SAMUEL' WRIGHT, Editor and Proprietor. VOLUME XXIX, NUMBER 19.1 2IIIIIISILED EVERY SINEWS MORNING ilffr4e in Northern Central Railroad Con penAlluilding,north-toestcorner Front and AValatut streets. • . Terms of .ifisae.Copy per annum,if paid in advance, as 0 4 . " 'if not paid Within three monthitrrom commencement of the year, 200 • Copy. Noasibsoripoion received fort less tune than six biomass; and nopnper will be di,eontinned until all oirrearagesare pasd,Unless at the option of the pub 11:7•Nionermay beremitted by mail attliepublish •ees Rates of Advertising, 11 'square (0 lines) one wee weeks, 7 k, 80 n 8 three 5 • . • ettettimitsequentinsertion, 10 ..[ln nes] onc week, 50 titree weeks, I. 00 ,et' emelt inl,equentinsertion. 05 taige,rp.dvertisement.in proportion. Aii4exul dipcount wlll be mode to onarterly,lollf yearly. or yearly avertkers,wito are strietlyeonfincd no (bear business, DR. J. Z. 11OFFER, TIENTIST.---OFFICE, Front Street 4th' door ..1/4rorix UM++Al. over Saylor & McDonald' 13onk store Colarithia,74. , 117 Entrance, beta evo the Rook and Dr. lierr's Drag•ntore. [August :41, 1h •'• • • : "t PJ.R. S. ARMOR, HONCEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN, COLUMBIA, PA. OFFICE AND RralLE]CE—Second Street, one door from Walnut. March 1.3,1155 a. "I'IIOMAS WELSH, TUSTICE OP THE PEACE, Columbia, Pa. OFFICE; in' Thapper's New Building, below Black's Hotel, From street. fa - Prompt attention given to all business entrusted lits Cure. November 2:3, 1657. DIC'G. W. MIFFLIN, DE?TIST, Locust street, a Few doors above Jl the Odd Fellow.' Hull, Columbia, Pa. Columbia. May 3. ISM. 11. M. NORTH', A TTORNEY AND CUt?SELLOIt AT LAW. Ll Columbia,Pa. Collectione, romptly made, in Laneasterand York :roomier, Columbia. Mny 4,1850. _ J. w. FISHER, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Columbia., Ara,. Columb.a, :•••:eptember ti,l aio.it GEORGE J. METH, WIiOLESALE and Retail Bread and Cake Baker.—Conclatitly on lotoil a ....new of Colic.. 100 notneroon to locution: Ctrnekert; Soda. Wine. Scroll, sad Sugar .I.3i.euiti Confectionery. of every de , ernltloll, &c., de. LocusT sTl3l:l7l', Feb.2, - 30. Between the Bank and Franklin liotr.e. Cold Cream of Glycerine, FOlitthe Curo and Prevention of Chap ped iland, For I.y Dr. E. It. III:11K. ,Por. v 7, *5B. Golden Mori, Drne More VARPETINGS, DK CLOTHS, AND 1001i1ING GLASSES alveny. 011 51:4114i. 11l lOW priVeg. nt THE PEOPLE'S s'l'Olt E. Adjonung Inc March 13, 1858 TM received, three dozen Dr. Branon's vegmble n colons core for Ily.pcp-m; also. n fre , h lot of pup Sono and Pine Annie Chee,e, .Purinn:and Corn Starch, nt D. 111:ftR'S ept 5, 1557. Grocery and Liquor Store. TOT RECEIVED, a beautiful assortment of Glass Ink lit the Ileadquartars and News Depot. Columbia, April IS, 1537. frAIII.F. AND FLOOR OIL ChOTlld, all widths, 1 and Carpeting's, for sale cheap. by Oct, LO, 1557. 1. 0 RRVNER & CO. I i ATS ANOCAPS, , uituble for the season, and nt low prices,at the Corner ofTliirdand Union ios. Oct. 10, LOOKING GLASSES, all size., by 1 0. 111111'is:ER k CO., Corner of Third and Union ete, Oct.lo, 1857. _ - ,/ HEAP White. Red and Yellow Wool Flannc'sand ‘Vool,Yurn t of all colurs end quolhien.nt October 10,1837. BRUNER'S. •QALT by the seek or bushel, and Mackerel by the 1..1 barrel or retell, et 1.0. BRUNER S. CO'S. October 10, 1847. IDRIME SEGA RS AND TOITACCO 3 of gliffere t 0 rands, whoie.ale and Wail, 4y October 10,1957. 1.0 11RIT1EIL h CO. ( minx and Rock Salt, by the sack or bothel,for .1. sale tow, by Oct. 10, 19.57. THORN'S Extract of Copailia and Sarsaparilla, for sale at the Golden Mortar Drug Store. March 27, MSS. FANCY TOILET SOAPS. rfitHE finest OeFortment of Taney 'Toile t Soaps, ever J. offered to Columbium.) at ' HARRY GREEN'S, N 0.3 Wolf'. Row, Front mice( ',mil 17,1454 Pure Currant and Elderberry Wines. , a ,AN be obtained at the Golden Mortar Drag store, V Front street. above Loewe. by the pint. quart or gal lon. For a good article, warranted pure, soli at Dr. E. B. 11111111.'S. Columbia, June 5, 1659. JUST RECEIVED AND for sale at the Golden Illortar Drug Slore, a fresh lot of VANILLA BEANS, Syrups by the bottle, for Soda Wateg and Ire Cream; curb NS Pine Apple. Strawberry, lllrpberry, Currant. ()rec.', Va nilla, tee., tee. 11.11 ERR. bleiy :19, ILES'S. POCKET _KNIVES. tibitT 'RECEIVED nt the Faintly Drug St°. e of HARRY GREEN, a large aseortment of - the finer. and beet rocket Knive• in Columbia. It I% confident ly believed that Ohio it the beet lot of Wren ever offered to the cttizen% of thi• Mace. Tho•c deniring a really good ankle, will call at NO. 3, WOLF'S ROW-FRONT ST. CHEWING TOBACCO. • AT TIFII , III.Y PFAIILEIPS, Locust street, opposite the Franklin House, can lie had CUBA LEAF, CON- S, and several oilier brands of the first Chewing I,ltes which the attention of chewers is invited. Slay 1, ISKA. PATENTED, 1858. ANEW Preserve Jar perfectly nir tight, more con venient, and a better article than those sold last season, has Just been received at H. C. PONTW.RSMITIPS People', Cash Store. June 20. 