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jj KITED STATES CLAIM
AND
seAl ESIATE AEEECY.
WM. B. BUTXjBE , , ••
nflloo in Franklin House, South Hanovor Streo
OirlUle. Cumberland couhty, Pcnna.
Applications by mall, will receive Immediate
B partVoul*ar attontlon given to the selling or rent
me of Beal Estate, In town or country. In all lot
ters of Inquiry, please enclose postage, Stamp,
jnly Uil®Jo-u
B. BEETZ HOOVER,
‘ AiFTOBJSTJST-AT-LAW,
CARLISLE, PA,
Office on South Hanovor Street, opposite
I'onU'H dry goods store. .
Doc. 1.1805. *
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A TTORNEYa A T LA IK.
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Hslo, Po.
—Doc. 2 ISGB—
p E O. S. EM.IO,
. ATTORNEY- at-law,
omoo with S. Hepburn, Jr.
East Main Street,
CARLISLE, PA.
Fteu. 2, 71—iy ;
W KENNEDY, ATTORNEY AT LAW
Carlisle, Penna. Office same os tlmtol
he “American Volunteer.”
Dec. I. 1870.
f\R. GEORGE: S. SEARIGHT, Dbn-
I 9 tist. From the Baltimore. College of Dental
iuraert/. Office at the resilience of his mother,
Leather Street, three doors helow Bedford
Carlisle, Ponna.
Dec.l 1885.
®ats aitu (Haus
jgAKGAINS IN
HATS AND CAPS!
AT' .ELLERS, No. 17 NORTH HANOVER ST.,
Next door tb Corhman’sSboe Store.
Wo have received the latest styles of HATS
and CAPS. Slllc Hals, Now York and Philadel
phia styles, Casslmere Hats of all shapes ana
prices, Soft Hats of every kind, from 7o cents
up. Cloth Hats, in Blue. Velvet, Lasting, Mllsed.
Cass ami Black. Also a fine lot of Boys ana
Children’s Hats, Cloth and Felt, and at all pri
ces,
MEN,
BOY’S, AND
CHILDREN^
in styles 100 numerous to mention, all of which
will be sold at the lowest Cosh prices.
Call and examine our stock, you cannot fall to
be pleased In price and quality. ■ .
HATS of any kind made and repaired to
Order,'on short notice.
JOHN'A. KELLER. Agent,
No. 15 North Hanover Street-
Sept 28, '7l-tf.
pf ATS AND OAFS?
DO YOU WANT A NICE HAT OB CAP "
IF 80. DON’T FAIL TO CALL ON
J. G.CALIiXO,
NO. 20. WEST MAIN STREET,
Where can be seen the finest Assortment of
HATS AND CAPS
over brought to Carlisle. Ho lakes great plea B
here In Inviting his old friends and customers,
and all new ones, to his splendid b>opK Just re
dived from New York and Philadelphia, con
sisting In part of fine
SILK AND CASSIMERB' HATS, .
besides an endless varloly of Hats and Caps pi
the latest style, all of which he will soli at the
Lowest Cash Pi'ices. Also, his own manufacture
Hats always qn hand, and
HATS MANUFACTURED TO ORDER.
fie has tbe best arrangement for coloring Hat
and all kinds of Woolen Goods, Overcoats. &0., a
the shortest notice (as be colors every week) and
on tixe moat reasonable terras. Also, a fine lot of
choice brands of
TOBACCO AND CIGARS
{ways ou hand. Ho desires to call theattention
to persons who have
COUNTRY PUBS
to sell, as he pays the highest cash prices for he
same. ■
Give him a call, at the above number, his dd
stand, as he feels confident of giving entire sa ,ts
fautlou.
Oct. Ih7o.
DRY CiiiS:
EBAL VALUE
HARPER’S!
SOUTH HANOVER STREET.
If vou want ft nice CALICO DRESS,
If you want a nice Do Lame WRAPPER,
If you waHt ft nice ALPACA LUSTRE,
iVyou want a nice, PURR MOHAIR,
. 11 yon want ft nice OASSIMEHE SUIT
11 yon want a, nice CLOTH SUIT,
Ifyouwftnt a nice TABLE LINEN,'
If you want a nice FELT or HOOP SKIRT,
if von want a nice OPERA FLANNEL.
If yon want a HANDSOME SHAWL,
If you want a .Handsome -LACE COLLAR,
Ifvouwanta Handsome Lace Handkerchief,
If you want Hamburg EDGINGS CHEAP,
If you want GUIPURE LACES CHEAP,
If you want Llneu Handkerchiefs CHEAP,
If you want DRY GOODS CHEAP,
CALL AT
MAEFIiR’S.
Yow will find an extensive and superior va
riety In Dress Goods, comprising Cashmeres
Australian Crape. Silk and Wool Repps, Plain,
and Plaid Poplins. Black Bilks, and a complete
assortment of staple Dress Goods. Also, Blan
kets, Flannels, Water-proof Repellants,' Velve
teens (Black and Colored.) Merluo Shlrw and
Drawers, Ladles’Merino vests. Twilled Sheet
ing (a new article,) and Pull lines of Notions,
While Goods and Ribbons,
If you would save money call at my store,
wheie prices will compare favorably with any
on this side of the Eastern Cities. < ‘
T. A. HARPER.
P. S. Joseph Kids, 81,00.
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has facilities for the transaction of every
variety of BANKING BUSINESS that may be
required by Us 'customers and correspondents.
Makes collections on all points In the United
States.
Buys, soils, and attends to all orders for the
sale. or purchase of Gold. Government and
Slate Bondt. and all other first class'securl
lies, - .
Negotiates loans and. discounts commercial
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Furnishes drafts to persons wishing to remit
money to any part of the United Slates, Ca
nada or Europe.
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pays interest on special deposits.
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Aug. 81, 71—3 m
Estate of Joseph c o RjN
PROPTB, Deo’d.—Notice to creditors. Ac., Is
hereby given, that* the Auditor appointed by
the Orphans' Court of Dauphin county, to mako
distribution of the balance in the hands ol Jno.
Foko, administrator of Jooph Cornpropts, ialo
of East Hanover township, Dauphin county,
deceased, will attend to the duties of bis ap
pointment, at hlu office. 808 Market at., Harris
burg, on Tuesday, the I7th day of October, 1871,
at 10 (ten) o’clock. A. W., when and where the
creditors and all other persous interested may
attend if they think proper.
LEVI B. ALHICKB.
Auditor,
the intetifan Dolnntar
BY BRATTON & KENNEDY.
JEcJicfll.
QNE MILLION OF LIVES SAVED
It Is ouo of tho remarknblo faots»of this re»
markable ago- not merely that so many Demons
are the victims of dyspepsia or indigestion, but
Its willing victims. Now, we would not bo un
derstood to soy that any 6no regards tfj’spopsla
with-favoL-or feels-disposed-to rank ifr among.
, thenuxUWCS~OT"llfo;'- T ’Fttr'irom~ltr~Tho««' r who.
have experienced its torments would scout such
an Idea. All dread It. and would gladly dlspemo
with Its unpleasant familiarities. Mark Tapley
who was jolly under all the tfylug circumstan
ces In which ho was placed, never had an attack
of dyspepsia, or his Jollity would have speedily
forsaken him. Men and women sometimes
suffer its tortures uncomplainingly, buU-whoov
er heard of a person who enjoyed them ?
