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DEPARTURES FROM YORK% , For Batarmong, 4.15 A. M., 8.30 A. 31., and 2.50 P. M. For ILtantsuuno, 12.00 noon, 6.10 P. lf. and 12.32 A. M. ARRIVALS AT YORK. From ILtr.Tz MARE, 11.53 A. 31., 6.15 P. M. and 12.28 A. M. From IlAnnisanna, 4.10 A. M., 8.25 A. 31., and 2.45 P. M. On Sunday, the only trains running are the one frorralarrisburgat 8.23 in the morn ing, proceeding to Baltimore, and the one from Baltimore at. 12.28 A. M., proceeding to Harrisburg. DR. HOFFER, TVINFIST.—OFFICE, Front Street next doer J-J to It, Wittier - me Drug Store, between Locust and Walnut Nis, Coln-, Pa. Apr. •H, B. ESSICK, LITORNET AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, - LADIES! DRESS GOODS ! NT EN Stock'Just- received. We have ./.1 some cheap bargains. STEACY ..t BOWERS, Opposite Odd Fellows' Hall, Col'a, November., 1833. MR. A. S.llo:lX.Xank QURGEON'DE4N.7TIST, offers ids profes- KJ atonal services to the citizens of Colum bia and vicinity OFFICE on Front street, fourth door above Locust, office formerly occupied by, .1. 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Lord, Sow the Seed on barren - ground; When-their hearts fool faint and sad, Lest no in_eroade may be found: - Let them,ponder o'er the fact, ' That though earthly ties must sever ; All the souls they seek tosave, Will live on—and live forever. May tho desert places bloom, Bloom and blossom like the rose; May thy` @Orions kingdom come, May religion have no foes. May thy gracious spirit, Lord, Softly breathe o'er every Nation ; Preach'ye servants of the ohureb, Pardoning love, and free salvation. Written for tbo Colombia Spy GO; •iET 111 E-WEEP: • =I Go, let me weep alone, to-night,. While thoMomy sheds softened light; Lot the tears, the white tears fall, While the night shades cover all. Go, let me be alone to-night! Take those flower's from my sight; They bid me think of joys now fled— Of ono who's numbered with the dead. Go, leave me all alone—alone; In dreams I'd fondly wish to roam; In droning I'd &C• the loved one's face Replete with every winning grace. Go, lot me whisper to the whirl, Alone I'll seek—alone I'll find ItAief from sorrows blighting breath, But I can only cease to grieve—in death frrightat. Written for the C*ottunbia Spy TIE OLD MAID'S COIFESSIOI. BY HOPE BASTING. " Aunt, aunt Margaret !where are you ?" and my fair niece Alice came tripping down the graval walk to the rustic salt, beneath the old elm.tree,.where I was feasting upon the beauties of the suniet. "I - have been tlyough43 house in #.1 1 0 118 ; 1 . gram? Irittates one fe r al better , c holier; zo look at it.", 7 • So said my niece; and in truth she seem ed the pc isoni fixation of purity and beauty. The: last rays of the dying day falling upon her rich hair, tinging it with gold, lighting up her delicate features, her blue eyes gazing up into mine with their lov ing; joyous light : and her slight figure just budding ,into wontanhood,in its -neatly fitting robe of white. Whilst I felt that she, was beautiful, my heart silently prayed that she might never know its curse. "Aunty, how handsome yon must have been in your younger days, with these masses of jetty hair; and these great black eyes. I can fancy you annihilating some dilatory swain with a glance—how came it you never married .?" "Perhaps, Ally, I never had "an offer"; that would be a good reason for single blessidness, would 'it not 7" "But .I know you must have had lov ers, and I think that there-by hangs a tale—won't you please tell it to me P. this is just the time and place for a story— that is a good Aunty." • "I will unveil the past, Ally, perhaps it may guard you from like errors , and sufferings. I neyer.was like other chil dren, I seemed to be older, to think more deeply and feel more intensely. I was peculiarly sensitive; the retired life I led made me morbidly.sO. Thiawai one great defect of my character—it evinced itself in a. timidity, a-.,reservo, which won the dislike of toyschoal-mates 7 —and theey took no plans to conceal this dislike, so I met many cold woids and taunts, and unkind deeds, ull of which cut deeply my sensitive nature, arid Made Me only more retiring and more And all' this while how eagerly, did I long `for IOVe and sympathy.