1858 ALARGE stock of all Linde of Drugs. Chemicals Medicines, he., &c, for sale at tic Golden Moe- Aar Drug Store. [mar. 27, '53 40 DOZEN of all kinds of Snuff Boxes wholcsule or rcouL nt FGNDRICII & Front street, sdoors chore Locust. April2l, Fersq. TMPORTED Lupin's, al•o, Glenn's Double Extracts 3. for the handkerchief, at HARRY' MIERN'S. Wolf's Row, Front street. Apri117,1959. VIRANCIPANNI Extracts and G 11117; nn POPO:Paling perfume. at GARRY GREEN'S, Aprill7,lU39. No. 'Wolfs Row, Front rtreet. BAY RUM , Cologne in Toilet 110111ev, Hair Oil every kind,lYood's liairfestoruit vv. nnd 11nrry's Yricopheroas, at llAnar (1 REEN . 16, April 17, 181/3, No. 3 Yoll's Row.rront street. COLOGNE WATER by the pint. quart or canon; Glenn's Extracts for the handkerchief by the ounce or pound, or .to any quantity to sun purchaser's April 17, 1858. No. 3 Welt' Rov, Prmit sireitt. Bcerhave's Rolland Bitters. THE Celebrated Eqlland Remedy for Disease of the kidneys, llyepepsta, Indigestion, 1100.1- ache, Lou of Appetite, hr. For "Ale at McCORKL.I h DIU.LETT'S Family Medicine titOTC, Odd Fellow'' , Hall Augastl4,lBs9. 3112ILDICINES, marancirms. WOOD'S Hair Restorative. Hunter's Vegetable Panacea. Helmbold's Bucha and Sarsaparilla. Costar's Rat and Roach Exterminator. Kennedy's Medical Discovery. Bach's American Compound. Deshler, Fever and Ague Pill,. Holloway', Pills, Ointment nod Worm Confections! Aycr's Pills and Cherry Pectoral. Tobias" Veintian Liniment. Balm of to Thou-and Flowers. floben , acl.'s Sy rup'and Terrel's Healing Ointment. P,--ence of Jamaica Conger. Hair Dye. (black and brown.) Hieing:lnd Firnifichr, Caine Powder. Stamen', Superior Hor-e POVAler. Wright', Lublin Vegetable Pills. Dr. Juines' Extract of Cannabis, Pills and Ointmeut Ilueliunan's Aguc Mixture. linorland's Bauer, John Bull'. Sarsaparilla,. Sanford'. Invigorator. Jayne' , flair Dye. Hunt's Liniment. Wistar's Cough Syrup. Lyon'. Kasharion. Houek's Panacea. flurry's Tneopheroas. Cod Liver Oil Stale Syrup of Tar. Brandreilt's Pills. fradway s R. R. R. Fiteli's Medicines. Bus-ia Salve. Dr. Jayne.. Medicines. A. 11. Boll's Sarsaparilla. Louden & CO'E Medicines. SI 50 DR• E. H. HERR'S GOLDEN MORTAR. DRUG STORE, Front Street. Columbia, Pa. Columbia, Oct.-l. FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PLIILADELPIIIA. STIITEMP I iT i oLthc Assets of the Company on Published in conformity with the provision of the sixth neeilollof the Aci of A sseinb ly, of Apr 115110942. DIORTGAGES. Being first morlgngesott real estate, la lb City and Count} of Philadelphia, excel $30.950 pi 11 ontgoine ry, Bungs, :Seim} kill and Allegheny counties,Pennsylv! REAL ESTATE. Purctia.ed at ,sherilra , under' mnrtgitge cl lilac, Si,: Eight houses and lot, 70 by 150 feet, on the South-west corner at Chesnut and Seventeenth ctrert, A house owl lot, 27 by 71 feet. on North side of Spruce street, West of Elev enth street. A house and lot. 21-7 by 100 feet. on Rest -tile of Penn Square, South of Mull street, Two liouses and lots. each 15 by SO feet, OH South side or ',Mee street, near SiXter lan .-tre,.t. Fise houses and lots. each 17.0 lay 00 feet, Nos. 150, 101, 163, 165 and 167 Dilwyn st., Three 0011, , and 101,40 by .54 feet, on East side of Seventeenth sireet,south of Pine st. Hotel stud 10t,50 ItySl fect,onthe South- at:n.l corner of Chesnat and Hooch sts., Five house-and lot. 42 by tri; feet. outhe North stile of George street, West of A-Idon street. Seven houses and lot. t2O by 117 tees, on the Fast -lite of 1100011 street, south of Chesnut art eel. A house and lot. Is by 30 feet, No. 96 Fitzwoter street. Ea-1 of Ninth street. A ground rent ot issuing out of a lot ' 13.4 by 40 feet. on Not tit side of Otter street, 40 feet West of Leopard Street, LOANS. Teniperary Lanes, on Stocks as Collat. era' Security, STOCKS. 810.000 Alms House Loan, 5 per cent. 't Ont. on.) 200 :"....11;11 . C., Rank or Kentucky. 17 t• Norther a (tank nf Re stocky, 100 ‘ 1.711103 11311 k of T , 113e ,, CC. 13 " 111.1111111, (11 1 U1p311y 01111 e ; Slate of Penn.} Ica 200 t. nlll h •4' d Co. 37 " Commercial and Railroad Vick.burg. 471,232 3011 6 , Pennsylvania Railroad Co., T. DI " Franklin Fuel 'warn:tee Co, 111ercagi le Library Co., 4: 24" Union Canal company, 10 "Schuylkill Railroad Cn. SIP 000 Non), Pen as Railroad Bodds, City Warrants, Note' nail hill-receivable, Un.ettled l'olicies, Cash on Cabla In hands of 4 gents, Los.es paid during the yearlSsG, 13y order Grille Board, _ CIIAIMES N. HANCKER, President Attest CITABLE. , G. Itatccamt.Seeretnry. DIFILX . TLIP9,—ChaA. N. Danaher. Tebino Wagner, Samuel Grant, Jacob R. Smith, Geo. \V. Richardq, alorderai D. Level.. David 8. 