Of all tho multifarious diseases to which the
human system is liable, there is perhaps no one
so generally prevalent as dyspepsia. There are
diseases more acute and painful, and which
more frequently prove fatal, but* none, tho ef
fects of which are so depressing to the mind and
so positively distressing to the Body. If there Is
a wretched being In the world It is
A CONFIRMED DYSPEPTIC. ■
Cut it Is notonrlutenllonto dlscantontbo hor
rors of Dyspepsia. To describe them truthfully
Is simply an impossibility, but It Is possibly to
point out a remedy. We nave said that dyspep
sia Is perhaps tho most universal of human dis
eases, This la emphatically the case in tho
United States. Whether this general preva
lence is dne to the character or tho food, the
method of Us preparation, or tho hasty manner
In which it is usually swallowed. Is not our pro
vince to explain. The great fact with which wo
are called to deal is this:
DYSPEPSIA PREVAILS
almost universally.
Nearly every other person you meet Is a vic
tim, an apparently willing one, for were this not
the case, why so many t uderers, when a certain,
speedy and safe remedy Is within the easy
roach of all who desire to avail themselves of It?
But the majority will not. Blinded by preju
dice, or deterred by some other unexplained in-,
llueuco, they refuse to accept the relief profer
ed them. They turn a deaf oar to the testimony
of the thousands whose suderlngs have been al
leviated, and with strange Infatuation, appear
tocllngwlih d'sperato determination to their
ruthless tormentor. But says a dyspeptic;
Whatlsthlsreraedy? to which we reply: This
great alleviator of human suffering is almost as
widely known ns the English languoge. It has
allayed the agonies of thousands, and is to-day
carrying comfort, and encouragement to thou
sands of others. This acknowledged panacea Is
none other than _ -
DR. HOOMJAND'S GERMAN BITTEtIS.
Would you know more 'ol the merits ol this
wonderful medicine than can bo learned from
the experience of others 7 Try It yourself, and
when ft has failed to fulfil the assurance of Us
efficacy given by the proprietor, then abandon,
faith In it.
LET IT BE REMEMBERED,
first of all, that Hoofiand’a Gorman Bitters la
not a rum beverage.
They are not alcoholic In any sense of the
term. They are o composed wholly of the pure
Juice or vital principle of roots, This Is -not a
mere assertion. The extracts from which they
ore compounded are propartd by one of the.
ablest Gorman chemists. Unlike any other
Bitters In the market, they are wholly free from
spirituous ingredients. The objections, which
hold with so much force against preparations of
this class, namely—that a desire lor Intoxicating
drinks is stimulated by their use, are not valid
In the cose of the German Blturs. So far from
encouraging or inculatlug a taste or desire for
inebriating beverages, It may bo confidently as*
sorted that their tendency is in a diametrically
opposite direction. Their efforts can he ■
BENEFICIAL ONLY
in all cases of the biliary system lloo.llaud's
German Bitters stand without an equal, acting
promptly and vigorously upon the Liver', they
xomova Us torpidity and cause healthful secre
tion of bile—thereby supplying the stomach
with the most Indispensable elements of sound
digestion In proper proportions. They give tone
to the stomach— stimulating' -Us functions, and
enabling It to perform ue duties as nature de
signed it should do. They impart vigor and
strength to the entire system, causing the pa
tient to feel like another being—ln fact, giving
him a new lease of life.
THEY PURIFY THE BLOOD,.
cleansing the vital fluid of all hurtful Impuri
ties and supplying them with the elements of
genuine healthlulness. In a word, there Is
scarcely a disease In which they cannot bo.
safely and beneficially employed; but in that
most generally prevalent distressing and dread
ed disease, Dyspepsia,
THEY STAND UNRIVALED.
Now, there are certain classes of persons.to
whom extreme Billers are not only unpalata
ble, but who find it impossible to take them
without positive dlscomiort. For such
Dr. HOOFLAND’S GERMAN TONIC
has been specially prepared. It is Intended for
use where a slight alchohol stimulant is requir
ed In connection with the well-known Tonic
properties of the pure German Bitters. This
Tonic contains all the ingredients of tho-BUtcrt,
but so flavored as to remove the extreme bitter
ness. This preparation is not only palatable,
but combines, In modified form, all the virtues
of the German Bitters. The solid extracts of
some of Nature's choicest restoratives are held
in solution byasplrituous agentol thepurest
quality. In oases of languor or excessive debil
ity, where the system appears to have become
exhausted of Its energies,
HOOFLAND’6 TONIC
ads with almost marvelous effect. It not only
stimulates the flagging and wasting energies,
but invigorates and permanetly strengthens its
action upon the Liver and Stomach thorough,
perhaps less prompt than the Bitters, when lb©
same quantity is taken Is none the less certain.
Indigestion, Bllliousness, Physical or Nervous
Prosirotion, yield readily tolls potent Influence.
It gives the invalid a now and stronger hold
upon life, removes depression of spirits, and in
spires cheerfulness. It supplants the pain of
disease with the caso°and comfort of perfect
health. -It gives strength to weakness, throws
despondency to the winds, and starts the re
stored invalid upon a new and gladsome career.
But Dr. Hooflaml’s benefactions to the human
race are not confined to his celebrated
GERMAN BITTERS,
•or bln Invaluable Tonic.- He has prepared an
other medicine, which is rapidly winning Us
way to popular favor because of Us intrinsic
merits. This Is"
HOOFLANI/S PODOPHYLLIN FILLS.
ft perfect substitute for mercury, without any of
mercury’s evil qualities.-
These wonderful Pills, which are intended to
net upon the Liver, are mainly composed of
Podopbyllln, or the - _
VITAL PRINCIPLE OF TIIE MANDRAKE
ROOT.
Now wo desire the render to distinctly under
stand that this extract ol the Mandrake is many
times more powerful than the Mandrake Jlseli.
It, is the medicinal virtues of this health-giving
plant in ft perfectly pure and Inghlv concentrn
led form. Henco If is that Iwo of life Poaophyl-’
jin Pills constitute a full close, while anywhere
six to eight or a handful of other preparations
pflhe Mandrake are required. The Phodophyl
lin
ACTS DIRECTLY ON THE LIVER,
stimulatlngits fuDctlonwand causing it to make
its biliary secretions In regular and proper
quantities, The injurious results which invari
ably follow the use of mercury Is entirely
avoided by their use. But it is not upon the
Liver only that their powers are exerted. The
extractor Mandrake contained In them la skill
fully combined with four other extracts, one of
which acla upon the stomach, one upon the up
per bowels, one upon the lower bowels, and one
prevents any griping effect, thus producing a pill
•that inflences the digestive and alimentary sys
tem, lr anequal and harmonious manner, and
Us action entirely free from nausea, vomiting or
griping pains common to all other purgatives.
Possessing those much desirable qualities, the
Podonhyllln becomes invaluable as a
FAMILY MEDICINE.
No household should be without them. They
are perfectly safe, require but two for an ordina
ry dose, arc prompt and cfliclent In action, and
when used In connection with Dr. Hooiland’s
Herman Bitters, or Tonin, may bo regarded as
certain speclllcs in all coses of LlverComplalnt,
Dyspepsia, or any of the disordeis to which the
system Is ordinarily subjec. The
PODOPHYLUN PILLS.
not upon the stomach and-howels, carrying oil
improper obstructions, while the Bitters or To
nic purify the blood, strengthen nnd invigorate
the frame, give tone and appetite to the stom
ach, and thus build up the Invalid anew'.
Dr. Hoofland, having provided internal reme
dies for diseases, has given thcyworld one main
ly for external application, In the wonderful
preparation known as _
DU, HOOKLAND’S GREEK OIL.
This Oil is a sovereign remedy for pains and
aches of all kinds.
Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Toothache, Chil
blains, Sprains, Burns, Pain In the Back and
Loins, Ringworms, Ac., all yield to Its external,
application. The number ofeures effected by It
Is astonishing and they are increasing every
day.
Taken Internally, ills a cure for Heart-burns,
Kidney Diseases, Sick Headaches, Colic, Dyson
.tery, Cholera Morbus, Cramps, Pams in the
Stomach, Colds, Asthma, Ac. ...
The Greek Oil Is composed entirely of healing
gums and essential oils. The principal engredl
ont la an oily substance, procured In the Soulh
oru part of Greece. Its effects ns a destroyer of
Ealn aro truly magical. Thousands have been
enefitted by Its use, and a trial by those who
ore skeptical will thoroughly convince, them of
Us inestimable value.
These remedies will be sent by express to any
locality, upon application to the Principal 011100,
,at the German Medicine Store, No. 031 Arch St.,
Philadelphia.
ASp-Theso remedies are for sale by druggists.
Storekeepers, and medicine dealers everywhere.
Chas. M. Evans,
Formerly C» M. JACKSON & CO,
IScal ®sfatr‘Sales.
T}UBLfC SALE OF VALUABLE
I REAL ESTATE.—OiI Thursday, October 10,
1371,—Wi1l bo sold at public sale, on the above
day, on tho promises, at 10 o’clock, A. M„ that
very desirable Limestone Farm of David Martin,■
situated in Monroe township, Cumberland coun
ty, Pn„ about one and’a-half. miles •North of
Ctmrchtown, near tho rood leading to Leidlg’s
-Tavern, on- the
’liffroff’OTGcurCnndlOi-tihrlSHan.HermaijrCelh&i..
hoover and others, containing about one hun
dred and thirty-three acres. There are two good
apple orchards on this tract. A well of novor
talllng water, with pump, and a natural pond of
water suitable for ail stock purposes, and about
ten or twelve acres of very good' timber land.
Tho ImproveTUcn (sure a two-story Frame House,
a hrst-rnio large Brick Bank Barn and other
out-bPJldlngs, ‘
Also, at the same tlmo and place, a tract of
limestone land, adjoining tho nuovo farm, con
taining about flfty-ono acres, of which about
twelve acres are very good timber land.
These properties arc worthy the attention of
persons and purchasers generally, and will bo
sold together or separate, ns may bo most desi
rable.
Persons wishing to view the land can do so by
calling on Mr, Reed, on the . property," or tho
subscriber.
Attendance will bo given and terms made
known on day of salo by
HENRY SAXTON,
Executor.
Aug. 17.1871—1 s
For kale a tract of land
situate on the Canal and River, In Liverpool
township. Perry county, containing THREE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY.A CUES, more or less,
having thereon erected a two story brick dou
ble DWELLING HOUSE, elegantly finished,
a largo two-story FRAME DWELLING HOUSE,
and a very lino iramo BANK BARN, UOxiiO feet,
'lho above tract can be readily divided into sev
eral farms, which will bo sold together orsepa-,
rate, to suit purchasers.
Also, a piece of land In t]io same townsulp,
.containing THIRTY ACRES, more or Jess, part
ly cleared.
Also, a tract oi land on the canal and river, in
Buffalo township, In the same county, contain
ing ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY ACRES, more
or - less, aho.ut the half being cleared, having
thereon erected two log houses and a log stable.
Also, a lot of ground In the borough of Liver
pool, being 50x150 feet, lying between the river
ami canal,and having thereon erected a WARE
HOUSE.
All to bo sold on very favorable terms and
time given to spit the purchaser.
The above properties will be offeredat private 1
sale until OCTOBER 30, IS7J, and if not sold
beiofe that time will bo sold at public sale on
that clay In Liverpool, when and wh£ro the
terras will bb rondo known.
Apply to H. G. MOSER. Mechanlcsburg, or ?o
J. M’CORMIGK, Jr., Harrisburg. •
.le2B-wlf
Real estate at private
SALE.—The subscriber wishes to sell his
farm In Middlesex township, Cumberland coun-,
ty, adjoining the Carlisle Springs, South side
containing 175 Acres of Slato and Gravel Land.
The improvements are a Log and Weather-boar
ded House containing seven rooms and k tchen,
Smoko House, a good Well of water, pnd a pump
at the door, a running stream near the house, a
large Log Burn,-Wagon shed. Corn. Cribs, Hay
House, Fruit Trees,-Apples, Peaches, and Cher-'
rles. There are about 2o acres of Timber Land.
This farm Is well calculated to divide In two,
both timber and meadows, under good fence, a
largo portion post and rail, is In a good state of
cultivation. A good bargain will bo given. Ti--
tie good.
Any information as regards the farm can be
had by calling- at No. 72 North Hanover street,
Carlisle. I’a.
Aug. 2-1,1871—1 f
Yaluable farm for bale.—
The undersigned offers at private sale, his
farm In Middlesex township, one mile East of
Carlisle, and adjoining the Poor House farm,
containing ode hundred and three acres, with a
good Stone House, containing six rooms, and a
Slone and Frame Bank Barn thereon erected,
and well and cistern near the door. The land
could conveniently be divided into two small
farms. Is in good condition, and, Iswellknown
to lie a.s productive ns any land in Cumberland
Valiev, For terras call on the undersigned, re
siding on the premises, or address him b/ letter
at Carlisle, Pu,
Also a tract of land In IVn-y County, grown
overwlm young Tim box*, con
taining 11 Acres and 7 Perches,'bounded on the
north by the Petersburg Hoad, mu ibo-Ku-J i-.v
laud of Dr Herman, on the W st u. ::u
Samuel Bear, on the South by Road and- „icar
field on topof mountain, and threef uiiThsof tv
mile from the tavern, on Bterrell’s Gap, and
about S I A miles fiotn the farm.
JONATHAN HOLMES.
Aug. 17 < "i-tf
jpiUVATB BADE OF . ....
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE-
The undersigned will sell at Private Sale, one
hall mile east of Stougstown, on the turnpike,
leading from Carlisle to Chambersburg, four
miles south of Nowvllle, the following tracts of
land ;«No. I containing ISOAcrcsaml HSPerch
es, neat measure. The improvements are a
BRICIi HOUSE
with 8 Rooms, Wash House, Smoko House,
Bank Barn,Corn Crib, Hog Pen, CarrlagoHouso
Cider press. An orchard of choice fruit such as
Apples, Pears, Peaches, Plums, Grapes, and
about 25 Acres of Timber. No. 2 containing 24
Acres ami ' 103 Perches. No Improvements.
About 2 Acres of Timber. No. 3 contains 27
Acres and 138 Perches. No improvements, all
well limed. Also, about Four Acres of Timber.
The above will be sold separate or together to
•suit purchasers. Also, ou the same day and the
same place, alotin Springfield. ‘The improve
ments aro a largo two-story STONE HOIhSE,
Stable, Hog Pen, «Sc., &c.
For particulars call on the subscriber residing
dn the Ural named property.
GEORGE KELLER.
Sept. M, '7l—St.'
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE AT
PRIVATE SALE.
. The subscriber residing lu West Penusbovo
township, this county, oilers at private sale tho
following Vahmhlo Real Estate :
A LIMESTONE FARM containing 08 Acres
nnd 84 Perches, strict measure, situate ou
Cuambersburg turnpike 5 miles westof Carlisle,
ouc mile and a-half south or the Greuson ware
house, ou • tho Cumberland Valley Railroad,
bounded by lands of John Paul, Henry Paul and
others.