` I had a sort of dim consciousness that I was not under stood, that a skillful hand could make ex. quisitc harmony thiti 'discord.' I cried bitterly lieciiuse, others were sur-, rounded with friends, and T who longed so.for ene;"was `denied. I was very ma - happy; and grew pale and- thin, my heart grew old and care-worn, all-its warm impulses cr,slied back. About this time a new upon me; , Paul Allen came to teach" in the 5r...h001 which I-attended. He wasa aplen didlooking young man, and of brilliant promise t towuringyigh above muipotatue and in intellea: r dreamed that I.,had seen mY beau-ideal of human- perfection p ! sysed- 7 -he seemed strangely drawn to me, paying:mu those delicate at wardsin:4*ns so mucli- apprei4ted by all wo men; fiCakingmislicietY, child though was, .and drawing me fropvity zeserve ai4 timid ity,'gvingme confidwein my. rik 1 _ self, and I learned to lo've him, oh, so Wildly, so , passionately l How I prized each .word .or glance _of commendation, how I cherished the book..s and . flowers he gave •me. It - was a happy summer, a beautiful dream, but a sad, wearyawaken , ing. • One evening he walked home with me as usual, and leaning - on the gate he said) "Margaret, will you ride with me this evening ?" I said yes; bending over the gate he kissed me and was.gone—l stood gazing after him with dimmed eyes, throb bing heart blindly happy. vening "came, and I was upon the porch gazing at a sunset like this, with the shadow of the mountains upon the placid river, the long rays of light falling upon the green sward, and the west 'bril liant with rose and amber—l was looking upon this glory and watching for Paul I heard the sound 'of carriage -wheels, I knew it was him, but they did not stop, and bending a little to see through the shrubbery, I saw Paul very distinctly, and by his side a lady. I was startled, but I tinged him, and very soon my old faith whispered, "he has been compelled to yield to the force of circumstances, and will make all due explanation to-morrow," and so I went in to my piano to find the companionship,musie was wont to give me. On the morrow, my manner was the same, I scorned to let Paul know that I distrusted him for a moment; after school was dismissed, he came to the gate with me, and standing in the same spot lie had stood the night before, he said : " "I hope my little pet **very much disappointed night - ;• was-.preveuted from fulfilling mS , pleasant engagement by a severe headache, will you pardOn me, and show it by bidding me come to see you to-night ?" I looked up and saw the well bred smile with which he uttered this deliberate false hood, and all my pride rose within me, blanching my cheek and quivering in my voice,, as I 'Said : "Paul Allen, you are trifiling with me, I am never at home to ,ieceivt you., in Pa9,f1417411: 1 ,and setohin _ nilt"tin - MTrttgr gil=te 4 - the walk and stood by this tree, my hat pushed from my brow, its , weight oppressed me, my hands crossed upon my beating heart, motionless I stood, slowly, gradually re alizing that my beautiful ideal hadfallen, how my fine gold had only been gilt. At length Pa's voice aroused me. "What is Daisy thinking of ?" "Nothing particu lar, Pa," and humming a gay air I ran into the house to avoid further questions. After a time the cheerfulness I had as• sumed as a cloak became heart-felt—l re alized how I had been deceived, and how utterly unworthy of my love he had been, and so my love died, and k was content to lay it in the grave, and with it I buried' much of my faith in human nature. Years,came and:went—l had gradua ated with high honors, and returnedlome to "Glen" from mr boarding-school. I knew I was beautiful and talented, and - I was proud I had learned to wrap myself up in self—my hautiness repelled, whilst my position and accomplishments attrac ted admiration. The summer I was twenty-two, how well