13rown,lisaite Lea, Ed- ward C. Dale, Oro. Fates. TIIOS. LLOYD, Agent, Columbia. Nlay '2, 16.57 HAIR BRUSHES ALIV COMBS. AT the Family Drug Score of If s GREEN Front Trent. CHU lie had Fine Tooke Shell Red ding and Pocket Coml,4.lfulo rand Horn Comb., Ladies' Puff' Conahm, Pint Burrico Rack and other Bru..lie.; a superior a,ortniena. Only good articles kept for sale...hada Ore , old at thin loseq prices. AT NO 3, WOLF'S ROW, FRONT ST. r.O. 13RLIN F.R CO Spain's Premium Atmospheric Churns. WILL produce more butter. from a given quantity Or cr eam than any churn in Use.— Seven wholesale and retail. AMER'S & CO. N. E Ear. 7th and .Varlet sts., Philadelphia, February till. I E,:"H. Field, 'Flower and Garden Seeds, In great variety. Warranted Fresh and Genuine. eal.Vg.o, :11ape's Nitrogenized Super Pho..pliate of Lime. Poudrene. dee. PASCIIAL.I.. MORRIS & ro N Gor.7ih and Market OS, Philadelphia. February ^_o.l HE AP WATCHES gr. JEWELRY. WIEOL I ES p A I L I E d Ap i RE a J/IG at and Jewelry e Store, No. 143 (j1 1 1 . : 1 •_..—".( 4 - --- 4-;>, No. NI) North Second street, corner of Quarry, Philadelphia. Gold Lever Watches, fullJewelled,l9 cases,4l - 2.9 On Gold Lepitte, IR corer. tl4 00 Silver Lever, full jewelled, Silver Lepine.jevvele, Superior Quiff:mi.., Gold Speciaelea, Fine Silver do., Gold Bracelets, Lady's Gold Pencils, silver Tea dpoon..•et. Gold Pens, Wllil Peneil and Silver holder, 100 Gold Finger Rings 9:; eta to 15. , 0; %Viitch plain 12k els.. patent lrl, Ltinet :23; other articles in proportion. All goods warranted to Ito what they are sold for. STAUFFER 434. HARLEY. Er On baud someCiold and Salver Levers and Le noes Mill lower than the above prices. Philadelphia, December 5, 15574 y AND STILL ANOTHER CARD. An Ordinary Old Style Arrangement, A s it bus bceomc customary for the Mr ./AL chants of [our borough, to specify their mode of doing business,-.the undersigned respectfully call the attention and solicit the patronage of the inhalu. tants of Columbia, to the store of 1. O. Bruner & Co.. on the corner of Third and Union streets. They do not incur theexpense of Inm:twining PEVEJiAL or even one person to purchase their goods in the eity. but buy their own goods for cacti. effect their own sales, dis pense with show windows, and are Wiiilllf to credit ntl honest men. rind do not exact the half cent from the customer unjustly. We hove just received a new and Cull assortment of Dry Gnosis. have re-fitted otir ease with the best Indies and children's shoes of all descriptions; have a Mil supply of Crocerirs. nod. in fort, every nem that can he had in any other store out of the city. 1. O.ItRUNER. F. BRUNER. May 13,1E59 Commonwealth Insurance Co., UNION BUILDINGS, Third street, Darrisburg, CHARTERED CAPITAL, $200,000. twarre fluildinge and other Property agairvn !tom or damage by fire. againvt perils of th e Sea, In land Navigation and Tra nsportation. RECTORS,—SIimon Cameron, Geo. Bf. Lawman, Wilimm Dock, Eh Sldcr , .Tamcv Pox. Geo. Dergner, Beinamm Parke. %Vol. U. Kepner. A.K. Warlord, W. F. Alarray,F. K. Boa., John H. Berryhilf, Wm. F. Packer.. _ OFFICF:FIA:—SIMON CAMERON, President, BENJ. PARKE, Vice PresideAt..B, S. CARRIER, Secretary. • IC IF. FRY, Agent, Col cambia, Pa August al, INA. EMIZEIMM FRANXLIN 42.160 '2 , 12;312 I LOSSES BY FIRE 0301,638 84 STAUFFER & BARLEY. 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"3.2,7c1 63 In all the Principal Cities and Towns, these works will be delivered Free of Postage.— W hen sent by mail, the Postage to any part of the United States will be but TwEsTy-Fot•a CENTS a year for "Blackwood," and but FOUR TEEN CENTS a year for each of the Reviews. N. B.—The Price in Great Britain of the live Periodicals above named is $3l per annum. Remittances for any of the above publica tions should always be addressed, post paid, to the publishers, LEONA R D SCOTT & CO., No. 51 Gold street, New York. December 26, 1857. 59,114.10 ANOTHER SUPPLY OF SPRING GOODS. WE have just received and opened our TIMM :sILIVI'LY OF SPRING GOODS, comimitic of Plus English. Creme], rind American Cloths, Cocci- MereS an.l Vr•Illle.; LADIES' DRESS GOODS, Such a' Palley and 131uel: Silk., including many de sirable Impnrinnon..; //dailies. Challies, Paul de Sliver•. Ducals,Lawnii,Chintres. COlieDe., Se., all of which have been ..elseied with grcat care and will be bold at greatly reduced prices. HOUSE-FURNISHING GOODS. v 9,1712 70 1 216 50 In this line our =lock is complete. and cannot be surraysed by any other i.tore in the county. rer=an= desiring, Sltcetings,Clieeks.Tickingv. ac., will find It to their advriiinge to give u, a mill. an we have everything to linen line that con be ached for, and we ure determined not to he undernold. 