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DR. G. W. MIFFLIN,
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Columbia, nay 3, 1850.
H. M. NORTH,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
Columbia, Pa.
Collections, romptly made, in Lanea4ter and York
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Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
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Colutnlmt. Septvittlaer ti, 1 , 36 it
GEORGE J. SMITH,
WHOLESALE and Retail Bread and Bake
Baker.—constu.o on hand a variety of Cakes,
WO numerous to mention; Crackers; Soda, %I, ine, Scroll,
and Sugar Biscuit; Confectionery, of every description,
k.,e. LOCUST sTRKET,
Feb. 2,'.1.13. Between the Bank mid Franklin flange.
WISTAR'S BALSAM OF WILD CHERRY,
for Coughs, Cold-, h.c , for -ale zit
ItIcCORKLE & DELLETT'S
Family Medicine More, Odd Fellows' Hull.
Columbia, Het. 31, lt-57.
OOLLEIS All healing and Strengthen
nig Salve, (or .atle
AIeCOR FLF. h DELLETT'S
Family Medic 'v Siore, Odd Fellows' Ilall.
Colombia, (lei. 31. 1'4;7.
HONEY : Just received, a small lot of Su
perior Honey, and for sale by
R WILLIAVS,
Front .creel.
Nov. 21,1P.57,
QAPONEFIEII! at reduced prices, for sale
by toe ?mad or case, by R. %V 11.11.1,015,
M=M
TOILET SOAPS!---The largest assortment in
ColuirMiu; cull and examine for tour-ell:es t :it
It. WILLIAMS,
Drug Fiore, Front iorret
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-BRUSHES! BRUSHES!---A general assortment
of liroplieg; .urh no Shoc, Stove. flair, (lore.
Tooth and Nail liru.hei, iu4t. received and for gale by
R. WII.LIASIS,
Front idreet.
Nov 21,145:
VENNEDV'S MEDICAL DISCOVERV--This
IX. Celebrated Medietne ulwayQ an band, and for
sale Ily
Nov. YI . I t!:17.
10ItN Starch, Farina, Rice Flour, Tapioca,
%-/ Sago, Chit Men!, Arrow Root hr., or the
FAMILY MEDIcINE sToRE.
Odd Fellnv& 113.1!
Sept 25, '57
JUST received, three dozen Dr. Brunon's
Vegetable 11t, tern, a certain cure for I))spep , ..tat
also, a fre•tlo lot of sap Sago and Pole Apple Clivese.
Farana and t!ora Sturelt, at 1) Il1:11W5
Sept 5, 1457. Grocery nod Linitor Store.
HAIR DYE'S. Jones' Batchelor's, Peter's and
Eayptinn hair dyes, warranted to color the hair
any desired shade, without injury to the skin. For sole
Ly R WILLIAMS.
May 10
Front st., Columbia, Pa.
_
, QOLDTION OF CITRATE OF MIGNESIA,or
Pur
gative Mineral Waler.—Tlii, pleasant medicine
'which in highly recommended it, a !whew ute for
'Epsom Salts, Seollitz Powders, &c., man be obtained
fresh every day at Da. E. B. HERR'S Drug Store,
IFront st. [J2
T 4 AMPS, LAMPS, LAMPS. Just received at
Illeten Drug store,
.a new and beautiful lot of
LLamps of nil degeriptions.
May 2.1857.
ASUPERIOR article of burning Fluid just
received and fur sale by H . SUY OA 111 A: SON.
A LARGE lot of City cured Dried Beef, just
received at H. SIMIAN! &SO S.
Columbia December .10, I
1100FIJAN0'S German Bitters. For sale at
111eCOHIO.I.: h DELLEry
Family Medicine Store, Odd Fellows' Ilall.
July 25. 1 x.57
POUNTRY Produce constantly on hand an d
A,/ for mile by 11. SEIVIMNI &SON.
HOMINY, Cranberries, Raisins, Figs, Alm
ands. Walnuts, Cream Nut , , &c ,ru.r rearmed
11. FUTDAM & role].
Columbia. Dee. 20, 1956
ASUPERIOR lot of Black and Green Teas,
Coffee and Chocolate, just recrtved at
It sUTDAM sows
Dec. 20,1856. Corner of Front and Union .ts.
UST RECEIVED. a beautiful assortment of
Wars Ink Sivada, at the Headquarters and
ews Depot.
,Coluinlita, April 18,1837.