I remember it ! Pa took Ma to the sea shore for her health, I went as nurse, whilst my younger sister Ellen remained at the Glen. I was a passionate lover of nature, and to visit the sea, make the acquain tance of old ocean, was 'a rich treat, and the week we spent, there how, ,crowded with delight. The season and gaiety were at -the zenith, but I cared not for that, my heartzried, the sea! the set I longed to know it's face in every phase, in storm, in calm, in play, at rest, in light, in shade and its restless murmur never ceasing, seemed to me, to fitly image forth the perpetual moan of the heart waves, sometimes lost in the bustle and-clamor of life, but when we, are zilane, quiet, we hear again their voices, and sometimes, whena 'great sorrow lashesothem into fury, they rise above the noise of life and com pel us listen to theirstory., 'One morning, Pa and Ma went to walk upon the , beach and I was sitting alone upon the piazzeof the Hotel, in full view of the-ocean, and reading "Byron's epos trophy to the ocean." So mach obsorbed was , I that I did not notice the approach of soy one, till-pa said : "Margaret, let me introduce you to my friend, Mr. Winthrope—George, this .is • my laths %Maggie." I looked up into a fig-earnest face, shadowed by an expressici-of suffering, and into deep, tender eyes. "I am hap. , pi to wait you, Miss Vernon," was the commonplace salutation, in a rich voice exquiaitly modulated, and sitting down beside *me, we were soon busily engaged in conversation. ' Cksinp.Witiettnve 'vigil its reisliti, past "NO ENTERTAINMENT SO CMEAP'AS.READING,•NOR ANY PLEASURE SO•LASTINO." COLUMBIA,. PENNSY_LVANTA;;SATURDAY MORNING, - APRIL, 23 3 1864. MO forty, but his warm heart,' hopeful sunn - temper, enablodllim tolriass for a much yonngerman, he was visiting the sea shore, to regain his health, which had beeti inuchinipaired by the death of a very dear - ftietteunder - peculiarly painful cir cutristaitt* :HO and Pa had been inti matelyconnected in business in earlier years, and. of course, was delighted to meet - so unexpectedly consequently we were much thrown . together, and finally Wintfirope be - Came my 'constant compa ion, in all my rambles. He , was 'me of the Very feW, who had"r the power of thaWing me. r • felt •that he never would think "me the enthusiast, or con sider all my longing and aspirations . the vagaries of a -discontented spirit, and hence I admitted him into the inner sane , tuary of my 'nature. At length 'our return home has decid ed upon; Pa prevailed upon Winthrope to try the country air of the "Glen" for his health, and' he came home with us for a few days, he said, but the day's glided into weeks before he left us for his home in the far West. In these sunny weeks, how much of joy is centred; we read, and had moril, rode and walked together, Ellen sometimes with us, but oftener alone. At length his return West became imperative, and so one beautiful October morning, George left us. I missed him sadly, and only then did the scales full from my eyes, and I dis covered that I loved him—l who in my pride had said, ."I will never yield to any, my heart's homage,"bnt it was even so, and I cherished My beautiful love; and clasped it close to my heart. I had letters from him very often, and such rare letters, they were ao -noble, so man ly so strong, and yet so tender. The winter passed thus, and I was ex pecting George daily, as he - had said he would come with the first harbinger of spring. o,tAtright spring morning I was awakened bra thrill of melody, and there perched upon tho'boinch nearest•my wirii is, ,do, , ' - . 7a,:a * Ai n ' jobiii . .: -',':!' :',,---:._:'. 