51 Go:I3G 6 I ,827,1 t 35 SO Oil Cloths, Oarpeti nes, Mats, Draggets, &c. China, C. lass, and Quecnswa re GROCERIES.' Sugarg, Colt es, Tea., Mackerel, Heal ng,Sal /cc., a large stock, ar the lowest prices. WALL PAPERS. $20,000 Pieces New York Wail Papers, anew rind beautiful deigns, ranging 111 price from i cools and upward. As we get nil of our Wail Papers, Fun Screen', &e., direct from the manufac turer. we can them al the mu /11.2n!elliser% We have several hundred different de , imm vii hand, and we feel confident that a •eleetion can be made from our Stock, with frenter sutkraetion to the pur• diuser lhau can be given by any other stare in the county. In conclusion, we would Stly our Sloe', is FULL & COMPLETE IN EVERY BRANCH, and we offer great inducements to purcha.ers, in The puce uud qualnv of our g oods. GIVE US A CALL. FRY & RAGMAN, Locust street. directly opposite the Batik. Columbia. April 17, 1,33. PRODTY'S Subsoil, Prouty's Double Nicht gun Sad and Fadt.otl. and Prouty's Centre Drell C:Ol7l7lEr. Thee Plows nre constructed on `cient‘he Prtactitlettt .0/ a. to turn and pulverize the ground atone operation. It look the fir , l premium at the World'a Fair, London, tsgstm.t all competition. All the ditrerent t.t.ret. at NV holcsale and Retail MORRISec CO, N. E. Car. 7th and Market streete, l'hiladelptua February 10, I tes9. CO-P.A.II!ZNE3.SECIP. TUB undersigned having entered into partnership, wider the firm of Shreiner &Son, desire to enll the attention of the public to their fine assorimentnf WATCHES, CLOCKS AND JEWELRY, Their stork Irnc been selected with great tare and with due regard to style and quality. Every article is warranted to be OA represented. By strict attention to amines, They hope to retain the patronage of the old establishment. and will en deavor to please all who will favor them with a call. PHILIP SIiBEINIM. EDW. M. SHREINER. 1.00 000 7 00 7 00 1 50 300 1 00 5 00 Columbia, July ?G, In entering into the nbnve arrongemont i would mice ibis opportunity of returning my thanks to my former friend. and customers for the patronage heretofore so liberally bestowed. and respectfully solicit a contin uance of Om same for the new firm. Columbin. July 31.1 Prpl-tf ARM X'WU IMMURED? West Branch Insurance Company. TATS Company was organized in June, 1855. None hut the safest bllenieiQ Ints been done. and the prosperous financial condition of the Company is evidence of its standing. Whole amount of Properly Insured, 81,187 GlB ec Losses raid. 5:358 80 LEWIS TREDENICK. Columbia, Pa., I. the au thorized agent. and us empowered to make surveys and insure property ut the regular rate.. cf the Com ►any. Dec. 5.14;37 WE SPEAR THE TRUTH! IF yon don't believe it call and see for your•elves. sweet Congress. Raw Twist, Sweet Black Fat. Vic Leaf; Sweet Block /lava, 1:1 Dorado, Sweet Pear li-Leal, Natural, honey Dew, Virginia Brag, Sweet Twist, Pine Cut, Plain Lent'. Anti-Nervous, Chewing Tobacco, wholesale and retail. at I'EN [MICH A. 81105', Front street, i doors above Locust. April 21, 1859. NEW SZGAZ. SiI'OELII, Front at, one door above Locust, Columbia, Pa. TUC SUBSCRIBER would cell atiennon of the citizens of Columbia to his newly opened stork ot TOBACCO, SUGARS, SNUFF, GERMAN' SMOKING TOBACCO, &c His Sogara sire of every Choice Brand, and hi. Tobacco and Snuirof all cavorile Varieties. Ile will furnish all articles In hi. line at lie LOWEST PRICES, and the quality ni his mock cannot tail to meet with genera: appreciation. He n.ka of hi• friends and the Smoking, Chewing, and Snuffing public, a share of patronage. OTTO STEINER. Columbia, April 10,16519, "NO ENTERTAINMENT IS SO CHEAP AS READING, NOR ANY PLEASURE SO LASTING." COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA, SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 10, 1858. EARLY COPIES rEnms CLUBBING POSTAGE =! I,lfrftry, For the Columbia Spy " The Pleasures of Love is in Loving.' ROCLIEFOISCAL!.I). I come not to wage a war with the Sage, Ilia maxim I fain would believe, For all have been taught to treaaure the though; 'Tis better to give than receive. To love and to trust, as loving hearty must, A glimpse is of I leaven above; Yet, come woe conic sveal. %is sweetest to feel We're rennin of somebody's love. To hide in our hearts the joy lore imparts, The purest, the dearest e'er know,,, Were selfish to do. —'o I wouldn't would you? Enjoy all the rapture alone. A weary world not made up of Wise; Al,, then, d our joys are so few, Oh. never would I to my dear one deny The pleasure of loving me too. D. C The Ladder of St. Augustine. FROM LONGEEI.I.O , eS NEW 14001; OC EOENIS. Saint Augu , dilkei well lia.d thou