Tho improvements are a large two-story
SVEATiIERIiCAUUEU HOUSE, a large BANK
BARN, 72 by uU feet, .Corn Crlo, Wagon Mied,
Carnage House, nnd all necessary outbuildings.
There is on it an Apple Orchard containing 140
trees of choice graded Fruit, and an excellent,
well of Water at the door. Tho fences are all In
good n puir. About "i Acres of land aro covered
with excellent young- limber There is also
considerable Locust ou the place. Uhls Is among
tho most productive and desirable farms lu
Cumberland- Valley, it having been, recently
well limod all over,
Any person wishing to view these premises
cun do so by calling ou the subscriber near
Mewillle. (JEO.G.DAVIDSON, '
• Sept, 21, 71—4 t.
TjlOR BALE.
.**l offer for sale my Farm on tho Conodogulnet
Creek, opposite to where .1 reside. In North
Middleton Township, and about two miles irom
Carlisle. The farm contains
XG7 ACRES.
of land, part of which is Limestone and the
residue slate ami Gravel, about lifteon or twen
ty acres of which Is covered with limber, and
all the rest well fenced and improved, there
having been about 30U panels of iinjt-class post
and rail fence put upon ii within the last year,
a new Pig Pen ouiit ami u cist .««t the Barn.
Tho Dwelling House is tolerably good, and tho
Barn Is
A LARGE NEW BANK BARN.
well spouted, and Wagon Shed and Corn Cribs.
Theio arc never falling Springs of Water within
‘u few yards of the Dwelling Ho*uso. There la
also a ilrst-rato Limestone Quarry ou the fuim,
and the farm has been limed.
The price Is Soveuty-flvo dollars an aero, and
the purchaser can have any terms of payment
as to time that he pleases by making the same
Sm,r °' FKED'K. WATTS.
Carlisle, September 12, 1871.
fctep. 21, 71—«. .
Farm at private sale—tbo
subscriber offers at private sale, the form
on which be resides, situated in Dickinson twp.,
two miles North of the Slone Tavern, adjoining
properties of Abra. Spoils, John Peffer and oth
ers, containing fcs acres of Limestone Land, all
under fence, and under good cultivation, except
about threo acres of wood land. The improve
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.Aug. 17,1871-2 m.
Y amiable real estate at
PRIVATE SALE.—The undersigned offers
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the Southland Mrs. lloffor,on the North,con
taining 30 feel on West street, and 120 feet deep,
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Aug. 2i, lb7i-tf Carlisle.
ISTOTICE.-Iu the matter of the writ
of Partition of Iho Real Estate of Susan
Flnlclo, dec’d: * , „
At an orphans’ court, began on Tuesday, tb©
22d day of August, A. I’., 1871, on motion of
Messrs Henderson Allans, a rule was granted
upon iho heirs of said deceased, to come Into
the next stated orphans* court, to be held Octo
ber iMth, 1871. and take or refuse to take the auld
Real Estale at lire appraisement.
Proprietor.
Sheriff's Olllco. 1
September 18, IWtf K FOIIEMAN ,
tiheriff.
Waves roll high, and waves roll low,
Rock ua, rock us, rippling sea!
Hound our flow,
.* EoamJ\B_whltg as white may be I «•
—— •’’--’ Sb.lno and sparkle,——
Dance and darkle,
Rocking, rolling, restless sea!
Float and flatter, plungo and play,
Shift and simmer, snowy sail,
Frosted fine with feathered spray.
Bead and boolean beam and gale!
Shine and shiver,
Curve and quiver,
SlantJng, snowy,silvery sail!
Fan and float us, friendly breeze 1
Wave and waft our vessel o’er
Shining sands, and shimmering seas,
Trod of mortal ne’er beioio 1
To some airy,
Flue and fairy,
Far off, fadeless, island shore !
Stfecellßnm.
What Xam about to tell relates to one
of my Franc-Tlreurs. My Lieutenant
presented him one evening at the
bivouac. He told me that he had a vol
unteer, and I did notexpectto seea child
with a slender figure, soft blue eyes, and
the smile of a girU Ho had long,, light
hair, which cuVled over his forehead
with silky softness, like those of a
madonna. The fact is that he was not
my ideal of a soldier, and his blonde
curls displeased me.
'Do you take my company for a girl's
boarding school ?.’ said I, to the Lieuten
ant. ‘Whore the devil did you fish out
this young girl?*
The young man blushed; however, he
preserved a calm face.
‘Your name?' said X.
'Genner.' # .
‘Your age?'
‘I will bo twenty in six months.’
'‘Are you sure of it?’
He looked at me and smiled.
‘I will be, If I am not dead then.’
‘Will you ho brave?’
He suddenly assumed a position which
pleased me,
l I cannot tell. Captain, but I have an
idea that I will do credit to your com
pany *
He said this with calmness and sim
plicity. His eyes, despite their gentle
ness, looked directly Into your face, and
in the cut of his face and the ensemble of
his traits there was something which an
nounced determination. Wo were not
together ten minutes when all my'rtp
prehensions disappeared.
I learned that he was an orphan ; that
his mother-died while he was young, and
that he had known trouble. His father
had been killed by a fall from a horsey
and he, with two young sisters, bad been
left in charge of Un uncle. His sisters
and himself had discussed war and the
unhappy fat© of France, and his sisters
seemed to imagine that the heroism of
Gpprf'v would immortalize his name and
«ave France.
w*H 1 #
D. CORN MAN.
One evening Genner came to me in a*
condition of .lively agitation.
‘Captain,’ said he, ‘there will be a flglit
(o-morrow, and wo will not take part in
it.' Some regiments are being massed
between Ivry and Bfcetre, com
bat will be desperate. . Permit me, I beg
of you, to let me Join them.’
He added that be knew an aid uf Gen,
X , and that be could be assigned
to staff duty. I consented, and a couple
of hours later ho returned with the de
sired permission.
That evening we were together. We
were both apparently in deep thought,
when Gennersuddenly asked:
’ ‘Captain, do you know what fear is?’
’Fear! yes, parblieu ! first time that I
undertook to make a!gallant declaration
to a pretty woman, I found but ail about
the malady. I was more dead than
alive, and I trembled like the leaves of a
willow. I was not wrong in being
scared, for tho very first word I spoke, I
was shown the door. She was a pretty
brunette with a lively air. but spe was
robustly faithful to ray Colonel. I for
got to say that he was her husband. And
do you believe that! have never dared to
present myself before her? In fact, I
asked for an exchange—’
‘But, Captain, in battle, did you never
have any fear? The first time you were
under fire?' ■
‘Eh bieu! it was In Africa, upon the
limits of our possessions near Biskra. A
iribohad revolted and it'was necessary
to reduce them ; and dame / the Arabs
shoot well. I saw my comrades falling
at my side. Some of the new ones, by a'
mechanical movement, shrank down
their shoulders as if they wished to
make themselves smaller; and at the.
same time I heard about my ears a very
singular hissing. It took we some little
time to comprehend that it was bullets
that made this hissing. And then, would
you believe it, in spite of myself, I ex
perienced an emotion, aud constantly
dropped ray head iu order to rid myself
of this whizzing, A pure matter of im
agination ! In a little while the combat
became terribly serious, and I thought
no longer. It is easier to die than it is
to think.' :
‘ft is not death which one need fear, it
is cowardice. However, X hope t0..d0 my
duty,’ he added, as if speaking to him
self.'
‘I am certain of it,’l said. ‘Besides,
you have given proof that you are brave.’