VITRA Family and Superfine Flour of Ilic
best brsind. for Pule by II SUYDAM & SON._
DST received 1000 lbs. extra double bolted
Durk wheat Meal, at
4.1' . . , I sui. 11. SUYDAM & RON'S.
WEIKEL'S instantaneous Y ea.st YDAM& or Baking
Powder, for sale by 11. SU SON.
-rARR k THOMPSON'S justly celebrated Com
ntereinl nud other Gold Pena—.the in the
market—ju.t received. P. SIiRgINER.
Columbia. April:L-4.IMS.
WIIY should anyperson dowilhout a Clock,
b when they coo e had forSl.tillaud upwards.
at tSIIREINE.R'S?
Cnlumbi
ArrOAmn
MAIII.E nod Rock :Salt, by the suck or budleljor
rule :ow. by
,Oct lO , 1457,
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DE GRATH'S F.I.ECTRIC OH.. Ju.o. reeeivel.
Heel' ktutply °talus popular remedy, nod for male
tip n WIII.I.IAIIIS.
, e•Columb", P
May 10,1E156. Front qtreet
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ALA RGF. aruortmenl of Ropen. nll fire. and l eng th,
on hand and for sale at THOS. WELSH'S,
March 12, 151.57. No. I. High .
ANV:W lot of WHALE AND CAR GREASING
OILS, received at the more of the rokiir.lrer.
Ili. WILLIAMS.
NI Ey 10,1x56. Front Street, Columliis. I'm.
A SUPERIOR artiete of PAINT OIL. for Pair by
R. WILLIAMS.
Front Street, Columbia, Pa
May 10, IFSG
A SUPIRRIOR ■rtie le of TONIC t 4 PIGIi VITTER , it
tuiipbte for Hotel Iterperx. Inr onie by
K. WILIAAMS.
Trout Wert, Columbia.
Mar 10,1956
1:110
A fearless shape of brave device.
Out vessel drives through Tram and ruin,
Between the flouting Heels of
Those e motes of the northern main.
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Those Arctic ventures blindly hurled,
The proofs of Nature's olden force,
Like fragments of u crystal world
Long shattered from its skiey course
1011
These are the buccaneers that fright
The middle sea with dreams of wrecks,
And treere the south winds In their flight,
And chain the Gulf Stream to their decks.
At every dragon prow and helm
There stands some Viking, as of yore,
Grim heroes from the bireal realms.
Where Odin rules the spectral shore.
And oft beneath the sun or moon
Their swift and eager falehants glow;
Ile, like a storm-vexed wind. the Rune
Comes chafing through some heard of snow
And when the far north flashes up
With Greg of mingled red 81111 gold,
They know that 'natty a blazing cup
Is brimming to the absent-hold.
Up signal there! and let us hail
Von blooming phantom as we pass;
Note nil her fashion, hull and sail,
Wallin the compass of your glass!
See at her mast the steadfast glow
Of that am star of Odic s throne;
Up with your flag. mid let us show
The constellation of our own.
And -peak her well. for she might say,
If from her heart the words could thaw,
Great news from some far froeen buy
Or the remotest Esqusmaus.
Alight tell of channels, yet untold,
That sweep the pole from sulk to yen;
Of land which God designed to hold
A mighty people yet to be.
Of wonders which alone prevail
Whence day and darkness dimly meet;
Of all which spreads the Arctic sail;
Of Franklin and his venturous fleet.
How. haply, at some glorious goal.
him anchor holds, his sails are furled;
That Fame has named him oat her scroll,
`•Coluurbus alike Polar World."
Or how his plowing bark wedges on,
Through splintering field, with battered shares;
Lit only by that spectral dawn,
The music that mocking darkness wears.
Or how, o'er embers black mid few,
The last of shivered masts and spars,
Ile sits amid his frozen crew•,
In council vi nit the norland stars.
No answer but the sullen flow
Of OCCIM heaving long and vast.
An argosy of ice and snow.
The voiceless North swings proudly past
I=llll
Five years ago I was telegraph clerk at
Newstone Station. I had a week of day
duty, and a week of night duty, alternately.
Chirstmas-eve had come round, of all nights
in the year, and there I found myself, cooped
up as usual in the little office; two great
staring instruments in front of me, a flaring
gas light overhead, and a well-heaped grate
by my side; not forgetting a three volume
novel to assist me iu wiling away the long
dark hours.