said, That of our vices we can frame A Judder, if we ',till but tread Beneath our feet each deed of shame! All common ihingq, each day's events, That with the hour begin and end, Our plea,ures nod our di-coulonot, Are rounds by which we 'nay ascend The lOW desire. the base design, That makes another's s irtues less The revel of the treacherous wine, And all occasions of excess; The longing for ignoble things The strife for triumph inure than truth; The hardening of the heart, that bring 4 Irreverence for tic rircoms or }ouch. All thouglitc or ill; nil evil deeds, That have their roots In thoughts of ill; Whatever hinders or annriles 'rite action of the nobler will; All these inuQt first be trnnipled down Beneath our feet. if w•e would gain In the bright held, of fair renown The right of eminent domain. We have not %sings, we cannot soar; But w•e hare feet to scale and climb It) slow dea - reeq, by more until more, The cloudy summits of our time. The mighty pyramids of stone That wedge-like cleave the desert airs, When nearer seen, and boner known, Are but gigantic flights of stairs. The cliginal mouraning tlint uprcnr Their solid bagtion, to the skies, Are croigml by pathways, that appear As we to higher levels rise. The heights by great mon-reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight, But they, while their companions slept, \Vera toiling upward in tho night. Shin,Wig on what too long we bore With shouttlers bent and dotvncn•t eyes, W.. may thscern—unseen before— A path to higher destinies. Nor deem the irrevocable Past, As wholly wasted, Is holly vain, If, rising on its wreck , , hist To something nobler we attain. glisttivito. . Love in the Clouds "And this is the fellow that wants to marry my daughter! A pretty fool I should be to give Annie to a coward like him!" So shouted honest Master Joss, the sacristan of the cathedral of Vienna, as he stood in the public room of the "Adam and Eve" inn, and looked after the angry retreating figure of Master Ottkar, the head-mason. As he spoke an honest young gardener, named Gabriel, entered; and for a moment the youth's handsome face flushed high, as he thought the sacristan's words were di rected at him. For it was the old, old story. Gabriel and Annie had played together and loved each other before they knew the meaning of the word love; and when, a few months before, they had found it out, and Gabriel proposed to make Annie his wife, her father rejected him with scorn, The young gardener bad little to offer besides an honest heart and a pair of industrious hands, while Master Ottkar, the mason had both houses and money. To him, then, sorely against her will, was the pretty Annie promised; and poor Gabriel kept away from the sacristan's pleasant cottage, manfully endeavoring to root out his love while exterminating the weeds in his gar den. But somehow it happened that, al though the docks and thistles withered and died, that other pertinacious plant, clinging and twining like the wild convolvulus, grew and flourished, nurtured, perchance, by an occasional distant glimpse of sweet Annie's pale cheek and drooping form. So matters stood, when one day, as Ga briel was passing through a crowded street, a neighbor hailed him: "Great news, my boy! glorious news! Our Leopold has been chosen emperor at Frankfort. Long lice the House of Aus tria! lie is to make his triumphal entry here in a day or two. Come with me to the 'Adam and Eve,' and we will drink his health, and hear all about it." In spite of his dejection, Gabriel would hare been no true son of Vienna if he had refused this invitation: and waving his cap in sympathy with his comrade's enthusiasm, he hastened with him to the inn. We have already soon how the unexpected appearance and more unexpected words of Master Jose met him on the entrance. In the height of his indignation the sacristan did not observe Gabriel, and continued in the same tone: "I declare, I'd give this moment full and free permission to woo and win mydaughter to any honest young fellow who would wave the banner in my stead—ay, and think her well rid of that cowardly mason." From time immemorial it had been the custom in Vienna, whenever the emperor made a triumphal entry, for the sacristan of the cathedral to stand on the very pin nacle of the highest tower and wave a ban ner while the procesSion passed. But Master Joss was old, stiff, and rheumatic, and such an exploit would have been quite as much out of his line as dancing on a tight-rope. It was therefore needful for him to provide a substitute; and it never occurred to him that his intended son-in-law, who professed such devotion to his interests, and whose daily occupation obliged him to climb to dizzy heights, and stand on slender scaffold ing, could possibly object to