'You must not say this,’ he said, with
sudden emotion,'when there are those
here who know the contrary. You who
have never known fear do riot know
what it isle have this vertigo. Let me
swear to you that the thought that I may
be going to death in a little while does
not alarm me. You remember the post
on which you placed me on the morning
of the 19th of December? It was*a little
crossroads; on one side a high wall and
on the other some bushy heights. 1 bad
my back to this height, and my face to
the wall, beyond which rose a wooded
hill. My duty was to watch this wood,
in which was supposed to be concealed
tbe enemy. He was well concealed, for
X could perceive no living being under
tbe shadow oi the foliage, and not a
sound made itself beard. To my right,
upon an ascent of the road, one of my
comrades, Gilbert, was like myself in
ambuscade. Lower down, to my left,
there was a soldier of the line; but the
road made a bend between us, and I
could only see tbe point of his bayonet
as it flashed In the sun. The forts
thundered constantly, and I could hear
above my head the heavy flight of shells.
In tbe distance, musketry and the dis
charges of mitrailleuse shattered the air,
and were followed by discharges of ar
tillery. My blood boiled. I listened
anxiously. It seemed as if our men, ad
vancing, had gained the terrain, and my
heart hounded; and then there burst
forth confused clamors, and irregular
and frightful noises, to which there suc
ceeded a depressing silence. Contradic
tory emotions —hope, fear, anguish
seemed to choke me. What moat alllicled
me was that the combat did not approach
in our direction, and that wo were de
barred from taking any part in it. 1
wished tooiimb tho hill at my back, from
which I thought I might obtain u view
of the battle, nut you bad fixed my place
with an order for me to remain there, and
I dared not move*
‘Several hours, as It seemed la me,
passed In this walling. At different
times I believed that I heard precipitate
and confused steps; then I fancied that
I felt that trembling of the air which is
produced by men In flight, and the Idea
of a retreat, a rout, passed Hite a cloud
over my thoughts ; but I had repressed
the thought. Fly I French .soldiers In
flight I that could not be. Besides, the
CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1811.
laical
IN A BOAT.
THE YOtfHfl FRARC-TIREUR.
battle was still in progress;-the artillery
and the mitrailleuse still intermingled
,their, rage. A shell fell near me and
burst, without Injuring me, but covering
me withdust. I had no fear, but anxiety
devoured me. Some spent balls, coming
(from I know not where, struck or rolled
in the dust of the road. What was
happening? What was the meaning of
the noises I beard? Was it victory or
:doreut,?-.Ho i w;,Conld:l:,find:otit? .I looked
for, Gilbert, but he had disappeared"—'
Perhaps he- was killed. I dared not
leave my post to ascertain- To my left,
I no longer perceived the bayonet of the
soldier, and I thought he might have
been recalled, and I had been forgotten.
It was just then that, above my-head, I
heard a violent breathing, then a shaking
of the branches, and from the midst of
the parted bushes there, appeared the
pale, frightened face of a Zouave. He
glanced up and down the road with a
haggard eye. I do not know that ho
saw me; but be could not open his moutb.
He made, -without sposbiaK, - a grand
gesture—one inexpressible—one full of
discouragement or malediction, and then
he disappeared. This man, this appari
tion, this mute Sight, froze me. Suddenly
there came an oppressive and profound
silence, such as one sometimes meets in
a tempest. It seemed to me that I re
mained alone in the world, and that,
this day, there was passing under the
sky everything that was strange, horri
ble, frightful, and, being no more master
of myself, I wished to save myself at any
cost. I rushed toward the crest of the
heights. T was advancing, when I sud
denly felt myself drawn back. I en
deavored to advance; my ghn caught
among the bushes, and was hejd, as if
seized by an invisible hand. And then,
my Captain, a fear, an insensate ' fear,
seized me. A cloud passed over my eyes-
Everything swam about me | aud throw
ing my gun behind me, I fled. Yes,
monsieur, I fled like a coward, without
knowing anything, without seeing any
thing, without thought, and I.recovered
myself only when near Paris, at a short
distance from the ramparts. I was suffo
cating; the blood boiled in my arteries,
and it was several moments before I
could recover myself.
‘Some drunken soldiers were pressing
toward one of the gates, around whom
was an uneasy crowd that interogated
them. . ,
‘What is It? What has happened?’
came from all directions.
‘Ah, well,’said one, *ifc is nothing,
only we have been routed.' )
‘But when? Where? Were you sur
prised? Have themunitlons given out?’
asked a crowd of men and women who
surrounded a soldier.
‘Munitions I* replied the man, with
drunken impudence, ‘we have notburned
a single cartidge since we were routed
this morning.’
‘I threw a glance full of rage and -in
dignation upon the man, and then I re
membered. The truth presented, itself.
What had I done? Ah, monsieur, I
was seized with tortures which I can
never describe. Yea, the naked truth
presented itself to me. In my fancy, I
saw you, my Captalu, my brave com
panions, my sisters, France, betrayed,
and my honor lost.. Pardon ray tears,
but the remembrance kills me., I hur
ried. and ran, but this time it was to
ward my post, i went to recover the
arm which I had thrown away, and
then to die. My resolution was firm,
absolute, and I feared only one thing,
that I might not bo able to find the wad.
X called to my aid all my coolness in
order to fix the points of the compass,
and, when I had established my direc
tion, I started back. Almost immediately
there appeared in eight a company of
soldiers, who wore marching in good
order. Tho 'retreat had begun. I con
cealed myself so as not to be seen by the
Boldi#s. They marched. with a firm
step. Their faces were sad, but they
carried their heads high, like men who
had done their duty. v . ,
‘I hurried my steps. The artillery
kept up its thunders, and- protected the
retreat of our soldiers; at times scattered
volleys of musketry burst out across the
fields.
‘Perhaps there may be a stray bullet
for me,’thought.T, as I hurried ou, -
‘Suddenly X recoiled; a body lay be
fore me, that of a Frenchman, with a
ball in his forehead. All about the
earth was torn up, the branches torn,
the.bushes trodden down, and debris ol
ail sorts littered the ground. However,
I pushed on. I recognized the field that
1 cro'ssed in the morning, but all was
changed. The "copse had a battered ap
pearance, as if cut by a heavy hall storm.
Broken branches everywhere were auer
pended from the trees. Upon the hills
beyond me there moved, under cover of
the woods,"some shadows in silence. Ft
was.the enemy, as was proved by a sud
den discharge of grape-shot directed at a
French column which defiled at a little
distance from where I stood. I con
tinued to advance. Still there were
bodies, this time Prussians, iu pools of
blood, and with shattered arras. War lo
frightful. , .
‘But I did not stop to think. I pushed
on, when there suddenly appeared a man
at about a hundred steps from me, com
ing out from a road towards which I was
going, As he saw me, he stopped, and
aimed hia piece at me. My first move
ment was to jump behind a tree; but,
monsieur, a blind rage suddenly seized
me, when in his hands, I saw my own
gun. I threw myself forward at the mo •
ment he fired, and my foot catching
against a stone, I fell to the ground, and
the full undoubtedly saved my life. X
bad fallen in a furrow, and I saw my
enemy immediately move toward me to
assure himself, probably, whether I was
killed or only wounded.’ I had no arms,
and I resolved to feign death, and let
him reach me. When he was close to
me, I bounded to my feet, and threw my
self upon him. He was surprised by
this sudden attack, turned about and en
deavored to pull his revolver. He was a
vigorous man, but X had, at the moment,
a superhuman strength, and the struggle
was brief. I wrenched my gun from
himi and recoiling a step, I struck him
with all my force. The bayonet entered
his breast, and, extending his arms, he
fell heavily to the ground.