R. WILLIAMS.,
Front street
The night messages at Newstone were
never very numerous. There were rarely
any for private people; they referred, mostly,
to the business of the rail way company.—
That evening I felt very low spirited. It
went against the grain to work on Christ
mas eve, when everybody else seemed to be
keeping holiday, and enjoying themselves.
Cary and I had been engaged about two
years; and, for any prospect of marriage,
we might be engaged for twenty years
longer. Mr. Lancaster, Cary's father, was
a tradesman in a good way of business, and
naturally refused to let his daughter marry
a fellow who was getting only seventy
pounds a year. He several times advised
Cary to give n.e up: but, as she would not
do that, he contented himself with forbid
ding me the house; trusting to time and
distance—for they lived several miles from
Newstone—to aid his cause.
I knew that Mr. Lancaster always invited
a number of young people to the house on
Christmas-eve, and I pictured them there,
dancing; Cary flitting about in her white
muslin dress, with the very riband round
her waist that I had given her only a month
before. Would any thought of my misera
ble self ever cross her mind, as she moved
among her gay company? Perhaps my de
tested rival, links the draper, might be even
dancing with her, and pressing her waist
with his arm at that very moment. Thought
not calmly to be borne; so away I went on
the platform for change of scene.
A clear, starlit night, with a keen breeze
that whistled shrill and dry through the
telegraph wires above my head, and brought
to my ear the faint sounds, made soft
and sweet by distance of the Christmas
waits. Lanterns, flitting like fire-flies
among the wagons in the station yard;
hoarse, uncouth shouts of men, and wild
shrieks from distracted locomotives, that
seemed tearing madly up and down, merely
to keep themselves in a glow on such a bit
ter night, and not because they had any
thing particular to do. So into the office
again, with numbed fingers, glad of such a
haven.
I. 0. un
The long dark hours sped slowly; each
hour chinked out by the valorous little clock
in the corner. Midnight came ta.nd went:
one o'clock, two o'clock, three o'clock. I
had grown tired of the charming heroine,
and had again become weakly despondent
on the sultiert of Rinks, when I was aroused
intry.
Passing the Icebergs
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gthrtiono.
From Household Words
Lemonfingers
"NO ENTERTAINMENT IS SO CHEAP AS READING, NOR ANY PLEASURE SO LASTING."
COLUMBIA, 'PENNSYLVANIA, SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 27, 1858.
by the quick tinkle of the electric-bell. A
private message:
Mr. Korf, Iron vine, to Mr. Darke, 39 High
street, Newstone.
Lemonfingers starts by the mail to-night.
All Cereno. Take care of the black dwarf.
I was accustomed to queer messages, but
this was the oddest I had seen. I spelled
it over twice, to see that I had got it down
correctly; then copied it out on one of the
printed forms; signed it; entered at the foot
the time I had received it—three forty-five--
and placed it in an envelope.
Number thirty-nine High street, was the
residence of Mr. Broom, the tailor, and was
only five minutes walk from the station.—
Mr. Breem generally had apartments to let,
and Mr. Darke was probably a lodger.—
Having locked the office door, I proceeded
at a rapid trot towards Mr. Breem's. I con
cluded that Mr. Darke was a showman, and
that somebody was sending him a dwarf—
perhaps a giant also—but certainly a dwarf,
to put in his caravan. There was a light
in the second floor of number thirty-nine.
Was Mr. Darke waiting, expectant of a mes
sage? It looked like it.
I gave a loud knock, and stepped back to
note the effect . . The light in the second
floor was not moved, but the window was
opened, a head popped out, and a gruff voice
demanded:
"Who's there?"
"Does Mr. Darke live here?"
"Why do you want to know?"
"I've got a telegraphic message for him."
"Ugh! All right. Wait a moment."
A very gruff voice, certainly. Next mo
ment, the door was opened, as far as the
chain would admit: and a great muscular
hand was thrust out.
"Hand it here," said Mr. Darke.
Accordingly I placed the note in his hand.
"Wait a bit, till I see whether any an
swer's required.
In a minute or two the window was again
opened; "No answer," and the casement
was slammed down again. With the °seep
tion of his voice, I had no more idea of Mr.
Darke when I left number thirty-nine, than
I had when I went. I had merely seen the
outline of his head when he looked out of
the window. Whether he was a young man
or en old man; a fair man or a dark man,
I was equally at a loss to know.