take his place. What, then, was his chagrin and indig nation when, on broaching the matter that afternoon to Master Ottkar, he was met by a flat and not over-courteous refusal! The old man made a hasty retort; words ran high, and the parting volley, leveled at the the retreating mason, we have already re ported. " Would you, dear Master Joss, would you indeed do so? Then, with the help of Providence, I'll wave the banner fur you as long as you please from the top of St. Stephen's tower." " You, Gabriel?" said the old man, look ing at him as kindly as ho was wont to do in former days. "My poor boy! you never could do it; you, a gardener, who never has had any practice in climbing." "Alf, non- you want to draw back from your word!" exclaimed the youth, redden ing. "My head is steady - enough; and if my heart is heavy, why, it was you who made it so. sever mind, Master Joss. Only promise me, on the word of an honest man, that you'll not interfere anymore with Annie's free choice, and you may depend on seeing the banner of our emperor, whom may 'Heaven long preserve! wave gloriously on the old pinnacle." "I will, my brave lad; I do promise, in the presence of all these honest folks, that Annie shall be yours!" said the sacristan, grasping Gabriel's hand with one of his, while he wiped his eyes with the back of the other. "One thing I have to 'ask you," 'said the young man, " That you will keep this mat ter a secret from Annie. She'd never con sent; she'd say I was tempting Providence; and who knows whether the thought of her displeasure might not make my head turn giddy, just when I want it to be most firm collected." "No fear of her knowing it, for I have sent her on a visit to her aunt two or three miles in the country." "And why do you send her from home, Master Joss?" "Because the sight of her pale face and weeping eyes troubled me; because I was vexed with her; because, to tell you the truth, I was vexed with myself. Gabriel, I was a hardhearted old fool; I see it now. And I was very near destroying the happi ness of my only remaining child ; for my poor boy Arnold, your old friend and school-fellow, Gabriel, has been for years in foreign parts, and we don't know what has become of him. But now, please God, Annie at least will be happy, and you shall marry her, my lad, as soon after the day of procession as you and she please. There's my hand on it." There was not a happier man that eve ning within the precincts of Vienna than Gabriel the gardener, although Le well knew that be was attemptin a most perilous en terprise, amid one as likely as not to result in his death. Ile made all necessary ar rangements in case of that event, especially in reference to the comfort of an only sister who lived with him, and whom ho was care ful to keep lit ignorance of his intended venture. This done, ho resigned himself to dream all night of tumbling from terrific heights, and all day of his approaching happiness. Meanwhile, Ottkar swallowed his chagrin as ho best might, and kept aloof from Master Joss; but he might have been seen holding frequent and secret com munication with Lawrence, a man who assisted 'the sacristan in the care; of the church. The day of the young emperor's trium phal entry arrived. He was not expected to reach Vienna before evening; and at the appointed hour the sacristan embraced Ga briel, and, giving him the banner of the House of Austria, gorgeously embroidered, said: " Now, my boy, up in God's name! follow Lawrence; he'll guide you safely to the top of the spire, and afterward assist you in coming down." Five hundred and fifty steps to the top of the tower] Mere child's play—theyoung gardner flew up them with a joyous step. Then came two hundred wooden stairs over the clock-tower and belfry; then Cvo steep ladders up the narrow pinnacle. Courage! A few more bold steps—half an hour of peril—then triumph, reward, the priest's blessing, and the joyful "Yes!" before the altar. Ale, how heavy was the banner to drag upward—how dark the strait, stony shaft! Hold, there is the trap door. Law rence, and an assistant who accompanied him, pushed Gabriel through. "That's it'," cried Lawrence: "you'll see the iron steps and clamps to hold on by the outside—only keep your head steady. When 'tis your Limo to come down, hail us, and we'll throw you a rope-ladder with hooks. Farewell!" As be said these words. Ga briel passed through the trap-door, and with feet and hands clinging to the slender iron projections, felt himself hanging over a tre mendous precipice, while the cold evening breeze rulEod his Bair. He bad still, bard *1,50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE; $2,00 IP NOT IN ADVANCE. ened as ho was with the banner, to steady himself on a part of the spire sculptured in the similitude