‘A little calmness came to me, when I
felt myself armed anew. I had become
again a soldier, a man, and I dared face
your eye. But you will comprehend,
Captain. tha( I did not consider this ac
count settled. I have a debt to pay,
which I hold myself bound to pay in
blood, and, unless I pay It lam a cow
ard,’
‘No declamations.’ I said, putting my
hand on hia shoulder, for he had become
excited in speaking. ‘You lost your head
and committed a criminal act. It is to
be regretted, without' doubt, but you
forced yourself to repair U at once.—
You triumphed over a perverse instinct.
You have subdued the frightened betc
which rebelled, and have restored it to
Its duty. This is well, and proves that
you are right at bottom, aud that, hence
forth upon your guard, you will hold
yourself iu obedience. Only be calm,
my boy, more self-possession. With
these, one always seea clearly oud
marches right, You see that pule light
hi the horizon? It is dawn. If .you are
atill determined to assist in the fete
which is preparing, it Is time to set out,
and may good fortune go with you.’
I gave him my hand, which he .pressed
with emotion.
‘Adieu, Captain!’ said be with ngrave
voice. I called him back.
‘One word, Geuner. Bo patient; do
you understand? X order you to be
prudent. There Is no necessity of your
.being killed, for your death will not
save France, or eradicate the' disaster of
Chatillou.
He smiled sadly, saluted mo with a
parting gesture of his hand, aud wont
away. I followed him with my look, for
he interested me, and I was well pleased
with his honest sincerity. I had enough
experience of human nature to know that
his adventure exhibited indications of a
right and energetic soul. He had cer
tnlnly displayed more courage and reso
lution in retaking bis gun than would
have been required to guard it originally.
He was but a boy, and he bad flowed
himself to be overcome by a feverish,
nervous excitement. For the future, I
was sure of him.
I now jememberedjthat on the day of
bis adventure I bad lost sight of him
since morning?, and that I bad begun to
bo uneasy about.’ hi in whou ho ivuuio his
'appearance;—He cunie In ollt'of IjitMiUl,"
and covered with blood,.
‘Are you wounded?’ came from every
side. ' ' J
‘Nothing but a scratch in the forehead
which la not Worth mentioning.’ „
The sound of his voice struck me, and
it seemed as if, since morning, it bad
changed its tone. He threw a Prussian
helmet at my feet.
‘I killed the man who wore it. He was,
I believe, a Bavarian officer.’
‘Bravo!’ I said, striking him on the
shoulder. ‘You are the youngest among
us and hove returned with a trophy.
‘Yes,’ replied-ho bitterly, *x nave cap
tured a helmet, but we have lost Chat
lion.’
I was not a participant in the fighting
that occurred on that day from L’Tay to
Thials and Chevilly* I only saw the
procession of wounded, and it woe a most
cruel sight. Io the evening. I learned
that Genner had distinguished’himself,
bis coolness and intrepidity had been
remarked, and pe had been publicly com
plimented, General X , who Is an
.excellent judge of such matters, proposed
to me to attach him definitely to bis staff
as a reward for his services. I sent this
offer to Genner, who refused it.
Up to the 13th of October there occur
red nothing of importance. On that day
we received intelligence that the enemy
was to be attacked between Bngneux and
Chatillon. A flash of joy illuminated
the countenance of Genner. v
‘At last!’ he exclaimed, with a look
which expressed his hope.
The French troops were divided into
three corps, without Counting the reserve.
One of our divisions received orders to
march on Vanvres and Clamart, while
another attacked from the front of Bag
neus. As for us, we were . detailed to
operate between the other two, aud to
approach in the face of the position at
Chatillon. • . •
We were sustained by several battal
ions of the line, and a heavy artillery
force and Mobiles, while, my company
was marched at the head of the attacking
column. The attack was made vigorous
ly, and, id its progress, it became neces
sary to attack a house which had been
fortified by the enemy. To do this, a
series of barricades and walls, behind
which the enemy was located, had to be
carried by the bayonet. The. spirit and
dash of our troops were marvellous. Ev
ery obstacle gave way before them, and
the enemy was rolled back io disorder.
However, having received reinforce
ments, he rallied, and at once took the
offensive. Our soldiers, Inflamed by a
desire for revenge and by the hope of
victory, did not yield a foot. Sheltered
iu turn behind trees audio the houses,
they resisted with energy. The Prus
sians, greatly outnumbering us, made a
determined effort to drive us back.
Just then I saw a swarm of Prussians
advancing toward a farm yard in which
a troop of Mobiles had entrenched them
selves, aud whose entrance they had bar
ricaded with broken carts, furniture,
mattresses ami everything which came
to their hand. From behind , this the
Mobiles held in check a Prussian detach
ment.
I was a short distance away, iu a cem
etery, in which my command was forti
fied, as if in an entrenched camp, among
tho tombs and among the ashes of the
dead, whose repose wo profaned. From
our position I could overlook the farm
yard, and I could discover that the.Prus
siaus were making great preparations to
surround it. How could the Mobiles be
warned of the impending danger? I made
a sign : Oemier marched forward. He
saw unci understood my motion* A sav
age shower of balls saluted his passage,
but, happily, he gained the yard aud so
passed in. There occurred, at this mo
ment, in the little block house, a little
hesitation of which the Prussians availed
themselves to advance. The firing was
at once resumed with an infuriated vigor.
A portion of the Mobiles endeavored to
make a breach in the walls for egress,
while the others remained at their already
half destroyed barricade, protecting their
labor, and among them young Genner,
who charged and discharged his piece
with the precision of a veteran. It was
thus I saw him, as he stood erect in a
cloud of dust and smoke. Then there was
u frightful discharge of musketry, aud I
uo longer saw anything.
The Prussian troops advanced iu com
pact masses, supported by their reinforce
ments, and our retreat was sounded. To
guard, the prisoners wo had captured, it
would have been necessary lo advance in
force, and bring ou n general engage
ment. This was evidently not iu the
.plan of our leaders, us they recalled usfaC
a moment when we had everything our
own way. Everybody stormed, but it was
necessary to obey orders, and to fall back
from positions which our men had so
gallantly earned at the beginning and
afterward held. The day however, was
a glorious oue for us, aud the enemy had
paid dearly for the right which we yield
ed to him of retaking his positions. Our
Josses were much less than his, and apart
from the disappointment of yielding the
captured battle ground, everybody was
satisfied.
I was marching back with my com
mand at an'alert step, with my Franc-
Tireurs, at least such of them as hat? been
able to join me, when I w«s met by a
member of tho Society of Geneva.
‘Captain,' said he, as he pointed to a
house from which floated the ambulance
flag, ‘there is one of your men who is
badly wounded.’
I followed him'into one of tho town
halle, in which, ou some improvised
beds, they had disposed of the wounded.
In a chair there lay a varcase % along
blue belt, and a hat with black plumes,
and near by, on a mattress, I recognized
Genner. Good heavens, how pale be was,
and what a change had come over him
in a few hours! His shirt open, and red
with'blood, revealed his chest, crossed
with bloody bandages. Ho was in a sort
of drowsy stuporwhioh resembled death;
bis right hand clutched bis gun, from
which he would not be separated. Close
by his side was seated a sergeant of the
Mobiles, who contemplated him with a
mournful air.
‘Hesaved us,’ he said, ‘but it pas cost
him dear.’
He bad fallen upon tho barricade, where
he remained till the last, and the Prus
sians, after the fight, bad sent him to our
hospitals. I interrogated with a glance
the surgeon, who sadly shook bis bead.