Ironville is thirty-five miles from New
stone. The mail train runs the distance in
rather under an hour, and reaches the latter
place at half-past five. As the clock pointed
to half-past five, I set off for a stroll up the
platform, determined that if any dwarf, or
giant, or other strange monster, arrived by
the train, it should not depart unseen by
me. I half expected to find Mr. Darke,
waiting for the train; but he was not to be
seen. True to its time, the train crawled
slowly into the station; and, in another mo
ment, the platform was flooded with those
strangely attired individuals, whose business
or pleasure induces them to fly by night.—
No dwarf, nor giant, nor other strange mon
ster. Only one passenger for Newstone; all
the others booked through, as was evident
from their frantic struggles to find their
seats, the moment the bell clashed out its
warning note. And this one passenger?
A slim gentleman, stylishly dressed; young.
without whiskers, but with a long fair
moustache, which be was fond of stroking
with his exquisitely gloved thumb and finger.
lie alighted jauntily from a first-class car
riage, smiled amiably on the porter, who
touched his cap, took up his small black
portmanteau, gave one hurried anxious
glance round, broke into a smile again,
swaggered slowly down the platform, and,
pushing through the heavy folding doors,
emerged into the street. Some swell from
London come to spend Christmas with his
friends, I said to myself. But where can
he be going to IA this time in the morning?
None of the inns will be open for above au
hour.
Without waiting to consider whether it
was any business of mine, I pushed through
the folding doors after the traveler. He was
walking slowly across the little square in
front of the station, looking from side to
side as if not knowing which road to take.
Suddenly a dark figure glided out from be
behind seine projection, and advanced to
wards him. I could hear the murmur of a
few words. Then, the stranger took the
portmanteau from the traveler's band, and
they went on at a rapid pace into the town.
All this I saw by the light of the station
lamps. When the two figures got beyond
their influence and passed out of view in the
dense darkness beyond, impelled by a vague
feeling of curiosity, I drew my coat closer
round me, and set off after them at a stealtl•y
pace, taking the darker side of the square
as I went. I had not far to follow. They
passed into High street, and stopped oppo
site number thirty-nine. A moment more,
and they were both inside the house, and
the door was shut; another moment, and I
saw the light shining from Mr. Darke's room
in the second floor front.
Having no expectation of seeing any more.
I turned back to the office, and there, bend
ing over a jovial fire, fell gradually into a
doze, in which Mr. Parke the traveler, Cary
a black dwarf, and Binks the draper, were
all mingled in a fantastic drama, revolving
endlessly in my weary brain. What had
the telcgrapitic message to do with the
handsome traveler? I sleepily kept asking
myself, at intervals of a few minutes; but
without troubling myself to find an answer.
Suddenly, a new light burst upon me. I
started up, thoroughly awake; and. tearing
open the dispatch-book, read over again the
first part of the message: "Lemonfingers
starts by the mail to-night." Well, what
has that to du with the handsome traveler?
Why this: don't the traveler wear a pair of
tight-fitting, lemon colored gloves? and
wasn't the outside seam of the first finger of
the right-hand glove burst open? This I
had noticed as he stroked his moustache.—
But, even supposing the traveler to be the
Lemonfingers of the message, what about
the black dwarf. He was alone. Alone?
yes;—but had he not with him the small
black portmanteau, of which lie seemed to
take particular care, refusing to let the por
ter so much as take it out of the carriage
fur him? A theory, ingenious, but improb
able, I remarked to myself, as I put out the
gas and drew up the blind, to admit the
struggling day.
My duty was over at eight o'clock. The
London train was about to start as I went
up the platform on my way home. Passing
a group of people standing near a carriage
door, I was suddenly startled by a deep,
gruff' voice, exclaiming to some one: "We
shall be off in half a minute more." "I
would pick that voice from a thousand as
Mr. Darke's!" I exclaimed, under my breath,
as I glanced quickly round. The group had
dispersed, except two persons, a man and a
woman, who were preparing to take their
'daces in the train. The person whom I
took for Mr. Darke, was a bulky, middle
aged man, dressed in a good suit of black
clothes. He bad black hair, and thick,
black eyebrows; his whiskers were black,
meeting full and bushy under his chin; his
face was pale, and marked by the small-pox,
and his eyes were black, bold and cunning;
altogether a fierce fellow, whom it would be
unwise to enrage. His companion's face I
could not see, it being concealed by a thick
veil; but judging from her figure, she could
not be much above twenty years old. She
was well, but rather conspicuously attired;
having over her silk dress a voluminous
scarlet shawl, comfortable-looking enough
certainly, on a cold Christmas morning.—
But see! as I live she has got on the very
pair of lemon-colored gloves that were worn
by the young dandy who arrived by the
night mail; the same pair of gloves without
doubt, having the outside seam of the first
finger a little torn. There, too, is the iden
tical little portmanteau, carefully carried,
this time, by Mr. Darke himself. What can
it all mean?