of a rose, and then, after two or three daring steps still higher to bestride the very pinnacle, and wave his gay gold flag. "May God be merciful to me!" sighed the poor lad, as glancing downward on the busy streets, lying so far beneath, the whole ex tent of his danger flashed upon him. lie felt so lonely, so utterly forsaken:in that desert of the upper air, and the cruel wind strove with him, and struggled to wrest the heavy banner from his hand. "Annie, An nie, 'tis for thee!" he murmured, and the sound of that sweet name nerved him to en durance. lie wound his left arm firmly round the iron bar which supported the golden star, surrounded by a crescent, that served as a weathercock, and with the right waved the flag, which flapped and rustled like some mighty bird of prey. The sky— how near it seemed—grew dark above his head, and the lights and bonfires glanced upward from the great city below. But the cries of rejoicing came faintly on his ear, until one long-continued shout, mingled with the sound of drums and trumpets, an nounced the approach of Leopold. “Iluzza! huzza! long live the emperor!" shouted Gabriel, and waved his banner proudly. But the deepening twilight and the dizzy height rendered him unseen and unheard by the busy crowd below. The deep voice of the cathedral clock tolled the hour. "Now my task is ended," said Gabriel, drawing a deep sigh of relief, and shivering in the chilly breeze. "Now I have only to get down and give the signal." More heedfully and slowly than he had ascended he began his descent. Only once he looked up to the golden star and crescent, now beginning to look colorless against the dark sky. "lla!" said he, "does'nt it look now as if that heathenish turk of a crescent were nodding and wishing me an evil 'good-night?' Be quiet, Mohammed!" A few courageous steps landed him once more amidst the petals of the gigantic sculp tured. rose, which offered the best, indeed the only coin of vantage for his feet to rest on. Ho furled his banner tightly together, and shouted: "Halm, Lawrence! Albert! here! throw me up the ]adder and the hooks." No answer. More loudly and shrilly did Gabriel re iterate the call. Not a word, not a stir be low. "Holy Virgin! can they have forgotten me? Or have they fallen asleep?" cried the poor fellow aloud; and the sighing wind seemed to answer like a mocking demon. "What shall I do? What will become of me?" Now enveloped in darkness, he dared not stir one hair-breath to the right or to the left. A painful sensation of tightness came across his chest, and his soul grew bitter within him. "They hare left me hero of set purpose," he muttered, through his clenched teeth.— "The torches below will shine on my crushed body." Then, after a moment: "No, no; the sacristan could notfind it in his heart; men born of women could not do it . They will come; they must come." But when they did not come, and the pitiless darkness thickened around him, so that ho could not see his hand, his death anguish grew to the pitch of insanity. "God!" he cried, "the emperor will not sorer such barbarity. Noble Leopold, help! Ono word from you would save me." But the cold night-wind, blowing omin ously around the tower, seemed to answer: "here I alone am emperor, and this is my domain." While this was passing, two men stood conversing together at the corner of a dark street, aloof from the rejoicing, crowd. "Haven't I managed it well?" asked one. "Yes; he'll never reach the ground alive, unless the sacristan—" "Oh, no, the old man is too busy with his son, who came home unexpectedly an hour ago. lle'll never think of that fool Oa brie! until—. "Until 't.is too late. How did you get rid of Albert?" "By telling him that Master Joss had undertaken to go himself and fetch the gardner down. Tho trap-door is fast, and no one within call. But I. think, Master Ottkar, you and I may as well keep out of the way till the fellow has dropped down, like a ripe apple from the stem." And so the two villians took their way down a narrow street, and appeared no more that night. Meanwhile, a dark shadowy fiend sat on one of the leaves of the sculptured rose, and hissed in Gahriel's car: " Renounce thy salvation, and I will bring thee down in 1 safety." "May Cod preserve mo from such sin." cried the poor lad, shuddering. " Or only promise to give rue your Annie, and I'll save you." "Will you hold your tongue, you wicked spirit?" ''Or just soy that you'll make me a pres ent of your first-born child, and I'll bear you away as softly as if you were floating on down." " Avaunt, Satan I I'll have nothing to d with gentlemen who wear borne and a tail! cried Gabriel, manfully. [WHOLE NUMBER, 1,476. The clock tolled again, and the gardener, aroused by the sound and vibration, per ceived that ho had been