1 my eart`tiiined w9s, W;aid,"itn. I said, " • will heal. from him to-day." l " During the day there came a letter for me, it was from the west but not in his hand writing, my heart failed me asl broke the seal; en closed was a few lines from George, trem ulous and uneven, blured and blotted with the tears of a ettong man—the words bran ded themselves upon my heart. r "Darling, I love you, next to my God. I was coming to tell you this love, but death has come and claims me. Yes, I am dying, and when you read this, will be, cold and still. I had hoped to gaze upon your face once more, but that may never be in this world. God grant we may meet in the glory-land, upon whose borders -I stand, 'till then, my Margaret, my Pearl, farewell !" With it came a note from his brother, saying, George had died peaceful and happy. I folded up the letter and laid it away. I laid my dream away reverently- 7 4 said to my heart, "be still! be strong!" turned a new page in_ uty life's history, henceforth my only joy must be in following duty. Often the struggle seemed more than I could bear, and my soul would try out in her bitterness, but George had taught me to go to the,Strong for help. I went and found patience; and after a while peace was added. What wonderful alchemists are these fair sisters, Faith, Hope and Patience— transmuting the great joys and greatrsor rows, and common places of life into fine gold. Faith teaches us to look upon them as means to fit us for the glory of eternity.' Hope ever 'whispering, that the cross will soon be lost in the crown. And Patience "accounting all these light afflictions not, worthy to be compared with the far more, exceeding weight of glory which is prom ised."" Edward Everett says that "when the history of East Tennessee for the first two years and a half of the war shall "be written, it . will disclose scenes of tyranny and oppression of ' which there are • few parallels in the annals of the world ; and this at the hail& pf Imen who pretend to be waging war for , "self government,". and to protect the-rights of the minority against the rule of it' "numerical Major; .Letnons are ala Buseiar . maker- Irma,- and are said to be beneficial in tint most hopeless. CllB4lB. The irst day.one lemon was en, after taking the peel off, and cutting it up i n to small pieees,in sugar. the two. folloWing diiitiolni were given , and:att; Iv.e4Y day. 'Vor: 'tin:tent ineatietliaN4oen.-. came the water elms 41Ptite eirrentA day, Every Country has its Statesmen; Every generation. classic; Every age, nbloody record, And each place, its gallant heroes. But the history of ages, And the deeds of Kings and Monarch ; In their blciody reign of terror, Shine but faintly in the distance; When, compared with young Apollo; In his Susquehanna duel. • We are told in ancient teachings; That in Greece and Rome, Apollo ' -.' Was a God, among the prophets ; . God of medcino and music ; Deity among the archers ; President among the muses: As the source of light, was worshiped ; Worshiped as the sun, or Phoebus. , Yet how, has the mighty fallen, As our record tells' the story, Of the, freaks of young Apollo ; When he personates a lady When he pens the invitation; ' When he sends the fatal letter ; And attempts to "sell" his rival. But the knight of last and leather, Could not see a joke in Cupid ; • Had no fear for young Apollo : Though a Susquehanna hero: And to verify the saying; That true love in all its courses, . Never runs so soft and smoothly; When in practice, as in fiction, Sent, and chalenged young Apollo ; Chalenged him to mortal combat. - Whon the chalenge was delivered, And the joke became in earnest; Then it was, that young Apollo Found, that he had caught a "tartar ;" That his courage had departed That he could not face tho music; Did not like the smolt of powder; Said ho could net, ti4ht a duel : And proposed to drop'the contest; Could not see the fame and glory; • Of a hero, shot in battle. Then a change of base, was ordered; By arrangement with the seconds; That the weapons should be pistols : Pistols, only, charged with powder That our hero, young Apollo Should maintain his reputation, Bravely as a man of honor; And again, should "sell" his , rival. Then the chalenge was accepted, And the classic ground, selected, Near the Shawnee's sparkling waters ; Ina shady spot, secluded, Made immortal by enchantment! By the bloody scones, enacted! And the noble deeds of valor; In the midst of death and "carnage!' ' Of the young and