Under ordinary circumstances I should
have at once gone to bed and slept till two
or three o'clock in the afternoon; but, on
Christmas-day, such a proceeding was not
to be thought of. So, having breakfasted,
I put on my Sunday suit, and left home with
the intention of taking a stroll into the
country. Before setting nut I went to the
station to see if I could not induce a certain
friend to accompany MC; when whom should
I meet upon the platform but Mr. Choop,
the chief constable of Newstone.
Mr. Choop is a small, wiry, active-looking
man, with a sauntering and negligent air,
as if he were in the want of something to
do. Mr. Choop has a smiling, open counte
nance; he wears his hat very much at, the
baek of his head, and generally displays an
ample amount of shirt bosom; seeming. in
his quiet way, to invite the confidence of
every one. But, tell him something that
interests him; excite him; bring him out of
the passive into the active mood, and you
will see his eyes become keen and piercing,
his features sharpen, and his teeth glisten.
He looks at such a moment, as dangerous
and full of mischief as a tiger-cat crouching
for a spring. Mr. Cheep is a distant rela
tive of mine by marriage, and was aware of
the state of my affections. He was in the
passive mood when I encountered him on
the platform, and looked the most amiable
and artless of men.
"How are you this morning?" be said, as
we shook hands, "And hog• is Cary? Have
the old man and you made matters up yet?"
I shook my head disconsolately.
"Well, faint heart, you know," he added
with a smile. "What brings me down here?
Business, to be sure. "The fact is," myste
riously taking me by the button, "there was
a daring burglary committed last night at
Ironville, and property to a large amount
was stolen. From information I received
half-an-hour ago by telegraph, I have reason
to believe that one of the aecmplices, having
in his possession a considerable part of the
stolen property, arrived here early this morn
ing by the mail-train. A slenderyoung man,
fashionably dressed, light flaxen moustache
wearing a pair of lemon-colored kid gloves,
and carrying a small black portmanteau."
"Mr Barite's friend, by Jupiter!"
"Eh, what do you mean?" asked Choop
sharply, with his eager ferret-look, that
changed him at once into another man.—
Three minutes sufficed to pnt him in posses
sion of all I knew. Mr Choop gave an al
most imperceptible jerk with his thumb, and
a tall ungainly-looking man, having the ap
pearance of a farm laborer in his best clothes.
lounged up; and I recognized Timothy, Mr.
Choop's confidential subordinate.
Mr.Choop sent Timothy off to Number
Thirty-nine to make certain inquiries; then
went to the booking office to ask of the clerk
whether he remembered to -hat station Mr.
Darke and his companion were booked.—
The clerk booked so many passengers by
that train that he could not possibly remem
her; but he thinks, through to London. Mr.
Cheep thca desired me to accompay him to
the telegraph office. The eight o'clock train
had hardly got half way to London yet. By
consulting a time table, Mr. Choop found
out at what part of the line the train ought to
be; so, at his request, I telegraphed to the
station at which it would next stop, giving
a brief description of Mr. Darke and his com
panion, desiring the train to be searched on
its arrival, and the individuals in question
to be detained. In a quarter of an hour we
received a reply: "The train has been
searched, but no individuals answering the
description given by you were in it."
"Telegraph to each station where the train
has stopped," said Mr Choop, "till you dis
cover at which of them the man and woman
got out."
Su I telegraphed to four stations without
success, but the fifth answered, "Yes; the
individuals you mention reached here by the
eight A. M. train."
"I'll hare you yet, Jim Riley!" exclaimed
Mr. Choop, with a grim smile. "Fred, my
boy, if you want to see a bit of fun, and like
to go with Timothy and me, you are wel-
come."
As the clock struck twelve, we found our
selves at Falwood-station—Mr Choop, Tim
othy, and myself. After making a few in
quiries of the station-master, Mr. Choop sent
Timothy in one direction, while he and I
took another. Mr. Chopp put cautious ques
tions to several individuals, but without gain
ing any decisive information. Neither was
Timothy—when we met him—able to furnish
any satisfactory intelligence. Mr. Clump
considered for a few moments: "It must be
as I have suspected all along." said he, at
last, "we shall find them at the Ten Tramps;
step out lads. Best leg foremost."