asleep. Yes, ho had actually slumbered, standing on that dizzy point, suspended over that fearful abyss. " Am I really here?" he asked himself, as he awoke; "or is it ail a frightful dream that I have had while lying in my bed?" A. cold shudder passed through his frame, followed by a. burning heat, and ho grasped the pinnacle with a convulsive tightness. A voice seemed to whisper in his ear: "Pool! this is death, that unknown an guish which no man shall escape. Antici pate the moment, and throw thyself down." "Must I, then, die?" murmured Gabriel, while the cold sweat started from his brow. "Must I die while life is so pleasant? Oh, Annie, Annie! pray for me; the world is so beautiful, and life is so sweet." Then it seemed as if soft white wings floated above and around him, while a gen tle voice whispered: "Awake, awake! The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Look up, and be com forted." Wrapped in the banner, whose weight helped to preserve his equilibrium, Gabriel still held on with his numbed arm, and, with a sensation almost of joy, watched the first dawn lighting up the roofs of the city. Far below, in the sacristan's dwelling, the old man sat fondly eltvping the hand of a handsome sunburned youth, his long lost son Arnold, who had sat by his side the livelong night, recounting the adventures which had befallen him in foreign lands, without either father or sun feeling the want of sleep. At length Arnold said: "I am longing to see Annie, father. I dare say she has grown a fine girl. How is my friend Gabriel, who used to be so fond of her when we were all children together?" The sacristan sprang from his seat. "Gabriel! Holy Virgin! I had quite forgotten him." A rapid explanation followed. Master Joss and his son hastened toward the cathe dral, and met Albert on their way. "Where is Gabriel?" cried the sacristan. "1 don't know; I have not seen him since he climbed through the trap-door." "But who helped him down?" "Why, you yourself, of course," replied Albert, with a look of astonishment. "Law rence told me, when we came down, that you had undertaken to do it." "Oh, the villains, the double-dyed scoun drels! Now I understand it all," groaned the old man. "Quick! Arnold, Albert!— Come for the love of God; look up, look up to the spire!" Arnold rushed toward the square, and his keen eye, accustomed to look out at great distances at sea, discerned through the gray uncertain morning twilight something flat- tering on the spire.: "'Tis he! It must be he, still living!" "Oh God!" cried Master Joss, "where are my ' keys? Oh that we may not be too late!" The keys were found in the old man's pocket; and all three, rushing through the cathedral-gate, darted up the stairs, the sacristan, in the dread excitement of the moment, moving as stating, as his young companions. Albert, knowing the trick of the trap door, went through it first. "Call out to him, lad!" exclaimed Master Joss A breathless pause "I hear nothing stirring," said Albert, "nor can I see anything from this. I'll climb orcr the rose." Bravely did he surmount the perilous projection; and after a few moments of in tense anxiety, he re-appeared at the trap door. "There certainly is a figure standing on the rose, but 'Lisn't Gabriel—"tis a ghost!" "A ghost! you dreaming dunderhead," shouted Arnold. "Let me up!" And he began to climb with the agility of a cat. Presently he called out: "Come on, come on as far as you can. I have him, thank God! But quick; time is precious." Speedily and deftly they gave him aid; and at length a half-unconscious figure, still wrapped in the banner, was brought down in safety. They bore him into the "Adam and Eve," laid him in a warm bed, and poured by de grees a little wine down his throat. Under this treatment ho soon recovered his eon sciousness, and began to thank his deliver ers. Suddenly his eye fell on a mirror hanging on the wall opposite the bed, and he exclaimed: "Wipe the hoar-frost ort my hair, and that yellow . Just off my cheeks!" In truth, his curled locks were white, his rosy cheeks yellow and wrinkled, and his bright eyes dim and sullen; but neither dust nor hoarfrost was there to wipe away— that one night of horror had added forty years to his age! In the course of that day numbers who had heard of Gabriel's adventure crowded to the inn and sought ton see him, but none were admitted save the three who sat con tinually by his bedside—his weeping young sister, the brave Arnold, and Master Joss, the most unhappy of all; for his conscience ceased not to say, in a voice that would be heard: "You alone are the cause of all this!" By way of a little self-comfort, the sacristan used to exclaim at intervals: "IC I only had hold of that Lawrence! If I once had that Ottkar by the throat!" But bo