intakes i’»ell seen I™ tj'
every, 'ilternl ion. The ,mi r.iloi has j .Ist ■
leaeiied that parr of ahe Mory wdaere he
liero 111 in -afler lylint CHIT <■>' ' > r '
IV ye,ns. is endowed wain pivinrniliai.it
s 'irinnrlla lay three unknown nii-u '• ho
visit Ia 1 111 the glllseof. heggaiM.
‘And When [llia saw alnp he was ha at ,
ed. lie prmed the lln '' ’‘ I’
\v l lla him, liaat he niiahi show hams, if
erniefnl lor whin limy Ind none. I.ni l.n.i
anal ; and ahlmmah he begged aiiai , h ,
V el they would not ;SO at last lie hado
ala*• a a a tell him Ilaeir names, at h'a-t, that,
he anight renaemlier llaelll l.eloae Hod.—
And snd lenty tint face „f Ham "’ho stood
on the rich!, heeamo tlae face ol an old
tuim will* Whifo Inir bright
eves, imiil iirouiml his f«>relu*atl was a eir
ete of I light, a and lie said; Tam tie who
was slain for the iniili s sake, amt my. ■.
name Is Peter.’ Amt the main onLiu) loft
raised Ills heaal, and allowed a dull-, as
..hats laee and arand high hrow, crowned
•willi a eirele of. liglat lake the ol 'em, ■
a. said; T 11111 lie who pi'eneheal to. llao
leailien, and my iimi'e is P.ml.'
•And tiiaya I’m Hail'd hud has laallll soft
ly mi mill's head, and said : ■ To; next
lime ynn go Inm the clanriah in pray, look
it Hie gaeat picllli'e alaove tlae aallar, and
v „n will know what mV name is.
‘And ,-ndiienly, as lie spoke, on His
fmeliead shone a llel'.v ero.-s wlaicla atiiaw
l,ri“ll!er, till I ilia was dazzled, and slant
Ills” eyes; ami when lie opened them
npaill, tile three strangers were gone,—
'l’ll,,n IHia knew win, hml taeeii speaking
walla him. and he knelt down and prayed
mine name.’ .... ,
As Hie narrator ntaei's la as last words, the
hind fact's on eilhersidesnflen Into u hank
nl wondering delighl.whieh is very toueh
|„„ In see. Tn these pair fellnws, whoso
whnle,lives Imve taeeii nne long struggle
leniinst every present want ami misery
i,’lH clieciing in be laid, even in llaasiuUO
and garbled form, nf a power which can
et.iop to aid even tin; despised peasant,
mid in llie.guise of a wanderer unit out
cast lake thaonselves, minister strength
and courage lo altlaeted inainkinii.
Hum: is an elleeting Hoeno on a ferry-
Xjout crossing a rough river,
•Oil, Henry, lilts is terrible.’
‘Yes, il iV lie risponded, ‘but lean on
me and 1 will protect you.’
‘Un you think il will be as rough os
this all tlio-way across ?’
‘1 do,’ responded Henry.
‘Then I guess I’ll have to loam, upon
you . ictiirned the lady.
‘For life'.” whispered Henry, turning
pale at the thought el refusal.
1 ‘f-I don’t know—tile water is uwful
rough —1 guess yo-yes, you'd butter aak
papa.