We left the village at a rapid pace, and
still keeping on the high road, got into a
barren, moorland country. Fields, hedge
, rows, and trees, were gradually left behind;
until, at length, we were shut in on every
side by swelling hillocks of moor, which
swept away as far as the eye can reach, and
bound the horizon with their sinuous, grace
ful lines. Following the guidance of Mr.
Choop, we quitted the high road, after go
time, and came to a halt under the lee of a
higher hillock than common. Mr. Choop,
taking off his hat, clambered up the hill and
took a stealthy survey over its summit.—
Re then beckoned me to follow. Peeping
over, I found that we were on the summit of
a ridge of country, from which the road
swept down into a small valley, in the mid
dle of which, and close to the road, stood a
small square house.
"The Ten Tramps. I dare wager that
Jim Riley and his wife arc in that house,"
said Mr. Choop. "It is a notorious gather
ing
place for all the rogues in the district."
Mr. Choop descended, and he and Timothy
held secret council for some minutes. Then
Timothy opened a small bundle—brought
all the way from Newstone—ald proceeded
with much gravity, to induct himself into a
wagoner's blue smock-frock, plentifully
braided and buttoned, after the fashion in
which wagoners delight. Ile next turned
up the bottoms of his fustian trowsers, so as r
to bring into more prominent view his laced-,
up boots; then he gave his hat a push back
and his hair a pull forward, and set off at a
swinging pace in the direction of the Ten
Tramps, whistling the Plough-boy as he
goes. Mr. Choop and I passed the next
half hour together, smaking cigars and dis
cussing various matters, with a glance over
the hillock every two or three minutes in the
direction of the inn.
"Why not wait till night," I asked Mr.
Choop, "when you could approach the inn
without being seen?"
"Because after dark, we should he pretty
sure of finding half-a-dozen rough customers
there, which would make the matter awk
ward."
"Then why not take half-a-dozen men
with you, so as to avoid all risk?"
"What credit would there be in that?—
When Timothy and I fail, it will be time
enough to think about calling in other as
sistanco. There he is:"
Timothy was lounging against the door
post, smoking a long clay pipe. While we
were watching him, he took off his hat, and
scratched his head vigorously; a second
time; and a third time.
"All right!" said Mr. Choop. "That was
the signal. Lend me your cap, Fred, and
you take my hat; I don't want Riley to
recognize me till I get into the house."
Having made the transfer, we set off, Mr.
Choop walking with au assumed limp.
Timothy was still smoking his pipe at the
door when we reached the inn.
"Foine day, master."
"Very fine my man," replied Mr. Choop.
"What sort of a tap have you got here?"
"Oh, toidyish. You'll foind the landlord
somewhere insoide. All the women-folk
seem to no gone out somewhere."
"Two glasses of your best ale, landlord,"
exclaimed Mr. Choop to a burly red-headed
man with a villainous countenance, who
came forward, scowling suspiciously. The
landlord's back was hardly turned before a
quick whisper was exchanged between Tim
othy and Mr Choop. We were lighting our
cigars when the landlord returned with the
ale. He showed us into a small room, and
we left the countryman still smoking at the
door. He seemed to be a thirsty soul, this
countryman, for he called for glass after
glass rapidly, as if fully determined on get
ting drunk in the shortest possible time.—
He drank so much that the landlord's big
jug was at last exhausted, and he lighted a
candle to go down into the cellar to draw
more ale. Hardly had the landlord reached
$1,50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE; $2,00 IF NOT IN ADVANCE
the bottom of the cellar steps before the
door was locked behind him.
Mr. Choop's apathy vanished in a mo
ment. His eyes flashed, his teeth glistened.
he looked dangerous. "430 you into the
garden," lie whispered to me, "and take
your stand below the window on the left,—
If. Jim Riley jumps out—though 1 don't
think he'll have time—hay bold of him and
stick to him till I come. Now, Tim, quick
and silent!" Mr. Choop and Timothy, each
pulling out an ugly-looking staff, crept up
stairs as stealthily as two burglars, while I
hastened into the garden.
A mingled noise of shouting and oaths,
crowned by a woman's wild shriek, the
crash of a falling table, and then the window
was flung up, and Mr. Darke, dashing madly
through, followed closely by Choop. They
came to the ground almost together, and
rolled over in a fierce struggle. But Mr.