brave Apollo, • ' Which are long to be remembered. When the fatal day,"appointed, Which has made our borough famous ! And tho friends wore called to witness; Tragic scenes between two lovers I: ; • .. Who had loved too well—not wisely I , Whonthe plans - were all completedi - , Eaehylth Seconds and withßurgeons ktiplaiwantajApsetacloutateforo em , __.......e.mecumauvuotporesek6 , l To conveythe dead and.woanded From the field of death and - carnage ! Then the young and. brave Apollo Stood erect, and loud l yboasted, • Of his manly sense of honor; . • Of his matchless skill in shooting ; Of his ancient blood and valor - That his foes were always, vanquished ; With "two bullete and a bragger"!! ! Then the parties took position; At the distance of ten paces, And awaited for the order, Which by count, was quickly given— Two reports in quick succession,- Which were answered by an echo, _ Changed the scene, of breathless silence; Into ono, of blood and terror When our hero, young Apollo Saw, his enemy had fallen; lie supposed the farce was ended. But the surgeon, by arrangement, Pierced the bladder on his bos an ; Filled with blood, bought of a butcher, Which was yielding to the pressure— Oozing out to stain his clothing. Probed the wound; was much excited, And with bloody hands, uplifted 1 " lie exclaimed, the wound's mortal ! How is this? exclaimed Apollo ! Much excited, to his second ; Who, while feeling in his pocket, Answered, I may.have mistaken, And have used a ball for wadding. He *lll die. exclainiedthe Surgeon I Anclwe bo arrested ; Every ono will be indicted ! For a willful bloody murder I Then Apollo, pale and ghastly, Wild with fear, lips in a quiver, Made a leap, which no'or was equaled: Jumped across the Shawnee river. Quickly, left the field of battle ; But retreated in good order : Time, not over two and twenty— ' Coat-tail, stuck out straight behind him., • Curious Facts About Congressmen. Washington letter writer gives some curious facts about the present Congress : . icep. ,Ife says 3lr. Ames, of Massachu setts; is 'the richest, wcirth over two mil:. lions; a Mr. Baldwin, of the same State, tlie largest; Mr. Clay, of Kentucky, the tallest; Mr. Cox, of Ohio, the small est; Mr. McClurg, 'of 3lassaelin'eette, the shortest; General Dumont, of Indiana, the licit productive, being the father of I nineteen children ; Mr. Stevens, of Peiin sylvenia, the oldest, seventy-two years; Generak Garfield, of Ohio, the youngest, thirty-two years; Mr. Windom, of Min ziescta, .tfte handsomest; Mr. Kelley, of Pannsylcania; and Vorliecs, of Indiana, tlilibeit• 'speakers ; Mr. Cos, of Ohio, and Mr: *aaburne; of Illinois, the. best parlimentarians; Mr. Zasson, of lovisi. and Mr: Pendleton, of Ohio, the readiest debateri; Mr. Clay, of KentuckY,;ole largest farmer, having . 6,500 acieo land, 275 sla"vea, '2do Oieep„ Mui 156 bloodea t Cattle; -while Mr.' G rinnell, of Iowa; C has 6 , 000 acr .a of , 6;000 sheep Mr. Wallace, of Idaho, who Rime li the farthest from Waabingtottiend draws $6,397 for mile-4e, and Mr.' Deeiii,:of. Maryland, the ;merest, his mileage being only 832; 'Mr. Frank; of New York, the be... 4 penman, add Mr. , Stevens, of Penn eylvank, the igctiaall4 twenty five rum • ittdir . `-thill A - rty ty with mustaches, twowitterms , ==22:l trttvg. Written for the Columbia Spy THE .BUSQUEHANNA DUEL • Br SRORTFELLOW. gratttstr. $1,60-PER YEAR IN ADVANCE; $2,50 IF NOT PAID IN ADVANCE [From the Meriden Recorder] My Childhood's Home. 