Poor Geaher! I saw In a moment, as
in 0 dream, the streets of a peaceful vil
lage, a quiet mansion, two young girls,
who stood together, who thought of their
brother, who waited for him, and hoped
to see him again. 1 would hove willingly
given all my happiness in this world to
have saved eh is poor boy; to have taken
into my own breast the three balls which
had destroyed his life.
I do not know whether or not he heard
some noise, or that he devlned my pres
ence, but he opened bis oyea aud recog
nized me.
'Aud Ohatlllon?' be asked, with a fe
verish and burning glance.
He did not know the result of the day,
and hesitated to reply.
Qenner, without a word of complaint,
without a sigh, turned his head and clos
ed bis eyes.
Soon after, same comrades came to an
nounce to Qenner that he was going to
be mentioned in the order of the day; he
beard them, and turning to me, said;
‘lt Is impossible ; aud you know well
that It ought not to be. You must pre
vent U ; the honor must bo reserved to
those without fearand without reproach.
I cannot steal the estimation of any one.’
‘Qenner,' said I, ‘you have-to-day sev-
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ed tbo lives of many persons at the expo
sure of your own. Why, then, do you
hesitate to pardon yourself?’
'I have saved some men,’ he said, sad
ly, ‘but bow many others are dead, my
Captain, and how many others will die
to retake (be redoubt we have abandon
ed? Ah! it.was there I wished to fail, in
trying to plant our flag, but God has not
permitted it. And how many lives must
-ydt-.be_jsaorlfloed—ah,._thls
blood')’
A sudden sob oonvuised hls chest, and
then bis voice became Arm.
‘You will write to my sisters, will you
not? You kiiow where, my Captain, at
Fontalnblean.’'
‘I will console them, and when they
know’all, Genner, they will be proud of
you.’
‘No, do not tell them all, Captain.—
However, they should not be deceived.
Tell them nothing except that I am dead.
Tell them just this, and that I love them
dearly.’
His. voice crew, .weaker Wo, nonW
scarcely understand him. Hla eyes closed,
a long broken sigh came from bis ohest,
and then he was quiet.
.We leaned over him breathlessly, lis
tening painfully.
All at once be opened .wide bis great
eyes, straightened himself, and be then
sprang forward.
'Cfaatillon is ours!’ cried he, in a loud,
clear voice; and then be fell back mo
tionless.
‘Sarcebleul’ said the Sergeant, 'bo was
a gallant soldier.*
THE KIND OF THE SWANS.
A GOOD STORY FOR CHILDREN.
There was once a young girl who was
named Delpbine, so good and cheerful
that she was a favorite with everybody.
The girl had a friend, called Hilda, who
was also a very good child,, and they
loved each other dearly. In the winter,
when the snow was lying deep upon the
hill and field, Hilda fell sick, and her
parents were in great trouble about her.
She was quite unable to eat, was burning
with fever heat and shivering with cold
by turns; she became no bettor, though
she bad several doctors and a great deal
of medicine.
When any of her young friends came
to see her, she would say: * Give me
strawberries; who will go and find me
strawberries, that I may get well again.'
If her parents said; ‘Dear Hilda, it is.tbe
winter, and there are no strawberries to
be found al> this season,’ Hilda would
raise herself up in bed, and say ‘ Far
away over the high hill there Is a green
slope; there I can' see plenty. of straw
berries; who will go and fetch them for
me 7 only one of the nice red berries—
only one.' The children left the room,
saying to each other: 1 What nonsense'
poor Hilda talked about strawberries;
She must be dreaming. Who would, go
up that wild hill, and through those dark
woods to get strawberries for any one ?'
But Delpbine felt tronbled, and said :
‘Who will go with me over the mountain
to seek for strawberries? It will be some
comfort to poor Hilda if she sees us start
to seek them, even if we do not find.’—
But no one would go With her, and all
went straight home. .
So Delpbine set out alone on her way.
A small trodden footpath led up the
great steep hill and down again on tbs
other side, through a great dark wood of
beech and oak. She came to a place
where three paths met; she stood still a
minute, not knowing which path to take,
when she saw a little man approaching
through the trees. He had a green hat
upon his head, with a feather as white as
snow. His dress was of the softest swan’s
down ; he carried an ivory bow on his
shoulder, and a small silver hunting
horn .hung at bis side. ‘What do you
want here, my little damsel? 1 he said, in
a friendly voice.
‘Ah !’ said Delpbine. 1 I have a sick
Iriend who longs for atrawberrl.es, and
says they will make her well again. I
know very well it is winter, but I think
I shall be able to find, something here
she will like, and I hope I shall not re
turn empty-handed. ■
‘Come with me,’ said the little hunter;
Twill show you a place where you will
find what you have come in search of.*
He went on before, leadlngker through
manywinding paths, until the forest ap
peared much lighter, and the air became
warmer and more spring-like, and at last
they came to a grated, iron door. The
little man unlocked it, saying, ‘lf you go
straight forward 1 , you will find what you
seek.’
Delphine would have thanked the good
natured little man, hut he had vanquish
ed, so aha wont ou a few steps further
and came to a green slope. Here winter
had disappeared; the sun shone warmer
in a blue cloudless sky, the birds sang
merrily, and, a few steps on, she came to
a spot whore the ground was covered
with the finest ripe strawberries. How
the good little maiden rejoiced ! She
quickly filled the little basket she had
brought with her, and started back to her
dear sick Hilda. .
But somehow it happened that she
could not find her way hack; she came
to a high iron fence that surrounded the
woods, but all her attempts to find the
grated iron gate were useless. She ran
this way and that; still no gate was to be
seen. Then she heard the sound of a
whistle at a distance, and exclaimed, in
joy, 1 1 hear.a living sound ; some one
surely Is in the wood who will show me
the way.’ She hastened through a thick
et In the direction of. the whistle, and
suddenly beheld a scene which caused
her great surprise. Before her lay a large
green meadow, and beyond‘this a clear
lake, on which a number of stately swans
were swimming gracefully. In the mid
dle of tbe lake was a small Island, and
upon It a grand palace, sunfounded by
flower gardens and orange groves. As
she approached tbe shore of the lake; she
saw a little man sitting there who did'
not look so friendly pa- the little hunter
in the forest; He had a large bead with
rough hair, and a gray beard that reach
ed down to his knees. In one hand he
held a whistle, and in the other a switch.
■ Delphlne./elt rather afraid to speak to
him, and stood at a little distance. She
soon discovered that his office was to take
care of the swans,and prevent them from
going out of the water. When any did
so, be whistled to them, and if they did
not obey him, then he employed bis long
switch,which had the property of stretch
ing out or becoming snort, Just as the old
man pleased. .Delphine could see no one
but this old man, nor any mode of reach
ing tbe palace; therefore she soon gained
courage to say : * Good friend, can you
show me the way out of this forest on
my way home?’
The eraybeard looked at her in sur
prise, but did not speak; he merely made
her a sign that she should sit down,
which she did. Then he whistled, and
presently there came a large swan from
the lake, and laid down before him. The
little man seated himself on its back,
throwing one arm around its neck, ami
away Ibe trusty bird swam with him
across tbo lake. There he alighted and
-went Into the palace.
Beiphine waited some time, curious to
see what would happen; but she did not
(eel afraid. At length sue saw four black
swans swim from a creek running Into
the lake, harnessed to a beautiful little
green boat, adorned with silver and pre
cious Jewels. The awning of Jbe boat
was formed like a pair of wings, and it
shaded two small seats, and the bow of
the boat ended in the shape of a long
swan’s neck.