Darke, twice as strong as his opponent, was
uppermost, sitting astride of Mr. Choop.—
Only for one moment; for the next my arms
were around his neck. I gave him a sud
den pull back with all my strength. Choop
who was now on his feet, whipped out his
handcuffs, and had Mr Drake safe and fast
before that individual could recover his
breath.
At this moment Timothy appeared, es
corting Mrs. Riley, as I suppose she ought
to be called, and carrying, with much care,
the small black portmanteau. Mr. Cheap
opened it, and I perceived it to be half-full
of watches, rings, pins, and jewelry of various
kinds. The woman's veil, now thrown back,
showed me the midnight traveller, minus
the moustache; a bold, forward-looking,
good-featured woman, bearing her misfor
tune with a haughty indifference that exci
ted "Timothy's admiration.
The landlord, kicking at his cellar-door
and calling to ba let out long before this.
was released by Timothy; and very blank
he looked when he beheld how his guests
had suddenly come to grief. By Mr. Choop's
orders he brought out his horse and light
cart, and we drove back, through the dark
ening afternoon, to Fulwood.
Through Mr. Choop's indefatigable exer
tions, the whole of the gang of burglars was
speedily captured. One of them turned
queen's evidence; and then it came out that
Mr. Riley was the planner only of the bur
glaries in which they had all been engaged
for some time back; it being his duty to pick
out the premises to be robbed, to make
plans of them, and arrange the details of the
attack, leaving to others the merely mechan
ical part of the business, and receiving a
certain share of the proceeds for his part of
the labor.
Three days after Christmas day I received
a note from Mr. Lancaster asking me to go
over to Ironville, as he wished particularly
to see me. He received me in his grave,
quiet way, looked me through and through
from under his bushy gray eyebrows, mo
tioned me to a seat, and then spoke.
"I received ye-terday morning from Mr.
Chopp an accouut of certain events relative
to the recent burglary on my premises."
•'The burglary on your premises, sir?"
••Yes. Were you not aware of it?"
"I was of course aware that a robbery
had been committed, but was not aware that
you were the sufferer."
"Such, however, is the case," replied Mr.
Lancaster. -Mr. Choop informs me that
it was through you he first obtained the clue
which enabled him to track and capture
part of the gang, and recover a portion of
the stolen property, and that he was much
indebted to your courage and activity in the
capture of Riley. Now, I am not an un
grateful man; you have long had a liking
for my daughter, which, I believe, is re
turned by her; but you are not in a posi_
lion to marry. I will tell you what I will
de for you. 1 will take you as an assistant
in my shop, at a moderate salary, and if I
find that you bring into your new trade that
amount of intelligence and activity which I
am told you possess, I will advance you ac
cordingly; and providing you and Cary re
main in the same mind another year, I will
not object to your marriage. Let me have
your decision in the mosning. You will find
Cary in the parlor. -
I need hardly say that both Cary and I
arc very glad to see Mr. Choop whenever
he favors us with a call in our new home,
and brings us news of Lemonfingers: who.
now that Mr. Riley is working out his penal
servitude, is doing well as a licensed hawker
in the hosiery and Notingtam line.
Cupid in a Quandary
I=l2
I was in love, once. Of courso ~ , he was a
charming creature that had won my sudden
affections. I never knew a lady tu be any
thing else in the eyes of her lover. Fur my
own part, I thought Angelina way an angel.
I have grown older since. and have discov
ered exactly the difference between a woman
and one of these aerial indescribables. At
that time I was too impressible and impul
sive to be observant.
I originally saw Angelina in Union park,
and my heart, inflammable as tinder, was
in a blaze in an instant. My eamett gaze
attracted her attention. Finally it confused
her. In this confusion she ran against the
end of one of the benches, and fell upon the
walk. I flew to her rescue, and lifted her
to her feet. She was not hurt, though much
mortified. I soothed and consoled her. In
doing this I called her Miss Julia. when she
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corrected me by stating that her name was
Angelina. That was the mode I adopted t,
ascertain the name of tar inamorata.
Two days after that I met Angelina in
the park again. It was not exactly by ap
pointment. Of course she would have been
shocked at such a thing, and I almost a
stranger to her. But, as I left her before, I
had said that I aTtrlys took a tour of the
Union park at such au hour every afternoon,
and I could not hold adding how delighted
I should be were accident at any time to
bring her steps in that direction about that
period of the day. Accident did du it.—
When we parted at that time I was silly
enough to think that I had created a tender
feeling in her bosom and that accident tdit . ;//t/
favor another interview.