'Twas at a farm-house, where I spent my earlier years. The low, sloping roof was covered with green,.Telvety moss, and the doorway and the south windows were covered by a curtain of glistening vines. Trees of great variety grew all around it; and from the chamber. win dow,'in the spring -time, the orchard ap peared like an enormous boquet,with ma ples and beeches foi the back-ground. When the' hlossoms coMmenced - failing, what a delicate mizthre of :colors - met the eye. Red and pink' apple blossoms eddied and whirled .with the snowy pe tals of plum and cherry flowers. I was never tired of watching them, as they fluttered in the air, or sank to rest in green, grassy- graves. There was the little rivulet with its lulling sound, where for hours my sisters and self have roam ed on the alder-fringed banks, watching the tiny fishes as they glided about in their native element. When harvest time came, what merry sports wellitd, gathering the ripe red=cheeked apples that had fallen to the ground, and reliev ing of their ripe richness the fruit-laden arms of the plum-trees. Then, after the harvest of yellow corn had been gathered in, we used to take our baskets and go' into the woods and gather the beechnuts. It seemed to me that some enterprising 'Yankee had chopped up e large number of Rainbows, and scattered - the chips over the trees, just to please his love for variegated scenery. Oh ! how I bound ed and jumped over. the dead, noisy leaves, till it s:emed • as 'if my heart would burst, from very happiness:-- , -, What happy days - those *of childhood . were. Oh, how I loved this beiiiitiful world, where everything seemed so pure. Stern reality had not then torn from my vision the mask of romance. Would that I had the same trustful heart now. Oh, what a heavy weight rests on , my. heart when I thick of past 34:t,r, the days . of my childhood; that hi!Pproirictdund, b ' 'faded,' but not . in vain. I see the graves the hill-side, of man — Y 'Ovid in childhood's, sunny hours; who "commenced life with bright hopes for the futitre, but were called to a hoine above the skies, to rest in Jesus's arms. In memory's hall there lingers, yet a greatful remerubrance that. will refresh me along life's checkered pathway. A Marrying Woman. • Six weeks •ago, says . the Troy Press, Robert Brown, a well-known resident of Troy, married a woman named Agnes Butler. They commenced housekeeping immediately, and • all went' on pleasantly until Thursday.: • During Mr. B's absence, a man hailing from New Yoik, wearing a soldier's nniform,with"knapsack strapped upon his back," • ete.; called upon Mrs. Brown, and claimed her as his wife. She acknowledged his right to do so, and forth with commenced to pack her trunks and make other preparations to accompany him. Among other things which she ap propriated was Mr.Brown'swatch•. heard of the transaction,.and immediately placed a warrant for the arrest of both in the hands of officer Keenan. The officer found the pair, with their baggage, in the Union depot, awaiting the • departure of the Saratoga train. He lodged them both in jail on the charge of larceny. The Now YOrkerinformed the officer his name is Wellington Butler ; that he enlisted in the Ninth New YOrk regiment,,was taken prisoner hy the rebels, took the oath of allegiance to the Confederatnauthorities, was released; and enlisted in the Fourth Tennessee (rebel) regiment; was taken prisoner by the Federals (by members of the 'Thirteenth New York regiment); was released on parole, and osmo on to New York for. the purpose of 'meetin . 3 his wife. He had Veen married to her in tensing buttly Roe: Mi. Twing, on the' 21st:of December; 1862, and the . marriage certi- flosto z waiSounci in the woman's possession. In the, knapsack, 1V1r:, Keenan found a. complete rebel nniTorzi„ which corrobor ated the prisoner's statepoept. Csssrza Coinitiv liista—There are 19 Aidlecieistisi 'in Cheater county. The oldest - Cf.thesS was organised April 20t13., Isp, sad has had :oontranited-- to it 81000; West Chester Aid .$8200;. Oxford $2000; Cvistsvills 128884-the 'pat averaging 8888, making upwards of $20,000 oontzibutitd . .this data; fins that county alone, to our soldiers, besides larg•H E ,quantitiesi-of-wauldAtatores:7 - - . ' 13purgecii;is:paniciussd !hit this small in May: -"'-' EWHp,LE NgpEll,7sl: , Wonders of the Ifierosooa *Upon examining the edge of theaharpl eat razor with a microscope,itwill appear fully as briiad as the back ofo uneven, end full of furroivii. An exceea• ingly small needle resembles an iron but the sting of a _bee seen through the instrument exhibits everYWhere the - most beautiful polish, without the least flaw, blemish, or