The greybeard sat there, looking much
more agreeable than before. He gave
Beiphine a sign to step in. She com
plied. They then sailed gently across
the lake, and as soon as they reached the
shore, ho banded her out of the boat,
and led her to the castle,
In a hall of blue and white marble, on
a throne of opal, sat the King of the
Swans; be wore a robe of pure white
silk, bordered with swandown, frosted
with pearls, a golden crown on hie head,
and surrounded by numerous richly
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dressed attendants. ‘What dost thou
seek In my kingdom V he asked. *1 have
found what I sought/answered. Del
phlno, ‘hut I pray you to let someone
direct mo in the way home, for I find
that J have wandered' in tho wrong di
rection/ ‘Very well/ replied the King,
‘it shall be done; but it is the custom of
all who enter this kingdom to give a
I present to the King of tho Swans.—
j What host thou to offer V ‘Alaal’re
-1 plled-iJelpUiue,-lL^vdye_ngthlng_alall v ;_
ir rtra’d” iniwn”r wouid-
something from homo.’- ,‘Thqu ‘hast
strawberries/ rejoined the King, ‘and I
like strawberries aboye all thidgs. Give
me thy strawberries, and then one of my
servants will show theo thy way home/
/Alas I X cannot give you all/ said Del-
pbfne: ‘the strawberries are for my sick
friend, who must die if aho has no straw
berries, but I will readily give you some
of them/ \
With these words she took soveraLfino
strawberries with stems and leaves, and
tied them into a bunch with the ribbon
dtiao mjaua Tier"imrr,T»rra rirrLra ,^r iu
the King. , '
'Thanks, my ,little said tho
King. ‘Now go; thla man will attend
thee—do exactly what he desires.’ .
The old man with the gray beard
waited for her, and when Delphine had
taken leave of the King, he led her into
the garden, tied a fine handkerchief over
her eyes, whistled, and at the-same in
I atant took her by the arm. She heard
the rustling of wlnga; she felt the wi ul
blow colder and colder In her face, but.
was not conscious of moving, nor could
she see anything. At last the sound of
wings ceased, and the old man set her
upon, the ground.
‘Now, my child, count twenty, thou
take' off the bandage, but not before.—
Preserve it carefully ; it will bo required
of theo'at Us proper time.’
, She counted twenty, and when she had
taken off the bandage, she found herself
standing on the hill, opposite tho house
of her friend Hilda, with frost and snow
around. She looked up to tho sky; and
there saw a great bird and the old gray
bearded man sitting upon it, with his
arms around itsneck. Then she hastened
to her friend Hilda, who was still in bed,
repeating the words: ‘Who will bring
me strawberries to make mo well ?’
‘There they are,’ said Delphihe, hand
ing the huhch to Hilda. Every one was
astonished, and wanted to know whence
Helpbine had brought them. Before she
had told her wonderful adventures, Hilda
had eaten all the strawberries. Then
the color returned to her face, and
strength to her limbs; and she said:
‘Thank God, and dear Delphino, now I
am quite well,’ rose up, and was really
cured of her illness..
Who can say how the parents, thanked
Delphine? She, was truly a good and
brave girl, beloved by all, because she
was not selfish, and was kind, and
thoughtful for others. Ono day, Jong
after, as Delphine was walking in the
meadows with her mother, talking of her
marriage* that was to ,be, she looked up
and saw a black speck in ttie sky, which
became larger as it descended, and at last
they saw it.was a prodigious black swan,
and that it was flying down toward them.
There was a tent with golden gauze cur
tains upon the swan’s back, and when
the swan had gently alighted on tho
ground, there came out of the tout a little
man with friendly eyes—it was the King
of the Swans.
T have heard,’ he said, ‘that in a short
time thou wilt celebrate thy wedding
with an honest, good man, aud as thou
gnvest me a present when a child, aud
hast grown up so good, brave and pure a
maiden, I will make thee a present in re
turn.’ 8o saying, he pul a costly boquet
In her hand; it was formed of gold
leaves In the form of strawberry leaves,
aud the berries were largo rubbles and
amethyst, and theflowers were diamonds,
pearls and opals.
‘Take this as a reward for thy un
selfishness,, aud thy tender love for thy
mother and friends.’, Delpbine and her
mother could hardly thank the King, in
their astonishment. But he did uot give
them time, for, pressing the hand of
Delpbine kindly, he bade her farewell. .
and, wishing her happiness in her new
life, entered the tent, and thoblaok.swau
rose majestically in : the air and flew to
ward his home, and. at last disappeared
as a little spot in the clouds.
Many little boys and.girls have gone
over the hill since, in search of straw
berries and the land of swans, hut have
not found them. Perhaps they were—
more selfish and notsb good asDeiphine.
THE USES OF PROSPERITY.
Those who have risen to prosperity by
steady industry and sagacity in obtaining
money seldom part with that universally
esteemed and valuable ruler of destiny
without securing to themselves some
fully adequate or superior reward for the
so-called gift, which, iu nine cases out
of teu, is grudgingly bestowed, and
which will In time call for its, pound of
flesh uear the heart.
Prosperity proves a blessing or a curse
to ourselves in proportion to the means
by, which it has beeu secured and' the
manner in which it is employed. Some
men rise with the occasion. If their
wealth Increases, liberality expands
their hearts and the stream of their beni
floence Hows outward to deserving ob
jects. Others become contracted and
cramped by the desire for still greater
gain; the more they accumulate the
more thirsty do they grow for gold, and
this consuming and devouring greed
makes them, ineffably mean in small
things, while in more important matters
their show of liberality and generosity
is but quicksand, or a mirage, which
cheats the unwary and substitutes bitter
disgust for gratitude iu the seemiug re
cipients of their favor.
There are many cases of men who,
having risen to affluence by hard and
untiring industry, retain a strong feeling
for those seeking to rise in the same way,
and who are always ready to lend a
helping hand to struggling merit. Such
men, even if they are but few, cheer the
hearts of many and stimulate the efibrtsi
of others who are cognizant of their lib
erality. Were there more of them in
high places (wealth being regarded as
the criterion of elevation) swayed by
this same generous and liberal spirit,
how many tears would be wiped from
the eyes of the oppressed; how gladly
would they exchange a feeling of in
jured pride and repulsive suspicion for
one of unmingied admiration. and grati
tude,only ceasing with their lives.
THE MOON AND THE WEATHER.
In an examination made by Professor
Marcet, of Geneva, of a long series of ■
meteorological observations, made with
reference to the influence of the moon ou
the weather, be found that the influence
on the rain-fall must bo regarded as noth
ing. Ou the question of changes of the
weather, he found by calculation that
the average probability of weather on
any day is 0 120, that the probability of a
change of weather on the day of full moon
Is 0.21, and new moon 0.25; for the day
after new moon, 0.143, and the day after
the full moon, 0.148. Both at new and
full moon these changes were found to
have been from foul to fair one hundred
aud six times where they were from 'fair
to foul seventy-seven times. The con
clusion arrived at by Bugeaud on this
point was, that 11 times out of 12, the
weather, during the whole moon, fol
lows the weather of the iitth day of the
moon. If on tbo sixth day, it remains as
it was on the fifth; and nine limes out of
twelve it follows the fourth day, if on the
sixth day it follows the fourth, -
Mr, Harrison, the eminent meteorolo
gist, ascertained from a study of the
thermometrlo observations at Greenwich,
■ that there is a tolerably constant increa-su
of temperature from .the new moon to tin
foil, and a decrease from the fnl! muoiv
to the first quarter ; also that maxi'A
, mum of rainy or cloudy days cm respoudipk,
with the llrst half of the lunar period,