Two lays more elapsed, and I felt sure
that she would come. But she did not. I
remained in the park until night set in, and
then I despaired. .Just as I was departing,
and in a very melancholy mood of mind,
vexed at the inconstancy of womankind in
general and of Angelina in particular, I
paused. There was a cloak entering one of
the gates that struck tie as familiar. I
watched it—l followed it. It was
,just An
gelina's height—just her figure just her
walk. But the lady, although she obsersed
me at her side. wa. silent. Her face was
enveloped in a thick veil. No hope of grat
ifying my curiosity in that particular!
What shall I du? I never wits remarka
ble fur diffidence: so I easily convinced myself
that it was Angelina, and stepping up to
her, addressed her by that name. She made
no reply, encept by a slight laugh. This
assured me she was indulging in a co
quettiOt trick. I was not to be deceived
iu that manner. 1 persevered, therefore,
rattling away all sorts of pretty nonsense,
and telling her in every possible manner
how inch I idolized her. Goodness gra
ciout-! how eluquent I felt, and how happy.
In this manner we proceeded up one
street and down another, until we reached
the Second Avenue and Nineteenth street.
I did not know where Angelina lived. She
had never told Inc. She had forbidden me
to see her all the way home. But I knew
she lived in Second Avenue. On this occa
sion I had implored my silent companion,
since it was after night to permit me to
escort her to the door. Silence gives consent,
you know, and I did it.
She paused in front of a large and noble
dwelling. Good! thought I; my sagacity
was not at fault: she is aristocratically con
nected. She placed one little foot on the
brown stone door step: then, as if she had
changed her mind and did not care to ring
the bell in my company. she proceeded to
the area-gate, opened it, entered:l followed,
of course. Perhaps it was a little impudent
on my part, but she turned her head to
wards me as she passed in, and I could have
sworn I saw or heard a token of invitation.
That was enough fur an impulsive lover.—
She opened the area-door. I still pursued
her. She passed in—so did I closing the
door after me. She entered the front base
ment—a species of sitting-room—and thence
glided through into the rear basement,
which was a kitchen. 1 was close at her
heels.
The gas was burning brightly in the
kitchen; but I never stopped to think of my
dilemma, and seizing her by the hand, I
murmured: "Oh! Angelina, how delighted
you make me." She threw off her bonnet
and veil, and, by Jove! she was a total
stranger. I had never seen her before! I
felt at that moment the full force of my
ridiculous position. I did not lose my self
possession, howe‘er. On the contrary, I
threw myself into a chair and laughed
heartily, although my he.u•t was rapidly
milting an exploring expedition away down
into my boots.
My companion happened to be a good
looking young woman, evidently a domestic
in the house in question. My assurance as
tonished her at first, but recovering herself,
she asked if she should call for assistance to
pitch me out into the street. In the most
insinuating, terms possible, I painted to her
my mistake, implored her to forgive me, and
protested I had not the most idea of insult
ing one whom I was convinced was as pure
as she vs as beautiful. That little piece of
flattery secured nn• facer. She forgave me,
pointed to the door, and desired me to go,
as she expected et cry moment a meet-ago
from the parlor abut e in regard to !oriel].
thanked her, and turned to depart. just
as I stepped toward the kitchen door, I heard
the sound of feet deseemling the stairs.—
How should I escape? Where should ] fly
to? Quick as thought 1 darted into a a tall
closet that stood in the corner of the room.
The upper part contained three shelves, but
the lower part afforded me space enough to
crowd into, doubled up. The girl immedi-
Ately closed the door on me and buttoned it.
t did not feel cry comfortable, fa , tened up in
that box. Suppose I should not be let out!
13ut all fear of this was lost in a still greater
apprehension, when I heard the voice of the
male individual who had entered the kitch
en. 1 concluded to remain quietly where I
was.
As soon a he bad departed, the girl cams
to me, and unbuttoning the door, told me I
had made a fortunate escape, and added that
if I did not wish to compromi.e both Ler
and myself, I had better come out of that
dumb-waiter and begone.
"1)(1mb-waiter:" I exclaimed. "Am I
in a dumb-IN-niter, and liable to be hoisted
up in a twinkling to the parlor."
Here was a fright. I uncoiled myself to