inequality, and enfleizi a point too fine to be discerned. Threads of fine lawn seem coarser than the yarn with whiekjopes are made-for anchors; but a: silkworm's - web' appears perfectly smoott, - shining and everywhere equal. Thew" est dot that is made with a pen _ appears • irregular and uneven, but the little specks on the'wings or bodies of insects are tomtit to be the most accurate circles. How magnificent is the system of nature ! Masonry is older than letters. Bran'ds Encyclopedia of Science, Literature and Art says,: "That from Egypt Fero deriv ed the principel .mysteries,_ and that ; it was in the darkness of subterranean apart ments that those initiations had birth, in which secrecy, was the first law. Accord ing to Plutarch; the SPhynxes With which the entraneei cif their ternplen"were, .dee orated, signified that Egyptian mYthcilogy was mysterious and emblematic. In tbese temples the line ind - ,scivare was, never abandoned, they had no circular Mon* meat, and their temples were covered with symbolic characters. Thos has Ma. on ry seen the introductionlor discovery of the artiand sciences, and t spread of the Christian reiiittittl:it4is witnessed dm' iso and fall !Id nations ,survived f' darkness and turnioil..Orthe middle'ages, and .riow stands a wonder orihe" world." . • no Clei•oland Le'culer his . tlie follow - ing yarn in:itsjasne of StituriPtWio,7 *:A,Aneelnuilcif of ithisl..Oityo a - ;;rtir,, , coieftr," -.4 • leiday, , and otuVi a.baby, 'mitre few-menthe Ord;aeleifsp.tig= on the bed of hie _ wife' s - ,i ‘ partment... ' raged ; at this evidence of perfidy, be took ~ the cihild:ronghly from 'the '• bed and • threw it on the floor' Of coiuse.thelit tle one screamed ,the wife rushed to the scene; and t4e - husband commenced to pour out upon her a. torrent of the vilest abuse—but was suddenly •reduceCtO • .ence by the inforniatiOn that I , `;'*••:'4 . 4 belonged. to a neighbor. The lady 4 ing there to substantiate her engaging immediately in soothing *CT - feror at the maternal fount, there ito 4 room loft for doubt: The "ours htui band" sabsided immediately ran begged that the affair be kept . qutet, but the mother of the child, was in no mood to heed his , request; and the mistake was soon known all over the neighborhood. Fortunately the child was 'uninjured.— It seems te” be the universal opinion' that the "injured husband" is about the,,worst sold man ,of,A.pril Fools' - day., He, how everi-feels,Yery hapPiabout the matter and professei that in the future •he will have the utmost conftdencain the part ner of. his bosom, .the sharer of his joys and sorrows." - - "LYDELLE." " .7 • - Freemasons may be curious to , know their strength in the world's flopula; Lion. From very accurate statistics, we can , state that in the .141ewand. in the Old' World , thero.arel,2lB ladies; -witii 500,000 active members. The numberi of non•active and tliose who have 'with.; drawn is nearly 8,000,000. A story is related of an enteprieing editor in an interior town,- : who; .finding 7 the body of a man hanging to, a , Ear* post.ono night, after his.own paper had gone to press, out it down and: l iarried ie; home, to prevent bie.rivel.frem :publish ing the news, -and was himself lad/aged for the murder., , The Safe of the Grand Leap Masons of Massaolinsette,,witiohfellikosia: i the top to the .biottona of. ,a building, 4., the teeent firs is . Boston' -szi(tiose jected•tO an intOnliepolit, hasbetinpico4% 4 ered, with the contenta•nninjured.; 70°.- Hon. Thad. Stevens; OfiPeede,* who his wont it. wig '"for theistiensiti years, was htely r ippiied - billOieberVat • the St. lonia I4X( n tail. inice, s %sliirs;ril d, "ts 4 lej•- meat of derides . , paradi4" ialiikettseei tliejainai tlar‘iiili:N3rete,'.' that . whites of t3ieir eyes all turned, it look ecitjuiaasa a ehatt mark: -. • . - FlTioltsbarwlias .11321467 1124' iitx,ltporstea 18W It tils'allyiLyslitiett*Olgebrated for 14111)4 fssutatnd iregeta4ei; stk. for .14 lied ea** El ON MASONRY: Badly Fooled. 151 4.4
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